Huashan Yuan Jiafu, one of the Tsinghua families, is the head of Huashan Yuan, and is currently the head of the Great Authority.

As for why Hanayamain Iesuke is the most suitable person to preside over Kyoto affairs, it is mainly because Hanayamain Iesuke's biological father is Kujo Shojing, and Hanayamain Iesuke is the adopted son who later became the Hanayamain family to inherit the family name.

In other words, Hanayamain Iesuke is the brother of Kujo Minoru, and according to this relationship, Hanayamain Iesuke is the uncle of Tsugawa Soji.

The Hanayama family is also synonymous with "poor B" in Kyoto, and the adoptive father of the Hanayama Yuan family, Hanayamain Tadasuke, has been valued as the second powerful man, and because of poverty, he had to go to Wakasa Country to find the Takeda family to fight the autumn breeze, and barely maintain the life of this adopted son.

Later, the adopted son was another poor brother of the poor B Kujo Minotsu, so the economic situation did not improve because of this, and he has been poor until today........

After hearing that Imadegawa Kimihiko and the others explained in detail the situation of the Hanayama Courtyard family, Tsugawa Soji also nodded, "The Hanayama Temple is indeed the most suitable candidate!" ”

"Zhongbei, immediately arrange for people to send these belongings carried by the family with the ship to the hands of the Huashan Courtyard Palace!"

"There is only one request for this property! That is to make the best use of the material and improve the living conditions of His Majesty the Emperor and the Minister of Kyoto, and if anyone dares to embezzle it privately, it will be an enemy of my Tsugawa family! Speaking of this, Soji Tsugawa couldn't help but accentuate his tone.

"Hah!"

Sekibune departed from Shimizuyama Castle in Takashima-gun, on the western shore of Lake Biwa, and traveled eastward for most of the day to finally arrive at Imahama Castle in Asai County, on the eastern shore of Lake Biwa.

Present-day Hama Castle is the historical Nagahama Castle, and when Kinoshita Hideyoshi was granted the domain of Omi Province, he rebuilt Nagahama Castle on the basis of Present-day Hama Castle, but at this time Imahama Castle was still a small castle near the sea.

After landing at Hama Castle today, Rokkaku Yoshiken strongly invited Tsugawa Soji to Kannonji Temple Castle. , but was politely rejected by Soji Tsugawa. Seeing that the war is about to start, now is not the time to visit the mountains and rivers, if it weren't for the strong invitation of Rokkaku Yoshiken today, plus the fact that there are Imadegawa Kimihiko and others to accompany him, Tsugawa Soji really doesn't want to come.

In the end, Soharu Tsugawa chose to take a trip to Kotani Castle.

Otani Castle is located on Mt. Kotani, Asai County, in the northern part of Omi Province, and is the base of the Asai family.

In the third year of Tensho, Ryomasa Asai built the new castle of the Asai family on this 500-meter-high hill of Otani, and gradually moved his retainers to live in the castle town of Otani Castle, laying the foundation for the Asai family's Kita-Omi overlordship.

Although it is a mountain town, the scale of Kotani Castle is not small. The main part of the castle is built on the mountain, and the part of the castle town is located in a valley (Shimizu Valley) at the foot of Mt. Otani.

Mita Village, Akao and other retainers were placed here, and Akao Kiyotsuna also built the Akao Curved Wheel here as his residence.

When we arrived at Kotani Castle, it was already night, and the Asai family's Mimori tortoiseshell flower rhombus pattern was faintly visible through the firelight of the castle town. The originally quiet night became lively again with the arrival of Soji Tsugawa and others.

"This is the Kyogoku Maru, which was originally built by the family for the father and son of the former Omi guardian Kyogoku Hall (Kyogoku HD), but no one has lived in it for a long time. How about Tsukawaden resting here today? Outside the Kyogoku Maru, Hisamasa Asai said cautiously, for fear that Soji Tsugawa would not be satisfied with his arrangement.

