Onozaki Yoshimasa walked out of the palace under the guidance of Shuichi Hasegawa and Sabei. Onozaki Yoshimasa looked at the two people in front of him, bowed his head and thanked him, and said that he would come to visit in the near future, Hasegawa Shuichi and Sabei also hurriedly waved their hands when they heard this, and in turn invited Onozaki Yoshimasa to a banquet.

After the three of them decided on the time of the banquet, Shuichi Hasegawa and Sabei sent Onozaki Yoshimasa back to the temporary accommodation of Yashiki.

Looking at Yoshimasa Onozaki, who entered the house, Shuichi Hasegawa turned his head and said to Sabei, "If it's okay, you might as well go to the cold house and sit down!" ”

Sabei nodded when he heard this, and then said to Hasegawa Shuichi, "Sorry, then bother." ”

The two came to the tea room where they talked yesterday, Sabei looked at Hasegawa Shuichi who was making tea in front of him, and after thinking for a few breaths, he asked Hasegawa Shuichi in a low voice: "My lord, do you really not plan to continue to attack the Takeda family, but to attack the daimyo of the western country?" ”

Hasegawa Shuichi didn't speak after hearing this, but continued to concentrate on stirring the tea bowl. Seeing this, Sabei didn't continue to ask, but just put away his gaze and continued to look down and think.

After a few moments, Shuichi Hasegawa gently picked up the tea bowl, took a sip from his lips, and handed it to Sabei in thought.

Sabei smelled the tea, came back from his contemplation, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, and then said to Hasegawa Shuichi: "The young master doesn't know when he will return!" ”

After listening to Sabei's words, Hasegawa Shuichi took the tea bowl handed by Sabei, and while tasting tea, he sorted out his language, and then said to Sabei in front of him: "Recently, the situation on the young master's side is not very good, although the Takeda family's forces were successfully expelled from Higashi-Mino, but on the border between Mino and Shinano, they encountered the stubborn resistance of the Takeda forces. ”

Hearing this, Sabei sighed and said: "Minami Shinano is poor, and the strength of the Shinano people to follow the Takeda family to conquer the Quartet should not be underestimated, even if the family is in Shinano for a while, I am afraid..."

After hearing this, Hasegawa shook his head at Sabei, then handed over the tea bowl, and after Sabei took a sip of tea, he said to Sabei: "Sabei, there are many clans in the Daimyo of the Western Kingdom who are interested in contacting the Satake family, like the Satake family. ”

After hearing this, Sabei nodded, and then said, "Now, Lord Shuryo is constantly suppressing the Ichisujong forces of Kaga Province in Hokuriku, and he can't draw out his troops for a while; The family fought with the Takeda family in the east, even if they negotiated peace and boycotted the war for a while; If the Takeda family takes the opportunity to break their trust and unite with the Hojo family to invade the main family and the Tokugawa family, the situation will not be too good. ”

Hasegawa Shuichi also sighed when he heard this, and said to Sabei: "It's still up to the lord's choice!" ”

Sabei was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and secretly said in his heart: This is the same as not saying it, the person who made the final decision must be Oda Nobunaga!

Then the two chatted about some recent current affairs, and when talking about the child in Mingwei Xiu's womb, Hasegawa Shuichi mentioned a few words about Sabei.

In the evening, the two held a banquet at Hasegawa Shuichi's house and entertained Onozaki Yoshimasa, who went to the banquet. Onozaki Yoshimasa also talked a lot about Kanto with the two during the banquet. Just when everyone at the table was in high spirits, Onozaki Yoshimasa suddenly stood up and saluted Hasegawa Shuichi and Sabei.

Seeing this, Hasegawa Shuichi and Sabei looked pale, and immediately stepped forward to help Onozaki Yoshimasa up, and then asked Onozaki Yoshimasa, "Lord Yoshimasa, do you have something to report to the two of us?" ”

Onozaki Yoshimasa nodded after hearing this, and said to the two: "It's not that I don't know how to be polite, and I deliberately refute the face of the two, it's just about the survival of my family, and I have to do it as a last resort!" ”

Hearing this, Sabei looked at Hasegawa Shuichi, only to see Hasegawa Shuichi say to the retainers on the table, "You guys should step back first!" So Sabei also repelled Fushiwa Akijiro and Yamashita Shinsuke, who came with him, and only the three people with solemn faces were left at the originally lively banquet.

