Chapter 31 Chapter 31

Because Tokugawa Ieyasu and Maeda Toshiie shook hands to make peace, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's funeral was held smoothly as scheduled on February 18th and 19th in the fourth year of Keicho.The two parties exchanged oaths on the thirteenth, and after the oath exchange was completed, a funeral was held. The funeral procession left Fushimi Castle at You hour on the 18th, went down Yamato Road, crossed the Seven Avenues eastward, and then entered the Great Buddha Hall.Both sides of the avenue were already crowded with people who came to mourn. Lanterns were hung under the eaves on the west side of the Great Buddha Hall, and bonfires were lit at the intersections.The solemn procession looked gorgeous and solemn—of course, no one could have imagined the ugly discords and grievances behind it.

At the front of the line were six pairs of big lanterns, and around the big lanterns were added twenty-five pairs of small lanterns.Then came fifty torches, which made the night as bright as day.Then came the front guard.On the right is Dr. Yukinaga Asano Sakyo, and on the left is Kuroda Kaishou Nagamasa. The two lead five hundred retainers respectively; next is Shima Terasawa and Maori Kouchi. Shimadzu Hyogo guard. Seventy-five daimyos led the way in front of the coffin, and seventy-eight daimyos lined up behind, each leading 300 to 500 retainers. The scene was spectacular. In the middle of the team are the five elders, with Mori Terumoto leading the way.Next is Oda Family Governor and Gifu Nagon Hidenobu.After Xiuxin, and before the monk Mushi, it was Tokugawa Ieyasu, who received five hundred banner books and four daimyos.After Master Mushi and the sixty monks, Yoshiharu Horio walked in front of the coffin holding Taiko Love Knife.

The coffin made by Bafang has the white tiger flag on the right and the dragon flag on the left, which is extremely luxurious.Those who saw him off couldn't help recalling Taige's martial arts and luxury during his lifetime.The coffin was placed on the Yu, and the people who carried the Yu were two hundred and sixteen people.There are one hundred pairs of lighting lanterns on both sides of the coffin. Behind the Suzaku flag behind the coffin, Kato Kiyomasa followed Higo.Behind the Sun and Moon Banner, followed by Nayan Xiuqiu of Jinwu Zhong.Immediately behind the two flags is Taiko's heir Toyotomi Hideyori, and next to Hideyori are Katagiri Kamoto, Maeda Toshiie, Ashikaga Zuobei Governor Yoshiyo, Ukita Nagano Hideke, and Edo Nagono Hidetada.Uesugi wins over Mirai and lets Naoe Yamashiro take his place.The wife of the Beizheng Office followed behind the mountain city with 150 maids, much to the embarrassment of the onlookers.The Beizheng Office was followed by Mrs. Dian, who had a hundred maids with her.

The team marched to the Great Buddha Hall, where the Imperial Envoy had already been waiting.The envoy is the right minister of Juting, and the deputy envoy is Hirohashi Da Nayan. When the coffin of a luxury car inlaid with gold, silver and jewels and containing Taige's remains was finally placed in the Great Buddha Hall, the east had turned white. Those who presided over the funeral were Kuroda Kaishou Nagamasa who arrived first, Katagiri the main meal, and Iio Bungo the three people.The three of them had been worried about the weather before, but now they were relieved. All the queues arrived, and Venerable Wood Food began to preside over the Buddhist affairs.At this time, Maeda Toshiie only felt pain in his chest, and couldn't stop his tears.Previously, Taiko had personally held a funeral for Lord Nobunaga at Ziye Dade Temple in terms of scale and grandeur.Perhaps, Taige is now on his way to the Buddha Kingdom, to the other side that he can hardly believe.

