Hirate Hoshu clearly remembers that when he left Awaji Island at the end of summer, the two side rooms were already six or seven months pregnant.

Now that it is August and September, I have just received a letter from home, saying that there are two "Mrs. Ru" who are close to giving birth. Calculate the time, when it is a smooth delivery.

Although they are only two side rooms with low status, although they are not yet thirty years old, and they already have two sons and one daughter, including their sister-in-law, Fan Xiu still shows a certain amount of attention and is ready to go back in person to welcome the little life who has come to this world.

Of course, we must first settle the affairs of Izumi.

Then, in the name of "tracking down the perpetrators of the riot", coupled with the help of Tiger Zai Zongyi, three resolutions were finally formed:

First of all, in the case of Izumi country, in addition to the temples and shrines that "do not lose or enter", the land inspection is thoroughly carried out, and the agricultural products, fishery products, and population are checked. Reserve a period of one month for each wealthy family to self-examine, and if they take the initiative to admit the concealment within a month, they will not be investigated. If it is found that the land has been concealed within one month, not only will the part of the concealed report be confiscated, but the corresponding fine will also be imposed.

Secondly, check the possession of weapons in all wealthy clans and temples, and increase the audit of "with knives". Similarly, a one-month "confession" period is given, during which time only illegal weapons are confiscated. If it is found to be in possession after the expiration of the period, the head of the family or the head of the temple will be punished according to the size of the number of weapons in the possession.

Finally, the organization of the "joint autonomy of temples and societies" clearly stipulates that a meeting will be held every year, and ten deputies will be elected for a maximum of three consecutive terms. The selection process is supervised by the "Temple Shrine Commissioner" dispatched by Hirate Honhide, who has the right to declare the results null and void if fraud is discovered. Fukutoji Temple and Otori Shrine took the lead in resisting the former acting officials, depriving them of their candidacy for five years, and ordering the main offender, Jozen Master and Tashiro Miyaji, to abdicate and live in seclusion, and to confine themselves in Kishiwa Tajo Castle behind closed doors.

If these three resolutions can be implemented, the independence of the people and wealthy families of the Izumi Kingdom will be greatly reduced, and the degree of centralization of power will be significantly increased.

Theoretically, there should be a lot of resistance, but after two and a half years in the making, the tie has built up enough grace and power, and has divided the local forces enough to now seize the name of tracking down the riot, and it is enough to sweep away all those who stand in the way.

Of course, I didn't forget to criticize the Kii Tsuchihashi family, who was involved in the "Izumi Riot".

In the words of the master of the tie, "Even if you are a mercenary who takes money to do things, you should also know what money you can't take!" ”

The Oda family has no strength to crusade against Kii at this time, but it does not prevent them from shouting in the air, and they will use their momentum first.

Honda Masanobu of the Hirate Honshu faction, through the path of the Ichisho sect, found Suzuki Shigehide, and passed on the following sentence: "I hope that the Suzuki family, as the leader of the Kii Heroes, can persuade the wealthy families under their command." ”

It is conceivable how useful these words can be for the righteous Suzuki Shigehide, and what can be done to Tsuchihashi Mamoru who has always been dissatisfied with the Suzuki family.

This is also a way out of the way for a draw, Kii's countrymen are really difficult to deal with, and at the moment they can only use this kind of undignified means to divide and contain them, so as to avoid them from harassing Izumi.

After I explained everything, it was the middle of September. Hirate Honshu was lightly dressed, and with only more than 100 guards, he boarded the ship and returned to Awaji Island.

As a result, there was a slight delay in the rare wind and waves in the Seto Inland Sea. On September 16, he officially set foot on Awaji Island.

As soon as I landed, I received a report not long after: "Mrs. Shallot gave birth to a daughter last night, and Mrs. Zygote gave birth to a child this morning, and they are all safe." ”

I regret not being able to see my child born. But this is a price that has to be accepted by the warriors in troubled times.

It was much better than others to be able to see his first three children come into the world.

Comforting himself like this, Hitetsu Unconsciously quickened his pace, and rushed to the state city of Honmaru.

Of course, the trouble of raising a baby is not his turn, he only needs to hold the infant child a little affectionately, and then comfort the woman who has just given birth to a bed rest, in this era of bad times, he is the best good father.

