Miyoshi Shixiu and Shihe Ichicun glanced at each other, and then quickly put it aside, Rengen's face gradually became gloomy, and his eyes were full of melancholy, not only worried about the future of his eldest brother and family, but also worried that the Ichikoku would spread to Shikoku, and their family and territory were in Shikoku.

Miyoshi Shixiu is a wise man, and Shihe Yicun is also not a reckless man, and they both feel the imminent crisis. Both of them are in Shikoku, and most of their families and relationships are in Shikoku, so if something happens in Kinai, they can return to Shikoku.

However, their eldest brother Miyoshi Changqing will not follow Miyoshi Shixiu and Shihe Yicun to return to Shikoku, this is not only willful, but also interests considerations, after arriving in Shikoku, the people of Awa will act according to the eyes of Miyoshi Shixiu, Shihe Yi's existence is also a one-handed cover of the sky, what position is Miyoshi Changqing in. Miyoshi Changqing wants to deprive Miyoshi Shixiu and Shihe Yicun of power, whether to give it or not to give it when the time comes, this is all a problem, they want to give, but what will their subordinates think.

Miyoshi Shixiu pondered for a long time and asked, "Fourth brother, you said that Date Masahiro knew that Honganji Temple was in a difficult situation, so why did he insist on helping Honganji?" ”

He raised his head and smiled bitterly, and said, "What does the second brother mean, I understand, but he is our eldest brother, and his father died early, and the eldest brother took care of us, so is this appropriate?" ”

Everyone is selfish, like fathers and sons, brothers can do unrighteous things against their will in the face of life and death and huge interests, if they find the height of the family, it is not impossible to stand on the height of righteousness and kill relatives.

Miyoshi Shixiu looked solemn, breathed heavily, and said: "The eldest brother regards Date Mashiro as his great enemy in life, and Date Mashiro is not, he would rather tolerate and nurture adultery." Rather fall into dire straits, he will use any means to do anything. ”

The reason why the damage caused by the Ichichi to this year has increased exponentially is precisely because of the evil results of the secret war between Date Masaki and Miyoshi Chokei.

Miyoshi Chokei forced Rokkaku Yoshiken to cede land and pay compensation, and based on Toshiaki as the new shogun, he issued war preparations with Date Masato. Not only did the massive conscription lead to a sharp decline in the number of strong men. The uncontrolled conscription and conscription led to the uncultivated fields and workshops to produce, and the unlimited expropriation of money, grain, and other war materials led to the depletion of warehouses in various parts of and the loss of the ability to respond in a timely manner. At this moment, a conflict broke out between Honganji and Miyoshi Chokei, and now looking back, it is clear that Date Masaki is contributing to the trouble, and even they suspect that the retainers of the so-called Miyoshi family who went to loot Honganji Shoda are all traitors who have been bribed by Date Masato. Otherwise, how could he have disappeared afterwards?

Hearing this, Shihe Yicun didn't know the idea of Sanhao Shixiu. But when he thought of those dirty things, he couldn't help but feel a little upset, and replied: "We are also trying to survive, and we are also trying our best to survive, if you have any means, even if you do everything." ”

Miyoshi Shixiu looked at Shihe Yicun, his face changed several times, and then he said something that made Shihe Yicun stunned. Said: "Big brother is sick. ”

Shihe Ichicun looked at his second brother, trying to see something else in the second brother's face. But he didn't see anything else, his mouth was bitter, his face was ugly, and he replied: "Second brother, the eldest brother is sick, I'm afraid I can't let Date Zhengheng let us cross the sea." ”

Date Masahiro did everything to deal with Miyoshi Changkei. He turned a deaf ear to the heinous disasters caused by Honganji Temple, and allowed the people of Kinai to die helplessly and tragically. Once the Miyoshi family made up their minds to cross the sea, the Ida's naval army, which had absolute superiority, would immediately pour out of the nest and cut off the passage to Shikoku. When the time comes, there will be no way to go to heaven and no door to go down. You can only trap Kinai.

Miyoshi Minoru hesitated for a moment and said, "According to the information of the third brother, the Date Navy has been hoarding supplies on Shodoshima and other islands, and it is obvious that they are already cutting off our waterway to Shikoku, and now the road in front of us is very narrow. ”

Before the war, Miyoshi Minoru was very pessimistic about the outbreak of large-scale rebellion, and more than once proposed to return to Awa Province as soon as possible, all of which were refuted by Miyoshi Nagakei. But now everything is as expected by Miyoshi, and now the road of Miyoshi's home is getting narrower and narrower, and there is almost no way out. Especially when the future is dark and the outlook is very pessimistic, loyalty will certainly not withstand the whipping of interests, and betrayal has become an unstoppable trend.

