Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 194 The Yamada Family's Bet
Xiujia himself is not very good at the management of palace bans. Now that he sees that there are only rules in the management of the sex academy, he has no idea of ​​intervening. To the point of thinking about men and women.

Now that there was nothing wrong with the inner palace, Xiu's family returned to their small courtyard along the same road they had come in the morning under the leadership of Ah Fang.

Returning to Xiu's house in his small courtyard, he saw several little boys who had been assigned to take care of him in his yard before kneeling in front of Xiu's house, with tears still on their faces.There are several maids around who are cleaning the house for Xiu's family.

Seeing Xiu's family coming, several of their children knelt down in front of Xiu's family and cried, "Please don't abandon us, Your Highness."

Why!Why!Hey~ What I said, it seems that my Ukita Hide family is a heartless person who has always been chaotic and abandoned.

The Xiu family walked up to several people, helped them up one by one, and said, "I don't keep small names in my yard, this is my habit. After you are all loyal, Yuxi's family will never forget you."

"I've already talked to my lord mother, and I've incorporated you into my squires. I'll start as trainee squires and follow how my elder brother is a warrior. As for basic necessities, you don't need to wait for a man to do it."

In fact, as a child born in a low-level samurai family, a small surname that becomes a daimyo is often the fastest way to climb the ladder of masters. Naomasa Ii is a good example.

It's a pity that the Xiu family's attitude is very decisive and cannot be questioned. Fortunately, the Xiu family still allows them to become his attendants. This team can be regarded as the core force of the Xiu family.

The members of the entourage are mostly from the eldest sons of samurai families at all levels. Only those who are 14 to 20 years old can learn and grow with the Xiu family. For ordinary warriors, it is already a fast promotion channel, so it is no wonder that so many people flock to it.

Before the Hide family could sit still, Zhuang Zhiqing sent a message saying, "Takayama Ukon, Miyabe Jijun, and other daimyos Hakuki and Inaba have arrived."

In fact, the time was approaching the end of August, and the time until Hideyoshi asked to go to the battle was getting tighter and tighter. The daimyos from all over the country were gathering troops to report to their respective army commanders.

Hideya’s previous arrangement was that all the daimyos of Inaba, Hakuki, and Tajima would gather in Okayama, and the daimyos of Tamba, Tango, Harima, and Kinai would all go to Himeji to board the ship, and then integrate after Sanuki.

Boqi and Inaba didn't participate in the previous battle, and now it's easier to recruit. It's not surprising that they were the first to arrive at Okayama Hide's house.

The Xiu family asked Zhuang Zhiqing to summon Kamei Fuzuki and Akashi Quandeng, and at the same time asked several family elders to accompany them, and planned to hold a small lunch in Okayama Castle to clean up the dust for several daimyos.

Near noon, the Ukita evaluation room was divided into two rows. One row was the retainers of the Ukita family headed by Hanabou Masayuki, and the other was the Hashiba clan headed by Jun Jun Miyabe.

As the host, Xiujia raised his glass first and said, "Thank you, my lords, for coming to Okayama to help. The Changzong of Shikoku and our party are not weak against the party. Please help me a lot when the time comes."

"Your Highness, please take care of me," Daimyo Hashiba, headed by Jun Jun Miyabe, toasted Hideka.

Xiujia looked at the bald donkey in front of him, wondering if he still remembered the way he scolded Fang Qiu at him when he was in Inaba five years ago.

The person who pointed out that "this is not the way of a samurai" at the beginning is now sitting at Xiu's house and toasting Xiu's family extremely obsequiously.

"Being able to fight under Lord Yuchai's command is really God's blessing to me. Please also entrust me with the position of pioneer. I, Shanxiangfang, will be appointed as Your Highness to obtain the head of the children of the Changzong clan."

The praise of Xiujia on the wine table has always been a fart. Regarding the challenge of Miyabe Jirun in front of him, Xiujia also laughed and said, "The matter of pioneering is not urgent for the time being. I will naturally make arrangements when I arrive in Shikoku. Everyone will definitely be indispensable." The opportunity to make meritorious service, it is not a dream to become the sovereign daimyo of the Hundred Thousand Stone Kingdom."

Bragging is just to see who can boast big, anyway, it's just a empty promise to say good things first.

Sure enough, seeing that the Xiu family was so confident, all the big names present were gearing up to work hard.

After drinking for three rounds, Xiu's family gradually ran out of money due to their age, so they planned to leave after putting down the last sentence, and Oka Lisheng and others took care of several daimyos.

"Because of the lack of sea ships, after you rest in Okayama for one night, you will go to Minato Town one by one, and transport the wrong ones to Sanuki. I will hold a military meeting when I arrive in Sanuki."

"It's up to Your Highness to decide." The words of the Xiu family have absolute authority in this palace, don't care if you are familiar with it or not, and order to say that the head of the Xiu family is Zhan.

The Xiu family thought that the hospitality was over here, but unexpectedly two uninvited guests disturbed the Xiu family one after another that night.

The first to come was Yamada Nobushige. His father Yamada Naoshige was originally a retainer of the Nizi family and the Mori family. The retainers of the Oda family have survived to this day.

Because it was not Hashiba Hideyoshi's close daimyo, the Yamada family has not been reused. Yamazaki, Kiyake, and the two important wars that witnessed the rise of Hashiba Hideyoshi did not participate.

The reason why they did not participate was precisely because they followed the way of survival of the wealthy clan in the Warring States Period and never made blind bets.

Because of this, even though the owner of 4 shi is considered a modest daimyo in the Oda family, one of the family has not been reused, and the territory has not been sealed.

They finally made up their minds to bet on Hideyoshi Hashiba. As a result, in the first battle in Kii, as Gamo was injured and could not command, Hashiba's army was defeated. Father and son died in battle, and the Yamada family fell into a situation where no one could manage them.

After Hideyoshi returned to Kyoto, behind the generous rewards for meritorious ministers, the daimyo who performed poorly in this battle were also reduced and punished, and the Yamada family was reduced from 4 koku to 2 koku.

You may want to ask, the father and son are dead, why did Hashiba Hideyoshi still slash him, is he so unreasonable?
In fact, the reason why they were reduced to fiefdom was that they took the lead in fleeing and the army was disintegrated. In other words, there was more than one witness who proved that the general retreat of the Kii Army started from the Yamada family.

This crime is not light, usually it is to be changed and exiled. In history, Xianshi Xiujiu, as a vanguard general, saw the unfavorable situation and left the vanguard to run first.

Hideyoshi has only cut off half of your territory now, it's already for the sake of your family's dead father and son.

The 4 koku daimyo might have been regarded as a local leader in the previous Oda family, and was the target of other daimyos. Now the Yamada family, which has been reduced to 2 koku, has lost the capital of being independent and must find a powerful daimyo to get close to.

Looking at the entire Western Kingdom, which daimyo's thigh is the most comfortable to hug?

Of course it is Bizen Hashiba's house across the Seto Inland Sea!

　I got off work a little late today, and it was still entered by mobile phone, and the number of words was indeed a little less.

　　The good news is that my graphics card has been repaired and should arrive soon.It is estimated that the update will be resumed at the weekend.

　　
　
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