Pillars of the Wu family

When Yoshitoki Kira was busy learning cultural knowledge, he did not forget to spare time to deal with the accumulated government affairs of Sakamoto Castle. Every month, he would return to Sakamoto Castle in advance to hold the evaluation meeting on time. As the highest personality in the Kira family in Kyoto, Yamamoto Toki Exercising the post of county representative, he is responsible for handling general affairs and adjudicating civil lawsuits when the family governor is away.

As the new vassals from the shogunate, Hosokawa Fujitaka, Ninagawa's elder brother, Odate Harutada, Matsui Yukan and others were very active. They raised the most issues in the monthly evaluation meeting, except for the Ina Tadaka family, In addition to Honda Zhengxin being able to participate in the topic discussion, a group of retainers from Sanhe were all dumb.

Hosokawa Fujitaka talked eloquently: "The land around Lake Biwa is fertile and has always been the granary of Kinki. The stone height of the two counties of Shiga and Takashima is estimated to exceed [-] shi, accounting for nearly one-seventh of the grain output of Omi. Last year, although there were frequent wars, the Omi Kingdom did not suffer from military disasters, and the family's financial situation has also become more abundant with the two ransoms from Miyoshi's family."

Matsui Yukan went on to say: "In the ransom of 1 kans that the Miyoshi family redeemed from the Four Kingdoms, Kira Yoshishi was entitled to [-] kans, and the other [-] kans The ransom money was entirely shared by the Kira family, and it added up to [-] kanbu. After deducting the annual salary and filling the hole after the war, there was still [-] kanbu left. We plan to divide the money In thirds."

"Well! The new year's financial budget needs to be [-] kan. This money can actually be used in Sakamoto Castle's book budget, but there are many things to deal with in the new castle town of Sakamoto Castle, and the new Rakushi Order is doing the final work. Adjustment, the plan to build a new castle town is also imminent, and the development strategy set by the owner earlier requires money, so it is a last resort to withhold this ten thousand kan as budget funds." This time it was Harutada Odate's turn to speak.

Ninagawa's parents coughed a little guilty, and then said: "The other one is to recruit ronin. The permission order has been posted. It takes about [-] kan to raise a group of ronin..."

"Wait!" Kira Yoshishi made a pause and questioned: "What ronin permit? Why doesn't the family know?"

Tokiyuki Yamamoto, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "This order was proposed by His Highness Fujitaka, and the veteran agreed to sign it. At that time, the master of the museum was still practicing in Kyoto, so the veteran did not bother you."

"But my family has clearly said that these ronin cannot be used. They are all homeless people. They are either of unknown origin or have some unforgivable crimes on their bodies, or they have bad conduct and low ability. I How can the dignified Ashikaga family use this kind of person?" Yoshitomo Kira felt that he was possessed by Nobusada Okochi at this moment, in short, he spoke with confidence, and even a group of retainers who pretended to be dumb nodded along.

"Cough! But my Kira family really needs to be supplemented with manpower. The security of the castle town cannot always be guarded by a reserve team. If there is no ronin, the townspeople can only form security forces spontaneously, but what should I do if the townspeople are unreliable?" Kansuke Yamamoto Spreading his hands, he expressed his inability to do anything, and all the followers nodded seriously, even Ben Duoshizheng nodded.

"Fuck! Nod your sister's head!" Ji Liangyi turned his face and saw a group of idiots pretending to be dumb also nodded. Have the selection rules been settled? Don’t select some dubious people, if there are traitors from the Sanhao family, the family will not spare you lightly.”

A group of Fengxing quickly said: "Master, please rest assured! With the assistance of His Highness Ishi Jianshou, we will definitely not cause trouble for our family."

"Okay! What is the last copy for? Tell me!"

"The last one is for the owner..." Ben Duoshi said cautiously.

There was a moment of silence in the evaluation room where a needle could be heard. Yoshitoki Kira was stunned. After a long while, he slowly opened the folding fan in his hand, and said in an unclear way: "That is to say, our family has worked so hard to beat you. After a few battles, only [-] guan can fall into the pocket in the end?"

"……Yes!"

"Shouldn't my family thank you for your generosity? It's really not easy to leave [-] guan for my family." Yoshishi Kira felt for some reason that being the supervisor of the family was really boring, and the soft girl didn't get any money. Money can't be spent, it's not just hard work, it's a cruel and inhuman life.

"Forget it, I won't embarrass you anymore. My family has spent a lot of money over the past year, selling carriages, selling salt, and selling prisoners. The money I saved was used to build cities, replace equipment, recruit troops, repair The castle town, the payment of rewards and pensions have been paid, and it is indeed a lot of money to calculate. It is not easy to keep the [-] guan that my family brought from Mihe. This time, I earned [-] guan Just [-] kan!" Yoshitomo Yoshito stood up and announced that the assessment session was over.

Back at the castle tower, I saw Aju carefully adorning the flower garden she made. Her ideal is to decorate the south side of the Honmaru as a small garden. She doesn’t like to live in Himemaru if there is no Katsuhime. Kira Yoshishi once asked Does she have a favorite, he can find someone to match her, but she still refuses with a smile.

