Yoshisuke Ito was waiting outside Honmaru in a complicated mood at this time, looking at the strange eyes of the samurai of the Hosokawa family around him, not to mention how uncomfortable it was. Next to Yoshisuke was his third son, Yubei Ito, the heir of the Ito family, the eldest brother of the standard died early, and the second brother died early.

The disastrous defeat of the Battle of Ogawa resulted in the death of many powerful retainers, and Ito Yoshisuke, who knew that there was no hope of recovering the country, originally planned to die in Bungo. Who knew that Otomo Sorin's sister-in-law, Otomo Yoshito, actually fell in love with Ito Yubing's wife, Matsujuden, so he plotted to kill Ito Yoshisuke and Yubing.

Fortunately, someone secretly revealed the news to Ito Yoshisuke, who knew that he would not be able to get along with Bungo, so with the help of his retainer Yucho Kawazaki and Mrs. Akita, he secretly bought a small boat and fled from Bungo with more than 20 members of his family.

Yoshisuke Ito and his entourage came to the territory of the Iyo Kono family and asked to meet the lord of the time, Kono Tsunao. Kono was still a child after all, and when he saw that the lord of a country had fallen to this, he felt compassion, so he placed Ito Yoshisuke and others in the Zhiyuki of the family's great fortune, and ate and drank.

But after a long time, Hosokawa Nobumoto destroyed the Kono family and seized the Iyo country, and the Ito family lost its asylum. In the end, the poor people could not eat, so they had to rely on Yucho Kawazaki and his wife Atake to make turbid sake, weave cotton belts, and sell them to make a living. A samurai, especially the head of a country, ended up engaged in lowly business to make a living, which shows how desolate they were at that time, and if they hadn't happened to meet Ito, it is estimated that the whole family would have starved to death.

"I see... You said... You brought them all? Just outside the temple? Hosokawa Nobumoto listened to Ito's words for a long time and nodded, it is really good for the family to be big, and there are relatives wherever they go.

"Yes, my lord." Ito only thinks that Ito Yoshisuke was once a daimyo of a country no matter what, and there must still be supporters in the country, so he brought it, and it may be useful to the lord.

"Well, you're doing a great job! In view of this merit, you will be promoted to the general of the family, and go and sit there. As he spoke, Hosokawa Nobumoto pointed to the position where he stepped forward, indicating that it was his position.

"Yes! Thank you, Lord! The subordinates will definitely be loyal and dedicated to the main family! Ito has been very excited for a long time, and after so many years, he has finally crossed this threshold, and it can be said that he has initially stepped into the ranks of middle and senior generals. Some senior generals can even be included in the rank of important ministers, and his position is in the ranks of important ministers!

"You've heard it too, do you have any opinions?" Hosokawa Nobumoto glanced at his ministers and motioned for them to express their opinions.

"My lord, Your Majesty thinks that you can accept the Ito family and lay the foundation for the future Kyushu campaign." Takataka Kuroda was the first to express his opinion.

"Your Majesty seconded the proposal!" Masayuki Sanada also agreed.

"Your Majesty seconded the proposal!" Masaharu Mikoda and other important ministers also agreed.

Hosokawa Nobumoto gave one last glance at Honda Masanobu, who also seconded the proposal.

"Very good, let the father and son come in." Hosokawa Nobumoto nodded, just as he had estimated.

Soon, Yoshisuke Ito's father and son entered the house to meet him.

"In Shimo-Ito, the three of them are in the do-yuke, and meet Yagata-sama!" Yoshisuke Ito knelt below, his heart was bitter, it had only been less than a year, and he had actually...

"Hehe... Ito-sama, please take pride in my family's deep sympathy for what happened to your family and strongly condemn the aggression of the Shimazu family! Hosokawa Nobumoto gave them a boost and motioned for them to get up and reply.

