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The Maori family couldn't sit still.

On the last day of December, an envoy from the Maori family appeared at the gate of the army.

This envoy of the Maori family is still quite famous in history - Ankokuji Huiqiong.

One of the three precepts left in Maori's family motto says, "The upper and lower are concentric, and their profits are golden."

It can be said that the Hideyoshi side is now the victor, and if the family motto is followed, it is necessary to rescue the Yoshikawa Noriya and the 20,000 officers and soldiers in the city, who were starved to death, because the Mori side is in a disadvantageous situation.

If they give up, the officers and soldiers in the city will starve to death, and if they attack in a hurry, the monkeys may not respond to the battle. The Maori clan would appear ruthless and unjust, and the morale of the whole army would be low, and it would not long be before it would fall apart.

Just as our brothers were arguing about the luck of the monkeys, Ankokuji Huiqiong was also thinking about it, looking at the sky through the window of the sedan chair he had been sitting in.

People are born with their own luck...... Unexpectedly, the luck of the Maori family was no better than that of this monkey from Owari Province.

Hideyoshi Hashiba was a lower-ranking samurai in Owari Nakamura...... Oh no, it is impossible to say that he is the son of a samurai, it should be said that he is the son of a farmer, and later made his fortune, was appreciated by Oda Nobunaga, and was in charge of Harima Ichigoku 500,000 stones, and now China has been fighting for three years.

If he is allowed to stay here, the Mori clan will never have a stable life since the death of Yuan Gonggong. But how can you convince him to let Tottori Castle go?

On the way to the monkey camp, Anguosi Huiqiong has been thinking about these.

The official sedan chair of Huiqiong of Anguo Temple has arrived at the camp, but today's monkey is a little abnormal, and he did not come out to greet him with all the courtesy like the general of the general peace talks.

Hum! Just a monkey! You may have the ability, but you can never learn the rules of etiquette.

Anguosi Huiqiong cursed in her heart, trying to find some psychological balance.

I used to hear that monkeys are never as majestic and inviolable as other generals. He likes to pat each other on the shoulder suddenly, laughing, at this time, but he has already used his powerful wrist and personality to tightly grasp the other party's heart, he heard the old minister of the Maori family say that the Yuan Gonggong liked to play this set back then, and there were not a few enemies who were fooled by him.

But today, the attendants have brought Hui Qiong, but the monkey has not let him in.

Asano Nagamasa, who came out to greet him, asked him to go to the living room first.

As he was leaving, Asano Nagamasa glanced back at Ankokuji Huiqiong and smiled:

"Master, wait a minute! I will now go and inform the lord of your coming, and then I will take you to him. ”

Notification? Dare to love Yushiba Hideyoshi still doesn't know about this?

Entering the living room, Hui Qiong still had her eyes half-closed, staring blankly at the "decoration" in the shogunate.

The surroundings were quiet, and the atmosphere didn't seem to change in the slightest. Of course, the changes are probably hidden. The attendant brought refreshments and quietly went out again.

Suddenly, Ankokuji Huiqiong thought, has Hideyoshi Hashiba really made up his mind? Now, that Asano Nagamasa should be reporting to Hideyoshi, but then again, is that monkey really stupid enough to know about his arrival now?

At this time, a strange thought arose in his heart

Could it be that Hideyoshi Hashiba wanted to trick his envoy into house arrest here to prevent the news of the peace talks from leaking, and then take advantage of the Maori side's unpreparedness to give a surprise attack on the troubled Tottori Castle.

Hum! If that's the case, Hideyoshi Hashiba isn't a great figure either.

Anguo Temple Huiqiong unconsciously picked up the cold tea and drank it all in one go.

Suddenly, there was a flurry of footsteps.

One is the Asano Nagamasa just now, and the other is a hurried anxious man, without a single guard and entourage.

"Oh, it's the abbot master of Anguo Temple, I've kept you waiting for a long time, I'm really sorry not to go."

Having said that, there was not the slightest apology on his face, and his face was mostly proud.

But even so, Yushiba Hideyoshi was still like a confidant he had met for ten years, and he was extraordinarily cordial, and sat down cross-legged in front of Hui Qiong.

"Just now, my subordinates have told me everything. Now is the time for both sides to sit down and think carefully. ”

"What your lord said is very ...... Poor Monk ......"

"Ah, polite words are avoided. I heard that you are merciful and want to take a middle ground to bring the two families together. ”

The monkey looks like he is grinning and doesn't speak to others.

"Therefore, you should also be shown our sincerity. You see, this is the letter that the lord of Tottori Castle, Yoshikawa Nobuya, wrote to me a few days ago, and this war is a loss for you. Therefore, I hope that the master will help me Hideyoshi to accomplish this. Besides, I won't bring shame on the Mori family just because I killed the Yoshikawa Nori-sama alone......"

The content of Yoshikawa's letter is simple, he will commit suicide, and Tottori Castle, which has no food to eat, can also be given to Hashiba Hideyoshi, but Hashiba Hideyoshi needs to promise that he must spare the rest of the city.

"That being said, but, to do it specifically......" Anguosi Huiqiong, who felt that something was wrong, hurriedly interjected.

