Tadashi Sakai is the leader of the Higashi Mikawa flag. She hopes that the Matsudaira family can seize the land of Higashi Mikawa. This is for the sake of the master and for herself.
How can foreign ministers have their own family tree to rely on to represent the public? If you want long-term peace and stability, you have to rely on your own people to go to the local grassroots level to maintain security with security warrants.
Regarding the integration of Dongsanhe, she, as the leader, has enough power to distribute knowledge and actions, and it is also a good opportunity to expand her influence.
And Ishikawa Shu is serving as the leader of the Nishi Mikawa banner. She represents the desire of the Nishi Mikawa samurai family to continue to expand. They hope to take advantage of the internal strife of the Imagawa family to acquire more land and population.
She is close to her master, and has better information and more accurate judgment than Sakai Tadashi. She knows how to express her attitude and win the favor of her master.
The two of them were essentially talking about the will of the Nishi Mikawa samurai family, which was about dominance and expansion. The main difference lay in the strategic judgment of the Imagawa family.
Is the Imagawa family really going to be doomed? Is now a good opportunity to step in and step on it?
Matsudaira Motoyasu rubbed her left index finger and thumb subconsciously. The family business was difficult, and a single judgment could lead to prosperity, or a mistake could lead to death, so she could not tolerate being careless.
After a while, she mentioned something.
"The Suganuma family of Noda Castle persuaded Tadahisa Suganuma to join me."
A glint flashed in Tadashi Sakai's eyes, and she said decisively.
"This is Lord Tiangu. The Sakai family will follow you and are willing to be the vanguard to attack Yuanjiang."
Matsudaira Motoyasu nodded happily, the teacher did not disappoint her.
When Tadashi Sakai heard his master mention Suganuma Taduhisa, he knew that she had decided to attack the Toe Kingdom. The visit of the Takeda envoy this time was exactly what made him sleepy.
Matsudaira Motoyasu looks gentle and weak, but that's just a disguise for being a hostage all year round to protect himself.
In fact, she has a stoic personality and a very stable mind. Whatever she makes up her mind, she will do her best and will not be influenced by anyone.
Sakai Chuji didn't know before that she had begun to test the Toe samurai family, so he said the wrong thing. Now that Matsudaira Motoyasu hinted at his actions, Sakai Chuji immediately expressed his stance on siding with his master.
The Matsudaira family has successfully expanded externally, and the Sakai family has also made a lot of profits. She will not disobey the master at this time and ask for trouble.
Sakai Chuji turned around and saw Ishikawa Sumasa looking very proud, and knew that she had already gotten the news. Only in this way could she please the master in the council and suppress herself.
Matsudaira Motoyasu laughed at the secret confrontation between two important ministers under her command. She set up the east and west three river flags, and she had the idea of divide and rule. This small friction is not a big deal.
Her current thoughts are on uniting with the Takeda family to attack the Imagawa family.
Takeda Harunobu wants to betray the alliance and attack the Suruga Kingdom. This is a great thing that Matsudaira Motoyasu, who is interested in the Far River Kingdom, cannot ask for.
The Suruga Kingdom is the foundation of the Imagawa family. The Imagawa clan will definitely try its best to block Takeda Harunobu's attack, and will not care about the Toe Kingdom to the west.
In fact, the country of Yuanjiang is not at peace now, and the Imagawa family is no longer able to dominate this territory.
Geographically, the country of Enjiang is divided into three parts: East, Central and West. Lake Hamana in the country is the origin of the name of the country of Enjiang.
Toto Country is separated from Suruga Country to the east by the Oigawa River, and to the west is Hamana Lake and Mikawa Country. The Tenryu River runs through the entire central part from north to south, and the plains along the river are fertile, but often flooded.
Since the death of Imagawa Yoshimoto, riots began in Yue's country.
From north to south, there are three cities in the east, Inuju, Kakegawa, and Takatenjin. They are easy to defend and difficult to attack with the help of mountain passes. They are the bridgehead for the Imagawa family to suppress the people of Yuejiang.
In the central part, Ii Valley in the north and Hima Castle in the south are the north and south fulcrums that control the Tenryu River.
