Higasaki Pavilion.

Today, Takeda Shingen held a retainer group assessment in the main hall to discuss the war with the Hojo family.

Dressed in hunting clothes, the horse farm letter room drove the horse slowly on the horse road.

Riding with him was the lord of Kaijin Castle, Takapo Masanobu, who had not returned to the main hall for many years.

Takatoshi is in his 40s and has been working for the Takeda family since he was 16 years old.

When he was young, he served as a close attendant to Shingen, and served in the Tsukizaki Pavilion.

Since the fourth year of Hou Yongro, Gotaka Masanobu became the lord of Kaijin Castle, and has been stationed on the front line of Kita-Shinano to guard against the Echigo army, only in winter, Echigo's heavy snow can be slightly relieved. Gas.

So he hasn't been able to return to the museum all these years.

Seeing the scenery of the Hesaki Pavilion, things are not people, and I can't help but sigh.

Gao Shoshin said to the Racecourse Nobu: "Xinchun, to be able to come back and see the owner of the pavilion again, it is really something I never expected, I originally thought that I would be stationed in Haijin City, and I would not be able to return to Jiafei for the rest of my life." I heard that the owner of the hall has been in poor health recently, is his lung disease still attacking? ”

Racecourse Nobubo glanced at Gao Garbage Masanobu, he knew very well that Gao Garbage Masanobu had a deep affection for Takeda Shingen, he wiped the slag on his jaw, and said: "Yes, this is indeed a fact, the body of the hall owner is getting worse and worse." ”

When Gao Quan Changxin heard this, his face was even more sad, and he said: "If I can protect the health of the hall master, I am willing to exchange my life for ten years for the hall owner for one year." ”

Baba Xinfang said: "Hu Gang, I can understand your respect for the owner's wife, but at the moment, it should be my Takeda family's long-term plan, Your Excellency still cherishes this useful body and continues to assist the family." ”

Gao Quan Changxin frowned and said, "Xinchun, what do you mean?" ”

Baba Nobubo said: "The owner of the hall, he has semi-retired and handed over most of the affairs of the family to His Royal Highness Katsuyori, you need to carefully assist His Highness, guard the North Shinano, and guard against the Uesugi family." ”

Gao Sho Changxin said with a slight chin and said: "I know this, but if the pavilion master is gone, His Royal Highness Katsurai may not reuse us, the retainers who were hand-picked by the hall master, and at the same time, I am also worried that if His Royal Highness Katsurai is in charge of my Takeda family, I am very worried." ”

Baba Nobubo said: "Tiger Gang, what are you talking about, His Royal Highness Katsuyori has repelled Uesugi Kenshin in Shirane Mountain and Iwabu Castle, and he is definitely a wise lord for his family's attack on Nishiueno Bankoku." ”

Gao Luchang said: "Xinchun don't want to be angry, I don't deny the ability of His Highness to win the victory, judging from the number of battles he has experienced, I admit that he is a brave general, but his talent, as well as his appeal in my Takeda family, is still far from the Lord of the Pavilion. Nobuharu, am I right? ”

Maba Xinfang pondered for a while, and said: "You are right, the owner of the pavilion is a genius of the world, and in my heart, not only in my Takeda family, but also in the world, there is no one who can stand side by side. ”

Gao Shosho said: "In this case, even if His Royal Highness Katsuyori is excellent, but under the helm of the Takeda family, he is dwarfed by the master of the pavilion, not to mention that now Oda is rising in the west, blocking the road to Kamiraku of the family, Uesugi is in the north, and the remaining threats are Echichu and Shinano, and Hojo, as the most powerful name in the Kanto, has become the sworn enemy of the family in the west." ”

Speaking of this, Takapo Masanobu couldn't help but sigh and said: "When the Pavilion Master is in power, he can still keep the foundation of my Takeda family, if the Pavilion Master once he ......, then with the power of His Royal Highness, where will the family go, with my worries, it is really unthinkable for the future." ”

Hearing what Takaban Masanobu said, the racecourse nodding slightly, the current strategic situation of the Takeda family in the thirteenth year of Yonglu is indeed not optimistic.

The strength of either of the Uesugi and Hojo families is not inferior to the Takeda family, not to mention facing the attack of the two at the same time.

Racecourse Shinfang, Takapo Masanobu chatted all the way, and when he rode his horse to the door of Honmaru Ote, he happened to ride slowly towards him.

The other party was tall and rode a war horse with black hair, and this person was Li Xiao.

The three met in front of this big hand gate, said hello to each other, and dismounted together.

Immediately, several ashigaru came up and took away the horses of the three, and the rest of the Takeda family's ashigaru generals, who came to participate in the assessment one after another, and the general-level retainers, saw the three powerful elders of the family meeting in front of the Otemen Gate, and they all respectfully retreated to the side, waiting for the three of them to enter first. ,

Li Xiao first said a few words to the racecourse letter room, and then nodded politely to Gao Po Changxin, and only after greeting did he enter the gate.

After Gao Luchangxin saw Li Xiao, he stood in place and thought for a while.

