Seven days ago, the Osaka Castle meeting did not reach any conclusions, and at the end of the meeting, Masahiro did not make a decisive decision to give an order, and he was considering how to use the change to maximize the benefits of this turmoil. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Early the next morning, there was a serious atmosphere in the conference room of Osaka Castle, where two rows of young samurai in military uniforms stood in the conference room, and on the steps of the conference room, Masahiro held a folding fan and stared at the three people below, as if he wanted to see through people.

The leader is the first generation of Hattori Masanari, nicknamed Onihanzo, and the two people kneeling behind him are Yamada Hachiemon and Otowa Castle, both of whom are Hattori Masanari recruited from Iga Province to be a master of Iga-ryu ninjutsu.

With a "snap", Zhengheng closed the folding fan, his expression was cold and serious, and he said in a deep voice: "Hanzo, you have been in the family for eight years, since Shangluo, you have been specially ordered to form the Iga concentric people, I don't know if you can guarantee their loyalty?" ”

Hattori is a stunned, he really doesn't understand the purpose of Zhengheng summoning him today, since Shangluo, especially after the construction of Osaka Castle, Zhengheng has become more and more majestic, not angry and arrogant, he naturally didn't dare to ask, he could only guess in his heart, listen to the question, and said solemnly: "Yes!" He didn't argue much, and expressed his meaning in the most concise words, since Shangluo, under the order of Zhengheng, he formed the Iga Concentric Sect, recruited the Iga Country's fellow villagers, and the strength expanded rapidly, reducing the pressure over the Tozawa Clan.

Zhengheng's expression did not change much, and he said: "Since Shangluo, the countries have been submissive, and even the most unruly Kii country was tamed three years ago, not to mention Tanba and other places, but there is a place where tigers and wolves are hidden, evil and heroic are recruited, and a brutal dictatorship is implemented, forgetting their identity and status, enjoying the supreme glory and wealth, and not caring about the affection of parents and children, only knowing how to bully and fight day and night. ”

Before Masahiro finished speaking, Hattori Masanari, Yamada Hachiemon, and Otowa Castle were already shocked, and their faces changed. They never thought that the purpose of Shohiro's summoning them was to deal with Iga Province, which was not something that could be done lightly.

Due to the lack of a strong Sengoku daimyo in the Iga Province during this period, an alliance known as "Iga Sokuni Ichiku" was formed among the many local servants. Although the relationship between the land servants was really bad, they were able to unite and fight side by side against the invaders of Iga Province.

Hattori Masari, Yamada Hachiemon, and Otowa Castle did not have the slightest idea of rebelling against Jobei for the sake of Iga Country, and it was obvious that Shoti did not figure out the thoughts of the Iga people, so he solemnly invited the three of them to put on a solemn look.

Hattori Masanari was born in Mikawa Province, and he learned about Iga Province from his father, his father, Hattori Shocho, who was kicked out of Iga Province, and Hattori Shocho was a loser in a domestic strife, and what good words could come out of the mouth of a loser.

Yamada Hachiemon and Otowa Castle are named Iga Ryutatsu, but in fact, their status in the country is in the position of a small ground servant, otherwise they would not have been recruited by Hattori Masari, and because of their outstanding strength, they have stood out in important positions among the Iga concentric people.

The reason why the three of them changed color was, of course, because they were all insiders of the state of Iga, and Iga Province was not divided into classes such as samurai, townspeople, and peasants in other regions, but in fact all the people were soldiers, regardless of women, children, and children, they could fight. Coupled with the treacherous terrain, it would take tens of thousands of troops to kill the Iga Kingdom in a bloody manner before it could succeed, and it was very likely that there would be endless disasters.

Hattori Masanari calmed himself down and asked cautiously, "Does the lord want to completely pacify Iga Province?" ”

Zhengheng laughed, he looked at Hattori Masanari, his face showed a hint of understanding, and nodded: "Hanzo is right, but do you know that when I formed the Iga Concentric Sect, I would happily agree, this is their vitality." ”

Zhengheng's voice was very calm, but in the ears of Hattori Masari and others, it was like a thunderbolt from the sky, they didn't expect that when the Iga Tongxin people were formed three years ago, Zhengheng had already thought about dealing with Iga Province and completely pacifying Iga Country.

Hattori Masanari hesitated for a moment, and then said: "My lord, the terrain of Iga is complicated, and there are many castles, if you really want to force all the soldiers, you can mobilize 23,000 men and horses, if you only need 5,000 Date troops to fight head-on, you can win it all, but the Iga people will not fight us head-on." ”

Yamada Hachiemon nodded and said, "Yes, although the Iga country is still in turmoil since the regent master Kamiraku, the Fujibayashi, Hakuchi, Ueda, Nakano and other major clans have begun to speed up the annexation of Kojishi to expand their power, and their strength has increased instead of decreasing, which is difficult to deal with." ”

Otowa Castle couldn't help but say: "The Iga people have a weak sense of territory, and if they are really anxious, they will abandon Iga Province, pour out of Iga Province, and spread it everywhere in Date Territory, this is the real headache!" ”

Zheng Heng was slightly stunned, he nodded, and a trace of palpitating fierceness flashed in his eyes. He doesn't know much about Iga Country, and it is obviously not possible to deal with Iga Country according to common sense, at least he has to surround Iga Country, and he can't let Iga Tiger and Wolf escape, they are much more destructive than ronins and wild bandits. Iga Province and Omi, Yamato, and Ise are bordered, and Omi and Yamato are both in the hands of Date Clan, and they can't block Iga Country by deploying heavy troops in both places, and Masaki has a cold gaze.

