In the third year of Hongzhi, July 1. When the Sekiguchi clan and Horikoshi Sadaki entered Kawagoe Castle on the 31st, Asadachi was not in a hurry to meet the two of them, and directly ordered them to rest for one night in Sannomaru's samurai house. Note! It is an ordinary samurai's house, and it is not a mansion to meet the daimyo retainers. For the Imagawa family, many retainers of the Kanto Governor of the Daidai family still have resistance, especially Abe Motoma and others who plundered the people, which made the retainers of the Uesugi family even more disgusted with them!

Similarly, the envoy sent by the Dragon Maiden, Arakawa Izu Morima, arrived at Kawagoe Castle on the 31st and left the Dragon Maiden's letter to the Asadachi for one night. Asada's meaning was to let her attend the next day's meeting with the Imagawa family's envoys.

Early in the morning, these two were woken up by Sanada Masayuki sent by the court-

"Seki-sama, Horikoshi-sama, my lord is invited!"

Originally, they were in Suruga, but after Takeda Shingen tore up the alliance, the two of Sekiguchi Clan Hiroshi and Horikoshi Sadaki were arranged to operate in Enoe, and after the deteriorating war situation, they didn't sleep a day peacefully!

After a while, just after the half-asleep accompanying samurai called, Sekiguchi Clan Hiroshi and Horikoshi Sadaki didn't even have time to freshen up, so they directly got dressed and followed Sanada Masayuki who had been waiting for a long time into Honmaru's Ohiro room. This time, the court specially summoned most of the retainers in Musashi to Kawagoe Castle, so that everyone under his command could see what the Imagawa family, who had once dominated one side, could do now. For example, Toshimitsu Anazawa wants to monitor the movements of the Hojo family, so he can't come. In addition, places such as Koganeshiro, where Yamamoto Temple is stationed, are also important places, so you can't be careless, and you can't come either.

"Foreign Minister Sekiguchi Punishment Department Shaofu Shihiro (Horikoshi Sadaki) See the Kanto Governor Daidai Uesugi Repair Doctor Palace!" Sekiguchi Clan Hiroshi has a formal official appointment, but Horikoshi Sadaki does not, so he doesn't dare to casually call himself an official ministry to provoke the dynasty.

"Huh! The Imagawa army retreated to Sagami on the front foot, and there was an envoy from the Imagawa family on the back foot, which was really interesting! "Honjo Fanchang followed Chaoding and didn't learn what recuperation was, so he learned how to fight, so that Chaoding could only stare at him.

"Ahem, Honjo, this time it must be the Imagawa family who came to give the family an explanation, don't be rude." Ota Shimasa coughed at first, and then reminded Honjo of Shigeru's faux pas.

"Yes." Honjo Shigeraga looked at Ota Shishimasa, and then at Asada, who was already glaring at him, and then shut up.

"What do you two do? The family has only taken most of Musashi's territory, but the next step is to expel the Imagawa family's relatives, the Setagaya Kira family, and I don't have the leisure to play Kemari like the Imagawa clan right now. "Chaoding didn't give them a good attitude, and now they have strength and territory, what are you afraid of? What's more, the Imagawa family is already in the sunset, and they are being attacked from both sides by the Takeda family and the Matsudaira family!

"Chao Dinggong's words are wrong, this kind of entertainment only started at the time of the Yuan Gong of Xianism, and my lord is also bored to entertain him, not to indulge in it." Before Sekiguchi could defend himself, Horikoshi Sadaki stepped forward and said.

"Not an addiction? So how could the Takeda Army capture all 150,000 koku in the seven counties of Suruga in less than half a month? Hirosawa Tadanobu sneered and said, if it is true that the Imagawa clan is addicted to entertainment such as kemari, how can the Takeda army capture the country of Suruga in a short period of time? And there are so many people in Suruga who have defected!

"In terms of territorial defense, there are high mountains to other countries except for the Enoe, and the turbulent Oigawa River at the junction of the Enjiang River also forms a natural barrier. Even like this, he can't hold Suruga Province, what does this make Yoshimoto think? Jieshan Yunsheng was originally chanting the scriptures softly on the side, and he couldn't help but want to say something.

"Yes, although the stone of Suruga Province is high, it is very suitable for defense, and how dull should the governor of the family who can't even control the retainers be?" Asadaki finally spoke at this time, he had been looking at the map of Musashi that Sanada Masayuki was holding in his hand, and he hadn't even glanced at the two of Sekiguchi Clan.

"Asadako, the Imagawa family really hasn't offended the Uesugi family (he doesn't know about Abe Motojin's trip to Kanto)! Let's ask the Uesugi family to administer justice! "Sekiguchi Clan Hiroshi is also helpless, the only remaining allies of the Imagawa family, the Hojo family, is being attacked by Takeda Shingen, and they look at the nearby countries, and the only ones who can intervene in this matter are the Uesugi family, which owns Echichu, Echigo, Okushinano, Aizu, Musashi, Ueno, Shimono, Shimo, and the southern part of Dewa (the territory of the Kanto and Kanto clans combined).

"What?! You dare to say that you haven't offended your family! Hosoya Shimichi was already sitting near the door, just close to the two of Sekiguchi's Hiroshi, and he got up directly and knocked Sekiguchi Hiroshi to the ground with a punch.

This punch was a beautiful fight, and none of the Uesugi family retainers present objected, but they were a little worried about whether the court would punish Hosoya Shimichi.

