Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 752 Self-recommendation and Tokugawa Banquet

The Hide family stopped and stopped all the way to Gifu. Although the conflict between Toyoharu and Gifu has become public in the imperial court, when the Hide family came to Gifu, the old family member Awano Hideyong and others still stayed behind. Warmly entertained Xiujia and others.

No matter what the battle in the upper floors of Osaka is like, it still maintains a superficial peace in front of outsiders.

Ikeda Teruma, who received a letter of 27 stone from Shinano Matsumoto, can be regarded as a national holding daimyo.He and Hideka parted ways in Gifu, returned to Japan via the Zhongshan Road, and went back to train the army in preparation for the expedition to Ezo.

According to the requirements of the military service account, Shinano Hime Tokaido sent 200 troops, and he needed to prepare 2700 people for conscription.With such a scale, Ikeda Teruma didn't need to go with Hideka, but he insisted on Hideka repeatedly so he ordered his general.

Xiujia only stayed in Gifu for a short time, and people around him still came to visit Xiujia.Among them, the most important thing is Kazutoyo Yamauchi's family boss and three.

He was originally the third son of Oda Nobunaga's vassal Kanhe Nobu, and his childhood name was Inosuke.The character is also called Zuoemon, also known as the general prison. In history, after the Battle of Sekigahara, he and 11 other vassals bestowed the character of Yamauchi Miao and was called Yamauchi Bingo.

Hideo doesn't know much about him, only that he was the main behind-the-scenes driving force behind Kazutoyo Yamauchi's fall to Ieyasu Tokugawa in history.

He came here today to deliver a message on behalf of his master, Kazutoyo Yamauchi.Due to Toyotomi's law, Kazutoyo Yamauchi could not leave his skill at will, so he had to send his retainers to Gifu to deliver letters, the purpose of which was to inform Hideka of his own idea of ​​the Northern Expedition to Ezo.

In the mountains, Hida and Mino were granted the prefectures, and the total amount of knowledge was 6 shi.Not much to say, according to the requirements of the military service account, 1200 people were mobilized, but only 600 were recruited.A show of this scale doesn't even have the idea of ​​recruiting.

But you can't just reject someone just because they have a small family. If they take the initiative to send retainers to deliver it to you, this is because they want to take the initiative to join the Xiu family.

When it comes to the overall situation of the world, any constant power is precious.

Although the Xiu family really doesn't like Kazutoyo Yamauchi, as the saying goes, "It is better to have a grudge with a gentleman than with a villain." Kazutoyo Yamauchi's skills are in Hida and Mino North, if Zhongshan is blocked at a critical moment Daoshankou is enough to make the Xiu family feel uncomfortable.

So in the face of Kazutoyo Yamauchi's initiative to show favor, Hideka accepted the letter forwarded by Kanwasan, but Hideka rejected Kazutoyo Yamauchi's request to play.

The reason is also very simple: "The military service accounts for the Northern Expedition are all reviewed and approved by the five big bosses. The attendants in the mountain are no longer above, and I am over the authority to collect and distribute."

At the same time, Hideka also said, "I have already received the servant's eagerness to contribute to the country. I will play for the servant in Osaka on this matter. As for whether I can finally fulfill my wish, it depends on the response from Osaka."

With the same idea as Kazutoyo Yamauchi, there is Owari Furuno daimyo Oda Hidenobu.When Xiujia came to Naguno, he personally proposed to Xiujia the idea of ​​joining the conquest.

The Furuno Fan was no better than the Gaoshan Fan, with a total of 14 shi Zhixing, according to the requirements of the military service account, 2800 people were required to be recruited, and 1400 people had to be recruited.This number of people can form a small army to act independently.

Many people don’t understand why only half of the 200 soldiers enlisted for military service under the Toyotomi system are recruited, because only 100 of the strongest soldiers will be included in the actual military service, and the remaining half will be responsible for the transportation of food along the way as civilians. , Returning to the army to pursue dispatch.

