Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 697

Katagiri Kamoto came to Kyoto from Osaka, and the Hide family welcomed him in the imperial palace of Nijo Castle.But the first thing he saw was Juledi, which had been reduced to ruins.

Looking at the ruins that are still being cleaned up on the west side, Katagiri Katmoto and his subordinates showed surprised expressions, and it was difficult to match the original splendid Jule Building with this place.

To be honest, the Xiu family was also embarrassed. Although he said that he would award all the treasures in Juledi to the famous soldiers, but these guys are too good at searching. The film and the screen are also valuable, so they directly dismantled Juledi as a whole.

You must know that when Hideyoshi was at his most embarrassing when building Juledi, copper tiles and golden eaves were used, and the whole building shone dazzlingly under the sunlight.

The soldiers couldn't take the dismantled things away, and they sold them directly to wealthy merchants in Kyoto, and even some merchants in Osaka and Sakaimachi heard about this and came over to buy them.

In any case, Juledi represents Hideyoshi's authority to a certain extent, but now there is no good solution, which is indeed embarrassing.

Katagiri Katagiri, who has always been trusted by Hideyoshi as a writer near the Hideo family, was also quite angry when he saw this scene.

Although the relationship with the Xiu family was not bad in the past, the first time I saw the Xiu family, I couldn't hold back and asked him, "What does Da Nayan mean by this? His Highness Guan Bai's bones are not cold, so you put him together." Is Le Di dismantled?"

Xiujia had no choice but to explain to him, saying that Juledi was destroyed by the military chaos, and he did restrain him, but he couldn't save Yunyun in the end.

In fact, both of you here understand that what Xiujia said today is just a scene.Back then, Oda Nobunaga brought a group of grassroots soldiers to Luo to control military discipline, but now you tell me that your Xiu family can't control the soldiers below?
But none of the people present exposed Xiujia's lies. After all, politics is the art of pretending to be confused.

As Hideyoshi's close minister, Katagiri Kasumi was very angry when he saw the destruction of Juraku.Even though he had an important political mission at the moment, he shouldn't be angry with the Xiu family, but he still asked the Xiu family, "His Royal Highness Guan Bai's bones were not cold, and His Highness returned without warning and led the troops into Luo. Have you forgotten His Highness Guan Bai's words?" Is it the grace of nurturing?"

"I don't dare to forget His Highness Guan Bai's kindness to me, that's why I lead my troops to return it!"

"Ridiculous!" Katagiri Kasumi interrupted Hideka's self-defense and continued to question, "Your Highness, as the commander of the Korean Army, doesn't want to expand the territory for His Highness Guanbai, but instead turns to Kyoto and threatens Osaka with his famous name. Do you want to rebel like the rebellious minister Hideji!"

Hearing the big hat Katagiri Kasumi put on himself, Hideo had an unhappy expression on his face.The most important thing is that Shimadzu Yoshihiro, Asano Nagamasa and other daimyos are also present.

Since ancient times, it has been important for a teacher to be famous. If these daimyos led by the Xiu family are defined as rebellious, it will not only deal a blow to the prestige of the Xiu family, but may also affect the mentality of these daimyos, and it is likely to change the attitude towards the Xiu family. Supportive attitude.

Hideka looked at Katagiri Kazumoto, even though they saw each other as enemies at the moment, they couldn't help applauding him.

It is not in vain that he has served as Hideyoshi's valet for many years. Regardless of the way he usually greets others with a smile, he still has some true biography of Hideyoshi in the matter of playing politics.

But it's a pity that Xiujia was prepared for this move.

The Xiu family asked for the order from the emperor from the side attendant, and said in front of Katagiri Kamoto and the other daimyos, "Everyone, please see clearly, this is an imperial edict issued by His Highness the Emperor, Yan Guanbai After his death, Jingzuo soldiers were in chaos, and I was specially ordered to be guarded by Luo."

