Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 585 Chaos (continued)
Like Hideo and Asano Nagamasa, Date was awakened by his servants in his sleep.

Suddenly, he was notified by his surname, "Da Nayan's old lady, Tian Zizheng, asked to see him, and said that he came with orders from Da Nayan. Please prepare to go to Da Nayan overnight."

Yi Da was awakened from a sound sleep, showing a confused face, he didn't think there was anything that needed to wake him up overnight, so he asked outside, "Did Ota-sama know what it was? "

The little surname outside the door replied, "It is said that it is related to the Royal Palace. If there is an emergency military situation, please come to the house to explain."

Hearing the news about his elder brother, Date Shi naturally didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly asked his wife to tidy up his appearance, and followed Ota Suzumasa to the mansion of Ninomarushita Hideka's family.

Date Mi and his attendants went with Ota Suzumasa in plain clothes, and Ota Suzumasa came to invite Date to wear plain clothes, which did not make Date feel abnormal.

It was quiet all the way, and Date actually asked Ota Susuma who was beside him about his brother's situation. Ota Suzuma excused that he didn't know, and that he was just here to spread the word for the Hide family, so that he temporarily swallowed his curiosity.

When he came to the gate of the Xiu family's mansion, the two warriors in helmets and armor and coir raincoats looked at him with strange eyes, but Yida didn't think much about it, maybe he was dazzled by the firelight at night.

But after he entered Xiu's house with a few attendants, the gate behind him was suddenly closed.

Several samurai in armor rushed up from left and right. Taking advantage of the lack of response from the samurai on the side of Date's house, they pressed Date and the others at once, and took away the samurai swords and ribs stuck in their waists.

"Asshole! What are you doing? I am Lifujo Jodai, the younger brother of Dr. Date Sakyo. How could you treat me like this!"

Date, who was pinned down on the snow, bit the snow twice in his mouth, protruding the snow from his mouth, and shouted at Senior Minister Ota, "What does Mino Mamoru mean? I came here under the order of your lord, and I, the lords of the Yi family and the Yi family, are ministers of the same palace, how could you treat me like this!"

However, when he looked up, he saw Ota Susumasa's cold stare, and dozens of warriors in helmets and armour, holding long spears poured out from around him, all pointing their guns at Date Shi and others.

Yida really didn't understand what it meant when he saw this appearance, but he didn't understand, and he didn't understand why this happened.

"Why, this is why Mino Mamoru, is there any lack of hospitality on our side?" Yi Dashi asked suspiciously.

Ota Zizheng didn't reply to him, he motioned to the left and right samurai to insert it, and then said, "Let's go, His Highness Dainagon is waiting for you, you will know when you arrive."

After finishing speaking, he led the people to go inside. As for the few attendants he brought, they were naturally taken to the side warehouse by the guarding warriors to guard them temporarily.

In fact, Yida was carried all the way inside, and what he saw were armored warriors on the left and right, not only with long spears, but even longbows and iron cannons had been transported to the front row.

On the commanding heights of the roof, there are still warriors climbing up with ladders, using part of the soil and wooden planks to build a platform and erect a wooden pole to block arrows.

Before Date could figure out what went wrong, he had already been taken to Hideo's side. He saw that even Hideo was wearing armor and sitting on a horse, and next to him was Asano Nagamasa, and Yida Da Shi finally realized that the situation is absolutely not optimistic.

As we all know, Asano Nagamasa is Hideyoshi's brother-in-law. Although he is not as famous as Toyotomi Hidecho and Toyotomi Hideka, he is still one of Hideyoshi's most trusted schools.

And because he is a foreign relative, he often acts on behalf of Hideyoshi.Now that he is sitting with Hideyoshi, it is very likely that Hideyoshi wants to harm the Date family.

"Why...why is this?" Date asked incomprehensibly, "Why did the Toyotomi family treat my Date family like this? My Date family is loyal from top to bottom, how could the upper hall bully us like this!"

Just as the Xiu family was about to speak, they heard a noisy voice from outside, turned their head to look outside and asked, "What's going on outside?"

Not long after, a samurai ran into the hall and said, "My lord's shouting just now seemed to startle the surrounding samurai houses. Those who stayed behind all came out to inquire about the situation, but we stopped them. They seemed to have clashed with the brothers guarding the door. Ota-sama has brought someone to deal with it."

"Just in case there is a change, let the people come in first, and wait for Masari Suga's reinforcements." Xiujia ordered to the people who came.

