different warring states of japan

Chapter 1869 The dispute over the inheritance of Nizi

Yamanaka Yukimori's eyes were filled with gratitude, and he had already made up his mind not to give up until he succeeded.

Yiyin is also vaguely aware that the last hurdle for him, an old scalper, will not be easy to pass.

Yoshihiro's most important mission when returning to Kinki this time is the Goddess.

Hosokawa Fujitaka, Oda Nobunaga, Akechi Mitsuhide, Maeda Toshiie, Maeda's interests have succeeded one after another, and now Yamanaka Yukimori has made a desperate counterattack.

Enough is enough. Enough is enough.

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Yamanaka Yukimori devoted himself wholeheartedly like a yandere, allowing Yiyin to spend a period of happy and painful days.

The most beautiful woman in the world takes initiative and enthusiasm, studies her skills painstakingly, and is naturally so happy that she has nothing to say.

But the other party's goal is extremely utilitarian, that is, to squeeze out the last bit of possibility, so this matter is a bit scary for men.

In short, Yiyin had a very tiring life.

If a man wants to grow up quickly, he must go through a woman. On the other hand, the same goes for the rapid maturity of a woman in the world of female lords.

Faced with the tragic death of Nizi Katsuhisa, the grief-stricken Yukimori Yamazaka changed a lot, and even Yoshiyin couldn't see through it.

A peerless beauty with clear goals, explosive action, strong qualifications, and deep love from the emperor. When she is determined to do something well at all costs, there is nothing she cannot do.

Over the years, under the protection of Yi Gin and Nizi Katsuhisa, Yamazaka Yukimori, who has always been wandering between childishness and maturity, finally matured under the huge stimulation.

The price of this maturity is so huge that if Yamanaka Yukimori were to choose again, she would rather live in chaos for the rest of her life to get Nizi Katsuhisa's life back.

It's a pity that there are no ifs in life. Yamanaka Yukimori can only grit his teeth and move forward, carrying Nizi Katsuhisa's legacy and continue to work hard to live.

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Time is like water, passing by in a hurry.

Outside Koriyama City, a group of solemn nuns sat in the dojo with their heads bowed and chanted sutras. A carriage, escorted by the accompanying knights on horseback, slowly drove out of the city gate.

There was not a single pedestrian on the streets of the castle town, and the shops along the street were closed. There was only the sound of horse hooves and the echo of carriage wheels on the stone road.

Today is the farewell ceremony for Nizi Katsuhisa. This team will escort Nizi Katsuhisa's ashes to Mount Koya for burial.

According to the custom of the island country, after Nizi Katsuhisa's funeral in Koriyama Castle, his body was cremated and his ashes were kept at home for fifty days before being buried.

Master Nagakaku of Kofukuji Temple in Yamato Province had succeeded him as the master of the Shingon sect of Mount Koya at this time. Yoshigami entrusted Nizi Katsuhisa's ashes to her, so she naturally did not dare to slack off.

Koyasan has made complete preparations, including commemorative monuments, offering towers, etc., all of which must satisfy the saint.

In his early years, Yoshigan made a deal with Master Nagakaku and entered the Shingon sect himself in exchange for Kofukuji Temple's financial resources to support the war effort.

Nowadays, most of the Shiba family warriors follow the master's family and join the Shingon sect. The Shingon sect has made a lot of money from this business. Nizi Katsuhisa is one of the Shiba family warriors who joined the Shingon sect.

Being able to be laid to rest in Mount Koya after death and enjoy the honor of being worshiped after death is already the best outcome for the martial arts family in troubled times.

At the final farewell ceremony, Yoshigan and Yamanaka Yukimori came together to see Nizi Katsuhisa off for the last time.

The weather is getting cooler, the north wind is picking up, and it is already early winter.

Yoshigan temporarily calmed down the affairs in Kinki, and headed to Kanto without stopping. However, Yukimori Yamazaka did not follow his master to Kanto, but stayed in Koriyama Castle.

News of the chaos in Kanto has not yet spread in Kinki, but many people have heard about Yamanaka Yukimori leaving his post without authorization and returning to Kinki.

The dignified deacon of the Guandong Attendant, the saint returned to Guandong but did not take her with him, which made others wonder in their hearts, is the holy family of Xingsheng in the mountain absent, the saint's favor absent?
At the same time, after sending away Nizi Shengjiu, Nizi's old party also has to face a serious political problem. Where should Nizi's family go from here?

Niko Katsuhisa was unmarried and childless, leaving no heirs. He only left Tatehara Hisatsuna a last word that was difficult to distinguish between true and false, allowing Yamanaka Yukimori to inherit everything.

But Tachihara Hisatsuna is Yamanaka Yukimori's aunt, how credible is this statement? Even if this is indeed Nizi Shengjiu's original intention, Nizi's old party also has different ideas.

It has been nine years since Nizi Shoku followed the sage and established himself in the Kinki Shiba territory.

As the top leader of the Shiba family in Kinki, Nizi Katsuhisa has a lot of power. She never likes to fight for power and does things fairly.

