Chapter 429

Hojo Surrenders

Chapter 429 Hojo Surrenders

It was the next day when the Hide family heard the news of the Hojo family's surrender. The Hide family entered Juledi as usual to prepare for a new day of talks, but after entering the city, they heard from Nakamura Kazushi that the main family and the Hojo family negotiated terms for peace.

As Hideka's attendant, Sanada Nobushige followed Hideka to the castle as usual, and he heard the news at the same time as Hideka.

After hearing the news that the Sanada family was asked to sell Ueno Tone County, Hideo and Nobushige Sanada looked at each other reflexively. Nobushige Sanada seemed to have something to say to Hideo, but Hideo signaled to stop it.

When the two of them returned from Juledi to the residence of the Okayama feudal clan under the city, Nobushige Sanada finally couldn't help but said to the Hide family, "Your Highness, there are only 7 stones in total in our family, and there are 1.8 stones in Tone County." Knowledge and action account for a quarter of the family's knowledge and action.

The family has many retainers in Ligen County. If Ligen County is really sold, the strength of the family will be greatly damaged. How should these retainers be arranged? . "

Hideka glanced at Nobushige Sanada, and there was still a rippling in his heart, not just because of this very caring attendant who followed him, but more because of Toyotomi's face.

Hideyoshi took Genjiro to the city again to find Hideyoshi. Hideyoshi was playing with Sui Hesong, and when he heard Hideo's arrival, he held Tsurumong in his arms and waited for Hideyoshi's report.

"My son heard the news that the Hojo Clan surrendered to his family yesterday, so he came here to congratulate his father."

Facing Hideyoshi's opening remarks, Hideyoshi replied with something that Hideyoshi couldn't understand: "Oh, you already know about this."

What is "You already know!"

As the envoy of peace negotiation, shouldn't I be the one who should know the most.Why is it in your Hideyoshi mouth, I really think I shouldn't have heard this news so early.

Xiujia took a deep breath and asked Hideyoshi, "Father, may I ask who presided over the negotiation of this condition, and why didn't you know about this matter before?"

Hideyoshi's tone was really not sure, it sounded like a questioning, Hideyoshi's face also changed.

He said coldly to the Xiu family, "I presided over the negotiation. What's the problem? I told you yesterday, don't worry about small gains and losses, and negotiate peace with the Hojo family as soon as possible to prepare for the big event in the coming year.

But how do you do it?Still posing at the venue of the peace talks! "

"Father, you can't say that about me!!" Hideya looked at Hideyoshi in surprise and said, "I was very shocked when I heard the conditions proposed by the Hojo family. It didn't come with sincerity at all.

He doesn't even have the slightest respect for you, and he is not willing to surrender to his family sincerely!

I don't know if you know the conditions proposed by the Hojo family in the hall at that time, I am angry with you! "

After Xiujia said, there was even a hint of grievance in his tone, Xiujia might have heard the change in Xiujia's tone, and turned a soft tone and said to Xiujia:
"I told you, Hachiro, you can take a step back for the sake of Zhengming and other things. The conditional Shishibu Shaosuke (Nakamura Kazushi) mentioned by Banbu Gangjiang Xuezhai in the temple yesterday was really very impressive. It is difficult for people to accept.

But if you think about it, if we capture the rich Ming Dynasty, what if we give the Hojo family Kanto!
Or, entrust him to any land of Ming Dynasty, then I will be rich all over the world, and at the same time have the prestige of conquering the Ming Dynasty, even the Hojo family will not be able to make waves. "

Speaking of this, he handed over the Hesong in his arms to an attendant at the side, walked in front of Xiu's family, patted him on the shoulder lightly and comforted him, "Hachiro, take a long-term view.

After I sign up, I will live in Ningbo. At that time, I will seal the whole of Japan to you. You can do whatever you want with the Hojo clan. Now bear with me and let the sea and the sky go. "

Xiujia knew very well that the future that Hideyoshi expected was just a void made of sand dunes, and it was impossible for him to prove success.

But in front of this man who is so arrogant that he no longer knows his surname, it is simply unrealistic to wake him up.

Since entering the palace, Hideo has continued to bow to him, but after hearing his nonsense, he looked at Hideyoshi in surprise.

Although Hideyoshi's figure is thin and small, his eyes are full of brilliance, which shows that he really regards Zhengming as a must for comrades.

Although he was struggling in his heart, Hideka still didn't have the courage to go against Hideyoshi.

The Hide family was about to retreat, but they saw Nobushige Sanada sitting at the door with a tense expression. He still plucked up the courage to ask Hideyoshi, "What about the Sanada family? Father was in Toyama Castle at the time, didn't you promise that the Sanada family would guarantee their territory?" ?
Now he has traded his Ueno Tone County as a bargaining chip to the Hojo family, how can he explain to the Sanada family?With all due respect, now that the lands of Echigo and Shinano have been separated, it may be difficult to find land of no owner to compensate for the loss of nearly 2 koku of the Sanada family. "

Facing Hideo’s questioning, Hideyoshi replied with certainty: “If Shinano can’t make up for it, then he will be replenished from Kinki. Omi and Yamato have enough territories to compensate the Sanada family. If 2 koku is not enough, give him 3 koku. The peace talks must be pushed forward!"

