As soon as he heard that he was going to Kyushu, Maeda Genyi was a little unhappy: "This kind of thing can be left to the retainers, and the poor monks, as religious responsibilities, are absolutely inseparable from Osaka, and this should be clear to the Ministry of Governance."

"That's right, you're one of the five commissioners, and you're really not suitable for trekking through mountains and rivers," Ishida Mitsunari said on his lips, but in his heart he was like a mirror: "Didn't the bald donkey just leave Osaka, and he couldn't participate in the secrets, and he couldn't provide information to Tokugawa Ieyasu, but this matter can't help you."

Thinking of this, Ishida Sancheng pretended to think for a long time, and finally frowned and responded: "But this matter is very important, if it is not for the henchmen, Sancheng will not be able to let go of the heart after all, Sancheng has always regarded the monk as a confidant, if you can but this important task, the next deployment will be much smoother, of course, what you plan to do next depends on the results of your trip, before you come back, we can only wait and see what happens."

Ishida Mitsunari said this just to reassure Maeda, implying that nothing major would happen until he returned to Osaka from Kyushu, and he would not have to miss any important information

"Since the Ministry of Governance is so important to the poor monks, the poor monks have no choice but to give up their lives" Sure enough, hearing Ishida Mitsunari say this, Maeda Xuanyi's attitude immediately changed, "Before leaving, I hope that the Ministry of Governance can give the poor monks a list, so as not to meet people who should not meet and say things that should not be said"

"List?" Ishida Mitsunari suddenly became vigilant, "This matter is confidential, of course it is good to spread it by word of mouth", so he leaned into Maeda Genyi's ear, carefully told him about the joint object, and did not forget to tell him a sentence: "You can keep these big names in your heart, and you must not write them in writing and let others snoop on them."

"Please rest assured, the poor monk will definitely live up to his mission" Maeda Genyu nodded solemnly, trying to show a resolute and loyal attitude, Ishida Mitsunari patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly: "Everything is a labor monk."

After the meeting, Maeda Genyi immediately returned to Yashiki to pack up, and the next day he set off for the West Country, the first daimyo to visit was the Tosa country lord Nagamune Ibu Mori This person is the fourth son of the "Tosa bat" Nagamune Ibu Motokin, originally had no chance to inherit the family business, but his brother Motokin's sister-in-law Nobu died in the Toji River, and the second brother Kagawa and the third brother Tsuno were inherited to his family, and lost the right to inherit early, by chance, Sheng Qin won the affirmation of the original relatives by marrying the daughter of the letter and became the de facto heir

In order to ensure that the Sheng family can inherit the family business smoothly after his death, in less than five years, the Yuan family first killed the nephew Kira who was highly valued by the retainers; Later, when Hideyoshi died in a month, he remotely instructed his retainers in Osaka to imprison the three sons Tsuno Kinada, and because he could not bear the inhuman treatment, Tsuno Kintada almost went crazy; Prior to this, this male Kagawa Affinity also died of grief early because he complained that the original relatives were detained as the heirs

At this point, the rising star of the Yuan family generation has been trained with all their efforts, and the ministers of important positions have lost their japonica, and at the cost of this, the status of the Sheng family of the Changzong and our department has been guaranteed, and the Tosa bat, who has experienced the pain of losing a child, and the retainers have been in rebellion since then, and all the burdens in the leadership have been handed over to the Sheng family, who is only 23 years old

The reason why Ishida Mitsunari wooed the Chozong Ministry was not only because he had just experienced a riot and urgently needed to find a backer, but more importantly, when he was a teenager, he had been taken care of by the Five Commissioners in Osaka for a long time, and he had a great impression of the Omi faction

It stands to reason that the three costs should arrange for Masuda Nagamori to go to Okada as a lobbyist, but at this time he has more important tasks and is inconvenient to get out, so he can only go by Maeda Genei, who has worked hard, Of course, handwritten letters are indispensable, Masuda Nagamori handed him the secret letter written overnight before Maeda Genei left, and repeatedly told him that he must hand it over to Sheng Qin

