As soon as the meeting ended, the Asahina family and many heads of this faction spontaneously gathered in the Asahina family's mansion. In the mansion, Asahina Taihiro was sitting on the main seat with a frown, completely unaware of what to do.
How to deal with it.
The family heads and ministers quarreled, arguing about how to get out of the crisis. Iio Renryu's move surprised everyone, because basically every family would conceal some land, and everyone had a tacit understanding with each other.
, Imagawa Yoshimoto himself would not be too harsh. Therefore, the Asahina family did not pay attention to this matter at all.
At this time, Yu Qiuping and several younger and familiar partners gathered together to discuss.
"Then Mr. Iio, are you really not afraid that we will also accuse him of concealing land?" Yu Qiuping asked.
"God knows what that old man was thinking!" Taehyung Asahina scolded, "Isn't this a plan that will cause you eight hundred losses!"
"Ujiyoshi-sama, what did your father say?" Yu Qiuping looked at Sena Ujiyoshi, who had just arrived. The latter was a somewhat frail and thin warrior.
"My father," Sena Shiyoshi shook his head, "my father said that his status is not good enough to participate in the fight between the two factions. Today in the lobby, he has gone as far as he can."
"Is that so?" Yu Qiuping sighed. If Sena Ujitoshi couldn't give any advice, it would be really difficult for them, young people with little experience, to deal with it. "Master Sekiguchi has not returned from Okazaki Castle either." Yu Qiuping added,
"Then we don't have anyone here who can hold up the scene."
"How about I invite father over?" Yasuki Itami, who came to the meeting on behalf of the Itami family, said, "My father and brother are both in Ejiri Castle, not far from here."
"Then thank you Kangqing." Asahina Taehyung nodded, "I have also sent a fast horse to Kakegawa Castle to inform the elder brother that he is back. I hope he can arrive earlier than Fujita Nakayasu, the son of a bitch, and it will be better for us.
Let’s discuss it. But...according to this distance, it’s probably too late.”
"Speaking of which," Sena Ujiyoshi suddenly said, "Not long ago, when we were in Hima Castle, there were many people coming in and out of Iio Renryu's house, and some messengers were heading towards Iio Renryu.
You went to your own fiefdom, could you be preparing to conceal the inspection?"
"Then why didn't you tell us earlier?" Taehyung Asahina slammed the table angrily, "If you had told us earlier, we wouldn't have been caught off guard like this."
"Eh." Sena Shiyoshi sighed, "That day, after Renryu Iio noticed that I had noticed, he invited me and all my entourage to have a meal. The meal was already eaten, so I was too embarrassed to say anything more."
"You bought Master Shiyi over just one meal?" Yu Qiuping was shocked.
"What, it's a lot of money." Sena Uji retorted, "We ordered at least several thousand bucks of food that day, which saved hundreds of people in our family ten days of rations."
"Ah." Yu Qiuping sighed, "Why are you so stingy? Forget it, let's not talk about this for now."
"Since Iio Renryu and Okabe Motobu's side have made preparations, we may not be able to find any evidence of their cover-up in our haste." Umekihei said, "But this matter about the Asahina family
, a conclusion will be drawn tomorrow. This is what we need to solve now."
"I think," Okuhira Sadakichi analyzed, "Okabe Gennobu and the others just want to catch us off guard. They will use this incident to force Asahina-sama to retire or confiscate some of the land of the Asahina family, and cancel the elders of the writing family."
status and so on." Okudaira Sadakichi paused, "Then, when we try to report them, because the Asahina family has been severely weakened, we do not have enough say, and they will not be punished if they do not punish the public.
harm."
"So after talking so much, I still can't think of a way!" Asahina Taehyung scolded, "Those old guys over there have been chattering for a long time, but they haven't figured out how to exonerate the Asahina family. This kind of concealment of the prosecutor's location
If the amount is too small, part of the land will be confiscated. If the amount is too large, it will really make my eldest brother retire, and the important ministers will be exiled to apologize!"
"Everyone go back tonight and think about it carefully, and we will discuss it together tomorrow morning." Yu Qiuping finally suggested.
After returning to the castle tower in the evening, Yu Qiuping originally wanted to discuss it with Sena Ujitoshi. But when he remembered what Sena Ujitoshi said during the day, he gave up the idea. Just as he was hiding in the room and thinking hard, Imagawa Kaede opened the door and came in.
,
"Are you thinking about what happened today?" Kaede Imagawa sat down next to Yu Qiupei, "I have also heard that it seems that Okabe's group has gathered to impeach the Asahina family, and your eldest brother will be in trouble."
"Tell me the specific situation." Imagawa Feng poked Yu Qiuping's waist, "I want to hear it too."
"What are girls doing listening to this?" Yu Qiuping was worried, not in the mood to talk to Imagawa Kaede about this. Yu Gong, the Sena family and the Asahina family where he belongs are close allies. Privately, Asahina Taiheng is his savior.
, he had the best relationship with the Asahina family before. Therefore, he felt that it was his duty to save the Asahina family from the crisis.
"Does Ping look down on girls?" Imagawa Fenghu pinched Yu Qiuping's waist with a face, causing Yu Qiuping to cry out in pain.
