But Akamatsu Yoshiyu, who has been carried away by a defeat, obviously doesn't realize his current situation, 20,000 stones, and now even the troops of 400 people are very reluctant, even if he can eat a piece of meat from the Kuroda family, but what about his own safety? Not to mention the Kuroda family, now even the Dohi clan can easily defeat the Shioko clan, and the Bessho clan in the west can also easily eliminate Akamatsu Yoshiyu, not to mention Urakami Sokei, who has tens of thousands of troops in Bizen Province. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Yoshisuke Akamatsu personally sent the envoy out of the city, and repeatedly stated that he would cooperate with Urakami's actions, and as long as he could give him some land, he did not notice the ridicule and disdain in the envoy's eyes at all.

An envoy entered Inga Castle in the southern part of Iho-gun, asking to see Miki Mitsuaki, the head of the Eiga Miki family.

Mitsuaki Miki sat at the top, and his sons Miki Tsuaki, Kurose Hideaki, Kawamata Akinaga, Sakabuchi Nagatsu, Funatsui Tsuji, and the retainer Miki Kiyoshi and others sat on both sides.

"I don't know what the envoy is doing when he comes to my Heroic Miki family?" Miki said with a smile.

"Below is the retainer of the Bizen Kunigami family, and here to come to Yingzhi City, it is the head of the family, Urakami Sect Jinggong, who hopes to form an alliance with your family." The messenger sat on his knees and said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Oh! My Eiji Miki family is doing well, why should I form an alliance with your Urakami family? Miki asked suspiciously.

"Your Excellency must know that this time the Kuroda family has acquired all the territories of the Takino Akamatsu family and the Higashi-Ako County of Lord Urakami Masamune."

"So what?"

"Do adults want to nest in this corner of Yibao County for the rest of their lives, and be a little wealthy family who looks up to the Kuroda family? My lord, this doesn't seem to be in the interests of the Miki family, right? The messenger said in a loud voice.

"Then what do you say the family can do?" Miki asked, squinting his eyes.

"In alliance with my Urakami family, Urakami Sokei Gong will immediately gather the army of Bizen Province, and enter Harima Province with the Kamitsuki Keizada-sama of Uezuki Castle as the frontrunner, and when the time comes, the main family will attack the western part of the Kuroda family, and the Shio Akamatsu family will attack the northern part of Iho-gun, and your Eiga Miki family will attack the southern part of Kuroda family, and the Bessho family will attack the eastern part of the Kuroda family, so that the Kuroda family will inevitably perish, and when the time comes, my Urakami family will capture Harima Province, and the Miki family will be the same as the previous month's family, and will be rewarded with a large piece of land. It's better than keeping the current 5,000 or so stones! As long as the Miki family surrenders to the main family and attacks the Kuroda family together, the main family will definitely not treat the Miki family badly, I don't know what the adults think? The messenger said with a smile.

"I need to think about this, after all, for so many years, the relationship between the Kuroda family and the Miki family has been very harmonious, if you turn your back on the Kuroda family now, it really can't be justified!" Miki said hesitantly.

"In this troubled world, fathers and sons and brothers are still killing each other, not to mention temporary allies like the Miki family and the Kuroda family, you must know that the Kuroda family and your side were at peace before, just to resist Takinoden together. But now the situation is completely different, the Takino Temple is over, and the Kuroda family has completely occupied his land. Facing the sea on one side, you are surrounded by the Kuroda family on three sides, and if the Kuroda family wants to be unfavorable to the Miki family one day, the Miki family will die without a place to bury. If that's the case, what else is there to consider? Come to our house! Urakami Sect Jinggong will not only give the status of an important minister, but also give a reward for the land. ”

"Father, no, the Kuroda family has a lot of affection for the family, when the family was almost killed by the Takino Palace, wasn't it the Kuroda family who repelled the Takino Hall for the family? Now it is obvious that the Kuroda family has suffered a great test, how can the family disregard friendship and fight back, such an ungrateful thing is definitely not what our samurai say, and I can't agree with it. Miki Tochiaki saw that his father was already a little moved, and immediately stood up excitedly and said.

"Yes! My brother is right, back then, the Kuroda family could have defeated Takinoden by themselves, but it was still possible for the family to participate in the battle of Koguchi Castle, so that the family could recover their skills through this joint battle, didn't my father remember? Hideaki Kurose also stood up.

Kawamata Akicho also stood up, "Father, I don't agree with this either, the main family must not attack the Kuroda family. ”

Sakabuchi Nagatsu and Funatsui Tongji also stood up: "The two of us think the same, I hope that my father will think twice, and we must not abandon morality for a little profit!" ”

"The head of the Miki family seems to be Mitsuaki-sama!" The messenger said lightly, "What power do you juniors have to speak?" ”

"You" Funatsui Tsuji was immediately about to draw his sword and stepped forward, but was stopped by Miki Tsuchi, and shook his head at Funatsui Tsuji, pointed at himself again, and signaled that he would come.

Miki Tongqiu knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "Father, Urakami Zongjing Gong is a tiger and wolf, and for the sake of power, he contacted the important ministers of the family to exile his brother. Therefore, the promise of Urakami Zongjinggong cannot be believed. And if the Kuroda family can't resist the attack of the Urakami family, let alone the main family, I'm afraid that when the time comes, the Harima country will fall into the hands of the Urakami family, and the family will completely decide the life and death of the Urakami family, and whether it can continue is still a question. So I dare to ask my father, whether the Kuroda family's credit is more reliable, or the Urakami family's promise is more reliable, father, please don't hesitate any longer. ”

"Yes, father", "Father", "Decide!" Father: "You can't turn your back on the Kuroda family!" ”

"In that case, please come back, Messenger! This family is an ally of the Kuroda family, no, I have decided that the Eiji Miki family will go to the Kuroda family to offer a surrender table, and from then on become a vassal of the Kuroda family, we will support the Kuroda family, Envoy, please tell Urakami Sect Jinggong, you and me, see each other on the battlefield! ”

Seeing that several of his sons fell to the Kuroda family, Miki no longer hesitated, and not only did he not hesitate, but he also wanted to be a bachelor and directly surrender to the Kuroda family, at least he was an old man! I made a bet with the Miki family, betting that the Kuroda family could survive this attack by the Urakami family. Miki Tongming, who is over fifty years old, suddenly feels as if he has returned to his youth, and he has just become a family governor, full of pride!

There were also three envoys, one of whom went to the Kamitsuki family in Sayo-gun, asking the Kamitsuki family to cooperate with Urakami Munekei's invasion of Harima Province. Last month, Jingzhen, as the external minister of Urakami Zongjing, was the nail of Harima Country, so he naturally agreed, and as soon as he received the news, he began to assemble the army, prepare military rations, and wait for the arrival of the Urakami family.

One went to the Uno family in Sanrong County and threatened the Uno family to cooperate with his actions, but Uno Masato said that he had no plans to go out in the short term on the grounds that his family had just suffered a major defeat and that his troops were dead and wounded, and that it was not enough to go out to the Kuroda family, so he let the messenger return. Just kidding, the Urakami family doesn't know the combat effectiveness of the Kuroda family's army, but the Uno family, who has just lost once, has a deep impression of the Kuroda family, and really doesn't dare to touch the Kuroda family's tiger whiskers for the time being.

As for the last messenger to Bessho's house, he was more unlucky, and he had just entered the territory of the Kuroda family, and was discovered by Fujibayashi Baofeng's men, and the two ninjas killed him directly and handed the letter to Fujibayashi Baofeng, who quickly reported the contents of the letter to Kuroda Zhitaka.