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Kato Duanzang suddenly came in to report without going through the report, which was obviously a bit reckless, but Masara did not blame him for this, because judging from Kato Duanzang's expression at this time, it was obvious that the urgent report from Mino described in his hand must be very urgent, and he directly led Kato Duanzo to forget the etiquette that should be.

Masara immediately took the urgent report in Kato Duanzang's hand, opened it and looked at it, and after sweeping it, Masaliang's face changed categorically. Mino Province's pit viper Toshimasa Saito was overthrown by his son Yoshiryu Saito at the beginning of this year.

Since Oda Nobuhide was defeated by Saito Toshimasa in the 16th year of Tenmon (i.e., 1547), and took the initiative to negotiate peace with Saito Toshimasa the following year, and the Saito and Oda families married and formed an alliance, Saito Toshimasa's energy was basically focused on the goal of unifying Mino. In the 21st year of Astronomical (1552), Saito Toshimasa attacked Toki Yorii's home castle in the northern part of the castle, and after the castle was re-exiled, Saito Toshimasa finally became the true Mino overlord.

A few years later, with the death of Oda Nobuhide, the tiger of Owari who Saito Toshimasa had the most scruples, and his son-in-law Oda Nobunaga succeeded to the throne and was busy unifying Owari Province, Saito Toshimasa naturally had more energy to rule Mino Province. Therefore, in order to strengthen his rule, he often tied up the entire family of the people of Mino who dared to resist in Inabayama Castle to watch the "Ryokei".

However, things must be reversed, and Saito Toshimasa's high-pressure policy day after day finally provoked a backlash from the people of Mino Malaysia. So they hated Saito Toshimasa more and more. More and more nostalgic for the days when the old guardian ruled the Toki family. So how exactly do you get rid of this cunning pit viper? In the end, Mino's anti-Saito countrymen found the best breakthrough: that is, the feud between Saito Toshimasa and his eldest son Saito Yoshiryu.

Saito Toshimasa's sister-in-law, Saito Yoshiryu, was born to Toshimasa's concubine Fukatsuno, and is ethically the son of Rimasa, but things are far from that simple, because Fukayoshino was originally the concubine of Toki Yoiyun (formerly the guardian of Mino Province), the original master of Rimasa, and gave birth to Yoshiryu shortly after changing hands.

So, Saito Yoshiryu is his own species. Or is it Lai Yun's species? This made Saito Toshimasa very uncomfortable. As Saito Yoshiryu grows up day by day, this doubt is even heavier, because Saito Yoshiryu is a giant man, and his adult height is six feet five inches, that is, one meter ninety-seven! Saito Toshimasa often looks at himself, Wow Saimei man, the slender body is only 1.58 meters, but how can there be a son of 1.97 meters? Obviously, this aroused the suspicion of Saito Toshimasa.

Later, when Saito Toshimasa married a girl from the wise family. Two more children were born, namely Sun Shiro and Kiheiji. These two babies are like Saito Toshimasa, with an average height of 1.55 meters, which makes Saito Toshimasa's suspicion of Yoshilong even heavier.

As a result, rumors spread in Mino Province: Saito Yoshiryu is actually the son of the old guardian Toki Yoriyun, and the anti-Saito Toshimasa faction in Mino Country naturally gradually returned to Saito Yoshiryu's side. This fact was a headache for Saito Toshimasa, but the pit viper, who was born as an oil merchant, was extremely shrewd, and he announced in the 23rd year of Astronomy (1554) that I would be ordained a monk and given the name of Michisan, and then gave up the position of governor to Yoshiryu, and from then on Yoshiryu lived in Inabayama Castle, while I lived in seclusion in Sagiyama Castle, and spent my old age with Sun Shiro and Kiheiji.

When he first learned the news, Masarashi saw Saito's true purpose. On the surface, Saito Michizo's father-in-law seems to have seen through the red dust, retreated bravely in the rapids, and enjoyed his family without dispute, but the poisonous snake is a poisonous snake after all, his trick is actually called "retreating as advance", temporarily letting the monk governor to Yilong, to calm the resentment of the old Tuqi faction in the country, and nesting in Lushan City, secretly observing Yilong's actions day and night, as long as the time is right, he will also show his fangs, kill Yilong with one blow, take advantage of the victory to solve the opposition, and pass the seat to Sun Shilang, who is one meter five and five high, or Xi Pingji, This is the true seed of his pit viper Michizo Saito.

Saito Michizo thought it was a good ploy, but it was not a good idea in the eyes of Masaara, and historically, Michizo was killed by Saito Yoshiryu because of this. And Masaro really didn't want Saito Yoshiryu to rule Mino Province, after all, this guy finally led the decline of the Saito family, so Oda Nobunaga found the opportunity to seize Mino Province.