The edict from Hideka came at the right time, Asano Yukunaga, who had been somewhat lowered by Katagiri and Motomon's aura, slightly straightened up, and returned to the original appearance of holding his head high.

Katagiri Kazumoto sat in the middle of the evaluation room, looking at the Zhaoming in Xiujia's hand, although the writing on it was not very clear, but he would not suspect that Xiujia took a false edict to deceive himself.

At this moment, he can only have no choice but to curse the emperor secretly in his heart, "I have failed Guan Bai's kindness".

He came here today to test the attitude of the Xiu family. Since they have taken out the Emperor's order and indeed have the legal rights to Shangluo, he will not be entangled in this matter any more.

Katagiri Kazumoto changed his way and asked Xiujia, "Since Dainagon has indeed been ordered by the Emperor to go to Luo, then you will temporarily take charge of the affairs of Luozhong in Kyoto. When I return to Osaka, I will report this matter to Guan." His Highness Bai."

As soon as Katagiri and Moto's voice fell, Xiu Jia who was sitting at the top interrupted: "His Royal Highness Guan Bai? Which His Highness Guan Bai?"

In Katagiri Kamoto's view, after Hideyoshi's death, as Hideyoshi's only living son with legal principles and blood, Shimaru is naturally the only heir, and he believes that Hideyoshi also knows this well.

So he didn't expect the Xiu family to ask such a question, and he showed a shocked expression and said, "It's naturally His Highness Xiuli!"

"Xiuri? Who is Your Highness Xiuli?" This time it was Asano Nagamasa's turn to interject, "Your Highnesses of the Toyotomi family, I have heard of the Toyoharu family, the Gifu family, the Okayama family, the Koriyama family, Beizhizhuangdian Xiusheng, Wakashandian Xiubao, but I have never heard of Xiuli!"

"Presumptuous! As a retainer, how can you be so sarcastic about the emperor!" Katagiri Katmoto scolded Asano Nagamasa, but then explained to Hideo and the working daimyo: "Hidetoshi is the past His Majesty Shimaru Not long ago, she was officially named Xiuli in Yuan server and succeeded Guan Bai."

This time it's Xiu's turn to be confused. Isn't Shiwan's historical name called Xiu Lai?How could there be the name Xiuli?
So Xiujia asked him, "Dr. Zuo Jing may have offended you just now, but I think all of you here would like to know when His Royal Highness Shimaru took the clothes? After all, I have been in North Korea before. Business awareness is not clear."

Katagiri Kamoto heard Hideka's explanation, and his expression eased a little, and he explained to everyone: "Just a few days ago, one of the five big men, His Royal Highness Etsuchu Takaoka Dai Nagentoshi, presided over the Yuanfu ceremony. "

With Katagiri Kamoto's explanation, Xiujia understood the origin of the word "利".

In history, Hideyoshi had only one son, Shimaru, in his later years, so he was named "Hideyoshi" after Yuanfu early on.

But in this life, Hideyoshi has an older "Hideaki" and the main attention is on Hideaki, so naturally he would not think of giving Shimaru a name after Yuanfu.

Therefore, the name [Hideyori] in this life was not reserved in advance, and the name after Shimaru Yuanfu was naturally ended in the way that the black hat pro-Maeda Toshiie, who presided over the Yuanfu for him, bestowed the word 利.

It is the same as the Hide family bestowing the character [family] to Satomi Yoshie in the first place: Maeda Toshiie, as a servant of Toyotomi, even if he bestowed the common character [利], it is not as honorable as [秀] as the main family Hideyoshi, so this The word 【利】is naturally after the word 【秀】.

The Xiu family doesn't know who proposed this proposal. As the heir and governor of the Toyotomi family, he may be in charge of the world in the future. Even if he is only 3 years old at the moment, his Yuanfu ceremony should be attended by all the famous people in the world. .

