"Lord Steward, Lord Nagano asks to see you."

"Huh?" Uesugi Kenmasa was slightly stunned, he was still surprised when he heard the first half of the sentence Tsukahara Bu Chuan came so quickly, but he didn't expect it to be Nagano Yoshimasa. Could it be that Hirai Castle ...... Uesugi Kenmasa's complexion changed. His original residence was in Hirai Castle, but in the face of the aggressive attack of the Hojo family, he had to move to Minowa Castle in Ueno Province for safety reasons. This time, Nagano Ye was going to Hirai Castle to investigate the situation. "That's right." Uesugi Kenmasa himself didn't notice it, and his already extremely skilled voice trembled a little.

"See the lord!"

"See Lord Steward."

Ay? How did you go out and bring an old man back? When Uesugi Kenmasa secretly wondered about the identity of the old man in his heart, he suddenly saw the tall and handsome young man behind the old man, and his eyes suddenly showed appreciation: such a young hero......

"My lord, this is Lord Tsukahara." Nagano kept his head down, but he didn't notice that he had interrupted Uesugi Kenmasa's thoughts, and introduced himself.

"Oh, oh? Oh! You are the first sword lord in the Kanto region, Tsukahara-sama! Uesugi Kenmasa was so excited that he almost stood up, and finally suppressed his impulse, but he was still very excited and said, "It's really hard for you to come here from Kashima." ”

Tsukahara Bu Chuan was obviously a little surprised, he didn't expect the Kanto Governor to be so out of shape, but fortunately, he was used to being praised by others, and soon returned to that unfathomable and polite appearance, "Let the Lord of the Governor bother." ”

Seeing Tsukahara Buden like this, Uesugi Kenmasa and Nagano Yemasa felt that this was the style of a master, and if Tsukahara Buden was submissive or obedient, the two would wonder if it was fake.

After the two sides exchanged polite words, Uesugi Kenmasa gave Nagano Yesamasa a look, and Nagano Yoshimasa immediately looked serious and said to Uesugi Kenmasa: "Lord Guanling, this time I went to Hirai Castle, although we did not fall to the peak of the battle between the front line and the Hojo family, the situation is not optimistic. ”

"Oh? Did something go wrong? Uesugi Kenmasa also said solemnly.

"Hah! Although I don't want to admit it, the lower-level samurai of the Hojo family are generally higher in martial arts than our army, which makes us suffer a big loss. Chengtian Chotai once led the Hirai people to ambush the Hojo army, but the Hojo army still did not fall from the peak after the ambush, and fought and retreated, making it difficult for us to get the full success. ”

"Well, do you have any great ideas?"

"Hah! My subordinates thought that we could summon the ronin samurai of Ueno Province to Minowa Castle and train them to become elite soldiers, so as to strengthen our combat power and turn the tide on the battlefield. ”

"Well, that's a good suggestion." Saying that, Uesugi Kenmasa turned to Tsukahara Buden: "Tsukahara-sama, I hope you can help me train this unit, please!" ”

Seeing Uesugi Kenmasa and Nagano Yoshimasa singing and harmonizing, Tsukahara Bu Chuan can naturally see that he is tired, but training is different from teaching a few people in martial arts, there are too many people, and it is impossible for him to take care of them, and these people should not be too young, and the plasticity is not too strong. What's more, he also has his own arrogance, how can he just come and point it out? But after all, it was the Kanto governor who personally asked for it, and this matter is not easy to push.

After thinking for a moment, Tsukahara Bu Chuan slowly spoke: "I will stay in Minowa Castle for three months, during which my disciples will be responsible for instructing them in martial arts, and if there are good seedlings, I will also give them a click." ”

"Hah! Please! Nagano Yoshimasa happily thanked. The Nagano family was born in the country, and the prestige among the people of Ueno is very high, and many reckless heroes are willing to obey the Nagano family, but also due to the problem of origin, there are not many orthodox samurai in the Nagano family, and the general martial arts are not strong, and the samurai group of Ueno country does not look up to the Nagano family very much, which causes this problem to plague Nagano Ye for a long time. Since Tsukahara Buden nodded that everything would be easy to do, this army was mainly recruited from the private sector, and it was just the right opportunity to form an elite unit of the Nagano family, and the cost could be recorded in the Uesugi family's account books, which can be described as killing multiple birds with one stone.

