Pillars of the Wu family

Mogami Yoshihime is like a happy bird, bouncing and walking on the trail leading to Wugang Castle. Wushan is much bigger than Kira Yoshihime imagined. A group of peaks composed of Mt. Mt. and Mt. Dong. The Honmaru of Mioka Castle is built on Mt. Mt. Xi.

It was very sunny in the afternoon, and standing on Dongmao Mountain, you can clearly enjoy the scenery below the mountain. Mogami Yoshihime looked around for a while and said curiously: "Your Highness! The city of Lugang is really big! Such a big city cannot be built on the mountain. Did it fall?"

"Hmm! It probably won't fall, unless..." Yoshitomo Kira carefully wiped the sweat off Mogami Yoshihime's forehead, and said with a smile, "It won't fall unless there is a rumbling earthquake!"

"Is it true? Then why did Yoshihime reach the earthquake so many times since she was a child, and didn't fall off?" Mogami Yoshihime looked at him suspiciously with her little head tilted, and her two ponytails gently followed the cool mountain breeze. Fluttering, pink and tender little face flushed with the movement of climbing the mountain, like a delicate porcelain doll, the little girl can't help being loved.

"She is still a naive and innocent child! How could such a cute little girl be a poisonous woman? It seems that Yu is still a little persistent, so what are you afraid of with Yu's wrist?" Yoshihiro Kira smiled and embraced him with a princess hug. Then, he took a few steps to the mount, got on the horse, and galloped down the mountain with Mogami Yiji.

If we talk about how much he has gained this summer, it is also about establishing a basic relationship with Mogami Yoshihime, so that he doesn't have to worry about the embarrassing problem of getting married first and then falling in love. Another big gain is that Mogami Yoshihime's height has risen by nearly half , Anyway, I am also working hard to start to 1.4 meters.At her age, she should not be shorter than Mochizuki Yoshino in the future.He vaguely remembered that the idiot loli might not be as tall as Mo Shangyiji back then.

When passing through the col between Dongmao Mountain and Zhongmao Mountain.I saw a young man by the stream sitting on a big rock with his hips crossed and meditating. A cool mountain breeze blew a few leaves and drifted past him. The next moment, I heard a clang of the sword returning to its sheath, and a few leaves were broken into two by the gentle wind and drifted away quietly.

The speed of the whole process was far beyond Kira Yoshishi's expectations. It only took about a second from drawing the knife to returning the scabbard, and the real slashing was only in the blink of an eye. He looked sideways at righteousness.The horseback warriors who also saw this action immediately became more vigilant, and Yishi Shixin whistled, and more than twenty horseback warriors rushed over and surrounded the young man in an instant.

Mogami Yoshihime sat in his arms blankly, and asked strangely: "Your Highness! That person cut leaves so beautifully! But why did everyone surround him?"

When Yoshiki Kira saw Isshiki Tokinobu, he seemed to be saying something to the boy. After a while, the boy stood up in a panic, knelt down and saluted against the wind direction of Yoshiki Kira, so he said, "That's because everyone You are caring about him! You must pay more attention to such a powerful leaf-cutting knife...Let’s go! Let’s go and steal that person!”

Isshiki Tokinobu came here on horseback, and reported to Yoshitoki Kira: "His Royal Highness, this person calls himself Hayashizaki Jinsuke, and his Miao name was originally Asano Minji Maru. He was originally the son of Asano Suuma, a retainer of the Kuoka family tree. When he was young, he On the way home, his father was attacked and killed by his old enemy Sakagami Ikunsai. In order to avenge his father, he worshiped the martial arts master Fan Donggen Xingbu Taifu in Wugang City and practiced new current swordsmanship. He claimed that he dreamed of Linzaki Myojin teaching martial arts during the Hongzhi period. Jiyi, acquired the method of drawing a long-handled sword, so he changed his name to Hayashizaki Jinsuke."

