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Chapter 448: A chance encounter with Ieyasu

Although the stone is lower than that of Hideyoshi's old minister Maeda (910,000 stones) and slightly higher than that of Ukita Hidea (670,000 stones), the ministers of Osaka still regard themselves as their identities and obey the shogunate orders, and most of them refuse to obey. There are many famous ministers within the shogunate who are dissatisfied with this, and many people began to call them "Osaka Toyotomi", "Tsutomi" and even "Osaka van".

Xiu Bao did not make any statement about this, but only asked to use Ju Ting-Hyuki (Tsinghua home) as Guan Bai to show her reminder and punishment for Xiu Lai.

In August of that year, Hideyoshi's old minister Asano Yukinaga died of illness. Because he had no heir, his second brother Asano Nagato inherited 380,000 stones of the Echizen Mansion, and his voice supporting Hiderai weakened a little.

On the 18th day of the first lunar month of the 19th year of Qingchang (1614), the "Fox of Yuzhou" Shishang Yoshimitsu passed away. The eldest son Shishang Yoshiyaki inherited the 540,000 stones of Yamagata and married Hideo-ho and Komaki's daughter Tenmanhime as the official wife. The relationship between the shogunate and the Northeast Daming was further consolidated.

On the seventh day of the fourth month, Hideopo took out 30,000 stones from the confiscated Yama Castle Kingdom as the imperial land of the emperor, intending to strengthen his relationship with the court.

At this time, the court's ministers were divided into two factions, one faction still insisted on being kind to Toyotomi's family. After all, the improvement of the court's status was largely related to the harmony during Hideyoshi's reign;

Another faction insists on enhancing relations with the shogunate, Yamato Toyotomi. After Yodohime passed away, the window paper had been exposed. Anyone with discerning eyes could see who is the current ruler of Japan, and Hideo is also Toyotomi. Now he is the head of the minister of the Etsunami. This is not contrary to the general direction of the Toyotomi family. On the contrary, the current situation of the Toyotomi family is that the more exchanges are more dangerous, and they should be treated with caution.

Emperor Goyosuke thought for a long time and finally decided to accept Hideo's kindness and promoted Hideopo's legitimate son Hideman Toyotomi (17 years old) to Danayan, eldest son Hidehen Toyotomi Hidehen (18 years old) to Nakayan, and third son Hideyoshi Toyotomi Hideki (16 years old) to Kakayan. In this regard, Hidera and his retainers in Osaka felt very uncomfortable and asked to meet the emperor several times, but were all rejected.

On the ninth day of the ninth month, Hideopo went to Fengguo Shrine to pay homage to Hideyoshi and Hidenaga. He met Hideola who was worshiping Hideyoshi. Hideopo saw that he was alone and felt pity. He told him that he would ask a miracle doctor to treat his eye disease from Ming Dynasty. Although Hideopo expressed his gratitude, the gap between the two was not eliminated.

The following year, the famous doctor Zhang Jingyue was ordered by Emperor Wanli to go to Osaka to treat eye diseases for Hidelai.

Zhang Jingyue is known as "After Zhongjing, one person has passed through the ages". He often uses warm and tonic prescriptions in clinical practice. He is a representative of the warm and tonic school and the actual founder.

This year is the 16th year that Xiu Lai is blind. She thought she would be unable to recover for a long time, but Zhang Jingyue was very skilled in medical treatment and could feel some light after he was treated. Everyone was surprised by this.

About a year later, Zhang Jingyue responded to the imperial edict and returned to the Ming Dynasty. Before leaving, he warned Xiu Lai to calm down and pay attention to recuperation. At this time, Xiu Lai could see blurry images, so he decided to go to Gaoye Mountain to practice.

Hidepo's approval, he used Kataki Katsumoto as the agent of Osaka Castle, and ordered Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Fukushima Takayoshi to withdraw their troops and return their troops, ending the control of Osaka Castle in the past two years.

One day in late May, Hirohiro met Tokugawa Ieyasu during the mountain.

Although Ieyasu is old and very clear-headed. Over the years in Takano Mountain, he has been devoted to practicing on the surface, but in fact he has been unwilling to fail. However, as the old minister left one after another, he felt increasingly unable to do so. When he met Hirolai this time, he also took the opportunity to talk to him with a tentative mind.

"Your Highness, you are so lucky to meet him here." In the thatched cottage in the mountain, Tokugawa Ieyasu brewed a cup of tea for Hiderai.

Xiulai only has the blurry outline of Ieyasu in her eyes, but her childhood memories and marriage with Chihi made him feel more fond of the old man in front of him. Now the similar situations of the two have made them closer.

"Your Highness, don't be fine," Xiu Lai replied.

"Where is there any inner palace? I have been stripped of my official position and now I am just a monk." Ieyasu sighed as if he was accused of sighing.

"You are Qianji's grandfather, and you should pay tribute to this little time." Xiulai replied.

"Is Chihiko okay?" Ieyasu's eyes lit up when he heard his granddaughter's name and said carelessly: "She is Xiuzhong's only living offspring... I don't know if I can meet in my lifetime."

"A Qian is already pregnant. I will ask you to go to Osaka for a while." When talking about Chihito, Hidela was much happier. Thinking that the legitimate son was about to be born, he was full of expectations for the future.

"Go to Osaka?" Ieyasu sneered: "Isn't Osaka still in the hands of the shogunate? Besides, the Misou allows me to leave this Takano Mountain?"

"The shogunate has withdrawn its troops and Osaka returns to my hands. Please rest assured." Hiderai couldn't hear the voice of Iichikari.

Ieyasu decided to give him another tip: "You are the Toyotomi clan family. No matter how powerful the shogunate is, it is just a division. You will let their army enter and exit the city freely. How do you think of Taige's spirit in the sky? I am still an old minister of Taige. I can't bear to feel affection when I touch the scenery, so it's better not to go Osaka."

"What can I do? Now there are only 700,000 Shi Zhixing left, how to fight?" Xiulai asked back: "Besides, the Imperial Office is already in harmony with me, and I am still looking for a famous doctor to treat my eye disease. I really can't think of why I want to fight him at this time."

Tokugawa Ieyasu analyzed it with concern: "You don't want to be your retainers, those old Taige ministers who put the great task of reviving Toyotomi's great cause on you. Although the shogunate power is now, you have also seen the commotion of the previous year, and there are still many daimyos loyal to you."

Seeing that Hiderae's expression changed slightly, she immediately said: "China has Ukita Hidea and Fukushima Masashima, four countries have Yoshiguchi Otani and Kato Kameaki, Kyushu have Tadahiro Kato (son of Kiyoshi Kato), Konishi Governor and Matsuda Nagamori, Kanto Mizunaga, Ishida Mizunaga, Katsunogo and Somizu Matsuku, and other loyal ministers. With these daimyos loyal to Your Highness, why worry about the big things being done?"

"The world has been peaceful for more than ten years, and I really can't bear to fight again. Besides, the shogunate has been in great influence, and in recent years, it has confiscated many daimyo territory. The so-called "Imperial Corps" (the territory directly under the shogunate general) alone has reached more than 4.7 million stones, which is unshakable. Even if I raise my arms and shout, how big a wave can it cause?" Even though Hidelai had expectations in his heart, he still knew himself. Moreover, his eye disease had not healed, and he still needed Hideo's help.

Seeing Hiderai so cautious, Ieyasu pretended to be angry at her indisputable situation: "You can be content with the status quo, but your descendants, to be very disrespectful, will their ending be like the Oda family? Chihito is about to give birth to a child, so you should also consider them more for their mother and son."

Speaking of Oda, Hiderai's heart skipped a beat: "Is the causal cycle..."

After thinking for a long time, Hidela slowly stood up: "Thank you, Your Highness, for reminding me, I will consider them carefully. If you have the chance, I will take you to Osaka to meet them and their mother and son."

Farewell to Ieyasu, Hiderai's originally calm heart was turbulent again. When she was unsure of her mind, she could only write a letter to ask Ishida Mizuna. Sansheng knew that Ieyasu was insidious and intended to provoke civil strife from it to make a profit. Therefore, she firmly opposed Hiderai's rash actions. As for the issues that Hiderai was worried about, he was willing to drag his sick body to Fushimi to communicate with Hidebo in person.
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