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When I mention Takataka Kuroda in the previous chapter, I can't help but think of last year's Taiga drama "Gunshi Kanbei".

For "Military Division, Officers and Guards", I don't admire it.

It made me get to the point where I had no appetite for the annual Dahe drama for the first time in my life!

As a veteran fan of Dahe dramas, I have never watched such a disgusting Dahe drama!

Although "Taira Kiyomori" in the year before last was also a little bad, it was still according to the original plot of "The Tale of the Shinheike Family", and in some places you can barely see the charm of Yoshikawa Eiji's writing (I personally think that Master Yoshikawa's best work is "Miyamoto Musashi", followed by "The Tale of the Shinheike Family").

I forced myself to watch more than a dozen episodes (I really forced it, because I chased all the big river dramas in previous years, and I didn't want to break the rules that year, and the result was ...... Well, I'll admit that I'm really cheap...... ）。

The plot in the early stage was too fast, and some details were not handled well.

I remember that there was a plot in 1560 when Owari began to attack Mino, and the little black cow listened to his grandfather talk about the war (Nima!). Isn't it the story of the fat blob?! In 1559, the big comic unified Owari, killed the golden fat man in the second year, and began to tear up with his brother-in-law in the fourth year, it seems that Grandpa Niu is also a traverser! At that time, the little black cow was still a small basin in Ruoshan, and then in the year 1561, the little black cow was in the yuanfu, and Okada made a shining debut, this Nima grew so old in 1 year, this is the golden kala with red horns and three times the speed, right?

Forget it, for the sake of the signboard of the Dahe drama, I put up with it.

Beautify the protagonist, and then weaken the supporting characters, the monkey and the tease and the turtle all become low-IQ children, and the protagonist alone seems to have an IQ of more than 50, but it is only 51.

Given that this is the usual style of Taiga dramas, I put up with it too.

Many famous battles are only narrated or subtitled, and most of the time in the entire plot is dragged and cumbersome.

I've put up with that...... If you endure it like this, you have to suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Compared with the scenes of handsome guys and beauties everywhere in "Heaven, Earth and People", "Military Division, Officers and Guards" is really ...... I really have to wonder, how poor are the filming companies? It doesn't matter if the big scene can't be produced, it's okay to find a few good-looking actors to make us the audience eye-catching, but ......

Well, it's okay if everybody is ugly, the question is---

The black bull in history is obviously an ugly guy, director, you insist on playing him as a handsome guy, and let so many female characters fall in love with him, which is too ......

The only highlight is Araki Murashige's wife (Kiritani Meiling servant, compared to those people in the whole play, she is really beautiful) It's a pity that it was done early in the morning

It is said that since Brother Niu is loved by everyone, why is his wife uglier than him.

The monkey doesn't act like it, it has evolved into an orangutan.

Oda Nobunaga was not domineering at all, and listened to the monkey in everything, as if he couldn't live without the monkey.

Also, Akechi Mitsuhide is purely a secondary two disease, which makes me angry.

After watching the fifteenth episode, I thought twice and decided that in order not to destroy the image of Dahe drama in my heart, and for the sake of my own heart health.

Discarded!

The overall feeling is worse than "Ping Qingsheng".

Let's talk about the other characters.

When it comes to Taiga dramas, Oda Nobunaga is also an inescapable character.

After all, he himself can be regarded as the favorite historical figure of the Japanese people.

If you often watch Dahe dramas, you will probably find a very interesting phenomenon.

No matter how good Oda Nobunaga is in the Taiga drama, it is difficult to survive 30 episodes.

Poor Nobunaga!

For example, "Rika and Matsu" (I like Nobunaga played by Takashi Antimachi the most, handsome!) ), "Hideyoshi" and "Gunshi Kansei", all of which are episodes 29 of the changes of Honnoji, and in episode 30, they hung up after 50 years of life, and "Takeda Shingen" didn't move even earlier.

But then again, according to the [Character Rules] in Taiga dramas, even if you are not the protagonist, even if you are not a drama of the Oda family, as long as you can mix 30 episodes, and whether the scene is playing soy sauce or not, you can be regarded as a winner in life.

But Nobunaga is not destined to be one of them......

[Since Nobunaga has accepted the appointment of the general, then Your Majesty should be at ease, right? 】

In fact, although Toshimitsu Yoshida is far more mature than his peers, he is only a teenager.

Although he did not personally participate in the power struggle between the public family and the samurai family because he was too young, he had the ability to read and hyphenate characters, and he could know a little bit about it in literary works such as "The Tale of the Heike Family" and "Taihei Ji".

He hated the samurai for their domineering.

And for the imperial court, he sympathized.

This is actually the idea of [Falling Curtain King], which was had in the imperial court before the Warring States period, and will also be in the imperial court after the Warring States period.