As for restoring the identity of the guardian of Izumi and becoming the first important town of the Oda family to hold both countries, this matter was put on the second side. For today's tie Honxiu, such an achievement is no longer worth the fanfare. In addition, the two countries of Izumi Awaji are really small, and together they are only one-third of Owari.

Zygote is the first side room to follow Tsuhide, and there is already the eldest daughter Yukichiyo, as well as the concubine Yashamaru. The boy born today is a big fat boy who is as strong as Yakshamaru, so he took the name "Shura Pill" by comparison.

"Yaksha and Shura, when you see your father, you want the two of them to become fierce generals!" The corners of the eyebrows of the lady of the main room were a little sad, but she still tried her best to maintain a kind posture, standing aside and joking with dignity.

"Fierce general? And that's not all. Pingshou Fan Xiu nodded immediately, his eyes flashing, meaning something. I think these two children can at least become generals who lead thousands of soldiers. ”

As soon as these words were spoken, the women in the house were happy.

What I said just now shows that the succession of the eldest son in the Heite family is unshakable, but the concubines will also give a future, rather than simply sending it to the temple.

The four-year-old Yakshamaru didn't realize the seriousness of the matter, and after bouncing and teasing his little brother and sister for a while, he ran out of patience and ran to the corner to squat and blow bubbles with saliva.

Ten-year-old Yukichiyo and nine-year-old Yanchiyomaru glanced at each other and seemed to understand something. The two siblings have been very smart since childhood, and their relationship has always been good.

On the other hand, Shallot is a girl from an Owari farmhouse, and because she was born lively and beautiful, she was chosen to marry as a maid of Ainu, and was later admitted to the door for various reasons.

The girl she gave birth to was ordinary and inconspicuous, but Pingshou felt that this daughter's cry was crisp and pleasant, and she had a talent for singing, so she named her "Akemi".

"Let's not talk about whether the crying sound is good or not, and whether it has anything to do with singing - why should someone who is good at singing be called Akemi? Brother, do you think that Daddy is so strange sometimes! Yukichiyo quietly complained to the words Chiyomaru beside him.

Unexpectedly, he was heard by the deaf and clear-eyed Pingshou Fanxiu, laughed, stretched out his hand to pull the eldest daughter over, made a gesture to pinch her ears, and scolded with a smile: "You girl, after all, you can't pretend to be a lady!" ”

"Don't scratch your ears, you'll turn into a rabbit!" Yukichiyo pouted, covered her ears and hugged her head to squat, pretending to be scared, but there was no fear on her face.

Looking at the entire Seto Inland Sea, and even the entire territory of Fuso, she is probably the only person who is not afraid of Hite.

Fortunately, my daughter is spoiled, and it is often other people's families who harm - only by thinking like this can I relax.

Yashamaru, who was running around, didn't know which sentence he had heard, so he leaned over in a daze, with a curious expression: "Rabbit? Where are the rabbits? Daddy, sister, are we going to raise rabbits? I'm going to get one too! ”

There was a burst of laughter.

What a silly boy, eat a lot, grow strong, and don't get sick too much, the physical aspect is worry-free, but the brain is not very good, and the same age Yan Chiyomaru has already begun to think about shogi......

Thinking of this, Pingshou Fanxiu subconsciously floated over, but saw that his nine-year-old son was a little absent-minded and wandering.

Is this child old enough to have troubles?

Humans in the Middle Ages were really precocious.

Coincidentally, an elderly servant woman came from outside the house at this time, and asked: "Lunch has just been prepared, is the old lady going to eat?" ”

It is said that some thrifty and simple samurai families only eat two meals a day when they are not fighting, and there is no such thing as "lunch". But the style of the hirate is naturally different, not only three meals a day, but also the dishes are as rich as possible.

As soon as Nayakshamaru heard about eating, he didn't care about the question of whether to raise rabbits or not, and watched with drooling eyes.

Pingshou Fan Xiu waved his hand: "You guys go first!" I'll say a few words to Chiyomaru and I'll come! ”

If you want to talk to your eldest son alone, you naturally don't dare to disturb, and everyone takes the order and leaves.

