Prime Minister Bizen

Under the auspices of Xiujiu's biological brother, Xiujiu's cousin Xiujia, Xiujiu's biological brother Xiuzhen, and the witness of the five big men Tokugawa Ieyasu, Xiujiu's retainer Hanafang Masanari and Xiujiu's old Yokohama Ichian established Xiujiu's engagement.

Since both Xiujiu and Lingmei have reached the age of marriage, the Xiu family also brought people from Kanto to Osaka. The two will get married after Xiuli's succession ceremony in a few days, and there is still half a month to prepare for the wedding.

Although the engagement has just been confirmed for this marriage, the Xiu family has been preparing for it for a long time. The related dowry gift, bride price, and dowry don't need Xiu Jiu to prepare, the Xiu family has already prepared for her.

Of course, the Xiu family considered the possible resistance that Hanabou's direct entry into the marriage clan's daimyo would bring, so in order to improve Reimi's status, the Xiu family specially asked Ashikaga to adopt her as an adopted daughter before departure.

In this way, Lingmei's family status will be directly raised from the ordinary Qinghe Genji Ashikaga's branch family, the Ueno family's Misaka branch family, to the Kanto Ashikaga family.

Don’t doubt why Ushihime Yijie can still confirm the adoption of others. After all, the Ashikaga family is still young. Although he has become a samurai in Yuanfu and has become a daimyo of 10 stones, the identity of Kanto Gongfang is still in Shihime, the head of the Ji family. .

In terms of Japanese culture that pays attention to etiquette, it is actually enough to raise the family status like this. After all, even Mori Tadamasa and Soma Yoshiyoshi, Genji, and Tsunetakehei celebrities don’t care about it. ?
But the Xiu family never expected that there would be such a group of people in the Okayama domain who opposed this marriage, and the reason why they expressed their resistance on the surface was that the future mistress, who is now called Ashikaga Reimi, was just a little girl. Accompanying ministers.

Of course, there are some people who directly ignore that Hanafashi is the daimyo of Chiyoshi who already owns 5 koku in Shimono Utsunomiya. They only say that Hanafashi is from the wealthy family of Misaku and is not worthy of their daimyo of 40 koku.

In fact, if it is really not high enough to join the 5 shi clan as a vassal of 40 shi, but the Xiu family has already elevated Lingmei's family status, and now she is the queen of 10 shi.

The Xiu family didn't care about the gossip inside the Okayama domain, and the other daimyo didn't seem to care about the views of these little samurai.

In fact, as long as you pay a little attention, you will find that these complaining warriors are all warriors who were transferred from Nobi to Okayama with Hidehisa.

Although on the surface, the Okayama domain has been reduced from 108 million koku in Nooshie to 40 in the two countries of Bizen and Misaku, but the political power in Bizen is relatively empty due to the transfer of Hideka. Yes, Misaku One Country is basically filled with primitive kibi samurai.

After several years of hard work, Bizen’s Zhixing managed to recover from 22 koku to 26 koku, and the chief Zhixing of the Okayama domain was close to 45 koku. There are those 26 stones.

The transfer of seals is not something that only the Okayama family has experienced. Since Hideyoshi succeeded to the throne, the daimyos have been changed, granted, and transferred due to various reasons.Many land warriors in the country under the law and order system don't know how many times they have changed their names.

Basically, in order to stabilize the territory, the daimyo will take away a group of samurai families from their original collar to serve as the ruling swarm of their new collar, and at the same time recruit and fight a group of samurai left by the previous lord to achieve control.

This process is also a re-division of the new land of knowledge and practice. Those who are willing to be obedient will become the retainers of the new members, and those who are unwilling to be obedient will be labeled as rebellious and deprived of their knowledge and behavior to their own people.

The Japanese enfeoffment system has been like this for thousands of years.

However, the retainers of the Nobuo faction under Hidecho's command were originally forced to reduce their titles due to the transfer of titles. After landing, they found that only the country of Bizen could move. hedgehog.

The key is that behind Meizuo is Xiujia, who is Xiujiu's elder brother, how can Xiujiu's retainers do anything to the retainers under the influence of Xiujia?

In this way, the Okayama domain, which was reduced by 6% in name, was actually reduced by more than 7.5%, and even less land may be allocated.

【Interests between people are always the root cause of conflicts. 】

The conflict between the Misakus and the New Bizens thus arose invisibly. The Misaku One Country controlled half of the knowledge, industry, and military strength of the Kibi Domain, but only one retainer was allowed to be produced because of his relationship with Hidehisa. The blood relationship between them was allowed to join the cabinet.

Coupled with the resistance of the U.S. and Chinese soldiers to the Korean War in the Korean War, and the Keicho Rebellion, the U.S. and Chinese people also refused to participate in Shuji's Western Army. A series of differences led to the split between the Bizen and Misaku samurai.

