Prime Minister Bizen

Chapter 92 Nobunaga's Funeral and the Real Maeda Toshiya

On October 1582rd, Ten Years of Tensho ([-]), Hideyoshi and Hideo went to the hall to meet the emperor. Under the imperial command of the emperor, Hashiba Hideyoshi was awarded the title of the five lower left guard major generals, and the Uki Hide family was awarded In order to follow the five attendants.

There are two hurdles for official positions in Japan, one is from three ranks, which means that you become one of the nobles in the world second only to the emperor.

The second way is to descend from the five ranks, which means that you have become an upper-class figure in Japan, commonly known as Tonggui.It is also from this level that every "noble person" who receives an official position needs to meet the emperor, and the emperor will personally promise you an official position.

It's just that due to the troubled times before, the implementation of the court's laws was not firm, so usually only from the fourth rank and above, the emperor would personally come forward to issue them.

It's just that the one who needs to be granted official positions this time is Hashiba Hideyoshi, who has mastered the Yamashiro country and owns 93 koku in Kinki. At the same time, under Hideyoshi's silver bullet offensive, the emperor condescends to grant official positions to two of them.

Under the emperor's unique crane sound, Hideyoshi and Hideka expressed their gratitude to the emperor one after another, and bowed to the official position. Hideyoshi looked at Hideyoshi's excited tears beside him, and thought in his heart, this may be the first time a farmer's child saw him in his heart. The expression of "God".

Coming out of the Imperial Palace, Xiujia couldn't wait to take off the cumbersome court clothes, and accompanied Hideyoshi back to Nijo Castle for a meeting.

At the meeting, Hideyoshi expressed his desire to hold a funeral for Nobunaga.The Xiu family always thought that this idea was made by Hideyoshi after the Cheongju meeting and prepared in advance, but now it seems that it may have been temporarily suggested by someone else.

Hideka looked at Gamo Clan, who attended the Hashiba family's high-level meeting for the first time, and already had a little guess in his heart.

I only heard what Hideyoshi said above, "Nowadays the world is still not stable, and Nobunaga passed away. It is really embarrassing. It has been 4 months since the Honnoji Temple, and the Oda family has not held a decent event for Nobunaga. If I, Hideyoshi, do the funeral, does it mean that I have inherited Nobunaga's mantle and controlled the authority of the Oda family?"

Hideo didn't expect that Hideyoshi would openly state his ambitions at the meeting, but he thought that all the people sitting here were Hideyoshi's confidantes. If he couldn't reveal his heart to himself and the core team, then how could Hideyoshi be successful.

Hideka paid attention to the faces of everyone present, and sure enough, only Gamo Ujigo looked calm. Even Koichiro showed a surprised expression when he heard Hideyoshi's words of facing ambition. It seems that Hideyoshi's words came from the Hideyoshi just quoted the young man's mouth.

"Xiaoichiro, I leave it to you. I want to hold the most grand funeral in the whole world, and send letters to all the big names and powerful men in the Oda family, asking them to come to the funeral."

"Hey, leave it to me, so how about the time?"

"Starting on October [-]th, it will be held for seven consecutive days." Hideyoshi's face was rosy, as if his blood was boiling.

"Seven days in a row? And in such a hurry, I'm afraid many big names won't be able to come here in time." Xiuchang said with a look of embarrassment.

When Hideyoshi heard Hidecho's words, he suddenly laughed. The laughter seemed to be mocking Hidecho and himself, pointing to the newcomer Gamo Jigo with the folding fan in his hand, and said, "Shigo, you come. "

"Ha Yi" sat in the bottom of Gamo's township and said, "Nobunaga died suddenly in April. The princes in the collar only wanted to fight for power and profit. No one thought about burying Nobunaga. It has lost morality. Now Hashiba Major General Nobunaga's funeral is a big matter in the Oda family, anyone who does not come is showing disrespect to Nobunaga, and Major General Hashiba can naturally use this as an excuse to punish disobedience."

Hideka watched the performance of the two of them, and thought in his heart that when Gamo Go offered advice to Hideyoshi, Hideyoshi also asked Hideyoshi the same confusion, and it was only after Gamo Go answered that he realized that this was a once-in-a-lifetime excuse.

Before the funeral, Hideyoshi made a statement to the imperial court, posthumously posthumous Nobunaga as "a minister of the Taizheng".

Hideyoshi won this official position for Nobunaga. For Japan at that time, Hideyoshi achieved the supreme glory for Nobunaga, and also expressed Hideyoshi's respect for Nobunaga.

Afterwards, Hideyoshi asked Nobunaga for his posthumous title: Zongjianindian Enlarged Xiangguo First Grade Taiyan Grand Layman.

