Hideyoshi Hashiba began to make up for his most criticized shortcomings, and marrying Ichikun was just the first step of his plan.
She needs a noble background to stabilize her political position, and she will not hesitate to steal, cheat, or rob. Lord Oda is just the beginning.
While Hashiba Hideyoshi surrendered all forces in the Oda family, won the Oda civil war, and worked hard to improve his prestige, the chaos in the Shiba family gradually subsided.
In this winter, the Kamao Clan handed over all the affairs of the Tongxinzhong to Ii Naomasa, and returned to Hino Castle to prepare for the re-sealing of the castle.
It is not an ordinary thing to change the title, especially since the saint promised 700,000 koku to the land of Aizu and Nanao, it is actually difficult for the Kamao family to take it.
First of all, the Kamao family is a Kinki samurai family and has no foundation in Ou, Kanto, so it is difficult to help.
Secondly, 700,000 stones is too huge. The Pu Sheng family is a small family and lacks the family members to go to the frontier to support the lord.
For this reason, Kamojigo had to go home early to prepare strategies and manpower. He was so busy that he used work to numb the sadness of leaving his lover.
Yiyin, on the other hand, is also sad.
For so many years, he had become accustomed to the horses in front of and behind the horses in the Pu Sheng clan, but now that he suddenly lost her, he would always subconsciously call out her name, thinking that she was still serving him.
The emperor and his ministers were frustrated, but fortunately Maeda had an understanding of interests. After she voluntarily quit the center in Kamao clan village, she immediately bowed her head and admitted her mistake and started doing practical things.
The situation of the Shiba family began to stabilize, and it seemed that they could seize the last window period to interfere in the affairs of the Oda family and suppress Hashiba Hideyoshi. There was also an undercurrent among some Oda retainers who were dissatisfied with Hashiba Hideyoshi.
Although Yoshigan was sad, he was finally happy that the sacrifice of Kamao clan was not in vain.
In this winter, Yoshigan officially recognized his daughter Xiaodanzi, and the Yuigahama family also reached a new height as a new descendant of the gods.
The internal and external conditions were ripe, and Yoshigan set his sights on Hideyoshi Hashiba, preparing to interrupt her efforts to unify the Oda forces and bring the Oda territory under the control of the Shiba family.
After conquering the Oda family, no one in the world can stop the Shiba family from sweeping the world and unifying the sixty-six countries.
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Yiyin sat on his throne and looked down at the girls.
After the intervention of the Shiba family, Hashiba Hideyoshi was quickly abandoned by the Oda retainers. The princesses rushed to join the saint, and Hashiba Hideyoshi's efforts came to nothing in a short period of time.
After that, Yiyin led his troops to defeat the Western Kingdom, Shikoku, and Kyushu, and unified the world. Countless Ji warriors knelt down in front of him and became slaves and maids.
Yiyin, who had become the lord of the world, laughed heartily on the throne, hugged him from left to right, and looked at the hall filled with descendants, feeling satisfied.
At this moment, he suddenly heard a call from behind him.
Saint.. Saint..
Yiyin wanted to look back, but his body seemed to be still immersed in the joy of conquering the world, and was out of his control, unable to turn around at all.
Yiyin recognized that voice, it seemed to be...
Chongxiang? Is that you?
Yiyin wanted to see the Kamoi clan, but he couldn't open his eyes, but the Kamō clan behind him was still calling softly.
Saint..I want you to see..our child..will you come with me and see..
Yiyin murmured to himself.
Children...I and the children of Shixiang...I'm a little tired...Shixiang...
Behind him, the voices of the Pu Sheng clan became more and more erratic and distant.
Okay... saint... I'll go over there first... Farewell... my... saint...
Yiyin suddenly felt palpitations in his heart and struggled to get up, but the exhaustion and loss of control all over his body locked him tightly.
"Ushigo!"
Yiyin gasped for breath and straightened up from the thick quilt. His underwear was already soaked through and there was cold sweat on his head.
He looked around in confusion. There was no sound in the house. The paper door shone through the weak moonlight in winter, shining on the bed. It was late at night.
Yiyin wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and exhaled.
"It turned out to be a dream."
Just when Yi Yin was still frightened, there were rapid footsteps outside the door, and a figure was reflected on the porch, kneeling on the ground.
"Saint, saint."
Hearing Ii Naomasa's crying voice, Yoshigan had an ominous premonition in his heart.
"What's wrong?"
Naomasa Ii opened the door, looked at Yoshigan, and burst into tears.
"Sage, Pu Shengxianxiu asks for an audience."
Yoshigan looked at Ii Naomasa's face, and the ominous premonition in his heart became more and more serious, and he didn't even dare to muster the courage to ask again.
