Pillars of the Wu family

Kinoshita Hideyoshi trembled under the severe reprimand, for some reason he suddenly had great courage, raised his head and opened his round eyes wide to look at the noble warrior sitting in the middle, and met Ji Liangyi with a very rare look. After watching for more than ten seconds, Dahiroma suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at the little-known Kinoshita Hideyoshi in unison.

When many samurai of Kira's family were about to leave, this weird-looking guy did not say the outrageous words he imagined, but suddenly bowed his head and said earnestly: "My lord is in goodwill with you." There is absolutely no malice or deceit when the town government discusses the matter of forming an alliance and marriage.

Princess Ashi is one of my lord's most beloved younger sisters, and she always treats her as a real sister. This time, marrying Princess Ashi as the object of marriage is my lord's act of sincerity, and it is definitely not intentional to offend the town government. The majesty of Shang, and even more intention to offend the dignity of the Ashikaga family, all kinds of twists and turns, right and wrong, please let the town government learn from you! "

"So courageous and eloquent, is this Kinoshita Hideyoshi? There are very few people who dare to look at Yu without fear. It is very rare to flinch even for a short moment. Just now, his eyes seemed to reveal Something strange came out, but it doesn't look like ambition... What is it?" Yoshihiro Kira pulled out the bat fan and slowly opened it, revealing the special monogram on the fan, carefully observing this short, thin baby with a big face A guy with monkey eyes, trying to find more out of him.

He wouldn't know that Kinoshita Hideyoshi's heart was beating wildly at this time, he had never done such a crazy thing in his short life of more than 20 years, and he had already seen Niwa Changhide kept handing it to himself to worry Maeda Toshiie next to him tried his best to hold his sleeves to keep him from being impulsive, Narumasa Sasao was stunned with a little gratitude mixed in, Hengxing Ikeda opened his mouth wide and showed an unbelievable expression as if he saw a ghost.

Time seems to stop moving forward at this moment, and everything in front of me is like a slow motion playback.Nothing can be heard in his ears, only the "thumping" heartbeat, and now he only has one persistent thought, that is, to live better than anyone else, and it is very important for him to bear the heavy responsibility of marriage this time. A very important opportunity to advance to the official career.

The words "only success and no failure" were firmly engraved in his mind, and he knew better than anyone how serious the consequences of failure would be.Even if he was not captured and ordered to cut seppuku, his years of hard work would be in vain. As a humble peasant boy, he started from the first step of warming the lord's straw sandals, relying on personal efforts and a A bold yet cautious heart.

"A low-level samurai from a background like me. Usually he can only be an ashigaruto at his limit. Just like his father, Kinoshita Yaemon, who is brave and outstanding, but because of his background, he can only become a humble ashigaruto. I fell ill and disabled during the battle, and returned to my hometown to befriend my mother and give birth to our brothers and sisters. I, Hideyoshi, must not follow my father's old path. Ningning is still waiting for me in Qingzhou City. No matter what, I cannot be exiled because of this. Get out. Then my struggle and my life will come to an end!" Kinoshita Hideyoshi's expression was full of determination and courage and an aura that never flinched.Even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire in front of you, you have to give it a try.

The genealogies of the Kira family seemed to be shocked by his bold words, or they never thought that this short samurai in Owari could organize so calmly and well-founded words, using this kind of vocal means to Responding to the slander he suffered just now, the most important thing is that he was not angry when he found Kirayoshi, but smiled at him as if admiring his cautiousness and boldness. [

"Only someone as powerful as the Lord of the Town will realize my Hideyoshi's talent! It's the same feeling as when the lord promoted me to serve as a minister." Kinoshita Hideyoshi regained his strength and vowed to the pedigree of the Kira family Make sure that your lord has absolutely no disrespect.

Niwa Changhide's reaction was also quick.Immediately took over the conversation from Kinoshita Hideyoshi, solemnly apologized to Kira Yoshitoki, and then brought back the unfavorable situation with a few words. Just as Ben Taji saw that the house governor had no intention of severely reprimanding him, he could only ask helplessly: "I heard that Zhi Tian Zheng Shaozhong has several sisters, isn't there a direct sister of the right age who can be married?"

