different warring states of japan

Chapter 2126 A sudden farce

At this moment, Akari and Matsumoto Kaoru were interrupting the noise, and a few more people came. Everyone was laughing and chatting, but they couldn't sit in the wrong seats, so they subconsciously sat in two rows, led by Matsuue Sae.

After a few jokes, Mingli looked at Matsukami Sae and asked a question.

"I heard that the Ichijo family has sent troops to the peninsula. Is this true, Princess Matsukami?"

Matsukami Sae put down her wine glass and said lightly.

"Ichijo Hideyoshi mobilized a total of 158700 troops from all his clans and set out in the spring to conquer the peninsula.

His sister Ichijo Hidenaga served as the general-in-chief, and Konishi Yukinaga, Kato Kiyomasa, Fukushima Masanori, as well as the Mori, Kobayakawa, Chosokabe, Shimazu and other clans all served as corps commanders or generals.

By now, the army should have reached the peninsula, and we are just waiting for the first wave of military reports."

All the female warriors present listened quietly to what Matsukami Sae said. This was first-hand information and was much more reliable than the rumors outside.

Matsukami Sae was quite calm about it, because all this was public information and not confidential.

Akari sighed.

“What a great opportunity.

A total of 160,000 troops, including Hideyoshi Ichijo's forces, are trapped on the peninsula. If we mobilize them to attack the western islands at this time, the unification of the world will be just around the corner."

Matsukami Sae glanced at Akariyu who looked regretful and said.

  "Do you know how many food coupons Shiba-Tokura lent to the samurai under Ichijo? Do you know how much supplies they used these food coupons to exchange through the Tokugawa territory?

I can't tell you the exact figures, but the rapid economic development of the Eastern Island Country in recent years is inseparable from the large-scale export of materials to the Western Island Country.

What the samurai of Nishijima Province mortgaged to Sasaki Dokura were all hard currencies, including gold, silver, ports, minerals, and even part of the shares of Hakata Port and Iwami Silver Mine were mortgaged.

Not to mention the huge value of these collaterals, the interest received each year alone was as high as hundreds of thousands of strings of cash, which greatly promoted the production of the East Island Country.

The nobles above us are making a fortune through the foreign wars of the West Island Country. If you want to stab Hideyoshi Ichijo in the back at this time, will they agree?"

Matsukami Sae paused and whispered a guess of her own.

“Even if they really want to take action, they have to wait until the West Island Nation runs out of fuel and still can’t pay the interest. Only then will the United Front members of the Great Council be filled with righteous indignation and unanimously demand that the Saint send troops to help them recover the collateral.

By then, even Hakata Port and Iwami Ginzan will be in their hands. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Ming Liyou said angrily.

"These parasites only care about their own selfish desires and have no regard for the great cause of the saints.

Now is the time when Hideyoshi's army is at its weakest, and if they are unwilling to take action now, won't their spoils be stained with the blood of their soldiers in the future?

Just for their own selfish interests, who knows how many loyal and brave female warriors will die in this battle."

Ming Liyu's anger resonated with the girls around her. Looking at them cursing the unscrupulous and useless united front members of the Great Council, Matsukami Sae lowered her head, drank, and stopped talking.

She knew that Akariyuu wasn't as selfless as she seemed.

Behind the students' extreme worship of saints, they actually have an extreme desire for power.

Because of the fair selection system left by Gamo Ujisato, a large number of middle and lower-level elites among the student soldiers rushed forward and occupied the top six seats in the Holy Sword Group.

But no matter how talented they are, it is difficult for them to break through the strict hierarchy of the island country after graduation. The glass ceiling has already limited their future.

There are not many lucky people like Matsue Sae and Akari Yui. One of them was favored by the saint, and the other stayed in the student army.

Some of the other first-time graduates who went out were already resentful of the suppression.

Seeing their predecessors looking frustrated, the second batch of cadet graduates also became uneasy.

This year, the third batch of cadets have already enrolled for training.

Elite student soldiers are entering the Spo ruling system one after another. They are eager to stand out, but are suppressed by those noble families who are far less outstanding than them, which naturally breeds dissatisfaction.

The fair system left by Gamo Ujisato cultivated excellent new blood for the Sasaki family, but the conflicts between these new blood from the grassroots and the old ones quickly intensified, which was beyond Gamo Ujisato's expectations.

Matsukami Sae knew that behind Akari's indignation was an elite group of student soldiers that had gradually taken shape and had their own political demands and were eager to seize power.

Without any distinguished family background, they could only seek the possibility of rising to power by adhering to the political correctness of respecting the sage and rejecting dissidents.

Matsukami Sae, who has already entered the core ruling circle of the Sasaki family, is their recognized leader, but also the unlucky guy who is being held hostage by them.

In this island society that values ​​the interests of small groups, it is impossible for Matsue Sae to go against the interests of her own small group.

But she also could not be encouraged by her little sisters to do something that would disappoint the saint.

