This time, not only did Ohma Asahide speak alone, but the retainers of the Echigo Uesugi faction spoke one after another. On the other side, the Nagao family guardian faction represented by Honjo Mino also counterattacked. The two sides were quarreling fiercely. Ohma Asahide saw the right opportunity.
Chasing Honjo, he fought fiercely, and his sarcastic remarks almost made Nagao Kagetora's mentor almost faint from anger.
Nagao Kagetora, who was dizzy due to the quarrel, announced on the spot that the evaluation meeting was over. The two Echigo retainers glared at each other and left unhappily. Most of the samurai in Mikawa were in the mood to watch the fun, but there was no one from the beginning to the end.
Kira Yoshiki, who was speaking, also put away his folding fan and left.
"Please wait a moment, Takei-den! My lord has a request!" A samurai blocked Kira Yoshi's path. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Nagao Kagetora's confidant samurai. His name was Biwajima Yashichiro. He was similar in age to Nagao Kagetora and was a member of Biwa.
The last son of the Shima Nagao family, Nagao Mikake was ordered by the Nagao family to inherit the territory of Biwa Island. Later, Usami Sadamizu raided the entire family and killed them, leaving only the infant Yashichiro.
From then on, he became a close samurai of Nagao Kagetora.
Kira Yoshihi nodded and followed him to the castle tower. At this time, Nagao Kagetora was drinking one glass after another. In a short while, he had already finished two bottles of old wine. He looked at him with a reddish face and the smell of wine.
, Ji Liangyi could only shake his head and advise: "Jinghu Palace should still be more moderate. Although drinking is good, excessive drinking will harm the body."
"It's okay, I have a good drinking capacity! Yoshitoki doesn't know, right? Drinking alcohol can help you enter meditation!" Nagao Kagetora picked up the wine cup and drank it all in one gulp, and said drunkenly: "Does Yoshitoki know? Tetsuo Sokoku
A Zen master once told me that people’s innate wisdom and kindness are not enough to rely on. One is to meditate, the other is to meditate, and the third is to meditate. There is nothing else but meditation, just meditate!”
"The Zen master also told me a fable about the dog in Zhaozhou. A scholarly monk asked Master Congjian, an eminent monk in Zhaozhou, "Does the dog still have Buddha nature?" Master Congjian said: "Yes!" Not long after, the scholarly monk asked again
He asked: 'Does the dog still have Buddha nature?' The eminent monk said: 'No!'
I, Jinghu, thought about it for half a month and still couldn't figure it out. Then I asked the Zen master and told me: Delusional thinking is not meditation. It is like soaking a hard stone in cold water. It is useless to think about it for thousands of years. He warned me that if I can understand it, I will understand it. If I can't understand the Samadhi,
, Dogs have Buddha nature, so there is no need to have delusions!”
Nagao Kagetora was stumbling around after drinking one cup after another, but Biwajima Yashichiro, who was standing by the side, remained indifferent. This made Kira Yoshiki a little dissatisfied, and reached out to grab the wine cup, but Nagao Kagetora nimbly dodged it.
He smiled and said, "Don't think I'm drunk. This little amount of alcohol won't stop me..."
Just as he was saying this, Nagao Kagetora's body suddenly swayed and almost fell down. Fortunately, Biwajima Yashichiro, who was like a puppet, caught him with quick eyes and hands. Kira Yoshito shook his head and said: "It's better not to drink. Drinking will hurt your liver and make you angry and sad.
I know Jinghudian is angry in his heart, but he must not take it out on his own body."
"You know what? I'm tired of the endless quarrels. The fight between Nakajo Fujizu and Kurokawa Morimino over three farms has been going on for three years. I hear this level of contention almost every month.
It was because of this that my mentor, Master Guangyu, worked tirelessly to help me solve my problems! I was really tired of all this, and a few months ago I even thought about staying in Kyoto and becoming a Zen monk.
!”
Nagao Kagetora's pessimism was completely beyond his expectation. In his impression, Echigo Dragon was always enterprising and enterprising. When did it turn into this decadent state? Kira Yoshi was a little puzzled, but still
The instinctive advice said: "Don't be discouraged. The enemy is hiding in the dark and laughing at our loss. It is even more difficult to be discouraged when we are in adversity."
"Where is the enemy? Takeda Harunobu of Kai? That cunning man must be worried about the earthquake in Koshin, Kanto!" Nagao Kagetora laughed. Echigo suffered serious losses due to this earthquake, but the place where the earthquake occurred
Kanto and Kai are not much better. This strong earthquake is also considered to be the aftershock of the big earthquake a few years ago, and the magnitude is only a little lower than the last big earthquake.
"This earthquake seems to be concentrated in Musashi Province. It also has a great impact on Sagami and Kai. It is reported that the death toll has exceeded a thousand people. Countless houses collapsed, the earth cracked and farmland was destroyed. He is not the only one who is in trouble this time.
"Kirarayoshi pointed out something, and Nagao Kagetora also laughed and shook his head.
In fact, what he means is that a major disaster must be followed by a major epidemic. The last Great Kanto Earthquake forced farmers to abandon their land and flee because of the widespread plague. This time there will definitely be a widespread plague. The post-disaster response regulations proposed by Hosokawa Fujitaka are to prevent this.
One problem, it is a pity that the people of Echigo could not see this and chose to reject it rudely.