"This..." Niwa Chohide was a little hesitant to answer, and the several samurai behind him also showed hesitant expressions, Maeda Toshiie clenched his fists and his forehead was covered with sweat, and Kinoshita Hideyoshi suddenly became speechless.

When Ben Duo saw this expression, he guessed the inside story closely, and said with a cold snort: "Is this the sincerity of the Oda family? There is a legitimate daughter of the right age but you are not willing to take it out as a marriage partner. This is your Oda family." The respect and sincerity you keep talking about is really an eye-opener for me!"

Niwa Changxiu didn't dare to hesitate any more when he saw that the situation was not good, and quickly said: "There is indeed one, and it is my lord's direct sister, Princess A Dog. Among the many sisters of my lord, the two princesses I love the most are Princess A Dog and A Shi. Princess, because the two princesses have been imagining since they were young, they are listed as the most beautiful women in my Owari country, but Princess Aquan has been promised a marriage contract by my lord, and she will marry George, the lord of Ono Castle, a powerful countryman in the county next year. Your Highness..."

For a long time, Ben yelled loudly: "What is the lord of Ono City, George, who is so happy? I have never heard of it! He actually married off the daughter of the Oda family because of such a mess of people, and then forced a concubine to make up for it. You weavers!" What is the Tian family thinking? Is it impossible for me to be the governor of the Ashikaga family, and to be a righteous brother with a small wealthy family in the Owari country? It is ridiculous!"

Niwa Chohide lowered his head even lower. He did not expect the situation to turn out like this, so he could only respectfully bend over and reply: "Sorry! This is the Lord's decision, and my retainers can't give an answer! If you feel If you are not satisfied, I will immediately write a letter back to Owari to ask the lord to send another envoy to re-establish the negotiation agreement."

Yoshihiro Kira picked up the handle of his fan and tapped the floor lightly to signal the officials to be quiet. After a while, he slowly said: "Tell the main hall of Oda that the marriage contract and marriage agreement are agreed! It means that the marriage contract of Princess Aquan is hereby voided, and as a married woman, send it here together with Princess Ashi!"

"Na... Nani?" Ikeda Hengxing suddenly raised his voice, only to realize that his rude behavior had shocked everyone in the room, he quickly covered his mouth and lowered his head to apologize for his politeness, but everyone didn't care about this little samurai feeling of surprise.Because he was not the only one in the hall who was surprised by this.

All the samurai in the emissary team of the Oda family were taken aback by this. No one would have imagined that the well-known tutelary general would have such a big appetite, and he would want to kill two of Oda Nobunaga's favorites with just one mouth. The fact that my sister is leaving is not an exaggeration when I think about it.Not to mention that in the history of the Ming Empire, there was a classic plot where two women served one husband together.

It is not uncommon in the Japanese society of the feudal system. Leaving aside the dirty stories of the imperial family and officials in Nara and the Heian period, it is only said that there are many similar examples in the samurai society. "The Ashikaga Yoshinaka once established two wives.Not only did this kind of ridiculous thing happen, but also had two sisters, Hino Zongzi and Hino Shigeko, although they were not married together but just compensation, but compared with the simple request of Kira Yoshi, it was really many times outrageous.

If the samurai of the Owari Oda family was surprised.If it has something to do with being surprised by the special request of Kira Yoshishi, then the surprise of the family members of the Kira family's genealogy is more to express their puzzlement that the family governor valued the Oda family.There are very few samurai who can guard several pregnant wives for a whole year without promiscuous abstinence.It stands to reason that such a strange request should not be made for the sisters of the Oda family.

In terms of appearance, origin and conduct, the Kira family has a large number of women from the five countries to choose from. Even if there are no satisfactory women of the right age in the collar, with just a word from the family governor, countless samurai families will respectfully offer their daughters and younger sisters for their support. Picking, especially Kantohoku, will never have any problems.

