Chapter 24 Chapter Twenty-Four

Toyotomi Hideyoshi went to Yodo Castle after hearing the draft of the letter to the King of Tianzhu read and ordered to send troops. The heat in the capital always made Hideyoshi uncomfortable, and he was also very restless.When Tokugawa Ieyasu returned to Edo this spring, Masashi Kunohe of the Nobunao clan in southern Oshu raised the rebellion flag at Kukanbe Castle.As soon as Hideyoshi thought of this, he felt unhappy, so he sent Ieyasu to quell the chaos.Of course, sending only Ieyasu is not reassuring, and he ordered his nephews Hashiba Hideji, Gamo Ujigo, Date Masamune, Uesugi Kekatsu and others to follow him to crusade.In June, Date Masamune captured Miyazaki Castle, but Hideyoshi did not dare to be negligent due to the grievances between Masamune and Gamo's village.

To Ma Shouzong Yoshitomo, he made a special trip to North Korea to negotiate with the king of North Korea, but the king replied that he could not lead them to Daming.To be friends with North Korea, to enter the Ming Dynasty through the road, and to drive Zhiren with North Korea as an enemy, the difficulty is as different as Tianyuan.People in the country are also not in favor of sending troops. The people of Sakai and Hong Kong and even the nearby Ishida Mitsunari intend to stop him.In view of this situation, Hideyoshi couldn't help but have doubts about Soyoshi Tomo's negotiation: Could it be possible that the guy only said something to please the King of Joseon?The Zong family had frequent contacts with North Korea. For Yoshitomo, North Korea was an important merchant.Will he really convey his words to the king of Joseon?The more Hideyoshi thought about it, the more suspicious he became.Moreover, Yoshitomo's father-in-law is the president of Konishi Settsushou. The president has his own way in front of Hideyoshi and the people of Sakai Hong Kong. Maybe he not only values ​​the interests of the transaction, but also dislikes the banning of foreign religions by himself... These questions are old Hideyoshi lingered in his mind.

I took a boat from Fushimi to Yodo City. When I entered the city, the sun had already set to the west.There was still wind on the river, but after getting off the boat, it was like returning to a steamer. "Hurry up and hug the young master." Hideyoshi told himself not to call him that at first, but unconsciously, he took it for granted that he called He Song "Young master".Having a son in old age made him love Hesong more than ever. Arriving in the city, Hideyoshi quickly entered the inner court.Tsurumatsu Maru was two years and two months old in July.His body is not very strong, he was ill in the first month, but he has recovered and is babbling.Hideyoshi deliberately made the welcoming maids slow down.When he came outside the curtain, he let out a selfless cry, and stepped into the room with one step.But He Song, who should have greeted him with cheers, was lying on the bed at this time.As for Mrs. Dian, who was watching him, her face was pale.

"Ah! What's going on?" Hideyoshi was surprised. Taking a closer look, not only Mrs. Dian, but even the maids who came out to greet her had unusual expressions.The child is sick!Tsurumong's forehead was covered with sweat, and that sleeping face stabbed Hideyoshi's heart sharply. "What...what...what's going on?" Hideyoshi was shocked, "Where is it uncomfortable? Is it because of the wind, bad food, or cold? Are you serving the doctor? As I said, be careful! " Hideyoshi touched Tsurumong's forehead and found that he had a fever, so he yelled and said to Ishikawa Toyozen Morimitsu who was in charge of guarding: "When did the young master start to have a fever?"

"There was no abnormality before noon today." "When did you sleep?" "I didn't eat anything for lunch, I felt strange, so I quickly called the imperial doctor, but the young master didn't have a fever or cough at that time, and my stomach was normal." "What did the doctor say?" "It's not sick, maybe it's tired, just let him sleep." "Why didn't you tell me?" "Send someone, but your lord is already on the way." "Ma'am!" Hideyoshi turned to Chacha, "What do you think?"

