Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 742

In fact, after confirming with Satomi Yoshiyasu, the Hide family has already believed eight points, but now that even Yoshitsugu Otani, who is resting at home, has gone to the castle to confirm the fact that the Okayama domain attacked the Toyoharu domain, the Hide family can only give up the last fantasy .

At this moment, Xiujia's mind is blank, so there is no way for Otani Yoshito to make any plans.

The Okayama Domain is a pro-vassal of the Toyotomi family, and even more of a pro-vassal of the Hide family.The Xiu family placed Xiujiu in Jibei in order to use the relationship between the two to control more of the two countries and the tens of thousands of armaments they can mobilize.

This is the army closest to Kinki, and it can play a decisive role in the early stages of the war, and at worst, it can block the road of the Maori family to Shangluo.

But who would have thought that the Okayama domain that he regarded as a taboo would become the first knife to stab him.

Xiujia knew very well how big this incident was.Moving a knife in Osaka Castle is enough to change a daimyo, let alone attack another daimyo directly in Osaka Castle.

The most annoying thing is that he was the one who was beaten. If he was called another famous showman, he would definitely be crushed.

But it was the Okayama clan who made the mistake!The palms of the hands and the backs of the hands are full of flesh. If you don't punish the Okayama clan, how can you explain to the retainers who died in the clan's mansion.

But if he really made changes to the Okayama Fan according to the law, would a nail he left in the West Kingdom be pulled out for no reason?Is there a loophole in my overall plan?

At this moment, the Xiu family was extremely angry and irritable, and wanted to get angry, but the fire could not be directly released.

It's just that Xiujia couldn't afford to think about all of this, he needed to deal with the stress first.Whether or not to deal with the Okayama feudal clan can be considered later in the assessment time.

"Thank you for the notification from the Ministry of Criminal Justice." After letting go of the restlessness in his heart, Xiujia finally gave an order to the two of them after a moment of contemplation. "But there's something else I need to ask you to do me a favor.

Please go down to the city to preside over the defense of Osaka Castle and the castle town, drive everyone back home, the streets will be curfew, and don't let the thieves and their accomplices escape.Later, there will be a big boss with orders to take over you. "

"Anfang, you go and find out the specific situation yourself, and then let the samurai stationed in Ninomaru's defense and the samurai of this domain enter the Okayama domain to guard the remaining people in the Okayama domain, and bring the important ministers who stayed in the domain. I You have to interrogate yourself."

In fact, the Xiu family is not qualified to order Otani Yoshitsuji, and this order of curfew should come from the resolution of the five big bosses.But at this time, no one was concerned about this point, Otani Yoshitsugu and Satomi Yoshika left in response.

Hideka waved to Masuda Nagamori in the distance, summoned him over and whispered to him, "The banquet is about to end, except for the Gifu Hall, the five big bosses, the third middle-aged elder, Wu Fengxing and the ten people, other irrelevant people Send them all back to their respective mansions, and no one is allowed to leave the mansion without an order from the five big brothers."

At this moment, Masuda Nagamori already felt abnormal, but compared to Otani Yoshitsugu's informality, he still tried to ask Hideka, "Is something wrong, Dainogen? Is your order going to be with the Tokugawa Uchifu?" , The two ladies, discuss with His Highness Gifu?"

At this moment, Hideka is not in the mood to circle around with Masuda Changsheng. Hideka, who was already holding back his stomach, released him directly this time, and directly yelled at Masuda Changsheng: "If you are told to go, go, why are there so many nonsense !"

The hall was originally a little quiet because of the sudden change just now, but at this moment Hideka's scolding of Masuda Nagamori outside the hall was naturally heard by most of the people.

The Xiu family has always been a Confucian general in the eyes of the daimyo, and not many people can see the Xiu family get angry.Getting angry directly at the chief official who presides over the banquet in Osaka City is enough to see how angry the Xiu family is at the moment, and many people in the hall were directly frightened and chilled.

Although Masuda Nagamori didn't know what happened, he could only bow his head in silence in the face of the Xiu family's anger, and followed the Xiu family's footsteps back to the hall.

The Xiu family stopped for a moment at the entrance of the hall, and politely bowed to the three people seated in the hall, but his face was full of killing intent.

Xiujia, who had a murderous look on his face, walked around the edge indifferently and returned to his seat but did not sit down.

He glanced at the people in the hall indifferently, and said to them in the calmest tone, "I'm sorry, my lords, for disturbing everyone's pleasure at this time of celebration."

"So, Hachiro, stop talking, come and have a drink together." Hideka didn't finish speaking, and Masanori Fukushima, who was already drunk, interrupted.

It's a pity that Kato Kiyomasa, Kuroda Nagamasa and others on the side stopped him before he finished speaking, and covered his mouth, "Shh, don't talk nonsense."

Fukushima Masamori was originally a donkey head and a bull temper. He was forced to struggle when he was forcibly restrained, and the three of them wrestled like a living thing.

