Chapter 588
Self Defense
Chapter 588 Self Defense
Date Masamune is worthy of being a famous statesman and military strategist in the Warring States Period. In this venue where he was criticized, he was able to use words to mobilize the emotions of the people around him, allowing him to firmly occupy the initiative.
I don't know if he defended himself like this when facing Toyotomi Hideyoshi in history.
In just a few words, Date Masamune labeled the witness Suda Hoki as a dishonest witness, causing everyone to question the authenticity of his speech.
"Da Nayan, my servant." Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Date Masamune changed from struggling and screaming to calm, he looked at Hideka and said slowly.
"Suda Hoki's calligraphy is similar to mine. He has been writing copywriting and letters for me in the past. It is not difficult to imitate my handwriting. It is even possible to learn my monograms under the influence of ears and eyes. And that letter is exactly He wrote it himself to slander me."
"I didn't!" Suda Hoki said excitedly when he saw Date Masamune was responsible for framing him, "This letter was really written by Dr. Date Sakyo!"
"Did I write it myself?" Date Masamune asked calmly.
"Yes." Facing the questioning, Suda Boki hesitated for a moment and replied, "It's the same as in the past, you dictated it, and I wrote it."
Having said that, he took two steps forward regretfully, begged for forgiveness from Hideo and Asano Nagamasa, and said, "I was a minister of the Date family in the past. It is really helpless to be forced to do this. I would like to invite you two to go to the palace." forgive."
[Boom~] Suda Hoki's answer caused a burst of noise in the hall, because Suda Hoki's answer was tantamount to pointing out that Date Masamune had long been in contact with the Yikui crowd.
If this matter is confirmed, Ou Ichikui, the cauldron Date Masamune may not be able to escape.
Many people here left their families at the beginning of the new year and took risks to come to this ghost place. They don't care about the underlying logic behind this incident, they only express their anger at Date Masamune.
However, Date Masamune retorted with reason and evidence, "Suda is just my pen. Every time I dictate an order to him, I say it under the wait of others. At this time, my retainers and close ministers can testify. An Fangshou outside can also testify that I have never sent an order to him alone that needs to be written."
"You said this, is there evidence?" Asano Nagamasa asked.
Date Masamune replied, "Date's family is a small village in the country. There are not so many rules, but they also have the habit of closing relevant orders. You can go to check and compare. The ones that are kept will have information about the participants present. Your Excellency also You can take those letters and compare the notes to see if they are exactly the same."
Upon hearing this, Asano Nagamasa signaled his retainers to accompany the Date family to get the archived record, and casually browsed through a few copies with the names of the participants on them, as well as the name of the last recorder, Suda Hoki.
Most people live in this world for nothing more than fame or fortune.
Daimyo also hope that what they did during their lifetime can be remembered, so they all have the habit of recording their own history, and these written statements can be used by later generations to record biographical evidence in their later years or even after death.
Asano Nagamasa read several archived records, compared the notes of the letter, and found that they were exactly the same, which made Date Masamune's testimony a bit true.
At the same time, Date Masamune said: "Furthermore, Suda Hoki is just my pen, who writes documents for me, and does not participate in decision-making. Every time, we write after we finish our discussion. Attendant Asano thought the notes should be the same. Bar."
Asano Nagamasa handed over the records to Hideya, who reviewed and compared them, and at the same time expressed his opinion, "The notes do look exactly the same. But doesn't this justify the fact that Hoki just said that he wrote it for you?"
"Of course it's not the same, Your Highness. What I want to say is that although Suda Hoki's handwriting is similar to mine, there is a huge difference in the wording habits of my writing." Date Masamune replied.
"What do you mean?"
After finishing speaking, Date Masamune took out several letters from his body and handed them to Hideo and Asano Nagamasa, and said, "Please ask Dainagon and Asano attendants to bring the letters they have communicated with me in the past, and you will be able to find the difference."
It's a pity that he overestimated Hideka and Asano Nagamasa, and finally discovered the problem after his reminder.
It turns out that when Date Masamune wrote letters to his subordinates and foreign ministers, in addition to naming the other party's name at the beginning, he often used Ni and Er to address the other party.
