Aztec Eternals

"Rongdong pays homage to... my adopted father!..."

"...? Haha! Get up, get up! Great! What a great son!..."

At the port of Ezo, witnessed by the Tiantai envoy and the people of the kingdom, Sibo Rongdong performed a solemn "kneeling ceremony" and swore in the name of his ancestors, clarifying his "adoptive father-son" relationship with Zuwaro and sharing the honor of the family. After receiving the ceremony, Zuwaro, in accordance with the custom of the Nahua people, held Sibo Rongdong's hair bun. Then, he rummaged in his arms and took out a golden hummingbird amulet as a return gift to his "adopted son".

"Come on! Adong, put on this golden amulet! Dad didn't prepare any other gifts, so he can only give you gold... When I come back, I will personally preside over the conversion ceremony for you and believe in the Lord God!..."

Sibo Rongdong pursed his lips, took the one-pound golden amulet, and put it heavily on his neck. At this moment, the emotions in his heart were as heavy as the golden amulet, bending his neck. The anxiety and imagination of youth surged in his inexperienced heart, and finally turned into his deeply bowed head.

"Ancestors are witnesses! Godfather, Rongdong... we all listen to you!"

"Young master!! No, no! How can the glorious family of the Shiba clan be reduced to associating with the mountain Tatars and recognizing the barbarian chieftain as their father?! If Lord Yilian knew about this, he would definitely die with his eyes wide open!..."

Seeing this formal ceremony of greeting, a dozen Shiba clan retainers in the back burst into a few unwilling shouts. One of the old retainers was particularly excited. He kept struggling under the custody of the "merchant samurai", kicking his feet like a frog, and the four samurai almost couldn't hold him down.

"Huh? What is this?..."

Zuvaro frowned and glanced at the disheveled old guy, not knowing what the other party was shouting. Seeing this scene, Morino Kiyoshi sighed again and said to the samurai on the ship.

"Stop Lord Zhenzhong's mouth and tie his hands and feet. Be careful not to hurt him."

"Young Master! Young Master... Uh! Hoo... Hoo..."

The shouting sound quickly disappeared, and the struggling and kicking "frog" turned into a "trout" flopping on the snow. Morino Kiyoshi shook his head helplessly and explained to Zuvaro.

"Ancestor! This is the family elder of the Echizen Saba clan, the 'younger' in charge of clan etiquette, called 'Inaba Sadashige'. His original family is the Echizen Inaba clan, and he fought for the Saba clan during the Onin War, fulfilling his duties as a retainer. Unfortunately, as the Asakura clan usurped the position of Echizen guardian, their power became stronger and stronger... The Echizen Inaba clan had to bow their heads, betrayed the Saba clan, and surrendered to the Asakura clan. And this clan elder of the Echizen Inaba clan also became the last Inaba retainer to follow the Saba clan..."

"Oh?! So he is a loyal retainer, equivalent to a military merit or honor noble? He is related to the Inaba clan of the Echizen state of Wato?..."

Zuwaro's eyes lit up, he pondered for a moment, looked at the remaining ten old and young Saba retainers, and spoke.

"What about these people? Are they also from the Inaba tribe?"

"No, of course not! Zu, the silent old samurai was the former Kanjo Bugyo of the Sasaki clan, Fujiwara Takaki, from the Echizen Horie clan. The middle-aged samurai with a clean-looking face was the last Gun Bugyo of the Sasaki clan, Yokoyama Kiyohide, from the Echizen Yokoyama clan. And the one who is scolding me is my good friend, the current Temple and Shrine Bugyo of the Sasaki clan, Kai Shigenori, from the Echizen Kai clan..."

Morino Kiyoshi counted the origins of these Sasaki remnants with his fingers, and they were all noble samurai from the Japanese, from various important powerful families in Echizen. And the existence of these people is like an extended spider web, connecting the remaining descendants of the Sasaki clan with the various samurai families in Echizen!

"Buddha is witness! Whether it is the Echizen Inaba clan, the Echizen Horie clan, the Echizen Yokoyama clan, or the Echizen Kai clan, they are all powerful families with thousands of koku or even tens of thousands of koku, which is not much different from the koku of the Ezo Kakizaki clan!..."

"These powerful families were once loyal to the Sasaki clan and had the same status as the Asakura clan. And now, although the powerful families are forced to submit to the Asakura clan who seized the throne, they are still connected to the Echizen Sasaki clan for two hundred years. As long as the Echizen Sasaki clan has not died out, the Asakura clan's rule over Echizen Province will not be completely stable! Therefore, this is also the reason why Rongdong will die at the hands of Asakura sooner or later if he stays in Kinki..."

