Here the Shiba family is discussing the specific content of the law, and over there Maeda Rihisa has eagerly returned to the Maeda family's temporary residence in Qingsu Castle.
Li Chang was very surprised by Li Jiu's return. Based on her understanding of the eldest daughter, she should have packed her luggage in Huangzi City and prepared to leave for Kyoto.
So he took Lijia and met Lijiu together in the inner room.
"Mother, please help me."
Rijiu bowed first, and the two girls returned the bow.
"Rijiu, has anything changed since you came back?"
Li Chang's heart moved when he saw Li Jiu's happy face.
"Yes, mother, there is good news. The governor of the Shiba family, Yoshigan, has given the 1,500 shi of gold rewarded by His Highness Oda to Benefit. Now the materials in the two villages of Okezama Mountain belong to Benefit."
Lijiu's voice was trembling. She still couldn't believe this pie-in-the-sky thing. I'm not afraid of being embarrassed to say that I didn't get much sleep last night.
"What!"
Li Changli and his family stood up at the same time. How could they still sit still?
"Yiyin-kun, is this keeping you here to help benefit?"
Lijia reacted the fastest and understood. Li Chang couldn't believe that a Wu family would do this and didn't think about it.
"Yes, I'm ashamed to say it. Last night, I wanted to run away and follow me to Kyoto, but Lord Yoshiyin made this proposal. I still can't believe it, he said, I am like a brother and sister, Eryi Tianzuo Five, the emperor and his ministers have the same salary."
Li Chang was puzzled.
"Even so, just give me more salary. This is Zhixing, Zhixing, a total of 1,500 dan! How many years has the Maeda family been in business, and how many dangers have they gone through before they have the current 6,000 dan of Huangzi City. For this reason , and I had to sacrifice you.”
Li Chang said sadly to Li Jiu, who shook his head.
"Mother, I don't blame you. Loyalty to the master's family is my own choice, and the choice of mother and the Li family protects the family. I am a king or a bandit, this is the price I paid voluntarily, and I have no regrets."
Li Jia was thinking about it.
"Yi Gin-kun is far more courageous and decisive than women. His Highness Oda has made up his mind to expand. There will definitely be another fierce battle after the winter. This is an opportunity for the samurai family to be rewarded by the public. If the Shiba family wants to revive, they must catch up with his highness.
However, the Sibo family has been dormant for many years and lacks retainers. Benefit is highly skilled in martial arts, and the eldest sister is calm and determined. They are all talents that the Sibo family desperately needs. The most important thing is that you are all loyal Ji warriors.
Only Yiyinjun will resolutely give half of the territory to Zhixing. Only when the eldest sister comes forward to help the Maeda family digest their territory can the Shiba family accumulate more strength to seek greater rewards. "
Li Chang thought about it carefully, understood what Li Jia meant, and couldn't help but sigh.
"No matter what, this is fifteen hundred stones Zhixing. Imperial Majesty Shiba is really willing to give it up."
"If you give up, you will gain. Fortunately, Mr. Shiba is so far-sighted. If he wasn't a man..."
Toshiya sighed, but Rijiu on the side smiled a little ambiguously.
"It's strange not to be a man. I thought about it all night last night, maybe this Shiba Gozen is interested in my family's interests.
Come to think of it, to revive the Sibo family business, we also need heirs, right? If Benefit gives birth to a child of Imperial Majesty Shiba, and then adopts the Shiba family, haha. . "
Li Chang listened and smiled charmingly. Although Benefit does not have the blood of the Maeda family, Riku is no longer the young master of the family, so she naturally has no possibility of inheriting the clan.
As the head of the Maeda branch family, there is no problem at all. It can bring land and people to the family and divert the new Hime warriors in the family.
Since ancient times, the Wu family has expanded its influence little by little. A person as distinguished as the Ashikaga Shogun relies on the Ashikaga One Oyakata and multiple branches to maintain it.
As for whether Shiba Gozen was really interested in profit, she didn't care.
That is a matter for the future. The most important thing now is to eat knowledge and practice steadily.
But after hearing Lijiu's words, the Li family on the side felt empty in their hearts, as if they were missing something.
"Then what do you mean by coming back this time?"
Li Chang probably understood Li Jiu's thoughts and spoke to confirm.
“I want to take away the four Hatamoto samurai I have at home, and the twenty Ashigaru under my direct control.
I also hope that my mother will support me with a batch of food and military equipment, so that I can control the territory as soon as possible.
It's already late winter, and next year's harvest will depend on these days, so we need to act quickly. "
Lijiu said, Li Chang nodded frequently.
"You're right. You can bring the manpower. I'll write you a warrant to go directly to Huangzi City to get the supplies. Has the security order arrived?"
