Pillars of the Wu family

Every year at the end of the twelfth lunar month, it is extraordinarily busy, or in other words, the entire Kasuga mountain city is busy, and Kira Yoshishi is busy with meetings and meetings every day, and some government affairs that have to be dealt with have to be answered one by one. Fortunately, many government affairs are Follow the public first to approve it for trial implementation, and what is handed over to the family governor is basically an appendix for review.

If the family governor thinks it is not suitable, then call an office meeting to deal with it, explain clearly and allow the official implementation, and if it does not pass, the trial can be stopped. If the family supervisor has to intervene in everything, then the family supervisor will not be seen for two months Just a trace is enough to cause chaos in Kira's family, and the followers will lose the basic meaning of existence. Besides, he, the family governor, is really too busy.

The three consecutive years of disasters were either droughts or floods. The wind and rain were not smooth, and infectious diseases emerged from time to time, which made everyone in a hurry. Unexpectedly, this year's grain income remained at the baseline of last year. With the support of Echigo's solid foundation, maybe the people of the country will have to tighten their belts to live with their retainers.

In addition to routine meetings and government affairs to be dealt with, there is also a Zhengdan court meeting that is also busy preparing. Every year on the first day of the first lunar month, a group of officials gathers, and allies and relatives from all over the country also send envoys to join the party. Thousands of people flocked into Kasuga Mountain City, and business travelers who heard the news ran from all directions to Naoetsu Town to do business or to inquire about news. The sudden increase in the flow of so many people and not to mention how much food to prepare, the pressure of a security guard is enough to make The city guards raised their alert level to the highest level.

As the family business of the Kira family flourished, the Zhengdan Dynasty Festival became more grand every year. It was originally just a gathering of hundreds of samurai gathering together to drink, drink and brag, but now it has become a major event affecting the Eastern Kingdom.It doesn't matter whether the various samurai and Kira families in Kanto can speak.They have to send envoys to bring some local products and say a few words on the occasion.Don't ask for anything, just ask for familiarity.

The samurai in the Kanto are no longer the invincible Kamakura samurai. The souls of the samurai are constantly being lost with the chaos in the Kanto. Although their chaotic nature remains unchanged, they are more tactful than their ancestors. Most of the warriors have been killed by the big waves washing the sand, and most of the surviving ones are cunning.

Of course, there are exceptions, such as Ota Yasuko and Ota Susumasa's uncle and nephew, who have been in Echigo for almost half a year, and they must have persevered with a great sense of loss.They are not at all discouraged by being rejected many times. They know that it is much more difficult to step into the threshold of the Kira family than the ordinary samurai family. The government will never treat them like this.

Settsu Genji's background is not low in Kanto, but in the eyes of the Ashikaga family, it is not enough. Minamoto Yorimasa's descendant died long ago in the turmoil of the Kamakura shogunate. As one of Minamoto Yorimasa's tributaries, the Ota clan It's not very satisfactory in the shogunate. The Ota family is just the head of the Ogiya Uesugi family. The head of the Ota family is the Ogiya Uesugi family as the genealogy of the Kanto family. The leader of the same family is the Yamauchi Uesugi family. Fang's housekeeper.It also means that the Ota family is just the vassals of Guandong Gongfang.

The so-called vassals are the retainers of the retainers, just like Naoe Xiaoai and Katakura Kojuro whom the monkey appreciates.They are the genealogical retainers of Miss Sister and Cyclops respectively. Miss Sister and Cyclops were the retainers of Monkey in name at that time, so these two people are also the retainers of Monkey’s retainers. , but admire their talent and loyalty.

The Ota family is barely a well-known family in Kanto, but it is not like that at all in front of the official shogunate's imperial palace. The uncles and nephews have to consider whether to bow their heads when they see Uesugi Constitution. In front of the big nobles like Fang Tongtong, it is a matter of course that he is a great person.

The only Ota Michikan that can be obtained has never been in Kyoto, let alone met the shogunate. The most boastful thing is that he is said to have received the Seven Books of Martial Arts from Hosokawa Katsumoto and created his own "Ashigaru Military Law" ", because it is only recorded in the "Ota Family Tree" and there is no relevant record in the documents of the Hosokawa family, so it is difficult to distinguish whether it is true or not.

