Hirate Yoshimitsu set out from Omi Seda Castle and passed through Echizen and Kaga to Echichu, where he joined up with Kawada Nagakin, Honda Tadakatsu, and Shima Kiyoko, with a total force of about 42,000.

If that kid in Kasugayama Castle knew the times, he would help him drive out the Hojo Army. If you don't know it, then clean it up with the Hojo Army.

In terms of the number of troops, there is definitely such confidence.

Before leaving, Yoshimitsu expressed his attitude to Fan Xiu: "It is the first time to control such a large army, and I am afraid that my lack of experience will lead to mistakes, so I hope to select some generals and famous ministers as assistants." ”

As a child of my own, this request sounds reasonable, and of course there is nothing to disagree with.

But what I didn't expect was that after Yoshimitsu got permission, he actually invited the tea head Takigawa Ichiyi and the priest Takenaka Shigeji, two people who had serious historical problems and had been transferred to the second line of the Shimizu Yamen.

Fan Xiu was a little surprised by this, and he was not very satisfied.

In his opinion, the Oda family will continue to stand strong in Gifu Castle, and the old traces of the two kingdoms of Omi always feel awkward, and even if they can't be erased, they should be hidden.

Yoshimitsu seems to have a different way of thinking.

Perhaps from his point of view, he didn't feel that Nobunaga was strong enough to bypass the existence of dilution.

"The Heite clan, as a descendant of the Nitta clan, served in the Muromachi clan with the Idemoto clan, and was later sent to the Oda clan to serve as a power and until the later joint Kamiraku served the Ashikaga family, and never formed a relationship between the monarch and the minister."

This new way of interpreting the relationship between the two sides has become popular in Kyoto, and Yoshimitsu and his generation of juniors will probably hold a similar view.

In response to that sentence, all history is contemporary history.

Anyway, he couldn't take back the promise he had made, so he decided to wait and see, but secretly exerted a little force, entrusting some people to be wary of the impact of the old Oda system.

Then he immediately received a report from a "person with a heart" saying that Yoshimitsu often discussed matters together with Kawada Nagakin, Konishi Yukinaga, Takigawa Kazuki, and Takenaka Shigeji, and that the latter two were not much less important than the first two.

Seeing this, Fan Xiu was silent for a long time, and there was a slight depression in his heart, but he didn't know how to express it.

It is inconvenient for the retainers to talk about this, so they can only whisper to Zhihu.

After hearing this, the other party thought for a moment and asked, "To this day, will Takigawa and Takenaka have any other thoughts?" Will there be any interference with my family's hegemony? ”

Fan Xiu shook his head without thinking: "That's not it, they all have no capital and they are all smart people, of course, the current situation will only follow me as a bookmaker, how can I go to bet elsewhere?" ”

Zhihu immediately asked, "Then what is Your Highness worried about?" ”

Fan Xiu lowered her head and pondered for a while, realizing that she didn't seem to be able to answer.

Seeing this, Zhihu knelt down and said: "The concubine has an offensive word, if it is not right, please punish His Royal Highness." ”

Hearing this, Fan Xiu Waner: "What kind of gesture? But it doesn't hurt to say that. ”

"Then the concubine obeyed." Zhihu bowed and said: "The reliable auxiliary ministers around the young master are all sent by you by name, so naturally don't mention it, the companions of the same age are also selected from the descendants of the courtiers." These people are in the hands of His Highness. And Takigawa, Takenaka and others, due to past grievances, may not be able to feel close to you, and are more willing to be loyal to the young master. After all, when the conflict broke out back then, the young master was still a child, so he didn't have to afford anything......"

Fan Xiu frowned and said, "Are you saying that the reason why I feel unhappy is that my control over my son has decreased?" ”

Zhihu fell to the ground without saying a word, but apparently acquiesced.

Fan Xiu's face subconsciously gathered anger, which was not triggered, and after brewing for a while, he finally shook his head and endured it: "It's rare that you can tell me the truth like this." Indeed, another ten years...... For fifteen years at most, the burden has always to be handed over, and you must always give the opportunity to exercise slowly! ”

Zhihu got up and raised his head, and said in surprise: "If Your Highness is in a bad mood, maybe it will be happier to express the whole thing." Why forbearance? It is also the responsibility of our samurai women to help you vent. If the emotions are brought to the national affairs......"

