Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 593

Ikeda Hengxing was thrown out by the Xiu family to deal with the envoy, because the Xiu family thought that there was an envoy who came to urge the speed or inquire about the situation of Satake and Date.

But what Xiujia didn't expect was that the purpose of coming this time was not for this purpose, but to inform the two that Hidecho Toyotomi's life was dying.

Until now, considering Hideyoshi's progress in sending people to urge Ou to calm down many times before, it is likely that Hideyo is not simply urging the progress of Hideyoshi's suppression of Ou.

It is very likely that Hideyoshi came to ask Hideyoshi because Toyotomi Hidecho's health was getting worse and worse, so that he could calm down Ou's return to the south.

But right now, it's meaningless to say these things, Hideka galloped back to Sanuma Castle, ignored the signs of the people around, and ran to the residence of Asano Nagamasa at lightning speed.

"What's the matter, wasn't he still well before we set off?" Xiu Jia asked the person who was dressed in a fisherman's outfit as soon as he sat down, without even looking at the visitor.

"Thank you, Uncle." Since Xiu's family stepped directly on the muddy floor of the Naganuma, several mud marks were left on the floor along the way. Wipe the soles of your feet.

"Originally, the body is really good, but around the beginning of spring, it suddenly said that the body is not good, and can't eat anything." Facing the question of Xiu's family, one of them replied.

After the Hideka wiped the soles of his feet, he followed the voice and found that the person speaking was actually Masaichi Kobori, the son of Toyotomi Hidecho's retainer Kobori Shoji, who was considered to be the valet of Hidecho's family.

"Sakusuke, you came in person?" Hideka was surprised that Masako Kobori came to pass the letter, and that sitting opposite him was Iki Too, one of Hideyoshi's Huangmuyi, and his own boss. The flower house is being completed.

It can be said that the three giants of the Toyotomi family, Hideyoshi, Hidecho, and Hideka, have all sent important missions to the north. Such an operation has never been seen before.

"My lord asked me to come, and he asked me to inform His Highness, requesting you to return to Luoyang as soon as possible." Masako Kobori bowed to the Hide family and said, "I passed out once last month, but the doctor said that there was no cure for it. .He had always been looking forward to His Highness's class teacher, but he was afraid that his own affairs would delay His Highness's important event, so he asked Guan Baidian to send someone to inquire about His Highness's progress in calming the chaos.

This time the lord passed out last month, and when he woke up 13 days ago, the first thing he did was to send someone to notify Guan Bai that he wanted to call His Highness back.He feels that his time is running out, and he wants to tell you what happened after his death before he dies. "

"13 days ago? Are you really galloping here?" Xiujia looked at the two of them and said in surprise.

You must know that the distance from Kyoto to Sanuma Castle is more than 900 kilometers. Later generations will need to drive for 13 hours day and night. In this era, it will take 190 hours to walk. According to the average daily travel speed of 5 to 6 hours, it takes a full walk 31 days!
But the two of them set off from Kyoto and arrived at Sanuma Castle in 13 days. They really risked their lives and ran away.

"Toyotomi and the right minister ordered, and my subordinates dare not delay day and night." Too Iki replied from the side, and at the same time stepped forward and made a slight movement, adjusting a more comfortable way to sit.

"Minister right?"

"His Royal Highness Guan Bai heard that the first and second ministers will be blessed by the gods against all diseases, so some time ago, I asked Guan Bai Xu to promote the Lord as the second right minister." Masaichi Kobori replied.

The right minister's normal official rank is the second rank, and the inner minister is the second rank. Hideyoshi was promoted to the second rank in order to cheer Hidecho, or as he said, for the blessing of the gods.

However, judging from Toyotomi Hideaga's health performance in the past month, this ignorant idea obviously didn't work.

"So uncle woke up 13 days ago?" Xiujia asked anxiously, "Did you consult a doctor before you left, did you take medicine, and did you feel better?"

Masako Kobori replied, "The doctor did not dare to leave Your Highness's side day and night. I heard that His Highness woke up and drank some porridge and then fell asleep again. The medicine is said to be difficult to swallow, and he would spit it out once he drank it."

Hideka tried to exchange eyes with Asano Nagamasa who was beside him, but found that his expression was more dignified than his own at the moment.

"No, I have to go to Kyoto right away." Even though the rebellion with He Baiguan was settled soon, the Xiu family couldn't stay here any longer, and he quickly made a decision.

Seeing that Xiu's family had made the decision to return to the capital, Hanafang Zhengcheng who came with him said: "Misakushou knows that His Highness will be anxious after hearing the news, so he has already prepared a fast boat for His Highness. Shimatoko took His Highness south to Owari."

In Japan, ship transportation has never been the main mode of human transportation. Japanese ships are multi-storey tower-shaped ships that are mainly closed ships. The superstructure of the entire ship is built on the ship board and is not responsible for the force.

