In the eyes of everyone who didn't quite understand, Pingshou Tsutsu stayed in Yuanjiang for nearly a month.

During this period, due to the autumn harvest, the wars in various places generally entered a period of recuperation, and most of the princes put away their swords and began to carry out behind-the-scenes operations and transactions.

Oda and Tokugawa will undoubtedly not give up on reconquest efforts easily, but the Takeda family is still a formidable target for them, and both have internal problems.

After Takigawa Kazuki became Oda Nobutada's father-in-law, he took advantage of the overall situation to pacify the eleven prefectures of Ise and capture the enemy's home city of Okochi Castle. The two fathers and sons, Kitabatake Gukyo and Gufang, fled to the countryside in an attempt to emulate Rokkaku and conduct guerrilla warfare in the four counties in the mountainous and forested areas.

However, the situation in Ise is far from calm. Many of the opposition have only temporarily hiberned when they see that the wind is not in the right direction, and they are still waiting for the opportunity to rise again. And Takigawa Yiyi may not have the wrist to get rid of these independent Chinese wealthy families in a bloodless way.

The Asakura family, which had barely integrated with the momentum of Takeda, seemed to be mired in internal strife again, and before it was the turn of the autumn harvest to settle accounts, they began to shirk their responsibilities first, and it is said that they were divided into three factions, with Tsuruga, Kitanosang, and Ichijo Valley as the core, and they were hostile to each other and constantly attacked each other.

The entire Omi territory has been restored, but the follow-up is still full of trouble.

Shibata Katsuie felt that he was the right person to replace Nobunaga at the helm of Minami Omi, but powerful factions such as Sakai Masasho were hostile to him and promoted the ailing Shigeharu Takenaka, who was considered a benevolent elder who had enough hope to unite the people of the country against the Asakura army in times of crisis. Ground snakes such as Gamo Dingxiu maintain a subtle neutrality.

At the same time, Asai Nagamasa, who was far away from and did not want to clash with Takeda too early, suddenly sent Miyabe Jijun, Anyangji Nobuyo and others back to their hometown to assert their control over Kita-Omi. However, his abandonment of defending his territory during this period of time had already led to serious consequences, and the people of Takashima, Kuchigi, and Shinjo had moved closer to the shogunate in the hope of obtaining refuge.

There is also a power vacuum in the south of Hanoi and the west of Yamato, and these places are basically settled by the strength of the tie family, and it is difficult for outsiders to intervene in the depths for the time being. But after all, the name is undecided, and it is not excluded that there will be whimsical ambitions who try to ascend to the sky in one step.

Many people in – their own and outsiders, old friends and strangers, samurai and dukes, monks and merchants, from the top of the imperial court and shogunate to the local tyrants who tried to hug their thighs – all tried to get the support of Hinosho.

In less than a month, 430 letters were received.

This should have been a good time to return to as an arbiter and show off his skills.

But he was not moved, but thought that there was something more important to stay on the front line of the Yuanjiang River.

Through various means, he tried his best to find out the inside information of the Takeda family, and finally learned what he wanted to know after more than 20 days.

The elders of the Takeda family, Nobuyoshi Takeda and Nobuyoshi Takeda, all left Kai and went to Shinano and Ueno respectively to appease the local people and explain the mixing of copper in the minting of gold coins, but Takeda Katsuyori stayed.

After the armistice was confirmed, Changjing of Sanheshan County and Tsuchiya Masaji of Yuanjiang reported on their work from Huihe. Akiyama Nobutomo of Higashimino did not leave but sent his son-in-law, while Suruga Uchito Masatyo sent his second son as a representative because his sister-in-law died of his injuries.

Anayama, Oyamada, Kiso, Suwa, Sanada, Kohata, Katsuyama, Okuhei, and many other powerful local factions who submitted to the Takeda family were asked to visit the lord's house within a month.

In the towns near the temple, there is a marked increase in the frequency of the appearance of Tendai monks, and several commercial houses that are engaged in civil engineering businesses seem to be busy, and it is speculated that new buildings such as temples and stupas may be being built.

……

After comprehensive information, Pingshou Fanxiu was seventy percent sure, and finally left Yuanjiang with peace of mind and embarked on the road back.

Before leaving, facing the Oda and Tokugawa families and the rest of the local people who came to see him off, he looked in the direction of Kai, and suddenly said as if he had no intention of doing so: "My joking words, if it makes Takeda Dashan angry, it is a sin." ”

Someone asked what the joke was?

Hinote avoided answering, saying, "This is not what a samurai should say." ”

However, Hosokawa Fujitaka, after the flat hand Hoshihide retired, smiled and whispered: "Although I was born in a martial arts family, I can also be regarded as a literati, so it doesn't hurt to talk about it." ”

Then turn those who "retreat inward, and their swiftness is like the wind; Outflanking assault, its Xu Rulin; poisoning the people, aggression is like fire; Friendly troops are in trouble, and they are as immobile as mountains. The remarks were told in detail.

When everyone heard this, they all exclaimed that the Lord of the Tieshou Punishment Department was too clever (poisonous tongue), and even if Takeda Daizen was so angry, it could not be said that he was an old man with a narrow heart.

The honor that has been pursued and maintained all his life has been so criticized that it is worthless, but the evidence is conclusive, and there is something to say, how can this not be so angry that he vomits blood?

