Hattori's life was not easy, his real name was Chigaji, but no one ever called him his real surname, and the local residents called him Bansan, which later evolved into Hanzo with false rumors. I don't know when this family began to settle in Iga Province, and the local name was Sengachi, and the name was changed to Chigachi. In the pedigree, Kaizu was the head of the Heian period military commander Hei Hattori, who was defeated by the Hei family in the Battle of Tannoura, and settled in Iga Province. The parents of the persuasion department have been killed in the battle of Tanoura, and it is not the parents of Hattori who have taken root.

What's more, the ancestors of the Hattori clan are the Xu Fu clan who fled from the Qin Dynasty to the Wa Kingdom, and what is going on is really a matter of opinion between the benevolent and the wise. The territory of Iga Province is more than eight or nine miles from east to west, more than ten miles from north to south, and the territory of Iga is about 100,000 koku.

Such a small country, but with six or seven hundred castle halls, densely scattered throughout Iga. It is said that during the Warring States Period, there were sixty or seventy land servants in the Iga Kingdom, and sixty or seventy land servants were assigned 100,000 stone and three major shinobi forces, and the main power of each family was only more than 1,000 stones, plus the vassal forces were only 4,000 or 5,000 stones. Due to the chaos of the small land servants of Iga Province, the relationship between them is quite bad. In such a situation, they established an unusually large number of medieval castle halls, conscripted each other, and both wanted to kill each other, and ninjutsu was honed as a result.

In the Iga Kingdom, the upper ninja with more than 1,000 koku is the upper ninja, the middle ninja is more than 300 koku, and the lower ninja is the power with less than 300 koku.

In that year, the Iga guardian Nishiki clan followed by Hattori Baochang relied on the support of the shogunate and began to attack many of the servants in Iga, and suddenly touched the bottom line of everyone, and formed a resistance coalition under the tandem of the upper ninja forces Hyakuchi Tanba and Fujibayashi Nagato Mamoru defeated the army of the Nishiki clan. Hattori was thrown out as a scapegoat. Territory encroached. The number of family members has been reduced by half. In a panic, he embarked on the road of escape, and fled all the way to the country of Three Rivers before settling down.

In troubled times, the Hattori clan, who had just settled down, ushered in twists and turns, but the Hattori clan, who was responsible for the safety of Matsudaira Kiyoyasu, was assassinated under their noses, and the Hattori clan was reprimanded by the retainers of the Matsudaira clan.

Matsudaira Hirotada sent Takechiyo to Suruga as a hostage, and Yasuhiro Toda, the lord of Tahara Castle, actually gave Takechiyo to Oda Nobuhide. Matsudaira Kaneda and Matsudaira Sanzaemon, who accompanied him, were unable to save the young master due to their weak strength, so it was their responsibility to commit suicide by seppuku. Originally, this incident was not about the Hattori family. Unexpectedly, the families of Matsudaira Kaneda and Matsudaira Sanzaemon once again pointed the finger at Hattori Hocho, saying that he had secretly reported the route of travel to Oda Nobuhide. Later, due to the exposure of Yasuhiro Toda, the innocence of Hattori was returned.

The good times didn't last long, Matsudaira Hirotada died in an assassination, and in order to shirk their responsibilities, the retainers of the spectrum pulled out the Hattori security chief, who was not responsible for Matsudaira Hirotada's safety, and carried the black cauldron, and at the same time pulled out the matter of Matsudaira Kiyoyasu to speak, and for a while, the days of the Hattori security chief can be imagined.

In addition, with the arrival of Imagawa Yoshimoto, the ninja who supported Imagawa Yoshimoto was the second son of Fujibayashi Nagato Mamoru . In this way, the relationship with the Hattori security chief is hostile, so the days of the Hattori security chief can be imagined. This is the move of Kamiluo to take refuge in Ashikaga Yoshiteru again.

Historically, the situation of Hattori Shocho during this period of time is unknown, and it was not until later that Tokugawa Ieyasu came to the throne, and his third son, Hattori Masanari, followed Tokugawa Ieyasu, and later achieved the name of Hattori Hanzo. However, his lifelong service to Tokugawa Ieyasu can be described as a lot of hard work, until he died, he was only 8,000 stones, and compared with his status as a retainer of the Tokugawa family tree and one of the sixteen generals, it is really not a fart.

Iga Province has long since lost the place of residence of Hattori Chief, and the dozens of castles built in Chigaji Township have long been occupied, located in a narrow valley between Shiga and Takashima Counties, and a newly built small castle is located in it, which is the new residence of Hattori Chief.

