Chapter 6 Chapter 6: Growing Like a Fake Flower

Saji Hinata Morihide was walking past Tsutsui's house, which became the former residence of Hashiba Mikawa Morihideyasu's Ugimaru, when he suddenly saw the beautiful peach blossoms in the courtyard and stopped involuntarily. The spring of the thirteenth year of Tianzheng came. "Should we greet spring happily, or sadly?" He recalled saying this when he was about to go out this morning, which made his wife, Asahihime, laugh, and suddenly relaxed his tense face.Asahihime's elder brother was promoted from the son of a farmer in Owari to the minister of the second rank, and this spring has become the spring of promotion.Asahi Ji understood that he was straightforward by nature, so she laughed it off. If she wanted to think badly, she might cause misunderstandings.

After Yu Yimaru became Hashiba Mikawa Mori Hideyasu, he was not excited.However, the marriage of the two young ladies Tatsuhime and Takahime, who watched off at Yimaru with tears in their eyes, was soon settled. What a sad thing this is!Not only for the marriage of the two young ladies, Xiuzheng is also saddened by Chacha's failure to get engaged. Takahime's husband is the younger brother of Mrs. Kyogoku, Hideyoshi's concubine, Wakasamori Takaji.Daki's husband is her cousin, Nobunaga's fourth son, Xiusheng who has become Hideyoshi's adopted son.However, before deciding to marry Da Ji to Xiu Sheng, she also proposed a marriage to her, and the other party was the city lord of Oshu Ono, the Hinata family of Saji and Kuro Issei.

Hideyoshi seemed to agree with Kuro Issei earlier and marry Da Ji to him, so before making a decision, he specially called Issei. "I promised you, but now I have to change my mind. Because you helped Ieyasu in the battle of Komakiyama. Therefore, I decided to marry Daji to Xiusheng." This incident made Saji Hinata Mori panic.In fact, Hideyoshi didn't want to marry Tatsuki to Kuro Issei at all, but used this to warn Tatsuki that if she showed affection to the Tokugawa clan, she would be severely punished as punishment for her closeness to Yoshimaru .Because of this, when Yu Yiwan was about to leave, they did not dare to show any reluctance.

For this matter, Hideyoshi specially called Hinata Shoulai and ordered him: "Please tell Miss San that this is her second fate. Since you are married to Xiusheng, you must be gentle and warm, otherwise you will suffer bad luck again!" Hinata Mamoru didn't know why Hideyoshi said that, it was just a trivial matter at the time, and he gradually realized it later.Hideyoshi decided that Yu Yimaru and Takhi were married, so he hinted that this was a "second fate".In any case, under Hideyoshi's control, the expectations of the sisters are short-lived and impermanent, which cannot be compared with the peach blossoms in front of Hideyoshi.

Today, Saji Hinata Mori was called by Chacha.Daji was downcast, as if she had become a two-year-old child again. Takahime, who is about to marry into the Kyogoku family, looks like a woman waiting to be married, although she has mixed joys and sorrows.Chacha lost her former gentleness and cheerfulness. With the posture and tone of a mature woman, she asked meaningfully: "Master Hyuga Mori should know about this, should Chacha leave here too?" "No, I haven't heard of it." "That's strange! Umeno heard from Mrs. Kyogoku's maid that my uncle's house has already been built and they want to send me there."

"Go to You Le Zhai?" The two sisters also temporarily stayed at the home of Yulezhai, Nobunaga's youngest brother, Changyi.Changyi has been promoted to a counselor, and he acts faithfully according to Hideyoshi's will, and he is a confidant. "If You Lezhai said so, it's probably true." "Oh. Hinata Mori-sama doesn't know about this?" "Yes. Why didn't the Lord of the Inner Palace tell me? I'm afraid I'm too busy." Xiuzheng replied, but he had other ideas. This was probably Mrs. Hideyoshi's intention, and it was also Hideyoshi's idea.It wouldn't be impolite to leave Chacha with uncle temporarily, and then welcome him as Hideyoshi's concubine.Perhaps Youle Zhai deliberately persuaded Hideyoshi to marry his niece as a concubine.

