Although Tomohiro, a diplomatic monk of the Takeda family, said in a calm voice, his words were very tough, and there was no third possibility. （）

Hearing this, in the entire main hall, dozens of Hatakeyama family heads Hatakeyama Yoshikei, including Nagasulian, Yusa Xuguang and other Hatakeyama families, were silent and did not say a word.

The hall was full of people, and no one spoke out to refute.

For the powerful Takeda at the moment, it is not at all something that can be resisted by a single country.

At this time, Chang Xulian, who was under Hatakeyama Yoshikei, slowly spoke up: "Please allow us to discuss this matter, the master has worked hard from afar, please rest for a while." ”

"In that case, the poor monk waits for a decision."

After speaking, Zhihong flicked the monk's robe and exited the room.

After the other party left, Hatakeyama Yoshikei looked at Nagasulian and Yu Zuo Xuguang helplessly, and asked: "At present, the main army of the Takeda Army is pressing the border, Suemori Castle has been lost, and the main force of the Naval Army has been destroyed, how should you deal with it?" It's war or peace, or let's make a decision as soon as possible! ”

Yu Zuo Xuguang glanced at Chang Xulian, and said to Hatakeyama Yoshikei: "My lord, the Takeda family is a famous family of the Genji clan, and the Kai Legion is an invincible lion in the world. ”

Hatakeyama Yoshikei clenched his hands, although he was a puppet lord, he didn't want to see Hatakeyama fall by his hands.

Chang continued to speak: "It has not yet reached this point, although Takeda is strong, it is impossible to use all his strength to use troops in Hokuriku. In my opinion, at most, you only need to face one Hida Echichu legion. ”

Yu Zuo Xuguang sneered and said: "Yes, but a Hida Echichu Legion is enough, and its commander Li Danma Mamori is an opponent on a par with Uesugi Kenshin in Hokuriku, and almost single-handedly captured Hida, most of the Echichu Legion, how about Your Excellency compare yourself to Kenshin Gong, and how about repairing Shibata compared to Shibata?" How is the right captain of the Shenbao Sect? How is Yasuin Shiina? ”

"If you want to burn all the jade, I will not accompany you!"

Hearing this, Chang Lian stood up, pulled out the sword at his waist, and shouted: "Before the jade is burned, do you want to try my Chang family's treasure knife first!" ”

You Zuo Xuguang also faced each other head-on, and said: "Chang Xulian, in front of His Royal Highness the Lord, don't be too presumptuous. ”

In fact, Hatakeyama Yoshikei, who was less experienced than him, was already frightened with his legs bent when he was ready to do it for a long time.

The retainers of the Hatakeyama family saw that the two bigwigs in the family were arguing, and they stepped forward to pull the two apart as a persuasion.

Chang continued to put away his sword and stand, his eyes swept over everyone, and said: "There is no need to fight, after all, it is not good to fight in a fight, I mean that you can subdue Takeda on the surface and hand over the hostages, but in fact still retain the autonomy of my Hatakeyama family in Noto, what do you think?" ”

These words made all the retainers nod their heads, and they didn't want to subdue Takeda so quickly, and the opinions of the vast majority of people were still waiting and seeing, and Takeda and Oda competed for the victory or defeat in the world.

You Zuo Xuguang sneered and said, "I'm just afraid that the Takeda family won't agree." ”

"You have to try to find out." Chang continued to sneer and replied.

While the retainers were discussing the details of how to subdue the Takeda family, an envoy suddenly hurriedly entered the castle tower.

He held an urgent letter in his hand and handed it directly to Nagashiren, not the lord Hatakeyama Yoshikei.

However, the Hatakeyama family was accustomed to this transgression, and after reading the letter for a long time, the joy on his face became stronger, and finally he said loudly: "Takeda is not afraid!" ”

After finishing speaking, Chang Xu glared at You Zuo Xuguang repeatedly, with a confident look in his eyes.

None of the retainers knew what the letter was about and how happy it was for Naga, but it was definitely news that was not good for the Takeda family.

"Drive the diplomatic monks of the Takeda family and their entourage out of the city for me!" …,

He shouted to his subordinates for a long time.

However, the other party obviously did not react and hesitated.

"Slow down, don't be impatient......"

Yu Zuo Xuguang had just spoken, and Chang Xulian immediately interrupted: "The Oda family broke the main force of the Asakura family at Daonezaka, and the head of the Asakura family, Asakura Yoshikei, was killed by the same clan Asakura Jingjing, and now the Asakura family has perished, and Echizen, Wakasa and the two countries have been owned by the Oda family!" ”

"What, the famous Asakura was destroyed overnight for Oda!"

Like boiling oil dripping into clear water, the retainers of the Hatakeyama family present were in an uproar.

"Not only the Asakura family, but now that the Oda army has surrounded Otani Castle and will launch a general attack in the near future, the Asai family in Minami Omi will also follow in the footsteps of the Asakura family."

Nagatsu held the letter paper in his hand and said loudly: "What are you still suspecting at the moment, Asakura Asai has been destroyed, who else can stop Oda Danmasa from taking over the world, Kaga's Honganji Temple is just a rabble, if Takeda dares to attack Noto, we can ask the Oda family for help at any time, and His Royal Highness Danmasa will lead the main army to Hokuriku to rescue us." ”

Nagagawa's words made all the retainers nod their heads, if the Hatakeyama family hesitated between Takeda and Oda before, then with Nobunaga's capture of Echizen, the situation was quite clear.

Although Oda is currently stronger than Takeda, it is too far away from Hokuriku, and it is necessary to reach Noto through Minami-Omi, Echizen, and Kaga, so it is inevitable that the whip is beyond the reach of the whip.

