At the end of the fifth year of Motogame (1572), Hirate Honhide finally left Kyoto and embarked on his way back.

First, he went south to Yamato, inspected the territory of the six southwestern counties, met with people from Akiyama, Yagyu, and Shishi, and endorsed Hishote Hideyi. Then he traveled west to the seven counties in the south of Hanoi, and took advantage of the name of "Old Jingo" Hatakeyama Takamasa and Yashamaru to appease the wealthy families such as Shimizu, Tsuda, and Kai, and stand on the platform for Iwanari Yutong.

After that, he stayed in Izumi and Kii for a few days to deal with political affairs symbolically.

Along the way, the flattery of the Chinese, merchants, and monks is endless, flooding, to the extent that it makes people's ears cocooned, which can be imagined.

Although from a strategic and tactical point of view, the tie did not really take much advantage, but in the end it was the other party who succeeded in making the other party give up the slogan of overthrowing Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and also "cursed" Takeda Shingen, which seemed to be an undoubted victory in the eyes of the world.

As for the destruction of Matsunaga Xiu and the rescue of the besieged Imperial Palace, it seems to be secondary.

By the way, Kai hesitated on the side of the house, and still has not officially acknowledged the news of the death of the head of the family, but Takeda Shingen has not shown up for three months, and the conflict with the Uesugi family in Nishi-Ueno in winter is also led by Takeda Katsuyori, and everyone already knows what the facts are.

With this lesson from the past, for a while, no one would want to go against the Hitomi family, who was in a state of pride, and even the behemoths such as Ishiyama, Kaimachi, and Neraiji Temple showed unprecedented awe and respect.

Taking the opportunity to tie the hand, Fan Xiu proposed several supplementary laws in the collar, and on the premise of not increasing the economic burden on the people, temples, and merchants, he increased the constraints of detailed behavioral norms, aiming to further increase the degree of centralization.

For example, when the people of the country are not in battle, they need to go to the designated city every half month to report the recent situation, establish a written record of the temple's recruitment of believers and the receipt of contributions, and the entry and exit accounts of merchants and warehouses and stores are regularly randomly checked, and so on.

In order to implement these policies, a basic level of government has been established in each county under its jurisdiction based on the structure of the Metropolitan Police Department. In addition to appointing "county secretaries" or "county representatives", according to the size of the county, a "county commissioner" with as few as three or as many as 15 samurai was appointed to manage the daily work of public security, justice, finance and taxation, and at the same time, it was also possible to contain and monitor each other, so as to prevent a situation where one person was arbitrary and the tail was too big.

Each county consisted of four to sixteen samurai, plus their retainers and the necessary external personnel, to form the "county office", which theoretically belonged to the central commissioners, and would decide together with the powerful local figures in all matters within the county except for conscription and war.

At the appropriate time, it is possible to further set up "township offices" and even "village offices", but it is obvious that there are not so many suitable people to serve as civil servants at present. And that will seriously expand the discontent of the people and the temples.

It's enough to be at the county level.

The time has come to the tenth day of December, and the New Year is approaching, and he has just returned to Awaji with his children and met with his family.

This is the first time in a few months that I have seen my wife and concubines and children again.

But he only stayed for three days, and he was told to prepare for the new year's words Chiyomaru's motofu, and then he stepped onto the deck again and went to Shikoku to show his presence.

Of course, northern Iyo is still the Maori sphere of influence, so you don't have to look for yourself.

In the southern part of Iyo and the western part of Tosa, Kawada Naga sat in the Nakamura Imperial Palace, and he was very effective in the work of encircling the two remnants of Ichijo and Utsunomiya, so he didn't need to worry too much.

More complicated is the territory of Awa and Sanuki, which is now centered on Hosokawa Shinyuki, Tokawa Storage, and Kagawa no Kei, while Suzuki Shigehide and Yukawa Naoharu are transferred to the island as a restraining force.

The wealthy families of these two countries sent symbolic troops to fight against Takeda, and then they faced the challenge of the Miyoshi revival forces to cause chaos everywhere, and they stopped and grinded for half a year, until the front line was divided into winners and losers, and only then did they clean up the "chaotic party" that could not support the wall.

Apparently they were very uneasy about the potential for accountability, and each sent their own letter early.

Among them, Shihe Depository personally followed the front line to fight, and naturally had no merit. Kagawa is more honest and admits that he is not capable enough to control the head snake. Yukawa focuses on boasting about his martial prowess, suggesting that his colleagues are incapable of dragging him down. Suzuki Shigehide leaned over and said a bunch of inconsistencies in an attempt to get past the mud. Hosokawa Shinyuki accused the people of the territory of deliberately neglecting and refusing to cooperate.

None of these guys are honest people who can make people worry-free, but they can't set off strong winds and waves, so they will put it aside in the case of limited energy and will not clean it up carefully for the time being.

The first stop of Hirate's tour of Shikoku was Tosa.

The object of the visit is naturally the head of the Changzong and my department.

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On December 15th, Hirate Honshu made landfall in the port of Urado in central Tosa, and the head of Chosamune's department had already taken his close ministers to welcome him with solemnity many years in advance.

The two sides exchanged pleasantries and laughed, and went to Gangfeng City together.

It's only a few hours away, and it's here in a flash.

However, along the way, the relatives of Changzong and my department deliberately repeatedly showed a posture of wanting to speak and stopping.

At first, he smiled and said nothing, but after settling down, he waited until the close ministers dispersed, and only the relatives were left and right, and then he took the initiative to ask: "Yuan Qindian, do you want to ask about the remuneration for participating in the battle against Takeda this year?" ”

The title was changed from "Lord Changzong Ibu" and "Gangfeng Castle Palace" to "Yuan Qin Palace", on the one hand, it seemed to be close and friendly, and on the other hand, there was also a vague sense of condescension, chatting as a temptation.