"I'm worried, I don't know what to do." "The young master fell ill for no reason, and you didn't know it?" "No. He was still very energetic before noon, sitting and playing with wooden boats." "Didn't it hurt your stomach from eating, and didn't you catch a cold?" "no." "That's who cursed it. Or it's the possession of the dead. Hurry up and call the imperial doctor, go call!" After Ishikawa went out, Hideyoshi stretched out his hand to touch Aiko's forehead again, "Hmm! I don't seem to have a fever anymore."

At this time, Xiangting Bureau stepped forward and said, "My lord!" "What's wrong?" "Please call the imperial physicians and let them go to the shrine and Buddhist hall to pray." Hideyoshi sneered: "So, you think it's a spirit possessed by the dead?" "Yes, the servant girl is very clear." Chacha glanced at her in surprise.As long as they are sick, women like to pray to God. This custom has a long history.At that time, Western medical skills had been introduced, and local medical skills were also influenced by the Ming Dynasty and North Korea. Famous doctors such as Qu Naose had already appeared.However, as long as the cause of the disease cannot be found, people will immediately associate it with necromancy.

Hideyoshi smiled wryly and turned to Xingting Bureau: "What did you say?" "It's not a dead spirit, it's the resentment of a living being." "The resentment of living beings? Is there anyone in this world who hates the young master?" "Yes, don't your lords think so?" "Humph!" "My lord thinks, because of the young master's birth, the person who is most threatened..." "Huh?" Hideyoshi frowned, "You mean the Beizheng Institute cursed the young master?" "No! Why did the Beizheng Office... When she was in Osaka, she loved the young master very much."

"Then who else?" "This……" "Ah, you mean Xiuji?" "No, this..." "If the young master is not born, Xiuci can inherit the family business—he cursed the young master?" "No, such a terrible thing..." "Then who is it?" Hideyoshi was silent.He has thought of someone.Before Chacha came to Yodo City, as Tsurumatsu's biological mother, Hideyoshi loved Hideyoshi, and Hideyoshi's favorite was Kyogoku Ryuko, who is now called Mrs. Nishimaru.She is more beautiful than Chacha, and her education and talent are not inferior to Chacha.Hideyoshi thought about it and didn't ask any further questions.Even if this is not the case, he still wants to go to various temples and shrines to pray.

At this moment, Mitsushige Ishikawa brought Kondo Tatsuyasu from Tanba, who is known as the national player, to the game.Gui'an has been staying with Hesong in Diancheng since this spring.He immediately came forward on his knees, felt the pulse of the sleeping Hesong, and said in his mouth: "Oh! I have a fever." "Fever?" Hideyoshi hurriedly touched Aiko's forehead again, "Oh! It's hotter than before, what's going on?" Gui An cautiously tilted the number one pulse. "Guian, how are you?" Hideyoshi became anxious again. Chacha stared at Gui'an with bated breath, Ishikawa Mitsushige and Xiang Tingju also froze, motionless.Two maids turned on the lights, and the smoke from the mosquito coils slowly flowed into the darkened room. "Sorry, please take the incense away." Gui An said.Hideyoshi seemed to realize it just now, and said angrily: "It's not good for the throat! Who said you need some incense?"

