In Koriyama Castle, Matsukura Shigenobu frowned as he looked at Shima Shengmeng, who was carrying the decree.
"The decree is here. Lord Shiba is already waiting outside the city. Please don't delay, Lord Matsukura."
Shima Katsuo lost all his usual kindness and looked at Matsukura Shigenobu expressionlessly.
Sakon and Ukon of the Tsutsui family usually have a relationship where they can drink and spank together, but now they have their own masters, which is helpless.
Shima Katsuo finally understood why his family was suppressed so severely, and his hatred for the Tsutsui family and the Yagyu family was hard to get rid of.
These two families suppressed the Dao family openly and covertly, and seized the leadership of Peking University and the Wu family. If it hadn't been for Momochi Santao's intelligence, Shima Katsuo wouldn't have known how long he would have to work for the Tsutsui family.
The Matsukura family is a retainer of the Tsutsui family tree and has been loyal to them from generation to generation.
Matsukura Shigenobu was a close confidant of Tsutsui Junkei. If you say she doesn't know many things, that's definitely a lie. At this time, she had already seen the clues, and Dao Shengmeng knew it.
She was relieved. It is said that the two of them have a good relationship, but this matter has been blocking her mind, and she cannot speak openly because she is loyal to her master.
The Shima family must fall. This is the Tsutsui family's decision to organize the traditional northern martial arts family. She has no right to question it, let alone destroy it.
Now that Dao Shengmeng understands it, she no longer has to suffer from deceiving her friends.
But she didn't expect that Shima Shengmeng would also bring a decree from the Dharma Master when she came this time, asking her to hand over Koriyama Castle to the Shiba family. She still had to take orders from Shiba Yoshigan in the battle of Yamato, which she found hard to accept.
She is a close confidant of Tsutsui Junkei, who alone controls the north, and she knows many things very well. The Tsutsui family and Kofukuji have become very different over the years.
This begins with the decline of the Hosho Sect and its reliance on the Shingon Sect, which took over Kofukuji Temple.
The Shingon sect has been in charge of Kofukuji Temple for three generations. When the first Dharma Master was sent by the Shingon sect, the leaders of the two families of nuns and warriors had different attitudes.
Yue Zhi is proud of his family achievements and does not know how to advance or retreat. The Tsutsui family is respectful and reasonable, and shameless.
The first-generation Dharma Master had high hopes from the Shingon Sect, so he was naturally a ruthless and decisive character. So he tried his best to suppress the Ochi family and support the Tsutsui family.
With the help of the Tsutsui family, he secured his position as the head of Kofukuji Temple and laid the foundation for the Shingon Sect. The Tsutsui family also used this credit to lead the nun samurai family in Yamato.
After that, the Tsutsui family gradually became in a state of being unable to lose its power. When she arrived at Tsutsui Junkei, she used various means to unify the nuns and the Wu family, and even the Ochi family was won over by her.
From the outside, Yamato is still respected as the head of Kofukuji Temple, but in fact the power of Kofukuji Temple has been shrinking.
Tsutsui Junkei's biggest distress is that even if all the nuns and samurai are gathered by her, she still cannot replace the master of Kofukuji Temple and become the lord of Yamato.
Because even if you bribe all the high-level warriors, the believers at the bottom and the nuns at the bottom will still recognize the Dharma Master.
The foundation of religious leaders lies in the believers, so even if Kofukuji Temple is not as good as it used to be, Tsutsui Junkei still looks at the temple and sighs that he cannot replace it.
Until this time when the Miyoshi family invaded Yamato, Tsutsui Junkei was terrified. But amid the crisis and danger, she still found a good opportunity.
While asking for help from the shogunate, she gathered troops to defend Tsutsui Castle, hoping to have an opportunity to destroy the temple and nuns.
As long as Kofuku Temple is destroyed by the war, whether it is Miyoshi's family's actions or her own actions, she will hinder the temple's reconstruction in every possible way.
Without Kofukuji Temple, naturally there would be no Dharma Master of Kofukuji Temple. So how can the Shingon sect legitimately continue to rule Yamato?
Even if you change a temple, believers will have to recognize it. The more firmly a person believes, the more stubborn he is.
As long as it takes a few decades, the people at the bottom gradually forget about the rule of Kofukuji Temple. Then the Tsutsui family, which has the power of secular management of Yamato, has become a veritable guardian of Yamato.
