Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 267

Many people in later generations understand the Yuki clan mainly because of Yuki Hideyasu and Yuki Masakatsu.

The reason why Masakatsu Yuki is famous is all due to the outstanding diplomatic skills of the three generations of the Yuki family, Masakatsu Yuki and Haruto Yuki. Between the family and the Uesugi family, the family name will not fall.

However, during this period of time, the number of knowledge and practice of the Yuki family has not been fully expanded. After three generations of fighting, they are still going around at the junction of Shimoso, Hitachi, and Shimono.

The real pinnacle of the Yuki family's knowledge and practice was after Kai Hideyoshi's former adopted son, Yuuki Hideyasu, became a married man, and he justifiably received a reward of [-] shi.

Regardless of the fact that the Yuki family has always appeared as a supporting role in their respective games, in fact, the Yuki family is just a branch of the Xiaoshan family.

Even the Koyama family, the main family, is only a surname that appeared after Ota Masamitsu, a descendant of Fujiwara Hidego, moved to Kozanzhuang.

It can be seen that the surname Yucheng is just a concubine of a concubine, which was extremely inconspicuous in the history of the Warring States Period.

Even Masaaki Yuki and Haruto Yuuki came from the Oyama family.Because Cheng Zhengzhi, the son of Yuki Masachao, Yuki's patriarch, died of illness, Zheng Sheng was invited from the main family to join the branch family and become the successor family.

He himself is the brother-in-law of Yuuki Qingchao's biological father Koyama Takatomo.

During the Yuki Masakura period, he joined forces with his younger brother Koyama Takatomo, backed by the Hojo family, and continuously launched attacks on the Oda family and the Utsunomiya family, which made the Yuki family's family power develop to its peak. At that time, the Yuki family had already There is a faint trend of going up and down.

But it was a coincidence that his son Ming Chao also died of illness, so he had to inherit the Yuki family from his younger brother Koyama Gao Chao's third son Qing Chao.

Because the development of the Yuki family threatened the power of the main family, the Xiaoshan family, when he adopted Qingchao, he forced Qingchao to sign a petition to sever the parent-child relationship with his real father Xiaoshan Takatomo under the witness of the public, and sent To Zuiyunyuan Zhou Xing, the envoy of the Furukawa government, and the "Chengguo Temple Document" or "Xiaoshan Gaochao Letter".

It may be difficult for the Chinese to understand the way of thinking of the Japanese. After all, they are all good sons of their own family. If they talk about cutting off the relationship, can they really cut off the blood?

Not to mention, Yuuki Haruto really took it seriously.

Does this son of Koyama Takatomo really inherit the line of Zhengsheng, hoping to continuously expand the power of the Yuki clan?

Moreover, his third son has a very high political level. While exploring to survive between the Hojo clan and the Uesugi clan, he also opposes his biological father, the Koyama clan, and constantly fights with his biological father, Koyama Takatomo.

It is also because of the above reasons that it is too dramatic for foreigners, so the story of the Yuki family can be well known to foreigners, and even once thought that the Yuki family was the protagonist in the Kanto region.

But in Japan, the Yuki family has a low sense of existence. Most of their cognition of the Yuki family started when Yuki Hideyasu joined the Yuki family.

Here are so many pens and inks to describe Yuki's story.It is just to tell everyone that the cognition of the Yuki family is due to the deviation of information cognition. Relatively speaking, the strength of the Yuki family in Kanto is not worth mentioning at all with the Utsunomiya family.

The Utsunomiya family is the descendant of Michikan Fujiwara, the "Nanika Sekibaku" Fujiwara Tsunamune. After going to Oshu, he was conferred the title of God Lord of the Nokuni Ichinomiya Futarasan Shrine and the right to control the Kinugawa River Basin. descendants left behind.

He is a well-known celebrity of the Fujiwara clan, one of the "Eight House Shapes" in the Kanto. He is not a little bit different from the common people of the Yuki family. The influence of the two families in the Kanto is not the same.

Compared with the Yuki clan who was supported by Hideyoshi because of Hideyasu's status as the adopted son of Hideyoshi, the Utsunomiya family did not need to pay extra for the 10 stone seal.

So there is only one last question left, can Xiukang, who is married to Kyoko, still be able to join the Utsunomiya family?
My answer is yes.

Japan is a country that attaches great importance to the law of succession by name, but despises the law of blood inheritance. Historically, Yuuki Hideyasu's wife, Tsuruko, was not the daughter of Yuki Haruto when he entered the succession, but the daughter of Edo Shigetsu, a wealthy family in Hitachi. daughter.

Historically, when Hideyoshi was adopted by Hideyoshi and Todo Takatora was adopted by Todo Takakichi and Todo Takatora, they did not get married as so-called daughters or adopted daughters, and they still obtained the status of heirs.

