Early in the morning of October 12th, in the lobby of the castle tower of Sunpu Castle.

Before Imagawa Yoshimoto arrived, Yu Qiuping keenly noticed that there was an extra middle-aged man sitting next to Iio Renlong who was sitting opposite. It is not difficult to guess from the look of Asahina Taehyung glaring at him that this is Fujita Nakayasu, who betrayed the Asahina family.

Yu Qiuping looked at Okabe Motonobu and the others sitting there triumphantly, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but show a smile.

Imagawa Yoshimoto had just arrived, and before Iio Renlong could let Fujita Nakayasu speak, Asahi Tasuhiro himself jumped out of the queue first, knelt down in front of Imagawa Yoshimoto, and kowtowed three times.

"The Asahina family has the trust of the main hall, and I hope that the main hall will punish it!" A sentence from Asahina Taehyung overwhelmed the people of the Okabe faction. They had already prepared all kinds of ways to refute the quibbles of the Asahina family yesterday, but when Asahina Taehyung got up, he admitted that he was wrong, what the hell is this?

"Oh? Asahina, you go on. Imagawa Yoshimoto raised an eyebrow and asked.

"Looking through the file yesterday, the Asahina family did reclaim an additional 20,000 stone of land, but I was deeply ashamed that I did not report it because of the busy affairs. What Iio-sama said is true. Asahina Taehyung said.

"Such a big thing, is it possible for Asahina-sama to get through with a busy business?" Motonobu Okabe asked.

"Okabe-sama has a point." Yu Qiuping immediately picked up the conversation, "The behavior of the Asahina family is indeed not tolerated. ”

Yu Qiuping's words once again confused everyone present, what does this mean, did he defect before the battle? However, Okabe Motonobu glanced at Asahina Taehyung and saw that there was no surprise on the latter's face, and immediately understood that it was a double reed. Yu Qiuping was not surprised at all when he saw Asahina Taehyung secretly smiling, and secretly scolded this person for his poor acting skills.

"Then Yuqiu thinks, what should I do with Asahina's family?" Imagawa Yoshimoto seemed to see the clue and asked with a smile.

"Back to the main hall, the Asahina family's move has a bad impact, and it has set a bad example for the lords of the entire Yuanjiang and even the Imagawa family, and it is no longer enough to punish the Asahina family." Yu Qiuping pretended to be relaxed and said, "I have the courage to ask the Governor's Hall to send a team to thoroughly investigate whether there is any concealment of the number of land inspected by the various lords of the Three Kingdoms of Junyuan. Those who conceal the information will have their excess land confiscated. ”

Yu Qiuping's seemingly relaxed words suddenly detonated the audience.

"Fool." After listening to Yu Qiuping's words, Okabe Motoshin smiled contemptuously, "This is offending everyone. ”

Sure enough, although the people of the Asahina family decisively came out to support Yu Qiuping, the faction that originally remained neutral stood up to obstruct the seizure. Obstructing land inspection with various reasons to work the people and lose money, cause conflicts, and give outsiders an opportunity to take advantage of. The Asahina family suddenly fell into an embattled predicament, and those conservative Lao Chen were also silent at the moment, no longer supporting Yu Qiuping. This is far from what Yu Qiuping expected.

"Lord Yuqiu's words are a little too much." Jing Yi Naohei opened his mouth to accuse, "Lord Yuqiu has just arrived, I'm afraid I don't understand how much manpower and material resources are needed to inspect a land, and how many conflicts among the people are easy to arouse. Such a reckless proposal for a national land seizure! These words, both inside and outside the words, implied that Yu Qiuping was a hairy boy who didn't understand anything, and what he said was naturally unconvincing.

"Lord Yuqiu is dedicated to the country, and Lord Jing Yi blindly obstructs the bottom, isn't it a little inconvenient?" Sena shot back.

The crowd argues word by word, but it is clear that the opponents are stronger and more numerous. Almost except for the Asahina family, all the retainers were attacking Yu Qiuping's land inspection policy, and there was no situation that Yu Qiuping expected, and everyone was frightened.

Yu Qiuping looked at Sena Shijun at a loss, asking for help from the latter. However, Sena just smiled and signaled Yu Qiuping not to worry, which made Yu Qiuping even more confused. Sena then glanced to the right with his eyes, and Yuaki looked there smoothly, only to see Imagawa Yoshimoto smiling and looking at the people below who came out to oppose the seizure.

The retainers noticed that Imagawa Yoshimoto had been looking at them without saying a word, and they all stopped discussing. As the discussion became quieter, the last few people were silent.

"You guys don't seem to want to inspect the land." Imagawa Yoshimoto said playfully. "But someone deliberately withheld the land?"

"How dare you?" Okabe Motoshin leaned over and said, "It's just that land inspection takes a lot of manpower and material resources, and it is easy to cause dissatisfaction among the people in the territory. ”

"Oh? What does the Okabe family mean that not a single acre of surplus land is hidden? Imagawa asked.

"It's... I can't guarantee it. A few drops of cold sweat broke out on Okabe Motonobu's forehead, "Maybe at home..."

