Chapter 432: The Great Reshuffle (II)

Ukita Hideya, who also did not participate in the Battle of Hibara, was quite different from Maeda Toshimasa in terms of combat results, and although he held the Maori Army west of Osaka for many days, he finally let the Maori Army enter Osaka; Although he later quickly pacified the surrounding area of Osaka after Mori Terumoto withdrew his troops, it was not outstanding compared to Maeda Toshimasa and even Ogasawara Takakiyo.

This time, Hideho sealed him from 570,000 koku from Bizen and Misaku Ryoku (Okayama) to 670,000 koku from Bizen and Nishiharima Kuguni (Himeji), largely because of his affection for Hideyoshi's adopted son. If he had known early on that he would question and challenge his authority because of Hideyori, Hideho might not have given him a seal of 100,000 stones. Fortunately, Hideho placed Fujido Takatora and Shima Kiyoxing and other important ministers in the western country, and the Uki family generals fell completely, and the capital that could fight against Hidebo was very small.

He was followed by Date Masamune, known as the "Oshu One-Eyed Dragon", and this time he received the seal of 40,000 koku from Karita Prefecture, which was a tiny fraction of his already possession of 580,000 koku, and Hideho also asked him to move the castle from Takasui Temple Castle in the north to Sendai Castle in the south, and the reason is self-evident.

Located to the north of the six districts of Senhoku, Karita is one of the more barren prefectures of Mutsu, and is even only half of the stone height of Date gun, one of the neighboring six prefectures of Senhoku and the birthplace of the Date clan. Before, Date Masamune took great pains to seize the two counties of Date and Karida from the Uesugi clan, with a total stone height of more than 100,000 stones, and now Hideho only recognizes Karita as his own, which is definitely a dumb person who eats Coptis chinensis, and he can't say that he has suffering. But just as Kuroda did the Mizumi father and son, the nominal "canonization" was a recognition of their merits, a confirmation of the status of the Date clan, which was crucial in the establishment of the postwar order.

Moreover, Date Masamune also knew that his actions at both ends of the rat could not be hidden, and now that Hideho was able to transfer Karida County to himself, he could also explain something to the Date clan, and the result was not too embarrassing. However, when he learned of Gamo Hideyuki's post-war award, his mood fell to a low point.

As Hidebo's younger brother, although he had changed from a daimyo of 920,000 koku to a medium-sized daimyo who only owned about 230,000 koku of Shimono and Shinano's territories because of Aizu's punishment, fortunately, he always insisted on standing with Hideho, and during the battle of Hinohara, he stayed at Shimono Mibu Castle in strict accordance with Hidebo's requirements, and monitored the movements of Satake, Tokugawa Hidetada and other forces together with the Utsunomiya clan, so that these two forces did not dare to act rashly, thus reducing the pressure on the flanks of the Toyotomi coalition army.

Utsunomiya Kunitsuna was awarded 70,000 koku in Shimono Hoga-gun and Kita-Toga Prefecture for his merits, and became the No. 1 Shimono daimyo of 250,000 koku in one fell swoop, further carrying forward the famous Utsunomiya clan.

The reward received by Gamo Hideyuki was even more enviable: Hideho handed over a total of 600,000 stone to him in the four counties of Eizu and the five counties of Senhoku (Nobuo County returned to Honjo Fanchang), with a net increase of 370,000 koku, which was the largest increase in the daimyo except for Hidebo. For his sealing, everyone has different opinions, some people say that Hideho wants his brother-in-law to guard the appearance of Mutsu and Deyu; Some say that Hideho is a reward for Gamu's unwavering support of him; Others say that Hideho felt that the previous Aizu punishment was unfair, and it was regarded as making amends for Hideyoshi to the Gamo family. In this regard, Xiubao was silent, what he thought, only when the time comes, can everyone know.

