Pillars of the Wu family

() An old man with white beard and hair, wearing kudzu clothes and hemp shoes, sat cross-legged in front of the door of the inner library, looked at Kira Wansongmaru for a long time, and then said in an old voice: "I hope the owner of the library can keep his promise! You are lending money for the sake of your own family business! Please remember the law of my Kira family, even if you are the governor of the family, you must not forget it!"

"I, Wansongwan, will definitely remember it in my heart!" Kira Wansongwan breathed out lightly, and his heart was finally overcome. The old man motioned to a middle-aged man who was kneeling beside him, who immediately got up and walked over to open the inner storage .

The inner library of the Kira family is located in the most remote corner of Honmaru, surrounded by corridors and woods, except for the inner library that has been locked all the year round, there is only one small wooden house standing there alone, and the owner of the small wooden house is this A famous old man, Kira Manmatsumaru's uncle Yoshitomi Kira.

The middle-aged man's name is Kira Yoshiaki, who is the uncle of Kira Manmatsumaru. He did not go out to the Kira Ise family to be the heir of the family governor, but later returned to the family to become Kira Yoshitomi's heir after the birth of Ise Yaozhi. Adopted son, the Kira family has always guarded the internal treasury of the family. Originally, there were still some sects and vassals guarding here, but because the Kira family withered and declined successively. With the advent of the Warring States period, people's hearts gradually became impetuous, and not many people were willing. Guarding an internal library that has been closed all year round.

Every year, the Kira family routinely deposits a deposit worth several hundred to several thousand kan into the internal storage. This is a tradition established by Ashikaga Yoshishi when he built Saijo Castle. , and later gave the city to the eldest son of the concubine, that is, the first ancestor of the Kira family, the Kira family, as the residence, and the Kira family also continued this tradition.

Kira Manmatsumaru seldom comes here to wander around, even if he comes here, he is not looking for them, it is because his uncle Yoshitomi Kira is not easy to get close to, his uncle Yoshiaki Kira was hit twice, and then he became a very dull A boring person, it is said that Yoshiaki Kira once fought with his father for the family business, but it seems that he failed in the end, and then he was ordered not to go out to the Ise family of Kira, named Ise Ujiaki, and he stayed in the Ise family for two years Just because Yise Yaozhi was born, he returned to his family.

Later, his only son, Yoshihiro Kira, did not listen to his dissuasion because of his youthful vigor, and insisted on following the same young Yoshito Kira to attack Yoshihiro Arakawa, the lord of Bamian City. As a result, they both died in battle at the source of the river under Bamian Mountain. During this period, it is said that he fell in the direction of Saijo Castle, holding the talisman of the Kira family praying for victory in his hand. This incident dealt him a huge blow. His wife died of illness soon, and he himself changed It's getting dull.

Kira Wansongmaru looked around and found that he didn't see the jumping little girl, so he asked, "Uncle! How is Sheng Ji? We haven't seen her for a long time!"

"Katsuhime went to Honjoji Temple with her mother to make a wish. Recently, due to some reasons of the ministers, they have been letting them live in the castle town." Yoshiaki Kira looked up at him, and then said sullenly, Katsuki Kira Ji is the only daughter of Yoshiaki Kira and his stepwife Mrs. Ogasawara. She is one year younger than Manmatsumaru Kira. She is a very cute little girl and the only playmate of Manmatsumaru Kira in childhood.

The most unacceptable thing for Kira Manmatsumaru is that his aunt believes in the Ichigo sect, and she is a very devout one. Kira Yoshiaki is also a boring gourd, and the relationship between the couple is not very good. Being taken away by his mother is also what makes Kira Wansongmaru very upset.

"How can the daughter of my Kira family live in the castle town, Zenjiro, you take someone to Honjoji Temple to bring back my aunt and Katsuhime."

"Yes!" Yamaoka Zenjiro responded, and rushed out with a few people nearby.

"Uncle! I want to take Sheng Ji to Kyoto, where I will receive etiquette instruction from the public, so that I can marry a good husband in the future." Kira Wansongmaru was very dissatisfied with this aunt's performance, and decided to take this opportunity to take Sheng Ji away.

"But Shengji is only eight years old..."

