On the twenty-fifth day of the sixth month of the tenth year of Tensho, Hashiba Chikuzen guarded Hideyoshi in Yamazaki and wiped out Akechi Mitsuhide, and entered Kiyosu City with lightning speed.Hideyoshi is already forty-seven years old, if he had no extraordinary physical strength and will, the moment he just defeated Mitsuhide, he might have collapsed from exhaustion.However, Hideyoshi is a tireless person.In one go, he trapped Sakamoto, descended to Antu, seized Nagahama, and entered Mino. Through negotiations, he made Gifu City Oda Nobunaga's grandson Sanfu and Shang Ge and others move closer to him. Finally, Fang dignifiedly entered Qingzhou City.

During this time, Hideyoshi certainly never forgot to find Mitsuhide's head and display it on the ruins of Honnoji Temple. This is Hideyoshi's political tricks, he wants to show off his outstanding martial arts to the world, and let the world know a fact: Akechi Mitsuhide's blue platycodon flag flew down after only ten days.The crackdown on Mitsuhide's party members was carried out at the same time. Lian Shoba, a singer who had a close personal relationship with Mitsuhide during his lifetime, and Yoshida Kanwa, who served as a special envoy for Mitsuhide, were all found.But it only caused some commotion in the world, and after a while, they were released.

Hideyoshi is in the capital, for other people, he only needs to coax and use them.He took two measures: one was to simplify military discipline and encourage soldiers to make meritorious deeds; the other was to punish evil deeds.Then, without stopping, he pointed directly at Qingzhou City. Hideyoshi's extraordinary energy comes from the fact that he never regards hard work as hard work. In his heart, there is never the word "hard work".Day and night, every time he takes a step forward, he will feel extremely happy and feel great relief.This kind of "joy of hard work" will not make people tired, but will only temper people's will and inspire people's spirit.In this sense, Hideyoshi seems to be a person without self, and his joy is like looking back from the top.During the forty-seven years of ups and downs, he has deeply appreciated the efficacy of this "joy of hard work", and has always regarded it as his motto.

Why did Hideyoshi attack Qingzhou? Qingzhou Castle was originally the residence of Nobunaga's second son, Nobuo.Nobuo and his third son, Nobutaka, are half-brothers of the same age.In the matter of inheriting the great cause of Oda, the two are inseparable.From the point of view of temperament, Nobutaka is very domineering, while Nobuo is approachable, but the strength of the two is evenly matched.Therefore, whether it is a benevolent person who admires Nobuo, or a person with lofty ideals who have a heart for Nobuta, they will immediately gather at the place where they decide to inherit the great cause of Oda. This is the birthplace of the Oda clan - Qingzhou.

Therefore, Qingzhou became Hideyoshi's second goal.Hideyoshi established a great career in Yamazaki, fully demonstrated his strength to the world, and entered Qingzhou City in a dignified manner on the 25th.As soon as he entered the city, he frowned and covered his stomach, "Hey, did you overwork and hurt your stomach?" He hurriedly asked someone to spread the bedding and had an early rest. Shibata Katsuie also ended the Hokuriku war on the 26th and hurried to Qingzhou City.Niwa Chohide had already come to Kiyosu with Nobutaka, and Ikeda Nobuki also entered the city with Hideyoshi.If Takikawa Kazumashi arrives, the old generals of the Oda family will be there.Unfortunately, on his way back to the army, Kazuyoshi encountered a challenge from Hojo Ujinao at Musashi Kami Rukawa, so he was not able to return.

"It's very time now, we don't have to wait for Takikawa anymore." Shibata Katsuie said, "Everyone fought hard to defeat the enemy and came here in a hurry. It's not easy to get together. Go and ask Mr. Hashiba, if there is nothing serious , let him come here to discuss important matters." At the suggestion of Jia Lao Shengjia, at around 4:00 on the morning of the 27th, a meeting was held in the main hall of Qingzhou City on the distribution of the position of the family governor and Nobunaga's legacy.Nobuo, Nobutaka and their close officials were asked to leave the table, and only three monks were left to wait in the side seats of the hall.

On this day, Hideyoshi looked dazed. He hurried to the hall and sat in front of Singer, "It's really hard for you to come in such a hurry. How is the situation in Hokuriku?" Singer glanced at Hideyoshi and purposely changed the topic, and said, "I heard that you are having a stomachache...how is your situation?" This question hit Hideyoshi in his arms, he leaned out and said, "At that time I was confronting the Maori army...I didn't expect Mitsuhide to conspire to rebel and kill the lord. At the critical moment, I couldn't allow the slightest hesitation, so I immediately designed to persuade Maori, working day and night After rushing back to the capital, Fang wiped out the old thief Guangxiu in one fell swoop, and avenged the lord."

"..." "But, after all, I'm getting old, I can't bear the fatigue, and I often have stomach troubles these days." Hideyoshi credited himself with all the credit for killing Mitsuhide, and his air and eyes couldn't help but angered Satsuki.But no one can obliterate Hideyoshi's contribution, and Singer shifted his attention to Niwa Changhide. "Then, let's talk about the succession of the lord first. Because Nobutaka and Gorozuo cooperated with Hashiba-sama to destroy the rebels and avenged the lord, and his cultivation base is also older than Nobuo, so I think Nobutaka should succeed the lord." Karma. What do you think, Niwa-sama?"

