Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Qian Ji leaves the pavilion

From the night before Chihime came out of the pavilion, Tokugawa Ieyasu felt restless and restless. Love for children is not very different from love for granddaughters.His children were born one after the other.In November of the fifth year of Qingchang, Mrs. Agui gave birth to Goro Taiwan.In March of the seventh year, Mrs. Awan gave birth to Changfu Wan, and now she is pregnant, and she is expected to give birth in August this year. Ieyasu should feel embarrassed again.This is a good thing for the prosperity of the family, but Ieyasu is somewhat embarrassed considering his age in his sixties.

When Hideyoshi 63 passed away, he was obviously old.However, Ieyasu is exactly sixty-two this year, but will have another child. He is naturally worried about how much responsibility he can take for this child's growth. Of course, that's not why he loves Qianji or cares about her marriage.Maybe because Qian Ji is a woman, he wants her to feel different kind of care from his grandson.Ieyasu also has other granddaughters, born of Nobunaga who was forced to undergo seppuku.However, there seems to be a lot of ancestral and grandchildren's affection between those ladies and Ieyasu.They are Ieyasu's granddaughters, but they are also Nobunaga's granddaughters.Whenever he sees them, Ieyasu will think of Xinkang, and has been intentionally or unintentionally alienating them. This is also because he was not thoughtful and busy with the war back then.But Qianji's situation is completely different, he likes this granddaughter from the bottom of his heart.How to make her happy is always on his mind.He expected too much from this marriage.

Ieyasu is not satisfied with Hideyori's growth now.The upbringing of the day after tomorrow is much more important than the innate nature, without a sage to teach, Hideyori can be said to be really unfortunate.But Ieyasu did not despair, he always believed that the lively and generous Chihime would surely bring Hideyori happiness.If Chihime can bring light between Osaka and Edo, even if Ieyasu and Hideyori are not together, they can have a good understanding. When Hideyori was young, he often stuck to Ieyasu and called him "Edo's grandfather".Ieyasu felt that if through Qianji, the two parties would develop a grandparent-grandson relationship, they could also train him well.Moreover, he consciously fulfilled the agreement with Hideyoshi, and his conscience was comforted.

The night before Qianji's departure, Ieyasu went to the inner court several times to meet with A Jiang and his wife, gave Okubo Chang'an some instructions, and reprimanded Okubo's loyal neighbor.All he thought about was Chihime and Hideyori, and he always seemed to see them sitting side by side like dolls on the Qixi Festival. While Hideyoshi was bedridden, Ieyasu made a stupid agreement with him, which was actually Ishida Mitsunari's idea.Sancheng actually thought it was Hideyoshi's original intention. His judgment on the world's major events is obviously quite naive.The agreement was: when Hideyori was sixteen years old, Ieyasu would hand over the world to him.But it is currently impossible to fulfill.This point is very clear to everyone.If this is a world that can be governed by a sixteen-year-old boy who doesn't understand anything, why would Nobunaga kill so many people?Why did Hideyoshi force Nobunaga's son Nobutaka to commit seppuku and put Katsuie Shibata and Mrs. Oshi to death?Hideyoshi devoted all his allegiance to Nobunaga during his lifetime, and Ieyasu assisted Nobunaga and Hideyoshi, all because the three of them had the same wish-to unify the world?

After Nobunaga left, the powerful Hideyoshi gained the world; after Hideyoshi left, Ieyasu became the one who inherited his behest and continued to fight for the "unification of the world".These are all taken for granted, and also reflect the responsibility and friendship between them.But 30% don't understand.Even he can't understand, how many people in this world can understand? Marrying Qianji to Osaka is to let the world understand. If Ieyasu wants to govern the world, it is for the public, taking into account human relations and justice, which is selfishness, and the two must be strictly distinguished.Marrying Chihime to Hideyori is first of all human affection, but it also includes "justice".But if the world can't understand, Qianji will suffer misfortune.

