If you want to ask the most lost person in the whole day at the moment, it is undoubtedly Yura Hidecho in Fushimi Castle. With more than 40,000 troops in his hands, he was ordered to control Kinai and Kyoto, and to defend the foundation of his family for Hideyoshi, a responsibility that was not insignificant, and only he could be trusted in the entire Yura family. However, it was really not what he was good at dealing with his family's combination strategy, and in just a few days, his military momentum had disappeared, not to mention losing control of Kinai and Kyoto, and he was also surrounded by Keimasa, Tsutsui Shunkei, Sasa Narumasa's Iga people, Northern Ise people, Yamato people, and Yuezhong people, and even tired of his own family being beaten into a Korean enemy.

Despite this, Hidecho Hara did not give up. During the three days of the siege, he repeatedly appeared at the head of the city wrapped in bloody cloth, encouraging the ashigaru to try their best to persevere, and also making it impossible for his own side to mobilize in the city. According to what they said, Hidenaga's defense was extremely tight, and there was no chance to launch it, and the morale in the city was also considerable, and some generals even proposed to kill Takigawa Ichichi, Sakuma Katsuyuki, Sasa Teiko and others as hostages, in order to punish Takigawa Kazuki and Sasa Narumasa for betrayal, and at the same time further strengthen the position in the city, fortunately, Hidecho did not lose his mind, and Hideyoshi's Masamuro Nene also strongly disagreed, and these people were spared.

And they were right. If those people were really killed, there would be no room for relaxation between the two sides. Whether it was to maintain the dignity of the family or to appease Takigawa and the others, I had to do my best to take the castle and treat the Yura family with a tooth for a tooth after the castle fell.

However, when I heard that the Yura family had sent a group of Mino and Settsu, led by Hideji's father-in-law and former Settsu guardian Ikeda Tsuneko, and Hideji's pen family, the old Miyabe Jijun, to return to Settsu, and wanted to open a passage back to Kinai, I couldn't wait any longer, so I immediately went to Fushimi Castle in person and sent a messenger to the castle to persuade him to surrender.

My conditions are very lenient, as long as Hidecho Yura hands over the city, I can forgive and release everyone in the city, not even he himself. After that, except for the hostages left behind by all parties and the three Asai sisters who were temporarily protected by the Yura family, the rest of the Yura family and their retainers could move as they pleased, whether it was to go to the Hideyoshi army or return to their respective territories, I would not have the slightest difficulty.

Faced with such conditions, Yura Hidecho couldn't help but suffer from gains and losses. He knew that once Fushimi Castle surrendered, he would be able to attack Hideyoshi's troops from both sides with Harima, and the morale of Hideyoshi's troops would be greatly damaged when the news reached the front. From this point of view, his best option was to hold on and hold back the enemy forces outside the city. It's just that with the more than 3,000 people in the city, carrying the negative aura of the enemy, how long can they hold out if they want to resist the more than 40,000 troops who are encouraged by my personal battle? What's more, when my envoy entered the city, he had already publicized the conditions of subjugation, and even if he wanted to hold on to the rest of the city, would he be willing to give up such generous conditions and be willing to accompany the funeral of the Yuliang family in a bad situation?

While he was hesitating, I contacted Yamazaki Nagatoku (a retainer of Mitsuhide, who had voted for Shibata and then Maeda, and was the elder of the Kaga clan) in the castle, and asked him to send someone to set fire to two courtyards in the castle. Although these two courtyards are very remote and not the focus of defense, the sudden fire inevitably disturbed the city for a while, and the morale of the army became even more chaotic. Yura Hidecho looked at it in his eyes and understood that I still had the rest of the back hands and my back hands, he had only learned it once a few days ago, and it can be said that it was still fresh in his memory. Therefore, in order to avoid another crushing defeat and thus threaten the safety of his mother, sister-in-law, and the rest of Hideyoshi's side room, he reluctantly accepted the conditions and surrendered to our city.

I had no reason to be embarrassed by his cooperation, so I quickly let everyone go, and was very considerate to prepare more than ten ox carts for Ning Ning, Hideyoshi's mother and the rest of the side rooms. For those Hokuriku samurai who were willing to go home, I also gave a rich entanglement, and for a while, everyone thanked endlessly, and praised the kindness of His Royal Highness Kira Naifu.

Before leaving, Ning Ning personally brought Cha Cha, Chu Ji and Du Ji to my right hand and asked to see me.

The place of meeting, arranged in Fushimi Castle's castle shou Min, Ning Ning was dressed in a simple blue dress, holding the twelve-year-old Hatsuhime in his left hand, the less than ten-year-old Governor Ji in his right hand, and the thirteen-year-old Chacha as the eldest sister, following Ning Ning in general as an adult, but he couldn't help but hold Ning Ning's clothes tightly in his hand, and his attitude was very timid.