"His Majesty Oda will be sent to Shiba's residence in the city today, and then I will set off."
"well."
The two of them were talking, but they didn't notice that Li Jia beside them was not in a state of state, and they didn't know what they were thinking. It wasn't until Lijiu received support and left in a hurry that Lichang discovered her condition.
"Lijia, what are you thinking about?"
"Mom, no, it's nothing. Sister has left?"
Li Chang looked at her speechlessly, having been gone for a while.
"Speaking of which, it's time to prepare for the marriage between you and Song Jun."
Li Jia lowered her head when she heard this. Li Chang thought she was shy and smiled.
Song Jun's father and Li Chang's husband were brothers, but they were unlucky. His wife died in the battle, leaving him an orphan and a widower.
Later, his father remarried and sent Song Jun to Huangzi City, where he was adopted by Li Chang as his adopted son.
Toshiya and Matsujun were childhood sweethearts. This time, Toshiki was appointed as the young master again. Their marriage was a matter of getting closer and closer, and everyone was happy to see it.
Li Jia was distraught after hearing this and subconsciously rejected it.
"I've been a little busy recently. His Majesty Oda collected military and food services from each family and prepared to expand the Mother Clothes into red and black groups. I'm busy recruiting people and setting up new rules, and I don't have time to do these chores."
"Is marriage a chore? Is the continued existence of the Wu family a chore?"
Li Chang was angry when she heard that. The eldest and fourth daughter were her two most proud daughters, but it was too bad that they refused to get married. The eldest daughter has at least one adopted daughter, and these four daughters are even more worrying.
"I don't care how busy you are, I have already written a letter asking Mr. Song to come to Qingzhou City. You can just wait for Mr. Song to come, and we will get married when the time comes. Don't think about using official duties to deal with me, I still need to ask His Highness Oda to grant me a marriage Woolen cloth!"
The Li family wanted to talk more, but were blocked by Li Chang's few words and resigned dejectedly.
Toshiie tidied up his clothes and went out for duty. As soon as he reached the castle tower, he saw his direct subordinate Murai Nagai coming out with a dozen pieces of paper.
"Chorai, where are you going?"
"Well, Lord."
The head of the village, Lai, bowed respectfully. She was originally the Hatamoto Hime samurai directly under the Toshi family. This time the Toshi family achieved military success and became the young master of the Maeda family.
She also expressed her intention to follow him and became the first retainer of the Li family.
"His Royal Highness has already signed the certificate of thanks and the certificate of security, and ordered me to deliver them to each house."
This world attaches great importance to ceremony. After every victory, the head of the family must write a letter of thanks to the various heroes who have made contributions. If you are given knowledge and practice, you will also need to write a separate statement of security.
Even for surrender and allegiance, there are texts of letters of surrender and oaths.
The paper and ink used were very particular. Maybe hundreds of years later, the descendants of both sides were beaten outside until their brains came out. The oath of never giving up was placed well in a nearby temple and has not yet decayed.
"Are there any Spalls among them?"
Li Jia asked unexpectedly, and he was stunned. Murai nodded without doubting anything else.
"The Sibo family must be ranked first."
"Give me the Sibo family's share and I'll deliver it."
Murai knew that the Toshi family had a good relationship with Yiyin, so he gave his share to the Toshi family without thinking too much.
Lijia didn't know what he was doing, but he couldn't resist the urge to go see Yiyin and gave orders to his left and right.
"I'm going out, you don't have to follow me."
The Lord Keeper is all a subordinate of the Mother Cloth Clan, and they are obedient.
A moment later, Yiyin and the Lee family unexpectedly met at the entrance of Sibo's mansion.
Yangono was discussing with Yiyi the specific contents of Shiba Ashigaru's testimonials. Yoshigami felt tired after listening to them and went out for a walk to get some fresh air.
Yukino wanted to follow him out, but Yangno held him back. It's not a dog. It can't live without its owner for a moment. Sit down and listen. You also need to know what's going on at home.
"Li Jiaji, why are you here? Is there something wrong?"
"I'm here to send a certificate of thanks and a certificate of security to Mr. Yiyin. Congratulations to you."
Li Jia sincerely lamented that Yiyin was really a blockbuster, and the reward for this achievement was not small.
But having said that, despite being wounded by thirteen arrows and fighting without stopping, the martial artists were all convinced by this achievement.
Behind the scenes, everyone secretly calls Shiba Gozen, Oni Shiba, and the desperate Thirteenth Prince, who has mixed reviews.
Yiyin smiled and thanked, thinking about the current cold relationship between the interests and the Li family, and said.
"How about we go celebrate? I know a nice wine shop."
"On command."