"Aju is so lonely! In the past, Shengji was with her when the family was away, but now she can only play with flowers and plants." In the years after his mother passed away, Aju has always lived in this kind of quiet life. In his daily life, apart from serving him in daily life, she doesn't need her to wash his clothes, or cook his meals. The rough and heavy work has to be done by maids and maids. She can only make pastries, make pots of tea or cook some soup.

Every time she comes over with these small snacks or tea, Kirayoshi will eat up the things she made in front of her most of the time, only in this way will Aju show a happy smile, it seems that this is the reason for her existence Meaning, Kira Yoshitoki sighed: "Do you protect my mission for my mother? If this is the meaning of your existence, then it is really unfair! You should have your own life, a beautiful life of your own... ..."

Watching the quiet and serious Aju tending to the delicate flower seedlings little by little, Yoshiki Kira suddenly didn’t want to go to Kyoto to continue his practice. He has learned everything he should learn since he was a child. What’s the point of continuing to learn?He has no feeling for cuju, and he just sings a few lines of waka according to everyone's reward. He is not sensitive to the complicated and time-consuming culture of tea ceremony, so only the military strategy and the way of bow, horse, sword and gun are worth practicing.

A few days later, after Yoshitoki Kira announced his decision, he was immediately supported by many officials. Tokiyuki Yamamoto had an in-depth talk with him, and then gave up persuasion. A person with a firm will cannot be shaken. , and good knowledge and brains, even if he is as strong as Tokiyuki Yamamoto, he can't control his beliefs.

In the next few days, Yoshitoki Kira made a decision to talk to all his retainers. This decision is also in his personal understanding. Only through face-to-face detailed discussions can he find out what the retainers are thinking. There were clues in the conversation, and the first target of the conversation was Hosokawa Fujitaka.

On the morning of January 23rd, inside the castle tower of Sakamoto Castle, Yoshitomo Kira smiled and said, "Fujitaka has worked hard for many days!"

"The owner of the museum is overrated. It is my honor to be able to serve my family. Even if it is hard, I have nothing to complain about!" Hosokawa Fujitaka's answer was impeccable.

Kira Yoshishi directly gave up on going around in circles, and said bluntly: "Hehe, Fujitaka is really a well-rounded person! Do you want to be like this in front of my family?"

"Cough cough..."

In order to ease the atmosphere, Yoshitoki Kira changed the subject and said: "Speaking of which, Fujitaka's singing is also very good! I have been taught by the Sanjo Nishi family in ancient and modern times, and I need to communicate more in the future!"

"I, Fujitaka, would be more than happy!"

"Fujitaka is not only proficient in government affairs, waka, but also has a lot of research on tea ceremony and sinology. It must be loved by many women in Kyoto?"

"Uh... the subject has already made a marriage contract!" Hosokawa Fujitaka replied with black lines all over his head.

"Oh! That's my family's negligence. After getting along for so long, I still don't know that Fujitaka has entered into a marriage contract! I don't know which family the marriage contract was concluded with?"

"It is the daughter of His Royal Highness Uenosuke Wakasa Kumagawa Jonuma, and the marriage contract was made in the 18th year of Astronomy."

Yoshishi Kira thought for a while and said, "It turns out that she is the daughter of Uenosuke Numata's family. Speaking of which, Uenosuke is also serving the public in the shogunate."

"Yes!"

"So when is Fujitaka going to hold the marriage ceremony?"

"This... probably in a few more years." Hosokawa Fujitaka took out a handkerchief and wiped off the cold sweat on his head.

Yoshitomo Kira made a fuss and asked, "Eh? Why do you have to wait a few more years? Fujitaka is not young anymore?"

"My subject just turned [-] this year." Hosokawa Fujitaka couldn't help but twitched his face.

"Oh, I haven't gotten married yet. Do we have to wait until the age of 26 to get married?" Kira Yoshitoki said with a half-smile. Farmers can only get married at 26. This is the rule of the Muromachi era. The reason why a certain monkey waited so long to get married , It was also because of this rule that he deliberately stabbed Fujitaka Hosokawa with that remark, which was considered a small revenge.

Hosokawa Fujitaka was sweating profusely when he was told, and hurriedly said: "That's impossible, anyway, it will take a few years."

"Oh! My family understands!" Yoshishi Kira leaned forward with a gossip face, and asked in a low voice, "Could it be because the daughter of Uenosuke's family is too young to get married?"

"This...it is true."

"That's true?" Unexpectedly, he guessed it right, and Ji Liangyi suddenly became excited, "How old is the daughter of Ueno Suke's family this year?"

"...Eight years old." Hosokawa Fujitaka could only reply with difficulty, twitching his cheeks.

"Eight years old... Nani? Eight years old?" Kira Yoshihito shook his body, looked up and down Hosokawa Fujitaka with an incredulous face, and immediately said with a sense of realization: "This year, Fujitaka has not yet married the first wife. I'm eight years old this year, so... the family wants to ask Fujitaka a question."

Hosokawa Fujitaka said with a stiff face and a dry smile, "Excuse me."

"Are you a dead lolicon?"

"Eh? What is the owner talking about?" Hosokawa Fujitaka was stunned. He had never heard of this word before, but the word "death" is not a compliment.

"It's nothing...you understand!" Yoshihiro Kira showed a meaningful smile.

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