Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 589 Warning
If you want to say who is the most upset right now, it is Asano Nagamasa who is sitting on the toilet.He was originally here to preside over the accountability meeting for Date Masamune today, but Date Masamune has always been in control of the initiative.

Right now, he was so directly speechless by Date Masamune, which made the protagonist of this meeting a little bit embarrassed, as if today's meeting was all wishing Date Masamune.

"Lord Date has such a clever mouth," Xiujia said after seeing his uncle being embarrassed by being bullied.
"Asano's attendant will record this letter and the witness's testimony. In fact, the matter you are involved in is not something that I and the attendant can decide. It needs to be handed over to His Royal Highness Guan Bai for personal judgment.

The reason why this meeting is held in Lifu City today is to allow everyone present to be a witness to prove the authenticity of Suda Hoki's correction and self-defense statement with Dr. Date Sakyo.

All the evidence above, as well as the various information and events we have received in the past few days, my attendants and I will sort them out and send them to Osaka, so you will be treated fairly. "

In front of everyone, Hideka first praised Date Masamune's performance, but later changed the subject and said that he would hand over the matter to the higher authorities.

Although Hideyoshi at this time was not as suspicious as he was later, he was still merciless in dealing with suspicious daimyos.

After the Battle of Odawara, Hideyoshi disposed of a group of daimyos who were suspected to be related to the Hojo family, and this image became more vivid in the hearts of daimyos.

It's just that they don't know that this is not the perfect Hideyoshi.

Hideyoshi, who had the ultimate evolutionary error, was more like a zombie tyrannosaurus in the future. He catches and bites anyone, and he can catch and magnify every little thing.

The current Date Masamune is actually not sure about Hideyoshi's attitude. He doesn't know that the historical Hideyoshi's enthusiasm for Seimei is above all else, and he doesn't know that the historical Hideyoshi put him down gently in order to stabilize Ou.

At this moment, he is still full of fear for that old man, even though he speaks eloquently in front of Hideka and Asano Nagamasa, it seems that he is not afraid of anything.

In fact, with that letter with similar handwriting in his hand, Toyotomi Hideyoshi would not have the slightest trust in himself, a daimyo who had been yin and yang during the Battle of Odawara.

From Xiujia's questioning of himself just now, it can be seen that he seems to have mastered some gossip. If Xiujia adds fuel to the side, even if there is no evidence for those gossips, Hideyoshi will not make himself look good when all these questions are added together. .

Don't forget that 3 days ago, the fact that Dategarifu City soldiers attacked the Dainagon Mansion was real!
Even if I described this incident as a collision in front of Hideyoshi and Asano Nagasa, it still couldn't change the fact that weapons and iron cannons were actually used.

Some things may be trivial in normal times, but if Hideka and Asano Nagamasa are involved in the matter, plus the previous two doubts, then the military chaos that day will inevitably be infinitely magnified.

Recalling what Xiujia said carefully, the focus actually falls on the last sentence [all kinds of information we have received and things we have encountered in the past few days].

Date Masamune didn't know if the Xiu family controlled Lifu City for 3 days, whether they questioned their retainers and searched the whole city, but found no evidence.

Date Masamune panicked, this time he really panicked.

It's just that if he is soft at this moment, how can his ending be better?He wanted to stand up, but he still couldn't see his end clearly.

"Since Mr. Date has made the matter so clear, he should have already made a plan in his heart. After thinking clearly about how to defend himself in front of Guan Bai again."

Hideka looked at Masamune Date with a smile on his face and continued, "The purpose of calling you here today is purely to be a witness. Now that the witness has been completed, let's leave, and leave the rest to Guan Bai to decide. "

As he said that, he also got up and signaled Asano Nagamasa to leave with him. The surrounding samurai and daimyo got up one after another, saluted the two powerful people, and planned to leave in an orderly manner after the two left.

However, just as Hideka passed by Date Masamune, he suddenly grabbed Hideka's wrist, "Master Dainagon, please wait a moment."

Date Masamune's sudden move made the surrounding guards feel as if they were facing a formidable enemy, they all put their hands on their knives and rushed forward to surround Hideka and Date Masamune.

The samurai of the Asano family stepped forward to protect Asano Nagamasa behind him, fearing that Date Masamune would jump over the wall in a hurry.

The noble families and daimyo who watched the excitement around saw that the limelight was not right, and they didn't care about the etiquette, and ran to the outside of the hall one after another, fearing that they would die in the chaos.

