[I hereby appoint: The five subordinate major generals are wise Kogoro Shinkoden as the inspection agent of the three prefectures of Shang, A, and Xin, and they are cheap to travel. Pen, Fun, and Pavilion www.biquge.info。。。。。 】

It was probably on November 16 that Azuchijo delivered an instruction that while Shibata Katsuie was seriously ill, Akechi Kogoro would temporarily act as the administrative agent of the Kanto Three Kingdoms in the name of the "shogunate power" of the same level as Shibata Katsuie. In addition, Oda Shogun not only did not blame the wise Kogoro for his transgression, but praised him vigorously, and was willing to stand up and take responsibility that did not belong to him in such an eventful time, much to the relief of the shogunate. Of course, how much power you have has you have to bear how much responsibility, for the Kamirugawa, the general instructed Mr. Akechi to fight for his life to get it back, otherwise there will be severe punishment.

This really scared the Shibata retainers who were listening to the side into a cold sweat -- Oda Nobunaga's attention to the Kamirukawa was much higher than they imagined。。。。。。

Everyone's worries and fears are not unreasonable, although over the years, Oda Nobunaga's temperament has gradually calmed down with the ascension of status, and brutal actions such as killing and destroying Buddhas are rarely done. However, there is a fundamental difference between "rarely do" and "not do".

For example, a month ago, Nakayan Oda Nobutada and his son Sanmage (the historical Oda Hidenobu) came to Azuchi Castle to visit Oda Nobunaga, and on the way they were assassinated by a group of ninjas of unknown origin. The matter had just begun, and because he had not been caught, Oda Nobutada felt very confused and embarrassed, and even had the idea of not pursuing it anymore. But when he heard the news, Oda Nobunaga, who was furious, was indiscriminate, and decided that it was Iga Yu's doing.

At this time, it was just half a year since [Hashiba Hideyoshi Rebellion], although Hashiba Hideyoshi himself had already gone to the Seto Inland Sea, training the naval army day and night, preparing to attack Kyushu Shimazu. Oda Nobunaga's anger hasn't completely subsided, plus his career as a horseman, he has been attacked and assassinated by Iga ninjas many times. So I hate the latter.

Under the guidance of the Shogun's anger, the [Iga Tragedy] of the ninth year of Tensho was staged again, and the entire began to search for the remnants of the Iga ninja.

In fact, most of the Iga ninjas had already washed their hands during the Iga Rebellion in the ninth year of Tensho, but this time they were very helpless to be shackled by the rough and fierce officers and soldiers and subjected to severe torture. Some were able to return home because they had an exact alibi, but a significant number were tortured. There are also some people who are not even ninjas who are innocently tortured to death, because the cool officials who tortured them wanted to get the shogunate's murder bounty too much, so the scene of the separation of wives and the destruction of the family was staged one after another in the shogunate territory in the twelfth year of Tensho.

After tossing like this for more than a month, there was still no progress at all, and the group of ninjas disappeared as if the world had evaporated, and under the persuasion of Oda Nobunada, Oda Nobunaga finally had to retract the order in a huff. According to Toshimitsu Akechi, who frequently traveled between Kyoto and Azuchi Castle at that time, more than 70 people were killed by torture during this time, and thousands of people were injured, and nearly tens of thousands of prisoners were arrested, all over, and countless people were implicated.

Whether they were returning home or being tortured to death, the people were severely humiliated spiritually. Someone even made a ballad:

[The public side was furious, and the number of food pills increased.

The public side was angry again, and the food pills doubled.

The public side was furious, and he couldn't eat all the food pills. 】

The Ryo Pill was a staple food for ninjas, and the Three Fury represented Oda Nobunaga's three large-scale persecutions of ninjas. The smaller the number of ninjas, the more Bing Food Pills will naturally be left over from a meal. The person who composed this ballad mocked Oda Nobunaga bitterly.

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Shibata's retainers finally realized how stupid they were before, and they only cared about fighting for fame and fortune, and they inadvertently angered the shogun!

The only thing that made them feel at ease was that Shibata Katsuri was called [Shiro Gocaoji] in the letter of appointment (because Shibata Katsuri also had three godbrothers, he could only rank fourth, and Gocaji was the title of the heir to the daimyo). The Shogun's strong intervention undoubtedly means that Shibata Katsuri will become the new head of the Shibata family in the future, and the Shogun hopes that the Shibata family will pass it on, which is good news.

Some of the lost ones are probably only Shibata Katsutoshi, although he knows that after his younger brother was born, his days as the [Young Master] have ended, but for the position of the family governor, it has been his dream for many years. The shattering of his dreams suddenly gave him a sense of powerlessness that was empty all over his body.

