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All day today, Kazuga Yoshiji was discussing his next actions with Soji Tsugawa. For the Waga family who took the initiative to serve, although Tsugawa Soji still had some concerns in his heart, but since everyone had spoken out, naturally there was nothing to hide.

"Lord Tsukawa, thank you for your hospitality today, and I can't drink enough, so I'll retire first." Tsukawa Yashiki, and He Yoshiji said to Tsugawa Soji with a drunken face.

And He Yoshiji is really drunk, I don't know why, today's Tsugawa family retainers are particularly enthusiastic. Toasted one by one, even if he and He Yiji boasted that the amount of wine was not bad, they couldn't withstand the wheel battle of the retainers of the Tsugawa family, and they were finally defeated.

"Haha!" Soji Tsugawa drank all the wine in the cup and laughed, "Since Lord Waga is drunk, let's go back to the room and rest for the time being." Tadabei sent Kazuga-sama back to his room. ”

Yajima Tadabei on the side hurriedly got up and took Kazuga Yoshiji away from the main hall.

As soon as Yajima Tadabei left, Tsugawa Soji and others stopped drinking and feasting.

"My lord, have you decided?" Miki Naogo and Mizutani Hisaharu and the others all looked at Tsugawa Soji with an expectant expression, waiting for Tsugawa Soji's order.

Soji Tsugawa put down the empty wine glass in his hand and said slowly, "During this time, half of the wealthy families in the Luzhong region have taken refuge in the family, and even the Hehe family is willing to assist the family, the time is ripe, it's time to do something to the Spo family." ”

"Great!" Yoshikawa Hiroya immediately said happily, "In this way, Iwate County and Purple Wave County are in the family's pocket." ”

"Jiro, what's the situation in the Spo family's territory?" Soji Tsugawa said to Jiro Iwaki.

Jiro Iwaki hurriedly nodded and said, "My lord, there is no movement in the Spo family. Pig to Kanyi and Shizukuishi to the palace have returned to the Shizukuishi Imperial Palace and Pig to the Imperial Palace, and at present, Morioka Castle, Honkyo Takasuji Castle, and Chukawa Castle in the territory of the Spo family are temporarily controlled by the main family. Si Po Quanzhen has been staying in the city of Bulai Fang Pavilion very honestly recently, but the retainers of the Si Po family have been in contact quite frequently recently. ”

"Among them, Shirai Kiyomoto and Shikita Kanmune have the closest contact." After thinking about it, Jiro Iwaki then added.

Soji Tsugawa nodded and continued to ask, "Do you know what they're planning?" ”

"Because of the fear of startling the snake, the ninjas of my family are secretly spying. However, in general, I can still know that the retainers of the Sibo family have always been angry about the city that their family has always occupied the Sibo family, and secretly, many retainers are saying bad things about the lord. Jiro Iwaki said with a smile.

"Huh." Soji Tsugawa smiled lightly, "That's to be expected. Although Spo Quanzhen is a waste, there are still many people of insight among the retainers of the Spo family. ”

To paraphrase a Ming dialect, this family is now Sima Zhao's heart, and everyone knows it. As long as there are many fools, they can know the true intentions of their family. Soharu Tsugawa said disapprehantly, "Now that the family has won the support of the people of the Rikuchu region, it is time to do it." ”

To be honest, Soharu Tsugawa has been looking forward to this day for a long time.

After listening to Tsugawa Soji's words, the retainers in the palace all nodded in agreement.

However, Mizutani Hisaharu on the side frowned and said, "My lord, if this family turns its back on its allies like this, I'm afraid it will be criticized by the world!" This is not a good thing for the reputation of the family, and it may be difficult for the family to establish diplomatic contacts with other forces in the future. ”

Hisaharu Mizutani's concerns are also justified. After all, the Spo family and the Tsugawa family are still allies, and if the Tsugawa family really destroys the Spo family in such a grand manner, it will still be somewhat betrayed by the allies. Once this "criminal record" is established, it may not be so easy for the Tsugawa family to establish diplomatic ties with other forces in the future.

However, Soji Tsugawa scoffed at this.

"Jiuji, there are no eternal allies in the world, only eternal interests. Now that the Sibo family has declined, if the family gives up such a good opportunity for the sake of justice, it will not be so easy to conquer these territories in the future. Soji Tsugawa said slowly, "Needless to say, this family has already made up its mind." ”

"Of course, for the sake of unnecessary trouble, we can be clever in this operation. In this way, the family can at least be less affected. ”

Miki Naogo opened his mouth at this time and said, "My lord, what should the family do?" ”

"Hehe, it's simple." Soji Tsugawa smiled and said, "First of all, the family has to find an excuse to break with the Spo family............"

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July 3rd, 14th year of astronomy.

The Tsukawa family's campaign against the Spo family was in full swing, and in the Mutsu area of northern Oshu, after the news of the death of the southern Harumasa family and the death of the southern Harumasa family came to the ground, the originally calm lake began to ripple.

Kunohe Castle, which is the base of the nine families in the southern part, is the fortified castle second only to Sanhe Castle.

The current head of the Nine Households is the Nine Households Left Near General Supervisor Shin Zhong. The Kunohe clan came from the Qing and Genji clans, and during the Jianjiu period, the first generation of the southern family was the head of the southern family, and the southern light line divided the sons into various places, of which the six sons of the southern line were divided into the nine towns, and established the nine households city, which is the ancestor of the nine households.

Originally, the relationship between the southern families and the main family was very close, after all, they all came from the same vein and were connected by blood. However, as time went by, the blood relationship became weaker and weaker, and coupled with the contradictions between the various families, there was disharmony in the southern family's family.

In the past, the first and second households were 、.... Among the nine households, the strength is basically the same. However, since the astronomical period, the two families of nine households and eight households have suddenly risen, and the nine families have successively incorporated the sisters, one household, and four households into their command. And the Hachinohe clan also successively dominated the territories around the original fief Hachinohe Castle.

The southern family is originally composed of various branches, and the three clans where Nanbu Harumasa is located are just the "alliance leaders" elected by many branches. But now the sudden rise of the Kunohe and Hachinohe clans is bound to threaten the dominance of the Sanhe clan.

As a result, Southern Qingzheng began to secretly suppress the two families of Nine Households and Eight Households.

First of all, he placed several of his uncles in various places, not only to fight for the southern family, but also to be optimistic about the territory for the southern Qingzheng. The second is to win over the deer-antlers, the closed Yizhong, and other families that were not taken seriously, and then support the seven families to contain the eight and nine families.

This series of operations by Southern Harusa naturally made Nobunaka Kudo and Osayi Hachinohe and others dissatisfied. However, at that time, the southern family was at war with the Spo family, and although the southern family was not in harmony internally, it was still united externally. That's why the grievances within the southern family didn't break out.

And now, the southern family was defeated in Iwate County, and the southern Harimasa was killed in battle, and all of a sudden, the interior of the southern family was fried.