You must know that the predecessors of these new Bizen congregations were all Nobuo samurai, and their families were more or less related to the samurai below Hideji.

During the Keicho Rebellion, the Okayama Domain was supposed to be dealt with jointly and jointly, but Hideka and Xiuzhen forcibly protected them, and the Sanuki Domain of the Ukita Kan family was sacrificed for this.

However, the Okayama domain was saved, mainly for the former congregation, and a group of samurai who jumped around during the Qingchang Rebellion were severely punished under the auspices of Xiujia and Xiuzhen. .

As a member of a group, one prospers and one loses.Some people don't think it's the fault of their companions just because they haven't been dealt with and admonished, they just think it's Hideo suppressing the Bizens again for their own "beauties".

Under the stacking of various deBUFFs, the contradiction between the new Bizen and the Misakus transformed from the Novo Samurai became more and more acute.

Escorting Hidehisa to Luo this time, logically speaking, there should be half of Bizen and half of Mizusa samurai, in order to highlight Hidehisa's ability to govern the harmony and tranquility of the two countries, and to control his subordinates effectively.

But if you take a closer look, you will find that the samurai who went to Luo with Hideku this time are all members of the Shinbizen.

It was under this premise that Xiujia and Xiuzhen once again intervened in Xiujiu's marriage, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the Shinbizen warriors.

"Another guy from Meizuo's mud legs, Meizuozhong is going to ride on our heads!"

"Didn't you say that it was agreed that the princess from the Gifu Palace family would be married? Why did she suddenly become Misaku's muddy legs!"

Those who complained about Lingmei's background were just public opinion at the beginning, but the warriors below changed their direction after drinking a little horse urine and chatting, and began to target the two feudal lords Xiujia and Xiuzhen.

"Does it need to be said? This Hanfang Reimi is the daughter of Fengchun's Hanfang Shimomori, and this marriage must have been finalized by Toyoharu Dai Nayan!"

(Note: The matter of Xiujia's promotion to the right minister has not yet completed the process, and it is still Da Nayan)

Someone mentioned Hideya, and he was even more dissatisfied with the other Bizen samurai who have relied on Hideka in the past few years.

Under the deliberate guidance of someone with a heart, the style of conversation gradually evolved into: thinking that this is the oppression of the Bizen congregation by the Bizen congregation deliberately guided by Hideka.

Someone said: "Damn it, I have long heard that although Fengchun Palace is from Nobi, he has a discord with the samurai from Nobi. Is this insulting us from Nobi?"

Someone else said: "One of them is the feudal lord of the Fengchun clan, and the other is the feudal lord of the Koriyama clan. They are both in the far east, so why should they meddle in my Okayama clan's family affairs!"

No matter what era, young people always have passion, not to mention that they will act irrationally when their brains are dull after drinking alcohol.

I don't know who suggested, "I heard that the mud-legged lady is now living in Fengchun's mansion at the opposite door. Let's chop her up and let Fengchun Palace and Junshan Palace see the temper of our thick-tailed warriors!"

At this moment, they still have a bit of brains, at least they haven't shouted to kill Xiu's family, crusade against national thieves and so on.

But even so, using a knife in Osaka City is already an extremely dangerous move.

Who would have thought that this person's proposal not only was not stopped by other people, but was also recognized by many warriors.

Due to the defense regulations of Osaka Castle, daimyo and samurai were not allowed to wear armor or carry iron guns into the city. Only daimyo and specially approved retainers were allowed to keep ceremonial armor in the mansion.

However, there are no restrictions on the katana swords, long spears and bows that samurai regard as their lives.

Therefore, under the leadership of Kawamoto Kanhei, Ogata Jusaburo and others, the guards of the Okayama Domain who came from part of the Nobi clan agreed to wrap themselves in white scarves to distinguish between the enemy and us, and took the weapons at hand to go to the door. The Fengchun family's mansion discusses the explanation.

With someone in the lead, the samurai were extremely easy to incite.Under the leadership of a few leaders, the crowd began to obtain local materials and prepare the necessary items and weapons, and they were ready soon.

At this moment, the banquet of the daimyos in the Honmaru of Osaka City is not over yet, and the daimyos are still feasting in the Honmaru to their heart's content, and the Xiu family is naturally no longer in the mansion.

But perhaps it was for this reason that these young warriors were given courage.They knew that there was only Lingmei, the target person, in the mansion, so they left if they wanted to kill her.

If the Xiu family were in the mansion, they would not have dared to take such a crazy move as attacking the Fengchun mansion.

The Bizen samurai headed by Kawamoto Kanbei and Ogata Hisaburo quickly gathered more than 50 people.

