Chapter 451
"Farewell" Okayama
Chapter 451 "Farewell" Okayama
Tianzheng 17th year, September [-]st
As previously agreed, 3.5 troops gathered under Okayama Castle.More than 1 of them will be directly transferred to Kanto with the Xiu family, so they are taking advantage of the last time to say goodbye to their relatives in Okayama.
The Xiu family did not disturb the soldiers' last chance to reunite with their relatives, because even he himself had the slightest reluctance to part with this city and this land.
But at the end of the song and the end of the crowd, Xiujia had no choice but to lead the Kyushu army to set out.
On this trip to Kanto, on the way to Kyoto, Xiujia brought Ju Ji, who was in a stable fetal position, and he will accompany Xiuchang in Kyoto while waiting for his return from victory.
It's just that according to this time, I may not see the time when my son-in-law is born.
Before leaving, Xiujia specifically told Ukita Kanka and Tachihara Hisakuna again to take good care of the house while he was away, and to deal with the transfer of Kibi craftsmen and workshops.
After he finished all the preparations, the sun had already risen to three poles, and the Xiu family couldn't afford it any longer, so they led the army to set off.
Riding on the back of his Andalusian warhorse, Xiujia couldn't help looking behind.
The majestic Okayama Castle is still located on Okayama, shining like the lighthouse of Sanyodo and the bright light of Bizen, but the castle itself will eventually be lost.
Looking back at the somewhat lost Hideka in Okayama, he somehow regained his energy. He looked up at Okayama Castle again and secretly confirmed, "Okayama, Okayama, I will definitely come back one day."
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Hideka started his army from Okayama on September 9, and it took him 1 days to arrive at Himeji Castle after a journey of 80 kilometers. Since Kuroda Kanbei was transferred to Kyushu, Himeji Castle has been appointed by the Kinoshita family as the city lord. Hideyoshi's closest brother-in-law.
It can also be seen from the Miao characters of his father Sugihara that Ning Ning's background is actually a low-level samurai, who was married to Hideyoshi after being adopted as an adopted daughter by the Asano family, and his real background is a little higher than Hideyoshi.
But after Hideyoshi's ascension to heaven, Ningning's big family, whether they are the biological father or the adoptive father's family, has been greatly improved, which was something they could not have imagined at the time.
The rise of the family class behind him all depends on his husband, plus he has never been able to give birth to a son, which makes Ningning, the main wife, unable to be as strong as the wives of other daimyos in front of Hideyoshi. The reason why Chacha ran out of Osaka.
As Hideyoshi's brother-in-law, Kinoshita's relationship with the Hideo family is also good. After all, Husong has not yet succeeded Hideyoshi, and the Hideo family has this blood relationship with Ning Ning's Husong. Hideo can be regarded as a member of the Northern Political Bureau faction. .
Therefore, when I arrived in Himeji, I was not surprised to see that the Kinoshita family decided to come out of the city to meet me.
The Kinoshita family was very enthusiastic about the Xiu family, he dragged himself into the city for a banquet, but was rejected by him on the grounds that it was not suitable to drink alcohol soon, and he just had a simple light meal with the Kinoshita family in Honmaru.
When the meal was almost done, the Xiu family was about to say goodbye to him, but the Kinoshita family suddenly called to stop the Xiu family, wanting to take a step to speak.
Hideka followed the Kinoshita family all the way with some doubts, and Kinoshita Kasada said softly to Hideka, "At this time, I was supposed to be in Osaka to preside over the logistics preparations related to the battle. I came back to Himeji this time to wait for His Highness."
When Hideka heard that Kinoshita had come back to Himeji to wait for him, he asked with some doubts, "What does Zhong Nayan mean?"
Yes, don't look at the Kinoshita family who only has about 1.35 shi tomoyo, but they own Harima Mingcheng Himeji Castle.
