Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 784 Dagu is entangled in world affairs, Ning Ningjiaji is finally released

Although Otani Yoshitsugu lives in seclusion, he still knows some secrets about what happened here in Osaka.

He also knew how Xiuci's power collapsed from its heyday in just one year, but he didn't know that Beizheng Office had been sent to Diancheng for confinement by Chacha, and now it was rescued and planned to be sent to Yuezhong.

"The Palace of Beizheng!" Dagu Jiji cried out in surprise when he saw the Lord, "Why are you here?"

Otani Kichitsu glanced at the fallen corpses on the left and right, and had his own guess in his mind, "Did Your Highness be taken here by these people?"

However, the answer from the Beizheng Office gave him a chill, "They are all retainers of His Royal Highness Toyoharu, and they are the loyal warriors who escorted me to Etsuchu to seek counselor Asano."

"Loyalty." Otani Yoshitsugu extracted important information from his limited vocabulary, and he quickly realized that something was wrong.

That's why the Beizheng Institute didn't wait for Daban, and wanted to go to Yuezhong with this group of people?

Now Nagamasa Asano of Etsuchu has been accused by the Osaka side of rebellion. Toyotomi Hidekatsu is taking Toyotomi Banner to launch a crusade against Kanazawa, Nanao, and Takaoka. The Beizheng Office is now changing clothes and hiding there. Go to the side of Nagamasa Asano!

He was keenly aware that this was an open break in upper-level politics, which represented that after Hideyoshi's death the two wives officially stood on the opposite side.

"Ma'am, you are the lord's mother, how can you leave Osaka to stand for the rebellion?"

Otani Yoshitsugu was very heartbroken. He didn't understand why a woman whose son was the head of the Toyotomi family would go to stand for a daimyo who caused a riot in the Toyotomi family.

But Ning Ning sneered and returned to "Mistress? The one you mentioned is sitting in Osaka now. And I was just a widow who was detained twice by her, and I was caught by you again after I finally escaped." Poor poor woman who lives there."

"Ah!" Otani Jiji was shocked when he heard that, he thought it was just a misunderstanding between the upper echelons, how could he have thought that the conflict between the two wives had been made public to such an extent.

You must know that Ning Ning has always had a high political status during the Hideyoshi period. During the Warring States Period, the wife of the patriarch was often granted the right to handle government affairs when the patriarch was no longer at home.

Most of the images of Warring States women living behind the scenes in film and television works are influenced by the Confucian culture of the Edo period. In the real Warring States period, various widows and wives who took charge of government affairs for their young sons would not be opposed by retainers.

Among them, the most famous are Shougui Ni from the Imagawa family, Ii Naotora from the Ii family, and Myo Indonesia from the Ueno Yura family.

The families of these famous families ranged from big to small, with high-ranking guards and small-collared wealthy families. It can be seen that in the Warring States Period, it was not unusual for Wu family women to supervise the country when their husbands were disabled and went out.

When Hideyoshi was still alive, many members of the ruling class at the top of the Toyotomi family only knew Hideyoshi, Hidecho, and Hideo, plus Hideji who came from behind, but few people knew that Hideyoshi, Hideo, and Hideo When Xiuci played in Kyushu and Kanto, Hidecho was in charge of the capital, but Ningning was in charge of the country.

This is even more obvious in history. For example, during the Battle of Kyushu, Hideyoshi wrote to Ning Ning, thanking him for the military rations he sent, and telling him to take good care of the child in Chacha's stomach.

During the Battle of Odawara, Hideyoshi also wrote to Ning Ning to thank him for the reinforcements he sent, and hoped that he could send the daimyo family members from Osaka to the front line to comfort the restless hearts of the daimyos.

During the Korean War, some appalling stories happened in Osaka Castle. It was said that an onmyoji had an affair with a daimyo's female relatives, and lewd sounds came out from many daimyo's mansions in the whole of daimyo.

