Inari wants to live in peace

Hojo Tsuyasu

Rumors spread throughout Japan that a woman with a fox's ear and tail had become the Grand General of Kaisei, causing upward and downward chaos everywhere.

It doesn't matter why the Imperial Court awarded the throne to a young child named Inari God, such as General Ashikaga's own retirement, and the vague anxiety about what will happen to this country from now on was greater.

And for a moment, although there was a violent earthquake all over Japan, if the seasons changed and the year dawned, people's hearts would calm down somewhat, but perhaps my Hojo family received a letter from a troubled person who disturbed the whole of Japan.

Therefore, the ministers took it for granted that rumours had leaked from somewhere, and even the people under the castle were making a fuss from top to bottom.

However, if you rush to yourself as the main player, you won't be able to dress up, and if you see that the surroundings are very confused, you will be calm.

In contrast, I, the main player, decided to call and gather at Odawara Castle, which is the headquarters, and then quickly open the evaluation.

It was the early spring of Eight Years of Yongroku when the snow melted.

The main hall of Odawara Castle and the ministers who were the lords of the realm gathered one after the other.

Since the rating was communicated in advance, I made sure that everyone was seated in the gathering, and looked at the timing and opened my mouth with a serious expression.

"I will begin the Odawara assessment.

As you all know, this is an important project that will determine the progress and departure of the Hojo family.I want you to give me a free opinion. "

According to the rating, whether or not to obey the orders of General Kaisei, who named Inari God.

In opportunistic situations such as temporary suspension, the other party will not forgive.If you take a slightly defiant attitude, you'd better think that this would be a good excuse to start a war.

That is why it is no exaggeration to say that the progress and withdrawal of the Hojo family is determined by the results of the evaluation.

I wanted to hear candid opinions from trusted ministers without tinted glasses or extra care.

But not paying attention to this is a constant increase in emotional opinions.That is why the argument is heated up and there is cursing and gossip.

After all, the originally bloody ministers were excited and screaming at each other as they flew.

"Someone is against it! Why should the Shogun be opened in Kanto?I wish I had done it on my own! "

"Sure! It's the thickness of the skin of the Hojo family!"

"If you want, do your best to take it away!It's going to turn back! "

The excitement of the young and bloody ministers is only growing as they scream with their snorts, move away from General Koi and smash him straight down.

After seeing that, Kenheo Matsuda, one of his family ministers, began to speak in a calm tone, playing with his beard.

"Certainly, your opinion makes sense.But it's not just General Kaisei and Matsudaira, is it?

Oda, Imakawa, Takeda, and Saito will also be on our side. Isn't it a little tough to deal with them at the same time? "

He has more say than the others because he is a great minister in the Hojo family.

So normally, the youngsters backed down sharply, but this time it didn't.

"No matter how big an army you are, Odawara Castle will never shake!"

As they say, the protection of Odawara Castle is tough.

Double the power differential will not easily fall, and on the contrary, it will cause significant damage to the enemy forces.

However, Matsuda faithfully passes on the young man's claim and thinks with his right hand playing with his beard.

"Hmm, it's definitely hard to drop Odawara Castle.If we work with the castles and fortifications around us, we'll be able to push back the army or not. "

"That's not true! The Hojo family will not be defeated!Matsuda-san knows! "

The scouts are here, so it's not impossible to push the enemy back if we work together.Inspired by such a bloody young man, the flow of reputation leans toward the warring faction.

However, when it was about to be decided on the policy of setting things up with General Kagi, Matsuda, who had been thinking with a slow attitude until recently, slowly opened his eyes and looked straight at us, and opened his mouth mostly with a serious expression.

"I apologize to you, sir."

He was always right about Matsuda, who had no clue where he was.That's why I jumped through one of my ministers and became a minister.

"If you go to Odawara Castle, the Hojo family will survive.There's no difference. "

But now he's in the right position and he's a little nervous, so it's obviously different.Matsuda repeats the words even more.