Niwa Chohide glanced at Hideyoshi quickly, "Master Chikuzen, what do you think?" "Hey, what did you just say?" Hideyoshi took away the hand that had been covering his stomach, his eyes flickering. "Master Shibata's opinion is to let Nobutaka inherit the great cause of the former master." Niwa Nagahide said. "Be faithful and filial...Where did you inherit the family business, from the Kobe family?" "Chikuzen!" Katsuya turned around and glared at Hideyoshi viciously, "Are you against Nobutaka inheriting the predecessor's great cause? What Kobe, hmph!"

Hideyoshi smiled, and leaned forward again. "Are you joking? Mr. Xiu is talking about the succession of the former lord, right?" He asked knowingly, and seeing Sing's silence, he said, "I don't know why Mr. Xiu would say such a thing, but Hideyoshi does not agree with it." Just after the lord passed away, it might not be appropriate for the important ministers to change the lord's decision at will, right?" "What? Mr. Chikuzen means that Mr. Youfu already intended Li Xinxiong during his lifetime?" "I see that the more you say it, the more strange it becomes. How can there be such a reason?"

"If that's not the case, we old ministers should have a good discussion. For the sake of the lord, in order to avoid future chaos in the Oda family, we must choose the best house governor." "I think Mr. Repair's words are getting more and more outrageous." After finishing speaking, Hideyoshi clapped his hands and called the serving monk over, "It's too hot, open the sliding window to let in the air. Bring me the medicinal soup." After a while, the monk brought incense powder and medicinal soup.Hideyoshi squinted at the green leaves in the yard, drank the soup slowly, and stared at Singer again. "Ah, my heart is relieved, and my head is not sinking anymore. Repair... The Oda family's heir is Josuke Nobutada, and the master has made it clear before his death." "However, Master Chengjie has passed away, so I propose to appoint someone else." "I don't think so...Since it has been clearly decided that Cheng Jie is the heir, Master Cheng Jie has such a noble son as the three mages. If Cheng Jie doesn't have this son and his wife is pregnant, if the child is a boy, because It is about the succession of the former lord, and we have no other choice but to wait... But now, Chengsuke already has an eldest son from the direct line. Even though he is only three years old, he should be the natural governor of the Oda family. We veterans should not be Make irresponsible remarks on the Former Lord's decision. Therefore, I think that the purpose of today's discussion is not actually to decide who will inherit the Former Lord's position, but to discuss how to assist the three mages. This is Hideyoshi's personal opinion." The Desheng family was speechless, just meditating in silence for a long time, Fang said: "Then, in your opinion, if the Tathagata assists the three-year-old young master, who do you think can convince everyone in the Oda family?" "Of course there is. To be honest, no one can take on this important task. I can assist Hideyoshi and make sure everyone is obedient. What do you think, Ikeda Rendao?" At this time, Ikeda Nobuki had already shaved off his hair and changed his name to Katsuto.Hearing Hideyoshi's words, he kept nodding his head. "As for the succession of the former lord, I fully agree with Chikuzen Mamoru's opinion. If we follow the sequence from Chengsuke to the three mages, I don't think there will be any objections. Once this order is disturbed, Mr. Li Xinxiao, then Mr. Nobuo I can't accept it; if Mr. Nobuo succeeds, Mr. Nobuko will definitely be unhappy. If it doesn't work out, it will cause the Oda family to fall into chaos. Therefore, I completely agree with Chikuzen Mamoru on the succession." When Ikeda said this, Singe couldn't help turning blue. At this time, I don't know what Hideyoshi was thinking, but I saw him standing up, clutching his belly, frowning. "It hurts... It hurts me to death, I have a stomachache again... Anyway, my opinion has already been stated, I want to leave the stage halfway, how offended, excuse me." Hideyoshi's tummy trouble this time was a fake no matter who saw it. Sheng Jia felt that Hideyoshi had never put people in his eyes, and this time he also deliberately pretended to be sick.A monkey who dares to despise others!However, it was this monkey who clearly surpassed the other veteran generals of the Oda clan in terms of strength, and happily avenged Nobunaga.Hideyoshi's character has become the biggest headache for Singer. Once Hideyoshi wants to say something, he will be calm in front of Nobunaga, and even embarrass Nobunaga in person.Of course, Nobunaga would not indulge him, once he got angry, he would stop drinking: "Shut up, monkey!" But Singer couldn't do that. This "crazy monkey" was originally a dignitary worth 560,000 shi, but he won countless new collars because of defeating Maori. He also fully included Guangxiu's 540,000 shi territory.The winner has only 750,000 shi.If