"It's a rare thing to live in. Hojo Ujiyasu was one step ahead of me after all.
If I can truly hold the Imagawa clan in my hands, the names of Mikawa, Toe, and Suruga will be settled."
Ishikawa was lying on the ground to apologize.
"I'm very sorry. It was because the negotiations I was responsible for were too slow that the Hojo family took His Highness Imagawa away first."
Matsudaira Motoyasu shook his head and said.
"I don't blame you for this. The Imagawa family would rather compromise with the Takeda family than bow to me.
Takeda Harunobu is a famous hero of the Wu family who fought with her mother, so what do I mean to her?
The Mikawa hostage girl who was humiliated by her in Sunfu Castle now takes advantage of others' danger to sneak attack and capture the despicable villain of Yuanjiang Kingdom.
I'm not surprised that she would choose the Hojo family. The responsibility for this matter does not lie with you, but the current situation makes me embarrassed."
Matsudaira Motoyasu's difficulties mainly lie in two points.
Externally, Takeda Harunobu, who reached peace with the Hojo Imagawa family, completely eliminated the threat from the Hojo family to the east.
Once she successfully swallows the Suruga Kingdom, she will continue to look westward and covet the lands of Yuanjiang and Mikawa.
The country of Suruga is only 150,000 koku high, which cannot satisfy the appetite of the Takeda family. Takeda Harunobu will inevitably continue to move westward, and a conflict with the Matsudaira family will happen sooner or later.
The terrain of Toe Province is connected to the Shinano Mountains in the north, and divided into three parts: East, Central and West. In the west is Lake Hamana, and in the middle is a vast plain, which is easy to attack and difficult to defend.
If you want to block the Takeda family's military front, you must obtain the three castles of Inui, Kakegawa, and Takatenjin on the Higashion River, and use a mountain fortress to block the army from the east of Oigawa.
Especially Kakegawa Castle in the central part is the central hub of the entire defense line.
Therefore, Matsudaira Motoyasu must capture Higashionjiang River as soon as possible in order to calmly deal with the Takeda family's invasion.
Internally, the Matsudaira family needs to surrender the Yuanjiang people as soon as possible and completely capture the Yuanjiang Kingdom.
The surrender of the three people of Xiyuanjiang and the submission of the famous Yuanjiang Ii family were the main reasons why Matsudaira Motoyasu was able to occupy the central and western parts of Yuanjiang, but these were not enough.
She lacks the status to control the Tojiang Kingdom, and is even more worried that the people of Tojiang will be seduced by Takeda Harunobu, who is good at instigating rebellion.
Matsudaira Motoyasu's face turned resolute and he said decisively.
"Time is not waiting for me, I am determined to take a three-pronged approach to pacify the Yuanjiang Kingdom.
First, after the summer harvest, troops were sent to the east of Yuanjiang River to besiege Kakechuan City and attack other cities to persuade them to surrender.
Taking advantage of the fact that the news of the peace talks between the Takeda and Imagawa families had not yet spread, and the local samurai family were in panic, they quickly captured the Dongyuan River."
The three important ministers all nodded.
Ever since the Imagawa family fled to Dongyuanjiang, the local samurai family no longer had much respect for the declining Imagawa family.
Even if the Imagawa clan really slipped away to Izu Country, the Toon River could still be controlled by the Imagawa family because Asahina Yasutomo, a die-hard Imagawa minister, was stationed here.
First besiege Asahina Taitomo's Kakegawa Castle, and then attack from all sides. Without a backbone, the Toyoe samurai family must be confused, and they can use coercion and inducement to defeat them one by one.
Matsudaira Motoyasu said again.
"Second, I will move my residence to Eima Castle and manage Yuanjiang Kingdom nearby. From today on, Eima Castle will be renamed Hamamatsu Castle.
In addition, Ono Michio, as the elder of the Ii family, turned out to be the governor of the house for his own selfish gain, which made people and gods angry. He ordered her to commit suicide by committing seppuku, and the entire Ono family was handed over to Ii Naotora.
As the Ii family is a famous family in Enjiang, it should assume more important responsibilities. From today onwards, the three members of the West Enjiang family will be entrusted to the jurisdiction of Ii Naotora, and from now on we will call them the Ii Valley trio."
