Kujo Minoru Residence, backyard.

A thinly dressed maid shivered and closed the window with several holes, and then cautiously came to a fifteen or sixteen-year-old woman and whispered, "Miss, I heard that the Tsugawa Right Guard General Hall is a great hero." Why be sullen to marry such a hero? ”

As if she hadn't heard the words of the maid in her ear, she looked at herself in the mirror blankly, her eyes were blank, her hands were clasped together, and she looked lost and depressed.

When she learned from her mother three days ago that she was going to get married, Miaoru was actually very happy at first, thinking that she was finally going to marry that tall and handsome samurai. However, before Miaoru began to be happy, he was told that the person he was going to marry was not the Shihe Yicun who was his "childhood sweetheart", but a hillbilly from the feather.

The most important thing is that he is still just a side room?

I have cried, made trouble, and even forced each other to die, of course, these are pure blind guesses, and Miao Ru dare not disobey his parents' orders. But when I think of the ten rivers that have been privately agreed with me for life, and when I think of the bamboo dragonfly that Shihe Yicun gave to me back then, Miaoru's heart is full of unwillingness.

Slowly took out the bamboo dragonfly that had been slightly worn out from a small wooden box in front of the mirror, and Miaoru unconsciously appeared in his mind, and Miaoru couldn't help but sobbed in a low voice when he thought of this.

The maid from before just wanted to step forward to comfort her, but she was preempted by another round-faced maid.

"Miss, if you want me to say, what's so good about marrying in such a far away place as Izuba? I heard that it was cold and poor, and not only were everyone vulgar, but there were also all kinds of bad habits. Miss is the princess of the Kujo family, with a noble status, and she actually wants to marry a local tyrant from Dewa to be a side room, which is really unfair for Miss! The round-faced maid said with an indignant expression.

It's not that I really sympathize with Miaoru's experience, the main thing is that if Miaoru marries into the Tsugawa family, the round-faced maid herself will have to marry her. Thinking that she would be far away from her father and mother and the handsome attendant from now on, the round-faced maid was also heartbroken.

Miaoru, who was already sad, cried even louder after hearing the words of the round-faced maid.

Seeing this, another petite maid glanced at the round-faced maid angrily, and then hurriedly stepped forward to reassure her, "Miss, I just took a sneak peek outside, and the right guard general hall is also a talent!" ”

"Cut, isn't that Tsugawa Soji comparable to that samurai of the Tokawa family?" The round-faced maid pursed her lips and vented her dissatisfaction to the fullest.

After a long time, Miao Ru stopped crying, looked at her two most intimate maids with a look of hope, and said resignedly, "That's it, how can we disobey my father's order, everything is irreparable at this point." ”

"The wedding date we discussed before is June this year, and there are nearly half a year to go, so let's spend the last few months in Kyoto, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back in the future........," said Miaoru, looking at everything in front of him with nostalgia, although the room was shabby, but it carried his own full of memories.

......

Settsu, Koshisui Castle.

The newly rising overlord of Kinai, the head of the Awa Miyoshi family, Miyoshi Chokei, is spending the New Year here.

Recently, the situation in Kinai has been extremely chaotic, especially since Miyoshi Chokei killed his enemy Kisawa Nagamasa at the Kokutai Temple in Hanoi, Miyoshi Chokei has turned against Yusa Choke. Although Yusa Chokyo was nominally a retainer of the Hatakeyama family in Kawachi, he actually controlled the real power of the Hatakeyama family in Kawachi.

The Yusa clan originated in Yusa Township, Satsukai County, Dewa Province, and used the local place name as the Miao character for the Hatakeyama clan of Oshu during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Later, he went to Hanoi with Hatakeyama Kikuni as the guardian of Hanoi and became the guardian generation.

