Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 586 Date Masamune's Reaction

Hearing that Asano Nagamasa said that it was [5 shi] Andu, Hideo looked at him abruptly.

To be honest, despite the fact that Date's family has started to climb over the wall, Xiu's side still has a chance to win.There are only so few people in the entire Lifu City, and everyone is attracted here, and Suga Masari's siege will only be smoother.

Besides, don't look at the fact that they are already climbing over the wall. Didn't you see that one was named and the other fell down?Regardless of the fact that the Xiu family is at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, they are all banner samurai composed of children of the samurai family and an attendant team composed of the second generation of the samurai family.

These people have received combat training all year round, and even if they are close by with spears, they will not lose the wind, and it is enough to support Suga Masari to send someone over.

Hideka didn't understand why Nagamasa Asano offered the bargaining chip so early. In his opinion, after the conflict between the two sides saw blood, the current situation is already a life-or-death situation even if this letter is put aside.

In other words, from the moment Date's retainers chose to fight with arms, they had already rebelled in essence, and it was already a very high reward for the Date family to keep their family name.

But right now, his uncle Asano Nagamasa opened his mouth and offered 5 shi. Don't you really know that 5 shi is already a difficult standard to meet?

5 shi is such a familiar number. It is the knowledge that the protagonist Kazutoyo Yamauchi of "Crossroads of Fame" struggled for a lifetime before Sekihara and Tokugawa Ieyasu got into trouble together.

Yes, Yamauchi Kazutoyo was taken out again as a quantifier for comparison. In the future, 5 stones will have a new term to be compared to the unit of measurement "Yitoyo".

However, this wealth is somewhat humiliating in front of the Date family. You must know that the Date family was a big name with 1 stones a year ago.

However, Yida really had no choice at this moment. Leaving aside the samurai who were shot down outside, the 5000 army outside the city was not something they could sustain.

Even if it is repelled, can Toyotomi Hideyoshi's 10,000+ army hold up?
Right now in front of me is Hideyoshi's brother-in-law and most trusted adopted son, if there is something wrong with the two of them, the entire Date family will not be enough to be buried with them.

"I dare to assure my brother, my Date family will never have two minds, no matter whether His Highness believes it or not, this matter is definitely framed by others and has nothing to do with my Date family!"

Although he was struggling very much, Date was still unwilling to give up Date Masamune just like that, and kept silent about that it was Date Masamune's handwriting, and referred to it as a frame-up.

Of course, he also expressed the hope that he can persuade the Date feudal vassals outside. Now that his colleagues on both sides are fighting each other because of a misunderstanding, he is willing to hand over Lifu City to Hideka and Asano Nagamasa for management, and write a letter to help recall Date Masamune, let him defend himself.

Seeing that Hideka and Asano Nagamasa refused to express their opinions, Yi Dashi said, "The two adults still can't figure it out. If my family has two hearts, why should I cooperate with Ichikui to rebel at this time?

At the time of the Odawara battle, the main family swallowed Aizu and commanded 3 troops. Wasn't the chance of winning at that time not as good as it is now? "

"Bold!"

"Say no more bastards!"

Although he refuted Date's answer, Hideka and Asano Nagamasa still looked at each other, and they both saw doubt and approval in each other's eyes.

Obviously, this question was also built in the hearts of the two of them, and they could not let go of it for a long time.It's just that the reasons for being limited by their identities cannot be clearly stated. Now that Yida's reality has been revealed, the two of them are no longer restrained.

"It was my words that were out of choice, and please forgive me, my lords. What I mean is that my family fears and respects the Toyotomi family now more than before, and I will definitely not have any unreasonable thoughts!"

Date has been kowtowing to the two of them all the time, which is a super-standard etiquette in Japanese etiquette. "Please also attendants, Lord Da Nayan, please also attendants, Lord Da Nayan."

Asano Nagamasa couldn't bear it, and he took the initiative to help him up, staring at him and saw "The fate of the Date family is in your hands. In fact, today's situation is very passive. The Date family wants to To get a better ending depends on what you do next."

Of course Yida knew what he meant, and based on the armed conflict that was happening now, attacking the Shangguan who was stationed in Lifu City, Yida's family would not be able to escape with a reduction of seals and changes.

If you want to get a good ending, you must not only suppress this matter, but also hand over the instigator to the Toyotomi family for an explanation, and make up for some crimes by risking your life and gaining military merit in the next battle against Ichikui.

To face all this, it is still a bit early for Yi Dashi, who is just 24 years old, but this is the Warring States Period, and this is the responsibility of the samurai family.

Date actually got the answer from Asano Nagamasa, and seeing that Hideka at the side did not express any different opinions, he promised to resolve the matter satisfactorily.