"Hyashizaki Jinsuke is a master swordsman who is proficient in drawing swords with a long handle. I seem to have heard of this name somewhere? But I don't think there is such a person in my memory." Ji Liangyi looked at this young boy suspiciously. , looks about seventeen or eighteen years old, wearing a starched Taoist uniform is very simple, it can be seen that his living conditions are not very good.

Yoshishi Kira rode over on his horse and asked condescendingly, "You are Hayashizaki Jinsuke? Lift your head and answer Yu's question, what is the name of your... Jinsuke's swordsmanship?"

"Ha! Next... next..." Hayashi Qi Jinsuke stammered for a long time, unable to utter a complete sentence.

Isshiki Shixin reminded: "Lin Qidian should call himself a subject."

"Ha! This title of my servant is called Shenmiao Mystery: Pure Sword Drawing." Hayashi Qisuke was worried that this name would not be popular, and added: "This title has not been figured out yet, this name is just a preliminary use. Clearly, I will probably choose a name among God Dream Linzaki Style, Linzaki Dream Style and Linzaki Style in the future! Because this set of swordsmanship of my servant was bestowed by Linzaki Myojin, so..."

Yoshitoki Kira didn't hear the words clearly at all, he just played back those names in his mind repeatedly, thinking to himself: "God dream Hayashizaki style, Hayashizaki dream style? Isn't this name Iaijutsu? Hayashizaki Jinsuke? I didn't meet a Good luck!",

Woke up this trembling young man, looked at this unremarkable guy again, he didn't seem to have any outstanding features but possessed extraordinary talent and perseverance, so he told him to follow him, but was unexpectedly rejected, The reason is that he wants to avenge his father, and he is preparing to leave for Kanto to pursue his father-killing enemy in the near future.

Yoshishi Kira admired this stubborn young man very much. He was scared to death when he saw him, but he still insisted on avenging his father. Thinking of his life story, this person is a rare mountain person who does not open a gymnasium and is not famous. If he misses this opportunity, he may never be found. ,

As a result, Kira Yoshitoki also developed a kind of love for talent, and for the first time sent him to stay: "Jinsuke's father was killed by Ikunsai Sakagami! This person knows his whereabouts and is currently staying in Kyoto. In a certain gymnasium, if Jinsuke wants to kill this Sakagami Ikunsai, it is actually very simple. Yu can kill him with just one sentence. Wouldn't it be better to use Jinsuke's skills by staying with Yu? ?”

Hayashi Qi Jinsuke replied unmoved: "Thank you for your kindness. Although His Royal Highness said that you can take the life of the enemy, but I still hope to personally understand the murder of my father and enemy! This person killed my family. I can't avenge this with my own hands. I really have no face to go to see my lord father and lord mother under the underworld!"

"That's it! Then it's really hard for Yu Dao to force you to stay..." Ji Liangyi nodded to show his understanding.Because of the successive death of his father and mother.This made him always have some sympathy for the orphan, and after thinking for a while, he said: "That's it! In a few days, Jinsuke will go to Echigo Naoetsu with Yu's fleet, and someone will arrange a boat for you to go to Kinai. Then you go to Sakamoto Castle in Shiga County to hold Yu’s warrant, and someone will listen to it for you, and the whereabouts of Ikunsai Sakagami will also be provided.”

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, I am so grateful that I can't repay you..." Lin Qizhi knelt down to salute excitedly and excitedly, almost thanking him with all his heart.He, a helpless and miserable child, can live until now, because his teacher Fan Donggen, Taifu, and his father, Suuma Asano, are close friends. It is pity that he is lonely and has no one to rely on, so he takes him into the sect and has the opportunity to practice swordsmanship to avenge his revenge. .

In his short ten years of life, his only belief was to avenge his father's blood hatred, and just when he didn't know where his father's blood enemy was, a nobleman suddenly appeared to guide him in the direction to go, not only In this way, he is willing to provide him with support and assistance many times from Deyu to Kyoto. This kind of kindness, but any man with flesh and blood who knows how to be grateful will be grateful for it.

"So Jinsuke has figured out what to do after revenge?"

