Just as I was reflecting like this, Mitsu suddenly opened her eyes. A glint flashed in her eyes when she saw that it was me, but then she shook her head gently and closed her eyes.

"I'm finally going to die...... Alas, it is only in visions that I have seen ......" she muttered to herself, her voice as low as a gnat, and her tone extremely sad.

She said such sad but affectionate words in this way. I almost wanted to shed tears when I heard it, and the secret reproach against her disappeared without a trace.

Since she was two years old, I have been carrying her shopping and buying her snacks, and I have always been very close to her; After that, she became my adopted daughter, and her family became well-off, almost like a baby, without any grievances; Watching her grow up and become a beautiful maiden is like a diligent gardener seeing the flowers she takes care of slowly blooming, and I don't know how concerned and joyful I feel. And she has always been attached to me, willing to believe in me, and accept any arrangements I make, which is why she became Nobunaga's adopted daughter and married here.

For her, if she is hostile to the Oda family and her parents, it may be like the sky is falling apart.

And to me, she is like a treasure that has been carved out of hard work. Seeing that such a treasure was about to be shattered, I felt as if a piece of my heart was about to be shattered.

Maybe I'm a sane person, but the relationship between me and Mitsu is too deep, so I have the upper hand of reason at this moment.

"Mitsu, I'm coming to see you." I tried to hold back my sadness and whispered to her.

She opened her eyes suddenly: "Is it really you!" Father? …… Not a hallucination? ”

"It's really me," I took her thin little hand and clasped it in my palm preciously, "You see, it's warm, isn't it?" ”

"Yes!" She nodded slightly, and then tears flowed uncontrollably, "Father, I want to go back to Mie Castle!" I want to go home! Woohoo......"

"Okay, you can go back," I said in a very cordial tone, as if I had replied to her coquettishness.

"Really?" Hearing me speak so well, she couldn't believe it, "Is it true...... However, both Ishiya's mother and Banji's mother said, "Let me not miss my family and concentrate on serving my husband......"

I didn't go on to answer it, it's a really hard question to answer. As the head of the Gamo family, her actions cannot be decided by me, nor can she be autonomous.

Seeing that she was in a bad spirit, I hurriedly asked, "Did you be shocked just now?" Do you want to continue to sleep for a while? ”

She shook her head with tears in her eyes: "I don't want to sleep...... It's just that it's too tiring to be awake. ”

"That's because you've been refusing to eat," I sighed.

"My father wants me to eat, so I'll eat!" She struggled to put on a smile.

"I'm going to get food!" When Gamo Fuxiu heard this, he was about to get up.

"Wait a minute, Tadazaburo!" I stopped him, "Cook a little porridge first, not too thick." Patients who have not eaten should resume their diet slowly. ”

"Yes." Gamo Fuxiu agreed and walked out of the room.

"There will be a while in the porridge, you can rest first." I commanded.

"Yes." Mitsu agreed, slowly closing her eyes.

I helped Mitsu tidy up the thin jacket and walked out of the room with Naotora Ii.

Pulling the door shut, I instructed her, "Ah Hu, please take care of Mitsu here for a while, I have something to discuss with His Royal Highness Gamo." ”

Jing Yi Naohu looked at me, probably understanding my plan: "Your Highness wants to deal with those people who rebelled a few days ago?" ”

"Yes, you can't just leave it at that!"

"But, where is the main hall?" Naoto Ii asked worriedly.

"I'll find a way to explain the past." My tone was very resolute, and I had a general idea in my mind.

This time, I was ordered to come to Minami Omi to pacify, and my status is quite special. If there is any problem or hidden danger that affects the mission, you can temporarily take charge of the peace...... If there is an abnormality, it can naturally be started, and when there is no abnormality, it can also be started. A lot of times, it's the grades that matter.

"The concubine body believes in His Highness," Jing Yi Naohu nodded, "However, His Highness is so emotional today, this is the first time that the concubine body has seen it!" ”

"How can you not be excited when you see Mitsu like this...... And some people are just too much of a nuisance, and it's going to be a problem to keep them! ”

When I said this, I thought of the father and son of Rokkaku Yoshixian. According to history, in another three or four months, when the disciples of Minami Omi Ichiko's sect launched a response to Honganji, they would come out of Koga again, contact some of the wealthy clans again, and besiege the Oda family together with Asakura and Asai. Although Rokkaku Yoshiken was defeated by Hideyoshi and others, at that time, Nobunaga was almost cornered by the blocking of the Minami-Omi passage by a single force. In the end, Nobunaga moved out of Shokin-cho, and by the emperor's orders, he temporarily made peace with Asakura, Asai, and Mt. Hiei, and almost lost the hegemony of Kinai.