"Maybe it's human nature to be negligent because of busy affairs." Sena Shijun answered, exactly as Asahina Taehyung had explained. If Okabe Motoshin responds at this moment, it will be equivalent to being tied to Asahina Taehyung, and he will no longer be able to attack Asahina Taehyung. But if you refuse to agree, you may face land seizure.

In desperation, Okabe Motonobu had no choice but to answer: "What Sena-sama said is true. ”

"There is no way to do this, you are all pillars of the country, so naturally it is impossible to do everything yourself." Imagawa Yoshimoto said with a smile, "It's normal that there is land in the territory that has not been counted." Do you agree? ”

Imagawa Yoshimoto's words can be described as a hidden knife in a smile. Standing in the position of speaking for the retainers, in fact, let everyone admit that they have concealed the land. But at this time, if you don't agree to come down, it means that you are not afraid of the meaning of the home inspector. If all the retainers oppose it together, as they did just now, the governor will indeed be helpless. But at this time, who can guarantee that the people around him will be of the same mind as themselves?

As a result, the retainers confessed one after another, agreeing with Imagawa Yoshimoto's words and waiting for the punishment that would come.

"However, land inspection is indeed a waste of money and labor." As soon as Imagawa Yoshimoto's words changed, everyone suddenly raised their heads and felt that things had taken a turn for the better. "It's better for each family to go back and check the files and return the excess land, so I won't interfere much." Imagawa Yoshimoto took one such measure, not asking for a mandatory land inspection, but asking each retainer to spit out a piece of fat on his own. It's a bit like haggling, you have to give a very low price first, and then force the other party to close the deal at a moderate price.

The retainers obediently obeyed Imagawa Yoshimoto's policy of carrots and sticks, and did not stir up much discontent, after all, Imagawa Yoshimoto finally compromised with them. Everyone knows in their hearts that although the concealed land will not be handed over in full, at least half of it will be spit out. Whoever turned in too little was caught by Imagawa Yoshimoto and was a negative example, but he was going to be unlucky.

"The Asahina family took the initiative to admit their mistakes, so they didn't give much accountability. Just return the excess land. However, the Asahina family, who was the target of everyone, still had to bleed hard. But not holding the head of the family or his retainers accountable, and abolishing the status of the head of the pen family, is already a kind of forgiveness.

"Thank you for the Governor's Palace!" Asahina Taehyung hurriedly thanked him, "The Asahina family will not forget Sheng'en and continue to dedicate loyalty to the Imagawa family!" ”

After everything was successfully completed, Yu Qiuping found that the battle between the two factions seemed to be controlled by Imagawa Yoshimoto, and the two factions were both defeated, and Imagawa Yoshimoto reaped the benefits of the fisherman, which greatly strengthened the strength of his family and weakened his retainers. His own proposal was actually a step up for Imagawa Yoshimoto's plan, and in return, the Asahina family did not receive more accountability. Some of the land found out was designated as a direct jurisdiction by Imagawa Yoshimoto, and some were given to Imagawa Yoshimoto's banner samurai, who watched over various local lords as new lords.

After Asahina Taichao and the others rushed back to Junfu, they found that the matter had been resolved in an acceptable way, and personally thanked Yu Qiuping, but the latter was not happy. His own plan of action did not achieve the desired effect at all, but he also became a villain and offended his colleagues.

"Could it be because I take the authority of the governor too seriously, thinking that the governor is a one-size-fits-all existence, just like the emperor of China?" Yu Qiuping thought about it afterwards.

In fact, in Japan, in most households, the governor does not have the right to be arbitrary. Powerful vassals will form a strong check on the monarch, and the governor will not be able to enforce the things that all the retainers oppose together. Otherwise, it is very likely that the retainers will have another heir. And the reason why the family governor can control the overall situation comes largely from his own authority. The direct strength of the governor himself will not exceed that of the retainers, and the checks and balances between them are very delicate. If the governor acts perversely and is opposed by the retainers, after the governor loses his authority, there will be a situation where the powerful ministers override the governor, or even further usurp power. For example, the Asai family's joint meeting of important ministers holds great power. Michizo Saito, Naoya Ukita and others succeeded in expelling the main family and usurping power.

This situation is similar to the feudal hierarchy of the European Middle Ages.

Five days later, Fujita Nakayasu was found hanging himself in the castle. There is no official explanation.

Yu Qiuping couldn't understand the situation at all, and felt like a pawn on a political chessboard, being played with between applause.

Who, exactly, is playing chess? What is the purpose?

Is it still too tender?

Almost at the same time, the Imagawa family was in the base of the Metsuke Group in Sunpu Castle. Imagawa Yoshimoto looked at the information sent from all over the place, silent, his eyebrows locked.

"Lord, what's the problem?" The ninja leader asked in a low voice.

"It's hard to say." Imagawa Yoshimoto was silent for a while and sighed, "That traitor, he didn't show his head for a long time, I thought that this time I would definitely let him show his tail." ”

"The few people on the list I gave you, continue to strengthen surveillance." Imagawa Yoshimoto said in a deep voice.

After saying the order, Imagawa Yoshimoto was about to get up and leave. Suddenly, he seemed to remember something.

"By the way, let's see if there are any merchant ships shipwrecked near the coastline of our territory this year."

Yuqiu's kid's life experience feels unusual.