Kogen Suwa Castle.

Right now, the city is in chaos, Edama Rossa's subordinates and his father-in-law, the samurai of the Kamiyo family, and Li Xiao's ninjas are burning and destroying everywhere in the city.

And in the Honmaru castle tower.

The Xuanyuan ninjas led by Kato Duanzo, the samurai and Li Xiao who were loyal to Eima Toshimori's side, Shioka Kazuha, Shima Katsuto, Yokotani Yukishige and Eima Fraser and a dozen of his subordinates fought each other with their surnames.

This is not only a power struggle within the Eima family, but also means that the two forces of the Uesugi and Takeda families have control over the Eima family and the entire Hokuhida faction.

The fierce battle in the castle tower has come to an end.

Except for the heads-up between Kato Duzo and Yokotani Yukishige, the winner has not yet been decided.

Nearly half of Jiangma's subordinates on Huisheng's side fell, and Jiangma Shisheng's subordinates, as well as the twelve Xuanyuan ninjas, had all been killed by Li Xiao and them.

Jiang Ma Shisheng's eyes showed a look of despair, and he shrank aside, all his loyal subordinates had been killed.

Now he clasped his hands on his knees, his robe was splattered with blood, and his whole body trembled.

No one paid attention to this Jiang Ma Shisheng, who had lost his power, and the current situation was already a big deal for Li Xiao's side.

After dodging several of Yokotani's ninja darts, Kato Dodge jumped upwards and climbed the beam on top of the castle tower with a flick of his right hand.

This movement is very dexterous, and it deserves the title of "Flying Kato" Kato Duanzo.

Kato Duanzang stood on top of the beam, looked at Li Xiao and them condescendingly, and said: "Unexpectedly, His Royal Highness Huihu still underestimated you, and it seems that our Xuanyuan people have failed in this mission." ”

Li Xiao stared at Kato Duan Zang and said: "Kato, you have nowhere to escape, you drop your weapons now and surrender to us, this can spare your life." ”

Kato Duanzang's eyes showed hesitation, and he said: "Okay, Lord Li Xiao, it's not impossible to surrender to your Takeda family, but I have one condition. ”

"On what terms?"

Li Xiao asked out loud.

A sneer appeared at the corner of Kato Duanzang's mouth, and he suddenly said loudly: "My condition is that you all die together." ”

After saying that, Kato Duanzang shot all the ninja darts and Saling downwards, and suddenly Li Xiao's heads were like stars falling from the sky, and countless hidden weapons shot in.

Yokotani Yushige, Shima Katsumeng, and Shigang Yiyu were all shocked, and they stepped forward to protect Li Xiao, and each used their weapons to open these hidden weapons.

On the contrary, three of Eima Huisheng's subordinates were attacked by Kato Duanzang's round of hidden weapons, and they were shot on the spot and killed on the spot.

Everyone was angry and angry at Kato Danzo's action, but when they looked at each other again, they saw that Kato Danzo had already opened the skylight on the top of the castle tower and left the house.

Yokotani Yushige saw that Li Xiao was not well protected, and he was immediately angry.

When he wanted to pursue Kato Duanzo, he was stopped by Li Xiao.

Li Xiao said indifferently: "I can't catch up, but Kato Duan can't hide the lost dog, and the most important thing now is to stabilize the current situation of the Jiangma family, which is the key." ”

After speaking, Li Xiao looked at Jiang Ma Shi Sheng who was shrinking to the side.

Jiang Ma Shisheng saw Li Xiao looking at him, his body shrank, and he screamed loudly: "Don't kill me, don't kill me." ”

Li Xiao shook his head and didn't speak, it was very meaningless for him to humiliate such an enemy.

Li Xiao turned to Jiangma Hui and said: "Your Highness Jiangma, as for how the former governor of the Jiangma family will deal with it, it is an internal matter of your Jiangma family, and my Takeda family has no right to interfere, so it is up to you to decide." ”

Jiangma Fraser showed a look of gratitude on his face, and said, "Thank you, Lord Li Xiao." ”

Then Jiangma Huisheng glanced at Jiangma Shisheng, sighed, and temporarily let his subordinates take care of each other.

In this New Year's Day, the civil strife in which the Jiangma family seized the position of the governor of the family has been calmed down, and Jiangma Huisheng replaced his father Jiangma Shisheng and seized the position of the governor of the Jiangma family.

And this civil strife, at the same time, also hurt the vitality of the Jiangma family, although the last new governor Jiangma Huisheng, prevented the continuation of this turmoil, but there have been hundreds of Jiangma family samurai who died in this turmoil.