After the Battle of Kyushu, he was granted the title of Yuchai Miao and the surname of Fengchen, and he had to receive the Wusan Tongwen flag. The official promotion was from the three Zhongnayan, and he was on the same level as the Xiu family. All this is due to his status as Hideyoshi's brother-in-law.
The Kinoshita family decided to take Hideka and walked two steps to a remote place, and whispered in his ear, "Himeji is the transportation hub of Harima, Your Highness, you can go north to Tamba from here and go straight to Kyoto, and go to Mino via Omi to wait for orders." .”
For Hideka, there are two main ways to lead troops from Okayama to Dongguo. One is to take the land route, along Sanyo Avenue, passing Harima, Settsu, Yamashiro, and Omi all the way east to Mino. It is a repaired road suitable for large corps operations.
Another way is to take the water route. After getting on the boat in Okayama, they will be transported by sea to Owari and go to Mino to gather.
But firstly, Ashgaru people in the Sengoku period were generally seasick, secondly, this road needs to bypass the Kinki Peninsula, and the time saved is really limited. It is really not suitable as an option for going out, but a trader is not bad.
Of course, in the first road, there can still be a fork, that is, change to the north at Himeji, enter Tanba, and then enter Kyoto from Tamba. The distance behind is the same as the front.
It’s just that the mountain road between Harima and Tanba was not particularly convenient at this time. It took 3 to 5 days longer to walk along this road to Kyoto for no reason. The soldiers generally wore straw sandals on their feet, and they would Feel very tired.
Therefore, unless it is particularly necessary to make a detour, Xiujia will never choose this path.
Hideka looked at Kinoshita Kasada, and remembered that he was Hideyoshi's brother-in-law, so he tentatively asked, "Is this the meaning of the father or the mother?"
"It is indeed the meaning of the Beizheng Office." Facing Hideka's inquiry, Kinoshita Iesada replied very calmly
"The last time she saw your father and son arguing so fiercely in Daban City, and now she heard that you are about to lead troops through Daban, she wants to persuade you to take someone around to avoid unnecessary trouble."
"Unnecessary trouble?" Xiujia became emotional when he heard this word, as if he had been poked at a pain point, "What is unnecessary trouble? Is she afraid that I will follow the example of Ren Guangxiu and say "the enemy is in Osaka City"?" ?
How loyal my Xiu family is to my father, why should I be subject to such suspicion? "
Seeing the Xiu family getting angry, Kinoshita Jia decided to comfort the Xiu family. He expressed his understanding of the Xiu family's reluctance, but he also said, "You should also understand your mother's painstaking efforts. After all, the matter between your father and son is causing trouble now. The city is full of wind and rain, all kinds of rumors are gathered in Osaka, she also cares about you."
"But I was ordered to go to Osaka to meet my father on September 9th to discuss matters related to participating in the Kwantung Army. I heard that His Highness Uesugi and His Highness Tokugawa will also attend together. If I make a detour to Tanba, I will definitely not be able to make it."
"You can let your old man take a military detour to Tanba, and go to Osaka to attend the meeting by yourself!"
Just as Kinoshita Kasada said, Yuki's many armies do not necessarily need to be led to Osaka by himself.
Now that there have been some conflicts with Hideyoshi, it may really be a good choice for Nasafuna Sadachi or Akashi Keichan to lead everyone to detour to Tanba, which can effectively express goodwill to Hideyoshi.
After hearing Kinoshita Kasada's suggestion, Xiujia involuntarily looked at the elders behind him, looked at the smiles on their faces, shook his head and rejected Kinoshita Kasada's proposal "Xie Zhongna said , but I don't have that idea.
If we can avoid it just because of some gossip, it will not only give people the feeling of being in the right hands, but the most important thing is that it will affect the morale of the family. "
After that, he pointed to the few retainers behind him and continued, "Look at them, I was finally persuaded to accept the conditions of transfer to Guandong, and now they are full of confidence to fight for His Highness Guan Bai. Are some rumors sad once?"
