At the end of October, the winter solstice, in an agrarian society, the events of the year have almost calmed down, and all that remains is to arrange for the winter and the New Year. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoBut for the samurai, this leisure time is an opportunity for internal rectification. At the New Year's tea party in Cheongju Castle, the number of people who will move forward, and who will be driven closer to the gate, is enough to make the samurai from all over the country camp.

The results of the reward sent by Sasa Narumasa were very satisfactory to the retainers of the flat hand, and although 1,500 kan was much worse than Imagawa's promise, it was already among the top ten in the Oda family. The total income of Owari is about 100,000 yuan, and about 30% of it is not in the hands of the Oda family. More important is the name of the prisoner. From now on, unless it is an extremely rude person or a mortal enemy, even if it is a hostile person, he will call it "Tie Jian Wu Palace" out of politeness, and the retainers will naturally be honored.

As for Hisahide, who should have inherited this name, he is still forgotten.

1,500 koku is equivalent to about 5,000 koku a year in Owari, and the actual amount of grain that can be collected is 2,000 koku, and it is possible to recruit about 200 to 300 troops during the agricultural slack, and at the same time it is possible to form a professional army of 30 or 40 people. If it is a battle, most of them will lead the army as a general, take on one side, and have the capital to enter the ranks of important ministers in terms of strength. At least Sen Kecheng, who is just qualified to be included in the meeting, knows and does not know how to do it.

Only the parties concerned still look like they are not shocked.

"There are five hundred and fifty times in the city! It's a great reward, and I'm ashamed to accept it. ”

Fan Xiuyan was ashamed, but he didn't care about it, waved his hand to sit down, and ordered someone to serve the new wine.

"It is naturally my wish to inherit the name of the prisoner. It's just that...... In this way, my brother doesn't know what to think? This kind of name was originally inherited only by the eldest son! ”

"You and Brother Ling ......"

"It's been a long time!"

"Could it be that the people of the Tie family still doubt that you will ......?"

"Not anymore. With this-" Fan Xiu stretched out his hand to pick up the Zhixing form of the city, "The family lineage of the flat hand is a thousand guan, plus the relatives and retainers, it is only a thousand four hundred, and now the lord should not have such thoughts." ”

In front of Sasa Narumasa, there is no need to be polite.

When Fan Xiu was young, he was quite a teenager and an old man, and he had middle-class and upper-class qualifications in both civil and military affairs - but that's all. At that time, Hirate Hisahide often said that only his younger brother would inherit the family business in the future. But when this younger brother really grew up to inherit the family business, he gradually began to avoid it, and even feared it.

It's the so-called way to slow down!

"He who knows me says that I am worried, but I don't know what I want. Or drink the bar first......"

"Very left...... I'm afraid this is not the time for you to sit back and relax, right? Zozo frowned, looking preoccupied. Murai Sadakatsu's words may put more pressure on him than during the joint battle.

"Oh? What do you mean by that......"

"Although the lord has no other thoughts, there are people among the important ministers who ......"

Zozo thought he was putting it mildly.

"But how can we, Your Highness, be the ones who listen to the opinions of others at will?"

"The so-called crowd is gold, and the bones are destroyed ......"

Zuo Zuo is actually persevering and bitter.

Fan Xiu raised his eyes and saw that the other party was full of worry, but he just laughed and didn't care.

"It's nothing more than Takigawa and Hayashi, Shibata-sama will definitely administer justice for me! And the Niwa Palace, which is most valued by the lord, will only say some specious things, so there are less than three people, how can they become tigers? ”

“…… Even the left did not go to Qingzhou, but he knew about Qingzhou. And I'm here, but I can't see as clearly as you! ”

After a moment of stunnedness, Zozo suddenly became very depressed.

Fan Xiu was a little unbearable, and stepped forward to comfort:

"Everyone has their own ears! I'm just good at observation, which of you can't beat me in the way of martial arts? ”

Unexpectedly, the latter shook his head, sighed, and became more and more depressed.

"The paper said, although you have never sought to understand much in your studies, but you often use history as a mirror, and learn from the past to know the present, I am just a soldier on paper; On martial arts...... Although I boast that I am proficient in swords, guns, bows, horses, and even iron cannons, I still have no fame that can be used, and you have at least won Lin Meizuo......"

He's a little abnormal today, huh?

Hoshu straightened up suspiciously, looking at Sasa for a long time.