This is not a good thing for the new governor of the family, Jiangma Huisheng, the vitality of the Jiangma family is greatly damaged, and there are still some remnants of the retainers loyal to his father, and the samurai need to clean up, all of which makes it very difficult for him to sit in the position of the governor in the future.

Today, for Edama Frasers, taking over such a mess has diluted a lot of his joy at becoming the governor of the family, but what worries him even more is that in the afternoon, the 100 standing guards of the Takeda family Li Xiao entered the highland Suwa Castle, and now they have control of the whole city.

This hundred standing reserves are nominally to help Jiangma Huisheng quell the situation of rebellion at home, but in fact, who knows what evil intentions Li Xiao harbors in it.

At this moment, Jiangma Fraser felt a trace of fear, and now he said that he planned to light a fire and set fire to the castle tower, which was a move to turn his back on the Takeda family and betray Li Xiao, Li Xiao has not yet expressed his position on this, which means that he has not yet been investigated.

But the more Li Xiao is like this, the more afraid he is, and he doesn't know what the other party is planning. Now that the whole city has been controlled by him, could it be that the other party will set off another turmoil in Suwa Castle in the plateau, kill himself, and then lie that he died in the civil strife of the Eima family.

In this way, Li Xiao can take over the Jiangma family in one fell swoop, gain power here, and replace the Jiangma family as the ruling force of Beihida in one fell swoop.

Jiangma Fraser is hesitating in his room at the moment, he can't make up his mind, he must know Li Xiao's purpose and intention as soon as possible, and get the support of the Takeda family, otherwise he, the governor of the Jiangma family, will not be able to sit steadily.

Now within the retainers of the Jiangma family, many people are very angry at him for colluding with the Takeda family, and the voice of dissatisfaction with him is not small, if the sister Xiaolu family comes to attack at this time, then there is no need for the Takeda family to do it, and the Jiangma family is only left with one way to perish.

The crux of the question now is whether Li Xiao will completely control the Jiangma family and include the Jiangma family in his sphere of influence? Or won't?

Jiangma Huisheng thought about it for a long time, and finally made up his mind, summoned his cronies, and made the following orders.

That night, Jiangma Huisheng went to Li Xiao's place overnight to find Li Xiao.

Along the way, they saw the heavily armed Takeda family, armed with spears, cruising around the neighborhood in thick hats and robes.

Jiangma Huisheng saw that these Li Xiao's subordinates were very well-prepared, and they did not complain about such cold and bad weather, and they were still loyal to their duties, and they were obviously well-trained.

Jiangma Fraser couldn't help but sigh, this year, Li Xiao has really trained an elite army in the Hida country.

With such a powerful force, coupled with the huge Takeda family power behind Li Xiao, these have even heavier the bargaining chips that Jiangma Fraser had planned before.

Firewood was lit in the fire pit in the house where Li Xiao lived, and it was burning now.

Jiangma Huisheng looked at Li Xiao who was stretching out his hands to roast the fire by the fire pond with anxiety, and then said to Li Xiao in a respectful tone like a subordinate to his boss: "The former governor of the Jiangma family has committed suicide by caesarean section. ”

Jiangma Huisheng's tone was very calm, as if it was a person who had nothing to do with him.

Li Xiao sighed, obviously not interested in this, Jiang Ma Shisheng's death was already doomed. Neither the Takeda family nor Frasers Eima could allow a living Eima Tokimori to threaten them again.

Jiangma Huisheng looked at Li Xiao's face cautiously, and said: "The former family governor, he didn't measure himself and betrayed the alliance between his family and the Takeda family, which is undoubtedly a despicable behavior, so he has the result he has today, and he found it himself, and he can't blame others." ”

Li Xiao put his hands back on his knees, then looked at Jiang Ma Hui and said: "Jiang Ma Shisheng's death and his series of treacherous behaviors are all in the past, so there is no need to mention it again." And what I'm more concerned about now is the future between the Takeda family and the Ema family, and how to figure out the relationship between the two families. Do you have any thoughts on this? ”

Jiangma Huisheng heard Li Xiao say this, as if he wanted to investigate the meaning of the past, a trace of joy flashed on his face, and he sighed, and then took out a document and handed it to Li Xiao.