The maid hurriedly removed the incense, and Gui An saluted Hideyoshi respectfully, "It might be measles." "measles?" "Men left and women right, as long as you feel the pulse, you can know the severity of the disease." "Oh." "First look at the wind gate, if it is normal, then there is no disease, even if there is abnormality, the condition will not be very serious. Then look at the air gate, if there is any abnormality, the condition is serious. If the life gate is abnormal, it means that the disease is critical and has reached life and death critical moment." "How is the young master? Tell me." "He was born weak, and the fever caused by measles was difficult to dissipate, so he was depressed." "Is there a medicine for divergence?" Gui'an replied very cautiously: "There is no other way. In case of a misdiagnosis, there is no cure. Therefore, in addition to villains, I hope that adults can also call Bansaka Diaoxian, Oka Shigee, Qu Naose Xuanshuo, Banjing Rui Gui et al. Come and take a look." "Okay! Buzen, send someone to Osaka immediately, call Masuda Nagamori and Maeda Genichi immediately, and order to pray at all temples and shrines in the world immediately. Quick!" After the order, Hideyoshi said again, "Before everyone arrives, There won't be a sudden change, right?" His complexion was leaden and sweat was dripping. Mrs. Dian looked as if she was going to faint, perhaps Hideyoshi's arrival made her weak.Although Chacha didn't tell Hideyoshi, she was very clear about her son's physical weakness. She was often worried that he would not be able to grow up. Chacha was always afraid that the spirit of her grandfather and father would hate Hideyoshi and Nobunaga, and somewhere would curse the child she had with Hideyoshi.Food Court Bureau knows Chacha's mind, so it doesn't talk about dead souls, but living souls.If you are alive, you have nothing to fear.But if it is caused by undead, can praying solve the problem?The destiny of man is really strange. Just as Chacha was thinking this way, He Song's little hand suddenly clenched into a fist and convulsed. It took a while for the convulsions to stop, He Song still had a slight fever, and seemed to have difficulty breathing, which made Hideyoshi and Chacha very worried.Tsurumatsumaru fell asleep, but his parents couldn't.They believed that this little life with its eyes closed was struggling with something.In the end, although the convulsions stopped, Tsurumatsumaru did not wake up.So passed the night. When it was almost dawn, famous doctors from the capital came one after another, and they were all good at treating children.They washed their hands and approached Hesong together.According to Bansaka Yuxian's suggestion, after the enema, the dirt in the intestines was taken out.Xuanshuo, Ruigui, Zhongjia, and Gui'an consulted together.Everyone checked the dirt nervously, with serious expressions.But I still don't know why He Song suddenly became so weak and fell into a deep sleep. "Isn't it a bad stomach?" "no." "Then there is no other reason than fatigue." "But we can't let him go on like this, we must let him drink the medicinal soup." Hideyoshi gradually fell into the same confusion as the women.At first, in order to reassure the women, he planned to pray in front of the gods and Buddhas, but finally decided to send Masuda Changsheng and Maeda Gen to take charge of the matter. "Where should I pray in spring?" "I have been to shrines and Buddhist temples inside and outside the capital, Kasuga Shrine in Nara, Yofuku-ji Temple, Mount Koya, etc." "Okay! You don't have to wait for the young master to recover, the portion will be given first, and after the recovery, another portion will be sent." "yes!" "How about Jizo-ji Temple in Omi Kimoto?" "I heard that there is a Ksitigarbha main deity who protects children's lives. Is that true, Xiangting Bureau?" "Yes. The Asakura family once enshrined it, please go there." "Okay! The wives should have been there before! This time, I will offer another fifty shi! Send someone there immediately." "Obey!" Masuda Nagamori withdrew and immediately sent someone to Omi.Hideyoshi also asked Koidebori Mamori, Ito Kagamori, Terasawa Etsuchu, Ishikawa Igamori and others to sign on the enshrinement list.In order to make a miracle happen to this child, prayer became the only sustenance of the people. In the afternoon of the second day, He Song once opened his eyes.The decoction prepared by famous doctors seems to have some effect.He Song looked around slowly, as if looking for something.He turned his eyes around Hideyoshi and his mother Chacha who were watching him with bated breath, looked at the empty tatami, and moved his lips slightly and