Chapter 88 This man is very interesting

Fearing that the enemy would regain prestige in the battle, Kazuo Sagara, who had been excluded from the battlefield, was released only when the war was about to end. He walked out of the castle tower holding a paper umbrella decorated with cherry blossoms, looked back, suddenly smiled with relief, then blew out the tinder that he had prepared long ago, threw it into the dry ditch in winter, and ignited the kerosene that had been poured under the dead leaves at some point.

The lightly falling first snow was unable to extinguish the burning kerosene. Instead, it was pushed away by the rising heat and melted into water droplets in mid-air. They fell like tears, reflecting the flames on the dead leaves. The burning flames were seen spreading along the drain to the interior of the castle tower.

After walking out of the inner city, Kazuo Sagara put his clothes on inside out, put on a wide hat, and walked towards a remote place with a naginata in hand, like a wandering monk. Behind him was the castle tower that first smoked and then burned with flames, and the panicked voices seemed to be seeing him off.

Because the flames first ignited the gate and the key passage, people inside could not get out, and people outside could not get in. The samurai of the Sagara family were so anxious that they tried their best to put out the fire, but they didn't know what would happen even if they put out the fire.

The Fukushima family, who were preparing to retreat outside the city, had not yet packed up their things when they discovered that the castle tower in the center of Sagara Castle suddenly caught fire. The fire was as conspicuous as the huge bonfire lit at the festival, and they looked at each other in surprise.

When they reacted, the Fukushima family threw away what they were holding and without even thinking about retreating, they grabbed their weapons and followed the samurai towards the city wall.

When they were most relaxed, a fire broke out in the backyard of the Sagara family, and the daimyo's life or death was unknown. In the chaos, it was difficult to organize people to defend the city. As expected, the city was broken, and the Fukushima army rushed into the city and looted it.

In the end, only one young son of the Sagara family escaped under the protection of the surviving samurai. After reuniting with the samurai who had been in contact with him outside the city, he knew that the defeat was irreversible and he could only go to the Shimazu family and wait for a chance to make a comeback. The rest all died in the chaos.

"Fuji pays homage to the lord." Kazuo Sagara, who looks even more feminine in a pink cherry blossom kimono, no, now he is called Fuji, kneels in front of Yan Xu and officially becomes a retainer of the Moroboshi family from today on.

This was the promise that Ichiba Shizuka had made to the other party on behalf of the head of the Moroboshi family. Therefore, on the second day after the Sagara family castle was broken, Sagara Kazuo, who had changed his name, came.

Glancing at Fu Ji, whose dress looked increasingly strange, Yan Xu said nothing, nor did he look at her with any strange eyes, because he had been accustomed to it in his previous life. There were all kinds of monsters and demons on the Internet. It was just Xiao Nanniang, who didn't know how to dress up or dance, and had less than 10,000 fans, not to mention that he had also seen the ancient demon king of Bulgaria, so that's it?
Yan Xu's calm eyes and expression made Fu Ji look at him twice, and then she respectfully talked about the battle of the Sagara family.

It would be a lie for Yan Xu to say that he was not interested in what happened to the Xiangliang family, but his curiosity was not strong enough to pursue the truth, so if Fu Ji said it was an accidental fire, then it was an accidental fire, and anyone who knew would understand anyway.

No matter how the castle tower was set on fire, how the Sagara Castle was breached, how the Sagara clan was killed and only a young son was left, and how the mother of this young son was the daughter of the Daimyo Shimazu, Yan Xu didn't care. He only knew that the Fukushima family was now doing their best to occupy the Sagara family's territory, while at the same time increasing their efforts to guard against the Otomo family and the Shimazu family. Now they are simply unable to interfere with the outside world.

"Are you familiar with Komizu Town?" After listening to the story, Yan Xu took a bite of jujube, motioned Fu Ji to try it as well, and then spoke.

"The lord wants to take the opportunity to occupy Omizu Town." After tasting the strange snacks in front of him, the sweet and crispy taste made Fu Ji squint his eyes and his mood improved, but this did not delay him from talking about business.

"Yes, now is the best time, but it is easy to capture but difficult to govern." Yan Xu picked up the teacup and took a sip to relieve his thirst, then continued.

"So I took a fancy to you."

The current situation can be said to be caused by Fu Ji. It is impossible to say that he has no subsequent ideas for Xiaoshui Town, and Yan Xu also needs him to have ideas, because only with ideas can there be motivation, and only with motivation can there be effort, and this is completely in his interest, even if the other party has second thoughts, which can be seen from the loyalty of only 30. Next, Yan Xu casually let Fu Ji and Hui Ruomaru go to Xiaoshui Town together, and appointed him as the temporary manager.

As for whether he can be converted to a regular employee, it depends on Fu Ji's performance in the future. Anyway, he has already given her the opportunity.

In addition to Fuhime and Teruwakumaru, another person traveling with them was Taro, who was given the name Benimaru by Yan Xu to commemorate his red-dyed loincloth. He was then canonized as a samurai and appointed as the general of the Ashigaru, with the position of sheriff of Komizu Town.

This arrangement was made because Karakumaru would return after completing the capture mission, and needed to leave someone reliable there.

Although with Benimaru Taro's IQ, he is definitely no match for Fuki, who has just achieved the feat of destroying her entire family and is secretly pushing for the battle on the sub-island, it is enough to show his attitude.

Yan Xu doesn't care whether Fu Ji is loyal or not, nor does he care who controls Xiaoshui Town. As long as he can achieve his goal, he doesn't care about anything else. It's that simple.

What’s interesting is that Yan Xu’s indifferent attitude actually aroused Fu Ji’s interest.

Fu Ji, who had just completed his revenge, was currently in a sage state, secretly recalling the pleasure that filial piety brought him, so there were few things that could arouse his interest. However, the new lord had obviously succeeded in arousing his interest. This man was very interesting.

Fu Ji's mental state was obviously problematic, but no one cared. Outsiders didn't care about the former heir who had lost his status and power, and he himself felt that there was nothing to be nostalgic about in the world, and everything was so boring, so he burned down with his own hands the place that once brought him beauty and glory, but now only left him with pain and despair.

When he cut off everything with his own hands, there was no more Kazuo Sagara in the world, only Fuji, so he let himself go and came to meet his lord wearing women's clothes.

This would be enough to get him beheaded in Japan, but of course it was considered tactful to dress like this when they were alone together.

However, the lord turned a blind eye to his abnormality. It didn't seem like he was cunning or suppressing his anger, but more like it was just a normal thing. This made Fu Ji feel frustrated, but also excited to be recognized.

Perhaps only here can he truly display his power.

After arriving at Komizu Town, Teruwamaru, who brought all the elite ronin soldiers and the katana team, rushed in first, as if venting some impulse. And Taro Benimaru, the Ashigaru general, also commanded 100 Ashigaru to press forward, bringing huge pressure to the enemy.

Although Omizu Town is prosperous, it is not very strong in terms of military strength because it is a lawless area. The neighboring Shimazu family, Sagara family, and Fukushima family are involved in checks and balances with each other, resulting in a power vacuum here. In addition, the business is prosperous, so the businessmen are the ones who call the shots.

(End of this chapter)