Prime Minister Bizen

What the Xiu family hates most in life is when others deceive him. Even if it is hostility from other forces, the deception from relatives and friends does not make the Xiu family feel more angry.

Therefore, after seeing the strangeness, Hideka suddenly jumped up and pressed Kumata Kiyoyoshi's head and asked him in a cold tone, "How did Hideyoshi die?"

Xiongtian Qingji looked at Xiujia with murderous eyes, cold sweat dripped from his forehead, but he still bumped his lips and said firmly, "He was killed by the rioters."

"Come on!" Xiujia could no longer hold back the anger in his heart, pressed the veteran's head on Xiucheng's chest, and yelled, "Come and show me how you can pierce someone's chest without piercing through the penis." !"

"Your Highness, Your Highness Danagyan, I will tell you, I will tell you!" Kumada Kiyoyoshi, who was already under great psychological pressure because of killing the heir of his family, could no longer control the whole story after being targeted by the Xiu family.

It turned out that when Xiucheng was out hunting, his retainers accidentally killed a calf. As a result, Xiucheng was picked up by the cow's horns when she saw that the cow was angry. The wound on her chest was injured by the cow.

After seeing this, the retainers hurriedly killed the cow, and several villagers who stepped forward to stop him, but when they looked back at Xiucheng, they were already out of breath.

The retainers were afraid that such a shameless death would be known to outsiders, so they dressed Xiucheng in full armor (hunting traditional hunting clothes) to pretend to be killed in battle.

After hearing this confession, Hideka was very speechless, but still let go of Kiyoyoshi Kumata's hand.

If I remember correctly, Hidemasa Nakagawa was stabbed to death by rebels while hunting at the beginning of the Korean War in history.

At that time, the Nakagawa family wanted to conceal the news of the death, but after Hideyoshi knew about it, they directly changed the Nakagawa family in the 15 koku territory. Finally, with the help of Tokugawa Ieyasu and Maeda Toshiie, half of the knowledge was restored and his younger brother Hideyoshi inherited it.

During this process, Teruma Ikeda and Tadamasa Mori thought that the Nakagawa family had lost power, and they each found an excuse to divorce the princess who was married to the Nakagawa family.As a result, during the Tokugawa shogunate, the relationship between Nakagawa, Ikeda and Mori was as bad as Hachisuka and Kuroda.

It wasn't until the era of Ribbon Shogun Ie Tsuna that the heir Nakagawa Hisagi married the princess of the Ikeda family under the intermediary of the Shogun's family, and the relationship between the two families was restored.

The Xiu family thought that it was the Qingchang period, Xiuzheng was still alive and well, the matter of the Zhongchuan family should be over, why did his younger brother Xiucheng take over for his elder brother in the end.

Moreover, the description of the reason why the Zhongchuan family was changed in history is also very illogical. Why is it a dishonorable performance to be killed by rebels while hunting?

The North Korean soldiers were the enemies of Japan at that time. Don’t worry about what Xiuzheng was doing at that time. In short, he died at the hands of the enemy. Why can’t it be regarded as a death in battle?
If the wheel of history is really corrective, the current situation can give us a peek into the historical situation. Perhaps even today, the problem of the Nakagawa family led to the formation of rebels, who were finally disposed of by Hideyoshi.

The Xiu family is angry at the moment, but the Zhongchuan family is their ally, no matter what they say, they have to help them get through this hurdle.

If it is reported to Hideyoshi according to the real situation, the young master of the Nakagawa family led people to kill the farmer's cattle in the North Korean Jisi area, and was finally stabbed to death by a cow. Afterwards, he beheaded the people who came forward to stop him The rebellious people report their military exploits, and the Zhongchuan family may not escape the fate of being changed in history.

Therefore, although Xiujia was very reluctant to admit that Kiyoyoshi Kumada gave the answer that Xiucheng died at the hands of the rebels, it was indeed the best solution at the moment.

"That's right, that's how it is." Hideka held back his anger and said to the samurai left and right in the shogunate, "Master Nakagawa Hidesei was killed by rebel soldiers when he was out on official business, but he still took the lives of 2 rebel soldiers when he was about to die. , who has practiced the way of the samurai, is a model for us to learn, you say it is not!"

Everyone present naturally heard the real cause of Zhongchuan Xiucheng's death, but now that your Xiu family wants to blame the deer, these people will naturally not disagree with the Xiu family. Under Xiuzhen's leadership, they all acquiesced to the fact of Xiucheng's death.

"I will definitely tell the story of the Zhongchuan Hall according to the facts. His Highness Guan Bai asked for a reward for the Zhongchuan family, but at that time, he still expected the head of the Pharmacopoeia to escort Xiucheng's body back to Aizu."

The heir of the Nakagawa family passed away, which was very sad for Kiyoyoshi Kumata, the elder of the family. After hearing that the Hide family accepted the cause of death he gave, he immediately said, "This is what I should do as a retainer. After I bury the body of the young master, I will kill myself in front of his tomb to make up for the past mistakes."

