When the Oda army arrived at Koya Pass Castle and was about to launch a fierce attack, in the residence of Asai Nagamasa in Omi Kotani Castle, Asai Nagamasa looked at the dozens of retainers who were prostrating below with a gloomy face. The first three people in the pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info were the three important ministers of the Asai family, Haibei Tsunada, Akao Kiyotsuna, and Yumori Kiyosada.

Speaking of which, under normal circumstances, the governor would not summon so many retainers in his mansion, but in fact, these people were not recruited by Asai Nagamasa, but forcibly broke in.

Forced ...... Very obvious forced palace! Forcing what? Naturally, he forced Asai Nagamasa to stand on the latter's side between the Oda family and the Asakura family. After Oda Nobunaga officially declared war on the Asakura family, Asai Nagamasa hid in his mansion and did not allow anyone to ask for a meeting.

His meaning is obvious, that is, he will not hear what is going on outside the window, and when the Oda family captures the Asakura family and everything has settled, he will appear. When the time comes, he will push it off if he finds some reason, and he believes that in the face of the facts, even if these retainers of the Asai family do not agree, they can only choose to accept it.

I have to say that he really thinks very well, if there is no accident, with the absolute advantage and speed of the Oda family, it may not take ten days and half a month, and the Asakura family will become history. Unfortunately, he still underestimated the determination of those retainers.

"Do you want me to break the covenant? Betraying my brother?! Asai Nagamasa gritted his teeth, and every word almost popped out of his teeth. Obviously, he had been thoroughly enraged by the actions of his own retainers.

It's just that for Asai Nagamasa's anger, everyone seems to have not seen it at all. "The first to break the covenant was the Oda family!" Haibei Tsunade said loudly. "In the past, when I formed an alliance with the Oda family, it was clearly written in the covenant that I would not be an enemy of the Asakura family! And now that the Oda family is the first to attack the Asakura family regardless of the covenant, then naturally they are no longer allies of the family! ”

"Nonsense!" Hearing this, Asai Nagamasa stood up and scolded loudly, "It's true that the main family and the Asakura family are allies, and it's not false that the covenant in the past has this article!" But you must know! The crusade against the Asakura family is an order of the shogunate! It was the Asakura family who disobeyed the shogunate's orders first! My family has been loyal servants of the shogunate for generations, so how can I help the rebellious ministers? If you don't directly send troops to fight, you can already count yourself as benevolent! ”

"The shogunate has long been manipulated by Oda Nobunaga!" Akao Kiyotsuna said loudly! "My lord, don't deceive yourself, who in the whole world doesn't know that His Royal Highness the General has been under house arrest by Oda Nobunaga in Nijo Castle for the past two years?! It wasn't until rumors spread recently that the house arrest had to be lifted! ”

Hearing this, Asai Nagamasa was about to explain something, but was directly interrupted by Akao Kiyotsuna, "Lord! And who can know if it's true or not?! You must know that His Royal Highness the former general and Oda Nobunaga had so many grudges, how could they change their attitude all at once?! Coupled with the fact that Oda Nobunaga has already taken control of Iga and Koga, who knows if it will be a ninja impersonation?! ”

"My lord! As Akao-sama said, who knows if the general is true or not? And you don't have to forget that when Ryomasa openly created the Asai family business, who helped the family defeat Kyogoku Takahiro and lay the foundation for the family's power in Jiangbei. Who took Liang Zhenggong in when he was defeated by Liujiao Dinglai, and who helped Liang Zhenggong recover his territory and help his family completely control the territory of Jiangbei! As soon as Akao Kiyozuna's voice fell, Yumori Kiyozhen immediately echoed.

"You...... You ......" Asai Nagamasa was speechless by Haibei Tsunako and others, and wanted to ask for help, but when he looked up, no one was on his side at all. Even Naokyo Endo, whom he had helped him, knelt behind Haibei Tsunako and the others, who else could he rely on?

And as if seeing Asai Nagamasa looking at his side, Naokei Endo said, "My lord! It's not that subordinates and others want to persecute the lord, it's really the lord's behavior that really chills the retainers! What did I do at the expense of forcing Jiu Zhenggong to retire at the beginning?! Isn't it just that I hope to get rid of the control of the Hexagon family and regain the glory that belongs to my family?! But now? Since the Oda family went to Luo, although the main family is nominally an alliance, what is the difference between surrendering to the Oda family?! And once the Oda family defeated the Asakura family and took Echizen and Wakasa, the main family was completely surrounded by the Oda family. When the time comes, will there be any other option than complete submission?! Naokei Endo said loudly, his expression looking very excited.