called, "Eldest mother?" His voice was as clear as autumn dewdrops. He Song has two mothers, one is the Beizheng Office in Osaka, and the other is the biological mother in Yodo Castle.When Chacha heard her calling Beizhengsuo, she turned her head to look at Xingting Bureau in fear.They had the worst associations: the Beizheng Institute had always wanted to raise Toyotomi's heir in Osaka. It can be said that the women reluctantly brought their children here.He Song saw the phantom of the Beizheng Institute in the void, isn't it the Beizheng Office who cursed He Song?Confused and frightened, they stared at Hesong with chills all over their bodies. He Song lightly raised his hand: "Big Mama brought Mei Song here, let's dance! Mei Song, come on!" A slight smile appeared on his little face...It seems that they were wrong.Mei Song is a dancer who was called into Diancheng twice to play with He Song.What He Song saw was the illusion that Beizheng brought his favorite dancer. If so, he must be deeply loved by Beizheng. The curse is of course nonsense.Hideyoshi probably understood what the women were thinking, and suddenly burst into tears. "I know, I was wrong, young master! No matter what, you must first tell the eldest mother about your illness. Got it, got it, your heart is pure." Hideyoshi cried. Hideyoshi's sadness immediately infected everyone.Chacha turned her face away and cried, and the Xiangting Bureau and the imperial physicians also bit their lips, holding back their sobs.He Song fell asleep again soon. The next morning, Hideyoshi returned to the capital haggard.The imperial physicians advised him not to worry, and he had to go to the capital to listen to the government. He had to deal with the North Korean affairs, the reply letter from the king of Tianzhu, the deployment of troops, and the affairs of Aozhou... "Everyone do your best! Toyotomi Hideyoshi can exchange his life for his. If there is anything unusual, please tell me right away." Hideyoshi told everyone.No one can predict how Hideyoshi's temperament will change if something happens to the only heir whom he loves so much. The news of He Song's illness spread all over the streets and alleys, temples and shrines all over the world prayed for him, and famous people from all over the world came to Beijing to visit him.Ishikawa Toyozen Mori Mitsushige and Ministry of Civil Affairs Minister Hoin Maeda Genichi were so busy describing Tsurumong's situation to everyone that they didn't even have time to eat. The hall was full of gifts, but He Song's condition fluctuated, sometimes he fell into a drowsy sleep, and sometimes his eyes widened.When he was happy, he called the dancer's name, or whispered the name of Ono's Atong, and fell asleep after a while, and he didn't know if he was awake or in a dream. "What kind of disease is this?" "I don't know, I thought it was measles, but it's not..." He Songwan still had a fever, and his body heat was getting higher day by day.The imperial doctors looked, heard, asked, cut, and tried their best, but they were always at a loss. The women in the city spread rumors again.They said that the child's illness was mainly due to congenital deficiencies, so when Chacha was pregnant with Hesong, someone might resent her.For example, there may be a man who wants to marry Chacha, but Chacha betrays him and becomes pregnant with Guan Bai's flesh and blood. The man holds a grudge because of this and curses the child.If so, it is useless to pray in temples and shrines. "Who hates Madam so much?" "How do you find out about this kind of thing?" "The young master has been sleeping all the time, but his body is weakening." On the third day of August, late at night, He Song's pulse and breathing became disordered.His small mouth could no longer drink the medicinal soup.Hideyoshi came twice more, but he happened to go back to the capital during the night of the third day of junior high school.On the fourth day, the situation changed drastically.In the afternoon, an envoy was sent to Hideyoshi.But at night, the condition worsened, and this young life could not wait for Hideyoshi to arrive, so it stopped breathing on the fifth day of August in the nineteenth year of Tianzheng. "The young master has gone!" Qu Zhise Xuanshuo announced on behalf of the imperial physicians.The maid was the first to let out a sad cry, and bent down.After a while, Chacha bent down and sobbed.She seemed to be too tired to understand right away... Hideyoshi is more timid than Chacha.Since the third day of junior high school, he has already had a premonition of He Song's disaster.The incomparable joy when Aiko was born is still fresh in his memory, and whenever he