Because this Yuanfu ceremony not only represents Shimaru's "adulthood" and served as the governor of Toyotomi's family, but also an important ceremony for the world's famous people to bow and surrender to this world.

Of course, Tomoyoshi, who used to be the 80 koku of Ta's Koshichu, Noto, and Hida, served as Shimaru's black hat pro.

But at Hideyori's level, when Gongwu has become a little blurred, wouldn't it be more appropriate for Guan Shijia to be the black hat pro?

Of course, the Xiu family also understands the thoughts of Osaka. Among the Japanese samurai families, there is a huge difference in the legal power of ruling the family between a little doll who has not taken Yuanfu and a family governor after Yuanfu.

Harima has been unable to open the situation for a long time, Kansai Mori is very fond of Hideji Ogilvy, and Kanto Uesugi and Tokugawa have not seen any movement for a long time. At the moment, Shimaru Yuanfu and the prestigious Maeda Toshiie are undoubtedly the black hat relatives. It is the best choice for the world's famous names to face up to this little doll's governor.

"It's really a happy event for His Royal Highness Shiwan to get Yuanfu, but it's a pity that he didn't invite us to attend the meeting." The Xiu family still used the childhood name [Shiwan] to refer to Xiuli here.

The subtext of the Xiu family is that in private in Osaka, none of the pro-fans are here, only 2 of the five big names have arrived, and most of the other powerful names are absent, and they held a Yuanfu ceremony. You still expect us to recognize you? Xia Xiuli's identity as the head of the family?
Katagiri Katomoto didn't hear Hideka's meaning at first and replied, "The world needs a co-lord to calm people's hearts, and Guanbai's principles to deter Hideji's little thief, so we can only act in a hurry."

Seeing that Katagiri and Yuan didn't understand what he meant, Xiujia continued to say teasingly: "Really? But it's a pity that Shiwan might not be able to become Guanbai!"

"What? How could it be!" Katagiri Kasumimoto said in shock.

You must know that when he came to Kyoto this time, apart from testing Xiu's attitude, he wanted to enter the palace to ask the emperor for the appointment of Guan Bai for Xiuli.So when Xiujia said that Xiuli couldn't be Guanbai, Katagiri Kasumi naturally panicked.

Seeing Katagiri Kazumoto's face slumped, Asano Yukunaga suddenly felt a sense of relief, and he took the initiative to answer: "Because Kanbaku has issued an imperial order a few days ago, and appointed the former Kanbaku Konoe Maekyuquan Kanbai! "

Katagiri Katomoto, who heard the answer, panicked for a moment, and quickly calmed down and said: "Just let His Highness Longshan know about Guanbai's affairs temporarily, and when His Highness Xiuli puts down the Hideji rebellion, the position of Guanbai will still be held by Toyoda." The servants are in charge."

It's just that when he said this, he didn't know whether he was comforting himself or persuading these foreign big names in front of him.

"I'm afraid this matter is not so easy!" The Xiu family interrupted his fantasy and said, "The first thing His Royal Highness Longshan did after he came on duty was to ask the emperor to order you to cease fighting with Xiuci. He has already issued an order to the world. Daming, if there are any warlords, they are like enemies. Why, didn’t you receive the Zhaoming Dasaka?”

Aside from this decree, the first thing Hideo did after entering Luo was to send a letter calling for peace to the world's great names, and the edict, which was the emperor's order, was sent from Kyoto three days later. .

It’s okay to say that Kyushu and Tohoku haven’t received it yet, but Osaka is only half a day’s journey away from Kyoto, so how could it not be received?

It’s just that the letter and the imperial edict did not attract the attention of Osaka. In their view, it was because Shimaru did not have Yuanfu that Hideka and the emperor in Kyoto made such a choice.

As long as he picks up the Yuanfu, he will be able to rule the world as Hideyoshi's son. At that time, he will send a courtier to stay in Kyoto. Isn't the so-called enemy of the court who he wants to be under him?

