However, this is not the only choice for the Imagawa family. For example, the weight of the Sena family is equal to that of the Sekiguchi family. Sekiguchi Okinaga was originally the second son of the Sena clan, and was adopted by the same clan Sekiguchi clan as his adopted son. As Imagawa Yoshimoto's powerful His elder brother, Toshiya Sena, was from the Horikoshi clan of the Toe Imagawa family. It would be even worse if he was the daughter of the Horikoshi family, and Sekiguchi Okinaga was unwilling to say more. Yamamoto Tokiyuki thought for a moment, and then said with some understanding: "So it can only be a retainer, not a high-ranking retainer. There is no guarantee that the wind will not be heard in the future. Once it is leaked by this family, Wouldn't His Highness Sekiguchi be even more embarrassed? By then, his daughter and future husband would also feel ashamed!" Sekiguchi Qinyong was frightened by his description and couldn't help but shuddered: "Yes! It¡¯s even more troublesome!¡± ¡°Then what other choice is there? The Mikawa Kingdom is all the subjects of my Kira family, and the Suruga Kingdom is all the retainers of the Imagawa family. Only people other than Suruga can choose The weak people will lose the Imagawa family. How many powerful people are there? It¡¯s up to His Highness Sekiguchi!¡± ¡°I¡¯m afraid the people of Mikawa Kingdom can¡¯t do it!¡± Sekiguchi glanced at the expressions of the two quickly and then said: ¡°Yuanjiang. There are a few powerful Chinese, but only girls of the right age Hey! There really is such a family!" Sekiguchi Chiinaga regained his energy and said: "There is a daughter named Jiro from Ii Naomori of Toe Iiya. The Master is about the same age as His Highness Sakamoto. If I remember correctly, he should be born in the twelfth year of Tianwen. His age must be no problem! However, Ii Naomori has never had any children, so he plans to pass on the family business to his daughter. My daughter¡¯s childhood name is Jiro. Moreover, the Ii family has always been jealous of my master. I¡¯m really not sure of convincing the main hall!¡± Sekiguchi watched the two of them eagerly, but Kira Yoshitoki looked interested. Kansuke Yamamoto couldn't help but continued: "Speaking of which, I, the Kira family, also feel that His Highness Sekiguchi has been working hard in Luo for many times. It would be unfair to go back and be punished because he failed to complete his mission. This principle is ideal. Your Highness, Sekiguchi, can understand!¡± ¡°I will always bear in mind His Highness Sakamoto¡¯s kindness!¡± Yamamoto Tokiyuki immediately said, ¡°Since His Highness Sekiguchi mentioned Master Jiro from the Ii family, let¡¯s choose her today! His Highness Sekiguchi will definitely be able to persuade Kawajibu. As for the lord of Ii Valley, he will definitely understand Imagawajibu¡¯s painstaking efforts. It is not a problem to adopt one from one sect. What do you think, Your Majesty? Yes! Ii Naomori does have several disciples, among whom the oldest one, Kame Nobuhiro, has been living in seclusion in Shinano. Two years ago, his name was Ii Naochi. As long as he persuades Ii Naomori to adopt him as his adopted son, there should be no problem! "Sekiguchi Chiyaga agreed after thinking about it and finding no better way. No one paid attention to the ensuing chat. If there was something in his mind, Okinaga apologized and left in a hurry. The two people in the room were still thinking. After a while, Yamamoto Tokiyuki said: "The lord of Ii Valley, Ii Naomori Lao Chen, also knows , his ancestor Ii Naohei once formed an alliance with the Shiba clan, who was the guardian of Ene, and the Okouchi clan of Tajima Mamoru family to jointly fight against the Imagawa clan. Later, Ii Naohei was forced to retire in the 10th year of Eisho, and his son Ii Naohei was forced to retire. Zong was transferred to the Imagawa family. He has been under suspicion for forty years. "Kirara Yoshito thought: "Well, Taima Shoudian also told me some old things about Yue Kingdom! In the thirteenth year of Tianwen, Imagawa Yoshimoto was sent to Ii. Ono Michikawa slandered the Ii family for rebellion, so Ii Naomune's younger brothers Naomichi and Naoyoshi were called to Sunfu for execution. Two years later, Ii Naomune died in battle at Mikawa-Tawara Castle in order to restore his reputation and trust. " "Even after experiencing the blow of the family governor's death in battle, the Ii family did not gain any trust. A few years ago, Ono Michio died of illness, and his son Ono Michio became the elder of the Ii family. The current family governor, Ii Naomori, was the legitimate son of the Ii family. Returning to the Imagawa family's retainers, this family has never been favored, and its position in the Imagawa family is also very unstable. " "Well, speaking of Ii Naohei, the three sons of this old family governor have passed away one after another. It is really a miracle that he is still healthy and healthy even though he is over 70 years old. "The misfortunes of the Ii family may be related to the fact that the governor of his hometown has lived too long," Yamamoto Tokiyuki said mercilessly. . Yamamoto Tokiyuki sighed and said: "It is indeed a good idea to marry the adopted daughter of the Imagawa