Compared to most public people who only know how to eat and drink and wait for death, Yoshida Toshimitsu is very ambitious, and if he was born in the 19th century, it would be another Iwakura Gushi or Sanjo Minorumi.

Unfortunately, this is the 16th century, and the era of public revival is far from coming, and the samurai family is far from being able to be defeated.

Around him, there is a lack of a group of comrades who can fight together.

The most ironic thing is that after 300 years, the [Shogunate Movement] was finally carried out vigorously, and his descendants instead sided with the side of the shogunate and confronted the public family from which his ancestors were born.

That's a later story, so I won't say much about it.

Toshimitsu Yoshida instinctively believes that since he was born in a public family, he should be born with the mission of reviving the public family.

Therefore, he was very interested in what his uncle said about the relationship between the court and the curtain.

[No, it's not as simple as you think. 】

Yoshida Kanami shook his head and said:

[After Nobunaga served as a general, Bujin did not relax his control over the imperial court, but used the identity of [Taisei Minister], the leader of the minister, to meddle in the internal affairs of the imperial court everywhere, and even the appointment and dismissal power of the minister was controlled by himself. 】

[Nani? Nobunaga was so presumptuous......]

Yoshida Toshimitsu gasped, at this time, he had no respect for Oda Nobunaga at all, so he didn't even use the word "Gong", and directly called Oda Nobunaga by his name.

[Alas, although we all know that Oda Nobunaga is an ambitious person with a strong desire for power, but we didn't expect him to be so bold, the former Kamakura general Minamoto Yoritomo and Muromachi general Ashikaga Yoshimitsu Although they are also very presumptuous, at least they still maintain a respect for the imperial court, and this Oda Nobunaga is hoping ......]

Speaking of this, Yoshida Kanami's expression became more and more sad and angry.

[He wants...... He hopes that His Majesty the Emperor will also become his retainer and serve him! 】

【……】

Toshimitsu Yoshida was struck by lightning and was speechless.

He has received Confucian education of [loyalty and patriotism] since he was a child, how do he know that there are people in this world who dare to ......

But because of this, he felt the importance of the mission he had been given.

[So, Goro, the relationship between the imperial court and the shogunate is not as good as you think, and the samurai are a bunch of vicious dogs who eat people and don't spit out bones...... If you end up with the Yoshida family, the Tokudaiji family, and yourself...... Alas, listen to your uncle's words, don't think about what to become a samurai, study hard and be a man, and in the future, your father and I will recommend you to the imperial court to be a big official, which can be regarded as an explanation for your future......]

Yoshida Kanemi has a serene demeanor and gentle words, as if he were looking at his own son.

Toshimitsu Yoshida felt a heat in his chest, he had always thought that he had long been disliked by his relatives and friends, and no one would love him anymore, but now, his uncle's words made him feel a strong sense of truth.

But even then, there is no way he can change his previous behavior.

[Thank you uncle for your concern, however, I have already embarked on this path, and there will be no further retreat. 】

[Oops! Why are you so ignorant?! 】

Yoshida Kanami was disappointed and angry, and he scolded loudly in a tone of hatred that iron is not steel:

[You idiot! And nothing else! Do you think you really have to be a good samurai?! The water of the samurai officialdom is so deep, you don't even understand the rules of the public officialdom, and you still want to ......]

[Uncle! Do you think I really want to do this job?! 】

Toshimitsu Yoshida suddenly shouted.

[If it weren't for the order of the imperial court!] How can I ......]

At this point, he realized something and hurriedly covered his mouth.

And Yoshida was stunned when he saw this.

[Gorou, what did you say? Court? Is there anything else going on with the imperial court? 】

Yoshida Toshimitsu did not answer him, but gently pushed the wooden door of the room open, and after making sure that there was no one in the corridor, he said to his uncle:

[Actually, my father didn't allow me to tell you about it...... Because you're getting too close to Wise Kogoro, sooner or later, he'll find out from you. 】

Toshimitsu Yoshida bowed his head and whispered.

Kanemi Yoshida was silent for a long time, and then said bitterly:

[I said, you are just a child, how could you put a good day and run to become a samurai, it turns out that someone instructed you to do this...... Well, since it's an order from the imperial court, then I won't say anything, but who introduced you to the imperial court? Is it your father? 】

[Not only my father, but also my father's friends, the Minister of Internal Affairs, Shinfuki Konoe and Akimi Sekihaku Nijo. 】

[Hmph! It is unbelievable that Nijo and Konoe used to fight for the position of Sekihaku, which had been vacated for a long time ago, but now they have a unified anti-missile opinion. 】

The right minister Nijo Akimi is the son of Nijo Harora, and the Minister of the Interior, Konoe Shinsuke, is the son of Konoe Maehisa, and both of their fathers have served as Guan Bai, and their relationship with each other is quite passable, and there is no big grudge.