Of course, there were other samurai who expressed objection to their actions, including the elder Utama Tadashi who brought them here and the servant general Masaji Kobori.

Utama Tadashi was a samurai from Shinano. Later, he followed Imagawa Yoshimoto and Takeda Shingen. He didn't become Hideyoshi's retainer until Tensho 5 (1577). become his elder.

Kobori Shoji is the son-in-law of Masahiro Isano, who became Hidecho's retainer when Hideyoshi was entrusted to Omi, and he is also considered a veteran to Hidecho's family.

But both of them have a problem. Although Uta Tadashi is a family elder, he is from Shinano; although Kobori Shoji is a pedigree of the genealogy family, he is a samurai from Omi.

Although their identities are more noble than these low-level warriors of the young and strong faction, they don't care about Sanqi 21 when they are already at the top.

Ogata Hisaburo forced them to lead them into the Toyoharu Mansion. After being rejected by them, he was afraid that they would make a mistake, so he ordered them to be tied up and sent to guard them.

In order to keep an eye on these few people, these Arbitrary warriors had to leave more than a dozen people to guard them, and only about 40 people were setting out to attack Fengchun Mansion.

The names of these people are destined to be written in the history books, and later generations will name them [Okayama 40 Rebels].

The preparations for the Okayama clan were soon completed, but after all, it was such a big matter to attack the daimyo clan's residence in Osaka City, and everyone was somewhat uncertain in their hearts.

At this time, Kawamoto Kanbingwei immediately encouraged everyone: "What we are doing today is for righteousness!
After entering the mansion, quickly find the demon girl, I will only kill the demon girl, other people must not hurt innocent people unless I wait for the target.But if you encounter resistance, you will be killed without mercy! "

His speech was echoed by other samurai, and the crowd shouted three times as if they were going out into battle, "Hey hey~!" Then, under his leadership, they stepped out of the Okayama Mansion and headed towards the Fengchun Mansion across the street. go.

When the Okayama family was preparing, the samurai of the Fengchun family were also given wine because of Xiuli's succession to the throne and tomorrow's peace talks. Feast and drink by yourself in the mansion.

The noise from the opposite door, they heard the loud shouts from the side, but they didn't take it seriously, thinking that the other side was having a drink.

Japan's samurai mansions do not leave people outside the gate unless there are special circumstances. Even if the gate is guarded, they stay inside the door.

In Japan, only samurai who have been ordered to close their doors or be imprisoned by their superiors will see samurai stationed at the door of their house. These samurai are sent by their superiors to watch him.

As a daimyo, even if Kato Kiyomasa had reminded him before, it was impossible for the Hide family to keep people outside, which would have a bad influence on the Hide family.

In addition, the samurai from other families in the city were also drinking in the mansion at this time, so the actions of the Okayama domain were not discovered immediately.

The samurai warriors of the Okayama clan were still extremely qualified, with more than 40 people waiting on both sides of the wall of the side gate of the Fengchun clan. Kawamoto Kanbei took the lead in knocking on the opposite gatehouse.

The samurai of the Toyoharu family guarding the gatehouse opened a small door, and saw that it was the samurai from the Okayama domain opposite, and most of their vigilance had been put down.

Kawamoto Kanbei came to drink with the samurai of Toyoharu's family under the pretext, and the samurai guarding the concierge undoubtedly had him. After all, the relationship between the two families has been as close as brothers for decades, and there were many cases of drinking together at wedding banquets in the past.

The samurai guarding the gate was joking and opened them up a bit, intending to allow someone to come in, but at this moment, Kawamoto Kanbei suddenly jumped up and drew his ribs against the samurai's neck, "Don't bark! We are waiting for Great righteousness is coming!"

But how could the Fengchun warrior guarding the gate listen to him? The moment the knife touched his neck, the word "enemy attack" blurted out from his mouth!

It was too late to say it, and the man had just finished saying the word "enemy attack", and Kawamoto Kanbei's ribs had already wiped his neck.

The samurai who followed behind stepped forward in three steps and two steps forward, covered the mouth and nose of the samurai from the Toyoharu family who was still in panic on the other side, and stabbed him in the chest with a knife.

Perhaps these two people will never understand why they died at the hands of the samurai from the "brother" family.

The most shocking night in the history of the Toyotomi family was officially staged here!
The plot of this story is indeed adapted with reference to "Loyal Minister Cang".

But compared with the historical Ako 37 samurai's organized, planned, and disciplined actions.

Although the number of samurai in the Okayama domain was relatively large this time, their actions were temporary, random, and unplanned to vent their anger.

If you must compare it, it can be compared to the military coup against the cabinet ministers launched by the young officers of the "Imperial Way School" in the [-]th Army Coup in modern Japanese history because of a moment of enthusiasm.