Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 283

The Xiu family and Hachisuka's family had a quick exchange of words at the door, and then they approached the Palace of Political Affairs. Before entering the hall, they heard the sound of quarrels coming from the hall.

"Damn Satsuma monkey, you dare to be so arrogant when you arrive in Osaka Castle."

"Haha Fenghou's mice were beaten back into the cave, and they only dared to cry and go to find a backer."

"Bastard, who do you think is a mouse, I want to fight you!"

"Hehe, no one is afraid of anyone, no matter where I am, I can beat a little mouse like you to the ground."

Hearing that the commotion inside was getting louder, Hideka and Hachisuka's housekeeping also accelerated the pace of their feet, and finally arrived before the two sides started to move their hands.

Seeing the swords on both sides, Xiujia reprimanded in a threatening tone: "It's unreasonable, how dare you threaten to use force in Osaka City?

Where is the banner warrior?Lock up all the guys who just threatened to use force in the city, and after hearing this, Guan Baidian sent a message. "

"Yes!" The Toyotomi samurai guarding the door had long been a little upset at the tense situation in the hall. After all, if there was a real fight in Osaka City, the samurai responsible for guarding this area would also be to blame.

It's just that the people in the hall are all Guan Bai's "guests". Before the arrival of more senior people, they dare not take substantive actions and can only dissuade them from the sidelines.

Now that Xiu's family has arrived, and they backed them up and said they wanted to arrest them, they naturally rushed up and arrested the two who had the most violent quarrel just now and threatened to fight in a duel in Daban City.

The samurai from Otomo's family who clamored for a duel in Osaka City was the first to succumb. He was knocked to the ground by two Banner warriors, and then tied up with ropes without any resistance.

But the young samurai from Otomo's family who was challenging him broke free with his arms. He even pushed the Banner samurai who had come forward to lock him up and tried to pull out the saber at his waist.

Fortunately, another samurai had sharp eyesight and quick hands, one quickly stepped forward and kicked him to the ground, and then four or five Toyotomi warriors stepped forward to control him.

Hideka took a closer look and saw that the samurai looked familiar, it was Yuhiro Hiratsuka whom he had seen in Kyoto.

Seeing the man snatching the knife, the Xiu family also reprimanded, "Thief, dare you! If you dare to use a knife in Daban City, isn't this despising Guan Bai? Someone will take the lock off and press it outside Dashou's mouth, waiting for me to report to Guan Bai." The White Queen will cut it off."

Although it is said that the samurai sword is the life of the samurai, when Osaka enters the city, the samurai saber will be confiscated by the samurai in Oteguchi, so neither the Hideka, Shimadzu, or Otomo have any weapons around them that can commit murder.

This Shimadzu samurai took the opportunity to snatch the guard's sword. He had already violated a very serious punishment. Even if he was stabbed to death in court, he would die.

But the Xiu family didn't do this. Although they also said that they would kill him, they still had one hand left, which was to report to Hideyoshi before disposing of it.As for how long it will take for Hideyoshi to make a final decision, this is beyond Hideyoshi's control.

In other words, from the moment the samurai took the sword, it was impossible or impossible to get out of Osaka Castle.

The reason why the Hideo family did not execute him immediately was because they were afraid of causing a strong backlash from the Shimadzu family, and the peace talks were not opened, and they went back to Satsuma directly, which missed Hideyoshi's important matter, so they chose to put the matter aside for the time being and pay homage to him by the way. The attitude of the Shimadzu family is hanging.

Sure enough, when he heard that the Xiu family was going to execute the samurai, Shinna Tadamoto, the leader of the Shimadzu family who came to Osaka, couldn't sit still, stood up and confessed to the Xiu family, "My lord, please take a step to speak. .”

"This is the pillar of the Toyotomi family, Lieutenant General Hideka Hashibazanoe." Maybe it was Kansinna Tadamoto who didn't know who the Hide family was, so Hachisuka Jiazheng who was beside the Hide family introduced him.

And Xiujia said afterwards, "Musashi Mamoru doesn't need to say anything more. This person took the knife brazenly in the public. So many eyes have seen it here. I just temporarily detain him and wait for Guan Bai's hair to come down. It is already a huge deal." forgiven.

We are gathered here today for the peace of Kyushu, and this is the most important thing.If the Shimadzu family refuses to cooperate, it will not only fail to save the samurai, but will even make Guan Baidian unhappy. "

The Shinna clan to which Shinna Tadamoto belonged was a commoner of the Shimadzu clan, originally a daimyo in the Warring States Period, and its residence was Shibushi. In 1538, it was destroyed by the joint attack of Toyosu Shimadzu, Kitago and Ganfu.

