"Huh? Is the current head of your Tanegashima family seriously ill?" Liu Xing asked subconsciously.
Tanegashima Teruyi sighed, nodded and said: "Yes, the current head of our Tanegashima family did suffer from a serious illness. Although he is almost recovered now, he has also lost his ability to move, and his brain sometimes
It will not work, so we are currently undergoing the final treatment. If this final treatment cannot make him return to normal, then we will let him retire early according to the regulations and re-elect a new head of the family... Although it is said that in
Treatment is required, but we all know this is just a temporary measure."
"Then may I ask, which faction does the current head of your Tanegashima family come from?" Kogawa Kofu then asked.
Tanegashima Teruichi was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Having said that, the current head of our Tanegashima family can be said to be very special, because he is the only head of the Tanegashima family who is not from the four major factions since the establishment of the Tanegashima family.
;Didn’t I just say that in addition to the four major factions, our Tanegashima family also has some scattered small factions? No, they are not so much factions as small groups, because each
They are unwilling or unable to join the four major factions for various reasons, such as Saburo Ryuzoji, the current head of the family."
"Ryuzoji family?"
Mr. Kokawa frowned and said, "That's not right. Although the Ryuzouji family is not as good as before, it can still be considered a medium-sized family. There should not be many people living in other families."
"Yes, the Ryuzoji family back then was one of the Three Heroes of Kyushu alongside the Shimazu family and the Otomo family. Their strength should not be underestimated. After all, the Ryuzoji family was in a sense a branch of the Fujiwara family. Logically speaking, it was a branch of the Fujiwara family.
It is impossible for any family members to come to our Tanegashima family to seek refuge; but nothing is absolute, and the ancestor of Ryuzoji Saburo is a Kirishi Dan."
Speaking of this, Tanegashima Teruichi shook his head and said somewhat eloquently: "As one of the most powerful families in the island country, the Ryuzoji family is a branch of the Fujiwara family, so naturally they will not allow their own family members to become Kirikidan.
Therefore, the ancestors of Ryuzoji Saburo's family first ran to the Otomo family, because at that time the Otomo family had made it clear that they would protect Kirishima Dan. As a result, the Otomo family's vitality was severely damaged after a series of accidents, so the ancestors of Ryuzoji Saburo's family went to the Otomo family.
I had to go to Tanegashima incognito. After all, Tanegashima at that time could be said to be a paradise, with almost zero contact with the outside world."
"Of course, at that time, the ancestors of Ryuzoji Saburo and several other Kirishidan who ran away did not dare to reveal their identities, because the Honganji sect had already taken shape at that time, and a Honganji temple had also been built. Although
This Honganji Temple has never been recognized by the Honganji family, and after all, it is a temple about the same size as my office. It has now become a holy place for the Honganji sect; but after the Tokugawa shogunate, everything is changing.
, so those Chechidan dared to announce their identities and use their original surnames."
"However, Ryuzoji Saburo is relatively apostate. He has not dealt with the Ryuzoji sect since he was a child. Because he refused to become a Kirikidan, he has always been closer to other factions; after the death of the previous head of the family,
, the candidates for the new head of the family are still locked in the two candidates proposed by our Inoue faction and the Yamamoto faction. However, due to various reasons, the support received by these two candidates is actually almost the same, and each has also been exposed.
Something not so good happened."
"So, Saburo Ryuzoji, who was good at dancing and long-sleeved, took this opportunity to ascend to the throne, because except for the Ryuzoji faction, other factions recognized Ryuzoji Saburo, and at that time, Ryuzoji Saburo was already over sixty years old.
, so logically speaking, you can’t be the head of the family for a few years. After all, our Tanegashima family is different from other families. As long as the head of the family makes a big mistake or loses his normal working ability for a long time, he will automatically give way to the new head of the family.
, instead of like other families, as long as you are unwilling to give up the throne, you can wait until you die before giving up the position of the head of the family."
"Kiroshidan, no wonder Ryuzoji Saburo's ancestors fled to Tanegashima."
