Not long after, Yamaguchi Nagakyo left Ueno Castle with the voice of Osaki Yoshinao's "sincerity".

And after Yamaguchi Changjiao left, the retainers of the Osaki family also began to discuss what Yamaguchi Changjiao said just now.

"My lord, is it really as simple as the Tsugawa family borrowing from the family in order to send troops to the Yuzen region?" Ichiki herded the cow and expressed his concerns, "What if the Tsugawa family really aims to be in this family?" ”

"No!" Without waiting for Osaki Yoshinato to reply, Ryuji Miyazaki said decisively, "Let's not say that the main family and the Tsugawa family have nothing to do with each other before, and the Tsugawa family has no reason to send troops to the main family at all." The most important thing is that if the Tsugawa family really sent troops to Mutsu at this time, the territory of the main family is next to the territory of the Date family, even if the Date family is still in civil strife, but compared to the infighting, isn't the Tsugawa family, an outsider, more important? So the Tsugawa family will still be somewhat concerned about the reaction of the Date family. ”

"Besides, this family is an Oshu exploration topic, if the Tsugawa family sends troops to the main family, the lord can use this as a name to ask for help from other forces in Mutsu! I believe that in such a situation, there should be no one who stands idly by! Ryuji Miyazaki continued.

"In that case, then the Tsugawa family borrowed from the family, should the family agree?" Yili herding cattle is still a little relieved, "After all, the top family is a division of the family, if the family agrees to the Jinchuan family's request to borrow the road, how will the people of the world view the family at that time?" Such things that are contrary to the faith and righteousness are better thought to be prudent in the Lord. ”

"Joke!" Ryuji Miyazaki said excitedly: "Is there still prestige in this family now?" Don't you have a sense of shame when you are so despised by the Date family? Or are you willing to just watch your family's dignity being trampled on by the Date family? The family's centuries-old inheritance was stolen by that Date child? ”

"If you don't seek change, the day of the defeat of Date Haruzong will be the time when the family will perish!" Ryuji Miyazaki said indignantly.

Ryuji Miyazaki's words made many retainers agree with it! Before, the treasure of the Osaki family was pressed on Date Harumune, but looking at the current situation, Date Harunzong is about to be defeated by Date Harunzong, and Osaki Yoshinao, who openly supports Date Harunzong, will inevitably suffer from Date Haruna's revenge, which the Osaki family can't accept anyway.

However, if the Osaki family and the Tsugawa family reach some kind of deal, or if the Tsugawa family becomes the new reliance of the Osaki family, then even if Date Mune defeats Date Harumune and reunites the Date family in the future, there will be trouble when the Tsugawa family is liquidated, and they will not dare to come to the Osaki family because of the existence of the Tsugawa family.

What's more, if the support of the Tsugawa family is obtained in the name of borrowing the way, then the current threat from Osaki Yoshinobu and even from the Kasai family will be gone! Perhaps, Yoshinao Osaki can take this opportunity to defeat Yoshinobu Osaki in one fell swoop and regain power back home!

It's a win-win!

Seeing that many retainers in the palace agreed with Miyazaki Ryuji's words, the uneasiness in Osaki's heart disappeared, so he said, "But Mamori's words coincide with the thoughts of my family!" ”

"Besides, even if you don't agree to the Tsugawa family's proposal to borrow the road, then the Tsugawa family's thousands of troops force through here, what will the family be able to do then? Do you send troops to intercept it? Osaki asked rhetorically.

And hearing Osaki Yoshinao's words, Ichiki herding cattle and other retainers all lowered their heads. Just kidding, Osaki Yoshinobu's repeated provocations did not dare to fight head-on! If the thousands of troops of the Tsugawa family appear in the territory of the Osaki family, I am afraid that there will be few who dare to send troops, and there will be many who dare to surrender!

Seeing that Ichizuki and the others stopped talking, Osaki Yoshishi said directly, "This matter has been decided, just wait for the Tsugawa family to give a reply, and then the family will go to the ghost head in person!" ”

"During the absence of the family, the affairs of the family will be temporarily taken care of by the military department and Tajima Mamoru!"

"Hah!"

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After leaving Mingsheng Castle, Yamaguchi Chokyo immediately rode his horse towards Ueno Castle, stopping and stopping along the way, and finally returned to Ueno Castle three days later.

As soon as he returned to Ueno Castle, Yamaguchi Chokyo immediately went to the Foreign Affairs Office!

At this moment, Da Gao Guangzhong was not there, and only the other two foreign affairs liao were dealing with these trivial affairs.

Yamaguchi Chokyo hurriedly spoke, "Uemon, where did Otakama go?" ”

Hearing Yamaguchi Nagator's words, Shinsaemon hurriedly replied, "It is said that the envoy of the Oysaki family came to Minato Castle with several merchant ships, and Lord Otaka-sama took Ichiro Muraguchi and them to Minato Castle. ”

"Is the lord there?" Yamaguchi then asked.

Shinsaemon thought for a moment, and then said, "The lord should be in the castle tower, it is said that many people have frozen to death in the castle tower this year, and the lord is furious in the castle tower, if you are okay, don't look for it!" ”

"Got it!" Yamaguchi Nagayo gave Shinsaemon a grateful look, then turned around and left the foreign office, running in the direction of the castle tower.

At the same time, in the castle tower of Ueno Castle, Tsugawa Soji was sitting on the main seat with a gloomy face, and Saigo Kizo, Ogasawara Shintoki, Ogasawara Yasunaga and other important ministers of the Tsukawa family were kneeling down uneasily like children who had made mistakes, and they didn't dare to come out of the atmosphere.

"Bang! Why don't they all speak? Doesn't you usually talk a lot? Tsugawa Soji slapped the case in front of him, "The family has repeatedly instructed that after the winter, we must pay close attention to the news from the village heads and city generations of each township and city, and beware of the recurrence of the incident of freezing to death a few years ago!" ”

"See for yourselves!" Soji Tsugawa threw a few letters on the desk at the feet of Saigo Kizuku, and said angrily, "The two castles of Hanaoka and Odate in the Binai region, twelve villages lack anything to survive the winter, and thirty-six people have frozen to death!" ”

"More than 200 people have froze to death in Tsugaru-gun, Minohe-gun, Kita-gun, and other places combined! If this continues, won't the number of casualties be in the thousands? Tsugawa Soji continued angrily, "Immediately let me have the city representatives and lords of various places immediately send Ashigaru to check the winter situation of each village under their jurisdiction, and once the village is not fully prepared, immediately provide the corresponding materials!" ”

"If there is any news of the frozen dead person coming to my family, the city lord and the city generation of the village where the frozen person is located will stripped naked and stood in the snow for a day!" Soji Tsugawa actually didn't get so angry because he froze to death so much! Although this did make Tsukawa Soji very angry, it was also enough to make Tsukawa Soji lose his temper with Saigo Kizo and others.

The main reason for Tsugawa Soji's anger was that the retainers in the family did not take their orders to heart, and it can even be said that they were derelict in their duties! Such a situation is not what Tsugawa Soji wants to see, if the Tsugawa family wants to rise in this troubled world, Tsugawa Soji can't allow such a thing to happen!