Mid-November, Kyoto. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Ieyasu had arrived in Kyoto the day before yesterday and was now waiting for the outcome of the arguments between the ministers in the imperial court.

The ministers debated for a long time about the appointment of him as the Minister of the Imperial Minister.

The faction led by the Takaji family supported Ieyasu's appointment as the Minister of Imperial Affairs. However, the opposition, led by Prince Tomohito Hachijonomiya and the Kujo family, has also been strongly opposed to this matter. Although Shinyin of Sekihaku Konoe said that he did not express any opinions, he was clearly inclined to oppose that faction. At this point, even after Ieyasu went to Beijing, they did not change their position.

However, Ieyasu is not in a hurry about this, anyway, there is time. Moreover, he thought that since he had already gone to Beijing in person, it must be a matter of time before he agreed to his appointment as the minister of the imperial government.

For this piece of meat, which is already a certainty, Ieyasu of course still chooses to wait for the result slowly.

Now, he lives in a mansion in Kyoto and lives a leisurely life for the time being.

Of course, Ieyasu still keeps an eye on the situation and movements of Sunpu Castle at all times, so as not to have an accident while he is away. After all, his three young children are still in Junfu, so of course he will not be at ease.

This time in Beijing, Ieyasu also went to visit the Gaotai Temple.

It should be said that Ieyasu respects this high platform very much. Highly respected, she holds a high position in the hearts of many former Toyotomi daimyos, and is a mediator figure that should not be underestimated. At this point, Ieyasu did not dare to despise this woman.

She is a woman who accompanied the late Taiko Hideyoshi from an ordinary low-ranking samurai to a man of the world, and witnessed the glorious era from Kinoshita Toyoshita to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. She is the woman Hideyoshi loves deeply, and she is also his virtuous helper and wife of the chaff.

If Hideyoshi's affection for the side muroyodo was very fond of it, then the Kodai-in, which was called the Hokumassho at the time, should not be described by the word "like" alone. For Hideyoshi, this Kodaiin is a woman who can never be replaced in his heart, and no matter what time it is, she will never shake her position in Hideyoshi's heart.

She is also a virtuous helper who helped Hideyoshi train a group of capable generals. Many of the daimyo of the former Toyotomi lineage, such as Kiyomasa Kato and Masanori Fukushima, can be said to have grown up under her knees.

Therefore, Ieyasu would never dare to look down on this woman. He has a sense of respect for the High Terrace Temple. At the same time, I will also ask the Gaotai Court to come forward with some mediation matters.

Now, when Ieyasu visited the Takadai-in, he asked about the current situation of the Toyotomi family by the way.

"Long time no see, I came to visit you before."

"What are you talking about, didn't Tokugawa-sama come to visit in April?"

With his usual smile, Takadaiin pushed the tea bowl to Ieyasu.

Ieyasu took the tea bowl, picked it up and turned it around a few times, and put it to his lips and pursed it.

"Actually, there is nothing to ask for this visit. I just went to Beijing for some reason and visited by the way. ”

Ieyasu calmly put down the tea bowl.

"Also, I would like to ask about the current situation of Lord Xiulai and Lord Xiuguang."

"Hideyori-sama still has ...... What's going on with Hidemitsu-sama? ”

"Yes. In April, I thought I would be able to meet Hideyori-sama, but in the end, I didn't expect that even you would come forward in person, but you were still rejected by the Toyotomi family. So, I would like to ask you what you saw and heard at that time. ”

"Yes."

Gao Taiyuan pursed his lips and smiled, very indifferent and calm.

"As always, Hideyori loves books and calligraphy. As for Hidemitsu-sama......"

"Hidemitsu-sama...... What's wrong? ”

Hearing the pause in the high platform, Ieyasu asked.

"No, nothing. It's just about Hidemitsu-sama...... I seem to have heard some bad gossip from Osaka Castle lately. It's about the daily life of Lord Hidemitsu.,It's said that he always likes to stay in his room.,It's a child who cowers.。 ”

"yes, I've heard that before."