During the Fushimi earthquake, the head of the Buddha placed here fell off. Taiko came here from Fushimi Castle and reprimanded loudly: "You man, I let you live here to protect the people of Li, but you forgot my Order, lose your head, what should you do?" At that time, the more Taige said, the more angry he became, and he immediately drew his bow and arrow, and shot at the unsatisfactory Buddha. Such a Toyotomi Hideyoshi, perhaps under the guidance of Master Kishi, is busy making atonement to the Buddha.Everyone has such a destination, life is like a drama!Lijia is no exception, the disease is approaching him step by step.

Its daybreak.However, the sound of chanting continued.During the first three days, offerings must be made piously, and then ordinary people are allowed to come to express their condolences and pay homage for the next three days, and then the seventh day is the ceremony. Rather than saying that it is a three-day offering, it is more appropriate to say that it is for people to look up to.Many people have no time to pay their respects, and I am afraid it will be extended for a day or two.Then, the image of Taige will gradually fade away... This thought made Li Jia feel difficult to breathe, and even his eyes turned black.

Never fall down here!I am Hideyori's assistant minister, and I will insist on sending Hideyori to Osaka Castle no matter what... Even though he thinks so, the Toshi family dare not face Hideyori.He knew very well that when he saw Hideyori, his pain would inevitably intensify. "Dainagon, are you feeling well?" Ieyasu from Zuojin asked.At this time, it was already daylight, and Jiakang noticed that Li Jia's face was ugly. "Incense will be offered soon, if you feel unwell..." The implication is to let Li's family go to rest. Lee shook his head vigorously.Ieyasu was silent, and gently closed his eyes.The long chanting did not make Ieyasu feel unbearably painful. Of course, his health was only one reason. Ieyasu also felt that these monks gave him a solemn feeling.I am still living between the heaven and the earth, and it is entirely the creation of the gods and Buddhas; since the gods and Buddhas let me live, I must walk for the right way, and the heavens will send great responsibilities to the people... Ieyasu attributes his life entirely to the great mercy of Amitabha Buddha .

Suddenly, the chanting stopped. "Incense!" Master Mu Shi urged Xiu Lai.Ieyasu still didn't want to open his eyes. When Xiu Lai offered incense, Katagiri Keyuan waited on him.It is undeniable that Xiu Lai's charming appearance made everyone feel the impermanence of the world.Whether it was the Beizheng Office, Mrs. Dian, or the woman they were carrying, they all shed countless tears at the same time.But this kind of sadness is not the same as the feeling when Taige first passed away in August last year.Although only half a year has passed, the passage of time has changed people's feelings with an incredible power.At that time, I am afraid that no one would link Taige's passing with the general trend of the world like today.The world also believes that people like the five elders, the third middle elders, and the fifth minister can maintain the situation.But today, when these people gathered in front of Hideyoshi's coffin, the world found out with great pain that what was left of Taige was just a wreck.

Only under the strong rule of the Taige, can the five elders, the third elders, and the five ministers complement each other and support the world.And once it is separated from the backbone of the Taige, the building will fall apart in an instant. Among these people, who is most likely to become the new backbone?Thinking of this, Ishida Mitsunari, who was sitting respectfully in the seat of Gobuki, cast his eyes on Ieyasu, who was sitting in the upper seat with his eyes closed and a deep expression.It seems that this fat fox was the first one to violate Taige's will and marry other daimyo without authorization, which ignited the fire of fighting...Thinking of this, Sancheng couldn't help but tremble all over.

The world actually hates Sancheng.The marriage was indeed Ieyasu's work, but wasn't 30% the one who expressed his dislike to Ieyasu before Taiko passed away?Regarding this marriage incident, most of the people turned a blind eye to it, but clung to it, and even incited others to send reprimands, wasn't it 30%?Regarding these matters, there may have been a public opinion in the world: 30% is clearly provoking Ieyasu on purpose.Since Sancheng is so painstaking, Ieyasu will take measures to defend himself.Perhaps, people deeply believe that Sancheng is the one who has truly failed Taige's painstaking efforts, so they hate him...

