Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 691 Operation

When the samurai of Xiujia Banner rushed into Erjo Castle, the real job of the racecourse as their commander could no longer stand up, and he relied on a long spear to support himself.

There was only one companion left by his side, and the other leaders fell to one side and their heads were cut off.It can be said that the situation is already extremely critical. If it is 1 minute later, several people in the racecourse will be killed in Nijo Castle.

Looking back to the direction of the ninja soldiers who had just shot cannonballs into the city, they were already submerged by the defender Toyotomi Banner.

It is difficult for ninjas to beat samurai in frontal battles, so their ending is naturally self-evident.

As the main force of the Xiujia Banner Congregation entered the city, the battle between the Banner Congregation and the Banner Congregation started in Erjo City.

Of course, there is a difference between the two. Hideyoshi’s Banners are equal to Hideyoshi’s Huangmu Yizhong and Near Sides. They are all samurai or samurai descendants, while Hideyoshi’s Banners are more like a high proportion of samurai. Standing.

The defenders of Nijo Castle, who were already at a disadvantage, became even more one-sided with the addition of Maeda Keiji.The defenders stationed at Erzhi Maru couldn't hold on, and soon withdrew to the Honmaru to garrison.

At the same time, Xiu's family had come to the mansion of Fengchun Fan outside Juledi to sit firmly in the army, listening to the news from all directions.

"My lord, we have already entered Erjo City!"

"My lord, Juledi Xiwan has been captured!"

"My lord, the Imperial Palace is under control, the Emperor is fine!"

"My lord, Juledi and I have already broken into the Nanninomaru!"

By the time the east is white, the hustle and bustle of Kyoto still hasn't faded away. As the ultimate political center in the post-Hideyoshi era, Juledi has been completely taken over by the Hideo family.

There is no doubt that the Xiu family is also greedy for the goods in Ju Le Di, but there are some things that the Xiu family cannot do, because Ju Le Di represents Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

And Hideyoshi is the adoptive father of the Xiu family, if the Xiu family personally leads people to destroy Juledi, it will damage the reputation of the Xiu family.But if the soldiers at the bottom caused the loss of the city when they attacked the city, these are all excusable.

Therefore, the Xiu family had no choice but to let the soldiers shovel off the gold leaf on the walls of the Jule Building, steal the porcelain decorated inside the Ju Le Building, and even those who came from other houses before serving as soldiers directly dismantled the wood supporting the inside of the Ju Le Building. down and take away.

These woods are all good woods from Koyasan and Tamba for hundreds of years, and each piece of wood can be used as a daimyo alone without any problem.

At this time, the whole of Kyoto, except for Nijo Castle Honmaru, and the stubborn defenders only love me, are already under the control of the Xiu family.Not only from the direction of Kyoto, but also good news came from the defense lines of Yongquan Temple and Shenglong Temple City. Now the entire Yamashiro Kingdom is owned by the Xiu family.

If Tango, Tamba, and Omi counties are added, the Hide family has already controlled a large territory near Kyoto.

The battle lasted until about 9:[-] in the morning. With the firing of the last round of iron cannons, the last batch of stubborn defenders in Nijo Castle were shot and killed, and Kyoto returned to tranquility. Only the smell of gunpowder in the air can prove that last night madness.

In fact, during the battle in Nijo Castle, the Hide family had already ordered people to post notices in various districts of Kyoto, announcing that Toyoharu and the army of King Qin had arrived, and they would ensure the safety of the people of Kyoto and let them continue to live a normal life.

As a matter of fact, after the Xiu family issued repeated orders and publicly beheaded a few ashigaru who rushed into the house of the public servant, the military discipline was adjusted a little, and there was no such thing as breaking into a private house again.

The citizens also boldly came to the rooftops around Nijo Castle in groups of three or four, just like they watched the Battle of Nijo Castle 15 years ago when the Mingzhi Army besieged Nijo Castle.

With the gathering of information from various places to Xiujia, all the legions have completed their original goals, Xiujia sent envoys to Kinki and Tianxia daimyo to preach peace to them.

Hideka declared that he had absolutely no intention of being in the top position. He saw Hideji and Ishida Mitsunari fighting in the Harima Battle, and he couldn't bear another war between the daimyos, so he brought him to Luo.

He asked Xiuci and Ishida Sancheng to stop their attacks on each other, return to the negotiating table, and resolve political disputes in a peaceful manner.

At the same time, the Xiu family asked all the like-minded big names in the world, those who don't want to see another war in the world, to support and even stand on their side.

Yoshihiro Shimadzu, who had just won Katsuryuji Castle, looked at the letter in his hand and couldn't help but feel the difference.

Looking carefully at the contents of the letter, it was actually exactly the same as what Xiujia said to himself in Tango, which made him murmur: "Is this Toyoharu Dainagon really a saint?"