The fate of women under the sun is really sad, and there is nothing worth celebrating.Chacha, who is only eighteen years old, wants to marry Hideyoshi, who is already fifty years old. It is pitiful to think about it. Even Jing Gaoji, Gao Ji, Xiu Sheng and Da Ji are also victims of political strategy! Xiuzheng sighed: Compared with them, I am quite happy.For Asahi Hime, Saji Hinata Mori is now her third husband.Over the years, they have lived in harmony.With complicated emotions, he told Chacha about Gao Ci and Xiusheng, and just as he was talking, Hideyoshi sent someone to pass him on. On his way back from the Royal Palace to the academy in the city, he felt that those blooming peach blossoms seemed to be made of paper, as if they were about to dry up.With the blessings of those ladies, is the lord going to comfort me? "Of course I'm happy if a young lady wants to marry me. Ha..." Hinata Mori walked through the corridor talking to himself.He has a habit, whenever Hideyoshi passes him on, he always thinks about what will happen before going.

Of course, when the servants came to the Royal Palace to call him today, without exception, he began to think: ah, are you going to talk about Chacha?Because Chacha talked about Youlezhai with him beforehand. Hinata Mamoru walked through the long corridor that he had to come and go many times a day, came to the gate of the inner courtyard, and passed Mrs. Kaga.Mrs. Kaga, who is younger than Chacha, is already a concubine.He didn't want to think about it any further.For a person who is outstanding and outstanding, the side room is just an embellishment. Like teahouses, city walls, warehouses, treasures and other things, there must be a considerable number of them to be proud of.This has long been the consensus of the people, and the inner government cannot be blamed alone.Hinata Mamoru came to the inner academy with this feeling in mind. "My lord called me?"

In the inner academy, there was no sign of a servant.Hinata Mori went straight to Hideyoshi. "The dry weather has continued, and now it's time to irrigate." He smiled all over his face to bring out the other party's topic. "Xiuzheng, I have something to trouble you today." Hideyoshi showed a rare mysterious expression, "It's a difficult matter, and it has something to do with the world." "Oh?" "Now my strength is already number one in the world, but I have not yet mastered the military and political power in the world." "yes."

"It's time to ask the imperial court for an edict, but there is an obstacle here." "obstacle?" "If this obstacle is removed, I can manage the whole of Japan just like Kamakura and Muromachi." "What is this obstacle?" "It's the Tokugawa clan! If Ieyasu can come to Osaka to be my vassal, the royal family must officially hand over all power to me. After the appointment, anyone who does not obey my orders is a traitor, and the others are not concerned." Hideyoshi said He said, looking around, "I want to crusade against Kyushu, this is what must be done. However, even if I want to do it, Ieyasu is eager to try there with a hostile attitude. Not only can I not go, but I am also not qualified to ask the court to take on the world. Now Whether I can rule the world depends on Ieyasu alone. As long as Ieyasu can be called to Osaka, I will be done. I will be able to convince him. Therefore, I have something to trouble you——Can you return Asahihime to me?"

