Watching Oishi Tsunagen leave in despair, the corners of Tsukahara Molong's mouth raised a strange arc. Uesugi Kenmasa's own talent is average, but after all, he has the name of the Kanto governor, and he is assisted by two generals, Kohata Kenshige and Nagano Yoshimasa, and the Echigo Nagao family is backing, it seems that he is in a difficult situation, but in fact, the Hojo family does not dare to persecute too much. But at the beginning, he was not rewarded for his merits, but he forced himself away, and he also took revenge for killing the game under Kai Feibu, if he didn't report it, Tsukahara Molong would not be worthy of being a man. Of course, Tsukahara Molong will not be so stupid as to say that he wants revenge when he meets people, and he wants to rebel against the sky or something, because that will only attract the jealousy and murder of others, and this kind of swaggering fool can only be imagined in YY novels.

If you want to destroy the Uesugi family, the best way is to start from the inside, just like he said about the position with Ono Shinzaemon seemingly casually in Suruga, in fact, it was to drive a wedge between his brothers, and Uesugi Kenmasa has become more and more suspicious since he forced himself away, and he said in Oishi Tsunagen that it was for the sake of Kohata Kenshige and Nagano Yesamasa that he would not turn his face with the Uesugi family, although there was nothing on the surface, but as long as the suspicion was buried, he would not worry about not breaking out in the future.

Tsukahara Molong did send someone to the Echigo Nagao family to ask for support in the name of being entrusted by Ashikaga Yoshiteru to pass through the Kanto region, and as soon as Nagao Keihu, a righteous maniac, heard that it was a commission from His Royal Highness the General, he immediately patted his chest and promised to support Tsukahara Molong, as for the fact that there was no other reason, only she knew. However, this move was opposed by Naoe Keisuna, who was unhappy with Tsukahara Moryū, and Usami Dingman was not too supportive, which forced Nagao Keitora to cancel many of the support funds and only give Taidao. But it doesn't matter, anyway, with the support of the water rhyme house and the middle house, Tsukahara Moryo will not be short of money and food in a short time, the main thing is to make a statement to the Nagao family, so that even if he borrows the courage of Uesugi Kenmasa, he will not dare to start a war with Tsukahara Molong, otherwise the Nagao family doesn't even have to object, as long as they remain neutral, it is enough to overwhelm Murakami Yoshikiyoshi of Kitashinano.

At present, the major forces around Tsukahara Molong are temporarily attacking, so Tsukahara Molong needs to start mastering the military power and bring all the forces of the lower country under his command. And his way is war! There are many examples in history of the use of foreign wars to strengthen internal cohesion, and Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin have faced off against Kawanakajima several times without taking advantage of the pressure of the other side as a powerful enemy to force various domestic forces to submit to their will, thus establishing absolute authority.

The Hojo family is a hundred-legged insect that is dead but not stiff, not to mention that it is not dead, and the combat power of the five-color preparation should not be underestimated, so Tsukahara Molong did not plan to attack the Hojo family before he had enough strength, so he aimed at the Satomi family. The Satomi family clashed with the Hojo family twice, but they were not able to take advantage, but their own strength was greatly damaged, and they are now silently licking their wounds and are in a weak period. Moreover, the Satomi family was nominally a retainer of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, but during the battle, he left the lord and fled, and after the war, he took away the lord's house, razed the lord's residence, and occupied the lord's land, which has fully met the standards of a traitor, and this war division is famous! Therefore, Tsukahara Moryu ordered Tsukahara Shigege to step up his intelligence gathering and topographic exploration of the Satomi family, and at the same time asked Hattori Minister Yasu to return to Iga Province and recruit a large number of ninjas to deal with the next battle. And the work of buying the retainers of the Satomi family is also in full swing with the help of the Akita family.

Ten days later, the Satomi family finally couldn't hold their breath and sent an envoy to test Tsukahara Moryu's attitude. The person who came was the chief general of the Satomi family, Toki Raichun, the son of Lai, Toki Raichun, and after coming, Toki Raichun immediately slapped him with a fart, and Tsukahara Moryū who saw it was stunned. In the eyes of Tsukahara Molong, the samurai of this age are still relatively upright, and it is rare for a person like Xiang Toki Laichun to be numb.

After praising Tsukahara Molong for a long time, Toki Yoriharu finally got to the point: "My lord admires Tsukahara-sama's wisdom and martial arts very much, and hopes that the two families will get along in harmony in the future." ”

"Oh." Tsukahara Moryū asked with a smile, "Toki-sama is so eloquent at a young age, so he must be in an important position in the Satomi family, right?" ”

"No, it's the position of the general right now." Toki Yoriharu obviously didn't come back to his senses, and Tsukahara Moryū asked what was this for?

