The battle in Miki Castle has finally come to an end after my deliberate delay. On December 29, 1581, Hideyoshi, who had been holding on for nearly a month, could no longer hold on, and sent an envoy to the coalition forces.

Unfortunately, this envoy was very "diverse", and in the grand tent where Ikeda Hengxing gathered various daimyos, he only sat on the ground in the middle of the place, stared at Ikeda Hengxing coldly, and did not say a word about how anyone could ask or insult him. After sitting in such an awkward position for half an hour, he stood up and turned away, just coldly throwing down the sentence "You are not worthy!" ", actually made the arrogant Ikeda Hengxing unable to get off the stage.

I'm going to see me, and I want to get a straight result! I could have someone kill him altogether, but my reputation would still be ruined along with Ikeda Tsuneko if I hid behind him like that. Since it's better to see someone sooner or later, it's better to see someone now, and I'm more interested in this person.

According to my original estimate, the person sent to negotiate should be Hidecho Yushiba, who is the most suitable in terms of kinship and ability; Kuroda Kanbei I didn't think about it, he was always used to hiding in the dark; Although it is possible for Fukushima Masanori and Kato Kiyomasa to be a few remaining generals, they are not suitable in terms of ability after all. But if it's them, I'd have to be careful, I can't be sure that they won't use the negotiation to assassinate me. As for Senshi Hidehisa, Ishida Mitsunari and the like, they can only be classified as small miscellaneous fish now, and they are not enough at all.

But when I think about it, I just didn't think of him, or I simply said that I forgot about him for a long time, he is Asano Nagamasa, but how can it be him?

"Since you're here, let's talk about it! What's the plan? The way I spoke to him and the tone of my voice were naturally not the same as Kobayakawa Takakei, after all, he was an "old acquaintance" who couldn't be more familiar.

Asano Nagamasa, who was sitting in front of me, still didn't say a word, just stared at me with his eyes. Ikeda looked a little nervous, and his hand subconsciously touched the hilt of the knife on his waist.

This meeting was always a little weird, so I didn't make it as ostentatious as Ikeda Hengxing before, there were only three of us in the whole big tent, and of course we didn't protect it in the shadows.

"What, you still want to come with me? I don't have half an hour with you! I smiled reluctantly, but it was only a slight tug of the superficial muscles of my face.

"Does it matter what you say? What is the need now! Asano Nagamasa said slowly, the light in his eyes was not anger, only indifference.

"Yes! There's nothing more to say...... "I don't know what happened, but his simple words evoked infinite emotion in me. A lot of past events came to mind, and I struggled to control the sourness of my nose. "Why are you here, why do we need to meet today!" I said in a depressed voice.

"According to my thoughts, there is really no need to come, but I have to come here for some other people and things!" Asano Nagamasa said in a deep voice, without the slightest emotional fluctuation, and I did feel a little ashamed of this.

"You...... Do you hate me in your heart? As soon as I said this, I regretted it, how could I ask such a stupid thing.

"At first, it was, but then I wanted to open it!" Asano Nagamasa is still in the same tone, and his eyes have not changed in the slightest when he looks at me. "We've wanted to deal with you for a long time, but you've been one step ahead of you. I was even thrilled to hear about the 'elaborate' plans against you, but it can be seen that people on our side are not necessarily more noble than you. Don't say it's you, it's just those treacherous daimyo and wealthy families, whoever gives the highest price will sell it to whomever it wants, which is also normal. Now it's just that you win and we lose, it's that simple! ”

"Then why are you here?" I sighed. In terms of personality, I may be able to deceive, but it is difficult to pretend to be indifferent. "At this point today, there is really nothing to say, and if I fall into your hands, I am afraid that the end will not be better than this. In that case, there is really no need for us to meet again, it is better for you all to die on the battlefield! ”

Hearing my words, Ikeda Hengxing, who was in the audience, couldn't help but shudder. His mouth opened but eventually closed again, and he continued to watch it all in silence.

"I don't want to say anything here, but someone asked me to bring you something!" As he spoke, Asano Nagamasa took out a small brocade box from his arms, stretched out his arm and raised it to me. He sat there at a considerable distance from me, and could not have given it directly to me or placed it on the table in front of me.

At this moment a man walked briskly, took the brocade box from his hand, turned to my side, and placed it in front of me. Looking at the costume, it was a rather handsome guard, and a series of movements could not be more natural, as if everything was so logical. But only I knew that there shouldn't be people standing in that position.

