Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 653 Negotiating Conditions with Hideyoshi
[Some readers felt that the last chapter of Xiujia was too cowardly, and the reasons for the explanation have been replied at the end of the previous chapter. Those who are interested can go to this chapter to talk about the dialogue. 】

Hideyoshi met with Ming envoy Yang Fangheng and deputy envoy Shen Weijing at Osaka Castle Honmaru on the same day, but the reading ceremony of the imperial decree would not be so hasty.

This is Japan's canonization by the Celestial Empire for hundreds of years. Unlike the time of the Muromachi Shogunate, Hideyoshi believes that this time he defeated the Ming Dynasty and forced the Ming Dynasty to negotiate a peace. Naturally, Hideyoshi will call the world's famous names to enjoy this moment of glory .

Therefore, today's meeting is only a preliminary meeting, and it is up to Hideyoshi to confirm that the conditions for the peace negotiation are correct.

Even though Hideyoshi didn't invite Hideo, Hideo still waited outside the hall ahead of time, waiting for the envoys to leave just to cover up with Hideo.

Shen Weijing had seen Xiujia at the gate of Dasaka before, and had a preliminary impression of him. When he saw the other party smiling and nodding at him, Shen Weijing also returned the courtesy.

Hideyoshi waited in the side room from Hideyoshi's surname, listening to the cheerful jokes of powerful daimyos such as Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu separated by a wall.

Most of what people expected were some contemptuous descriptions of the Ming Dynasty and their admiration for Hideyoshi. They didn't know who was beaten by the navy of the Ming Dynasty before and couldn't get out of the Nagoya, making Tsushima Island a Absolute island.

After a long time, the movement next door gradually stopped, and the daimyos began to bid farewell to Hideyoshi and leave, and Hideyoshi was also led by Xiao surname to meet Hideyoshi in the next room.

Seeing Hideyoshi's arrival, Xiujia saluted Hideyoshi very humblely and congratulated him on his victory in the war against Ming.

I request you to add Misaku Ichigoku as a feudal kingdom for Hidehisa.These two places are the old lands of the son-in-law, and the son-in-law can also let the former retainers support Xiujiu. "

And Xiu Jiaxiang was stunned for a moment, but quickly replied without any hypocrisy and persuasion, "Then you must be a hero who surpasses your father, and I and Fengchun Fan are willing to do your best for you."

At that time, the attendant sent his son Zhonglongdian to contact me, so we got to know each other.Later, we went hunting with eagles many times and got to know him a little bit. Erchen thought that he was a person worthy of entrustment, and it would be a good choice to marry Hazel to him. "

"Yes," Hideka explained from the side, "In the late period of the Korean War, the route to Tsushima Island was blocked, and most of the supplies were transported from Tango Maizuru Port to Anbyen and Hamheung, so I have an intersection with Hosokawa's attendant.

"However, I agree with your request. There are many wealthy families in Mizusa, so this time, you can simply reward Koichiro directly. At that time, let your [old ministers] discuss the distribution of the territory with the retainers of the Gifu family. .”

Hearing Hideyoshi asking himself this question, Xiujia said, "Then I will ask my father to take care of Hideyoshi for a while."

In terms of this advantage, it can be regarded as the best substitute that the Hideka found after Hashiba Hidetoshi left.

After hearing this answer, Xiujia knew in his heart that the first hurdle had finally passed, and it was time to bargain with Hideyoshi.

Don't forget that Tango is in Kyoto. At that time, it can help Xiujia quickly grasp Kyoto, or quickly break the Kansai reinforcements to provide effective help.

After that, he looked at Ishida Mitsunari and said, "Sakichi, I will leave this matter to you. Now that the daimyos are all in Osaka and the things to be done are going well, they should be done within one month of the peace negotiation ceremony. Let our Da Nayan go out to build the state with peace of mind."

"My boy heard that Xiaoxi Temple led Ming envoys to the east, and brought the emperor's canonized decree of the Ming Dynasty. I wonder if I have a chance to see the content of the decree first?"

