"Meet my lord! I wish the lord and the lord prosperous and prosperous, and the Hosokawa parents will be prosperous! "In the large room of Nijo Castle, a full house of retainers saluted in unison.

"Hmm." Hosokawa Nobumoto on the main seat nodded slightly and responded simply. I saw him wearing a black black hat, a big blue stripe hanging down, and a gold-edged landscape folding fan pinned to his waist.

Note: The black hat is cylindrical and is the highest grade in the black hat. A large pattern is a garment that is decorated with a family coat of arms on the chest and arms, and dyed with a large pattern on the hakama.

"Yes!" Only when the people below got their approval did they dare to sit up, straighten their backs, turn to the sides, and look ahead.

Hosokawa Nobumoto glanced at the ministers, the first step of the "one country, one city" order has been successfully completed, and the generals who are all in charge of each reserve army are summoned today.

"Zhengxin, let's talk about the current situation." On formal occasions, Hosokawa Nobugen did not call Honda Masanobu by his young name.

"Yes!" Honda Masanosin turned gorgeously and bowed deeply to the lord, respectfully. Then pull out a roll of paper from your sleeve, unfold it, and slowly state it.

"In terms of government affairs, the Hosokawa family's one country and one city order is progressing smoothly, and the retainers who are directly under him..."Honda Masanobu elaborated on the merits and demerits of each retainer during this period of time.

"Finance...", and then explained the fiscal revenue and expenditure of the year, mainly to assess the merits and demerits of the internal ministers.

"In terms of the war..."Honda Masanobu paused, this was the focus of the day, and the other retainers immediately pricked up their ears, they were very concerned about how far the war went.

"A month ago, a joint battle broke out between our army and the Shimazu army in the capital basin, and our army won a great victory and killed the new head of the Shimazu family, Shimazu Yoshihiro!" As soon as Honda Masanobu's words fell, everyone below immediately erupted in joyful emotion.

"And to get his family's important ministers Kitago Tokihisa and Shimazu Asahyu...", followed by a large list of names: "Afterwards, he took advantage of the victory and pursued it, and successfully won the Shimazu Iehisa, and the Shimazu stream was cut off!" ”

At this point, the Shimazu family is considered to be a family name in the true sense of the word.

"Well, that's good." Hosokawa Nobumoto nodded with satisfaction, although he had known this information for a long time, but this time it was published for the first time in public, and he still affirmed Hosokawa Motokatsu's achievements.

"Congratulations! Congratulations to my lord! Everyone turned to Hosokawa Nobumoto in unison and bowed down.

"Well, let's all get up." Hosokawa Nobumoto is still moody, he has been in a high position for a long time, and his momentum has long been not angry and self-assured.

"Thank you, lord!" The people below were sincerely frightened when they heard this, and the lord neither smiled nor said a word more, which filled their hearts with speculation.

"Go on." Hosokawa Nobumoto spoke concisely and motioned for Honda Masanobu to continue.

"Yes!" After Honda Masanobu saluted again, he cleared his throat and continued to state: "The Shimazu family was destroyed, and all the south of Kyushu belonged to my Hosokawa family. ”

"Ten days ago, a joint battle broke out between our army and the Ryuzoji army in Okita, and our army won a great victory and killed the head of the Ryuzoji family, Ryuzoji Takanobu! And won Kinoshita Masanao, Hyakkutake Kenkan, Narimatsu Nobukatsu, Eri Kou Nobuyen, Enjoji Nobuyin and other powerful retainers! "Another good news came, everyone happily congratulated each other, with the death of the overlord of Kitakyushu, plus the four heavenly kings of Ryuzoji Temple also died in battle, it means that the defeat of the Ryuzoji family is imminent.

Now that Southern Kyushu is in hand, the capture of Northern Kyushu is just around the corner, and the Kyushu conquest will end perfectly.

The corners of Hosokawa Nobumoto's mouth rose slightly, this is his biggest expression today, Hosokawa Motokatsu really lived up to expectations, and the capture of Kyushu means the unification of the whole country.

At this time, all the retainers looked at Hosokawa Nobumoto with eager eyes, and the atmosphere suddenly became different and intense, as if something was brewing.

"Huh?" Hosokawa Nobumoto raised his eyebrows, he naturally noticed this strangeness, and he couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart, what could make all the retainers so enthusiastic?

Honda Masanobu felt the atmosphere behind him, and immediately looked back, and everyone's expressions were in full view, and after a little thought, he suddenly realized.

"Faithful, is there anything else?" Hosokawa Nobumoto saw Honda Masanobu's expression, as his confidant military advisor, a core member of the Mochizuki organization, he also asked out of trust.

"Yes..."Honda Masanobu hesitated for a moment, this matter should have been raised when the Kyushu campaign was over and everyone returned. But since the lord asked, he could only answer truthfully: "Lord, if you are one today, the ministers implore the lord to comply with the righteousness and open the mansion!" Govern the country with righteousness! ”

"Obey the righteousness! Opening and building! Govern the country with righteousness! As soon as the retainers in the back saw that someone was taking the lead, they immediately bowed down and pleaded for their lives in unison.

"Oh?" This was completely unexpected by Hosokawa Nobumoto, it was too sudden, although he also thought about it, but he was not ready today.

"My lord, I should have waited until the young lord and their triumphant return before bringing it up, but..."Honda Masanobu glanced behind him, and then said, "Your Excellency suggests that the lord now obey the general righteousness and ascend to the position of general to reassure the people." ”

"Hmm..." Hosokawa Nobumoto touched his chin with his right hand and began to think about it, and the people below did not dare to make a sound, and they all nervously waited for the lord's decision.

"It's okay, it's time to prepare now, and when Yuansheng and the others return, they just want to participate in the ceremony together." Hosokawa Nobumoto knew that this step would be taken sooner or later, so he simply pushed the boat down the river and nodded in agreement.

"The ministers will swear allegiance to the lord to the death! Loyal to the Hosokawa family for generations! Everyone was so excited that they bowed to the end, and it was very spectacular at a glance.

Hosokawa Nobumoto couldn't help but feel heroic in his heart, stood up suddenly, and waved his big hand: "The post of shogun is scheduled to take office in the New Year of the next year!" Chronology... It's called Yuanhe! ”

Yuan, naturally taken from the word "yuan" of Hosokawa Nobumoto; And, in ancient China, "harmony" was the highest value, and it was also Hosokawa Nobumoto's subtle hint that he could not forget his roots. It just so happened that "Yuanhe" was the name of Li Chun of Tang Xianzong, and there was a brief unification of the Tang Dynasty during his reign, which was known as "Yuanhe Zhongxing" in history.

"Yes! The Lord is wise! "The people can't afford to bow down for a long time, and with the arrival of the Lord, they will be more closely surrounded by the generals and become the ministers of the palace.

Hosokawa Nobumoto stood tall and proud, glancing at the ministers, exuding a monstrous domineering aura on his body. It's all there!

The Shogunate, a central government agency that overrode Emperor Hitomoto, was the supreme governing body of the samurai regime. He often ruled the country in the way of "coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes", and its highest power was the Shogun of Seiyi, also known as the Shogun.