Warring States Eagle

Maeno Nagayasu and Hachisuka Masakatsu are both rich second generations, and both have certain influence in their families, and their roots are in Mino and Owari. Obviously, they will not easily seek refuge with others.

So Zheng Liang didn't intend to solicit, he just planned to form a good relationship so that we could meet each other in the future.Thinking of this, Masaragi immediately said: "It turns out that they are Lord Junzheng of Mikawa, Lord Changyasu of Mino Country, and Lord Masakatsu of Owari Country. You are all brave men."

The three of them couldn't help but blushed slightly when they heard the words.Maeno Nagayasu and Hachisuka Masakatsu blushed because they were praised by Masara.Both of them were in their teens, and they would be nothing more than teenagers in future generations. At the time when they were young, as the saying goes, they drew their swords to help when the road was injustice, and they saw that the dozen or so people who fled were obviously bullying others, so So I came to help.Honda Junzheng's blushing was mixed with complex emotions, he was happy for others to praise him, but also embarrassed by what happened just now.If he has enough coins, this matter can be settled completely with money, and he doesn't need to fall into the siege of others.

But he really has no money.This time, just to make some money, he resolutely escorted several masters to Kyoto to attend the Dharma Conference as low-level warriors.Of course, this is also because of accepting the mission of the lord.During this period, even samurai had different identities. Some low-status samurai still needed to farm by themselves, not as long as they were samurai, they did not need to farm.Toshimasa Honda's family was really poor. Besides relying on a barren field, the family also lived on his salary.But he is just an inconspicuous and lowly samurai under the Matsudaira Clan Okubo Tadayo.So he also decisively took over the escort task that other warriors didn't look at.Leading a few ashigaru to escort several masters who had a good relationship with Okubo Tadashi to Kyoto.

Today is also considered unlucky.After finishing the escort mission with great difficulty, he walked the streets in his free time, but met a few guys who were obviously extortionists, which eventually sparked a conflict.

"The next one is Second Lieutenant Rashi Masara from Kyushu Hizen Zaemon." Masara introduced himself.

"It turned out to be Your Highness Zaemon, it's really rude." When they heard that Masara had an official position, the three of them immediately saluted.

"Hehe, if you guys are free in the future, don't worry about visiting Hizen, and my family will definitely be a landlord." Zhengliang continued, "Also, I remind everyone that the dozen or so people just now belonged to the Hosokawa family. It is not suitable to stay here for a long time, I am afraid that those guys will lead a large group of people to come again soon, why don't you come to my residence to get together?"

"What?" Hachisuka Masakatsu and the others were shocked when they heard that the dozen or so people were from the Hosokawa family.Even angry and worried.

"Your Highness Zaemon, I won't bother you again when we have important matters to attend to. If there is a destiny in the future, we will definitely meet again." After thinking for a while, Hachisuka Masakatsu said with a salute.This time they came here to do something important.Now that such an accident happened suddenly, he decided to finish the matter as soon as possible, and then leave the capital as soon as possible.After all, Kyoto is still the domain of the Hosokawa family.Maeno Nagayasu behind him is obviously the only one looking forward to Hachisuka's victory.

"Since that's the case, I won't force you anymore. I hope that when we meet again in the future, we can have a good time together." Zheng Liang said.

"In this way, there will be a period later." Maeno Changyasu said apologetically.After speaking, the two left quickly.

"I don't know what Junzheng wants to do?" After the two left, Zheng Liang asked Honda Junzheng, who was the only one left behind.

"It's better to obey than respect." Toshimoto Honda accepted Zhengliang's invitation.Anyway, the errand was done.The several masters who were in charge of the escort also traveled together, and the few ashigaru they brought with them also dispersed, so he had nothing to do. Since he was invited by Zheng Liang, he was also happy to accept it.After all, the other party is also a high official.Moreover, it has its own territory, so it must be a powerful party.You must know that even his lord Okubo Tadayo is still white for the time being.

After returning to the residence, the two chatted.

"I don't know about Junzheng's trip to Kyoto. What's the matter?" Zheng Liang was really curious. Mikawa was far away from Kyoto. With Honda Junzheng's identity and family resources, it was indeed impossible for him to appear here.But now he was actually sitting in front of Zhengliang.

"Saemon-sama, it's like this." Then Toshi Honda stated the purpose of this trip.

"I see." Zheng Liang nodded, "Lord Junzheng, please forgive me for being rude. From my point of view, I am afraid that the situation at home at the moment is not very good for Lord Junzheng." During the Warring States Period, even if you were a warrior, life was not guaranteed. It's good, there are also many samurai struggling at the bottom of society.

"Ahem" was suddenly asked by Zheng Liang, and Honda Junzheng immediately became embarrassed.If other samurai were asked such a question, they would probably have taken the case and left, but Toshimoto Honda was different.Since he was willing to accept the escort task that even other warriors dismissed for the sake of the family, it showed that he could accept the embarrassment at this moment.

And it was precisely this that Zheng Liang saw clearly that made him ask the question rashly.According to Zhengliang's memory, Toshimasa Honda's family was indeed relatively poor.Even when Honda Masanobu grows up in the future, he will just live in a poor village and serve the handsome head of Honda as a humble falconer.If it hadn't been discovered by the talented Tokugawa Ieyasu, he would still be struggling on the edge of survival just like his father.

Look at Junzheng Honda, he is also an unlucky person.Because soon, he will die in the conflict between the Matsudaira family and the Oda family.

"Lord Junzheng, you accepted such an escort mission obviously to earn the meager reward to support the family, if the family now provides you with a piece of land that is enough for your family to be self-sufficient, and recruits you as a warrior of the family , enjoying a salary of fifteen stones a year, what do you think?" Zheng Liang said directly.

"This? My lord, are you recruiting me?" Honda Junzheng asked in disbelief.

"That's right, as long as you agree to become a samurai of the family, the above-mentioned treatment is my promise." Zheng Liang said firmly.

"This?" Toshimoto Honda was stunned.You know, whether in the eyes of the Honda clan or his own lord, he, Junzheng Honda, is just a lowly, even dispensable character.Now there is actually a tyrant who personally recruited him, which made him unable to adapt to it all at once.

After a long time, with fluctuating mood, Honda Junzheng asked earnestly again: "My lord, did you take your promise seriously?" He still can't believe the facts in front of him.

Zhengliang nodded.But I was a little surprised in my heart. It is said that recruiting warriors, especially those who already have patriarchs, is not an easy task.Looking at it now, the other party seemed to feel that it was a pie in the sky.Could it be that the other party's family is really so difficult that they don't even have food?

"Your Highness, I am willing to follow His Highness, but there are still young and old at home, so..." After gritting his teeth and thinking for a while, Toshimoto Honda finally made up his mind and told his last difficulty.

"It's okay, move your family and even close friends to the territory of our family, and our family will provide them with housing and fields, enough for them to be self-sufficient." Zheng Liang said directly.

"My subject, Toshimoto Honda, is paying his respects to His Highness, thanking His Highness for your great kindness." After receiving Zhengliang's promise, Toshimoto Honda immediately prostrated himself on the ground and shouted.

Seeing Junzheng Honda prostrated on the ground, Zheng Liang couldn't help thinking to himself, did he finally recruit Junzheng Honda?Then his son will naturally follow, and in this way he will get another famous general in the future.However, no matter Naoshima Naoshima who is still at home or Masanobu Honda is still a child.That's all, it is also adopted as a small surname first, and then slowly raised.A plan to develop a small surname was thus formed in Zheng Liang's mind.