[I can understand that they don't commit suicide, after all, they are all from ordinary people, and the family still expects them to earn money to support the family...... But, huh! Wise Kogoro, don't taunt others here, aren't you from a serious samurai family? Do you dare to say that when you yourself are facing a life-and-death situation, you don't have a trace of consciousness of killing and benevolence? 】

Wise Kogoro was stunned, the reason why he said what he said just now was entirely because of the influence of the last trace of [democratic era, everyone is equal] thinking that remained in his heart, because he was a lawyer in his previous life, so these thoughts were deeply rooted in his heart, even if he came to this feudal era for many years, it would not change much.

However, although he can mock Ita as a feudal society with the new ideas of the future, it is difficult to guarantee that the latter will not ask back in the tone of "like me".

In fact, this is a cocoon.

[Hehe, I'm going away again...... Let's talk about the current situation, listening to what you just said, Fujigoro-sama, it seems that you understand the decision of Idami Sakumori-samarumi? 】

[Yes, as early as the first day I was born into a samurai family, I already had this awareness, rather than living in obscurity for a lifetime, it is better for me not to be born]

Wise Kogoro scratched his head and made a very embarrassed look, in fact, it was not because of Ita's words that made it difficult for him, but because this guy was able to say the same thing as Napoleon more than two hundred years later.

This gentleman seems to have realized death, and his true intention was to use this conversation to reveal Date Masamune's decision to Ita, and then achieve the goal of dividing the relationship between these two people.

But now it looks. This idea had to be revised immediately.

[Okay, Togoro-sama, since you already understand Misakumoru-sama's thoughts, then I won't say much, but...... Do you have any other ideas? 】

What do you mean by that? 】

[I mean, since Idami Sakumori-sama has given you up, it means that you are already a homeless person. Why don't you follow me? 】

[Aha?! 】

Ita's eyes widened as he looked at Akechi Kogoro, a look of complete surprise.

It's no wonder that the first few meetings between him and Akechi Kogoro were very unpleasant, until a few minutes ago, he was taught a lesson by the latter, why all of a sudden, he changed his attitude and wanted to put himself in the door? ……

When Akechi Kogoro returned to his tent, he found Naoe already waiting there.

[How's it going?] 】

[That kid doesn't get oil and salt. 】

Wise Kogoro shook his head, the [kid] in his mouth undoubtedly meant Itami.

Originally, the wise Kogoro and the people of the Uesugi army planned to take this opportunity to make Itami deviate from Date Masamune, and no matter how bad it was, there would be some small rifts in the relationship between the two, but this idea was not achieved under Ita's stubbornness. Wise Kogoro was not reconciled, he retreated, and whimsically wanted to recruit Ita into his command.

As you can imagine, this idea is even more stupid, people are still loyal to Date Masamune, how can it be used for you?

It seems that even the wise Kogoro with the surname [Wise] has occasional times when his mind is not very bright.

[This is also something that can't be helped, although Ita is young and a little reckless, but after all, he is a member of the Date family, and it is almost impossible to get rid of his loyalty to the Date family. 】

[Then what do you say next?] 】

[Although Date Masamune refuses to redeem people, it doesn't mean that all the people under him refuse to redeem people? Although these generals of the Date family have a low status, they are also old and young, and they are only afraid that there will be comrades-in-arms in the barracks, right? If we leak this news to those who are [unreasonable], I am afraid that there will be a lot of excitement to watch. 】

[Whew...... Or do you have a way. 】……

As the saying goes: "You are unkind and unjust", when the wise Kogoro and the value will continue to be planning how to calculate Date Masamune, the latter is also planning how to [do bad] to the people of the Uesugi army.

In fact, it is not a solution for the two armies to face each other like this, not only Uesugi Keitora wants to break this situation, end the war as soon as possible, and drive Date Masamune out of Echigo. Date Masamune was questioned by his retainers because of Shinmazaki's disastrous relationship, which made the old ministers, who had always been dissatisfied with his strategy of blind expansion, look down on the young lord even more.

In the past few days, the number of retainers gathered around Date Huizong has gradually increased, and although my father didn't say much, it was a discordant voice that slowly spread.

