Akechi Mitsuhide didn't even look at Saito Michizo's face, and said to himself: "Lord, not only the Oda family can't help, I'm afraid the Miyoshi family can't help either."

There are only two ways to get from Gyeonggi to Minon, one is to go to Kinei, but the Rokkaku family in Minami Omi is to help the shogunate, so it is impossible to let the Miyoshi family come over.

The second is Ise, where there are many forces, and I am afraid that it will be even more sad, and even if Ise can pass, the Miyoshi army will inevitably not be attacked by Rokkaku, and the people of Iga Province have heard that they have an extraordinary relationship with the Rokkaku family.

Unless the Miyoshi family sends their Awa naval forces to come and land from Owari or Mikawa, waiting for an opportunity to cut off the enemy's rear route. ”

Michizo Saito was a little dissatisfied at first, but after listening to Akechi Mitsuhide's explanation, he calmed down.

He stroked his beard, his eyes wandering, and his heart was thinking about the few families mentioned by Akechi Mitsuhide.

Saito Michizo said slowly: "What you said is very reasonable, you are really old, and it is easy to get dizzy. Ogasawara Yoshinaga is probably not just as simple as Kamiraku.

He asked the family to return Mino to Toki Yoriyi, I'm afraid it's just a, Toki Yoshii has been expelled from the family, and their father and son have fled to Yamato, I'm afraid it's his Yoshicho who wants Mino! ”

Wise Mitsuhide's face gradually became gloomy, and he said randomly: "Lord, if this is the case, the country will be even more dangerous. ”

Saito Michizo jerked and pulled out a few of his beards, grinning in pain.

He said suddenly: "Damn, the old man's guardianship has not been recognized by the imperial court, Ogasawara Yoshinaga has such a good relationship with the imperial court and the shogunate, this guardian position must be his righteous chief." ”

Wise Mitsuhide said suddenly: "I'm afraid that's the case, after all, the Kanto Governor claims to uphold the righteousness and conform to the way of heaven. Ogasawara Shinano Mamoru definitely can't be occupied by a nameless teacher. ”

Saito Michizo's face was extremely ugly, and he said coldly: "Ogasawara Yoshinaga's army has not yet entered Mino's territory, I'm afraid it's not just that I have to wait for the family's reply.

It's more that he is waiting for the will of the imperial court, as long as he has the position of Mino guardian, he will not need a reply from his own family at that time. Damn, this family will never sit still! ”

Akechi Mitsuhide is not optimistic about this, since Saito Michizo expelled Toki Yorigi, Mino is not stable in the country, and not every countryman recognizes Saito Michizo.

Once Ogasawara Yoshinaga gets the position of Mino guardian, plus more than 50,000 Qinwang troops, those wall grasses will definitely rebel.

In fact, Michizo Saito also has such a conjecture, but he has only been getting Mino for a year, so how can he be willing to give Mino away? He wants to fight, when Oda Nobuhide surrounded him with an army of 10,000 people, wasn't he more defeated with less?

Saito Michizo stood up and said, "Then don't give him Yoshicho extra time, the family will gather a large army to fight him in Inabayama Castle!" ”

As everyone knows, while they were talking, Yoshicho sent someone to find the people of Mino.

For example, the three Mino people in the future, the Takenaka family where Shigeharu Takenaka is located, and so on.

And on the same day, the envoys of the imperial court and the shogunate arrived at Fukushima Castle in the Kiso Valley, which was the residence of the Kiso family, and is now the headquarters of the pioneer army, and Yoshinaga temporarily lived here.

The shogunate and the imperial court did not hesitate to agree to Yoshinaga's request, especially on the shogunate's side, and also gave Yoshinaga the protection of Hida Province.

The Kyogoku family, the guardian of Hida Country, has been destroyed, and the Koji family, the sister of Kuniji, has been attacked by the Miki family, and the situation is precarious.

The reason why the shogunate handed over the protection of Hida Province to Yoshicho was mainly because Iizuna Nobumoto said a word when he chatted with Mibuchi Fujiei again, and Mibuchi Fujiei made a favor to push the boat along the river and contributed to this matter.

Now the powerful people of Hida Country are the Miki family, and Miki Yoritsuna's main room is the daughter of Saito Michizo, and now Yoshinaga is the sworn enemy of this pair of sons-in-law.

Yoshinaga received the will of the imperial court and the shogunate here, and he immediately sent someone to inform the people of Mino that Mino was guarding him, Ogasawara Yoshinaga.

At this time, the undercurrent in Meinong was surging for a while.

Yoshinaga also didn't expect the shogunate to buy one and get one free for him, I'm afraid the shogunate didn't know that although Hida was barren, it had rich mountain and forest resources.

Hida is famous for its carpentry, and it is generally used by the royal family.

And there are also gold and silver mountains in Hida, for example, there is a gold mountain in the territory of the Uchijima clan, and there is a big silver mountain in the territory of the Eima family, which can be used for two hundred years with the current output.