Xiujia, who was interrupted, looked coldly at the three writhing people, as if looking at a dead person.

"Imperial disrespect!" Hideka said coldly, "Ohno repaired and sent Fukushima's attendants down to sober up."

After receiving the order, Ohno Changji looked at Chacha, and after seeing her nodding, he summoned two warriors in yellow mother clothes to escort Fukushima Masanori out.

Kato Kiyomasa and Kuroda Nagamasa originally wanted to accompany them to leave, but they were stopped by the Xiu family, "Servant Kato, please stay here. Does Servant Kuroda have something to do with you?"

After the farce of Masanori Fukushima passed, Xiujia continued the speech that was interrupted by Masanori Fukushima, "I'm sorry to disturb everyone's elegant mood at this moment, but it's getting late now, everyone should go back to rest earlier .”

In the end, Xiujia still didn't tell everyone what happened.

In fact, it is impossible to suppress such a big matter as today, the reason why the Xiu family didn't talk about it now is just to allow time for the center to deal with it.

"It's getting dark now, in order to ensure the safety of your daimyos, Huang Muyi will hold the lamps and watch the way for you daimyos. Please cooperate and come out from your daimyo's mouth."

Xiujia's words actually implied that the matter was a bit serious, because all the big names went to the city with their attendants, so how could Huang Muyi be required to do such things as holding lamps and watching the road?Not to mention that the Xiu family forced him to go to Otekou to go down the city.

But Xiujia ignored everyone's doubts, just turned his head to look in the direction of Uesugi Jingsheng and said, "Uesugi Nagon, please be in charge of supervising this matter, and make sure that all the daimyos can return to the mansion safely. Before the documents are confirmed, anyone who goes out on the street can be arrested and questioned."

Listen, all the big names will be imprisoned in the mansion, and even the guards and supervisors are all boss-level tasks. Can this be a trivial matter?

But the Xiu family didn't say anything, and it was not good for everyone to ask at this time, so they could only bury their doubts in their hearts and prepare to leave.

At this time, the Xiu family directly issued orders to the boss and the daimyo, but no one spoke out to stop the Xiu family, because everyone realized the seriousness of the matter.

Uesugi Jingsheng looked in the direction of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and after getting his nod of confirmation, he took the lead and stood up and said, "This matter is on my shoulders, please handle the urgent matter with peace of mind."

This is why Xiujia named Uesugi Jingsheng to be in charge of the soldiers and horses of Osaka Castle, because his integrity is recognized by everyone.

At this time, if the Xiu family let Xiuzhen take charge of the army, Tokugawa, Xiuji, Chacha and others would all have to jump out and think that the Xiu family had evil intentions.

However, Hayami Morihisa and others who were originally in charge of Osaka's defense did not trust them, and found someone who was acceptable to many parties, but it reassured many parties.

With Uesugi Jingsheng taking the lead, all the daimyos saluted several dignitaries in the hall with curiosity and prepared to leave.

At this time, Hideka said again, "Please His Highness Gifu, the other four big bosses, the three middle-aged elders, Wu Fengxing and the ten people stay here for a while, and leave Fukushima alone."

After finishing speaking, the Xiu family turned to face the imperial steps and said, "The night is getting dark, please repair the lord to escort the lord back to sleep. It may be difficult for us to fall asleep tonight."

In order to celebrate Xiuli's succession to the throne and the peace talks tomorrow, more than a hundred daimyos gathered in the Imperial Palace of Osaka Castle, and it was not easy to clear them out.

Fortunately, Masuda Changsheng was in charge of Uesugi Jingsheng's supervision, and the hall was quickly cleared.Ohno Choji also got Chacha's confirmation and left with Xiuli who was still playing around.

After a few minutes of clearing the scene, the hall finally became quiet.But the Xiu family still didn't tell everyone what happened, but just said to everyone, "Everyone, please be safe, I'll go and find out the specific situation first."

After finishing speaking, he went to Xiuzhen and Xiuqiu and said, "Please take care of Husong."

Before the two of them could react, Xiujia kicked the old Yokohama Ichian, who accompanied Xiujiu to the seat, and said unkindly, "Get out with me."

Well, now even if the Xiu family didn't say what happened, everyone has guessed, and I'm afraid it has nothing to do with the Okayama clan.

Yokohama Ichian was still in a daze at the moment, as the only elder who was allowed to accompany the head of the family to the banquet, he was originally here to have a soy sauce tonight, who would have thought that he could be the protagonist.

The terrified Yokohama Kazuan cleverly stood up from the tatami, and hurriedly followed Hideo out.

The Xiu family is not qualified to trap these big bosses, they can only let these big bosses cooperate, and everyone can give the Xiu family face, but small tricks in private must be indispensable.

For example, the more powerful Toyotomi Hideji and Tokugawa Ieyasu used their eyes to signal the retainers sitting outside to investigate the situation, and Ono Nagaji had already ordered this matter just now.

