When Tokugawa Tadanaga changed his clothes and hurried to Honmaru's throne, he found his father Hidetada sitting in his place, casually talking with his retainers. What made him even more unhappy was that the retainers led by Nobumasa Asakura had an extremely deferential attitude towards their father, and it seemed that they were even more deferential than when they served themselves in the past.

Tokugawa Tadanaga held back the unhappiness in his heart, calmly walked into the throne room, and saluted his father. Tokugawa Hidetada glanced at his son, who he hadn't seen for a long time, and finally restrained his smile and said, "I haven't seen you for so long, but you have grown a lot, and it seems that you have lived a good life in Junfu." It's a waste of time I've been worrying about you in Edo these days, and I haven't been able to eat well and sleep. You sit down on the side first, don't disturb my old memories with these Tokugawa retainers. ”

Tokugawa Tadanaga hadn't thought about how to talk to his father before he came to see him, but when he saw him, his mind froze, and the words that he had thought about dealing with him suddenly disappeared from his mind. Afraid of his father's authority since he was a child, he subconsciously sat aside and obeyed Xiuzhong's orders.

The performance of the head of the family even stimulated the retainers of the Tokugawa clan present, and the samurai who were able to sit here at least served the two generations of the Tokugawa clan masters, and those newcomers were not qualified to sit here and visit the Grand Imperial Palace.

Previously, they were forced to follow the head of their family to raise an army, but it does not mean that they have completely betrayed the Tokugawa clan. Fengtian was difficult, so that the three generations of generals returned to the great palace, this slogan can be recognized by the retainers, in the final analysis, it is also anti-family light not anti-Tokugawa clan.

The sudden arrival of His Royal Highness the Great Imperial Palace, the courteous reception of important ministers such as Asakura, and the filial piety of the father and son shown by the head of the family and the Great Imperial Palace, undoubtedly made most of the retainers below think that a tacit understanding had been reached between the head of the family and the Great Imperial Palace, and this war might really be over.

After realizing this, the attitude of the following retainers towards the Great Imperial Palace became more respectful and enthusiastic. In this conversation, Tadashi couldn't even interject, and it completely turned into a meeting between Xiuzhong and these retainers. Seeing this result, Zhongchang was not only a little afraid, he had never thought that his father would have such a great influence in his retainers.

However, in addition to panicking, Tadashi also secretly cheered himself up, as long as the army on Kuneng Mountain outside the city entered the city, he had nothing to worry about, after all, those people had nothing to do with the shogunate.

After Xiuzhong talked with the retainers in Junfu City for a long time, he said to everyone that he felt a little tired, and was going to wash up first, and then invite everyone to have a banquet in the evening. Naturally, everyone did not dare to disobey the orders of the Great Imperial Palace, and in the meeting just now, Xiuzhong had already restored his former authority in the hearts of everyone, and let them leave the current head of the family aside.

Finally, when his father ended the meeting, and Tadashi was thinking about finding an excuse to leave, and discussing countermeasures with Asakura Nobunasa and other important ministers, Xiuzhong grabbed him and said: "Our father and son haven't seen each other for a long time, you accompany me to make warm soup, and talk about it again by the way." The outside affairs will be handed over to Asakura and Naito. ”

Although Tadacho knew that something was wrong, it was difficult to refuse his father's invitation at this time, and he could only hope that Daisuke Muto and Nobumoto Matsuura, who had nothing to do with the Tokugawa clan, would be able to transfer troops into the castle as soon as possible to stabilize the situation in Sunfu.

After being dragged by his father to take a long hot bath, Tadachang did not feel energetic after taking a bath, but was a little drowsy. Because when Xiuzhong was taking a bath just now, he talked to him about trivial things, almost from the time he was three years old to the present, which made Zhongzhong completely unable to lift his spirits.

Fortunately, when he got up and dressed, Daisuke Muto finally appeared in front of him and whispered to him that the matter was done. Only then did Zhongchang feel a little relieved and accompanied his father to the banquet in the courtyard.

Unlike Gonkenden, the Great Imperial Palace, Tokugawa Hidetada, was never stingy in his diet. Xu knew that there might not be good wine in Junfu City, and the Great Imperial Palace also brought dozens of barrels of good wine to Sunfu this time, including the most popular sake recently.

The samurai in the castle had not been exposed to alcohol since the start of the army, and the hospitality of the Grand Imperial Palace, coupled with the vision of the end of the war, made the Tadashi's retainers a little dissolute.

The banquet was held until the middle of the moon, and except for a few people such as Zhongchang and Xiuzhong, who did not drink much, most of the retainers had fallen to the ground and could not fall asleep. Zhongchang frowned and looked at the ugliness of these retainers after drinking, and couldn't help but say to Xiuzhong: "Father, it's not early now, and most of the retainers are drunk, so it's better to get here first for today's banquet, and Father might as well go down and rest first." ”

However, Xiuzhong didn't pay attention to Zhongchang's request, and just watched with the wine glass in his hand, and asked a little impatiently, "Haven't they arrived yet?" ”

Zhongchang was stunned for a moment, and then felt a little bad in his heart, and he couldn't help but ask, "What will my father say again?" ”

However, Daisuke Muto, who was kneeling behind him, replied respectfully to the Grand Imperial Palace: "Your Royal Highness, please rest assured, Lord Tajima Mamoru has already sent a message once before, and he and Lord Mutsu Omoru have arrived at the foot of Mt. Kuno, and this time should be almost at the east gate." ”

Tadacho subconsciously got up and walked away from Daisuke Muto behind him, pointed at him in shock and anger and asked, "What are you talking about, who are you?" As for the guards outside, they won't let me in..."

