"Then what do you say now?" Imagawa Yoshimoto asked Taiyuan Xuezai, "Which way can we take to bypass the turbulent Kotani City?"
"Leave? What else are you leaving?" Taiyuan Xuezhai glared at Imagawa Yoshimoto in surprise, then calmly waved his sleeves and said, "Don't leave in a hurry."
"Then what are we going to do? Stay on the mountain and wait for the unrest in Kotani City to subside?" Imagawa Yoshimoto was a little confused by Taiyuan Xuezai's attitude.
"No, we will take action ourselves to quell the unrest in Kotani City." Taiyuan Xuezai answered naturally, an answer that Imagawa Yoshimoto had never thought of.
"Teacher, you want to intervene in the battle for the governor of the Asai family?" Imagawa Yoshimoto just felt a little overwhelmed, "There is really no way...it will cause trouble again, and I don't want to get involved in these troubles at all."
"It's a rare thing to live in. We have a house governor in trouble right in front of us. How can we not make good use of it? Help him when he is at his weakest. It will be much easier to improve the relationship between the Imagawa family and the Asai family in the future." Taiyuan
Xue Zhai thought about it, a smile gradually appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he was almost drooling - the look of a greedy old monk appeared on his face, "Besides, what does 'involvement' mean? How unpleasant it sounds. It's the Asai family who will take the initiative.
Please let us participate.”
"Ah?" Imagawa Yoshimoto was even more stunned.
"Look." Taiyuan Xuezai snapped his fingers behind Imagawa Yoshimoto - the latter looked back and found that Akao Kiyosuna, Amamori Kiyosada and a group of banners had already moved toward Taiyuan Xuezai and Imagawa Yoshimoto at some point.
Come wherever you are.
"Here comes the one calling for help."
"The poor monk is the Imagawa family's diplomatic monk Reizumi Weikazu. This is the family governor's flag general, Shinagawa Goro. This time I went to Luo to manage relations between North Korea and China and to seek an official position for the family governor. Does the Asai family need our help?
But you want us to help mediate the civil strife?" When Taiyuan Xuezhai introduced himself to everyone in the Asai family, he unceremoniously took out the name of his long-time friend Lengquan Weihe, while Imagawa Yoshimoto still used "Shinagawa"
Wulang" this vest.
"Why did you use Master Lengquan's name in vain?" Imagawa Yoshimoto muttered in a low voice.
"I'm cheating again. I don't want to ruin my reputation." Taiyuan Xuezhai replied seriously.
"I'm afraid it will be a bit difficult to mediate civil strife." Akao Kiyosuna smiled bitterly, knowing the situation in front of him, "Taya Akimasa came here with the intention of usurping the throne, and he has no intention of doing anything good."
"Then what does Mimasaku-sama (Akao Kiyosuna) want us to do?" Taiyuan Xuezhai replied unhurriedly.
"Although Tagaya Meimasa now controls Otani Castle, I guess that most of the retainers and the banners under the direct control of the family are still waiting and watching, and have not immediately surrendered to him, so the troops he can use are limited. However, his people monitor a few lines
The official road from Otani Castle to Kamabana Castle is more than sufficient, and manpower may be available to search for us in the back mountains at any time." Akao Kiyoshizuna looked solemnly at the foot of the mountain in the south:
"We urgently need to send a messenger to Kamazana Castle to ask for help from His Highness Zenemon (Kaihoku Tsunachika), but if we go by ourselves, we may be recognized and captured by Tagaya Akimasa's ninjas. So I would like to ask someone from your family to represent us.
Take a trip."
"It's not difficult." Taiyuan Xuezhai agreed, "We passed by dressed as business travelers, and the people in Tianwu Meizheng didn't recognize us, so it must not be a big problem."
"Furthermore, I would like to ask your family to conduct reconnaissance on the situation inside and outside Kotani Castle, and observe how Tagaya Akimasa deploys his troops, so as to facilitate our follow-up actions." Kiyosada Yumori added.
"No problem." Taiyuan Xuezhai agreed again.
"Of course, we Kitanomi men will not just sit back and enjoy the gains. After all, the Imagawa family is just a friend passing by to help. Of course we will not entrust all dangerous things to you." Akao Kiyozuna patted his chest, stood up and said solemnly:
"There are two copies of the lord's autographed letter. One is for the Imagawa family to deliver, and the other will be sent by me personally to break out of the encirclement and send it in the direction of Kamabana Castle. As long as someone from the two of us arrives at Kamagawa Castle,
Okay. If you are worried, you can wait until I attract the attention of Tianya Akimasa before you set off."
The Hatamoto warriors of the Asai family behind them all bowed in unison when they heard this: "Please!"
"Please keep it with us. Everything is for the good relationship between the Asai family and the Imagawa family." Taiyuan Xuezhai also performed a Buddhist salute in return, and then said to behind him: "Goro, Zi Jing, you and Miss Mochizuki (for Ginkgo)
vest) to deliver a message to Kamazana Castle. Uishari, Kentaro, Tokichiro, the three of you are going to survey the current situation in Otani Castle. Take action in a quarter of an hour, and wait for His Highness Mimasaku to attract attention first."
