There are no princes or ministers in the island country. It is rather a myth that hereditary and irreplaceable nobles seize power, often relying on the name of guardians, that is, the hindsight system, which empties the supreme ruler.
Guan Bai takes over the emperor, the shogun takes over the court, and the samurai lord takes over the shogun. This is the so-called tradition of the island country.
Among ordinary martial arts families, there is also a saying of hindsight. The heirs entrusted with the family property have great rights, and close relatives who are not flesh and blood should not be trusted easily.
It is actually a bit inappropriate for Yuigahama Yui to find an outsider like Hanzawa Naoyoshi to be the successor to her daughter. In theory, she should ask her own elders.
However, the Yuigahama family were originally just Iga barbarians with little knowledge of the samurai family, so it was understandable to act in such a chaotic manner, but it was not offensive at all.
Yui Hama has a weak temperament, and Naoyoshi Hansawa has a sincere relationship with her. They are close friends with each other, and there is no problem in taking care of her daughter for her.
But there are two weird things about this.
First, Yuigahama Yui herself was in her prime of life and was not yet dead, so it was not in line with common sense to entrust her to his heirs like this.
Secondly, Hanzawa Naoyi has been gone for several years, and his life and death are uncertain. Now the entrustment seems to be a useless and meaningless task.
But seeing Yuigahama Yui's persistence, Hanzawa Naoyoshi finally nodded helplessly.
"Okay, let me be the person behind Xiaotuanzi. You can get up first."
Yuigahama Yui smiled, pulled Xiaoduanzi to her side, looked into the child's eyes seriously, and said.
"Tuanzi, from today onwards, Hanzehime will be your successor. You must respect her and protect her, do you understand?"
Hanze Naoyoshi wanted to laugh when he heard this.
It's just respect, what does protection mean? Do you still need the protection of a three-year-old child?
Yuigahama Yui is really in a mess. She probably doesn't understand what it means to be a behind-the-scenes person. If she only knows a little about it, she just imitates other martial arts and messes around.
Xiaotuanzi seemed a little scared when he saw his mother's serious expression. Then he looked at Hanzawa Naoyoshi and stretched out his hand as if to help.
"Auntie! Auntie!"
This time, Yuigahama Yui did not let her child run wild, but forcibly pulled her and bowed deeply to Hanzawa Naoyoshi.
Hanzawa Naoyoshi shook his head.
"Okay, okay, we are not from a high-ranking family, so we don't need to go through all the red tape, we just have to know what's going on.
Come, Tuanzi, give me a hug."
The little dumpling was a little hurt by his mother's strong grasp, so he ran to Hanzawa Naoyi's side again.
Yuigahama Yui looked at Hanzawa Naoyoshi and said seriously.
"You have to remember that the name of the dumpling after Yuanfu is Yoshinao. You must remember it."
Hanzawa Naoyi was stunned and laughed out loud.
"Yoshinao? Are you trying to use my name in reverse? You can imagine that.
How old is your child? Have you already considered a Yuanfu name? Isn’t it too early?”
Yuigahama Yui stared into Hanzawa Naoyoshi's eyes and repeated seriously.
"The original name of the dumpling is Yuigahama Yoshinao. You must remember it. You must remember it."
Hanzawa Naoyi shook his head helplessly.
"Yes, yes, you are her mother, you have the final say, I will just remember it."
In fact, this was a misunderstanding by Hanzawa Naoyoshi. The name Yoshihiro was not taken from her.
It was the name that the saint decided on when he came to visit Yuigahama Yui last year and claimed the little dumpling. It can be said to be the name of recognizing the ancestor and returning to the clan.
The word "righteousness" is the common character of the Sibo family, and it comes from the common character meaning of Sibo Yiyin.
Yuigahama Yoshinao is the daughter of Yoshigan Shiba, a descendant of the saint. Only Yuigahama Yui and Yoshigan Shiba know this name.
And now, there is one more person, and that is Yuigahama Yoshinao's later acquaintance, Hanzawa Naoyoshi.
Yuigahama Yui's hands clenched into fists and trembled slightly. She had always followed the rules and acted honestly.
This time, Naoyoshi Hanzawa was rashly asked to act as Xiaotuanzi's backstory, and he was a little scared to reveal Xiaotuanzi's real name.
Is it right for me to do this? Can I save Naoyoshi Hanzawa's life by doing this?
Yuigahama Yui was not sure, but she tried her best to protect her best friend and gave her an amulet belonging to the Shiba Goddess.
The saints have stepped onto the Shinto path, and the descendants of Swami have stepped onto the stage of history. This is an unstoppable trend.
The world is unified, and Sibo's divine power is still in the future. But it can only be said that now, the descendants of Sibo have the privilege of being superior to others within the sphere of influence of the Sibo family.
