Everything in the world has a price. If a price cannot be exchanged for a thing, the only explanation is that the price is not enough. In modern parlance, there is no problem that cannot be solved by a hundred dollars, and if there is, then add another hundred dollars!

I, or Shibata Katsuie, paid 2,000 kan in exchange for the promise of Honganji Shoru to launch a shot and a blow in the territory of Hashiba Hideyoshi, that is, a martial *pretend*riot*. It's actually a win-win for us.

For Shibata Katsuie, 2,000 kan is just a quarter's supply for a city, and it is a drop in the bucket for the big forces that occupy the entire eastern and western Echizen regions! And what he got in exchange was a large area of chaos in the territory of his direct opponent, which was quite a good deal.

And for Honganji Xianru, it is even more sure to make a profit! He launched one shot after another, relying not on funding at all, but on faith! All the people who came to participate in the festival were local believers, and all of them brought their own dry food to "work".

These people come when they are called, fight when they come, and leave when they are done, and they don't even want wages! It's easier to die, and they'll tell you, "This man has ascended to heaven!" "As for funeral expenses? Inexistent!

We agreed that the time to launch a strike in the territory of Hashiba Hideyoshi was at the end of the month, that is, twelve days later! Honganji Xianru is also a real person, and he takes money to do things. Of course, I paid him 60% of the funds first, and the remaining 40% was left by me as a "performance appraisal" reward.

In fact, the reason why I found Honganji Xianru is that I have a deeper consideration. Historically, after the death of Oda Nobunaga, Honganji Kenru and his younger brother Honganji Junru reached a peace peace agreement with Hideyoshi Hashiba.

In 1591, with the help of Toyosei Hideyoshi, who had already changed his name, a new Honganji was re-established in Horikawa Rokujo, Kyoto, that is, Honganji-machi, located in Kyoto-City-Shimogyo-ku-Hanaya-cho, and has been the main mountain of Honganji since then.

I'm going to make Honganji Shōru break with Hashiba Hideyoshi! The price is the money paid today, which is not expensive! In other words, I took the money and divided a person who would have been Hideyoshi's friend into an enemy he hated!

This deal, no matter how you settle the account, you won't lose money!

In the past ten days, the entire western part of and the east of Chugoku have been trapped in an undercurrent environment. Some sensitive businessmen and ordinary people seemed to sense the unusual atmosphere in the air, and packed up early, left the place, or closed their doors tightly, and no longer made a living!

The reason is simple - the followers come from the local people, and they are the main force of the strike! And the only difference this time is that in addition to the common believers, a more professional revenge power from the Asai family has been added!

Finally, the time advanced to the end of the month, on the last day of November, Yushiba Hideyoshi was arranging work to the generals in the city, and suddenly the detective horse was busy reporting - in the area of influence of the Yushiba family, there was a long-unseen attack in many places!

Yushiba Hideyoshi jumped up from the tatami mat and knocked on the helmet of Tanma with a military fan and asked, "When did it happen?" Who's messing around? Where did it happen! What are their requirements? ”

The tanma trembled with fright, but still answered Hideyoshi's question:

The time went on from yesterday night to today, and it is still going on! I thought it was a conflict between local peasants over something, but it became more and more intense, and the area of the attack spread to the west of Kyoto, Nara, Sakai, Osaka, Hyogo, Wakayama, and other places!

Hearing this, Hideyoshi Hashiba was so angry that he clenched his teeth! These places are the richest of his forces! The losses are immeasurable! But how can one shot happen in these places? There's no reason for that! So he motioned to Tanma to continue.

Tanma trembled and said: As for who launched it, it is still being investigated at this time, but in addition to the people, there seem to be many people with their heads covered! According to eyewitnesses, it seems that all are bald!

Bareheaded? Hideyoshi Hashiba was shocked! Could it be someone from Ishiyama Honganji? His former boss, Oda Nobunaga, fought with Hongyuan Temple for ten years, and only then did he take the opportunity of Honganji's retirement and declared victory tragically. After Nobunaga's death, he was trying to win over the wine and meat monk of Honganji Temple, why did he make trouble first?

