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"The new daimyo is Lady Heavenly Knowledge!"

The news immediately spread among the people, and every family came to the street to talk enthusiastically, and everyone's faces were filled with smiles.

"...Everyone is very happy."

"Don't you, Mio?" After years of planning were realized, Shou Hai was naturally very happy in his heart.

"No no." Mio shook her head hastily, "I had thought that it would be great if the person who ruled everyone was Master Wakaba, but I found it difficult. Because no matter whether it is a daimyo or a samurai, all I have The ones I saw were all held by men... This road must be very bumpy."

"Counting this time, the ruler of Yishui has changed twice in the past 20 years, but in fact, everyone doesn't care who is sitting in the position of ruler. What they care more about is how much tax they will be levied this year? Will they be compulsorily conscripted for military service? Ever since Taki Ruoye came to Yishui, everything has gone smoothly, but this smooth result is not for being squeezed and enjoyed by the king." Shouhai said in a low voice, "You I can feel that feeling. It’s obviously my own thing, and it’s obviously something I’ve tried my best to get, but it’s so easy and unreasonable to be taken away by others.”

Mio's hometown is a rich village, where there will be endless golden rice fields in autumn, but since the war spread, all the beautiful scenes have become memories.With the idea that one day she will be able to see her own endless golden rice fields again, even if she can only pick up the rotten leaves thrown on her face by the samurai, Mio will hide the pain in her heart and face it with a smile. The orphans who depended on her.

Originally...that was hers...the paddy field plowed by her own hands, the white rice in the bowl, the beautiful kimono woven from new cloth, these things should belong to her, Mio's heart surged A strong desire and emotion.

"What was taken away by the war, let us take it back from the war." With tears in her eyes, Mio leaned her upper body towards Shou Hai, and said, "Can I learn swordsmanship from Master Shou Hai? I originally wanted to be Master Ruoye's maid's idea is just to satisfy my desire to live a stable life. I should be able to do more than that! Master Ruoye has finally achieved this step, even if it is only a little bit, I also want to help Come to Master Ruoye, imagine being like Master Ruoye, taking back what should belong to everyone from the war!"

"You..." Shou Hai looked at Mio, with complicated emotions in his eyes.

"Just reject her directly, Uncle Shou Hai." Shingo, who sat on the edge of the edge and listened to their conversation, stood up, raised his head and said to Shou Hai.

When Mio cast his eyes on him, Shingo generously put his hands behind his head: "My desire to become a samurai was much stronger than yours before, but if I can't do it, I can't do it. Movements that can be mastered in a day, I practice for a month will only be evaluated as rigid. Mr. Wakaba said that if you don’t do something seriously, you can’t say that you are not good at it. I have worked very hard to do it, so I'm really not good at it anymore. Wouldn't it be the same as an idiot? Although your body is very flexible, but your strength is very small, right? The strength of an adult man is terrifying. Looking at your figure, you can tell that you must have it in the past few years. I haven’t eaten anything good, so I won’t be able to make up for it later!”

Shingo is Sann's son, the same age as Hyakkimaru, and Mio only knows that he is learning carving skills with Shoukai. Did he also want to become a samurai?

"Don't look at me like that!" Realizing Mio's changed eyes, Shingo's voice suddenly became louder, "Isn't it the most direct way to make a contribution by going to battle to kill enemies and open up territories? Haito, like Uncle Shou Hai, grasps the situation of the battle in real time, and discusses with Master Wakaba to formulate a battle plan! It is because I can't do it, so we can't give our lives in vain to battles that we are not good at! Victory is not just a result of It is decided by force!"

"I understand. If you do what you are good at, you can bring greater help to Lord Luo Ye. Thank you, although your tone is very fierce, but you have been thinking about me, right?"

Shingo blushed, and he quickly sat down again, lowering his head so that no one could see his expression, "It's not a big deal, it happened to me a long time ago, and I just figured it out recently. Anyway No one can let me talk to you, if you think it makes sense, then it makes sense. However, I agree with your sentence, what is lost in the war, you can take it back from the war!"

Shingo clenched his fists, raised his head and showed a grinning face at Mio.

"After so many years of planning, it's only at this moment that I have a real sense of implementation." After all the retainers retreated, Liu Yu breathed out, "This is just the starting point, and the next step is the highlight."

The replacement of the head of the Ishui Kingdom, which is the territory of the Hojo Clan, is not a big deal, as long as the new lord is still obedient to the Hojo Clan, the Hojo Clan will not hold him accountable when he sees his allegiance.But if Yishui wants to be independent and break away from the Hojo Clan's control, it is necessary for the Hojo Clan to subdue Yishui.

