Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 391
On September 15th, the 1587th year of Tianzheng ([-]), Juledi, Kyoto.

Juledi is a separate courtyard that Hideyoshi specially built for himself in Kyoto. After all, as Kanbai, he naturally has to be with the emperor all the time, but how can Kanbai not have a residence in Kyoto?
Like Nobunaga in the past, every time he came to Kyoto, he could only live in a monastery, which is unacceptable for Hideyoshi who thinks he has established a higher achievement than Nobunaga.

In addition, with Nobunaga's lessons learned before, he urgently hopes to have a residence in Kyoto that he can control at all times, integrating defense and leisure, and Juledi came into being.

This place is said to be a residence, but it is actually bigger than Nijo Castle on the south side.

Jurakudai is centered on the Honmaru built by Hideyoshi, surrounded by curved wheels such as Kitanomaru, Minami Ninomaru, and Nishinomaru. Buildings such as oars and castle towers are covered with white walls and gold leaf tiles, surrounding Mizubori.It is a flat city built on the west side of the imperial palace.

The Honmaru Higashi-bori is approximately in the present Omiya-dori, the Nishi-bori is located in the west of Nigaku-dori to Chie Koin-dori, the Minami-bori is located in the north of Shimochojacho-dori, and the Kitabori is located in the south of Iichi-dori.

Except for the Nanninomaru, which was built by Toyotomi Hidetsu later, the other main buildings were built during the Hideyoshi period.

大小规模依丰臣秀次侍从驹井重胜《驹井日记》文禄4年4月10日（1595年5月19日）条与考古调查计算复原，则为本丸南北310m、东西170m，南二之丸南北80m、东西110m，北之丸南北105m、东西85m，西之丸南北80m、东西60m。

Hideyoshi even built a three-story keep in the northeast corner of this house, which should have been a "residence". Although it is not as majestic as the keep in Osaka, it is also the tallest building in Kyoto.

In the early version of "Tai Ge Ji", there is such a description of Ju Le Di: the stone walls on all sides extend for three thousand steps, and it looks like a big mountain from a distance.The gate of the entrance of Yingmen Gate is a copper gate with iron pillars, and (in Jule Building) oar towers are like stars (many).Where the roof tiles meet, tigers carved with precious stones seem to be roaring in the wind.
Such a luxurious castle, which cost 10 people and hundreds of thousands of money to build in a year, finally turned into a cloud of dust along with his second master Toyotomi Hideji 7 years later.

Perhaps it was because of the killing of his nephew that Hideyoshi became bored with Juledi, and gave him an order to "do not leave a single brick or tile, everything, even the foundation, shall be demolished".

Hideyoshi did not lie to the Hideo family, he vacated the residence for Hidecho, Hideo, Hideji and others in the area between the east side of Jule Building and the Imperial Palace.

Originally, the area of ​​each family's mansion was fixed, but now Hideyoshi promised that the Hideyoshi family would give him an area for two people, so another courtyard was temporarily opened up for the use of the Hideo family.

It is said that the original yard was used by Toyotomi Hideji, but now he can only be pushed to the outside.

At this time, Hideyoshi did not force all the famous people in the world to relocate their relatives or families to Kyoto or Osaka, but he did propose this matter to the big names taking advantage of the rise of the banquet.

In his own words, "The world's famous people are like brothers, but they are separated from each other. Today I am building a house in Kyoto. If you are interested, you can choose a house nearby, and you can often chat with me in the future."

It's a pity that for the daimyos, ruling the territory is the top priority. Unless Hideyoshi puts a knife on their necks, they will agree to Hideyoshi's proposal to move to Kyoto.

But Hideyoshi's relatives, Hidecho, Hidecho, Hideji, etc., are different. Even Kinoshita, who only has 1 koku, said, "It is really an honor for me to live with Guanbaidian. .Besides, I can always accompany the Beizheng Office so that I can take orders."

Hideyoshi didn't understand, what was the significance of Hideyoshi bringing the big names to Kyoto, was it just to show off his new toys?
The whole banquet lasted for 3 days. No matter what enmity they had in the past, all the daimyos shook hands and made peace under Hideyoshi's mediation. Especially the daimyos who were transferred this time took this opportunity to get to know their neighbors well. All of a sudden, the relationship is pulled in.

On such occasions, most of the daimyos yelled together in groups under Hideyoshi's eyes, either because of their interest, age, or old acquaintances.

Even Hideyoshi himself pulled Hidecho, Maeda Toshiie, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Kobayakawa Takakage, Asano Nagamasa and others into a small circle to drink together.