"You...... What are you looking at? ”

"I'm looking, is there something evil leaning over?"

"Could it be that Shizuo still knows the skills of an onmyoji?"

"As long as you have justice in your heart and have your own heroic spirit, all evil spirits will naturally not dare to invade, so why do you need any onmyoji?"

"When you say this kind of thing, aren't you worried that the descendants of the **** master will come to you for a theory? They are the ones who can harness monsters to assassinate thousands of miles away! ”

"If it's true, the world has long been a Yin and Yang family, how can there be anything about the Genpei Clan?"

……

The joke gradually began to grow more and more bold, and Zuozuo's expression was slightly dark.

"It's still the same as always! Poor but not cheap, rich but not expensive, quite the style of ancient celebrities. ”

"Fame and fortune, what is it with me!" Fan Xiu followed the other party, pretending to be high, and then said, "Now you can talk about the right thing!" ”

Zuozuo's face suddenly turned red, and he was a little embarrassed.

"When I was young, I thought I was talented, and Owari was a great talent. Now we know...... It's hard! If you want to win 5,000 knowledge and deeds, I don't know when you have to wait until ......"

5,000 ...... Another 5,000 guan?

Fan Xiu's hand holding the cup froze in place, looked up in surprise, looked at Sasa's unnatural expression, and suddenly laughed out loud without any image.

"It turns out that Sasa Neizosuke is also a jealous person!"

"I'm just a vulgar person, I think too highly of me in the past!"

However, jealousy, if you can admit it calmly, then it is no longer jealousy.

Zuo Zuo smiled self-deprecatingly, and then said: "A few days ago, in Cheongju City, I was reminded by my father-in-law, and I felt a sudden sense of enlightenment. ”

Fan Xiu nodded.

"That's as it should be. After all, you've already taken over as the lord of Hira Castle of the Sasa family......"

Suddenly stopped. The reason why Sasa took over as the head of Sasa's family was precisely because of the relationship between his second brother Sasa Hayato and died on the front line.

There was silence.

"Both brothers died in Imagawa, and I won't forget it."

"The dead are gone, and the living are reluctant." Fanxiu casually comforted her, and then said: "Actually, it's not difficult to see everyone clearly. It is enough to watch its deeds and know its aspirations! ”

Zozo really moved, and his mood immediately changed.

"I want to hear about it."

"You can only tell those closest to you!" Fanxiu admonished, "For example, His Royal Highness the family, Lord Owari Owari, is talented and decisive, but he is good at dictatorship and evil law." Therefore, he only needs people around him to handle affairs like Murai Dian, and he does not need a military advisor or a family head to assist him in deciding the overall situation. You see, every meeting, although it will also allow you to speak freely, but in the end it is not affected by the retainers. ”

"If you don't need a housekeeper, that old Lin Sado ......"

"Uchizosuke won't say that to me!"

Fan Xiu pretended to be worried, but he was very trusting in his heart.

"Naturally not!"

"Then what do you think Lin Sado is good at?"

Zozo pondered for a moment, and replied:

"It should be an internal affair! It seems that Hayashi rarely participates in joint battles in person. ”

"Interior Affairs...... How about Hayashi Sado's talent for governing politics, compared to Niwa, or your stepfather, Murai Dian? ”

"I'm afraid it's a little inferior."

Zozo replied without hesitation.

"Then why is he above the two?"

"Because Sado is a veteran of his family!"

"The lord is not a person who values this thing. Don't you see that the other generations of the family, such as Naito Aoyama, are gradually declining? ”

"This ...... Please speak clearly! ”

Fan Xiu smiled lightly and didn't answer directly, but got up and pointed out the window.

"This territory was originally part of Lin Sadu's Zhixing. When I first came here, the people were worried when they heard that Sado had been deprived of his territory, and they went to the shrine to pray for him. Later, when I learned that he had just moved to another city, I was very excited. ”

"In this way, it is quite a famous minister's style!"

Zozo subconsciously praised it. Even if he didn't like the characters mentioned, he didn't deliberately belittle them because of this.

"In the face of the small people of Shengdou, they still bend their knots to attract people's hearts, let alone samurai? Lin Zuodu is the head of the house, but what he does is some small things that the lord disdains to take care of, so he can be appointed! ”

"Then, isn't the lord worried that the people of Sado are so high that they ......?"

"Ahem......"

