If our children are ignorant, we can teach them. But if our wives are stupid, we can't persuade them?
This world of the Wu family belongs to our wives and our children, but in the final analysis it belongs to our children."
Yoshigan said, using chopsticks to put a piece of dried radish on the plate, handed it to Kai-kun, and watched him eat it happily.
"The sixty-six countries in the world have a stone height of 20 million, a population of 10 million, and a martial family of less than a million.
If the Wu family cannot unite as one, the world will be lost sooner or later. Either in our hands, or in the hands of our children.
How can you bear to leave your children with such a devastated future?
As long as there are fewer conquests between the Wu family, the family will be able to eat more food, and the women in the family will die less. Our children will all have a bright future.
In the past two years, there has been a severe drought in Guandong. As a result, even the noble families are half-starved. Each family has to expand its military equipment and collect the little food left.
The children are growing up, but they don’t have enough to eat or wear or keep warm. Is this what it’s like to be a parent?”
The more Monk Miaoyin heard, the more something was wrong. He had agreed not to talk about politics, but only about the men in the inner court.
But Yiyin used Kai-kun as a tool, and stabbed the husbands' lungs hard with every word. Looking around, every man's family was crying so hard that they could hardly breathe.
Monk Miaoyin secretly said no, if this continues, the situation will be out of control, he said.
"What can we do about women's military affairs?
Even if you are as wise as His Highness Uesugi, if you want to attack the Sano Territory, you will have to mobilize the army. After the autumn harvest, there will be another bloody storm.
Our son’s family can only watch helplessly, so what can we do?”
Miaoin monk talks about Uesugi Terutora, but who doesn't know about the dual politics of Echigo, and Yoshigan Shiba is also involved. This refers to Sang scolding Huai.
You Shiba Yiyin talks about benevolence, righteousness and morality, and accuses the samurai of doing what they shouldn't. You yourself are about to attack the Sano Territory, don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you, how can you have the nerve to criticize others?
Yiyin smiled slightly and said.
"I just came back from Japan, and the first thing I did was to persuade His Highness Uesugi to call a truce to end the war.
The drought is becoming more and more serious, with no end in sight. At this time, we should not use weapons or military force. Instead, we should repair water conservancy, provide relief through work, and tide over the famine together."
Monk Miaoyin was stunned and couldn't believe it when he saw the compassionate look on Yiyin's face.
Yura Narashige was the main promoter of the Sano leader's crusade, and Monk Miaoyin had some inside knowledge of it.
Shiba Yoshigan unexpectedly vetoed the seemingly sure-shot conquest of the Sano Territory and rejected this huge piece of fat. From the perspective of the samurai family, this was a really incomprehensible decision.
"Tsudaden, are you serious about this?"
Yiyin nodded.
"In the past few years, I have seen too many human tragedies in recent years in Kanto. I have been thinking about a question, why does the Wu family fight these never-ending battles?
All martial arts families in the world come from the same origin. We are all brothers and sisters who have broken bones and connected tendons.
Just because of some interest disputes and some personal ambitions, we have fallen into a century-old war and fallen into a desperate situation where we can never see hope. This is really stupid.
I have ordered the Kanto Shisho Office to form a mutual aid organization for the samurai, called the Samurai Giri Promotion Association. I will invest 16,000 koku of grain as the first batch of start-up funds for the organization.
Half of them help children from Guanbazhou go to Sibo to study and provide free food and accommodation. Let the children see that the samurai family who do not live for war can lead a better new life.
The other half is used to help local villages in Guanbazhou to restore water conservancy facilities that have been in disrepair during the long-term war and increase the yield per mu.
Stop the war, repair water conservancy, increase grain production, and help everyone survive the disaster as much as possible."
Yoshihiro did not mention the Tone River water conservancy diversion project, because the diversion project was far more important than repairing the water conservancy. He was worried that these husbands would not believe it, so he would let people taste the benefits first, and then guide them step by step.
But even without mentioning the diversion of water conservancy, the investment of 16,000 dan in food alone shocked the husbands present.
The land in the island country is barren, and the food produced every year is not enough to eat, and what can be saved is even less.
Sixteen thousand dan, that's the amount of food in stock that a middle-class daimyo with hundreds of thousands of dan can save by frugally spending a year in the entire territory.
Without blinking an eyelid, Yiyin invested a large amount of grain into the Guanbazhou area where there was a serious harvest failure. It was really inhumane.
Sixteen thousand dan of grain, which was a life-saving material more valuable than gold in a famine, was Sibo Yiyin just thrown into the water? Throw it away without asking for anything in return?
