Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Discussion of Rewards
"Master, Molong is ......," said in a trembling voice in the dojo of Minowa-cho, which was already a little flashy.
"Well, I know it all." Tsukahara Buchuan smiled proudly, "That kid did a good job, he didn't lose my face as Katori Shinto-ryu." After speaking, he took out a letter from his side and handed it to Heiji.
Heiji thought it was a letter from Tsukahara Moryu, so he hurriedly took it, but when he opened it, his pupils shrank, and the mood that had just calmed down became excited again: This is a letter from Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru! Invite Tsukahara Buden to Nijo Castle to teach kendo! What an honor this is, once he can teach the shogun kendo, Katori Shinto will instantly become famous all over the world! This is the best opportunity for Jian Hao.
"This ...... Why did the general want Molong to go to Nijo Castle? Seeing the end, Heiji frowned slightly, Tsukahara Moryū broke the Kwantung Coalition Army, it can be said that he turned the tide, such a great achievement, Uesugi Kenmasa should be rewarded greatly, leaving at this juncture, isn't it a bit ......
"When the general wrote this letter, it was seven days ago, and he probably didn't know about Molong's participation in the war, and he said that he wanted to meet the creator of the bamboo bag knife. What do you think? ”
"The disciple thinks that it is better to let Mo Long accept the reward, after all, this immortal achievement, if you miss it, it will be a pity."
"Okay, so be it. But first, you go and tell your disciple to pack your bags and tell Mo Long about this. ”
Because the lone army broke the Kwantung Coalition Army and turned the entire tide of the battle, Tsukahara Moryū and others were treated like heroes after they returned. The embarrassed people in Molong Beizhong because he was not the eldest son of the eldest son raised their eyebrows at this moment, even if the governor of his own family saw him, he had to show a smile, pat him on the shoulder, and then boasted to the people around him: "This is the Qiliner of our family!" Although the lord will be Tsukahara Molong, he will cut off more heads than the middle-aged people in the family who boast of their bravery in their lifetimes, and it is estimated that they can also "gain fame and fortune"! When the time comes, with the golden signboard of Mo Longbei, it is estimated that you can also take the opportunity to solve the major events in your life, and those concubines in other families couldn't think of it before, but now you can also fight for it, if you succeed in marriage, you will make a lot of money!
Tsukahara Molong is naturally the focus of attention, not to mention anything else, even his own people feel trembling in their hearts when he comes back, and after washing up, the tall and handsome Tsukahara Molong seems to stand out from the crowd among the Japanese who are generally worried about height. Many wealthy samurai want to come forward to set up a set, after all, now Tsukahara Molong's identity is still Moto, and he can still talk, and when the reward is over, it is estimated that it will be difficult to see him, and if you don't do it now, when will you wait? And after the governors of many families learned that Tsukahara Molong had not yet married a wife, their minds were active again, and they began to calculate: Tsukahara Molong does not seem to have brothers and sisters, which means that after Qingyun goes up, there are no kinship samurai around, so if he has a kinship with him, his family will be ......
After finally entertaining the "enthusiastic" colleagues, Tsukahara Ryūtaka and others received a notice from Uesugi Kenmasa: an evaluation will be held in three days, and the reward will be decided at that time. Helpless, Tsukahara Molong had to continue to endure the "harassment" of everyone, and finally hid directly in Tsukahara Buchuan's dojo. As a result, the already popular dojo was instantly overcrowded, and there was an endless stream of samurai families who came to visit, and gifts were piled up everywhere.
Finally survived three days, the "physically and mentally exhausted" Tsukahara Molong entered Minowa Castle surrounded by a group of Molongbei, many young samurai of Molongbei even solved the problem of life events in three days, looking at Tsukahara Molong's eyes are all adoring, if there is no Tsukahara Molong, I am afraid that I will still live that embarrassing life. And Tsukahara Molong's talent makes them fall in love with it: With such a boss, do you still need to worry about the future?
