Pillars of the Wu family

ps: To make a digression, the word count is not counted.

It’s nothing to withdraw and merge with the new village. The main reason is that the agricultural cooperation has been criticized by many book friends. In fact, it doesn’t have to be so serious. Take a step back, wait for the problems to appear one after another and get feedback from most of the lords, and then make corresponding reforms and adjustments.

Last year, Echizen's North Army God, the Asakura family's Dinghai Shenzhen Asakura Jiaojing, and Dao Zongdi died of illness. Tsuruga County Secretary was succeeded by his adopted son Asakura Keiki, and the Asakura family went downhill. The other person who died of illness was Hino Haruko. His death also indicates that Honganji Temple has lost a powerful supporter.

His legitimate son, Hino Haruki, was frail and sick, and was about to die early, so he had to adopt a newborn son from the family of the same family, Hirohashi Kunimitsu, as his heir. .

As soon as the first lunar month came out of Kyoto, there was a list of public ministers and officials. Among them, there were three senior officials who were promoted by the middle court. The two internal ministers of Xuzheng, another Tsinghua family governor Juting Qingji who was close to the Kira family, also promoted the three powerful officials of Xuzheng.

Following this news, there was also the addition of Kira Yoshishi's official position. On the basis of the original four left-handed guards, the addition of the General of the Town Guard House was different from the previous internal notification, but The imperial court ordered the world to let the heroes of the world know that the young governor of the Kamiso Ashikaga family had unknowingly become an important daimyo.

What does the general of the tutelary palace do? Many samurai know that Genji Hanoi relied on the general of the tutelary palace to intervene in the war against prisoners in Mutsu during the first nine years and the second three years of war.This news is simply bad news for Mutsu's samurai family.It has been nearly 200 years since Mutsu has no general guarding the palace.It is conceivable how upset I feel when the long-forgotten history is picked up again today.

Winter is coming and spring is coming. At the same time as the ice and snow are melting, the spring sowing of the new year is also starting at this time. Compared with the large-scale development of new fields in the past few years, no new land has been opened this spring, and the shortage of personnel has not been resolved. More land would just be a huge waste.

After a debate some time ago, the withdrawal and merger of the new village was widely recognized by the Echigo Samurai.Preparations for withdrawing and merging new villages are being carried out in various places. Among them, the Guanchuan River Basin, the core area of ​​the Nagao family, is the fastest to implement. This area is basically included by the Nagao and Kira families. Not long after the decree was issued, nearby small and medium The Hao family demolished the useless walled cities one after another.

Withdrawing and merging new villages, demolishing the walled city, and rebuilding streets are the three major links. In the process of merging and merging new villages, it is divided into establishing temporary settlements, dividing the farming range of each village, and dividing water sources. The details require manpower and material resources to support step by step. Do.

With the number of executives in Kira and Nagao, it is absolutely impossible to carry out the three major projects at the same time, so the construction period must be postponed as a matter of course. First, try to make the demolition and merger of new villages near Sekigawa, the demolition of the walled city, and the reconstruction of streets as a model, and then Slowly drawing it has become an indispensable link.

Echigo, which has been short of population, will get a preliminary link before this spring.The Monoken of the Kira family pursued Hattori Yasunaga's efforts, with the cooperation of the local ninja army of the Nagao family, Xuan Yuanzhong.Fifty thousand farmers have been recruited from Echchu, Mutsu, and Dewa one after another. In order to attract people, the ninjas can be said to be doing everything possible. They even coaxed and tricked them into drawing a number of big cakes, and even described Echigo as a heaven on earth, gods and Buddhas. The favored land and other means finally completed the task set by Kira Yoshitoshi.

According to previous calculations, these 5 people are a drop in the bucket for Echigo, who has a big family and a big business. They can be divided up by Kira and Nagao in the blink of an eye. But the withdrawal and merger of the new village is completely different from the beginning. The refugees who entered had no land or houses, and everything had to follow the rules of the Kira family.

This part of the refugees is the easiest to appease. As long as they have housing and food, no matter how they are managed, a dozen large villages were erected in just three months. The huge village standing in the upper reaches of Guanchuan gave Guanchuan The area, and even the residents of Zhijiangjin as a whole, were greatly encouraged, and the speed of withdrawing and merging new villages was significantly accelerated.

"Boom!"