"But, Hachiro..." The Kinoshita family decided to disagree with Hideka's point of view of the Beizheng Institute, and even called out Hideka's baby name in a hurry.
But Xiujia didn't let him talk too much, stretched out his hand to stop him from continuing to say, "I, Toyotomi Okayama, have always behaved righteously, and there is nothing to shy away from.
Whether it's this time or in the future, I'm going to pass through the gate of Daban in an upright manner, so that all the gossip and gossip will have nowhere to hide! "
The Kinoshita family decided that they could not change Hideka's mind, so they could only shake their heads to express their understanding.
The Xiu family took this opportunity to ask him, "There is one more thing to ask uncle, can you return to Osaka with me, if you encounter some troubles, please help me to reconcile."
Hideka's meaning is actually very clear. Although he is unwilling to detour for some rumors, he is still a little afraid of the troubles caused by these rumors, so he wants the Kinoshita family to go to Osaka with him.
In this way, in his own team, the Kinoshita family is equivalent to endorsing himself. If there are some conflicts, the Kinoshita family can come forward to reconcile.
However, although Kinoshita Isada's education level is not high, he is very shrewd in dealing with people.He knew exactly what Hideyoshi meant, but even though he was Hideyoshi's brother-in-law, he didn't have much energy in front of Hideyoshi. If he wanted to endorse Hideyoshi, it was better to go for a walk first.
"Well, I finally made a trip back to Himeji, and there are still some things that need to be dealt with. If you are going to Osaka, you should go first."
Being rejected by the Kinoshita family, the Xiu family was still a little embarrassed, it was really a cold world, and because of some rumors on my side, the daimyo who had a good relationship with me before did not dare to get too close to me.
But this point also reminded Hideyoshi that Hideyoshi was in full bloom at this time, and the daimyos didn't dare to stroke his beard at all.No matter what happens, you still need to be patient as much as possible.
After bidding farewell to the Kinoshita family, all the retainers saw the dignified expression on Hideka's face, Osafune Sadakin stepped forward and asked Hideka, "My lord, did Nagon say something important to you?"
Looking at his vassal Hideo, he finally decided to bear this suffering by himself. After all, they were already very upset by Hideyoshi's persecution. If they knew that they had to go around because of the rumors, I'm afraid they would really stage an enemy attack. In Osaka Castle.
The Xiu family was really aggrieved, and there was a lot of complaints in their hearts that they wanted to express. From a realistic point of view, there was a huge gap between Osaka Castle and Honnoji Temple.
Even the 12-pound artillery used by Tokugawa Ieyasu in later generations could not leave traces on the stone walls of Osaka Castle, let alone Hideka, a completely unprepared army.
"No, it's nothing, just told me some family affairs."
The family affairs that can be relayed by the Kinoshita family must be the affairs of the "Toyotomi family" where the Hide family is currently sitting. As the royal family name, the Toyotomi family's family affairs are not much different from state affairs.
But since Jiangxiu's family didn't want to say more, Changchuan Zhenqin didn't ask more.
On the contrary, Hideka stopped Osafune Sadachi and Akashi Keichi and said, "Our team stopped at Arioka Castle on the first day after entering Settsu, not Amagasaki.
Early the next morning, Misaku Shou took the army and marched towards Kyoto. Don't wait for me to rush back. Iyo Shou will accompany me on this trip to Osaka. "
What a smart person Changchuan Zhenqin is, naturally he would not ask the question "Why?"
After resting in Himeji Castle for one night, Hideka continued on the road with an army of more than 3 soldiers, and it took half a day's journey to finish.
After crossing Higashiyama, the boundary between Harima and Settsu, and walking forward for more than half a day, Hideka made it easy for Osafune Sadan to part outside Koshimizu Castle. He was stationed in Arioka Castle far away, while he took Kikuhime and more than 100 bannermen to Osaka.
It takes about an hour to get there from Yueshui City to Osaka Kuaima, but there is also Juji carried by a sedan chair in the Xiujia team, this is a treasure.