Date's retainers, who had been waiting outside, saw the sudden change in the situation in the hall, and jumped up from the horses and rushed forward, but were also stopped by the samurai guarding outside with weapons.

Seeing the face of the enemy below, Hideka didn't panic. Ever since Date Masamune chose to enter the city alone to defend himself, Hideka already knew that he was subdued and would not do anything drastic .

Hideka also took this opportunity to clear the scene, and talked with Date Masamune after all irrelevant personnel had left.

"It seems that Dr. Zuo Jing still has something to say to me. Is there anything that cannot be confessed in front of outsiders?" Xiujia said, looking out through the wall of samurai. It depends on the people who eat melons.

However, after Hideo finished what he had just said, they stopped staying, and each looked for their own reasons to resign to Hideo and Asano Nagamasa.

After everyone had almost left, and only Hideka's own retainers and Date's retainers were left, Hideka said to Date Masamune, "Dr. Zuakyo and your retainers really have the same temperament. They are so frizzy when they do things." If you are impatient, you will get started without knowing the situation, and it is easy to fall into the trap."

What Hideka was referring to was of course the attack on Hideka's mansion by Date's retainers three days ago. Date Masamune heard from Hideka's words that Hideka seemed unwilling to expand the matter, which made him hang on I let go of half of my heart.

Date Masamune let go of Hideka's hand, and said to Hideka, "Please forgive me."

Hideka signaled the left and right samurai to disarm, and instead of going back to sit, he sat directly opposite Asano Nagamasa, looked at Date Masamune and asked, "Do you know what you have committed, Dr. Sakyo? Do you know?" What kind of treatment will His Highness Guan Bai give?"

As soon as Masamune Date heard that Xiujia directly pointed out the core issue, he turned to Xiujia and bowed to Xiujia very solemnly and said, "Your Highness, please clarify."

Hideka didn't answer Masamune Date immediately, but instead glanced at Nagamasa Asano, who was opposite him, and said, "I asked Dr. Sakyo so many questions today. Does my uncle also feel suspicious about accusing Dr. Sakyo of treason?"

"Ah? En!" Asano Nagamasa was stunned for a moment when he heard Hideka's question, and then nodded in response, "It's really suspicious. What Suda Hoki said changed three times within the counting time, and once it seemed like It’s not self-inflicted, I think his accusation is actually somewhat questionable.”

"I think so too. The biggest question right now is the authenticity of that letter, whether it was written by Dr. Sakyo or by Suda Hoki." Hideka took over the conversation and said, "It was also because of this letter that led to that day. The conflict between the Date family and us."

"Since we are ordered by His Highness Guan Bai to deal with Ou Yu's chaos, land inspection, and official settlement, we need to investigate these matters thoroughly before presenting them to Father for reference. Are you right, Uncle?"

Hideka's words revealed a meaning. Hideyoshi's decision on how to deal with Date Masamune was mainly based on the suggestions from Hideyoshi and Asano Nagamasa.

By doing this, Hideka is calling Date Masamune by name, so you have to think about your next attitude and performance.

Date Masamune was naturally not stupid, and he took the initiative to step forward and said, "I would like to ask Da Nayan and his attendants to say a few kind words in front of Guan Bai. On behalf of the Date family, I would like to thank you in advance."

It's just that he didn't expect that Xiu's family would throw this question back to him, "How does Dr. Zuo Jing think this matter should be handled?"

"Well, this matter is naturally left to Guan Bai to decide, but I thought that since it was a misunderstanding, I would be innocent after the resolution." Date Masamune replied.

"That's right. So it's as simple as that." Xiujia taunted in an understatement tone, "Doctor Zuo Jing thinks that if we present it like this, His Highness Guan Bai will believe it?
Will he no longer send someone over to investigate what happened?At that time, it is not certain whether that person will be as discerning as we are. "

In fact, as Hideka said, the Date Masamune just touched Hideyoshi's sensitive nerves, especially the incident of rebels attacking Hideka and Asano Nagamasa, Hideka and Asano Nagamasa are the sufferers.

Have you ever seen the reason why the sufferer speaks for the perpetrator when his life is almost in danger?
Hideyoshi saw Tsuhide's family and Asano Nagamasa insisting that "this is all a misunderstanding, and the Date family is fine", what do you think Hideyoshi would think?
He would feel that this matter was more strange, and even thought that Hideka and Asano Nagamasa were also involved in Date Masamune's rebellion.

Yes, Date Masamune's size is indeed very small, saying that he may not be able to cause any big waves in Ou's rebellion, and Hideyoshi will not delay Zhengming's preparations for this.

