As soon as he entered the house, the general found a series of problems:

the potted plants in the courtyard were crooked, not only were they placed more casually, but each row even lacked one or two pots, which was not beautiful at all;

The white chrysanthemums used in the funeral are scattered all over the ground, the dust-stained petals and fallen leaves are stacked on top of each other, and the white, green, yellow, and red are mixed with each other... It's like a messy children's painting;

The "dry landscape" originally laid on the sand was also covered with footprints, and large and small depressions were everywhere, seriously destroying the original artistic conception...

Seeing all this, she frowned, and also realized an obvious fact:

the Hiiragi family has indeed declined.

......

One by one, stepping over the stones paved in the sand, climbing the wooden stairs, the people dressed in linen and filial piety and black lining knelt on both sides of the corridor early, and the huge mansion seemed to be only the sound of the wind, insects and footsteps, and there was an eerie quiet.

Under the respectful leadership of a servant, the general went straight to the Hiiragi family ancestral hall.

This place has been arranged as a spiritual hall, white cloth and white candles can be seen everywhere, and a strange smell fills the air, making people subconsciously frown.

"I've seen Lord General."

"I've seen Lord Ogosho."

At this moment, the general was like a "walking forbidden key", and as soon as she arrived, the mourning was forced to stop, and almost everyone looked at her with respect and awe, bowing their heads in favor.

Skipping the players holding the instruments, the general saw the rumored Hiiragi lady kneeling in front of the tablet, and the "NPC" who had a plot in the game - Hiiragi Chiri.

As if feeling the heavy momentum behind her, I saw that the girl maintained a kneeling posture, using her hands and feet together, slowly turning around and crawling as if moving her body over, facing the general's gaze.

Taking this opportunity, the general was also able to see her in full -

I have to say that Hiiragi Chisato is indeed a standard Inazuma eldest lady, beautiful in appearance and gentle in temperament... It's just that now she is haggard, her eyes are red and swollen from crying, and her eyes are even bleak, and she seems to have died of heart.

Seeing her pitiful appearance, the general couldn't help but think of a sentence in his previous life:

"If you want to be filial."

And that's exactly what happened.

Now Chirito, who is dressed in white, looks very weak, and her filial clothes not only did not destroy her original beauty, but added a fluttering and unclean ethereal temperament to her out of thin air!

If you look closely, you can find

that the eyes of some servants in the mansion looking at Hiiragi Qianli are obviously a little wrong, if the Hiiragi family really declines like this, and she, the former eldest lady, is forced to fall into the city, I am afraid that these subordinates will not be able to bear it....

After all, the retainers and samurai who originally lived in the palace were basically taken to Narugami Island by Kujo Jura for examination, and almost all of the former vassals of the Hiiragi family were wooed and poached by other families, and now, there are not many people left who can protect her as the eldest lady.

Imagine what kind of fate a noble lady like "Yamato Fuzi" will face once she is martyred and forced to lose all her aura and former status...

(That's sad. The general could not help but think.

"I've seen Lord General..." Looking

at the "father killer" in front of him, Hiiragi Chiri's expression at this time was very complicated - there were regrets, sadness, sadness, complaints... But he did not dare to have a trace of hatred.

When the difference in status and strength between the two sides is too great....

After all, the so-called "revenge" is just a luxury, a luxury that you dare not think of.

To be honest, seeing Hiiragi Chiri's sad appearance now, a trace of compassion was really born in the general's heart.

But....

It was quickly wiped out.

“...... Hum.

Coldly snorted, and did not care about Hiiragi Chisato who was kneeling on the ground, and the general directly crossed her to the incense table of Hiiragi's house.

In front of you, candlelight flickers and lights flicker.

By the light of the white candle, she first glanced at Shinsuke Hiiragi's urn, then raised her head and glanced at the tablets of the ancestors of the Hiiragi family.

This glance swept over, and she was surprised to find that the names on the tablet... Most of them can find the corresponding information and even pictures in memory!

"Walking living history" - that's all, right?

