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Chapter 439: Letter from Seven Ministers

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    On August 11th, the sixth year of Qingchang (1601), bad news came from Koriyama Castle - Zhiyunin died of illness.  After Hideyoshi took charge of the Yamato Toyotomi clan, he vigorously built two mountain cities, Koriyama and Gohigashiyama. After Hideyoshi's death, he moved the political center to Fushimi Castle. Together with the defense lines and water fortresses built around the three cities, the "Three Cities" were eventually formed.  At the same time, the pattern with Koriyama as the economic center, Gohigashiyama as the military center, and Fushimi as the political center was basically formed.  Although Hideho had been in Fushimi for a long time to handle political affairs, it was more appropriate to take his family to Fushimi. However, Chiunin was frightened when the Mori clan invaded Kinki. In addition, Toyotomi Hidenaga had been weak and weak since his death, and could only stay in bed most of the time.  At Kikuhime's suggestion, she chose to stay in Koriyama to recuperate, and was cared for by Kikuhime and Mochiko.  Unfortunately, the meticulous care did not extend Chiunin's life too much in the end. Hideho complied with her last wish and buried her together with Toyotomi Hidenaga, and enshrined them together at Toyokuni Shrine in Kyoto, making the yin and yang ten years apart.  The couple was finally reunited.  Regarding the death of Chiunin, Toyotomi Hideucha¡¯s widow and Hide¡¯s nanny, all the great lords across the country paid great attention to it and sent their ministers to Fushimi to pay their respects. Fushimi Castle was filled with traffic and people.  At this time, Kikutei Haruyuki, who was the Taizheng Minister at the time, was the elder brother of Mochiko, Hideho's side chamber, and Kuga Atsumichi, who was in charge of the samurai family's biography, reported to the court and asked Hideho to be appointed as the left minister, and his official rank was also raised to  From one.  Although Kikutei Haruji was from the Tsinghua family, he had been suppressed by the Shoseki family headed by the Konoe family for a long time. He was depressed for a time and wandered in the position of right minister for many years.  In the end, it was with Hideho's strong recommendation that he was gradually promoted to the top of the public sector, Taizheng Minister. Although this had long since become a vacant position, it was still a feeling of pride.  More importantly, it showed the world Hideho's support for the Tsinghua family, so that the Shekwan family did not dare to make mistakes.  Kuga Atsumichi and Kikutei Haruyuki both belong to the top seven families of Tsinghua University. Following Haruyuki this time is to show the unity within the Tsinghua family on the one hand, and to show his attitude towards Hideho. After all, he was on the side of Kodaiin before.  Yes, now that we have such a good opportunity, why not take it?  Therefore, those daimyo retainers who had just finished paying tribute to Chiunin rushed to Hideho's house again to congratulate him on his promotion before they left.  Serving as the left minister means that you are only one step away from the position of Guan Shiro. In addition, the current Kan Shiro and Kujo Kaneko are just a puppet supported by Hideho. He is at the mercy of Hideho and can be kicked away at any time.  Some people say that this is to clear the obstacles and pave the way for Hideyori to succeed Guanbai, but Ishida Mitsunari, who is in the lower office, is full of worries: "Is this for Hideyori or for himself?"  It seemed to be an unstable year. Not long after Chiunin died of illness, Hideaki Kobayakawa, who had 320,000 koku from Izumo and Hoshiki, also died of illness. Because he had no heirs, and as the son of Kinoshita Kenada and Kodaiin Ning, he also died of illness.  Ning's nephew was wary of Hideho. In addition, Hideho's performance in the Battle of Aizu made Hideho decide to incorporate his fief into the Hideho area and appoint nearby acting officials to manage it. Most of the Kobayakawa clan's retainers also received good treatment.  Resettlement, many of them directly entered Hideho's command.  On November 12, Maeda Toshiie, who had been ill for a long time, could not survive the cold winter of that year and died at the age of 63 in a house in Fushimi.  Hideho was in deep mourning and begged the imperial court to give it to the two chamberlain ministers. As a sign of respect, he personally escorted his body back to Kanazawa. This move really moved the Maeda clan and other Toyotomi clan's former ministers.  