Hearing this, the cold glint in the eyes of the head of the Changzong and my department flashed slightly, and he instantly lowered his head to cover his expression, pretending to be ashamed and cramped, and said, "I'm really embarrassed, let the Lord of the Criminal Department see through it at a glance!" In fact, the contemptible people also know that they have not made many achievements in this year's battle, but after all, the retainers have been working hard for a whole year......"

He deliberately pretended to be greedy for small profits and couldn't save face, I don't know what it was to hide it.

Hearing this, Hiratsu also pretended not to be able to see through the other party's thoughts, smiled, and said: "Before I came, many people made suggestions to me, Awa and Sanuki are really too many ill-intentioned young people, instead of believing in them, it is better to vacate the land and reward it to people who are more worthy of praise!" For example...... Tosa's Nagamune Ibe clan. ”

"Ah, this ......" The head of the Changzong and my department just rightly showed an image of being overjoyed, smiling, trying to endure but couldn't help it, and bowed down and thanked him: "No matter how the Lord of the Criminal Department decides, I will definitely guard the territory of Shikoku for you, so as not to damage the prestige of the 'South China Sea Exploration'......"

"Haha, don't rejoice too soon." Hijo Honxiu smiled evilly and interrupted: "Although there is this suggestion, I didn't say it, so I adopted this suggestion!" ”

"Uh......" Changzong and my head relatives were stunned for a moment, turned into a dazed and slightly complaining face, and responded in a muffled voice: "No matter how you deal with it, it depends on the decision of the Lord of the Criminal Department, and I don't dare to put my beak in the future." ”

This tone is as aggrieved and grieving as an angry little daughter-in-law.

is also quite compatible with his appearance and temperament of "Ji Ruozi".

Hirate honshu admired the other party's acting skills with great interest, and explained unhurriedly: "Indeed, as a South China Sea explorer now, I will clean up some poor rural areas that Awa and Sanuki are too lazy to manage and hand them over to you, which seems to be beneficial and costly." But this suggestion I flatly declined. Do you know why? ”

"......" Changzong and my relatives didn't dare to guess indiscriminately, so they were silent,

Then Pingshou Fan Xiu restrained his smile, got up slowly, and said in a loud voice: "Because those things are only enough to feed the domestic dogs." Falcons, on the other hand, cannot be treated in the same way as feeding domestic dogs. Otherwise, it is not only a shameful waste, but also easy to be counterattacked. ”

The Yuan Qin of the Changzong and my department was suddenly startled, his body trembled for a moment, and then he raised his head, his face was removed from all the disguised expressions, and he solemnly glanced at him with Pingshou Fuxiu, and said in a deep voice: "It is a great honor to be regarded as a falcon rather than a domestic dog by the Lord of the Criminal Department, and I will definitely make persistent efforts in the future." ”

"Good, that's it." Hijo nodded solemnly, and then said, "So, I won't give you any land and money this time, I will only give you a chance." Of course, if you are a domestic dog, you will only see this as a difficult task, even difficult. ”

"Difficult task...... "Changzong and my head relatives grabbed their heads hard and thought about it, and after a while, they unconsciously looked west, "Could it be ......"

"That's right! The crusade against the Otomo family will be left to you. Hirate Honshu calmly spat out the informative words, "Shinkuro (Kawada Nagakin) will continue to sit in Shikoku and give you all the necessary logistical support." Theoretically, you can use the forces of Awa, Sanuki, and even Iyo, but of course, whether you can actually call it depends on your ability. After arriving on Kyushu Island, all the areas captured belonged to the family of the head of the sect of Changzong. ”

"Hiss-" When the words landed, the Yuan Qin of the Changzong and my department gasped, and then smiled helplessly: "Lord of the Criminal Department, you are really good at setting bait!" ”

Tieshou Tsusuki smiled but did not speak.

Since the Otomo family had always been disrespectful, while the Mori family had always been very respectful, Ashikaga Yoshiaki issued a crusade order to win the latter's concession on the "South China Sea Exploration" issue, and gave him the title of marching into Kitakyushu.

So the tie Fan Xiu knew, so he pushed the boat down the river and called on the wealthy clans of the four countries to join the war together.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Mori Terumoto are probably just jokes.

But it's not a joke.

Ordinary people think that although Otomo Yoshijin lost miserably in the Battle of Imayama, after all, it is still a thin camel bigger than a horse, and it still can't be regarded as a soft persimmon that is easy to deal with.

Heite Honhide knew that in the original history, it was from this time that the Otomo family began to show their strong and middle-class side, and were humiliated by rising stars such as Shimazu, Ryuzoji, and Akizuki in turn, and would have perished if it had not received timely assistance from the Toyotomi regime.

Now is the time to examine the vision and determination of the Yuan of the Chozong Sect.

No matter how it develops, he won't lose money anyway, so he is very calm and safe.

And the relatives of Changzong and my department were sweating profusely in an instant, and fell into a fierce psychological struggle.

Of course he wanted to be a falcon.

As long as there is a choice, who would want to be a domestic dog?

But falcons have to fight their vicious prey and die to eat fresh meat, while domestic dogs can safely get leftovers by wagging their tails.

When the youth was angry, he always thought that he could have wings, soar in the sky, look at the mountains, and come and go freely and invincible. It is always after hitting a wall that I have to learn to kneel on the ground, lick the bones and stick and scream for fun.

The head of the Elder Sect was faced with a difficult choice.

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