All kinds of thoughts are intertwined, making Ieyasu feel that Qianji is more lovely and more pitiful. On the morning of July 28th of the eighth year of Qingchang, when the boat was ready, Ieyasu came to the ferry in person to see Qianji off.Qianji took twenty maids and sat side by side with her mother, she looked so petite, it made people cry.The dowry virgin, Adian, was younger than Qianji, she held Qianji's hand, perhaps because of her, Qianji was more lovely and pitiful.The honor bureau followed, and she carried a little box containing treats and playthings in case the bride was bored on board.This is what Ieyasu ordered.

"Grandpa, thank you for your love." A Jiangyu told Qianji that because she was getting married, she couldn't say "I'll come as soon as I go", so Qianji bid farewell to Jiakang like this.For some reason, Ieyasu suddenly felt sore when he heard the true voice of that day.Therefore, when he saw Kuroda Nagamasa coming here with more than 300 people in full armor, he suddenly reprimanded: "I'm really not good at being fully armed on this happy day!" But after scolding, he immediately regretted it. Kuroda Nagamasa didn't know why he was scolded, and he backed away with a puzzled expression, but he didn't change his mind because of this.I don't know how many ronin left behind during the Sekigahara War are lurking in this area. If they see that the security is not strict, they don't know how many troubles will be caused.

However, Yoshiharu Horio did not let the samurai wear spears and muskets, but let them carry hoes and axes, and drive a small boat to follow Chihime's big boat.This is to deceive people, saying that three hundred handymen were asked to cut down the reeds that blocked the river to open up a navigation route.In fact, it is to protect the safety of the big ship, and there are weapons hidden in the ship.These seemingly handymen are all brave warriors. "You're still smart, Jiang is still old and hot!" Ieyasu praised Horio Yoshiharu's move, which was not very commendable, and then maybe felt that his words were too much, so he turned around and left.The sixty-two-year-old General Zhengyi was so sad because of the marriage of his seven-year-old granddaughter!He himself felt strange, and left in a hurry because he was afraid that others would see his tears.However, he felt uneasy again, so he ordered Okubo Tadao, the wedding director, to report everything on the way and at the wedding in detail before returning to the room.

Back in the room, Ieyasu realized that the weather today was exceptionally good.From among the trees in the yard, I saw a blue sky, as if washed by water. "It's windy today, so it should be quite cool on the boat, so you won't feel lonely," he said to himself. "That's right, the young lady is also following," said Mrs. Amei who was next to her. "What did I say?" Ieyasu asked hurriedly. "Your Excellency said that Miss will not feel lonely on board." "Oh. Really useless." "grown ups……" "No, I'm talking about myself." Ieyasu picked up the kudzu soup that Amei brought.

Mrs. Amei is the daughter of Aoki Noori, because Awan is pregnant again, and now she serves Ieyasu.Her face still retains the childlike Ya Nun.Later, Ieyasu gave her to Honda Masazumi, this is a later story.When Ieyasu's eyes fell on Amei, he felt a little embarrassed.The age gap between Ah Mui and him pierced his chest like a sharp sword. "You..." Ieyasu wanted to ask how old she was, but hurriedly stopped.The shadow of Qianji was still lingering in his mind, and he was afraid that if he heard that Amei was less than twenty, it would only make his heart flustered even more.

