"Lord Pingshou, this time I am really in a desperate situation, and I have no choice but to plead with you!"

After avoiding the idlers, Ise Sadako once again fell to his knees on the ground, his words poignant and his eyes full of sorrow.

"Don't dare to be, don't dare to be! Don't say that! If there is anything that can be used, even if it is commanded, although its ability is limited, it will definitely do its best. ”

The attitude of the flat hand is quite polite, but the words are very conservative, showing that he does not think so.

After all, I don't know what the person in front of me is asking for, and I don't know if the other party's posture is true or false.

"Alas......" Ise Sadako sighed and pretended to wave his sleeves to wipe away his tears, "You don't know anything about Daisho-sama - I have always advocated goodwill with the Oda family, and I have been regarded as an enemy by Lord Gongkata!" ”

"Not really, right?" Hite-sui feigned an expression of disbelief, "Ise-sama, you're doing this for the sake of the long-term peace and stability of the shogunate!" How could the foresight of the Lord of the Princesses reject you because of this? ”

"Lord Gongfang is naturally as discerning as a torch." Ise Sadako sensed that Fang Cai's words were inappropriate, and hurriedly opened his mouth to make amends, "But I can't bear the three of them becoming tigers, and many traitors and villains are spreading gossip in the shogunate, and I am really powerless to stop ...... alone."

After a few short conversations, the atmosphere has been brought to a smooth rhythm by the flat hand honshu, and Ise Sadako no longer pretends to be bleak.

At this time, Honhide straightened his mind and asked seriously, "Ise-sama, what trouble are you encountering?" ”

"Actually-I also heard from some old friends that the princess deliberately sent me to Kanto to mediate the situation under the instigation of some villains, don't you think this is a sheep in the mouth of a tiger......"

"Kanto?" Fan Xiu was at a loss, "What's wrong with this?" As an envoy of the shogunate, isn't it a very honorable duty to mediate conflicts between distant daimyos? Ordinary people probably can't look forward to it! ”

"Don't pretend to be confused! Now that this time is sending someone to Kanto, can't you guess what the shogunate meant? Ise Sadako made an aggrieved gesture that was anxious but did not dare to make a noise, and tilted his head pitifully.

Seeing this situation, Pingshou Fan Xiu could probably guess the answer to the riddle: "Could it be ...... Gongkata-sama is ready for you to defend the Imagawa family? ”

"Exactly!" Ise Sadako nodded tearfully, "You also know that Imagawa was defeated by Takeda and Tokugawa, and if it weren't for the support of Hojo, it would have ceased to exist a long time ago......"

"That's—this task is indeed a bit difficult."

Although he didn't pay too much attention to the situation in Kanto, he knew a little bit about it.

Since the battle between the barrels and the narrows, the Suruga Imagawa family has been getting worse day by day. Mikawa Tokugawa raised a counter-flag, Kai Takeda turned his back on the alliance, and the two families jointly sent troops to attack. In just a few years, Enoe had been largely acquired by Tokugawa, and Suruga had been occupied by Takeda.

The Imagawa clan now has only about 1,000 troops left, huddled in two small border towns, and is only able to survive until now with the support of Sagami-Hojo Clanyasu. However, Hojo Shiyasu's health was not healthy and he was already dying, and his son Hojo Masanori was not very enthusiastic about supporting Imagawa......

All in all, the Suruga Imagawa family is already about to get cold, and now the only suspense is who will die at the hands of whom.

If the shogunate sent someone to defend Imagawa, it made sense, after all, Imagawa was a branch of the Ashikaga clan. But it is obviously impossible to play any practical role, and if the envoy does not do it well, he will be lost in the war.