Therefore, Japanese ships can only be used for offshore transportation, and even the ships of the caravan operate between the two adjacent Minato.

In fact, until Edo imitated the Nanman ship, the Kii Peninsula was an insurmountable gap for Japanese ships. The Japanese fleet was divided into two parts by the Kii Peninsula, the East and the West.

If Hideka goes south from Sanuma Castle, he can go by land or water. On the side of the water, take a boat from Ishinomaki Castle or Matsushima Minato next to Rifu Castle to the south, sail all the way across the ocean and land in Owari, and then go by land. Often to Kyoto, the journey is about 15 to 17 days.

There is also a road on the side, going south from Sanuma Castle into Sendai, going south along Mutsu Avenue to connect with Higashiyama Road, passing Junyuan Sanyi Road to Kyoto.

It takes 31 days to travel this road every day, and it takes more than 22 days if you go faster. Unless you gallop like two people, it is possible to be faster than a boat.

The roads of Tokaido and Mutsu Dori cannot be said to be smooth, but they are easier to walk than Hokuriku Kaido and Nakasendo. This is the miracle of Kobori Masaichi and Iki Too who came to Sanuma on the 13th.

The Xiu family originally planned to requisition a ship in Ishinomaki City to go south, but they didn't expect that Osafune Sadakin had already prepared for himself.

But the journey on the 17th was still too long for Hideka, so he said to Hanabou Masanari, "I still want to ride down. Since Sakusuke and Shichiroemon can come to Sanuma on the 13th, I can go south from Sanuma as well."

After finishing speaking, he stood up abruptly from his seat, intending to order the left and right to prepare the horses.

"My lord, Mei Zuo Shou was worried that my lord would be reckless, and that's why she asked me to go north together." Hanafang Zhengcheng said, "My lord, you need to know that you are different from the two adults. Even if something happens to them galloping on horseback, it won't cause any serious problems. The news will naturally come from someone." delivered.

But take the initiative to shoulder the responsibility of Ou Yu's pacification, and shoulder the desire of the Youfu to support the Toyotomi family. If you and the Youfu have an accident at this juncture, how will the Toyotomi family be reformed? "

It was beyond everyone's expectation that Hanabou Masanari spoke so blatantly in front of Hideyoshi Huangmuyi's leaders, Hidecho's attendant, and Asano Nagamasa.

But at the moment, everyone's attention is on Xiuchang's health, and they didn't realize that Hanfang Zhengcheng's words were presumptuous.

Hanabou Masanari continued to persuade, "My lord, do you think that I am waiting to go north just to inform you to go back? You Fu is seriously ill. Asano Servant, Toyotomi Servant (Ogasawara Hidetada) and Toyotomi Counselor (Toyotomi Hideji) need to go back?"

When Asano Nagamasa heard this, he also took the initiative to take over the conversation and said, "Yes, Hachiro, I am no match for you, I am an old bone, you can't let me keep bumping on horseback for more than ten days.

Besides, for such a big event, all the relatives of the Toyotomi family should gather in Kyoto. If you leave Kitanosho and Koriyama behind, how can you let them raise their heads in the Toyotomi family in the future. "

"And your vassal is right. You are no longer an ordinary samurai. You shoulder the burden of the Toyotomi family in the future. How can you travel without a guard? What if something happens?
Now that the Osafune Hall has prepared everything for us, we might as well wait here for a while, and then go back by boat together after Kitanosho and Koriyama arrive. "

"It's because I didn't think carefully." After hearing this, the Xiu family sat down again, "It's just that Toyotomi's counselor and Toyotomi's attendants are responsible for the strategy in the north and south directions respectively. There may be problems with the suppression.”

"As long as the countermeasures are taken to deal with this matter, there will be no problem." Asano Nagamasa said to Hideka, "Hega and Barinuki are nothing more than minor illnesses. The total number of rebels is only 5 to 6000. Now the actual troop strength can be 4000, which is very good.

In the north, there are counselor Uesugi, attendant Gamo, and the boy from the Satake family, so there will be no big waves. You are too worried.

Before you came back, I sent someone to inform Beizhizhuang and Koriyama quickly, and asked them to hand over the army as soon as possible, and bring their close attendants to the south to join us.

Hehe is very close to us, and it takes at most 2 to 3 days to meet us in Songdo. It will take us 1 day to go to Songdo this time, so we don’t have to wait too long. "

Hideka finally agreed with Asano Nagamasa's plan, but since Toyotomi Hideji and Ogasawara Hidetada were to be recalled, it was necessary to re-arrange Ou's arrangement.

The Hide family actually didn't want the Gamo clan to rise up. The rise of the Gamo clan meant that there was a change in their plan to win over and suppress the Ou daimyo. After all, the Gamo clan itself was Hidekichi's wedge in Ou.