So Hashiba Hideyoshi drank and asked, "What do they want?" Say it! Don't miss a word! ”

The tanma was covered like chaff, but his mouth was still trembling and he said, "They ...... They demanded...... Ask for all taxes to be exempted! Also rich in the people! Also requested...... It is also called for the redistribution of land in these places and the distribution of official land to the people and monks! ”

"Nonsense!" Hideyoshi Hashiba shouted! The military fan in his hand was heavily pumped on the helmet of the tanma, and it was directly broken into two! The tanma was so frightened that he kowtowed to the ground and didn't dare to get up!

Hashiba Hideyoshi's anger is understandable - in Toei, where there are many people and little land, what is the most valuable? Land! These damn people of the Zong Sect actually dare to think carefully about the land? If the land is given to them, what is the meaning of one's name?

The same goes for tax exemption. For a force or a country, taxation and finance are the blood of a country.

Yushiba Hideyoshi tried his best to calm the anger in his heart, he pondered about this matter carefully, and suddenly felt that something was wrong!

Among the several daimyo of the Warring States, the tax revenue in their own territory is one of the relatively fewest places, and in order to win the hearts of the people, they have levied very few people, and they have always tried their best to please these people. Especially considering the brutality of their predecessor, Oda Nobunaga, they should be even more grateful to Dade! The people are the best to fool, but why...... Why is it that I have a shot and a blow here?

So Yushiba Hideyoshi held back his anger and asked, "You say, apart from our territory, has this happened in any other place?" ”

When Tanma heard this question, his eyes were almost dark, Lord Xindao, you really can't open a pot! But he didn't dare to delay, and Uri was stunned for a long time before he said two words: "No...... No! ”

Hearing this answer, Hideyoshi Hashiba calmed down all of a sudden. As a great wise man, as one of the two people who understood the hearts of the people the most during the Warring States period of Toei - the other was Tokugawa Ieyasu - he clearly smelled an unusual smell from this incident!

Standing there and thinking for a long time, Yushiba Hideyoshi suddenly said in a flat tone: "You have worked hard! Let's go to the detective again! ”

That Tanma's heart was cold! It's just that Yushiba Hideyoshi is going to kill someone with a knife, so he is very polite, and he is so frightened that he kowtows and begs for forgiveness!

Yushiba Hideyoshi looked at him and smiled slightly: "No! You're doing well and don't need forgiveness! I'm going to reward you! Go for it, you're already light-headed! Well done! ”

No, the horse! Ashigaru was stunned for a long time, and saw the full sincerity on Hideyoshi's face, so he jumped up and went with a thousand thanks!

Hideyoshi Hashiba sat back on the tatami mat, picked up the broken half-section of the military fan, and shouted, "Call Koichiro to come to me!" ”

The little surname outside the door heard it, answered, and ran away! After a while, he called someone back.

This person is the Koichiro mentioned by Hashiba Hideyoshi, his full name is Hashiba Hidenaga, the younger brother of Hashiba Hideyoshi, his father is Takeami, and his mother is Daisesho Naka.

Yushiba Xiu's long breasts are named Koichiro, also known as Xiaozhu. In the twelfth year of Tensho, that is, in 1584, after Hashiba Hideyoshi changed his name to Toyosei Hideyoshi, he changed his name to Toyotomi Hidenaga. In the thirteenth year of Tensho, he led Yamato Koriyama Castle and became a daimyo of 1.1 million koku. In the fifteenth year of Tensho, he was the Great Nayan, so it was called the Great and Great Nayan.

Hashiba Hidecho was an extremely important figure under Hideyoshi, and was the right and left hand of his brother Hideyoshi, who was very active in both civil and military affairs, and made great contributions to Hideyoshi's unification of the world. Hidecho has a gentle personality and has always served as an assistant to his brother, and he is also a noble character that many princes trust and rely on.