Although this right was given by Kofukuji Temple, Kofukuji Temple is gone. Who will take it back?
Shingon sect? Okay, you send the Dharma Master of Xingfu Temple first. No Kofukuji Temple? Let’s talk about Kofukuji Temple first.
Everyone can play rogue, it depends on whether you have the strength.
Tsutsui Junkei had not told anyone about his little thoughts, but both the Buddhist master of Kofukuji Temple and Shigenobu Matsukura of Koriyama Castle were aware of it.
Now the Buddhist master bypassed the Tsutsui family and directly intervened in secular affairs, sending Koriyama Castle to Shiba Yoshigan.
If Matsukura Shigenobu couldn't feel the fear, then he wouldn't deserve to be on the same level as Shima Katsuo.
The Tsutsui family was no longer trusted by the Dharma Master, so new forces were introduced to check and balance the Tsutsui family, even at the cost of sending Koriyama Castle away.
With Koriyama City, we can radiate influence on Peking University and the Wu family. This is at least a territory of 100,000 shi.
That is to say, only the mages in the temple are willing to bear it. Whether it is the martial arts family or the nuns and martial arts family, moving a stone is a life-and-death battle.
Shima Shengmeng saw Matsukura Shigenobu's hesitation and sighed.
"You don't have to think too much. Before I came in, I had already read out the decree at the city gate. By this time, the entire city should have been taken over by the Iga people."
"you!"
Matsukura Shigenobu stared at his old friend with wide eyes.
Daosheng shook his head fiercely and said.
"If it wasn't to buy time, why would I hesitate here with you for so long? It's just to watch you and buy them time.
Ukon, you and I are friends, and I don’t want you to die worthless. Stop struggling. You have no chance to fight back. Follow me out of the city to see Shiba Gozen. "
Matsukura Shigenobu sat down slumped and nodded slightly.
Koriyama City changed hands.
Not far from the city to the south, you can faintly see a trace of the mountain line, which is where Zahezhong is stationed.
At this time, Miyoshi Yoshihiro was also talking to Suzuki Shigehide in the shogunate.
"Reporting to the general, all the troops have returned. There are 682 Ji warriors in total."
As he said this, Suzuki felt heartbroken. This time, Zahe Zhong lost more than 300 people, all of whom were Chinese people who relied on her.
Because most of the Chinese people dispatched were based on family units, the Chinese people who were ambushed and assassinated by the Iga people were probably the Chinese women from fifteen villages.
Most of the female members of a village were killed in the battle, which was equivalent to the destruction of a whole family. This time, at least fifteen members of the country were gone, which had affected her prestige among the crowd.
But she still had to grit her teeth and insist on stationing here, just because the cake that Miyoshi Yixing drew for her was too tempting, and she became greedy.
Miyoshi Yoshihiro didn't know that Suzuki Shigehide had any regrets in her heart, so she asked with concern.
"Did they bring back any food? How long will the food on the mountain be enough for us now?"
Suzuki Shigehide replied.
"I brought a lot, and the military rations on the mountain are enough for us to eat for two months."
Miyoshi Yixing smiled happily.
The Wu family's domestic battles rarely lasted more than ten days, because the peasants and soldiers who brought their own dry food could only bear the military food service for ten days.
The Wu family suffered greater losses when they went abroad to fight. The ten-day round-trip supply line can also use farmers and soldiers to transport axle-loaded materials.
Further distance requires the assistance of merchants and transportation from Ashigaru, and the consumption is several times that of the domestic one.
Japan's barren land cannot provide sufficient logistical support. Even the wealth saved for several years is only enough for the Miyoshi family's huge military strength to fight for sixty or seventy days in recent years.
The shogunate army was even more embarrassed. Although the logistics line is shorter, the shogunate's army has more diverse sources and fewer supplies, and can only last for forty-five days.
Moreover, the shogunate army mobilized a large number of peasants and soldiers to transport grain and grass. Once the autumn harvest approached, the peasants and soldiers would inevitably be in commotion.
Now that Zahezhong's supplies are enough for them to last for two months, Miyoshi Yixing is naturally happy.
The recent war has been going on for nearly ten days now. There is enough food for two months, and there is a living spring on the mountain for drinking water. Moreover, Zahezhong is good at iron cannons and is suitable for defending.
In this way, it will be no problem to hold on until the last few battles are over, and it will be foolproof to wait for reinforcements.