This is called a dilemma.

Even if Matsukami Sae doesn't want to, she can only be pushed forward by the political group behind her. All she can do is slow down.

Matsukami Sae was thinking about how to pour cold water on her little sisters when the sliding door of the room was suddenly knocked.

Matsumoto Xiang's face turned cold, she turned around, opened the door and cursed.

"Didn't I tell you before? We don't need anyone to serve us. Don't disturb us!"

After she finished scolding, she saw the elegant and calm young man outside the door. After a moment of shock, she suppressed her anger and asked with a smile.

"Why is Aoba-kun here?"

The handsome young man named Aoba was wearing a white hunting robe and had makeup as light as a chrysanthemum. His face was very elegant, but there was a hint of resentment between his eyebrows. He cast his gaze towards Ming Liyou who was sitting there.

"I heard that Princess Mingli was hosting a banquet here, and Qingye came uninvited. I am sorry to trouble you all."

Matsumoto Kaoru looked back at Ming Liyou and said with a smile.

"That's not true, Aoba-kun. Senior Mingli is not the type of person who gets bored easily. Look, we don't have any escorts here. This is purely a gathering of classmates.

Don't worry, we will all keep an eye on Senior Mingli for you and won't let her do anything wrong."

Matsumoto Kaori made a face and a group of female warriors followed suit.

"Yeah."

"Don't worry, Mr. Lang."

"We will help you watch over it and will not let Senior Sister let you down."

Qingye was obviously a man who had seen big occasions. Instead of being shy like an ordinary teenager, he was very confident and bowed to everyone.

"Then I'll leave it to you all. Qingye is very grateful. Please put today's meal on my account."

Such decent and generous performance won the favor of a group of female warriors.

"My dear, you are generous."

"Mingli-senpai is so lucky."

Matsukami Sae, who was sitting at the top, watched everyone's performance with a smile, while Akari, who was sitting next to her, was already looking unhappy.

She was just about to stand up and speak when she heard shouting and cursing outside.

"Damn it! Where did this wild dog come from? It's so noisy!"

The door of the room across the corridor opened, and a female warrior stuck her head out angrily and saw Aoba's figure.

"Aoba-kun? Aren't you feeling unwell today and refusing to see visitors?"

A trace of embarrassment appeared on Aoba's face. For the sake of his enemy Ming Liyou, he turned down all the guests today, but he didn't expect that Ming Liyou didn't go to see him.

So, he had no choice but to come to find Ming Liyu in person, but he ran into a customer who refused.

Qingye was thinking of an excuse with his lips pursed, when the guest walked out of the room and came to him. Seeing the ladies in the room, the guest's face became even gloomier and he said.

"So you are Matsue Sae and the juniors of the School Soldiers. I didn't expect you to come to Tobita Shinchi as well."

Matsue Sae stood up and saluted.

"It turns out to be Nagano-senpai, my apologies."

The person who came was Nagano Yoshimori. She had always disliked the new recruits among the cadets. Facing these talented young people, she was filled with a sense of crisis.

I didn't expect that I would be chased in the workplace and lose out in the love field. It's really too much.

Nodding coldly at Matsukami Sarai and ignoring the group of young students, Nagano Yoshinori turned to look at Aoba and said with a forced smile.

"Qingye-kun, this is not the way to treat guests. You have betrayed my sincerity."

Aoba bowed and apologized.

"I'm sorry, Lord Nagano, it's really inconvenient today. Let's do it another day..."

Nagano Yoshimori interrupted.

  “I think today is very convenient!

I tell you honestly, you can't afford to offend the guests in my room, and you can't afford to offend the person who runs this veranda.

If you don't want to cause trouble for the veranda, come with me now. As long as you accompany my guests well today, I will not pursue this matter any further. "

After saying that, Nagano Yoshimori grabbed Aoba's wrist and tried to pull him away.

Although Qingye was selling things, he was the most expensive one. Customers were always polite. Even if they had any dissatisfaction, they would discuss it in private. There was no way they would snatch someone away in public.

At this moment, he was panicked and, unavoidably due to his manly nature, he looked towards his lover, Ming Liyou, for help.

Ming Liyou's face also turned red, and a surge of blood rushed to his head.

She knew that Nagano Yoshinori was deliberately making things difficult for his lover Aoba, and was actually just looking for trouble with her and slapping himself in the face.

How could the young and energetic Akari Yu allow Nagano Yoshimori to take Aoba away like this? Will she have any shame or be a human being in the future?

The young man got angry and didn't care about anything. Who cares who you are, a senior? Mingli shouted, slamming the table.

"Nagano Yesheng, let him go!"

Nagano Yoshinori turned around with a gloomy face and looked at Matsukami Sae and asked.

"Princess Matsukami, is this how you, the cadets, treat your seniors?"

Ming Liyou, who was ignored by her, felt her self-confidence was further stimulated, and spoke first.

"This has nothing to do with Senior Song, it's just between you and me!"