This new city, which could be bulldozed at any time, is the place where Hattori and his hundreds of people live. Hattori Baochang is now handy with only his sons, seventeen-year-old Baozheng, sixteen-year-old Baojun, and barely an adult thirteen-year-old Zhengcheng. His brother Hattori Masaaki had already split up and stayed in Mikawa Province without coming along.

Hattori first told his sons about the Shogun's mission, and then said, "You have grown up, you should know the current situation in the world, and if we low-level ninjas want to develop, we must find a master." ”

Hattori Hocho believed that his two eldest sons belonged to the posture of a middle-aged man, and that he would be a low-ranking samurai at most for the rest of his life, and that only his third son could make a career. Hattori has always been uninhibited and likes to stare into the distance when others speak. However, his occasional speeches often impressed the audience.

Hattori replied: "Father, famous families are often bound by old habits, and once they are bound, they will become more and more burdened by them and unable to display their ambitions. Therefore, it is important to have a pair of eyes that will not be easily blinded. I heard that Date Yi is starting from the end of the micro, and the promotion of talents is not eclectic, and it has always been a meritocracy, and even people like Tozawa Baiyunzhai can be reused, and they have a thousand stones. "Tozawa Haunsai is not well-known in Koga, and is naturally despised by the Hattori clan who used to be the home of the three great ninjas of Iga, but even such a person can be reused in the Date family, and the meaning of Hattori Masanari is already very clear, if the Hattori clan goes to serve, at least it will not be lower than the status of Tozawa Hakusai.

Hattori Masanari has always looked at the direction of the problem so realistically, his eyes are always on the performance of the world's famous masters, from the phenomenon to see the essence, his influence on Date Mashiro is limited to rumors, but just by relying on rumors, he can smell Date Masaki's character.

Hattori's words made his father fall into deep thought, and it was obvious that the last time he joined Matsudaira Kiyoyasu, the first generation of the Hattori family, deeply hurt Hanzo, and made it difficult for him to make a decision for a while. To serve the Date family is to face the embarrassment of the relocation of the family.

Hattori Masanari asked, "Father, when are you going to Date Ryūry?" ”

"Tomorrow morning!"

Hattori Masanari pondered for a moment and said, "Then tomorrow I will go with my father." His handsome and fair face was expressionless, and he quietly turned his head to look into the distance. It's as if I can see through everything. His two brothers looked ignorant. Appears listless.

When the future will bring Hattori Hanzo, a young man who is deeply engraved in the eyes of the world, follows his father and sets off for China. The hero he wants to see is dealing with the endgame of Iwami Kunizu and No. In this battle, the Date army also suffered heavy casualties, especially since the people of Bigo were almost uprooted, and they never returned to semi-independence, which may be the only benefit.

Zhengheng's mood in dealing with the endgame can be imagined, it is really not good-looking, so much so that Hongzhong Lingxiang has been scolded by Zhengheng for wanting to send a pet for supper recently. The heads piled up on the ruins of Sanbon Matsu Castle were also thrown into the fire pit by him and burned.

The fire pit gradually went out, and everyone worked together to fill the fire pit. Another reason why Mashiro was in a bad mood was that the spy he sent to Izumo Country had returned, and at the same time he had brought back news that he couldn't say good or bad, and Misawa had died for Kiyoshi.

Yes, Misawa who thought he could become the next guardian of Izumo Province died, or died at the hands of the old guardian Niko Haruhisa, who not only killed Misawa for Kiyoshi, but also expelled his son from Tsukiyama Tomita Castle.

The spy was one of Fumigo Ishimatsu's men. Ever since Ishimatsu Fumigo went to Hakugi Province, he has been paying attention to the movements of Izumo Province, so he naturally sent some secret agents to enter Izumo Province under various identities. Inquire about all kinds of information. After Ishimatsu Fumigo learned the latest information, he immediately sent the important information about this matter to the hands of Zhengheng as soon as possible through Tozawa Hakura.

It was said that it was the first time, but in fact, five days have passed. In other words, this happened five days ago, and now there are no advanced means of communication such as the Internet, telegraph, and telephone, and the speed of transmitting information over long distances is very slow. Fortunately, Zhengheng has always attached great importance to the construction of the post station, and he also attaches great importance to the smoothing of the road, so that it took five days for the information to be delivered, otherwise I am afraid that there will be no month without sending it to Zhengheng's hands, of course, this is also due to the small territory of the Japanese country.

