Hideyoshi traded the five prefectures of Minami Omi for Ichikuni Ichikoku, and on the surface it seems that Hideho Ishitaka has increased, but a closer look at Hideyoshi's decision will reveal his true purpose.

The five counties he called Minami Omi were Kurita, Koga, Yasu, Gamu, and Kanzaki Prefecture. These counties are located in the southeast of Omi, bordering Mino to the east, Lake Biwa to the west, Koga to the south, and Mt. Sawa to the north.

But after examining this golden land with a rational eye, I have to admire Hideyoshi's wisdom and alertness: this Minami Omi is indeed a treasure land, but it may be for others, for Hidebo, this is like chicken ribs, it is not to take it, it is not to abandon it, why? Obviously, this place is surrounded by many powerful daimyos, but only not close to his skills, Yamato and Kii, so that Hideho can not effectively deal with the territory, this is like an enclave, isolated from the ability, and over time the instability will naturally appear, and this land is not peaceful, whether it is the remnants of the previous Rokkaku family, or the remnants of the ninjas of Koga County, it is enough to make people's heads big, if you can't effectively govern and govern, plus the provocation of these forces, I believe that soon there will be a rebellion of the Hao clan, or even a smash.

If this is the case, not only will it not be able to make full use of the superior conditions here to develop and strengthen itself, on the contrary, it will even let the Daisuke of the governance department of Sawa Mountain seize the handle, and when the time comes, it is estimated that he will be the second in Zuo Chengzheng.

Thinking of this, Xiubao was a little overwhelmed, it was too late to refuse now, and in fact, he still didn't want to give up this piece of fat on his mouth. Hidebo knew very well that what he had to do now was to devote most of his energy to the management of this land, and as for the skills of Yamato Kii, he was relieved to hand over to the retainers left by Hidenaga to deal with it, and appointed Kuwasama Shigeharu as the lord of Kii Wakayama Castle to handle the affairs of Northern Kishu, and Southern Kishu was handed over to Suzuki Shigetomo to manage, after all, he still had a certain foundation there; On the Yamato side, it is reassuring to hand over to Fujido Takatora, although later generations did not evaluate him very well.

But before he could take office as Koriyama Castle, Hideho needed his help to build a new castle in Omi in accordance with Hideyoshi's instructions.

Hideho knew that Hideji's practice of leaving Kyoto on the front foot and taking over his territory on the back foot was despised by many daimyos, and even compared him with Nobunaga's uncompetitive son, saying that he framed his own brother for his own benefit, and he would definitely die a bad death.

Hideho wasn't sure who spread these words among the people, but at least Hideyoshi played an important role in it, and he must have wanted to be loyal to him with no way out.

Due to Hideyoshi's orders, Hideji cut his hair and became a monk at Seisukiji Temple in Koyasan, and the Dharma name "Akaran" was taken by himself, yes, things have come to this point, what else can I do besides "Akatsune"?

With Hideji's wisdom, Hideho wasn't sure if he could understand his good intentions, or understand the meaning of what he said to him before leaving, so he should be full of resentment and resentment towards Hideho by now, "Is this how you protect your own brother?" That's probably what he wants to ask the most.

Hideho didn't dare to go, and he couldn't bear to see him, he was afraid that I would not be able to help but tell him the truth of history, and if that was the case, I was afraid that Hidebo's plan would not be able to be implemented, and history would not develop the way I hoped, which he did not want to see.

Of course, since he played this role without choice, Hideho had to play it without hesitation; Since Hideyoshi blocked his retreat, he had to forge ahead on this only path.

Hideho knew that the slightest hesitation and hesitation would likely lead to an early curtain call to his performance, so he had to move forward according to the plan non-stop, he had to act according to Hideyoshi's ideas, and since there was no way back, why not be a bad guy and do it thoroughly? He is going to take over Omi before Hideji arrives in Kii, and he is going to build a castle non-stop to establish his prestige, maybe in the future history books, Hideho will be a "cold-blooded big confession" with the same name as "Killing Sekihaku", and it will be a typical example of deceit and deception in the history of the Warring States period, but all this doesn't matter now, after all, history is written by the victor, as long as he can have the last laugh, who will know these disgraceful pasts?

Don't think about it anymore, solve the things in front of you first, this is the sadness of a traverser, always want to change history, but are bound by history, and in the end it may only be a tragedy.

According to Hideyoshi's intentions, Hideho's residence was to be located in Omi, but when he took Shima Kiyoshi and Fujido Takatora to explore the five counties, he couldn't choose a satisfactory site, and even Shima Kiyoshi complained: "My lord, what does Taiko think, we have Yamato Gunyama Castle and Kii have Wakayama Castle, which are all first-class fortified cities, why choose a site to build a castle among the five counties of Jiangzhou?" ”

Yes, if it weren't for the sake of strengthening his rule, Hideho would not have been willing to leave his skills to live in this strange place, the three counties of Koga, Kurita, and Yasu are mountainous and the rivers are often overflowing, and Koga is not very peaceful, if he built the castle here, he would die one day; Kanzaki-gun was too close to the border, and he didn't want his castle to be exposed to the eyes of the Lord of Sawayama.

"Well, the only place you can choose is Gamo-gun." Fujido Takatora also came to this conclusion, Hideho carefully studied the map of Gamo-gun, Hino Castle in the east was once the residence of the Gamo clan, out of respect for the clan, Hideho was reluctant to break ground there, then there was only Nishi-Gamo-gun, "The lord simply lived in Azuchi Castle." Shima Kiyoko complained that in his opinion, where could this Omi compare to Yamato, and the only thing he remembered was Lake Biwa and the Azuchi Castle.

Fujido Gaohu patted Dao Qingxing's head and said, "Do you know that this Azuchi Castle has long been burned to ruins in the Honnoji Temple, and there is nothing left except Ishigaki, so you let the lord live in a tent there?" ”

"Azuchi Castle?" Hideho stirred up his mind and asked Fujido to find its location, and he pressed his finger to the western part of Gamo Prefecture near Lake Biwa, "My lord, this is the ruins of Azuchi Castle. Fujido said nonchalantly.

"It's a great location!" Hideho said to him excitedly, "Look," he asked Fujido to get closer, "This place is backed by Lake Biwa, surrounded by water on three sides, and our own territory to the east, so naturally we don't have to worry about security, even if the eastern territory is breached, we can still ask for help from the Taiko Territory in the west of the lake, and even follow the example of the wise Zuo Masuke back then, it is not difficult to cross Lake Biwa, and there is also the Ishigaki left behind in those years, which can reduce a lot of costs." The most important thing is "Xiu Bao paused, motioning for the two of them to come closer, "Only here can Taige be absolutely reassured of me." ”

"Lord!" Fujitang and Shima Kiyoshi shouted in unison, "Could it be that you have long seen that Taige is wary of you?!" Xiubao nodded: "It seems that you are all smart people, but being smart is both a good thing and a bad thing, especially in this era, do you think I should believe you?"

When the two heard this, they hurriedly knelt down and bowed down in front of Xiubao: "Please rest assured that the lord, the ministers are loyal to the lord, and they will swear allegiance to the death in the future!" ”

"Very good," Hideho was calm on the surface, but he was very excited inside, after all, these two were very capable retainers.

After appreciating them, Hideho helped them up, and Fujido Takatora asked first, "Could it be that the lord has long understood that only Azuchi Castle can meet Taiko's wishes?" ”