Kogawa Koo shook his head and said: "When I used to play "Shogun", I liked playing the Shimadzu family very much, because the Shimadzu family is very powerful and is located south of Kyushu, so it is unlikely to be attacked from both sides.
, just need to fight forward, but what I was most curious about at the time was why Chechidan reduced the local stability so much. Every time, I had to send troops to stabilize the local situation to avoid a sudden wave of rebellion.
Army; so I went to study Kirishidan during the Warring States Period, and found out that both Toyotomi Hideyoshi and later Tokugawa Ieyasu had a very bad attitude towards Kirijidan."
After hearing what Onikawa Xiaofu said, Liu Xing realized that this Kirishitan was the Christian religion introduced to the island country. It was also spread on Kyushu Island from the beginning, because the daimyo on Kyushu Island were very willing to trade with merchant ships from the Europa continent.
Trading, and at that time, almost all missionaries were on the ocean-going ships departing from the Europa continent, so many Chechidan appeared quickly on Kyushu Island.
As a strange country, although the island country has been accepting various foreign cultures, after these foreign cultures take root in the island country, they will be more or less transformed by magic. For example, the temples and monks in the island country are more "Shaolin" than the other.
", so the appearance of Chechidan aroused the vigilance of local temples.
As a result, those monks in the island country who were more powerful than the Ashigaru in wielding swords, guns and clubs started fighting with Kirijidan. However, because those daimyo also had to trade with merchants from Europe, they would be biased towards Kirijitan, which led to conflicts between the two sides.
The conflict intensified and became a serious unstable factor.
When Toyotomi Hideyoshi nominally controlled the entire island country, the power of the daimyo in various places was weakened to a certain extent. At the same time, there were not many daimyo who clearly supported Kirishidan. Therefore, Kirishidan entered a cold winter in the island country and could only do so in secret.
Carry out activities... However, some Kirikidan were still unconvinced. As a result, they aroused the dissatisfaction of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, so Toyotomi Hideyoshi ordered to take action against Kirikidan, but the thunder was loud and the raindrops were light, and only a few relatively weak ones were targeted.
The Chichidan Daimyo carried out the punishment.
However, what really made Toyotomi Hideyoshi angry was that his favorite nephew, whom he cultivated as his successor and single-handedly helped to take the position of Sekishiro, also became Kirishitan, so Toyotomi Hideyoshi began his real career.
After taking action against Kirishidan, Tokugawa Ieyasu also followed the trend and forcibly suppressed Kirijidan in various places.
However, as an outsider, Liu Xing heard that the reason why Kirishidan was disliked by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu was because their old boss, Oda Nobunaga, had a good relationship with Kirijitan, so these two names were not legitimate.
Naturally, the "successor" who refuses to comply will not be able to see Kiri Chidan.
Of course, as a world based on the Cthulhu mythology, Liu Xing has also heard a saying that the island country already had a lot of mythical creatures and secret churches at that time, so there was no room for Kirijidan to come and compete with them for territory.
, so they used various forces to deal with Chechidan overtly and covertly... In addition, there is also an unreliable theory, that is, the missionaries who set out from the continent of Europa are actually treasure hunters, and
The treasures they are looking for are relics left by the ancient gods.
But no matter what the real situation is, it was really miserable for the islanders who became Kirishitan at that time, so it is normal for the ancestors of Ryuzoji Saburo to be forced to flee to Tanegashima. As for Ryuzoji Saburo will be chosen as the head of the family
, that can only be said to be Tokiya’s fate. Who said that the remaining two candidates are not good people?
Thinking of this, a joke appeared in Liu Xing's mind - if you were asked to choose one between the King of Understanding and the King of Sleep, who would you choose?
Then of course I choose death.
So at this time, if a third option appears, those who do not want to choose from both sides will choose this third option without hesitation, even if the third option is a husky.
It doesn’t matter as long as it’s not xx.
Liu Xing shook his head and said, "Since Saburo Ryuzoji is destined to step down, are you, the Inoue faction, ready to introduce new candidates?"