But Mrs. Amei's ears were very sharp, and she caught Ieyasu's word. "My lord, please continue." Her eyes and lips were exactly the same as Qian Ji's. Ieyasu was even more embarrassed, but he couldn't keep silent, otherwise Amei would worry that he had made a mistake.If the other party was a man, he would deliberately keep quiet and let him think about it, but he couldn't do this to this woman whose age was very different from his own. "No, there is no one else, it's just that I suddenly remembered Aqian." "Your Excellency has been thinking about Miss." "You know all of this?" "Yes, my lord, but what you just said was concubine status..." "Don't worry. I want to ask you, do you know when Miss will become a real bride?" "In another four or five years...but, for this kind of thing, my lord should..." Amei's face flushed suddenly.Ieyasu should know better than she the age at which a woman becomes a real woman.She was about to say that, but suddenly remembered her past.Most of Ieyasu's concubine had been married before, and very few of them had been Ieyasu's concubine since they were girls.Amei, like Mrs. Hachi, who later became the adoptive mother of Mito Raifu, and Mrs. Aliu, who remarried to Xilianchuan Lai after Ieyasu's death, are one of the few girls. "Amei is a bit like Ah Qian." "How? But Rongju also said so." "Do you think Hideyori will like to cook Ah Chi?" "This... but why are you worried about these things?" Seeing that Ieyasu was not in a bad mood, the young concubine immediately felt relieved.At such times, Ieyasu would always sit upright immediately, because he thought of his misfortune with Mrs. Tsukiyama, and his heart began to ache.Women act like a baby, often because of the desire to conquer.Conquest may devour a man's life and lead to a lifetime of misfortune. Just at this time, Honda came in and reported: "The boat is about to leave." "Oh, Miss is not crying, is she?" "Yes. Miss is very happy and is very interested in the carvings on the railing of the ship." "I remember it as a phoenix." "Yes. The lady said: Is there really such a bird in the world? If there is, I really want to feed one." "I really want to give her one." After speaking, Ieyasu suddenly became serious, "Come here, Zhengchun. Sit with Amei." Zhengchun looked up at Ieyasu in surprise, "What did your lord say?" "I said, you sit side by side with Ah Mui. If you sit with Ah Mui, you might look like Shurai and Ah Chien. Come, sit side by side!" Letting the young concubine and his favorite minister sit together, Ieyasu also felt that something was wrong, but he knew it clearly, but why did he continue?It's not like usual him. "Why hesitate! Hurry up!" Ieyasu urged again. Ieyasu thought in his heart, is he possessed by something?It seems that it is not me, but Taige.He felt a pain in his heart.This kind of feeling is just like Hideyoshi's crazy love for Hideyoshi who knew that he would die soon. Ieyasu came back to his senses, Amei and Zhengchun were sitting in front of him, but each had their own concerns.Amei was very relieved, she felt that it was Ieyasu's order, while Zhengchun was full of wariness: Is there something wrong with his usual behavior that the lord misunderstood? Ieyasu suddenly felt jealous. "The truth matches! You are a perfect match!" Ieyasu didn't expect that he would say such words.He clearly knew that a woman under 20 years old and an old man over 60 years old were naturally not as good as sitting with Zhengchun.If Amei really fell in love with Zhengchun because of this joke, what should she do? This may also be Hideyoshi's anxiety in his later years.No matter how much Ieyasu liked Amei, he would always die before her, it was God's will. "What a match! You look at each other!" "grown ups!" "What kind of expression is that? I want to look at you, imagine Aqian and Hiderai when they grow up. Quick! Turn your face away and look at each other!" "But, this..." "You are deaf, Zhengchun?" "No, but..." "Come closer. Hey, you all seem to be wary of each other?" Ieyasu hurriedly urged, as if possessed by something.Amei took the initiative to move closer to Zhengchun, looked at him and smiled. "Yeah, that's right. But it still doesn't look like a harmonious couple. In this case, Aqian is in love with each other, but Hideyori is avoiding each other. Masamune is a wooden idiot who doesn't understand style!" After scolding here, Ieyasu suddenly His face changed, and his chest ached sharply. Even if a person thinks that he has fully understood life, he is still walking in an unknown jungle.Characters like Ieyasu suddenly discovered such cruelty when they teased Amei and Masamune with the almost crazy games that Hideyoshi often played.He wanted to tease Amei and Zhengchun, but he