Jiang Ma Hui said in a grand voice: "Lord Li Xiao, this document is an oath from my Jiang Ma family to surrender to the Takeda family. From now on, I, Jiangma Huisheng, will be a retainer under the command of Lord Xinxuan. ”

Li Xiao glanced at the oath slightly, and said indifferently: "Lord Jiangma has a heart, I will forward this oath to the lord, as for whether he agrees, I dare not judge." ”

Hearing Li Xiao's tone, Jiangma Frasers was shocked in his heart and asked, "Could it be that Lord Li Xiao doubts my sincerity?" Is there still loyalty to the Takeda family? ”

"Your Excellency is now talking to me about sincerity? Loyalty? Li Xiao asked with a sarcastic smile.

Jiangma Huisheng lowered his head and said: "Lord Li Xiao, I know that I am confused for a while, but I also have a position in doing this, didn't Your Excellency say that you will not pursue the past, and you want to look to the future?" I, Jiangma Huisheng, will swear to serve Lord Xuan in the future, and I will definitely obey Lord Li Xiao. Besides, I have a value for Lord Li Xiao, don't I? ”

"Oh? How so? What's your value? ”

Jiangma Fraser smiled confidently, he had thought about it very clearly before coming.

He looked at Li Xiaoyan and said, "Because Master Li Xiao said that your goal is in Yuezhong, not Hida." ”

Li Xiao laughed, this Jiangma Huisheng is really powerful, and he immediately grasped his greatest use for Li Xiao.

Jiangma Huisheng smiled when he saw Li Xiao, and then said more confidently: "Lord Li Xiao, please rest assured, I have no interest in the battle for the throne within the Takeda family, and I, Jiangma Huisheng, can only be an external city lord of the Takeda family in the future, similar to Sanada-sama and Kohata-sama." And with my presence, I can even stop the infiltration of His Royal Highness Yoshinobu sent people to Hida Country. For Lord Li Xiao, isn't Zai Zheng the best ally? ”

Li Xiao looked at Jiang Ma Hui and said: "Lord Jiang Ma, allies need trust, Your Excellency's previous actions have betrayed my trust, may I ask what I can do now to trust Your Excellency." Eima-sama, to be honest, I wouldn't have the same flying skills as Kato Duanzo, if it weren't for the subordinates under me watching your Excellency. I, Li Xiao, have already been buried in the castle tower. ”

"Master Jiangma, such a treacherous act, what do you tell me Li Xiao to trust you?"

Li Xiao stood up, his eyes were different, and he questioned Xiang Jiangma Huisheng.

Jiangma Huisheng was asked by Li Xiao, and his body trembled, he knew that this was his biggest difficulty at the moment.

Jiang Ma Huisheng thought about it, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Lord Li Xiao, I know in my heart that Your Excellency will not believe all the guarantees I say now, but in order to gain the trust of Lord Li Xiao, I decided to hand over the hostages to Your Excellency, so it should be okay." ”

"Hostages?"

"That's right, my two sons. I can hand them over to Master Li Xiao. Jiangma Frasers immediately made a decision, and he felt that this should be enough.

"No, I can't trust you for that alone." Li Xiao said categorically.

"Why? Isn't that enough? "Jiangma Frasers is a little anxious.

Li Xiao snorted and said: "In order to seize the position of the governor of the Jiangma family, your Excellency can even be forced to kill your closest relatives, so how much can your two sons care?" You must know that there is only one father, but the son can be reborn, and I can't trust you with that. ”

Jiangma Huisheng was told by Li Xiao, and the corners of his mouth suddenly moved, as if he was about to get angry.

But he was finally a deep man in the city, and looked at Li Xiaoyan again: "Then what are your honor's conditions?" How can I get you to trust me? ”

"I want Kamioka Ginzan."

Li Xiao finally threw out his biggest purpose.

"It's not going to work." Jiangma Huisheng did not hesitate for a moment, and categorically refused, of course he knew the importance of this Shengang Silver Mountain to the Jiangma family.

Li Xiao smiled indifferently and said, "Since Your Excellency refuses, then I have nothing to talk about with Your Excellency, please." ”

Of course, Jiangma Huisheng was unwilling to retreat like this, and his surname was now in Li Xiao's hands.

Jiangma Huisheng thought for a long time, and then said: "Lord Li Xiao, in addition to Shengang Yinshan, can you exchange it for other conditions, such as I can give Your Excellency another 3,000 stone high territory as a reward for helping me seize the position of the governor of the Jiangma family this time." ”

Li Xiao shook his head and said, "You are mistaken, Lord Jiangma, I said that I have no interest in the territory of the Hida Country. Moreover, the Kamioka Ginzan is only used as collateral that Your Excellency has placed with me to show mutual trust, and after three years, if Your Excellency has not done anything to turn your back on the Takeda family, I can return this Kamioka Ginzan to the Eima family. ”

Jiangma Huisheng was surprised for a moment and asked, "Is it just a three-year loan?" ”

