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Celebrating 12 Years (1607) April 20th -

It goes without saying that the death of Hideyokang Nobujo, the son of the fruit of Jiayang Tokugawa and the adopted son of Hideyoshi Tai, had a great impact on Fushimi and Edo's political situation.

Hideyoshi Tokugawa, a general, and Hideyoshi Toyotomi of Osaka Castle, not only served in mourning for some time after his funeral, and made no major moves about diplomacy or the military.

But in the midst of that, the movement under the water by their ministers became active after a minimum period of mourning in order to take the lead after the fall of the Echinacea giant star.

That meant the fateful contour of your house, which way to send the 680,000 stones of Echimae, close to the capital.

The so-called "Leap" was ironically about to finally usher in the good fortune with Hidekang Noboru's death.

However, even in this regard, Toyotomi was taking a greater step backwards than Tokugawa.

However, it is difficult to say that this is due to the lack of human resources on the part of the rich ministers.

Because since before Hidekang Noboru had already developed, Tokugawa's "motion as if he were feeling his death" was being carried out by Genuine Hondo… more narrowly.

First and foremost, Honda Fuzheng, one of the neighbors in the vicinity of Noboru Hidekang, had been called to Sunfu Castle to include details about "Echimae politics". And I've told you this many times.

- It's all for Tahei's sake. You'll do your best.

and…

And even when Hidekang's condition finally became suspicious, he kept several people, including him, in Sun Fu, under strict surveillance in order to prevent martyrdom.

But Honta's genuine 'leap' didn't stop at it.

Next, he began contact with the elders of the Echimae clan, known as Shoji Imamura and other "pro-Trichness factions".

And every time it happened, I let it include this.

- Don't forget Lord Echimae's will to do all you can for your home.

and…

Yes... he was making two elders of the Echimae clan say something completely different.

On one side he says, "Give it up to General Tokugawa's house," and on the other he says, "Give it up to your house." At this time the late Hidekang Nobujo was not to be mentioned as a "pro-Trichness minister". In other words, "for the sake of your home" can also be regarded as "continue to put your shoulders in Toyotomi as before".

In other words, Genuine Honda began to hand thread a kite called the Echimae Clan to the "house division" on the back.

And he put it together to make it decisive.

How dare he welcome Tiger Pine, the second son of Hidekang Noboru, to the adoption of the Great Sovereign.

Even so, Jia Kang did not leave Tiger Pine at hand, but rather decided to send the men to the side room of Jia Kang.

This Kagi woman is so brave and brave that it is not an exaggeration to say, "If there is a princess Kofi in Osaka, there is a kagi in Fushimi". What a bearer of a career in the war ahead, in the battle between Kangahara and his horseback riding. It would have been clearer to see the fire if it had been raised by the kaji, who would have grown into a brave warrior who vowed allegiance to General Tokugawa's family.

In other words, he planted here the sprouts between the new Echimae clan lord, Tadashi Matsuhei, Senchiyo, who is intoxicated by Hideyoshi Toyotomi, and Tadashi Matsuhei after the Tiger Matsu.

Those are just electroluminescent fires.

It should be a brilliant hand that can only be described as sunny by whoever sees it, and Honta Genuine is ready.

But that period was precisely while Hidekang Nobushiro wandered his life and death, and if I let him say it from someone who could see things right, it was an inferior act with no lack of moderation.

However, whatever the process, it is obvious in view of the historical steps so far that results are important by increasing to nothing. Especially during the transitional period of the times, some of the treatments would rather be said to be routine means, but they would not be able to complain.

In that regard, however, the abundant ministers were too clumsy. In other words, it weighs the order of things. The movement is too dull.

At the end of the day, the only way to take in the Echimae clan was to give a formal condolence piece to Kitano Castle.

………

……

A room in a school in Kyo.

"… and we are in these situations"

Masada Yukimura revealed the previous Tokugawa movement against the Echimae clan to Souyoshi Ishida. The tone was as calm as usual, but what was not calm in its heart would be discernible if it knew him well.

Then if Souyoshi Ishida is asked, he doesn't seem very interested in Yukimura's mood or anything like that. But he seemed to be very nervous about the whereabouts under heaven, or the whereabouts of the Toyotomi family, listening to the words of Happy Village with his thin eyes shining. And consider his report to have one paragraph. No, I said it in a slow tone.

"Seems like there's nothing more to Echimae than giving up."

Yukimura was punched hard in the chest by the fact that the short words had obvious hot feelings like his burning. From there, it was shown that there was no doubt about what was left of it.

After Sekigahara's match, Souyoshi Ishida abandoned him to expose his emotions with a chunk of former righteousness, not moving into anything, and Yukimura always felt calm in his heart.

But what about him now in front of you?

Isn't that the enthusiastic loyalty to the rich minister I feel from that tone a reminder of him before? Happy Village could not have forbidden surprise at that, but more than that, the nostalgia of being "back" and the inexplicable excitement was speeding up Happy Village's heartbeat.

When Yukimura was Hideyoshi Tai's first name, Yukimura could not forbid his excitement that there was always a former Souyoshi Ishida called Hideyoshi, and something that overlapped with his passionate opinion of Hideyoshi.

"Then Master Ishida. Are you sure you want to go now?

The tone of Happy Village's inquiry also gives rise to a little fever. But the next word that Zong Ying made was truly unexpected.

