When Yoshinao Osaki finished reading the letter in his hand, his face gradually turned rosy.

"Bingbu, what do you think the envoy of the Tsugawa family suddenly came to this house for?" Osaki Yoshinao suddenly turned his head and looked at Ichizuki herding cattle with a contemplative eye.

Yili Fang Niu scratched his head and replied puzzledly, "I really don't know about this." The Honke family and the Tsugawa family had never been in contact before, and even a few years ago, the Honke family did not know that such a force existed as the Tsugawa family. ”

"It's just that more and more news has been coming from all over the world recently, and it is said that the Tsukawa family has defeated the Nanbu family and the Anto family, and has taken control of the Hago region and the Mutsu region, and even the Spo family in Takamizuji Castle has been destroyed." Speaking of which, Ichikuri herded the cattle and specially observed Osaki Yoshinao's expression.

Strictly speaking, the Takasuiji Spo family is the "orthodox" successor of the Oshu Spo family, and the Osaki family is a separate family from the Spo family.

So when he said that the Takamizuji Spo family was destroyed by the Tsugawa family, Ichiki herded the cow and looked at Osaki Yoshinao's reaction.

As expected, Osaki Yoshinao did not react at all to the matter of the Takamizu Temple Sibo family.

On the one hand, the Osaki family, as a branch of the Spo family, has been separated from the Spo family for hundreds of years, and the blood relationship has long faded. On the other hand, when Osaki Yoshinao succeeded to the throne, the head of the Takamizu Temple Spo family, Spo Sengao, did not send anyone to congratulate him at all, and even the only gift was an ordinary product, which made Osaki Yoshinao always hold a grudge in his heart.

Even before, when he heard that the Gaoshui Temple Sibo family was destroyed, there was still a hint of joy in Osaki's heart.

Seeing that Osaki Yoshinao did not react to this matter, Yili herded the cattle and continued to speak, "My lord, the Tsugawa family suddenly sent an envoy to our family, and we must have something to discuss with our family!" And no matter what it is, with the current strength of the Tsugawa family in the Ou region, it is not something that the family can refuse. It's better to wait for the envoy of the Tsugawa family to arrive, and see the other party's intentions before making plans. ”

On the originally fierce face of a chestnut herding cattle, an inexplicable light flashed in a pair of blazing eyes. Ichiguri was not as stupid as he appeared to be, on the contrary, he was a bold and careful samurai who was extremely good at strategy. Otherwise, it would not be possible to be trusted by the five generations of the Osaki family, and it would be impossible to be active on the battlefield until the age of 92.

And Osaki Yoshinao nodded in agreement after hearing Ichikuri's words of herding cattle, and then said, "In that case, let Ota Haruhugue send the envoy of the Tsugawa family to Meisheng Castle." In addition, I ordered someone to prepare a banquet and treat this messenger from the Tsugawa family well! After saying that, Osaki Yoshinao couldn't help but sigh again, has the Osaki family been reduced to the point where even a "nouveau riche" like the Tsugawa family has to be treated like walking on thin ice?

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Onikiriba Castle, or Onikiriba Castle, is just a small castle built in the western part of the Osaki family's territory, on the east side of Mt. Sukin, a branch of the Ou Mountains. Originally, it was built as a fortress to guard the road between the Onodera family and the Osaki family, so the scale is not large.

After receiving the order from Osaki Yoshinao, the lord of Onikiriba Castle, Ota Harushige, hurriedly sent the envoy of the Tsugawa family, Yamaguchi Nagyo, who was under control, to Meisheng Castle in person.

Onikiriba Castle is not far from Meisheng Castle, and there is only Ichiki Castle and Iwaideyama Castle in between, and Ota Harushige and Yamaguchi Chokyo arrived outside Mingsheng Castle the next day.

As soon as he entered the Honmaru of Mingsheng Castle, he found that the castle tower seemed to be full of people, and in the puzzled expression on Yamaguchi Nagatoryo's face, Ota Haruhugue on the side hurriedly said to Yamaguchi Nagator, "Yamaguchi-sama, today is the assessment meeting of the main family, and I ask Yamaguchi-sama to wait for a while, and then come back to bring the adults into the temple after the assessment is over!" With that, Ota Harushige hurried into the castle tower.

"My lord! The envoy of the Tsugawa family has already been brought and is now waiting outside the palace! After Ota Harushige entered the castle tower, he hurriedly reported to Osaki Yoshinao on the main seat.

And Osaki Yoshinao glanced at Ota Harushige with an expressionless face, and then gently pointed to the leader of the Kasawara Party who was sitting beside him, Ryuji Miyazaki, and said, "But Mamori, do you have anything to say about the sudden visit of the Tsugawa family's envoy to the house?" As an important supporter of assisting Yoshinao Osaki in his resistance to Yoshinobu Osaki, Yoshinao Osaki relied heavily on the Kasawara Party led by Ryuji Miyazaki.

And Miyazaki Ryuji's eyes shrank significantly after hearing the word "Tsugawa", and then he turned his head to Osaki Yoshinao and said, "My lord! The Tsugawa family suddenly visited the house, and it must have been something that needed to be discussed with the lord! ”

"The Tsugawa family has just occupied the vast territory of Northern Okuwa, and at this time, they suddenly found their own family, could it be that they have the intention of going south?" Ryuji Miyazaki hesitated to say his guess.

"What!" Osaki Yoshinao was not calm now, "But why did Ma Shou say this?" The family and the Tsugawa family had no grudges in the past, and there was no enmity in the near future, how could the Tsugawa family attack the family? ”

"Besides, this family is an exploration of Oshu, a famous family of Mutsu, how dare he Tsugawa Soji use soldiers against his family!" Osaki Yoshinao has a stiff look like a dead duck.

Seeing that Yoshinao Osaki obviously misunderstood his words, Ryuji Miyazaki hurriedly explained, "My lord, what I said below is not so. ”

"Miyazaki Castle, where Izumi is located, is close to Dewa Province, so I know a little about what is happening in Dewa Country!"

"It is said that when the year was last year, the Mogami family had an unhappy relationship with the Tsugawa family, and Tsugawa Soji even sent an envoy to Yamagata Castle to ask the teacher, but then I don't know what the reason, and the matter was not followed."

"However, the news from some Murayama and Mogami people indicates that the Tsugawa family seems to have the intention of sending troops to the Mogami family after this year's autumn harvest!"

"In this way, the Tsugawa family suddenly found the main family, I'm afraid it's for this matter, right?" Ryuji Miyazaki said slowly.

And after hearing Miyazaki Ryuji's words, the faces of everyone in the hall were a little unnatural, especially Osaki Yoshinao's face was not happy or angry.

Miyazaki's speculation is not good news for the Osaki family, since the Tsugawa family is going to use soldiers against the Mogami family, how should they react as the "clan" of the Mogami family?

Default? Then he could only watch his division being attacked by the Tsugawa family. Hostile? The territory of the Osaki family now borders the Tsugawa family, and if the already bad days are attracting the Tsugawa family, the big Buddha, Osaki Yoshinao said that he is still alive?

"That's it!" Osaki Yoshinao simply stopped holding the shelf of the Oshu probing question, and said helplessly to Yili herding the cow, "The military department, go and bring in the messenger of the Tsugawa family!" Let the family take a good look at the Tsugawa family, which is famous in Okuha, what kind of posture is it! ”