Toji Kanren and Yoshihiro Zhenli glanced at each other, and nodded slightly at Maori Yuan, "Your Highness Maori, please speak." "They don't know what Māori is proposing, but obviously, they don't have a lot of options.www.biquge.info

"Don't worry, you two, I won't use threats to make you change your position, this family needs your ability, not your people. So if you really don't want to, then I won't force it. Mao Liyuan's words dispelled the worries of the two of them.

"His Royal Highness Maori is indeed as rumored, he is a wise king!" Toji Kanlian and the two hurriedly said, although they didn't believe Maori Yuan's words, but at this time, they could only say that.

Nodding, Mao Liyuan said in a sincere tone, "As the two of you said before, Jianlian is an important minister of the Otomo family, especially when the three elders of Otomo are living in seclusion, you have become the pillar of the Otomo family." And Zhenli is the leader of the younger generation of the Otomo family, which can be described as the future of the Otomo family. ”

Hearing this, there was no change in the faces of the two of them, but they couldn't help but make it straighter. They weren't people who liked to be flattered, and strictly speaking, Maori said that. But...... As the saying goes, good words are spoken by different people, and they will have different effects. For example, if a passer-by complies that you are very good and a talent, you may not take it to heart at all, but what if it is your boss?

Who is the Māori dollar? That's China's hegemon! In other words, he is now the overlord of the Western Kingdom! Because after the surrender of the Otomo family, there was no force in Kyushu that could compete with the Mori family at all. In addition to this identity, he is also recognized as the first wise general in the world! You must know that it is obviously easier for a samurai to become famous for his martial prowess than for his resourcefulness.

In particular, Mao Liyuan has gone from a small wealthy family with less than 100 soldiers in the former Anyun Kingdom to the current overlord of the Western Kingdom after decades of struggle, and can be said to be the idol of all samurai. Well? Oda Nobunaga? Well, in fact, there are still people who think that the Oda family is just a nouveau riche.

No way, who made the Oda family rise so fast? From the Battle of Tsubakusama in 1560 to the current occupation of and its continued expansion, the Oda family only took ten years. In this comparison, it is natural that the Maori Yuan is more worthy of praise, at least in the Maori Yuan experience, people can see the possibility of replication.

The subconscious actions of Toji Kenren and Yoshihiro Zhenli did not escape the eyes of Mori Motosa, although he was 73 years old, his eyes were indeed not as sharp as before.

"My proposal is very simple, that is, the Toji family and the Yoshihiro family are still the retainers of the Otomo family, and the two of you are the retainers of the Mori family!" Mao Liyuan said lightly.

Hearing this, the two of them immediately understood what Mori Motoshi meant, "What does His Highness mean to let the two of us break away from the family and work for you alone?!" ”

"Not bad! In the current situation, even if the two of you stay in the Otomo family, it will not do the Otomo family any benefit. On the contrary, having such a good samurai as you two also makes me feel a little relieved. Mao Liyuan looked at the two and said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, although Toji Kenren and Yoshihiro Zhenli were unwilling to admit it, they also had to accept Mori Moto's statement. In fact, in this era, after any power is subdued, in order to ensure that it does not have a chance to rise again, it will generally strip off the powerful retainers under its command.

Historically, after Hideyoshi Hashiba unified the world, he has always done this. For example, the continuous elevation of the status of the Kobayakawa family has caused it to contradict the Mori family, in order to weaken the power of these subjugation forces.

However, for Mori Motomoto, what he needs is not only to weaken the strength of the Otomo family, but more importantly, he really needs two talents, Toji Kenren and Yoshihiro Jinli.

"I think you also know that the Oda family has shown the momentum of unifying the world, but the main family is obviously not going to let it continue to develop." Mao Liyuan looked at Toji Jianlian and the two said lightly.

Hearing this, Toji Kanren and Yoshihiro Zhenli suddenly understood, and they had always had a doubt, that is, why Maori Yuan was in such a hurry to recruit them. While this is not surprising, the vast majority of the forces are only moving slowly.

But now, the two understand, because they are also very clear about the situation today. In fact, as long as you don't know fools, you can understand the current trend. The Oda family firmly dominated, the center of the world, and whether it was population, economy, politics, or culture, everything was beyond the reach of other forces.

If you want to prevent the Oda family from unifying the world, you must unite, so the Uesugi family and the Takeda family, two old enemies, have formed an alliance. Although there is still a Kaga between the Uesugi family and the Oda family, Honganji Temple and the Oda family have already reached the stage of non-death, and it is conceivable that once the Uesugi family sends troops, Honganji will definitely not let Kaga's Buddhists stop the Uesugi family, and may even let them send troops to help the Uesugi family.

And now, the Mori family has defeated the Otomo family, and although Kyushu has not been unified, it is clear that his eyes have shifted to.

"If the Mori family also participates in the war...... "Just thinking about it for a moment, Tojikanren and the two can't help but get excited." This is definitely a great battle that surpasses the Onin Rebellion! If you can participate in it as a general......"

Warrior...... They value honor above all else, and obviously, if this battle can be won, it will definitely be the honor of the samurai's life, after all, the Oda family has been a powerful enemy for more than a hundred years. And everyone believes that the impact of this war will be greater than that of the Yingren Rebellion.

Taking the expressions of the two into his eyes, Mori Moto continued, "I know that Kenren is the governor of the Toji family, but I still hope that you can inherit the family name of the Inoue clan, the former important minister of the family, and I will give you the territory of 50,000 koku of Bingo Shinozawara Castle as a territory." And Zhenli, I hope that you can inherit the name of the Honjo family, a powerful wealthy family in Iwami Province in the past, and similarly, the 20,000 stone of Haro Stone Castle in Boqi Province is your territory. ”

Hearing this, even though the two of them had been prepared, they were still shocked by Maori Yuan's generosity. For a moment, they were completely stunned, and they couldn't say a word for a long time.

"In addition, I want to give you the Yuan character in my name, Inoue Kenyuan and Honjo Yuan, what do you think?" Mao Liyuan looked at the two with a smile and said.