Hasn't Pu Sheng Xianxiu retired? She came to Duowen Shancheng late at night to see her. What's the matter? Even if there is something wrong with the Pu Sheng family, it should be the one who came from the Pu Sheng clan, right?
So where is the clan? Where are the people from my clan?
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In the living room, Pu Shengxianxiu seemed to be more than twenty years older than the last time we met, with gray hair and a withered figure.
She kowtowed deeply and placed an urn in front of her.
Yiyin stared at the urn, trembling all over, and wanted to reach out, but could not accept this reality.
His free hand was only a few feet away from the urn, but he never dared to touch it. His vision gradually blurred and he murmured.
"Shixiang...shixiang..."
Pu Shengxianxiu choked up.
"After returning to Ujigo, he has been busy with housekeeping, saying that he would organize everything as soon as possible and go to Kanto Aizu to take care of things there for the saint.
According to her retainers, she was busy almost every day until midnight, and sometimes even squinted for a moment or a half just before dawn, and she was always in poor health.
The retainers thought she was depressed, and after the doctor saw her, she also prescribed some soothing drugs.
Who knew... who knew... three days ago, her lower body suddenly started to bleed non-stop. Only when something happened did we find out that she was already three months pregnant. It was just the quack doctors who caused misdiagnosis and delayed her pregnancy.
Ujigo himself didn't know that he had a child, so he was still working hard all night, and finally... finally...
In order to save the child at the last moment, Ujigo ignored the pleas of her retainers and administered strong medicine to prevent the fetus, but it caused a hemorrhagic collapse, and neither she nor the child could be saved."
Yiyin finally touched the urn and burst into tears.
"Idiot... you idiot... the child is gone if it's gone. We can have another baby. Why are you so desperate... why..."
Pu Shengxianxiu looked numb and bowed.
"Ujigo said that she was sorry to the saint, that she could not save your heir, and that she would not be able to see you until she died.
Therefore, she ordered her retainers to cremate the aborted child with her and bury them together in the future.
In addition, I came to apologize, saying that she can no longer protect the land of Aizu for the saint, and please take back her life.
When the old man learned about this, everything was a foregone conclusion. It was my own opinion. I brought her and the child's ashes to Duowenshan City. I believe that the saint also wanted to see her one last time.
The Kamao family is not blessed and cannot be the leader of the four counties of Aizu. I beg the sage to take back his life. I am grateful to my hometown."
Pu Shengxianxiu grew old overnight, and he couldn't bear the sorrow of the saint. The perfect heir died, and the way forward for the Pu Sheng family was completely cut off.
Even if the saint missed his old friendship and offered to give the Kamao family Aizu Nanao 700,000 koku territory, Kamao Kenhide would not dare to accept it.
Without the Kamao clan in Kamao clan, they are nothing. What qualifications do they have to go to Aizu and hang out with jackals, tigers and leopards?
Pu Sheng Xianxiu is old. When Pu Sheng's clan died, there was no outstanding heir in the family, and her heart also died.
But as the retired governor of the Pu Sheng family, no matter how sad she is, she still has to think of ways to continue the family business.
Bringing the ashes of the Kamo clan and begging the saint to take back his life is all to preserve this relationship and allow the Kamo family to continue.
Minami Omi is Oda's territory, and now it is managed by Hideyoshi Hashiba. She had ignored the important town of Hino Castle before because she was afraid of the famous figure in front of this saint in Kamao clan village.
Now the Kamao family has no ability to go to Kanto to bite the fat piece of Aizu, and there is no guarantee that after the death of the Kamao clan, Hashiba Hideyoshi will covet Hino Castle.
The only thing that Pu Sheng Xianxiu can do is to come and do a miserable job, so that the saint can continue to protect the current family business of the Pu Sheng family for the sake of the Pu Sheng clan.
At this moment, Yiyin had no way to think about Pu Shengxianxiu's intentions. His mind was blank, only scenes of the past.
The little girl he met for the first time, the girl who followed him to Kanto, the warrior Ji who admired him, and the woman who gave everything for him.
Yiyin held the ashes of Kamao clan and recalled the ominous dream.
Ujigo..Did you come to see me?..I'm sorry..I'm sorry..
Why didn't I look back at you... at you and my children... I'm sorry... I'm really sorry...
Looking back again, my figure has gone far away.
Looking back again, my eyes are filled with tears.
The appearance of the Hamo clan became increasingly clear in Yiyin's blurred vision.
Thinking that she left for her so-called great cause, and that the sacrifices she made were all because of her own indecision, Yiyin felt like she couldn't breathe.
Recalling his complacent words back then, I won't care about the flood after I die, Yiyin suddenly felt how ridiculous and shameless he was.
He spurted out a mouthful of blood, the world spun, and he fainted on the ground, making Kenhide Kamao and Naomasa Ii scream in fright.