Prime Minister Bizen

"Lord, why do you want to rebel?"

As soon as Xiujia said this, the whole room was shocked.

Many famous people cannot understand the subject, predicate and object of this sentence, but it seems extremely appropriate to use it in this situation.

After Xiujia questioned Lijia, everyone turned their attention to Xiuli.Even Ikoma Toshimasa seemed to have given up resistance and closed his eyes in pain.

Ikoma Toshimasa's official position in the imperial court is not high. He is only the fifth-ranking deputy minister, but he is indeed the boss of the current Toyotomi regime. This fully reflects the separation of official ranks in the imperial court and positions within the Toyotomi authority system.

Because his official rank is not high, and today's ranking is based on the imperial official rank, he can only sit among the crowd.

But most of the daimyo knew that the man in front of them was Xiuli's most trusted boss. Even though he was invisible in the crowd at the moment, he still couldn't avoid the mocking eyes of the people around him.

After hearing Xiujia's question, Xiuli, who was still in a daze, seemed to regain consciousness.

Looking at the hot man sitting in his "own seat (the imperial throne)", Hideyoshi opened his eyes and gritted his teeth and cursed, "Ukita Hachiro, how can there be such an unfaithful and unjust person like you in the world!
My father and uncle were blinded, so they protected you when the Ukita clan was destroyed, adopted you as their adopted son, and even married the most beautiful girl from my Toyotomi family to you.I'm afraid they will never realize until their death that you have harbored evil intentions to this day!

You are even more self-respecting and lead your troops to attack Osaka.I killed your mistress and controlled the government with impunity. I owe my existence today to you!
Come on~!Kill me~!I'm going to complain to my father and uncle. I want to see how you can have the face to see them in the future!Ha ha ha ha! "

Xiuli's accusation against Xiujia was very serious, and whispers suddenly sounded in the palace.

Morally speaking, Xiujia did have some shortcomings.

No matter how Xiujia modified his behavior, as a minister Wu Zhao rebelled against Beijing and even brought other famous names to Luo with force, this was the biggest stain in Xiujia's life.

But nine out of ten of the daimyo present here were vested interests in that disaster, and most of them personally participated in the siege of Osaka Castle at that time. Whose hands were not stained with the blood of Osaka Castle's public warriors?
Li Jia's words offended all the daimyo present.

But this time he burned Luoyang, the Emperor's family and Hachijomiya's family were all destroyed by him, and he directly tore down the Gongqing family's sign. How can the Gongqing family remember him well?
Even though Xiuli had not been rewarded with gold, silver, or rice cloth during festivals in the past, these were all external possessions. Xiuli's behavior this time directly lifted the pants off the Gongqing's family.

In addition, when Xiuli was in charge of government affairs in the past, he treated the common people like nothing, and even shot a pregnant woman during a safari, which has been spread among the bottom.

When a fire broke out in Osaka Castle Town, he not only failed to allocate funds for disaster relief, but also took the opportunity to evict people and plunder their assets.

Xiuli had offended the people so badly that they wanted to eat his flesh alive.

It is hard to imagine that Xiuri was so powerful. In just five years of being in charge, he offended everyone from the top ministers to the samurai class who were the actual rulers, and then to the common people at the bottom.

Different classes have different interests, but when it comes to killing Xiuli, everyone has surprisingly the same idea.

Time does pass quickly. It has been 32 years since Hideyoshi adopted Hideie. Even Hideie himself has become a 44-year-old middle-aged samurai. -
Most of the old people who originally knew the secrets of Hideyoshi and Uki's family have passed away. Many of the daimyo present are second generation, so naturally they are full of curiosity about the "shogun-like" person sitting on the imperial steps.

The reason why I still sigh and whisper below is not only lamenting how Hideyoshi Hideaki I had such a bastard son, but also my interest in taking advantage of Hideyoshi.

"Hey~" Hideya on the stage sighed and continued, "I am also blamed for this matter. It was me who betrayed the trust of my father and uncle and left you in Osaka to let you immerse yourself in the environment of treacherous ministers. Let you receive the most orthodox martial arts education. Later, I felt that I owed you a lot and indulged you a lot, which is why you have the unruly temper you have now."

Xiujia even shed tears of regret from the corners of his eyes as he spoke.