"This... I have never thought about it." Hayashi Qisuke shook his head in confusion. His short but happy childhood came to an end when his father was killed and his mother committed suicide. Rain and snow or sunshine.He has always insisted on practicing Xindang-style swordsmanship and self-created sword-drawing skills, in order to one day kill his great enemy Sakagami Izumosai.I never thought about what to do next.

Kira Yoshitoki said persuasively, "Do you want to practice or become an official?"

"...Practice! I feel that the swordsmanship is not good, so I need to visit famous teachers more, and practice more advanced swordsmanship before serving His Royal Highness." Lin Qizhensuke replied hesitantly, and saw a group of horses showing displeasure, and curled up in shock. Like a grasshopper accumulating energy but not daring to move at all.

Yoshitoki Kira didn't care about his subconscious movements, he smiled and waved his hands and said to him, "Is this movement of Jinsuke a power accumulation movement of Hayashizaki-ryu? The sword just now is really amazing!"

"...Yes, this is the trick that I always think about when I encounter an enemy."

"Since Jinsuke intends to practice, he should not waste his time wandering the countries. The two most powerful swordsmen in the world today are related to Yu. The first Kashima swordsman Tsukahara Buden's sitting disciple, Nakajo-style swordsmanship Nakajo Dewa Moritokihide, who has been passed down through the line, is Yu's family retainer, and now he is serving as a general in Sakamoto, and you can meet him when you go to Kyoto.

The second is the new generation of sword masters in the Kanto region. The master of the Xinyinliu school, Kamizumi Isemori Hidetsuna, happened to be the vassal of the rest in Kamizumi, Dohu County, Ueno. Buden, if you can learn Xinyinliu Jiyi under his disciples, it will have unexpected benefits for you. "

Hayashizaki Jinsuke had never heard of Kamizumi Hidetsuna's name, and he was embarrassed to make people feel ignorant, so he could only say embarrassingly: "I hope that I can pay homage to the Kashima Sword Master and get advice from the old sword master. No regrets!"

Kira Yoshitoshi was not angry when he was rejected, Hayashizaki Jinsuke is an unsophisticated martial idiot, it would be boring to care about such details with him, nodded and said: "Well, that's okay, you still have a long way to go when you are young Let's go, kill Sakagami Ikunsai, don't come back in a hurry, stay in Sakamoto, practice with Nakajo Dehamori and Shioka Kazuha for two years, and then return to Kasugayama Castle, I will fulfill you by then. See Kashima The wish of the sword master."

Then he had a few conversations with Hayashizaki Jinsuke, and told him to pack his bags and go to Yamagata Castle to wait for the fleet returning to Kasugayama Castle, and then he hurried away with Mogami Yoshihime, although he failed to tie the founder of Iaijutsu to himself immediately However, with the generous treatment he gave and the great temptation in practice, he will not worry about this master who is willing to live in seclusion in the countryside escaping from his palm in the future.

On September 22, the first snowflakes fell in the Dewa country. From this day onwards, the entire Yu Olympic Games will usher in a long winter. The main force of Kira’s army returned to Sakata Port in batches as early as the end of the battle at Zhongshan Castle. Irobe Katsunaga was previously appointed as the lord of Miura Castle.Naito Masashige was appointed as Yamagata Castle.

The veteran of the Ministry of Nonferrous Metals, Katsunaga, sits in Shonai.In addition, Naito Masanari, who is loyal, steady and good at fighting, sits in Yamagata Castle.This former country is basically safe and sound. Naito Masanari, who lives in Ninomaru, is responsible for the daily military affairs sharing, and is also responsible for managing the daily affairs of Yamagata Castle during the period when Mogami Yoshimitsu was serving Kasugayama Castle.

After arranging everything, Yoshihime Kira brought Mogami Yoshihime and his older brother Mogami Yoshimitsu back to Naoejin. The return journey in the wind and snow was quite hard. If it wasn't for the first heavy snow, the ground hadn't cooled down and the river hadn't Therefore, if it is frozen, it may be more difficult to return.