In other words, the remaining half will also follow, but they will most likely not go to Ezo Island, but will transfer food along the Tokaido and Tohoku Avenues.

History is written by the victors, and Oda Hidenobu in history is a greedy, despicable, ambitious and talented image.

Facing the persuasion from both Tokugawa and Ishida, they sided with Ishida just because Ishida offered a higher price. Facing Tokugawa's mighty army, they could still win by sticking to Gifu. Immortal merit.

It's a pity that not only did he get involved with his own, but it also disrupted Ishida Mitsunari's overall plan.

Such an ally Hideo would not dare to want, but it has to be said that the location of the two Oda Hidenobu is very important. Furuno and Gifu are the only way for the eastern army to go to Luo, so it is no wonder that they can be put up for sale.

Right now, Oda Hidenobu can't see that the overall situation of the world is about to fall apart, he just wants to take advantage of the Hide family's prosperity to earn some military exploits, so that he can be sealed in the future.

Hideka's treatment of him was the same as that of Yamauchi Kazutoyo before, on the surface he responded with a smile, but in fact he did not give a definite promise.

In fact, there is another reason why Hideka is unwilling to touch Yamauchi Kazutoyo and Oda Hidenobu. These two are too close to Gifu!It can be said that it is the forbidden domain of the Gifu Domain.

As far as the Hide family knew, Toyotomi Hideji wanted to get Oda Hidenobu away more than once, but he always suffered from the lack of a suitable place and reason to place this person.

Now if Hideka directly brings Oda Hidenobu, Hideji will misjudge, thinking that Hideka's hand has reached his side, and it is very likely that Hideji will make the conflict between the two families public.

Although Xiujia really wanted to provoke Xiuci, but now is not the time.Hideka is also unwilling to break up with Hideji in advance for someone like Oda Hidenobu.

Leaving from Furuno, Mori Tadamasa bid farewell to the Hide family. His territory is in Ise, so he was not included in this enlistment. It was the Hide family who asked him to bring him.

He was also grateful that Xiu's family called him when there was a "good thing", so he rushed from Ise to Osaka Military Conference.

Originally, he and Hideka had to part ways directly in Osaka, or at Fushimi at worst.Then he entered Ise via Yamato and Iga and returned to the territory to mobilize.

But he wanted to show his face in front of the Xiu family more and talk to the Xiu family more, and he couldn't follow him all the way to Owari, so he said goodbye to the Xiu family.

The only other important samurai of the daimyo left in the whole team is Ii Tadamasa.

Originally Tokugawa Ieyasu's main city was in Suruga, but because of the spit out of a large number of territories in Shinano and the handing over of Sagami half country to Hideka, Suruga became the front line lower than Hideka.

So he moved the city from Suruga back to Toehama Matsujo, let the second son Hidetada sit in Okazaki, the fourth son Ii Tadamasa sit in Sunfu, and Matsudaira Tadaki, who came to marry the Hide family before, sits in Shinano Iida Castle.

If you count Manchiyomaru, who became the adopted son of Takeda Hidenobu, Tokugawa Ieyasu has sealed several of his sons in various countries, and the entire Tokugawa collar is solid.

But most of the time Tokugawa Ieyasu is not capable, so the affairs of the territory are jointly discussed and decided by the elders and Tokugawa Hidetada.

In the base camp of the Tokugawa family, Hideie received a very good reception.The Tokugawa family gave the Hide family a lot of respect, and Tokugawa Hidetada personally made the decision, bringing Matsudaira Terutada, Ii Tadomasa and other relatives to entertain the Hide family in person.

At first, the Hideka didn't take it seriously, because all the daimyos along the way entertained Hideka in this way, and the Tokugawa family treated Hideka even more.

It was only after three rounds of banquets and drinks that the Xiu family realized that something was unusual.

First of all, the banquet system is neither like a formal reception nor a family banquet.Because there are both the participation of the vassal and the accompanying servants, those who didn't know thought that the head of the Tokugawa family of the Hide family had returned.

