Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 123 Disposal of the Kagawa family (Everyone scolds Cao as a traitor and everyone wants to learn from Cao Xiang)
Hideka returned to the inner hall from the Honmaru Daihiro-ma, and asked Shobayashi Isshin and Ikaruga Heiji to bring the scenery of Kagawa. Now 66 years old, the scenery of Kagawa has a deep influence in Sanuki. The Kagawa family was a powerful family in Sanuki until the new government period.

After all, it is a century-old family, and there are many brave generals in its family. For example, in the Battle of Kyushu, Kagawa Xingjing, the younger brother of Kagawa Zhijing, rushed into the enemy's line to save Changzong's followers and killed 8 people in a row.

Another example is that in the battle of Tianwu City, Xiangchuan Jingquan, who was killed by a cannon half of his body, was also a famous person in history. After his nominal nephew Xiangchuan abandoned the city, he still sticks to Takamaru Castle has caused a lot of trouble to the Ukita Hide family.

In this time and space, the Kagawa family is a hard-core supporter of the earth, standing on the opposite side of the Hide family twice in a row. According to the practice of the Warring States period, no matter how severely the Hide family is dealt with.

According to the rules of the Warring States Daimyo, the family name can be severed, the identity of the wealthy family can be deprived, and even the Hide family can have the scenery of Kagawa cut into the belly, but the clan can only be exiled, and the talents are truly lost.

After all, if the grass is not rooted out, sending a family with such far-reaching influence to another place will undoubtedly give other daimyos a very powerful excuse to attack, which is why the Hide family has never thought about how to deal with the Kagawa family.

Not long after, the view of Kagawa was brought over, and was left hanging by the Xiu family for so long. He was summoned by the Xiu family only after knowing that the Uki family’s division of Sanuki had ended. He had already prepared for the worst, and he also knew that today’s question Yes, it will determine the fate of the family.

After the old man was imprisoned for two months, he no longer had the same aura as before. With a haggard and lonely expression, he thought of Xiu's family and saluted, "Sinful Minister, the scenery of Xiangchuan, I have seen His Royal Highness Yu Xi."

"The guard of the mountain castle seems to be in a bad mood, but have my subordinates withheld your food?" Xiujia asked, looking a little thin, with sunken eye sockets, like Kagawa Jingjing who was dying.

"His Highness's warriors didn't criticize me, but I'm getting old and my health is failing."

"There are doctors accompanying the army, why don't you call them here and let the mountain city watch over them?"

"No need, Your Highness, this is a heart disease, and it cannot be cured by medicine or stone."

After hearing what the old fox said, Xiujia smiled contemptuously in his heart, is he worried about the future of the Xiangchuan family at this time?Why did you go early?
After the Cheongju Conference ended, the Hide family sent letters from their servants to all the powerful families in Sanuki. In the end, only Iemitsu Samukawa went to Okayama to meet the Hide family. This was also sealed by the Hide family after the Battle of Sanuki. reason.

You didn't come when I gave you the chance, but now you are worried about the future of the Xiangchuan family, isn't it too late?

"Then what do the guards of the mountain castle have in mind?" Xiujia asked with great interest.

"His Highness, please forgive the Xiangchuan family. The Xiangchuan family is willing to surrender to His Highness. For the sword in His Highness's hand, His Highness's enemy is the enemy of my Xiangchuan family." After speaking, he bowed solemnly to Xiujia.

Xiujia originally thought that Xiangchuan Jingjing had been locked up for so long, so there must be some constructive opinions, but now after hearing what Xiangchuan Jingjing said, it was still so fake and old-fashioned, and it didn't move Xiujia's heart at all.

Xiujia shook his head and said, "The Kagawa family has disobeyed the family many times. If the Kagawa family is not punished, how can the family gain a foothold? What's more, I don't feel the slightest sincerity in what Yamashiro Mamoru just said.

"When the Miyoshi family pacified Sanuki, they treated you generously. They just moved you from Kagawa county to Toyota and Sanye counties. How did you repay the Miyoshi family?
"Changzong and our department just won Awa's Baiji Castle, and you hooked up with them and served as the vanguard of the Sanuki Raiders. The 10-year war that the people of Sanuki have experienced is entirely on your shoulders."

When Xiangchuan Zhijing heard that the Xiu family had directly exposed his background, he was very nervous. From the words of the Xiu family, it can be seen that this young man is not easy to deceive, and he does not have the slightest idea of ​​goodwill towards the Xiangchuan family in his heart.

