Tadashi Sakai is the leader of Higashi Mikawa, and she hopes that the Matsudaira family can seize the land of Higashi Mikawa. This is for the master and for myself.
How can a foreign minister have his own family tree to rely on? If you want long-term peace and stability, you have to rely on your own people to maintain security at the local grassroots level with security warrants.
Regarding the integration of Dongsanhe, she, as the leader, has enough power to distribute knowledge and actions, and it is also a good opportunity to expand her influence.
And Ishikawa Shu is serving as the flag leader of Nishi Mikawa. She represents the desire of Nishi Mikawa samurai to continue to expand. I hope to take advantage of the civil strife in the Imagawa family to acquire more land and population.
She is close to the Lord, and has better information and more accurate judgment than Sakai Tadashi. She knew how to express her attitude and win the Lord's favor.
The two of them were essentially talking about the will of the Nishi Mikawa samurai family, which was just two sides of the same coin: dominance and expansion. The main difference lay in the strategic judgment of the Imagawa family.
Is the Imagawa family really going to be doomed? Is now a good opportunity to step up and step on it?
Matsudaira Motoyasu rubbed his left index finger and thumb subconsciously. The family business is difficult, and one judgment may lead to prosperity, or a mistake may lead to death. There is no room for her to be careless.
After a while, she mentioned something.
"The Suganuma family of Noda Castle, her family persuaded Tadahisa Suganuma to join me."
A glint flashed in Tadashi Sakai's eyes, and she said decisively.
"This is Lord Tiangu. The Sakai family will follow you and are willing to be the vanguard to attack Yuanjiang."
Matsudaira Motoyasu nodded happily, the teacher did not disappoint her.
When Tadashi Sakai heard his master mention Tadashi Suganuma, he knew that she had decided to attack the Toe Kingdom. This time the Takeda envoy came to visit, just as drowsiness came to the pillow.
Matsudaira Motoyasu looks gentle and weak, but that is just a disguise for being a hostage all year round to protect himself.
In fact, she has a stoic character and a stable mind. Whatever you decide to do, you will do it with all your strength and will not be influenced by anyone.
Sakai Tadashi didn't know that she had already started to test the Yuanjiang family, so he said the wrong thing. Now that Matsudaira Motoyasu hinted at his actions, Sakai Chuji immediately expressed his stance on siding with his master.
The Matsudaira family's external expansion was successful, and the Sakai family also made a lot of profits. She would not disobey her master and cause trouble for herself at this time.
Sakai Chuji turned around and saw Ishikawa Shuzheng looking very proud, and knew that she had already gotten the news. Only in this way can you please the master in the council and suppress yourself.
Matsudaira Motoyasu smiled as he watched the two important ministers under his command secretly confront each other. She set up the flag heads of the three rivers in the east and west, and she had the idea of divide and conquer. This small friction is not a big deal.
Her current thoughts are on uniting with the Takeda family to attack the Imagawa family.
Takeda Harunobu wants to betray the alliance and attack the Suruga Kingdom. This is a great thing that Matsudaira Motoyasu, who is interested in the Far River Kingdom, cannot ask for.
The Suruga Kingdom is the foundation of the Imakawa family. The Imagawa clan will definitely try its best to block Takeda Harunobu's attack, and will not care about the Toe Kingdom to the west.
In fact, the country of Yuanjiang is not peaceful now, and the Imagawa family has difficulty in controlling this territory.
Geographically, the country of Enjiang is divided into three parts: east, middle and west. Lake Hamana in the country is the origin of the name of the country of Enjiang.
Toe Province is separated from Suruga Province to the east by Oigawa, and to the west is Hamana Lake and Mikawa Province. The Tenryu River runs through the entire central region from north to south. The plains along the river are fertile but often flooded.
Since the death of Imagawa Yoshimoto, riots have begun in Yue's country.
From north to south, there are three cities in the east: Inuju, Kakegawa, and Gaotianjin. They are easy to defend but difficult to attack with the help of mountain passes. They are the bridgehead for the Imagawa family to suppress the people of Yuejiang.
Ii Valley in the north of the central area and Hima Castle in the south are the north and south fulcrums that control the Tenryu River.
