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Chapter 32 Chapter 32

Toyotomi Hideyoshi's funeral was successfully concluded in February of the fourth year of Keicho.As the former Guanbai, Hideyoshi was awarded the title of "Toyoko Daimyojin, Cathay Yushoinden Yunshan Junlong", and his merits and demerits have gone with him.Another spring day full of cherry blossoms is ushered in the world. After seven years of war, Maeda Toshiie and Tokugawa Ieyasu shook hands to make peace, and the funeral was held smoothly.Therefore, in this spring, people can enjoy the flowers leisurely and pray for peace in the world.But have the troubles and grievances of all beings in the world really subsided?

The residence of Governor Konishi Settsumori was built on an open highland on the left bank of the Yodo River, with the residences of Ishida Mitsunari and Maeda Toshiie on both sides.On this day, two boats from Yodoya's family came to enjoy the flowers moored on the river bank. On the surface, President Xiaonishi invited wealthy merchants to enjoy the flowers, but the people who got off the boat were not merchants.The first ones to come down were Mori Terumoto and Zi Kita Hideka, the two elders, followed by Nagatsu Masaka, Masuda Nagamori, and Maeda Genichi who dressed in micro-clothes.Under the guidance of Konishi's old Nanjo Xuanzhai and Konishi Hayato, the five disappeared straight into the Shenzhai compound.

It was the eleventh of March at this time, just after Si time.In the secluded Xiaoxi Mansion, the owner, Mr. Konishi, who was dressed in casual clothes, and Ishida Mitsunari, who came first, were welcoming the arrival of five people.The gentle breeze brings warmth, and there are faint clouds floating in the sky. Against the background of this bright spring, the more than 20 double cherry trees planted by the river bank and wall are more colorful. "It was transplanted from my hometown in the mountain city, and soon the Ditang flowers will bloom..." the president walked to the front porch while greeting the guests, and welcomed the guests in.Meals have already been carefully prepared indoors, and the cherry blossoms outside are half in bloom.

"Master Asano still hasn't come." Sancheng said as soon as he was seated. "It was said that he was ill, but he sent someone to inquire, and it turned out that he had gone to Mr. Maeda's residence." "Hmm. That's for the sake of the inner government." Ukita Hideka said unhappily, and glanced at Mori Terumoto, who was seated in the seat, but Terumoto didn't say a word.The Xiu family had no choice but to turn their gaze to Sancheng, "The ship from the Neifu has left Fushimi, right?" "Exactly. I'm on the same boat as Hosokawa Yusaitotaka, going down the current."

"Youzhai? So Zhongxing is also on the same boat?" Sancheng smiled and shook his head, "Zhongxing has already gone to the Maeda Mansion in advance. He let his father Youzhai be on the same boat this time, probably to avoid suspicion and want to use his father as a hostage." "Then, where will the Inner Palace stay tonight?" "At Fujitang Gaohu's residence." Sancheng replied. President Xiaoxi smiled, "Live in the Fujitang mansion? It seems that the inner mansion is exhausted. There must not be many entourages. If we surround the Fujitang mansion, we will set another fire..."

But no one agreed. Sancheng was calmly pondering the president's thoughts.After Ieyasu went to Maeda Mansion to visit Toshie's condition, he had to stay overnight in Fujido Takahu Mansion. Therefore, he could take the opportunity to surround the Fujido Mansion and set fire to Ieyasu's death without anyone noticing.Although President Xiaoxi spoke casually, he could clearly see his thoughts.No matter what his motives are, there is no doubt that he hates Ieyasu and is hostile to Ieyasu.But no one echoed. Could it be that among the people gathered here, some people are afraid of Jiakang, or do they want Jiakang?Or do you think it's not that simple, or do you think it won't help at all?

