Hearing Hideho say this, Hideyoshi became interested and asked curiously, "Tell me, who else am I going to deal with besides the Gamo family?" ”

"It's the minister's misword," Xiubao lowered his head and said, "It's not so much a disposal as a transfer, because the Gamo family has a certain reduction in sealing, and because the impact is relatively bad, the reduction will definitely be very large." ”

Hideyoshi bowed slightly after hearing this, and agreed with his point of view very much: "Yes, it's just a private fight among the retainers, and they are still moving knives and guns in Fushimi, but they can't be spared." ”

Hideho continued: "What His Highness said is exactly what the minister also thinks, only if the punishment is severe enough to deter the daimyo of the world, in this case, then a considerable amount of territory in the Aizu area will be recovered, so it is natural to move the new daimyo there to guard this northeastern gateway, which is why the minister thought that there would be other daimyo involved in this matter." ”

"That's a good point." Hideyoshi praised with relief, and at the same time pointed to Sansei, who was sitting opposite Hideho, with a folding fan, and said: "I have also discussed this matter with the Ministry of Governance in advance, and basically determined the candidate for moving Aizu, I wanted to let you rest for a few days before sending you over to discuss, but I didn't expect you to be so dutiful, and you came to me before you went home, so let's tell you what I think." ”

After speaking, Hideyoshi raised his eyebrows at Mitsusei, and Sansei understood in his heart, cleared his throat and said to Hideho: "His Royal Highness Taiko thinks that His Royal Highness Uesugi Nayan can be transferred to Aizu, and as for Echigo, His Royal Highness Horiji Hideji will be transferred from 180,000 stone to 450,000 stone in Kasugayama, His Royal Highness Yoshiaki Murakami will be transferred from 65,000 stone to 70,000 stone in Honjo, and His Royal Highness Mizoguchi Hidekatsu will be transferred from 44,000 stone in Koga Daishonji Temple to 5,000 stone in Shinbata, I don't know what His Highness will think?" ”

Although it was to solicit opinions, listening to Sancheng's tone was a little resolute, which directly brought Hideho's impression of him back to the starting point. Hideho has no opinion on Hori's transfer to Kasugayama, after all, his father Hori Hidemasa is Hideyoshi's right-hand man, and when he first conquered the Hojo clan, he died of illness in the barracks, which made Hideyoshi very sad, and it was reasonable to seal Hideji out of praise for the Hori family; And Murakami Yoshiaki and Mizoguchi Hidekatsu are the strength of Hideji, and it is beyond reproach to transfer Echigo with him.

However, Hideho still has some doubts about the Uesugi family's transfer to Aizu, in history, the Uesugi family was a daimyo who obtained 1.2 million koku Zhixing, and the entire territory of Aizu is only 920,000 koku, could it be that other fiefs are also included?

Out of curiosity, Hideho respectfully asked Mitsunari: "I have a question for His Highness the Governor, the current territory of the Uesugi family includes 600,000 koku in Echigo, about 120,000 koku in Kawanakajima, 20,000 koku in Sado and 180,000 koku in Shonai, a total of almost 920,000 koku. ”

Seeing Hideho's sad face, Hideyoshi laughed instead, pointed at Sancheng and said, "Zhibu, quickly tell the servant how you solved this problem." ”

Mitsunari also laughed like Hideyoshi, even more excessively than Hideyoshi, and Hideho suddenly felt like a fool and was ridiculed by these two people.

Presumably tired of laughing, Sancheng finally stopped, regained his kind expression just now, and explained to Hideho: "Your Highness is right, if you only take Aizu in exchange, Nakayan will definitely not agree, but if he is allowed to keep Shonai and Sado, and give him the six counties of Xianbei that were confiscated from the Date family, do you think he will still refuse?" ”

"The six counties of Xianbei?!" Hideho couldn't help but exclaim, isn't this deliberately creating a conflict between the Uesugi family and the Date family?

The six counties of Senhoku refer to a vast area including Shirakawa, Iwase, Nobuo, Ita, Ansu, and the six counties of Anda in the country of Mutsu, which is located in the eastern part of Aizu, and was once the domain of Date Masamune, but was deprived by Hideyoshi because he instigated Kasai Osaki Ichiku, even if the Gamo family transferred to Aizu, Hideyoshi still did not assign this area to the name of the clan, although the stone height occupied by these six counties is not high, but it is Shimono in the southwest, Hitachi in the southeast, Iwaideyama (Date Home Castle) in the northeast, and Yamagata (Mogami Home Castle) in the northwest. Even Shirakawa Castle, which guards the gateway to the Mutsu Olympics, is located there, so it has always been coveted by nearby daimyos. If this place is handed over to Uesugi Keikatsu, it will undoubtedly be for him to guard this northeast gateway and watch Date Masamune to the death, so that the two families will not be evil?