Gamo Clan himself has no contact with Ou Daimyo, nor does he have too much relationship with the Hide family. The existence of Gamo Clan is the dual care of the Hide family and Ou Daimyo.

Hideka didn't want Gamo Clan's power to expand too much, so when Ou Yu Ichikui was evaluated this time, he didn't give him too many opportunities to play, and he was more of a helper.

It's just that Toyotomi Hideji, who is the main commander in chief, is leaving, Ogasawara Hidetada is also leaving, and Hideka Asano Nagamasa is not staying.

Right now, Satake and Date, who are responsible for the main forces in the entire Ou region, are themselves guilty of crimes, and it is impossible to become generals.As for Yuki, Anton, Nanbu and other families, let alone their power is too small to convince the public.

Xiujia counted on his fingers and found that only Uesugi Jingsheng and Gamo Shigo could become the generals at the moment.

Gamo's hometown was Hideyoshi's very trusted retainer, and he served as the representative of Jindai in the Kii, Kyushu, and Noo battles.

Compared with Uesugi Jingsheng, the Hide family would rather let Gamo Clan get out. After all, Uesugi Kagekatsu has a lot of stamina, but Gamo Chou doesn't have much knowledge and action, even if he gets a job, his influence is still limited.

Moreover, having Gamo's family in Ou, although it would be detrimental to the Hide family, the relationship between him and the Uesugi family could not be said to be very good, and they might be able to check each other with the Uesugi family.

Hideka who made the decision said to the outside, "Who is on duty outside now? Send someone to inform Gamo's attendant, and ask him to temporarily act as the general of Luzhong's crusade, control Uesugi, Nanbu and other famous names, and put down the chaos of Hehe and Yiguan as soon as possible." .

At the same time, send someone to notify Dr. Satake Hitachi and Date Sakyo, telling them that you don't have to bring people back to see them so early. Even if you come back, His Highness Guanbai has no time to take care of their affairs, and let them serve under the command of Gamo's attendants. "

"Hachiro, what will Toyotomi Banana do if Sun Qi comes back?" Asano Nagamasa asked another question to Hideo, and this question was also asked to Too Iki.

Seeing Hideka and Asano Nagamasa looking at him, Too Iki replied first, "His Highness Kanbai did not make any arrangements, and His Highness Dai Nagan should decide this matter himself."

"Then we won't withdraw Banner first." The Hide family thought for a while and then said to the servants who were waiting for orders outside, "The people on the left and right are eager to go back, and the leader of Toyotomi Banner is Shaosuke Nakamura Shikibu.

The Kinki samurai finally brought someone here, let him take them to continue earning military merits in Ou, but send someone to inform Shikibu, and then he accepts the restraint of Gamo's attendants.

Then send someone to inform Sanada Nobushige, and ask him to return south ahead of time with Chibei from the headquarters, and return to Stable Bridge City first to stand by. "

"Yes" the attendant got the order to go down, and quickly drafted several letters to Hideo, who signed the monogram with Hideo and Asano Nagamasa, and then passed them on to Uesugi Kagekatsu, Nambu Nobunao, Gamo Shigo and others. .

Now that the order had been issued, the Hide family did not want to stay longer in Sanuma Castle, so he immediately ordered his attendants to pack their bags and go south from Sanuma Castle to Matsushima Minato.

After the Xiu family moved their army northward from Lifu City, they left Ota Zizheng, Ota Jingzi and others in Lifu City to supervise the inspection of the surrounding areas of Lifu City and the transfer of exiles, and took Suga Masatoshi's troops northward.

At this moment, Hideka hurried south from Sanuma Castle, and such an important fulcrum of Sanuma Castle could not be easily given up, so Hideka could only send another letter to Susuma Ota, asking him to remotely control the affairs of Sanuma Castle in Rifu Castle, and coordinate Suga Masatoshi's troops.

The Hide family will only take Akabi of Sanada Nobushige back first. As for the troops formed by the local people, they will still stay in Ou, and they will not go south with them until Gamo's township evaluates the troops of the Kazushige-Bainuguan Rebellion. .

At the same time, the Hide family still has a task for Ota Susuma, which is to bring Satake Yoshinobu and Date Masamune back to Kyoto to be questioned by Hideyoshi.

Satake Yoshishige has been ordered by Hideyoshi Tokugawa Ieyasu to take people back to Kyoto for trial. Hideyo delayed the time when Satake Yoshinobu and Date Masamune were taken back on the grounds that it was not appropriate to take away the main force during the war to disturb the morale of the army, so that the two could Time to earn military merit.

But this does not mean that the two have successfully landed. On the contrary, Hideyoshi just has no time to take care of the two because of Hideonaga's death.

You must know that Hideyoshi's temperament has changed a lot without Hideonaga in history, even the current Hideyoshi is not sure whether the two can pass the test safely.

(End of this chapter)