In other words, although Minami Omi has been pacified again on the surface, the rule is still unstable, and in addition to the unknown, the biggest hidden danger is the Rokkaku father and son. If I had reported this to Nobunaga, I would probably have been allowed to proceed. Then, I was going to force the Minami Omi Hao clan to take a stand, and let them attack the Rokkaku father and son with me, so as to show a complete break with the Rokkaku family...... And this way of acting will probably be to Nobunaga's taste!

Back in the main hall, Gamo Dingxiu had already left, and Gamo Xianxiu was still there. He sat with his eyes half-closed, as if thinking about something.

I sat down in front of him and made a straightforward request: "I am going to send troops to punish the Hexagon father and son, and I also ask His Highness Gamo to assist." ”

"Now, my Gamo family should be serving, and my father has just come to his senses," Gamo Xianxiu nodded, "It's just, will His Highness Danzheng agree?" Moreover, the hexagonal father and son are hiding in Koga County, I'm afraid it's not good to act rashly, right? ”

"Danzheng His Highness, I already have a certainty; As for Koga-gun, it's not a problem. I answered with confidence.

Unlike Iga's mercenary surnames, the Koga ninjas chose a certain lord to be loyal to. Since the Rokkaku family had completely declined, and after the disastrous defeat of Yasu Kawara, it was almost time for Koga County to surrender, and in the next year in history, this county would be under the rule of Shibata Katsuie and Sakuma Nobumori.

"Yes, I almost forgot that His Royal Highness Kira is the first important minister of the Oda family, and he is the one who surrendered to the Iga country!" Gamo Xianxiu said suddenly.

I nodded, not explaining anything.

"So what is His Highness Kira going to do?" He asked again.

"I'm going to mobilize the people of Mie County and ask for reinforcements from the Tsutsui family of Yamato and the Fukuchi family of Iga, and join forces with the Gamo family to force the Minami Omi Hao clan to take a stand and attack Koga County together!" I looked at Kamo Kensu fixedly, "The Tsutsui family and the Fukuchi family have received my favor, and they will definitely send troops to support." Combined, they can reach 6,000 troops, which is enough to threaten them...... Moreover, not far away in the North Omi, there are 30,000 troops under His Royal Highness, forgive them for not daring to resist! ”

Gamo Xianxiu gasped lightly, this is the reintegration of the Southern Omi wealthy family! And it sounds like a viable surname is extremely strong, and if the Gamo family is involved in this matter, then the Gamo family will be in a very advantageous position in the Oda family's Minami-Omi ruling sequence...... He swallowed: "What does His Highness Kira need to do?" ”

"Please ask His Royal Highness Gamo to contact the wealthy families separately, and tell their head of the family like this: This time the Rokkaku father and son disturbed Minami Omi, and several families participated in the action, which put the Gamo family in a dilemma, so that it frightened the beloved daughter of His Royal Highness Dansho and damaged the dignity of the Oda family, and His Royal Highness Danzheng was extremely angry about this; Now that the Gamo family has made a consequence of their crimes, I also hope that you will show your attitude and follow the Oda family to attack the father and son of the Rokkaku family to offset the previous crimes; Otherwise, resist the combined forces of Yamato, Iga, Ise and the Gamo family alone, and face the 30,000 victorious forces of His Highness Kita-Omi Danmasa. ”

This is completely Hongguoguo's intimidation...... Gamo hesitated slightly. If he does this, he is likely to offend the wealthy families. However, at this point, there was no escape, and thinking of the status he might obtain, Gamo Hyunsu quickly made a choice: "Take the order under the next!" ”

"In addition, you can also tell them that whoever obtains the head of the hexagonal father and son can get a reward of 10,000 yuan!"

"Ten thousand!?" Gamo Hyunsu repeated.

"Yes," I nodded, "so that everyone will not have any complaints, but will be very enthusiastic!" ”

10,000 yuan is not too much for me now, but for those small and medium-sized wealthy families, it is several years of income. Even Gamo Hyunsu seemed to be moved. His family's territory is 60,000 stones, and his annual income is only more than 20,000 yuan, and he has to deal with all kinds of expenses, and there is nothing surplus, and even Yuye Castle is only the scale of a two-story castle tower.

"What if you get caught alive?" He asked hopefully.

"If you are captured alive...... That's 5,000 pieces! I replied.

"Oh." He understood that I had to take the surname of the hexagonal Yixian father and son.

Gamo Fuxiu also came over at some point. When he heard my next few words, he suddenly asked, "You should have taken out this ten thousand yuan yourself, right?" What do you get for that price? ”

"What do you think?" I decided to test him.

