Yang Nai was very worried. She knew Xue Nao's temperament best, and she would definitely bleed out.
Yukino is a pure swordsman who moves forward bravely and achieves the goal directly, but Yangno is not as open-minded as her.
Yang Nai couldn't help but feel resentful in his heart.
Lord, Lord, do you still care about us sisters? If this kind of offending thing is left to us, how can the Takada family hang out at Shiba's house in the future?
Yang Nai has been in business for a long time. Although he is extremely talented in all aspects of business, he still has a superficial understanding of the nature of Wu family politics.
In her opinion, peace is the most important thing and the long-term solution is to win over interests. But the Wu family uses violence to suppress the world, and it is their nature to bully the weak with the strong.
She was worried that the Owari faction of the Western Kingdom faction would hold a grudge against the Takada family, but they forgot who was the real strong one. Just as Yukino said, wouldn't it be good to just listen to the Lord as before?
As the old saying goes, if you hit an egg against a rock, you don't know what you can do. So who is the egg? Who is Shi? Who should be afraid?
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Iga country, Ueno Castle.
Ueno Castle was built with the manpower and material resources of the nearby Shiba Territory where Maeda's interests were concentrated, and it was also the most important military town in Iga.
The Iga Basin extends in all directions, connecting Yamashiro, Omi, Ise, and Yamato Shikoku. There are many mountains around the basin, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. The geography is difficult and has extremely high military value.
Yoshigan Shiba took nearly 200,000 koku from Shiba and sealed Maeda's interests in Iga country. Then he left for Kanto, and the military power of the Shiba Territory was now in the hands of Maeda's interests.
After Ueno Castle was built, it became the most important military town in the Shiba Territory in recent times, always threatening the Minami Omi Rokkaku family.
At this time, the Rokkaku family had already declined, and the Oda family occupied northern Ise and southern Omi. Ueno Castle's importance to the Konkishwa Territory did not decrease but increased.
In the residence hall of Ueno Castle, Maeda was singing harmony with several cultural figures, and was in high spirits.
Suddenly, there was a heavy coughing sound outside the door. Several people turned around and saw Maeda Riku standing on the porch with a gloomy face.
The cultural people looked at Maeda uneasily. She smiled and waved her hand. Several people were relieved and bowed and left.
After everyone left, Maeda Rihisa slowly walked into the room. Maeda Yusei stood up and smiled.
"Mom, why do you have time to come here? Aren't you busy these days?"
Maeda Riku rolled his eyes and cursed.
"You still know I'm busy?
You are so comfortable being the governor of the house. You can leave everything at home to me and be at ease. I heard that you secretly changed your clothes and went to Kyoto to participate in the Renge Competition, and your skills shocked everyone.
What's wrong with a good martial artist who doesn't know his dignity? Are you ready to run away and become a wanderer, a wanderer? "
Maeda Yoshihiro stepped forward and hugged his mother, smiling and saying.
"Mom, don't be angry. Sit down first, and my daughter will pour you tea and apologize."
Maeda Riku had no choice but to deal with this shameless adopted daughter. He grunted twice and was still dragged to sit down by her.
Seeing Maeda's action of pouring tea and water, Maeda Rihisa suddenly asked.
"Takada Yukino was ordered to investigate the Shibachu Fund. Do you know?"
Maeda paused for a moment and smiled.
"My mother knows that I am busy with military affairs on weekdays, and occasionally I hang out with cultural people in my spare time.
We leave all our own housekeeping to you. In recent years, I have rarely been involved in the domestic and business matters in Spurling. "
After taking the tea that Maeda Yoshiro handed over respectfully, Maeda Riku put it on the table, stared at his daughter's face, and said.
“Don’t take the easy way out, you know what I’m asking.
Those people are all relatives and friends I brought over from Owari Country. Although they did something inappropriate, they are our own people after all. "
Seeing that he couldn't get through it, Maeda was silent for a long time, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it all in one gulp. Then she exhaled and said.
"Just because they are the people you brought back and have made contributions to the Iga Maeda family, I tolerate them until now.
But what about them? The minister who has the merits first put his hand into the military and asked me to interrupt this path, and then begged you to go to the Spozhong Fund to do something.
What good things do you think they can do there? The dog couldn't change its habit of eating bad things, so it really got worse. This was because it wanted to drag the Iga-Maeda family to die with them. "
Maeda Riku shook his head and said.
“After all, they are our own people from Owari, and they are all talented elites, and they think very highly of themselves.
Now that you are a famous person, you must be tolerant of others and use their strengths to accommodate their weaknesses. "
Maeda said.
“They are not the only people you brought from Owari.
Those who work in the army, as long as they serve the public with their heart, will I not give them enough rewards? Have we ever wronged our own people?
Those people who dared to mess with my armaments before now dare to attack the Spozhong Fund. They are really doing their own thing. "
Maeda Riku sighed.
