But no matter what, as he sent troops to the mountain to search for Asai Hisamasa, things finally got back on track. While waiting for Nishina Goro to come, Tabiya Akimasa had already begun to make plans to revive the Asai family in the future:
The Asakura family has been allies for many generations, and it is important to consolidate the alliance. As for the Saito family who supported him behind the scenes to usurp the throne and hoped that he and the Asakura family would break their alliance to aid Mino - only a devil would agree to this condition. This is obviously to put the Asai family in danger, and the Asai family will not take advantage of the Saito family's fire. After the coup was successful and he had gained a foothold, Tanaya Akimasa planned to have a fight with Saito Iekyū to see if he could get back some money and food; on the other hand, he would send his legitimate son to the Asakura family's military camp as soon as possible. Stabilizing the Asakura army proved that the Asai family's loyalty to the alliance would not change just because of a change of family governor.
After that, the Asai family will invade Mino together with the Asakura family. They only need to send a small force to satisfy the Asakura family, and then they can annex some land from Nishi Mino. The Owari Oda family in the southern part of Mino may be a good alliance partner. Working with the Oda army to carve up Mino can further strengthen the power of the Asai family.
Of course, the top priority is still the Rokkaku family in Minami Omi, which has an almost everlasting relationship with the Asai family. Taiya Meimasa immediately announced the dispatch of troops to the north and south Omi border. He did not seek a decisive battle, but just wanted to build up his own momentum and prove to all the Asai family retainers and wealthy people that he was completely different from the weak Asai Hisamasa, and that he was the more powerful one. As the qualified governor of the Asai family, only he can protect and lead the Asai family - in order to win over the hearts of the family and transfer the internal dissatisfaction with his usurping the throne to the out-of-town Rokkaku family.
As for Asai Hisamasa's treatment... if he were to be killed, it would definitely chill the hearts of the family, but keeping him would also be a huge threat. Although Asai Hisamasa himself is a loser, but because of his pedigree, he is naturally the banner of the opposition members of the Asai family to fight against Taya Akimasa, and they may move him out at any time. Or exile them to a small island in Lake Biwa, making it more inconvenient for them to communicate and buy themselves time.
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There was a knock at the door, interrupting Tianya Akimasa's thoughts.
"Nishina-sama, what's the important thing?" Watching Goro Nishina, who had just finished communicating with him half an hour ago, and his accompanying monk Komai Takahisai, Tianya Akimasa's tone was slightly impatient - after all, if Without the Takeda family's intervention, Tagaya Akimasa would not have fallen into such an embarrassing situation due to division of troops and distraction.
"Just now I saw His Highness Ishimamori sending all the troops to the mountain, and the poor monk remembered that there was one more thing that I had not reminded His Highness." This time, it was not Goro Nishina who spoke, but the monk next to him who performed a Buddhist salute. No, He spoke slowly.
"Master, what do you want to tell me?" Just as Tagaya Akimasa turned to look at the monk, Goro Nishina suddenly stepped forward, first pushed Tagaya Akimasa to the ground, and then pulled out Tagaya Akimasa's saber in one go, and chopped down the door with his backhand. The two guards who came to escort him finally put their knives on Tianya Akimasa's neck. By the time Tianya Akimasa reacted dizzily, there was no room for maneuver.
"I inform Your Highness that you have fallen into the trap of luring a tiger away from the mountain. The castle tower is unprepared, so be careful about your own safety." The monk raised his hand in Buddhist salute, and with a trembling gesture, he snapped his fingers towards Tianya Meimasa's forehead: "Otani The city is no longer in your hands."
"Master Xue Zhai, you really impressed me." At this point, Takeda Harushin nodded to Taiyuan Xue Zhai with conviction, "I even want to poach you from Imagawa's home and offer you the position of family head. This is I am ashamed of myself for these interlocking strategies."
"Haha, I wouldn't dare. If you do this kind of lying and deceiving people too much, your reputation will be ruined. Therefore, Master Hongxin refused to let a poor monk impersonate his name. Instead, he sold Master Gao Baizhai." "Komai Takahakusai" Taihara Yukssai said leisurely and contentedly, without even looking at the two dead people lying next to him. However, Tanaya Meimasa, who was pressed to the ground, felt like his mind was spinning.
"Yukisai? The prime minister in black of the Imagawa family? Why are you with the Takeda family?" Taya Mingmasa breathed heavily, and after a while he suddenly realized:
"So the Takeda family didn't betray the Imagawa family at all? This was a double act on their part. They betrayed the unsuspecting Akao Misakumoru and the Asai family's Hatamoto, and leaked the opposite Imagawa family's mission plan in order to win my trust, but in fact it was They wanted to disperse my forces and hold me back from immediately going up the mountain to search for Asai Hisamasa, to buy time. After my men were defeated by two teams of the Imagawa family, and had no choice but to send everyone up the mountain to search, the Takeda family People will no longer control the empty Otani Castle Castle."
