Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 23 Demon King Amagasaki's Vicious Name (13)

Masakatsu Hachisuka, who returned to Ukitaya in the afternoon, told Hideyoshi that Masakura Fukushima beat Hachiro.After Hideyoshi reprimanded Masanori Fukushima severely, he called Hachiro over, and told the words of brotherly support for each other like the class teacher of the later generations, and made the two reconcile after a fight.

Although Hachiro said that he would respect Ichimatsu, both Hachiro and Fukushima Masanori saw malice in each other's eyes. On the contrary, Ishida Mitsunari, who was sitting on the side, showed the real concern of the big brother in the process of picking up Hachimatsu.

The next day, maybe Hideyoshi decided that it wasn't enough, and asked Sancheng to give Hachiro two Shikoku dogs as a gift as a comfort.

As the main hunting dog of Shikoku, it is different from the Shiba Inu of later generations in that it is more wild than the Shiba Inu. Compared with the domesticated omnivorous nature of the Shikoku Inu, the Shikoku Inu is still a carnivorous dog until later generations.Hachiro liked the gift so much that he handed over the two puppies to Kenjiro to raise them.

After thinking about it, Hachiro decided to return the gift to Hideyoshi, and at the same time deepen his relationship with Hideyoshi. He remembered that when Hideyoshi looked at the sword boy Kiri Anzuna that Nobunaga gave Hachiro when he was in Azuchi Castle a few days ago.

Hachiro doesn't like this knife very much, not only his design, but hundreds of years ago, it was indeed a famous knife, extremely sharp, but with the improvement of forging technology, Dojikiri has actually only left a collection value, If you really slash with a samurai sword, it doesn't mean who will be slashed.

So that afternoon, Hachiro decided to go to the city to present the sword to Hideyoshi. Hideyoshi liked the sword very much after getting it.Perhaps because he was afraid that Masayoshi Fukushima would look for trouble again, he decided to send someone to protect Hachiro. He also heard that Hachiro had two retainers serving under his command, so he transferred the former Nizi retainer Kamei Ziji to Hachiro as a retainer with a salary of 800 shi. Hideyoshi went out to support Mi to support Hachiro.

Many people may not know about Kamei Tomoki. He is indeed not as famous as Fukushima and Kato, but his influence on Hideyoshi and Japan is extremely profound.

First of all, he was a member of Kanosuke Niko's revival army. He was not in the city during the joint battle last month. He only saved his life, and Hideyoshi received 800 shi as a salary. Er Zhishi occupied Luye Castle where the family members of the Yamana family gathered, so that Hideyoshi could calmly dispatch the Yamanao generals with the hostages in hand.

At the same time, during Hideyoshi's siege of Tottori, he was responsible for blocking the arrival of the Yoshikawa army, and later captured the defense of Yoshioka, who mentioned that Hideyoshi suffered three times.In the end, the land of 3 shi may be sealed. During the Battle of Guanyuan, it belonged to the Eastern Army, and finally obtained a territory of 1 shi.

The most important thing is his naval combat ability. Although he was beaten by Yi Sun-shin during the Caizheng Dynasty and drifted back to Tsushima with a log, he has since explored the advantages and disadvantages of Eastern and Western sea ships, and finally built Japan. The first tall ship to capsize and was responsible for the seaborne trade between Japan and Southeast Asia.

After Hachiro thanked Hideyoshi for giving the retainer, he took Kamei Tomoko back to Ukita House. Seeing his old friends, Xuanzhu and Kamei chatted happily all night, even Hachiro forgot to attend evening class.

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In March of the 8th year of Tensho, it was the season of warm spring and flowers blooming. The people of the Western Kingdom were preparing for spring plowing, and the final preparations for the expedition to the famous masters of the mountain were also being carried out in Harima Castle. As the second in command of the Hashiba family, Hashiba Hidecho Having returned to Nagahama from Himeji, preparations for mobilization have begun, and the envoys sent by Hideyoshi to Tamba Hachigami Castle are also constantly confirming the final details with Akechi Hideman.