Katagiri Katomoto looked towards Xiu's family, and asked Xiu's family for verification: "Is the content written in the letter really from His Highness's original intention?"

Xiujia thought that he was referring to the issue of calling for both parties to resolve disputes peacefully, thinking that he, like everyone else, did not believe that his purpose of going to Luo was not to seize power.

So Xiujia nodded and responded, "every word is from the heart."

Unexpectedly, after hearing Hideka's reply, Katagiri Kazumoto sighed, feeling a little disappointed and said, "Osaka has indeed received what His Highness said, but the judgment on this matter should not be so hasty.

His Royal Highness Xiuli's ascension to the throne of Toyotomi's family governor is the right thing to do, but Xiuji rebelled against the rebellion shortly after Xianguanbai's death. Can't we, as the head of the family, fight against it?
What His Highness said in the letter, it is really unfair for us to put aside our disputes and discuss this matter peacefully.Besides, Your Highness, as a courtier, you are commanding the lord as a courtier, isn't it a bit presumptuous? "

"Ichimasa's words are wrong." Facing Katagiri's questioning, Hideka explained, "It's as if I was ordered by His Majesty the Emperor to mediate the conflict between Osaka and Gifu today when I returned to Shangluo, Japan. , It was also authorized by the emperor's order and Guan Bai."

At this time, a samurai behind Katagiri Katamoto interjected and sarcastically said to Xiujia: "I know exactly how this fate in His Highness's hand came from."

As soon as his words fell, Katagiri Kazumoto spoke to stop him, but the words had already been spoken, which naturally attracted the glaring looks of the surrounding daimyo.

The Hide family controlled the capital, and perhaps this decree was indeed written by him under the influence of the emperor, but this edict was indeed the source of the daimyo's legal rationality.

You can see through it but you can't say it through. If you pierce this layer of window paper, it will embarrass both parties.

The Xiu family who was seated at the top, upon hearing this answer, his originally kind face also became angrily wide-eyed.

He yelled at Katagiri and others below: "You two sides are fighting endlessly on the right side of the capital, which has already affected the peace of the people in Kyoto and Kinki.

Do you know what people in the world call you?They call the Osaka side the Eastern Army, and the Gifu side the Western Army. Does this name sound familiar?

Both sides keep saying that they are the heirs of Junfu, but they are attacking each other. Could it be that they want the chaos of Yingren to repeat itself in the world?

Do you want to see the world fall into chaos again, and the Toyotomi family lose the world, so that you can wake up? "

After finishing speaking, the Xiu family looked at the daimyo who followed him to raise troops on the left and right and continued, "All of you here are loyal and brave soldiers from the Toyotomi family. They led the troops back from North Korea just to mediate the conflict between you. For this reason, you may even have to pay for it." Offending both sides is hard work and thankless, what is relied on is nothing more than a loyal and brave heart! How can you allow such slander here!"

Hideka's answer was in stark contrast to what the idiot Katagiri Kasumi brought over said.

What the idiot just said directly defined the Xiu family and these famous names under his command as rebels like Xiu Ci, and in the mouth of the Xiu family, these people are loyal people who want to maintain world peace. Which side is more important? It is self-evident to make people feel comfortable.

The most important point is still legal principles!

If these people are ordered to return for the sake of intermediary peace, then they will occupy the righteousness of the world.If it is true that they came here by virtue of the edict, as that person said, then they are real traitors.

Although Xiujia was accusing that person, in fact, he couldn't help but give him a thumbs up from the bottom of his heart.It was precisely because of what he said that they saw the attitude of Osaka towards him.

Although he doesn't say anything now, the attitude of that samurai clearly represents a group of people. Shimadzu Yoshihiro and others who are doing it will also be afraid of being settled by the autumn queen. Invisibly, the small group on the Xiu family's side is once again united. up,

(End of this chapter)