From the very beginning, Sancheng could see his concerns in the eyes of the silent Mori Terumoto.Huiyuan is now focused on cleaning up the territory, but he is worried that Sancheng will resent him and turn him into an enemy, so he is ambiguous and keeps silent. What Sancheng thinks is that Maeda Toshiie's death is certain.Since it is no longer possible for the Toshi family to show off their prestige, another person must be selected from among the elders to replace him in the government. The best candidate is of course Terumoto Mori.Three costs hope that there will be one person who can attend the meeting today, and this person is Uesugi Jingsheng.However, Uesugi Kagekatsu had just been transferred from Echigo to Aizu, replacing the Kamo family, and had many miscellaneous things, so he didn't want to deal with it.Therefore, Sancheng hopes that Uesugi can send his old Naoe Yamashiro to guard.When Taiko was alive, Yamashiro was the accompanying minister of the Uesugi family, and he was deeply trusted by Uesugi.Unexpectedly, the guard of the mountain city failed to come in the name of the lord suffering from a cold.Sancheng was very worried about this. Once he said this at the banquet, he might make other people uneasy, so he didn't say a word about it.As for the Ukita Hide family, it is not difficult to judge from his initial words that he is of one mind with Sancheng, which also makes Sancheng feel at ease.

Among the Five Obligations, the one who is most likely to side with Ieyasu is Asano Nagamasa who is not present today. Sancheng calmly calculated his own strength in his heart: Ishida Mitsunari 250,000 Stones (Sawa Mountain) Masuda Nagamori 200,000 Stones (Yamato-Koriyama) Changshu Zhengjia 60,000 Stones (Near River Shuikou) Maeda Genyi Fifty Thousand Stones (Tanba Kameyama) Konishi Xingchang 180,000 Stones (Higo Uto) Ukita Hide's 480,000 koku (Insan) A total of 1.22 million shi.Adding in the more than 2 million koku of the Mori clan such as Kobayakawa and Yoshikawa, the strength of our own side is comparable to Ieyasu's. If we add the 1.2 million koku of Sugi Kagekatsu, we can be sure of victory.If these people unite to fight against Ieyasu, those who have turned to Ieyasu before will panic and return to the old favor of the Taige, which will shake the foundation of Ieyasu.This is the calculation of 30%.

Only by sacrificing life and forgetting death can we gain a foothold.The 30% in the past always had a lot of dissatisfaction and were often full of anger, and the more impetuous they were, the more flawed they were, resulting in a needless waste of a lot of energy.Now that he is awake, he is surprised to find that once he has made up his mind, those people who he hated before have become rare allies one by one and become extremely important. "Let's send out some troops each, and launch an attack suddenly at the end of the banquet at the Fujitang mansion. What do you think?" Seeing that there was no response, the governor asked again.

Sancheng could no longer remain silent. It would be shameless if even the most enthusiastic allies did not respond, so he said, "Regarding this matter, the Lords will not sit idly by. Since the inner government has violated the legacy of the Taige, If he does not bow his head and confess to Da Nayan, we will never forgive him." "That's right." Xiujia also nodded. "However, what happened afterwards? Yuezhou Zhongxing, chief planner Qingzheng and others used all kinds of tricks to deceive Da Nayan, and finally lured Da Nayan to Fushimi, causing the world to think that we took the initiative to admit our mistakes to the inner government. It's so sad to be so ugly!" Afraid of losing his composure, Sancheng paused deliberately, calmed down, and then continued, "Not only that, he didn't even say hello to us, so he gave Xiangdao's mansion to the Inner Palace. ...This time the inner government comes to answer the gift, we must not take it lightly. Suppose..." He slowly glanced at the crowd at this point, "If he deceives the seriously ill Da Nayan and gathers people together, The troublemaker has taken our territory, so what should we do?"