Hideyoshi spoke so casually that Saji Hinata didn't hear him mention Asahi Hime at all. "Ah, what did you say? What do I need to do next?" "This is a request, and it is also an order from Minister Hashiba Hideyoshi to you." "Since it's an order, of course I can't say no." "So, give it to me immediately?" "Of course. But, I don't know what you mean? I have such an important thing?" Obviously Xiuzheng didn't hear clearly. Hideyoshi's face darkened, he was really angry. "Xiuzheng, do you want to listen to it again? I don't want to say the hard thing a second time! I mean, you give me back Asahi." "Zhaori...oh! My lord is talking about the teapot that Mr. Zongji gave me?" "No!" Hideyoshi frowned seriously again, "You should know that Ieyasu doesn't have a married couple yet!" Hearing this, Hinata suddenly realized, and suddenly his face turned red.He knew that what Hideyoshi was asking for was not some teapot or vase, but his wife. "Xiuzheng, this matter may be difficult for you to accept. Have you ever thought about it? This is a major event that determines whether you can win the world. I am not for myself, but to fulfill the will of the late Lord Youfu, to quell the chaos, and to give the world peace. Taiping, think about the safety of the people." "..." "Everything is for the sake of the world. I am just such a younger sister, so I have wronged you! I will marry her to Ieyasu, and then call Ieyasu to Osaka in the name of my sister-in-law. Do you know Iyayasu's retainer Ishikawa Hoki?" "..." "I told Boqi about this, and we negotiated with him in private. Now he has sent a message saying that Jiakang is very happy with this marriage. Xiuzheng, why don't you speak? If you want to cry, you can cry." ! Hideyoshi... there is nothing to say!" Hideyoshi said, approached Hideyoshi, slapped him on the shoulder, and cried loudly.Hinata Mamoru sat upright, motionless, with sad tears pattering down on his knees. Hideyoshi seemed to be going crazy again, and hurriedly said: "I have dreamed day and night since I was a child, to become a great big man, to be a great figure! For this purpose, I almost tried my best to fight. But this is not enough. Stand out and rule the world , It was an extremely difficult journey. For the sake of the world, even at the cost of sacrificing the interests of your loved ones, understand? I want... to marry you another bride. It is worth it for the peace of the world. You like Chacha too, right? That's it!" But Hinata Mamoru remained calm. "You know, Xiuzheng," Hideyoshi said again, trembling, "this is not forced. At the beginning I saw that you were the one who could make Asahi happy, so I let her marry you. Now I want you to return her to me." Give it to me, are you willing? I hope you understand my painstaking efforts, return the Asahi to me, and marry the young Chacha back. This is my idea, so I will send Chacha to Youlezhai recently, and then you will She married in the past. I have arranged everything." The tears that fell on Hinata Mori's knees have gradually decreased.He no longer had the strength to think, but gradually realized what Hideyoshi meant.Hideyoshi will not lie, he is more emotional than ordinary people, and he was really kind to his brother at first, and he is an amiable person.Today he has become so strict and arbitrary, it is indeed for the sake of gaining the world. "Don't worry about it anymore. Let Chacha be your stepmother, and you will have face. She is talented and beautiful, and she will definitely have a way to make up for your loneliness!" "My lord, please put aside the matter of Miss Chacha marrying me for the time being." "Oh! It's inconvenient to marry here now, but it will be fine in the future." "The so-called winning the world is also a difficult thing!" "You think so too?" "If you don't think so, you won't follow your request." "Do you agree, Xiuzheng?" "Yes... yes! I obey, please ask the Lord of the Inner Palace to give the order again solemnly." "Oh..." Hideyoshi made a strange voice, looking up at the roof, "This is an order from Minister Hideyoshi: Return Asahihime to me!" "Yes!" After giving a big gift, Hinata Mamoru said nothing. The sun is shining brightly outside, and the spring tide on the river is rising and falling, mixed with the sound of boats, softly, softly... After a long time, Hinata Mamoru finally raised his head. "Your Majesty must go home immediately and send Madam to her mother. I think she may not listen to me. Even if it can be resolved, it will have to be delayed until night." "Oh, good! You go." "Then, I will take my leave first." "Xiuzheng, don't be too eager for success." "My lord, I know it even if I don't tell you. Don't forget that Saji Hinata Shouxiu is the samurai you promoted." After finishing speaking, Xiuzheng stood up quietly, straightened his