"Your Highness Yuzhou, you're finally here!" When I came to Huiliang City, many wealthy families took my hand and said this with tears in their eyes.

"Everyone have to be confident that everything will be fine!" I unconsciously straightened my back, and held their hands with a condescending kindness. It's not that I'm dictating, it's they themselves who have pushed me to this level, like the central head inspecting the disaster area.

Although I agreed to Utsunomiya Fangzuna's request, I didn't go with him right away, and when he was in a hurry, I prevaricated for a while on the grounds that Awa was entangled in the aftermath. He couldn't tell the truth from the fake, and even if he did, he wouldn't dare to criticize my decision. I'm the arbiter of all parties, so wouldn't it be too cheap to get there as soon as I was invited?

But it's not really like I'm playing "big names", I prefer to be approachable a lot of the time, but this time I already had a detailed plan with Takenaka Hanbei and Gamo clan in advance, so how can I move before they are not prepared and secure?

Seeing Utsunomiya Fangzuna as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, I was both amused and really sympathetic. Finally, Takenaka and Gamo's letter arrived in the middle of the night, and a stone in my heart fell to the ground. The next day, when he told Utsunomiya that he was ready to go on the road, he was so excited that he burst into tears.

My team is not very large, 2,000 guards plus 200 armored cavalry led by Shinhachiro, but it is enough to walk on a basically calm land, and I am quite confident in the combat effectiveness of this army. The situation in Iyo is quite delicate right now, but because of this, it is balanced and constrained.

I chose the location of this "Princes' Alliance" in Huiliang Castle, which is a place that can be accepted by many forces. This small city is located in the semi-mountainous area to the west of Zhongyu, and all parties have no overly large army to avoid unnecessary trouble. After the withdrawal of the troops from Kitayu, the head of Chojong and my tribe was still unwilling to be lonely, and continued to drive west into the western part of Iyo County; At the repeated urging of the Kono family, the Takenaka Hanbei had already led his army north, and the Gamo clan was still stationed in the area of Kita-gun; Now the most complicated is Nanyu, who has a heart to Changzong and my people, and there are some people who have an unclear attitude for the time being.

"Your Highnesses, you've been waiting for a long time, and there are really some unavoidable things that have dragged on!" I cordially held the hand of Nagamune's head and Kono Tongzhi, and whether this time things can go smoothly depends mainly on this pair of "enemies".

"Your Royal Highness Yuzhou is polite, we have caused you trouble!" Kono said with a slight panic, his eyes constantly moving on the faces of me and the head relatives of Chosamune, giving people the feeling that they were ready to jump up and run away at any time.

Kono is about 1.7 meters tall, which is a head taller than the head of the Changzong family, and he is almost the same as me! But even so, it still gives you a feeling of pity, a bit like a child who has just been beaten.

"I can only do my best to do today's things, if there is anything inconsiderate, I hope the two highnesses and everyone will correct it!" I said and looked at the two people in front of me and the other people around me, and said hello to a certain extent.

"Whatever His Highness Yuzhou said, we are all respectful to your decision!" As if he was afraid that he would not be able to show his loyalty if he was robbed of words, Kono said in a hurry.

"That's great, I'm glad you have this attitude!" I nodded with great satisfaction, and then looked at the head of the sect to the side.

There is not much difference between the Yuan Qin of Chozong and the last time I saw him, and if I have to say that there is, it is that the tendency of a "dead face" is more serious. If I owed him 500 last time, the account would have risen to 1,000 by now. "Since I have invited you to come, then I naturally have to listen to your orders!" After I watched him for a long time until I had attracted all the attention of others, he reluctantly nodded and said.

"Okay, then I'll go freshen up and talk about it first!" I nodded, didn't say anything more, and walked straight into the city.

The castle tower in the main castle was naturally reserved for me, so I wiped my face briefly, changed into my robe, and went to the waiting room. In fact, there are still some "guests" who are not guests who are coming, and I will explain it to Ying and Xue because the time is too tight.

"You've been working so hard these days, it's rare to be able to go so smoothly!" When I entered the house, the Gamo clan was already waiting inside, and I was going to meet him before the official meeting began.

"It's rare to have such a task, and I personally not only don't feel that it's hard but also feel very interesting!" The Gamo clan hurriedly stood up, poured a cup of tea for me in front of the attendant, held it in front of me and said with a grin.

"Oh, is it really that funny?" I took the teacup and motioned for Goto to guard them to exit and bring them to the door.

