Chapter 435
Oysterzaki Visits
Chapter 435 Oysterzaki Visits
Xiaoping Jiyuan didn't understand why Ukita Hideka had clearly rejected him, but why sent someone to hint at him at this time.
But as long as the minister's master Oysteraki Keiki can achieve his dream of becoming an independent daimyo, the Oysteraki family, who is committed to serving others, is still happy.
So he was taken back to Okayama Castle by the Seto family again that night, and he was taken into a dark room.It was bright and sunny outside, but the surroundings of the house were completely sealed off, relying only on candlelight for lighting.
He was brought in front of the Xiu family, and the Xiu family unfolded two gorgeous white tiger skins in front of him, one was snow white and very gorgeous, while the other had some dark spots on it which affected the overall appearance.
Hideka pointed to the first white tiger skin and said to him, "This white tiger skin is a gift from the leader of Ezo, Jin. I, Ukita, went north to Ezo, and brought knowledge and culture to the Ezo tribe, which made them sincerely appreciate it. My family, in order to express my submission, a leader of a tribe specially offered it to me."
Xiaoping Jiyuan also took the opportunity to offer a compliment and said: "This is indeed a peerless treasure, worthy of His Highness's kindness."
Before he finished speaking, the Xiu family introduced another tiger skin, "This tiger skin also belonged to the family of an Ezo leader. I don't remember which one. miles away.
It would be fine if he just resisted the management of his family, and even sent troops to plunder the caravan of his family.It was wiped out by my Eizu soldiers and local tribes. The whole tribe was slaves, and this tiger skin was found from their tribe. "
Xiujia's words sounded like a threat, and Xiaoping and Jiyuan choked up. After finishing speaking, Xiujia made a gesture of tidying up the tiger skins, and took out several fur goods made of bear skins and otter skins. Each one is a great product with a great sense of design.
Xiujia said to Xiaoping Jiyuan, "I heard that your lord said to the daimyo of the Northeast that the prestige of your Oysterzaki family has already conquered both East and West Ezo. I don't know if you don't have these things?"
"His Royal Highness's fur clothes are really peerless boutiques, even if I am in the north, I have never seen them before."
"Is that so, I thought that you, the Oysterizaki family, were all over the East and West Ezo, and there must be no shortage of these Ezo specialties. It's a pity that this is Okayama, and these things have hardly been worn since they were sent to me, but they were just shelved. .”
"I think I still have a lot of leather goods like this, enough to fill most of the boxes here." Xiujia took Xiaoping Jiyuan to walk in this warehouse, and said over and over again.
"These are North Sea pearls from Ezo, each as big as a finger; these are gemstones from Ezo, each of which is crystal clear; these are sugar from Hokkaido, do you want to try it?"
Xiaoping Jiyuan watched Xiujia display his collection like a show of skill, many of which he had never seen even as a native of Ezo.
After Xiujia finished the introduction, Xiujia returned to the position just now, pointed to the snow-white tiger skin and said to him, "The gift you sent is too shabby, not enough to impress His Highness Guan Bai's heart.
Take this tiger skin and fill it in your gift list as a gift to celebrate His Highness Guan Bai's unification of the world. "
After that, he pointed to the blood-stained tiger skin and said, "Take this tiger skin back and give it to Izu Mori as a gift, and tell him the story I told. He is a smart man, and he will understand the meaning of it." .”
Speaking of which, the Xiu family paused for a moment, looked at Xiaoping Jiyuan and asked, "You should also understand what I mean."
Xiaoping Jiyuan had been greeted a long time ago, and now he naturally understood the meaning of the obvious demonstration at the Xiu's side, so he quickly nodded in response.
"Your Highness's thoughts and intentions, I will definitely convey them to my lord intact. But what does Your Highness want my family to pay for it?"
After all, he glanced up at the expression of the Xiu family, perhaps because he was afraid that the Xiu family would blame him, he hurriedly continued: "The foreign minister means that His Highness is willing to help the family become an independent daimyo, but hints that the family will surrender. These two situations are mutually exclusive. Contradictions make foreign ministers very distressed."