Fan Xiu hurriedly interrupted him, even in private, it was best not to talk nonsense about this kind of thing.

"The lord is far-sighted, how can you and I know it?"

"I kind of get it." Sasa nodded, then shook his head suddenly, "But Shibata-sama is also kind to many samurai!" Could it be that he also has such a mind? ”

When it comes to the seniors he respects, the style of speech is different.

"Shibata-sama often defended samurai in trouble, but he did not ask for anything in return, regardless of the benefits and harms, and rarely harmed those who were at odds. Showing grace without demonstrating, this is what makes him different from Sado. ”

"So Shibata-sama's military achievements are prominent, but his status is under Sado?" Zuo Zuo was a little indignant, "The person who wields power is not enough to be a model for my generation." ”

"The lord is not a weak monarch who is influenced by his retainers, so I am afraid that it is useless to gain power."

"That's why Niwa Hall has always been diligent, so it's so respected!"

"Niwa Hall is a military and political all-rounder, as a close minister and knows the way of the monarch and minister, and now he is the in-law of the Oda family, so he is naturally the first lineage, but he is calm, and he is not in a hurry to expand his influence for the time being."

"These three people are the most important three people in the family! Maybe add Sakuma......"

"Sakuma and Shibata are of the same heart, but you missed Takigawa!"

"Takigawa? Is he enough to be compared to Shibata and Hayashi? ”

"Not yet, but in a few years...... Twenty years ago, the Takigawa clan was not seen in the Oda family directory, but now, it has become a relative of the Ikeda family, and has been connected to the Nakagawa, Harada and other families of the Oda clan, so it should not be ignored in the future! ”

Zozo bowed his head and was silent.

Fan Xiu didn't urge, just waited.

"Then I'm from the Sasa family...... Who are you closer to? ”

"Don't you know who your two deceased brothers are closer to on weekdays?"

“…… I'm afraid it's Shibata-sama. Sazo said in a low voice, "I heard that Hayashi Sado and Shibata-sama have always been not on good terms. However, Niwa and Takigawa don't seem to have much meaning to fight for power! ”

"Now that the foreign enemy is still there, naturally there will be no such thoughts, but it will ...... in the future"

"I can't thank you enough for what you said today."

"You and I don't have to say that." Fan Xiu shook his head, "It's just that where the Sazuo family will go in the future, have you figured it out?" ”

"Naturally, it is according to the orders of the lord!" Zuo Zuo was categorical, "Although the matter of the gate valve faction is inevitable, I, Zuo Chengzheng, will not participate in it!" ”

"It's not bad to be alone."

Fan Xiu replied and didn't say any more.

As the head of the family, it is not so easy to bear the burden of the livelihood of the upper and lower levels, and to be alone. Besides, if there is really any dispute in the family, how can Sasa Narumasa not stand on the side of Hisho Tsunohide or Murai Sadakatsu?

This level of alliance will not be taken seriously or targeted. In addition, Oda Nobunaga should not have any objections.

Thinking about the long run, if the Tie Honhide is able to take charge of one or even several countries with the development of the Oda family in the future, Sasa may even be able to serve as a force to assist and supervise, after all, Sasa Narumasa is his personal background, he can be called one of the most trusted people, and he is a capable member of the general.

"By the way, the New Year is not far away, in a few days, I have something I want to visit your father-in-law, Murajingdian, and I bother you to help introduce it."

"Okay."

Zozo had no doubt about him.

"Hmm." Fan Xiu reached out and took the wine jug on the side, and said with a smile: "This is the good wine that I just asked the merchant to buy from Nara, which is cheap for you!" ”

"You're welcome!"

……

There were some words that Fan Xiu didn't say.

Oda Nobunaga was arbitrary, but he was also a pragmatist, and every time he vetoed the outcome of the retainers' deliberations, it was because there was a better solution. If a subordinate can make a good suggestion, he will definitely not refuse to take it because of a boring face problem.

Is it true that forming a party and gaining power will do more harm than good? If it is too much, it will certainly be like Lin Xiuzhen in history, but if you don't have a few allies at home, how can you ensure your ability to speak? Why did Nobunaga spare the rebellious Hayashi and Shibata in the first place? Is it just because of the heart? At least until he becomes a demon king, it must be advantageous to have a few allies. What's more, Niwa Nagahide is not really unintentionally powerful, but just smarter!

