Chapter 139 The Heart of Qingci

After the Maeda family respectfully saw off the attendants sent by Oda Nobunaga, the atmosphere in the assessment room of Arako Castle was very depressing, and in addition to Maeda Yasukatsu, who was sitting on the main seat, there were Maeda Toshihisa, Murai Nagayori, Okumura Eifuku, and Maeda Keijiro who were dressed strangely.

Maeda Keiji is seventeen years old this year, and he has long been subdued, but he doesn't listen to discipline and still goes his own way, plus Maeda Toshihisa is cowardly by nature, and he has no choice but to watch him let himself go.

Wasteland City assessment room, the first to speak is not Maeda Yaskatsu, but Maeda Toshihisa, he is about to go into seclusion, but he is really not at ease with his stepson Maeda Keiji, when he is the governor of the family, he can still tolerate his behavior, and he is about to leave the wasteland, he is not at ease, afraid that he will cause a big disaster, and he can't help but open his mouth to tell Dao Qingci, for my father this time I don't know how long I want to leave, when I am not in the wasteland, you must do your best to assist the third uncle, don't be as respectful as before, messing around at home, can you hear clearly? ”

Keiji Maeda didn't even look at his father, looked up at the ceiling, and said disdainfully Who said that I want to continue to stay here, if I continue to stay in the wasteland, I'm afraid there will be no future in the future. ”

"Presumptuous, you dare to be so rebellious in front of the lord's seat, even if I, Murai Chohachiro, allow you to slander the Maeda family like this, the sword in my hand will not allow it." After Murai Nagari finished speaking, he pulled out the sword at his waist and walked towards Maeda Keiji.

Maeda Keiji didn't bother to pay attention to him, but changed to a comfortable position, half-lying on the floor, and said lazily Nagahachiro, you are less here, just with your humble martial arts, do you still want to be ugly in front of the public? If that's the case, I wouldn't mind teaching you a lesson. ”

"You ......" Murai Chang Lai was raised by the false fire of his words, his face turned red, although he was not as good as Maeda Keiji's martial arts, but in front of the head of the family and the ministers of the family, if he really sat like this, how could he have the face to continue to stay in Maeda's house in the future, this humiliation, he said that he couldn't just suffer it, even if he was defeated, he had to fight with him.

Although Murai Chief Lai said it righteously just now, he never really wanted to do it, he just scared Maeda Keiji, but now he has given birth to the determination to fight to the death, but just when Murai Chief Lai was about to make a move, the new family governor Maeda Yasukatsu, who has not spoken, is really a little unbearable.

When he saw that his retainers were going to fight in front of him, he didn't pay attention to it at all, so he couldn't help but shout angrily for me to stop and retreat, is there still me as the head of the family in your eyes? "No mistakes, no skipping words.

"The lord ......" After all, in the past, Maeda Yasukatsu had the best relationship at home, and he had just taken the position, and Murai Changlai's fear of him was not too strong, and it was already reasonable, so he still wanted to defend himself.

However, Maeda Ansheng did not give him this opportunity, although Maeda Ankatsu's ability is not very outstanding, but if he is not at home at this time, if he wants to manage it in the future, it will be too difficult, and when he waits, maybe the foundation of the Maeda family will be cut off in the hands, thinking of this, I only heard Maeda Ansheng angrily said Bastard, now I am the head of the family, do you still want to disobey? ”

This is already serious enough, the village chief Lai saw that the lord was angry, how dare he hesitate, hurriedly put the sword in his hand into the sheath, knelt on the ground, and said respectfully, please calm the lord's anger, and his subordinates know. ”

Maeda Yasukatsu saw that the effect after getting angry was not good, although he was happy in his heart, but he didn't show it, but after easing down, he said You and step aside. ”

After Murai Nagayori returned to his seat and sat down, he only heard Maeda Yasutsu ask Maeda Keiji again, Keiji, do you have plans for the future, do you want to accompany your father to wander the world? "No mistakes, no skipping words.

In his heart, the right nephew is still very jealous, in martial arts, even Murai Nagayori can't be defeated, and it may be Maeda Keiji's opponent, and in addition to being jealous, he also has a trace of apology for Maeda Keiji, even if the eldest brother Toshihisa is exiled by the lord, it stands to reason that the position of the governor should also be inherited by his son Maeda Keiji, and it will definitely not fall on the head, but who knows that the lord not only has a grudge against the eldest brother, but even his son is difficult to escape, and it is cheaper at the last time, so he will ask in such a consultative tone.

Maeda Keiji is still very faceless and half-lying there, but for him, Maeda Yasutsu is an elder and the head of the family after all, so he will not want to be like Murai Nagayori, full of gunpowder. ,

I only heard him say Third uncle, I am going to join the master of the Gaoshan Clan, you look at the people, they have been fighting for almost all the years, and their identity Zhixing is even more rising, didn't the close attendant just now say it, now the Gaoshan Clan Sect has been appointed as a general, and Zhixing has reached eight thousand stones. At that time, there will be another famous general like the fourth uncle Li family in the family, which is much better than eating at home and waiting for death.