"With Aju taking care of her, I can rest assured compared to my uncle! Aju is my mother's relative, but she is a person with impeccable character and etiquette!" Accidentally sold Aju again , Kira Wansongmaru can only secretly say sorry, and find a way to compensate him in the future.

"I understand! Sheng Ji will be entrusted to the owner of the pavilion!" Yoshiaki Kira agreed cruelly for his daughter's future.

"Very good! I'll leave my aunt to my uncle!" Kira Manmatsumaru smiled at him and nodded slightly, then walked into the inner library with Ichise Shiro.

I thought the inner treasury should be dusty because it hadn’t been touched for a long time, but after entering it, I found that my understanding was wrong. The ground was indeed covered with dust, but all the coins were covered by black cloth. After opening the fabric, you can see the real face. There are various types of coins. There are more than [-] kinds of Song coins and the color of each copper coin is different. Ming coins are Dazhong Tongbao, Hongwu Tongbao, Yongle Tongbao, and a small amount of Jiajing Tongbao.

Kira Wansongmaru made a rough estimate. The reserves of Song coins are very small, probably because of the opening of the warehouse three times. The total is less than [-] guanwen. Ming money is quite a lot. The appearance of Wen, this is the result of depositing a little of the surplus funds every year. Diligence and thrift are the family motto of the samurai family in any era.

"Don't move the Song money, take out the Ming money... five thousand kanwen!" Kira Wan Songwan gritted his teeth and announced a huge number, everyone, look at me, I look at you, you don't dare to move, seeing a stalemate It's not a problem to go down, Ise Shiro hurriedly urged: "Don't hurry up and do it! Five thousand pennies! Take one extra penny and you know what the consequences will be!"

"Yes!" Everyone dispersed and began to carry a bunch of copper coins. Kira Wansongmaru stood under the light with a cloudy expression on his face, "This time is a desperate action. I really don't know what the outcome of Shangluo will be. If it fails, I will This house governor will be sitting at the end! So! Just make a big bet!"

It was already evening when dozens of people carried copper coins out of the inner treasury. Kira Yoshitomi and Kira Yoshiaki sat kneeling outside the gate with livid faces. They saw Kira Wansongmaru come out. Jiezhang: "Wan Songwan! Are you trying to destroy my Kira family? Evacuating the internal treasury is a self-destructive act! Your father and grandparents will have no peace even if they are alive!"

Although the old man is over 600 years old, he is healthy and healthy. He has always been a noble and special person in the family. He guards the internal treasury. When he gets angry, even the samurai of the Kira family dare not step forward to dissuade him, but Jiliang Wansong Pills cannot be refunded. He has a reason for not refunding. More than [-] people are waiting for food and drink. How can he be a family supervisor without money?

"Uncle! I understand! I understand all of this!" Kira Wansongmaru lowered his face and went to sit on the ground opposite Kira Yoshitomi, staring at each other for a moment with sharp eyes like knives, and said seriously: "I, Kira Wansongmaru I am the unworthy descendant of the Kira clan! Unable to keep the ancestral business passed down in the family, I had to join the Imagawa clan to survive... But! I am not reconciled! The blood of Hachimanden flows through my body, and my ancestors are Minamoto Yoshikuni and Ashikaga Yoshiyasu! I can't just sit back and watch the decline of the family business! Therefore, the Kira family must fight with their lives! If you win, you will die! If you don't prosper, you will perish!"

"If you are not victorious, you will die, if you are not prosperous, you will perish, if you are not victorious, you will die, if you are not prosperous, you will perish... Hahaha, good! Good! You are worthy of being a descendant of Taro Hachiman! With your courage, even if my Kira family is really destroyed! New You can feel at ease in Midouden in Huangquan Hirasaka! Remember your words! Be worthy of your ancestors! Be worthy of the Genji blood flowing through you!" Yoshitomi Kira got up and returned to his cabin, Yoshiaki Kira just glanced at him and nodded. Followed away, leaving Kira Wansongmaru sitting alone in the sunset in a daze.

Looking at the burning clouds in the sky, Kira Wansongmaru burst into tears unknowingly, "I seem to have integrated into this terrible era! Father! Mother! I will not disappoint your expectations, I will remember today's oath, if I win, I will die! No To prosper is to perish!"