Chapter 204: Thunder (4)
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The news of the battle of Kumazaki and the capture of Niko Haruma, who had gone up and down, spread almost instantaneously throughout the big cities and small towns of Beichu, and Bigo knew about it a little later. At first, almost no one believed that this qiē was true, and even the retainers left behind by the Date family couldn't believe it, and they all felt that the success of one fell swoop without warning was too sudden. Nizi Harumu is a person in the eyes of people, like thunder, such a character will fall into the trap of the Date family.
At first, people thought it was just a rumor spread by the Date family to hide the news, but when they saw groups of dejected captives and truckloads of mule carts full of human heads being transported back from the front, the situation was different.
The Date family has only been in charge of this land for a few years, and for Bigo Province only a few months, and the people in the territory can only deceive themselves about how loyal they are to the rule of the Date family. Human nature is fearful, in people's hearts, Nizi Haruhisa is one of the most powerful characters in Sanyin and Sanyang, Date Mashiro captured a strong man like Niko Haruma in one fell swoop, which is enough to show that Date Mashiro's strength has been out of control.
Some of the people of the Hao Clan, who were still thinking of swaying from side to side, immediately gave up their inappropriate thoughts after hearing about the process of the war in Bizen, and sent hostages one after another to express their submission. In particular, the unruly heroes of the Western Bigo Kingdom even abandoned the Maori Yuan and came to surrender one after another, which suddenly expanded the territory of the Date family to the full requirement.
When Hecheng learned of this good news, Mrs. Miyoshi was in the inner court, her face was slightly anxious. Slowly rocking the cradle. I can see that the child in the cradle is wearing a little red jacket. After covering the quilt and sleeping soundly, he felt a little quieter in his heart, and muttered in a low voice: "Tiger Maru, you have to bless your father's martial arts to last forever!" ”
Hecheng can no longer see a trace of the Mimura family, and only one person remains, that is, Mrs. Miyoshi, who has changed hands twice as the mistress of Hecheng. became the most favored woman in Zhengheng, and handed over the responsibility of staying in Hecheng to her.
Knowing that Zhengheng transferred to the first two countries of war preparedness, Mrs. Miyoshi was extremely nervous for a while, and Maori Motoshi and Niko Haruhisa were among the best heroes in China, and she was very clear about the talents of the two when she was by the side of the Mimura family. As an enemy, there is nothing more terrifying than Mori Motohara and Niko Harumu.
Mrs. Miyoshi does not have girlish feelings for Zhengheng in terms of feelings, nor does she have a wife's preference. She also does not deny her selfishness, she is looking forward to Zhengheng being able to defeat Maori Motoyo and Niko Haruhisa to show their eloquence. Before she was pregnant, when she was lying in Zhengheng's arms, she still compared Zhengheng with the Mimura family. After giving birth to a son. I don't have the mind to do this anymore, I think more about my son's growth and future. In my heart, I feel that the only person I can rely on is Zhengheng.
Zhengheng is not very old, but he already has three sons, and there are still a few children who are pregnant, for Mrs. Miyoshi, who is older than her husband, her husband's woman will inevitably not only be like this, but will also expand, only children are her roots.
wants to let his son grow up smoothly, and he returns to hoping that his husband can survive forever. Mrs. Miyoshi is worried about her husband's safety, and at the same time, she is more concerned about how to deal with various things in Tsurushi City after Zhengheng leaves, and how to make the growing Date family run well.
As soon as he finished coaxing Toramaru to sleep, Mrs. Miyoshi tapped the flower fan, and a maid came over, looked up and said, "It's time to be on duty with Date Heizaemon today, call him here." "With the rise of Zhengheng, the Date clan in preparation for China has come to defect, Date Heizaemon is a member, not very good, Zhengheng values him more is honest.
In normal times, foreign ministers are forbidden to enter the inner courtyard, and the position of Mrs. Miyoshi is just in the middle of the inner courtyard and the outer courtyard.
Date Heizaemon hurriedly said, "I'm sorry that I didn't come to greet Madame!" ”
Mrs. Miyoshi glanced at Date Heizaemon, gently tucked the fan in her hand into her sleeve, and asked, "Do you have a letter?" ”
Date Heizaemon also showed an anxious look on his face, and said: "Since the end of the war in Bigo Province, there has been no news from Bizen Province, but Lord Akagi Takao has newly mobilized 5,000 auxiliary troops to set off for Bizen Province, and it is probably already converged at this time. ”
Mrs. Miyoshi didn't answer, just sighed and frowned. She is clear about Akagi Takao leading 5,000 auxiliary troops, and now she has gathered tens of thousands of troops in Bizen Province, and if you add Bizen, it will be as high as 13,400 people, but she also knows that Niko Haruhisa's troops are as high as 30,000 or 40,000 people, and they are at a disadvantage in numbers.
Mrs. Miyoshi raised her head and suddenly asked, "Is there any movement from Mrs. Uyama?" "Since Date Heizaemon was able to enter the inner court, he obviously knew the general situation in the inner court, and the real power in the inner court was the surviving person of the former Tsuru Castle in front of him, and the position of Mrs. Uyama, who occupied the main room, was very embarrassing.
