Kiyosu Castle, located in the central region of Owari Province, is the base of the Kiyosu Oda family.

Kiyosu Castle has a long history, and was rebuilt in the 12th year of Oei (1405 AD) by the guardians of Owari, Enoe, and Echizen. In the 10th year of civilization (1478 AD), due to the burning down of Spugi Castle due to the civil strife that had occurred a few years earlier, the Spa family moved the guard office to Kiyosu, and since then Kiyosu Castle has become the center of Owari Province.

After nearly 70 years of development, coupled with its location in the affluent area of Owari, Kiyosu Castle is not only very large, but also the castle town is extremely prosperous.

It was impossible for Tsugawa Soji and his party to ride quietly with more than 100 horses, so they were soon discovered by the Kiyosu Oda family. At first, when he heard that more than 100 horsemen had appeared outside the castle, Oda Nobuyomo (the nominal lord of the castle was the puppet Spo Yoshito) thought that Oda Nobuhide's men had come to attack the city, and he was so frightened that he directly gathered his troops and horses as if he was ready for battle.

But soon, Oda Nobutomo learned from a detective that the person who came was not the Oda family's papaya pattern, but the bellflower pattern!

As soon as he heard the bellflower pattern, Oda Nobuyo's first reaction was Mino's Toki family, and at this time Toki Yoriyi was "taking refuge" in Oda's house. When Saito Toshimasa succeeded in stealing the country, Toki Yorii was exiled to Owari Province, where he received the support of Oda Nobuhide, and has been in Owari Province for the past few years.

Sometimes, Toki Yoriyi would also visit Kiyosu Castle and unify with Owari Guardian Spoyoshi to talk about life and ideals. So Oda Nobutomo thought at first that it was Toki Yorii who was coming.

But after thinking about it, where did Toki Laiyi get more than 100 guards? This doesn't make sense.

Soon, Oda Nobuyomo's doubts were dispelled, as a samurai on a pure white horse outside the castle was rushing to the city gate with a white flag held high.

"Whoever comes is named!" Standing next to Oda Nobutomo was the Spo retainer Iio Seizune.

As soon as Iio Dingmune's words fell, the samurai under the castle tower responded loudly, "When Takagi and Izumi Moriyoshi were under the sixth rank, they were retainers of the Hazugawa family. On the orders of the lord of the family, I have come to inform you that the head of the family is about to visit Kiyosu Castle from the three right guard generals, the shogunate governor, and the imperial companion Tsugawa Soji! ”

"What?"

Takagi Yoshitoki's sudden words stunned Oda Nobutomo and the others on the castle tower, and the strings of shocking official positions echoing in their ears were real? From three? Managing the collar generation? Royal companions? I'm rubbing, when did Owari come to such a fierce man!

Since the strong rise of Oda Nobuhide, the Kiyosu Oda family, who had previously divided Owari equally, was trapped in Kiyosu Castle, and the Iwakura Oda family was even more slumped, and it could even be described as a remnant. So Oda Nobuyomo's news is actually very closed.

Soon, however, Oda Nobutomo thought of a person, a puppet who was controlled by himself.

"Go and ask the Guardian immediately, I think the Guardian will know if what this person says is true!" The person in the mouth of Oda Nobutomo was the nominal lord of Kiyosu Castle at this time, and Owari guarded the Yoshitomo of Spo.

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The Spo clan is the bloodline of Emperor Seiwa, and his ancestor is Minamoto Yoshikoku, the son of Minamoto Yoshiya, a pillar of the Kawachi Genji clan. The Spo family has always served as the head of the three heads of the Muromachi shogunate, and has served as one of the most powerful samurai in the Muromachi shogunate.

In their heyday, the Spo family once had the authority to protect Echizen, Wakasa, Echichu, Yamashiro, Noto, Enoe, Shinano, Owari, Kaga, Anbo, Sado and many other places, and it can be said that they were the ones who exploded.

