"Please!" Hosokawa Nobumoto sat down upright, ready to listen to Takataka Kuroda's high opinion.

"Then it's ugly... Let's talk about the general trend first, the Mori family has united the daimyo of the Sanyo Province such as Ukita and Akamatsu, and the Mori family has clans such as Settsu, Kita-Shikoku, Tango, and Izumo Niko, so the Mori and the Mori family will definitely fight each other! "Whenever Kuroda talks about his opinions, he is always confident.

"On closer inspection, the relationship is intricate. If your family crusades against the Hatano family, it will definitely turn the Bessho family of Harima against him, because Besshoji Nagaji is the son-in-law of Hatano Hideji. And the Kotera family has become a nail in the belly of the enemy, and the Uki family is expected to be able to seize the territory of the Urakami family soon, and they will definitely join forces with the Harima family to attack the Kodera family. Therefore, this is precisely in the hurry to find the Hosokawa main hall, so that he can go back as soon as possible to arrange the defense, and after the noble family attacks the other house, the small temple family is also willing to take the lead. According to Kuroda Takataka's analysis, only the Kodera family is on the side of the Hosokawa family in the entire Harima country, and if the Hosokawa family wins the Harima country in the future, the Koji family will be the first to take a credit.

"That's... Before the Honke officially invaded Harima Country, would the Kodera family be able to withstand the fierce onslaught from all sides? Hosokawa Nobumoto asked worriedly, although he believed in Kuroda Takataka's ability, but the enemy he faced was too strong, and I was afraid that the Maori family would also send troops.

"So in the next proposal to win over and divide the Māori Alliance." Kuroda Takataka knew that the strength of the Hosokawa family was the centralized system, which was what he valued.

"First of all, the Mimura family was a Chinese daimyo who had always been subordinate to the Mori family, but when the previous head of the family, the Mimura family, fought against the Uki family, the Ukita family could not win because of the frontal attack, and sent someone to assassinate him with an iron cannon. After Mimura Motokini succeeded to the throne, he led an army of 20,000 to take revenge on the Ukita clan, but was defeated by the Ukita army with only 5,000 soldiers (Battle of Myozenji). Therefore, the two families have a common enmity, and now the alliance between the Maori family and the Uki family will inevitably cause the disgust of the Mimura family. At this point, Takataka Kuroda paused, carefully observing Hosokawa Nobumoto's reaction.

"I see, this is indeed an opportunity." Nobumoto Hosokawa touched his chin and thought about how to carry out the strategy: "Hmm... I heard that Mimura Motoko is a cultural person who is proficient in poetry and other elegant learning, what do you think? ”

"Yes, and he has been friends with Hosokawa Fujitaka for a long time..."Kuroda Takataka is up to the point, he knows that Hosokawa Nobugen must understand, this is where he is good at being a minister.

"Okay, I'll arrange Fujitaka to do this matter, and I'll assign the Nizi family to take advantage of the situation to attack the Maori family in the south and open up the passage with the Mimura family. In this way, the two can completely separate the Maori and Uki families. Hosokawa Nobumoto nodded approvingly, Kuroda Takataka's strategy was like a sharp knife, straight into the belly of the Maori Alliance.

"With the addition of the nail of the main family, it is enough to make the Maori Alliance temporarily unable to take care of the Hosokawa Palace, and you can take the opportunity to annex Tanba Province, invade Harima Country, and fight against the Maori family in the most prosperous state!" Takataka Kuroda is like a trader, controlling the entire chess game.

"Hmm... Very good, is there anything else? "Nobumoto Hosokawa admires Takataka Kuroda's view of the big picture, and his ability to start from the big picture and change everything with details.

"It's Tanba Country here at the moment, and in the past few days of running around, I've also heard about some things in the Hosokawa Palace, and in general, the tactics are appropriate, but it seems to have fallen into a quagmire these days..." Was it angry reprimanding him? Or humbly ask him, this is a matter of a person's behavior, so that he can prescribe the right medicine according to the temper of the lord in the future.

"Well, yes, it's been a bit of a hassle lately. Do you have any good advice? Hosokawa Nobugen accepted all this calmly, without the tyranny of Oda Nobunaga or the excessive humility of Kodera Masaka, which made Kuroda Takaka a little uncertain, because this kind of person is the most difficult to figure out.

"Yes, Your Majesty suggests, oh no, I suggest that the Akai family be omitted." Kuroda Takakaka accidentally said that he was embarrassed, and the two of them asked and answered like this, isn't it like a master-slave relationship.

"Oh? How to omit? The corners of Hosokawa Nobumoto's mouth turned up slightly, he knew Kuroda Takaka's subconscious thoughts, he must be preparing to go back to tell Koji about his political position and transfer the matter of Hosokawa's family. Therefore, the calm heart unconsciously excited, with a little expectation.

"I heard that the Lord of the Akai family was still alive, and I was willing to act as an intermediary and enter the city to lobby the Akai retainers to follow the noble family." Takashi Kuroda bowed his head and took the initiative to take on this important task.

"I see... Okay, I agreed, so do you need any more cooperation from my family? As soon as Hosokawa Nobumoto heard the name of Akai's family, he understood it after thinking about it.

The Akai family is Akai Naomasa's father, and he is the head of the Akai family in the last generation, and if he doesn't die, I'm afraid he will be over eighty years old this year, which can be called an old monster in the Warring States Period. When he was young, he and his father were loyal to the family of Hosokawa Harumoto, and he was the kind of loyal vanguard.

When the Akai family was at its peak, it was a wealthy family that controlled the two counties of Bingshang and Helu. But at the time of the most decline, the family leadership was taken away, the loyal family was killed in battle, and the Akai family fled to other countries with their two sons, Jiaqing and Naomasa. Later, with the support of Hosokawa Harumoto, the Akai family returned to Tanba and established Kuroi Castle, and the Akai clan's territory in Tanba was also restored. The position of the governor of the family was also passed to the iekiyo, and it can be said that the Hosokawa clan was both a master and a benefactor.

It's a pity that the Qingyuan regime didn't last long, and the rebellion of Miyoshi Changqing sounded the death knell of the Qingyuan era, and the Akai clan on the side of Qingyuan fought bloodily, and the eldest son Jiaqing was seriously injured, and the second son Naomasa also suffered 12 stab wounds. Soon, Jiaqing died of his injuries at the age of 33. After the death of the family Kiyo, his son Goro was young, and he was succeeded earlier to the younger brother of the Ogino clan Naomasa as the acting governor of the family, and due to the long war, the Akai family was very burdened, and the territory was only the original ice one gun.

"I also need the help of Hosokawa Hall, the so-called family affection belongs to family affection, interests belong to interests, and if you don't have enough strength and interests, you can't impress family affection. So, please do this, Hosokawa Dora can do this..."As he spoke, Takataka Kuroda leaned closer and whispered the plan behind him.

"Uh-huh, well, good, good!" Hosokawa Nobumoto nodded again and again when he heard this, and the plan actually included a way to quickly conquer Yagami Castle.