But what about these two? For an empty Guan Bai position, what has been fought in the past two years is called a [hot].

Not only that, but they also gathered a group of party henchmen and played a party struggle.

Human beings are creatures that fight for interests, and the two sides of the struggle will inevitably form interest groups around interests.

You may want to ask me, the court has been hollowed out by the shogunate, in addition to the good name of the official position and official position, what other benefits can these two people fight for you to the death?

Hehe, this question has to be answered by Oda Nobunaga!

Unlike members of the royal family, who have a fixed [Heavenly Collar], there are two sources of income for the minister.

One is direct territorial income.

Basically, all the ministers are territorial, but they are different in size.

The size is divided according to the family grid, the highest [Five Sets Pass] is two or three thousand stones, and the lowest [Dafu's family] is only two or three hundred stones, and as far as I know, among the [Dafu's family], the [half family] with the lowest status does not even have seventy or eighty stones.

The second type is the money given by the shogunate.

The regent Guan Bai of the first place was 4,000 koku, from one of the Taizheng ministers to 3,500 koku, from the two left and right ministers to 2,500 koku, from the two interior ministers to 1,500 koku, and the rest of the ministers were also reduced in order of official rank.

To be honest, this kind of treatment, it's hard to say how high, in this Warring States era, not to mention those big names, the rank is the feudal lords around them, and those who have thousands or even tens of thousands of territory income are also a big handful.

However, for the ministers of the imperial court who have just settled down from the troubled times of the Warring States and still regard [food and clothing] as their first priority, even if it is only a few stones, they must cherish it.

This is the reason why those two [nobles] fought for an official position in vain.

Because the scale of this party dispute was too large, many ministers were involved, so the court was stirred up into a miasma and was not at peace.

His Majesty the Emperor, who was anxious, sent someone to ask Oda Nobunaga to come and mediate.

However, the latter rewarded the former for a closed door, and found a lot of reasons to push off the matter.

In fact, Oda Nobunaga was not busy at all.

He just wanted to see the jokes of the imperial court -- the strife and attrition within the imperial court were very beneficial to the rule of the shogunate.

Not only that, but some people even suspect that he Oda Nobunaga is the driving force behind this party struggle, and uses it to attack the strength of the imperial court.

But not to mention whether he is making trouble, now that he doesn't even come to help, who else can be counted on in this world?

Before the battle between Konoe and Nijo came to an end, Sekihaku's seat was left empty.

Thinking about the suspense of Guan Bai's position, and then looking at the two high-ranking ministers who were fighting like clowns, His Majesty the Emperor sighed and simply didn't care.

Regarding the battle between Konoe and Nijo, Yoshida Kanami, who was disgusted, always had the attitude of watching the fire from the other side and tried not to participate in it.

But not participating doesn't mean I don't know, Yoshida Kanami is very familiar with the cats and Taoism in it.

How can these two people still agree? It's incredible.

Could it be that Gorou is deliberately lying to me? These two guys are incompatible!

Well, it's likely...... But Gorou also seems to have mentioned his father?

Yoshida Kanemi suddenly felt that it was unlikely that Yoshida Toshimitsu was lying to himself -- as long as he sent someone to the Tokudaiji family's mansion now, wouldn't he be able to know the truth of Yoshida Toshimitsu's remarks?

Thinking about his half-brother Tokudaiji Minoru, Yoshida felt that although this matter was unbelievable, it should be true.

Tokudaiji Minoru is also friendly with Konoe and Nijo, and he has been trying to reconcile the contradictions between the two friends.

[Wait a minute, Gorou! 】

Kanemi Yoshida suddenly thought of something.

[Konoe Nobukekei and Nijo Akimi, are the two most powerful people in the imperial court at present, if the two of them join forces to entrust this task to you, I am afraid that His Majesty the Emperor will also ......]

[You're right, His Majesty the Emperor also knows about this.] 】

Kanemi Yoshida gasped.

I really underestimated this nephew, he was so extraordinary!

[Can you tell me about the ...... of this]

[Sorry! On the way back to Yoshida Shrine, my father repeatedly warned me that this matter must be kept strictly secret, and that only me and him, the Konoe Inner House, the Nijo Right House, and His Majesty the Emperor, the five of them knew about it, and it must not be leaked to outsiders! 】

[That's what your father said?!] Not even my brother?!!! 】

Kanemi Yoshida, who felt that he was being slighted, asked sharply.

