Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 602 The Toyotomi Family of the Xiu Family and the Marriage of Xiu Bao Yuan Fu

Toyotomi Hidecho has always been of one mind with Hideyoshi. It is hard to imagine that one day, Hidecho would blurt out his distrust of Hideyoshi and his sorrow for the death of a rabbit to Hideyoshi.

"Hachiro" Hideka was still immersed in a kind of disbelief, Hidecho spoke to Hideka again and said, "Hachiro, Guanbai is going out this time, and I, the Gifu Clan, will not go out with the army.

However, some retainers in my territory are eager to make a move on this matter. As a family governor, suppressing people by force will only make the retainers betray.Since you will lead people across the sea this time, why not incorporate them into your army and take them away. "

"Uncle?" Hearing Toyotomi Hideaga's words, the Hide family looked at him in disbelief, because from what he said, it was not simply asking him to lead the retainers of the Gifu family to cross the river, but to hand over some of the retainers to him. for myself.

Because the Gifu family is no longer on the list of conscripts, the Gifu family will not be able to participate in North Korea in the name of the Gifu family.But if they don't fight in the name of daimyo, they can't participate in the war.

Volunteers and the like do not exist in this era. They can only participate in the Korean War if they become ronin and join the new daimyo.

Therefore, what Xiuchang said was to allow some of the daimyos under his command, whether permanently or temporarily, to be affiliated with the Xiu family and join the battle in the name of the Xiu family's troops.

In the Warring States Period, this was actually handed over to retainers, which was a very big thing.

Because many important ministers have names in the Toyotomi family tree, and Xiuchang is not the superior name of the Xiu family, how can he transfer the title of retainer at will?

Hideka was amazed by the current Japanese samurai's enthusiasm for Zhengming, and they flocked to him as if this battle was a battle that must be won.

I was even more surprised that Yu Xiuchang, a well-behaved elder, would do such an unruly thing in his later years.

But Xiujia saw in Xiuchang's eyes that there was no room for rejection, so he agreed without thinking too much.

Toyotomi Hidecho's retainers to the Hide family are mainly the following: Suzuki Shigekane, Suzuki Shigetomo, Deba Masaga, Oku Shigemasa, these people are all from Kii, and after Hideyoshi's Kii Raiders, they became Hidecho's Retainer.

Kanematsu Masaki and Kawaguchi Sokatsu are Owari's strong men, who used to be Oda Nobuo's retainers, and Hidecho became Hidecho's retainers after he was transferred to Owari.

Toda Katsunari, Ueda Shigean, Akaza Yoshiya, and Oda Kazukichi, these four were Niwa's retainers in the past, and Hidecho became his retainer when he was named Echizen before.

Judging from the origins of the above 10 people, they all became his retainers after Xiuchang had grown in recent years. Many of them were Hidecho who switched to after the death of the old master, and they were not veterans under the command of Xiuchang.

These retainers are actually outsiders within the Toyotomi family, and it is foreseeable that they will not be reused. It is no wonder that they have the idea of ​​​​going to North Korea for a try, and maybe they can be valued by Hideyoshi and become a famous name.

Although these people seem to be very famous, most of them actually don’t know much. For example, Kanematsu Masakichi only received 1700 koku from Owari, Katen Anjou received 2000 koku from Ise, Suzuki Shigeto received 2100 koku from Ise, etc. .

What really surprised Hideka was that other people's knowledge aside, Toda Katsunari is a famous master with 1 shi Zhixing. Didn't he think that even he planned to give up his skills to join the North Korean army?
Fortunately, these people don't have much knowledge and practice, and the Xiu family has 200 million stones, which is enough to accommodate these people.

And it was this thought that flashed through my mind, and Xiujia suddenly understood the reason for what Xiuchang did today.

The so-called vassals' tendency to levy what they can't control is just an excuse, and the real reason has to be read in conjunction with what Xiuchang said earlier.

Xiuchang already had a premonition that his time was running out, and that Hideyoshi would probably reduce his title after his death. Husong inherited such a large territory, and it might not be enough to settle veterans, so how could he have extra knowledge to settle this group of outsiders? Woolen cloth?
These people are all themselves who have become officials halfway. At the moment when their loyalty cannot be digitized, it is impossible for Xiu Zhang to inquire about their loyalty to him one by one, and simply throw them all at the Xiu family.

It is not only to find a good way out for this group of retainers, but also to reduce the burden when reducing the seal in the future.

It was already a month later when the Xiu family wanted to understand these things. At that time, they were meeting one by one with the retainers that the elders had passed on to them.

It was also at that moment that the Xiu family realized that Xiu Zhang was the best name in the world. He treated his sons, veterans and new ministers in the most friendly way and found the best solution for them.

Who wouldn't love such a hero?
But it's a pity that the Toyotomi family is not supervised by Hidecho, but by that moody and selfish monkey.

