Several flowers bloomed, each with a branch, Matsukura Shigenobu and Treasure Courtyard Yinei fought their way out of the encirclement, and the killing was always stirred together, but it hit the faces of Matsunaga Shu and Hatakeyama Takamasa and others, and everyone touched their cheeks and gritted their teeth.

When Hatakeyama Takamasa had just discussed with Kochichi Iehiro whether to storm Tsutsui Castle to regain face, Matsunaga Shu of the large camp west of Tsutsui Castle sent a messenger to the camp of the Hatakeyama and Echichi coalition forces, proposing to meet with Hatakeyama Takamasa and others on the banks of the Saho River.

Hatakeyama Takamasa was in the Miyoshi Chokei era, but he and Matsunaga Shu fought to the death, and never thought that there would be a day when they would fight together today, which is also the reason why Matsukura Shigenobu and others were able to break through the gap between the two armies, and there was mutual fear and enmity between the two families.

Hatakeyama Takamasa thought about it, Tsutsui Castle is in front, and it is okay to attack at any time, but it is better to talk to the remnants of the three good people of Matsunaga Shu, especially after the war, how to distribute Yamato Province also needs to be discussed, and now they are colleagues under Honganji, so naturally they can't fight for the spoils of war.

The essence of the Yamato country is in the north of the country, that is, near the Heijo Kyo, most of the area of the south of the country is the mountains and mountains, the people of the Southern Dynasty during the Northern and Southern Dynasties relied on the mountains and the Northern Dynasty of Kyoto to hide from each other, but it was too barren, Hatakeyama Takamasa only had the fertile land near the Heijokyo and the rich Shang Town, he knew that Matsunaga Xiu would not go to drill the ravine, how the two would divide the Yamato country, of course, they had to talk about it, if they fought hard, not only would there be no benefit, but it was really worth the loss to provoke the suspicion of Honganji.

Among the temples near the Sahogawa River, Yamato Province has the most temples, and now Matsunaga Shu and Hatakeyama Takamasa are the bosses of the Yamato Province that has always been a crusade against the army. I want to requisition a small monastery. Who dares to stop it. I don't want to think about whether it's a hard neck or a sharp knife.

Hatakeyama Takamasa is no longer the down-and-out aristocrat who was driven away by Miyoshi Chokei, but has already supported tens of thousands of troops, expelled a large number of important ministers and bigwigs, and used young retainers to make independent decisions, and now he has effectively dominated the country of Hanoi, and has also entered the lord of the Yamato country.

Matsunaga's gaze is deeper than ever, if Hatakeyama Takamasa looks like a tiger trying to choose someone to devour, then Matsunaga Hide's eyes look like a poisonous snake shrinking and biting the key point when the prey appears in its mouth. Unleashes deadly venom that kills prey instantly.

Yue Zhi Jiaguang, Iwanari Yutong and others wanted to avoid this kind of occasion, and the two heroes looked at each other like clowns, and they became more and more insignificant, but everyone present had no intention of moving away, and they all understood that this meeting would determine the distribution of benefits after the war.

No matter how flattering Takamasa Hatakeyama is, Koshichi Iehiro would not believe that after the war, he would become a figure like Tsutsui Shunaki who unified the Yamato Kingdom, but he just changed the master. The Tsutsui clan and the Yue Chi clan have been entangled together since the Northern and Southern Dynasties era, with grievances and hatreds. Shunaki Tsutsui beat them severely, and all of Yue Chi Iehiro's fathers and ancestors died on the battlefield. His two brothers also died together, otherwise it would not be his turn to take the throne, and Tsutsui Shunaki has been dead for eight or nine years. He was already tired of succumbing to a child and continuing to be a cow and a horse, and Honganji was powerful, so it was understandable for him to take refuge in Honganji. However, if he wants to divide his territory after the war, he will also turn against him, and Hatakeyama Takamasa is not the only one under the command of Honganji.

The relationship between Matsunaga Shu and Iwasei Yutong and others is even more complicated, originally all of them were retainers under Miyoshi Chokei, with equal status, and even some people had a higher status in the Miyoshi family than Matsunaga Hide, in front of their eyes, Matsunaga Shu was a minister, never thought that Matsunaga Xiu changed a master, and became their leader, there was nothing under the nose of Ishiyama Honganji, once in front of major interests, the greedy nature of these people was all revealed.

There was no greeting, no greetings, both of them knew the roots, Hatakeyama Takamasa looked at Matsunaga Hide, and then glanced around at the people of the old Miyoshi family sitting on the left, with extreme contempt in their eyes, as if they were looking at a group of villains, and said: "I underestimated you, after half a year, you have become the head of the Matsunaga family." ”

Matsunaga Hide's current banner is still the banner of the Miyoshi family, both internally and externally, and in the eyes of many people, it is also the consciousness of the remnants of the Miyoshi family, but Hatakeyama Takamasa unveiled the aperture that was wrapped around the outside and exposed the essence. The three Shin Miyoshi sitting on the left, led by Iwanari Tomoto, all looked fierce, and their faces suddenly became extremely ugly, and they looked at Matsunaga Hide, and Naito Nagayori and others, who also glanced at Matsunaga Hide, who closed their eyes and recuperated, were silent.

