I put this on hold after sending ninjas to the south, and while caution is necessary, it's not fun to be alive when you're always suspicious! In this era, it would be strange if something didn't happen one day, and anyway, I still have to take care of my little life.

There was still no news of the ninja sent out more than a month later, and I gradually forgot about it. But just as I was busy stepping up the arrangements for Miyoshi's house, which had recently shown signs of recovery, a "guest" put the matter back on the agenda.

When I walked into the assessment room, there were already two people waiting, an anxious old man with a child under the age of 10, looking at their demeanor and the dust on their clothes, as if they had just made a difficult trek. When they saw us walk into the room, both the old man and the child stood up.

"You're welcome, please take a seat!" I waved my hand seemingly calmly, and at the same time motioned for Nagano Yoshimasa and Takenaka Hanbei, who had come in with me, to sit down as well.

"In Shimohatayama, the retainer Tanxia Shengzhi, meet the Lord of the Military Department!" The old man hung down his gray head.

"It turned out to be Lord Tange Bichu, and I looked up for ......a long time," I said, observing this special messenger. I should say that I have really heard of this man, he was originally a deputy official of the Hatakeyama family in the Kii territory, and it was he who greeted and protected the lord when Hatakeyama Takamasa was expelled from Hanoi last time, and then repeatedly campaigned for the restoration of Hatakeyama's status, at least he can be regarded as a loyal minister. "When Lord Bichu Mamoru came to Wakae Castle, did His Highness Hatakeyama have any orders?"

"Yes! There is a very dangerous matter, and he asked for help from the war-lord...... "According to diplomatic practice, you should first test each other before discussing the main topic, because if you appear too impatient, you are likely to be taken advantage of by the opponent to lower the price." But it may be that things have really reached the point of extreme danger, so there is not so much to worry about. "The rebel minister You Zuo is a religious offender, and he is already involuntarily in Gaoya City at this moment, and he is eager for his lord to help!"

"How so? At the beginning of the year, I had seen His Highness Hatakeyama in the siege of Honnoji Temple, but how did it deteriorate to this point in less than a year? "I knew there must be trouble on Hatakeyama's side, but I didn't expect it to come to this point.

"Alas! It's hard to put into words......" Tange Morichi sighed and began to tell what had happened.

It turned out that after experiencing the incident at Honnoji, Hatakeyama Takamasa gradually realized the power of Oda Nobunaga, so he began to make efforts to contact him. In order to strengthen his position in Hanoi, he sent his younger brother Hatakeyama Akitaka as a hostage to Gibu. Although I haven't seen that Hatakeyama Akitaka, it's rumored that he's also a graceful and elegant guy who is very good at pleasing people. It didn't take long for Oda Nobunaga to marry one of his younger sisters to him. But just when Hatakeyama Takamasa thought he had a plan, the "Kanesaki Incident" broke out at an inopportune time!

Although the Asai and Asakura coalition forces failed to destroy Oda Nobunaga, and they suffered a lot of losses, the "Oda Siege Network" in took this opportunity to gradually form! Ashikaga Yoshiaki, who had been suppressed by Oda Nobunaga and was almost out of breath, naturally would not let go of such a good opportunity, and secretly accelerated the pace of the four series. Through the Yusa Nobu religion, who was related to the Miyoshi family, Ashikaga Yoshiaki reached an understanding with his former enemy, the Miyoshi Three, and agreed to deal with Oda Nobunaga together. Hatakeyama Takamasa was getting lighter and lighter on the scales of interests, and his proximity to Oda Nobunaga also made his former masters suspicious. After receiving Miyoshi's support and the shogun's tacit approval, Yusa Shinkyo began to prepare for the full takeover of the power of the original Hatakeyama family.

Naturally, Hatakeyama Takamasa would not sit still, and hurriedly sent someone to send the news to Oda Nobunaga. But at this moment, Oda Nobunaga himself was already a little scrambling, and Asai Nagamasa and Asakura Yoshikei contacted the Buddhist monks and soldiers in to prepare for another war. The messenger came back and said that he wanted Hatakeyama Takamasa to find a way to survive this section by himself, and that the current assistance from the Oda family could only be "spiritual"! Hatakeyama Takamasa is now suffering and can't say it, and what is more serious is that he has noticed these "small actions" of Yuzo Faith, and as a result, he was placed under house arrest in the castle tower of Takaya Castle, and had no choice but to rush to the doctor, and sent his henchman Tange Shengzhi to Ruojiang Castle.

“…… Has the situation reached this point? "After listening to Tange Shengzhi's words, I muttered to myself after a long silence. According to the analysis of the current situation, I should still pull Hatakeyama Takamasa, at least he has not yet attacked Ruojiang with his own strength of the "Three Good Three People", if you add the army of Youzuo Christianity, it will be difficult to say! Although in fact, even if they attack in two ways, I am still confident that I can hold Ruojiang, but the intensity will increase significantly.

"Lord Bingbe...... You...... You ...... "Seeing that I didn't speak for a long time, Danxia Shengzhi thought that I didn't want to take action, so he couldn't help but get anxious. Beads of sweat came out of his forehead one after another, and he said with a trembling white mouth, "...... You can't die without help! ”

"For His Royal Highness Hatakeyama...... "I think I can agree to his request, at least I should rescue Hatakeyama Takamasa first."

