Prime Minister Bizen

The two ministers moved very quickly. On the third day after leaving, news came from Kyoto that Kujo Kanetaka and Nijo Minaki were dismissed, and that the emperor restored the reputation and official positions of Hideie and Ichijo Neiki.

Then on the fourth day, it was reported that the emperor issued a decree to the promoted person, Ichiji Guanbai, who was still in Ezhong, asking him to quickly go to Luo to meet the emperor to express his gratitude.

Along with this order, Ishida Mitsunari, Toyotomi Hidekatsu, and Mori Terumoto were all accused of facing the enemy.

The enemies of the court are like pieces of papyrus, completely illogical. Whoever controls Luoyang can give them to others, which ultimately damages the image of the court.

The Hide family can't take care of so much. At this moment, the Hide family is summoning Hosokawa Tadaka, his brother-in-law who came from Dan, in Yawata Mountain Castle. Along with him are his grandfather Hosokawa Fujitaka and father Hosokawa Tadaki. They are here to replace him. Hosokawa Tadayaki begged for mercy.

Hosokawa Tadayoshi luckily escaped from Sekigahara, and eventually escaped all the way back to Tango.Tadaki Hosokawa, who deeply felt that he would be liquidated after the war, finally chose to plead guilty to the Hide family in person under the persuasion of his son and father.

Looking at Hosokawa Tadayoshi, who was kneeling in front of him, dressed in white and with a clean head, and then looking at the old man and the young man sitting in front of him, this scene seemed to be the same as that of the two who had ordained a monk and gave up the position of house governor to their son. Hosokawa Fujitaka who avoided Akechi Mitsuhide's invitation is very similar.

"What kind of statement is this? Why is the counselor's hair gone?" I don't know from which day Xiujia fell in love with which pot, but he just poked at the uncomfortable points in people's hearts.

However, the three descendants of the Hosokawa family sitting below did not dare to have the slightest dissatisfaction. Hideie's brother-in-law, Hosokawa Tataka, took the initiative to apologize to Hideie.

He told Hideie that he and his father, Hosokawa Tadayoshi, had different attitudes. After Hosokawa Tadayaki left, he had already taken control of the Hosokawa family with the help of his grandfather. Now that his father, Sekigahara, was defeated and fled back, he and his grandfather were the ones who He persuaded his father to surrender.

Hosokawa Tadayaki also said very appropriately, "I was deceived by Ishida's traitor, and it is not my fault to be the enemy of Youfu."

If you want to say that a person as big as Hosokawa Tadayaki was deceived by Ishida Mitsunari, Hideie would not believe it even to death. But now that Ishida Mitsunari is accused of being an enemy of the court, the blame will naturally be placed on him.

But it was Hosokawa Tadayaki's behavior that made Hideya feel ashamed and even a little dissatisfied.You are a famous person after all, don’t you even have the attitude to take responsibility?

Hideie has a good sense of Ishida Mitsunari in history, and feels that he is a young man bound by obsession.Whether in history or in this life, his purpose is to help Osaka Central control power, but his power is too weak.

Hideie gave him the blame for [the enemy] because the two sides had different positions. Ishida Mitsunari was still the main defender of the situation. Hideie had to give him the blame, but it didn't mean that Hideie really hated Ishida Mitsunari.

Hideie hated the behavior of people like Hosokawa Tadayaki who were unwilling to take responsibility and directly blamed others who were full of dirty water.

"Counsellor Hosokawa said that he was deceived by Ishida Harubu. I believe it! After all, even people like Tokugawa Naifu were deceived by Ishida Harubu. But why didn't you follow Tachibana and others after seeing me on the battlefield? Will he wake up in time?"

Seeing that his son was being chased by Hideie, Hosokawa Fujitaka took the initiative to help and said, "Let me tell you, Inuko has an extreme personality and it is often difficult to reflect on his own problems in time. At that time, the two sides were at war, and he was even more nervous when the soldiers were approaching. It’s hard to make a decision.”

