In Koriyama Castle, Matsukura Shigenobu looked at Shimakatsu, who was carrying the decree, and frowned.

"The law is here. Imperial Spo is already waiting outside the castle, so please don't delay Matsukura-sama. ”

Shimakatsu Takeshi no longer had his usual peace, and looked at Matsukura Shigenobu with an expressionless face.

This Tsutsui family is close to the left and right, and they can drink and fart together on weekdays, but now they are their masters, and they are helpless.

Shima Katsu finally understood why his family was suppressed so badly, and his hatred for the Tsutsui family and the Yanagi family was hard to dissipate.

These two suppressed the island family openly and secretly, and seized the leadership of Peking University and the martial arts. If it weren't for the information of the third wife of Hyakchi, Shima Katsu wouldn't know how long he would do things for the Tsutsui family.

The Matsukura family is a retainer of the Tsutsui family tree, and they have been loyal for generations.

Shigenobu Matsukura is a close confidant of Shunkei Tsutsui. There are many things you say she doesn't know, and that's definitely a lie. At this time, she had already seen the clue, and Shima Katsutoshi knew.

She breathed a sigh of relief at this. It is said that the relationship between the two is good, but this matter has always been blocked in her heart, and she can't say it clearly because she is loyal to the lord.

The island family must be defeated, this is the decision of the Tsutsui family to lay out the traditional samurai in the north, and she is not qualified to question it, let alone destroy it.

Now that Shima Katsumeng understands herself, she no longer has to suffer from deceiving her friends.

It's just that I didn't expect that Shima Katsu Takeshi also brought the Dharma Master's decree this time, asking her to cede Koriyama Castle to the Spo family. The battle of Yamato still had to be ordered under Spo Yoshigin, and she could not accept it.

She is a close confidant of Shunkei Tsutsui, and she is alone in the north, and she has a lot of things to see. Over the years, the Tsutsui family and Kofukuji have had a big difference.

This matter starts from the decline of the Faxiang Sect and its attachment to the Shingon Sect, and the Shingon Sect taking over the Kofukuji Temple.

It has been three generations since the Shingon sect became the head of Kofukuji Temple. When the first Dharma Master was sent by Shingon Buddhism, the two leaders of the nun warrior family had different attitudes.

Yue Zhi is proud of his home skills, and he doesn't know how to advance or retreat. The Tsutsui family is respectful and reasonable, and kneels and licks with a cheeky face.

The first Dharma Master was pinned on by the Shingon Sect, so he was naturally a ruthless character who made a decision to kill. So he suppressed the Yue Zhi family and supported the Tsutsui family.

With the assistance of the Tsutsui family, he secured the position of the head of Kofukuji Temple and laid the foundation for Shingon Buddhism. The Tsutsui family also took advantage of this credit to monopolize the Yamato nun samurai family.

After that, the Tsutsui family gradually became a big one. When she arrived at Tsutsui Shunqing, she used various means to unify the nun martial arts family, and even the Yue Zhi family was also co-opted by her.

Outsiders look at Yamato as still the lord of Kofukuji Temple, but in fact, the power of Kofukuji Temple has been shrinking.

Tsutsui Shunkei's biggest distress is that even if all the nuns and samurai are taken over by her, she still can't replace the head of Kofukuji Temple and become the lord of Yamato Kingdom.

Because even if you buy all the high-level martial artists, the believers at the bottom, the nuns at the bottom, still recognize the Dharma Master.

The foundation of religious leaders lies in the believers, so even if Kofukuji Temple is not as good as it used to be, Tsutsui Shunkei still looks at the temple and sighs, and cannot replace it.

Until this time the Miyoshi family invaded Yamato, although Tsutsui Shunkei was panicked. But in the midst of crisis and danger, she still found a good opportunity.

On the one hand, she asked for help from the shogunate, and on the other hand, she gathered troops to defend Tsutsui Castle, just to have an opportunity, an opportunity to destroy the temple and nuns.

As long as Kofukuji Temple is destroyed in the war, whether it is the actions of the Miyoshi family or taking the opportunity to do it herself, she will hinder the reconstruction of the temple in various ways.

Without Kofukuji Temple, there would naturally be no Kofukuji Master. So how did Shingon continue to rule Yamato?

If you change the temple, you have to be recognized by the believers. The more firm the faith, the more brainless it is.