"You have to know Hachiro, the initial condition of the Hojo family is that all of Ueno, including Tone and Azuma counties, total more than 3 shi."

Speaking of this, Hideyoshi seemed to be angry again. He put out a 3-year-old jewelry with his hand, and said in front of Xiujia, "It's only 3 koku, and the Hojo family is a super daimyo with 180 million koku. For 3 koku and the Hojo family Going to war, so delaying major events is not worthwhile at all.

Even so, I also considered the influence of the Sanada family and reserved the land of Azuma County for it. Could it be that I can't even give a mere 2 koku for the Hojo family? "

Hearing this, Hideo had nothing to say, and after bowing to Hideyoshi and leaving, he took Sanada Nobushige out of Juledi.

Sanada Nobushige clenched his fists tightly along the way, looking very dissatisfied with Hideyoshi's arrangement.

In fact, if you think about it, you will know that the original territory of the Sanada family is very bad. The land spanning from Shinano to Ueno looks very large, but most of it is mountainous, and the fields are all dug in the valleys between the mountains.

Among them, Agatsuma County is almost entirely covered by mountains. Only the Numata area in the east of Tone is a plain that echoes Shinano Ueda. Without Tone, the Sanada family not only lost a major production area, but also lost an important support to the east.

It is impossible for the Sanada family to set up troops here because of the narrowness and poverty of the people in Agatsuma County. Once Tone County is lost, it is impossible for Agatsuma County to stop the Hojo family's blade, and Numata Castle is the gateway to Tone.

Unlike Nobushige Sanada who was worried about the situation of his family's territory, Hideya was a little annoyed that he was being ostracized.As the person in charge of negotiating peace with the Hojo family, Toyotomi and Hojo had already negotiated the content of the treaty without knowing it in advance.

As the powerful faction within the Toyotomi family, the Xiu family somewhat felt humiliated.

The most important thing is that the Xiu family is the person who presides over the peace talks with a foreign name. Once the terms of the peace negotiation are known, outsiders will not carefully investigate whether the conditions of the Xiu family were negotiated after being evaded. The blame for being forced to sell the land was pinned on Xiujia's head, which caused a sense of sorrow for the death of the rabbit and the fox.

Thinking of the Xiu's family here, they almost exploded with anger. The old monkey is using his own name to do bad things, and he doesn't care about his own thoughts at all.

The angry Xiu family couldn't control so much anymore, and directly ordered their subordinates to prepare to pack their things and set off for Okayama today.

At this time, Ju Ji was visiting the mansion of Toyotomi Hidecho, who was opposite the door, and suddenly heard a message from her attendant, the owner told her to pack up her things as soon as possible and prepare to return to Okayama. Feeling astonished, Ju Ji could only bid farewell to her mother and returned to herself. Family.

As for this matter in the Okayama Fan Mansion, the Xiu family was gnawing their fingernails in distress, thinking about how to deal with this matter. Anyway, the Xiu family absolutely refused to recite it. It is the best handsome man to leave before the agreement is signed. Pot way.

However, it is easy to leave Kyoto, but it is difficult to deal with the consequences of leaving the capital without saying goodbye. Hideyoshi has control over Shangluo and Lijing, who are famous in the world, and needs to report to him before the action, and can only act after obtaining permission.

And if Xiujia leaves without saying goodbye, Hideyoshi will probably regard him as a punishment first, and then he will definitely not be able to escape the punishment. This is exactly the effect that Xiujia wants.

Appropriate punishment can be used to disregard the political impact of signing this treaty for oneself, but it must be controlled within a controllable range. If it is divided by penalties such as deprivation of territories, it is really not worth the candle.

Therefore, he quickly wrote a letter, telling Xiu's family in Tongfangyuan's tone, saying that Chen Chiyo was seriously ill, and this letter needs to be delivered to Maeda Genichi, who is in charge of the matter, before Xiu's family leaves.

At the same time, Hideka sent another letter to Anayama Nobuta, asking him to take it back to Okayama and prepare for it.

After dealing with these matters, while watching the servants pack up their things, the Xiu family calmed down a little and thought about the conditions of this contract.

Sanada Nobushige also took the opportunity to ask Hideo again if he could intercede with Hideonaga, and ask him to ask Hideyoshi to withdraw the request to cede Tone.

In the face of Sanada Nobushige's innocent request, Hideya smiled helplessly, and said to him, "Useless Genjiro, you didn't agree with Kanshiro just now, "You can't organize a peace negotiation with the Hojo family for anything." It can be seen that he is resolute in his attitude towards making peace with Hojo.

