Kiyoshu Castle, also known as "Kiyosu Castle", has a radius of nearly 200 rooms, divided into four layers inside and outside, and was originally the residence of the Shiba family, which was the residence of the Shiba family 200 years ago, and was later usurped by the Yamato Mori family, the guardian of the four counties of Owari Shimo, and then seized by Oda Nobunaga.

It has long been believed that the ownership of this area determines the ownership of the eastern half of Owari (the so-called "Shimo-Shichi-gun").

Today, Oda Nobunaga was seriously injured and lived in seclusion in the shogunate, but this Kiyoshu Castle has been painted with the four-sided family crest of the Kai Takeda family.

It's a lot of life.

The people of Owari were driven to various parts of Komaki Mountain, Iwakura, and Katsuhata, beating their chests and feet, or weeping bitterly, and they were always thinking about retaking the city.

However, Takeda Katsuyori, who seemed to be arrogant and domineering, stayed in the castle of Cheongju Honmaru, but he was not as happy as he appeared in public.

Although the situation was favorable to the Takeda Army, it was far from irreversible, and the Kai people were still facing a lot of pressure.

And these pressures are basically borne by Katsuyori Takeda, who is on the front line.

The main force was more than 20,000, close to 30,000, and encircled Tokugawa Ieyasu's Hamamatsu Castle at Enoe.

Yama Prefecture and Takasaka each brought 5,000 men to oppress Tokugawa Nobuyasu Okazaki Castle at Mikawa.

Only Takeda Katsuyori, who was in charge of Kiyoshu Castle, had to rely on his 8,000 soldiers to face the remnants of Oda's unknown number and the 30,000 reinforcements brought by Heite Honhide.

The situation can be described as disparity.

Having said that, to be reasonable, since it is a war, of course, someone has to bear the most difficult task, and since it is unfortunate to be in the wheel, there is nothing wrong with it.

But why let the second generation do this dirty work?

And when he had just shown his might, defeated Oda's main force, and was in the limelight, it was suddenly "shelved".

Takeda Katsuyori had entered Cheongju Castle in a hurry, and he proudly reported the news to his father, preparing to make persistent efforts to fight to Gifu, but the reply he received was written on the top of the secret letter: "Stand by the spot, garrison Cheongju Castle, wait for the many troops of Mikawa and Yuanjiang to complete their tasks, and then assemble the whole army and start the next move." ”

It is equivalent to a scoop of cold water splashed on the face.

Takeda Katsuyori didn't dare to refute his father's decision, but it was obviously impossible to be completely convinced. So he took a step back and wrote this request: "The flag reserve I led is all good at field warfare, and it may be inappropriate to use it to defend the city. Since the focus is on the Mikawa and Enjiang areas at the moment, I implore my father to consider letting experienced generals like Yama Prefecture and Takasaka take charge of defending the castle, while I come back to participate in the battle. ”

Then, after waiting anxiously for three days, he ushered in one of Takeda Shingen's confidants, the third son of Sanada Yukitaka, who was a wealthy clan in Kitashinano, and passed on to Muto Kibei of the Muto family.

This person was not only responsible for delivering the letter but also sent the password, he said: "The lord is well aware of the current situation, and he has indeed wronged the young master!" However, it is not appropriate for the tasks of the various units to be changed for the time being...... On the bright side, you need to be careful in everything when you are in the enemy territory, and it is a big taboo to change generals in battle, and on the dark side...... Before leaving, the lord stepped back and said to me in person, the grievances you have borne are valuable! If this battle goes well, the lord will emphasize that you will take the initiative to hold Cheongju, repel the heroic posture of the enemy army, and give the opportunity to kill the general and capture the flag to your retainers. And in Sanhe and Yuanjiang counties, Takasaka, and Baba, you will be deeply grateful and admired for this...... This will help you stay in the position of Governor of the House in the future. ”

Muto Kibei is a person, five short figures, his appearance is not good, he looks like a lewd vagrant who has nothing to do, but his voice is quite beautiful, and his eloquence is even more extraordinary.

Therefore, Takeda Katsuyori was convinced, accepted the matter intellectually, and brought out the best food and wine in the barracks to entertain the "Qincha", and tried his best to get close to him with a smile on his face.

For a while, the guests and hosts were happy, talking and laughing, and the matter was resolved.

But after drinking and eating, saying goodnight to each other, and arranging for "Lord Chincha" to sleep peacefully, Takeda Katsuyori came to his room with a blue face, and came to his room angrily, calling the three major cronies - Takeda Nobutoyo, Nagasaka Mitsuken and Katsushi Jibe, and said with a split head and face: "It seems that what you said is good!" Yama County, Takasaka, Baba and others really have doubts about my inheritance! ”

Saying that, he revealed the news from Muto Kibei just now, and added: "If it weren't for that, why would I have to act like this to please those important ministers!" Their attitude in front of me was just pretending! My father always refused to tell me the truth, huh! Today, I accidentally discovered the truth! ”

When the three cronies and retainers heard this, they were all stunned.

But they didn't stay stunned for too long.

After all, it was only a matter of time before the attitude of the important ministers was revealed.

The issue of the inheritance of the Takeda family is a hidden danger hanging in everyone's minds.