Toshimitsu Yoshida hurriedly bowed his head and apologized:

[I'm really sorry!] That's right! In fact, I have revealed so many truths to you today, and I have already been unforgivable! 】

【……】

Seeing that Yoshida Kanami still didn't speak, Yoshida Toshimitsu continued:

[My father told me that once this matter is known to outsiders, not only the Yoshida family and the Tokudaiji family, but even the Konoe family and the Nijo family, who are the second of the [Five Sekiseki], will also be wiped out! 】

[What?! 】

Kanemi Yoshida was taken aback.

[The Konoe family and the Nijo family are noble...... Even they ......]

[Is it just them? Even His Majesty the Emperor will probably be ...... at that time]

Yoshida Kanemi's face turned pale, his expression was surprised and frightened, and he trembled as if the heavy snow in March had not yet ended.

He never imagined that the seriousness of the matter would be far beyond his imagination.

[Uncle, so I ......]

[That's it! You're going to say everything again! 】

Kanemi Yoshida put the folding fan away.

[Tonight, I'll just treat it as an ordinary small talk!] 】

【……】

[I didn't hear anything tonight, and of course you don't go outside and talk some inexplicable nonsense!] 】

[Yes.] 】

Toshimitsu Yoshida breathed a sigh of relief.

[Okay, you go back to sleep, get up tomorrow morning, pack your luggage, wise Kogoro will leave Kyoto at noon tomorrow at the latest, you can go with him.] 】

[Got it.] 】

Toshimitsu Yoshida's nose suddenly became sore, and it was only at this moment that he felt his deep affection for his uncle and Yoshida Shrine.

He had high hopes from his uncle, expecting him to have a good future, glorious Tokudaiji Temple and the Yoshida family, but now ...... I have to live up to his expectations.

[Okay, aren't you going to be a samurai? Samurai are hard people, how can you shed tears casually, come, I'll help you wipe it. 】

[Uncle, I'm so sorry, you're always good for me, but I always make you angry, and now I'm leaving ......]

[Ha, what's so sorry, that's your character, it's not a big deal, leaving me for the sake of the court...... Remember, the wise family is not the same as the shrine, it's the world of the samurai, you have to change your words and deeds, so that you can quickly blend in, you know......]

[Well, thank you for your teachings.] 】

Toshimitsu Yoshida slowly pulled the wooden door of Yoshida's room on the other side of the hallway.

At this moment, I don't know why, he felt that in the dark, there seemed to be a hand that was constantly changing the fate of people in this world, plucking the strings of the song of the years.

At the moment when the fragile silk string is about to break, it is connected because of the invasion of external force, and it is entangled and deeper.

[Wise Kogoro, Oda Nobunaga, father, Shinsuke Konoe, Akimi Nijo, and the emperor...... I'm going to see how you change me......]

He secretly swore in his heart that he would never be completely bound by the strings of fate.

At this time, a voice came from inside the room:

[Gorou, remember what I just said.] Don't sleep like you used to tomorrow, get up early......]

Hearing his voice, tears flowed from Toshimitsu Yoshida's eyes again......

Unlike me, who has been very idle recently, Hideyoshi Hashiba was busy transferring troops from the Kansai front back to Beijing during this time, and he was too tired to do it.

Fortunately, as of midnight yesterday, Masaharu Mikota, one of the [Four Heavenly Kings of Yuchai], led 1,500 people into Nagahama City, and his heart was finally relieved.

The team of 10,000 people is finally together.

Because the things that should be solved are almost solved, Yushiba Hideyoshi rarely sleeps peacefully.

How stable is this awakening?

He didn't wake up until lunch.

Finally waking up at noon, he seemed to be very energetic and got up, did a simple grooming work, and went to the city horse farm.

This is the horse farm, and when he first obtained the 120,000-stone territory of Changbin City more than ten years ago, he would get up every morning and walk his horses.

Normally, he just walked casually in the horse farm, but today was different, because the stone in his heart fell to the ground, his interest was particularly high, so he expanded his range and ran around the city.

His martial arts are very poor, and his equestrian skills are not very good, so every time he walks a horse, Kiyomasa Kato Toranosuke and Masanori Ichimatsu Fukushima, two young generals who have grown up by his side since childhood and are like father and son, will carefully follow on both sides.

Ancient trees are towering, cherry blossom trees are lush, and the dense green leaves resemble mountains in the morning mist.

Because of the particularly good mood, Hashiba Hideyoshi happily ran around the castle and felt very happy.

At that moment, he heard a voice.

[Brother! 】

Glancing at the place where the voice came from, it turned out to be his younger brother, Hashiba Koichiro Hidenaga.

【Yo!】 Koichiro, why are you? 】

He left Hidecho Hashiba at Azuchi Castle so that he could receive orders from Oda Nobunaga at any time.

Looking at his dusty appearance, it is estimated that there is something important.

Could it be that the shogunate has some new mission for me?

He thinks so.

