Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 669
Because Hideka had to wait for Nambu Toshinao and others who were blocking the road due to snow, Hideka had to postpone the departure date again. Finally, everyone set off from Toyochun City on February 2 and entered Gifu via the Tokaido. Here is The site of the new Gifu 10 Ishi Toyotomi Hideji.

When Hideyoshi and others entered the Gifu Castle, Hideyoshi had already dispatched Shigekatsu Onogi to personally go to Gifu Castle to welcome Hideyoshi and others.

After exchanging pleasantries, Onogi Shigekatsu conveyed Hideyoshi's latest order to Hideo, "Please Dai Nayan, Koriyama Jingo and all the daimyos go to Jurakudi, Kyoto as soon as possible, and His Highness Kanbai is calling for something."

After hearing this, Xiuzhen asked a lot, "Then what about the military power we brought? Is it just placed here?"

Shigekatsu Onogi said, "This place is under the command of Gifu Dainagon, and I can rest assured that the family will be handed over to the Gifu family to take care of. Guan Bai has something to call, and everyone should enter Luo as soon as possible."

Listening to Qi's unquestionable tone, Xiuzhen took the initiative to lean into Xiu's ear and said, "The visitor is not kind, brother."

After Hideka comforted him a little, he asked Shigekatsu Onogi, "I want to ask, are the daimyos such as Tokugawa, Uesugi, and Maeda already in Luo?"

Onogi Shigekatsu replied, "Not only those adults, Kobayakawa Kingo and Mori Kingo have already arrived in Kyoto, and now there are only a few adults left."

Xiuzhen still wanted to say something, but was held down by Xiu's family again.Hideka agreed to Hideyoshi's request relayed by Shigekatsu Onogi, and after a distance from him, he said to him, "Since the important names in the world have come to Kyoto, His Highness Kanbai should not do anything that is not good for us. , Yu Yisong and relax.

At this time, all eyes in the world are looking at us. If we arrive at the gate with the military power, we will not dare to go in, and we will be disappointed. "

While the two were talking, Yancheng Lilong, who was in the same grade as the two, came up and said to the two, "I just walked around and found that there are no less than one group of Huangmu Yizhong and thousands of Fengyu stationed in the city. Chen Qiben, has something happened in Kyoto?"

Right now, there is no warning from the Xiu family's intelligence, but various performances in Gifu City have cast a shadow over this trip to Kyoto.

It's not that Xiujia and Xiuzhen have a guilty conscience. Even Yancheng Lilong, who didn't know about the conspiracy between the two, already felt the unusual atmosphere.

Hideka and the others set off with a few entourages after resting in Gifu City for one night.When leaving, Xiujia suddenly noticed that Onoki who came to inform them did not seem to be accompanying him.

As the envoy who came to read out the imperial order, he was supposed to return with the Xiu family after reading out the imperial order, but he was absent right now.

What's worse is that Hide's family searched for a long time but couldn't find any trace of Ishida Jibu. After asking, they found out that Ishida Jibu had returned to Kyoto overnight late yesterday.

Seeing this situation, Toyotomi Xiuzhen's mentality was completely blown up. He said to the Xiu family, "Brother, let's go back. Ishida Jibu heard so many words from us scolding him along the way, what if it is where to go?" Guan Bai sued?
Guan Bai didn't let us bring the army into the capital, it's clear that he doesn't trust us, we only have dozens of attendants and guards around us, if we enter the capital, it may be difficult to get out. "

Toyotomi Hideyoshi's attitude is actually a normal expression of a simple-minded daimyo who doesn't trust Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Even Hideo's attitude before leaving Toyochun is actually the same as him.

But as Xiu's family got closer and closer to the capital, his uneasiness relaxed.

He looked at Xiuzhen and asked, "Why do you think Guan Baidian recruited Tokugawa, Uesugi and other daimyos there?
If His Highness Guanbai really has any restrictions on us, the two daimyos, Tokugawa and Uesugi, should be sitting in Junfu and Kasugayama Castle, ready to enter Guanzhong at any time.

If Guan Bai wanted to punish us for our delay in recruiting, then how could there be no news about Tokugawa, Uesugi and others who went to Kyoto first?Don't they need to be punished?
So, put your doubts aside, we have done nothing wrong, why does His Highness Guan Bai treat us badly.

The forging of armaments and the recruitment of the army were carried out in response to Guan Bai's imperial order. We were only delayed for a few days (2 months) due to some force majeure. How could His Highness Guan Bai be unfavorable to us? "

After all, he tidied Xiuzhen's collar and said, "You are the father of three children, why are you still so impatient. Now that the Kanto and Ou daimyo are by your side, how can you stand up in front of them by acting like this?" ?”

