Maeda Matake looked at Maeda Toshihisa cautiously and asked.
"Mother, do you allow me to kill them?"
Maeda Riku rolled his eyes at her and said.
"Now that things have come to this, what can I do?
You are my daughter, but they are a group of idiots blinded by greed, and they will kill our Iga Maeda family sooner or later.
There is a difference between closeness and distance, I don't care if they die.
Now that the lid has been lifted, the finishing work must be done well, so as not to cause a fire and make the Iga-Maeda family disgraced.
You also know Takada Yukino. That girl only has Tsutado-dono in her mind, and she never talks about worldly things. This kind of stubbornness is the most difficult to deal with.
If she accidentally finds out the problem, seizes the clue, and reports it to Jindo Hall, won't all your hard work be in vain?
I will arrange the follow-up and let the families of these people go to them to talk things through. Even if a person is going to die, the sewage must be poured on Nizi Shengjiu, and it cannot splash us half. "
Seeing his mother thinking about wiping his buttocks, Maeda bowed his head in shame and asked.
"Will they listen? Can Nizi Shengjiu recognize him?"
Maeda Toshiie sneered and changed from a loving mother back to a cold and powerful person.
“They are destined to die, but their families still have to eat with me, so they must be obedient.
Nizi Katsuhisa is the acting official of Shiba in recent years, and she is responsible for supporting the Shiba Chu Fund.
There are clouds in the sky. Those near vermilion are red, and those near ink are black. I put good elite talents into her hands, but her people actually led my people into corruption and made them so corrupt.
Now everyone has to be held accountable, which really makes me heartbroken. I have to ask her for an explanation! "
Maeda was stunned when he heard this and even forgot to wipe his tears. He was indeed still too young and could not compare to his mother's sophistication and depth.
Maeda Riku gently brushed away the tears on her face and said softly.
“You are already an adult warrior Ji, and you still cry like a child, so it’s not embarrassing.
I have told you a long time ago that you are already a famous person, so you must consider all aspects carefully and you cannot act randomly.
I am old and will leave this world one day. Your days are still long in the future, so be patient when encountering trouble! "
Maeda looked at her.
"Mother, you must live a long life."
Maeda Riku rolled his eyes.
"It would be nice if you don't make me mad to death. That Jindo Hall man is a warrior man who has not been seen for thousands of years, a god-like figure.
If you one day give up this wishful thinking and find a well-known son to continue the Iga Maeda family's heirs, I will be really relieved. "
Maeda seemed to suddenly remember something and walked out.
"Mother, I just brought back a good horse from the army, and I brought it here for you to see. The caravan bought it from Kiso Valley as a tribute to me. It's such a good horse."
Seeing her pretending to be stupid, Maeda Riku was so angry that he cursed.
"Evil girl, sooner or later you will piss me off to death!"
Maeda smiled and shrugged, pretending not to hear this.
The mother and daughter seemed to have forgotten the previous collision and were enjoying themselves. As for those people who sacrificed for the relationship between the two, who cares.
———
Koriyama Castle, castle tower.
Nizi Shengjiu sighed and said.
"I care about them, but have they ever cared about me? If only they could consider me, they wouldn't be so unscrupulous."
There were only two people in the room. Sitting opposite Nizi Katsuhisa was Tatehara Hisatsuna. In terms of seniority, she was Yamanaka Yukimori's aunt.
It was she who responded to Nizi Shengjiu's call and contacted the remnants of Nizi's party to come to Konjisbo to lead the surrender, hoping that one day she could gather strength to return to the Western Kingdom and revive the Nizi family.
she sighed.
"Nizi's Ten Banners are dead and surrendered. There are not many Ji warriors who are loyal to their master's family and will follow them to the death.
This time, there are so many people trapped in it, which may dampen everyone's morale in reviving the Nizi family. "
Nizi Shengjiu shook his head helplessly.
Nizi's family is also divided into factions. The Shingong Party faction composed of Nizi's blood was wiped out and reorganized by the family governor due to internal strife. Nizi Katsuhisa is the orphan of the Shingong Party who escaped the disaster.
Yamanaka Yukimori was a retainer of the Nizi family, representing the Nizi retainers group and belonging to the main family.
The Nizi Ten Banners were the powerful clans of the country who supported the rule of the Nizi family. Most of these people surrendered in the battle with the Maori family. There were not many Ji warriors who were loyal to the Nizi family and were expelled and became ronin.
Although Tachihara Hisatsuna was a retainer of Nizi, at this time he was speaking on behalf of the interests of the remnants of Nizi's Ten Banners.
There is a lot of conflict between the New Palace Party, Nizi's main family, and Nizi's Ten Banners, and they should not be able to get together.
The Maori family took advantage of the Nizi family's internal strife, and used their ingenuity to overthrow this powerful Western nation.
