Chapter 377 36. Changing the Family Lineage and Adopting a Adopted Son
The last hostages to be settled were the hostages of Matsushita Ichisao's family, the wife and son and daughter. The daughter was older, but only eight or nine years old.
When listening to the introduction, Xiao Pingtai was still thinking that he actually had such a big son. After the introduction, he realized that the wife was right and the daughter was right. But the son was not his own, but a burden brought by his wife.
Xiao Pingtai thought that Matsushita, as the chief general of the Hamamatsu Senfangshu, the lord of the country with more than 2,000 kan, had always been the representative of the Yamanouchi clan of Totomi Province. In this case, it would be better to take care of them mother and son. Originally, Xiao Pingtai himself had a good relationship with Matsushita Ichisao.
"Mrs. Matsushita, if there is anything wrong, please let me know. I have a good relationship with Matsushita Gagaku and will do my best."
"Thank you, Dan Zheng, this place is very good, Dan Zheng, don't worry about it." Mrs. Matsushita bowed slowly and gracefully.
The five or six-year-old boy next to him also bowed to Xiao Pingtai quite sensibly, and he looked likable.
Kobayata wanted to make a good relationship, so he ordered someone to bring two Chinese books from outside the city into the city. The books were bought by Kobayata when he went to Luojing and Sakai before. He bought a lot at that time, but he didn't finish reading them all.
When the child saw the two copies of "The Analects", he didn't show any disgust for the child of his age, but was actually a little happy. It stands to reason that he should have started to learn to read at his age, but he didn't expect that he had already started to contact Chinese books.
"Toramatsu, why don't you thank me?" "Thank you, Toramatsu." The child put the book away and saluted Kobayata respectfully again.
When Kobayata heard the two words "Toramatsu", infinite thoughts came to his mind. It was nothing more than that this name was too familiar, Toramatsu! Who is Toramatsu! It's Ii Military Minister Junior Assistant Naomasa!
There is such a star among the hostages of the Yamanouchi family!
"Excuse me, is your maiden family from the Mikawa Okuyama clan?" The name Toramatsu is different from the common name Koichiro. Although the word "tiger" is very common in the nicknames of samurai children, it is the first time I have seen Toramatsu.
"Yes, it is indeed the Okuyama clan." Mrs. Matsushita thought that Xiao Pingtai knew someone in their family.
That's right! When Ii Naomasa was young, his mother Okuyama took him to remarry Matsushita, so Ii Naomasa was always called Matsushita Toramatsu when he was a child. It has nothing to do with the two words Ii, and the surname Matsushita has been used for many years.
As for the shitty things that happened in the Ii family, Xiao Pingtai didn't want to talk too much. They were all familiar things about the struggle between the daimyo and the people, and the rebellion of the retainers.
In short, Xiao Pingtai had never heard of the Ii clan in Totomi, and originally thought that they were all really dead in the turmoil. Unexpectedly, as recorded in history, he followed his mother to hide his name and remarry someone else.
Now that it has been confirmed, Xiao Pingtai's attitude has become more amiable. In any case, this is also the future "Ii Akaguni", a brave general who is good at both civil and military affairs.
It's a pity that he is now a hostage in the Yamanouchi family and can't go anywhere for the time being.
"Toramatsu, if you don't understand anything, you can ask me, I can teach you." Xiao Pingtai touched Toramatsu's little head and said with love.
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Toramatsu's episode was skipped. No matter how powerful Ii Naomasa is, he is still a six-year-old boy now. Everything has to wait for ten years. Yamanouchi Yoshiharu's condition is getting worse and worse, and now he has fallen into a coma again.
In the afternoon, the three hatamoto abandoned their horses and took turns to carry Nagata Tokumoto, who couldn't ride a horse, to Fuchu Castle with his medicine box.
Their eyes were all red, and they ran all night to find Nagata Tokumoto in Suwa. He couldn't ride a horse, and there was no time to delay. It was really not easy for the three people to take turns to carry him from Suwa, dozens of kilometers away, to Fuchu.
