After this discussion, the four of them finally made a decision, unlike Takayama who asked for a reward, even if the other party took the initiative to give it, they had to refuse, and what they wanted was to become a direct minister of the Takayama family.

So when the clan finished speaking, only to hear the four people led by Saito Kenhiro said: "Back to Takayama-sama, a few days ago the Hojo family sent Satomi Yoshihiro to lead 5,000 troops to Echigo to rescue Uesugi Keiho, and I thought that once the other party was let through, it would inevitably cause trouble to the Takayama family, so I waited for the opportunity to make a decision, and the four families joined forces together, although the army was only more than 1,000, but they still launched an attack on the Satomi 5,000 army, and not only defeated the opponent's army, but also the other party's main general Satomi Yoshihiro begged, The next four people came to report the matter to the adults, and presented the head of Satomi Yoshihiro, and asked Takayama-sama to smile. ”

After taking him to finish speaking, I saw Kohata Nobusada push the box in front of him, and said respectfully: "Lord Takayama, this is the head of Satomi Yoshihiro, and please test it." ”

These things they said, the clan had already heard from Mizuse's mouth, so he didn't show too much surprise, especially when he knew that the Satomi army was all the way urgent, if such an army was the family, it would only take a few hundred people to defeat it, so these four wealthy families won more with less, and it didn't make him feel anything amazing, this is completely bullying people to see in the family, there is nothing to boast about, the only thing that makes the clan recognize is that they did not fight the enemy head-on, but took an ambush, This at least shows that the four people in front of them still have a little brain, not just know how to fight stupidly, in addition, this Kohata Nobutaha himself also mentioned it from Sanada Masayuki, saying that his bravery is abnormal, and his martial arts are stronger than Tanaka Katsusuke, and even compared with Sanada Masaaki, it is not much worse. This time he can win the enemy's main general, which is also a lot of credit, for such a capable person, the clan still appreciates it very much, he does hate the wealthy family, but not all of them hate it. I still like it very much if I have the ability and the center.

As for the other three, Saito Kenhiro himself really doesn't have much impression, but it is said that the attack on the Satomi army was from his plan, although such a talented clan can't look down on it, but there is also a reason for it to survive, as for the other two Kamahara, although their ability is average, this time they just followed a tailwind battle, and the credit is there, but with Saito. The two of them are far behind, and they can only be the work of the crowd, and as for this, they are made from good to prosperous...... The clan had been pondering this name, and he seemed to have heard of it, but he quickly recalled it, but found that since he came out, he definitely had no intersection with this person, but why did he have some impression of him. That's weird enough. Since you can't think of it, then you just don't want to think about it.

It wasn't until later when the Narita family was converted. The clan remembered that this Yura Chengfan was the grandfather of Kai Ji, who was known as the first beauty in the Eastern Kingdom, and of course this was just a trivial matter for the clan.

After quickly analyzing the four of them in his mind, the clan said, "The four of you can take the initiative to help your family stop the enemy army and win over the opponent's main general. This is indeed a credit, in this case, my Takayama family will not treat you badly, as far as I know, now that the Ueno country has been in Hojo Hakubei, there are no more wealthy families attached to the family in the country. In this case, you can live in the city as the center, and your knowledge and deeds will be broadened outward.

Saito Kenhiro, as the general of this battle, you command properly, and I allow the Saito family's territory to expand by 5,000 stones.

Nobusada Kohata, you will be able to win over the enemy's general in battle, and with this skill, I will allow the Kohata family to expand its territory by 5,000 koku.

As for the two of you, it would be a little difficult to succeed in this battle without the help of the two of you, so I allow you to expand your two territories by 3,000 stone each. ”

As he spoke, the clan continued to see a large number of four people in front of him, wanting to see what kind of expression they had after hearing the reward, this time the reward for them was definitely a generous gift, Nobunaga was generous enough, the clan helped him win the four counties of Owari, and it was just a reward of about a thousand stones, it can be said that this time, the clan felt that he had made these wealthy families feel their spring-like warmth.