[Brother...... Oh no, my lord, as soon as I entered the city, I heard (Ningning) Hashiba Hideyoshi say that you are walking a horse, and not at the horse farm, but at the edge of the city...... It's really taught me a good meal, snort, I'm tired to death......]

Seeing him panting, Hideyoshi Hashiba was both surprised and amused.

[What's the matter, isn't it good to wait for me to wait for tomorrow to be in Azuchi Castle in hail?] Koichiro, seeing that you are tired, come, drink saliva. 】

Hearing him say this, Yuchai Xiuchang, who was originally anxious, felt dry mouth and throat after that.

He wanted to say it now, but he took his brother's kettle and poured a few gulps.

【Whew~~】

Feeling better, he breathed a sigh of relief.

[I'm sorry, I didn't plan to disturb you, but this matter has a lot to do with it, and it should be dealt with as soon as possible, and when the lord goes back, I'm afraid it will be a little late. 】

[Hehe, Koichiro, what you said is a bit too much. 】

Hideyoshi Hashiba didn't care about his brother's words, he was in a very good mood at this time, and he couldn't think of anything that could be [very important] recently.

[Since the opening of the general's mansion, the area has been peaceful, everyone lives and works in peace and contentment, and the officialdom is also calm, no one dares to make waves under the general's nose, where will there be ......]

【Lord! Do you think Koichiro is making a big fuss? 】

[No, no, you have always been cautious and do things without leakage, which is very good, but ...... You sometimes really be too careful, even if there is really something big now, you don't have to chase here, just come to the city and wait for me, and you can drink tea by the way, and enjoy the scenery of Lake Biwa on the balcony that you won't get tired of seeing no matter how many times......]

【Lord! Please be serious! Otherwise I'll be bothered! What I'm going to say now is important! It's not the kind of chatter about drinking tea while enjoying the lake! 】

[Okay, okay, I'm afraid of you! Let's talk about it, I have important things to do. 】

Until now, Hideyoshi Hashiba hadn't sensed anything wrong from his brother's anxious expression.

And what he called "important things" actually meant that he was still in a hurry to walk his horse.

To be honest, this is not a suitable place to talk, and Hidecho Hashiba originally wanted to persuade his brother to find a quiet place, and then let Kato Kiyomasa and Fukushima Masanori step down, leaving only his two brothers to speak.

But looking at the virtue of the elder brother's [I don't care], no matter how much he [hints] at the importance of this matter, the other party will not pay attention to it.

No way! It seems that there is only one way to [Mingshuo]!

[Lord, someone is not good for my family! 】

【Disadvantage?】 】

Hearing this, Hideyoshi Hashiba finally put away his smile.

[Yes, in the last few days, I don't know why, strange rumors have suddenly spread in, and they are aimed at the main family, lord, you ......]

[Hahahaha......]

Yushiba Hideyoshi always likes to imitate Oda Nobunaga's wild and domineering, world-wide laughter, but unfortunately, because he himself is really not very good-looking, this laughter is imitated nondescriptly, without momentum, but a little obscene, don't look at how. Those who hear it for the first time may even wonder if there is a wolf plague going on in that place, or that there is a [sound monster] somewhere.

[What else should I do, it turns out that what made Koichiro so anxious, and even came to me specially came here, is some boring rumors...... The mouth grows on people, I can't stop them from talking, right? 】

I, Yushibato Yoshiro Hideyoshi, have been fighting in the south and north all these years, what winds and waves have I not seen?

Speaking of rumors, he is no stranger, as early as the Owari period, he cooperated with a group of idle and eloquent ronin, and asked them to create some rumors that were beneficial to the Oda family, and received good results, for which he was also praised by Oda Nobunaga.

Looking back, what I did at that time could really be regarded as a "god-made".

Seeing that his brother still didn't look at care at all, Yushiba Hidenaga, who had always had a good temper, finally got angry.

It seems that the comfortable life during this period has reduced my brother's keen insight into the current situation a lot, and he used to listen and think very seriously when he talked to him in this tone.

[Rumors say, brother, you are going to rebel! ] 】

[What?! 】

Hashiba Hideyoshi didn't seem to understand, and wiped the sweat from walking his forehead.

[What did you just say, what rumors are there in Azuchi Castle? I'm going to rebel? 】

[Yes, the word has spread almost throughout Azuchi Castle by now. 】

Hashiba Hidecho said quietly again, gently taking his eyes off his brother.

When the two of them spoke, Kato Kiyomasa and Fukushima Masanori both felt that the atmosphere was wrong, and quickly turned around and retreated, out of the curiosity of young people, of course, they wanted to know what the lord and his younger brother had discussed, but they also knew that their status was low, and they were not qualified to participate in the core decision-making discussion of the Yushiba family.

