Chapter 19 Chapter 19 Thirty percent rush

In Fushimi Castle, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's body was quietly parked in the house.Of course, just like when he was sick in bed, there are still two imperial physicians serving at the bedside, and another two are on standby outside.The entrance to the room where the body is kept is full of Sancheng's close friends, such as the sons of his elder brother Masamori, Zhu Shuizheng and Ukon, and his son-in-law Hayato Masashige's family.The sons of Masuda Nagamori, Nagatsu Masaka, and Maeda Genichi were also ordered to come here early, and their rotations began a few days ago.Therefore, until noon on the 18th, no one in the family knew about Hideyoshi's death.From the maid to the monk in charge of tea, everyone firmly believed that Taige was only seriously ill and had not died.

Just after the time passed, Qu Zhise Xuanshuo announced to everyone as usual: "Taige has recovered a little today, he is not in pain, and is sleeping peacefully now." If someone is interested, just look at Xuan Shuo's demeanor at this time, and he will doubt it.Since Taige was sleeping peacefully, why did Xuanshuo's eyes turn red and his voice tremble?But when people heard later that everyone in the city would eat big carp, they were confused. "I heard that this is a carp celebrating the recovery of adults." "Since the 15th, my lord has been critically ill. Now I can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

"I thought I would be fasting during this time. What a joy." The number of people who come and go in Fushimi Castle every day is more than 2,000 including the maids.At best, the unknown person can only taste the taste of carp soup, but this is enough to cover up the truth of Hideyoshi's death.The wooden food master of Daigo Sanbaoin led the order and hid in Maeda Genichi’s mansion. The beautifully painted long cabinet was brought in, saying that it was to hold the treasures donated to the Great Buddha Hall, but no one thought it was suspicious .On the contrary, people connected them with the carp soup, and some people commented: "It seems that your lord is about to recover. This must be a gift for donating to the Great Buddha Hall."

In the Fengxing Palace, the carp was served, and Ishida Mitsunari held the soup bowl in both hands and drank it with relish.During the Five Obligations, only Nagatsu Masakaya, who was in charge of staying in Osaka, was absent. Masuda Nagamori, who was originally in Osaka, also rushed over to discuss matters with Beizheng.At this time, Sancheng said: "Everyone is covered. It's really a rare delicacy." But Maeda, Asano, and Masuda looked at each other quietly, and no one raised their chopsticks. "Master Asano, why don't you move your chopsticks?" "..."

"Masuda-sama, it's getting cold." Sancheng persuaded calmly. "Pretend I've already eaten it. I really can't swallow it." Masuda Nagamori suddenly turned his face away.His eyelids were red and there were tears in his eyes. Mitsunari sighed slightly, and turned his attention to Asano Nagamasa, "Don't you all believe in Ishida Mitsunari?" "Master Jibu, anyway, the fishy food has been brought, as for whether to eat it or not, it's up to you." Asano Nagamasa said, looking at Masuda Nagamori, as if he wanted to ask for his approval.

Masuda Changsheng also said: "Yes, please. When I think of Taiko-sama, I feel extremely uncomfortable." Sancheng frowned, showing embarrassment, "Why did I do this, I will tell everyone the truth later. However, if everyone else eats it, only the carp from Fengxing Palace will be returned intact, and the death of Taige will be over." Let the chef know. I hope everyone will not lose the big because of small things." Hearing what Ishida Mitsunari said, Masuda Nagamori raised his face sharply, and kneaded his knees vigorously with his hands.He was very emotional, maybe because he was in Osaka, but he couldn't see Hideyoshi for the last time, so he felt sad, "Master Jibu, I have something to say. Is this carp dedicated to Taiko-sama today?" of? I would like to ask Jibu-sama for an explanation."

Sancheng's eyes wandered a little, and he said, "Master Masuda, do you want to say that the spirit of Master Taige should be enshrined?" "No, I mean, should we swallow this fish soup with tears?" "You are going too far. While we are grieving for the Taige, we must always think of the young master... Except for the young master, Lian Loser, and the Beizheng Office, everyone still does not know that the Taige has passed away. The matter is now, how can we still Pretentious? It's not that Sancheng didn't think about enshrining the Taige, but it's really helpless."