"Is there a contradiction?" Xiujia asked back, "Is it a contradiction between you becoming an independent daimyo of the Toyotomi Clan and being a samurai clan under my Ukita Clan's Ezo Governor's Mansion?"
"Isn't it contradictory?"
Hideka didn't answer his question directly, but instead asked another question, "You came south with the fleet of the Seto family, presumably you have seen the castles and fields of the family in the countries of Danzhen and Higao, Have a certain understanding of the strength of the family.
I heard that you often tell the daimyos in Tohoku that your Oysterzaki clan overwhelms both Eastern and Western Ezo. I wonder if the main family is among them? "
Later generations divided the Ezo land by dividing the Toshima Peninsula into the territory of the Wato people and the territory under the control of the Oysterzaki family, while more than a dozen countries such as Koushi and Danjin to the north of the Toshima Peninsula were divided into East and West Ezo.
Now the two countries controlled by the Xiu family, Danzhen and Hidaka, belong to the Eastern Ezo region. This place is protected by the influence of the warm Pacific current, and the mountains in the north block the cold current from the south. plain.
The Ishikari and Kitami countries that Hideka is developing at the moment belong to the Western Ezo land that is customarily divided by the Japanese. Due to the problem of exploration, the island peninsula currently under the control of the Japanese and the most frequently traded area is the Western Ezo. land.
And these two pieces of land were indeed affected by the cold current during the Little Ice Age, and it was very difficult to grow them. This is also the reason why it is difficult to grow worthless ideas in Ezo.
Chinese people in this era only know that the further north they go, the colder the weather will be, and they don't know the influence of warm currents on the environment and temperature.
Think about it. Lien Oyezaki worked hard to develop the island peninsula for 5 generations, and only then did he develop knowledge and knowledge of 1/2 shi, and the harvest was often affected by the weather. How could the world be interested in the northernmost Ezo land? ?
The Xiu family also took a chance and landed directly in the two countries of Danzhen and Hidaka, avoiding the western Ezo land where it is difficult to grow food, and giving priority to the eastern Ezo land, which allowed the Ezo colony to be established and developed.
"Yes, the state of Eastern Ezoland under His Highness's governance, the state where all things are thriving and vigorous, is still fresh in the memory of foreign ministers. I have to admit that my lord is not as good as His Highness in this regard."
"Then do you know that our family is not only strong in Ezo, but also has enough fleets to trade in and out. All these special products of Ezo are transported from the Ezo by ourselves.
Not only the goods from Ezo were transported southward, but also the goods from Ezo were transported westward to Kanto and North Korea in the Ming Dynasty, making it easy to travel to and from the Qingjin Strait. "
The Xiu family is still threatening Xiaoping Jiyuan here, telling him that even if the family relies on the power of Ezo, it is enough to block the Qingjin Strait. At that time, if you can't even send a letter asking for help, you will be wiped out by our army on the road.
Speaking of which, the Xiu family simply stated clearly, "I know how your lord talked with the leaders of the surrounding Ezo lands. It was nothing more than force deterrence and trade favors.
It's just that the situation is reversed now, and your lord didn't have the ability to wipe out the Ezo tribe back then, but just uttered cruel threats.And I, Ukita-san, really have the ability to silently strangle you Oysterzaki-san in Ezo, this is not alarmist talk.
At that time, Mr. Oysterzaki, like the former owner of the tiger skin, will not be able to escape the fate of national subjugation and extinction.
Of course, as long as Mr. Oysterzaki is obedient, he will receive support from various parties like the pure white tiger skin just now, and all of this depends on how you Mr. Oysteraki choose. "
Kodaira Jiyuan has no doubt that Hideka has the ability to destroy the Oysterzaki clan. In fact, as he just said to Setoya, Ukita's power in Ezo is enough to go south to fight for hegemony in the northeast, let alone beat him. Oysterzaki's.
But Hideka said that he was threatening Oysteraki now, and he still didn't understand what Hideka wanted Oyazaki to do, so he asked Hideka again, "Then, what does General You Konoe want Oyazaki to pay?"
"What I want is very simple, I have made it clear a long time ago, I want to bring the whole of Ezo under my rule, including the Oysterzaki clan.