"If you think about it, it's not that there is no chance at all," Hirata Tsunohide pondered for a long time and replied: "The Hojo family was defeated by the Satomi family at Mifune Mountain two years ago, and lost a large area of territory in the two countries, which led to the exposure of the enemy's heart, and in a short period ......of time, they must be more focused on revenge than meddling in other affairs. Therefore, in the future, the leaders of Suruga will be Takeda and Tokugawa, and these two are currently uniting to carve up Imagawa, but seeing that the results of the battle are about to be divided, can they continue to unite in the future? Sooner or later, there will be a rupture. At that time, they will inevitably fight for control of Tokaido, and the Imagawa family has been based on Suruga and Enoe for many years, and they have accumulated a lot of power, even if there is only an empty shelf left, there will still be chips to bet on both sides......"

Ise Sadako was stunned when he heard this, his face was still unconvinced, and he asked: "For several years, Imagawa has been hostile to Takeda and Tokugawa, and now it is difficult to win the trust of people when he suddenly says that he wants to take refuge, right?" ”

Hijo Tsunohide smiled inscrutablely: "Then it depends on whether the Imagawa family is willing to pay enough price!" For example, if whoever wants to support the Imagawa family adopts their children as adopted sons and makes them heirs? ”

"This!" Ise Sadako was shocked by this idea, but had to admit that it was useful: "If you do this, it is indeed enough to win the trust of people, but isn't it equivalent to giving up the family business to outsiders......

"That was many years later!" The corners of Pingshou Tsuei's mouth showed a hint of treachery, "Now that the Imagawa family is in danger, of course they should survive first!" Who can say what will happen in more than ten years? ”

"So...... Is there still a drama in the Suruga Imagawa family? If Imagawa is rescued from a desperate situation through adjustment means, it will be a great achievement that will shock the world......"

Ise Sadako was half surprised and half admired, his eyes flashed, he muttered to himself, and his face changed several times.

But after a while, he shook his head, his eyes were timid, and he whispered:

"Such a turbulent and vertical and horizontal thing is really dangerous, and you may be able to catch it in the middle of the draw, but you are contemptible...... I'm afraid...... I'm afraid there is no talent for discernment. ”

"This ...... How can this be done? The decision of the princess is that I can't stop it as an outsider. ”

Pingshou lowered his head, frowned and shook his head, making a look of regret and helplessness, but he felt a lot more relaxed in his heart.

I've already given the method, and it's worthy of the old friendship. Now you don't dare to go yourself, so it doesn't matter much to me?

After being silent for a while, Ise Sadako spoke hesitantly: "Actually...... When the contemptible people came, they also had an idea, hoping that the master of the equal hand would fulfill it. ”

"Really? I want to hear about it! ”

Fan Xiu was quite surprised.

I used to think that Ise Sadako was a samurai who had a certain talent in both military and political affairs, but lacked the overall situation and resourcefulness, and I didn't expect this guy to be able to figure out a solution to the Suruga problem on his own.

That's what the contemptible people think...... Since the shogunate has no place to stand, why don't you just come and be a guest general of the Oda family? I've also recruited two hundred private soldiers in the past few years, and although they are not as elite as your deployment, they are barely able to use them......"

Hearing this, Tieshou was stunned at first, and then couldn't laugh or cry.

The deacon of the shogunate government office, who came to Oda to be a guest general who led 200 soldiers?

It's a shame that he can figure it out!

It's really a complete loss of face.

But on the other hand, this attitude also has to be admired.

Although Ise Sadako has suffered many setbacks, he has been unswervingly working towards one goal in the past few years, that is, to transform from a traditional high family to a samurai who is suitable for the times.

Through his in-depth administrative work, he has established certain friendships with many grassroots landlords in the mountain city country; Now, he has made up his mind to join the army, instead of being an envoy to mediate conflicts between the daimyo.

What is the core competitiveness of the samurai of the Warring States period, Ise Sadaiko understands this quite thoroughly!

With this, even if the pattern and wisdom are flawed, it is still enough to get ahead.

If this continues, there is a high probability that whoever controls will be appointed as the deputy governor of the mountain castle area.