"Enough! The Shosuke of the Sekiguchi Criminal Department was the envoy to the main family, and besides, the Imagawa army did not directly engage the main family, but only plundered the southern Musashi region. Although Chaoding said this, Saito Michizo, Ota Shimasa, Namba Tian Kenji and others who were sitting close to him could see that Chao Chaoding had already squeezed the folding fan in his hand very tightly, and his face was not good-looking.

"Yes! The minister is rude, and I hope that the lord will forgive the sin! Hosoya Shimichi then sat back in place, his punch was for the two of Minomiya Tomoyuki and Udagawa Kibei who died under Namba Castle, if it weren't for the help of the Imagawa army, the Hojo army would be so careless?

"I know that the two of them who died in battle, Tomoyuki Sannomiya and Kibei Udagawa, have a close relationship with you, and I have posthumously presented the two of them as the general of my family." The Asadachi later placed their ashes in the Asagiji Temple outside Kawagoe Castle, and promoted them from the original Ashigaru to the rank of Shogun. This can be regarded as comforting their spirits in the sky.

"The lord is wise!" All the retainers understood that these two were retainers of the Musashi faction, and they had always been loyal to their families, and finally died on the battlefield. There is nothing wrong with moving up two levels in a row.

"By the way, you guys are here this time to talk about asking my family to mediate? I think the end of your Imagawa family has come, so you should go back and persuade the Imagawa clan to surrender Matsudaira Motoyasu or Takeda Taizen Doctor Shingen. Asadachi felt that even if he helped the Imagawa family mediate, it would be no good for him, so it was better to be good friends with the Takeda family. Although Takeda Shingen is a bit dangerous, as long as his strength is stronger than him, then he will not betray easily.

"Why?! Abe's military momentum entered the Kanto region, and few of the Imagawa family knew about it, not to mention that it was still when Yoshimoto Gong went to Luo! The Uesugi family is a famous family, and it was once a member of the general's family! Why can't you help? "Sekiguchi Clan said it well, the Uesugi family was indeed a member of the Ashikaga family, but it was a long time ago, and the Imagawa family is still a branch of the Ashikaga family! Why didn't they go to Ashikaga Yoshiteru for mediation?

"Why? Let's replace the repair doctor! "Saito Michizo was specially arranged by the court to be placed in the position of the pen on the right-hand side, and the original Namba Tian Kenji was placed in the second seat," Let's put it this way, this time the Takeda family is also an ally of the family. If it weren't for Dr. Takeda Taizen's timely response to the family and the alliance with the Imagawa family and the Hojo family, then the Hojo clan's Kandy army of 35,000 would have fought against the family, and even if the family could win, it would have suffered heavy losses. After the Takeda army went south, Hojo Shiyasu could only let Hojo Tsunari point more than 11,000 troops to the north to continue to fight with the family, and at that time the family had gathered tens of thousands of troops, and the battle of Isaguma was to win Hojo Tsusunari and capture the two banners of Huang Bei and Bai Bei! This Hojo army was defeated by the main family in one day, and less than 500 of the rest fled back to Sagami! ”

"This ······" Sekiguchi Clan Hiroshi and Horikoshi Sadaki were terrified when they heard it, if this is the case, it is no wonder that Uesugi Masahu in the north will sit idly by, if she turns a blind eye, the Takeda family is really the current ally of the Uesugi family! It's no wonder that the Uesugi family was able to settle Musashi in one battle.

"What my father-in-law said is right, just because your Imagawa family sent troops to Kanto first, you can't blame your family for being unkind and unjust!" The deal was a good deal, and the Imagawa army did not engage the Uesugi army head-on, but Shingen, who was persuaded by Takeda Shinshige, was the real winner. At the cost of losing a son and a daughter-in-law, Takeda Shingen obtained more than 200,000 koku in the two kingdoms of Suruga and Izu, as well as facilities such as sea outlets and salt factories in the territory, and if the Takeda army went further, it could capture the entire Enoe, provided that Matsudaira Motoyasu would not continue to invade.

"Then take your leave! The foreign minister of the thousand bird incense burner brought it back, and originally wanted to give it to the repair doctor's hall, but now forget it. Sekiguchi shook his head, he could be regarded as the last time to seduce Chaoding.

"Someone, send off! If you accept these playthings, you will definitely follow the old path of the Imagawa family, so let's take them back! "Chao Ding is a person with backbone, since he didn't say it at the beginning, then he didn't need to ask for it with a dead face, and in the future, this kind of incense burner and tea utensils will be sent over by someone who wants as much as he wants.

"Yes!" The two samurai wearing carcass pills who had been waiting outside the Ohiro room immediately walked in, dragged Sekiguchi Hiroshi and Horikoshi Sadaki out.

"When such retainers come to make an envoy, the family can be regarded as giving them face! If it were the ministers, they would have been cut down a long time ago! "Saito Toshizo has a feeling that this kind of retainer can't stay, and if it were another daimyo, he might let their retinue go back with their heads!

"The Imagawa family will let him die, by the way, Lord Arakawa Izumori, please say hello to the palace on my behalf when I return to Echigo." Asadachi is still very kind to the people of Echigo, after all, there is no Samurai of Echigo, and there is no Ashigaru now.

"Yes, the minister is retiring." Arakawa Izu Mori Nagami immediately retreated and left, looking at her back, Chaoding thought of the dragon girl who was far away in Echigo.