Ieyasu nodded.

"Actually, when you asked the old man to go to Osaka Castle as an envoy in April, the old man actually only saw Lord Hideyori...... I didn't see Hidemitsu-sama. At that time, I heard the maid say that it seemed that I was in my room again, and I didn't know whether to sleep or play with the little guys. ”

Gao Taiyuan smiled, turned the tea bowl indifferently, and blurted out this sentence as if it was very casual.

Seeing that Gaotaiyuan said this, Ieyasu didn't ask anything more, but also picked up the tea bowl and took a sip lightly.

"That's really a casual young master."

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"It seems that His Royal Highness the Four Men is nothing special."

These were the first words Ieyasu said to his retainer Masanobu Honda when he returned to his residence.

"Huh? Before, wasn't the Lord of the Great Imperial Palace quite interested in him? ”

Masanobu looked at Ieyasu a little strangely.

"Before, I was just an old man who was curious about these children."

Ieyasu showed a nonchalant expression.

"I thought it might be like Oda Ukifu when I was a teenager, but it seems that it wasn't at all. When that kid saw me in Fushimi, he was so scared that he didn't dare to look up. I didn't even see what he looked like. ”

"Lord Daigosho, how can someone like Oda Rightofu be. Oda Right House is not comparable to ordinary people. ”

Honda Masanobu laughed.

"Hmph, too."

While Ieyasu and Masanobu were talking about these inconsequential matters, the retainers outside rushed in in a panic.

"Great, Great Imperial Palace-sama! Big things are not good!! ”

The retainer almost fell in a panic as he ran in. He was trembling, his flushed cheeks distorted by a look of shock.

Seeing the retainer's face, Ieyasu and Masa's confidence tightened.

"What the hell is going on?"

Ieyasu asked with a cold face as he kept his composure.

"Great, Daigosho, important news has just come from Hidetada, General Edo!!"

"What?!"

Ieyasu's eyes narrowed. Unexpectedly, there was no accident in the Junfu where he guarded day and night, but there was an accident on the Edo side where Xiuzhong was located.

But for now, Ieyasu still maintains a calm appearance. In his mind, Edo Castle has the supervision of the Iga Concentric Society and a large number of troops, and even if something happens, it should not be too large-scale and last too long.

"This、This is information sent by Hidetada-sama......

Ieyasu took the letter from a restless retainer.

"What the hell is going on...... Xiuzhong's kid ......"

Suddenly, Ieyasu's indifferent tone at the beginning suddenly trembled and choked, and his eyes rolled white.

“…… Edo Castle, Ichiku...... Fires, Western and Southern...... Granary...... Daimyo Yashiki ......!!!!! ”

Igayasu, who was incredulous about this, kept rolling his eyes and covering his chest, and the letter fell from his trembling hands.

“…… Heavy losses!! Decided to suppress ?!!!! ”

Seeing these two words, Ieyasu's eyes darkened, and he fell to the ground and fainted.

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A day later, in the evening, Ieyasu woke up after fainting.

After all, he was already old, and Ieyasu felt powerless for a while.

However, he reacted quickly, stabilized his panic and shock, and immediately gave orders to his retainers.

"We'll go back to Edo Castle right now......"

"Lord Daigosho, you just woke up from a fainting, and your majesty thinks that you should set off again tomorrow to prevent your body from having an accident......"

"Bastard!! Is it time to rest?!!! ”

Ieyasu scolded the righteous faith who was worried about him.

"Why don't you go back now...... I don't know what kind of mess will be caused under the handling of that idiot of Xiuzhong!!! ”

Ieyasu's face turned blue and he immediately got up and put on his clothes.

"Now hurry up and get ready to leave!! There is no need to wait for the results of the Prime Minister...... The most important thing now is Edo!! When I go back, I pick up Gorouta, Chofukumaru and Tsuru Chiyo together!! ”

Zhengxin bowed his head and agreed, not daring to look up.

Because, Ieyasu's face has never been so ugly.