As soon as Li Xiao entered the castle tower, he saw Takeda Katsuyori running down the stairs quickly.

Takeda Katsuyori saw Li Xiao and was stunned for a while.

"See Your Highness."

Li Xiao took the lead in speaking, he saw that Takeda Katsuyori was more mature than before, his lips began to grow scum, and his eyes were much more powerful than before.

Takeda Katsuyori walked in front of Li Xiao, nodded slightly, and said, "It's good to be back, let's go, we are going to get drunk today." ”

Li Xiao smiled and said: "Your Highness, you can drink at any time, I heard Akiyama say for a long time before, Your Highness has a big trouble right now." I don't know if there's anything I Li Xiao can help. ”

Takeda Katsuyori was stunned for a moment, nodded, and then said, "Okay, I have a problem right now, and I need your help." ”

After Li Xiao and Takeda Katsuyori walked into the city lord's assessment room, he saw Sanada Masayuki, Baoke Masachi, and an old man.

This old man with an ordinary description and a slightly rickety back, Li Xiao has had several faces, and has also had a lot of dealings secretly, knowing that it is the Takeda family's 'attacking bombs', the founder of the three generations of Sanada in history, Sanada Yutaka.

Baoke is upright, and Sanada Yutaka is now a confidant of Takeda Katsuyori, and he is included in his team to win the heir.

"This is Sanada Danmasa."

Sanada Yutaka smiled harmlessly, nodded and said: "It is here, but Lord Yamamori, since serving His Highness, has heard of Your Excellency's bravery and resourcefulness many times, but has never had the opportunity to talk deeply, I hope I can give more advice today." ”

Li Xiao knew that this was an old fox who ate people and didn't spit out bones, where did he dare to teach him, and said: "Lord Danzheng is polite." ”

Then Sanada Masayuki and Baoke Masachi both saluted Li Xiao.

Sanada Masayuki saw Li Xiao with a complicated expression, and Li Xiao didn't understand why the other party had such an expression.

However, then Sanada Masayuki realized his gaffe, and immediately changed his appearance to a respectful look, and said: "Lord Li Xiao, in Vietnam, I used a lone army to expand 20,000 stones for my Takeda family, and this kind of bravery really impressed Changyuki. ”

Li Xiao smiled slightly, and said: "Lord Sanada, I have won the award, I also heard that you have made outstanding achievements in the strategy of Nishiueno, and was promoted to the rank of general by His Royal Highness, and became the lord of Yuwei City, knowing and doing 3,500 stones. ”

Sanada Masayuki shook his head and said, "Compared to Lord Li Xiao, it's still too far behind. ”

Li Xiao smiled and said modestly: "I am a few years older than you, if it is time, your achievements will never be below me." ”

Instead, Li Xiao looked at Baoke Integrity and said, "Integrity, it's time to call you Baoke Zheng." ”

After the death of Masatoshi Hoshina, Masashi inherited the family business of the Hoshina family and inherited his official position as Dan Masatada, while his younger brother Masatsuki Hoshina succeeded the Naito family and became the adopted son of the four ministers Naito Masatoyo.

In history, Nagashino fought together, Naito Masatoyo died in battle, and Hoshina Masatsuki inherited the family business of the Naito family.

Baoke saw Li Xiao directly, remembered the death of his father when he was in Azuma County, and couldn't help but show a sad face.

Li Xiao stretched out his hand and patted Baoke's upright shoulder to express his relief, his spear skills were guided by Li Xiao at the beginning.

Therefore, the relationship between the two in the Takeda Katsuyori family retainers was not ordinary.

After several people sat down, Takeda Katsuyori nodded to Li Xiao and said: "Li Xiao, I am in big trouble now, my father, I want to deprive me of the position of commander of the Nishiueno Army, change it to others, and also take back my and Mitsumi Sanada, Kohata Kenshige, and Takeda Nobutoyo." ”

Oh, Li Xiao was also shocked when he heard it, Takeda Shingen's move didn't make Takeda Katsuyori return to the pre-liberation period overnight.