"The Tuqi clan is a famous family with noble blood, how can he be just a general? Go back and tell your father that if he wants to, I can help him become the guardian of the kingdom. ”

Toki Raichun's body trembled, at this moment, no matter how sluggish he was, he understood what Tsukahara Molong meant, tremblingly raised his head to look at Tsukahara Molong, opened his lips, but he couldn't speak.

"The Satomi family was a retainer of my father, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and when he accompanied his father to the Hojo family, he not only disobeyed his orders, but also escaped from the battle, causing my father to fall into a siege. Dying on the battlefield is the true nature of a warrior, but dying tragically because of the betrayal of a retainer is a deep hatred. The old thief Satomi Yiyao even took advantage of my father's death in the war to rob my family, burn down my city, and occupy my land. I intend to raise troops to destroy the entire Satomi clan, and I hope the Toki family can help me! ”

Toki Raiharu was already covered with cold sweat, hurriedly said goodbye to Tsukahara Molong, and fled in embarrassment. Whether he nodded or not, Tsukahara Moryū said this kind of thing to him in public was already a very dangerous signal, no matter what he said, Satomi Yoshiyao would definitely be suspicious of the Toki family, so Toki Yoriharu fled in a panic.

Without mentioning the reaction of Satomi Yoshiyao after learning the news, Tsukahara Molong led 2,000 people to seize the old site of Xiaogong Castle with lightning speed, and set up an altar here, prayed to the heavens, and sacrificed to Ashikaga Yoshiaki. The text of the crusade against the Satomi family spread all over the Lower Zong Province in an instant, and even many wealthy families in the Upper Zong Province received it, so frightened that they hurriedly ran to explain it to Sakami Yoshiyao. Satomi Yoshiyao said how he could be deceived by such a clumsy plan and suspect them, and appeased them, and at the same time ordered to strictly monitor the movements of his retainers, and if there was any change, he would be killed immediately.

Manki Castle is the main point of the Upper Zong Country, and it is also the home city of the powerful and wealthy Masaki clan, and all along, the Masaki clan has been extremely powerful in the Upper Zong Country, second only to the Satomi family. And the Masaki family has always been unhappy with their families, but the situation is stronger than people, so they have to obey orders. The Satomi family is also extremely troubled by this Masaki clan, and every time they send troops, they have to set aside troops to watch the Masaki clan and prevent betrayal. In the castle tower of Manki Castle, Masaki Shigeru looked at the young man in front of him with a blue face, but this young man kept smiling like nothing, if there was someone familiar here, he would definitely be able to see at a glance that he was the strongest ninja under the command of Tsukahara Moryu, Kato Danzo. "I wonder what Masaki-sama thinks?"

"It's an open secret that the family and the Satomi family are not at odds, and I only care about what I can get out of our deal." Shigeru smiled at the time.

"Oh? A territory of 100,000 stones is not enough? ”

"Of course not enough!" Masaki Shimao shook his head: "If Lord Molong has already defeated Satomi Yoshiyao, then I will naturally be happy to accept this condition, but now that I am in battle, the risk and benefit will be disproportionate." ”

A hint of anger flashed in Kato Duanzang's eyes, but he still asked, "How much do you want?" ”

"It's very simple, what the Satomi family has now, and my Zhengmu family also has it!" Zhengmu Shimao said with a greedy look in his eyes.

Kato Duanzo laughed angrily, "The Satomi family's direct collar has reached 260,000 stones, and Your Excellency has such a big appetite!" ”

"This is also a matter of no choice, after all, on the battlefield, if there is a slight difference, my Zhengmu family will be finished, such a big gamble, of course, you must have enough chips!" Zhengmu Shimao said slyly.

Kato Duanzo didn't speak, but lowered his head and fell into deep thought, and Masaki Shigeru was not in a hurry, picking up the tea bowl and slowly tasting the tea.

After a long time, Kato Duanzang said: "I can only promise you 150,000 stones, and the rest depends on how the Zhengmu family performs on the battlefield, otherwise I can't do anything about the lord." ”

Masaki Shigeru immediately looked embarrassed, but when he saw that Kato Duanzo's eyes were wrong, he realized that he was about to collapse, so he hurriedly said: "Okay, please appreciate the bravery of my Masaki family samurai on the battlefield!" Together, we can definitely defeat Satomi Yoshiyao. ”

"Well, that's very good." After speaking, Kato Duanzang jumped lightly and jumped from the window of the castle tower, Masaki Shigeru was startled, and hurried to look, only to find that Kato Duanzang had already disappeared into the house. After seeing Kato Duanzo's peerless ninja, Masaki Shigeru's face was a little difficult to look at.