Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 132
The Hide family finished handling their family affairs and gained a brief period of tranquility. In the middle of the first month, the Hide family did not deal with any important matters except for the wedding of Ami and Qiu Shangjiu's family, Xiaoling and Masatoshi Suga.

The transfer of the Sanuki Kingdom is also progressing steadily. More than 1300 civilian husbands handed over by wealthy families from all over the country were also sent to Takamatsu not long ago, and were handed over to Takatora Todo to build Takamatsu Castle.

The entire Yuxi family is moving forward steadily. During this period, Xiu's family wanted to get close to Qingji and coax Xiaobaicai's heart, but they were all blocked by the sex clinic on the grounds that men and women were incompatible before marriage.

On the 25th day of the first lunar month, the first batch of 1 civilians from Yukiduo set off from Okayama with bricks, stones and lime prepared by Beichu, and Hideya led a team to meet Hideyoshi in Osaka.

The Xiujia team was very long, stretching 5km from the beginning to the end. The peasants carried food in bamboo baskets on their backs, or carried stones on their backs, and followed Xiujia firmly on the Sanyo Road to Osaka.

When Hideya came to the side of the Yodo River, it was already February 2th, and Hideyoshi ordered Asano Nagamasa and Ishida Mitsunari to meet Hideya.Asano Nagamasa was in charge of arranging the campsite for the civilian husband, while Hideka was taken directly by Ishida Mitsunari to meet Hideyoshi on the Ohonmaru flat side.

At this time, Osaka had begun to take shape, and the work on the earthen wall and earthen wall of Omoto Maru and Oumoto Maru was coming to an end, and some places began to be filled with sand and gravel to prepare for the stone walls to be piled up later.

The place where Hideyoshi is located is the high platform of Omoto Maru in the later generations of Osaka. This is the highest point in the whole of Osaka, and it is also a flat land. From here, you can clearly see the progress of the construction of the Omoto Maru castle tower.

Since the building of Osaka, Hideyoshi has often sat here to supervise the craftsmen's expansion of Osaka.

Ukita Hide family followed Ishida Mitsunari through the construction site with heavy traffic, and finally came here to see the embryonic form of the historical Osaka castle.

The Osaka castle tower seen in later generations was built by the new government on the basis of the castle tower built by the Tokugawa family in the Edo period. Even so, it is still 58 meters high, while the tower originally built by Hideyoshi is an eight-story nine-storey tower. The height may not be less than 70 meters. Meter.

Hideyoshi was born as a farmer, and his greatest understanding of authority is to be tall and big. His only requirement for the devotees to build Osaka Castle is that the bigger the better, the higher the better.

In order to carry out this purpose, Kuroda Kanbei and Sun Taifu Masahichi designed an extremely spectacular Okutenshu for Hideyoshi. A large amount of gold is used for decoration.

Of course, the construction of the current castle has not yet started, but the laying of the stone wall at the bottom has just been completed.

Even so, Hideka was still sincerely shocked when he saw this huge base with a height of 28 meters and a length and width of more than 50 meters.So much so that it stopped directly on the road, staring dumbfounded at the behemoth not far away.

Of course, Hideyoshi’s performance in Mihonmaru had a panoramic view of Hideyoshi. He was very satisfied with the shock his work brought to outsiders. When Hideya was led by Mitsunari Ishida, he greeted Hachiro from the crowd, “Oh~ yes Hachiro is here! Come here, come here! Come and see the castle's construction with me."

It turned out that not long before Hideka’s arrival, the Oku Tenshou in Osaka had just completed the foundation-building ceremony, and planted a huge tree with a height of more than 5 meters that went straight to the fifth level. According to Hideka’s visual inspection, its diameter probably exceeded 30 people, and it was well-deserved. giant tree.

Right now, this giant tree is inserted under the base like the magic needle in Journey to the West, and exists as the main support column.

Hideyoshi heard Hideyoshi's call, and rushed over, ignoring the gravel road on the ground, and fell down on the ground just like Hideyoshi saluted, "I have met my father, I wish my father a long life. Martial luck is prosperous."

Hideyoshi was very satisfied with Hideo's attitude, helped him up, saw the scratch marks on his knees and forehead, and stroked the dust off them with distress.

Hideyoshi said to Hideo, "How is my Osaka? Is it comparable to your Okayama?"

The Xiu family replied with a look of surprise, "Father, are you kidding me? Comparing our Okayama Castle with Osaka, it's like floating and giant elephants. They can't be compared together."

Hideyoshi himself is a person who is soft but not hard, he enjoys being the existence that attracts the attention of everyone, so after being praised by Hideyoshi, he is very useful, and the expression on his face has become smug.

Hideyoshi enjoyed the flattery of the Hideo family for a while, and said to the Hideo family, "I have heard from Sakiji and the others about the construction of the Osaka city this time. You are willing to donate the power of the people on your own initiative. If you have this kind of heart, you will be very satisfied as a father. Wait until Osaka How about choosing a blessed place in Osaka to build a residence for you?"

The superiors are polite, but you must not take it seriously, just like Hideyoshi said at the moment that he wants to find a blessed place in Osaka Castle to build a mansion for the Hideka, you must not accept it.