Hearing what Liu Xing said, Tanegashima Teruichi showed an embarrassed expression, and after a while he said in a depressed voice: "How should I put it, our Inoue faction is a little out of work now, because something happened a long time ago, which caused
The Mesozoic generation of our Inoue faction in the island country has been reduced to zero... Well, these Mesozoic generations were actually arranged by the Shimadzu family to develop business abroad. Because the Shimadzu family business developed very rapidly during that time, so
We began to expand overseas, and as a result, our Inoue faction directly developed faults."
"Well, this is indeed a bit troublesome."
Liu Xing rubbed the back of his head and said: "You still have to listen to what the Shimadzu family says, and it is unlikely that these people who are responsible for company operations abroad will directly return to the island country. After all, the Shimadzu family has not issued an order on this, not to mention
Even if they come back, they will lose their competitiveness because they have been away from the island country for a long time."
"Yes, they have been outside for so many years. As long as those people from the Yamamoto faction grasp that they do not understand the situation on Tanegashima, they can beat them without the ability to fight back; as for asking the old master to let them come back early
, in fact, we have thought about it, but in the end we did not make up our minds to do it, because the old family owner actually arranged for them to be responsible for the company's operations outside, which means that the old family owner trusts their ability, or it can be said that he trusts us Tanegashima
family, so we can’t let the old family head down, let alone see a Tanegashima family that is so infighting that it forgets its roots.”
Speaking of this, Tanegashima Teruyoshi pointed at himself and said: "So as long as nothing unexpected happens, the next candidate for the head of the Inoue faction will be me, because I am now the most valued by the old and new heads of the Inoue faction.
There are many people, and besides me, they are either old men in their seventies or eighties, or young people in their twenties. They cannot stand when they come out; and if I can perform well in a civil war, then I
I will have an advantage when I run for the next head of the family, but the injury I suffered before will also become my biggest disadvantage, because there is no family in the island country that would choose to have a person with half a head missing as the front man."
"As for the situation with the Yamamoto faction, although there are many people who can stand up for selection, their abilities and qualifications are slightly inferior to mine, and the reputation of these people is not very good, because three of them have been elected.
The heads of the family are all members of the Yamamoto faction, so the Yamamoto faction has been relatively arrogant in recent years, so they have a bad reputation in the eyes of other factions. As for the Maeda faction, if they really want to choose, I can guess who they will send.
And if he really comes out, it will be a bit troublesome, because this person has a very good relationship with the new head of the family, and now he is working as a secretary for the new head of the family."
When Tanegashima Teruichi mentioned Shimazu Hiromichi, Liu Xing suddenly became energetic, because after Shimazu Nakano gave Kagoshima to Shimadzu Hiromichi, Liu Xing and others lost the details of Shimadzu Hiromichi.
According to the news, we only know that he is constantly moving in Kagoshima, but we don’t know what exactly he did.
Tanegashima Teruichi also saw the curiosity on Liu Xing's face, so he continued: "This person from the Maeda faction is called Maeda Isao, and he is a direct descendant of the first head of our Tanegashima family, so although his ability is average, but
The relationship network in the Shimadzu family is quite good. After all, the Maeda faction has been the head of the family for so many generations before, so they have always maintained contact with members of the affiliated families of the Shimadzu family. This is why the Maeda faction is still able to
The important reason is to rest on one's laurels, so after the new head of the family took over, Isao Maeda spent a lot of effort and successfully became the secretary of the new head of the family. He has been busy in Kagoshima recently."
"I see, Isao Maeda is indeed your biggest opponent, Mr. Huiyi, but if he has no way to resign, he can only choose to give up, so what is he doing now?" Liu Xing asked seriously.
After Tanegashima Teruichi thought for a while, he replied: "It seems that he is responsible for building a new factory, but I don't know what this factory produces, or maybe only the new owner knows what this factory does.
Yes, because the machines needed for the factory were secretly shipped from abroad by the new owner, and these machines are still placed in the containers."
Danger!
For some reason, Liu Xing felt that there was something wrong with those so-called "machines", and that these "machines" might be used on Tanegashima... Wait, could this be an agency dispute?
