I stretched my stiff waist, moved my aching neck, closed my eyes to clear my thoughts, and also to relieve the slight ghosting in front of me. There is a profound experience: it is impossible for a person who has been engaged in case work for a long time to be free of occupational diseases, unless you have not worked hard! There is one thing that I regret now when I think about it, and that is that I can't remember the correct way to do eye exercises at all, and pressing on both sides of the bridge of the nose doesn't feel right.

When I opened my eyes again, there were still mountains of various files in front of me, and when I looked at it, Nagano Yoshimasa, Takenaka Hanbei, and Gamo Fuhide were still working hard.

After Miyoshi was captured, the situation developed rapidly, and Kanayama Izumi immediately abandoned the city and fled after receiving the news, and to be honest, he did so quite wisely, at least he saved a thousand men.

After the capture of Iimori Castle, I did not sit idle, and immediately sent troops to capture several important castles in the central part of Izumi, and basically effectively controlled this area. Given that Miyoshi's response was not timely enough, we did not encounter too much fierce resistance.

However, Miyoshi Nagaitsu was battle-hardened after all, and in order to avoid a complete collapse and being broken by each other, he gave up some places with the courage of a strong man and broke his wrist, and concentrated all his forces on several strongholds on the western coast such as Kishiwada Castle. Although this has stabilized the front, it has also directly brought about two serious consequences.

First, the troops that had been stationed on the border were no longer meaningful, and not only could they no longer play a defensive role, but they were also in danger of being flanked because they were too scattered, so they had no choice but to retreat to the west. During this period, heavy losses were caused by the ambush and the pursuit of the Star Armor Cavalry!

Second, the capture of the governor was a terrible blow in itself, and the large-scale retreat reduced the prestige even more rapidly. Rumors were flying all over the country, and some people who were already separated from the Miyoshi family began to throw themselves into my arms. These undoubtedly quickly increased my strength, and now my army in Izumi has grown to nine thousand men.

In any case, Miyoshi Changyi stabilized his position in the same way, and the team of several cities together was maintained at around 8,000. Now we have a relatively balanced situation on both sides, and neither has the strength to launch a decisive offensive. In fact, we all know now that if we want to break this balance, we can only wait for the intervention of external forces, and if Oda Nobunaga's reinforcements arrive first, the Miyoshi family's regime in Kinai will immediately collapse; If the Miyoshi family can draw strength from Shikoku, then what awaits me is only an ending of being squeezed out of Izumi again.

Anyway, subjective efforts have no effect, so I'm just idle now. Some time ago, when we attacked Iimori Castle, we seized a large number of documents, which were too late for Jinshan Izumi to take with us when he fled, but now we can step down and study them carefully. I don't have many people under me who are proficient in writing, and a lot of the content here is confidential, so it's just the four of us who suffer!

Shaking my head, I picked up the dossier in my hand again, so much content is really annoying! Among these things, only the account book makes me satisfied, and the Miyoshi family has not been doing business in for many years, and Iimori Castle has hoarded a lot of money and materials as a base camp, and the richness of its content is staggering! This operation was earth-shattering, and I couldn't explain it to Oda Nobunaga, but after careful calculation, I still had a lot of "benefits" left......

"Your Excellency, please take a look at these!" While I was happily calculating the "return on investment", Gamo Fuxiu handed me a stack of letters, and there was a faint excitement in his voice.

"Anything interesting?" I smiled and took it and checked it, there are really young and old! I put down the other things and pulled them out one by one and looked at them. Gradually, doubts, surprises, and delight...... These expressions flashed across my face one after another. "Teacher, Chongzhi, you all come over and have a look!" After reading it, I greeted Nagano Yoshimasa and Takenaka Hanbei.

"Is it a good thing?" The two of them came over and picked up the letters and read them separately.

These letters were copied from Miyoshi Nagayi's home, so they were all personal letters to him. There doesn't seem to be anything new in the content, just polite greetings and so on, and then there are things like the son's schooling and the construction of a new house. The key is the person who wrote these letters, and he is...... Matsunaga Dan is less than Hisashi! Yes, it's this insidious "worst in the world"! This cunning fox finally showed its tail and was caught by me! As long as I hand over these letters to Oda Nobunaga after the situation stabilizes, he will be finished, and I don't have to worry about such a "time bomb" behind me! World...... Finally quiet!

"What do you think?" I stared at them with excitement.