"According to the pre-plan, as soon as we came, we began to actively contact the independent city lords in various places, and the strategy of asking our people to drag out the army of the Changzong Sect on the Nanyu side is really correct!" Gamo rubbed his cheeks, maybe he was really smiling a little sour these days. "The speed of our transmission is naturally faster than the movement of Changzong's Yuanqin troops, and before he touched Zhongyu's side, our flags were basically planted here. In fact, don't and don't deliberately send messengers, as soon as the news is released, those people are coming in a hurry! It's like a swarm of flies......"

"Don't underestimate these people, if there are too many 'flies', you can crush the cow!" I think it's a little ridiculous, but it's the reality after all. "What is the backing of the heart? In a sense, it's the number of 'flies' that fall on you. However, there are also some people who are very useful, such as Doi Kiyora, Kitanogawa Qin'an, and Kaneko Motota, who play a very big role this time. Of course, we have spent a lot of energy on them! ”

"Your Highness is very right! Since the stability of, if the Oda family wants to dominate the whole country, attracting local forces to submit is the fastest way! "Gamo Township has also returned to seriousness." Now Iyo's affairs are almost a matter of course, and all that is left is to remove the lid of this pot. The letters of allegiance from the wealthy families from all over the country have been sorted out, and I will send them to you as soon as things settle down! ”

"There's no urgency, some people don't want to see the current result!" I hesitated for a moment and finally shook my head, and said with a little worry: "Will there be a problem for you to come here to attend the meeting, have the affairs of the troops been arranged?" ”

"When I arrived, I had already entrusted it to Lord Yamanaka, so there shouldn't be any problems there!" The Gamo clan took a sip of tea and continued, "Lord Takenaka also double-checked with me before heading north, and the arrangements here can be described as complete. It's time to follow the schedule, and it's time for you to collect Iyo! ”

"It's not me who collects it, but I collect it for my lord!" I smiled and corrected him for his inappropriate words. "Iyo is not only a big country, but also in a unique position, whether it is attacking Sanyang or Kyushu, it is necessary to march from here. So I've been thinking about the candidates here for a long time, and I believe that the lord will be very cautious. The Kono family is no longer qualified to serve as a guardian; Changzong and my relatives are quite equal, but firstly, the area he currently controls is not enough, and secondly, the lord and I will not rest assured that they will be handed over to him. Therefore, out of consideration and comparison of various aspects, I have decided to secretly recommend you to the lord to take up the position of Iyo's guardian! ”

"Me? Whether...... You need to think again! "For being the guardian of a big country like Iyo, the Gamo clan still has some concerns." As you said, Iyo is the top priority of Shikoku, and there must be great concern for all parties to take such a position. If it were to be held by a person with a shallow level of qualifications like me, the pressure on all parties would be too great! ”

"Don't worry about this, even if there is pressure, the lord will carry it for you!" I smiled and replied that this was the conclusion I had come to after many days of psychological analysis of Oda Nobunaga. "You are the son-in-law of the lord, and attacking you is actually attacking the lord, so those people don't dare to act too fiercely, at most a few whining words. It would have been different if I had changed, and to put it mildly, the Lord Guild had even instructed some people to express their displeasure. However, I guess you'll continue to serve as my lieutenant, and the actual Iyo guardian will coordinate it separately! ”

"If that's the case, I'll be more at ease!" The Gamo clan thought about it for a while according to my prompt, and then gradually settled down. "Has His Highness considered the issue of the Immortal Carp Pill Prince, and he should be subdued in the past two years. With His Royal Highness's status today, not only should he have an official position, but it is not an exaggeration to have a military position! ”

"This ......" I was stunned by his words, I really hadn't thought about this question carefully. In a sense, there is still a part of my thinking stuck in the previous era, focusing on education and training, but I can't put my mind down and put pressure on me. Oh, yes! In this era, twelve or thirteen years old should be an adult. "This New Year, I want to take him back to Azuchi City to meet the lord once, let's talk about this matter slowly!" I decided to give it another thought.

"Then Your Highness, you can rest again, and I'll go out and prepare first!" The matter is almost over, and the Gamo clan is ready to take a temporary leave.

"Wait!" Suddenly, I remembered one more thing. "Before Shigeji led his army north, had the Mori family's forces completely withdrawn from Iyo?"

"Yes! We've been sure over and over again! He wondered how I had brought up the issue of the expiration again.

"Then have you been sure that these troops include all the elite of the Kobayakawa Legion?" I asked very seriously.

"It's mainly the Kobayakawa Army, but when it comes to all the elites, it's not necessarily!" He thought for a moment and replied.

"Then where have they gone now, have they all returned to Kyushu?"

"This ...... I guess so! After thinking about it for a moment, the Gamo clan said, "They just left and are not all in place, so we can't be sure where they came from or where they are going back now!" ”

"Oh...... Then you go first! ”