In the face of his father's roar, Shigehide Suzuki, who has always been filial, had no choice but to obey. He frequently looked at his big brother, Shigekane Suzuki, hoping that he would stand up and say a few words. However, Suzuki Shigekane, who has always been steady and conservative on weekdays, is unbelievably silent at the moment, as if he approves of Suzuki Shigei's adventurous idea.

As if feeling the pressure in his brother's gaze, Shigekan Suzuki frowned and said with some reluctance, "Father, we are weak after all. Although there will be no ambiguity in responding to the call of His Royal Highness, it is also necessary to ask for support from the Miyoshi family, otherwise it may be difficult to succeed. ”

"Then I'll leave it to you, isn't this matter told to you by the three good Shixiu?" Suzuki waved his hand nonchalantly, "Also, in this Kii, how many people are willing to start an incident with us?" ”

"Tsuda Sumasato and Satake Yoshimasa, the two of them are determined to follow the rain and autumn and red leaves, and they will definitely not come." Suzuki Shigekane sighed and whispered helplessly, "The Ota family and the Tsuchihashi family have a chance to fight for it, but they don't know how to succeed or fail." I don't know how many of the remaining little wealthy families are willing to follow us. After all, there is His Royal Highness Hatakeyama's face there, and the Red Leaf Army is so powerful. Unless we have the upper hand in Kii, we won't be willing to help. ”

"Seeing the grass on the wall that makes the wind make the rudder, this is the kind of person I look down on the most." Suzuki Shigei sneered and struck the handle of the knife with his hand, "For everyone's sake, I don't care about them for generations." When it's done, talk to them about it. ”

"However, the power of the temple should be able to be fought for, and Master Nakajima has a grudge against Yuqiu Momiji for the wanton tampering with the Pure Land Shinshu in Kii. Although there is such a fuss by the rain and autumn and red leaves, there are many fewer believers who are willing to launch a fight, but they can definitely still incite a group of people. Suzuki Shigekan said with an honest analysis, while Suzuki Shigei nodded slowly and with satisfaction.

Shigehide Suzuki looked at his father and eldest brother as if he had made up his mind to rebel, and there was no room for negotiation at all, so he clenched his fists helplessly. He is also a manly man, and he has never been afraid of war or anything. Since the father and brother have decided, let's fight.

"Okay, go back and get ready. You will contact foreign aid, and you will reorganize your armament. After seeing that his second son did not raise any more objections, Suzuki Shigeyi laughed a few times with satisfaction, "Let's have a lot of friends, we must give a little color to the rainy autumn red leaves!" You still dare to leave the military power in our hands, waiting to ask for your own hardships! ”

·

After Shigehide Suzuki and Shigekan Suzuki took the order, they had their own thoughts.

Shigehide Suzuki first found his loyal confidants, Masanaga Baba and Masamasa Okakishi. The two of them were surprised when they learned that Suzuki Shigeyi and Suzuki Shigekane actually planned to launch a fight.

"What the hell, cut." After hearing about his master's plan, Changchang took a hard puff of his cigarette, and then spit all the smoke aside, "If you want to fight, you can fight, and if you want to fall, you will fall." If we really wanted to fight, we would have withdrawn from Saga Castle at that time and fought with the rain and autumn and red leaves, and we were not afraid. Now that they have all descended, they are still treacherous, but it is not the work of the eldest husband. ”

"Besides, we can't beat it." Gangyoshi was thinking of the strong combat power of the Red Leaf Army, and whispered with palpitations, "We can't compare to the first battle with Yuqiu Red Leaves." At that time, the entire Kii country was working together, and we also had the advantage of terrain. Now in the entire Kii, there are no more than 5,000 brothers who are willing to follow us to start an incident, and the fortified cities such as Zaga Castle and Thousand Stone Digging Castle are all in the hands of the Yuqiu family, so where is the opponent? ”

"Isn't there still a group of Honganji people?" Shigehide Suzuki knew that Okakishi was right, but he still couldn't help but find some advantages for Saga.

"How many people can be pulled up, it's not necessarily." Okamichi shook his head again and again when he heard this, "In the previous two battles, they didn't help. This time, the rain and autumn and the red leaves have used the new doctrine to make their followers panic, how many people are willing to do it with us? ”

"Anyway, do your best." Suzuki Shigehide sighed and patted the shoulders of his two subordinates, "The Lord will attack Yuqiu Hongye's territory in a big way, and we only need to drag down some of Yuqiu Hongye's troops." Besides, there are also three good families who will come to help. ”

"Your Highness still expects the Miyoshi family?" Changchang shook his head disdainfully when he heard this, and the cloud of smoke spit out from his mouth also dispersed with the swing, "Aren't they going to fight Shikoku, how can anyone help us?" ”

"My eldest brother has already made contact, so it's definitely fine." At the mention of this, Shigehide Suzuki was not very worried, "My eldest brother can speak well, and he can also have a relationship with Miyoshi, and he will not be unable to ask for reinforcements." ”

