I went to the window and opened the wooden window, and the morning sun was blowing in with a cold wind. Even in such a high-latitude area, if you look closely, you can see the slightest smell of spring, and the snow on the mountains near Kenbe Mountain Castle should start to melt at this time. Because the roof was affected by the temperature of the chimney at night, a few wisps of water were blown by the wind and frozen under the eaves, forming crystal clear Xiaoice grains. "Time...... It's been too long! I sighed at the cold wind.

The arduous negotiations have been going on for more than a month, and I have been waiting for the return of the red-crowned crane from the original midwinter, and I am exhausted by the indefinite tearing, and sometimes I really want to simply pull it down!

The opinions of the Council of Elders were never unanimous, but no one from the beginning to the end said anything that was absolutely not possible, so we had to wait. It sounds like they are still pinning their hopes on a change in the "system", and this is something that I absolutely cannot compromise. Not to mention the fact that democracy at a low level of productivity will inevitably lead to chaos, but the mere fact that the Muromachi shogunate repeatedly compromised with the powerful feudal lords has caused me to feel uneasy.

I thought that a categorical refusal would lead to a breakdown in the negotiations, but surprisingly, people would come out to play a round every now and then. Later, I gradually saw some clues, and it was very likely that this was a pre-directed "red and white face" game. It was time to see what was going on, and I had to set out in the near future, but at that moment there was a marked relaxation in their attitude, and there were obvious concessions on some long-standing matters.

Whether it was the reason for the forced compromise or the temporary relaxation of the "fishing line" was a real waste of my brain. Some people simply threw their hands away, and some people were unwilling! This is a big problem with me as a person, and I am hesitant to look ahead and hesitate to do things a lot of the time.

Finally I sent a ninja out to inquire, and even though he didn't know Russian, he always had eyes. Although there are not many people in our group, if the companion believes that they can't even do a trick to hide a person's departure, then it is better to find another job as soon as possible! Five days have passed and no one has returned, and my agreement with the Cossacks here is almost reached, but the "good thing" for unknown reasons makes me not very sure.

"Lord, it's cold in the morning, let's have breakfast first!" Ah Xue set the table and said softly.

"Hmm......" I went to the table and picked up a piece of bread and dipped some golden egg on a fried egg that was not very hard-boiled. People haven't ...... yet Coming back? I asked, chewing on my food.

"Not yet!" She walked over and closed the window a little smaller. "The lord doesn't need to be anxious, the companion is estimated to be in the past two days!"

"That's fine......" I nodded and looked at the table in front of me, I definitely couldn't finish the hearty breakfast alone. Hurry up and pack your things, we're about to leave anyway! ”

"Yes, my lord!" Ah Xue agreed, thought about it again, and said, "Shouldn't we collect some more specialties from here?" After all, it's a trip from afar, and it's not good to go back and see people empty-handed! ”

"Yes......" I was stunned for a moment before nodding, I was too nervous these days to ignore this matter. Ah Xue is careful enough, and this matter is just left to her.

"Bang, Bang!" I was pondering this when I suddenly knocked on the door and asked, "Lord, ......?"

"Call him in!" When I heard that the man sent to scout had returned, I hurriedly put down the food in my hand and shouted out the door.

"See the lord!" A man dressed in gray walked in, carrying a burden on his back, and it was obvious that he had just made a long journey.

"Oh...... What are you doing here? "I was stunned when I saw him.

This person's name is Iwane Shisaemon.,It's a ninja from Koga.,Because of his meritorious service, he joined the first reserve team of the Star Red Heart Society led by the company Shin very early.,And now he has obtained the status of Ashigaru Shogun.。 I was surprised because I didn't bring him this time.

"You haven't eaten yet, have you?" I gestured to a seat next to me. Since he came, there must be something, and it's useless to rush now. "Any letter?" Seeing that there was something to talk about and the companion letter did not follow up, Ah Xue also walked towards the door, and I waved my hand to signal that I didn't need to.

"Thank you for your care!" He still stood there and didn't sit down. "My subordinates have brought two messages from Lord Nagano and Lord Kato respectively this time, but my subordinates would like to congratulate the lord first!" With that, he knelt down and slammed his head on the ground. Seeing this scene, Ah Xue and I were stunned for a while. "Message from Qibu: The main hall will ...... next year No, in April this year, I will lead all the important ministers to meet the emperor, and it has been confirmed that there will be a lord on the list of knights! ”

"Congratulations, my lord!" Ah Xue was also flushed with excitement on the side.

"Already...... Do you know what the job title is? "I was a little puzzled for a while, I didn't make any contributions since the pacification of Tango, Tajima, and I didn't show my face in the encounter with the Takeda Army. And how did such a thing come out all of a sudden, and when I left three months ago, there was no sign at all.