"We absolutely don't allow it!" the president interjected. "However, Kato, Asano, and the others were all recruited by the inner government... It's not impossible for him to do such a thing." "That's true." The governor said again. Sancheng continued: "Therefore, it is a godsend opportunity for the Inner Mansion to stay in the Fujitang Mansion this time!" Seeing that there was still no response, the president was a little impatient, and said: "In the past few days, I have found that everyone's reactions are a bit slow! Only when you have a chance to win, do you act. How can there be such a good thing in the world! Wanting to wait for the inner mansion to be full of loopholes is pure wishful thinking. Just as Lord Zhibu said just now, it is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us for him to stay in Fujitang Mansion. If he lives outside the city, how can we act?" Hearing the president's rare impassioned statement, Maeda Genichi, who had been silent all this time, looked at Masuda Changsheng, and said, "I was ordered to guard Fushimi, but I came here on purpose this time, and I heard such unexpected words. , isn't it difficult?" Nagamori Masuda turned his face away in embarrassment.Not long ago, Sancheng just repeatedly emphasized Ieyasu's tyranny.But I don't know since when, he has "must get rid of Ieyasu", and today he actually wants to do it.Changsheng felt that from the very beginning, Sancheng had cleverly lured them into a big trap. This point is not difficult to see from Maeda Genichi's panic.Xuan Yiben was guarding Fushimi Castle, so he came specially this time because he wanted to take advantage of Ieyasu's visit to Osaka in person, and go to pay homage to Hideyori with the three eldest sons, and show their loyalty to Hideyori.Therefore, when the topic suddenly turned to how to get rid of Ieyasu, he was understandably understandable. Even so, Changsheng couldn't question Sancheng's proposal like Xuan Yi, because he had promised Sancheng as a follower before, and was willing to work with him to advance and retreat together. "Didn't you promise to live and die with me and share weal and woe?" Just four or five days ago, San Cheng asked him cautiously.At that time, Changsheng replied categorically: "There is no doubt!" Now it seems that it was his mistake.At that time, he mistakenly thought that Sancheng's naturally competitive temper was at work, so he responded without thinking. Seeing Changsheng turned his face to the side, Xuanyi turned to Sancheng, "It's a foolish thought that the inner government asked Hosokawa Yousai to accompany him just to relieve loneliness... Zhongxing has already rushed to Maeda Prefecture, and it is estimated that he will be with Li Chang Responsible for vigilance. Of course, the Tokugawa family must be fully prepared. Since they decided to stay overnight at Fujido's residence, Fujido will never stand idly by and will definitely strengthen their guard, so..." Before he finished speaking, Sancheng waved his hand to stop him: "Xuan Yi means that we must not take the enemy lightly, and suspend the matter of the sneak attack? Xuan Yi, although what I just said may sound alarmist, it is definitely not for my own self-interest what." "Yes. This is all for the sake of the young master." The Xiu family smoothed things over, "As the two of you said, the opportunity cannot be missed, and the time will never come again. Once the inner palace is returned to Fushimi, all we can do is attack Fushimi with soldiers. the city." Masuda Changsheng, who had been silent all this time, interjected at this moment: "What is the opinion of Mr. Nagatsu?" Changshu Zhengjia also looked quite embarrassed, he hurriedly turned his gaze to the side with panic in his eyes.It seems that Zhengjia is more disturbed than Changsheng about Sancheng's tough attitude.He pondered for a long time, before Fang cleverly replied: "I want to listen to Xuan Yi's opinion before making a decision..." Thirty percent are slightly dissatisfied with everyone's indifferent attitude.If possible, he really wanted the Seven Families to join forces and launch an attack on Ieyasu tonight.Once the action is made, there is a way to get Uesugi to join.In this way, everyone except Maeda will join in the action of removing Ieyasu. Of course, the attack might not be successful, and Ieyasu might escape.That's okay, if everyone decides to get rid of Ieyasu, Maeda won't just sit idly by. Those generals who followed the Taiko since childhood are afraid of Hideyori, so naturally they dare not approach the Tokugawa clan again. If Jiakang finds that everyone is on the side of 30%, he will not dare to act rashly.As for the outcome of this turmoil, it