Lord Gao Shan sat on his hand, but it could be seen that the other party's figure was indeed very tall, which was no different from Lord Gao Shan in his heart, but as for his face, it was 108,000 miles away, not only was he not as vicious as he thought, but he was very handsome, although it could be seen that the other party was a little older, but this not only did not affect his face, but also made him a little more stable, plus he has always been in a high position, and his bearing is even more extraordinary, she can now determine that the rumors she heard must be false.

Just as the two of them came to the door, the clan also raised his head and looked out of the door, Xinsheng has changed a lot after the past two years, especially he has grown a lot taller, and the immaturity on his original face has all faded, it can be said that he has successfully transformed from a boy to a man.

As for the one next to him, it was a little strange, so that the clan was stunned for a moment at first sight, if it wasn't for the battle in this era, basically wouldn't wear armor, especially girls, the clan really saw it for the first time to see such a dress, only to see the other party dressed in the world, and this armor is specially made at a glance, especially highlighting the female lines, it costs a lot of money at a glance, after seeing the other party's face, the clan finally knows why his stupid son would rather give up the family business and his wife who has not passed the door, Obviously, this girl does not have the unique softness of women in this era, but some of them have a heroic spirit that other women do not have. You don't have to ask to know that this girl must be Chiyo Tachibana.

Of course, it doesn't matter if the other party has the Yingqi clan or not, but it is necessary for him to let Chiyo know that the Takayama family is different from the Tachibana family, and some of the Takayama family are men. Women are not needed to go into battle. Otherwise, he won't let the enemy laugh at his own family, and no one is available?

It can be said that although the two sides have not yet spoken. The clan didn't like such equipment as Tachibana Chiyo very much. This is something that the other party never expected.

"Who's outside the door, don't come in yet!" The clan adjusted his mentality and said solemnly.

"I've seen my father's (Takayama-sama)." After getting his father's permission, Nobukatsu walked in quickly with Chiyo and hurriedly saluted, and Chiyo followed suit.

"Wait, who is your father? Let's talk about you first. Clan Statue Shinkatsu pointed and continued: "You didn't say goodbye at the beginning, but did you think about your mother's feelings? Have you ever thought about Tamako's feelings? As he spoke, the clan picked up the letter on the ground and threw it at Shinkatsu. When Nobu received it, he saw that the letter was left when he left home.

"If you can make a career, it's just a matter of wasting my teaching with your mother, and now I'm going to ask, what other big things have you done in the past two years besides abducting the daughter of the Tachibana family?"

"Shin Katsu knows it's wrong." Takayama Nobukatsu bowed his head and said.

After saying this, the clan turned his gaze to Tachibana Chiyo, and Chiyo immediately felt nervous.

"Speaking of you, I'll ask you, you're wearing armor this time. But on behalf of the Tachibana family, they demonstrated against my Takayama clan? ”

The momentum of the Takayama clan has long been terrifying even for orthodox samurai, let alone a little girl. Under the momentum and high pressure of the clan, Chiyo almost cried.

"High ...... Takayama-sama, I'm ...... I really don't have such thoughts.,I just heard from Shinkatsu that you like novelty.,So I wore it like this to make you happy.,Chiyo knows it's wrong.,Please forgive Takayama-sama.。 ”

Since the other party has already admitted his mistake, and after all, this Tachibana Chiyo is going to marry into the family in the future, so the Takayama clan does not plan to delve into it, in this case, it can be regarded as saving some face for Shinkatsu, after all, he can no longer be treated like a child.

But what should be said clearly still has to be said, so I only heard the clan sect say again: "I have received your heart,"

"It's Takayama-sama, Chiyo wrote it down."

Now that everything that should be said has been made clear, the attitude of the clan has changed a lot in the following conversation, and Nobukatsu and Tachibana Chiyo are finally relieved, at least the two of them think that their father didn't really blame them, otherwise, it wouldn't be so simple to end with a sentence or two. Then the clan just asked about the situation in Kyushu, as for the things in life, the clan didn't ask much, because he knew that Sakura would definitely ask these words clearly, and if she knew, she would know it, and as a father, there was no need to ask these things.

"But my son Nobukatsu has returned?" Just as the clan was talking to the two, Sakura broke in directly.

Seeing this, the clan could only smile helplessly, he had just finished saying that Chiyo was unruly, and his wife just broke in, and this face was really painful.

Of course, there is no blame for this, as a mother, Sakura, because of Nobukatsu's departure in the past two years, it can be said that he doesn't want to eat, and now that Nobukatsu has returned, there is this true feeling in a hurry.

"Okay, Shinkatsu, your mother has been thinking about you all the time for the past two years, go, go and accompany your mother." After speaking, the clan waved his hand and let the two leave.

