Xiuguang looked at Lian's somewhat tired expression and a trace of sadness, and couldn't help but feel a little inexplicably sad. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

This person, Li'an, has become Rushui's subordinate since he was very young, and is very valued by Rushui, and is a well-deserved pen head of the Kuroda family.

His nostalgia and reluctance for the old lord are vividly expressed now. Probably, he still misses that time a few decades ago. Xiuguang thought to himself.

Sometimes, when someone is about to die, how many people will feel real grief for him is largely a sign of the person's personality. It's like when some lords die, and many faithful retainers choose to follow suit, it's all the same thing.

When the late Taiko Hideyoshi died near and after his death, many of his retainers wept bitterly, especially his adopted son, the then young Ukita Hideya. Therefore, Hidemitsu is convinced of the Hideya's feelings for the Toyotomi family. After all, when a person is about to die, the reaction of the people around him is often the truest manifestation.

Therefore, it is the same reason that he is now lying in bed and is about to return to heaven.

His loyal retainers, who had been following him, were reluctant and saddened by his imminent departure. To a certain extent, this shows what kind of person Rushui is.

Sometimes, if you only look at a person's life, you may not be able to fully understand the person. But if you look at the evaluation and performance of the people around him, the conclusion may be the true face of this person.

When Hidemitsu was studying in the past, although he had read many related official history works, he still knew nothing about the person "Kuroda Kanwei", and only had a very general impression. Now after watching the performance of his retainers, Xiuguang really feels that Rushui is a very real character.

Whether it is his younger brother Rize, Naoyuki, or his retainers Ri'an, Yushin, and Matabei, they obviously maintain a very deep admiration and nostalgia for their lord Rushui.

It can be seen that the personality charm of Rushui is very high.

At this time, Xiuguang had already painted a confident, friendly, intelligent and slightly cunning image in the depths of his mind.

With this impression, Hidemitsu looked down at Rusui's pale face sleeping in the sickbed, and became more and more curious about this old man who followed Taiko Hideyoshi to unify the world.

At the side of the watery hospital bed, Naoyuki and Rian were still talking about things in a whisper.

"Speaking of which, hasn't Letzor come over yet?"

"Brother Litzer heard that he was already rushing over. Listening to Youxin, he seems to have some things within the territory that need to be dealt with in time, so he is delayed. However, after hastily dealing with it, I set off in a hurry. ”

"Yes. Litzer is still as acute as ever, obviously a Catholic like you. ”

"Well, after all, it's Brother Lize, even if you want to calm him down, it's impossible, he's that character. But he is a very devout Catholic. ”

Naoyuki smiled and teased his brother Leize for a while.

"Compared to Brother Lize, hasn't the house been here?"

"I got here before I did."

Hearing Naoyuki's question, Lean replied.

"When I arrived yesterday, the room had been with Lord Rushui for several hours. Now I'm too sleepy and hungry, so I'm back at my mansion in Fukuoka Castle to rest. ”

"Eh, yes."

"But now that we count the time, he'll probably come back soon."

Quan Deng, who was on the side, heard them mention the name "Zhifang", and couldn't help but ask:

"That, could it be that the two 'no-fang' adults just mentioned are Inoue no-fang, one of the Kuroda Eight Tigers?"

"Well, it's the Inoue-sama."

Speaking of Inoue Noribo, he is a member of the Kuroda family. He is also among the Kuroda Eight Tigers and Kuroda Twenty-Four Horsemen, and is a brave and good general.

When he was younger, he often fought with Rian Kuriyama and Yushin Musato, so the relationship between the three of them was quite close.

And it is worth mentioning that his wife is a sister to Rushui's wife. They are all the daughters of Kushihashi Iding, a force in the Warring States period. Therefore, Zhifang and Rushui can be regarded as the relationship between righteous brothers, and Zhifang is also very respectful of Rushui, the lord and righteous brother.

"Let's put aside the matter of the house for now, anyway, sooner or later I will still be able to see him."