Sancheng quietly looked behind him, just in time to see the big innocent eyes in the second row, he quickly turned around and corrected his posture.There is no need to look back, not only Kiyomasa, Kuroda Nagamasa, Hosokawa Tadaka, Asano Yukinaga, Fukushima Masanori, Todo Takatora, Kato Yoshiaki and others all shot at him coldly, as if they were asking questions.It was these disgusting eyes that made Sancheng make up his mind. I have only one way to go - San Cheng took a deep breath. In the sound of chanting, Sancheng thought about "time and day".How wonderful are the days!Who on earth started to let the days flow from when?In a word, time flows without stopping at every moment of the day, from the endless past to the eternal future, invisible to the eyes, invisible to the body, but it is still flowing without stopping.When people say "this time", this time has become the past; when people talk about tomorrow, tomorrow has become "this time"; How sad. When Taige stood in front of Sancheng, Sancheng felt that he was an insurmountable peak and an inviolable giant.But what about the never-ending "days"?Hideyoshi was born, grew up, grew old, died... that's all. Thinking about it this way, all resentment and conspiracy, all glory and ambition in the world are nothing but dust.People grow up because of the years, and are pushed to death by the years, and are forgotten by the years.In the face of this iron law, people are so powerless...Yesterday is not yesterday, the Ming Dynasty has become today, and today has become the past year. Trustworthy, only "now".But people always mistake "now" for eternity, and after a short smile, cry, or even curse, they usher in death.The world that Taige painstakingly managed fell apart. The culprit was neither Ieyasu nor Sancheng. Maybe it was all time. Even so, would people be willing to do nothing because of it? Just as Sancheng was thinking about this, Changshu Zhengjia next to him tugged at his sleeve: "Jibu, please come on..." Standing up slowly, Misunari realized that both Toshika and Hideyori had disappeared.Toshika left with Hideyori after offering incense.There is only 30% of the old enemy Tokugawa Ieyasu left in the seat. Sancheng held the incense respectfully, he felt that he was not offering incense to the ghosts of Taige, but offering incense to "Time".After burning incense, he looked back at Ieyasu, surprised.For some reason, seeing Ieyasu's fat body, Sancheng's mood was completely different from when he first came here. There was no hatred, no anger, and even no sense of oppression. The chanting lasted for two and a half hours before stopping temporarily. When Sancheng followed Jiakang to the guest room of Fangguang Temple, he wondered: Why did he feel so relaxed?In the past, his feelings for Ieyasu had only four words: We cannot live together.As long as there were two sitting together, he would feel extremely painful; but today, he was able to calmly follow behind Jiayasu.Of course, he has no intention of harming Ieyasu now, otherwise he would not be so calm.Even so, the murderous intent in his heart became more and more determined, and his mood returned to calm.In this way, he did not make a decision in the past, but just blindly hated the opponent, devoted himself to exposing the opponent's ambition, and fell into the path of obsession. When he arrived at the guest room, Sancheng found that the Beizheng Office and Mrs. Dian had arrived first, and Hideyori seemed to be in another room.With some difficulty, Ieyasu bent down his fat body, sat down in front of the two wives, and thanked him for the gift of Xiangdao mansion: "As expected of a place carefully selected by the Taiko, the scenery there is really pleasing to the eye... " It's such a good place, I don't need to worry about someone sneaking up on me anymore——Although Ieyasu didn't say that, Sancheng knew it well and laughed.If it was in the past, he would have frowned and ridiculed Jiakang. After Ieyasu thanked him, he looked back at Sancheng and said, "Zhibu, it's a busy place here every day, it's really hard work for you." Sancheng saluted solemnly, and replied: "I dare not, it's all because of pursuing Mu Taige, so Sancheng can feel at ease." While speaking, he didn't feel any pain, and he felt incredible. "It means that a heavy burden has been lifted from my shoulders." Ieyasu said again. Everything went well at the funeral, and