Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 528 We Are Brothers
In fact, Xiuzhen's current situation, Xiujia can empathize with.

If I grew up extremely slowly like the class in history, wouldn't it be a situation where I am being ostracized by my retainers now?

When did the Xiu family make their debut in history?It seems that the battle of Odawara was played by Hidean Togawa as the formation.

Even after marrying Haoji, the Xiu family rarely had the opportunity to make real military exploits. They used the small 10 years to cultivate their own wings, and it was not until after Hideyoshi's death that they took power through Ukita's riots and thrills.

Looking at Xiuzhen's aggrieved face, Xiujia sighed helplessly.From a historical point of view, Xiuzhen is definitely not an incompetent monarch, but she seems a little insignificant in the afterglow of Tokugawa Ieyasu like a sun.

From his desire to transfer the title to weaken Tokugawa Ieyasu's influence, it can be seen that he is a thoughtful daimyo, and he is not willing to succumb to Tokugawa's control.

Many people outside often joked, "The territory of the Tokugawa family should also be counted as the knowledge of the Ogasawara family. After all, they are father and son."

Hideo originally scoffed at this point of view, thinking that they did not know the father-son relationship between Ogasawara Hidetada and Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Now it seems that I have a small structure, maybe people have seen through the old turtle for a long time and are not easy to get along with.

This boa, it turns out that people are on the third floor
In fact, not to mention Xiuzhen, even Hideyoshi or Hideyoshi, how could they think that Kazutoyo Yamauchi would be so tricked?
The reason why he was sent to the Ogasawara's house was to become Xiuzhen's elder, and to fight against the Tokugawa family. Who would have thought that this person would surrender without a fight.

Talking here, the Hide family suddenly understood why Hideyoshi suddenly made Kazutoyo Yamauchi, who was originally named Xiuzhen by the scriptures, independent this time.

After all, Kazutoyo Yamauchi didn't give it to Xiuzhen as a gift, Hideyoshi directly transferred him to Xiuzhen's name, and he would not be allowed to participate directly without special provisions.

With Hideyoshi's shrewdness, even if Hideyoshi didn't mention the situation of Kazutoyo Yamauchi, she could still get a rough idea.

Suddenly Xiujia realized a problem, and he asked Xiuzhen, "No, didn't Masayuki Sanada entrust you to be your teacher? Did he help you?"

"But Sanada Sensei is just Sanada Sensei!
His Highness Guan Bai has an agreement with His Highness Tokugawa, he is now a reclusive person, not to mention that he cannot participate in political affairs or military affairs, he is only my assistant teacher in name.

The problems I encountered in Matsuzaka were all asked to him privately during class.In fact, the idea of ​​transferring Iwashiro this time is exactly the suggestion he gave me before.

He told me that if I stay with Tokugawaden all the time, then I will never be able to take power.

He said: Only in a distant country can I have the opportunity to display my ambitions.

This is how I took advantage of this opportunity to ask His Royal Highness Guan Bai to transfer the seal. "

After hearing this, Xiujia thought about it carefully, it seems that Sanada Masayuki did not participate in the battle of Kanto this time, and with his ability to become Ogasawara Hidetada's generation, he must be able to shine.

Now that the matter has come to this point, there is no point in lamenting about the past, the most important thing now is to find a way to help Xiuzhen change this situation.

But not to mention those under Xiuzhen's command, even if it is the entire Japanese daimyo, it is really not easy to find a few internal affairs talents.

The chaotic times of the Warring States Period for hundreds of years provided enough military talents for the Warring States Period of Japan, but the chaotic situation and battles made the economic and interrogation ministers very scarce.

Most of the talents who really mastered this technology were traders or monks. This is also the reason why many famous monks were behind the backs of famous monks during the Warring States period. Among them, the most famous ones were Taiyuan Xuezhai, Nanguangfang Tianhai and others.

