Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 852 Battle of Osaka
In fact, Masuda Nagamori's mentality is the same as that of Kyogoku Takaji. He is the ultimate profit-oriented person and a speculator.

Historically, I had such a good relationship with Ishida Mitsunari that I voted for Tokugawa Ieyasu without any hesitation.

He is now blaming Xiujia in public just because he wants to gain fame after seeing that he has lost his advantage.

Hideie didn't want to speak at first, but looking at his son who was already shocked by Masuda Nagamori and the daimyo who were looking at him, Hideie still opened his mouth and said, "Based on what you said today, Second Lieutenant Eemon, I can Pull out your tongue and then execute the Dharma on the spot."

Looking directly into Hideie's eyes, Masuda Nagamori said without fear, "Is it possible that the Zuofu got what I said and became angry from shame?
Wasn't the Earth Dragon earthquake in the past few days not enough to warn Zuofu?Zuofu and the lord are monarchs and ministers, so there is no reason for ministers to surround the monarch's city.This must be a warning from God. If Your Highness does not wake up, he will suffer disaster. "

Good guy, Masuda Nagamori even formulated a "doctrine of heaven-human induction" in front of Hideya.

But why does this theory sound so strange?Shouldn't the monarch with natural telepathy be Xiuli?

"Hahaha" Xiujia sneered three times and looked around at the famous names. He was a little afraid and avoided Xiujia's gaze. Xiujia knew that it was time to show his authority.

"Cherish the power of words you have now, Second Lieutenant Eemon. If I wanted that position, I would have taken it 7 years ago, but I chose to maintain the harmony between the two parties because I promised Uncle Dai Nagon (Hide Naga) You and your father (Hideyoshi) must take good care of Hideyoshi and protect the Toyotomi family.

Who took the daimyo to dig into the ravine without hesitation for four years when the Northeast was facing chaos and the invasion of the Ezo barbarians?still me!
I thought you could manage the world well in the past few years, but I didn’t expect that in the end, you didn’t even manage the affairs after your father’s death. It was me who applied for the posthumous title of Taige on my father’s behalf. How could you, a minister, have any dignity? Criticize me here!

Don’t forget that Osaka, not my Kanto, was hit by this earthquake. If we were to say that this was a response from heaven and man, and a warning from heaven, wasn’t it because you were acting in such perverse ways that you didn’t get caught without restraint, and that’s why God sent down its wrath? "

"Yes~ I forgot, wasn't it you and Ishida Jibu who encouraged Yodohime to strangle Hideji? Now that the world is in such a chaotic situation, you and Ishida Jibu cannot absolve themselves of the blame!"

"Zuofu, you are spitting blood!"

Masuda Nagamori wanted to fight back, but Hideya had already taken the initiative. Hideya was determined to use Masuda Nagamori to establish his power today. "A person like you who can only use words and words believes in 'Chaos is progress.'" Ladder' wanted to take advantage of the chaos for his own benefit, but he never thought about how many people would die.

It has already happened once, but fortunately, I was trying to save the building from falling down. I never thought that you, the evil villains, would come here a second time.If I hadn't come back in time, the Toyotomi family would have been destroyed! "

I only heard him ordering to the warriors standing around him: "Strike him out, pluck out his tongue, and send him to inspect the various counties in Kinki. He warns those who are interested to be careful in the future and not to stir up conflicts because of selfish desires!" Second Lieutenant Youemon will take him into custody, and after everything is over, he will be escorted to the source of the Rokujo River together with Ishida Harube and other traitors to kill him!"

Hideie's treatment was too harsh and shocking. Before this incident, no one in Japan except the demons from the Tongue Pulling Hell had used tongue pulling as a criminal law.

So much so that the samurai who pressed the man out sent a man back to ask Hideie "how to pull out the tongue."

How did the Xiu family know about such a delicate problem? They just asked them to find a solution on their own and sent them out.

Hideie's treatment of Masuda Nagamori frightened Horio Yoshiharu, who came as an envoy. He had a good relationship with Hideie before, but he was a retainer and daimyo of Osaka after all, and he did not side with Hideie in this matter. .

At this moment, he already had some regrets and was trying his best to make Xiujia retain a good impression of him so that he could be dealt with leniently in the future.

When the whispers in the shogunate subsided, Hideie pointed to the "Fengtian Jingnan" banner behind him and explained, "I came from Fengtian Jingnan to beg thieves, not to conquer the superior and overthrow the lord."

As he spoke, he took from his attendant the imperial edict written by Kodaiin Ningning to him and the emperor's decree to promote Hideyoshi to the throne, and said: "I have received the imperial edict from Kodaiin and have full authority to deal with the matter of cleaning up the traitors in the court. Make sure your lord is safe."