The house was full of silence.I don't know if Changsheng felt that Sancheng was arguing, but his eyes were still red, he turned his head to one side, and stared out of the window. "I know you won't be so easy to think about it. But Sancheng still wants to tell everyone how he feels at this time. Today's carp feast, do you think I'm playing tricks?" "I don't think so, but it is said that the carp sent to Mr. Tokugawa was released to pray for Taiko's recovery..." Asano Nagamasa hadn't finished speaking, Sancheng immediately interrupted him with disdain: "I'm afraid of such a thing, Sancheng earnestly persuaded everyone to eat it. This carp shares honor and disgrace with the Toyotomi family, which is of great significance." People don't know how to deal with it.

"What do you mean, my lord?" Asano Nagamasa looked at Masuda Nagamori with some puzzlement, and said, "I'd like to hear how amazing this carp is." "Listen well." Sancheng said proudly, "First of all, Taige's death has two meanings. I don't think I need to say this." "Double meaning?" "Of course. First, it means that a person in the world has passed away; second, the Lord Toyotomi has fallen." Sancheng paused, as if to see if everyone could understand what he said, "If you understand Taige's return to heaven For the death of the people of the world, a question will naturally arise: who will be the next person of the world? If it is understood as the death of the head of the Toyotomi clan, then who will be the next governor of the Toyotomi clan?"

"Excuse me for the presumption of interjection: I don't understand at all..." Before Maeda Xuan finished speaking, Sancheng shook his head vigorously and interrupted him: "Don't interrupt. Don't hinder me from speaking! The master of the Toyotomi family is the people of the world, and now the people of the world have passed away, so, Toyotomi Of course, the governor of the family is still the people of the world... In this way, the two problems are merged into one. You should have no doubts about this. I swear to share weal and woe with the Toyotomi clan, and I think everyone will do the same."

