This waiter was very talkative and nagging, which made Yiyin upset.
"Okay! Let that couple go, give them two stones of brown rice, and let them go."
The head boy's eyes widened. Hearing that he was being given two kilos of brown rice, he was so distressed that he forgot to be afraid of Lord Shiba Yiyin and kept complaining.
"Oh my god, given two stones of brown rice, wouldn't these two scoundrels who extorted money have succeeded? From now on, everyone will follow suit, so how can I care about others?"
Yiyin didn't speak, just looked at him. He was silent as he spoke, kowtowed to the ground and trembled. At this moment, he remembered being afraid again.
Yiyin glanced at this evil servant who really regarded himself as his master and cared about food in disgust, and said coldly.
"Do as I say and get out of here now."
The head waiter kowtowed helplessly, stood up shakily, and left in embarrassment.
Naomasa Ii on the side was still a little unhappy and said in a low voice.
"Tsuda-dono is too merciful. These villains only bully the weak and ruin the reputation of the palace and you."
Yoshigan looked at the indignant Ii Naomasa and felt that this little girl needed education, so he took off his knife and handed it to her.
"This is the longship forging that Naoetsu donated just now. It is better than the batch of Shishu swords you are using now.
If you don't like the head boy, just wait for him at the intersection at night, and then use a disrespectful name to avoid meeting him in the palace in the future, which will stain your eyes."
Ii Naomasa was dumbfounded when she heard this. She couldn't think straight for a moment. She couldn't understand how the always benevolent and righteous Lord would let her test the sword on someone.
During the troubled times of the Warring States Period, the martial arts were bloodthirsty. Some Ji warriors rarely got a good sword, so they couldn't help but want to use someone to test the feel of the blade.
They would often guard the entrance of the town after dark, and when they saw civilians passing by, they would kill them with a sword. Afterwards, they would report the name of the rude beheading to the town office, and their death would be in vain.
Therefore, the common people in the castle town often do not go out after dark, but the servants who serve the samurai family, such as the head male servant, have some status and dare to walk on the streets.
Yoshigan saw Ii Naomasa's surprised look on his face and laughed.
"Do you think I'm cruel now?
Don't look at the arrogance of this head boy in front of the common people. He is just an ant in front of you and me. If you don't like it, just kill him with a knife and don't worry about him.
But, Naozheng, your sense of justice is too strong, this is very dangerous.
I am a tolerant person and the martial arts can tolerate me because I am a man. They think that men are naturally indecisive, which is understandable.
But you can't do this. You are a woman, you are a warrior Ji, and you are a member of the samurai class. Your excessive sense of justice will kill you.
There are sixty-six countries in the world with a population of tens of millions, but the Wu family only accounts for less than a million, accounting for less than 10%. The head male servant is a bastard, but he is saving us money and food and exploiting the common people for us.
You think he is hateful, but if you kill him, there won't be another bastard to take her place? What if the next head boy is even meaner and more vicious to the footmen?
Also, have you ever thought that the eldest son may be the only son in the family, or the breadwinner of the family. If you kill him with a knife, his family may starve to death.
So, don't abuse your sense of justice and your compassion.
The job of the head male servant is to take good care of these servants, try to save money and food for our Wu family, and keep the yard in good order. His actions can be said to be loyal to his duties.
I encountered this incident today. Seeing how pitiful the couple was, I gave them some compensation, but I can't say that the head male servant did something wrong.
Because we are the Wu family, we are the rulers of this island country, and we need lackeys like the eldest son-in-law, who are anxious about their master's needs, to serve us.
It doesn't matter whether it's fair or not. As rulers, the Wu family only cares about stability.
I can't change anything, and you can't change anything. If you insist on abusing your sense of justice, you will die miserably one day.
Naozheng, this is an era of cannibalism. If you are born in this era by mistake, you must adapt to it and find a way to live well.
Maybe one day, times have changed, and civilians will have a place to reason, and civilians like those two poor old couples will have a place to seek justice.
But remember, that's not now."
Ii Naomasa felt sad and couldn't help but sigh.
"It must have been a good era."
Yiyin showed a helpless smile.
"It may be a good era of harmony, freedom, equality, and justice, but it is definitely not a good era for our martial arts family.
You must keep in mind that we are the Wu family, we are the rulers and privileged people of this country, and we are not the same kind as those ants.
Their good times are not our good times. Their worst times may be our good times."
After Yoshigami finished speaking, he threw the knife to Ii Naomasa and said.
"Okay, I'll give you half a day off, take the knife and think about it.