"Yuanjiro. How about you, Lord?

"Huh...? It's..."

Once Zong Ying, it would be as if Sun Horse were going around the battlefield, and he would speak of numerous measures. Yukimura couldn't wait to hear it and think of the future that Soo-yong painted.

But Zongyang shut his mouth to suppress the reins of his horse, and asked Happy Village for it. In such an unexpected flow of conversation, Yukimura was bewildered and accidentally mumbled.

Then Sou-yong's face turned into something even more daunting to the condition of such a happy village.

"It's Yuanjiro. What the hell was your Lord doing while Genuine Hondo was working his way to Echizen?

"That's... on Hideyoshi's side, take care of him..."

At that moment when Yukimura said in a cloudy manner, Soo-yong said, "Bang!!" He slammed his desk and stood up.

"How long is the Lord going to be a 'lowest name'!!

The complexion of Yukimura blues slightly at the power of Zongyong, who raised his voice to shook the air of the room with fright. But I never noticed how he was, and Soo-yong continued with a thunderous voice.

"Yuanjiro! Then ask! Who do you think Hideyoshi is closest to right now?

"It's..."

At this point, Happy Village finally realized the reason why Zongyong had always had a rugged look on his face on this day.

Yes...

It was never "the flow of the world" or "the movement of Tokugawa" that Souyoshi Ishida "was.

Of course he asked if they were at all, and if they weren't, they would be lying. But he had something worse than that.

It's...

The movements of those on the side of Toyotomi Hideyoshi...

Right now, Souyoshi Ishida is in a school in Kyo, and so to speak, he is in a "closed house". Katsushi Itakura's eyes became more demanding every day, and now he can't even walk freely through the city of Kyoto.

Even at this time, the fact that we are meeting with Masada Yukimura, a heavy minister of the Toyotomi family, will, as a matter of course, reach the ears of Honta-jin and Tokugawa Jiayang through Katsushi Itakura. And it is obvious that this will tie him even tighter.

In other words, a state connected by chains...

For such Zongyong, the face of Osaka Castle, beginning with Happy Village, is just envious that he can move around freely.

- Oh... if this is in Osaka Castle...

And it wasn't once or twice that I regretted my plight.

No matter how good our Lord is at knowing the future, he is a young man who knows nothing of politics.

If the movements of the heavy ministers of Osaka Castle remained dull without a sense of crisis, I can confidently affirm that in a few years' time, Toyotomi Hideyoshi will disappear among the castle owners of Osaka Castle, even if it was an impossible Zongyong to foresee the future.

Instead, Hideyoshi exploded toward Yukimura Maida, who is now buying the ability and putting it on his side. And Yukimura herself finally understood that.

Seeing Happy Village's expression as if he had woken up, Soo-yong went on to make his voice even more absurd.

"Look, Yuanjiro!! Your Lord is no longer a 'lowercase'! It's Hideyoshi's" proximity "! Be aware of that heavy pressure!!

"Sorry"

Reflectively, Yukimura bows her head. But when Soyo grabbed that shoulder, Yukimura's face went up unexpectedly.

Soyo in front of him continues in a ghostly shape.

"Yuanjiro! The person who apologizes will not be an awkward monk!! If there is someone the Lord must bow his head to, it is against 'heaven'!! You should bow your head to the failure of Toyotomi's service to heaven!

But I don't have time to drool now! Look! What the heavens are now in the hands of Hate Tokugawa is that even if you bite your lips off too much of regret, it's no different!

How to put it back into the hands of the Toyotomi. Concentrate on that!!

"Ha!"

"So, Yuanjiro!!

"Ha!"

Interaction continues as if it were a mentor.

Soo-yong asked Yukimura in a tough tone with a rugged expression.

"Answer how Toyotomi should move next to take Heaven!!

This inquiry solidified Yukimura's expression.

Of course I'm not a mediocre with him. He had the prospect of a path for the Toyotomi to follow. But if he had to be asked this way, he was once again made aware that he did not have the answer clearly.

How to answer…

Yukimura bites her lips off for a long time and circles her head.

- First, we need to get rid of the grievances of the people in Kichinai...

- To maintain relations with neighbouring countries and public houses...

But all that comes to mind that way is the work that Hideyoshi has piled up in front of him. It was always on his side, but therefore he was only blind to the challenges pursued before him.

But now it is clear that the answer Souyoshi Ishida is asking of himself is not such a small one.

He thought as he roared "hmm".

Soo-yong shouted there without hiding his frustration and encouraged Happy Village.

"The blood of Yasuo Maida, once said to be" Bee Hing of the Front and Back, "is flowing on him, let me show you the proof here!!

Father, Chang-yuki Maida's name has come up, making Yukimura's heart so hot that it wants to burn. He turned his eyes and tried to think, "If Father...", replacing himself with Masada Chang-yuki, the governor under heaven.

Then…

One sight came to mind...

It's...

"Acer," my father's back.

At that moment, Happy Village's mouth was moving naturally.

"Master Ishida. Can you provide a diagram of the sun book and an Acer stone?"

Soyo's eyes narrow when he hears it.

And I answered with a change of tone to something quiet, turning away from what I had left to my earlier passions.

"Great. I'll bring it now, so just give me a minute."

That's what Soo-yong said.

That gaze of Yukimura staring at its back...

"The Behind the Front" -

At this moment, "Shield of Excellence", Yukimura Maida was born -