However, the letter sent to Ichikui leader Bessho Awaji was the same as the letter written to himself, using the honorific title of his official name.
"The subject is proud of his personality, he may respect his superiors, and use ordinary language to communicate with his subordinates, this is my habit of using words.
Suda Hoki used to be my official writer. After I wrote a few official letters, most of the people he corresponded to were like Dai Nayan.
Therefore, when imitating my writing habits, I still use the honorific title to address that Bieso Awaji.
Hehehe, if you want me to say, that bird Biesho Awaji is nothing more than a chicken and a dog in my eyes, how could I call him by this name throughout the letter? "
It has to be said that Date Masamune once again pulled back a game. After all, the notes of letters can be imitated, but the habit of using words and sentences has been practiced all the time, and it is by no means so easy to change.
Date Masamune's answer caused a lot of whispers in the hall, some agreed and some disagreed.Suda Boqi, for example, retorted, "Do you have anything to ask for?"
Suda Hoki's rebuttal was quickly refuted by Date Masamune, "Idiot! That day, under the orders of Ishida Mitsunari and Asano's attendants, when Shuai Jun went north and left Kimura and his son, I was the one who dictated the letter to Kojuro (Keiko Katakura) The book was sent to the besieging army.
Ishida-sama who was in the formation at that time could be right!Even if Ishida-sama is no longer here, my cousin Togoro (Date) can also prove it! "
Before Date Masamune finished speaking, Date, who was sitting at the end of the guard, stood up and said, "I can prove this!
Only you, as a low-level samurai, will use respectful honorifics to everyone, so much so that you forget this when forging letters. "
In fact, Ishida Mitsunari may not really notice such details as addressing words, but he dared to testify against Ishida Mitsunari at this moment, and his testimony already has a high degree of credibility.
So Nagamasa Asano also replied, "I have already recorded this matter, and I will finally confirm it with Ishida Osamu when the files and evidence are submitted to Osaka.
But how do you explain that betting flowers is exactly the same for you? "
"This is exactly the problem I'm going to point out!" Date Masamune answered Asano Nagamasa's question.
Talking about asking for his package from the samurai who escorted him just now, he unfolded it in front of everyone, it was the wooden box Katakura Jinggang had prepared for him.
He took out the wooden box and handed it to Nagamasa Asano and continued, "Hoki Suda forged the letter and framed me. Unfortunately, he was still not satisfied with the monogram practiced for many years, so he chose to use a wooden one as a seal.
But I was in a hurry and didn't realize that the fake seal was thrown into the fire and I got it for destruction. Now I present it to the two adults, please check it out! "
Suda Hoki saw that Date Masamune presented a forged monogram seal as evidence, and said that his tail was not cleaned. He was nervous because he had been passive all the time, and he blurted out: "Impossible! I only left after confirming that it was cleaned up." , and I didn't use any seals at all!"
"!!!"
As his words fell, Asano Nagamasa, who was planning to make rubbings and verify the authenticity of the seal, also stopped what he was doing, and everyone in the hall looked at Suda Hoki in unison.
"What did you just say? Hoki?" Date Masamune asked pressingly, "What did you say that you left after cleaning up? You didn't use seals, so what are you using?"
"What? What? What are you talking about?" Suda Boki realized his language error and was so nervous that he couldn't speak.
And Date Masamune pressed on further, "You said before that you accidentally saw my letter to Nashi Nashiroko Biesho Awaji, and you were worried about Sanada and the adults, so you chose to intercept the letter.
Later, you said that you wrote it for me, so is the story of intercepting my messenger later on the same?
If you really wanted to intercept the envoy and get the letter suddenly, where would you have time to clean up?
Admit it, all these are your lies, the night was calm, I have already asked the samurai below, you are the one who got my permission to leave the city on the pretext of something at home.
The samurai guarding the gate saw that it was you who came and didn't even investigate carefully. After all, who would have thought that my Yubi would betray me and run away?
Admit it, there is no thrilling incident of intercepting and killing the envoy. If there is such a thing, where is the envoy who was killed?Have Sanada and the adults found it? "
Date Masamune pressed Boqi to sit on the ground, but he still struggled and said, "It was you who dictated the letter I wrote, and asked me to deliver it myself for the sake of confidentiality."
