East Meinong, at the foot of Jianshan City.
Maeda Toshiie shook his head, drunk, and walked to his shogunate. Her steps are like a stage show, and her figure is enchanting.
After taking Kaneyama Castle, Shibata Katsuie was in a good mood and rewarded the three armies. Maeda Toshiie, as the leader of the Owari Shiba people, was also invited.
I didn't eat much during the meal, and I was just dragged into drinking by Shibata Katsuie. Don't blame her for being excited. After taking Kaneyama Castle, all the samurai families in Higashi Mino trembled under the attack of the Oda family's troops.
Shibata Katsuie sent an envoy overnight to report the good news to Oda Nobunaga. With this military achievement, she finally secured her position and cleared away the stigma of the old rebel party.
In this battle, the Ashigaru led by Owari Shiba fought bravely, showed their faces in front of the Oda retainers, and made great contributions to winning the city.
Shibata Katsuie valued Maeda Toshiie's abilities more and more, and he tried to win over her. During the banquet, he even dragged her to talk and drink.
In addition, each family came forward to propose a toast, but Maeda Toshiie was turned into a gourd of wine, and he returned to his own camp in a daze.
I was going to take a rest just now, but I received a message. The head of the village, Lai Lai, was waiting at the main formation to discuss something with her.
The head of the village, Nori, was her first retainer. When he came to see her for something, the Maeda Toshiie always gave her a little respect, so he came to the main camp first.
She staggered drunkenly and walked into the curtain. Murai Nagai and an unfamiliar Hime Samurai bowed to her and bowed to the ground.
Maeda Toshiie stepped up to the throne and accepted the hangover tea offered by Hatamoto who was standing next to him. He said while tasting it.
"Murai-hime, what do you need from me?"
The village chief Lai fell to the ground to plead guilty and said.
“It is really my fault for disturbing the Lord’s rest.
But Inaji refused to stay for a few more days, so she boldly asked the Lord to see her. "
Maeda Toshiie stared at the warrior Hime next to her and saw that she was embarrassed on her face. It is rare for the village chief Lai to praise someone so highly. To recommend her for an official position overnight, there must be something special about her.
"Who is this?"
The man bowed.
"My dear Ina Chuji, I just ran away from Nishi Mikawa."
Xisanhe? Run away? Maeda Toshiie looked at her with squinted eyes and asked.
"Are you a disciple of the Yixiang Sect?"
Ina Chuji was stunned for a moment, then nodded helplessly.
"Exactly."
Maeda Toshiie's question all stemmed from Nishi Mikawa's usual criticism.
The previous riots by Xiang Zong had made Matsudaira Motoyasu of Nishi Mikawa extremely anxious, and even the war against Higashi Mikawa was forced to be suspended.
Later, Oda Nobunaga ordered Maeda Toshiie to go to Mikawa to help, and the clever plan was used to pacify this time.
It's just that the Yixiang clan is still very powerful, so Matsudaira Motoyasu chose to be patient. After the situation calmed down, the reckoning began slowly.
Not only were the Yixiang sect temples everywhere forced to convert, but the Hime warriors in the Matsudaira retainers were also asked to convert.
Many Mikawa Princess warriors who persisted in their faith had to run away and leave Mikawa Kingdom to find their own way out. As time went by, Matsudaira Motoyasu became more and more severe, and some shallow believers could not tolerate it.
In the past six months, the number of Hime samurai fleeing from Mikawa has not decreased but increased, and this Ina Chuji is probably one of the victims.
Maeda Toshiie looked at Murai Nagai and listened to her explanation.
"Inaji is good at managing local government affairs, especially in water conservancy. She has high attainments. I have also gone to Mikawa Kingdom to ask her for advice before.
This time she ran away from the country and passed through Owari Shiba Territory. I stopped her and brought her to see the Lord. "
Maeda Toshiie nodded. He turned out to be a talented person in government affairs and a master of water conservancy. No wonder he was highly praised by the village chief Nori.
It is not difficult to find a few experts in killing people in the martial arts society, but it is really difficult to find internal affairs officials who can write, calculate, and take care of the housework in an orderly manner.
Especially in a farming society, Warrior Ji, who is proficient in water conservancy projects, is a treasure that no one is willing to let go.
If Mikawa hadn't disturbed the foundation of the Matsudaira family this time, Matsudaira Motoyasu would rather kill the wrong person than let him go. How could we have been intercepted by other families with this kind of water conservancy?
But seeing the reluctance on Ina Chuji's face, he was afraid that Murai Chief Yori's method of retaining people was not honorable. No wonder he wanted to see him overnight to quickly finalize the relationship between his master and his ministers.
Maeda Toshiie asked Ina Chuji with a smile.
"Your Excellency has traveled across three rivers and has no fixed residence. Why don't you serve as an official in my Sibo family?"
Ina Chuji Shanshan didn't know how to answer, and finally hesitantly said.
"I'm very grateful for your kindness, but Owari Shiba can't receive more than 10,000 stones. Murai-hime's ability is enough to manage it, so it's useless to leave me."
Maeda Toshiie looked at Murai Nagai and when she nodded helplessly, he understood the whole story.
This person felt that Owari Shiba's territory was too small for her to use what she had learned in her life, but she was a talented person with great ambitions.
Maeda Toshiie's heart moved, and the smile on his face became wider.
"Inaki, have you ever heard of Shiba Kenshin?"
Ina Chuji said respectfully.
"of course I know.
Although I am a country boy, Governor Spo is a hero who worked hard to revive the family business, and his name is also well known.
What's more, now that the person who has been honored as the imperial official is a direct descendant of the Genji family in Kawachi, it is even more important to know. "
Maeda Toshiie heard the first half of the sentence and was still nodding happily. But when I heard the second half of the sentence, I couldn't help but grimace.
But she saw that Ina Chuji's face was sincere, and it was not easy for her little thoughts to happen to unsuspecting people, so she reluctantly said.
"It's just an engagement."
Ina Chuji was stunned, not knowing how to answer this. Maeda Toshiie knew he had made a mistake and changed the subject.
“I, Owari Shiba, have a small territory, but the Shiba family is a big family.
I see your great talent, and I love your talent. If you are willing to serve me as an official, I will send you to Kanto to serve my Highness.
Are you willing? "
Ina Chuji buried his head in thought.
This time she ran away from the country, not alone, with her family behind her.
The reason why he refused to accept Murai Nagai's recruitment was because he felt that Owari Shiba had no future and was wasting his talents.
But Maeda Toshiie's sincerity moved her a little. Although Shiba Yiyin was a man, he was known to the world for his righteousness and generous rewards.
Not only has Peking University and Iga been double guardians recently, but now it has also gained such a great reputation in Echigo.
Ina Chuji was just a bastard from Mikawa. Although he had a reputation for talent, he was not a big figure among other countries.
Now that she had the opportunity to serve in the Shiba family and be close to the noble Shiba Yiyin, she couldn't help but be tempted to climb this high branch.
She pondered for a while and asked.
"Maeda-sama, if I become an official for you, will you really recommend me to go to Echigo and serve under the Odaisho?"
Maeda Toshiie smiled.
"My Lord is exploring new territory in Kanto. As the acting official of Shiba, it is my duty to recommend talented people to serve you.
Owari Shiba can't accommodate your great talent, but the Shiba family can accommodate it, right? "
These words were already a bit heart-wrenching, and Ina Chuji knew what was wrong, so he simply bowed to the ground and saluted.
"Ina Chuji pays homage to the Lord."
Maeda Toshiie sat down and received a bow from her, completing the master-subject contract.
