Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 389
After Tachibana Soshige is Kuroda Takataka, one of Hideyoshi's most important think tanks. After Hideyoshi came to Harima, he took the initiative to give up the main city of Himeji, and in the following years, he made plans for him and made a trip for Hideyoshi. The world has contributed.

In the eyes of everyone, he should have already become a 10 stone daimyo and Hideyoshi's most important object.

But in fact, until now he is nothing more than the 5 stone daimyo of Harima country.This time is also Hideyoshi's compensation for him for many years. He was sealed in Buzen Nakatsu 11.5 shi, and he was appointed as the second official from the five subordinates.
When the award came here, everyone could see that Hideyoshi planned to use the enfeoffment of Kyushu to formally confirm his ruling system based on the law and order system. Therefore, while awarding everyone's knowledge and deeds, he also granted many official positions.

After Kanbei Kuroda was Takakage Kobayakawa, who was transferred from Tosa 27 koku to Higo Kumamoto 32 koku, plus Aso and Kira, who were controlled by him, totaled more than 36 koku.

At the same time, Kobayakawa Takakage was also awarded the post of the fourth senior councilor. Hideyoshi raised Takakage's rank by half a level here, making him higher than Mori Terumoto.

As a branch of the Kobayakawa family, Takakage's official position in the court is actually higher than that of his main family, the Maori family. This is Hideyoshi's method of dividing the conflicting Maori family.

Xiujia took a special glance at Terumoto Mori, just in time to see that Terumoto Mori, who was smiling at first, smiled when he heard that his uncle Long Jing had the same official position as himself, but his rank was half a level higher than his own. stiffened.

After Kobayakawa Takakage, Hachisuka House Economics was transferred from Owari to Fukuoka 18 koku before the feudalism and from the fifth position to Chikuzen to guard the post. He was also announced with Gamo clan who guarded Kokura Castle, the northern gate of Kyushu. And under the five servants.

Afterwards, Yukyo Konishi and Kiyomasa Kato were named, who guard Higo Yatsushiro Castle 10.2 koku and Hyuga Miyazaki Castle 12.7 koku respectively.

Governor Konishi has been reporting himself as the guardian of Settsu since around October of the 14th year of Tensho (1586), but this time Hideyoshi only gave him the official position of the sixth minister and the middle affairs minister.

You must know that Setjin Shou is Shangguo Shou, and the distance is 3 steps away from the sixth place. Therefore, even though his official position in the court is Zhongwu Shaocheng, he still calls himself Setjin Shou in private.

Kato Kiyomasa was different, he was born as a samurai, he didn't have so much culture, and he didn't bother to do what he called himself, because he was the biggest daimyo in Hyuga, so he was directly awarded the official position of the six Shimogamoru.

The ranking of meritorious service of the two people is not high, but the entitlements they both received are not less than those of the previous ones. This is of course because both of them are from Hideyoshi's close family background, and they have received special care.

The person who was subsequently announced was Mori Tadamasa, who was awarded the post of Higo Tamana Takaoka Castle 11.1 koku and the fifth Shimokonjo.

This result was beyond his expectations, because he had already learned from the Xiu family that his conferment might be less than 10 shi, so he still didn't react when he heard that he was conferred with 11 shi.

It wasn't until Ikeda Huizheng beside him pushed him that he realized that he was calling himself.His first reaction was to look at Hideka ahead, but he found that Hideka didn't seem to care about this arrangement, and was still chatting with Maeda Toshiie who was closest to him.

Although Xiujia didn't show it, in Mori Tadamasa's mind, this was the result of Xiujia's operation.

He hurried out to get the certificate of knowledge and military service from Horio Yoshiharu, thanked Hideyoshi gratefully, and expressed his gratitude to Hideka in his heart.

Most of the above-mentioned daimyos have received additional titles, so they gladly accepted Hideyoshi's arrangement, and expressed their thanks and praises to Hideyoshi while receiving Zhixing.

Just when everyone thought that this award meeting would go on happily, and when the leader did not get the knowledge and practice, the people who had not received the knowledge were talking quietly in their own small circle, but an abrupt sound broke the joy.