At this moment, a feudal envoy with a centipede tattoo on his back came on a fast horse outside the city, shouting "Azuchi dispatch! Get out of the way, Azuchi dispatch!", rushing away from the crowd in the castle town, and ran towards Himeji Castle.

The visitor directly submitted Nobunaga's most letter order to Hideyoshi, ordering him to personally lead a reserve team of no less than 3000 people to Amagasaki Castle to join the battle.This is an unusual order, because at this time Amagasaki Castle has been surrounded by more than 3 people from the Oda family, and the 3000 troops do not look like they are going to support the siege.

Hideyoshi immediately led Ito Yubing, Tomita Nobudaka and others to Amagasaki Castle, and Hachiro joined the march with the team.When he was at the foot of Amagasaki Castle, Hachiro saw the camps stretching for several miles below the city, with the flags of each family flying.Hachiro really couldn't think of the ominous intention of the chief of communication to summon the arrival of all the daimyos in Kinai.

A few days later, Nobunaga, who set off from Azuchi, also came to Amagasaki Castle. He once again sent a document to persuade Araki Murashige and his son in the city to persuade Araki Murashige to surrender on the condition of ensuring his life.Here we have to see how much Nobunaga attaches great importance to Araki Village. If someone else rebelled, Nobunaga would definitely not persuade him to surrender one after another, but directly ordered the siege of the city and the extermination of the clan.

The messenger soon brought news that Araki Murashige refused to surrender.Nobunaga was furious when he heard about it, and asked Sakuma Nobushige to pull all the men, women and children captured by the Araki family in Arioka Castle outside Amagasaki Castle and tie them to crosses to face Amagasaki Castle, as if to demonstrate to the Araki Army in the city.

But Nobunaga still gave Araki Murashige almost, and sent an envoy for the last time. The condition became Murashige's seppuku in exchange for the safety of the whole family, and Araki Murashige refused again.

Hachiro was numb when he heard the news, is there such a person in the world?One after another, he insulted Nobunaga's face, and Nobunaga humbly gave him a chance. I'm afraid that both of them have psychological problems.

Facts have proved that the result of angering Nobunaga was terrible. He ordered all the famous officials and samurai on both sides of the Yodo River to come. His face gave the men and women of the Araki family a very Christian way of dying.

Louis Floys described the scene at that time in "History of Japan": "He first tied 120 high-status women to a cross post and stabbed them to death, and the second execution was for those who were completely innocent. The brutal massacre was unprecedented. The third execution was even more horrific and inhumane. He locked up 510 people in four bungalows, 180 of whom were women. He collected a large amount of wood, Burning them alive. The men and women uttered cries of misery and terror."

Oda Nobunaga hopes to give a warning to all retainers through Araki Murashige's clan, reminding them of the fate of betrayal.It is really hard for Hachiro to imagine that there will be such a monarch in the world who bases his ruling power on the basis of fear. Nobunaga, whom he met in the game of glory in his previous life, although decisive in killing, is indeed relatively generous to his retainers, and he doesn't even look at it. Nobunaga has the potential for psychosis.

You must know that the Araki family was a powerful family at that time, and many of the men, women, and children who Nobunaga ordered to be executed were daughters and sons of other families, and they became relatives of the Araki family through marriage and marriage.But in the face of Nobunaga's order, none of his retainers and warriors dared to oppose and save their relatives.It can be seen its terrifying power and influence.

After dealing with the 'accomplice', Nobunaga called his subordinates to disperse.Hachiro looked at the pale Hideyoshi, and quickly poured a cup of hot tea for him. After Hideyoshi drank the hot tea, he finally calmed down. Although Hachiro only watched from a distance, he could already feel the horror of the scene. Monkey, this retainer who has followed Nobunaga for many years, even he can't stand it, Hachiro is almost sure that the scene must be like purgatory on earth.

"Father, did the Youfu really destroy the Araki family?" Hachiro was also a hostage after all. Although he performed relatively well in Azuchi City last time, seeing Nobunaga's nervousness today, Hachiro asked in fear.

"No, Lord Nobunaga killed most of the family members of the branch of the Araki family today. There are still a few members of his family who stayed behind, but according to the meaning of the lord, they are planning to kill them all when they catch Settsu and wait for them. Hey , why is Settsumori so stubborn?"

