Chapter 666: Ouchi and Hosokawa

"Ahh It sounded like the neighing of a wild beast. Zong Shi's clenched hands slashed horizontally. Cutting through Sosui's stomach so hard that his intestines and blood flowed all over the ground, and the extreme pain crushed all of Sosui's efforts.

Soshu no longer maintained a kneeling posture and threw himself to the ground.

"Drink." Kurokawa Yoshinori let out a loud shout, and the long knife jerked out of its sheath, and a cold light flashed, and the blade slashed through Sosui's neck. The long knife in the hand of Kurokawa Yoshinori is also the heirloom sword of the Kurokawa family, and Kurokawa Yoshinori is also a samurai who has been strictly trained since childhood. Zongshi's head rolled over like a leather ball, and finally hit the wall, staining a large blood mark on the white wallpaper.

Kurokawa put away his knife and slowly knelt on the ground. With both hands, he picked up the head of the sect and placed it in a wooden box.

Kurokawa Yoshinori immediately followed the order of the sect, took this box, and quickly returned to Ouchi's house.

Ouchi Yoshiko knelt in front of a small case. Looking at the box on the desk, he exhaled slowly. Shove the box open. I saw the head of the sect, because it had been a few days, and the head of the sect showed an eerie paleness. Ouchi Yoshihei snapped down the lid of the box and said, "Do you have anything to say?" ”

Kurokawa Yoshinori knelt on the ground, buried his head deep in the floor, and said, "Sosui-sama didn't say anything? ”

Ouchi Yoshiyuki asked, "Is there no room for recovery from the matter?" ”

Kurokawa Yoshinori said: "The Hosokawa family has hidden from my family and has had several dealings with Mingkou. I want to come to Hosokawa Takakuni-sama, and it's already decided. ”

Ouchi Yoshixing suddenly said to a person behind him, "Transfer this to the family of the sect." ”

"Yes." A small surname took small steps and came to Ouchi Yoshixing and gently held the box. Slowly retreated.

Ouchi Yoshixing stood up suddenly, the knife flashed, and a long knife suddenly appeared in Ouchi Yoshixing's hand, cutting off the case in front of him with a knife, and said: "Okay, let Mingkou take a look at the bravery of my Ouchi man." ”

"Yes."

All the retainers, vassals, and allies of the Ouchi family began to mobilize. The Ouchi family discarded all illusions and prepared for war.

A piece of rice paper was spread out in front of Hosokawa Takakuni, with more than a dozen clauses written on it.

Hosokawa Takakuni has seen them one by one.

Written on the top and bottom is the agreement reached between Hosokawa Takakuni and Toyong on behalf of the shogunate.

The first announced that the Ouchi clan was for the Great Rebellion and sent troops to help in the war.

This article is just to show that Hosokawa Takakuni will never let the heavy troops leave Kyoto.

The second is the issue of trade. Japan removed all restrictions on Dongyong's trade, and other daimyo could not do it, but the Hosokawa family had to do it.

Hosokawa Takakuni never felt that there was a problem with this.

In any case, Hosokawa Takakoku's restrictions are just worried about the lack of Chinese goods in his hands, and he has never worried about the inflow of Chinese goods too much. Zhu Houhuang is to open the Japanese market, although Dongyong is still short of supply, but Zhu Houhuang wants to think about the future. The thoughts of the two were not on the same line, and Hosokawa Takakuni never felt that there was a problem.

The third is the restriction on Dongyong. Dongyong's campaign this time cannot occupy an inch of Japan's territory. Even if the Ouchi clan is defeated, the wealth of the Ouchi clan can be taken away by Dongyong, but the land of the Ouchi family must be distributed by the Hosokawa family.

This is what Hosokawa Takakuni worries the most.

A treaty without restrictive force is a piece of waste paper.

How can Hosokawa Takakuni limit Dongyong's strength, if Ouchi's territory is really occupied by Dongyong, it will not be an easy thing to want Dongyong to spit it out again.

Hosokawa Takakuni secretly said in his heart: "It seems that my family must participate in this battle to help the Ouchi clan resist Dongyong, not only if the Ouchi clan fails, but also not let Ouchi's territory be occupied by Dongyong." ”

Hosokawa Takakuni pondered the remedy.

The fourth article is Dongyong's compensation, and Dongyong asks for control of the two places, one is Nagasaki and the other is Sado.

Nagasaki was the focus of the dispute between the two sides.

