In addition to going to the town under the castle every half a month to exchange furs for coarse salt, rice grain, and occasional pottery, Xiaoxia and I live like this every day. Due to the eating habits developed under the long-term meat ban, bacon is very unpopular, and basically only patients will eat some as a last resort. Although Xiao Xia is a good hunter, it is difficult to get things after hitting excess prey, so her popularity is very embarrassing. It struck me incredible.

However, Xiao Xia is not taboo about these. Due to her long-term carnivorous relationship, she grew taller than many men of this era, and she had a particularly good figure......

Of course, these transactions are always done by Xiao Xia. The second time I came back, she bought me a cloth coat, and this is the third time. However, this time Xiao Xia went for a longer time, she used to come back after 100 million at noon, but now that the sun is about to set, she still hasn't come back, which makes me a little worried. Before I knew it, Xiao Xia had become my concern.

It wasn't until the sun had set halfway that Natsu's figure appeared on the mountain road. Moreover, I found that she was empty-handed, and the fur she had brought with her to change things was gone.

I don't care so much if I can get something or not, and besides, the prey is also Xiao Xia's hit.

"Why are you only coming back now? Did something happen? ”

"My lord! Great joy! Seeing me, Xiao Xia's face was both happy and solemn, "The Kira family can finally be restored!" ”

Why is this thing again, I muttered to myself. However, looking at the way she looks, it seems that something is really happening, and it is certainly not a bad thing. I didn't want to dampen her interest, so I casually asked, "What, what's going on?" ”

"Yes! Today I went to Gaocheng and found that it had been captured by a family! Then I vaguely heard that my family's Kira Castle had also been captured by the Chozong family! Xiao Xia said happily. She was indeed very happy, and for a while she even forgot about the self-proclaimed "subordinate". Seriously, I'd rather she had forgotten about it all the time.

"But what does this have to do with us?"

"My lord, I ...... Shimotomi immediately went to Kira Castle and found out that the news was true! Moreover, the subordinate also heard another news! ”

"From now on, just call yourself 'me,' or call yourself by your own name," I told her, and let her continue.

"Yes! Subordinate ...... Xiao Xia heard that the incident of the Benshan family chasing and killing the lord was because last time, His Royal Highness the prince of the Changzong family hoped to borrow the power of the family to deal with the Benshan family. After that, His Royal Highness sent someone to contact the Katsugano Nobun-sama of the main family......"

"Wait, Xiao Xia, isn't Motoyama Shigeru in Kira Castle? How did you get the Chozong family to contact Kamikatsukano-sama? I asked, feeling that something was wrong. After Xiaoxia's continuous "education", I finally have a little self-consciousness as "Kira Xuanjing".

"Motoyama Shigeru is no longer in Kira Castle! The year before last, Benshan Meiqing died, and he left the Kira family and returned to Asakura Castle to inherit the Motoyama family! Xiao Xia glanced at me, "That's why Xiao Xia has always thought that the lord should go back and gather the retainers as soon as possible!" ”

"Oh!" That's what I just knew. I thought that Motoyama Shigeru had been at Kira Castle," you continued. ”

"Yes...... When Motoyama Shigechen left, because of the efforts of the adults of the family, Haiyue returned to the hands of the family and kept it in the hands of Katsugano Kenobu-sama. His Royal Highness asked the Lord to give the sea moon to the lord who was a monk in Xiyang Temple, and presided over the lord's service. Then, as long as the lord promised to form an alliance, His Royal Highness sent troops to support the lord to restore the territory first. As a result, it was unfortunately known to Motoyama Maochen, so he ......"

"That's it......"

"Lord!" Xiao Xia was full of hope, "You should quickly contact the Changzong family now. Now Kira Castle is in their hands, and since Lord Katsugano has made an agreement with them before, then the restoration of the territory by the family is a matter of His Royal Highness! ”

I was silent. I don't think it's that easy. Even if I am really the heir of the Kira family, will the Nagazong family really return the territory to me? I remember that it was the second son of Kunkin, who later changed his name to Kira Kinsada who entered the Kira family.

"My lord! Do you still need to hesitate? When Xiao Xia saw that I didn't speak, she immediately became anxious.

"Xiao Xia ......," I pondered my sentence, "Do you think that the Changzong clan will give the territory to others for nothing?" ”

"However, it was originally the territory of my family! And there was an agreement before! As long as you agree to form an alliance with the Chozong and my clan against Motoyama Shigeru......"

"Xiao Xia, there is a sentence in Chinese: this time, that time. Now that the situation is different, and Katsugano-sama has also been killed, the Chosamune family will not necessarily abide by the agreement. "I interrupted Xiao Xia, as a traverser, naturally I also have advantages, for example, I know that it is the son of the Nagazong family who has joined the Kira family, "If it is me, instead of relying on allies, it is better to take the power into my own hands." ”

"The lord's words also make sense......" Xiao Xia hesitated.

