Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Edo Vision

On March 27th of the sixth year of Qingchang, Toyotomi Hideyori sealed the words of Quan Da Nayan.The next day, Xiuzhong also granted Quan Da Nayan.On the tenth day of April, Tokugawa Hidetada embarked on his way back to Edo.When he came to Osaka from Edo that day, he led a large group of fully armed troops to climb mountains and mountains along the Zhongshan Road, going through hardships.Now back to Edo, it is a different situation. Previously, Tokugawa Ieyasu asked Amano Yasuke to stay in Osaka Castle West Garden, and he moved into Fushimi Castle on March 23.The next day, Xiuzhong followed to Fushimi.There, Ieyasu confessed his sincerity to his son for the first time.

"From today onwards, you are Edo Dainagon. Dainagon-sama, please take a look at this." Ieyasu pointed to a page in the book and said to Hidetada with an indecipherable expression. Xiuzhong wondered: Could it be that something has been done wrong recently that made his father angry?He picked up the book and said, "It's "Tai Ping Ji." Ieyasu was noncommittal, and continued: "Read the page you opened aloud!" "Loud?" "Only in this way can we really appreciate the deep meaning of this article." Xiuzhong took a sneak peek at Jiakang, and began to read: "...my minister recites sutras and Buddha in Heguang every day, and prays to heaven. It has been a long time since I was trapped in Buddhism due to adversity. I hope that at the end of this journey of thousands of miles, The Buddha's eyes are wide open, and he bestows upon his ministers the power to destroy the imperial court's enemies... If one cannot fulfill one's wish in one's lifetime, but after one hundred years of prayer, one of the descendants who raises an army will be ashamed of their ancestors. If one of the two can be achieved, the descendants of the minister's family will Wan Dai would like to become the Tandu of this society and protect the glory of the gods." After reading, Xiuzhong looked up at his father.

"Do you know whose prayer this is?" "This is Yoshinaka, the left lieutenant general of the new regiment, praying to Hiyoshi's Omiya God when he was besieged because he went to visit the main palace in the northern country." But Ieyasu seems not satisfied with this answer.He stared at Xiuzhong closely for a long time, then Fang said: "As Da Nayan, this is the only experience I have?" "Then... this is..." "This is the prayer of our ancestor Nitta Zuo Lieutenant General. It is true, but it is also a prayer for the father! Do you understand it?"

Xiuzhong was at a loss.His family is a descendant of Genji Nitta, which he has heard before.But it seemed that Ieyasu wanted to say more than this... Xiuzhong endured his father's sharp gaze and remained silent.He clearly knew that his father was definitely not someone who could be easily evaded with a few frivolous words. After a long while, Ieyasu sighed, "I moved to Fushimi for my father. It has something to do with it. Of course, it also has something to do with the marriage contract between Shaojun and Ah Qian. Also, I want to betroth Ah Qian's younger sister to the Maeda family."

Xiuzhong held his breath and straightened his posture, not daring to speak lightly.He felt a little surprised. He didn't expect his father to even consider the baby's marriage. Could it be that he was afraid of something? "I will do my best to gamble!" Ieyasu said decisively, "I bet my life. Not to mention my own life, and you, other children, grandson, grandson's grandson..." "It's all about creating a peaceful and prosperous world?" "Exactly. The determination made by our distant ancestor Zuo Lieutenant General when he went to Echizen to pay homage to the palace - even if he can't fulfill his wish in his lifetime, there must be soldiers among the descendants, the shame of Xuezu. To be a father is the descendant of this Xuezu's shame .I've made up my mind."

This was Ieyasu's unshakable determination, and his tone and courage did not allow Xiuzhong to violate it. "This is the decision I came to after quietly observing the general situation of the world in the West Garden of Osaka City. The so-called peaceful and prosperous times are often grasses without roots. Whenever a storm comes, it will sway with the wind." "What my lord father said is very true." "How to stabilize the foundation in this storm? Regrettably, the left middle general died before his ambition was fulfilled, and the Ashikaga shogunate after that had not yet established itself, and the Onin Rebellion broke out due to internal strife, and it entered a horrible chaotic world. Dana Yan, the storm of troubled times swallowed your great-grandfather and grandfather, they were only twenty-four or five years old when they passed away. You have gone through hardships for your father to live up to now."