It was already the eighth day of October when we returned to Kasugayama Castle, and we stopped at Sado Island for a few days because of the heavy snowstorm on the way.When he came back, Echigo was already in the style of the northern country covered in silver. He arranged Mogami Yoshimitsu to live in Ninomaru's annex, and then hurried back to the Kasuga Imperial Palace with Mogami Yoshihime.

The wind and snow outside are falling fast, but the Huajian, which is separated by three doors, is as warm as spring. Hu Ji hugged a crying baby carefully, and complained softly: "Your Majesty will leave now!" Half a year's time, the concubine can wait a long time! Look at Zhen Wang Wan, who almost doesn't know your father!"

Yoshishiki Kira smiled honestly and said, "Didn't I go to fight this time? I encountered some troubles in the Dewa country and delayed it for a long time. I haven't felt that half a year has passed. I accidentally came back late, haha ..."

"A little girl like this concubine doesn't understand the affairs of a man's family! But I have heard that His Highness has brought a good sister to my concubine. Is your name Yi Ji? Come here to my sister! "Tiger Hime handed the child to the maid to rest, and stretched out her hand to the timid Mogami Yoshihime to talk to her.He actually left his husband aside and ignored him.

At this moment, the paper door on one side was quietly opened, and three young women walked in. When they saw Yoshiki Kira, their eyes lit up and they bowed politely: "I am Naotora, Sandalwood, Yoshino has met His Highness."

"Please get up quickly, I haven't seen your bodies getting rounder and plump in half a year!" Kira Yoshishi was about to hug him when he heard Tiger Ji coughing and reminded: "Your Highness, please pay attention to your demeanor. Prostitution is strictly prohibited! If I am taught by the maids, I will lose all face when I go to the Ashikaga family!"

"Hey! Yu didn't say what to do, how about a warm hug? Okay! Then it's the same if you don't hug during the day and at night." Yoshitomo Kira sat helplessly in front of several women and listened to them gather together , Yingying Yanyan looked at the new sister Mogami Yoshihime.

After the initial restraint, Mogami Yoshihime soon got along with three women and a girl, especially Mochizuki Yoshino was very excited like a happy kitten pulling Mogami Yoshihime to talk about things, and she almost talked about her ninjutsu secrets and The secret of Kira Yoshito's training in swallowing guns was revealed. This idiot loli is almost 16 years old and still looks like a red deer with no strings.

After a while, the nursing mother brought two young babies to show Kira Yoshishi, and Kira Yoshishi could still recognize the difference between Torachiyo and Matsuchiyo when he carefully distinguished them. Sleeping soundly with pleated hands and fleshy hands, Matsuchiyo was slightly thinner and stared curiously at Kira Yoshishi with a pair of big eyes.

"The two good children are Yu's good children just like Zhenwangwan." Ji Liangyi sighed, and solemnly said to the wives: "It's really hard for you to take care of the children in the past six months!"

Numata Tanxiang looked at him moved, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness...the concubine is just doing what a woman should do, the concubine..."

Yoshiki Kira took Tanxiang and Naotora's warm little hands, and said, "I understand your intentions, don't startle the children and let them go to rest! I will stay with you all winter and never go anywhere."

In the evening, a celebration banquet was held in Ohiro-ma to celebrate the brilliant achievements of the Kira family in the Hokuriku and Deba fronts, especially the prestige of Uesugi Masatora was defeated by Echizen Asakura in a series of battles in Echchu and Kaga. Jia and Ichikozong were introduced to Kinai, and the reputation of the Echigo Dragon was comparable to that of the Kanto Ming general Ota Michigan, and the two battles to defeat Ichikozong also became the hottest topic in Kyoto.

After Ashikaga Yoshiki heard about Uesugi Masatora's reputation, he praised him as "the first samurai in Kanto", and personally bestowed his next character on Uesugi Masatora, thus changing his name to Uesugi Terutora.It is said that Ashikaga Yoshiki also intends to apply for an official rank to the imperial court for Uesugi Terutora.But the specific situation is not yet available.

