。 Watanabe Moritsuna saw that the lord was sincere and did not intend to let himself get up, and he felt very ashamed of this, so he had to lie down on the couch and say: "It is the duty of the lord to die for the lord, and his subordinates do not ask for a reward, but also ask the lord to take back his fate." I saw that the clan clan smiled and said: "This family aims to distinguish rewards and punishments, this time you have made great contributions, if you don't reward them, won't you make other retainers feel cold, and fall into a situation where I am unkind and unjust." ”

Watanabe Shougang didn't dare to shirk it now, only to hear him hurriedly speak: "The subordinates don't dare, the lord, the reason why the subordinates did not die this time is because of this fame, so the subordinates are willing to recruit him as a retainer, and ask the lord for permission." ”

After Watanabe Shoutsuna finished speaking, the clan couldn't help but look down on the elite knight, because their mission was to protect their own safety, so the clan had a three-point impression of him, but he didn't know the name of the road.

I only heard the clan sect ask, "What's your name?" ”

The elite armored rider hurriedly knelt on the ground and said respectfully: "Back to the lord, the subordinate is named Yorokuro."

I saw that the clan nodded and asked again, "Do you have a surname?" ”

"Hui Zhugong, his subordinates are from civilian backgrounds and have surnames." Yorokuro hurriedly replied.

"If you don't have a surname as a samurai, what kind of system will you become, and if you let others know the way, won't you be ashamed that my Gaoshan family doesn't understand etiquette."

Yorokuro thought that the main guild was just a commoner without a surname, so he didn't plan to let himself change to Watanabe-sama, and his heart cooled down.

However, before he could speak, he heard the clan say again: "Since I don't have a surname, then I will give you the surname Shikahara to show your merits in this battle, and promote you to the head of the ashigaru to Watanabe Shougang, and in the future, you will not fall into the prestige of my Takayama clan." ”

After hearing this, Shikahara and Rokuro couldn't help but be stunned on the spot, the lord not only agreed to transfer himself to Watanabe-sama, but also gave him a surname, which was too much for him to believe, although he was just a flag head before this, but he knew what a glorious thing it was to let the lord give his surname, and besides, the lord not only agreed to pass on his own office, but also promoted to the head of the ashigaru, what a great grace this is.

Seeing that Shikahara and Rokuro were stunned on the spot after listening, Watanabe Moritsuna couldn't help but say, "Yorokuro, don't thank the lord for his name." ”

At this time, Shikahara and Rokuro had also come to their senses, and they saw that there was excitement on his face that could not be concealed, and he said, "My subordinates, thank you, Lord... The main hall is named, and the subordinates see the lord. ”

In the eyes of the clan, letting Shikahara and Rokuro transfer to the priesthood is not a reward for Watanabe Shoutsuna, so I only heard the clan say again: "In addition, I will give you the land of 300 stones in the village of Xiaoyuan in the general's territory. ”

Is the lord going to give himself knowledge and deeds? Watanabe Moritsuna didn't expect the lord to reward himself so much. The importance of Zhixing for a samurai is self-evident, although this is not as direct as rewarding money, but even if there is only a hundred stone Zhixing, it is also a status symbol, and even if he is unfortunately killed, as long as he has Zhixing, his family will no longer be like a rootless duckweed with nowhere to go, and as long as he does not betray his lord, the Watanabe family heirs continue, then this Zhixing can be inherited forever, and it will never be reduced to a ronin, let alone a commoner.

It can be said that such a reward made Watanabe Moritsuna feel even more excited, and he also made up his mind at this moment that not only would he swear allegiance to the death in this life, but also take allegiance to the Takayama family as a family motto, which could not be changed from generation to generation.

Thinking of this, Watanabe Moritsuna ignored the obstruction of the clan, insisted on kneeling on the ground, and solemnly saluted and said: "My subordinates thank you for the gift of the lord, and my subordinates and future generations will swear allegiance to the Takayama family." ”…,

After hearing these words, the clan said: "With your intentions, I am also satisfied, now that you are injured, it is more important to heal the injury first." After saying that, I saw that the clan clan once again picked up Watanabe Moritsuna.

Two days later, before Nobunaga held an assessment meeting, the clan first summoned the retainers to his temporary samurai mansion, and the retainers were already a little anxious for the arrival of this moment, this time the Kabara battle, it can be said that in addition to Honda Masanobu and Karumi Mitsuxian, all the leading samurai have merit, especially Hori Hidemasa, this time he took the actual power of the North family in one fell swoop, Bei Gu Jiao, this is an immortal achievement, and the clan has always been sparing rewards, so he didn't even sleep well here.

And the clan had already rewarded the injured Watanabe Moritsuna the day before yesterday, and he was going to let him recuperate for a few days, not planning to let him come, but Watanabe Moritsuna had no intention of absence, and before the meeting, he still walked in limping with a wooden stick.