Date Heizaemon paused for a moment and said: "When the news of the victory of Bigo Province came, the power of the Niko family inside and outside the city was greatly reduced, and Mrs. Uyama also stopped, and at that time, the guards around her were changed again at the behest of the lord, but after Niko Harumu went out to Bizen Province, someone passed the news into Uyama-in, and Mrs. Uyama whipped several maids who served her, and now she is even more free-will, frequently summoning Miura Kusaku and others. As he spoke, he handed a list into the hands of Mrs. Miyoshi.
Mrs. Miyoshi only felt a headache, frowned and looked at the list in her hand, and said, "Miura Kusaku? Originally, the adults wanted to make good use of him when they returned, but they didn't expect him to fall together with Nikaido Nobuhiro, but it's a pity, I don't know how the two of them are making waves outside. ”
In the list is Miura Kusaku, Nikaido Nobuhiro, Nikaido Sajiro and some marginalized former Mimura, Zhuang family ministers, Zheng Heng likes to use ministers, but respects the children of the high family, the original three villages, Zhuang family clansmen have been marginalized, some of the retainers who originally lived below them are in high positions, so that they have stood on the opposite side of the Date family.
As a member of the Date family, Date Heizaemon considers himself a member of the Date family, and he is obviously quite unaccustomed to these moths that damage the interests of the Date family, and he said without hesitation: "Miura Kusaku and Misakuto have a closer relationship, and the number of visits to the Takeuchi Martial Arts Hall is more frequent, and the actions of the two uncles and nephews of Nikaido are more secretive. ”
Mrs. Miyoshi heard the meaning of the words, her face darkened suddenly, and she endured her anger and said, "Does Takeuchi Kuji also want to go in, and what is the matter with Mimura Zuobei?" "Mrs. Miyoshi is quite disgusted with the surname Mimura now.
In the previous article, there have been many times in the Mimura Left Guard, this person was the first to part ways with Ueno Masacho, pretending to lead the Mimura clan, becoming the leader of a wild samurai force, and half a year ago he held an important position in a crowd, due to the strength of the Date family, he wandered into the mountains and became a thief.
The Wa country is a mountain country, and there are many bandits, many ascetics, samurai, defeated soldiers and even unemployed peasants, all of whom have gone up to the mountains to become thieves. However, these bandits are not necessarily professional bandits, and many of them are only temporary to do business. Since the Onin War, wars have continued, and the frenzied increase in military spending and the large increase in the number of samurai have forced the lords to collect more taxes. The rise and fall of the family and the heavy tax burden were too much for the peasants to bear, so the number of displaced people who abandoned their families and fled to the grass became more and more in the past 100 years.
Seven or eight people, more than a dozen people, small groups of robbers and even some of them ran rampant in broad daylight, plundering people's houses and making the lords anxious. And the amateur robbers who wield hoes to farm the land and pick up knives to rob are countless. Some lords even have a very ambiguous attitude towards these bandits, and often pay them to work for themselves.
When Masahiro started his family, he also used bandits and wild bandits, and a large part of Date's family was born in this area, and Ueno Masacho and Kusama Shibei were the best among them, but after the Date family sat in the first place, they were ruthless in the governance of bandits who disturbed the peace.
There are always fish that slip through the net under the ruthless hands, and the left guards of these three villages are one of them.
Date Heizaemon replied: "Mimura Saemon is one of the few remaining leaders of a group of famous thieves in China, and his subordinates have been wiped out from the initial hundreds of people to the point of more than 30 small minions, these people usually wander into the mountains, and it is difficult to exterminate them. ”
Mrs. Miyoshi sneered and said, "More than thirty thieves want to make trouble in Hecheng, it's really wishful thinking. "Although Zhengheng went out to prepare for the first and later countries to take away most of the soldiers and horses, there is still a thousand descendants in Hecheng, and there is a thousand troops in Tongshan.
Date Heizaemon had already taken out a few pieces of paper from his cuffs and said, "This is the situation that the Kusama people have discovered, and the two uncles and nephews of Nikaido took advantage of the chaos as soon as the defeat came, and this information was sent to Bizen Province in duplicate." ”
Mrs. Miyoshi looked at it and sneered: "It's a good idea, fishing in troubled waters." She understands that now Mrs. Uyama and Nikaido Nobuhiro and Sajiro are even if they are dancing, not many people will respond, but Miura Kusaku and Takeuchi Hisaharu deserve considerable attention, if you don't deal with the people in front of you, especially if Takeuchi Hisaharu also participates, who knows what will happen.
Suddenly, an eager sound of horses' hooves sounded from inside and outside the city, and then I don't know how many people were running and shouting: "The Date army has won, and the father and son of Niko Haruhisa have been captured!" ”
Mrs. Miyoshi stood up suddenly, her eyes full of joy, and said, "Victory!" (To be continued......)