Chapter Thirty-Five: The Mature Oshu One-Eyed Dragon
In a rather elegant courtyard, Date Masamune was quite comfortable drinking tea while listening to his important minister, Katakura Keitsuna, report on the recent situation of the Mutsu Alliance. Anyway, it's afternoon, and this kid is quite good at enjoying it. Beside him, his wife Ai Ji is making tea for her favorite man with a gentle face, just looking at the craftsmanship, it seems that it has been perfected, it seems that the thing of making tea still has a lot to do with proficiency. Well, off topic.
"My lord, at this time, the heroes of Kanto, like us, have formed an alliance, and they are also looking around for information, and sometimes they encounter our ninjas, and they want to exchange information with us~" Katakura Keixuna said with a smile.
There's no way, it's really hard for him not to be happy, after all, in the original era, although the Date family had an unborn lord like Date Masamune, and also had a large number of excellent retainers, but the sky was not on the side of the Date family, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu were not easy people, Date Masamune worked hard to calculate the world, and in the end he only preserved the territory. This is completely unacceptable to both Date Masamune and Katakura Keixuna, but unfortunately there is no way.
And now, the new world, the new one, although the enemy has become more terrifying, but for the Date family, it is the only chance to win the world, because here, everyone's chances are equal.
Therefore, after coming to this world to figure out the situation a little, Date Masamune showed the skills he learned under Toyotomi and Tokugawa, and united the forces of the entire Mutsu with both rigidity and softness, and he also mixed up the position of the leader of the alliance. And that's just the beginning.
"Hehe, after all, there are too many strong people in this world, and there is obviously nothing strange about having this kind of vision. It's just that I'm really curious about what kind of attitude the Nobunaga Guild has appeared in this world. Date Masamune chuckled and said, when he said Oda Nobunaga, there was a strong longing and respect in his eyes, saying that this kid didn't know why since he was a child, and he admired Oda Nobunaga abnormally, and he took Oda Nobunaga as his benchmark in everything. Hawkers,Of course,It's Oda Nobunaga of Bubu in the world.,Not the big fool of Owari.。
"yes, so we can't underestimate ......," Katakura Keixuna said with a chuckle, but there was a hint of seriousness in his relaxed tone.
"Haha! Jing Gang, you don't have to be like this, do you think I might be complacent now? No way! I feel like my blood is burning all the time, and I can't wait to compete with those powerhouses who have passed down the generations! Date Masamune laughed and said, he naturally knew that Katakura Keitsuna was a little dissatisfied with the fact that he had been drinking tea and playing with Aiji recently, but he was just using this method to make his mood more calm, otherwise he really couldn't help but immediately lead his troops to kill the ** in Kanto.
"Hehe, it's good that the lord understands, but the confrontation with other forces is not in a hurry, although the alliance has been established now, and on the surface, the lord is also the leader of the alliance, but in fact, except for the top family of generations of in-laws, other forces are not too obedient to the lord. So what matters most today is internal stability, as well as the development of armaments, internal affairs, and population. Only when the Mutsu has a complete logistical development can we have a chance to take over the world, and I think the other forces are also thinking the same thing, so they are not moving much now. Katakura Jingzuna smiled with satisfaction.
In other words, whether under Toyotomi or Tokugawa, the strong strength of the Date family and the ambition revealed by Date Masamune too early were very noticed by the two bigwigs of Toyotomi and Tokugawa. In this case, Katakura Jingzuna can only keep reminding his lord so as not to make a big mistake. By now, Date Masamune is no longer the strong-blooded young man, but this habit is obviously difficult to break.
"Hehe, this is also thanks to you and Yuan Xin, otherwise in this blank world, how can it be so simple to have the initial scale that it is today?" Date Masamune chuckled.
Yes, the Mutsu League, like the Western Union, has done something similar for the sake of population development. In other words, Kyushu and Kanto are also doing the same. After all, as long as it is a society inhabited by human beings, the reproduction of the population is the top priority.
And the woman who has always been at the bottom of society has finally made a big turn and has become a treasure in the hands of various forces, although this form is obviously not what those women are willing to face.
Just as Katakura Keixuna kept talking about the recent situation, suddenly a ninja appeared at the door, "My lord, the people from the Kanto Alliance are here, and they are expected to arrive in another 2 hours, and according to the villain's observation, there seems to be Naoe Kaneji and Sanada Masayuki inside, and the two of them are very respectful and talking to another old man." After the ninja finished speaking, he disappeared directly.
"Hmm...... Jing Gang, what do you think? Date Masamune pondered for a moment and asked Katakura Keitsuna.
