Since Zhou Jing transferred to Kii, Tosa Province and Minami Iyo have become the direct leaders of the clan. This book is from--\g This territory is located in the southwest of Shikoku, far away from the disputed areas of recent years such as Sanyo and Kinai, and there are Higashiiyo, Sanuki and Awa countries as barriers, and the territory is very peaceful, and has not experienced any war for nearly ten years, and the defensive aspect is basically only for the sea, mainly relying on the Ikeke naval army of Urado Castle. Among them, the 100,000 stone of the three counties of Nishitosa, Hata, Takaoka and Gogawa were obviously prepared for Keirokuro, and Shinkei did not send any retainers and commissioners to intervene, and Tsuno Dingkatsu and Satake Yoshihide temporarily handled the internal affairs on their behalf. And these two are the elders of Jing Liulang's future auxiliary politicians.

In other words, except for me, Deji, and Xiao Xia, who are in semi-seclusion, the Zong family does not have anyone here. In view of this, I did not leave Kobayakawa Motosui here, but quickly sent him to Kitakyushu and handed him over to the Tenjin Mountain Castle side to take care of and take care of.

Soon after, Ikeyorikazu, a man sent to Kitakyushu, returned to Tosa, bringing with him a messenger and a handwritten letter from Shinkei. In the letter, Shinkei said that it was decided to send Ii Nobunao and Ii Akabi to Enoe again, and to attack the Takeda family with the Tokugawa family, and then to send the southern Hanochi half of the country to the general Hideyoshi.

I was a little surprised by this decision. Raiding the Takeda family is a matter for Tokugawa Ieyasu, and what does it have to do with Minami Hanoi, which led Hideyoshi?

I put the letter aside and asked Keizai Keida, who was the messenger, "What is the reason for the decision of the head of the family?" ”

"Back to the main hall, here's the thing、" Tsubouchi Keedai bowed down respectfully, "The head of the family received a request for help from Otani Yoshitsugu of the Yura family, and soon held an evaluation.

In terms of evaluation, Takenaka-sama suggested that this matter could be declined. 120,000 stone in the half of the country of Nan Hanoi, and the family is not in a hurry to include it in their hands; On the contrary, it was quite inappropriate to come out of the army to attack the Shibata family. At present, His Royal Highness Kawajiri, His Royal Highness Mori, His Royal Highness Kanamori and other former ministers of the Oda family, who are following His Highness Chikuzen, are all because of the Young Hall of Kichishi, and none of them participated in this attack on the Shibata family; And the position of the family has always been very detached, and if you participate in it at this time, and you will also get a share of the remuneration of the Nam Hanoi, it is likely that they will be disgusted to a certain extent, and the reputation of the family will be reduced......"

"Takenaka-sama is right," I nodded. His concerns are probably Hideyoshi's intention to invite his family: "However, why is it related to Xuanzhi again?" ”

"It's because of a letter from His Highness Ueno," Keijo replied Tsubouchi, "His Highness Ueno also heard about it, so he contacted His Highness Mamoru Mikawa and asked His Highness Mamoru Mikawa to propose to His Highness Mamoru Chikuzen that the forces of the four countries of the Oda family, Mise, Mikawa, and Toe, with the Hojo family as reinforcements, will destroy the Takeda family together............

"Is this Jing Zheng's proposal?" I interrupted him.

"Yes, it is indeed said by His Highness Ueno in the letter, and the head of the family also took it out in the assessment...... His Royal Highness Ueno said that anyway, Mino and Ise would not participate in the war, and he took the opportunity to destroy the Takeda family that Taimasa Gong failed to capture with the Tokugawa family, so that he could extend the influence of his family into the eastern country, publicize the reputation of his family, and prevent His Royal Highness Chikuzen from specializing in Hokuriku; In the name of supporting the Oda family, he was able to take half of Nanhanoi openly. ”

"Really?" I groaned and nodded.

If this is really Jing Zheng's opinion, then I should praise his view of the overall situation on the one hand, and criticize his view of war on the other. In terms of the overall situation, he was able to jump away from the Kinai and Oda families at this time, and thought of uniting the Hojo family in the eastern country to deal with Takeda, which should be appreciated. In fact, the resignation of the Hojo clan a few months ago means that they are going to take action against the Takeda family, just as the Hojo clan Yasu's abdication to the clan in the past represents a relaxation of relations with the Takeda family.

The main room of the Hojo clan is the daughter of Takeda Shingen, Huangmeiyuan, and the couple have a very deep relationship, even if the Takeda family later betrayed the alliance, Huangmeiin was forcibly sent back to the Takeda family by the Hojo clan, and the Hojo clan was still extremely friendly to the Takeda family, and when the clan Yasu died, he immediately made an alliance with the Takeda family. However, the year before last, Takeda Katsuyori accepted 20,000 pieces of gold from Uesugi Keikatsu and dispatched the Kita-Shinano army to help Keikatsu eliminate Keiho, which completely angered the Hojo family and made the Hojo clan resign, so he had to live in seclusion in his forties like me. Because Uesugi Keihu is the seventh son of the Hojo clan, it was sent over when Takeda Shingen betrayed the alliance, the Hojo family and the Uesugi family formed an alliance, which involved the disposition of the territory of the two competing Ueno countries (which is also the main base of the confrontation between Jinghu and Keikatsu), and even the safety of the entire Kanto.