doesn't matter.In short, whether it is good or bad, this gust of wind must first blow.If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you get tiger cubs? Hearing that the Zheng family said that he wanted to listen to his own opinion, Maeda Xuan sat upright and said: "I am the same as you all. For the sake of the young master, I will not be willing to fall behind, so I boldly dissuade everyone. Since Hosokawa and his son are all on the side of the inner palace , then Kato, Fukushima, Asano, Kuroda and the others will definitely support the Uchifu, which cannot be ignored. Not to mention Fujido, Horio and the others will definitely stand with the Uchifu... Once they get the news, they will end up Shirohide Yasushi will definitely lead his troops to rescue from Fushimi immediately. This will not only cause chaos in the world, but also bring disaster to the young master... Do you think so, Masuda-sama?" Changsheng didn't evade, and nodded heavily, "I also agree with Shandeyuan's opinion. Master Zhibu is a little impatient. In fact, just now, I met Otani Criminal Bu Shaosuke and chatted with him for a while. Some news was revealed to me... There are two kinds of people who want to get rid of the inner palace: one is purely for the sake of the young master and has to do so; In the guise of the young master, he attempted to avenge his personal revenge. If the inner government really wants to seize the world, we will gather all those who have received the favor of the Taige, and it is not difficult to raise troops to resist. But if we can't hold back and act rashly, not only will we have Worrying about his life will also implicate the young master... Shaofu Xingbu burst into tears for this. Changsheng understands his feelings very much." Sancheng looked at Changsheng coldly and shook his head disdainfully.It seemed that this attack would be impossible...but he didn't feel disappointed at all.It is enough that people can come here, and being able to participate in the secret talks of "cutting off Ieyasu" means that they have become important allies. Sancheng was thinking of this, when Zhengjia said again: "It's not surprising that everyone has their own opinions. But I still think that if you want to send people to the Fujitang Mansion, you'd better find out first. What do you think?" Several people nodded in agreement, President Konishi and Ukita Hideka were still suspicious, Mori Terumoto didn't say a word from the beginning to the end, and Micheng was very satisfied.The Maori clan had no connection with the Toyotomi clan—except, of course, Kobayakawa Hideaki.They dare to take risks and stand on the side of Sancheng, and their purpose is the same as that of Ieyasu: once the opportunity comes, they will also covet the world.Sancheng is well aware of the reason for this, but it is still beneficial and harmless to regard them as their own weight, so he said: "Then, let's make a decision after finding out what the enemy is doing. Before that, I will go to the Maeda Mansion first. To find out the truth." Just as they were discussing, the boat on which Ieyasu and Hosokawa Yusai arrived at the pier two hundred feet away from Maeda Prefecture.Hearing that Ieyasu was going to come to Osaka, Fukushima Masaru ordered the road to be blocked and the security was tight, and told Ieyasu: "There are so many daring and reckless people in the city of Osaka. I hope the inner government will proceed with caution." Even Masanobu Fukushima has issued strict orders, and Masanobu Honda, Naomasa Ii, Yasomasa Kanbara and others will not take it lightly.They set up muskets on the river bank and specially sent small boats to patrol the river to prevent sneak attacks.Ieyasu's ship was also equipped with carefully selected soldiers.A group of people went down the river, and when the boat docked, people found that a female sedan chair had already parked on the pier, as if waiting for someone. Seeing the sedan chair, Hosokawa Yuzhai, who was traveling all the way, narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Whose sedan chair is that?" Ieyasu was serious and confused. "Yes, whose sedan chair is it? Could it be the messenger from the inner court?" He was quite uneasy.If Mrs. Dian or Gao Taiyuan sent someone to invite him to rest in the city, it would be really hard to refuse.He really didn't want to go to the city, which was not only a comfort to Li's family, but also for his own safety.In any case, Asano Nagamasa and Yukinaga and his son have already arrived at the Maeda Mansion, and Kiyomasa will definitely show up at that time.After Ieyasu wanted to greet them, he headed home. As soon as the boat docked, Xinzhuang Fayin Zhilai and Arima