The Takamizuji Spo family, the Osaki family, and the Mogami family in Dewa in the Mutsu area can all be said to be branches of the Spo family.

However, even if NB is like the Spo family, it can't avoid the fate of decay.

There are many reasons for the decline of the Spo family, among which after the death of the Spo family (Takee family) Spo Yoshiken, the dispute caused by the inheritance of the family governor (the dispute between the adopted son of the Spo clan and the Shibukawa clan, Spo Yoshitoshi, and the Shibukawa clan).

Later, during the Onin War, the Imagawa clan of Toe and the Asakura clan of Echizen took the opportunity to rebel and seize control of the two kingdoms, leaving only Owari Ichikoku in the territory near the Kinai family.

At this time, although the strength of the Sibo family was greatly damaged, they still had a certain right to speak in the one-third of an acre of land in Owari Country. At that time, the head of the Imagawa family, Spa Yida, in order to revitalize the Imagawa family, had been fighting against the Imagawa family, but he had not been able to defeat the Imagawa clan and finally died with hatred.

The successor to the throne, Yoshitoshi Spo, was the fourteenth head of the Spo clan, who was still very young at the time, and gradually the power of Owari passed into the hands of the Oda family (Kiyosu, Iwakura). Although he can still serve as the lord of Qingzhou Castle now, it is only Oda Nobutomo who has taken a fancy to the fact that Spo Yoshitomo still has a little weak "relationship" in the imperial court.

This is also the reason why Oda Nobutomo found Spo Yoshitomo.

Spo Yoshito, who is only thirty-four years old this year, looks unusually old, and if he stands with Oda Nobuhide of the same age, he may be mistaken for father and son.

Although he lost the power to be a guardian, his small life in Cheongju City was still nourishing. Since he wanted to achieve the goal of controlling Owari by supporting the guardian of Spo Yoshito, Oda Nobutomo naturally did not dare to be too harsh on Spo Yoshito.

At this time, Spo Yitong had just finished dinner, washed his feet under the service of his wife, and then played barefoot with his three sons.

The eldest son of Spo Yoshito is "Spo Yoshiyin (Meaning)", who has been ridiculed by later generations of bigwigs for a long time, the second son is Spo (Maori) Hideyori who has no sense of existence, and the youngest son is Tsugawa Yoshito, who changed the Miao character to "Tsugawa" in history.

However, at this time, the three sons of Sibo Yitong were still young, the eldest son was only 7 years old, and the youngest son had just been weaned.

In a short time, Sibo Yitong was already sweating profusely. After handing a cloth-wrapped orb to the two maids, Spo slowly returned to the porch and sat down.

Just as he was about to take out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat, he was disturbed by a rush of footsteps.

"My lord, Oda Yamato Mamoru sent a message that there was a visit from outside the castle from someone claiming to be the head of the Dehana Tsugawa family, the head of the Tsugawa family, and the head of the Tsuzu River, who was the head of the Tsuzu River family, and that the head of the Tsuzu River family was about to arrive at Kiyosu Castle."

"Oda Yamato Mamoru and Iio-sama don't know the truth, so I came to ask if the lord knows the news about the head of the Tsugawa family?" Na Furuno Katsuyasu looked at his nominal lord in front of him with a calm face, and said slowly.

After listening to Nakono Katsutai's words, Sibo Yitong was stunned for a moment, and then stood up from the ground excitedly, "Yes, this is indeed the case!" ”

"According to the news from Kyoto, the head of the Dehazu River family, Tsugawa Soji Kamiraku, contributed money to the shogunate and the imperial court, and was not only awarded the official position of the imperial court from the position of the three right guard generals, but also was canonized by the new general as the imperial companion and the leader of the army!"

"Moreover, the current Guanbai Ichibantong Hall is rumored to have become the father-in-law of the Tsugawa Palace!"

"Hey, immediately inform Yamato Mamoru that you must warmly receive the right guard general's hall and his party. I'll be there later! ”