Xiuzhong probably hasn't heard his father speak in such a sad tone for more than ten years.At this time, the father, who is usually expressionless, clearly showed blood on his cheeks. "Wei's father had several adventures in the first half of his life: he was able to survive after a big defeat; he was put to death, but he found a way to survive... These are God's wills, and they are for Wei's father to take on the heavy responsibility." Xiuzhong nodded stiffly, still not knowing what his father wanted to say.If it was because I was about to go to Edo, and I needed to be admonished, my father's agitated mood was different from usual.What was in the father's mind that he said such words?

Just when Xiuzhong was puzzled, Ieyasu said something unexpected. "Da Nayan, I don't want to be a public official. I want to ask you to be named General Zhengyi, follow the will of the court official, govern the world as a warrior, and build the foundation of a peaceful and prosperous age." This is the first time Xiuzhong heard Ieyasu confide in his heart.The father must have made a decision recently.Prior to this, my father was entrusted by the late Taiko, and the Toyotomi family was always the most important.Looking at it now, it has to be said that his father's thinking has undergone tremendous changes.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi was born in a commoner family, and his blood has nothing to do with Genpei's two clans, so he made a big fuss in his official position, please seal Guanbai, join the rank of public ministers, and rule the world with his strength.But today, Ieyasu declared his aspirations to his son: as a descendant of Genji, he must inherit the legacy of his distant ancestors by creating a shogunate.Therefore, Ieyasu's emotions are so excited today.Xiuzhong, who has experienced a lot of experience, already has the ability to spy on his father's heart. In any case, today's world can only be governed by force.This is no different from the situation when Minamoto Yori Tomo established the shogunate in Kamakura.The fundamental reason why Lai Chaogong established the shogunate in Kamakura was that the "institution" at that time had constant struggles between the reigning emperor and the abdicated emperor, each manipulating the samurai, and chaos continued.Those who raised troops under the orders of the imperial court yesterday may become enemies of the imperial court today; today's rebels may regain power tomorrow.In this way, the ministers without any strength consolidated their status by sacrificing others, and the simple warriors were manipulated by them. One day they took refuge in one, and the other tomorrow, they swayed left and right all day long, causing chaos in the world. There is no end to rest.During the battle, both his grandfather and father died unexpectedly, and Lai Chaogong finally developed a great ambition to put down the chaos.After careful consideration, he found a solution, which was to separate the minister from the warrior.Thus, Lai Chaogong became the commander-in-chief of the warriors.But at that time, the martial artist was powerful, and the authority naturally fell into his hands.

Fang's world today is no different from that of the Yuanzheng period, and the leader is held by military generals.But these military generals are also marrying this family today and forming an alliance with that family tomorrow. You fight against each other for a hundred years. The battle of Guanyuan is the biggest wave of these turmoil.If Jiakang can't stand upright, the world will be in chaos immediately.Ieyasu decided to make a decision after seeing the trend of the past and the present. Thinking of this, Xiuzhong was shocked: Could it be that his father left Osaka Castle and moved to Fushimi because he wanted to establish a shogunate in Edo?Before the preparations for the opening of the Edo government are ready, he will temporarily live in Fushimi, and it will not be too late to withdraw to Edo after he is canonized as the general who conquers the barbarians.Since then, the military generals in the world will be strictly monitored, and they will not be given any chance to act rashly.Since then, the peaceful and prosperous age is no longer a rootless grass.

