Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 191

The Xiu family left veterans such as Hanafo Masayuki, Akashi Keichin, and Oka Toshikatsu to attract everyone's attention. The above three were all veterans of the Ukita Nao family era and had a detached status in the family. It is unavoidable that the Longchuan Zhenqin was not left behind.

When the four of them were seated in the side hall, the Xiu family ordered Zhuang Zhiqing to make a pot of tea for the three of them.

The side hall was originally designed to facilitate the reception of a small number of close retainers, so that everyone would not be so restrained in the evaluation room, so several people sat relatively close to each other.

It was also the first time for the Xiu family to encounter this kind of thing, and they didn't know how to open their mouths. Akashi Jingqin and Oka Toshikatsu, who knew the situation in advance, followed the strategy of never opening their mouths if they didn't open their mouths. Sit without talking.

All of a sudden, the three of them just sat around Xiu's house like this, and none of them spoke, only the sound of the burning firewood being looked after by Zhuang Zhiqing.

Huafang Zhengxing didn't understand what happened in it, but he could clearly feel the seriousness of this matter, and the whole room revealed a kind of low air pressure.

"Toot toot toot~" Until the sound of boiling water in the kettle brought everyone back to reality, Hanfang Zhengxing asked Xiu's family, "Your Highness, do you have anything to explain?"

Xiu's family didn't immediately reply Hanfang Masayuki's question, but instead said to Zhuang Zhiqing who was beside him, "Kichihei, hurry up and make tea for the adults, why are you taking so long."

Zhuang Zhiqing, who was not daring to breathe before, turned his head to look at Xiujia in surprise, "Yuyi" immediately took the kettle off the hanger to make a pot of tea for everyone, and put it in front of everyone to add one by one.

Xiujia blew on the teacup and said to everyone, "Drink tea first, drink tea first."

Time passed by like this, the light outside the hall gradually became dim, and the sky glowed orange. I don't know how many cups of tea Zhuang Zhiqing bought.

Hanfang Zhengxing rejected it with a push of his hand, "Let's drink it here today, the tea from Your Highness is really delicious, please let me know if Your Highness plans to hold a tea party next time."

What Hanabang Masayuki said seemed to be the end of the whole topic, but after he finished speaking, he did not bid farewell to Xiujia, but looked directly at Xiujia, as if telling Xiujia to say something , I, as an uncle, will definitely help you.

Xiujia suddenly felt a little guilty, looking at the Hanabang Masayuki who had stirred up Uki's family business since his father's death. contradiction.

The role of the flower house in Yuki's family is just like the meaning of Hashiba Hideyoshi in Hashiba's family.Hanafang Masayuki's grade is 5 years older than Ukita Nao's family, and he has always acted as a big brother when he was under Ukita Nao's family, checking for omissions and filling vacancies for Naoka.

It was also time that couldn't be dragged on any longer, so Xiu's family said to Hanfang Zhengxing, "Harumongliang has been in my family for 40 years, right?"

Huafang Zhengxing sighed, and seemed to have a premonition and said, "Since the 15th year of Tianwen (1546), I have been serving in this family for 38 years. I have always been very grateful to the old lord and His Highness for taking care of me."

Hanabou Masako's family comes from Hanafang Township, Kuji County, Hitachi, and is a descendant of the Ueno family of the Ashikaga family.

At first, he served as an official in the Akamatsu family, and became a subordinate of the Ukita family during the Tenmon period. As a retainer of the Ukita Nao family, he gave great support to the Nao family's business venture.

After Zhi's death, Yuxi's family's internal affairs were also instigated by Huafang Zhengxing, a general with both wisdom and courage.

The Nao family and the Hide family father and son are also very grateful to him. During the Nao family era, Hanafo Masako received 1 koku from Kojima County, and just after Jianyue last year, the Hide family transferred it to Beichu Sosha 8 3 8000 stones, is the No.1 genealogy of the Yuxi family.

Xiujia recalled that Huafang Zhengxing took care of herself like a father after the death of Zhijia, but she wanted to force him to retreat at this moment, and she shed tears from the corners of her eyes, "Chun Gongliang is now 60 years old, is there any Want to retire and rest?"

Although choked up several times, Xiujia finally mustered up the courage to speak up on this topic.

Hearing that Xiu's family raised this issue in person, although he was prepared, Hanfang Zhengxing was taken aback. He lowered his head and picked up the teacup as if to take a sip, only then remembered that he had just rejected Zhuang Zhiqing's offer of tea.

Hanfang Zhengxing put down the teacup, looked up at Xiu's family and asked, "But where did the minister not do enough to make His Highness dissatisfied?"

"No." The Xiu family shook his head and said, "Chun Gongliang is decent and responsible. If Yuxi's family has Chun Gong Liang, it means Zhu Guo is in the court. If there is no special reason, my family will never give up Chun Gong Liang and retire easily."

After hearing this, Huafang Zhengxing was even more puzzled and said, "I have been in charge of internal affairs in Yuxi Duo, and I haven't been out in charge of foreign affairs for many years. I don't know who I offended. Is there any room for change?"