Matsunaga closed his eyes and was silent.

Hatakeyama Takamasa smiled, but he didn't care, he just embedded a nail in Matsunaga Xiu's side, regardless of whether it could nail the blood, so he went straight to the point and said: "Today, more than 100 horsemen from Tsutsui City caught us off guard, and these people going out of the city will inevitably cause serious harassment to our team that went to the countryside to raise food, I don't know if this Tsutsui City will be captured by you or by me." ”

Hatakeyama Takamasa's vision is not bad, and he can see at a glance the behavior of Matsukura Shigenobu and others after breaking out of the siege, but the latter sentence hides a mystery, how can Matsunaga Xiu not hear it, he opened his eyes, and said leisurely: "Kii Mamoru, you are waiting for Hanoi to travel and be busy and tired, or are we idlers who have been recuperating in Settsu for more than half a year to fight, you first cultivate, and when you capture Tsutsui Castle, you still need to resist the reinforcements from Kofukuji Temple." ”

With a fluttering sentence, Hatakeyama Takamasa said with a serious expression: "What did Lord Bi Zhengzhong say, the enmity between the Yue Zhi clan and the Tsutsui clan is as deep as the sea, and the matter of attacking Tsutsui Castle is better left to Iyo Mamoru as well, and we still discuss how to deal with the six sects of the southern capital and the reinforcements from Kyoto." ”

He moved out of the Yue Zhi family to talk about things, so that the Yue Zhi family who was sitting next to him was stunned, he never thought that he would be mentioned today, but it made him feel like a world away, but he knew that he was just a bargaining chip for Hatakeyama Takamasa. Seeing the eyes of Hatakeyama Takamasa, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "In Shimokoshi Zhijiaguang, I am willing to go to the city for the two adults." ”

Yue Zhi Jiaguang heard the meaning between the lines. A small Tsutsui city is related to the interests of the two families after the war. Tsutsui Castle was the residence of the Tsutsui clan, the former overlord of the Yamato Kingdom. Whoever captures Tsutsui Castle first, then who will have the prerequisites for Yamato.

Iwanari Yutong and the others also heard some meanings, and were about to speak, when Matsunaga Shu finally spoke: "Kii Shou is reasonable, since Iyo Shou is asking for war, then as a colleague, there is no reason to stop it, order all the soldiers and horses, and take Iyo Shou as the commander to take Tsutsui Castle." ”

Matsunaga said in a calm tone. I can't tell if I really agree.

However, as soon as he said this, Iwanari Yutong and the others were stunned, and turned their heads to look at him, but Hatakeyama Takamasa's face suddenly changed a little, and Hatakeyama Takamasa suddenly had a feeling of being peeped at by a poisonous snake, but he couldn't detect where to hide.

Hatakeyama Takamasa couldn't guess the idea of Matsu Yongxiu, but he also got the first move, and said, "Thank you for agreeing." Tsutsui City is small, which surrounds the seven major temples of Pingchengjing and large and small temple groups, I don't know what strategy Bi Zhengzhong has? ”

Takamasa Hatakeyama lowered his posture. In the words, there is a hint of asking for advice, of course, there is also the meaning of arch pine permanently showing into the fire pit. Although he converted to the Yiyi Sect, it was not out of his own heart, and he did not want to completely offend other sects.

The Wa Kingdom is a country that believes in Buddhism, and the backbone members who participate in the Ivan are all a group of devout Buddhists, and the basis of the rule of the Zong has always been the reverence of God and Buddha. There are a large number of temples in Yamato Province, and although a large number of people have been pouring in, they still do not attack those large temples for fear that the gods and Buddhas will be punished. Once the monks and soldiers of Kofukuji Temple and other monasteries, as well as their followers, come to their aid, the two sides will inevitably fight with each other near Heijokyo, and it is inevitable that the major temples will be burned down at that time. Hatakeyama Takamasa obviously didn't want to be implicated, so he arched out the position of Matsunaga Xiu and let him take the lead.

Matsunaga Shu was silent, he also knew Hatakeyama Takamasa's intentions, he was extremely contemptuous of the gods and Buddhas, he looked directly at Hatakeyama Takamasa, and after a long time, the corners of Fang Cai's mouth showed a faint sneer, and said with a smile: "Now I want to step on two boats, it's too late." ”

Matsunaga Shu finally said the answer, although Hatakeyama Takamasa also understood this truth, and it was because he understood this truth that he wanted to know if Matsunaga Shu would stand with him, at least in a short time.