At the same time as Shigehide Suzuki said this, the eldest brother who could speak well in his mouth was in the secret room of his mansion, and whispered to a man in black:

"Please go back to His Royal Highness, under my persuasion and instigation, my father and second brother have agreed to raise troops." Shigekane Suzuki said in a low voice earnestly, "I hope His Highness Shikyu will keep his promise and send support as soon as possible." ”

"Don't worry, as long as the Zaga people make a move, the reinforcements of the Miyoshi family will arrive immediately." Hearing this, the black-clothed ninja replied confidently, "Our Awaji Navy and Sanuki are only pretending to attack Shikoku, and the real target has always been Kii. As soon as the Saga people make a move, the Awaji Navy and the Sanuki people will immediately come to the aid across the sea! ”

"Thank you, please go back to your life soon." Suzuki Shigekane made a send-off gesture to the black-clothed ninja, and the ninja was not ambiguous, and immediately left the secret room in a few dodges. For a long time, Suzuki Shigekane stayed where he was, staring at the snow-white wall in a daze. After a while, he sighed, not knowing whether he was talking to himself or to whom:

"I've done everything you said, and I hope you keep your promise."

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On April 22, 1576, in the castle tower of Yuzuki Castle.

"Are you sure you want to raise an army?" Miyoshi Yoshiken listened to the report of the black-clothed ninja and asked in a low voice.

"That's right, it's definitely time to go up. As long as the army of Honganji Temple moves, they will unite with the temple to launch a raid and make a mess of the territory of the Yuqiu family. ”

"Good." Miyoshi Yoshixian nodded with satisfaction and threw out the second topic in a low voice, "Did the people I let you monitor notice?" ”

"Your Highness's clever calculation, the crow's people have really been on the line with Suzuki Shigekane." The black-clothed ninja glanced at Yoshiken Miyoshi with admiration as he spoke, "Every time we give information to Suzuki Shigekane, Suzuki Shigekane will hand over the information to those crows." ”

"That is, the news that the Miyoshi family is about to send the Awaji Navy and Sanuki to support Kii, and the crow should also know about it." Yoshiken Miyoshi snorted coldly and set his eyes on the distant Kii.

"Yes." After the black-clothed ninja lowered his head and finished reporting, he hesitated for a moment, and finally asked, "It's just that Your Highness, if Suzuki Shigekane has been rebelled by the crows, the incident of the Saka people will definitely be suppressed by the well-prepared Yuqiu family, is this really good?" ”

"Hahaha... Even you have hidden it, and it seems that there will be no omissions in this plan. Miyoshi Yoshiken laughed when he heard this, looked at his confused subordinates, restrained his smile and explained, "Do you really think that the loyal Suzuki Shigekane will betray the Saga people, betray the Suzuki family, betray his father and younger brother? How can it be. ”

"That..."The black-clothed ninja frowned, and muttered even more puzzled.

"I sent someone over to persuade him to secretly come into contact with the crow." Yoshiken Miyoshi said a shocking news lightly.

"This!" The black-clothed ninja was stunned when he heard this, "So Suzuki Shigekane is just a bait?" When something really happens, will he find a way to deceive the Yuqiu family with false information, so as to help the Suzuki family succeed? ”

"How to weigh it up at that time is his own business." Miyoshi Yixian sneered and shook his head, "I just need him to tell this news to the Yuqiu family." ”

"The commander of the crow, the one in the Yuqiu family who hides in the dark and does dirty things, is called... Keitoku Amano: yes. Yoshiken Miyoshi slowly moved his gaze and cast his gaze from Kii's direction to Hanoi, "It's your honor to be able to attract my attention." Come, draw your sword in the darkness and fight it out. ”

·

At the same time, Kawachi Kuni is inside the castle tower of Ruojiang City.

"Amano-sama, this is the latest information. The Saga people are about to start an incident in a few days, and it is very likely that the Awaji Navy and the Sanuki people of the Miyoshi family will suddenly leave the shores of Shikoku and go to support Kii. A crow ninja handed a letter to Amano, who opened it, glanced at it hastily, read it carefully, and returned it to the ninja.

"Report it to Your Highness immediately."

"Yes." When the ninja heard this, he didn't forget to add, "My lord, as you expected, there are ninjas from the Miyoshi family near Suzuki Shigekane, so it is very suspicious whether Suzuki Shigekane himself is falling to us!" He was so loyal to the Sakaga people, how could he easily betray his father and brother for profit? Could it be that the three good families are doing something from it? The three good righteous and virtuous are scheming, and the means are very spicy, so they must be guarded against. ”

"If you can't prevent it, you don't have to work in vain. With that level of enemy, you never know what he's going to do. Hearing this, Amano shook his head lightly, and seemed to close his eyes a little depressed.

It's dark.

However, in the blink of an eye, Amano's expression became murderous again. He snapped open his eyes, which radiated a fierce gaze, and stared dead in the direction of Shikoku Island, far west.

It was as if he could see another man walking in the dark through the dark night. He, like him, guards a family in the shadows.

"He didn't know what I was going to do, though."

"The so-called conspiracy is a two-way deal."