Just after Tsukahara Molong walked into the big wide room in front of everyone, a strange sense of crisis suddenly surfaced in his heart, looking at the people who had bowed to him, Tsukahara Molong really couldn't imagine who killed him. Nagano Yoshimasa and Kohata Kenshige also attach great importance to Tsukahara Molong, after all, it can be said that Tsukahara Molong was brought out by them, and they also smiled kindly at Tsukahara Molong, their eyes were full of appreciation, but after seeing that the other party was the same, they suddenly showed hostility, and glared at each other fiercely and did not speak.
After everything was seated, the little surname shouted, "Lead the lord to !!! As he spoke, Uesugi Kenmasa, dressed in a fancy suit, walked out from behind the screen with a spring face, and the ministers bowed their heads one after another: "See Lord Guanling!!! ”
"Hahaha, what a courtesy!" Uesugi Kenmasa smiled and shook the paper fan in his hand, his gaze swept over everyone, but he paused slightly on Tsukahara Moryu, and then moved away. But Tsukahara Moryu couldn't help but gasp, his experience in the dojo and on the battlefield made him extremely sensitive to murderous aura and hostility, and the moment Uesugi Kenmasa saw him just now, it was clearly killing intent!
What's going on? Uesugi Kenji is going to be bad for me? Tsukahara still has a smile on his face, as if he is listening to Uesugi Kenmasa's "wonderful" post-war speech, but his heart has already set off a monstrous wave. It's not that he's too sensitive, it's that this keenness saved his life several times in that night battle! He couldn't believe it.
Fortunately, Uesugi Kenmasa, who had been living in the rear, always mentioned his "great achievements" at the summary meeting, so he almost talked about the entire battle to show that he was in charge of the overall situation and was wise and martial, so the time was relatively long. After thinking about it for a long time, Tsukahara Molong gradually made a decision, revealing a look of disdain and grief, but he who practiced kendo could easily control his facial paralysis expression, and Tsukahara Molong kept looking at the floor, so no one noticed Tsukahara Molong's abnormality.
"Okay, now it's time for the reward!" Uesugi Kenmasa, who has a superb mouth, has been a little thirsty after talking for so long, and after thinking about it, it seems that he has not neglected which part of his wisdom and martial arts, so he began to pay the most attention to the matter that everyone is most concerned about. After taking a sip of water, Uesugi Kenmasa picked up a thick "merit book" that the little surname had brought him.
"In this expedition, Kohata Kenshige served as the vanguard, defeated the 10,000 army of the Hojo family with the strength of 5,000 troops, and then led the army to force back Tamu Mototada, recaptured Musashi Matsuyama Castle, and made a contribution! Therefore, 3,000 stones were sealed, and I hope you can continue to serve wholeheartedly. ”
"Hah!" Kohata Ken bowed his head again. On this expedition, the army under the command of Kohata Kenshige suffered many casualties, so these 3,000 stones are also compensation for Kohata Kenshige.
"Nagano Yoshimasa, led 7,000 troops to capture Ninja Castle without bloodshed, did not let the main force of the Hojo Army go further west, bought time for the family to recapture Musashi Matsuyama Castle, and sealed 2,000 stones."
"This ...... Ha! Nagano Yemasa was stunned, obviously not expecting Uesugi Kenmasa to do this, but he still spoke: "My lord, Ninja Castle is ......"
Uesugi Kenmasa glanced at Nagano Yoshimasa, the intention was very obvious, and Nagano Yoshimasa was silent.
After talking for a long time, what made everyone extremely puzzled was that Uesugi Kenmasa did not mention Tsukahara Moryū, and even many young samurai of Moryūbei were rewarded, but there was no Tsukahara Moryū. Inukai Yoshio was also rewarded with a territory of 200 koku and three BMW horses and a sword, and he also looked at Tsukahara Molong in surprise, and found that Tsukahara Molong also showed a surprised expression.
