As Hidemitsu and the old man expected, Hidetada arrived at Fushimi Castle at the end of March along with the daimyo of the eastern kingdoms such as Kanto, Tohoku, and Koshin, and arrived at Fushimi Castle in February. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Subsequently, in early April, Ieyasu submitted a general's resignation to the imperial court, and Hidetada was officially inaugurated as the second general of the expedition on April 16.

After his abdication, Ieyasu was revered as the "Great Imperial Palace" and changed his place of residence to Sunfu Castle. Hidetada succeeded to the position of head of the Tokugawa family at the same time as he became the shogun, and Edo Castle served as the administrative center, forming what later generations called "dualism" with the Sunfu where Ieyasu was located.

Also, because of Ieyasu's resignation, Hideyori was also given the official position of Right Minister on the 13th. Xiu Lai's appointment as such a high-ranking official as a young man at the age of thirteen was unheard of in both the imperial court and the samurai.

Of course, it is impossible for Osaka Castle to calm down because of this. What's more, Ieyasu actually ordered Hideyori to go to Beijing to congratulate Hidetada, who was inaugurated as a general. In Osaka Castle, both the retainers and the women were furious.

"How can such an intolerable order be acceptable to us!!"

They shouted. This was the unified speech of Mrs. Yodo and Osamu Ohno and other retainers.

In this regard, the only person who said that he should go to Beijing is the old Katagiri and Yuan.

"The old minister thinks that Hideyori-sama should go to Beijing, after all, Hidetada-sama is the father of Senhime-sama, and our Toyotomi family needs to ease relations with the Tokugawa family, and now we must ...... forbearance"

Of course, before he finished his words, he was severely vetoed by Mrs. Yodo and reprimanded by Osamu Ohno.

Among the retainers of the Toyotomi family, it is probably the one who knows the current situation the most. His sincere suggestion for the sake of the Toyotomi family and Hideyori was ruthlessly rejected.

The young Hideyori could only sit on the top, unable to speak in the face of fierce opposition from his mother and retainers.

"Mother, the child thinks that what he said is actually very reasonable, it is better to ......"

"Xiulai, you are still young and ignorant. Ieyasu definitely didn't have any good intentions this time, if you go, you don't know what will happen! ”

Blindly worried about Hideyori's safety, Mrs. Yodo immediately took Hideyori's hand and stopped him.

Hideyori bowed his head in disappointment.

This time, in order to congratulate Hideyori on his visit to Beijing, Ieyasu even invited the main room of the late His Royal Highness Taiko, who had already joined the Kyoto monk, to come over, hoping that she could persuade the Toyotomi family.

However, Mrs. Yodo did not even meet with Gaotaiyuan in person, and directly refused this matter.

Sitting on a high seat alone, he watched his mother arguing with his retainers, and before he knew it, he was bored.

"Mother, please step back first."

Hideyori left the place that bothered him first.

Accompanied by a group of maids, he was about to go back to his study when he passed by the reception room of the Gaotai Courtyard.

Hideyori had only met his father's wife a few times before his father Hideyoshi died, and that was when he was a child. Therefore, now he is very curious about what kind of person this Lord Gaodaiyuan is.

Shuyori ordered the maids to wait outside, and he opened the door to the reception room and walked inside.

"Xiuguang? You're here too. ”

As soon as he entered, he saw his nine-year-old brother Hidemitsu, who was still young.

"Elder brother."

His clever brother greeted him with a smile when he noticed him entering.

To be honest, Xiu Lai actually dotes on his only brother.

Xiu Lai is very kind, he may simply feel that when their father, His Royal Highness Taiko, died, Xiuguang was less than three years old, which was a very pitiful thing compared to his brother, who had the memory of being loved by his father. Therefore, Xiulai has taken care of the young Xiuguang since he was a child.

For example, originally his father, Taiko Hideyoshi, only left a short knife and Hongxue left the left text to Hidemitsu, and the rest was left to Hideyori according to the will. But Hideyori felt that it was too unfair to keep only one for his younger brother, so he gave the Nawaki Ayuo Fujishiro to Hidemitsu.

So, the relationship between the brothers is very harmonious.

Not to mention these, now there is a main person in this reception room in addition to his younger brother Xiuguang. She's the one who has been in the temple.

Gao Taiin looked at Xiu Lai with some surprise at first, and then showed a kind expression.

"Lord Xiulai, I haven't seen you for a long time, and I have been greeting for a long time. You've really grown up. ”

Xiu Lai only reacted at this time, and the woman in front of him was Gaotaiyuan. He respectfully sat down facing the high platform courtyard and saluted it.

"Big mother, the child is beautiful, and it is really rude to greet you for a long time."

Somewhat overwhelmed, Hideyori used the name that his father had always taught him to call this woman: Big Mother.

This may be the first meeting between Takadaiin and Hideyori since the death of His Royal Highness Taiko.

After the two exchanged a few words of greetings, Xiu Lai turned his head to look at Xiuguang who was sitting next to him and asked:

"By the way, why did you come here?"

"When I went to Beijing to study last year and the year before that, I often went in and out of my eldest mother's mansion. So now that I heard that the eldest mother had come to Osaka Castle, I came to visit. Didn't the elder brother consult with the retainers in the conference room? ”

As soon as he heard Xiuguang mention what had just happened, Xiu Lai's mood instantly sank.

For Mrs. Yodo and those stubborn retainers, Gaotaiyuan was also very helpless.

However, looking at the Hidemitsu brothers who have grown up, she inexplicably recalled the former Oda Right House, Asai Nagamasa, and the man she loved, His Royal Highness Taiko.

Although she couldn't reverse the decision of Mrs. Yodo and her retainers, she was very relieved and satisfied to come back this time.

She chatted a lot with Hideyori and Hidemitsu for the short time that followed. Xiuyori, who usually rarely speaks, also started talking to her. The three of them are like real mother and son.

After leaving Gaotaiyuan, Xiulai said to his younger brother Xiuguang beside him with some reluctance:

"Xiuguang, that lady is a very good person."

"yes. The eldest mother is a woman who is loved by my father, and of course it's very good. ”

"Xiuguang, what kind of love do you have for a child."

"Isn't my brother still a child?"

Listening to his brother's serious answer, Xiulai laughed. However, as an elder brother, Hidemitsu does feel like a much more mature child than his peers.

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So, this time too, the Toyotomi family sternly refused the Tokugawa family's congratulatory order to go to Beijing.

This bothered Ieyasu.

Although he asked for the High Stage, he still returned in vain.

"These people from the Toyotomi family...... I really don't know the current affairs......"

Ieyasu left only one such sentence.

Like a farce, the congratulations on going to Beijing this time were put aside.