Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 240 Kujo Zhitong's persistence.

As the wheel of history enters the 13th year of Tensho (1585), Hideyoshi Hashiba's ambition to replace the Oda family has become clear.

I don't know whether it was because of guilt towards the Oda family or for some other reason, Hideyoshi did not follow the previous route of going up and down, but went to Beijing in a curve, and met the emperor under the arrangement of Kikutei Haruki.

It happened that at this time Hideyoshi had completed the fairy cave palace built for the old emperor Fangren, and Hideyoshi entered Beijing as a gift to congratulate him.

In fact, Hideyoshi had already found a way, and on the basis of building a separate courtyard for him, he also gave the emperor 2000 shi of land in the Yamashiro country as the emperor's estate.This is the first time since the fall of the Muromachi shogunate that the emperor has truly controlled his own land.

When the emperor was happy, he moved his official position from the three main ministers to the second inner minister, which is the highest official position that ordinary samurai can obtain.

But Hideyoshi did not take the usual path, and announced in front of the emperor and the government that he would reshape the authority of the government and implement the integration of public and military forces.That is to say, there is no longer a distinction between public and martial arts, and there is no longer a dedicated official position in the court, and both public and military can be assigned official positions.

This is the cheese that touched the public house. You must know that the current public house is so poor that only the name of the high minister is left. The current legal system is a radish and a pit from the third rank and above, and the public house itself is not enough.

If the samurai family is allowed to enter the official position of the law system, then the underpants of the gentlemen in the court who are really going to be pulled out will be gone.

Fortunately, Hideyoshi quickly explained to him, and established that except for special official positions, other official positions are no longer limited to the number of people, but all capable people can live there. As for who these capable people are, it is naturally Hideyoshi. Calculated.

Of course, this can't stop the restless public, so Hideyoshi took out 5000 shi of Yamato land and distributed it to the public as their nourishment, which made the public calm down.

At the same time, he served as the counselor for his younger brother Hidecho Xusheng, and also served as Echizen, Kaga, and Noto at the same time.For Xiujia Xusheng, he was promoted from four senior officers.

This official position was the official position of administrative supervision in the early Heian period of Japan. The official position that was abolished in the middle period became a role similar to that of a judge in the later period, and a special investigation and interpretation agency was established.

Every step of Hideyoshi's official position arrangement has a deep meaning. Hideyoshi originally thought that Hideyoshi wanted to change from military to literary, but who would have imagined that less than a week after his appointment by the chief, the emperor's new appointment came down.

Yu Chai inspected Yuxiu's family, Xu Shengcong's four lieutenant generals from the top and left, and Tang Mingya called General Huben, so that Xiu's family had to go to the palace again to thank the emperor, and at the same time gave out another gift.

Regardless of the fact that the rank has not changed, but in the position under the legal system, the surveyor ranks second to last from the chief officer, just ahead of the inspector.However, the left near lieutenant general is the first rank from four, and there are often promotions to half a rank.

But Hideyoshi's official position as the chief inspector has not been taken back by the court. In other words, Hideyoshi holds both civil and military positions at this moment. It can be seen that Hideyoshi also hopes that Hideyoshi can develop in an all-round way.

Hideyoshi is not wasting this time in vain. He is paving the way for his Guanbai road. He first asked his inner servant (insider) leader Sorori Shinzaemon to go to Kujo together with Kikutei Haruki. Zhitong's mansion went to pay a visit.

The official position of the public has been circulating among the Wushe family and the Tsinghua family. Firstly, the rotation is carried out according to the rules, and secondly, the current opinion of Guan Bai must also be referred to.

The Shiguan family refers to the five families of the Fujiwara Kita family, namely the five families of Konoe, Kujo, Ichijo, Nijo, and Eagle Division, which are the highest family status among the public families.It is a family status that can be promoted through positions such as Dai Nayan, Right Minister, and Left Minister, and finally become a high position such as Regent and Guanbai.

Among them, the Konoe family is the most respected, the ancestor of the Kujo family is the younger brother of the ancestor of the Konoe family, the two families are called the Guanshe Shang family, the Yingsi family is from the branch of the Konoe family, and the Yichi and Erjo families are respectively the branches of the Kujo family , the three are Guanshejia, and the five are collectively known as Wushejia.

