The location of the tripartite meeting is located in the center of Shikoku Island, around a temple at the junction of Awa, Sanuki, Tosa, and other countries. According to the agreement, each side only brought a small number www.biquge.info of troops and stationed them a mile away to guard each other. The entourage was followed by guards of less than fifty men.

It is not uncommon for assassinations to be carried out under the guise of a meeting. However, it is generally the parties who neglect to take precautions in order to be effective. There is no such thing as an assassin who can fly through the walls, pick leaves and flowers, and kill generals in the army under the noses of dozens or hundreds of people.

Shinohara Nagafang is calm, cautious and pragmatic, and today he also sent scouts, and after repeatedly confirming the safety, it was long overdue.

Hundreds of paces in the vicinity were arranged loosely on the outside and tight on the inside, and the samurai and ninjas on all sides watched each other and were heavily guarded.

As an enemy who has just discussed and planned to make peace, Shinohara's Nagafang will naturally not get a good face, let alone a polite welcome. Numata Yumitsu, who was in charge of the reception, was gentle and elegant, but he only pointed in a direction, then lowered his head and made a cold face, and stopped talking nonsense.

When he entered the door, he saw that the flat hand of the room had already sat down leisurely, his eyes half-open and half-closed, and he was sipping tea. However, the head relatives of Changzong and my department sat respectfully on the side, and his hand had just been withdrawn from the kettle, looking like a subordinate serving tea and water.

This posture of tending to be inflammatory, it is really ugly.

He had never seen these two men before, but today, without any hesitation, he matched the image he had imagined in his mind with the figure in front of him.

The famous wisdom general "Tie Jian Wu Xiu" is indeed extraordinary, with a calm and calm appearance of wisdom beads, just a glance from a distance, it shows an unusual aura. And that shameless Tosa man, the head of the sect, is also as disgusting as expected, and the handsome skin exudes the smell of greed, shamelessness, profit, and forgetfulness, which can be smelled from all over the place.

If the former is a lion and tiger that is hated and feared, then the latter is a vulture that is tiresome and despised.

Of course, he himself knew that he must have some ability to conquer seventy or eighty percent of the people in the territory of Tosa Ichi, and he couldn't be a villain without merit, but he was really too obsessed with what happened two months ago to make an objective evaluation.

Shinohara Nagabo has always been a talented, forward-looking housekeeper, and a conscientious and hard-working general. But he doesn't have much experience of being alone, and he hasn't experienced enough wind and rain, so he is not an angry old fox for the time being.

So he subconsciously clenched his fists, raised his eyebrows, and couldn't help but slow down.

If you can hold back and not scold, or go forward to fight, you have already used most of your self-control, and you can't even say hello calmly.

At this time, the flat hand Fan Xiu seemed to have just noticed the visitor, straightened his waist, and was about to speak, but unexpectedly, the head of the Changzong and my department on the side took the lead:

"It's Shinohara Nagabo Hall of Awa Province? You've been too late! Don't you know that it is very rude to let the dignified equal-handed superintendent wait here for a long time? ”

When the words landed, Shinohara's long room couldn't hold back his anger on the spot.

Such an undisguised villain's posture of flattering and bullying the weak is really disgusting.

There is also this way of calling them by their first names, and there is no respect at all. It's in stark contrast to the guy's flattery towards the tie.

However, if you think about it carefully, although the head of Chosamune's department is a native of Tosa, he is also an independent daimyo, and even though Shinohara Nagabo holds great power, he is only a retainer of the Miyoshi family in name, and the other party really does not need to show any respect.

Thinking about this makes me even more annoyed......

Shinohara Nagafang took two deep breaths before he barely settled down, and said lukewarmly: "I've seen the Tieshou Prison, and I've seen the Changzong Palace!" You two seem to be very close to each other, maybe the contemptible shouldn't bother at all! ”

While speaking, he secretly despised in his heart, the two people in front of him looked high-sounding, what a "big eunuch", what a "young assistant in the palace", as if they were really some high-ranking officials, but in fact, they were just claiming themselves, and they were not recognized by the court at all!

But when he thinks about it, his own "Youjing Jin" seems to be the same......

Next, the main owner of the flat hand Fan Xiucai finally spoke: "The lord of the palace of Changzong and my department, what he said is wrong. Shinohara's Youkyo is really not inferior to your hero, and it doesn't hurt to wait for an hour to see him. ”

It is worthy of being a wise general who discerns the hanging river. As soon as he opened his mouth, he put on a high hat for the other two, but vaguely put himself in a higher position, quietly establishing a psychological advantage.

The relatives of the elder sect and our department who have asked for others will naturally bow their heads and say yes, and will not put forward any rebuttals.

The-for-tat Shinohara-nagabo was not satisfied, and immediately ridiculed: "I dare not take it as a shame for the false praise of the equal-handed prisoner." What's more, who is a hero, I'm afraid what you say may not count. ”

These words made Changzong and my department angry, but they didn't make Pingshou show any color.