seemed to be teasing himself.Asked for a moment, he was terrified.To make such a strange move is because he feels that he is powerless to guarantee Qianji's happiness in his life, and it is a kind of torture to himself driven by this feeling.This absurd move made Ieyasu feel extremely guilty, and also felt great anxiety about the future of Hideyori and Chihime. "Okay. I've seen it." Ieyasu waved his hand and smiled at Zhengchun, but the smile looked distorted, like weeping.Zhengchun heaved a sigh of relief, and left Ah Mei a bit. "What's wrong, my lord?" Amei asked. "what?" "My lord's complexion is not good." "Nonsense!" Ieyasu seemed to be venting, "Taiko is so pitiful." "Taige?" "Taige is a greedy person. He wants to live forever and stay young forever." Jia Kang paused, then continued, "Zhengchun, it's okay if you don't understand. One day you will understand, even if you don't want to understand at that time .By the way... Taige should be happy this time. One of Taige's dreams has finally become a reality." "Oh." "I'm going to see Goro Taimaru. Masamune, come with me!" When he stood up, Ieyasu had another thing in his mind: betroth Amei to Masamune.It would be a big mistake for Ieyasu to let her sit with Masazumi and know the existence of a man as young as her.If he still pampers Amei persistently in the future, it will be tantamount to picking up someone else's head on the battlefield.You can't see your own mistakes like Taige. But Ieyasu immediately thought again, maybe it was because of his guilt towards Ah Qian.Since you are so worried, why marry her?This has become his greatest pain, and Ieyasu can't get rid of the troubles in his heart. When Ieyasu came to Mrs. Xiyuan Agui, Goro Taimaru sat there in a regular manner, listening to his mother tell the story of the eagle, from the eagle as a bird to the hunting of eagles.Goro Taimaru asked this and that: How can the eagle catch the rabbit?Why is the crane bigger than the eagle, but not as powerful as the eagle?He was only two years old, but his eyes were piercing and his expression was stubborn. When Goro Tamaru saw Ieyasu coming to the door, he immediately greeted his father with a pair of small eyes.Although it was only a few words, it reminded Jiakang of Xinkang's appearance when he was a child. He suddenly fell into a strange illusion: After death, can people be reincarnated?If so, maybe Xinkang was reincarnated and became his own son. I still can't forget Shinyasu—Ieyasu smiled wryly, walked up to Goro Tamaru, and held out his hand to him.Goro Tamaru grinned.This stubborn child likes his father to hold him very much.However, Mrs. Agui shook her head and stopped Goro Taimaru: "No, you have grown up." Then, she turned to Ieyasu: "You see old age at the age of three. The training before the age of three will determine your life..." Ieyasu looked back at Zhengchun behind him, and smiled slightly.Even though the child is the reincarnation of Xinkang, the mother's attitude towards the child is completely different.Xinyasu's mother, Mrs. Tsukiyama, often complained that Ieyasu did not hold the child, but this mother tried not to let him get close to her son.In A Gui's heart, he must think so, this son was born in his sixtieth year, so he must not be too pampered. "Masazumi, I've decided to ask Hiraiwa Omokichi to be Goro Taimaru's master." Ieyasu said. Chin-ji, Pingyan's accountant, was once Xinkang's master.When Xinkang committed seppuku because of his willfulness, he beat his chest and paused, thinking that his teaching was wrong, and even wanted to go with Xinkang after harakiri.If this Goro Taimaru, who is quite similar to Xinkang, is entrusted to him, he can be saved from a lifetime of self-blame, and it is also a good thing for Goro Taimaru. Thinking of this, Ieyasu's heart suddenly moved, "Goro, let me take you to the falcon." "Okay, my son wants to go." "Okay, but you don't know how to ride a horse yet. I'll find you a strong man and let him carry you on his back. He can run faster than a horse." As he spoke, Ieyasu thought of Chihime again.But I hugged her a lot.For a girl, you can only express your love by hugging her. This may be the difference between women and men. Ieyasu is anxious about not being able to forget Chihime.What's wrong with me!He blamed himself, but he also knew that many things in this world were helpless. Goro Tamaru stared at a pair of bright small eyes, and walked up to Ieyasu on his knees.He heard the eagle's story from his mother, and now his father said he would take him to falconry, so he was thinking about it. "Father... my lord, when... will you release... the eagle?" "After returning to Edo. No, on the way back, let's go to Junfu, and I will take you there." "That... when?" "Goro