"How can that be the same?!" Asai Nagamasa roared angrily, "Now that the Oda family has been able to see the trend of unifying the world, since this family is its ally, it is natural to do our best to help it and let peace come back to the world!" How can the dawn of peace disappear again because of selfishness?! ”

Asai Nagamasa's expression was a little hideous, and it could be seen that he was really angry. But it's no wonder that the fact that the Oda family and the Asakura family started a war made him very embarrassed, and now his retainers have begun to force the palace again, even if he is an honest person, he has a three-point temper, not to mention Asai Nagamasa, a generation of British lords.

Seeing this, Haibei Gangqin and the others' originally aggressive attitude couldn't help but stagnate, but immediately, they were ready to refute again. Well, after all, the collegial system, the power of the family governor is not comparable to that of Oda Nobunaga. Speaking of which, almost all the rising daimyo have changed from collegial to real Sengoku daimyos.

Just like the Oda family in the past, when Oda Nobunaga had just succeeded to the throne, the Oda family was actually a collegial system. It's just that Oda Nobuhide's ability is too strong, so many wealthy families have to be attached to him. But after his death, these people couldn't wait to jump out, which is why Oda Nobunaga and Oda Nobuyuki had so few troops when they fought for the family business.

Later, because of the rapid expansion of the Oda family and the crazy rise of Oda Yoshinobu, the Oda family was completely controlled by Oda Nobunaga before many retainers could react. Other forces, such as Mori and Takeda, basically concentrated power in their own hands through oaths.

It's just that before Haibei Tsunade and the others could refute, a calm voice came in from outside the house, "Don't force Changzheng." ”

Hawkers, at this time, it can be said that the outside of the house is full of Haibei Tsunagen and others, after all, if what they did today is spread, not to mention how the Oda family will react, but it will definitely cause an uproar in the Asai family. After all, over the years, Asai Nagamasa has been very sought after by the civilians in the territory, as well as those low-level samurai.

Maybe this doesn't mean anything, but with Asai Nagamasa and without Asai Nagamasa, the fighting power of the Asai family is definitely two different things, especially when facing a terrifying enemy like the Oda family.

Therefore, when an abrupt sound came from outside, everyone in the house was immediately frightened, but then they saw the person clearly, and hurriedly bowed to the ground and said respectfully, "Old lord......" The person who came was Asai Hisasa.

"Father, why are you here?!" When Asai Nagamasa saw Asai Hisamasa appear, he hurriedly greeted him and asked, and at the same time had an extremely bad premonition in his heart.

"Hehe~ If I don't come again, the family will really be finished." Hisashi Asai said with a chuckle, and then slowly walked in. Seeing this, Asai Nagamasa didn't know what Asai Hisamasa wanted to do, so he had to follow.

came to the position on the left of Asai Nagamasa and sat down, Asai Hisasaa compared the first place, "Nagamasa, sit down, everyone is for the sake of the family, why bother to make a real fire?" The last words were addressed to the people.

Hearing this, Haibei Tsunagan and the others lowered their heads in shame, and Asai Nagamasa was also ashamed. It's just that at this moment, I heard Asai Hisasa's whisper, "Actually, Nagamasa's words are not unreasonable, the Oda family's strength now far exceeds that of any force in the world, perhaps, they do have the possibility of unifying the world." ”

Hearing Asai Hisasa's words, Asai Nagamasa showed a happy expression, he never thought that his father would come forward to help him at this most critical moment. If their father and son are united, no matter how much Haibei Tsunade and the others have ideas, I'm afraid they will have to obey them, right? After all, the owner of Jiangbei is called the Asai family!

When Endo Naokei heard this, he immediately wanted to open his mouth to refute, but before he could speak, he was stopped by Yumori Qingzhen with his eyes. And Haibei Tsunade and Akao Kiyotsuna didn't speak, just quietly looked at Asai Hisasa.