And the four of them are very excited after hearing such a reward, getting the reward is just one of the reasons for their excitement, and what really makes them excited is the promotion of status, these people originally had seven or eight thousand stones, and the Saito family even occupied the land of nine thousand stones in Ueno, if this reward is added, then the land under the rule of the four of them has exceeded 10,000 stones, in this era, everything that exceeds 10,000 stones, then it is out of the identity of the wealthy family, and has become a big name, Although they are only the weakest, even so, they can claim to be rulers, and such an improvement is definitely the greatest wish of all wealthy families, and this time they easily got it.

If this time, they can only get a reward of hundreds or thousands of stones, then they will refuse as discussed along the way, but the temptation to become a daimyo is too great, which makes the three of them except Saito Kenhiro hesitate a little, and completely leave behind what he said at that time, since Takayama-sama can give and deprive him, especially Kamahara-shige, he thinks that he is different from the other three, and he is covered by a military advisor, as long as he doesn't make mistakes, Takayama-sama will also give some face, So when I heard about this reward. immediately abandoned the three people who came with him, and said directly: "Thank you, Lord Gaoshan, if there is a demolition in the future, I will not hesitate." ”

After he finished speaking, Yura Narijo and Kohata Nobusada also wanted to thank him immediately, but just when the two of them wanted to do so, they finally remembered the words of Saito Kenhiro on the road, so they were a little hesitant.

Seeing that the three of them still didn't speak, the Gaoshan Clan Sect couldn't help but say with some displeasure: "Are the three of you dissatisfied with the reward I made?" ”

"Lord Takayama, it's not that the three of us are dissatisfied with the reward, it's just that I don't want to get such a reward, so I ......" Saito Kenhiro heard that the clan's tone was not good, so he hurriedly said.

Before he could finish speaking, he heard the clan sect say: "Okay, just say what you think, as long as it's not too much, I can agree to the request of the three of you." When the clan heard that the other party didn't want to expand the territory through this matter, he suddenly became interested, he knew that the wealthy clan was only interested in two things, the first was the family name. The second is the family business, in addition to these, he really can't think of anything else that interests them, since the other party doesn't want the territory, it must be related to the name of the family, is it that the three of them want to make sure that they don't deal with them? Such a requirement is easy to do. But the clan will never agree to them, because whether or not to deal with them is not to look at themselves, but to look at them.

"Lord Takayama, the three of us have decided before we came here that we hope to become a direct minister of the Lord with this insignificant merit, so I also ask Lord Takayama to take me in."

The remaining two also picked themselves up when they saw Saito Kenhiro talking, so they did. I didn't have to hesitate, and the province made Takayama-sama think that he was a repeated villain, so he also said in unison: "I hope to become Takayama-sama's command, and I ask Takayama-sama to take him in." ”

After listening to what the other party said, the clan couldn't help but nod secretly, although these three people are wealthy families, their thoughts are very different from those wealthy families, since this. The clan has changed their attitude towards them a lot, but they are accepted as retainers. Especially under their rule, there are thousands of stone Zhixing, and even the retainers who have made great contributions to the military division have not learned how to act, if they are accepted, these Zhixing will become the biggest problem, and the clan knows that if it is taken back, it is not impossible. It's just that in this way, it will not only estranged the three families, but also leave a stingy impression on the retainers, which is not a good thing. It's not that I'm stingy, it's because of that. At present, the Takayama family must concentrate their forces in their own hands, in order to continue to expand the territory, once it is divided, then it is too difficult to mobilize the army, and the retainers of the Takayama family also know this, and they are also waiting for their own family to seize the Kanto, once they seize this place, then they will definitely have a good piece of Zhixing, but now that they have accepted the three of them, there is still some influence on the thoughts of the retainers, especially before the Hojo fight, the clan will never allow the retainers to have any other thoughts.

But since these four people have put it forward, he is indeed not easy to refuse, how can they let them keep their existing territory and leave their own family, and not let the retainers complain, after a little thought, the clan has the answer, that is, meritorious service, as long as enough merit is made, then everything will be solved, and this can be regarded as a test for the three of them. Although my Gaoshan family is rich, they will never raise useless people.