Taimaru!" Mrs. Agui scolded, "Since everyone said to take you there, I have to wait obediently before." Goro Tamaru bit his mouth and stared at his parents. He is a sensible child, so he has to be entrusted to Pingyan Qinji. Pingyan will definitely let him understand his mother's heart.If not, one day he will definitely rebel against his mother, which can be seen from his eyes.Jiakang pondered for a moment, and said, "Goro, I will give you the title of 250,000 koku in Kofu, and you can join me with Grandpa Pingyan, okay?" "Okay." Goro Taimaru didn't understand the meaning of this sentence, but Mrs. Agui's shoulders were shaking violently. "In this way, you are a general." "Well, General." "When the general is sad, he must not cry. When he is tired, he must be patient. When he has something delicious, he must share it with his retainers. How about it, Goro Taimaru, can you become a general?" "Yes. The general will... release the eagle." "By the way, when the falcons are released, they can catch a lot of prey. The retainers boiled them in a big pot and ate them in big mouthfuls. It was delicious, delicious, delicious! But the general can't eat it. The general can only keep silent He gnawed on the dry food he brought. How about it, can you be a general?" Goro Taimaru smacked his small mouth, then took a peek at his mother, and said clearly, "Yes!" He seemed to be an eagle. Ieyasu suddenly wanted to kiss his son's little face, wanted to lift him up high, and call out, "You little thing that trusts Kang Tuosheng", but he couldn't do that, which was contrary to the patience I just said.As a general who commands the warriors of the world, he should be much more patient than Goro Taimaru.Even your own children should not be as close as you like.Only by suppressing one's emotions can one be reasonable. This is the prudence one should possess as a general. Without such prudence, how can one control others? Thinking of this, Ieyasu stood up suddenly, "Go back, Masamune." A pang of sadness welled up in his heart, and he was comparing the luck and misfortune of Goro Taimaru and Hideyori. Feng Wulang Taimaru is the daimyo of 250,000 koku in the Kofu. From now on, he has to be trained to make him feel responsible.What's more, he has a strict mother and a capable master, Pingyan Qinji, by his side.But for Hideyori, Ieyasu couldn't do that. This is not because Ieyasu is close or distant.If so, he would not take the children of his concubine's ex-husband by his side and give them the best education.However, Hideyoshi is the only one in an environment where Ieyasu is completely unable to do his best. Ieyasu had to marry his beloved granddaughter to him to escape the anxiety in his heart.Can this be worthy of Taige?Mrs. Dian's aggressive aura made Ieyasu hold back again and again.If when Hideyori grows up, he can't even be a guardian of 200,000 or 300,000 koku, then what an irresponsible grandfather Ieyasu is to Chihime! Ieyasu left Goro Taimaru and returned to the city, unable to get rid of this confusion for a while.If it is about advancing and retreating on the battlefield, he will definitely be able to make a good decision, but he cannot easily let go of the child's life.After a sleepless night, Ieyasu ushered in the dawn. With the message from Okubo's loyal neighbor, Torii Kyugoro rushed to the city.Ieyasu stopped the government affairs at hand and called him to his room: "How, things are going well?" "Yes. On the way, the ax and hoe that Mr. Horio sent to bring came in handy. They dredged the river and arrived at Osaka Castle smoothly." "Oh, Horio's coolies really came in handy. Did A-Chien cry on the road?" "I was very happy along the way. After the boat stopped, Asano Kiimori came to greet her. Guess what the lady said?" "What did you say? A Jiang and his wife taught her." "No. The other party gave a solemn speech: Xiaguan Asano Kishori... Hearing the other party's name, the lady said: Have you forgotten me?" "Oh?" "She said: I remember you even if you don't say your name. It's hard work. After speaking, she smiled and got on the sedan chair." "Oh? She said that? Ah Qian, this child, reassures me even more. What happens next?" "Originally Mrs. Dian wanted to spread tatami mats and then white silk, but considering that the adult would be unhappy, she laid clean pebbles." "Okay, that's fine. Has Mrs. Dian greeted you at the gate of the city?" "The one who greeted you at the door was Katagiri-sama, wearing a court dress..." Jiu Goro lowered his head halfway through speaking. "Oh, Mrs. Dian didn't show up at the gate." Ieyasu sighed a little disappointed. "Mrs. Dian said that although the young lady is a young lady, she is also the child of her younger sister. If she