A samurai who doesn't want to be a daimyo is not a good onmyoji

Chapter 31 Breaking
"Shinkuro, I have made a decision. Master Hirai's daughter is already on her way here. Don't mention this matter again!"

In the hall, the daimyo Asai Hisamasa was so angry that he went crazy because his legitimate son once again asked him to reject the Rokkaku family's marriage contract in front of many retainers.

This seemed very unreasonable to him.

By reaching an alliance with the Rokkaku family in the form of a marriage contract, he can avoid wars that he is least good at. At the same time, Shinkuro can also earn a wife who is said to be very beautiful and virtuous.

The price is just to secretly surrender to the Rokkaku family and pay a part of the donation every year.

Although he didn't want to give the money in vain, when he thought that this part of the money was less than the pension after the war failed, he immediately felt that it was worth it.

So he didn't understand at all why Shinkuro would strongly oppose this matter again and again.

Could it be that Shinkuro already has a girl he likes?
But this makes no sense at all. As the legitimate son of a daimyo, he is also an only son. Even if he marries ten more wives, it will be nothing at all!

This answer was completely expected by Shinkuro, so even though the other party's attitude was very bad, he was still not impatient in his heart, but he had a worried look on his face.

"Father, our ancestor, Mr. Liangzheng, has gone through a lot of hardships to establish the foundation of our family. Our martial name must not be tarnished by the Rokkaku family in our hands!"

Asai Hisamasa was immediately furious: "Nonsense! Shinkuro, how dare you be so rude!"

"Father, this is not only my wish, but also the wish of many retainers. Please take back your life!"

As he spoke, Shinkuro bowed deeply.

This is the second time he has bowed to the other party. It should be a return gift for the blood and soul of this body, but there will definitely not be a third time!
After Shinkuro bowed down, Miyabe Tsurujun and Endo Naotsune, who had been prepared, bowed down without hesitation. They had already known the development of today's events, and even the final outcome, the young master had already told them in advance. got them.

In this case, what else do they have to hesitate?
In front of them and behind them were many retainers who had communicated with Shinkuro many times over the past few days and were also in frequent contact with each other.

At this moment, whether it was Kaiboku Tsunayika and Akao Kiyotsuna among the three generals of Kai Akai, Ryochi Asai from the Asai clan, or other retainers, they all bowed deeply in unison.

They all chose to stand on the same front as their young master, because at this moment they were not doing it for themselves, but for the glory of the Asai family.

"Please, my lord, please take back your life!"

Asai Hisamasa was startled at first, and then felt a chill, and even a trace of fear.

His tone trembled a little: "You, what are you trying to do?"

His eyes swept over the many retainers, but most of what he saw was silence and indifference. He suddenly felt dizzy. He couldn't help but hold the edge of the tatami under him, as if to support his rapidly softening body.

In the end, he spat out a few words with great difficulty: "Shinkuro, Saruyasha, do you want to rebel?"

Nipeng, who was born in a family full of inferiors, was born in the Warring States Period. As a descendant of the Wu family, he was certainly not unfamiliar with this kind of thing, but he never thought that this thing would happen to him.

Many members of the clan immediately became agitated. This accusation was very serious. As members of the Asai clan, they did not want to see bloody things happen in their own homes.

Especially Asai Ryouchi, an important minister of the clan, was very uneasy.For some reason, he allowed the news circulating in the city today, but it did not mean that he supported the young master to go further, at least it was not the time yet.

But Shinkuro didn't give them more time or opportunity to think. Although he wouldn't reach the final step today, he wanted to express his attitude for them.

"Why did my lord father say such a thing?"

Although Shinkuro was actually very dissatisfied with Hisama Asai calling his nickname, Saruyasha, in public, he did not show it on the surface.

He just looked at the other party in surprise, as if he saw something strange: "The blood of the Asai family flows in the child. The child is loyal to the Asai family. This is just for the sake of a better future for the family."

"In this chaotic Warring States era, the martial arts family who are cowardly and easy to compromise will not attract any goodwill. Instead, they will only attract those bloodthirsty wolves."

"Although the Asakura family has been our family's ally for generations, both the Saito family and the Oda family are vicious by nature, let alone the Rokkaku family..."

Shinkuro straightened his upper body and started talking. Every word he said was very coherent. The retainers around him nodded incessantly. The young master was indeed both wise and brave.

In contrast, Asai Hisamasa, who was sitting there with a pale face, looked more like a minister receiving instructions.

Coupled with the secret information that had been secretly circulated in Xiaogu City in the past few days, this scene could not help but give birth to the seeds of rebellion in the hearts of many retainers.

Perhaps, compared to the mediocre and incompetent lord, the young master is the heroic lord who can truly lead the family forward.
Even the members of the sect next to them who didn’t have much say were thoughtful. In the final analysis, they were loyal to the Asai family, not to any one of them. As long as they could lead the Asai family to the world, who would do it? That position is not particularly important.
"More importantly," Shinkuro suddenly raised his voice, "Our family is already in trouble. The Omi area is small and poor in resources. No matter how hard we cultivate, our strength has reached a bottleneck."

"If you want to go further, you must first defeat the enemy Rokkaku family before you can be qualified to march into the world!"

Shinkuro waved his fist vigorously to strengthen his persuasiveness.

The Asai family was the overlord of Kitanomi, and nominally owned more than [-] koku of land. In the minds of many farmers and samurai, the Asai family was undoubtedly a powerful force.

However, Shinkuro, who has the memory and soul of another world, does not think so, and even disapproves of it.

A mere [-] shi of land was just one county for the Cathay Empire next door. The name Asai Hisamasa was actually a small county magistrate.

The other retainers who claim to own a city and a pond are just town mayors or even village chiefs.

The only advantage is probably that these town chiefs and village chiefs have great autonomy in their own territories. They can decide the taxes in the village, recruit soldiers at will, etc.

But judging from the current situation, even if Shinkuro calmly waits for Asai Hisamasa to grow old and then takes over as the daimyo, he will still be just a county magistrate and will be controlled by another magistrate - Rokkaku Yoshihide.

Will he be satisfied with this?In other words, even if he is satisfied and decides to be an ordinary lord, can he always ensure that the land in his hands will not be taken away by others?
How can it be!

This is the turbulent Warring States Period, and it is an era that is about to undergo great changes.

When the tide of the times comes, you either ride the waves and swim upstream, or you are crushed by the waves!

(End of this chapter)