Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 854: Tea in Desolation
However, the story is not over yet.

While everyone was saluting the Xiu family, only Chacha stood there blankly holding the bastard from who knows where.

"Yodian, please sit over here," Xiujia pointed to his side and said softly to Chacha.

At this moment, Chacha had lost her initial arrogance. She was a little fearful and dull and obeyed Xiujia's order, planning to sit next to Xiujia.

Xiuli, who was in Xiujia's arms, saw his mother coming over, and no longer made any noise at first. He calmed down again and wanted to return to his mother's arms.

But at this moment, the Xiu family's situation suddenly changed, and he yelled at Chacha who was about to take the seat, "Diandian! What are you doing? I have made it very clear that this is the imperial staircase. You can come up, but you are carrying this Why did this wild boy come here from nowhere? Do you want to insult the Toyotomi family in front of your father, Taiko?"

After Hideie finished speaking, he ordered the samurai on the left and right who were still in a daze, "Why don't you take this child away quickly?"

After the Xiu family's order was issued, naturally a samurai came forward to snatch it away from Chacha, but Chacha, being a mother, just refused to obey.

This led to a farce in front of Hideyoshi's statue in the Toyotomi Honmaru Palace, a farce in which samurai snatched mothers and children.

But how could a middle-aged noblewoman who had never done physical work since she was a child win over a samurai who had been practicing martial arts all year round just for the purpose of fighting on the battlefield?

Chacha only struggled for a moment, and the child had already let go.She was heard exclaiming, "Give me my baby back!"

Many celebrities may not have reacted yet, but some people have already begun to recall Chacha's words "my child" in their minds.

Xiujia, who already knew the inside story, took the opportunity to ask, with a hint of surprise in his tone: "Diandian, what did you just say? How come the child in my arms is yours?"

Of course Xiujia asked this to remind the still ignorant daimyo to pay attention to what Chacha just said.

"This child." As the only person present with the surname of Toyotomi courtier, Xiuzhen is the most suitable person to question Chacha besides Xiujia: "My father has been dead for more than seven years, Yododen, you are about to Say, what is going on with this child? When did you pollute the bloodline of my Toyotomi family!"

Xiuzhen is worthy of the demeanor of a Confucian general. She is so reserved when speaking and asking questions.If Hideyoshi asked here, he would probably be "This is the bastard you had with some bastard."

No matter how implicit Xiuzhen's words were, it finally brought the daimyo, who was still in a confused state, back to his senses.

Yes, Hideyoshi has had his hair braided for 7 years. Is she carrying a dragon seed in her belly? Does it take so long to conceive?

Asano Nagamasa stood up directly and accused Chacha, "Yodian, in front of Taikoden (the statue), if you don't make it clear today, you will never get out of here."

"Explanation? This is just a poor adopted child I saw on the road when I went out to pray this year."

Naturally, Chacha did not dare to admit that this was her child in front of Hideyoshi (the statue of the god). People in this era were still very superstitious, but few famous people were willing to believe what she said.

"Since you are a bastard, you can't sit on the throne, and you can't even come in the evaluation room." Someone in the crowd shouted while he was talking, Hideie looked up, and it turned out to be Niwa Chotoshi sitting in the back.

He and Changji had just decided on the plan to separate the family. In order to get more in the subsequent separation, they naturally had to work hard in front of Hideie.

Despite the criticism from everyone, Chacha still insisted: "This is not my child. If you want to take him out, just take him out."

After his words fell, Niwa Nagatoshi took the initiative to step forward, took the child from the samurai's arms and said to everyone, "Since he is a bastard, why did you bring him into the palace? Abandon him outside the palace quickly. I want to start the meeting soon." yes."

After Niwa Nagatoshi said this, he made a move to throw the child out, but Chacha stepped forward and hugged him and the child, repeating again: "Give me, give me my child back."

This time, all the big names heard it clearly, and there was an uproar in the hall.

The Ashikaga family sitting next to Horio Yoshiharu expressed disbelief when they saw Horio Yoshiharu. He also half-jokingly asked him, "The attendant has been in Osaka all this time. Didn't he notice the abnormality only now? Maybe this child is the son of Ishida Niomi." .”

"Stop talking nonsense." Horio Yoshiharu straightened her face when she heard someone making fun of a dead person.

But after seeing that it was the Ashikaga family who was joking, the professional fake smile on his face turned up again, "His Majesty Kōkata doesn't know something. In the past six months, Yododen has been behind the scenes to listen to politics. We really don't know what is going on with her." , maybe only Ohno Nagaharu knows."

Toyotomi Teruie, who was sitting in front of them, raised his brows slightly when he heard these words but sighed, "It's a pity that Ohno Nagaharu and the maids who were close to Yododen were all killed just now."

