Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 506

Hideyoshi is serious about being the hands-off shopkeeper. From the beginning when he handed over to Hidecho, Takenaka Hanbei and others to now handing over the stability tasks of the Kanto and Northeast to Hideyoshi, Hideyoshi has no psychological pressure at all.

It's just that Hideyoshi didn't give the Hideo family any legal principles to intervene in the Kanto and Northeast, neither to the Kanto leader, nor to the Kanto General, nor to the shogunate positions such as Oshu and Deyu Tanti.

Hideyoshi now has nothing to do with the tasks that Hideyoshi entrusts to him, but Hideyoshi is not willing to give himself a title, just like a scumbag.

After Hideyoshi finished dealing with the Kanto and Tohoku awards in Utsunomiya, he felt that the world was at peace, left Hideyoshi with a few words of advice, and returned with the daimyos.

The Kanto-Northeast daimyo who came to participate in the battle were returned to the settlement area, and first sent their son and wife to Osaka, and then went to Luo to accept the Emperor's pick-up after the northeast was stable.

After the awards were made, the tranquility of Udu Miyagi reveals a trace of strangeness. Amidst the turmoil and treachery, I don't know how many daimyos are explaining to their retainers what will happen next.

Date Masamune bid farewell to his nobleman Tokugawa Ieyasu with a smile. He didn't turn around until Ieyasu's figure disappeared from his eyes, and the smile on his face was replaced by darkness.

His retainer Katakura Ketsuna followed beside him, looking at his lord solemnly.Although he didn't participate in this morning's evaluation, he knew about the news that Date's house was greatly reduced.

Reduced from 120 million shi to 45 shi, such a large reduction of seals is simply killing the Date family. Only 20 years have passed since the Date family started from the three counties of Ogigi, Nobuo, and Date. Surrounding forces consolidated by sending their daughters to wives for marriage.

Although it can't be said that it is a wealthy family alliance system like the Maori family, the Date family's dominance over the people below is definitely not high.

Previously, because of the constant victories, the contradictions in this political system were concealed. Everyone was a grasshopper on the same boat, and no one wanted to puncture the window paper if there were bonuses to eat.

In particular, the recent five years when Date Masamune came to power were actually the five years in which the Date family expanded most rapidly. During the five years, the number of Date family members increased from 5 to 5 million.

But now let them cut their flesh and return to the level of 5 years ago, how many people would be willing?
Despite Hideyoshi's forgiveness and permission to control the 45 koku territory of the Date family, this Zhixing is still ranked among the top 10 daimyos in the Toyotomi family system, which is really enviable.

But it's not easy for them, because if a little careless handling of the territory triggers a riot, Hideyoshi's urination will also reduce or even change the title because you are not good at controlling the territory.

Hideyoshi didn't have the energy to deal with your Date family this time, so he chose to pay back time with space.

Now that I forgive the Date family and give them a lot of territory, it just reflects my reputation of benevolence and righteousness.

And when the explosion broke out in the Date family, he could still tidy up the Date family in a legitimate way, but now the most important thing for him to do is to let the soldiers recuperate and wait quietly for the Thunder in the Date family.

How could Date Masamune fail to see such an insidious trick, but he couldn't help it.Now accepting Hideyoshi's arrangement, his Date family may still have a chance to survive.

But if he persists to the end, Hideyoshi will organize Satake, Mogami, Uesugi and other daimyos to hold the Date family first, and wait for his main force to rest before launching another 20 Northern Expedition. By then, the Date family will be like the Hojo family.

"My lord." Katakura Ketsuna opened his mouth and wanted to ask Date Masamune, but he stopped him with his hand, "Kojuro, please let me be quiet first, I have something to think about."

After shutting himself in the room, Date Masamune threw Zhou Zhong's bead string to the ground, and the bead string shattered.

Date Masamune scolded angrily: "The bastard Tokugawa still said that he would intercede for me, and it turned out to be such a condition in the end."

Date Masamune didn't understand why the result became what it is now. He was indeed prepared to sacrifice part of the territory, but his bottom line was to give up the Aizu Territory, which was also his bottom line.

When I was talking with Tokugawa Ieyasu before, I clearly expressed my thoughts. Tokugawa Ieyasu wrote back and said that everything went well.

But when he was in the temple today, after Hideyoshi took back Aizu, he still took back the territories of Okitama, Date, and Shino counties totaling about 18 shi.

In fact, he was already suppressing his anger when he was in the hall, just because he had to bow his head under the eaves.

He was very aware of his situation, if he didn't agree on the spot, he might not even have a chance to get out of Utsunomiya.

