The main force of Asai Nagamasa is fighting with the Ukita Naoya family in the Mimasaka area, and the fight is very fierce.

The two of them once hugged together to keep warm, got rid of Urakami Munekei, Akamatsu Masahide and others, and worked together to fight against Maori. Now that they have parted ways and become enemies, it is said that it is the accumulation of contradictions over the years, as well as changes in the geographical environment, and there are also rumors that it is related to the slight division of the Maori family.

Hikawa lacks knowledge about the matter.

After Asai Nagamasa arrived in Harima, his style of acting cannot be said to be very meticulous, and he was often capricious, and it was precisely because of this that it was difficult to see through the rules.

As for the Ukita family, they have tried to contact him many times, whether it is a friendly positive channel or a hostile spying, most of them have been lost in the sea, and no meaningful response has been obtained.

I used to hold the signboard of Ashikaga Yoshiaki to do things, although I was actually the decision-maker behind the scenes, but mentally, I didn't feel that I needed to take on the whole world. Now that we want to establish our own "public ceremony", there must be a lot of things to do.

Araki Murashige of Settsu is a very interesting person, not high-born, intelligent, with an undisguised desire in his eyes, and a paranoid pursuit of fame and fortune, in terms of temperament, it seems to be very close to Kinoshita Toyoshiro back then.

Based on the foundation of a local tyrant, he betrayed the Ikeda family and took refuge in Miyoshi Changyi and became the lord of a city; immediately abandoned Miyoshi Changyi, turned to Asai Nagamasa, and won the territory of the five counties; Before long, he betrayed Asai Nagamasa, attached himself to the tie Tsuhide, and was awarded the title of Settsu country.

The late lord Ikeda looked at him as a close aid, and he waited until the change of generation to posthumously release the son of the deceased master. Kuroda treats him like Jinlan Kunzhong, and he does not hesitate to kill him to prove his position.

Such a ruthless and resolute past resume once won him the nicknames of "the worst in the world" and "rebellion", which was once louder than Matsunaga Show, but it has not yet spread in a large area.

In recent years, on the one hand, he has accumulated fame, contacts and qualifications with the Pingshou Fanxiu in the south and the north, and on the other hand, he has actively governed the country, promoted centralization, encouraged agriculture, and developed commerce, as if he had become an honest person.

In particular, he continued to be close to the tea ceremony and Buddhism, and gave a large amount of alms to the tea people and temples, which washed away his reputation a lot. Sen no Rikyu, Obayashi Sotao and other generations, have always been arrogant and arrogant, not flattering power and money, and actually praised "Araki Setsu is an elegant person who truly understands the Zen heart of the tea ceremony".

It's hard to understand. Supposedly, if it's pretending, you shouldn't be able to hide it from top professionals?

Is it really a sex change?

Now the meeting learned that Arakimura Shigege has been working tirelessly for several years, secretly sending people to infiltrate Harima, and has developed a lot of dark lines worth using.

It seems that this kind of person will not stop easily when he tastes the sweetness.

The unscrupulous means in the pursuit of power, the lonely Zen heart when immersed in the tea ceremony, can be combined in one person, which is really amazing.

Tieshou saw the roster presented and was satisfied.

It contains the names of the seventeen Harima people, and judging by experience, at least half of them should be credible.

It is said that after Asai Nagamasa received the post of guardian of many countries in Kansai, he only paid attention to the feelings of powerful wealthy families such as Bessho, Akashi, and Hengya, and allowed them to act recklessly, oppressing the weaker forces around him, and completely ignoring fairness and justice.

This makes many people gradually nostalgic for the old days.

When the Akamatsu family served as the guardian, although the power was too weak to really rule, at least on the surface, they still paid attention to the style of an old-school aristocracy, and they were somewhat restrained and restrained about illegal embezzlement, which was not as crude and ugly as Asai Nagamasa.

For example, the Bessho family relied on the efforts of three generations to expand their power throughout the eight counties of Higashi-Harima, but there are always many small families with a long history that exist sporadically and can continue, which is inconvenient for them to do. As a result, as soon as Asai Nagamasa came, he promised that as long as Nagaji sent troops to cooperate with the campaign, he could be arbitrarily cut off in the eight counties of Higashi-Harima.

