Mogami Gihime was like a happy little bird, jumping and hopping on the trail leading to Kaoruoka Castle. Mount Kalasho was much bigger than Kira Yoshihide had imagined. This was not a mountain but a mountain.
Kalashan Mountain is a group of peaks composed of Dongshan Mountain. The main Maru of Kaoruoka Castle is built on Xishan Mountain, and the East and West Curves are built on Nakayama Mountain.
It was sunny in the afternoon. Standing on Dongzhao Mountain, you could clearly appreciate the scenery at the bottom of the mountain. Mogami Yihime looked around for a while and said curiously: "Your Highness! Zhaooka Castle is really big! Such a big city would not be built on a mountain.
Falling off?"
"Yeah! It probably won't fall, unless..." Kira Yoshitoki carefully wiped the sweat from Mogami Yoshiki's forehead, and said with a smile: "It won't fall unless there's an earthquake!"
"Is it true? Then why has Yoshihime never fallen off after so many earthquakes since she was a child?" Mogami Yoshihime tilted her little head and looked at him doubtfully, her two ponytails gently flowing with the cool mountain breeze.
The little girl flutters, her pink face turns red as she climbs the mountain, and she looks like an exquisite porcelain doll. People can't help but love her.
"She is still an innocent and innocent child! How could such a cute little girl be a poisonous woman? It seems that Yu is still a little stubborn, what else should I be afraid of with Yu's skills?" Kira Yoshishi smiled and hugged him in a princess hug.
With that, he walked a few steps to his mount, got on his horse, and galloped down the mountain with Mogami Yoshiki.
If he had gained much this summer, it would be that he had built a basic relationship with Mogami Yoshihime, so that he did not have to worry about the embarrassing problem of getting married first and then falling in love. Another big gain was that Mogami Yoshihime's height had increased by nearly half.
, after all, she is also working hard to reach 1.4 meters. At her age, she should not be shorter than Mochizuki Yoshino in the future. He still vaguely remembered that the stupid loli was probably not as tall as Mogami Yoshihime.
When I was passing by the mountain col between Dongzhen Mountain and Zhongzhen Mountain, I saw a young man sitting cross-legged on a big rock with a sword on his waist and meditating by the stream. A cool mountain breeze blew and carried a few leaves in front of him.
Suddenly, the young man's right arm trembled slightly and brought out a bright white light. The next moment, he heard a cry as the sword was sheathed, and a few leaves were broken into two pieces and quietly floated away in the gentle wind.
The speed of the whole process was far beyond Kira Yoshiki's expectations. It only took about one second from drawing out the sword to returning it to the scabbard. The actual slashing took place in the blink of an eye. This ability and method were enough for Kira to
Yoshitoki looked sideways at him. The horseback warriors who also saw this action immediately became more vigilant. Isshiki Tokishin whistled and more than twenty horseback warriors rushed over and surrounded the young man.
Mogami Yoshiki sat dumbly in his arms and asked strangely: "Your Highness! That person is cutting leaves so beautifully! But why are everyone surrounding him?"
Kira Yoshitoshi saw Isshiki Tokishin seemed to be saying something to the boy. After a while, the boy stood up in a panic, knelt down and saluted in the direction of Kira Yoshitoshi, and then he said: "That's because everyone
I'm concerned about him! He must pay more attention to such a powerful leaf-cutting knife... Let's go! Let's go over and spy on that person!"
Isshiki Tokishin came on horseback and reported to Kira Yoshitoki: "Your Majesty, this person calls himself Hayashizaki Jinsuke. His name was originally Asano Minjimaru. He was originally the son of Asano Suma, the acting retainer of the Masaoka family tree. When he was young, he
On the way home, his father was attacked and killed by his old enemy Ichiunsai Sakagami. In order to avenge his father, he became a disciple of the martial arts master Fan Donggen of Jinggang Castle and practiced the new style of swordsmanship. He claimed that during the Hongji period, he dreamed of Hayashizaki Myojin teaching him martial arts.
Jiyi, he acquired the art of drawing a long-handled sword, so he changed his name to Hayashizaki Jinsuke."
"Hayashizaki Jinsuke is also a master of swordsmanship who is proficient in the art of drawing swords with long handles. I seem to have heard of this name somewhere? But I should not have such a person in my memory." Kira Yoshi looked at the young boy doubtfully.