From the point of view of the Xiu family, the old man is quite loyal to the Zhongchuan family, and he can think of this method in a short time to restore the reputation of the Zhongchuan family.

However, the act of hacking good people to death with random knives and labeling them as rioters still made it difficult for the Xiu family to accept.

But who made the Zhongchuan family the allies of the Xiu family? On the list of importance in the Xiu family's heart, the help of allies is undoubtedly much higher than that of their own conscience. Life is gone.

As for whether Kumada Kiyoyoshi would commit suicide in front of Nakagawa Hideyoshi's tomb, the Xiu family didn't care at all, and after a few casual confessions, they asked him to take Xiucheng's body back.

But how did the Xiu family know that this matter was not over at all. Two days after the incident between Kumata Kiyoyoshi and Nakagawa Hidesei, Gaoyuan Mansion sentenced Li Minyi to send a letter of complaint, saying that the Japanese army broke out in the territory and beheaded the people. thing.

For Hamgyong-do and Gangwon-do, the Xiu family has always been regarded as their own territory, and the officials below are also regarded as their own people. As for the two great monarchs, they are just puppets in name.

Therefore, after hearing the report from the subordinates that there was a Japanese army rout, he immediately asked his horse farm staff to investigate.

Before the truth of this matter came to light, the Xiu family did not connect the two matters at all.Since Kato Kiyoshi was defeated in northern North Korea, it is not uncommon to see servant soldiers and Japanese stragglers retreating from the front line.

For these rebellious soldiers, if they did not commit any crimes, the Xiu family would gather them together, and if there were any Xiu families who committed crimes in the territory, they would execute the [-]th killing to correct the military law, and at the same time compensate the injured families.

But who would have thought that the real job at the racecourse was very excited when reporting the matter soon after, and he shouted at the Xiu family before entering the hall, "My lord, something serious happened!"

"Your master is well, don't lie!" The Xiu family responded to the outside speechlessly.

"My lord, something has happened to my lord!" But the manager of the horse farm sweated profusely and rushed to the Xiu's house, and the first sentence he spoke was still this sentence.

After being questioned by the Xiu family, Bachang said, "The matter you asked me to investigate is clear. The so-called rebellious soldiers were probably the retainers of Aizu at that time. They directly slaughtered a village of theirs to avenge Xiu Chengdian, and were killed by the woodcutter on the mountain. I see."

Hideo couldn't believe his ears when he heard it. Didn't Kiyoshi Kumada say that he just killed a few people in the chaos?Why did it become a slaughter village when I got to the real job at the racecourse!

The most important thing is why did the woodcutter connect this matter with the Zhongchuan family?

Hearing Xiujia's question, the horse farm manager explained, "The woodcutter brought a blood-stained garment and presented it to the magistrate, and the magistrate handed over the bloody garment to my servant. It was embroidered with the cypress pattern of the Zhongchuan family. The servant has already confirmed it." , it is the haori of His Highness Xiucheng."

When Xiujia heard the news, she closed her eyes in pain and took a deep breath. The surprises for herself were endless.

"It's really a big deal," Xiujia complained helplessly.

The people of the two lands have obeyed the Xiu family's rule for more than five years. Even in the current Ming Dynasty and North Korea's conquests from the west and north, and the frontline battle situation is unfavorable, they still did not abandon the Xiu family. Instead, they actively participated in the conscription battle. The recognition of the Xiu family's rule is very high.

The Xiu family has always strictly restrained the troops and retainers under their command, and such a shocking story has never happened before.

If this matter is not handled well, given the current weak situation of the Xiu family, it is very likely that it will stir up the hearts of the people in the two ways, and eventually it will be used by those who want to cause chaos within the two ways.

At that time, there will be strong troops outside and chaos inside, and the Xiu family's rule over North Korea will almost come to an end.

There was no evidence before, and the two words of the official word were all justified by the Xiu family, as long as the compensation was made properly and quickly, and a little bit of acknowledgment of the mistake could be appeased.

But this time, Tucun is in such a serious situation!The key point was that it took so long for the Xiu family to know that there might have been an undercurrent in the bottom, otherwise the Gaoyuan government judge would not be able to hold back the pressure from the bottom and report the matter.

It is obvious that this haori is a strong evidence left at the scene. At that time, when the retainers saw Xiucheng injured, they must have rushed to escort him back for treatment, and naturally they would not pay attention to the physical evidence left around.

Although he secretly scolded Kiyokichi Kumada for making fake butts, but the Nakagawa family is definitely not an ally that Hideka would give up easily, so Hideka still decided to help him finish it.

Unexpectedly, the real job at the horse farm was more urgent than that of the Xiu family. He said to the Xiu family, "I'm afraid this will be difficult."

"It's not easy? Is Li Minyi unwilling to hand over the evidence to you?" Xiujia asked the horse farm manager.