Speaking of this, he seemed to have found some self-proving argument, looked at Asano Nagamasa and Hideka struggling and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me, I made up the so-called interception to highlight my credit. From the beginning to the end, the messenger's words were sent by Date Masamune."
"Absurd, there is no reason in the world for my Yubi to send such an important letter. Isn't that announcing to everyone that I, Date Masamune, have rebelled?"
If you listen to Date Masamune's words, it makes sense, but if you take a closer look, you will find it wrong. Are we talking about whether you have rebelled or not?
However, Date Masamune used his ingenious language to successfully establish his image as a loyal Toyotomi family who was persecuted by traitors.
Hideka looked at Date Masamune, and suddenly realized that he was quite interesting.
Now the credibility of Suda Hoki has been punctured. There is a problem with the most critical physical evidence. The witness just said something wrong. It is obviously impossible to use this letter to convict Date Masamune of treason.
Even the Hide family was already full of disgust for this villain, Suda Boki, and signaled to the samurai left and right to pull him down for careful interrogation. If he was finally convicted, he would be punished by beheading.
Even Asano Nagamasa gave up continuing to question Date Masamune, and sat back in his seat to wait for Hideka's decision.
Hideya, who had listened to the entire debate, stood up from his seat, looked at Date Masamune who was standing at the bottom, and asked, "Doctor Sakyo, are you so confident that you have no intersection with the Yikui people? You don't even support or encourage Yikui?"
"Absolutely not," Date Masamune denied, but then added, "When Kimura Yoshiki and his son were rescued years ago, 1500 stone and 20 iron cannons were used in exchange for him being able to leave the city safely.
At that time, I had just transferred the title, and the troops were really insufficient, so I had to resort to this trick to send out the two in a peaceful manner. If His Highness thought this was also a subsidy, then it would be a subsidy. "
"No, how can this be counted? You were ordered by Ishida Jibu and Asano's attendants."
"You should think about it again. Before Ichikui happened, did you contact and support Ichikui in Aizu and Iwayo?"
Date Masamune looked at Hideka, wanting to see from his eyes how much Hideka knew and whether he was cheating on him.
However, Date Masamune, who recalled the past, should have left no traces, believes that there are at most a few captured iron cannons or other armaments in Hideka's hands, as well as the testimony of a few witnesses, and there is no evidence of substantive exchanges.
Therefore, he still replied firmly: "At that time, I was forced to transfer the title, and the knowledge and practice were greatly reduced. Many local warriors were unwilling to leave, and there were many wealthy families among them.
They have a lot of love with their subordinates and the Date family. When they parted, the ministers sent some of their armaments as compensation to thank them for their dedication to the family over the years. I have failed them.
At that time, I really didn't have enough knowledge to settle them down, so I could only keep them in the local area, and I didn't have enough money and food to compensate them.
The minister thought about what His Royal Highness Guan Bai said that the world will be unified in the future, and there will be no more wars between the north and the south, so they thought that those armaments were useless, and sent them all out as compensation.
It would be an unintentional mistake if some samurai families participated in Yikui later, causing His Highness to be hindered on the way to the north. "
Listen, this is Date Masamune's answer. Before he opened his mouth, Hideka had already thought of this kind of answer. He handed over the confrontation.
The Hide family's original plan was to let Suda Hoki use the letter from Neitong to charge forward, and Nakajima Qiushi would add fire later, and Date Masamune and the Date family were finished like this.
But now that Suda Hoki is in danger of protecting himself, Nakajima's truth-seeking testimony seems a little weak.
And even if he said it, it would be empty words. Didn't you see that Date Masamune had already prepared the belly draft, and the Xiu family had already said everything before they called the name.
Even though he already knew the result, Hideka still teased Date Masamune and said, "Is that so, didn't you keep any correspondence with them this time?"
"I'm sorry, it was all oral at that time, and there was no evidence left."
"So many armaments have gone out from the inside of the family, so you have no trace?"
"I was worried about arousing the suspicion of Shangfeng, so I didn't keep it on purpose. It is my crime to divide the armaments without asking for instructions. It's just that the transfer time was urgent at that time, and the separation time was too short to ask for instructions.