Takigawa Ikeda's faction, because of the relationship between the George family, gradually became estranged, and Shibata and Hayashi were too strong, and getting close to them was afraid that they would become vassals. So for the time being, let's give up the distance and seek the near, and in the name of Sasa, let's make friends with Murai first. Although Murai Sadakatsu is the chief of the government, he is a foreigner, and he is not very valued by the locals of Owari, and it was not until his marriage to Sasa that the situation slowly improved, and he must not refuse the friendship of an Owari lineage.

After a little drink and a little history, it was gradually afternoon, but the guests came to visit again.

But it's the younger brother of the Maeda Toshiya, who succeeded to the Sawasaki family.

Although he was genealogly detached from Maeda, he undoubtedly maintained a fairly good relationship with his father and brother, and he was very happy that the Toshi family was able to return to Oda.

"Seeing that Brother Neizangsuke is not in Biliang City, I guess it must be here with Brother Jinzuo." Although he had already been in battle two or three times, Sawaki was no different from before, and he was still close to his brother's colleagues like a child.

The Hattori brothers were a little hostile to this "younger brother of the Maeda Toshiie" and were driven down by Tsunohide. Even in the face of the Maeda Toshi's family, Hosuhide also recognized himself as greeting him with a smile, not to mention that it was just his younger brother?

"What happened to Fujihachi?"

"Oh, it was the fourth brother who asked me to invite my former friends to the party!"

The person he called the fourth brother, if there is nothing wrong, should be the Maeda Toshiya.

Sasa's face twitched unnaturally twice, and he didn't speak, but he still smiled.

"To be able to return to our home is truly something to celebrate. Did he call you over? ”

Yoshiyuki Sawaki shook his head and replied: "He didn't say a specific candidate, but the two of them are obviously indispensable people, and the fourth brother's smooth return depends on your help!" And I've been taking care of it for years...... Hey? Why is the face of the eldest brother so ugly, isn't it unwell? ”

It seems that Maeda Toshi's actions in the Imagawa army have not been made public!

"Not bad." Sazo followed his words and said, "I've been feeling a little unwell lately, so forget about the party!" ”

"This ......" Sawaki Ryoyuki realized that the atmosphere was wrong, so he looked at Fan Xiu for help.

"Why should Uchizosuke do this!"

Hitezu Hoshu persuaded him, and said to Yoshiyuki Sawaki: "Where is the location?" ”

"Uh...... It's in the barren city of my family. ”

"Wasteland City...... And what about time? ”

"On the fourth day of the next month, six days later."

"That's right." Fan Xiu nodded, "Neizang Zhu has been in pain of losing his brother recently, so he should stop his behavior, you must not take it to heart." ”

"Then Brother Zhizuo, you ......"

"But we've been a bit busy lately, and I'm afraid we can't give an answer yet, so we'll have to see the new schedule!"

Fan Xiu smiled and was very polite, and Yoshiyuki Sawaki didn't feel that the atmosphere was wrong, so after a few more pleasantries, he said goodbye and left, and went to someone else who needed to be invited.

As soon as he stepped out, Zozo's face softened slightly.

"Don't you think Maeda Toshiya is too much?"

Sure enough, he was very annoyed, and even called out his name, which was very rude in front of people.

"So what are you going to do? Cut ties with him? ”

Fan Xiu's soft words made him speechless.

“…… That's not the case, is it...... I believe he didn't mean to hurt you, but it would be inappropriate not to teach him a lesson. ”

"If you still want to keep your friendship, why do you want to act like this! It's just an enemy. ”

"That'...... Are we going to go up and celebrate him? I just can't do that. ”

"You don't need to, since you feel you need to teach him a lesson...... Then just wait for him to bend down and invite him personally. ”

"Personally? Didn't he already let Fujihachi come? ”

Fan Xiu smiled and did not answer.

Now Hirate Tsuhide is a retainer of the 1,500 kan territory, Sasa Narimasa also inherited the family business of Hira Castle, and the scattered Zhixing is at least more than 1,000 kans, and Maeda is still the 350 kan ashigaru general. Even if it's a show, it's a matter of course. There was not even a formal invitation, which is enough to say that he was not distinguished from inferiority.

But this sentence is not suitable to say to Zozo now.

PS: As soon as I write about dialogue, I can't help but write some nonsense...... The key plot has been delayed to tomorrow (to be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) )