On the way back to the city, Kira Manshomaru went to the castle town to take a look. The documents for the general call for military service had been posted, and many townspeople were queuing up to apply for general service at the castle town office. Kira Manshomaru did not go there either.
It was crowded inside, and after walking around twice, we arrived at the standing Ashigaru troops who were settled in the castle town.
Because when he returned to the city in the morning, he had seen Kira Mansomaru, so he led dozens of horsemen and strode into Tenno Town. He met a group of samurai on duty blocking the way: "We are waiting to see Kira Oyakata
grown ups!"
"Everyone, please get up." Kira Mansomaru sat on the horse and beat the saddle with a folding fan to signal them to get up. Then he motioned to the samurai to lead the way. He entered the town surrounded by a group of people who were approaching. He took a brief look at the dilapidated and shabby houses in the town. Kira
Wan Matsumaru couldn't help but take a deep breath and shouted: "Zenjiro!"
"My lord is here!"
Kira Mansomaru scolded him with a displeased look on his face: "Why do the samurai of my Kira family live in a place like this?"
"This... I don't know." Yamaoka Zenjiro bowed his head and admitted his mistake very cooperatively.
"What would it be like for the samurai of the Kira family to live in a castle town!" Kira Manshomaru thought for a while and then came up with a countermeasure, "The spare rooms of the valet's house are given to all samurai. I remember that Sanmaru still has a few oars that are free.
A group of standing ashigaru guards should go and guard them! From now on, they will be rotated every five days, and the other standing ones will stay in the castle town to take turns guarding the town's security."
"Yes! I will do it immediately!" Yamaoka Zenjiro immediately got on his horse and ran away. Although Yamaoka Zenjiro's advantage seemed stupid, in terms of transparency and intelligence, he was much better than those elm-headed samurai.
The group of gibberish retainers are much more useful.
Kira Manshomaru turned around and said to the group of warriors: "Everyone, please tell me your birth name."
"Yes!" With a shout, they all ran over and stood in a row. A dark and thin samurai shouted: "I come first! I am Tagawa Taihei from Kamoda Township, Nuchida County!"
"Majiro Morihara from Washatori Township, Shimobikai County!"
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"Takatsuna Watanabe of Urabeso, Okouchi Township, Shimoneta County."
"This is Kato Kyoaki of Kajizhuang, Yongliang Township, Nakata County."
"The Ina Tadashi family of Kojima-so, Shimohatzu County."
"This is Masashige Naito of Naito-sho, Natsuta County."
Kira Mansomaru carefully remembered everyone's names in his heart. He could accurately write down every name of the samurai. With his excellent memory, he easily received enthusiastic responses from the samurai. For this group of rural heroes,
To put it bluntly, there is nothing more glorious than being remembered by the master's name as a servant.
After a while, Yamaoka Zenjiro left and returned, quietly telling him that the arrangements were in place. Kira Mansomaru then loudly announced that the samurai could move into the city and warned amidst cheers: "Since you have served the Kira family, you should abide by it."
We follow the rules of our family, are loyal and brave, and serve the Kira family in order to earn a share of merit for each of us! Even if we die in a foreign country, my reputation as a Mikawa samurai will not be in vain."
"Ha!" The warriors all bowed their heads.
"From today onwards, all samurai will move to Sanmaru to live in the shrine. The four military oars within Sanmaru will be guarded by you in turn."
"Yes!" This time it was a cheering tribute, "We are willing to be loyal to the owner of the hall!"
Being able to live in Saijo Castle is equivalent to officially becoming a Kira retainer. Not only will the salary and benefits be greatly improved, but the future background of the family can also be guaranteed. One's own descendants can serve as the lineage of the Kira family. It is a huge difference compared to patrolling the castle town.
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"Everyone should be more diligent in martial arts. There will be fewer battles to fight after following my family. If you do something that harms the face of our Kira family because you are not diligent in martial arts, don't blame me for our ruthless laws!"
After giving the carrots, of course he had to show the stick. Looking at their awe-inspiring expressions, Kira Mansomaru left the castle town with great satisfaction. When he returned to the city, he learned that the members of the group were still meeting in the evaluation room, and a man with a nickname was guarding them.
After waiting outside the Honmaru for a long time, it turned out that this group of heirs were worried about the ultimatum issued by the Imagawa family general Taiyuan Yuzhai. Just now they had acted like I would take care of everything, but now they thought of him as the family governor.
"These guys are really annoying!" Kira Manshomaru curled his lips and turned to the younger one and ordered: "Let them wait for a while. I have been out for a while, so I need to take a shower and change clothes first."
Xiao Xing hesitated to speak: "But..."
"Do as I tell you!" He waved his hand and sent the young man away. Kira Manshomaru slowly walked back to the castle tower. After observing the surroundings for a while, he was relieved when he realized that Aku didn't seem to be around. "Fortunately, Aku is not here. She was
It must be a very troublesome thing to encounter!"
He hastily freshened up and put on formal clothes. By the time he arrived at the evaluation room, more than half an hour had passed. The members of the Kira family stared at the exit one by one. When they saw Kira Mansomaru coming towards them, Ogasawara Yasumoto immediately complained: "
Master! This is an evaluation meeting that will determine the life and death of our Kira family, how can you be late?"
"Yu Jinshou! Watch your words!" Nobuzada Ohuchi's face darkened.
"If I remember correctly, the evaluation meeting will be on the sixth day of next month. I don't know what kind of evaluation meeting Ejin Palace will hold today. I, Kira Mansongmaru, am willing to listen attentively." Kira Mansongmaru replied calmly.
Over there, Ogasawara Yasumoto's face suddenly turned very ugly. It was a shame to be reprimanded by a house governor who didn't have a genfu in front of so many gendai retainers, but he didn't dare to take the opportunity to get angry. The gendai around him didn't
Someone would stand up to help him, and he could only blame himself for underestimating this little governor.
"Sorry! It was Yasumoto who said I was reckless!" Ogasawara Yasumoto apologized awkwardly and lowered his head in embarrassment.
"Let's talk about the letter conveyed by Taiyuan Xue Zhai!" Yamamoto Kansuke appropriately stopped this embarrassing scene and restored the slightly stiff atmosphere.
Kira Manshomaru picked up the folding fan and tapped the table to signal the ministers to be quiet. After a while, he saw that all the Kuradai family members kneeling on both sides had stopped talking, and then he said softly: "This is a meeting to decide the fate of our family. Please strictly observe it."
It’s a secret. Don’t bring a word out of the evaluation room after the meeting! Otherwise, you will be an enemy of the Kira family and all the gentlemen here! So please make an oath here!”
The family ministers could not figure out what the family governor meant, and Nobuzada Okouchi was the first to jump out and swear: "I, Nobuzada Okouchi, swear to Hachiman Bodhisattva that I will not reveal a single word of what was discussed in the evaluation room today. Anyone who violates this will do so."
You will be punished by the gods and Buddhas of the Nine Heavens!"
The remaining members looked at each other in shock and could only swear the oath obediently. Kira Manshomaru smiled silently, gently opened the folding fan in his hand, and whispered: "The oath has been made, and I can announce my future decisions.
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"Lord of the Hall! You must not do it!" Nobuzada Ohuchi was very anxious now, and kept winking at him, which meant: "We swear we are not asking you to make a choice, you have to act according to the rules.
What are you doing by making decisions without our consent?"
"My family's decision is..." Kira Manshomaru smiled back at Nobuzada Ohuchi, and while the members of the group were still stunned, he uttered two words: "Shangluo!"
