Chapter 2100: Arrangement of Jiuzhou to stabilize the king’s heart
Seeing that Ichijo Hideyoshi was worried, Kuroda Takataka also offered words of comfort.
"Your Majesty, are you worried that if you intervene in Kyushu affairs too early, you will inevitably give the Otomo family and the Ryuzouji family a chance to breathe, which will be detrimental to the control of the Kyushu martial arts family in the future?"
Ichijo Hideyoshi nodded.
"Otomo Yoshin asked me for help, not because he was a true surrender, but because he was forced to do nothing by the Shimadzu family.
Once I successfully suppress the Shimazu family, the Otomo family will definitely have their thoughts, and it will be difficult to control them in the future.
Originally, I thought of waiting for the Shimadzu family to weaken the Otomo family more before I intervene, but now, I can only take action in advance."
Kuroda Takaka smiled coldly.
"My lord, don't worry too much. Although the natives of Kyushu are cunning, they are also full of conflicts. It is not difficult to suppress them."
Ichijo Hideyoshi asked with a smile.
"It seems that you have done a lot of research on the Jiuzhou martial arts family. Are you going to make a plan?"
Kuroda Takaka said coldly.
"Otomo Yoshinori can be regarded as a generation of female protagonists. Unfortunately, she was not saved in the later years. She suffered several defeats in the war with the Ryuzoji family and the Shimazu family. She even had to give up her position as the governor of the family to her daughter to avoid suspicion.
It's just that she didn't give up her power, which restricted her daughter's access to the throne and made her quite dissatisfied.
Coupled with the rise of the Tachibana family, a relative of the Otomo family, it is not difficult to divide the Otomo family."
Ichijo Hideyoshi nodded.
Otomo Yizhen is a typical old fool. He worked hard in his early years and made great achievements. Unfortunately, his ambitions were too great and his abilities were not worthy of his ambitions. His downfall in his later years was entirely his own fault.
The Tachibana family and the Totomo family were both related to the Otomo family. The Tachibana rebelled but Totoji was put down by the head of the family, so Totoji inherited the Tachibana Miao name. The Tachibana family also became the mainstay of the Otomo family in the turbulent times.
It is actually not difficult to take advantage of the conflict between Otomo Gijin and his daughter and use the rising Tachibana family to restrict the Otomo family.
As long as there are conflicts within the samurai group, they can be divided and suppressed. Diplomatic suppression is already Ichijo Hideyoshi's strength.
Ichijo Hideyoshi asked again.
"The same is true for the Ryuzoji family and the Shimazu family?"
Kuroda Takataka smiled coldly.
"The Ryuzouji family is even more chaotic than the Otomo family. Tachibana Michizuki has no daughter, so he can only introduce his daughter-in-law to inherit the Miao family. He may not have any intention of replacing the head of the family, Otomo.
But there are already powerful ministers on the Long Zuosi family side.
If it hadn't been for Naoshima Naoshige's vigorous counterattack, the Ryuzoji family might have been defeated by the Otomo family long ago, and their reputation and strength would have already threatened the safety of the main family.
The Ryuzouji family was faced with enemies on both sides and could not do without Naoshima Naoshima's assistance. Even though they knew that delegating power to Nabeshima Naoshima would cause trouble, they had to do so.
Therefore, the Ryuzoji family had the idea of surrendering to the Shimazu family, first eliminating external troubles, and then going back to relieve internal worries.
But Nabeshima Naoshige could not let the Ryuzoji family turn to the Shimazu family and defeat the Otomo family.
Without a powerful foreign enemy eyeing him, how can Nabeshima protect himself?
The powerful ministers who have made great achievements since ancient times will either seize power or die violently in the end, and they will never live in harmony with the master's family until the end.
This time the Lord sends troops to Kyushu, he can also reuse Nabeshima Naoshige and use her to suppress the Ryuzoji family.
If the minister is strong and the master is weak, it is destined that the Ryuzoji family will find it difficult to achieve anything. Naoshima Naoshima cannot do without the protection and support of his master if he wants his family to be healthy.