"Excuse me for not being able to accept it!"

The Xiu family was still bragging about He Li's family, but was suddenly interrupted by this sudden sound, all eyes from left and right in the hall turned to the bearded man in his thirties in the middle.

It was Kita Hideyoshi who was transferred from Ise to Oda Nobuo of Osumi.

Hideka turned to look at Hideyoshi, and found that his face was convulsed with excitement, but he still suppressed his anger and said, "Why doesn't Oda servant want to transfer the seal to Osumi? Some Matsusaka have nearly 17.7 shi more."

Facing Hideyoshi's question, Oda Nobuo replied very old-fashionedly, "I am from Owari, not too far away from Owari. Besides, His Highness Kanbai promised me that as long as I give up the right to inherit the Oda family, I will keep my Nanyi." The old leader of the trend."

Hideo heard from Oda Nobuo's meaning that Hideyoshi had promised him that he would not be enshrined in a distant country, and that he would be enshrined in Minami Ise in the future. This may be the condition for him to accept the surrender that day.

But now Hideyoshi has changed his mind and sealed him to the southernmost tip of Kyushu, which is tantamount to a distribution for him, and Hideyoshi is the one who broke the contract, so he refused to accept it.

But what the real situation is is only a secret known to a small number of people.

Even if Hideyoshi agreed to your conditions at that time, but now that the situation has reversed so much, it is not a matter of one word to want to handle you.

Even if Hideyoshi really made a promise at the time, but now Hideyoshi does not recognize the promise that was not put on paper at that time, and those who participated in the negotiations at the time in the temple will not come out to testify for him.

Facing Oda Nobuo's question, Hideyoshi still maintained a smile and replied: "Yes! Didn't I give you 15 koku for the Kiriyama Imperial Palace, Matsuzaka and other castles that you once owned?"

It's just that this smile, in the eyes of Xiujia, is extremely terrifying.Affected by this aura, the originally low-pitched and hilarious evaluation room became silent and gloomy, and everyone present could more or less see Hideyoshi's anger.

Normal people should realize that they have said something wrong at this time, and it is the truth to apologize to Hideyoshi quickly, but San Lengzi Nobuo still said frankly

"Then why did you transfer the seal today? Besides, I am a vassal of the Oda family, and I am under the command of the three masters of the Oda family. What about the arrangements for the territory?"

"Pa-ta." It was the sound of an object falling from the hands of some daimyo, which broke the strange tranquility in the air, and even Hideo's words were raised in his throat by Oda Nobuo's words.

Hideyoshi was already flushed with anger by Oda Nobuo's words. If it wasn't for the special occasion and Oda Nobuo was the son of his predecessor, he might have drawn his sword long ago.

At this time, only Toyotomi Hideaga dared to speak, but he was also annoyed by Oda Nobuo's words, so he was naturally unwilling to save this dying ghost.

Just when everyone thought that Hideyoshi was about to get angry, Tokugawa Ieyasu said for the first time, "His Highness Kanbai must deal with the land of Kyushu as the emperor, isn't it as big as the order of the Oda family?"

This sentence not only flattered Hideyoshi, but also gave Oda Nobuo a step down. As long as Oda Nobuo has a sense of fun, he should use the slope to admit the transfer.

But who is Oda Nobuo, a well-known fool! (The second idiot Shin Hyo has been killed by the third idiot)
He actually said, "Since this is the case, Osumi's Zhixing should be counted as a seal, and the family's territory in Matsusaka should be preserved."

Gotta be hopeless.

Hideka saw that Tokugawa Ieyasu on the opposite side raised his eyebrows and rolled his eyes helplessly after hearing what Oda Nobuo said, and his inner world obviously said "Destroy it, there is no salvation."

At this time, Hideyoshi, whose anger level had reached its limit, officially said, "Since Oda Attendant feels that Osumi's arrangement is inappropriate, let's let go of conferring on Osumi."

It should be noted that what Hideyoshi said here is "the matter of granting Osumi is over."