"That's not the case." The horse farm official said aggrievedly, "At that time, there was an adult in the Gaoyuan government office, and he took the evidence."

The Hide family has a detached position within the Toyotomi regime, not to mention in North Korea, in Japan they are all unambiguous.

As the saying goes, "the seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister" "does not look at the monk's face to see the Buddha's face", it is hard for Xiujia to imagine that a daimyo in Japan is so hostile to him, and dare to directly disobey his decision.

Not to mention in North Korea and Hamgyong Province, where the Hide family has ruled for so many years, the daimyos and military forces in the two provinces are essentially guest troops, including Kato Kiyomasa.

"Who is so bold, he won't even give you face!" Xiujia said angrily, "This is North Korea, this is Hamgyongdo, who dares to act presumptuously with my Xiujia here!"

As soon as the Xiu family finished speaking, a voice came from outside saying, "His Royal Highness Fengchun, don't embarrass your retainers. I am the one who asked for the blood coat."

As the words fell, the Xiu family and everyone in the shogunate looked outside, only to see a middle-aged samurai in his thirties with a mustache and brown clothes walking in.

Xiujia squinted his eyes and saw that the person coming from afar was actually the broom star Ishida Mitsunari.

Although he is known as the broom star, it is only the daimyo who went to North Korea to give Sancheng a name. Every time he goes on an embassy, ​​he is a serious Hideyoshi envoy, and even the Hideyoshi family has to give some noodles.

"I said why the magpies are calling so frequently outside today. It turns out that Shaosuke Jibu has arrived." Hideka looked at Ishida Mitsunari and complimented him, "I don't know when Ishida Jibu came to North Korea. So what?" When we got to Xianjing Road, they didn't even say a word to me."

As soon as the words came out of the mouth, Xiujia suddenly felt like eating shit, and combined with the attitudes of Xiujia and Ishida Mitsunari on this matter, Xiujia suddenly felt that he was the cover-up criminal of the big villain who was captured, and Ishida Mitsunari was Master Qingtian's illusion.

It caused Xiu's family to feel a chill.

"I was ordered by Guan Bai to inspect North Korea, and at the same time bring orders to all the daimyos." Ishida Mitsunari explained to Hideka: "However, the route to Tsushima Island is blocked by the Ming Navy, so I can only go to Xian by boat from Wuzuru. Jing said, but if it wasn't for this, I might not know that such a big event happened here."

"What's the big deal, why don't I know?" Xiujia pretended to be surprised and asked him back.

"Did Nayan really not know about His Highness Nakagawa Hidesei leading people to slaughter the village?"

"Really? Is there something going on here!" The Xiu family really didn't know about it before, and only found out about it from their retainers a few minutes ago, and now they don't blush at all when they pretend to be innocent.

"I heard from the judge below that there were rout soldiers harassing the village, so I asked the retainers to take people to arrest and investigate." Xiujia said, looking at the real job of the racecourse and asked, "My retainers are still reporting the situation to me, my lord. Just come in."

"Really?" Ishida Mitsunari obviously didn't believe Hideka's answer. He walked to the seat near Hideka and asked Hideka if he could sit down. After getting an affirmative answer, he looked at the lieutenant general's racecourse. The real job said, "Then please tell me about the situation you have investigated here in front of me, my lord."

"Uh..." The real job at the racecourse might be a little nervous. He didn't know the current attitude of the Xiu family on this matter. After being questioned by Ishida Mitsunari, he could only look to the Xiu family for help.

"Tell me the truth, just from what you just said." Xiujia nodded to him as a sign of encouragement, and kicked the ball back.

"It's gone, my subordinates have already finished their report." The horse farm manager really didn't know what to say, so he could only cut off his report.

Hideya relayed this answer to Ishida Mitsunari without fate, "Look, Jibu Shaosuke, it's gone."

Ishida Mitsunari looked coldly at the horse farm manager in the middle, and asked in a threatening questioning tone: "It's gone?"

The horse farm real job definitely replied: "No more!"

"But I just heard His Highness Fengchun reprimanding you outside, and said, 'Who is so bold, he won't even give you face!' What are you talking about?"

"Eh, this..." The horse farm manager looked at Xiujia again, and replied after seeing Xiujia nodding, "Let's talk about the bloody clothes you took away in front of me, Shaosuke Jibu."

"Blood clothes?" Ishida Mitsunari nodded after hearing this, took the evidence from his subordinates, unfolded it and asked Xiu's family, "Does Your Highness know about this?"

Xiujia especially hates playing riddles with others, and even more hates the feeling of being questioned by others. What he hates the most is that the questioner is Ishida Mitsunari.

So he glanced at him coldly and replied, "I heard that there are rebels causing trouble, I have already handed over to the retainers to deal with, Ishida Jibu don't have to worry about it."

"But what I heard was not like this. I heard it was because of a great name."