But Xiujia signaled the guards on the left and right to come forward, cut the ropes binding his hands with his ribs, and asked him to go outside and shout to gather the Yida soldiers.

Date's appearance soon had an effect. After all, it was said that the Hide family tricked Date into detention, and the Toyotomi family was going to attack the Date family.

But right now, Yi Da appeared in front of everyone in the Yi Da family intact, which finally calmed down the tension between the two sides.

However, it is impossible for these Date family members to be let go easily. After discussing with Asano Nagamasa, 50 banner samurai gathered by the two sides will detain them in the samurai house beside them to prevent rebirth accidents.

At the same time, let Yi Dashi go down to order Kaesong and let Masatoshi Suga come in.

In fact, Masatoshi Suga's speed is not uncomfortably fast, and he had already attacked Ninomaru when Date actually persuaded him to surrender.It was only because Hideka was in Ninomaru that it attracted too much attention, which made the internal and external cooperation fail.

Now that Date has actually come down, the Date family gave up resistance, and at the same time let Suga Masatoshi from outside, allowing the Xiu family to take over Lifu City with full authority.Hideka quickly asked Suga Masari to take over the city defense, and went to control several surrounding fortresses, and then contacted Toyotomi Hideji and Sanada Nobushige.

At dawn the next day, the retainers selected by Date sent the letter written by him, the letter signed by Hideka and Asano Nagamasa to the front line of Date Masamune in Ishinomaki Castle.

Date Masamune suddenly heard that his Yubi Suda Hoki had killed Husong's guards and defected to the direction of Sanada's house late yesterday, and he immediately felt a bad feeling.

You must know that most of the contacts with Yikui people were done through Suda Hoki. Now that Suda Hoki is defecting, it is very likely that he wants to report himself. If this matter is reported to the higher authorities, it will be terrible.

It's just that he doesn't know what Suda Boki said at the moment, if he defends himself so early, he will appear guilty.

Struggling like this until dawn, the spies came to report that the Zhongjinshan Pavilion in the distance was closed, and it seemed that it was ready to resist the invasion of foreign enemies.

In Date Masamune's view, all these actions were caused by Suda Boki's disclosure of his contact with the Yikuizhong. It is very likely that the other party already knew his previous connection with the Yikuizhong, and he was afraid of continuing to contact him now.

However, things changed beyond his expectation. Just when he was thinking about how to resolve the situation, he heard an envoy from Lifu City, sending a letter from Yi Dashi who stayed behind.

Masamune Date broke out in a cold sweat after reading the letter, and sat down on the ground, murmuring, "It's over, it's over."

The letter fell out of his hand, and Katakura Keitsuna and Masakura Left behind picked up the letter. They were shocked when they saw the contents and the monograms of Date Mi, Toyotomi Hideie, and Asano Nagamasa at the end.

Masamune Masamune, who didn't know the truth, asked Date Masamune: "His Royal Highness, what's going on! Is it true that the family is in contact with the Yikui people to attack the Sanada army?"

Katakura Jingzuna knew some inside information. He knew that it was true that Date Masamune and Kazukui had been in contact in private, but it was all bullshit to talk about attacking the Sanada Corps together.

Not to mention that he didn't believe Date Masamune would be so stupid, even if it was really such a big matter, he should have a thorough investigation with himself, and judging from Masamune's expression, he was also very surprised by the current situation.

Moreover, Date Masamune had already understood after being questioned by the Xiu family that day that his routine of trying to get chestnuts out of the fire was no longer feasible, and behind him was a general supervising army with a dog's head on his back.

On that day, he was revealed by Date Masamune together with Date Masamune that he would fight to the death against all of them.

Therefore, he confidently reprimanded the left-behind Zhengjing: "What nonsense is Uenosuke talking about? How could the lord hide such a big matter from us? Do you see any pre-war actions by our side today?"

It is one thing to reprimand the left-behind political scene, and at this moment he has no bottom in his heart, he looked at Date Masamune and asked, "Does the lord have a decision in his heart?

In my humble opinion, no matter whether the master is true or not, it is not appropriate to send troops. Even if you want to go north to defeat Yikui to prove your loyalty, you will be mistaken by Da Nayan for surrendering to the enemy.

Since An Fangshou (Yida Shi) and Da Nayan have written in the letter that you are asked to return to Lifu City alone to plead your case, we have given our Date family a chance.