Masarashi was reluctant to expand the Oda family, and as long as Nobunaga's father-in-law, Michizo, was still in charge of Mino, then the Imagawa family would not necessarily be in Kamiraku, otherwise they would be jointly resisted by Owari and Mino. Who knows if Oda Nobunaga will be able to kill Imagawa Yoshimoto this time in this historical time and space. If you accidentally let the Imagawa family succeed, then it will lead to the further expansion of the Imagawa family, and it will invisibly lead the Imagawa family to have a powerful enemy. Therefore, to ensure that Dao San is in charge of Mino, this is the most beneficial to the Luo family. So Zhengliang naturally wrote a letter in person, reminding Dao San to pay attention to guarding against Yilong. Of course, he can't sue Daosan directly, Yilong will eventually kill him, after all, saying it like this will only arouse Daosan's suspicion, and no one will believe it.

However, even though Masayo has been cautiously reminded, Saito Michizo is still suspicious of Masayo's intentions.

After all, Masato was not the son-in-law he personally chose. So far, Dao San has a total of five daughters, and all of them are married. Among them, the eldest daughter is the main room of Hida Kuni's sister Koji Yoritsuna, the third daughter is the main room of Oda Nobunaga (in history, it was supposed to be the wife of Toki Yorijun), the fourth daughter is the main room of Saito Rizo, and the fifth daughter is the main room of Inaba Sadatsu, as for the second daughter Saito Guidie (that is, Nohime), in history, it was originally supposed to be the main room of Oda Nobunaga in the marriage alliance between the Saito family and the Oda family, but because of the appearance of Masayo, the wife of the guide zhì Oda Nobunaga was robbed, so in the end, the director Zì Michizo had no choice but to get the cheap son-in-law of Masayo.

For the most precious pearl in his hand was robbed, Saito Michizo has always been very annoyed, and later after receiving Saito Guidie's letter to report safety, Michizo knew that the Luo family in Kyushu robbed him of the pearl. So he immediately sent people to the Kyushu region to prepare to snatch Saito Guidie back. It's just that at first, Saito Guidie has been closely protected by the samurai of the Luo family, and these samurai of the Saito family have no chance to rob them at all.

Later, with the continuous expansion of the Roche family. Gradually become the overlord of Kyushu. Instead, Michizo canceled his plan to snatch Saito back to Mino. Instead, he took the initiative to send someone to ask Masato to see Masayo, determined the relationship between the two families, and also asked Masato to determine the status of Saito Guidie in the Luo family. In any case, Michizo had already seen Saito Guidie's wife as a fait accompli, and he had concluded diplomatic relations with the Luo family from this. In Michizo's heart, there are five sons-in-law, and only Masari and Oda Nobunaga can become good sons-in-law in his heart.

Compared to Oda Nobunaga, Masarashi is in the eyes of Michizo. It seems to be more scheming, which can be seen from a series of events in the Luo family. So for Masaliang's reminder of Saito Yoshiryu this time, Michizo was suspicious of Masa's purpose. The so-called wise man is overwhelmed, and Daosan, who has seized the power territory of the main family through constant conspiracies, naturally will not fully believe the reminder of his equally resourceful son-in-law Masayo.

Of course, it's one thing not to fully believe Masayo's reminder, but Masayo's reminder also made Dao San think more about his plan this time. To this end, he secretly sent his loyal men to dig a secret passage in Lushan City. At the same time, the surveillance of Yoshiryu Saito was also strengthened.

And after careful observation by Dao Saitozo, he was finally relieved. Judging from Saito Yoshiryu's appearance, Saito Yoshiryu is just a half-demented stupid big man, who will only fool around in Inabayama Castle all day long, and then has a new hobby, that is, collecting new helmets, and it just so happens that at this time there is a samurai named Hineno Hiroshi in Mino Country, who is particularly good at making zuò samurai helmets.

The Japanese helmet is called "Dou", which is generally an object only for samurai, and the one worn by Ashigaru is called "Jinkasa" (an object similar to a hat), in the early days in order to intimidate the enemy and show his own martial might, the "Dou" is made very exaggerated, shaped like a big pumpkin, called "Muscle Dou", which is majestic when worn on the head, but the "pumpkin pulp" is really dripping out when the knife splits it, and it is not very solid. After Japan entered the Warring States period, the impractical "tendon pocket" was gradually eliminated, like Hineno Hiroshi in this way, invented a very practical "head shaped pocket", which is relatively simple and firm, the front can block arrows and the back can prevent splitting, and also adopts ergonomic design, it is very comfortable to wear to fit the head, after applying for a patent, Hineno Hiroshi's "head shaped pocket" is called "Higenno Pocket", in the Warring States Period and "Echichu Head Shaped Pocket" go hand in hand.