From the perspective of relationship, the Konoe family is the main family of the Wusho family, and the other four families are all separate families.

But in fact, the origin of Kanbai's regency is because Kujo Kanemi was close to Minamoto Yoritomo of the Kamakura shogunate, and worked hard for Yoritomo's appointment as the general who conquered barbarians.After Minamoto Yoritomo came to the throne, he was elected as regent, and the official position of the five regents came from this.

The current Guanbai is Nijo Shoshi, and according to the unspoken rules established by convention, the next Guanbai will be appointed by Kujo Kanekyo, the second superior who is currently appointed as the left minister.

Of course, Guan Bai's position is not necessarily rotated to someone in essence, but rotated on a family basis.In other words, Kujo Kentaka can choose someone else in the family to take this position instead of serving as Guanbai himself.

And the Kujo Zhitong who Juting Qingji came to visit this time is the head of the Kujo family.

Juting Qingji came here to persuade him to adopt Hideyoshi and elect him to succeed Guan Bai.

"Oh, what's the matter with the minister coming today?" Seeing Ju Ting Qing Ji coming, Jiu Tiao Zhi Tong eagerly greeted him.

Juting Qingji, also known as Imidegawa Qingji, is a member of the Tsinghua family.There are nine Tsinghua families, namely, the Kyuga family, the Sanjo family, the Saiyuanji family, the Tokudaiji family, the Hanayamain family, the Oyaki Mimon family, the Imadegawa family (the Kikutei family), the Daigo family and the Hiroba family. It is called Jiuqinghua, and they are all descendants of Jiuga style.

但是，醍醐家和广幡家都要等到江户幕府时期，分别由关白一条昭良的次男·权大纳言醍醐冬基（1648年-1697年）和正亲町天皇的皇孙八条宫智仁亲王的儿子源忠幸（1623年-1669年）降为臣籍后创建。现如今清华家只有7家。

The Tsinghua family was the highest official at the time, but still held the official position of the right minister, but usually they could only be promoted to the top ministers, so the Tsinghua family was also called the minister's family.

In addition to the Guanshe Tsinghua family, there are Yizhongyuan, Saga, and Santiaoxi who are not included in the Tsinghua family list but enjoy the same treatment as the Tsinghua family. (Sister Xiaolu’s family is the descendant of Santiao Xi’s family)

It can be seen that the Guanshe family and the Tsinghua family are the common names for the descendants of the Konoe family and the Kuga family respectively, but in ancient times there should be three families of the Zhongyuan, Saga, and Sanjo Nishi who were on the same level as them.

In addition, there are seven families known as the Aokata family, the Aoyama family, the Gotsuji family, the Nakayama family, and the Nonomiya family known as the Hanayama-in family.

In the later generations, the branches of the public family were even wider, and there were 25 Hanin families (Tsinghua family divisions) of the Kanin Palace Prince Line separated from the grandson of Emperor Shochin.

Prince Xianyuan Palace is one of the four major hereditary princes with iron hats in Japan. They have been multiplied from generation to generation, and the family status has declined, eventually forming 25 families of Xianyuan.

As well as the nine families of Prince Nakagomon's family (quasi-minister's family), which are the same as the Kanin family, and 53 collateral families derived from the above 84 families.

It can be said that at the end of the shogunate, even if we ignore the Kaifu samurai family, even if we only look at the 142 Gongqing families, the official position system under the law system is no longer sufficient.

It's no wonder that during the Meiji Emperor's period, such things as the Chinese race were invented, and titles and official positions were awarded separately.

Regardless of whether there is a difference in family names, since the Yingren Rebellion began, no one in the capital is better than another.That is to say, Kikutei Haruki continuously grasped the thighs of Oda Nobunaga and Hashiba Hideyoshi, so that he could stand out from the crowd in Gongqing's house.

Seeing that Juting had enough food and clothing in the sunny season and was promoted to an official position, the other ministers were also envious.

Don't care how you look down on this public servant who runs errands for the Wu family in private, but he is very face-saving on the surface. They all hope that a little soup leaked from his fingers can make themselves full and warm.

