Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 29 The Starving Tottori Inaba settles down
Digression: This weekend, the leader has confirmed that he will be notified to work overtime, and the time is tight and the tasks are heavy.It is impossible for Xiao Ming to explode on weekends like the previous two weeks. Try to ensure that there is one update every day. Please forgive me and say hello in advance. Thank you for your understanding.

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The sun gradually set to the west, and finally at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Hachiro entered Fangjio Castle surrounded by Toyama Bei and Nagahama Bei, and came to the city where Hashiba's army had stagnated.

The generals surrounded the young Hachiro to the evaluation room of the Royal Palace. Just as Hachiro was about to sit down, he suddenly found that the person sitting opposite him was actually his loyal uncle. Suddenly, Hachiro became the real hero of this army. Coach, there is no one to sit on the tatami main seat on the stage.

Although Hachiro hoped to be able to sit in that position, he still helped Zhongjia to the chief seat, and he was subdued.

After two defeats at the base of Fangjio Castle, Miyabe Tsutsuru, who was bullied by Yoshioka Sadakatsu, sat opposite Hachiro.

After the evaluation began, the defeated Yoshioka Dingkatsu was escorted to the palace, suffered two losses, and the Miyabe Buddha, who was full of stomach, was about to disperse and was stopped by Kazuki Aoki beside him.

"Criminal, Yoshioka Dingkatsu, I have met Lord Ukita. Thank you for saving the younger brother of the criminal."

It turned out that Yoshioka Dingkatsu, who had just been captured, had seen the Yoshioka soldiers who were shot down by iron cannons last night when they rushed into the battle. Among them was Yoshioka Dingkatsu's younger brother, Yoshioka Right Katsuki.

"Master Yoshioka caused me a lot of trouble last night." Aoki Kazuki said with a snort.

"Is it the criminal minister? The criminal minister is willing to apologize with a heart-to-heart apology, and only wants to keep the name of Yoshioka's family."

"Okay, if you want to cut seppuku, I don't mind being a mediator." Miyabe Jijun couldn't help but said with an atmosphere.

"But Ma Shou is probably talking nonsense. Fangjiwei City was captured by our Ukita army, and Yoshioka-sama is also a prisoner of our Ukita army. What right do you have to dispose of it?"

"Your Highness Hachiro, you are still very young and don't understand the way of a samurai. Just leave the Yoshioka family to us."

"Joke, when the Yoshioka army attacked our army at night last night, where was your martial arts supervisor? If His Royal Highness Hachiro hadn't stabilized the situation last night, Ukita's army would have been defeated. Today, His Royal Highness Hachiro is able to command the city in half a day. You Miyabe-sama has spent a long time in Fangjiwei City." Kamei Isuki, who was sitting at the gate of the hall, retorted Miyabe Jijun.

"You don't have the right to speak here. Who are you under, and how much do you know?" Miyabe Jirun suddenly stood up from his seat and shouted angrily.

"I am the retainer of His Highness Hachiro, who knows how to do 800 shi," Kamei said without saying a word.

"Small 800 stones are also worthy of sitting on the hall, roll down to the corridor!"

"Martial artisan inspector is such a great official, on the territory of my Yuxiduo army, refute the members of my Yuxi family." Hachiro said with a smile: "If the martial arts inspector does not want to pay 800 stones to the same hall, you can go out. "

"Balang, don't be rude, and quickly apologize to the martial arts supervisor." Sitting in the upper seat, the Zhong family said
"Okay, okay, your Yuxi family has gone against the sky! I will report today's affairs to the lord!" Miyabe Jirun picked up his own knife and made a gesture to leave, "Is Master Aoki still suffering from this bird?"

"Master Gongbu wants to go by himself, I still have my life, so I won't send you away."

"Master Aoki, hum!" Miyabe Jijun left the hall angrily.The evaluation room finally returned to normal order.

"Master Yoshioka, I made you laugh. Your heroic appearance on the battlefield has left a deep impression on me as a hero." Hachiro said to the temple Yoshioka Sadakatsu.

"How dare a defeated general dare to speak bravely. Last night, through the flames, he seemed to see a young general riding a horse in Ukita's army. I think you are the commander-in-chief of last night that the lord just said, His Highness Ukita Hachiro. You are really a young hero."

"It's absurd. The battle last night is enough to show that your lord is a warrior with both civil and military skills. I, Yuxi, and my family value talents. I am willing to use 8000 stones of Inaba Chito Atago to settle you. How about ordering you to be the flag head of Chitou County?"

In the last night's battle, the hillbillies of Inaba Zhitou were almost defeated at the touch of a button. When counting this morning, there were only more than 20 Zhitou warriors + peasant soldiers left. This drove Hachiro crazy. Killing the chicken to show the monkey just vacated the ground to reward the brave soldiers in this battle.