A pale light pierced the black sky, and the sound of spring thunder seemed to tell that the footsteps of spring were gradually approaching, but after a while, thousands of raindrops hung down from the sky, and the drizzle fell continuously, distracting the pedestrians. Their clothes were wet, and two young men wearing bamboo hats hurriedly walked into a wine house on the broad street.

The noise coming from the door curtain was unacceptable. The smell of alcohol, aroma and sweat wafted in the air, which made the two young people cover their noses involuntarily. : "Look! It's two brats."

The short and short young man wanted to rush over, but was held back by the tall young man beside him. The two of them silently took off their bamboo hats and coir raincoats, revealing the Taidao at their waists, and the drunks sobered up. Most of the time, he bowed his body and shrank, "So it's the warrior master."

"Huh! This place is really terrible!" Xiao Ban Xinzhen ignored the drunks who were arrogant and condescending, and walked to the desk in the corner and sat down.

The shop owner quickly came over and flattered him: "What would you two samurai masters order? This shop has excellent chicken soup, raw fish, aged sake... and secret mountain whale meat!"

"Don't be too long-winded, let's order special dishes." Xiao Ban Xinzhen picked up the ten money Yongle money and slapped it on the table.

Nagano Yegu smiled wryly and persuaded: "Our funds are limited, and your family's red warriors need to be supported, so we should save some money!"

"It's okay! I don't have to worry about it right now! I've already decided to send them back!" Nobuzhen Xiaoban folded her arms and said with a playful smile: "Didn't you say that Echigo is safe? We have been running around for so long and nothing happened. Let them Go back and save some money.”

Nagano Yegu looked at Nobuzhen Kobata in surprise: "Are you going to stay?"

"Didn't you always say that you want to stay here and take a look around? Then I can accompany you around here! Anyway, it doesn't matter if you stay for a few more months. Didn't the two of us even go back for the New Year? Think about my father and Your brother's expression will definitely be very angry!" Xiao Banxinzhen shrugged indifferently.In the past few months, I have learned a lot in Echigo.It feels much better than nesting in the mountains.

It didn't take long for the owner to bring soup, vegetables, wine and meat.The delicious chicken soup and braised wild pork made people salivate. The two looked at each other in tacit understanding and shook off their cheeks. In a corner of the wine house, a family of four entertainers performing folk songs gathered.

Seeing their words and deeds, they don’t look like the farmers nearby. The old man is playing the shamisen, the middle-aged man is playing the taiko beside him, the woman is playing the shakuhachi, and the little girl is singing the music of Echigo. It's still a passage in "Night Run".The saru gaku composed by Yamato’s famous saru-musician Kanshimoto Tadashi himself was always sold out at every performance before the Kanshi family returned to Kyoto, and it is also a must-play piece in Echigo.

The little girl's voice was immature, often out of tune and out of tune, but the drinkers in the wine room still listened with gusto. A few drunken people clapped and applauded from time to time, which made the little girl flush with excitement.

At the end of a piece of music, the middle-aged people went around begging for rewards with their plates, and the drinkers also threw out a few pennies without hesitation.Even the drunkards were embarrassed to take out a copper coin, Xiao Banxin saw the middle-aged man walking over.Nodding at Nagano Yegu, the latter reluctantly took out five cents and threw it into the plate.

"Thank you two samurai masters! I wish you good health!" The middle-aged man nodded and stepped back.

The door curtain of the wine room swayed, and a few travelers in coir raincoats and bamboo hats walked in. They scanned the room and frowned slightly when they were occupied. The companion beside him whispered a few words, and then walked to the desk in the corner. Sitting down a few days ago, several people gathered together and whispered: "I heard that Echigo has made new moves, it seems to be doing something to withdraw and merge the new village!"

"It's because of this that you cheated so many people from us...?" The strong man in the lead had a fierce look on his face. They looked at each other, and saw that he lowered his head and didn't pay attention.

"We have a lot of important things this time, we must contact you as soon as possible... and pay attention to Pipa Island... In short, we must be careful!"

"Cough! Let's fill up our stomachs first!" The middle-aged man who was sitting on the side and still didn't say a word touched his companion with his elbow, making them all quiet, except for the sound of chopsticks hitting the dishes.

The spring rain in February is as expensive as oil. After a rain, the clouds will gather and the rain will rest within half a day. The sun hanging high in the sky emits warm sunshine. The curtains in front of the wine house are raised again and again. The noise is disturbing.