Even the two younger brothers with Miyoshi Changqing were tired and wanted to let Miyoshi Changqing retire from illness in his prime. Now Date Masatoichi has sent a navy to stock up on supplies near Shodoshima, apparently preparing to cut off the waterway. Jinai is like a cage, there is no way to retreat, and the face of the ten rivers is dead.

Miyoshi Shikyu stared at Shikawa Ichiku, and then boldly said his thoughts: "This is not a dead end, Date Sailor is coming to Awaji, and the only one who breaks the dead end is Ida." "How could Ten Rivers have ever thought that it was you who said that Date cut off the waterway, and it was you who said that it was the one who broke the deadlock.

Miyoshi Shixiu opened his mouth and said his analysis: "You think wrong, what kind of character Date Masahiro is, don't look at him when he is young and despise him, he regards his eldest brother as the great enemy in life, but he does not regard our Miyoshi family as the great enemy in life, these are two concepts, don't confuse the public." ”

Nowadays, who dares to despise Date Mashiro's age, if they despise Date Mashiro, then think about themselves, they have lived to be dogs for so many years. Ten rivers and one cun, listening to the words of Sanhao Shixiu, really can't figure out the truth.

In the view of Shihe Yicun, Sanhao Changqing created the Sanhao family regime, and naturally Sanhao Changqing is the Sanhao family. Miyoshi Minoru made a judgment and said, "In fact, there is another path in front of us now, that is, the Pure Land Shinshu of the Ju clan will take refuge in the Pure Land Shinshu and become the sword in the hands of Honganji. This is also the result that Date Masaki is most unwilling to see, so he has not attacked Awaji Island for a long time. Although he regards his eldest brother as a great enemy in his life, he will not want to see Honganji and his eldest brother make peace, once the Miyoshi family throws themselves to Honganji, Honganji will expand infinitely, and Date Masaki will lose his limited control over him. ”

Miyoshi Shikyu's words made Shikawa Ichiku fall into contemplation, indeed as he said, once he was forced to be in a hurry, Miyoshi Chokei will inevitably do everything in order to survive, once Honganji and Miyoshi family reconcile, then Honganji's strength will be greatly expanded. It is equivalent to defeating the Miyoshi family. It has strengthened the strength of Honganji Temple, which is a bit of a feeling for Date Masaki to lift a stone and shoot himself in the foot, which is certainly a disaster for the Miyoshi family, but it is also a disaster for Date Masaki.

Shihe Yicun suddenly asked, "Second brother, then why can't we make peace with Honganji, so that we can't be as comfortable as before." But if you look at these dogs, we won't be able to steal the high position anytime soon. ”

Miyoshi Shixiu shook his head, he had already thought about this question, he raised his head and asked, "Fourth brother, do you think Honganji has the possibility of victory?" At present, Honganji seems to have the upper hand, and it is approaching step by step, but it will inevitably seriously endanger the agricultural production of Kinai, and the grain harvest will be cut off this year and next. Once the harvest fails, what do you think the people at Honganji will do? They will definitely continue to launch a series of attacks, continue to attack the powerful and rob the grain. When the time comes, the samurai, the public, and the temple families in the world will unite. ”

Ten rivers and Ichicun understood, and Miyoshi Shikyu was extremely pessimistic about the future of Honganji. Therefore, retreating to the four countries is the only way out for the Miyoshi family now, and the main purpose is to ensure strength, which is to secretly expand strength. In this way, when the world is in crisis, we can ensure that the Miyoshi family will always stand tall in the storm. It will not be wiped out in the bloody rain.

Honganji was able to win in Kaga because it was in Hokuriku, where the Lotus had been preaching for many years, and there were no other religious forces nearby, and at the same time, it had always taken advantage of the civil strife in the Kaga guardian family. The impact of the turmoil was not very large, and at the same time, it was supported by believers in Noto, Echichu, Echizen, and Echigo. After the most difficult first two years, it took him to gain a firm foothold. However, the impact of Honganji Temple is so bad that it will take the first two years to gain a firm foothold. It's an extremely difficult thing to do.

Even Date Masaki, who is now in a close relationship with Honganji, will immediately dissociate himself from Honganji and then send troops to attack Honganji to form an encirclement of Honganji, and judging from the ability of the two brothers to Honganji, it is simply an impossible task to break through and develop and grow.