Either go cut off the head of the valet tonight, or put away the knife and come back to work.
Be careful not to let Kamou Clan see it, she even asked me to give her a sword before, but I was not willing to give it to her."
Yoshigan joked and continued walking forward, ignoring Naomasa Ii who looked confused.
Dazang Changan followed closely, and Yiyin smiled at her.
"It's rare that you come here, but you see such a farce that I almost forget where we just talked about?"
Dazang Changan said respectfully.
"You were just talking about the new United Front."
Responding to Yiyin's words, Dazang Changan felt jealous in his heart.
Naomasa Ii is in charge of the supervision of the Tongxin Secretariat, which is the job of finding trouble for others. This guy is also a very straight-tempered person, and he secretly has offended many people.
But she is such a stubborn girl who doesn't know how to adapt. She comes from Yiyin and is deeply trusted by the king. No one can touch her.
Today I saw Yiyin teaching her how to do things, and he spoke so openly that Dazang Changan couldn't help but be speechless. He had to pretend that he couldn't hear. It was really hard.
Dazang Changan warned himself in his heart that this little girl was deeply loved by the king and could not be offended, while he braced himself and listened to Yiyin's words.
When you reach the position of Yiyin, you don't need to worry too much except for a few people. He taught Ii Naomasa how to do things with sincerity. What's the harm if Ozo Changan heard it?
On the contrary, when Dazang Changan came this time, he was in a very wrong mood.
The Wu Jiayi Li Promotion Association has just put up a front, and now there is a group of stepmothers from the Wushu Association acting arrogantly, which will make anyone feel uncomfortable.
The local people who are composed of local servants are short-sighted, and the brotherhood composed of Wu family husbands are long-haired and short-sighted, but they are all easy to get rid of. The most uncomfortable thing is the united front group composed of local famous families.
The famous families in these places have a lot of knowledge and appetites. Now they can legitimately join the Wu Family Ethics Promotion Association. Of course, they have to get a big share of the pie. Otherwise, wouldn't they have come in vain?
Dazang Changan hated Daxiong Chaoxiu who proposed to unite the people to supervise affairs. The relationship between the two seemed to be normal, but in fact they were drifting apart.
This time she came to report on her work, and she kept talking about the newly promoted United Front members, and she seemed to be a drunkard who was not interested in drinking.
Yiyin didn't know what kind of medicine was buried in her gourd, so he just started chatting with her to see how long she could endure it.
"Yes, I just mentioned the United Front. Recently, many famous families from the eight states of Guanzhou have applied to join the Kanto Palace, mostly for the status of the United Front.
Today's United Front is no longer in vain, it has a great say in the Wushu Association, and everyone wants to do their part for the public welfare of the eight states.
As for the Wu Family Principle Promotion Association, you also need to ask the people below to cooperate well and not to live up to my expectations."
Dazang Changan's face froze, and he subconsciously flattered and smiled.
"What Tsutama said is that we will cooperate well and never live up to your expectations."
Seeing that she could still bear it, Yiyin was secretly amused and continued to talk to himself.
"Have you ever heard of Oda Ujiharu?"
Dazang Changan thought for a while and said.
"Are you talking about the phoenix?"
Yiyin laughed.
"Have you heard of the name Phoenix? This man is quite interesting."
The Oda family's family status is not low, and it is one of the Eight Houses in Kanto valued by the Kanto generals. However, the current family governor Oda Ujiharu's life is very difficult.
The Kanto shoguns who moved their imperial palace to Furukawa Castle mainly relied on the central Kanto public and the local Kanto Hachiya kata to compete with the Ryogamisugi family for hegemony in Kanto.
In the end, no one had the last laugh, leaving the newly-rising Hojo family to die together.
Today's Kanto Shogun is just an empty shell. He doesn't care about anything. As far as the Kanto Eight Houses are concerned, everyone can climb on to new branches and continue fighting.
One of the Eight Houses in Kanto, the Shiro family and the Hojo family formed an alliance and expanded northwards.
The Oda family, who had a hostile relationship, formed an alliance with the Utsunomiya family and the Satake family, who were both members of the Kanto Hachiyagata family, and together they fought against the Hojo family who used the Yuki family to move north.
From then on, Odajiji's nightmare began.
The geographical dividing line between Shimono Province and Hitachi Province is the Bagou Mountains between the two countries. Oda Castle, the residence of the Oda family, is at the southernmost end of the Bagou Mountains.
Oda Castle is like a three-way intersection on the way to the north. No matter whether the forces from the south want to go north to develop in Shimono Country or conquer Hitachi Country, Oda Castle is the stepping stone for progress.