Moreover, there is the monogram of Asano attendant on it. Both Toyotomi Daiinaku and Asano attendant are people who keep their promises. Since they promised not to deal with the Date family until the facts are clear, it means that we are still safe now. "

"Beizhongshou, such a big incident has happened, do you think it is up to Da Nayan and Asano's attendant to deal with it? This matter will definitely be sent to Luozhong and handed over to Guan Bai for decision!" Left behind Zhengjing disagreed with Katakura Jinggang Opinion objected.

"Since An Fangshou said that he really has this letter in his hand, I am afraid that the matter is close. Since the matter has come to this, my lord, it is better to make a decision early!"

"Make a decision early!?" Katakura Jingzuna said in shock, "Are you asking the lord to take advantage of the situation to rebel? Do you feel that you have the hope of defeating Da Nayan?

With Da Nayan's plan, do you think it's as simple as sending a letter and letting the lord go back to defend himself?At this moment, I am afraid that the army under the city of Lifu and Mingsheng has begun to move closer to us! "

After hearing this, Jingzheng, who stayed behind, shouted excitedly: "So what! Since you haven't done it, are you going to bow your knees to their framing? Isn't the samurai born to die in battle? If you are afraid of death, you can naturally go first. Let me stay with Liulang to die for Date's family!"

It seems that the name of Liushou Zhengjing has nothing to do with the Date family. In fact, he is the son of Date Harumune, younger brother of Date Huizong, and Masamune's uncle.

That's why he participated in such an intimate military discussion, and he is qualified to say such words as "Die with the Date family".

In fact, staying behind Jingzheng, as a blood relative of the Date family, has a lot of opinions on Date Masamune's reuse of a recent student from a small family like Katakura Jinggang.

He thinks that Katakura Jinggang is because his half-sister is Masamune's nurse, and the two of them can be reused as a guess.

The Date family had been expanding before, and such internal conflicts were covered up.After the Battle of Odawara, the Date family was forced to reduce the title, and the contradiction between this family and its close ministers was finally exposed.

"Enough!" Masamune Date reprimanded the quarrel between the two, looked at Zhengjing left behind and said, "If there is a war, what are the chances of winning? Can the whole army be united as one?"

Staying behind Zhengjing heard that Masamune Date had the will to fight, and knelt down in front of him and said, "If the lord wants to fight, the ministers will be with us for life and death."

After hearing what he said, Date Masamune shook his head helplessly. It was obvious that Jingzong, who stayed behind, also knew that the victory was slim, and it was not bad for him to have such a heart.

"This matter must be the crime of the thief Suda!" Date Masamune said helplessly to Katakura Ketsuna, "What Fujigoro (Date Mito) said in the letter, the letter's handwriting and monograms are quite different from mine. similar.

Suda Hoki was promoted by me to write copywriting, letters, and

I never thought that one day, I would be bitten back by him!It's just that now I have no evidence to prove my innocence! "

In the end, Date Masamune gritted his teeth and scolded, "If I catch you in the future, I will eat his flesh, drink his blood, convulse his tendons, and smash his bones into ashes!"

Katakura Ketsuna is Date Masamune's childhood friend, so he naturally understood Date Masamune's meaning, "My lord, please prepare first. I will search Suda Hoki's house and see if there is any useful evidence for you to bring back."

After about an hour, Masamune Date and Masamune Masamune left behind had finished laying out the defenses of Ishinomaki Castle, and Keitsuna Katakura just returned to retrieve the half-burned wooden sticks and handed them to Masamune Date, happily saying, "My lord's business." There is a turning point!"

Date Masamune found out that the bottom of the wooden stick had already been burnt to some extent, but Kazuki could tell that there were engraving marks on it.

"I don't dare to print it privately, but it looks like the master's monogram is correct. Maybe he left because he was pressed for time and couldn't watch the evidence burn through. Please ask the master to identify himself."

Hearing Katakura Ketsuna's reply, Date Masamune stepped forward excitedly, raised the seal and looked at it carefully, "That's right, it looks like a seal imitating my monogram!"

Then handed the seal to Katakura Jinggang and said, "Wrap it carefully in a brocade box, this is our self-certified evidence!"

Katakura Jinggang kept the "evidence" well, and asked Date Masamune for instructions to return to Rifu together, but was rejected by Date Masamune.

He needs Katakura Jinggang to guard Ishinomaki Castle for him and take care of the 6000 Date army here.He was afraid that with his temper of staying behind in the political scene, if the negotiations in the south went wrong, he would directly raise troops here, and then it would be shit or shit.

But before parting, Date Masamune pulled Katakura Ketsuna aside and asked him about the origin of this private seal, "Did Hoki really engrave my monogram privately?"

Katakura Jinggang smiled and sighed and replied: "Time is tight, and I only have time to make half of it. But I can only make it look like splitting in half to burn firewood. My lord, please bear with me."

(End of this chapter)