Yan Chiyomaru was a little nervous and stunned when he heard this, but he instantly adjusted his mentality and said, "Yes." He followed his father to the balcony outside.

What Hirate Hohide wanted to ask was actually related to Oda Gotoku. But when the words came to his lips, he didn't know how to speak.

It's a bit like talking to your own children about early love, and it's hard to grasp the priorities.

After thinking about it for a while, I decided to talk about it first:

"Yan Chiyomaru, I see that you didn't belong to your mind just now, did you think of something? Do you need me to go with you? ”

"Huh? Belch...... Nothing, nothing......" This ordinary sentence unexpectedly made Yan Chiyomaru blush, and hesitated for a while before replying: "Tell my father, it's actually ...... When I heard my sister and brother talk about rabbits just now, I remembered the rabbits I had raised before......"

"Have you ever had that thing before?" Pingshou didn't discriminate against this, but was surprised, "Why haven't I ever seen it at home?" Where do you keep it? ”

"Uh......" Chiyomaru's face turned even redder, and he stopped talking about it, and subconsciously lowered his head.

Is the rabbit so shy?

Pingshou Fanxiu was a little puzzled, his son has always been considered calm, and rarely has this posture.

However, as an enlightened father with the views of later generations, at least on the surface, he will not pursue it, but make a very understanding gesture: "It doesn't hurt if you don't want to say it, my father used to be a stinky boy, and I know that young people are always a bit of a 'secret castle', just don't make a mess!" ”

Saying this, that Yan Chiyomaru was a little anxious, hesitated a few times in embarrassment, and finally whispered: "Actually, when I was living in Gifu Castle, His Royal Highness Gotoku grabbed it from the courtyard, and she was impatient after playing for a few days, and the rabbit was actually raised by me and His Royal Highness Sanchimaru." ”

(Sanchimaru is the future Oda Nobutaka)

"That's right......"

I didn't expect this to hit the topic, it's really laughable.

So Heishou took over the conversation very calmly: "His Royal Highness Sanchimaru has gone to Ise Province to inherit the name of the Nagano family, and I am afraid that you and he will have many opportunities to work together in the future." As for His Highness the Five Virtues—"

Speaking of this, Fan Xiu Yu Guang paid attention to his son's face, and his tone was still very relaxed: "This time Shangluo, I heard that the lord is going to marry His Royal Highness Gotoku to the sister-in-law of Lord Tokugawa Sakyo. ”

"I see." Yan Chiyomaru was slightly surprised, but there was no negative emotion at all, and he just nodded.

Hirata had some doubts in his heart, so he asked, "What do you think about this?" ”

"This ......" Yan Chiyomaru thought seriously for a while, and replied cautiously, "The child thinks that this is very necessary for the Oda family. Mikawa Tokugawa was a barrier that separated the east and the west, and ensured the security of the two provinces. However, Oda had been busy with Kamiraku and had limited support for the Tokugawa family, so he really needed to be appeased and stabilized. ”

At this point, he carefully stopped his mouth and looked up at his father for judgment.

It's not easy for a nine-year-old to think of this step.

Although it is not as good as those gifted children who take the situation alone in their teens, it is enough to satisfy the family. It's not one in a million, but one in a hundred is still counted, right?

However, the direction of the answer is completely different from what I expected.

"Well, you're saying it well." Fan Xiu smiled bitterly and made an affirmation first. Then he asked bluntly: "Young friends are going to Sanhe, they will miss something." ”

"After listening to you, there is indeed a point." Yan Chiyomaru nodded his head twice honestly, "But His Royal Highness Wude's style is really a bit ...... I don't know what to say, but it's good not to see each other anyway. ”

Is it so calm?

Pingshou Fanxiu saw it in his eyes and felt that there was no hidden emotion in it.

Probably to say Chiyomaru in equal hands is that the water is ruthless.

Think about it, no matter how precocious you are, nine years old is too much.

However, did Oda Gotoku have any intention of falling flowers?

It's really hard to say, girls do understand this aspect faster. Besides, she is more than a year older than Yan Chiyomaru......

There is no way but to wait for time to pass and brush away the impulses of the young man.