In fact, in the entire western country, the foundation of Bizen and Misaku is very good. The reason why Toyotomi Hidekatsu failed to develop Bizen was that the Hide family took time out of Bizen, and the second was that Bizen was lost as an industrial producer. The support and support of resources prepared by China and Meizuo has been obtained.

"Father Jun's victory over Daming is the first time that Japan has ever experienced since the founding of the country. My child is really looking forward to this fact, and can't wait even for a moment."

As we all know, the core economic product of Bizen is the wrought iron business besides Bizen ware.However, iron is not produced in Bizen, and high-quality iron ore is produced in Misaka and Bichu Mountains.

Immediately, the Xiu family put forward their first request, "my lord father allows me to form an army to enter the court by myself, and the relevant daimyo should cooperate as much as possible."

Only by allocating Misaku or Bichu to Bizen can Bizen’s forging industry be revived. By then, Okayama Town will become the largest port town in the West Country.

"Are you willing to go to North Korea with Xiuzhen? I heard that the Jurchen is very difficult to deal with. Naoshima Naomo and Kato Kiyomasa have reported many times that they lost troops in the battle against the Jurchen. Your visit may ruin your victory The general's prestige is over."

Hideka had talked with him a lot in this life, and felt that this young man is quite capable, the key is that he has a very correct attitude and attaches great importance to feelings. So snobby.

"Yes" For Hideyoshi's order, Ishida Mitsunari naturally completed it without any discount. Although the time was short, Hideyoshi believed that he could do it well.

He couldn't wait any longer, so he took the initiative to ask Xiujia, "After you leave, do you have any arrangements and requirements for Xiujiu?"

The content in it is not different from the one brought by President Xiaonishi before, but Xiujia deliberately mentioned the matter of marrying Princess Hideyoshi in the Ming Dynasty and asked Hideyoshi, "I heard that the Ming Dynasty called the emperor's daughter a princess, and the princess of the princes and kings. The daughter is called the princess.

If Hideyoshi and Xiuzhen's strong rejection of Hideyoshi's request to transfer to Xiujiu was regarded as a threat by Hideyoshi before, now Hideyoshi's softening attitude is taking the initiative to give in to Hideyoshi.

But Zhonglong loves Qianshi deeply, and has repeatedly rejected Hosokawa Tadakashi's request to reconcile and leave. For this reason, he would rather give up his status as the heir of the family governor, which shows that he is an affectionate son.

But since Hideyoshi has not concealed it, Hideyoshi's family does not keep it up, and said to Hideyoshi, "I understand the transfer of the Gifu domain to the sons and ministers, but the Bizen one country is indeed not enough to show the father's generosity.

But seeing Xiujia's repeated requests, he could only pass on the conditions of the envoy to Xiujia from Ishida Mitsunari who was at the side of the hall.

Hideyoshi originally had his own plan, which was to take the opportunity of reading out the terms of the peace talks, and in front of all the big names, let Hideyoshi take up the position of general of the crusade against the Jurchens, so Hideyoshi's request was rejected at the beginning.

The Xiu family even demanded that Uesugi, Tokugawa, Mori, Shimadzu, and Kuroda all need to send troops, and they took a wave of wool from these famous names.

Now I hear the story that the only thing in the 150 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty was to marry the emperor's daughter, and this history has been broken by myself, not to mention how comfortable I am.

"You almost emptied Kibi, so there is no retainer to support Koichiro." Hearing the reason given by Hideyoshi, Hideyoshi teased Hideyoshi.

This request is not only a request for entering the DPRK to fight, but also an equivalent exchange for the new arrangement of Xiujia, Xiujiu, Xiuzhen and others.

After Hideyoshi agreed to Hideo's request, he explained to Hideo in a very peaceful tone, "Actually, Hachiro, you also know that Gifu is really not something that Hideo can guard.

Seeing Hideyoshi prostrate on the ground begging him, the corners of Hideyoshi's mouth curled up slightly, this time he still won after all.

"Tadataka?" When Hideyoshi heard that the Hide family was going to marry Hazel to the son of the Hosokawa family, Hideyoshi began to think about the reasons and consequences.