In short, although Hida does not produce much grain, there are many cash crops, and Hida is the most convenient route from Shinano to Echietze.

Therefore, after listening to the envoy's speech on the holy decree of the shogunate and the imperial court, Yoshinaga immediately smiled and gave the envoy a few hundred pieces of money.

After sending the envoy away from Ohiroma, Yoshicho immediately said: "Send someone back immediately to tell Kotaka that he should send someone to Feishu and let those countrymen go to Ueda Castle first."

Let them hand over the hostages, and let them give up all the land they have encroached on to protect the Kyogoku family.

If they don't carry it out, then when I come back from Shangluo, I will prepare a large army to crusade against them! ”

A flag took the order and rode to Ueda Castle on a fast horse.

Below, Yasuei Shimizu asked, "Lord, then will we attack Mino now?" ”

Yoshicho glanced at Kakizaki Keijia, shook his head and said, "Mino Saito's strength is still good, and it is not appropriate to attack."

Michizo Saito expelled his lord Yorigi Toki, and some people in the country did not obey him, so we needed to divide the forces within Mino and set them against each other.

A strong fortress is easiest to destroy from the inside. ”

Kakizaki Keijia frowned slightly, he was afraid that Yoshicho was just making an excuse to delay time, waiting for his lord Uesugi Masato to come with 40,000 Kwantung coalition troops.

He hurriedly asked, "How long will that take?" The lord still hopes that we will open the road to Shangluo as soon as possible. ”

Yoshicho looked at Kakizaki Keijia and smiled, "It's probably only a day or two, and we'll see soon."

After all, Toki Yoriyi is no longer the guardian of Minono, and I am the orthodox guardian of Minono. Those who don't deal with Saito Michizo will naturally favor me.

The most important thing is a person's attitude, as long as he comes over anyway, the blow to Saito Michizo is fatal. Wait, there's news in just a day or two. ”

In Inabayama Castle, Michizo Saito is dealing with Yoshinaga's problems, and in the courtyard of Fukayoshino, a ninja secretly visits Fukayoshino.

Shen Fangye looked at the letter, the expression on his face changed and changed, and his bright voice became a little suppressed: "You'd better leave quickly, Your Highness won't believe this!" ”

The ninja bowed his head and said, "Fukami Fangyu, this is a letter from His Highness Toki, even if His Highness Saito doesn't believe it the first time, what about the second and third times?"

Moreover, His Royal Highness Tuqi once hinted that he was the biological father of Yoshiryū, and at the beginning, Yoshiryūtsuki came to confirm with Shen Fangyu, right? ”

Fukashino's eyes widened and she looked at the ninja below with an angry expression, she gritted her teeth and whispered, "What the hell do you want to do?" ”

The ninja paused, "Now, Shinano's guardian Ogasawara Hall and His Royal Highness Uesugi, the Kanto Governor, have joined forces, totaling 50,000 troops.

Saito Michizo expelled the lord, and the following crimes were unforgivable, and in the face of an army of 50,000, how long did Shen Fangyu think he could resist? ”

When Shen Fangye heard the news of the attack of the 50,000 army, she was so frightened that her legs were weak, and she sat down directly to the side, she wanted to support herself with her hands, but her hands were also weak, and the whole person fell to the ground.

She was stunned for a moment, then looked up at the ninja in front of her and said, "What does your master want me to do?" ”

The ninja took out a letter from his bosom, handed it to Fukayoshino and said, "Please read the letter." ”

Fukayoshino hurriedly tore open the letter and looked at it, it turned out that she was asking her to tell Saito Yoshiryu that he Yoshiryu was the son of Toki Yoriyi.

I promised in my heart that after the Ogasawara family became the head of Mino, he would definitely leave a life for Saito Yoshiryu, and he could let Saito Yoshiryu change his surname to Toki and become a retainer of his Ogasawara family.

Shen Fangye was a little hesitant, and after reading the letter, he was still unsettled.

The ninja hurriedly said: "Shen Fangyu, let's make a quick decision, it's too late, do you want to be buried with Yoshiryuki for Saito Michizo?" ”

Fukashino bit his lip and asked, "Ogasawara Hall won't regret it, right?" ”

The ninja smiled, "This is a letter from my father-in-law." ”

Shen Fangye nodded, waved his hand and said, "You step back first, I'll go to see Yilong later." ”

She put on a dress for herself, calmed down a bit, and then went to find Yilong.

Saito Yoshiryu was now preparing his armor, and when he heard that his mother was coming, he immediately went to greet him.

Shen Fangye said a little seriously: "There is one thing that my mother wants to talk to you about, it is a close matter. ”

Saito Yoshiryu hurriedly took his mother into the courtyard, and then he asked his henchman samurai to check the surrounding situation.