Sancheng and Jiakang were in harmony. The Beizheng Office seemed relieved, and said, "I heard that the inner government will come to Osaka soon. Don't forget to visit me." The Li family returned the gift. "Yes, after the funeral is over, I will go immediately. Of course, I will also pay my respects to the young master." "When the Neifu visits, the cherry blossoms will be all over the branches. It will be a good time to entertain the Neifu." Mrs. Dian interjected. "It is said that there will be a sea of ​​flowers at that time. Speaking of cherry blossoms, I can't help but think of the Daigo flower viewing party in spring..." "That's right, that's the last time Taige enjoys flowers...One's life is really changeable." For a moment, Mrs. Dian and Beizhengsuo County fell into silence.In this sad but harmonious atmosphere, Sancheng felt unbelievable: It's so strange, he hesitated when he hated, but he stopped hating when he made up his mind. What's going on? After chatting for about half an hour, the chanting started again.Masuda Nagamori came to report, and the Beizheng Office stood up first, and then Ieyasu also stood up. Ning Ning said to Zengtian that from now on, she is no longer allowed to be called "Beizhengsuo", but "Gaotaiyuan".From now on, she has become a Buddhist disciple with no cares or concerns.After finishing speaking, she walked out. Sancheng watched her go, turned around and said to Mrs. Dian who still didn't want to get up, "Is the young master okay?" His mood was completely different.Before, he always thought conceitedly that only he was the indispensable support for Hideyori, and sometimes he even wanted to scold Mrs. Yodo.But now, he has made up his mind that no matter what happens, he will not succumb to Ieyasu, but will resolutely stick to his own path.For this reason, even Mrs. Dian can be used by him.This Mrs. Dian, who is always arrogant and always meddling in everything, can be used by him! "Don't worry, there are Dainagon, Katagiri-sama and Hijikata-sama, Xiuxiu is also around." Mrs. Dian seemed a little tired of the long chanting, "The young master is going back on the official boat today, and Dainagon dragged his sick body. It's really not easy." Sancheng nodded lightly and said: "Ma'am, Taige mentioned the young master and his wife before he died, do you know?" "What does your lord say?" "I don't want to say too much in the next part. But after seeing all the famous names today, I realized that Taige's worries are not unreasonable." "What do you want to say, Jibu-sama?" "Thirty percent is worried that when the young master becomes an adult, whether the world will return to the young master." Sancheng deliberately understated it, shifting his gaze to the side, "Oh, isn't this Muxi's "The Picture of Picking Up the Cold Mountain"? It's really good." "Master Zhibu, all the people around Taige know about this matter." "No, I'm not referring to this matter. Taige really took great pains to entrust the funeral affairs to whom." "What exactly are you trying to say?" "My lord once discussed with me whether we should entrust my wife to Da Nayan or the inner government." Sancheng's tone became more and more relaxed, "When I first heard this, Sancheng thought it was ridiculous... I thought my lord was sick and confused, but it was so absurd .Now, I finally understand my lord's difficulties." Mrs. Dian's eyes were burning, and she said with a loud smile: "Hehe, what did I think it was, but it's still that matter, Mr. Zhibu..." If it was in the past, Sancheng would never turn a blind eye to Mrs. Dian's laughter.In this laughter, there is no sense of responsibility for Toyotomi's future, only a sigh of the vagaries of life, and women's hypocrisy and kitsch.Today, however, Sancheng is extremely calm.He has already figured it out, from now on, as long as it has nothing to do with his purpose, he will let it go. "Madam doesn't seem to know yet." Mrs. Dian laughed again, she seemed to think it was a little funny, "Just joking... Master Zhibu doesn't really think so?" "It's absolutely true." Sancheng said with a smile, "It's either Da Nayan or the Inner Palace. In short, we must choose one of these two. This is indeed Taige's last words. In this way, the young master will become someone else's stepson ... Madam can also persuade her husband to fulfill his promise ... I think your lord must have such considerations." "Hehe, Mr. Jibu