"Brother, what are you worried about? It doesn't matter even if Ohno Nagaharu dies. There will always be others who know about Yododen's situation for such a long time. How can there be such a bee wall?" The Ashikaga family sat behind the Teru family and said with a smile.

The Hui family seemed to be awakened after hearing this, and directly asked Hideie for orders, "Father, this matter is of great importance. It is related to the reputation of the Yodo Palace and the lord, the reputation of His Highness Taikaku, and more importantly, the prestige of my Toyotomi family. , we must treat it with caution! My son, please order someone to check this matter."

Xiu Jia looked at Hui Jia and nodded with satisfaction, then shook his head helplessly.

He nodded because the Hui family didn't mindlessly follow other daimyo's suspicions and scolded Chacha, but he shook his head because Chacha shouldn't make this proposal.

Of course, this matter is indeed related to the authority and reputation of the Toyotomi family, and the people of the Toyotomi family are the most qualified to mention it.However, the Toyotomi family here are deeply bound to the Hide family. At this time, it is most appropriate to step back and let Asano Nagamasa take charge.

The fact that the Hui family came out so impatiently made people think that this was a long-planned political persecution of Chacha.

"Senior Takaoka." Hideie named Asano Nagamasa's general in the crowd and said to him, "Senior Takaoka, you will be the one to take charge of this matter. Attendant Horio and Nabeshima Kagami are mature enough, so it will be up to them. Let someone accompany you to verify this matter."

As the core general of the Hosei faction, Asano Nagamasa would naturally not let go of this attack on Chacha. Indeed, he had already made a decision in his heart. He just lacked evidence at the moment.He believed that Xiujia thought the same way. Didn't he see that Xiujia used the word "verification" instead of "verification"?

After Asano Nagamasa and three other people agreed to the matter, Hideie said to Chacha, "Yoden-den, this matter is of great importance. Please deign to go to the side hall and wait."

After Xiujia said this, he motioned to the attendants on the left and right to take Chacha away. The attendants stepped forward and Chacha broke away with courage, "Get out of my way, I can leave on my own!"
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Chacha left, but the stories in the evaluation room just now were so exciting that many famous people have not yet come to their senses.

However, some quick-thinking daimyo began to look at Xiujia and Xiuli.If Chacha, the bastard, is Chacha's biological child, it means that Chacha had an affair with someone else after Taige's death, and Chacha's aloof political status will naturally be questioned.

But this incident also raised questions about Xiuli's identity.

Taige died a long time ago. This was an "open secret" from Osaka City, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to give birth to a child, regardless of gender, for several years.

As a result, you Chacha accidentally gave birth to two children in a row, and then Shi Zhui cheated on you after Tai Ge died.Do you think Chacha, a woman who was able to cheat on Taige after his death, would be so coquettish that she would wear a hat to Taige when he was still alive?

Don’t forget that the previous Hematsu was conceived and given birth to when Taikaku was in Kyushu, and the lord Shiuri in front of him was Taikaku’s son when he was in Chikuzen Nagoya. Is he Taikaku’s biological son?

Once people have doubts, they will fall deeper and deeper.

The more Hidetoshi looks at Hidetoshi now, the more displeased she becomes. She doesn't look like our Toyotomi son.

It's just that his accusation was too shocking, and he didn't dare to speak out without completely verified evidence.

With such exciting news ahead, the following evaluation meeting seemed really boring.It's nothing more than a few words to thank you for your efforts, the Toyotomi family will remember you, and I hope you will continue to work hard.

Only the last sentence is a little encouraging.

"Now that the world has not yet been judged, I heard that the Nakamura clan in the Northeast is still in chaos, and there is Kuroda Rusui in Kyushu who took advantage of the chaos in the world to attack the various leaders of Kyushu. It is really a bold and shocking banditry. I mean to conquer each of the daimyo.

Toyotomi Masato, the general general in the northeast, led the army including Satake, Nakagawa, Yuki, Takeda, Nanbu, Iwaki and other families. Only the army returned to the daimyo and was still stationed in Osaka waiting for rewards.

The general general in the direction of Kyushu will be Toyotomi Teruie, with generals including the Toyoharu Army led by Todo Takatora, and the great names such as Nagasogabu, Hosokawa, Kobayakawa, Tachibana, Nabeshima, Tsutsui, Shimazu, etc., and at the same time suppress the Saikuni and Kyushu.Two of them, Tachibana and Chosoga, accompanied the expedition, while the other daimyo still stayed in Osaka to wait for rewards. "

"Everyone, please rest assured. I already have a rough idea of ​​the reward in my mind. The named names should take this opportunity to perform well. You will have one more chance to accumulate merit than others."