"So, you're going to kill them?
Did you know that they are all practitioners who are proficient in arithmetic? I don’t have many people who know the basics of arithmetic like this.
I finally managed to arrange them into the Spozhong Fund so that I can help you with more support in the future. "
Maeda said coldly.
"They are seeking death themselves.
You also know that in recent years, I have been in charge of the regular supplies of the Spur Leader, and I know the thoughts of the grassroots warriors best.
The Lord established the Sibo Zhong Fund and won people's hearts with annuity benefits. All military families in the army were grateful.
For a reserve team to fight, it must have at least thirty or fifty Ji warriors as its backbone. In the army, it’s not just my Maeda family’s Samurai Hime who is working in the army, there are also people from all the families in the Spur Territory in recent years.
The people you arranged to join the Spozhong Fund are said to be able to help me in the future.
But have you ever thought that they are lining their own pockets and tampering with everyone's annuity, which is ruining my prestige in the military.
If I can't expose this matter as soon as possible and cut off all ties with these people, how can I lead troops to fight in the future?
I, a member of the Owari faction, are greedy for welfare. If the Shibachu Fund is in deficit in the future and the annuity cannot be paid, I will be afraid of being shot in the back on the battlefield.
Mother, you have also led troops in wars. How can Warrior Ji be a kind person? How could I not be cautious? "
Maeda Riku frowned.
"What on earth did you do?"
Maeda smiled.
"It's nothing, just push Nizi Shengjiu.
This year’s two annuities are two stones each. There are Sibo establishments at the grassroots level in the army. The family has enough to eat and drink, and everyone is in high spirits.
I sent people to secretly encourage the Ji warriors to write letters home, and together we begged the Lord to issue the announced six-stone annuity as soon as possible. Nizi Shengjiu couldn't bear the outpouring of public opinion, so he could only write a letter asking for instructions. "
Maeda Riku said angrily.
"You are coercing! You are inciting! What will happen if the master finds out!"
Maeda smiled.
"Mother, you underestimate me too much.
In recent years, the military power of Sibo has been in my hands, and the standing army has long been under my control.
Do some tricks in secret, no one can see it. Even if someone sees the connection, they can't find it on me. "
Maeda Riku looked at the confident Maeda and was speechless for a moment.
When the two Maeda families were separated, the Maeda family in Aroko Castle was torn apart by Maeda Toshihisa and Maeda Toshijia. Their mother, Maeda Toshimasa, was so angry that she felt tight in her chest and scolded the two daughters for cheating on them.
The Maeda family of Arakoko Castle was an old samurai family from Shimo-Owari County, with many relatives and friends. Maeda Toshiie and Maeda Toshiie not only separated the Nakahime samurai, but also divided their connections in the four counties.
Maeda Rihisa encouraged the samurai family of Haixi County and Kaitong County to go to Konkisbo Territory and establish the Iga Maeda family. Maeda Toshiie poached Chita County from Aichi County to get close to the samurai family and established the prototype of Owari Shiba Leader.
The samurai family of Shimowari's four counties can be said to be the basis of the two Maeda families of the Shiba family.
The Iga Maeda family was given important responsibilities by Shiba Yoshigan. Maeda's interests controlled the military of Shiba in recent years, and Maeda Toshihisa was responsible for domestic affairs. Mother and daughter divided labor and cooperated, and the family business was very prosperous.
But this year, the two gradually had some differences.
Shiba Yiyin returned to the recent battle of Shangluo, and Maeda was not involved. After that, the Spo family's strategy changed and they began to hide their capabilities and bide their time. She was unable to participate in the Settsu strategy led by the shogunate.
Maeda Toshihisa took the lead in housekeeping, but through the rise of the Shiba Tadashi Foundation, many people entered the administrative system of Shiba Territory in recent years.
Comparing the two made Maeda very irritable. The Owari faction samurai who came to Iga country with Maeda Rihisa also belong to the internal affairs and military affairs, and follow Maeda Rihisa and Maeda's interests respectively.
At this time, Maeda Toshihisa's people were messing around at the Shibachu Fund. Maeda was worried that it would affect his prestige in the military, so he secretly exerted his efforts.
Maeda Riku was inevitably a little sad, she sighed.
"You are old and have your own ideas. I am too lenient. From now on, you can make your own decisions."
After saying that, she got up and left.
Seeing that his mother was not in a good mood, Maeda quickly grabbed her sleeve and shouted.
"Mother, I know I was wrong!"
Maeda Riku threw her away, pointed at her nose and cursed.
"You didn't know you were wrong. You were planning to kill them without telling me, right?
Submitting a letter is not a problem. The problem is how do you know that submitting a letter can pierce this layer of window paper? You and Ishida Mitsunari have a tacit understanding, and you cooperate inside and outside to kill my people!
