It was already several days before the envoy of the Date family, Kushiri Keinaga, arrived at Ueno Castle.

Compared to the chaotic Michinoku country, Dewa country, especially the Hago region, has not been affected at all. Whether it was the two successive civil strife in the Date family or the big one at the end of last year, it did not leave a trace in the Hago area.

Receiving the head of the Kuwaori industry was the Tsugawa family's foreign affairs commissioner, Otaka Mitsutada.

"Is there anything important about Lord Sangzu's visit?" As soon as he sat down, Da Gao Guangzhong asked bluntly. The Tsugawa family is well aware of the situation in Mutsu Province, and at this time, the Date family sent an envoy to Ueno Castle, and the purpose seems to be obvious.

Sang Zhejingchang organized his language for a while, and then said slowly, "I don't know if I can ask to see your lord Jinchuan Palace?" There is something important to discuss below! ”

"Want to see your lord?" Da Gaoguang Zhong's heart suddenly, Tsugawa Soji has been gone for a few months and has not heard from him, and he doesn't know where to see it?

"It's not impossible for Lord Sang Zhe to talk about something important, the lord has other important things to do, and it is inconvenient to meet guests for the time being!"

"You can wait here until the Tsugawa Hall is free!" Sang Zhejing said slowly.

Now Da Gao Guangzhong doesn't know what to say, so he can't directly tell Sang Zhejingchang that Tsugawa Soji is not there, right?

"Since Harima Mamoru is willing to wait, then he will stay in Ueno Castle for a few more days, and then he will order someone to arrange a place for Harima Mamoru to live!" With that, Da Gao Guangzhong left the house.

Looking at Da Gao Guangzhong's back, Sang Zhejing nodded thoughtfully, "It seems that there is a high probability that Tsugawa Zongji is not in the collar, could it really be that he went to Luo?" Although he had some conjectures in his heart, he was not sure, after all, it was only the first day.

Kushiro Keicho has decided to stay in Ueno Castle for a few more days, and it is understandable that Tsugawa Soji has not seen him for a day or two, but if he keeps dragging it out, it will mean everything.

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Inside the castle tower of Ueno Castle, Mitsutada Otaka had just come out of the foreign affairs office and ran directly to the castle tower.

Yoshikei Komura, Kizo Saigo and others were here to discuss the situation in Mutsu Province, and when they saw Otaka Mitsutaka coming, Yoshikage Komura hurriedly asked, "How is it?" How's it going? ”

"Sure enough, as Mrs. expected, Sang Zhejingchang is definitely not a simple visit, it has another purpose!" Da Gao Guangzhong replied with an affirmative face.

"Hmm....." Yoshiki Komura touched his chin, then asked, "What did you two talk about?" What is there about the appearance of the Sang Zhejingchang? ”

"This.... didn't say anything, but Sang Zhejingchang wanted to ask to see the lord, and shirked it on the grounds that the lord was busy with business, but Sang Zhejingchang expressed his willingness to wait. I have already asked Lord Asakura, who is in the city management office, to arrange a place for Sang Zhejingchang, but it is not a long-term solution after all! ”

Hearing Da Gao Guangzhong's answer, Komura Yoshijing keenly grasped something, "Yes, Sang Zhejing is here to confirm whether the lord is in the collar!" ”

"The lord has disappeared for so long, no matter how secret he is, there will always be rumors that will spread out, not to mention that this family is now a high-profile existence. The Date family suffered from this catastrophe, not only to resist the attack of the Ashina family, but also to guard against the sneak attack of the family from behind, so Date Harumun was eager to confirm whether the lord was really no longer in the territory. ”

"And if the lord is really not here, then Date Harumi can rest assured that he can deal with the Ashina Sheng clan, hmph, it's a good calculation!" Yoshiki Komura pursed his lips.

Saigo Muzao on the side also interjected, "The lord doesn't know when he will be able to return, and sooner or later he will be wiped by Sang Zhejingchang or something." At the moment when Mutsu is in turmoil, Date Ashina is fighting inextricably, and it is a good time for the family to intervene. ”

"But why is the lord not here, what can I do about it?"

"Why don't you go and ask Madame's opinion?" Ogasawara also proposed.

Before Tsugawa Soji left, he said that the affairs of the family were in charge of Yukihime, and it would be a pity if the Tsugawa family was really indifferent to such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?

Immediately, Yoshikage Komura and others came to the newly built "Sakura Pavilion" outside Ueno Castle Honmaru.

This new residence of Soji Tsugawa was expanded from the original Tsugawa Yashiki, and the overall scale has doubled compared to the previous one. A new tea room and hot spring bath were built, 7 small courtyards were expanded, and 300 new cherry trees were planted, hence the name "Sakura Pavilion".

After listening to the report of Komura Yoshikage and the others, Yukihime handed the spring snow pill in her arms to a maid beside her, and then lowered her head and fell into deep thought. Kikuhime and Kamihime on the side had the intention to interject, but without the presence and permission of Soji Tsugawa, there was obviously no part of the two side chambers interjecting on such an occasion.

"What do you think about this?" Unsure of her attention for a while, Yukihime is ready to listen to the opinions of her retainers.

Komura Yoshikei and Saigo Kizo and others, you look at me, I look at you, and after a long time, Komura Yoshikyo said, "Madam, according to the following opinion, this family cannot stand idly by in this incident. ”

"Komura-sama means that the family should send troops to Mutsu?" Xue Ji frowned, "It's just that His Highness has given an order that within five years, this family will never start a war." The Hago region is just getting on the right track, and the Mutsu and Ryuchu regions have experienced a period of revival and the situation in the Hazen area is not stable. ”

"The Date family and the Ashina family are not small forces, and once the family decides to attack the Mutsu Kingdom, the scale of the war will not be small. And in the face of pressure from the family, there is no guarantee that the Date family and the Ashina family will join forces again, and then the family will be in a dilemma, and the gains outweigh the losses! ”

"Madame has a point." After Yukihime finished speaking, Saigo Kizo took over the conversation, "The family has developed too fast in recent years, and the foundation is unstable. The tens of thousands of newly accepted displaced people in the Luzhong area still need to be resettled, and the intricate local forces in the Yuzen area have not yet been sorted out, so it is absolutely not appropriate for a large-scale war to break out at this time! ”

"Especially when the lord is not there!" At the end, Saigo Kizo also added.

"But is such a great opportunity just a wasted opportunity?" Yoshiki Komura is still a little unwilling.

"In this battle between the Date family and the Ashina family, all the people of Nanji-Oku participated in it, but Osaki and Kasai stayed out of it. Why don't you take this opportunity to eat the territory of Osaki and Kasai first? "It was the foreign affairs minister who had been silent, who had been silent.

"That's a good word!" Yoshikage Komura, who was eager to fight, immediately agreed, "The Kasai family has just broken out in the territory of the Kasai family, and the rebellion against the retainers is extremely unstable. The family only needs to send a small number of troops to defeat the Kasai family, as for the Osaki family...."Speaking of this, Komura Yoshikei looked at Kamihime on the side and then continued, "The Osaki family can send an envoy to negotiate with the Osaki Temple, the so-called Shunchang rebellion, compared to such a simple truth, the Osaki Hall can understand!" ”

"The prestige of the Date family in the country of Mutsu is not something that is gone, if you want to use troops against the Kasai and Osaki families, how can you make the Date family choose to be silent?"