"Oh." Changsheng nodded and muttered to himself, "However, those who have forgotten the grace of the Toyotomi family are very likely to divide the problem into two and consider it." Sancheng nodded, with a smile on his face, "I think everyone knows that Neifu and others obeyed the Taige after the battle of Xiaomu. He will not admit that he has received the grace of the Taige." "But," Asano Nagamasa frowned, "Your Excellency is so outspoken, it's inevitable..." "This is the end of the matter, I can't take care of this much." "But according to what you said, those who think that they have not received the grace of the Taiko are not alone in the Imperial Household. Whether it is Date in Oshu, Maori in China, or Shimadzu in Kyushu, they all just obeyed the Taiko. I have not received special favors..." "Listen to Sancheng first!" Sancheng interrupted Nagamasa sharply again, and raised the white fan on his knee, "What I want to say is the same as what Mr. Asano said. I don't know that the one who is grateful to Toyotomi is definitely not the inner government One person, this is the problem. What if these people think that the person who controls the world and the governor of Toyotomi's family are two different things? To put it bluntly, the young master may not be in the world at that time. If we just give in, what face will we have when we meet Mrs. Lord Ge?" He stared at the three of them with a painful expression on his face, "Do you understand? If we don't seize the opportunity, the world may be in chaos again." The three of them looked at each other and sat upright.The facts are exactly as Sancheng said.Regarding Tianxia and Toyotomi, if people think differently, the result will naturally be different.It can be considered that the two are the same problem, or they can be considered to be different.So there will be those who think about it separately, and there will be those who will combine it. "It seems that you have figured it out, let's continue talking." Sancheng glanced around the crowd with squinted eyes, and said, "I will definitely regard the world under Taige Lord and the Toyotomi clan as one. May it last forever." "It makes sense." Asano Nagamasa nodded first in agreement, "Only by thinking and doing this can we be worthy of the late Taiko's kindness to us." "You have to pay attention, how can the word 'deceased' be easily uttered?" Sancheng warned sternly, "There are also some people around Taige who have the same intentions as us, but they listen to the enemy's rhetoric, and they will unknowingly harm us. " "Enemy?" Maeda Xuanyi was puzzled. "Tell everyone the truth: this person is the wife of the Beizheng Office." "Madam?" Asano Nagamasa was taken aback and shook his head violently, "There is absolutely no such thing. Madam is definitely not an ignorant person." "Don't worry, Mr. Asano. There is no evidence, and 30% will never talk about it. I was worried that my wife would cut off my hair and become a nun, so I made a special trip to ask for it. I didn't expect that after some gossip, my wife said, 'Taige's lifelong ambition is now. It is to unify the world and create a peaceful and prosperous world... This is the first last wish we should stick to.'” "Isn't that what you said?" "Master Asano, don't jump to conclusions. Haven't you discovered the sinister intentions hidden in these words? It is Taige's lifelong ambition to create a peaceful and prosperous world, which means that as long as peace is maintained, there is no need to worry about the future of the young master. .Whoever beats the heroes will win the world. If you only hold on to Taige's ambition, won't you betray the Toyotomi clan?" "You are overthinking... Even if the young master is not the wife's own, there is absolutely no reason for the wife to hate him so much." Chang Zheng retorted fiercely. But Sancheng smiled and picked up the carp soup, "If you don't drink it, it will be cold. If you are with me, please take a sip. We will talk about the incident with Mrs. Beizhengsuo. We still have a long way to go, and it will be harder than drinking this bowl of carp soup." Much more. In order to remember Taige and to face the difficulties and hardships in the future, please taste this soup no matter what.” After hearing this, the three had no choice but to pick up the soup bowl.Of course, they didn't completely agree with it, they just had to do it because of the power of 30%. Sancheng looked at everyone drinking soup with a serious expression.Although the three men were afraid of having different ideas, he believed that the situation was favorable enough.Among the five executions, his position as chief assistant has been recognized.They didn't know that Sancheng met Ieyasu early in the morning-this visit was really an important step in Sancheng's long-term plan.Before that, he had been showing his dislike of Ieyasu in front of everyone, and it had something to do with his long-term considerations. After Hideyoshi's death, the people will be divided into two factions.One of the factions regards Toyotomi's family governor as a member of the world.The first thing Sancheng has to do is to prevent the daimyo from overestimating Tokugawa's strength.Therefore, he always talks about "Ieyasu and his ilk", showing a tough aura everywhere, and being rebellious in front of everyone.Even so, he never dared to underestimate Ieyasu's strength in his heart, and he even thought that the person in the whole world who knew Ieyasu's horror best was him, Ishida Mitsunari. Taking