"Aizuzugawa family?"

Miki Naogo was also confused, "I've been in the Shimoshi family for a few years, but I've never heard of any Aizugawa family!" And the lord has never mentioned it, is it someone who is fake? ”

"Miki-sama doesn't even know?" After hearing Miki Naogo's words, Shinda Nobuyhiro was also confused. I thought that Miki Naogo was the brother-in-law of the lord, and he was a member of the family, so I thought I should know about these things, but it turned out that even Miki Naogo didn't know, which was very embarrassing.

"The Aizu Tsugawa family, is it a branch of the main family?" Miki Naogo lowered his head and pondered for a while, and then felt that this matter was more cautious, so he hurriedly said to Xin Tian Shinshi, "Xin Tian, you go to confirm the identity of the person who came in person, and by the way, ask him if he has anything on his body that can prove his identity." If that doesn't work, then I'll go and tell the Lord about it myself after the banquet is over, and ask the Lord to decide!" ”

"Hah!"

.......

"Father, Ueno Castle is so big! Look at this scale is much larger than Tsugawa Castle! "Outside the castle town of Ueno Castle, Tsugawa Hidemune and his party took advantage of the fact that Asakura Kojiro had not yet returned, and they stretched their necks and carefully looked at Ueno Castle in front of them.

"I'm afraid that Tsugawa Castle is not even one-tenth of Ueno Castle, and even Kurokawa Castle, the residence of Ashina Temple, is probably far inferior to the Ueno Castle in front of me." Even Tsugawa Hiromune, who was stuffy, couldn't help but sigh after seeing the majestic Ueno Castle in front of him.

As the head of the Ashigaru head of the Kinjo family, Tsugawa Hiromune also followed the Kinami family to Kurokawa Castle and other castles of the Ashina family, but in the impression of Tsugawa Hiromune, there is no castle comparable to the Ueno Castle in front of him.

Although Ueno Castle was not built for a long time, it was built by the Tsugawa family at great expense. From the very beginning of its construction, Ueno Castle was built by Soji Tsugawa according to the template of "Inabayama Castle (Gifu Castle)", and although there are some details that are different from Inabayama Castle, they are generally the same.

For example, Ueno Castle and Inabayama Castle are both castle towers, Honmaru is located on the mountain, and the lower mountain is the castle town.

When Ueno Castle was first built, it was the largest castle in the Hago area, and it has been expanded several times since then, and the size of the castle town alone has more than doubled. On Mt. Ueno, in addition to the Tsugawa family's new Bodhi Temple, which has been opened up to the Tsugawa family's Shintoboji Temple, there are several other areas that are planned to be used as Tsugawa Soji's new residence (a higher B section of the house) and tea rooms, which are still under construction and are expected to be completed by the end of the year.

In addition, several new villages and towns were established outside Ueno Castle, such as the towns of Owa and Toga. The main purpose is to concentrate some of the indigestible goods of Ueno Castle in these villages, and to promote the development of the area around Ueno Castle and increase the prosperity of Ueno Castle.

It can be said that Ueno Castle is no longer limited to the Tsugawa family's base or the residence of Tsugawa Soji, but also serves as the "economic center", "political center", and "cultural center" of the entire Kita-Ou region.

Not to mention Ueno Castle of this size, not to mention in the Ou area, even if you look at the entire RB, it can be regarded as a majestic and unusual castle. People like Tsukawa Hidemune and Tsukawa Hiromune are just small local tyrants from the countryside of Aizu, and the farthest places they have been to in their lives are only Kurokawa Castle and other places, so it is normal for them to make such exclamations.

Seeing Tsugawa Hidemune and others looking like dirt buns who had never seen the world, the ashigaru of several guards couldn't help but laugh with a smile on their faces.

However, Tsugawa Hidejong and the others didn't care at all, but looked more energetic, after all, in their eyes, they and the Xianbei Tsugawa family were members of the same family. The Senbei Tsugawa family is so powerful, and as a family, I am also honored. The so-called one-person ascending to heaven is probably like this.