Sure enough, Hisamasa Asai said again, "But! After all, the Oda family is only possible to unify the world! Didn't the Hosokawa family of the past also have hope of unifying the world?! But the words left by my father in the past will always be engraved in my heart, that is, the Asakura family will always be an ally of the family! ”

"There is a saying in the Ming Kingdom, called the grace of dripping water springs to reciprocate, and now the Asakura family is in danger of being wiped out, how can the family sit idly by? ! Although the strength of the Oda family is not something that the main family can compete with, the main family has never had a samurai who is afraid of death! Asai Hisamasa said loudly, and after speaking, he turned his head to look at Jing Nagamasa and smiled kindly, "But Nagamasa, you are a samurai who can compare to your father, and you are still young, so don't follow us old bones to death......"

"Father?!" Hearing this, Asai Nagamasa was horrified and wanted to stop Asai Hisasa, but before the words could be spoken, he was directly interrupted by Asai Hisasa. "Go, take your men and horses to Mino. In this way, no matter who wins the Oda family and the Asakura family, the main family will be able to continue to survive. ”

Asai Hisamasa said with a chuckle, and hearing Asai Hisasa's words, Haibei Tsunashi and them all lowered their heads. It is not too uncommon for fathers and sons to stand apart in this era. Because this troubled era is like this, every day there are families rising, and every day there are families being destroyed. In order to survive, many times father and son have to become enemies for the sake of the family, and the most famous ones are probably the later Sanada Masayuki and Sanada Nobuyuki, right?

Just hearing Asai Hisasa's words, Asai Nagamasa immediately stood up, looked at Asai Hisasa, and said loudly, "How can a child let his father and his retainers go to die, while he is still alive?!" ”

"Nagamasa......" Hisamasa Asai wanted to say something when he heard this, but was directly interrupted by Nagamasa Asai, "Father, don't say it anymore!" The child is willing to live and die with his father and all the retainers! After saying this, Asai Nagamasa didn't know why, and suddenly felt a sense of relief.

Yes, it's pleasure, Asai Nagamasa also knows that these retainers can't all be for the friendship between Asakura and the Asai family, although it sounds good, but the most important thing is the benefit after all. If the Oda family is subdued, Asai Nagamasa may not be affected, and may be able to obtain a larger territory because of Oda Nobunaga's appreciation, but these retainers may not have such good luck. At least few of them agree with the Oda family's inner law.

But he still agreed, although he didn't like the Asakura family, but as Asai Hisamasa said, the Asakura family had a great favor to the Asakura family, and it can even be said that without the help of the Asakura family, there would be no Asai family at all. This kind of kindness is something that Asai Nagamasa can't ignore no matter how many reasons he finds, not to mention that almost all of his retainers are on the side of the Asakura family.

These people, but his father and the old ministers who have worked for the Asai family for I don't know how many years, they want to fight to the death with the Oda family, how can Asai Nagamasa let go?

"Everyone! Return to your territory now and mobilize all the troops you can mobilize in your territory! As soon as the troops are assembled, send them out! Asai Nagamasa said loudly. Since he made a decision, Asai Nagamasa was not a person who hesitated, and immediately made the most reasonable action at the moment. Immediately sent troops and attacked the Oda family with the Asakura family. Only in this way will it be possible to steal the fruits of victory from the Oda family, whose forces far outnumbered them.

"Yes!"

The crowd dispersed, and Asai Nagamasa slowly returned to the room, but when he walked to the door, he stopped because he didn't know how to face the dog.

Although it is a political marriage, since they got married, the relationship between Asai Nagamasa and A Dog has been very good. But now, Asai Nagamasa is about to go to war with his most respected brother, who is also the brother of Ainu, and in a very despicable and shameless way......

"Is it Your Highness? Come in and rest~" The gentle voice of the dog came into Asai Nagamasa's ears, but Asai Nagamasa heard a tremor from it.

Walking in quickly, Asai Nagamasa saw the red eyes of the dog, obviously, she had just cried.

"Did you hear it all?" Asai Nagamasa asked guiltily.

"Your Highness, please rest assured, as the daughter of a samurai, Ah Dog understands the helplessness of this era very well. Therefore, Ah Dog will stand firmly by His Royal Highness's side, even if he wants to be the enemy of his mother's family! A dog looked at Asai Nagamasa firmly and said.

Hearing this, Asai Nagamasa was even more moved, he could see that what Ainu said was sincere, but Asai Nagamasa had to do something that made him extremely sad, "Ainu, you must return to Oda's house!" ”