The wheel of history slowly moved forward, running over the past years, and the eighth year of Yeonroku (1565) also followed.

In the new year, the general trend in Japan is also undergoing earth-shaking changes.

The first to bear the brunt is the Imagawa family - the "Enshu Disorder" that occurred in the history of Yuqiuhei in the previous life of Yuqiuhei in Enoe unfortunately happened again. The cause of the incident was to lead the city lord of Horse City to Iiao Lianlong.

Previously, Iio Renlong had rebelled against the Imagawa family in response to the Matsudaira family's strategy, but he was forced to surrender under the attack of the Imagawa family's army and continued to serve as the lord of Prima Castle. Shou Guini arranged a lot of eyeliner in Yinma City to monitor Iio Renlong's every move, plus his family members are still hostages in Sunfu City, Iiao Lianlong is quite honest, and he is not talking to Matsudaira again. However, the Imagawa clan, who has always had a strong personality, can hardly forget the betrayal of Iio Renlong back then, and has always been angry with him, and he is not at ease to put such a time bomb in the important town of Yuanjiang.

There are many different ways to strip a retainer of his military power, or to transfer him away from his city, but Imagawa chose the simplest, crudest, and worst way to deal with it. He actually secretly sent someone to poison Iio Lianlong and captured Yinma City!

Such a perverse move immediately caused an uproar in Yuanjiang, and a large number of countrymen and wealthy clans were extremely dissatisfied and fearful of the Imagawa clan. How can the safety of this household, completely ignoring the territorial security and the previous contract, wantonly annexing the territories of the wealthy clans of his retainers and even killing them? Since allegiance cannot be exchanged for a commitment to the security of the territory and the guarantee of their own safety, these countrymen and wealthy clans are naturally not fools, and they have defected to Matsudaira Ieyasu.

For a time, the territory of Yuanjiang was stormy. With the exception of Kakegawa Castle and Hishima Castle, which were under the control of the Imagawa family, or under the control of the Asahina family and the Sena family, the retainers who were loyal to the Imagawa family, defected one after another. Such a scene is also known as "Yuanzhou Disorder" in the history of the previous life. "The Imagawa family's Yuanjiang, which took four generations and nearly a hundred years to stabilize, collapsed in just a few months.

Another major event that occurred in the eighth year of Yongroku (1565) was also closely related to the "Yuanzhou Disorder".

That happened in Kai.

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The Kai Takeda family, as an ally of the Imagawa family, has an in-law relationship with the Imagawa family. Takeda Yoshinobu, the eldest son of Takeda Shingen, the head of the Takeda family, married Imagawa Yoshimoto's daughter Ryomatsuin as his wife, and the relationship between the husband and wife was very harmonious, so Takeda Yoshinobu also had a very good impression of the Imagawa family. Since he was a child, Takeda Yoshinobu has always been a child with a strong sense of justice, upright, kind and pursuing righteousness - I really don't know why the ruthless Takeda Shingen raised an eldest son with such a different personality from him.

Because of the different personalities of the father and son, their attitudes towards the Imagawa family are also different.

As a scheming politician, Takeda Shingen naturally understands that alliances are nothing more than exploitation. Once the alliance loses its usefulness, there is no need to maintain the alliance anymore - he believes that the two heroes of Imagawa Yoshimoto and Hojo Shiyasu must also have a tacit understanding with him. Therefore, when Imagawa Yoshimoto died in battle and the Imagawa family was declining, his mind was also alive. Suruga and Enoe, although the number of stone heights is not large, but the business is very developed. In addition, they are near the sea and are the main transportation arteries on the Tokaido, which is very important for the Takeda family.

Takeda Shingen then began to formulate a plan to abandon the covenant and annex the Imagawa family, which was firmly opposed by Takeda Yoshinobu. He believes that breaking the alliance is injustice, let alone a family with a kinship. He strenuously advocated maintaining the alliance with the Imagawa family and moving in the direction of missiles and Echigo. However, a discerning person can see at a glance that this plan is far less attractive than the Suruga Toga. Hida is located in a mountainous area and has difficult roads, making it one of the most barren places in Japan. In the Echigo direction, the powerful Uesugi family has been fighting with the Takeda family for ten years, and Takeda Shingen has still not been able to make progress, and even suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Kawanakajima a few years ago.

The relationship between father and son has become increasingly tense due to disagreements over the major issue of the direction of the Takeda family's development, and it has reached the point of tension. And the Takeda family has always had a tradition of fathers and sons turning against each other and fighting in the same room - Takeda Shingen exiled his father Takeda Shinhu before becoming the governor of the Takeda family.

As a result, Takeda Yoshinobu's teacher, a well-known minister of the Takeda family, and the leader of the Takeda family's first strongest army, the Red Reserve Army, Iitomi Torama, encircled a supporter of Takeda Yoshinobu such as Gengoro Nagasaka, in an attempt to depose Takeda Shingen and support Takeda Yoshinobu as the successor governor.