clothes, and went out. Hyuga Shoufu's mansion is in the enclosure in front of the city gate, and his salary is 60,000 shi of Mino.Some people said behind their backs that half of it was Asahihime's dowry.Some people also said that it was not a dowry, but a payment for Hinata's hard work.He didn't pay much attention to the rumors. Asahi Ji never suppressed him by being born in a wealthy family, but became a good helper who matched his personality quite well.Because of this, after Xiangshou knew about the marriages of the Asai family ladies that day, he felt sorry for them, and at the same time rejoiced for his marriage.So, when he walked out of Hideyoshi's room, he really wanted to scold himself loudly.But before returning to his own mansion, Hinata Mamoru finally restrained himself and never broke out. Maybe it was because he was old and had self-restraint, no, it was because Hideyoshi was crying in front of him like an urchin. Hideyoshi's character is not bad.Anyone in this high position would do such things.But Hideyoshi's intention was beyond Hinata's expectation, and that was to marry Chacha to him.Hyuga Shou has made up his mind and will not agree to this matter.If he did that, Hideyoshi's crimes would add another layer: How could eighteen-year-old Chacha be the wife of a forty-five-year-old man?If such things were done, Hideyoshi's notoriety would never be erased. Hinata gently stopped the servants who came out to meet him, and walked straight to Asahime's room. "Don't report, I want...to scare her." He walked into the inner room, preventing the servants from reporting, while wiping away his tears.This is probably the last time I will joke with my wife who has been with me for many years. "I'm back!" He said, and opened the partition at the same time. "Ah!" Asahi Ji panicked and used her sleeve to cover the stove at hand.The room was full of tempting aromas, and as soon as she smelled it, she could tell that she was baking cakes with the maid. "Ah, are you baking pancakes again?" Hinata asked softly with a relaxed expression.Unexpectedly, Asahi Ji had an angry expression: "Why don't you call someone to report, I guess you should be back, and I'm baking cakes for you?" "Thank you! Thank you! How is it? It's ready?" Hinata handed the knife to the maid and sat down. "No!" Asahiji glared at him again, "If you don't follow the rules, you will be laughed at by others, it's really imbecile!" She is over forty years old, but her face is still fair and delicate.She deliberately stared at Hinata, which made Hinata very embarrassed. "This woman is so dependent on me... No, she should be relying on her brother Hideyoshi, Hideyoshi's wife and mother." Hinata Shoushin said. Hinata could see that she was acting like a baby!Asahi, who has no children, is the only one who acts like a spoiled child in this world. "Hey, wait for a while, and bake another one or two." She said, holding Hinata's wrist that was stretched towards the small box containing the cake. "I have something to tell you, something very important." Hinata glanced at the maid Xiaochun thoughtfully, and rested her chin on her hand thoughtfully, "You step back." "Look at you looking so serious, what's the matter? Xiaochun can stay and help me, and you still need to apply bean powder!" "No, I have something urgent to say." "Let's talk slowly later, let me finish baking these pies first." "Asahi!" "What? Your face is so ugly!" Asahi said this, suddenly panicked, and grabbed Hinata's wrist, "Look at you, I don't need to listen to know it. You..." "Xiaochun, go down first, I'll call you back later." After Xiaochun stepped back, Chaori said: "Is it elder brother who persuaded you to marry a concubine?" "A side room?" "Yes! It must be so. Last time I went to visit my mother, she had already confided. She said that I have no children. If you add a concubine, I will not be jealous." "Your mother said so?" "Yes." Asahi said, squinting her eyes proudly, she usually only let her husband see such a smiling face in the bedroom, "I can be sure, my brother will talk to you about this matter again." Hinata couldn't hold back anymore, and hurriedly broke free from her wrist.Asahi was taken aback by this move, and her eyes widened. "This is not a joke!" Hinata tried hard to restrain his emotions, "If... If I say, I want to separate from you, what will you do?" "Ah? Go away?" "What's so strange, this is not a joke, do you understand?" The light on the partition gradually dimmed, and the cakes on the stove were already charred black.George Hinata threw the pancakes on the plate, and said with a stern face: "Asahi, if I don't leave you now, I will no longer be an indomitable samurai. Bring a pen and paper!" Asahi suddenly slapped Hinata's hand. "Why are you acting so weird today? Although I don't know about the things in the city, some things between husband and wife can be made clear, and some things should be kept secret. A man has a man's temperament, but he can't keep it secret. Why do you not talking?" When Asahi asked such a question, Hinata Mamoru showed a more determined expression.He could be sure that Asahi would not agree with what he said in front of Hideyoshi. "You hate what your brother has done lately?" "The actions of the inner government. What do you mean?" "It's about Daki from Asai and your clansman Saji and Kuro. He first agreed to marry Daki to Kuro, but later he married her to Xiusheng. My sister and I thought that my brother was wrong, and I was going to ask my mother to go with him. Tell me about this matter! This matter makes you lose face very much?" Hinata shook her head violently to interrupt her: "No!" The sun had already set, and the surroundings gradually darkened, only the fire in the stove was burning red. "Hey, you..." Only then did Asahi realize that her husband was crying. He is not a weak person, but he is not going to cry in front of a woman!She held her breath, shook her husband's wrist lightly, and said, "Tell me! What... exactly happened?" Like a child, Hinata suddenly shrugged and burst into tears. "Asahi, don't ask why, okay? If I, Saji Hidemasa, don't leave you, I won't be able to become an indomitable samurai." "Because... I'm Hashiba Hideyoshi's younger sister?" "Oh, yes! You are the younger sister of Lord Neifu, so I cannot stay with you forever." "..." "You have to know that men have their own reasons. How can I hate you?" "My lord, if this is the case, I will explain the reason to my mother and sever ties with my brother!" Asahi didn't want to separate at all, but racked his brains to figure out how to stay together. Fate is my destiny, as long as my mother comes forward, the matter will be resolved satisfactorily. I can't wait until tomorrow, and I will go to the city to ask my mother right now. Please tell me the truth!" Asahi said, she leaned towards George. "Shut up! You are the younger sister of the lord of the inner palace, and you will tarnish the family tradition by saying such ill-considered words!" George pushed her away hastily. "Hmph! You are just thinking wildly!" Asahi became fierce instead. "Do you think I had any disputes with the Lord of the Inner Palace?" "Isn't there?" "Why am I, Hinata, arguing with the Lord of the Inner Palace? The Lord of the Inner Palace is mine... no, it is the hope of all people who yearn for peace. I must also do my best. It is for the sake of the people of the world that he wants us to disperse! " "The world..." "If you understand, then stop talking. I don't need to talk to you. Go back to the city tonight. There will be someone there who will tell you the reason." "Will someone tell me?" Asahi Hime said, she stood up suddenly and stormed out of the room angrily.Her appearance is not like her brother's, which has been engraved with countless marks by the years, her eyes are shining, beautiful and moving. "Okay, I'll go to the city and ask why!" Saji Hinata also hurriedly stood up and came to the corridor.But he thought carefully at the door and stopped again.He has nothing to say to his wife.Having been together for many years, the two have long been intimate, not only inseparable, but also in harmony. Hinata returned to the bedroom, sat quietly, thinking: that's fine!Xuan shed tears again. "My lord! The lamp is here." The maid Xiaochun came, "Bring dinner?" "No, I don't want to eat." Hinata said, and asked again, "Where's Madam?" "Madam said that she will be back soon, and let the servants serve the dishes first." "She said she wanted to serve food?" "Yes, she said she would be right back." "Come back?" Hinata murmured, turned his face, lit the lamp, "Bring a pen and paper." "yes!" "Retire as soon as you get it, I will call you if I have something to do." Hinata murmured: "What a bizarre fate! Oh, Asahi..." He filled the pen with ink, but immediately bit the pen holder.In the city of Daban City, which is number one in the world, right now, the good sister of the Master of the Neifu must be weeping, expressing her love to her elder brother and mother. Saji Hinata Shouxiu was writing the letter of divorce when he suddenly realized that the world was unbelievable.Just a divorce letter ended the harmonious relationship between husband and wife for many years.How stupid people are to bind themselves with artificial rules and regulations. Thinking about it this way, it is really a miracle in the world that Ieyasu came to Osaka Castle with Asahi Hime as his wife.Those big names in the world who admitted this matter must also be dumbfounded.However, it is an indisputable fact that the combination of these strange people and strange things has gradually become the order of the world. It seems that my life should be over!Hinata Mamoru sighed.He will make Asahi worry about him, and Hideyoshi will also feel sad.For Ieyasu, it is even more unpleasant for Hinata to be alive, and those big names will definitely regard Hinata's wife and Ieyasu's married wife as a laughing stock. There is only one thing that Hinata has always believed in, that is, Asahi still misses him deeply and has him in his heart.that's enough.With this in mind, return to the dust! Hinata stood up, put the divorce papers away, and said to himself: "Asahi, this is not my original intention at all... But for the sake of peace in the world in the future, I can only endure it silently!" Here, you can hear the sound of boats and oars going back and forth in the city, which means that people are busy with their lives.While listening to the voice, Hinata lifted up the two tatami mats in the room and put them back upside down. The man who was ridiculed for living on his wife's dowry had to cover it up at the end.It is not so much an expression of heart, as it is the ultimate reward for his beloved wife.At this moment, Hinata's mood has calmed down a lot.He took the fuji, put it behind his back, and took out the Kanemitsu dagger that Hideyoshi had given him.With the knife out of its sheath, he smiled thoughtfully, puffed out his chest, stroked his lower abdomen several times, and suddenly wanted to take one last bite of the pancake Asahi baked for him. Hinata Mamoru stabbed the lower left abdomen, and the pain immediately spread all over his body.He pulled out the bloody knife and stabbed it to the right side of the neck.The moment he felt the cold blade, Asahi's face appeared in front of him, expanding infinitely.At this moment, he wanted to tell Asahi: "That divorce letter was not my intention!" This was Saji Hinata's last murmur. The knife was pulled out, and he fell into a pool of blood. In his heart, there is no resentment, only endless sorrow! In front of his mother, Hideyoshi was full of bitterness. "Unreasonable." The seventy-year-old mother said so, and Hideyoshi couldn't accept it no matter what.But the mother still didn't notice it, and kept stabbing towards Hideyoshi's sore spot. "Here! Getting ahead is not a person's total wish. Aren't gods and Buddhas the support in the hearts of poor people? Although they are poor, it is a blessing for people that father and son brothers live in peace and depend on each other for life." "Mother, the child is already very clear, please don't say any more!" "Now that you can live in such a big city and have so many retainers, what is there to be dissatisfied with? If you are blindly greedy, you will suffer retribution!" "Mother, that's not the case. It is precisely because I can live in such a big city that I have thought hard about doing things for the people of the world." "You are doing evil. You even killed the husband and son-in-law who was so friendly with Asahi Ji. Guangxiu didn't know how to be grateful, so he did that kind of thing to Lord Youfu, and eventually killed himself. Those who don't know how to be grateful will surely Be punished by God!" Hideyoshi scratched his head and folded his palms together.After listening to this lecture, he suddenly felt that what his mother said was very meaningful. Although life in the long house in Xiaohama was difficult in the early years, it was also happy.He wanted to tell his mother that what happened in Osaka City was no exception, but he couldn't move her no matter what.People, no matter which family they belong to, cannot violate the will of the God of Creation.This means that everyone is a created fake flower, a created doll.Saji Hinata Mori, Asahi Hime, Hideyoshi, Ieyasu, all of them are... "Mother, please calm down. The child did not tell Hinata to die, but just asked him to make some sacrifices in order to save more lives." "You are so tough, why don't you drive him to a dead end? If you can't see this at all, where is your shrewdness going?" "Yes! If mother protects Asahi Hime too much now, Asahi may also go that way. Mother, please understand this, don't say any more." "Oh, Asahi..." Dazhengsuo finally fell silent.Hideyoshi solemnly asked his mother and wife Ningning to monitor Asahihime before returning to his room. As soon as Hideyoshi came back, he said angrily to Oda Yurakusai who was waiting there: "Don't think that Saji Hideo is more pitiful than me, it's hard for me! Everyone ignores the truth of the matter and reprimands me. Come on, I can only ask God. Who should I send to Jiakang to discuss this matter? Oh, Chacha can’t marry anyone else, I’m a villain, even my mother said so, so just keep Chacha by my side!” No one beside him dared to speak up, and none of them had figured out the true meaning of Hideyoshi's words.