advantage of Hideyoshi's death, Sancheng began to approach Ieyasu.In order to let Ieyasu know that he was approaching him on purpose, he staged the scene of having a secret meeting with Ieyasu this morning...Of course, he did not change his usual tough attitude towards Ieyasu, nor did he show any obsequious, flattering attitude. In short, Sancheng first visited Ieyasu in secret without telling the others, and wanted Ieyasu to treat him as one of his own.According to Sancheng's idea, this is a bridge slab laid in advance, which will lead to a bright road in the future. Now, Ieyasu wants him to rush to Hakata immediately with the secret order jointly signed by the five elders, which kills two birds with one stone.What Sancheng was most worried about was that Ieyasu rushed to Hakata in person on behalf of Taiko.Among the generals who are about to withdraw, those who are extremely disgusted with Sancheng are far more than those who have a good impression of him.Therefore, if those generals who are 30% disgusted are allowed to meet with Ieyasu, it is tantamount to handing over the beasts directly to the animal trainer. Before everyone put down their soup bowls, Sancheng carefully sorted out the meticulous plan in his mind.This can be said to kill two birds with one stone: on the one hand, he can show his courage to the daimyos—Ieyasu is nothing special; on the other hand, he will be appreciated by Ieyasu, and he will soon be convinced.Before Hideyori grows up, he can fight against Ieyasu first, and then wait for an opportunity to regain the power Hideyoshi entrusted to Ieyasu.As for the time it took, judging from Ieyasu's age, it should not be ten years.Once the power is returned to Hideyori... Misunari was thinking about this, Masuda Nagamori put down his chopsticks with a suspicious expression on his face, and said, "Master Jibu, according to your opinion, the Toyotomi clan may not grow long." "Not long?" Sancheng didn't understand Changsheng's meaning for a while. "Yes, I'm afraid time is running out." Masuda Changsheng repeated what he said just now, and then glanced at Asano and Maeda, as if wanting to get the consent of the two, "I am not talking nonsense. Combine the world with the Toyotomi family Combining two into one may lead to the situation where Yuanping struggled for hegemony in the past, and the risk is extremely high." "It makes sense." Maeda Xuanyi seemed to understand Changsheng's meaning, "Yes, when the world was lost, the Ping family also lost... Is that what you mean?" "Exactly." Masuda Nagamori nodded emphatically, and looked at Sancheng, "If the world and the Toyotomi Clan are divided into two, even if the authority changes, the Toyotomi Clan may still survive; if they are merged into one, Then, the day when the Toyotomi family loses power is the time of their downfall. This is very important and must be carefully considered. This is my humble opinion, what do you think?" Sancheng was taken aback, and raised his white fan angrily, "Masuda-sama, in your capacity, don't you blush when you say such words?" "This statement is wrong. The young master is still ignorant and ignorant. You and I should think carefully and be fully prepared. No major mistakes will be made under any circumstances." "If you think so, you are playing into the enemy's arms." "Are you going too far, Jibu Shaosuke?" "It's really playing the piano with a cow!" Mitsunari snorted, "Eemon, if according to what you said, the world and the Toyotomi family have nothing to do with each other, and the next person in the world has already been decided... Don't you understand?" "You mean, the world will be handed over to Ieyasu Tokugawa?" "Do you still need me to say it? He already claims to be number one in the world, and Taige has entrusted him with all government affairs... He can use Taige's words to resist doubts. Once he succeeds, do you know that there will be others?" What kind of consequences?" "How can you stop Tokugawa?" "The young master is still young, so the government affairs are handed over to Ieyasu, the Minister of Internal Affairs. This is just a stopgap measure. Once the young master becomes an adult, he should respectfully return the authority, shouldn't he?" Sancheng was furious, and his tone seemed to be scolding his subordinates Generally speaking, "If you separate the world from the Toyotomi clan from the beginning, Ieyasu will have the illusion that he has controlled the world by virtue of his strength, and take the opportunity to destroy the Toyotomi clan." "But..." As soon as Changsheng opened his mouth, Sancheng stopped him sternly: "You seem to have a long-term vision, but the reality is nothing more than fantasy! Now we are absolutely not allowed to follow the wind, no matter what, we must try to make Toyotomi To survive. Therefore, the world and the Toyotomi family must be regarded as one! When the young master becomes an adult, he will return the authority respectfully and respectfully. If we do not make up our minds, how will we control the world in the future? Don't fall into the enemy's tricks. " Nagamori Masuda closed his mouth angrily.It seems that he and Sancheng can't get together no matter what.According to Changsheng's thinking, Ieyasu is powerful and terrifying, but once he accepts him, he becomes unbelievably docile.The Ieyasu at the time of Komaki Nagakute's Battle is completely different from the Ieyasu after he entered Osaka Castle... The stubborn Ieyasu once made Taiko helpless, but since he dispelled his