"Yes." Everyone also accepted the order.
"Thank you very much for the Imagawa family's help." Akao Kiyosuna stood up and put on his armor and bowed again to Taiyuan Xuezai, "If the rebellion can be suppressed this time, the Asai family will definitely repay the kindness of the Imagawa family. Then I will set off first.
!Wish you good luck in martial arts!"
"Wish you good luck in martial arts."
Akao Kiyosuna took five flags and a letter for help, and led the horse around the path down the mountain. They found the right way out of the mountain, got on their horses and galloped away - but were killed just before they stepped out of the forest.
Several stumbling ropes were all overturned.
"How could it be possible to ambush here?" Akao Kiyosuna could hardly believe it at the moment he fell from the horse - how did Taya Akimasa's people know that he would be here.
However, when he came back to his senses after falling so hard, he discovered that the people who ambushed them were not members of Tagaya Akimasa, but members of the Takeda family who spoke with a Kai accent. The leader was a young man with a mustache.
A one-eyed man next to him was directing his men to tie up Akao Kiyosuna and Hatamoto Hatamoto of the Asai family.
"What's going on? Aren't you from the Takeda family?" Akao Kiyosuna asked in disbelief, "Why did you attack us?"
"Of course I want to have a good relationship with the Asai family." Takeda Harunobu clasped his hands behind his back and smiled matter-of-factly, "Kitaomi is the key road from the East Kingdom to Kinki. Military strategists in the world must fight for it. Who doesn't want to fight with the Asai family if they aim to go to Luo?
Good relationship?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Then shouldn't you support my lord in suppressing the rebellion?" Several other Hatamotos of the Asai family struggled and shouted.
"No, no." Takeda Harunobu smiled and shook his finger, "Anyway, as long as you intervene in the battle for the governor of the Asai family and support one side to win, why do I have to help you? I will capture you and your master and sacrifice them to Tagaya Akimasa.
, who came to power due to the coup, has an unstable foundation and is unpopular, isn't it just a timely help? After he inherited the Asai family, wouldn't he be grateful to our Takeda family? It is so easy to catch you, why bother to risk such huge things?
Will the danger help you overthrow Tianya Akamasa?"
"Aren't the Takeda family and the Imagawa family allies?" At this point, Akao Kiyosuna, who realized that he was absolutely evil, asked through gritted teeth, "The Imagawa family has already agreed to help us, and you are going to help Taya Akimasa because you want to fight with the Imagawa family.
Are the families breaking their alliance? Is it necessary to lose the Takeda family’s only ally and close neighbor for the distant Asai family?”
"Then you think that the Jiajun Alliance is too fragile. How can you break the alliance because of such a trivial matter?" Takeda Harunobu laughed, as if he heard some funny joke, "If the interests of the two companies are completely consistent, how can we break the alliance?"
What kind of alliance? The two families would take the same action closely. It is because there are conflicts and different opinions in many fields that two families with the same core interests need to form an alliance to coordinate and restrain conflicts in these secondary fields and work together to
Maintenance of core interests.”
"Our Kashun Alliance not only supports each other, but also fights against Hojo. This is our core interest. Who does the Asai family count? How could the Imagawa family fall out with us because of this small conflict with the Asai family?" Takeda
Harunobu leaned down and snorted coldly in front of Akao Kiyosuna, "What's more, the Imagawa family may not know that it was our Takeda family who betrayed you. How long do you think you can survive?"
"Let's go." Then Takeda Harunobu waved, "Escort these people and the secret messages asking for help on them to Odani Castle, and give Tamiya a meeting gift."
Not long after, inside the Odani Castle Castle Tower.
"I wonder what you call the three of them?" Tabama Akimasa arranged for ninjas to take Akao Kiyosuna and others captured by the Takeda family for interrogation, and at the same time personally received Takeda Harunobu and others in the castle tower.
"My name is Nishina Torachiyo, this is the diplomatic monk Komai Kohakusai, and this is the ninja Yamamoto Kansuke." Takeda Harunobu also took out his vest and concealed his real name.
"I'm so grateful to the Takeda family for their generous help. If the Asai family can bring order to things this time, we will definitely be allies with the Takeda family for generations to come." Taya Akimasa personally gave a big gift and at the same time greeted his subordinates, "Hurry up and arrange for some adults to rest.
, please wait for the good news! The rest of the Takeda family have also arranged to stay at the Honmaru Inn."
"Please don't embarrass the Imagawa family. The Imagawa family and the Takeda family are originally allies." Nishina Tora Chiyo did not forget to tell her, "A couple and a ninja from the Imagawa family went to Kamabana Castle to deliver a message, and there was also a strong man.
, a one-armed samurai and a child came to Xiaodani City to conduct reconnaissance."
"That's natural. After we control the situation, we will release the Imagawa family and let them continue to go to Luo with your family." Tanaya Meimasa promised readily, "It's just that the Suruga people didn't have the vision of your family, and they actually agreed to that coward.
Asking for help."
"Haha, His Highness Iwamimomo is very quick-tongued and very helpful to me." Takeda Harunobu laughed twice, then got up and left with Taya Akimasa's people.
