Back in Mie Prefecture, I conducted an assessment in the Twin Cities. The first thing is to reward the great achievements of Naohu Ii this time. I gave her a certificate of affection, and gave her a reward of two hundred pieces of gold. In addition, in view of her expertise in cavalry, I ordered him to form a cavalry of two hundred men and put it into the standing garrison, with her as the standing cavalry general. In order to form an army as soon as possible, I asked all parties to do their best to meet her demands, looking for Yamauchi Kazutoyo for funds, Maeno Nagayasu for personnel, and Mitsui Takayasu of Tsuya for horses and materials.

Since I have already transferred the seal, the territories of Maeno Nagayasu and Wasuka Masakatsu will also be transferred to Mie Prefecture, and most of the Kanie preparations will be handed over to Oda Nobubo. I gave them the 10,000 stone territory of the Hazu family, and then moved the Kawa Nami people with them. These more than 3,000 people, currently managed by Maeno Nagayasu, are the hardcore descendants of the family, basically every family has a family member in the standing or naval army, and about 300 people were originally the middle force of the Xiejiang preparation.

My plan was to use these 300 people as the backbone, and Maeno Nagayasu would rebuild a reserve, and at the same time, select Ashigaru, who was good at riding, and hand it over to Naotora Ii, who was in charge of building a riding team.

Maeno Nagayasu was the first person with whom I trained the gun, and he was very good at training. The Xiejiang Reserve trained by him, although the military discipline and combat power are not as good as those of the standing standing, they can definitely defeat the peasants and soldiers of the ordinary wealthy clans. Oda Shinho is very knowledgeable, and soon found that the preparation of Crab River is outstanding. It's a pity that his territory is only 20,000 stones, and he can only raise 600 ashigaru. Like most lords of this era, he had to sell a portion of his food to pay for his family's expenses, unlike me, who had other income to support.

In the eighth year of Yonglu, as soon as the first month passed, I began to prepare for moving to the city. Before spring sowing, I had to hand over the castle to Oda Bunho so that he could govern the territory on the spot.

Fortunately, it was only moved to Umezu Castle in Cape Kiso, and the distance was not too far.

Umezu Castle used to be the residence of the Umezu family in Kuwana County, and the scale was much smaller than that of Crab River Castle, because the family had arranged a lot of maids in the past two years, although it could still be lived, the space for turning around would inevitably be smaller.

If you want to talk about castles, Mie Castle is definitely big enough, even if it is a branch castle, the scale is about the same as Umezu Castle. But in order to maintain the bond with the main family, Nana and they have to live here, which is also something that can't be helped.

Umezu Castle is also convenient for living in the city. To the west of the castle is the friendly Nagashima Honganji Temple, to the east and north are the two Odas of the main family, and to the south is the sea of my sphere of influence, so I don't need to arrange too many guards.

On the day of departure, it was drizzling, and all the servants and maids were busy, as Jia commanded the loading of everything into the covered carriage. Mitsu and Yujin liked this lively scene very much, and from time to time they caused chaos for Yuga and the maids. Seeing that they were having so much fun, I let them go.

Walking to the courtyard, I saw that Caicai was also there, carrying a wooden bucket and watering the flowers and plants in the yard with a small wooden spoon. Next to her is a little maid, holding an oil-paper umbrella with a foundation purple flower to help her cover the raindrops.

"Nana, are you stupid? Isn't it raining, what kind of water do you need to water? I almost laughed.

"Oh, it's Your Highness," Nana put down the small wooden spoon and smiled back at me, "because there will be no chance to pour it in the future!" ”

"Alright, let's talk." I sat down in the porch, leaning casually against the column.

"Yes!" Nana handed the barrel to the maid, and came to the porch, kneeling beside me.

"You must be reluctant to leave here, aren't you?" I asked.

"It's a little reluctant. Your Highness, look over there, the Nadeshiko flower has already grown buds, and it will bloom next month! Nana pointed to the flowers and plants she had just watered and sighed.

"Me too. Having lived here for two years, I am used to it. And it took a lot of work to rebuild the city! I looked around, "Let's just talk about this courtyard, you can see that you have put a lot of thought into it." ”

"It's nothing, it's just transplanting some flowers and trees. In that case, even if Your Highness stays in the courtyard, you will have a view to enjoy...... Anyway, the concubine didn't have anything to do at home, and almost everything was helped by the maids. Nana said.

"What about these ones?" I pointed to a few stone lanterns in the courtyard, as well as two quaint and dilapidated Buddha statues. Looking at that head, I was not sure that it would be easy to move.

"It was done by Kihachi and Teitaro."

"Isn't it? The two of them haven't turned thirteen yet, and they have so much energy? I asked, surprised.

At this time, the original little maid had already put the barrel and spoon back. She took two brocade cushions and sat on her knees to lay them for us.

"It's all for Madame," I pointed to Nana, "I don't think I've seen you much?" What is your name? ”

Hearing my question, the little maid looked very nervous. She swooped twice, but still couldn't say it, and hurriedly fell to the ground and pleaded guilty.

"Okay, Ah Xuan, you go down first!" Nana cleared the siege for her.

"Yes. Madam! The little maid hurriedly ran away.

"Is it called Ah Instant? What a shy man. I shook my head.