This is equivalent to taking back the results of Takeda Katsuyori and his subordinates who fought Uesugi Kenshin twice in a word.

Then Takeda Katsuyori talked about the events during this period in detail, and he had nothing to hide from Li Xiao, and he put his heart into his heart, and Baoke was upright, and Sanada Masayuki also added and added some of his judgments and opinions.

Only Sanada Yutaka sat on the side, the old god was there, he kept silent, shook the folding fan lightly in his hand, as if he was dozing off, and occasionally opened his eyes slightly to see Li Xiao's reaction.

Li Xiao listened for more than half an hour, and then he had a clear grasp of the situation and details of Takeda's victory in the past two years, and the ins and outs.

To be honest, in the past, Takeda Yoshinobu, Iitomi Toramasa, and Nobuaki Tracebe had been using their influence within the Takeda family to frequently secretly attack Takeda Katsuyori.

But fortunately, under the wrist of the cunning Sanada Yutaka, he was not shocked, and there was room to resolve it.

Here, Li Xiao secretly admires Sanada Yutaka's old spiciness, calmness and calmness, this is the spirit of the great craftsman.

In other words, if you deal with it yourself, in terms of wrist and subtle handling, you will definitely not be as good as Sanada Yutaka.

Thinking of this, Li Xiao glanced at Sanada Yutaka again, who looked like an old-fashioned dragon clock, half-hung up.

Sanada Masayuki began to speak: "Now His Highness Yoshinobu has won the support of Imagawa, Hojo, and the old lord, and the external situation has overwhelmed His Highness. And the current way, in order to counter the advantages of His Royal Highness Yoshinobu, is indeed the only way to do what my father said, and the only way for me to choose the Oda family as an alliance. ”

Hoshina said bluntly: "At present, compared with the rising Oda Matsudaira family, the Imagawa family has declined, far from the power of the Yoshimoto Gong Kamiraku, Matsudaira Ieyasu has almost completed the unification of Mikawa country, in the Enoe country, this year, the Matsui clan, the lord of Fumata Castle, and the lord of Tsuma Castle, Iio Renlong, were rebelled by Matsudaira Ieyasu, raised the banner and rebelled, and the Imagawa clan really sent Yukitomi Miura Shigetoshi to crusade, and the result was a big defeat, and the main general Miura Shigetoshi was killed, and now the Imagawa family can't even deal with the people of several countries in Enoe Province, not to mention pacifying the turmoil in the entire Enoe country. ”

Sanada Masayuki nodded in agreement with Hoshina's upright opinion, and said, "The Oda family and the Imagawa family are enemies, and choosing to ally with one of them is equivalent to choosing to be hostile to the other. In the long run, the Imagawa clan, the head of the Imagawa family, is really weak, the prestige of the head of the family is lost, the people are centrifuged, and there is only one country left in the land of the Three Kingdoms. ”

"For the family, if they turn to attack the rich Suruga, they can not only occupy a country, but also gain access to the sea, so for the lord, there is the root of Kamiraku. At this point, he must have already seen that instead of keeping the promise of the alliance with Imagawa in vain, it is better to betray the alliance at this time, and turn to the alliance with the Oda Matsudaira family, and the two sides work together, so that the Imagawa family can be captured in one fell swoop! ”

After Sanada Masayuki finished speaking, Takeda Katsuyori nodded silently.

For Takeda Yoshinobu, the biggest support is the Imagawa family, if Imagawa Yoshimoto does not die, Takeda Katsuyori will be difficult to turn over even if he works hard, and now the decline of Imagawa is the death hole of Takeda Yoshinobu.

As long as the Takeda family decides to attack the Imagawa family, for now, there is a good chance that Takeda Yoshinobu's throne will be abolished.

