Yoshitaka Ouchi, who received the reply from the Luo family, couldn't help but get angry, and immediately prepared to forcibly set the terms of reconciliation between the two families. At this time, the ninja was retributive, and in the past few days, the Luo family's two conditions for the return of Fukae Yue City had been spread outside. Everyone in the world praises Luo Zhengliang as a true man, and the Harada family is a big villain.

At the same time, after getting this information, the Harada family also publicly stated that they would never accept these two conditions. The two sides also fought several battles for this purpose, which ended with the defeat of the Harada family's forces as the besieging party.

Seeing such a situation, Yoshitaka Ouchi didn't dare to force it. If he forcibly comes out at this moment, especially if he makes an unfavorable judgment against the Luo family, then the Ouchi family is likely to be damaged, and he doesn't want to be dragged into this whirlpool of attention. I don't care what other people think, but it's not good for a big name to have a low reputation. This is especially true of the Ouchi family, which is the largest name in the western country.

With the confrontation between the Luo family and the Harada family, and Yoshitaka Ouchi fell into hesitation again, the time soon reached the middle of December, and it was about to come to the end of the year. Yoshitaka Ouchi finally couldn't sit still anymore and sent Sagara Takeren again.

"The head of the family has decided to send troops to the Niko family at the beginning of the year, and before he sends troops, he hopes that the affairs of the Luo family and the Harada family can be ended as soon as possible." As soon as Takeshi Sagara sat down, he said directly, "When I came here, Lord Sugi Xingyun also rushed to Harada's house with the same request. ”

Sending troops to the Nizi family? Masarashi sensitively received this information. According to historical records, the Ouchi family is indeed the official departure of the Niko family in the first month. It seems that history is still moving on the same track. The arrival of Masahiro. It's just a little bit of a change in things.

"Please tell Dazai-sama that my family is willing to withdraw the last condition." Masashi said immediately.

Sagara Takeren quietly waited for Masaara's next words, the last time he was almost angry with Masayo, so this time he learned smartly.

"I am willing to challenge Harada-sama as a samurai, and if I am unfortunately defeated, Fukae Mt. Castle will return to the Ueda family, and my life will be handed over to Harada-sama, but if I win, then Fukae Mt. Castle will be my family's, Harada-sama's life. I took it under it, too. Zhengliang said confidently.

"You? I'm mad at me! Sagara Takeren was so angry that he stood up again, and then brushed his sleeves away.

"Duan Zang" watched Sagara Takeren go away, and Masahiro shouted.

"His Highness" Kanzo Kato soon appeared behind Masayo.

"Arrange for someone to find Duanmu Kiyomasa who is in the Ouchi family, and ask him to convey the meaning of his family's willingness to accompany the Ouchi family to the Nizi family." Masara commanded.

"Yes, Your Highness," Kato Duanzo took the order.

Tao Longfang, who strongly advocated the Nizi family, would definitely be very happy after receiving the wishes of the Luo family, and would definitely help the Luo family say good things in secret. And his father-in-law, although sometimes a little rigid, must also help himself at critical moments. So. When the two important ministers around Yoshitaka Ouchi are willing to help the Luo family, Yoshitaka Ouchi's decision will definitely be affected.

Of course. Masara also knew the reason why Yoshitaka Ouchi wanted the Luo family to hand over Fukae Yue Castle. Ouchi Yoshitaka's real purpose is not to help the Harada family recapture Fukae Castle, but to prevent the Luo family's power from intervening in Chikuzen, not even a little bit. In Yoshitaka Ouchi's view, Chikuzen is equal to his back garden, and of course he doesn't want the uninvited guest of the Luo family to come uninvited. So, now Yoshitaka Ouchi has conveyed an obvious meaning, that is, to tell the Luo family, brother, you have crossed the line.

And Masara is now also giving Yoshitaka Ouchi a question. On the one hand, he was unwilling to let the Luo family enter Chikuzen. On the one hand, let the Luo family assist him in going out to the Nizi family and open up the road to Shangluo. Yoshitaka Ouchi, which one would you choose?

The answer was not long in coming. After more than a month of confrontation, Yoshitaka Ouchi personally intervened to mediate, and after summoning Harada Matsuri, the Harada family's army and navy near Fukae Takeshi Castle quickly withdrew. Soon after, the first ship from the Ouchi family brought life-saving food to the Harada family. For the Roche family. The Ouchi family also sent good news, that is, Togo Heiji's position as Hizen guardian has finally been implemented.

The farce of the two families, which has been staged for more than a month, has finally come to an end. As for the question of the ownership of Fukae Mt. Castle, no one said anything, not even Yoshitaka Ouchi did not make a clear statement. For such a result. Zhengliang reluctantly accepted it. Anyway, what is in your hands is your own, as long as Shenjiang Yuecheng is in your hands one day, no one will want to take it away.

After this incident, Masatoshi's reputation resounded throughout Kyushu. In the people, Zhengliang has become the ideal gentleman of thousands of girls, and Zhengliang's personal charm value has increased by five attribute points, becoming eighty-five. Among the strong and powerful, Zhengliang has another completely different title, that is, fool.