, he looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old, and he was wearing a clean, starched Taoist uniform. It was obvious that his living conditions were not very good.
Kira Yoshiki rode over and asked condescendingly: "Are you Hayashizaki Jinsuke? Raise your head to answer Yu's question, you... what is the name of Jinsuke's swordsmanship?"
"Ha! I'm here...I'm here..." Hayazaki Jinsuke stammered for a long time and couldn't say a complete sentence.
Isshiki Tokishin reminded: "Rashizaki-don should call himself a minister."
"Ha! Your name is called Mysterious Mystical Technique: Pure Drawing Sword." Hayasaki Jinsuke was worried that this name would not be flattering, so he added: "I haven't figured out this name clearly yet. This name is just a preliminary use and is not suitable for anyone."
Clearly, in the future I will probably choose a name between Kamiyu Hayashizaki-ryu, Hayashizaki Dream-ryu and Hayashizaki-ryu! Because this set of swordsmanship I have is given by Hayashizaki Myojin, so..."
Kira Yoshitoki didn't hear the rest of the words clearly at all. He just replayed those names in his mind over and over again, thinking to himself: "God dreams of Hayashizaki style, Hayashizaki dream style? Isn't this name Iaijutsu? Hayashizaki Jinsuke? I met this guy."
What a blessing!",
He woke up the frightened young man and looked at this unattractive guy again. He didn't seem to have any outstanding features but possessed unusual talent and perseverance. So he asked him to follow him but was unexpectedly rejected.
The reason is that he wants to avenge his father, and he is preparing to leave for Kanto recently to pursue his father-killing enemy.
Kira Yoshitsune admired this stubborn young man very much. Even though he was frightened to death when he saw him, he still persisted in his belief in avenging his father. This persistence was very rare in the troubled times of the Warring States Period. Knowing his name and swordsmanship, he naturally
Thinking of his life story, this man is a rare man from the mountains who does not open a gym and does not have a great name. If you miss this opportunity, you may never find him.
So Kira Yoshitoki also developed some love for talents, and for the first time he issued an appeal to him: "Jinsuke's father was killed by Ichiunsai Sakagami! This man Yu Dao knows his whereabouts and is currently staying in Kyoto.
In a certain gym inside, if Jinsuke wanted to kill Sakagami Ichiunsai, it would be very simple. Yu could kill him with just one sentence. Wouldn't it be better to follow Yu to make full use of Jinsuke's skills?
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However, Hayazaki Jinsuke remained unmoved and replied: "Thank you for your kindness, His Highness. Even though His Highness can take the life of an enemy with his words, I still want to know with my own hands the person who killed my father! This person has ruined my family and my family."
I cannot avenge this with my own hands. I really have no shame in going to see my father and mother in the underworld!"
"That's it! It's really not easy for me to force you to stay..." Ji Liangyi nodded to express his understanding. Because his father and mother died of illness one after another, he always had some sympathy for the orphans, so he thought about it.
After a while, he said: "Let's do it! In a few days, Jinsuke will go to Echigo Naoetsu with Yu's fleet. Someone will arrange a ship for you to Kinai, and then you will go to Sakamoto Castle in Shiga County to hold Yu's warrant.
, there will naturally be people who will help you, and the whereabouts of Sakagami Ichiunsai will also be provided."
"Thank you so much for your grace, Your Majesty. I can't thank you enough..." Hayasaki Jinsuke knelt down and saluted excitedly and excitedly. He almost thanked him with all his heart. How could he, a helpless child, survive to this day?
Now, his master, Hōgen Kōbu Taifu, is a close friend of his father, Asano Suma. He pitied him for being alone and had no one to rely on, so he took him under his tutelage and had the opportunity to practice swordsmanship to avenge his hatred.
In his short life of more than ten years, his only belief was to avenge his father's blood hatred. But when he didn't know where his father's blood enemy was, a noble man suddenly appeared to guide him in the way forward.
He was also willing to provide him with support and help from Deyu to Kyoto many times. Any man of flesh and blood who knows how to be grateful would shed tears of gratitude for such kindness.