For Japanese samurai, what they value is nothing more than the relationship between father and son. The so-called marriage and raising son-in-law is just an extra.

If the Xiu family's plan is followed, the Utsunomiya family will actively plan to conceal the incident of Tianmu and force them to agree to Xiu Kang's succession.Then the political influence that having a main wife of the Yuxi family can bring is far greater than adopting a daughter from any random family.

After thinking so much, a complete plan finally emerged in the Xiu family's mind, and then he said, "Yu Yiwan is indeed a good choice. I met him when I was in Osaka. He is a modest gentleman. I don't think Kyoko will marry her in the past." You will be bullied by the higher-ups, and Tongfangyuan will worry about it."

"Huh?" Tongfangyuan and Jianxingyuan, who thought that the Xiu family would unleash the wrath of thunder, were instead taken aback by the Xiu family's praise, and were at a loss for words for a while.

"How far have you guys progressed?" Xiujia asked curiously.

"I have already contacted the Tokugawa Senate through the Jianxingyuan, but it seems that there has not been a reply yet." Jianxiujia of the Tongfangyuan seems to be interested in this marriage, so he simply said boldly.

"Senior Tokugawa won't make a statement." Hearing their plan, Xiujia shook his head and directly denied it.

"Don't say that the Tokugawa Council will not agree, even I will not agree, this matter cannot be done like this."

"Your Highness?"

"Ukita and the Tokugawa family are some of the most powerful feudal clans in the world except for the Toyotomi family. Mr. Guanbai will never allow our two families to discuss the case in private. The Tokugawa council is smart. We want to pass this matter through him." It is impossible to achieve it, and it is already very face-saving not to report us to Guan Bai."

Tongfang Yuan was taken aback by Xiujia's explanation, and he chased Xiujia and said urgently, "Excuse me, Your Highness, what should we do then?"

"If you want Kyoko to marry Yu Yiwan, the person who proposes must be someone close to His Royal Highness Guan Bai. This matter can be left to me to prepare. When the next spring begins, let Kyoko and I return to Osaka together."

After all, she is his younger sister, so of course Hideya wants her to have a better life, aside from Tokugawa Ieyasu who is behind Hideyasu, Hideyasu's own abilities are also coveted by Hideya.

It is not a loss to marry my sister to him.

Seeing that the Xiu family took the initiative to take over this matter, Tongfang Yuan's face immediately turned rosy, and he thanked the Xiu family repeatedly.

"It's just that there is one thing that needs to be decided early." When the Tongfang Courtyard thanked the Xiu family, the Xiu family interrupted.

"What's the matter?" Tongfangyuan, who was afraid that the Xiu family would repent, asked a little excitedly.

"Before getting engaged, shouldn't Xingzi's sister Lianzi get married first?" Xiujia asked with a harmless appearance.

"This" Seeing Sex Court originally wanted to stop it, after all, this is a matter of principle for the female relatives.

Tong Fangyuan, on the other hand, said quickly, "Since your Highness is the head of the family, it is natural that His Highness decides, and even Xingzi's marriage contract should be arranged by His Highness, but don't forget to communicate with Xian Fani."

"I am naturally aware of this matter." Seeing that Tongfang Yuan agreed to this matter, the Xiu family knew that this matter had been settled.

In history, Xianfani was the master who even agreed to marry Lianzi to the Maori retainer Hiroshi Yoshikawa, so how could he refuse to marry Todo Takatora?

You must know that the Hiroshi Yoshikawa family was not the heir of the Yoshikawa family at that time, and his elder brother did not die in battle at that time.No matter how much it is said, it is nothing more than a wealthy family with thousands of shi Zhixing. From a legal point of view, it is the entourage of the entourage.

But now, Todo Takatora is already the daimyo of Iyo's 2.1 koku. Although he is also a vassal, he is also more senior than the Yoshikawa Hiroka.

Having received a satisfactory answer, Xiu Jia got up from his seat, bid farewell to the two wives, left the inner hall, and returned to the front hall to deal with political affairs.

It's just that there was a lot of commotion in the inner hall of the Xiu family. After the Tongfang courtyard repelled the women's family members for a while, everyone in the inner hall of Okayama City knew that the Xiu family was going to marry off their own biological sister to their retainers.

As the protagonist, Lianzi couldn't hold back, so she sent a maid to stop Xiu's family on the way and asked, "My Highness asked me to ask the lord, what kind of man is the other party?"

It is not accurate to say that it was intercepted, but in fact it was a maid who knelt down in front of Xiu's family and asked questions.

"What kind of man is the other party?" The Xiu family was overwhelmed by the question of Maid Lianzi, and really didn't know how to introduce this.

