Chapter 19: The Position of Guan Bai
Qingwei Zhenren was ready to meet with all the mountain gods, so he didn't keep them.
Several people left the big tent of Qingwei Zhenren and came to a tent dedicated to deliberations.
Li Tiangang said: "There are other things in charge of the army, and I will explain the arrangements for the Toyotomi family." ”
After saying that, Li Tiangang turned around and pointed to the map of Fenglinzhou hanging on the wall: "Everyone, please see, Yuanjiang is the closest to Xiujing, and then Owari, and Omi is the farthest from Xiujing." After the previous regent Sekihaku Toyotomi Hidetsugu died in an accident, Toyotomi's own family no longer has a suitable heir, because Toyotomi Hidetsugu has no son, only a sister Toyotomi Chiyo, and there has never been a precedent for a woman to serve as regent Sekihaku, and her ability is not enough to take on such a big responsibility. Therefore, the heir must be chosen from the three families who have the right to inherit. ”
Qi Xuansu asked: "If Toyotomi Chiyo is allowed to serve as the regent Guan Bai, she has no foundation and insufficient ability, she wants to ???????????????? If we want to sit firmly in the position of regent Guan Bai, we can only rely on the Daomen, wouldn't it be more conducive to our Daomen to control the Toyotomi Prime Minister's Mansion? ”
Li Tiangang said: "Deputy Hall Master Qi's idea can't be wrong, it's just out of place. Now that the situation in Fenglinzhou is unstable, and the people of Toyotomi Prime Minister are scattered, at this time, Daomen does not need puppets who obey orders for the time being, but also needs allies or subordinates who can play a certain role. ”
Qi Xuansu nodded, indicating that he understood.
Li Tiangang continued: "I have already said that the Omi Toyotomi family of the three imperial families is the farthest away from Xiujing, and the foundation in Xiujing is the shallowest in Xiujing, so before the Daomen officially intervenes in the affairs of the Toyotomi Prime Minister's Mansion, it is mainly the Owari Toyotomi family and the Tooe Toyotomi family who compete for the position of regent Guan Bai. ”
"This has to mention another person, Ii Naotashi, who is the lord of the Omi Hikone domain and the elder of the Toyotomi Prime Minister's Mansion. The so-called big guy can probably be understood as the first assistant of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and he is the second person after Guan Bai. It happened that Toyotomi Hidetsugu died in an accident, and the election of the new regent Sekihaku was the top priority, and there were two main candidates at that time, namely Hidesho of the Owari family and Hidekei of the Ene family. Xiuxiang and Guan Bai Xiuji are closer in blood, but they are still young and underage. Xiuqing is already thirty years old and in the prime of life. ”
"On this issue, the two factions did not give in to each other, and even shook the situation in the prime minister's house. Naoda stood on the standpoint of respecting the bloodline and resolutely advocated supporting the Hidesho of the Owari family, while the other faction stood on the position of putting the overall situation first, and firmly advocated supporting the Hidekei of the Toe family. Originally, the two sides were evenly matched, but the previous chief elder Nakamasahiro died unexpectedly, and the loss of cabinet supporters directly led to the defeat of the Toe faction, and the Owari faction gained the upper hand and formed a joint cabinet. ”
With Naota's support, Hidesho was officially appointed as the successor of the next Toyotomi Sekihaku, and at the same time, on the grounds of Toyotomi Hidetsugu's death, he took the opportunity to take revenge and punish the daimyo of the Toe faction, either to stop going to the castle to participate in politics, or to force him to retire and think about it, and so on. He also raised a large prison and arrested the close ministers of these feudal lords, thus implicating hundreds of people, and after interrogation, they were either sentenced to seppuku, beheaded, exiled, and imprisoned. ”
Such high-pressure methods directly led the Yuanjiang faction to the extreme, and finally sent assassins to assassinate the elder Zhiding in Xiujing City. After his death, he was removed from his position as elder. Losing the protection of Zhiding, it was difficult for the young Xiuxiang to sit firmly in the big position, and soon he also left, and the Prime Minister's Mansion was not mourned, and then it was Daomen himself who died. ”
Qi Xuansu only knew about the internal fighting in the Prime Minister's Mansion before, but he didn't know the specific process, and it was not until this time that he understood the cause and effect. To the point of killing people with a knife, it can be said that the skin has been torn apart.