In order for Kikuhime to have a full rest, Hideka chose to stay in Amagasaki Castle for one night, then set off from Amagasaki Castle the next day, and entered Osaka Castle after a half-day march.
Since Hideyoshi held a general army meeting in Osaka to go to the Kanto, both Uesugi Kagekatsu who was far away in Echigo and the daimyos who had just pacified Kiritan Saodan in Kyushu gathered in Osaka at this time.
And each daimyo will bring at least a dozen or as many as a hundred guards and attendants, but not all daimyos have mansions in Osaka Castle, and many foreigners gathered under Osaka Castle all of a sudden.
The news that Hideka will come to Osaka was sent by the magistrate stationed in Settsu Higashiyama a few days in advance, so when Hideya's imperial flag just appeared in sight, the magistrate Katsutaka Toda, who was in charge of the castle town, had already cleared the way. He took his men and waited for Xiujia at the entrance of the town.
"Avoid~Avoid!" Before the people from the Xiu family arrived, they saw the bannermen guarding Osaka, led by their respective warriors, sweeping the idlers on the road into the house, and made a space for the Xiu family to go directly to Osaka. path.
After a while, the flag-bearing warrior holding the Xiujia Gendan Wuqitong patterned imperial flag appeared in people's sight, followed by Xiujia riding a tall Iberian horse with a shoulder height of more than 1.6 meters.
Because Xiujia was already tall, at the age of 17, he grew to 1.78 meters, which is definitely a giant in this era. Sitting on such a tall horse, his height is almost 2 meters, as if two people are tall.
It's a pity that due to the status of the Xiu family, neither ordinary civilians nor low-level warriors can look up at the Xiu family. As for the common people, they have already knelt on the ground.
They were originally not tall, and they couldn't look up to appreciate the beauty of the Xiu family. They could even see the horse's legs in summer. Naturally, there were no descriptions of girls who were pregnant in spring when they went on tour in the novels of later generations.
(End of this chapter)
Tianzheng 17th year, September [-]st
As previously agreed, 3.5 troops gathered under Okayama Castle.More than 1 of them will be directly transferred to Kanto with the Xiu family, so they are taking advantage of the last time to say goodbye to their relatives in Okayama.
The Xiu family did not disturb the soldiers' last chance to reunite with their relatives, because even he himself had the slightest reluctance to part with this city and this land.
But at the end of the song and the end of the crowd, Xiujia had no choice but to lead the Kyushu army to set out.
On this trip to Kanto, on the way to Kyoto, Xiujia brought Ju Ji, who was in a stable fetal position, and he will accompany Xiuchang in Kyoto while waiting for his return from victory.
It's just that according to this time, I may not see the time when my son-in-law is born.
Before leaving, Xiujia specifically told Ukita Kanka and Tachihara Hisakuna again to take good care of the house while he was away, and to deal with the transfer of Kibi craftsmen and workshops.
After he finished all the preparations, the sun had already risen to three poles, and the Xiu family couldn't afford it any longer, so they led the army to set off.
Riding on the back of his Andalusian warhorse, Xiujia couldn't help looking behind.
The majestic Okayama Castle is still located on Okayama, shining like the lighthouse of Sanyodo and the bright light of Bizen, but the castle itself will eventually be lost.
Looking back at the somewhat lost Hideka in Okayama, he somehow regained his energy. He looked up at Okayama Castle again and secretly confirmed, "Okayama, Okayama, I will definitely come back one day."
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Hideka started his army from Okayama on September 9, and it took him 1 days to arrive at Himeji Castle after a journey of 80 kilometers. Since Kuroda Kanbei was transferred to Kyushu, Himeji Castle has been appointed by the Kinoshita family as the city lord. Hideyoshi's closest brother-in-law.
It can also be seen from the Miao characters of his father Sugihara that Ning Ning's background is actually a low-level samurai, who was married to Hideyoshi after being adopted as an adopted daughter by the Asano family, and his real background is a little higher than Hideyoshi.
