Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1930 Return to Japan ([-]) Ishida Layout
In Fushimi Castle, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's body was quietly parked in the house.Of course, just like when he was sick in bed, there are still two imperial physicians serving at the bedside, and another two are on standby outside.

The entrance to the room where the body is kept is full of Sancheng's close friends, such as the sons of his elder brother Masamori, Zhu Shuizheng and Ukon, and his son-in-law Hayato Masashige's family.The sons of Masuda Nagamori, Nagatsu Masaka, and Maeda Genichi were also ordered to come here early, and their rotations began a few days ago.

Therefore, until noon on the [-]th, no one in the family knew about Hideyoshi's death.From the maid to the monk in charge of tea, everyone firmly believed that Taige was only seriously ill and had not died.

Just after the time passed, Qu Naose Xuanshuo announced to everyone as usual: "Taige has recovered a little today, and there is no sign of pain, and he is sleeping peacefully right now."

If someone is interested, just look at Xuan Shuo's demeanor at this time, and he will doubt it.If Taige is indeed sleeping peacefully, then why are you Xuanshuo's eyes red and voice trembling?However, when people heard that everyone in the city would eat big carp, they were confused as expected.

"I heard that this is a carp celebrating His Highness Taige's recovery."

"Since the [-]th, His Highness has been almost critically ill. Now I can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

"Yes, yes, I thought I might be fasting during this time... What a joy!"

The daily number of people in and out of Fushimi Castle is more than 2000 including the maids. Yu said that 2000 people come and go in the imperial palace of Ming Dynasty every day).At best, the unknown person can only taste the taste of carp soup, but this is enough to cover up the truth of Hideyoshi's death.

The wood food master of Daigo Sanbaoyuan led the order and hid in Maeda Genichi's mansion.A very beautifully painted long cabinet was brought in, and it was said that it was used to store the treasures donated to the Great Buddha Hall, but no one thought it was suspicious.

On the contrary, people linked it with the carp soup, and some people commented: "It seems that His Royal Highness Taige is really about to recover. This must be a gift for donating to the Great Buddha Hall."

At the same time, in the Fengxing Palace, the carp had already been served, and Ishida Mitsunari held the soup bowl in both hands and drank it with relish.

During the Five Obligations, only Nagatsu Masakaya, who was in charge of staying in Osaka, was absent. Masuda Nagamori, who was originally in Osaka, also rushed over now because he wanted to consult with Beizheng on all matters.

Ishida Mitsunari looked around at the crowd and said, "Come on, let everyone enjoy...it's a rare delicacy."

However, Maeda, Asano, and Masuda looked at each other quietly, no one raised their chopsticks, and everyone's expression was extremely heavy.

"Your Highness Asano, why don't you see you holding up your chopsticks?"

"..." Asano Nagamasa remained silent.

"His Masuda, it's going to be cold." Sancheng turned his eyes away from Masuda Nagamori, and persuaded him calmly.

"Pretend I've already eaten it, I really can't swallow it." Masuda Nagamori suddenly turned his face away.His eyes were red now, with tears in his eyes.

Mitsunari sighed slightly, turned his gaze back to Nagamasa Asano, shook his head lightly, and said, "Don't you all trust me Ishida Mitsunari?"

"His Majesty Jibu, the fishy food has already been brought anyway. As for whether to eat it or not, I think it's up to each person." Asano Nagamasa said, looking at Masuda Changsheng, as if he wanted to win his support.

Sure enough, Masuda Changsheng also took advantage of the situation and said: "Yes, please. When I think of His Highness Taiko, I feel extremely uncomfortable."

Sancheng frowned, with a look of embarrassment on his face, and a slightly displeased tone: "Why did I do this, I will tell everyone the truth later. However, if everyone else ate it at this time, only the carp from the Fengxing Palace remained intact." If the initiative is returned, then the Taige’s death will be known to the chefs, and then it will be spread to ten, ten, and hundreds, and finally the world will know. I hope everyone will not lose the big because of small things.”

Hearing what Ishida Mitsunari said, Masuda Nagamori, who was kneeling with his head bowed, suddenly raised his face, kneaded his knee vigorously with his hands, and finally couldn't help but slapped his thigh.

He was very emotional, perhaps because he was in Osaka at that time, but he couldn't see Hideyoshi for the last time, so he felt sad, and his tone was naturally very intense: "Your Highness Jibu, I have something to say. Today the carp , Is it dedicated to His Highness Taige? This matter is extremely important, and I need His Highness Zhibu to give an explanation now!"

Sancheng's eyes wandered a little, and he said, "Does His Highness Masuda want to say that His Highness Taige's spirit in heaven should be enshrined?"

"No, what I mean is to ask His Highness Jibu, should we forcefully swallow this fish soup with tears now?"