"Hey~" At this point, he sighed and said, "In the end, it's still my fault. If I hadn't been unwilling to face Akechi Hinata Mamoru directly due to feelings, I wouldn't have handed over the position of family governor to him so early. "

Hosokawa Tadaka took over the words and said, "My father has understood his mistake and chose to transfer the position of family governor to me, and he committed seppuku in front of the right government to apologize. But as a son, there is no reason to watch his father die. I am here today to express my gratitude to you." Brother, please forgive me. If you want to punish me, please let me take it."

"Boom!" Hosokawa Tataka said and knocked his head heavily in front of Hideie.

Xiujia has actually heard it, and what he said today must have been agreed upon by the three generations of his family.

The father first admitted the problem in person; the grandfather then excused him, saying that it was a problem with his education and his son's character. As for the son, he was a good, loyal and filial son, and he also played the emotional card towards the Xiu family. At the end of his words, he stopped talking. The Xiu family is called "Youfu" respectfully, but "brother" is used to shorten the relationship.

Hosokawa Tadaka is Hideie's brother-in-law. Even for the sake of his sister, Hideie has to give Hosokawa Tadaka this face. Not to mention that Hosokawa Fujitaka has a very good relationship with Hideie. Hideie asked him to do it before. He took care of the studies of several sons in Kyoto.

So Xiujia said, "Since the counselor has become a monk, can he have the name of ordination?"

All three people heard the soft words in Hideie's words. Hosokawa Tadayaki finally let go of his hanging heart and responded to Hideie: "Yes, I will call you Sansai."

"In that case, please ask Master Sansai to meditate on Buddhism in Mount Koya from now on."

Hideie finally made a verdict against Hosokawa Tadayoshi and exiled him to Mount Koya.This can be regarded as a good destination for senior samurai, and it is acceptable to Hosokawa Fujitaka and Hosokawa Tadaka. Only Hosokawa Tadaki himself is a little disappointed. He originally thought that he could be imprisoned in his own territory to practice Buddhism.

After all, the living conditions in Koyasan are much more difficult than in our own territory.Not to mention anything else, I can be regarded as a royal palace in my own home. I have people to serve me three meals a day, so my life is not too difficult.

What else do I have to do after going to Mount Koya? I’m afraid I have to do things like chopping wood and carrying water by myself.

But Hideie's punishment was not over yet. He skipped Hosokawa Tadaki and directly asked Hosokawa Fujitaka and Hosokawa Tadaka, "I captured your brother Tadori in Sekigahara. I heard someone reported that he was seen on the battlefield." Xingqiu, it seems that all the Hosokawa sect, except you, have complaints against me.

I now give them two choices, either to accompany their father to Mount Koya for exile, or to join the Ezo Crusade that I will organize soon, and continue to explore Ezo on behalf of my lord.Those with meritorious deeds can be re-granted land to Tomoyo in Ezo, and there may not be any chance of coming back in the future.

As for the generals such as Matsui Yasuyuki and Sawura University who participated in the battle this time, since you have taken over as the governor of the Hosokawa family, you can handle it yourself and report it to me. "

The Hide family dealt with the Hosokawa family very harshly. After all, the head of the family was sent into exile, and the two sons who participated in the battle were also implicated.But anyone with a discerning eye can see that Hideie is helping the honest and honest Hosokawa Tataka eliminate threats around him.

Only by removing the two other brothers who might pose a threat to the inheritance would he be able to deal with his retainers more easily.Of course Hideie fully believes that with the help of his grandfather Fujitaka Hosokawa, he can handle it even if his two younger brothers are present.

But when Hideie said this, he not only looked at Hosokawa Tataka but also Hosokawa Fujitaka, obviously hoping that he could handle this matter on his own.

As for the choice, needless to say, although it is bitter and cold in Ezo, it is better than wasting time in Koyasan.If you really can't worry about the two younger brothers, let them take some of the Hosokawa family samurai with them when the time comes, and also enrich the knowledge of retainers for the future opening of another sect in Ezo.

