Sanhe Castle.

The glory of the Minami clan, the former overlord of Mutsu, is gone, leaving only the depressed Minohe Castle and the empty castle tower.

"My lord, a messenger has arrived." Inside the three-house house, Mitsunohe Harumasa leaned on a pile of fire that was about to burn out and kept warm with an expressionless face, and a Mitohe Harumasa came cautiously behind Mitohe Harumasa.

Minohe Harumasa suddenly opened his half-squinted eyes, then got up and patted the dust on his body, "The envoy of Tsugawa Soji? ”

"Hah! The person who came was the Tsugawa family foreign affairs liao Yamaguchi Changjiao! A hint of panic flashed on his face, obviously apprehensive about Mitsunohe Harimasa's direct call for Tsugawa Soji.

"Why did the envoy of Tsugawa Soji suddenly come to Sannohe Castle? Is there a big event happening in the Mutsu area lately? Harumasa Minohe then asked.

Fang Jin shook his head, "Except for the news that Tsugawa Hall captured Yamagata Castle two days ago and forced the Hashu Tanji Mogami clan to surrender, nothing else happened. ”

Minohe Harumasa nodded slightly, "Where is the messenger?" ”

"Now the castle guard is waiting!"

"Hmm." Harumasa Minohe responded, and then strode towards the castle tower of Minohe Castle.

After a short time, Minohe Harumasa entered the castle tower.

"I've met Yamaguchi-sama!" After seeing Yamaguchi Choke, who was sitting on the main seat, Nanbu Harumasa hurriedly saluted respectfully.

Yamaguchi Nagakyo motioned for Minohe Harumasa to get up, and then said, "Lord Minohe is polite, come here rashly, and disturb you!" ”

"Where, where." Seeing that Yamaguchi Changjiao looked polite, Minohe Harimasa also played Tai Chi, "But I don't know that Lord Yamaguchi came to my house, but what are the instructions from the main hall?" ”

"Exactly." Yamaguchi Nagakyo hurriedly replied, "Last month, the lord led the army to defeat the Kuniren coalition army in front of Yuzen and entered the main Yamagata Castle in one fell swoop. A few days earlier, an envoy from Kyoto had arrived, and the lord had the intention of holding a grand banquet at Ueno Castle in three days' time, and in addition to the retainers of the family, the lords of the family such as Lord Minohe and other members of the family should also attend. Here's a special way to convey this matter to Minohe-sama! ”

"I see!" Minohe Harumasa suddenly realized, "Since it is the invitation of the main hall, the family should go there in person!" Please let Yamaguchi-sama clean up and leave for Ueno Castle tomorrow morning! ”

"Now that the order has been delivered, then I will take my leave!" Seeing that Minohe Harumasa had received the order, Yamaguchi Nagakyo also returned the salute, and then got up and left the castle tower of Minohe Castle.

After Yamaguchi Nagakyo left, Mitsunohe Harumasa came to the main seat with a nostalgic face and sat down, "The Tsugawa family is getting stronger and stronger, and I'm afraid that this family will have no chance to rise again!" ”

"The lord doesn't need to be like this, who can predict the things of the world?" The side on the side said comfortingly.

Minohe Harumasa shook his head boredly, and then sat silently in the castle tower without saying a word....

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Daepo Castle.

After dragging his sick body to send off the messenger of the Tsugawa family, Oura hurriedly called a doorman, Oura Shouxin.

"Jiro, Tsugawaden wants to let my family go to Ueno Castle, but I'm afraid my body can't travel for a long time. But if you don't go, it will inevitably cause misunderstanding of Tsugawa Temple, so the main family thinks about it, and only Jiro and you go to Ueno Castle as the name of the family to keep the family from being rude. Dapu said slowly.

Oura Shoushin nodded, and then spoke, "The lord is worry-free, and when I go to Ueno Castle this time, I will personally explain to the Tsugawa Hall the reason why the lord can't go in person." I believe that Tsugawa Hall can also understand the family's suffering. ”

"That's fine, ahem!" Oura Weize's face was a little ruddy, and then he looked at Oura Castle outside the castle tower with his hands behind his back and said slowly, "Jiro, fortunately, the family submitted the request to the Tsugawa Hall earlier, otherwise how could you sit on the foundation of the family now?" ”

"yes!" Oura Shoushin also replied with great joy, "It is rumored that the Mogami family only received a few thousand stone of Zhixing this time, which is not as good as the main family. If it weren't for the original decision, I'm afraid my Dapu family would be more auspicious now! ”

Hearing Oura's trustworthy compliment, Oura also showed a smile, which may be the most correct decision Oura has made since he succeeded to the throne. You must know that it is precisely because the Oura family surrendered early, obtained the security certificate issued by the Tsugawa family, and retained the old domain of the Oura family (excluding the territories of the invaded Nangangka family and other nationals), so the more than 10,000 stone of Oura Castle now led by the Oura family is higher than that of the three families in the Mutsu area.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Oura family is now one of the best people in the Mutsu area, and if it had been placed in the past, the Oura family would have only existed at the bottom.

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Ueno Castle.

Originally, Soji Tsugawa wanted to choose the venue for the banquet in Yamagata Castle, but Yamagata Castle was not the old leader of the Tsugawa family after all, and its development was far less than that of Ueno Castle. Since it was decided to show the financial resources of the Tsugawa family in front of the head of Saionji, it was natural to choose a relatively prosperous place.

The castle town of Ueno Castle is now under full martial law. Contingents of ashigaru patrols are stationed throughout the castle town, and although the castle is still open to the public, people entering and leaving the castle are subject to strict checks.

"This is seafood transported from Minato, take care of it, don't let the fish die!"

"300 jars of full-year kimchi? Put it here first, you have to take care of it, this is the highlight of tomorrow! ”

Saigo Kizo panted in Honmaru and commanded the people around him to start arranging the castle tower, and all kinds of food brought from the Tsugawa family were densely piled up in Honmaru.

"Saigo-sama, do you need any help?" Yukihime and Kikuhime and several ladies of the Tsugawa family came to Saigo Kizo and asked softly.

Saigo Muzao didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly replied: "How can a few ladies with noble status deign to come here? ”

"I'm also waiting to see that everyone is busy, so I want to help." Xiaolan on the side said eagerly.

Saigo Muzao suddenly had a big head.

Yukihime and the others are the wives of Tsugawa Soji, the housemother of the Tsugawa family, how could they let them do such rough work, if Tsugawa Soji knew, he was afraid that he would be scolded to death? But it's not good to break the face of a few ladies, thinking about it, Saigo Muzo had to bite the bullet and say, "The lord said what kind of red envelopes he would send tomorrow, and I don't really understand what it is, it is said that it is a small bag made of red paper." Ninomaru has already instructed the maids in the house to prepare, if a few ladies can't be idle, they can go and help! ”

"Red envelopes?" As soon as he heard Saigo Kizo's words, Wonder Maru, who was standing next to Yukihime, suddenly said in surprise, "My father sends me a red envelope every year, I know, I know!" ”

Xue Ji also hurriedly replied, "There is Lord Laoxixiang, let's go and help!" ”

With that, Yukihime took Kikuhime and the others towards Ninomaru.

Ueno Castle is very busy, and the outside of Ueno Castle is also in full swing. Colorful flags fluttered all over the castle outside Ueno Castle, and the shouts of thousands of soldiers in unison were spectacular!

"The first set of broadcast gymnastics of the Tsugawa family starts now, everyone do it with me, one, two, three, four, two, two, three, four, ..........."