"Is Sakyo joking when he enters the palace?"
Inside the room, Numata Mitsukane and Numata Mitsukazu seemed to be looking at a fool.
What did Kyogoku Takamasa just say?
Let the Numata family join the Kyogoku family and become their retainers?
Why?
"I come here with sincerity. The Numata family has been based in Wakasa for nearly a hundred years, but they are still lingering in Kumagawa Township. If this continues, when will the family name be revitalized?"
"And if the Numata family is willing to submit to my Kyogoku family, I would like to set aside a territory in Omi as the Numata family's knowledge and practice place, for the Numata family to take root. Isn't this what your Numata family has been looking forward to most for generations?"
"How?" Numata Mitsukane looked around at Numata Mitsukane and the other two, waiting for a reply.
I don’t know what Mitsukane Numata was thinking, but Mitsukane Numata was indeed moved.
In fact, early after Matsunagahide and Yamazaki Hiroyuki left during the day, Numata Mitsukazu made a suggestion to Numata Mitsukane, that is, to leave Wakasa and go to Omi for development. Because once Numata Mitsukazu's guess is correct and the Kyogoku family intends to intervene in Takashima County, then as long as the Numata family is willing to defect, there will naturally be a lot of benefits afterwards.
Although it is also becoming someone else's retainer, it is at least better than surrendering to the Matsugiya family, right?
However, Numata Mitsukazu's proposal was not recognized by Numata Mitsukane, because in Numata Mitsukane's view, the Kyogoku family's current situation in Omi is not much different from the Numata family's situation in Wakasa.
If the Numata family puts all their bets on the Kyogoku family, once the Kyogoku family is destroyed in the future, the Numata family will be completely destroyed.
Even if you choose to join other forces, Omi has Rokkaku, Wakasa has Takeda, Echizen has Asakura, any one of them is stronger than the Kyogoku family, how could Numata Mitsukane let go of the golden ax and not get a bad ax?
But Numata Mitsukazu doesn't think so.
In Mitsukazu Numata's view, the Kyogoku family has shown great activity and potential in recent years.
A few years ago, he defeated the Asai family in the Battle of Anegawa. Although the Asai family did not suffer heavy casualties, it also allowed the world to see the strength of the Kyogoku family again. Especially this year, the Kyogoku family's participation in the civil strife of the Hosokawa family and various operations of Hosokawa Harumoto made Mitsuwa Numata see the feasibility of the Kyogoku family's revitalization.
With the Numata family's strength, joining forces like Rokkaku and Asakura is not even the icing on the cake, because others don't lack the Numata family at all. But if he joins the Kyogoku family, it will undoubtedly be a timely help.
Therefore, comparing the two aspects, Numata Mitsukazu believes that joining the Kyogoku family is indeed a good choice.
Now Kyogoku Takamasa himself came to the door and offered to recruit, which was more proactive than the Numata family's own initiative. At least the Numata family can now put forward some conditions that are beneficial to them.
Thinking of this, Numata Hikaru winked at Numata Hikaru crazily.
How could Numata Mitsukane not know what Numata Mitsukazu meant, but Numata Mitsukane was really unsure about joining the Kyogoku family. Because the Kyogoku family is a broken ship from every aspect, and Numata Mitsukane is the head of the Numata family. His words and deeds will determine the future of the Numata family, so Numata Mitsukane has to be cautious.
"It's noon. Hey, why are there more and more people here?"
Just when the room fell into silence, a slightly frivolous voice sounded from above everyone's heads. A ninja in blue was leaning on the beam with his head on his hands, looking at the people in the room with interest.
"who!"
"Protect the young master!"
While talking, the brothers Matsunaga Hide, Mitsui Toraka, Hatayama Asanobu and others who were sitting next to Kyogoku Takamasa had drawn their swords and surrounded Kyogoku Takamasa.
"This is the Koka ninja. Could it be that he was sent by the Rokkaku family?" As soon as the Yamazaki Hiroshi family saw the ninja's attire, they recognized the Koka ninja on the beam.
When they heard that it was the Koga ninja, Kyogoku Takamasa and others were also panicked, "Could it be that the Rokkaku family is going to attack our family? It shouldn't be. If you want to kill, you have to kill my cheap father. How could it be my turn?"
"Don't get me wrong, my target is only Mamoru Numata Echinaka, and irrelevant people can leave on their own. I am a principled ninja and will not kill innocent people indiscriminately." The ninja stretched out his slender fingers to dig. He picked his nose and said nonchalantly.