Kira Yoshitoki was very disapproving of Ashikaga Yoshiki's statement.He smiled indifferently and said, "His Royal Highness still doesn't change his nature of taking advantage of things! He always wants to use this small favor to win over the rest of the disciples, but he always doesn't understand that it is impossible for a famous lord from a distant country to use his official position and reputation to easily get rid of it." Draw them together."

Terutora Uesugi, who changed his name, didn't care much about it. Just like Yoshihiro Yoshihiro said, the world is not so simple. Yoshiki Ashikaga gave him a name that could not cover up any problems. He also gave him the guardianship of Izumi and Kii, but Yoshihiro Ouchi still went on the road of uniting the Kanto government to fight against Ashikaga Yoshimitsu because of his confrontation with the Hosokawa clan.In the end, he was defeated and killed to end his illustrious life.

Don't say that a name or an official function can touch people's hearts, even if it is a guardian of a country, if you can't recognize people's hearts, you will still rebel. Uesugi Terutora's beliefs and morals are upright, but he himself is a pure warrior of the Eastern Kingdom, with his own blood, relatives and geography The involvement of genealogy and land, the largest medium, is destined to be impossible to walk on the same path with Ashikaga Yoshiki.

Both of them don't care about this trivial matter. The in-laws and geographical ties between the two of them are so deep that Ashikaga Yoshiki can't reverse it. He just said a few casual words and put them aside. After a while, Terotora Uesugi talked about Kaga Arrangement: "I have withdrawn [-] troops back to Kasugayama Castle, leaving only Numata Yukoden to guard Kanazawa Castle in Ishikawa County. Yoshie Hitachi Kaiden guards Wadayama Castle in Nomi County, and Ajisaka Bichu guards Kamiyamada Castle in Hebei County. It can be stabilized for the time being. Regarding the situation in Kaga country, I just don’t know what His Royal Highness’s plans are for Kaga?”

The arrangement of these three people is very convenient. Yumitsu Numata belongs to the Kinai newcomer who followed the Kira family early, and Zongxin Yoshie is the father of Kagesuke Yoshie, a native of Echigo. His ability is good. In the past 30 years, Echigo's many incidents have given him a good reputation. In addition, he is also very good at taking orders and various government affairs. He is one of the few powerful people in China and Vietnam.

And Sakazaka Nagami belongs to the Chinese people who have been close to Etsuko for a long time among the Vietnamese people. He can be regarded as a hero who surpasses his peers in both military strategy and governance. Moreover, he was close to Kira's house very early, and he had already actively served in Kira in the first year of Hongzhi. With the support of his family, he made a lot of efforts to open the passage to Vietnam and China for the Kira Army.

Yoshishi Kira realized almost instantly the checks and balances that Uesugi Terutora was doing in Kaga, using three samurai from different factions, old, middle and young, to jointly control the military and political power in Kaga. This is what he, the general who leads the army, can do It can be seen that the uncle's thinking is gradually changing, and he is smarter and more ingenious than before.

"Well, the arrangement of these three people is very good. As for Kaga's arrangement, I plan to use the immigration method to fill the vacancy. The [-] people from Central Vietnam who immigrated this autumn are only the first wave. The third wave will also act accordingly, and strive to arrange [-] immigrants to enter the three counties of Kaga before the end of the spring sowing."

Uesugi Teruhu frowned and thought for a while, then still shook his head and asked: "Is it just to transfer the people? But if you draw [-] yuan from Etsuchu, the population of Etsuchu will be severely underpopulated!"

Yoshihiro Kira said with a smile: "One hundred thousand residents migrated from Echigo to the Ministry of Echigo to make up for the gap. Anyway, the people of Echigo have already forced 75, including more than 85 criminals and prisoners. They can be allowed to dig mines, work in workshops, or let them farm land or raise livestock in farms. After they have worked for Yu for a generation or two, they will be given a chance to atone for their sins and restore their reputation. There is a shortage of human resources."