And I have long heard that the Gaoshan clan is not only capable, but also very generous, and often casually rewards ten or twenty times, if I can become a direct minister of his family, it won't be long before I can mix a few thousand stones to know how to act, and when the time comes, I will have to compare you to the fourth uncle, haluha. ”

The more Keiji Maeda spoke, the more excited he became, and when he reached the end, he stood up excitedly, as if he had now obtained a few thousand stone Zhixing.

However, Maeda Toshihisa pulled him back from his fantasy back to reality, only to hear him smile, and said Hehe, Keiji, although your thoughts are not, but have you ever thought about it, if you really go to the Li family or Takayama this time, it will be different from being at home, I heard that Takayama-sama is very strict in governing the army, with your character, I am afraid that you will often anger adults, if so, you might as well stay at home, so as not to lose the face of the Maeda family. ”

"Hey, are you really so unbearable in your eyes? Besides, with my martial arts, it's too late for the Gaoshan clan to rob it, even if I have a little bit of it, how can he punish him, I dare to assert that as long as I go to the office, it won't take three years, even if I can't become the first retainer, it's not easy to be a second? When the time comes, you will wait for the good news that I will become the lord of the city. ”

In Maeda Keiji's heart, the entire Maeda family, only the fourth uncle of the Maeda Toshiya is still worthy of his respect, he is the fourth uncle, anyway, he is far from his opponent now, so Maeda Keiji didn't dare to say too much, only said a second retainer, otherwise with his character, he would never give up if he was not the first.

As for the other retainers under the command of the Takayama clan, such as Wasuka Masakatsu, Yamauchi Kazutomi and others, and Watanabe Moritsuna, who just popped up recently, Maeda Keiji didn't pay attention to them at all.

In his opinion, those people were either bandits or flag ashigaru before, even if that Watanabe Moritsuna, although he was a low-level samurai when he was in the Matsudaira family, but then he couldn't get along, so he went to take refuge in Ichijo, and the Takayama clan thought that he would recruit this kind of person as a retainer. People like this, even if they have some ability, how powerful can they be.

Don't look at the retainers under the command of the Takayama clan, now they are famous in the Tokaido region, and they are thriving, and they don't have to wait for a show, and these famous retainers have to stand aside. Although Keiji Maeda had never seen the retainers under the command of the Takayama clan, he now directly divided them into a category of people who wasted their names and did not deserve their names.

Maeda Yasutsu saw that Maeda Keiji had made up his mind to go, and he would no longer stay together, he still wished that this little ancestor would get out of here, and he also had the heart to let Lord Takayama train him on his behalf, which would also save a lot of effort. I just heard him open his mouth and say Okay, Takayama-sama is friendly with my family, and I won't stop you from going, but after you come out, you must not fall into the prestige of my Maeda family, and you must ...... on the battlefield."

Seeing that he was going to nag again, Maeda Keiji directly interrupted and said, Okay, my third uncle, I have to fight bravely on the battlefield, I must obey the orders of Lord Takayama, have a good relationship with other retainers, and ask the fourth uncle for advice if there are many things, I'm right. ”

Maeda Ansheng laughed angrily at him, and said loudly You clean up now, hurry up and get out of here, if you can't make a name, don't appear in front of me in the future. ”

"Wouldn't it be over if you said it earlier, it's really verbose." Keiji Maeda muttered quietly as he walked briskly out of the castle tower and back to the samurai's mansion to pack up.

Shortly after Keiji Maeda left, Toshihisa Maeda sighed and left the castle tower, ready to start his wandering life.

The assessment meeting in the castle tower did not end because of the departure of the two, but it had just begun, Maeda Yasukatsu immediately gathered all the remaining retainers, in addition to the unmoved Okumura Nagasuko, Murai Nagayori, there are six retainers, they are: Otsuka Fujiemon, Takahata Dingyoshi, Harada Mataemon, Kimura Misaura, Yoshida Sunbei and Jiniwa and Jinosuke, these six people plus Murai Nagayoshi, is the well-known Arako Seven.

After everyone sat down, I only heard Maeda Yasukatsu say that I will succeed you as the governor of the Maeda family by the order of the lord, and I hope that you will help you in the future and work hard for the prosperity of the Maeda family. ”

The retainers present had already heard about this when Oda Nobunaga's attendants arrived just now, so they didn't feel any panic, and they all said that the time had come, and the Lord was watching the performance, and if there was a little hesitation, I was afraid that it would be even more difficult to gain trust in the future.

Therefore, as soon as Maeda Ansheng's voice fell, I saw that all the retainers did not hesitate at all, and hurriedly saluted respectfully and said, please rest assured. Subordinates swear allegiance to the lord and swear allegiance to the Maeda family. ”