Hatakeyama Takamasa did not hesitate and continued to ask: "You and I are well aware of the current situation, the chances of Honganji are really not good, although they can easily destroy the coalition forces of Yamato, Yamashiro, and Omi, but once the Date family arrives, it will immediately collapse. ”

He spoke out about his concerns, which are the concerns of many people who have joined Honganji, some who are still struggling with Honganji, and some who want to break away from Honganji and think about what to do if Date arrives, and he obviously belongs to the latter group.

Matsunaga smiled but didn't say a word. After a while, Fang spoke: "There are many smart people in Honganji, and they all know your concerns, after seizing the four countries of Settsu, Izumi, Kawachi, and Kii, why do you continue to launch the same struggle, it's just a death struggle." We know that there are a large number of Buddhism in Yamato, why do we have to follow the influx, it is also a dying struggle, in order to survive, all means are used, and everything is used. ”

After Matsunaga Shu finished speaking, the venue suddenly fell silent, and he explained the reason why Honganji wanted to launch the Ichō Rak.

Honganji always started at the beginning, but it was just because Miyoshi Nagakei's retainers broke into the manor of Ishiyama Honganji and looted a few bags of rice grain, it was as simple as that. They wanted to take revenge, so they launched a single attack, seized the four provinces of Settsu, Izumi, Kawachi, and Kii, split the Miyoshi family, and surrendered the remnants of the Miyoshi party that remained in Kinai. If you want to talk about revenge, they have paid it back tenfold and hundredfold. Why do you want to start again to stir up the Kinai that has been calm for a long time, and once again fall into dire straits, isn't this something that is contrary to the teachings of Honganji? It's as simple as that.

Hatakeyama Takamasa was also a little upset, and replied unceremoniously: "You ask for life, we also ask for life, and we are also trying our best to live, if you have any means, you can take it out, even if you do everything." ”

Matsunaga Shu finally showed his cold fangs, a strange smile appeared on his face, and then he said in a low voice: "Seize Yamato Province, and then enter Ise through Iga Province to the east, and join forces with the north and south of Nagashima Senganji Temple to attack the Ise Clan, if that time comes, I can give up Yamato Province to the Hatakeyama family, but before that, you and I have to cooperate sincerely and defeat the disobedient people of Yamato Province first." ”

Hatakeyama Takamasa frowned, thoughtful. He never thought that Matsunaga Shu would want to transfer to Iga Province, and then unite with Nagashima Senganji Temple to carve up Ise Province, and even give up the fertile and rich Yamato Kingdom. However, he also knew that before he went to Ise Province, the two sides would have to eat a bowl of rice together in Yamato for a long time. Originally, they were suspicious of each other, but now that Matsunaga Show has said it, Hatakeyama Takamasa will not be a villain in vain, and can only hope that Matsunaga Show can do what he says.

Hatakeyama Takamasa knew that he had nothing to say, so he could only agree to Matsunaga Hide's proposal, not only to agree to Matsunaga Hide's request and provide food and grass for Matsunaga Hide, but also to help him open the passage. He is not afraid that Matsunaga Xiu will break his promise, if you know this, he can also ventilate to Honganji Temple first, and send a large army to Ise to support Nagashima Senganji Temple, which was originally something that Honganji has always wanted to do but couldn't do, and now that someone is willing to go, of course he will agree. He pondered for a moment and responded, "Since this is the case, then we will now join forces to poke a hole in this world." ”

Matsunaga Shu and Hatakeyama Takamasa finally joined hands with each other, which would be bad news for the defenders in Tsutsui Castle, and it would not be good news for the temples in Yamato, and Ashikaga Yoshiteru felt a hint of malice for the temporary stay in Sakamoto Hall.

Tsutsui Castle attracted the challenge of Kochichihiro, and it was already May 17th, and the effect of Matsukura Shigenobu and others disrupting the previous one gave Tsutsui Castle two more short days. Yue Zhi Jiaguang stared at the city in front of him, his eyes were full of hatred, and he muttered in a low voice: "Do you remember the grudge from twelve years ago? But I remember it clearly, when you led a large army to capture the castle of Kaimiyama, you humiliated me so much, and carried the hatred for twelve years, I want to pay it back one by one. ”

Twelve years ago, on September 25, the 15th year of the Astronomical Calendar, Tsutsui Shunaki went out of battle, surrounded by the long-cherished wish of Yamato unification, and led an army of about 6,000 to the south.

In the face of Tsutsui Shunaki's sudden all-out offensive, Koshichi Iehiro can be said to have fallen into complete passivity, slightly lacking in troops, and finally suffered heavy casualties and had to ask for a peace truce and sign an alliance under the castle. (To be continued.) )