However, Shibata Katsutoshi's loss did not last long, and after some consideration, Akechi Kogoro decided to let him serve as Shibata Katsusato's gomito (guardian). And he accepted it without hesitation.

At least that's what I can do for my father and the Shibata family.

He thought so.

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Although Wise Kogoro had previously stated that he would attack the Kamirugawa River and regain the dignity of the shogunate, the arrival of the shogun's order made his actions even more recognized by the Shibata family's Aikoto. But in fact, regarding the strategy plan of the gods, this gentleman has not yet formed a complete plan in his heart.

After a few more polite exchanges with the Shibata retainers, Wise Kogoro sent most of them back. Only Sakuma Morimasa, Kanamori Nagakin, Hara Hikojiro, Kofu Castle Lord Kayaka Kayaka, Shibata Katsuie's sister-in-law Yoshida Jibei, Shibata Katsutoshi, and Minowa Castle Lord Sumitomo Masayuki (this second son Sumitomo Masayo is one of the three major Japanese consortia in the future, the founder of the Sumitomo Foundation) stayed, if it wasn't for Yamanaka Nagatoshi still in Azuchi Castle and didn't come back, then as an old family, he should have stayed.

Military affairs are not suitable for a large group of people to discuss, and only a few high-status people need to think and make decisions.

It is worth mentioning that although the young Shibata Katsusato does not know much about military affairs, he is willing to stay and listen to the conversations of the [adults]. With everyone's permission.

[Ladies and gentlemen, the general's order has come down, our battle with the Kamirugawa must be fought, whether it is from the combat effectiveness of the army, or from the number of troops that can be mobilized, it is not a problem for us to crush the castles of the Saito family, I wise Kogoro even dares to pack a ticket here, pull out three thousand people from the wise family, and we can wipe out the entire Saito family。。。。。。 】

Although Japan's ancient financial industry was not as developed as China's, and there was no such thing as a "package ticket", those present could roughly understand what Akechi Kogoro meant, and the latter continued:

[The only thing that made us a little difficult was the army of the Hojo family in the city, and I believe that Saito Mitsutoru also relied on this and dared to oppose the shogunate so swaggeringly。。。。。。 】

[Actually, we don't need to be so jealous of the existence of the Hojo clan, when we are worried about them, they are also worried about us. 】

Hara Hikojiro analyzed.

[The reason why the people of the Hojo family dared to arrange the army into Ueno's territory was actually gambling, betting that we would not dare to attack them. 】

[Hara-sama is right, and I think so too. 】

Shibata Katsuri Road:

[If there is a war in the Kanto region, especially between the shogunate and the Hojo family, it will definitely not be a small-scale conflict, it will be a protracted war, and the shogunate will certainly lose its strength because of this, but the Hojo family may not be able to retreat in its entirety, or even 。。。。。。 】

When we are calculating others, others are also calculating us, and the routines of everyone calculating each other are actually not much different.

Sakuma Saruma's brother Sakuma Yasumasa said:

[What the two adults said is very right, if we attack, it is estimated that there will not really be too many Hojo troops on the Kamirugawa, but I am very worried about how to deal with the aftermath of this matter, the puppet force Saito family supported by the Hojo family has been destroyed by us in this way, and it will be a big loss of face, and I am afraid that it will not give up because of this. 】

[Lord Anzheng, you're too worried. 】

Sakuma Morimasa glanced at his brother dissatisfied, the two brothers had different personalities and often contradicted their ways of doing things.

[Of course, the Hojo family will not give up, but for now, let's think about how to explain the stupid thing about the loss of the Kamirukawa to the general, and see if his old man is willing to give up?! Besides, if you want to say that it is a big loss of face, the family that was taken away from a large piece of land by the enemy is the real big loss of face! 】

【Lord Morimasa!】 You're serious! I, Sakuma Yasuma, am I going to be the one who fights! When it comes to war, my determination is no less than that of you. 】

Sakuma Yasumasa glared back at his brother and said:

[I mean, the Hojo family's blatant invasion of the Kamirugawa this time shows that it is ready to fight with the shogunate, but according to the comparison of the strength of the Hojo family and the shogunate, although the Hojo family has been fighting in the east and west for most of the year, defeating many Kanto Daimyo forces, and the national strength has improved, but it is still too far behind the shogunate, so I think that even the treacherous and cunning Hojo clan may not really have the intention of fighting a big war with the shogunate this time. Because, firstly, the Hojo family is not yet the opponent of the shogunate, and secondly, even if the two sides can fight without a win, it will be a huge consumption for the Hojo family, and he may not be able to afford it。。。。。。 】

[Well, what Yasemasa-sama said makes sense, so let's keep talking. 】

Wise Kogoro nodded to Yasumasa Sakuma. (To be continued.) )