With the first subjugation of Shimazu Yoshihiro, the situation in southern Kyushu suddenly became clear.

A few days later, on another front, Shimazu Iehisa seized the opportunity to show his skills, delaying Nagamune's head relatives with suspicious troops, and concentrating his forces to defeat Otomo Yoshitomi's army again, but Sasa Hidesei's troops took the opportunity to march into Miyazaki and Tsuhara Castle, cutting off Hinata's connection with Satsuma and Osumi. So Shimazu Iehisa decisively took advantage of the victory to seek peace and bowed his head.

It's a pity that it still falls behind Yoshihiro, and it's just the second one to surrender.

At the beginning of April, the crusading army was welcomed into the Satsuma country, and within twenty days five strongholds surrounded the inner city from both land and water.

Without the help of Yoshihiro and Iehisa's two younger brothers, Shimazu Yoshihisa's own military level does not seem to be very strong, and repeated active actions have not worked, but have consumed precious vitality.

After only a dozen days of siege, the defenders were worried about the treatment of the Hojo family after the Kanto region, and some people began to abscond with their subordinates, and their morale continued to decline day after day.

During this period, after Hisho met with Shimazu Yoshihiro and Shimazu Iehisa at the same time, he found that the two brothers seemed to be very incompatible, and there was no cordial and friendly feeling at all, but they were always competing against each other. The former constantly relied on the advantage of his descendants and age to scold him directly, while the latter always ridiculed and ridiculed in a weird way.

It's hard to think that this tone of gunpowder is fake.

Otomo Yoshitomi, Tachibana Michiyuki, and Kai Soun all think that maybe Yoshihiro and Iehisa have not been on good terms for a long time, but they have been suppressed by Shimazu Yoshihisa in the past.

Therefore, the sudden split when the two armies faced off some time ago seems to be very reasonable.

Some aspects also caused Tie Douxiu to think more deeply.

In the early morning of the first day of the fifth month, eight Nanban gunboats sailed to Kagoshima Bay and fired a salvo towards the inner castle, but one of the gunners, who was not sure whether he was particularly accurate or lucky, accurately hit the roof of one of Honmaru's rooms from a distance of one or two kilometers, and then there was a huge explosion and billowing smoke.

It seems that the warehouse where the defenders stored gunpowder was set on fire.

There is no longer any insistence, and Shimazu Yoshihisa is disgraced and goes out of the city, please surrender.

It is said that he was a majestic, dignified and generous warrior, but today half of his face was blackened, his beard was burned off a lot, his clothes did not have time to be changed, he was covered with black dust, and his whole body was full of gunsmoke.

Not to mention the aura of starless eyes and dead silence.

It can be described as extremely bleak.

Shimazu Yoshihiro and Shimazu Iehisa, who have always been wrong, seem to be very concerned about Yoshihisa, and they all show a combination of pain, shame, and worry when they see it.

And the two of them have a tacit understanding to hide the contradictions, as if they are afraid of being seen by the eldest brother.

Hise-sue accepted the surrender very simply, neither pretending to be amiable as a corporal of Lixian, nor did he need to show his might with a straight face.

just said lightly: "I knew this was the case, why not go down quickly?" ”

Shimazu Yoshijiu was stunned for a long time before he could react, and bowed sluggishly and replied: "The people of Satsuma are so ignorant that they make the inner government laugh. ”

Hite-suhide also said: "I heard that your family is different from other daimyos, and the internal retainers are all relatives, and they have always been sincerely united and cooperative. What we see today seems to be untrue. ”

Shimazu Yoshihisa smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Lord Neifu is well-informed, and this statement is purely bragging. The contemptible grandfather was originally a concubine, and he forcibly seized the position of the main family, so what kind of unity can be said of such an act? ”

After being silent for a while, Tieshou Fan Xiu opened his mouth and asked: "Today's soldiers have not been completely defeated, and the general surrendered first, how do you feel?" ”

Shimazu Yoshihisa bowed his head and said: "The skills are not as good as others, there is nothing to do, needless to say." ”

Hearing this, Ping Shou was a little surprised, and then chuckled lightly: "You are the only one of so many daimyo I have seen who does not talk about the Mandate of Heaven." ”

After a while, Shimazu Yoshihisa said in a muffled voice: "The destiny of heaven is unknowable, and only people can do their best." Lack of personnel led to failure, how can it be blamed on God? ”

Pingshou Fanxiu nodded, was silent for a long time, and sighed: "It's really extraordinary." ”

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Holding the signed document of Shimazu Yoshihisa, the remnants of the resistance in Satsuma, Hinata, and Higo are determined by themselves. But only Osumi, under the leadership of Shimazu, refused to lay down its arms unconditionally, and had to bargain.

It is said that "if the Zhixing territory of the domestic monarchs cannot be secured, then after subduing, it will still be a starvation and poverty, and they would rather fight to the death and die as a samurai." ”

That is to say, the tie is required to give a promise before bending the knees.

This is a treatment that Takeda, Uesugi, Maori, and Hojo have not enjoyed, so why do you have the courage to put forward conditions?

The tie was immediately vetoed.

He also said to Shimazu Yoshihisa: "Take care of your third brother, since he is a keen and intelligent person, he should know that he should not be mixed with such ignorant people." ”

Shimazu Yoshihisa shook his head and said, "Although the third brother is smart but extremely stubborn, I am afraid that the decision made will not be changed." ”

Pingshou Fan Xiu showed an unkind smile and said: "Then I'm afraid, the only way is to burn the jade." ”

Shimazu Yoshihisa was unmoved, but kowtowed and pleaded: "Then please allow my second and fourth brothers to lead the troops to Osumi and bring back the head of the disobedient third brother!" ”

Hearing this, he almost thought he had heard it wrong, and he couldn't react for a long time.