family. It depends on how capable Sekiguchi Chikinaga is I retire!" "Well! Thank you for your hard work, master! Pay more attention to your health!" Kira Yoshitoki Watching him leave with a smile, he calmed down for a moment: "What an Ii family, Master Iijiro is a daughter? Isn't that Ii Naotora? Things are getting more and more interesting!" At the evaluation meeting in early February, Hosokawa Fujitaka made a suggestion: "I respectfully request the master to issue a recruitment order!" "The Recruitment Order? What is it? The Meritocracy Order?" "Due to the expansion of the new town, there are no longer enough recruits to recruit ronin to maintain law and order, so I will discuss and draft a plan for the owner to review!" Continued I passed a small piece of paper and saw it written in cursive script: "Anyone with talent and virtue, regardless of origin or past, will be hired with a large sum of money." "Exactly, what did I think it was I'll do whatever you tell me!" He didn't expect that this recruitment order would bring a lot of trouble to Kinei. For a time, the ronin who were looking for good opportunities in Kinei came to the Kira family one after another, hoping to find a good life through selection. , the attitude of the Kira family towards the various ronin who hurriedly arrived was that they would not avoid relatives and enemies when promoting talents. As long as they were the outstanding talents in the opposition, they would be hired with high salary. Anyway, according to the rules, whoever is the recommender must take responsibility. There is an assessment system every three months, and it is strictly implemented in accordance with the standards of reemploying those with high talents, demoting those with mediocre talents, and rejecting those with inferior talents. All ronin samurai are initially sorted into various positions based on their past experience and abilities. Those who really have no special talents are incorporated into the ronin samurai order. Anyway, this kind of thing has been done by famous names, such as the predecessor of Takeda Akabi. The very active red army is a ronin samurai group, and its combat power is quite impressive. In mid-February, in the Ohiro Room of Sakamoto Castle. Kira Yoshishi. Tokiyuki Yamamoto. While Hosokawa Fujitaka was sitting, two young people were kneeling opposite him. The older young man knelt down excitedly and said loudly: "I, Numata Heimitsu, will do my best to be loyal to His Highness Sakamoto!" "I, Numata, knelt down excitedly!" Yumitsu must be loyal to His Highness Sakamoto." Another boy of fifteen or sixteen years old followed his brother and knelt down. "Haha, you two are members of my Kira family from now on. You don't have to be too polite in your behavior from now on!" Kira said a few words of comfort, and then asked seemingly casually: "What is your ambition? I said It's not ambition, it's interest. A singer, a tea master or a swordsman." "I want to be a warrior who charges into battle!" Numata Hiramitsu replied loudly: "As brave as Gun Hanzo. Sir!" Kira Yoshishi said with relief: "Yes! My Kira family needs strong generals, please ask Gun Hanzo for advice in the future!" Numata Yumitsu hesitated, and then said dullly: "I I want to be a warrior. " "Philip?" Kira Yoshi asked in surprise: "Are you going to do something?" "Yes!" Numata Yumitsu timidly avoided his brother's gaze and replied in a low voice: "It's the army." "I imagine Mr. Yamamoto Sado Mamoru to be a strategic military commander." "Haha, it seems that the old man has little reputation!" Yamamoto Tokiyuki looked at the somewhat cowardly Numata Yumitsu and turned to Kiragi. When he said: "Congratulations to the master of the hall for adding two more generals!" Ji Liangyi waved his fan and nodded at the two of them with a smile, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, "Huh Fortunately, this guy is still normal. I One of his ideals is to pursue internal affairs like Hosokawa Fujitaka." But looking at the strong and weak performances of these two brothers, I couldn't help but shake my head secretly. "Is this the legendary famous military strategist who spans the Northeast? It's really incredible." "You two, Numata-don, can go down and rest!" "Yes!" The two men bowed their heads again, then stood up and left. Watching the two of them gradually walking away, he turned to Hosokawa Fujitaka and said, "Hosokawa-den's relatives seem pretty good. In the future, please recommend any good relatives to my family as well!" "Uh, the ones at home. I only have so many relatives, and my position in the Hosokawa family is insufficient, so I can only rely on Iagoue. Speaking of which, Iagoue¡¯s life is very difficult, so I still want to help with what I can." Hosokawa Fujitaka. Said with a wry smile. "Speaking of which, Numata Uenosuke is also a minister of the shogunate. Why don't you send your son to the shogunate to serve as a minister?" "Wellactually, there were two principal wives before and after Iage, namely Enjiin and Ie's mother-in-law. Enjiin was She was the daughter of Takeda Motomitsu, the former guardian of Wakasa, who passed away fifteen years ago. Her children had already married, and they were all related to retainers of the shogunate and