After Masamune Date vented for a while, he locked himself in the room and thought. He didn't open the door to let Katakura Ketsuna, who had been waiting outside for a day, come in until the sunset attendant asked him if he had eaten.

"This time I'm going to Kyoto, I'll just go, and I'll make preparations in advance when I go back.

Now that the news of Hideyoshi's official position in Ozhou may have begun to spread to the northeast, that guy Osaki Yoshitaka must remember to ask the ants on the hot pot after he knows about it.

But now he may still have a glimmer of hope, I want you to extinguish his last hope. "

Speaking of this, Date Masamune smiled leisurely in the opposite direction, "Master Kanbai has helped us a lot. Even Nanbu, Onodera and other daimyos who participated in the battle have been reduced. You said that after you let Osaki Yoshitaka hear it, he will think Do you still have hope?"

Katakura Ketsuna quickly understood Date Masamune's meaning: "Osaki's family was originally on the list of reforms, but Osaki Yoshitaka is different from others. He actually asked the elders of the family to bring 500 people to the south. Odawara's.

If we have to argue, it should be similar to our disposal, can we keep 1/3?What does His Highness mean to force him to rebel? "

"The worst thing to do is to die in Gome. If you don't fight, you have no chance at all. If you are Yoshitaka Osaki, how would you choose.

Make a mess, let's make a mess, only when there is a mess will there be hope for my Date family.If the Osaki family is in chaos, it must be my Date family who can send troops the most. I can use the Osaki family to divert the conflicts in the territory.Maybe on the contrary, he can win some military merits and redeem some rewards. "

"But after all, there is an example that our Date family was allowed to keep 1/3 of Zhixing. It is hard to guarantee that the Osaki family will not choose Shangluo to defend."

"So, the information you have to let him get is all bad, like that guy named Buffalo Mizuno, who was transferred from Sanhe to Osaki for 5 shi.

This is the name Kokoro who is reducing Osaki's territory, plus the news that the other participating daimyos have been reduced, he must make a move."

Date Masamune wanted to continue talking, but was stopped by the attendants outside, "Has the lord eaten? The general on the right sent someone to look for His Highness, and invited His Highness to the banquet."

Hearing that Hideka invited him to the dinner party, Masamune Date looked at his post Katakura Ketsuna with a look of surprise, but saw that his expression at the moment was as puzzled as his own.

He asked Katakura Jinggang strangely: "Do we have any intersection with General You?"

"Probably not," Katakura Jinggang replied, "But it's good if His Highness goes down. General You was granted the right to buy Yuao by Guan Bai, and he will supervise Yuao in the future. It's never wrong to fight the relationship in advance."

Date Masamune nodded in agreement when he heard it, and asked Katakura Ketsuna to help him choose two gifts and take them to visit Hideo. At this time, a few attendants came in outside to help Date Masamune change his clothes and tidy up his appearance.

At this time, Date Masamune's mouth was still making deployments, "When Aizu quits, he will use his hands and feet."

"Huh?" Katakura Jinggang didn't understand what he meant, and asked him, "You mean"

"Since ancient times, it has never been easy to seize land. The people at the bottom always think that the land seizure is to deprive them of tax-free real estate. Therefore, when they want to seize land, they will gradually expand from point to area. You and I have seen Guandong Yuao to seize land so big. scene?

Not to mention that Hideyoshi used the Shigao system to calculate taxes, while our side has used the Kangao system for hundreds of years.It is inevitable that there will be conflicts in the palace. "

Hearing this Katakura Ketsuna already understood Date Masamune's meaning, but he didn't agree with this desire to fight as before, "It's fine that Osaki is a little more lively, after all, there are three genealogy records of Toyotomi's family in Aizu Ling What about Dai, will this affect the fight?"

Date Masamune replied with a slight joke after listening, "Oh~ Ichikui occurred in the foreign daimyo's territory. Even if there is a problem with the daimyo's control of the territory, the title must be reduced, transferred, or changed. Can our high-ranking Lord Guan Bai take it all in one stroke?
One must know that Master Guan Bai's every move is being watched by the people of the world. "

After saying this, Date Masamune's expression suddenly became serious, and he said indifferently, "Only in this way can we highlight the status and ability of my Date family in the Northeast, and let the master who is sitting in Shangjing think carefully about my Date." family’s opinion on how to deal with it.”

Katakura Jinggang still felt that it was inappropriate to do so, but Date Masamune had already issued an order, and as a retainer, he could only obey it.

While the two were talking, the attendants had already cleaned up Date Masamune very decently, and Date Masamune called his own little Katakura Jinggang and asked him to go to the banquet with him.