Therefore, according to their previous discussions, the next step is to go to Beijing and ask General Zhengyi to grant the legal right to rule Yishui, so that even the Hojo clan has no reason to condemn Yishui.

Although the current shogunate has no real power, its political influence still remains.The Hojo Clan, who has lost the reason for the conquest, will not take action against Yishui for at least a few years.

"Last night, I successfully negotiated with Sanhe Hao. The only intersection in Sanhe City that could leak the news of the replacement of the Ishui Lord has been blocked. The Hojo Clan will not receive the Ishui Lord until word of mouth spreads." Replacement news."

"Hello, Sanhe? Isn't he the younger brother of Sanhe City Lord?" Hearing what Taki Ruoye said, Liu Yu raised his question, "It's not Sanhe City Lord, but his younger brother, what happened to Sanhe City? ?”

"After I came to Sanhe City, I found that the rumored two brothers, Sanhe Erhao, who jointly governed Sanhe City, did not seem to be so harmonious. As the elder brother of the city owner, his retainers are a bit too imposing, and they always hope that their lord Being able to hold the authority alone, the wind keeps blowing in my ears, and the city lord seems to not be able to see clearly."

"Do you think Sanhehao is more likely to win the battle between brothers?"

"Yes, I see a greater possibility in him." Taki Wakaba recalled the conversation with Mikawa last night, "He is also an interesting person."

When Liu Yu and Taki Wakaba returned to the mansion, everyone sat or stood by the edge of the house, ready to welcome them.

It's just that we haven't seen each other for a few days. When Hyakkimaru saw Taki Wakaba, he ran over and hugged her.

"Hyakkimaru, let me see, what organs were retrieved this time?" Taki Wakaha touched Hyakkimaru's head, but saw Hyakkimaru raised his head, and spit out words seriously and unfamiliarly.

Taki Wakaba's eyes widened, and then she frowned, and there seemed to be a flash of light in her eyes, "Really? Is this what you want to say to me?"

Hyakkimaru called her: "Mother."

Hyakkimaru knows that Taki Wakaba is not her biological mother, but so what?

"You are my mother."

"I've always felt Hyakkimaru's feelings. But when I heard Hyakkimaru say it myself, I was so excited that I didn't know what to say." Taki Wakaba held Hyakkimaru's hand, When facing Hyakkimaru, her body movements are always more, "This is the power of words. Congratulations, Hyakkimaru, your mood can be known by more people, so please speak out boldly, Use your words to tell everyone your thoughts and wishes.”

"Not yet, the eyes, the left leg, and both hands." Hyakkimaru said stumblingly, "Take it back, I want it, take it back myself."

"Ghosts and gods are hard to find, where do you want to find them?"

"I, don't know." Hyakkimaru shook his head, "I want to protect my mother's country."

"...Defending the country with the power of people is definitely not something that can be matched by the power of ghosts and gods. Back then, the Daigo Kingdom exchanged pearls for fish eyes, and they were still complacent. I wonder if they ever regretted it?"

"They won't regret it, since they abandoned me and took everything from me while I was still alive, they regarded me as an enemy of Daigo country." Hyakkimaru's words gradually became smoother, "Mother, conquer Daigo country Can I go out when the time comes?"

Hearing this, Shou Hai hesitated to speak.

"There are your parents and brothers there. Do you want to be charged with murdering your father and brother?" Lian Haidu said, this is exactly what Shou Hai wanted to say.

The charge of patricide... Taki Ruoye didn't think it was a serious crime.In her fight against her parents' arrangement, in the nearly endless battle with her father, if Xiao Huang hadn't stood in front of her, she would have been beaten to death by her father who lost her mind.At that time, she also lost her mind, otherwise how could she start this struggle that was destined to fail?If she hadn't been too weak at that time, she would have wanted to kill her father.

"Biwamaru, what do you think?" Taki Wakaba put this question in front of Biwamaru.

"Hakkimaru must have thought about this matter for a long time, from the time he knew his life experience, to giving up completely, and finally deciding to end this karma with his own hands. If the woman of heavenly knowledge wants to rule the world, Daigo Kingdom must be in the bag Of...the fire of ghosts and gods on Hyakkimaru...karma..." Biwamaru was rarely able to make a choice.

Taki Wakaba has never met Hyakkimaru's mother and brother, and Hyakkimaru's words gave her the idea of ​​going to Daigo Country again.

"I'll give you an answer later."

But right now, there is a more important matter - going to Beijing.

Before everyone could react, they obtained the independent right to rule Yishui with great speed.

After a hundred years, Taki Wakaba entered Kyoto again.