In the blink of an eye, it was midsummer of the seventh year of Keicho (1602). Ishida Mitsunari, who had been away from Kinki for more than a year, had basically settled the affairs of the general manager. Seeing that Toyotomi Hideyori's birthday was approaching, he intentionally asked Hideho to come.  Happy birthday to Osaka.  The daimyo applied to go to Luo to meet the Toyotomi clan, which was within the scope of the Hoirei Division. As Toyotomi Hideyori's tutor, Katagiri Kagemoto was the judge of the Hoirei Division. Of course, he hoped that Ishida Mitsunari would go to Luo as soon as possible to provide advice for Yodohime and her son.  But this matter is not the final decision of Byingresi and his family. He has to convey the matter to Hideho through the memorial, and Hideho will make the decision.  Today's Kuso Sono is Nagasuke Masaika. Although Kuso is working for Hideho, after all, he and Ishida Mitsunari were both members of the fifth profession before. Nagasuke Masaika ultimately did not withhold Ishida Mitsunari's application or reject it, but submitted it to Hideho for a decision.  .  Hideho originally wanted to agree to Ishida Mitsunari's request and let him lead a small number of retainers to Osaka to celebrate his birthday, but at this moment things changed. I don't know if it was Katagiri Kagemoto or Ishida Mitsunari's supporter. I don't know if he spread the rumor deliberately or unintentionally.  News began to spread inside and outside Osaka that Ishida Mitsunari was about to come to Raku. What's more, it was rumored that he would succeed Maeda Toshimasa, who was still in Kanazawa, as the Chief Secretary, and return to power in Osaka, and continue to serve the Toyotomi clan.  In view of this, Hideho, after consulting with Todo Takatora and others, determined that this matter was caused by someoneChaos coerced Hideho into allowing Ishida Mitsunari to go to Luo, and then incited emotions to create conditions for keeping him in Osaka.  In the end, Hideho declined Ishida Mitsunari's request on the grounds that the journey to Kanto was far away and only Yuki Hideyasu was the only one to represent the Kanto daimyo in Kamiro.  Ishida Mitsunari was a little surprised when he learned about this. In addition, Katagiri Kagemoto had been conveying to him the message that Hideho was suppressing the Toyotomi clan in Gyeonggi Province. After all, he could not restrain his inner dissatisfaction. On the one hand, he commissioned Katagiri Kagemoto to spread rumors to slander Hideho in Osaka.  To build momentum, on the other hand, he sent letters to Osaka's old ministers who were scattered around the country, hoping to take this opportunity to jointly put pressure on Hideho to return to Osaka.  On the third day of September, Masuda Nagamori, one of the top five followers, and six members of the top seven teams including Matsuura Hidehito, Hayami Morihisa, Gun Muneyasu, and Ito Nagami, together with Ishida Mitsunari, submitted a letter to Hideho, hoping that Hideho would respond to the current rumors.  He explained, and once again swore allegiance to Hideyori in front of the great names of the world. This incident was later referred to as the "Seven Ministers' Letter".  Faced with the aggressiveness of Osaka's old ministers, Hideho increasingly felt that his current identity was really embarrassing: he was undoubtedly a member of the Toyotomi clan. While the clan was still there and his authority was still there, even though he was currently powerful, he was destined to  Hideho is not uncomfortable with living under others for a long time (nominally), but the rumors and slander from his old ministers make him unbearable - even if he swears allegiance this time, can they trust him?  What¡¯s more important is that if you bow your head this time, the prestige you have established will also be ruined.  With this precedent, there may be "Ten Ministers' Letters" and "Hundred Ministers' Letters" in the future. The daimyo who were suppressed after the war will also take the opportunity to sow discord within the Toyotomi clan. Once the conflicts are irreconcilable and weapons are turned against each other, those who are ambitious will surely be punished.  The family can take advantage of this opportunity. If this happens, the end of the Toyotomi clan is not far away.  The lesson is not far away, and the top priority is to consolidate one's status and prestige as soon as possible.
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