Qingzhou City was quite far away from Tongzhao, so Li Jiu couldn't make it back that night, so he and Li Jiu arrived at Shiba's house around noon the next day.
Lijiu felt exhausted mentally and physically, and things happened frequently at home recently. First, she was chased and released, and Benefit gained a lot of knowledge, and then the Li family was confined to reflect on her mistakes.
I feel sorry for my mother, Li Chang, why so many things suddenly happened, and they are all related to Sibo Yiyin.
She didn't doubt Yoshigami's arrangement, she just felt that it was like a bad relationship, and the Maeda family was tied to the Shiba family step by step.
"In that case, I'll leave it to you."
Yiyin bowed cautiously to Riku.
Although technically speaking, Riku, as the territorial agent of profit, belongs to the Shiba family, Yoshigan never uses his status to oppress others.
Maeda and her daughter are both heroes, and they will have many places to rely on others in the future. Since they value friendship, they should use friendship to win them over.
Seeing Yiyin like this, Lijiu didn't dare to express his gratitude, so he returned the favor.
"My Lord, you don't have to do this. This is my duty."
Yiyin shook his head and said.
"I and Li Yi are brothers and sisters. You are Li Yi's mother and my elder. The Siba family has been destroyed. I, the Siba family, only bothered because I was unwilling to do so.
Now that my interests and I have to travel far, I will leave my family to you. I have already given instructions to the Takada sisters. They will only be in charge of internal affairs, and you will be in charge of all military and foreign affairs."
Rijiu was surprised by Yiyin's arrangement. The internal affairs of the Wu family were nothing more than money, food, taxes, foreign affairs and military matters. This was equivalent to leaving most of the family property to Rijiu.
"Lijiu will live up to his trust."
Since his master trusted him so much, Lijiu felt excited and agreed wholeheartedly.
"In addition, I made an agreement with Li Jiaji to help each other. If Li Jiaji comes looking for her, the Sibo family must go all out and not slack off."
Riku was already grateful for Yoshigan's sacrifice in going to Kyoto for the Toshi family, and these few words made him feel that he was a noble samurai of Giri.
After a few exchanges, the two were very satisfied with each other, so Yi and Rijiu began to hand over the Shiba family's military affairs in front of Yiyin.
After hearing about Shiba Ashigaru's teachings, Riku glanced at Yoshigan in surprise.
This young man's ideas are wild and unconstrained. They may seem strange, but they are the feasible path for the Sibo family now.
What's the most troublesome thing for the Shiba family? It's the lack of samurai warriors. The samurai families have built up their foundations for several or even more than a dozen generations, so they won't be afraid of having no one available when they expand.
There are the family members who have followed for generations, the close ministers and confidants who have been trained since childhood, and the public servants and township parties who have lived in the territory for generations.
But the Shiba family has perished. According to the traditional methods of the Wu family, Yiyin needs three to five generations to slowly accumulate manpower and material resources.
But does he have time? These are troubled times, and Nobunaga will send troops to fight in a few months.
Without a stable Hime Samurai Order, no matter how many rewards or knowledge, the Shiba family cannot be revived. The Hime Samurai are the foundation of a family.
Although the Ashigaru Laws that Yoshigan Shiba thought of were anti-traditional and made the samurai feel uncomfortable, they could effectively win over a group of people loyal to the Shiba family.
No matter whether these Ashigaru can fight or not, at least they have the motivation and desire to unite around the Shiba family and are willing to fight for it.
"This law is very good, but it is not suitable for spreading to outsiders. I will implement it in the Shiba family and the Okehama Maeda family and keep it secret from the outside world."
Harano added a lot of gentle methods to the test, and these ashigaru will be loyal to Shiba. Riku's willingness to use this test on the Okehazama Maeda family shows his attitude and his unwavering loyalty to the Shiba family.
After chatting for a while, Riku and Yiyi retired. Yiyi also needed to take his mother to explain some specific things, such as getting familiar with the Ashigaru station and introducing the current situation of the soldiers.
After leaving the house, Lijiu suddenly asked in a low voice about the benefits.
"Profits, do you and the Lord have any..."
He made an obscure movement with his hand, forming a ring with his left index finger and thumb, and tapping the ring with his right index finger.
When Yi Yi saw that his always serious mother suddenly made a joke like a military warrior, he was so frightened that he looked around, but luckily no one saw him.
"Mother! What are you doing!"
Lijiu looked at Yiyi's reaction and muttered in disappointment.
"No?"
When Li Zi remembered that night, he quickly shook his head to get rid of the ripples in his mind and firmly denied it.
"No, how is that possible!"
That night was the result of the collapse of the Lord under the heavy pressure. How could the noble Lord do such a thing to me? Forget it, forget it all!
Lijiu licked his lips and sighed in disappointment.
"Then the Li family succeeded?"
Li Yi's body was shaken.
"Mom, what are you talking about again?"
Lijiu glanced at his silly daughter.
"There is no pure love between men and women, and there is no blood relationship. The Lord treats you and the Li family so well, he must like one of you."
Touching his chin, Lijiu said again.
"Or do you like them both? That's not a good idea. If a man doesn't serve his two wives, don't cause trouble at home just because of feelings."
The benefit was mentioned by Rijiu, a veteran in the military, who turned red in the face.
"The Lord is not that kind of person! The Lord has said not to marry!"
Lijiu looked at his excited daughter and spoke in an encouraging tone.
"The Lord wants to revive the family business, so naturally he will not marry. But the Sibo family needs an heir, right? The Lord will eventually find a woman."
Seeing Li Li's dumbfounded look, Li Jiu slowly spoke to persuade him.
"You are the only heir to the Maeda family of our Okehazama family. If you and the Lord...then Okehazama will be returned to the Shiba family in the future, and you will be worthy of the trust and care of the Lord.
When you go to Kyoto, you must serve the Lord well. I will take care of everything at home, so don’t worry."
Rijiu emphasized the word "serve" a little more strongly, and when he saw Rijiu blushing, he must have understood. He smiled with joy, patted his daughter and signaled her to go.
However, the two of them never noticed that on the corner steps behind the house, a girl was looking at a book blankly, bathing in the sunshine.
Yukino didn't mean to eavesdrop, she just stayed by Yi Gin's side out of habit. The three of them were discussing things in the room, and she was reading in the back of the room.
How could she have imagined that as soon as the mother and daughter came out, Lijiu couldn't help but seek benefits.
Yoshihiro-sama said that she will study hard in the future and study internal affairs from her sister Yono.
Therefore, Maeda, who is highly skilled in martial arts, can protect Yoshigan-sama when he goes to Beijing, and can look forward to becoming Yoshigan-sama's wife in the future.
but me.
Yukino looked at the arithmetic book. She could only read it with her left hand, but couldn't even hold it with her right hand.
I also want to protect Lord Yoshigan.
Yukino lowered her head and looked at her right hand, holding it silently. Her fingers were trembling and she couldn't close them.
The heartbreaking pain made her sweat profusely and her body couldn't help shaking. But she seemed to be unconscious, just watching and watching...
He clenched his right hand tightly, causing blue veins to pop out.