Chapter 430: The Great Reshuffle (I)

On the first day of the sixth month of the fifth year of Keicho, Osaka Ohiroma.

After receiving the support of Yodohime's mother and son and the remaining elders, Hideho was finally able to hold the first post-war evaluation meeting with the participation of all the daimyos, because it was a celebration of the war in Kanhei, and this meeting was called the "Celebration Ceremony" to the outside world, and all the daimyo who had been sealed, blocked, and reduced but not the main force of the rebels were present at the ceremony.

The three main rebel forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu, Mori Terumoto, and Uesugi Kagekatsu, as well as Niwa Nagashige (Echizen), Hori Hideji (Echigo), Shimazu Tadashi (Kyushu), Kyogoku Kochi (Koshin), and other major daimyo who instigated local rebellions of about 20 people, were placed under house arrest in several camphouses, waiting for Hideho's final fate.

Ishida Mitsunari, Maeda Genyi, Nagashu Masae, Masuda Nagamori and other four commissioners, Ishida Mitsunari's brother and two nephews, and more than 20 people including Majima Mitsuyoshi were also transferred from the Honmaru side hall to Ninomaru's commissioner Yashiki, although he knew that he would not be classified as the same crime as Tokugawa and others, but solitary house arrest meant that in the future, this Osaka Castle would not have its own place.

In fact, before coming to Osaka, Hideho was worried that Ishida Mitsunari and other factions would compete with him in the post-war evaluation, and even engage in protracted arguments, preventing the situation from restoring stability as soon as possible. But he didn't think that Ishida Mitsunari would throw himself into the net, make a mistake in Osaka Castle, and completely lose the capital to compete with him, so that on the day of the ceremony, no one dared to criticize Hideho's disposal.

In the established plan, nearly 70 of the more than 20 daimyo who were imprisoned in the structure, including Tokugawa, Mori, and Uesugi, were reduced or even changed. Among them, the Tokugawa clan with the largest amplitude was reduced from 2.06 million koku in Kanto to 525,000 koku in Hitachi, a difference of 1.54 million koku before and after, which was more than the skills of Mori and Uesugi, and left the Kanhachi Prefecture that had been cultivated for many years, and its strength was greatly weakened; The reduction was followed by Uesugi Keikatsu, who was cut from 1.14 million koku in Aizu to 150,000 koku in Echigo, although it was also reduced by 1 million koku, but after all, the Uesugi clan returned to Echigo, and it was considered to have fulfilled a long-cherished wish, but it was a pity that all the important ministers of the Uesugi clan died in Aizu, and the only remaining Honjo Shiganaga was also forced to become independent from the Uesugi clan and became the lord of Fukushima Castle, and the Uesugi clan will no longer be a threat to the Toyotomi clan in the future; He was followed by the Mori clan, the overlord of the Western Kingdom who had 1.21 million koku before the war, but now he had 730,000 koku cut off and became a daimyo of 480,000 koku in the two countries of Aki and Bigo, and the position of lord was forced to cede to Hideho's brother-in-law, Mori Hidemoto, the prime minister of Mori, and the threat of the Mori clan to was completely eliminated.

In addition to the huge reduction of the three elders, many local Haoqiang have also been dealt with to varying degrees. The most ironic thing is that although Echigo Daimyo Horihiro surrendered on his own initiative, because his grandfather and uncle rebelled with Tokugawa Ieyasu and captured Kaizu Castle, resulting in the death of Gamo Yorigo, at the resolute request of Gamo Hideyuki, the Hori's family was finally transferred from 450,000 koku (Kasugayama) to 120,000 koku in Shinano (Kawanakajima), answering the question of this castle that had been captured with a lot of troops, and continuing their family name.

Echizen's largest force, the Niwa clan led by Niwa Nagashige, had been entangled with Maeda Toshimasa for a long time in Hokuriku, posing a great threat to Maeda's army and almost delaying the latter's support for Goto Mountain Castle. Niwa Nagashige was supposed to be changed, but according to the previous agreement, Maeda Toshimasa tried his best to intercede with Hideho, so that Hideho finally decided to transfer Niwa Nagashige from 125,000 koku from Kaga (Komatsu) to 20,000 koku from Hitachi (Furuto). In return, Niwa Nagashige volunteered to take on the role of monitoring the powerful daimyo of the Kanto region, such as the Tokichi Tokugawa clan and the Shimo So-Ishida clan. Later, Niwa Nagashige was repeatedly praised by Hideho for his excellent mission, and eventually Zhixing recovered to more than 100,000 koku, becoming a legendary character at the time, but of course these are all later words.

