"I heard that you recruited a lot of people during this trip?" Taiyuan Xuezhai suddenly remembered another thing, "You also brought back the old master's fifth son, Mr. Gu Ye?"
"Yes, we met by chance on the road." Imagawa Yoshimoto answered truthfully.
"It's fine that you didn't check the identities of your two traveling companions at the beginning. Now they've been brought back to the Imagawa Pavilion. Why don't you, you brat, check them? You're so heartless." Taiyuan Xuezhai smiled bitterly and sipped again and again. He took a sip of wine and said, "Master, let me go check it out for you."
"Both Kira and Tian Chen are straightforward good people, but my brother doesn't know what he is thinking." Imagawa Yoshimoto thought for a while and decided not to hide it, "He initially joined forces with my third brother in Kyoto and planned to deal with me together. But I The third brother wanted to take him with him to eliminate the roots, so he switched sides and came to help me. However, he seemed to be alone and helpless. It is said that his wife returned to her parents' home not long ago, so he probably didn't have any extra thoughts. ?”
"Whether you are interested or not, I will find out after checking. However, as a teacher, I have limited energy right now, and I am already overwhelmed with government and military affairs. You can send another person to keep an eye on the Fifth Young Master later." Taiyuan Xuezhai glanced at Imagawa Yoshimoto and said to him. He explained, "The family's intelligence network is not only external, but also internal, to prevent Xiaobao from harboring evil intentions and colluding with foreign enemies. Do you have anyone you can trust? Secretly assign him the task of monitoring the family. It's best if it's nothing." He has a good background and doesn’t have any close connections with the retainers.”
"Then leave it to Hayasaka." Imagawa Yoshimoto thought for a while and gave Hayasaka Nao's name.
"He has only been with you for a month, and you don't even know what kind of person he is. How can you be so bold?" Taiyuan Xuezhai shook his head, "That's all, let him be responsible for monitoring the Fifth Young Master first. If nothing goes wrong, To promote him again. Before promoting him, he should be my teacher in every detail. As for the fifth young master, since he was your enemy before, it is not convenient to give him territory and office now. Let him follow first. You serve as a counselor."
"Tomorrow morning I will arrange an evaluation meeting for the important ministers in the family. You brat, you haven't had a formal evaluation meeting since you took over as the governor of the family. How is that appropriate? Before that, go and have a look in the army." Taiyuan Xuezhai. Pointing at the barracks in the Imagawa Hall, he said, "The banner unit is under the direct control of my family. I am loyal to the Imagawa clan and it is also the most reliable force you can rely on. Take good care of it and don't let your subordinates alienate you. Since you want to quickly revitalize the family, I will marry you. Then sweetheart, please come out with some energy."
Accompanying Imagawa Yoshimoto to inspect Hatamoto were the chief and deputy writers of the Imagawa clan: Shōtarō Himura, Umoha, and Akai Ryuyomaru Kurotaka. Both of them were veteran generals who had been guarding the master since the days of the Imagawa clan. , naturally quite familiar with military affairs.
"Your Highness is a talented person, elegant and suave, and has a domineering air in his gestures. He has inherited the legacy of my old master."
"His Royal Highness has a tall and straight figure and amazing bones. He is a good martial artist at first sight."
"His Royal Highness is well-spoken and well-informed, and his talent for singing must be extraordinary."
"Your Highness does not feel complacent because of praise. Instead, he looks calm and composed. A person from the Buddhist sect can really see clearly."
"If nothing else, your Highness's clothes are not something ordinary people can wear well."
Along the way, Himura Hiroyuki looked for every possible angle, wanting to praise Imagawa Yoshimoto from head to toe. However, he was different from ordinary flatterers. He had no flattering attitude at all, but seemed to state the facts.
He is generally serious - but there is a strong sense of ridicule in that seriousness - he has no intention of profiting from flattery.
"I say Himura, can you stop complimenting me?" Imagawa Yoshimoto was originally quite polite to Himura Hiroyuki, a veteran, but he was so annoyed that his ears became calluses and he couldn't help complaining.
"What flattery? I'm just telling the truth." Heimura Yangyu shook his head after hearing this.