Kira Yoshishi said worriedly: "What I'm worried about is the progress of post-disaster reconstruction and the resettlement of the victims. So many people objected at today's assessment meeting, which makes me very worried about the resettlement of these victims. Once handled improperly, these people with no fixed homes will be
Refugees can easily cause greater unrest due to famine caused by lack of food and clothing. Unclean water and food can cause terrible plagues. Dead cows and horses must not be discarded casually, as these are the source of plagues."
After hearing this, Nagao Kagetora also realized the seriousness of the disaster, nodded and said: "This is indeed a problem, and I will urge them to strictly implement it!"
A long day has passed. For some people, today was not a good day, but this must not include the long-tailed tiger girl, because today she sneaked out to play again, just like she used to sneak out, taking her with her
He secretly formed the Hime Samurai Guards, pretending to be self-serving, announcing that it was his brother's order, and deceived one side of the city gate to go down the mountain to play.
The smartest thing about her is that she is good at seizing the opportunity. She can always sneak back before Nagao Kagetora notices her running out. She can successfully avert danger every time, which makes her quickly win the love of the little maids. After all, Yamashita's story
There are more places than on the mountain, and you won’t feel bored even if you go down the mountain to play every day.
This time was different from before, because she went to a very meaningful place, Kasugayama Castle Town, Naoetsu Port and all the temporary settlement sites for homeless victims in the nearby countryside. They can often be seen in dense piles of tents.
The Jingwei troops with the word "Tongxin" printed on their bodies patrolled by. Aju told her that they were the villagers' self-defense force organized by the Kira family. They were responsible for maintaining public order and arresting criminals, which was the basis for protecting the peace of the country.
Under Aju's guidance, they quickly set up a simple tent in front of an open space and presented delicious cakes to the children in the temporary settlement. After hearing the news, many children came, and they looked eager to
Hu Ji's eyes were sour, and every child who got the cakes had a pure and pure smile on their face, making them feel that the day was very fulfilling.
"If I have a chance, I will definitely do it again!" Nagao Kagetora thought happily: "And sister Aju, the cakes she makes are so delicious! And the sencha is also great! Torahime loves it so much
Sister Aju!"
When Kira Yoshi returned to the library full of exhaustion, he heard laughter coming from the opposite room not far away. He looked at the deserted appearance of his residence with confusion, and said depressedly: "It seems to be Torahime."
Laughter, where is Aju? Where have the other maids gone? Have I been abandoned?"
Far away in Kai, at Tsuguzakikan, Takeda Harunobu is also worried about this sudden earthquake. The Oyamada family, one of Takeda's two mountains, was seriously damaged. Half of Kai is suffering from this earthquake. His life
It was not necessarily better than Hojo Ujiyasu. The roads in the Hachioji area near Musashi were destroyed by successive earthquakes, which cut off one of the Takeda family's main routes to Kanto.
Takeda Harunobu, who was originally in Shinano to crusade against the rebels, had to terminate the military operation and rushed back to Kai to provide disaster relief. The military forces at the front were handed over to his younger brother Takeda Noburen to manage, and his good brother Takeda Nobushige naturally had to lead the army.
Returning to Kai, the military situation was handed over to a group of confidants such as Baba Nobuharu, Kasuga Torasuna, Kudo Yunaga, etc. who could steadily control the situation.
Ever since he suffered a moderate loss on Kawanakajima last year, Takeda Harunobu has been thinking about how to get that land back. If it hadn't been for this sudden earthquake, maybe he would have calmed down the situation of chaos in Shinano in the north and south at the same time.
Then plan a new Hokushinano strategic plan.
Thinking of the road connecting Kanto being destroyed by the landslide, Takeda Harunobu said with a headache: "Although it's a bit regretful, let's take it easy for now! Post-disaster reconstruction is also a very troublesome thing!"
Masatake Komai, the Takeda family's first adviser and the creator of the Takeda family's legal system "The Order of Koshu Law", comforted him: "My lord, don't worry, the Echigo Nagao family may not be safe either!"
"Oh? Why did you say that?"
"At the beginning of this year, the Kirabu Eden in Kyoto led more than 4,000 troops down to Echigo. It must have been a moment of panic for Echigo, and he was unable to form an effective threat to Shinano in a short period of time," Komai Masatake said:
"What's more, Echigo was not that safe to begin with. There has been a long-standing dispute between Nakajo Fujisou and Kurokawa Moromi. It is reported that Hojo Takahiro has always had a sense of injustice since he was taken away as Acting Officer of Kashiwazaki. The guardians of the Nagao family and the
There are fierce conflicts among the old guardians, and these are opportunities that we can take advantage of."
"Well, the adjustment! It is indeed in line with the consistent strategy of our Takeda family." Takeda Harunobu stroked his beard and smiled: "I leave the adjustment to Gao Baizhai. If you need it, just say it. It doesn't matter. I have the most important thing in hand.
It’s the chess stone gold of Koshu!”
"Your Majesty understands! Please rest assured, my lord!" Komai Masatake said confidently: "My Majesty will not relax about Shinano's selection. Why don't you let His Highness Nomiya sacrifice and let the eldest son Saburo adopt the Mochizuki family and serve as the successor?
"
"This is a good idea. Leave Nobushige to my family!" Takeda Harunobu nodded and said: "In this way, our Takeda family can rest and recuperate for a year to prepare for Okushinano next year!" (Unfinished)