Thinking of this, Xiuzhong hurriedly said: "Father, the child understands a little bit." Ieyasu looked at Xiuzhong with his sharp eyes, and his tone was still very blunt: "Understood? Then tell me why I don't want to be a public secretary?" Ieyasu's tone seemed to be interrogating.Xiuzhong thought, if his answer was a little negligent, maybe he would be abandoned by his father from then on.Ieyasu said that he would gamble everything, and Xiuzhong heard that he was implying that even his son might be a bet. "My son is presumptuous. My son thought that if he stayed in the capital as a minister, he would not be able to do anything. Therefore, my father made up his mind." Ieyasu nodded slightly and said, "Danayan seems to understand a little bit." "My child is stupid, and I still can't understand the deep meaning, but my child thinks that to let the world understand that Japan has created a new peaceful and prosperous world, we must draw a clear line from yesterday. Perhaps my father is thinking about this." Xiuzhong Bian While thinking about it, I wonder if this answer will satisfy my father.This was by no means a servile flattery. Ieyasu was like a god to him. "Well, good!" Ieyasu smiled and said, "But this is a road that cannot be turned back. It is easy to say to draw a line between today and tomorrow, but the details are very complicated. What changes will happen tomorrow? Do you know it in your heart?" "This..." Sweat dripped from Xiuzhong's white forehead, "Before this, the world's great names were only thinking about wars, trying to consolidate their positions through wars. But tomorrow they will no longer use weapons to make achievements. My child thought that the only way to let them Engraving this matter in your heart is the essence of this boundary." Ieyasu asked with a smile: "What is the most indispensable thing to realize it?" "Just like when the Kamakura Shogunate was founded, make sure that you have the strongest strength and let the big names know that if you have two hearts, you will be like moths to the fire. This is the fundamental." "Master Da Nayan, your answer is acceptable. General Zhengyi wants to command the warriors of the world with absolute superiority. Only then will the world be peaceful. This is not a sudden whim for the father, nor is it self-righteous. It is just because the father is born stupid. Only by learning lessons from the examples of success and failure in ancient and modern times, instead of thinking hard on your own. The answer you get from the success and failure of history is somewhat similar to what you said, but there is still one problem." "The child is willing to listen to his father's teaching." "Now, I have the most powerful force in the world. It's as heavy as a mountain. How can I give it to others easily?" "yes." "Yesterday, Daimyo and I were bureaucrats, but today it's time to change this relationship." Ieyasu's tone has become very dignified since I don't know when. Xiuzhong secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead.Father never bowed his knees in front of others, and he was always proud of himself when everyone gathered together to talk about the stories of the Wu family.Leaving aside the fact that his father was a hostage when he was young, he never gave in to Takeda Shingen, and Oda Nobunaga always supported each other, and he even helped Hideyoshi as a sister-in-law. Before Hideyoshi was alive, he once claimed to everyone that he was the strongest general in the world.Ieyasu immediately refuted it vigorously, making all the big names here sweat for him. "My lord said that he is the strongest military general in the world. That's a big difference. In the battle of Xiaomu, my lord was a little bit behind. If it was anything else, Ieyasu would not dare to compare, but the number one general in the world, hehe ..." Hearing this, Hideyoshi left the table resentfully.Later, this became the talk of the world after dinner. But now, Ieyasu said again: "Danayan, I left Osaka because of this consideration. If I stay in Osaka, I will not be able to let everyone clearly see the difference between yesterday and today. If I don't tell everyone the truth, I will It's dishonest." "What my lord father said is very true." "Therefore, I first moved to Fushimi for my father, and after I was named a general, I immediately returned to Edo to start government affairs. In this way, the world will know that the world has changed. Previously, Osaka was the focus of the world. In the future, it will be Edo is gone. From then on, it is no longer necessary to build meritorious deeds through war, but to devote ourselves to making common people live and work