The Shimada Family's Ninja Journey

Since he agreed to the Terumi clan to be the lobbyist for them, Hanzo didn't delay much.

On the second day, they met with the elders sent by the Mizuzuki clan to negotiate.

This elder can come to negotiate on behalf of the Minazuki clan, which shows that he must be the confidant elder of Mizutsuki Lan. The Mizutsuki clan includes some agreements and contacts with the Shimada clan. This elder It's all clear.

Long before coming to negotiate, Minazuki Arashi had told him that if the Shimada Clan interceded for the Terumi Clan, then the minimum limit of the Minazuki Clan could be slightly raised.

As for dried persimmons, Kaguya and Minazuki's clan also have ways to persuade them.

But having said that, if the demands of the Terumi Clan are too high, the Minazuki Clan will not back down without a bottom line.

Fortunately, Terumei's request, as relayed by the Shimada clan, was not too much.

At the cost of assuming more combat obligations, in exchange for a status that matches their own strength, the Mirazuki clan will also have an answer to the other two clans in the alliance.

In the face of the Shimada clan, representatives of the Kanshi and Kaguya clans also acquiesced to the request of the Terumi clan.

After negotiating some details, the Terumi clan signed a covenant with the Minazuki clan and officially joined the alliance.

The representatives of the Minazuki Clan also signed a cooperation plan with the Mizu Daming on behalf of the Alliance of Four Clans.

That is, the Alliance of Four Clans accepts material assistance from daimyo.

But as a price, the newly unified ninja world of the country of water must recognize the secular status of the Daming Prefecture and be responsible for defending the territory of the country of water.

In addition, in the islands controlled by the four clans of the alliance, the taxes collected also need to be handed over to the Daming Mansion in a certain proportion.

Hanzo, as a witness, watched the signing of the agreement on behalf of the Shimada clan.

On the surface, all three families are happy this time.

The Terumi clan successfully joined the alliance.

The alliance has also been recognized and supplied by the Daming Prefecture.

The Daming Mansion also received part of the local taxes that were originally monopolized by several major ninja clans, completing the purpose of spreading the influence of the Daming Mansion to all parts of the Land of Water.

But if you look closely, there are still conflicts between the Daming House and the alliance.

Although the four major ninja clans agreed to pay part of the taxes to the daimyo, they rejected the daimyo's request to directly send officials to various places.

In other words, the ninjas of the water country still firmly control the local power. Although the daimyo has spread his influence, his influence is also limited.

Compared with the daimyos of the other four major powers, who control the civil affairs in one hand, the power of the water daimyo is still pitifully small.

As for the alliance, it may be complacent in a short period of time because of the support of the daimyo.

But after a long time, they suddenly had a nominal leader on top of them who were originally lawless, and they would definitely not get used to it.

All in all, in Hanzo's view, perhaps in a short period of time, the two parties will cooperate closely because of temporary satisfaction, but over time, the hidden contradictions will become a thorn between the Daimyofu and the alliance.

But these have nothing to do with Hanzo.

This time, the Shimada family has already gained enough benefits by taking advantage of the appeals among the three parties.

Even in the future, the more minor problems there will be between the Alliance and the Daming House, the more it will be beneficial for the branches of the Shimada clan to have success both ways.

After dealing with the matter of the water capital, Hanzo and Motohisa returned to the family together.

As soon as he returned to the family, the second elder rushed to find Hanzo before he rested.

"Young patriarch, the investigation of the wives of those clansmen has been completed."

"Oh"

Hanzo's expression also became serious, and Dang even followed the second elder to the intelligence department.

Walking into the room, Chong Nian was already browsing relevant information.

Seeing Hanzang and the Second Elder walking in together, Chung Nian handed the document to Han Zang, Han Zang took it, read it, and told Chung Nian and the Second Elder about Yuan Jiu asking himself to be the head of the branch clan.

As for the content of the intelligence, according to the information collected by the intelligence personnel of the Shimada clan, the wives and their families of these clansmen did not have contact with any unknown people.

And there doesn't seem to be anything suspicious about the encounter with the family ninja.

In short, the judgment of intelligence personnel is that either no one is behind the scenes, or someone with extremely deep roots in the local area.

And people who have such a deep foundation in the city of water don't think about anything other than the water daimyo.

However, the investigation of the family intelligence personnel will stop here.

After all, the capital of water is the site that the water daimyo has operated for hundreds of years.

It is also impossible for Hanzo to expect intelligence personnel to complete a more in-depth investigation in just a few days, which is also unrealistic.

"Hanzo, what do you think is the daimyo's handiwork?" Chongnian asked.

Hanzo put down the information in his hands and said, "Maybe, maybe not, but to be honest, it's not important now."

"Well, what do you mean?" Zhongnian frowned.

The second elder also looked at Hanzo with some puzzlement.

"Originally, the reason for investigating this was just because I was worried that the family members who remained in the family would be instigated by others, and it would be against the family.

But now, if Yuan Jiu is in charge, with his ability, I think even if there is a mastermind behind the scenes, he may not be able to instigate it.

After all, these clan members are also members of my Shimada clan, how could they betray the family so easily?" Hanzo explained.

Zhongnian and the second elder immediately understood what Hanzo meant.

Indeed, if the person who sits in the branch is capable enough, it is not so easy to turn back against the family if he is a member of his own family.

"But" Chongnian suddenly said with a strange expression: "If Yuanjiu and Shui Daimyo..."

Shigenen's words were very cryptic, but Hanzo understood what he meant.

Chung Nian worried that this was a scene between Yuan Jiu and Daming.

Judging from this matter alone, it is indeed possible.

Because it would be a bit too coincidental if the daimyo and yuanjiu's before and after behaviors were combined.

The daimyo proposed to let the guard stay in the country of water, and Yuan Jiu asked himself to be the head of the branch clan.

And if the two join forces, they have the ability to deceive the intelligence network of the Shimada clan.

Seems like a seamless plan.

However, whether it is a coincidence or a plan, it cannot be found out by collecting information. There is only one basis for judging, and that is whether Hanzo trusts Yuan Jiu.

After a moment of silence, Hanzo said, "Father, I believe in Motojiu."

Chongnian also nodded when he heard the words, and said: "You are the head of the family, since you trust Yuan Jiu, the family also trusts Yuan Jiu, as long as you know it in your heart."

Hanzo's expression became serious, and he said: "Father, Motojiu grew up with me since childhood, and spent most of his time with me after coming to the land of water. If even he can't be trusted, then I really don't know what to do." There's no one you can trust."

Hanzo has already said that, so he will not say more.

Seeing this, Hanzo said: "Let's do it first. A high-level meeting will be held tomorrow. If there are no accidents, this matter will be settled like this."