Based on the various images that came to mind, the general couldn't help but begin to narrate:

"Hiiragi Hiroji, once enjoyed the reputation of 'Hongji Gong'. Founded outlying islands, developed new arts, introduced foreign technology, benefited Inazuma Rimin, and worked hard all his life... Even my friend praised him when he was alive, calling him a 'born businessman' and shrewd. "

Hiiragi Saburo, superb in martial arts, good at swordsmanship, once fought with the founding ancestor of the kendo master [Shimazuka Ichikariu], Shimazukayama Zuemon for three days and three nights without winning or losing, it can be regarded as a rare martial arts wizard in your Hiiragi family for hundreds of years."

"Hiiragi Kyo, with his outstanding mind and concern for the world, pioneered the method of improved farming, and once popularized, it ushered in a period of prosperity for Inazuma 230 years ago." The official warehouse is full of corn, the people are well fed, and there are no beggars on the road for ten miles' - this short song is a true portrayal of that period, and he is also known as the 'Second Generation of Hongji Gong' by the people.

Speaking of this, the general ended his memories and narration, slowly turned around, glanced condescendingly at the people present, and asked indifferently:

"How brilliant was the former Hiiragi family?" It is not an exaggeration to call it 'full of talents'. How come in the current generation, but the Hiiragi family has a bully, colluded with foreign enemies, and betrayed the shogunate? Can any of you tell me why?

Suddenly, the hall was silent.

At this moment, everyone who was swept by the general's gaze bowed their heads in unison, their faces full of shame and self-blame, and they did not dare to make the slightest response.

"Huh."

Seeing this, the general sneered, lowered his head, and looked at the dull Hiiragi Chisato:

"You know everything about your father?"

"Hmm."

The girl nodded, her pale lips trembled slightly, and her eyes darkened.

"What do you think?" The general asked with a slight joking.

In this regard, Hiiragi Chisato slowly raised his head:

"The Hiiragi family can be passed down to this day, all thanks to the favor of the general. Defection to the enemy and betrayal are truly unforgivable ... As the daughter of a sinner, Qianli is also deeply sinful.

In the end, her eyes were filled with tears again, and she couldn't help but bend her body, her head against the cold ground.

"Don't you hate me for killing him?"

"Don't dare." Hiiragi Chisato raised her head and shook her head, tears running down her face again, "Chisato just regrets, regrets not being able to stop her father from making a mistake in time..."

Her voice was already a little choked.

"Is it..." Looking down at Hiiragi Chisato in front of him, the general's gaze was deep, as if he had seen through it, "It seems that Hiiragi Shinsuke has a good daughter." "

—It can be seen that Hiiragi Chisato is indeed not lying.

"Lord General, are you here to ask Xingshi for sin? Qianli is willing to accept punishment. Wiping his tears and straightening up his upper body, Hiiragi asked as if he was ready to die.

Without

answering for the time being, the general raised his head again and glanced at those kneeling inside and outside the spirit hall.

Under her orders, the entire Hiiragi family had been summoned.

It's just that there are much fewer people than expected, and at a glance, judging by the attire on their bodies, they are basically the lowest servants and servants... and other people who have almost no right to speak.

As for the real stewards and power, the courtiers who were in charge of speaking to Hiiragi Shensuke on weekdays basically had some dealings with the fools, and they were all escorted by Qiluo to the Heavenly Leader Office for interrogation one by one as early as yesterday.

However, surprisingly, as Shinsuke Hiiragi's most beloved daughter and the eldest lady of the Hiiragi family, Chisato Hiiragi had nothing to do with this matter, and successfully passed the investigation of Hiroshi, so that he was able to stay on the outlying islands to hold his father's funeral.

It can only be said that Shinsuke Hiiragi has a little conscience in a more or less certain sense....

Chisato Hiiragi, as a "canary" who is well protected by her father, has no idea about the dirty things in the house.

After retracting his gaze, the general shook his head and replied,

"None." The Shogunate must have received the latest decree issued by the shogunate - all officials, regardless of their position, who are suspected of colluding with the fools for their own benefit during the Eye Hunting Order, will be arrested, interrogated, and then punished accordingly..."

