Ryoki Village is located on the south bank of the Santu River, but Matsugami Yoshimitsu's existing territory is all on the north bank, so the importance of Ryoki Village is self-evident for Matsugami Yoshimitsu who wants to seize the Matsugami family.

Although Ryoki Village is only a plain village with no danger to rely on at present, Matsugami Yoshimitsu must first rely on the location of Ryoki Village if he wants to cross the Santu River in the future.

Although the Santu River is just an ordinary stream, the average height of the current ashigaru is about 1.4,5 meters, and the two sides are evenly matched, once one of them is on the shore, it is really helpless, otherwise the two families of Shenmu and Matsugami would not have to be entangled for so long, and they would not have won or lost. Therefore, the retainers who were a little afraid before were so excited when they heard the news of Yoshimitsu, and the samurai never missed the opportunity to fight for territory.

After making a lot of noise for a while, the old Xixiang Guan Jiu came back to his senses and hurriedly said: "Lord, the family should immediately send someone to accept Liangmu Village and hurry up to build defenses, otherwise when the Matsugami family comes to their senses, I am afraid that there will be turmoil." ”

"This temple has been prepared for this matter for a long time." Without thinking about it, Matsugami Yoshimitsu announced to the retainers: "Changzheng, the main hall will seal 100 stone Zhixing of Liangmu Village to you, and the safety of Liangmu Village will be entrusted to you in the future." ”

"Haha. The lord can rest assured that Changzheng will definitely guard Liangmu Village for the lord. "Japan also has a tradition of returning home, and Yoshiki Nagamasa couldn't help but be overjoyed by the lord's decision to hand over Ryoki Village to himself.

However, in this way, the new retainer of Tsuno Yoshihei who was eager to make meritorious service was a little anxious.

"My lord, I think that my martial arts are no less than that of Lord Changzheng, and I have made meritorious contributions since I joined the family. Why don't you leave the task of guarding Liangmu Village to me Kahei!"

"Tsunoden!" As soon as Yoshiki Nagamasa heard that the meritorious service opportunity in his hand was about to fly, he immediately didn't care about humility and wanted to argue with Tsuno Yoshihei.

"Presumptuous!"

"The Lord forgives sins!"

"The Lord forgives sins!"

Tsuno Yoshihei and Yoshiki Nagamasa, who were about to argue, suddenly came to their senses when they saw Yoshimitsu angry, and they all pleaded guilty, but looking at their expressions, they still seemed to have the intention of arguing.

"Jiaping." Matsugami Yoshimitsu sighed and said to Tsuno Kahei: "Nagamasa was originally from Liangmu Village, which you can't compare, so you don't have to worry about stationing in Liangmu Village. ”

"Haha." Tsuno Kahei saw that he had seen the matter, and he knew that he was helpless and no longer argued.

Tsuno Kahei is indeed a little anxious now, although Matsugami Yoshimitsu is still the lord of two or three thousand stone high stones, but anyone with a discerning eye can see his potential at the end. In this way, Tsuno Kahei and the Tsuno people behind him must prove their worth as soon as possible, otherwise it will not be too much of a problem when Matsumoto Castle divides the cake in the future.

"Jiaping!" Matsugami Yoshimitsu knew that Tsuno Kahei's mind happened to be arranging for him to do, so he took the opportunity to say: "You are anxious to serve the public The main hall of loyalty and righteousness understands, and it just so happens that the main hall also has an important matter in his hands ready to entrust to you, I don't know what you think?"

"Lord!" Hearing this, Tsuno Jiaping suddenly perked up, and hurriedly bowed down with both fists and said sincerely: "No matter what, please entrust me with peace of mind, Jiaping!"

"Good! The main hall will leave this matter to you. But before that, there is something to be clarified in the main hall. Matsugami Yoshimitsu agreed to Tsuno Yoshihei's plea, but then asked, "I've heard from Kanjiu before, that Tsuno and Kuwa have a good relationship, but I don't know if this is true or not?"

"This ......," Tsuno Yoshihei was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

If the Tsuno people are the villagers' self-governing organizations formed by the leaders to resist taxes, then the Kuwana people are the offensive and defensive alliances formed by the daimyo and wealthy clans in Kuwana County to resist foreign invasions.

The current state of the entire Kurama is probably similar to the political form of the early stage of the grassroots daimyo such as Mori Motosho or Asai Ryomasa, that is, everyone is quite independent of each other's strength, but under certain circumstances, they obey the orders of the alliance leader.

And there is a big difference between the Sangmeiji and other similar groups, and most of the Sangmeiwa are believers in Nagashima Temple. Although this meant that the leader of the Kumana clan was unable to turn other allies into vassals and eventually grow into Sengoku daimyo like his predecessors, it also made the Kuwana more united and aggressive.

Matsugami Yoshimitsu's current territory is at the junction of Yuanmu County and Kuwana County, so if there is a war between Matsugami Yoshimitsu and Ohno Heinobu in the future, I am afraid that Kuwana will not let go of such a good opportunity to reap the benefits. This is something that Matsugami Yoshimitsu absolutely does not want to see, so he needs an alliance and a solid backing before starting a war with Ohno Heinobu.

During the evaluation room, Yoshihei Tsuno was still hesitant, and Matsugami Yoshimitsu, who understood his concerns, quickly dispelled his difficulties.

"Hahahaha......" After a deliberate long laugh, Matsugami Yoshimitsu opened his mouth to persuade the trembling Tsuno Kahei and said: "What the main hall said just now is not to hold you accountable, and this matter was not clearly stated in advance and it was the fault of the main hall. This hall intends to send you to form an alliance with the Sang Ming people for your own family, and the other retainers have nothing to do with the Sang Ming people, so they must use your strength. ”

"Alliance?" Everyone in the assessment room was suddenly at a loss.

"Yes, it's an alliance!" Matsugami Yoshimitsu suddenly stood up and explained to the retainers who were a little puzzled: "There is no danger to defend in the rear of this family, and it is close to the forces of the Sang Mingzhong, so if you are not careful, your family will have the trouble of being pinched on the abdomen and back. Therefore, if the main hall wants to pacify Ohno, it must first stabilize the mulberry name, and the main hall happens to lack a main room to enter into a marriage alliance for the son-in-law of the mulberry. ”

"Well, the alliance will definitely boost the family's momentum."

"This is the right reason, and the lord can be more stable when he has a main house."

"That's right, Sang Mingzhong is a big backer!" ......

Matsugami Yoshimitsu's decision caused a lot of discussion among the retainers, but on the whole, they still thought that the advantages outweighed the disadvantages and it was worth trying.

The old Xixiang Guan Jiu saw that everyone's minds were empty, so he took the initiative to ask: "Since the lord intends to marry the Sang Mingzhong, I don't know if there is a candidate in his heart?"

"It's up to Tsuno-sama to do this." Hearing this, Matsugami Yoshimitsu pointed his finger at Tsuno Yoshihei and asked, "I wonder which of the leaders of the Tsuno people has a suitable princess?"

"Haha, I'm determined to live up to the trust of the lord." Relieved, Tsuno Kahei hurriedly replied: "The Sangmei people are mainly led by Kuwana, Sakaki, Ueda, Muto and Inagida, and they all have suitable princesses to marry, but if the lord wants to marry, I think the princess of the Sangmei Masakichi family, the leader of the Sangmei, is the most suitable." ”

"Kuwana Masayoshi!" Hearing this, Matsugami Yoshimitsu asked suspiciously, "I don't know what kind of character this Sana Masayoshi is?"