"I'm afraid it's not that simple!" I suddenly had a flash of inspiration and sorted out the whole context, "Do you know who leaked the news of the alliance?" ”

"Who is it?" Xiao Xia looked at me in surprise, "The lord knows?!" ”

"It must be the Changzong family!" I say.

"How could it be ......" Xiao Xia was even more surprised.

"It's called killing with a knife. Changzong's family just wants the Benshan family to kill ...... Well, kill me, and Lord Katsugano who supports me. If we all die, and the murderer is the Motoyama family, then the rest of our retainers and lords of the Kira family will fall to the Chosho family, and then the Chosho family will be able to enter the Kira family smoothly. I said.

Xiao Xia stared at her big eyes, frowned and thought for a while, and finally opened her mind.

"Changzong's family is so cunning!" She scolded.

"Therefore, if we find the Changzong family now, the biggest possibility is that we will be secretly exterminated." I sighed. The girl had a hard day's work, but I had to give her a basin of cold water to extinguish her enthusiasm. It's a little unbearable, even though that's pretty much how the whole thing goes.

"Lord, you are so powerful! Such a powerful conspiracy of Changzong's family, you saw through it at once, and escaped smoothly! I think this must be the gods and Buddhas protecting our Kira family! Xiao Xia didn't seem to be hit much, she clasped her hands together and looked at me with a pair of bright eyes, "The lord is so powerful, the Kira family will definitely be carried forward in the hands of the lord!" ”

Well, Xiao Xia has higher requirements for me, and now I not only want to recover, but also carry forward. I can only express my deep helplessness in my heart.

"Do you think I'm amazing?" I asked.

"Yes, you have read so many books, you know so many allusions, and even know the events of hundreds of thousands of years ago, I have long thought that you are amazing!"

I really didn't expect that storytelling can also attract a loyal fan.

"Moreover, Xiao Xia feels that the lord should stand up now and let the retainers and lords of his family know that the lord is still alive, otherwise the conspiracy of the Changzong and my family will succeed......"

"Let's talk about it later! You're tired too, so go home and rest first. I'll just make dinner. Before I knew it, I was using the word "home".

"Yes!"

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After dinner, I lay down on the thatched grass in front of the hut as usual. I prefer to sleep in the open air like this rather than a dark and cramped cabin. At first, Xiao Xia persuaded me a few times, and then let me go, and she slept outside herself. Then, I pointed to the stars in the sky and told her the myths of ancient Greece. Later, I felt that she also liked this way of resting.

Sure enough, Xiao Xia came over and sat down cross-legged near me. However, looking at her thoughtful appearance, she didn't seem to be interested. Her left hand rested casually on the thatched floor, picking up two thatches and wrapping them between her fingers. On her feet, she wore the same straw sandals that she had knitted the day before yesterday, and I noticed that the soles had worn out two small holes.

"Konatsu, how far is Kira Castle from here?" I wonder how far she has traveled today.

"Lord, have you forgotten this? That's not going to work! Xiao Xia came back to her senses. She was a little dissatisfied with my "incompetent" performance, "It is said that the south of Gaocheng is Lianchi Castle, and Lianchi Castle is to the east, and after the Niyodo River is the territory of the family and Kira Castle!" ”

"Oh!" Listening to Xiao Xia say this, I finally have some idea of the direction and situation I am in. This Hasuike Castle is a large castle in Tosa, and originally belonged to the Ohei family, one of the Seven Heroes of Tosa. The Tsuno family, who was also one of the Seven Heroes, fought with the Ichijo family, and Tsuno asked the Motoyama family for help, and the Ohira family also followed Motoyama to join in the fun; Later, the Motoyama family withdrew their troops, and after the Ichijo family forced the Tsuno family to surrender, they took advantage of the situation to the east and destroyed the Ohira family. The year before last, the Benshan family captured Lianchi City, and the Ichijo family could not be recaptured, so they asked for help from the Changzong family, and then drove away the Benshan family. However, the high city to the north of the lotus pond has always been in the hands of the Benshan family. It wasn't until now that the Motoyama family retreated after losing the old leader of the Kira family, and the Ichijo family took advantage of the time to regain it. However, the Changzong family also has ideas about the old leader of the Daping clan, and at this time, the second son of the Changzong and my family is still called the Daping family.

