The Shukinzhong was established by Kira Manshomaru in imitation of Oda Nobunaga's strategy. It promoted outstanding talents from those with minor surnames who were loyal to them. There were many benefits to promoting minor surnames. They were as loyal as the family members who had inherited the family lineage, and they lacked utilitarian ideas at a young age. , and at the same time, he has a strong desire to make contributions and is more loyal and reliable than those greedy retainers. Zenjiro's full name is Yamaoka Zenjiro Naonaga. He comes from the common clan of the Okayama clan, a branch of the Kira clan. His father is Yamaoka Chikugo Shonobu. The direct line of the Okayama clan has been cut off for decades. Kira Manshomaru's father once considered giving birth to a son. The Yamaoka family inherited the branch line, but later the Kira family's power in Higashi Mikawa and Toe was quickly uprooted by the Imagawa family, and the family business began to decline. Yamaoka Zenjiro is the second son of the family. He has no inheritance rights and was sent to the Kira family as a nickname since he was a child. The fact that he can lead the Kira people as the chief Kira people is also related to his personal performance. There is fierce competition in the Kira family. You still have some abilities to stand out from the competition. The Xijinzhong is also a semi-formal group. The older ones are transitioning to the Mahuizhong and ordinary retainers, while the younger ones continue to serve as minor surnames. Before they really become a retainer, they use the name Xijinzhong. The call to strengthen the cohesion and loyalty of this group of people is also one of the little tricks that can be played under the nose of the old monster Yamamoto Kansuke. In order to show that today's classwork was not delayed, Kira Mansomaru slashed dozens of times in one breath, each time with eight points of force. This is probably what the castration does not mean. If it is not a life and death crisis, there is no need to explode at 200%. Every burst of power is a waste of effort. In the Art of War, the burst is only at the moment when the murderous intention is the most serious. It is as fierce as a fatal blow with a sword. In the final analysis, the Art of War or Kendo is a kind of killing. The enemy's violent art, there is no chance for you to play tricks on the real battlefield of life and death. The effect of this training is far better than expected. I just want to chop with the sword. According to the fixed breathing rhythm, the rhythm of each chop is just right. This rhythm is an indescribable feeling, as if I just waved it smoothly. He can use eight points of strength to reach the target position just right, inhale, move strength, exert force, put away the knife, exhale, and repeat independent cycles. At this moment, it seems that everything is far away from him, and there is only that tree in his eyes. Big tree. Bang bang bang! Just as he slowly retracted his posture and closed his eyes to reflect on this short period of cultivation experience, a burst of applause came from the distance. Yamamoto Kansuke limped over, and his face that had not shown a smile for a long time also bloomed like a smile. An ugly flower, said with a hint of relief: "Congratulations, Master, on taking the first step in the art of war! You will become an amazing strategist in the future! What a joy!" Kira Mansomaru nodded in response with a smile. , but he was maliciously speculating in his heart: "What do you mean by this? Does it mean that I practiced for three years before embarking on the real path of the art of war, and then I became a fool?" "Congratulations to the master of the hall on your first sincerity in the art of war!" Zenjiro suddenly said He shouted loudly and knelt down first, and then everyone knelt down with a shout. Only those people behind Yamamoto Kansuke stood there without embarrassment. This was not an opportunity to investigate the meaning of Yamamoto Kansuke's words. He could only smile and raise his hands, and said to the crowd: "Gentlemen, please stand up!" "Master! Let's stop here for today's practice. ! I still have something important to report!" Kansuke Yamamoto took the opportunity to walk forward, leading Kira Mansomaru towards Ohiroma, and then whispered: "Your Majesty's efforts to win over the Nishi Mikawa wealthy family have begun to bear fruit, please bear with me. I'm reporting this!" "Oh? Okay! Let's go to the Ohiro Room!" Kira Mansomaru smiled at the stranger behind Yamamoto Kansuke, then handed the wooden sword in his hand to Yamaoka Zenjiro and walked into the hall. Sit down in the wide room. After everyone was seated, Yamamoto Kansuke leaned forward and said loudly: "This is His Highness Hattori Iwami, the head of the clan. Iwami has great admiration for me, so today my intermediary came to pay homage to the master!" " Hattori?" Kira Manshomaru was stunned. After thinking about it carefully, the name seemed familiar. Then his eyes widened and he looked at Hattori Ishimi Moribo who was sitting opposite Yamamoto Kansuke in surprise, and asked: "Is he a member of the Hattori clan? "Isn't it a Hattori family from Iga?" "I am a Hattori family from Iga!" Hattori Chief paused slightly in surprise, and then responded eagerly: "My family has a little reputation in Iga. I think Mr. Otate has heard of it too!¡± ¡°Yes! Yes! Iga¡¯s reputation is quite great!¡± Kira Mansomaru smiled dryly, but his eyes drifted to the group of people behind Hattori Chief. , seems to be searching for someone. Hattori Chief is a middle-aged man in his thirties. Although the samurai uniform he is wearing is very clean, the wear and tear on the corners can be seen that the clothes have been worn for some years. He looksEverything is unremarkable, except for the two shiny black beards on his lips, which are quite impressive. As a powerful family of the Iga country close to Kinai, the Sanjonin clan would actually live in the relatively remote Mikawa country. This is very surprising news. The Hattori clan has almost no reputation in Mikawa country. No one seems to know about the Matsudaira family. Although they were hired, of course no one knew why the Hattori family came to Mikawa Country. "The Hattori clan of Iga, Hattori Hanzo?" Kira Manshomaru reconfirmed. Hattori Chief's body trembled, and he seemed to want to look up at him, but he forced himself to endure it. The ninjas of the Hattori clan couldn't help but look at each other. No one knew what the unexplained meaning was in their eyes. Only Hattori could see him. The warden bowed his head and replied: "Yes! Hattori Matasaburo, the warden, joins the Kira Hall Master! I am indeed from Iga. Hattori Hanzo only calls himself at home. How did the Hall Master know my name?" He said this As soon as Kira Manshomaru mentioned it, he realized that he had made a mistake again. Hanzo was the secret title of the leader of the Hattori family. At that time, the Hattori clan was not well-known. Not to mention knowing the secret name of their clan, he was the one who knew the specific whereabouts of the Hattori clan. There were only a few of them, so Hattori Bouchou couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard Kira Manshomaru break this open secret. "Is Hanzo the title of Ishimi-den? It seems that I am ignorant. Even the master of the hall knows something, but I have no way of knowing. This is really" Yamamoto Kansuke held his chin with one hand and stroked his messy mustache. The one eye burst out with strange gazes that looked back and forth on Kira Mansomaru, so much so that he almost broke out in a cold sweat. "I just heard it from hearsay It's just hearsay!" Kira Manshomaru said to himself, opening the folding fan in his hand and fanning it briskly, "It's so hot today! It's really hard work for everyone from Iwamiden and the Hattori family to come here at noon!" Hattori Warden didn't dare to say anything, and just chatted humbly for a while. Yamamoto Kansuke seemed to have forgotten the question just now. He was still holding the teacup and took a sip every now and then, waiting for Kira Manshomaru to be fooled. After passing by, he wiped his cold sweat and thought to himself: "In the future, you must remember not to expose your flaws in front of old man Yamamoto, otherwise your pigtails will be scratched more and more every month!" Just now he was excited and talked too much and gave Hattori Hanzo's name. He yelled, and then he was immediately suspected by Kansuke Yamamoto. Seeing the unclear look in the old man's eyes, he felt goosebumps all over his body. He didn't know how he was so unlucky to encounter this kind of thing, even seeing the Hattori clan. The excitement was dissipated a lot.