Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 739 Reminder
The Toyotomi clan turned a blind eye to the fact that the Fengchun family was looking for a partner for their daughter under Osaka Castle, and completely adopted a tacit attitude. This was the biggest blow to the authority of the Toyotomi clan in recent years.

I don't know if it was really to establish authority. Toyotomi Hideji was a strict stopper at the beginning.But later, perhaps seeing that the daimyo who followed the Xiu family was too powerful, they gradually died down.

After all, at this time, if I come out to do this evil person to interrupt so many people's good deeds, I am afraid that I will be attacked by them.

So under the laissez-faire of those in power in Osaka City, the marriage contracts between the daughters of the Xiu family and the surrounding daimyo were established.

Although the marriage contract has been established, because the girls are too young, there is no situation of getting married yet.

Only Heqi (Nen Zhe), who is about to be 12 years old, because he wants to become the continuation of Soma Liyin, Xiujia agreed to get married this year and send him to Soma Fuzhongcheng.

In the original history, there was no such thing as Soma Fu Nakajo, and the Soma family had owned the territory in the northern part of Iwaki for generations.Historically, the Soma family stayed in Kodaka Castle until 1598 before moving to the current Ushigoshi Castle in Minamisoma City, and it was not until the 16th year of Keicho (1612) that they moved to the newly built Soma Nakamura Castle.

The Soma family of this generation was forced to relocate to Funatsuna Castle in the historical Date Territory in order to accommodate the Satake family when they were in Olushi, and the Satake family built the original castle on the plain east of Ushigoshi Castle, along the south bank of the Nitta River.

Now that the Xiangma family has returned to their skills by following the Xiu family to stabilize the world and North Korea, they have naturally settled in the original city with better conditions.It's just that Ma Yiyin didn't like the original character, so he changed his name to Fuzhongcheng.

[Fuchu] This title is the same as the names of Matsumoto, Matsuyama, Tenjinyama, Okazaki and other cities in Japan. Its meaning is roughly equivalent to the meaning of "Hondo". There is nothing special about naming my own city Fuchu City.

After half a month of hustle and bustle, the marriage has finally come to an end, and the handling of the Korean War and the suppression of the chaos in Kyushu has basically been settled, and the ceremony will be held in Osaka City as soon as the time comes.

Under this premise, the daimyo Kato Kiyomasa, who was finally left in Hamgyongdo, finally logged in Tango, and then arrived in Osaka after a 2-day journey.

It can only be said that the food in North Korea is indeed not as good as in Japan. After going out for 2 years, Kato Kiyomasa was hungry and thin.

As the daimyo at the core of the Nobi faction, the return of Kato Kiyomasa was a boost to Hideji's camp. Before he settled down in Osaka, Hideji sent someone to invite Kato Kiyomasa to a banquet.

But to be honest, Kato Kiyomasa complained about Hideji because of the previous peace talks.

The reason why no one on the Japanese side was critical of the result of this peace negotiation is because they did not expect to dig two more from North Korea.Xiuci's performance completely exceeded their expectations.

However, according to the plan explained by Hideji and Kato Kiyomasa before, the best result of the negotiation is that Japan fought in North Korea for more than 5 years, and tens of thousands of people died.

Forget about other daimyos, Kyushu daimyos like Kato did everything they could to fight the Korean War.

Daimyos like the Zong family, with insufficient local knowledge, practice and population, even spent money to recruit ronin, and for this they even used leverage to borrow usury from wealthy businessmen.

If it really doesn't get any money from North Korea, the Kyushu daimyo will just wait for bankruptcy.Who will they vent their anger on at that time?
It is true that His Highness Koriyama is the chief envoy, but he is a pro-vassal of the Toyotomi family, and his territory is in the far northeast, so the loss of the Tohoku daimyo is not great, let alone the Toyoharu family, the largest feudal clan in the world, standing behind him Give him support.

And what about Kato Kiyomasa?Zhixing is in Osumi and Hyuga, Kyushu, and he is said to be His Highness Guanbai’s son, but the lights of Guanbai are dead, and he, Kato, does not have much background in Tianxia daimyo, and he was definitely torn apart by Kyushu daimyo in the end. It's him, Kato!

That is to say, Xiujia and Xiuji saved him, Kato, invisibly, but Xiuci was using Kato as a spearman. This is why Kato was willing to take care of Hamgyong for Xiujia before the people sent by Xiujia arrived in North Korea. The reason for several months.

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They finally came back from North Korea, and Xiu's family actually prepared a banquet.But Kato Kiyoshi was stopped by Hideji's retainers when he was at the foot of Osaka Castle.

Although Kato Kiyomasa has some opinions on Hideji after the peace talks, he is not the kind of person who looks happy.No matter how unbearable Hideji is, he is now Hidetoshi's hindsight, and he is not something Kiyomasa Kato can offend when he is in charge of a certain amount of power in the Toyotomi family.

So Kato Kiyomasa, under the guidance of Hideji's vassals, went to the dinner prepared by Hideji, and ate a drink with those daimyos in a flattering way.