Nagano Yoshimori smiled coldly.

  "Between you and me? Ming Liyu, who do you think you are?

When I followed the saints to conquer the east and the west, you were still wetting the bed, what a nobody you are."

It seemed that Nagano Yoshinori was targeting Akari Yu, but in fact he was scolding everyone in the room. Everyone present was young, so how could they bear it? They all stood up to confront him.

At this moment, another person came out of Nagano Yoshimori's room and asked.

"Nagano-hime, what happened?"

Nagano Yoshimori turned around and smiled.

"Princess Harada, you've come just in time. The Aoba you've been thinking about is right here. I'm asking someone to come over for you."

When Matsukami Sae heard the three words "Harada-hime", she knew who the person was and her face changed immediately.

Harada Munetoki was a trusted and beloved general under Date Masamune.

Although the Date family was far away in Oshu, it had always adhered to a policy of being close to the central government for a hundred years. There were often famous samurai families stationed in Kyoto who smoothed relations for the Date family and arranged for them to pay tribute to Kyoto.

The Harada family was the first generation of Date retainers, hereditary hereditary heirs, and elders. When the Harada family died out, Date Masamune let Harada Munetoki succeed him, which shows the importance of the grace and loyalty between the monarch and his subjects.

When Date Masamune went to Kyoto last year, Matsukami Saeki inexplicably felt that the mother of the descendants of God was very hostile to her.

As the director of the Beijing office arranged by Date Masamune, Harada Munetoki was naturally not very close to Matsukami Sae. Instead, he had a good relationship with Nagano Yomori, who also came from a famous family in Kanto.

When Matsukami Sae heard it was her, she knew that Akari could not hold on any longer.

Harada Munetoki is a famous flamboyant person, a playboy. If she really favors Aoba, today's matter will be troublesome.

Matsukami Sae sighed secretly, she had to show up, otherwise Mingli would suffer a great loss because of her insufficient status.

Exhaling, Matsukami Sae stood up with a smile on her face and said.

"What a coincidence, Princess Harada."

When Harada Sotoki appeared outside the door, she had a huge sword hanging on her waist, which was a full room and a half long. In order to stabilize the blade, she also fastened a golden lock across her shoulder, worthy of the name of a gorgeous person.

When he saw Matsue Sae, Harada Sotoki was also stunned.

Although Harada Munetoki and Matsukami Saeki had a estranged relationship due to Date Masamune's likes and dislikes, this did not mean that she was willing to offend the saint's close ministers.

Harada Sotoki, who originally had the urge to help Nagano Yoshimori snatch a man, has now begun to back off.

Swallowing the words on his lips, Harada Sotoki said to Nagano Yoshimori with a smile.

"Go back, Nagano-ji, Sanada-ji and that guy are still waiting for you to go back and have a drink, don't spoil the fun."

I don’t know if he drank too much today, or if the pressure accumulated over the past year had reached the last straw, Nagano Yoshimori said with red eyes and shook his head.

"Himaru Harada, I'm so sorry.

Qingye-kun clearly said that he was ill and would not see guests, but he showed up here. This is a disrespect for us.

It's fine if you and I are easy to talk to, but it's too much for that person not to give face."

Harada Munetoki was a little embarrassed. It was indeed difficult to persuade them to reconcile after Nagano Yoshimori brought that person out.

Matsukami Sae narrowed her eyes, seized the initiative and said.

"Excuse me, which adult is drinking in the room? Would you mind allowing me to go and make a toast and apologize on behalf of my classmate and her friends?

Aoba-kun is feeling a little unwell today, but he came to say hello to us just because of our friendship.

Is that right, Aoba-kun?"

Qingye's wrist seemed to be tightly clamped by an iron ring, and his face had already turned pale with fright. At this moment, he looked like he was sick.

Harada Sotoki smiled and softened his tone.

"Since it's just a misunderstanding, let's just forget about it. We're all here to have fun, there's no need to force it."

As Nagano Yoshinori watched Matsukami Sae talking, her anger grew deeper and deeper. She didn't care about Akari Yu's lover. From beginning to end, she only had Matsukami Sae in her eyes.

The more Matsue Sae acted as if nothing happened, and the more Harada Munetoki wanted to give in, the more angry Nagano Yoshimori felt.

It has only been a short period of time and Matsukami Sae has already done so well. If she is given a few more years and seriously offends herself, will she still have a place to stand in the future?

Nagano Yoshimori became more and more anxious the more he thought about it. He had a gloomy face and did not let go. Ming Liyu stared at her with murderous intent in her eyes.

What is more humiliating than contempt is being ignored. Akari Yui, who claims to be the second-in-command of the student soldiers, does not see any sign of importance in Nagano Yoshimori.

Nagano Yoshinori only had Matsue Sae in his eyes, even though she was holding Akari Yu's lover in her hand.

Ming Liyou felt deeply humiliated, which turned into a hint of murderous intent.