After being pitted by the dragon girl, Asahi must have returned to Aizu. By the time of May of the second year of Hongji, Katsuko was already four months old. As soon as he returned to the city, he naturally went to visit Ayahime and Katsuko first.

"Husband, this time I really did the Nagao family a big favor!" As soon as Ayahime saw Asada enter the living room, she was about to salute, but was stopped by Asahei.

"Uesugi has been associated with Nagao since ancient times, so what is that? You still take good care of your body, and when the time comes, you are ready to give birth to someone who can inherit the family business. Asada didn't say everything, and he also thought about the problem of his son-in-law, if he inherited the family business of the Uesugi family in Ogiya, then only Ayahime's children, and if he inherited the Kanto family, there would only be ......

"Yes, the concubine will definitely be." As soon as Ayahime heard this, she hugged Katsuko and shook it gently.

"Looks like you." Chao Ding knew that he couldn't coax the child, especially if he wasn't very good at walking, so he didn't ask Ayahime to give him a hug.

"Now there are two princesses in the Uesugi family, Kyoko and Masayuki have been sticking together all this time, and the concubine body also knows that it is difficult to control them, you see?" Ayahime is interested in matching a marriage, so I don't know if Chaoding will nod.

"I haven't said yes, if I opposed them, the two of them would have broken up a long time ago." Asadachi laughed when he heard Ayahime say this, he thought that Ayahime felt that he had let Kyoko have a playmate to let Sanada Masayuki and Kyoko be together. In fact, Chao Ding really wants to win over this 'appearance and appearance' of the general, and he wants to take advantage of his young age.

"That's great, I'm sure Kyoko would be happy to know about it." Ayahime's hanging heart also let go.

"The girl's house is really spilled water, and she can't get it back." When the court returned, only the retainers greeted him at the castle town, and the wives and daughters were either in the castle or playing in the courtyard.

"......" Ayahime thought about it, and felt that since marrying into the Uesugi family, she really didn't worry about the future of the Nagao family as before, and her young and promising husband helped the Nagao family everywhere, so that the rule of the Nagao family in Echigo was deeply rooted. After the Battle of Huachuan, the Nagao family jumped to the daimyo of one million stones, and his sister served as the guardian of the two countries of Vietnam, China and Echigo. He also gave birth to a princess for the Uesugi family.

"Now that the child is there, the next step is to let every retainer know the Uesugi family's family motto, and the family members must also memorize it." Chao Ding thought of several important family mottos. He then asked Ayahime's maids to prepare pen and paper, and after a few moments he wrote down the 'Uesugi family motto':

When there is nothing in the heart, the heart is wide and the body is Tai (心に物なき时は、心广く体泰なり)

When the heart is selfless, people love it together (心に我用なき时は、爱敬失はず)

When the heart has no desire, righteousness and reason are carried out (心に欲なき时は、义理を行ふ)

When the heart is selfless, doubts are not born (心に私なき时は、疑ふことなし)

When the heart is not arrogant, the day respects the people (心にproud りなき时は、人を敬ふ)

When the heart is not delusional, there is no fear in the heart of the people

When there is no evil opinion in the heart, Fangxin educates people (心に邪見なき时は、人を育つる)

When the heart is not greedy, it is not flattering to people (心にになき时は、人に谄ふことなし)

When the heart is not angry, the language is spring warm (心に怒なき时は、言叶和かなり)

When the heart can be forbearing, the rest of the people are peaceful(心に能忍ある时は、事をtuneふ)

When the heart is like a blue sky, tranquility is far-reaching(心に昙なき时は、心静なり)

When the heart is brave, there is no regret (心に勇ある时は、regretむことなし)

When the heart is not noble and cheap, there is no ambition (心贱しからざる时は、wish good まず)

When the heart keeps filial piety, it is to see the loyalty festival (心に孝行ある时は、忠节厚し)

When the heart is not slow, the goodness of knowing people (心に自慢なき时は、人の善を知り)

When the heart is not confused, it is not to blame the person (心に迷なき时は、人を咎めず)

"Husband's writing is amazing!" After reading the 'family motto' written by Asada, Ayahime felt that it was a bit similar to what Tora Chiyo had said before, but it was not exactly the same.