Because of this, the Tokugawa family was so concerned about the Hojo clan's direct succession to the family governor, and sought to marry the Hojo clan to deal with the Hojo family together. And now that the marriage is basically complete, it is the right time to conquer Takeda. Jing Zheng thought of this, which is undoubtedly very valuable.

However, what is the war for? Is it for fame, for territory? Yes, reputation and territory are indeed very important, but for a daimyo like the Ben family, who controls nearly twenty countries, a half-country territory is really nothing, and the most important thing is to grasp the general trend of the world. Since my seclusion, I have been observing the movements of the daimyo behind the scenes, and I have also firmly grasped the situation, such as the Takeda family, in my plan, I can contain the Takeda and Hojo sides, and when Kinai is pacified, I can also use the elimination of the Takeda family as an opportunity and a stepping stone for me to enter the eastern country, and play a role in preemptive action. However, Keisei stirred up like this, causing the Takeda family to fall ahead of schedule, and the Tokugawa family and the Hojo family might raise their heads, causing variables in the situation in the eastern country and even in the Kai internal situation.

Even if you don't consider the general trend and only consider the gains and losses of the territory, now that the Takeda family is destroyed, the interests of the family are very limited. The country of Suruga and even Minami Shinano naturally belonged to the Tokugawa family; Kawajiri Hidetaka and Mori Nagako, one is the deputy general of Nobunaga, and the other is the son of Mori Koseru, who is very important to Nobunaga, since they are out of battle, it is naturally like in history that they were transferred to Kai Province and North Shinano respectively, and the East Mino Half of the country was ceded to Hideyoshi; The remaining Nishi-Umino half of the country, which was originally the leader of the Yamauchi Uesugi family, was extremely rich, and both Takeda and Hojo coveted it, but Takeda Shingen took the lead and captured the Minowa Castle garrisoned by Nagano and Yesheng under the administration of Uesugi Kenji in ten years, and included it in the matching, and once the Takeda family was destroyed, it would naturally belong to the Hojo family; As for the main family, it was just to get the South Hanoi that Hideyoshi wanted to send......

I suddenly understood that this was not Keisei's opinion at all, but Tokugawa Ieyasu's. First of all, if this conquest can be fought, Tokugawa Ieyasu will benefit the most, so there is the most sufficient motivation to promote it; Secondly, this war involved the Oda clan and the Hojo family, and with Keisei's current qualifications and connections, it was impossible to promote the participation of the Oda clan and the Hojo clan.

However, if Tokugawa Ieyasu had contacted Keimasa (which is probably the case), Keimasa would definitely agree. The current North Ise is still the direct leader of the clan, but it has been managed by the mother and son of Ii Naotora and Xuanzhi, and after they were sealed to South Hanoi, North Ise was naturally ruled by him, and the triple castle was where he grew up, and the castle town was very prosperous, and I knew that he was very greedy; Moreover, if he participates in this matter, he will also be able to gain connections among the three families of the Oda family, the Tokugawa family, and the Takeda family, and he will naturally have to rely heavily on him for the future strategy of the Eastern Kingdom

In other words, if the war goes well, although it will bring certain difficulties to the cause of the Zong family, in terms of personal gains and prestige, Jing Zheng will win a lot of things.

I suddenly felt a little angry. Yes, he used to use conspiracy before, but after being taught a lesson by me, he quickly learned to conspire, and it was also a conspiracy where selfishness was greater than public intentions. For example, even if I knew about this incident, I couldn't do anything, whether it was the Tokugawa family, the Yura family, or the Hojo family, they were all willing to participate in this war, and all they lacked was an opportunity and a wedge. Now that the opportunity and the wedge are there, there is no doubt that the war will be fought, and if the family withdraws, it will be a waste of this opportunity to gain territory and fame...... However, if we wait a little longer, our family will get more!

"You go down first." I eased my breath and said calmly to Jing Ding.

Nei Jingding hurriedly agreed and left the meeting room obediently. He has been by my side for many years and knows that I basically don't get angry, and this suppressed tone is already a sign of great dissatisfaction.

And the reason why I let him go is to avoid making biased decisions in the midst of dissatisfaction.

When his figure disappeared, I also left the room, retired from all the attendants, and walked to the Kanexiu Garden at the foot of the castle pavilion mountain.

At this time, it is the handover season from Mengchun to mid-spring in early February, and all kinds of flowers and trees in the garden are blooming with new green, full of vitality, which makes people can't help but feel happy. I stood under the promenade in the garden for a while, and my mood gradually calmed down, and my dissatisfaction with Jing Zheng began to slowly dissipate.

