Pillars of the Wu family

However, the Imagawa family is not the only choice. For example, the weight of the Sena family is equal to that of the Sekiguchi family. His elder brother Toshiya Sena came from the Horikoshi family of the Tone Imagawa family. It would be even worse if he were the daughter of the Horikoshi family, and Sekiguchi Kiyoshi never wanted to say more.

Tokiko Yamamoto thought for a moment, then realized something and said: "So it can only be from a retainer's background, not a high-ranking retainer on behalf of the genealogy. Wouldn't it be even more embarrassing for His Highness Sekikou? By then, Qianjin and her future husband will also feel ashamed!"

Sekiguchi Kinaga was frightened by his description, couldn't help shivering and said: "That's right! It will be even more troublesome if Pudai's words are spoken!"

"Then what choice is there? Mikawa Kingdom is all servants of my Kira family, and Suruga Kingdom is all servants of the Imagawa family, and only people from other countries than Suruga can choose...Weak people will lose the identity of the Imagawa family, so How many powerful Chinese people are there? It is up to His Royal Highness Guankou to think for himself!"

"I'm afraid the people of Sanhe Kingdom can't do it!" Guan Kouqianyong quickly glanced at the expressions of the two, and then said: "There are a few families of powerful people in Yuanjiang, but girls of the right age... Eh! There really is such a family !"

Sekiguchi Kiyoyo regained his spirits and said: "Ii Naomori of Tone Igaya has no children, and there is a woman named Master Jiro who is about the same age as His Highness Sakamoto. If I remember correctly, she should be born in the 12th year of Tianwen, and she must be younger. The problem! It’s just that Ii Naomori has never had a child, so he planned to pass on the family business to his daughter. He added the family governor’s child name "Jiro" to his daughter. Moreover, the Ii family has always been jealous of my master. My kin forever I really have no confidence in convincing the hall!"

Kiyoshi Sekiguchi watched the two eagerly, but Yoshiki Kira showed a lack of interest, and Kansuke Yamamoto continued to say, "Speaking of which, the Kira family also felt that His Highness Sekiguchi went to Los Angeles many times. It is also very unfair to go back and be punished if the job is not done well, this morality must be understood by His Royal Highness!"

"His Highness Sakamoto's kindness will always be in my heart forever!"

Tokiko Yamamoto immediately made a decision and said: "Since His Highness Sekiguchi mentioned Master Jiro of the Ii family, then choose her! His Highness Sekiguchi will definitely have a way to persuade Imakawa Jibu, and the lord of Iiiya will definitely understand Imagawa Jibu's words." After a lot of painstaking efforts, not having an heir is not a problem. Just adopt one from one sect, what does His Highness Guankou think?"

"Understood! Ii Naomori does have several younger brothers. Among them, Kamenojo, the oldest, has been living in Shinano. Two years ago, the Yuanfu was named Jingyi Naomi. As long as Ii Naomori is persuaded to adopt him as an adopted son, it should be No problem!" Sekiguchi Kiyonagi agreed after thinking about it and there was no better way.

No one cared about the rest of the chat, and Kouchi Nagao apologized and left in a hurry, the two people in the room were still thinking about it, and after a while Yamamoto Tokiyuki said: "The lord of Iigani, Ii Naomori Lao Chen, also knows His ancestor, Ii Naohira, once formed an alliance with the Shibo family who was the guardian of Tone at that time, and the Okochi clan who was the guardian of the Tajima family to fight against the Imagawa family. He was surrendered in the tenth year of Yongzheng. Then Ii Naohei was forced to retire, and his son Ii Naohe Zong transferred to the Imagawa family. He has been under suspicion for 40 years."

Yoshishi Kira thought about it: "Well, but Ma Shoudian also told me some old things about the Enjiang country! In the 13th year of Tianwen, Imagawa Yoshimoto sent into the Ii family and Rikono Michiko slandered that the Ii family had conspired against him, so Ii Naomune His younger brothers Naomi and Naoyoshi were called to Junfu for execution, and two years later, Ii Naomune died in battle at Mikawa Tawara Castle in order to restore his reputation and trust."

"Even after experiencing the blow of the family governor's death in battle, the Ii family did not gain any trust. Michiyo Ono died of illness a few years ago, and his son Michiyo Ono became the elder of the Ii family. The current family governor Ii Naomori was able to return to Imagawa. It’s just that this family has never been favored, and its position in the Imagawa family is not stable.”

"Well, speaking of which, Jing Yi Naohei is still alive now! The three sons of this old governor passed away one after another, and it is really a miracle that he is still healthy and healthy at the age of seventy."