Ota Yasuko and Ota Suzume knew that they were not qualified to show off, not to mention that the family status of the Kamiso Ashikaga family is now as strong as Echigo, and how many samurai asked for a chance to meet Kirayoshi like them. Kanto governor Uesugi Kensei and Shinano guarded Ogasawara Naga, but they were repeatedly rejected and made things difficult. The two of them became the national lords of Minami Musashi following the end of Uesugi’s family in Yamauchi. There is nothing to complain about such a big gap. .

Ji Liangyi really didn't want to stretch the patience of the two of them at that time. In the summer, he was busy dealing with the Three Kingdoms Alliance in Kinai and the Guandong Gongfang Ashikaga Fujimasa who had a problem with his head. After the fall, I dealt with the first and last of these two families one after another, and then issued the military order to go to the Kanto, and I went to Zhijiangjin to hook up with the Nanman girls to enjoy the benefits of the winners in life. .

Only then did I finish the work at hand, and I heard that these two persevering people came to see me again. Looking at the sun, I knew that my wives were still engaged in entertainment activities in the Yuyuan, not to mention that the wives were not in the imperial palace, even the children. They were all carried over to play, and he had nothing to do when he went back by himself, so he might as well call the two over and listen to what they had to say.

It didn't take long to see two samurai, one middle and one young, come in and salute him respectfully. Needless to say, he also knew that the younger one was Ota Yasuko, and the older one was Ota Takashi. The upper-middle level of sensory perception is considered a good level in this era, the only shortcoming is that it loses points for a bitter face.

Xu Shi has seen too many famous generals in these years, and he has no ups and downs at all for the famous historical figure Ota Zizheng. He responded reservedly to the two of them and said: "Your Highness, it is very hard to come from afar. How is life in the post-bitter cold land? You can talk about the difficulties in daily life, and I will help people meet the reasonable needs of the two highnesses."

"I had a good time in Kasuga Mountain City. Echigo is a good place, but I still miss the water and soil of my hometown. I hope His Highness can help us regain our skills. I am willing to do my best for His Highness." Half a year of refusal let us When the two met for the first time, it was inevitable that they would feel a little impatient.Ota Yasuzi forcibly changed the topic to the topic of recovery.

Kira Yoshishi said in a nonchalant manner: "So that's how it is! Now that you two have come all the way to Echigo."

After saying these two sentences, he closed his mouth and sipped tea slowly, his eyes slowly turned to the landscape paintings in the hall, drinking tea while admiring the masterpieces, as if he didn't hear his request, Ota Kosuke was very blocked by these words Embarrassed, he wanted to speak out but was gently pulled back by Ota Zizheng. He turned his head and saw his fellow clan shook his head at him, only to realize that his hasty proposal had the opposite effect.

Ota Zizheng coughed and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness is a well-known martial arts family all over the world. Over the years, the Kwantung samurai admired the prestige of An Ding Dongguo and the great reputation of the warlord An Ding Dongguo. We, Ota Clan, are Qinghe Genji. First-class, honored as the housekeeper of the Uesugi family in Ogi Valley, only because of the murder of the ancestor Dao Guangong, he rebelled against the master's family and took revenge on the master's family.

Unexpectedly, the evil Hojo family was attracted to break into Musashi and run rampant. They seized my territory for no reason and drove the two of us away, making it difficult for my Ota family to return home and drift away. Fortunately, His Royal Highness of the town government is willing to run around for the stability of the shogunate, and we will go north to Vietnam Later, I begged to see His Royal Highness Zhenfu and wanted to ask for a grace to take back the title. For this reason, I, Mrs. Ota, would like to serve His Highness Zhenfu from generation to generation. "

Compared with the immature Ota Yasuko who was just under 30 years old, the nearly [-]-year-old Ota Sukasa is not only courageous and resourceful, but also proficient in cultural speech is much higher.Some words summed up the turmoil of his family in the past few decades, and successfully created an image of the Ota family who was insulted by the master's family and rebelled.And quietly wiped the ground for his shameless act of defection that caused He Yue's night battle to fail.

Ota Suzuki’s little tricks can’t be hidden from Kira Yoshitoki’s eyes. This kind of tricks in words has been seen many times in Kyoto. Kanto, which has a relatively poor cultural background, feels quite fresh again. After listening for a while, he pretended to be thinking about his proposal, but in fact he was quietly observing the movements of the two people to judge their mental activities.