But with the decline of Nizi's family, all three parties became like ronin in troubled times. The grievances of the year gradually faded away, and the strong desire to revive Nizi's family brought the three parties together again.
Nizi Katsuhisa and Yamanaka Yukimori have a deep love for each other. The Shingu Party has the same roots as the main family. There are not two Nizi in one sentence. The Nizi Yamanaka One Party is the core force of the Western Kingdom faction.
The thoughts of the remnants of Nizi's Ten Banners are relatively complicated. These people were just local wealthy people who were attracted by the Nizi family and were forced to leave their homes. This was also the result of the failure of taking sides.
Only when the Nizi family returns to the Western Kingdom and revives can they take back the territory that originally belonged to them. In other words, they are the returning group who want to use the help of the Nizi family.
When the Wu family becomes an official, they seek benefits.
Nizi Shengjiu did very well in the Shiba family, and some Westerners even got into the rice vat of the Shiba Zhong Foundation.
Whether they could return to the Western Kingdom or not, they could not care about it for the time being. They would first put the benefits in front of them into their pockets.
Nizi Katsuhisa thought for a while and said sincerely to Tachihara Hisatsuna.
"Sir Tachihara, although you are now in charge of Nizi's Ten Banners, you yourself were born as Nizi's retainer. The Tachihara family and Nizi's family both belong to the Sasaki clan, and you and I are one and the same family.
I don’t want to hide many things from you.
I was very clear about the Spozhong Fund from the beginning, and I was the one who contributed to it and took the initiative to prick the pustule. "
Nizi Katsuhisa said frankly, Tachihara Hisatsuna was also surprised, she said.
"The situation at the Shibachu Foundation is said to be very serious. Yukino Takada is ruthless, the Yagyu group and the confidentiality group have figured out everyone's details, and the Shinsengumi is arresting people according to the list.
I am here this time in the hope that you can moderate the situation and preserve some decency between us. But according to you, you already knew this would be the outcome?
Since knowing this matter will greatly damage our vitality, why do you pretend to be ignorant and cooperate with outsiders to stab you? "
Nizi Shengjiu smiled bitterly.
"In her eyes, I am a high-ranking person.
Among the three Sibo Territories, the recent Sibo Territory is the largest, with a territory of 200,000 stone. I am deeply trusted by Jinduo Palace, and I have full authority to handle the affairs of the Sporian Territory in recent times. It can be said that I am inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people.
But what about the facts? I was frightened every step of the way and had trouble sleeping every night. Akechi Mitsuhide is sinister, Takada Yo is cunning, and Maeda's interests are increasingly wary of me.
Although I have been given the highest authority by Tsudado-dono, it is impossible for me to keep an eye on them and extend my hands into the diplomatic, commercial, military and other affairs under their jurisdiction.
If you take too much control, you will offend your colleagues. If there is little control, nothing will happen, but if something goes wrong, I will be jointly and severally responsible. This is what happened to Spozhong Fund this time.
Am I willing to squeeze Ishida Mitsunari’s management rights? Obviously she didn't have anyone, so she asked me to borrow someone to help.
It's good now that she can't control these people and let them take over the spotlight. Instead, this dirty water has been poured on me.
Intervening in the management of Spozhong Fund is not justified. If you don't intervene, if there is a big trouble in the future, it will be the people I sent who will be corrupt, and most of them will be the Western Kingdom faction in my Nizi Mountain.
You say, what should I do? "
Tachihara Hisatsuna took a breath, thought about it, and said sarcastically.
"Tsuda-den Yingshenwu is not an unreasonable person."
Nizi Shengjiu sighed.
"I have more confidence in Tsutado-don's character than you. But I can't trust colleagues like Akechi Mitsuhide, Maeda Yoshi, and Takada Yono.
I know better than anyone how the previous generals died. I can see very clearly what these people are hiding.
Tsutaden asked me to act as the agent for Yamanaka Yukimori and Shima Shengmu, and to increase my knowledge and experience, the purpose was to increase my authority and facilitate the management of the nearby Spur Territory, but it also put me on the fire.
My colleagues are unreasonable. They only have one thought in their minds: getting married, and anyone who might stand in their way is their enemy.
Who am I if I am as noble as a general and can die inexplicably? The Nizi family seems to be prosperous in recent years, but in fact there are many hidden dangers.
The six thousand koku of Koriyama Castle is a gift from Tsutaden, which satisfies my and Yamanaka Yukimori's desire to revive the Nishi family and exist independently as a gaijō domain.
There are only two such independent foreign clans in Shiba Territory, Koriyama Castle and Todo Territory.
As soon as Takatora Todo died, her daughter Takatora Toudo had an ambiguous attitude and even paid military rations to the Asai family. What does this mean?
Tsudado sympathized with her pain of losing her mother and did not argue with her. However, the status of Todo leader became blurred, and the samurai under his command did not even have Shiba.