The Kyogoku Maru is located in the center of Kotani Castle, next to the Honmaru where Hisamasa Asai lives. Back then, when there was a civil strife in the Kyogoku family, Asai Ryomasa gave full play to his strategy and usurped the power of the main family.

Afterwards, in order to stabilize the rule of the Asai family in Kita-Omi, the Kyogoku Maru was specially built and the old master Kyogoku HD, Kyogoku Takahiro and his son were taken to Kotani Castle. Although the scale of Kyogoku Pill is not large, it is still well cultivated, and Tsugawa Soji can't find fault with it anyway.

After all, it's night, and Soji Tsugawa can't see it clearly, so it's going to be no problem for one night anyway.

"Tsugawa Palace, this is Agu Nai and the little dog Saruyamaru!" After Tsugawa Soji was seated, Asai Ryomasa instructed the maid to bring food to Tsugawa Soji, and at the same time, he also introduced a man and a woman behind him to Tsugawa Soji.

As soon as Asai Hisamasa's words fell, a woman standing next to Asai Hisamasa pulled a young child and saluted Tsugawa Soji. Under the candlelight, although Soharu Tsugawa couldn't see the woman's face clearly, just from the sound alone, people couldn't help but feel a tingle......

"Oh, you don't need to be polite, please take a seat!" Taking advantage of Yajima Osamu arranging for people to test the poison, Tsugawa Soji unhurriedly let Asai Hisamasa and others sit down, and then drank tea without saying a word, looking at Asai Hisasa's wife and son from time to time.

Agu was a little flustered by Tsugawa Soji's staring, thinking that he was rude, and his eyes revealed a trace of fear. And Saruyasharu, who was sitting next to Agu, although he was only eight or nine years old, stared at Tsugawa Soji carefully without fear.

"Father, is this the world-famous Dewa Hokuto Tsugawa Hall?" Suddenly, a childish child's voice sounded in the hall, breaking the silence in the hall. It was Saruyashamaru who spoke up.

"Don't be rude!"

On this occasion, Tsugawa Soji has not yet asked where there is a chance for children to speak out.

Asai Hisamasa hurriedly bowed down and said, "The dog is not formal, and if you are rude, please ask Tsugawa Hall for forgiveness!" ”

"Hehe, don't panic in the palace Shaofu Palace, it's just a child's words." Soji Tsugawa comforted Asai Hisamasa slightly, then turned his head and looked at Saruyamaru with a pleasant face, and asked in a low voice, "Aren't you afraid of me?" ”

"Don't be afraid!" Saruyashamaru replied with a calm face, "Tsukawa-den entered Kotani Castle as a guest, and the Asai family is not an enemy of Tsukawa-den, so Saruyasha-maru is not afraid!" ”

"Interesting." Soji Tsugawa quipped, "What if I attacked Kotani Castle as an enemy of the Asai family?" Will you be scared at that time? ”

"No!" The response to Soharu Tsugawa was still a firm answer.

"Why?"

Saruyashamaru froze, looked into the eyes of Tsugawa Soji, and replied without showing weakness, "With Saruyashamaru here, the enemy will not be allowed to attack Kotani Castle." And once an enemy attacks Kotani Castle, then Saruyashamaru will also have a seppuku! Dead people are not afraid! ”

"Hahaha!" Tsugawa Soji laughed loudly and said, "The palace is a young assistant, you gave birth to a good son!" I am very happy that this son is extraordinary! The next sentence is "It's better to be sent to my family to be a boy, wouldn't it be beautiful".

Soji Tsugawa smiled very happily, and a group of Asai Hisamasa was already sweating profusely. If it weren't for Tsugawa Soji being here, I'm afraid that Asai Hisashi would have rushed up and grabbed Saruyasharu's ear and scolded him loudly, and he didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of Tsugawa Soji, MMP, a stinky boy who has not dried up, dares to be so arrogant?

If Soji Tsugawa could know Asai Hisasa's heart at this time, he would definitely pat Asai Hisasa's shoulder, "Brother, a man who has been in the city is born extraordinary!" ”