Fan Xiu immediately smiled and shook his head: "Only the weak will vent their anger on their women and children." People like me have plenty of room to be angry with national affairs! ”

Then he slapped the table and gave orders out the door.

Not long after, four young retainers with athletic skills and capable movements came to obey the order, two of them holding pen and paper.

Pingshou Hoshu said straightforwardly: "Inform me, because I am in a bad mood and need to find someone to scold, I will not recognize the identity of the Hojo family from today on." Those two original guests from Oda ordered them to only call themselves Ise's Miao characters in the future, otherwise they would be guilty of the great crime of clinging to the famous family without authorization and tampering with the pedigree! ”

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At present, there are 18,000 people in the vicinity of Suruga Province, including 18,000 guards and banners, 9,000 naval troops, 30,000 peasants and soldiers mobilized by local retainers, 33,000 foreign soldiers from the west, 12,000 from the four foreign countries, 14,000 from the inner and outer parts of the country, and 46,000 from the eastern countries, totaling more than 160,000 troops.

Hojo's reaction was one of consistent wavering, with both ends of the rat.

On the one hand, an emergency mobilization order was issued to the territory, requiring all men over 12 and under 70 to assemble at designated places to stand by.

On the other hand, he sent Itabe Okae Yukisai to sue for peace, saying that "there is no slightest intention of confrontation, and it is purely Takeda, Tokugawa and other villains to sow discord".

Tieshou Fan Xiu was also too lazy to distinguish between them, so he only asked him to come to Junfu before the first day of the seventh month.

As a result, on June 30, Oda originally formed a team, but it was the younger brother of the Hojo clan, Clan Nori, and his uncle Phantom An.

brought a reply of "the contemptible lord suddenly had a foot disease and was not good at walking".

Fan Xiu was very dissatisfied with this, and said: "Can't you take a car if you are not good at traveling?" Since you want to show your attitude, then even if you climb, you should climb over! ”

The Hojo clan was immediately so frightened that he didn't dare to answer again. Hojo Phantom Nunnery is over eighty years old, but he is used to seeing the world, and calmly replied: "If the inner government is not satisfied, can the young master of my family come to see him instead?" ”

Pingshou Fanxiu insisted: "It must be the head of the family." Unless Sagami (Hojo Masasa) is allowed to pass on the position to his son first, then only the small ones are allowed. ”

Hojo Phantom immediately bowed down and shouted, "How dare you disobey your fate?" But he also said: "The replacement of the governor is a very complicated matter, I am afraid it will take three to six months, I wonder if the Lord of the Inner Mansion can give one or two?" ”

Fan Xiu immediately brushed his sleeves away, too lazy to pay attention.

But unexpectedly, the Hojo clan rules and the Hojo Phantom Nunnery did not leave without skin and face, and knelt outside every day to ask for a meeting.

Shi Gui is a thirty-year-old man, and it is nothing if he is in the prime of life. But the octogenarian of the Phantom Nunnery, with goosebumps and an old dragon clock, is really not too harsh on him.

So Hite, on the grounds that "bad mood" is not a reason, suddenly made a decision that "you must no longer call yourself Hojo".

Coincidentally, news came from the north side of the road that Uesugi Jinghu was willing to accept the condition of changing his family name to "Nagao".

In this case, it is fair, and there is no favoritism!

Hojo Phantom said nothing after hearing it, silently packed up his things and went home.

Hojo beat his chest and cried a lot, and left like a walking corpse.

A few days later, the draw received his last letter.

Hojo Masa himself wrote: "In the past, the Heike thought they were rich all over the world, but Genji was only concerned with the eastern corner, but in the end, it was Kamakura Hall who ruled the world. People say that they are very knowledgeable, but it seems that they are just like this, but they don't know the history of the world? In the future, when I go to Kinai, I will have to check how many far-fetched things are between Nitta and the draw! ”