The Oysterzaki family can be an independent daimyo to the outside world, and you can even continue to bear the reputation of convincing both Eastern and Western Ezo, but on the local issues of Ezo, Oysteraki Keiki must obey the arrangements of the Ezo Governor's Office.
As a corresponding report, our family will help the Oyezaki family to obtain the seal certificate for the Ezo trade approved by His Highness Guanbai for the Oyster family, obtain the privilege of monopolizing the Ezo trade, and help you organize the Ezo tribes, and truly obtain the entire Ezo trade. share.
At that time, your trade income will be multiplied several times, and of course you must give us our share.
At the same time, we will also help you organize your territory, bring you our farming experience in Ezo, and help the Oysterzaki family increase production. All of the above are the promises my Hide family has given to the Oysterzaki family. "
In fact, Hideka's condition is very simple, that is, to integrate the part of Ezo that he owns under the umbrella of the Oysterzaki family. In the future, the Ezo Governor's Mansion will operate under the name of the Oysterzaki family.
Although the Oysterzaki family claimed that they have a great voice in Ezo and can trade with various tribes in Eastern and Western Ezo, in fact, they only have some connections with the tribes of Houzhi and Danzhen.
If Oysterzaki's hand really stretched out so long, it would be impossible for Hideo to come to Hideo until now after he has been developing courageously and Hidaka for so long.
According to the situation reported by the Seto family, it was entirely because the Jiushan Shige family had contacted the trade officer of the Oysterzaki clan when they ventured westward, which made the Oysterzaki clan know that there was still a Japanese force in the northeastern part of Ezo.
After sending people to contact for a period of time, I found that I was much stronger than myself, so I sent people to take the initiative to contact, and wanted to join the Ezo Enforcement Office to carve up Ezo.
In the end, they ran into Ukita Tadakaya and others who were going north, and only then did they know that there was a giant behind the Ezo Temple, so they sent Xiaoping Jiyuan south to contact Xiujia.
What Hideka wants is the name that the Oysterzaki family has declared to the outside world for so many years, and what the Oysterzaki family wants is the status of an independent daimyo and a higher share of the Ezo trade.
In fact, the rapid rise of the Oysterzaki clan was precisely after surrendering to Hideyoshi, obtaining the seal of trade with Ezo, and frightening the natives of Ezo in the name of Hideyoshi. Rapid northward expansion within ten years, basically controlling the entire territory of Dudao Peninsula for future generations.
And the condition that Xiujia is offering now is to help them obtain the privilege of trade with Ezo and increase their income from trade. Although it will definitely give a large part to Xiujia in the end, it is more than in the past.
In addition, there are two items of finishing the territory and developing agriculture. The point is to help you expand the territory and give you specific crops so that the Oysterzaki family can grow food stably in Southern Ezo.
Whether it is expanding the territory, developing trade or improving the level of agriculture, they are all necessary for the Oysterzaki family. The conditions offered by Hideka are very attractive.
However, the requirement that the Oysterzaki family be a nominal cover, and actually be under the Ezo Governor's Mansion is not something that Xiaoping Jiyuan can promise. Ji finally bid farewell to the Xiu family after receiving the gift from the Xiu family.
Time passed quickly, and the end of the year was approaching in a blink of an eye. The news of Hojo's surrender to Toyotomi began to spread widely under Hideyoshi's intentional publicity. At the same time, it was also spread that Hojo's patriarch, Hojo Ujinao, would come to Kyoto to congratulate Sekibai Hideyoshi on the new year. news.
With the surrender of the Hojo Clan, almost everyone believed that the peace of the world was just around the corner. Even Kyushu, which caused commotion because of the "Bantian Lian Chasing and Release Order", everyone believed that it would be suppressed in a short time.
After all, this is not the first time that this has happened. Kyushu just assessed it last year. Didn’t it just cut a crop of leeks because of the land inspection issue? This crop of Qiedan leeks will not be considered serious by everyone.
But no one expected that the chaos in Kyushu would spread for more than half a year, and finally stabilized under Hideyoshi's concession.
Seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming, Hideyoshi and Hidecho sent envoys to Okayama, asking whether Hideka will come to Kyoto for the festival this year.
