In the Takatsuka Castle Castle Tower in Higo Shimo-Ijo-gun, Honganji Shoyi sits on the main seat, and except for one monk, the rest of the five or six are samurai, one of whom is Ryuzoji Takanobu.

Ryuzoji Takanobu was sent here as a guest of Kikuchi Yoshitake to support Honganji Shoyi. Ever since he reappeared in the castle of the Kagogi family, Kikuchi Yoshitake has exposed almost all of his strength in the fat go. In order to expand his power in the vicinity, he once again teamed up with Yixiangzong to jointly plot against Yicheng County.

At this time, the atmosphere in the assessment room was very dull, and since everyone learned that the temples in Yatsushiro-gun and Shimo-Mashijo-gun were burned down by the Akaike Choren of the Sagara family, military meetings like this have been held almost every day, but because there is no unity of opinion, there has been no action.

After learning that Akaike Nagaren was in Takatsuka Castle, Honganji Shoyi originally planned to attack Takatsuka Castle with an army to seek Akaike Nagaren in revenge for the destruction of the temple, but this proposal was opposed by the remaining samurai led by Ryuzoji Takanobu in addition to the consent of his disciples.

They wanted to march eastward, join forces with the Kikuchi family in the east, and launch an attack on the Miyaji's Daoshang Castle, so as to overthrow the rule of the Omiya family in Shimoyijo County, and divide the territory that originally belonged to the Kai family and the Omiya family in Shimoyijo County, only in this way can they maximize their benefits. One side is a samurai group, and the other side is a monk group, so it is very difficult to reach an agreement. Of course, after all, Ryuzoji Takanobu is an outsider, so although his camp seems to be more powerful, those rest of the samurai were originally just some local small wealthy clans and small lands (such as the local small wealthy clans of Mifune, Kosa, Yabe, Toyo, Nango Valley, Sugao, and Kokuni in Yicheng County), and they were originally bewitched by the Ichijo Sect and joined the camp of the Ichisho Sect. So actually, as long as there are enough benefits. They will also turn to support Honganji Shoyi.

Just when the people were again deliberating to no avail. I saw a monk running in in a hurry, he came to Honganji Shangyi, and then handed a letter to Honganji Shangyi.

After the latter opened the letter and read it for a while, he suddenly stood up, and then said with a smile: "Ha Luha, God really helps me." Akaike Naga, I will personally ask for your head to relieve my hatred! ”

The temples at the junction of Yatsushiro County and Shimoyi Castle are the power that he has been painstakingly operating for a long time before gradually unifying them. It can be said that that is the foundation on which the Tsuyoji sect has established itself in Higo, but now it is being burned down by Akaike Nagaren taking advantage of the emptiness there, and now he has not only lost a lot of money, but also a large number of loyal believers, and it is impossible for him not to hate Akaike Nagaren.

"Someone, send me a message to the temples in Yatsushiro County, denounce the Sagara family for burning down the temple, and seek justice from the Sagara family, the enemy of Buddhism!" Honganji Shangyi said loudly.

"Master, this is a wonderful plan!" When the people below heard this, their eyes immediately lit up. praised one after another. It's just that Honganji Shangyi's next order surprised them.

"Hmph, at the same time ordered. Let the army gather and march to Takatsuka Castle tomorrow! ”

"Huh?"

"Master, don't worry, this matter needs to be carefully discussed." Ryuzoji Takanobu immediately admonished.

"Hmph, let's take a look at this first." After saying that, Honganji Shoyi handed the letter he had just received to Ryuzoji Takashin. If it weren't for the fact that the team under the command of Ryuzoji Takanobu was not weak, Honganji Shangyi would never give him a good face.

"Master, although this plan is clever, is it just that the other party is credible?" After reading the letter, Ryuzoji Takanobu asked half-convinced.

"Nature is credible!" Honganji Shangyi said. Although he himself was a little uneasy, he was much more relieved when he thought of the liaison in the temple who was acting as a hostage. Coupled with the fact that he was no longer willing to wait, with this large army in his hands, he did not believe that he could not capture Takatsuka Castle.

So, on the morning of the second day, Honganji Shoyi gathered 500 troops, and after leaving a part of the personnel to guard Kenshida Castle, Honganji Shoyi led a large army and began to march towards Takatsuka Castle. In addition to the monks and soldiers of Honganji Shoyi and some of the noble samurai who took refuge in the Ichijo sect, there was also Ryuzoji Takanobu as a guest general and a mysterious guest wearing a mask.

This mysterious guest is indeed quite mysterious, and except for the fact that he only communicates with Honganji Shoyi, everyone else will not bother. But despite this, Honganji seems to trust him more, and many things will be discussed with him first.

"Mifune-sama, who is that Lord in front?" Ryuzoji Takanobu secretly asked the royal boat house next to him.

The Imperial Fune House was originally an important minister of the Omiya Division, and the main castle of his family was the Imperial Ship Castle. In the tenth year of astronomy, he was rebelled by the Izumi Shimazu family, who was at the height of the time, and took refuge in the Izumi Shimazu family. In order to prevent the Izumi Shimazu family from relying on Mifune Castle as a bridgehead to attack the territory of the Omiya Tsukasa family, the head of the family, Aso Yutoyo, quickly sent his thirteen-year-old son Senjumaru as the chief general of the Mifune Castle Expeditionary Army, assisted by Kai Muneun. In the Battle of Gunmizaka, Kai Soun, who actually commanded the Aso family's army, successfully defeated Mifuneboyuki, and after the war, Sukko Soun obtained Mifune Castle as his residence. Mifunaboyuki, on the other hand, fled to Satsuma to join the Shimazu family.

As Shimazu Minoru was defeated by Shimazu Takahisa, he took refuge with Shimazu Minoruhisa's son, Shimazu Yoshitora. This time, Higo Kamiyijo-gun was in turmoil, and after learning that the Kai family had burned down Mifune Castle due to an accident, he saw an opportunity to restore his old domain, so he came back to gather the old department in an attempt to fish in troubled waters. After Ichijo entered Shimoijo County, he was the first wealthy family to take refuge in Honganji Shangyi, and his personal relationship with Honganji Shangyi was also good. That's why Ryuzoji Takanobu chose to ask the Imperial Boathouse.

It's just that the Imperial Boat Fang Xing didn't know the origin of this mysterious person at all, so he had to secretly say to Ryuzoji Takanobu: "I don't know much about this person, I only know that I know that I don't know much about this person, but I only know that Lu Dao appeared next to Master Shangyi of Honganji Temple half a month ago." ”

Since he couldn't get the origin of this mysterious person, Ryuzoji Takanobu had no choice but to put aside the doubts in his heart and move on. But in the process of marching, he secretly signaled to his subordinates.

His subordinates immediately understood, and when he found an opportunity, he secretly returned to his own brigade and conveyed to the soldiers the order to be careful and vigilant along the way.

"There's the Zipa Shrine in front of you, right? The terrain is narrow, and you should be careful of the enemy setting up an ambush here, and you need to march carefully. "When the army came to the vicinity of the Tsupo Divine Pass, Ryuzoji Takanobu muttered to himself. (To be continued......)