In the assessment room of the castle tower of Okazaki Castle, the samurai of the Hosokawa family and the samurai of the Matsudaira family glared angrily and were tense.

"Hahaha! Is this how the Matsudaira family entertains their guests? Besides, this time I came here for the sake of the future of the Matsudaira family, so don't you know if Matsudaira is in trouble? "Hosokawa Nobumoto is not afraid at all, the left and right people he brought in are Umiizumi Hidetsuna, Kikita Keikane, Shinhou Soji, Treasure Courtyard Yinei, Hayashi Shigenobu and other military masters, who will destroy whom is not certain.

Matsudaira Motoyasu looked at the samurai around Hosokawa Nobumoto, and probably weighed it in his heart, and opened his mouth to scold: "Stand down!" I don't know if Hosokawa-sama is my honored guest! After speaking, Matsudaira Motoyasu still looked at Hosokawa Nobumoto with a smile.

Hosokawa Nobumoto waved his hand, let the left and right also retreat, and sat there without saying a word, as if he was simply visiting the door.

Matsudaira Motoyasu felt that the atmosphere was slightly awkward, so he looked at Ishikawa Shumasa, and Ishikawa Shumasa, who understood him, said to Hosokawa Nobumoto: "I don't know what Hosokawa-sama meant just now?" My Matsudaira family has followed Yoshimoto since he was a child, and he is a member of the Imagawa family, and my lord has been friends with the main hall since he was a child, and he is like a brother, and now he is the only one who looks forward to the main hall, so why is the catastrophe coming? ”

"I'll just say a little bit in the next, it's a big fanfare to come here this time, and I believe it won't be long before the news reaches Junfu." Hosokawa Nobumoto said with a relaxed face.

"Huh?" Ishikawa Shu Zhengyi frowned, peeked at his lord, and saw that Matsudaira Motoyasu was also entangled, on the other hand, the other members of the Matsudaira family were the second monk who was confused.

[It seems that Matsudaira Motoyasu has long intended to form an alliance with the Oda family, and the plan to become independent from the Imagawa family is just missing an opportunity. Hosokawa Nobumoto guessed a thing or two from their small actions.

Sure enough, Tadaji Sakai, who was next to Ishikawa Shumasa, opened his mouth and asked, "Can Hosokawa-sama explain?" I don't understand the roundabouts. ”

"Haha, good! The pros and cons will be stated below, just for your reference. Hosokawa straightened his waist and sat up straighter. Do you remember the Yamaguchi Kyotsugu in Narumi Castle? Seeing that the people on the other side nodded, Hosokawa Nobumoto continued: "Do you remember how he died? Is it very similar to the current situation of the Matsudaira family? ”

"Ahh Saying this, the retainers of the Matsudaira family talked a lot, this is simply a copy of the year. It was because of Ikeda Hengxing's visit that the fate of the Yamaguchi sect's stepfather and son was decided, and now Hosokawa Nobumoto also visited with great fanfare, you must know that the Imagawa clan is really not as good as his father, and the result is also conceivable.

"Can't I just leave Hosokawa-sama behind and show my heart to my lord?" Matsudaira Motoyasu opened his mouth to interrupt the commotion below.

"yes, just get rid of them." As if they had been instructed again, the retainers of the Matsudaira family looked at Hosokawa Nobumoto and the others with unkind faces again.

"Matsudaira-sama, is he joking? Let's not talk about whether you can leave us and wait, do you really think that this will allow the Imagawa family to dispel their doubts? At that time, I'm afraid that the Matsudaira family will not only suffer the crazy revenge of the Oda family, but also constantly guard against the cold arrows of the Imagawa family's suspicion, right? Hosokawa Nobugen knew that Matsudaira Motoyasu actually asked for his subordinates, and it was impossible for him not to understand these things, but he just used Hosokawa Nobumoto's mouth to subdue a cadre of retainers who were close to the Imagawa family. After all, the Oda family and the Matsudaira family have long had a deep grudge, and it is not so easy to resolve, especially the Hosokawa family who almost killed themselves.

"Hey~~~" Even Ishikawa Shumasa, the first adviser of the Matsudaira family, now feels very tricky, Hosokawa Nobumoto's character of controlling the character, and the yang conspiracy of using the character of others is very incomprehensible.

Looking at a group of warriors of the Matsudaira family who were overwhelmed, Hosokawa Nobumoto knew that the purpose of his visit had been achieved, so he took the opportunity to salute Matsudaira Motoyasu, "There are still some things in the lower house, so I won't bother here, if Matsudaira-sama has figured it out, please give an answer to the lord below." ”

After saying that, Hosokawa Nobumoto and the others said goodbye and left, he didn't want to force the Matsudaira family to be in a hurry, let them calm down and discuss it themselves, and they would definitely come to the conclusion that Hosokawa Nobumoto wanted. You must know that there are many samurai in Okazaki Castle who are close to the Imagawa family, and if the dog jumps over the wall and tears his face, it will have a great impact on the alliance in the future.

"Your Highness! Your Highness! "Kicking and kicking, a beautiful woman came in from outside the assessment room, it was Matsudaira Motoyasu's main room, Imagawa Yoshimoto's niece Tsukiyamaden.

The retainers of the Matsudaira family immediately saluted, but Matsudaira Motoyasu frowned and asked with obvious displeasure, "Why are you here?" This is not the place for you, go back! ”

"Your Highness! Your Highness! Have you forgotten your uncle's kindness? Isn't it possible for you to betray the Imagawa family! The momentum of the Tsukuyamaden did not diminish in the slightest, but shouted loudly like a shrew, "The messenger of the Oda family!" What about the Hosokawa Nobumoto who almost killed you! Why not kill him! Fast! It's still too late to go! Hurry up and kill him! Then go to Junfu and beg for my brother's forgiveness! ”

"Rude! We're here to talk about it, and look at what you're shouting here! Why don't you hurry up and help your lady down! Matsudaira Motoyasu was already very upset, and with such a fuss in the Tsukiyama Palace, he hated her even more.

"Your Highness! Your Highness! Don't turn your back on the Imagawa family! Your Highness! The temple was dragged out of the main hall by the maids, and the aftermath still echoed in the corridor.

On the way back, Hosokawa Nobumoto received information from Hattori Hanzo, and when he was leaving, he took the opportunity to leave him to listen to the news, and also learned about the farce of the Tsukiyamaden.

"Hey~" Actually, Hosokawa Nobumoto is quite sympathetic to the Tsukiyama Palace, she was originally born noble, married Matsudaira Motoyasu, and gave birth to a son-in-law. However, due to the death of Imagawa Yoshimoto, Matsudaira Motoyasu, who ostensibly avenged Imagawa Yoshimoto, ignored Imagawa Shin's retreat order and fought Oda Army at will, which made Imagawa Shin angry with Matsudaira Motoyasu's rebellion, so he placed the mother and son under house arrest in Imagawa's territory Tsukiyamaden, and her biological father Sekiguchi Shinnaga also committed suicide soon after. Although Matsudaira Motoyasu promptly exchanged the Imagawa retainer Uden clan chief and the second brother for the three Tsukiyamaden mother and son, but since then, the dispute between the two has continued, and the relationship has become unharmonious.

"In this way, Matsudaira Motoyasu has already decided on the alliance!" When Hosokawa Nobumoto heard that it had finally been decided that Ishikawa Shumasa would return to visit the Oda family, he knew that history had returned to its original trajectory.