"The fact that you people who have been able to stay here unharmed through yesterday's investigation shows that this matter has nothing to do with it—I believe in Oro's judgment." Now that the mastermind is dead and the accomplices have been taken away for examination, why should I hurt the innocent?

"Then your lord General, you..."

"It doesn't hurt to tell you." Facing Hiiragi Chisato's doubtful gaze, the general slowly explained: "I came here for those families on the island.

"Outlying island family? Did you say..." Hiiragi Chisato seemed to have thought of something, and his face changed slightly.

"Just as you think." The general nodded, and his tone suddenly turned cold, "They have been very restless recently, and they dare to 'commit crimes against the wind'." Knowing the latest decree issued by the shogunate, he ignored those prohibitions and continued to secretly collude with the foolish forces outside Inazuma... Hmph, the guts are not small, they don't really think that they can hide from the sky, right?

Hearing this, Hiiragi Chisato seemed to have thought of something:

"This... It is true that Lord General, the family headed by the Matsuura family, did visit yesterday in an attempt to enlist the support of thousands of miles and revive the practice of surveying. But at that time, Qianli's heart had already been filled with sadness and could not tolerate anything else, so it was not reasonable.

"Hmph, I have already sent someone to investigate, and once the situation is true, their end will be reached."

At this moment, the general's eyes were full of killing intent.

Almost at the same time....

"Boom!"

"Yay!"

A bolt of thunder suddenly landed on the courtyard, frightening several maids kneeling outside the house.

Seeing

this, the general took a deep breath and tried to calm this anger, so that the weather gradually returned to normal.

As a god dominated by the "human soul", she is still not "calm enough", and always let emotions dominate her from time to time and make a mess like the one just now.

It really shouldn't be....

(In case of a fire one day, it will be difficult to suddenly chop a person to death...)

(You still have to learn to control your emotions.)

The general began self-reflection.

At this time, after sorting out the language, Hiiragi Chisato took the initiative to ask:

"That... Chisato and the Hiiragi family are willing to fully cooperate with Lord General and capture the rebel!

"Oh, enlightenment is good." After a chuckle, the general suddenly suggested, "After this matter is settled, do you have the confidence to take over your father's job and continue to serve the shogunate?" As

soon as her words fell...

"Huh?"

I saw Hiiragi Qianli suddenly stunned, his small mouth opened slightly, obviously he did not expect that the general would send such a big gift.

According to the general's meaning ... After this incident, not only will the Hiiragi family not fall, but there is a chance to continue and even revive the family?

"Great..."

"What a chance! Miss! "

At this moment, the others... In particular, the servant named "Shinno-Cheng" suddenly looked over, and his face was overjoyed.

However, Hiiragi Chisato himself seemed a little hesitant, and muttered weakly:

"But, but Chisato is not good at it..."

Next, I just need you as the eldest lady of the Hiiragi family to succeed the survey and follow and rule the rest of the family, and quickly stabilize the current situation on the outlying island. In the future, if you encounter difficulties, you will report it to the shogunate, and both the Tenling and the Shogun will help. Without

concealing it, the general said bluntly.

- That's right, she needs a puppet! It is used to help the outlying islands and survey to get rid of the current situation of "dragons without leaders".

Of course, she knew that Chisato Hiiragi in front of her was not the most suitable person, but...

Time is urgent, and judging from the current situation on the outlying islands, she can no longer afford to delay any longer, otherwise the situation will only get worse.

At present, she does not have much time to review and test the character and ability of those families for the time being, instead of lifting a group of "old silver coins" who do nothing and only know flattery to the top, it is better to put a young girl who is still clean and simple - at least the latter is more convenient to control and "plastic" is better.

After all, the outlying islands are different from Narugami Island, and the practice of surveying is not the practice of the Heavenly Lord, the former is more or less "the emperor of the mountain is far away", and it also controls the two extremely important affairs of "shogunate finance" and "foreign trade"....

The "money bag" must be held in one's hands at all times - this is a truth that fools understand.

Although in fact, as long as she firmly holds the Tenryō in her hands and controls the entire shogunate army, coupled with her personal absolute force, even if the people of the shrine, the survey, and even the entire Inazuma Islands defect, she is confident that they will be suppressed one by one.