Seeing off Genyi Maeda, who looked confident, Ishida Mitsunari immediately beckoned Nagazuki Masakae and Masuda Nagamori to his house, telling them that there was a big thing they needed to complete

"Have you ever heard of Nagafune Kii Mamoru?" Ishida Mitsunari asked

Nagashu Masaya nodded: "You're talking about Nagafune Tsunaka, he was originally the pen head of the Uki family, didn't he die in North Korea?" ”

"That's right, Kiimoru is dead, but his power is still there" Ishida Mitsunari appropriately reminded: "Who is the current pen head of Prime Minister Bizen?" ”

"It's supposed to be the Nakamura Punishment Department, right?" Or Nagashu Masaya replied

"Do you know anything about this person?" Sancheng asked

At this time, Masuda Nagamori interjected: "When he escorted grain and grass to North Korea, he had a relationship with him, at that time he was just an ordinary retainer, but he didn't expect to be promoted to the head of the pen family as soon as he returned from North Korea, there must be some reason for this"

"Why?" Ishida Mitsunari smiled, "For the Uki family, you still don't know much about the reason why Ai Nakamura can become the head of the pen, and he is inseparable from Nagafune Kii Mamoru "

"What do you mean by that?"

"According to the detailed investigation I planted in the Uxi family, when the Bizen Hall was trapped in Fengyang, it was this Nakamura Criminal Department who desperately broke through and asked for help from the Right Mansion, so it was only during his life that His Highness was thinned, and it was reasonable to get preferential treatment."

"I don't think it's necessary to appoint him as the head of the pen because of this, after all, it is an important position in charge of internal affairs, and it is not something that can be held by a casual retainer," Masuda Nagamori said

"This is just one of them," Ishida Mitsunari motioned to Masuda Nagamori to be calm and not to be impatient, "Nakamura was originally a retainer of the Maeda family, and after Haohime married into the Uki family, he also followed him to Okayama, because he was deeply favored by Haohime, and could act as a link between Maeda and the Ukita family, it was normal for him to be reused, and the Fengyang breakthrough was just an excuse that Bizenden came up with."

"Appointing a foreign minister as a pen head, this is the first time I've heard of this kind of thing" Masuda Nagamori was a little puzzled, "Even if you show favor to the former Tian family, there is no need to let him be the pen head Ai is enough for an old man."

"That's the third reason I'm going to say," Ishida Mitsunari smiled weirdly, "The main reason for Bizenden's decision was because of Kiimori's words before he died."

"Didn't Ji Yishou die in Kexing, at that time, Bizen Hall fled by himself, and he didn't even dare to turn his head, how did Ai and the two talk to each other?"

"I'm talking about the night before the breakthrough of Kokokori," Ishida Mitsunari reminded, "Kii Mamoru knew that he would die as the queen of the palace, so he went to the big tent of Bizen Hall overnight and told him that if he died in battle, there was only one person in Shachao's family who could uphold his beliefs, and that person was the Nakamura Criminal Department."

"So the Criminal Department can be used as a pen because of Ji Yishou's recommendation?" Nagashu asked

Ishida Mitsunari shook his head with a smile: "Ribei, haven't you heard the point of this passage Ai try to imagine, will Bizen Hall reuse the criminal department just because of Ji Yimori's recommendation, the main reason is the sentence in the middle"

"Hold on to your beliefs?!" Nagashu Masaka muttered, "Ji Yishou means that only the Criminal Department is like-minded with him?" ”

"It's not like-mindedness, it's loyalty," Ishida Mitsunari corrected, "Kiyimori's implication is that among the more than 100 retainers around Bizenden, only one of them can be as loyal to Bizenden and the Toyotomi family as he is."

"Only one person?" Changshu Zhengjia pondered for a moment, "What about the others, are they all traitors?" ”

Ishida Mitsunari smiled faintly: "It's not a traitor, the reason why Ki Yishou said this is because the object of other people's allegiance is not Bizenden, not the Toyotomi family, but Ukita's family business."

PS: Finally wrote about the Uki family, Xiujia is one of my favorite daimyos, loyal and impulsive, persevering and brave

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