Kira Yoshitoshi is not a moralist, nor is he a moralist. Compared with cruel and ruthless means, he may be better than Takeda Shingen, but he likes a good reputation and does not like playing tricks of treachery. The only move that can be called a betrayal Even if he cheated the Asakura family, it was still a trap he set up in the covenant itself.

It only stipulates that the two families share Kaga without mentioning what will happen if the Kira family seizes half of Kaga first, and then supports Kaga Ichiko to prevent the Asakura family from taking the other half. The Cang family suffered a dumb loss, and they couldn’t do anything when they wanted to accuse Kirayoshi, because they might have the same thoughts themselves, and it would definitely not take any advantage if they really talked about it. Yijing was molded into the appearance of Miyoshi Changqing who stood against the wind and stinks ten miles away.

Kira Yoshitoki nodded and said, "It's understandable that your Highness misses your homeland and expects to restore the old collar. I am also preparing to go south to Kanto at the Ashikaga House. Since the two Highnesses intend to serve me at the Ashikaga House, it is better to just leave it at that. Go to Hirai City of Ueno Country to wait for Uesugi Tanseiden to dispatch. He is the general of the Kanto Crusade Army. As for the loyalty of the two Highnesses, Yu thought for a long time and decided to accept it. However, I still have to say something first. Say it so that the two of you will think that it is unreasonable for me to go to the Ashikaga house!

The shogunate's strict laws and regulations are definitely different from the scattered Kanto samurai. This must be clear. I hope that the two telecommunications loves can live up to the name of being the descendants of Dao Guangong. It lies in long-term actions rather than simple words of assurance. The eldest brother of the genealogy of the Yu family, the Kawachi family is also the same family as your Ota family. This family has been loyal to the Kamiso Ashikaga family for more than 300 years. I believe that the two highnesses should understand that it is more necessary to be stigmatized. A hundredfold loyalty to wash away the truth! "

What Kira Yoshishi wanted to express is very clear. It is not impossible to accept you as retainers, but your bad deeds really make people feel uneasy. You are clearly a famous samurai family in Kanto, but at a critical moment, they betrayed Ogaya Uesugi. At the most urgent moment, he stabbed his master's house, which indirectly led to the defeat of the whole line in the Kawagoe Night Battle. Although this incident was done by Ota Yasuko's father, Ota Suka, it basically had nothing to do with Ota Sumasa, but The stigma of being a member of the same family still has to be borne.

It's embarrassing for people to bring up the past more than ten years ago on the spot, especially since one of the two people is the legitimate son of the person involved, and they were completely uninfluential bystanders before Yuanfu.The other also fought for Ogiya Uesugi's family as part of the Kwantung Allied Forces.Being so ashamed of being questioned by the future master about his loyalty, he almost committed suicide.

You can't blame Kira Yoshishi for not taking care of their faces.But the Ota family does have certain problems. If there are reasons for betraying the Uesugi Ogiya family, then the betrayal of the Hojo family is purely fighting for independence. After all, it is recorded in "Odawara Public Accounts" , Ota Zimasa's name, the two have served as Hojo's retainers for more than ten years, and they have repeatedly betrayed and done many things that are unacceptable for the Hojo family, but it is actually a kind of grace to be changed and exiled.

The two felt extremely ashamed, and the idea of ​​suicide only stayed in their minds for a moment and then disappeared, not because they were too timid to die, but because they couldn't just die like this.Just like Yoshitoki Kira said just now, being stigmatized requires more efforts to wash away the shame. No matter what factors betrayed Ogiya Uesugi and the Hojo family at the beginning, their stigma will directly affect Yoshiki Kira their attitudes and opinions.

No one can guarantee whether this family will betray him at the next moment, especially under the premise of the loyalty of these two families at the price of seizing the old collar. Another old-fashioned attempt to be self-reliant or to ask for privileges such as the incompatibility of the county secretary, wouldn't it embarrass Yoshitoki Kira and the Ashikaga family.

This remark is neither a blind stretch nor an ulterior motive, but a conscious beating to warn them that there will be a price for restoring the old collar from the Kamiso Ashikaga family. This price is loyalty and bravery worthy of the reputation of ancestor Ota Michikan .If the two of them feel that they can't do it and they can leave immediately, Kira Yoshishi will never force two ignorant idiots to stay.If the two of them are willing to stay, they have to accept the honest and loyal service of the Kami Ashikaga family.