At the same time, Xiujia was taking off his armor and putting on his official three-person court clothes with the helper of his attendants.With the capture of Kyoto, Hideka's most important political bargaining chip, the Emperor, is in his hands. Hideka needs to enter the Imperial Palace as soon as possible to pay his respects to the Emperor, and ask him to issue a decree and peace between the two sides.

In fact, the Xiu family could enter the Imperial Palace directly wearing armor, after all, there are now armored warriors everywhere in the Imperial Palace.

However, the Xiu family wanted to be comprehensive in their superficial skills, so naturally they couldn't justify themselves in front of Gongqing.I am loyal to Shangluo to protect the emperor, not to lead troops into Luo to threaten the emperor.

Although the ministers of the Warring States period had no rights, their mouths were extremely tight.Opening and closing the mouth may cause a daimyo's social death.

The current emperor is Emperor Goyosei, who is half a year older than Hideka.But he was supported by Hideyoshi at a young age to squeeze out his disobedient father and become a puppet.
Ah!No, it should be the Emperor.

Of course, the Xiu family went to meet the emperor now to greet the emperor in name, but in fact they used their power to coerce the emperor and force him to stand on their side.

So even though the Xiu family himself was wearing court clothes, the attendants and warriors who followed him were all wearing armor and holding long spears.

Even after entering the Imperial Palace, these weapons were still not handed in until they arrived at the Imperial Palace where the Emperor was at the moment.

Entering from Jianli Gate, passing through Chengming Gate is the South Court.There is a dry landscape garden that is famous in later generations in Japan, but at this moment it has become a place for soldiers to temporarily garrison, and the entire square is just a temporary garrison for soldiers.

Across the South Court, opposite Chengming Gate is Zichen Palace.This was originally where the emperor's inner court was located. On the side of the Zichen hall was the Qingliang hall where the emperor lived in daily life. However, after the middle of the Heian period, the Daiji hall in the main hall of Ouchi was abandoned. Festivals and other important ceremonies were changed to be held in Zichen Hall.

It can be seen from this location that this is actually the main hall of the Emperor's Inner Palace, which is not open to the public.

In fact, the Chengming Gate is usually closed, and all those who enter the imperial residence need to enter through the Yiqiu Gate in the west, waiting among the officials to be summoned by the Emperor. Even the visits of the ministers are mostly completed here.

In the past, most of the Xiu family's cognition of the Imperial Palace ended here.

But now the situation is different, the soldiers of the Xiu family control the Imperial Palace Xiu family and plan to see the emperor urgently.But it is not suitable for the meeting between the Xiu family and the Emperor, so the meeting place was chosen in Zichen Palace.

In fact, the Zichen Hall was surrounded by walls on three sides, which made it more convenient for the Xiu family to take care of the emperor.

And the servants behind the Xiu family didn't take off their weapons until they came to the Zichen Palace, but they still followed the Xiu family into the palace.

Although they had unarmed, the hundreds of warriors in the southern courtyard outside the gate were surrounded by relentless guards armed with long spears.

At the entrance of Zichen Palace are two trees, Youjin Orange and Zuojin Sakura, which have been planted for hundreds of years. Interested readers can search for the stories behind these two plants.

At this moment, in the Yiyang Hall behind Zuo Jinzhi Sakura, more than a dozen people dressed in samurai uniforms are being guarded. These also belong to the class of public officials, but they are the lowest-level members of the Habayashi family.

The so-called Habayashi family can be considered as the samurai class guarding Kyoto by the heirs of Gongqing in the Heian period.

Hideka's former right guard major general was called Habayashi at that time, and he was the official position in command of these samurai.

These people saw a senior official in a third-rank court uniform coming directly from the Chengming Gate to the Zichen Hall under the support of the armored warriors, and they all lamented that the emperor's authority had fallen by the wayside, and the words of rebellious officials and thieves were in power.

These words fell into Xiujia's ears, and Xiujia couldn't help frowning.But it was not the time to get angry with him, so he could only press down his anger and enter the Zichen Hall to greet the Emperor who had been waiting for a long time.

"Minister Da Nayan, General Zuo Konoe, General Zhento, General Toyotomi of the Ou Township House, and courtier Hideka greeted the Emperor."

The opening remarks were so plain and unpretentious that Xiujia directly recited his own name all over his head.

In fact, when Hideyoshi was thinking about his capacity to meet the Emperor before, Hideyoshi was surprised to find that Hideyoshi didn't know whether it was unintentional or forgot, and he hadn't removed his [General of Zhendong] and [Ou Yuzhenshoufu] General] These two titles.

You must know that these two titles are temporary titles outside the legal system, and they will be removed after the end of the general affairs. The reason why the Xiu family was given these two titles at the beginning was entirely for the convenience of the Xiu family to see the names of the Northeast and Kanto.

However, 6-7 years have passed in a blink of an eye, and Tohoku and Ou have long surrendered to Hideyoshi, but these two official positions have not been removed by Hideyoshi.

