"Huh? Harima Country? Who is it? Can you report your name? Hosokawa Nobumoto was stunned, and Harima didn't seem to know anyone.

"Yes! He said that his name was Kuroda Kanbei Takataka, and he was the elder of the Harima Koji family! Fujido Takatora said respectfully.

"What! What do you call him! Hosokawa Nobumoto's eyes widened in surprise, suspecting that his ears had misheard.

"Huh? Kuroda officer and soldier Wei Xiaogao, does the lord know him? Kill him with no subordinates! Fujido Takatora looked at the expression of the lord and thought that Kuroda Takataka had offended Hosokawa Nobumoto.

"You're sick!" Hosokawa Nobumoto scolded, he knew that Fujido Takatora was a person who was extremely ambitious for money and status, and would do anything to survive. Later generations evaluated Fujido Takatora as a follower, a wrapper, and a dormitory master of the Warring States (roughly a traitor, a wall grass), but in the turbulent Warring States era, it was also beyond reproach. Otherwise, Fujido Takatora would not have become the ancestor of the 323,900 koku of the Isezu Domain.

"Yes, yes, subordinates know their mistakes! Please, the Lord punishes you! Fujitang Gaohu was so frightened that he kowtowed again and again, his back was drenched in cold sweat, and the horse's fart slapped on the horse's leg.

"Humph! In the future, don't play these little cleverness that can't be on the stage, do your job well, and there will be a day when you come out! Hosokawa Nobumoto reprimanded a few more words, thinking that this guy still needs to be taught by his side, otherwise he will be released and will likely become the first traitor in the future.

"It's... Be... Yes..."Fujido Takatora respectfully said yes, he has been doing it for more than a year, and he always feels that he can lead a team, but today he has angered the lord, and it seems that the day of decentralization will be delayed again.

"Go and bring him here, remember! Be sure to treat people with respect! "Hosokawa Nobumoto has also heard the comments of Fujido Takatora on weekdays, he is simply a bully servant, what to visit the kiln and not give money, gambling debts and debts, etc., then T is all his own industry! If it weren't for the fact that he was a talent, he would have been able to improve it, and he would have sold him into a duck shop to pay off his debts.

"Yes, yes!" Fujitang Gaohu wiped the sweat on his head and retreated respectfully, but he was thinking in his heart that he would wait to go back and go to that kiln to fuck her again to relieve his discomfort. Of course, he didn't know that the boss behind these underground industries was none other than his lord Nobumoto Hosokawa.

In a short time, Fujido Takatora brought three people, a young samurai, and two children of seven or eight years old.

"Foreign Minister Kuroda Officers and Soldiers Ei Takataka! See Hosokawa Castle! Kuroda Takataka ran two steps and bowed.

"Well, what's next to you?" Hosokawa Nobumoto sat on the marching horse and accepted his salute.

"Oh, Kumatsumaru, Matsujumaru, quick, come and see Hosokawa Hall!" Kuroda Takataka hurriedly summoned the child over and instructed him to salute: "Back to the Hosokawa Palace, Hisatsumaru is the young master of the Urakami family, and Matsujumaru is the next son-in-law. ”

"That's it, look at the way you guys are also running all the way, it's hard work, get up and talk back." Hosokawa Nobugen looked at them, his face was full of terroir, and Takataka Kuroda was even more unshaven, obviously he hadn't stopped for a long time.

"Thank you Hosokawa Daiden!" Koko Kuroda stood up and stood respectfully beside him, and Hosokawa Nobumoto had a better impression of him.

"I heard Gao Hu say that you have been looking for me for a long time, is there something wrong?" Hosokawa Nobugen asked a little strangely, in general, seekers would wait for an audience in Devon City.

If it is a situation like today, where it is impossible for Hosokawa Nobumoto to go back in a short period of time, he usually leaves with regret and waits for the next opportunity to talk about it, or if there is something important, he will leave a letter. Directly found like this, and it was also easy to die during the war, he Kuroda Takataka was really the only one, and this courage alone made Hosokawa Nobumoto have to admire.

"Exactly, there is indeed something important in the Hosokawa Palace!" Kuroda bowed 90 degrees.

"Tell me, what's the matter?" Hosokawa Nobugen asked gently, just rushing at him for thousands of miles and dusty thoughts, it was enough for himself to listen to what he wanted to say.

"Back to Hosokawa Palace, the Sanyo Province countries have changed, and the Uki family has joined forces with Daimyo such as Mori and Harima Akamatsu to establish an "anti-Hosokawa Alliance", and I want to disadvantage you from Hosokawa Hall. Kuroda Takataka's short words were like a stone stirring up a thousand waves, and everyone in the Hosokawa family showed surprise on their faces, but Hosokawa Nobumoto's face did not change, as if it was no big deal. Let Kuroda Takataka, who was secretly observing, feel more sure in his heart.

"When did this happen? Who are the participants? "Hosokawa Nobumoto is in this deep mountain, the information is blocked, and it has been more than ten days since the last news came, and it seems that someone should have deliberately obstructed the transmission of information.

At this time, at the Tanba Pass, a group of ninjas had just experienced a big battle, and most of the dead on the ground were Hosokawa ninjas, and the leading sneak attacker turned out to be the ninja leader of the Maori family: Shiki Masatoki.

"It's a month ago, and the leader is the Mori family, the first initiative is the Uki family, and the Akamatsu family is followed. Due to the careful planning of the Ukita family, the rebellion went very smoothly, and when he left, he heard that he had captured several castles of the Urakami family in a row. "Kuroda Takakashi 1510 talked about the great war that took place in Bizen Province.

"Ukita Naoya..."Hosokawa Nobumoto savored the name, a well-known conspirator of the Sengoku period.

"That's... Who is this young master of the Urakami family? Suddenly, Hosokawa Nobumoto looked at this Hisamatsumaru and guessed his relationship with the Urakami family.

"Back in Hosokawa Hall, Hisamatsu Maru has nothing to do with the Urakami family in Bizen, but there is also a connection." Kuroda Takataka pretended to be mysterious, and peeked left and right.

"It's okay, these are the most loyal subordinates of the family, don't hesitate to say anything." Hosokawa Nobumoto heard that this Kumatsu Maru seemed to have an extremely special identity, and immediately aroused his interest.

"Back to the Hosokawa Palace, Hisamatsu Maru is the young master of the Harima-Urajo family." Takataka Kuroda truthfully revealed his identity.

"I see, that is, at the critical moment, Kumatsu Maru can also take over the Bizen Urakami family, right? That's what it means, right? "Hosokawa Nobumoto has a little understanding, and probably knows Kuroda Takataka's plans.

"Hosokawa Hall is really wise, that's exactly what it means below." Takataka Kuroda took advantage of the situation to bow down again, admiring Hosokawa Nobumoto's foresight.

This is the chaotic Warring States, and the Sengoku daimyo are always thinking about expanding their territory and absorbing talents. But talent also looks at who they will be loyal to and what they want to do in the future.