The latter just smiled, stood up (the head of the sect and my department also hurriedly got up and served), slowly approached two steps, and said slowly: "Shinohara's right kyojin, please don't be presumptuous." You have been playing against me for several months, although you have been dragged down by others and at a disadvantage, but you have always been heavily guarded and have not shown your defeat, this talent is enough to be called a hero. ”

Obedient to the meaning of the words, it seems that people who can not suffer losses in his hands are already very rare. Such a nonsense tone, for another person, it is really ridiculous and generous; But when it comes out of the mouth of the flat hand, there is really an unquestionable taste.

At least Shinohara Nagafang was intimidated by him, and he couldn't think of a response for a while.

Because the other party does have an amazing resume, he is a talent recognized by the world. It seems that it is not easy to barely make a draw with the wise generals who defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto and Miyoshi.

Of the three people in the house, Shinohara Nagafang was the oldest, followed by the head of the Nagamune family. But now it is the youngest Tieshou Tunxiu, who points out the country in an old-fashioned manner, and the other two people have no qualifications to refute at all.

Shinohara, Nagabo is a man who seeks truth from facts and has never been blindly confident. He subconsciously, he felt that he was not an opponent, and now he was oppressed by the other party's words, embarrassed, but also felt a little honored, and deep down felt that it was a very happy thing to be evaluated as a "hero" by someone like Pingshou Fanxiu.

So in the end, he took the initiative to take a step back, bowed down and said: "I don't deserve to be praised by the Lord of the Prisoner, the contemptible people came today to discuss the matter of 'peace' with you." ”

Such words and deeds can be called a kind of euphemistic show of weakness.

In fact, it is true that Shinohara's Nagabo is more anxious to make peace. The armies of Awa and Sanuki under his command were mainly peasant soldiers, and when the autumn harvest approached, morale was greatly shaken. And he didn't have enough money to appease the grievances of his subordinates - the money that the Miyoshi family had accumulated before was all appropriated by Miyoshi Changyi's gang.

Of course, the situation of the Yuan relatives of the Changzong is similar, or even worse. Only the soldiers who are tied with the show have a higher proportion of absenteeism, have a strong economy, and have the ability to fight when the farm is busy.

Therefore, Shinohara's Nagafang is mentally prepared to be blackmailed. As long as the price is not more than the separation spectrum, he intends to grit his teeth and accept it.

Hirata nodded and responded: "Everyone is tired of fighting repeatedly, and I have already intended to negotiate peace, but there are a few matters that need to be explained in advance, otherwise I won't be able to explain to Oda Danmasa and Lord Gongfang when I go back." ”

"Please!" Shinohara's Nagabo showed an expression of "sure enough".

"Please allow me to go through them one by one...... "Pingshou Fan Xiu thought for a while, and stretched out two fingers: "First, the mastermind who killed the last generation of Gongfang Yihui was Miyoshi Changyi, and your family needs to draw a line with him; Second, the mistake of supporting the false public party Ashikaga Yoshiei must be corrected, and Yoshiaki is the natural person of the Ashikaga family to carry on the past and forge ahead into the future. ”

When the words landed, Fan Xiu stopped talking and calmly waited for the other party's reply.

And Shinohara Nagabo listened for a long time, but showed a surprised expression, and asked: "Is that what you call 'a few matters'?" ”

"Exactly." The tie is very determined.

"That is, is it not necessary for my family to cede the land or send hostages to show obedience?" The stakes are important, and Shinohara's long house didn't add any empty words, and asked the core question again straightforwardly.

"The three counties of Awaji and Nishi-Sanuki have been attacked by the family, and I'm afraid they won't be returned to the Miyoshi family." Tie Hyun Xiu deliberately replied like this.

“…… No, the contemptible is talking about other land, or money......"

Hearing this, Pingshou Fanxiu pretended to be puzzled, and frowned: "Didn't I say it clearly enough?" These two requirements are not too harsh, right? ”

"No, it's very clear......" Shinohara's Nagabo hurriedly replied in the affirmative, as if he was worried that the other party would change his mind.

These two requirements are more than not harsh. It's just like no requirements.

Miyoshi Changyi had already caused public anger and was imprisoned, but now he took advantage of the war to break out of his shell and run away to other places. There is no resistance to declaring a line with him now.

As for Ashikaga Yoshiei, it's even simpler, anyway, everyone is dead, is there still value in a dead person to continue to stand? Now, of course, we can only recognize the legitimacy of Ashikaga Yoshiaki.

In other words, Tie Tsunosu obviously has a certain advantage, but he only mentions two empty symbolic conditions, and then accepts the peace talks? Things don't seem right.

While hesitating, Tieshou suddenly seemed to think of something temporarily, and added: "There is another thing that is not a necessary condition for peace, but it may as well be said together." That is, he despised Oda Danmasa and planned to marry his daughter (of course, an adopted daughter) to Shikoku and conclude an in-law relationship with your family. ”

It's even more wrong now, not only don't you want hostages, but you also send a daughter!