But Kira Yoshishi did not do this. He rejected everyone's marriage proposals but only agreed to the marriage request of the Owari Oda family. Moreover, if one is not enough, two girls are required to be satisfied.This has reached the point where it is completely unreasonable. Many warriors who claim to be smart are holding their heads and frowning, as if they don't understand the reason at all.

Uesugi Terutora, who was meditating with his rosary in his hand, slowly opened his eyes. When he looked at Kirayoshi with a trace of incomprehension and confusion, he never opened his eyes to look at the samurai of the Owari Oda family. The death of Yoshimoto Imagawa, who was threatened by the public, becomes completely worthless. I really don't understand the reason for marrying this little-known Oda Nobunaga. [

More than [-]% of the samurai in the Ohiro room don't quite understand Yoshitoki Kira's decision. However, they feel that they don't have enough level to understand such a complicated reason. If they can't figure it out, they just don't think about it. Hosokawa Fujitaka frowned and thought about the reason for getting along for a long time, until he found that Sanada Yukitaka said with a smile: "His Royal Highness's will, you will hear it! Princess Aquan and Princess Ashi are married women. You can't wait!"

"I'm going to contact the lord immediately. I'm sorry for causing trouble to you, and I'm leaving!" Niwa Chohide hurriedly got up and left with a group of colleagues, and then Yoshitomo Kira got up and left to announce the end of the meeting.

Hosokawa Fujitaka hurriedly stopped Sanada Yutaka who was about to leave, and said thoughtfully: "Sanada main hall, please wait a moment, I don't know the main hall, but I can see the meaning of His Royal Highness's move? I haven't figured it out for half an hour. Understand what the reason is!"

At this time, the samurai of Kira's family had not dispersed yet, and the senior ministers who remained in the hall left relatively late because of their noble status, so they heard the words clearly. Sanada Yutaka turned around and noticed Uesugi Terutoro's gaze Looking at him burningly, he said with a smile: "Actually, I'm not sure what His Royal Highness is thinking, but I just ventured to speculate about one or two possibilities. If you think about it carefully, it may be involved in the chaos in Kinki. Let's go!"

"The chaos in Kinki refers to the Three Kingdoms Alliance! But this seems to have little to do with the Owari Oda family in Tokaido. Besides, is this Oda Zhengshaozhongdian capable of breaking into Kinai and destroying the Three Kingdoms Alliance? Owari weak soldiers should be able to do something!" Honda looked at Yukitaka Sanada suspiciously for a while, as if he didn't quite believe in the judgment of this legendary figure.

Namioka Tanbo also felt unreliable, shook his head and said: "It is said that the Mino Kingdom Lord Isshiki Sakyo-doctor Den is a very outstanding warrior in both military and political fields. The double love of the people and the leaders is much stronger than Saito Dosan, who is brutal and bloodthirsty, and loves the coir raincoat dance.

And this His Royal Highness Oda Masaochu is the sister-in-law of Isshiki Sakyo-dofuden. The two seem to be quarreling over the death of Saito Michizo. The surrender form written by San before his death.He used this to show that he is the actual lord of the Mino country and issued an order to crusade against the Isshiki Sakyo-doctor Hall. In the past few years, he has fought several times intermittently at the junction of the Mino country and the Owari country without winning or losing. "

Because Yoshiryu Saito killed his father Dozo Saito with his own hands, he changed his name to Dr. Isshiki Sakyo because he felt ashamed to see others. This name comes from the Miao character brought by his mother's family.His mother is the daughter of Yoshikiyo, the guardian of Tango Isshiki Sakyo, so it can barely be said in the Miao characters of his mother's family.

And the sageness of this Yoshiryu Saito is indeed not comparable to that of his cruel father. People in Mino country often compare Yoshiryu Saito with Shingen Takeda. Love the evil concubine.The fathers who liked to abuse the people of the Pu Dynasty used violent means to kill or exile their own fathers. After they came to power, they also abolished their father's brutal system, trying to appease the people of the country and unite the Pu Dai people to make the family business grow all day long.

