On March 14, 1562, Yu Qiuping returned to the territory. Ryuko told Woo Aki Ping that there were two letters addressed to Woo Akihei during his trip to Cheongju.

"I guess it's from Hanbei and Nagamasa," Yu Qiuping said with a smile. In the past two years, he has never broken contact with Matsushita Kamisan and Asai Nagamasa, and there have been frequent correspondence. After Yu Qiuhei told Matsushita Light Chaos and Asai Nagamasa that he had joined the Oda family, both of them couldn't help but sigh a little. However, they are still encouraging Yu Qiuping, stick to their ideals, and continue to look forward.

And the letter of the two also revealed some of their troubles. Matsushita Light Chaos seems to be a relative of the wealthy family of Nishimino, and is embarrassed by the deep-seated contradictions between the local wealthy family of Mino and the central Saito family. Skilled in stratagem, he doesn't seem to have much to do about how to improve diplomatic relations. Saito Ryuko was dissatisfied with his willfulness, disobedience, and extravagance, and when he thought about the relationship between the local tycoons and the central Saito family, he mostly started from the perspective of how to confront them. He believed that Saito Ryuko should not exploit the rights and interests of the wealthy clan in this way, and that the wealthy clan should instead find a way to restrain this willful and reckless lord in order to keep Mino safe. Although Yu Qiuping persuaded him in his reply, these concepts cannot be changed overnight.

The contradiction between the Saito family and the local wealthy families is indeed difficult to resolve. Because in terms of blood, the Saito family is not the guardian of Mino who is rooted in Mino. Originally, the position of Mino guardian was held by the Toki family, a famous family of the Muromachi shogunate. However, Saito Michizo, who is a retainer of the Toki family, usurped the position of Mino guardian through a series of murders and operations by relying on his sinister viciousness like a pit viper. And these local wealthy families in Mino, as early as the era of the Toki family's rule, were already local head snakes, so naturally they would not agree much with this new usurper Saito Michizo.

And as the conflict between Saito Michizo and Saito Yoshiryu's father and son intensified, the situation also changed. In order to defeat his father, Saito Yoshiryu promised the Mino local tycoons that if he became a member of the family, he would adopt the collegial system of important ministers and give the local nobles a large amount of power, so as to gain the support of the Mino local tycoons, and successfully killed his father Saito Michizo in the Battle of Nagara River. The pit viper Saito Michizo, who relied on "Xia Ke Shang" to gain power, finally died in the rebellion of his son "Xia Ke Shang", which has to be said to be a kind of reincarnation of fate.

Due to Saito Yoshiryu's compromise with the wealthy clans, the local wealthy clans of Mino, led by the three members of Nishiminon, gradually expanded their power. The Nishimino clan was originally led by Hibino Kiyomi, Ando Morisa, and Clan Naoquan, but after Hibino Kiyomi's death, Inaba Ischitetsu filled his place. During the reign of Saito Yoshiryu, they showed a trend of tail not falling off.

And with the death of the wise and capable Saito Yoshiryu, these wealthy families obviously looked down on Saito Ryuxing, who was still a doll. In order to be able to expand their power, the wealthy clans united to force the palace of the central Saito family, seeking to gain more power.

The complex relationship that has been passed down for several generations is the root cause of the contradictions between the central and local governments in Mino, and it can never be easily resolved. Yu Qiuping didn't have much to do, so he could only comfort Panasonic for his chaos.

And the contradiction of Asai Nagamasa is also about the situation in Mino. Saito Ryuko's mother was originally from the Kita-Omi Asai clan, and the Saito family also had an alliance with the Asai family. However, after the last battle of Moribe Jujujo, due to the defeat of Saito's family, his strength was damaged; The local forces, led by the Nishimino clan, took advantage of the opportunity to make trouble and greatly weakened the power of the Naoto-kin faction and the Saito family, and there was a tendency to overthrow Saito Ryuxing - this made the Asai family very unhappy, and they did not want Saito Ryuxing, who was related to the Asai clan, to lose his authority. Kita-Omi, located in the western part of Mino, is also in constant friction with the wealthy clan of Nishiminon.

