Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 647 Hideyoshi's Gaffe and Request
After all, Hideyoshi did not catch up with Hideyoshi for the last time. On the third day after Hideyoshi gave Humatsu Yuan a suit late at night, Hideyoshi finally took a fast boat back to Osaka. I rushed to Kyoto without stopping.

At this moment, Kyoto has long been a scene covered in silver. Compared with the chilling in Kyoto a few days ago because of Xiuchang's illness and because of Xiu's family anger, when Xiuchang really passed away, the pain of the whole city of Kyoto is caused by the common people. And officials from the heart.

In the eyes of many people, Hidecho's character and way of life are more suitable for being a conservative king than Hideyoshi.

The most important thing is that Hidecho is someone who can slightly change Hideyoshi's opinion at the moment.

From the moment of Xiuchang's life and death, Hideyoshi is like a wild horse that has run wild. No one in the whole world can disobey his ideas. The countdown began.

When Hideyoshi rushed back to the Gifu feudal mansion in Kyoto, Hidecho had already been taken care of by the Hideuma family, and all entertainment activities in Kyoto were stopped in the past few days. .

Hideyoshi rushed back from Osaka, his face was full of exhaustion, but the sound of his footsteps walking on the corridor was so powerful.

Hideyoshi walked all the way, no matter what the samurai gestured, his face was full of sadness and pain.All the way to Hideyoshi's temporary house, Hideyoshi suddenly stopped his steps, his eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, and he looked at the corpse covered with a white cloth among the crowd.

Although Hideyoshi had already heard the news of Hideyoshi's death after returning to Osaka, seeing his younger brother die in front of him with his own eyes, Hideyoshi was still very tormented and painful.

Seeing Hideyoshi's return, everyone gave up the middle position one after another, knelt aside and saluted him.However, Hideyoshi's next move was beyond everyone's expectations.

After Hideyoshi was silent for a while, two quick steps came into the room and knelt beside Xiuchang, and then grabbed Xiuchang's body amidst the exclamation of everyone, and cursed at the younger brother, "You Bastard, why did you die like this, the moment you agreed to see the peace of the world with me, why did you die like this!"

"Why, why do you disobey my words and break the promise you made to me. Don't you know my Guanbai Palace? Whoever betrays and deceives me in the world will make him look good!"

"Bastard~! Bastard, you bastard." Hideyoshi scolded Hideyoshi at the beginning and was still full of anger, but at this moment his tone gradually weakened and choked up, "You bastard, why did you abandon me, brother. How can you let me stabilize the world by myself?"

After saying that, Hideyoshi hugged Hidecho's body in his arms and cried, "Wake up quickly. Wake up, brother, you will be sympathetic to the people's feelings, and you will withdraw the troops from Zhengchao. Rest and recuperate, please wake up quickly."

Although Hideyoshi and Hidecho are half-brothers, Hideyoshi has been one of Hideyoshi's most important retainers since Hideyoshi made his fortune.

Even Hideyoshi in his later years, after he pacified the world, may be somewhat over the top, and he often refuses to listen to Hidecho's suggestions, and even caused many conflicts because of this, and Hidecho helped wipe his ass.

It's not that Hideyoshi is unclear about the diplomatic problems he caused, but as Guan Bai, he is ashamed to admit it.

It's just that there will be no one named Toyotomi Hidecho in the world to check for leaks and make up for it. After Takenaka Hanbei, the last line of defense of the Toyotomi family has completely fallen.

【Cry, Hideyoshi.Just have a good cry, and after crying, continue to smoke the Toyotomi family. 】Looking at Hideyoshi holding Hideumaga in his arms, Hideo thought so in his heart.

After Hideyoshi's crying subsided a bit, Hideka took the initiative to go up to comfort him and said, "Father, I would like to express my condolences. Uncle absolutely does not want to see you like this today."

Hideyoshi gently put Hideyoshi's body down again, stroked his face again, and gently covered his face with a white cloth, and then responded to Hideyoshi's question, "Xiaozhu's affairs are all ready. ?"

The person in charge of this matter was Gamo Clan Township. Hearing Michihideyoshi's inquiry, he took the initiative to respond and said, "Reporting to Your Highness, His Highness of the Inner Palace previously ordered everything to be kept simple, and now everything is ready."

"This is the inner palace of my country of Japan, and it is my brother Guan Bai. How can we keep everything simple? Change, the bigger the better for me, the bigger the better for me, and I must not let Xiaozhu suffer a little bit of suffering after going down. .”

After hearing the reply of "keep everything simple", Hideyoshi's temper came up again, and he looked at Gamo Jixiang and scolded him.

In the end, it was Ningning and Zhiyunyuan who came forward, and after confirming again and again that this was really Xiuchang's last wish, they changed their views, and everything was based on Xiaozhu's ideas.

Hideyoshi, who was overly sad because of Xiuchang's death, after hearing that Xiuchang had made some arrangements for his own affairs, asked him, "Did Xiaozhu make any explanations before his death?"

