"The Tsugawa family?"

Hearing Date Minoru's angry scolding, Xiao Liangchuan Zongchao looked puzzled.

Date Minoru returned to his position with a dejected face and sat down, and put back the pile of ornaments that had been knocked to the ground by himself, "The movements of the Ashina family during this period are very suspicious, and the envoys who come and go between various countries in Kurokawa Castle are frequently in and out, so I have already sent someone to closely watch the Ashina family's every move."

"Not long ago, Kojiro sent a message that the Ashina family had signs of sending an envoy to the Tsugawa family, and it was suspected that they were going to form an alliance with the Tsugawa family! And the calls within the Ashina family to tear up the alliance with the family are getting louder and louder, although the Ashina Mori clan has not made a clear statement, but it is unknown whether there is a boost from the Ashina Mori clan!"

"Could it be ....." Hearing this, Xiao Liang Chuanzong's eyes flashed, and he had a bad premonition.

Seeing this, Date Minoru nodded lonely, "Yes, it was his adopted son Shimune who Kojiro sent. Three days ago, he had already entered the collection at Zifukuji Temple. ”

"I see! In this way, the Ashina family has successfully negotiated with the Tsugawa family, but I don't know what kind of agreement can be reached between Ashina and Tsugawa? Xiao Liang Chuan Zongchao then asked.

Date Minoru shook his head, "Of course, I don't know about this, but it doesn't matter anymore. Since the Ashina family succeeded to the throne, the Ashina family has made frequent moves, and now the Kawaharada and other people in the rear have stabilized the rear, surrendered to the division of the family, and the Nawashiro clan has taken control of the family, which can be called a masterpiece. ”

"Such a person, naturally unwilling to sit on the dog that guards, I also expected that sooner or later there would be a gap between the family and the Ashina family, but I didn't expect things to develop so quickly!" Date Minoru said with a sigh on his face, "The Ashina family is strong, the stone is two or three hundred thousand stones, and it has a great influence on the people of Nikaido, Hatakeyama and other countries. What I'm worried about is that after the Ashina family openly supports Jiro, these countrymen who originally obeyed the orders of the family will be gathered under the banner of the Ashina family! In the long run, the people of the country will only know Ashina, but not Ida! As he spoke, Date Minoru patted the desk in front of him and was indignant.

Date Minoru can indeed be called a generation of heroes, although the strength of the Date family is only superficial, or politically powerful, but it is undeniable that Date Minoru is indeed a person with outstanding talents.

Before Date Minoru succeeded to the throne, the Date family was also prosperous because Date Masamune, the lord of Zhongxing (not a one-eyed dragon, but another person). However, the so-called prosperity must decline, and the Date family had weakened a lot before Date Minoru succeeded to the throne.

The Date clan's original surname was Fujiwara, and it was a descendant of Fujiwara Sanyoshi, and it originated in Nakamura in Shimono, so it also became the Date Nakamura clan.

In the fifth year of Bunji (1189 AD), Minamoto Yoritomo conquered the Fujiwara clan in Oshu, and Fujiwara Chaozong joined Minamoto Yorito's army. Later, because Fujiwara, the eldest son of Fujiwara Chaozong, had meritorious service in the battle for the sect, and won the Nobuo land head of the country, Sato Motoji and others, so Fujiwara Chaozong was rewarded with Date County, so he changed the Miao word to Date, and Fujiwara (Date) Chaozong was the ancestor of the Oshu Date clan.

From the first Date Asamune to the eighth Date Soen, the Date family was actually just a salted fish.

It wasn't until the eighth lord Date Soenen began to succeed to the throne that the Date clan began to expand its territory externally. Date Muneto first defeated Nagai Michihiro and seized the Nagaiso area, then defeated the Takeshi clan and the Watari clan, and expanded his power to the prefectures of Nobuo, Karida, Igu, Shibata, and Watari.

However, Date Soyuan only made the Date family start to emerge, and it was Date Masamune, the son of Date Soyuan (not the one-eyed dragon), who really made the Date family start to be the overlord of Oshu.

In the generation of Date Masamune, the Date family not only consolidated its own territory, but also took advantage of the good relationship with the shogunate to take advantage of the opportunity to do things. During the reign of Date Muneen, the war with the Osaki clan caused discord between the Date family and the Kamakura principality. At this time, the relationship between the shogunate and the Kamakura government was very tense, so Date Masamune took advantage of the situation and fell to the shogunate.

In the fourth year of Onei (1397 AD), Date Masamune Kamiraku met with the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and won the support of the shogunate. After attaining the title of righteousness, Date Masamune began the path of military conquest.

Date Masamune then rebelled against the Kamakura clan in Ashina Mitsumori, and took this opportunity to attack the pro-Kamakura clan forces and expand the territory of the Date family. Gradually, the Date family gained the support of the people of Nanjio, and occupied the counties of Natori, Miyagi, Fukaya, Matsuyama, and Uta, with hundreds of thousands of stones, and was known as the ancestor of Date Chuxing.

And after Date Masamune, the Date family reached its heyday. Date Masamune's grandson, Date Momomune, declared war again on the Ashikaga clan in the 20th year of Onei (1413 AD). Date was awarded the title of "Kyoto-like Imperial Support Public" by the shogunate, and his B rank was unusually high.

By the time the twelfth generation became Lord Itazong, the Date family reached its peak! After the end of the Onin War, in the fifteenth year of civilization (1483 AD), Idamune led hundreds of cavalry (this time all cavalry) to Shangluo, and the scale of the war made the whole of Kyoto a melon-eating crowd.

Itamune paid a sumptuous tribute to former shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa, shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa, and Ashikaga Yoshimasa's wife, Tomiko Hino. Roughly there are more than 20 knives, more than 100 war horses, a number of gold judgments and tens of thousands of money (I don't know if it's tens of thousands of pieces or tens of thousands of copper coins, anyway, it means a lot of money), and other various specialties. This time in Shangluo, it is also the most beautiful time for the Oshu Date family, which can be called a precedent for the flow of local tyrants in Ozhou!

Before Date Minoru succeeded to the throne, the Date family had experienced several rebellions by his retainers, and even the governor of the Date family had to run to the territory of the Ashina family next door to take refuge.

Because of the relationship between the previous Date Masamune, Date Minoru also attached great importance to the relationship with the shogunate. In the fourteenth year of Eisho (1517 AD), Date Minoru Kamirakun and obtained the official career of Sakyo Doctor, and received the partial "稙" character of the shogun Ashikaga Yoshinori.

Dr. Sakyo has always been the official career of the Oshu Detective Osaki clan, and Date Minoru was able to appoint this official, indicating that the power and status of the Date clan are no longer inferior to that of the Oshu Detective Osaki clan. In the second year of Daiei, Date Minoru was reappointed as the guardian of Mutsu.

The fact that he was able to take up the official position of Sakyo Doctor and the Shogunate's position as Mutsu Guardian is enough to show that both the Imperial Court and the Shogunate have recognized Date's status as "the first in Oshu".

To be able to develop the Date family to such a point, Date Minoru can also be said to have contributed a lot!

But what Date Minoru didn't know was that the strength he had achieved was not the hard power of the previous Date Masamune! Although the Date family is famous, prestigious, and even surrounded by the Date family's younger brothers and allies, these are only superficial.

Until the outbreak of this civil strife, after his son was opposed to him, he saw the opposition of his retainers and the people of the surrounding countries, especially the Ashina family, who had always been regarded as a hardcore ally of Date Minoru, "defected", which made Date Minoru can't help but start thinking, is he really wrong?