After all, the eldest son of the Xiu family had just died, and the two of them were unwilling to force the Xiu family to come. In addition, the news that the Hojo clan became the lord of Shangluo was well known. They might be afraid of embarrassing the Xiu family, so they used euphemistic words. .
However, according to Hideka's inquiry, Hideyoshi attached great importance to the Hojo clan's going to Luo. Even Maeda Toshiie from Takaoka and Mori Terumoto from Hiroshima were called to accompany him, and he gave Hojo clan a lot of face.
But as the time approached, the news from Odawara was not very good. Seeing that the festival was about to begin, Hojo Uchiha had not left yet. Tomita Kazushiro, who was going to exchange documents for Hideyoshi, urged him many times. Always use excuses to shirk.
Today he said his stomach was uncomfortable, and tomorrow he said that his legs and feet could not move due to the cold. Seeing that the Chinese New Year was coming, Hojo simply said that he would go to Luo after the Chinese New Year.
Tomita Kazuhiro had no choice but to ask someone to send a message to Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu, asking Ieyasu to persuade him on their behalf.
Tokugawa Ieyasu's letter was sent to Odawara Castle, and within a short time, Hojo Shizhi sent a letter saying: After the New Year, I will go to Luoyang in the middle of the first month.
At the same time, Hideyoshi also sent a letter, willing to take a step back, as long as the Hojo family is willing to go to Luo within the first month.
Hideyoshi also had nothing to do with the Hojo family, and now that Mori Terumoto and Maeda Toshiie had coaxed them over, they could only smile awkwardly.
But with the passage of time, the Chinese New Year has passed, and the time came to the first month of the 17th year of Tensho (February 1589). The Hojo clan finally moved, but it turned out that he went north to attack Hitachi.
The movement of this weapon cannot be stopped in a short period of time. Seeing that the situation is not right, Tomita Kazuhiro wrote another letter to Hideyoshi, and asked Nao Hojo why.
Hojo's excuse was that the Satake clan was restless and attacked the Shimono territory under the influence of the Hojo clan. They needed to stabilize the territory before they could go to Luo.
(End of this chapter)
Xiaoping Jiyuan didn't understand why Ukita Hideka had clearly rejected him, but why sent someone to hint at him at this time.
But as long as the minister's master Oysteraki Keiki can achieve his dream of becoming an independent daimyo, the Oysteraki family, who is committed to serving others, is still happy.
So he was taken back to Okayama Castle by the Seto family again that night, and he was taken into a dark room.It was bright and sunny outside, but the surroundings of the house were completely sealed off, relying only on candlelight for lighting.
He was brought in front of the Xiu family, and the Xiu family unfolded two gorgeous white tiger skins in front of him, one was snow white and very gorgeous, while the other had some dark spots on it which affected the overall appearance.
Hideka pointed to the first white tiger skin and said to him, "This white tiger skin is a gift from the leader of Ezo, Jin. I, Ukita, went north to Ezo, and brought knowledge and culture to the Ezo tribe, which made them sincerely appreciate it. My family, in order to express my submission, a leader of a tribe specially offered it to me."
Xiaoping Jiyuan also took the opportunity to offer a compliment and said: "This is indeed a peerless treasure, worthy of His Highness's kindness."
Before he finished speaking, the Xiu family introduced another tiger skin, "This tiger skin also belonged to the family of an Ezo leader. I don't remember which one. miles away.
It would be fine if he just resisted the management of his family, and even sent troops to plunder the caravan of his family.It was wiped out by my Eizu soldiers and local tribes. The whole tribe was slaves, and this tiger skin was found from their tribe. "
Xiujia's words sounded like a threat, and Xiaoping and Jiyuan choked up. After finishing speaking, Xiujia made a gesture of tidying up the tiger skins, and took out several fur goods made of bear skins and otter skins. Each one is a great product with a great sense of design.
Xiujia said to Xiaoping Jiyuan, "I heard that your lord said to the daimyo of the Northeast that the prestige of your Oysterzaki family has already conquered both East and West Ezo. I don't know if you don't have these things?"
"His Royal Highness's fur clothes are really peerless boutiques, even if I am in the north, I have never seen them before."
