At the same time that the Matsudaira family sent Ishikawa Shumasa to Owari to negotiate the alliance, in the castle tower of Kiyosu Castle, Oda Nobunaga had also received the news, but when he heard that the person sent by the Matsudaira family was Ishikawa Shumasa, he couldn't help frowning, Nobunaga still heard of the name of Ishikawa Shumasa, although this person is not very old, his status is not high, but his resourcefulness is still some, since Matsudaira Motoyasu sent him, do you still want to get any benefits?

Thinking of this, Nobunaga shouted outside the door, "Someone." ”

As soon as the words fell, the door opened with a bang, and Hasegawa Shuichi hurriedly walked up to Nobunaga, knelt on the ground and saluted, "My subordinates are here." ”

"Go, let the Thousand Soldiers come to the castle tower to meet you."

Hasegawa Shuichi didn't dare to delay anything, and after a while, he appeared outside the living room with the Takayama clan.

"The subordinate Gaoshan clan sect is the lord." Before the clan came, he had already learned from the ninjas sent to Mikawa about the actions of the Matsudaira family, so he knew in his heart that Nobunaga had called him this time, probably for the sake of an alliance between the two families.

Sure enough, I only heard Nobunaga say: "The Matsudaira family has sent Ishikawa Shumasa as an envoy to discuss the alliance with the main family, and you are responsible for entertaining this person." ”

"It's the lord, I don't know if the lord has any requirements for this?"

Nobunaga's idea was to let the Matsudaira family guard the east, so they couldn't be tossed too much, otherwise the Matsudaira family would be too weak and useless. This definitely did more harm than good to the Oda family. Thinking of this, I only heard Nobunaga say, "It's okay if the family doesn't suffer, and if necessary, you can make a slight concession." But you can't weaken the momentum of your family, understand? ”

"Yes, my subordinates obey." The clan thought to himself, give in? Don't even think about it, if you don't toss the Songping family to the bottom, Lao Tzu will change his surname to Songping.

The location of this meeting with Ishikawa Shumasa, the clan sect deliberately set in the big high city, this meeting is just a tentative meeting, in order to understand the bottom line of the two sides, the clan clan set the place of negotiation here, it is also useful, he is telling Ishikawa Shumasa in this way, you used the power of the Imagawa family to capture this city, and now, Lao Tzu is going to accept your begging in this city.

Ishikawa Shumasa is an extremely smart person, when he heard that the person in charge of the reception of the Oda family is the Kohari no Fox Takayama clan, he can't help but look ugly, he has long been like thunder about the name of the Takayama clan, he is not afraid of Shibata Katsuya, Sakuma Nobumori and other important ministers of the Oda family, but he is quite jealous of the Takayama clan, this person has a deep and broad strategy, with more than 100 troops can connect the three cities and eight mountains in half a day, let him be responsible for the reception, I am afraid that this negotiation will not be easy, want to seek more benefits for the Matsudaira family, it must be more difficult.

When he set out from Okazaki Castle and heard that the meeting place was set for Odaka Castle, he felt even more difficult about his trip.

A hundred meters outside the castle, the deputy envoy Hiraiwa Qinyoshi, who accompanied Ishikawa Shumasa, was extremely angry in his heart, since entering the border of Owari Province, he had not seen anyone greet him, and even when he had arrived outside the castle, he had not seen anyone greet him, and the Oda family did not take the Mikawa samurai too seriously.

He couldn't help but say to Ishikawa Shumasa next to him: "Lord Ishikawa, the Oda family has no sincerity, so it's better for us to return to Okazaki." ”

Ishikawa Shumasa was also unhappy when he saw that the Oda clan was so arrogant, but when he thought that when he left Okazaki, the lord told him to make this happen, and if he returned without even seeing him, how should he tell the lord to take the bus?

He sighed softly, did not answer, but continued to walk towards the city gate.