The minister is also afraid that the misunderstanding caused by giving the supplies after the separation is even greater. I will not shy away from this mistake, and I ask the two adults to punish. "
Date Masamune is very smart, he knows how to avoid felony crimes, and he specifically picks and admits minor crimes.
According to Date Masamune, he divided the armaments because of the rewards and compensations after the transfer of the family. At that time, they were still my retainers. What's wrong with me giving some supplies to my retainers?
You must say that the problem is that the military supplies are too sensitive. I should ask for instructions. I am willing to take responsibility for disturbing the higher authorities without asking for instructions.
But if it was because of the fact that they used these armaments to participate in the armed resistance against Yikui later, Date Masamune completely denied it, and it had absolutely nothing to do with him.
In fact, this is the embarrassment of Xiujia's current lack of evidence chain.
Hideya sat back in his seat, sliding his tongue between the two rows of closed teeth, thinking about the arrangement for Date Masamune.
Right now, Date Masamune's major crime is definitely not going to happen, at least not on Hideya and Asano Nagamasa's side.
Just according to Hideyoshi's character in history, the conquest of North Korea is imminent, does he have the will to fight another Mutsu War?
The answer is definitely no.
That being the case, the evidence is no longer evidence, and it may be a good choice to simply buy favors and make friends with the Date family.
And the [evidence] that Nakajima Qiushi and Date Masamune didn't know how much he knows will be the key to the Hide family's control over the Date family in the next few years.
Now that such a discovery has been made, Hideka is no longer going to ask Nakajima to come forward to testify. He has become a "nuclear deterrent". Since it is a deterrent, it is better to hide it behind.
It's just that although Date Masamune's possible rebellion has passed, the Date family's meeting with the Hide family in Lifu City 3 days ago cannot pass so easily.
Otherwise, it would be a bit motivating for the Xiu family to engage in such a big battle just to convict Date Masamune of two or three small crimes.
And if you want to tame a wolf into a dog, you can't be led by the nose. You have to establish your majesty in front of him, let him know that you are the wolf, and let him fear you from the bottom of his heart.
Since he wanted to beat the little wolf, he had to educate him severely.
(End of this chapter)
Date Masamune is worthy of being a famous statesman and military strategist in the Warring States Period. In this venue where he was criticized, he was able to use words to mobilize the emotions of the people around him, allowing him to firmly occupy the initiative.
I don't know if he defended himself like this when facing Toyotomi Hideyoshi in history.
In just a few words, Date Masamune labeled the witness Suda Hoki as a dishonest witness, causing everyone to question the authenticity of his speech.
"Da Nayan, my servant." Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Date Masamune changed from struggling and screaming to calm, he looked at Hideka and said slowly.
"Suda Hoki's calligraphy is similar to mine. He has been writing copywriting and letters for me in the past. It is not difficult to imitate my handwriting. It is even possible to learn my monograms under the influence of ears and eyes. And that letter is exactly He wrote it himself to slander me."
"I didn't!" Suda Hoki said excitedly when he saw Date Masamune was responsible for framing him, "This letter was really written by Dr. Date Sakyo!"
"Did I write it myself?" Date Masamune asked calmly.
"Yes." Facing the questioning, Suda Boki hesitated for a moment and replied, "It's the same as in the past, you dictated it, and I wrote it."
Having said that, he took two steps forward regretfully, begged for forgiveness from Hideo and Asano Nagamasa, and said, "I was a minister of the Date family in the past. It is really helpless to be forced to do this. I would like to invite you two to go to the palace." forgive."
[Boom~] Suda Hoki's answer caused a burst of noise in the hall, because Suda Hoki's answer was tantamount to pointing out that Date Masamune had long been in contact with the Yikui crowd.
If this matter is confirmed, Ou Ichikui, the cauldron Date Masamune may not be able to escape.
Many people here left their families at the beginning of the new year and took risks to come to this ghost place. They don't care about the underlying logic behind this incident, they only express their anger at Date Masamune.
However, Date Masamune retorted with reason and evidence, "Suda is just my pen. Every time I dictate an order to him, I say it under the wait of others. At this time, my retainers and close ministers can testify. An Fangshou outside can also testify that I have never sent an order to him alone that needs to be written."
