The successive assassinations made Yoshitaka Ouchi angry, but he was helpless. After all, both the Roche family and the Maori family were guests who came to support the Ouchi family. Now that Luo Zhengliang was injured in order to save him, and Maori Yuan's beloved son was almost poisoned, not giving them an explanation in this situation, which will not only make the rest of the heroes chill, but also greatly reduce the morale of the coalition army.

So, the coalition forces simply took up their positions and launched a large-scale search of the surrounding area. And Masahiro also happened to secretly arrange some things under the pretext of "recuperating from his injury" during this time.

"Your Highness, this is the information that has just been sent by Lord Kizo Shigetada!" Ahri, who was on duty today, respectfully handed a letter to Masayo. In order to quickly obtain information about the territory, Masaro set up several secret post stations on the road from Hizen to Izumo to transmit information in a timely manner, and at the same time sent people to take advantage of this time to intensify the investigation of the terrain of the western country, and obtained a large amount of favorable information.

The letters that come from Ahri Land now are intelligence messages that have been transmitted through the post station. But Masarashi is a little puzzled now, because just last night, he had just read Kizo Shigetada's information about the situation in Kyushu, especially the situation of the Otomo family, why did he send the information again on the morning of the second day? Is there an emergency?

Masato immediately opened the sealed letter and read it. At a glance, I realized that this was the information of other powerful people outside Kyushu that had been obtained during this time by Muzo Shigetada.

The first is the news of Shinano pit viper Michizo Saito. Since poisoning Toki Yorimitsu's younger brother Toki Yoriman last year, the relationship between Lai Yi and Michizo has begun to be antagonistic. After gradually clearing the clan power of the Toki clan, this year, that is, in the 11th year of Astronomy (1542), Michizo finally attacked Yoriyi and raised troops to attack Lai Yi's residence city of Daisan Castle. Since then, Saito Michizo has been known as the "Mino no Viper". The daimyo of the neighborhood are all in awe.

Furthermore. Ryomasa Asai, the ancestor of the Kita-Omi Asai family, died of illness this year, and was succeeded by his son Hisamasa Asai. Since then, the Asai family has lived a period of hardship under the leadership of Asai Hisasa, who is extremely low in military strategy. It wasn't until Omi Eagle Asai Nagamasa seized the throne that he regained his footing.

At the same time, the head of the Echizen Asakura family, who was a traditional ally of the Asai family, held a tea party in the territory of Ichijo Valley Castle with many celebrities. For a time, the name of "Little Kyoto" in Ichishori Valley Castle spread all over the world again. This is the tenth generation head of the Asakura family, although he has the same as his grandfather (the seventh generation head of the Asakura family, the son of Sadakei. Both civil and military. Stabilized the rule of Echizen established by his father Asakura Sadakei. He actively attacked Kaga, the kingdom that had always been an apostle, and tried his best to suppress the uprising. He has the same name, but this Xiaojing no longer has the vigor and martial spirit of his eponymous grandfather, and he has begun to learn to enjoy himself. Under the call of Xiaojing, people from all over the country gathered in the valley city to dance and write. The area was transformed into a "Little Kyoto".

The last thing is the news of the shogun Ashikaga Yoshiharu. This poor fellow, after a rebellion in Kyoto, fled to Sakamoto in Omi Province. Now, he has finally returned to Kyoto with Kikudo Maru, the future sword hero Ashikaga Yoshiteru. It's a pity that because of a discord with the leader Hosokawa Harumoto, he was soon forced to flee to Omi Kuchigi Valley next year. Speaking of which, Ashikaga Yoshiharu is really unlucky, and he has already contacted some daimyo before. Prepare to fight against Harumoto Hosokawa. As a result, the Kyoto Rebellion suddenly struck, which disrupted the entire plan. Now, even if he intends to rise again. is also powerless, and those heroes who see the general's family so downtrod may not sell his account.

Let's talk about the leader Hosokawa Harumoto. These two years should be the most glorious period of the Hosokawa family, and next year Miyoshi Chokei will rise, and finally replace the Hosokawa family as the latest controller of Kyoto.

All the heroes have emerged according to the development of history, and the Luo family is also going to speed up the pace of progress. In this era where if you don't take the initiative to fight, you will be beaten passively, initiative is synonymous. Now, the first problem facing the Luo family is how to deal with the aggression from the Otomo family.

It is now the end of July of the 11th year of astronomy. Historically, the Ouchi coalition also conquered Setoyama Castle at the end of July. Now, although the coalition forces captured Setoyama Castle ahead of schedule due to the intervention of Masarashi, the coalition forces were stranded for a while because of the assassination, and the time still came to the end of July.

"It's time to meet Yoshitaka Ouchi!" Zheng conscience thought in his heart. Just the day before yesterday, the Ouchi family messenger with information about Kyushu had arrived at the camp of the coalition army, and presumably now Ouchi Yoshitaka is also very distressed, right? According to historical records, on the way out of the Ouchi family this time, the Otomo family did not come out to make trouble. Now it's the opposite. Regarding this matter, Masara thinks that the Ouchi family lifted a stone and shot himself in the foot.