Now, the Amano family is restless and tearing apart the northern corner of the eastern river. The Iiya family in the central area and the Iio family in Hikima City were not at peace either, and there were commotions.
The Wu family's disobedience in these places has shaken the Imagawa family's control over the central and eastern part of Yuanjiang.
At the junction of the western part of Enji and Mikawa, the samurai family along the Hamana Lake followed closely the Imagawa family, which was the biggest obstacle to the Matsudaira family's attack on Enji country.
In particular, Kondo Yasuyuki, Suganuma Tadhisa, and Suzuki Shigetoki, these three are the core figures of the samurai family along Hamana Lake.
As long as Matsudaira Motoyasu can capture the three members of the Western Enjiang people, the troubled Enjiang samurai family in the central and eastern parts will be easier to deal with.
Therefore, when Sakai Tadashi heard that Matsudaira Motoyasu approached the Suganuma family in Mikawa, he contacted Suganuma Tadhisa, who was instigating rebellion against his own clan. You know that your master has made up his mind, don't say anything more to make him unhappy.
The Mikawa Suganuma family was really beheaded by the Imagawa clan and had thirteen hostages, and they hated her deeply. Matsudaira Motoyasu asked her family to instigate rebellion. He really found the right person.
Seeing that Sakai Tadashi gave in, Matsudaira Motoyasu nodded with satisfaction and said.
"I already understand the teacher's intentions, and I have good news to tell you.
Tadahisa Suganuma has agreed to surrender to my family, and has persuaded Suzuki Shigetoki, who is related to us, to join us. Impressed by them, Kondo Yasuyuki also wanted to surrender. "
Sakai Chuji raised his head and glanced at Matsudaira Motoyasu. This former disciple and current master was really secretive.
After taking down three people from Nishionji, the defense line set up by the Imagawa family along the shore of Lake Hamana has collapsed.
Matsudaira Motoyasu reluctantly told the retainers the good news until now. This was because he wanted to mobilize for the spring expedition to Yuanjiang Kingdom.
Sure enough, when the Songping retainers heard the good news, they immediately cheered up.
The next warrior Ji samurai came out and bowed, and said excitedly.
“Your Highness, fight!
Taking advantage of the fact that the Imagawa family was unaware of the changes in Yuanjiang Kingdom, they asked the three people from Xiyuanjiang to let go of their defenses. We attacked Yima City directly and captured the plains in the middle of Yuanjiang. "
The one who came out to speak was Honda Tadakatsu. She was not very young, but she was a well-known warrior in the Matsudaira family. The three rivers in the east and west are competing for the lead. Others dare not interrupt casually, but she is not afraid.
She belongs to the Hatamoto Senshi Service Order, a position held by the most powerful Mikawahime samurai.
Hatamoto Shoujo is the elite military leader of the Matsudaira family, and he directly takes orders from Matsudaira Motoyasu. The east and west flag leaders have great power, but they cannot restrict them.
Matsudaira Motoyasu said to Honda Tadakatsu with a smile.
"No rush, as long as the Western Yuanjiang defense line is opened, we can swallow most of the Yuanjiang Kingdom at any time.
In this case, why be impatient?
Let the Takeda family take action first, and when the war breaks out in Suruga, the Imagawa clan will be really devastated, and then we will send troops to conquer the Toe country. "
Songping's retainers cheered and laughed, praising their lord for his wisdom. Matsudaira Motoyasu smiled and said nothing, looking at the concubines sitting here, she was very satisfied with the current situation at home.
The arrangement of the east and west flag heads caused the originally powerful family tree to divide into two factions, the east and west, giving them room for maneuver to control family affairs.
And the arrangement of Hatamoto's senior soldiers and local city residents allowed her to directly intervene in the military and local affairs, without the constraints of the retainers.
Matsudaira Motoyasu had been a hostage abroad for many years, and it was very difficult to control a strong group of retainers.
Fortunately, she can endure it and her methods are superb. As he continued to divide the family's influence during the expansion, he gradually gained the foundation of the Zhichen Regiment and gradually seized the initiative.
Sneaked into the night wind, moisten things silently.
Matsudaira Motoyasu did not care about the praises of the retainers. She silently thought about how to negotiate with the Takeda envoy and strive for strategic cooperation that was beneficial to her.