"Is that so, I thought that you, the Oysterizaki family, were all over the East and West Ezo, and there must be no shortage of these Ezo specialties. It's a pity that this is Okayama, and these things have hardly been worn since they were sent to me, but they were just shelved. .”
"I think I still have a lot of leather goods like this, enough to fill most of the boxes here." Xiujia took Xiaoping Jiyuan to walk in this warehouse, and said over and over again.
"These are North Sea pearls from Ezo, each as big as a finger; these are gemstones from Ezo, each of which is crystal clear; these are sugar from Hokkaido, do you want to try it?"
Xiaoping Jiyuan watched Xiujia display his collection like a show of skill, many of which he had never seen even as a native of Ezo.
After Xiujia finished the introduction, Xiujia returned to the position just now, pointed to the snow-white tiger skin and said to him, "The gift you sent is too shabby, not enough to impress His Highness Guan Bai's heart.
Take this tiger skin and fill it in your gift list as a gift to celebrate His Highness Guan Bai's unification of the world. "
After that, he pointed to the blood-stained tiger skin and said, "Take this tiger skin back and give it to Izu Mori as a gift, and tell him the story I told. He is a smart man, and he will understand the meaning of it." .”
Speaking of which, the Xiu family paused for a moment, looked at Xiaoping Jiyuan and asked, "You should also understand what I mean."
Xiaoping Jiyuan had been greeted a long time ago, and now he naturally understood the meaning of the obvious demonstration at the Xiu's side, so he quickly nodded in response.
"Your Highness's thoughts and intentions, I will definitely convey them to my lord intact. But what does Your Highness want my family to pay for it?"
After all, he glanced up at the expression of the Xiu family, perhaps because he was afraid that the Xiu family would blame him, he hurriedly continued: "The foreign minister means that His Highness is willing to help the family become an independent daimyo, but hints that the family will surrender. These two situations are mutually exclusive. Contradictions make foreign ministers very distressed."
"Is there a contradiction?" Xiujia asked back, "Is it a contradiction between you becoming an independent daimyo of the Toyotomi Clan and being a samurai clan under my Ukita Clan's Ezo Governor's Mansion?"
"Isn't it contradictory?"
Hideka didn't answer his question directly, but instead asked another question, "You came south with the fleet of the Seto family, presumably you have seen the castles and fields of the family in the countries of Danzhen and Higao, Have a certain understanding of the strength of the family.
I heard that you often tell the daimyos in Tohoku that your Oysterzaki clan overwhelms both Eastern and Western Ezo. I wonder if the main family is among them? "
Later generations divided the Ezo land by dividing the Toshima Peninsula into the territory of the Wato people and the territory under the control of the Oysterzaki family, while more than a dozen countries such as Koushi and Danjin to the north of the Toshima Peninsula were divided into East and West Ezo.
Now the two countries controlled by the Xiu family, Danzhen and Hidaka, belong to the Eastern Ezo region. This place is protected by the influence of the warm Pacific current, and the mountains in the north block the cold current from the south. plain.
The Ishikari and Kitami countries that Hideka is developing at the moment belong to the Western Ezo land that is customarily divided by the Japanese. Due to the problem of exploration, the island peninsula currently under the control of the Japanese and the most frequently traded area is the Western Ezo. land.
And these two pieces of land were indeed affected by the cold current during the Little Ice Age, and it was very difficult to grow them. This is also the reason why it is difficult to grow worthless ideas in Ezo.
Chinese people in this era only know that the further north they go, the colder the weather will be, and they don't know the influence of warm currents on the environment and temperature.
Think about it. Lien Oyezaki worked hard to develop the island peninsula for 5 generations, and only then did he develop knowledge and knowledge of 1/2 shi, and the harvest was often affected by the weather. How could the world be interested in the northernmost Ezo land? ?
The Xiu family also took a chance and landed directly in the two countries of Danzhen and Hidaka, avoiding the western Ezo land where it is difficult to grow food, and giving priority to the eastern Ezo land, which allowed the Ezo colony to be established and developed.