I'm angry not because you had murderous intentions towards them, but because you conspired with outsiders but hid it from me. If you can't trust me, I'll just run away. Why do you do these things to embarrass me?
You and I, mother and daughter, are of the same mind. Is there anything we can't talk about openly? Although you are not my biological child, I have always regarded you as a child of flesh and blood!
Do you think I don't know? You acted rashly this time because of your prestige in the army, and even more because you wanted to stab Nizi Shengjiu!
Niko Katsuhisa was entrusted by his lord with the important task of serving as the acting official of Shiba in recent years, acting as the agent for Yamanaka Yukimori and Shima Katsume.
You were worried that she would be too powerful and block your way to marry into the family, so you wanted to open up the scandal of Spozhong Fund and throw dirty water on her.
Your power mainly lies in the military. If something happens to the Spozhong Fund, it will not shake your foundation.
However, the Western Kingdom Faction controls the internal affairs of the Konji Spur Territory. Once something happens to the Shiba Chuan Foundation, those who assist in the work will all come from the Konji Spore Territory, and most of them are from the Western Kingdom Faction under Nizi Katsuhisa.
Nizi Katsuhisa is the acting official of Shibo in recent times. She cannot escape the blame and will definitely suffer a lot.
You want to sacrifice my people, eliminate your hidden danger in the army, and at the same time trick a nanny to win for a long time, so you can kill two birds with one stone with one move! "
After her mother exposed her little thoughts, Maeda suddenly blushed. This was the key reason why she hid it from her mother.
Although those greedy people deserved their death, Maeda's actions were really a disservice to his mother who loved and cared for him.
Maeda's life is as free and easy as playing in the world. It's just that one thing comes after another, and the only thing she can't look away from is her feelings for Shiba Yiyin.
If it were placed in Yiyin's previous life, she would have cheated her father and mother on her love brain. Duan Duan, a talented and beautiful warrior Ji, suddenly became stupid when he encountered something related to Yiyin.
Maeda grabbed the sleeve that was thrown away by his mother and refused to let go, with a look of pitiful pleading on his face.
Seeing that her daughter no longer denied it, Maeda Riku felt even more sad, angry and heartbroken. She tried hard several times but couldn't shake off the sleeve her daughter was holding. Finally, there was a sizzling sound and the sleeve was torn in half.
Maeda threw away half of his sleeves, knelt in front of his mother, hugged his mother's legs, and cried.
"I'm sorry, I'm very sorry. Mother, please forgive me!"
Seeing her face full of tears, Maeda Toshiie also shed tears and sighed.
"I originally thought that you and my daughter depended on each other for life, and our deep love and righteousness were different from other martial arts families. There would be no fighting for power and no tragic incidents of fratricide.
Benefit, you disappoint me so much. "
Maeda Yoshida swallowed even more.
"To be honest with my mother, I have been having trouble sleeping and eating these days, and have been tossing and turning. The dream of butterfly in Zhouzhuang is also a different period of life.
In the dream, you gave up the position of governor of the family to Maeda Toshiie, and you and I became ministers to her. I will serve you until I die, and then I will travel around the world, being an unrestrained admirer, and it will be very pleasant for me.
In his later years, he lived in Guandong, where he defeated thousands of armies with a hundred horses. After the war, he went to work in the fields and enjoyed himself. Picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence, you can leisurely see the Nanshan Mountain.
But in that dream, he was not there!
I will never forget the first time I saw him in the tree when he went to study at Maeda Toshiie. He is such a unique young man, like a light in the darkness, making people unable to take their eyes away when they see him.
I dressed up in red clothes, threw persimmons from the tree at him, followed him home, became an official for him, went to Luo with him, fought bloody battles side by side, and vowed to live and die with him!
My whole life has been changed by him. I don't want anything now, I just want him!
Ashikaga Yoshiteru tried to forcefully marry him, so I turned a blind eye to the Kyoto Incident and let Ashikaga Yoshiteru die in Nijo Castle.
He blamed me for being messy, and would rather hand over the power of the recent Shibo Territory to Katsuhisa Nizi than trust me again!
Seeing Nizi Shengjiu coming from behind, I find it difficult to display my talents. I sit here and watch others receive rewards from the public, while I rot silently.
Mom, I feel like I'm going crazy.
I lost my mind and made a mistake. But I really love you and respect you. Please believe me and please don’t abandon me!
Mother, I know my mistake! "
Maeda Riku looked at the sobbing Maeda Yoshida, touched her cheek, and burst into tears.
"You idiot, you idiot, you are really a demon.
Maeda Toshiie is your fourth aunt, how can you call her by her first name and ignore etiquette. The ancestors of the generals were harmed by three good people and three people. It has nothing to do with you, so don't talk nonsense.
That's it, wipe away your tears and sit down. You and I should make a careful calculation and pass this test first before we talk about it. "
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