Then Hosokawa Fujitaka further concluded: "It took decades for Takeda Daizen to make his neighbors think that 'Wind Forest Volcano' is four very terrible words. But after the words of the Tie Punishment Department, people all over the world will only smile when they hear these words again...... Don't underestimate the difference between the two! ”

This was uttered by a world-famous literary leader, and the audience was particularly impressed.

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On the third day of the ninth lunar month, Heite Hasuhide slowly arrived in the area of Minami Omi Kusatsu and settled down at Jinshengshan Temple, and after settling down, a young and handsome local monk stepped forward to compliment him, praising "The generous and awe-inspiring words of the Lord of the Criminal Department actually made Takeda Daizen die of shame. ”

The monk is worthy of having read the book, and the sycophants are very cultured.

Wen Zhiping was very pleased, and immediately rewarded ten small gold coins as sesame oil money, with a total value of about 25 yuan. The monk was even more excited when he saw it, and completely turned into the flattering appearance of a pug, and he couldn't wait to offer all the chrysanthemums.

It's a pity that the Lord of the Criminal Department is not keen on this.

It was at this temple that the soldiers of Hirate Hinohide took a break and met with envoys sent by Takigawa Kazuyi, Shibata Katsuie, and Takenaka Shigeharu.

Including the symbolic reinforcements assigned to Takigawa, they also successfully joined forces under the leadership of Noguchi Masatoshi.

Since the Yuanjiang front had dragged on for too long, the exchange of interests in various places had been completed, and the stage of stability had begun, and there was no longer a need for external mediation, and both Takigawa and Shibata simply expressed their congratulations and gratitude. In addition, Takenaka also revealed that his health is gradually improving, and he also vaguely reminded that there may be subtle changes in the center, and maybe the two of us have a chance to cooperate.

Ever since Oda Nobunaga voluntarily accepted the position of ruler and was placed under house arrest by Ashikaga Yoshiaki, the situation in Kyoto has been intriguing, and Takenaka's words seem like just a cliché.

But out of his understanding of the "Mino Kirin", he didn't dare to ignore it, and hurriedly sent someone to step up the investigation.

Two days later, the news came back in a shocking way:

Ashikaga Yoshiaki, the general of the current expedition, actually launched a mobilization order within the limited scope of his rule, claiming to launch a pro-campaign to defeat the "traitor" Echizen Asakura!

It just so happens that the autumn harvest is almost over, and the cold winter has not yet arrived, and the next two or three months can indeed be used as soldiers.

Many wealthy clans from all over Yamashiro Province, as well as in the northern part of Hanoi Province and the western part of Omi Province, responded to the call and brought people to serve in the Imperial Palace, and the total size was expected to be more than 10,000, and maybe even close to 15,000.

This was probably the first time in the 100-year history of the Muromachi shogunate to have mastered a direct army of this size.

In this way, it can be seen that Ashikaga Yoshiaki took advantage of the turmoil in Kinai and implemented a series of centralization processes, which were quite effective. Now the general's house is not exactly an empty shelf.

As the head of the world's samurai families, if the shogunate cannot win honor on the battlefield and live only on fame, it will always be despised and there is always a danger of becoming a puppet.

However, if we can maintain a certain combat power and cooperate with the name, we are expected to reverse the situation and regain a certain amount of real power.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki obviously understood this, so he endured the fear of swords and blood in his heart, and deliberately found this rare opportunity to pick a super soft persimmon like Echizen Asakura, which lacked military tradition and coincided with civil strife, in an attempt to revive his prestige.

But Tie Tsusho is still not very optimistic about him.

The reason is simple.

The enemy is not strong, but the shogunate army is even weaker to the point of vulnerability! When he besieged an ordinary wealthy family with a little-known name, he almost capsized, but that memory is vivid.

Echizen Asakura is a serious daimyo after all.,It's relative to Oda and Asai to say weak.,In the past, I fought a lot of battles with the people of Wakasa Province and Hokuriku Ichi-yi!

Though...... It is said that the existence of the old Oda generals such as Akechi, Kinoshita, and Shibata has greatly increased the combat power of the shogunate army, but it is difficult to say how much the increase will be, and subconsciously always feel that these three people get together, and there must be some ulterior conspiracy behind the matter......

Heite Hatsuhide knows Ashikaga Yoshiaki's character very well, and knows that this princess is a person who is wide on the outside and jealous on the inside, and once he makes up his mind, it is definitely not something that outsiders can persuade with words.

Originally, he hoped to repel Takeda and curse Shingen's power to death, and become the savior of the shogunate, just to ask for retribution, so that Ashikaga Yoshiaki recognized his possession of southern Hanoi and western Yamato, and gave a name and explanation in the affairs of Shikoku.

Unexpectedly, the general, who has always hated swords and soldiers and is afraid of blood, was full of confidence and dared to launch a personal campaign!

If something happens, won't the fruits of those victories be unfulfilled?

It's really worrying.

Hisho Hohide couldn't wait to catch up with his troops immediately and help Ashikaga Yoshiaki fight this battle.

However......

First, it may not be in time, second, the soldiers are already very tired and in need of rest, and third, doing so is tantamount to openly expressing their distrust of the shogunate's combat power, and may offend Ashikaga Yoshiaki......