On May 2, 1579, the huge fleet of stars had left the Seto Inland Sea far behind. Now that this semi-open "big lake" surrounded by two islands has almost become my private pond, it's time to go outside. And after a few months of incarceration, I desperately wanted to get around.

Tokugawa Nobuyasu died, and I didn't ask for love. Oda Nobunaga tore up my letter with a few handfuls and threw it in the face of the Takenaka Hanbei. After some scolding, he issued a grounding order to me, which was called "peace of mind". In this way, I rested in Kyoto and let it rain and wind outside.

While people generally lamented Tokugawa Ieyasu's misfortune, they also praised my "benevolence". Tokugawa Ieyasu was a "loyal and honest" gentleman, while the Shisei clan was a "benevolent and heroic" sage. There was an endless stream of people who came to visit me, and after comforting me, they wished me a speedy recovery. I also behaved quietly and indifferently, looking inactive and desireless!

In fact, I was really moved by emotion in that letter, and it was really sad for the listeners and weeping for the viewers. In it, I went from the friendship between the two when Tokugawa Ieyasu was stranded in Owari, to the common development caused by the alliance between the two sides after the barrel saga, and finally to the future happiness of the children and in-laws and Princess Gotoku, which is deeply touching and absolutely touching! Ordinary people will definitely be moved, and it seems that saving Tokugawa Nobuyasu should not be a problem.

But Oda Nobunaga is not an ordinary person at all, he has already become a paranoid pragmatist after so much bloodshed, and if there is still a trace of warm family affection in his consciousness, it is also surrounded and bound by layers of heavy armor. Besides, Tokugawa Nobuyasu is just his son-in-law, and the two are not related by blood!

There is family affection, friendship, and friendship in my letters, but there is no objective evidence and analysis that is reasonable. Not only did it not say that Tokugawa Nobuyasu could not have betrayed, but also did not predict the possible consequences of this incident, but it only said that Oda Nobunaga would spare Nobuyasu this time anyway, if you look at the latter meaning, doesn't it mean that Tokugawa Nobuyasu's crime has been determined? Such a letter in the hands of Oda Nobunaga could not have had the slightest effect other than that he regarded him as ignorant and confused.

Favors were sold, and Oda Nobunaga even doubted my intelligence for this. Now that the lockdown order had been issued to me, I stayed in Kyoto with peace of mind, and even did not go to the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet in Azuchi Castle because of my "illness". However, it is not to say that I have given up on my work, and under the instructions and secret letters, the unrest in various parts of Shikoku has been gradually eliminated.

As the temperature warms up, Kyoto's various exchange activities enter the next stage of the cycle. Just as I was about to let go of the matter of the territory and start the political exchanges of the upper echelons of Kyoto again, a news from distant Kyushu disrupted my plans, and then Oda Nobunaga's new order arrived.

When I came out of my dormitory, I looked up and saw that it was a lot bluer than it was when I had conquered Shikoku last year. A few attendants were already waiting outside the door, waiting for me to make my usual rounds every morning.

"Your Highness!" I was just about to walk forward when Xue chased after me. "It's windy on deck, please take care of your Highness!" As she spoke, she put the golden velvet cloak on my place.

"You guys rest for a while, there will be some unavoidable entertainment after you arrive at the inner city of Funei in the afternoon!" After I had given a word, I took my attendants and walked away.

When I climbed up to the ship's tower, I was able to see from a high position, and the large crowds of warships of various types were clustered around my "Hinomaru", and the magnificent momentum increased my confidence even more. In addition to my Star Fleet, there were also Kumano Naval Forces and Shikoku's Tosa and Iyo Naval Forces, bringing the total number of ships to more than 600.

The world is about to be pacified, and everyone wants to get as much benefit as possible for themselves at this last moment, but the land of the world is only so big, and all of them have owners. Since this is the case, what should we do? Only to take it from someone else's hands!

The powerful daimyo Ryuzoji family, which originally controlled the five kingdoms of Kitakyushu, quickly fell after the death of the lord Takanobu, and several powerful retainers such as Nabeshima, Omura, and Arima began to work separately, and the authority of the main family was only nominally unified. In the face of Shimazu and Mori, the two major threats from the north and south respectively, several people in charge of the Ryuzoji family chose to join hands with their old rivals, the Otomo family.

The Otomo family and the Ryuzoji family came together for a similar situation, although there was a famous general, but they only held the land of the Bungo country.

In fact, in terms of the evaluation in my heart, the comprehensive evaluation of the Otomo family is to surpass the Ryuzoji family, not only that the Otomo family has more famous generals and stronger centripetal force, but also that the personal ability of Otomo Yoshizhen is also to surpass that of Ryuzoji Takanobu. It's just that I don't know why these two people were confused in their later years, and I can understand how much Takanobu of Ryuzoji Temple is suspicious and murderous, how did Otomo Yoshijin be bluffed like this by a few Catholic missionaries? Returning to Japan's No. 1 "Lord's Country" is simply a joke in the world! I hope his mind is still in his right mind, otherwise I'll have a bit of a hard time.

