On December 19 of the first year of Eiroku, Aizu Wakamatsu Castle.

"My lord! Good news! Shinbata Inaba Shouden and other pacification of the village! Sawakoshi Shiwei and others awarded the head! The originally quiet Honmaru was suddenly broken by Ikeda Morishu's yelling.

"Huh?" Asadaki was lying on the table in a daze, and was woken up by Ikeda Morishu after squinting for a while.

"I would like to report to the lord that the lords who stayed in Shonai, such as Inhata Mamoru and Suda Sagamimori, together with the Kaji, Yamagishi, Mizuwon, and Honjo divisions of the Echigo side, have expelled the Anto Army and the Yuri Party that invaded Shonai, and have all the thieves Sakoshi Clan, Saragoe Sosui and others begged for death. Their heads will soon arrive at Wakamatsu Castle. Ikeda said as he ran into Asada's study out of breath.

"Shonai has been pacified, but the two counties of Mogami and Murayama have not yet been pacified. Hosokawa, Kadokawa, Akiho, Kuramasu, Oda, Nasei, Takahashi and other wealthy clans took the initiative to surrender to Mogami, and the letters of help from the eight shields such as Tendo and Enzawa came here like snowflakes. Although the generals of Shibe, Okawa, Takemata, Tsukiji, Yamamotoji, and Chisaka have not yet asked for help, their situation is no different from that of Mogami Hachidun. Chao Ding smiled bitterly. Apparently Shonai's victory did not make him happy.

"My lord, the situation in Shimono has also begun to become unstable. Okamoto Sanuki Mamoru (Okamoto Masashi), Knekoto Patriarch, Kaneda Omi Mamoru (Kaneda Yoshitaka) and other wealthy clans and ronins in the lower fields began to stir up after gaining the support of the Satake family. Oyama, Akechi, Akiyama, Soga, Takai, Asahina and other adults have sent envoys one after another, hoping to send troops against the Satake family. Ikeda Morishu handed several letters to the court.

"Forget it, the content is all the same. Just know about it. Chao Ding stretched and said.

“······” Ikeda was also speechless.

"Are there any large shrines near Joshita Town that have come to raise funds?" Chaoding thought of a place to relax.

"Back to the lord, there is a shrine maiden performing here at the Erbarayama Shrine in the lower field." Ikeda Morishu already vaguely felt that Asada's plan was to leave the city.

"That's good, just go and enjoy it. After all, after the death of the former Shimono Guardian Udu Palace, I didn't send anyone to serve as the second barren mountain donor. Chaoding suddenly remembered this, it seems that the Erbarayama Shrine should have been damaged by the war.

“······” Ikeda Morishu couldn't stop Asada, so he could only go and inform Nagano Yemori, Okabe Mayao, Asahina Taiki and other small surnames and side approaches. If Chaoding is left alone, they can't afford to take care of anything if something happens.

Ikeda Morishu not only informed the small surnames and the people who were close to him, but also sent people to inform the soldiers of the surrounding cities. On the side of Iwasaki Castle, the closest branch city to Wakamatsu Castle, Ikeda Morishu sent Asahina Motonaga to inform Hiroshiro Mori Hidehiro. Mori Hirobo was arranged by Ikeda Morishu to rush to Takada Castle, southwest of Wakamatsu Castle, to inform Takada Castle Daishi Ishiguchi Hiromune.

As long as Ishiguchi Hiromune and Maori Hidehiro come to protect them with two hundred concentric people, then the court will be much safer.

When Asadashi came to the vicinity of Chomeiji Temple, where the shrine maidens were, the performance had already begun. Although it is not a crowd, Chao Ding, Xiao Xiao, and the people who are close to him have to squeeze for a long time to see the performance in front of the stage.

After seeing several dancing shrine maidens on the stage, Asada couldn't help but think of a similar scene he had seen in Yonezawa Castle when he was in the thirteenth year of astronomy. At that time, he pacified the four prefectures of Aizu and was invited by Date Harumune to go to Yonezawa Castle. What impressed him the most was undoubtedly Naoko Benzawa singing "This Song" and dancing at the same time, very elegant and sassy. Even after many years, Chaoding still remembers the scene of that year.

Chao Ding couldn't stand it after watching it for a while, and he was in no mood to continue watching. Staying here will only make you sad. Just as he left quietly, someone noticed him and saw the identity of Chaoding.

Just as Asadaki was about to return to Wakamatsu Castle, he stopped when he passed by Guilin Temple.

"My lord, why are you staying here?" Ikeda was a little confused.

