On the first day of July in the sixth year of Tensho (1578), the 8,500 troops I led arrived at Mt. Shimao, ten miles south of Katsurui Castle, and the 25,000 troops led by the Gamo clan and Ko'er Caizo had already arrived.

I didn't go very fast, and before I set out, I issued a Miyoshi crusade order to all the forces of Awa and Sanki, which stipulated that they would meet at Shimao Mountain on a date and that those who did not show up for no reason would be regarded as Miyoshi henchmen. This is actually an ultimatum that it's time to say whose boat it is!

The days of the Miyoshi family are coming to an end, but I don't actually mind leaving one or two people with the surname Miyoshi. On the contrary, if I can make them see the situation and hand over power honestly, then I will be more than happy to give them a decent step down, or even go and act for him myself. There are not many people in the counselor's palace established by Oda Nobunaga!

"Heavy governance, is Miyoshi Yoshitsugu still so tough?" I turned my head from my horse to look at the Takenaka Hanbei and asked about sending an envoy to Katsurui Castle.

"He's crazy, it's completely unreasonable!" Takenaka's face was a little red with excitement, and it was really not easy to be so popular with a good temper like him. "The three messengers we sent were all driven out by him, and the last one was even tattooed in the face by him with the word 'thief'! Not only did he insult the inner palace and the lord himself, but he also sent hundreds of soldiers with loud voices to stand at the head of Shengrui City, and they took turns to insult loudly every day. Although our camp is still 10 miles away from Shengrui City, there are many wealthy families in the vicinity who can gather in Shimao Mountain, which has caused a very bad impact. Many generals were filled with righteous indignation, and Gamo-sama could barely restrain it! ”

"What did he swear?" Although I saw the report, it did not mention the swearing.

"This ......" He was also a little hesitant to mention the question.

"It's okay, I just want to hear what kind of tricks he can use!" In the past ten years, there have been many people who have scolded me, but until now I have not seen anything less.

He cursed...... He scolded the inner palace as a big thief, a shameless thug, and a bandit...... "Although he felt a little unable to open his mouth, he finally said it." "He said that the lord was a petty thief, a unscrupulous profiteer, and a greedy scoundrel......"

"The lord is shameless, I am incorruptible and shameless, it seems that I am better than the lord in his heart!" I leaned down and patted Gold's neck, and when I noticed a straw stick stuck to my mane, I reached down and took it off. "You want to use this method to demoralize us and disturb our morale? Hmph, hmph......" I looked at the stick and laughed twice. "Miyoshi Yoshitsugu is not only surrounded by failed people, but also a group of wastes who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic!"

"There will be a good one and a good one, and there will be three good righteous successors to such a lord, so I don't know what kind of courtiers will come out!" Takenaka Hanbei also smiled wryly and shook his head. "After these incidents, Miyoshi Yoshitsugu now doesn't believe anyone. Not only did he repeatedly suspect the generals who led the army of his own family, but he became more and more fond of courtiers like Jinshan Liquan. The three good families can't be defeated if they want to! ”

"No matter how smart you are, you still have to have a few people around you who understand!" The words had already been spoken, but a question suddenly occurred to me, if I didn't have some memories from before, would I be able to see who the "understanding person" was?

Nagano Yoshimasa, Takenaka Hanbei, and Gamo are people who understand, and Maeda Keiji, Yamanaka Kanosuke, Keer Caizo, and Shima Katsu are fierce generals with extraordinary bravery, but if I didn't have those knowledge about Japan's Sengoku when I was a teenager, or simply didn't play those games in this area, can I know who they are? In addition, my judgment of the probability of the occurrence of accidental events, and the analysis of the vitality of new things, can I have a sharper eye than Oda Nobunaga, Hashiba Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu? No way, I know that. Just with me, an ordinary person who has never even been a class cadre, and an ordinary person who can't be found when thrown into the crowd, will he become a great prince who makes everyone look sideways? I'm afraid that no matter whether I kill someone else or myself, no one will believe ...... "Lord! …… What's wrong with you, my lord? "Seeing that I was in a daze for a long time and didn't say a word, the half-guard in Takenaka called me a few times.

"Oh...... It's nothing, I thought about something and was stunned for a while! "I can't tell him what I'm thinking, and he can't understand it, even though he's a genius strategist." Chongzhi, do you think I'm a little old? Lately, I've often felt low on energy, and I've been in a daze for some reason. Could it be that it's time for me to go downhill too? ”

"How is this possible, you're only in your early thirties!" Takenaka Hanbei really took this as my sentimentality and didn't pay much attention to it. "When most of the generals of your age are making meritorious contributions, there is no reason why you are worse than them! But now that you've made a name for yourself, you're going to have to work a little harder. As long as you pay more attention to rest, it won't get in the way! ”

"That's not necessarily, aren't there many people who retired in their forties?" I urged Marco and immediately thought of another question, and asked him with a smile: "You are always handling those official duties for me, could it be that you mean that I have too many concubines?" ”

Although the people around him deliberately suppressed it, there was still a low snicker. Ying and Xue didn't ride horses today, but the car they were riding in was also following on the side, and I think they heard my words.

