"Even if things are true as Lord Endo said, the war between my family and the Kitahata family has ceased. The Kyogoku family and my family have never had any friendship. Why should my family take such risks and become enemies of the Kitahata family?"
"As I said just now, this will not do any good to our family at all!"
The two counties of Genben and Tomei are now occupied by the Kyogoku family, and it is because of this that they were attacked by the Kitahata family.
Even if the Nagano family formed an alliance with the Kyogoku family to fight against the Kitahata family, the Nagano family would not get any benefits. On the contrary, they would have to bear great risks. Nagano Aito naturally refused to agree.
"Mr. Nagano is right. This matter is indeed of no benefit to the Nagano family."
"However, if Nagano-sama rejects our proposal, it will be very harmful to the Nagano family!" Endo Kyouyo continued.
Nagano Aito said nonchalantly: "Isn't Endo-sama too alarmist?"
"I would like to ask Lord Nagano, if the Kitahata family sends troops to the north to defeat our family this time, can we seize the two counties of Yuanben and Asamei?"
Nagano Ito nodded.
Endo Kyouyo quickly continued: "The Kitahata family is already the strongest in Ise. If they gain the land of two more counties, wouldn't they become even more arrogant?"
"And Genbenji County is located in the north. If this area is acquired by the Kitahata family, and the Kitahata family owns the land in the south, wouldn't the Nagano family be caught in a north-south attack by the Kitahata family?"
"The acquisition of Genbenji County has made the Kitahata family stronger. And with such a favorable location, how can the Nagano family protect themselves?"
Hearing this, Nagano Aito couldn't help clenching his fists.
Nagano Ato was not a fool, and he naturally knew that what Endo Kyoyo said was the truth.
The Kitahata family is the head of the Ise government and has a natural advantage in ruling Ise.
The successive heads of the Kitahata family have regarded the unification of Ise as their top priority. Once Kitahata Harugu takes over Kainbenji County, the next step must be to take action against the Nagano family or the Seki family.
Originally, the Kitahata family was much stronger than the Nagano family. If the two counties were to be taken over again, the disparity in strength between the two sides would widen.
More importantly, the Kitahata family can launch an offensive from the south to the north, sandwiching the Nagano family in the middle. In this way, the threat faced by the Nagano family will increase infinitely.
This made Nagano Ito's head hurt.
Seeing Nagano Aito fell into silence, Endo Kyouyo knew that his words had had an effect, so he quickly continued to strike while the iron was hot: "So I believe that although there is no benefit to the Nagano family in forming an alliance with my family, there are great benefits in not forming an alliance with my family. Big harm!”
"I wonder if what I'm saying is right?"
Seeing that Nagano Aito remained silent, Endo Kyouyo continued: "And I believe that the Nagano family is not completely useless in this matter!"
"In the Ise Kingdom, the Kitahata family's strength is the highest among all other countries, and it also has Kobe and other countries as subordinates. It cannot be matched by the Nagano family or the Seki family."
"Now that our family has intervened in Ise, there is one more variable and one more force that can compete with the Kitahata family!"
"If the Nagano family forms an alliance with the main family, then when the Kitahata family attacks the main family, the Nagano family can send troops to support the main family! And when the Nagano family fights against the Kitahata family, the main family will also lend a helping hand!"
"In this case, if you and I join forces, the Kitahata family wants to dominate the Ise family. Isn't it just a foolish dream?!"
Endo Kyouse's words were like knives piercing Nagano Aito's heart.
What he said was so reasonable that Nagano Aito couldn't find anything to say to refute.
But at the same time, Nagano Aito still had great doubts or worries in his heart, because he didn't know whether he could block the Kitahata family's offensive after following the Kyogoku family's troubles.
Once this battle fails, the Nagano family will also suffer disaster.
As the head of the Nagano family, Nagano Aito knew that the safety of the entire Nagano family depended on the decisions he made next.
Seeing Nagano Aito's hesitant look, Endo Kyouyo also closed his mouth. It was better not to disturb Nagano Aito's thoughts at this time.
However, Keiyo Endo thinks so, but some people don’t think so.
"My lord, it is said that the Kyogoku family only has two thousand troops in Ise. So what if the Kyogoku family owns the land of Kitaomi?"
"It is not the Kyogoku family that has the final say in Omi. The Rokkaku family in Minami Omi is the overlord of Omi. In order to defend against the Rokkaku family, how can the Kyogoku family dare to fight against Ise with all their strength?"
"So the number of troops that the Kyogoku family can dispatch in this battle is only the current two thousand people."
"With our mobilization power, we can barely mobilize five thousand peasant soldiers, while the Kitahata family can mobilize at least 20,000 or even 30,000 troops for this battle!"
"So even if my family joins the war, seven thousand against thirty thousand, there is no chance of winning. Why should my family wade into this muddy water?"
"Even if, as Lord Endo said, my family will be attacked by the Kitahata family after the Kyogoku family is repelled, that will all happen in the future. Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?"
"Taking a step back, even if the Kitahata family really comes to attack, the worst that can happen is that our family surrenders, and we can still save our family name. Why would we risk our family name on the Kyogoku family?"
Opposite Endo Kyouyo, the Nagano family retainer who had previously brought Endo Kyouyo into the palace spoke.
"asshole!"
Unexpectedly, as soon as the retainer finished speaking, Nagano Aito, who was on the throne, burst out as if he had been stepped on.
"My family has owned the land of Ise since Kamakura, and the Kitahata family was just a latecomer. They only took over Ise with the support of Nancha Fang! Our Nagano family has been fighting with them for hundreds of years and has never surrendered. This is the ambition of all the leaders of this family!"
"If I, Nagano Aito, surrender in front of the Kitahata family today, how will I be able to meet the ancestors of our family after my death?"
Nagano Aito was quite courageous and directly stated that there was no way to compromise with the Kitahata family.
Seeing that Nagano Aito was angry, the retainer who had spoken before did not panic, but blinked at Endo Kyouyo opposite...
Keiyo Endo suddenly understood something and quickly gave him a grateful look.
Thinking about it, this retainer probably knew Nagano Aito's thoughts, so he deliberately said such words to provoke the general.
And now it seems that the effect is not bad!
"Lord Endo, here are the branch castle lord branch and Sanzaemon! Since the Kyogoku family wants to form an alliance with this family, why not show your sincerity?" said the branch Mitsurugi with a smile.
Seeing that the opponent sent another assist, Endo Kyouyo had no time to express his gratitude, so he quickly took out a letter from his arms.
"In the Young Assistant Hall of the Palace, this is a personal letter from my lord, and it is accompanied by a covenant!"
"Once the alliance is reached, our family and the Nagano family will assist each other and jointly fight against the Kitahata family!"
Nagano Atoji silently read Kyogoku Takamasa's autographed letter, and then said seriously: "Forging an alliance with the Kyogoku family, I value the reputation of the Kyogoku family, and I really don't want the land of Ise to fall into the hands of the Kitahata family. !”
"Go back and tell Sakyo to enter the palace. Even if we form an alliance, I, the Nagano clan, will never recognize the Kyogoku family's rule over the Genbenji County!"
"Ise can only be the Ise of Ise people. If the Kyogoku family does something harmful to the people of Ise nation again, I, Nagano Aito, will be the first to refuse!"