Even though Monk Miaoyin praised this strange man from the Wu family, he still couldn't believe it. He thought about it again and again, and then carefully tested it.
"You... are so generous."
Yiyin smiled.
"Master Miaoyin thinks I'm joking?"
Monk Miaoyin shook his head repeatedly and explained.
"No, of course I believe in Tsudo-dono. I just don't understand what benefit Jindo-dono does to the Shiba family?"
Yiyin sighed with sadness in his eyes.
"Even men like you have to learn to be as utilitarian as Samurai Ji, can't you understand my thoughts?
I originally thought you would understand me.
I am a man, my mother is dead, my wife is dead, what’s the point of working hard all my life? What will happen if Spo’s family business is prosperous?
What I do, everything I give, is only for the entrustment of the ancestors of the Genji family, and for the continuation of the Wu family's world.
From the moment I took down the royal white flag of Hachiman Taimu from Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, I knew that I had an unshirkable responsibility for the world of the samurai family.
I have lost my mother and wife, and I have no children. I am as clear as I am, and I am willing to regard the martial arts family in the world as my relatives and my children. I love them like a father.
I have a dream. I hope that the sisters of the Wu family who fight against each other will no longer be fighting each other with swords.
I have a dream, I hope that the brothers of the Wu family will no longer cry for their wives who died in the war.
I have a dream, I hope that all the family members of the Wu family will no longer suffer from hunger and cold.
I have a dream, I hope that all our children can have a bright future.
I have a dream. I hope that peace will return to troubled times and that all people can do their jobs.
I have a dream. I wish the whole world of the Wu family will live forever and remain unchanged forever.
I vow to build a foundation for the Wu family for eternity. Regardless of whether others understand it or not, I will insist on doing it.
I want to prevent husbands from losing their wives and children from losing their parents. I want to pave a new path for the Wu family.
A new path that doesn’t involve fighting, doesn’t kill people, and makes everyone happy!”
After Yiyin finished speaking, the whole place was silent. Then, there were cries that broke through the sky. These husbands were wailing like crazy, completely losing their usual gentle demeanor.
Even Miaoyin Monk, who had always been wary of Yiyin, lowered his head in shame and silently praised Yiyin in his heart. He actually used the heart of a villain to save the heart of a gentleman.
Shiba Yiyin is worthy of being a strange man of the Wu family. His heart is the same as that of his husband.
Only he can understand the bitter tears of husbands, unlike those women who are always fighting and killing, always thinking that fighting is the most important thing in the world.
A peaceful home with wife, children and wife is what husbands expect. They have no ambitions, they just want their family to be intact.
Yiyin's cry of not fighting completely conquered these husbands. The six dreams he shouted echoed the aspirations of these husbands.
Monk Miaoyin wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, bowed deeply to Yiyin, and said.
"Today I just found out that there are real saints in the world, and Jinduodian is the saint of my son from the Wu family.
A father's love is like a mountain, and this is how it should be!
The old man actually underestimated the virtue of the saint because of the interests of his family. He is really blind and ashamed! Damn it!"
A group of husbands fell to the ground and kowtowed together, followed closely by Monk Miaoyin and shouted saintly, their eyes getting hotter.
Many years later, the hall in the inner courtyard of Jinshan Castle Hall hosted Shiba Yiyin, and became the first choice for countless samurai men and women to make pilgrimages.
Here, the great living god of the martial arts outlines the future path for all martial arts.
The Wu family will never fall, and the horses and cattle will always be slaves.
———
Under the praise of the husbands of the Wu family, Yiyin stepped onto the altar for the first time and was praised as a living saint. This was the first step for him to become the living god of the Wu family and the beginning of his personality deification.
His success in Jinshan City lies in the fact that he perfectly caters to the desires of the husbands of the Wu family. A peerless man who is admired by the men of the Wu family speaks out for all the men of the Wu family.
And their happiness will be based on the blood and tears of countless low-level cows and horses. But even so, how many people in future generations will complain about the cows and horses?
History is always written by the victors. Only the gun comes out of the barrel. The Wu family will not be willing to walk into the garbage dump of history. If they want to change all these injustices, they must fight with iron and blood.
Some people may say that Yiyin II is a man with a full view of modern society and cannot bear to look directly at the shameful Wu family in troubled times. How could he do such anti-Japanese things?
At the age of 19, Cao Cao set up a five-color stick to beat the powerful, at the age of 25 he wrote a letter of justice and spoke out, and at the age of 29, he fought for the Han Dynasty and defeated the Yellow Turban. How did he later become a traitor to the Han Dynasty?
