On the 12th day of May in the ninth year of astronomy, early in the morning.

There hasn't been a drop of rain for days, and today it finally started drizzling. Outside the window, the flowers and plants, which looked a little shrunken, seemed to have found nectar, and they competed with each other overnight.

Masara didn't sleep well last night, first of all, because he suddenly arrived in a strange place, and he was not used to the tatami mats here; Secondly, I received good news from Onishi Kuniji last night, and the Fujiwara family's territory has been occupied. In this way, within one day, the Luo family occupied three powerful territories, which can be described as lightning fast, so Zhengliang was so excited that he couldn't sleep after tossing and turning.

Early in the morning, with panda eyes, after once again instructing Kosuke and Tadajiro to pay attention to the matters left behind, Masarashi and Togo Heiji set off separately. Togo Heiji took Sahachiro and rushed to Cheki Castle accompanied by two ashigaru, while Masarashi rushed to Fujidaira Castle with his small surname Shingoro and led by two ashigaru. Originally, Masato planned to rush alone with the small surname, but the retainers persuaded that there were still many wandering peasant soldiers in the territory who had not returned home for fear of being implicated, and these rangers even included a number of samurai from the Kogi family and the Fujihei family, and one of the sons of the Kogi family who had escaped had not yet been found, so for safety, it was better to bring two ashigaru. Zhengliang thought about it and felt that it was reasonable, even if he had good force, he was still careful to make the Wannian ship.

Braving the drizzle, walking on the already wet mud mountain road, Zhengliang raised his eyes and looked around, only to see the surrounding trees verdant, and if you looked closely, the bright green leaves with a little jade beads sparkled in the early morning sun. With such an artistic conception, Zhengliang didn't dare to sigh with emotion. This is my territory, it's been nearly a month and a half since I came here, and I've been alone with no relatives anymore, but now I'm the lord of a small land. Or at the beginning will feel lonely and hesitant, even helpless, every night in the dead of night, will be awakened by the unfamiliar air around you, but now you have a sense of home, yes, this small territory is your own home.

Thinking back to reality, he looked at the two ashigaru who were guarding nearby, and Masarashi smiled slightly. Then it suddenly occurred to me that in such weather, perhaps the guerrillas hiding in the wilderness would also be uncomfortable, and presumably many people would return home, and the stability of the newly occupied territory would be greatly accelerated.

In this way, while enjoying the scenery along the way, you can move forward slowly.

After walking for more than an hour, Masara and his party came to Fujidaira Castle without any danger. At the moment, it was calm outside Fujidaira Castle, and occasionally several townspeople in the castle town could be seen cautiously entering and exiting. Onishi Kuniji, who was cleaning up supplies in the castle rock, heard that the lord had arrived, and immediately went out to greet him.

The two of them sat down in the chamber of the lord's mansion.

Onishi Guozhi bowed, and then reported, "Your Highness, Your Majesty has lived up to your trust, and has captured this city rock yesterday evening, and has cleared the unstable factors in the territory overnight. All the men of the Fujiwara family have been slaughtered, and the rest of the family needs to wait for His Highness's arrangement. ”

"Hmm. Let's go according to the original method, move to Notaka Village, give them land, let them settle down, and don't insult them," Masara said after thinking about it. Hearing Masayo's arrangement, Onishi Kuniji secretly breathed a sigh of relief, if Masara plans to take a look at these family members, it is likely that there will be trouble, because Fujiwara Hiranobu's wife is still very young and beautiful, and if Masayo wants to take it as a concubine like Matsumiko, what should I do if I give birth to a son? In this way, other retainers will have objections, and it will inevitably cause internal instability in the Luo family, which has just improved. Of course, if the political conscience is the current idea of Onishi Guozhi, it is estimated that he will look up to the sky and shout, Matsumiko is just a maid and not a concubine, and Matsumiko and I are absolutely innocent, let alone a wife. …,

"As for the people, your subordinates have today arranged for the surrendered peasants to be pacified outside the city, and the commotion caused by the sudden change has calmed down. However, some of the lords petitioned for the release of the captured peasants," continued Onishi Kuniji, "and in terms of supplies, His Majesty is counting them. ”

"Those captives are still being held for the time being, and then they will be released after the guerrillas in the territory have basically returned to their respective homes", Masara is worried that in this special period, these peasant soldiers will be agitated by people with intentions to cause chaos, "How is the defense here?" "More than that, Masayo is more concerned with the defense of the newly occupied territories.

"So far last night, more than 20 people who tried to report to the outside of the territory have been arrested," Kuniharu Onishi said with a solemn face, "Most of them are the townspeople of the former Fujiwara family, and a small part are the rest of the families, and they underestimated the ability of the samurai trained by His Highness himself, and they were easily captured. ”

"Hmph, these people are all reduced to slaves in the territory, and the current territory just lacks a lot of free labor", Masashi snorted lightly and said quite angrily, "Immediately arrange for the formation of a patrol team to strengthen the investigation of suspicious characters in the territory." At this time, these "boy scouts" are still easy to form, just give each family a little food, and at the same time, you can control these children, and in turn monitor the actions of the dissident townspeople in the territory.