"You said this, is there evidence?" Asano Nagamasa asked.
Date Masamune replied, "Date's family is a small village in the country. There are not so many rules, but they also have the habit of closing relevant orders. You can go to check and compare. The ones that are kept will have information about the participants present. Your Excellency also You can take those letters and compare the notes to see if they are exactly the same."
Upon hearing this, Asano Nagamasa signaled his retainers to accompany the Date family to get the archived record, and casually browsed through a few copies with the names of the participants on them, as well as the name of the last recorder, Suda Hoki.
Most people live in this world for nothing more than fame or fortune.
Daimyo also hope that what they did during their lifetime can be remembered, so they all have the habit of recording their own history, and these written statements can be used by later generations to record biographical evidence in their later years or even after death.
Asano Nagamasa read several archived records, compared the notes of the letter, and found that they were exactly the same, which made Date Masamune's testimony a bit true.
At the same time, Date Masamune said: "Furthermore, Suda Hoki is just my pen, who writes documents for me, and does not participate in decision-making. Every time, we write after we finish our discussion. Attendant Asano thought the notes should be the same. Bar."
Asano Nagamasa handed over the records to Hideya, who reviewed and compared them, and at the same time expressed his opinion, "The notes do look exactly the same. But doesn't this justify the fact that Hoki just said that he wrote it for you?"
"Of course it's not the same, Your Highness. What I want to say is that although Suda Hoki's handwriting is similar to mine, there is a huge difference in the wording habits of my writing." Date Masamune replied.
"What do you mean?"
After finishing speaking, Date Masamune took out several letters from his body and handed them to Hideo and Asano Nagamasa, and said, "Please ask Dainagon and Asano attendants to bring the letters they have communicated with me in the past, and you will be able to find the difference."
It's a pity that he overestimated Hideka and Asano Nagamasa, and finally discovered the problem after his reminder.
It turns out that when Date Masamune wrote letters to his subordinates and foreign ministers, in addition to naming the other party's name at the beginning, he often used Ni and Er to address the other party.
However, the letter sent to Ichikui leader Bessho Awaji was the same as the letter written to himself, using the honorific title of his official name.
"The subject is proud of his personality, he may respect his superiors, and use ordinary language to communicate with his subordinates, this is my habit of using words.
Suda Hoki used to be my official writer. After I wrote a few official letters, most of the people he corresponded to were like Dai Nayan.
Therefore, when imitating my writing habits, I still use the honorific title to address that Bieso Awaji.
Hehehe, if you want me to say, that bird Biesho Awaji is nothing more than a chicken and a dog in my eyes, how could I call him by this name throughout the letter? "
It has to be said that Date Masamune once again pulled back a game. After all, the notes of letters can be imitated, but the habit of using words and sentences has been practiced all the time, and it is by no means so easy to change.
Date Masamune's answer caused a lot of whispers in the hall, some agreed and some disagreed.Suda Boqi, for example, retorted, "Do you have anything to ask for?"
Suda Hoki's rebuttal was quickly refuted by Date Masamune, "Idiot! That day, under the orders of Ishida Mitsunari and Asano's attendants, when Shuai Jun went north and left Kimura and his son, I was the one who dictated the letter to Kojuro (Keiko Katakura) The book was sent to the besieging army.
Ishida-sama who was in the formation at that time could be right!Even if Ishida-sama is no longer here, my cousin Togoro (Date) can also prove it! "
Before Date Masamune finished speaking, Date, who was sitting at the end of the guard, stood up and said, "I can prove this!
Only you, as a low-level samurai, will use respectful honorifics to everyone, so much so that you forget this when forging letters. "
In fact, Ishida Mitsunari may not really notice such details as addressing words, but he dared to testify against Ishida Mitsunari at this moment, and his testimony already has a high degree of credibility.
So Nagamasa Asano also replied, "I have already recorded this matter, and I will finally confirm it with Ishida Osamu when the files and evidence are submitted to Osaka.
But how do you explain that betting flowers is exactly the same for you? "
"This is exactly the problem I'm going to point out!" Date Masamune answered Asano Nagamasa's question.
Talking about asking for his package from the samurai who escorted him just now, he unfolded it in front of everyone, it was the wooden box Katakura Jinggang had prepared for him.
