Time flies, like a white horse passing through a gap, and before you know it, you will reach the fourth year of the Yuan Turtle.

The era name of Motome is the era name that Ashikaga Yoshiaki specially asked the imperial court to adopt in order to express a new atmosphere of "carrying forward the past and forging ahead into the future", so the fourth year of Motogui means that it is the fourth year of Kamiro's success.

At that time, the arrogant and domineering Sanhao and Hexagonal two "rebels" are now in decline, and the half-hearted Asakura has also learned a lesson and is forced to accept the orphan of the previous generation of the public as an adopted son.

The situation of Oda and Asai has also changed dramatically, and there are vague signs of becoming a third party, and between Oda and Thailand, there are unpredictable changes, and such a plot development can be called ups and downs, which makes onlookers dizzy.

After more than a dozen conquest generals, the Muromachi shogunate has never been able to stabilize its governance, and the long-awaited world of tranquility and peace and prosperity is naturally far away, and I don't know if the Year of the Monkey can be realized.

This is the misfortune of the society and the people, but it is also the carnival of the martial artists and careerists.

The Spring Festival is the only day of the year when workers can relax and unwind. During this period, the lowest tenant farmers and miscellaneous servants will have at least half a month's rest to enjoy the joy of family.

However, the dignified five junior assistants of the lower punishment department, the guardian of Awaji Kii and the guardian of Izumi, Daidai Heite, only stayed in the castle for seven days, and more than a third of them led their families to participate in the sacrifice and prayer activities.

Yan Chiyomaru, who will turn ten years old, also only has a seven-day "winter vacation". Since he was the son-in-law of Honganji and had begun to learn the tea ceremony, it was only natural that he should have appropriately participated in the entertainment of monks and merchants in the corresponding social occasions in order to establish a sense of existence.

Tie Fan Xiu has reached the point where he no longer needs to strengthen his personal image, and even has to make up various reasons to turn down a large number of invitations. Otherwise, twenty-four hours a day is not enough, and how can there be time to focus on other confidential and urgent matters?

The New Year visit of the major forces will reflect a lot of hidden political information, so the intelligence officers of the Tianxia countries will not be able to rest during this time.

By the time I moved from Awaji to Kishiwada Castle, the latest harvest had been compiled into a book and sent to Hirate Honhide.

"Lord Gongkata led his shogunates through many temples and shrines in Kyoto, and the degraded Mibuchi Hall was also present. The Omi people Kenbe clan and the Hanoi clan Mikama clan received invitations to skip the level. Shibata Hall and Miyoshi Hall (Yoshitsugu) have not yet expressed their position. ”

- According to the order of the retainers, the first message is about the Shogun.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki actually began to cross the guardian envoy or guardian generation, and directly contact the powerful wealthy families in Kinai, which was naturally not a big deal when the shogunate was in its heyday, but what is the situation now, is there really no point in my heart?

But his choice of target was delicate. People in the world say that the three good righteousness follows mediocrity and inaction, regardless of whether there is slander or not, the reputation is always recognized. Shibata Katsuya is also not very familiar with political methods, and it is not his forte to win over people's hearts, and the possibility that the external forces under the two of them will be poached does exist.

Let's wait and see, and turn down.

"Michizo Koji stayed at the palace from the seventh day of the twelfth month until he left on the third day of the first month. On the seventh day of the first lunar month, he came to the palace again, returned to the house the next day, and then did not receive a summons. It is speculated that the Oda bomb is turning the corner. ”

The last sentence, looking at the handwriting, is added by Honda Masanobu.

Tie Tsusho also thinks it makes sense.

From the analysis of the side branch information, it can be surmised that there was no noticeable abnormality in the imperial palace, so Nobunaga should not have been killed. In this case, the reason why the doctor went home could only be that he was getting better.

I don't know if I will continue to do things...... Maybe the deterioration of the condition was due to excessive energy?

Or maybe there was nothing wrong with his body, and the whole process was just a secret battle between Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Oda Nobunaga.

This matter can only sit back and watch for the time being, and cannot be moved lightly.

Continue –

"Shibata Sakyo invited Takigawa Iga to Gifu Castle to meet Oda Sakin-sama, and according to the tour girl we bought, it may be to talk about Sakumaden. Perhaps there is an intention to help the latter recover. ”

Is it talking about Sakuma Nobumori?

Because his son "mistakenly killed" the Kaicho wealthy merchant Ikenaga Heihisa, when he was reprimanded by Nobunaga, he refused to accept it, and was locked up for more than ten months, and ruled two counties with more than 100,000 stones, which were taken over by Nakagawa Shigemasa, Sakai Mamasao and others.

This person has always been extremely oppressive to the countrymen and wealthy families, and he is completely unsupported by outsiders. Besides, another year has passed, and it will definitely be useless to get back the original territory.

Governing the army is its strength, maybe among the two counties, there will be some loyal veterans and old generals who are willing to listen to orders, but that can't turn the sky upside down, and dare to make a coup d'état?

Even if Shibata intercedes with Takigawa, at most it will be to return the original territory of the Sakuma clan in Owari to them.

It shouldn't be a big deal. Although this colleague is tiresome.

Then look down.

"Asai Hinata (Nagamasa) gave a lot of money and invited 150 priests to pray for his own martial arts. His retainers, Miyabe and Endo, were looking for a merchant and sent out a commission to move westward. It is guessed that the destination is Nishiharima, Bizen, and Misaku. ”

Well?

