Chapter 200: Begging and Peace (12)

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On December 3, 1553, the news came that the three brothers, Ukita Nao, Tada, and Haru, had been sent to Myosenji Temple on the banks of the Yoshii River, and that Masaki had already set off for Sanshi Castle, and the defenders of the castle saw the letter of surrender from the lord Urakami Masamune, and immediately surrendered the castle, so that the Date family finally began to essentially unify the Bizen Province and extend their sphere of influence to Harima Province.

Hearing the news of the execution of the Ukita family, Masahiro, who was accepting the surrender of Sanshi City, didn't know why he felt like he had let go of a piece of his heart, and at the same time sighed, just like countless traverser ancestors heard that the future wicked people would be strangled in the cradle while giving birth to the changeable feelings of the world.

No one of the contemporaries would have known that the Ukita Naoke family, one of the three evildoers of the Warring States period in history, would end their lives in such a disgraceful way.

Ukita Naoya surrendered to the Nizi Army Mimaku Legion in Tenjin Mountain Castle, and when the Misaku Legion chose to surrender in the face of the aggressive Date Army, as a gift, Ukita Naoya became a captive at the beginning, and in order to flaunt the righteousness of the Date family to unify the former country, it is obvious that there needs to be a figure with a black cauldron, and such a person needs to meet two conditions at the same time.

The first is to be in a high position, the Ukita Nao family is the confidant of Urakami Sokage, and step by step, they are all rewarded by Urakami Sokage; Second, there is indeed a place of treachery, and the Ukita Naokie family is one of the few retainers of Urakami Munekei who surrendered to the Niko army.

When the news of the arrest of the Ukita Naoya family broke, his retainers led the two brothers of the Ukita Tadashi family and the Haruya family to flee back to Otoko Village. Attempted to flee to sea from Otoko Village. On the way back to Otoko Village, the remnants of the Ukita Nao family were besieged by the powerful forces in the vicinity. One by one, the retainers who would become famous in the future died on the road, and the two brothers of the Ukita Tadada family and the Haruya family finally fell into the hands of Nakayama Nobumasa.

I heard that the Ukita Naoya maintained the appearance of a samurai before he died, and wanted to show the bravery of a samurai before he died. But no matter what, for the Ukita Naojia, his death can only be used as a negative background for Urakami Sokei's suicide and martyrdom, like a dog, a fate that he can't get rid of for the rest of his life.

His two half-brothers did not have the composure of the Ukita Nao, and before they died, they cried and wept and urinated. was despised by onlookers. The suicide and martyrdom of Urakami Sokei's father and son and the beheading of the Ukita Naoke family and others, one after the other, the Urakami clan's power in Bizen Province came to an end.

The situation in the world, especially in Kibi Shikoku, has been revealed, and no one has been able to stop the unification of the Date family. It turns out that the people who grew up on this land, the people who were ambitious and courageous. In the blink of an eye, the Date family started from Tangsong Township, and in just a few years, it has formed a surging river. Unifying China, the overlords of Shanyin and Sanyang in three months, Mao Li Yuan and Nizi Harujiu, who defeated the two provinces of Shanyin and Sanyang, were unstoppable.

In this way, the Date family finally became the two most important forces in Sanyin and Sanyang. Its founder, Date Masahiro, finally walked out of Bei China and roared towards the world, which shocked all the heroes in the world and made countless people remember this name.

The name of the Date One-Eyed Dragon is also resounding all over the world.

The third day of the twelfth month of the twenty-second year of astronomy (1553) was three quarters. Three Stone City.

The Date Army 66 continued to enter this important stronghold of the Urakami clan, and after the Onin Rebellion ended. The lord of Sanshi Castle, Urakami, became the guardian of Bizen, and his power began to override the guardian Akamatsu clan, and then in the era of the grandson of Norimune, the village sect, the main family of Akamatsu Yoshimura began to oppose the main family, Akamatsu Yoshimura, and in the first year of Daiei (1521), the Katsugami succeeded, and Akamatsu Yoshimura harmed himself. When Masamune, the son of Muramune, moved to Murozu Castle in Nishiharima, Sanishi Castle was set up as a castle. This time, Urakami Masamune's crusade against Buchen Urakami Munejing came from Sanshi City.

While entering the Three Stone City, Masahiro looked at the mountains of Harima Country in the distance, and said to himself, "The road to Shangluo has taken another step forward. "I am confident that I have once again overcome the difficulties, and that the Date family will face new challenges and opportunities.

After entering the castle, Masahiro immediately summoned the Kusama Shibei to inquire about Harima's domestic reaction, and when he left Tenjinshan Castle, he sent Kusama's Shibei to Harima's domestic investigation to investigate the reaction to the Date family's entry into the Bizen Kingdom, especially the reaction of the Akamatsu clan.

The Akamatsu clan has long been coming to an end, and the dominance in Harima is the Akamatsu clan that claims to be the thirty-six families of Akamatsu, among which the powerful Bessho clan, the Sayo clan, the Uno clan and the Kodera clan are four families, and are called the four kings of Akamatsu, from the Muromachi period to the Warring States period, the clan is only a name and guardian position, and last year it was taken away by Nikko Haruhisa Bizen and Misaku Guardian Posts, leaving Harima a country, and more clans are each separating the key places of Harima country, forming a large and small circle of influence, They attacked each other, but they were only barely united when it came to foreign invasions.