Because of this, both the saints above and the Kinki Shiba samurai below respected Nizi Katsuhisa very much.

As a result, the Nizi Mountain Party took root in the Kinki Shiba Territory and became increasingly powerful.

Now that Nizi Katsuhisa suddenly died, Yamazaka Yukimori seems to want to inherit Nizi's family name, but Nizi's old party may not be happy to see it.

The family status of the Yamanaka family is too low, so if Yamanaka Yukisheng becomes the successor of Nizi, this will lower the status of the Nizi family, which will affect the political influence of Nizi's old party in the West.

What's more, two months after Nizi Katsuhisa's death, Yamazaka Yukimori left his post without permission early, but was never seen. He arrived late when it was time to say goodbye to Nagu, but after the ceremony, he couldn't leave.

Everyone in Koriyama Castle couldn't help but murmur in their hearts. If Yamanaka Yukimori really loses his holy family, the Nizi Yamazaka Party will suffer a huge loss in this wave. They don't know if they can still stand in the Shiba family in the future.

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Koriyama Castle, meeting hall.

Earlier, the group of Nizi's retainers bid farewell to the previous family governor and respectfully sent the saint off to leave the farewell ceremony. By the time everyone had time to gather together to discuss matters, it was already getting dark outside.

Tachihara Hisatsuna looked at the empty seat of honor, feeling a surge of sadness in his heart.

Nizi Shengjiu is gone, and the great situation of Nizi's revival shouldn't go with her, right? Without her as the backbone, Nizi's old party has different ideas and there are already signs of a split.

All the Niziji warriors looked at Tachihara Hisatsuna, the elder sitting at the head of the family, but she was unwilling to speak.

After a long silence, someone finally couldn't help but speak.

"Tachihara-sama, it is indeed regrettable that an ancestor passed away suddenly, but the matter has come to this, and we must continue to look forward. I would like you to give me a word."

Tachihara Hisatsuna looked up at the man and sneered.

"Qiu Zhai, haven't I said enough? But have you listened?
Since you don't like to hear it and don't agree with it, then why should I waste my words and waste everyone's time. "

Warrior Ji, who was called Qiuzhai, was speechless for a moment. He looked at the other Jis around him as if asking for help. One of them stepped forward to save her and bowed.

"Mr. Tachihara, it's not that we don't want to believe what you say, it's just that the matter is serious and we have to be cautious.

When the ancestors were dying, they may not have thought clearly enough, so they may not have made the right decision. "

Tachihara Hisatsuna said coldly.

"So you are unwilling to accept the legacy of our ancestors, so what else do you want me to say? Hengdao Ji, do you think this is the truth?"

The warrior Nizihime, known as Yokodō, was stunned. He couldn't find the words to refute Tachihara Hisatsuna, so he could only lower his head and remain silent. Tatehara Hisatsuna swept over the two girls. Akizaya Hengdao has been a family member for generations and has always been loyal.

In order to be loyal to the Nizi family and not bow to the Maori family, they were willing to give up their family business in the West and become ronin.

These two people are not treacherous ministers, but rather resolute and loyal people. Even they can't figure it out and are unwilling to accept Nizi Shengjiu's last words, let alone other Nizi's old party.

Tachihara Hisatsuna didn't want to say more because her situation was also embarrassing. Yamanaka Yukimori was her niece. If she was too positive, others would suspect her of bad intentions.

Tatehara Hisatsuna, who had spent his whole life working for the revival of Nishi, naturally did not want to lose his security at the end of the year, so he could only remain neutral and could not say a word more for Yamanaka Yukimori.

Qiuzhai and Hengdao looked at each other, and Qiuzhai said.

"Nizi's family fortune is in decline, but after all, he is from a famous family in the Western Kingdom and has many heirs.

As the previous generation's lineage has been extinct, it is time to find descendants from other branches and establish them as masters. Only then can we call on the old ministers of the Western Kingdom's homeland and re-establish the Nizi family.

It's not that Yamazaka Yukisho is a bad person, it's just that she is not of Nizi's blood, so she might not be able to convince the public, and she won't be recognized by the martial arts family of the Western Kingdom.

Furthermore, Yamazaka Xingsheng was loyal to Nizi's family wholeheartedly, and she had vowed to revive Nizi despite all kinds of hardships. I believe she would not have the desire to become a minister and replace the emperor.

Therefore, let’s talk about the long-term way to find another heir. "

Qiu Zhai spoke implicitly, but everyone was not a fool, so they naturally understood the deeper meaning of her words.

Tachihara Hisatsuna couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth and suppressed his words.

Nizi passed away suddenly and seemed to have fallen out of favor in the mountains, but Nizi's old party was looking for another branch. I really don't know what they were thinking.

The Nizi clan was defeated in the war and surrendered to the Maori family. Naturally, it would not be recognized by the Nizi old party and could only look for other branches.