"Inspired by someone, I'll go first." Chao Ding thought that at this time, Tao Qingxian and the others should be arranged to wait in the Daguang room for a long time.

"Yes." Ayahime knew that she couldn't get in the way of Asada, so she watched his back fade away and coaxed Katsuko to be happy.

Wakamatsu Castle Ohiro room.

"See the repairman (lord)." Tao Qingxian and the others, who were still waiting for Chaoding, were relieved when they saw Chaoding coming.

"Presumably, this is Lord Tao Qingxian, who is known as 'the unparalleled general of the Western Kingdom'." Chao Ding was not ready to put on a shelf, so he went down first to help Tao Qingxian, who was already disheartened.

"I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed of the Ouchi family." Tao Qingxian didn't want to ask about political affairs now, but for the sake of the survival of his own family, he came to Aizu with Kato Duanzang and others.

"Chao Dinggong, the rise of the Long Tail family has something to do with you. If one day the Nagao family leads troops to Luo, they must avenge the Ouchi family! Tao Nagafang knelt in front of Chaoding and Tao Qingxian and pleaded with Chaoding, he also knew that if Chaoding didn't help the Nagao family, the Uesugi family would be able to squeeze into the ranks of the million-stone daimyo.

"Nagafang, I'll wait until I first arrive in Aizu, and I'll talk about this later. At this point, there is no need to regret it, all the results are self-inflicted. Tao Qingxian just wants to find a place to be quiet now.

"That's it, I've arranged a mansion for you under Wakamatsu Castle, so I'm glad you can lead the way." Chao Ding also knew that Tao Qingxian, who was discouraged, didn't want to do anything now, and if he wanted to invite him to come out, it would take a while.

"Yes. Come with me. Chang Xing immediately walked to the door of Daguangjian and led Tao Qingxian and the others away.

And Chao Ding also saw Tao Qingxian and the others leaving, and a famous general like Tao Qingxian in the Warring States Period could be regarded as being saved by himself. If he is allowed to die in the western country, how can he restrain the development of the Maori family in the future? However, in the crowd, he still saw a young woman with a hat, presumably Tao Qingxian's daughter or a clansman. It doesn't matter if Tao Qingxian doesn't want to be a leader, but his son Tao Changfang still has a bit of a desire to be a leader.

Tao Qingxian walked slowly with the support of the two Tao family warriors, but Tao Changfang suddenly walked to Sanada Masayuki's side.

"Excuse me, how long have you been serving in the Uesugi family?" Tao Changfang wanted to take the opportunity to find some topics.

"It's not been a year." Sanada Masayuki said the approximate time, but did not say how long he stayed.

"Then how did the Kanto famous family think of leaving their homeland and going to the northeast?" Tao Changfang thought that the Uesugi family, as a famous family in the Kanto region, would not stay in the Kanto region and fight with the old enemy, how could they go to the northeast to divide one side.

"To put it very rudely, isn't your Tao family the first ninja-turned-retainer in your family, Lord Kato Duanzang, to escort him down to the Northeast?" Sanada Masayuki didn't have any good feelings about Tao Qingxian, who had lost tens of thousands of elites of the Ouchi family behind him, and he didn't even understand why his main guild saved a defeated general?

"Brother, it's not good to talk too much. Since the Uesugi family doesn't welcome us, why should we stay here? It was none other than Tao Qingxian's daughter Tao Xingguo.

"Forget it, since you have chosen to live, let's settle here. There's a reason why the repairman saved our family. Tao Qingxian felt that if he came, he would be safe, anyway, he had already died once, and if he survived, he had to live well, he wanted to live until the day when Maori perished!

After sending Tao Qingxian's family away, Chao Ding was also anxious. The Liudi horses, which were finally formed, only had fifty horses left after the First Battle of the Slippery River! Regardless of the other losses, the Ryutama was only selected by carefully selected samurai, and one hundred and fifty skilled samurai were killed in this battle, which was not a small blow to the Uesugi family. For the heavy infantry, the court increased the number of people to 300, and mainly recruited some Echigo and Aizu people. The Knights temporarily numbered 400 soldiers, and the vacancy was 100 to be filled when the time was suitable. Others, such as the Naginata Samurai and the Gunashigaru, are only full of soldiers, and there is no requirement to add them.