The eldest son of the year, Yoshinobu, was originally both civil and military, and attracted much attention, but his brain was too stubborn, and in order to have a relationship with the Imagawa family, he raised troops to try to kill his father, and he was defeated, leaving a young child and sending him to the temple incognito.

The second son of the second son is a close relative, and he was born blind, so he naturally can't be a director. can give birth to a baby boy, but he is an able-bodied person.

The third son of Yan Xinzhi has died early and does not mention it.

The rest are all concubines who have passed out, and among them, Katsuyori, who passed on to the Shinano Suwa family, is obviously the best, so he was appointed by Takeda Shingen as the new heir to replace Yoshinobu.

The grandson is still there, but he has a concubine, which has to be said to be a controversial move.

In particular, the word "Suwa" can cause an inexplicable estrangement between the retainers of the Kai Dynasty and the people of Shinano Province.

The subtleties of this are hard to describe.

After reacting, Takeda Nobutoyo, who is a member of the Yuanzhi family, was the first to speak, he was more cautious, and his proposal was also very conservative: "The young master doesn't need to worry too much, just like the arrangement of the lord, as long as we grasp it well this time, we will have the opportunity to reverse the thoughts of the lords such as Yamaguchi, Takasaka, and Baba." In the future, when they learned of the young master's eloquence, they would inevitably be loyal. ”

When the words landed, Takeda Katsuyori was silent, but Nagasaka Mitsuken spoke out in an unkind tone: "With all due respect, this move is tantamount to giving benefits to the retainers in exchange for their support, this example can't be opened!" If there is one, there will be two, and if there is two, there will be three, and I think those important ministers may not be loyal to the young master because of this, but their appetite will only grow! At that time, even if the young master succeeds to the throne, he will be subject to others everywhere! ”

These words clearly hit Takeda's mind, causing him to jerk his head up, his eyes glinting with a dangerous light.

Takeda Nobutoyo retorted with a bitter face, "Nagasaka Palace, I don't think you should underestimate the loyalty of your important ministers so much. ”

Hikaru Nagasaka raised his eyebrows and disagreed: "Has Lord Xinfeng read the book of the Ming Kingdom?" Can you know the allusion to the yellow robe? The important ministers of my family do not only represent themselves, they also have the power of family kinship behind them, and once those people taste the sweetness, they will naturally continue to make appeals. This time the young master is in charge of dangerous tasks, giving them the opportunity to make meritorious contributions in exchange for support, so what about the future? Do you have to take your own soldiers to guard the most difficult position all the time in order to ensure the continuous support of your retainers? ”

Takeda Nobutoshi was a little moved, and was speechless for a while, and after thinking for a while, he replied: "Nagasaka Palace, what you said is not unreasonable...... has always given benefits and favors to his retainers, and it is indeed inevitable that some people will have arrogant thoughts that they should not have. The young lord needs to be gracious and powerful to make his ministers obey. ”

"So......" Katsuyori Takeda said suddenly, "this time I can't completely obey my father's orders—of course, I won't disobey orders, but I will be flexible in the process of execution." If you have a way, I don't mind secretly meddling in the affairs of Sanhe and Yuanjiang......"

"This ......" is biased towards intelligence, and he is silent until now and finally has something to say, "The contemptible person is a little researched." In fact, there have been rumors in Mikawa and Owari recently, saying that my family will negotiate peace with Oda, and the condition is that it will ...... Oda recognized Mikawa and Enoe as Takeda's ownership, and Takeda was given to the entire territory of Owari, including Kiyoshu Castle. ”

"What?" Takeda Katsuyori was furious, "This must not come true!" I took down Cheongju Castle and gave it out as a bargaining chip in exchange for Sanhe and Yuanjiang in Yama Prefecture and Takasaka? Absurd! ”

"Hmph...... According to the news from the 'Muto Kibei' sent by the lord, this rumor may not be groundless! Nagasaka Mitsuken took over the conversation in a weird way and said, "Isn't this a more thorough achievement of the goal?" Completely let the young master give up his merits! ”

Hearing this, Takeda Nobutoyo was a little displeased: "Nagasaka Palace, please be cautious!" Don't over-extend the lord's commands, and don't misinterpret them out of context! ”

“…… Be! It's me who has overstepped it! Please atone for your sins! ”

Nagasaka Mitsuken's face was extremely unsightly for a moment, but he immediately understood that Takeda Nobutoyo was sincerely on the side of the young lord Katsuyori, and even though he had different views, his position was absolutely fine.

It would be very unwise to argue with it, which would destroy the cohesion within the small group.

So the loyal Nagasaka Mitsuken was willing to put down his son and kneel on the ground to apologize.

"No, my tone isn't right either......" Takeda Nobutoyo was stunned, and immediately lowered his posture.

"The two of them are my right-hand men, flesh and blood are connected, even if they say the wrong thing for a while, there is a conflict, please do it for my sake, don't delve into it, the loyalty of the kings, I rely on it is completely in my eyes." Takeda Katsuyori first played a round, and then suddenly lowered his voice and said: "Actually, there is an extremely confidential matter, and I haven't had time to inform you yet...... Just this morning, I received an extremely secret letter from a neutral monk, with a signature that you would never have imagined......"

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