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Celebration 6 years (1601) July Fushimi Castle -

The man of the hour, Jiayang Tokugawa, had a busy day as ever, although some time after the Battle of Sekigahara was over.

to a bunch of books that will never be reduced no matter how much processing,

"Once again, the size of His Highness Tai Chi will smudge you..."

And he sighed loudly.

"Ho, I wish you'd quit as long as you sigh like that"

And, from behind, a woman's voice tickles Jiayang's ears. Not only the minister, but also the woman, who loved her so much, looked back to the bearer of her voice.

"That's not how it works. Because it's the only job I can do."

"If so, you have no choice. Good luck without leaking a sigh or anything. If the minister sees you like this, he will be disillusioned."

Over forty years old, but more than ten look younger because of less wrinkly, tense skin. You can never be called an "endless beauty," but you have a sophisticated face with no knuckles or thorns. But the light in her eyes reflected her brightness in colour, and it was also why Jiayang liked her so much that she kept her at her side at all times, despite the appearance of the people.

Her name is Atcha's Bureau.

But so much so that Jiayang was my favorite girlfriend, but one hobby had troubled Jiayang these days and turned his face into a face.

It's...

"For such a tired lord, I have made a new medicine today"

And I gave him some black powder from the wrap.

"Suspicious things again..."

and Jiayang sighs just like he did earlier.

Yes, she has a taste in making medicines these days.

She originally preferred to pick wild herbs and nuts, but this place seems to be looking forward to formulating them and giving them to Jiayou as herbal medicine.

"I can't believe you're suspicious... you say terrible things.

To this, that big bug... that? What did you say your name was... "

the bureau of Tea to think with his hands on his chin, Jia Kang controlled it with his hands,

"You don't have to remember. If I hear that name, it's going to be extra bitter."

and swallowed the powder all at once as it was.

"Ugh... not good..."

"Ho, good medicine is bitter in the mouth, so it must have been good for your health."

Jiayang rinsed his mouth with tea, and when he drank it, he stumbled onto the Atcha station with a resentful face.

"How is the turtle, by the way?

"It was already angry at me because of the fire."

Jia Kang looked a lot rough at Tea's bureau, who frowned and replied so.

"Ha...? Would I have done something wrong to the turtle..."

"Yes, it is already in a new possession... to relieve Lord Okhei Shinchang of his command of Kyo's reign and keep him away from the top, because he has been offered to return to the land of Mino...

"Your father hates the woes and Shinchang! 'And he moaned, and it eventually turned into anger..."

Jiayang's face blues in the words.

"Yay! You're talking about your turtle!

Mmmm... see you soon!! That's not good! What do you do when you piss him off... it's not what I understand!

The bureau of Tea smiled happily after seeing Jiayang in a hurry,

"Ho, you sometimes panic like that in your lord. Always like a stone statue, you're seated in a difficult face...

But don't worry.

When I handed my lord's precious knife, "Genuine Jing Ting", to the tortoise as a reward from his lord, he was most likely in a good mood and headed to Mino. "

"Oh yeah... well done. Thank you."

"Ho, this is a waste of time. Tea is delightful.

Just... "

"Just...?

Jia Kang returns to the surface once again after being relieved and the bureau of Tea clouded his words.

"Here's what you said.

"About my son Zhongming and Jiachang... when I left him...

Don't forget that even your father won't forgive you. "

and… "

Jia Kang's hands with tea tremble unexpectedly at the act of its imminent Acha bureau.

"Wow, you're my precious grandson! Something to do while you can!

If you have time to worry unnecessarily, support your husband, Shinchang, if you can tell him...

Damn it... he does what he says himself, so don't be alarmed...

If he doesn't forgive me, what kind of eyes do I have... "

"Ho, let Strawberry send you a copy of the book, 'Don't worry'.

My lord... please be careful not to lose yourself on the spot. "

"Hmm! I know. Wow!

and Jiayang snorted with a bitter face.

It is not an exaggeration that there is no one in heaven who defies family health today, a woman who throws up a throw-up dialogue and trembles on family health as if it were a threat...

She called herself Princess Turtle.

As the daughter of Jiayang's fruit, she is the proper room of Okhei Shinchang.

Her mother was in front of Tsukiyama, known for her fierce temperament, and the eldest son of the dead Jia Kang, Shin Kang, was her half-sister.

She was also the bearer of the intense temper of her mother's concession.

Besides, when it comes to her husband and children, it just loses sight.