"Yes, Your Highness, Your Majesty will immediately go down and personally arrange", Onishi Kuniji was ashamed that he had not been able to deal with these problems in a timely manner, "In addition, the territory of the former Fujiwara family borders the Tagara family in the south and the Oda family in the northeast, and after the subordinates recruited more than 20 peasant soldiers in the territory, they mixed with the forces of the main family, and arranged checkpoints at the junction of the two places, and there are currently less than 10 ashigaru in Fujiwara Castle. ”

"Well, along the shores of Lake Fujihira and the entrance and exit to the territory of the Nagakura clan to the north, I have arranged for Hiromune and Heiji to be in charge, and if necessary, they will support the checkpoint to the northeast," Masarashi said, "At the same time, the 20 samurai from Hiromune have already begun to rush here, so I guess they will be there in the afternoon." ”

"His Royal Highness is really careful to arrange", Onishi Kuniji was worried about the defense of the newly occupied territory, but he didn't expect that Masato had already arranged everything, "In addition, according to the information from the family's reconnaissance in the morning, there are some changes in the Haoqiang near the family's territory, especially the Chongliang family. ”

"Did it really start? Hmph", Masarashi continued with an expression that he had already known this, "Kuniji, the reception here and the precautions of the Oda family in the northeast will be handed over to you, I will immediately rush to the junction with the Chongliang family and set up camp, after the reinforcements from Guangzong arrive, let them meet me immediately, I want to see if the Chongliang family has the courage to fight with this family." ”

"Yes, Your Highness", Onishi Kuniji bowed down to receive the order......

At the foot of the high mountain, the city of Feiliang. In the council hall of the Chongliang family.

"What?" , Chongliang Zhizong was shocked, "What did you say?" The Fujiwara family was defeated? ”

A detective at the entrance of the council hall trembled, and responded in a low voice, "Yes, Your Highness, yesterday at noon, the Kogi family and the Fujiwara family who were fighting fiercely had taken the advantage, and the head of the Tahara family had been surrounded, but he was suddenly attacked by a group of troops, and the two coalition forces were defeated. ”

"Which team is from that family? Say it quickly", Chongliang Zhizong began to feel that things had deviated from his plan. I didn't expect that the two coalition forces would be defeated, and they would be defeated so quickly.

"The villain doesn't know what to do", the detective reported.

"What? Don't know what to do? Chongliang Zhizong, who rarely gets angry, was furious.

"The team was flying a white flag with a goshawk painted on it. The villain has never seen such a family crest", for fear that the lord would cut himself down in anger, and the detective immediately reported it loudly. …,

"Goshawk?" , Chongliang Zhizong paused slightly, Dongmatsupu did not have the strong strength of that family is such a family crest, "Quick, let Lord Shigeta come here, and gather troops immediately." Chongliang Zhizong will never allow anyone to snatch away his belongings, and he will act immediately.

"My lord", as soon as the words fell, Kizo Shigeta had already walked quickly, obviously there was an urgent report, "The alliance between the Kogi family and the Fujiwara family has been defeated, and now Kogi Daitada, who has fled to the territory of his own family, is outside the city, and asks the lord to make decisions for him." ”

"Hmph, useless guy, more than 200 people were defeated like a mountain? No," Chongliang Zhizong, who had just learned the result of the battle of the Dao Sect, quickly calmed down, "I have ordered the gathering of troops and the capture of Fujihei Castle first." ”

"My lord, the detectives sent by the family to monitor Fujihei Castle and Tashiro Castle since last night have not sent any more information back," Kizo Shigeta said in a more worrying situation.

"You're saying that the border blockade has been tightened over there?" , Chongliang Zhizong pointed in the direction of the north.

"I'm afraid that's the case, or after the defeat of Tahara and Fujipei, they packed up their defeated troops and returned to their respective territories, and in order to prevent the coveting of the rest of the heroes, they strengthened the defense of their own territories. But most likely, the team that suddenly appeared took advantage of the fishermen and occupied the territory of one of them," said Kizo Shigeta with a solemn face.

Chongliang Zhizong paced, buried his head in thought, and then suddenly stopped, looked at Kizo Shigeta and asked, "What do you think the family should be?" ”

"My lord, at the moment, the family doesn't know anything about the situation over there, and His Majesty suggests that more detectives be sent to infiltrate the information, and in addition, the family can take advantage of the small wood Taitada outside the castle," Kizo Shigeta said, bowing down.

"Huh?" , Chongliang Jizong looked at Kizo Shigeta and motioned for him to continue.

"Send a mediation messenger to test it out in the name of mediating for the Kogi family," Kizo Shigeta said immediately.

"Okay, that's it for now, but the peasants will gather first, and once they find out, they will send troops immediately. As for Kogi Daizhong, it will be arranged by you for the time being", Chongliang Zhizong nodded helplessly, "Besides, who can be the envoy this time?" ”

"I'll let the dogs do the work for you," Kizukuri Shigeta bowed.

"Then let's leave it at that, go down and make arrangements right away," said Chongliang Jizong.

"Yes, Your Highness", hearing that Chongliang Jizong agreed to his arrangement, Kizo Shigeta breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

(PS: I had a cold and fever, and I went to the hospital after work tonight to get an intravenous drip, so I came back a little late!) The new book has entered its fifth week, and it has been signed A, and it has been updated with more than 200,000 words, and it will never be updated, at least more than 1.5 million words. Running naked for two weeks, the third week on the Sanjiang potential list, last week's classification of new book recommendations, this week's history classification strong push list. Everyone, don't be in a hurry to leave after reading, if you don't have a ticket, you can put it on the shelf, and the little brother kneels and begs. Dear friends, my purpose is to write more than 1.5 million even if I hit the street, and I will fight vigorously! Enjoy writing, enjoy loneliness. ）