Chapter 12 Chapter Twelve

"Wait, we have something to talk to Date Mutsumori, please stop." On the eighth day of May in the 20th year of Qingchang, the Date Army launched an operation from the southwest of Daban Castle.At this moment, two samurai rushed towards Date Masamune's main formation. They both wore cloth strips with the word "benefactor" on their shoulders, but their hair was disheveled, and their clothes under the armor were stained with blood. team of people. At this time, it was the time when the Ashtian Garden was about to catch fire and the Jingqiaokou was about to be massacred.

The guards around Masamune tensed up. "Who is coming? Don't say clearly, kill without mercy!" They all raised their spears in unison. "Shut up!" The two samurai shouted angrily, "We are the retainers of Jinbo Idehamori who fought at the Kishukou yesterday, so don't talk nonsense to you people, and report to Mutsumori directly if you have important matters! Get out of the way! " "Are you the retainers of Jinbo DeHamori?" "Exactly. Although the lord's salary is only 10,000 shi, how can we stop at Yida's bloody act yesterday? We are here to negotiate!"

Hearing their shouts, the guards in front of Zhengzong's horse couldn't help but look at each other.During the scuffle the day before, the 30,000 Ida soldiers, together with Matsudaira Tadaki's Echigo army, finally reached the front line and launched an attack from behind Jinbo Dehamori.At this time, Jinbao Dewa Shouzheng was determined to defeat the Akashi Army in Osaka, and was defenseless, and almost the entire army was wiped out. Shenbao Chuyushou's salary is only 10,000 shi, and the total number of scholars is no more than 400.If they retreated because they couldn't resist the attack of the Akashi Army, that's all.But when they were fighting the enemy wholeheartedly, Masamune ordered behind his back: "Destroy the two troops!" In the blink of an eye, the team of Jinbao Deyushou disappeared.No matter what resentment there was, Zhengzong's order was too vicious, and even the guards in front of the horse were greatly puzzled.But at this moment, the Shenbao Army, which everyone thought had been completely wiped out, was still alive, and they even came to settle accounts!

"Okay, if the samurai want to talk about the way of the samurai, since you are the retainers of Shenbao, I will inform you. What are your names?" One person said: "Kawachi Uemura and Rokuzaemon Takata." "Wait!" Date's team stopped, and the two samurai breathed a sigh of relief. "Uemura, he seems to want to see us." "Of course. No matter how chaotic the battlefield was at that time, you can kill each other like that, don't even think about getting away with it. Hmph, did they oversleep, and they were not awake at the time!" "Don't talk about it now, let's see what he says." While speaking, the warrior in charge of the notification came back, but he didn't say that Zhengzong wanted to see them.A samurai who called himself Date Awamori came over with a smile on his face, and said, "I am the deputy general of Date, Awamori, and I am here to see you two on behalf of my lord." With a peaceful smile on his face, he beckoned them to come. An abandoned private house, sit down.

"Go ahead." Awamori motioned to the samurai who was in charge of the notification, and then turned back, "I heard that you are the retainers of Jinbo Dewamori." "Exactly. I was waiting to ask, why did the Date army and the Echigo army attack us together in the battle yesterday, attacking our army with muskets first, and then with long spears? These methods are too bad." Uemura Hanoi asked with wide-eyed eyes. "Oh, there is such a thing?" Date Awa had an innocent look on his face, as if he had heard about it for the first time, "Date Echiqian's two troops combined amounted to 30,000, and there may be some negligence on the battlefield. Then, Is Shenbao okay?"

"Dead in battle!" Takata stomped his feet and said loudly. "Oh, dead... where's his son or brother?" "They were all slaughtered!" "Oh?" "How can there be any family members! Go to the battlefield and have a look. The 288 corpses were all shot in the back. Even if they were not shot by muskets, they were stabbed by long spears!" "Oh..." Ita Awa said with his head sideways, "What if you were lost and were killed by the enemy when you escaped? You can't push it all on our army..." "Shut up! Although we have a small number of people, how can we retreat before the battle! Everyone like me is attacking Akashi with spears, but you are behind..."