in peace and prosperity. Only by changing the minds of the world's famous people can we create a peaceful and prosperous world. Of course, these ideas are not created by the father, but by the world's knowledge and people. The common aspiration of eminent monks." Xiuzhong admired him and thought to himself, he really should get to know his father again.Ordinary people tend to put gold on their faces, even if it is the thoughts of subordinates, they often take it at will, treating it as if it was their own.However, my father was not the same. He made such a big determination, but he said that he was inspired by a man of insight. "You seem to have understood my determination. Edo is tomorrow's Kamakura. You will shoulder the heavy responsibility of the second generation general. You must keep these in mind and go back to Edo." After that, Ieyasu began to speak earnestly Talk about how important it is to cultivate talents. In Ieyasu's generation, he and the daimyo were friends and bureaucrats, but in the second and third generations, Tokugawa Ichimonto was a hereditary shogun. Commanding a daimyo as a bureaucrat is quite different from commanding the world as a hereditary general.At that time, the most important thing was to cultivate close and virtuous officials.Therefore, it is not only necessary to cultivate future generations, but also to cultivate virtuous officials for future generations, and carefully train good ministers so that they can be used by the shogunate in the future. Xiuzhong left Fushimi under Ieyasu's exhortation. There is also a story between father and son.Xiuzhong never took the initiative to confront his father, but he did have times when he was suspicious, and there were times when he tried to learn from his father's wisdom.As widely rumored in the world, Ieyasu is indeed a brave and upright person, and he often lacks warmth for his close relatives.Occasionally, Xiuzhong would have such thoughts, but quickly dispelled them in panic. Sometimes Xiuzhong was very puzzled by his father's frugality.In his opinion, his father's frugality in daily life can be called stinginess.Sometimes, he would feel unhappy because of his father's inner affairs.Among the many concubines of the father, almost all the women had been married before.However, on this journey to Edo, Xiuzhong felt a new feeling in his heart: no one can match his father's persistence and firmness! When the fifty-nine-year-old Ieyasu commanded the entire army on the battlefield of the Sekigahara War with the banner of "disgusting from the filthy land, eager to seek the pure land", Hidetada was a little bit dumbfounded.From the age of nineteen, Ieyasu regarded the big eight-character banner as a lucky star on the battlefield, and believed that as long as he held that big banner, he would be able to succeed immediately.Could it be that people like father are so superstitious?However, this only shows that Xiuzhong is still immature.Ieyasu's greatest wish in his life was condensed in those characters.If you think about it carefully, it is the wish of the common people in the world, the desire for peace.How many people in the world can take the wishes of the people who are suffering and struggling in the century-old war as their own responsibility, and are willing to gamble everything for this ambition?When he re-examined his father in this way, all of Xiuzhong's doubts and dissatisfaction disappeared immediately. The unbelievable simplicity of life, the excessive patience with Nobunaga and the late Taiko, marrying a widow with children as a concubine, and generously giving away the gold that he had accumulated bit by bit...all of this It can be attributed to the wish of "seeking a pure land with pleasure". As a minister of the interior, he does not use his close servants, and often counts his yearly gifts in person.Some close ministers could hardly understand this behavior, thinking that he still had the habits of the master of the Sanhe Xiaofan.However, how did all these speculations understand the father's sincerity?This is the father who was moved by the hope and hard work that the people poured into every grain of rice.His father was as honest as ice and as pure as water, allowing the world to see him clearly.He always motivates himself, always holds a meticulous attitude, and is determined to build the foundation of a peaceful and prosperous age in Edo. On the way home, Xiuzhong really got to know his father again. Twenty-six-year-old Quan Da Nayan Xiuzhong returned to Edo, it was April 21st.He rode his horse to the gate of the city, stopped and looked into the distance, and saw the winding coast and the stretching Kanda Mountain