"I haven't been in Wakamatsu Castle for years, and there are more temples here. This Guilin Temple and the Rongtong Temple not far away are newly built in recent years. Chao Ding looked around near Guilin Temple and felt a feeling.

"Back to the lord, these two temples are newly built with the funds of Taowei Zhang Shoudian." Mori Katsuhiro knows a little bit about this.

"It's surprising that Taoo Zhang Mamoru would also fund the construction of the temple." After Chao Ding finished speaking, he walked into the Guilin Temple.

After Chao Ding walked into Guilin Temple, he simply paid homage, and then rested in the side hall. Ikeda and others told the monks in the temple not to approach the side hall, so that the court could be quieter. Outside the temple, it was surrounded by 200 concentric people led by Mori Hidehiro and Ishigchi Hiromune, and no one was allowed to enter.

However, at this moment, while Chaoding was making tea, a girl dressed as a shrine maiden was quietly coming behind him. I saw her small white sleeves (white clothes), carrying a "hakama" (red skirt), long hair tied with sandalwood paper and "water guide" (decorative rope), and a handful of kunai in her hand.

"Miss Shrine Maiden, are you too bold?" At this time, Kato Danzo, who was dressed in a samurai suit and held a rib, stood behind the shrine maiden and immediately put the rib on her neck.

“？！” Chaoding couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard Kato Duanzo's voice, and when he turned around, he realized that he was almost dying.

"Sure enough, it is worthy of the great name of the six countries of Kanto, and even the escort ninjas who travel are at the level of upper ninjas!" The shrine maiden said unwillingly.

"Who are you? Who sent you? Chao Ding asked after calming down for a moment.

"Now that I've failed, there's nothing to say!" The shrine maiden knew that she was unable to get out of the Guilin Temple, so she threw the kunai in her hand on the ground.

"If you are handed over to the congregation, then you have only two outcomes. 1. Tortured to death; Second, he was recruited after the punishment. Kato Duanzo sneered.

"Humph! You and Takeda are really the same thing! The shrine maiden said through gritted teeth.

"A raccoon dog? Don't talk too much! When the Takeda family attacked Saku Prefecture in Shinshu, Takeda Daizen's master craftsman Itagaki Suruga Nobukata slaughtered more than 5,000 captives of men and women. Then there was Shiga Castle, and more than 3,000 Saku people were poisoned by Takeda. Four years later, the Takeda Army attacked Hirose Castle, which was then a retainer of Shinano Ogasawara Shinano Shocho, and more than 200 castle soldiers were killed. In the following year, after Koiwatake Castle in Azumi County was breached by the Takeda Army, 500 soldiers were killed, and the old, weak, women, and children were sold or enslaved! Do you need me to go on?! "Chao Ding didn't want to mention these old things. Even Ogasawara, who had become a retainer of the court, did not want to recall these past events that made him infinitely sad.

“······” Chaoding's words instantly left the witch speechless. The Takeda family's evil deeds committed in Saku-gun alone have already made the surrounding powers known.

"Listening to what you just said, it seems that you are very dissatisfied with the Takeda family. I don't know which family you are the daughter of a wealthy family that was destroyed by the Takeda family. Chao Ding just heard some details.

"Mochizuki ······" The witch was like gold at this time, and she didn't say anything more after talking about the family.

"Mochizuki? Shinano Mochizuki house?! Asadachi immediately remembered something about Shinano's Mochizuki family.

The Mochizuki clan is a wealthy clan in Shinshu, one of the three Shino clans, and the leader of the fifty-three clans of Koga, with Kitasaku Prefecture as its base. In the fourth year of the reign (1180), when Kiso Yoshinaka raised his army, the Mochizuki clan joined the army, and his more than 1,500 good horses and farmers who herded horses became an extremely important force under Yoshinaka's account.

Thinking of this, Chao Ding couldn't help but gasp, but after thinking about it carefully, he found that something was wrong. Obviously, she asked her 'the daughter of the wealthy family that was destroyed', but at this time the Mochizuki family still exists.

"The Mochizuki family has not broken off their family name, and they are still in Kitasaku at the moment." Asada didn't know what the witch wanted to say.

"It's no different from severance! The sons of Takeda Nori's stables all inherited the Mochizuki family, and his uncle had long since retired, and his father lived in seclusion with him. The shrine maiden said unwillingly.

"You are the daughter of Mochizuki Shinroku, the younger brother of Mochizuki Saemonsa!" Kato Duanzo guessed her identity in an instant.

"Yes, I'm Chiyo Girl, the daughter of Mochizuki Shinroku." Immediately, the shrine maiden said a name that surprised Chaoding very much.