Yida Abo raised his hand and interrupted him: "You said just now that there were 288 people, how many survived?" While speaking, twelve or thirteen followers surrounded the three people, and the army continued to march. "Only the two of us! The two of us were sent to the Mizuno Department, and we happened to be not in the formation, so we survived. Otherwise, all 290 people died in battle... Wouldn't the world laugh at us if we go back like this?" Here, a samurai named Takada Rokuzaemon burst into tears. "Oh, all of them died in battle..." Date Awa frowned with a sympathetic look, "It's really tragic! You two listen, you survived because you weren't there at the time. Therefore, you can't Be a witness. However, I will also conduct an investigation. However, without evidence, it must not be said that we killed our own family members."

"Obviously..." "Because it can also be said that our side saw that your side was invincible and turned around to flee. In order not to hurt morale, we killed your sergeant. Why don't you two keep your mouth shut and vote for our Yida?" When the two samurai heard Date Awamori's unexpected words, they were shocked and looked at each other.The total number of dead bodies is 288 people, they told the truth, is this right or wrong?If you think about it calmly, you can also think that the Date Army accidentally killed dozens of members of the Shenbao Army. In order to avoid conflicts in the future, they simply wiped out all the Shenbao Army.But the two were not so calm, the entire army was annihilated, and their minds were in turmoil.

"Do you think that Mizuno-sama or the general will believe your nonsense and investigate this matter thoroughly?" "This……" "If you are a little careless, you will shame the deceased lord. The vanguard of Date is the famous Katakura Kojuro. If he said that he saw the Shenbao army defeated by a strong enemy, he fled the battle and ordered them to continue fighting but failed. It would be a last resort. Enter Yizheng's heart...I haven't seen it with my own eyes, so I will believe Xiaoshiro. Anyway, there is no proof of death, so how can you argue?" "..."

"Forget it, it's your blessing to be recommended by me, Awashou. If you can survive, it means you are destined for me. Why don't you vote for our Date." The two looked at each other again.They seemed to have controlled their anger and gradually regained their composure. "No!" Takata shook his head, trying to stop Uemura's vacillation, "How can the two of us live on mediocrity! I just want to say what I want to say, and then I will do seppuku." "So..." Awamoru stood up slowly.At this time, the large army had already left, leaving only the three of them and the Yida soldiers surrounding them.Awamori said again: "You don't want to work for Date?"

"No!" "You guys go back, think about it for a while, and if you figure it out, come and find me, Awamoru." After speaking, Awamoru turned around and wanted to leave. "Ah—" At this moment, two screams came from behind him.When the two samurai watched Awashu leave with a blank face, Awashu's entourage shot violently and knocked off their heads. "Stupid thing! Ida's military order is like a mountain, how can he tolerate people who disturb the morale of the army!" A follower spat and put the knife into its sheath. At this time, another person hurried to the front of the line, wrapped his head in a woman's dress, and seemed to be someone who had escaped from the massacre at Jingqiaokou. "I beg... Please everyone, I have something to do..." His voice was very stiff. "Who is coming?" Date Department had already inserted the horse seal and stopped. At this time, the Jingqiao entrance was opened, and men, women, old and young all poured out from there.Although the man was wearing women's clothes, his voice was definitely not a woman's.Dozens of warriors pointed their spears at this person and shouted loudly.The man knelt down on the muddy ground, "Is it Lord Date's army? Save the villain, the villain is being chased and killed." "Don't worry, this is Date's army, who dares to take half a step closer?" At this moment, the man breathed a sigh of relief and gently took off the clothes on his head.Seeing his face clearly, the warriors took a step back and shouted loudly: "Where are you monster?" "I'm not a monster." The man hurriedly put the woman's clothes on his knees, pointed at the cross on his chest, and shook his head.Someone finally recognized him as Father Paul in Osaka City.He was still trembling all over at this time, "I am Father Ban Guo, an apostle of God, not a monster." His serious expression made his shaved head look even more ridiculous. "Are you a foreign priest?" "Exactly. I am a friend of Lord Ida. Please inform me that Paul is here. Besides, Father