Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 9 The down-and-out samurai is Hashiba Hideyoshi? (13)
Everyone was speechless all night, and when they woke up the next day, the rebels outside the door had already left, and everyone was about to leave. The original owner of the battle room was saved by Xuanzhu's protection, so he was full of gratitude to Xuanzhu and others. When the few people left, they gave them a lot of bran cakes as dry food. Hui Xin knew that as people in troubled times, such chaff cakes might be the only food they had.Interestingly, the samurai rescued last night seemed to have followed them.

Everyone came to Harima this time to land in Ako by fishing boat, but Ako is only a small fishing village, and you can’t go up or down. If you want to go to Shishan by boat, you still have to board the boat in Himeji.So everyone went to Himeji along the Chinese street via Murotsu. On the way, they still encountered several groups of Mori and Ukita soldiers. After a night of random arrest, the soldiers obviously had no interest in the Buddhas, so they left after a little questioning.

The road from last month to Ako was filled with beacon smoke, and Zuo Yong and Ako County were completely smashed after a night of random arrests.The bodies of ashigaru samurai whose heads had been beheaded can be seen everywhere on the roadside, and naked women hugging their husbands and crying children.The hungry children on the roadside blinked their eyes and looked at Hui Xin and the others in horror. Hui Xin's heart was greatly shocked, and she was full of disgust for the war of this era.

At noon, several people found a dilapidated village to rest and took out chaff cakes presented by the farmers to satisfy their hunger.Hui Xin couldn't swallow this dry and chewy bran cake, and recalled the scenes he saw along the way, and couldn't help sighing.

"Amitabha, Master Xuanzhu, are the two counties we saw today the same as when we came yesterday? That place is poor but full of laughter. It's really happy, the people are suffering; death, the people are suffering. I don't know when it will end This troubled world."

"It's really not easy for Huixin to have such an experience. Japan has been fighting for a hundred years since the Onin Rebellion. Hosokawa, Ouchi, and Nizi used to be able to end the troubled times, but at this moment they have returned to the original point. Xiguo The common people are constantly inflicting their own pain on others. I don’t know if Mori and Oda will be like a flash in the pan like Ouchi and Hosokawa back then. How long will the hardship of the common people continue.” Zhang's Qiu Shangjiu's family suddenly became enlightened, and got rid of the attributes of people and tools, which made Huixin suddenly surprised that he was also taken away.

"The Maoli family has no ability to end the troubled times." Hui Xin thought about the experience of the previous life and said, "The family constitution of the Maoli family determines that the Maoli family is only the leader of the alliance, and has no absolute strength to overwhelm the powerful families below. Is it just due to continuous expansion? It’s all about satisfying the interests of everyone. They quickly attack other families and absorb the original warriors and wealthy families of other families to become their retainers. There is no interest between the 'retainers' who are expanding together with the main family, and the main family is afraid that the world will be in chaos again just relying on the strength of the Maori family."

"Little master doesn't seem to be optimistic about the Mori family, so do you think the Oda family can calm the troubled times?" asked the samurai who looked like a thin monkey and rescued last night.

Of course, Huixin knew the ending of the Oda family. If you look at Gifu City 11 koku at a closer distance, and at a farther distance, the four descendants from all over the country add up to 4 koku. national luck.

"I don't know the Oda family well. It's hard to make a judgment. I heard that the Youfu had set up a strategy for the distribution of military power in the world when it was in Gifu. I only hope that the Youfu can really coerce the world."

Hui Xin's words got the approval of the other three people.The monkey warrior said again, "Hui Xin was young and intelligent when he was young, and I am a retainer of the Oda family. I have some territory in my hands. The little master is willing to return to vulgar life and serve as my subordinate's surname. In the future, I will not hesitate to reward the fiefdom for making great achievements in Yuanfu."

Hui Xin looked at the samurai, she seemed to have completely forgotten the embarrassment of last night just after returning to Oda's sphere of influence, and began to drift away again. "Master Samurai, come and recruit me after you have calmed down the world. By then, I may have become a world-renowned teacher."

"Hahaha" Hui's reply made the three adults laugh uncontrollably, and the samurai kept saying 'interesting, interesting. '

After a short rest, everyone continued on their way.

From last month to Ako, most of the Chenzhai of the Oda family were abandoned along the way, until they came to Murotsu Castle next to the Jibao River, and finally saw the Yajirizawazamon of the Hashiba family hanging on the top of the castle (type these two words to find It’s been a long time, it’s so annoying, the simplified Chinese is Alisma, I’ll abbreviate it later.) The monkey warrior took off his monk’s robe, removed his monk’s scarf and shouted a few words into the city, and a group of elite horse-riding warriors came out of the city at a high speed.

The samurai finally let go of his mind and said, "Okay, I am very grateful to the three of you for saving your life. Let's say goodbye here. I will say goodbye to the three of you. Ishiyama Honganji Temple has been surrounded by the Oda family Sakuma Nobumori , the water and land were also blocked by the Oda Navy and the Kumano Navy. The three of them may not be able to enter. If they are not weak, they will return to Bizen after Harima. If there is a chance to meet in the future, I, Hideyoshi, will definitely repay the favor of the three. If the little master changes Pay attention, it's not too late now."

"Thank you benefactor, I still want to stay with Master to study Buddhism."

The samurai smiled and turned around, took a cloth bag from the samurai behind him and handed it to Hui Xin, "It's okay, I hope we will meet again in the future. These are for the time being as I repay the life-saving grace of the three. By the way, I am actually Yu Chai who was hunted by the rioters last night. Chikuzen Hideyoshi, are you surprised? The rebellion on the opposite side offered a reward of 1000 stones and 300 guan. Today I will give you a small gold sentence worth 500 guan as a reward for saving me. I hope we will meet again by fate." The horses of the warriors in the city turned and left, leaving the three of them messed up in the wind.

