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The so-called "Three Shoguns of the Imperial Palace" is actually the same as the historical "Three Men of the Fuchu", whose main task is to maintain law and order in the Kita-Omi area, the heart of the Oda family's rule, with the future Azuchi Castle as the core, and at the same time, to intervene in internal affairs to a certain extent.

When you encounter a battle, you will go into battle with your family. In my spare time, my main task is to do these "chores".

The three of us are members of the Oda family, so Oda Nobunaga doesn't have any doubts when it comes to loyalty.

In terms of ability, among us, except for the Gamo clan, although the abilities of Tsuda Nobusumi and I are not amazing, we are not even unable to cope with this kind of scene, and Oda Nobunaga himself is in Kyoto, so there is no possibility of any major "accidents".

(By the way, according to the Japanese Ritsuryo system, the general is the low-ranking judge in the Konoe Mansion in the Six Guard Mansions, and there are two generals on the left and right, but since the collapse of the Ritsuryo system...... To be precise, after the imperial court lost power, the official position of general was "flooded"(╯_╰)) ......

March Day Sakamoto Castle

The name "porcelain doll", which contains an extremely pitiful meaning, does not actually apply to Xianghime.

In the end, it is Oda Nobunaga's daughter, and my wife, not only has good physical fitness, but even can ride a horse.

In this era, there are very few women who can ride horses, except for Ji samurai, female ninjas, and some so-called "female heroes", women in this era generally regard at least as an act that is contrary to "Yamato Nadeshiko".

The blue sky, the suburbs in spring, a piece of green, the air exudes the natural aroma of flowers and plants, the breath is refreshing, and the aftertaste makes people full of fragrance.

Lake Biwa in the distance glows in the sunlight, emitting a golden glow.

Kajime and I rode side by side, walking very slowly.

Now it is the two-person world that belongs to our young couple, because the closest guard behind us is also more than ten meters away.

The two horses under the crotch also seemed to enjoy the pleasant environment, stopping at three steps, lazy and lazy, and finally simply stopped and lowered their heads to gnaw on the grass and refused to go.

"Ah Xiang, your equestrian skills are good, did the lord teach you by himself?"

"No," Xiang Ji shook her head, "My lord was not very idle at that time, although he also took me and a few of my brothers and sisters to the horse farm, but most of the time, we were under the guidance of the horse priest. ”

I laughed and said, "So what is the lord doing?" ”

Xiangji replied, "He...... Always ride one of the best horses in the whole horse farm by yourself and go around in circles in the horse farm...... As long as he encounters something that makes him unhappy or frustrated, he will choose to gallop in the horse farm. ”

"Frustrated and unhappy......," I suddenly thought of the brutal and bloody side of Oda Nobunaga, who I had learned many times so far, "what did the lord do...... Radical moves? ”

Kahime hesitated, as if remembering some unpleasant memory.

"The lord was a haughty and somewhat withdrawn man, and when he rode a horse, he never let people follow him, and even if he changed his riding boots (the riding boots here refer to the traditional Japanese riding boots, which are not the same as the European riding boots we see now), he always came by himself and never let anyone else interfere.

Therefore, it is rare for anyone to be beaten and scolded by him in the racecourse because he has done something wrong or upset him. ”

"That's ......"

"But ......," Kahime's expression darkened a little, "When I was nine years old, Marvel Maru...... Oh no, your highness, young lord, fell off his horse while riding, and in a fit of rage, he took the horse lying on the ground and begged for mercy, and slashed it to death with a knife in his own hand in front of everyone......

"Hiss......" I couldn't help but gasp and sigh in my heart.

Don't get me wrong, I don't feel sorry for the irrelevant deceased.

It's not that I'm afraid of Oda Nobunaga's brutality, I'm used to it, and if he wants to start implementing "benevolent government" that day, then I wonder if the end of the world is coming.

Killing people in front of children, Oda Nobunaga is really enough...... I don't have the courage to do that anyway.

The boys are okay to say, the psychological endurance is okay, but the daughters ...... Isn't Oda Nobunaga worried about his daughters being left behind by this?

At this time, I suddenly thought of another person!

As mentioned earlier, when I was a child, I was the first person I ever killed under the orders of Akechi Mitsuhide!

At that time, I seemed to be nine years old.

Although this memory was created by "Wise Kogoro", not me, it ...... It seems that the current me is the wise Kogoro~~(╯_╰).

(Forget it, to come into this world, to become a person in this world, you should abandon all that you used to have.) ）

It seems that everyone is more or less the same, even the generous, benevolent and polite wise Mitsuhide, so I shouldn't criticize Oda Nobunaga......

"Your Highness, is that Sakamoto Castle, it's really beautiful!"

Seeing Sakamoto Castle in the distance, built on the shore, Kahime exclaimed with surprise:

"Even if it's Gifu Castle or Nijo Castle, I'm afraid it's not as beautiful as Sakamoto Castle."