The permission is due to the fact that they haven't seen each other for many years. It is said that many daimyos at the banquet were drunk that night, and the daimyos themselves were carried back by their retainers.

But in the middle of the night, the servants outside woke Hide's family up, saying that it was Kato's servant who asked to see him late at night.

When Xiujia saw Kato Kiyomasa himself, there was no trace of drunkenness on his face. I am afraid that the drunkenness in Xiuci's mansion just now was all faked.

As soon as they met, the Xiu family was not polite, and said straight to the point, "Servant Kato's visit late at night must be to tell something important. In this case, we will make a long story short and say everything you want to say."

"I have been in North Korea for a long time, and I suddenly heard that His Highness abandoned his old friends and served the new Lord. Some people said that His Highness harbored the intention of usurping the throne. I don't believe it, so I came to seek proof."

Hideka understood the meaning of Kato Kiyomasa's words, and retorted aloud: "What is an old friend? What is a new master? We are all ministers of Toyotomi, and naturally we should serve Toyotomi's family first.

If the new master you mentioned refers to His Royal Highness Xiuli, then I will admit it.If the old friend you mentioned refers to His Highness Gifu, then I will not make any excuses.

As Ruonianji of Toyotomi's family, I am in charge of the world's samurai family for the young master, and any treacherous minister who harms the heart of the family is the target of my elimination.Go and tell that Gifu Sun Qi, now that the position has been decided, don't dream of his big spring and autumn dream of Guan Bai. "

Hideka's words were a direct confrontation with Hideji in front of Kato Kiyomasa.

But Xiujia said this with peace of mind, he gave Xiuci a few chances.Although there was indeed the idea of ​​raising the bandits' self-respect before, this was not the reason for Xiuci to jump on the table of Xiujia.

Since you are going to be the enemy of the Xiu family, then the Xiu family can unite with another faction to suppress you first.

"His Highness's speech is not the same as what I heard at the Gifu banquet." Kato Kiyomasa shook his head and said, "They said that you want to support the young master to usurp, hand over the position of Guan Bai to others, and delay The promotion of His Royal Highness Xiuli is the proof."

Toyotomi's ruling power over the world comes from the power of Guanshe. After losing the identity of Guanshe, Toyotomi's family is just a family with nearly 300 million stones hidden in the land, plus other family members with a total of 700 million stones. It's just a big name.

The reason why other daimyos are still willing to behave like courtiers to Osaka is because there are five big men, Hideka and Hideji supporting Osaka.Everyone here is struggling, but they all need a famous name to cover their faces, just like the Xiao Ming Wang in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty.

Of course, Daban's current power and strength are much greater than that of King Xiao Ming in history.

The reason why the Xiu family removed Guan Bai's position from the Toyotomi family's head has been explained before, and the removal is to reduce the legal rationality of the Toyotomi family.The Hideyoshi in history didn't pass the test either.

But it is impossible to say these truths to Kato Kiyomasa, he can only make an extremely indignant expression and say, "Let Sun Qishao mix with the Kuroda family, and after a long time, his heart will become black!

When did I organize the promotion of His Royal Highness Xiuli?Hasn't he been promoted to the top four and the left guard right lieutenant general now?Guan Bai's promotion has to be done step by step, besides, what's the use of the name of Guan Bai now that the young master is young and empty!
He, Sun Qi, has the nerve to accuse me of hindering the promotion of the lord, I am afraid that the person in the whole world who wants to see the lord die young is him, Sun Qi! "

Perhaps Hideka's Oscar-like acting skills really deceived Kiyomasa Kato. He originally didn't trust Hideji because of the peace talks, and the reason why he still hangs out with them is because he is a daimyo of the Owari school and needs to rely on Owari Just send this political banner.

The two were silent for a moment, maybe they were thinking about what to say next, and in the end it was Kato Kiyomasa who spoke first, "Your Highness was raised by the Beizheng Institute, and he and His Highness Gifu are brothers, can't you join hands to assist the Toyoharu family? ?”

Hideya doesn't understand Kato Kiyomasa's brain circuit, is he here to be a lobbyist?There's no need to come to Xiu's family in such a hurry to persuade her to change her mind, right?

"Are you here to be a lobbyist for Sun Qi today? There's no need to rush to come so late, right?"

"I just see that the Northern Political Bureau is very distressed by the tense relationship between the two Highnesses, so I want to persuade them with good words."

"You should ask Sun Qi this question. If he hadn't been robbed at the beginning, he is now a traitor and was beheaded in Liutiaoheyuan!"

Without getting a satisfactory answer from the Hide family, Kato Kiyomasa could only sigh helplessly and said, "There must be a misunderstanding between Your Highness and the Gifu Temple, and it should be resolved.

It's just that what His Highness has done during this period has caused many important officials in the family to complain, Fukushima, Kuroda and other daimyos at today's banquet had a lot of wild words about Dai Anxin.

