The chief of the divine protector has made a decision on the throne, but the first two important ministers do not know the thoughts of the governor and are still arguing.

The lord of the fire palace castle, Kojima Jobtown, and the lord of Ikeda Castle, the lord of Terarishima Jobada, both of them are old ministers of the spectrum.

Since the beginning of the god protector's position to raise the flag to revive the family business, he has followed the left and right, and is known as the double wall of the family.

At this time, Kojima is questioning.

"Terashima-sama.

Spring ploughing is imminent, but the family is making a big fuss about an uncertain news, mobilizing various places to block and search, is it too much?

All families are preparing for spring ploughing affairs, and at this time, they are all dissatisfied with the forced suppression of military service and the mobilization of manpower.

Moreover, it was also an excesses to sweep away the merchants of the Nagao family in various castle towns.

Echigo green hemp was a sought-after commodity, and there were many gold and silver mines, and merchants were generous in their purchases. If they are expelled, the territory's commercial tax will be reduced by at least 30% this year. ”

Kojima Zhizhen is talking about Terashima Job, but his eyes are always paying attention to the head of the family, and when he sees that the chief of the gods is unmoved, his heart is gloomy.

Fire Palace Castle is an important town located on the west side of the Jimboo family's territory, close to Echichu Ichijojong.

The town of Kojima is located in the west, and the chief of the god has a lot of trust in her, and the monarch and the minister get along.

However, as for the fact that the Jimbo Nagashi crossed the Shentong River and invaded Shinkawa County, Kojima Vocational Town was opposed.

The two counties of the women's negative shooting water are the traditional sphere of influence of the Jimbo family, and although the Yuezhong Ichijojong Sect in the west has not launched a single attack for a long time, it is not without small actions.

The spread of faith and the establishment of temples never stopped, and continued to infiltrate the territory of the Jimboo family, causing vigilance among traditional samurai led by Kojima Zhizhen.

The most annoying thing is that the temple of Ichizong upholds the privilege of not losing or entering, and seriously infringes on the interests of the retainers of the Jimbo family.

No loss or entry was a privilege granted to nobility and religion by the Emperor's court.

Not losing means not paying taxes and supplying, and not entering means not abiding by the norms of national law.

During the imperial period, the local manor owners were under the name of the privileged class, just for the right to lose less and enter less, or even not to lose.

Among them, the lord of the manor, who married the two emperors surnamed Genpei, formed the prototype of the samurai family.

And the lord of the manor, who sought the refuge of the Jingu temple, became part of the religious power.

After Ashikaga Yoshimitsu destroyed the imperial court, Shintoism collapsed and disappeared, and the Buddhist sect and the samurai reached a tacit agreement not to interfere with each other, and the privilege of not losing or losing became a mess.

The samurai family is powerful, and there is a matter of holding a knife and shouting to coerce the temple to pay for military service.

There have always been cases where the sect has a great power, expands the temple, and strictly abides by the privileges of not losing or entering.

In the face of the expansion of the non-violent faith of the Echigo Ichijo sect, the Jimboo family really did not dare to rectify it ruthlessly, and the Kaga Ichijo sect in the west of the country was a mobilization force of 350,000 koku.

Although the Honganji temple has always been suppressed, what if it was the samurai's hand that made the first move? Can you still hold down a crowd of ambitious leaders?

In the face of the subtle encroachment of faith in the Vietnamese and Central Sects, the conservatives of the Shinto family led by Kojima Zhizhen were on pins and needles.

They opposed the Jimbo Chief's eastward expedition against the Shiina family, hoping that the governor would turn his attention back to the west and take the threat from the Ichijo sect seriously.

Terashima's territory, on the other hand, is Ikeda Castle in Shinkawa County, and she represents the new clan of Jimbo who crossed the Shintogawa River and was rewarded by Zhixing.

The territories of these retainers were in Shinkawa County, and they benefited greatly from the war against the Shiina family by the Jimbo Choshi.

For them, Shiina refused to kneel down and beg for mercy to sacrifice their territory to die, and dared to ask the Echigo Nagao family to knock the Jimbo family back.

What a jerk! Why don't you die? Why resist?