was joking. No matter how far-sighted you think, you would never think of arranging my affairs." "That's why I'm saying that your lord really took great pains. There is no one else, it's just because your lord loves you madam deeply. If you don't believe me, Taige's worries have already begun to appear. Didn't madam see it?" "What are you talking about? Who dares to do something to the young master?" "This, I can't say clearly. Da Nayan is seriously ill, it's another matter, but all the big names are watching the face of the inner government... Ah, that's all, I actually said some inappropriate words. Madam, just pretend not to hear Let's go." Sancheng saluted respectfully, "I still have something to do, please leave first." Seeing that his words were enough to impress Mrs. Dian, he really stood up and wanted to leave. "Wait a minute, Mr. Jibu." "Madam, just pretend I didn't say what you said just now." After speaking, Sancheng went straight out of the living room, and he was once again pleasantly surprised by the change in himself.In the past, he always rebuked those honest and honest people who really wanted to get close to him without any scruples. As a result, everyone felt disgusted with him and thought he was arrogant by nature.But now, everything has changed. Sancheng trotted all the way through the corridor leading to the main hall, and suddenly had an epiphany, and couldn't help but patted his thigh vigorously.Ieyasu's goal is to "take over the world".Facing this goal, his heart is as firm as iron, and he can fight Ieyasu!Thinking of this, Axiu's focused eyes suddenly appeared in front of Sancheng's eyes, and he smiled wryly. From the main hall to the east of the Great Buddha Hall, the road covered with white sand is full of bright sunshine, which is pleasing to the eye. "Can't be shaken. This determination can't be shaken anymore!" Thirty percent said to himself. After Sancheng left, Mrs. Dian was the only one left in the empty guest hall.She laughed out loud again.But this time it was different from the smile just now.Everyone has several faces.Mrs. Dian panicked at Sancheng's words, but it was only for a moment.Could Ieyasu really be a poisonous snake targeting Hideyori?This kind of thought was fleeting, and Mrs. Dian soon had the feeling of finally breaking free from the shackles, which was really unimaginable. Hideyoshi is actually hesitating whether to entrust Mrs. Yodo to the Toshi family or Ieyasu... If this is true, for Mrs. Yodo, it is like untying the rope that has bound her for a long time.Before that, Mrs. Yodo had always felt that she was a prisoner. Even after Hideyoshi passed away, nothing changed.During Taige's lifetime, she was firmly locked in the position of Taige's concubine.After Taige passed away, she was locked in the position of the young master's biological mother again, unable to move. If it's just for Xiu Lai, she can marry anyone... Mrs. Dian suddenly felt that her surroundings became brighter, and the knot in her heart was untied.In this way, this large-scale funeral may be held to untie the knots in the hearts of those who are still alive. Venerable Shinluan, who claims to be neither a monk nor a vulgar, once said: "When I close my eyes, I throw it into the Kamo River to eat the belly of a fish." Compared with Master Shinluan, Taige is much more persistent and sad.For the sake of his son, he even considered entrusting his biological mother to another man, which was enough to open a bright window to the secret room where Mrs. Dian was bound. "He left behind his beloved Xiu Lai and left alone." Mrs. Dian stood up a little uneasy, walked to the corridor, and walked back.She still didn't want to go to the funeral, and she was still thinking wildly: If one day, she had to exchange her body for Xiu Lai's Antai, would she be as free and easy as Shinran...Of course, no one forced her to think about these things at this time She doesn't need to answer the question now. "Don't worry, go and become a Buddha with peace of mind. The young master is guarded by me." Unknowingly, Mrs. Dian murmured to herself.On one side is Ieyasu who is calm, seasoned and rock-solid, and on the other side is Sancheng, who must be called the Toyotomi clan and is aggressive and competitive. They don't know that they will pass away like Taiko soon... Madam Yodo thinks, Everything in front of him is so ridiculous.