Tsukahara Moryū, who had been kneeling behind him, felt very unhappy, he was not used to such a posture, even in the dojo he was sitting cross-legged, so he moved his body slightly, but it attracted the attention of Uesugi Kenmasa and Nagano Yoshimasa.

Uesugi Kenmasa smiled and asked Tsukahara Bu Evangelism: "Looking at this young man's dignified appearance, I think he is also a proud disciple of Lord Tsukahara, I don't know what the name is?" ”

"In Shimotsukahara Molong." Tsukahara Moryū, who was not familiar with the etiquette of the Japanese minister, replied directly, and it was too late for Tsukahara Buchuan to stop it.

"Let Lord Guan Ling smile, Mo Long is my most proud disciple, but he still lacks experience."

Tsukahara? Uesugi Kenmasa and Nagano Yoshimasa were a little surprised, I hadn't heard that Tsukahara Bu Chuan had a son before, so this Tsukahara Moryū ...... However, both of them are well versed in human affairs, Tsukahara Bu Chuan does not say, and the two of them do not break it, they both praise Tsukahara Molong.

"Lord Steward, Mo Long wants to participate in the training of the Minowa people, please allow me." Tsukahara Molong suddenly spoke.

Uesugi Kenmasa nodded, he naturally heard that the participation here was different from Tsukahara's participation, I was afraid that this was the experience that Tsukahara Buden said, so he glanced at Tsukahara Buden intentionally or unintentionally, and said: "You are so self-motivated at a young age, I appreciate it." However, I am afraid that it will be difficult to convince the public to promote you to an important minister to participate in the training of the army, so I make an exception to allow you to participate in this training as your own family, and you are directly responsible for me. ”

Eye-to-pay? Tsukahara Moryū was confused for a moment, this position ...... By the way, in order to supervise the retainers during the later Tokugawa shogunate, an intelligence organization was set up separately in addition to the ninja by three generations of the Yagyu family to serve as Ometsuke, which seems to be mainly for the positions set up by the swordsman. "Hah! Thank you, Lord Guan Ling, Mo Long will go all out to create an invincible elite for Lord Guan Ling. ”

Nagano Yemasa's evaluation of Tsukahara Molong in his heart is another level higher: this kid is obviously not an ordinary swordsman, if his martial arts really reach the level of the most proud disciple that Tsukahara Buden said, but this initiative can make him go further than many people. As for worrying about the separation of powers, it is completely too much to worry about, after all, Jianhao is still Jianhao, even if he has other ideas, he is a blank slate for the training of the army.

And Tsukahara Bu Chuan also noticed that he seemed to provide a good excuse for Tsukahara Molong to make a request, and glanced at Tsukahara Molong meaningfully, but finally chose to agree: "Thank you Lord Guan for your permission." ”

"Hahaha, where is it, I like this kid very much." As he spoke, Uesugi Kenmasa's gaze became a little different, and Tsukahara Buden and Nagano Yoshimasa remembered that Uesugi Kenmasa still has no heirs......

"Lord Guanling, I don't know how many people are recruited this time?" Nagano Yezheng asked tentatively, after all, recruiting soldiers is simple, but it doesn't cost a lot of money to build an elite.

"Well...... Uesugi Kenmasa, who was in a good mood, also hesitated a little, not that Uesugi Kenmasa had no money or ambitions, but if he really wanted to form an elite, it would still be very painful. But the direct threat of the Hojo family still forced him to make up his mind: "I will give you 10,000, no, 20,000, and decide the number of recruits at your own discretion, but there is only one requirement, you must fight for me an elite team that can defend Ueno Country." ”

20,000! Except for Tsukahara Molong, everyone was short of breath, although Japan often adjusted taxes to such a high level as four people and six princes during the Warring States period, but these revenues still have to deal with the retainers, daily expenses, internal affairs and management, foreign diplomacy, etc., and the real surplus can be squandered at will is still not much. Except for the later generations of the Oda family, who mastered the eye-watering commercial tax of and spent an astonishing number of standing reserves in a short period of time, the armed forces under the command of any daimyo in Japan were built up little by little, and the great armor of the samurai was even passed down from generation to generation. To put it nicely, this is inheritance, to put it bluntly, it is because of poverty and weapons and equipment are too expensive.