Soon the vassals returned from outside the hall and told their lord what they knew, "It is said that there was a commotion under the Yuzhaokou, and the matter involved Fengchun and Okayama. The resting Otani Criminal Department has come."

The Xiu family who went out took Yokohama Ichian to an open space, and directly asked Kira Mori and others to hold him down and questioned, "Finally, your affairs have been leaked, and now I can handle it leniently."

Yokohama Ichian looked dazed, he had no idea what happened.But Xiujia's attitude today cannot be faked.

He is an old official, even Toyotomi Hidecho thinks highly of him, after thinking about it, he thought it was because of his embezzlement of his knowledge and behavior after Aoki Ikki left, with fear and grievance on his face Said, "This matter is not good for the minister. He used his position to conceal the knowledge and practice of Aoki's counselor. It was because of too many previous reductions and the minister is old and confused. Please forgive me, Your Highness."

When Xiujia heard what he explained, she couldn't help feeling disgusted in her heart.He can do things like bullying a daimyo who has no ability to govern and occupy Zhixing, but now the Xiu family is not concerned about this issue.

"I know about this, but this is not what I want to hear." Xiujia said coldly.

"That's not it?" Yokohama Kazuan said with some doubts, "If this matter is not counted, the others are trivial matters. Why is Your Highness so angry today?"

As soon as the Xiu family heard this, they knew that this guy still had something dirty in his hands, but maybe it was just like what he said, other things were trivial and not worth pursuing at all.

At this time, the Xiu family also calmed down. If the Okayama Fan really organized to harm the Xiu family, they must make a plan, and even have other people in the city to cooperate.

Leaving aside anything else, it's impossible for the old Yokohama Yi'an not to know that Xiu's family is no longer in the mansion today, so why choose to do it today?

And judging from Yokohama Ichian's performance, it seems that he really doesn't know what happened, so the Hideka's interest in him has naturally declined.

At this time, I saw the Yoshi family bringing several blood-stained Toyoharu vassals, escorting another old Okayama family, Utama Tadashi, and Kobori Shoji, who was in charge of the Okayama vassals.On both sides of them, there were more than a dozen Huangmuyi people holding weapons and guarding them.

Xiujia saw the anger towards the two from the faces of the accompanying Fengchun clansman, and the blood stains on their bodies proved that they had just experienced a war.

Seeing the Xiu family here, Satomi Yikang took the initiative to bring people over, and there was a samurai from Osaka in the team who left the team to inform the dignitaries in the hall of the specific situation that happened under the castle.

And the Xiu family had to take advantage of the time when the people in the hall had the least information, to understand the ins and outs of the matter as soon as possible, so that they could deal with it themselves.

"Look, it's almost time for people to come." Xiujia turned to look at Yokohama Ichian, whose arms were pinned, and said coldly, "Young monk, just follow me to hear what's going on with your good subordinate!"

In fact, the ins and outs of the matter are very simple. With the testimonies of several adults from the Fengchun Domain and the Okayama Domain, the nature of the matter is also very clear: it is some young men with mental disorders who are not normal.

However, from Satoshi, Yoshie also told Hideka a story, "The captured Okayama clan refused to plead guilty, saying that they came to drink with Fengchun clan, and Fengchun clan first started."

Hearing this excuse, the Xiu family almost laughed angrily, and asked the Satomi Yoshi family with dirty words: "Then what do they say about capturing their own boss?"

"Those captured in the Fengchun Mansion said they didn't know what was going on in the Okayama Mansion, and those in the Okayama Mansion said they didn't know what was going on outside."

"What kind of fart are these red deer talking about!" Xiu's family was furious when they heard this explanation, "Even the Otani Criminal Department from the next street has brought people here, and the Okayama Domain just across the street doesn't know what's going on!"

As he spoke, he pointed his head down and questioned the quail-like Uta Mitada and Kobori Masaji, "You two don't make the same excuse, do you?"

Hearing Xiujia's questioning, the two knelt on the ground with a plop and begged Xiujia for mercy, "They are all good seedlings from Nobi, and they are the mainstay of the Okayama Clan. Let's take it easy on our past friendship!"

Yokohama Ichian was already frightened at this moment, and he had already sat on the ground when he heard the ins and outs from the mouth of the Toyoharu clan who accused him.

As the elder of the writing family of the Okayama domain, he is familiar with the laws of the Toyotomi family.A samurai would be executed if he openly exposed his blade in Osaka City, and even the head of the family would be implicated, let alone directly attacking another daimyo's mansion in Osaka City.

Besides, he is the leader of the team this time, and he already had a premonition of his own end after such a big incident happened in the Okayama domain.

Looking at Yokohama Ichian who was sitting on the ground resigning to his fate, and Uta Mitada and Kobori Shojihide who were kneeling on the ground begging for mercy for their subordinates, they didn't get angry at each other. People reprimanded, "As an important minister, let's think about what to do with Okayama Fan and yourself first!"

　Next Monday (22nd) rest, no update, announcement

　　
　
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