When the news of Kono's death shook the entire Iyo Province, the Seto Inland Sea was turbulent, and Tsuyasu Kurishima raised the banner of avenging his father and dispatched troops, and immediately sent an envoy to Noshima Murakami to ask for reinforcements. Murakami Buyoshi has always regarded himself as the leader of Mishima Murakami, and when he got the request for troops from Toyasu on the island, he didn't know how to reply for a while, so he immediately held an evaluation meeting.

Noshima Castle, a naval city that has built the entire island into a fortress-like naval city, coupled with the reefs around the island and the current can reach speeds of up to 10 kilometers per hour, even the most skilled sailors cannot guarantee the safety of navigation, making Noshima Castle easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The Murakami clan relied on the solidity of Noshima Castle to run rampant, and in the course of hundreds of years of evolution, it split into three families, Noshima, Injima, and Kurijima, which both developed separately and aided each other. Murakami Takeyoshi's usurpation of the throne was completely due to his uncle's grandeur, in order to cut the grass and eradicate the roots of the pursuit and kill his brother Murakami Yoshiyoshi father and son, and there was some unhappiness with Kurishima Tongyasu, after Yoshishi was killed, in view of the tradition of Murakami's three-heart alliance, Murakami Takeyoshi mended the relationship with Kurishima Toyasu and decided to consolidate the two alliances with the marriage between the two parties, so he married the daughter of Kurishima Toyasu.

Murakami Takeyoshi, the head of Nojima Village, had just finished listening to the report of Kanno Zuo Ma Yun, the messenger who came to the island at this moment, smiled bitterly, stared ahead, and didn't speak for a long time, and after a long time, Fang took a long sigh of relief and sighed: "Internal and external troubles!" ”

It is true that there are internal and external troubles, and since Murakami was driven out of Kasaokama Castle in preparation China and formed a feud with the Date family, the contradictions between the two families have deepened day by day. It has reached the point of irreconcilability.

The two families can be said to be endless, Murakami Takeyoshi originally wanted to be of the same heart and mind with Kurishima Tongyasu in order to deal with the Date family, but he thought that Kurushima Tongyasu first sent a messenger to ask for troops to build the castle together. A riot on the island was recreated.

Takeyoshi Murakami glanced at Zuo Ma Yun in the face of the eye, his expression was solemn, he clenched his fists and released them, and said in a deep voice: "Zuo Ma Yun, you go down first, we will give my father-in-law an answer within today." "Obviously, I don't want Kanno Sama Yun to know about the content of the assessment meeting.

Kamino Sama agreed and retreated. There was silence in the assessment room. No one was silent. Internal and external troubles, everyone present thought so in their hearts, and even the most optimistic people could hardly imagine how difficult it would be to pull out once they stepped into the quagmire of Iyo Province. What's more, the Date family is eyeing each other, and once there is slackness, they will come up and bite hard.

Murakami solemnly turned his head and glanced at Kamino Zuo Ma Yun who had withdrawn, then looked at Murakami Takeyoshi squarely, and said in a deep voice: "Lord." Now is the most critical moment for Mishima Murakami. Ida's heart is not dead. The strongholds in Bizen, Bichu, Bigo, Anyi and other places have been conquered one after another, and the salt-saturated water army is pressing forward step by step. The only land that my family can get supplies for now is a piece of land in Iyo Province, so we must not annoy Dr. Uemon in this matter, and we will be able to overcome the crisis and usher in the dawn of victory with one heart and one mind. "Kurishima Tsuyasu, commonly known as Uemon Doctor, Kurushima Murakami is also known as Uemon Doctor Murakami.

Murakami Takeyoshi sighed, and a hint of gloom flashed across his face. Now Murakami Takeshi is riding a tiger and it is difficult to do it, and he is not in charge. Regardless of whether it is or not, if you don't care about it, you will inevitably have to join in, which will not only involve a large number of your own troops, but it is likely that there will be a gap, giving the Date family, who has been eyeing him hard, an opportunity to take advantage of. If it is left unchecked, it will inevitably re-establish relations with Kurushima Tsuyasu, and the Mishima Murakami Concentric Covenant, which was finally bridged by marriage, will be re-divided.

At that time, once there is something at home, it will be difficult to get the slightest reinforcement from the hands of the island Tongyasu, and Injima Murakami is now at the forefront, even more internal and external troubles, relying on Murakami Takeshi to stabilize the relatives and the outsiders, if it splits, the contradiction between the Injima relatives and the outsiders will break out, and it will be even worse for Murakami Takeki.

Murakami Takeyoshi glanced at Murakami's grandeur, and said in a deep voice: "Uncle, it's not that I don't know what's at stake, you are the party involved in the Kono riots more than ten years ago, once you step in, it will be difficult to get out, once a large number of troops are involved, Injima Murakami is afraid that he will not be able to withstand it." ”

Another retainer of Murakami Takeyoshi, Ogasawara Tadayoshi, raised his head to look at Murakami Takeyoshi, and said: "Lord, this matter wants to have the best of both worlds, in fact, it is very simple, the minister has a way, maybe it will work!" ”

Slightly stunned, Takeshi Murakami looked at Ogasawara Tadayoshi in surprise, nodded, and said, "If you have any good ideas, just say it!" Now I'm burnt out, a mess. ”

Ogasawara Tadayoshi looked at Takeshi Murakami and said in a deep voice, "Exchange people for boats!" ”