But after Hideyoshi's ascension to heaven, Ningning's big family, whether they are the biological father or the adoptive father's family, has been greatly improved, which was something they could not have imagined at the time.
The rise of the family class behind him all depends on his husband, plus he has never been able to give birth to a son, which makes Ningning, the main wife, unable to be as strong as the wives of other daimyos in front of Hideyoshi. The reason why Chacha ran out of Osaka.
As Hideyoshi's brother-in-law, Kinoshita's relationship with the Hideo family is also good. After all, Husong has not yet succeeded Hideyoshi, and the Hideo family has this blood relationship with Ning Ning's Husong. Hideo can be regarded as a member of the Northern Political Bureau faction. .
Therefore, when I arrived in Himeji, I was not surprised to see that the Kinoshita family decided to come out of the city to meet me.
The Kinoshita family was very enthusiastic about the Xiu family, he dragged himself into the city for a banquet, but was rejected by him on the grounds that it was not suitable to drink alcohol soon, and he just had a simple light meal with the Kinoshita family in Honmaru.
When the meal was almost done, the Xiu family was about to say goodbye to him, but the Kinoshita family suddenly called to stop the Xiu family, wanting to take a step to speak.
Hideka followed the Kinoshita family all the way with some doubts, and Kinoshita Kasada said softly to Hideka, "At this time, I was supposed to be in Osaka to preside over the logistics preparations related to the battle. I came back to Himeji this time to wait for His Highness."
When Hideka heard that Kinoshita had come back to Himeji to wait for him, he asked with some doubts, "What does Zhong Nayan mean?"
Yes, don't look at the Kinoshita family who only has about 1.35 shi tomoyo, but they own Harima Mingcheng Himeji Castle.
After the Battle of Kyushu, he was granted the title of Yuchai Miao and the surname of Fengchen, and he had to receive the Wusan Tongwen flag. The official promotion was from the three Zhongnayan, and he was on the same level as the Xiu family. All this is due to his status as Hideyoshi's brother-in-law.
The Kinoshita family decided to take Hideka and walked two steps to a remote place, and whispered in his ear, "Himeji is the transportation hub of Harima, Your Highness, you can go north to Tamba from here and go straight to Kyoto, and go to Mino via Omi to wait for orders." .”
For Hideka, there are two main ways to lead troops from Okayama to Dongguo. One is to take the land route, along Sanyo Avenue, passing Harima, Settsu, Yamashiro, and Omi all the way east to Mino. It is a repaired road suitable for large corps operations.
Another way is to take the water route. After getting on the boat in Okayama, they will be transported by sea to Owari and go to Mino to gather.
But firstly, Ashgaru people in the Sengoku period were generally seasick, secondly, this road needs to bypass the Kinki Peninsula, and the time saved is really limited. It is really not suitable as an option for going out, but a trader is not bad.
Of course, in the first road, there can still be a fork, that is, change to the north at Himeji, enter Tanba, and then enter Kyoto from Tamba. The distance behind is the same as the front.
It’s just that the mountain road between Harima and Tanba was not particularly convenient at this time. It took 3 to 5 days longer to walk along this road to Kyoto for no reason. The soldiers generally wore straw sandals on their feet, and they would Feel very tired.
Therefore, unless it is particularly necessary to make a detour, Xiujia will never choose this path.
Hideka looked at Kinoshita Kasada, and remembered that he was Hideyoshi's brother-in-law, so he tentatively asked, "Is this the meaning of the father or the mother?"
"It is indeed the meaning of the Beizheng Office." Facing Hideka's inquiry, Kinoshita Iesada replied very calmly
"The last time she saw your father and son arguing so fiercely in Daban City, and now she heard that you are about to lead troops through Daban, she wants to persuade you to take someone around to avoid unnecessary trouble."