In the assessment room of the castle tower of Otaka Castle, because the clan is acting with the lord, so after some pushing, he sits firmly on the main seat, and the lord of the castle, Katsusuke Naito, and the retainer Kagawa Tadaji accompany them on the left and right.

Just as the clan clan was chatting with Katsusuke Naito, there was a report from outside the door: "Report, the lord, the two adults, the envoy of the Matsudaira family, Ishikawa Shumasa, and the deputy envoy Hiraiwa Qinyoshi have arrived outside the city." ”

After listening to this, Katsusuke Naito immediately stood up and said, "Zhilu Dao, follow me out of the city to meet ......"

"Lord Naito is slow, it's just a minor minister of the lower country, I don't think there is a need to greet them, just send someone to summon them here." The clan said unhurriedly, he also wished that Ishikawa Shumasa would turn around and return to Okazaki in a fit of anger, in this way, with Nobunaga's arrogant character, in order to save face, he would inevitably go to Mikawa, so it would be difficult for the Matsudaira family not to perish, and at most he would just receive two scoldings, and a few scolding words could be exchanged for the destruction of the Matsudaira family, and the deal was still worth it. Even if Ishikawa Shuzheng can hold back this evil breath, it can be regarded as a dismount for him, and it will be beneficial to him if he really talks about it for a while. ,

But Naito Katsusuke is an orthodox samurai after all, and the clan clan doesn't go to the border to greet him, and he doesn't let himself go, so he is already apologetic, and if he doesn't go outside the city to greet him, it will be too much to say. I only heard Naito Katsusuke open his mouth and persuade: "Lord Takayama, since ancient times, envoys must welcome each other when they visit, isn't it not in line with the rules to do this?" ”

Clan Zong smiled coldly. "Rules? It also depends on who is right, this time Matsudaira sent an envoy, called an alliance, but in fact it is begging for peace, Lord Naito, I still have to put on a correct posture. ”

Katsusuke Naito hesitated for a moment and said, "However, if the lord is to blame......" Katsusuke Naito, as the deputy envoy, had to think about what the lord would think of himself if he followed the Takayama clan to mess around.

"Lord Naito, relax your mind, and if the lord is to blame, all the consequences will be borne by the clan." Clan Zong said solemnly.

Naito Katsusuke is most afraid of taking responsibility, and he is even more afraid of Nobunaga's scolding, since the Takayama clan takes the responsibility on himself, then there is nothing to scruple about, anyway, he is the right envoy, and if the lord really wants to blame, he can also push it all away.

Katsusuke Naito no longer hesitated, and hurriedly instructed the ashigaru: "Go and bring the two envoys of the Matsudaira family to see me." ”

Hirayan Qinji, who was standing stupidly at the door for a long time, couldn't help but be furious after listening to Ashigaru's words, and regardless of the occasion, he scolded directly: "Jianzi deceives people too much!" Lord Ishikawa, return to Okazaki in the next place, and send troops to attack Owari to the lord, and swear revenge. After saying that, Hiraiwa Qinji turned his horse's head and returned to Mikawa.

Ishikawa Shumasa was also indignant in his heart, but he was not a wasted person, and after carefully reviewing this incident from beginning to end, he had already made up his mind that no matter how humiliating he was this time, he would also promote an alliance between the two families.

At present, the strength of the family is not worth mentioning compared to the Oda clan, and now it has broken away from Imagawa, and the back road has been broken, if he and Hiraiwa Jinyoshi really leave, then it will be entrusted to the Oda family, whether it is to lead the army to attack, or the lord is angry and marches to Owari, so that he will fall into the trick of the Takayama clan. Thinking of this, Ishikawa Shumasa regained his composure, and he was even more jealous of the Takayama clan's conspiracy.

He saw that Pingyan Qinji had already run a few steps, so he hurriedly rode his horse to catch up, grabbed his reins and said: "Lord Pingyan, if we return here, we will fall into the Matsudaira family in a catastrophe from which it will never recover. ”

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