After the two continued to exchange pleasantries, Kim Kamori got up and left the castle tower with Tsugawa Morimune and the others. The moment Jin Shang Shengbei turned around, the smile on the face of the main seat Tsugawa Soji disappeared, and a solemn look flashed on his face. And Jin Shang Shengbei also changed his previous loneliness, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

"Ashina, this is trying to be on top!" Soji Tsugawa thought to himself.

In fact, it is obvious that the Ashina family wants to take advantage of the civil strife in the Date family to integrate the various people of the South Michiku and replace the Date family to become the leader of the Oshu forces!

In the past, although the strength of the Ashina family was almost the same as that of the Date family, it was much worse in terms of fame. The people of the major countries of Mutsu basically followed Date, which made the Ashina family very powerless. And now that Date is in civil strife, Mutsu is in chaos again, which gives the Ashina family a new hope.

However, there is another Tsugawa family in addition to the Date family. This is a variable, and it is an unavoidable variable, and if the Ashina family wants to be on the throne, they have to take into account the Tsugawa family, which has unified the Izuwa and owns one-third of the territory of Mutsu.

This is also the fundamental purpose of Kim Kagami's visit to the Tsugawa family, that is, to test whether the Tsugawa family has the idea of sending troops to Mutsu.

........

After Kingami and the others left the castle tower, Tsugawa Soji sat on the throne and fell into deep thought.

"The Ashina family suddenly sent an envoy, it seems that they want to form an alliance with their own family, but in fact they are here to test their own family, and the Ashina Sheng family has a good plan!" Soji Tsugawa pouted at this time, but even if he guessed this, Soji Tsugawa was helpless about it.

It's not that the Tsukawa family is afraid of the Ashina family or that they are powerless against Mutsu, but that Tsugawa Soji has decided not to start a large-scale war in the short term.

In the final analysis, the Tsugawa family is still too shallow and developing too fast. It is very necessary for the Tsugawa family to recuperate, and if they continue to fight the army, they may play themselves to death.

I was in a hurry to attack Yuzen before, because I was afraid that there would be some threat to the Tsugawa family after the civil strife in the Date family subsided, but the Ashina family's envoy this time gave Tsugawa Soji a new idea!

That is to let the Ashina family act as a new-stirring stick in the Mutsu area, continue to muddy the water in the Mutsu country, and give the Tsugawa family time to develop. After the Tsugawa family completes the integration of the existing territory, isn't a still chaotic Mutsu still handy?

.......

Ueno Castle Castle Town, in the residence of Kanagami Moribei and others.

Regarding today's conversation with Tsugawa Soji, Kim Kami did not reveal anything, because the real mission of this mission is only known to Kim Kami Morunbi himself.

"My lord, judging from the situation just now, it seems that the Tsugawa family has no intention of forming an alliance with this family." At this time, Kiyono Youbei said slowly to Jin Shangshengbei, who was sitting on the ground without saying a word, "If you can't reach an alliance with the Tsugawa family, the main hall... It doesn't seem easy to explain! ”

Hearing Kiyono Youbei's words, Jin Shang Shengbei shook his head and said with a smile, "Okay!" This time to the Tsugawa family, the covenant or something is just a pretense. Actually, the lord meant to let the family test whether the Tsugawa family had any signs of sending troops to Mutsu in the near future. ”

"However, judging from the conversation just now, it seems that Soji Tsugawa has no interest in sending troops to Mutsu, otherwise he would not have refused his family's request for an alliance without hesitation." Jin Shang Shengbei continued.

"I see!" Kiyono Youbei suddenly said.

"However, do you know if the Tsugawa family is pretending to bewitch the family?" Daizosuke Ozawa on the side suddenly spoke.

"No!" Before Jin Shang Shengbei could reply, Tsugawa Shengzong said slowly, "If the Tsugawa family intends to send troops to Mutsu, they will definitely not refuse the family's request for an alliance so simply." After all, the Ashina family is also the daimyo of Mutsu's hundreds of thousands of stones, and if you can have one more ally to contain the Date family, you will have a better chance of winning. On the contrary, the Tsugawa family will have one more enemy, and even if the Tsukawa family now unifies Hashu, they will not be able to fight against the combined forces of the Date and Ashina families at the same time, let alone other countries. ”

"Exactly!" Jin Shang Shengbei also nodded and agreed, "My Ashina family has the counties of Aizu, Onuma, Kawanuma, and Yama, plus the people who belong to the family, and the stone is no less than 300,000 stones. Coupled with the forces of Date, Soma, Osaki, Kasai and so on, the strength is far greater than that of the Tsugawa family. ”

"Even with the current strength of the Tsugawa family, they can't compete with our Mutsu people, if the Tsugawa family really accepts the family's request for an alliance, then it is really necessary to be careful."

The Ashina family wants to take advantage of the Ida family's civil strife, and if the Tsukawa family intervenes, then they will definitely have to fight against the Tsugawa family with Date, because with the current strength of the Tsugawa family, it is not something that Date or Ashina alone can resist. And once this happens, the Ashina family will not be able to achieve its goal.

And if the Tsugawa family doesn't plan to invade Mutsu, then the Ashina family has no worries, and they can rest assured that they can boldly attack Mutsu, such as the people who are close to the Ashina family's territory, Nihonmatsu, Nikaido, and other countries.

Didn't the Date family's dominance of Mutsu rely on the support of these people? If the Ashina family can subdue these people, won't they be able to replace the Date family and become the boss of the Mutsu country???

.......

Three days later, Tsugawa Soji met with Kinjo Moribi and others again, but this time Tsugawa Soji's attitude suddenly hardened.

"Lord Kanejo, after several days of deliberation between my family and my retainers, we have a new decision on your request for an alliance." At this time, in the castle tower of Ueno Castle, in addition to Tsugawa Soharu and Kinami Moribei and others, there were also Saigo Kizo, Otaka Mitsutada and other members of the Tsugawa family.

Jin Shangsheng was stunned when he heard this, but he quickly reacted, "I don't know what Lord Tsugawa's decision is?" ”

"It's okay to form an alliance, but you need to submit protons to the family, so that the family can form an alliance with the Ashina family!" Soji Tsugawa said in a firm tone.

"How is this possible!" As soon as Soji Tsukawa's voice fell, the Jin Shang Shengbei below couldn't sit still, "Lord Tsukawa, this is an alliance and not the surrender of the family to the Tsugawa family, how can the family submit a proton?" ”

"Even if it's for the sake of the covenant, it's only right that both sides escort the protons, how can there be any reason for the family to deliver the protons to you alone?"

"The stone of this family is millions of stones, and the number of soldiers in the territory is tens of thousands, and the Ashina family wants to form an alliance with this family?" At this time, the Xixiang Muzao in the hall suddenly stood up, "If it weren't for the fact that the territories of the two sides of the palace are not bordering, how could you sit here in peace?" ”

"What Saigo-sama said is good!" As soon as Saigo Kizo finished speaking, Ogasawara Shinshi on the side took over the conversation, "With the soldiers of this family, it is easy to level Okuha, and if the Ashina family knows some people and surrenders to their family as soon as possible, they may be able to save their family name!" If not, Andong and Onodera are a lesson from the past! ”

"Presumptuous!" Jin Shangsheng stood up from the ground with a "rub", "How can the name of this family be insulted?" I came here with sincerity, but I was so humiliated by you, and I don't think this alliance is concluded! ”

"Farewell!"