However, this plan was learned of by Iitomi Huchang's younger brother Iitomi Changjing, who would later be Yamayama Changjing. He was loyal to Takeda Shingen, and he did not hesitate to kill his relatives and report his brother. Takeda Shingen, who learned the news, immediately arrested and executed Iitomi Humasa and others, and at the same time put Takeda Yoshinobu under house arrest in the temple. If history doesn't change, Yoshinobu Takeda will also be ordered seppuku in August this year.

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After the chaos in Enzhou, the important ministers in the Imagawa family were in a heavy mood, and the situation in Enoe was already difficult to control. The important ministers of the Asahina Tai Dynasty, the Asahina Taiheng Dynasty, and the Asahina family were sitting in the conference room next to the Kakegawa Castle Tower at the moment to discuss the situation.

Everyone sat around the round table and was in full discussion, except for Taehyung Asahina, who was absentmindedly leaning against the window and looking at the scenery to the east.

"Your Highness, at this moment, Changshino City can't be dragged on!" A retainer hurriedly urged loudly, "The surrounding wealthy clans have fallen to the side of the Matsudaira family!" If you can't rescue Nagashino Castle in time, it will definitely fall in the near future! ”

"Where can I take care of Changshino Castle now!" The other general shook his head with a heavy face, "Even Inui Castle has fallen to the side of the Matsudaira family, and our Kakegawa Castle is not safe, so how can we rescue Nagashino Castle in the distance?" ”

"And Futamata-jo! Futamata-jo is also very unstable now! Another retainer held a piece of information, waving the paper in his hand a little nervously, "It seems that the Nakane family has been in contact with the Matsudaira family many times, and the movement is unknown!" ”

The surrounding retainers will talk to you and me, arguing about how the Asahina family should act, which makes Asahina Taichao upset. At this moment, the territory of Yuanjiang is already full of beacons, and there is no place to find a peaceful place. With the strength of the Asahina family alone, how can they clean up the chaos. The irritable Asahina Taehiro scratched his hair, took a deep breath, and looked around, only to happen to find Asahina Taehyung in a daze.

"Matsuchiyo." Asahina Taichao called out in a deep voice with some dissatisfaction, but did not receive an answer from Asahina Taiheng. His younger brother seems to have grown up all of a sudden since Yu Qiuping was banished away. He used to be hippie and smiling, but he has become much more mature, and he gradually talks less.

"Matsuchiyo!" Seeing that Asahina Taehyung didn't pay attention to him, Asahina Taichao shouted in a somewhat angry voice, "Don't desert! ”

Asahina Taehyung was interrupted by this low shout, shook his head, turned his head with a heavy face, and looked at his brother.

"What are you thinking about absent-mindedly?" Asahina Taichao vented his irritability and anger on his younger brother, "Enoe has become a mess!" You're such a big person, don't help think of a way, and you're still there to see the scenery! ”

"Big brother, I'm not looking at the scenery." Shaking his head at Bina Taehyung, he retorted.

"And what are you looking at? What's there to see in the east? The chaos is all in the west and in the north! Asahina asked dissatisfied. Asahina Taehyung was stunned for a moment, then sighed again.

"I'm looking in the direction of Kai."

His words suddenly stopped the retainers who were originally in full swing of discussion, and everyone looked at each other.

"Big brother, you've heard about it too," said Asahi Taehyung, who took a few steps toward Bina, sat down at the round table, and spread his hands, "The young master of the Takeda family has been imprisoned by Doctor Daizen, and his teacher and many of his attendants have been killed. ”

"I've heard, what's wrong?" Asahina Taichao frowned and whispered, he felt that his brother was just making excuses for his desertion: "Takeda Yoshinobu wants to rebel, is there any problem with Doctor Daizen arresting him?" Do you need to get involved in the internal affairs of the Takeda family? ”

"But Young Master Takeda is the son-in-law of our Imagawa family!" Asahina Taehyung also seemed to be provoked by his brother's nameless anger, and his voice also raised his voice, "Young Master Takeda has always had the best relationship with us, and Dr. Daizen has arrested him, and it looks like he is going to set up another heir, which is obviously not good for us!" ”

"What do you want to say?" Asahina Taichao was stunned for a moment after hearing Asahina Taiheng's concerns, and asked in a low voice.

After mentioning this incident to Hina, the room suddenly became smaller, and the atmosphere was a little delicate.

"Before that kid left, he shouted at me on the boat, you must be careful of the Takeda family." Asahina Taehyung quickly spat out this sentence, "I said it was 8 years later." It's been 5 years now. ”

This matter, Asahina Taichao also knows. At that time, he didn't understand why Yu Qiuping left such a sentence inexplicably, and Imagawa Shin and others also expressed disdain for it. But now...

"Dr. Daizen has always been quite skillful, and he has treacherously betrayed Shinano more than once..."Asahina Taehyung whispered with some fear, as if he was saying something rebellious, "So... His covenant with our Imagawa family. ”

Asahina Taehyung's words were not finished, but everyone understood what he meant. Asahina Taichao only felt that there was a big stone pressing on his chest, which was very uncomfortable.

If the Takeda family really breaks the alliance, the Imagawa family may be doomed.

"I'll go and suggest His Royal Highness the Governor of the House to send an envoy to the Hojo family." Chao Binai Taichao whispered, "I'm not afraid of ten thousand, I'm afraid of just in case." ”