"Lord...... I'm afraid it's not that easy! Hanbei Takenaka said in deep thought. Although these letters will make the chief of the letter have a certain suspicion of him, they are not enough to achieve the effect of winning with one blow! It is also clear what kind of person Matsunaga Shu is, and the reason why he is used is because he does have great talents, and because of his extensive social connections in the area, which themselves include the enemies of Nobunaga! One of the important purposes of Nobunaga's retention of such a person is to serve as a bridge of communication at certain special moments. There is not the slightest conspiracy and rebellion in these letters, and an 'old fritter' like Matsunaga Shu who has become a fine will easily shirk everything, and if you don't get the lord, you will be bitten back! ”

"It's a pity...... "I feel sorry for giving up this opportunity to destroy Matsunaga Show, and I picked up the letters and read them carefully." Look at these! "I suddenly made something new." In addition to the old letters, there are many of them written after Matsunaga Shu returned to the Oda family, and isn't that enough to bring him down? ”

"I'm afraid it still won't work!" Nagano shook his head and sighed. "Matsunaga Shu was originally an old minister of the Miyoshi family, and it is not surprising that he has some personal relations with Miyoshi Changyi and others. Once the lord uses these letters as evidence to report, he may also say that he is plotting against the 'three good three'! With the cunning of Matsunaga Xiu, the old man even dared to say that he had said to the Shin Naga Hall in advance that he would rebel against the important ministers of the Miyoshi family! With this talk in front, I'm afraid it's useless for the lord to say anything! ”

"It's possible...... "My heart was half cold, and it was really possible for Matsunaga to be such a person." Are these just general greetings? I don't believe it! ”

"The old man doesn't believe it either!" Nagano Yemasa smiled helplessly and said, "...... Of course, there is a problem here, according to the old man's estimation of what code words are used in this, it may just be a proof that the real information is dictated by the messenger! But after all, we don't know what's going on, and even if we do, we're afraid we won't be able to prove it in front of Shincho's Palace! ”

"I can't help it...... "I have no choice but to die when I hear him say that."

"My lord, do you think this is okay?" Gamo Fuxiu suddenly accosted on the side. I saw him walk to the table and keep picking and choosing, and after a while, he picked out three or four letters. "We're just going to present these letters to His Highness Nobunaga, do you think it's okay?"

"Huh......?" Takenaka's half-guard had a slightly surprised look on his face, while Nagano Yemasa squinted his eyes and nodded slightly, with a teachable look.

"This ......," I didn't understand for a moment when I saw them like this, and then I picked up the letters and read them carefully. Yes! This time I finally understood that the key was the date at the end of the letter. The dates of these letters are crucial, before the Miyoshi trio attacked Honnoji; Before Ashikaga Yoshiaki issued the Guardian Order; Before the Kanesaki Incident; …… In short, just a few key moments ago! If it is not felt as a series of successive letters, then picking out these letters alone becomes a "confession", and I can be regarded as knowing the terrible power of "taking words out of context"! "What do you two think of this?"

"I'm afraid it's hard to judge for a while......," Takenaka Hanbei looked at Kamo Fuxiu with admiration. But it's certain to make this guy Matsunaga show scared! Fu Xiu is good, he has such insight at a young age! ”

"Lord Takenaka praised it, and I dare not take it seriously!" Gamo Fuxiu said modestly, his face was still slightly red.

"It's still not enough to bring down Matsunaga Hide, but it's enough to hold it in your hand!" Nagano Yemasa also nodded again and again: "In the future, if Matsunaga Xiu does this like in the Miyoshi family, the lord can beat him from time to time!" ”

"That's right!" My mood brightened up all of a sudden. "I want him to know that sometimes it's not easy to be a courtier!"

"My lord's words made me think of a way, maybe I can break the deadlock in front of me!" Takenaka Hanbei said suddenly.

"Tell me about it!" I was immediately interested.

"My lord, please think about it, the three of Miyoshi are now less restrained by the 'trouble' of Miyoshi Yoshitsugi, and they are acting a lot more conveniently......" Takenaka Hanbei continued after seeing a few of us nodding: "But Miyoshi Yoshitsugu is still the nominal governor of the Miyoshi family after all, and they can't ignore him yet." We can make a condition to Miyoshi Changyi and ask him to exchange Kishiwada Castle for Miyoshi Yoshitsugu! ”

"Kishiwada Castle?! Will he change? I looked at him in surprise. If you lose the Miyoshi family of Kishiwada City, you can only retreat to Shikoku, will he make such a big 'capital' for the sake of Miyoshi Yiji? ”

"The old man thinks it's feasible!" Nagano Yoshimasa said: "If it is changed, the Miyoshi family will lose; If you don't change it, it will be clear to the world that the 'three good and three people' are two-hearted rebels! In any case, this will lead to the split of the Miyoshi family, and at worst, it will also add a little chaos to them, and we can also have more choices! ”

"That's a great idea......," I thought, looking at the rooftop. However, Miyoshi Yoshitsugu is an important person after all, and his disposal must go through His Highness Oda! …… Well, I'll write to me now! ”

In extraordinary circumstances, the request and approval are very fast, and the next step is to find a breakthrough......