Racecourse Shinbo turned to Takapo Masanobu and asked, "Masanobu, what are you thinking?" ”

Gao Quan Changxin shook his head and said, "Maybe it's too early to make a judgment on what I just said. ”

Hearing Gao Po Changxin's words, the racecourse letter was slightly stunned, turned to look at Li Xiao who had already entered, and said, "You said it's Li Xiao?" ”

Gao Changxin nodded slowly, and said: "Yes, this is a person I can't see through the depths, Xinchun, if you are replaced by you, in eight years, without the support of your own family, can you pacify Yuezhong Feihui by yourself?" ”

Baba Nobubo shook his head and said, "It's unbelievable. I can't, right? ”

Gao Luchang said: "It is such a character, we don't know how much strength he still has to come up, but if he assists His Royal Highness Shenglai and supports his family, then even if he can't dominate the world, it is not a problem to ensure that my Takeda family is as safe as Mount Tai." ”

Hearing this, the horse farm letter was slightly stunned, and said: "Hugang, you don't know, maybe this is what makes people more worried." ”

Gao Quan Changxin was stunned for a moment, and then understood the meaning of the racecourse letter, nodded slightly, and said, "Yes." ”

On the other side, Li Xiao walked into the hall of the appraisal meeting, and at this time, the retainers who participated in the appraisal meeting had already arrived.

As in the previous assessments, the generals and ashigaru general-level retainers all sat under the corridor and listened to the ground.

On the top of the steps is the place where the elder of the family and a multi-level retainer sits, and directly above is the position of Takeda Shingen.

When Li Xiao arrived, most of the elders of the family had already arrived, such as Takeda Xinlian and Takeda Katsuyori.

Although everyone knew each other, in the main hall, everyone sat down separately and did not talk to each other.

Those who know each other only make eye contact, which can be regarded as greetings.

After Li Xiao took his seat, finally the last few old retainers also arrived and filled the steps.

Li Xiao looked around, compared to five years ago, when Yoshinobu Takeda was there, he came to Kai to participate in the evaluation, and the characters on this step have changed, as well as their respective positions.

Such as Takeda Yoshinobu and Iitomi Huchang will never see them exist here anymore.

Replacing Takeda Yoshinobu in the position is Takeda Katsuyori, who has held the position of humble heir, and the pen of a public, Takeda Nobuyoru is also subservient to Katsuyori, and after Shinri, it is Takeda Nobutoyo, Kawaya Nobuyoshi, a Shinryu and other retainers.

And instead of Fan Fu Huchang, the one who is at the head of the retainer's group is his younger brother Changjing of Shanxian County. This text is provided by Qihang Dagger Qishen

At present, the Takeda family is building a new castle in Suruga Eno, which is called Enoi Castle.

The castle was built by Baba Nobubo as a base for the Takeda family to operate in Suruga, and its role was to be responsible for the garrison of Suruga Province and the suppression of the Mikawa Tokuku family.

After the castle was built, Yamaguchi Shokei became the castle and was in charge of the local ancestors of Suruga.

This was also the practice of Takeda Shingen, who followed the example of Nishi-Ueno, Echichu, Kita-Shinano, and Minami-Shinano, and formed a new army in Suruga, centered on Gangni Castle, and formed a new army divided by geography, the Suruga Army.

Yama Changjing is the general of the Suruga Army, and he is out of town.

The next person who is ranked under Changjing in Shan County is Li Xiao, the commander of the Feiyi Yuezhong Army.

In fact, Li Xiao also knew that his current status was quite popular, especially the retainers from the Kai family, who had been in the Takeda family for more than eight years and sat in this position, and those who had served the family for many years had not reached this level.

However, Li Xiao didn't take this jealousy to heart, at the moment he can be said to be a real general, in terms of troop mobilization, only Gao Shan Changxin and the newly formed Suruga Army Yama Changjing can be compared.

Among the five major legions of the Takeda family, Li Xiao's Yuezhong Feihui Legion is recognized as the strongest in battle, and after many bloody battles, even Uesugi Kenshin is helpless for a while, and with this he can cure all kinds of disobedience.

Changjing, Shanxian County, Li Xiao's side is the ten genealogy elders of the family, who can be said to be the real power of the Takeda family, and the Sanada family is at the bottom.

Li Xiao's eyes turned, and he suddenly looked at the last person.

After the other party looked at him, he immediately avoided it, showing that there was a ghost in his heart.

After Li Xiao saw this person clearly, he couldn't help but snort at the tip of his nose, it turned out that the other party was his old acquaintance Shengzi.

After helping Takeda Yoshinobu fail to usurp the throne, the life of the Tracebe family has been difficult, although later Takeda Katsuyori adopted Li Xiao's strategy and co-opted the Tracebe family to keep the current position of the Tracebe Katsushi.

However, the Kibe family was also far inferior to before, and before Shingen captured Nishiueno, the Kibe family mobilized its troops, ranking third among the retainers of Takeda.

After the failure of Takeda Yoshinobu's rebellion, the head of the family, the head of the family, was relieved, the territory was reformed, and the status of the elder of the family has been removed.

This comparison between the former and the latter can be called a big gap.

No wonder Li Xiao saw a trace of resentment in the eyes of Fang Cai's Trace Department Shengzi, which of course meant that he was resentful of the decline of the Trace Department family and Li Xiao's rapid rise.

The hatred of Katsuzi for himself was only a flash for Li Xiao, and he didn't take it to heart.

At this time, after the retainers of the Takeda family arrived, Takeda Shingen himself slowly walked into the main hall under the guidance of the two small surnames.

Takeda Shingen's face is thinner than before, but his eyes are still heavy and powerful, and his performance in the battle of the Mizengduan to defeat the Hojo family is overwhelming, and he is recognized as the number one general in the Kanto region and even the world.

As Takeda Shingen slowly sat down, all the retainers bowed down together and said, "Meet the lord." ”。