This is a real record recorded in "History of Japan", but there are very few specific descriptions. It just means that martial law was immediately implemented up and down Osaka. Banners were ordered to arrest all onmyojis in Osaka and Kyoto. Exiled to Bungo.

At that time, Xiuchang had passed away, and the only one who could order martial law in Osaka with the strength to mobilize military forces to enter the residences of various feudal clans without restriction could only be the order from Ningning.

On the eve of the Battle of Sekigahara, it is said that Ishida Mitsunari also visited Ning Ning hoping to get his support, but Ning Ning did not express his position at the time.At the end of the Battle of Sekigahara, the first thing Tokugawa Ieyasu Shangluo did was to visit Ning Ning, in order to obtain from her the right to dispose of the daimyos of the Western Army who participated in the Battle of Sekigahara.

All the above records all show that Ning Ning has a very high right to speak within the Toyotomi Group.

Even in this life, because of the strong rise of Xiuci and the Xiu family, Ning Ning temporarily stayed behind the scenes, but her strength was still reflected in the previous article, even the Xiu family had to temporarily bow their heads in front of her.

She is a political symbol, a special person who can directly disrupt the appearance of the Xiu family by simply saying "The Xiu family is an unbelievable child".

But such a powerful person was imprisoned by Chacha twice.

Even though it was Hideyoshi who ordered her to become a monk for the first time, Chacha just took advantage of Hideyoshi's death to order martial law in Kyoto and increased the guard on Ningning.

But this second time, after Xiuci lost power, Chacha directly attacked Ningning.She quickly controlled the entire city defense of Osaka and moved Ningning from Honmaru to Nishimaru.

A few days later, he "voluntarily" transferred out of Diancheng to Ningning on the grounds that the Beizheng Office was old and needed to recuperate, and Fushimi Castle had not yet been completed.

But all of this was not paid attention to by others when Xiuji died, Mori and Asano rebelled one after another, and the Xiu family in the Northeast seemed to have changed.

At this moment, he only thinks that Ningning is a hot potato, logically speaking, he needs to escort Ningning back to Osaka.But if he really did this, it would be like sending Ning Ning into the tiger's mouth again.

When he was free, he noticed the same tied up boy beside Ningning.Being able to be protected by Ning Ning just now, his identity must be very special, which made him curious about the identity of the boy.

He asked the boy, "What's your name, and what is your identity?"

"I am." When Yiyi Jiaji was about to answer, the Beizheng Office took the initiative to answer first, "He is the younger brother Xiugui of Wakayama's attendant, and he is the child my younger brother sent and raised by my side."

Otani Yoshitsugu is not stupid. Although he has never met the youngest child of the Kinoshita family, if this is true, why did the Beizheng Institute interrupt the child's self-report and answer it first?This does not fit the identity gap between Beizhengsuo and this child.

But at this moment, he doesn't want to get entangled here, and he wants to deal with the problem of the Beijing Political Bureau.

"Punishment Department, I watched you grow up. Now I have left a boat in Xiaohama. As long as you get on the boat, you can go to Etsuchu. Why don't you just pretend you didn't see us and let us go."

Ning Ning wants to plead with Otani Jiji, but Otani Jiji is actually very entangled.He is a very simple person, and he does not want to participate in the political struggle of the upper class.

As Ning Ning said, he is also a person who has received great kindness from Ning Ning and Hideyoshi. Logically speaking, he is here to show Ning Ning's face, repaying his affection and following his heart.

But now this matter is a bit big, and it is inevitable that there will be too many people.He wanted to go to Luo to meet Ning Ning and Ishida Mitsunari, if he let Ning Ning go like this, what if he was blamed by them?
After much deliberation, he finally decided to take the two of them on a boat across Lake Biwa to Kyoto.Of course, they were taken away with courtesy.