Zhong Chang shouted hoarsely for a long time, and no guard outside walked in. Asakura Nobu, who was sitting on the side, looked down at the wine and food in front of him, and seemed to be unable to bear to look up at the current appearance of the loyal chief.

When Tadashi realized that something was wrong and turned his gaze to his father, Xiu Zhong put down his wine glass and said to him, "Are you drunk?" I only drank a few glasses and yelled like this.

I see that you are simply dizzy, for the position of a general, you even dare to solicit a rebel wanted by the shogunate. Kwon Hyunden hates Sanada Yukimura to the core, you dare to recruit his son to deal with your brother, are you stupid, or are you too ambitious?

Do you really think he's Daisuke Muto? You're stupid, too. This is Tajima Mamoru's son, Yagyu Jubei, and he is a true loyal servant of my shogunate, not a rebellious aftermaul. ”

Tadacho glared angrily at the silent Muto Daisuke, and then said angrily to his father: "Father really didn't come to visit me, but this is the Sunfu, does my father really think that this will take me down?" As long as I get out of here, will my father's adventure still succeed? ”

Looking at Zhongchang, who was quickly retreating towards the outside of the room, Xiuzhong raised his voice slightly and shouted, "Is there no one outside?" ”

"In. What are the commands of His Royal Highness? With an answer from outside, a heavily armed Naito Masakichi walked in. Halfway through the banquet, Naito Masayoshi used the excuse of going to the toilet to urinate, but Tadashi didn't care at that time, and at this moment he knew that the other party was not urinating but leading soldiers to guard outside.

Xiuzhong looked at Naito Masakashi and said, "Stay here, don't let anyone go out, and those who violate the order will be killed." Jubei, you go to the east gate to guard it, but as soon as Mamori and Mutsu Mamoru arrive, they bring them here. ”

Naito Masakichi and Yagyu Shibei answered in unison and exited the room, not glancing at Tadanaga at all.

Tokugawa Tadanaga looked at the several samurai beside his father who were eyeing him, and thought of Naito Masakichi who was guarding outside, and he also knew that he had no way to escape now, so he could only sit down slowly, waiting for the situation to continue to develop.

Matsuura Nobumoto and Numata Kanichi, who were waiting on Mt. Kuno, did not wait for the order to transfer the troops from Tadashi, but five barrels of wine sent by Tadacho's order, saying that it was a gift from the Great Imperial Palace.

Naturally, they couldn't drink the wine that Da Yu brought. Even Numata Kenichi believed that they might have been betrayed by Tadacho, and that the drinks were just used to paralyze them.

The two gathered the officers above the squad for a discussion, and the result of the discussion was that everyone agreed that they should evacuate to avoid being the target of revenge after the reconciliation between the shogunate and Suruga, after all, they had the blood of the shogunate army on their hands.

Relying on the peace of these days, the silver in the vault of Mt. Kuno had already been moved, so everyone decided to move the last batch of silver to the dock, and the team left Mt. Kyuno in batches after nightfall.

As for Kota Oda and Kawamoto You's one or two brigades in the field, they could only send messengers to inform and contact them, so that they could evacuate on their own.

Nobumoto Matsuura and Kenichi Numata had the best group to evacuate Mt. Kuno, and as they retreated to the port to the south, an army of more than 3,000 men was advancing towards Sunfu with torches on the road to the north.

Date Masamune and Yagyu were also very wary when they passed under Mt. Kuno, because they knew that the main force that had defeated the shogunate army at the Kotsugawa River was stationed on the mountain. This army, which lacked reverence for the shogunate army, had taken advantage of the night to come to them, and the plan to attack Sunpu Castle would have become a joke.

However, what is reassuring is that until they reached the foot of Junfu Castle, it was also quiet on Mt. Jiuneng, although there were many torches lit on the top of the mountain, and the top of the mountain was illuminated, and the figures of the soldiers on duty could be seen.

After using the fire to match the Yanagi Ten Guards at the head of the city, Yanagi Zongju finally led the men and horses into the city gate that opened violently. Standing in the castle to greet him, in addition to Yagyu Shibei, there were also Toki Yasui and others.

With the help of these retainers of the Tokugawa clan who were co-opted by Hidetada, the shogunate soldiers opened the gates of Sunfu Castle without blood, occupying the fortified castle built by Tokugawa Ieyasu himself.

After dawn, the people and the army in the city knew about the fact that the city had changed hands, but no one was upset, but everyone cheered happily that the war was finally over and they could continue to live in peace again.

The garrison of Mt. Kuneng fled, and the vault on the mountain was emptied, which certainly made Xiuzhong's heart ache. But he knew that now was not the time to track down the whereabouts of the gold and silver. He issued several orders in succession, pardoning those retainers who had followed Tadacho's rebellion, and disbanding all the troops that Tadashi had gathered.

After the loss of Sunfu Castle and the issuance of a pardon order from the Daigosho, the Suruga army that resisted the Kai and Owari shogunate armies quickly lost their fighting spirit and surrendered to the envoys sent by the Daigosho. Of course, it is not that no one has made the opposite choice, such as Torii Seiji, who knew that he could not be pardoned by the shogunate, chose to commit suicide before the shogunate's envoy arrived.

Kota Oda and Kawamoto You's one or two brigades, except for a small number of people who quickly broke away from the army and successfully fled to the sea, the others chose to surrender under the pressure of the shogunate army.

On October 30, Hidetada returned to Edo with Tadacho, and the seemingly vigorous Suruga uprising came to an end. The Kanto princes, who had been a little moved, regained their hearts and continued to watch the war between the shogunate and the princes of Osaka and the southwest.