"Ah, ah, seeing the old man's current appearance, he seems to be in good health." Ju Ting Qingji came to the house, and after meeting with Kujo Zhitong, he said friendly to him.

"It's really unexpected that I can live in troubled times." Now Kujo Shitsutsu is 80 years old, and he can be regarded as a national treasure-level minister who has experienced the chaos of Onin and the troubled times of the Warring States Period.

"Look at what you said today, your body is still strong and you can live for a long time." Ju Ting Qingji continued to compliment her.

"You don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, so what's the point of coming to my house today?" Kutiao Zhitong couldn't bear his temper first, and asked Juting Qingji.

Juting Qingji explained to Kujo Zhitong in a pitiful manner, "I found you a son today."

Kutiao Zhitong was a little puzzled, thinking he didn't hear clearly, so he covered half of his ears with his hands and asked Ju Ting Qingji to say it again.Ju Ting Qingji loudly whispered in his ear, "I'll find your son for you, their family has a lot of money."

"What, what kind of adopted son? I'm already 80 years old. I already have a house full of children and grandchildren. I don't need any adopted son." After saying that, he turned his body around, like an old child, ignoring Juting Qingji, and took a bite from the maid. A mouthful of rice porridge.

Why did Kujo Zhitong do this?Thirty years ago, Gongjiakong had the status of a high-ranking family, but did not have a consistent income. Gongjia girls can be seen everywhere selling silver in small temples in Kyoto. They only need 30 Guanwen to have a good time with high-school girls, but they are all divided. The women of the family came out to earn money to support the family.

It's not that men in the public office eat soft food, and they also earn money. There are many people who spend two chicken pecking rice pictures, knock on the seal of their ancestors, and sell them as antiques for money.

In addition to this, there is another way, which is to sell the name of the seller.This business is very valuable. It starts with 500 guan, and if both parties are satisfied, they can adopt you as an adopted son and give you the name of the Fujiwara family.

However, most of the Tsinghua family and Genpei celebrities living in Kyoto are doing this business, such as the Toki family and the Nekoji family.

But Guan Shejia will never participate. For them, the family name is the last facade.No matter how hard and tiring it is, I would rather sell fake paintings and let the separated women sell their bodies than sell their ancestors' family names.

All the people present here are human beings, Jiutiao Zhitong knew what he was asking for as soon as Juting Qingji opened his mouth. As an old man in history, Jiutiao Zhitong of course chose to refuse, which can be regarded as saving face for Juting Qingji and perfunctory the past with his children and grandchildren.

Unexpectedly, Juting Haruki was determined to let Kujo Uetsu adopt Hideyoshi as an adopted son. He walked up to Kujo again, squeezed away the maid and whispered to him, "The other party gave him not 500 kan, but 5000 kan." And I am willing to give you and the Jiutiao family a piece of nourishment, and it is 2000 shi."

If Sorori Shinzaemon, who was sitting by the side, heard Kikutei Haruki's conversation, he would probably scare Da Ya.The condition Hideyoshi asked him to convey to Kikuting Haruji was that there was no upper limit on the money, even if it was 5 kan, 10 kan could be negotiated, but when it came to Juting Qingji, it became 5000 kan, which was directly cut by [-]%;

As for Zhixing, Hideyoshi is willing to give Wanshi Zhixing to resettle Jiutiao's house, the maximum is no more than 5 shi, and he cuts off more than half of it at the mouth of Juting Qingji, and I don't know how much he will be pocketed by Juting Qingji.

Kujo Uetsutsu, who had deliberately avoided Juting Qingji, closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep after turning around, his eyelids twitched when he heard the name of 5000 Guan.

This weak movement was caught by Kikuting Haruki. He smiled and continued to say, "I talked to the boss about 1 kan, plus 5000 shien nourishment. It's over there in Harima. I went to see it with my own eyes. On the other side of the United States, Kakogawa passes through the fields, it is really fertile, and this is a Zhuangzi that many samurai do not have."

"En?" Hearing Juting Qingji's description, Kujo Zhitong opened his eyes and looked straight into Juting Qingji's eyes, "Is this true?".

