In the living room of Devon Castle, Hosokawa Nobumoto was looking at the letter in his hand, which was written by Niko Motohisa. Mainly said that a while ago, Tachihara Hisazuna rebelled, and was pacified by himself and Hosokawa Fujitaka, and said that the Niko family will follow the Hosokawa family for generations, although the strength of the family has been lost, but it is not a problem to contain the Maori family, please rest assured that the lord Hosokawa Nobumoto.

After reading the letter, Hosokawa Nobumoto pondered silently, this kind of thing was very frequent in the Warring States Period, but there should be no such unstable factors within his own family.

Nowadays, the Maori family in the west is also full of internal problems, the so-called "success is also two rivers, defeat is also two rivers", since the death of the overlord Maori Yuan, the "two rivers system" is no longer solid, and it is common to criticize and suppress each other. The prestige of the head of the family, Maori Huiyuan, is still shallow, and he can't suppress his two uncles at all, plus the Nizi family that rises next to him, it is even more difficult to make a difference.

On the Shikoku side to the south, Sanuki Province and Awa Province are already their subordinates, and two of the four countries are accounted for, and the head of Chosamune Ibu has just destroyed the Ichijo family and unified Tosa Province, and is currently recuperating.

"The conflict with the Changzong family shouldn't have happened so soon." Hosokawa Nobumoto subconsciously knocked on the table, and the two families needed to digest each other. In addition, after the decisive battle of Toshizo Saito, the eldest brother of the Motokin, joined the Ikeda family and became an intermediary between the two families, and the relationship is quite harmonious.

"To the east... The Takeda family has been abolished, and Tokugawa Ieyasu seems to want a piece of the pie. As for the north, there is basically no strong enemy, but the god of war, Uesugi Kenshin, is an uncertain factor, but he himself is very particular about righteousness, and there must be enough reasons to send troops to Shangluo, so if there is a reason... Only the former shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki remained. Hosokawa Nobumoto muttered to himself, and the context gradually became clear.

"It seems that the most chaotic thing at the moment is the struggle of the former Oda family and the time bomb of Ashikaga Yoshiaki." After thinking everything out, Hosokawa Nobumoto already knew what to do.

Early the next morning, in the Ohiroma of Tokubun Castle, Hosokawa Nobumoto held an evaluation meeting, which was intended to determine the major policies behind the Hosokawa family.

"See the lord! May the Lord be prosperous! Hosokawa parents are prosperous! All the retainers saluted in unison, and everyone knew in their hearts that today's meeting was extremely important, and the heads and minds of all the places were all there.

"I thought about it all night, and I had a conclusion in my mind, so I made a long story short." Hosokawa Nobumoto raised his hand and motioned for them to get up.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Oda family is in a great crisis, and there has been a dispute over the succession of the family, and the conclusion has not been reached for a long time, and they have gone their own way, which has highlighted the meaning of division. I decide! The attitude of the family towards the rest of the houses is not to participate, not to attack, not to support any side, and not to suppress any side. But! At the same time, the family will also issue a statement that it will not allow any party to cause trouble and provoke, and will also take the initiative to attack the punishment for the immoral side! Hosokawa Nobumoto's last sentence is very meaningful, what is a provocation? What does it mean to be moral? It is completely subjective judgment, in fact, it is ready to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and reap the benefits of the fisherman.

"In addition, if there are those who are willing to take the initiative to serve my Hosokawa family, my family also expresses my heartfelt welcome." Wooing, this is naked solicitation.

"Zhengqing! The main scope of activities of Monomi Ban was set at Echigo, Echizen, and Omi Province, and the main objects of monitoring were the movements of the Uesugi family, the Shibata family, and the Hashiba family. Hosokawa Nobumoto felt that it was very likely that one of the three would take military action.

"Yes! Please rest assured, your subordinates will definitely monitor their every move! Hattori Masaaki leaned over to receive the order.

