On the other hand, while the retainers of Matsumoto Castle were working together to deal with the oppression and punishment from Matsugami Castle, the Shintsukan Castle, not far from Matsumoto Castle, began to fall into turmoil.

The lord of the Shinjin Pavilion, Shinjin Mitsuyu, has not been in good health since he was hit by an arrow in the battle of the Shinjin Pavilion. Originally, Shintsu Mitsu was not injured in a fatal place by an arrow wound, and for a strong samurai, he could recover after ten days and a half of rest. However, Shinjin Guangyu is now in his twilight years, and he is not a strong samurai, and in addition, he has always admired the public culture, and there are more people like the public family than like a samurai, and his body is even weaker.

If that's all it takes, it's okay, after all, with the financial resources of the Xinjin family, it's only a long time before Xinjin Guangyou recovers. However, after the Battle of Shintsukan, the Shintsu family suffered heavy losses, and their strength was greatly reduced, and even their eldest son could not be taken hostage by Matsugami Castle, which seriously affected Saigo Hikaritsu's condition. The ancestral family business is declining in his own hands, and the eldest son, who usually relies on it, is no longer by his side, and he is depressed every time he thinks of these new Jinguang. In this way, the injury that could have been easily cured has slowly become an incurable disease.

On this day, due to the lack of available people around him, Shinjin Guangyou, who has been seriously ill in recent days, had to drag his sick body to hold an assessment.

Shintsukan castle tower.

At this time, Shintsu Mitsu was so weak that he could no longer maintain the normal sitting posture of a samurai, so he could only lean on a small stool to listen to the report of the old family member Doi Sajiro about the situation of the entire Shinzu family.

"Your Excellency, the owner. Since the First World War of Shinjinkan, the family has lost a total of 3,000 stone territory in the two castles of Hirano Castle and Koimajo, and now the strength of the family is not as good as before. In addition, after the loss of Hirano Castle and Koimajo Castle, the main city of the main city of the main city, Shintsukan, has been completely exposed to the soldiers of the Umedo family. In the future, how should the family deal with themselves, please make a decision as soon as possible. Sajiro Doi, the elder of the family, explained the current crisis of the Shinzu family with a sad heart.

"I didn't expect that my dignified Genji family, the Shinzu family, would fall to such a point. This makes me just have how to deal with the successive heads of the Shinjin clan. It's hateful. Shintsu Mitsuyu listened to Doi Sajiro's report and felt a pang of grief in his heart, but he finally endured his grief and said. Doi-sama, you are a pillar of your family. Now that our family is facing such a critical moment, I don't know if you can deal with it. ”

Sajiro Doi had already made up his mind about this, and at this time, he heard Shintsu Mitsu's inquiry and said slowly. "Lord Pavilion, for the sake of the future, we can only build a new castle between the Shinjin Pavilion and the Umedo family to protect the Umedo family. In addition, the strength of the family is now greatly weakened, and the retainers' income has been reduced, and the use of the Xinjin Pavilion should be reduced. Otherwise, in the long run, the family will definitely face a situation where they will not be able to make ends meet. The family suffered many casualties in the Battle of Shintsukan, and many ashigaru and samurai needed to be compensated. If you go to Japan, you can postpone this matter, but now that the family is still in a crisis, this matter needs to be completed immediately. Otherwise, I am afraid that the family will lose the hearts of the people of Xinjin. ”

"What? Today we are going to cut it down. ”

"Hey, the Xinjin family is really defeated. It seems that we will have a hard time in the future. ”

"Doi-sama's salary is much higher than ours, and of course I don't care about cutting it. But he only cared about greeting the pavilion master, didn't he think about what you and I would do? ”......

When the retainers of the Shinjin family heard that they were going to cut the salary, some of the high-ranking retainers didn't say anything, but the lower-level retainers all talked about it. During the Warring States period in Japan, the relationship between the head of the family and the retainers was not so stiff that it was more akin to a cooperative relationship. Therefore, it is not surprising that the retainers of the Shinjin family are so restrained in front of Shinjin Mitsu.