Not to be outdone, the wealthy families of Simino united to intervene in the foreign policy of their masters. Through the collegial system of important ministers, they changed their foreign policy, pushing the Saito family and the Rokkaku family closer and closer, and there was a great momentum to form an alliance. The Asai family and the Rokkaku family are enemies as deep as the sea, and naturally it is unbearable for the Saito family, which is their ally, to befriend the Rokkaku family. As a result, the alliance between the two families became on the verge of disintegration.

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While Yu Qiuping was figuring out how to reply to his two friends, Honda Tadashi came in and reminded him that it was time to hold a family evaluation meeting. Yu Qiuping put down the letter in his hand and hurried to the second floor of the castle tower - he didn't want to be late, which was also a good habit for him. Under the influence of Yu Qiuping's example, the samurai of the Yu Qiu family are also very contract spirit and trustworthy consciousness, and such things as being late and breaking the contract rarely happen.

Except for Keiji Maeda.

Sure enough, the meeting that had been scheduled to be held at seven o'clock in the afternoon was postponed until two o'clock in the afternoon, just to wait for Keiji Maeda, who was late.

"Keiji, can you take some rules?" Before Yu Qiuping could speak, Yoshioka Katsumasa's violent temper shouted dissatisfiedly: "Arrive late and leave early every day, do you look like a samurai!" ”

"Well," Keiji Maeda stretched lazily, hanging a cigarette gun and said in a lazy tone: "I went out to bask in the sun just now, the spring sun is really comfortable!" If you accidentally fall asleep and forget the time, don't blame everyone! ”

"Amano-sama," Mimasaki Nakahide looked at Amano Keito, who was in charge of the legal and military regulations, and said angrily, "According to the military regulations, what is the punishment for being late for a meeting?" ”

"Thirty push-ups." Amano Jingde said coldly.

"Then you don't want to do it quickly!" Yoshioka Katsumasa cooperated very tacitly with Mimasaki Nakahide - this pair of enemies actually had a time to cooperate! "If I'm not mistaken, you owe 760!"

"Oh, everyone, colleagues, why bother to be so fierce," Keiji Maeda waved his hand very slipperily, spitting out a cloud of smoke, "Be a man and leave a line, see you in the future!" Why force me to do that weird push-up. ”

"Then you should make a few!" Akayama Nominee couldn't stand it anymore and joined the battle group, "It's been a few months since you acted, and you haven't executed a single punishment!" This is not what we are used to! Many of your cavalry have been influenced by you and have become free and loose! ”

"Besides, it's not a war, so don't be so tight," Keiji Maeda spread his hands, "You always have a tense face like that, how tired you are, don't you say?" It's easy to be relaxed, sing and hum a little song, and be a little late if you're late! ”

However, after hearing his words, Tianye Jingde, who had no intention of speaking, actually said coldly: "Military regulations are military regulations, and they must be implemented when they are decided." ”

"Well, 760 is really too much," Keiji Maeda was still pouting, "It's impossible to finish it!" Where do I have the motivation to do it? If it were a little less often, I'd definitely do it! ”

When Yu Qiuping heard this, he was already slightly angry. What he dislikes the most is this kind of person who doesn't follow the rules and doesn't talk much. If it hadn't been for Keiji Maeda's previous righteous action and saving him once, he would have gone crazy a long time ago. So, he interrupted the quarrel between his subordinates and asked coldly, "Keiji, did Quan Bingwei show you the military regulations before?" ”

"Your Highness, well... I've seen it, I've seen it," Maeda Keiji saw that Yu Qiuping didn't seem to be very happy, scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "It's just that I didn't look carefully at the time." ”

"Then did you promise to abide by military regulations and obey the punishment?" Yu Qiuping ignored Maeda Keiji's explanation and asked in a cold voice.