prejudice against Ieyasu, Changsheng felt that he was like a sheep Docile and honest. Ieyasu's first visit to Osaka Castle was twelve years after the fourteenth year of Tensho (1586), which was indeed a troubled time.Needless to say, the Korean War, which is still going on to this day, Rikyu's seppuku, Kanbai Hideji's suicide, the peace negotiation with Da Ming, and the punishment of San Cheng and Konishi Yukio after the peace negotiation broke down... No matter what happened, Ieyasu handled it quite appropriately.Each time, Ieyasu would try his best to save as many lives as possible, and the number of people he helped was already numerous.Even when the peace talks broke down, Sancheng was also favored by Ieyasu.Because Ieyasu is such a person, Changsheng thinks that he should abandon his hostility and express his kindness to him. Tokugawa Ieyasu was also a brave general who terrified the enemy.But now, he is the regent appointed by the late Taige, and his granddaughter Qianji has a marriage contract with the young master Xiu Lai.If you abandon the hostility and get close to him, not to mention the young master, when the young master and Chihime's descendants, Ieyasu's bloodline will directly become the master of Toyotomi... Rather than becoming hostile to Ieyasu, it is better to gradually approach and let the two families become one.Although Changsheng has always considered this way, how can Sancheng accept it? Sancheng said again: "Master Masuda seems to trust Ieyasu very much." He squinted his eyes, as if he could see through Changsheng's heart, and sneered, "It seems that you really regard Ieyasu as a loyal and upright elder. It's as easy as you can imagine." Masuda remained silent. "I didn't mean to scare you. In fact, Ieyasu has calmly calculated from the very beginning. He is very clear about Mr. Taiko's old age, weak body, and lack of blood. In order to win the world, he pretended to be so docile. We have to give this old fox a chance to show his true nature. I don’t believe that his true face can’t be exposed.” Sancheng laughed at the threat, “Our opponent is an old fox who has gone through many hardships and has great powers. You can't be charmed by him. And the amulet to prevent being charmed by him is to regard the world and Toyotomi as one. Once we discard this charm, the world will be torn apart immediately, and he will also have evil intentions. For Toyotomi The plan for the survival of the Toyotomi family must be to resolutely oppose Ieyasu's replacement of the Toyotomi family to rule the world." Speaking of this, Changsheng was speechless.If he continued to refute, he might be accused by Sancheng of having an affair with Jiakang.Thirty percent know this well. At this time, Asano Nagamasa turned to Sancheng, "I think what Dr. Youemon said makes sense. We are so hostile to the inner government, it is tantamount to nitpicking. Taiko has decided everything before his death. What we have to do is to abide by Taiko's last words, Do your best to avoid confusion." As soon as Changzheng finished speaking, Sancheng sneered: "That's right; the Taige did have a last word. The young master is still young, and before he becomes an adult, he has to temporarily hand over the authority to Jiayasu... But if we don't understand it this way, the matter has not yet come to an end." Decide." "Could Mr. Jibu be suspicious of something?" "If you think Taiko's last words are just the nonsense of an old man fainted by illness, then what should we do? Moreover, there are people who hold such a skeptical attitude. This person is none other than Mrs. Beizhengsuo! Asano-sama It has absolutely nothing to do with the Beizheng Institute, so you have to be careful about it." As a result, Changzheng had no choice but to shut up.With such a strong wording, Changzheng felt that Sancheng was suspicious, and it was he who made Beizheng have such an idea. In order to break the unpleasant atmosphere, Maeda Xuanyi interjected: "I think it's getting late, Master Mushi is still waiting, let's move on to the next step." Hearing Xuan Yi's persuasion, San Chengcai muttered while raising his chopsticks.The carp soup was already cold, and the four of them began to eat carp with their own thoughts.Not long after, Sancheng smiled wryly and said, "The key lies in whether we are united. As long as we are united, what is there to be afraid of like Ieyasu?" Thirty percent of the people kept inciting the crowd until they felt fear, and another 30% of them comforted the crowd instead!It's ironic that Ieyasu has such a great deterrent power in the hearts of everyone! "Okay, our goal is clear. Therefore, after the Taige's secret burial today, we will invite all the elders tomorrow to discuss the withdrawal of troops." "That's the most important thing." "The secret burial of the Taige without telling the elders was also entrusted by the Taige on his deathbed. Everyone must pay attention to this matter, and must not let it slip." At this point, San Chengfang felt that everyone was forcibly tied together by him.Since he has repeatedly warned, everyone will be wary of Ieyasu. "Okay, the carp soup is also finished. What we have to do next is: clearly and clearly declare our loyalty to the Taige to the world." Sancheng drank the carp soup in a big gulp, raised his right hand as if joking The arm was shown to everyone, "Look, Sancheng's thin arm is full of the power to never shrink back and protect Toyotomi forever!" The other three silently put the soup bowl aside, noncommittal...