"What do you mean by that?" Nagashu Masaya didn't understand the difference between the two, and asked curiously

"As we all know, when Tensho ten years Bizen and Izumi Mamoru died of illness, he begged Taiko to raise Bizenden, remembering his merits, Taiko adopted Bizenden as an adopted son, and he stayed by his side in the southern and northern wars, and wanted to be more favored than several other adopted sons, but it was this trust that caused the opposition of the Uki family's ministers."

"Ribei, do you think your retainers are loyal?" Ishida Mitsunari said with a smile

Nagasu Masaka nodded without thinking: "They have been born and died with me for so many years, and their loyalty is beyond doubt."

"Then do you think they are more loyal to you, or are they more loyal to the Long Bunch family?"

"What's the difference between the two?" The Changshu family felt confused, "Isn't loyalty to me to loyalty to my family?" ”

Ishida Mitsunari shook his head with a smile: "You know, these two sound the same, but in fact, the difference is big, to put it mildly, after a hundred years, the Nagashu family may be torn apart because of this difference, causing turmoil."

"Is it really that serious?" Nagashu asked in disbelief

"That's right, it's so serious, and the current situation of the Uki family is a good example" Ishida Mitsunari continued, "Since the release of Shitaiko, Mitsunari has witnessed countless daimyo families being reduced and changed, and he has also learned some truths from this, but for hundreds of years, there must be a powerful retainer group for any daimyo, and there are two kinds of people in this retainer group that are indispensable."

"What two kinds of people?" Masuda Nagamori was also a little curious

"The first type is the retainers who have followed the lord's family to fight in the south and the north since the beginning of the ancestors, which is often called the 'genealogy', these retainers are less than two, and more than ten generations, all of them play an important role in the family No matter how the lord changes, his loyalty is always the same, this kind of people are the foundation of the achievement of hegemony;"

"The second is what is called. Outsiders' foreign talents, they were originally just ronins, or even retainers of hostile daimyo, because they did not meet talents, or were suspicious, they could only leave their hometowns and wander around, at this time, some discerning daimyo will take the opportunity to take them under their command, because they are well-informed and resourceful, these outwards can provide some important and even decisive advice for the hegemony of the main family With the addition of these people, those who have just consolidated the family business and tried to recover the family will really come out of the corner and do a career on the stage of the world, for this kind of people, they are loyal to the lord who has the grace of knowing them, but they do not have too deep feelings for the lord's family, and that's the difference between the two retainers."

"The genealogy is loyal to the main family and not to the lord alone, and everything will be done from the rise and fall of the main family, and the lord is only a representative of the main family; As for the appearance, on the contrary, they are loyal to the lord, and the lord's family is only an incidental, and they have no reason or willingness to work a group of people who have no favor for them."

"Let's take the Ryuzoji family as an example, let's call it 'Hizen no Bear' Ryuzoji Takanobu defeated the Otomo clan in the Battle of Otogawa, ronins and other retainers came in an endless stream, and Takanshin was also eager to give these good treatments, in order to repay the kindness of the encounter, they actively gave advice to Takanshin, ten years after the battle of Kuramae Mago Erchuan, the Ryuzoji family extended its power to the five countries of Hizen Higo Chikugo Toyozen and Tsushima Iki Nishima, becoming a veritable 'Goshu Taimori'"

"The so-called prosperity must decline, and after the Battle of Okita, the 60,000 Ryuzoji army was defeated by the 6,000 Shishimazu Arima coalition army, and Takanobu also died in the chaos. And the pedigree led by Nabeshima Naoshige, who was still loyal to the family, supported Takanobu's son-in-law to inherit the family business, and continued to fight with the Shimazu family until Taiko's Kyushu conquest, and finally thinned the family business."

