So I only listened to Hosokawa Fujitaka said: "The subordinates know the concerns of the lord, but the subordinates think that these are not problems at all, first of all, the lord does not have to feel uneasy because he currently controls more stone than his own family, and the subordinates think that even if the lord can explain his mind, the other party will not only not compete with the lord for power, but will become a solid supporter of the lord, although the Asai family is higher than the main family, but in terms of power, it is still a little inferior, and with its power sandwiched in the Oda family, it has broken its development, So even if you become a vassal, it's already ********, this is not a subordinate nonsense, it can be seen from last year's Oda family's big assessment, with its geographical location, and strength, if it is not marginalized by the main hall, it should be the head of the Northern Army Regiment, and it is not Shibata-sama's turn at all, Asai Nagamasa is extremely intelligent, how could he not think of the main hall's attitude towards the Asai family. At this moment, I am afraid that he is thinking about how to ease relations with the main hall, and the lord, as the most relied on retainer of the main hall, can accept him at this time, which is definitely what Asai Nagamasa wants.

And in terms of strength, although the lord is slightly less than the other party in the stone high, but if you add the Sakuma family, the Shibata family, and the forces that resolutely support the lord in the faction, then it is not comparable to the Asai family, and even if Asai Nagamasa has any other ideas after joining the Takayama faction, he will definitely not get the support of other samurai in the faction, after all, Shibata and Sakuma, and Akechi and other big forces will definitely stand on the side of the lord, so even if they have any thoughts, they can't be used at all, Moreover, according to the subordinates' understanding of Lord Asai, he is by no means such a shameless person. This can be seen from his alliance with Asakura against the Oda family. So this. The subordinates thought that the lord did not have to worry at all. ”

After listening to Hosokawa Fujitaka's analysis, the clan had to say that he had analyzed all the problems he had thought of, and it seemed that he had really put a lot of effort into this matter, and the clan was very satisfied with this, if every retainer in the family could always think about the family, then the prosperity of the family would be just around the corner.

Because Hosokawa Fujitaka analyzed it very thoroughly. After thinking about it, the clan couldn't find anything unfavorable to the family, so he finally agreed to his suggestion. However, due to the fact that this matter was too important, he was afraid that the Uonejima clan would not know enough about the matter, so he finally decided to send Hosokawa Fujitaka to Echizen in person to meet Asai Nagamasa, this proposal was thought up by him, so there is no need to worry at all, this plan will be deviated.

If Asai Nagamasa, who has more than 1.1 million stone and 30,000 elite soldiers, joins the Takayama faction. Then once the war starts, he can suppress the Hojo family in military power. This is definitely extremely important for the clan, and in the face of Hojo, it is a comparison of who has more troops and who has enough stamina.

Hosokawa Fujitaka attaches great importance to this opportunity to send an envoy to the Asai family, and he knows very well in his heart that as one of the three major military divisions of the Takayama family, he is not as good as Sanada Masayuki in arranging troops, and he is not as good as Honda Masanobu in formulating strategies.

But although he thinks that he is not as good as Honda and Sanada in strategy, but his talent in strategic vision and grand strategic layout is about to surpass the two of them, so since he came to this conclusion, he has also given up making up for his own shortcomings, but wants to give full play to his strengths, since then, he does not think about winning or losing a battle, but let go of his mind and consider the overall layout, and this suggestion is his first grand strategy, so he can't help but ignore it.

Out of the castle tower, Hosokawa Fujitaka simply prepared a few clothes and some entanglements, and then left Kofu with a few retainers who were responsible for protecting along the way, although this time, even if there is no reinforcement from the Asai family, the Uesugi army will undoubtedly retreat, but he knows that he can't be delayed, the reinforcements of the Asai family are still second, the main purpose of this trip is to solve the grievances between the Asai and Shibata families, once he sees Asai Nagamasa after the Uesugi army retreats, then everything is meaningless, so even if it is late, He must also leave immediately.

After a long journey of more than ten days, Hosokawa Fujitaka finally came to the outside of Echizen Ichijo Valley Castle, due to the urgency of time, he even saved grooming, and walked directly to the castle tower with a body of wind and dust.

Asai Nagamasa still attaches great importance to the envoy sent by the Takayama family, and because the Takayama family suddenly sent an envoy, he also sees hope.