Later, at the time of the civil strife of the Hatakeyama family, he and Kisawa Nagamasa jointly grasped the power of the Hatakeyama family in Kawachi, making the lord Hatakeyama Uecho a puppet. And in the eleventh year of Astronomy, after Kizawa Nagamasa was defeated and died in a battle with Miyoshi Chokei, Yusa Chokyo actually took over the power of the Hatakeyama family in Kawachi!

In order to achieve the goal of dominating Kinai, after defeating Kizawa Nagamasa, Yusa Chokyo naturally became the next target of Miyoshi Chokei. And if you want to attack the Yusa clan in Hanoi, Miyoshi Changqing, which is based in Shikoku, naturally needs a springboard.

The three kingdoms of Izumi, Settsu, and Kii, which are adjacent to Hanoi, are the sphere of influence of the Nerai people and Honganji, and Miyoshi Chokei does not want to cause trouble. Kii was a long way to go, and the mountains were not conducive to marching, so only Settsu was the best option.

Miyoshi Nagakei had four younger brothers, namely Miyoshi Yoshiken, the nominal retainer of Awa's guardian Hosokawa, Antaku Fuyasu, who inherited the name of the Awaji Ataku family, Tokawa Ichizo, who inherited the name of the Sanki Tokawa family, and Noguchi Fuyunaga, who inherited the name of the Noguchi family.

After eating the national rice cake, Miyoshi Chokei took his four younger brothers to sit on the castle tower of Koshisui Castle, pointed to the direction of Kyoto and said arrogantly, "The name of my Changqing will definitely resound in the future in the future, and the banner of the Miyoshi family will also flutter and the highest point in Kyoto!" ”

"Chimanmaru (Miyoshi Yoshiken), Kantaro (Yataku Fuyasu), Matashiro (Tokawa Ichiku), Matagoro (Noguchi Fudanaga), our five brothers are like five fingers, all of them are indispensable!"

"As long as the five of us brothers are united, the Miyoshi family with clenched fists will definitely be able to sweep through Kinai! The Yusa clan has been in close contact with the Itami clan in Settsu recently, and our main target should be Itami Castle next. ”

"Once Itami Castle is captured, the northern part of Settsu will be firmly under the control of the main family, and then you can send troops to directly attack the Yusa clan in Kawachi!" Miyoshi Nagakei said with a solemn face, "In addition, after Ashikaga Yoshiharu fled to Omi, he passed the position of the general of Seiyi to Ashikaga Yoshito in the new Motofu, and Omi's Rokkaku Joyori has already shown signs of getting involved in the affairs of Kinai, so the family has to guard against it." ”

"A few days ago, I sent someone to ask for marriage to the Kujo Shiro Palace, and asked for Matashiro to marry the princess of the Kujo clan, so as to befriend the minister of Kyoto and obtain the support of the imperial court. This will be of great help to our future control of the situation in Kyoto and Kinai. As he spoke, Miyoshi Changqing took a special look at the ten rivers on the side.

Sure enough, after listening to Miyoshi Changqing's words, a touch of joy appeared on Shihe Yicun's face, and he was about to thank him. Miyoshi Changqing on the side continued to speak, "But there is one thing that the family has to say, and that is the Tsugawa family that has been rumored recently. ”

"This Tsugawa family seems to have appeared out of nowhere, and I heard that they have already controlled Yushu and subdued the Hashu Tanji Mogami clan, and controlled the Oshu half of the country, and the momentum is flourishing. And the Tsugawa family has strong financial resources, and this time Shangluo is even more out of the way, and now I am afraid that the name of the Tsugawa family has become famous all over the world! ”

As soon as Miyoshi Changqing's voice fell, Shihe said with an excited face, "What about the Jinchuan family?" It's just a hillbilly trapped in Ou, and once the family takes control of Kinai, everything will be settled by then! Maybe after another three or five years, the Big Dipper will prostrate in front of his brother and flatter him. Hahahaha! ”

However, poor Shihe Ichicun didn't know that his childhood sweetheart's "wife" had been cut off by Soji Tsugawa.......