Yiyin, does he have a choice? The plug-in is not invincible, and his success is actually promoted by the tide of the times.
The world has been in chaos for a hundred years, but people already want peace. If a hundred years ago, the Wu family was restless and wanted to change, and he promoted anti-war, who would have criticized him?
If you go with the trend, you will die if you go against it.
A character who appears only once every five hundred years will come to the world in another five hundred years when it rains from the sky and hair grows on the ground. Yiyin is just an ordinary person, and he does not have the willpower to change the world.
Yiyin's bedfellows, people around him, followers, the people he cares about are all Ji warriors.
He can ignore the suffering of those at the bottom, but he cannot ignore the happiness of the women around him who he cares about.
Becoming the flag of the conservative Wu family goes against his three views on his previous life, but it can make him and his women happy.
Conflicted in his heart, he embarked on this path step by step, just like Cao Cao back then. When he was no longer alone, when he had responsibilities and burdens, he chose to be selfish and be a mortal.
In the end, Yiyin became the person he hated most in his previous life, the lighthouse.
———
After the busy autumn harvest, everything becomes desolate.
Hojo Genan returned to Odawara Castle and met Hojo Ujiyasu and his daughter at the castle tower. She looked ashamed and bowed to Hojo Ujiyasu.
"I'm very sorry that I couldn't fulfill your request."
Hojo Ujiyasu smiled.
"Auntie, you have worked hard all the way."
But in her heart, she was not as calm as she looked. She felt her throat was dry as she spoke and couldn't help coughing twice.
On the side, Hojo Umasa handed tea to his mother, and Hojo Genan couldn't help but ask.
"Your Highness Ujiyasu has been feeling unwell lately?"
Hojo Ujiyasu smiled and said.
"It's cold in the depths of autumn, and I suddenly feel uncomfortable. I'm really getting older."
Hojo Genan sighed.
"Your Highness Ujiyasu, you have overworked yourself. Please take a good rest and take care of yourself."
Hojo Ujiyasu smiled.
"It really makes you laugh that my health is not as good as that of my aunt. Most of the daily affairs at home are handled by the clan, and I am much more relaxed."
Hojo Genan bowed slightly to Hojo Ujimasa and said.
"His Majesty Ujimasa has been acting more calmly recently. Your Highness Ujiyasu, you can also rest peacefully."
Listening to the two old men commenting on him, Hojo Ushimasa listened respectfully.
She was the governor of Sano who made a big mistake, causing the Hojo family to collapse and almost destroying the family business.
Now that she is able to firmly hold the position of family governor, it is because her mother worked hard to save the situation and turn the family business around, so that the family retainers can be so peaceful.
But because of the taint of the Sano-led war, Hojo Ushimasa had to be more cautious in doing things, and the retainers were always worried about her.
If in the past, the two elders were dictating to her, the Hojo clan was young and energetic, and they might not be willing to swallow their anger. But now, she can only suppress her dissatisfaction in her heart.
The two old men did not focus on Hojo Ushimasa for too long, and they had already started talking about the Shiba Yoshi Bank.
Hojo Ujiyasu said in a deep voice.
"Has my aunt ever met Tsudo-don in Jinshan City this time?"
Hojo Genan smiled bitterly.
"Tsudaden deliberately avoided me and never gave me a chance to meet.
I have no way of knowing his true attitude towards the alliance between the Hojo-Uesugi families, but judging from the intelligence coming from Echigo, Tsutado-dono seems to have acquiesced in this matter."
Hojo Ujiyasu nodded and asked.
"But I heard that Jinduodian caused a lot of noise in Jinshan City."
Hojo Genan sighed.
"Tsudaden only stayed in Jinshan Castle for one night, but he was enthusiastically welcomed by the brotherhood husbands.
Do you know how the husbands there now call Jindoden? They all call him saint."
Hojo Ujiyasu was stunned for a moment.
"Is this happening?"
Hojo Genan smiled bitterly.
"Yura Chengshige didn't even get to see Tsutaden, so he went to the countryside without stopping.
It is said that the husbands of Kanayama Castle, Tatebayashi Castle, Ninja Castle, Ashikaga Castle, etc., headed by Myoin Monk, joined forces to help Tsutado-den smoothen the brotherly relations in the rural villages and go directly to the countryside to inspect."
Hojo Ujiyasu asked, as the more he listened, the more something seemed wrong.
"Inspection? What is he going to do?
Isn’t Teruhora Uesugi preparing to counterattack the Sano Territory? Tsutado-dono is leaving this fat piece of Sano Territory alone, so what are you doing in the rural villages in the southeast of Ueno Country?”