"Yes, in the past three years, I still give you half of the amount of the Jiangma family's original annual mining in the Shengang Mine. But the Shengang Mine must be in the hands of my Li Xiao, can you accept this condition? ”

Jiangma Shisheng thought for a while and asked, "After three years, won't Your Excellency take this Shengang Mine for yourself?" ”

Li Xiao said with a smile: "Lord Jiangma, you are too worried. My Li Xiao's goal is to Yuezhong, and Hida, within three years, it is enough for me to use troops in Yuezhong, and lay down a territory of more than 100,000 stones, what is the use of Shengang Yinshan for me, and in the rear of Hida, I need the Jiangma family to guard the back road for me, so as not to let the lord seal other retainers and insert them into our forces. In this way, Yuezhong Hida can become the world of my Li Xiao and your Jiangma family. ”

"If Your Excellency is still not at ease, after three years, Your Excellency will be an important minister of my Takeda family, and when the time comes, you may as well sue Lord Shingen to seize your Shengang Silver Mountain. At that time, at most, Shengang Silver Mountain will be taken back by this family, but you and I can't get it. Such an outcome is not beneficial to us, so I will not be so short-sighted and give up the Eima family, an ally in Hida Country. ”

Jiangma Frasers listened to Li Xiao's plan for him, but it was only used for three years, of which the ore mining was given to half of the original, and the right to use Shengang Yinshan was still in his hands, which was not unacceptable to Jiangma Frasers.

The only thing Jiangma Fraser is worried about is that Li Xiao will not repay it when it expires and will repay the debt.

However, as Li Xiao just said, by then, Jiangma Huisheng was also a retainer of the Takeda family, if he only had to go to Takeda Shinxuan and sue Li Xiao for conspiring to seize Shengang Silver Mountain.

In this way, Li Xiao will definitely not be able to get the Shengang Silver Mountain, and the worst plan for this is that the two families will not get it, and in the end, the Shengang Silver Mountain will be taken back by the main family. Of course, Li Xiao will definitely not come to this point.

Jiangma Fraser did not hesitate any longer, he knew that there was not much time left for him, and he agreed to the deal with Li Xiao.

The next two people, for this detail, talked about the dawn of the day, although Jiangma Huisheng was tired, but with Li Xiao's assurance, he sat firmly in the position of the governor of the Jiangma family, which can also satisfy him.

After Jiangma Huisheng left, Shima Shengmeng and Shigang Yiyu all walked out from behind the curtain of the house, and Li Xiao and Jiangma Huisheng also listened to the discussion all night.

Shigang Yiyu said directly: "Lord, I still can't understand that Jiangma Huisheng once tried to murder you, why do you want him to continue to sit in the position of the governor of the Jiangma family." ”

Li Xiao shook his head and said, "Yiyu, I understand what you mean, but if I kill Jiangma Huisheng now, will it do me any good?" ”

"Now that I kill Jiangma Huisheng and incorporate the Jiangma family into the system of my Takeda family, it will cause a reshuffle of the situation in Beifeida, and my Takeda family will have to make a lot of effort to calm it down. And even if the territory of the Jiangma family is defeated, the lord will only reward me with a few thousand stone high Zhixing at most, and will not hand over the entire North Hida to me. ”

After Li Xiao finished speaking, Dao Shengmeng and Shigang Yiyu nodded silently.

Unless Takeda Katsuyori is really on top, with the current relationship between Takeda Shingen, the governor of the Takeda family, and Li Xiao, he will not use Li Xiao too much and give him such a large piece of territory.

Li Xiao continued: "If I can't get the entire Bei Hida, then the family will definitely send another retainer to seal the North Hida with me. At that time, the secret of the Shengang Silver Mountain was bound to be exposed, and it was impossible for me to monopolize all the output of the Shengang Silver Mountain alone. The main family will definitely take back the right to use the Kamioka Silver Mountain. ”

Shima Katsu Takeshi, Shioka Kazuha all nodded together when they heard this, in exchange for everyone who knows that Takeda Shingen attaches great importance to the mining of gold and silver mountains, if he knows that Hida has such a large mineral deposit as Kamioka Silver Mountain, he will definitely take back all the money owned by his family.

Li Xiao continued: "That's why I have to continue to cooperate with the Jiangma family. As for Jiangma Huisheng's wolf ambitions, I also know that it will be easy to kill him. I'm definitely going to get rid of him, but it's not an opportunity right now, he's an important piece in Hida for me, and if I want to take the entire Hida country into the palm of my hand, this person has to be. ”

(To be continued)