He took out the wooden box and handed it to Nagamasa Asano and continued, "Hoki Suda forged the letter and framed me. Unfortunately, he was still not satisfied with the monogram practiced for many years, so he chose to use a wooden one as a seal.
But I was in a hurry and didn't realize that the fake seal was thrown into the fire and I got it for destruction. Now I present it to the two adults, please check it out! "
Suda Hoki saw that Date Masamune presented a forged monogram seal as evidence, and said that his tail was not cleaned. He was nervous because he had been passive all the time, and he blurted out: "Impossible! I only left after confirming that it was cleaned up." , and I didn't use any seals at all!"
"!!!"
As his words fell, Asano Nagamasa, who was planning to make rubbings and verify the authenticity of the seal, also stopped what he was doing, and everyone in the hall looked at Suda Hoki in unison.
"What did you just say? Hoki?" Date Masamune asked pressingly, "What did you say that you left after cleaning up? You didn't use seals, so what are you using?"
"What? What? What are you talking about?" Suda Boki realized his language error and was so nervous that he couldn't speak.
And Date Masamune pressed on further, "You said before that you accidentally saw my letter to Nashi Nashiroko Biesho Awaji, and you were worried about Sanada and the adults, so you chose to intercept the letter.
Later, you said that you wrote it for me, so is the story of intercepting my messenger later on the same?
If you really wanted to intercept the envoy and get the letter suddenly, where would you have time to clean up?
Admit it, all these are your lies, the night was calm, I have already asked the samurai below, you are the one who got my permission to leave the city on the pretext of something at home.
The samurai guarding the gate saw that it was you who came and didn't even investigate carefully. After all, who would have thought that my Yubi would betray me and run away?
Admit it, there is no thrilling incident of intercepting and killing the envoy. If there is such a thing, where is the envoy who was killed?Have Sanada and the adults found it? "
Date Masamune pressed Boqi to sit on the ground, but he still struggled and said, "It was you who dictated the letter I wrote, and asked me to deliver it myself for the sake of confidentiality."
Speaking of this, he seemed to have found some self-proving argument, looked at Asano Nagamasa and Hideka struggling and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me, I made up the so-called interception to highlight my credit. From the beginning to the end, the messenger's words were sent by Date Masamune."
"Absurd, there is no reason in the world for my Yubi to send such an important letter. Isn't that announcing to everyone that I, Date Masamune, have rebelled?"
If you listen to Date Masamune's words, it makes sense, but if you take a closer look, you will find it wrong. Are we talking about whether you have rebelled or not?
However, Date Masamune used his ingenious language to successfully establish his image as a loyal Toyotomi family who was persecuted by traitors.
Hideka looked at Date Masamune, and suddenly realized that he was quite interesting.
Now the credibility of Suda Hoki has been punctured. There is a problem with the most critical physical evidence. The witness just said something wrong. It is obviously impossible to use this letter to convict Date Masamune of treason.
Even the Hide family was already full of disgust for this villain, Suda Boki, and signaled to the samurai left and right to pull him down for careful interrogation. If he was finally convicted, he would be punished by beheading.
Even Asano Nagamasa gave up continuing to question Date Masamune, and sat back in his seat to wait for Hideka's decision.
Hideya, who had listened to the entire debate, stood up from his seat, looked at Date Masamune who was standing at the bottom, and asked, "Doctor Sakyo, are you so confident that you have no intersection with the Yikui people? You don't even support or encourage Yikui?"
"Absolutely not," Date Masamune denied, but then added, "When Kimura Yoshiki and his son were rescued years ago, 1500 stone and 20 iron cannons were used in exchange for him being able to leave the city safely.
At that time, I had just transferred the title, and the troops were really insufficient, so I had to resort to this trick to send out the two in a peaceful manner. If His Highness thought this was also a subsidy, then it would be a subsidy. "
"No, how can this be counted? You were ordered by Ishida Jibu and Asano's attendants."
"You should think about it again. Before Ichikui happened, did you contact and support Ichikui in Aizu and Iwayo?"
Date Masamune looked at Hideka, wanting to see from his eyes how much Hideka knew and whether he was cheating on him.