——After all, if you have soldiers in hand, you don't panic.

But!

For the future and development of Inazuma, it is more important to have the "public opinion" that the society pursues and the "wealth" that the company pursues.

After all, the chaotic times will eventually end, and no matter how many and strong the soldiers in hand, in peacetime without war, they can only be used for exercises, maintaining law and order, guarding borders, etc., far from playing their due role.

What's more, if there is no accident, her next focus and attention will shift to the two wastelands of the Coral Palace Rebels in the west of Inazuma and the [Kiyo Island] [Tsurugan] in the south, and the north side will not be able to take care of it for the time being.

Although she really wanted to restore the outlying islands to the prosperous and prosperous appearance she remembered as soon as possible, but at the moment, the time was extremely tight, and the affairs that needed to be dealt with on Narugami Island and the shogunate had been stacked on her desk and needed to be approved urgently.

So....

She was destined to be unable to do everything and do everything herself.

In this case, cultivating competent and loyal subordinates and sharing the endless work at hand is already the only option.

"This..."

Hiiragi Chiri was still a little hesitant.

It can be seen that her heart is struggling and trying to muster up courage.

However, after all, this is not something that can be adapted to in a moment.

All of a sudden, carefree lady who didn't care about anything and only enjoyed happiness suddenly changed into a high-ranking Fengxing lord, taking charge of the survey and obeying for the shogun and the shogunate... This does require great courage and mental preparation.

But the general really had no patience to slowly persuade and enlighten, so he could only give an ultimatum:

"If you don't agree, I'm afraid you will have to be ready next."

"What, what preparation?"

"Preparations for moving out of the Survey Pursuit House." Facing the dazed Hiiragi Chiri, the general sneered and replied seemingly ruthlessly:

"When the new survey is posted, your Hiiragi family will naturally be of no value to me and to the shogunate." At that time, even this last glory, this great survey and pursuit mansion, will surely turn into the dust of history along with your Hiiragi family. At that time, a new family will land here, slowly replacing the original status and influence of the Hiiragi family. "

“!!!"

Hearing this, Hiiragi Qianli's face suddenly changed greatly.

As the general said, once the new survey is posted, it will mean the complete decline of the Hiiragi family....

At that time, she will lose all the aura of the eldest lady, lose all the power that can be used, lose her status of being treated respectfully, and lose her dignity...

I am afraid that I will be reduced from the object of fawning over others to a lowly subordinate who is forced to please others!

That kind of future, for her, is absolutely hell!

Just thinking about it, Hiiragi Qianli's face couldn't help but turn slightly white, his whole body was trembling, and his whole face was bloodless.

“...... I understand! From now on, Senri will obediently be a puppet and serve the shogun and the shogunate, and he will have no two hearts! "

Good."

The general nodded in satisfaction.

Since it has already been "slapped" ....

Then it is time to give the appropriate favor and give the other party a "sweet date" to taste - this is the grace and power.

"I can guarantee that as long as you behave well, Hiiragiya... Maybe it can continue to be practiced as a survey.

The meaning of the general's words is obvious:

as long as you obediently obey, your descendants may also be able to continue to be "hereditary" as before, and continue to sit on the throne of the survey and administer the outlying islands.

"Really, really?"

At this moment, Hiiragi Chiri was obviously stunned by this surprise that fell from the sky, and he was particularly excited, so that the whole person couldn't help but stand up, and his cheeks were bloody.

In the next second, she immediately came back to her senses and quickly knelt down on the ground:

"I'm sorry! Lord General, I'm so excited..." In

this regard, the general nodded seriously and reiterated:

"Jun no joke. Remember the premise I said and see how you perform next. If something happens again during the Eye Hunting Order in the future... (looked at the Spirit Hall) At that time, your Hiiragi family will prepare a funeral for yourself. "

Shhh!

Seeing the general's expressionless appearance, at this moment, everyone present felt a chill that rushed straight to their brains, and the whole person couldn't help but tremble slightly.

As the saying goes, "God's grace is like the sea, and God's power is like hell." "

That's probably how it feels, heavy, suffocating.

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