"Why don't I think I'm as fancy as you say?" Imagawa Yoshimoto rolled his eyes at Himura Umoha.
"That's because His Highness has been gifted since childhood and has always been on the top of Mount Fuji. Naturally, he doesn't understand how majestic His Highness is from the perspective of ants like us." Himura Hiroyuki took over the conversation unceremoniously and started talking again.
Imagawa Yoshimoto had a dark look on his face, and helplessly turned his gaze to Akai Kurotaka beside him.
"Haha, Your Highness, just get used to it. Lord Feimura has always been like this. Even the old master can't do anything to him, so of course you, a little kid like you, Your Highness, can't do anything." Akai Heigao spoke with a thick Northeastern dialect and a loud voice,
He was also very direct in his words, which made Imagawa Yoshimoto choke up - he was also from Mutsu at first glance, "But when it comes to the battlefield, Lord Heimura will be as brave as when he praises others."
"Akai, why does your mouth smell like beef?" Imagawa Yoshimoto sniffed his nose and whispered with some resistance, "This is a violation of the meat ban."
"What does your Highness know? How can people live without eating meat? The diet of southerners like Suruga is simply out of date. If you eat like this, I will be eaten to death. Besides, Your Highness, you have been in the temple before,
I guess I don’t understand this. Eat more meat to strengthen your yang, and then you can turn around like this! If you don’t eat meat, you will be laughed at by women in the whale house.” Akai Kuroko choked on Imagawa Yoshimoto again, and the latter black
He turned his head away with a stern face.
"We're here." Not long after, the three of them walked to the barracks in Ninomaru, where the Imagawa family's main team practiced.
"The full strength of our banner team is 4,500 people, divided into 5 reserve teams, each with 900 people. 1,500 of the 4,500 people are elites who are not involved in farming. They train, guard, and assist in government and military affairs at the Imagawa Hall all year round. Here we go.
When going on an expedition, the First Lord and the Old Lord will recruit 3,000 militiamen from the territory to fight together. Although they all bear the task of auxiliary soldiers, they also have training. If it comes to a critical moment, let them use weapons to fight.
It doesn't matter." Himura Umoha introduced the general situation of the Imagawa family's team to Imagawa Yoshimoto, "You really have the financial resources that only the famous families of Tokaido can have!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "It's just that now there are internal and external troubles, and fiscal revenue has also dropped sharply, so raising troops can no longer make ends meet." Imagawa Yoshimoto read the tax documents handed over by Taiyuan Xuezhai, "We still need to hurry up
We need to calm down the civil strife and open up trade routes."
"His Highness is so ambitious that a hero comes from a young age!" Himura Hiroyuki praised again. However, Imagawa Yoshimoto had already learned how to get along with him - just ignore the flattery and ignore him.
"Didn't you say they practice all year round?" Imagawa Yoshimoto pointed to the somewhat deserted school ground in the distance, "Why are there so few people here?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, it is lunch break at this time, and the sun is very poisonous."
"Then why is that reserve team still practicing?" Imagawa Yoshimoto pointed to the only 300 people training on the school field. Next to their queue was an Imagawa Niyin two flag with the word "一" written on it.
"That is the Hatamoto Daiichi, the most elite unit in the family. How can they have a lunch break? Do they still want to take a lunch break? Are they dreaming?" Akai Kurokaka laughed, "Since Matsui-sama took over as the First Infantry Captain, Daiichi has been
No more lunch breaks.”
"But he also trained the proud son of the family, a strong soldier who bravely champions the three armies." Himura Hiroyuki did not forget to add, "Looking at the entire Tokaido, our Imagawa family's first unit can claim to be the strongest."
"Matsui?" Imagawa Yoshimoto heard the familiar Miao character, "What does it have to do with the Matsui Mountain Castle (Matsui Sadamune) of Futama Castle in Toe?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, Your Highness Matsui was originally from the old master Ma Zouzhong, and he can be regarded as our senior. Later, he made military exploits and was granted a title to Futama Castle in Toe Kingdom. The former master thought of the loyalty of the Matsui family and was very loyal to the Matsui family.