Torres is also in the city, please be sure to come forward and rescue him." "You know my master?" "Yes, we are all the Lord's children." "Okay, wait a minute and report right away." Paul was a little old man with clear blue eyes in sunken sockets, and he was kneeling on the ground, trembling all over.Seeing this appearance, everyone unknowingly gathered around him. "What's going on?" "Hush, I heard that he is a foreign priest who has a good relationship with the lord." "Oh, then he lived in Osaka Castle before?" "Yeah, I heard that there are still friends staying in the city, so I rushed to ask the lord to come and rescue me." "Hey, Father." A young warrior said without hesitation, "The ground is full of mud. If you kneel like this, your cassock will be dirty. Come, sit here." But Paul didn't stand up immediately. "Come on, there is a scorpion here. Oh, can you dodge your back? Haha... You priest, you seem to be in poor health. Come, let me help you, get up." With the support of the samurai, Paul stood up and kept making the sign of the cross on his chest. "You are really a kind person... I will tell my lord to reward you." "Haha, no need, I don't need to rely on this if I want to make contributions. But, Father, are you very close to my lord?" "Of course. We are all anxiously waiting for King Philip's warship to arrive. It will definitely come. Before the warship arrives, we have to be patient." Speaking of this, Paul's big clear eyes actually shed tears. "Get out of the way! This priest is the lord's close friend, don't be rude, get out of the way!" Seeing that Paul started to cry, the young warrior waved away the crowd of onlookers, and then took a big umbrella to shield Paul from the rain.He had a friendly attitude, and while wiping the muddy water on the priest's body, he asked, "Father, just now you said who is left in the city of Osaka?" Paul also regained his composure at this time, looking around, his tone has become quite calm: "It's Torres, a priest like me, and he is still staying in the city. He came to the city on the recommendation of Mr. It is a brave man who works hard to preach in the city." "You mean, he also joined the war?" "No, the priest can't hold a weapon! We just hope that King Philip will soon..." At this point, Paul looked around again, with a very disturbed expression. "What is it, that of Emperor Philip..." "Okay, okay, let's not talk about it. I just pray for the victory of justice." "With justice, we can win... So, we have indeed won. And, Father, you have also come to my lord's side, so you can rest assured." The young samurai thought that this foreigner named Paul was lured to Osaka and imprisoned.But Paul meant exactly the opposite. He believed that although Masamune joined the Kanto, his heart was for Osaka.He is convinced of this, needless to say, the reason is that in the eighteenth year of Keicho, Masamune sent Hakura Changcho, Sodero and others to set off from Mutsu Tsukiura to Banguo.They brought a letter to Philip, asking King Philip to send a warship to come immediately.Whether Date Masamune really believed that the reinforcements would come is unknown, but Father Paul, who escaped from Osaka Castle, firmly believed in it. "So slow." The young samurai took out the bamboo slips, poured some leftover water and handed it to the priest, feeling a little strange, "The lord's camp is just ahead, Fujita, go and have a look." He ordered a man who looked quite similar to him The samurai turned around and said to Paul, "Could it be that my lord has forgotten you?" "No!" Paul shook his head decisively, "If you forget, you said that it was Paul who often went to the shipyard with Sodero. He also met me in Edo Asakusa." "Ah, good. My lord has a very good memory. You have known each other for a long time? Almost two years?" Unknowingly, the crowd dispersed. "May I ask..." Father Paul felt relieved when he saw that the young man was quite kind, and asked in a low voice, "Did Carusa also go to the battlefield?" "Kalusa... who is Karusa?" "The younger brother of the general, the son of the Imperial Palace, and the son-in-law of Lord Date." "Oh, you mean Mr. Matsudaira-san." "Yes, that's Karusa...we met once in Edo." "Master Shang Zongjie is now with my lord. In this battle, the two armies are united. My lord is the father-in-law of Mr. Shang Zongjie, the governor of the army." "Oh, what a sensible person, Kalusa is actually with the adults." "That's right, the two adults should live in the same camp now, maybe they will meet you at the same time. You even know Mr. Zongjie, you are really not bad." "The army next to him is Karusa's subordinate?" "No, that's Hachisuka's team. Why, you don't even know Hachisuka, do you?" "Acquaintance, it is Haciska." "Hey, do you really know each