"The misfortune of the Jingyi family may be related to the fact that the old supervisor has lived for too long." Tokiyuki Yamamoto said mercilessly.

Tokiyuki Yamamoto sighed and said: "Marrying the adopted daughter of the Imagawa family is indeed a good idea, it depends on how capable Sekiguchi Ominaga is... The old minister resigns!"

"Mmm! Teacher has worked hard! Pay more attention to your body!" Yoshihiro Kira watched him leave with a smile on his face, and calmed down a little: "What a Jingyi family, Master Iijiro is a daughter? Isn't that the case of Jingyi Naotora? It's getting more and more interesting!"

At the evaluation meeting in early February, Hosokawa Fujitaka made a proposal: "Respectfully, the owner of the museum will issue a recruitment order!"

"Recruitment order? What is it? An order for meritocracy?"

"Because of the expansion of the new town, there are not enough ronin recruited to maintain law and order, so I will discuss and draft a plan for the owner to review!"

I took a small piece of paper, and saw that it was written in cursive script: "All talented and virtuous people, regardless of their background, regardless of their past, will be hired with a lot of money."

"Tch, what did I think it was... I'll do as you say!"

He didn't expect that this recruitment order would bring a lot of disturbance to the Kinai. For a while, the vagrants who were looking for good opportunities in the Kinai went to the Kira family one after another, hoping to find a good family background through selection. Ronin, the attitude of the Kira family is to recruit virtuous people without avoiding relatives and enemies. As long as the sages in the opposition are hired with high salaries, the rules are set. , and in strict accordance with the standards of reusing the talented, degrading the mediocre and refusing the inferior.

All ronin samurai were sorted into various positions according to their past experiences and abilities, and those who had no special talents were incorporated into the ronin samurai regiment. Anyway, all the big names have done this kind of thing, such as the predecessor of Takeda Chibei, at this time The very active Red Army is a ronin warrior group, and its combat power is quite good.

In mid-February, inside the Ohiro room of Sakamoto Castle.During the time of Kirayi.Tokiyuki Yamamoto.While Fujitaka Hosokawa was sitting upright, there were two young people kneeling on the opposite side. Among them, the older young man knelt down excitedly and said loudly, "I, Hiramitsu Numata, will try my best to be loyal to His Highness Sakamoto!"

"I, Numata Yumitsu, must be loyal to His Highness Sakamoto." Another fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy also knelt down with his elder brother.

"Hehe, you two are members of my Kira family from now on, so you don't have to be overly formal in your behavior!" Yoshihiro Kira said a few words to comfort him, and then asked seemingly casually: "What is your ambition? I said It’s not ambition, but interest. A singer, a tea master, or a swordsman.”

"I hope to be a fierce general who charges into the battle!" Hiramitsu Numata replied loudly, "A brave man like Gun Hanzo!"

Kira Yoshitoki reassured: "That's right! My Kira family needs a strong general, and I will ask Gun Hanzo for advice in the future!"

Numata Yuguang hesitated for a moment before saying sullenly, "I...I want to be a monk."

"Practice?" Ji Liangyishi asked in amazement, "Are you going to make a practice?"

"...Yes!" Yumitsu Numata cowardly avoided his elder brother's stare, and replied in a low voice, "It's the military order... I want to be like Master Sado Mamoru Yamamoto as a well-planned military officer."

"Hehe, it seems that the old man has a good reputation!" Yamamoto Tokyuki looked at the somewhat cowardly Yumitsu Numata with a smile, and turned to Kira Yoshitoki and said, "Congratulations, Master, for adding two more generals!"

Yoshiki Kira waved his fan and smiled at the two of them, but secretly heaved a sigh of relief, "Phew...fortunately, this guy is quite normal. My ideal is to pursue internal affairs like Hosokawa Fujitaka. "

But seeing the performance of the two brothers, one strong and the other weak, he couldn't help shaking his head secretly. "This is the famous military adviser who is said to have crossed the Northeast? It's really unbelievable."

"The two Numata halls can go down and rest!"

"Yes!" The two bowed their heads again before getting up and leaving.

Seeing that the two were walking away, he turned to Hosokawa Fujitaka and said, "The relatives of Hosokawa-den seem to be pretty good, and I will recommend any good relatives to my family in the future!"

"Uh, there are only so many relatives in the family, and the status of the servants in the Hosokawa family is not enough, so I can only rely on Jiayue more. Speaking of Jiayue's life is also very difficult, so I still want to help a group of things within my ability. " Hosokawa Fujitaka said with a wry smile.

"Speaking of which, Numata Uenosuke is also serving the public in the shogunate, why didn't he send his son to the shogunate to serve the public?"