It's just that Hideie's performance at this moment was as disgusting as a performance in Toyotomi Shuri's eyes. He said directly to Hideie: "Ukita Hachiro, stop being hypocritical. When you strangled my mother in front of me, Why don’t I see you?”

Many people today only know Hideyoshi's domineering ways, but feel grateful for the kindness of the Hideo family.

Xiuli's shameless accusations and curses against Xiujia will not only fail to attract sympathy, but will make people even more disgusted.

Besides, it has long been concluded why Chacha strangled you in the first place. Although it was covered up and concealed in order to worry about the reputation of the Toyotomi clan, the child is an ironclad fact.

As for Hideie and a few others, they have even more reasons to let Chacha die. Otherwise, how about letting future generations know about the Toyotomi family's incest and the aunt-nephew giving birth to a child in the same bed?
"Asshole, who do you think you are talking about?"

The Xiu family was reprimanded, and naturally the sons and old ministers of the Xiu family couldn't bear it.Not only the sons of the Hide family, but Hidetada's sons who had previously split the Owari clan were also filled with indignation.

However, Xiujia stretched out his hand to stop their noise and said to Xiu Li, "Shiwan, when I was assisting the government, I didn't feel any guilt for the country or the people, and I didn't feel any guilt for you even.

The guilt I am talking about now is because after seeing what you have done now, I feel guilty towards Your Majesty and all the people, and by extension, I feel guilty towards my father and uncle.However, the only thing I don’t feel guilty about is you!

Shimaru~ You are now a real samurai, and you should shoulder your responsibilities like a samurai. "

Hideie seems to be suggesting that Toyotomi Hidetoshi should end his life like a samurai.

This is against the rules. After all, Xiuri has made too much noise. In the eyes of outsiders, this is more like a cover-up within the Toyotomi family.

Sure enough, as soon as Hideya finished speaking, Imadegawa Yuki in the crowd said, "How can the general favor this guy! If it were an ordinary matter, my father-in-law's family would never say a word, leaving it up to you, the martial arts family, to deal with it."

But now the disaster has affected the Emperor, and the Wanshi lineage has been cut off.Isn't it true that Hidetoshi, the rebellious minister, is not worthy of a beheading if he commits such an act? "

Unknown to Imadegawa Tsui, this was exactly the reaction Hideie expected.

Hideie assured that he had not discussed it with Imadegawa Tsuyoshi, and that it was Ichijo Ieki who initially arranged to speak. After all, he was a member of the Sekisho family, so his words had more weight.

However, Ichijo Iaki himself is also the biological son of the Hide family. Even if he is legally a member of the Hide family, his proposal to deal with Hideyoshi may still damage the reputation of the Hide family.Now that Imadegawa Yuki has taken the initiative to speak out, Hideie has become even more proactive.

Faced with Imadegawa Yuki's proposal, Hideie looked obviously embarrassed, and most of the people present also saw the difference in Hideie's expression.

For them, the hatred for Xiuli in their hearts is far greater than their sympathy for him. In addition, due to human nature, everyone does not want others to live better than themselves.

Now that he has become a leader, he is not the one who finally made the decision to bear this infamy. Naturally, one after another, he demanded severe punishment for Xiuli.

Xiuri looked at the daimyo and ministers on the left and right who expressed their intention to punish her severely and showed a helpless smile, "Father, look at it quickly. Are these the loyal ministers you left me? Will the Toyotomi family still exist after I die?" ?”

I have to say that Hideyoshi is not a complete lunatic. He is still a little smart and knows how to use Hideyoshi to endorse him in his moments of crisis.

But it was already too late. If he had used Hideyoshi's kindness earlier, he might have been able to achieve the revitalization of Osaka. Unfortunately, now that he had offended all walks of life, no one would come to sympathize with him.

"kill him!"

"kill him!"

I don't know who spoke first, but the big names in the hall started to make a fuss, wanting to complete this blood-soaked sacrifice.

Xiujia looked at the daimyo present, with hesitation in his eyes.

Then Xiujia looked at the big bosses, middle-aged and elderly people, Fengxing, Ten People and Daiming present, and asked them one by one for their opinions.Some people are like Tadamasa Mori, who shouted loudly when he was in the crowd. When Hideya asked each one for his opinion on how to deal with it, he replied, "Everything follows the general's decision." The main thing is non-stick pans.

But fortunately, the majority of people now want Xiuli to be dealt with, and there are even opinions among the crowd asking for Xiuli to be cut in half.