When he learned that Nobukatsu and Chiyo had met Sakura and had gone to meet Akechi Mitsuhide and Tamako again, the clan couldn't help but sigh that Nobukatsu had really grown up, at least he no longer had to worry about dealing with interpersonal relationships.

And although Akechi Mitsuhide felt a little depressed after seeing Chiyo, but now that the power of the Takayama family has made him look up, he can only admit it in the end, anyway, Shinkatsu does not distinguish between the side rooms, and his daughter is not a loss.

At the end of 1575, with the arrival of all the Takayama clans, the first comprehensive assessment of the Takayama clan began, and the purpose of this meeting was simple, on the one hand, to make arrangements for the next Kanto raids. Although the Takayama family has increased its strength beyond imagination after pacifying Kai and Shinano, and the territory under its control has exceeded one million, although it has not yet begun to expand the army, as long as the Takayama clan is willing, even if it does not lower the standard of ashigaru, it is still possible to expand the military strength under his command to 30,000, and even more.

But even so, in terms of military strength, it is still slightly inferior to the Hojo family. According to the information returned by the ninja of the family, the clan learned that in the past half a year, the strength of the army directly under the Hojo family has reached 40,000, and its most elite five-color preparation has expanded from the original 25,000 to 35,000, which is 10,000 more. If you count the number of wealthy clans under his rule, the army will definitely exceed 60,000, so if you want to capture Kanto and eliminate Hojo, you must get the support of your father-in-law.

Before, although the clan was calm about completing the Kanto raid within five years, he didn't have a score at all in his heart, after all, the Shibata Katsuya in Echichu needed to guard against Uesugi, and he couldn't spare much military strength to help him, and because Tokugawa could create some trouble for himself at any time, it was impossible for the family to attack Hojo wholeheartedly, and now it was different, his father-in-law Sakuma Nobumori was strongly stationed in Junyuansan, and once he expanded his strength, then his army strength could reach at least 30,000 people. In this way, the military strength of the two sides is already about the same, and in terms of combat power, the main family is still slightly exceeded, even if it is a decisive battle with the Hojo family, there is a certainty of victory.

In addition to this matter, there is another purpose for the clan to hold a comprehensive evaluation, that is, with the clear statement of the Nagazong and my department, the clan is to expand the influence and strength of the Takayama faction, and in the future, it has absolute strength to oppress the Kinoshita faction, and it is best to let it not have the idea of fighting with the family. Therefore, the clan has decided to vigorously support the Changzong and my clan to unify the four countries, and cooperate with the Nine Ghost Water Army to oppress the monkeys on the south side, of course, if the conditions allow, a little support for the Otomo clan in Kyushu is also within the scope of the clan's consideration, after all, if Kyushu can have one more force close to himself, it is still very beneficial to his own layout, as for the strength of support, of course, it will not be as big as the Changzong and my department, as long as it can ensure that it is not destroyed by Shimazu and Ryuzoji Temple.

"My lord, all of you are already waiting in the assessment room, and I ask you to decide."

"Got it."

Today, the clan is wearing a white shoulder shirt, embroidered with gold mountain patterns on the left and right sides, although it is simple to wear, but it is luxurious, and behind the clan is followed by Honda Masamune and Sanada Nobuyuki, two close attendants. In the assessment room, since today's meeting is at the level of grand strategy, neither the middle and lower-level retainers of the Gao Shan family nor the retainers of other forces who have followed have appeared in the assessment room, but even so, dozens of people have already sat down in the assessment room at this moment.

Sitting in the first place on the left hand side is Sakuma Nobumori who has just won the three three kingdoms of Junyuan, whether it is luck or trickery, it is now the second largest force of the Takayama faction in addition to the Takayama clan, and it should be sitting here, and behind him is the depressed Shibata Katsuya, and then he has always had a good relationship with the clan, and after taking refuge in the Oda family, he joined the Takayama faction, and unified Tosa with 220,000 stones, and the rest is Akechi Mitsuhide, Nine Demons Yoshitaka, Wakasa Three People, Maeno Nagayasu, Although Sasa Narumasa and Bupo Koji are now under the command of Shibata Katsuie, because they are veterans of the Takayama faction, they are also invited to participate in the comprehensive assessment, and as for Takenaka Hanbei, although the clan knows his ability, he currently has the eight thousand stones of Yamashiro Kunijima Zhixing, so he can only be ranked.

And on the opposite side of them, there are the direct ministers of the Takayama family, the three military advisors, the four heavenly kings, the head of the internal affairs of Murai Sadakatsu, the commander of each military and the head of the Suwa family, the son of the clan Suwa Muneshin, as for Takayama Nobukatsu, although the clan did not make it clear that he would inherit the Takayama family business in the future, but everyone knows that with his talent, as long as the clan can't think about it, he is the one who inherits the family business, so even if he sits on the side of the Takayama clan, no one feels any dissatisfaction. (To be continued.) )