Soon the time came to the first year of Yonglu (1558 AD). Last winter, Emperor Go-Nara, who had been ill for a long time, finally passed away, and now he is under the control of Emperor Shokincho.

Perhaps because the new emperor had just succeeded to the throne,, which had been in turmoil marked by the reconciliation between Miyoshi and the shogun, began to enter a brief period of peace. Even a chaotic corner like Ise seemed to be affected by this trend and began to calm down, but at this time, Yuanmu County was stirred up like a drop of boiling oil because of the rivalry between Matsugami Yoshimitsu and Ohno Heinobu.

In March, Matsugami Yoshimitsu's two generals, Yoshimitsu Yoshimasa and Yoshiki Kazuhei, finally succeeded in building a castle in a critical place in Ryoki Village as a bridgehead to peek into Ono.

In mid-March, Ohno reached a settlement with the Matsugami family's feud with the Katayama family, and the two sides agreed to use the existing territory as the boundary to seize the Umedo family to the west, while the Ohno family attacked Matsugami Yoshimitsu to the east.

In May, Matsugami Yoshimitsu officially married the flower princess of the Kusan family, and his prestige increased dramatically, and he received a donation of 1,000 kan from Matsumoto Town as a political investment.

However, in August, the situation changed abruptly, and Ono Heinobu, who had solved his worries, entered Matsugami Castle in the name of Chonggenin and took control of the young lord Gosanmaru, and under the will of Ohno Heinobu, the Matsugami family officially issued an imperial decree to crusade against Matsugami Yoshimitsu. Nagazehei was also condemned as a rebel and deprived of his territory because of his friendship with Yoshimitsu, so the enraged Nagalinkei had to burn the house and lead several horsemen to flee to Matsumoto Castle alone.

Perhaps because of the tragedy of the Long Chain family, the only remaining strength of the Matsugami family, Ono, Jiumu, Kawahara and other families have fallen to Ohno Heinobu. As a result, Ono Heinobu's power has greatly increased, and the old leader of the Matsugami family has already obtained two thirds, and Ohno Heinobu has even lived in the main pill of Matsugami Castle, and it is said that the widowed Chongyuanin Temple is also unclear with it......

Matsugami Yoshimitsu learned on August 17 that he had been convicted of being a traitor, and although he had been prepared, there was still some turmoil in the whole of Matsumoto Castle. After all, when he has enough strength, "righteousness" plays a vital role, not to mention Matsugami Yoshimitsu, a "fortunate minister" who is deeply favored by promotion, if there is no full reason, he actually points his sword at the master's house.

At this time, a group of men and horses hastily fled to Matsumoto Castle, needless to say that it was Nagazehei and several of his retinue, who had been missing for several days. This time, he not only came to take refuge, but also brought a gift, a gift that the whole city of Matsumoto Castle could not refuse and had been looking forward to for a long time!

"That's it!" After briefly talking about the changes that happened in Matsugami Castle, Changlianping took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Matsugami Yoshimitsu with great care.

"Brother Yoshimitsu, this is the rebellion I got from Chongyuan Yuan before I escaped from Matsugami City, and Chongyuan Yuan has officially appointed you as the general of the crusade against the Ohno Heishin clan on behalf of the Young Master of Gosanmaru."

"Oh...... Rebellion?" Matsugami Yoshiki was not surprised, so he hurriedly spread out the book and read it carefully.

After a long time, Matsugami Yoshimitsu, who had confirmed the pleadings, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Heiqiro, you have helped a lot!" There is indeed a monograph of Chongyuanin and the power seal of the Matsugami family that has been passed down from generation to generation, so the main hall also has the righteous name of crusading against Ohno Heishin. You can rest assured, the friendship and kindness of the Long Chain family will not be forgotten, and the old territory of the Long Chain family will be returned to you after the main hall seeks peace with the Ohno Heixin family. ”

"In this way, I will leave everything to Brother Yoshimitsu!" Although it had been expected, the long chain heard that Matsugami Yoshimitsu was willing to help him restore his old collar, and he was immediately excited to bow down, which also represented the official surrender of the long chain family, one of the famous families under the Matsugami family in the past, to Matsugami Yoshimitsu.

"Heishichiro, prepare well, our war with Ohno is coming soon." Matsugami Yoshimitsu received the bow of the long chain flat head-on, no matter what happened before, since he had decided the name of the minister, if he resigned, he would not be entrusted with his life with his wealth.

"Haha, if you start a war with Ohno, please let me join the first team."

After making a request for war, Changlian left with peace of mind, after all, several of his loyal retainers still need to be appeased, which is the cornerstone of the Changlian family's future revival.

Soon after, Matsugami Yoshimitsu held a grand evaluation of all the retainers in the Imperial Palace.

Previously, the news of Ohno Heinobu's entry into Matsugami Castle and the designation of Matsugami Yoshimitsu as a traitor had reached Matsumoto Castle, because the retainers who participated in the assessment had more or less a hint of worry on their faces, after all, everyone understood that because of their lack of righteousness, they had actually lost the opportunity in the next war.

The different colors on the faces of the retainers naturally couldn't hide from Matsugami Yoshimitsu, who was in the main position, which was why he was in such a hurry to hold the assessment.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have good news for you. The rebellion against the traitor Ohno Heishin, which was sent by the young master of Wusanmaru and Lord Chongyuanyuan to the long chain at the risk of death, has been sent to the main hall today, and the righteousness is on our side!" After saying that, Matsugami Yoshimitsu spread out the pleadings in his hand so that everyone could see it clearly.

"What! Really? But looking at the monogram and the imprint, there is absolutely no doubt about it. ”

"It's okay now, now we have the same righteousness as Ono Heixin!"

"Bastard! In the rebellion of the Zogen Temple, it is said that Ohno Heixin is a traitor, where did he come from, and the lord can seek peace with the Ohno family sooner or later. ”

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The retainers, who had been a little depressed, were suddenly enlivened by this belated pleading, and now they finally don't have to bear the reputation of traitors and traitors!

"Enough!" Matsugami Yoshimitsu and the other retainers were almost happy before they gestured with their hands and said: "The family is about to start a war with the Ono family, and although the family now occupies the dayishi, the victory or defeat is really unpredictable. This is the last assessment before the start of the war, and we must hurry up and formulate a strategy for dealing with the war. ”

"Haha." So the atmosphere in the palace became solemn again.

Matsugami Yoshimitsu saw that everyone was stable, so he went straight to the left head Saigo Kanhisa and asked: "Kanjiu, all the affairs of this family have always been coordinated by you, and now this hall asks you how much money, food, armor and soldiers there are in the city?"

"Hah!" Saigo Kanhisa knew what was going on and hurriedly got up and replied: "My lord, plus the money donated by the merchants of Matsumoto Town before, the family has 1,925 copper coins of various colors, 1,200 stones of miscellaneous grains, 10 pieces of armor, 300 spears, 50 bows and arrows, and 200 soldiers. ”

"Why so little?"

This sentence Matsugami Yoshimitsu couldn't help but blurt out, although there are a lot of things to listen to, but in fact, the most important thing is only military rations.

In wartime, a soldier had to eat about two stone of miscellaneous grain a month, and the food in Matsugami Yoshimitsu's current hands could only last for three months at most. And he and Ohno Heinobu are quite strong, and I'm afraid they have to fight a protracted battle, so it's a little tight, after all, money is sometimes not good for food.

It's hard, it's hard!

1 second to remember Aishang:. m.