"What are these?"

Xiulai looked at the letters and some unfamiliar names, and was a little puzzled. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The sender's name is written on the hanging paper of all three letters.

Akashi Junto is one of them. As for the other two letters, the names "Ishimaru Teihachiro" and "Murayama Waitan" were written on them.

"This is a letter from those who have pledged their allegiance to their elder brother."

Xiuguang explained the meaning of these letters to Xiulai,

Because they were now in various parts of Hinomoto, far away from Osaka Castle, it was not convenient for them to come and pay allegiance in person, so they wrote these letters. Also, some people are unable to come because of the local situation and conditions. I hope my brother will understand. ”

Ishimaru and Aye are in Edo, Murayama and others are in Nagasaki, and Akashi Junto and his son Keigyuki are located in Chikuzen Akigetsu Castle. These places are all far away from Osaka Castle. If you want to come, it is estimated that the time on the road will be ten days and half a month, and there are all kinds of troublesome things. So Xiuguang didn't ask them to come over.

After hearing this, Hideyori first opened the letter sent by Akashi Quanden in his hand.

"Xiujia, this person is the sweeper who used to follow you in the past? I still remember him. ”

Xiu Lai also vaguely remembered that the Xiu family had such a Catholic retainer.

Xiuguang had mentioned Jeon Deng to Xiu Yori the night before, but Xiu Yori was still a little unsure.

"Exactly. After the Battle of Sekigahara, Jeonden hid in the Kuroda family in Chikuzen Akizuki Castle, and was unable to come for some reason, so I asked him to write this letter to Hideyori-sama. ”

This letter was written by the Hideya family to show the loyalty of the Shi clan to the Toyotomi family.

"As for the other two letters, the one whose name is 'Ishimaru Teihachiro' is the Wind Demon Ninja who is hiding in Edo that I told my brother last time. That Murayama is the current acting governor of Nagasaki, and I also introduced him to my brother. ”

Hidemitsu briefly described the senders of the remaining two letters. Because Xiu Lai had already listened to Xiuguang the night before, he didn't show any surprise.

The structure of the letters of all three men is roughly the same, in short, they first report to their families, then describe their current situation, and finally swear allegiance to Hideyori.

But when the payment was made, there were more than three people. Quan Deng's sister-in-law, Jing Xing, and another person of the Wind Demon Ninja, Ah Ye, also signed the letter. This also means taking an oath of allegiance.

The allegiance of Ishimaru and Ah Ye is naturally the two young masters of their own family. However, because Tsuranosuke and Tsukichiyo also paid homage to Hideyori in person, they also wrote such a letter to prove their existence and loyalty. This is the same reason as Akashi Quanden, although he was a retainer of the Xiu family, but he specially wrote a letter to swear his loyalty to the Toyotomi family.

“……”

Looking at the letters in his hand, Xiulai opened his mouth and smiled silently, and then suddenly realized his gaffe, and immediately changed his facial expression back to solemn and serious.

In the process of reading these letters, it is impossible for the young Hideyori to say that he is not happy. But because Hideyori knew that there were also ninjas who detonated the Edo riots, he had some mixed feelings in his heart.

After all, it's been less than two days since I learned everything. The series of things done by his younger brother Hidemitsu and the Edo riots still seem to be a little difficult for Hideyori to accept.

"The person who wrote the letter, and all of you here, are your retainers, elder brother. It is a great pleasure that all the retainers have sworn allegiance to their elder brother. ”

Xiuguang saw that Xiulai had finished reading these letters, so he congratulated him.

After hearing his brother's congratulatory words, Xiu Lai nodded a little stiffly and whispered back "um". It seems that you haven't had time to react, and of course, you may not feel comfortable.

"Elder brother, Xiuguang, and everyone present have a request."

Now that the letter has been read, it's time to get to the most important part.

“…… Request? ”

When Xiu Lai heard this, there was a vigilant look in his eyes.

"Yes. It's just a request. ”

Xiuguang saw the glimmer in Xiulai's eyes, and he already knew that his brother was suspicious. But he did not flinch, and said it as bluntly as the night before:

"I want my brother to understand what we're doing. In addition, for the sake of the future of the Toyotomi family, I would like to be able to plan and plan various conspiracies against the Tokugawa family together with my elder brother. If our brothers work together, it will be no difficult task, and the rise of the Toyotomi family will be a matter of time. ”

In short, he hoped that Hideyori would agree with and participate in his plan in order to restrain and warn Tokugawa.

This is Xiuguang's invitation and his wish. No, it is the wish of all the loyal ministers present.

If Hideyori, the real pillar of the Toyotomi family, can understand this, the day of the Toyotomi family's revival will really not be far away.

If the brothers could trust each other, nothing would be difficult for these young people present.

"Are you sure it's still these......"

Xiulai sighed, then narrowed his eyes, his tone slightly disappointed and serious.

He had long expected that this brother would say such things to him and make these requests.

"I won't agree to this kind of thing."

Xiulai didn't even think about it, and directly rejected Xiuguang's proposal.

He shook his head and looked directly at his younger brother Xiuguang with sharp eyes, very solemn and serious.

Sure enough, the elder brother Xiulai still refused. Xiuguang also sighed.

However, the brother's reaction is still in his own expectations, so there is no need to worry too much.

Although Xiuguang is not in a hurry now, everyone present is a little uncomfortable.

Although they knew that Hideyori had already clashed with Hidemitsu on this crucial issue before, they still had the expectation that Hideyori would be able to respond to their hopes and loyalty.

But now Hideyori once again rejected the offer without hesitation, much to their panic and disappointment.

The sovereign, who had sworn allegiance, had not yet recognized the current problem, and refused to warn and obstruct the Tokugawa family......

This is a prelude to the revival of the Toyotomi family!!

If that's the case...... So what is the reason why I have survived so hard and come here?

Xiuguang sensed the uneasiness and commotion of the crowd, so he used his eyes to signal them to calm down.

"I know what my brother means."

Xiuguang raised his head and asked him in the same solemn and serious tone as his brother Xiulai:

"So, can you please explain the reason for your refusal?"