In general, the letter of transfer will write how much knowledge and behavior of xxx has been granted, how much knowledge and behavior of xxx has been taken back, etc., just like Xiujia and Takakage Kobayakawa.

But now Hideyoshi only said "let's let go of conferring Osumi", but didn't say let go of taking back Matsuzaka!

But the stupid Oda Nobuo obviously didn't realize this, and he even wanted to thank Hideyoshi, "Thank you for His Highness Guanbai's size."

After Hideyoshi accepted his thanks, he turned his head and glanced at Hidecho Toyotomi.After receiving the signal, Xiuchang said to the outside, "Whoever is on duty outside today, hurry up and tell Oda attendant to go out.

Today is the day when His Royal Highness Guan Bai bestows a daimyo on behalf of the emperor, how can a samurai who does not know how to enter the palace. "

Ito Nagami, who was staying outside the house, came with the mother in yellow, and inserted Nobuo Oda from left to right, trying to drag him out.

Until this matter, Oda Nobuo didn't realize what was going on, and shouted in the hall, "I am the Lord Matsuzaka, and I am the son of Oda Youfu. What are you doing, let me go!"

Anyone with a discerning eye present could see that the straw that really broke the camel's back was Oda Nobuo's words "I am a retainer of the Oda family."

For Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who stepped on the dead body of the Oda family, it was tantamount to poking his spine and calling him ungrateful, because it was tantamount to saying that the legitimacy of his rule of the world was in doubt, which he absolutely could not tolerate .

Everyone watched Oda Nobuo being dragged out, thinking that the matter had come to an end, and Ikoma Chimasa also planned to continue the roll call.

But I heard Hideyoshi say again, "What Shunfu said just now, is he trying to defend Oda attendant?"

Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was questioned by Hideyoshi, was stunned for a moment, feeling the eyes of the people around him looking at him, he didn't panic at all, and replied with a smile on his face, "Youfu passed away early, seeing that this child has no one to take care of him. , It is inevitable that there will be compassion.

However, the lord misunderstood me when he said that I was defending Oda attendant. I was obviously teaching him the dignity of a monarch and his ministers as an elder. "

"Really?" Hideyoshi was obviously not very satisfied with Tokugawa Ieyasu's words, but he was very comfortable with that "Master".

In addition, he was unwilling to fall out with Tokugawa Ieyasu on such a small matter, so he covered it up with a loud laugh. His laughter seemed to relieve the tension in the palace. As another party involved, Tokugawa Ieyasu Followed Hideyoshi to cover up his embarrassment with a smile.

After Oda Nobuo's incident, the originally cheerful atmosphere in the hall was gone, and everyone was trembling towards Hideyoshi, not daring to neglect him in the slightest, and Hideyoshi was also very interested in the subsequent awards.

But no matter what, the reward activity was finally able to continue. The remaining territories of Kyushu were confirmed to be small collars, and the confirmation of the original Kyushu aristocrat Zhixing was no different from what Hideyoshi and Hideka discussed last time.

Others include Toda Takakatsu of 7.1 koku of Hatashu Castle in Ante-gun, Moriyoshi Castle of 4.2 koku of Kamatoshi Castle, and Hashiba Hidekatsu of 6.6 koku of Yamakuma Castle in Mikasa County, Chikugo Kingdom.

Hashiba Hidekatsu was not satisfied with being sent to Kyushu, and he only had such a small amount of 6.6 shi. In his opinion, as Hideyoshi's nephew, he should start with 10 shi.

But with Oda Nobuo in front of him, he naturally didn't dare to make a fuss on the spot, and accepted the award with some reluctance.

After that, there were arrangements by Hizen daimyos such as Ryuzoji Politician, Ryuzoji Ieharu, Hatano, Arima Harunobu, Omura Kizen, etc. The Hide family had almost zero grasp of Hizen, so they didn't bother to calculate their knowledge and actions in detail. It is just to delineate their respective spheres of influence and boundaries.

It should be explained that because the politicians of Ryuzoji Temple were weak and sick, their old Naoshima Naoshima attended this time on their behalf, which also paved the way for Naoshima Naoshima to enter the central government later.

