In March of the second year of the emperor's reign (1635), Emperor Taichang of the Ming Dynasty was seriously ill, so Hideho and Emperor Xiaomei went to Shuntian to visit him. This tragic emperor who was only supposed to reign for a month actually reigned for eleven more years thanks to the earnest teachings of Emperor Wanli and the dedicated assistance of ministers and Xiubao. During this period, the country's reform further advanced, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the Ming Dynasty's strength further improved. It was strong and prosperous, reaching Congling in the west and Haidong in the east. It truly reached the point of "reaching the Han and Tang Dynasties and governing the Tang and Song Dynasties". This period was known as the "Government of Taichang". Japan has also benefited greatly from the development of the Ming Dynasty. It actively participated in the Ming Dynasty's external expansion and trade. Its people's living standards have gradually improved, society has become increasingly stable, and the prestige of the imperial court has reached unprecedented heights. Before Emperor Taichang died, he had a long confidential talk with Xiu Bao. Afterwards, Xiu Bao was promoted to the title of "King He", added as a Taifu, granted the title of Hejian Mansion (nominally), and entrusted Xiu Bao to assist Emperor Tianqi. Xiubao was afraid of rumors in the court and politely refused, but at Emperor Taichang's request, he reluctantly agreed to assist for three years. At the same time, he recommended Yuan Keli, Xiong Tingbi and others to come to Beijing to assist the emperor, and Emperor Taichang agreed one by one. In November of the fourth year of the Emperor's reign (1637), when he suddenly heard that Komahime died of an illness, Hideho requested to return to Japan early. Since the internal operation of the Ming Dynasty was stable, Emperor Tianqi was not in a position to retain him and allowed him to return after giving him generous rewards. After arriving at Sakai Port, Hideho was not allowed to rest and hurriedly rushed to the "Ume Garden" on the outskirts of Beijing. This is a special courtyard built by Hideho for Komahime. The word "ume" comes from the object where Hideho and Komahime expressed their love for each other in Edo. This name shows the deep relationship between the two. It was already late at night when we arrived at "Plum Garden". Since we knew in advance that Hideho was coming, the lights inside and outside the garden were brightly lit at the moment. Regardless of the hard work along the way, Hideho hurried to Komahime's dormitory under the guidance of the chamberlain. The waiter carefully opened the door, and saw five or six women sitting around the bed under the dim candlelight in the room. The sobs from time to time were particularly harsh at this time. "Your Majesty is back!" Realizing that Hideho was standing at the door, the women quickly turned around and saluted Hideho respectfully. "No need to give," Hideho said over and over again as he came to the bed. Only then did he realize that except for Sakura-hime, all of his wives and concubines were present. "You know about Sakuraji's health. She has been coughing for the past few days, so I asked her to go back first." Perhaps because she was afraid that Hideho would misunderstand, Kikuhime explained first. "I know." Hideho didn't mean to blame, but felt pity in his heart: "Don't talk about her, your body is also Hey, go back and rest first, I am here." "Your Majesty" Mochiko just thought She said something, but Ju Ji stopped her. "Listen to your majesty, go back and rest first." Kikuji winked at everyone, A Jiang understood the idea, and after bidding farewell to Hideho, he and Kikuji took Chizi out. Carefully closing the door, Kikuji said to Ajiang and Mochiko: "Let them stay alone for a while, after all, she" Hearing this, everyone began to sob softly again. After all, apart from Ju Ji, Ju Ji was the first one to enter the house. He also took good care of all the sisters on weekdays. When Ju Ji was ill, he also tried his best to take care of her, and he had already won everyone's respect. Maybe she was startled by the noise just now, Komahime opened her eyes with difficulty, and then she realized that Hideho was right in front of her. "It's Your Majesty, His Majesty is back." He laughed happily for a moment, but was interrupted by his own cough. Hideho hurriedly moved forward and said nervously: "I'm back. I'm watching you here. I'm not going anywhere." There were two lines of tears left in the corners of Komahime's eyes, but she still had a smile on her face: "Don't be like this. "Business matters, I'm fine." "Don't think so much. Man Ren is handling government affairs properly now, and I have completely let go. I will stay with you today. When you recover, I will take you to reward you." Mei." Hearing this, Komahime smiled even brighter. She coughed and squeezed Hideho's hand, trying to feel the temperature of his body: "Your Majesty, we haven't talked so close to each other for a long time since 'that incident'. Let¡¯s chat.¡± The ¡°thing¡± Juji mentioned was the ¡°Gengshen Rebellion¡± in the fourth year of Yongning (1620). The two Northeastern provinces were most affected by this riot caused by the ¡°Tweening Order¡±. The Daik¨ clan is the Yamagata clan of the Mogami clan and the Sendai clan of the Date clan. Among them, the Yamagata Domain, which had an actual height of 780,000, was eventually dismembered into five parts, with only 330,000 koku left in the main domain. The lord Mogami Yoshiyasu was forced to retire, and the position of governor of the family was transferred to his young legitimate son Yoshihiro. As a result, the family collapsed. Komahime is the daughter of Yoshimitsu Mogami, the sister of Yoshiyasu, the aunt of Yoshihiro, and more importantly, she is the mother of Tenmanhime, the main wife of Yoshihiro. This girl who was once smart and very popular with Hideho and Komahime was regarded as a treasure by the Mogami family and regarded as an important link to strengthen the relationship with the shogunate at that time. But the irony is that there is such a thingDue to the high-level relationship, Hideho decided to operate on the Mogami clan. It is no wonder that the Mogami clan couldn't accept it for a while and rose up to resist. In the face of the absolute power of the shogunate, the Mogami clan ended in a disastrous defeat, and the two families that were once so close became estranged. Although Yoshihiro tried his best to protect Tenmahime at the risk of death, the cynicism from time to time by the Mogami retainers made Tenmahime taciturn. , depressed. Finally, at Komahime's request, Hideho had no choice but to take him back to live in Koriyama. How could Hideho not know what it meant to operate on the Mogami clan, but he had to do it. Only in this way can those daimyo who are coy about the new deal and hiding in the dark have nothing to say, and can they further establish the WeChat of the shogunate and maintain their rule. of stability. Of course, Hideho later also compensated the Mogami clan, not only acquiescing to the Mogami clan as the genealogical successor, but also subsequently issued a "separate certificate of favor". Soon, Mogami Yoshiyasu died of illness, and Yoshihiro was able to take full control of the family business. Only then did he break through the resistance at home and went to Kyoto nine times to request the return of Tenmahime. Moved by true love and Temmahime's pleading, Hideho and Komahime finally agreed to welcome Temmahime back. At this time, a full ten years had passed since Temmahime left Yamagata Castle. The love between the two It was once a favorite story at the time. After Emperor Komei ascended the throne, he made Tenmanji the Imperial Prince. At the same time, he also broke the rule that "the Seki family and the Tsinghua family can be granted public titles" and made Mogami Yoshihiro the Duke of Yuguo. Such an honor also made the grievances of the year disappear. Despite this, Juji¡¯s character with a clear sense of grudges makes her still very concerned about this matter. For more than ten years, although she took care of the housework, she deliberately kept a distance from Xiubao. Even though Xiubao built a villa for her and repeatedly awarded virtuous people, she still could not untie her knot, and the two of them suffered from each other.