other?" "Yes. Before the start of the war, I went to preach, and I met him once, it was Haciska..." At this moment, someone shouted: "That is..." It was Date Adomori who rode over. "He is a close friend of the lord. Father Paul, who lives in Osaka City, is waiting for the lord to summon him. He has already sent someone to report." "Father Paul?" "Yes. My lord Paul, under the order of Lord Date, went to Osaka Castle to convey the voice of the Lord." "At the command of your lord?" "Yes. Excuse me, is your Excellency..." But Awashou didn't answer.In an instant, his eyes became very sharp.He looked around and approached Paul, "Father, what grudge do you have against us, to say such unwarranted words? To say that you are going to Osaka under the secret order of Lord Date..." "No, there is nothing unnecessary. We did discuss it before..." "Shut up!" Aposhou yelled, with murderous aura in his eyes.The guards who had just killed Jimbo Izuhamori's retainers surrounded him again, and sneaked behind Paul. "Father, I think you were frightened crazy, right? Where did you escape from?" Awamori's voice was quite calm, but it made people feel creepy. Father Paul sensed Ida Awamori's abnormality.This person stopped drinking at first, but then became very mild and abnormal, and the change was too great. "Ah!" The priest looked back, and couldn't help but staggered, because the saber suddenly came from behind, slashed across his shoulder, and missed.The guard took a big step forward, swung his knife and slashed across, but he slashed through the air again.He strode too far, the ground was muddy, his foot slipped, and he fell to the ground. With a wail, Paul rushed away from Awashou. "Hugh let him escape!" someone yelled.The entourage immediately chased after him.Desperate for survival, the priest ran all the way. "Damn!" The attendant suddenly stopped in the rain. The young samurai who had talked to Paul earlier looked at all this blankly and dared not speak. "Forget it, leave him alone." Ita Awamori muttered angrily, and asked his followers to put away their swords, "The town of Hachisugaji is next to them. If we don't kill him, they will do it." "But..." One person was in the middle of speaking, and dared not continue. "but what?" "He said some strange things... no, worrying things." "Oh." Awamori smiled and said, "What kind of person is Date, how can he use the Nanman forces to help Daban? Haha, the purpose of sending a boat from Yuepu is to gather those annoying Nanman people together. , The purpose of blasting out of Japan is to ensure the peace of the Tokugawa Shogunate. This matter is well known to the general and the Imperial Palace. Everyone also discussed it carefully before acting. Who would believe the nonsense of that foreign lunatic?" At this time, Katakura Kojuro hurried over. He had already discussed with Masamune and others, "What's wrong with that foreign priest who is familiar with the Lord?" His right cheek was shiny with a plaster, and he looked young and beautiful. swift and fierce. "It has been blasted away." "Boom away?" "Yes... this person is not qualified to meet the lord." "Oh." Xiaojuro raised his voice with a smile, "My lord originally said that he wanted to protect him. So, maybe Philip's big warship will come all the way. Once they arrive, they will strike unexpectedly, and the world will be in danger." Not so easy in the hand... hey, you let go of a good bait." Date Awamori and Katakura Kojuro smiled at each other and disappeared into the fence that was just built. In fact, a few days before the collapse of Osaka City, a strange rumor had been circulating in the city.Father Torres deduced that it was Father Paul who passed it on, but Father Paul said that Father Torres dictated the secret. The rumors are as follows: Once the Osaka Castle is broken, you can flee to Date Masamune. Date is of the same heart as Tokugawa, and he is always with Catholics at all times.Needless to say, the copper and iron walls of Osaka City are as solid as gold. If it is really in danger, Date Masamune's army will turn against him, and the situation of the war will definitely change.Before the ins and outs of the rumors were clarified, everything was over.But it is said that all the believers in the city once believed in this. On the other hand, after Date's sudden insidious tricks on the men and horses guarding Shenbao, the Kwantung Army has already discussed a lot, saying that Date is a traitor.Otherwise, why would he bother to kill a mere three or two hundred people? But when Masamune heard this, he laughed it off: "Date Masamune's military law is invincible to me. Even if it is my own people, if they are defeated, I will kill them without mercy. If not, our army can only fall with them. I can't be loyal and