The envoy sent by Hideyoshi to deliver the letter walked very slowly when he went to Hokuriku Road to inform Shibata Katsuie, and he didn't arrive at Kitanosho Castle until October 10th to see Katsuie.

In order to ensure the smooth operation of the funeral, Hideyoshi mobilized 3 troops in the territory and arranged them in various passes in Kyoto. At the same time, they blocked the roads from Jiangbei to the mountain city and Jiangnan.

His intention is probably to prevent Shibata Katsuya Qingqi from coming to see Nobunaga off, so that he can take it quickly.

It's just that his worries are superfluous, Shibata Katsuie has no intention of attending Nobunaga's funeral at all.

On the other hand, in the absence of war, Hideyoshi mobilized so many troops to declare his strength to the daimyos in the Oda family, telling them that he was the one in power in Kinki.

On October 10, Nobunaga's funeral was held at Daitokuji Temple. Hidecho invited more than 11 monks from eight Buddhist schools in Japan to gather together to chant sutras for Nobunaga to see him off.

Nobunaga's coffin was wrapped in brocade embroidered with gold silk yarn, and the coffin was decorated with gold and silver. It was hard to believe that such a luxurious sedan chair was made by Xiuchang in a short period of time.

Originally, Oda Nobutaka, Oda Nobuo, Oda Hidekatsu, and Hashiba Hideyoshi were going to carry the sedan chair (the four stood on each side, and the one who was carrying the sedan chair was a civilian husband.)
It's just that Nobunaga's sons have their own positions, and they were not able to participate in the funeral.In the end, there was no other way, and Ukita Hideka and Ikeda Teruma acted as filial sons and lifted up the spirit together.

Nobunaga's coffin was carried to Rendaiye by the Imperial Palace for cremation, because Nobunaga's body had already been buried in the fire at Honnoji Temple, so Hideyoshi could only replace Nobunaga's main body with a Buddha statue carved with Nobunaga's face into the coffin to accompany the cremation, and then Enshrined in Daitokuji Temple.

It is ridiculous that Nobunaga burned Mount Hiei before his ascension, and openly declared himself an atheist. After his death, he was buried with his face carved into a Buddha statue instead of his body.

When the news reached Singer's ears, Singer scoffed at it. In fact, Hideyoshi's worries were completely unnecessary. Singer would not attend this funeral that he thought was ridiculous, and even commented on this funeral as "monkey play".

The reason is that the three masters, the heirs of the Oda family, did not attend the funeral.

After the Qingzhou Conference, although the three masters were asked to arrange education and government assistance in Azuchi after public discussion, Omi was too close to Hideyoshi's territory, so Shibata Katsuie and Oda Nobutaka conspired to control the three masters.

Immediately, Nobutaka took advantage of the darkness of the day to bring the three mages to Gifu to control them. Such a big incident happened in Cheongju City. As the city lord's "silly brother" Oda Nobuo, he didn't know about it until the next day. ,be rejected.

Because of this, Hideyoshi lost the opportunity to hold the emperor to make the princes, so he could only find another way, by holding a funeral for Nobunaga, in the name of crusade against Shibata Katsuya.

Until now, Shibata Katsuie still thinks that he has mastered the three mages, Hideyoshi can't find Tian Tianlai, and thinks that Hideyoshi's funeral for Nobunaga is neither fish nor fowl, and has never guessed Hideyoshi's real intention to hold a funeral for Nobunaga.

You are still on the second floor, and Hideyoshi is already in the atmosphere, my friend!
At the same time, Takikawa Kazumashi, who was 5 stone in Nagashima City, refused to hand over the strategically important Nagashima under the hint of Katsuya Shibata, which made Niwa Nagahide's transfer of seals unable to continue.Little did they know they had made a big mistake.

Judging from the map, Long Island City is indeed a dangerous pass, but if Takikawa Kazuyoshi can move the seal of Wakasa Obama according to the decision of the Cheongju Conference, it would be tantamount to opening a strategic opening for Shibata Katsuya.

In this way, Singer could directly ship Xiaohama ashore regardless of the wind and snow, enter the mountain city through Jiangzuo Otsu, and invade Hideyoshi's hinterland.

But at this time, the Japanese samurai seldom think about the overall situation. They only focus on the three-acre land in front of them. Coupled with Singe's overconfidence in himself, he doesn't think that he will be blocked by Hideyoshi at the Kanezaki Pass.

Under various factors, Shibata Katsuya secretly supported Takikawa Kazuyoshi to control the Nagashima Fortress, blocked Oda Nobuo’s territory from the middle, and at the same time dispatched Ogaki Castle Lord Inaba Kazutetsu, and together with Mino’s Oda Nobutaka formed an anti-Nobuo encircled.