Here Hideie has actually given enough hints to Hosokawa Tadaka to send those retainers and his younger brother to Ezo together.

Dealing with the guilty minister is only the first step. The three descendants of the Hosokawa family came here to ensure the survival of the Hosokawa family name. This is why they have silently accepted the Hide family's treatment until now.Finally Hideie gave his own plan to deal with it, "You are my brother-in-law, and I am determined to protect you, but it is impossible for the Hosokawa family not to be dealt with, and I cannot explain it to the other daimyo. I will try my best to preserve the country of Tango for you , but if it doesn’t work afterwards, don’t blame me. In short, I promise you that I will try my best to ensure the Hosokawa clan’s 10 stone territory.”

He should be punished for reducing the seal of the Hosokawa family by half. Compared with the Tokugawa, Mori and other families who had their seal reduced significantly, and even the lords such as Terazawa and Fukushima who had their seal changed, this kind of punishment was actually not serious.

Hosokawa Tadataka and Hosokawa Fujitaka knew very well that getting Hideie's promise to only reduce the seal by half was because of Hosokawa Tadataka's face. As for whether they could retain the Tango Kingdom, they didn't even have hope. If it can be retained in the end, it can only be regarded as an unexpected surprise.

Before leaving, Hideie warned again, "Yoichiro, take your people to rectify the Hosokawa people who surrendered in Sekigahara, and then go to Osaka to listen. This will determine the final settlement of the Hosokawa family."

Yes, Hideie is ready to take action against Osaka.

And unlike the previous time when Sekigahara Hideie sent the main force, Hideie planned to refer to the historical operation of Tokugawa Ieyasu's Osaka formation in order to attack Osaka. The main force for the siege must be taken by other daimyo.

The purpose of this is naturally obvious, which is to make the daimyo's hands covered with the "shit" of attacking the master's house. As long as everyone has the action to defeat the master, everyone is in the same boat, and no one can do it in the future. Who do you blame for this?

Hosokawa Tadataka may not understand what Hideie meant, but his grandfather Hosokawa Fujitaka understood it instantly and directly agreed on behalf of Hosokawa Tadataka.

After three generations of the Hosokawa family left, the Hide family still did not calm down, because Satake Yoshi came back to look for the Hide family.

He heard the news about his son's troubles in the Northeast from Tokugawa Ieyasu, and naturally knew that the Hide family had known about these situations for a long time but kept it secret.

Satake Yishige, who had performed well in the Battle of Sekigahara and the Battle of Hideie's Peace, was a little unsure about Hideie's attitude, so he took the initiative to come to Hideie to test Hideie's attitude.

"Youfu, it's my fault in teaching my son, and it's causing trouble to Youfu.~"

Tokugawa Ieyasu helped Satake Yoshitaka, who was crying to him, and comforted him and said, "If Tetsuo Shou had helped along the way, my battle to suppress the war would not have been so smooth. I would have suffered from just one Sunfu Castle."

Satake Yoshihe wiped away his tears and held Hideya's hand tightly, but he refused to rely on Hideya's support to get up. "Youfu, Quanzi almost made a big mistake by helping the emperor in the northeast and missed the important events of Youfu. , I am also responsible for this matter, please ask your government to punish you."

Feeling the gravity on his hand, Hideie knew that Satake Yoshige had made up his mind that he would not get up unless Hideie gave an answer.

So Hideie let go of Satake Yoshige's hand and said, "I can't miss anything. I have a back-up in Tohoku. Haven't you noticed that so far, the Mori servant (Moori Hidemoto) and the Hachisuka servant are still there?" Didn't you come here? When the results of the Battle of Sekihara reach the Northeast, someone will naturally take care of those people who are dancing happily."

