On March 14, the fifth year of Yonglu (1562), Yu Qiuping returned to the territory. Longzi told Yu Qiuping that two letters addressed to Yu Qiuping were sent during his trip to Qingzhou.
"It's probably from Hanbei and Nagamasa," Yu Qiupei said with a smile. In the past two years, he had kept in touch with Matsushita Qingran and Asai Nagamasa, and had frequent letters. Yu Qiupei informed Matsushita
After Qingluan and Asai Nagamasa joined the Oda family, they both couldn't help but feel a little sad. However, they still encouraged Yu Qiupei to stick to their ideals and continue to look forward.
The letters between the two also revealed some of their troubles. Matsushita Karan seemed to be a relative of a wealthy family in Nishi-Mino. He was troubled by the deep-rooted contradiction between the wealthy local Mino family and the central Saito family. He seemed to be proficient in strategy.
There are not many ways to improve diplomatic relations. Because Saito Ryuuki is very dissatisfied with his willful behavior, disobedience and excessive lewdness, when he thinks about the relationship between the local wealthy family and the central Saito family, he mostly starts from the perspective of how to improve the diplomatic relations.
From the perspective of confrontation, he believed that Saito Ryuuki should not exploit the rights of wealthy families in this way. Instead, the wealthy families should find ways to restrict this willful lord to keep Meino safe. Although Yu Qiuping persuaded him in his reply,
However, these concepts cannot be changed overnight.
The conflict between the Saito family and the local wealthy families is indeed difficult to resolve. In terms of blood, the Saito family is not the guardian of Mino. The position of guardian of Mino was originally held by the famous Toki family of the Muromachi shogunate. But as a
Saito Douzan, a retainer of the Toki family, relied on his viper-like insidiousness to usurp the position of guardian of Mino through a series of murders and operations. These local wealthy families in Mino had long been under the rule of the Toki family.
At that time, he was already a local leader, so naturally he would not agree much with this new usurper of power, Saito Douzan.
As the conflict between Saito Dozo and Saito Yoshiryu intensified, the situation also changed. In order to defeat his father, Saito Yoshiryu promised the Mino local wealthy family that if he became a member of the family, he would adopt the collegial system of ministers.
He gave a large amount of power to the local wealthy families, thereby gaining the support of the local wealthy families in Mino, and successfully killed his father Saito Dōzo in the Battle of Nagara River. The viper Saito Dōzo gained power by "defeating the superior".
, but died in the end because of his son's rebellion. It has to be said that it is a reincarnation of fate.
Due to Saito Yoshiryu's compromise with the wealthy families, the local Mino wealthy families headed by the three people of Nishi Mino gradually increased their power. The Nishi Mino wealthy family was originally composed of three people: Hibino Kiyomi, Ando Mamoru, and Ujiie Naozumi.
Leader, after the death of Hibino Kiyomi, his position was taken by Ittetsu Inaba. During the reign of Saito Yoshiryu, they showed a trend of being too big to lose.
With the wise and capable Saito Yoshiryu passing away from illness, these wealthy families obviously looked down upon the still-child Ryuuki Saito. In order to expand their power, the wealthy families united together to force the central Saito family into a palace, seeking to gain more power.
This complex relationship that has lasted for several generations is the root of the contradiction between the central and local governments in Meinong, and it cannot be easily resolved. Yu Qiuping did not have much choice but to comfort Panasonic Qingchao.
The conflict between Asai Nagamasa is also related to the situation in Mino. Saito Ryuuki's mother was originally from the Kitaomi Asai family, and the Saito family also had an alliance with the Asai family. However, last time Moribe Ju
After the Shijo War, due to the defeat of the Saito family, the strength was damaged; the local forces headed by the Nishi Mino wealthy family took the opportunity to attack, greatly weakening the power of the Naoomi faction and the Saito family, and tended to sideline Saito Ryuuki.
——This made the Asai family very unhappy. They did not want Saito Ryuuki, who was of Asai family descent, to lose his power. Kitanomi was located in the west of Mino, so there was constant friction with the Nishi-Mino wealthy family.
Not to be outdone, the wealthy families of Simeon joined forces to intervene in the foreign policy of their masters. They changed the diplomatic policy through the collegial system of ministers, pushing the Saito family and the Rokkaku family to get closer and closer, and they formed a great alliance.
The momentum of the alliance. The Asai family and the Rokkaku family are enemies with deep hatred. Naturally, it is difficult for the Saito family, as their ally, to make friends with the Rokkaku family. Therefore, the alliance between the two families is on the verge of disintegration.
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When Yu Qiuping was wondering how to reply to his two friends, Honda Tadakatsu came in and reminded Yu Qiuping that it was time to hold a family evaluation meeting. Yu Qiuping put down the letter in his hand and hurried to the second floor of the castle tower——
He doesn't want to be late, and this has always been a good habit of his. Under the influence of Yu Qiuping's example, the warriors of the Yu Qiu family also have a spirit of contract and a sense of trustworthiness. Things like being late and breaking the contract rarely happen.
Except for Maeda Keiji.
Sure enough, the meeting originally agreed to be held at 7:00 noon was postponed until 2:00 a.m. just to wait for Maeda Keiji who was late.
"Keiji, can you please tighten some rules?" Before Yu Qiuping could say anything, Yoshioka Katsumasa, a hot-tempered man, shouted dissatisfied: "You come in late and leave early every day, don't you look like a samurai!"
"Well," Maeda Keiji stretched lazily, hung up his pipe and said in a lazy tone: "I just went out to bask in the sun. The spring sun is really comfortable! I accidentally fell asleep.
, don’t blame me for forgetting the time!”
