In mid-March, when Takeda Katsuyori returned to Kai, he had already understood that he had fallen for the suspicious plan and retreated prematurely, so that Tsuchiya Shoji died in vain.

But it's too late to regret it.

Because it has entered the spring ploughing season, the Takeda family, whose financial resources have been damaged, is powerless to mobilize again in the short term.

Even began to appear in the market, "Takeda Daizen was defeated by the prime minister of the tie, and Takeda Sakyo was defeated by the tie of the prime minister; The parents are inferior, and the children are inferior", which makes people angry.

Later, I heard that the Hokuriku Uesugi battle didn't seem to be going well.

Then the Hojo clan came again and persuaded: "Why do you have to be in the company of your old enemy, Uesugi, and fight against the Hirate clan? It's better for us to work together to win Echigo. ”

For this kind of behavior without a sense of the overall situation, Takeda Katsuyori can only lament that "those who know me say that I am worried, and those who do not know me say that I want something".

In fact, only from a tactical point of view, after taking the Yuanjiang High Heavenly God City and Mino White Eagle City, the Takeda clan can still be said to have gained a lot. It's just that too many resources are consumed, and there is a little regret that the cost performance is not high.

But Takeda is pessimistic that if he can't break the tie within three to five years, he will be tantamount to a slow death. Perhaps only a handful of people with a deep long-term vision can agree with him.

He kept in mind the lesson of his father, "If a man has no foresight, he will have near-term worries."

But I didn't expect that sometimes even if you have long-term concerns, you will still have near-term worries!

After the army returned to Kai, Nobuyoshi Anayama proposed to "re-examine the relationship with the Heite clan and carefully consider the value of the Higashimino and Kita-Mikawa regions."

Immediately, Takeda Nobutomi expressed a certain degree of approval.

At that time, Takeda Katsuyori disagreed.

However, as an old and important minister of the quasi-sect and high independence, he will not be reprimanded for saying something.

After all, it's just a suggestion, and it's not guilty.

- At least that's what Katsuyori Takeda thinks.

Unexpectedly, a few days after these words were spoken, suddenly Baba Nobubo and Takasaka Masanobu were like great enemies, and they both came to the Honmaru Imperial Hall in the Honmaru Imperial Hall of the Tsugasaki Pavilion, and made a surprising suggestion:

"Anayama Nobuyo, Takeda Nobutoshi and other members of the sect are obviously suspected of having a foreign enemy and selling their masters for glory! Please detain them at once and investigate them in detail. If necessary, I am afraid that I will have to kill my relatives in righteousness. ”

Takeda Katsuyori was immediately dumbfounded, frightened, and stunned for a long time before shaking his head again and again to refuse.

However, Baba Nobubo and Takasaka Masanobu insisted: "This is a matter of life and death, and there is no room for hesitation, and it must be carried out immediately!" ”

This is a confrontation in the Imperial Palace, and they can't hold each other.

I can't even eat Takeda Katsuyori's rice.

Then the matter was not kept secret for some reason, Anayama Nobuyojun and Takeda Nobutoyo were working in Sannomaru, and it seemed that they had heard the rumors, and they hurriedly rushed to Honmaru to ask for a meeting, and in turn accused: "Baba Nobubo, Takasaka Masanobu, these old people who are behind the times, only know how to indulge in the old glory and crown and completely ignore the current actual situation, they are the biggest unstable factor in the Takeda family, and they must be dismissed!" ”

The two sides are equivalent to tearing their faces, and immediately quarreled with each other, making their faces red and their swords red, and their swords were tense.

Baba Nobubo and Takasaka Masanobu believe that Anayama Nobukun has traces of his behavior of privately contacting the tie through Tokugawa, which is obviously a collaborator with the enemy and a heinous crime.

On the other hand, Nobuyoshi Anayama and Nobutoyo Takeda took out the old papers, pointing out that when the Anayama clan was a vassal to Takeda, they were allowed to retain the authority to protect and interact independently of other countries.

Baba and Takasaka further rebuked, saying, "The entry stipulates that these exchanges must be carried out without harming the interests of the Takeda family!" ”

Anayama insisted: "Negotiations with Tokugawa and even a tie are beneficial to Takeda!" On the contrary, your stubbornness is a headache! ”

This became a central topic of debate.

In this process, Takeda Katsuyori's mind was too late to judge who was right and who was wrong, but was shocked that Anayama Nobuyuki actually confessed that he had entrusted Tokugawa to contact the tie.

I was even more shocked that there was actually a yellowed paper, admitting that their cave mountain family had this permission!

And the horse farm and Takasaka know this well, and they are not surprised at all......

Only he, Takeda Katsuyori, because he was not the eldest son, grew up in Shinano since he was a child, and later became the heir by accident, did not understand this embarrassing history.

In the process of unification and centralization, there is such an example of "reversing"!

Knowing this, Takeda Katsuyori was both surprised and annoyed, and almost vomited blood.

But as the current governor, he could only helplessly hold back his emotions, pretend that everything was under control, and calmly order Nagasaka Mitsuken and Katsuzi Jibe, two cronies and retainers, to come over and coordinate.

Then Takeda Katsuyori felt that it was not appropriate to get involved too early, and that he had more room to reserve the final decision, so he left the table to eat and wash.

And clearly issued an order, until everyone present has explained clearly, they are not allowed to leave the table without permission, and they are not allowed to move.

Half an hour later, Takeda Katsuyori came back in a hurry.

I found that the atmosphere had changed suddenly.