It stemmed from the fact that her mother and brother had died out of work flirting with the times, and that the household health that had felt burdened with the matter did not make her strong, but was just like a 'swelling not to be touched'.

It should be noted that more than ten of her samurai are young and have lost their lives.

It was not an 'accident' like the fox sculpture in Kyushu, but an obvious handful of hers.

In other words, if she felt as if she had used a little colour on her husband's Shinchang, the maid was thoroughly hunted down and all of them harmed themselves.

Some of the women still continued to plead innocence, but were eventually executed after a harsh investigation.

In other words, if she says "unforgivable," it really wasn't allowed.

It was precisely the 'forbidden scales' …

However, Shinchang Okhei, her husband, whom she is always on her side, seems to be getting along well with Princess Turtle because of her larger heart than the sea and her core personality, and Jiayang is only thankful for her daughter's son-in-law, Shinchang.

Once Oda Nobunaga spoke of Tianxia Bubu Wu… Now Jia Kang let Kana and his name be revealed, but he left that important area to Shinchang in this transfer because he had tremendous confidence in him.

Furthermore, his eldest son, Ao Heijiachang, also attacked Ueda Castle according to Hideo Tokugawa in the battle of Kangahara, and has received reports from Masayoshi Hondo, who was the first grandson for Jiayang in the first place and had often seen him since his birth. We intend to entrust Utsunomiya in Shimono, located in a position to gaze at the northeast, after the situation in the northeast has subsided.

And of their other sons, the two men died prematurely, but the loyalty of the three men moved slowly to the land of Mino in order to inherit the traces of his father.

In addition, the four men welcomed him as the adopted son of Jiayang, who called his name Tadaaki Matsuhei, and when he was seventeen years old and entered the battle of Sekigahara, Jiayang also wrapped his tongue around his prowess. It was his intention to entrust to the Tokugawa family some of the most thoughtful countries of the Three Rivers (later incrementally shifted to Ise).

In other words, it was intended to place the family of Oshihei Shinchang in a position that would protect Edo, the headquarters, from the threat.

I don't know why you use the Okhei family so much...

For one thing, it was a big place for his martial arts, which he showed at Nagashiki Castle.

It goes without saying that it was a spectacular cage castle battle in which Okhei Shinchang defended the castle with just five hundred soldiers against Takeda's 15,000 large army.

And as it was, the battle and battle in Nagashino shifted, and the coalition forces of Nobunaga Oda and Jiayang Tokugawa knocked out Seiyu Takeda's army until it was completely skinless, what future generations called the "Battle of Nagashino".

That is, without the work of Okhei Shinchang's death at that time, there might not have been a Tokugawa now...

There was no hesitation at all in treating their families to the family well-being of that Shinchang figure, who risked his life beyond that limit, was burning in his eyes.

And the only daughter, born between that Shinchang and the Turtle Princess, after wholeheartedly receiving the love of that Turtle Princess, was daughter-in-law Okubo, who is now also said to be a nova in the Tokugawa Ministerial Corps and who is greatly trusted by Hideyoshi.

In other words, as Jiayang put it, there was no need to worry about the Okhei family.

But at this time, Jiayang did not imagine.

That the shadow of the existence of those who do harm to them is beginning to grow...

And that shadow touches "what should not be touched," by "forbidden scales," for that shadow, tragedy awaits, etc...

Jiayang shook his head aside, as he shook it away even if he didn't like it.

"By the way, by" turtle "I don't mean" turtle ".

I'm talking about this turtle I'm looking at. "

and moved the topic to another.

Atcha's bureau put its hand on its jaw again, thinking only for a few moments,

"Oh, you have it for the turtle.

Ho, you're terrible at caring more about the side room than your own daughter, my lord. "

"Hmm! Shut up! Even if I am worried, the Lord knows that we are on our way.

How about that? How are Tortoise and Goro doing?

"Ho, if that's the case, don't worry.

The tortoise is perfectly healthy, and Goro is fine. "

"Oh! Was it! Good, good."

And Jia Kang smiled mellow.

As a matter of fact, last year at twilight, Goro Tatsuo was born to Jiayang as the ninth man… later Yoshiaki Tokugawa was born.

If you are a turtle, the mother of Goro Tai, who tended to feel ill after childbirth, Jia Kang, who heard that you are feeling perfectly better and that her son Goro Tai is growing up softly, can't wait to hear.

"Ho, you're more like a grandfather than a father"

"Hmm! Say anything! I just don't want to be the kind of guy who can't say he's cute about something cute!

"Yes, yes, I understand.