There is nothing good to say about those big names in the Northeast. They are all small famous forces who started from the Northeast with the Xiu family. It has been half a year since the mobilization, and it has reached the limit of the mobilization soldiers. It is just a good opportunity to take people back to disband and save the country. are causing trouble near Osaka.

However, there are several strange families mixed into the Kyushu Corps-the Hosokawa, Kobayakawa and Tsutsui families.

The reason for letting them join is very simple. Frankly speaking, the Hosokawa and Tsutsui families are closely related to the Hide family, but their previous performance was not good. The Hide family also needs an excuse to let them retain their current strength. .

Otherwise, is it just you, Hosokawa Tataka, who controls Tango?
Or was Fushimi beaten to death with Tsutsui's fixed attack?
Just like this, your family's previous mistakes are wiped out and you are still rewarded?

Other famous people will be unconvinced!
As for Kobayakawa, it was simply because Ning Ning asked Hideya to open an opening when he was talking to Hideie. This was also one of the conditions for Ningning to endorse Hideie's attack on Osaka.

Therefore, in order to allow Xiu Qiu to retain his family name and identity after the war, the Xiu Qiu family must allow Xiu Qiu to go to the Western Kingdom.

Moreover, the Kobayakawa family already has prestige in the Western Kingdom, so they can take this opportunity to help the Hide family suppress the Maori people.

After all, after the Maori family was defeated and so many people were captured, and after Terumoto Mori died in Osaka without any explanation, the Maori family was like a time bomb that could explode at any time. The Hide family needed someone with background to comfort them. and guard.

As long as Kobayakawa Hideaki takes care of this matter, there is no problem for the Hide family to leave him 5 or 10 yuan.

The story of this meeting will inevitably spread throughout Osaka in the past few days, and then radiate to the surrounding areas.No matter what official statement from Osaka is given in the end, the public's doubts about Chacha will not end, and may even be implicated in Hideyoshi's head, which is what Hideya expects to see.

Even though Hideyoshi now needs the arch of Hideyoshi to increase his authority, just like Hideyoshi held the three masters back then, Hideyoshi still needs to overthrow Hideyoshi to defeat Hideyoshi when necessary.

In order to prevent Chacha from escaping, she was detained in another room. Asano Nagamasa had already devoted himself to investigating the case immediately after the meeting.

He knew that asking Chacha would get nothing out of him, so under the Hui family's instigation, he set his sights on Onai's female officers, intending to find evidence from them.

And this gave Xiujia and Chacha a chance to be alone.

Xiujia left the attendants alone and entered the annex where Chacha was detained. He happened to see Chacha breastfeeding there.

In fact, this action was naturally recorded by Asano Nagamasa as evidence to accuse Chacha.You said you picked up this child, why do you have milk to feed this child?
In fact, there is no need to continue investigating the matter at this point. Anyone with a little bit of brains will know what is going on. But in order to make the matter true, Asano Nagamasa naturally had to collect all kinds of circumstantial evidence.

Seeing Xiujia come in, Chacha adjusted her clothes a little to cover her chest, but glanced to the other side and rolled her eyes at Xiujia, "What are you doing here, right man? I've even fed milk. Isn't this already done?" Is it true?"

Chacha already knew his ending, so naturally he didn't care about these things anymore. Instead, Xiujia said something even more shocking next: "I actually knew about this matter a long time ago. Even how did Taige die back then?" I have found out. Also, I am now the Minister of Zuo, so you should call me Zuofu."

"What? You already knew that?" Chacha asked in surprise, but soon realized something was wrong and corrected herself and said, "I don't understand what Zuofu is talking about."

"You really don't understand, or you're pretending you don't understand. Are you bullying Ohno Nagaharu because he is a dead man who can't speak?" Hideya said with a sneer on his face, "At that time, everyone in Tango heard about your scandal, I The ninja rescued a maid you wanted to kill in Kyoto, and she told us everything.

The scandal between you and Ohno Nagaharu was exposed by Taiko, so Ohno killed him, right? ! "

In fact, the maid rescued by Zhezhi Sannosei only knew about Ohno Nagaharu's affair with Chacha. As for how Hideyoshi died, he didn't know. Now Hideyoshi is just deceiving Chacha by saying this.

But Xiujia saw the process from panic to calmness in Chacha's eyes.Xiujia reacted instantly, "Oops, I guessed wrong."

"What story did Zuofu tell me? It's so horrifying. It would be a pity if Zuofu didn't write a Noh drama." Chacha said with a smile, obviously having relaxed his guard.

Who knows, Hideie then gave an even more shocking argument: "So, it was you who did it, right? Ohno Nagaharu was also frightened by your behavior, and only then did he obey your orders in the past few years! "

(End of this chapter)