"This is my promise to Kodai-in." Hideie said this, and solemnly nodded to Horio Yoshiharu, who was sitting in the middle. "The attendant can take my words back to Ishida Harube, and say that I am honored by your father and uncle. His kindness and righteousness are very heavy, and he will never let down his trust in this life.

You go tell Jibu, just say that if he is still a man, he will put down his arms and surrender, and bear his own fault. I promise with my Shinrong that I will never hurt the lord and Yodohime, but Yodohime must leave Osaka. Go to Mount Hiei for training.

I will guarantee the lives of everyone in the city and wait for the follow-up to carefully identify whether there are any bandits, but even bandits will be punished lightly.The lord is always the lord, this is a fact that will never change. "

Having said this, Hideie paused for a moment, and then said to Horio Yoshiharu, "The war is over, isn't it, squire?"

The conditions given by Hideie are naturally very different from the conditions Ishida Mitsunari wants to negotiate.

In fact, Ishida Mitsunari didn't want to surrender yet. Chacha was really frightened by the fighting that night, so he called people over to negotiate overnight and demanded surrender to the Hide family.

The conditions given by Chacha can be said to be a loss of power and humiliation to the country. He only asked the Hide family to give him the three kingdoms of Settsu, Kawachi, and Izumi, so that Hidetoshi could transfer the Toyotomi family's world to the Hide family.

But this proposal was still rejected by Ishida Mitsunari. He didn't care about his own life or death, or he had already predicted his ending. He just wanted to gain more benefits for Chacha Haoxiuli.

What he cares most about is who can check and balance Xiujia after his death.So he proposed a plan to let Hideie serve as Hidetoshi's backstory, with Asano Nagamasa, Mori Terumoto, Uesugi Kagekatsu, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and Maeda Toshinaga as the top five.

However, Horio Yoshiharu did not even dare to mention this plan to Hideie, and only relayed it to Hideie in private through Teruie.

Hideie couldn't even hold back his smile when he heard this plan. "Hahaha, who does he think he is? He really thinks of himself as the agent of the Toyotomi family. He has not properly positioned himself!"

Horio Yoshiharu left and went back with the plan given by Hideie to reply, but in the afternoon Osaka Castle still did not give a reply, and there were even signs of Ninomaru being reinforced.

"It seems that there is no intention to surrender in the city." Hideie said to the left and right after seeing the busy warriors through the telescope.

It was the first time for the Toyotomi Teru family to experience such a big battle. He asked the Hide family, "The child doesn't understand. His father has given such good conditions, why don't they open the city yet? Is it because the administration is afraid of death and refuses to obey?" ?"

Xiujia glanced at his son, his eyes filled with helplessness.

This child is indeed very smart, but sometimes the questions he asks are so stupid.When the Ashikaga family heard their brother ask this question, perhaps for the purpose of showing off, he said with a hint of teasing: "Brother, you don't really think of Jibu as the actual controller of Osaka Castle, do you? I think it’s probably Mrs. Yodo who disagrees.”

Being teased by his younger brother, Toyotomi Teru's face turned red with embarrassment.

In fact, is he really unclear?

Hideie has talked about the relationship and description of Ishida Miji, Yodohime, Tokugawa Ieyasu and others countless times, and he has long known it in his heart.The reason why I still say this is just to compliment my father.

"My lord, Mouri Danagon has arrived."

Hideie looked in the direction from which the samurai came, and sure enough he saw a middle-aged man standing hesitantly on the side of the road, as if waiting for Hideie to be defeated.

"Just in time, our protagonist is here. If he didn't come, I really wouldn't be able to sing this scene."

Hideie must be referring to Mouri Terumoto. He asked his attendants to bring him to him. Mouri Terumoto bowed to Hideie very sincerely and said, "Thank you Zuofu for your forgiveness. Today's kindness will definitely be remembered by our Maori family." , From now on, whenever His Highness drives you, my Maori family will be the pioneer."

Hideie stepped forward and hurriedly helped Maori Terumoto up, and said to him: "It is inevitable to forgive the Maori family. Isn't there a place for the Maori family in such a big world? But Dai Nayan should know that this world is not mine. One person rules the world, and it is not the fault of my Xiu family that we are able to achieve the current status. Although I am determined to protect His Highness, it is indeed difficult."

Speaking of this, the Hide family had a regretful expression, which aroused the nervousness and attention of Mouri Terumoto: "Zuofu. Are you talking about my Moori family?"

"Da Nagon! I must save the Maori family." Hideya interrupted Maori Terumoto's speech and said categorically that he would protect him, "It's just that the Maori family has been a thief. Even if It is not enough to hand over Yoshikawa Hiroie and his like."

"Then what's the reason?" Maori Huiyuan asked curiously.