When everyone retreated and closed the door, Onozaki Yoshimasa said to Hasegawa Shuichi and Sabei with an ugly face: "Recently, I heard that Nobunaga wants to make peace with the Takeda Army, and this is what I said next!" ”

Hasegawa Shuyi frowned when he heard this, but he didn't continue to investigate, and looked at Sabei who was frowning with a frown.

Seeing this, Sabei sighed and said to Onozaki Yoshimasa: "If the family negotiates peace with the Takeda army, it is very likely that the Hojo family will unite with the Takeda family to invade Shimono and Hitachi, and this is the survival of your words, right?" ”

Onozaki Yoshimasa nodded, and then sighed and said, "I also know that this matter is too difficult for the two of them, and I have to do this in the future, I hope you two will forgive me." ”

When Hasegawa saw Onozaki Yoshimasa say this, his face softened slightly, and then he said to Onozaki Yoshimasa: "This matter is not up to us!" When he finished speaking, he lowered his head and said nothing.

Sabei looked at Yoshimasa Onozaki, who looked gloomy, and lowered his head in thought. The Satake family, who is far away in Hitachi, is now helping the Oda family in the last joint battle, and the Satake family is the pillar of the Sekihachi Anti-Hojo Alliance. Originally, it was the Satake family who responded to the Oda family's crusade against the Takeda family and the Hojo family, but now if Oda Nobunaga suddenly withdraws from the war, I am afraid that the anti-Hojo alliance will be difficult to resist.

If you think about it deeply, after the Hojo family sits on the throne, will it not give rise to the heart of Shangluo? At that time, the Hojo family joined forces with the Takeda family, and in addition to the forces of Nishikoku Mori and Ishiyama Honganji. There is also the dragon of Echigo in Hokuriku, and with the forces of Kaga and Echichu Ichimune and the people of the country being suppressed by the Uesugi army and the Oda army, the common enemy on the Hokuriku Province is about to be wiped out, and the contradictions between the two families are about to erupt in a concentrated manner. They also have the name of Ashikaga Yoshiaki as a tiger skin, and they possess great righteousness, and the encirclement at that time will be even more dangerous than the previous two times.

Although the Satake family has the help of the Uesugi family, the Uesugi family is still holding on to the Takeda and Hojo families in Ueno, even if the Uesugi family raises a large army to suppress the border, the results of the conquest for more than ten years and the Takeda family a few years ago are in front of them. If the Hojo clan asked Takeda Katsuyori to send troops to help, the outcome of the battle between the three families would be unpredictable.

Thinking of this, Sabei already had a plan in his heart, so he said to Onozaki Yoshimasa with burning eyes: "The lord asked Lord Yoshimasa to reflect before the two of us, and now Lord Yoshimasa has reflected your situation, I will report your reflection to the lord tomorrow, and also ask Lord Yoshimasa to write a letter, Lord Tomorrow Shu and I will personally present it to the lord, and I also think that you are a rare ally of our family!" ”

Onozaki Yoshimasa listened to Sabei's formulaic answer, and his heart was also a little disappointed, but after listening to Sabei's last sentence, he was stunned in place for a few breaths before responding to Sabei's gaze with burning eyes.

Shuichi Hasegawa on the side looked incredulous, his eyes looked straight at Sabei who was staring at Yoshimasa Onozaki in front of him, with three points of doubt and seven points of anger in his eyes. The question is why Sabei agreed to help Onozaki Yoshimasa, and the anger is that Sabei gave such a favor to the Satake family, so will this Satake liaison service still be taken care of by himself? Didn't Sabei say that he wouldn't serve as a liaison officer before? And now it's backsliding!