"Chun Gongliang is praised by everyone for his conduct in the world, and there is nothing wrong with it." Xiujia shook his head again and denied Hanafang Zhengxing's conjecture.

Huafang Zhengxing and Xiu's family denied her two conjectures one after another, but seeing Xiujia's expression showing reluctance for her and not seeming to hate herself, not to mention there are two old ministers by her side, Huafang Zhengxing was completely confused' What is the reason that he was ordered to retire? '

At this moment, Gang Lisheng couldn't see that Xiujia and Huafang Zhengxing were in harmony with each other. You and I were together all afternoon, and finally said, "Zhong Nayan wants to match up a marriage between Dr. Zuo Jing for the lord. I heard that you have already asked for the lord I feel unhappy with the daughter of the public family, and think that it is inappropriate for you to surpass the master's house and make a private life for the master, which is an act of arrogance, and we will punish you."

After hearing this, Huafang Zhengxing was shocked and said, "At the beginning, I asked the lord to take the noble daughter from the family. It was obviously a decision made by us through consultation. Besides, the old lord is gone. The lord has no elders in his family, so we can only make the decision for the old lord. You Jingliang (Ukita Tadaka) also knew about this, so why did it become an act of arrogance?"

"We were all negligent. My lord recognized Mr. Zhong Nayan as his adopted son at that time." Akashi Jingqin said from the side.

"It's just that he is an adopted son in name, and nothing is done about the etiquette. What name did he have at the time to arrange the marriage for the lord? On the other hand, we have the elder You Jingliang in the family to make the decision. This is justified!",

Hanabang Masayuki's argument is not unreasonable. Although the Hideo family recognized Hideyoshi as their adoptive father before the death of the Nao family, they did not perform the adoption ceremony.

At that time, Oda Nobunaga was not dead, and Oda Nobunaga did not allow Hideyoshi to control the two countries of Bizen and Misaku through the adoption of Ukita Hideka. No difference.

And Hanafang was lucky enough to obtain a daughter-in-law for the Hide family, and it was on the way to visit Azuchi and return to Okayama on the way to Kyoto.

The Hide family was formally adopted as an adopted son after the Honnoji Incident, and after the death of Oyama Oda Nobunaga who was on Hashiba Hideyoshi's body, Hide's mother, Fukunokata, gave birth to Tiger Song for Hideyoshi. At the Cheongju Conference, the ceremony was held in Himeji Castle to win over the needs of the Uki family.

According to what Hanabou Masayuki said, Hideyoshi at that time had no right to interfere with Hideka's marriage, and now it's too late to hold Hideka's card!
But can you explain it to Hideyoshi like this?If you dare to go and say to Hideyoshi, "You have to have a first-come, first-served marriage, who told you that you were not the father of the Hideyoshi family?" I really respect you as a warrior.

None of the people who are doing this are idiots, and of course they will not be so stupid as to argue with Hideyoshi. The moment Hideyoshi chooses to interfere in Hideyoshi's marriage, Hanabou Masayuki's fate has already been decided.

It is also ironic to say that in Soja Castle, the lord who holds 3 stones and can decide the life and death of civilians at will, even the Hanfang Masayuki who has a very high reputation in the Uki family, is still a serious shortage in Hashiba Hideyoshi. Like little ants, a few sentences are defined.

But in a sense, Huafang Zhengxing actually prepared the blame for other Yuxi family members, "Instead of everyone being ordered to retire, it is better to bear this responsibility alone," Huafang Zhengxing thought.

Hanfang Zhengxing, who was silent for a moment, finally accepted the display, and said to Xiu's family, "I understand, I will take the initiative to ask Your Highness to resign."

After finishing speaking, Xiujia saw a trace of loneliness in Hanabang Masayuki's eyes, maybe this is the look of a hero who is lonely.

Xiujia comforted Zhengxing to the flower house, "This matter is a foregone conclusion. It was my Yuxi family who lost money."

After finishing speaking, he solemnly bowed to Huafang Zhengxing, making the other two retainers who were sitting opposite him feel uneasy, and hurried forward to help Xiu's family up

"Your Highness can't do this," the three said.

The Xiu family raised his head, and continued to say to Hanafang Zhengxing, "Xiao Gongliang has been managing the internal affairs and logistics of the family for many years, and the affairs of the family are handled in an orderly manner. Thank you, the Xiu family."

"Your Highness is nothing more than guilty, these are the things I should do as a retainer," Hana Fang Zhengxing comforted in turn.

"I have a request, please agree, my lord." Masayuki Hanabo turned to salute the Xiu family and said, "I have been sitting in Gangshan for these years, and I haven't fought in battle for some years. Now that I have to retire, please give me the favor of my lord." A single opportunity, allowing me to lead my sons and daughters to fight again, can be regarded as the final chapter of my samurai career."