And the dragon girl took people to Joraku again after the army returned to Echigo, and she went to Rakuro for only one reason - to obtain the permission of the general and inherit the service of the Uesugi family and the Kanto governor. During this time, both the Uesugi family and the Nagao family are actively preparing for the upcoming big war.

That night, Tao Qingxian's family and the twenty samurai under his command had already cleaned up the new home near Wakamatsu Castle Sannomaru. After they gathered in the hall, Tao Qingxian came to briefly express his opinions and how to live in the future, and the three of them, Asada, Jieshan Yunkatsu, and Namba Tian Hiroyoshi came to the door of the Tao family's mansion. Guarding the gate is naturally the two Uesugi family's ashigaru.

"Lord, do you want to go in and report it?" As soon as the two ashigaru saw Chaoding and the others coming, they immediately stood upright.

"There is still to be politeness, since this mansion is already the Tao family, then we are guests. Go ahead. "Chaoding didn't want to make a bad impression on them.

"Yes." One of the ashigaru handed the spear in his hand to his companion and hurried in to report. It didn't take long for Tao Changfang to come out to greet Chao Ding and the others.

"Repair the doctor's hall, please come in." Tao Changfang hurriedly came from the hall and led Chaoding and others into the mansion that the Uesugi family gave to the Tao family.

As soon as Chao Ding and the others entered the hall, Tao Qingxian took the initiative to give up the main position, but Chao Ding stopped him.

"Lord Tao Qingxian is the master, and the guest below." Chao Ding asked Tao Qingxian to continue to sit on the main seat, while he sat on the left pen. Namba Hiroyoshi and Katsuyama Unkatsu both sat behind Asada. Tao Changfang knew that he couldn't sit on an equal footing with Chao Ding, so he could only sit in the second seat on the right hand. The rest of the Tao warriors sat at the doorway. Tao Xingguo was grinding tea powder in the corner on the side.

"Repair the doctor's hall and rescue the Uesugi family in Shimomont to leave the western country safely. Thank you so much! Tao Qingxian is also an understanding person, even if he is a fierce general, he also knows the truth that a soldier dies for a confidant, but now he can't show this feeling.

"What's this? I am very concerned about the war in the western country, but I have not been able to report in time about your disastrous defeat in the western country. Chao Ding sighed when he said this.

"You don't have to blame yourself for repairing the doctor's hall, it was after being careless that the 30,000 army of the Ouchi family was wiped out!" Tao Qingxian knew that his fiasco had caused the destruction of the Ouchi family, and he was very unwilling now! And he has never had such a big defeat in more than ten years of marching and fighting!

"Father, our Tao family is also one of the branches of the Ouchi family, all of them are from the Tatara family, as long as our clan does not die, we can defeat Maori one day!" Tao Changfang showed on the side that the Tao family could change seedlings.

"The Western Mori is nothing more than a branch of Oehiromoto, and it is also a side branch. The Echigo Maori family is the clan family, and the Maori Hojo Takahiro and Maori Hojo Takamasa are in their own families. If that day comes, I will let the two of them restore the seedlings of the Maori and replace the Western Maori. Chao Ding's words were to tell Tao Qingxian that he could help them return to the West in the future.

"Then I'm really grateful for repairing the doctor's hall, and the dog can't work for the Uesugi family." Tao Qingxian wanted to let his son become a leader first and then let the twenty warriors under his command have something to do, and he could also increase his family's income.

"Repair the doctor's hall, and I'm willing to work for the Uesugi family!" When Tao Changfang heard this, he immediately reacted.

"What about Your Excellency?" Chaoding actually wanted Tao Qingxian to be in the Uesugi family, and in this way, he could also appoint him to guard one side or be the commander of the first army.

"I'm ashamed of the Ouchi family, I want to become a monk." Tao Qingxian actually wanted to change his name with the help of becoming a monk.