"Unnecessary trouble?" Xiujia became emotional when he heard this word, as if he had been poked at a pain point, "What is unnecessary trouble? Is she afraid that I will follow the example of Ren Guangxiu and say "the enemy is in Osaka City"?" ?
How loyal my Xiu family is to my father, why should I be subject to such suspicion? "
Seeing the Xiu family getting angry, Kinoshita Jia decided to comfort the Xiu family. He expressed his understanding of the Xiu family's reluctance, but he also said, "You should also understand your mother's painstaking efforts. After all, the matter between your father and son is causing trouble now. The city is full of wind and rain, all kinds of rumors are gathered in Osaka, she also cares about you."
"But I was ordered to go to Osaka to meet my father on September 9th to discuss matters related to participating in the Kwantung Army. I heard that His Highness Uesugi and His Highness Tokugawa will also attend together. If I make a detour to Tanba, I will definitely not be able to make it."
"You can let your old man take a military detour to Tanba, and go to Osaka to attend the meeting by yourself!"
Just as Kinoshita Kasada said, Yuki's many armies do not necessarily need to be led to Osaka by himself.
Now that there have been some conflicts with Hideyoshi, it may really be a good choice for Nasafuna Sadachi or Akashi Keichan to lead everyone to detour to Tanba, which can effectively express goodwill to Hideyoshi.
After hearing Kinoshita Kasada's suggestion, Xiujia involuntarily looked at the elders behind him, looked at the smiles on their faces, shook his head and rejected Kinoshita Kasada's proposal "Xie Zhongna said , but I don't have that idea.
If we can avoid it just because of some gossip, it will not only give people the feeling of being in the right hands, but the most important thing is that it will affect the morale of the family. "
After that, he pointed to the few retainers behind him and continued, "Look at them, I was finally persuaded to accept the conditions of transfer to Guandong, and now they are full of confidence to fight for His Highness Guan Bai. Are some rumors sad once?"
"But, Hachiro..." The Kinoshita family decided to disagree with Hideka's point of view of the Beizheng Institute, and even called out Hideka's baby name in a hurry.
But Xiujia didn't let him talk too much, stretched out his hand to stop him from continuing to say, "I, Toyotomi Okayama, have always behaved righteously, and there is nothing to shy away from.
Whether it's this time or in the future, I'm going to pass through the gate of Daban in an upright manner, so that all the gossip and gossip will have nowhere to hide! "
The Kinoshita family decided that they could not change Hideka's mind, so they could only shake their heads to express their understanding.
The Xiu family took this opportunity to ask him, "There is one more thing to ask uncle, can you return to Osaka with me, if you encounter some troubles, please help me to reconcile."
Hideka's meaning is actually very clear. Although he is unwilling to detour for some rumors, he is still a little afraid of the troubles caused by these rumors, so he wants the Kinoshita family to go to Osaka with him.
In this way, in his own team, the Kinoshita family is equivalent to endorsing himself. If there are some conflicts, the Kinoshita family can come forward to reconcile.
However, although Kinoshita Isada's education level is not high, he is very shrewd in dealing with people.He knew exactly what Hideyoshi meant, but even though he was Hideyoshi's brother-in-law, he didn't have much energy in front of Hideyoshi. If he wanted to endorse Hideyoshi, it was better to go for a walk first.
"Well, I finally made a trip back to Himeji, and there are still some things that need to be dealt with. If you are going to Osaka, you should go first."
Being rejected by the Kinoshita family, the Xiu family was still a little embarrassed, it was really a cold world, and because of some rumors on my side, the daimyo who had a good relationship with me before did not dare to get too close to me.
But this point also reminded Hideyoshi that Hideyoshi was in full bloom at this time, and the daimyos didn't dare to stroke his beard at all.No matter what happens, you still need to be patient as much as possible.
After bidding farewell to the Kinoshita family, all the retainers saw the dignified expression on Hideka's face, Osafune Sadakin stepped forward and asked Hideka, "My lord, did Nagon say something important to you?"