in front of him. If this city were to be used as the general's residence, it would be too small.In the future, famous names from all over the world will build residences here, and all kinds of businesses and shops will surely spring up like mushrooms after rain.At that time, the prosperity of Edo will not be the same as it is today. Like Osaka, the sand in the Sumida River is deposited here, forming a beach in dots.If these beaches are connected together, it will definitely become a rather vast land.Raze Mount Kanda, and fill the ditches between the beaches with soil from Mount Kanda.In front of Xiuzhong, another magnificent Osaka seemed to appear.Who said that Osaka Castle was so magnificent from the beginning?Back then, Osaka was just a small Monzen town in front of Ishiyama Mido, but the late Taiko resolutely built a city there. Of course, if we take Osaka as our own, we will save a lot of trouble, but we will not be able to make a new look, and the world will definitely say that Tokugawa stole the legacy of the Taiko.In order to get as close as possible to the capital, Lord Nobunaga built a castle in Azuchi, and Lord Hideyoshi stationed in Osaka.It was precisely because of this that my father had to withdraw to the Musashi area.Once the determination is made, building a new city will become a major event thereafter.The twenty-six-year-old Da Nayan saw the problem that had to be solved one step ahead of his father. "There are mountains and rivers, and there are seas..." Xiuzhong said to himself, got off his horse with a solemn expression, and walked into the city gate.Horseback was allowed to enter this gate, but Xiuzhong didn't enter on horseback.In the near future, this gate will no longer allow people to ride horses. After entering the city, Takeda Nobukichi, Matsudaira Yasumoto, and Itakura Katsushige who stayed behind came out to greet Hidetada and congratulate him on his return. Although Nobukichi took Takeda as his surname, he was the younger brother of Hidetada and Chukichi, and the fifth son of Ieyasu.Matsudaira Yasumoto is Ieyasu's half brother.They reported with great interest what happened during Hidetada's absence in Edo.It can be seen that they are really happy that Uesugi and his accomplices did not make trouble.Uesugi Jingsheng has sent a surrender letter to Yuki Hideyasu.Xiuzhong had been by Ieyasu's side all this time, so he knew much more about this matter than they did. After listening to their report seriously, Xiuzhong returned home after four quarters of the next year.A Jiang and his wife needless to say, Qian Ji, Zi Ji, Sheng Ji and Chu Ji are all eagerly looking forward to their father's return.At this time, neither Jiaguang nor Hezi, who later entered the palace and became Dongfu Menyuan, had yet come into the world.Because Ajiang and his wife insisted on raising the children by themselves, these four children made the inner court very lively. "Welcome to the safe return of my lord father." The two older daughters bowed down on the ground respectfully, and greeted Xiuzhong.The two little ones were held by their respective wet nurses, who greeted them on their behalf. As long as he sees these four children, Ah Jiangyu will always show shame, and say: "Why did God give us a daughter!" For Xiuzhong, this sentence contains a suffocating oppression.This is definitely not to show Xiuzhong that the concubine always gives birth to a daughter, so you can take a concubine, but to tell Xiuzhong: I have not yet given birth to a son, so you should spoil and love me even more in the future. A Jiang and his wife are also quite knowledgeable, and these words have their own deep meaning.She once thought seriously that Hideyori from Osaka was born to her older sister.Therefore, if the heir of Edo is not the legitimate wife and son, he will be ridiculed by his sister and Hideyori. "The concubine's body is by no means opposed to your taking a concubine, but I am worried that the birth of an heir will damage the dignity of my family." She often said this to Xiuzhong.Even a few wet nurses, she is particularly careful.But Xiuzhong didn't think it was a kind of excessive jealousy, he just thought that she just wanted to compare with her competitive elder sister. In Ieyasu's concubine, some people said that Xiuzhong was too pitiful, and some said that Xiuzhong's house was full of ugly maids, but they didn't dare to let Xiuzhong hear this.Even if someone wanted to tell Xiuzhong as a joke, they would never dare to speak again when they came in front of Xiuzhong.Xiuzhong's always serious face is enough to stop other people's jokes. Before dinner, Xiuzhong took a sip of the tea brought by his wife.A