Tozawa Hakuhara reported: "Five days ago, Misawa attacked the branch of Tsukiyama Tomita Castle for the Qing Dynasty, and there was a fierce battle with Niko Yoshihisa, and when the balance of victory tilted in favor of the Misawa army, Niko Haruma suddenly appeared behind him, so that the whole army was annihilated, and Misawa was not spared. After the fiasco, Niko Haruhisa took the 3,000 victorious army to surround more than 700 people of Niko Yoshihisa on a hill, I don't know what agreement was reached, more than 700 people defected to Niko Haruhisa, and Niko Yoshihisa left Tsukiyama Tomita Castle with several retainers. ”

Zhengheng has already woken up from the initial shock, he praised Nizi Qingjiu's decisiveness softly, but he was not too surprised, and he did not have any mercy for Misawa Weiqing's death, Misawa Weiqing was just a dispensable chess piece for him.

Masahiro knocked on the table, and there was a change in Izumo Country, which was obviously not a good thing for him who wanted to occupy Izumo Country, but he did not make the decision to immediately lead the army to Izumo Country, and said softly: "If you want to rise up now, it's too late." ”

Masaki was not very anxious about the affairs of Izumo Province, and it was unwise to start a war rashly without knowing the information, and if the Tsuwano incident had not happened, he would have been able to lead a large army north to Izumo Province, and it would be better to have a truce now.

After urgently disposing of Iwami's affairs, redistributing the territory, and rewarding some meritorious heroes, Zhengheng ordered all the soldiers to return to the city before the autumn harvest to encourage the people in the territory, especially to comfort the women and children who had lost their families due to the war.

Datese's battle was like a thunderstorm, and in just one and a half months from June to August, the campaign was over, and the new territories of Shubo, Nagato, and Iwami Province were obtained. This not only won the trust of the people, but also allowed the land to be restored after being burned and looted.

After the autumn festival and harvest period, Masahiro will move from Tsurushou Castle to Okayama Castle, not only to move his residence, but also to start a new life. Obviously, there are only three things he needs to pay attention to now, the first thing is the autumn harvest that is about to begin, as long as there are two or three harvest years, it means that the rule of the Date family has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people; The second thing is to pay attention to the movements of Miyoshi Changqing, the biggest enemy he needs to face now is Miyoshi Changqing, the overlord of Kinai, and the two territories that are about to fully border are enough to explain everything; The third thing is the movement of Izumo Province, he wants to know if Niko Haruhisa will bring him some extraneous things, and he wants to control the movement of Izumo Province.

Zhengheng who returned to Heshou City was busy, and it was obvious that a guy who had been waiting for a long time was also ready to move, and hurriedly posted to the Governor's Hall in Heshou City, asking to meet Zhengheng. When Masahiro was busy, he heard the arrival of Hosokawa Fujitaka, and he knew what he was here to do when he thought about it, but it coincided with his second thing, and it didn't hurt to see him, and it was a good thing to listen to the advice of the shogun's advisers, so he asked Hosokawa Fujitaka to come the next day.

On August 4, the first year of Hongji (1555), Hosokawa Fujitaka came to Tsurushou Castle in a dress, and there was a busy scene in Tsurushou Castle, and moving was a busy thing, not to mention that it was such a major matter as the relocation, and the Hattori Chief, Hattori Masanari, father and son, came to Tsurushou Castle at the same time as Hosokawa Fujitaka's guards.

The chief of Hattori, who pretended to be a guard, muttered in a low voice: "The outside is loose and the inside is tight, it seems to be busy and messy, but it is orderly, well, there are peers monitoring everywhere, there are no dead ends, Tozawa Baiyunsha seems to have some ability." ”

Hattori's eyes wandered, and he didn't know where he had already wandered.

Hosokawa Fujitaka's escort was stopped at Mimaru, Hosokawa Fujitaka came to the meeting room, and saw Masahiro, who was much thinner than the last meeting, Masahiro raised his eyes and looked at Hosokawa Fujitaka, and said, "What is the important thing that the general sent you?" ”

Hosokawa Fujitaka told many people about his coming, and wanted to let Miyoshi Changqing know about this matter, and he wanted to create a fait accompli, of course, he knew that Zhengheng also understood, and today he heard Zhengheng's casual questioning, and there was a wave of anger in his heart for no reason, but he still regained some composure, and said: "Miyoshi Changqing usurped the forces and deceived the heavens and the earth, destroyed the country and killed the king; defile Kyoto and mutilate living beings; Wolves are unkind, and sins are accumulated! Please also ask Lord Bizheng Shaobi to look at the face of the common people in the world, look at the righteous teacher, and vent public anger together; Support Ashikaga and save the people! ”

Hosokawa Fujitaka said excitedly. Zhengheng was silent for the time being, as if he was thinking, and he was really a little sluggish. (To be continued......)