"So, has Jinsuke figured out what he will do after revenge?"
"This... I have never thought about it." Hayashizaki Jinsuke shook his head in confusion. His short and happy childhood came to an end when his father was killed and his mother committed suicide.
The rain and snow were still bright and the sun was shining brightly. I always persisted in practicing Shinto-ryu swordsmanship and my own drawing sword technique, in order to one day kill my great enemy Ichiunsai Sakagami. As for what I will do in the future, I have never thought about it.
Kira Yoshishi said in a persuasive manner: "Do you want to practice cultivation or become an official?"
"...Practice! Your Majesty feels that you are not good at swordsmanship and you need to visit more famous masters to practice better swordsmanship before serving His Highness." Hayashizaki Jinsuke answered hesitantly, and saw a group of horseback warriors showing displeasure, and his whole body was shocked.
Curling up like a grasshopper accumulating strength but not daring to move at all.
Kira Yoshi didn't care about his subconscious movements, smiled and waved his hand and said to him: "Is Jinsuke's movement a power-charging movement of Hayashizaki-ryu? That sword just now was really magical!"
"...Yes, I always use this trick when thinking about what to do when encountering an enemy."
"Since Jinsuke plans to practice, he shouldn't waste time wandering around the countries. The two most powerful swordsmen in the world today are related to Yu. The first Kashima sword master, Tsukahara Buden, is a disciple of Chujo-ryu swordsmanship.
The direct descendant of Nakajo Dewa Morihide is Yu's family retainer. He is now serving as a general in Sakamoto. You can see him when you go to Kyoto.
The second one is the current generation of swordsmen in Kanto. The grand master of the Shinin-ryu sect, Kamiizumi Ise Mori Hidetsuna, happens to be serving as a retainer of Yu in Kamiizumi Castle in Dohu County, Ueno Province. His swordsmanship is not inferior to that of Kashima Sword Master Tsukahara.
Divination, if Jinshu can become his disciple and learn the new Yinliu Jiyi, it will be of unexpected benefit to you."
Hayazaki Jinsuke had never heard of Kamiizumi Hidetsuna's name at all, and he was embarrassed to make people think that he was ignorant, so he could only say awkwardly: "I hope to pay homage to the Kashima Sword Master and get the guidance of the old sword master. I will never give up again."
No regrets!”
Kira Yoshi was not angry when he was rejected. Hayashizaki Jinsuke was a martial arts idiot who did not understand the world. It would be boring to argue with him about such details. He nodded and said: "Well, that's okay. You are still young and have a long way to go."
Let's go, kill Sakagami Ichiunsai. Don't rush back. Just stay in Sakamoto and train with Nakajo Dewa Mamoru and Shioka Kazuha for two years before returning to Kasugayama Castle. I will be able to help you see Kashima by then.
The Sword Master’s wish.”
Then he had a few words with Hayazaki Jinsuke and told him to pack his bags and go to Yamagata Castle to wait for the fleet returning to Kasugayama Castle. Then he hurried away with Mogami Yoshihime, although he could not tie the founder of the aura technique to him immediately.
However, with the kindness and kindness he gave him and the huge temptation in practice, he would not worry about this master who was willing to live in seclusion in the countryside escaping from his grasp.
On September 22nd, the first snowflakes fell in Dewa Province. From this day on, the entire Yu Olympics will usher in a long winter. The main force of the Kira Army returned to Sakata Port in batches as early as the end of the battle at Nakayama Castle. Kira Yoshishi
Before leaving, he appointed Katsunaga Irobe as the lord of Miura Castle and Masashige Naito as the castle representative of Yamagata Castle.
With the veteran Irobu Katsunaga sitting in the castle, and the loyal, calm and combat-savvy Naito Masashige sitting in Yamagata Castle, the Yumae Kingdom is basically stable. Naito Masashige lives in Ninomaru and is responsible for sharing the daily military affairs.
At the same time, he was responsible for managing the daily affairs of Yamagata Castle while Yoshimitsu Mogami served as Kasugayama Castle.
After arranging everything, Kira Yoshitoki took Mogami Yoshiki and his brother Mogami Yoshimitsu back to Naoetsu. The return journey in the wind and snow was quite difficult. If it hadn't been for the first heavy snowfall, the ground had not cooled down and the river had not cooled down.