"We are naturally deeply worried about the situation of His Highness Hatakeyama, and at the same time, it is incumbent on us to maintain the righteousness of the world!" Nagano took over my words in time. "It's just...... We have a problem! With that, he looked at the half-guard in Takenaka on the side.

"Lord Tange, please stand in our position and think about this matter...... Takenaka Hanbei said in a sincere and earnest manner, "The Hatakeyama family is one of the three hereditary leaders of the shogunate, and it has always been highly respected and influential!" The country of Hanoi is also the hereditary domain of His Highness Hatakeyama, and we are currently stationed here as a temporary guest. Now although His Royal Highness Hatakeyama has been coerced by Yusa's religion, after all, Yusa is also a retainer of the Hatakeyama family! If our army rashly attacks Takaya Castle without the clear indication of His Highness Hatakeyama Takamasa, not only will our army be misunderstood by people who do not know the truth, but it will also pose a threat to the safety of His Highness Hatakeyama Takamasa himself! ”

"What your lord said is indeed reasonable, I already understand what you mean!" Tange Shengzhi was silent for a long time and finally said: "Actually, when I came down, the lord had already explained: if Lord Cheng of the military department can solve the crisis of the Hatakeyama family this time, he is deeply grateful!" He was willing to sponsor the Imperial Court and the Shogunate to serve as the guardian of Hanoi, and was willing to take one of his sons as his adopted son. As long as you destroy You Zuo's religion, you can arrange for him to inherit You Zuo's family! ”

"Heaven sent it!" I cheered in my heart, and at the same time thought of the child who was still in the warbler's belly. The Yusa family has territories in Hanoi and Noto, and although Noto may not be reliable, Hanoi alone has as many as 10,000 stones. I didn't expect that this child was not born yet, and the territory was already older than me!

"Is that really what His Highness Hatakeyama said?" Although Takenaka Hanbei was as excited as I was, he instinctively wanted to make things more solid. "You must know that Hanoi is a country of, and it has always been guarded by the governor or the ministers of the four positions, His Royal Highness Hatakeyama...... Isn't it a little anxious! ”

"I despise sincerity, don't doubt it!" Seeing that we didn't trust his advice, Tange Shengzhi was even more anxious. He turned to the kid beside him and made a gesture of please, and said, "This is Kikuchiyo, the young master of the Hatakeyama family, and I also ask Lord Bingbu Cheng to take care of it temporarily!" ”

"I'm Kikuchiyo, and I'm going to rely on Lord Warbu to take care of me in the future!" The child bowed deeply. After the samurai is a famous family, no matter what the talent is, the basic education of etiquette will not be missing.

I exchanged glances with Nagano Yoshimasa and Hanbei Takenaka, and nodded in unison. "I already understand the sincerity of His Highness Hatakeyama...... "I don't think this Kikuchiyo is an impostor, because this kind of thing is easy to investigate, and I will definitely send someone to investigate." I'll start preparing from now on, and I ask His Highness Hatakeyama to act as soon as possible! ”

"I don't know how to cooperate with Lord Cheng of the military department?"

"Originally, from all sides, it would be ideal for His Highness Hatakeyama and all of you to make an appointment! But ......" my tone changed and became enthusiastic. "You Zuo's religious offense is a wolf with ambitions, and we can't afford to take precautions against harming His Highness Hatakeyama! Therefore, the immediate priority is to quickly rescue His Highness Hatakeyama from danger, and only then can we give free hold to these rebels. Please prepare for the secret rescue of Lord Beichumori and all the loyal men, and as soon as you reach Sayama Town, which is 10 miles north of Takaya Castle, my ninja will answer me, and I will personally lead the army to wait at the junction of the north and south of Hanoi. In order not to be detected by the traitors, my troops are to go to the assembly area in groups every night. As soon as His Highness Hatakeyama arrived, we issued a counterinsurgency call to South Hanoi in his name! ”

"The grace of the adults is high and the earth is thick, like the sun, the moon and the river...... "Danxia Beizhong Shou Sheng Zhi has old tears on his face and crawls on the ground.

"The Hatakeyama family has never forgotten the grace of Lord Cheng of the military department for generations!" Behind him, Kikuchiyo also knelt on the ground.

"You don't have to be like this!" I smiled and comforted them. Ashikaga Yoshiaki instigated Yusa Nobu and Miyoshi to unite, naturally wanting to unite Nishikinki and then concentrate on Oda Nobunaga, and to achieve this goal, he had to attack me immediately after Hatakeyama Takamasa. "TMD, do you want to move Lao Tzu?! Let's try it out and see whose knife is faster! I thought to myself.

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Bears in Winter: Mochizuki and Rokuro Yoshito in yesterday's chapter are not the same person as Rokuro Mochizuki in "Ten Warriors of Sanada"! The latter is the Mochizuki family of Shinano's "Shino Three Families", while the former is the Mochizuki family of the fifty-three ninja families of Omi-Koga-gun. Although it is rumored that his ancestor "Koga Saburo", who pioneered Koga ninjutsu, is also a branch of the Shino Mochizuki family, after all, hundreds of years have passed.