Neither Asano Nagamasa nor Ikeda Tsuneko realized, or rather didn't expect, anything wrong with this person's appearance, but I could see that face the moment he or she turned around. Although I had undergone some detailed makeup, I still recognized it as a Mirage Butterfly. In just a few steps, she had thoroughly examined the box without a trace.

The box was not very new, it was even a little worn in a few places, and it was still heavy to hold with my hands, so I opened it and it flashed golden red in the light.

Inside was a golden monkey leaning forward, holding a peach with its front paws and looking up. On its back there are also five small monkeys with different expressions, which seem to be entangled with each other and playing with each other. This was a gift I gave to Hideyoshi and Nene at their wedding back then, and the scene seemed to come back to the scene.

This heavy piece of gold kept turning in my hand, and I didn't put it down for a long time, even if there are more gold jewelry today, it is nothing to me, but I feel a little blocked in my heart when I hold this thing.

"Go back!" A feeling of powerlessness suddenly came over me, and I was really tired. "Tell His Highness Yuchai: After handing over all the troops, I will arrange for him and all his family members to go to an island, and ask him to spend the rest of his life there in peace! As for the rest of you, you can go with him if you wish. ”

"Thank you, Your Highness Zhuxing!" After saying this, Asano Nagamasa stood up and turned around, and walked outside without any hesitation.

"Do you really want to spare the 'monkeys'?!" Ikeda hurried up to me, almost shouting at me.

"Why, don't I have such power?" I replied without looking up.

Ikeda looked at me for a long time, then turned his head and walked away.

"Go and get me the duan!" I don't know who I commanded.

Kato Duanzo quickly came to my desk, and there were really only two of me left in the big tent at this time. Misty lit a few candles before leaving, but the large tent was still a little dim.

I didn't speak right away, I just pointed to the seat Ikeda had left behind, and he didn't open his mouth to ask anything, knowing that I would say it myself after all.

"Tell me, what kind of person is Hideyoshi Hashiba?" I finally let go of the golden monkey that I had been playing with in my hand and looked up at the person in front of me.

"Hideyoshi Hashiba is a person who is always burning!" As the head of the intelligence system under my command, he naturally has a deep understanding of "monkeys". This person's attachment is unimaginable, and has even turned into a kind of resentment. No matter what situation he is in, as long as he still has a breath, he will not give up his efforts. It stands to reason that this person has no background, no appearance, and no knowledge, but he doesn't know why he is quite charismatic, and he can use his enthusiasm to infect a large number of people around him unconsciously! ”

"Looks like I've done something really stupid......" I sighed unconsciously as I looked at the still brightly lit camp outside.

I knew very well what kind of person Hideyoshi Hashiba was from the beginning, and the reason why I had to listen to him again was just to make an excuse for my insidious meanness. Everything was forced on me by the "monkey" guy, and I have no room to retreat!

"Is it easy for such a fierce and long-term person to put pressure on his own psychology?" I slowly asked the question.

"Yes, that's normal!" Kato nodded.

"Suffering from such tremendous pressure for a long time, will it cause a mental breakdown or even go crazy?" I asked again with great "concern".

"Yes, there are so many such 'precedents'!"

"It's really pitiful!" After receiving this reply, I sighed with great regret. "After that, His Highness Hashiba and his family will be exiled to Oki, and life in that kind of place is very difficult. If His Royal Highness Yuchai unfortunately has that kind of disease, he must need to be taken care of by his family, otherwise it is very easy to have an 'accident'! ”

"Subordinates understood!" Kato Duanzo leaned over and replied, "In order to prevent such an unfortunate thing from happening, my subordinates must send someone to take care of it carefully!" ”

"His Royal Highness Nikko Katsuhisa has made a great contribution to the imperial court in this ****, and I want to hand over 50,000 stones to him!" I frowned and said worriedly: "It's just that in the past, he had some disagreements with His Royal Highness Yuchai in Shangyue City, and no one among his subordinates would privately take revenge, so what kind of small actions did he make at the instigation of someone with a heart?" ”

He nodded in understanding.

"Lord, lord......" At this time, Mei Chiyo ran in from outside the camp gate out of breath, her face was pale and her forehead was covered with sweat. Asano ...... As soon as Asano-sama came out of the camp...... Right in front of Miki Castle...... Committed suicide by caesarean section! ”

"What about the Yuchai Army in Miki Castle?" I was stunned for a moment.

"Ahh He seemed to have just remembered that this was the bigger problem. "We have begun to go out of the city and surrender to our army!"

"You go and arrange it!" I turned to Kanzo Kato again. "I think with the character of His Royal Highness Yuchai, there may be an abnormality in half a year at most!"