Therefore, if it freezes, it may be more difficult to return.
It was already the eighth day of October when we returned to Kasugayama Castle. On the way, we stopped at Sado Island for a few days due to a heavy snowstorm. When we came back, Echigo was already a snow-covered northern country, and Mogami Yoshimitsu was arranged in Ninomaru.
lived in the annex, and then hurried back to Kasuga Imperial Palace with Mogami Yoshihime.
The wind and snow outside were falling hard, but inside the Huajian, three floors away from the door, it was as warm as spring. Hu Ji held a crying baby and carefully coaxed it, complaining softly: "Your Highness is leaving."
Half a year is a long time for me to wait! Look at Zhenwangwan, he almost doesn’t recognize you as his father!"
Kira Yoshishi smiled honestly and said: "Didn't I go to fight? I encountered some troubles in Dewa Country and was delayed for a long time. Half a year had passed before I felt anything. I accidentally came back a little late, haha.
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"A little girl like me doesn't understand the affairs of a man's family! But I heard early that His Highness brought me a good sister. Is your name Yiji? Come over to my sister's side!
"Torahime handed the child to the maid to rest, then reached out and pulled the timid Mogami Yoshihime to talk to her, leaving her husband alone and ignored.
At this moment, the paper door on one side was quietly opened, and three young women, two older and one younger, walked in. When they saw Kiragi, their eyes lit up and they bowed politely and said: "I am straight as a tiger, sandalwood,
Yoshino has met His Highness."
"Please get up quickly. I haven't seen you for half a year. Your bodies are getting more round and plump!" Kiragi was about to give him a hug when he heard Hu Ji cough and remind him: "Your Highness, please pay attention to your manners. During the day,
It is absolutely forbidden to show off prostitution! If the maids imitate this, my reputation as a member of the Ashikaga family will be completely lost!"
"Hey! I didn't say what I was going to do. How about a warm hug? Okay! Then it's the same thing if I don't hug you during the day and hug you at night." Kira Yoshishi sat helplessly in front of several women and listened to them surrounding them.
Together, they looked at the new sister Mogami Yoshihime with ecstasy.
After being cautious at the beginning, Mogami Yoshihime quickly became involved with three women and one girl. Especially Mochizuki Yoshino, who was very excited like a happy kitten and pulled Mogami Yoshihime to talk about all kinds of things, including her ninjutsu secrets and
When the secret of Yoshitoki Kira's spear-swallowing skills was revealed, this idiot loli was almost sixteen years old and still looked like a red deer without a string.
After a while, the wet nurse brought two young babies to Kira Yoshie to take a look at. Kira Yoshie looked carefully and could still tell the difference between Tora Chiyo and Matsuchiyo. Tora Chiyo had a strong body with a tiger head and a tiger brain, and was covered with little ones.
Her little hands were chubby and she was sleeping soundly. Matsuchiyo was a little thinner and stared at Kiragi with a pair of big eyes curiously.
"The two good children are as good as Jinoumaru." Kira sighed and solemnly said to the ladies: "It's been really hard for you to take care of the children in the past six months!"
Numata Sandalwood looked at him with a moved face, and whispered: "Your Highness... I am just doing what a woman should do, I am..."
Kira Yoshishi took the warm little hands of Sandalwood and Naohu and said: "I understand what you are thinking. Don't scare the children and let them rest! I will stay with you all winter and never go anywhere."
In the evening, a celebration banquet was held in the Ohiro Room to celebrate the Kira family's glorious achievements in Hokuriku and Dewa. In particular, Masatora Uesugi's reputation was defeated by Echizen Asakura in a series of battles in Echu and Kaga.
The family and the Ichiki sect were introduced to the Kinei. For a time, the reputation of the Echigo Dragons was comparable to that of Kanto Ming general Ota Michikan. The two battles to destroy the Ichiki sect became the hottest topic in Kyoto.
After Ashikaga Yoshiteru heard about Uesugi Masatora's reputation, he praised him as "the best samurai in Kanto" and personally gave his next name to Uesugi Masatora, thus changing his name to Uesugi Teruator. It is said that Ashikaga
Yoshiki also plans to apply for an official rank from the imperial court for Uesugi Teruhu. However, the specific situation cannot be said yet.