"Yes~~~" I smiled and looked at the excited little wife in front of me, her appearance reminded me of the cute and stupid "Second Yuan Niang" in the ACG in my previous life.

It would have been better if Kahime Ken had shouted "kawaii".

(Author's note: "kawaii" has been used in the Middle Ages in Japanese, but "kawaii" only appeared after the reform of Japanese kanji, and belongs to the "neologism" of modern times)

I remember that the Catholic priest who came to Japan to preach, Freys, once said in the "Nihon Ji" that the wise Sakamoto Castle was not very luxurious, but it was quite beautiful, and only the later Azuchi Castle surpassed it in this respect.

On the site of Sakamoto Castle, some small castles were originally built, but they have long been abandoned, and only tall reeds are left to blow helplessly on the shore.

Ever since a man named Akechi Mitsuhide came to Shiga Prefecture in Kita-Omi, the appearance of the area has changed dramatically.

Once full of barren and dilapidated, only a few ruins of the "ruined capital" appeared on the "ruined capital" with unprecedented beauty. ，

As Kita-Omi settled down day by day, the three major industries of agriculture and commerce in the prefecture began to flourish.

First of all, business, as the situation stabilized, the enthusiasm of the merchants who could not afford to make money returned to the county, and the number of merchants in the county increased day by day.

The abandoned ditch in the old city was filled with soil and buried with the efforts of my father and a group of retainers. Then, on top of the mound, everyone worked together to build a new city.

At that time, not long after my father joined the Oda family, although he was generous, he was still overstretched in the face of such a large cost as building a castle.

So in the first few years, everyone, including my father, worked together, digging ditches, paving roads, and cutting tiles...... It can be said that Sakamoto Castle was built with everyone's hard work and sweat.

At that time, I didn't work myself, but I could feel it.

Although tired, everyone is enjoying the happiness and warmth brought by the name "silent struggle" and "mutual support".

(It may sound incredible that the daimyo worked himself, but in fact, the daimyo who were self-made or understood the suffering of the people did it, and the most famous was Takeda Shingen, who personally went into the water to control the river.)

In the southwest, another piece of land was carved out and the city wall was built, which was later known as the two gardens of Sakamoto Castle. A moat was dug in the eastern part of the city and flooded with water. On the inside, there is a samurai "shikiya" and a back garden.

From the two villages of Otsu and Wakanomiya to the north and south, the size of the castle town has expanded, and new merchants have been pouring in from outside the town.

In the western part of the castle town, there are Buddhist temples such as the renovated Gensenji Temple and Tsururoji Temple. They enclosed the back garden.

His father, a Buddhist, designated Kiyokawa-ji Temple, a branch of Todai-ji Temple, as a place of prayer and a "family temple" dedicated to his family.

In addition, there are two or three shrines in the town, and my father has appointed a priest to manage them.

After learning of my beliefs, my father let go of the restrictions on Nanban Catholicism, and there was already a shadow of a blonde, blue-eyed, tall, and small Bible in the town.

All the way to the city, Xiangji looked very excited, and it seemed that she was having a good time today.

"Your Highness, I took a look just now, and there are still vacant spaces around the city, except for the lake to the east, and there are still many reed fields being cultivated to the east of the shops."

Standing on the main castle tower of Sakamoto Castle, Kahime holds on to the railing, her eyes fixed on the bustling castle town under the sunlight, full of people coming and going.

Because of today's outing, I put on a tighter "tight kimono" for her, a bit like the ninja wears, so whether it is horseback riding or not, the "porcelain doll" is full of vitality and heroic.

This is a lot similar to the energetic,Campus youth beautiful girl "Genki Niang" I knew in my previous life.。

"Originally...... This place is full of potholes and uneven heights, so my father ordered people to dig earth from the southwest to fill in the depressions, which is why the terrain is so flat today. ”

"It seems that my father is not only a resourceful samurai, but also a civil affairs family who knows how to live within his means and is good at taking care of the family business~~" Xianghime looked at me and said, "To be honest, except for Nijo Castle, I haven't seen a more prosperous castle than Sakamoto Castle, even if it's Gifu Castle, I'm afraid it's a little ashamed." ”

"Well," I said, looking at the lake in the distance, "my father often told me that the person he admired the most, in addition to the lord, was the Michisangong of the past, and my father always wanted to have a castle that could be as beautiful as the Daosangong's Inabayama Castle...... After so many years of hard work, he finally did it. ”

"My father is amazing...... Your Highness, you have to work hard, you can't lose to your father. ”

"Well," I nodded, the wind blowing in front of me refreshed, "I may not be better than him, but I must protect the wise family, this is what I must and must do...... Ah Xiang, let's see how I did it! ”

"Okay, I will stay by His Highness's side and cheer for His Highness."

(Two shifts a day, done!) Recommended and favorited, why haven't you smashed it yet...... ）