After collecting everyone's thoughts, Xiujia thought for a moment, and finally made a judgment on Xiu Li calmly: "The rebellious minister Xiu Li is rampant and murders innocent people, and the treason and criminals kill the monarch. Not killing is not enough for the people to be angry, and not killing is not enough." The right way. Now it is decided to escort Xiu Li to the Liujo River and kill him."

Hideya ordered Hideyoshi's execution, and thunderous cheers erupted in the palace. People were as happy as if they had won a victory.

As Hideya's order was issued, the warriors who had been waiting outside the palace stepped forward and dragged Hideyoshi out. Hideyoshi did not resist or curse along the way, but just smiled helplessly.

When Hidetoshi was beheaded, Hideie did not participate. Hideie specifically ordered Terumasa Ikeda to be imprisoned.The people watching all around cheered when they saw Shiuri's head fall. Among them, there were even people who came from Osaka specifically to watch Shiuri lose his head.

It is easy to kill a Hidetoshi, but it is not easy to kill a Toyotomi family governor and a nominal member of the world.

Now that Hidetoshi is dead, who will inherit the Toyotomi family becomes a top priority.

Xiuli had no heir, so he could only find one from his brothers.

Legally speaking, Hideyoshi currently has only two sons alive, Toyotomi Hideie and Toyotomi Hideho.Toyotomi Hideho became a monk early because he couldn't bear that his second brother had bullied his eldest brother. After so many years, he was gradually forgotten by people.

However, the Toyotomi family has never been a country that emphasizes the inheritance law of the samurai family. Hideyoshi himself valued blood more than legal principles.

As for bloodline, there is only one person that everyone can inherit, and that is Hidehisa who has inherited Hideucha's lineage.

Now whether Hidehisa should be allowed to return to Hideyoshi's lineage since Guan Bai has become a top priority for everyone to discuss and think about.

Obviously this proposal has a lot of market, mainly in Osaka and Toyotomi genealogy.

However, another suggestion is that the Hide family becomes the governor of the Toyotomi family and succeeds Guanbai. The former officials of the Toyoharu family are mainly here.

The reason for this idea is also very simple. Hasn't the Toyotomi family been talking about the integration of public and military affairs?

Xiujia is already a general now, wouldn't adding Guan Bai be an example of the integration of public and military affairs?

Hideyoshi has endured it for so long, waiting for death. What Hideyoshi and Hidetoshi have been waiting for is this moment - the people of the world.

But at the moment, Xiujia didn't put so much thought into this. He took the initiative to avoid attending the meeting of the ten people and the big bosses to avoid suspicion. Then at this time, the Gongqing family came to the door and asked Xiujia about The issue of emperor succession.

They wanted to allow Prince Ryoshuho, who had the closest relationship with Emperor Goyocheng, to return to secular life and succeed him to the throne, but Prince Ryoshuho himself refused. He even said that the severance of the emperor's line was God's will. In this case, they should find a capable person. Those who deserve it.

Perhaps it was because Yi Xin Chongchuan specifically sought him out later, or perhaps because he had become a monk and chanted sutras for so many years, he had a clearer vision. He knew deeply that the current position of the emperor was like a hot potato.Even if you sit on it, be careful of burning your butt and eventually falling off.

The Gongqing family had no choice but to come to the Xiu family to discuss a solution.

Over there, there was no result for a long time on who should inherit the Toyotomi family, and here, there was no conclusion for a long time about what to do with the throne of the emperor.

Anyone in the Gongqing family could become emperor if they were determined, but the Toyotomi family could not. It was obvious that Hidetoshi's various actions had overdrawn the credit of the "Toyotomi clan".

But if the Toyotomi clan cannot be used, it will be impossible for the Hide family to become the king of Japan while serving as the governor of the Toyotomi family.

Just when both sides were at a standstill, Imadegawa Nomoharu (Kikutei Nomoharu), who had been retired for many years, came over and mysteriously asked to see Hideie.

He held a genealogy in his hand and said to Hideie, "Your Highness, I heard that the Ukita clan was born in the Ukita clan. The Ukita clan came to Bizen Kojima from Sanuki, right?"

"There is such a thing. My Ukita clan is originally a branch of the Ukita clan, and my ancestors should be traced back to the Utagen clan." Hideie replied.

Unexpectedly, Imadegawa Haruki heard Hideie's answer and slapped his thigh and said, "Oh~ This can't be wrong!"