Baba Nobubo, Takasaka Masanobu and Anayama Nobukun and Takeda Nobutoshi have now reached an agreement to turn enemies into friends - the four of them said in unison: "Nagasaka Mitsuken and Katsushi Kibe are both ministers, and the lord should expel them and not stay by his side!" Otherwise, my home will not be revitalized! ”

And Nagasaka Mitsuken and Katsushi's faces have become ugly pig liver color, and their attitude is: "Whether it is a family or a family, they all have a momentum that cannot be dropped, and their existence has a great impact on the authority of the lord!" This is the biggest hidden danger of our Takeda family! ”

It was simply an unexpected unfolding of God.

Isn't this special for the two of you to mediate?

Could it be that the way to mediate is to attract all the firepower, and then the two parties, who were originally strained relations, are at peace because of a common enemy?

It was a kind of big success......

Now, except for Masatoyo Naito, who has not finished sorting out military affairs, Yama Yama Masakai, who sits in Okusanhe, and Nobuyo Akiyama, who is guarding Higashimino, and others, the top leaders of the Takeda family are almost all standing in this room, and they are arguing into a pot of porridge.

All in all, Takeda Katsuyori was stunned for a full quarter of an hour, unable to say a word, and then really spat out a mouthful of blood, took a few steps back and collapsed on the edge of the wall - fortunately, he did not faint yet.

As a result, the six retainers were embarrassed to argue any longer.

But the contradiction is still not resolved!

They glared at each other viciously, looking unforgiving.

Takeda Katsuyori only felt that the world was spinning, his body was extremely tired, his spirit was infinitely relieved, and he didn't want to think about anything or do anything.

Just kill all six bastards in front of you!

- Of course, this thought can only be thought of, if you really do this, I'm afraid that the Takeda family will be finished tomorrow.

After a while, the doctor was brought up by the surname, and after looking at it and asking about it, he said that the lord's body was still very healthy, and it was purely because of the excessive attack of heart fire, so that the liver qi rose and the blood flowed back, as long as he recuperated with peace of mind, he would be fine.

Takeda Katsuyori smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Haha, rest assured, it's simple, hahahaha......"

The little doctor, who didn't dare to get involved in the struggle at the top, prescribed a few prescriptions for calming his mind and ran away quickly.

After such a stalemate, it took half a day, and finally the savior came.

Masatoyo Naito sorted out military affairs and went into the city to ask for a meeting.

Takeda Katsuyori breathed a sigh of relief, he remembered that his father had said that Naito was the most far-sighted, broad-minded, selfless, and the first pure minister who endured humiliation.

Hurriedly called in.

Naito Masatoyo entered, glanced at it, and was not surprised, as if he had expected today's events.

He looked around at the six colleagues present—including two members of the family, two old generals, and two close ministers, exactly three groups—and then slowly took out a white cloth with blood and water written all over it from his arms, and said angrily: "This is the Tsuchiya Shoji Palace, and the retainers entrusted it to me!" As you know, last month he was appointed as the queen of the Great Army, but unfortunately died on the battlefield. But did you know that Tsuchiya Hall could have come back safely! But he sensed the many contradictions in his family in the past few years, and decided to use his death to awaken everyone's loyalty! Compared to him, he can even ignore life and death, but can't you put aside the battle of wills for the time being, and tolerate each other for the sake of the common future of our Takeda family? People are the city, people are the wall, I hope you haven't forgotten this sentence! ”

Machang Xinfang's eyes suddenly turned red, he waved his hand and slapped himself twice, bowed his head to the west: "Brother Tsuchiya, I'm so ashamed!" ”

Takasaka Masanobu's face did not change much, and he silently reached out to take the blood book in Naito Masato's hand, and looked at it quietly, without saying a word, but his hands were shaking.

Takeda Nobutoshi had already collapsed weakly, crying bitterly, unable to make a human voice, and kept muttering words such as "I'm sorry for my father's teaching". (His father, Nobuyhiro Takeda)

Anayama Nobuyojun also knelt on the ground, remorseful and self-blaming, but his eyes unconsciously flashed quietly, sweeping towards the others present.

Mitsuken Nagasaka clenched his hands into fists, hugged them in front of his chest, his eyebrows were tightly locked, he bit his lip, and his face was full of unyielding looks, not a word was spoken.

Standing in the corner with his head down and listless, he shook his head again and again, muttering to himself, "Eat jujube pills" or something.

Katsuyori Takeda, who was on the main seat, breathed a sigh of relief and sighed again. He didn't know what expression to use to face the current situation.

Grateful for Tsuchiya Shoji's righteousness, I am glad that Naito Masato's old Cheng is serious.

What's more, there is still a lingering deep worry.

Katsuyori Takeda is also a man of temperament, but he is not lacking in reason. He is deeply aware that today's method can indeed settle disputes and suppress contradictions, but it will not last too long. If we can't find a solution to the problem at the root, this kind of scene of mutual attack will not be long before it will recur.

What should we do then?

This year, there is a Tsuchiya Shoji who traded his blood for the temporary peace of the Takeda family.

Will there be another Tsuchiya Shoji in the future?

How many Tsuchiya Shoji can there be?

Even-I, the family governor, am really worthy, is it really worth such a sacrifice by Tsuchiya Shoji?

Katsuyori Takeda is not fully confident in this.

In a trance, he looked up at the outside of the palace and passed the retainers present.

The gaze passed through the clouds and through the sky, as if it also penetrated time and space at the same time.

Arrived at the world where he was still "Jiro Suwa", not "Katsuyori Takeda".

It was so carefree back then......