On April 13 of the first year of Koji (1555), Tsurushou Castle in Bichu, Masahiro had just entertained Kikutei Kimihiko and Haruki father and son from Kyoto, and was rewarded by the emperor.

Due to the chaos of the three families of Miyoshi, Rokkaku, and Hatakeda, His Majesty the Emperor who was nested in the Kyoto Imperial Palace looked at the three families who were fighting with fire from afar and did not dare to come forward to mediate, and Yamashiro Province had just experienced a fire and another military disaster.

At the beginning of April, he ordered Kikutei Kikutei to take the Emperor's Heavenly Cup, the Imperial Sword, and the edict to "crusade against those with ambitions against their neighbors" to Beichu by boat, accompanied by his wife, daughter, and son, Kikutei Haruki, apparently to avoid the limelight.

Both the Heavenly Cup and the Imperial Sword are things used by the Emperor, of which the Heavenly Cup is nothing more than a porcelain cup, and the Imperial Sword is an inferior sword with a yellow belt wrapped in the handle, and these imperial gifts are all thrown into the corner by Zhengheng and slowly eaten in the dust. What he valued most was the Emperor's edict, which meant to give full authority to the political balance, and to regard ambitious people as traitors. Because it has gained a foothold in the name, Sanhao Changqing is mired in the quagmire and cannot look west for a short time, and the strength of the political balance that the spring ploughing is basically completed, and it is an unprecedented big force in Shanyin and Shanyang.

Zhengheng shook the edict in his hand smoothly, and said indifferently to the retainers: "Nizi Qingjiu, Yoshihisa and father and son must be out!" The huge gap between his understated tone and what he said made all the retainers a little dumbfounded.

The retainers present obviously hadn't gotten the latest information from Boqi and Izumo yet, and Masahiro smiled and took out two pieces of information from the desk and handed them to Noyama Yoshito. Let everyone see it. Bian said: "I ordered Qinghe Hengxiu and others to attack the Boqi Kingdom. Originally, he planned to take advantage of the turmoil in Izumo Province to include the Boqi Province in Date Territory, and originally gave three months to attack the strategy. I never thought that the good news would come so quickly, and the entire territory of the Boqi Kingdom was taken within five days, and on the 7th of April, it broke into the Boqi Kingdom, and on the 7th of April, it conquered the Odaka Castle, on the 8th of Yonako Castle fell, and on the 9th of the 8th of the Eight Bridges Castle was broken. On the 10th, Nanjo Munekatsu, Kogamo Motoban and others surrendered, and on the 11th, Kawaguchi Castle Yamanashi Kushi fled to Kano Castle in Inaba Kunita Prefecture, and the Takenoi clan led the army to pursue, and the Yamana Hisashi abandoned the castle again, and on the night of the 11th, the Takeno Clan led the army to occupy Kano Castle. ”

One city a day, if it weren't for Qinghe Hengxiu's sworn report, coupled with Tozawa Baiyunzhai's secret determination, Zhengheng couldn't believe that all this was really happening, and Boqi Country is also a country with the same area as Bei China, and Shigao is also up and down 100,000 stones. Plus the proximity to Izumo Province. Under the influence of the political balance, until the demise of the Nizi clan, it was a place where the revival army and the Maori army fought. It's the basic plate of the Nizi clan, but I never thought it would be so vulnerable.

Nizi Jingjiu died in battle, Nizi Chengjiu abandoned the city and fled, the Shingu Party no longer exists, for the name Nizi Jingjiu, Zhengheng only has a little influence in his mind, not to say that he has any good feelings, just a symbol.

The Shingu Party died at the hands of Nizi Haruma in history, but now it is defeated in the Date Army, or it will be destroyed in an instant within two days, which is really beyond everyone's expectations, and it is reasonable, the Shingu Party is no longer the unruly Shingu Party in the past, without the support of Tsukiyama Tomita Castle, the Shingu Party has already become a lost dog, and it is only a matter of time before it is destroyed.

Noyama Masasao had already passed the hungry information in his hand to Ishikawa Hissataka, and he didn't come out of the content of the information for a long time, and he said for a while: "Is this true?" Misawa erected a banner for the Qing Dynasty and rebelled, leading a large army to besiege Gassan Tomita Castle. ”

The affairs of the Boqi Kingdom can still be expected by Noyama Masatomo, after all, how the information explained in detail how to capture Odaka Castle, Yonago Castle, Yatsubashi Castle, Kawaguchi Castle, Shikano Castle and other castles, he believes that with the elite of the Date Army, it can still be done. Another piece of information from Izumo Province shows that Misawa is Kiyoshi, Mitoya Kufu, and Akaya Shengqing, the three only remaining Izumo Kuni, have joined forces to besiege Mt. Tsukiyama Tomita Castle, giving him hope of capturing Izumo Province.

