Here the Shiba family is discussing the specific content of the law, and over there Maeda Toshihisa has eagerly returned to the Maeda family's temporary residence in Qingsu Castle.
Li Chang was very surprised by Li Jiu's return. Based on her understanding of her eldest daughter, she should have packed her luggage in Huangzi City and prepared to leave for Kyoto.
So he took Toshijia along and met with Toshijiu in the inner room.
"Mother, please help me."
Lijiu bowed first, and the two girls returned the bow.
"Rijiu, has anything changed since you came back?"
Li Chang's heart moved when he saw Li Jiu's happy face.
"Yes, mother, there is good news. The governor of the Shiba family, Yoshigan, has given the 1,500 koku rewarded by His Highness Oda to Benefit. Now the materials in the two villages of Okezama Mountain belong to Benefit."
Lijiu's voice was a little trembling. She still couldn't believe this pie-in-the-sky thing. She was not afraid of being embarrassed to say that she didn't get much sleep last night.
"What!"
Li Changli and his family stood up at the same time, how could they still sit still?
"Yiyin-kun, is this keeping you here to help benefit?"
The Li family reacted the fastest and understood. Li Chang could not believe that a Wu family would do this and did not think about it.
"Yes, I'm ashamed to say it. Last night, I wanted to run away and follow me to Kyoto, but Lord Yiyin made this proposal. I still can't believe it. He said that I and I are brothers and sisters, and Eryi Tianzuo
Five, the emperor and his ministers have the same salary."
Li Chang was puzzled.
"Even so, just give me more salary. This is Zhixing, Zhixing, a total of 1,500 dan! How many years has the Maeda family been in business, and how many dangers have they gone through before they have the current 6,000 dan of Huangzi City. For this reason
, and I had to sacrifice you."
Li Chang said sadly to Li Jiu, who shook his head.
"Mother, I don't blame you. Loyalty to the master's family is my own choice, and the choice of mother and the Li family protects the family. Become a king or lose a bandit. This is the price I paid voluntarily, and I have no regrets."
Li Jia was thinking and said.
"Yi Gin-kun is far more courageous and decisive than women. His Highness Oda has made up his mind to expand. There will definitely be another fierce battle after the winter. This is an opportunity for the samurai family to be rewarded by the public. If the Shiba family wants to revive, they must catch up with his highness.
However, the Shiba family has been silent for many years and lacks retainers. Benefit is highly skilled in martial arts, and the eldest sister is calm and resolute. They are all talents that the Shiba family desperately needs. The most important thing is that you are all loyal warriors.
Only Yoshiyin-kun will resolutely give half of the territory to Zhixing. Only when the eldest sister comes forward to help the Maeda family digest the territory, can the Shiba family accumulate more strength to seek greater rewards for the public."
Li Chang thought about it carefully, understood what Li Jia meant, and couldn't help but sigh.
"No matter what, this is fifteen hundred stone Zhixing. Imperial Majesty Shiba is really willing to give it up."
"If you give up, you will gain. Fortunately, Mr. Shiba is far-sighted. If he were not a man..."
Toshiya sighed, but Rijiu on the side smiled a little ambiguously.
"It's not just men who are weird. I thought about it all night last night, maybe this Shiba Gozen is interested in my family's interests.
Come to think of it, to revive the Shiba family, we also need heirs, right? If you give birth to a child of Imperial Majesty Shiba, and then adopt the Shiba family, haha..."
Li Chang listened and smiled coquettishly. Although Benefit did not have the blood of the Maeda family, Li Jiu was no longer the young master of the family, so she naturally had no possibility of inheriting the clan.
As the head of the Maeda branch family, there is no problem at all. It can bring land and population to the family, and divert the newly born Hime warriors in the family.
Since ancient times, the samurai family has been gradually expanding its influence in this way. As dignified as the Ashikaga shogun, isn't it also dependent on the Ashikaga clan Oyakata and multiple branch families to maintain it?
As for whether Shiba Gozen was really interested in profit, she didn't care.
That is a matter for the future. The most important thing now is to eat knowledge and practice steadily as soon as possible.
But after hearing Lijiu's words, the Li family on the side felt empty in their hearts, as if they were missing something.
"Then what do you mean by coming back this time?"
Li Chang probably understood Li Jiu's thoughts and spoke to confirm.
"I want to take away the four Hatamoto samurai at home and the twenty Ashigaru under my direct control.
I also hope that my mother will support me with a batch of food and military equipment, so that I can control the territory as soon as possible.
It’s already late winter, and next year’s harvest will depend on these days, so we need to act quickly.”
Lijiu said, Lichang nodded frequently.
"You're right. You can bring the manpower. I'll write a warrant for you and go directly to Huangzi City to get the materials. Has the security order arrived?"