Otomo Yoshikan was originally the guardian of Bungo and Chikugo, and last year, in order to prevent the Luo family from falling to the Otomo family, the Ouchi family used its influence in the imperial court to give Masayo the post of guardian of Chikugo. This appointment stirred the nerves of Yoshikan Otomo. In Masayoshi's view, Otomo Yoshitsu clearly saw this special appointment as a sign of the Ouchi family's attempt to get involved in Chikugo. Otomo, who has always advocated active expansion, and settled disputes outside the territory was dispatched. Taking advantage of the fact that the Ouchi family transferred the main force to the west this time, and the emerging Hizen guardian Luo family was not firmly established, it was decided to take Hizen in one fell swoop.

The current changes in the Otomo family show that their target is Hizen. It's just that although the current guardian of Hizen is the Luo family, in fact, it is the territory controlled by the Ouchi family that directly borders the Otomo family on the Chikugo border. Therefore, if the Otomo family wants to get involved in Hizen, they must first drive out all the power of the Ouchi family in Hizen, occupy the territory of the Ouchi family in Hizen, and then fight with the Luo family. Therefore, the biggest headache now should be Yoshitaka Ouchi.

"Withdraw troops? That's impossible. As Masaki expected, in the main tent of the Ouchi coalition army, Yoshitaka Ouchi was distressed thinking about countermeasures to deal with the Otomo family's rebellion. It's just that he is very clear that this strategy for the Nizi family must not be revoked halfway. Because once this happens, the wealthy families who have finally taken refuge will leave one after another, and the prestige of the Ouchi family will be weakened as a result. More importantly, Yoshitaka Ouchi's desire to open up the road to Kyoto has been put on hold for some time. This is something that Yoshitaka Ouchi can't bear.

"My lord, outside the tent, Lord Mamoru Hizen of the Luo family's Saemon begs to see!" At this moment, the guards outside the tent came in to report.

"Oh? QuickPass! Yoshitaka Ouchi said. At the same time, I thought to myself: Why did Zhengliang suddenly come? I only visited him in person yesterday, and judging from his current physical condition, it is obvious that he cannot move around at will. Why do you come here in person, regardless of your physical condition?

"Meet Dazai-sama!" Masayo, whose upper body was wrapped like a mummy, lay on the stretcher and raised his hand to salute Yoshitaka Ouchi. Now Masahiro is still in the midst of a "serious injury", so Masahiro must see people with such an image. Of course, this "serious injury" was announced by Ming Feng Xiuzheng, a physician of the Luo family. Although Ouchi Yoshitaka once expressed his willingness to send the Ouchi family's military physician to treat Masayo, he was politely rejected by the retainers of the Luo family. After the assassination, all the retainers of the Luo family were on guard against the others. Considering that Masato was injured in order to save himself, Yoshitaka Ouchi did not force it anymore and let the Luo family physician treat Masayo by himself.

"Please forgive Dazai Tairen for the rude sin!" Masara said again. Due to his "serious injury", it is normal for Masarashi to not be able to get up and salute Yoshitaka Ouchi, but in order to show etiquette, Masarashi must also apologize.

"It doesn't matter! Masa, you can just lie down and talk. "Since being rescued by Masayo, Yoshitaka Ouchi's attitude towards Masayo has been much kinder.

So, the two men in the big tent, one kneeling and the other lying on a stretcher, began to talk in this posture.

"Why did Masahiro come this time?" After a little politeness, Yoshitaka Ouchi began to ask.

"Something for the Otomo family!" Masato said slowly. In the voice, trying to show that it is the performance that a "seriously injured" person should have.

"Huh?" Yoshitaka Ouchi's eyes lit up when he heard this, and then he quickly returned to his original state.

"Just today, I received an urgent report from the territory, saying that the Otomo family has begun to gather troops in Chikugo." Masato pretended to be nervous and said.

"Hmm. I already know about this, what do you think about it? Yoshitaka Ouchi asked in a deep voice.

"The Otomo family must be planning to take advantage of Dazai-sama's crusade against the Niko family, and they are coveting Chikuzen or Hizen." Masato said directly.

"What's the solution?" Yoshitaka Ouchi suddenly realized that no matter whether the Otomo family launched a strategy against Chikuzen or Hizen, once the Otomo family found a foothold in these two places, it would actually be extremely unfavorable to the Luo family. And now that the head of the Luo family came to visit despite the "serious injury", he must have thought of a countermeasure.

I was panicked, and I couldn't think of a better way to deal with it for a while, but no matter where the Otomo family violated, the Luo family would definitely stand firmly on the side of Dazai-sama and resist the invasion of the Otomo family. Even, I am willing to take my wounded body to the front line to crusade against the injustice of the Otomo family! Masarashi's words were sincere and categorical, so that Yoshitaka Ouchi couldn't help but be moved.

But after all, he is a famous family governor, and this expression is slightly exposed, and he is immediately restrained by Ouchi Yoshitaka. Then he said with a serious expression: "The Luo family's affection and righteousness family already knows, His Royal Highness Zhengliang is injured, so let's go back and have a good rest first." For the changes in the Otomo family, the family will make a decision later, and if there is something that needs the cooperation of the Luo family at that time, I will also ask His Royal Highness Masato to lend a hand. ”

"Please rest assured, Dazai-sama, the family will definitely help." Masashi said immediately. In the current situation, this is all that can be done. After all, Yoshitaka Ouchi is not a fool, and he has obviously heard the meaning of Masayo's intention to withdraw his troops back to Hizen to resist the army of the Otomo family. It's just that Yoshitaka Ouchi is not so easy to manipulate, at least he has to consult with the important ministers in the family before making a final decision.

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