As Hosokawa Fujitaka thought, although the Asai family has obtained Echizen and Kaga countries, which far exceed their previous territory, as far as Ishitaka is concerned, the main family is also considered to be one of the most powerful forces in the world, but he is not happy about it, because since that betrayal of Nobunaga, Nobunaga has begun to alienate himself, not only that, but his current situation is even more embarrassing, although there are 30,000 elites under his command, but there is no use for it, the biggest role of these troops is to quell the rebellion in the territory, But now there is no rebellion in the territory, he really doesn't know what the use of raising so many troops, but as a vassal, he has to follow the Oda family's rule of five ashigaru per 100 koku, but considering that the family has lost Nobunaga's trust, if he really recruits 50,000 ashigaru, maybe Nobunaga will find some reason to eliminate his family because he feels threatened, or cut it, so he can only get Nobunaga's bottom line through Achi's relationship, that is, he can have an army of 30,000 people, which is the bottom line, is also a requirement, and Asai Nagamasa can only do it.

It can be said that the current Asai Nagamasa has long lost the demeanor of the past, and now he can only walk on thin ice and spend every day carefully.

And it wasn't that he didn't think about defecting to the two most powerful factions of the Oda family, and for him, this was the only way to ease relations with Oda Nobunaga.

Take refuge in Kinoshita Hideyoshi? When he had such an idea in his life before, he was denied by Asai Nagamasa himself, first of all, he said that he and Kinoshita Hideyoshi had no intersection at all before, and with Hideyoshi's character, how could he accept himself as a person who was no longer trusted by Nobunaga? And his own strength is stronger than him, even if he accepts it, I'm afraid the two sides will be more embarrassed, and he doesn't have much use for him, in the Oda family, he is a vassal, and he is also a vassal who was given up by a Nobunaga, just strength, but he doesn't have much right to speak. This is only from Hideyoshi's point of view, and he himself is very resistant to this, the reason is that Kinoshita Hideyoshi was born as a farmer, but he took advantage of the situation, although he was snubbed, but he was also born in a samurai family, and he was a million-stone daimyo, if he took refuge in the Kinoshita faction, I am afraid that he will never be able to raise his head.

As for the Takayama clan, although the territory stone is slightly less than himself, but in terms of the strength of the Takayama family itself, it is definitely above the family, and he still has some friendship, if you want to join, with the previous good relationship, it is estimated that the other party should not refuse, but the problem is in the Shibata Katsuya, in the first battle, the Shibata Katsuya showed his attitude towards his wife in public, which is definitely a shame for a samurai, but fortunately he was finally defeated and saved face, But the relationship between the Takayama clan and himself is much closer than himself, with the existence of the Shibata Katsu family, even if he stands on the side of the Takayama clan, what can he do, it will only be more embarrassing at that time, and this matter has dragged on for several years, of course, this is also a helpless thing, he thinks, I am afraid that only after the Shibata Katsu family dies, he will have a chance.

But what he didn't expect was that the attendant came to report just now that the envoy of the Takayama family had arrived outside the city, and the name of the report was not the Uchijima clan who was in charge of diplomatic affairs of the Takayama family, but Hosokawa Fujitaka, one of the three military advisors of the Takayama family, which was a little intriguing.

If you count from the day the Shibata Takayama coalition army left Echigo, it has been a month now, even if the Asai family's intelligence is obtained later, they have already received the news of the defeat of the coalition army, and since the relationship with Nobunaga is no longer close, Asai Nagamasa has strengthened the intensity of intelligence collection in case Nobunaga suddenly attacked, and he did not even prepare, so he not only knew that the coalition army was defeated, but also knew that the Uesugi army had invaded Echichu at this moment and launched a fierce attack on Shibata Katsu's home city Toyama Castle.

And at this time, the clan sect sent a military advisor, could it be that Shibata Katsuya was killed in this battle, and then sent someone to win him over? It should be like this, Asai Nagamasa quickly came to a conclusion, but once he had such an idea, he is now a little hesitant to join the Takayama camp, it can be said that without the help of Shibata Katsuya, there would be no Takayama clan now, and the Takayama clan abandoned the other party as soon as Shibata Katsuya died, and turned to win over himself, this approach has been seriously despised by Asai Nagamasa, and has affected his determination to join the Takayama camp, and even Hosokawa Fujitaka has the idea of not seeing.

"Husband, haven't you always had the intention of befriending Lord Takayama, why are you not very happy when you hear that Lord Takayama sent an envoy here?" Although Ah Shi is now thirty years old, the wind and frost have not left too many traces, leaving only the breath of maturity, so it is still so beautiful.

For his wife, Asai Nagamasa is still very fond of him, so no matter what he asks, he won't hide it, of course, everything he refers to is limited to good things, and if he wants to be good friends with the Takayama family, of course, it can be regarded as a good thing, so Ah Shi has this question.

Asai Nagamasa couldn't hide it from her, so he simply said all the thoughts just now.

Then he only listened to Ah Shi's persuasion: "Although Ah Shi and Takayama-sama don't have much communication, Ah Shi knows that Takayama-sama is definitely not what his husband thinks." ”

"Oh? How so? (To be continued.) )