Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 845 The East-West Battle (41) Sekigahara Ending
Yes, although the victory of Sekigahara is being celebrated on Taobei Mountain at this moment, the battlefield of Sekigahara is not completely over.

With most of the main force of the Western Army having broken up or surrendered, it was unexpected that the Maori Army that had been stationed and fighting for the longest time was actually the Maori Army on Nangong Mountain.

As for Maeda Tosunaga on Matsuo Mountain, he hurriedly retreated to the mountain and refused to defend when the battle situation was unfavorable.

Although it was already dark and the fighting was no longer there, in order to prevent them from running down, the Eastern Army deployed troops everywhere.

"The Maori army on Nangong Mountain must have collapsed from exhaustion after fighting for a day, and there has been no movement. On the contrary, the Maori army on Matsuo Mountain just tried to go down the mountain to break out, but we were beaten back." Sanada Nobushige reported to Hidejiahui.

Taobei Mountain is a temporary main formation, but Nangong Mountain behind it has not been captured yet, so it is impossible for the Xiu family to stay at Taobei Mountain overnight.Fortunately, there is a battle house of the Takenaka Hanbei family not far away, and the Hide family plans to stay there.

Following the torch-carrying attendant Xiujia, he looked towards the top of Nangong Mountain on the south side and asked, "How many more of them are there?"

"The Mori family should still have 5/6000 people, and the Maeda family on Matsuo Mountain is estimated to have no more than 3000 people."

"I remember that when they went to war, they always had more than 1.5 people?" Xiujia asked again.

Sanada Nobunshige calmly reported the information: "According to the information provided by the inner government, the Maori Army has 1.5 soldiers and the Maeda family has 1.2 soldiers."

In fact, for the Xiu family, it doesn't matter whether they accept the surrender of the two families or not.The war is now over, and their lives are just a matter of Xiujia's thoughts.

Xiujia still looked at the "Renyi" horse seal behind him, and chose to throw the question back to his sons: "What do you think should be done with the two families?"

"The Mori are similar to the Fukushima family. They were once allies of the Zuofu, but they abandoned the bright and turned to the dark side, but they can indeed be punished lightly. But there is also a difference between them and the Fukushima attendants. After all, the attendants are just people with insufficient knowledge and actions7 A small name worth ten thousand stones, but the Maori family is a big name worth millions of stone, so we must be careful when handling it."

The first person to speak was Hui Jia, who had the highest status. Although he was only 14 years old, his answer was clearly thoughtful.

"So, Hachiro, what do you think should be done?" Hideya continued to ask him.

Hui quickly gave his answer: "The Maori family changed its name and became exclusive, and the originally semi-independent Yoshikawa, Kobayakawa, Ankokuji and other families returned to the Maori family."

However, Hideya continued to ask relentlessly: "How many stones have been changed, and where have the exclusive titles gone? Why did Yoshikawa, Kobayakawa, and Ankokuji Temple return to the Mori clan?"

This round of questions from Xiujia finally overwhelmed Huijia. He scratched his head helplessly but gave a tentative answer: "How about 30 dan? As for the transfer place, what does father think of the president?" "

"Why 30 shi? And why the president?"

Seeing that Hideie kept asking questions, Toyotomi Teruie was a little nervous, fearing that his answer would not be accepted by Hideie, but in the end he gave his own explanation: "After all, the Mori clan is a million-kilogram famous man. Cut too hard and they won't surrender.

Now that the war is over, it is better to grasp the situation as soon as possible to avoid long nights and dreams.As for the superior, first of all, the size of the organization is suitable, and secondly, it is close to our abilities so that we can monitor them nearby. Moreover, it is far enough away from the Maori family to greatly weaken their influence. "

I have to say that Toyotomi Teruie's answer was excellent. This answer was almost the same as Tokugawa Ieyasu's treatment of the Maori family in history. However, Hideie did not give an answer. Instead, he continued to ask about the treatment of the Maeda family.

Hui family also gave his own answer: "How about the Maeda clan retaining 10 koku and entrusting it to either Sanin or Shinano?"