Echizen, and they had always been at odds with their mother-in-law." At this point, Hosokawa Fujitaka looked bitter. "Ever since my mother-in-law married Iaue, she was blamed by him for giving birth to seven daughters in succession. Kumagawa Castle was controlled by several sons of Enjiin, so her life was extremely difficult." Hosokawa Fujitaka finally found her. The object of complaint shook out the Kumagawa Numata clan's family fortune like beans from a bamboo tube. The Wakasa Kumagawa Numata clan is a branch of the Numata clan in Ueno Numata Castle. Their family ancestors were in the Kumagawa region of Wakasa Province as early as the early Kamakura period when Minamoto Yoshio was in power.In this land, Luoye has taken root here for more than three hundred years and can be considered a wealthy family with deep roots. This family has been ups and downs in the following three hundred years, relying on the shogunate to survive tenaciously in Wakasa country as a public figure. in a small territory. This kind of small wealthy family has its own way of survival. On the one hand, it serves the shogunate in exchange for privileges such as being exempted from guardian envoys and taxes, and on the other hand, it also marries with local compatriots and powerful wealthy families in neighboring countries to strengthen itself. For example, Numata Mitsukane married Enjiin, the daughter of Wakasa guardian Takeda Motomitsu, and had four sons with her, making a total of nine daughters. The eldest son, Numata Shinzaemon Toyonaga, was born in the 17th year of Eisho. He married the daughter of his uncle Takeda Nobunaga and gave birth to his legitimate son in the 9th year of Tenmon. Two years ago, Numata Mitsunaga had inherited Kumagawa. He serves as the governor of the Numata family and inherits his father's title of Uenosuke. He also holds the greatest power in the family. The eldest daughter married Arakawa Administrative Minister Harunobu as the main wife. Arakawa Harunobu was a distant relative of the Hosokawa family. Although the family was of lower status, he was also a close minister of the prince. Their family had been the "fandom" of the Ashikaga Shogun family for generations. "Although his strength is not strong, his influence in the shogunate cannot be underestimated. The second son, Yajiro Toyokane Numata, was born in the fourth year of Daiei. He married the daughter of Asakura Keiki, a member of the Echizen Asakura family. Asakura Keiki was the adopted son of the famous Asakura Sotetsu, and succeeded him to Echizen Tsuruga County. As a county magistrate, he is one of the most powerful members of the Asakura family. Within the Numata family, he is as powerful as his brother Toyonaga. The second younger sister married Iikawa Higo and became the main wife. Iikawa Nobuyoshi, also known as Iikawa Nobuyoshi, was the same shogunate minister as the Numata family. Of course, he was also a colleague of Hosokawa Fujitaka, and he was also a powerful citizen of Settsu Province. The third sister married the second son of the Senami family, Keitsugu, who was the chief minister of the Echizen Asakura family, and became the main wife. Although Mr. Keitsugu was not well-known at this time, he had a man who served as the shogunate for Ashikaga Yoshiharu. His father, Maesada Kagesada, is a military official, and he has an elder brother who is a powerful official among the Asakura clan's direct ministers. His future status cannot be underestimated. The fourth sister married the Yamazaki Yoshi family, and the fifth sister married Uozumi Keigo. Both families were powerful retainers of the Echizen Kingdom. Not only were they important ministers of the Asakura family, they also held a lot of military power, even though they could not represent their husbands. , and it¡¯s enough to make people with evil intentions stay away. The third son of Numata Kankai was Emon Omitsuki, who was much younger. He was born in the fourth year of Tenmon. He married the youngest daughter of Iguchi Echizen Morumoto, a wealthy family of Omi, Ixiang County, and became his first wife. The eldest daughter of Iguchi Sumoto was Onodeon. Asai Hisamasa's first wife, Numata Mitsukiyo has also become Asai Hisamasa's brother-in-law. Therefore, even though he is far behind his two brothers in terms of age, status and influence in the family, he can still rely on the support of his father-in-law and brother-in-law. Can be invincible. The fourth son, Numata Gonnosuke Motomitsu, was born in the sixth year of Tenbun. At the beginning of this year, he married the daughter of Isshiki Harugu, the head of the Isshiki Shikibu family, as his wife. Even if he has the weakest foundation, he can still take advantage of the Isshiki family's solid position in the shogunate. If you become a shogunate at the beginning of this year, you can go to the shogunate to serve the public even if you cannot stay at home. The above four men and four women are the children of Numata Mitsukane's first wife, the late Enjiin. If it had not been for the death of her son Gonnosuke Numata during childbirth, there might not have been Hosokawa Fujitaka and his wife. A touching story. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster! PS: I am still here to ask for a subscription.