Astronomical thirteenth year (1544), early summer.

It had not rained for several days, and the city was very dry. Bonfires are everywhere in the city. The red flames reflected on the white walls, and the center of the Funaikan on the eve of the expedition seemed to be a mirage, making it particularly beautiful. Forty-two years old this year, the slightly fat Bungo guardian Daitomo repair doctor Yoshikan from time to time opened the placket of his clothes that was close to the armor and wiped the sweat from his armpits. He didn't put on his ornate helmet yet, but hung it on the bed behind him, but his arms and legs were already armoured, and he looked particularly powerful. He sat barefoot on a tatami stool with a buckskin on his lap.

The feast is ready. On the tripartite platform of the white hawthorn are Katsuri and kelp to accompany the sake.

As soon as the news of the border city arrived, he immediately drank Zhuangxing wine and threw his glass to go on the expedition.

Otomo Yoshikan sat next to his important minister and military advisor, Usuki Kansu, with an imperceptible smile on his face. On both sides are the retainers and elders, all in one go, which seems to be a bit the same as the family style of the Hizen Luo family.

Otomo Yoshikan has great ambitions since he was a child, and when he was 13 years old, the powerful man in the family and the judgment of the public was full of people who took advantage of the family governor to take turns to rebel. Qin Man thought that Yijian, who had just acted as the governor of the family, was still young, and the governor was seriously ill, and there were many responders, so it was not successful? Who knew that the organs were exhausted, and the only thing left out was that he was in his 60s at the time, and Yijian's grandfather Otomo was personally governed! Qinzhi secretly made his retainers blend into the camp of Qinman, crushed the Qinman's army from the inside, and personally met with Qinman to force him to surrender. Yoshinaga died on August 11, Eisho 15, and Otomo Yoshikan officially inherited the Otomo clan. In the first month of 1524, his grandfather, Otomo Koji, also passed away. The fate of the Otomo clan rests entirely on Yoshikan's shoulders. Thereupon. He finally began to advance to the status of Sengoku Daimyo. In order to fully control the affairs of the country. Eliminating the danger of resistance among the Chinese people such as the Tongwen people and the people with his surname, he opened his knife step by step at the powerful Chinese people in the country. After decades of battlefield and political battles, Yijian finally purged the powerful retainers in the country and completed the unification of power. And just as he was sharpening his knife and preparing to show his strength in Kyushu, he met the Ouchi family, who was advancing towards Kyushu.

"Our enemy is Bunzen Ouchi. And ......," he always whispered, "and my younger brother Kikuchi Yoshitake...... "He was always wary of this brother, because he had experienced too many betrayals in the decades before him. That's why he hates betrayers the most. And Kikuchi Yoshitake is precisely the betrayer.

It's just that recently, his words have changed unconsciously, "Our enemy is Bunzen Ouchi, and Hizen Roche ......"

Yes, after sending someone to carefully sort out all the information about the Luo family, Otomo Yoshikan completely eliminated the previous contempt for the Luo family, and replaced it with unprecedented attention, even faint fear. The expansion momentum of the Luo family is too strong. It's only been more than four years, and it's already a powerful force that can almost be on an equal footing with the Otomo family. He has always been sensitive to the enemy's information, and he realized. This will be another big house.

It must be strangled before the Luo family has fully grown. This is the only thought in Otomo's mind. For this reason, he sent people to secretly contact all the Haoqiang around the Luo family, in an attempt to form an encirclement against the Luo family.

For the invitation of the Otomo family, there are supporters and euphemistic refusals. Naturally, the supporters are the Wudao Naval Army. Hanging alone on the sea, they can only make a desperate bet at this time. If the Luo family declines because of this this time, they are naturally willing to come and beat the water dogs. In addition, there are also wealthy families in the central and northern parts of Higo who have always looked to the Otomo family.

And those who politely refused, of course, were the Sagara family and the Shimazu family.

"Hmph, stupid fellow, sooner or later you'll all be clawed by the talons of that fat-faced eagle." For the refusal of these two, Otomo Yoshikan is naturally very unhappy.

It's just that he didn't think that for these two families, if the Luo family is an eagle that spreads its wings and is ready to fly to others, then the Otomo family is a sinister tiger. To a certain extent, the Sagara family was even more afraid of the Otomo family, a tiger whose power had directly threatened the edge of his territory. In the same way, the Shimazu family also needs the Sagara family as a shield to block the front of the Otomo family and even the Luo family, so that he can continue to bury his head in development. Therefore, they naturally will not agree to the invitation of the Otomo family. Otherwise, they are fools who have been sold and have helped to count the money.