"Yes, the state of Eastern Ezoland under His Highness's governance, the state where all things are thriving and vigorous, is still fresh in the memory of foreign ministers. I have to admit that my lord is not as good as His Highness in this regard."
"Then do you know that our family is not only strong in Ezo, but also has enough fleets to trade in and out. All these special products of Ezo are transported from the Ezo by ourselves.
Not only the goods from Ezo were transported southward, but also the goods from Ezo were transported westward to Kanto and North Korea in the Ming Dynasty, making it easy to travel to and from the Qingjin Strait. "
The Xiu family is still threatening Xiaoping Jiyuan here, telling him that even if the family relies on the power of Ezo, it is enough to block the Qingjin Strait. At that time, if you can't even send a letter asking for help, you will be wiped out by our army on the road.
Speaking of which, the Xiu family simply stated clearly, "I know how your lord talked with the leaders of the surrounding Ezo lands. It was nothing more than force deterrence and trade favors.
It's just that the situation is reversed now, and your lord didn't have the ability to wipe out the Ezo tribe back then, but just uttered cruel threats.And I, Ukita-san, really have the ability to silently strangle you Oysterzaki-san in Ezo, this is not alarmist talk.
At that time, Mr. Oysterzaki, like the former owner of the tiger skin, will not be able to escape the fate of national subjugation and extinction.
Of course, as long as Mr. Oysterzaki is obedient, he will receive support from various parties like the pure white tiger skin just now, and all of this depends on how you Mr. Oysteraki choose. "
Kodaira Jiyuan has no doubt that Hideka has the ability to destroy the Oysterzaki clan. In fact, as he just said to Setoya, Ukita's power in Ezo is enough to go south to fight for hegemony in the northeast, let alone beat him. Oysterzaki's.
But Hideka said that he was threatening Oysteraki now, and he still didn't understand what Hideka wanted Oyazaki to do, so he asked Hideka again, "Then, what does General You Konoe want Oyazaki to pay?"
"What I want is very simple, I have made it clear a long time ago, I want to bring the whole of Ezo under my rule, including the Oysterzaki clan.
The Oysterzaki family can be an independent daimyo to the outside world, and you can even continue to bear the reputation of convincing both Eastern and Western Ezo, but on the local issues of Ezo, Oysteraki Keiki must obey the arrangements of the Ezo Governor's Office.
As a corresponding report, our family will help the Oyezaki family to obtain the seal certificate for the Ezo trade approved by His Highness Guanbai for the Oyster family, obtain the privilege of monopolizing the Ezo trade, and help you organize the Ezo tribes, and truly obtain the entire Ezo trade. share.
At that time, your trade income will be multiplied several times, and of course you must give us our share.
At the same time, we will also help you organize your territory, bring you our farming experience in Ezo, and help the Oysterzaki family increase production. All of the above are the promises my Hide family has given to the Oysterzaki family. "
In fact, Hideka's condition is very simple, that is, to integrate the part of Ezo that he owns under the umbrella of the Oysterzaki family. In the future, the Ezo Governor's Mansion will operate under the name of the Oysterzaki family.
Although the Oysterzaki family claimed that they have a great voice in Ezo and can trade with various tribes in Eastern and Western Ezo, in fact, they only have some connections with the tribes of Houzhi and Danzhen.
If Oysterzaki's hand really stretched out so long, it would be impossible for Hideo to come to Hideo until now after he has been developing courageously and Hidaka for so long.
According to the situation reported by the Seto family, it was entirely because the Jiushan Shige family had contacted the trade officer of the Oysterzaki clan when they ventured westward, which made the Oysterzaki clan know that there was still a Japanese force in the northeastern part of Ezo.
After sending people to contact for a period of time, I found that I was much stronger than myself, so I sent people to take the initiative to contact, and wanted to join the Ezo Enforcement Office to carve up Ezo.
In the end, they ran into Ukita Tadakaya and others who were going north, and only then did they know that there was a giant behind the Ezo Temple, so they sent Xiaoping Jiyuan south to contact Xiujia.
What Hideka wants is the name that the Oysterzaki family has declared to the outside world for so many years, and what the Oysterzaki family wants is the status of an independent daimyo and a higher share of the Ezo trade.
