Matsudaira Motoyasu sighed.
"It's a rare thing to live in. Hojo Ujiyasu is one step ahead of me after all.
If I could really hold the Imagawa clan in my hands, the names of Mikawa, Toe, and Suruga would be settled. "
Ishikawa was lying on the ground to plead guilty.
"I'm very sorry. It was because the negotiations I was responsible for were too slow that the Hojo family took His Highness Imakawa away first."
Matsudaira Motoyasu shook his head and said.
"It's not your fault, the Imagawa family would rather compromise with the Takeda family than bow to me.
Takeda Harunobu is a famous warrior hero who fought with her mother, so what do I mean to her?
The hostage girl Mikawa who had been bullied by her in Sunfu Castle now took advantage of others' danger and attacked and captured the despicable villain of Yuanjiang Kingdom.
I'm not surprised that she would choose the Hojo family. The responsibility for this matter does not lie with you, but the current situation is somewhat embarrassing for me. "
Matsudaira Motoyasu's difficulties mainly lie in two points.
Externally, Takeda Harunobu, who reached peace with the Hojo Imagawa family, completely eliminated the threat from the Hojo family to the east.
Once she successfully swallows the Suruga Kingdom, she will continue to look westward and covet the lands of Yuanjiang and Mikawa.
Suruga Country is only 150,000 koku high, which is not enough to satisfy the appetite of the Takeda family. Takeda Harunobu will inevitably continue to move westward, and it will be a matter of time before he conflicts with the Matsudaira family.
The terrain of Enjiang Province is connected to the Shinano Mountains in the north, and is divided into three parts: east, middle and west. The west is Hamana Lake, and the central part is a vast plain, which is easy to attack but difficult to defend.
If you want to block the Takeda family's military front, you must get the three castles of Inui, Kakegawa, and Takatenjin on the Toon River, and use the mountain fortress to block the army from the east of Oigawa.
Especially Kakegawa Castle in the central part is the central hub of the entire defense line.
Therefore, Matsudaira Motoyasu must capture Dongyuan River as soon as possible in order to calmly deal with the Takeda family's invasion.
Internally, the Matsudaira family needs to surrender the Yuanjiang people as soon as possible and completely capture the Yuanjiang Kingdom.
The surrender of the three people of Xiyuanjiang and the submission of the famous Yuanjiang Ii family were the main reasons why Matsudaira Motoyasu was able to occupy the central and western parts of Yuanjiang, but these were not enough.
She lacks the status to control the Far River Kingdom, and is even more worried that the Far River people will be seduced by Takeda Harunobu, who is good at instigating rebellion.
Matsudaira Motoyasu's face turned resolute and he said decisively.
"Time waits for no one, I am determined to take a three-pronged approach to pacify the Yuanjiang Kingdom.
First, after the summer harvest, troops were sent to the east of Yuanjiang River to besiege Guachuan City and attack other cities to persuade them to surrender.
Taking advantage of the fact that the news of the peace talks between the Takeda and Imagawa families had not yet spread, and the local samurai family were in panic, they quickly captured Dongyuanjiang. "
The three important ministers all nodded.
Ever since the Imagawa family fled to Dongyuanjiang, the local samurai family no longer had much respect for the declining Imagawa family.
Even if the Imagawa clan really slipped away to Izu Country, the Toyo River could still be controlled by the Imagawa family because Asahina Taitomo, a die-hard Imagawa minister, was stationed here.
First besiege Asahina Taito's Kakegawa Castle, and then attack from all sides. Without the backbone of the Dongyuanjiang martial arts family, they must be in confusion, so they can easily defeat them one by one through coercion and inducement.
Matsudaira Motoyasu said again.
"Second, I will move my residence to Eima City and manage Yuanjiang Kingdom nearby. From today on, Eima City will be renamed Hamamatsu Castle.
In addition, Ono Michio, as the elder of the Ii family, served as the superintendent of the house for his own selfish interests, which made people and gods angry. She was ordered to commit suicide by committing seppuku, and the entire Ono family was handed over to Ii Naotora.