Now, the Amano family in Inuya is restless and has torn apart the northern corner of the east river. The Iiya family in the central part and the Iio family in Hikima Castle are also not at peace, and there are commotions.
The Wu family's disobedience in these places caused the Imagawa family's control over the central and eastern part of Yuejiang to be shaken.
At the junction of the western part of Enji and Mikawa, along the Hamana Lake, the samurai family closely followed the Imagawa family, which was actually the biggest obstacle to the Matsudaira family's attack on Enji country.
In particular, Kondo Yasuyuki, Suganuma Tadhisa, and Suzuki Shigetoki, these three are the core figures of the samurai family along the shores of Lake Hamana.
As long as Matsudaira Motoyasu can capture the three members of the Western Ene family, the troubled Ene samurai family in the central and eastern parts will be easier to deal with.
Therefore, as soon as Sakai Chuji heard that Matsudaira Motoyasu had approached the Suganuma family in Mikawa to contact Suganuma Taduhisa, who was instigating rebellion against his own clan, he knew that his master had made up his mind, and he would not be unhappy if he said anything more.
The Suganuma family of Mikawa was killed by the Imagawa family by thirteen hostages, and they hated her deeply. Matsudaira Motoyasu asked her family to instigate rebellion, and they really found the right person.
Seeing that Sakai Tadashi was convinced, Matsudaira Motoyasu nodded with satisfaction and said.
"I already understand the teacher's intention, and I have good news to tell you.
Tadahisa Suganuma has already agreed to surrender to our family, and has persuaded Suzuki Shigeki, who is related to us, to join us. Impressed by them, Kondo Yasuyuki also wanted to surrender."
Sakai Chuji raised his head and glanced at Matsudaira Motoyasu. This former disciple and current master was really hiding his secrets.
After taking down three people from Nishione, the defense line set up by the Imagawa family along the shore of Lake Hamana has collapsed.
Matsudaira Motoyasu reluctantly told the retainers the good news until now. This was because he wanted to mobilize for the spring expedition to Yuanjiang Kingdom.
Sure enough, when the Songping retainers heard the good news, they immediately cheered up.
The next warrior Princess came out and bowed, and said excitedly.
"Your Highness, let's fight!
Taking advantage of the fact that the Imagawa family is unaware of the changes in Yuanjiang Kingdom, let the three people from Xiyuanjiang release their defenses, and we will attack Yima City directly and capture the plains in the middle of Yuanjiang."
The one who came out to speak was Honda Tadakatsu. She was not very old, but she was a well-known warrior in the Matsudaira family. The East and West Three Rivers were competing for leadership, and others did not dare to interrupt casually, but she was not afraid.
She belongs to the Hatamoto Senshi Service Order, a position held by the most powerful Mikawahime samurai.
Hatamoto Shoujo is the elite military leader of the Matsudaira family, and he directly takes orders from Matsudaira Motoyasu. The east and west flag leaders have great power, but they cannot restrict them.
Matsudaira Motoyasu said to Honda Tadakatsu with a smile.
"No rush, as long as the Western Yuanjiang defense line is opened, we can swallow most of the Yuanjiang Kingdom at any time.
If that's the case, why bother?
Let the Takeda family take action first, and when the war breaks out in Suruga, the Imagawa clan will be really devastated, and then we can send troops to conquer the Toe country."
The Matsudaira retainers all laughed and praised their lord for his wisdom. Matsudaira Motoyasu smiled and said nothing, looking at the concubines, she was very satisfied with the current situation at home.
The arrangement of the east and west flag heads caused the originally powerful family tree to divide into two factions, the east and west, giving them room to maneuver to manage family affairs.
And the arrangement of Hatamoto's military and local city officials allowed her to directly intervene in the military and local affairs, without the constraints of the retainers.
Matsudaira Motoyasu had been a hostage abroad for many years, and it was very difficult for him to control the powerful group of retainers.
Fortunately, she was patient and had superb methods. As she continued to divide the family's influence during the expansion, she gradually gained the foundation of the Naomi Regiment and gradually took the initiative.
Sneaked into the night wind, moisten things silently.
Matsudaira Motoyasu did not care about the praises of the retainers. She silently thought about how to negotiate with the Takeda envoy and strive for strategic cooperation that was beneficial to her as much as possible.