Coming out of Ii Valley, Ii Naotora was crying all the way, and it was useless to persuade Tsugawa Soji and others.

In the end, there was really no way, so Soji Tsugawa simply ignored her, and let Ii Naotora sit in the carriage and ran to the side. An hour later, it was estimated that he was tired of crying, and Jing Yi Naohu fell asleep directly by leaning on the carriage.

Taiyuan Yukisai pointed ahead and said loudly, "Tsugawaden, if you go further past the Takatenjin Castle and then cross the Oi River, you will be in the territory of Suruga, so let's rest in Asahi Mountain Castle in Suruga today." ”

Hearing Taiyuan Xuezhai's words, Tsugawa Soji looked up at the sky, then nodded and said, "Zen Master Xuezhai is indeed a treasure to the land of Suruga in the distant river, and in this case, the family will obey the arrangement of Zen Master Xuezhai!" ”

After staying in Iiya for a day, Tsugawa Soji really found it very boring, so he proposed to let Taiyuan Yuizai wait for them to go to Suruga. Taiyuan Xuezhai had no choice, so he had to agree and get rid of the unlucky child Ii Naohu, and Tsugawa Soji and others were still very leisurely along the way.

As the base camp of the Imagawa family, Suruga Toe is indeed showing a prosperous scene. The two kingdoms were stable for nearly thirty years, and with the exception of the Hanakura Rebellion during the Astronomical Year, there were few wars in the territory. As for the war between the Imagawa family and the Owari Oda family, it took place in Mikawa next door, so the life of the people of Toe and Suruga was still very stable.

Along the way, Tsugawa Soji observed as he walked, and to be honest, the situation in Suruga Toe was much better than in the Imagawa family's domain, and one of the most important reasons was that the population of Suruga Toe was too large.

The combined area of the two kingdoms of Suruga and Toe is less than one-fifth of the area of the Tsugawa family's territory, but the population is about three times larger than that of the Tsugawa family, so it is impossible for the two countries of Suruga and Toe not to prosper.

As the group got closer to Suruga, the feeling intensified.

.........

Asahayama Castle, located at the junction of western Suruga and Enoe, is the main road to western Suruga, and the Okabe clan of Asahayama Castle is an important retainer of the Imagawa family.

The Okabe clan has been an important minister of the Imagawa family since the time of Okabe Kintsuna, and later won great credit for supporting Imagawa Yoshimoto during the Hanakura Rebellion. The current head of the Okabe clan is Okabe Hisatsuna, and his father, Okabe Kintsuna, has been running for the Imagawa family since his death. In the 10th year of Astronomy, when Imagawa Yoshimoto's father-in-law, Takeda Nobuta of Kai next door, was exiled by his son, Okabe Hisatsuna followed Taiyuan Yukisai to Kai for negotiations.

However, at this time, Okabe Hisatsuna was already terminally ill.

In the Kasugayama Castle Okabe Museum, Okabe Hisatsuna lay on the tatami mat with a pale face, and the two eyes looked at the roof without saying a word. Kneeling beside Okabe Hisatsuna were Okabe Motonobu, the son of Okabe Hisatsuna, and his father, Okabe Pro-Tsuna.

"Father, Zen Master Yukisai sent a letter saying that the noble guest of the family, the Tsugawa Right Konoe Shogunden, and his party are about to enter Suruga, and they will rest at Asahayama Castle tonight. Suruga also sent someone to collect this year's money. ”

"In addition, the day before yesterday, a strong wind blew down a lot of tiles on the castle tower, and if it is to be repaired, it will take more than 40 times, so is this money temporarily borrowed from the master's family?" Motonobu Okabe asked about matters that had been pending for several days, and waited for instructions from Hisatsuna Okabe.

And Okabe Hisatsuna obviously didn't have much strength at this time, and he stretched out his hand tremblingly and pointed at Okabe Motoshin, and then nodded heavily to Okabe Tsunade beside him, and then hung down weakly.

