"It's... All right. Hosokawa Nobumoto hesitated, originally he planned to put these wealthy families under the account of the Oda family, but he didn't expect Kasai Yoshikiyo to take the initiative to serve the Hosokawa family. In this case, there is no need to refuse excessively, just agree.

"Your Majesty Xiangxi Jiaqing, see the lord!" Kasai Yoshikiyoshi hurriedly re-saw the ceremony and officially obeyed the Hosokawa family.

"Very good, Jiaqing, follow me, I will definitely not treat you badly." Hosokawa Nobumoto nodded happily, this is also the first genealogy of the Hosokawa family. He believed that with the first one, there would be a second, and there would be more and more vassals, and there would even be foreign names. But then again, the Izumo Niko family should be regarded as the first genealogy of the Hosokawa family.

There is no strict demarcation between the so-called wealthy clans and daimyos, and the size of the territory cannot be generalized. Because with the rise of the "family" and the manor system, coupled with the decline of the shogunate's power, the system at that time was also quite chaotic, some daimyo only a few thousand stones, but some wealthy families had more than 10,000 stones.

Therefore, the difference between the two can be simply understood as follows: the hao clan was a local samurai who had their own power for a long time, while the daimyo obtained the right to rule the territory through various forms of official positions. For example, the Mori family was only a wealthy family in Aki before, but later developed under the hands of Mori Gen and became the largest power in western Japan that ruled the Ten Kingdoms, with a height of more than 1.2 million stones. The Imperial Court and the Shogunate also issued official positions and ranks, and recognized the dominance of Mori Motosashi, and at this time it could be called a daimyō.

There are two closest examples, the Oda family was originally a retainer of the Owari guardian Spo clan, and it can be seen as a retainer of the wealthy family. Later, he went down and applied for an official position, and he became an Owari daimyo. Tokugawa Ieyasu was originally independent from the Imagawa family, and his territory was only a Okazaki castle, which was at best the size of a wealthy family. However, Tokugawa Ieyasu had a way to get an official position from Shogun Yoshiteri of the shogunate, and he also became a daimyō.

"Reply to the Ten Rivers family, I agree with him to give up the position of the governor of the family to the Ten Rivers Deposit, and keep the territory of Ten Rivers Castle and the Yamada Gun." Hosokawa Nobumoto decided to sell his righteous brother a face, and the relationship society is always the mainstream, especially in turbulent times.

Soon, Tokawa received a reply from the Hosokawa family, and obediently opened the door and surrendered. Hosokawa Nobumoto looked at Shihe Depository, who was not a few years older than him, and knew that this person did not have an heir yet, so he could be so happy. However, when he has his own children in the future, it is still unknown whether he will be like the Kitada family and wait for the opportunity to regain the position of head of the family.

Just as Hosokawa Nobumoto was in full swing to carry out the Sanuki Kingdom raid, Hashiba Hideyoshi had just fought a vicious battle with Kitada Gukyo. Sure enough, as Takenaka's half-guards had expected, after sending the letter into the city again, when they were about to leave the camp, they were fiercely blocked by Kitada Gujiao.

Kitada Gujiao actually put on armor and went into battle in person, and hit the Oda army with red eyes, as if they had a grudge against each other to kill their fathers. Oh yes, it's a more excessive revenge than that.

"Quick! Run forward! Hidecho Hashiba shouted loudly, he was Hideyoshi Hashiba's younger brother. Now they have escaped their pursuers and are moving rapidly in the direction of Omi Province.

"Quick! Fast! If you're hungry, just grab a handful of rice and eat it! Don't stay for a moment! Hashiba Hideyoshi was also constantly spurring his men on a rapid march. He soaked all the bags of rice in salted water, and if anyone was hungry, he ran around and ate salty raw rice.

"Lord Yuchai, the speed needs to be accelerated, now it's time to rush for time! Places must be taken over as soon as possible to strengthen security and protection! "Takenaka Hanbei has already begun to think about grabbing territory, Oda Nobunaga and Nobutada are dead, and the new head of the Oda family has not yet been decided, many places have become borderless, anyway, let's take it down first.