"Hmmm..."Keiji Maeda nodded a little embarrassedly, "A promise is a promise." It's just that these 760 push-ups are too many! I really can't finish it! ”

"It's not an excuse for you not to do it," Yu Qiuping said in a deep voice: "Everyone must follow the rules and be responsible for the promises they make." Now that you've promised to follow the military rules and accept the punishment, you have to do it, no matter how many push-ups there are! ”

"Okay, okay, Your Highness, I know," Keiji Maeda scratched his head and smiled, "I'll make it up when I get home!" Just make it up! You're out of gas! ”

"Keiji, do you think I'm joking?" Yu Qiuping shook his head and said, "Doing what I say and doing what I say has always been the most important thing for me." I don't care if you hang your son, I don't care if you like to sing and dance. But if you're a man, do what you say and get the punishment done. ”

"That's it, after the meeting is over, I'll accompany you to do it," Yu Qiuping sneered, "Isn't it just 760, I'll do one, you make one." You will be with you until I can't do it, and I will accompany you to the end! ”

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After the meeting, Yu Qiuhei pulled Keiji Maeda and walked to the barracks outside Kuroda Castle reluctantly, and in front of all the training Tsukiwa Bei Shuba, he took off his momiji shawl and coat, and was about to start doing push-ups.

"Your Highness! You're still here! I thought you would be angry and deflated after the meeting. Keiji Maeda couldn't cry or laugh, "With your body, can you afford to eat?" ”

"It's a matter of time whether you can eat or not," Yu Qiuping leaned down and prepared for push-ups, "What you promised, you must do it!" I said that I would accompany you to do push-ups until you can't do it, then I will definitely keep my word. ”

"For me, every word that comes out of my mouth is a promise," Yu Qiuping took a deep breath and began to do push-ups downward, "There are never angry words!" ”

Keiji Maeda was stunned for a moment, slightly moved. After hesitating for a moment, he also threw down his coat, lay on the ground and began to do the 760 push-ups.

Yu Qiuping made one, and Maeda Keiji made one; Yu Qiuping will make one, and Maeda Keiji will make another one... The two of them continued to do it one by one in front of Tokiwa Beishu. I was sweating profusely, sweat was flowing into my eyes, and my arms were so sore that I couldn't straighten up, Yu Qiuping was still trying to persevere. Keiji Maeda was very relaxed, and he could still be distracted to watch Yuakihei. Keiji Maeda can see that Yu Qiuping is really trying his best to persevere. Obviously tired and panting, he still refuses to give up easily. I just did it one at a time, and each time it was as if I had exhausted all my strength. I couldn't do it anymore, so I stayed in place and rested for a while, gasping for breath. When he had recovered his strength, he yelled again and began to do push-ups with all his might.

Keiji Maeda looked at Yu Qiuping silently.

I have to say that Yu Qiuping's body is really much better than before the crossing. At that time, forty or fifty push-ups were already his limit. But now, after almost four years of military life, he can barely survive to his early 200s. However, he still couldn't hold on, and his arms were so sore, that they weren't enough to support his body. No matter how hard he inhaled, there was nothing he could do.

"You're cheap!" As soon as Yuqiu let go of his hand, his body fell to the ground with a "bang", and while panting, he said to Keiji Maeda on the side: "Just let you do more than two hundred." ”

However, Keiji Maeda ignored Yu Qiuping's words, still with a tense face, and kept doing push-ups one after another.

"Hey, Keiji, you can stop," Yu Qiuping gasped, "I can't do it anymore, you don't have to do it." ”

"No need, Your Highness," Keiji Maeda shook his head and continued to do push-ups quickly, "I understand. ”

On that day, Keiji Maeda completed 760 push-ups in one go, which had been in arrears for months.

If you are a man, you have to do what you say.