Fayin Zelai came to greet him.These two have a very close personal relationship with Ieyasu, and it must be Lijia who asked them to come out to welcome them. Before the exchange of greetings was over, a burly man suddenly emerged from the female sedan chair and walked towards Ieyasu.Everyone took a closer look and found that the person who came was Fujido Takatora. "The inner palace arrived safely, so I can rest assured. In order to deceive people, I had to dress up as a maid in the Gaotaiyuan." Gao Hu said with a smile, "I have been patrolling the streets and alleys since the morning, and no suspicious person has been found yet. Just in case One, go all the way to Lord Maeda's residence, I have made careful arrangements, please go with peace of mind." Gao Hu finished speaking in one breath, and led the way.Ieyasu just nodded slightly and sat in the sedan chair. When Taige was alive, Jiakang and Gao Hu had friendship.Gao Hu is a man with foresight, and he has a romantic relationship with Ieyasu.At that time, Gao Hu was ordered by Hideyoshi to build a mansion for Ieyasu in Ueno Jule.Since then, he has firmly believed that Ieyasu will become the person in power after Hideyoshi.His trust in Ieyasu is even close to faith, and he is willing to do anything for Ieyasu. For the safety of the world, Ieyasu has made up his mind that no matter what difficulties he encounters, he will never back down.This is not a decision that Hideyoshi made after his death—this idea began to germinate after the Battle of Komaki; after the closure of Guan Yazhou, this idea grew further; seeing the defeat of the conquest, this idea was deeply rooted in his heart and became his. mission.Without such a state of mind, he would not have taken such a big risk to come to salute the Li family. When Ieyasu arrived at Maeda Mansion, Li Chang and Li Zheng brothers were already waiting in front of the door.Jiakang got off the sedan chair and walked to the gate of Qiantian Mansion.A ray of sunlight shone over, shining brightly on the clean gravel road in front of us.Thousands of emotions welled up in Ieyasu's heart.He doesn't want to disregard friendship. If he does, his "mission" will definitely be greatly flawed.Walking to the gate, Ieyasu's feeling was even stronger. Li Jia dragged his sick body and sat at the gate.Probably because he was afraid of the cold, he sat on a tiger skin, making his figure even more thin and dry.Seeing how haggard the former tiger general was, Jia Kang suddenly felt that life was cruel, and he was on the verge of tears, and sighed: "Da Nayan, in fact, you don't need to force yourself at all." These words were completely surprised and comforted from the bottom of his heart. Li Jia didn't answer, but hurriedly saluted on the ground, stood up again, staggered to the smooth polished steps, "Welcome. I'm so sick that I can't go out to welcome you. I hope the inner government will forgive me." Ieyasu realizes that Toshika has seen two things clearly: first, his time is numbered; second, the general trend of the world is set.He has understood the situation in the world.Because of this, the honest and honest Lijia is even more tragic. Ieyasu stretched out his hand to support Lijia, and helped him walk inward.Li Chang followed behind Ieyasu and walked towards the academy that had been tidied up earlier, with a calm expression on his face.But from Li Zheng's body, he could vaguely feel a trace of murderous intent.Perhaps, Toshicho deliberately followed Ieyasu out of concern for his reckless younger brother.Can the two sons understand the father's sad state of mind? Today's Lijiayou is very straightforward. As soon as he arrived at the academy, he ordered someone to bring the wine he had prepared before Jiakang: "Neifu, this is the last time you and I drink in this life, and it is a farewell wine." Lijia suddenly said this In a word, Ieyasu was at a loss.He can still deal with the pleasantries, and he can comfort the other party.Ke Lijia expressed his feelings directly from the very beginning. "Neifu, my whole life, is under the weight of the armor." Lijia completely abandoned the disguise and became a sincere person.There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, and he held the pot himself, "The heavy armor can be taken off, but the burden on the shoulders cannot be taken off." "Danayan said it well, this is your destiny and mine." "That's why Zhuo Jing asked me to give everything to the Buddha." Ieyasu nodded vigorously, "Everything is determined by God, what your wife said is absolutely true." "However, I reprimanded Zhuo Jing." "Oh?" "I reprimanded her and said, if you want to believe in the 'Tai Li Yuan Yuan', how can a warrior