"Sakyo enters the palace, this matter has nothing to do with you! This is the ninja sent by the Matsugiya family to take my life. I want to see what the famous Koka ninja is capable of!" Numata Mitsukane pulled out his sword and struck out with a sword. He looked at the ninja on the beam with a disbelieving face.
"Do you think I want to fight you alone?"
"Hahahahaha, the wine you just drank has been poisoned by me. You will definitely die within two hours. Go in peace!" The ninja spread his hand, and a ball of thin thread was lying in the palm of the ninja's hand.
"This is the silver thread poisoning method. The venom is dripped along the silver thread into the wine in the target plate, killing people without leaving a trace." The well-informed Yamazaki Hiroyuki directly explained the role of silver thread in the hands of ninjas. .
Hearing this, Numata Mitsukane's face suddenly turned ugly.
"Even if your Excellency can kill the Echichu Warder today, how can you guarantee that you will escape unscathed? Why don't you hand over the antidote, and I will be my guarantee to let you live." Kyogoku Takamasa pushed away the man standing in front of him. Hatayama bowed his head, and then said to the ninja on the rafter.
The ninja laughed, and then said, "I can come in, and of course I can go out. There is a hole in the roof, and that's where I came in."
"Since Your Excellency is still staying here, you probably have other things to do, right?" Kyogoku Takamasa said slowly. As a ninja, if you don't leave quickly after the mission is completed, but stay here to BBQ, it is obviously for ulterior motives.
"You are very smart, and I like to deal with smart people!"
"Although I also use money to do things, I don't think it's too much money! Akito doesn't tell secrets. The Matsugiya family gave me fifteen guan to buy the life of Numata Echinakamori. If you can give me 30 guan , then I would be happy to keep the antidote!" As he said that, the ninja took out a small bottle wrapped with red thread from his arms.
"My family can't afford 30 gu at the moment, but we do have a lot of food." The Numata family's money has long been used to buy food, and now the entire Xiongchuan Township is poor and only has food.
"Thirty guan of food is worth nearly a hundred shi. Even if you give it to me, how can I take it away?"
"Thirty kan? If the Numata family doesn't have it, I do. If the Numata family can agree to the proposal I just made, then the 30 kan will be offered immediately!" Kyogoku Takamasa finally found a sense of presence on the side.
After listening to Kyogoku Takamasa's words, Numata Mitsukane said with a look of disgust, "Isn't it great to have money? Don't think that you can do whatever you want with money. I, Numata Mitsukane, will not agree to it even if I die!"
After finishing speaking, before Kyogoku Takamasa could say "I'm sorry, you can really do whatever you want if you have money!", Mitsukane Numata's eyes darkened and he fell to the ground, foaming at his mouth.
Numata Mitsukazu who was on the side could not care so much at this time, "Sakyo enters the palace, if I can save my brother's life, I am willing to join the Kyogoku family!"
"Is the statement of the Young Assistant Palace Master really true?"
"really!"
"Okay!" Kyogoku Takamasa nodded, then turned back to Hatayama and said, "Uchizosuke, go outside and bring up the Yongle money we brought!"
Before coming, in order to show the sincerity of the Kyogoku family, Kyogoku Takamasa had several boxes of copper coins brought over. These coins were all given by Hosokawa Harumoto. They were all Yongle coins of high quality and not ordinary. The "bad money" can be compared.
While Hatayama went out to get the money, Kyogoku Takamasa raised his head again and cast his eyes on the ninja on the beam, "Thirty kan coins are worth ten boxes. As you just said, there are so many How can you take the money away?"
"I just need to verify whether you have thirty coins! As for the money, you can just leave it here. Someone will naturally pick it up." The ninja was obviously prepared. He took out a piece of paper, crumpled it into a ball, and threw it away. Gave it to Kyogoku Takamasa.
After opening the note and looking at it, Kyogoku Takamasa smiled slightly and continued, "After your Excellency gives you the antidote, what will happen if we don't give you the money?"
"Then I, Inuhachiro Yamaoka, don't mind making another trip to Omi. I heard that you are Saburo Yasha who has become famous in recent years, right? I just don't know if the defense of Kamiheiji Castle can stop the murderous intention of the Koga ninjas!"
"Mr. Kyoto, you can make more money if you don't have it, but you only have one life, so you can't make it back."