After confirming the rewards for the Kyushu area, Ikoma-chan is beginning to announce the transfer arrangements of other neighboring countries outside of Kyushu. After all, Toyotomi Hidecho has transferred from Hokuriku to Nobi, and the Hokuriku land is under control. The site is naturally to be arranged.

The first to be announced was Maeda Toshiie, who was officially awarded the full territory of Hida and Noto, as well as the area east of Uozu, China. The total amount of Zhixing reached 59 koku, plus half of the output of the Hida gold mine. Maeda Toshiie has become the strongest force in Hokuriku besides Uesugi.

Of course, it is clearly stipulated in the Zhixing Letter that the total 12 koku territory of Noto Yuza and Kashima was clearly rewarded to Toshika’s son Maeda Toshinaga
Maeda Toshiie had communicated with him about the point transfer arrangement since last year, but it finally landed now. This made Maeda Toshiie wait for a year with a lot of worries, but the result was good after all.

The Toshi family is well versed in the way of being wise and safe, and with the Tokugawa family Yasuzutama in front, he asked the Hide family, "Please allow the family to move the main city from Etchu-Toyama to the more central Takaoka.

And Sun Shiro (Maeda Toshinaga) was transferred from Nanao Castle to Toyama Castle, and he had 10 stone collars from Xinchuan County and Fusha County, and allowed his second son Mata Wakamaru (Maeda Toshinaga) to inherit Noto Nanao Castle 5.6 stone. "

It is reasonable to say that underage heirs cannot obtain entrustment from their father's knowledge and practice, but Maeda Toshiie knows very well that if the timber and ore output from Hida is counted, his knowledge and practice is close to 70 koku.

But ask yourself, is his meritorious service of Maeda Toshiie really worth the 70 shi?
In the reward Hideyoshi gave him this time, Nanao Castle was clearly assigned to Maeda Toshinaga, which was considered to have separated this part of knowledge from Toshika in advance.

But Toshicho is the legitimate son of the Toshi family, and he will inherit the territory of the Toshi family in the future. This kind of knowledge and behavior divided in advance seems to be better than nothing for weakening the Maeda family.

Therefore, Maeda Toshiie asked his second son Matawakamaru to cut his own knowledge and practice again, so that the knowledge and practice he had mastered on the bright side was weakened to 45 shi. Adverse effects have also been weakened.

Then, in the case where the two sons divided their territories, as the eldest son, Li Jiu could not be assigned to Zhiguo Noto, but had to be placed in the core territory of Yuezhong, so as to lay the foundation for him to inherit Yuezhong in the future.

Otherwise, Lizheng will be entrusted to Yuezhong in the future. After decades of management, after a hundred years, there will be a missing corner in the core Yuezhong that Lichang obtained, which is not conducive to the rule of the Maeda family.

And this is why the Toshi family asked Hideyoshi to let Toshinaga transfer the title of Toyama from Nanao Castle.

As for why the second son was not allowed to go to Hida, needless to say, because Hida is rich in mineral resources, which can bring important military strategic resources to the Maeda family, so it is naturally impossible to keep them out of the control of the main family.

The lessons learned by Oda Nobuo are not far away. No one thought that there would be someone who dared to question Hideyoshi's enfeoffment arrangement, and this person was Maeda Toshiie who was rewarded by the Hideo family.

What was even more unexpected was that Hideyoshi was not angry at Toshika's request, and even praised Toshika with a smile on his face, "Etsuchu Mamoru seems to be very confident in his two heirs, let them be left and right. I'm really envious of protecting you by my side. Since it's your request, there's no reason for me to refuse, so let's do this."

After that, they asked Horio Yoshiharu and Ikoma to be responsible for the change of Maeda Toshiie's new knowledge, and the 9-year-old Mata Wakamaru took the opportunity to take the opportunity, named Toshimasa and was given the post of Noto Mamoru.

And Maeda Toshiie was awarded the rank of four upper and right guard lieutenant generals, and officially entered the ranks of the center. As for his eldest son Toshicho, he was awarded the post of five subordinates and attendants, and he was called Yuezhong attendant from then on.

(End of this chapter)