Warring States Eagle

() After the farce with the Harada family ended, Masara was immersed in the government affairs of the territory while preparing for the upcoming Ouchi family's attack on the Niko family.

After more than two months of renovations, the new residence, Uchimaru of Kishidake Castle, has been rebuilt, and Masaragi moved in with his family members and servants of the lord's mansion.Like the design of Ye Takayama, Kishidake Castle was also designed as the inner and outer two pills.

Uchimaru was the main house of the governor, and was surrounded by a four-meter-high wall.It is divided into two parts.After entering the mansion through the gate-like gate guarded by ashigaru, the first thing you see is a large garden. The center of the garden is planted with various flowers and weeds.On the right side of the garden, there are dozens of brick and tile houses built along the wall.These houses are some warehouses of the lord's mansion and the residences of the servants.On the left side of the garden, there is a corridor with wooden columns.Along this corridor, you can go all the way to the second gate of the lord's mansion.

The gate was also guarded.Under normal circumstances, the gatekeepers here are Zhengliang's surname or the apprentices of Luo's Dojo.

After passing through the second gate, enter the second courtyard.

The area of ​​the second yard is much larger than that of the first yard in front.In the middle of the courtyard is a small lake, and in the pond is a large gazebo with wooden columns.Two small bridges made of burnt bricks lead to the gazebo in the middle of the lake.Around the small lake are guardrails and aisles built with burnt bricks.A natural mountain spring is inlaid in the rocks at one end of the small lake, where there is also a pavilion built next to a big tree.

The garden is full of various flowers and trees.The houses of various brick and tile structures are scattered in the garden.A corridor of brick and wood structure connects the houses.

Zhengliang's living room is located in a small two-story building with brick and wood structure on the hillside at the highest point in the courtyard.Standing on the platform on the second floor, Zheng Liang could see the entire situation around the foot of the mountain in Anyue City.

Erwan is currently still under reconstruction. According to the design, there are dozens of large warehouses on the right side of Erwan, which are used to store various materials, and there are also some barracks for soldiers defending the city.On the left are administrative institutions, meeting halls and other offices.The city wall of Erwan is mainly made of stones and supplemented by burnt bricks. It is seven meters high and three meters wide, and there are small openings in the city.It is mainly used to place artillery and facilitate shooting of iron cannons and bows and arrows.The city gate is five meters high and four meters wide, made of copper and iron.

Underground waterways have been laid throughout the city and covered with burnt bricks and cement.Usually some domestic waste water flows directly into the fields through these waterways.This kind of structure is also commonly used in retainer houses outside the city.In addition, there are some small gutters used to discharge rainwater.At the same time, most of the buildings only use burnt bricks and cement, which makes the whole city look neat and beautiful.

It can be said that in order to rebuild the city.Almost all craftsmen in the territory were dispatched.

This day, Zheng Liang was having fun in the garden with his wives and concubines.Little Tang Wanwan will be full moon in a blink of an eye.But still like to sleep.Every time Zheng Liang planned to have a parent-child activity, this little guy would sleep soundly and inappropriately, so that Zheng Liang didn't have a chance to tease his son.According to Ju Ji and others, it is that my husband and Xiao Tang Wang Wan don't like each other very much.

When I was making love to my wives and concubines, there was a sudden burst of noise from outside.Zhengliang immediately sent people to check what happened.Murakami Wuji, who has a small surname, will come back to report soon.It turned out that during the construction of the altar project in the outer city square, no matter what, the foundation could not be built, and no matter how many large stones were placed, it still collapsed.In order to make the project go smoothly, the craftsmen are discussing the use of human pillars, and they are going to ask the castellan for approval to use human pillars.The citizens who got the news gathered around one after another.Some people couldn't bear it, so they made a fuss.

Regarding the use of human pillars, it is said that in ancient times, when constructing difficult projects such as cities, bridges, and dams, living people were buried underground or underwater in order to pray for successful completion.

After learning that the cruel method of Renzhu was about to be used, Zhengliang rushed to the construction site immediately.

I saw Zhengliang and his party went straight to an altar under construction.At this time, a large group of citizens had already gathered in front of them.in the crowd.There was also a man in a strange costume pointing at a young woman in white who was firmly tied to a stone pillar and said something to the crowd.