That is to say, the Xiu family set up the Hongwenkan in Okayama, and all the samurai children need to complete basic education here, so as to make up for the lack of low-level executive talents to a certain extent.

But with Xiuzhen's current problems, what he lacks the most is not the bottom-level execution talents, but the top-level coordinating talents to help him manage the territory.

He definitely can't wait 3 to 5 years to establish the Hongwen Museum and wait for the students in it to grow up. He needs talents who can be recruited and used immediately.

Such a talent is a precious asset even in Yuxi's family. After thinking about it, Xiujia decided to help him, and said to him, "I have a few candidates here. You can think about it."

After the Xiu family finished speaking, they gave the names of several people at the beginning of the year, "There is a person under the Narita family in Ninja City who is called Narita's eldest relative, and his ability is not bad. I was punished by me for helping Narita Nagachu during the Kanto War. If you don't mind You can take it back to Koriyama for dispatch.

At that time, Daodaoji Zhengfan was defending together in Ninja Castle, and I was beheaded in the end. After the war, Daodaoji's family was changed by His Highness Guan Bai, and his sons, Daodaoji Naoshige, Naoxiu and others became ronin.

I think that their adopted son Daoji Zhiying’s abilities were acceptable and they were accepted, and they were given 1200 shi Andu (the 93 shi given in Chapter 1.2 is a bit problematic, and I’m eating books here).

Now that the arrangement in my territory has just come down, and the list of retainers has not yet been handed over to Osaka, if you think it's still worth taking, take them away.

The former Furukawa family's subordinates, Mr. Kota Kawachi Moriharusuke and Isshiki Naoto, have been handling the affairs of the Furukawa leader for the past few decades, and have been praised by Hojo Shiyasu. There is no doubt about their ability.

But for some reason, I can't hire them. Now they are still staying at Yanfu City in Kanto. If you need it, why don't you use them as ministers. "

The ability of Narita's eldest relative is naturally needless to say. From the history of being able to coordinate the generals in the face of such a big disadvantage, it can be seen that his ability is absolutely outstanding.

As Xiujia said, no matter how much Xiujia tolerated the Narita family, the fact that Narita Nagatada and Narita Changkin resisted Toyotomi's cage city and defended it could not be changed.

After all, for the conflict between the enemy and ourselves, either the two of them should recite it, or the old father-in-law, Mr. Narita, should recite it.

The same is true for Naohide Daidaiji. Since he is only the adopted son of Masashige Daodoji, Masashige Daidaidera trained him as an assistant to his own son from the beginning, and passed on his talents in administration to this son.

In history, after becoming a ronin, Naohide Daidōji became an official in Qingjin as a believer. Due to the lack of talents in the Northeast, he soon became his most important practice, and gradually became the elder of the Qingjin family.

The Xiu family gave the Narita family, where the head of Narita lives, a half of the punishment. In fact, it was enough to wipe out the mistakes made by the two. After all, according to the official statement, it was an act of cage city carried out by the two against the wishes of the family governor.

But it is precisely this reason that makes it impossible for the two of them to appear in the official list of warriors, at least they have to go through the process of exile.

The Hide family originally planned to let Narita's head take care of him for a few years, and then hire Narita's head for a job after the news of the Battle of Ninja Castle passed.

Now that Xiuzhen Ogasawara has confirmed it, the Xiu family will directly transfer this person to the Ogasawara family. In this way, there is no need to go through the "exile cooling-off period", which is a process of directly enrolling in another family.

Like many old Kanto officials who were changed by Hideyoshi, Zhixing who was bestowed by Hideyoshi as a thousand stones went through such a process.

The Hide family also had the same idea when they recruited Daedaoji Naohide at the beginning. The Hide family really liked the ability of Daododeji Naohide, and his reputation in history resounded. That's why he has been tolerant to him after Shinobi was captured.

As for Harusuke Kota and Naomi Isshiki, they did not say much. These two have said many times before that they have always been the elders of the Furukawa Ashikaga family.

