"Kyushu...... Is it a good place? ”

After Xiuguang's words came out, Quan Deng couldn't help but have some doubts. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"yes."

The reason why Xiuguang came here, as Jeon Deng said before, was not just to contact him.

In this place of Kyushu, at this time, a large part of the daimyo on the territory are foreign daimyos, including the Kato family, a pro-to-rich daimyo.

Now, while the Tokugawa family was busy managing the chaos in Edo Castle, the intelligence network was greatly reduced, and the relatively remote Kyushu was a place where it was difficult for the Tokugawa family to monitor and transmit information. It can even be said that the current Kyushu is basically a blank space for the Tokugawa family's supervision.

Although the Tokugawa family still has an intelligence network tea house in, it is difficult to reach out to Kyushu, which is so far away, and at most it is involved in the Chugoku region.

In addition, Kyushu has several large trading bases, which is the most important point.

As mentioned before, the late Taiko Hideyoshi won the world through diplomacy and trade. Trade is a thing that is essential for development. No matter in that era, we could not ignore the benefits and effects of trade.

Now, it was the time when the Tokugawa family's intelligence network was out of reach, and it was time to get started.

However, now is not the time to do this.

"By the way, Lord Sweeper, I have a question for me."

"Yes, yes, what does Hidemitsu-sama want to know?"

What Hidemitsu wants to know at this time is nothing more than the current situation of the Kuroda family, which is closest to Jeonden.

The Kuroda family was one of the retainers who helped him win the world under Taiko Hideyoshi. In particular, the old lord Rushui, who had lived in seclusion, was called "Liangbei" together with the Takenaka Hanbei at that time, and was a well-known assistant talent, and also a person with very strong ability and great ambition.

The reason why Taiko Hideyoshi did not dare to reuse him was because he was concerned about his talent and ambition.

It is said that there was once such an anecdote. In the past, when Hideyoshi was chatting with a subordinate, that subordinate asked him, "The great merit of the official guard, why did you only give him the 120,000 stone territory of the Bunzen Kingdom, Your Highness?" Hideyoshi laughed when he heard this, and then said to the subordinate:

"Are you crazy? Give that crippled man a country, and he may win the world! ”

Although this sentence is full of scruples about Rushui, it can be regarded as recognizing and praising his talent from another aspect.

Now, although Rushui has lived in seclusion, his son Nagamasa has taken over the position of the family governor, and Hidemitsu has heard that Nagamasa is a man who is not inferior to his father.

Moreover, some of the recent situations of the Kuroda family have made Hidemitsu very concerned.

"On my way here, I seem to have heard that Goto, the important minister of the Kuroda family, has run away again?"

Hidemitsu and his party had heard many rumors about this incident in the taverns and inns on the road from Osaka Castle to Himeji Castle, and that the Kuroda family's gun-wielding guard had gone out.

Although Hidemitsu knew that there was an incident in history when Goto and the guards went out, he didn't know the specific time, so he still had some doubts about it. Now that he had come to the territory of the Kuroda family, he was faced with Akashi Quanto, who was still familiar with the Kuroda family, so he simply opened his mouth to ask about it.

Jeon Deng has been hiding in the Kuroda family for more than five years, and he is still under the protection of Rushui's younger brother Naoyuki, so he should still have some understanding of the current situation of the Kuroda family.

"I didn't expect this to be what you wanted to ask, my lord......"

When Jeon Deng heard this, he showed a somewhat distressed expression.

"The current situation of the Kuroda family...... How can I say that......"

Looking at Jeon Deng's somewhat difficult appearance, Xiuguang couldn't help asking:

"Is there anything that's hard to say?"

"Hmmm......"

Quan Deng held the small cross hanging on his chest, a little troubled,

"Actually, I, an outsider, don't know whether I should comment on other families' affairs...... There are some things that you still can't talk nonsense......"

"That's right."

Sure enough, something went wrong within the Kuroda family. Xiuguang looked at him like that and felt it like that.

"Actually, if you don't mind, Hidemitsu-sama......"

"Don't mind?"

"If you don't mind, I can introduce you to the lord of Akizuki Castle, Naoyuki Kuroda. If it's Naoyuki-sama who is a member of the Kuroda family...... Maybe you'll find out more. ”

Jeon Deng stared at Xiuguang's eyes and asked cautiously.

……

……

At noon on February 14 in the 11th year of Keicho (1606), in Akizuki Castle.

Naoyuki Kuroda, the jodai of Akizuki Castle, is now a little troubled.

What he was worried about was his colleague Goto Matabei Kiji, who had gone on the run two months ago.

Naoyuki, who was an ardent Catholic, had never wanted to see such embarrassing strife within his family. But the strength of the nephew Nagamasa ...... It's really hard for Naoyuki to compliment.

A month ago, good news came from Edo Castle that the condition of Nagamasa's sister-in-law, Mantokumaru, had finally begun to improve. Nagamasa was also very happy at first, and began to prepare to take Mantokumaru back to his territory for a few years to temporarily recuperate.

However, after he learned the reason why his sister-in-law's condition had improved, his face darkened again.

This matter is the clearest of the retainers of the old ministers' faction. Because the person who reported this to them was the retainer of the old minister's faction, the son of Kuriyama Ri'an.

Toshijan is the eldest son of Riyan, one of the Eight Tigers of Kuroda, and because of the birth of Nagamasa's sister-in-law Mantokumaru, he and Mantokumaru are in Kuroda Yashiki in Edo, serving as the small surname of Mantokumaru.

Toshiaki told them that the reason why Mantokumaru's illness was able to improve was because Goto Matabei, who had already run away.

After running away, the guards learned about the illness of the young master of the Kuroda family, Mantokumaru, and thought about the kindness of the old lord Rushui to him, so he couldn't bear it, so he specially looked for a secret medicine, and sent it to Edo by someone for thousands of miles, and handed it over to Lizhang. After Li Zhang let Wande Pill take it, he really got better.

The retainers of the old retainers of the Kuroda family who learned about this all sighed about this, saying that Goto and Bingwei are really worthy of the old lord's cultivation since childhood, and he is a loyal and righteous person.

Because of this, the retainers of the old minister's faction saw the hope of letting Matabei return to Kuroda's house. So they immediately reported the matter to Changzheng, but they didn't expect Changzheng to react like this.

"Who made him nosy!!"

Changzheng shouted with a gloomy face, startling Naoyuki, who was present at the time.

"He's trying to take the opportunity to put me on the back of an unrighteous reputation!!"

Nagamasa didn't feel a little grateful to Youbei at all, but instead scolded him and became more and more resentful.

The loyal Matabei is like a mirror, allowing Nagamasa to see his ugliness and narrow-mindedness clearly. This kind of mirror-like reflection, in the heart of the small amount of Changzheng, can only become more and more disgusted with Youbei.

Knowing that Matabei might never be able to return to Kuroda's house again, the retainers of the old retainer faction had no choice but to give up and leave Fukuoka Castle and return to their respective territories. However, because of this incident, they became more and more disappointed in the lord of Changzheng, which is indescribable.

Naoyuki felt a headache in the face of this troublesome home situation.

Brother Rushui is estimated to be around the same time, and the problems within the Kuroda family will ...... That's really hard to solve.

With this thought in mind, Naozhi sighed and helplessly supported his forehead.