Indeed, in their opinion, risking a war with a neighbor for the sake of a mere woman, even at the expense of offending a superlord like the Ouchi family, such a head of the house is not a passing head of the house. This head of the family is too impulsive, too easily influenced and controlled. Due to the sudden rise of the Luo family, the heroes who were wary of the Luo family relaxed their guard again. With such a strong force, ten more are not their opponents, so why be afraid?

Although they don't know, in fact, they have fallen into the trap of political goodness. All this is just a deliberate manifestation of Zhengliang. In order to let the surrounding Haoqiang let down their guard. In this regard, Zhengliang had discussed with several important ministers in his family a long time ago, and received secret help from his retainers. Now, including Yoshitaka Ouchi, they have relaxed their vigilance against the Luo family, and Masayo's goal has been initially achieved.

"Your Highness, what should we do with those Harada prisoners?" In the council hall of Kishigaku Castle, Kakukuma Ishizong asked.

"Let's return them to the Harada family as the Ouchi family asks." Masara said.

"This?" Kakukuma Ishizong was stunned, but he promised to be so happy about such a loss-making thing, this is not the character of the head of the family.

"Since the Ouchi family has been urged several times, then there is no need for the family to postpone it, let's order those people to be sent back, of course, this matter should be arranged for people to publicize it, convey the great benevolence and righteousness of the family, and at the same time, it is necessary to make the stupid performance of Hatae Egene Ken that night into a Noh drama, and let people go around to perform it." Masara commanded.

"Yes, Your Highness" Kakuma Ishizong felt that his brain was a little overwhelmed. He was completely unable to relate the release of the captives to the Noh drama that Masara had spoken.

In fact, there is one thing he thinks about right, Masashi will definitely not be a master who is willing to suffer. There was a reason why he handed over those captives so smoothly. First of all, due to the pressure of the Ouchi family, compared to the Ouchi family who mastered Zhoufang, Nagato, Fengzen, Chikuzen, Iwami, Anyun, and several countries in the mountain city, the Luo family is still a small shrimp, and it is still necessary to show weakness a little; Secondly, all the captives who were about to be released drank poison. Now that I think about it, the poison that You Jianxia provided at the beginning was really a good thing, and the poison called the poison that sealed the throat with blood had no chance to see it, but this poison was really sealed with wine. Prisoners who have been poured with poisoned water, as long as they drink alcohol after returning, they will be poisoned, and they will die slowly at the least, and they will die directly. Therefore, for these prisoners who have already been sentenced to death, it does not matter if they are released directly. In the end, those so-called rumors and Noh dramas are just to confuse the public. Once these captives die on a large scale after returning, the Luo family will definitely be suspected, and what Masato has to do now is to alleviate these speculations. He knew that Harada was a face-loving guy, so he deliberately asked people to exaggerate the stupidity of the captives of Hatae Tane, and Harada definitely didn't like these captives and gradually alienated them. Once these captives died, Masaro would send rumors that Harada felt that these people had lost face to the Harada family and ordered them to commit suicide or assassinate them, and anyway, the finger of these people's deaths was pointed at the Harada family. So why not do something that can weaken the enemy without using a single soldier?

Just when the head of the Luo family was discussing the disposal of the prisoners, in the secret room of the Ouchi family, Ouchi Yoshitaka was also discussing important matters with the retainers.

"How? Did the Luo family agree to their request? Yoshitaka Ouchi asked.

"Except for the release of the Harada prisoners, the other party has agreed to other conditions." Retainers report.

"Send someone to go one more time." Yoshitaka Ouchi said. If he were to choose which one to support between the Luo family and the Harada family, he would be more inclined to choose the Harada family. Harada's father, Harada Kozu, was a retainer of Yoshitaka Ouchi's father, Yoshiko Ouchi. When Harada Kozu followed the general Yoshinori Ouchi into Beijing, he made a meritorious achievement in defeating Ashikaga Yoshisumi and approaching the river. Then Ouchi Yoshikoshi gave the nickname "Xing" to Harada Kozu. In this generation, Harada is based on Gaozu Castle and has developed momentum in the western part of Chikuzen. It also fought frequently with the Ouchi clan and the Otomo clan, and defeated the Otomo army. How can such a hard-working person not support it?

If it weren't for the fact that the Luo family was willing to participate in the strategy of the Nizi family this time, and when the Ouchi family attacked the Nizi family and even took the opportunity to go to Luo, they really needed a strong man as a buffer zone to resist the lag of the rest of the strong in Kyushu, and under the persuasion of Sagara Takeren and Tao Longfang, he finally chose to acquiesce to the Luo family's occupation of Fukae Yue City.

In fact, for the Luo family, Ouchi Yoshitaka was still wary in his heart, he was already ready to issue an action against the Luo family, but after he was about to attack the Nizi family and the stupid actions that the head of the Luo family was currently showing, he suspended the implementation of the plan. Let's wait until the end of the strategy for the Nizi family.

At the same time, Bungo's inner building.

"This is the new master that Shi Zong has taken refuge into?" Yoshikan Otomo asked in surprise.

"Exactly," Yoshihiro replied.

"Hahaha, God help me, I ordered the generals to step up preparations for me," Otomo Yoshikan Ha Ha Da said with a smile.

"Yes, my lord!"

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