goes out to welcome her, her seniority will be messed up." "Oh, I thought that when her sister and niece, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, came, she couldn't hold back her longing and ran out to greet her..." "We met, but fortunately..." "Have you held hands with A Jiang and his wife?" "This...no. Both sides are respectful and salute according to the etiquette, but the eye circles are red." "Oh! Woman..." From Kyugoro's words, Ieyasu could imagine the scene when the competitive sisters met.If either party can get rid of the heart of the competition, the two will surely cry in each other's arms.But they couldn't let go of their emotions. "The two didn't quarrel, did they?" "After the greetings, the two ladies stopped restraining themselves and started talking and laughing." "What did Mrs. Dian say?" "Mrs. Dian said: I have been pampered by Master Da Nayan all day, and I don't care about it: my sister has become more and more plump." "What did you say, Young Madam?" "Young Madam said: Sister, after Master Taige passed away, you have become younger and younger." Ieyasu looked disappointed again, and changed the subject: "Where is Ah Qian, how is she, was she beside the two of them at that time?" "yes." "Madam Dian didn't talk to Ah Qian?" "No, I said it. She said: This girl has more temperament than your mother." "Ah-qian, how did you reply?" Ieyasu leaned forward and asked. The young Jiugoro laughed loudly: "Miss replied seriously, everyone said so." Ieyasu suddenly burst into laughter: "Oh, that's the answer. Well said! Femininity comes first." "Afterwards, the young lady continued, her appearance and temperament are both very good." "Haha... I even said these things. This Ah Qian!" "Yes. She still had a serious face when she said it. After she finished speaking, she looked around and said that Osaka Castle is bigger than Edo." Ieyasu suddenly scrunched up his face.These words have important meanings. Osaka Chengcheng is much bigger than Edo.He wasn't worried that Ah Qian would feel inferior because of this.But in Aqian's view, Osaka Castle is actually bigger than Edo.Whether it is seen or heard, it must be the same in the hearts of the famous names in the world.To Ieyasu, this was a great warning.He raised his head and said intently: "Oh, Ah Qian said this?" The knot between Mrs. Dian and A Jiangyu did not seem to be broken by this wedding.Ieyasu originally thought that such a pair of ill-fated sisters would put aside everything and become closer when their favorite children got married, but from what Kyugoro said, it can be guessed that what they showed was actually Stronger hostility than outsiders.A Jiangyu believes that although Mrs. Dian is Hideyoshi's biological mother, she is only Hideyoshi's concubine. Ieyasu hopes that Mrs. Yodo will show the broad-mindedness that a sister should have, and that the two sides should not confront each other, and not be bound by Toyotomi Tokugawa's surname, but open their hearts and live in harmony.In this way, he will no longer have any scruples, treat Hideyori as his own child, whether it is encouragement or criticism, he will raise adults well and ensure the continuation of Toyotomi's family.He would have liked to!No, that's how the two should be.Xiuzhong is the adopted son of Taiko's younger sister Asahihime.Ah Jiang and Mrs. Dian's younger sister are also Xiuzhong's wife.Xiuzhong and Xiulai are brothers in name, and after Qianji is married, they are Weng's son-in-law.This unbreakable kinship is rare in the world.Because of this, the two parties should be even more intimate.Besides, this was also a life-saving rope that Hideyoshi wanted to grab desperately before dying.The sisters who haven't seen each other for a long time should have deeply realized this after meeting.But Ieyasu's expectations were in vain! Although the mother and aunt seem to be in harmony with each other and want to be superior, Qianji has no such thoughts.The stable, dignified, innocent and lovely Chihime, if she can give birth to a son for Hideyori in a few days, this son will not only be the son of Hideyorai, but also the grandson of Mrs. Yodo... A thousand will definitely bring you Come that day. Thanks to Ieyasu's efforts, the world is initially settled, but people's hearts are not stable.Only when people from all over the world work together can Japan be truly unified. After Torii Kyugoro stepped down, Ieyasu was finally freed.Everyone knows that it is easy to expect, but difficult to achieve.So far, one of Ieyasu's expectations has been shattered, and he has to fix it: it was A-Chien who reminded me that the reconstruction of Edo Castle must start soon... It was night, and Ieyasu slept soundly, without a dream all night.