Ieyasu decided to live in Edo Castle for the time being, as he had really begun to become disappointed in his heir, Hidetada. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

However, Xiuzhong has already succeeded the second generation of General Mu Zhengyi, and it is impossible to replace him. Therefore, Ieyasu decided to live in Edo first during this time, deal with the aftermath and government affairs here, and let Hidetada calm down for a while and reflect on his actions.

Also, since Xiuzhong is disappointing, he can only personally cultivate Xiuzhong's son, that is, his eldest grandson Takechiyo, as the next generation heir. This is one of the reasons why Ieyasu stayed in Edo.

Now, Ieyasu lives with his wife and concubines and children in Nishinomaru in Edo Castle, and he also handles government affairs. Honmaru is still inhabited by Hidetada and his wife.

Immediately after returning to Edo, Ieyasu quickly set about dealing with the chaos in the city.

He first secretly sent Takasaka Shinnai, a Koga ninja who had defected to the Tokugawa family, to investigate the cause of the incident, and then sent someone to deal with the remnants of the Iga Kinkai who were still in turmoil in the castle town.

After calming down the order with a large amount of money and pacification work, Ieyasu sent people to begin the restoration of the castle town and the resettlement of displaced civilians.

As a result, this major riot that Xiuzhong did not solve for ten days, under Ieyasu's sophisticated hand, almost returned to its original state in just a few days. However, the castle towns in the west and south are still scorched black ruins that are difficult to recover, and it will take several years to restore them.

In addition, most of the granaries in Edo Castle were burned down due to the fire, which can be said to be a heavy loss. It even included an important granary for the Tokugawa family's military rations. Fortunately, there are still some granaries in the north that are safe and have not been burned down, otherwise it would be really difficult to relieve the current food shortage.

Moreover, although Ieyasu dealt with the matter as quickly as possible, the damage to Edojo's vitality was already irreparable. It's not easy to recover completely. What's more, now Ieyasu has also spent a lot of gold and silver accumulated in order to urgently remedy the situation in the city.

Ieyasu then sent a large number of manpower to hunt down the leader of the Iga Kinjokai who had escaped, Hattori Masasa. But he was not found. I guess I should have absconded in fear of crime.

Faced with the near-total extinction of the Iga Harmony Society, Ieyasu felt powerless. He can now only promote his younger brother, the young Hattori Masashige, and appoint him as the new leader of the Iga Kinjokai, and inherit the name of "Hanzo" as the fourth generation of Hattori Hanzo, the last few remaining members of the Kinkokai.

As for the expansion and replenishment of the talents of the Harmony Association, it will also take a lot of time and energy, and it will not be possible to do it in a short period of time and restore the original strength.

When Ieyasu asked about these remnants of the Tongxin Society, they all replied in unison that it was the leader Hattori who did it to them first, and in order to resist, they could only go to Edo Castle to find the shogun Hidetada to solve the problem, but they did not expect the general not only did not listen, but also sent troops to suppress them, killing them and their relatives.

Ieyasu, who heard the hatred in their mouths, thought they weren't lying. After investigating, he also learned that this incident was indeed caused by Hattori's righteousness. The blood and corpses on the side of Yotsuya Chozenji Temple are a good testament to this.

At this point, Ieyasu's handling and pacification of the Harmony Society ended here. Ieyasu issued an arrest warrant for the culprit of the turmoil, Hattorimasa, the former leader of the Iga Kinkokai Association.

In addition to relocating civilians to repair the castle town and investigating the Kinkokai Society, there is another thing that is a big headache for Ieyasu. That's about the burning of the houses of the daimyos.

Although there were no deaths, the families of the daimyo were very alarmed.

For example, the Fukushima family and the Kuroda family's yashiki were the most burned. Fukushima Masanori's two young sons, Ichimatsu and Toshimatsu, accidentally broke his foot while escaping, while young Toshimatsu coughed from the smoke of the fire. They're not too serious. On the Kuroda family's side, Nagamasa's sister-in-law Mantokumaru was completely frightened, and now he has a high fever.