responsible. If the general blames me, I will go and make a statement..." Ieyasu and Hidetada did not blame Masamune for this matter.But on the battlefield that day, Masamune stopped his son-in-law Matsudaira Tadaki who was about to march, and said something completely opposite to him: "As a leading general, it is not about being brave at the front. Attack, what should I do? Some words should not be said, but the general’s banner soldiers are all jealous of your talent, and if there is a chance, they will want to get rid of you and hurry up.” These words soon spread to Ieyasu's ears, and Zhonghui's fate also changed dramatically because of this. Anyway, no matter how Masamune Date's sincerity is, the world's opinions are all a pot of mud. However, it is said that Father Paul finally managed to escape and fled to the nearby Hachisuga to the town army, but the other foreign believers who followed Paul to the Date military camp to beg for protection disappeared from the world.Why?If you think about it carefully, you can understand that Date Masamune is a fierce tiger who has not given up the idea of ​​​​taking over the world. The fierce tiger followed the son-in-law and arrived in the capital in a few days. When Date Masamune went to Nijo Castle to see Ieyasu, Ieyasu was already very weak. He looked like a very tired old man who had to be supported by his servants to sit up. Ieyasu called Yagyu Yaemon Sokichi, muttering and blaming, "Why didn't Hideyori come to the rescue? I don't have the face to see Taiko. Where did you go at that time?" He seemed to be just chattering. An ordinary old man who babbles is by no means a great palace to deter the world. Time is merciless, this person seems to have really changed!Masamune, who was forty-nine years old, didn't express much emotion, but only mocked Ieyasu's aging state.Tokugawa Ieyasu is also an ordinary person!Thinking of this, Masamune was unavoidably bored.At this time, Ieyasu called Todo Takatora, "The general and his cronies don't understand my painstaking efforts. What have I been doing for more than seventy years, don't they understand at all?" Fujido Takahu had no choice but to comfort him, and finally escaped the scolding. The third person to come in was Katsushige Itakura on behalf of Suo Si.Ieyasu also kept scolding him: "Why haven't you brought Honami Koetsu?" Masamune couldn't help thinking: Age is not forgiving. The prudent and powerful Tokugawa Ieyasu back then has turned into such an ordinary old man who can only complain.I'm afraid that these two battles in Osaka not only consumed his life, but also dried up his wisdom, turning him into a completely different Tokugawa Ieyasu... Just as he was thinking of this, Masamune heard Ieyasu say again: "Yes, I have to teach the children a lesson and call the chief executive." Masamune couldn't help being shocked.If the Imperial Palace wanted to call Zhonghui in front of him to scold him, it was equivalent to blaming Masamune himself.But Zhonghui is no longer a child, the more you scold him, the more he will act against his emotions... This aroused Zhengzong's interest-let me see what you can do if you are an old fool? Not long after, Zhonghui came in. "Sir, come over here." "Yes." Zhonghui secretly glanced at his father-in-law, and sat down in front of Jiayasu. "What have you been doing today?" "My boy wanted people to see the rivers and rivers, so he went to the suburbs to investigate the geography of various places." Ieyasu suddenly cursed loudly: "You bastard!" "what?" "Why don't you go to Fushimi and say hello to the general! When did the general order the disbandment of the team? What a hopeless idiot!" Being scolded by this, Chief Executive Zhonghui was stunned for a moment, not knowing why. Masamune was also in a daze, and Ieyasu scolded again: "In this battle, you are the one I am most dissatisfied with! Do you remember how old you are as a father?" "Father is seventy-four." Zhonghui looked helplessly and glanced at Masamune. "Hmph! Thank you for remembering! Then you know that this old man is a father, why do you want to kiss him on the battlefield?" "I know... my child thought..." "Let me ask you, I heard that on the way to Osaka, you suddenly lost your temper and wiped out the team in front of you?" Zhonghui frowned, and readily admitted: "Yes. My boy was impulsive because he was afraid of delaying the battle... There are twists and turns here, and my boy will go to apologize to his brother." "President Shang, you said you still remember my age, then listen carefully, even your seventy-four-year-old father has to fight in person, but you killed the general's retainers! What if there is a rift caused by this? Okay? Your thoughts have grown into the dog's belly?" "It's all a child's negligence, please