Hideie also didn't give his own answer. After asking several other sons and getting similar answers, he just said, "Go tell the two families that if you want to surrender, put down your weapons and come to the bush in person to apologize. Tell them today I can guarantee the names of those who surrender, but I cannot guarantee the final outcome, which needs to be reported to the Lord for decision."

Sanada Nobushige left, and Toyotomi Shigeie asked Hideie puzzledly, "Didn't my father want to deal with the two families? Why didn't he make a promise today?"

He would not believe the situation like "the Hide family has no right to dispose of the two families, and the disposal of the two families needs to be reported to the big board." Based on the situation after the Hide family's decisive victory over Sekigahara, it is not a matter for the Hide family to decide how to deal with the two families.

The two families had surrendered long ago. The reason why they sent people to tell them must be that they wanted to negotiate terms with the Xiu family. Since the Xiu family accepted their surrender but did not give a reply, it is only possible that the Xiu family did not want the final arrangement. .

"No." Hideie denied, "I have already thought about the disposition of the two families, but the disposition of the Maeda family must be decided together with the rewards of Iwaki and Izumimomo.

How can Yoshikawa alone decide how to deal with the Maori family?What do I talk about with him?What qualifications he has? Only the governor of the Maori family in Okayama can decide on the surrender of the Maori family. "

As he spoke, he looked down at the Hui family and said, "We don't need to decide how many thousand koku the Maeda family will keep. The Iwaki family currently has 12 koku. I will increase it to 22 koku. As for whether he should restore the Maeda family name after the war, Maeda How to divide the knowledge and behavior of the Iwacheng family is left to him to decide. We should not spend our own money to please them.

Let me ask you, if you want to reserve 10 koku for the Maeda family, how many more koku do you plan to seal for the Iwaki family? 5 stone? 10 stone?Although his Iwaki family didn't have much credit, he did a lot of hard work. Why was it that other families had a large number of seals, but his family only had this little seal?
Rather than being such a bad person, it is better to leave this hot potato to them to decide for themselves and see if Izumi Mamoru feels that his family is important, or if the current retainers are more difficult to appease. "

"As for the Maori family, I really have no intention of talking to Yoshikawa Hiroie. Why should they make a decision for the Maori Nakagan? It's just that your arrangement of retaining the Maori family's 30 yuan after the war is indeed too generous.

What are you afraid of when you say you have long nights and lots of dreams?Now that Sekigahara has won, most people from Kyushu to Northeast China support me. How many tens of thousands of people are there on his side?How many other cities are there?
His Maori family is just a wise man. Giving him 15 or 20 dan is already a reward. If his Maori family doesn't know his fortune, don't blame me for killing him too.This world is very big, and there is room for many great names, but this world is also very small, and there is no room for many great names. "

"Finally, on this Sekigahara battlefield, do you think they have any leverage they can use to negotiate with me?"

Xiujia said and pointed to the "Benevolence and Righteousness" horse seal and continued to educate his son, "Although I advocate benevolence and righteousness, you must remember that benevolence and righteousness must be divided into people. The pie in the world is so big, and the enemy's Benevolence and righteousness are cruelty to oneself.”

Things were just as Xiujia expected. After seeing Xiujia's strong attitude, the two families no longer had any excuses. They came to Xiujia with their breasts exposed that night and the next morning to apologize.

It was impossible for Xiujia to sacrifice his sleep time to receive him overnight. It was already December, and several senior warriors on both sides knelt like this for half the night in the snowy night.

The next morning, when Xiujia saw the people kneeling in the yard, Xiujia did not open his mouth to express relief. He just said, "You have made a big mistake, but I have received your sincerity. I will try my best to speak kindly to you. As for what will happen in the end." It all depends on the Lord’s will to deal with it.”

As Sekigahara came to an end, Sumamata Castle, which had been strictly guarded before, surrendered, and the guard Kato Kiyomasa personally came to Hideie to plead guilty.

He was very loyal to the Toyotomi family, but he also recognized the political reality. He knew that after Tokugawa Ieyasu's betrayal led to Sekigahara's failure, the Western Army had completely lost hope.

Hideie still didn't deal with him, but just asked him to relax and continue to work for the Toyotomi family in the future, which was a hint to him that he would be dealt with lightly.