The second choice is to see how they choose. The ugly words squeezed out the room for the two to play tricks in the future. After thinking about it for a while, the two still feel that only relying on the powerful Kamiso Ashikaga family can get back the loss. Although Yoshiaki Satake is A generation of heroes with outstanding abilities and wrists in Kanto, but unfortunately, the Satake family's territory is too small, and Satake Yoshiaki's aura is not broad enough.

From his refusal to be in charge of Kanto, it can be seen that his ambition is limited to being the overlord of Hitachi, and has the ability to interfere with the situation in Kanto and Southern Mutsu instead of dominating Kanto. Ota Zimasa has also seen Yoshiaki Satake for a long time. What is important is that Ota Zizheng's military command method can destroy the city and pull out the stronghold for the Satake family. As for how long it takes to reach the Edo Castle and Iwatsuki Castle in the Musashi Kingdom, it depends on the situation.

In comparison, Kira Yoshishi was more reliable, and it only took seven years to conquer Nuo Da's territory. This time the southward Kanto was obviously a long-planned military operation, as can be seen from the panicked actions of the Hojo clan. Subtle things, at least the deterrent power of the town government is far greater than that of Satake Yoshiaki, who worked hard to unify Hitachi.

The two respectfully expressed their willingness to obey the laws of the shogunate, and swore to Hachiman Daibodhisattva that they would be loyal to the Ashikaga family from generation to generation. Kira Yoshitoki was very satisfied with the attitude of the uncles and nephews, Ota Yasuko and Ota Susaki, who had a good understanding and a correct attitude Not to mention that the talent and role are not small, and it is definitely a good deal to make money but not to lose.

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The twelfth lunar month is coming to an end, and after more than half a month of rest, Yoshihide has regained his energy. When Yoshihura greeted his wife Torahime, he went to Naoejin to find Claudia. Claudia told him her menstrual dates, estimated that these days are probably the best days to have a baby, and he rushed over.

It was another hour of ups and downs, and the little foreign girl lay on him like she was tossed and fell apart. In fact, Kira Yoshishi only had to do one action to hold the headlight from the beginning to the end, and the rest was completely up to Claudia. To finish, the little foreign girl is probably addicted to playing, and she has to act as a female knight every time she tosses. This more than a month of practice has just made her riding skills more and more exquisite, so that Kira Yoshitoshi, a master of riding skills, can only sigh that she is out of blue And better than blue.

He knew that this long battle was far from over, and the female knight would continue to go to the battlefield after resting, so he hurriedly called the maid Sarah to write and drink to supplement the water and physical strength consumed. It's big enough, and a few times in the middle, the two of them didn't leave after doing good things. Instead, they stared at Claudia practicing riding, and occasionally made some strange moans. She drives away.

But next time Sarah seemed to knock on the door on time and came to watch the battle again.Every time I find a reason, such as sending hot water.For pastries.Bringing tea and so on, anyway, no matter how hard you rush, you can’t drive away. Claudia once joked that he might as well take Sarah as well, but Kira Yoshishi didn’t have the heart to start with her, after all, not every foreign girl has Claudia's skin is as smooth as milk.

Not to mention that Sarah's overweight body is not his favorite type. Although she looks good and loses weight, she must be a beauty, but her freckled European female facial features are a headache, and her thick hands The pores and long fine hair made Kira Yoshitoki shudder when he saw it.Is it really okay to almost catch up with the hair of this man?

Later, Kira Yoshitoshi was also bored, so he simply suggested that he was very optimistic about Francis Drake, why not ask the maid Sarah to match him, and said quietly in his heart: "Francis! Don't mind me cheating on you behind your back. Well, it's a last resort to send you a chubby girl, Captain John already has a wife, I can only hope that you can make this chubby girl lose weight in the future, and feel better!"

After calling a few more times, there was a knock on the door. Yoshiki Kira was about to complain about why Sarah was so slow today, when he heard a "clang" sound followed by a "ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping of dishes.Turning around, I saw a strange little girl staring blankly at the two people on the bed with red fruits stacked on top of each other, with a panicked expression, not knowing what to do.

"Yes...sorry. I just...Sarah, she went on a date with France, and Sarah asked me to be her one-day watchman. I don't know what you are doing, sorry! I will prepare another one." Xiao The girl's face was as red as a boiling kettle, and she squatted down in a hurry to pick up the scattered food and dishes, and then hurriedly backed out, almost tripping herself before leaving.