"Having said so much, you should also understand that the difference between genealogy and appearance lies in the object of allegiance, the former is loyal to a clan rather than a person, and the latter is loyal to a person rather than a clan, which is why after the death of a powerful daimyo, there are often commotions in the family, the reason is that the contradiction between the genealogy and the appearance cannot be reconciled, and the intensification of the relationship between the two parties is destined to lead to the decline or even extinction of the famous family"

"What you said is reasonable, the Masaka family has really benefited a lot" Nagashu Masaka bowed down to Ishida Mitsunari to pay tribute: "Throughout the more than 100 years of fighting, there are very few two masters, basically tiger fathers and dogs, the retainers established by the father's recruitment, due to the poor control of the son, eventually fell apart, resulting in the family road in the middle, the national power no longer dominates Hosokawa Yamana is like this, the same is true of Ouchi Niko who pacified the western country, not to mention the Nobunaga Gong of the world's Buwu, when I think of the Oda family falling so quickly, I can't help but sigh."

"If you talk about Nobunaga, then Hinata Mamoru and Taiko are both outside, right?" Masuda Nagamori suddenly interjected

"You're right," Ishida Mitsunari laughed, "It is precisely because of the appearance that after the death of Nobunaga, the Taiko decided to establish his own hegemony, instead of maintaining the stability of the Oda family like the genealogy, although this is disrespectful to the Taiko, but the fact is that the essence of the appearance is destined for all this"

"But what does this have to do with the Nakamura Criminal Department serving as the head of the pen?" Nagatsu Masaya remembered the original question

"Do you know the 'Ukita Sanlao'?" Ishida Mitsunari asked

Nagashu Masake nodded: "It's Okari Katsutogawa Hideyasu and Nagafune Sadako, they are the most important lineage Ai of the Uki family, but it's a pity that they all passed away."

"That Nagafune Kiimoru is the son of Nagafune Sadakin.,His predecessor was Togawa Tatsuyasu's son Togawa Tatsuyasu.,It seems that the genealogy is in turn to govern.,But in fact, the two families have long been on fire for the same reason.,Togawa Tatsuyasu represents the interests of the traditional genealogy.,And Kii-mori represents the interests of Bizenden"

"What's the difference?"

"Bizenden lives in Osaka all the year round, and he doesn't have a deep affection for the territory, and he is all about the interests of the Toyotomi family, and Togawa Tatsuyasu is full of thoughts about how to protect the interests of the Uki family, and this conflict eventually caused Togawa's Shimono, and Kiimamoru who obeyed the orders of Bizenden came to power."

"I still don't think the conflict between the two is so serious," Nagashu Masaka questioned

"Then I'll tell you something," Ishida Mitsunari recalled some of the events during the conquest of Korea: "At that time, the Uki family often had to send more than 10,000 people to serve in the military, and they also had to bear a large amount of other military expenses

Not only that, Haohime is the adopted daughter of Taiko, she was raised by Taiko and Hokumasa, she is deeply loved, and she spends countless money to marry into the Uki family, she is still a spendthrift and a big spender I heard Tatsuya Togawa complain that Haohime's profligacy almost bankrupted Bizenden, and Mrs. Amatsu's very daughter will be divorced because of this, and when she returns to Maeda's house to visit relatives, she doesn't forget to dissuade her Hearing this, you should know why Kiyimoru recommended the Nakamura Criminal Department to be the head of the pen family, right? ”

"The criminal department is a retainer of the Maeda family, so naturally he will not embarrass Mrs. Haohime, presumably he, like Kii Mamoru, is only obedient to Bizenden," Nagashu Masaka replied

Ishida Mitsunari nodded: "It is precisely because he is tired of the complaints of the spectrum that the Bizen Hall forced Togawa Tatsuya to go to the field, and Kii Mamoru is in charge of the state affairs, so that he does not need to have someone complain about the tight finances, but the flattery of Kii Mamoru and the Nakamura Criminal Department has greatly damaged the interests of the spectrum, and the two factions have had conflicts a few years ago, and now the Taiko funeral, the storm of the Uki family is coming."

"Are you trying to take this opportunity to win over the Nakamura Criminal Department?" Nagashu Masaya seems to have thought of something

"To be precise, Bizen Palace," Ishida Mitsunari corrected, "His Highness likes the Criminal Department, so we support the Criminal Department, and he doesn't like the old ministers of Togawa, so we will find an excuse to suppress them, as long as the spectrum is brought down, the Criminal Department will be able to dominate the family, and at that time, why worry that the Bizen Temple will not give in to us?" (To be continued.)