Chapter 143: Layout Again (Part II)

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On the second day, Mitsunari Futami finally came to Tenjin Mountain Castle. When he received my summons, he came to the main hall of the Matsuo Pavilion, but instead of entering, he bowed down under the wide eaves outside the main hall.

"You're here at last," I said in a cold voice, "I heard that you arrived at the port of Én a few days ago, and have been there ever since...... I'm about to send someone to ask for your master."

"Your Majesty heard that you have been busy with affairs these days, so I didn't dare to come over to disturb you...... Moreover, your subordinates know that they have made a big mistake, and I am afraid that you will be unhappy to see it, which will affect your mood in the past few days," he kowtowed.

What a humble tone this is, is it also an old minister of the Kira family...... I was angry and funny, "So how dare you come here now?" ”

"Here, Your Majesty heard that the Li family has softened and sacrificed the children of the Changen Ichikoku and the Sugi family, so you should be in a good mood...... Really, how can the power of Eli fight against you," he said, looking up with a smile on his face, and complimenting me in a flattering tone.

"Don't think that you can pass the test by saying a few kind words," I said with a straight face, "What did you do last time you asked you to search the Li Shui Army?" I didn't say anything about it hastily, and I didn't have a good contact with Jingding, and I actually left all the liaison ships on the side of the defense house."

"Yes, yes" Seeing Guangcheng kowtowing again, "Your Majesty doesn't dare to hope to escape punishment, what will you do, and Your Majesty has no complaints"

I tilted my head slightly and looked at Mitsunari Futami seriously. This guy is really similar to a monkey, and the more you look at it, the more it resembles it. And the way he looks now is simply a copy of the monkey in front of Nobunaga......

"Come here," I commanded.

Seeing that Guangcheng stood up, walked into the hall with his head down, and then fell to the ground again.

"Come closer, come in front of you and sit down." I commanded again.

He quickly got up again, walked all the way to me, and sat down on the ground as he was told.

I stood up, trying to learn from Nobunaga to kick him in the head. However, thinking about it, he felt that he couldn't get off his feet, so he put away the folding fan and put it on his head; "For the sake of you robbing Iwami Ginshan, I'll spare you this time...... But never again," I shouted.

"Your Majesty will never do it again," he lowered his head and thanked him respectfully, "Thank you for the beating." ”

"Well," I nodded, "I heard that you sent all the silver you had stolen to the shipyard in the port of Én, why is that?" ”

"Because Your Majesty heard that a lot of transport ships had been lost this time, he had the audacity to send the money to the shipyard and ordered them to gather some more people to speed up the work," Mitsunari Futami replied, "Your Majesty was in charge of the shipyard in Awaji before, so he knows a little bit about the situation in the shipyard. ”

"It's rare that you have such a mind," I nodded approvingly, "and then you will be in charge of the affairs of the port...... If you go back and destroy the Tsushima clan, the two islands of Tsushima and Iki under their control have about 20,000 stone heights, and they will all be transferred to you as a base."

"Yes, thank you for the reward," he looked up happily.

"In addition to the port of the city, you are also in charge of the sea area. When it's okay, just go over and disturb it, and seize one or two fishing boats, merchant ships, or something, but it can't be too much, at least Iwami Ginzan can't be robbed anymore...... However, you can find a way to win over the mountain master (miner) over there and help you mine Tsushima Silver Mountain. Fifty percent of the output of the silver mountain will be used as the cost of your mining."

"Please rest assured that Your Majesty is doing this kind of thing," he grinned.

"Well, go ahead," I nodded. He is indeed very suitable for this kind of thing, and when I made a plan to disturb Yoshikawa Gennt at sea, I thought of him first. As for the Tsushima family, the current ruler is the outgoing head of the family, Zong Yixuan, the first two heads of the family, Zong Maoshang, Zong Yichun were both adopted by him, and all of them were early deaths, so he succeeded Maoshang, Yichun's younger brother Zong Yizhi, and took over as the head of the family at the beginning of the year. With their strength and the situation at home, I believe it will not take much effort to see the light of day.

For me to spare Mitsunari Futami so easily, and give me the reward of a given territory, Xinjing didn't understand a little, and he couldn't even get used to the appearance of him in front of me, and felt that he was very unkind to the samurai. I'm just laughing at that. After all, he hasn't adapted to the leader's day, and when he really adapts, he will understand how rare it is to be such a respectful and capable subordinate who thinks about the leader everywhere. In fact, Mitsunari Futami himself knew that he could not be completely blamed for the incident in the Guann Strait, but he still took all the responsibility in order to maintain the leader's reputation of being great, glorious, and correct...... What a thought, what a theory, what a representation, what a harmonious feeling; "Well, I have my own opinion on the matter of Guangcheng," I said, changing the subject, "and letting him attack the Tsushima clan is just the beginning. ”

"Are you going to settle the matter before the fé?" Xinjing guessed very keenly.

"yes," I nodded, "I'm going to settle it out once and for all." It is not only necessary to settle down, but also to act as a pilot project, promulgate land inspection orders and money writing orders in the territory, and implement the market change law and the ruler implementation law, so as to completely integrate them into the ruling system and economic system of the family. ”

"Father-sama first suppressed the Rika family and appeased the Shimazu family, removed the external and internal instability, and then settled the former country, is this the order to solve it thoroughly, right?" Xinjing looked at me and said.

I nodded again and instructed him, "You will be in charge of internal affairs." Remember, be sure to do it well, take advantage of this unique opportunity to exercise, and try to solve the problem in a proper and thorough way. Because the experience of this country will be extended to the whole of Kyushu and even to the whole of the region...... Of course, you don't have to hold back. The territory that has just been pacified, even if it is overdone, is reasonable, and it will not cause movement in the rest of the territory. Moreover, we are in a very good situation now, and we can dispatch a large number of troops to maintain it, even if the wealthy families in the country are dissatisfied, it is impossible to turn up anything.1n If anyone dares to move, you just want to use him to make a decision. ”

"I see." Xinjing replied.

"Then, our father and sister will change the city," I smiled, "Tenjin Mountain Castle and Chikuzen and Bunzen are given to you, and the two reserve teams of Tsushima and Hasuike and the Anlan detachment are also given to you, and if necessary, you can also use the prestige of Iehisa, Toshi, and Sawaki." I only returned to Imabari Castle with the triple reserve and the approved Volt B Squadron, and then ordered Shigeji, Yorichen, Ichitoyo, and his subordinates to come and assist. ”

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After leaving Tenjinyama Castle, I did not go directly back to Shikoku, but went around Kyushu for half a circle, and landed at Usuki Port in Bungo Province, Nobeoka Port in Hyuga Province, and Kagoshima Bay at the boundary between Osumi Province and Satsuma Province.6

Outside the port of Uusagi in Bungo Province, there is a small island surrounded by the sea on three sides, called Dansheng Island, on which a Usuki Castle was built, which is the hermitage of Otomo Sorin. This castle is very strong, and it is the place where Empress Otomo Sorin's defense was held in history, and with a few close shì, it resisted the invasion of more than 3,000 people of the Shimazu family. On the coast across the island from Tanbu Island is the town of Uusagi, which rises from the castle, and most of the townspeople in the town have converted to God like Otomo Sorin, and the church has taken it very seriously, building churches, hospitals, and even an orphanage, and walking through the town, you can often see the townspeople wearing silver, copper, or iron crosses, and some of them wearing emblems with the heads of Christ or the Virgin.

When I sent someone into the city and expressed my intention to meet with Otomo Sorin, he left the city with a few close people and went to the church to wait for my arrival. And when I arrived, he was waiting at the entrance of the Én, with a shaved head on his head, a jeweled cross hanging in front of him, dressed in a white sè garment, and even the music of the cello was playing in the church.

After greetings, we walked into the church, and we had a tacit understanding that we didn't talk about any government affairs.

"What a beautiful sound," he exclaimed to me, "and every time I hear this music, I feel very peaceful." ”

"Is this also the collection of His Highness Kingo?" I couldn't help but ask him. I've heard of his penchant for collecting Southern Barbarians many times before.

"How is it possible," Otomo Sorin, shaking his head, "this is music used to worship God, how can it be collected by mortals?" ”

"So His Highness Kingo let Janet learn piano, right?" I was reminded of Janet's rare art. There are probably very few people in Japan who have this kind of art.

"Exactly," sighed Otomo Sorin, "I haven't seen her for many years, but I miss her piano very much." ”

"In that case," I said tentatively, "how about I let Janet and the child come with you and accompany His Highness Kingo?" ”

Otomo Zonglin was silent for a while, and finally nodded: "Very good." ”

"Then, in the future, please ask His Highness Jinwu to take care of them more." I said with relief.

With the care of Otomo Sorin, Keichiro's position in the Otomo family is completely stable. As for Janet, with her father and child, she probably won't feel lonely, besides, her possession is very strong, and she is restrained by Shinjing and Yujia in Imabari Castle, and she can't do whatever she wants; And this time when she returned to Otomo's house, before Keishichiro became an adult, the entire Honmaru in Funai Castle was hers, and she could toss it......

At the second stop in Nobeoka Castle, I received a visit from Beehouse Yoritaka and presided over the ceremony of the Yuanfu he raised, which was named Beehouse Keiryū. This child, the grandson of the former head of the Ito family, Ito Yoshiyi, has just turned thirteen this year, which is the year of the Yuan service, and I will preside over it, which means surrender and strengthen the bond between the two sides.

The third stop is Kagoshima Bay between the Satsuma Peninsula and the Osumi Peninsula, and Sakurajima Island in the bay has been a famous place in Japan since the Heian period. On the west bank of Sakurajima is Kagoshima Castle, which is being built by the Shimazu family, and on the east side is Kamisui Castle, which is located by Nobuhide Gamo.

Since Kagoshima Castle had not yet been completed, I received an audience from Yoshihisa Shimazu at the port office, and I went directly across the sea to Tarumi Castle. On the second day after I stayed in the castle, a ship came from Shikoku and told me the news that Ming Heian had given birth to a son.

When the messenger arrived, I was sipping tea in the courtyard of the castle, accompanied by Mitsu, and it was naturally Nobuhide Gamo who made the tea.

"I didn't expect Keitaro to be a father too...... That's great news," Mitsu said happily.

"Well, yes, take advantage of this opportunity to send Ming back to Lianchi City and lift her house arrest." I'm very happy too. Zhou Jing's NV child is the first child born to the next generation of the Kira family.

Looking at Chiyo Tsuru, who was playing under the eaves, I suddenly had a decision.

"Xuanxiu, Mitsu, I want to give this eldest grandson NV to Tsuru Chiyo, what do you two say?" I asked Nobuhide Gamo, who was clinging to the handle.

"This is our honor," Kamo Xuanxiu put down the handle unhurriedly and bowed calmly, "So what is the name of this little princess?" ”

By the way, when he said this, I realized that the messenger had not yet given the name of the child...... I turned my head to look at the messenger sent by Kira Castle.

"This," the envoy bowed to the ground, and his face was difficult to sè, "the main hall, because the lord of the country is still in Kii to preside over the inspection of the land, so the princess has not yet taken a name...... It was Katsugano-sama who sent his ministers. ”

"Zhou Jing is still in Kii?" I was very surprised, "The first child was born, and he didn't even ask?" Even if you don't have a child, you should go back to preside over the autumn harvest in the collar."

"Zhou Jing is so dutiful, even a little self-suffering," Kamo Xuanxiu sighed, and then glanced at me, "...... Especially after the head of the family succeeded to the throne. ”

I frowned slightly, and instructed the messenger, "You go back to Tosa immediately, and ask Katsugano-sama to ask the lord of the country to come back." ”

He bowed his head and took orders, and left the courtyard very much.

"Hey, it seems that I can't stay longer, I have to go back and say a few words about Zhou Jing" I also sighed, "Perhaps, he showed a certain sense of suppression because I transferred him away from the front line in Kyushu, so he expressed his heart to everyone in his family like this...... In fact, it really doesn't have to be like this, neither I nor Xinjing have any concerns about him. ”

"Maybe that's fine," Kamo Xuanxiu didn't have much scruples when he saw me so calm, "Whether it's you, the head of the family, or Zhou Jing, your actions will inevitably attract everyone's special attention, and guess the meaning of every move." When you transfer Zhou Jing, it means that you want to maintain the authority of the head of the family; And Zhou Jing is so respectful, which means that he accepts your decision and will be loyal to the head of the family...... In this way, the family will be completely safe."

"Although the words are good, they have wronged Zhou Jing." I sighed and shook my head.