Mori Terumoto chatted lively with Kuroda Takataka and Nabeshima Naomo, and thought they were friends whom he hadn't seen for many years.

Fukushima Masanori, Kato Kiyomasa, Kuroda Nagamasa and others even dragged their clothes and played sumo in the courtyard. If Kuroda Takataka was not called by Hideyoshi, he would definitely scold Kuroda Nagamasa.

The Xiu family would naturally not give up this opportunity to connect with other daimyos in an open and honest manner.

Don't think that Hideyoshi thinks the same as the ancient king who received traditional imperial education. He would never send someone to observe the daimyo's clique formation on such an occasion, at least Hideyoshi at this time would not.

Hideyoshi in this period still has a relatively traditional view of the daimyo under his command, that is, you work hard for me, and I will give you fiefdom, glory and wealth, and I don't care about anything else.

A few years later, Hideyoshi, who had been a Tianxiaren for several years, became more proficient in this position, and only then did he have a new understanding of Tianxiaren.

You can see this from the fact that he only started asking the daimyos for hostages in 1589.

In other words, when Hideyoshi invited Hideo to live in Osaka and Kyoto some time ago, he didn't want to take care of Hideo at all.

After all, Hideyoshi just extended an invitation to Hideo, and did not stipulate that Hideo must always live by his side.

Including Hidecho, Hidecho, Asano Nagamasa and others all received this invitation, because Hideyoshi in this period still puts more emphasis on family affection.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Hideka called Ogasawara Hidetada, Sakuma Moromasa, Tachibana Muneshige, Mori Tadomasa, Nakagawa Hidemasa, Tsutsui Sadaji and others to have a small meeting together.

Nakagawa Hidemasa is the eldest son of Nakagawa Kiyohide and heir of the Mikawa Yoshida clan. The Hide family originally wanted to invite Nakagawa Kiyohide, but the Hide family is full of young people.

Although the current Hideyoshi may not take the opportunity to monitor, but his age is still too conspicuous, so Hideyoshi invited his son to drink with him.

Of course, before the incident, Xiujia did not explain to Zhong Chuan Qingxiu why he was called him. After all, although Xiujia saved his life in Jianyue, they even helped him in the reward for the Nobi battle.

But the relationship is not very close, and the two families don't have much contact with each other. I'm afraid that this cautious middle-aged man will directly refuse to say why.

However, the Xiu family directly used the reason of valuing his son Xiuzheng to invite Xiuzheng to drink. It is different. The Xiu family is the most promising person among the first two generations. He is an important person in the family, and he is also happy that his son makes friends with him.

The Xiu family called them here, in addition to drinking and bonding with each other, they followed the example of Xiuzhen Ogasawara and used their profits to firmly bind them to their chariot.

Hideya entrusted the business of Kaga and Noto to Shengmasa Sakuma, the business of Mikawa and Ise to Tsutsui Joji, the business of Enoe, Sunfu, and Izu to Nakagawa Hidemasa, and the business of Chikuzen and Chikuma. The business of the latter two countries was given to Muneshige Tachibana, and the business of Hizen and Satsuma was given to Tadamasa Mori.

Hideyoshi Nakagawa was still young and didn't understand the weight of this gift. He only heard that the Hideo family said that they would transfer the share of trade between the three countries to Ming Dynasty to the Nakagawa family, and the Nakagawa family would send people to Okayama to purchase and sell it. To refuse.

Tsutsui Sadaji laughed and said, "If you don't want it, then I will accept the Three Kingdoms of Tokaido."

In the end, at the request of Xiu's family, he was asked to convey his thoughts to his father, and Zhong Chuan Qingxiu made the decision.

Kyushu was originally the base camp for trade with the Ming Dynasty and North Korea. Hakata and Hedo were important ports for foreign exchanges at that time. There were not many Ming merchants in Kyushu, and the goods were even more bizarre.

But the Xiu family, relying on the benefits of copper and sugar, can get the price from Ming merchants at a cheaper price, so the price for the two of them to get goods from Okayama is cheaper than buying directly from Ming merchants in Kyushu. .

But even if this is the case, it is still not as good as the benefits obtained by the other people, so the Xiu family specially allowed the two to purchase armaments including velvet ropes from Okayama and sell them in Kyushu.

The territories of Mori Tadamasa and Tachibana Soshige were originally next to each other. Before the Xiu family invited them, the two had met in private and expressed that they would help each other in the future.

After being invited by the Xiu family this time, when the two met, they realized that the other party was from the Xiu family's faction, and they all looked at each other and smiled.