Then he thought about it carefully for a while, and then roughly guessed what the other party's intentions were.

Although he guessed, he was not disgusted and agreed with a smile.

So after some simple preparations, Shimazu Yoshihiro and Shimazu Iehisa left their families as hostages in the inner city, and then went into battle, picked up swords, and went to deal with their relatives and colleagues who were still resisting in Osumi.

The generals and daimyo under the command of the Minister of the Peaceful Interior sighed one after another, thinking that the last chance to perform was gone.

However, those two brothers are indeed very good, and it is impossible to find fault with them.

They were known for their murderous reputation, and when they each brought a few thousand men, they frightened many members of the "rebel army" into dying, and did not dare to fight.

Only Shimazu himself remained, plus the other fifteen most resolute wealthy families, who called themselves "the sixteen righteous men of Kyushu", still resisted stubbornly and refused to accept the king.

Shimazu Yoshihiro knew the situation of Osumi Province very well, and had a clever plan, so that the deputy general commanded the army to feign steady progress, and he only took 300 warriors, and he traveled quickly in the starry night, and the divine soldiers descended from the sky, raided the enemy formation, and personally beheaded four generals in a row, and everyone present was shocked when they saw it, and no one dared to attack it.

The Shimazu family took another path for a long time, using the transformation of the virtual and the real, and lured the Hao coalition army that was originally intended to defend for a long time out of the fortified city, and then set up an ambush halfway to defeat them all. He also asked his retainers to pretend to be deserters to fish in troubled waters, spread panic, and contribute to the accumulation of snowball advantages.

The two of them went out for only four days to pacify the big corner and completely destroy the rebels.

Shimazu led by Shimazu was tied up for a long time.

Hirata knew that he was actually being used, but he didn't care much, and he gave the order without much thought:

Fifteen families who refused to surrender were sentenced to three levels of punishment, such as tribal punishment, execution, and reform, according to the severity of the circumstances.

Shimazu Yoshihisa, as the governor of the family, although he eventually surrendered, he was responsible for the stubborn resistance of the premise, and he could not escape the blame for Osumi's "rebellion", so he ordered him to immediately become a monk and go to Koyasan to live in seclusion, and no longer care about worldly affairs.

Shimazu Yoshihiro and Shimazu Iehisa were able to recognize their mistakes earlier, naturalize the right path, and be able to destroy their relatives and crusade against the rebellious party, and their words and deeds are worthy of praise.

Nin has given birth to so many daughters in Yoshihisa, but he has no son, the position of the governor of the family, and the guardian of the Satsuma country, which will be handed over to Yoshihiro for the time being. And the family was rewarded by Osumi as a reward and served as the head of the family.

Higo and Hyuga are naturally public ownership. The Sagara and Ito families wanted to restore their territory, but they were rejected on the grounds that "the land was lost, and the counterattack was futile".

For such a disposition, no one in Kyushu dared to object.

Shimazu Yoshihisa knew that a mine had been planted, but he didn't care at all, and he seemed confident and had a plan.

Then Tieshou Honxiu called Otomo Yoshitomi, who was afraid and didn't dare to straighten his waist, and said: "My father's atrocities have caused great chaos and affected the overall situation of the crusading army, and I was going to punish him severely!" It's just that I saw that you have been diligent and conscientious lately, and although you have failed many times and have worked hard, you will no longer think about it carefully. Kitakyushu is a thing of the past, and the 400,000 stone fertile soil of Kanto Ueno Country will be handed over to you. ”

He also asked the head relatives of Changzong and my department: "How many stone territories are there in the inner hall of the palace now?" ”

The latter said respectfully: "Thanks to the generous gift of the Lord of the Inner Prefecture, the knowledge and deeds of the ministers are all over the Tosa, Iyo, Awa, Sanuki, and Hyuga countries. After learning your method of land seizure, a total of 473,000 stones. ”

Hirata sighed: "I originally promised to let the palace inner hall enter Kyushu, and the land obtained will be distributed by itself. Unfortunately, it didn't work out...... Tosa is a country, after all, it is bitter and cold, and the hometown of Bunzen and Bungo Otomo is about 700,000 stones, which is considered a place of ointment, but can you intend to move? ”

After all, Changzong and my relatives are great heroes, and they are not bound by local feelings, so they immediately kowtowed: "Thank you for the grace of the Inner Palace, and the contemptible people will go back and prepare for the relocation." ”

Pingshou showed great joy and hurriedly helped him up.

Satsuma and Osumi still belong to Shimazu, and Bunzen and Bungo belong to the first relatives of the Chozong and my department, and the Tsushima family of the Tsushima family each has its own original territory. Heate then ordered Chikuzen to be placed under the direct jurisdiction of Chikuzen and to prepare for the reconstruction of Hakata Port. Hinata was handed over to a sect of sentient beings who had been in the army for more than ten years, and Jinzhen was often guarded.

As for the most abundant Hizen and Higo, the two countries have been put on hold for the time being.

There is another person who everyone thinks is not very important, but has to pretend to think it is important, is Ashikaga Yoshiaki, who temporarily lives in Tanegashima.

For this person, Hirate Honhide can only express regret: "Lord Gongfang would rather flee to the Ryukyus than go back to Kyoto with me, it seems that it can only be regarded as giving up the importance of the world." ”

At that time, Ise Guardian Sasa Hidenari was stunned when he heard it: "What, did you escape to the Ryukyus?" When? Why haven't you heard of it? ”

The people around him cast contemptuous and envious glances at him.

Why is it that such a stupid person who can't even understand the subtext has become the son-in-law of Lord Neifu?