"This... In fact, there were two main wives before and after Jiayue, namely Enjiin and Jia's mother-in-law. Enjiin passed away 15 years ago. She was the daughter of the former Wakasa guardian Takeda Yuanguang. The children raised by Enjiin have already passed away. Marrying a family, and they are all associated with the shogunate and Echizen only Li retainers, and have always been at odds with the family's mother-in-law." Speaking of this, Hosokawa Fujitaka showed bitterness.

"Since my mother-in-law married Jiayue, she has been blamed by Jiayue for giving birth to seven daughters one after another. Xiongchuan Castle is controlled by several sons of Enjiin, so life is extremely difficult." Hosokawa Fujitaka finally found The object of complaining is like pouring beans from a bamboo tube to shake out the Kumagawa Numata family fortune.

The Wakasa Kumagawa Numata family is the branch of the Numata family in Ueno Numata Castle. The ancestors of their family were the land of the Kumagawa area of ​​Wakasa Country as early as the early days of Kamakura when Minamoto Yoshio was in power. The fallen leaves have taken root here for more than 300 years, which is considered to be a deep foundation. The wealthy family, this family has been ups and downs for more than 300 years, relying on the identity of the shogunate as a public to survive tenaciously in the already small territory of Wakasa.

This kind of small wealthy family has its own way of survival. On the one hand, it serves the generals of the shogunate in exchange for privileges such as guards and taxes. For example, Hikaru Numata married Enjiin, the daughter of Motomitsu Takeda, the guardian of Wakasa, and had four sons and five daughters with her, a total of nine people.

The eldest son, Numata Shinzaemon Toyocho, was born in the 17th year of Yongzheng. He married the daughter of his uncle, Takeda Nobutoyo, as the main wife. The position of the family governor, and inherited his father's Uenosuke name, but also mastered the greatest power in the family.

The eldest daughter married Haruno Arakawa, the young assistant of Arakawa Jibu, as the main wife. Arakawa Harunobu is a distant relative of the Hosokawa family. "Although the strength is not strong, the influence of connections in the shogunate should not be underestimated.

The second son, Yajiro Toyokan, Numata, was born in the fourth year of Dayei. He married the daughter of Kageki Asakura, a member of the Asakura family in Echizen. The position of the county secretary is one of the most powerful among the members of the same name in the Asakura family. In the Numata family, he has a powerful strength that is evenly matched with his brother Toyocho.

After the second sister married Hito Iikawa, Nobuken Sho was the main wife. Nobuken Iikawa, also known as Nobuken Iikawa, was a shogunate official like the Numata family. Of course, he was also a colleague of Fujitaka Hosokawa, and he was also a powerful citizen of Settsu Kingdom.

The third sister is married to the second son of the Maeba family, the second son of the Echizen Asakura family, as the main wife. Although the reputation of the Maeba Keiseu is not obvious at this time, he has a Shinji who once served as the shogun for Ashikaga Yoshiharu His father, Qianbo Jingding, who served as a servant, and an elder brother with real power who acted as a writer among the direct ministers of the Asakura family, his future status should not be underestimated.

The fourth younger sister is married to the Yamazaki Yoshi family, and the fifth younger sister is married to Uozumi Keigu. These two families are also powerful retainers of the Echizen Kingdom. Not only are they important ministers of the Asakura family, but they also hold a lot of military power, even if they cannot represent their husbands. , It is also enough to make people with bad intentions stay away.

The third son, Numata Kanjie, is Yumon Wei Guangqing, who is much younger. He was born in the fourth year of Tianwen and married the youngest daughter of Iguchi Echizen Morimoto, the eldest daughter of Iguchi Emoto. Asai Hisamasa's main room, so Numata Mitsukiyo became Asai Hisamasa's brother-in-law, so even though he was far behind his two elder brothers in terms of age, status and influence in the family, with the support of his father-in-law and brother-in-law, he still Can be invincible.

The fourth son, Numata Gonnosuke Motomitsu, was born in the sixth year of Tianwen. At the beginning of this year, he married the daughter of Isshiki Haruki, the head of the Isshiki family, as his wife. Even if he has the weakest foundation, he can still borrow the stable position of the Isshiki family in the shogunate. At the beginning of this year, he became the shogunate to serve the public. Even if he can't stay at home in the future, he can go to the shogunate to serve the public.

The above four men and four women are Hikaru Numata and the first wife, the children of the late Enjiin. If it wasn’t because of the dystocia that gave birth to the youngest son, Gonnosuke Numata, there might not be Hosokawa Fujitaka and his wife. There are so many epic stories. (To be continued..)

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