As a famous family in Yuanjiang, the Jingyi family should shoulder more important responsibilities. From today onwards, the three members of the Saiyuan River are entrusted to the jurisdiction of Ii Naotora. From now on, they will be called the three members of Ii Valley. "
After she finished speaking, the three important ministers looked solemnly at the same time. They knew that Matsudaira Motoyasu had transferred the focus of his family business to Yuanjiang Country.
The purpose of moving to the city is to stabilize Yuanjiang Country as soon as possible and make it available to the Matsudaira family. The purpose of raising the status of the Ii family is to use her family's influence to try to win over the local martial arts families in Yuanjiang Kingdom.
The Ii family has been having a hard time these past few years. As a famous family in Yuanjiang for thousands of years, the Imagawa family has been very careful, and several generations of family governors have died unexpectedly.
In particular, Ono Michio's betrayal almost wiped out the Ii family. Her family had to let their son, who had become a monk, return to secular life and change his name to Ii Naotora. He became a man and struggled to continue the family business.
Matsudaira Motoyasu lacked the legal basis to rule Enjiang Kingdom. She promoted the Ii family, which was suppressed by the Imagawa family, and wanted to use her family's influence to stabilize people's hearts.
In fact, the three important ministers were not happy to see this. They were all from the Mikawa samurai family.
The family governor put the focus of the family business in Yuanjiang, and he also wanted to use the Wu family in Yuanjiang. For the Mikawa martial arts family, this is a trend that will harm their interests.
But it was hard for them to raise objections. Ishikawa Shuzheng thought for a moment and bowed.
"Your Highness, is it too much to praise the Jingyi family in such a way?
The Ii family has been a famous family in Yuejiang for thousands of years, and the Imagawa family is still afraid of them as a member of the Ashikaga family. From Ii Valley to Hima Castle, all along the Tenryu River was once the territory of the Ii family.
If the Ii family takes this opportunity to become big, it will be a big trouble in the future. "
Matsudaira Motoyasu glanced at Ishikawa Sumasa and understood her selfishness. Mikawa and these Ji Samurai's bad habits are both good and bad.
When the Matsudaira family fell into decline, they rejected the Imagawa family and never abandoned the Matsudaira family. This made Imagawa Yoshimoto scruple and left Matsudaira Motoyasu with the capital to make a comeback.
But these guys' stubborn xenophobia became a hindrance when it came time to expand.
On the surface, they were worried about the Ii family, but in fact, the Mikawa clan looked down on the Yuanjiang clan and did not want Matsudaira Motoyasu to reuse these so-called outsiders.
But can Matsudaira Motoyasu not use it? Can the warriors of the sixty-six countries in the world be defeated by the warriors of the three rivers and one country?
If you want to take the world by storm, you must first have the ambition to take the world by storm. Narrow-minded people cannot accomplish great things.
Of course, Matsudaira Motoyasu would not say this to the three of them. She had suffered many hardships since she was a child and could endure the intolerance of ordinary people.
Since returning to Mikawa, she has been tolerant and divided at the same time, and has successfully trained martial arts masters like Mikawa to work for herself.
Matsudaira Motoyasu said calmly.
"Don't worry, the Ii family has no chance of becoming big because I will not allow Naoto Ii to get married."
The three of them suddenly realized.
The Ii family no longer has a female heir, so what threat can a man, Ii Naotora, pose? As long as the road to marriage is blocked, the Jingyi family will not be able to make waves.
Even if Ii Naotora grows old and dies in the future, the Ii family's family business can still find someone to inherit the family name and pass it on.
As long as the candidate satisfies Matsudaira Motoyasu, or even her heir, changing the name to Miao will annex the Ii family.
Ishikawa Shuzheng was blocked by Matsudaira Motoyasu's words, and it was inconvenient to object again.
She couldn't say that she didn't care whether the Jingyi family was powerful or not, but she was worried that the Yuanjiang people would climb over the Sanhe people.
Seeing that the three important ministers were silent, Matsudaira Motoyasu pointed out her third countermeasure.
"Third, I want to restore the Miao characters of my ancestors."
After she said this, the three of them were stunned.
The other two looked at Sakai Chuji, because she was the most convenient to ask. She is teacher Matsudaira Motoyasu, and the Sakai family is also an in-law of the Matsudaira family.
"Your Highness, which ancestral Miao character do you want to restore?"