Seeing that it was about to end, Uesugi Kenmasa closed the credit book and cleared his throat: "There is one more thing, that is, the issue of Tsukahara Molong's reward. This time, Tsukahara Molong led Molong to prepare no more than 100 people, and actually defeated the main force of the Kwantung Coalition Army of 38,000 people, Kasahara Nobuyo, Edo Tadamitsu, Oishi Dinghisa, Mashiko Katsukiyo and other 16 famous Kanto generals were all taken by Tsukahara Molong, as for the samurai Ashigaru killed, it is countless. Everyone said, how should I reward it? ”
It turned out to be playing with this hand! The puzzled crowd showed such expressions, and immediately realized that this was an opportunity to make friends with Tsukahara Moryu, but ...... Many samurai were lowly in their positions, but they were not easy to speak. In the end, everyone's eyes were focused on Kenshige Kohata and Yoshimasa Nagano.
After thinking for a moment, Kohata Kenzhong spoke: "In this campaign, the Namba family has suffered heavy losses, and I am afraid that I cannot afford to be responsible for the defense of the south alone, so it is better to seal the 60,000 stones of Kami County and Naga County to Tsukahara Moryū, so that Minami Musashi can have no worries." ”
60,000 koku in Kami-gun and Naga-gun! Although he had already prepared for Tsukahara Molong to be rewarded in a big way, when Kohata Ken reopened his mouth, everyone was still in an uproar, and the territory of 60,000 stone was enough for Tsukahara Molong to rank among the elders of the Uesugi family and become the mainstay of the important ministers!
"What do Nagano-sama think?" Uesugi Kenmasa did not answer, but looked at Nagano Yoshimasa.
Nagano Ye bowed his head and said: "My subordinates think that now that the Hojo family has captured most of Shimono Country, and Lord Narita Narita of Ninja City will face great pressure from the south and east, it is better to transfer Lord Narita to another place, and Tsukahara Molong will guard Ninja City, then it may be a good choice to seal him with 40,000 stones in the north of Saitama County." ”
"Hiss......" the crowd gasped again. Although Nagano Yoshimasa's proposal seems to be less than that of Kohata Kenshige, Ninja Castle is a giant castle built by generations of the Narita family and reinforced by the Hojo family, which can be described as easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there is a lot of money, food, and weapons. Moreover, Ninja City is surrounded by water on three sides, the land is fertile, and the transportation is convenient, so if you really want to seal Tsukahara Molong to Ninja City, I am afraid that Tsukahara Molong's power will be even greater than the choice in Kami County and Naga County. As for the pressure from foreign enemies, is this still a problem for the Kanto Magic Dragon?
Tsukahara Moryū glanced at Kenshige Kohata and Yoshimasa Nagano, knowing that the other party was indeed for his own good, both of which were good choices, but Uesugi Kenmasa ......
"Does anyone else have any proposals?" Uesugi Kenmasa also did not give a clear answer, but turned to the crowd. It's just that everyone is almost divided into two factions, one group supports Kohata Kenshige's proposal, and the other group supports Nagano Yoshimasa's proposal. As for making your own suggestions? Forget it, the two of them are the elders of the Uesugi family, and Tsukahara Moryū is very close to the two, isn't it unpleasant for the two big guys to propose it alone?
Seeing that no one made any more suggestions, Uesugi Kenmasa patted the ground with a folding fan: "Since this is the case, then I have made a decision, and I announce that I will seal the 670,000 stone of Musashi Province to Tsukahara Moryū." ”
"What !!" Ohiroma was in an uproar, and even Kenshige Kohata and Yoshimasa Nagano almost thought they had misheard. What is the concept of Musashi as a whole? It's bigger than all the retainers of the Uesugi family outside of Musashi, plus Uesugi Kenmasa's own territory! Is this a reward for your subordinates?