Yushiba Hidecho entered the door with a smile, slowly sat down opposite Yushiba Hideyoshi, bowed slightly, and said with a smile: "Brother, you are in such a hurry to call me, it must be for the strange thing at the moment!" ”

Yuchai Hideyoshi took the new army fan handed over by the surname, shook it away with a "sting", shook it gently, and smiled: "I know you know best!" Tell me, what do you think? ”

Yuchai Xiuchang raised his right hand, picked the corners of his mouth, and smiled: "Brother, someone wants to hold us back!" ”

Yushiba Hideyoshi shook the fan gently, it was obviously winter, but he still didn't feel cool, he frowned and said, "You mean...... Shibata Katsuya? It doesn't make sense! How could he have such a brain? That reckless man! Wild boar! Fool who always calls me a monkey in public! How could he have come up with such a solution? ”

Yushiba Hidecho smiled: "I heard that Shibata Katsuya has been very socially connected recently, and it seems that he has fought in all aspects. Got the news yesterday evening that he even contacted the remnants of Akechi Mitsuhide to fight against our army! ”

Yushiba Hideyoshi laughed and said: "This is like his style, rushing to the doctor in a hurry!" Akechi Mitsuhide is a jackal! His remnants were, of course, wounded jackals! Shibata Katsuya is really at the end of his rope, how could he think of uniting with these rabble? ”

Yuchai Xiuchang smiled: "Brother, don't you really think it's strange? ”

Hideyoshi Hashiba raised his eyebrows and motioned for your brother to continue.

Yushiba Hidecho scratched his head again, and then said softly: "Since the death of Nobunaga and the confrontation between our side and the Shibata Katsu family, it seems that there are always unfavorable things of one kind or another in the territory!" First of all, the Kumano naval army was retaliated against by the enemy and suffered a great loss of vitality; Again, the coastal population is threatened, and the people are panicked; Today is simply a shot and a shot! Brother, it's still what I said just now, someone wants to hold us back! ”

Yushiba Hideyoshi asked bluntly, "Koichiro, tell me, do you know who it is?" ”

Yushiba Xiu straightened his waist, frowned for the first time, folded his arms in front of his chest, and muttered, "I heard that Shibata Katsuya has been very close to that Blade Sea Chamber of Commerce recently!"

Yushiba Hideyoshi also frowned and said, "Blade Sea Chamber of Commerce? The one that was sold to Shibata Katsuya Iron Cannon? What's wrong with them? ”

Yushiba Hidecho shook his head and said, "I've been checking recently, and the leader of that chamber of commerce doesn't seem to be the remnants of Iga on the surface, but a figure from the Ming Dynasty. It's just that they have been hidden deeply, and I haven't found out the specific situation yet! However, since they appeared, a lot of things have become strange, and I think all of this must have something to do with them! ”

Yushiba Hideyoshi said angrily: "Didn't you let Shimazu Yoshihisa detain their firearms last time?" What did you find out? ”

Yushiba Hidecho sighed, spread his hands and said, "This is exactly what I wonder about - Shimazu Yoshihisa and the blade sea merchant meeting have been reconciled!" ”

"Peace?" Yushiba Hideyoshi said, "How is it possible? Don't...... Shimazu Yoshihisa also has two hearts? ”

Yushiba Hidecho bowed down slightly and said in a low voice: "Shimazu Yoshihisa has two hearts, I don't know!" But at this juncture these days, it's better to be careful in everything! I'll continue to scout over there! What's going on right now...... Whoever started the trouble should end it! My brother must have known that the monks of Honganji Temple were involved. ”

Hideyoshi Hashiba nodded and said, "Know!" But those monks have never had such a big appetite, so why is this time so sharp? ”

Yushiba Hidecho stared at Hideyoshi's eyes and said, "Brother, this time, there are still people who have put forward the slogan of 'recovering the glory of the Asai family'!" ”

"The Asai family?" Yushiba Hideyoshi was stunned: "Why do you have anything to do with them again?" Isn't the Asai family the last one? Except for the three daughters who were raised in the boudoir! ”

"It doesn't seem to be!" Hashiba Hidecho stretched and yawned. Hideyoshi knew that his younger brother would pretend to be indifferent whenever he encountered a problem. Now that he is performing this, he must be very anxious in his heart!

But he heard Yu Chai Xiuchang continue: "Brother, the things that happened this time are actually not difficult to solve, it is nothing more than to break the fortune and avoid disasters and lose some troops. But after that, I'm afraid that this winter, it will be difficult for us to make a difference! ”

"Alas!" Hideyoshi Hashiba sighed heavily and nodded. There seemed to be a layer of fog in front of his eyes, and he couldn't get rid of it......