Okay. The eldest son who sent His Majesty Matsui as a hostage, who is now the number one, Matsui-sama, has been promoted to be the leader of the army." Himura Hiroyuki talked about his great achievements in the past and immediately talked about it, "Matsui-sama has a bad temper.
He cares very much about honor and dignity. Even if he is a colleague, if you dare to insult him, he will fight you to the death."
"Last year, my lord went on an expedition to Kai and had a great battle with the Takeda army at Mt. Tsuru. The Takeda family and our Imagawa family were feuding, so naturally they were extremely jealous during the fight. At one point, they were killed by the brave monkey from Mount Kai. As a result, what happened?
One of the gangster monkeys was ignorant and called Matsui-sama a "little brat with no hair" in front of the soldiers of the two armies who were fighting. Matsui-sama exploded on the spot. He actually killed thirteen people in a row with one person's power.
He even devoured the provocateur and tore him in half, frightening both the enemy and ours so that neither our troops dared to approach, so they repelled the thief. He was also promoted exceptionally because of his merit, and became the number one soldier who died in battle.
The position of reserve captain."
"I see." Imagawa Yoshimoto said as he walked towards the No. 1 soldier who was practicing in the school field, "But at such a young age, commanding the most elite troops with so many veterans, how can he convince the crowd?"
"Your Highness, you will know after you see it." Akai Kuroko said sarcastically with some gloating, "Matsui-sama beats people more often in the army than I do."
"No, no, no, I don't dare to compare. When it comes to provoking troubles and fighting in the army, who can be Akai-sama's enemy?" After hearing this, Himura Umoha immediately handed over a tall hat, and Akai Heigao was very useful.
Laughed.
"Why do I think you are still very honorable?" Imagawa Yoshimoto rolled his eyes at Akai Kuroko again.
When the first warriors saw the governor himself coming, they originally wanted to put down their weapons and salute. However, after Matsui Sonobu just snorted coldly, the warriors stopped their movements one by one, and they all said silently.
Let's continue practicing.
"It's difficult to perform a great ceremony because of my clothes and armor. Please don't blame me, Your Highness, the Governor." Matsui Munanobu cupped his fists towards Imagawa Yoshimoto, leaned slightly, and said in a deep voice that was neither humble nor arrogant. Imagawa Yoshimoto looked at the man in front of him who was a few years older than him.
A young samurai - he is as white and beardless as the provocative Takeda Jun said, and looks like a scholar - but the chilling air in his eyes proves that he is a samurai who has experienced hundreds of battles.
In the original history, Matsui Munonobu also made great achievements in battle. In the Battle of Okehama, the Imagawa Army's main formation fell into chaos due to a surprise attack, and only Matsui Munonobu's troops maintained their organizational structure.
Yuan Ma fought to the death in front of the seal and refused to retreat until the entire army was wiped out.
"It doesn't matter, training is of course the most important thing during training. Neither Matsui nor his subordinates need to salute." Imagawa Yoshimoto responded with a smile, so that the samurai who did not dare to salute due to Matsui Munanobu's power were relieved.
Take a breath.
"I dare to overstep my bounds. May I ask, Your Highness, when will we send troops to the far reaches of the Yangtze River to quell the rebellion?" Matsui Sonobu was really direct, "Your Highness, please give me the next date."
"Not yet, but I will definitely go."
"No matter when you go, Your Highness, please take me as the vanguard." Matsui Sonobu leaned over again and said decisively, with bloodshot eyes faintly oozing, "My father was captured in a previous battle with the rebels, which caused my family to be in trouble."
It is truly a great shame and humiliation for the Matsui family to be taken hostage by the Yuanjiang wealthy families. As their son, I am even more ashamed and unable to sleep at night. Only by recovering the honor with my own hands can I comfort the spirits of my ancestors."
"Okay, I promise Matsui." Imagawa Yoshimoto himself was holding his breath to regain Yuanjiang, so as to strengthen the strength of the Imagawa family.
"Thank you for your permission, Your Highness." Matsui Munanobu raised his head, and the fighting spirit radiating from his body could no longer be concealed. He gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "I, Matsui Munanobu, am willing to be the spear of the Imagawa family and tear everything apart for this family.