In fact, it is not only these 10 people who have been transferred, but those who have just been named are all famous people in history. The other warriors add up to more than a hundred people, and their retainers and family members add up to thousands. They were all placed in Saitama, Musashi, and Shangso.

Now that the conquest date is approaching (already the end of September), the Xiu family will not allow them to return to their skills, and let their retainers take their families to the territory, let them arm themselves directly in Kyoto, and wait for the arrival of the Xiu family's Kwantung Corps .

Of course, there are only a hundred or so of these people, and their combat strength is still a bit low. The Xiu family directly took out 2000 Guanwen and asked them to recruit ronin from the nearest place. Finally, a small backup team of 500 people was formed. battle.

They were very confused when they were thrown by Xiu Zhang to the Xiu family. After all, as retainers, they have never encountered a situation where they were abandoned by the head of the family without doing anything wrong.

But after seeing that Xiujia, like Xiuchang, is a kind and tolerant lord, and even paid for them to build an army, I also have a feeling of gratitude for Xiujia.

Hideya is actually very happy to get the above group of people. After all, six people such as Toda Katsunari, Suzuki Shigekan, Suzuki Shigetomo, Deba Masaga, Oku Shigemasa, and Kanematsu Masakichi are all listed in Nobuno's data. He is a good general in Siwei.

Although it is not a quadrilateral fighter, each has its own prominent direction more or less.

For example, Changchang Chang is a brave general with 81 points, and Suzuki Shigekan's strategy and politics are both 85+.

However, Suzuki Shigetomo's three items of dominance, bravery, and resourcefulness exceeded 75, and Oku Shigemasa's three items of dominance, resourcefulness, and politics exceeded 75. They are already considered all-around generals.

Three people like Oku Shigemasa, Suzuki Shigetomo, and Suzuki Shigekan are all well-known masters of iron cannons. Hideka specially equipped this 500-man ranger with 300 iron cannons, making the entire reserve team a iron cannon reserve team .

After leaving Xiuchang's house that day, two major events happened in Kyoto. One of them was that a certain man's wife was dissatisfied with the grievance of her husband being scolded, and told her sister Ah Chu about it.

Ah Chu was even more perverse than his younger sister, so he directly reported the matter to Chacha in Jule.

From Ah Chu and Chacha's point of view, Xiuchang and Xiujia would not target them for no reason.

Yes, in the eyes of Chacha and Ah Chu, this was Xiujia and Xiuchang's targeting of the Asai Omi faction.

After all, the relationship between Xiuchang and Ningning has always been very good, and his adopted son, Husong, the younger brother of the Xiu family, used to be under Ningning's family.

The most important thing is that the youngest sister of the Xiu family, Hazel, is married to Hashiba Hidetoshi, and Hashiba Hidetoshi is the fifth son of Ningning's elder brother, the Kinoshita family.

The Xiu family has been deeply bound to the Ningning faction. From Chacha's point of view, every move of the Xiu family and Xiuchang is the result of Ningning's instructions.

The reason is that a few days ago, Chacha took Hesong to show off that she could have a son in front of Ningning. Chacha thought it was Xiuchang and Xiujia's revenge on her, so she blew pillow wind at Xiuji.

At first, Hideyoshi didn't take this matter seriously, after all, his younger brother had already dealt with it, and he still fully trusted his younger brother Hideyoshi at the moment.

But only a few days later, Hideyoshi made a new arrangement. He specially called Hashiba Hidekatsu into Juledi, and gave him the surname of Toyotomi's courtier, so that he could be ranked alongside Hideji, Hideo, and Hidecho.

The second thing is to call the Xiu family into the Jule House and ask him what he thinks about the successor of the Toyotomi family.

Naturally, Hideyoshi would not be fooled by him. He knew very well that Hideyoshi was a perverted patient with blood supremacy, so he and his descendants would always assist He Song never to rebel.

Hideyoshi was very satisfied with Hideyoshi's attitude, and Dang even proposed the idea of ​​him establishing a separate family within the Toyotomi family tree.

The Toyotomi family tree in this life already has four lines, one is the clan where Hideyoshi belongs, the second is the Gifu family where Hidecho lives, the third is the Kitanosho clan where Hideji is, and the fourth is the family that Hideyoshi just gave to Toyotomi. The Hidekatsu Okayama family with the surname of Omi.

Now Hideyoshi wants the Hideo family to be listed separately in the family tree like them, which is equivalent to removing the Hideo family from the right of inheritance.

The Toyotomi Clan in Kanto, where San Hide's family is located, has long been singled out among the daimyos and among the people.

Only after this time, the Xiu family officially established its own lineage independently.

Hideyoshi wanted to call the Toyotomi Iwafu family by the name of Hideka Honjo Iwasuke, but Hideka didn't like this name, so he asked to call his family by another name in the name of Shinjo General, and got it. Hideyoshi's permission.