Seeing that Hideho was so surprised, Sancheng was very satisfied, and continued: "In this way, Zhong Nayan's knowledge and deeds will reach 1.2 million stones, and I believe he will gladly accept it." ”

"It can't be like this!" Hideho suddenly retorted, "I don't know about the governance department, Nakayama can get more than 100,000 koku a year just by relying on Sado's gold mountain and crane silver mountain, and Sakata Minato is also the largest port in Luyu except for autumn minato, and there are countless materials from the north and south every year, if you add the six counties of Xianbei, then his knowledge and deeds will reach nearly 1.4 million koku, and it really doesn't matter if such a big name is placed in the northeast?" ”

Hearing Xiubao say this, Sancheng was silent for a moment, he really didn't expect Xiubao to know these inside stories, "It seems that you still have to be on guard everywhere." Sancheng said silently in his heart.

"Jibu," Hideyoshi asked with a grim face, "Is what the waiter said true?" ”

Sancheng sweated profusely and pleaded guilty to Hideyoshi: "What the waiter said is right, it was the minister's negligence for a while." ”

"In that case, let's listen to the waiter's thoughts." Hideyoshi said casually.

Hideho apologized to Sansei, turned to Hideyoshi and said, "The minister thinks that there is nothing wrong with handing over the six counties of Xianbei to Nakayan, and only needs to reduce the extra income." ”

"Additional income? Do you mean Gold Peak and Shipping? Hideyoshi asked rhetorically.

Hideho nodded: "Exactly, Sado can still be controlled by Nakayan, but the mines on the island can be taken over by an acting official; As for Satsukai Prefecture, to which Sakata Minato belongs, it was one of the three prefectures of Shonai, and it was given to Mogami in the name of serving as a vanguard in the crusade against the Kyunohe Shomi Rebellion, so that the Shonai region was divided into two, and the north and south were kept in check to stabilize the situation in Dewa. ”

Ishida Mitsunari pinched his fingers and reported a number: "One hundred and fourteen thousand stones." ”

"The Ministry of Governance deserves to be the first of the five commissions, and the results can be obtained so quickly." Xiu Bao's head gestured.

Hideyoshi thought for a while and said his thoughts: "In your opinion, give 60,000 koku to Mogami Yoshimitsu in Satsumi County, Tagawa County and Sashiki County are still in the hands of the Uesugi family, but in order to avoid Nakatsu's displeasure, Sado's mines are still run by him, after all, even if 100,000 is added, it is only 1240,000, which is only 200,000 more than his original Zhixing, so there should be no big problem, so this matter is decided." ”

Hearing that Hideyoshi came to a conclusion so quickly, Hideho immediately asked Hideyoshi for instructions on what to do with the Gamo family.

Hideyoshi said calmly: "According to what you said in your letter some time ago, seal the two counties of Shimono Toga and Hanchuan with 110,000 stones to Xiuyuki." ”

Hearing this, Hideho immediately bowed to the ground and pleaded, "I beg Your Highness to add some knowledge to the Gamo family as appropriate." ”

Hideyoshi was very surprised that Hideho, as the Aizu accountability envoy, actually interceded on behalf of the Gamo family, and couldn't help asking, "Tell me what you think." ”

Xiubao sat up straight and solemnly explained: "The Gamo family's ability is 900,000, and now it has been reduced to 110,000, although it can play a role in killing a hundred people, but the clan was loyal to His Royal Highness when he was alive, if he only cares about severe punishment and forgets the past feelings, it will not only be too cruel to the Gamo family, but also chill the hearts of the world's great names." ”

Hideyoshi listened to Hideho's statement, and only felt a burst of sadness overflowing his heart: Yes, the clan made great contributions to himself when he was alive, but now he is a rabbit and a dog, and because of civil strife, he persecuted his heirs to such an extent, it is really not the work of Mingjun.

Thinking of this, Hideyoshi couldn't help but let out a sigh and said sadly: "I understand your hard work, since this is the case, give him 120,000 stones from Kawanaka Island, a total of 230,000 stones, which should be worthy of the clan." ”

"Your Highness is wise, and the minister sighs to himself." Xiubao lowered his head and said respectfully.

"That's the end of this matter," Hideyoshi rubbed his face and regained his composure, "It's just so that you come here, I still have something I want to hear from you." ”

"Your Highness, please speak, and you will tell the truth." Xiubao still kept his head down.

"That's right," Hideyoshi paused, "I just received a report from Konishi Settsumori that the envoys of the Ming Kingdom and Korea have landed in Hakata, and I hope that I can send a competent person to contact you, I wonder if you have any wishful candidates?" ”