I came to see His Highness so late because I really can't sleep well.One is to ask His Highness to prove his intentions, and the other is to tell His Highness that some famous names should also be appeased. "

Hideo heard something was wrong from Kato Kiyomasa's words, and Kato Kiyomasa was considered to be a more intelligent person in Ningning Kindergarten.

Although he is often portrayed as a reckless man like Masamori Fukushima in Dahe dramas, his political eyes for seeing people and things are by no means comparable to that of Fukushima, a fool.

Coupled with Xiujia's understanding of history, he clearly knows what the system and these big names have done.It was these guys who attacked Ishida Mitsunari's mansion with his retainers in Osaka Castle, and forced Ishida Mitsunari to take refuge in the Tokugawa family's mansion.

Now Kiyoshi Kato came to Hideo late at night and reminded Hideo, so that Hideo had to think of this event in history.

But Hideya is Hideya, Ishida Mitsunari is Ishida Mitsunari!
Ishida Mitsunari is just a small daimyo, these guys look down on them, the Hide family is a daimyo who holds the authority of the Toyotomi family, and serves as the lord of the first vassal with 300 million koku, how dare they these shrimp soldiers and crab generals stage a show in Osaka Castle? The Osaka Rebellion?

Be vigilant, the Xiu family is not afraid of this matter, considering that the soldiers in Osaka City have all withdrawn now, and the Xiu family's mansion is built at the Tamamakou, which is not a short distance away from most of them.

In addition, the Xiu family's mansion occupies a large area, and there are dozens of bannermen and attendants stationed in the mansion all the year round. It is not easy to win with just these big names and their retainers.

Besides, the Xiu family's mansion is so close to the Tamamakou, and the Xiu family will escape directly into the Honmaru at that time. If they chase after them, they will attack the Toyotomi family. The safety of the Xiu family is still guaranteed.

Thanks to Kato Kiyomasa for his kind reminder, Xiujia also said proudly, "Since I was ordered to take charge of the world's martial arts for the new king, I will never let Xiaoxiao mess around. If they really do things that are not good for the Toyotomi family, don't worry." Blame my Xiu family for not thinking about affection."

Although Xiujia's mouth is hard, she is still very concerned about her own safety.After being reminded by Kato Kiyomasa, the Hide family dropped 30 people from Kyoto to the city on the basis of the original banner in the mansion, making nearly a hundred people gather in the small mansion.

It's just that what Xiujia didn't expect was that the attack on Xiujia came so quickly, and it was so subtle, it directly hit Xiujia's weakness.

The time came to the end of June, and Xiuli's succession ceremony was getting closer and closer. The envoys from the Ming Dynasty who came to announce the canonization had also moved into the castle town of Osaka. Everyone was beaming and ready to welcome the new "people of the world" when.

Because of his inability to govern, Toyotomi Hidehisa, the lord of the Okayama domain who has not been directly involved in Shangluo for many years, also came to Osaka from Okayama.

As one of the most important pro-vassals of the Toyotomi family regime, his de jure and nominal elder brother, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the lord of the Koriyama domain, came out of the city to greet him on behalf of the Toyotomi family. relationship, so the dinner was in charge of the dinner.

Hidehisa, who was born in Tianzheng 10 years, is now 17 years old (false age).Although there are some cognitive obstacles, it does not prevent him from carrying on the family line.

This time they went to Luo, the Xiu family had already thought about it. To find a suitable marriage for Xiu Jiu, the woman they chose must be sensible and able to manage affairs for Xiu Jiu.

This person has actually been selected by the Xiu family. Contrary to everyone's expectations, it is related to the marriage of the 40 shi daimyo's main wife. beautiful.

Although Lingmei is not the master who is as beautiful as a fairy, her character and ability have also been praised by Tongfangyuan, Juji and others.

The grades of the two are just right, with only one year difference.The Hanabo family were natives of Bizen and Harima.Although it was transferred to Kanto with the Xiu family before, because of the reputation of the Xiu family in Jibei in the past, the Miao character Hanafang still has some reputation in Jibei countries.

This time, with the marriage of his daughter, the second son of Huafangzheng, who just got married, will also transfer to Okayama, starting as Xiujiu's attendant, and accompanying Xiujiu to study and manage politics.

He had served as an attendant by the Xiu family before, so there was absolutely no problem with his abilities and character.

The Xiu family also planned to give him 5000 Shi Zhixing in Bizen, and train him as Xiu Jiu's family elder.

The Xiu family married Hanabou Masanari's daughter, and at the same time asked him to send his second son, who had no inheritance rights, to follow Xiujiu's family. This move was the first step for the Xiu family to gain control of the Okayama domain.

Masamori, the new entrant, and Hideyoshi and Hidehisa's elder brother, Hidemori Miura, were outside, and the two joined hands to control the government affairs of the Okayama Domain.

But Xiujia did not expect that this decision, under the operation of someone with a heart, turned out to be the source of the riots in the Okayama Domain.

(End of this chapter)