Besides, do you think His Royal Highness Guan Bai will personally end the meeting with Banbugang and others?The person who can finalize such an important negotiation condition on his behalf must have a great say in the family. "

"You mean?" Listening to Hideo's analysis, Sanada Nobushige looked at Hideo in disbelief.

Hideka nodded, acquiesced in his thoughts and taught him, "Remember today, Genjiro. In your family, the common people treat you like a master, and pray that you will harvest a little less food this year during the autumn harvest every year. , will you pity them?
To the commoners in the fields, you are lords.For His Highness Guan Bai, who lives above the temple, you are nothing but little people. ,

Didn't you hear what Guan Bai said just now? "The Hojo family only needs 3 shi, can't this satisfy them?" "In order to take into account the feelings of the Sanada family, I helped them retain the Azuma County" and so on.

In Guan Bai's view, both my wife and Li Gen can be used as bargaining chips in negotiations. "

Looking at the angry Sanada Nobushige, Hideka patted him on the shoulder lightly and comforted him, "Relax a bit, Your Highness Kanbai said that he would compensate you for the territory in Omi or Yamato, and increase the title back."

However, both the Hide family and Nobushige Sanada knew very well that this so-called enclaved land was still an enclave, beyond the reach of the Sanada family, and it was likely to become a territory of the Sanada branch family in the end. The Sanada family was solid He was actually hacked.

But to be honest, in order to weaken the strength of the Toyotomi family, or to forcibly put history back on track, the Xiu family had to intervene in this matter.

After thinking for a while, Hideka said to Nobushige Sanada, "The news hasn't spread yet. Your brother probably doesn't know about it yet. Not many people in the world know about it. We still have room for manipulation."

Hearing that Hideo had an idea, Sanada Nobushige looked at Hideo as if he had found a savior, waiting for Hideo's instruction.

"Actually, it's very simple to prevent the conclusion of this agreement, as long as the Hojo family can't go straight to Luo Bai to meet Guan Bai."

Before Hideka finished speaking, Sanada Nobushige asked Hideka excitedly: "You mean, before the news spreads, let me tell my brother to intercept Dr. Sakyo Hojo in the middle?"

"Oh~" Hideka rolled his eyes speechlessly, "Genjiro, you have been with me for so long, why are you so clueless this time, if the Hojo family had an accident on the road, the first thing everyone thinks of is your Sanada family.

Moreover, it is impossible to clean up such things as intercepting and killing by hand. If you really care about it, it will cause chaos!To overthrow this agreement, the only way is to make the Hojo family unwilling to go to Luo from the bottom of their hearts. "

"How is this possible?" Sanada Nobushige replied in disbelief, "Itabao-sama was sent by the Hojo family to negotiate a peace. Now that the agreement has been reached, how could it be possible not to come?"

"Who said that the Hojo family really wanted to negotiate a peace? Do you still remember the conditions Jiang Xuezhai put forward to me in the hall yesterday? The Hojo family is not active in negotiating a peace.

As long as we do some tricks to make Hojo feel that he has been humiliated, naturally he will not want to go to Luo.

The Hojo Clan has always been unwilling to go to Luo, but he refused to obey His Highness Guanbai's management, and would surely anger His Highness Guanbai, and then he would send someone to attack the Hojo Clan, so you Ligen County would not have to hand it over. "

"So, what should we do?"

"I remember that you Sanada were born in Uzuma County, Umino Yuki. You should be familiar with Ueno Azuma and Tone County. If there is something in Tone County that you must not give up, then it will be easy to handle."

Qixiu's method is very simple, that is, referring to the strategy of Sanada Masaoyuki in history saying that there are ancestors' tombs in the famous Walnut City, so he asked to keep the name of the Walnut City.

However, in fact, the so-called famous walnut castle was established in the 7th year of Tensho (1579) by Takeda Katsuyori's retainer Sanada Masayuki as a frontline base to seize the Numata Territory from the Hojo clan after it became hostile to the Hojo clan.

It's just that there are too many large and small cities in Japan. Except for some famous cities that everyone may talk about, how many people can explain the relationship between these small cities?

Sanada Masayuki took advantage of the information gap and made Hideyoshi promise to leave the famous Walnut City and the surrounding 1500 shi.

After all, Japan has become peaceful at this time. Even if Toyotomi Hideyoshi is looking at the Sanada family, he still has to take care of his own face. He really can't do things like forcing people to hand over their ancestors' graves.

The reason why Hideka directly informed Nobushige Sanada of the plan here, and asked him to return to Ueda Castle to tell Nobuyuki Sanada, was because Masayuki Sanada in this life had already become a monk and stayed in Matsumoto Castle of Ogasawara Hidesada.

Hideka was afraid that his butterfly wings would make the Sanada brothers unable to think of a way to break the situation, so he informed Sanada Nobushige of the plan.

Like Xin Shige's performance when he heard this plan in history, he was incomprehensible to Xiujia for such a rogue plan, but he immediately expressed his gratitude to Xiujia. Yes, the Sanada family really owes the Hide family a favor.

(End of this chapter)