Okabe Qinzuna sighed, and then said slowly, "Motoshin, Hisazuna has decided to pass on the position of family governor to you. The relevant situation has been sent to the Imagawa Pavilion to explain to the lord, and the succession ceremony can be held as soon as the lord's reply arrives. ”

"Father.... Is my father really hopeless? Seeing his father, who was once so radiant, slumped on the tatami mat like this, it was obvious that Okabe Motonobu couldn't accept this fact.

Okabe is also extremely sad, there are many painful things in the world, and "the white-haired man sends the black-haired man" must be one of them. His son is lying here half-dead, and he, a half-hundred-hundred, is jumping around, how can he make Okabe Qinzuna not grieve in his heart?

After a long time, Okabe Qingang slowly said, "Yuanxin, the life of the main family is important, leave it to me here for Jiugang, don't neglect your guests." ”

"Yes! Grandfather! Motonobu Okabe nodded solemnly, then got up and left the room.

........

Asahayama Castle is very close to Imagawakan, so you can get there in less than an hour. Imagawa Yoshimoto quickly replied to the request for the replacement of the governor of the Okabe clan, agreeing that Okabe Motonobu would succeed him as the governor of the Okabe clan, and at the same time asking the Okabe clan to send Okabe Motonobu's son as a hostage to Imagawakan, to which Okabe Motonobu could only agree.

At the same time, Soharu Tsugawa and his entourage also entered Asahi Mountain Castle.

Although there was no time to hold the succession ceremony, with the official documents of the Imagawa family, then Okabe Motonobu was equivalent to the governor of the Okabe clan, so Okabe Motonobu personally received Tsugawa Soharu and others.

Originally, Okabe Motonobu thought that he would be lucky enough to deal with the famous Tsugawa Soji, but Tsugawa Soji was too sleepy, so he slept directly at the place where he stayed. Of course, Tsugawa Soji really didn't remember who this Okabe Motoshin was, and for some small miscellaneous fish, Tsugawa Soji really didn't have any interest.

In fact, Okabe Motonobu is really not a miscellaneous fish. Throughout history, Okabe Motonobu has been active in the Imagawa family's major battles, and has performed well in many battles such as the Second Battle of Shodozaka, the Battle of Barrel Sasama, and the Battle of Nagashi.

It can be said that Okabe Motoshin is the pillar of the Imagawa family since the barrel Sasama, but his personal fame is a little unsatisfactory when sandwiched between the three of Takeda-Tokugawa-Hojo. (I really don't want water, so if you're interested, check it yourself, I want to cry!) ）

Early in the morning of the second day, just after dawn, Soji Tsugawa and his entourage were already ready. Taiyuan Xuezhai took the lead, and Tsugawa Soji and his party followed, and more than 100 people walked towards the Imagawa Pavilion before and after.

At the same time, at the Imagawa Pavilion, hundreds of attendants were already cleaning the streets, and all kinds of maids and maids were rushing in from all over the Imagawa Pavilion to start a tense busyness. Imagawa Yoshimoto has also finished dressing and is waiting outside the Imagawa Pavilion with the main room Joein and his son Ryuomaru, and Imagawa Yoshimoto's mother Shou Guini is also wearing a veil to accompany him, so it can be said that the Imagawa family has completely put on the highest specifications to receive Tsugawa Soji and his party.

The reason for this, in addition to the status of Tsugawa Soji at this time, is also the reason that there is a reason why the boss of the sect, Mingdefang Juexiao, and the younger brother of the general of Zhengyi, have to be cautious among the people who follow the line, so the Imagawa family has to be cautious.

When Taiyuan Yukisai and others appeared in the castle town outside the Imagawa building, there were even special musicians playing music on both sides of the road. At the same time, thousands of civilians also stood on both sides of the road with their heads bowed, and various exclamations from the crowd could be heard from time to time.......