Just as Tianya Meimasa was thinking about this, the sounds of chaotic footsteps and fighting had already come from the ground floor of the castle tower - without even thinking about it, he knew that they must be members of the Takeda family who had stayed in the hotel before. They suddenly attacked, and the few guards left in the castle tower couldn't handle it. In addition, they were already being held hostage - the entire Kotani Castle was beyond control.
And the soldiers of Tianya Meimasa who went up the mountain to search could not be counted on. They would definitely be led further and further by Yamamoto Kansuke, and they might even encounter an ambush by the Asai family Hatamoto. At that time, as long as they wait for the reinforcements of Kaiboku Tsunachika to arrive, they can welcome Asai Hisamasa back and regain the support of retainers - Tianya Akimasa will also be completely defeated.
"Haha, I'm defeated. I'm convinced." Tianya Akimasa, who wanted to understand everything, laughed miserably and stopped struggling. Instead, he gave up resistance and resignedly allowed Takeda Harunobu to tie his hands to death. "I have pity on my adoptive father. The foundation that we have worked so hard to build has been defeated by your team of traitors who happened to pass by by chance!"
"Taya Akimasa, don't get me wrong. We can't take over the Asai family's enclave, and we have no interest in interfering in the Asai family's internal affairs. We just want to return the position of governor of the Asai family to the original owner." Takeda Harunobu did not shy away. He laughed loudly, "You are the 'traitor' who usurped the throne, right? Why, are you afraid? Do you regret it?"
"It doesn't matter what you say, and I don't care what the world says about me, a rebel who committed rebellion. Anyway, I have lost, and nothing else matters." Tanaya Akimasa also shook his head sadly, with almost tears in his eyes. "For the sake of the Asai family, I can give up my reputation, my life, and the entire clan! If I end up like this, I have already made up my mind. The worst that can happen is that I will die and my family will be destroyed! If I don't have this awareness, how can I do it? Will you plot rebellion for the future of your family?"
"Why did the rebels stand on the high ground of justice?" Takeda Harunobu became interested and started talking to Taya Akimasa.
"Didn't the governor of your Takeda family rebel against his father? Didn't he betray his promise and go on a killing spree in Koshin? Huh? You still have the nerve to criticize me?" Taya Akimasa laughed angrily, turned around and cursed Takeda Harunobu:
"But I understand that Takeda Harunobu, I know what he is thinking! You little minions won't understand! Everything we do is for the benefit of the family. The supreme thing is the family, not a certain family governor! He doesn't If he is qualified, if he can't protect the family, then replace him and take responsibility for it! I will bear the infamy and other infamy myself, and I will protect my family by myself. As long as the family can prosper, so what if I am infamy for eternity and will never be restored?"
"The Asai family has no grievances against the Takeda family and the Imagawa family. It would be better for you, for the sake of your own family, to insist on supporting the bastard Asai Hisamasa who I finally ousted from power. With him here, the Asai family It is impossible to survive in Kitaomi, which is surrounded by enemies. Sooner or later, it will become the vassal of others, be dismembered and eroded to pieces, and finally die and the country will be destroyed! I hate it! I hate that my carefully planned plan was defeated by you who happened to be passing by. In the hands of the mission! I hate it, I hate that I have failed the great hopes and entrustment given to me by the late Lord, I hate that I have failed the oath I swore to him!"
"Yes, I made an oath with my adoptive father. I promised him to protect the Asai family! Why didn't he insist on believing in me in the end? Why did he believe the words of those old sycophants and support Asai Hisamasa? What about the bastard who came to power? Is it because he is my own flesh and blood? You are confused, you are confused!"
After cursing and cursing, Tianya Akimasa was already in tears. He was crying so much that he even became hoarse from the curses. Takeda Harunobu showed a rare expression of appreciation, and Taiyuan Xuezai on the side also fell into deep thought.
"Master Xuezai, have we supported the wrong person?" Takeda Harunobu turned to Taiyuan Xuezai and showed a wry smile, "If it is a close neighbor or a target that is about to be annexed, it is indeed necessary to support a cowardly governor for easy control. But the Asai family is hundreds of miles away from us. The top priority is to hope that the Asai family can survive in Kinki, so that the good relationship between our family and the Asai family will be meaningful. If Asai Shimonomaru (Asai Hisamasa) comes to power, the Asai family will He might die soon, so wouldn’t our interference in the succession of the family governor be in vain?”
"You may be right, but it's too late now. We have become enemies with Tamaya Ishimi Mamoru and forced him to do this. He must have a grudge. If there is a chance in the future, he will definitely seek revenge on you and me. Home. So I can only do nothing and let Asai Shimomomo take over." Taiyuan Xue Zhai sighed, still shaking his head.
"No, no, Lord Nishina, Master Yuksai, I want you to promise! I swear! As long as you support me to rule the Asai family, not only will I not bear grudges against you, but I will definitely make peace with the Imagawa family in the future. Make good friends with the Takeda family! If you don’t believe it, I am willing to send the dog and the thorn to your house respectively!" Tianya Mingmasa seemed to see a little hope, and immediately clung to it as if he was grasping a life-saving straw, and slammed on the floor Kowtowed repeatedly.