Now, let's take care of Goro and report it to His Highness. "

"Hmm, I'd appreciate it if you would. If I can afford this busy life, I want to play with Goro too."

"Ho, say that again… now the lord is closest to the heavenly one.

Let's keep the minister's heart out of the way if we don't continue to show the majesty of heavenly people.

Your usual heart is at stake. "

"Hmm! You don't have to tell me. I understand."

"Oh scary scary scary. If you piss off the heavenly people, you don't know what they're going to do, so you have to watch your mouth."

"You just have to do as you've always done. I look forward to this kind of interaction with the Lord."

"Ho, that's a delightful word. But" interaction "means that you're not looking forward to making strawberries."

"... don't make me say it..."

The conversation that breathed like a cake is above all a medicine that heals the tired heart of Jiayang. He shows a malicious gesture in his mouth, but behind it he was treated with deep affection to the Bureau of Tea.

Of course, the matter was well conveyed to the Tea Bureau itself, and she also took charge of it in one hand, with the permission of Jiayang, so that Jiayang could safely serve in government and the military.

Regardless, she was good with the side rooms that had a lot of family health, and with their children, and never sifted the power entrusted to family health.

Now, while those two were having a fun conversation, something seemed awkward, Honda Masayoshi came all the way out of the room.

"Am I interrupting...?

And, Masayoshi inquired as he peered into the fearful room.

Jiayang invites him to answer the question.

"Oh, is it Sado? Fine, if you need to talk to me, come in here."

"Yes, then excuse me"

And, Masayoshi acted slowly and came all the way to the front of Jiayang.

Jiayang stares at the trick and expression.

And I sighed a little.

That is never a good story, because I could only understand it by looking at the state of honesty.

And in anticipation of Zhengxin's lowering of his hips, Jiayang cut off.

"Sado, I brought you some bad news, but how did it go?

Chengxin lowers his voice, not surprised by Jiayang's allegations.

"Yes… one is about Hideyoshi"

"Hmm, how's Master Hideyoshi?

"Apparently, I put out a use for Odawara Castle..."

To that word of honesty, Jiayang pulls out his shoulder strength.

"What, you know what?"

"Did you already know your lord?"

"Yoshiji Otani, the user, came to Fushimi before heading to Odawara.

The Lord would have gone to Edo by then, so he might not have known... "

"Well, did you... did you also know that Mrs. Hojo's hair, once the wife of Lord Katsushi Takeda, was brought out of that Odawara?

In that word of honesty, Jiayang gives a surprising look.

"Well... I didn't think I'd find it, but it was still in storage..."

"Yes, it was cherished in the back of the castle," he said.

"Did Master Hideyoshi receive that?

"Yes, received"

"Isn't that good, then? If Hideyoshi now firmly mourns, Mrs. Hojo, who died unemployed, must also be jealous."

And Jiayang stared at honesty, not just saying, "What's the problem?"

"But did you know that the hair… was in the hands of another than Hideyoshi?

"Well, I didn't know the hair itself was found in the first place.

I'll even know something like that.

Besides, whoever it is in the hands of, if the Lady were to be politely mourned, wouldn't that be okay? "

And, Jiayang said, the bureau of Acha next to it sandwiched his mouth.

"Isn't that up to those who have it in their hands?

Dear Hondo, please don't go around. Quick, let's get to the point. "

Masayoshin told Tea's Bureau, bowing his head slightly, to keep his voice even lower.

"Shiro Takeda, please..."

The moment I heard the name, my blood drew from Jiayang's face.

"What!? Such an idiot..."

"Now he seems to be a master in the open temple house of Souyoshi Ishida, named Xuanto Osaki"

"Is that true..."

"Yes… perhaps… some of the townspeople have heard directly from his Genji that his name is Shiro Takeda."

"Hmm..."

And, Jia Kang roars low. Honesty looked worried about the condition.

Even the presence of Sheng Takeda's trusted man must be heavy enough not to be merely troublesome for him, who is extremely busy about the heavenly arrangements.

Because there are still many ministers of the old Takeda family who survive, and few ministers of the Tokugawa Spectrum are using them heavily.

If Masayoshi's "Takeda Katsushi" was that "Takeda Katsushi"...

It was certain that it could be a dangerous being to rebel beneath the heavens.

Masayoshi himself didn't confirm it with his own eyes and ears, so if it was a concern, he would never have done it, but if it was true, I don't think Hideyoshi would have bothered to call Osaka Castle and handed Mrs. Hojo's hair.

In other words, it has to be said that the situation is infinitely close to the truth.