Where is Osaka at this time, showing the location of Hideyoshi's absolute authority, no matter how much he favors Hideyoshi, Hideyoshi will definitely not be able to climb the pole, this may be regarded by Hideyoshi as coveting his own authority.

You know, even Toyotomi Hidecho can only build a feudal mansion in Erzhimaru, and the Hideka is not willing to be the target of public criticism.

Historically, only the Asano family, Ning Ning's natal family, was able to build a feudal residence in Honmaru.However, Asano Nagamasa, the Patriarch of the former Ye family, has not been in Osaka all year round. After the mansion was repaired, he did not live in it.

Therefore, the Xiu family hurriedly replied, "These are the things that sons and ministers should do. My lord father will sweep up the world and crusade against traitors. In the future, the world will be pacified. How can there be no decent city?"

"It's already my honor to be able to participate in the construction of the world's largest city. How can I expect to have a mansion in the city?"

Hideyoshi was a little stunned to see Hideka's performance so cramped. He recalled the kind and innocent Hachiro back then, and looked at the Hachiro who was a little afraid of himself before him, sighed, and said, "Hachiro has grown up, he is no longer That Hachiro that I was infinitely close to back then."

"Father is wrong. I am still that Hachiro. My admiration and closeness to Father have not changed, but now we are not only father and son, but also monarchs and ministers. Apart from maintaining my affection for Father, More importantly, you must be loyal to your father and maintain your duty as a courtier."

Hideyoshi was taken aback when he heard Hideka's answer, patted him on the shoulder, told him to stand up, looked at the 12-year-old boy here, nodded secretly and said, "That's right, I look a bit like a samurai from the Hashiba family. "

"It seems that your performance in the Battle of Sanuki was beyond my expectations. You can even defeat Changzong Gabu Yuanqin. Our family's Hachiro has really grown up and become able to be alone. General."

Hideyoshi listened to the exaggeration in Hideyoshi's mouth, but combined with Hideyoshi's teasing expression, Hideka was a little confused, thinking about the meaning of Hideyoshi's words, why did it sound sarcasm, and there was a hint of anger in his tone?

At this time, Hashiba Hidecho, who had returned to Osaka to celebrate the New Year with his parents and elder brother, also came here. Hashiba Hideyoshi ordered Ishida Mitsunari to buy another chair and tea set for Hashiba Hidecho to sit on.

"I heard that you were victorious and then lost in the Battle of Sanuki, and you were almost captured? The battle flags, horses and seals were all taken away by Changzong Gabuxin?" Hashiba Hideyoshi sat back on his seat, and took a bowl of freshly brewed tea to drink Said with a mouthful.

In fact, the Xiu family knew that this matter could not be concealed, and sooner or later it would spread to Osaka.

After the Battle of Sanuki, both Ukita and Chogabu family claimed victory at the same time. Ukita actually controlled the entire Sanuki territory, while Chosogabu family obtained Hideya’s Mayinjin banner as evidence. For a while, the two sides quarreled fiercely.

Hearing that Hideyoshi asked about his embarrassment, Hideo was a little embarrassed, he hesitated for a long time and did not speak, which made Hideyoshi roar with laughter.

Hashiba Hidecho just came here, and he still didn't understand what happened, and after hearing Hideyoshi's retelling, he also laughed and said, "Our family's Xiguo Musou, I didn't expect that there would be times when a horse stumbled, and he fell so badly. "

"The horse seal and the array flag are the lives of warriors, how could you be so hasty that you didn't even take these things away?" Hashiba Hideyoshi asked Hideka sternly.

"There are no veterans in the shogunate. There are only more than 100 servants and warriors. They are all young children. There is no way to forget to clean up in a hurry." Xiujia scratched his head and said to the two
Unlike Hashiba Hideyoshi, Hashiba Hideyoshi is very peaceful, and asked the Hideka concerned, "The flag of the Mayin formation has been captured, what will you do with your preparations for the next battle? Do you want to redesign a set?"

In fact, Xiujia has been thinking about this matter for a while, wondering whether to replace the horse seal and the formation flag. After all, Japanese generals often change these things. When the Miao character was changed to Yuchai, Ma Yin also changed.

But the Xiu family is holding back their anger at this moment, feeling that their horse seal and array flag were taken away by the followers of Changzong's family. If they just change the horse seal and array flag like this, wouldn't it make the world laugh at him and be afraid Chang Zong's department, so in the past four months, the Xiu family has not figured out how to deal with this matter.

Now that Hideyoshi brought up this matter again, the Hideo family felt even more dull, and said to Hideonaga and Hideyoshi, "Ma Yin is where the child's martial soul is. Once I lose the enemy today, one day I will crusade against Changzong and our troops." , Find my own horse seal and formation flag, and let them fly over the formation of my family again."

"It's very ambitious, Hachiro. It's just that the horse seal and the formation flag are no small matter. Without them, how would the soldiers know that their leader is by their side? It's better to prepare a substitute." Hashiba Hideaga continued to persuade .