Whether the abilities of these two people are at the same level is aside.At least from the present point of view, Mino people can use the result theory to prove that Yoshiryu Saito is stronger, or that killing his father is better than exiling his father. Many Mino people sympathize with Kai Takeda's experience manner.

In their opinion, Takeda Shingen was too merciful.If you killed your own father in the first place.The changed name of Oi Ozen is nothing special, maybe he won’t be half dead in Kai country like he is now, of course this is just their wishful thinking, probably only the people of Mino country will think Saito Yoshiryu can do it Comparable to Takeda Shingen.

There are many legends about Saito Yoshiryu, and it spreads to Echigo and becomes more and more bizarre. Some people describe Saito Yoshiryu as a seven-foot-tall man with blue face and fangs, and many strange tricks to kill himself Father dominates Mino.Most of these claims were fabricated by Saito Dozo's remnants and Oda Nobunaga, and a small part were fabricated by meddlesome people.

The genealogists of the Kira family naturally wouldn't believe these messy legends, but they still felt that Yoshiryu Saito had the upper hand purely out of strategic considerations, and Yukitaka Sanada just shook his head indifferently to Honda's guessing and probing eyes. Said: "I don't know if you have noticed a detail, that is, in the information sent by Mochizuki Anyun Shouden a year ago, it was mentioned that Dr. Isshiki Zuokyo seems to be sick, and this kind of illness can't see the light or the wind. Do you know what kind of disease this is?"

"...Can't see the light or the wind!" Ben was shuddering for a long time, and then blurted out: "Could it be leprosy?"

Several warriors who hadn't left could not help but gasp. The so-called leprosy, also known as leprosy, is an incurable disease in this era. After the onset, the tumors on the face gradually fester and die. Survival, Yoshiryu Saito suffering from this terminal illness means that he will die soon.

Of course, there is also a syphilis disease that is very similar to leprosy, and it is easy to confuse it. In this era, syphilis, an infectious disease, was just popular in Japan. A few doctors named it "Tang sore" according to their own personal opinions, but in the relatively backward Dongguo, they still use "leprosy" as a unified name.

Hosokawa Fujitaka pondered: "Is it leprosy? It is indeed a terminal illness that cannot be cured!"

"Only leprosy can be explained. It is said that Dr. Isshiki Sakyo has not shown up for nearly a year." Sanada Yukitaka said: "Looking at the new troubles that will happen in the Tōkaidō soon, maybe this is a perfect opportunity. uncertain."

"Doctor Isshiki Sakyo is actually suffering from such a terminal illness..." Uesugi Terutora shook his head and sighed, "It's a pity that a loyal minister loyal to the shogunate is about to pass away again."

Yoshiryu Saito's temperament is by no means as vicious and cruel as he was when he killed his father. It is almost the opposite of his father Dozo Saito. A big supporter of Tōkaidō, just as Saito Yoshiryu is terminally ill, it may make the Mino country that has just stabilized suffer from elbow and armpits again.

Ben felt that this made sense for a long time, but he still had some doubts that he wanted to express: "If Dr. Isshiki Sakyo dies, it may not be that Oda Masaochu will be cheap, right?"

"It depends on His Royal Highness's opinion. If His Royal Highness is willing to support you, it won't be a problem!" Sanada Yutaka said with a smile: "I can only think of so much in a hurry. As for the more specific temptation, I have to apologize and dare not be careless. Guessed, farewell!"

Uesugi Terutoro was silent for a moment, then got up and left, and gradually the samurai in the large room dispersed in a hurry, leaving only the two counselors sitting in place thinking, Namioka Sallow said with a smile: "Sanada Masada's words are only halfway through. , seems to have some unfinished meaning, in your opinion, what reason is hidden in it?"

Ben Duozheng nodded and said: "Mainada Sanada must have an idea that he didn't say! At least he hasn't said why it was involved in the chaos in Kinki and the annoying Three Kingdoms Alliance. I was also trying to think about it. , I seem to have found some clues but I can’t be sure, I need to think about it carefully.”