The family of four who played and sang for nearly half a day also began to pack their things and prepare to leave. The middle-aged man handed over a dozen copper coins to the shopkeeper, bowed his head and said something, and then hurried away with his family.

The two of them who were full of wine and food got up and were about to pay the bill. Just at this time, several strong men at the next table also stood up. Among them, the leading strong man stared at the two of them unintentionally. Nagano Yegu gently grabbed his sleeve and retreated. The strong man seemed satisfied with their acquaintance, and nodded with a teachable expression.

Xiao Banxinzhen complained dissatisfiedly: "Why did you drag me just now! Those guys are too contemptuous!"

"Don't you think their behavior is suspicious?" Nagano Yegu glanced at the few people who were paying the bill, and said in a low voice: "Their accents are not natives of Echigo, and they don't sound like Shinano, Dewa, or Mutsu. people, where are they from?"

"Of course I'm not from the Kanto region. I've heard this too. It seems to be from the Etsuchu and Noto areas?" Kobata Nobusada was a little uncertain about his judgment. Ueno Kingdom is located at the junction of Shinano, Echigo and Musashi. There are many travelers who come to the north, and they have heard the dialects of various places more or less.

"Come and have a look."

The two got up to pay the bill, and went outside the gate to put on their hats. They happened to catch a glimpse at the corner of the street. The strong men who had been drinking just now pulled down their hats and seemed to be waiting for someone. People leave in the opposite direction.

The shortest burly man among the group nodded to the leader: "Those two are fine!"

"Let's go!" Several people hurriedly blended into the crowd and disappeared.

After a while, the two young men followed up again, hanging far away in the direction of those people's movements, and those people walked to the main street of the castle town with a few turns and turns.

Today coincides with the rural rally in Tokaichi. Farmers from Shilibaxiang came to sell their home-woven straw hats, straw mats, rattan baskets, home-grown vegetables, captured birds, and local specialties. The road was crowded with turbulent crowds. The water was blocked, and the crowds coming from all directions quickly engulfed the target in front of them, and the two could only watch helplessly as those few people disappeared.

After a lot of effort, the two squeezed out of the crowd, and came to the fork in the street to look around for the movements of those people. Xiao Banxinzhen angrily slapped the yellow mud on the shoes: "These people just slipped away like this? I was trampled on several times, and these leather boots are high-end goods that cost me six hundred Wen!"

"They are very vigilant, and the castle town is so big, how can we find them?" Nagano Yegu looked around, and suddenly caught a glimpse of several familiar figures: "Isn't that a family of four in the tavern? Why are they here?"

"Which family of four are you talking about?" Xiao Banxinzhen followed and looked around, and found that the family was slowly walking towards the distance holding the salute, and said disapprovingly, "What's so strange about this, huh? That's not what we want to track down." How many people are there? They actually came together!"

The weather cleared up and the townspeople, who had been bored for most of the day, came out of the house. As the castle town of Kasugayama Castle, there are now 4 households, plus a floating population of more than [-]. The pedestrians on the street are so busy that they dispersed a few strong men. Without paying attention, they looked around and found nothing unusual, and then slowly moved behind the old man.

A group of ** people were divided into one front and one back, and walked around the castle town for more than half an hour before they stopped in front of a secluded street. At this time, the sun was setting and there were very few pedestrians on the street. The four of them, led by an old man on crutches, walked into a modest house in the middle of the street, and several strong men followed without saying a word. The scene had an indescribably weird feeling.

The two looked at each other and nodded, walked around from the back of the street, and finally found the backyard of the house and turned in. After a long time, they heard a faint voice coming from inside: "We are stepping up planning and contacting, I don't know How are you preparing?"

An old voice said slowly: "Don't worry! We haven't been able to get into Chunri Mountain City yet, but we will have a chance soon. Next month will be a long marriage ceremony in our village. Both parties are related to that person. From time to time, I will mix with the performing arts team and play by ear!"

"A month from now?" The thick male voice with a Yuezhong accent was silent for a long time, and then he spoke again: "One month is one month, I will try my best to cooperate!"

The sky gradually darkened, and the room returned to silence. The two quietly left the small courtyard and stood in an empty street corner for a long time. Xiao Ban Xinzhen suddenly said: "They seem to be planning something bad. What kind of bad thing are they going to do? Who in Chunri Mountain City will do it?"

"I seem to have guessed something, I will find out in a few days!" Nagano Yegu looked thoughtfully at the dark mountain and the magnificent mountain city. (To be continued..)