forgive my father!" "not only!" "what?" "Why did you come so late in the battle at Daoming Temple? You don't know how much father and brother suffered on the battlefield?" "..." "You are different from Yizhi and Laijiang. You have grown up. Look at Echizen's Zhongzhi. He was scolded the first day and rushed to the front line of Chamo Mountain the next day. I didn't want him to be so reckless. But the same place On the high ground, father and elder brother were caught in a bitter battle, their lives hanging by a thread! Do you know what those rebels said?" "This... the child really doesn't know." "Bastard! They said that you are a hopeless idiot, and they also said that the chief executive never intended to help the general. They just wanted to wait for the general to die in battle and replace him!" "How could such a thing happen!" "Hmph! But, you slaughtered your allies on the way to the expedition, and saw that your father and brother were in danger but did not move. What do I want you to do, a son like this?" Masamune was terrified: Ieyasu is far from confused! "Hmph! There will be new rumors, saying that Mr. Kamisuke had a secret agreement with Hideyori and wanted to get rid of his elder brother and replace him. The general has also discovered this, so regardless of my intentions, he resolutely killed Hideyori ..." "Excuse me for talking too much..." Masamune finally couldn't help it: After all, Zhonghui followed his father-in-law Date Masamune all the way to fight.Even the elders of Zhonghui's family had to ask Zhengzong for instructions one by one when arranging troops.Zhonghui was scolded so harshly in front of Masamune, how could Masamune take it calmly? "Please forgive me for being bold, the Great Imperial Palace should blame me!" "shut up!" Hearing Ieyasu's roar, Masamune couldn't help being shocked, and everyone present dared not show their anger. "I'm teaching my son a lesson! Stop talking too much!" "Oh……" "Oh what! You are being polite to me and pampering him! Just wait and see, if you let the rumors spread, you don't know what kind of disaster it will bring." "Your Excellency is right." "This war is a joint rebellion against the general by President Kamisuke and Hideyori, and it's not just a riot within the family, but also the Nanmans and red-haired people... and such rumors spread , the world will be in chaos. Is the Confucian way of a sage and a gentleman just a trick to deceive people? It is ridiculous. Everyone lives for ambition, and human nature is like this... If the world thinks this way, the hard work of my life will still be worthless. What's the point? I've lived like a beast for more than seventy years, just constantly destroying the enemy. I'm just an old beast with teeth and claws! How could I have such an unworthy son! If I scold him, don't talk too much!" Masamune Date's eyes widened, regretting too much: You cunning old bastard, those complaints just now were all acting.Just as he thought of this, Katsushige Itakura yelled "No", and he rushed to Zhonghui. Only then did Zhengzong see Zhonghui raise his eyebrows, and he drew out his sword, about to stab it in his chest.Zhengzong suddenly changed his face, and shouted loudly: "Don't be reckless!" Sheng Zhong snatched the Huaijian, and Zhonghui knelt on the ground with his head downcast. "If you are going to die, Date Masamune should die, not Kamisuke-sama. Didn't you understand what the Imperial Palace said just now?" Masamune finally found his place on this occasion. Seeing this situation, Yagyu stood up again and walked towards the door with a serious face. Itakura Katsushige kneeled to Ieyasu's side and took charge of guarding.Only Fujido Takatora closed his eyes slightly, thinking seriously, trying to find out the truth of the matter. "Hmph! Are you going to do seppuku?" Ieyasu mocked, "If you do seppuku, you'll be done, but what will you do next? The world will think that the rumors are true. If you want to die, then die!" Masamune interjected: "Think about the words of the Great Imperial Palace calmly. These words contain concern for the common people in the world, as well as concern for the children." .Are you just letting him play tricks like this?When did I, Date Masamune, become embarrassed and timid? "Everything that your lord said just now is the negligence of Masamune. But Masamune is not trying to prevent the chief executive from charging forward." These words were not spoken to Zhonghui, but stated to Ieyasu, "Masamune didn't know about the chaos that happened with the general's retainers on the way. Why the other party was rude, and whether their actions were more divided, Masamune didn't know, but, the reason Standing still is because I just heard the rumors, in order to protect the general's face, I