When Matsugami Yoshimitsu and Mrs. Nana rushed to Matsumoto Castle from different directions with a relaxed and eager mood, Saigo Kanhisa, an old retainer who was ordered to stay at Matsumoto Castle under the authorization of Matsugami Yoshimitsu, became anxious because of some trivial matters.

As we all know, Saigo Guanjiu was originally a prominent minister of the wealthy Shenmu family here, and he had a deep prestige in the hearts of the people of the Shenmu area. After the Shenmu family was wiped out by the Matsugami family, Matsugami Yoshimitsu received a reward from the old leader of the Matsugami family for his merits. In order to pacify the newly transferred territory as soon as possible, Matsugami Yoshimitsu recruited some retainers of the original Shenmu family, including the old Saigo Kanhisa, to appease the hearts of the people in the Shenmu region.

Matsugami Yoshimitsu's plan was very effective, and with the assistance of Saigo Kanhisa and others, he soon took the Shenmu region into complete control. Afterwards, Saigo Kanhisa officially became an official Matsugami Yoshimitsu and was entrusted with the position of auxiliary political elder, both in terms of power and status, above the retainers who had followed Matsugami Yoshimitsu since the era of Ragimura. However, after Saigo Kanhisa reappeared, he inevitably became the leader of many of Matsugami Yoshimitsu's retainers from the Kamiki family, and the Saigo faction, an important faction in Matsumoto Castle, was established and increased its voice in Matsumoto Castle.

The expansion of the Saigo faction was bound to affect the interests of other retainers in Matsumoto Castle, so with the deliberate connivance and support of Matsugami Yoshimitsu, these retainers established the Ryoki faction, which was dominated by the Ryoki people, to compete with the Saigo faction.

Later, Matsugami Yoshimitsu recruited the three Tsuno to become retainers, which added a big boost to Saigo Kanhisa, who had always been close to Tsuno, and the Saigo faction behind him. However, the Ryoki faction was closer to Matsugami Yoshimitsu after all, and a large number of people from the Ryoki faction were promoted by Matsugami Yoshimitsu soon after. As a result, under the deliberate balance of Matsugami Yoshimitsu, the Ryoki faction and the Saigo faction were once again evenly matched, but now the time has finally come for the retainers of these two factions to win by one point.

Among the samurai, how was the relationship between the retainer and the head of the family maintained? Minamoto Yorito, the founder of the imperial family system, called the method of maintaining the close relationship between the two "Fenggong" and "Andu". Retainers obtain the protection of their domains through the conquest and sacrifice of property by the head of the family, which is called "Fenggong"; The corresponding head of the household gains the effectiveness of the retainer by recognizing and protecting the retainer's territory, which is called "andu". This relationship is indestructible in normal times, and sometimes it is even closer than the relationship between father and son.

However, when the retainer is unable to continue to serve the head of the household, or when the head of the family is faced with no heirs and is unable to continue to protect the retainer, the intimate relationship between the retainer and the head of the family can be easily broken. If the head of the family has no heirs, this relationship may have a turning point in the peaceful and prosperous times, but it is inevitable that it will be broken in the troubled times of the Warring States. Many daimyo and even powerful daimyo died because they had no heirs, so whether a samurai family had a strong heir in the troubled times of the Warring States period will greatly affect its fate in the future. This is also the reason why Matsugami Yoshimitsu has always been concerned about the issue of heirs by his retainers even though he is still very young, because it can indeed affect the loyalty and unity of his retainers.

Thankfully, after a long wait, Mrs. Nana, who had been waiting for a long time from Matsumoto Castle, finally became pregnant. Both the Saigo faction and the Ryoki faction were overjoyed by this, but after the rejoicing, the mood of the two factions was different.