Later, he went to the Iraqi writer Shimadzu's house and became Shimadzu Zhongliang's intellectual teacher, teaching Shimadzu Zhongliang (Shimadzu Takahisa's father) how to fight.Shinna Tadamoto also became Shimadzu Tadayoshi's retainer.

Shinna Tadamoto has two generations of Shimadzu Takahisa and Shimadzu Yoshihisa, and is also the teacher of the third generation of family governors. It can be said that he is the elder of the Shimadzu family.

As the elder and supervisor of the family, he naturally understands what is the most important thing.Therefore, after Xiujia refused, he stopped talking and sat back in his seat.

After Xiujia finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Dayou Zonglin.

A samurai was also detained at Otomo's house, but Otomo Zonglin was more knowledgeable, and said to the samurai who was pressed aside, "Xiao Zaemon, when you get to Toyotomi's house, remember not to be arrogant or rash. , wait for disposal, after my side is over, I will cast a spell to save you."

"Yes, I understand." The samurai called Kozaemon responded, and was taken down by Toyotomi's guards.

The meeting was not reopened until both of them were taken away.

"Today we are gathered together again in the name of His Highness Guan Bai, and we are here for the peace of Kyushu. Shimadzu and Otomo are big families in Kyushu. I don't know if we can put aside our prejudices and clear up our previous suspicions, and work together for the court and His Highness Guan Bai Woolen cloth?"

As soon as he sat down, Hachisuka's housekeeping spoke first at the hint of Hideka, setting the tone for the meeting.

"His Royal Highness Guanbai was ordered to rule the world. As the courtiers of His Majesty the Emperor, Otomo's family naturally obeys in the name of Guanbai Palace." Otomo Zonglin seized the opportunity and began to flatter Hideyoshi.

On the other side, Shinnamoto Tadashi said, "The Shimadzu family must have come here with sincerity, and the minister also believes that Hashibachu will judge this matter fairly."

Xin Na Yuanzhong's words were somewhat defensive, which made Xiujia and Hachisuka Jiazheng somewhat uncomfortable.

What do you mean by "I came here with sincerity", and what do you mean by "I believe that the Xiu family will give them a fair verdict." No matter how you hear these words, you feel that you are threatening the Xiu family.

However, an accident happened just now, and the relationship between the Shimadzu family, Toyotomi and Otomo’s family is already tense, and now the Hide family does not want to get entangled in such trivial matters, otherwise it is very likely that the Shimadzu family will take advantage of the issue and refuse the peace talks The hat is put on the Toyotomi-Otomo family.

All the show family reached out and held down Hachisuka Jiazheng who wanted to blame him, shook his head at him, and then said to Shinna Motochu, "I have received the attitude of the Shimadzu family (it is useless for you to be fierce to me), I I came here in the name of His Highness Guanbai (Toyotomi Hideyoshi is behind me, I am not afraid of your threats), I will naturally level this bowl of water (you will see how you look like later)."

After threatening, Xiujia said, "I think everyone should have known each other, so let's officially start the peace negotiation, and submit the proposal from Otomo first."

After hearing the hint from the Hide family, the Otomo family spoke first: "My family's proposal is very simple. I ask the Shimadzu family to withdraw from the three kingdoms of Chikuzen, Bungo, and Bungzen. The Shimadzu family will maintain peace with the Otomo family and not attack each other. That's our bottom line."

As soon as this proposal from the Otomo family was put forward, both the Hideo family and the Shimadzu family were a little unbelievable, and their minds were full of "That's it?"

Hideka was afraid that the Shimadzu family would agree to this, and the Toyotomi family would lose their excuse to attack the Shimadzu family, so before Xinna Yuanzhong could react, he said urgently, "Otomo's family is the retainer of the Toyotomi family. This proposal by Major General Zuo Did you inform His Highness Guan Bai in advance?"

"Ah? This..." Hearing Xiu's question, Otomo Zonglin was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to answer.

Hideka didn't give both sides a chance to think, and continued, "Musashi Mamoru will wait for a while, and I will take Major General Zuo Konoe to Honmaru to meet His Highness Kanbai to report this matter."

After saying that, Xiujia stood up and left the Yizheng Hall without looking back, while Hachisuka Jiazheng followed behind Xiujia, signaling Otomo Zonglin to come out with his eyes.

Of course, Xiujia would not really bring Otomo Zonglin to meet Hideyoshi, but stopped after taking him far away.

"Major General Zuo Jinwei, do you know that you almost missed a major event?" Xiujia asked Otomo Zonglin just after stopping.

Otomo Zonglin spent the first half of his life calling the wind and rain in Kyushu, but he didn't expect to be taught a lesson by a "children" in Osaka City in his later years, and he felt a little uncomfortable for a while.