Therefore, Takeda Yoshinobu took advantage of the fact that the Imagawa family was still breathing and asked him to support him, and the Imagawa family also hoped that Takeda Yoshinobu could hold on, and if the Tokugawa Oda army was overwhelmed in the future, he could drag the Takeda family into the water and let him send troops to resist for him for a while.

Facing Sanada Masayuki's analysis, Li Xiao nodded, his opinion was consistent with theirs, and this was one of the important reasons for the real defeat of Takeda Yoshinobu in history.

Seeing that Li Xiao had been pondering, Takeda Katsuyori said aloud: "Li Xiao, the situation is probably like this, how do you say I should deal with it?" ”

Hearing what Takeda Katsuyori said, Li Xiao raised his head, turned his head and looked around at everyone, Baoke was upright, and Sanada Masayuki looked at him with bated breath.

Obviously, he was their last hope at the moment, and even Sanada Yutaka stopped shaking the folding fan at this moment, his eyes were half-down, and he looked at him obliquely.

Facing everyone's expectations, Li Xiao looked at Sanada Yutaka and said calmly: "For Lord Sanada, unite with the Oda family to fight against the Imagawa family behind His Royal Highness Yoshinobu, this strategy, I, Li Xiao, approve of it." ”

"But this decision, for the Lord of the Imperial Palace, must make up his mind to break the alliance with the Imagawa family and break the Triple Alliance of Koshojun set by Zentokuji Temple back then. The Lord of the Imperial Palace will not act rashly until he is sure enough to decide on this fatal blow. Moreover, for the current Takeda family, its important surname Imagawa family is still greater than that of the Oda family, so this time the Lord of the Imperial Palace chose to support Yoshinobu this time, which is an inevitable consideration as the head of the Takeda family, which is reasonable. ”

Li Xiao's analysis said that Takeda Katsuyori, Sanada Masayuki, and Hoshina Masachi nodded one after another, and Sanada Yutaka also narrowed his eyes slightly, looking thoughtful.

Then Li Xiao smiled confidently and said: "So the problem is very simple, and the current crisis of Your Highness is that my Takeda family has not yet reached an alliance with the Oda family, and the Imagawa family here has taken the lead in attacking the lord's side, so we have to drag out this period of time that is most unfavorable to us, temporarily maintain our current strength, and then wait for the development of the situation to see how it changes." ”

Takeda Katsuyori slapped his thigh and said, "Not bad." If the Imagawa family continues to behave like this as the situation develops, the important surname of the Imagawa family will be greatly reduced in the minds of his father. ”

Sanada Masayuki asked, "Then Lord Li Xiao, how will His Highness drag on this period of time?" You must know that ten days later, it will be assessed, and at that time, the lord of the imperial hall will gather all the retainers to announce the dismissal of His Royal Highness General Nishiueno from his post in the Tsugasakikan. At this time, if you defend yourself to the Imperial Pavilion, will it be a little too late? ”

Li Xiao smiled and said: "There is no need to justify, the more you justify, the more you will show your weakness, and fall into the disadvantage of the situation, ten days is very enough for us, and it is easy for Your Highness to temporarily tide over this difficulty." It's just eight words, fishing in mixed waters, and retreating as advance. ”

As soon as Li Xiao's voice fell, Sanada Masayuki then asked: "How to fish in mixed waters, and advance by retreating." ”

Li Xiao explained carefully: "This time, I support His Royal Highness Yoshinobu to ascend the throne, they are the old lord, the Hojo family, and the Imagawa family. The reasons for the support of the three are different, and the old lord does not want to see his family fall apart, so he decides to support His Royal Highness Yixin. And the reason for the Imagawa family does not need to be said. ”

"As for the Hojo family, I guess what the Hojo clan doesn't want to see is that His Royal Highness, who is brave and good at fighting, inherits the position of head of the family. Now all we need to do is make that clear. ”

After Li Xiao finished speaking, Takeda Katsuyori and the others were still puzzled, but Sanada Yutaka was shocked, and when he looked at Li Xiao with a slightly cloudy gaze, he showed a trace of essence.