Both sides check and balance each other, which is the most beneficial situation for the Lord.
As for the Shimazu family, a large family that has existed in Southern Kyushu for five hundred years, how come there are so few internal conflicts?
Long before the four Shimazu sisters, the Shimazu family had been reduced to the point where the entire country of Satsuma was torn apart, let alone control of the Three Kingdoms of Southern Kyushu.
The four Shimazu sisters contributed most to the rise of the Shimazu family, but they seemed to be united, but in fact they were just because of the same interests and were not without conflicts.
As long as the Lord succeeds in conquering Kyushu and destroys their ambition to unify Kyushu Island, the conflicts accumulated within the Shimazu family cannot be vented externally and will intensify internally with a little guidance.
Sister-in-law feuding was the norm in the Wu family. The three good friends endured for half of their lives, but were ultimately defeated at the hands of the saint. After all, they could not escape the fate of fratricide.
If the four Shimazu sisters are united again, can they be more united than the four sisters who almost won the world?
As long as the Shimadzu family's pace of external expansion is interrupted, it will not be difficult to divide Shimadzu."
Ichijo Hideyoshi looked at Kuroda Takataka who was talking eloquently, his eyes flickered, and he didn't know what was going on in his heart, but finally turned into a smile.
"Xiao Gao seems to have a lot of insight into suppressing the princes of the Nine Provinces.
If I send troops to rescue you this time, and I can really capture Jiuzhou in one fell swoop, I will seal Xiaogao's knowledge and practice in Jiuzhou, and follow your strategy and plan for it slowly."
Kuroda Takataka's strategies have always been sinister, and this time his analysis of the three Kyushu families was so dark and cruel that Hideyoshi's heart palpitated.
Today, Kuroda Takataka can plan the future for the Ichijo family. Tomorrow, there is no chance that this poisonous man with a weak body and strong will will target the Ichijo family.
Ichijo Hideyoshi himself was very ambitious. How could he not understand the thoughts of such people and prepare for a rainy day?
Now, the strategy used by Ichijo Hideyoshi to get Takaka Kuroda naturally had to tolerate her ruthlessness.
But in the future, Ichijo Hideyoshi must keep Kuroda Takashi under pressure in Kyushu and not let this vicious careerist have the opportunity to bite him back.
Kuroda Takaka bowed and thanked his lord, his heart dropped to the ground and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Ichijo Hideyoshi has been hiding his fear of Kuroda Takataka, Kuroda Takataka actually knew it well.
Kuroda Takataka asked himself that he could not be as selfless as Takenaka Shigeharu, and he was willing to consider the Lord wholeheartedly, devote himself to death, and die.
But as an adviser, Kuroda Takataka considered himself worthy of Ichijo Hideyoshi.
But Ichijo Hideyoshi always used Takenaka Shigeharu as a benchmark to evaluate Kuroda Takataka, which made Kuroda Takataka very helpless.
Everyone in the world has ambitions and selfish motives. How many of the concubines under Ichijo Hideyoshi are selfless sages?
Everyone follows Ichijo Hideyoshi just because Ichijo Hideyoshi is courageous enough and can lead everyone to promotion and fortune, so that everyone can earn a better future.
Since Ichijo Hideyoshi cannot trust him, Kuroda Takataka must find a way out for himself.
Kyushu Island is a good place. Although it is mostly remote and remote, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. Neither of the two shogunate generations actually controlled this place. The same will probably be true for the third samurai regime in the future.
Kuroda Takataka deliberately guided Ichijo Hideyoshi and guided her to entrust and settle him in Kyushu, in order to leave a way out for himself.
In the future, if Ichijo Hideyoshi really defeats Yoshigan Shiba and ascends to the throne of the world, Takataka Kuroda will still have the merit of following the dragon.
If things are not harmonious in the end, Kuroda Takataka can act according to the situation and do something in Kyushu to try to protect the family name and business.
Hideyoshi Ichijo and Takataka Kuroda looked at each other and smiled. Both the emperor and his ministers had their own plans in mind, but the conquest of Kyushu was their common wish.