Reading by the lamplight for a long time made my eyes glaze a little, and the hand that withdrew the document and rubbed it on both sides of the bridge of my nose, and the chirping of crickets and gnats in the courtyard came from the window, and the night was already quite deep.

"The rest of this will be over soon, Your Highness, go and rest!" As he spoke, he carefully read the document he had received, then folded it carefully and put it in an envelope. He took a candle and tilted it to drip the tears tightly on the seal, and finally picked up a bronze medallion and clearly pressed the mark.

"I'm a little excited to deal with so many things, and I don't necessarily fall asleep when I go back!" I smiled with a wink of sour eyelids, but I couldn't help but think of the familiar delicate body.

During the day, the merchants of Sakai Town reached an understanding, and the order sent to them was quickly accepted. Because of the huge volume, it will inevitably affect some business, but they all said that they will go through the difficulties with me.

Now that everything is ready, it's time for me to go, and when I really leave, I feel like everything is complicated. There are so many things to arrange that even if they are well deployed, I will need to make rough arrangements. Takenaka Hanbei has already gone to Kyushu, and the Gamo clan is going to go with me, and really lacks a person to coordinate the general. "It would be nice if Senkomaru grew faster!" I think of my son who is far away in Ueno.

Seven days ago, I brought a letter from Ueno, which just told me that I was safe, and the Sanada family is now grateful to me, and naturally takes good care of him. But it was such a simple letter from Ping'an's family, I read it 10 times, and soon after it reached Xianzhi's hand, it was stained with a little tears. I hope that the children of the world can understand the heart of their parents, love their children, and sometimes they don't know how to love!

"Lord!" Just when my soul was thousands of miles away, Sakurai's figure appeared at the door. "Kato-sama has urgent business to ask to see the lord, please forgive me!"

"Let him in!" I immediately commanded him, and my eyes immediately brightened. General affairs is basically a subordinate person who reports directly to me, so he must have a hundred thousand urgent matters to come.

"I'm really sorry to disturb the lord so late!" Kato Duanzo walked into the house quickly, knelt down and bowed to me, looking at his dusty appearance, it seemed that he had just driven a long way.

The heat of has become a disaster, and I feel like I can't be alone in this room. But I don't know why, as soon as Kato Duanzo came in, he immediately brought a cold breath, as if there was a cold wind blowing in faintly. Actually, many ninjas have given me this feeling, and I've almost never seen them sweat, and I still really want to know this "secret", but now doesn't seem to be the time.

"What's the matter?" I asked him.

"Yes! Lord, Araki Murashige is about to reverse! "Kato Duanzo is not polite to me, and he gets to the point in one sentence." …… The news has been very complicated lately, and the real and the false are mixed together. In order to find out this matter as soon as possible, his subordinates personally went to Setjin and really got first-hand information! ”

I listened quietly to his statement, and there was something cool about it.

"Although it is only manifested as the dissatisfaction and grumbling of the lower-level samurai, in fact, Araki Murashige has completed the mobilization of the troops!" It seems as if a scholar is arguing for a simple fact, but any sentence he says at the moment is enough to cause an uproar in Kinki. "At the moment, Araki Murashi's whereabouts are secretive, and his subordinates can't fully grasp it, but from a few occasional appearances, he guesses that he may be colluding with external forces. It's not entirely clear who it is, but it's the Maori family who is most likely! ”

"It's a bit ...... Right? "The voice of the Gamo clan was a little hesitant, and it seemed that he had doubts about Kato Duanzo's information and his own judgment." Now the lord has just destroyed the Takeda family, and he has been appointed as the right minister by the imperial court, which can be described as a favorite for a while. The wealthy clans of are all timid and cowardly, and they dare not take risks in the face of the powerful power of the Oda family. If there is no unanimous response, Araki Murashige will only be able to cobble together three to five thousand men at most, and there is nothing to fear. As far as I know, how could Araki be brave but not reckless, so how could he do such a defeating thing? ”

In fact, not only the Gamo clan, but also myself. With Araki Village's heavy 35,000 troops, even if the quality is good, it is impossible for him to make many waves, and it stands to reason that he will not be able to do such an impulsive thing, and the most likely thing is to swallow this bitter fruit and report it later. The reason why I don't agree with Oda Nobunaga's approach is because I think he is in too much of a hurry and may have a very bad influence on others. You must know that Araki Murashige may be really against me, and I will definitely fight to the death, is Kato Duanzo a little chasing after the wind?

"Things have changed somewhat, and many things are no longer the same!" Kato Duanzo shook his head in the blightest, still with the same face that was not shocked. “…… The reason for the subsequent investigation was the order given by the lord, and everything was still normal when the rumors were investigated. But then, all of a sudden, things got weird, and two rumors spread like wildfire......"

