March, 1586, Sasuke and Sataro look for the golden tea room in Ozaka castle. In Settsu, Hideyoshi talks with his brother Hidenaga. Since he didn't poison the emperor, they need a new plan to control the citizenry in case the emperor decides to support Mori or Tokugawa. Another problem is the emperor's successor Sanehito Shinnou, who must be eliminated. With Shinnou out of the picture, Hideyoshi would become the guardian of the grandchild Sanpouchi and control the court. May, in Toutoumi, Ieyasu has wed Hideyoshi's sister Asahi. Ootomo Sourin displays a Shiga Pot while Hideyoshi dances. He has promised the Katatsugi tea jar Nitta if Toyotomi can pacify Kyushu (Shimai Shoushitus still owns the Narashiba). Hideyoshi put Mitsunari in charge of monetary matters between Sakai and Hakata. In Uchino, a new administrative center is built, the Jurakudai. Sasuke meets the painter Hasegawa Touhaku there, and asks him to paint his mansion. June, a meeting between Sakakibara Yasumasa (retainer of Tokugawa), Ishikawa and Soueki. The two want the two houses to work together. Soueki puts a black square tea bowl on display, a price of 700 kan is offered. To get ideas for his mansion, Soueki proposes Sasuke takes a trip to Yamashina.
古田織部は数奇仲間の上田左太郎とともに大坂城内に忍び込んだ。一方、重臣・石川数正の寝返りによって窮地に立たされた徳川家康は秀吉の実の妹・朝日をめとることで和ぼくを結ぶ。