After she finished speaking, the three important ministers looked solemnly at the same time. They knew that Matsudaira Motoyasu had transferred the focus of his family business to Yuanjiang Country.
The purpose of moving to the city is to stabilize the Toe Country as soon as possible and to be used by the Matsudaira family. To raise the status of the Ii family is to use her family's influence to try to win over the local samurai families in the Toe Country.
The Ii family has been having a hard time these past few years. As a famous family in Yuanjiang for thousands of years, the Imagawa family has been very careful, and several generations of family governors have died unexpectedly.
In particular, Ono Michio's betrayal almost wiped out the Ii family. Her family had to let their son, who had become a monk, return to secular life and change his name to Ii Naotora. He became a man and struggled to continue the family business.
Matsudaira Motoyasu lacked the legal basis to rule Enjiang Kingdom. She promoted the Ii family, which was suppressed by the Imagawa family, and wanted to use her family's influence to stabilize people's hearts.
In fact, the three important ministers were not happy to see this, as they were all from the Mikawa samurai family.
The family governor put the focus of his family business in Yuanjiang, and also relied on the martial arts family in Yuanjiang. This was a trend that damaged the interests of the Sanhe martial arts family.
But it was hard for them to raise objections. Ishikawa Shuzheng thought for a moment and bowed.
"Your Highness, is it too much to praise the Jingyi family in such a way?
The Ii family has been a famous family in Enji for thousands of years. As a member of the Ashikaga clan, the Imagawa family is still feared. From Ii Valley to Hima Castle, the territory along the Tenryu River was once the territory of the Ii family.
If the Ii family takes this opportunity to become big, it will be a big trouble in the future."
Matsudaira Motoyasu glanced at Ishikawa Sumasa and understood her selfish intentions. Mikawa and these Ji samurai's bad habits were good or bad.
When the Matsudaira family fell, they rejected the Imagawa family and never abandoned the Matsudaira family. This made Imagawa Yoshimoto scruple and left Matsudaira Motoyasu with the capital to make a comeback.
But these guys' stubborn xenophobia became a hindrance when it came time to expand.
On the surface, they were worried about the Ii family, but in fact, the Mikawa clan looked down upon the Yuanjiang clan and did not want Matsudaira Motoyasu to reuse these so-called outsiders.
But can Matsudaira Motoyasu not be used? Can the warriors of the sixty-six countries in the world be defeated by relying on the samurai families of Three Rivers and One Country?
If you want to take the world by storm, you must first have the ambition to take the world by storm. Narrow-minded people cannot accomplish great things.
Of course, Matsudaira Motoyasu would not say this to the three of them. She had suffered many hardships since she was a child and could endure the intolerance of ordinary people.
Since returning to Mikawa, she has been tolerant and differentiated at the same time, and has successfully trained martial arts masters like Mikawa to work for herself.
Matsudaira Motoyasu said calmly.
"Don't worry, the Ii family has no chance of becoming big, because I will not allow Naoto Ii to marry."
The three of them suddenly realized.
The Ii family no longer has a female heir, so what threat can a man like Ii Naotora pose? As long as the way to marry into the family is blocked, the Ii family will not be able to make a big splash.
Even if Ii Naotora grows old and dies in the future, the Ii family's family business can still find someone to inherit the family name and pass it on.
As long as the candidate satisfies Matsudaira Motoyasu, or even her heir, changing the name to Miao will annex the Ii family.
Ishikawa Shumasa was stopped by Matsudaira Motoyasu's words, and it was inconvenient to object again.
She couldn't say that she didn't care whether the Jingyi family was powerful or not, but she was worried that the Yuanjiang people would climb on top of the Sanhe people.
Seeing that the three important ministers were silent, Matsudaira Motoyasu pointed out her third countermeasure.
"Third, I want to restore the Miao characters of my ancestors."
After she said this, the three of them were stunned.
The other two looked at Sakai Tadashi, because she was the easiest person to ask. She was Matsudaira Motoyasu's teacher, and the Sakai family was also an in-law of the Matsudaira family.
"Your Highness, which ancestral Miao character do you want to restore?"