It seems that it is no longer realistic to defend himself against a strong enemy, and Otomo Yoshijin should now call Otomo Sorin, and send a request for help to Oda Nobunaga. Oda Nobunaga was naturally not happy about it, and immediately ordered me to support Otomo and fight against Mori and Shimazu.

After nearly two months of preparation, I planned to have 40,000 troops in addition to this unit. That's a bluffing number, isn't it? But that's just how it sounds. Because my territory is so scattered, it is impossible to draw too many direct troops, but also because of the vast territory under my jurisdiction, there are more forces that can be pieced together. 3,800 relatives of Changzong and our department; 1,500 people from Shinyuki Hosokawa; 2,000 people in Shihe Depository; Kagawa Motokei ...... 1,700 men, and the Kii Mixed Army led by Keiji Maeda 5,000 men, so if you put it all together, the troops under my real direct jurisdiction are only more than 10,000 people.

A faint cloud appeared on the distant sea level, and I knew that it was a sign of land, and a new battlefield was about to unfold.

"His Royal Highness Yuzhou!" A group of greetings sounded, and several more people came up from the staircase one after another.

"This time, I want to have Your Highness Lao, please do a lot!" I turned away from the side of the ship, and the attendants had already set up a circle of horses.

"My lord, this is far away again, do you still need to say to me, please!" As soon as I sat down, before I could say anything, Keiji Maeda sat down beside me with a big sword. He didn't wear armor at this time, but he didn't wear a big ceremony, and he still looked like a wild warrior in terms of temperament. "I haven't played with my lord for two or three years, and the bones in my body are really itchy. This expedition to Kyushu, you can't leave me aside! ”

"The Kyushu army is strong, and the people are more willing to bend than bend, but you can fight this battle!" I waved my hand at the others, and they sat down in turn. "The Lord has ordered us to send troops to Kyushu, mainly to help Otomo and Ryuzoji and restore the balance of power in this area. Now that both the Otomo family and the Ryuzoji family have shown their deference to the imperial court, they need to rely more on and help the locals in matters related to Kyushu......"

"Forgive me for being rude to stop you again, you are too humble!" Keiji Maeda hugged his elbows and sneered, his expression revealing an irrepressible contempt. "You used to be like this, giving up to the 'miscellaneous soldiers' when you encountered good and easy things, and letting our brothers do their own things if they were hard to fight. They are all old subordinates who have followed you from birth to death for many years, and no one cares too much about the difference in rewards. But I can't help but delay things! Those who don't make it easy to make something complicated have to make us 'wipe our butts'. Rather than this, it is better for us to come up by ourselves, and those 'miscellaneous soldiers' should do what they can and stand on their feet to cheer! After saying that, he sneered twice, not caring about the harm these words would cause to others.

"Your Highness Maeda, have you said this!" The face of the head of the sect became darker and darker, and not only his eyes were raised, but his eyebrows also trembled, which showed that he was very angry with Maeda Keiji's words. "I don't dare to say anything about other people, and I can't ask myself. As far as we Tosa samurai are concerned, we are not afraid to fight anyone in the world. Thanks to His Royal Highness Zhuxing Yushu, in this battle of Kyushu, my Tosa army, will not be left behind, and it will not be able to defeat Maori and the Shimazu family by mouth! ”

"Don't fight with your mouth, that's a really good saying!" Keiji Maeda touched the beard that had grown on his face, and his voice brought a rattling sound similar to metal rubbing. "My Maeda Keiji's martial name is also known to the world, and I don't know how many heroes I have met in the world. How about Maori and Miyoshi? It's strong enough to suppress the heroes of the West and the South China Sea! Isn't it in front of the army of stars? The toad that has never left the dry well, don't blow it anymore! ”

"You!" This time, not only the relatives of Changzong and my department, but also the Ten Rivers Depository on the side also changed their faces.

"Keiji, you're going too far!" I can't help but speak now, although last night I asked him to properly stimulate the other forces involved in the war, but apparently he did not grasp this "proper" scale. "Since we are fighting together, we should be in the same boat, how can there be a reason for mutual suspicion? We may all have our own strengths, but that doesn't justify each other's contempt. I'm sure everyone here this time will fully support my Star Qing Clan, right? His Royal Highness Changzong! ”

"Yes, everything is subject to the orders of His Royal Highness Zhuxing Yuzhou!" It's not good to say anything more, but he still glared at Keiji Maeda.

"Keiji, what do you say?" I turned my head again and asked.

"Yes!" Keiji Maeda agreed unconcernedly.

"That's good!" I nodded in satisfaction, then glanced at the Gamo clan across the street.