The troubled times of the Warring States period in the world were an era in which betrayal became the mainstream, and the upper echelons of the lower ranks were endless, and the famous martial arts families gradually declined. In such an era, how to maintain the loyalty of the retainers to themselves has become the primary consideration of a Warring States Lord, and if you do it well, you can naturally achieve a career, and if you don't do it well, you can only be demoted.

During the Warring States period, the Shingu Party of Niko and the Mikawa people of Tokugawa were both positive representatives of the loyalty of the samurai, among which the two annihilations and the rise of the Nishi family were the most admired by the world. The Oda family died because the head of the family was inconsiderate and overly indulgent, and the Toyotomi family died in the struggle between the clerical faction and the martial arts faction, which was expanded by the head of the family. Among the three warring states, only the Mikawa people of the Tokugawa family closely united around the head of the family without fighting, and from this point of view, the fate of the three was actually predestined.

The reason why Matsugami Yoshimitsu was in such a hurry was that the retainers redivided their duties and powers, on the one hand, because of the increasing number of retainers and the ambiguity of their powers and responsibilities, but they did not take the opportunity to settle the thoughts of the retainers of Saigo and Yoshiki, whose struggle was intensifying.

In Matsumoto Castle's new power system, Matsugami Yoshimitsu first separated the powers of Yoshihei Yoshiki and Saigo Kanhisa from each other, so as to avoid unnecessary conflicts of interest. Then the three members of Tsuno, who were friends with Saigo Kanhisa, and the political commissar of Yoshiki, who was born in the same village as Yoshiki Ichihei, were assigned other tasks to prevent them from colluding in private.

As for Saigo Takahisa, who was appointed as the director of minerals, it will be a buffer link between Yoshihei Yoshimitsu Matsugami and Kanehisa Saigo in the future. Both agricultural and commercial development require financial support, and Saigo Takahisa, who is both their common in-law and controls the financial resources in the future, will be the link between them as a buffer against conflict. Matsugami Yoshimitsu naturally knew in his heart that his arrangement might not be as effective as expected, but for now, it could only be left like this.

After re-dividing the duties of the retainers, Matsugami Yoshimitsu pointed to Chiyo Mochizuki and said, "The main hall has already married the princess of the Mochizuki family, Miss Ayu, as the second side of the main hall, and Lord Mochizuki has also become a member of the main hall. Lord Mochizuki is now a retainer of the main hall like all of you, so you can't wait to despise Lord Mochizuki in the future. ”

The samurai's discrimination against ninjas was a class contradiction, and once the contradiction rose to the level of class, it was basically not changed by individual will. Even Matsugami Yoshimitsu might backfire if he forced them to accept ninjas, so he could only choose to make Mochizuki Shinobu a samurai-like ninja in the future.

"I see...... "After hearing that Chiyo Mochizuki had become a member of Matsugami Yoshimitsu, all the retainers suddenly realized that in their opinion, the preferential treatment of their relatives was much better than that of ninjas.

Liangmu Yiping was even more remorseful at this time, wasn't it exactly what they were pursuing when the lord married a new side room? Chiyo Mochizuki could have been his natural ally, but now it's all in vain. As for the people of the Xixiang faction, because Mrs. Nana was already pregnant, although they were surprised by the appearance of the new Mrs. Side Room, they were not too serious. In the future, as long as Mrs. Nana gives birth to the young master first, coupled with the support of the old men of the Shenmu family, a ninja daughter really doesn't take it to their hearts.

For a while, because of the news announced by Matsugami Yoshimitsu, his retainers also showed a variety of life. Matsugami Yoshimitsu took all of this into his eyes and said silently: "This is the end of the division of responsibilities for you, and then we will talk about the theme of this assessment."

"Haha." The retainers in the castle tower hurriedly gathered their minds and listened attentively. "Ladies and gentlemen, I guess you all know that His Royal Highness Yoshiyuki of the Matsugami family was begged to death in Yuanming Temple, the territory of the Xinjin family, more than ten days ago, right? His Royal Highness is the lord of the temple, and it is a matter of course to avenge the lord. However, after the death of His Royal Highness Yoshiyuki, the main hall still has doubts about what kind of attitude the main hall should take towards the Matsugami family. Although it is said that the main hall of the great grace of the Yixing Hall should be a loyal servant, the heir of the Yixing Palace, the young master of the five and three pills, is too young. Since ancient times, the country is suspicious when the master is young, and the country is turbulent when the child is in the country. Now that the main hall is concerned about the safety of Matsumoto Castle and the well-being of all of you, I am going to discuss with you today how the main hall should deal with the death of Yoshiyuden?"

Matsugami Yoshimitsu's words can be described as a great rebellion, and he hardly takes the Matsugami family to heart. However, the loyalty system of the samurai was pyramid-shaped, with each level being loyal only to the higher. Matsugami Yoshimitsu's retainers are also only loyal to Matsugami Yoshimitsu, so he asked this question.

In fact, since Matsugami Yoshimitsu was transferred to the Shenmu Collar, Matsugami Yoshiyuki has been suspicious and suppressed by him, so his retainers are also dissatisfied with the Matsugami family. At this time, seeing that Matsuguang seemed to have the intention of rejuvenating and self-reliance, Yoshiki Ichihei, who had already intended to attack the Matsugami family, hurriedly said: "My lord, although the Matsugami family is your main family in the future, the Yixing Hall has long had the intention of destroying you. Since the Matsugami family lost the virtue of the lord first, the lord naturally did not have to be loyal to his courtiers. What's more, Mrs. Nana of the family is still hostage in Songshang Castle, and Ichihei is willing to lead troops to rescue Mrs. Nana for the general. ”

"Reverse out of Matsugami's house and rescue Mrs. Nana."

"In the next wish for ...... Rescue ......"

"Lord ......"

Yoshiki Ippei's words of asking for war immediately caused an uproar among the retainers, either deeply sympathetic or showing loyalty, and for a while, many retainers in the castle tower responded to Yoshiki Ippei.

Matsugami Yoshimitsu was not affected by the excited retainers, he pointed at Saigo Kanhisa with an expressionless face and said: "Kanjiu, you are an important minister of the family, you have always been a veteran of the country, can you tell me what you think?"

"Haha." Saigo, who was aware of the situation, hurriedly responded, but became entangled. Originally, when he heard that Yoshiki Ichihei had asked for a battle to attack Matsugami Castle, he had the heart to oppose it, after all, Mrs. Nana, who had a close relationship with them, the former ministers of Shenmu, was still hostage to Matsugami Castle. Once the two sides turn against Mrs. Nana, they will not be able to protect it, which will seriously affect the end of their Saigo faction.

However, from the perspective of the retainers, it is really right that Matsugami Yoshimitsu can rebel and become independent of the Matsugami family. How to choose between self-interest and the interests of the lord? For a while, Xixiang was also a little confused.

But the samurai's loyalty still prevailed after all, and after thinking about it for a long time, Saigo Kanhisa stubbornly said, "My lord, I also feel the same way about what Yoshiki-sama said, but I also asked myself to lead troops for the general to rescue Mrs. Nana."

All of a sudden, everyone in the castle tower was at fault.