Of course, for the real thoughts of the Sagara family and the Shimazu family, Otomo Yoshikan didn't care at this time. Because his plan against the Luo family is about to be carried out. In addition to successfully allowing the Goto Navy to distract the Luo family from the rear, Otomo Yoshikan also killed the Luo family in two ways this time.

One way, he personally served as the general of the house, starting from the Bungo Mansion Inner Hall, and then entering Chikuzen through the junction of Bungo and Chikuzen and Chikugo, and fighting to the death with the Luo family in Chikugo.

On the other hand, Yoshihiro Kanri, who had just recovered from his injury and was preparing to avenge the humiliating defeat of Hizen last year, was the general general, with the wealthy families of Higo as the main force, and marched from Higo to the Chikugo territory of the Luo family.

In order to prevent the Ouchi family from obstructing him, Otomo Yoshikan not only took advantage of the opportunity of Ouchi Yoshinaga being sent to the Ouchi family as a prince to repair the relationship with the Ouchi family, but even sent people to infiltrate the Ouchi family's national territories to spread a large number of rumors about the threat theory of the Luo family, in an attempt to prevent the Ouchi family from intervening in this decisive battle between the Ouchi family and the Luo family.

"Now is the time to deal with the eagle of Hizen." When everything was ready, Otomo thought to himself.

"My lord, it's not good." At this moment, Heihachiro, who was in charge of guarding Shao Erdongshang, ran in in a panic to report.

"What's the alarm?" For this close attendant who had been with him since Otomo Yoshikan was a teenager, although Otomo Yoshikan was dissatisfied with this Heihachiro's gaffe, he still asked majestically in a low voice.

"My lord, Lord Sho Er Dongshang," Heihachiro said with sweat on his forehead. Due to Fang Cai's panicked behavior, he has become the focus of attention in the entire council hall at this time.

"How's it going?" Otomo Yoshikan's majestic voice sounded again.

"Less...... Lord Shao Er Dongshang had just suddenly fallen ill, and he was already ...... It's out of breath. Heihachiro was already lying on the ground at this time, and his whole body was shaking.

"Say, say quickly? What the hell is going on? Otomo Yoshikan was furious. He is launching a campaign against the Luo family in the name of seeking justice for Shao Erdongshang. Now as one of the protagonists, Shao Erdongshang actually died at this juncture when the army went out? He was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

"Minister...... His Majesty doesn't know. The beads of sweat on Heihachiro's forehead rolled into the size of soybeans, and his whole body was soaked with sweat. But he really didn't know why Lu Dao would die by himself when no one entered Shao Er Dongshang's residence. When he found Shao Erdongshang, Shao Erdongshang had already collapsed in the courtyard foaming at the mouth, and there were still a few bottles of sake in his hand.

"Useless stuff." After hearing Heihachiro's answer, Otomo Yoshikan stood up directly and kicked Heihachiro to the ground with one kick. After being kicked over, Heihachiro immediately got up and continued to kneel on the ground. And the retainers who were watching the play around immediately knelt on the ground at the same time to make a respectful gesture.

"Lord, please stop your anger!" Seeing that Otomo Yoshikan was showing signs of rampage, Utsukijian on the side immediately explained, "The top priority is not to find out the cause of Lord Shaoer's death, but to completely block the news of Lord Shaoer's death." ”

When Otomo Yoshikan heard this, he immediately suppressed the anger in his heart, and hurriedly said to the retainers in the council hall, "The matter of the party must not be allowed to spread outside this council hall, otherwise if there is a leak, the leaker will cut it off on his own." All the retainers immediately respectfully received the order.

"Heihachiro, besides you, how many other people know about this?" After instructing the retainers, Otomo Yoshikan looked at Heihachiro again, who was still kneeling on the ground, and asked.

"Only a few of the guards who are responsible for guarding the mansion of Lord Shao Er know how to do it." Heihachiro hurriedly replied.

"During this time, you will stay in the mansion and not go out, and even your family members are not allowed to contact you." Otomo Yoshikan immediately ordered.

At this time, Otomo Yoshikan was trying to block the death of Shao Er Dongshang with all his might, but just as he ordered the blockade measures in the council hall, a black eagle of the Luo family had already quickly gone to Zhuqian with the news of Shao Er Dongshang's death. (To be continued......)