It's no wonder that from the original Kotani Castle, Kitanoso Castle the year before last, and now Fushimi Castle, she has experienced three city breaks, and her father, mother, and adoptive father died in front of her. At her age, these experiences were too heavy.

However, seeing that she is so dependent on Ning Ning, think about the rights and wrongs of the two in history......... The expression on my face must have been a little strange, because Cha Cha suddenly hid behind Ning Ning, looking even more overwhelmed.

Feeling that the placket was being pulled tighter, Ning Ning let go of Chu Ji and Du Ji, turned around and pulled Cha Cha in front of her, Wen Yan comforted her: "Don't be afraid, His Royal Highness Xuanjing is a very good person." ”

Hearing her title and this evaluation, I couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Mrs. Ning Ning, it's been a long time...... I actually met with you in this situation. What should we say about the things of this world? ”

"His Royal Highness Xuanjing is hypocritical" Ning Ning put down Chacha Cha, raised her head and replied calmly, "When the master of the Oda Pavilion died, His Highness listened to Kuroda's pleading and insisted on fighting for power with His Royal Highness Xuanjing, so I understood that there would be such a day...... I also tried to persuade Your Highness, but Your Highness did not listen. ”

She sighed softly.

"I've heard about it, too," I nodded to her, "and in any case, I must thank Madame for her kindness to my family." ”

"This is not a good intention, His Royal Highness Xuanjing doesn't need to take it to heart" Ning Ning shook his head, "I am the head of the Yuliang family, and I always act with the Yuliang family as the priority." Since the time when he was in Owari, His Royal Highness has always been pressed by His Royal Highness Xuanjing, and several times he has made great achievements or encountered crises, all with the help of His Royal Highness Lao Xuanjing. Therefore, I know that His Royal Highness cannot be His Royal Highness Xuanjing's opponent, and His Royal Highness Xuanjing also has the ability and means to control his own family, "For the sake of the safety of my family, I naturally want to persuade His Highness." ”

"Madame is very true. For His Royal Highness Hideyoshi, I do have this kind of confidence," I admitted very frankly, "It's a pity that His Highness Hideyoshi can't listen to these golden words!" ”

"When a person reaches a certain status, he will definitely not be willing to stop. Especially with His Highness's background and character," Ning Ning sighed, "But after all, he is His Highness who is a concubine, even if I know that he doesn't have much chance of winning, I can only do my best to help him...... Didn't Mrs. Caicai at the beginning also try her best to think for His Royal Highness Xuanjing? Even if she knew that the person who His Royal Highness Xuanjing was most concerned about was Xia Yuqian, even if I had hugged her for her, she did not hesitate at all. ”

Hearing Ning Ning mention the dishes that are extremely good with her, I fell silent for a while. After a moment, I changed the subject: "Listen to Mrs. Nene meant, you want to go to Harima to meet His Highness Hideyoshi, right?" ”

"Yes" Ning Ning nodded, "Your Highness's last journey, you need me to accompany you...... You can say, "This is the last time I will meet Your Highness." ”

"Madam......" Cha Cha beside her couldn't help crying, leaning on her body tightly, "Cha Cha wants to go to Harima with you!" ”

"Don't be stupid, this matter has nothing to do with your sisters. Your uncle is now a subordinate of His Royal Highness Xuanjing, and his cousin is the side room of His Highness Xuanjing, who should have been taken care of by the Kira family" Ning Ning wiped her tears, "You are the eldest sister, and your parents are not there" You have to take good care of your two younger sisters in the future! ”

…… Ning Ning said this, and Cha Cha had no choice but to sob.

"Then," Ning Ning looked at me, "in the future, I will ask His Highness Xuanjing to take care of them and arrange suitable family affairs for them." ”

"Please rest assured, I already have proper arrangements" I thought for a while and decided to reveal to Ning Ning in advance, "I am going to transfer the two Highnesses Ikoma Parent and Oda Nobubo to Owari, and each receive 250,000 koku territory, and the remaining Chita Peninsula 70,000 koku" will all be handed over to His Royal Highness Kazunari Saji. Then, as my adopted daughter, Chacha and the others became attached to the son-in-law of the Ikoma family, Oda Nobunshige, and Saji Kazunari, respectively......... The young samurai, who all three of them are out of the ordinary, "are related to the sisters, and after they get married, they are like going home, and they are sure to be happy for a lifetime." ”

"In this way, I can rest assured" Ning Ning smiled slightly, "His Royal Highness Xuanjing knows that I don't have daughters myself, and they have just lost their mothers. In the past few months, I have been getting along very much, but I look like a mother and daughter! ”

She smiled so kindly and so beautifully, but she was already determined to die with Hideyoshi......,... I turned my head a little reluctantly: "Madame, what else do you want?" I'll do my best. ”

Gas...... It's about Jingxiu," Ning Ning thought about it and said hesitantly.

