In October of the third year of astronomy, Ouchi Yoshitaka led an army of 30,000 troops to attack the Shaobi family, and the lord Shaobi Ziyuan had to surrender to the Ouchi family under the intermediary of the Takazoji family to open the city, but Ouchi Yoshitaka still ordered Tao Xingfang to confiscate the three roots, Kamisaki, and Saga in the fourth year of the next day, plus the god dynasty, Egami and other important ministers successfully surrendered to Shifukuji Castle.? Come on,.! Because this time to be able to return to Sefukuji Castle is the greatest credit to the Longzoji Temple, so Dongshang appointed the second male of the family to serve as the ruling power, and Egami Motozhong and Baba Yorishu were supplemented. The victory of the god also married the younger brother of Dongshang, and became the adopted son of the head of the East Chiba family, the adopted son of the son-in-law of the East Chiba family, and the daughter of Chiba Yinyu, who succeeded the East Chiba family, and at the same time married the Chiba family and the Shaoyi family to raise the family name. In the Shaobi family, the power of the temple was expanding day by day, and at the same time, it was friendly with the Ouchi family, the old enemy of the Shaobi family, and its high merit and the behavior of shaking the lord had actually attracted the worries of the Shaoyi Dongshang.

And this time, the Longzao Temple family was defeated under the Kishiyue City, and the important minister of the family, the Guodao Qingfang, was captured, and the head of the family was seriously injured, which can be described as a great injury to the vitality, which made the other heroes who were loyal to the Shaoyi family who had long been dissatisfied with the Longzoji family see the hope of weakening the Longzao Temple family.

"You see the secret rumors that some detectives were sent to various places in Hizen, and it was precisely because of the secret collusion between the Longzoji family and the Ouchi family that it finally led to the suicide of the head of the Shaobi family, what do you think?" Zhengliang said after thinking for a while.

"Your Highness is clever!" Shinnosuke Akabane hurriedly praised. "This family can not only send detectives to secretly rumor, but can even create incidents in various powerful territories to intensify the contradictions between the Longzao Temple family and other powerful people."

"Well, that's it," Masarashi nodded. "After you go down, you will immediately discuss this matter secretly with Onishi Kuniji, remember, this matter can only be known to the three of us."

"Yes," Shinnosuke Akabane, "Your Highness, on the way to the road, your majesty also heard that Your Highness used some magical weapons in that battle, presumably it was the Fire Commander, right?" ”

"Exactly," Masaro nodded in acknowledgement, and then reacted immediately. Looking at Shinnosuke Akabane, "Are you reminding me of the secrecy of these weapons?" ”

"No, it's just a momentary curiosity, so it seems. The sudden appearance of these weapons will definitely attract the attention of other powerful people," Shinnosuke Akabane hurriedly denied.

"The secrecy of the weapon has been settled, but after this battle, the rumors of strange weapons in our family really need to be dealt with," Masarashi said with a frown. His original intention was not to let the other Haoqiang know the information of the musket so quickly. This is a powerful weapon to make up for the lack of foundation of the Luo family.

"Well, send a detective. Rumors spread in various places that the Bodian coalition army was punished by the gods because they angered the gods, those mysterious attacks. It is the punishment of the gods," Masarashi said. In the eyes of future generations, such an analysis will certainly be ridiculed. But in this day and age. But it will be accepted by many people. Of course, it is inevitable to attract the attention of some people of insight. But there is nothing that can be done about this political conscience, and what can be created now can only be as confusing as possible.

"I'm afraid that's the only way to go," Shinnosuke Akabane said, "But Your Highness, the family must step up their trade with the Nanbanians, and they need to restrain their contact with other powerful people. Apparently he was also aware of the transformative effect of this firearm on the battlefield in the future.

"This has been arranged," Masaro nodded.

"Your Highness, Your Excellency has also heard important news," Shinnosuke Akabane continued, "Your Majesty has heard that the coalition organized by the Omura clan was defeated due to the sudden retreat of the Goto clan's forces, and it seems that the coalition forces of the Matsuura clan have taken advantage of the victory to pursue and invade the territory of the Goto clan. ”

"What," Masarashi exclaimed, "when did this happen?" ”

"It was at least a day ago, and my majesty heard about it on the way back to the territory today," Shinnosuke Akabane speculated.

"It seems that we have neglected to monitor the movements of each family," Masarashi said.

"There's no way around it," Shinnosuke Akabane said with a sigh, "In order to speed up the digestion of the newly occupied territory, the family has transferred all the detectives sent outside the territory, and the new detectives are not in place, so it is inevitable that there will be mistakes." ”

"Well, the newly recruited detectives are stepping up their training, and they can't be negligent in monitoring the powerful outside the territory, and now the newly occupied territory has gradually settled down, and it only needs to implement the territorial law step by step. For information, you should go to Notaka Town as soon as possible to discuss a countermeasure with Kuniji Onishi. In particular, the conflict between the Matsuura clan and the Goto clan must be watched at all times," Masaka commanded.

"Yes, Your Highness. His Majesty immediately rushed to Notaka Town today to discuss with Lord Onishi Kuniji about sending a detective," Shinnosuke Akabane bowed and commanded.