Juting Qingji packed the ticket to Jiutiao Zhitong and said, "every sentence is true. I have verified it with my own eyes. All 1 guan were exchanged for gold sentences, covering the entire small room. The whole room is resplendent and magnificent, so dazzling! If your lord Still think it’s not enough, I’m willing to increase the bet to 2 guan for my lord, I still need to discuss it with Zhixing.”

"Brilliant and magnificent? Isn't it dazzling? Fertile field thousands of miles, is it a good field?" Kujo Zhitong repeated Juting Qingji's words, and Juting Qingji nodded in response without saying a word.

Even Jiujo Zhitong is a little bit excited at the moment. Although everyone can live a decent life now, who doesn't want to live a more comfortable and rich life?

At this time, it doesn't matter whether the family's name is important or not. It is not important to have real money and land that has been handed down for thousands of years.

The guy who can make such a condition must be the overlord of one side, and the reputation of the Kutiao family will not fall to him. Maybe the Kutiao family will rely on that daimyo for support in the future.

Kujo Zhitong's performance was noticed by Ju Ting Qingji, "Sure enough, there is a price for everything in the world. As long as the price is reached, someone will naturally be willing to sell it." Ju Ting Qingji thought.

"Who is that daimyo? Is it a million-dollar daimyo?" After all, Kujo Zhitong is old, and in his understanding, only a million-dollar daimyo can afford such a condition.

"It's not just a great name of a million stones. This person controls a territory of no less than four million stones. He is the biggest force in the world today." Ju Ting Qingji introduced with a smile.

Unexpectedly, I thought Kujo Zhitong would accept it with pleasure, and his face turned red when he heard Juting Qingji's answer.He didn't know who Ju Ting Qingji was referring to, and immediately threw away Ju Ting Qingji, who was holding his arm with all his strength, and cursed loudly
"Go away, bastard, go as far as you can. Even if I, Jiutiao Zhitong, starved to death, and even if the Jiutiao family were poor, I would not give my family name to this mud leg. No one in the world knows that he is a mud leg from the ground. It’s not enough to overstep Yuanpingyou’s family background, but he’s also thinking about arrogating the name of Guanshe Wujia!”

"Fuck, go as far as you can! As long as I stay at Kutiao's house for a day, it will never be possible!" Kutiao Zhitong said excitedly, and directly pushed Juting Qingji and cursed, "And you too , You bastard, get the hell out of here, get out of my mansion."

Kujo Zhitong said that when he was excited, he even picked up his crutches and wanted to hit Juting Qingji, but fortunately Juting Qingji escaped young and strong.

Hearing Kujo Umetsu cursing his lord, Tseng Luli Xinzaemon had a bad expression on his face. If it wasn't for Guan Shetakamon in front of him, he would have pulled out his samurai sword and slashed at him.

"Minister Kujo, is there any misunderstanding about me? 5 guan, no, I can talk about 1 guan plus [-] Shi Zhixing." Ju Ting Qingji seems to want to make the last effort, after all, from Kujo Zhitong just now Judging from his performance, he is still quite interested.

Who would have thought that Kujo Uetsutsu, who was still fascinated by money just now, hammered the tatami and said, "No matter what kind of difficulties I encounter in my Kujo family, I can't mess up my etiquette and make future generations laugh! I read it for your youth and ignorance. Get out of my sight quickly! I will definitely not spread this matter."

Juting Qingji is now in her 50s, and she is still a child. This is undoubtedly Kutiao Zhitong's statement to save face.Now that the other party issued an order to chase away guests, Juting Qingji didn't dare to stay, and turned around and left with Zeng Luli Shinzaemon.

On the way to leave Jiutiao's house, Ju Ting Qingji thought in her heart, "Okay, Jiutiao is dead, the most convenient way is not working, I can only find another Guanshejia to see if there is a way." and "Looks like money It's not a panacea, but I can't even buy a family name at such a high price, am I really doing something wrong?"

　This is my attempt to tell the plot from the perspective of other people outside the main plot, and read your feedback. If it is not good, I will try to write as little as possible in the future.
　　
　
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