Xiujia thought for a moment and knelt down on the ground, and said to Hideyoshi, "Please forgive me for being unfilial. I would like to ask my father to give me a thousand dollars, allowing me to use the gourd and horse seal on the battle line, and to use my father's martial name to command the battle. I believe The soldiers under his command must be greatly encouraged, but the enemy must be terrified."

In Japan, family crests, first names, surnames, and Miao characters are relatively common, but horse seals are basically the exclusive tokens of military commanders. Even Toyotomi Hideji, who was the adopted son of Hideyoshi in history, used the horse seals. Yu Hideyoshi is different.

Now Hideyoshi asked Hideyoshi to give him the horse seal, which was beyond Hideyoshi's expectations, and then he valued this child even more.Because in Japan, the use of the horse seal inherited from the predecessors is mostly because the users have a little worship of the predecessors.

Hideyoshi always blows Hideyoshi's rainbow farts with his own practical actions invisibly, which makes Hideyoshi very fond of Hideyoshi, a child.

Now Xiujia officially asked Hideyoshi to use the gourd horse seal, which made Hideyoshi feel that his status in Xiujia's mind is not generally high.

Hideyoshi was overjoyed and immediately agreed to give the horse seal as a gift, but in order to show his distinction from Hideyoshi, Hideyoshi removed the small gourds hanging on the horse seal, leaving only the big gourd in the middle with gold foil as his own. New Malaysia India.

Hideyoshi was praised so much by the Hideo family, and gradually let go of his wariness towards the Hideo family. He praised the Hideo family a few more times, and scolded Ishida Mitsunari who was beside him.

"What are you guys doing? Bizen Hashiba's family is an important combat power of the family. How can those brave warriors be wasted in this kind of unnecessary fortification? What if there is a war?"

Hideyoshi looked at Hideyoshi's scolding to Matsunari, although his words were harsh, but his tone did not show any sense of disgust, and Ishida Mitsunari also responded to Hideyoshi's scolding calmly.

The performance of the two made Hideyoshi even more certain. Ishida Mitsunari had previously hinted that Hideyoshi had noticed that Hideyoshi sent a civilian husband.

Having figured this out, Hideka naturally wanted to give Hideyoshi a step down, and hurriedly explained from the sidelines, "Building a castle for my father is what a child should do. Even if Lord Ishida did not come to lobby, my child is still preparing to fight in the Battle of Sanuki." After that, I sent civilians to Osaka to build a city for my father."

Hideyoshi heard Hideyoshi's words, tears seemed to flow from the corners of his eyes, and he held Hideya's hand and said, "Hachiro! Among my children, you are the most caring. I don't need to send the follow-up folks, Defending Maori and suppressing the four countries are your most important tasks!"

When Hideyoshi heard that Hideyoshi no longer asked for a follow-up civilian husband, he felt happy in his heart. He understood that Hideyoshi actually just wanted to see Hideyoshi's obedient attitude. Combined with Hideyoshi's sudden mention of Sanuki earlier, he understood that Hideyoshi's sudden attack this time s reason.

The Hide family attacked Sanuki before, although it was assigned to the Hide family's territory as early as the Cheongju Conference, it was a reward from the Oda family to the Uki family. If the Uki family is still a retainer of the Oda family, they can naturally attack Sanuki at any time .

But in fact Hashiba Hideyoshi has subtly turned Ukido into a vassal. As a vassal, without the permission of the lord, he wantonly invaded other countries. Does Ukido still have Hashiba Hideyoshi as the lord in Ukido's eyes?
Thinking of this, Xiujia felt cold sweat running down his back. This time he cut first and then played, which undoubtedly gave Hideyoshi a very bad impression, and he almost asked Xiujia, "Is your surname Hashiba or Oda?"

At this moment, Xiujia finally realized how serious a mistake he had made, and he was also glad that he had finally saved the day with the help of Hashiba Hidecho. If Hidecho hadn't eased Hideyoshi's emotions many times during the process, Hideka might not have escaped the end of being punished.

Hideyoshi, who had walked from the ghost gate, bid farewell to Hideyoshi, and left together with Hidecho. Hideyoshi, who watched the two of them disappearing in the imperial palace, finally put away his playful smile.

With a frosty face, Hideyoshi turned to Ishida Mitsunari and said, "Is the development of Bizen really so prosperous?"

Hearing Hideyoshi's question, Ishida Mitsunari saluted Hideyoshi and replied, "I have been in Bizen for two months, and the town of Okayama is indeed very prosperous. Although it is not as good as Sakai-cho and Kyoto, compared with Himeji-Tottori and other towns, it is said to be The largest town in the West Country is no exception.”

"In addition to Okayama, Kurashiki Town along Sanyo Avenue is also relatively prosperous. If the commercial income is included, the total height of the entire Bizen Ukita should be more than 20 kan (80 shi)."

Hashiba Hideyoshi listened to Ishida Mitsunari's answer, his eyes narrowed into a line, and he was thinking about something quickly, but soon his brows relaxed, and he continued to ask Ishida Mitsunari: "By the way, how did you deal with that matter?"

(End of this chapter)