"Didn't the adults persuade the lord? After all, many of them are my daughters and relatives."

"You were not by the lord's side just now. The lord was really angry just now. Master Sakuma wanted to speak, so the lord was about to step up and look at lord Sakuma. After Lord Nobudada helped to speak, the lord did not cut him off on the spot, but the lord still Taking advantage of the disadvantage of besieging Ishiyama Honganji Temple, the territory was confiscated and the people were exiled."

"Master Sakuma is the commander of the Kinai Army! If you say exile, you will be exiled? Then who will be responsible for the siege of Ishiyama Honganji after he is exiled?"

"The young master will be in charge, and Master Gorozuo will assist."

"If the relatives are going to be exterminated together later, I think Mr. Akechi's prostitute seems to be the wife of the eldest son of Settsu Shou, right?"

"Sometimes I have to cooperate with Hinata Mamoru's foresight. When I was in Azuchi Castle, I would meet Sakuma-sama. Sakuma-sama has returned Miss Aiko to Hinata Mamoru." Hideyoshi seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and stood up Stretched and said.

Hideyoshi looked back at Hachiro coldly and said, "Do you think your lord doesn't know?"

"You mean the lord whom Master Sakuma asked for instructions?"

"Idiot, you forgot that the last time you were in Antu, the lord knew directly about my adoption of you as an adopted son? You didn't report it, and you didn't say it. How did the lord know? In fact, there are many eyes of the lord around us. "

Hachiro listened and thought of the fact that Nobunaga surrendered the Koga ninja as his ninja army after destroying the Rokkaku family. Now it seems that although Nobunaga is sitting behind the scenes, the information on the front line has been completely passed on to him, and there is no trace of being deceived. In the current situation, it seems that I have to organize my own intelligence network as soon as possible.

"His Royal Highness, is it a default? Hinata Shou is living in seclusion, will it affect it?"

"Let's see how long the lord is going to cover it up. That day when he was going to take care of Hinata Mamoru, this was a big problem." Hideyoshi said indifferently.

Hideyoshi looked at Hachiro's serious expression and said: "Don't worry, Hachiro, my lord only did this when he was in a hurry, and he gave Settsu Mori two chances before giving the order. After all, Settsu Mori is too ungrateful. "

Hachiro listened to Hideyoshi's words, but he didn't think so. "Father, do you really think that this is what the Youfu did unintentionally?"

"What do you mean by that?" Hachiro's words immediately made Hideyoshi shiver. After all, Hachiro was very accurate in seeing things, and he had already experienced it twice before, so this time it suddenly attracted Hideyoshi's attention.

"If I remember correctly, most of the people who besieged Arioka and Ishiyama Gobo were Sakuma-sama's Mino congregation and the Kinai daimyo attached to them. The military strength of these people accounted for almost half of the Oda family. If they can't win Amagasaki Castle and Shishan Imperial Square, so what is the point of the backup team brought by father and other daimyos in twos and threes this time?"

"You mean" "Well, I'm afraid the lord has already planned to show his prestige from the very beginning, but now it seems that the effect of this prestige is very good."

Hideyoshi recollected Hachiro's thoughts, then shook his head and vetoed, "No, if that's the case, why did Settsu Shou in the castle be given two chances to persuade him to surrender?"

"What if Your Highness wanted to kill Settsu Mori together from the beginning? It's just that Settsu Mori was not fooled and couldn't complete his plan. That's why Youfu was angry." Hachiro whispered in Hideyoshi's ear in a super low voice.

The short sentence of a few tens hit the monkey like a bolt from the blue. The monkey looked at Hachiro with the eyes of a monster, and turned to look in the direction of Nobunaga.

Hachiro looked at Hideyoshi, and suddenly realized that he had made a slip of the tongue. How did he say such vicious words from an eight-year-old child?Has his image of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger collapsed soon?

"I just heard from the samurai outside the hall that they all said that His Highness Youfu is an evil spirit, and that's why he did things that evil spirits can do." Hachiro who recovered quickly threw the pot out, and He gave Hideyoshi a warm, spring breeze, harmless smile and said.

(End of this chapter)