"Saemonsa, you don't have to say good things about Kiuchi, Matsudo, Hei, Dan and others anymore. Do you know why most of the old collar of the Satake family was idle after the attack on the Satake family? Asadaki suddenly asked after seeing that Ota Shimasa had been helping Kiuchi, Matsudo, Hei, Dan and others to speak.

"I don't know ······" At that time, Ota Shimasa was still in Ueno to quell the rebellion of the lords of the country, and he had no idea why the court had arranged it this way. However, when Chaoding only asked him directly, Ota Zimasa vaguely felt that this matter must be related to him.

"Originally, those territories were empty and were used to transfer them to you. If it weren't for the rebellion of the countrymen lords in Higashi-Ueno with your army, you would already be on your way to your new territory. "Chaoding has been planning to transfer Ota Zizheng out for a long time, but he has been suffering from lack of opportunities and time.

"What?! Why are you like this, my lord?! The ministers and Yan Fuzhong have been fighting with you in various places for so many years, and this order to transfer the seal is not something that can be accepted overnight! As soon as the words of the court fell, Ota Zimasa was blinded. Not to mention that he himself is unwilling to leave his hometown Musashi, and even the Iwafu people under his command may not necessarily have a few who are willing to go to Hitachi.

"What? Not satisfied with my arrangement? That's 110,000 stones, 30,000 more than your existing territory! How many people can't get what they dream of! After saying that, Asada walked to Ota's side and patted him on the shoulder.

“······” Ota Shimasa was silent, he didn't understand why Asadachi wanted to transfer himself and Iwafuku to Hitachi. Although on the surface, it seems that he has an extra territory of 30,000 stones, but in fact, he has been expelled from the decision-making circle, and it is very likely that he will not be able to participate in the decision-making of major affairs from now on.

"Ota Saemon Saden, you should be happy. But the lord has entrusted you with the task of watching over the eastern daimyos, and no one else. This is a sign of your lord's trust in you. Yamazaki Hidesen walked up to Ota Shimasa after Asada's departure from Ohiroma and said.

"The merit is high, but it is still ······" Ota Zimasa sighed helplessly and muttered to himself.

"No, no, no, if it is a meritorious master, then the Nambada Attendant Hall will also be transferred to another country like you. It's just that the strength of the Iwafu people under your command makes the lord feel unstable. In particular, in the last few years, the former retainers of the Edo Ota family, as well as some of the retainers of the Odawara Ise family, have defected to you, which has made the lord worried. Yamazaki Hidesen saw that Chaoding walked away, and told the truth straight to the point.

"Saemonzo, look at me. Since the defense of Namba Castle and other fierce battles and bitter battles, my retainer Lang Party has lost everything, and my lord has no idea of transferring me to another country. "Namba Tatsuji's residence Namba Castle is not far southeast of Kawagoe Castle, and the distance is closer to Kawagoe Castle than Ota Shimasa's residence Iwatsuke Castle. Kenji Namba also doesn't know whether what he did was right or wrong. At the very least, he can continue to keep his current territory unchanged without worrying about being transferred to another country.

It is no wonder that since returning to Kanto, the lord has adopted a large number of refugees for training and has become a permanent reserve. It turns out that the most worrying thing about him is me and Iwafuzhong! "Ota finally understood the cause and effect.

"Saemonsa, the Iwatsuke people under your command have the ability to gather no less than a thousand troops in a short period of time, if the Furukawa Ashikaga family, the Ryoda family, the Chiba family and other general daimyo and countrymen lords have not been defeated, then you can continue to stay in Iwatsuke Castle to defend Kawagoshi Castle. But at this moment, the lord has already pacified the countries of Sagami, Kamiso, Shizo, Anbo, and Shimono, and you and Iwatsuke have no reason to continue to stay in eastern Musashi. If you still want to continue to make achievements and accumulate enough wealth for future generations, then you can only accept the transfer and go to Changlu Kingdom. After all, the goal of the lord and the stewardship hall is to assist the general of Shangluo, and you won't stay in Changlu for too long. Kenji Namba immediately pointed out a path to Ota.