"Stop!" I saw that the original kind smile on Zheng Liang's face disappeared, replaced by an angry and ferocious: "What are you doing?" How could Zheng Liang from later generations tolerate such cruel things.

"Report to the city lord." The craftsman in charge of the project saw that the city lord came in person, and immediately knelt down on the ground and said: "The altar has been unable to lay a good foundation, it must be because the gods below are asking for tribute. According to the old rules, you must Offering a young girl to the gods, and tying her to a stone pillar and burying her under the foundation of the city is the only way to get the permission of the gods. Otherwise, the altar cannot be built. Caomin is about to ask the city lord to use the human pillar, and the little girl is willing to become Tribute to the Human Pillar."

After Zheng Liang heard the man's words, he lifted the hem of his clothes and came to the center of the foundation. He saw that the girl tied to the pillar was only fourteen or fifteen years old, with delicate features and long hair hanging down to slender waist.

There are more and more people watching, and everyone thinks that the little girl is dead, because this is a tradition that has been handed down since ancient times: once the foundation of the city or the altar cannot be laid down, you must pay homage to the gods underground. young girl.

"What's your name? Child?" Zheng Liang asked the girl who seemed calm.

I saw the girl face Zhengliang with a smile on her face: "My name is Yingzi. A year ago, our family came to Hizen to flee the famine and almost starved to death. If it weren't for your kindness, let us settle down in Matsuura County , and now moved here again, got a lot of fields and a beautiful house, our family has starved to death long ago." The girl said here, and in the crowd of onlookers, a woman who was obviously the girl's mother couldn't help crying stand up.

Zheng Liang's voice was a little choked up at this moment: "You were used as a sacrifice, don't you hate it?"

Unexpectedly, the girl named Yingzi replied firmly: "In the past, our family saved our lives because of your help. I should know the favor and repay it. If the sacrifice is really useful, what am I? What about regrets?"

After hearing this, Zheng Liang's eyes dimmed, and that lively aura seemed to disappear all of a sudden.

He took out a note from his pocket and asked Murakami to bring him a writing brush.Write the four characters "One Million One Heart" on it.Handed over to the craftsman: "It is a great loss to the country to let the people be the pillars of the people. It is the mission of the lord to protect the people, and the precious life of the people cannot be ignored! Please replace this woman as a sacrifice! Release her immediately. It's gone!" As soon as the words fell, a few cloaked crowd stepped forward and rescued the little girl.

Seeing that the girl was rescued, the people on the spot immediately cheered and jumped for joy!They surrounded Zheng Liang and kowtowed to thank him.

"Instead, these words are engraved on stones and buried," Zhengliang continued.

So the craftsman asked someone to engrave these words on a stone and bury it under the stone wall.The size of this stone is roughly six feet long and two feet wide.The words "One Million One Heart" are written on the stone.But if you look carefully, the word "hundred" is missing a vertical stroke.It can be read as "one day"; "wan" is written in simplified characters with a little separation on purpose; "heart" is missing a little.Zhengliang deliberately wrote it as "one day, one force, one heart". Since "one" in Japanese means "the same", so "one million one heart" can be understood as the same day, same force, and one heart.Everyone is united and united, no matter how difficult things can be done.This is what is meant by the so-called one mind.

Not long after the incident ended, another day, Zheng Liang took a few people to inspect the construction of the towns outside the city.

"Help! Don't!" Just then.A woman's cry for help came from behind a cabin in front.Zheng Liang immediately walked over with all his retainers.

I saw a ten-year-old guy leading two of his men to force a civilian girl into a dead corner, planning to do something like a beast.

"Stop!" Zheng Liang shouted.Then he signaled his retainers to take the three of them down.The girl was rescued.

"Hmph! Do you know who I am?" The boy who was beaten up shouted loudly, "I am the son of Nishi Shuangjiang."

Zheng Liang didn't bother to care about who this person was, so he sent these people to the prison cell, and asked them to wait for the law and order of Anyue City to be dealt with according to the laws of the territory.Then continue to patrol.

Originally, Masaragi's matter ended here. In the evening, Xingsuke reported an incident to Masaragi, which made Masaragi very unhappy.