"Yes." Xiu Jiagu walked back and forth with a look of embarrassment, and after a moment he said with a flash of inspiration, "Danayan has some contacts with the city after all. If you can persuade the defenders in the city to surrender for me, that's it." It’s a great achievement, so that’s why I want to forgive the Maori family.”

When he heard that he was going to enter the city to persuade him to surrender, Maori Terumoto was a little hesitant. He first said that he was not good at words and could recommend the Maori family's diplomatic monk Anguoji Huiqiong to do it for him.However, Hideya refused on the grounds that Ankokuji Huiqiong was guilty and imprisoned in Yahata Mountain Castle.

Then he said that he was not as good as Tokugawa Ieyasu, so he could let Tokugawa Ieyasu go for a trip.Hideie said that the Tokugawa Household could indeed go, but the Tokugawa family's self-atonement merits were full, but the Mori family had not.If Terumoto Mori doesn't want to go, forget it. He will find another way to keep the name of the Mori family.

Hideie, who had obviously just had a good conversation, but was worried about how much knowledge and actions he had to preserve the Maori family, now got involved in the matter of preserving the name of the Maori family.

No matter how stupid Maori Terumoto is, he can tell that Hideya is going to make him have to make up classes, so Maori Terumoto has no choice but to agree.

As everyone watched, Terumoto Mouri entered the city. The city was obviously surprised by Terumoto Mouri's arrival. Mitsunari Ishida and Chacha thought Hideya had changed some conditions, but they never thought that Terumoto Mouri's words were still so naive.

Only then did Mouri Terumoto know that Horio Yoshiharu had been placed under house arrest after returning to the city yesterday. The reason was actually Masuda Nagamori's deeds of fighting for his tongue to be pulled out, which was in sharp contrast to the conditions he brought back.

Now Maori Huiyuan once again brought the same conditions, and Chacha was so angry that he directly detained Huiyuan.

Listening to the information sent by the ninjas coming out of the city, Hideie just replied lightly, "It's not enough. It would be more beneficial to me if I could pull out my tongue or lose my life."

The ninja who came to provide information to the Hide family was Yamanaka Tomotoshi's retainer. The Hide family spoke unintentionally but the listeners did so intentionally. Who doesn't want to get a big reward after the war?
Soon after, news came from the city that Mouri Danagon had died in Osaka.

Who among the daimyo here is not a reputable figure. Although the Maori family belongs to the enemy's surrender faction, he has not yet been reduced to a seal. He is still the million-ton daimyo, and he actually died on the promise of death?
The key thing is that there are some decent rumors coming out of Osaka Castle. It is said that Chacha originally hated Mouri Terumoto for standing on Hidetsu's side and opposed her. The previous acceptance of the Mouri family was only because of Tokugawa Ieyasu's guarantee.

As a result, Tokugawa Ieyasu also betrayed her directly. Chacha was naturally disgusted with Wu and Wulian imprisoned Mouri Terumoto and tortured him.

Even Hideie believed this statement. It was not until Yamanaka Tomoshi hinted this matter to Hideie that Hideie realized that someone had helped him.

In fact, Hideya's original plan was just to let Chacha imprison Mouri Terumoto, so that Hideya could attack in the name of Chacha and Ishida Mitsunari's perverse behavior and collusion.But I never expected that the result would be like this.

The impact of Mouri Terumoto's death was so bad that the daimyo who had scruples and sympathy for Osaka all asked Hideie to attack the city. It was also under this atmosphere that Hideie issued an order to attack Osaka Castle. Order.

Hideie redeployed and arranged the military formations and handed them over to Toyotomi Teruie. Under the command of Toyotomi Teruie, the military formations were changed.

The main thing is to put the major names on top and replace the Toyoharu army that was originally on the outermost side. The Hide family is determined to let their hands be stained with the blood of the Toyotomi family.

It was also in this invisible way that the Hide family helped the Hui family to form command and control over the daimyo.

During the change of formation, the Xiu family summoned all the famous figures to hold a military meeting.

At the military meeting, Hideie expressed heartbrokenly that he regretted the death of Mouri Terumoto and that he would do his best to handle his posthumous affairs.

Needless to say, there were no other words of encouragement from the Xiu family. Just one sentence, "Everyone, this battle will determine the pattern of the world in the next hundred years. I hope you will do it and cherish it." It was enough to stimulate the desire of the great names to strive for glory.

The last person to give the order to attack was Toyotomi Teruie. As the conch horn of the Okayama main formation was blown, the seven 7-pound cannons deployed in the south of the city fired a salvo, and a dozen 18-pound cannons accompanied the firing. The shells were like raindrops. Hit the Osaka Castle.

The sound of cannons was an order, and the daimyo directed the soldiers to rush into the city.

The Battle of Osaka officially begins.

(End of this chapter)