Faced with such a request from Hana Fang Zhengxing, the Xiu family has no reason to refuse. No matter what they say, they are the old chief of the family. If you want to go to the battlefield, can you still refuse?
It's okay to go out, but please be sure to stay in my team, teach me the military strategy, and fill in the gaps for me. "

The Xiu family's military strategy level still needs Huafang Zhengxing to check for omissions and fill in the gaps?Isn't this afraid that the old man will play "Samurai's loyal soul will stay on the battlefield forever" for you?

Hanafang Masako is the old chief of Yuxi's family no matter what, and if he really dies in the battle of the Four Kingdoms, his influence will be almost the same as that of Xiujia's death in battle.

You must know that this is going to fight for Hideyoshi in the Four Kingdoms, representing Hashiba Hideyoshi's face, and you must do it beautifully. How can the lieutenant die in battle when the king's master crusades against the ministers?
So the Xiu family tried their best to dissuade Huafang Zhengxing from staying by his side. Of course, in name, he was teaching him how to fight, which gave him enough face, so Hanfang Zhengxing had no choice but to accept it.

"If the erotic palace shows up in the Four Kingdoms, who will organize the internal affairs of the family and the logistics of the Four Kingdoms Legion?" Xiujia once again asked Hanfang Zhengxing for advice.

"Bi Chushou can fulfill his duties and be the chief executive of the family affairs for the elders."

Hideka asked about the internal affairs of the family and the poetry of the Four Kingdoms Corps. Masako Hanabou replied that Hideyasu Togawa is the old chief of the family.

This time, Yuxi's family is fully mobilized for the four countries. In addition, they have to take care of the neighboring troops composed of other daimyos. Xiujia asked Huafang to choose someone to take on this task. In charge of.

The purpose of Xiujia asking him to nominate who can take on this important task this time is also to ask him who can succeed him as the old chief of Yuxi Duojia, so Hanabang Masako's answer is just right.

This answer is actually the answer given by Toshikatsu Oka a few days ago. From this, it seems that Hideyasu Togawa is indeed quite prestigious in the Uchi family.

Judging from the past situation, Togawa Hidean really has a good player in the governance. It has just been half a year since the transfer of Sanuki, the inspection of the land has ended, and the table height has been revised from 2.5 shi to 2.78 shi. In addition, the powerful families and the control of the land, claimed in the report before sending out troops that they could mobilize 1200 troops to participate in the war.

You must know that even at this time, the Xiangxi family has arrived at the new collar one year later, and the other 2 koku in Nishi Sanuki has just completed the land inspection, and the table height has been revised to 2.2 koku. As for the work of military integration, it has just begun. In a few months, the new military service certificate will be released, and the military has not yet been trained uniformly.

Hideka was noncommittal about this answer, mainly because of Togawa Hidean's reputation in history and he was afraid of him. You must know that in history, Ukita Hideka's family was almost ostracized by his retainers before the manager Ukita's rebellion.

In addition, the Hide family was young in the past, and Togawa Hidean and Oka Toshikatsu did most of the battles. Togawa Hidean is a person who is very good at making troubles, whether it is Yamazaki, Kidake, Komaki Nagakute, or The later Shikoku and Kodaen both had heavy descriptions of Togawa Hidean.

This person seized the business opportunity and presented himself in front of Hideyoshi, as if he was the Uki family's resident. Unfortunately, Hideyoshi liked Hideya more, and Togawa Hidean's performance did not receive any other substantial benefits other than praise.

Togawa Hidean, who has been seriously ill for thousands of years, is still thinking about taking advantage of the flower house to retire and compete with Oka Likatsu for the position of the old writer of the family, while his son Togawa Tatsuan grew up under the environment where his father gained power in the Uki family. Da, he didn't look at him as the head of the family at all, which eventually caused a commotion in Yuxi's family.

It can be said that Hidean Togawa contributed to the prosperity of the Uki family, but the decline of the Uki family also started from Hidean Togawa.

Although there are no records in history, Hideya speculates that Hideyasu Togawa wanted to express himself in front of Hideyoshi. Perhaps he has always had a heart that wants to be an independent daimyo, and this restless heart is just now. The reason why the Xiu family is worried about him.

Although Hideka had some resistance to Hideyasu Togawa's successor, but as everyone said, he was the best choice at the moment, and Hideka could only accept the reality.

"Ryo Chungong and Misakushou wait to discuss this matter with Beizhongshou. There is no need to mention the matter of Chungong Ryo's retirement. I just request that Chungong Ryojiu wants to fight the enemy in the center and ask Bizhongshou to take over the state affairs on his behalf. Bar."

Of course, the Xiu family can directly order Hide'an Togawa to be transferred to the logistics team, and Masayuki Hanabou will play on his behalf, but this kind of influence is very bad, and the retainers will mistakenly think that Hide'an Togawa has eviled the Hide family. After being transferred to three places in a row, there was already a hint of gossip.

It's better for everyone to let the two of them have a talk, and let them give their own performances and show the approval of the show.

(End of this chapter)