he ignored the reality and shouted like Nobunaga, Hideyoshi would sneer and walk away immediately. Assuming that 10,000 shi can feed 300 people, then, with the strength of the winner, he can only support 23,000 people at most, but Hideyoshi can easily pull up a team of 50,000 people.Because of this, he deliberately pretended to be sick and left the meeting. "I'm leaving, let's see how you discuss it!" Sheng Jia was very annoyed, but he couldn't express his anger clearly. "Everyone understands Yuchai's opinion?" After a while, Shengjia took the initiative to talk to Changxiu.He believes that Niwa Chohide and Nobutaka are both in Osaka and participated in the Yamazaki decisive battle, so of course they will support him. "Hashiba understands what he meant, but no matter what, the Oda Ichi clan is the leader of the right minister in the world. A three-year-old young master can't be reassured no matter what. If someone uses the guise of assisting the young master to plot evil, it will There has been a big disturbance. Therefore, I think that only by supporting Xinxiao can the Oda Clan be strengthened, and it is us veterans who are loyal to the former Lord. Gorozuo, what do you think about this?" "This..." Niwa Chohide cautiously lowered his head, and thought for a moment, "It seems that Shibata-sama is worried that the person who assists the young master may assume the name of assistant, monopolize the power, and act arbitrarily..." "It is said that there are countless such precedents. Once this happens, the Oda clan will be torn apart in a few years." "Master Shibata is really an old minister who seeks the country. I have an idea, what do you think? If we don't let the people who assist the young master have too much power..." "Oh? You mean, you want to treat the young master as a... Do you think there will be such a person in the country? Let me put the ugly words up front. For a person like Mr. Yu Chai, even if you try your best, he will definitely be difficult." Obediently listen to others..." "If you let Hashiba Hideyoshi assist the young master, even you and I will not be convinced. If you let Hori Hidemasa assist you, what do you think? If he takes on this important task, I support it, and he also has this ability..." "Hidemasa Hori?" At this time, Singer was already anxious, "So, Niwa-sama also agrees to support the three mages?" Singer never expected Gorozuo to have the same attitude. He was very surprised, and his face became more and more ugly.Only now did he realize that everyone was following Hideyoshi's wishes. Ikeda Katsuto opposed Singer from the very beginning, and Kazuyoshi Takikawa was away.Unexpectedly, Singe, who was in a hurry to discuss matters without waiting for Yiyi's arrival, fell into the trap set by Hideyoshi long ago.Now, the opinions of the four elders are three to one.However, if Xinxiao and Xinxiong are allowed to join in, it is necessary to let people representing the opinions of the three masters participate in the discussion.Nobuo will of course agree with Singer, but in order to fight against Nobuo, Nobuo will definitely support the three mages in turn.In this way, there are five people who support the three mages, but there are only two people who support Xinxiao.Once such a situation is formed, Shin Hyo will of course offer to give up. In this way, Singer will be alone. "Oh... Mr. Niwa's opinion is also to support the three mages?" "Since this is the case, let's make the third master the successor of the former master, with Hori Hidemasa as his assistant. As for the real power, it will not be too late to return it to him after the third master becomes an adult. We will select some representatives from all walks of life in Kyoto , discuss it with our four elders, and then implement it. What do you agree with?" Changxiu proposed. "Agreed! This is the truth. Good idea!" Katsuto Ikeda applauded on the spot. "In this way, Lord Yuchai must not have any objections." Singer said coldly. "No, this is just our opinion. It's still unknown what Chikuzen's intentions are." Niwa Changhide immediately retorted. The attitude of the three is very clear. Up until now, Sheng Jiafang regretted it—if I had wiped out Guangxiu with my own hands, how could we be in this situation today? "Oh, since it's three-on-one, Sheng Jia has no choice but to give in. If I object alone, it's unreasonable. Haha..." He smiled, but his expression was extremely unnatural.In order to hide his embarrassment, Singer hurriedly waved to the monk: "Go, Mr. Yuchai is resting over there, please invite him over. Let's say that we all agree with Yuchai's opinion on the matter of succession, and it has been decided. Next To discuss the territory left by Guangxiu... You go to say that, it is estimated that the effect on his abdominal pain will be much better than that of incense." The monk saluted respectfully and left the hall. As Satsuki said, Hideyoshi was taking a nap in the tea room under the quilt, and seemed to be in a good mood. "Master Chikuzen..." The monk stepped forward and shook him awake.Hideyoshi stretched out both hands and yawned. "Is there a result?" "Yes. It was decided completely according to the wishes of adults, so..." "Got it, got it. It was Shibata Xiuliang who asked you to call me, right?" After finishing speaking, Hideyoshi stood up with a nonchalant expression, yawned, stretched, and then walked back to the hall slowly .His purpose today is not so much to decide to support the three mages, but rather to distribute Guangxiu's legacy. The succession of the three mages is a matter of course, and Hideyoshi has already greeted Ikeda Katsuto and Niwa Chohide, and they have already tacitly agreed with each other, so there will definitely be no problems.However, Hideyoshi has no idea whether the distribution of the legacy will be smooth.This time, he changed his sickly demeanor and returned to the hall solemnly. "I heard that the issue of distributing Mitsuhide's legacy has finally been discussed. I have an idea about this matter." Before Singer announced the title of House Governor, Hideyoshi took out a piece of paper that he had prepared long ago from his pocket, "After this accident, I don't think anyone will covet the former lord's legacy, right? Therefore, this matter must be approved by Xinxiao and Xinxiong, and once the decision is made, immediately invite the three masters to report all the decisions to the new master." "Invite the son of the three mages here?" "Yes, the son of the three mages will be here soon, Hideyoshi has already made arrangements, please rest assured." Hideyoshi interrupted Singer, and raised the paper in his hand above his head.His appearance was so solemn that Katsuto Ikeda couldn't help laughing out loud. In fact, Katsuto had visited Gifu City with Hideyoshi a long time ago, and witnessed Hideyoshi's unique ability to coax the three mages.At that time, when the three-year-old San Mage saw Hideyoshi, he seemed to be attracted by his strange expression, or his face blackened by gunpowder smoke, and stared straight at him for a long time before saying "wow" With a bang, I burst into tears holding my nurse. "Ouch, why is my little lord crying? Grandpa gave you something fun." As he said that, Hideyoshi asked someone to bring a small box, and took out a doll that he did not know when or where he had prepared it. , and handed it to the eyes of the three mages, "Do you like this doll?" The three mages were still timid, but they just looked back, but didn't take it.Hideyoshi immediately handed the doll to the nurse, and the child reluctantly accepted it.Then, Hideyoshi took out another doll and stuffed it into the hands of the three mages.The three mages still didn't reach out to pick it up.Hideyoshi took out the third one again, this time the three mages were no longer afraid, cheered up, and stretched out their hand proactively.When Hideyoshi took out the fifth puppet, the three mages were already in his arms.In this way, Hideyoshi only took a moment to get acquainted with the three mages.During such a fierce battle, Hideyoshi was able to get so many dolls, how did he think of it, and when did he prepare it?This kind of thoughtfulness made Ikeda Katsuto repeatedly amazed.This time was no exception. Hideyoshi gave the same surprise to Singer, which was amazing. Hideyoshi glanced at Katsuya, and read aloud: "Among the territory left by the former lord, 25,000 stones from Sakata County near Azuchi were taken out for the daily expenses of the three mages, and Hori Hidemasa was in charge of them. Except for those in Kita Ise In addition to the old collar, the second son Nobuo gave Owari Ichikuni, and the third son Shinko gave Mino Ikkok." "Good score..." "Ikeda Rendou made great achievements in this battle. In addition to Ikeda and Arioka in Settsu, he also granted the three territories of Osaka, Amagasaki, and Hyogo. Hori Hidemasa also made military achievements, and awarded 200,000 stones from Mount Sawa. Kazuyoshi Takikawa Since I was defeated on the way, I haven’t returned yet, so I won’t give you any new territory for the time being, only restore the ownership of Nagashima Ise, and remove him from the elders!” Hideyoshi read forcefully, glancing at Katsuki from time to time through the cracks in the paper. Home.Singer was trembling all over, and his right hand on his knee was trembling. Hideyoshi was too cruel to Takikawa Kazuyoshi. Although Takikawa had no military exploits, he even abandoned the new leaders of Ueno and Shinano in order to rush back.Hideyoshi only gave him Ise Nagashima, and what's more, he actually removed Takikawa from the elders of the family. This is simply a mockery of Singer.Because among the four people gathered together now, the only one who did not participate in the crusade against Guangxiu was Singer. This monkey has already turned against me!Singer didn't even dare to listen anymore.What would happen if he couldn't control his anger and was forced to fight Hideyoshi?He couldn't even think about it. Hideyoshi continued to read in a resonant voice: "Father and son Hosokawa Fujitaka and Hosokawa Tadakashi sternly rejected Mitsuhide's temptation, obeyed righteousness, were commendable for their courage, and the original territory remained unchanged. Morinaga Ke and Mori Hideyori, due to The new collar has been lost, so only the old collar was restored. Tong Bingshunqing is loyal to the former lord and has no second thoughts, so he can continue to operate the old collar. If you have any objections, you can raise them in person and discuss them separately." "..." "Next is Lord Niwa. In addition to Wakasa in the past, Lord Niwa also bestowed the two counties of Omi Takashima and Shiga to show his military exploits. Kiyohide Nakagawa, Ukon Takayama and others took a part of Hideyoshi's share and awarded them a moderate reward. Finally, he It is Hideyoshi himself. Since I have been fighting with Maori, the original Harima will not be changed. In addition, because the number of retainers has increased a lot during this war, a part of Yamashiro and Hanoi has been added. Also, Mitsuhide’s old leader, Tamba Take over as well." After reading this, Hideyoshi took a breath and looked around quickly, but of course, no one said anything. Niwa Chohide and Ikeda Katsuto had already discussed with Hideyoshi in advance, and they knew what Hideyoshi was thinking, but Shibata Katsuie didn't know the details.Hideyoshi smiled maliciously when he saw Katsuya's eyes closed tightly and his eyelids trembling constantly. "That's right, I'm a greedy ghost, I was so busy calculating my own affairs that I actually forgot the most important Master Shibata. This time, Master Shibata didn't catch up with the rebellion, but after all, he was still the first class of the Oda clan. Therefore, in addition to Echizen's old leader, Hokuriku's new leader, of course, will also transfer Omi Changbin's 60,000 koku old leader who originally belonged to Hideyoshi, together with the city, to the lord. However, in this way Takikawa, Mori and the others may complain about being unfair, but Hideyoshi will try to convince them, so Singer can rest assured." Hearing this, Katsuya couldn't help but widen his eyes, staring straight at Hideyoshi.The tongue is like a spring, and the city is like the sea!The so-called if Takigawa and Mori complain, he will bear everything. The implication is: "The two of you have not caught up with the counter-insurgency." This kind of decision is an outrageous and bitter irony. "I think everyone has no objection. If it's a game of chess, if one step is careless, the whole game will be lost. Then call Yubi and let him write the new certificate. The son of the three mages has probably arrived!" Hideyoshi cleared. Clear your throat and laugh out loud. Singer, who is over 60 years old, never imagined that Hideyoshi, who was more terrifying than Nobunaga, was secretly pressing down on him viciously.Put the three masters in Azuchi Castle, let him inherit the great cause of Oda, and let Hidemasa Hori assist the government, and then give the Nagahama Castle near Azuchi to the first old Shibata Katsuya. Hideyoshi's arrangement is really tight.If Katsuya expressed dissatisfaction, what would Hideyoshi say? "It is precisely because of your consideration that you are the first family elder that Hideyoshi's old collar next to the son of the three mages was transferred to you." Hideyoshi decided to stop him with a long time ago. "It seems that everyone has no objection." Hideyoshi said again, "Then, please invite Nobuo and Nobutaka, and write down your decision on the new score sheet. Niwa, please come here." However, Niwa Chohide did not stand up. "Why, do you have objections?" "There is no objection, Lord Youfu is gone, as long as Lord Chikuzen presides over the overall situation, it will be a loss of ten thousand yuan." Katsuto Ikeda rushed. "Master Chikuzen, Nagahide is still worried about one thing." Niwa Changhide felt that it was so simple to make a decision, and it seemed a bit too much for the winner, so he interjected, "For this decisive battle, Master Tokugawa also sent his army to Tsushima... ..." "Haha," Hideyoshi laughed again, "Tokugawa is still the same, and he won't have any objections. Instead of breaking in and offending everyone, it's better to pick up the territories discarded by others in the east. These things, Ieyasu has already made up his mind." "It makes sense..." "Also, the top priority now is to rebuild Azuchi Castle as soon as possible, welcome the son of the three mages, and tell the world that there will be successors to the Oda family. Before that, let the son of the three mages be settled in Nobuko's Gifu city. The reconstruction of Azuchi castle will definitely be done. Hurry up, if you don't hurry up...what do you think, Shibata-sama?" "Oh." "I will hand over Changbin City to you immediately tomorrow, and I hope you will accept it." Niwa Chohide got up to meet Nobuo and Nobutaka.The two of them were also dissatisfied, but they couldn't resist Hideyoshi's eloquence, so they could only be speechless in the end. The discussion went on for about two hours. I thought there would be a confrontation, but I didn't expect it to go so smoothly.At around 1pm in the afternoon, all the people had gathered in the hall.In the hall, in the center of the front is the seat of the three masters. Xinxiong and Xinxiao sit on the left and right, and everyone from the elders sits facing the three masters. As the attendants loudly announced the arrival of the three mages, the front partition was gently opened, and Hideyoshi came out from behind leisurely with the three mages in his arms.Everyone bowed their heads in salute.Even Singer, who was sitting at the forefront, seemed to be infected by everyone, and fell on the ground, but he still couldn't help laughing out loud.At this time, Shibata Katsuya seemed to have had a funny and tragic dream.That farmer in Nakamura behaved like a parody at a village festival, which made people laugh.However, he did it so cleverly, holding the three mages in his arms to accept everyone's kneeling, which made people angry and funny at the same time. Shibata Katsuie didn't dare to laugh. Once he laughed, his fate might be even worse.Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, the current situation is different from the past.Lord Nobunaga, who has always hated the theory of family status, has worked hard to judge heroes based on their strength. Now, the former master's efforts have blossomed and borne fruit.In fact, Mitsuhide's dissatisfaction with the former master also lies in his belief that he is a wealthy nobleman in Toki, and in his blind pursuit of vanity.Sheng Jia thought: don't get angry, just be patient. "Hey, Sheng Jia, the son of the third mage has something to tell you." Just when Satsuki's heart was hot and his eyes were blurred with tears, Hideyoshi said something, that expression seemed to be that of Nobunaga. "In the." "You, say something to that old grandfather. What? Don't be afraid. Don't look at him as scary, but he is a good grandfather who will always do his best for the Oda family. Don't be afraid, just say a few words." The three masters looked at Shibata Katsuya timidly for a while, and finally called out: "Grandpa." Then, the child let out a big sigh of relief, and desperately hugged Hideyoshi's neck. "Haha..." Hideyoshi laughed, and said again, "It's unbelievable that the son of the three masters is so attached to me, Hideyoshi. His innocent eyes are like gods and Buddhas. It seems that he understands Hideyoshi's temper..." Ikeda Katsuto lowered his head, trying not to let himself laugh out loud.Hideyoshi went to Gifu City on purpose and used dolls to conquer the three mages. He was the only one who knew about it.Hideyoshi is simply a child... But if you think about it carefully, you will feel very scary.He thought of such a subtle point, is there anyone in the world who is smarter than him?During the fierce battle, he was able to paint a picture in his mind that hadn't happened until today. How could such a person live under others for a long time? "Then, now Hideyoshi will replace the new lord and award the new territory." At this time, Nobuo was sitting in front of him, while Nobutaka was obviously unhappy, looking up at the roof from time to time.Looking at Singer again, he was as motionless as a rock. The people whose names were called by Hideyoshi next, had become accustomed to Hideyoshi's behavior since some time ago, and they even had an illusion that it was natural to obey Hideyoshi's arrangements. The funny feeling at the beginning has disappeared, and when the waiter came up to light the lamp, Hideyoshi himself felt awe-inspiring and inviolable. "Next, my lord will give you wine. I hope you don't feel restrained and drink to your heart's content." After finishing speaking, Hideyoshi embraced the three mages, looked around at the worshipers, and retreated leisurely inside. Now, the world has completely entered the Hideyoshi era from the Nobunaga era. The Qingzhou Conference has completely become Hideyoshi's stage.He became the planner, organizer, and host of the meeting.However, if the matter is recorded as it is, it will be dull.In Hideyoshi's eyes, the world is like a stormy sea, and it was he who steered the helm wisely that escaped the catastrophe safely.Historical records should not be limited to appearances, but should record the hidden truth and pass it on to future generations. Omura Yuko's record of this period of old events was largely influenced by Hideyoshi. "In today's meeting, there are probably not many people who are satisfied. However, those who are dissatisfied are all overwhelmed by Hideyoshi's majesty, and no one dares to speak out. This is the most important point. You have to keep your eyes open , It’s easy to write about this point. Also, the three masters who recognize life only like Hideyoshi. When Hideyoshi smiles, even the children are very nostalgic, but once he gets angry, it will shock the world and weep ghosts and gods. This is Hideyoshi's true face." In this world, no one would praise himself so blatantly.However, Hideyoshi never hides it when he praises others, and he has no scruples when he praises himself. "I have no selfishness in my heart, and I will always be connected with gods and Buddhas. Ah, I am such an admirable person!" Hideyoshi was even moved by himself.However, you can't always calculate like this, and you should do something practical. That night, Hideyoshi happily chatted with Kuroda Kanbei, his loud voice made Kanbei tremble with fear. "Kanbei, look at it. Nobutaka will definitely marry Oshi to Shibata Xiu forcibly. From this, we can see whether Nobutaka is not fair." The Aichi mentioned here is Nobunaga's younger sister, Asai Nagamasa's wife Mrs. Kotani, the widow.Now, she is living a peaceful life with her three daughters at the Oda envelope. The officer, soldier and guard just smiled and said nothing.It can be seen that Hideyoshi is still like a child, and has an inseparable complex for Mrs. Kotani.This is in stark contrast to Hideyoshi's indifference to other things.Hideyoshi can also be regarded as an unusually persistent person. On the second day, the 28th, Hideyoshi placed the three mages in Xinxiao's place, then exchanged oaths with the three elders as planned, then quickly withdrew to Changbin, and immediately started to handle the handover of the city and the territory.At that time, the situation where Hideyoshi met his mother and wife was also very unique, perhaps only he could do it. "Ah, mother, why are you here?" It turned out that Hideyoshi's wife Ning Ning, who was hiding in the Nose Daikichi Temple, had returned to Changbin City with her mother-in-law.As soon as Hideyoshi saw his mother, he carried her on his back, and jumped up and down happily in the room like no one else was there. "Ah, Ning Ning, you are safe and sound. A stone in my heart has just fallen to the ground. Ning Ning, from now on, you can divide all the territories of the famous names in the world as you like. Such a day has come, so The time has come. You just have to be patient." Hideyoshi seemed to be a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, jumping and jumping with his wife in his arms, weeping with joy. Hideyoshi did not indulge in this. In Nagahama, Hideyoshi left Asano Nagamasa as the enshrinement. On the eighth day of the seventh month, he rushed back to Yamashiro and Tanba to take over the new territory. The father and son came and met with them with a serious expression.For Hideyoshi, after completing the two tasks of supporting the three mages and allocating the territory, the next big thing is to completely control Hosokawa and his son. As long as Hosokawa and his son have a clear attitude and form an alliance with themselves, Niwa Chohide will not dare to betray Hideyoshi, and Yamato's Tsutsui Junqing will also swear allegiance to the death.Moreover, Hosokawa and his son are from a famous family, and their friendship with the capital can also be used. When Hideyoshi received the two in the guest hall of Honguoji Temple, for a long time, there were tears in his eyes, and he was speechless.These tears were not out of guilt. In fact, they were tears of nostalgia, which was completely different from trying to win two people over in political affairs. "Ah, Fujitaka..." Hideyoshi sighed with emotion and sighed for a long time before speaking.All the emotions and wills merged into a torrent, and he began to talk endlessly: "To be able to meet the two adults here safely today, I am afraid that the former master deliberately matched. Hideyoshi killed the wise with the momentum of destroying the dead, and in the blink of an eye, Ping Omi, forced Mino, entered Owari, and on the twenty-seventh of last month, arranged the funeral of the Oda family in Qingzhou in an orderly manner." "Fujitaka is also deeply moved. To create such a brilliant performance, there is probably no one else except Chikuzen Mamoru." "Where is it... I was lucky to be able to win this time. However, this is not enough to comfort the spirit of the former lord. The last will of the former lord is to rule the world, and he wants to usher in a peaceful and prosperous age without war... right The lord of the Fu government has devoted himself to realizing this wish. Therefore, after we have smoothly disposed of the old leader of the Oda family, we should immediately hold a funeral for the lord of the Youfu... This is the most important event. In this way, the right The lord of the house, the heroic spirit in heaven, will surely bless our generation to complete the unification. In this way, the whole world will work together, and the great cause of reunification is just around the corner." As he spoke, Hideyoshi slipped his tongue, revealing all his ambitions.He seems to be a man who never sticks to trifles. "Oh, I forgot one more thing." Suddenly, Hideyoshi seemed to remember something and kept patting his thigh, "Others don't know the ambitions of you father and son, but Hideyoshi knows it clearly. No matter what others say, you at least know it." I have