On September 28, the twelfth year of Astronomy, in Tsugawa Castle, Tsugawa Soji held an evaluation meeting. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Since he was not discussing any major matters, Tsugawa Soji did not rush all the retainers, but just called Saigo Kizo and others, who were busy working for the autumn harvest, to Tsugawa Castle.

Tsugawa Soji sat on the throne and said to the retainers in the hall after receiving the salute from the retainers, "Ladies and gentlemen, this time I have gathered everyone to discuss the rebuilding of a castle by our family, and it is the best reason for my family, I wonder if you have any proposals?" ”

After Tsugawa Soji finished speaking, Saigo Kizo and the others hurriedly whispered.

After a while, Xixiang Muzao took the lead and said, "Lord, if you want to build a city, you should first choose a suitable address, I don't know what the lord has planned?" ”

Soharu Tsugawa replied, "Today, I came to your retainers to discuss the location of the new castle, so what do you think?"

"The lord, the minister thinks that since the newly built city is the most lord's residence, it is necessary to choose a location in the center of the family, which can not only facilitate the lord's decree, but also put the new city in a relatively safe position." Saigo Kizo replied.

"Well, that's true." Kiuchi Naguru on the side said, "My lord, my majesty also agrees with Saigo-sama's point of view. ”

"Do you have any proposals for a specific location?" Soji Tsugawa said.

Tsugawa Soji's little surname, Akechi Shibei, hurriedly took out a map of Dewa Province and put it in front of everyone.

At this time, Ogasawara Shintoki came to the map and said, "My lord, although it is true that the people of Saigo are right, but we should also take into account the road factors of the new castle. Therefore, I think that the new home city should choose a place with convenient transportation. ”

"Looking at the territory of the family, only the central part of Xianbei County and Pinglu County and Xiongsheng County is a plain area, and the rest of the place is mostly mountainous." Ogasawara Shintoki said slowly, "In this way, the southern area of Yukatsu-gun and the eastern area of Heika-gun can be ruled out, and Senhoku-gun is now relatively far north in the territory of the family, and the location is not very good, so I think that the new castle can be located here." With that, Ogasawara pointed to a place on the map.

Soharu Tsugawa looked at the place that Ogasawara was referring to, and saw that the place Ogasawara was referring to was a plain area located in the north of Uemaeda Castle and southeast of Yodogawa Castle.

"My lord, this place is located between Toga Township and Tsuwa Township, with the Honfamily's Yodogawa Castle to the northwest, the Honfamily's Kameda Castle to the west, the Honfamily's Shimo-Maeda Castle to the south, and the Honfamily's Nagano Castle to the east. There is an Mt. Ueno that connects to the Shimonoyama area of the main family, and not far away is the Omono River, which is convenient and dangerous. It is very suitable as a new residence for the lord. Ogasawara said slowly.

Soji Tsugawa nodded and continued, "But this is next to the territory of the Minato family, and if the family moves the base here, will it make the Minato Castle side mistakenly think that the family will use troops against it?" ”

Tsugawa Soji's considerations are not unreasonable, generally speaking, the residence of the governor will not change easily, and once it changes, it means that there will be a big move. Now that the Tsukawa family has moved the main document closer to Minato Castle, Anton Tsuki will definitely be restless when he learns the news.

Ogasawara Shintoki smiled strangely at Tsugawa Soji at this time, and then said slowly, "Could it be that the lord is really allied with the Minato family?" Your Majesty doesn't believe that the Lord Guild has no idea about the fat meat that is put on the mouth of the family? ”

After listening to Ogasawara Shintoki's words, Soji Tsugawa smiled and said, "Haha, I won my heart when I believed!" ”

Of course, Tsugawa Soji didn't really want to form an alliance with the Minato family, this was just a stopgap measure. Although you can receive 500 kan every year, is Soharu Tsugawa a person who can be satisfied with 500 kan? As the largest port in the Tohoku region, Minato Castle has long been coveted by Tsugawa Soji. It's just that the Anto family and the Hiyama Ando family are existences that the Tsugawa family can't easily provoke, so Tsugawa Soji didn't dare to report other ideas.

However, this time is different from the past, and the Tsugawa family now has the strength to face off against the Hiyama Andong family. The worries of the Onodera family were solved, and the head of the Spo family in the east, Spo Tsutaka, died again, and the southern family has also formed an alliance with the Tsugawa family. Then the enemy of the Tsugawa family is currently the only one left with the Hiyama Anto family.

Sooner or later, there will be a battle between the Tsugawa family and the Hiyama Yasuto family, and Tsugawa Soji and Anton Shunji are very clear in their hearts. One mountain cannot tolerate two, and there can only be one powerful force in the area after the tiger feather. Whether it is Soji Tsugawa or Anton Shunji, they all have such a cognition.

I didn't mention it before, but now that the Tsugawa family already has this strength, then Tsugawa Soji will not be content with the status quo.

If nothing else, Minato Castle will be the next target of Tsugawa Soji, and if Minato Castle is included in the Tsukawa family, then some of the strategies that Tsugawa Soji has not been able to perform before will be implemented.

Moreover, Tsugawa Soji also desperately wants an outlet to the sea, and the counties of Xianbei are too remote and backward. Since there is no land route, then the only way to consider is to consider the waterway. So no matter which way you think about it, Minato Castle is an inevitable thing for the Tsugawa family.

Now moving the Tsukawa family's origin to a place close to Minato Castle is that Tsugawa Soji wants to send a signal to the world, or to Anton Tsuki. The current Minato family has long since lost the scenery of Anton Yaoji's reign.

The current Minato family is just relying on the Tsugawa family's breath to survive. If it weren't for the help of the Tsugawa family last time, Minato Castle would have been captured by the Hiyama Andong family. If it weren't for the fact that he had an alliance with the Minato family, Tsugawa Soji would have directly sent troops to attack Minato.

Now Soharu Tsugawa just wants to put pressure on Anton Tsuki to see how the Minato family will react.

If Anton Tsuki is not too stupid, then he can understand the intentions of Soji Tsugawa. At that time, there are only two ways in front of Andong Tongji, either to take the initiative to surrender to the Tsugawa family due to the situation. In this way, although you will lose Minatojo, the chicken that lays golden eggs, you can at least hold the name of your family. At that time, Tsugawa Soji transferred Anton Toki and others to other places, and no matter how bad it was, he could still live the rest of his life as a samurai.

Either that, it is to fight back, pull the Akao Tsu family and other wealthy families to fight to the end with the Tsugawa family, and then Tsugawa Soji will clean these miscellaneous fish in one go. However, Anton Tongji will inevitably move closer to the Hiyama Anto family at that time, and if the Hiyama Andong family intervenes in this matter, it will give Tsugawa Soji an excuse to start a war with him.

Now the Tsugawa family is not afraid of the Hiyama Andong family, and that is enough. I can defeat you when my strength is not as good as you, and now that my strength is comparable, Tsugawa Soji can't believe that I can still lose!

"Ladies and gentlemen, if there is no objection, how about choosing this as your new residence?" Soji Tsugawa turned his head and said to Saigo Kizo and the others.

"Hah!" Saigo Kizo and others saw that Tsugawa Soji said this, where are there any objections?

Soji Tsugawa continued, "Then you will come here with me early tomorrow morning to check it out in person, and then we will decide on the details of building the castle at that time." ”

"Hah!"