"Our Lord Shouguini of the Imagawa family is also a woman." Kaede Imagawa said sternly, "But she not only assisted the former lord, but also twice supported the new governor of the family at critical moments to turn the tide. Why can't women participate in political affairs?
Woolen cloth?"
"Haha." Yu Qiuping was amused by Imagawa Kaede's serious look, "Okay, what happened today..."
After hearing this, Imagawa Kaede lowered his head and thought for a while, and tried to summarize: "In other words, the Asahina family did conceal the location of the prosecution, and the evidence is also in the hands of others. The efforts of you and Sena-sama today are just to win
A buffer time.”
"That's right." Yu Qiuping nodded.
"What Ping is struggling with right now is how to help the Asahina family exonerate themselves or reduce their guilt." Kaede Imagawa saw Yu Qiupei nodding and continued, "But because the evidence is solid and the head of the Asahina family is not in Sunfu, it is difficult to deal with it.
"
"That's right." Yu Qiuping let out a long sigh, "I feel that no matter what you say, it is difficult to explain the extra land. Can we just let others slaughter it?"
"But...in the end, doesn't it have to be up to Iayan to decide whether to punish the Asahina family?" Imagawa Kaede suddenly said, "In other words, it is Iayan who decides what is right and wrong."
Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment, "It seems to make sense." He had always put himself in the position of a lawyer and tried to explain the matter to make it reasonable. But he ignored that in ancient times, there were no formal courts.
Rather, it is up to the lord to decide.
"The "Imagawa Kana Directory" doesn't seem to have these regulations..." After Yu Qiupei scared Okabe Masazuna at the hotel last time, he came back and completed the "Imagawa Kana Directory". The eighth and ninth items were actually
Punish the brawlers severely. "In other words, it is entirely up to the House Governor's Hall to judge whether this matter is correct or not."
"That's right." Imagawa Kaede said with a slight smile, "So I think that instead of thinking hard about how to exonerate the Asahina family, Hei might as well think about how to get Iate's support."
What should I do...to gain the support of the family governor in the fight between the retainers?
Early the next morning, Yu Qiuping called Asahina Taiheng and a series of his own allies to propose his plan.
"Oh my god, this is too crazy." Okudaira Sadakichi swallowed, "My uncle will definitely not agree to such a plan."
"Yes." Yasuki Itami frowned, "If this happens, our family will lose a lot of land, and my father and brother will probably kill me."
Everyone expressed their opposition to Yu Qiuping's plan. Several older and more senior generals and city lords even criticized Yu Qiuping for being neither big nor small. However, Asahina Taiheng supported Yu Qiuping's plan. Both parties
There was a stalemate for a while.
"Everyone, the reason why you don't agree with this plan is because a lot of land will be lost out of thin air. This is also human nature. I understand." Yu Qiupei bowed humbly, "The reason why the Asahina family strongly supports it is because they have already
Doomed."
"But don't you understand the meaning of death? The Asahina family is our leader. If the Asahina family loses its status and voice, who can protect you?" Yu Qiuping spread his hands and said, "Everyone thinks this time
It’s none of my business, and I’m not willing to make sacrifices. But if everyone just sits back and watches the Asahina family fall, and the Okabe family targets any of us as their next target, can that person still expect to get everyone’s help?”
"If we are unwilling to unite and fight back, the final result will be that we won't even be able to use the lose-lose method." Yu Qiuping said quickly, "If we can't contain them at the beginning, the strength of the Okabe family will snowball.
If it gets bigger and bigger, we will be weakened one by one."
"The Okabe family has united many foreign lords, and their growth is something that the family governor does not want to see." Yu Qiuping emphasized the word "family governor" and revealed his trump card, "As long as we propose this together
Suggestions, the family governor will definitely support it strongly."
"Moreover, you are basically the important officials of the Imagawa family, and you have really started this plan," Yu Qiuping said with a bad smile, "Do you think the responsible officials will be stricter on us, or on those who share the same bed with the Imagawa family?
Should the Lord be more strict with his appearance? In the end, it will only be us who will make money."
After Yu Qiuping finished speaking, everyone fell into deep thought.
"What Momiji said makes sense!" Yasuki Itami first expressed his support, "This plan seems to be a lose-lose plan, but in fact it will cost us eight hundred to ourselves and one thousand to the enemy! In the end, it is also for the good of the Imagawa family!"
"If it's time to break it, break it." Okudaira Sadakichi also nodded, "If you hesitate and delay it any longer, you will really be like what Master Yuqiu said, and you won't even have a chance to fight back."
"Fuck! Do it!" After Asahina Taiheng agreed, several other lords who were close to the Asahina family also expressed their support. There were also several older conservative city lords with vague attitudes, "This
The plan is too radical, and if you are not careful, it will cause turmoil in the whole country." said the veteran minister.
"That's what the main hall will consider." Yu Qiuping said with a smile, "We are only responsible for proposing a plan to tie Okabe and the others together with us. As for how to make a decision, it is up to the main hall to decide. It is estimated that it will end in a compromise in the end.
We might be able to force Okabe and the others to give in and stop pursuing the Asahina family."
"Eh, it's not the right path after all." The last few conservatives were also convinced by everyone.
"It's getting late, let's go to the lobby." Asahina Taehyung smiled proudly, stood up and walked out of the room first, "Let those old men see our counterattack!"