Aggrieved! Shimoma Yori's current feeling can only be explained by the above two words, even when Shimoma Yoriren was alive, he was also one of the most powerful people in the Honganji power, and in the short time after Shimoma Yori's death, he was once the ruler above ten thousand people under one person, and now after losing power, his heart was originally full of anger, and now Date Masaki asked him what he was doing with a leisurely knowing advisor, what a humiliation it was, but he had to continue to endure it.

Now the situation in Settsu is complex and changeable, both Honganji Temple and the shogunate are watching Date Masaki's statement, Date Masaki is also waiting for the bid of the two forces, this is an undoubted thing, and now Date Masaki has an ignorant expression.

If Date Masahiro is ignorant, then Shimoma Yorisho in front of him is an idiot, yes, in Shimoma Yorisho's eyes, Date Masahiro sees him as an idiot, which makes him unbearable, but when he thinks of his duty and the consequences of anger, he has to endure it.

The corners of Shimoma Laizhao's eyes couldn't help twitching, and they all said that Date Masahiro was young and vicious, but it was not bad at all. He regrets it now, not because he regretted that he had credulously believed in Honda Masanobu to kill Yoriyo Shimoma, but because he regretted that he had no reason to argue and agreed to Honganji's decree to come to Harima Province to be humiliated.

He now thinks about it, Honganji Xianru has long lost the affection for him back then, and he is afraid that he has a deep resentment, and he can't see it, so he suddenly summoned him to send an envoy, and this incident itself is strange.

At that time, Shimoma Yorisho originally thought that Honganji Shōru had re-employed him, but now that he thinks about it, it must be the work of the hateful Honda Masanobu. Honda Masanobu is well aware of his character, and once he is humiliated, he will inevitably erupt. When the time comes, it will be killed by Date Zhengheng. Or rush out. They will all be angered by Honganji's manifest anger, and they will never be able to rise again.

What a vicious calculation!

Shimoma Yorisho finally figured out Honda Masanobu's conspiracy, and now he can only endure and work hard to complete the task assigned to him by Honganji Xianru, and secretly swear in his heart that one day he will make Honda Masanobu pay the price of his life.

Shimoma Yorisho's heart was full of hatred, not only Honda Masanobu, but also Honganji Temple. Of course, there is also Date Mashiro, and there will always be a day when they will have to pay the price. The hatred on Shimoma's face fell into Date Masaki's eyes, and he knew that there must be an element against himself, and of course, more resentment must be directed at Honganji Shinru and Honda Masanobu.

Shimoma Yorisho can't be compared with Honda Masanobu in terms of wisdom, but he has specialized in studying the past history of Date Masaki, and now all the forces with a little strength are studying Date Masaki this person, you must know that the most likely to dominate the world now is Date Masato, and it is not good to study Date Masato's likes and dislikes. In the future, I accidentally offended this person in the world, and I don't know how I perished. Of course, the people of Honganji have not had such a mind in mind to study Date Masaki. It's just a truth that you know yourself and your opponent will not be defeated in a hundred battles.

After sorting out his mood for a while, Shimoma Yoriteru said, "Dazai Daiji, I thank you very much for your hospitality, and I have come here today at the request of our Holiness Hyunnyo of Honganji Temple to talk to you about the relationship between Honganji and the Date family. The Venerable Master said that with the prestige of the Date family and the religion of Honganji, once combined, they would immediately become the most powerful force in the world, and in order to show his sincerity, the Venerable Master was willing to share the world equally with Dazai Daiji. ”

Shimoma Yorisho observed Date Masaki's expression as he spoke, but to his disappointment, Date Masaki did not show any expression on his face, not even the blazing one-eyed eye did not change. For a moment, he couldn't speak. He paused, and then continued, "I don't know what Dazai Daiji thinks?" ”

Divide the world equally, Honganji is obvious, oh, it should be Honda Masanobu can afford the price, but this condition is really bad enough, you must know that Date Masahiro whether he chooses Honganji Temple or the shogunate, relying on the prestige of the Date family, he will definitely be able to share the world equally with one of them.

However, whether it is Honganji Temple or the shogunate, when they hear Date Masahiro jump out and choose one of them, they will wake up laughing when they sleep, ridiculing Date Masahiro as the biggest fool in the world, treating them as thugs, and then being eaten away by them step by step.