The immediate benefits of marrying the powerful Oda family are of course significant. And it is not difficult to turn your face in the future, as long as you have not given birth to an adult heir.

The most obvious thing is that the face of the Yuan Relatives of the Changzong Department has immediately turned black!

Although Shinohara's long house still has some doubts, in the face of such favorable conditions, it can't be let go because of a little doubt. So he immediately said: "My family's Lord Awa Mamoru (Miyoshi Nagaji) has not been in the house for a long time, and he has not yet married, and he is the good son-in-law of Oda Danmasa......"

"Wait! Wait a minute! Hiteshu unceremoniously interrupted the other party's polite words, and then made an unclear gesture, saying, "I didn't say that the target is Miyoshi Awamori-sama?" In fact, the meaning of contempt for Oda Danmasa, isn't it also appropriate for Lang Shinohara Yamato Mamoru (Shinohara Nagabo's son Nagashige) to be aged? It can also be used as a candidate for marriage. ”

"What? This and this ......"

As soon as these words came out, Shinohara's long room was shocked, and his face trembled several times.

Let the son of the Shinowara family marry the adopted daughter of Oda Nobunaga, where will the main family, the Miyoshi family, be placed? Isn't that tantamount to committing an act of rebellion? Although Shinohara's Nagabo is often "slandered" as a powerful minister, he has always refused to admit it in his heart.

But before he could refute this ridiculous proposal, Hirate Hasuhide added: "Of course, it is also a good thing to let Miyoshi Awamori (Miyoshi Choji) marry the daughter of Oda Danmasa." I believe that the daughter of the Oda family will definitely be able to become a virtuous helper after Awamori-samaru takes over the government. ”

There is another hidden meaning in these words: if Miyoshi Nagaharu becomes Oda Nobunaga's son-in-law (even if it is just an adopted daughter), then the Oda family will support him in his own government, and Shinohara Nagabo can no longer hold power as a trusted minister.

So the words of Shinohara Nagafang that were about to exit stopped.

He did hesitate.

Although he always prides himself on being a loyal minister, a loyal minister does not mean that he is not in love with the power stack.

When Miyoshi Yoshiken died in battle, Miyoshi Nagaji was only eight or nine years old, so he naturally couldn't handle government affairs, and it was natural for Shinohara Nagabo to take over all kinds of military and political affairs.

But now that several years have passed, Miyoshi Nagaji is fifteen years old, and Shinohara's Nagabo still has no intention of handing over power.

Of course, he can put forward a very valid reason: the external situation is very chaotic now, and the fifteen-year-old young master may not be able to cope with it, and it is easy to suffer.

But in reality?

Is Shinohara Nagabo really holding power entirely because of public intentions?

Perhaps only the parties themselves know.

Maybe the person himself may not know.

It's not that no one has thought of this question before, but they have all been avoided. And today's tie is brought up on this occasion, but it is unavoidable.

"Who will be the son-in-law of the contemptible Oda, please decide." The tie seemed to be politely handing over the choice, but in fact, it was a bomb that was not easy to place.

Shinohara's long room tightened his eyebrows, silent, and in a dilemma.

Letting his own son marry Oda's adopted daughter would be tantamount to usurping the last bit of family business left by the Miyoshi family, and after success, the Shinohara family would become a daimyo who controlled hundreds of thousands of stones. If I had Oda's support, the process might not be difficult, but I really couldn't help it.

What if you choose the head of the family? This fifteen-year-old little family governor, once he becomes Oda Nobunaga's son-in-law, will not be far from his pro-government. Then the power that Shinohara's Nagabo has so hard won will be lost,

Surrendering power, of course, is a very unpleasant thing. What's more, as a regent during this time, he has offended some people, will he be retaliated against after stepping down?

It's hard to say what Miyoshi Changji himself thinks. If there is a slight carelessness in this, it will be a disaster of death and annihilation!

Or simply decline the request to marry? But what if the other side refuses to negotiate peace because of this? I can't talk about it internally and externally!

After a battle between heaven and man, Shinohara-nagabo finally made a difficult decision: "Heite Warden-sama, please tell Oda Danmasa that the person who wants to become his son-in-law is the head of the Miyoshi family, Awamori-sama!" ”

"Yes...... Then I conveyed it as such. Pingshou Fan Xiuyun nodded lightly, but there was some emotion in his heart.

It's a good Shinohara longhouse, and between ambition and loyalty, in the end, loyalty is chosen.

This is a bit of a surprise. I just don't know, he will pay for it.

On the other side, the relatives of the Changzong and our department also breathed a sigh of relief. He also saw that the Oda family did not intend to really support Miyoshi or Shinohara, and Chosamune's department was still the only "Oda lackey" on Shikoku Island so far. This identity is too important to him.