Xiangchuan Zhijing's mind was running wildly at this moment. Don't look at the young master's words, but if he really wanted to deal with the Xiangchuan family roughly, he would definitely not keep them until now and invite him to chat.

Thinking about it, he still wants to use the name of the Kagawa family to stabilize the nobles in Sanuki, but the price offered by Kagawa at the moment is not enough. Inheriting the name of the Xiangchuan family, the entire Xiangchuan family is willing to follow him as the master and never abandon it forever."

Hideie was surprised by the conditions of Kagawa Scenery. Don't look at the fact that Nagamune's family also joined the Kagawa family and became the heir of the Kagawa family. He commanded the Kagawa army on the battlefield to fight for the Nagamune's family.

However, the scenery of Kagawa actually retired after Yuanqin completed the Sanuki assessment, and gave up the position of Patriarch to Jinhe.

And Zhijing's words at this moment are undoubtedly telling the Xiu family: As long as your Yu Xi family adopts a relative, I will retire immediately, and the Xiangchuan family will be controlled by your Yu Xi family's blood in the future.

This condition is very favorable!But the problem is, the talent of Yuxi's family is withered, and the only existing blood relative is Yuxita's family. As for Yuxita Xiuyi, at most, he can be regarded as a member of the clan who was promoted from the clan, and the blood source can't be beaten. How much kindness does he have for the clan?

Neither Hideka nor Xiangchuanzhijing thought that such favorable conditions would lead to a dead end here. In fact, Hideka had already discovered the shortcoming of lack of relatives. Sent, how could Xiujia's diplomatic strategy be as difficult as it is now.

At this time, the attendant just brought up the freshly brewed tea. The Xiu family didn't like the taste of Japanese tea powder, so the attendant brought over the tea purchased from Ming merchants at a high price and brought to Hangzhou Longjing.

Xiujia picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea, thinking about how to respond to the conditions of Kagawa Scenery. If Uncle Zhongjia was by his side at this moment, he would definitely be able to help him with the details. After all, it is up to him to say how familiar he is with the clan. .

Xiujia had no choice but to whisper a few words to Zhuang Zhiqing beside him, asking him to take Jiangyuan Jingzong and Yu Xiduoquan's family to the side hall to summon them, while he went to the side hall to wait first.

Not long after, Yu Xiduo's family was led by Jiangyuan Jingzong and Zhuang Zhiqing to the side hall. It looked like he had drunk too much. What else could he ask in this state, so he turned his head and asked the old Jiangyuan Jingzongdao .

"Is there any children of the right age in Zuojing Liangdian's family, who can adoptively inherit the other family's business?"

Ukita Kan's wife is Togawa Hidean's daughter and Togawa Tatsuan's younger sister. This is an obvious family political marriage.

During the Ukita turmoil in history, it was the two of them who led the soldiers to surround the Hideka's residence in Osaka.He also threatened that if the Xiu family did not dispose of Nakamura Jibei, they would dispose of the Xiu family on behalf of the Nao family.

Is it like the rebellion of Wu, Chu and Seven Kingdoms, when Liu Bi raised his troops?

Jiangyuan Jingzong saw that the Xiu family was asking about the adoption of the children of the right age, and thought that the Xiu family was afraid of their own death and planned to choose a nephew to adopt him, so he said, "My lord has only one son at present, and he is the son of Ida Palace and Shichiro. .”

Idaden is the daughter of Oka Toshi, and the younger sister of Oka Toshi. After the Hide family transferred Okatoshi to Takada Castle, the Okato family used 1000 stones around Ida Castle as cosmetics and married their daughter to the Ukita Kan family. Known as Ida-den, this is also a political marriage.

It is heard that Quan's family has only one son at present, and Xiu's family is lost because of the failure of the plan.

As the patriarch of the clan, for the sake of the continuation of the clan, of course the Xiu family has excuses and reasons to ask the Quan family to hand over Qilang to their own name, and the Quan family must be very willing to do so.

After all, this is not only a glorious scene of his own son's adoptive clan, but also the successor of nearly 90 Shi Daming, the overlord of the Western Kingdom!

But what the Xiu family is looking for at this moment is to adopt the heir of the Xiangchuan family. It would be unreasonable to ask the Quan family to hand over the eldest son for adoption.

So the Xiu family continued to ask Jiang Yuan Jing Zongdao, "Sanuki, you are an old man in the family. Do you know that in the Miyake clan, there are any trustworthy heirs with the surnames such as Ukita and Kodama who have not yet been served? ?”