After He Song opened his mouth, several people in the hall expressed their approval to him. Even the Xiu family responded with a smile, "He Song Hall is so intelligent, and he will definitely be a wise king who can stabilize the world in the future."

"I intend to hold a peace conference and canonization ceremony in Osaka in 3 days, and you will know the contents by then, so why rush for a while?"

Hideka especially remembers that in history after Sekigahara, Hosokawa Tadakashi ordered him to divorce Sensei.Because Hosokawa Tadaoki believes that sooner or later the world after Sekigahara will belong to the Tokugawa family, and too many contacts with Maeda, the world's largest vassal, will cause the Tokugawa family to fear.

Xiujia heard that Hideyoshi didn't care about his sarcasm, and responded with a smile, "It's all thanks to your father. Now that the world is in peace, I can have so much time to play eagle hunting with my retainers."

From Hideyoshi's point of view, if he wanted to enter the DPRK and fight like an arm, he must use his own core force and supplement it with the power to be close to the daimyo.

Even expressing the attitude that it doesn't matter even if the signboard of General Changsheng is gone, Hideyoshi finally let Hideyoshi borrow the donkey from the slope to agree to Hideka's request.

This is the second request made by Hideka, which is to find a good family for Hazel, who was previously married to Hidetoshi Hashiba (now Hidetoshi Kobayakawa).

This request is a condition for publicly supporting the Ming Dynasty's conquest of Jianzhou women. Usually, the formation of the army is completed by Hideyoshi himself, but since Hideyoshi took the initiative to give the steps, Hideyoshi also reciprocated the favor and allowed Hideyoshi to form an army on his own. Potential.

Hideyoshi must be dissatisfied with Hideo's answer, he frowned and said impatiently, "Be more specific."

Tadakashi Hosokawa has been taking him as a hostage in Kyoto and Osaka. The Hide family has had a lot of contact with him during the falcon hunting in the past six months, and they have a very good feeling for this person.

Hideyoshi also said to Tsurumatsu at this moment, "Your Brother Hachiro is an ever-victorious general who has never defeated me in Japan!"

In fact, both sides are very clear that Xiujia and Xiuzhen's expedition to Jianzhou is a fake, and it is true that the Xiujia is supported by excuses to facilitate the disposal of the Gifu family.

This will weaken the strength of the Fengchun family, and they can take the opportunity to see those daimyos who are close to the Xiu family, label them in advance to take precautions, and agree to the request of the Xiu family, why not do it.

Regarding what Hideka said, it was naturally Hideyoshi's information, and Hideyoshi did not doubt that he said, "Zhonglong is indeed a child worthy of entrustment, it is a good choice for Hazel to marry him.

(It is indeed called Kobayakawa Hidetoshi now, and Xiuqiu was his name changed in Joseon in 1597 after hearing the news of Longkyung's death.)
This is the condition that Hideyoshi promised Hideka before, but he has been suffering from the lack of suitable candidates.

What Hideyoshi didn't expect was that the Hideo family played unreasonably this time, and their own troops only took out 3500 people, while Hideyoshi's troops took away 1500 people, and the remaining 15000 people were all daimyo forces who were relatively distant from Hideo's relationship. .

Xiujia knew that this was Hideyoshi's test for himself, and he expressed his willingness to contribute to Guan Bai's career again.

Historically, his wife was Maeda Toshiie's daughter Sense, who was Maeda Toshiie's substitute who was going to marry Hideka in this life after his death, but after being rejected by Hideyoshi, Kuroda Nagamasa divorced Shihime and wanted to marry.

It wasn't until Tsuru Song left that Hideyoshi asked Hideyoshi about the purpose of coming this time, and Hideyoshi said frankly that he had understood his father Hideyoshi's thoughts and painstaking efforts, and hoped that Hideyoshi would allow himself and Xiuzhen to serve as special envoys to North Korea And the general who conquered the Jurchens led the troops into the dynasty.

I agreed to this request, but you and Xiuzhen are about to leave Japan for North Korea, and you need to get ready for this marriage as soon as possible. "

Only in this way can the effect of the covenant of marriage be maximized, so as not to send off the wife and lose the soldier.This point is the same as the reason why the Xiu family married Xingzi to Xiuzhen.