The old ministers always believed that the generous and steady Date Huizong was the true lord of the Date family, and most importantly, he could continue to protect the vested interests of the old ministers at home. And the newly ascended one-eyed dragon Date Masamune, although his strategy of fighting on all sides has greatly expanded the territory of the Date family and strengthened the prestige of the Date family. But it also greatly consumes the national strength of the family.

Rome could not be built in a day, and of course the old ministers also hoped to seize the world, take charge of the national power of Japan, and live forever after death, as a samurai, everyone wanted this, but the more important the matter, the more urgent it was.

When Date Terumune had just ascended the throne, the Date family, which had experienced the [Astronomical Rebellion], was devastated, and all kinds of waste were in ruins, and the external top, Soma and other powerful factions were eyeing each other, and the internal Date Uemune and Date Harumune, two retired people, were still arguing, in this case, Date Terumune withstood the pressure, recuperated, and slowly brought the Date family out of the darkness, and the national strength was restored, and it became a big-name feudal town in Oshu again.

Even if there was a war with a foreign country, Date Terumune also stopped at a shallow level, and when he was not sure whether he would win, he no longer used troops, and when he arrived on the battlefield, he also personally visited the forward positions, greeted the soldiers with cold greetings, and discussed the military situation.

Therefore, the retainers generally respected Date Terumune, and many of them still remembered the light and meager endowments of Date Terumune's era, and were very dissatisfied with Date Masamune's current policy of abusing the people's power and recklessly using military force.

Although the previous victories have eased this dissatisfaction to a small extent, the fiasco of Shinmasaki has not only restored this dissatisfaction, but it is even better than the previous ones.

If Date Masamune is a heartless person, it doesn't matter, what others say is someone else's business, and I just focus on my own business. But Date Masamune was an extremely sensitive and suspicious person, and the fear of smallpox in his childhood, and the indifference and calculation of his mother and younger brother, had long filled his heart with many thorns. Except for a few friends who grew up together, such as his father Date Terumune and Katakura Keitsuna, he almost never had a heartfelt communication with anyone.

In other words, he doesn't trust anyone, and he is wary of anyone.

Not only that, but because he has only one eye, he has a physical disability, and he has a great inferiority complex, and when combined with his suspicious personality, it becomes a very bad thing - even if others are friendly to him, he will think that he is giving him charity. Be close to him, thinking that it is sarcastic to him. If you are sincere to him, you will also be considered to be pitying him.

This is true when others are kind to him, but what if others criticize him?

It is conceivable that Date Masamune is now in what a painful and gloomy world he is in, this world was built by herself to herself, unless one day he can open his heart and treat people sincerely, he will not be able to leave this world for the rest of his life.

It is completely unrealistic to expect Date Masamune to change himself at this age, but the latter has his own way of alleviating this pain - war!

As soon as the flames of war in Shinmasaki were extinguished, Date Masamune's mind was alive again, not only to counter the retainers' contempt for him (whether the retainers thought this way or not, anyway, he himself thought so, this guy's personality was completely distorted), but also because it was the first defeat in his life!

Since inheriting the throne of the family, Date Masamune, who was eager to take over the world, broke the old Oshu order and the balance of power, and continued to wage wars against the neighbors around him, except for the Mogami family, which was unable to conduct large-scale battles against the southern family and the Kasai family in the north due to transportation problems, and the Mogami family, which was unable to fight because of the interference of his mother, Mogami Yoshihime, the rest of the wars were basically won.

(Speaking of the war with the Mogami family, this is definitely the most faceless in Date Masamune's life, and it is also the military operation that he doesn't want to be mentioned the most, when Date Masamune went east, Mogami Yoshimitsu did not make a bad deal in the rear of the Date family in order to prevent the invasion of the Uesugi family, and as a result, Date Masamune came back, he immediately launched a military operation against the Mogami family, and he no longer had a relationship with the people in it.)

The battle went relatively smoothly at the beginning, but it soon fell into a stalemate, and then the enemy in the east began to invade the Date Domain, Date Masamune's father and son had no choice but to lick their faces and ask Mogami Yoshimitsu's sister, that is, [Lady East] Mogami Yoshihime, to mediate, and only then did they settle the Mogami family until they retreated. ）

In just a few years, he has expanded the strength of the Date family from the small Yonezawa Castle to Xianbei and Aizu, and I am afraid that even the ninth generation of the family governor in history who has the same name as himself and is known as the [Lord of Date Zhongxing] must express his admiration and self-shame for his great achievements.