In addition, the Yashiki of many other daimyo such as Date and Asano were more or less implicated in the fire, and the degree of damage varied. These daimyos questioned the Tokugawa family, especially the Fukushima and Kuroda families, who had suffered heavy losses.

What's even more troublesome is that there is now a situation similar to the suspicion of the Tokugawa family in the exterior of Edo Castle. Because of worry and fear, the daimyo have this intention and tendency to join forces.

Now, dealing with these diplomatic issues is a headache for Ieyasu.

In short, now Xiuzhong has been ordered to recuperate for some days so that he can calm down his body and mind. All government affairs were handled by Ieyasu.

This major riot, which was called "the celebration of the Yangtze River household with one heart" by later generations, also officially came to an end.

Now, in addition to dealing with government affairs, Ieyasu also has to go to see his grandson, Takechiyo. Because the nurse Afuku reported that Takechiyo was also frightened a lot in this commotion.

Chiyo Takeyasu is Ieyasu's favorite grandson, not one of them. So after hearing that Takechiyo was frightened, Ieyasu immediately rushed over to visit.

Of course, Ah Fu did not forget to "complain" for the young master in front of Ieyasu. Ieyasu trusted Afuku, who raised Takechiyo, so he handed over the living rights of Uchitaku Hidetada and his wife to Afuku.

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In December, a few weeks after the events of the Edo Ichi riots.

Hidetada now lives with his wife, Oe, in Honmaru in Edo Castle.

His father, Ieyasu, asked him to calm down for a while and reflect on his actions. Xiuzhong was very depressed about this.

Not only that, but now he is even entrusted by his father to the eldest son's nurse Ah Fu to take care of his daily diet. Not only did Afu find all kinds of excuses to prevent the couple from visiting Takechiyo, but he also restricted their freedom of movement to some extent.

In this regard, Xiuzhong was very angry. But now, his father, Ieyasu, did not intend to meet him at all. Under Ah Fu's constraints, the couple seemed to be under house arrest.

There are fewer and fewer maids around them, and Honmaru is as quiet as a retreat.

What worries Xiuzhong is that his wife Ah Jiang is now about four months pregnant, and he is worried that Ah Jiang's body and spirit will be affected by this incident. Ajiang, who couldn't see his son Takechiyo, was very depressed.

"Jiang, what's wrong? Or is it not good for your body? ”

Xiuzhong stroked Ah Jiang's back worriedly.

"It's okay...... Lord Xiuzhong. ”

Ajiang endured the nausea and discomfort caused by pregnancy, and smiled at her husband.

"I just...... I kind of miss Takechiyo......"

Hearing his wife say this, Xiuzhong smiled bitterly twice.

"It's probably a little hard right now...... I'm sorry, Jiang. ”

"No, it's not Hidetada-sama's fault."

Ajiang, who sensed the dejection in Xiuzhong's tone, nodded at him understandingly.

"Now, we have to think of something else...... Although Sagami Mamoru has lost his territory now, there is still a way for us to bounce back. ”

Xiuzhong crossed his hands and frowned as he thought about how he could get out of his current situation.

"Is it really okay? Do you have to contend with your father? ”

Ah Jiang looked at Xiuzhong who was thinking with some concern.

"It's okay, Jiang. Although Sagami Mamoru has temporarily lost power, his official position and position are still there. Besides, Iwami Mamoru Chang'an of the Sagami Mamoru faction is in charge of the gold and silver mountains of Iwami and Sado, and we will start preparing from there......"

Xiuzhong narrowed his eyes and began to calculate his remaining reliable forces.

"Father-sama thinks I'll stay in Honmaru obediently and willingly be his puppet? I'm not going to rest on my laurels. I'm not going to lose to my eldest brother, Lord Nobuyasu-sama, and Chiyo Take. ”

Xiuzhong's unwilling tone showed his ambition to give up power.