"If Huixin had handed him over last night, our family might have already invaded Harima." Huiming smiled at Huixin.

"No seriousness, we are still in someone else's territory." Hui Xin hurriedly stopped Hui Ming, and turned around to ask Xuanzhu, "Master Xuanzhu, are we still going to Shishan?"

"It depends on whether Hui Xin wants to go or not."

"After the recent incidents, I think we should still study at Guangzhen Temple." Yes, Hachiro was persuaded, and he almost died after leaving Yuxi more than once or twice. His death was unclear, but he was still firmly watched Go ahead and read.

Hachiro's words caused Xuan Zhu and Qiu Shangjiu's family to laugh secretly, not only lamenting that they were still children after all.The team without the monkey warriors continued on their way and finally arrived at Himeji Castle Town at night.

At this time, Himeji Castle was still the residence of the Kuroda family, and Hideyoshi was only temporarily borrowing it. Therefore, Himeji did not expand extensively, but the castle town was particularly prosperous due to the port.

Due to the rebellion of the Kodera family in the east, the Bessho family, who is adjacent to the castle, is particularly nervous. The three of them and their husband finally took a rest in a dormitory in the town, before boarding the ship tomorrow.

The next morning, Master Xuanzhu woke up the two peasants carrying the boxes and went to a market in the town to sell the gifts that he had planned to give to Xianru. After dismissing the peasants, he returned to Cebu and told Hachiro that he only bought the boat for the afternoon. Tickets, so the three could only find a tavern in the town to kill time.

"The shopkeeper is here, begging for a drink of saliva." A traveling merchant came outside the door, asking for water from the shopkeeper of the tavern.The shopkeeper handed over a bowl of herbal tea and asked, "Where are the guests coming from and where are they going, do you want a light meal?" I was asking the merchant how the matter of Araki Murashige's rebellion was handled.

"Hey, stop talking, this road is really difficult. The young master of the Oda family, Lieutenant General Zuo Jinwei, led more than 3 people to surround Miki Castle. There were samurai and ashigaru who were interrogating everywhere on the road. I just saw it on the way to Himeji. Hashiba's army seems to have surrounded the imperial castle. The Oda family is really strong, and the situation has been stabilized so quickly. I don't think the chaos will be settled within a month."

The conversation between the shopkeeper and the traveler aroused the interest of the diners in the store, so he ordered to ask for details.

It turns out that since last spring, Oda Nobunaga's Chinese expedition with Hashiba Hideyoshi as the general general has restarted.The expedition was extremely intense.In mid-May, Hideyoshi summoned the powerful Harima clan who had already surrendered and asked them to serve as the vanguard to attack Maori. The Higashi Harima clan headed by Bessho Changji was very dissatisfied: "Do you want us to be cannon fodder?".

After a year of tug-of-war in Shangzuki Castle, the wealthy clan in Higashiharima lost a lot of money and food, and had nothing to gain except for a few useless certificates, so they agreed to leave the Oda family and join the Maori side.At this time, Hideyoshi was fighting fiercely with Mori and Ukita in Kazuki Castle in Nishi-Harima. He quickly reported to Nobunaga, and Nobunaga sent the Araki Army to Harima to support Hideyoshi.

Moreover, Hideyoshi was also ordered to abandon the Niko party in Jozuki Castle and return to the army to quell the rebellion. As a result, his ally Niko Katsuhisa performed seppuku to save the lives of the soldiers in Jozuki Castle, and the famous general Yamanaka Kanosuke was captured and died tragically.It’s just that I don’t know what happened in Last Moon City, which caused Hashiba Hideyoshi to suffer heavy losses in this last month’s battle, which was later than in history, and his whereabouts are still unknown (Of course Hachiro and others know that Hideyoshi has returned to Himeji message.).

At this time, the Oda family was at a critical juncture in the attack on Harima, and they attached great importance to the rebellion. After Araki Village's heavy troops arrived at Miki Castle in Bessau Nagaji, Oda Nobutada, Takikawa Kazuyoshi, and Akechi Mitsuhide successively entered Harima.Judging from the information just obtained by the traveling merchant, Hashiba Hideyoshi, who was rumored to be defeated last month, actually organized an army of 8000 people after returning to Himeji overnight, and surrounded the people who cooperated with the Bessho family's rebellion with lightning speed. Small temple family.

I have to lament the integrity of the organization of the Oda Army and the strength of its mobilization.You must know that Mori and Ukita's autumn offensive had been prepared for a full two months before they were able to start. Hashiba Hideyoshi was able to reorganize an 2 army overnight, and it can also be seen that Hashiba Hideyoshi's personal ability is outstanding.

The discussion between Hachiro and Master Xuanzhu reached the ears of Ronin sitting next to him, which aroused his interest, "The three masters seem to know something about Hashiba Hideyoshi, so why don't you tell me about it." He stood up on his own, He picked up his jug and came to Hachiro's table.Hachiro and others followed the sound and looked.

‘好家伙~巨人啊’来人面容精毅，身高身高六尺二寸（1米90）左右，这在日本遍地1米40~50的平均身高面前可不就是巨人本人吗？

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Off-topic, just to ask something, I found out that when Ukita Hideka’s mother remarried with the Nao family, she took her child, Toshomaru, with her. The full name of the child, friends who know it can tell me the name and general deeds of the Yuan server in the discussion area, I need to use it in the plot, thank you.

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