After all, Date Masamune misunderstood Hideka's meaning.

He thought that the Xiu family was trying to win over him, and the so-called banquet was just a relatively private event between the two families, so he specially prepared wagashi, a specialty of Sendai, and planned to visit.

As a result, when we arrived at the house sponsored by Hideo, we found that there was already a huge crowd of people outside. Judging from the family crests on the attendants, Ogasawara, Mogami, Satake, Utsunomiya, Gamo and other daimyos gathered here, looking like one Little rated.

Seeing Date Masamune's arrival, Hideka respected him a lot, walked out of the house to greet him personally, took wagashi from his hand and said with a smile, "I've heard that the wagashi in the northern country are delicious, and now I finally have it, Date Please come in quickly, my lord."

In fact, when he saw so many people outside, Date Masamune was a little bit resistant to go in at first. After all, it is Hideyoshi's world now, and so many famous names gather here, it will inevitably give people a bad impression.

Especially for a daimyo who has just been forgiven for his faults, it is better to avoid such sensitive political topics as much as possible.

But who would have thought that just as he was about to turn around and leave, he ran into Katagiri Kazumoto, who enthusiastically pulled him into the courtyard of Xiu's house.

Date Masamune waited for a long time, and found that Ishida Mitsunari, Otani Yoshitsugu and other followers around Hideyoshi were also present, which made him interested in the specifications of the dinner, and looked at the person on the table who was talking and laughing with the daimyo of the Ogasawara family The very happy young man couldn't help being curious.

After everyone was seated, the Xiu family ordered the attendants to start serving the dishes. The dishes were actually very simple. A stack of thick-cut beef cubes and a stack of beef tongue were grilled and placed on the plate. The sauce, other than that, is just a few side dishes.

"I'm very glad that you can come to my banquet today. Many people here should be familiar with me before, and some famous people don't know me well, so they were a bit shy about my invitation at first.

In fact, you can take a look. When Ishida Jibu, Otani Xingbu and others are present, it means that the banquet tonight is approved by my father.

In fact, when I convene you today, the focus is on one thing, how to deal with the matter of Yu Aoshi.

Except for the Uto Palace and the Satake Hall, everyone present here are all Yuao daimyos. It is precisely because Yuao's official work cannot do without your support, and the reason why I called the two highnesses is that if necessary, I need two An adult can give me support. "

Facing the Xiu family's request, everyone was a little flattered and dared not even say it, and Utsunomiya Kuntsuna even said, "Your Highness, as long as there is something useful to my Utsunomiya family, it's okay to say it."

"Thank you Utsunomiya-sama for your support." Hideka first thanked Utsunomiya Kuntsuna, and then officially started today's topic.

"The first is the issue of safety and stability during the Yuao Shi period."

Hideka said to the crowd, "With the fall of Odawara Castle, the demise of the Hojo Clan, and the surrender of everyone, the world is now stable, but there are still many bandits making small troubles.

Yu Aoshi set such a big deal, I am troubled that there will inevitably be some people who resist the law and refuse to implement the decrees made by His Highness Guan Bai, and what's more, there may be a riot. "

"Wow wow wow wow~" the Xiu family said that it caused a stir, and the big names in the hall suddenly seemed to have agreed to discuss it here.

It is obvious that Ichikui's question is indeed in everyone's heart, and this question has indeed troubled the ancient dynasty for thousands of years.

"In order to avoid the occurrence of Yikui as much as possible and give His Highness Guan Bai a satisfactory answer, I have the following suggestions:
1. The inspection work in the Yuao area is suspended, and the Ministry of Criminal Affairs and the Ministry of Justice will enter the venue half a year later. First, the daimyo will issue a hunting order in the territory to confiscate civilian weapons.

2. Since it is the first ground inspection in the Yu-Ao area, in order to complete it faster and better.I suggest that the land inspection work after the completion of the sword hunting order should be reported by the daimyos themselves, and then we will conduct spot checks to confirm.Re-examine all errors within half of the knowledge and practice to be confirmed.

3. I have always felt that the reason why Yikui became popular is because they failed to contain them in time and well in the early stage of their development.

A large part of the reason why containment cannot be carried out is that the mobilization efficiency in the daimyo territory is too low.And many mobilized samurai ashigaru, their relatives are likely to be among the Yikui.

In order to deal with the possible chaos of the army, the most important thing is to improve the efficiency of responding to the crisis. I suggest that the above-mentioned companies organize some soldiers to station in Iwashiro in advance.

If it is found that there is a situation that has occurred, this unit may act quickly to extinguish the flames while they are still burning. "

(End of this chapter)