When Ji Liangyi thought about it, he was suppressed by Claudia who was riding on him. His long spear still maintained a certain strength and stubbornly held on to the mysterious territory inside the female knight. Claudia said with a half-smile: "...Who is this girl? I seem to have seen her a few times. Didn't you say that the European rule is that there are no women on board? Why are there so many women?"

"The rules are dead, people say, I can dress up as a man, why can't they? Besides, I'm the governor, how can I be the governor if I don't get on the ship?" Claudia sat up again from the posture lying on the man , holding the man's hands and putting them on the two plump soft flesh on his chest, rubbing them lightly like the shaking gesture of a knight walking forward while riding a horse.

"I said Claudia can't give me a break! No chance to enjoy after you've squeezed me dry."

Claudia stopped and said shyly: "Who wants to enjoy your stinking thing, I just want a child... um! Just want a child!"

Seeing that she finally stopped, she reminded helplessly, "You haven't said who this little girl is yet?"

"Her! Francis' sister is Christine, a 16-year-old girl who is just in love. Would you like to try it? The two of us can serve you alone." Claudia licked her lips and winked at him, That expression is really as enchanting as a fairy.

Ji Liangyi ignored her with a dark face, and said in his heart: "If I listen to you, I will be squeezed dry. You are really happy, but when I go back, the wives of my house will be very upset."

Claudia is only eighteen years old this year, but she looks better than the stupid Christine by how many grades. If Claudia is an endlessly crazy queen, Claudia Christine is pure, cute and a bit stupid with natural attributes. From the appearance, the two are evenly matched. One is coquettish and strong and the other is youthful and cute. I can't tell which is better. In terms of body, Claudia must be perfect Christine, looks so enticing.

But with his current ability, there is really no way to provoke another Nanman girl, not to mention that his body can't bear it because of Claudia's tossing, and he is even more worried that Francis Drake knows this, and then he learns that Sarah is with her. His reason is whether it will become the avenger of Date Terumune.

After a while, Christine walked in quickly with a pile of food and drink with her head down, put down the plate as if she was stung by a bee, and hurried out, before she was stopped by Claudia : "Christine, don't rush to leave, do you know why Sarah asked you to be on duty for her all day?"

Christine Drake stood there in a daze, and murmured, "No... I don't know."

"Sarah went on a date with your brother, it's in a cabin on some ship, they're doing what I'm doing with Joseph, do you know what it's doing?" Claudia picked up a piece of cake and stuffed it into Kira In Yishi's mouth, he dawdled and smiled coquettishly: "This is the most wonderful thing between a man and a woman. Do you want to see how this is done? Sarah has seen it once and lingered on it!"

"..." Christine Drake was a little at a loss. England's aristocratic class is as rotten as the nobles of other countries on the mainland. Even a pure girl like Christine knows what they are doing. She never Never thought that the noble duchess would invite him to watch the love between men and women in front of her lover.

At this time, whether she is going or not, if she leaves without listening to this invitation, she will definitely offend the Duchess and affect the fate of her and her brother in the fleet. The brother and sister were sent to the ship, Francis Drake was trained by John Hawkins as the future captain, and Christine hoped to become the maid of the Duchess of York, and by virtue of this status, she entered the aristocratic circle of England.

Both Sarah and Christine are well-educated gentry and aristocrats. What they lack is a stepping stone to enter the upper class. Being a maid of a powerful family is far more dangerous than being a maid of a duchess. There are too many dirty things in the rich family.

Twelve or thirteen-year-old young aristocratic men will forcibly make love to their maids, leading to many extremely dirty and ugly stories. There are also many cruel ones like Henry VIII who simply killed his wife when he saw that his wife could not give birth to a boy. It is not surprising that the maids of the nobles are given away or killed at any time as playthings of the nobles, which may be even more miserable than the concubines of the Ming Empire.

Christine knew that she couldn't offend Claudia, so she stood there tremblingly and lowered her head. Claudia waved to her and said, "What can you see when you stand so far and lower your head?" Come in and feed me and dear Darling, we're starving after a hard morning!"

Christine walked over tremblingly, shyly picked up a piece of chocolate from Venice and handed it to Yoshiki Kira, but Claudia bent down and kissed the man's mouth, their tongues entangled Sharing a piece of chocolate together, perhaps because this action was so shocking, Christine was frightened dumbfounded. (To be continued..)