In the days that followed, both the Tokugawa family in Edo and the Takeda family in Chiba seemed to be in a subtle calm, and neither side ever tried again.

It seems that the rise of the Takeda family and the emperor's stay in the Takeda family have finally acquiesced, and then the Tokugawa family deliberately avoided talking about the emperor in their own territory.

Similarly, the Takeda family remained silent, did not use the identity of the emperor to suppress the surrounding daimyo lords, but only developed and strengthened themselves in Chiba, and seemed to be in a state of preparation for war all the time, but they never had the intention of attacking the periphery, and this delicate peace was always maintained between the Tokugawa and Takeda families.

Unlike the delicate peace between the Takeda and Tokugawa clans, there were constant wars in other parts of Fuso, especially in the southern part of Fuso, where the distance from Kyoto was far away and there was no control from the emperor and the Tokugawa family.

Those samurai took possession of a piece of land, and directly established themselves as lord daimyos, and then led their loyal samurai to attack other surrounding forces, causing chaos in the entire southern part of Fuso.

Among them, among the several forces that dominate the southern hegemony, the most eye-catching is Kinoshita Hideyoshi, a samurai born at the bottom of the unknown background, who almost suddenly appeared in the southern countries of Fuso, and rose rapidly in a short period of time, quickly sweeping almost the entire southern countries in an unusually strong state.

The most famous battle was that he used only a small number of troops to surprise the territory of the most powerful name in the south, and broke through the opponent's heavily defended mansion overnight.

The surprise attack was perfect, and all parties who received the news were shocked, and when Lucius saw the battle report sent by someone, he couldn't help but sigh after seeing the surprise attack: "This Kinoshita Hideyoshi is really a general, and he can come up with such an idea to win in a dangerous situation." It shows that he has great trust in the combat effectiveness of the soldiers under his command. ”

After sighing, Lucius looked at Sakura Rinko sitting beside him, and whispered to Sakura Rinko: "It seems that the strong enemy you really have to face may not be the Tokugawa family, but this Kinoshita Hideyoshi, and the Nakatoshi Kamazu hidden behind him, these two people are indeed very capable and powerful." ”

Hearing this, Sakura Rinko teased: "It's a pity, you have already beaten the two of them away, and now they are all on their own." What if you praise them again?"

Lucius naturally understood Sakura's thoughts, and knew that there was reproach in her words, but Lucius responded disappreciatively: "I just said that they are capable, but it doesn't mean that I will agree with the two of them, and even if I didn't beat them away at the beginning, you can't control them." ”

Lucius's words were very straightforward: "If you really keep the two of them by your side, then in the future you will definitely find that there are two more characters like Tokugawa Ihiko around you, and the imperial power you dream of." I'm afraid it will never be possible, but I'm doing it for your own good. ”

Sakura Rinko suddenly squeezed out a smile and said, "Then I really want to thank you, you are really a loyal minister who worries about the country and the people, and knows how to share the troubles for me." ”

Hear Sakura Rinko say this. Lucius really bowed to Sakura Rinko to express his gratitude: "Thank you for your trust, Lucius will definitely do his best to help His Majesty solve problems." ”

Seeing the appearance of Lucius, Assuna next to him couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh. Sakura Rinko was really a little helpless when she saw this, she felt that she really couldn't fight Lucius now, so she could only say helplessly: "Okay." So what should we do next, Your Highness Lucius?"

And so on. Lucius gave a word very simply, then picked up the teacup in both hands and sat there drinking tea, as if he didn't care at all about the war reports from all over the place.

Sakura Rinko frowned slightly, and asked with some puzzlement, "Why are you waiting? We've been waiting for more than half a year, and we haven't done anything, so why do we keep waiting?"

Lucius turned his head to look at Sakura Rinko in some surprise, and asked in confusion, "You don't understand? You really don't know what we're waiting for? I don't know why we want to stay in Chiba Castle? Why are you waiting here? Your Majesty the Emperor, you've disappointed me so much." ”

Sakura Rinko was even more confused by Lucius's counting, and she didn't understand what Lucius meant, but she also vaguely guessed something.

However, with the fact that she has been with Lucius these days, she knows that Lucius will inevitably tell the truth soon, so she is not in a hurry to continue to speculate, but waits for Lucius to tell the truth with a blank face.

Lucius grinned, took Sakura Rinko's little caution in his eyes, and said directly without minding: "The purpose of our stay here is very simple, it is to attract everyone's attention, and at the same time contain the Tokugawa family, we have to wait now, wait for Oda Nobumitsu and Soga Inamome to be strong enough." ”

Sakura Rinko asked suspiciously, "Are you so sure that the two of them, Oda Nobumitsu and Soga Inamo, can really grow stronger?"