As long as it survived for a few decades, the people at the bottom gradually forgot about the rule of Kofukuji. Then the Tsutsui family, who has the right to manage the Yamato world, has become a veritable guardian of Yamato.

Although this right was given by Kofukuji, but Kofukuji is gone, who will take it back?

Shingon Buddhism? Okay, you send a master of Kofukuji Temple first. No Kofukuji Temple? Then let's talk about Kofukuji Temple first.

Everyone can play a scoundrel, it depends on whether you have the strength or not.

Tsutsui Shunkei's careful thoughts have not been told to anyone, but whether it is the head of Kofukuji Temple or Matsukura Shigenobu Koriyama Castle, they are all aware of it.

Now the Dharma Lord has crossed the Tsutsui family and directly intervened in secular affairs, giving Koriyama Castle to Spo Yoshigin.

Matsukura Shigenobu can't feel the jealousy anymore, so he doesn't deserve to be on par with Shima Katsutoshi.

The Tsutsui family was no longer trusted by the lord, so a new force was introduced to check and balance the Tsutsui family, and even sent it out of Koriyama Castle.

With Junshan City, it can radiate and affect Peking University and the martial arts, which is at least a territory of 100,000 stones.

That is, the mage in the temple is willing to do it, whether it is a martial artist or a nun martial artist, moving a stone is a battle with life.

Shimakatsu saw Matsukura Shigenobu's hesitation, sighed and said.

"You don't have to think about it. Before I entered, I had already read the edict at the gates, and the entire city should have been taken over by the Iga. ”

"You!"

Matsukura Shigenobu's eyes were round, staring fiercely at his old friend.

Shimakatsu shook his head violently and said.

"If it weren't for the sake of buying time, why would I hesitate here with you for so long, just to watch you and buy them time.

Near, you and my friend, I don't want you to die worthless. Don't struggle, you don't have a chance to fight back, come with me out of the city to meet Spo Gozen. ”

Matsukura Shigenobu sat down and nodded slightly.

Koriyama Castle changed hands.

Not far to the south of the castle, you can faintly see a trace of the mountain line, which is where the Saga people are stationed.

At this time, Miyoshi Yoshiko was also talking to Shigehide Suzuki in the Honjin shogunate.

"Tell the general, all the troops have returned, a total of 682 Ji warriors."

As he spoke, Shigehide Suzuki had a heart twist. This time, the Zaga people lost more than 300 people, all of whom were dependent on her.

Because most of the countrymen were dispatched by families, the people who were ambushed and assassinated by the Iga people were probably the women of the countrymen from fifteen villages.

Most of the women in a village died in battle, which is about equivalent to the destruction of a family. This time, at least fifteen of the countrymen were gone, which had already affected her prestige among the Zaga people.

But she still had to grit her teeth and insist on stationing here, just because the big cake that Miyoshi Yixing painted for her was too tempting, and she became greedy.

Miyoshi Yoshiko didn't know that Shigehide Suzuki had a trace of remorse in her heart, so she asked with concern.

"Did they bring back food? How long will we have enough food on the mountains now? ”

Shigehide Suzuki replied.

"I brought a lot, plus the military rations on the mountain are enough for us to eat for two months."

Miyoshi Yoshiki smiled happily.

The samurai fought at home, rarely for more than ten days, because the peasant soldiers who brought their own dry rations could only withstand ten days of military service.

And the samurai went abroad to fight more attrition. The 10-day round-trip supply line could also transport axle loads with the help of peasants.

Farther away, it needs the assistance of merchants, and it is transported lightly, and the consumption is several times that of the country.

Japan's barren land could not provide sufficient logistical support, and even if it had saved up for a few years, it was only enough for the huge army of the Miyoshi family to fight for sixty or seventy days.

The shogunate was even more embarrassed. Although the logistics line was shorter, the shogunate army had more miscellaneous sources and fewer supplies, and it could not last more than 45 days.

Moreover, the shogunate army mobilized a large number of peasants and soldiers to transport grain and grass, and once the autumn harvest approached, the peasants and soldiers were bound to riot.

Now that the materials of the Zahe people are enough for them to last for two months, Miyoshi Yixing is naturally happy.

The fighting has been going on for nearly 10 days now. There was enough food to eat for two months, and there was a living spring on the mountain to drink water. And the Zaga people are good at iron cannons, which is suitable for stubborn defense.

In this way, it is no problem to defend until the end of the fight, and it is foolproof to hold on to the reinforcements.