Astronomical 14th year (1545), mid-June.

Sunlight filled the corridors and courtyards, and the cuckoos chirped near and far.

Masahiro was dressed very neatly today, sitting upright on the main seat of the Kishigaku City Hall. Below are the retainers of the family.

The rebellion within the territory, which lasted for more than half a month, ended with the sudden "awakening" of Zhengliang and the pacification of the Luo family's army. And most of the retainers below also showed their expressions of worship to Zhengliang at this time.

The reason why the retainers have such expressions is mainly because of the ability of Masato to take precautions in this rebellion within the territory. Especially the generals of various teams, they have a deep understanding of this.

When Kansuke Yamamoto first read those strange orders, they found it very difficult to understand at first, but out of loyalty to Masahiro, they all did as they were told. So what exactly are these orders?

In fact, it is very simple, that is, in addition to the team at the border with the Otomo family's territory to continue to guard the border, the rest of the team is to leave a part of the army to stay at the station, and then secretly divide a part of the army, and assemble at the place designated by Masara, and then either conduct drills, or be responsible for maintaining the order of the local slave team, and then wait for Masara's next order.

As a result, when the rebellion broke out in the territory, almost all of them appeared in the vicinity of the outside army, which allowed them to quickly enter the rebel area after receiving the counterinsurgency order. Now that I think about it, Masahiro's secret arrangements for them were definitely planned in advance.

In addition, in the process of counterinsurgency, they have a deeper understanding of the mastery of Zhengliang's strategy. Because their counterinsurgency went surprisingly well. Why did it go so well? There are several main reasons for this.

One is. In the rebellious retainers and the domains of the wealthy and the landlords. Barely responded to their lords. So these rebellious guys are almost only the team they brought with them when they were originally transferred. There weren't many of these teams, plus they had executed the Luo family's sword hunting method, and they didn't even have many decent weapons. Dealing with these people, the Luo family's military strength is naturally unhindered.

The second is that because there is no formed city in the territory, these rebels can only fight against the Luo family's army in the wild, and naturally they are not the opponents of the Luo family's army.

The third is due to the dense promenade of the marching avenue. They were able to reach the site of the rebellion as quickly as possible, and then proceed to exterminate the plotters. This avoids the danger of different conspirators coming together. You must know that maybe these rebels were average in strength when they were separated, but once they were united, their combat effectiveness would increase exponentially. Now, thanks to the help of the marching avenue, the Luo family's army is able to break these rebels one by one before they converge.

Fourth, the mass effect brought about by the law of the Luo family. With the encouragement of the Luo family's law, many rebels who escaped from the pacification were quickly reported, and even arrested by the local people. In some areas, there were even cases where the people of the people gathered to assist the Luo family's army in encircling and suppressing the rebels. In particular, the Ezaguchi family and the Nishimura family (later the Naimatsu family) in Hizen Kojo-gun, the most prominent ones were the performers. Even afterwards, he received a certificate of commendation signed by Masahiro himself.

With the help of various favorable conditions, in fact, the rebellion within the Luo family's territory only lasted less than half a month from the outbreak to the end. The reason why it has been delayed until now that the final decision has been made. That's because the information from the captives will continue to dig deep into the rebels who are still in hiding.

However, during this period, various indications indicate that some of the laws implemented by the Governor Luo Zhengliang and some seemingly puzzling arrangements were prepared in advance. This made the retainers who gradually reminisced and couldn't help but feel deep admiration.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the rebellion half a month ago has been over for a few days, and it's time to put an end to it today." Masayo said majestically as he glanced at everyone.

"Arima Harumu."

"Your Majesty is here!"

Masato looked at Arima Qingchun, who was bowing to the ground, and said, "You can find out about the rebellion in advance this time, and notify me in time, and you should take the first credit." Now you will be promoted to a subordinate general of your own family, and I hope to continue to serve your family loyally. ”

"Thank you, my lord, my ministers are determined to be deadly!" Arima Qingchun immediately bowed to him. His expression at this time was neither surprised nor joyful. If he had followed his previous style, he would have shown gratitude at this time, but he was very aware of the character of Zhengliang. He knew that Zhengliang did not need his flattery, but needed his loyalty and dedication to the Luo family.

"Uku Junding!"

"The sinner is here!" Hearing Masarashi shout his name, Uku Junding immediately knelt on the ground and responded loudly.

"You were able to stop your brother as the governor of the family from plotting against him, even at the cost of fighting with his brother, and even making a mistake for your brother in the end. I appreciate your performance. And your performance has also earned life for the continuation of the Uku family's family name. Masarashi stared at Uku Junding and said.

Although the mastermind who participated in the rebellion, Ujiu Shengding, has been ambushed, but the crimes of the Ujiu family who followed Ujiu Shengding that day were unforgivable, all these people were executed, and their families were reduced to slaves and scattered and distributed to other areas for resettlement, and the two sons of Ujiu Shengding were also executed, and the family members were also reduced to slaves and distributed to the meritorious soldiers. As for those clansmen who follow you against the rebellion, they can continue to stay and settle in the same place, and at the same time, each household can be rewarded with five buckets of miscellaneous grain, and you will inherit the position of the governor of the Uku family in the future. ”

"Thank you for your forgiveness!" Yu Jiu Junding immediately bowed to the Tao. He knew that if it was according to the previous character of the lord of the country, it was possible that his family would be wiped out this time. Now Zhengliang's disposition has been regarded as a light sentence.

After talking about the disposal decision of the Ujiu Chunding family, Masara then rewarded the retainers who had made meritorious contributions to the suppression of the rebellion, in addition to each of them received a lot of military merits, and also rewarded a lot of items from the Nanban and the Ming Kingdom to everyone.

"After investigation this time, among the retainers, Onishi Guozhi, Zhiqi Zhenjing, and Qiben Town colluded with some wealthy clans in the territory to try to rebel. All those who participated in the rebellion were slaughtered by themselves and all the men of their families, young and old, and their families were reduced to slavery or distributed to meritorious soldiers, or scattered and distributed to various places for resettlement. As for the ordinary people who participated in the rebellion, they and the men and women of their families, young and old, were all cut and killed, and their families were reduced to slaves and scattered and distributed to various places for resettlement. Masato announced the final fate of the rebels.

Zhengliang's treatment of the rebels this time can be said to be extremely severe, and it is completely a punishment for extermination. This is undoubtedly a deep shock and warning to the retainers of the Luo family.

"Report, urgent military situation, the Otomo family's 1,000-strong army has surrounded the family's Kofu Castle in Higo Kikuchi County, and the envoy of the Otomo family threatened that if the Luo family does not hand over the Yoshioka Nagassu of the Otomo family one day, they will not retreat." Not long after Masato announced the punishment for plotting against his retainers, an investigator hurriedly came in to report. (To be continued......)