Jiangyu, who was wearing heavy makeup, looked at Xiuzhong with forgetfulness. She knew that Xiuzhong was not someone who would just go out and mess around. The wet nurse withdrew her two little daughters first.Qianji and Ziji sat beside their mother, Qianji looked at Xiuzhong with bright eyes, and said, "How is your father?" "Oh. Well, I'm getting more and more energetic. Oh, my father has a younger brother again." A Jiangyu frowned after hearing this.For the birth of Goro Taimaru, she and Hidetada had completely opposite reactions, which is also a matter of course.She hadn't given birth to a boy yet, but her father-in-law had another son. If Jiakang offered to give Xiuzhong his adopted son, he couldn't refuse.It made her uneasy. "Ah Qian's husband, he must have grown up a lot, right?" Ah Jiang and his wife changed the subject intentionally. "Isn't it? Master Toyotomi has grown up a lot, and he can't recognize him anymore." Seeing Xiuzhong's serious look, Ah Jiang and his wife couldn't help laughing.She didn't want to bring up Goro Tamaru again, but she found it funny that Hidetaka called Hideyori, who was only nine years old, "adult." "What's the matter, what are you laughing at?" "Hey, it's just that you said Toyotomi-sama so seriously..." "Lord Toyotomi is the same as me, it's all about Da Na Yan." Xiu Zhong didn't understand what A Jiang Yu meant at all.But when Ah Jiang heard that Xiu Zhong and Xiu Lai were both Da Na Yan, he suddenly felt aggrieved.How can Xiuzhong, who is about to become a father-in-law, have the same official position as his young son-in-law?According to her thinking, after the Sekigahara War, Hidetaka's official position should be much higher than Hideyori's. "Is this memorial the intention of my lord father?" "Of course. Without my father's consent, how dare I accept such a reward casually! It's one day behind... Lord Toyotomi is one day earlier than me." "Are you one bite later than him?" "Yes." Xiuzhong said deliberately nonchalantly.He really wanted to see his wife's reaction. Ah Jiang raised his eyebrows and held his breath.She thought to herself: Although Xiu Lai is the son of the late Taige, but after this riot, it is the greatest tolerance and mercy for the father-in-law not to pursue him.Is there really no dissatisfaction with her husband falling behind Hideyori?She couldn't help asking: "My lord, don't you think the order is reversed?" "Oh?" "Why do you have to delay the sealing one day for your lord?" "Because my father only mentioned Hideyori when he presented the title to the emperor." "Oh?" "My lord father did not mention me. Therefore, the emperor first issued an imperial edict to enshrine Hideyori as Quandai Nayan, and then he noticed that I was only a Nayan. Like you, he was very surprised and promoted me. For the sake of power." A Jiangyu became more and more puzzled: "Why did my lord father leave you alone, and instead blame that show..." This is what Xiuzhong was waiting for!He slowly put the tea bowl back in front of his wife, and said, "That's right. Madame, this is my father's decision. We Tokugawa people cannot become ministers. My father and I will both resign as ministers." "This... why is this?" "As a public minister, there will be many constraints. Therefore, my father made a major decision: to rule the world as a warrior leader. Of course, this is not necessary for outsiders, but in the future, you must educate your children in this way." Ah Jiang and Yu still haven't fully understood what her husband meant.She once married into the family of Gongqing, and Hideyoshi also held power in the world as Guanbai, so she always thought that the way of Tokugawa was the same.She blinked at her husband with questioning eyes.Xiuzhong didn't say anything, he thought his wife should think about it more, and finally explain to her, so that she can really understand the deep meaning. "Do you want to be different from Master Taige?" "Yes." Xiuzhong strengthened his tone, "The Taige is a minister with force. In other words, the Taige is in charge of the world as a civil servant. But this is just an expedient measure. As we all know, Master Taige was born, neither a warrior nor a minister. He had no choice but to create the surname 'Fengchen'. However, governing the country depends on martial arts. Without martial arts, the world will not be peaceful for a day." Ah Jiang and stared wide-eyed, looking at her husband's wriggling lips.It was the first time she saw Xiuzhong so talkative. "However, Tokugawa has been a family of samurai from the beginning, and is a descendant of Genji Nitta. Therefore, he can govern the country as the leader of the samurai family. As long