Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 497
The next day, Hideka brought the news that Oura Weixin and Anton Shiji had come to join the battle to Hideyoshi, and kept talking in front of Hideyoshi how hard the two had paid to come here.

Taking Oura as an example, he heard about the Toyotomi family from Zuishangjia. Considering that the work of the central government is necessary for the Toyotomi regime, he wanted to go to Luo for the first time in the 13th year of Tianzheng (1585). , So I went out to sea from Takenosawa, but was caught in a storm and was washed away to Matsumae (Hokkaido).

In the 14th year of Tensho (1586), he tried to cross the Yatate Pass again, but gave up because of obstacles from Hinaisa Toshiji.

In the 15th year of Tianzheng (1587), he tried to lead 2000 soldiers to break through the southern territory, but was blocked by the southern clan.

In the 16th year of Tensho (1588), he advanced to Akitaguchi, but was prevented from returning by the Akita family.

(Note that this is not the Akita family that was later renamed by Anton Miki. The Akita family is a branch of the Ando family. The two did not merge until 1587.)
It wasn't until 1589 that the Anto and Oura families formed an alliance, and heard from the Ando family that Hideyoshi was attacking the Hojo family's Odawara, and called on the Tohoku daimyo to gather in Odawara.

After listening to Hideyoshi's narration, Hideyoshi also felt that Dapu Weixin had a sincere heart for him, and immediately asked Hideyoshi to bring them to see him.

After the Xiu family went back, they discussed with the two, and agreed to bring the two to meet Hideyoshi tomorrow, before urging the two to prepare gifts for Hideyoshi as soon as possible.

The next day, he brought the two of them to meet Hideyoshi. Hideyoshi put the address of the meeting in the Ishigaki Mountain Castle under construction. From here, he could directly overlook Odawara Castle at the foot of Mt. Dao.

To be honest, Hideka didn't know why Hideyoshi chose to meet people here. It was not easy to climb up to this place, but I heard from Mitsunari Ishida that as the construction period of Ishigaki Mountain Castle progressed, he would come up to take a look every day.

When Hideyoshi and others arrived, Hideyoshi was standing on a turret that had already been built, looking down at Odawara Castle.

Hearing the movement of several people, he turned his back to them and said, "I have been watching here every day for the past few days, and when the Hojo clan under the city can be captured without a fight.

I know that there are many people around me who have great opinions on whether I only besiege or not attack, but I still want to say that I am rich all over the world, and sometimes I have time to spend with the Hojo clan. "

After that, he came down from the scull platform and met them.

Hideka didn't understand what B Hideyoshi was pretending to be at this time, so he brought Anto Miki and Oura Nobuto to salute Hideka, and then got up and stood aside at Hideyoshi's signal.

"Mutsu Karatsu Namioka City Lord Oura Ukyo Ryo is a letter to see, presenting an Oshu treasure horse and an Ezo condor~"

"See you, Miki Anton, the lord of Dewa Hiyama City, presenting a horse from Oshu, a golden lacquer collar, and a famous sword~"

As Ishida Mitsunari reported the gift list, Oura Weixin and Anton Miki were brought to Hideyoshi in front of Hideyoshi.

It is really not easy to bring such things as BMWs and foots up the mountain, so as a gift, the Ezo Falcon from Oura for Shinshin and Anto Miki's treasured sword were brought up.

Compared with the precious sword, Hideyoshi is obviously more interested in the falcon. Its body is as white as frost, with a little black on the feathers as an embellishment. The eagle body is majestic and muscular. same.

This kind of falcon with white feathers is relatively rare in Japan, so it attracted everyone's attention when it was brought in front of Hideyoshi.

Hideyoshi went up to the front and turned for a moment to turn to the kneeling Ohura Weixin and asked, "You Jingliang, what kind of eagle is this?"

Da Pu raised his head for the letter and said, "This is the condor of the extreme north, swift as the wind, hunting beasts like a tiger, and it took a lot of hard work to catch one, and then we started to boil the eagle.

It's just that this eagle is quite proud, and if you are not careful in boiling the eagle, it will kill the eagle. Your Highness, this eagle was trained after I boiled three of them to death.

The next one feels that only the world is worthy of a condor like this. Hearing that His Royal Highness summoned Odawara, I came here to present this eagle. "

In fact, although Costinus is the largest raptor in the Falconidae family, it can only be regarded as a small bird in the entire raptor species.