decided to act cautiously." Ieyasu silently turned his face away, deliberately turned his ear to Masamune, as if he was behind his ears. "Originally, on the battlefield that day, if we had fought the first battle, we would have ended the battle immediately. The leader Mizuno Katsunari had 3,200 people under his command, plus the second team led by Honda Tadamasa, the total number was only 8,000. However, Date and Matsudaira's combined army numbered more than 20,000. However, if we attacked first, we would have taken all the achievements of the day. At that time, my subordinates comforted the general manager in this way: winning the battle is easy, but If you compete with the general's banner soldiers, there may be a gap in the future. It is better to let them kill the enemy first, and then send troops when the victory is decided. This is the etiquette on the battlefield. The Imperial Palace also knows that since the battlefield was moved to the river bank, Katakura As a vanguard, taking the lead, he is no less inferior than anyone else. Matsudaira Date works together and is under the command of the general. Also because of their different identities, Masamune said that he should take the overall situation into consideration." Ieyasu didn't seem to listen, his face only became more and more tired, and he remained silent all the time. "In addition, on the day before the capture of Osaka, that is, the seventh day of May, there were three things that worried Masamune. One was the Asano Army behind us. The other was that Sanada arranged an ambush near the shipyard. If you are not careful, you will be killed They attacked from the side. Thirdly, the foreign believers in the city thought that the chief minister would feel pity for them, and might flock to the chief minister's army, begging for protection. Therefore, on that day, our army was leading the army, and the chief minister was following behind. It was Masamune's idea. Therefore, it is Masamune who should be scolded." Speaking of this, Zhengzong suddenly let out a loud voice, and said again: "Haha, Mr. Shang Jie is so impulsive and wants to commit suicide. If you really committed suicide, the rumors will spread more and more viciously. Maybe someone will say, Zhonghui and Hideyori conspired together, and Date Masamune was behind the scenes. If you are going to commit suicide, it will only please those who like to make trouble out of nothing, but Masamune has no place to stand. Please carefully understand the true meaning of the Ogosho’s words.” Masamune After finishing word by word, he turned to Jiakang and said, "The things my lord was responsible for just now were all done under the direction of Masamune, I ask for your forgiveness, and I will go to the general to explain in detail someday. .” Ieyasu seemed to be very tired, he ignored it and turned his attention to Zhonghui.Zhonghui still looked downcast, with his fists on his knees, stretched out for a while, clenched for a while, not knowing what to do. "Okay..." Ieyasu seems to have changed to a different person, and his voice became very soft, "Today, I entrust the boss to you. I hope you can teach me well. The most interesting rumor in the world right now is The Tokugawa shogunate who killed the orphan of the Taiko started the Xiaoqiang Rebellion again." "Follow the order. It's not that Mr. Shang doesn't understand everything about this." "I hate iron but not steel." Masamune turned around immediately, and said to Zhonghui, "President Shang, let's step down." Zhonghui seemed a little awkward, he saluted Jiakang without saying a word, and then stood up. Ieyasu didn't even look up at them, he seemed to be worried about other things. "Your Excellency scolded him like that..." Todo Takatora couldn't sit still, and said, "It's really not easy for Kamisousuke. In this battle, as Mutsu Mori said, Kamisousuke can't actually make the decision. " The footsteps of Masamune and Zhonghui had disappeared at the end of the corridor.Ieyasu was silent.He sighed deeply, and gropingly pulled the armrest. Zhengzong and Zhonghui walked outside the gate, but neither of them spoke.Until outside the city gate, both of them seemed to be sullen, without even looking at anyone. After getting on the horse, Masamune said, "It's unreasonable! You go to my tent first." Zhengzong's camp was set up in Zhongli, which was far away from Zhonghui Qianben's camp. "Why don't you talk? You want to take a detour?" Zhengzong rode close to Zhonghui, and then laughed, "What's the matter, I'm going to cry because of this shit? Haha, it's really useless, and you said you want to gallop on the sea Woolen cloth." Then Zhonghui suddenly turned his horse's head to Zhengzong, and also raised his head suddenly and said: "Okay, I'll go! I have