The last daimyo to appear with more than 500,000 koku was Hideho's father-in-law, Date Masamune's uncle, and Mogami Yoshimitsu with the name "Fox of Hashu". As the first daimyo to confront the Uesugi clan, almost all of his skills have been baptized by war, most of the castles have fallen, and many veterans have died on the battlefield, and he once faced the danger of extinction.

But it was his indomitable resistance that bought Hideho plenty of time, and finally united with the Date clan to launch a counterattack against the Uesugi and Tokugawa clans, becoming a force to be reckoned with on the Aizu battlefield. According to the previous agreement, Hideho transferred Kitashonai and the two counties of Yuri and Zhishi to Mogami Yoshimitsu, which made the territory of the Mogami family soar from 300,000 koku to 540,000 koku, becoming the third largest force in the northeast after Date Masamune and Gamo Hideyuki, and even formed a clamp on the Date clan from the west and south with the Gamo clan. This is evident in Xiubo's strategic deployment.

At this point, most of the people who have received a large number of seals are foreign daimyos, and then we will talk about the Toyotomi daimyo or the sealing situation of the Owari faction.

Fukushima Masanori shone on the Hibara battlefield, and his territory was transferred from 280,000 koku from Ueno (Minowa) to 454,000 koku from Bichu and Misaku (Takamatsu). Among them, Bichu is from the Mori clan, Misaku is from the Ukita clan, the local wealthy clan is deeply powerful, and Hideho's arrangement is on the one hand a "reward" for his previous confrontation with him, and on the other hand, he hopes that he can be busy dealing with the affairs of the territory and live in peace for a while. However, Fukushima Masanori didn't seem to think that this was Hideho making things difficult for him, and he watched him become a daimyo with two countries from Ueno Bankoku to the lord of the country, and he was overjoyed and thanked Hideho again and again, which made Hideho smile bitterly.

Kato Kiyomasa, a well-deserved main force on the battlefield in Kyushu, although he relied on the support of the garrison army in the later period to defeat the Shimazu clan in one fell swoop and take the southern three states, but in the early stage, he did resist the flanking attack of Kuroda and Shimazu's armies, and he was in Kyushu to make the war situation in Kyushu not collapse, and he was not as arrogant and rude as Fukushima Masanori, and he won the favor of Hideho, so it was also a rare daimyo who was sealed in situ. Among the fifteen prefectures of Higo, except for the two prefectures in the south that were given to Konishi Yukinaga, the remaining thirteen prefectures belonged to him, and Zhixing also increased from the previous 250,000 koku to 440,000 koku, becoming the largest force in Kyushu.

Terumasa Ikeda, who stayed behind in Ueno to defend Koshin, defeated the Shinano army led by Hidehisa Senishi in the first battle of Usui Ice Pass and defended Matsui Castle, which frustrated Tokugawa Ieyasu's plan to enter Shinano and open up a new battlefield, creating conditions for a quick end to the war. Therefore, he transferred from 180,000 koku in Ueno (Tatebayashi) to 410,000 koku in Echigo (Kasugayama), which is equivalent to taking over the territory of Hideharu Hori, except for a few small daimyos, Echigo is a country, mainly Ikeda and Uesugi are bigger.

In addition, Asano Nagamasa transferred 220,000 koku from Kai (Fuchu) to 380,000 koku in front of Nanyue (Fuchu); Wasuka Household added the four counties of Tosa Province Yasaki, Kami, Nagaoka, and Tosa, and Zhixing increased from the previous 173,000 koku to 280,000 koku in Awa (Tokushima); Yoshiaki Kato increased from 100,000 koku from Iyo (Matsumae) to 200,000 koku from Iyo (Matsuyama......

It can be seen that the daimyo of the Owari faction have been sealed to a large extent in this disposition, which is also a recognition of their merits on the one hand, and an important means for Hidebo to win them over on the other hand, and it is also a great help for Hidebo to establish his authority in the future.

After this reshuffle, the situation in Japan has undergone a earth-shaking change, but the measures of change, blocking, reduction, and sealing are not enough to realize Hidebo's plan, and the real highlight seems to be still to come.

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