The Oda family could not defeat the Yuuki family in the south, so they had to seek refuge with the Hojo family. If they sought refuge with the Hojo family, they would be defeated by the Utsunomiya and Satake families in the north.
The northern and southern forces refused to give up this three-way intersection, and the territory of the Oda family became a battlefield, allowing big bosses from all sides to come and go.
Oda Ujiharu lost his castle several times and regained it several times. It is truly an inspiring story and was nicknamed Hitachi's Phoenix.
This time, Yoshihiro used the influence of Yuliang Shige to develop the new United Front in Kanto, and her daughter Yuliang Kunishi's husband happened to be from the Hazhucheng family.
Seeing that the feuding Yuki family was about to gain the title of United Front, Odaji was a little anxious.
Because she moved closer to the Hojo family, she offended many famous families in Kanto. Utsunomiya of Shimono, Satake of Hitachi, Yuki of Shimoso, and Ota of Musashi all participated in the beating of Oda Jiji.
The Utsunomiya and Satake families also slandered Uesugi Teruhora, describing her as a loyal lackey of the Hojo family.
If Teruhora Uesugi hadn't been defeated in the Shimo-song Kingdom, and after taking control of Shimo-song Kingdom, he might have planned to take action on the Oda clan.
Odajiji, who had offended all his fellow villagers, had no choice but to treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor. He wrote to the Imperial Palace and begged to join the Kanto Palace. He also wanted to seek the status of a United Front member to protect himself.
Dazang Changan also sighed.
"Oda Ujiharu is attacked from all sides, but he can persevere and fight against repeated defeats. He can be considered a hero. Is Tsutado-don willing to give her this dignity?"
Yiyin asked rhetorically.
"Why don't I give it to her?
In terms of status, the Oda family is one of the Eight Houses in Kanto, and their family status is enough to join the United Front.
Personally speaking, Odajiji lost her home city several times, but her retainers and her subjects never left her and helped her regain her home city several times.
For such a popular local and well-known family, as long as she applies through the formal procedures, I can't think of any reason to reject her."
Dazang Changan was stunned and said.
"Tsudaden, the Oda family seems to be a little close to the Hojo family. Hitachi, Shimono, Shimoso, Musashi and other local famous families don't like her very much?"
Sibo Yiyin retracted his gaze from looking at the scenery, turned to Dazang Changan, and said calmly.
"So what if we get close? If necessary, I can get close to Hojo Ushimasa.
Don’t forget that the core of Shiba’s new thought is peaceful development. As the person in charge of the Wu Family Ethics Promotion Association, you should find ways to calm conflicts instead of watching them intensify.”
Dazang Changan bowed deeply and said cautiously.
"Remember the teachings of Jinduodian."
Yiyin waved his hands and continued walking forward.
"Let's chat casually, don't be too nervous."
Yiyin said it very easily, but Dazang Changan dared not relax, she always felt that the master was warning her something.
Dazang Changan thought for a moment, followed Yiyin's pace, and said carefully.
"The Oda family has lasted for many years, and the Oda family is very popular. With her as a wedge between the three kingdoms of Shimotsou, Shimono, and Hitachi, the samurai families in the three places will be much more peaceful.
With the status of the united front of the Kanto Palace, the samurai families in these places did not dare to start a war easily and find any reason to attack Oda Castle.
Tsudo-den just gave the Oda clan a title and maintained the peaceful situation in the eastern part of Kanba Province. It was really far-sighted and the foolish officials were not able to understand it for a while, and I am really ashamed."
Yiyin sighed secretly, these followers think too fast and flatter them at every turn, which is really annoying.
Ozo Changan is right. The reason why Yiyin values Oda Ujiharu is to make her a nail to the east of Guanbazhou.
The Echigo forces led by Shiba Uesugi have taken control of Ueno Country, and Yoshigan is using the Samurai Giri Promotion Association and the plan to divert the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River to encroach southward step by step.
However, the influence of the Echigo forces on the Boso Peninsula and the lands in the eastern part of Kanhachishu was still too weak, not even as much as that of the Hojo family.
Oda Ujiharu has bad relations with all parties, but she has the support of the local people and remains standing. All parties cannot completely remove her. This is what Yoshigan values about her.
Just let her stay there, making everyone feel uncomfortable, and letting everyone see that Shiba Yiyin, who is far away, still has a way to control everyone through the influence of the Kanto Palace.
And for all this, Yiyin only needs to pay for one united front status, which is really a great deal.
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