Hideyoshi Hashiba listened to his brother's words, as if he had been struck by lightning, he was stunned, and looked up at Hidecho Hashiba.

Unlike his funny and witty self, Koichiro is a person who rarely jokes.

[There are rumors that I am going to rebel, and the speed of the spread is very fast, and the whole Azuchi Castle has already spread? 】

[Yes.] 】

[So, does the general know this? 】

asked so on the lips, but the heart was cold.

Even the entire people of Azuchi Castle know about it, so what reason does Oda Nobunaga, who is a shogun, not know? Unless he's old and dizzy.

And when he thought of Oda Nobunaga's sensitive, suspicious and brutal character, Hideyoshi Hashiba, who had followed him for many years and knew him very well, suddenly felt a shudder.

Even if he can explain that he did not rebel, he will not get anything good from Oda Nobunaga, who hates [betrayal] very much, and a scolding is considered light, with his usual means, he will definitely take advantage of the topic to play [good opportunity], take advantage of this [great opportunity], beat himself well, and never give up if he does not let himself [bleed].

In other words, even if he knew that he was innocent, Oda Nobunaga would find something for himself.

It's not that I'm alarmist, this is what General Oda loves to do over the years after becoming a human being.

The beautiful name is said: the way of the king.

[I didn't expect such a terrible rumor to come out during the time I was not in Azuchi City! …… Someone is going to put me to death! 】

Hideyoshi Hashiba took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.

Suddenly, he gritted his teeth and asked Hashiba Hidecho asked:

[Did that little bastard of Zuozuo's family do it?!!! 】

[Huh?! Lord, please stay calm! 】

Hidecho Hashiba tried his best to keep his angry brother from getting excited.

Anger will not only not solve the problem, but will hurt your body.

[Calm down?! How do you calm me down?! 】

Yushiba Hideyoshi blushed and said loudly:

[Over the years, the general has become more and more wary of us regiment commanders with heavy troops, and he wants us to do something wrong, and then take the opportunity to ...... Well, although Shibata's old immortal guy is hateful, he has always been very high, and he disdains to use this kind of indiscriminate means......]

【Lord......

[Don't speak, let me think about it...... Well, that's right, that Sasa Kiyozo, relying on the general's trust in him, has the same virtue as his father, and he ......]

In front of his younger brother, he viciously cursed and insulted Sasa Kiyozo.

Yushiba Hidecho stood awkwardly awkwardly, and he didn't want to hear a word of his brother's foul language.

But Yushiba Hideyoshi is now on [Xingtou], and it is useless for anyone to persuade him.

But in the bottom of his heart, he was also muttering:

Who the hell is it? What about such a malicious slander of the Yuchai family?

After listening to Ishida Mitsunari's opinion on Honda Masanobu, he once suspected that this guy was making trouble.

It is not entirely unreasonable to think so.

But if you think about it carefully, even if the other party is really as high as Ishida Mitsunari said, he is just a general with a territory of less than ten thousand stones.

This was the purpose of his suspicion this morning, and he carefully investigated the information that Honda Masanobu had come up with after the details of the wise family.

If it is wise Kogoro himself, or his [Wusu Lao], he may have the ability and capital to incite a large-scale rumor.

But Wise Kogoro has gone to Kyoto and hasn't come back yet, although it's a bit weird to leave Azuchi City at this time, but it can be regarded as a clear relationship between himself, after all, he is not at home at this time, and this turmoil may point the finger at him.

The performance of [Wusu Lao] is even more strange - they all cook red bean rice!

Is there anything happy about the wise family?

As for Honda Masanobu, his performance is much more [regular], except for normal outdoor activities, he has not done anything suspicious.

Could it be that this matter really has nothing to do with Honda Masanobu and the wise family?

Or is this group of people trying to cover up?

Hidecho Hashiba felt his brain go haywire.

Also, Ishida Mitsunari went to Sakazaki Town, where a considerable number of Kansai people did gather, and most of them were ronins who had no jobs and came to Azuchi Castle to live together.

They had unspeakable grievances against the Oda shogunate.

If it weren't for these Kanto Yankees, how could we lose our samurai status and become beggars with nothing?

If I can't beat you, I will scold you to death!

Defeat on the battlefield can be recovered on the [Mouth Field].

This group of people who are frustrated in life regard [greetings] shogunate officials as a habit of life, anyway, there is no ** like the Ming Dynasty in Japan, and speech is relatively free.

However, Oda Nobunaga can't scold, because people are too terrifying, and they can only live when they are four afternoons at home.

Among the retainers, a military general like Shibata Katsuya who has no relationship with Kansai is rarely mentioned.

And Hideyoshi Hashiba and Akechi Kogoro, who have been fighting in Kansai all year round, have become the most popular" targets.