The most terrible thing is that Hideo actually saw the 16-year-old Takeda Manchiyomaru who should be under Kai Takeda's family!
After a while of pleasantries, Tokugawa Hidetada asked the Hide family to help take care of Ii Tadomasa along the way. He said that the Tokugawa family must recruit 23000 people to go north this time according to the military service account (12000 people will be recruited) and so on.

Xiujia was actually even more shocked when he heard his words. Was Tokugawa Ieyasu so attentive?More than 2 people were directly mobilized for the Northern Expedition?

But then he shook his head and felt that there must be something wrong with it.

After all, Tokugawa Ieyasu knew what he was thinking. Hideya told him that he was unwilling to cheat in the court, and that he was originally a brother (Hideji) but wanted to intrigue in such a way. He took the initiative to ask to go to Ezo to avoid Hideji.

It is impossible for Tokugawa Ieyasu not to know what kind of situation he will face after Hideo leaves, but even so, he is still willing to mobilize the full amount of military force to join the conscript, which is wrong no matter what.

Is it just to ask the Xiu family to take care of their son Ii Tadamasa?But is he really worth that much money?

Sure enough, Tokugawa Hidetada stepped into the main body shortly afterwards, pointing to his 16-year-old younger brother Manchiyomaru and said, "You and your father made an agreement in front of Guanbai that Manchiyomaru would be the heir of the Takeda clan. But now Manchiyomaru is 16 years old. It's already Yuanfu's grade, but Kai Shou has been dragging on, what do you think is going on?"

Hearing this, Hideka finally understood that the Tokugawa family wanted Takeda Manchiyomarumoto clothes for such a big battle, no wonder they were willing to throw so many chips.

Don’t think that the Tokugawa family’s handing over 12000 soldiers is a great sacrifice. Every daimyo’s army in the Warring States Period of Japan is independent. Even if the Xiu family's request is rejected, the Xiu family has nothing to do with him.

The little daimyo did not dare to offend the Xiu family, and even if the daimyo violated the Xiu family, there was no way to manage them. Even if these 12000 people stayed in Qingjin to eat the imperial food, they still participated in the Northern Expedition.

Maybe they will send 3000 people across the sea to save the Xiu family's face, and then the Xiu family will have nothing to criticize.

The Tokugawa family can pay at most 3000 people in exchange for the full control of the Kai country, which is really profitable.

Remember what Hideka said when he talked with Takeda Hidenobu?

The Takeda family has been seriously divided into two factions because of the Manchiyomaru issue. If Manchiyomaru Genfu becomes the sole successor, the power of the Takeda family may be directly transferred to the next generation under the pressure of the Tokugawa family.

Hideka suggested to Takeda Hidenobu at the time to delay, so when faced with Tokugawa Hidetada's request today, Hideka naturally couldn't agree.

He deliberately expressed embarrassment, "This Manchiyomaru is the heir of the Takeda family. It is not good for my Toyoharu family to intervene. Besides, he is only 16 years old this year and he is not very old. There are a lot of daimyo's heirs who are only 20 years old.

Times have changed now, and it is no longer the time for me to wait for the young to hold on to the country. It is not a bad idea to let the children learn a few more years of governing the country before they become secular. "

The first sentence of the Xiu family seems to be refusing that my Fengchun family can't take care of this matter, and it is also implying that your Tokugawa family's hand is too long.I don't care about Toyoharu's family, what about your Tokugawa family?
The second sentence is to express my own opinion. I don't want Manchidaimaru to have such an early Yuanfu. Of course, I use other examples to metaphor the present.