Zhengheng nodded and said: "If it's someone else, then it's okay, Atsutaro can still be trusted, and it has also been confirmed, Misawa Weiqing's envoy is afraid that he is already on the way, and Tsukiyama Tomita Castle has fallen into the encirclement." ”

Qinghe Hengxiu is the descendant of the lineage that Zhengheng brought out from a long time ago, and like Noyama Yoshito, he is a retainer who has served in the Date family for generations, so naturally there is no need to lie about his military exploits, Noyama Yoshichao heard the information from Qinghe Hengxiu, nodded and said: "If this is really the case, the Boqi Kingdom was captured in a war, and it is time for Nizi Harumu and Yoshihisa father and son to be out of the game, Your Highness, whether to send troops to Izumo Country to help Misawa attack Gassan Tomita Castle for Qing, and send them on their way." ”

Hisataka Ishikawa raised his head and said: "Your Highness, Daisuke Miyauchi, I think it's better not to send troops to Izumo Province at this moment, now it is Misawa who is strong and thinks that he can take Tsukiyama Tomita Castle alone, and if we send troops, I am afraid that it will make them dissatisfied." ”

Miyahara Masashi smiled heavily and said: "What Ishikawa said is reasonable, don't look at Misawa Weiqing's aggressiveness now, I'm afraid it will not be easy to take down Yueshan Tomita Castle, and Nizi Haruhisa of White Deer City will not want to see Yueshan Tomita Castle fall into the hands of Misawa Weiqing, and it will be a good show of reconciliation between father and son." ”

Masahiro did not plan to send troops to help Misawa for Kiyoshi, nor was he optimistic about Misawa for Kiyoshi's actions, if Tsukiyama Tomita Castle was so easy to fight, Ouchi Yoshitaka would not have returned home with a feather, and he also lost his most favored adopted son Ouchi Harochi, and at the same time lost his political ambitions and indulged in fun and cultural undertakings.

If it weren't for Tao Longfang's rebellion, which aroused his blood, I am afraid it would have been extinguished long ago.

Speaking of the two major inner clans, it is obvious that the war between Zhou Fang and Nagato is very dull, so dull that Zhengheng is not interested in talking about it. The two families were still facing each other between the mountains of Zhoufang and Changmen, 135 small fights, 246 conspiracy calculations, and on the seventh day the two sides truce, and they fought continuously for almost two or three months.

Zheng Heng waved his hand and said, "I have no plans to attack Izumo Province in the short term, and the cage battle of Tsukiyama Tomita Castle will not end in the short term, regardless of whether Misawa wins or loses." It's all good for us. Just wait and see what happens. ”

Misawa is Kiyoshi, whether it is victory or defeat, the only thing he can rely on is the Date family. It's a pleasure to win, but Izumo is not the only one in the country, there are also large and small forces, as long as there is a little provocation, someone will definitely jump out to fight him, even if it is the same with the three sword house Kufu and Akaxue Morikiyo who are now following him. Only by hugging the thighs of the Date family tightly, Misawa Weiqing can have the time and strength to sweep away the opponents, but the Date family will give him time, which is obviously impossible. The things that are secretly supported and suppressed will definitely not be less.

Misawa failed to attack Getsan Tomita Castle for the sake of Kiyo, and had to face the crazy retaliation of the Niko clan, so he had to give in to the Date family, promising all kinds of benefits, only hoping that the Date family could stand on their side, supporting weapons and various supplies, and the body hoped that the Date family could directly send troops to help him win this civil war.

Regardless of the situation, after the Izumo Province is defeated by Misawa for the Qing Dynasty, the already exhausted people's power will tend to collapse. When the time comes, the Date Army will come strongly, with a big stick in hand. With one hand of rice, you will immediately win the hearts and minds of the people of Izumo Province.

After setting the strategy of ignoring Izumo Province for the time being, Mashiro rewarded Kiyokawa Henghide and others for their success in conquering the Hakuki Kingdom, and asked them to make persistent efforts to sweep away the turmoil in the Hakugi country, and of course spoke highly of the outstanding performance of the Takenoi clan, and became the county lord of the two castles of Kano Castle in Inaba Kunido County and Kawaguchi Castle in Hakumura County, and in one fell swoop, he was the lord of the castle of 25,000 koku of Otaka Castle of Kiyokawa Henghide and the 20,000 koku of Yatsubashi Castle of Yoshida Masanari, and Hosokawa Tsumasa became the lord of Sueyoshi Castle with 13,000 koku, and Kawasaki Yorihiro became the lord of the 10,000-stone castle. Captain Beetsuka Uemon of Eo Castle, Nanjo Munekatsu of Haromo Ishijo Castle, and Duck Motoban of Iwakura Castle became Ida Masaki's retainers.