After explaining for a long time, seeing that the maid in front of me didn't understand at all, she simply said, "In a few days, I will find a chance for Sister Lianzi to observe it in person, and I will definitely satisfy her. You can reply to your highness here."

"Yes" The maid who got the answer from the Xiu family was ordered to leave, so the Xiu family could move on.

After returning to the gates of the inner and outer halls, Nobuoshi Shimizu was also waiting at the side, and Iemitsu Samkawa will stay here from now on.

"Where's Hanbei?" Xiujia asked strangely.

"Hehehe, Hanbei is probably falling in love with a certain little girl at the moment." Iemitsu Samukawa said half-jokingly.

"Huh? Hanbei has a sweetheart? Who is it?"

Qing Shuixin also likes Afang's affairs, but the Xiu family didn't know about it before, so they are full of curiosity about it.

"It's the lady in charge in His Highness's room." Iemitsu Hanchuan replied.

"Are you talking about Ah Fang?" Hideka was a little surprised by the fact that Hanbei and Ah Fang were getting together, but soon he was relieved.

After all, they are all people around him, and the feelings will inevitably heat up over time, and mutual affection is a reasonable thing, but today Shimizu Xin also left his post without authorization, so he has to teach him a lesson.

Said that Cao Cao and Cao Cao will be here, just when Xiu's family was still thinking, they saw Qing Shui Xin also hurried over at the end of the corridor.

"Yo, Master Banbei is long in coming." Seeing that Shimizu Shin also came, Hideka joked.

"Please forgive me, Your Highness." Qing Shuixin was indeed in love with Afang. Afang was summoned in just now, and he knew that the greeting from the Xiu family should be over, so he hurried over. Unexpectedly, he was caught by Xiu's family a beat too late.

"I heard that you went to have a romantic relationship? Is the other girl pretty?" Xiujia asked gossipingly.

"Please forgive me, Your Highness." Shimizu Shin didn't say a word, just lying on the ground and repeating the words.

"Things between men and women are normal, and I am not an unreasonable Patriarch, so there is nothing to hide from me.

As my personal attendant, it is difficult to define your private time and public time. I understand that you can use your free time to fall in love, but in the future, can you say hello in advance, Mr. Hanbei? "

"Yes, Your Highness, Banbingwei realizes his mistake, please forgive me, Your Highness!" Qing Shuixin was also anxiously asked by the Xiu family, bowed his head and said.

"Get up." The Xiu family didn't mean to blame at all, just a little reminder.

After Qing Shuixin got up, Xiujia asked again, "Are you and that Ah Fang sincere?"

"Ah? Your Highness, you already know?" Qing Shuixin was also a little surprised that Xiu's family knew about his relationship with Ah Fang, after all, it was only a few days ago.

"Naturally, it's sincere. Ah Fang is a good girl, and I'm really happy." Shimizu Xin also talked about A Fang, with a happy smile on his face, and he became more confident when speaking.

"Be bold enough to ask Brother Jingzhi and your father, Chuanbingwei, to go to the Matsuda family to propose marriage. Now you are also the owner of the 3000 shi family. Marrying the Matsuda family has earned them a fortune." What a good son-in-law."

"You can go ahead and prepare for this matter. I, Yuxi's family, should be responsible for all the expenses of the wedding." The Xiu family was happy to see the success of the marriage of their retainers.

Shimizu Xin is also his personal attendant, who has been with him for many years, and now that he can find a good match, he is as happy as his brother getting married.

If it weren't for Shimizu Nobuo being more than loyal, but not as capable as Fujido Takatora, the Hide family might have directly married their relatives and female relatives to him.

But now there is still time, you can adopt A Fang as an adopted daughter on behalf of your father's Zhi family, and let her marry Shimizu Shinya as the princess of the Yuki family, so that the Qingshui family will become one of the members of the Yuki family.

Now it seems that Japan's family name inheritance law is really easy to use. Adopted sons and adopted daughters have the same political status as bastards, which to a certain extent makes up for the lack of heirs in the main family's marriage.

Didn't the Hideyoshi in history use this mechanism to connect the daimyos under his command to his side through in-law relationships? Why can't the Hideyoshi family implement it?
Instead of causing conflicts between the general family and the new members, it is better for the Xiu family to take the initiative to help the new members integrate into the Yuxi family, and encourage the marriage between the family members of the genealogy and the new members, so that the two factions within Uxido can make a fist and work together for the future. Xiujia works.

The Xiu family, who wanted to understand in their hearts, immediately decided on this matter, and planned to count the retainers, women and samurai of the right age in the family later. It happened that before the end of the year, Yuxi's family would pay for a group wedding.

But at this moment, Zhezhi Sanzhicheng came from not far away and brought two important pieces of information to the Xiu family.

(End of this chapter)