Mashiro smelled of Kusama's arrival and asked, "How is the Harima domestic movement clan?" ”

Kusama Shibei looked more respectful, and immediately replied: "Your Highness, Harima didn't believe that Niko Haruhisa would fail and be captured at first, and he also didn't believe that the Urakami brothers were captured and killed, and there was a lot of discussion, only Akamatsu Shimono Masahide of Nishiharina Tatsuno Castle immediately raised troops to attack Urakami Masamune's residence in Muroyama Castle, and attacked and killed his sister-in-law Kiyozong and his third son Seimune, and yesterday he led about 500 people to Sanshi Castle, but when he saw the arrival of my army, there was no chance to take advantage of it, so he retreated in disgrace. ”

When Masahiro heard that Masahide Akamatsu had his teeth pulled out, not only was he not angry, but he felt a little appreciative, and suddenly remembered that he had done the same thing back then, smiled, and said to Shiro Katayama beside him: "Tell Masamune Uragami Masamune the news of Akamatsu Masahide's attack on Muroyama Castle, and if he submits to me from now on, I promise to help him regain the position of guardian of Nishiharima." ”

As he spoke, Zheng Heng suddenly remembered something, and said, "They have already retreated, when did it happen?" ”

Kusama Shibei nodded slightly and replied, "Yes, it has already retreated, at three o'clock in the morning?" ”

Zhengheng paused slightly, and said in a deep voice: "If you want to get it, you have to pay something, if you don't give him a hard blow when you get to the front, I'm afraid that I think the Date family is easy to bully, and I will have to make an inch in the future, Akamatsu Masahide is just the city lord of Yilongye City, five hundred people are already the largest force he has dispatched, he just raided Muroyama Castle yesterday, and today he came to Sanshi City after a long journey, and his body has already been exhausted, plus seeing that our army is strong, the morale will not be very high." Harutaka Takenoi, you lead five hundred people to pursue, so that he will not dare to have any more bad intentions. ”

Harutaka Takenoi, who had never had a chance to express himself, heard Zhengheng's order, and immediately said aloud: "Yes, Your Highness, the minister will go back when he goes down!" With that, he took the order and hurried away.

Ishikawa Hisataka paused for a moment and asked, "Your Highness, it is rumored that Akamatsu Masahide is one of the few powerful clans in Harima Province who protects the clan Akamatsu Harumasa. ”

Zhengheng smiled slightly, and said: "I am testing the determination of Harima to resist the war, according to common sense, we defeated Urakami Masamune, and Urakami Masamune's one should be at our disposal, and now Akamatsu Masahide is pulling out his teeth, and injustice comes first." If Akamatsu Masahide swallows this bitter fruit, we will let the matter pass. If he dares to put things in the spot, it is he who is to blame, and we will have an excuse to send troops to Harima Country. ”

Zhengheng saw that the generals under his command laughed, and then said: "Even if Akamatsu Masahide can swallow the bitter fruit, isn't it still Urakami Masamune?" He will swallow the evil consequences of the murder of his family and not take revenge. ”

Obviously, Masahiro has already made up his mind to enter Harima Country, and now there are only two roads in front of the Date family, eastward and westward, westward will collide with Ouchi, Niko, Maori and other forces, and eastward is to enter Harima Country, and then border with Miyoshi Chokei, who is attacking East Harima, are not good characters, rather than waiting for Miyoshi Chokei to passively border him, it is better to take the initiative to enter Harima Country.

Ishikawa Hisataka looked at the high-spirited Zhengheng, and there was a bitterness in his heart for no reason, he really lived to a dog, and he didn't understand Zhengheng's determination, and he would definitely correct his mentality in the future, and suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, that Yushan Jiukan proposed to your subordinates again, I want to see you, do you want to summon me." ”

Zheng Heng's brows furrowed slightly, and he said suspiciously: "He also followed?" ”

Hisataka Ishikawa nodded yes.

Zheng Heng couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "There are many famous and important ministers under Nizi Qingjiu, I heard that Nizi Qingjiu fainted at that time and could not be controlled, and he could only be commanded by his family elders to fight, so many famous ministers actually defeated the whole army, it is really sad." Now, those who know the times are Junjie, and I have released my goodwill, as long as I give up the guardian position of Kibi Shikoku, I can release them, these stupid guys not only do not persuade Nizi Qingjiu to stay in the green mountains without worrying about the lack of firewood, but they are silent. However, my cheap father-in-law saw the situation clearly and knew that I didn't want to see the Xingong Party family dominant, but in this way, he would not end well, and those stupid people would definitely attack him once they returned to China. ”

After listening to Zhengheng's words, everyone in the audience nodded their heads, and Zhengheng's mind couldn't be clearer.

In the eyes of Zheng Heng, the next few days will be the time to really test his and the Date family's business ability, rewards, punishments, and territorial divisions, all kinds of problems will follow, and if you are not careful, it is very likely that there will be disputes again. In particular, dealing with various problems in the territory after the victory will be an even greater test.