Gamo Shigo wanted to answer this question, but was interrupted by Hideka beside him, "Uncle said, I will trouble you to take care of Koichiro from now on."

"Xiaoichiro." The name that Hideyoshi thought of was Hidecho's common name, and now that Hidecho bestowed it on Hidejiu, it inevitably made Hideyoshi think about others.

"I know, Xiaoichiro is my own son, even without Xiaozhu's instructions, I will take good care of him."

In Hideyoshi's view, it was not too much to ask his elder brother to take care of his young son, so he agreed without hesitation.

Afterwards, Hideyoshi looked at Hideka again and asked, "Does Xiaozhu have anything else to say?"

"Uncle." Hideyoshi's answer seemed a little unspeakable, hesitating for a long time without saying it, Hideyoshi was very curious.

After repeated questioning, the Xiu family finally said, "Uncle wants Father to care about the people of the world, and to end the war of conquering the dynasty as soon as possible."

In fact, Xiuchang never said this sentence to Xiujia before his death. This was said by Xiujia out of his own consideration.

First of all, as a star fan, after the matter of Nurhachi was exposed to Wanli, Wanli's first goal now will inevitably become Jianzhou Jurchen.

In the face of such a major issue of national survival, Hideka is really unwilling to let Japan get involved again.

It would be best for Hideyoshi to extinguish the idea of ​​conquering the dynasty, so as not to put Daming in the dilemma of fighting on two fronts.

For the Xiu family of this generation, they gained a lot from conquering North Korea, but they also invested a lot.Not long ago, strong soldiers were selected from Ezo to form the White Armored Army and transported to Hamgyong-do, in order to have troops that could resist the front line when they head-to-head with the Jurchen heavy armored infantry.

The investment of each heavy armored infantry is far more than that of 5 ordinary ashigaru. If the war is protracted for a long time, the dividends I have collected from North Korea may not be able to make up for these losses.

The most important thing is that the Kyushu-Tsushima-Gyeongsang-do shipping route is currently cut off, and the food for the entire Japanese army in North Korea depends on the local production in Hamgyong-do, Gangwon-do, and Gyeongsang-do, and Xiujia ships to Hamgyong through the northern route. Road distribution.

Because it is Hamgyong-do, not the Gyeongsang-do in history, where grain is transported from abroad, it is only a matter of crossing the Xiling Mountains and passing through Tielyeong and Suoring to transport grain from Hamgyong-do to Wangjing. It is much closer to Wangjing, which is why the Japanese army still occupies Wangjing until now.

But transporting the rations should have been the work of Hideyoshi, Ishida Mitsunari and others!Now it's all the Xiu family's responsibility.

In the conquest of North Korea, Hideyoshi took the initiative to bloodlet the world's Ming Dynasty. The Hideyoshi family had expected this, but this blood was shed by everyone, instead of the Fengchun family who sent troops and food, and finally had to undertake the transportation task as it is now.

Xiuchang spent the last period of his life with the Xiu family, and no one knew what private topics he had with the Xiu family.

Right now, no one would guess whether the Hideo family used Hidecho's words in vain to deceive Hideyoshi. After all, with Hidecho's portrait of a virtuous man who is concerned about the country and the people, it is indeed what he said to ask Hideyoshi to withdraw from North Korea.

Hearing Xiujia's reply, Hideyoshi was silent for a moment, and simply answered the three words "Got it", so he didn't say much here.

Hideyoshi expressed relief to Juhime, Zhiyunyuan and Xing Junni, only to find that Hideyoshi didn't seem to be here.

He asked the two widows about Xiujiu's situation. His family knew about his family's situation. Xiujiu was really a child who hadn't grown up. It was really embarrassing for him to sit in front of Xiuchangling for a few days.

But I couldn't tell Hideyoshi directly about this matter. In the end, Hideyoshi explained, "Xiaoichiro stayed with uncle for a long time yesterday, and he was very sad. He has already let him go down to rest."

Hearing that his own son was so sensible, Hideyoshi nodded with satisfaction, turned his head to the Hide family again and said, "Xiaozhu passed away, leaving them orphans and widowed mothers. I want you, the son-in-law, to take more responsibility."

Hideyoshi doesn't need to say much about what happened after Hideonaga's death. Of course, Hideyoshi, who is half his son, will do his part.

Hideyoshi returned to Osaka on a fast boat from Nagoya, and then returned to Kyoto overnight. It was indeed a bit bumpy for his 55-year-old grade.

Although it was a pity that I didn't catch up with Kan Xiuchang's last side, but Kandu Xiu's family and Gamo's Township handled this side properly, and my hanging heart was relieved.

Hideyoshi, who is the most important relative of Hideunaga, should have been with him personally, but the relationship between him and Hideunaga is not only a brother, but also a monarch and minister. How can a king be a minister for a funeral?

Now it is enough to have my own son Toyotomi Hideka and my important minister Gamo Shigo to do the work for me. I only need to record an interview at a critical time.

Of course, whenever such an important political figure's funeral is held, it is often an important political and social occasion.He Song, who is now 10 years old, naturally cannot let it go.