"Your Highness" At this time, the little surname Yoshinomaru walked in, "Master Genji outside the door asks to see you." ”

"Oh?" Masarashi glanced at Shinnosuke Akabane, who was also a little surprised, and then said, "Please! ”

After getting permission from Zhengliang, the monk Xuanzhi walked in slowly.

"The poor monk Xuanzhi has seen His Royal Highness Zhengliang," Xuanzhi came to Zhengliang and bowed.

"Master, I don't know what Lu Dao came here today?" Masara said. Last time, thanks to the help of the other party, the Hata family was able to finally compromise and retreat to Iki, for which Masarashi is very grateful.

"Hehe, the poor monk is here to submit his resignation to His Highness," Xuanzhi said with a smile.

"Resignation?" Masato was surprised. As the leader of Hizen Buddhism, why did Genji suddenly resign at this time? You must know that at present, there are more than a dozen temples in the territory of the Luo family, and they have always been under the constraints of Xuanzhi, and they have been getting along with the Luo family without incident. If Xuanzhi leaves this time, will those temples continue to be honest?

"At the invitation of Master Shoki Kuaikawa in Kyoto, I am about to rush to Kyoto to teach the Dharma, and I will leave soon," Genji said.

"I see, congratulations to the master," Masarashi said. Since it's an overseas visit, I'll be back after all. To be honest, without the coordination of the monk in front of him, Zhengliang really didn't know how to deal with those temples. Due to the wide distribution of Renshi, these temples are very popular with the people, and before the Luo family's strength is strong enough and stable, Zhengliang does not want to take any drastic measures for the time being, so as not to cause unnecessary incidents. At this stage, as long as those temples are willing to follow the laws of the Luo family's territory, then Zhengliang is also willing to maintain the status quo.

"The poor monk came here this time to ask His Highness for help with two things," Genji continued.

"Master, but it doesn't hurt to say," Masarashi nodded.

"Before the poor monk left, there were two wise men who recommended it to His Highness," Genji Masasei said.

"Oh?" Zhengliang couldn't help but be stunned, he didn't expect that the other party's visit was originally to recommend talents to Zhengliang.

"One is a Kyoto native from the Taira clan, named Duanki Kiyomasa, who used to study etiquette, tea ceremony, and appraisal in the Kyoto public house, and his martial arts are commendable, and this time I came to visit Zaixia, and I don't want to encounter the war between His Highness and the Hata family, and I am delayed in the temple of Zaixia," Genji introduced, "After hearing about His Highness's brave deeds, I hope to become a retainer of His Highness." ”

"To be able to get the personal recommendation of the master, His Excellency Duanmu must still be extraordinary, right?" Masara said.

"Hehe" Master Xuanzhi smiled slightly after hearing Zhengliang's words, "Your Highness is wise." His Highness Duanmu has interacted with the masters of Zen Buddhism and even other sects, so during the absence of the poor monks, His Highness Duanmu can fully assist His Highness in communicating with various temples. Moreover, His Royal Highness Duanmu has traveled extensively, and he can fully assist His Highness in matters related to foreign affairs. "Genji also has a purpose in doing this, the strength of the temples in Hizen, especially in Matsuura County, is far less powerful than the temples in Chikugo, and he doesn't want to be wiped out by the Luo family, which is now gradually rising in strength, after returning from a trip. That's why he tried his best to promote Duanmu Qingzheng, who had a relationship with both the power and the strength of the temple.

"In that case, the family officially uses Duanmu Qingzheng," Zhengliang said immediately. Like Genji's thoughts, he also needed an intermediary who could reconcile the power of the Luo family and the temple. Since Master Xuanzhi personally recommended it, Zhengliang was also happy to get a powerful retainer by the way while being a favor.

"The poor monk hereby congratulates His Highness on getting such a great talent" Seeing that Masahiro agreed to his recommendation so readily, Xuanzhi was also very happy. Masahiro's actions convey great kindness, at least this time he can travel with peace of mind.

"The master just said that there is another person, I don't know what to do?" Masarashi continued with a smile.

"Hehe, this person is a friend of the Lower Majesty," Master Xuanzhi said, "Does Your Highness know about the Dao of Lu?" ”

"A home? Ichijo home in Tosa? Masato said.

"Not bad," Master Genji said, "the Tosa Ichijo clan and the Hida sister Koji clan and the Ise Kitabatake clan are also called the "Three Kingdoms Division", and this matter must be known as the Wisdom of the Highness. The poor monk's friend is named a Shenglong, who is actually the son of a Fang family and a maid, due to identity reasons, can not inherit the family business, and has been a monk in the temple since he was a child. ”

The son of a house and a maid? Masahiro didn't expect that there would be such a wild history. What Masahiro knows is that a Fang family had died in December last year. The head of the Ichijo family in Tosa is Ichijo Fuyu. In addition, there is also a son of a house family in Kyoto, a house pass, which should be a big name now. At this time, the Ichijo family can be said to be the time of triumph in the spring equinox, but with the death of Ichijo Fang Dong two years later, and the suicide of one of the successors, Ichijo gradually declined, until it was destroyed by the Changzong Ibu family who was saved by the Ichijo Fang family at the beginning......)

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