to keep the original territory, and I want to secretly send Mitsuhide's Tango to you again. The general meaning is written in the oath." After finishing speaking in one breath, Hideyoshi called his attendants and wrote it himself. Sign the name on the good affidavit, and then hand it over to Yoichiro Zhongxing solemnly, "Yoichiro, sign it." "yes." "Ah, it's really admirable. This time you father and son can understand righteousness and make no mistakes. It's really admirable. However, this matter can only be like this... Ah, yes, Zhongxing, Madam now how was it?" "This..." Zhongxing glanced at his father quickly, "I am imprisoned in the mountains of Sanhuye, thinking about my mistakes behind closed doors." "Oh, Madam is still thinking about the past behind closed doors... How pitiful. If it were Mitsuhide, even if the body was divided into five horses, it would not relieve the hatred, but what could be wrong with the daughter? Forget it, forget it..." Hideyoshi's eye circles were red, and he kept nodding his head, "Ma'am... from appearance to temperament, she is exactly the same as Mrs. Nong from the Youfu Lord, and her beauty is comparable to Yuehua." Yoichiro Zhongxing deliberately sat there with a serious expression, as if he hadn't heard. "Women with excellent talent and beauty are often weak in character. However, I remember that Lord Youfu said that Mrs. Zun's tenacity is better than that of men, even Mrs. Nong... I remember when you got married, Lord Youfu once said that you are both The best bride and groom in the world." Zhongxing listened to Hideyoshi's words, and unconsciously, his wife's voice and smile appeared in front of him one by one.As Hideyoshi said, the life of the two began amidst the sound of blessings, and they never expected such a tragedy to occur.Zhongxing loves his wife.他现在能回忆起来的，全是对自己的情意投以热烈回报的新婚妻子的倩影。在来本国寺的途中，忠兴最担心的就是自己的妻子。忠兴总觉得秀吉对他令桔梗幽禁反思感到不满，总忧惧秀吉会杀了妻子。 “你们两人的情意，天下之人莫不羡慕，可是，光秀却做出如此荒唐的事情。我秀吉一进攻，他却无半点招架之力，居然还想夺取天下，真是自不量力……”秀吉说着，用他那粗壮的手指拭了拭眼角。 忠兴心中一颤：能够为桔梗流泪的武将，除了秀吉，天下还有何人？如同襁褓中的婴儿还不懂世故，女人也是无辜的。可是，人情薄如纸，就连侍女都不敢为弑主者的女儿开脱罪名，断不会在他人面前哭泣。可是，秀吉却哭了…… “与一郎……你再忍耐一阵子，怎样？如果我现在就答应放了夫人，恐会激起民愤，骂我偏心，袒护于你。因此，暂且让她再反省一些时日……她有什么罪？一丝罪都没有。主持完右府的葬礼之后，设若无人出来反对，我立刻为她解禁便是。” "Yes Yes." “不说也罢，对此我向来很是明白。夫妻之爱非常特别。我筑前也一样，甚至在激战的时候，我都经常想起拙荆。在清洲的长屋成婚时，我们在一堆稻草上铺上一床薄被，就算作洞房。我现在还常常梦见此情此景。至于你们这对人人羡慕的天下第一夫妻，那自是不用说了，这些我都明白。” 与一郎忠兴不知从何时起，已经垂下了头，脸上泪水纵横。原来秀吉竟是这样一个体贴的大将，若为这样的大将效力……年轻的忠兴，已经被深深地感动了。 “与一郎，那么咱们就此告辞吧。”藤孝静静地说道，“筑前守大人公务繁忙。”实际上，藤孝也已在心里把秀吉看作信长的继任者了。 把细川父子送走以后，秀吉把蜂须贺彦右卫门和黑田官兵卫叫来喝茶。泡茶的人是一直跟随左右的大村幽古。 “您不累吗？”等着秀吉放下茶碗的幽古问道。秀吉却眯缝起眼睛，拍着胸脯道：“人锻炼身体的方法不同。你以为我是寻常人吗，是不是你自己累了？” “不，小的是觉得，您如累了……” “幽古，人想不累，秘诀就是乐于辛劳。如你感到疲劳了，可以换另外一件事做。你去通知堺港的茶人，就说近畿一带已经没有战乱了，他们可以放心地享受茶道了。”说罢，他又转过身，对官兵卫和彦右卫门道，“下面咱们谈谈筒井顺庆吧。顺庆已经把人质带来了吗？” “是，已经带着养子定次来了，气势汹汹的。” “嗯？居然桀骜不驯。” “他还说，这次他的战功连大人您都不得不承认。他还说，光秀派到大和去的使者，被他一脚给踢回去了，还有，出兵洞岭的时候，他巧妙进退，筑前守心里当十分清楚。” “好，好。”秀吉听了，像孩子一样点点头，“你们二人到外间好好听着，看我待会儿怎么对付他。我先喝杯茶歇息一下，稍后再见他。佐吉，过来，把筒井父子叫到这里采。” 官兵卫和彦右卫门退了下去，只留下幽古一人。 “幽古，我筑前的对策可以千变万化，甚至会令人瞠目结舌。到时，你休要插话，只管听着便是。” "yes." 不大工夫，石田佐吉就把筒井顺庆带了来，顺庆身后果然跟着个十三四岁的少年。 “啊呀，顺庆啊，你来了。”顺庆没摘下头巾，就走到秀吉的身边，笑道：“筑前守大人心想事成，立下了丰功伟绩，真是可喜可贺啊……” 不待顺庆说完，秀吉就把他的话打断了：“住口，顺庆！” “筑前守大人……” “心想事成的战功，你是在揶揄秀吉？” “筑前守大人想到哪里去了，在下是从心底里佩服，便说了出来。” “别说了，别说了！心想事成，丰功伟绩，那得等到继承了右府的遗志，将东起陆奥，西至九州、琉球之地悉数平定之后，方可论及。此次的战功，到底是属秀吉，还是属顺庆，在下看谁都不敢断言。” “大人这么说，好像承认了在下略有片功？” “哈哈……承认，当然承认。你出兵到洞岭，坐山观虎斗，牵制了光秀，早已街传巷议了。” “过奖了，过奖了。” “谈不上过奖。这远远不值得我夸奖。我且问你：你为何在半途突然想和我联手了？”秀吉探出身子，严肃地问道。顺庆顿时脸色大变，他万万没有想到，秀吉会如此露骨地揭开他的伤疤。 这时，秀吉收起了笑容，挺起胸脯，变得威严，“细川父子和你相比，可算正直坦荡。他们从一开始就大义凛然，剃掉了发髻，监禁了妻子，诚惶诚恐。今天也刚刚来过了一趟，涕泪交加，说要赶紧帮我办理右府大人的后事。再看看你，用兵狡诈，态度骑墙，只想看最终谁有实力。真是令人佩服啊，佩服！” “这是意外。在下本想服从大义，尽绵薄之力……” “我明白，别说了！你的心思我还不清楚？我问你，你是如何看出我会取胜的？” 顺庆狼狈起采，左顾右盼，始终摆脱不掉秀吉那火辣辣的目光，只好强作笑颜，声音干巴：“筑前守还是老样子，得理不饶人啊……” “当然！”秀吉斥责道，“别再说什么心想事成、丰功伟绩之类的话了，一切都才刚刚开始。我已把京城的政事委托给了家臣桑原治左卫门，十三日我就要赶赴姬路。然后，立刻和中国、四国、九州方面联系，十七八日回来，在山崎修筑城池——估计洞岭一带能清楚地看到山崎吧？若是拖拖拉拉，怎能继承右府的大志？” “顺庆深感惭愧。那么，葬礼的事情，起码得准备一百天吧？” “那是当然。若非如此，右府大人在天之灵便不得安宁。羽柴秀吉办事向来雷厉风行，只要是我想办的事，从没有办不到的。牛鬼蛇神一扫而光。大概也是我性子急的缘故，我可不像光秀，慢条斯理，尽吃败仗。” "Yes Yes." “顺庆，这次你来干什么？” 被秀吉一问，顺庆又慌了，不断地眨着眼。虽然已做好了被秀吉挖苦的准备，却没想到秀吉的讽刺如此辛辣，他一时支支吾吾，答不上话来。“这……当然……” “当然什么？像你这等胸有城府之人，我想决不会轻易甘心做我属下。你是不是还想像从前待光秀那样，暂时归顺于我，相机而动？” “筑前大人！” “顺庆，我就是这样，既无智慧，亦乏策略，口无遮拦。我真想听听你那时的想法。” “筑前大人……”顺庆又叫了一声，声音却苍白无力，连他自己都觉得难受，“想必筑前大人也看到了，顺庆此次是带着人质来拜谒的，希望大人能解得我的苦衷。” 秀吉一下坐直身子，盯着顺庆。顺庆只觉得被盯得浑身难受，心中混乱不已。乱世的武将追随强大的主人，这难道不是理所当然吗？想必秀吉比自己还清楚这一点，可是，为何还一个劲冷冷盯着自己？是否想故意激起自己的怨恨，趁势动兵刀？ 一旦把大和交给别人，那么，最令人担心的就是泷川一益了。一益的领地被削减到只剩伊势长岛的消息，顺庆早就有所耳闻。这会不会是秀吉的奸计？故意让二人争斗，却背地里支持一益……顺庆想到这里，眼前秀吉的面容已经模糊不清了。 “秀吉刚才说的话，是不是惹你怒了？” "grown ups……" “哈哈……虽然你结党营私，见风使舵，可是我的话也有些过头了，你休要动怒。见谅。好了，我现已接纳你了。把人质留在这里，赶紧回大和去吧，加强防备，不要让人有机可乘！” 顺庆只觉得脖根一阵发凉。刚才秀吉说十分清楚他的心思，其实丝毫不夸张，他的确是那样想的。顺庆终于露出一丝苦笑。“大人把我吓坏了。我还在想，大人为何会生这么大的气呢……今后我小心谨慎就是了。” “这就对了。势力分配已成定局，今后就是以心归心了。要实现右府大人的大志，统一天下，如不团结起来，实了无指望。” "What the adults said is very true." “好了。佐吉，写一下确认领地的誓书，先这样吧。” 顺庆恭敬地接过誓书，退了出去，秀吉把顺庆的养子定次交给彦右卫门，又把官兵卫叫进来，捧腹大笑。 “和尚，顺庆在回去的舆中，定会后悔不迭，你看出来了吗？哈哈哈……” “后悔……”幽古纳闷不已。“是的。无论如何，顺庆已经成了我秀吉的家臣了……那厮的狗脑子，估计到现在才明白这一点呢，接下去三天，他定会恨得咬牙切齿。但是胳膊扭不过大腿，恼恨也是无用，哈哈哈。” 黑田官兵卫没有回答，单是眯起眼睛凝望着院子里。夏日的阳光透过树枝的空隙，把刺目的光线投射到地上，使官兵卫想起了方今的秀吉。此人运势极强，又有超群的能耐，今后的动向，值得一睹……