In fact, the grade of Emperor Houyangcheng was about the same as that of Xiu's family. Yesterday's military chaos directly affected the Imperial Palace, and it was inevitable that this young man was at a loss for what to do.

Since he was woken up by the samurai outside in the middle of the night, Emperor Houyangcheng has been waiting for the arrival of their lord Xiujia in the Zichen Palace. As a result, as soon as they met Xiujia, they reported a series of names, and various generals kept coming out.

"General" was looking at the warriors in armor standing behind the Xiu family, making the emperor general who had been growing up in the inner palace speechless for a long time.

The Xiu family turned their heads and glanced behind them, only to realize that these guys hadn't changed their straw sandals when they entered the palace, and their muddy footprints had stepped on the Zichen Palace, so there was no reverence for the emperor.

But these people came to support the Hide family, and the Hide family couldn't poke at their own people at this time, so they could only apologize to the emperor, "The country samurai don't know the etiquette of Kyoto, and I hope the emperor will forgive their sins."

The emperor nodded dully, and Xiujia said, "These armored soldiers are all set up to protect His Majesty and his ministers. They cannot give full salutes with their armor on. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

"Last night, the army was chaotic. Although the bandit soldiers were suppressed by the minister, there was a Xiaoxiao fleeing from the south. In order not to disturb the holy car, I hope that the retainers and warriors of the ministers of His Majesty can protect His Highness."

Faced with the condition proposed by the Xiu family, Emperor Houyangcheng refused without thinking, "I accept the general's wishes, but I have all the generals in Habayashi by my side so I can be safe."

When Xiujia heard the emperor mentioning the Habayashi people, Xiujia, who was dissatisfied with being insulted by the Habayashi people just now, immediately became angry.

Immediately, Xiujia said to Emperor Houyangcheng, "I would like to report to Your Majesty, when the subordinates of the ministers rescued His Majesty last night, they discovered that some Habayashi generals and bandit soldiers communicated with each other with the intention of murdering His Majesty, and they have already been punished by me."

"What!" Emperor Houyangcheng said in shock after hearing this, "But...but aren't they right next door?"

Before the Emperor Houyangcheng finished speaking, Hideya squinted at Hojo Shigehiro behind him, and he understood Hideka's meaning and bowed to the Emperor to leave.

Without getting a response from the emperor, he retreated to the outside of the hall on his own, took the samurai sword from his subordinates, drew it out and said to his subordinates, "Habayashi made troubles and threatened the emperor. Fortunately, Da Nagon arrived in time. His Majesty the emperor has Order, all those who cause chaos in Kyoto will be executed!"

After finishing speaking, he rushed into the Yiyang Hall with a dozen warriors, and the screams from the Yiyang Hall could be clearly heard across a corridor.

After a short battle, Hojo Shigeko returned to the hall covered in blood and saluted the Hide family, "My lord, all the rebels have been killed."

Hideka was very satisfied with Shigeko Hojo's performance, but still pretended to be angry and said, "There is no lord's words in the Imperial Palace, you and I are both court officials, you have to report to the Emperor!"

Hojo Shigeko received the order and saluted the emperor and said, "His Majesty, Habayashi Nishou has killed all of them."

Xiujia followed Hojo Shigeko's words and said, "What did Your Majesty just say? What's next to you?"

Emperor Houyangcheng has never seen such an unreasonable person, even Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi respected him back then, and was so frightened that the three souls disappeared and the seven souls disappeared, looking at Xiu with a pale face The family said, "It's nothing, what the general does is."

"Then ask Your Majesty to make up a warrant so that people in the world can be shocked."

The warrants mentioned by the Xiu family are largely in accordance with what the Xiu family said about the collusion between Habayashi and the Kyoto rebels. These naturally refer to deer as horses, but the current Emperor Houyangcheng was taken aback by the actions of the Xiu family. Dare to have the thought of rebellion, and immediately want to find a pen, ink, paper and inkstone to write a letter.

But under his panic, coupled with the unattended attendants on the left and right, he couldn't finish writing a sentence for a long time in a hurry.

In the end, the Xiu family couldn't stand it anymore, and said to the attendant behind him, "Hinai, go and help His Majesty the Emperor."

Hirai is Hideo's new entourage in the past few years. The eldest son of Oka Toshi is called Toshi Oka.

As the genealogy representative of the Yuxi family, the Oka family naturally obeyed the order of the Xiu family.He directly walked up the imperial steps and knelt down in front of the emperor, and followed the dictation of the Xiu family to handwrite an imperial edict for the emperor. His words were full of the tragedy of being bullied by Habayashi and Gongqing's family.

Seriously, if this letter hadn't been written by the Xiu family, it would have really exhausted the emperor's thousands of grievances.

After the edict was written, the emperor stamped the imperial seal to declare completion.

(End of this chapter)