Kira Yoshitoki was very dissatisfied with Ashikaga Yoshiteru's statement. He smiled nonchalantly and said: "His Royal Highness, you still haven't changed your nature of taking advantage! He always wants to use this small favor to win over the rest of the family, but he never understands the distance.
It is impossible to win over the daimyo lords of the country easily by using their official positions and reputation."
Uesugi Terutora, who changed his name, didn't care much about this. Just as Kira Yoshihide said, the world is not that simple. Ashikaga Yoshiteru gave him a name that could not cover up any problems. Ashikaga Yoshimitsu not only gave Ouchi Yoshihiro his last name.
He also gave him the guardianship of Izumi and Kii, but because of his confrontation with the Hosokawa clan, Ouchi Yoshihiro went on the road of uniting with the Kanto government to fight against Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. In the end, he was defeated and killed, ending his distinguished life.
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Not to mention a name or an official function that touches people's hearts, even if he protects a country and cannot understand the hearts of the people, he will still rebel. Uesugi Teruhu's beliefs and morals can be said to be upright, but he himself is a pure warrior of the Eastern Kingdom, with his own blood, kinship and geographical connections.
The involvement of the family and the land, the biggest medium, made it impossible for him and Ashikaga Yoshiteru to be on the same path.
Neither of them paid much attention to this trivial matter. The relationship between them was so deep that Ashikaga Yoshiteru could not change it. They just casually said a few words and put it aside. After a while, Uesugi Teruhora talked about Kaga.
Arrangement: "I have withdrawn 30,000 troops to Kasugayama Castle, leaving only Numata Yukoden to guard Kanazawa Castle in Ishikawa County. Yoshie Hitachi Kaiden to guard Wadayama Castle in Nomi County, and Aoi Saka Bichu to guard Kamiyamada Castle in Hebei County. It can be stabilized for the time being.
The situation in Kaga Kingdom, I just don’t know what His Highness’s plan is for Kaga?”
The arrangement of these three people is very convenient. Numata Yumitsu is a rising star of the Kinai sect who has followed the Kira family early. Yoshie Munanobu is the father of Yoshie Keizi, a native of Echigo. Among the people of Echigo, his military strategy ability is above average. He has good abilities. In the past thirty years, many incidents in Echigo have made him famous for his good defense. At the same time, he is also very good at handling various government affairs. He is one of the few powerful people in China and Vietnam.
And Kusaka Nagasaki is one of the Chinese people who has been close to Etsuchi for a long time. He can be regarded as an outstanding figure who surpasses his peers in military strategy and governance. Moreover, he got close to the Kira family very early, and he had already taken the initiative to serve in the first year of Hongji. Under the guidance of the Kira family, they made a lot of efforts to open the passage to Ezhong for the Kira Army.
Kira Yoshitoki almost instantly discerned the checks and balances that Terutora Uesugi had implemented in Kaga. He used three samurai from different factions, old, middle and young, to jointly control the military and political power of Kaga. This was what he, the leading general, could do. From this, we can see that this uncle's thoughts are gradually changing, and he is smarter and more ingenious than before.
"Well, the arrangement of these three people is very good. As for Kaga's arrangement, I plan to use immigration to fill the vacancies. The 30,000 Vietnamese and Chinese people immigrating this autumn are only the first wave. Before the Chinese New Year and before the spring plowing begins, the second wave will be The three groups will also take action and strive to arrange for 100,000 immigrants to enter the three counties of Kaga before the end of the spring planting."
Teruhora Uesugi frowned and thought for a while, but still shook his head and asked: "Is it just a transfer of the people? But if we take 100,000 ding from Ezhong, the population of Ezhong will be seriously insufficient!"
Kira Yoshitoshi said with a smile: "Move one hundred thousand residents from Echigo into Echigo to fill the gap. Anyway, our Echigo residents have already forced 750,000, including the captured criminal prisoners, more than 850,000." , criminal prisoners can be allowed to mine, work in workshops, or farmed on farms, or raise livestock. After they have worked for a generation or two, the best will be given the opportunity to atone for their crimes and restore their reputation. There is no shortage of human resources now.”
