Chapter 60: Omen of War
Seeing the gentle and elegant Yi Yujing talking there, Yan Xu nodded secretly.

Yan Xu himself is not flexible enough in doing things, and his interpersonal relationships are not good, but he has no problem expressing his opinions after watching other people do things. After watching the news broadcast for half an hour, he dares to give orders and control the global situation. If he adds two bottles of beer to the barbecue stall, his knowledge can rush out of the solar system. So although the time is not long, he can see that Yi Yujing plans before acting and knows when to advance and retreat, so he can be used, so he agreed to let him manage Daogu Village.

Since he agreed, Yan Xu would not impose any more restrictions. He gave Yi Yujing a lot of power, almost giving him full management of Inaya Village and making the Taro brothers obey his orders.

The reason for doing this is that he is the only talented person under his command, secondly, he doesn't care about a mere rice village, and thirdly, he wants to see his quality.

It has to be said that talent is indeed very important. After Yi Yujing was appointed by Yan Xu, he first walked around Daogu Village, and then immediately arranged for people to repair the road to make transportation more convenient. He also built a hotel that integrates dining and accommodation at the entrance of the village.

Although the wooden walls and thatched roof are not big, they are enough to meet the needs of passing travelers and can also attract some traveling merchants, bringing more convenience to the village.

Then it’s time to prepare for winter, repair dilapidated houses, reinforce granaries, collect firewood, accommodate the elderly and children, etc.

These things may seem insignificant, but they make the territory's happiness index higher and the chances of safely surviving the winter are greater.

If we let it go like Yan Xu did before, once there is heavy snow, people will definitely freeze to death. Although it is impossible to completely eliminate the problem at the moment, the probability has been greatly reduced.

However, what Yi Yujing has done is not enough to prove his talent. At most, he can be regarded as a village chief with rich management experience, which is still a long way from the standard of talent.

Fortunately, Yan Xu is not an impatient person. He is willing to give his subordinates more time and opportunities, and he believes that talented people will always have their time to shine.

During this period, Yi Yujing's wife also came and lived in Daogu Village, where there was a house built by Yan Xu. It might not be as good as the one they had in Oyou, but it was a unique mansion in Daogu Village.

Kazuha Shizuka's wife originally wanted to take a boat to Komizu Town and then transfer to Moroboshi's house, but she couldn't find a boat at Otomo's house, so she could only take a ox cart all the way, which was why it took so long.

But when the couple just met, Yi Yujing had a serious look on her face, as if she knew something.

"You said you can't find a boat at Otomo's? Are you sure that no one is willing to rent a boat to you?" Yi Yujing asked immediately without caring about his wife's fatigue from the long journey, because the difference between the two is very important.

"Yes, the maid went to the dock specifically to check, and there wasn't even a large fishing boat, let alone a merchant ship that could carry people." Yi Yujing's wife Emiko was also from a samurai family. She was in a hurry to leave, and then had no time to think about it due to the bumpy journey. When Yi Yujing mentioned it, she also realized that something was wrong.

"It seems that the Otomo family is going to go to war, but I don't know who the target will be." Yi Yujing now recalls that both his departure and Mieko's arrival were too smooth, without any obstruction in between. This is not like the style of the Otomo family, unless they are too busy, such as when they are about to start a war.

The question is who is the target of the Otomo family's attack this time. Judging from the large number of ships collected, the possibility of the Mori family is not low, but it is only not low, because by ship they can not only attack the Mori family, but also attack all forces on the entire island. Therefore, it is not safe to take it for granted that the Otomo family's target is the Mori family.

Ichiha Shizuka placed the teapot on the top, followed by four cups, representing the Fukushima family, the Shimazu family, the Sagara family, and the Moroboshi family.

The slender fingers touched the cups one by one, and finally landed on the cup representing the Moroboshi family. Yi Yujing's face suddenly changed.

"You stay at home, I'm going to Onimaruyama Castle!" Sensing the signs of war, Ichiha Shizuka hurried away, but Emiko behind her sighed secretly, and then asked the maid to take her bow and naginata for maintenance, because she had a premonition that they would be used soon.

At this time, Yan Xu had received information that Yi Yujing's beautiful wife had arrived safely in Daoya Village. Mori Yu hinted that he could invite her to the hot springs, but he refused.

A married woman is fragrant, but he is not a thief like Cao, who always thinks about other people's wives and widows.

But what Yan Xu didn't expect was that Yi Yujing, who was supposed to stay at home and work, actually came to ask for a meeting.

Thinking of the Japanese tradition, Yan Xu thought that Yi Yujing, who had suffered a setback, chose to bow to reality and come here to contribute.

Fortunately, he cleared out the short essay of several thousand words that automatically emerged in his mind in time, and his thoughts returned to normal.

There must be something more important that made a man who had been alone for a long time leave his beautiful wife and run to see his boss. Realizing this, Yan Xu immediately summoned Yi Yujing and learned about the actions of the Otomo family from her.

Although Yi Yujing's guesses were all speculations, if he were to tell other daimyos, he would probably be labeled a coward, but Yan Xu would rather believe it than not, because if he guessed right, it would be a huge loss for the Moroboshi family, and it might even destroy his current foundation.

What's more, when he thought about it carefully, this possibility was quite high.

Before he came, the division of power on this island had already been consolidated. Although they fought each other, it actually didn't make much sense, because they were either entangled with each other or there was outside interference. Unless one had the ability to win the battle, it was useless.

In this case, the expedition was more of an exercise to familiarize the subordinates with the battlefield and had no strategic significance, so when sending troops, they would often choose to show their military strength in a high-profile manner and rarely do so secretly, so the Otomo family's secret collection of ships was very suspicious.

Among the other forces on the island, the Fukushima family was supported by the Mori family to deal with the Otomo family's dog. Not only was it difficult to take down, but beating the dog would easily attract the Mori family, its master.

The Shimazu family and the Sagara family love and hate each other. Even though they fight to the point of bloodshed, once they encounter an external enemy, they will unite without hesitation to fight against the enemy. Even if they win, it will not make much sense.

Only the Moroboshi family has no foundation on the island, and its strength is apparently the lowest. The most important thing is that conquering it is of great significance.

Attacking the Moroboshi family first would not trigger the island's solid chain of chains, because the Moroboshi family has no one behind them and no allies.

Secondly, once the Moroboshi family is taken down, it would be like the Otomo family hammering a nail into the other side of the island, allowing them to slowly erode the Shimazu and Sagara families. Once the two families are taken down, they would have all the conditions to swallow up the Fukushima family and unify the entire island.

Such temptation is enough for the Otomo family to take a gamble, because if they don't gamble, they will never have a chance, especially since the Japanese people are born to love gambling, so the probability of attacking the Moroboshi family is extremely high.

(End of this chapter)