"Roms."

After the samurai who informed him left, Hideka looked at Yi Dashi and said, "An Fangshou, my Toyotomi family has always respected the virtuous and courteous, but we will never be soft on the betrayal of the subordinates."

"Betrayal? Why did Da Nayan make such a statement?" Yi Dashi asked suspiciously.

"Your elder brother sent someone to deliver a secret letter to Ichikui leader Besho Awaji. The letter was intercepted by Yubisuda Boqi and sent to our phalanx overnight. The general in front did not dare to neglect and sent it to me overnight."

"If you don't believe me, I'll let you die to understand." After finishing speaking, he let the left and right unfold the letter for him to read, and said, "Let's see if it is your brother's monogram on it?"

It is impossible for the letter to be given to Date. If it is true, this is the most important evidence. It is the evidence that Xiujia sued Hideyoshi. Xiujia is afraid of being destroyed by Date.

Therefore, the attendant could only unfold the letter in front of Yi Dashi for him to read through the air.

Yi Dashi's hands were tied behind his back, and he whispered the content of the letter. After reading it once, he couldn't believe it. He read it again and confirmed the monogram signature again and again.

The frown furrowed even more, and he couldn't believe the contents of the letter.

Because he remembered that his elder brother told him before that he was just using the group of people. When things got serious, he went to suppress and use it to let Hideyoshi see the influence of the Date family in Luqian, so he would definitely pay attention to the Date family. Give seal.

But everything in front of me is different from what my brother said before!
He quickly discovered the problem.

He still remembers asking his elder brother himself, "Will you join hands with Ichikui?"

At that time, Date Masamune once laughed and said, "Isn't that telling everyone that my Date family is going to rebel? Chess pieces are always chess pieces, and they can be discarded when they are used up. Not only must they be discarded, but they must be disposed of cleanly."

Then, according to what Masamune Date said at the beginning, the Date family will never join forces with the Yikui to attack friendly forces!

But now in the letter it is clearly stated that he will cooperate with Ichikui to fight, which is the same as what Date Masamune said before.

Date was really distressed. He discovered the problem, but he didn't know how to explain it to Hideie and Asano Nagamasa.

Could it be that "Our family does have contact with Ichikui, but our elder brother said, is he just using him?"

What a joke, just based on the first half sentence, the Xiu family can destroy the Date family.

In the end, he could only struggle and roar, "There must be something wrong with this matter, my brother is loyal, otherwise he wouldn't have mobilized 20 troops to go north with 6000 shi!
At that time, the elder brother was quite ashamed after being reprimanded by His Royal Highness. He once said that he would fight against Yi Kui to be His Highness Da Nayan and to clear the world for His Highness Guan Bai!Please also ask His Highness Da Nayan to investigate clearly! "After that, he knocked heavily on the ground.

However, Hideka and Asano Nagamasa had no sympathy for Date's defense. The Warring States period has been in trouble for so long, and the most unbelievable thing is the loyalty of allies.

Don't say that Date is not the governor of the Date family, even if he is the governor of the family, just based on this letter, Luoyang will be turned over to Hideyoshi for disposal.

In response to his begging, Asano Nagamasa asked again rather coldly, "I'll ask you whether the monogram on this letter was written by Dr. Date Sakyo."

As he spoke, he raised a finger, and said quite seriously, "I'll just ask this question, and you can answer it after you think it over."

When Xiujia heard this, he couldn't help turning his head to look at Nagamasa Asano, why did it sound like he was trying to help the Date family? Are you still in a dragon's den or a tiger's den?
Asano Nagamasa's question made Date really silent. He didn't know how to answer this question, but his silence seemed to Hideo and Asano Nagamasa to be the tacit consent to this question.

"Then there's nothing to talk about." Xiujia stood up from the horse and said to Date Shishi, "As long as this monogram is real, Date Masamune must escort Luozhong to His Highness Guan Bai for disposal. An Fangshou should think about it carefully." What will happen to the Date family from now on?"

As he spoke, he walked slowly down and squatted in front of him and said, "Now that you surrender in Kaesong, I believe you have nothing to do with this matter.

The first time I met you, I knew that you were an honest boy, and I and Asano attendant also believed that you had absolutely no knowledge of this matter.

If you choose to abandon the darkness and turn to the light at this time, and help me clean up the city defense of Lifu, my attendants and I will help you in the future with a few words of kindness in front of the Guanbai Palace, and it is still possible to exchange a small leader for the Date family to preserve the name of the family. "

As soon as the Xiu family finished speaking, the commotion outside became louder.

Following the two gunshots of [Pengpeng], the attention of the people in the hall was drawn to the outside, Asano Nagamasa stood up abruptly, looked outside and asked, "What's going on?"

A samurai came in and reported, "My lord, attendants, the Date family sent people to try to knock on the door, but they were repelled by our iron cannons."

When Xiujia heard the news, his first reaction was to ask, "Is anyone injured outside?"

The person who came replied, "The shot was on the ground, and no one was injured."

Hideka asked this question because he still wanted to control the situation within his controllable range. If he really shot and wounded the Date family samurai at Ninomaru, then the Date family would fully react and put on Wearing armor and preparing to fight, I am afraid that Masatoshi Suga who is attacking the city outside will also be quite troublesome.

However, not long after the hustle and bustle outside subsided, another samurai came to report: "My lord, attendants, the Date family has brought people here again, and someone has already pierced their armor, drawing a bow and holding an iron cannon to confront us."

As soon as the words were finished, there were bursts of [bang bang bang] sounds outside, as well as the sound of bows and arrows shooting through the air.

The samurai on the Xiu family's side had already made preparations, but some people were still shot down from the wall and carried away with their shoulders clutched.

At the same time, the general in charge of guarding the gate reacted quickly, and ordered to his men, "Fight back! Fight back!"

[Bang, bang, bang] All the members of Ida's family gathered in the aisle, and the iron cannon on the Xiu's side could hit them without much aiming, and there was a sound of wailing outside.

Seeing the exchange of fire between the two sides, Xiujia was actually more anxious than Yi Dashi. He asked Yi Dashi, "Is there anything else you want to say? Don't think that you will be fine if you die, since I can trick you here It's ready.

Compared to what you heard just now, my subordinates have already left the city to rectify the army, and he will bring people into the city in a short time. At that time, you think that with two or three hundred samurai guarding the city and hundreds of samurai retainers and relatives, you can Do you want to defend Lifu City?Do not make jokes. "

Asano Nagamasa also chimed in and said, "What's the point of your persevering now? Wouldn't it be better if the Date family was destroyed? Now that the opportunity has been given to you, don't you intend to cherish it?"

[bang bang bang]

【whoosh whoosh】

【Ah~】

Coupled with the roar of iron cannons, the sound of arrow feathers breaking through the air, and the shouts of wounded soldiers, Asano Nagamasa and Hideo's persuasion became more urgent.

As for why Asano Nagamasa was in such a hurry, there were only 70 to 10 people in the courtyard including the banner samurai, attendants and retainers, but so many people had to guard the four directions and the back room.

If people from outside invaded the courtyard, let alone a few hundred people, even if there were only a hundred people, they would not be able to bear it inside.

At that time, they will really treat people as knives and me as fish and meat. You Yida is really not good at hand, so it is better to exchange some conditions while thinking that the advantage is on our side, so as to calm this matter.

Yi Da really didn't know the danger of the current situation. Ever since someone from their side fired the first shot and hit someone, the situation had become difficult to deal with.

He really wanted to accept the conditions offered by Hideo and Asano Nagamasa in exchange for a little peace, after all, the letter is the most favorable evidence right now.

But he thought from the bottom of his heart that Date Masamune would not betray the Toyotomi family, and he had no such reason.If you want to do it as early as the battle of Odawara, what's the point of fighting with more than 20 shi now?
While the few people were talking, there was already a Date warrior outside with a ladder to climb over the wall. Ota Zi was directing the warrior to come down from the wall, using iron cannons, bows and arrows to name the Date soldiers who wanted to climb over the wall.

Just at the moment when Date was in reality, several Date samurai were shot and fell to the inside and outside of the wall.

The Xiu family was still saving face, and did not order someone to make up the knife, but to have the injured Date family samurai dragged behind to watch, the seriously injured should be healed first, and the injured should be treated when the situation is stable Besides.

Perhaps it was the attitude of the Hide family that caused Date's real psychological defense to collapse, and Nagamasa Asano said at the right time, "5 shi, I dare to guarantee the safety of 5 shi for your Date family!
As long as you order them to put down their weapons and receive training, I believe that Date Masamune did it alone, and keep your Date family safe! "

(End of this chapter)