The Xiu family did not scold Otomo Zonglin, but just explained Toyotomi Hideyoshi's thoughts and then began to explain his own thoughts, "After you go back, you should ask the Shimadzu family to return the Chikuzen Kingdom, and hand over Hizen and Chikugo to His Royal Highness Kanbai. Tube, as a reward for His Royal Highness Guan Bai."

This statement is somewhat different from what Xiujia and Hachisuka Jiazheng said. The main reason is that this is just an offer from Otomo's side, which sets the tone for the peace negotiation. As for how much to pay back in the end, it all depends on the negotiation.

After Otomo Zonglin, Xiujia and others returned, Otomo Zonglin submitted an updated proposal just like the Shimadzu family.

After hearing that Otomo's house had gone out once, and the conditions had changed so much, Shimadzu's face became extremely ugly.

The most important thing is that Toyotomi and Otomo suddenly lost 90 koku of the Shimadzu family's territory, accounting for almost half of the Shimadzu family's territory. How can Shinna Motochu agree?

Even though the Shimadzu family has no actual rule over Chikugo and Chikuzen, the rich families of these two countries are gathered under the Shimadzu family and are the subjects of the Shimadzu family.

If Xin Nayuanzhong really dared to accept this condition, he would be torn to pieces by the Shimadzu warriors who followed him without waiting for him to return to Satsuma.

Even for Xin Na Yuanzhong, he couldn't help but refuse this proposal, and he had to refuse with a firm attitude for a while, and he had to show his own attitude.

The eyes of the audience were already focused on Xin Na Yuanzhong, and as expected, his face was already flushed, and it was a bit of a pain for an old man in his 60s to hold back such a big anger.

"This condition is absolutely unacceptable!" Shinna Yuanzhong released the anger in his heart, looked at the Xiu family and asked, "Is this the fairness of the Toyotomi family? It is said that this is still a condition that has been reviewed by His Highness Guan Bai, so please take the liberty. If that's the case, there's nothing to talk about."

After saying that, Shinnamoto Tada immediately got up and was about to leave, but was stopped by Hiratsuka Yuhiro who was guarding the door with the Banner Samurai of Toyotomi's family.

Xin Nayuanzhong turned his head angrily and looked at Xiujia who was sitting on the chief seat and asked, "Is this the imperial court's way of hospitality? Could it be that you are insulting the Shimadzu family?"

The reason why Hiratsuka Yuhiro stopped Shinna Motochu was because he had just received a hint from Hideka.

Hideka was not angry with Shinna Motochu, and said with a smile, "Don't get angry with Musashi, you are already in a lot of grades, and you will hurt yourself if you are angry.

This proposal is indeed a plan proposed by the Toyotomi family and the Otomo family after discussion, but it is only a condition after all. I haven't heard the proposal from the Shimadzu family yet, so why did Musashimori leave in such a hurry.

If Musashi Mamoru thinks this proposal is too harsh, you can modify it appropriately. I will discuss it later and give you an answer. After all, since the Onin Rebellion, the world has been at war for more than a hundred years, and people yearn for peace. "

"His Royal Highness Guan Bai has nothing to discuss about this condition. Even if I accept this proposal, the Patriarch will not agree. Please make it easier for me to leave." Xin Na Yuanzhong refused.

"Didn't Musashi Mamoru forget the samurai who broke the taboo just now? It was because of his meng lang that he angered His Royal Highness Guan Bai, so he sent down the wrath of thunder and punished the Shimadzu family with this agreement.

Musashi Mamoru can leave today, but that samurai will be executed immediately, and the Satsuma Shimadzu family will also face hundreds of thousands of troops led by His Highness Kanbai, including Toyo, Mori, Ukita, Tokugawa, etc. , don't say it's not predictable. "

Hideyoshi's attitude was very firm, which made Shinna Motochu feel a little guilty. The main reason was that the Shimadzu family was in the wrong before the peace talks. So, as Hideyoshi said, Hideyoshi took the opportunity to reduce the territory of the Shimadzu family. The Shimadzu family really didn't care Reasonable.

Don't say that this is the samurai's responsibility, just let him cut seppuku, it has nothing to do with Shimadzu.

He is a member of the Shimadzu family delegation, and his behavior in Osaka Castle represents the Shimadzu family.Drawing a knife in Osaka City should have been divided into beheading, and making him seppuku was even giving him preferential treatment. Your Shimadzu family still wants to clear their responsibilities. How can such a good thing happen.

But I have already stood up today and wanted to leave, and now I am going back disheartened, losing face to the Shimadzu family.

Fortunately, the Xiu family also gave Xinna Yuanzhong a step down, "I think there are so many changes today, the general will need some time to digest, so I propose to suspend today's peace talks, and the general will take a rest after returning and wait until tomorrow Let's discuss."

After Hideka finished speaking, he motioned to Hiratsuka Weihiro to let him let go of the road, and Shinnamoto Tada took the Shimadzu family away.

(End of this chapter)