something to tell you too." There was really a knot in his heart that couldn't be solved. The main force of Date is still in Osaka under the leadership of Masamune's eldest son Hidemune and forward Katakura Kojuro.According to the order of General Xiuzhong, the army is limited to a hundred days to deal with the aftermath.Therefore, the tents in Kyoto are only a resting place for a few people.Masamune built a large tent, surrounded by clay pots with tile roofs, and guards in gorgeous clothes in front of the gate. As soon as he entered the tent, Zhengzong's tone and attitude changed drastically. Although Wu Jiakang was as strict as him, as a father-in-law, this accusation was too much: "What have you done? You have no spine! I can't stand it anymore. Already!" He brought Zhonghui into the room, gritted his teeth and said, "If you don't know how to argue, you are clearly falling into the trap of others. Why don't you justify? Even in front of the Imperial Palace, you shouldn't say a word." Zhonghui didn't answer. "Since you are lucky enough to be called, the chief executive should first report to the Imperial Palace, and I will be waiting for you. You should say: In this joint battle, there are some things that are unclear... I was about to launch an attack earlier, and Shen Bao For some reason, Deba Mamoru's troops put down their spears in front of them, turned around and fled, and had no choice but to destroy them. Who did Ideba Mamoru collude with to do such a thing? Active and passive are not limited to the battlefield. You You only need to ask this question, and you have taken the initiative. But you are about to commit suicide on the spot... This life is a constant struggle. If you lose the courage to fight, even if you are alive, you are just a walking dead! Be full of fighting spirit at all times, if not, you will only become the bait of others." Zhonghui was surprised when he heard the word "bait", and looked at his father-in-law intently, "Zhonghui has something to ask his father-in-law." "Ask, there are no outsiders around." "Could it be that Jimbo Idehamori is really hostile to us and pointed the finger at us at the behest of someone?" Zhengzong chuckled and said, "What if that's not the case?" Zhonghui said, "In that case, brother will doubt us even more... Well, maybe we are really wrong." "Hmph!" Masamune got angry again, "This is your weakness. Let me tell you, if Jinbao DeHamoru accepted the general's secret order to destroy you in the melee, but you had no defense against it, I'm afraid you would have passed away in this world long ago. You are leaving the world, and everything has been explained. Therefore, whether he is hostile to us or not is not the key to the problem. The key is that the situation is ever-changing, and we must be cautious and adapt to the situation at all times." "Then my father-in-law to the general..." "I'll still tell him about it. Conspiracy and hostility may not have existed back then, but as long as you let people see an opportunity, they will jump at you like flies seeing blood." Zhonghui still looked surprised, staring at his father-in-law intently.It's not that he doesn't understand Date Masamune's meaning - in any case, negligence may bring disaster, but it seems a bit inappropriate to take Jinbao Debamori as an example.Masamune seems to be convinced that Xiuzhong intends to get rid of Zhonghui in the melee.Does General Xiuzhong have this intention?Masamune thought there must be, and wanted Zhonghui to preemptively go to ask Ieyasu. "Haha, you don't seem to have figured it out yet." Masamune looked carefully at his son-in-law with his one eye, "Things in this world are not as simple as you imagine. Just look at Sanada Anfang's intentions. He let the eldest son Became the son-in-law of Honda Tadakatsu and followed Tokugawa. The second son, Yukimura, married the daughter of the Otani Criminal Department and relied on the Toyotomi clan. Not only Sanada, Hosokawa Tadakashi also sent his son Nagaoka Xingqiu to the Osaka Castle. Fukushima Masamune sent his nephews Masamune and Masamune over there, and divided himself into two branches. This is not to divide the strong from the weak, everything is ever-changing, and this is just in case. I Date Masamune? At this time, a smile appeared in the corner of his eyes.在此之前，他虽然亦时时发笑，脸上泛起了皱纹，但那一只独眼似不为他所有，甚是阴森可怖。 “连岳父也一样？” “哈哈，你自是不觉。我根本不欲令长子秀宗继承我在奥州的领地。秀宗已在战场上立下了战功。” “岳父的意思，他能立下战功，才故意不将家业……” “正是！秀宗能自寻功名，能自创天地之人实不需父辈家业。我欲让他另立家门，而将现今的家业传与次子忠宗。” "..." “这啊，这亦是谨慎。不管将来生起何等风浪，伊达子孙都不会灭绝。只有想得如此周全，才能永远立于世间。” 忠辉的脸渐渐红了起来，他终明白了政宗的意思。 “日下，不管大御所和将军怎样想，将来都会变化。在秀赖一事上就可见出，大御所本想救得秀赖性命，却也未能如愿，因为他并未认真做好可挽救秀赖的安排。你明白吗？若把人生想得太简单而疏忽大意，便会出现无法补救的破绽，便须引颈就戮。不管是真是假，秀忠都会认为你只是个碍事之人，随时都欲除掉你。你当时刻用心啊。”说到这里，政宗脸上再次浮现出一丝奇怪的笑容，目光如醉，“哈哈，看来我的女婿实在让我中意啊。” 忠辉低下头，满脸通红。