Seeing Yilong fiddling with all kinds of pockets in the pavilion and Hineno all day long, Dao San sneered in his heart: "Sure enough, it's not my species, the pocket is always defensive, and the son of my poisonous snake should love the sword, love the spear, always be aggressive, and take the initiative to destroy the enemy, which is the best way to save yourself." ”

In October of the first year of Koji (1555), the eldest man Saito Yoshiryu suddenly fell ill, and then fell unconscious, and on the 22nd, Michitoshi Nagai, the uncle of Michizo and Yoshiryu, rushed to find Sun Shiro and Kiheiji, and said, "Your brother has unfortunately suffered a stroke because he is too tall, and now you two hurry to see him for the last time and take over the position of Saito Governor as soon as possible." ”

When Nagai Michitoshi came, Saito Michizo was hunting with a falcon on the outskirts of Sagiyama Castle, and Sun Shiro and Kiheiji were probably too doted by their father on weekdays, and they were very arrogant and indulgent, plus Dori who came to deliver the message, but his own uncle had been at odds with Saito Yoshiryu on weekdays, and it was his father Michizo who sent him to monitor the eyes of his eldest brother, so they all thought that this trip was foolproof. So, Sun Shiro and Kiheiji didn't tell Michizo, and the brothers drove their horses to Inabayama Castle to see their dying brother one last time.

In the outer hall of the pavilion of Inabayama Castle, Sun Shiro and Kiheiji can be seen faintly, the light flickering, shining outside the paper door, and the tall body of the elder brother Saito Yoshiryu, lying on the couch inside, like a mountain falling sideways, blurred.

"The lord is seriously ill and afraid to see the weapon, so take off the sword and come with me to the inner room to see him." Nagai Michitoshi said, slowly putting his own sword on the floor, and when the two brothers saw this, they also subconsciously untied the saber and bent down to put it on the ground.

At this time, the paper door of the side room opened suddenly, and a black shadow ghostly rushed behind the brothers, and after two cold lights, Sun Shiro and Xi Heiji suddenly fell in a pool of blood, and they did not move after two convulsions.

"Haha, Hineno Beichu Mamoru is really good at his sword technique." Nagai Michitoshi turned around and said with a smile to the murderer Hineno, who was wiping the blood from the knife.

"Who said that you will only make a head-shaped pocket below, and you will cut off people's heads below." Hineno Hiroshi replied indifferently.

In the inner room, Saito Yoshiryu, who was originally lying down, suddenly turned over, "Hehe, it's hard for everyone to pretend for so long, let's ask my uncle and Beizhong to guard it, pass on Mino, and prepare to attack the old thief's Lushan Castle." ”

Saito Michizo fought geese all his life, but in the end he let the geese peck blind, and Nagai Michitoshi, whom he trusted and sent to spy on Saito Yoshiryu, had already been secretly bought by Yoshiryu, and Hineno, who seemed to only invent a head-shaped pocket, was also a killer that Yoshilong silently cultivated.

The heads of Sun Shiro and Kiheiji were soon hung at the mouth of the curved wheel of Inabayama Castle, and the eyeliner that Michizo secretly planted couldn't believe the eyes, and the bad news reached the ears of Saito Michizo of Sagiyama Castle, and the hero looked up to the sky and sighed, tears flowed down his eyes, and ordered: "Burn down all the houses under Sagiyama Castle, prepare to clear the wilderness, and send a messenger to ask for help from my son-in-law of Owari!" ”

Inabayama Castle and Sagiyama Castle are separated by a Nagara River, and just as Saito Yoshiryu was marching out of the army, heavy snow flew from the sky and covered the whole of Mino, guiding the extreme difficulty of the army's movement. And Oda Nobunaga of Owari, and the wise family of Higashi Mino, both received letters of help from Michizo, and because of this heavy snowfall, they could only stand still, and as a result, they could only wait for the next year's snow to melt.

It's just that to everyone's surprise, Saito Yoshiryu braved the wind and snow and directly began to continue the attack on Lushan City. Historically, Saito Yoshiryu attacked Saito Michizo in April of the second year of Koji (1556), when the heavy snow in Mino had dissipated and the snow poured into various rivers, and the Nagara River swelled. At this time, it was only the end of the first year of Hongji, and the wind and snow were still unabated.

In the face of Saito Yoshiryu's attack, Saito Michizo led a small number of loyal troops to climb the commanding heights of Crane Mountain outside Sagiyama Castle, and he was surprised to see that his son Saito Yoshiryu's army was already densely waving the banner of the "water-colored bellflower" of the original Toki family on the opposite bank, and the Mino Toki old ministers gathered around Yoshilong were as many as 17,500 people! Originally, the three taboos of Dao San were Yilong's origin, but he didn't expect Yilong to do the opposite, using his identity as a "son of Lai Yun" to recruit a large number of people loyal to the old Tuqi family to work for him. On the other hand, Saito Michizo had only 2,500 soldiers and horses. The reinforcements that Michizo had been hoping for, the Akechi family and the Oda family, did not know at this time that Saito Yoshiryu had braved the wind and snow to launch an attack. (To be continued......)