"But while we were in the cage, everyone in the territory except Odawara Castle!Be on the side of General Kaisei! "

An unbelievable opinion popped out of Matsuda, Minister Shigemitsu.

So I ask, instead of surprised and confused young people, who were watching the course.

"What does that mean? Matsuda, explain in detail."

Matsuda no longer had an atmosphere where she had relaxed her shoulders. She showed her face as a loyal minister and spoke with dignity.

"This time General Kaisei is different from those who stood in the past!"

I took it for granted, but it's still what Matsuda says, so I'll think calmly about where it's different.

"Hmm, it does seem strange that a fox toddler would give General Kaisei."

"No, that's strange enough ─ ─"

So he stopped talking, took a deep breath, and then opened his mouth with tension.

"If you put it in one word, you'll have a different personality as Grand General Koichi."

Listening to the words makes the reputation noisy, not just for me.

I wonder why Matsuda can say so much, but he is a great minister of the Hojo family.I'm sure he was secretly alert and used his patience to investigate because he could wield the power he deserved.

But I was surprised, that's all.

Sometimes it is the usual and not so uncommon for warring states to appear as incompetent or genius.

"You said you had a different personality as General Koichi.How different is Ashikashi from the outcast? "

I don't think Yoshihiro Ashikawa, who was forced to leave to get in the way, is so inferior.

Generally speaking, there is no way an adult can lose to a child.

"It's the difference between heaven and earth."

"I'm sorry about Matsuda, but I can't believe it."

Of course General Ashigaru is in the earth, and the daughter of the fox points to heaven.Matsuda obviously wanted to say this.

However, other ministers mocked and nodded that they agreed with me.

Still, only he, the minister, keeps explaining without losing his serious expression.

"Are you sure you want to disclose the information your son's nostalgia brought home this morning?"

Say hello.

Various rumors have arrived, but it is impossible to judge what the facts are.

I also used my patience to investigate, but it was still unclear who the new Kaisei Daiichi was.

But if Matsuda received a report this morning, something new must have come in.And I hope so.

"First of all, the current general Kaisei is not a man."

"I heard she had a fox ear and a tail, but was that true?"

We've known this for a long time, but there are still many of our ministers who don't believe us.

So he went out of his way to say it because he thought it was necessary to step through the steps.

"Sure, and I'm pretty sure Inari is not a demonic fox."

Once again, the sigh spreads to the reputation.

Almost certainly, even trustworthy, nostalgic information was not directly confirmed by the eyes.

However, Matsuda said that this time he burned Mount Hiei Enryakuji temple with a pale fox fire, beat many monks to the opponent, and forcibly pushed open the mountain gate, and there were many witnesses and victims.

Because of this, patience is easy to get behind, and a lot of such information comes out, so I had to recognize the power of outsiders.

Now, in a reputation where excitement has cooled and calmed down since a short while ago, everyone silently waits for Matsuda to continue.

"Two, Inari God is on the side of the people."

This is also information that has already been revealed, and it seems to be teaching the people the knowledge and technology conveyed from the neighboring continent, but Hojo territory has not benefited from it until very recently.

Besides, not all of her knowledge and skills are spread throughout the territory.It is still a subtle assessment of authenticity.

"Is it true that we are spreading knowledge and technology to enrich people's lives?"

"Of course, all of them are rebellious because of unknown things, but from those who actually tried ─ ─"

I hear that he wants to spread the word for free.So I didn't have to steal or buy it, but I was carefully taught how to make it by a traveling merchant.

Nevertheless, we need to be alert to enemy faction detectives, and since it was actually communicated last year, it is still not that credible.

"Three, we are seriously aiming for the world of Taipei under heaven."

This word completely calms the rating field.

All we want is for there to be no more strife and peace, as long as we live in this country.