"Thank you-sama Yagatata!" Ito and his son sat cross-legged and looked at Hosokawa Nobumoto, who was high above, and continued to speak: "I will ask your family to send troops to help you recapture Hyuga, and I will be grateful to you!" ”

"Huh?" Hosokawa Nobuyuan frowned, as soon as he came up, he borrowed troops, and when he was Gongsun Zhan, he sent troops to help you fight the world.

"Your Highness Ito, my lord's main focus now is on the eastern country, and it may be difficult to answer the matter of borrowing troops." Honda Masanobu took over the conversation and politely refused.

"Uh... This... This..."Yoshisuke Ito was stunned, this was different from what he thought.

"Your Highness Ito, what are you still asking for? I think you should accept the reality and sincerely worship the Hosokawa family, and maybe there will be a chance for family revival. Hearing this, Yoshisuke Ito turned his head to look at the person who spoke, it was Toyokuni Yamana. Now Yamana Toyokuni has already thought about it, and his concubine is now the little surname next to Hosokawa Nobumoto, the future heir of the family.

"It's... Thank you for your understanding... Next... I have no plans to become a leader..."Yoshisuke Ito gritted his teeth, he couldn't accept such an outcome at all.

"His Highness Ito!" Kono also wanted to persuade him, after all, the two had an old relationship, and he didn't want him to be convicted of disobedience, but he was interrupted by Hosokawa Nobumoto waving his hand.

"I can understand Ito-sama's feelings, it's all up to you." Hosokawa Nobumoto can also understand that the former "Sayu Xiang Sanshu Taishou" made him become someone else's retainer all of a sudden, which is indeed an extremely sad thing. If it were me, I am afraid it would be better to die.

"Thank you for your understanding!" Ito Yoshisuke went down in a big bow, old tears, he is also 66 years old this year, but he didn't expect to end up with nothing in his later years.

Throughout Ito's life, there have been ups and downs. Originally, he was only the second son in the family and could not succeed him as the governor of the family, but in the second year of Tianwen (1533), his brother Yuchong died of illness, and his uncle Yuwu suddenly rebelled and seized the family business.

Yoshisuke Ito and his brother Yukichi started from scratch and finally killed Yumu and regained the family business, but it was his younger brother Yukichi who was proclaimed governor by the important minister Nagasura Yuke Province. In desperation, Yoshisuke Ito had to become a monk.

In the fifth year of Astronomy (1536), Ito Yukichi died of illness, and Yoshiyu was able to return to the world, succeeded as the governor of the family, and became the tenth head of the Hinata Ito clan.

After that, under the leadership of Ito Yoshiyu, he quelled the civil strife, conquered the fertilizer, and unified the Hyuga country. Later, he invaded Osumi Province and defeated the Shimazu family several times, and once forced the Shimazu family into a desperate situation and almost wiped out his clan. At its peak, it was claimed to have the three kingdoms of Satsuma, Osumi, and Hinata, pushing the Hyuga Ito clan to the pinnacle of history.

With such merits, Yoshisuke Ito could have been called a generation of famous monarchs, but it is easy to fight the country and difficult to sit on the country. When the goal of the early years was achieved, he lost the ambition in his heart, and Yoshiyu's various flaws were exposed one by one.

Ito Yoshisuke is good at culture but not good at governance, valuing family affection but ignoring retainers, good luxury but not knowing moderation, mild-tempered, lack of domineering but difficult to admonish, practice Buddhism and even implement tyranny, which eventually leads to a mess of governance in the territory and a deviation from people's hearts. Even though there were 48 impregnable cities, when the enemy army arrived, they all betrayed their relatives and left, and finally the soldiers came to the city and lacked the heart to fight to the death, so they could only leave their hometowns and go to other places, and fell into today's fate.

At this time, Yubing, who was behind Ito Yoshisuke, saw his father's sad and unwilling tears, as if he had made up his mind, and said loudly: "Under Ito! I would like to join the Hosokawa family! I am willing to be loyal and dedicated to the Lord's family, and there is no double heart! I kindly ask Yagata adults to take it in! "Please pay attention to the latest chapters in the future