"Judging from the current situation, it is a friend and not an enemy!" Katakura Keixuna responded. To be honest, although he said this, he didn't know what the other party was doing. Because according to intelligence, the situation between the Kwantung Alliance and its own side is similar, so it should still be in the stage of desperately developing logistics. At such a time, there is no need to sign even a peace treaty, because it is impossible for everyone to fight.
"Hmm...... Forget it, why are they here, don't you know when you see them? Date Masamune thought for a while, but found that he couldn't think of anything, so he said quite casually. However, after a pause, he changed his words and suddenly issued an order, "Jing Gang, quickly send someone to inform the daimyo of the various forces, and let them come to Sendai City immediately!" ”
"Lord, are you planning to let the Kanto powerhouses see our current strength?" Katakura Keixuna asked with some concern, if this is the case, then it is very likely to anger the envoy from Kanto, after all, Naoe Kanesuke and Sanada Masayuki are not easy to mess with.
"No, it's just that I think the Kanto envoy came too suddenly this time, and I always thought that something big was going to happen, so I would gather everyone together and listen to what they meant. By the way, if nothing happens, it will also let the other daimyo of the Mutsu Federation know that we value them. Date Masamune explained. Well, this kid is worthy of being called the deputy general of the world in the Tokugawa Iemitsu era, and his brain is fast.
"Yes, my subordinates understand!" Katakura Jinggang responded and immediately retreated.
"Husband, are you going to fight again?" Aiki slowly walked behind Date Masamune and asked softly.
"Hehe, not necessarily~" Date Masamune looked at Aiji and chuckled.
"But if you want to fight, please bring your concubine!" Ai Ji said very firmly, which immediately made Date Masamune smile bitterly.
"You, the mother of several children, why are you still so unstable?" Date Masamune seemed to blame, but his eyes were full of love. Among his women, only Ai Ji is the one he cares about the most and owes the most.
Well, let's not talk about the matter between Date Masamune and his wife, adjust the time...... Well, two hours have passed.
In the Sendai Castle evaluation room, Date Masamune sat at the top, and the other daimyo with their respective important ministers were lined up on both sides, no way, although the strength of the other daimyo was also very strong, but after having the help of the best family, the Mutsu Alliance still became a hall of words on the surface.
At this time, they are chatting, such as how are the internal affairs going? For example, how are the troops training? By the way, although Date Masamune also had this idea, even if his prestige was combined with Mogami Yoshimitsu, it was obvious that he would not be able to unify the troops of Mutsu, so he could only do it for the time being.
It's just that although they chatted happily, their eyes kept looking at the door, obviously, they were in a rather anxious mood at this time, after all, this was the first time in this world to talk to the Kanto region. And those forces of the Kwantung Alliance, well, a single name is proposed, and the entire Mutsu has to shock three points. To put it bluntly, these forces in Mutsu are more like nouveau riche, while those in the Kanto region are the real giants.
After a while, Hojo Sakumo walked in with Sanada Masayuki and Naoe Kanesu. After a very formal etiquette, they sat down in the middle of the assessment room.
In other words, when this group of people saw the visitor, although they had already known the identity of the visitor, they were still shocked. Sanada Masayuki and Naoe Kane, these two names were unknown to everyone at the end of the Warring States period. It's just that this old man sitting in front of these two great gods, unfortunately, the Mutsu heroes can't think of it after thinking about it for a long time. There's no way, the group of strong people in Mutsu were basically born in the middle of the Warring States Period, and it's obviously impossible to see the old man Hojo Sakumo.
Soon they knew, though. I saw that after Hojo Sakumo sat down, he directly reported his name, "In the envoy of the Lower Kanto Alliance, the Hojo family has a lot of Hojo Sakumo, and I have seen all the highnesses of the Mutsu Alliance...... "Hojo Sakumo's words are very respectful, and the posture is called a low."
It's just that......
"Boom la la ......" A large number of daimyo stood up in shock, and if the guy who was a little calm saw this situation, he probably thought that the other party was planning to kill him.
Well, there's obviously no way they can't help but get excited, to know who Hojo Sakumo is? The first person on the gram! If it weren't for him, the Warring States Period wouldn't know how much less heroic. And Hojo Sakumo is not only superior in strength, but also in strategy, diplomacy, military, and internal affairs. Compared to this group of guys who stood up, ahem...... That's not a hierarchical lord at all.
And the performance of the other party was obviously seen by Hojo Sakumo, "It seems that the real powerhouses on Mutsu's side are only Mogami Yoshimitsu, Ashina Mori, Date Masamune and ...... Hey, who is this man? I hadn't even heard any of his information......" Hojo Sakumo thought in disbelief as he looked at a young samurai who was sitting there very calmly. (To be continued.) )