Pillars of the Wu family

The family business of the Kira family is booming, and the retainers celebrate this hard-won victory with joy. However, as the governor of the family, Kira Yoshishishi was not happy. After this war, he figured out many things and stayed in Jinki He has no development prospects, and he can win against the Miyoshi family because of good luck and the hard work of nine thousand elites, as well as the advantage of asymmetric information between the enemy and us.

It can be said that he has won the Sanhao family in the past few years by killing the opponent, but this advantage has completely disappeared with this battle. The huge secrets of the use of javelins, red cavalry, and Yabusame horse archers have been fully exposed in broad daylight. Miyoshi will definitely imitate this military system at all costs in the future.

Even if they can't be so elite, they will be on guard. It is extremely difficult to use insidious tricks to trap the Miyoshi family, and the Miyoshi family will definitely do everything possible to infiltrate Shiga and Takashima counties. Even if the Kira family has The ninjas of Iga and Koka could not completely stop this infiltration.

Moreover, the foundation for the development of the Kira family has been basically solid, and there is no chance of further expansion. If you bind your destiny too tightly with the shogunate, you will face great risks. Any trouble in the shogunate will think of him. It's very long, just because he offended Miyoshi's family so hard, do you want to mess around in the future?

This time I was lucky enough to beat Miyoshi Changqing, but next time, what should I do next time?Could it be that he wants to be the captain of the shogunate's firefighting team for the rest of his life, what if he misses once and falls down heroically in some joint battle, what should he do?This is not in line with his wishes, he wants to show his talents.He wants to stand out.He wants to learn from the Great Demon King.He doesn't want to be someone else's stepping stone.

"But where should I go? Where in the world is there a place for me, Yoshitoshi Kira? If I am famous, I will be guarded. Where is my path?" Yoshiki Kira was lost in thought.

At the same time, there were new changes in the Eastern Kingdom in early July. At the invitation of Yoshiki Murakami and Masahiro Takanashi, Echigo’s Nagao Keigoro sent troops to Shinano to vent his anger on the northern Shinano people who had lost their territory. Then Nagao Keigoro issued a mobilization order and dispatched five Thousands of troops invaded Shinano, and the Echigo Army, which was like a gust of wind and fire, easily defeated the Takeda army that rushed to fight in Hachimangahara, and almost swept across the entire North Shinano in five days in early July.And in one fell swoop for Yoshiki Murakami to regain Katsuo Castle.

It's a pity that Katsuo Castle, where the Murakami family lived for generations, has been tossed into ruins by the excessive arrest of the Takeda family. Then Nagao Keigoro suggested that he temporarily live in Asahiyama Castle, which is not the residence of Kurita Kanyasu, at Zenkoji Temple, and then move in again after Katsuo Castle is repaired. , Yoshiki Murakami took more than 1000 soldiers from the headquarters to station in the Zenkoji area without thinking too much.

And Nagao Jinghu continued to mop up the pro-Takeda nobles with his military power, and handed over the defeated Kiyono clan to Murakami Yoshiki, who hated and betrayed the Murakami clan who was pro-Takeda. All the males were hacked and killed, and the female relatives gave the samurai from Murakami's side as rewards.

Then Nagao Jinghu defeated the Yashiro and Shiozaki families in a row, forcing the two families to surrender, and then emptied the resistance forces of the Kawanakajima generation.The Nagao Legion's attack on the Kiyono family greatly shocked the powerful Shinano clan who had just surrendered to the Takeda family, and at the same time gave many Shinano people the courage to resist the Takeda family.

Throughout July, the Nagao family wiped out all the forces that the Takeda family had worked so hard to take root in Kita Shinano.After fighting until several cities guarded by Takeda's retainers in Xiaoxian County, he ordered the Beixin Allied Forces Shi Shiran to harvest all the ripe rice before Sanada Yutaka's tightly controlled Hushi Castle, and then slowly retreated.

After a period of confusion, the Takeda family, who was celebrating the pacification of Shinano in the Misaki Pavilion, finally took a new action. The shocked and angry Takeda Harunobu vowed in front of the 楯无重 and Hinomaru Yuqi that he must avenge this revenge, so he went Just after the autumn harvest in August, the five thousand troops of the Takeda family were summoned to enter the Shinano country.

After merging with the Shinano Senfang, the Takeda family's military strength reached more than 8000 people. This time, the Katsuo Castle under construction suffered another military disaster. A raging fire burned the ancient city where the Murakami family lived for generations. Harunobu leads an army to attack Yantian Castle again. Yoshiki Murakami, who is hiding in Asahiyama Castle, is shocked and angry, and immediately asks Nagao Jinghu of Kasuga Mountain Castle for help.

Perhaps it was the reason why the ancestral castle was captured this time, which greatly stimulated Yoshiki Murakami. General Shinano led the noble samurai who lost their land in North Shinano to the Nagao family who was more than 20 years younger than him. The governor of the family presented an affidavit, which read, "As long as we can regain the territory passed down from generation to generation, we and the generals of Beixinano are willing to guard the fence for His Royal Highness Jinghu for generations, to pioneer the horse, and to kill those who deviate from it!"

After the routine evaluation meeting at the end of July, Yoshitomo Kira encountered new troubles. To be precise, it was not his troubles, but the troubles of Fujitaka Hosokawa, and Yoshito Kira had to worry about it.