"Lord Amano," Omaezaki Nakahide looked at Amano Keitoku, who was in charge of legal and military regulations, and continued angrily, "According to military regulations, what is the penalty for being late for a meeting?"
"Thirty push-ups." Amano Keide said coldly.
"Then why don't you do it quickly!" Yoshioka Katsumasa cooperated with Omaezaki Nakahide very tacitly - these enemies actually cooperated sometimes! "If I remember correctly, you owe 760!"
"Oh, we are all working together, so why bother forcing me to do that weird thing?" Keiji Maeda waved his hand very slickly and exhaled a cloud of smoke.
of push-ups.”
"Then you can do a lot!" Nobuyuki Anayama couldn't stand it anymore and joined the battle group, "You have been here for several months and you haven't executed a single punishment! This is not our Tokiwabei style! Your subordinates
Many of your cavalrymen, and many of them, have become free and undisciplined under your influence!"
"Besides, it's not a war, so don't tense up so much." Maeda Keiji spread his hands, "It's so tiring to keep such a sullen face all the time, don't you think? Take it easy, take it easy, sing, sing, hum.
Hum a little tune, if you are late, you will be late!"
However, after hearing what he said, Amano Keitoku, who had not planned to speak at all, actually said coldly: "Military regulations are military regulations, and once they are set, they must be implemented."
"Well, 760 is really too much," Maeda Keiji was still biting, "It's impossible to finish it! How can I have the motivation to do it? If the number of times is less, I will definitely do it!"
When Yu Qiuping heard this, he was already a little angry. What he disliked the most was people who didn't follow the rules and kept their words. If Maeda Keiji hadn't acted righteously and saved him once, he would have gone crazy.
. So, he interrupted the quarrel among his men and asked coldly: "Keiji, Kwon Bingwei showed you the military regulations before, right?"
"Your Highness, well... I have seen it before," Maeda Keiji saw that Yu Qiuping didn't seem very happy, scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "I just didn't look carefully at the time."
"Then you promised to abide by military regulations and obey the punishment?" Yu Qiuping ignored Maeda Keiji's explanation and asked coldly.
"Um..." Maeda Keiji nodded awkwardly, "I promised. It's just that these 760 push-ups are too many! I really can't finish them!"
"Whether you finish it or not is not an excuse for not doing it," Yu Qiuping said solemnly: "Everyone must abide by the rules and be responsible for the commitments they have made. Since you have promised to abide by military regulations and accept punishment,
Then no matter how many push-ups there are, you have to do them!"
"Okay, okay, Your Highness, I know," Maeda Keiji scratched his head and said with a smile, "I'll make it up when I get home! Just make it up! Just calm down!"
"Qingci, do you think I'm joking?" Yu Qiuping shook his head and said, "Do what you say and do what you say, which has always been my most important thing. I don't care if you act like a fool, and I don't care if you like to sing and dance. But,
If you are a man, do what you say and complete the punishment."
"Let's do it this way. After the meeting, I'll make it with you," Yu Qiuping sneered, "It's just 760. I'll make one and you make one. You can do it until I can't do it anymore, and I'll stick with you until the end!"
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After the meeting, Yu Qiuping took Maeda Keiji and walked reluctantly to the barracks outside Kuroda Castle. In front of all the Tokiwabi Ashigaru who were training, he took off his red leaf shawl and coat and was about to start doing it.
push-up.
"Your Highness! Are you serious? I thought you were just saying angry things and then calmed down after the meeting." Maeda Keiji couldn't laugh or cry, "With your body, can you handle it?"
"Whether you can eat or not is a matter of time." Yu Qiuping leaned down and prepared for push-ups. "You must do what you promised! I said I will do push-ups with you until you can't do it anymore. Then
I will definitely keep my promise."
"For me, every word I say is a promise." Yu Qiuping took a deep breath and began to do push-ups. "I never say anything in anger!"
Maeda Keiji was stunned for a moment, slightly moved. After hesitating for a moment, he also threw down his coat, lay on the ground and began to do the 760 push-ups.
Ame Qiuhei did one thing, and Maeda Keiji did one thing; Ame Qiuhei made one thing, and Maeda Keiji did another one... The two of them continued to do it one by one in front of Tokiwa Bei Ashigaru, until they were sweating profusely.
, sweat flowed into his eyes, and his arms were so sore that he could not straighten up. Yu Qiuping was still trying hard to hold on. Maeda Keiji was very relaxed, and he could distract Yu Qiuping. Maeda Keiji could see that Yu Qiuping
I really tried my best to persevere. Even though I was panting from exhaustion, I still refused to give up easily. I just kept doing it step by step, and every step seemed to use up all my strength. If I couldn't do it anymore, I just stayed in place.
He rested for a while, panting heavily. After he calmed down, he roared again and started doing push-ups vigorously.
Maeda Keiji looked at Yu Qiupei silently.
It has to be said that Yu Qiuping's body is really much better than before time travel. At that time, forty or fifty push-ups was already his limit. But now, after nearly four years of military life, he can barely hold on
He was in his early two hundred. However, he still couldn't hold on anymore. His arms were so sore and numb that they couldn't support his body. No matter how hard he inhaled and exerted himself, there was nothing he could do.
"It's an advantage for you!" Yu Qiuping let go of his hands and fell to the ground with a bang. He panted and said to Maeda Keiji on the side: "I asked you to do more than two hundred."
However, Maeda Keiji ignored Yu Qiupei's words and continued to do push-ups one after another with a sullen face.
"Hey, Qingci, you can stop," Yu Qiuping said breathlessly, "I can't do it anymore, you don't have to do it."
"No need, Your Highness," Maeda Keiji shook his head and continued to do push-ups quickly, "I understand."
On that day, Maeda Keiji finished 760 push-ups in one go that he had been owed for several months.
Chapter completed!