Falcons, eagles (eagles), and vultures are gradually enlarged in size, and vultures are easy to identify. Many people can't tell the difference between an eagle and a falcon. Chinese folks often refer to Haidongqing as an eagle.

In fact, the biggest difference between falcons and hawks, apart from the difference in size, is that when flying, the wings of falcons are pointed, with flat ends, and the wing fingers are not obvious; The wing fingers are very distinct.

There is also a huge difference between eagles and falcons in hunting movements. Falcons are similar to dive bombers. When catching prey, they will fold their wings and shrink their bodies into a streamlined and accelerated dive.

In fact, there is no shortage of large raptors in Japan. Golden eagles, white-tailed sea eagles, and mountain eagles are all larger than the mandarin in front of us. Even white-tailed sea eagles and golden eagles are as tall as many Japanese.

Don't think that the legend of the big tengu in Japanese mythology is just a legend. There are still records of giant eagles capturing children in the 20th century!

In addition, the main ones trained as falcons are Dongfang (a small hawk), black kite and kestrel, etc. These raptors are smaller than sea Dongqing and are also common falcon species in Japan. .

Costin is really a rare thing for Japan. Although it is a falcon, it is already a large falcon in Japan.

The Xiu family really hopes to have a golden eagle as their falcon, but I remember reading in the previous life that the only people in the world who can tame a golden eagle are the Kazakhs of our country.

There is no samurai who does not love falcons. Hideo saw joy in Hideyoshi's eyes. It is obvious that Oura chose the gift for Xin very well, which fits Hideyoshi's heart.

Hideyoshi stood on the edge of the scaffold and said to Oura Weixin, "Let this eagle fly, and let me see how he looks like in the sky!"

In order to win the order, Dapu asked the falconer on the side to release the critistan, and saw that it took off from the falconer's hand like an arrow feather, and flew into the sky from the top of Shigaki Mountain with a few puffs.

With the eagle whistle in the falconer's mouth, he began to circle in the air, and returned a crisp cry.

The average wingspan of Costin is more than 1.5 meters, and the wingspan of this large individual may be close to 2 meters. Even if he flies in the sky, he can still see his majestic figure.

There was a giant eagle flying in the sky, which attracted the attention of many people in Odawara City and outside the city. Someone tried to shoot it down with a bow.

The falcon soared in a circle, and landed in his hands under the control of the falconer. The warriors on the Ishigaki mountain castle were amazed.

Hideyoshi was really satisfied now, and he said to Oura Weixin, "I heard from Hachiro that you failed to go to Luo many times?"

"It's true." Hearing Hideyoshi's question, Oura wept and said, "I went to Luo for the first time in 13 years of Tianzheng, and now it's been 5 years. I finally got to see Tianyan!"

Hideka saw Oura Weixin's statement, and avoided him with some speechless eyes. He did tell Oura Weixin to ask him to pat Hideyoshi's thigh more, but his shameless appearance did not come from himself handwriting.

Hideyoshi was also quite moved when he saw his performance, and said to him, "I have seen your loyalty, but after all, you are a retainer of the Nanfang family, how can you go to the Nanfang family to meet me directly?"

Dapu cried for the letter and said, "There are so many people from the Nanfang family who looted Qingjin, we waited for the people to resist because they couldn't survive.

We raised our troops and declared our independence before His Royal Highness Guan Bai issued a no-things order, so we should be treated as independent daimyos.

Compared with the Nanfang family, my Dapu family is the real loyal minister of His Highness!
After His Highness ordered the assembly, the Nanfang family was still besieging the main family.And I only wanted to come to meet His Highness, even if I was attacked by the Nanfang family, I dared to leave the territory, precisely because I believed that His Highness Guan Bai would return my justice.

Please ask Guan Baidian to issue a decree to mediate the war between our family and the Nannan family. "

Maybe it was because of the pitiful look of Oura Nobuin, or maybe because he felt that he really needed to divide and beat the Nanbu family, Hideyoshi finally expressed his position for the first time during this battle of Odawara, "I understand the attitude of the people of Qingjin, These years are really pitiful for You Jingliang.

I said it when the "Nothing to Do" order was issued. After the "Nothing to Do" Order was issued, all disputes should be reported to me and I will be mediated. There is indeed something inappropriate about Nanbu Xinzhi.

Please don't worry, I will make the decision for you after the Dainan letter arrives. "

Judging from the attitude of the Xiu family, he should have recognized the qualification of Dapu Weixin to become his own daimyo, but he also offered a reward easily. It seems that he still does not intend to completely offend the Nanfang family, and wants to talk to the Nanfang family. .