as he has this determination, the head of the Tokugawa family will not allow him to live a carefree and comfortable life. Therefore, we do not Do not look forward to the official position of the court." "So... is there another position?" "Of course. Although he chanted sutras and Buddha all day long, the Ashikaga family has been a great general who conquered barbarians for generations." "Here, the General's house..." "Exactly. It's just that General Ashikaga's life is no different from that of the imperial court, so he lost the power to rule the world, which led to this troublesome troubled world. If the Ashikaga family valued strength from the beginning and did not allow anyone to act rashly, peace will come naturally. continues to this day." A Jiang and his wife's eyes gradually regained their luster.She has a more straightforward temper than Xiuzhong, and has witnessed all kinds of ups and downs, prosperity and decline. After hearing these words, her perception is quite different from that of Xiuzhong.She murmured: "I seem to finally understand." "If you really understand, you can't allow your own women to pursue luxury. The life of the Wu family should always be simple and self-sufficient." A Jiang said: "That is to say, there is no need to return the world to Xiu Lai?" The matter of his nephew going back to the government in the future seems to have always been a heart problem for A Jiang and Yu.However, when he heard this, Xiuzhong, who had a straightforward personality, suddenly changed his face, "You... what did you just say?" "The concubine is saying that Xiu Lai returned to politics at the age of sixteen. Does this offend you?" "What a bastard idea!" Xiuzhong roared unabashedly. Ah Jiang and his wife rarely saw her husband like today, she was busy lying on the ground, and it took a long time before she dared to raise her head.She looked terrified, but there was another feeling in her heart.The upright and rigorous Xiuzhong sometimes makes her feel in awe, so when she talks to her husband, she often disagrees. "My lord, please forgive me. I just say what I think in my heart. Except for my daughter, no one should hear it." "It's not something nobody hears!" "Even if you think so in your heart, can't you ask?" Xiuzhong trembled with anger.Seeing his eldest daughter Qianji blinking her intelligent eyes at him, Fang suppressed his anger, calmed down, and said, "In the future, don't say such things easily! Because of the Ishida Rebellion, the situation has changed. Young Master Whether you are suitable to be a general will be known in the future." "If Xiulai's character and demeanor are suitable for being a general, should the power be returned to him?" "Don't bring this up again! Even if my father passes on the position of general to me, and Hideyori is Aqian's husband-in-law, what's the problem?" A Jiang and his wife smiled slightly, and said: "That concubine is about to give birth to a boy." Xiuzhong didn't answer. "At that time, let my father see who is suitable to be a general. If the concubine does not train me carefully, my father will also be disappointed." Xiuzhong glared at his wife again, but after thinking about it, what she said was not unreasonable, so he gave up and turned to look at the dinner served by the maid.Xiuzhong's frugality is no less than that of his father.Because he hadn't returned to the city for a long time, he got a snapper.Xiuzhong looked at the sea bream, and said another thing: "My lord father said that grandma will be taken to Fushimi in a few days." "Yes, grandma must be very happy. In this battle, she is probably the one who fears the most." "Yes, they are all seventy-four years old." Jiakang's birth mother, Yuda, who is now supported in the city, is now known as Guangyue Rongyu Zhiguang of Tongtong Academy.In August of the eighteenth year of Tensho, Ieyasu went hunting for hawks shortly after he arrived in Edo. On the way home, he found a deserted temple, so he named it Dentsu-in Temple and designated it as his mother's bodhi temple. "I don't know if the Hoshunin of the Maeda family has recovered?" "Yeah... I haven't visited recently." "Then the Maeda family..." Xiuzhong picked up the chopsticks and said calmly, "I want to betroth Ziji to his family." There was some concern for his wife in his tone. Ah Jiang and his wife suddenly raised their heads and stared at Xiuzhong: "Just now, my lord said...what did you say?" Xiuzhong pretended not to hear, and brought the soup bowl to his mouth. "My lord, did you just say Ziji?" Seeing that his wife refused to give up, Xiu Zhongfang said solemnly: "I mean, I betrothed Ziji to the Maeda family. This matter..." "How?" A Jiang