Time flies, four years have passed. Under Hideho's governance, Japan has gradually emerged from the haze of war, and society has slowly returned to the right track. What is commendable is that the shogun, who has a stone worth 5.38 million koku, still shows great respect to the Toyotomi clan, which only owns Yamashiro, Kawachi, Izumi, and Settsu four countries with a million koku. This made Yodohime and Hideyori feel relieved. In the past four years, some all-powerful names and military commanders have passed away one after another, from Yuki Hideyasu to Asano Nagamasa, from Hosokawa Fujitaka to Honda Tadakatsu. Everyone laments the changes of the times, a new era in which the world is stable, the people are prosperous, and they are far away from the flames of war. is coming quietly. During this period, Hideho continued to strengthen his ties with daimyo from various places, especially through marriage, and gradually brought other daimyo under his control. For example, the eldest daughter Taotao was married to Yuuki Hideyasu's son Yuki Tadanao (Mito Domain 535,000 koku), and the adopted daughter and the eldest daughter of Nasu Shikichi, the lord of the Fukui Domain, was married to Utsunomiya Yoshitsuna ( The eldest daughter of Fukushima Takayoshi, the lord of the Utsunomiya Domain, Miki Domain, was married to Kyogoku Tadaka (280,000 gold of the Yagami Domain), his adopted daughter and the eldest daughter of the lord of the Miki Domain, thereby gradually increasing the loyalty of the outside daimyo. degree and consolidate and maintain the authority of the shogunate. Although everything is calm, one thing has to be mentioned. In August of the twelfth year of Keicho (1607), Toyotomi Hideyori, who turned fourteen, was officially promoted to the second rank of internal minister. However, his eye disease was never cured. , his temperament became increasingly violent and domineering, so much so that even Yodohime was almost stabbed by him several times, not to mention the countless attendants who died under his sword. It is often called the "Slaying Household". Compared with Toyotomi Hidetsu, the "Slaying Pass" of the year, his actions have caused the authority of the Toyotomi clan to be questioned by the outside world. Hideho sent people to advise him many times, and even went there in person. Persuasion is ineffective. Seeing this, Yodohime was anxious in her heart. She summoned Ishida Mitsunari to Kamiro many times, but with little success. She could only urge Hideho to search for famous doctors to treat Hideyori's eye disease as much as possible. In October, Oda Hidenobu died of illness. There was a riot in the family. The eldest son of the concubine assassinated his second son. The evil deed was reported to Hideho by his retainers. Hideho was furious and changed the Oda family in Gifu. The meritorious retainers were brought under Hideho's command. The eldest son of the concubine was executed and the territory was included in Tibet. into the ground. When Toyotomi Hideken reached the age of fourteen, after discussion, Hideho decided to enfeoff his four sons except his legitimate son Toyotomi Hidemitsu. Among them, Toyotomi Hideken (eldest son, Komahime) inherited 360,000 stones from Nishiomi and lived in the castle of Sakamoto, which was known as the "Sakamoto Domain" in history; Toyotomi Hidekiyo (third son, Sakurahime) inherited the 35th century Ise of Central South Seventeen thousand koku, living in the city of Gifu, was known as the "Tsu Domain" in history; Toyotomi Hideki (fourth son, Ae-born) inherited Gifu and Iwamura's 330,000 koku, and lived in the castle of Gifu, and was known as the "Gifu Domain" in history; Toyotomi Hidetora (Fifth son, born Kikuhime) inherited 330,000 stones from Minami Musashi, lived in the city of Edo, and was known as the "Edo Domain" in history. At this point, Hideho's direct leadership was reduced to 4 million koku, but his four sons were still young, so the fiefdom was still managed by Hideho's people. The newborn child of his concubine Kikuttei Mochiko was not granted the title because of his young age (it is said that Hideho originally wanted to let him go). Gongqing route). In December of this year, Hideho, who was only 28 years old, was successfully promoted from a minister of Taizheng to the top of the public and military families, surrounded by a large number of public officials. Hideyori was promoted to the right minister immediately afterwards, and his official position was still the second. Judging from this arrangement, it is obvious that it will not be long before Guan Shiro's position will return to the Toyotomi clan. Yodohime and other former ministers were deeply gratified by this, and lamented that Hideho did not forget Taiko and his