On December 12, the army won victory in Sekigahara, and on the 17th, they set off from Sekigahara to Omi.

Hideie's first target is Yawata Mountain Castle in Omi, which is close to Kyoto but not Kyoto.Although Xiujia is well aware of the importance of military strength and speed, the closer you get to the political center, the more cautious you must be.Nowadays, the Xiu family still has the title of "Chao Enemy" on their heads. How can any Chao Enemy come to Beijing in such a grand manner? Where is the face of the imperial court?Doesn't this force the emperor to run away from Kyoto to the Western Kingdom?

Hideya needs a step down, and the emperor also needs a step down.The temporary presence in Hachimanyama Castle can give both sides enough time for political operations.

Of course, political operation alone is not enough after Sekigahara's victory. Toyotomi Hidekatsu, who is still holding on to Echizen, also needs to be solved. Here, Toyo Takatora and Toyotomi Teruie need to solve the problem.

No matter how you say it, he is one of the villains named by the Hide family. Taking Toyotomi Hidekatsu's head can be regarded as a big addition to the Teru family's merit list.

Only heirs can claim this credit.

However, not long after Hideie himself entered Omi, he heard the news of a battle ahead. It turned out that the Yamato daimyo Tsutsui Sadaji finally took action after being in a daze for a whole time.

He finally planned to complete the task Hideie had set for him at the beginning and lead troops to support Fushimi Castle.

With only 27 stone leaders, he was stunned and asked him to mobilize 1 people. They came to the outside of Fushimi Castle in a mighty manner and fought with Kato Yoshiaki, who was responsible for the siege of Fushimi Castle. They both won and lost, and then ran into the enemy who was regrouping in Omi. , and received the support of Chacha's 5000-strong army from Ishida Mitsunari.

Ishida Mi originally planned to reorganize in Omi with the gathered fleeing soldiers. The people were almost organized and ready to leave Ogaki Castle to support Tokugawa Ieyasu. As a result, he received the news that the Western Army had defeated Sekigahara and Tokugawa Ieyasu had taken the lead.

After hearing the results of Sekigahara, under the persuasion of Shima Kiyosaki, he decided to withdraw from Sawa Mountain Castle to Osaka and stick to it. Then he happened to meet Tsutsui Sadajibu who was fighting with Kato Yoshiaki outside Fushimi Castle.

Even though Ishida Mitsunari's team experienced Mikawa's defeat, it still had nearly 1.5 people after gathering and replenishing.Moreover, their army was far more elite than the ordinary daimyo's, and Tsutsui's army was defeated under the attack.

The person responsible for leading the vanguard of the Ishida Army was Shima Kiyosuke, and he was deeply moved when he saw the plum bowl pattern of the Tsutsui family.I had fought under this banner for half my life, but was kicked out because of political struggles.

Now, although Matsukura Ukon, who framed him in the first place, is dead, Shima Kiyoshi's dissatisfaction with the Tsutsui family still exists. Corresponding to this is the kindness of Ishida Mitsunari.

So after just a moment of thinking, Shima Kiyosuke led his troops and rushed towards the Tsutsui family's military formation.

The members of the Tsutsui family are very familiar with the Shimakiyo Noodles [Maru に 三つ cypress] family crest, and they are also very aware of his personal abilities.Tsutsui Sadaji gathered his generals to stop Shima Kiyosuke's progress, but his formation was broken by his direct combatants.

The Tsutsui family collapsed, and the head of the family, Tsutsui Sadaji, did not dare to stop at all, and ran to Yamato under the protection of close relatives and samurai.

When he sent troops before, Tsutsui Sadaji failed to capture many cities along the way in order to quickly establish extraordinary achievements for Hyouki and also to restore his image in front of Hideie.

The defeated troops of the Tsutsui family rushed into Yamato like headless flies, and were directly intercepted by the defenders of Yamato Koriyama Castle.

The head of the family, Tsutsui Sadaji, fell off his horse in a hurry and was sent back to Yagi Castle overnight.

Hideie only learned of this news after arriving at Yawatayama Castle. Looking at Tsutsui Junsai who knelt down and cried in front of Hideie with his own son Tsutsui Sadie, Hideie didn't even know how to complain.