Ise country? In the end, he returned to the original point, but Zhengheng did not let go of Iga Province, looked at Hattori Masari, and said: "Hanzo, you personally go to Iga Province and tell the Iga people that I will borrow the way from them and enter Ise Country." ”

Yamada Hachiemon and Otowa Castle looked at each other, although they didn't have much affection for Iga Province and didn't have much psychological burden for the new master to attack Iga Province, but once they made up their minds, they would be the ones who cleared the periphery of Iga Province, and the casualties would inevitably be huge. Now, Shoheng asks for a loan, in their opinion, to make the Iga people bow their heads, and the Iga people are not all stupid, and none of the people who can survive in the evil environment are stupid, and they know what to do.

Do you really want to force the Date family to do it, although the Date family will lose a lot, but the Iga people will be washed in blood, nine times out of ten will die in the war, and they will completely lose the Iga country, which is also something they don't want to see.

Bow your head when it's time to bow your head, and this is also the way of survival of the Iga people.

Hattori Masari replied again: "Yes! "Only he knows that Masahiro has not given up his decision to attack Iga Province, and the excuse is just to temporarily paralyze Iga Province, and everyone knows that Iga Province will not submit to the Date family, and the Date family will have to deal with Iga Province sooner or later. In this way, the Date family asked Iga Province to borrow the way, which was a disguised request for Iga Province to bow his head, which would make Iga Country mistakenly think that this was okay. What's more, today's dialogue doesn't need to involve Yamada Hachiemon and Otowa Castle at all. Yamada Hachiemon and Otowa Castle are involved, and Masaki wants to send a message to the Iga people through their mouths, if they don't bow to the Date family, then the Date family will completely pacify the Iga country even if they pay a heavy price.

Could it be that the political balance has completely calmed down the mind of destroying the country of Iga, Hattori Masanari thinks that it will not.

It's just a temporary paralysis of Iga Country, once Ise Country is pacified, then Iga Country will be surrounded by the territory of the Date family, as long as 10,000 horses are deployed on the border line of the three countries, and then attack from all sides, even if someone breaks through, it will be difficult to cause great damage to the Date family.

Zhengheng took a deep look at Hattori Masari and said, "Time is tight, tell the Iga people to give us an answer within three days." ”

Hattori Masanari responded: "Yes, the minister will leave immediately and inform the Iga people." ”

Located in the northern part of the Iga Basin, surrounded by mountains, Heirakuji Temple is a Shingon temple that was built by Taira Kiyomori at the behest of Go-Shirakawa-in Temple. It is a large-scale, almost fortress-like structure, and was used as a meeting place by Iga Sokunichi.

When there is a major issue, the servants outside the assessor also come to the assembly.

Today, Pingle Temple is overcrowded. Not only did the twelve people of Iga arrive, but the only remaining 46 local servants gathered at Heirakuji Temple, and there were originally 66 local attendants, but now there are 46 left, and the other 20 have disappeared in the long river of history.

Now Zhengheng is asking them to borrow through Hattori Masanari, whether to borrow this way or not, and how to borrow it? But the truth is not so simple, and asking the Iga people to open the road even though Suzuka Pass has fallen is a test of whether the Iga people will bow their heads.

Hattori Masanari first explained his intention to the strongest force in Iga, Hyakuchi Santaifu, and his father was expelled by Hyakuchi Santaifu and all the land servants, the reason is very simple, that is, his father stood on the side of Iga's guardian of the Nigi clan, and when the Nishiki clan was difficult to maintain Iga's domination, the Hattori clan was naturally besieged by the Rokkaku faction led by Fujibayashi Nagato Mamoru and the Kitabatake faction led by Momochi Santaifu, and after the defeat, the Hattori clan was expelled and their territory was divided.

At that time, Hattori Baochang left in a panic, and now Hattori's son Yijin has returned to his hometown and asked the Iga people to open the road on behalf of the Date family.

Due to the rapid defeat of the Rokkaku family, Hyakuchi Santaio has overtaken Fujibayashi Nagato Mamoru as the representative of the people of Iga Province, and has the power to convene a meeting of the people, which was originally rotated by Hyakuchi Santaifu and Fujibayashi Nagato Mamoru every two years.

The Date family asked for a loan, but the three husbands of Hyakchi did not dare to be proficient, so they immediately rang the bronze bell of Heirakuji Temple and held a meeting to discuss countermeasures.

There were originally only two positions in the top position, but now there are three positions, Hattori Masari is sitting in the central position, and the three Taifu of Hyakchi muttered in a low voice, and when Fujibayashi Nagato Mamoru arrived with his subordinates, he sneered and said, "The three Iga Kaminin families have finally gathered." (To be continued.) )