"Wrong? What's wrong?" When the ministers in the palace saw Imadegawa Haruji's answer, they all showed doubtful expressions.

Imadegawa Haruki unfolded the scroll in his hand and said to Hideie, "After I went into seclusion, I liked to sort out some ancient information when I had nothing to do. Didn't this allow me to find a royal genealogy?"

As he spoke, he pointed to the content on the scroll and said, "Emperor Go Uta gave birth to Emperor Go Nijo and Emperor Go Daigo. Unfortunately, the country was divided into the north and the south during the war. The Southern Dynasty where Emperor Go Daigo lived failed to win, and the Northern Dynasty continued the line of emperors.

Emperor Go-Daigo had a son named Prince Soryo, who escaped capture during Motohiro's reign and fled to Sanuki Country.It is recorded that he gave birth to two sons with a woman from the Wu family. Although the world was large, there was no place for the royal family to gain a foothold, and they were named Ukida. This is the origin of the Ukida clan. "

Speaking of this, Imadegawa Haruyuki seemed to have found some big secret, and said to Hideie, "So your highness's surname Ukita does not come from the Uta Genji family after Emperor Uta, but from the lineage of Emperor Uta!"

Not to mention the Hide family, many of the ministers and ministers present were dumbfounded and looked at Imadegawa Haruyuki with expressions of stupidity.

That expression seemed to say "Are you fucking kidding me?"

Of course, there was indeed a shameless minister who took the initiative to talk to him: "No wonder the Fujiwara Kita family's Sanjo family was able to marry his daughter to Ukita Saburo. He must have known about your noble blood, Your Highness!"

Hideie did ask Imedekawa Haruki and asked him to help find a solution.Hideie also revealed to him his idea of ​​ascending to the throne, but he never expected that Imadegawa Haruki was so reliable, and he really set up a hook for Hideie through many twists and turns.

What makes Gongqing’s family unexpected is that you are so shameless today, Qingji Chuan. Although the Northern Dynasty was indeed separated and successfully conquered with the help of the Wu family, but now you want to say that the Southern Dynasty is orthodox, this is not a direct denial of the dozens of emperors in the Northern Dynasty. Is it legal?
"So, my father is the legitimate queen of the emperor?" After Imadegawa Haruki finished speaking, Ichijo Ieki took the initiative to ask.

"It is true that he is the queen of the emperor's noble family, but orthodoxy cannot be said." Although Imadegawa Haruki was paid to do things, he still had a bottom line. "After all, Prince Sora did not succeed the emperor, and after all, his surname Ukida was an illegitimate son, but it was inconsistent with orthodoxy. Not from above.”

Hideya frowned slightly when he heard this. How could Imadegawa Haruuki accept money and not do anything at this time?

Fortunately, Imadegawa Haruyuki then changed the topic back to the suggestion: "But this is an extraordinary moment. Since the Northern Dynasty line has been cut off, the Southern Dynasty Kokura Palace line has also been extinct. For the sake of the emperor's eternal lineage, we can only split the line." The branch family is looking for someone who can inherit the great treasure."

"Although His Highness is the illegitimate son of Prince Soryo, he is the orthodox bloodline of the royal family after all. Although Emperor Go-Daigo was later called the Emperor of the Southern Dynasties, there is no doubt that the legal rationality he inherited from Emperor Hanazono is far superior to that of Emperor Kogen of the Northern Dynasties. More orthodox.”

"It has been nearly 200 years since the throne of the country was restored to the throne. It's time for the orthodox descendants to return to the throne!"

After Imadegawa Haruyuki's words fell, Ichikawa Sanjo and two other guanshe family members immediately expressed their stance, "We want the emperor to return to the throne legitimately."

After a moment of silence, another member of the Sekisato Konoe family also said, "Since we are all divided into families, it is better to let the general succeed to the throne than to find a country boy who knows nothing from outside." We also believe that The world will become more prosperous and prosperous under the general’s rule.”

With the three Guan photographers taking the lead, and several other members of the Tsinghua family taking a stand, and even the high-ranking families have already taken a stand, the minions below naturally dare not have any objections.

Kujo and Nijo must have disagreed, but they couldn't stand it because the Hide family had troops in their hands!And according to the family tree of Imadegawa Haruki, the Hide family is really the most suitable heir at present.

They can only follow the trend and ask the Xiu family for succession.