Matsumoto Castle Castle Tower.

Matsugami Yoshimitsu looked at Saigo Kanhisa and Yoshiki Kaippei, who eagerly advised him not to miss his future because he took care of Mrs. Nana, and then looked at the retainers who were afraid to speak because they couldn't figure out their own thoughts, and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, is this hall a person who abandons the public because of his own selfishness, and as a samurai, he should abandon his wife and daughter in his heart. Although the main hall is deeply concerned about the pregnant Nana, he will never joke with the fate of Matsumoto Castle because of this. It's just that now is really not a good opportunity to judge the Matsugami family, and the status of the Matsugami family's retainers is still useful for the main hall. ”

"The Matsugami family is now a weak minister, and it is said that the Matsugami family's general minister, Ohno Heinobu, returned to his territory after the death of Yoshiyukiden and has not been to Matsugami Castle since. Ichihei is foolish, I don't know what the value of nostalgia is in the Matsugami family today. After listening to Matsugami Yoshimitsu's explanation, Ryoki Ichihei asked puzzled, in his opinion, the current Matsugami family is not far from splitting and perishing.

"Have you heard of the old story of Cao Mengde, the Taizu of Wei during the Three Kingdoms period, who coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes?" Regarding Yoshihei Ryoki's question, Matsugami Yoshimitsu did not answer, but asked his retainers about the old affairs of the Three Kingdoms.

In this regard, Matsugami Yoshimitsu's retainers were at a loss, Cao Cao, I know who Cao Mengde is? What about coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes?

Samurai have always had a habit of using metaphors from the past to make their statements more convincing. Matsugami Yoshimitsu mentioned the old affairs of the Three Kingdoms precisely for this reason, but he waited for a long time, but from the faces of his retainers, he only saw a blank and a blank look. This made Matsugami Yoshimitsu a little puzzled, after all, in his cognition, there are so many Japanese Three Kingdoms, which is surprising, but now no one responds to him. Matsugami even suspected that his retainers were deliberately pretending to be confused with him, but this was unlikely, and after thinking about it for a long time, he figured out what was going on.

It turns out that although the obsession of later generations with the story of the Three Kingdoms in Japan has reached a pathological level, it was all after the Romance of the Three Kingdoms was introduced to Japan in the early and middle Edo periods. Although Japan now has some understanding of the Three Kingdoms, it is limited to the upper class of Japan, and it is impossible for the group of country warriors under Matsugami Yoshimitsu to know too much about the Three Kingdoms.

After knowing what was going on with the abnormalities of the retainers, Matsugami Yoshimitsu had to start popularizing the history of the Three Kingdoms for them. "At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Han dynasty was in decline, and the princes of the world went around to conquer and did not take the Son of Heaven in their eyes. Cao Cao and Cao Mengde were originally an ordinary minor prince among these princes, but he controlled the Son of Heaven in his hands and then coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes. At that time, the hearts of the people were still thinking of Han, and Cao Cao recruited many talents. and then supported the righteous name of the Son of Heaven to conquer the world, and finally became the strongest force in the world. ”

"My lord, although Cao Mengde's strategy is exquisite, how can the children of the Matsugami family be compared to the son of Han Tianzi. Besides, there are not many retainers in the Matsugami family who take them to heart, so this coercion of the Son of Heaven to make the princes in the Matsugami family may not work, right? After understanding the story of the Three Kingdoms, the old Xixiang sighed for a long time, but put forward different opinions.

"Lord Saigo's words are wrong, and the so-called time shift is easy to understand. Although the Matsugami family cannot be compared with the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, it also has a territory of 13,000 koku, and it also has a great reputation for the retainers, including the main hall.

It is true that even if the main hall immediately seeks to stand on its own, the Matsujo family will not be able to do anything with the main hall, but in this way, the main hall will lose its righteous name. Matsumoto Castle was a place of four wars, surrounded by powerful forces such as Shintsu, Matsugami, and Katayama, and it was impossible to survive with the strength of Matsumoto Castle alone, which was 3,000 koku. Therefore, the main hall wants to be a loyal servant of the Matsugami family, and the main hall wants to destroy the likes of Ohno Heinobu in the name of righteousness. Only in this way can the main hall have a chance to bring the Matsugami family's Wanshi territory into its hands, and in this way, it can also protect Nana's thoughtfulness, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone. Sprinkled with a sprinkle of Yoshimitsu Matsugami, he told everyone in great detail how he would deal with Matsugami's plans in the future.

As for the retainers in the castle tower who were succumbed to Matsugami Yoshimitsu's clever plan at this time, they all wanted to bow down. During the feudal period, all rulers in ancient and modern times, both Chinese and foreign, implemented a policy of ignoring the people, and all knowledge was in the hands of the upper class. This is especially true in ancient Japan, where knowledge is poor, and it is not easy to find a copy of the Art of War, which is still treasured by the imperial family. Although Saigo Kanhisa and others are samurai, they are also from a small wealthy clan in the end, and in their cognition, war is a group of people fighting together, and they don't know how to use tactics at all. Matsugami Yoshimitsu's words seemed to open the door to a new world for these retainers, and they realized that war could still be played like this.

"The lord's military strategy is really unparalleled in the world, and the lord will definitely be able to become the lord of a city and a country in the future." Suddenly, one of Matsugami Yoshimitsu's retainers shouted praises to Matsugami Yoshimitsu.

"That's right, sooner or later, the lord will be the lord of a city and a country."

"Maybe the lord can become the guardian of a country in the future."

"I think the lord will become the leader in the future." ......

The retainer's words made the retainers, who were originally a little shocked, suddenly excited, and began to tout his future achievements in Matsugami Yoshimitsu. The retainer's praise naturally made Matsugami very happy, but he muttered inadvertently. "Is it just a collar? ......”

No matter what time there is, there is always no shortage of sensible people, and the old Xixiang Guan Jiu saw that everyone was immersed in the imagination of the future and hurriedly asked: "Lord, it is certainly okay to occupy the righteous name by controlling the Matsugami family, but what if the Matsugami family continues to deal with the lord in the name of righteousness?" ”

"That's right! Isn't it more convenient for Matsugami to start a righteous family? ”

Some retainers were suddenly awakened by Saigo's words, and anyone can use others for the name of righteousness, and even more justifiably than themselves. As if subconsciously, the retainers all looked at Matsugami Yoshimitsu, and in their hearts, the lord always had a way.

"Hehe~~~." Regarding everyone's worries, Matsugami Yoshimitsu sneered and asked, "Do you think that the Han Emperor is willing to be used by Cao Cao?"

Without waiting for the retainers to respond, Matsugami Yoshimitsu continued: "It's just that I have a weak heart. What is fame and power? Name is the name is righteousness, and strength is strength. The powerful and nameless can become domineering, the powerful and famous can become kingly, and the famous and powerless cannot seek death. What is the fear of the Matsugami family occupying the name of righteousness?" In the eyes of Matsugami Yoshimitsu, the role of righteousness is similar to that of the ancient kings of the Central Plains Dynasty, to put it bluntly, it is just a name. The jade seal can make the emperor justifiable and his strength rise, but in the hands of ordinary people, he just takes his own death. This is true of jade, and so is righteousness.