"Squire, Yamazaki Shoyanagisai, you two must do your best to share his worries by the lord's side, I accept the lord's order to transfer the seal, and from now on prepare to transfer to Changlu. I will leave the relevant bills and annual tributes. If the lord thinks that the strength of the small mountain hall is insufficient, he can mobilize the Iwafu people to go there. After Ota Shimasa finished speaking, he got up and walked outside the big room, and he felt that the court was no longer the court that it used to be.

In the second year of Yonglu, October 10. After many of the former Satake clan retained their old domains, they began to prepare for a military encounter with the surrounding Uesugi family. The first to bear the brunt is the lord of Kasama Castle, Shioya Akisada.

"My lord, something is wrong! Edo Military ······ The 5,000 troops of the Edo Army are marching here! The retainer of the Shioya family, Erto Guard, hurriedly ran into the Ohiroma of Kasama Castle and reported to Shioya Akisada who was arranging the cage castle.

"What?! 5,000 troops?! It seems that Edo Tajima Mamoru is planning to expel us and other Uesugi retainers from Hitachi! Once the Edo clan had seized the place, they would be able to attack Shimono in the north and Mabi-ryo and Oda in the west. The situation is not optimistic! "Shioya Akisada really didn't expect the Edo family to move so quickly. Although I have been prepared for a long time, I still feel that it is not enough.

"My lord, the army of the chief general, Xiaoshan Palace, has not yet come out of Yuki Castle! Even if you leave the city at this time, it will take about three days to get here. Goto Uchi, an important minister of the Shioya family on the side, said after calculating the speed of Koyama Asaki's march a little.

"We can only muster a maximum of 1,000 troops, but the Edo army has reached 5,000 people······" Shioya Warden (Shioya Akisada's son) was already feeling a little panicked.

"What's the panic?! Distribute all the 10,000 Yongle money to the defenders in the city, and if the people are willing to help us defend the city, we will also give them some. As long as we can hold this place for ten days, we will be victorious when the reinforcements from the small mountain hall arrive! After Shioya Qiuzhen finished speaking, he immediately signaled the retainers behind him to move more than a dozen boxes full of Yongle money to the middle of the big wide room.

"Father······ This is the wealth that our Shioya family has accumulated for several generations, and if it is all divided······" The salt house supervisor was a little distressed after seeing that these Yongle coins were about to belong to others.

"If you can't hold the city, you won't even have your life, what's the use of these family businesses?! Once we lose the city and the situation deteriorates, how can we make a bus to the town government? How do you explain to the small mountain hall?! It's okay if you are from the banner and the genealogy of the retainers, but we are the retainers from the Missile Country! I used to be a merchant, but I finally got the status of a samurai, and now I have a territory of 10,000 koku, which is more than the territory of some important ministers of the Uesugi family, shouldn't I be loyal to the Uesugi family and the town government?! Shioya Qiuzhen directly made his words clear.

"What the lord said is very true. Once Kasama Castle was breached by the Edo army, the consequences would be unimaginable. Once the family is kept, it will be a great achievement, and the lord can also be reused by the town government! Goto Uchi tugged at the sleeve of the salt house supervisor and told him not to always focus on the immediate benefits.

"Understood, father, then I'd better wait for the wall to clear the field as soon as possible. It is very likely that the former retainers of the Kasama clan will take this opportunity to join the Edo Army and attack us like the former retainers of the Satake clan. Shioya Kanmono instantly understood Goto Uchiki's words, and immediately entered the state. He didn't think that the former ministers of the Kasama family would be kind enough to help the Shioya family defend Kasama Castle, and they would definitely take the opportunity to collude with the Edo family.

"Well, it makes sense. You are in charge of patrolling the city to prevent the enemy from destroying important areas such as cisterns, granaries, and arsenals in the city. Shioya Akisada nodded, he was also very worried about the former retainers of the Kasama family, for fear that they would unite with the Edo family to prepare to retake their old domain.

"Ugly no Suke, you immediately go to the castle town to keep an eye on it, and once you find any suspicious characters, all of them will be detained!" The Salt House Warden ordered a retainer of the Salt House behind him.

"Yes." Shimamura Chounosuke, who was standing behind Shioya Supervisor, immediately turned around and left Ohiroma.

"Next, it depends on when the reinforcements from the small mountain hall will arrive. Although the grain and grass in the city can support the defenders for a month, the defenders in the city are scarce······" Shioya Qiuzhen said worriedly.