"What exactly?" I sensed something wasn't right, but I couldn't think of what kind of rumors would have such a huge impact.

"The first is to change, but it's not just the Araki family!" Kato Duanzo replied. "It has been rumored that Oda Hall is going to move all the castle lords in who are not from Owari and Mino to Koshin and Tohoku, and even kill them all with the help of Hojo and Uesugi!"

"Would anyone believe such a ridiculous statement?" I knew I shouldn't laugh at this time, but I couldn't help but tugging the corners of my mouth.

"There's Araki Murashige's example there, and people are scared anyway, but it's not necessarily true to say that I believe it all!" Seeing that I didn't understand, he explained: "There are some people who have tried to test the main hall in Kyoto, but the main hall has not given them a chance to meet at all recently, but has said a lot of very flamboyant and radical things in some public places. This time it seemed that some speculation had been confirmed, and those people became panicked. Now Araki Murashige's stupidity is no longer so ostracized, and it has been verified that there are 10 people involved in the conspiracy, and the troops can be gathered to about 10,000 people, this is the list! He pulled out a note from the compartment of his collar and handed it to me.

"What's the second rumor?" I asked as I read the note, and although I can't say that I believe it all, it's already eighty percent.

"There is also the fact that the Buddha has descended from heaven, and the karmic fire red lotus will descend on the head of the demon king!" This time, Kato Duanzo didn't come up with anything, but he said it very solemnly. "It is also said that this time there will be a protector king with a sword to slay demons......"

"Let's talk about Araki Murashige's specific plans!" I interrupted him with this detail, which seemed to me to be too old to be old.

"Yes!" Seeing that I was dismissive of this information, Kanto Duanzo immediately changed the subject. "Araki Murashige's intention was to quickly concentrate his forces and then join forces with Mori to attack His Highness Hashiba, but if he did so, his equipment and supplies would be insufficient, and he might not have the courage to rebel with him without a heavy reward of gold and silver. For this reason, he plans to sack Ishiyama Town, and even if he can't win a blow with sufficient food, he has the capital to persevere! ”

"You go back first, and continue to investigate carefully!" After a few moments, I sent him away, and now it's time to think about what to do. If it's just what he says, then it doesn't seem terribly bad.

"Your Highness, what are you going to do?" The Gamo clan saw that I didn't speak for a long time, so he asked tentatively.

"Quickly transfer this to Antu and hand it over to the lord, and he will make arrangements!" At this point, I've thought about things and don't think there are many things that can cause me trouble. "Now that the young lord is still stationed in Kyoto, he has 20,000 troops at hand, and the lord can support him at any time in Azuchi. In addition, His Royal Highness Ikeda is in Settsu, so as long as there is preparation to counter the rebellion, there will be no problem! ”

"That'...... Why don't you just prepare for it again? The Gamo clan put away the note with his name written on it, but reminded him with concern: "Even if the rebellion is defeated, there may be a rebellion of rogues, and Sakai Town and Ishiyama can't afford to toss them." The arrogance of the lord may not allow His Highness to postpone the trip, so these two places will really become empty cities! ”

"Makes sense!" After thinking about it, I nodded, and there was nothing wrong with being careful. "The conquest of Kyushu has already had tens of thousands of horses, and presumably the lord will not care about the difference of one or two thousand people. Send Caizang to lead 2,000 people to enter Ishiyama Town, and the guards should be enough! ”

"That Sakaicho ......"

"Sakai Machi ......" I hesitated as I looked at the flickering candles on the table. Sakai Town is still a long way from the war zone in Settsu, and it seems that there is no danger, but no one can say whether the rebellion will spread. The conquest of Kyushu is not a trivial matter, and I can't leave too many elite troops behind. The only way to get the best of both worlds seems to be to use local troops, and credible people ...... "Hey! "I slapped my thigh." Ordered Maeda Keiji to lead 3,000 men and horses north as soon as possible, and it would be foolproof if he handed it over! ”

"Then all aspects can be taken into account!" After thinking about it repeatedly, the Gamo clan finally nodded, no one can find fault with this arrangement, Oda Nobunaga has several times the enemy's strong army, and there seems to be no reason not to win. Now I just hope that he will not get carried away after the victory and stage another tragedy like the burning of Mt. Hiei. "That's right! Since the end of the war is about to begin, will the ordered grain still have to be delivered? ”

"Of course it went as planned!" I sighed again as soon as I finished speaking. "In the midst of the catastrophe, there is another catastrophe, this time I really don't know how chaotic it will be!"