Araki Murashige's explanation is: "Harima is a place with unique folk customs. The people of the country not only hope to separate the doors and not rule each other, but also respect the name of the family. Today, his generation has been disobedient to the Asai family, and those who lead to it but do not trigger it are named because of the fact that Asai is welcome to run away from the public. If you can protect the name of the Akamatsu clan for some reason, you will definitely be able to impress people with lofty ideals. ”

"It's interesting." Hiratsu smiled and didn't know what he was thinking, and asked, "So, where is the last descendant of the Akamatsu clan now?" ”

Arakimurashige said excitedly: "Lord Akamatsu Sakyo (Yoshiyu), a few years ago, due to the poor situation, he was disheartened, and he has become a monk and ignores the world. However, his son Zefang, who is still less than a weak crown, is quite energetic and unwilling to lie dormant. The father and son are on the border between Settsu and Harima, in the Maya Mountains, in a temple called 'Tennoji'. ”

Hearing this, he nodded and said, "It seems to be very close to your territory!" ”

Araki Murashige lowered his head to hide his smug expression, and continued: "In fact, the agreed place for the negotiation with the seventeen families who are interested in abandoning the darkness and turning to the light is in Maya Mountain Tennoji. ”

Pingshou Fan Xiu stroked his beard and smiled: "What a coincidence! So what's your plan? ”

Araki Murashige couldn't help but raise his head when he heard this, and said angrily: "At present, the Asai rebel is competing with the Ukita Naojia for Misaku, Bizen and various places, Harima garrison, entrusted to other Changzhi, the soldiers are only 5,000, so there is no need to worry, but the cities of Miki and Yuzhu are solid, and it is difficult to recover them for a while." However, now that there are seventeen righteous men to set things right, the fortified city can be destroyed. The contemptible people will lead the troops to the west, and rush into the city, although they are brave in their long rule, they will be few after all, and they will order the people of the country to enter the city to enrich themselves, and take the opportunity for our army to use the internal response, mix in it, and open the city gate! ”

Pingshou Fanxiu thought slightly, nodded and said, "The plan is good." So how many people do you expect to need? ”

Araki Mura had a draft early in the morning and immediately replied, "At most, 12,000 people are enough." ”

Tieshou Tsuei asked again: "How many people can you produce in your country of Tsuta?" ”

Araki Murashige said calmly: "Thanks to the care of Lord Da Nayan, the territory has been completely settled and settled in recent years, and if it is a thousand miles away and fighting in a distant country, it can provide up to 8,000 people. If you attack Harima with Settsu, it is close at hand, and you should be able to recruit 15,000 soldiers! ”

Hisho Honshu laughed when he heard this: "It seems that you alone can attack Harima, and make Asai Hinata (Nagamasa) suffer a big loss." I don't have to do anything! ”

Araki Murashige hurriedly bowed down and said: "I won't tell you, if you deal with other families, you only need to charge into battle, and you really don't need Lord Nayan to come out, otherwise you will look up to him too much!" But if Asai Nagamasa quickly returns to help, he will not have the confidence to win. In addition, to impress the last descendants of Akamatsu and completely subdue the seventeen Harima people, it is not enough to be contemptible in the name of the people,"

"I see." Pingshou Fan Xiu was thoughtful and said slowly: "That means that I need to go out in person and go to that...... Mt. Maya Tennoji makes an appearance, and then you can lead the Settsu army into Harima. Hinata Kamii isn't necessarily sure, but at least, he's confident in defeating the Bessho family, right? ”

"Just as the Great Nayan said." Arakimura fell to the ground again, and said, "It's really worthy of an adult, and in a few words, I summed up what I said for a long time without explaining it......"

"Okay!" Pingshou Fanxiu suddenly patted the small table next to him and smiled: "Just do as you say!" In the name of the old guard, attack the territory of Asai! If you can really successfully defeat Bessho and take down the eight eastern counties of Harima, then who is the nominal revival of the Akamatsu family, the actual controller, who is suitable for you Araki Setsu? ”

Araki Murashige's eyes suddenly turned red, and his breathing became heavy.

He originally thought that it would be very good to keep half of the land for himself and hand over half of the land, but he didn't expect to be able to swallow it all, which is really generous!