Not long after, the Hide family found a name called "Fengchun" among the place names on the Iwazubi. They felt that this name was very auspicious and festive, and it was related to their own Toyotomi's name, so they reported the name.

Xiujia said that although Xincheng has not yet fallen into the city, it will be called Fengchun City after it falls, and his family will also be called Fengchun Fengchen's family.

So far, the Toyotomi family of Toyoharu has officially become independent from Hideyoshi's lineage in the Toyotomi family tree and the Japanese political system, and exists completely as a separate family in the world.

The two incidents are so close for the first time, and it is impossible not to attract the attention of the surrounding daimyo. In particular, Miyoshi Jifang's three sons already have two separate worlds, which also makes him and his youngest son Yuhu's identities rise.

Yuhu was born in the 7th year of Tianzheng (1579). He is 12 years old this year. As a samurai family, it is indeed a grade that can be married.

Naturally, Chacha would not let go of this kind of potential stocks. She mobilized her younger sister, Fu Jinggao, to marry her youngest sister, Magdalena, to Xiubao as his wife.

To say that this Magdalena's mother, Kyogoku Maria, is the daughter of Asai Hisamasa, so Kyogoku himself is also the cousin of Ah Chu.

From Chacha's point of view, these blood ties make Magdalena the closest samurai girl to her, and she is very suitable to marry the core powerful daimyo.

I don't know how long ago, Chacha, the victim of a political marriage, began to use her relatives and women as political pawns for her own rights. It can only be said that the dragon slayer will eventually become a dragon.

The Magdalena that Chacha chose was just a baptized Chezhidan woman who was married to Kuchiki Xuangang in history.

In history, Kyogoku Maria was not a good bird. After her daughter Magdalena passed away after giving birth, she reported to Ah Chu about her daughter's funeral, and Ah Chu reported it to Tokugawa Ieyasu, making Kuchiki The home was dealt with.

So if you look back at history, the women of the Asai family really have a tradition of cheating on their husbands and sons.

The marriage contract between the two was confirmed by Chacha's operation and Hideyoshi's acquiescence. Hideyoshi was happy and directly asked Yuhu Yuanfu, gave him the name "Xiubao", and gave him 5 shi Andu of Kii Wakayama as a gift.

It is worth noting that Hideyoshi did not allow Hideho to have a separate lineage within Toyotomi's lineage, and he still hangs under the lineage of his brother Hideji.

In this way, both of Hideji's younger brothers were connected with Asai Chacha, and gradually even Hideji himself was branded with the Omi faction in people's minds.

But in fact, Xiuci, Xiusheng, and Xiubao were all brought up by Ning Ning. Xiusheng has a perverted personality and is easily influenced by his wife.

Hideji and Hideho are not fools, they are very aware of the current strength of the various forces, not to mention Hidejia + Hidecho have 300 million shi, they are completely capable of wrestling with Hideyoshi.

There is absolutely no need for them to charge her in battle for that woman, risking the reputation of forgetting the grace of nurturing.

Therefore, most of the time, Xiubao and Xiuci are extremely resistant to the label of the Omi School, and Xiuci even expressed his friendship with Ningning many times.

And Xiubao didn't get in touch with him as Chacha expected, instead he still often greeted Ningning, and after becoming a daimyo, he became quite close to Xiuci, Xiuchang, and Xiu's family.

The actions of the two made Chacha later feel as if he had lost his wife and lost his army, and expressed anger at the actions of the two many times.

As the time came to October, daimyos had already begun to lead the army through Kyoto, and among them, Dai Sakuma Shengzheng came from Kaga with 10 people.

As the Hide family's most important ally in Hokuriku, Sakuma Shengmasa's official career has been very good in the past few years. After the Battle of Odawara, under the operation of the Hide family, he not only secured the territory of the Kanazawa Domain, but also Received a seal of 22 shi, and Zong Zhixing came to 000 shi.

This kind of knowledge may seem rare to many people, but in the Azuchi Momoyama and Edo period, it already belonged to the standard of the national holding daimyo.

Therefore, even Hideyoshi needs to personally meet Sakuma Shengmasa who came from Kanazawa to the south, but Hideyoshi's attitude towards Sakuma is nothing more than this, and Hideyoshi and Hidecho will entertain him on his behalf.

Five days later, Tokugawa Ieyasu led 5 people under his command through Kyoto.

On the 7th, Maeda Toshiie, the great name of Vietnam and China, also came to Kyoto.

Noto received 22 shi, most of Etsuchu 45 shi, Hida received 3.5 shi, and Zhixing totaled 70.5 shi. According to the requirements, 21150 people needed to be mobilized. This time, they brought a total of 11500 people to the south.

(End of this chapter)