Li Tiangang???????????????? continued: "After the arrival of the real person in charge, he didn't want to get too involved in the grievances within the Toyotomi family, so he decided to settle a bowl of water. In the previous infighting, both the Owari faction and the Enoe faction suffered heavy losses, and no matter which faction was allowed to inherit the position of Sekihaku, it would inevitably attract strong opposition from the other faction, so after synthesizing the opinions of the chief elder of the Fengrinzhou Provincial Government and the Toyotomi Prime Minister's Mansion, it was decided that the Omi faction, a third party who had never been involved, would inherit the position of Sekihaku, so as to achieve the goal of balancing the three families. In the end, the commander of the army chose the thirty-two-year-old Toyotomi Hideshige. ”
Several people nodded slightly, indicating that they understood.
Qi Xuansu couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the person who designated the lord of a continent is really a great power, this is only one of the "princes" of the Qingwei real person, if it is a big master, then what kind of majesty should it be?
Li Tiangang said again: "It is precisely because the Omi faction has never intervened in the situation in Xiujing, and Qingwei Zhenren has decided a big matter in a hurry, so Toyotomi Hidemao is still in Omi. The key now is that Toyotomi Hideshige should come to Hidekyo alive to inherit the throne, and not die halfway. After careful calculation, Toyotomi Hidetsugi, the predecessor of the old Nakamashiro, the elder Naodada, and Toyotomi Hidesho all died in assassination or assassination, and even our commander of the army suffered an assassination. It is expected that Toyotomi Hideshige's trip to Beijing will not be smooth sailing. ”
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Qi Xuansu and the others all had solemn faces.
I have to say that Fenglinzhou's atmosphere is like this, the following is the norm, assassination has become a trend, and if you can't solve the problem, you can solve the person, no matter what your identity is, from the emperor Guan Bai to the ordinary agent, you can kill it.
Li Tiangang said: "Xingying and Daofu attach great importance to it, there is a saying recently, there are four people in Daomen Sanxiu, and now except for Yao Fuli who has not yet arrived in Fenglinzhou, the other three have arrived, and they are all real talents among the young generation of my Daomen. ”
Zhang Yuelu asked, "What about the specific arrangement?" ”
Li Tiangang said: "We have assessed, whether it is by land or by sea, the risk is too great, the best choice is to go to the sky, plus this matter involves various forces within the Toyotomi Prime Minister's Mansion, it is difficult to keep it secret, so the camp decided to send a 'Ying Long' to us, not only just in case, but also to give the future regent Guan Bai enough courtesy." The five of us formed a temporary group of five, and if anything happened, we would discuss it together. ”
Zhang Yuelu thought for a while and said, "I have no opinion. ”
Qi Xuansu sang with her husband: "Me too." ”
Li Changge, as a child of the Li family, of course will not dismantle the stage in the things set by Qingwei Zhenren.
The next step is to discuss some of the specifics.
Logically speaking, Qi Xuansu 、???????????????? Zhang Yuelu and Li Changge, whether they are Taoist priests or existing positions, are not enough to be compared with Li Tiangang and Ding Weilingguan, but at this time, it shows that the identities of Li and Zhang are special. Qi Xuansu followed the two of them to get light, and there were no four people at the same level, just one subordinate of Qi Xuansu, it was too ugly, and Qi Xuansu also had a good future in the future.
Li Changge asked, "How many spirit officers are there in total?" ”
Ding Wei Lingguan finally spoke: "Four hundred Lingguan is the minimum number of people to maintain the normal flight of a 'Ying Long', so don't expect the various formations of 'Ying Long'. Now the Daomen is still going around arresting the assassins who assassinated Qingwei Zhenren, and they want to stabilize the situation in Xiujing, search for the 'Zun Zheng faction', as well as garrisons in various places, counterinsurgency, etc., before all the imperial army arrives, there is a serious shortage of manpower, and it is impossible to send us too much. Moreover, since it is an assassination, it will not be a confrontation between the two armies, and the manpower is not much more expensive. ”
In fact, until yesterday, Qingwei Zhenren coordinated all the forces, especially the Owari family and the Yuanjiang family, and really decided on the future candidate for Guan Bai, so Li Changge had just been involved in this matter, and he didn't know more than Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu.
Zhang Yuelu asked again: "Is Omijiang ready?" ”
Li Tiangang said: "We have communicated, as soon as we arrive, we will return immediately after picking up people." I strive to go on the same day and return on the same day. ”
Zhang Yuelu said: "Fight quickly, the sooner the better, not only are we acting in a hurry, but those assassins who are ready to do it will also be in a hurry, which can be regarded as a tie." ”
"That's right." Ding Weiling stood up and said, "Without further ado, there will be changes later, so let's go." ”