It turned out that the father of the boy caught in the morning was indeed Nishi Shuangjiang.And this Nishi Soe is a Noh artist, and recently became a servant of Onishi Kuni who likes Noh.This guy relies on his patriarch as an important minister of the Luo family, so he is usually very dignified.As a result his son did the same.

"Give this person to Onishi Guozhi," Zheng Liang said flatly.Zhengliang's great anger was hidden in the plainness.

Onishi Guozhi responded quickly.On the second day, he personally interrogated Nishi Shuangjiang and his son. First, Nishi Shuangjiang was chased and released, and Nishi Shuangjiang's son was also sentenced to five years of slave labor.After dealing with Nishi Shuangjiang and his son, Onishi Guozhi knelt down in sweat profusely outside the gate of the chamber where Zhengliang handled political affairs.

Pleading guilty to Onishi Guozhi.Zheng Liang made him kneel outside for more than an hour before summoning him.

"Nanishi Shuangjiang was demoted directly to the west of Songpu County. As a farmer, he can only be a farmer forever. Go and farm well," Zhengliang said. "His son's slave labor time was changed to ten years, so he was in the repair Learn some principles of life during the journey.”

"Yes, yes" even though it's December.But Onishi Guozhi was still sweating profusely.Even the clothes are all wet.

"You've been too busy recently, so it just so happens that there aren't too many material management matters recently. From now on, I will hand over the material management of the territory to you, and your original duties will be handed over to Xingsuke." Zheng Liang finally punished Onishi Guozhi.As the minister in charge of monitoring the movement of the territory's army and retainers, something like this happened in his own home.Zheng Liang could not tolerate this.So Masaragi finally decided that Xingsuke would be in charge of the Black Hawk, responsible for monitoring the retainers and the army in the territory, and performing special tasks during wartime.On the other hand, the governance of the Onishi country has been transformed into the management and distribution of warehouse materials, and at the same time, it is the law and order of the city of Giandake.

Fortunately, he is a bit sinister and treacherous, and he is only loyal to Zhengliang, and all the other retainers don't give in. He is just suitable for the command of Black Eagle.

"Yes, yes" Onishi Kuniji's eyes were ashen.

"Work hard, and you will be of use to me." Zheng Liang's tone at the end was obviously much more relaxed.Zheng Liang still values ​​this veteran who has been with him since he started.

"Yes, Your Highness." Sensing the hope conveyed by Zheng Liang, Onishi Kuniji's eyes finally recovered a little.

In this way, Masara replaced Kosuke and Onishi Kuniji's responsibilities because of the domineering subordinates. Of course, he did not downgrade Onishi Kuniji's position because of this. He is still one of the only two generals in the Luo family.

After dealing with this matter, Zheng Liang felt the crisis from Onishi Guozhi. Is this the case in the families of other retainers?What about the implementation of territorial laws?Zheng Liang had doubts about this.So he appointed Aoyama Nobumoto and Jiang Chuan Clan to carry out the civil affairs and laws, and take the token specially bestowed by Masaragi to patrol the territory, to secretly inspect the family situation of the retainers in various places and the implementation of the territory's law.Once an abnormality is found, you can use the token to request the nearest standing team to provide appropriate assistance, and then report the situation to Zheng Liang, and Zheng Liang will make the final punishment.

In this way, Aoyama Nobumoto and Jiang Chuan clan are equivalent to imperial envoys and censors, with the power to monitor the family members and wealthy families, and even have the right to report directly to Zheng Liang.They are also monitoring the retainers and wealthy families, and their responsibilities are different from those of Black Hawk.Black Eagle's focus is whether the retainers and the wealthy family have the intention of treason, and the two of them focus on whether the retainers' clansmen and the wealthy family abide by the laws of the territory and whether they act in accordance with the laws of the territory.

When Zhengliang made up for the loopholes in the management of the territory because of this matter, after obtaining the consent of Zhengliang, Mu Zuo Shigetada publicized the two incidents dealt with by Zhengliang in the territory, and portrayed Zhengliang as a benevolent government who loves the people, righteousness and relatives, A great and just ruler.

Knowing these two facts, the people in the Luo family's territory became more supportive of Zheng Liang.After seeing the fate of Daxi Guozhi, those retainers and wealthy families also strengthened the education and restraint of their own family members.The law and order environment of the territory has been greatly improved, and the citizens of the territory have lived and worked more peacefully as a result.

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