Looking at his vassal Hideo, he finally decided to bear this suffering by himself. After all, they were already very upset by Hideyoshi's persecution. If they knew that they had to go around because of the rumors, I'm afraid they would really stage an enemy attack. In Osaka Castle.
The Xiu family was really aggrieved, and there was a lot of complaints in their hearts that they wanted to express. From a realistic point of view, there was a huge gap between Osaka Castle and Honnoji Temple.
Even the 12-pound artillery used by Tokugawa Ieyasu in later generations could not leave traces on the stone walls of Osaka Castle, let alone Hideka, a completely unprepared army.
"No, it's nothing, just told me some family affairs."
The family affairs that can be relayed by the Kinoshita family must be the affairs of the "Toyotomi family" where the Hide family is currently sitting. As the royal family name, the Toyotomi family's family affairs are not much different from state affairs.
But since Jiangxiu's family didn't want to say more, Changchuan Zhenqin didn't ask more.
On the contrary, Hideka stopped Osafune Sadachi and Akashi Keichi and said, "Our team stopped at Arioka Castle on the first day after entering Settsu, not Amagasaki.
Early the next morning, Misaku Shou took the army and marched towards Kyoto. Don't wait for me to rush back. Iyo Shou will accompany me on this trip to Osaka. "
What a smart person Changchuan Zhenqin is, naturally he would not ask the question "Why?"
After resting in Himeji Castle for one night, Hideka continued on the road with an army of more than 3 soldiers, and it took half a day's journey to finish.
After crossing Higashiyama, the boundary between Harima and Settsu, and walking forward for more than half a day, Hideka made it easy for Osafune Sadan to part outside Koshimizu Castle. He was stationed in Arioka Castle far away, while he took Kikuhime and more than 100 bannermen to Osaka.
It takes about an hour to get there from Yueshui City to Osaka Kuaima, but there is also Juji carried by a sedan chair in the Xiujia team, this is a treasure.
In order for Kikuhime to have a full rest, Hideka chose to stay in Amagasaki Castle for one night, then set off from Amagasaki Castle the next day, and entered Osaka Castle after a half-day march.
Since Hideyoshi held a general army meeting in Osaka to go to the Kanto, both Uesugi Kagekatsu who was far away in Echigo and the daimyos who had just pacified Kiritan Saodan in Kyushu gathered in Osaka at this time.
And each daimyo will bring at least a dozen or as many as a hundred guards and attendants, but not all daimyos have mansions in Osaka Castle, and many foreigners gathered under Osaka Castle all of a sudden.
The news that Hideka will come to Osaka was sent by the magistrate stationed in Settsu Higashiyama a few days in advance, so when Hideya's imperial flag just appeared in sight, the magistrate Katsutaka Toda, who was in charge of the castle town, had already cleared the way. He took his men and waited for Xiujia at the entrance of the town.
"Avoid~Avoid!" Before the people from the Xiu family arrived, they saw the bannermen guarding Osaka, led by their respective warriors, sweeping the idlers on the road into the house, and made a space for the Xiu family to go directly to Osaka. path.
After a while, the flag-bearing warrior holding the Xiujia Gendan Wuqitong patterned imperial flag appeared in people's sight, followed by Xiujia riding a tall Iberian horse with a shoulder height of more than 1.6 meters.
Because Xiujia was already tall, at the age of 17, he grew to 1.78 meters, which is definitely a giant in this era. Sitting on such a tall horse, his height is almost 2 meters, as if two people are tall.
It's a pity that due to the status of the Xiu family, neither ordinary civilians nor low-level warriors can look up at the Xiu family. As for the common people, they have already knelt on the ground.
They were originally not tall, and they couldn't look up to appreciate the beauty of the Xiu family. They could even see the horse's legs in summer. Naturally, there were no descriptions of girls who were pregnant in spring when they went on tour in the novels of later generations.
(End of this chapter)