Satake Yoshishige didn't know who else Hideie said was "dancing for joy", but he guessed that one of them might be Satake Yoshinobu, otherwise Tokugawa Ieyasu wouldn't have specifically told him about it.

So he tentatively asked Hideie, "Please let me send a letter to Aizu so that he can know what you are capable of and persuade Inuko to go ahead. I am willing to use my contribution to offset Inuko's fault and return the favor." Please your government can give him a lenient sentence."

Hideie sat directly in front of Satake Yoshige, patted his hand gently and comforted him, "No need to worry about Hitachi Mamoru. I just said that your contribution is great enough. As for the things that the servant did, I didn't do anything." Keep it in mind. If you are really sorry, I would like to ask you to do me one more favor, okay?"

Satake Yoshigear heard that Hideie's attitude was soft but not soft, hard but not hard, and he was a little unsure. He could only ask Hideie, "What does Your Highness want me to do?"

Hideie pointed to the west and said, "How about taking Osaka for me?"

"Osaka!"

These two words shocked Satake Yoshige greatly, and more importantly, they shocked Satake Yoshige's cognition.

Hideie said he wanted to take Osaka, which meant that he had decided to take action against his "lord" Toyotomi clan.

However, such a request is not something that ordinary famous people can agree to. Satake Yoshishige is a little hesitant, not only because Osaka's city defense is extremely balanced, but also because there are sufficient soldiers in the city, Satake Yoshishige is not confident that he can win.

More importantly, the Xiu family had been mobilizing troops under the pretext of providing peace to heaven and eradicating traitors.He has always been a minister of the Toyotomi family, but once he takes action against Osaka, does it mean that the Hide family has officially confirmed that he has conquered Osaka?

"Hahaha, why do you all look the same? Does beating Osaka make you so panicked?"

Seeing the sweat dripping from Satake Yoshige's head, Hideie laughed in an attempt to ease the embarrassment. Satake Yoshigeage naturally understood the meaning of Hideie's words. Hideie had obviously talked about this matter with many people.

His brain was working rapidly, and he quickly understood Hideie's meaning, but he asked more than Hosokawa Fujitaka, "Excuse me, Your Highness, how is the battle in Hokuriku?"

"There is news from Hokuriku that the thieves who gathered around the enemy Hidekatsu have dispersed. The rebel Toyotomi Hidekatsu was defeated and captured and is on his way to Kyoto."

Hideie informed Satake Yoshige of the latest news, and also told him that it would be worthwhile to make a decision now. "His Royal Highness Toyotomi Koriyama personally escorted him, and Councilor Asano and others also followed him to Luo."

"So fast?" Shocked by the speed of Hokuriku, Satake Yoshige was even more surprised that Hideie would involve so many big names, especially the presence of big names like Asano Nagamasa.

It’s enough for the others to join in the fight against Osaka, but why should the Asano Nagamasa Toyotomi family also join the fight?
Satake Yoshige agreed to Hideie's request and asked Hideie to be independent for a while and serve as the vanguard of the siege. Both requests were recognized by Hideie.

At this time, Hideie finally put forward his own thoughts and promises to him, "I have seen the performance of Hitachi Mamoru, but we are not halfway through our career, and we still have not won Osaka. After we win Osaka, I will We will definitely comprehensively evaluate His Highness’s achievements, which will not only erase the servant’s faults in the Northeast, but also ensure that the Satake family will be given enough titles.”

The Hideie family had previously promised the Satake family about 40 koku for all Ibaraki and Hitachi parts. In fact, Tokugawa Ieyasu later offered more, directly promising 60 for Ibaraki and Hitachi, but Satake Yishige remained the same. Choosing to follow Xiujia means that Xiujia is more likely to be able to fulfill his promise.

But now that Satake Yoshinobu's incident has happened, Satake Yoshige no longer expects to be granted a title. It is a great blessing to be able to guarantee his skills. He never thought that Hideya would agree to grant him a title. This is an unexpected joy and makes him feel less satisfied. I have some concerns about taking action in Osaka.