As a result, when he was about to board the boat, the curious young man took the initiative to find Yoshitsugu Otani who was communicating with his younger brother (adopted son) Yoshikatsu Otani. let go."

Otani Yoshitsumi exchanged glances with Otani Yoshikatsu, and asked curiously, "Why do you say that? Only when the mistress of Beizheng's lord is in Osaka can the world be stable, isn't it?"

"However, the Beizheng Office is not willing to go back there at all, and there is no need for the Beizheng Office in that place now. The Ministry of Punishment may not know it yet. It seems that the Youfu has already raised troops in the Northeast. The entire Kanto and Northeast have been coerced, and the soldiers are about to go south. "

"Is the matter so bad?" It was Otani Yoshikatsu who asked the question. The way these little daimyos understand the situation in the world is through hearsay, but the transmission of information takes time, and some urgent news naturally cannot reach Tsuruga.

Otani Yoshitsugu was even more curious about this young man. If what the Beizheng Office said just now was true, that she was really imprisoned by Yodohime, how did they obtain this information?
If what the young man said is true, it means that after the Osaka side stabbed Zuofu Xiuji in the back, Youfu openly cut seats with the Osaka side.

Unlike the backstabbing Hideji who was caught off guard before, Hideka's ability is far stronger than Hideji's. The key is that he is a prepared "action" this time, which is a real civil war against the two forces under the Toyotomi regime.

"The Beizhengsuo was rescued by the Youfu at the beginning, and it is the same this time. If it weren't for the Okagoshi ex-guard of the Yamashiro Kingdom to lead people to save people, the Beizhengsuo would really be imprisoned by Yodo-kun. This is why the Beizhengsuo must escape from Kinki. The reason for going to find Youfu asylum.

If the Ministry of Criminal Justice sends the Beizheng Office back to Osaka this time, will the Beizheng Office escape for the third time?I have often heard that the Toyotomi family's daimyos have received favors from the Beizheng Institute to some extent.The Ministry of Punishment's reputation of loyalty, benevolence and righteousness has spread throughout the world. Is this how it repays the kindness of the Beizheng Office?
The Ministry of Punishment brought the Beizheng Office back this time, and it will definitely be appreciated by the Osaka side and leave a mark in the history books.

I just don’t know how the history books will record the actions of the Ministry of Punishment if there are really some bad things going on in the Beizheng Institute in the future?As for the so-called loyalty, benevolence and righteousness, which one does the Ministry of Punishment get? "

Otani Yoshitsugu never imagined that such a young man would say such heart-breaking words.

He just didn't want to participate because he had seen enough of the ugliness of politics, and he could stay away from the center in the name of recuperating.If it wasn't for being summoned by his good brother Ishida Mitsunari this time, he wouldn't have come back.

But who would have thought that he would actually pick up a hot potato in his hand just this one.

"Little ghost, what do you know? Just as you said just now, many famous people in the world have received the kindness of the Beizheng Office. If the Beizheng Office can preside over this incident and let Youfu and Dian Jun sit down and talk, the world will soon restore peace. "

"Hehehe~" Otani Yoshinori's words drew a silly smile from Jiaji, and he said to Otani Yoshikatsu, "That's what the Youfu did back then, but what was the result? Wasn't he forced to flee to Ezo Do you think that You Fu, who has been planted once, will plant it again this time?"

Dagu Jisheng, who was ridiculed by the little ghost, said incompetently and furiously: "He can only agree with the Youfu, this is the meaning of the Beizheng Office! That is the Beizheng Office!"

But Otani Jiji knew that what this kid said was true.

Toyotomi Hideka is a person with his own opinions, especially when it comes to matters of life and death, without the intervention of other powerful daimyos, do you expect the Hideka to stop?Give Osaka time to sort out the domestic affairs and then free up his hands to teach himself?How is this possible.

But at this moment, he is already very annoyed with how to deal with the Beizheng Office, and he is unwilling to think about other politics.