In addition, the rumors about the [Yuchai Rebellion] came from the mouths of their group of open-mouthed people.

Finally, when Yushiba Hideyoshi finished scolding, Yushiba Hidecho hurriedly picked it up.

【Lord! Now is not the time to get angry here, please hurry back to Azuchi Castle with me, and explain it to the Shogun, the longer this rumor drags on, the more widely it spreads......]

[Well, I'll hit the road when I get back to the city and I'm ready to go!] …… Toranosuke! Ichimatsu! 】

What does the lord command? 】

The two young generals saw that the two brothers were almost talking, and then heard Yushiba Hideyoshi's call for peace, and hurriedly ran over.

[You take Elder Xiu to find a tea shop to rest first, I want to go back to the city to do something. 】

【Okay.】 】

[Leave it to us.] 】

Hideyoshi Hashiba rode back to the city.

He asked the servant to bring the horse back to the racecourse, and entered the city by himself.

On weekdays, after riding a horse, he will relax his body. Or drink some tea, or take a bath, but today Hashiba Hideyoshi has no such thoughts at all.

He walked through the carved corridors of the city's interior to the resting room between the hall and the inner courtyard. The maid brought a cup of tea, and Hideyoshi Hashiba took a sip and put it down, his heart was at a loss.

He definitely didn't rebel, and Oda Nobunaga definitely knew his innocence.

Suddenly, he remembered his military advisor, Kuroda Kanbei, did he know about this?

After the death of the Kuroda Kanbei in Takenaka, he became the most respected of his many staff. Everyone in the family is looking forward to the day when this ugly-looking person can become the new think tank of the Yuchai family.

But it's a pity that Kuroda Kanbei himself is not here at this time, and he will go to Kansai Himeji Castle after the New Year.

Otherwise, Hideyoshi Hashiba would definitely have to ask for his opinion on this matter.

He suddenly felt a little hungry, probably because he didn't have enough to eat at noon.

【Come on!】 】

[What does the lord command?] 】

The one who came in and waited for the order was Katagiri Sukesaku and Moto, who, like Kato, Fukushima and others, had followed Hideyoshi Hashiba when he was a teenager.

[I'm so hungry, is there anything else to eat in the kitchen?] Bring them to me! 】

[uh...... The fire in the stove has been extinguished, and the old man is afraid that he will not be able to eat hot food. 】

[If you don't have any food, let's take the rice balls!] 】

Yushiba Hideyoshi secretly scolded [unlucky], it is really a person who is unlucky, and he stuffs his teeth when he drinks cold water.

[The rice balls were also eaten up by us......]

Seeing that Yushiba Hideyoshi's expression was very ugly, Katagiri and Yuan hurriedly said:

[I just cooked a pot of miso soup, and there is still some rice left in the kitchen, as well as the leeks I just bought this morning, if you don't mind, sir......]

[Why are you talking so much nonsense, bring me something to eat! ] 】

Despite his many years of success, Hideyoshi Hashiba still retains many of the habits and styles of his time as a farmer, such as not being a picky eater like those big men with golden branches and jade leaves.

That's something to be thankful for.

The hot miso soup and rice were quickly served by Katagiri and Yuan, and there were indeed some leeks on top.

[By the way, sir, Miyoshi-sama is back. 】

[Oh? Sun Qilang is here? Have you done everything I gave him? 】

[It's all done well, we checked it, and the accounts are not wrong at all. 】

[Hehe, I didn't expect that after Koichiro, my Yuchai family had another talent who was well versed in internal affairs, by the way, I heard that his adoptive father Xiaoyan died during the New Year, this child didn't receive any blows, right? 】

[What's this...... Probably not, because when I was talking to him, I didn't feel any sadness in him at all. 】

Hideyoshi Hashiba shook his head, looking not very satisfied.

[How can this child be like this, I heard that after Xiaoyan Jushi lost his biological son in his later years, he regarded Sun Qilang as his own and treated him very well, but this child has no heart at all, it is really unfilial and disappointing. 】

[Laughing Rock Monk] refers to Yasunaga Miyoshi, who is the last military commander of the Miyoshi family to defend against Oda Nobunaga.

However, in April of the third year of Tensho (1575), after the defeat of the Battle of Takaya Castle, the final battle of the Miyoshi family, he knew that the Miyoshi family could no longer control the world, and through the popular man around Oda Nobunaga, Matsui Yukan, surrendered to the Oda family, and presented the famous tea ceremony vessel [Mikazuki Leaf Teapot] that Hosokawa Haruhoto gave them to the Miyoshi family, and participated in the Battle of Tennoji in the fourth year of Tensho (1576) as a member of the Oda Army, and fought against his former comrade-in-arms Honganji.