Thinking about it carefully, this is indeed the case. Terotora Uesugi was stationed in Etsuchu and Kaga for nearly half a year. When he returned to Naoetsu, he found that there had been another major change after half a year. All the earliest towns in Naoetsu had been demolished and replaced with stronger ones. It is said that the newly-built houses were specially paid for by craftsmen from the Ming Dynasty. They not only maintain the excellent earthquake resistance of wooden buildings, but also use concrete and lime reinforcement to improve the stability of the houses, and use the effect of lime plaster to reduce fire hazards. probability of occurrence.

Castle towns are also being demolished while being built. Old towns and dilapidated roads are all demolished and leveled. All roads and foundations must be paved with a thick layer of Sanhe soil. Usually, the establishment of a new town needs to be paved with Sanhe soil and then hammered thousands of times by manpower. The stone rollers are repeatedly rolled to make the soil sink tightly, and then after a severe winter, the ground is solidified, and the first wooden stake is knocked down when the snow water thaws in spring.

The refinement and beautification of buildings means that the increasingly affluent Echigo residents have higher requirements for the comfort of buildings. It is no longer the wet, dirty and messy straw-roofed houses of the past, but clean and tidy slab-roofed houses. Shiki houses are said to be able to reach this level only in Kyoto Town, Sakai Town, Sakamoto Town, and Katada Town. Even in Hakata Port, Nagasaki Port in Kyushu, and some towns in Utazu Port in Shikoku, there are only enough tile houses of a certain scale.

This means that Naoetsu has gradually caught up with the economic level of Hakata Port and Nagasaki Port, and even continues to reach the level of several big towns in Kinai. This is already a city-level building complex, and the townspeople who have money in their hands don’t care much Spend some money to enjoy a more comfortable life, even if the property tax is quadrupled than before.

"In the past few years, more than 10,000 prisoners have been captured from Kaga, Vietnam. It is not a small number when counting the prisoners captured in various wars, but it is not safe to transfer only the local people! The square of Kaga The loyalty of the officials and the new members is still not stable, and Fukaishuke’s retainer group is not capable enough, so it is necessary to send some profitable samurai to guard it!” Uesugi Terutoro is well aware that all this has nothing to do with the strict and complicated organizational structure and the extreme Gao's execution ability has something to do with it. He is not worried about Echigo's development, but expresses his worries about Kaga.

"Yu has his own arrangements for this aspect. He transfers the title of Shiina Palace to the upper reaches of Tetorigawa River. The territory starts from Otiancheng in the east, Xiaodecheng in the west, and the territory of Jianshengzhai in the north. The residence city is located in Erqucheng! The elevation of this mountain city 300 meters, adjacent to the Tetori River, has convenient transportation and is backed by mountains, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The only direction of attack is the same 300-meter-high mountain castle, Xiaodecheng.

As long as Shiinaden just guards here, he doesn't have to worry about safety. The mountains and rocks here are so high that it cannot be compared with the territory of Xinchuan County. , mulberry trees, etc., Yu will give the necessary support, and he will be allowed to operate a fishing ground along the Tetori River, and the fish and shrimp caught will be coordinated and purchased by Biwaya. "

Transferred Shimina Kangyin to a territory lacking oil and water on the front line, and at the same time promised him that the original stone height would be a lot, encouraged him to plant perennial cash crops such as mulberry trees and mulberry trees on the mountains, and gave him a sum of money as an input block Although he was dissatisfied, he still felt that something was inappropriate, so he asked, "Is Shiina Hall the only one who transferred the title?"

Yoshihiro Kira also said: "There is also the transfer of Shenbaodian to Hebei County, where Shigao remains unchanged, and the residence is located in Tsubata Castle as the strong support of the Ajizaka Beizhong Guard, and suppresses the Yiyikui remnant party who surrendered in the county."

"I understand!" Uesugi Terutora raised his eyebrows and nodded thoughtfully. (To be continued..)

ps: Hayashizaki Jinsuke Shigenobu is the founder of Iaijutsu, and this gentleman is still an unknown person in the Dewa country.