The old ministers in the palace breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Nagata Tokumoto arrive. It was because Nagata Tokumoto was so famous. He had reached the level of "Medical Saint". It was said that Chinese medicine could cure the dead and turn bones into flesh.
However, even if he was a famous doctor, he was already in his fifties. After a night of tossing and turning, although he was carried by someone, he was not in good spirits.
When he saw the unconscious Yamauchi Yoshiharu, his brows were furrowed. Although he had been given emergency treatment by a local doctor, it was obvious that he was not completely saved and his condition was very bad now.
After a diagnosis, Nagata Tokumoto did not treat him immediately. Instead, he wrote down a prescription and asked someone to find medicinal materials immediately. Fortunately, Fuchu Town is the leading town in Minami Shinano, and there are many temples around it. With a single order, there are plenty of medicinal materials to use.
After closing his eyes to rest for a while, Nagata Tokumoto began to give acupuncture to Yamauchi Yoshiharu. It was just a silver needle that was as light as nothing, but in his hand it seemed to weigh more than a thousand pounds. He thought twice before inserting each needle, but he was very careful when inserting the needle.
Not long after, beads of sweat appeared on his face. But his eyes were focused and his wrists were still firm.
After some actions, Yamanouchi Yoshiharu woke up again. The retainers were overjoyed and came forward one after another. But he was stopped by Nagata Tokumoto, who signaled everyone not to get close and block the air circulation around Yamanouchi Yoshiharu. Originally, due to muscle control failure, there was a possibility of suffocation. Now that he was finally rescued, it was best to be careful everywhere.
In the end, it was Yamanouchi Motoyoshi who went up and confirmed that Yamanouchi Yoshiharu was conscious, and then he ordered someone to send rice soup in. After getting permission, he fed Yamanouchi Yoshiharu.
When the soup was boiled and sent from the outside, Nagata Tokumoto tasted it first, indicated that it was correct, and then fed it to Yamanouchi Yoshiharu himself.
It's no wonder that a famous doctor is a famous doctor. Even for a serious illness like a stroke, Yamanouchi Yoshiharu's condition improved significantly at night. After another acupuncture treatment, Yamanouchi Yoshiharu's language ability recovered.
Although he could only pronounce monosyllabic characters, the retainers were overjoyed. Although the words could make people anxious at ordinary times, no one would think so at this time.
After Yamanouchi Yoshiharu recovered, in addition to listening to the various disposals of the retainers in this day and night, he added one more item.
He wanted to keep Yamanouchi Taro by his side, and immediately ordered to send Mrs. Kiso's son to Kiso Yoshimasa as a son.
In order to ensure the order was passed, he also summoned Kiso Yoshiyasu and Kiso Yoshimasa with the support of the retainers.
Kiso father and son already knew that Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu was dead, and they didn't actually want to start a rebellion or anything. First of all, it was difficult to predict whether the three-year-old Yamanouchi Taro could grow up, and the second was his uncle Uesugi Terutora.
The Uesugi family was very strong, no doubt about it. If the head of the Yamanouchi family was the young and promising Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu, it would be a great support, but if Yamanouchi Yoshiharu died, what if the head of the family was the three-year-old Yamanouchi Taro?
The influence of the powerful uncle Uesugi Terutora in the Yamanouchi family will inevitably become stronger, and the human heart is the most unpredictable thing. It is not impossible for Uesugi Terutora to kill this nephew at that time.
No matter how noble Uesugi Terutora's character was before, and how much he valued feudal ethics towards the samurai nobles, the thing "people" cannot be fully guaranteed after all!
So the Kiso father and son are actually still looking forward to it, and temporary dormancy is nothing.
Now that they see that Yamanouchi Yoshiharu is so weak, although they accept the request of Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu's second son to inherit the Kiso family, it is even more difficult to guess what kind of emotions they are in their hearts.