Originally, Shintsu Mitsu was very much in agreement with Doi Sajiro's proposal to reduce the retainer Yuroku, after all, the strength of the Shinzu family is not as strong as before. But at this time, seeing that the retainers were quite complaining about this, Xinjin Guangyou hesitated again, and the current situation of the Xinjin family was really not suitable for separation from the retainers. Thinking of the current crisis of the Xinjin family, in the face of the quarreling retainers, Xinjin Guangyou gritted his teeth and said. "Rest assured, I, the Xinjin clan, have accumulated a lot of wealth over the past hundred years, which is enough to cope with the current crisis. The owner of this museum will not cut your income. The Xinjin family also needs your help. ”

Xinjin Guang's words are half-truths and half-truths, and the Xinjin family has indeed accumulated a lot of wealth, but there have been a lot of consumption over the centuries, and it will never be too much. If you don't cut the retainers, it will be difficult for the Xinjin family to last long, but at this time, in order to unite people's hearts, he can only say this.

The retainers of the Xinjin family originally complained because of the reduction of the salary, but now when they saw that Xinjin Guang had such words, they couldn't help but feel guilty and said. "The hall owner is serious, and he is willing to die for the Xinjin family."

Xinjin Guan Jiu was unable to say more, waving his hand to signal the retainers to calm down. Then he commanded the old man of the house, Sajiro Doi. "Lord Doi, the owner of this building of a new castle to guard the Shinjin Pavilion has entrusted it to you. Whether you need financial or human resources, you can withdraw it from the main library. The owner of the museum will give his full support. ”

"Haha, I must build a strong city for the Pavilion Master." Sajiro Doi said excitedly when he saw that Mitsu Shinjin trusted him so much.

After arranging the construction of the castle, Shintsu Mitsuyu asked the retainer of the Shinzu family, who was in charge of finding out the news, Tsuki Ryozo. "Ryosan, is there any movement of the three families around this family now?"

"Lord Pavilion, according to the following investigation, the Katayama family and the Umedo family have turned against each other because of the last battle of the Shinjin Pavilion, and now the two of them are attacking each other and have no time to take care of their own family. As for the Matsugami family, according to the information inquired in the next investigation, Matsugami Yoshiyuki, the head of the Matsugami family, seems to be at odds with Matsukami Yoshimitsu, the lord of Matsumoto Castle. I don't know if it's true or not. "Ryozo Civil Engineering reported in detail to Shinjin Mitsu about the situation of the three neighboring families of the Shinjin family.

The people around him have no time to take care of the Xinjin family, which is probably the best news that Xinjin Guangyou has heard so far. He said with a smile. "The Katayama family and the Umedo family have a feud, and it is not surprising that they are fighting each other now. As for the Matsugami family, it seems that Matsugami Yoshimitsu rose too quickly to make Matsugami Yoshiyuki jealous. Matsugami Yoshiyuki's move is really self-destructing the dry city, but it is good that the family also has time to recuperate. ”

After everything is arranged, the next thing left is to compensate the samurai who died in battle. It is naturally impossible to pretend to be someone else who buys people's hearts like this, but now that the head of the Xinjin family, Guangyou, is seriously ill, the eldest son Guangguo is no longer by his side, and Xinjin Guangyou can only rely on the second son Youzhen.

"There is chastity, there is chastity." Shinjin Mitsu made up his mind and began to summon his second son, Youzhen.

But Xinjin Youzhen seemed to be a little absent-minded, and Xinjin called many times before he hurriedly said. "Pavilion Master, Youzhen doesn't know what to tell here."

Seeing that the second son was so unacceptable, Jinguang said with some disappointment. "Youzhen, the owner of this hall has decided to entrust you with the matter of pacifying the casualties."

"Haha, I'm under the order." Seeing that his father was a little angry, Xinjin Youzhen hurriedly said.

After dealing with these government affairs, Shin Jinguang's energy was a little unbearable, and he reluctantly stood up and said. "I'll leave it to you from now on."

With that, he prepared to return to his residence. Unexpectedly, Xinjin Guangyou didn't take a few steps before he felt weak and lightheaded. Suddenly, "Bang." With a bang, Shinjin Guangyou fainted and fell to the ground, and the personnel did not know.

"Your Excellency, the Pavilion."

"Father's Palace." ......

Seeing this, the retainers of the Xinjin family hurriedly rushed up and gathered next to Xinjin Guangyou. ......