As Xiujia's staunchest ally in his plan, he actually hesitated when Xiujia needed him.Although Hideie could understand that it was due to the issue of heirs, Hideie could not accept the Tsutsui family's behavior.

If it weren't for Okakari's effective garrison at Fushimi, forcing the Western Army to surround Fushimi Castle and bury the grave, the Western Army would have had a much greater advantage in strength than the Eastern Army.It is still unknown whether the great names such as Tachibana and Chosogabu will defect by then.

Tsutsui Sadaji's previous performance of leading troops to support Fushimi Castle was suspected of being opportunistic, and even this behavior made Hideie even more disgusted.

The tough battles have been fought, and now you come out to pick peaches and say you deserve a reward for your merits?
How do you ask Hideie to face the fact that nearly [-] soldiers were killed all the way from Sagami?These are all samurai and ashigaru of the Toyoharu family, and they bleed the blood of the Toyoharu family. Why should you be given a huge reward for an opportunistic guy in the end?

After Fushimi was defeated in the battle, he cried and hugged the Hide family's son just because he wanted to gain Hide family's favor and forget the displeasure he had caused Hide family in the past.

Looking at the side, the difference between the Ashikaga family and the Ashikaga family is only one month, but because the Tsutsui family has been raised in the Tsutsui family since the age of 1, Hideie still feels guilty in his heart.

However, Hideie still has to settle the score with him for what Tsutsui Sadaji did.

"How is your health, Mr. Tsutsui?"

Talking about this brother, Tsutsui Junsai's tears couldn't help but flow down.

Although he did not have a good relationship with this brother, even in order to save the Tsutsui family's family business, he pretended to be uncomfortable in front of the Hide family: "My lord fell from his horse in Koriyama and was already dead when he was sent to Yagi Castle. There is more air coming in and less air coming out. Fortunately, on the way, I asked Tada Jisuke to let me support the young master in ascending the throne."

Hearing that Tsutsui Sadaji seemed to have fallen badly, Hideie also made a surprised expression and said, "Is this true? Is the servant really injured that badly?"

"After my lord fell from his horse, he was trampled by the horses behind him. The fact that he is able to survive to this day is the result of the doctor's best efforts. My lord has something to say, please ask your right government to look at the relationship between the past and the fact that the young master is your biological child. Please support the Tsutsui family."

After Tsutsui Junsai said this, he knocked his head in front of Hideie, and Tsutsui Sadaie on the side also saluted Hideie.

Hideie has an idea of ​​what to do with the Tsutsui family. Based on Tsutsui Sadashi's previous attitude and the presence of Tsutsui Sadakei in Ishida Mitsunari's team, the Tsutsui family cannot be treated lightly, even if their future head is Neither can the biological son of the Xiu family.

But now, the Hide family needs the help of the Tsutsui family, a local snake in Kinki, so they comforted them by saying, "Seirokuro is my bloodline anyway, and the attendants did eventually lead people with the intention of resolving the siege of Fushimi. The attitude of the Tsutsui family I see it in my eyes and I will consider it as appropriate.”

Tsutsui Junsai received Hideie's promise and immediately expressed his gratitude to Hideie and his loyalty to the Tsutsui family.

Hideo didn't care about their hypocrisy. Instead, he took the initiative to ask them, "By the way, is Tsutsui still capable of fighting after this battle? Can the Yamato territory be handed over to the Tsutsui family to pacify?"

This is related to the future status of the Tsutsui family in the Toyoharu family. Even if there were heavy casualties in the Battle of Fushimi, Tsutsui Shunsai would still have to pull out another wave of soldiers to fight back.

So he answered Hideie like this: "Although the Tsutsui family was defeated in the Battle of Fushimi, the main force is still there. If your highness needs it, 6000 elites are willing to be driven by your highness."

Now Hideie's main focus is on Kyoto and Osaka, and he has no spare time to worry about Yamato, Kii and other countries. He immediately said, "In this case, you will lead the way and join Fukujuichiro (Toyotomi Shigeie), Satake, and Ikeda." , Kobayakawa and other departments, let’s suppress the three countries of Yamato, Kii, Izumi, and Kawachi.”

(End of this chapter)