But if I turn my back, I want to behave like a supreme ruler.When you want to dominate and command people or enjoy luxury, you end up with a snobbish wish.

Throughout a long history, power breeds corruption, and no matter what saint or prince he is, he becomes corrupt and incompetent.

That's why I wonder and ask Matsuda again.

"The Inari God becomes the Grand General of Conqueror.What is its true purpose? "

"Bring plenty of grain to the people who flourish in a world free of conflict, and once they are at peace, they will immediately leave and succeed to the next generation, and enjoy a leisurely hidden life!

This is the true purpose of the new General Kaisei! "

Someday, he didn't speak as one person in the rating, and he was completely quiet.

Incidentally, this is information that has not been spoken out, but Inari God is terrible at lying and hiding things because of his character.Whether it's someone else in red or not, her thoughts and purpose of action are very easy to read.

Besides, the more desperately you try to hide it, the more likely it is that you will accidentally say it.

I heard these things from Matsuda, and I could not be honest.

But it was clear to me that this was different.

There is no interest in money or power, and if the people are committed to living in peace and feel that their role is unnecessary, they also have the cleanliness to quickly withdraw.

Acting for such an understandable reason, it combines wisdom and technology to accomplish it.It is as if the true ruler desired by the people had appeared on earth in the image of Inari God.

No matter how you, your ministers, or your soldiers scratch your feet, you won't win.

It is also natural for other ministers and residents to turn around in the cage. If they are bad, even those in Odawara Castle may jump into the richness she brings and leave your master.

On the contrary, it is clear that this time the balance was tilted in the direction of following General Kaiyi's request.

However, one of the young ministers shook his voice as he couldn't give up the thorough resistance.

"Yikes, but if you forgive the tyranny of General Kaiyi!Kanto will be treated well! "

Taking that word, I think it does make sense.

However, Matsuda smiled as expected and gave him back his words.

"No, let's think about things.What's so interesting about Hojo? "

"You think it's profitable? What kind of advantage is that?Please explain! "

He plays with his beard while soothing his angry minister and begins explaining with a blurred attitude.

"First of all, if Hojo obeyed without fighting, Hojo would never have been."

It is true that Matsuda was right, and in this case he said he would ride a winning horse.

As far as the report goes, there are still a few great names who have joined General Kaiji.The earlier you follow, the heavier you will be.

"The land required is vast, but mostly useless marshes and wetlands?

Even such an aggressive transfer of abandoned territory in Hojo would give us a higher status instead. "

Hearing this, all the young ministers silenced.

Looks like I started a profit and loss account in my head, but I didn't bother to compare it.But Matsuda tells them clearly.

"If so, is it about choosing between unusable territory and a position in the new Shogun?"

"Hmm! Oh, yes!"

I cannot help but be convinced of this.Not only young people but also other ministers listen to Matsuda with serious expressions.

"If you lose a fight, you can't sit in the last seat.

But now you should be able to stand tall enough to fit ten fingers. "

Five great powers are now under Inari's umbrella.

So if the Hojo family were to be incorporated, it would be the sixth place.

"If Hojo defies that, the other Kanto factions may follow the new Kanagi Great General at once.

They want to stand on Hojo. "

Matsuda, the chief minister, is right, and if he defies the new General Kaiyi, Hojo's fate can be said to be over at that moment.

"How hard Odawara Castle would be if the Kanto Alliance joined the Guinai Alliance ─ ─"

At this point, the conclusion of the rating was clear.

The opinion of the Hojo family as the current owner will be proudly expressed because it will be easy to understand even if I don't say it anymore.

"Answer the new General Kaisei's request and give him a portion of the Hojo family's territory!Who has any objections? "

I've waited a while, but I won't open my mouth as one of my ministers.Everyone had to correct their posture with a serious look.

In this way, the Odawara rating was completed in an extremely short time without becoming a Choba.

Afterwards, he had his men prepare paper and brushes and hastily acknowledged the Inari God's request.