thinks about the death of the child, he feels desperate like going crazy. On the evening of the fourth day of the lunar new year, Hideyoshi learned that Tsurumong was critically ill, and immediately left Juledi, but instead of rushing to Yodojo, he went to Tofukuji Temple.He really couldn't bear to see poor He Song's remains. Hideyoshi would go crazy if he was around children, which was a big joke in the world, so he was afraid.On the battlefield, Hideyoshi has seen countless dead people and killed himself.When a daimyo commits a crime, he does not hesitate to beheaded calmly, or hara-kiried.What would the world think of such a Hideyoshi who went mad because of the death of his beloved son? Those who are dissatisfied with Hideyoshi will say: "Look! Have you thought about it?" and then burst out laughing. Hideyoshi controlled his emotions and calmly analyzed everything: I'm not that embarrassed.It is precisely because he saw through his son's life and death that he went to the temple to pray for him.Is Toyotomi Hideyoshi such a man who can't let go?He scolded himself and entered Tofukuji. News from Diancheng came one after another, and the envoys were quite busy going back and forth.From the mountain gate of Tofuku Temple to Hideyoshi's lower place, there were three attendants in total. The news received at the mountain gate was sent to the main entrance, and then sent to the entrance of the guest hall from the main entrance, and then passed to Hideyoshi's ears from the entrance.The situation in Diancheng was sent to Hideyoshi in less than half an hour.Beside Hideyoshi, there was Tokugawa Ieyasu who rushed from Edo, Mori Terumoto from China, and Hosokawa Tadaki, Kuroda Nagamasa, and Hachisuka as companions, and Ishida Mitsunari stood in the main hall at the entrance.Still continuing to chant sutras, many guards have been added to the temple, and there are men of Kato Kiyomasa and Katagiri Kamoto everywhere. On the morning of the 5th, it was said that He Song had difficulty breathing.After that, the message was interrupted for a moment.At this time, Hesong had already gone to another world, but Chacha didn't announce immediately because it was Hideyoshi's rest time. After Hideyoshi got up, without a trace of blood on his face, he drank the tea handed over by his servants.While drinking tea, he recalled Rikyu's words before his death.At this time Ishida Matsunari came in and said: "Just received the news from Diancheng, the young master has gone..." "Go..." Hideyoshi put down his teacup and stared at the sky in a trance.He muttered in his mouth, but he didn't seem to come back to his senses.He had expected it a long time ago, but he still stubbornly believed that He Song would not leave forever.I am the luckiest person in the world, this idea has always supported Hideyoshi and given him confidence.He originally believed that he was destined to have no son, but the god gave him one, and now he wants to take this son back, so why did he give it back then?Hideyoshi's five internal affairs were boiling. The news seemed to have reached the main hall, and the sound of chanting suddenly stopped. Ishida Mitsunari sat there with a stiff expression, waiting for the storm to come, "It is said that the young master has no pain at all, and is as calm as sleeping." "Oh?" "The details will be reported to you by Xiao Chuan Moshou. He has set off from Diancheng and will arrive soon." "Oh." Hideyoshi nodded and turned his gaze to the courtyard.In the courtyard full of succulents, the morning dew reflects the sun and shimmers.The thick moss covering the soil is bright green and dazzling. Hearing the news, Mori Terumoto rushed over first.Then, Tokugawa, Hosokawa, Hachisuka, Kato, Kuroda, and Maeda also arrived one after another.Everyone comforted, but Hideyoshi hardly heard what they said. When Koide Hidemasa arrived here from Yodojo and explained in detail the circumstances of his child's death, Hideyoshi suddenly thought, why did he come here? He Song seems to be born to hit Hideyoshi's self-confidence.When he was about to die, his little hand stretched out into the void, trying to grab something.Xing Ting Bureau said, could it be to seize life? "Catch life..." Hideyoshi said, his eyes moistened.He covered his face with a folding fan, drew his dagger, and cut off his hair.Only then did he realize that he came to Tofuku Temple because he wanted to mourn for his young beloved son.The severed gray hair is placed on the tatami, and the emotion of impermanence grabs people's hearts.Ieyasu and Zhongxing are crying... People came to Dongfuji Temple one after another. From the corridor to the courtyard in the living room, it was full of