"His Majesty Oda will be sent to Shiba's residence in the city today, and then I will set off."
"well."
The two of them were talking, but they didn't notice that Li Jia beside them was not in a good state, and they didn't know what they were thinking. It wasn't until Li Jiu got support and left in a hurry that Li Chang discovered her condition.
"Lijia, what are you thinking about?"
"Mom, no, it's nothing. Sister has left already?"
Li Chang looked at her speechlessly, having been gone for a while.
"Speaking of which, it's time to prepare for your marriage to Mr. Song."
Lijia lowered her head when she heard this. Lichang thought she was shy and smiled.
Song Jun's father and Li Chang's husband were brothers, but they were unlucky and his wife died in the battle, leaving an orphan and a widower.
Later, his father remarried and sent Song Jun to Huangzi City, where he was adopted by Li Chang as his adopted son.
Toshiya and Matsujun were childhood sweethearts. This time, Toshiki was appointed as the young master. Their marriage was a matter of getting closer and happier, and everyone was happy to see it.
After hearing this, Li Jia was distraught and subconsciously rejected him.
"I've been a little busy recently. His Majesty Oda collected military and food services from each family and prepared to expand the Mother Clothes into two groups: red and black. I'm busy recruiting people and setting up new rules, and I don't have time to do these chores."
"Is marriage a chore? Is the continued existence of the Wu family a chore?"
Li Chang sounded angry. The eldest daughter and the fourth daughter were her two most proud daughters, but it was too bad that they refused to get married. The eldest daughter at least adopted an adopted daughter, and these four daughters were even more worrying.
"I don't care how busy you are, I have already written a letter asking Mr. Song to come to Qingzhou City. You can just wait for Mr. Song to come, and we will get married when the time comes. Don't think about using official duties to deal with me, I still need to ask His Highness Oda to grant me a marriage Woolen cloth!"
Li Jia wanted to talk more, but was blocked by Li Chang's few words and resigned dejectedly.
Toshiya tidied up his clothes and went out for duty. As soon as he reached the castle tower, he saw his immediate subordinate, Murai Nagari, walking out with a dozen paper certificates.
"Chorai, where are you going?"
"Well, Lord."
The head of the village, Nori, bowed respectfully. She was originally the Hatamoto Hime samurai directly under the Toshi family. This time, the Toshi family made military exploits and became the young master of the Maeda family.
She also expressed her intention to follow him and became the first retainer of the Li family.
"His Royal Highness has already signed the certificate of thanks and the certificate of security, and ordered me to deliver them to each house."
This world attaches great importance to rituals. After every victory, the head of the family must write a letter of thanks to each of the meritorious officials. If a person is given knowledge and deeds, he must also write a separate letter of security.
Even for surrender and allegiance, there are also texts of letters of surrender and oaths.
The use of paper and ink was very particular. Maybe hundreds of years later, the descendants of both sides beat the dog brains out, and the oath of never abandoning it was placed well in a nearby temple and has not yet decayed.
"Are there any Spalls among them?"
Toshijia asked so strangely that he was stunned. Murai nodded without doubting anything else.
"The Spo family must be ranked first."
"Give me the Sibo family's share, and I'll deliver it to you."
Murai knew that the Toshi family had a good relationship with Yiyin, so he didn't think too much and took out his share to give to the Toshi family.
The Li family didn't know what they were doing, but they couldn't resist the urge to go and see Yiyin, so they gave orders to the left and right.
"I'm going out for a trip, you don't have to follow me."
The Lord Keeper is all a subordinate of the Mother Cloth Clan, and they are obedient.
A moment later, Yiyin and the Lee family met unexpectedly at the entrance of Sibo's mansion.
Yangono was discussing with Yiyi the specific contents of Shiba Ashigaru's testimonies. Yoshigami felt tired after listening to them and went out for a walk to get some fresh air.
Yukino wanted to follow him out, but Yangno held him back. He's not a dog, so he can't live without his master for a moment. Sit down and listen. You also need to know what's going on at home.
"Li Jiaji, why are you here? Is there something wrong?"
"I'm here to send a certificate of thanks and a certificate of security to Mr. Yiyin. Congratulations to you."
Li Jia sincerely lamented that Yiyin was really a blockbuster, and the reward for this contribution was not small.
But having said that, despite being wounded by thirteen arrows, he continued to fight. This achievement was admired by the martial arts masters.
Behind the scenes, people secretly called Shiba Gozen, Oni Shiba, and the desperate Thirteenth Prince, who received mixed reviews.
Yiyin smiled and thanked, thinking about the current cold relationship between the interests and the Li family, he said.
"How about we go celebrate? I know a nice wine shop."