When the retainers arrived, they saw the clan come out of the inner room and sit on the main seat of the hall. The purpose of his meeting was to reward the samurai who had made meritorious contributions in the Battle of Shikabara, so I only heard him say straight to the point: "This battle of Shibara is thanks to your efforts, and the Oda army will turn defeat into victory, and this Nakakutaro should be the first to win the head of the enemy's main general, and I have already revealed this matter to the lord, and the lord is very pleased with this." ”

Speaking of this, I saw the clan clan look at Hori Hidemasa, and said, "Kutaro." ”

Horihide Masashi knew that Takayama-sama was going to reward himself, and he had been waiting for a long time, only to see Horihide Masaa quickly stand up, and after taking a step outward, he knelt on the ground and said respectfully: "Your subordinate Kutaro obeys your lord's orders." ”

"Okay, now I will promote you to the rank of general of the ashigaru, with an annual salary of 180 guan and a reward of 500 kan." Hidemasa Hori listened. I can't help but be overjoyed, I have only become a force for less than a month, and I have been promoted to the general of Ashigaru, the speed of this promotion is much faster than becoming a direct minister of the lord, it seems that I did not choose the wrong one, follow the Takayama Lord to do it, the future must be bright.

Moreover, he had already thought that it should not be a problem for him to get promoted, but he didn't expect that at the same time as he was promoted, Lord Gao Shan also rewarded a huge sum of five hundred yuan, which made him suddenly a little confused.

Five hundred, my God, how should this money be spent in a hurry, how to spend it! Well, yes, after the lord takes control of Ise, he must call Hasegawa Shuichi and Ho Naomasa to go to the sparrow house to splurge on it, and let them know what it means to be wealthy.

However, Hori Hidemasa thought about it, although he is still a retainer of the Oda family in name now, but he is working for Takayama-sama, according to the retainers of the Takayama family, with his current status, he doesn't need to spend money at all to go to the sparrow house for entertainment, and Takayama-sama calls this welfare, and he is working for the Takayama family, of course, he can also enjoy all this, since he doesn't need money, how should he spend this huge amount of money in his hand?

In the past, I didn't work hard to save money to squander it in the sparrow house, but now I finally have enough money to gamble there, and I can also have fun with those beautiful chicks in it without any care, but now I don't need money, this is really a trick, it seems that the only way to save this money is to save it first, maybe when it will come in handy.

Thinking of this, Hori Hidemasa hurriedly replied excitedly: "Thank you Takayama-sama for your cultivation, and you will definitely live up to Takayama-sama's expectations." ”

After Hori Hidemasa retreated, he only heard the clan announce the reward for Watanabe Shoutsuna in public, and the retainers didn't have much feeling about the transfer of Kahara and Rokuro, but when they heard that the lord had given Watanabe Shoutsuna 300 stone Zhixing, they couldn't be indifferent. …,

The retainers did not envy the five hundred koan money that Hori Hidemasa had obtained, in the eyes of the retainers, this was too common, but the three hundred stone Zhixing obtained by Watanabe Moritsuna was very different, don't look at this Zhixing is not much, but as long as you don't betray the Takayama family, then this will never be taken back.

Although it doesn't seem to be as affordable as the 500 guan, if you look at it from a long-term perspective, let alone a mere 500 guan, even if it's 5,000 guan, it's not as good.

Moreover, this is just the beginning, as long as you follow the footsteps of the lord, it will be difficult to get meritorious, I am afraid that it will not be long before these three hundred stones of Zhixing will become three thousand stones, thirty thousand stones, or even more, and at that time, I will become a lord of one side, so it seems that I must also work hard to strive for the reward of Zhixing as soon as possible.

And Watanabe Moritsuna, as the recipient, although he had already known that he had won these rewards two days ago, he couldn't help but be excited after the lord announced it in public.

"Maeda Toshiya, Sugitani Zenjubo." After the two of them heard that the lord finally called out their names, it was finally their turn, although it seemed that the two of them did not make any contributions in this joint battle, but they just brought their own troops to destroy the enemy's elite, but the clan did not think so, if it wasn't for the fact that they consumed a large number of the elite of the northern family, then, Watanabe Moritsuna, with inferior forces, would not be able to block the attack of three times the enemy in any case, it can be said that the reason why he was able to hold the main battle, Maeda Toshiya and Sugitani Zenjubo also contributed to it.

After the two of them stepped forward, they only heard the clan sect speak: "Although the two of you failed to win the enemy general, but they caused heavy damage to the enemy, it can be said that if there are no two of you, then this formation will be difficult to hold, in order to show the merits of the two of you, I decided to reward each of you with a hundred yuan." ”

"Thank you, Lord."

I saw that the clan nodded and said again: "This time, all the participants in the battle will be rewarded with two times, and the elite armored cavalry will be brave in battle, and the reward will be five times, and all those who die in battle will be allocated a hundred times as a pension." Alright, adjournment. After saying that, I saw him walk quickly into the inner room. To be continued.