"Okay, while they are still arguing, the family will develop westward, and when the situation is clear, we will turn around and make a final decision! Dewen Bei, Sekihara Bei, Shima Bei, and the Dark Ninja Battalion are on standby, and the other reserves are ready to go out at any time! That's it, adjournment! "Hosokawa Nobumoto arranged the garrison of Tokubun Castle, Sekigahara Castle, and Koga Prefecture, which were surrounded by heroes, and the rest of the troops that did not border each other could be withdrawn and expanded externally.

Soon, the Hosokawa family issued a statement to the outside world: Under the current situation, all parties concerned should exercise restraint, refrain from using violence, and refrain from doing anything that will aggravate regional tensions. The Hosokawa family has always adhered to morality and the maintenance of peace and stability in the region, and called on all parties to work towards a peaceful solution to the Oda family succession issue through dialogue and consultation. It is solemnly stated that the Hosokawa family will never be the first to use force, but for those who do not speak of morality and provoke by force, they will be severely punished, etc...

This manifesto was circulated everywhere, and the reactions from all sides were mixed, ranging from praise to scorn, and even accelerated the pace of annexation, that is, Hashiba Hideyoshi.

Meinongguo, belongs to Dongshan Road, commonly known as Nongzhou, known as Sanye, Yuye in ancient times, the total stone height is about 540,000 stones. Mino Province is a country of Higashiyamado surrounded by mountains in three directions, bordered by the Kiso Mountains to the east, the Ibuki Mountains to the west, and the Omi Province to the west. Except for the mountainous area in the north, about two-thirds of the other area is plain, and the southern part is connected to the Nobi Plain, which is shared with Owari Province.

The Ono Plain covers an area of about 1,800 square kilometers and is crisscrossed by large rivers and streams such as the Kiso River, the Nagara River, and the Ihi River. Therefore, the land is fertile, the grain production is excellent, and it is the famous "granary of the world".

Hashiba Hideyoshi is now co-opting the local wealthy clans of Mino Province to expand their power, and the border with him is Nishimino, among which Inaba Ittetsu, Takenaka Hanbei, Wasuka Koroku, Ando Dingji (Ando Mori Nagao), clan Naomasa (clan Bu Quanchoan), Ichihashi Nagatoshi, Marumo Nagasho and most other wealthy clans have fallen to Hideyoshi.

The funniest thing is that the territories of the Takenaka family and the Fupo family are in the Bupo County, and the two counties of Bupo and Ishizu are the feudal lords of Hosokawa Nobumoto, and Sekigahara Castle is sandwiched between the two families.

Fortunately, Shibata Katsuie and Hashiba Hideyoshi don't dare to offend Hosokawa Nobumoto now, they are just fighting each other, but as time goes by, there will be sparks after all.

Zhongmei is located in a superior location and rich in materials, and the so-called Zhongmei is the entire Meinong country. Oda Nobutaka is also a bold character, and he went to Gifu Castle alone to win over the local wealthy family. Not to mention, Oda Nobutaka really has two brushes, which have been unanimously supported by local wealthy families such as Keitaka Endo, Toshiji Saito, and Tadano Sato, and have taken the central and medium-sized ones into their pockets.

As for Higashimino still maintaining neutrality, the Hao clan was dominated by the Toyama family, Mori Nagako, and Kawajiri Hidetaka of Oda Katsucho (Oda Nobunaga Goo). Hidetaka Kawajiri is the pen head of the Black Mother, Mori Naga is the son of Norimori Kasei, the elder brother of Mori Ranmaru, and the Lady of the Masamori is the daughter of Ikeda Tsuneko.

Ikeda Hengxing's former fiefdom was in this Higashimino area, and they were originally Ikeda Hengxing's subordinates, so naturally Ikeda Hengxing was the main backbone.

And this Oda Katsucho is only four years old this year, because last year, Toyama Keiren and Toyama Naolian died one after another, and the Iwamura Toyama clan and the seedling Toyama clan were extinct, and Oda Nobunaga passed on his five sons to the Toyama family and merged the two families.

Mino will become the center of the whirlpool!