Saito Yoshiryu frowned and said, "What does the mother have to tell her child?" ”

Shen Fangye said with a sad face: "Saito Michizo is under Keshang, and he seized the power of the Toki family, and at that time, Wei Niang was already pregnant with you, but he was robbed by Saito Michi's three strongmen.

This is Saito Michizo wants to humiliate His Royal Highness Toki, but he didn't expect that his mother was pregnant. ”

Saito Yoshiryu's eyes widened, his nostrils opened slightly, his breath was a little rapid, and his eyes began to become bloodshot.

At first there was consternation, then excitement, and finally hatred at a glance.

He finally understood why Dao San had such a bad attitude towards him, but he was so kind to his younger brother, and there were rumors in the family that Dao San planned to set up a younger brother Sun Shiro.

Yilong gritted his teeth and said, "Mother, you didn't lie to me, did you?" ”

Shen Fangye wiped his tears with a handkerchief and choked up: "This matter, my mother originally planned not to say it for the rest of her life, but now I heard that there is an army of 50,000 coming, Saito Michizo will definitely not be able to win."

Wei Niang couldn't bear to watch you die with Daosan, so she made up her mind to tell you, Yilong, leave Mino now and go to His Highness Toki! ”

Saito Yoshiryu shook his head and said, "No, mother, how can the child leave you?" I'll figure it out! ”

Shen Fangye cried: "Child, what else can you do? At most, they can only take refuge in that Kanto to lead them. ”

Saito Yoshiryu said happily: "What my mother said is very true, I contacted some retainers and joined Ogasawara Shinano Mamoru together, and I also related to the East Governor!" ”

Shen Fangye put away his cry and said, "Then you must be careful, Dao San is insidious and cunning, don't be discovered by him." ”

Yilong nodded, he was still confident in this, and he still had some strength under his hands.

At this moment, three forces appeared within Mino, and the situation suddenly became tense.

The situation was also fierce in Owari, and Mino's situation had already attracted the attention of Owari, especially Oda Nobuyuki, who was not satisfied with Oda Nobunaga's succession as head of the family, and was very happy about it.

He has been forbearant for the past two years because Oda Nobunaga has Saito Michizo behind him, and now Saito Michizo himself is not protected, he can do it.

In particular, Oda Nobunaga's teacher, Masahide Hirate, committed suicide, and many retainers in the family expressed doubts about whether Oda Nobunaga could serve as the head of the family.

And the mother of both of them, Tsuchida Gozen, liked Oda Nobuyuki even more.

Therefore, Oda Nobuyuki encouraged his mother Tsuchida Gogo to win over the retainers in the family from the beginning, and at the same time sent people to spread rumors.

Like the old ministers Shibata Katsuie, Hayashi Hidemasa, etc., they were very dissatisfied with the deviant Oda Nobunaga, but they were very satisfied with the well-behaved Oda Nobuyuki.

Now that Oda Nobunaga's backing is in trouble, they immediately go to Suemori Castle to discuss matters after receiving a summons from Tsuchida Gozen.

Mino's affairs, Oda Nobunaga also knew. After the death of Masahide on his side, a group of old retainers under his command were scattered, and many of them secretly contacted Oda Nobuyuki.

However, Maeda, Sakuma and several others were very loyal to Nobunaga.

At this time, Oda Nobunaga can be said to be suffering from the enemy, and Oda Nobuyo in the four prefectures of Owari Shimoku plotted to kill Oda Nobunaga and support Oda Nobuyuki.

And Oda Nobuyasu, the guardian of the four prefectures of Owari, is the old enemy of Oda in Kiyoshu.

Oda Nobunaga had long known that his younger brother Oda Nobuyuki wanted to rebel, and now that Mino had a problem, this gave his younger brother a chance.

Nobunaga was very concerned about this, and he only asked his retainers to pay attention to Nobuyuki's actions, but did not give orders for other actions.

As Oda Nobunaga's close ministers, they were very anxious.

Maeda Toshiya found Sakuma Nobumori, Niwa Nagahide and a few others, and said, "What is the lord's plan?" His Highness Nobuyuki is already gathering troops! ”

Sakuma Nobumori frowned and said, "I also know that the situation is urgent, but if there is no result on Mino's side, His Highness Nobuyuki will not do it for the time being." ”

Niwa Nagahide had a solemn face, and he answered: "I heard that it is an army of 50,000, how many people can be gathered on His Royal Highness Saito's side?" ”

Sakuma Nobumori sighed, shook his head and said, "It is already the limit to have an army of 20,000, but the Kwantung Coalition Army and the Ogasawara Army have broken through Odawara Castle!"

I heard rumors that the Takeda family of Kai and the Imagawa family of Suruga both sent reinforcements, how could Mino Ichigoku resist it? ”

Maeda Toshiya was surprised: "It's so powerful! Even the Imagawa family has suffered? Isn't Mino finished? ”