He just sent off to this brat, "What you said makes sense. You are indeed the younger brother of Attendant Kobayakawa. But this is not something to worry about at your age. Don't worry, I will hand you over to Kinoshita Nagon or Attendant Kobayakawa in hand."

"Why does the Ministry of Punishment do this? Are you so willing to damage your reputation?"

"I don't know if my reputation will be damaged, but I know that as long as the Beizheng Institute speaks out, there is a chance to stop it." Otani Yoshitsuya knows that what he is talking about now is a beautiful vision, but he is still willing to try.

"Ministry of Justice, this is the general trend of the world, and the Dagu family cannot stop it. Why do you have to compromise your last reputation for this, and let the people of the world cast aside and laugh at you?"

Dagu Jiji didn't want to talk to the little ghost any more, so he asked his servants to take the little ghost down.But after he left, his words lingered in Otani Kichitsu's ears for a long time.

"My lord, the ship is ready and you can board it."

Otani Yoshitsugu fell into deep thought, even if his retainers called him to board the ship, he didn't hear it, and he didn't wake up until he was pushed by his younger brother Otani Yoshinori.

But to the surprise of the retainers, Otani Yoshitsugu did not give the order to board the ship, but looked up at the sky where the sun was hanging in the west and said, "It's already getting late, let's rest here for the night and go on the road tomorrow."

Otani Jiji was shaken, not only because of the words that damaged his reputation, but what really hit the soul directly was the sentence "Otani's family can't stop it".

After all, Otani Yoshitsugu is a traditional samurai. In history, he once persuaded Ishida Mitsunari not to be stupid. They couldn't beat Tokugawa Ieyasu's forces.

Of course, in the end, for the sake of morality, Yoshitsugu Otani followed Ishida Mitsunari to join forces and killed himself in Sekigahara.

But this does not prevent Otani Yoshitsugu from thinking for the Otani family.

In the middle of the night, he finally made a decision, and in the end reason prevailed over emotion.

He recruited his younger brother (adopted son) Otani Yoshikatsu, and said to him, "Take your trusted retainers to deceive the guards of the Beizheng Office and escort him to Asano Councilor."

"Father, why is this?" Otani Yoshikatsu, who has become an adopted son, does not understand the meaning and reason of Otani Yoshitsugu's operation, but Otani Yoshitsugu has made it very clear that he wants to leave a way out for the succession of the Otani family.

"I heard that His Highness Tokugawa's sons are all working for the Youfu. If the young man is telling the truth, the Yancheng family in the northeast should have joined the Youfu. That is the son of Senator Maeda.

The bosses are betting on both sides for the survival of the family name. Although my Dagu family is small, we must also consider the survival of the family name.

The reason why I mobilized before was because Jibu asked me to fight against Maori together, but now the enemy has changed.

I have an old relationship with Ishida Jibu, and I am also familiar with Youfu.In fact, no matter which side I stand on, it is a very tormenting matter for me.

Since it is so difficult to distinguish, it is better to follow the big brothers and not offend both sides.You are my son and the future of the Otani family, so naturally you will go on a path with a brighter future.

Go ahead, take the certificate of honor made by Beizheng, even if I die as an enemy, His Highness Fengchun will not forget your contribution in the future. "

Yoshitsuji Otani communicated with Yoshin Otani for a long time, Yoshikatsu Otani finally left with tears in his eyes.That night, there was a riot in the Otani camp by Lake Biwa. It is said that the young master of the Otani family, Otani Yoshikatsu, actually robbed the important person in the hands of the lord and fled to Wakasa.

Otani Kichiji was furious after hearing this, and sent his trusted retainers to pursue, but in the end they all returned without success.

Otani Yoshitsugu had no choice but to use Osaka's urgent urging as an excuse to call on the army to continue to go to Luo, and Otani Yoshitsumi sent a small team to pursue (help) again.

(End of this chapter)