Singer's tactical vision is vicious, but his strategic vision is lacking. It is also because of this that Kohama can continue to be controlled by Hideyoshi's ally Niwa Nagahide.It cut off the possibility of Shibata Katsuya entering Omi in winter, and indirectly saved Hideyoshi's life.

But Katsuya was not ready to go to war with Hideyoshi at this time, so he decided to send Maeda Toshiie as the main envoy, Kanamori Nagakin, and Buha Mitsuji as the deputy envoys, carrying two barrels of pickled fish, two barrels of pickled vegetables, and a thousand handfuls of Echizen cotton. Go to Kyoto to meet Hideyoshi, and go to Hideyoshi for peace talks on the grounds that Lord Nobunaga has just been buried and should unite with the outside world.

Looking at this gift list, Xiujia can't tell that Shengjia has the intention of peace talks. He only thinks that Shengjia is using pickled fish and pickled vegetables to humiliate Hideyoshi. He is from a bumpkin and is only worthy of eating these things. The only thing that shines is cotton. up.

The Hide family didn't know that cotton had been introduced to Japan before. If they knew, civilians would have enough warm clothes.

At this time, cotton in Japan was mainly for ornamental purposes, so Katsuya Shibata uprooted it and gave it to Hideyoshi. Of course, Hideyoshi didn't like these things, but Hideya successfully asked them to come over and planned to take them to Bichu for planting.

Let’s say that Maeda Toshiie is described as a stubborn and loyal image by the loyal retainer Mitsuo Nanahara in "The Peace of a Million Stones" by the later generations, and his love with Asong, which is so eloquent. Good man.

Even this kind of view has been regarded as a biography in many film and television dramas including "Toshiya and Pine", the game work "Taiko 5", and the Shinno series, which makes Maeda Toshiie have a very majestic image in the hearts of the public.

But, if you think about it carefully, a guy who can lay hands on a 13-year-old little sister and get him pregnant and have a child is a pervert no matter what.

In the glorious game, the plot of Lijia’s departure from Shibata also describes how reluctant Lijia is and how enlightened Shibata is. At a glance, this is a proper minister and loyal lord!

But in fact, the Toshi family worked under Shibata. Because of his birth in Owari, he was very popular with the Sing family. He was sealed in Nanao City for 10 shi, and he was also a high-ranking retainer under Shibata.

As a result, in the battle of Jianyue, Katsumasa Sakuma had already defeated Kiyohide Nakagawa, occupied the top of Oiwa Mountain, and half-surrounded the Hashiba Army formation under the mountain from the left side on behalf of Hashiba Hidecho. The Hashiba Army collapsed overnight.

Hashiba Hideyoshi made a detour from Gifu, and stared directly at Katsumasa Sakuma, who had rushed down the mountainous area to expand his victory. Seeing that the chance of victory was fleeting, Shibata Katsuie ordered Maeda Toshiie to lead the team forward. Go to support, withstand Hashiba Hideyoshi's offensive, and delay time for Sakuma Katsumasa's victory.

As a result, this B, ran behind Katsumasa Sakuma, saw the Sakuma team that had begun to retreat steadily, and directly abandoned his allies to retreat from the battle of Jianyue. He didn't even greet Katsuie Shibata, and fled back without looking back. Nanao City.

Until Shibata Katsuie was defeated and returned to Beizhizhuang Castle, he was still asking about the safety of Maeda Toshiie, but he heard the news that made him sad-Maeda Toshiie had betrayed him.

After the Maeda Toshiie returned to Nanao Castle, he regarded the Shibata family as an enemy and threw an olive branch to Hideyoshi. For this reason, he received Noto 22 shi Andu after the war.

After Niwa Changhide's death, Hideyoshi blocked him with Kaga, Etchu, and Noto million stones, and asked him to guard Hokuriku for himself.

How did he repay Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the end?Hideyoshi flirted with Tokugawa Ieyasu before his death. After Hideyoshi died, he sent his wife directly to Edo as a hostage, and asked his own son Riku to recognize the old turtle as his adoptive father.

This kind of scum is not one of the great villains of the Warring States period, but also became the benchmark of warrior morality in the Warring States period under the spring and autumn style of writing?

Xiujia really felt worthless for his father Ukita Naoka. Compared with Lijia, Naojia is a chivalrous man who will avenge every grudge and return favors.

Xiujia also met this "loyal man" through "Tai Ge 5" in his previous life, and once regarded him as an idol.

It wasn't until I grew up that I learned the real archaeological data through papers, and then realized that the idol I had worshiped for more than ten years was actually such a villain, and I felt nauseous. I really blinded you. Such a guy!
Therefore, in this life, the well-known historical Hideka has given up all fantasies about Maeda Toshiie, and has already marked him as an enemy during the Sekigahara War, and must do everything possible to weaken the Maeda family.

(End of this chapter)