"It's unclear what the exact position will be......" Iwane Saemon shook his head, saying no, but added immediately. The Gibu family did not clearly inform the imperial court, and according to the speculation of Nagano and Takenaka, it may be that the main hall has not yet been finally thought out, but the information from His Excellency Shokin-cho shows that there is no problem for the lord to be listed as an 'immortal' this time! ”

"You've done a great job! Sit down and speak slowly...... "I gestured to the seat next to me. Oda Nobunaga has become more arrogant and more arrogant! In this way, his ambition to promote many retainers to the status of palace ministers is already undisguised, and he may no longer be afraid of the siege of the world's great names at this moment, or use the name of the court to subdue everyone. It's a good thing for me anyway, and I have vanity. I just don't know what the order will be, even if it is the same rank, there will be a ranking order, and I remembered the positions in the center, the first left, the first right, the second left, and the second right on the front page of the newspaper. "Is there anything else going on?" I asked casually as I thought about it.

"Yes, there's one!" Iwane Shisaemon said as if he suddenly remembered: "Asai Nagamasa and Asakura Yoshikei are dead, and the Asai and Asakura families are destroyed!" Kita-Omi and Echizen have been included in the ......"

"Huh?!" I let out a big exclamation, it seems that Iwane Saemon doesn't know how to prioritize and prioritize what to say. "Tell me about ...... details?"

"Yes! My lord, a month after you left...... "Seeing that I cared so much about it, he elaborated on it.

In fact, it is not difficult to guess the general situation, Oda Nobunaga randomly found an excuse to start removing these two "thorns". The two former wealthy families of the declining West Mountain have been unable to resist, and the 30,000 allied troops were beaten to pieces by Oda Nobunaga's 85,000 army in Mt. Daigaku, and Asakura Yoshikei, who fled back to Echizen, was killed by the Kagaki of the same clan, and the castle was broken after holding on to Kotani Castle for 10 days, and Asai Hisasa, Nagamasa and his son were beheaded.

"My lord...... Have you recruited any of our troops, or are there any instructions? I asked hesitantly, I don't know what role was assigned in this big drama that didn't play.

"No, we haven't received any orders!" Iwane Shisaemon said with great certainty: "And according to the news from the side, when someone proposed to urgently summon the lord back, the main hall was silent for a moment and said, 'There is no need to use him for this matter now!'" ’”

"Do you think the overall situation is up to the end and want to boycott me?" I silently pondered the situation before me.

"Lord Nagano wants me to transfer my lordship to ......," Iwane said, "'There must be military preparation for civil affairs, and there must be civil preparation for military affairs. He also said that this was the conclusion after consulting with Takenaka-sama! ”

"In the battles against Asai and Asakura, how did your highnesses on this side behave?" This amount of information alone is not enough to make any judgments, so I can only observe who will "pop up" this time.

"His Royal Highness Shibata was a pioneer in several battles, and he traveled for a day and night in pursuit of the Asakura troops, and was repeatedly praised by the main hall!" Iwane Jinsaemon didn't bring a letter, but he apparently made detailed preparations. “…… His Royal Highness Niwa has been by the side of the main hall, and this time he issued an order in place of His Highness Hayashi; Although Lord Sasa and Lord Takikawa played, they did not have outstanding performances; His Royal Highness Sakuma trapped Honganji Temple, and His Royal Highness Akechi guarded Higashi Mino, but they did not fight; The main hall also did not solicit the people of the Mikawa Tokugawa family! The two adults, Hashiba and Ikeda, only attacked from the flanks during the battle of Mt. Odake, but they both took the lead in the siege of Kotani Castle! It is also worth noting that the activities of the Matsunaga Show are secretive, and it is rumored that the return of many important ministers of the Asai family is related to it, but the time is too tight to be confirmed! ”

Oda Nobunaga's purpose for 'drying' me can already be determined, but now I just don't know what the "ten-year plan" behind this "three-year plan" is? If you think about it, it is nothing more than the following possibilities: 1. Raising the power of others to balance me and letting the retainers restrain each other will be the best result. Second, to balance the power of the foreign ministers and improve the status of the people, this result can be regarded as acceptable for the time being. Third, the most terrible thing is to start to stir up relations between important ministers, so that we can bite each other. Although Takeda, Uesugi, and Mori are still alive and won't be too obvious at the moment, it's not impossible in the long run! There was already a contradiction between the old and new forces of the Oda family, not to mention that Oda Nobunaga grabbed the "trump card" of Aichi again.

"Besides......" Iwagen suddenly listened to the outside with a mysterious face, and then glanced at Axue on the side, until I signaled that he was okay, and then said: "Because the incident suddenly didn't have time to ask for the latest instructions from the lord, Kato-sama said that he had already done what the lord had ordered a year ago!" ”

"Is it 'safe'?" When I mentioned "that thing", my face also changed.

"Kato-sama dares to vouch for it with his head!" He tore open the compartment of his chest and took out a secret letter from it, and handed it to me tremblingly in both hands.

"Bang, Bang!" Just as my hand touched the letter, there were two more knocks on the door.

"Who is it?" I didn't have time to look closely, so I hid the letter in my bosom and asked aloud outside the door.

"Lord Kai, Dark Aid is back!" The answer was from the companion's letter, and I heard it right.

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Bear in Winter: I've seen two or three different theories about where the boundaries of the "immortals" who have the qualifications of the palace master are, and even the commentary on "The Tale of the Heike Family" only says that there are more than six people. Exactly does the package not include six digits? If included, is that a positive six-digit or a six-digit from? Therefore, in this book, I have set it myself, and "immortal book" refers to the grade that includes more than five digits.