Ten days later, Takeda Katsuyori went to the Takeda Pavilion to participate in the Takeda family elder assessment.

In the castle town, he was assassinated by ninjas, three of them were killed in close combat, Akiyama was wounded in the near hand, and Takeda Katsuyori himself was also hit by an arrow in the back, and the arrow was smeared with poison, and his surname was immediately in danger.

Hearing the news of Takeda Katsuyori's assassination, Takeda Shingen, who had just returned to the Yamazaki Museum from Shima Onsen, was furious and ordered the Baba Nobubo to investigate the matter thoroughly and arrest the murderer.

After Takeda Katsuyori was assassinated on the street, rumors of Kai suddenly spread.

Legend has it that Uesugi Kenshin himself decided to send a large army from Echigo to Nishi-Ueno to fight the Takeda army.

Someone contacted Takeda Katsuyori about the assassination, and immediately remembered whether Takeda Katsuyori's assassination was a secret signal by Uesugi Kenshin to assassinate the Takeda family commander who had caused trouble to him many times, in order to prepare for his own battle in Ueno.

However, among the retainers and samurai who are well aware of the internal situation of the Takeda family, there is another speculation.

One theory is that Takeda Yoshinobu sent someone to assassinate his half-brother Takeda Katsuyori in order to eradicate his rivals above the throne.

This statement immediately spread to the ears of most of the retainers of the Takeda family, and there were believers, unbelievers, and half-believers.

Under such rumors, one said even worse, Takeda Yoshinobu finally couldn't sit still, and personally came to the door to explain to Takeda Shingen.

Takeda Shingen was relieved by Takeda Yoshinobu to show his trust.

In this way, Yoshinobu Takeda is a little calmer.

However, the rumors have not subsided, and there are various theories, and for a while everyone can't figure out the truth about Takeda Katsuyori's assassination.

On the contrary, when the time came, a confirmed message came to Takeda's family, and the Nagano family in Minowa Castle suddenly sent troops to attack several small wealthy families in Ueno who had subdued the Takeda family.

Naito Masatoyo, who was sitting in Nishiueno on behalf of Takeda Katsuyori, resisted the attack of the Nagano family while sending someone to report the situation to Takeda Shingen.

A few days later, the assassins of Takeda Katsuyori were discovered, one was killed, and the other was wounded and killed himself.

As soon as the two assassins died, the assassination of Katsuyori Takeda interrupted the clue.

After that, the racecourse Nobubo reported the investigation to Takeda Shingen, although there was not enough evidence, all the clues and traces, all the spearheads actually pointed to, the Hojo family, which no one expected before.

After that, Takeda Katsuyori was treated by Tokumoto Nagada, a famous physician known as 'Koshu Tokumoto', and his injuries were healed.

After Takeda Katsuyori recovered from his illness, he immediately went to Takeda Shingen, who was living in the main building, to cry.

Claiming that he had suffered this change, he was already disheartened, and decided to dismiss all his military powers, exchange all fiefs and zhixing, and go to Huilin Temple to follow Takeda Shinshihiro to become a monk, and since then he has retired from the world.

Takeda Shingen was also caught off guard by Takeda's move, and could only express appeasement.

After a few days, Takeda Shingen reconvened his retainers and conducted an assessment.

At the evaluation meeting, Takeda Shingen clarified the rumors and expressed his trust in Takeda Yoshinobu so that everyone should stop speculating about the matter.

In the end, Takeda Shingen ordered Takeda Katsuyori to recover from his illness and return to Nishi-Ueno to defend and continue to be in charge of the attack on the Nagano family's Minowa Castle.

The crisis of Takeda Katsuyori has come to an end, and the question of who assassinated Takeda Katsuyori has also become a headless public case.

There are only a few behind-the-scenes promoters of this matter, who are watching from behind.

(To be continued)