In the Honmaru Daihiro Room of Sakamoto Castle, Yoshiki Kira sat on the main seat to welcome a group of special guests, accompanied by Fujitaka Hosokawa. Between the middle-aged and the elderly, the kind-looking old man spoke happily.

The old man's name is Numata Hikane, Hosokawa Fujitaka's old father-in-law, he is over fifty years old, but he is full of energy, his complexion is ruddy and he speaks with full of air. Whether the two young people would like to, they chatted about the anecdotes in "The Story of the Heike".

"Speaking of the noble sons of the Liuboluo family, no matter what kind of famous family they are, they can't be compared with them. The brother-in-law who entered the Taoist country, Pingda Nayanshi Zhongqing, once said something like this: 'It didn't come from the Ping family. People in the family are all low class', no matter what kind of virtuous king and lord, and how good the state is, it is inevitable that some boring people will gather in some unnoticed places and spread some gossip, this is a common occurrence in the world thing.

Only during the heyday of the Taoist Xiangguo, there was no gossip about the Ping family. This is because the Taoist Xiangguo had a unique arrangement. He selected [-] teenagers aged [-], [-], and [-], all with short hair at the ears. , wearing a red straight gown, let them walk around the capital to investigate, and when they meet someone who speaks ill of Mrs. Hei, they immediately notify their accomplices to break into his house, confiscate his property and furniture, and arrest that person to Liuboluo Mansion .

Therefore, even if ordinary civilians see dissatisfaction in their eyes, they don't dare to speak out. Not only pedestrians on the street, but even horses and carts passing on the road, when they see Liuboluo's bald boy, they will stay far away. Don't ask the name at the door, the chief official of the capital will look sideways at him! "

Ping Qingsheng was the minister of the Taizheng, and after he became a monk, he was called the Prime Minister of Taoism, and the last sentence came from Chen Hong's "Song of Everlasting Regret": Don't ask about the forbidden door, the chief officials of the capital will look sideways at him, but it describes Concubine Yang Guifei's powerful and powerful God, people are both envious and afraid.

This passage is also a very famous story in "The Story of the Heike". It is about the Heike's spy organization, monitoring speeches and intimidating the people of Kyoto to dare not speak ill of the Heike. King Ren raised his troops and laid the groundwork.

With the knowledge of Yoshitoki Kira and Fujitaka Hosokawa, they are naturally familiar with "The Tale of the Heike", but to show their respect for Mitsukane Numata, the two of them have to maintain the same posture and sit in the large room, listening to the old man Barabara say something. morning.

It would definitely be unbearable to change someone, not to mention that Kira Yoshitoshi is not an idle person, even if he is idle, he would not listen to his old tunes repeating the old clichés, so he interrupted while the old man was drinking water: "Hehe... Uenosuke Dian is indeed an elegant person, but it's just that the members of the family can't get involved, so Ueno Jiedian is..."

Numata Hikari saw that something was wrong, and quickly complained: "Your Highness Sakamoto! I really have no choice but to come to serve, but I still have a skill, and I want to serve as a servant of Shikiryo's family, so that I can support the children in the family!"

Yoshishi Kira turned his head to look at Fujitaka Hosokawa, with a wry smile on his face, helpless, he couldn't refuse for this reason, and then asked: "Okay, what will Ueno Sukeden know? Tell me? Of course" Don’t talk about allusions and anecdotes like Heike Monogatari.”

Numata Mitsukene said quickly: "I know the tea ceremony, Waka, and I also have some research on Sinology, and I am very proficient in saru gaku, and I have performed saru gaku with Kanshi Yuanzhong several times. Le Yi is very appreciative, and even specially rewarded ten guan coins to me! How about I sing a section for Sir Kira Yuguan?"

"...Yo! Ino, ah, Ui..." Numata Hikari's voice is indeed very distinctive, even without shamisen accompaniment, the cappella has a different feeling, the voice is loud and cadenced, in short, it is very attractive.

For example, when the garrison was not far away from Kira Yoshishi, Yamaoka Zenjiro, who was not far away, stretched his neck to listen while beating the beat, but Kira Yoshishi felt terrible because he hated Saru Gaku, such a weird old man The man is going to leave Shi Kira's house. It is definitely a very painful thing to see him every day.

While wearing a formulaic smile, Kira Yoshitoki covered his cheeks with a folding fan, turned slightly to Hosokawa Fujitaka and asked, "Fujitaka, why did your father-in-law want to leave the official family this time?"

Hosokawa Fujitaka also turned to God and replied with a folding fan covering his face: "There was a sudden civil strife in Kumagawa Castle. Toyonaga Numata and Toyoken Numata jointly drove his two younger brothers Mitsuki Numata and Motomitsu Numata out of Kumagawa Castle. They each had a group of men and horses to fight, and Jiayue was also imprisoned in the pill and could not get out. Fortunately, the important ministers in the family secretly let Jiayue's family go. Now Jiayue really has a family. I'm back."

"Speaking of which, why didn't your father-in-law join Takeda Nobutoyo or Asakura Keiki?"

Hosokawa Fujitaka smiled wryly: "Because the eldest son and second son detained Ieyue, even if they went there, they would be immediately placed under house arrest."

"What about the Isshiki family of the third son and the Iguchi family of the fourth son?"

"After the three men and the fourth men were kicked out, they went to their respective father-in-law's homes to bring in reinforcements. If the father-in-law went there, he would be placed under house arrest as a means of retaking Xiongchuan City." Hosokawa Fujitaka's face was as bitter as a bitter melon when he said this of. (To be continued..)

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