The Xiu family did not invite the Dayou family. Although the Dayu family did intend to approach the Dayu family, the Xiu family did not consider the Dayu family to be their allies.

Judging from the past few months of dealings with Otomo Zonglin and Otomo Yoshitomo, both of them are exquisite egoists. They may be the ones who betrayed this small group.

Let's take a look at the small group on the Hide family side. Tsutsui Joji has a cuckold feud with Hideyoshi, and his mother and wife have been slept with. It is absolutely impossible for him to betray the Hide family.

Mori Zhongzheng wrote an affidavit to the Xiu family. This thing was a curse for him, preventing him from betraying the Xiu family. Of course he didn't know that the Xiu family had burned the oath.

If it is said that before Daban was pacified, his emotions towards the Xiu family were more of fear, even with a trace of resentment. After all, he was forced to leave "criminal evidence" that could kill him. In his opinion, the Xiu family somewhat took advantage of the fire. mean.

But after the settlement, the Xiu family fulfilled their promise and gave him a territory of 11 shi, especially the territory of Higo.

Although I was born in Owari, I have also heard that the most fertile country in Kyushu is Higo. Hideka's ability to move himself there is enough to show his ability.

Therefore, after the peace, his emotions towards the Xiu family became more complicated. He was both afraid and grateful. Of course, this fear was due to the ability of the Xiu family. After all, the Xiu family could move him from a place where birds don’t shit to a fertile field for thousands of miles today. In the future, his territory will also be reduced.

And Sakuma Shengzheng needless to say, Hideyoshi has saved his life, he is very simple, follow the example of Shibata Katsuie and Uesugi Kenshin, morality is more important than anything, even if Hideyoshi offered 20 shi to exchange , he would not choose to betray the Xiu family.

For Tachibana Muneshige, Hideka also owed him a rebuilding favor, and in his opinion, Hideka deliberately attracted a lot of experience from the Shimadzu family on the front line, which helped him rescue his younger brother.

During the trip to Kyushu, Xiujia and him also hit it off quite well, and it was at Xiujia's suggestion that they helped their brothers complete the plan of Chikugo's exclusive leadership.

As for Hideyoshi Ogasawara, let alone make trouble.In Fushan City, it was the Xiu family who solved his predicament, and even married his own sister to him. He and the Xiu family were cousins.

Now that the Xiu family has even given him the trade share of Shinano and Kanto, the interests have been firmly bound to the Xiu family, so why should he do the thing of abandoning the Xiu family?
Among the entire team, the only question mark was Nakagawa Hidemasa. There were very few descriptions of him and his father in history, and Hideka could not deduce their personalities from a historical perspective.

However, during the battle of Jianyake, Hideyoshi saved Kiyohide Nakagawa's life. Later, Hideyoshi planned to transfer the Nakagawa family out of Yamato. It was also with Hideka's help that the Nakagawa family's Zhixing surged by 50%, and even won Mikawa. A piece of fertile land.

After all, the Xiu family helped him twice, and they were kind to him. The Zhongchuan family had a good impression of the Xiu family, at least it was not difficult to be neutral.

Zhongchuan Qingxiu, although he will not completely lean towards the Xiu family, he will not reveal the secrets of the Xiu family either.

In addition, Nakagawa Hidemasa himself has a good impression of the Hide family, this person will be the second generation of the Nakagawa family, and almost determines the political direction of the Nakagawa family for the next few decades.

This is also the reason why the Xiu family intends to win over the Zhong Chuan family.

From the above, it can be seen that Xiujia's current small circle is not big, this is because Xiujia deliberately narrowed the social circle to keep it secret.

But these families are all daimyos with around 10 to 20 koku. Although they don’t have big collars like Mori and Maeda, they are also upper-middle-level daimyos within the Toyotomi family, and they are the backbone of the Toyotomi family’s enfeoffment system.

If you count Asano Nagamasa, Hachisuka Masakatsu and others who are friendly with Hideka, Hideka's core circle of allies already has a territory of 73 koku, and the goodwill led by Nakagawa Kiyohide, Asano Nagamasa, Hachisuka Masakatsu and others The circle of friends also has a territory of 49 shi.

If you count the Xiu family's current ability, so far, the Xiu family has already won the territory of 246 million shi in the world in order to deal with Guan Yuan, and it has indeed taken a fruitful step.

But Hideka's wooing was not over yet. After the first day's invitation with the inner circle was over, Hideka deliberately got into the circle of Toyotomi Hideji, Fukushima Masanori and others, and took the initiative to distance themselves from them.

(End of this chapter)