Later, he persuaded the Miyoshi family's Tokawa Kuhoku and Ataka Nobuyasu to join the Oda family's camp, so he was trusted by Oda Nobunaga, and in the seventh year of Tensho (1579), he was appointed as the vanguard of the attack on Kansai, and was controlled by Hashiba Hideyoshi.

The Miyoshi family is the representative of the Hosokawa family in Shikoku, with a long history and noble bloodline, and Miyoshi Yasunaga is the leader of the family.

However, the sudden death of Yasunaga Miyoshi's son, coupled with his advanced age, made it difficult for him to have another heir.

So Hashiba Hideyoshi passed on his nephew, Kinoshita Sunshichiro Nobuyoshi, to Yasunaga Miyoshi.

It is not difficult to understand Hideyoshi's painstaking efforts, he not only wants to appease his retainers, but also wants to find a good future for his nephew.

Katagiri and Yuan smiled slightly:

[Isn't that great?] No matter how good Lord Xiaoyan is to him, Lord Miyoshi can't forget that he is a member of the Yuchai family, if he really thinks of himself as a member of the Miyoshi family, it will be terrible, haha. 】

[Hehe, this is also ...... Without further ado, since he's here, let's call him over, I have something very important to tell him. 】

[Okay, please wait. 】

While eating rice in the room, Nobuyasu waited for the arrival of Miyoshi Nobuyoshi with a heart.

Maybe it's because of Katagiri and Yuan's words just now, he feels a lot better now, and the originally bland miso soup and rice are actually delicious to eat!

Even if it's a general, he won't treat me well, I've lived for forty-two years, and what wind and waves haven't I experienced?

Hideyoshi Hashiba smiled, his expression relaxed.

Probably he didn't know what Nobunaga was thinking, and he didn't know what Yushiba Hidecho and the others were worried about, so he ate the same as usual, two bowls were not enough, and another bowl was added.

After eating, he smiled and asked the dishes and chopsticks to be removed.

At this time, Miyoshi Nobuyoshi, under the leadership of Katagiri and Moto, had already arrived at the side room, waiting for Hashiba Hideyoshi to finish eating.

[Lord, I heard that you called me. 】

[Well, yes, I heard that you are back, I want to meet you, by the way, have you seen Madame? 】

[I've seen it, my wife cares about me, and in addition, I also met the young master. 】

[Well, what do you think of the young master? 】

[Nani? 】

[I'm asking you, is Yujimaru's health better than when you first met him last year? 】

[Well...... this]

[Don't worry, I'm not going to be angry, just say it.] 】

Miyoshi Nobuyoshi thought for a moment and said in a cautious tone:

[Then please forgive me for being rude, the young master's body is even worse than when we met last year, when I talked to him, he coughed violently without saying a few words, which is really worrying. 】

Yushiba Hideyoshi's originally good mood suddenly sank, but he was really not angry, he couldn't be angry with a teenager, and besides, people told the truth.

[You are very right, the young master's health is not optimistic, and it is worrying, so ...... Sun Qilang! 】

【The small one is in!】 】

[From today on, you will give up the surname of Miyoshi, I will give you the surname of Yuchai now, and you will be my nephew again in the future! ] 】

[Thank you, Lord! 】

Miyoshi Nobuyoshi was overjoyed, although he was only a teenager, he could also understand that although the family personality of [Miyoshi] was more than one grade higher than that of [Yuchai], but in terms of identity, the latter was far behind the former.

[In addition, change your name, the [Ji] in your name was given to you by me before, and now I will take it back and give you another [Xiu] character.] 】

[Nobu-so? Good name! Thank you very much ......]

[Nope! No! No! If it's called [Nobuhide], then it's offensive to the name of the shogun's father, and you'll be called [Shuji]! 】

【Hideji Hashiba? …… Well, a very loud name, thank you lord. 】

[You also said just now that the young master's health is not good...... In fact, it was like this a long time ago, and now he is so weak that he even needs to be supported by others when he gets up and walks, and he doesn't need to help me deal with things, so as the only adult who is currently related to me by blood, you have to take on some more responsibilities, you know? 】

[Responsibility? 】

In fact, although Yushiba Shuji and Yushiba Hideyoshi are nephews, the two have not met many times before, and they can't talk about how close they are, plus because of their relatively young age, he doesn't really understand what the [responsibility] in his uncle's mouth means.

Yushiba Hideyoshi also seemed to have expected that he could not understand his words, so he smiled slightly and said:

[Sun Qilang, you have to work hard, if the young master really has the ability and opportunity to inherit the family business one day, I can only count on you to provoke the pillars of the Yuchai family. 】

Yushiba Shuji opened his mouth wide, and only then did he understand what his uncle meant.

[Lord, are you talking about ......]

[Silly boy, don't you understand? Haha, from now on, you will be another young master of your family. 】