"Hey, hey, hey! Howler! It just so happens that our route is to take North Ise, pass through Minami-Omi, and finally arrive in Kyoto. Command! Asai Nagamasa, Toda Katsutaka, Horio Yoshiharu, and Hashiba Hidenaga sent troops to Kanzaki-gun, Gamo-gun, Yasu gun, and Awata gun in Minami-Omi during the march! Well... It's the maintenance of law and order that the military advisor said. Yushiba Hideyoshi smiled, except for the Koga-gun of the Hosokawa family, the original Oda Nobunaga's direct collar was just like this, and these were all the territories of the Rokkaku family before.

"In addition, our family is short of troops, so we should immediately take the lead in crusading against Akechi Mitsuhide and obtain the name of righteousness. Then he contacted the old department of the original Oda family and worked together to eliminate Akechi Mitsuhide and occupy Kyoto. Takenaka Hanbei quickly adjusted his role and began to plan for Hashiba Hideyoshi.

"Hmm... Shunkei Tsutsui and Fujitaka Hosokawa have a close relationship with Akechi Mitsuhide, and it is very likely that they will be wooed by him. In the next suggestion, let Hori Hidemasa convince them to cooperate with the family, and at worst, let the two families remain neutral. "The Hori Hidemasa mentioned by Takenaka Hanbei is Oda Nobunaga's side, and now he also happens to be serving in Hashiba Hideyoshi's army.

When this man was 12 years old, he used to be Hideyoshi's attendant, and later, on Hideyoshi's recommendation, he became Oda Nobunaga's close attendant. And at this time, the Yuan service was named Horikutaro Hidemasa. The "celebrity Kutaro" in history has since taken his first step, and with his own efforts, he is one of the very few retainers who has served as a close attendant and participated in various affairs as a general. At this time, Kutaro's status in Nobunaga's mind was not low, and many important announcements were completed by him, and he could be called Nobunaga's cronies.

"Good! Let him try it, and as for the others, I've decided to unite Niwa-sama and Ikeda-sama. One is that the two of them are close to Kyoto, and the other is that we have a good relationship. As for Katsuie Shibata and Nobumoto Hosokawa? Hmph, just keep them in the dark! When I succeed in my rebellion, I'll clean them up! Hashiba Hideyoshi smiled evilly, and the sudden death of Oda Nobunaga's father and son would definitely tear the Oda family apart. At that time, whoever has the big fist will have the final say.

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"Hahaha, drink! Cheers! "Katsuga Castle in Sanuki Province is holding a celebration party. Hosokawa Nobumoto sat on the main seat, and on the right hand side were Kasai Yoshikiyo, Kagawa no Kee, Kankawa Motorin, and Tokawa Tsunoyuki, and on the left hand side were the retainers of the Hosokawa family.

"Yagata-sama, I'd like to give you a drink." Hankawa Motolin raised the wine cup in his hand and saluted Hosokawa Nobumoto from afar. In this battle, his Hanchuan family not only regained the old territory, but also obtained the rich Miki County.

"Good! Dry! Hosokawa Nobumoto seems to be in high spirits, and the great success of the battle of Sanuki has given him a high prestige, and even if these people become a fan of the Oda family in the future, their hearts must be towards his Hosokawa family.

"Huh? Yahachiro, you don't seem to be in high spirits, do you have anything on your mind? Hosokawa Nobumoto was drinking, and suddenly saw Honda Masanobu looking left and right, looking preoccupied.

"Oh, the lord is fine, the subordinate is a little sore in his stomach and can't sit still." Honda Masanobu hurriedly explained.

"Oh, that's it, then hurry up and let Zong Sui show you, don't take these minor illnesses seriously." Hosokawa Nobugen said with concern, now he can't do without the Hosokawa family's think tank.

"Newspaper... Lord! Miyoshi Yoshitsugi sent an urgent letter, asking the lord to take a look. The attendant outside the door saluted respectfully and held a letter in both hands.

"Hahaha! Could it be that your brother wrote a letter to intercede on your behalf? Really, he's worried about it for nothing. Hosokawa Nobumoto slowly unfolded the letter, but the content of the letter was not what he expected.

"What! How is this possible! Exactly ten years early! Suddenly, Hosokawa Nobumoto stood up, his face full of incredulity.