deal with himself?" Ieyasu smiled, "'Ta power' also has depths." "Yes. Zhuo Jing also said that it is not enough to rely solely on reciting Buddha's name, but..." Li Jia glanced at Li Chang and Li Zheng who were sitting next to him, "However, the inner court must have seen that there are still some people who are not enough in practice. These people superficially think that life depends on others, so they gradually lose their courage as the years go by, how can this work!" "yes." "So, I told Zhuo Jing that warriors are not ordinary people. They have converted to my Buddha from the very beginning, and then established their own Dharma. They bleed and kill people. This is warriors. Therefore, don't be afraid of going to hell... I will go to hell too There are countless people in the family who went to the underworld first... Therefore, I went to the underworld, gathered them together, and led them to attack hell." Ieyasu couldn't help but take a look at Richo and Rizheng.Li Chang sat upright, smiling.Lizheng didn't seem to understand what his father said, and was in a daze.Ieyasu picked up the wine that Lijia had poured himself, and drank it all in one gulp, before he said in a calm voice, "Ieyasu is the same, when I close my eyes, I will say the same thing to Xiuzhong." "Then I'm relieved. Kaga's grandfather, Edo's grandfather... the young master is the dearest, in this world, there are only you and me... After I die, young master, and my children , entrusted to the inner government.” Ieyasu was silent.These undisguised words are the entrustment of a dying person, and also the true confession of an old man who is far from vanity and strife, which makes Ieyasu feel even more heavy.In the previous Li family, although they often said "the young master will be entrusted to you", they never said that they entrusted their son to Jiakang Yunyun.This can be seen as Toshika did not admit that Ieyasu was "a man of the world after the Taiko".But today, Li Jia expressed his true thoughts frankly. The Li family does not want to live up to Taige's last wish, and at the same time, he is worried about the future of the family. He hopes that both of them can rely on the power of Jia Kang to keep them safe forever.This must be Toshika's last wish, and he firmly believes that Ieyasu can understand his thoughts. Ieyasu pretended to accept it happily, and drank the wine, "Since Da Nayan is so honest, Ieyasu assures you that as long as I live, I will not disappoint Da Nayan's entrustment." "I'm really grateful. Then, please do me a favor from the inner government and drink this farewell wine for you and me!" Li Jia picked up the wine pot again, and Jia Kang drank it calmly.Lizheng's expression on the side was complicated.He might think that his father is groveling, but his heart is actually very painful. Ieyasu saw the outside room where the elder of the Li family and his entourage had already started drinking.Hosokawa Yusai sat at the head, and the loud voices of Ma Fayin, Xinzhuang Hoyin, Todo Takatora and others were mixed with the noise of the young generals.Listening, Ieyasu couldn't help but hold his breath, trying to find Sancheng's voice from these voices.It would be great if Sancheng was here to chat, laugh and drink with everyone!If this is the case, everything in the world will be as the Li family wishes.Just as Ieyasu was thinking of this, he suddenly heard footsteps, and at the same time Asano Yuki said loudly: "Everyone, a strange person is here." "Weird? Who is it?" It was Yukinaga's father Nagamasa who asked the question. "Jibu. Shaosuke Zhibu, knowing that we are all here, but pretending not to know, came to visit Da Nyan." Ieyasu breathed a sigh of relief.It is estimated that someone invited 30% to the outside room.In this way, Sancheng was given a chance to let go of the past. Could it be that he came this time just to find this opportunity? "Get him out!" someone yelled.Immediately afterwards, someone shouted: "Chop him up!" Someone responded in a low voice.The harmonious atmosphere was broken in an instant, and there was a murderous look outside. Li Chang, with a tense expression, bowed to Jiakang: "Please forgive my nephew for leaving the table for a while!" Then he hurried to the corridor. Ieyasu was furious and stroked his beard vigorously.If it weren't for the favorable family in front of him, he would definitely bite his nails.Since Li Chang went out, nothing should happen.Otherwise, once there is a dispute with Sancheng in Qiantian Mansion, it is tantamount to throwing sparks in the gunpowder magazine.Although it is said that most of the people gathered here are those who have a heart for Ieyasu, there are also many people