"What an admirable will. Even if you destroy your self-esteem, you still want to save your life and protect your family. This kind of humiliation and humiliation is something that many heroes don't have." Taiyuan Xuezhai said words of approval, The expression on his face was still unmoved, "But people are emotional after all, and cannot escape the influence of emotions. Your hatred for the Takeda family and the Imagawa family has been planted, and it will never be eliminated. .”
"For the benefit of the family, what does this personal relationship mean? Master Xuezai is the head of the Imagawa family who has single-handedly revived the Imagawa family. Don't you even understand this truth? Don't you have the consciousness to give up your personal relationship for the benefit of the family?" Tanaya Upon seeing this, Mingzheng became anxious, so agitated that Takeda Harunobu almost couldn't hold him down.
"You are right. Every enlightened warrior will stand from a rational point of view, consider the interests of the family, and do their best to suppress their personal feelings, so as to avoid rationality being interfered by emotions. But after all, we are human beings, and the human heart It grows from flesh. We can only suppress our feelings to the maximum extent, but we cannot abandon them completely." Taiyuan Xuezhai took out the beads from his arms, chanted a Buddhist chant, and slowly moved the beads:
"The poor monk has traveled far and wide and has seen countless people who are willing to sacrifice everything for the sake of family interests and do their best to kill their personal relationships. Compared with many of them, Taya Ishimi Mamoru is still far behind you. The most powerful one among them, She was the nun of this family. When her husband died in front of her, she immediately made arrangements for inheritance and funeral arrangements without shedding a single tear. Her two sons died in front of her at the same time, and she only waited for half a cup of tea before cleaning up. After everything is done to stabilize the situation, he would even kill another one of his own children."
"But even though she is such a cold-blooded and ruthless person, she still has emotions in her heart that she can't let go of. It is precisely because of this emotion that she supports her dehumanization and protects this family. Yes, that's how people are. It’s a contradiction. What you said about giving up all emotions to protect the family is not also because of your feelings for the family? It is impossible for humans to completely give up emotions, Iwami Mamoru, there is no need to deceive yourself. "
After listening to what Taiyuan Xuezhai said, Tianwu Mingzheng's face turned pale and he could no longer open his mouth.
"Kill him to avoid future troubles." Taiyuan Xuezai stopped the rosary in his hand and coldly said to Takeda Haru: "That Asai Shimono is cowardly and misses the old relationship, and Chengfang is almost carved from the same mold. There is definitely no way to execute my brother-in-law cruelly. But leaving Akimasa Tagaya behind will cause endless trouble for the Asai family, and may also bring trouble to the Imagawa family’s diplomatic relations with the Takeda family and the Asai family. If I can’t keep him, I’ll just say he was accidentally killed in a fight.”
"Okay." Takeda Harunobu responded cheerfully, and then patted Taya Akimasa who was pinned to the ground, "How about it? Do you want to commit seppuku? Let me help you make the mistake."
"It's meaningless." Tanaya Akimasa shook his head, "The Asai family is finished. The samurai's personal integrity and soul, nothing matters."
"Okay, you who did the dirty things, I wish you a safe journey, and let the souls of the dead bless the Asai family underground." Taiyuan Xuezhai performed a Buddhist salute with great respect, "The poor monk will save you, don't worry about what happens after you. .”
"Thank you." Tianwu Mingzheng replied calmly, and then he was killed. Takeda Harunobu raised his sword and dropped it, and his blood spilled on the floor of the Otani Castle Castle Tower.
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"His Majesty Takeda is very refreshing." Taiyuan Xuezai watched Takeda Harunobu play the role of executioner neatly and neatly, and praised him: "If Chengfang were here, he would have spent a long time trying to persuade the poor monk not to kill people, and it would definitely not be possible in the end. Do it yourself.”
"Haha, Goro cherishes feathers too much. He pays so much attention to emotions and is not willing to give up personal relationships at all. He can't achieve anything big." Takeda Harunobu also burst out laughing, and then half-jokingly and half-seriously said to Taiyuan Xuezai, " How are you, Master Yukisai? Are you interested in coming to Kai? Unlike Goro, I will never let you tie your hands and feet. On the contrary, I will let you show your talents, master. Takeda and Imagawa were originally allies, and the Takeda family has grown stronger. It is also good for the Imagawa family, you can also influence the family affairs, avoid conflicts between the Takeda family and the Imagawa family, and keep the Imagawa family safe for the rest of their lives."
"Haha, no need, thank you His Highness Takeda for being considerate." Taiyuan Xue Zhai also shook his head cheerfully. While holding the rosary and preparing to recite the Dharma name for Tanaya Meimasa to be saved, he replied with a smile: "The poor monk is also a human being, and he also has some sacrifices. I can’t let go of my feelings, and that’s why I suppress my personal feelings and do all kinds of dirty things.”
Chengfang, that brat.