Hachiro has already received information from Hideyoshi. After the attack is over, the Uki family will receive 7000 stones from Inaba Hachigami and Chizu County as a reward.

At this time, the stone height in the Inaba area still adopts the height of the Heian period. The whole Inaba is about 13 shi, and the Zhitou is only 7000 shi.

According to the table, the Zhitou Hao family should only be able to send about 350 troops, but in fact, Hachiro remembers that the Zhitou fan sent more than 700 troops this time, which means that the actual height of Zhitou should be around 1w5000 shi.It is enough to show sincerity to take out half of Yoshioka Dingkatsu.

"There is no 8000 shi in all the heads, right?" Yoshioka Dadakatsu asked incredulously.

"You don't have to worry about this matter, anyway, it won't shorten your knowledge and action." Hachiro gave Yoshioka Dingkatsu a reassurance and said, "If you agree, the lives of the whole family can be saved, and you will be the flag head of Zhitou County in the future." .”

"In this way, I have met the young master Balang, I wish Yu Xiduo Biqian a long life in martial arts."

"Well, from now on, you and I will be a family, but this Fangjio city needs to be handed over to Hashiba-sama, and you are forced to leave the city. Don't worry, Atago is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and our Yuki family will support you Fortification. You can do it."

Yoshioka Dingkatsu, who received the reward for "Ha Yi", officially became one of the retainers of the Uki family. He was granted the title of Zhitou Atago 8000 shi, and sat in the seat of Misaku.

"Master Kamei, come forward." Hachiro continued to reward
Sitting on the outermost edge, Izumo Kamei ran to the hall in small steps and saluted Hachiro and Ukita Tadashi's family in front of the hall.

"In the battle between Tottori and Maruyama, everyone has witnessed your heroic appearance. In the battle of Fangjio Castle, if you hadn't rescued him in time, Hachiro might have died under the rebellion."

"This is what a subject should do. Repaying the Lord with loyalty is the way of a warrior."

"Coincidentally, just now Master Wujian also told me about the way of the samurai. From Hachiro's point of view, Kamei-sama is more like a samurai than Miyabe-sama." Hachiro laughed at Kamei. Said, causing the sitting generals to burst into laughter.

"Kamei Shinjuro, listen." Hachiro saw that the cheers gradually quieted down, and said in a serious voice
"romper"

"Kamei Shinjuro here, Your Highness Zuo Jingliang and I are both aware of your meritorious service. Now I reward you with 5000 shi from Nagi District, Chito County, and go directly to the Bizen Hall. I hope you will serve the public wholeheartedly and never forget your original intention."

"Ha Yi, I thank His Highness Balang for the reward, and thank His Highness Zuo Jingliang for the reward."

Kamei Tomoki received the 5000 stone reward from the Uki family. It was issued by the Ukita Nao family, and Hachiro and Tadaka issued the knowledge on behalf of him. Retainer.

After rewarding the two great lords, the rest of the Misaku army also received rewards one by one, but they were all rewards of money, rice, and juan. These rewards will be distributed to the Ukita army by Hideyoshi after the fall of Tottori Distributed by Ukita Tadashi's family.

All in all, everyone is very happy with this award.

Hachiro spent two days resting in Fangjio Castle waiting for further instructions. During the time of the two, Kenjiro, who first asked Hideyoshi for gunpowder, also came back, but he did not expect that the Ukita Army had already taken Fangjio.

Hachiro stood at the head of Honmaru Castle in Fangjiwei and looked at the vast lake, mountains and ponds, and couldn't help feeling the wonder of nature.Yoshioka Dingsheng came to see Hachiro.

Since the Yoshioka family surrendered and became the retainers of the Uki family, they moved away from Honmaru, and Tadaka and Hachiro became the only masters of Honmaru.

"Your Highness Hachiro, you are looking for me."

"Oh, Master Yoshioka is here. I want to ask you if you know Luye Castle in Keta County. What kind of city is that?"

"Hayi, Luye Castle is at the foot of the city mountain. It was originally a branch of the Murakami family. After Mori marched into Inaba, he used Luye Castle as a stronghold to suppress many places. This time, when the powerful Inaba clan surrendered, most of them put their hostages in Luye Castle."

"Are there any hostages in the Yoshioka family?"

"Yes, the little girl, Ming Hui, is being held as a hostage in Luye. But please rest assured, Your Highness Hachiro, since the Yoshioka family has surrendered, they will definitely not rebel. I think the little girl has already made up her mind to sacrifice for the family before going to Luye."

The chaotic times of the Warring States Period are so ruthless. The old turtle can even kill his own wife and his own son and send them to Antu to please Nobunaga. .

"Do you know the way? It's best to go to Luye overnight, and you can't light a fire at night. Can you do it?"

"Is Your Highness preparing for a night attack? I'm afraid it's too late to go now. It's almost dawn in Luye."