Thinking of this, I only heard the clan say: "Kamaharara Yukishige, since you have accepted the reward, step back over there." ”

Kamahara's mind was full of things about how to be beautiful after becoming a daimyo, and he didn't hear that Takayama-sama had completely given up on him, so after quickly thanking him, he respectfully withdrew.

When he left, the clan said: "If you want to become a direct minister of my Takayama family, it is not enough to rely on this merit, do you think I will not know, this time the Satomi soldiers did not remove their armor, and it only took four days to rush from Anfang to Ueno, even if such an army is in Echigo, the family only needs to send hundreds of troops to destroy it, so, although you and so on are good ideas, but it has no effect on the family, of course, since the three of you are sincere to serve, I can't help but give you a chance, Now I will give you two paths, the first way, you wait to give up the family business, after all, with your merits, if you want to become a direct minister of your family, you no longer deserve to have these. Of course, I can give you the position of city representative, so that you can continue to manage the city under your rule. If you make great contributions in the future, I can guarantee that these knowledge and deeds will still be your three. Speaking of this, the clan did not say the second way, but gave them time to fully consider it.

When the three of them heard this, they couldn't help but feel nervous, although their idea was to join the Gaoshan family and become a direct minister, but that was also to keep their knowledge and deeds, what was the purpose of becoming a direct minister, and they didn't want to keep their knowledge and deeds, otherwise it would be meaningless at all. Rather than that, it would be better for Kamawara Yukishige to get more land first. However, they did not speak immediately, but waited for Takayama-sama to say the second way.

After a while, the clan saw that none of the three of them spoke, so he continued: "As for the second way, I can allow you to wait until you keep your existing territory to join your own family, but you still need to make a great contribution to your own family." ”

After listening to the three of them, not only did they not relax, but they became more nervous, the great achievement that Lord Takayama said, it is definitely not easy to complete, in his eyes, even the elimination of the five thousand troops in the Saimi plus the general of the enemy is nothing, then the difficulty of this great merit can be imagined, and the idea of retreating was already born, but the three of them invariably thought that they were also samurai, and if they retreated in the face of difficulties, then what future was there, and once they showed cowardice in front of Lord Takayama, If you leave a bad impression on the other party, then not only will you have no future in the future, but you will also face the risk of extinction at any time.

Thinking of this, after the three of them quickly exchanged glances, Saito Kenhiro said: "Takayama-sama, the three of us have decided to accept the second proposal of the adults, and we are willing to make great contributions to the Takayama family, so I also ask Takayama-sama to give orders." ”

The clan is very satisfied with their choice, this is the attitude that a samurai should have, in addition to this condition, no matter if the three of them choose any of the other two, the clan will be completely disappointed in them, and now that they have made the right choice, then at least in terms of attitude, he has completely changed his opinion of the three people in front of him, even if they can't complete the task, the clan has decided to recruit them, as for Zhixing, it will only wait until he wins the Kanto region and rewards the retainers.

Thinking of this, he only heard the clan say: "Since the three of you have made a choice, then I now order the three of you to seize Ueno Gunma County within a month, and if it can be completed, I can allow you to take your existing territory and become a minister of the Takayama family." ”

Today's Ueno, after Uesugi gave up, the five western counties have become the land of the Takayama family, it can be said that half of Ueno has been occupied by the Takayama family, but this is not anything to boast about, because the Gunma County Minowa Castle as the seat of governance is still controlled by Hojo, if it is just because of this, the clan will not be too enthusiastic about this place, and the reason why he values this place is entirely because this group of horse counties is a place where horses are produced, and there are a large number of horse dealers in this county, and horse dealers rely on local horse farms. Traveling through the various factions to collect war horses, and these people have no political leanings, for them, whoever controls Gunma County is up to them, and in order to preserve the estate, they will sell the horses for this power at a very low price. (To be continued.) )