However, Date Masamune, who recalled the past, should have left no traces, believes that there are at most a few captured iron cannons or other armaments in Hideka's hands, as well as the testimony of a few witnesses, and there is no evidence of substantive exchanges.
Therefore, he still replied firmly: "At that time, I was forced to transfer the title, and the knowledge and practice were greatly reduced. Many local warriors were unwilling to leave, and there were many wealthy families among them.
They have a lot of love with their subordinates and the Date family. When they parted, the ministers sent some of their armaments as compensation to thank them for their dedication to the family over the years. I have failed them.
At that time, I really didn't have enough knowledge to settle them down, so I could only keep them in the local area, and I didn't have enough money and food to compensate them.
The minister thought about what His Royal Highness Guan Bai said that the world will be unified in the future, and there will be no more wars between the north and the south, so they thought that those armaments were useless, and sent them all out as compensation.
It would be an unintentional mistake if some samurai families participated in Yikui later, causing His Highness to be hindered on the way to the north. "
Listen, this is Date Masamune's answer. Before he opened his mouth, Hideka had already thought of this kind of answer. He handed over the confrontation.
The Hide family's original plan was to let Suda Hoki use the letter from Neitong to charge forward, and Nakajima Qiushi would add fire later, and Date Masamune and the Date family were finished like this.
But now that Suda Hoki is in danger of protecting himself, Nakajima's truth-seeking testimony seems a little weak.
And even if he said it, it would be empty words. Didn't you see that Date Masamune had already prepared the belly draft, and the Xiu family had already said everything before they called the name.
Even though he already knew the result, Hideka still teased Date Masamune and said, "Is that so, didn't you keep any correspondence with them this time?"
"I'm sorry, it was all oral at that time, and there was no evidence left."
"So many armaments have gone out from the inside of the family, so you have no trace?"
"I was worried about arousing the suspicion of Shangfeng, so I didn't keep it on purpose. It is my crime to divide the armaments without asking for instructions. It's just that the transfer time was urgent at that time, and the separation time was too short to ask for instructions.
The minister is also afraid that the misunderstanding caused by giving the supplies after the separation is even greater. I will not shy away from this mistake, and I ask the two adults to punish. "
Date Masamune is very smart, he knows how to avoid felony crimes, and he specifically picks and admits minor crimes.
According to Date Masamune, he divided the armaments because of the rewards and compensations after the transfer of the family. At that time, they were still my retainers. What's wrong with me giving some supplies to my retainers?
You must say that the problem is that the military supplies are too sensitive. I should ask for instructions. I am willing to take responsibility for disturbing the higher authorities without asking for instructions.
But if it was because of the fact that they used these armaments to participate in the armed resistance against Yikui later, Date Masamune completely denied it, and it had absolutely nothing to do with him.
In fact, this is the embarrassment of Xiujia's current lack of evidence chain.
Hideya sat back in his seat, sliding his tongue between the two rows of closed teeth, thinking about the arrangement for Date Masamune.
Right now, Date Masamune's major crime is definitely not going to happen, at least not on Hideya and Asano Nagamasa's side.
Just according to Hideyoshi's character in history, the conquest of North Korea is imminent, does he have the will to fight another Mutsu War?
The answer is definitely no.
That being the case, the evidence is no longer evidence, and it may be a good choice to simply buy favors and make friends with the Date family.
And the [evidence] that Nakajima Qiushi and Date Masamune didn't know how much he knows will be the key to the Hide family's control over the Date family in the next few years.
Now that such a discovery has been made, Hideka is no longer going to ask Nakajima to come forward to testify. He has become a "nuclear deterrent". Since it is a deterrent, it is better to hide it behind.
It's just that although Date Masamune's possible rebellion has passed, the Date family's meeting with the Hide family in Lifu City 3 days ago cannot pass so easily.
Otherwise, it would be a bit motivating for the Xiu family to engage in such a big battle just to convict Date Masamune of two or three small crimes.
And if you want to tame a wolf into a dog, you can't be led by the nose. You have to establish your majesty in front of him, let him know that you are the wolf, and let him fear you from the bottom of his heart.
Since he wanted to beat the little wolf, he had to educate him severely.
(End of this chapter)