"Can negotiate, never fight, hahaha." Hachiro said something Yoshioka Sakakatsu didn't understand, "Go down and get ready."

So the 4000 members of Tianyu Kita's army left Fangjio Castle near sunset, and under the guidance of Yoshioka Dadakatsu, they came to the base of Luye Castle and surrounded it with water.

Hachiro looked at the rising sun in the east and the slightly exhausted soldiers after a night of marching. He still pressed the idea of ​​a strong attack and ordered the soldiers to line up and beat drums to make a gesture of attacking, and at the same time sent Kamei Tomoki to persuade them to surrender.

The sudden arrival of an army of thousands of people outside the city really startled the Shibingwei of Xincun who guarded Luye City, but seeing a warrior in front of the formation came to persuade them to surrender, they decided to listen to the conditions on the other side, so they opened the crown wooden gate. A small opening was opened to let someone in.

In the end, in Kamei Ziji, he used the condition of Kaesong's surrender and Mao Lijun's return to Anyi to avoid a big battle. Only Kamei Ziji knew that Hachiro even had gunpowder ready and was ready to blast through the city at any time.

The final bloodless opening of the city allowed Hachiro to obtain the hostages of the entire Inaba clan without paying any price. After handing over the city to the Miyabe Army, Hachiro went to Tottori with these great achievements, and prepared to use these hostages Persuade those who still stand firm in the city to surrender.

In November of the eighth year of Tensho, the first snow had begun to fall in the sky, and Hachiro finally led the hostages to the castle of Tottori.Seeing Hachiro returning triumphantly, Hideyoshi hugged him happily, and informed the defenders in the castle about Hashiba's capture of Shikano and taking Inaba hostages.

On November [-]th of the eighth year of Tianwen, because the food in the city had long been exhausted, and there was even a situation of eating dead people at one time, Yoshikawa Keika finally sent an envoy to meet Hashiba Hideyoshi, and proposed to use Yoshikawa Keika, Morishita Totsuko, and Nakamura Haru Hideyoshi agreed to continue the plan of seppuku in exchange for the lives of the whole city.

On November [-]th of the eighth year of Tianwen, Yoshikawa Keika and others cut seppuku at the foot of Tottori Castle, and Tottori opened the city. At this point, Hideyoshi pacified the entire territory of Inaba and sent envoys to report the victory to Nobunaga.

Hearing that Hachiro captured Shikano Castle and opened up Hoki's passage, Hideyoshi quickly appointed Tanaka Yoshimasa as the Lord of Shikano Castle, and built Iwakura Castle in Qinggu on the border to support Nanjo Motonsuke, who had surrendered Nobunaga in 1579.

It turns out that the Nanjo family had already surrendered Nobunaga when Hideyoshi conquered Yamana for the first time, and then in December 1579, Yoshikawa Motoharu defeated Yatsubashi Castle, so they had to retreat to Hanoi Stone Castle and continue to hold on. connect together.

At this point, the Oda Army's Raiders of Yamana and Ryogoku ended one year ahead of schedule.

Hachiro thought that the Battle of Tottori was over, and when he was about to leave, Hideyoshi suddenly stopped him, took him to him and said to him, "I thought you were too young to support the burden of the Uki family, In the Battle of Inaba, I heard about your bravery in Tottori, so I am relieved."

"Father is so strange today. If you want to praise Hachiro, you don't have to. Hachiro will attack the city in the future, and you can praise Hachiro all the time after Father calms down the world." It also shows the appearance of fatherly love, which makes people a little confused.

At this time, Ukita Tadaka's family rushed into the shogunate with horror written all over their faces.Seeing Hachiro, he swallowed his words.

"Oh, Sakyo Ryo is here! I was about to talk to Hachiro about this." Hashiba Hideyoshi saw Ukita Tadaka's family entering the shogunate, greeted him, and instructed him to come forward.

Hachiro looked at Zhong Jia, who was usually moody and angry, behaving so badly today, and he was even more curious about what charades the two of them were playing again.

"Hachiro, there are some things that have to be experienced. Anyway, you are now a qualified samurai." Xiuchang continued to praise (comfort?) Hachiro and said.

Hachiro looked at the people inside the curtain, and suddenly felt like everyone was awake and I was alone.

"Father, what happened? Even Hideada-sama is weird today." Hachiro asked weakly.

Hideyoshi looked at Hachiro's immature face, and finally made up his mind to say to Hachiro, "Hachiro, Your Highness Bizen died in battle."

Prepare!forward!temple!Down!war!die!up!
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Digression: The first volume is coming to an end, and Hachiro's life is about to start a fast track. With the premature death of the Ukita Nao family, can the 8-year-old Hachiro take up the important task of revitalizing the Ukita family?We will wait and see.

(End of this chapter)