"Haha, there is a way, there must be a way. I'll tell you. The monkey closed his mouth and laughed.

"You're talking about the way to get the family to kill Yoshikawa-sama?" Anguo Temple Huiqiong hurriedly asked.

"Nope! Why did Lord Ankokuji say this? We didn't intend to take Yoshikawa-sama's life, it was his own decision. The monkey suddenly became serious, and his whole face revealed an aggressive murderous aura, "What's the matter, Yoshikawa-sama's life is about the faces of both Mori and Oda." You know about this first, and then you can rush to Tottori Castle and talk to that Yoshikawa-sama in person. ”

"Huh? What did the adults just say, let the poor monk go to Tottori Castle like this? ”

"Yes." The monkey stared at Ankokuji Huiqiong, "I, Yushiba Hideyoshi, also admire a loyal minister like Yoshikawa-sama from the bottom of my heart, how to say, he is also a member of the famous Yoshikawa clan." Tell him carefully about the difference between success and success. ”

"What do you want to tell him?"

"If I'm not mistaken, the territory of the Mori family should include Aki, Shubo, Nagato, Bingo, Bichu, Hakugi, Misaku, Izumo, Iwami, and Hidden Ambiguity, totaling 1.82 million koku, but this is only a superficial phenomenon.

In Kyushu, from Bunzen, Bungo, Chikuzen, Chikugo, to Higo, the powerful Otomo clan was restrained by Ryuzoji Temple and the emerging southern wealthy Shimazu family, but Otomo Sorin, who was a man of great talent, still had the capital to eyeing the Mori clan. You can't be sloppy for a moment here...... The forces they were able to move to the east were far from being able to catch up with my Hideyoshi's men. If a tug-of-war starts here and the opportunity to negotiate peace is lost, it will no longer be loyal to the Maori clan. You just explain my words to him as they are. ”

"Is this threatening us?"

Anguosi Huiqiong held her breath and looked at the monkey.

"Why did the master say this?

Hideyoshi, I am also a military general, and I know very well that Lord Yoshikawa is willing to save the lives of the soldiers and civilians in the city at his own expense.

Therefore, I gave him the fragrant flowers he used when he committed suicide. Of course, the 20,000 people in the city were rescued, and in addition, not only the Yoshikawa Nobuyo-sama, but also Nakamura Harutsugu and Morishita Michi, along with the two retainers who were originally members of the Yamana family, were supposed to continue to support the lord of the Yamana family, but they did the opposite, not only against the imperial court, but even exiled Yamana Toyokuni, who was the lord of the country, which is really a crime that cannot be punished......

Therefore, as the culprit who dragged Yoshikawa-sama into the water, these two must not survive, and at the same time that Yoshikawa-sama committed suicide, I hope to see the heads of these two......

After watching the three of them commit suicide, you ask Maori for peace. You tell them that I, Hideyoshi, am willing to give up my life, and I also want to negotiate peace for the lord of the inner house, and the descendants of the famous Mori clan should see the general trend. ”

Listening to this, Ankokuji Huiqiong couldn't help but tremble, what Yushiba Hideyoshi said was not a small strategy, but wisdom obtained on the basis of reason and after careful calculation. Not only will the Yoshikawa family die, but even the Yamaga family, who has always been "pro-Mori", will also die, and from then on, Mori's power in Inaba will greatly decline, and this will tide over the difficulties...... Although Hideyoshi Hashiba did not explicitly say that he wanted to be in the country of Inaba, his deep insight had already seen through all this, and the country of Inhata had basically become his territory when the Yoshikawa Nobuye died.

Mistaken! Hideyoshi Hashiba is a terrifying person.

"Alas! Poor Yoshikawa-sama......"

In the eyes of Ankokuji Huiqiong, the Yoshikawa family is a samurai who is willing to serve the Maori family to the death, and if he really wants to sacrifice for this, he will not hesitate...... No, maybe Hashiba Hideyoshi had calculated it accurately, and he thought that Ankokuji Huiqiong would definitely go on an envoy as well, because he also knew that the Yoshikawa Nobuyo family was such a person.

"Well, Master Abbot, the path has been prepared for you a long time ago. We'll send someone to escort you, so let's get to Tottori Castle right away. That's where the masters put their talents to work. ”

Anguo Temple Huiqiong couldn't help but hold the rosary and lowered her head.

"Everything is done according to the wishes of the adults."

"That's great, but why don't you leave now?"

"Hehe, how can a poor monk sit still, presumably the adults have already seen it."

"Oh, that's a rarity. Thank you, Master. For the sake of the Mori clan, for the sake of the Oda clan...... It should be for the sake of the people of Inaba and for Hideyoshi. ”

Hideyoshi Hashiba's arrangement is really leaky, everything is according to his design in advance, and it is being carried out in an orderly manner...... Anguksa Huiqiong sometimes felt frightened, sometimes at a loss, and he even felt as if he was in a dream.

What kind of opponent is this family facing?

"Here, I wish you success, a toast." The monkey's tone and attitude, as if he was seeing off his retainers, personally brought a glass of wine to Huiqiong of Anguo Temple, "Come!" Changji, you go and prepare, the master is willing to go out, and he will succeed. ”

"My lord, you are a monk, and you can't drink alcohol......