people.But Hideyoshi, who cut off his hair, no longer accepts words of condolence from people.He scratched his temples and cried.It was not a panic, but a frantic lament.People can't help but wonder, will Hideyoshi really go crazy because of this? "Hesong! What does it mean to leave your father and go first... If you want to leave your father, why... why...you have to be born? Father loves you so much, put you on his lap to play... gentle little face , sweet little mouth, can you just forget it like this...why did you leave father behind..." In front of Hideyoshi who was crying to death, Hosokawa Tadaoki cut off his hair first to show his grief.When two strands of hair were placed on the tatami, Kuroda, as if ashamed of being one step behind, cut off his hair too.As a result, Mori Terumoto and Tokugawa Ieyasu had to do the same. Konoe Shinyi's "San Miao Yuan Ji" recorded the scene at this time: "Guan Bai was heartbroken and cut his hair to express his grief. Everyone rushed to cut off their hair as a way of expressing comfort, and soon it became a grave. Incredible..." Among the piles of hair, there were black hair, some almost white hair, some gray hair, and some gray hair... Soon they piled up like a mountain, but Hideyoshi still lamented almost frantically. Hideyoshi's lament did not stop for a long time.He returned to Juledi and cried again.On the eighth day of the lunar new year, he seemed unable to stay at home, so he went to Kiyomizu Temple to pray for the child's blessings.At the banquet, Ieyasu couldn't bear to see it, and said: "I understand this kind of pain, but how about going to the Arima Hot Spring to relax?" Hideyoshi held Ieyasu's hand tightly, and cried, "Thank you, Dainagon. You have given me the power of a thousand people. But...but...I really..." Ieyasu believes that the day when Hideyoshi sent troops to North Korea will be brought forward because of Tsurumong's death. Tsurumatsumaru's funeral was held at Myoshinji Temple.Ishikawa Toyozen Morimitsuge, who is in charge of guarding Tsurumatsu Maru, has converted to Myoshin Temple, and his dharma name is Nanhua Xuanxing monk.His teacher, Donglin Academy burned Jiutian incense and buried Hesongwan directly in Miaoxin Temple. The birth of Hesong made Hideyoshi ecstatic, and his death made Hideyoshi extremely sad. Therefore, this young man was named Yuyanlin Gong of Xiangyunyuan Temple, and his name was solemn. But thinking about it carefully, there is an incredible karma.Tsurumong's short life seems to have come to tease Hideyoshi. Hideyoshi could not participate in the funeral because he had not been supported by his son. He only said that for his beloved son, he wanted to build Shouun Temple in the Higashiyama Great Buddha Hall, and put all the relics of Tsurumatsu in it. After speaking, he went to Arima to take a bath . While soaking in the hot spring, Hideyoshi still looked extremely sad.When people talked to him, he always looked into the void and wept.His eyes were cloudy and his cheeks were thin, as if he had suddenly aged four or five years old. "If this goes on, your body will weaken." "No, it's because he didn't do anything for the dead child." "In this way, should we give up the idea of ​​sending troops to North Korea?" "He shouldn't be able to take this into consideration, so he might as well think about his heir." "This... After the Lord returns from the hot spring, what instructions will he give? Now is not the time for us to talk nonsense." People raised by Hideyoshi, such as Kato, Fukushima, and Kuroda, secretly worry about whether the protagonist has become a useless person.However, Maeda Toshiie and Mori Terumoto don’t think so.According to Hideyoshi's character, he will certainly lament, but he will definitely behave unexpectedly afterwards. Hosokawa Tadake also said to Ieyasu, "It's not surprising that Kanbai lamented." "Yes! He is not a person who will decay. No, there is nothing that will cause Guan Bai to decay. When Guan Bai is away, the military parade will continue." However, rumors are flying everywhere in Beijing, Osaka, Sakai Port and other places. "This is Lixiu's trouble! Guan Bai insulted him so much that he even nailed the wooden statue, and even killed his wife who didn't know." "No, it's not. There's something deeper about it." "Yes! Being born as a commoner and gaining the world, he is still not satisfied, and wants to attack North Korea... This is too forgetful, and the gods will curse him." Of course these rumors did not reach Hideyoshi's ears.After Hideyoshi arrived in Arima, he was still crying and crying.In the eyes of the world, Tsurumong's premature death hit Hideyoshi deeply and went deep into the bone marrow.