Hanzawa Naoyoshi complained about his low status. Going to Kanto was like a mantis trying to use his arm as a cart, and ants were shaking the tree. Even if he succeeded, the end would be unpredictable.
But it would be different if she was not an ordinary Shiba Kahime samurai with a low status, but a descendant of Yuigahama Yoshinao, one of the descendants of the saint.
With this level of identity, even if Yoshigami Shiba wants to sacrifice Hanzawa Naoyoshi and ease the overall situation, he still has to consider his daughter's future.
The Yuigahama family is already weak, and Xiaotuanzi's biological mother is a loser. If the descendants of this line of gods are killed again, how will Yuigahama Yoshinao survive in the turbulent politics of the samurai family in the future?
If Yoshigan Shiba abandons Naoyoshi Hanzawa, he will completely destroy the reputation of the Yuigahama line of divine descendants.
The martial arts families in the world will know that there are three, six or nine levels of gods, and they can also pick weaklings, follow the trend, and stand in line to bully.
The atmosphere of unity among the gods that Shiba Yiyin tried so hard to create will be even more difficult to achieve.
Yuigahama Yui's mind may not be so far-reaching, but her intuition tells her that the saint cares about Xiaoduanzi and will never sacrifice Xiaoduanzi's followers easily.
Understanding this is enough.
Hanzawa Naoyi didn't know that the doormat she kindly helped would bring huge rewards to her. Without her knowledge, she had already received a death-free medal.
For a saint, all martial arts families in the world can be sacrificed, but only with the unity of the descendants of Shiba, no risk can be taken.
Weakness has become the strongest talisman of Yuigahama's lineage, and it is also Hanzawa Naoyi's biggest support during this trip.
But at this time, no one thought that the Kanto issue would involve such big trouble.
Hansawa Naoyoshi thought he was going to investigate Takata Harano's problem, Takada Harano thought he was chasing away wolves and devouring tigers, and Ii Naomasa thought he was suppressing the local centralization center.
But in the end, contradictions and pressures from all aspects pile up, which will eventually detonate the entire Kanto, causing Yiyin to miss its first opportunity to unify the world.
After talking about what they saw later, Yuigahama Yui and Hanzawa Naoyoshi fell into silence for a while.
After a while, Yuigahama Yui asked.
"When are you going to leave?"
Hanzawa Naoyoshi replied.
“Originally I wanted to wait until the beginning of spring, wait for the Hokuriku Expressway to melt into snow, and then depart from Tsuruga Port and go directly to Naoetsu.
But now, I have some other ideas, and I may start early, find a ship to sail eastward in Ise Country, and take the Tokaido Road into Kanhachishu."
Yuigahama Yui nodded and didn't ask any more questions. She didn't know what Ii Naomasa and Hanzawa Naoyoshi were doing, and she didn't want to know too much.
Hanzawa Naoyi didn't explain anything more, because it was too complicated to explain, and there was no need to involve Yuigahama Yui.
This year, the connection between Naomasa Ii and Naoyoshi Hansawa has never been broken.
Ii Naomasa, who followed Yoshigan to Kanto, has been sending new information to Hanzawa Naoyoshi and acting as a frontline for Hanzawa Naoyoshi.
Originally, Hanzawa Naoyoshi wanted to start with Naoetsu and find out some clues about Takada Haruno in Kanto.
Sakai Port and Naoetsu are the two ends of the Hokurikudo Trade Road, and they are also the largest distribution bulk markets on both sides of the Hokurikudo Trade Road in Kinki and Kanto.
Sakai Port is in the hands of Takada Harano. The last time Hansawa Naoyi went to investigate, he was forcibly interrupted before he could get Takata Harano's trump card.
Therefore, the former Hanzawa Naoyoshi wanted to start over from Naoetsu and try to find Takada Yono's partner in Kanto.
Through the Kanto account transactions, the financial problems of Takada Harno were investigated from a side perspective, and then these evidences were summarized and handed over to Ii Naomasa, who was held accountable by the Tongxin Secretariat.
In fact, Ii Naomasa never thought about completely overthrowing Takada Harano, because this is unrealistic.
The Takada sisters are the only descendants of the Shiba family. They have a close relationship with the saint and are trusted far more than any other person. Takada Haruno herself is also loyal to the saint.
It's just an economic issue, so it's impossible to remove Takada Harano from power.
Even if she made mistakes or omissions, it would be impossible for the saint to deal with her harshly just because she had worked so hard to make money for the saint over the years.
Making money is not an easy task. Doing business means buying high and selling low to earn the difference. Takada Yono started from scratch and built today's huge foundation. It is impossible to do it cleanly.
The saint also understood this in his heart.
Ii Naomasa is not asking the saint to punish Takada Haruno severely, but to tell the saint through evidence that Takada Haruno's sole control is not good for the Shiba family.
To be continued...