Speaking of this, Morino Kiyoshi turned around, bowed deeply to these Sasaki clan's remaining retainers, and said in a deep voice.

"May the Buddha bless you, all the retainers and righteous men of the Sasaki clan! This time, I, Morino Kiyoshi, took Rongdong and all of you north, and the one who did it was the hired ronin of Yoneya. If you have any grudges, please hate me, Morino Kiyoshi, and don't involve the Tiantai sect or the Shanta clan..."

"I swear in front of the Buddha! Whether you agree or not, reviving the Sasaki clan is our common vision! And with the power of the Asakura clan, there is no other way to achieve this, but to seek strong support. And combining with the Shanta Golden Clan, continuing the bloodline of the Sasaki family, and gaining a foothold in the northern part of Ezo is probably the only and most feasible way! I hope you will save your lives, work together with the Shanta clan, regardless of personal honor and disgrace, and live up to your loyalty..."

After saying this soothing "Buddhism", Morino Kiyoshi no longer looked at the remaining Sasaki retainers with different expressions, but looked at Zuwaro and saluted respectfully.

"Zu! These are the loyal warriors of the Sasaki clan. Even in such a situation, they still stick to their master! Their existence also represents the last glimmer of the Sasaki clan and the last connection with Echizen Province. Keeping them is actually very beneficial to your tribe. It can also establish the Sasaki clan and interact with the samurai families in Honshu... Please persuade them patiently and save the lives of these loyal warriors!"

"In addition, the Buddha is a witness! These retainers have inherited culture and martial arts, and are familiar with the governance of various territories. Your tribe will definitely be able to use them... If your tribe communicates with the daimyo of Honshu in the future, you can't just rely on the bows and swords in your hands, right?..."

"Mori, what you said makes sense. We also admire loyal warriors... The Lord God is a witness! It's just a dozen mouths to feed. Even if they don't want to work for the tribe, we will support them!"

Zuwaro nodded with a smile, and he had already figured out how to discover the talents of these Japanese samurai who came to the door and how to arrange them to work. He looked at the "remaining ministers" again. With Morino Kiyoshi's words, most people calmed down and stopped making noises.

"Lord God! These people are really interesting. They have done it, but they still want to hide their shame. Morino Kiyoshi is the same, Rong Dong is the same, and these remaining ministers are the same... but they are not as transparent and natural as the big monk who eats meat and smokes cigarettes."

"Ahem, ancestor! This is Yue Ji, Rong Dong's sister, the only blood of Yi Liangong... The wooden box in her arms contains the "family documents" (family tree), "bloodline documents" (blood tendons) of the Sōba family, and the "shogunate commission" that the Sōba family was awarded as the guardian of Echizen more than a hundred years ago, as well as other important shogunate documents..."

Morino Kiyoshi sighed and asked Yue Ji to open the wooden box in his hand, revealing a roll of "important documents" full of Chinese characters. And the existence of these "important documents" is the "proof" of the Sōba family in the legal theory of the country.

"My Lord, everything... is here."

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The girl Yueji opened the wooden box, timidly raised her head, and finally revealed her face. Her long black hair fell over her shoulders, like flowing water. Her clear eyes were like a quiet lake. Her small lips were like the buds of red plums. And her jade-colored neck, which was so nervous that it was slightly red, seemed like the pink and white petals of early spring, which was so eye-catching in the rough snowy north.

"Oh! What a beautiful Echizen! Especially this kind of noble lady's temperament, plus the timidity of a girl... Tsk tsk!"

Seeing Yueji's beauty, Ryuzoji Iehiro opened his eyes wide and couldn't help but admire it in his heart. Zuvaro's expression moved, and he was also a little surprised. Losanda and the samurai leader Tami grass looked at each other and nodded imperceptibly. Morino Kiyoshi looked around at the performance of the crowd, hesitated for a moment, but still had a feeling of pity and protection in his heart, and instructed Yue Ji who had grown up.

"Yue Ji, you step forward... to my best friend, to your adoptive father, to the honorable Golden Chief Zuwaro, and perform the etiquette of an adopted daughter!..."

"Ah, yes..."

"The Lord God is a witness! No! You can't perform the ceremony!..."

The chief priest of Losanda strode forward and interrupted Yue Ji's ceremony. Then, he looked at the leaders of the kingdoms with a serious expression, especially nodded to Zuwaro, and said solemnly.

"Lord God bless! This girl with the blood of the human god... should be brought back to the Lake Kingdom by me and presented to His Majesty who is inspired by God! Let His Majesty leave a descendant of the blood of the god and bring it back to the West Sea Continent..."

"You are all His Majesty's subjects, loyal priests and nobles of the kingdom... What do you think?..."