Hideyoshi has already planned to let his eldest son guard Hideaga's spirit on his behalf, which can be regarded as the first official meeting between him and the important minister.

When parting, Hideyoshi called Hideyoshi out and waved away the attendants on the left and right. Hideyoshi walked slowly behind Hideyoshi to the courtyard, and Hideyoshi spoke only when there was no one within a few meters.

"Xiaozhu is gone, and the Toyotomi family will rely more on you and Sun Qi from now on. You may not know that Sun Qi did a good job in North Korea. He defended Hanyang in front of 20 Ming troops. Now even the peace talks are ingenious. made good suggestions.”

How could the Hideyoshis mentioned by Hideyoshi not know about it? It’s just that Hideyoshi didn’t express his stance on North Korea in public, so as not to make people think how much he cares about North Korea.

Not to mention that the proposal for the Hideji peace talks was originally proposed by himself, and it was passed on to Hideji through Kato Kiyomasa, Nabeshima Naomo, and Toyotomi Hidetada.

The slander is all slander, and when Hideyoshi took the initiative to bring up the peace talks, the Xiu family still showed a little joy and asked: "So. Is father ready to accept the peace talks?"

"I have never refused peace talks, but how can there be a system for this negotiation." Hideyoshi replied noncommittally.

In fact, the battle of Wang Jing was not as easy as Hideyoshi said. Although Wang Jing was defended, the three armies of Kobayakawa Takakage, Toyotomi Hideji, Toyotomi Hidekatsu and Fukushima Masanori in Gyeonggi Province suffered heavy losses.

With the addition of Yoshihiro Shimadzu and Governor Konishi in Chungcheong-do, it can be said that whether the above six main armies can gather 6 people is now a question.

Since the sea transportation to Tsushima Island was cut off, the follow-up military rations could not be transported at all, let alone reinforcements.

The fact that the Korean War could not be fought, no need to mention it, Hideyoshi himself knew it well.

It's just that as the initiator of the Korean War, I have to earn back a little face.It's not a big defeat right now, anyway, I have defended Wang Jing, you Daming must not give up a little, so that I can have a little face?
"Let Sun Qiqi have a headache about the peace talks, basically that's it." Hideyoshi didn't give a definite answer, but said briefly.

"Actually, I handed you over this time because I have something to discuss with you." Hideyoshi took the initiative to cut the topic into the main topic, and said to Xiujia, "Your sister Hazel and Hideyoshi's marriage may have to make some changes."

The Hidetoshi in Hideyoshi's mouth is naturally Hashiba Hidetoshi, who is now awarded 10 koku by Tanba. The idea of ​​marriage.

Hideyoshi naturally agreed with the fact that the Hide family offered to marry their younger sister back to the relatives of the Toyotomi family, so they also adopted Hazel as an adopted daughter at that time, and they married after they grew up.

Hazel's grade is 2 years older than Xiujun's. Originally, the two parties planned to hold a marriage contract after Xiujun was 15 years old. They never expected to hear the news of a change in the marriage from Hideyoshi's mouth today.

Xiujia, who heard that there was a change in the marriage, asked eagerly: "Is there something wrong with this?"

Hideyoshi pursed his lips, seeming to be thinking about his own words, and after a while he said, "You know about Higo's son Xiubao who died in battle in Paju, right?"

"Slightly heard."

"The Kobayakawa family even killed the only heir because of my great affairs. As the lord, I have to take some action to show my concern."

Speaking of this, Hideyoshi suddenly changed his sad expression before, and said with a proud and ambitious look, "I plan to adopt Hidetoshi and make him the heir of the Kobayakawa family!"

"This is a good thing!" Although Hideyoshi had already established his mind about Hideyoshi adopting Hidetoshi as the Kobayakawa family, and was even surprised why this time was delayed so long compared to history, Hideka still congratulated him.

"Let's not talk about anything else, how much of your words of compensating for an heir to the Kobayakawa family is out of sincerity, and I know in my heart." Hideka looked at Hideyoshi and joked in his heart, but I have to say that you have indeed found a good one in this life. Excuses are not like the unreasonable ones in history. '

Originally, the matter of Hidetoshi adopting the Kobayakawa family in history should have been finalized in 1593. At that time, Hideyoshi's actions were not seen for a long time, and the Hideyoshi family thought it was a butterfly effect.

But even if Xiujun doesn't want to go to Hihou, having a 10 stone ally in Danba near Kyoto is a good choice.

In fact, the Hide family could understand Hideyoshi’s thoughts at that time. In this life, the Toyotomi family is much stronger. In addition to his own possession of nearly 200 million koku, there are also 200 million from the Toyoharu family, 150 million from the Gifu family, and 100 million from the Beizhizhuang family. , The Toyotomi family has absolute strength to crush the Japanese daimyo, so naturally there is no need for an urgent heir like in history.

"I'm very pleased that you agree with my idea. I've almost talked with Higo and Mori about this matter, but there is a request over there." Hideyoshi said and paused here, looked at Hideka and continued, "They want Hidetoshi marry a Maori wife."

(End of this chapter)