"Well, it's Teitaro's sister. The brother and sister have been called by their foster relatives since childhood, the elder brother's surname is particularly tough, and the younger sister's surname is particularly timid...... Two months ago, Teitaro begged a concubine to take in his sister, so he let her be a personal maid. He is a very well-behaved person. Nana replied.

Listening to her answer, I was a little ashamed. As Caicai's personal maid, I've been serving her for two months, and I don't even know her.

"I'm really sorry, I've been busy these days, and I haven't taken much care of you." I said apologetically.

Cai Cai smiled and shook her head gently: "It's okay, His Royal Highness is busy with big things, and Yu Jia and I can't help anything, but we have worked hard for Xiao Xia." ”

“…… Don't you mind? I looked at her face carefully, and it didn't seem to be saying anything back.

"It turns out that I mind it very much, but Xiao Xia is taking care of His Highness on the battlefield after all. She's also risking it. Moreover, with her looking at Her Highness, we can also rest assured. ”

"It's great that you can think so."

“…… By the way, is she okay in Sagittarius City? Last time, I was pregnant, and I actually followed His Highness to fight in Yamato, what a mess. Nana complained.

It was a complaint, but I could hear the concern in the words. This is very comforting. After a few years, Caicai has become more and more like a virtuous helper, I remember that just a little more than a year ago, he was still messing with me about Xiaoxia's affairs.

"Luckily, it was only two months. The doctor said that Xiao Xia was strong and there would be no problems. Don't worry. I replied with a smile,

"Well...... If you want to say that you are worried, the concubine is worried about her brother in Kyoto......" Nana looked at my face seriously, "Your Highness seems to have sent two groups of guards to Kyoto?" Is something going to happen in Kyoto? ”

"How do you know?" My face is a little unpleasant. The people sent to Kyoto were in the name of the Buya guys, and I didn't even tell Nobunaga, nor did Wasuka Masakatsu and Shigeharu Takenaka.

"Because in the letter from my brother in the first month, His Highness has arranged more than a dozen guards for him......" Caicai hurriedly leaned down, "Please forgive Your Highness!" The concubine knows that some things are very important and cannot be inquired and revealed casually, and the concubine is not intending to inquire, but the matter involves the elder brother, so she is particularly concerned! ”

"I'm just guessing that the reason why I want to keep it secret is because I can't be sure of anything, so it's not appropriate to reveal it......," I sighed, "but it's better to be prepared than to be helpless." ”

"So what the hell is going on? Will there be a war in Kyoto? Nana's eyebrows furrowed, and her tone was full of worry.

I helped her up: "Who can say for sure?" But I can still guarantee the safety of my brother, you can rest assured. In short, everything has me. ”

"Yes." Nana nodded submissively.

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In any case, it is certain that since the end of last year when Matsunaga Shu's plot against Yamato was foiled, Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru has grown in confidence and has begun to rebuild the shogunate, and it is going faster and faster. As a result, his relationship with Matsunaga Xiu continued to deteriorate.

As a result, the situation in Kyoto has become more and more serious. The news from the Australian house is more urgent every time.

In March of that year, General Yoshiki relieved Isezada of his position as a deacon of the doll's government office and replaced him with Settsu Harimon. The main chamber of Settsu Harimon, the Sakyo Doctor's Bureau, is the cousin of General Yoshiki, and the general intends to take the ruling of the government office into his own hands through this cousin-in-law. Naturally, Matsunaga was vigorously opposed, and his reasons were very legitimate. The position of deacon of the government office, which was originally held by Sasaki, Nikaido, and the Kyogoku family, has been hereditary by the Ise family, and the Settsu family is only a hereditary assessment and is not qualified to serve as a deacon at all.

Of course, the fact is that the two parties know that Matsunaga just wants to continue to indulge the eleven-year-old Ise Sadawei. If Settsu Harumon takes office, not only will Ise Sadakai step down, but even the political office representative Ninagawa pro-chief, who is biased towards the Matsunaga family, will find it difficult to maintain his current rights.

Therefore, General Yoshiki was dismissive of Matsunaga Hide's reason. If the deacons of the government office can be transferred from Sasaki, Nikaido, and Kyogoku to the Ise family, why can't they be transferred to the Setzu family? If you want to talk about your background, why didn't Ishiya Yorichen serve as Shen Cizhong a while ago? Isn't the Shinji group also hereditary from the four families of Ise, Ueno, Odate, and Hatakeyama!

After all, the government office was opened by the general's family, and since the general insisted on doing so, there was no way for Matsunaga Xiu. In the first game, General Yoshiki won.

In May, at the request of the Miyoshi family, General Yoshiki and May 1 asked the emperor to apply for the official position of Doctor Sakyo for Miyoshi Yoshitsugu, the head of the Miyoshi family. However, when the Miyoshi family asked to marry the shogun's family and marry Yoshiteru's sister for Miyoshi Yoshitsugu, Ashikaga Yoshiteru resolutely refused. He knew that the Miyoshi family's plan was just to rely on the marriage with the shogun's family to improve Yoshitsugu's status, so as to push Yoshitsugu to the position of the shogunate's governor.

This time, Ashikaga Yoshiteru successfully held his position and kept his sister. In the second game, General Yoshiki won.

It seems that with the support of Yamato, General Yoshiki is really hardened a lot. Not sure what will happen next?

I waited with bated breath.

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