"Your words are too much. While we grieve for Taige, we must always think of the young master... Except for the young master, the missing person--of course, the Beizheng Office, the rest of the people still don't know that the Taige has passed away.

Now that this is the case, do we still have to put on a show and have to write sadness on our faces?Sancheng was deeply favored by the Taige, and he would never dare to forget it. Naturally, it's not that he never thought about enshrining the Taige, but that he is really helpless now! "

As soon as he said this, the audience was silent.Ishida Mitsunari said that he was greatly favored by the Taiko, and everyone must have no doubts.However, I don't know if Changsheng still felt that Sancheng was trying to make excuses, so he still turned his head to one side with red eyes and stared out of the window blankly.

"I know you won't be so easy to think about it, but Sancheng still wants to tell everyone how he feels at this time. Today's carp feast, do you think I'm playing tricks?"

"I don't think so, but it is said that the carp sent to His Highness Tokugawa has been released, and it is said that it is used to pray for Taiko's recovery..."

Asano Nagamasa hadn't finished speaking, Sancheng immediately interrupted with disdain: "It is precisely because I am afraid that such a thing will happen, so I earnestly persuade you to eat it. This carp shares the honor and disgrace with the Toyotomi family, which is of great significance." His moment The tone was not only extremely firm, but also so sharp that the three of them didn't know how to respond.

"What does His Highness Jibu mean?" Asano Nagamasa was a little puzzled, first looked at Masuda Nagamori, then turned to Ishida Mitsunari and asked, "I want to hear how amazing this carp is."

"Then listen carefully." Sancheng said proudly: "First of all, Taige's death has two meanings. I don't think I need to say that."

"There are two meanings?" It seems that Asano Nagamasa still needs to explain.

"Of course. First, this means that a person in the world has passed away; second, the lord of the Toyotomi clan has fallen."

Sancheng paused, as if to see if everyone could understand what he said, and then sighed softly, saying: "If you understand Taige's return to heaven as the death of all people in the world, then a problem will naturally arise: the next person in the world will Who is it? If it is understood as the death of the head of the Toyotomi family, then another question is: Who will be the next family governor of the Toyotomi family?"

"Excuse me for interrupting: I don't understand at all..."

Before Maeda Xuan finished speaking, Sancheng shook his head vigorously, and interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "Don't interrupt. Don't hinder me from talking! The master of the Toyotomi family is the people of the world, and now the people of the world have passed away, so Toyotomi Of course, the governor of the family is still a member of the world... In this way, the two problems are merged into one.

I think you have no objection to this.And I, Ishida Mitsunari, have already vowed to share honor and disgrace with the Toyotomi family. I guess everyone should do the same, right? "

"Oh." Changsheng nodded and muttered to himself: "However, those who have forgotten the grace of the Toyotomi family are very likely to divide the problem into two and consider it."

Sancheng nodded, with a smile on his face: "I think everyone knows that Zuo Fu and others obeyed the Taige after the battle of Xiaomu, and it is hard to say how much Taige has favored him after that... ...Therefore, he will not admit that he has received the Taige's grace."

"But..." Asano Nagamasa frowned, thinking: "His Highness Jibu is so outspoken, under the current situation, it is inevitable..."

"This is the end of the matter, I can't take care of it anymore." Ishida Mitsunari interrupted again.

"But if you put it this way, Zuofu is far from the only one who thinks that he has not received the grace of the Taiko. Whether it is Date in Oshu, Maori in China, or Shimadzu in Kyushu, they all just obey After entering the Taige, none of them received special favors..."

"Listen to me first!" Sancheng interrupted Nagamasa sharply again, then raised the white fan on his lap, and said with gloomy eyes: "What I want to say is actually the same as His Highness Asano! I don't know how grateful I am to Toyotomi Zuo Fu is definitely not the only one who has a heart, but this is exactly the problem!
What if these people think that the master of the world and the governor of Toyotomi's family are two different things?With all due respect, if everyone of them is like this, then the young master may not be in the world by then.And if we just give in, how can we have the face to meet His Highness Taige after a hundred years? "

He looked around in pain, and looked around the three of them with piercing eyes: "Don't you understand? If we don't seize the opportunity at this moment, the kingdom of God may soon be in chaos!"

The three of them looked at each other and sat upright.It seems that the current facts are exactly as what Sancheng said. Regarding Tianxia and Toyotomi, if everyone thinks differently, the result will naturally be different.It can be considered that the two are the same problem, or they can be considered to be very different.So there will be those who think about it separately, and there will be those who will combine it.

"It seems that you have also figured it out, so let's continue talking." Sancheng glanced around the crowd with narrowed eyes, and then said slowly: "I will definitely bring down the Tianxia and the Toyotomi clan under His Royal Highness Taiko after Wubuxing." See it as one, hope it lasts, help it live forever."