"Is that the one you call yourself the Aizugawa family?" Just as Tsugawa Hidemune and the others were fascinated by Ueno Castle and let out bursts of admiration from time to time, Shinshihiro Akita went outside the castle town under the leadership of Kojiro Asakura.

Hearing the voice, Tsugawa Hidemune and the others hurriedly turned around, and when they saw an extraordinarily dressed Tsugawa family samurai, Tsugawa Hidemune hurriedly replied, "Not bad!" In the lower meeting of the Tsugawa family, one of the doors of the Tsugawa Sanki Shou Hidemune, I came to visit Tsugawa De Hasuke-sama. ”

"The family is holding a banquet, and in addition to the retainers of the family, there are also Kyoto's ministers, Saionji Temple, attending, so it is not convenient to see guests for the time being. If you have anything to prove your identity, then wait in the city first, and if not, then please go back. As he spoke, Shinda closed his mouth.

Hearing Shinda Nobuyoshi's words, Hidemune Tsugawa and Hiromune Tsukawa looked at each other.

"This thing is the famous sword Toki Somitsu that has been passed down from generation to generation in my Tsugawa family, and it is something that can only be worn by the head of the Tsugawa family. This lord handed this knife to Lord Dehanesuke-sama and knew it at a glance! After hesitating, Tsukawa Hidemune hurriedly handed a wooden box held by his son Tsugawa Genzaburo behind him to Shinda Nobuyo.

After taking the wooden box, Xin Tian Nobuyo opened it and saw that there was indeed a knife inlaid with the "bellflower pattern" family crest lying inside, which looked very simple in appearance, and there was a string of gorgeous accessories on the handle, which really did not look like an ordinary knife.

However, Xin Tian Xinfan didn't dare to make a conclusion based on these alone, so he had to say, "This thing will be handed over to the lord in the future, and I don't know if the lord will receive you." ”

"Kojiro, take them to the castle management office of Shinomaru to rest for a while, and let me go and verify the authenticity of this thing before making a decision!" With that, Shinda Nobuyhiro closed the lid of the wooden box, then turned around and walked towards the castle tower of Ueno Castle.

"Hah!"

After Shinshi Shinshi, Kojiro Asakura said to Tsugawa Hidemune and others, "Come with me." ”

"So, it's hard work!" Hidemune Tsugawa and the others breathed a long sigh of relief, and then finally entered Ueno Castle under the leadership of Kojiro Asakura. Along the way, when they saw the well-equipped and neatly patrolled Ashigaru in Ueno Castle, Tsugawa Hidemune and the others sighed again.

"That samurai just now has an extraordinary face, so he must be an important minister of the Tsugawa family, right?" On the way, in order to alleviate the previous embarrassment, Tsugawa Hidemune asked Asakara Kojiro in front of him.

Hearing Tsukawa Hidemune's words, Asakura Kojiro replied with a smile, "Although Shinda-sama is only the ashigaru general of the main family, he is the garrison of Ueno Castle and is responsible for guarding Ueno Castle. Ueno Castle is the residence of the lord, and the retainers of the lord and the families of the subordinate countries also live here, so he is a person who is extremely trusted by the lord. ”

"I see, it was really rude for me to wait just now!" Before coming, Tsugawa Hidemune and others had also learned some news about the Tsugawa family, among which the retainers of the Tsugawa family were naturally the focus of Tsugawa Hidemune and others. However, due to the relatively short rise of the Senbei Tsugawa family, and the Aizu area is still a certain distance from Dewa, only a few famous people are known about the retainer of the Tsugawa family, Tsukawa Hidemune and others.

For example, the five-color commander of the Tsugawa family, etc., and a retainer like Shinda Nobuyoshi who is not famous knows very little, but it does not prevent Tsugawa Hidemune from praising more.