"Probably a battle feat? It seems that the reorganization of Minami Omi on behalf of His Highness Danmasa can be regarded as a mission entrusted to you by His Highness Danmasa...... Also, you can get even more fame yourself. Gamo Fuxiu thought about it seriously and then replied.

"Those who are famous are all floating clouds!" I sighed, "Actually, being angry for Mitsu is my main reason; Also, I have to defend my own righteousness at the same time. I believe that since I have submitted to the Oda family, it is absolutely not appropriate to follow the old lord to rebel again. ”

"I see." Gamo nodded.

"Then, you can write these words down for me as an official proclamation to His Highness Danzheng!"

"Yes." Gamo Fuxiu owes himself to receive his life.

"This time, you will serve as my lieutenant general as the son-in-law of His Royal Highness." I continued.

"Yes!" Hearing my words, even Gamo Hyunsu also calmed down.

……，…… Early the next morning, I wrote a letter asking for help and sent it to three locations: Yamato Tsutsui Shunkei, Iga Fukuchi Sotaka, and Ise Takenaka Shigeji. Gamo Fuxiu's proclamation was also written, and it was written from the standpoint of the Gamo family, which roughly means that the Rokkaku father and son of Koga County sent a messenger again, and many of the Southern Omi wealthy families were not calm anymore, so I decided to suppress it temporarily. After I read it, I added Mitsu's reason in particular, and then I sent it out.

Mitsu is Nobunaga's adopted daughter, and if something like this happens, she can't hide it and not report it.

In the evening, Iga's reply arrived, but it was a letter of apology, saying that it was based on the tacit agreement reached between the two parties to attack Koga, and Iga could not participate. This makes me very strange.

"Koga and Iga, what kind of tacit understanding have been reached?" I asked Hattori Masari, who brought the reply.

"Back to the lord. According to our agreement, there shall be no direct confrontation between the two territories; If one side's territory is attacked, the other side may not provide assistance. Hattori explained.

"That's the case, then there's no way." I was slightly disappointed.

However, it's understandable to think about it. Koga and Iga are only separated by a mountain, and if they are really hostile, it is impossible for them to be at peace for so many years. For both parties, this is the fundamental territory of their respective inheritance skills, which cannot be easily damaged. The so-called hostility between Koga and Iga was only seconded by later generations based on the relationship between Toyotomi and Tokugawa. Because Toyotomi inherited the Oda family's rule over Koga, and Iga worked for the Tokugawa family through Hattori Masanari's Iga Concentric Group and the 100-man Iron Cannon Group.

"By the way, will it be reluctant to involve your Iga group?"

"My lord, my subordinates have left Iga and are in my own family, and my territory is not in Iga, so I don't need to avoid it."

"That's good." I breathed a sigh of relief. Compared to history, with the cooperation of the Hattori family, it was easier to subdue Koga.

The next to arrive were 2,000 people led by Shigeharu Takenaka himself, of which 500 were reinforcements from the Sengene family. Since my standing and reserve (now called auxiliary) went to Kishiwada Castle, this expedition to Asai did not require Mie Castle to send troops. In fact, Shigeharu Takenaka had already reorganized such a group of 1,500 people.

On the 25th, when Nobunaga's letter of consent arrived, 2,000 reinforcements from the Tsutsui family also arrived. The leader of the team was one of the two wings of Tsutsui, and Matsukura Yokon Shigeki Shima Sakin Kiyoko. He was born in the Yamato Kingdom, originally followed the Hatakeyama Takamasa of Hanoi's neighboring country, followed Tsutsui Shunmasa after the Battle of Kyokoji Temple, and after Shunmasa's death, he assisted Shunkei, and has always been loyal. In the seventh year of Eiroku, I supported Yamato and spent a few days with him.

He was accompanied by two samurai and a monk, but they were not from the Tsutsui family, but only lived in Kofukuji Temple. This time, I heard that I was gathering troops in Minami-Omi, so I came with the people of the Tsutsui family.

After sending off Shima Qingxing, I met with the three of them. One of the samurai, who was in his forties, first saluted me and said, "In Shimoyamaoka Keitaka, the former acting official of the Rokkaku family in Shiga and Kurita counties, I have come to meet His Highness Mie. ”

"It turned out to be His Highness Yamaoka." I nodded, and quickly understood his intentions, "What about these two?" ”

His Royal Highness Rao Mie asked, "Another samurai in his thirties owes himself, "In Shimomoto Tamasanobu, this is Hyotaro Ashina." ”

(To be continued)