After all, I can't ask everyone to be selfless, even if it's my own child. And all along, the reason why I have been able to bring a wealthy family and a divided country under my command is precisely because I have taken into account the selfish interests and desires of each person, and have tied their interests to the future of my own family. As I said in my previous counselling to Nobunaga, to be a member of the world is to gather together samurai with different intentions and unite them around us. In that case, why can't I take into account what the children think? It is valuable to abide by morality like Zhou Jing, and it is certainly satisfactory to be respectful and obedient like Xinjing, but children like Jing Zheng who take care of both public and private interests, and even have a slightly heavier selfish heart than a public heart, should also understand.

In all fairness, Keimasa asked for Kita-Ise, which is completely understandable. He had presided over Kii before, and knew that Kii was actually a very fertile country, and he was naturally very greedy to see his brother obtain such a big country as a territory. Moreover, as the Reneda family second only to the Gomon family, I stipulated in the "Kira Family Eisada Tentative Decree" that the territory should be at least 300,000 koku, and the combined level of Kitaise and Iga is only the minimum level of 300,000 koku.

And his attempt to intervene in the Eastern Kingdom, isn't that what I want? It's just that the timing is a little wrong. However, it may be a good thing to let the Tokugawa family and the Hojo family raise their heads a little and then germinate some ambitions. At that time, the main family will have less of the Takeda family, the wedge that entered the eastern country, but there will be two more Tokugawa families and Hojo families, and in the long run, it will not be without benefit to be able to take the opportunity to suppress or even eliminate them.

Looking at the few new branches and leaves in the flowers and trees, I suddenly felt a little melancholy. It's spring again, no matter what, I'm going to get old, and Xinjing, Zhou Jing, Jing Zheng, and Yijing will eventually take the place of me and Xiujing's generation, and they represent the future. It's not a bad thing to let them experience more things and get more opportunities to exercise. Since I said that I would leave this matter to Xinjing, then as long as it does not affect the safety of my family, let him do it.

……，……

Although I decided to accept this fact, I wrote three letters and sent them to Shinjing, Xiujing, and Jingzheng. On Xinjing's side, I affirmed his doing, encouraged him to have his own opinions, and at the same time exposed Jing Zheng's small abacus, so that he could learn to analyze the minds of those close to him; On Xiujing's side, I asked him to look at Jingzheng a little more in addition to Hideyoshi's movements; On Keisei's side, I encouraged him to look broader, and told him about the entire policy of his family, but at the same time I scolded him unceremoniously, and as a punishment for his selfishness, I officially gave Mie Castle to Naotoka, and in the future, the affairs of the castle and the income of the castle town, except for half of the Kamigong clan, the other half will be at the disposal of Naohu and Wazu's mother and son, just like the lotus pond castle given to Tokuhime, but this money is actually mainly used to support Ii Akabi. In addition, half of the income of the Jogong clan will be handed over to him immediately on the spot, and will be used as military funds for him to prepare for Ueno and organize the people of Northern Ise and Central Ise to prepare for future wars.

At the same time, the decisive battle between Hideyoshi and Shibata Katsuie finally broke out. For Hideyoshi, the forces directly under the five countries of Harima, Tanba, Yamashiro, Inaba, and Tajima were dispatched, including Kinoshita Iesada, the lord of Himeji Castle in Harima Province (Nene Kuni's younger brother, Yaya's elder brother, and Kobayakawa Hideaki's father, given the surname Kinoshita), Tanba Fukuchiyama Castle Lord and Kyoto Shodai Sugihara Ieji (Nying, Ieding, and Yaya's uncle), Tanba Kuroi Castle Lord Tsuruo Yoshiharu (one of the earliest retainers), Inaba Tottori Castle Lord Miyabe Jijun was Hideji's adoptive father), Tajima Yuko, the lord of Yamajo Castle Koide Hidemasa (Hideyoshi's own uncle, married Hideyoshi's mother's sister), as well as Hideyoshi's immediate attendants (including Kato Kiyomasa, Fukushima Masanori, Senshi Hidehisa, Otani Yoshitsugi and others), Huang Muyizhong, Toda Katsutaka Reserve, Mikoda Masasharu Reserve, Oto Chinobu Reserve, etc., as well as Hidenaga's Nanshan Castle and Keihide's Kita Omi Clan. This part of the army directly under it, together with all the forces of Owari Oda Nobuo, Settsu Ikeda Tsuneko, and Minami Kawachi Hatakeyama Masasa, as well as some troops of Minami Omi, Yamato, and Kita Kawachi, marched directly from Kita-Omi to Echizen Tsuruga Prefecture, with a total number of 70,000 troops. In addition, Yoshikawa Motoharu of San'in dispatched 15,000 men, Bizen's Ukita Tadashi family dispatched 10,000 men, and Hosokawa Tadashiko's 5,000 men, a total of 30,000 men, converged at Tanba, and then attacked Echizen from the Wakasa side as a flank on the main side of Kita-Omi.