Naoyuki said this, and then continued to ask about things:

"Have they all come to see my brother except us?"

This statement is very vague. If it weren't for Xiuguang who continued to listen, he wouldn't have understood the meaning of this sentence.

After hearing Naoyuki's question, I saw that Li'an frowned slightly, shook his head slowly, and showed a look of anger on his usually expressionless face.

“…… Hardly. Only Lord Jingyan came over there. ”

Quan Deng was taken aback by the sudden cooling of the atmosphere, so he hurriedly asked:

"That...... Excuse me, what's wrong? ”

Naoyuki glanced at Quan Deng, then glanced at the Xiujia behind him slightly, and suddenly sighed.

"Quan Deng, in fact, is the retainer of the old minister faction and the retainer of the Qingzhuang faction. You should know this, and I won't say more, lest he be sad when he mentions these things in front of his brother. ”

As soon as he heard the words "Laochen faction" and "Qingzhuang faction", Quan Deng already understood what they were talking about. So he immediately shut his mouth and kept silent.

Xiuguang, who was listening on the sidelines, also probably knew the meaning of the conversation just now.

To put it simply, it is to ask Li'an directly, we (the old minister faction) have arrived, have they (the Qingzhuang faction) come to visit my brother Rushui?

Then Li'an answered him truthfully: Except for Jing Yan, no one came to visit Lord Rushui.

So, the two were very angry. It's as simple as that.

Although the conversation just now is short, it contains a lot of content. Because this has already involved the most troublesome thing within the Kuroda family: the dispute between the old minister faction and the young Zhuang faction.

It is estimated that it is because they are in front of Rushui's sickbed, so Li'an and Naozhicai are reluctant to talk about it so obviously, for fear of making him sad.

Just as Xiuguang was thinking, a voice came from inside the sickbed, which had not moved for a long time.

"Lord Rushui is awake!"

Lean was the first to notice that Rushui's eyes were slightly open. He hurriedly put aside the topic and leaned closer to the watery sickbed.

"Brother! You're finally awake! ”

The second Naoyuki also excitedly went around Rushui's ear and called Rushui's name.

“…… Is it Naoyuki? ”

Rushui opened his eyes that were deep in his sockets slightly, looked ahead, his throat rolled slightly, and spit out a hoarse and muddy word.

"Yes, yes! I'm Sokichi! Brother! ”

After Naozhi heard Rushui's response, he was even more excited and pronounced out his young name.

“…… Leon ...... Help me up. ”

"Yes, yes!"

Hearing Rushui's weak command, Lian immediately stepped forward and helped Rushui's body up.

"Brother, your body hasn't recovered yet, so don't sit up!"

Naoyuki immediately stepped forward to dissuade him, and Lean nodded in agreement.

But Rushui didn't care about it.

“…… I'm a dying man...... Where is there so much trouble. ”

Rushui sat up, lit the oil lamp directly, and unceremoniously looked around at the people present.

"Lean...... How long have you been with me? ”

"Lord Rushui, from last night to now."

“…… Are you stupid? ”

Looking at this loyal old minister, Rushui was very helpless, and then only said one sentence about it:

"Get out right away."

“…… Huh? ”

Rian and Naoyuki looked at Rushui with disbelieving eyes.

"What? Do you want me to say it a second time? ”

The sound of water suddenly became full of energy,

"I said get out of here! Everyone present will go out at once! I don't want to see anyone right now. ”

Hearing Rushui's words that left no room at all, both Li'an and Naozhidu were a little depressed. Since Rushui said so, it means that he really doesn't want anyone to exist here.

Xiuguang was also a little helpless, he didn't expect to be driven away just after he came.

Just as Li'an and Naoyuki were walking out with a few of them, Rushui suddenly said something again.

"Over there, you can stay for a while."

He stared at the men who had already walked to the door with his eyes that were already deep in their sockets but still bright, and stretched out his withered arms and pointed forward.

"Don't look around, it's you, the imp over there."

For the first time, Xiuguang felt how sensitive the old man was.