How could such a smart person as Tokugawa Hidetada fail to understand the meaning of Hideka's words, but he still said, "His Highness Takeda is still on the list of conscripts this time, don't we need to keep people in our country to watch this long-distance trip?
Manchiyomaru has been in Kai for a long time, he is familiar with the affairs of the various families in Kai, and he has always been friendly with his neighbors. "

When Xiujia heard Tokugawa Hidetada's reply, he couldn't help but feel a little upset.What does it mean that Takeda Hidenobu is gone, and you Takeda Manchiyomaru will be able to deal with state affairs?Is your Tokugawa family so eager to get Takeda collar?
Even the tone of Hidetada and Hidetada's conversation with Hideo changed. He asked Hidetada Tokugawa, "Is this the idea of ​​Major General You Konoe, or is it the meaning of the inner government over there?"

"Ah!" Tokugawa Hidetada looked at the retainers below with a guilty conscience.

He is only 20 years old this year, and he doesn't have the ability to make such a big decision. This matter must be the meaning of the old turtle.

The Xiu family naturally sees through all of this, and the old turtle needs the help of the Xiu family in Osaka City, so temporarily put aside the controversy and join forces with the Xiu family.

But it doesn't prevent him from using the mouth of the younger generation to test Hideo's attitude. If Hideo relaxes this time, some Tokugawa warriors will go to Kai Katsunuma Castle to threaten Takeda Hidenobu.

The truth is this, but Tokugawa Hidetada absolutely can't let go of what his father means, he can only express his opinion, "It's my idea, maybe I haven't thought it through carefully."

Tokugawa Hidetada was only being polite, but Hideka followed his words directly: "If you don't think carefully, then think about it and say it." He didn't give Tokugawa Hidetada any face.

Hideka's sudden change of face brought surprise to the atmosphere of the entire banquet. Tadakatsu Honda, who was sitting below, patted the table angrily, as if he wanted to take action.

Xiujia will not be afraid of their bluff, with Xiujia's current status and power, if the Tokugawa family dares to attack Xiujia, Xiujia will wake up every time he laughs.

Honda Tadakatsu is irrational, but fortunately, other families such as Tokugawa Hidetada and Sakakihara Komasa are always rational.Although he was taught by Hideya of the same generation, Tokugawa Hidetada still swallowed his anger and said, "Okay, I will think about the fun next time."

That attitude of swallowing his anger was as humble as that of the younger generation of the Xiu family.

Hideo originally wanted to expose the matter, but he suddenly realized that after he and Takeda Hidenobu left, wouldn't the Takeda family still be headed by Takeda Manchiyomaru relying on Tokugawa's influence?

It seems that we have to find a way, let Takeda Manchiyomaru take it away together.

Of course, his taking away was different from Yuki Asakatsu, the Hide family planned to let Yuuki Asakatsu die in Ezo, so that they could stuff their son in.

But Takeda Manchiyomaru can't die. Behind him is Tokugawa Ieyasu with 115 million shi, not Yuki Haruto with only 7 shi.

Finally, Hideka finally had an idea, and said to Tokugawa and the others, "However, what Major General You Jinwei said made sense. The disciples of Takeda's sect are indeed getting older, and it's time for Yuanfu."

Hideka's words aroused everyone's interest again, but Hideka raised his glass again and took a sip of tea before saying, "Leave this matter to me, Manchidaimaru will follow me, and I will discuss with Kaishou about his original clothes." something!"

"You don't have to worry about this matter, as long as you don't object, our Tokugawa family will discuss with Kaishou about Yuanfu."

Tokugawa Hidetada means that he wants the Tokugawa family to organize the Manchiyomaru Yuanfu ceremony, that is, to make Tokugawa Ieyasu his black hat relative.

How could this Xiu family agree?A samurai's black hat is like a "godfather". Manchiyomaru, who was originally powerful because of his birth in Tokugawa, is still in love with Tokugawa Ieyasu's black hat?
Of course, Manchiyomaru is affirmative of Yuanfu, and even Takeda Hidenobu's son will also take Yuanfu together, but Manchiyomaru is determined not to let Tokugawa Ieyasu be a black hat relative, Hideka has already found a suitable partner.

(End of this chapter)