Under the appeasement of the Xiu family, Toyotomi Xiuzhen calmed down a little, and returned to the capital with the Xiu family.

The road from Gifu to Kyoto was very smooth, and it took only two and a half days for Hideka and others to arrive in Kyoto. It was Yoshiharu Horio who was appointed by Hideka to greet Hideka.

At this moment, he seems to have become the big man who manages the world's government affairs for Hideyoshi after Takenaka Hanbei and Toyotomi Hidecho.

Hideya has a good feeling for Horio Yoshiharu, he is a kind and polite daimyo.The key is that he is very capable, and the Xiu family generally has a good impression of capable people.

This is not just the feeling of Xiujia alone.

Except for Hideo, the daimyos of Kanto and Ou were all flattered to see that it was Horio Yoshiharu, only Hideo frowned in doubt.

Because the samurai Hideyoshi sent to greet him in the past were all his close ministers who came from Huangmu Yizhong, Hideyoshi used this to express the closeness between Hideyoshi and him.

But this time, a big name was actually sent to meet him, no matter how you look at it, it feels like business affairs.

But since the person who came was Horio Yoshiharu, Hideya was going to inquire about the news, and wanted to ask him the reason why Hideyoshi recruited the daimyos this time.

Horio Yoshiharu looked at Hideo's family and hesitated to speak, but he didn't speak for a long time. When he finally sent Hideo's family to Toyoharu's mansion, he suddenly asked, "His Highness, can I ask for a glass of water?"

Hideka didn't understand what Horio Yoshiharu meant, so he took the initiative to invite him into the house for tea.

It wasn't until after the two sat down that Horio Yoshiharu drank 3 cups of tea and sighed for the sweetness of the tea before he said, "His Highness Guanbai's illness is getting worse. A few days ago, he summoned me to enter the court and said The thought of retreating."

"My lord father is going to retire? Is he going to give way to His Highness Xiuzhao?"

"It's already laying the groundwork for this matter. His Highness Guan Bai has already asked the emperor to bestow His Highness Xiuzhao with the post of General of the Right Guard and Counselor. This matter has been approved, and he will enter Luo Xien soon.

After His Royal Highness Guan Bai is formal, he will ask the emperor to let His Royal Highness Xiu Zhao advance to the position of right minister to prepare for the resignation of Guan Bai. "

After hearing Horio Yoshiharu's narration, Hideka already had some confidence in his heart, nodded and responded, "So His Highness Kanbai called us here urgently, to announce to the world Hideaki's succession as the new governor of the Toyotomi family?"

"Your Highness, you have just returned from North Korea, and you may not be aware that you will lead troops to go to North Korea soon. In the middle of last year, His Highness Guan Bai had already gathered all the famous names in the world to gather in Kyoto to sign an oath to His Highness Xiuzhao."

"This is what should be done." The Xiu family nodded, and said with a calm expression on his face, "As subjects, whether it is Xiang Guan Bai or His Highness Xiang Xiuzhao, we should be loyal to the public, even if there is no oath. "

"That's the truth," Horio Yoshiharu replied, "But the problem is that not long ago, His Highness Kanbai asked all the daimyos to sign another one on the grounds that the previous affidavit lacked signatures."

"Didn't the big name sign it?" Xiujia asked in surprise, but after thinking about it, he realized who Xiuji was referring to, and it wasn't just himself and Xiuzhen. "

Perhaps seeing Hideka's thoughts, Yoshiharu Horio went on to say, "Your Highness, don't belittle yourself, it's not just you two."

Hearing his answer, Xiujia asked in surprise: "Who else hasn't signed?"

"Naturally His Highness Toyotomi Gifu"

"Gifu! How could he!"

The Hide family was surprised, but Gifu here was referring to Toyotomi Hideji, who was supported by Hideyoshi to fight against the Hide family, and logically speaking, he should be of one mind with Hideyoshi.

Moreover, Xiuci had been in Japan a while ago, unlike Xiujia and Xiuzhen who were far away in North Korea and Jianzhou, there was no condition to sign, so why hasn't he signed yet?

Horio Yoshiharu saw Hideka's surprised expression, and the expression on his face gradually pondered, "His Highness Gifu was busy with the transfer of Gifu at that time, so he really couldn't spare himself to sign the oath."

"Nonsense," Hideka interrupted his discussion and said, "Gifu is only 2-3 miles away from Kyoto, and it can be reached in one day if you come here quickly. There is no reason why you can't get away."

"Your Highness is right." Seeing Hideka's direct refutation of the reasons he gave, Horio Yoshiharu smiled instead of anger, "I heard that His Highness Hideji did return to Kyoto once again.