"How about a poor monk come and shave an adult?" Jieshan Yunsheng is a sharp-eyed person, and Chao Ding brought him here to prevent this.

"That's really grateful. Repair the doctor's hall, and come to serve the Uesugi family after he wants to become a monk. Tao Qingxian said what he really thought. Since Chao Dingdu has already been a corporal of Lixian, he can't help but give face.

"This is very good, there is a god finger city in the northwest of Aizu and there is no city lord yet, and the stone height is five hundred. Then let Ling Lang go and practice his hands first. Chao Ding saw that since Tao Qingxian agreed, he had to give the Tao family something real first.

"Thank you, lord!" Tao Changfang didn't have a piece of his own territory even when he was in the Ouchi family, and Tao Qingxian stayed behind in the rear when he went out of battle. Now he has been given a chance to stand on his own, and of course it is worth rejoicing.

"Repair the doctor's hall, your tea." After Tao Xingguo made the tea, he walked straight to Chao Ding and handed it to him.

"Thank you." Chao Ding took the tea bowl and took a sip slowly, and then said: "However, I haven't considered Your Excellency's territory yet, and at the end of this year, the Nagao family will join the family to send troops to Kanto." ”

"The minister understands that it is not easy for a rebellious minister to gain the trust of the Uesugi family." Tao Qingxian also heard the meaning of the words.

"However, the Satake family, together with the Utsunomiya family, wants to ask the family to send troops to assist them in attacking the Nasu family." Chaoding slowly put the tea bowl on the tatami mat and said.

"What do you mean?" Tao Qingxian felt that this seemed to be a hint of Chaoding.

"The Satake family is good friends with the main family, and they also married the princess to the retainer of the family, the Ashina clan. It is reasonable that the family should help him, but the combat power of the seven horsemen is not low......" Chao Ding deliberately did not finish his words.

"The minister understands, then the minister is willing to lead the troops." Tao Qingxian knew that this was also a reason for Chao Ding to want to add a territory to himself. If you don't take it, you will have to go with the five hundred stones of Tao Changfang's Zhixing and four dukes and six people, and you have to go in order to support your retainers and your daughter.

"My lord, the ministers can also wait, Lord Tao Qingxian is not clear about the situation in the Northeast Kanto when he first arrives." When Namba Hiroyoshi was about to continue, Katsuyama gave him a look and told him to shut up.

"You are all old in your own family, and Hayato Sa, you, and Minomori are all confidants and retainers that I brought out from Musashi. Now that the three of you are old in your own family, if I continue to make you generals, outsiders will say that I only trust the Musashi retainers. Chao Ding's words were said to everyone present, in order to give Tao Qingxian confidence and opportunities.

"The minister has just been regarded as a member of the Uesugi family, and as a newcomer, he can't compete with the Uesugi family tree. The lord still appoints a genealogy retainer as a general, and the minister as a deputy general. Tao Qingxian could see that the largest proportion of retainers in the Uesugi family was still the Musashi faction, not outsiders like him.

"It doesn't matter, in a broad sense, this person is more than brave, but not enough strategy. Not suitable for the position, only you who have once commanded a large army can do it. "Chao Ding knows the strength of his subordinates, otherwise he would not have sent Kato Duanzang, a ninja, to the west to save Tao Qingxian's family.

"My lord, the only thing that my family is good at is Mino Mamoru who is good at it. He is the head of the family, so it is better for him to play for the general. "Hiroshi knew what he lacked, so he simply recommended Ota Zizheng.

"Mino Mamoru is going to guard Aizu for the family, do you think that now the Date family will be at peace with the family for the time being?" Jieshan Yunsheng didn't think that the Date family would die down.

"Yes, there is still a shortage of talents in our family. There will be more than brave, but not enough wisdom. Therefore, the general who went out of the field was to be served by Lord Tao. "What the court needs now is a wise general like Tao Qingxian, and brave generals such as Namba Tian Kenji, Namba Tian Hiroyoshi and others are enough. But the Asadaki is not prepared to invest too many troops in Shimono, and the Satake family still has to give some face.

"Thank you for your trust." Tao Qingxian wants to use this battle to show his true strength.