Honganji will definitely be defeated, and whoever is tied to him will have to be prepared to sink to the bottom of the sea together. Miyoshi Shixiu stared at Shihe Ichicun with blazing eyes, and said his plan, "Now the only way to let the eldest brother go to Okayama for treatment, and at the same time propose to Date Masahiro's daughter in the name of Sun Jiro." ”

Miyoshi Shikyu didn't wait for Tokawa to react, and continued: "Only by letting the eldest brother go to Okayama for treatment can we dispel Date Masaki's concerns, and in the same way, Sun Jiro became Date Masaki's son-in-law, firstly, to express his subordinate thoughts, and secondly, to dispel our concerns about Date Masaki. ”

Miyoshi Shixiu's Sun Jiro is Miyoshi Changqing's son-in-law Miyoshi Yoshixing, once they retreat to the four countries, their brothers want to launch a family head that everyone can be convinced, then Miyoshi Yoshixing, who has been established as the heir of Miyoshi Changqing, is the best candidate.

Shihe Ichicun was finally persuaded by Miyoshi Shixiu, in fact, all he wanted was a reason, a reason for him to betray his eldest brother, and he was relieved for no reason when he heard Miyoshi Shixiu talk to him about this topic, which made him a little embarrassed.

Shihe Yicun raised his head and asked, "Second brother, does the third brother know about this matter?" "Obviously, if you want to return to Shikoku, the first thing you have to convince is Ataka Fuyasu, who controls the Awaji Water Army, and if Ataku Fuyasu opposes their exile of Miyoshi Chokei, they can't do anything about it.

Seeing that Shihe Yicun had agreed to his plot, Miyoshi Shixiu tied up his warship, lowered his voice and said, "I have already discussed this matter with the third brother and obtained his approval. As soon as these words came out, Shihe Yicun suddenly widened his eyes, opened his mouth, and then sat on the ground decadently, with an expression that was really like this.

At the foot of the mountain, Miyoshi Shixiu and Shihe Ichicun secretly talked about banishing Miyoshi Changqing. On the mountain, Shigeharu Tsuchihashi became anxious to urinate, but found that the observation group of the Ida's family was missing, and he was shocked, so he secretly found Shigehide Suzuki and informed the other party of his discovery.

Suzuki Shigehide was shocked, he knew that the reason why he was able to hold on to yesterday was not because of the outstanding ability of the monks, nor because of the power of the Buddha as the brainless monk said, but because of the proper command of the young men of the Date family.

Now the people of the Date family suddenly disappeared without telling everyone at night, don't think about it, they must have secretly run away without knowing it, and the golden cicada came out of its shell, he originally thought that he would be able to defend until the reinforcements arrived. Now the little luck he has left has been shattered in an instant, and what is even more desperate is that his head may not be saved. Tomorrow morning, the people on the mountain found that the people of the Date family were missing, and they must be panicked and had no intention of defending, and the Miyoshi army, which was enraged yesterday, will definitely storm it, and then don't talk about their own heads, the heads of all the people on the mountain tonight will fall to the ground.

Leave, leave quickly, since the people of the Date family can sneak away, there must be a way out in the mountains, quickly, you must find that way before you find the movement, and then leave secretly, otherwise there is no way to leave. Thinking of this, Shigehide Suzuki supported himself, pulled over Tsuchihashi Shigeji and said, "Let's go to the back of the mountain to find a way." ”

If Suzuki Shigehide wants to live, he definitely doesn't want to be a victim of Honganji, once someone makes a move, he can't leave, and then he can only die with everyone. Now that he still has a knife wound on his body, the only thing he can rely on is Tsuchihashi Shige.

Shigeharu Tsuchihashi originally planned to leave quietly with Shigehide Suzuki, once Shigehide Suzuki dies here, even if he escapes, there is no way out, Kii can't go back, if he breaks out with Shigehide Suzuki, then he will be the hero.

Shigehide Suzuki quietly disappeared into the crowd with the support of Shigeharu Tsuchihashi, and found the cliff, the people of the Date family walked in a hurry, and a thick rattan rope was tied to a protruding rock on the cliff, and the two looked at each other and immediately climbed down the rattan rope.

The hands of the two were covered with blood, but they still took a breath of cool air and immediately disappeared into the mountain forest.

Early the next morning, when the Miyoshi army began to attack, they found that the mountain was not as tenacious as they expected, and they all knelt down and surrendered. (To be continued......)