Among the Shinano daimyos, except for Sanada Masayuki, the others all fell to Tokugawa Ieyasu, among which Kyogoku Kochi and Ishikawa Yasunaga were the main ones, the former surrendered to the Toyotomi army after the defeat of Usui Ice Pass, although it was late, but after all, he was the brother of Kyogoku Takaji, so he was pardoned by Hideho and was able to go to Kyogoku Takaji's house as a retainer to send food; The latter was the first of the Shinano powers to surrender, but because he participated in the capture of Kaizu Castle, he was framed by Gamo Hideyuki, and Hideho finally decided to transfer it to Echigo Sakado Castle, and Chiyuki was also reduced from 100,000 koku to 20,000 koku, barely preserving his family name. Sanada Nobuyuki lost all of his territory after the war, but as Sanada Masayuki's eldest son, he eventually escaped and was forgiven by Hideho and allowed to send food to his father's domain.

As for the Shimazu clan, which is located in the southern part of Kyushu, due to the occupation of all their skills, they have lost their bargaining capital, but Hideho remembered the outstanding performance of Shimazu Yoshihiro outside Wakamatsu Castle, and decided to allow him to keep the 140,000 stone of Minami Hyuga (Sadogahara), compared with the 610,000 koku of the previous Satsuma Osumi Ryogoku and Minami Hyuga, a sharp decrease of 470,000 koku, and suddenly slipped out of the ranks of first-class daimyo, and more importantly, the Shimazu clan left the Satsuma country, which had been in business for hundreds of years, and only the barren Minami Hinata was left in his hands. In the future, it is hopeless to restore the glory of the ancestors.

For the four people who were under house arrest, Xiubao's treatment was also different. Ishida Mitsunari's knowledge and deeds did not decrease but increased, and he was promoted to the lord of the country, but at the same time he was also forced to leave and completely stay away from the center of the Toyotomi clan; Masuda Nagamori, as Ishida Mitsunari's most powerful colleague, will not be let go, he was accused of secretly communicating with Tokugawa Ieyasu, and was once ready to change and imprisoned to death, but at the request of Yodohime and Ishida Mitsunari, especially the latter, he was willing to take out 100,000 stone from his own knowledge and action in exchange for Masuda Nagamori to become his own and power, coupled with the persuasion of Fujido Takatora, Hideho finally decided to transfer him from Usayama in Omi to Kuroki Castle after Chikugo, and Zhixing was also reduced from the original 200,000 stone to 80,000 stone, so far, He and Ishida Mitsunari, one in Kyushu and the other in Kanto, were hundreds of miles apart, and they could no longer advise each other.

Compared to the relationship between Masuda Nagamori and Ishida Mitsunari, Maeda Genyi is not so close to the latter, and Yodohime does not have much affection for him, and he himself will not play much role after the war, considering his performance in the Osaka turmoil, Hideho simply deprived him of all his 50,000 stone Zhixing, and in desperation, he had to go to Koyasan to participate in Zen. However, Maeda Shigekatsu, the son of Maeda Genyi, led the Tanba people to perform well in Aizu, and a month later, Hideho transferred the confiscated 50,000 stone to him, but Maeda Genyi was asked to stay in Koyasan and never leave the mountain.

The most unexpected thing is that Nagashu Masasa, instead of being punished, he was sealed, and Zhixing was transferred from 50,000 stone in Omi (Shuikou) to 68,000 stone in Toe (Kagawa). Kagawa was originally the residence of Yamauchi Kazutoyo, but he was accused by his retainers of having a secret relationship with the Tokugawa clan during the war, so he was transferred to Omi Kuchiki Valley, and Chiyuki only had 20,000 koku left. The reason why Hideho was particularly generous to the Nagashu family was, on the one hand, because he valued his internal political talents, and on the other hand, because he did not take the initiative to participate in the Osaka turmoil, and at the same time, he also wanted to take this opportunity to sow discord between the four commissioners, so that the faction could no longer form a climate.

Many of the other daimyo who were reformed had already died in battle, such as Nagamune Ibe Morikin, who owned 220,000 koku in Tosa, Masahiro Yamaguchi, the lord of Daishoji Castle in Kaga who fought with the Maeda family, Hiroie Yoshikawa in Demo (Tomita), Mori Tadamasa in Mino-Iwamura Castle, Nanjo Mototada in Hakuro Ishishijo, and Sasayaya Kato in Nishiminon. They were undoubtedly the victims of this battle, and they completely lost this big gamble that was based on the fate of their families.

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