Honganji relies on religion, and once it unites with Honganji, Date Masaki has no reason to restrict Honganji from promoting religion in its territory and attracting people to join the religion. The shogunate relied on the strength of the people, you must know that almost all the forces east of the mountain castle are joining the so-called eastern army, once Date Masaki and the shogunate unite, they can all become colleagues with Date Masaki above the name, then the shogunate's Ashikaga Yoshiteru will nominally become a member of the world. Date Masaki's opposition to Ashikaga Yoshiki is to be the enemy of all the forces in the world.

Date Masahiro folded the folding fan, looked at Yoriteru Shimoma, and said frankly, "Chikuzen Hohashi-sama, I am very grateful for the kind invitation of the Venerable Master, but now that there are many remnants of Harima and Akamatsu, we really don't have time to deal with this matter. Why don't we discuss this matter after we have cleared the rebellion, I don't know what Lord Chikuzen Hashi thinks? ”

Shameless! Shimoma Lai Zhao has been angry in his heart for the third time to scold Date Mashiro for being shameless, you must know that Miki Castle fought a battle to break the city, the father and son of Bessho were killed on the spot, more than 20 people of the Bessho clan were beheaded in the Mirang River, and Miki Castle men, women and children were slaves and maids, and this matter had already spread. Now where are there any other places in Harima that are in trouble with the remnants of the Akamatsu family, and even if there were, they were afraid for a long time to either hide or flee far away.

Honganji Xianru's meaning is very clear, no matter what, let Honganji pull up to Date's house.

This is a major event related to the future development of Honganji, and now that the war in Kinai is imminent, in Settsu, if Date Masaki suddenly intervenes in the fierce battle between the two sides, I am afraid that Honganji will fall apart, which is something that Honganji cannot tolerate.

In addition to the war, Honganji Xianru still has one more troublesome thing now, that is, the food is no longer enough to support Honganji to continue fighting. On the eastern side of the army, although most of the forces could not directly participate in the war, they still ensured the food problem of more than 100,000 troops in the mountain city country. This is also the main reason why Ashikaga Yoshiteru and Akechi Mitsuhide are not bothered by food shortages for the time being. However, there was no safe food passage for the Western army. You know, although the name is Western Army. However, the composition of the Western Army, the Miyoshi Remnant Party, Hatakeyama Takamasa, and Saga all counted on Honganji for food. Even though Honganji has a large amount of food in stock, it is really impossible to make ends meet to support the rations of hundreds of thousands of people, and the food is gradually bottoming out.

Grain, Kinai has been fighting a war for more than a year, and there is already a shortage of food, and all the peasants who cultivate the land have taken up their weapons and gone to join the army. Without people farming, where is there new grain production, the time has reached the seventh month of the second year of Yonglu, which was already the season of rice tassels, but now the grass is overgrown, and there are signs of half a grain there. If you can't get food from the land, you have to get it from outside, and you have to get food from the outside, and you have to get the consent of the Date family.

Now that Awaji Island has fallen into the hands of the Date family's navy, Miyoshi Minoru and Tokawa Ichikushi returned to Shikoku Island to recuperate for a while. Now he is stepping up his attack on Tosa Province, and he is fighting happily with the Tosa Seven Heroes.

It was too late for all forces on the island to hoard grain. Besides, Shikoku Island itself is an island with insufficient food, and where there is still surplus grain to sell, then the only force left that can provide a large amount of food is the Date family.

This is the reason why Honganji Xianru spares no effort to win over Date Masaki, as long as Date Mashiro agrees to come down and unite with Honganji, then it is not only possible to divide the world equally, but even to establish an earthly Buddha kingdom in the Wa Kingdom.

Now the most lacking thing in Honganji is time, Date Masahi keeps saying that he wants to sweep away the remnants of Harima country, everyone knows that the so-called remnants are all made by Date Masaki himself, saying that he will have it, and saying that he will not have it.

If you really believe in Date Masaki, then you are a real fool, once Date Masatoshi sweeps up the remnants of the Harima country for a year and a half, I am afraid that the starvation will be able to starve to death hundreds of thousands of people in the Kinai. After being rejected by Date Mashiro like a scoundrel, Shimoma Yorisho didn't know how to continue the topic.

Can Date Mashiro be questioned and ask for evidence to prove the existence of the remnants of Harima's country? No, even if it is questioned, even if it is questioned and evidence is provided, is it a big deal to forge it? Even the remnants can be forged, and only a few pieces of human and physical evidence have not been captured.