"Of course. Lucius replied very simply, "The two of them are good generals, plus the warriors I rationed them, their rise is inevitable, as for what kind of strength they can achieve, it depends on themselves." ”

Sakura Rinko said with some disdain: "With the momentum of their rise, do you think they will be able to win the two of Kinoshita and Nakatomi in the future?" I'm afraid, when they really rise, Kinoshita and Nakatomi have already unified the south and began to wave their troops north, and at that time I will see how you deal with it?"

Hearing this, Lucius stared at Sakura Rinko carefully and said, "Can't you see, do you have a lot of confidence in Kinoshita Hideyoshi and Nakatomi Kamada?

"Isn't it? The current situation is already like this, as you said, we are holding the Tokugawa family in a bind here, and Soga Inamome is now heading north, although Oda Nobumitsu is heading south, but the speed of his advance is not fast, and almost all the places he passes are daimyo who are loyal to the Tokugawa family, can he really rise?"

In the face of Sakura Rinko's repeated questioning, Lucius finally felt a little annoyed, the smile on his face suddenly disappeared, and he whispered with a cold face, "Pay attention to the attitude you say." ”

Seeing that Lucius's face became gloomy, the original atmosphere in the room suddenly became solidified, but Sakura Rinko was still not to be outdone, and said in the face of Lucius's cold gaze, "What's the matter?"

Seeing Sakura Rinko raise her head and put on a look of looking for a fight, Lucius shook his head, stood up and walked out of the house and said, "Women have long hair and short knowledge, sooner or later you will see it, I want you to see the result, don't beat your face too swollen when the time comes." ”

Seeing Lucius leaving, Asuna breathed a long sigh of relief and said to Sakura Rinko: "Your Majesty, you, you are so bold, you don't know how scary Lucius is now." ”

Sakura Rinko pretended to be calm and said, "What is there to be afraid of? He is actually hard-mouthed and soft-hearted, do you see that he didn't get angry in the end? In fact, he knows very well in his heart that he himself is actually not reasonable. ”

Asuina's expression suddenly became a little gloomy, and after thinking about it, he said to himself: "I don't know how Shirou is now, he was sent out by Lucius, and there is no news so far, I hope nothing will happen, hey, I don't dare to mention Shirou in front of my mother for a while." ”

Hearing Asukina mention Shirou, Sakura Rinko suddenly understood something, and suddenly couldn't help but exclaim: "I, I know, Shirou, Shirou is probably sent to the south by Lucius." ”

"What, don't you scare me, you mean, Shirou was sent to the south by Lucius, but isn't the south the most turbulent place now......?

Sakura Rinko saw that Assuna was worried, and immediately stopped her words and comforted: "Don't think about it, in fact, with Shirou's strength, he can definitely protect himself in the south, not to mention that since Lucius let him go, there will definitely be follow-up arrangements, and Shirou will not be allowed to charge, and Taiyuan Xuezhai has not been seen recently, so I'm afraid I will go with him." ”

"Lord Taiyuan also went with him, Na Shilang shouldn't be in much danger, I just hope he can come back safely, as for the meritorious service, he is not yet that age. ”

Sakura Rinko didn't agree with Asuka's words, and reprimanded very sternly: "Asuna, it's not right for you to look like this, you are now my sister, how can you have such a woman's kindness?"

Hearing Sakura Rinko's reprimand, Asuina hurriedly bowed down and said in fear: "Yes, I'm sorry for Your Majesty, Amena, Amena said the wrong thing, I shouldn't have this kind of thought." ”

Sakura Rinko's expression softened, she stood up and walked to Asukina's side, knelt down and said, "Asukina, you must understand that now you are my sister and the only person I trust the most, and if Shirou can make a contribution, he will definitely become my greatest help in the future." ”

Tomorrow Nai suddenly understood Sakura Rinko's intentions, and hurriedly promised Sakura Rinko: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Shirou will definitely support your rule." ”

Sakura Rinko whispered: "I believe, I believe that Shirou and others will support me, but in the end, I still have to hand over the throne to others, even to other people in the imperial family, and I can't have my own heirs in this life, and all the I work hard for now is nothing more than making wedding dresses for others in the end." ”

Asukina was shocked when she heard this, she knew that Sakura Rinko had been influenced by Lucius, and she began to have ambitions in her heart, and began to complain about the rules of the royal family.

For more than half a year, Sakura Rinko has watched many samurai born in the poor rise quickly with the help of Lucius, and even become the daimyo of the army commander.

As soon as she was seen by Sakura Rinko, she felt a kind of unwillingness, which continued to accumulate in her heart, which naturally made her more and more dissatisfied with the rules of the royal family, and at the same time began to have the ambition to be in charge alone, driven by the increasing ambition, she became more and more difficult to satisfy.

Maybe even Sakura Rinko herself didn't notice that her mentality was completely different now, and her heart became more and more restless driven by ambition. (To be continued......)