But if it involves Asano Nagamasa, Ningning's elder brother, and Hideyoshi, the world's number one vassal, then Hideyoshi's suspicion may no longer be able to hold back.

So regarding the matter of Date Masamune, it is still important to distinguish between primary and secondary. Some things must be explained inevitably, and Hideka and Asano Nagamasa must also correct their attitudes.

"Lord Date really made it difficult for us." Xiujia sighed and said, "According to what you said, it was all a misunderstanding, so it was because the attendant and I didn't know the details in advance that caused the misunderstanding? The attendant and I have to be like you." Apologize?"

Asano Nagamasa heard Hideka's ridicule and blame for Date Masamune, and frivolously "cut", obviously very dissatisfied with Date Masamune's attitude.

"I don't mean that."

Masamune Date wanted to defend himself, but was interrupted by Hideka: "It's Dr. Zuakyo who didn't understand what I just said."

"I just asked my uncle's opinion on this matter, and you have heard that my uncle also has doubts about Suda Boki."

"But!" Xiujia emphasized, "It doesn't mean that our reaction in that situation was wrong, and we won't be afraid of this even if we sue Guan Bai.

In the same way, even if Suda Hoki's accusation against you is not true, it is two different things from the attack on me and my attendants later by the Date family's rioters!
And the Date family should pay attention, no matter what the reason is, you have no reason to use force against us, let alone fire iron cannons at us.

In this incident, 12 samurai on our side were killed and 19 samurai were injured. I don’t care about ashigaru or anything like that. Even my uncle almost died. The Date family must be responsible for this. "

Hideka's rebuttal was agreed by Asano Nagamasa, and he said to Date Masamune, "I have 8 samurai who died in the battle in Lifu Castle, and the Dai Nayan family has more people, and many more people were injured. They are all innocent. And die, you need to be responsible for it.”

In the plan of the day, Asano Nagamasa's retainers were responsible for infiltrating and destroying the city gate, and letting the Hideka army from outside the city come in.

Sannomaru's operation went smoothly, but due to the battle of Ninomaru, the Date family gathered a lot of people here, and many Asano family samurai who were originally arranged at the gate of Ninomaru Castle were killed by the Date family.

However, after Ninomaru failed to break the door, Xiujia could only organize a strong attack. Since Xiujia was deeply trapped, this time it was no longer a leisurely siege. Masatoshi Suga immediately organized a samurai death squad to climb ropes. On, several people were lost for this.

Hideo and Asano Nagamasa had a blood feud with the Date family on that day, especially Asano Nagamasa, who died in the battle were all those who followed their close banners, so it is impossible to say lightly to the Date family , How will I explain to my retainers at that time?

Oh, we sacrificed our lives to fight to the death for you, and in the end, you two protagonists denied all our efforts for political interests?How can Xiujia and Asano Nagamasa lead people?

Date Masamune naturally heard what Hideka meant, he was the main person responsible for asking himself for this matter.

"Your Majesty is still not very familiar with the matter of colliding with the two Highnesses that day. Please wait for me for a few days, and I will naturally give you a result after I understand it clearly."

Date Masamune wanted to procrastinate, and it would be impossible to pass this matter without giving them an explanation, and the so-called explanation is naturally to hand over the responsible person to them, so as to block the mouths of the people below.

But it's a matter of betraying his retainers like this. Doesn't Date Masamune need to go back and discuss it?

Well, we also heard Yi Dashi's call for help at the time, so we brought someone over to ask for help. Da Nayan fired warning shots without saying a word. Biased.

We thought they were going to be bad for the Date family. As a retainer, you will fight hard to retreat from the enemy. It’s fine if your Date family doesn’t reward you, but now you want to throw us out. How can you be the governor of the family?

Date Masamune is also under a lot of pressure. If this matter is not handled properly, it will inevitably affect the cohesion, loyalty and confidence of his retainers, and the family will break up at that time.

But Date Masamune naturally would not give him this opportunity, pointing to the group of people sitting outside the hall and said, "Don't be so troublesome, my attendants and I have already investigated the matter for Dr. Zuo Jing, look at the group of people sitting outside the house People are the main people responsible for this matter.

Of course, An Fangshou sat outside voluntarily. He was controlled by me in the house at the time, so it was impossible to incite the retainers to rebel, but he was the Jodai at that time, wasn't he?
Speaking of which, I am most sorry for An Fangshou, but someone has to be responsible, right? "

(End of this chapter)