After a pause for a moment, and after everyone calmed down, Masahiro continued: "In addition, we are also going to start another war in Iwami Province, since Yoshimi Masari dares to murder our messenger, we will have to pay a heavy price, a few days ago, the envoy of Nanao Castle reported that he was fighting with Yoshimi Masaki, and asked for assistance, and Shigeto Tadaaki of Yamabuki Castle was confirmed. "Shigedo Tadaaki, Shigedo Chiakiko, after his father died in battle, Date Masahiro remembered his loyalty and bravery, and ordered Tadaaki to become a retainer. When Masuda Fujikane returned to Iwami Province, Shigeto Tadaaki led 500 soldiers to Iwami Kuniyama Fuki Castle to guard Silver Mountain, and at the same time was responsible for monitoring Iwami Province's forces.

Hearing about the war, the reward for the battle of Boqi just now made all the retainers present scream and excited, knowing that once the war started, there would be war achievements to be gained, Date Masahiro did not hesitate to reward those who had outstanding military achievements, and they all said that they wanted to go to the war.

Since Masahiro has decided to open another battlefield in Iwami Province, for the current Date family, as long as it is not a decisive battle with a Sengoku daimyo such as Miyoshi Chokei, even if it is a two-front war. Not to mention that now that the war in the country of Boqi is basically over, it is difficult to distinguish the winner in the country in the short term, and even if Takeda Takanobu of Inhata Province is dissatisfied, there is nothing to be done. It is the right time to send a group of two or three thousand people to Iwami Province, unite the people of Iwami Province, and deal with Yoshimi Masanori, and also give Ouchi Yoshinaga a certain amount of help, so that they can fight a big battle and a decisive battle as soon as possible, and exhaust their strength.

Whenever I think of Date Mashiro, Ouchi Yoshicho always has a sigh of both Yu and He Shengliang, according to age, the thirty-four-year-old Ouchi Yoshicho is in the prime of life, but looking back at Date Mashiro, who is a whole circle younger, there is always a sense of disharmony.

Date Masaki is only twenty-one years old now, and he has already taken Bizen, Bichu, Bigo, Misaku, Aki, Iwami, Harima, and if you count the information you just got, the Boqi Province and the Inaba Kingdom are already the lords of the Nine Kingdoms.

Looking back at himself, Ouchi Yoshicho always has a feeling of wanting to cry without tears, and the good Ouchi clan has squandered only Zhou Fang and half of Nagato Country. Now he is caught in an endless war with his old master.

Suddenly, Ouchi Yoshinaga seemed to sing his favorite Noh song, fifty years in the world, compared with the eternity of heaven and earth, like a dream, once the living, how can there be no perish? Obviously, he didn't sing out loud, and in the middle of his military formation, sitting opposite was Edenda Masahiro's messenger Ankokuji Huiqiong. Now sixteen years old, Huiqiong of Anguosi obviously knows his mission, but he has not the slightest fear. The work was done on his own, and the original task of the envoy was given to his teacher Zhu Yun Huixin, who recommended Ankokuji Huiqiong to Date Masato, and Date Masaki readily agreed.

Of course, Anguosi Huiqiong showed his identity as soon as he arrived in Zhou Fangguo, otherwise he would not have been able to come to Ouchi Yoshicho's military formation quickly without any connections, and it would be impossible to see Ouchi Yoshicho as soon as possible. He sat in front of Ouchi Yoshicho without humility or arrogance.

In Ouchi Yoshicho's view, the young Date Masaki's subordinates are all a bunch of young people who have not dried up, and their ability is better than that of the Ouchi family's retainers, otherwise it would be impossible to defeat all kinds of heroes in a row and sit firmly in the territory of the Nine Kingdoms.

The young man in front of Yoshicho Ouchi was less than twenty years old in terms of age, and such a young boy sat firmly on the maza, but he didn't feel anything contrived at all. He has a calm and focused attitude, and his concentration is high.

Since Ankokuji Huiqiong fled to prepare for China, he didn't correct his attitude at first, but under the teachings of Zhu Yun Huixin, coupled with the rapid rise of the Date family, he quickly corrected his attitude, knowing that only hard work can make the Takeda family prosperous.

Ankokuji Huiqiong first talked about some of the situation of the Date family, such as the Heavenly Cup, the Imperial Sword and the edict of the Celestial Cup, which was rewarded by the Emperor, and then talked about the chaos of the Miyoshi, Hatakeda, and Rokkaku families, as well as the strategy of the Boqi Kingdom, and this kind of narrative bland language made Ouchi Yoshinaga inexplicably feel Date Huge Confidence.

Then, Ankokuji Huiqiong saw that Ouchi Yoshicho was listening quietly, so he said his intention, and said lightly: "Lord Owari Mamoru, the little monk was ordered to come and ask, is the border demarcated in the agreement signed between Hongzhong Mikawamori and my family a few years ago still valid?" ”

Anguoji Huiqiong's words made Ouchi Yoshicho very stunned for a moment, and keenly judged the key words, the border, turned his head to look at Hongzhong Takabao, and asked after a while: "Border, can you tell me which border line?" (To be continued......)