responsibility as Hideyori's successor. Although his official career was smooth and he was harmonious inside and outside, Hideyori's condition never improved. He was blind, let alone handling government affairs, and even needed attendants to accompany him throughout his daily life. As a result, his personality became increasingly manic and violent, and he would often pick up a knife and act violently. Even the envoy sent by the imperial court was almost stabbed by him. After hearing the news, Yodohime rushed to the scene to dissuade him. Unexpectedly, Hideyori accidentally injured his arm. Hearing that Yodohime was injured, Hideho hurried to Osaka. It was already late at night when he entered the city. Hideho went straight to Yodohime's dormitory to ask for an audience. When he entered the dormitory, he saw Yodohime lying on the couch with a pale face in plain clothes. The bandage on her right forearm was particularly conspicuous. Hideyori sat on his knees next to Yodohime with his head lowered, without saying a word. The dim candlelight reflected on his face, with a very strange expression. When he heard Hideho coming in, he tilted his head and glanced, then lowered his head again. "Your Highness, you are here." Yodoji half-propelled her body with difficulty, leaning on the couch with a smile on her face. Hideho nodded and asked the maid next to him with concern: "How is Madam's injury? Is it okay?" After receiving the reply of "Nothing serious", he breathed a sigh of relief, and turned to Hideyori with resentment and asked: "Mr. "It's really not appropriate for me to do this." "I didn't do it on purpose. Besides, Mother has forgiven me, so why should you be so aggressive?" Hideyori replied with a look of displeasure. Hideho has long understood Hideyori's increasingly unbearable character, but due to affection, he did not dare to have such a conversation with him before. Now that he is the right minister, he should be more restrained in his words and deeds. Unexpectedly, his attitude is still arrogant and rude. In anger, he finally speaks out:He scolded: "Young Master is so ignorant of self-examination and willful. Do you really want the world to see Toyotomi's joke?" "Toyotomi's joke?" Hideyori was surprised at first, then sneered: "I, a blind man, sit in this position. Isn't it a joke in itself? From ancient times to the present, have there been blind people in the world?" Hearing Hideyori say this, Hideyoshi felt a trace of pity in his heart: "Young Master You must not say that. This position in the world was left to you by Taige. It is yours and no one can take it away. I just hope that the young master can calm down and take good care of his body. There are many famous doctors in the world and his eyesight will not be restored. It's totally impossible. I'm preparing to travel west to the Ming Dynasty at this time, and I can find a famous doctor to treat your highness." "Thank you for your trouble," Hideyori said perfunctorily, having long since lost hope in regaining his sight. He lowered his head and said no more words. ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? By the maid, Yodohime hurriedly asked the maid to help Hideyori back to the room, and then dismissed the valet on the pretext that they had something important to discuss, leaving only Hideyori alone in the dormitory. Toyotomi Hideyoshi has been dead for nine years now. These nine years have been cruel to Yodohime. She was silent in the hustle and bustle, longing in loneliness. Although she knew she couldn't do anything, Hideho was like a kind to her. Mental support and comfort are sometimes even more important than Hideyori. She knew that Xiubao would not respond to her, but she could never stop her love. Whenever she had the opportunity to spend time with Xiubao, she always cherished it. Even if they only chatted for a few words, she was very satisfied in her heart. Hideho still carries the reputation of Hideyori as a hindsight, but in fact he is a well-deserved man of the world. He had clearly rejected his feelings for Yodohime before, but now, he couldn't even respond in the slightest. Hideho sat next to Yodohime on the couch. Yodohime stretched out her hand from the quilt and gently placed it on his hand. Hideho didn't take his hand out. Time seemed to have stopped. Two words of silence were worth a thousand words. Hideho didn't dare to look directly at him. After a long time, Dodo-hime's eyes secretly glanced at Dodo-hime. Seeing that she had fallen asleep, he breathed a sigh of relief, gently put her hands back into the quilt, carefully tucked the corner of the quilt for her, stood up and quietly Left the dormitory. The moment the door opened, two lines of tears fell from the corners of Yodohime's eyes