And now Minami Omi, Echizen, and Wakasa are all owned by Oda, which not only adds nearly a million stone heights to the Oda family, but Nobunaga's power has expanded again, not to mention, but also has enough influence in Hokuriku.

As a result of this situation, the Noto retainers had enough reasons to make a choice between Takeda and Oda.

In July, the heat was unbearable.

Li Xiao, who was in Muzhou City, was already very tired, especially after hearing the news that the Asakura family had fallen and Echizen was occupied by Oda, Li Xiao's anxiety was even stronger.

At this moment, Li Xiao not only felt a little helpless, but also knew that the negotiations in Noto would only end in failure, so it was destined to be a battle.

Li Xiaoxin felt that he had worked hard enough, but he didn't expect to be a step slower, Nobunaga was a month ahead of history, and the three tough opponents of the Ashikaga family, the Asai family, and the Asakura family, were all wiped out in one breath.

Xinxuan's death was only a few months before the situation in the world was so reversed.

Moreover, Nobunaga's counterattack was so violent, just to destroy Asakura, such a thunderous means was enough to deter the world's great names.

The daimyo who participated in Nobunaga's siege network at the beginning couldn't help but be frightened by the anger of Nobunaga's revenge right now, and they didn't know the direction Nobunaga would swing his sword next, and who would be the next turn?

Li Xiao pressed down deeply on Nobunaga's jealousy, and at this moment he had no way out but to move forward step by step.

Must race against time, must race with Nobunaga, Nobunaga is already a preemptive strike, now Li Xiao can only take Sado and Noto as soon as possible, can he have the strength to help Katsuyori as soon as possible and win in the final battle between Takeda and Oda.

The current fleet attacking Sado has set off last month under the leadership of Mukai Masatsuna and Chiga Sun Bingwei, and communication at sea is inconvenient, and there is still only accurate information to this day, and Li Xiao can only wait patiently for the news.

On the other hand, since the battle of Noden is inevitable, Li Xiao can only do his best at the moment.

At present, after waiting for the return of the diplomatic monk who went to Noto, Li Xiao is ready to enter Noto, but before that, Li Xiao first ushered in several uninvited guests.

Inside the humble castle tower of Wooden Boat City.

As representatives of the forces of the Ichijo sect in Vietnam, the two royal mountains, the abbot of Shengxing Temple, Honganji Xianrong, the abbot of Zuzuenji Temple, and Kaga Ichiko, the official of Zongfang Shichiri, came to the city to meet Li Xiao. …,

They were in a hurry, and they originally planned to go to Chengsheng City to find Li Xiao directly, but they learned that Li Xiao was in Muzhou City, so they immediately turned around.

When these three people saw Li Xiao, they were all full of sadness.

At that time, Honganji Xianrong also squeezed out a trace of joy, and said to Li Xiaoyan: "Amitabha, but Lord Ma Shou, farewell to the past, Your Excellency's demeanor is still the same." ”

Li Xiao had already guessed the intention of these three people, so he didn't plan to be too enthusiastic to receive them, so he said calmly: "Master, you're polite." ”

After the three of them sat down, they said some polite words that were not nutritious, during which Lianqin kept glancing at Xianrong, but Xianrong seemed to be a little embarrassed, and the words came to his lips and swallowed in his mouth.

In the end, Qili Lai Zhou couldn't hold it back, and spoke first: "But Lord Ma Shou, you can know about the fall of the Chaocang family." ”

Li Xiao paid attention to this Qili Lai Zhou for a long time, this person was in the lower room and guided the Kaga Sect, and his status was high.

Regarding Qili Lai Zhou's words, Li Xiao nodded and said, "I just heard the news." ”

Qili Lai Zhou sighed and said: "Although Asakura is the enemy of Kaga monks such as us, and its several generations of family heads can be described as respectable opponents, but I didn't expect to fall into the hands of Yijing Gong. It's a pity that the poor monk thinks about this. ”

Li Xiao listened to this person's words, felt that the other party was a little open-minded, and said: "Everyone has a fate, which is undemanding." ”

Honganji Xianrong listened to Li Xiao's words, folded his hands at the moment, and said: "But the words of Lord Ma Shou are deeply Zen, although Your Excellency does not believe in Buddhism, but he is also a fellow of my Buddhism!" ”

When Lian Qin heard this, he immediately glanced at Xianrong, not knowing whether he was angry with the other party's pedantry, or if he interrupted Qili Lai Zhou's remarks.

Li Xiao saw Lianqin, Xianrong's expression was in his eyes, he smiled slightly, and said modestly: "The master has won the award." ”

At this time, Qili Lai Zhou, Lang said: "Ming has a saying that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, the Asakura family is destroyed, Echizen has fallen into the hands of Nobunaga, and my Kaga's barrier has been lost, compared to the Asakura family, Nobunaga is obviously the enemy of my Buddhism, and the notoriety of the demon king on the sixth day is already known to the world, and Nobunaga does not restrain it, but calls himself with this, revealing his determination to oppose Buddhism, which is really arrogant. ”

"I, Hokuriku Honganji Temple, follow the imperial text of the Venerable Master, and fight against the enemy of the Buddha Nobunaga with the disciples of Buddhism all over the world, even if I fight, I will not back down until the last person, so I hope that Li Danma Mamori can recite this to help us defend the Dharma and get rid of evil spirits."

Qili Lai Zhou's words were just a righteous and stern word, Li Xiao just sneered secretly after hearing it, and a big hat was now buckled on his head.

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