In fact, this is exactly what the Hojo family wanted to see. The Furukawa Ashikaga family was originally a puppet they set up. Since it is a puppet, it naturally does not need much strength.

In other words, although Harusuke Koda and Naoto Isshiki are retainers of Furukawa Ashikaga in name, they are actually families directly under the management of the Hojo clan.

And Nishishi, led by the Furukawa Ashikaga family, is under the governance of the two of them. It has always been a relatively rich and stable area in Kanto, which is enough to see the abilities of the two of them.

Moreover, these two have the experience of family elders and the experience of managing the Shiwanshi territory. Unlike Narita Nagakin and Daodaoji Zhengshige, they have outstanding abilities in this grade, but their experience is still somewhat lacking.

The Xiu family is indeed greedy for the abilities of the two of them, but it is absolutely unforgivable that the two of them ostracized the Furukawa family, which caused an irreconcilable conflict between the enemy and the Hide family who married the Ashikaga family.

But the Xiu family can't accommodate two giant Buddhas, which doesn't mean that Ogasawara Xiuzhen can't do it.

It just so happened that Hideyoshi Ogasawara had some retainers with both ability and strength to compete with Honda again. Compared with the experience and ability of these two old fritters, they should be able to compete with the Tokugawa faction headed by Honda.

After listening to Xiujia's introduction and describing her views on several people, Ogasawara Hidetada said to Xiujia with a joyful expression, "

The person recommended by my elder brother can’t be wrong. I am very satisfied with the Hiratsuka who has been used by many people. Now I have promoted him to be the captain of my Gomoto fan, and guard around Kyoko and Komatsumaru.

As for the four people you proposed, I will only take away the two masters, Yantian and Isshiki, and the three masters, Narita.

As for Lord Daosi, since your elder brother has been included in your retainer group, it is better not to take love as a younger brother. Anyway, the three of them are basically enough. "

"That's great." Xiujia nodded in response, "It's a pity that these people have outstanding abilities. After being hired by you, they can only start from the bottom and work hard. If there is someone who is trustworthy at this moment, they can directly attend the elders and Ben Duo. Sub-division would be perfect."

Hearing the helplessness of the Xiu family, Xiuzhen didn't feel depressed, he still responded with a smile, "Every time I encounter troubles, my elder brother will help me solve them, and now I am very satisfied with the three capable ministers handed over to me." How dare you have extravagant demands?"

"Actually." Xiujia said hesitantly, "Actually, there was indeed one person who was the best choice, and that was Ishikawa Hokimori. If I remember correctly, his son used to be your attendant, right?"

Ishikawa Bokishou in Xiujia's mouth refers to Ishikawa Suzumasa, and his son Ishikawa Yasunaga used to be Xiuzhen's attendant and followed Xiuzhen to Osaka as a hostage.

Later, Ishikawa Shuzu was running away from Tokugawa to Hideyoshi, and Xiuzhen entered the Ogasawara family as an adopted son, and Ishikawa Yasunaga returned to his father.

Ishikawa Shumasa was one of the earliest Tokugawa Ieyasu's earliest family elders. He served as the banner head of Nishimikawa, and was called the second minister of Tokugawa along with Sakai Tadashi.

If he were to become Xiuzhen's elder, then Ben Duo would never even dare to fart.The key point is that Ishikawa ran away from the Tokugawa family and had irreconcilable conflicts with the Tokugawa family. Naturally, there is no need to worry about him colluding with Honda many times.

There is another key issue. His son Ishikawa Yasunaga and Honda's son Honda Naruto were both Xiuzhen's attendants. The attendants have always been the most important close ministers of the daimyo, and they may become the family's elders and writers in the future. The presence.

Now that Ishikawa Yasunaga had gone with his father, Xiuzhen was left with only Narushige Honda, and his father was also the elder of the Ogasawara family, in charge of administrative affairs. The power in this was really out of balance.

Hearing Ishikawa Suzumasa's name, Xiuzhen at first expressed her approval, then shook her head and vetoed: "But isn't Bokishou now entrusted with 3 stones from Ise? How can I get 1/7 of Zhixing to recruit?" he?"

"To be precise, it is 2.86 stone."

Historically, due to the hostile relationship between Tokugawa and Toyotomi, Hideyoshi gave him a generous reward of 8 koku in Hanoi after Ishikawa Shuzheng left. .

But in this life, Ishikawa Shusho ran away after Ieyasu confessed to Hideyoshi, and Ieyasu and Hideyoshi belonged to a subordinate relationship, so Hideyoshi would not be able to reward Ishikawa Shusho generously.

Even at that time, Hideyoshi asked Ieyasu to whip him as punishment for betraying his master.

At that time, in order not to cause Ieyasu's misunderstanding, Ishikawa Shuzheng was sealed in Hanoi for 1.5 shi. In fact, the seal was reduced.

Naturally, there is no such treatment as Hideyoshi in history asked him to seal Izumo, and changed his name to Ishikawa Yoshiki.

Although there is no such treatment in history, after the Kyushu War, Gamo moved to Kyushu, Oda Nobuo was changed, and he was moved to Ise Matsuzaka 2.86 shi, basically returning to the knowledge and practice before leaving.

Such an increase in knowledge and practice is a relatively large increase, whether it is placed among the military meritorious group or the seniority group. From this, it can be seen that Hideyoshi treats Ishikawa Susho more favorably.

"I remember that there happened to be a county called Shichuan County in the Zhixing you led. It just matches the Miao character of Bo Qishou. Why don't you seal him in Shichuan County. If there is a lack of knowledge and practice, you can get him from Tiancun County on the side. Or how about Baihe County looking for supplies for him?"

Xiujia even half-jokingly said: "Besides, I remember that Matsuzaki seems to be in Ishikawa County, so you can save yourself the trouble of thinking about building a city in the south and abandoning that one."

Hearing Xiu's joke, Xiuzhen said angrily, "Matsuzaki is west of the Abukuma River, which is the territory of Iwarai County. Really, brother, did you make a good plan for the city?"

"Really?" Hearing Xiuzhen pointed out her problem, Xiujia smiled awkwardly, "I'm really sorry, I remembered it wrong, hahahaha."

Putting aside the question of whether Matsuzaki fell into the city, Xiuzhen was quite satisfied with the candidate proposed by the Hideka, especially the arrangement of Ishikawa Suzumasa, which made him see a clear hope for the first time in controlling the affairs of the family.

A burst of laughter enlivened the atmosphere, and the Xiu family once again solemnly reminded Xiuzhen: "If you want Bo Qishou to help you, you must act quickly, otherwise His Highness Guan Bai may be killed after returning to Osaka. The rewards are about to start."

Xiuzhen nodded and said, "In that case, I'll send a letter to someone to take back."

After all, the two of them need to go south together with Yuao Daimyo after participating in the Xiu family's wedding in Yanfu City. In terms of time, it must be too late. It is indeed a good way for Xiuzhen to write a letter in advance for someone to bring back.

Watching Xiuzhen finish writing, drying the ink on the paper, she was about to summon the servants who had been dismissed before but was stopped by Xiu's family.

Xiujia said to Xiuzhen: "How about I send someone to help you go back."

Xiuzhen froze for a moment, and quickly understood what the Xiu family meant. He looked up and looked outside, as if to confirm whether the attendants and banners around him were trustworthy.

But only a moment later, he handed the letter to the Xiu family, and said to him, "Brother, I'm sorry.

The disturbance in Tamura requires my elder brother to take risks to help me put it down, and now I have to worry about my family's internal affairs, and Yu Yisong really has nothing to repay. "

For his thanks, after Xiujia hid the letter close to her body, she only replied indifferently, "What nonsense are you talking about, you and I are brothers."

(End of this chapter)