The eastward invasion of Shinkawa-gun was interrupted by Nagao Keitora (Uesugi Teruto), and the Jimboo family was defeated and retreated to Toyama Castle, and these people suffered great losses.

Terashima received a report from the Takeda family and immediately asked to see the governor, asking to block the border and kill Nagao Jinghu.

As long as the long-tailed Jinghu dies in Yuezhong, something big will definitely happen to Echigo.

The Nagao family won the country unjustly, and relied on force to suppress the domestic opposition.

Even if Nagao Jinghu just can't go back to Echigo, the samurai who oppose her in the country after spring ploughing will mobilize their troops and launch a riot.

Echigo didn't have time to take care of the Echichu Shiina, and with this opportunity, the Jimbo family could make a comeback and conquer the Shiina family again.

As long as you swallow Shinkawa-gun, the retainers led by Terashima will be able to get more rewards, territories, and populations.

Terashima was questioned by Kojima Jobtown, smiled coldly, and replied.

"It is an indisputable fact that Nagao Jinghu is not in Echigo.

She went to Kyoto to see the general, in order to seek the post of Kanto governor and completely solve the hidden dangers in the country.

We must stop her from returning!

Imagine that last year, Echigo's country was unstable, and she was able to push my family back, and it was only by strengthening Toyama Castle that she withstood the offensive and got a respite.

Once Echigo is stabilized and goes all out to the west into Echichu, will my family still have a way to live?

The land of the two counties of the Jimbo family, I'm afraid it will belong to the Nagao family!

Your Highness! The family business is about to collapse, don't hesitate! ”

Kojima is in a hurry and said.

"Even if there is no threat from Echigo, the Shinkawa County Shiina family is also a famous family that has lasted for many years, how can it be defeated casually?

The two are entangled in the east, and the west has always been aggressive, how to restrain it? ”

Terashima said with a smile.

"Kojima-sama's words are wrong.

The Shiina family asked for help from the Nagao family, but as a result, all the territories recovered were taken by Nagao Jinghu to be rewarded and suffered heavy losses.

Besides, the Shiina family's territory is rampant with a Shiina sect's temple, and my family's Shiina Yasuyin is also a Shiina clan, killing two birds with one stone! ”

"Strong words!"

Kojima can't talk about her, but is it a matter of the East and West Sects?

To the east, that's the trouble of the Shiina family, and to the west, it's encroaching on the traditional territory of the Jimbo family, and she's also losing her small island town.

I still have to speak, and the chief god protector spoke.

"Enough! Don't even say it! I've made up my mind!

The mobilization of each family was terminated and the focus was on spring ploughing affairs.

I personally led the army to garrison Ueno Castle and monitor the mouth of Maseguchi. If you look at the Omorigawa, I don't believe that Nagao Jinghu can fly over! ”

The Omori River is located east of the Shintogawa River and belongs to the territory of Shinkawa-gun, and although the Jimbo family was defeated, they still control the land of Shinkawa-gun west of the Shiraiwa River.

The Horse Mouth of the Omori River is the mouth of the river that Nagao Keitora cannot avoid, and Ueno Castle is located in the south, making it easy to monitor the flow of people.

It was a compromise with the town of Kojima and stopped the search in the county.

With his own standing military strength, he concentrated on blocking the way back of the long-tailed Jinghu in Xinchuan County.

Although she made concessions out of respect for the conservatives, Kojima was not happy.

She glanced at Terashima Ichicho, who couldn't help but smile beside her, and sighed secretly.

The governor's concession was only to appease the retainers, but her mind and strategic intentions did not change.

The chief of the god protection wants to swallow the Shinkawa County, kill the Shiina Yasuyin, and then accumulate power, turn back to clean up the Yicheng Sect, and achieve her ambition to unify Yuezhong.

But the whole process was too long, and the conservatives led by Kojima Zhizhen could only silently endure the erosion of the Yuezhong Sect in Nuzhi County, no wonder she was disheartened.

Kojima took a look at the triumphant Terashima and concluded in his heart that she must have colluded with the Takeda family and the Tsuyoji sect.

Ignoring the actions of the Sect, the encroachment of the traditional territory is a betrayal!

Kojima Vocational Town hopes to be friendly to the Nagao family, and the sect has always been a big problem.

She bowed her head and was silent, and a strange thought already appeared in her heart.