I heard that he said that there is no problem in signing the oath, but he also said that His Royal Highness Xiu Zhao is still young and may not be able to be a director. I hope that His Highness Guan Bai can decide on the candidate for His Highness Xiu Zhao after a hundred years. "

"Hundreds of years" Hearing this, the Xiu family's mouth is already wide open. If you want to say tiger, you are still Xiucihu.When you say that in front of Hideyoshi, aren't you telling Hideyoshi that you are waiting for him to die?
"Hey~ hey~ hey" Horio Yoshiharu waved his hand to express his disapproval and said, "These are all nonsense words of the people in the countryside, please listen to it, Your Highness, don't take it seriously."

【There are no secrets in Jule No. [-]】

This is the truth that I realized after living in Kyoto for many years. Although Horio Yoshiharu said that this is the nonsense of the people in the countryside, Hideie thinks that there is no wave without wind. No matter how you look at it, these words seem to come from Juledi.

"On the way here, I saw Huangmu Yizhong and Toyotomi Banner stationed in Gifu City"

"Hey~ His Highness Guan Bai took advantage of the time when Gifu Dai Nayan went to Nagoya to sit in the acting general, and directly sent someone there, saying that he wanted to take his family to live in Kyoto for Gifu. It was just a few days ago That's all."

Come on, there are all these answers.It turns out that Toyotomi Banner of Gifu City didn't come here for Hideo and the others. It was Hideyoshi who annoyed Hideyoshi, who made Hideyoshi plan to take precautionary actions against Hideyoshi.

After hearing this answer, Xiujia couldn't help secretly rejoicing that he was sober-minded when he was in Gifu City, and was not taken into the ditch by Xiuzhen.

If the Xiu family had really referred to Xiuzhen's opinion and returned directly to Kanto and Ou with the army, I'm afraid they would have waited for Hideyoshi's order to crusade in the near future.

At that time, I really took the blame for Tokugawa Ieyasu and Toyotomi Hideji. The key is that there will be a very bad description in history.

Relieved, Hideie also gradually relaxed his dialogue attitude, and began to chat with Horio Yoshiharu, "But I heard that Gifu has returned to Kyoto."

"I entered Luo less than two days earlier than you, and now I am confined in the Kyoto feudal mansion. I think this matter may be more or less ominous for Gifu."

Talking about Toyotomi Hideji, Horio Yoshiharu shook his head helplessly and said, "Your Highness, I'm afraid you don't know. Ever since His Highness Kanbai got sick, we have become more and more cautious in front of them. unhappy.

In the past two years, he has executed many people. Who would have thought that it was Gifu who made him unhappy in the end. "

"But that's good, some things have to be said, right?" Yoshiharu Horio once said, "We all know that His Highness Hideaki is young, and His Highness Kanbai's health is getting worse. After that, the power of family management must be implemented. Isn't it?"

Hideka seemed to understand the meaning of his words, and asked with a smile, "So His Highness Gifu was dealt with by Guanbai, but his advice is still useful? I just don't know how His Highness Guanbai plans to reuse you, my lord?"

Talking about his identity, the smile on Horio Yoshiharu's face became more obvious. He looked at Xiujia cautiously and said, "Is this matter open yet? His Highness Guan Bai summoned all the great names to return to court this time. I am afraid that he has announced it to everyone." The meaning of this job system."

Hearing that the Xiu family was also interested here, they took the initiative to ask him: "Who does His Highness Guan Bai plan to set up as a later date?"

Hearing Hideka's question about Hideaki's meeting later, Yoshiharu Horio quickly waved his hand and said, "It's not something that I, a little daimyo, can talk about.
His Highness Guan Bai just chatted with me, and wanted to establish a system in which the five big bosses make decisions, the third middle-aged elders implement supervision, the fifth executive is responsible for promoting the implementation of the policies discussed and determined by the big bosses, and the ten people finally operate and know what to do.

His Highness Guanbai has already chatted with me a few words, and he wants to make me one of the three elders, the other two are Kisama Ikoma and Kazushi Nakamura. "

"Five big guys and five follow the system?" Xiujia's eyes suddenly became dazed when he heard the name of the system.

You must know that the timeline of this world has been seriously disturbed, not only the time of Xiuchang's death has been postponed, but even the death time of Kamo Shigo has been delayed.

Therefore, the system of "five big brothers and five executions", which should have been established in 1595, has not been established until then.

As time went by, seeing that Hideyoshi's life was coming to an end, even the Hideyoshi family almost forgot this system that appeared in history, and sometimes even thought that Hideyoshi in this life would not come up with such a crippled political system.

Unexpectedly, in the first year of Qingchang (1597), in the early stage of the second conquest of Korea, it was brought up again.

(End of this chapter)