who hope that the five ministers who are headed by the three will be in charge of power.Once the two sides get into a mess, it will be a big deal. "Danayan, it seems that the Jibu Shaosuke is here." Ieyasu said loudly deliberately, "Can I ask Fujido-sama to go and have a look, I'm afraid the Jibu may come to Ieyasu for something." He hinted that Todo should check. "No. Zhibu will come to visit me every day, and it has become a routine." Li Jia said. Fujido Takahu had already understood it, and left the outside room.Ieyasu breathed a sigh of relief - Gao Hu knew that he didn't like to cause trouble, so he would handle it properly. At this time, Asano Yukunaga's loud voice came in from the outside again: "This suspicious guy must have come to find out the truth. He wants to see who is gathered here." "Haha... the people gathered here today are all people that Jibu hates." The person who laughed seemed to be Masanori Fukushima. "Maybe he will launch a sneak attack..." "This is fun! That old fox, after losing the big tree of Taige, has never left this guard house." Ieyasu glanced at Toshika as if nothing had happened.The "Gufu" mentioned by outsiders is of course Maeda Prefecture.But how will Lijia react at this time? As if the Li family didn't hear it, they only said to Li Zheng: "Li Zheng, you toast the bar to the inner government." "Yes. Sir, please show me your face." Ieyasu was very surprised to hear that Lizheng was so serious, but he still passed the wine glass and asked lightly: "Nephew and Shaosuke Jibu have a good relationship, right?" Li Zheng shook his head vigorously, "My nephew doesn't like him, and doesn't talk to him much." "Oh. What about Brother Ling?" "Brother and father have the same thoughts. Zhibu is very insidious!" Lizheng said disdainfully, and took the wine glass. Hearing what he said, Ieyasu was even more curious: Although he was not welcome, Sancheng came here frequently; on the other hand, when Li Zhang heard that Sancheng was coming, his expression changed drastically, he got up and left, and Gao Hu who went to investigate did not come back... … Outside, the conversation continues. "The traitors like Zhibu, Gongbu, and Fukuhara will show them some color one day!" "Hmph! Taige's funeral is also over. Anyway, sooner or later we have to fight, so it's better to strike first." "That's right. Once the fox is aware of it, he will play tricks. Spending here every day is a clear proof. Fortunately, Da Nayan understands the righteousness and is not fooled by the old fox. Otherwise, he will definitely talk sweetly." Inciting the Great Nayan, confiscating our territory. No good fellow!" "The accountant should be extra careful. Konishi's Uto and your Kumamoto are both in Higo." Ieyasu couldn't bear to listen any longer.It is inevitable that factions will blame each other, which will naturally deepen the wound of division.But once the behavior is too aggressive, regardless of right and wrong, if you want to get rid of the other party quickly, you are spending money to buy trouble.Now, such signs have appeared, and Lijia has become a bargaining chip for both parties. "The purpose of governing the Ministry is definitely not just your mansion." Another regular voice said, "Moori Terumoto is also his prey. Recently, some people in Uesugi's mansion have been slandering... If you are not careful, you will be bitten severely. " "In this case, we have to support..." I don't know whose voice it was, but the end of the sentence suddenly disappeared.Ieyasu thought, what a strange thing, even though he tried his best to avoid meaningless fights, as long as the other party made a movement, the calm sea would always create rough waves... Maybe this is the sin that people can never escape.Just as Ieyasu was thinking about this, footsteps could be heard outside, followed by Todo Takatora's coughing. Gao Hu didn't come here specifically to report to Jiakang, but said loudly to everyone: "Shaofu Zhibu has gone back. He has no other intentions, just asked Mr. Li Chang a few words, and then went." "Oh, he didn't ask who exactly gathered here?" "He knows that even if he asks, Mr. Li Chang will not answer. After a few words of pleasantries, he will go back home." "Hahaha," Xingchang laughed, "I probably feel embarrassed. Don't you think so? If he doesn't come today, I'm afraid it will be difficult to escape here in the future. This old fox is here to explore the way, hahaha." Ieyasu couldn't help but look away from Toshika.Li Jia looked so miserable with his bones all over.Whether he is sentient or ruthless, it is difficult for him to do anything under the attack of the crowd.
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