Jiangyuan Jingzong was confused by the Xiu family's question. What's the matter with this young master? How could he abandon the nearest branch and not look for it?
Firstly, Jiangyuan Jingzong is not very familiar with Miyake Daizong, and secondly, even if there is, he can’t say it, otherwise his family’s hope of inheriting the main family will be lost. After all, he is just the elder of the separated family, and everything must be considered for the separated family.

So he said: "I don't know much about Dazong. I heard that even His Highness Ukita Heikichi has just entered the uniform. It seems that there are no heirs of Migenfu in the Ukita family. I have to ask His Highness about the situation of the Kodama family. He should have something to say. learn."

Xiujia frowned when he heard Jiangyuan Jingzong's words, so it seems that only Ukita Yoshihei is the most suitable age, but if he remembers correctly, he was the one who later surrounded the Xiujia's Dasaka Tamzo vassal mansion and threatened to kill the Xiujia's guy.

How can this kind of person, the Xiu family, rest assured that the Kagawa family will be handed over to him? I am afraid that they will be turned around by the relatives of the Kagawa family and will not know it. Crusade Xiujia.

Really looking back, half of the entire Yuxi family is 25 years old~
After listening to Jiang Yuan Jingzong's report, Xiujia helplessly supported his forehead and waved his hand helplessly to let them go down, while he returned to the inner hall and replied to the Xiangchuan family's suggestion.

Hideka said helplessly to Xiangchuan Zhijing, "I have received the sincerity of Yamashiro Mamoru, but there is no suitable heir in the family to adopt the Kagawa family. I am very sorry, I may disappoint Yamashiro Mamoru. Although it is very difficult to accept, but There is no way to deal with the Kagawa family severely."

Xiangchuan Zhijing sent the Xiu family out to spy before, and thought that the matter had been more than half completed, but who knew that the daimyo family that ruled the four countries with a total of 4 people had withered their talents to such an extent that they couldn't find anyone to adopt offspring.

Seeing that the big stick of sanctions was about to be hammered down on him, Xiangchuan Zhijing hurriedly said, "This matter is not in a hurry, Your Highness is still young, and he will definitely have a full house of children and grandchildren in the future. It does not prevent the Xiangchuan family from surrendering to His Highness. After His Highness has children, he can naturally adopt him." To the main family! It is a great honor for the Kagawa family to be able to respectfully kiss and succeed the main family!"

The Xiu family is not interested in this kind of verbal check, why should the family accept you if the hostages don't give you one?Just about to get up and leave, Kagawa Kage continued to say, "The young girl Naoko is about the same age as His Highness, and she is willing to send her to Okayama to serve His Highness around."

The pace of Xiujia's departure slowed down, and when he heard the suggestion of Xiangchuan Zhijing, he felt a little trembling in his heart, that's right!What is it like not to send hostages?

But the Xiu family decided that this chip was not enough, and said, "My family has always been fond of the retainers in the collar. The members of the attendant team and the banner team are mostly capable people selected from the family's samurai heirs. My side to study with, or my personal bodyguard."

"In the battle of Ruyi Mountain, if they hadn't resisted with all their might, I would have killed Chang Zongwo's Xinqin, but after the first battle, 15 people from the attendant team died in battle."

"I heard that my younger brother Kagawa Jingquan died in Tianwu City. The Jing family was already 23 years old, so he could join the Banner team. The younger Changyoshi Maru was just 9 years old. He was about the same age as me, so he could join the servant team first. "

"After the Qing Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty, there are not many warriors around me who are of the same age as me. I am short of a personal surname. Why not let him come in as a substitute. By the way, I heard that your third brother has a son, Xinjing, right? ? It just so happens that you can go to the Banner Team to listen to it. What do you think of the mountain guard?"

In fact, the Xiangchuan family is also facing the problem of heirs at this moment. Before the scene of Xiangchuan, his son had died long ago. There are no males.

With the succession of Kagawa Affinity, Kagawa Kage adopted the youngest son Xinjing to his third younger brother Xingjing as the heir. At this moment, the Xiu family demanded that the Kagawa family hand over all three second generations, which can be said to be a drudgery.

But at this moment, Xiangchuan Zhijing is not allowed to think too much. At this moment, the fate of the Xiangchuan family is in his hands. If he does not agree, he will be exiled from the country.

In contrast, handing over the relatives and samurai at home to the superior daimyo, and obtaining a territory that is safe enough to live in, the conditions are already very generous. After thinking about it for a moment, Kagawa said, "In this case, the three nephews will be handed over to His Highness for education. .”

