Due to the skyrocketing number of Shinnomiya houses, Akutagawa Moritoyo rented two nearby courtyards for many of the Niko samurai who came to assemble to station.

Since there are children rescued from Mt. Takao in Shiniya, there are also children of the Shingu guys themselves, a total of nearly twenty, just like a kindergarten, except for Konoe Akihei, who often comes to lectures, and the idle Yokodo Hyogo and others actually teach kendo and archery.

"Hyogo-sama, let's get the kids to eat first! The rice ball is ready. ”

As Lily shouted, the children scrambled to the side of the corridor, and Lily and the women distributed rice balls to the children.

During the days when Katsuhisa was away, Lily also came to Shiniya to help, Sheng Feng always complained to her that the children were too naughty and mischievous, and asked Lily to come often, after all, the ghost seven They listen to Lily's words.

"Hyogo Hall, please use it too!"

Lily took the rice balls to the Hengdao brothers who were drinking water, and Hengdao Zhengguang hurriedly thanked him:

"Thank you."

The younger Hengdao Gaozong also hurriedly came over to get one, but Hengdao Gaoguang was a little afraid to look at the lily.

"Aren't you hungry?"

"Not really."

Gao Guang took a back and turned around, and Lily smiled and said to them that it was hard work, and then went to the children.

Yokodo Masamitsu ate rice balls, looked at the lily and smiled:

"Miss Lily really has the demeanor of a housewife!"

"Uh-huh, Miss Lily is better than she used to be"

Gao Guang looked at the rice ball in his hand and muttered to himself in an inaudible voice:

"Yes! That's the main mother. ”

At this time, a guy from Shinmiya ran into the inner courtyard and shouted:

"The leader is back! The boss is back! ”

The people in the courtyard were all overjoyed, and Lily didn't care about the others and ran out of the bamboo basket in his hand; The three Yokodo brothers also hurriedly went to inform Tachihara Hisatsuna and others.

The outside of the Shingu house was full of people at this time, and since there were no stables inside, they had to let the guys pull them to the wall first.

Everyone in Shinmiya excitedly greeted Katsuhisa, and Akutagawa Moritomi complained again and again in front of Katsuhisa:

"Boss, Hachiro, I'm going to be tired if you don't come back, I'm going to be busy with business all day, and Hachiro's men are fighting outside again."

As soon as he heard this, he became angry and shouted at the people of Shinmiyaya:

"Huh? Which rabbit cub is causing trouble, when I know, I will definitely skin him. ”

Everyone couldn't help but shrink their necks, the evil word of Hachiro was not a joke.

Katsuhisa stopped the angry Hachiro and said to Shengfeng

"Alright! Let's go first, Sheng Feng, you arrange a place for them to live first, they are new samurai who have joined the family. ”

"Okay, Boss! I just rented two more yards, and I opened the wall, please come in! ”

"It's hard work!"

Sheng Feng looked at so many strange warriors, and only felt a heartache, there are enough old ministers of Nizi, how can he bring so many warriors back on this trip, how much will it cost in the future!

Katsuhisa walked in the door and took off his headscarf, just in time to bump into Lily head-on, and looked at the familiar beauty standing in front of him, with a smile on his face:

"Lily, long time no see."

Lily looked at Katsuhisa's dusty appearance, feeling that he was more mature than before, and I don't know what he had experienced outside during this time.

"Welcome home, you must be hungry! I went to prepare the meal. ”

"Thank you, I still have something to do, let's talk later."

Then Katsuhisa walked inside with a large number of samurai, and Lily looked at the back of them leaving, and it was really not the same as before!

Lily pulled Sheng Feng over and asked:

"How many servings of food to prepare?"

Sheng Feng calculated, plus the original Nizi old minister, and then stretched out five fingers:

"Fifty."

“……”

"Don't worry! So many women have listened to you, thank you Lily, otherwise I would not have been busy, and I will first arrange a place for these warriors to live; Ouch! My boss! It's really not a good family and I don't know how expensive firewood and rice are, how can I get it in the future. ”

The courtyard where Tachihara Hisatsuna, Ushio Yukiyo and others lived was already full of nearly twenty people at this time, some of whom Katsuhisa had seen, and some of whom had received news during this time and came to assemble from Shikoku or other places in Gyeonggi.

"See the lord!"

As soon as Katsuhisa and the others stepped into the large courtyard, they were almost frightened by the sound.

"Please."

As Katsuhisa's voice fell, everyone stood up, and Tachihara Hisatsuna smiled at Katsuhisa:

"These people are loyal and righteous people, and they have come back after hearing that their family has been re-established in Kyoto."