Thinking about it carefully, this is indeed the case. Uesugi Teruhora was stationed in Etchu and Kaga for nearly half a year. When he returned to Naoejin, he found that there had been another big change after half a year. All the earliest towns built in Naoetsu had been demolished and replaced with more new ones. A sturdy and beautiful new-style house. It is said that the newly-built house was specially designed for the personal guidance of craftsmen from the Ming Dynasty. It not only maintains the excellent earthquake resistance of wooden buildings, but also uses Sanhe soil and lime reinforcement to improve the stability of the house, and uses lime to reduce the effect of whitewashing. The probability of fire.
Castle towns are also built and demolished at the same time. Old towns and dilapidated roads are all demolished and leveled. All roads and foundations must be laid with a thick layer of sanglu soil. Usually, the establishment of a new town requires paving sanglu soil and hammering it thousands of times with manpower. And the repeated rolling of stone rollers makes the soil sink tightly. After a harsh winter, the soil is solidified. When the snow melts in spring, the first wooden stake is knocked out.
The refinement and aesthetics of architecture mean that the increasingly affluent Echigo residents have higher requirements for the comfort of buildings. They are no longer the wet, dirty and messy grass-coated houses of the past, but clean and tidy wooden houses. Shikiya, it is said that only the Shikiya in Kyoto Town, Sakai Town, Sakamoto Town, and Katada Town can reach this level. Even some towns in Kyushu's Hakata Port, Nagasaki Port, and Shikoku's Utazu Port only have enough large-scale shikiya. .
This means that Naoetsu has gradually caught up with the economic level of Hakata Port and Nagasaki Port, and is even approaching the level of several major towns in the kinina. This is already a city-level building complex, and the townspeople who have money in their hands don't care too much. Spend some money to enjoy a more comfortable life, even if the special tax quadruples than before, it doesn't matter.
"In the past few years, there have been no less than hundreds of thousands of prisoners captured from Kaga in Vietnam. When you include the prisoners captured in wars in various places, the number is quite large. However, it does not feel safe to only transfer the citizens! Kaga's The loyalty of the new members of the clan is not yet stable, and Tomikisuke's retainers are not strong enough, so some successful samurai must be stationed to guard them!" Uesugi Teruhu knew very well that all this was related to the strict and complex organizational structure of the clan and the It has something to do with his extremely high execution ability. He is not worried about the development of Echigo, but expresses his concerns about Kaga.
"I have my own arrangements for this. I will transfer the Shiina Palace to the upper reaches of the Tetori River. The territory starts from Weitian City in the east, Xiaochu City in the west, and the territory of Niansheng Village in the north. The residence city should be located in Erqu City! This mountain city With an elevation of 300 meters, it is adjacent to the Tetori River and has convenient transportation. It is backed by mountains and is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The only direction of attack is the mountain castle Kode Castle, which is also 300 meters high.
Shiina-den only needs to defend this place so he doesn't have to worry about safety issues. The mountains here and the stone heights cannot be compared with the territory of Shinkawa County. However, Yu will give him no less than the original stone high rice and grant Shiina-den permission to plant mulberry trees on the mountain. , Mulberry, etc., I will provide necessary support, and in addition, he will be allowed to operate a fishing ground along the Tetori River, and the fish and shrimp caught will be coordinated and purchased by Biwaya."
Shiina Yasuyin was transferred to a territory on the front line that was short of oil and water. At the same time, he was promised that his original stone height would be kept intact, and he was encouraged to plant perennial cash crops such as mulberry trees and mulberry trees in the mountains, and he was also given a sum of money to increase his income. Although he was dissatisfied, he still felt that something was not appropriate, so he asked: "Is Shiina-den the only one to transfer the seal?"
Kira Yoshitoshi added: "In addition, the Jinhoden was transferred to the territory of Hebei County without changing the stone height, and the residence was set up in Tsubata Castle as a strong support for the central defense of Kunsakabei to suppress the remnants of the surrender in the county."
"Your Majesty, I understand!" Teru Uesugi raised his eyebrows thoughtfully and nodded. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature for better and faster novels!
ps: Hayazaki Jinsuke Shigenobu is the founder of Iaijutsu, and he is still an unknown person in the Kaooka Mountains of Dewa Kingdom.