"Swap people for boats!" Murakami Takeyoshi looked at Ogasawara Tadayoshi with a little doubt, surprised that he didn't understand what Ogasawara Tadayoshi really meant, and said solemnly: "Tell me what you think." ”

"Yes, my lord!" Ogasawara Tadayoshi said: "Date Masaki is eyeing him, and the lord knows about this matter, and Doctor Uemon also knows it. In the turmoil more than ten years ago, the succession of the Kono clan by Dr. Uemon can be said to be a stone's throw away, how willing he has been for more than ten years, and now that he has died unexpectedly, Dr. Uemon has raised an army, one is for many years' long-cherished wishes, and the other is to solve the current predicament. ”

After a pause to allow everyone to digest what he meant, Ogasawara Tadayoshi continued: "In order to compete with Kono Tsunobu for the supremacy of Yuzuki Castle and the Kono clan, Doctor Uemon needs to go to the Iyo domestic campaign, and for Doctor Uemon, the more soldiers, the better. For Doctor Uemon, ships have become chicken ribs, and for the lord, to guard against the harassment of Date Masaki and maintain the advantage at sea, a large number of ships are needed, and it takes time and financial resources to manufacture, which is too late for Noshima Murakami, who is worried about internal and external troubles. The Seto Inland Sea is home to a large number of islanders, and with a little training, they can become sailors, not as brave as skilled sailors, but they are enough to handle the Date family in a boat. ”

Looking at Ogasawara Tadayoshi's generous statement, Murakami couldn't help but nod slowly, and said in a deep voice: "What Ogasawara Tadayoshi said makes sense, as long as you have enough ships and a little training, you can continue to maintain the advantage of the Seto Inland Sea." ”

Murakami Takeyoshi gently turned the wine glass in his hand, nodded slowly, drank the wine in one gulp, raised his head, and said: "Just do what Ogasawara Tadayoshi said, and tell my good father-in-law what we mean, since you want to be a big name, you must have the courage to break the boat." ”

On the afternoon of June 7, it was the rainy season, the outside looked very gloomy, Zheng Heng sat alone in the room, the candle had already been lit in the room, he had been recuperating in the Tomada Hot Spring for more than half a month, the spirit was restored a lot, picked up the teacup on the table, and took a sip of tea.

The courtier Shimizu Soji knelt at the entrance and announced, "Tozawa Baiyunsai is waiting outside. "Shimizu Zongzhi was recommended by Ishikawa Hisataka to become a courtier of Zhengheng.,In the years ago, Yuanfu.,Zhengheng should govern the country and give the word "governance", and the word Zongzi is the word Shimizu's Tongzi, named Shimizu Zongzhi.

Zhengheng nodded, and immediately walked to the corridor of the court. Tozawa Baiyunsai knelt on the mud floor, his whole body soaked from the rain. He frowned slightly, and said lightly: "Everything is done?" Isn't there anything wrong? ”

Tozawa Baiyunzhai looked respectful and responded: "Back to the lord, things are going very well, the former Iyo country guardian Kono Misho Shaobi Tongzhi was killed in the hermitage, and he was killed by the current head of the family, Kono Tongxuan. Toyasu raised the flag the day before yesterday to avenge his father. ”

Zhengheng nodded slightly, sighed, as if lamenting Kono's misfortune, and said indifferently, "How is the movement in Iyo's country?" ”

Tozawa Hakusai replied: "Since Kono's death, Kono has tried his best to suppress rumors in his family and find the murderer, causing civil strife among his retainers, but the people who participated in the riots on the island twelve years ago are now in their right and are in the prime of life. ”

The meaning of Tozawa Baiyunsai's words, Zhengheng knew that Kurishima Tongyasu did not have an advantage in terms of troops, he smiled slightly, and said: "Mishima Murakami's concentric alliance, Kushima Tongyasu can't gain an advantage, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to defeat Kono Tongxuan for a while, and then I have to invite Nojima Takeyoshi and Injima Yoshimitsu to send troops together, and the troops are deep in the quagmire to contain a large number of troops, and they don't send troops to leave Germany." Hehe, I don't know what strategy Takeshi Murakami will use to break through the current predicament, but I'm quite looking forward to it. ”

Seeing Zhengheng's emotion, Tozawa Baiyunzhai knelt silently on the ground and let the rain fall. Zhengheng glanced at Tozawa Baiyunzhai, nodded, and said: "Baiyunzhai, it's hard work, you go down to wash and rest first, and there will be a heavy reward later." ”

Just when Masahiro was thinking about the changes in Iyo Country after Kono's death, and how much the Date family could get in it, Shimizu Soji, who had just left, walked in again and knelt at the door, and said respectfully: "Lord, the Kusama Four Guards are here!" ”

Frowning slightly, Zhengheng looked at Shimizu Soji who was kneeling there, and said in a deep voice, "Let him in!" He muttered in a low voice, "I hope he brings good news as well?!" ”

After a while, Shimizu Soji walked in slowly with the Kusama Four Guards, at this time the Kusama Four Guards looked a little tired, obviously he was running around outside these days, but there was a trace of joy in his eyes, it seemed that the matter had been done.

The four guards of Kusama came to the front of Zhengheng, knelt on the ground, and said loudly: "The four guards of Kusama visit the lord, and the lord's martial arts will last forever." ”

With a slight wave of his hand, Zhengheng said, "How are things going?" (To be continued......)