My situation also became awkward. Is the foreign domain considered a retainer of Shiba? Do my loyal retainers agree?
In particular, our people have been adhering to the ambition of returning to the Western Kingdom and chanting the slogan of reviving Nizi. This is something everyone in the Sibo family knows, and it has made some people secretly spread rumors that I have an impure mind.
Rumors and rumors hurt me, but I am not afraid of those who are clean. But the Shiba Zhong Fund is the welfare organization of the Shiba family, and the payment of annuities is related to the interests of all the Shiba family warriors.
If the Sibo Zhong Fund loses money because of me, under the thumb of a thousand wives, even if Jinduo Temple believes in me and protects me, what shame will I have to continue to live in the world?
Rather than wait for things to get out of hand and force me into a desperate situation. It's better to use Ishida Mitsunari's dissatisfaction to expose this matter as soon as possible.
While the current hole is still small and I can still afford this sin, I will quickly resolve the hidden danger. "
Tachihara Hisatsuna nodded and said helplessly.
"It's not easy for you either. It's a pity that this time, we are afraid that our vitality will be severely damaged."
Nizi Shengjiu shook his head.
“The trees are beautiful in the forest, but the wind will destroy them.
If I lose some remnants of Nizi's Ten Banners who don't know the importance, I can make those who benefit from Maeda feel more at ease, and ask Tsuta-dono to put some more burden on me. I will also be grateful.
Our future lies in the Western Kingdom, and with Tsudoden's prowess, one day the Shiba family will turn their attention to the Western Kingdom, and we will eventually go home.
Mr. Liyuan, don't worry about the immediate gains and losses, think about the land and scenery of your hometown. Our goal has never changed.
Keep your duty and be loyal to your Majesty. One day, we will definitely be able to fight back to the West and take back our homeland from the Maori family. "
By exposing the corruption scandal, he stabbed himself in the face, weakened the hostility of his colleagues, and reduced his own burden. This was Nizi Shenghisa's purpose.
But she can't cool the hearts of Nizi's old party. Even if it's just the remnant of Nizi's Ten Banners on the periphery, she needs to have a convincing reason for sacrificing her own people.
On the one hand, these people are seeking death and stretching out their hands that they shouldn't. Secondly, the Nizi family has lofty ideals that need to be realized so that everyone can continue to be united and not feel sad about the death of a rabbit or a fox.
In both public and private matters, Nizi Shengjiu's explanation can be explained.
Tachihara Hisatsuna sighed and kowtowed to the ground.
"I'm really sorry that I failed to restrain them and caused you trouble.
You are right, in order to regain our homeland, we need to work hard to prove our loyalty to Tsudoden, and we should not infringe on the interests of the entire Shibabu family group.
Regardless of whether the Nizi family is a foreigner or a retainer, we should keep the kindness of Jinduo Palace in mind and let the king control it. "
Nizi Shengjiu nodded.
"Taking this opportunity, I will write a letter to implore the grace of Koriyama Castle to be cut off, and ask Tsutado-den to clearly incorporate the Nizi family into the ranks of retainers, so as to completely remove the hidden danger of this foreign domain.
From then on, the Nizi family became the retainers of the Shiba family, and they were no longer criticized for their lack of independence.
As for those who reach out randomly, let Takada Yukino deal with it, I will not interfere. "
Nizi Katsuhisa's words were tantamount to a death sentence for these people, but Tachihara Hisatsuna, who had been persuaded by her, nodded and said nothing more.
———
Duowen Mountain City is the residence of Sibo Zhong Fund.
In the courtyard, a group of Ji warriors were sitting on their knees. Around them, swordsmen wearing Yamagata haori and holding the flag of sincerity stood at attention, staring at them.
The air was filled with the smell of blood. In the corner of the courtyard, several servants were washing the ground with water with numb faces. Then they lay on the ground and used a coarse cloth to scrub away the blood stains bit by bit.
After a while, the door of the central hall opposite the courtyard opened, and Isamu Kondo walked out.
She walked up to a Ji warrior who was kneeling in the court. The Ji warrior looked at her with his head held high and his back straight, with hope shining in his eyes.
Isamu Kondo shouted loudly with a cold tone.
"Ushio Ren Sanniang embezzled family funds and endangered the interests of the Shiba family. She rejected the request for seppuku! Behead her!"
The Ji warrior kneeling in front of Kondo Isamu showed despair in his eyes, but he did not dare to resist. After bowing to thank Kondo Isamu, she kowtowed to the ground in the direction of Kanto and shouted.
"Tsudaden, onboard!"
Two Shinsengumi swordsmen stepped forward, one of them slashed his exposed neck with a sword, blood shot into the sky, and the head rolled to the ground.
Another person picked up the head, put it on the display plate, bowed his head, raised his hands above his head, and placed it in front of Kondo Isamu.
Kondo Isamu took a look and nodded.
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