After giving Dapu Weixin a promise, Hideyoshi turned his attention to Anton Miki, and his attitude towards him was not as good as Oura Weixin.

I only heard him say, "I've heard about the movements that Anton's family made in Deyu, even in Luozhong. Do you take my order of nothing to do?"

Hearing Hideyoshi's shipment, Anton Miki said with trepidation, "I'm really sorry, and I don't want this kind of thing to be heard by His Highness. It's really because the house is restless and there are other forces interfering. I want to protect the family. Ming had to stand up and resist."

However, Hideyoshi continued to reprimand: "After the order to have nothing to do, didn't you ask me to report your disputes to me? Why didn't you report it?"

Anton Shiji replied, "The bandit army is powerful, and in times of crisis, the ministers were even driven out of the city and forced to stay in the cage city of Huishan. The bandits blocked the road and could not go south."

At this moment, the Xiu family also helped to speak and said, "Master Guan Bai clearly learned that the dispute in Anton's family is not because Master Anton Shiji doesn't want to ask you to mediate, but because Anton Tongji Goulian Onodera and other daimyos rioted. , so that Mr. Anton Shiji, who is the governor of the house, had to be forced to defend.

This year, the situation has just stabilized a bit, and upon hearing the news that you summoned the generals, you brought your elite soldiers to Odawara to join the battle, which is enough to show his loyalty.

In the eyes of the child, not only should you not punish him, but you should also reward him generously.You must know that the ones who really caused the commotion in Dewa were Ando Totsuki, Onodera Yoshimichi, Tozawa Shengan, and Nambu Nobunao.

Without their intervention, the problem of Anton's family is nothing more than internal turmoil, and Mr. Anton Shiji can quickly stabilize the situation.

It is precisely because of his intervention that Deyu has been in chaos for several years. They have privately intervened in the affairs of other daimyos without His Highness's permission. "

Hideka paused here, pointed to Anton Shiji and said, "Facing the sudden attack of retainers and the intervention of many famous names around, the situation can still be stabilized, and the old power can be basically restored within 2 years, which is enough to show that Master Anton Shiji's ability.

The ministers are here to congratulate His Highness Guan Bai for getting this capable minister, the feathers can be settled, the northeast can be safe, and the world can be peaceful! "

Here, the Xiu family praised Anton Shiji very highly, saying that he is a capable man, which is an exaggeration.

The place in Deyu is originally a place where chickens peck each other, which is equivalent to the Irish kindergarten of the CK series. As long as the five-dimensional attribute can exceed 60, you can abuse vegetables there.

But Hideyoshi doesn't know all this!
Hearing that Anton Shiji is so capable from Xiujia's mouth, he also has a little higher opinion of him.

That's how people are, if you can't embody value, your leaders and friends won't feel close to you, and you're just a dispensable tool.

And Anton Shiki used his combat power to highlight his abilities, so that Hideyoshi would not treat him like a bunch of rookies.

And Anton Shiji said at the right time, "The right general is absurd, and my deeds are nothing compared to your highness."

Then he said to Hideyoshi, "To be able to be interviewed by Mr. Guanbai today is already the luck of my next life. I really violated the order of nothing. Please be a guard beside His Highness Guan Bai, and protect you day and night."

People like Anto Miki are particularly attractive. Historically, he was introduced to Hideyoshi by Maeda Toshiie, but after entering the Toyotomi family system, he gradually moved closer to Tokugawa Ieyasu, which can be described as a very judging situation.

After Hideyoshi heard that he was not even willing to be his bodyguard, he no longer made things difficult for him, but said to them, "You have been shuttling through my camp these days, what do you think of my Toyotomi family's army? "

Anton Shiji said first: "His Royal Highness Guan Bai has a strong army in the world, and there is no one in the world who dares not to obey. My An Dong family is willing to do the same for His Highness."

Afterwards, Oura Weixin also replied, "Me too."

Looking at the sincerity of the two, Hideyoshi seemed very satisfied with his deterrence, only to hear him say with a smile, "Since this is the case, from now on, we should take the Hojo family as a warning, and do our best to serve the public, and dare not have second thoughts.

I have already received the wishes from both of your families, so let's go on with you two today.Don't worry, I will give you a satisfactory answer. "

Seeing that Hideyoshi issued the order to evict the guests, Hideyoshi wanted to get up and leave with the two of them, but Hideyoshi stopped him, "Hachiro, please stay here for a while."

(End of this chapter)