and his wife couldn't wait for her husband to finish speaking, they couldn't wait to ask. "Father will explain this in detail in the future. The Maeda family has a close relationship with us. But the current head of the family, Toshicho, has no heirs. Therefore, my father wants to choose one of his younger brothers, give him the surname Songping, and give him the surname Matsudaira. Ziji betrothed him and made him Maeda's heir." "This is the decision of the father, there is no room for negotiation?" "There is room for negotiation?" Xiuzhong stopped the chopsticks in his hand and asked with a puzzled expression.A Jianghe kept silent, unable to calm down in his heart.She knew that for her husband, her father's words were the golden rule that could not be changed. "Madam, what do you mean, if it is not the decision of the father, you will object?" A Jiang and his wife replied without hesitation: "Yes." "Oh? Do you have other ideas?" "Of course. I am Ziji's mother, so of course I have my mother's thoughts." "Oh." "Can I talk about my concubine?" "The matter has been settled." After speaking, Xiuzhong felt curious and puzzled again, and said, "There are two daughters under Ziji. This time, we might as well listen to your thoughts first." "Forgive me for speaking bluntly. Before marrying into the Tokugawa family, I was the wife of the Kujo Taoist House." Xiuzhong suddenly felt a tinge of displeasure, but he tried to cover it up. "One daughter is already married to Toyotomi-sama, and the other I want to marry elsewhere." "Oh, whose family?" "It doesn't matter if you don't say anything. I dare not object to the decision of my lord and my lord father." "It's okay to talk about it, and it's not just these two daughters. Could it be that you want to marry one of them to Gongqing?" A Jiang and his wife shook their heads slightly, even with a hint of contempt on their expressions.Xiuzhong became more and more puzzled, but did not continue to ask.He thought that if he didn't marry his daughter to Gongqing, she should marry the Wu family, and it was only reasonable to become a chess piece to ensure peace. However, at this time, Ah Jiangyu suddenly said: "Let's talk about it as a concubine." "Okay, it can be used as a reference in the future." "I want to marry someone into the palace. This is also for the future of our family." Xiuzhong was startled, and the chopsticks in his hand almost fell to the ground. Sometimes women are even more ambitious than men.The daughters were born one after another, which made Xiuzhong somewhat disappointed.If it is a man, he will definitely bring him by his side and discipline him strictly so that he can become a useful person with both ability and integrity.But if it was a daughter, he would not be able to intervene anyway. At most, he would choose a husband's family or a husband-in-law for them in order to help his grandfather realize his grand ambitions.Mrs. Dian is the concubine of Taige.Ah Jiang and Could it be that they want to compete with their sister?It never occurred to him that his wife would have such an idea, and he was extremely surprised. "Hehe. Your Excellency is quite surprised, right? But I didn't have such an idea at first." "Oh." "Ever since I heard the news of the Great Victory at Sekihara, my concubine thought that this matter had to be considered. Now, Tokugawa is unrivaled in the world. Therefore, the most important thing is to ensure that he is not coveted by anyone. If sent The daughter in the palace gave birth to a son and inherited the great line. At that time, the emperor became a grandson, and Feng Chen’s heir became a son-in-law. Not only the famous people in the world will look at us differently, but also the great ambitions of my father, that is, the peaceful and prosperous age. Guaranteed." Xiuzhong couldn't answer.He even felt that this was really a terrible conspiracy.Am I a bit too timid compared to Madam?Thinking of this, Xiuzhong suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. After hearing about his father's ambition, Xiuzhong began to reflect on his short-sightedness.And Madam's words further broke the taboo, putting Tokugawa's future in front of him.In terms of temperament, Ajiang Yu always has the upper hand, which makes Xiuzhong often feel depressed.At this moment, he felt extremely inferior: the woman in front of him possessed terrifying courage, and her wisdom was innate!If there is a grandson who has become the emperor, what is the existence of the Toyotomi clan? Xiuzhong hurriedly put down his chopsticks, and carefully pushed away the food, "Is this what you think? I see." He wiped the sweat from his forehead, feeling worried...