Shimoma Lai Zhao took a deep breath, and he hurriedly replied: "Lord Dazai, it is clear that the Venerable Master has already said that as long as you agree to form an alliance with Honganji, then you will be the leader of this alliance. You are busy with military affairs now, and you don't need to go to Ishiyama Honganji Temple in person. Just say a word from you, and the Alliance Leader is yours. ”

Zhengheng's heart is the same as Spiegel's plan for Honganji Xianru, and now he knows that he has always been short of food, and the so-called alliance is just a piece of paper, and it doesn't matter who is the leader of the alliance in Honganji, as long as he agrees, whether it is the leader of the alliance or the deputy leader of the alliance, it doesn't matter to Honganji Xianru. As the head of Honganji, Honganji is required to do his utmost for the political interests of Honganji. Masahiro understands Honganji very well, but Masahiro will not agree to be the biggest fool in the world just because of the title of a mere alliance leader. As the head of the Date family, Date Mashiro is no longer a one-person problem, but thousands of people are counting on him, and it also has the obligation to maximize the interests of the Date family.

Looking at the expectant gaze of Yorizhao Shimoma, Zhengheng didn't feel impressed at all. He said calmly: "Our Date family relied on the hard work of the Retainers of the Date family, and relied on the lives of those samurai to exchange their lives with swords and guns. Any major decision I make must be overwhelmingly approved by them before I can make a final decision. I am grateful for the kindness of the Venerable Master, but such a big decision is not something I can make alone. I can't allow anything to happen between the Date family and Honganji until I have the approval of the majority of my retainers. ”

This diplomatic rhetoric made Shimoma Yorizhao not understand for a while, he thought about it carefully before he understood what Masahiro said, Shimoma Yorizhao's eyes widened, he couldn't hold back the anger in his heart anymore, if the leader of other forces said such a thing, it would be understandable, even if it was Honganji Xianru, he couldn't do it in a word, but everyone knew that there was Date Masahiro in the first place, not in the first place there was Date Masahiro, it can be said that Date Masahiro's decision was made in the Date family and no one in the Date family could refute it. Now Date Masaki was swearing in front of Shimoma Yorisho that he would only be able to make a decision after consulting with his retainers, and he said in a trembling voice: "Lord Dazai, do you mean that you will never cooperate with our Honganji?" ”

Zhengheng looked at Shimoma Lai Zhao, and said with a sigh of relief: "Lord Chikuzen Faqiao, everyone knows the situation in Jinnai, your side has been fighting one by one, and the number of dead and wounded has reached thirty or forty thousand, this matter has aroused the indignation of many people, and there are also many people in my family who have asked to break with you and save the safety of the people of the world." But it was I who persuaded them to value peace, so that there was no serious conflict. Besides, in the case of Miki Castle's rebellion, who is behind the father and son of Bessho, you and I both know that we have just pacified the Miki Castle rebellion, and the remnants of Miki Castle are still raging and fleeing in Harima, but at this time you want to reach an alliance with us, this matter really makes us have some doubts in our hearts and it is difficult to make up our minds. ”

Miki Castle's rebellion is the biggest knot stuck between Date's family and Honganji, no one is a fool, as the mastermind behind the scenes, Honganji will not be stupid enough to believe that this matter can be concealed from Date Masaki, and now Date Masaki has picked out the Miki Castle rebellion, which makes Shimoma Lai Zhao unable to talk about it anymore.

Shimoma Yorisho secretly hates Honda Masanshin on the one hand, but on the other hand, he is a little secretly happy, since Date Masahiro made it clear that it was because of the Miki Castle rebellion incident that he could not reach an alliance with Honganji, then as the executive planner of the Miki Castle rebellion, Honda Masanobu will be mainly responsible, and Shimoma Yorisho will bear at most one responsibility for ineffective work, this matter is already difficult, and it is understandable that Shimoma Yorisho cannot complete it.

However, in this way, there is no room for relaxation between the two sides, this is not the purpose of Date Masahiro, although he does not want to be the thug of Honganji, but it is okay to secretly finalize a verbal agreement, he pondered for a moment, and said: "Chikuzen Hohashi, we have learned that there is still an heir of Bessho Yasuji who fled to Tanba Province to seek refuge under the protection of his retainers, and if Honganji agrees to withdraw from the Ichimune forces of Tanba Province, then we will sell some of Honganji's grain at the market price due to the possible famine in Kinai based on humanitarianism." (To be continued.) )