Chapter 697: Otomo Twin Walls (1)
For Otomo Zonglin's request, Mao Liyuan basically did not refuse much, because he had no interest in Otomo Zonglin at this time. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info he could see that at this time, Otomo Zonglin had completely lost his fighting spirit because of the blow, and this kind of person was no longer worthy of being his opponent.
And Maori Yuan has no reason to oppose the seclusion of Otomo Sorin, after all, even if he loses his fighting spirit, Otomo Sorin, he is still a rare talent in the world. If one day he suddenly regains his fighting spirit, wouldn't that be asking for trouble? And Otomo Yoshitomo inherited the family governor, apparently very much in line with Maori Moto's wishes. You must know that Otomo Yoshitomi is only 12 years old at this time, and if you want to control him, it is really not difficult for Maori Yuan.
And what is the method of MΔori Yuan? Quite simply, marriage. This is almost the most common method of wooing most of the Warring States daimyo, but it has to be said that this trick is very effective. As for Maori Yuan's marriage proposal, Otomo Zonglin naturally would not object, and even took the initiative to ask Maori Yuan to give Otomo Yoshitomi.
"Hehe, then give the yuan character in my name to Yitong." Mao Liyuan chuckled.
"Thank you, my lord!" After getting his father's signal, Otomo Yoshitomi, oh, it should be Otomo Motoyoshi said respectfully.
Then Mao Liyuan encouraged everyone again, and let them go down to rest. However, when it was nightfall, Mori Moto sent someone to recruit Toji Kanren and Yoshihiro Zhenli.
"His Royal Highness Maori." Toji Kenren and Yoshihiro Zhenli said respectfully, their eyes full of worry.
Speaking of which, if you want to say what is the biggest obstacle to the Maori family's attack on the Otomo family, it must be the first two people, Toji Kanren and Yoshihiro Zhenli.
In particular, Toji Kanren fought off the Maori army in the Battle of Tataragahama, and won more respite for the Otomo family. And Yoshihiro Zhenli is also a new generation of famous generals who rose in this war, and under his command, the offensive of the Maori family has been constantly delayed.
If it weren't for the two of them, it might not have been possible for the Otomo family to support it for two years. In addition, there were dozens of Maori samurai who died in battle because of them. So, when they learned that Maori Yuan had summoned them again, they had to worry.
They are not afraid of death, in fact they have always shown that they are not afraid of death on the battlefield. But at this time, the Otomo family has already subjugated the Maori family, and Otomo Sorin's family is also in seclusion, if the two of them die, what will their family do? If Mori Moto wants to wipe out the Toji family and the Yoshihiro family, will those former ministers of Otomo help? Apparently impossible.
Toji Kenren jumped from the patriarch of an ordinary local wealthy clan to the god of war of the Otomo family, although he relied on his excellent combat record on the battlefield, but even so, his rise obviously took away the interests of many people. After all, there are only so many territories of the Otomo family.
In the same way, the same is true for Yoshihiro Zhenli, but compared to Toji Jianren, Yoshihiro Zhenli is afraid that no one will help him. Because his father, Yoshihiro Kanri, is one of the three elders of the Otomo family, he has offended many people in his life. The so-called wall is pushed by everyone, and in the face of the new owner's Maori demands, they will obviously only work harder.
It's just that even if their hearts are full of worries, they can only follow the surname to meet Maori Yuan. Because they know that they have no choice but to be called to go. Escape? Although the martial arts of Toji Kenren and Yoshihiro Zhenli are famous in the Otomo family and even in the whole of Kyushu, it is impossible to kill them unless they reach the inhuman state of Oda Yoshinobu.
And taking a step back, even if they escaped, would their family be able to escape? It can even be said that if Maori Yuan really wants to take revenge on them, the only thing they will do is to ask Maori Yuan to spare their family.
It only took a moment to reach the residence of Mori Motosho from their residence, but for the two of them, it was as if they were living like a year. And when they walked into the room and saw the people inside, their mood sank to the bottom. Yoshikawa Motoharu, at this time, he was sitting on the left hand side of Mori Motoharu with a serious face.
"Meet His Royal Highness Mori and Lord Yoshikawa......" Toji Kanren and the two of them greeted each other nervously.
"Haha~ The two of you are finally here, I've been waiting so hard!" Seeing this, Mao Liyuan laughed and said, "Come, don't be polite, sit down~" As he spoke, Mao Liyuan ordered the little surname to serve wine.
This attitude suddenly made the two of them a little confused, because they never thought that Mao Liyuan would have such an enthusiastic attitude. Loaded? To make them take it lightly? Naturally, it is impossible, with Maori Yuan's status and power at this time, destroying the two of them is just a matter of one sentence, how can he have time to accompany them to act?
However, they soon understood what Mori Mototo meant, because after the wine was served, Mori Mototo began to praise their abilities, and Yoshikawa Motoharu kept talking about how Toji Kenren and the two of them resisted their several tricks and even fought back.
Hearing this, Toji Jianren and the two of them just drank quietly and did not echo the words, and in fact they didn't know what to say. Although the Otomo family has become a retainer of the Maori family, strictly speaking, they are still retainers of the Otomo family, and the two of them are still very loyal to the Otomo family at this time, and they have not thought about the problem of changing their careers at all.
But if he refuses, wouldn't he be unhappy for his family? If they agreed, they couldn't accept it in their hearts, so the only thing they could do was to respond respectfully while drinking silently.
Seeing this, Mao Liyuan immediately smiled and said, "I think the two of you should understand what I mean by now, but I also know that with the loyalty of the two of you to the Otomo family, I'm afraid it will be difficult to accept the change of the family immediately." β
Hearing this, Toji Kan was silent for a moment and then said in a deep voice, "Back to His Royal Highness Maori, the family of the next two has served the Otomo family for generations, and now although the Otomo family has submitted to Your Highness, the two of us are still retainers of the Otomo family after all. Now that the new governor of the Otomo family is still young, and the important ministers of the older generation are living in seclusion one after another, if I wait for His Royal Highness to change it, it will be really ......" Toji Kanren finished speaking, and his expression became very painful.
"Well said! This is the true man of loyalty! Yoshikawa Motoharu praised loudly when he heard this, as if he didn't think about whether his intervention would make Mori Motoyasu's persuasion fall short.
However, Mori Motoharu didn't blame Yoshikawa Motoharu, just looked at Toji Kenren and the two chuckled, "What the two of you said is very reasonable, but why don't you listen to my proposal?" β