In fact, the rapid rise of the Oysterzaki clan was precisely after surrendering to Hideyoshi, obtaining the seal of trade with Ezo, and frightening the natives of Ezo in the name of Hideyoshi. Rapid northward expansion within ten years, basically controlling the entire territory of Dudao Peninsula for future generations.
And the condition that Xiujia is offering now is to help them obtain the privilege of trade with Ezo and increase their income from trade. Although it will definitely give a large part to Xiujia in the end, it is more than in the past.
In addition, there are two items of finishing the territory and developing agriculture. The point is to help you expand the territory and give you specific crops so that the Oysterzaki family can grow food stably in Southern Ezo.
Whether it is expanding the territory, developing trade or improving the level of agriculture, they are all necessary for the Oysterzaki family. The conditions offered by Hideka are very attractive.
However, the requirement that the Oysterzaki family be a nominal cover, and actually be under the Ezo Governor's Mansion is not something that Xiaoping Jiyuan can promise. Ji finally bid farewell to the Xiu family after receiving the gift from the Xiu family.
Time passed quickly, and the end of the year was approaching in a blink of an eye. The news of Hojo's surrender to Toyotomi began to spread widely under Hideyoshi's intentional publicity. At the same time, it was also spread that Hojo's patriarch, Hojo Ujinao, would come to Kyoto to congratulate Sekibai Hideyoshi on the new year. news.
With the surrender of the Hojo Clan, almost everyone believed that the peace of the world was just around the corner. Even Kyushu, which caused commotion because of the "Bantian Lian Chasing and Release Order", everyone believed that it would be suppressed in a short time.
After all, this is not the first time that this has happened. Kyushu just assessed it last year. Didn’t it just cut a crop of leeks because of the land inspection issue? This crop of Qiedan leeks will not be considered serious by everyone.
But no one expected that the chaos in Kyushu would spread for more than half a year, and finally stabilized under Hideyoshi's concession.
Seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming, Hideyoshi and Hidecho sent envoys to Okayama, asking whether Hideka will come to Kyoto for the festival this year.
After all, the eldest son of the Xiu family had just died, and the two of them were unwilling to force the Xiu family to come. In addition, the news that the Hojo clan became the lord of Shangluo was well known. They might be afraid of embarrassing the Xiu family, so they used euphemistic words. .
However, according to Hideka's inquiry, Hideyoshi attached great importance to the Hojo clan's going to Luo. Even Maeda Toshiie from Takaoka and Mori Terumoto from Hiroshima were called to accompany him, and he gave Hojo clan a lot of face.
But as the time approached, the news from Odawara was not very good. Seeing that the festival was about to begin, Hojo Uchiha had not left yet. Tomita Kazushiro, who was going to exchange documents for Hideyoshi, urged him many times. Always use excuses to shirk.
Today he said his stomach was uncomfortable, and tomorrow he said that his legs and feet could not move due to the cold. Seeing that the Chinese New Year was coming, Hojo simply said that he would go to Luo after the Chinese New Year.
Tomita Kazuhiro had no choice but to ask someone to send a message to Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu, asking Ieyasu to persuade him on their behalf.
Tokugawa Ieyasu's letter was sent to Odawara Castle, and within a short time, Hojo Shizhi sent a letter saying: After the New Year, I will go to Luoyang in the middle of the first month.
At the same time, Hideyoshi also sent a letter, willing to take a step back, as long as the Hojo family is willing to go to Luo within the first month.
Hideyoshi also had nothing to do with the Hojo family, and now that Mori Terumoto and Maeda Toshiie had coaxed them over, they could only smile awkwardly.
But with the passage of time, the Chinese New Year has passed, and the time came to the first month of the 17th year of Tensho (February 1589). The Hojo clan finally moved, but it turned out that he went north to attack Hitachi.
The movement of this weapon cannot be stopped in a short period of time. Seeing that the situation is not right, Tomita Kazuhiro wrote another letter to Hideyoshi, and asked Nao Hojo why.
Hojo's excuse was that the Satake clan was restless and attacked the Shimono territory under the influence of the Hojo clan. They needed to stabilize the territory before they could go to Luo.
(End of this chapter)