"My lord! I really don't have ......" Takenaka's half-guard was a little anxious, he wouldn't make this kind of joke.

"I know, I know,......" I raised my hand to stop his uneasiness, and continued on my way. Where did Mrs. Okamoto go after she went back, and what did she do? "My conversation came back to what was at hand.

"As soon as she left the raising city, she went to Hosokawa Shinyuki first and persuaded him not to continue to be an enemy of the lord!" After Takenaka Hanbei was stunned for a moment, he realized that the sentence was just a joke. “…… Mrs. Okamoto's words seemed to have touched Hosokawa Shinyuki a lot, and Hosokawa Shinyuki was still hesitating, but the speed of preparation for the battle was obviously slow. After that, she went to praise again, and the specific content of the conversation with Tokawa Depository was not detected, but it was presumed that it should be similar to the content of Hosokawa Shinyuki. After that, Mrs. Okamoto was placed under house arrest on Ninomaru in Ten Rivers City, and Ten Rivers Deposit Insurance is still doing her own thing, maybe the talks collapsed! ”

"This is very much in line with the personalities of the two of them, Hosokawa Shinyuki is indecisive and reckless, and Shihe is reckless and impulsive!" I raised my military fan to shield myself from the sun, and more than a dozen joint camps were already in sight at the foot of the continuous stone mallet mountain.

"The lord is right, the strength of the two of them has nothing to worry about!" The Takenaka Hanbei heard the contempt for these two men in my tone, and nodded approvingly. "Now that most of the forces of Awa and Zanqi have turned against us, your rule over these two countries has basically been agreed upon by all parties. This morning, the news from Kamo-sama said: The Hao army that has arrived at Shimao Mountain has reached 13,000 people, and more than 10,000 will arrive within three days! ”

"Doesn't that mean...... Are the troops we are attacking Shengrui City almost reaching 60,000? I feel a little like I'm bullying Miyoshi Yoshitsugu! "I looked around again, and it was closer to the pristine nature than. Overall, I have a very good impression of the place, and I am not prepared to "make a big move" if there are no surprises.

"My lord! Look, Gamo-sama is here to greet you! The half-guard of Takenaka reminded me who was looking around.

"Oh!" In the distance, there was indeed a group of people waiting in the direction of the camp gate, and it seemed that they were really waiting for me. I can't see if the leader is the Gamo clan, but other things really surprised me.

That "group" was so big that there were more than 300 people not counting the soldiers on the periphery. I'm really not used to see such formations, where did they all come from?

"Who are these people, and how did they come out so much at once?" I asked the half-guard of Takenaka suspiciously.

"These are all the wealthy families of Awa and Zanqi!" Takenaka Hanbei is really careful, and he has long been aware of such things. "The wealthy clans and the people of the four countries are very 'broken', and the so-called big forces are generally a combination of many small families. In addition, the power of the old-style shrine here is also very strong, and the Buddhist gate does not have much market. There are pros and cons to such a situation, law and order is more difficult to maintain, but major rebellions are less likely to occur. Although they are generally more xenophobic, it is good to stand still! ”

"Oh......" I felt a slight stir in my heart. By this time the group had come to us, and we stopped talking.

"Your Highness!" The group of people led by the Gamo clan walked a few steps in front of me. Today he looked radiant, looking at the posture of leading the wealthy clan very well. "Apo, all of you have been waiting for you for a long time!" He hurriedly grabbed the reins for me.

"You've worked so hard, and you've worked hard for you!" I dismounted very easily and walked out into the middle of the crowd, and the few people in the front row almost all nodded in greeting.

Actually, the words that have been waiting for a long time are not correct, and there are many people who have not come at all. But it doesn't matter, as long as I show some affinity, they will come. This was the beginning of my reign in Shikoku, and some tenderness was very necessary. Although these people are xenophobic, they are not tough, and the reason why they form independent kingdoms is mostly because they are proud of being surrounded by the sea, which is very different from the Kiyi people in this regard.

"Your Highness!" After the chaos of the first meeting had passed, we walked inside together, and the Gamo clan said to me in a voice that was loud enough for the people around me to hear: "The lord of the four kingdoms attaches great importance to this expedition, and before he came, he repeatedly told me that the responsibility for rebelling against the imperial court is only in the three good ones, and he will not wantonly affect other people!" As long as you help the governance of the imperial court, then everyone is a meritorious person! ”

"The lord is really generous!" I sighed with emotion.

"In order to declare the will of the imperial court not to blame the past, the lord also specially asked me to invite a guest for you!" He said as he gestured to the gate of the camp that was about to arrive.