But even if Nizi's old party finds a branch to inherit Koriyama Castle, will it be able to replace Nizi Katsuhisa's influence?
The saint will take care of Nizi Katsuhisa and Yamanaka Yukimori's years of dedication and friendship, and Minister Shiba will also give their two old comrades some face.

But if the Nizi family were replaced by other unrelated branch families, they would reject Yamanaka Yukimori.

Not only did it split the two forces in Nizi Mountain, but it also severed the close relationship with the master's family and colleagues. From now on, they will be kings and ministers who handle official business.

The Sibo world is about to take shape, and the fight for power among various factions is getting more and more ugly. Only Nizi and the old party, with their wooden fish heads, are still actively pushing the relationship to the outside, so how can they fight with others?

Tachihara Hisatsuna is 100% sure that Nizi Katsuhisa was very calm and sober when he asked Yamanaka Yukimori to inherit everything from him.

Only if Yamanaka Yukimori inherits the power of Nizi's Yamanaka party, the Nizi family will not be kicked out first in future political struggles.

These old nuns cling to the influence of the Western Kingdom, which is blood, and are simply putting the cart before the horse.

If Nizi's influence in the Western Kingdom was so useful, those bastards in Izumo Country would not have fled in front of the Maori army, causing Nizi Katsuhisa to be trapped in the real mountain castle and become a bargaining chip.

The six thousand troops dispersed overnight! Even if there are [-] pigs, it won't be easy for the Maori family to catch them all!
Nizi's old party still clings to the little Western influence Nizi's family has and refuses to let go. It is unwilling to admit that the present is not what it used to be. It is really sad that they are still basking in the glory of the past.

Tachihara Hisatsuna sat in the position of the chief patriarch and silently thought about his own thoughts, but Qiuzhai's proposal had been unanimously approved by the judges.

Just when the situation was gradually slipping into the worst option, the door to the conference hall was suddenly opened.

Everyone looked back and saw Yukimori Yamazaka walking in with a smile on his face.

"You forgot to inform me about such a big thing as the opening of the council? Koriyama City without our ancestors is really a mess."

Tachihara Hisatsuna frowned.

The reason why Nizi's retainers did not inform Yamanaka Yukimori was because they had not decided yet, and whether they should abide by Nizi Katsuhisa's last words was still under discussion.

Yamanaka Yukimori rushes in and speaks eccentrically, which makes the already unconvinced Nizi old party even more disgusted, and will only make the situation worse.

Sure enough, Hengdao said coldly.

"Master Shanzhong is the deacon of the Kanto Palace and is responsible for everything. We all thought that you wanted to follow the saint back to Kanto, so we didn't dare to disturb you."

This was a hidden word, but Yamanaka Yukimori didn't mind. He walked to the crosswalk, looked down at her kneeling on the seat, and said.

"The Hengdao family is descended from Nizi and has been loyal for generations. Hengdaoji herself is also an old martial artist who has followed her ancestors for many years and is loyal.

For the sake of my ancestors, I don't care about your rudeness and am willing to explain it to you.

I have officially resigned to the saint as the deacon of the Kanto Temple just yesterday.

After all, I am the one who wants to be the governor of Nizi's family. There are many things in the Kinki West Country and I am too busy.

Since I can no longer take care of the Kanto side, I should stop causing trouble to others and ask the saint to choose someone wise. "

Before Hengdao could say anything, Qiu Zhai on the side had already widened his eyes and asked.

"Resigned? Why? Yamanaka-sama has been fighting hard in Kanto for seven or eight years, and you have finally given up the foundation he has built with great difficulty?"

The power of one party in Nizi Mountain spreads all over Kinki Kanto, which is also an important support for them to become the number one force in the Shiba family.

Yukimori Yamanaka said it lightly and resigned voluntarily? Who knows if it was because she left Kanto without permission that the saint was furious and told her to get out and step down.

If Yamanaka Yukimori really lost his holy family and lost the territory of Kanto, then she would be a sinner of the Nizi Mountain Party. How could she have the shame to talk nonsense here and dream of inheriting the Nizi family.

Faced with Akizai's doubts, Yamanaka Yukimori smiled and said nothing. He turned around and walked past the retainer's seat, passed Tatehara Hisatsuna's chief position, and sat directly on the chief position of the family governor.

All the Niziji warriors stood up almost at once when Yukimori sat down in the mountain.

Tachihara Hisatsuna frowned and shouted.

"Xingmori, you are so unruly, this is not where you should sit!"

Yamanaka Yukimori smiled slightly, looked at the angry Nizi retainers, and said slowly.

"Whether I can sit in this position is not up to you. This is the position Shengjiu left for me. No one can take it away!"

Tachihara Hisatsuna stopped Nizi's old gang who wanted to speak and asked in a deep voice.

"Is this what the saint means?"

Hearing the word "sage", the excited Nizi party behind them all calmed down and looked at Yamanaka Yukimori to see what she said.

Yamanaka Yukimori shook his head and said.

"This is an agreement between Nizi Katsuhisa and Yamanaka Yukimori, and the saint will not interfere with it."

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became extremely tense.

(End of this chapter)