"Jingxiu?" I frowned. Well, I was a little unhappy that he put Ikoma's parents under house arrest and personally attacked his biological father and twin brother despite my expectations.

"I know that Jingxiu made His Royal Highness Xuanjing very dissatisfied, and the marriage with Thousand Hands Ji will naturally be annulled. However, I hope that His Royal Highness Xuanjing can spare him, and if possible, he might as well try to surrender. Ning Ning said.

"Surrender?" I looked at Ning Ning strangely. When something like that happened, you still want me to surrender Jingxiu?

"It's not a secret, when I heard those rumors, Jing Xiu was a little hesitant, it was I who persuaded him to assist his family and His Royal Highness Xuan Jing as enemies" Ning Ning showed a doting smile on his face, "It's not that I'm boasting, Jing Xiu was raised by me and has obeyed me since I was a child." To him, my words probably carry more weight than the opinions of His Highness Xuanjing and his adoptive father! ”

"I see." I nodded. It's not surprising that Ning Ning would persuade Jingxiu like this, as she herself said, she is the head of the Yuliang family, and she acts with the Yuxi family first, so who does she not help Hideyoshi?

I suddenly felt a little bored, and even faintly jealous of Hideyoshi. However, when I thought of Nana, I was immediately relieved, and at the same time, I felt a little understanding and pity for Ning Ning, who was a close friend of Caicai.

So I made a promise to her: "Madame's opinion, I will take it into account." ”

"Then I quit," Ning Ning bowed her head and bowed, and changed to the official title of the meeting, "Thank you, Your Highness!" ”

"Madame!" The three Chacha sisters sobbed and clutched Ning Ning's clothes. Ning Ning gently broke free from them, and walked out of the castle tower where she usually lived without looking back.

Facing the three sad little girls, I felt a little big, and quickly ordered Maeda Toshinaga to leave with the three sisters, and handed them over to their maids and nurses, so that they could live in their former residences.

Keimasa then walked in and informed me that the military situation outside the castle had been adjusted, and that he was waiting for my order to go to Settsu or Harima at any time to form a joint attack on Hideyoshi's main force.

"Thank you for your hard work." I nodded slightly, then closed my eyes in a cold manner.

Although she already knew from Ning Ning that Jing Xiu's sudden and resolute attack on her family was because of her request, which had little to do with the rumors released by Jing Zheng. However, there is no doubt that he has selfish intentions after all, and it is another major reason for my dissatisfaction with him.

Jing Zheng was stunned for a moment, perhaps realizing something, and hurriedly knelt down in front of me: "I'm really sorry!" The previous time the child used Tsuya to spread rumors without authorization, it was a bit reckless. I beg your pardon! ”

"Hmm" I replied casually, still not opening my eyes to look at him.

"In addition, as for the marriage that the father said, the child already has a plan." Jing Zheng continued.

"Really?!" Surprised, I finally opened my eyes and looked at him, "Tell me then!" ”

"Please ask the father to say yes before the child speaks." Jing Zheng said a little scoundrelly.

"Okay, I promised!" I immediately waved my hand, "Now you can say it!" Whose daughter is it? ”

In any case, as a father, he always cares about his children's marriage, so although he is a little coercive, I don't care, but because of this little scoundrel, I have a little bit of the mood when facing a naughty child, and I feel angry and funny.

"Actually, it's our family." Jing Zheng replied.

"Our family?" I suddenly remembered the three Asai sisters who left just now, shouldn't Jing Zheng have taken a fancy to them? I have to say that the three girls are all outstanding, and Jing Zheng is not surprised to look at them, "Did you see the three sisters who left just now?" ”

"It's not them" Jing Zheng shook his head, "It's Thousand Hands Hime!" ”

"Senjuhime?" I was slightly stunned, "Why did you suddenly think of Senjuhime?" ”

"It's a natural thing!" Jing Zheng replied, "With the current situation, the marriage between Jing Xiu and Thousand Hands Ji will definitely be annulled." So, considering that she is from the Iga Takino family, isn't it just right to serve as the main room of the child? ”

"You have a point." I groaned and nodded.

Indeed, after the two incidents of house arrest and the attack on Quanzhou City, even if he surrenders again, it is impossible for me to marry Senjuhime to him and give him the status of the Lian Zhi family as promised that day. However, if Jing Zheng wants to marry her, it may not be out of sincere love, it is likely that he saw that I was dissatisfied with him, so he wanted to form a relationship with Thousand Hands Him, so as to borrow my favor for Thousand Hands to stabilize his position.

"Keisaburo," I called him by his nickname seriously, "Tell me, are you serious?" Senjuhime is no better than the daughter of the Fudi family before, if you dare to be sorry for her again, it will not be so easy to pass! Even if you are my child, you can't be easily forgiven! ”

"Please rest assured that the child will take good care of her." Jing Zheng also replied very seriously.! ~！