Seeing the tie, Fan Xiu couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart.

Could it be that Asai Nagamasa did not plan any conspiracy and trickery, but honestly relied on war to expand?

Indeed, geographically speaking, after getting a large territory of Harima, you can't help but further covet Bizen and Misaku, and the direction of the strategy has not changed.

But Urakami Munekei is not an easy person to deal with.

This man was originally the son of a retainer of the famous Akamatsu clan, but after losing his father at a young age and inheriting the family business, he took advantage of the intervals between Miyoshi, Niko, and Mori to establish his own hegemony, occupying the land of Sevensei Bizen, Fifty Percent Misaku, and some surrounding areas, totaling about 400,000 koku.

How can such heroes be taken lightly? No matter how good the Asai army is, even if they can beat him in one or two games, they may not be able to achieve a decisive victory. If you want to gain a foothold there, I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort.

Do you have to rely on the Okayama Castle Lord Ukita Naoya? However, this careerist had already betrayed once this year and was beaten violently for a while, and the hostage was forgiven, and I am afraid that I will not be able to fight again in the short term.

If you can't figure it out, you can only trace it further.

Hite-sue will not deliberately spend too much effort to hinder the Asai family, and there is no extra resources available without this leisure. But if you can easily add a little block to this brother-in-law, why not?

Flip down again.

Mori Terumenden presided over the family's New Year festival, and sent an envoy to Shangluo with a gift of money, asking the imperial court and the shogunate to grant him official positions and official duties. Mutsu-sama (Motosho) has never appeared in public, and it is suspected that he is bedridden. ”

It seems that the Kansai God who has lived for seventy-four years is still very tenacious. Three months ago, he said that he was seriously ill and dying, and now he has not been announced dead, and I don't know how long it will last.

The current situation is very favorable for people with ulterior motives, and if Mori Terumoto does not officially take over one day, it will be inconvenient for Yoshikawa Motoharu and Kobayakawa Takakei to command the troops abroad, and they can only spend it in the mountain castle of Yoshida County.

Sanin's Niko Revival Army and Kitakyushu's Otomo family are estimated to have received this wave of benefits, and the two of them have fallen sharply one by one, and it is time to take a breather.

And the Tie family can also take advantage of this opportunity to act recklessly on Shikoku Island. Blatantly wooing the Saionji family while attacking the legitimacy of the Kono family.

And then there is -

"Hojo Taikiyoken (Shiyasu) suffered a stroke three months ago and fell unconscious, and after Sagami Hall (Hojo Clan) took power alone, he sent an envoy to Kai. In the name of tracking down key criminals, Takeda Daizenden asked to send troops into the distant river to search. Tokugawa Mikawaden, politely declined. ”

Why is it that the more you go to the back of the news, the more nervous it becomes......

Seeing the draw, Tenohide hurriedly asked left and right: "Have Hojo and Takeda been reconciled?" Will Tokugawa be attacked? ”

Hearing this, Honda Masanobu, Horio Yoshiharu, Tarao Mitsutoshi, Ishikawa Goemon and others were all stunned.

Honda's brows furrowed and he fell into thought, not daring to speak. After a while, Horio Yoshiharu replied, "Although there is no empirical evidence, Chang Ideal is far from this step. The long-term fierce battle between Takeda and Hojo has caused many casualties, and it is impossible to make peace so quickly in the short term. As for Takeda and Tokugawa, this is just the first time in recent years that they have contradicted each other. And - they didn't have the name of invading the Three Rivers and the Far River? ”

The rest nodded in unison.

Tieshou Fan Xiu sighed lightly, noncommittal, and skipped this section.

It's the last page.

"Miyoshi Awa (Choji) visited the temple for the first time as the head of the family, and when he saw that most of his retainers worshipped the Soto, Shingon, and Pure Land sects, and that he believed in few disciples of the Nichiren sect, he was quite annoyed, and he became angry with others, and he broke out and killed a waiter."

The fact that the information from Shikoku had been delayed for several days and had been put to the end showed that the retainers did not consider it as important as the previous ones.

But after reading it, his eyes turned, the corners of his eyebrows were raised, a trace of fleeting excitement flashed on his face, and he commanded in a deep voice: "Take pen and ink, I want to write a letter to Yukawa Hall who stayed behind in Higashiawa Kamakura Castle...... By the way, I would like to reply to the Venerable Master of Ishiyama Honganji Temple, and you can go to this Yahachi (Honda Masanobu) yourself......"

"Yes!"

Horio Yoshiharu immediately ran to get the four treasures of the study.

At this time, Honda Masanobu showed a clear expression, Tarao Mitsutoshi's eyes were dazed and a little unable to keep up with the rhythm, and Ishikawa Goemon was on standby, not thinking about whether there was a hidden intention when the lord issued the order.

The flat hand is still sitting on the ground, the tone is flat and not shocking, and the wording is casual.

However, Tarao Mitsutoshi, who was well-informed but also a newly promoted retainer, only felt a momentum that was ready to go as the voice came, and he was about to breathe.

As if it were a tiger before predation, it retracted its claws silently, curled up at its waist and abdomen, and when the prey showed a flaw, it was about to leap up like a thunderbolt in the clear sky.

In an instant, after the words were finished, Hirata Fanxiu lazily lowered his head and drank tea.

That spirit was suddenly gone.