After all, Hesong is still young, only 9 years old now, and after a while of excitement, he lost the patience to continue to sit with Hideyoshi. The attack had no choice but to let Xiao Xing take him out to play, and there were only Hideyoshi and Hideyoshi left in the hall. Hideyoshi two people.

Hideyoshi naturally didn't know the historical situation of the Ming Dynasty, otherwise he wouldn't have openly shouted that he wanted to conquer the Ming Dynasty.

He Song laughed loudly when he heard the clapping, "Okay! I will definitely send you as the vanguard!"

"Is there any other request?" Speaking of Hideka's arrangement for the Gifu family, Hideyoshi has the illusion of whether Hideka really intends to retreat.

Xiujia loves and hates Hideyoshi's temper. Sometimes it's unnecessary to waste words when getting straight to the point, but it's too much for Xiujia to directly state the conditions for betraying his younger brother at a time like this. Not feeling well.

Unexpectedly, Hesong was not happy after hearing Xiujia's praise. He stood up and pouted to Xiuji and Xiujia and said, "I don't want to be a ruler who stabilizes the world. When I grow up, I want to be like my father." Conquer North Korea again!"

Hideyoshi was very happy to hear this answer, and kissed Tsurumatsu hard on the cheek.

Therefore, after Hideyoshi made it clear that he accepted such an arrangement, Hideyoshi asked Hideo if he had any requirements.

Hideyoshi is naturally a sensible person. Even if Hideyoshi didn't say it clearly, the attitude shown in it is already very clear.

If one had to respond, Hideyoshi’s response was more sarcasm: “It’s been so long since Hachiro voted to see me, I thought you were playing falconry in the wild and even I forgot ?”

The only downside is that Hosokawa Tadakashi lived for a long time.But after Hideyoshi's death, the Hideo family had a lot of opportunities to help him control the power in the territory.

At this time, Hideyoshi made a very conscious choice to express his loyalty to Tsurumatsu. Regardless of whether Hideyoshi will be wary of Hideyoshi in the future, at least at this moment Hideyoshi is very satisfied with Hideyoshi's performance.

As Hideyoshi gets older and older, he is most worried about the young Tsurumatsu.Especially after Xiuchang left, he didn't know where the end of his life was, so he became more wary of the powerful domestic names.

Hideyoshi was at his happiest right now, and there were too many people who praised him. To Hideyoshi's praise, he only responded with an "um", and the whole process was very indifferent.

Let him be a super daimyo with 200 million in Kanto, and he can only stay low under his own pressure.

My son heard the story that the Ming court had never married a princess in the 150 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. It was really a happy thing for my father to get a princess from the Ming Dynasty, which is enough to show that the Ming Dynasty monarch valued his father. "

The Xiu family also took advantage of the opportunity to express their loyalty to He Song, "Please be sure to send me as a pioneer when the time comes, and I am willing to break through the barriers for the ideal of He Song Palace."

At this time, Hesong, who had been with Hideyoshi to meet the Ming envoy, said, "That's because my father defeated the Ming Dynasty, and later gave the Ming court enough face, and gave way to the Joseon Dynasty. Of course, the Ming court treated my father The courtesy has increased."

"I ask my lord father for permission to marry Hazelnut to His Royal Highness Tadakashi, the eldest son of Hosokawa."

Now I'm just taking it back for the time being, and I'll return it to Xiu Jiu when he becomes a talent.Even if I can't return it to him intact in the future, I will let He Song treat him well as an elder brother. "

What Hideyoshi means is: After his death, let Tsurumatsu grant him the title of Hideyoshi, so that he can bestow favor on Hideyoshi.

Hideyoshi was naturally clear about Hideyoshi's thoughts, so he could only express his understanding from the sidelines.

At this point, the core demands of both parties have been exchanged, and Hideyoshi himself is ready to get up and leave.But he hesitated to speak to the Xiu family, so he sat down again and asked the Xiu family, "Do you have any other ideas?"

(End of this chapter)