That's how Chozong's family is. Beside him, the other, slightly larger forces had no room to survive at all. In addition to the Nagasamune Ibu family, the direct succession of the six families of Tsuno, Ohira, Kira, Motoyama, Kasumune Ibu, and Aki was all severed. The second son of the national family, first changed his name to Ohira Qinzhen, and then changed his name to Kira Qinzhen and entered the Kira family; The third son, Qintai, inherited the Xiangzong family, and the original orthodox heir, Xiangzong and my department, Xiutong, was killed by the lord of the country, who was forced by the country, to collude with the retainers; Then, the second son of the eldest son of the Kuniko, Motokin, inherited the Kagawa family of the Sanuki wealthy clan, and the third son inherited the Tsuno family...... The mountain family was the culprit who attacked and killed the father of the country's relatives, at first, the country relatives in order to stabilize the mountain family, married their daughter to the mountain Maochen, until not long ago, the country relatives felt that the strength was enough, so they immediately turned their faces, and then the Yuan family completely eliminated the mountain family, and the An Yi family will also be destroyed by the Yuan family.

When I saw this history, I was not only amazed by the strategy of the father and son of the national family and the Yuan family, but also deeply moved by this hard work. In addition to the Seven Heroes, there was also an imperial palace, and it took a full fifty-nine years for two generations, the country and the Motokin, father and son, to finally unify the Tosa country. However, the stone height of the entire Tosa Province is 99,000 stones, and after the land inspection, it is only more than 202,600 stones.

The land of Shikoku is the most barren in the world, and the wealthy families on the island have always been xenophobic, and most of them do not have much vision except for the Yuan relatives. However, even the first relatives who unified Shikoku were powerless to resist in the face of the Shikoku expeditionary army of Hidecho Hashiba. The land of the four countries is barren and the economy is weak, so they can neither provide too much military strength nor purchase too good equipment, and the quality of the military generals is also a grade worse.

In the game, I have always been reluctant to start from Shikoku, and judging from historical records, although the Yuan Qin is ambitious and has certain means to govern the political army, his pattern is still too small, and he still can't get rid of the traditional wealthy families of Shikoku. So he couldn't see the general trend clearly, and he didn't know to follow the trend, so he was hostile to the Yuchai side, which had an absolute advantage, and the two countries that could have been in his hands became one country; And because his surname was too stubborn, he finally laid the fuse for the demise of the family.

If I am really the heir of the Kira family, then I can be sure: first, in any case, it is impossible for me to survive to make room for the sons and grandchildren of his family, and the head of the Kira family, Xuanzhong, also participated in the action against the Changzong family, and they have a grudge against each other; Second, even if I joined, I was facing a lord who could not communicate smoothly, and neither the lord nor myself could have any great future.

However, if I am really the heir of the Kira family, the path to choose is also very narrow. In this era, samurai served the hao clan or daimyo who had obligations to protect their country. For example, the Owari clan of the Oda family, the Mikawa samurai of the Tokugawa family, the Kai clan of Takeda Shingen, and the Echigo clan under Uesugi Kennobu...... When the guardian is strong, he fights abroad under his control; When the guard is weak, he seeks to replace it.

According to this system, I can only serve the Yuan relatives - well, if he is willing to spare my life.

What a tragic fate......

……，……

"What are you thinking?" Seeing that I was silent for a long time, Xiao Xia couldn't help it and asked curiously.

"Thinking about the future," I said casually, "what, don't you want to sleep?" ”

"Yes! Heard so many things today......" she lay back with her hands behind her head.

Neither of them said anything for a while.

"Why don't you go into the house first, it's very revealing outside." After a long while, Xiao Xia broke the silence.

It's almost September. The mountains are shady, and the coastal zone is in the middle of nowhere, and the dew is already heavy, and I can feel the moisture on the side of my bare calves.

"Oh, are you cold?" I asked, sitting up.

"It's not cold in the summer, but you ......"

"It's okay." I lay down again, "If it's any cooler, I'll go inside and sleep." ”

"Yes." Natsu replied.

"So, how do you spend the winter? What to wear? There doesn't seem to be much in the house. "I thought about it.

"Wear fur. If you sleep, there is thatch in the house. Xiao Xia said.

"Thatching like thatch?"

"Yes. Weave the thatch with a straw rope and cover it. And there is a fire pit in the house, so burn more charcoal and store it when winter is approaching. The more troublesome thing is the problem of food. Xiao Xia frowned.

"So what to do?" I asked.

"Bacon is not easy to spoil in autumn, so I have to work hard in autumn, hunt more prey and prepare, and go to the town to change more coarse salt and rice grain to store."

"It's hard enough." I sighed.

"Actually, it's fine. At least I can live! The winter before last, when the family ran out of coarse salt, he took two furs to the town to change, and then found several people dead on the street, and I don't know whether they froze to death or starved to death......"

Maybe it was too tired, Xiao Xia fell asleep as she spoke. I sat up and looked at the thatch on the ground, and I didn't move for a long time.

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