Nagasaki was the most important trading port between China and Japan, and most of the Chinese merchant ships traded in or near Nagasaki. Therefore, Zhu Houhuang's request for Nagasaki has been planned for a long time, and the basic conditions of Nagasaki may be a little worse, but there is already a prototype of an important commercial city. Nagasaki was in the hands of Zhu Houhuang, who was very confident that he would develop Nagasaki into a port city that was not inferior to Penghu.

But for the Hosokawa family, the matter of Nagasaki is also very difficult.

Nagasaki was directly under the administration of the shogunate, and that was during the Edo period. The current Nagasaki belongs to Hizen. It is now the domain of the Ouchi clan, and it is also the most important port and the largest source of finance for the Ouchi clan.

The Hosokawa clan did not want Nagasaki to fall into the hands of Dongyong, but they also knew that even if Nagasaki did not fall into the hands of Dongyong, it would not fall into their own hands, and no matter who took over Nagasaki, the power of trade with the Ming Dynasty would also fall into his hands, and at that time, a steady stream of financial support was enough to support the rise of a strong domain.

In this way, for the Hosokawa clan, it is better to put this port in the hands of Dongyong than in the hands of a strong local domain.

As for Sado. It's just a place of exile, and the Hosokawa family doesn't care about it at all. But how could Zhu Houhuang not have heard of the name of the famous Sado Gold Mountain.

Zhu Houhuang got the Sado Golden Mountain, and he had no choice but to make an inch. And Zhu Houhuang also knew that for a long time, he was beyond the reach of Japan. So it's better to do it in moderation, or else even if you force them to agree now, maybe as soon as the army goes south, they will return immediately.

Hosokawa Takakuni read it carefully, but he couldn't find any flaws.

"Your Highness." A small surname knelt outside and said.

"What's the matter?" Hosokawa Takakuni said.

"The entire territory of the Ouchi clan has begun to mobilize." The small surname said: "The Ouchi family, the retainers are all gathering, and there are already tens of thousands of people. ”

Hosokawa Takakuni slammed it.

Tens of thousands of people are already a very strong force for Japan, and the Ouchi clan's reputation for being able to fight well is outside. Ouchi Yoshixing's great ferocity, no one looks down on the tens of thousands of elite soldiers of the Ouchi clan. If this force goes up, the Hosokawa family will have to mobilize the Hosokawa family to deal with it with all their might.

Hosokawa Takakuni secretly said in his heart: "Ouchi Yoshixing, let me see your martial arts." ”

He also had another set of plans in mind, that is, what if Ouchi Yoshixing defeated the Ming army like the kamikaze back then. However, while he handed this agreement to the little surname on the side, he said: "Pass it to the general, let the general use the seal." ”

"Yes."

The little surname slowly retreated.

Hosokawa Takakuni still felt a little uneasy in his heart, and said, "Call Kasai Motomori over." ”

"Yes."

After a while, Xiangxi Yuansheng arrived, he knelt on the ground, and said, "My lord." ”

Xiangxi Yuansheng's muscles were extremely strong, as if a peak was kneeling on the ground, and he spoke in an urn. He is the first brave general of the Hosokawa family, the only fly in the ointment, this brave general is just a brave general, and he lacks wisdom, at least Xiangxi Motomori is illiterate, which is a big shortcoming.

Hosokawa Takakuni said, "The Ouchi clan is making a lot of noise. I'm a little worried, you go to see the Ouchi clan. ”

Kasai Motomori said: "The minister must beat the Ouchi clan to the ground." ”

Hosokawa Takakuni said: "No, you just need to watch the Ouchi clan, if the Ouchi clan has the intention of going east, report it to me, I will send someone to support you, if the Ouchi clan does not move eastward, don't act rashly." Got it? ”

"I know." Xiangxi Motomori said.

Hosokawa Takakuni waved his hand and said, "Let's go down and do it." ”

Xiangxi Motomori said: "Yes." He crept backwards.

Hosokawa Takakuni looked at the background of Xiangxi Motomori, his eyes narrowed slightly, he felt that Xiangxi Motomori's power was a little too great. As the lord of the people, he should not let the authority of any courtier prevail over himself, and the prestige of Kasai Motomori in the army is very high, and Hosokawa Takakuni feels the need to make Kasai Motomori cold. And at this moment, he sent Xiangxi Yuan Sheng hair to the west, which may not be without this meaning.

Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiharu,