In Koriyama Castle, the council was laughing and laughing.
This is the city where Nizi Shengjiu lived. With the advancement of the Western Kingdom campaign, the situation is very good. Nizi's old party has begun to look forward to returning home in glory, and they are all excited.
As the family governor, Nizi Shengjiu felt unspeakably uneasy and forced a smile.
After the council meeting, Tatehara Hisatsuna went straight into the inner room and asked to see Nizi Katsuhisa.
Tachihara Hisatsuna was a veteran of the Nizi family and the aunt of Yamanaka Yukimori. She had a high status and spoke without many scruples.
"The governor seems to be a little hesitant about the Western Kingdom strategy and is not very active?"
Nizi Shengjiu asked back.
"How can I see it?"
Tachihara Hisatsuna said bluntly.
"In the committee meeting just now, your attitude was quite perfunctory, which made everyone a little uneasy."
Nizi Shengjiu shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Return to Izumo and revive Nizi.
I am as passionate about this concept as everyone else, I am just worried about Akechi Mitsuhide’s proposal, which always feels a bit risky.”
Tachihara Hisatsuna said doubtfully.
"Is there anything wrong with Akechi Mitsuhide-sama's proposal?
It only took His Highness Hosokawa Fujitaka more than a month to force the Isshiki family to surrender, enter into a marriage alliance, and conquer the Tango Kingdom almost without any blood.
During this period, Lord Akechi Mitsuhide personally went to Tajima Kingdom and Inaba Kingdom to persuade the famous masters of the two mountains to remain neutral and not dare to act rashly.
The road to Izumo Country has been opened, but Hashiba Hideyoshi of the Oda Army is attacking Mimasaku Country. According to the agreement, it is inconvenient for us, who belong to the Shiba Army, to intervene in Mimasaku Country.
However, the mountains of Boqi Country are steep and difficult to defend, so attacking by force is definitely not the best strategy.
Akechi Mitsuhide suggested that we skip the Hoki Kingdom and directly enter the Izumo Kingdom from the sea to cut off the enemy's retreat. There should be no problem with this strategy.
Tango Kingdom's fleet can ensure that our sea transportation lines are sufficient. Miasaka Kingdom will soon be captured by the Oda Army, Hashiba Hideyoshi-sama, and there will also be flanking assistance from the Oda Army on land.
It may seem risky to skip the Boqi Kingdom and go deep behind enemy lines. In fact, there are two logistical support routes at sea and land, making it very safe.
Furthermore, the weaklings of the Nizi Ten Banners have been shaken. No matter how strong the Maori family is, they cannot be the opponents of the Shiba Oda family. They know how to choose.
The weather, the right location, the right people, and the people are all on our side. The veteran asked boldly, "What are you worried about, Governor?"
Nizi was speechless for a long time.
Tachihara Hisatsuna was not so rude on weekdays. Although she was senior and prestigious, she had always respected Katsuhisa Nizi very much.
But this time, it seemed that the bright prospect of returning to his homeland had gone to Tachihara Hisatsuna's mind, and his tone of advice was quite intense.
Perhaps the old friends behind Tachihara Hisatsuna also had the same thoughts. They had no idea what Nizi Katsuhisa was still worried about and what he was hesitating about.
The Shiba family is at its peak, and the unification of the world is just around the corner. Nizi Shengji has followed the saint for many years and is deeply trusted. This return to the Western Kingdom is unstoppable, so why should we look forward and backward?
Wakasa Bay is not owned by Tsuruga County alone, Tango Kingdom also has a good port.
Akechi Mitsuhide, newly appointed as the guardian of Tango, was willing to organize a fleet to help Nizi's old party skip the Hoki Kingdom and directly return to the Shimane Peninsula and enter the Tsukiyama Tomita Castle. This was an eye-catching strategic attack.
Although the Yamano family that controls both Tajima Inaba countries has been divided into two groups, they are all well-known shogunate families, and naturally they are not willing to fight against the Shiba family, which represents the central shogunate, for the sake of the Mori family.
The Maori family could only set up a defense line in the mountains of Boqi country to block the Sibo family's offensive.
But the Izumo country behind Boqi Kingdom was Nizi's hometown. The local samurai family and Nizi's family were inextricably linked. It was by no means a relationship that could be severed after a few years of Maori family rule.
The foundation of the Nishi family is in Getsyama Tomita Castle, and the Nishi Ten Banners as Tatehara Hisatsuna calls them are the powerful local samurai families who occupy the ten branch cities around the Getsyama Tomita Castle.
The way the Nizi family rules in the Izumo Kingdom is to unite the local people for their own use, and the Nizi ten flags are the representatives of the people.
In the first battle of Tsukiyama Tomita Castle when the Ouchi family invaded Izumo Country, the Niko family's Shingu Party tried their best to stop the Ouchi family.
Seeing that Nizi's family business was stable, Nizi's Ten Banners came to help, repelling the powerful Dauchi family and helping Nizi's family stabilize their hegemony in the Western Kingdom.
But after that, the New Palace Party was massacred in the internal fighting in Nizi's family, and Nizi's family suffered heavy losses.
During the second battle of Tsukiyama Tomita Castle, the Mori family instigated a rebellion against the Nizi Ten Banners, resulting in the rapid destruction of the Nizi family.
And Nizi Shengjiu was the orphan left behind by the massacre of the New Palace Party.
Therefore, the main reason for the collapse of the Nizi family was the family governor’s own mischief.
In this troubled world where everyone is deceived and deceived, if a family at the core of one's own family is slaughtered and their vitality is severely damaged, how can one expect the people in the peripheral countries to fight for their own family?
In the traditional rule of the Wu family, one family is the core foundation of the family business. One's own family may be domineering, but outsiders are even more unreliable.
The Maori family is also a traditional martial arts family. It relies on the loyalty of the people to rise rapidly. Maori Yuan herself is very aware of this weakness, so she said.
If the Maori family loses one battle, they will lose half of their territory, if they fail twice, they will shrink back to Aki Kingdom, and if they fail three times, they will perish.
In order to unite one community and all the people, Maori Yuan left the Maori two rivers system for the Maori family, trying to unite one community and all the people as much as possible instead of weakening one community and all the people.
Perhaps after three generations, this approach will lead to conflicts within the Maori family due to blood estrangement, but at least for now, the internal unity of the Maori family is far better than that of many samurai lords.
The Maori family was able to quickly take over the Izumo country and eliminate the Nizi family, relying on the rebellion of the local samurai family. However, success was a failure, and the Maori family's rule in the Izumo country was therefore very weak.
The power of the Shiba family has already frightened Nizi Shiqi, who once betrayed the Nizi family. It is impossible for them to accompany the Maori family to fight against the central government.
The Nizi family was destroyed, and the old family governor had become loyal to the Maori family and was placed elsewhere.
Nizi Shengjiu was an orphan of the New Palace Party, and Nizi Shiqi betrayed the lineage of the old family governor who massacred the New Palace Party. Careful calculation showed that there was no resentment between the two parties, but rather some local ties and blood ties.
Therefore, as long as Nizi Katsuhisa returns to Izumo Country with the banner of reviving Nizi, she will definitely be supported by the local samurai family in Izumo Country with the support of the Shiba family.
In particular, the city where Nizi's Ten Banners are located is originally the ten branch cities that surround and protect the Tsukiyama Futian Castle. With their support, Nizi Katsuhisa's return to the Tsukiyama Futian Castle will be as stable as Mount Tai.
With the logistic support of Mitsuhide Akechi of Tango Kingdom at sea, and the military support of Hideyoshi of Mimasaku Kingdom as an ally of the Oda family on land, Nizi Katsuhisa can advance and retreat freely.
As the saying goes, how can you lose when flying dragon rides on the face!
Nizi's old party headed by Tatehara Hisatsuna couldn't understand why Nizi Katsuhisa still hesitated with such a huge advantage? What on earth was the governor thinking?
Of course, Nizi Katsuhisa knew how great his family's advantage was. Nizi Juqi almost secretly wrote a letter asking for peace and supported the Nizi family's return to Izumo.
Tango Kingdom was captured by Akechi Mitsuhide, but the two mountain masters of Mayinba did not dare to act rashly. Hashiba Hideyoshi's Oda army swept through Harima, Bizen, Mizusaki Three Kingdoms, and the Maori army of Hoki Kingdom could not sustain the overall situation.
The situation is not only great, it is extremely good, super good!
In fact, Nizi Katsuhisa couldn't tell what was wrong, but when she thought of Akechi Mitsuhide's smiling face, and when she thought of Akechi Mitsuhide's sincere advice, she felt uneasy.
Who is Akechi Mitsuhide? The ruthless strategist who sent General Ashikaga Yoshiteru on his way with a smile, a real poisonous snake.
Nizi Shengjiu's fear of her was almost instinctive.
As long as it is Akechi Mitsuhide's proactive and enthusiastic hospitality, he must think over it again and be cautious.
However, Nizi Katsuhisa couldn't find any loopholes. Faced with Tatehara Hisatsuna's doubts, Nizi Katsuhisa could only remain silent.
The return of Nizi's family to the Western Kingdom was a promise made by the sage to Nizi Katsuhisa nine years ago. It was a strategic plan announced by the sage himself at the Kinki Shiba Council in the New Year this year.
Even if Mitsuhide Akechi had great courage, would she dare to disobey the saint's will?
Cooperating with Nizi Katsuhisa's strategy for the Western Kingdom is the task that the saint placed on Akechi Mitsuhide! If Nizi Katsuhisa's strategy fails, Akechi Mitsuhide will also be held accountable!
No matter how you think about it, there is nothing wrong with Akechi Mitsuhide's suggestion. It's just that Katsuhisa Nizi himself is suspicious. It's no wonder that Tachihara Hisatsuna, who has always been loyal, would become angry because of his old age.
If you don’t take what God has given you, you will be punished by God! If you are not in a good situation and you still have to hesitate, how can the Nizi family be revived!
Tachihara Hisatsuna devoted her whole life to reviving Nizi's family. She was more eager to return to her homeland than Nizi Katsuhisa.
Nizi Shengjiu breathed out a deep breath. She had no choice. Whether it was the kindness of the saint or the expectations of the old party, the situation had pushed her to move forward. She must move forward.
Nizi Shengjiu smiled and said
"Now that everything is ready, let's take action.
Let’s go back, go back to Tsukiyama Tomita Castle, put up the Nizi family’s flag again, and let everyone know that the Nizi family is back!”
Tachihara Hisatsuna's eyes filled with tears and he fell deeply to the ground.
"Hi!"
Nizi Shengjiu looked into the distance, his blood was boiling, his guard was gone, and the suppressed impulse in his heart couldn't help but emerge. The Tsukiyama Tomita Castle in his dream was finally going to return to the embrace of Nizi's family.
Maybe, I really worry too much...
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To be continued...