Katsuhisa was a little confused, when he just left, there were only thirty old ministers of Niko, and now there are more than forty old ministers of Niko, if you add his own Hanbei, Ogasawara Naganobu, Sugitani and Oda Ryushin, as well as the newly recruited Honda Masanobu, Kato and others, he already has more than fifty samurai under his command.

Katsuhisa was shocked that he had so many subordinates unconsciously, but fortunately, these old ministers didn't need to be Yulu now, otherwise they really couldn't afford to raise them.

And Honda Masanobu and Kato Kyoaki and others were also shocked and speechless at this time, and Kato's voice trembled a little:

"It's... These are all the lord's retainers? ”

Hirano Kabei on the side nodded: "Well, they are all loyal servants of the Nizi family." ”

Honda Masanobu originally thought that the Kanosuke and others who accompanied him were basically the strength of the Niko family, but he didn't expect that there were so many samurai here, and even he couldn't help but sigh:

"It is worthy of being the Nizi family of 'Shanyin Shanyang One Taishou', so many loyal ministers and righteous people, why worry about big things."

Since there was no main hall for Katsuhisa and others to discuss, they simply sat on straw mats in the courtyard, and Katsuhisa sat on the wooden planks of the corridor.

He could clearly see that the samurai sat down on two sides, and on one side were the former ministers of Niko led by Tachihara Hisatsuna and Ushio Yukiyo, who did not go with him to Gifu and participate in the Battle of Akee;

On the other side are the old retainers of Niko who participated in the Battle of Catie with him, led by Kanosuke and Hanbei Takenaka, as well as the newly joined Ogasawara, Ryushin, Zenjubo and Mikawa Samurai, among which there is Nagao Mikage, who Katsuhisa also recruited into the Niko family after recruiting the Mikawa samurai.

With so many retainers and samurai, Oda Nobunaga should be the only one under his command, and Miyoshi Yoshitsugu, who has already taken refuge in the Oda family, may not have so many samurai.

Katsuhisa glanced at Oda Ryushin, and then said to everyone:

"This trip to Gifu was entrusted with the blessing of the main hall of Oda Dan and made a small contribution; Danshoden handed over Akutagawa Yamajo Castle to the family, and I hope that you will be able to show the martial prowess of the Niko samurai and live up to the trust of Oda Danmasa. ”

"Oh!"

Many of the retainers of the nuns were overjoyed and promised loudly; Now I finally don't have to live like a ronin, but Tachihara Hiszuna and Ushio Yukiyo look at each other, and there seems to be worry in their eyes.

"When Mizutani Village was attacked, Nakano Yabei, Kojiro Ohara, and Wada Hidetsuna were killed, and they deserved to be nun samurai, and I, Katsuhisa, swear to King Fudo that I will take back Izumo, let them return to their hometown, and treat the people of the three families well."

"Oh!"

The retainers of the Nizi family were also particularly sad, but they were also moved by Katsuhisa's words; At this time, Katsuhisa stood up and continued to say loudly to everyone:

"I know some people might think that I was using the power of the Niko family to help Oda conquer Settsu, but I tell you, this is a big mistake; The Oda family doesn't need Nizi at all, so please remember that we are the ones who are being helped by the Oda family; During my stay in Settsu, I need you to practice the art of war and train your soldiers, and I promise you that I will lead you back to Izumo and take back everything you have! ”

"I am willing to fight for the revival of Nizi!"

As Shikanosuke took the lead, everyone shouted in unison:

"I am willing to fight for the revival of Nizi!"

The sound even alarmed pedestrians on the road outside.

At this time, Kiyomitsu Motojo took out the Nizi four-eye knot family pattern that his mother and sister had sewn by himself, which was the flag he carried when he was in Catjiang City.

Katsuhisa took the flag and displayed it in front of everyone, and at this time many people's eyes began to moisten and wept silently; This banner has brought them too much glory and humiliation; When this tattoo fluttered in front of everyone again, it was telling them that Nizi would not die!

"Since the long-lasting public appointment of the Izumo guardian generation, my Nin son Shiro Katsuhisa, the sixth generation of the Izumo Niko family, hereby announces to the world: The Niko Re-Rejuvenation Army was established! I don't die with Maori! ”

"Oh!"

The former retainers of Niko are all excited, what could be more important than retaking Izumo?

And the retainers who have newly joined the Nizi are a little quiet, but they are not afraid, but because they have joined for a short time, they do not have the kind of resonance of the old Nizi's retainers.

Hanbei and Honda Masanobu looked at the high-spirited Katsuhisa, this kind of high-spirited lord is worth following! At this moment, Honda Masanobu suddenly felt that it seemed good to fight in the Niko family.

On the same day, the Nizi four-eyed family pattern was erected in the new palace house, and at the same time, the [Fudo Ming King] flag seal decided by Katsuhisa was erected.