"It makes sense." Asano Nagamasa nodded in agreement first, and said, "Only by thinking and doing this can we be worthy of the late Taiko's kindness to us."

"You have to pay attention, how can the word 'deceased' be easily uttered?" Sancheng warned sternly: "There are also some people around Taige who have the same thoughts as us, but if they listen to the enemy's rhetoric, they may unknowingly treat us unfavorable."

"The enemy's rhetoric..." Maeda Xuanyi was a little confused: "Who listened to the enemy's rhetoric?"

"Let me tell you the truth: I am talking about the wife of the Beizheng Institute."

"Ma'am?" Asano Nagamasa was taken aback, shook his head suddenly, and said firmly: "It is absolutely impossible——Madam is definitely not an ignorant person, Your Highness Jibu, don't be suspicious."

"Don't worry, His Majesty Asano. There is no proof, and [-]% will never talk about it. I was worried that my wife would cut off her hair and become a nun, so I made a special trip to ask her. I didn't expect that after some gossip, my wife said, 'Taige The ambition in life is to unify the world and create a peaceful and prosperous world... This is the first last wish we should stick to'."

"What's wrong with this? Isn't it the same as what you said?"

"Your Highness Asano, don't jump to conclusions. Haven't you discovered the sinister intention hidden in these words? It is Taige's lifelong ambition to create a peaceful and prosperous world, which means that as long as the peace is maintained, it is enough. As for the future of the young master, that is not necessary. worry.

In other words, what Madam means is that whoever dominates the crowd can win the world.But Sancheng has to ask everyone: If you only hold on to Taiko's ambition, won't you betray the Toyotomi clan? "

"You are overthinking... Even though the young master is not the wife's own, but after all, it is Taige's blood, and the madam has always obeyed Taige's words all her life, so there is absolutely no reason to hate the young master so much." Chang Zheng retorted fiercely.

However, Sancheng smiled and picked up the carp soup, waved his hand and said: "If you don't drink it, it will be really cold. If you agree with me, please take a sip. As for the wife of the Beizheng Office, we can talk about it later.

We still have a long way to go, and it may be much harder than drinking this bowl of carp soup.In order to remember Taiko and to face the hardships and hardships in the future, please try this soup no matter what. "

After hearing this, the three had no choice but to pick up the soup bowl.Of course, they didn't completely agree with it, they just had to do it because of the power of [-]%.

Sancheng looked at everyone drinking soup with a serious expression.Although these three people were afraid that they had different ambitions, he believed that the situation was favorable enough. After all, among the five executions, his position as the "chief assistant" had already been recognized.

However, they didn't know that Sancheng had met Ieyasu early this morning—this visit was actually an important step in Sancheng's long-term plan.Before that, he had been showing his dislike of Ieyasu in front of everyone, and it had something to do with his long-term considerations.

In Ishida Mitsunari's view, after Hideyoshi's death, everyone will be divided into two factions.One of the views must be "whoever is the governor of Toyotomi's family is the man of the world".Therefore, the first thing Sancheng has to do is to prevent the world's big names from overestimating the strength of the Tokugawa family.

Therefore, he always talks about "Ieyasu and his ilk", showing a tough aura everywhere, and being rebellious in front of everyone.

Even so, he never dared to underestimate Ieyasu's strength in his heart, and even believed that the person in the whole world who knew Ieyasu's fears best was him, Ishida Mitsunari.

Taking advantage of Hideyoshi's death, Sancheng began to approach Ieyasu.In order to let Ieyasu know that he was approaching him on purpose, he staged the scene of having a secret meeting with Ieyasu this morning...Of course, he did not change his usual tough attitude towards Ieyasu, nor did he show any obsequious, flattering attitude.

In short, Sancheng first visited Ieyasu in secret without telling the others, and wanted Ieyasu to treat him as one of his own—as one of his own people who was not convinced.According to Sancheng's idea, this is a bridge slab laid in advance, which will lead to a bright road in the future.

Now, Ieyasu wants him to rush to Hakata immediately with the secret order jointly signed by the five elders, which is actually killing two birds with one stone for him.

What Sancheng was most worried about was that Ieyasu rushed to Hakata in person on behalf of Taiko.The reason is simple: among the generals who are about to withdraw, there are far more people who are extremely disgusted with him Ishida Mitsunari than those who have a good impression of him.

Therefore, if those generals who are [-]% disgusted are allowed to meet with Ieyasu, it is tantamount to handing over the beasts directly to the animal trainer, and the danger is too great.
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PS: I took the kids to swim today, and both father and son were exhausted when they came back. I fell asleep after dinner and got up to type, so this chapter is a bit late, sorry.

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