Seeing that the view of Kagawa agreed to the request, Hideo was immediately elated. The scattered rich families who surrendered to Hideo before were thrown by Hideo like garbage in Uzu and Ano South without supervision, just in time to learn from Hideyoshi's move to Sasa Naruma Just like going to Higo, seal the Kagawa family there.

Xiujia said to Xiangchuan Zhijing, "In this case, I will seal the Xiangchuan family back to Ono in the southern part of Kagawa County, plus the territory of Uzu and southern Ano, which totals 1.2 shi. The base should be in Kitaoka Castle. You may want to Serve the public wholeheartedly!"

On the surface, the Kagawa family was given a relatively high stone height, but in fact a large part of it is the territory of the big and small wealthy families. The Kagawa family’s direct jurisdiction is only about 4500 stones scattered in the Ono area, Ano, Uzu, and the county.

The Xiu family forced the Xiangchuan family to exploit and dispose of the lower-level wealthy families. After all, the Xiu family could not do this kind of dirty work that hurt their reputation, and it was just right to leave it to this old fox.

If the Xiangchuan family did it, they would naturally stand on the opposite side of the Sanuki aborigines, and naturally lose the appeal they once had, and the Xiu family would not have to worry about the Kagawa family's betrayal.

If they don't do it, they'll just be the small leaders who don't want to go. The powerful subordinates, because of Ukita Hide's family's face, don't do it and openly resist, but it's predictable that government orders will not be implemented.

Xiujia is throwing a multiple-choice question to the Xiangchuan family, and it is also to see the attitude of the Xiangchuan family, to see if the Xiangchuan family really surrenders to the Xiujia, and presents a certificate of merit in order to serve the Xiujia.

After dealing with the affairs of the Xiangchuan family, Xiujia and Zhuang Zhiqing left the inner hall, ready to go back to rest, after all, they had to go back to Okayama tomorrow morning.

When Zhuang Zhiqing was making the bed for Xiujia, Xiujia was waiting by the side. Although the weather was cold, Xiujia still waved the folding fan pretendingly. Singing the songs of later generations, expressing one's joyful mood.

In the middle of humming, I suddenly remembered something, and asked abruptly, "Youhei, what kind of girl is Naoko Kagawa? How old is she? Does she look kawaii?"

Youbingwei is Zhuang Naoqing's official position, and it is the seven right-handed captains that the Xiu family asked the court for him. It is equivalent to Jin Wuwei in the Tang Dynasty.

Hearing His Highness's question, Zhuang Zhiqing asked Xiu's family with some doubts, "Does His Highness not know? I thought His Highness knew because His Highness was so happy, so he agreed to the request of the Shancheng Guard. Sure enough, the rumors in the family are reasonable. , I just didn’t expect that His Highness’s preferences had already spread to Sanuki.”

The Xiu family was a little confused by him, so they said, "Don't play charades, what are you talking about? How can I know this? What kind of news is there in the family? I don't know what kind of favorites I like. I know, how did the family know?"

"Of course it's through analysis!" Zhuang Zhiqing blurted out, he stopped what he was doing, turned around and explained carefully to Xiujia.

"Naoko Kagawa, ah! No, I will be called Kitaokaden from now on. She is Kagawa Amiwa's wife. Kagawa Amiwa joined the Kagawa family as an adopted son. Your Highness doesn't know this, right? "

"Beigaoden is the youngest daughter of Yamashiro Mamoru, she is 6 years older than His Highness. To be honest, the age difference between His Highness and His Highness is a bit big, but it is within the acceptable range. After all, there is Mrs. Nanji before, right?"

"In this way, His Highness really likes women who are older than him, and now a married woman is included. It is often said at home that His Highness has the demeanor of the Great Hall back then." He said with a slightly lewd expression Looking at Xiujia with a grinning expression.

Starting from Zhuang Qingzhi's first sentence, Xiujia felt as if struck by lightning, his whole body seemed to be paralyzed, he stood blankly by the side, screaming from the bottom of his heart

"No way! No way! This is a fork in the road, and I have learned from Prime Minister Cao? But I don't mean it at all! It's over, it's over, now my Xiujiafeng will be killed!"

The Xiu family didn't listen to Zhuang Zhiqing's words at all. If he had listened, he would have known that his reputation had been ruined long ago. Now counting Mrs. Zhizi who is married as a wife, the Xiu family's reputation for loving older wives is complete Buckle down.

(End of this chapter)