In other words, Masayoshi thought that the fact that Seiyu Takeda was alive and now in Kyo was a matter of certainty.

And that would be the same for Jiayang...

Honesty came prepared to rule out victory if there was a life from Jiayang.

But...

"Well... then Madame can return to the side of Lord Seiyu..."

And when I said hiccups, what a redness in my eyes. Honesty cannot hide its surprise at this appearance.

"My lord... what is that...?

"Hmm! I'm not a bloody person. And manly, but I also hear Madame's earliest days.

If Lord Seung-taek was alive, what's wrong with being able to return to that side, thinking Madame is happy!

To the words, the bureau of Tea put on a gentle face sometime and rubbed Jiayang's back.

"Really, I'm glad"

When Jiayang rubbed his own eyes abusively, he gave instructions to honesty.

"Even if it turns out that the man in Kyoto is Seiyuki Takeda, we will refrain from making the announcement. I don't know how to pass it on in people's hearts...

But I refuse to allow the people of Tokugawa to call it 'positive'.

On top of that, for Xuanton to be in Kyoto, you just have to let him be free.

Especially when you work in an easy-to-monitor Toyoku school, you shouldn't be able to rock the sky.

If you still have a bad plan and want to start a rebellion beneath the sky, that's until you crack it down.

A man without knowledge threatens Toyotomi and Tokugawa… and so on.

Therefore, tell Seung-seok Itakura, the boss of Kyou, to refrain from spooking his life with unmistakable suspicion. "

"My lord... it is..."

And, honesty has lost its word to too unexpected shanty.

Then, as Atcha's bureau would teach him, he spoke with serenity, bite, and honesty.

"Heaven no longer needs Tokugawa, and it began to move forcefully.

If it is true that Lord Seiyuki Takeda was alive, but for this reason, if you have slowed or stopped the movement that moves under the sky, let's suspect the size of the vessel: 'Tokugawa is still afraid of the Takeda family'.

But what do you think...

If you knew that Lord Seiyu was alive, and you acquiesced in it, and allowed him to mourn His Ladyship, then the ministers of Tokugawa and the great names of the outside world must admire the size of His vessels.

It is not about eliminating what is an obstacle, but even taking it in and using it as a weapon.

How about Lord Honda, who is worthy of the heavenly people who can do it? "

Zhengxin bowed his head deeply, deeply impressed by the words of Acha's Bureau.

"You have the most to say. This honesty, it was just on the scale from the eyes.

Once again, I admire your vessel as a heavenly man. "

Watching the two of them like that, Jiayang turns away somewhere shy.

"Well, don't get me wrong, both of you.

"The Heavenly One is Hideyoshi Toyotomi, and I am only the one who sees after that."

"Ho, are you still saying that?"

"What do you mean?

Tea's bureau is still pointing its gentle face toward Jiayou. But in his eyes, the sharp light was shining, and Jia Kang's body tightened.

"I don't want to go around saying anything anymore, I wish I had been declared a heavenly man..."

"What!?

Honesty beside you is also a bit to the words of the Tea Bureau.

"If you don't intend to, you should welcome Hideyoshi to this Fushimi Tenguchi. Are you prepared for that?

"It's..."

Yes, if you invite Hideyoshi into Fushimi, the center of government, and let him sit among the castle owners, it will make the world see that Hideyoshi is above Tokugawa Jiayang.

However, the Bureau of Tea knows that it has no intention of doing so at all.

"Ho, now that you have to go and flaunt Goro Tai, please excuse me."

Saying so and cutting up the conversation, she stood up to leave the spot.

And as he advanced his leg to the front of the ledge, he said to Jia Kang with his back turned.

"If you let Hideyoshi look for Mrs. Hojo's hair in all of Hideyoshi's thoughts on the matter of Lord Genkoshi and give it to Lord Seiyoshi...

Well, if you're around Hideyoshi to be exact...

Hideyoshi will have obtained the information that Seiyoshi is alive sooner than His Highness, and will have done more to capture Seiyoshi's heart.

If His Highness truly aspires to be a heavenly man, Hideyoshi and those around him are no match...

I don't think so at all. "

And it came to pass after that. As it follows, honesty also leaves the room.

In the heart of the family well-being left alone in the room, there was something left over.

"Is good medicine bitter in your mouth..."

And, when Jiayang snaps, he shivers one.

And when you look back before a pile of books that still have to be processed immensely,

"Not if you're making weak noises at such a job."

and began to move his hands with a strong light in his eyes.

And that day, he continued to indulge in his work without leaking a sigh.