Mrs. Nana was originally the princess of the Shenmu family, and Matsugami Yoshimitsu took her as a side room in order to pacify the Shenmu area. It is inevitable that Mrs. Nana, who was born in the Kamiki family, will be closer to the Saigo faction, who is an old retainer of the Kamiki family, and this closeness will inevitably be transmitted to the son she gave birth to. If Mrs. Nana gave birth to a princess, it would be okay if it was a young master, then the dispute between the Saigo faction and the Ryoki faction in Matsumoto Castle would eventually end in the victory of the Saigo faction, which was intolerable to the Ryoki faction.

Since learning that Mrs. Nana is pregnant, the Saigo faction has begun to offer money and goods to the shrines and temples in the Shenmu area, praying that Mrs. Nana can give birth to Matsugami Yoshimitsu in one fell swoop, and even some of them have begun to plot to put Mrs. Nana on the position of Matsugami Yoshimitsu's main room, so that the young master she gave birth to will be more justified.

As for the Liangmu faction, although it will not do anything cursed out of loyalty to Matsugami Yoshimitsu and its own interests, it is also planning to help Matsugami Yoshimitsu find more side rooms to fight against Mrs. Nana.

Then, very suddenly, Mrs. Nana was sent to Matsumoto Castle by Matsugami Yoshimitsu to become a hostage, and the struggle between the two factions of Ryoki and Saigo temporarily ceased. But it didn't take long for the situation of the Matsugami family to become turbulent with the death of Matsugami Yoshiyuki's father and son, and Matsugami Yoshimitsu went to Iga and never returned. For different purposes, stay in Matsumoto Castle's Ryo

The Mu faction and the Saigo faction began to quarrel again. The retainers of the Ryoki faction thought that the current turmoil in the Matsugami family was a good opportunity to rescue Mrs. Nana, while the retainers of the Saigo faction thought that it was better not to act rashly for the sake of Mrs. Nana's safety. The two factions began to quarrel with each other, with the Saigo faction believing that the Saigo faction lacked the courage of the samurai, while the Saigo faction suspected that the Ryoki faction had a scheming agenda. Although Saigo Kanhisa is the head of the retainers of Matsumoto Castle, he is also the leader of the Saigo faction, and he gradually can't suppress the fight between the two factions.

In the past few days, not only the ordinary members of the Saigo and Ryoki factions have quarreled, but even the leaders of the two factions, Ryoki Ichihei and Saigo Kanhisa, have also quarreled many times.

On this day, Matsumoto Castle Castle Tower.

"Saigo-sama, what do you think about sending troops to rescue Mrs. Nana?"

"Lord Ryogi, this is simply impossible, if Mrs. Nana is damaged, how can we take the bus to the lord!"

"Could it be that if Mrs. Nana is left in the turbulent Matsugami Castle, she can take the bus to the Lord?"

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"......" A burst of quarrels came from the castle tower, and needless to say, it must have been Yoshiki-sama and Saigo-sama from Matsumoto Castle who were arguing again.

"Lord Saigo, if the Saigo faction doesn't have the guts, I, Ryoki Ippei, can only take the retainers of the Ryoki faction to rescue Mrs. Nana." Ryoki Ichihei seemed to be ruthless, looking at Saigo Kanhisa and said. Now that the retainers are divided into two factions, Matsugami Yoshimitsu also knows and even supports it, so Yoshihei Ryoki has nothing to shy away from talking about.

"Haha, Lord Ryoki, the lord has no heirs yet, and Mrs. Nana can't take a little risk." Because of the difference in position, Saigo Kanhisa is much more cautious and cautious than Yoshiki Ippei.

"I'm afraid that Lord Saigo has selfish intentions! Mrs. Nana is just the side room of the lord, and the lord will not have only one side room. His proposal was rejected again, and Yoshiki Ichihei also lost his patience, he sarcastically said a word to Saigo Kanhisa and turned to leave, at this time Yoshiki Ichihei already had the idea of acting alone behind Saigo's back.

"I'm afraid the Liangmu faction will not be able to suppress it." Saigo Kanhisa looked at the back of Yoshiki Ichihei and muttered to himself. ......