"Not bad!" Kyogoku Takamasa looked at Akao Kiyozuna with satisfaction, "What Meisaku Mamoru said is very suitable for me!"
"In fact, I was already planning these arrangements long before the Wakasa Rebellion!"
"Zabei! Shunren!"
"ha!"
Yamazaki Hiroyuki and Tsutsui Shunren, who were sitting in the corner, responded quickly.
"Here is the list of people within the Takeda family that I have drawn up who can instigate rebellion. Inuhachiro was the one who determined the candidates after he had been dormant in Gozeyama Castle for many days after integrating various information! The two of you find a way to sneak into Gozeyama Castle, and then follow the list Choose the best person to instigate rebellion!"
"Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely live up to my lord's high expectations!" Yamazaki Hiroka stepped forward with excitement and took the list from Kyogoku Takamasa.
The Yamazaki Hiroyuki family has yet to make any achievements since joining the Kyogoku family. Apart from serving as a diplomatic envoy to the Hosokawa family and sending several gifts to establish a relationship, the Yamazaki Hiroyuki family is almost a transparent existence in the Kyogoku family.
This time, he finally had a mission, so Yamazaki Hiroyuki was naturally very excited.
As for Tsutsui Shunren, who was sitting behind Yamazaki Hiroyuki, he looked like an old monk in meditation, as if he didn't seem to care much about these things.
"Master Shunlian, please help me with this mission!"
Tsutsui Shunlian slowly raised his head, then clasped his hands and said: "Don't worry Zuohei, the poor monk knows what he knows!"
"That's good!"
...
In Gozeyama Castle, Takeda Nobutoyo and others were as anxious as ants on a hot pot.
Masakune Yoshimi and Tomomi Muto, who were originally full of confidence, were so panicked that they couldn't sleep all night after learning that the Kyogoku family had led nearly 20,000 troops to invade Wakasa.
Early the next morning, both of them entered the imperial palace of Gozeyama Castle with dark circles under their eyes to participate in the assessment.
At this time, in Gozeyama Castle, in addition to Muto Yuki and Masakune Yoshimi, there were also Yamagata Shinobu, the castle lord of Horayama Castle, Takeda Moto, the acting official of Nadenso, Junura Shutama and others.
Takeda Gendo is the younger brother of Takeda Moto nobu's second son Takeda Moto Mitsuru, commonly known as the Central Affairs Assistant. Before Takeda Moto Mitsuru's death, he was appointed as the family's head of family, assisting Takeda Nobuntoyo in commanding the family.
Compared with the ambitious Takeda Nobutaka, Takeda Gendo is an honest and responsible person.
But Takeda Gendo's prestige in the family was not very high, so he could not convince other retainers. At least important family ministers like Muto Tomoe and Yoshimi Masakune will basically not buy Takeda Gento's account.
"Everyone, today's assessment is to discuss strategies to defend against Kuriya Mototaka's rebellion and Kyogoku family's invasion!"
"According to the information obtained by our family, the total force of the Kyogoku family's invasion of Wakasa ranges from 15,000 to 20,000 people! The general is Kyogoku Sakyo Susumu, who is known as Yasha Saburo. The military composition excludes In addition to the direct ministers of the Kyogoku family, most of them are in charge of the people of the country!"
"This morning, the Naito Chikuzen shouden of the Naitokan sent people again to report that the Kyogoku family has surrounded the Naitokan for three days and has not captured the city. The Chikuzen shouden said that the Naitokan can still be sustained by the Kyogoku family for five days!"
"As for Kuriya Mototaka, he is currently undergoing repairs at Hakoyama Castle. After the battle a few days ago, the Kuriya family's ashigaru were also damaged a lot. In addition, Takeda Daisuke is seeking death, and the morale of the rebels is also very low!"
"The entire situation of the enemy forces has been explained below. I wonder what everyone here thinks about the upcoming battle?"
As a good man in the family, Takeda Yuandu knew that it was impossible for him to suppress these arrogant retainers. Therefore, Takeda Gendo kept his posture very low and did not boss around Masakune Yoshimi and others just because of his status as "housekeeper".
After all, Yoshimi Masakune and Muto Tomoe are both important ministers with heavy troops. Whether the Takeda family can survive the current crisis this time depends entirely on these two people.
"Relying on my own strength, I am definitely no enemy of the Kyogoku family!"
"If we talk about the family in its heyday, the Kyogoku family is not afraid of anything! But now that the family is divided into pieces, we don't have the strength to fight with the Kyogoku family, so I believe that the top priority of our family is to seek reinforcements!" Sitting below Takeda Motoshi, a member of the Takeda family, said.
"What Izumomi said makes sense!" Takeda Momotoshi's suggestion was approved by Ichimi Masakune, "The Lord is the son-in-law of the Rokkaku family. With the strong strength of the Omi Rokkaku family, if Kyogoku is willing to send troops to support our family, then Kyogoku There’s nothing to worry about at home!”
"Brother, I am willing to set off immediately to Guanyinji Castle to ask for help from the Rokkaku family!" Seeing that his proposal was echoed by Yoshimi Masakune, Takeda Motoshi took the initiative to ask for help.
Takeda Motonoko is the third son of Takeda Motomitsu, who is also the younger brother of Takeda Gendo.
"Izu and Suruga, don't forget. The Rokkaku family is now confronting the Hosokawa family. How can there be any spare power to support our family?" Takeda Gendo does not think that asking for help from the Rokkaku family will have any consequences. Now the Rokkaku family and Hosokawa family The conflict between the families has been made clear, and both sides are already heavily armed. At this critical moment, the Rokkaku family has no time to take care of the Takeda family.
“How can you know without trying?”
"Well... I can only treat a dead horse as a living doctor!" Takeda Gendo looked at Takeda Nobuntoyo and said, "What do you want, my lord?"
Takeda Nobutoyo didn't have any objections. He waved his hands quickly and said, "Just a few uncles and Suruga Moroue Nosuke can make the decision on these matters!"
"In this case, Izu Mamoru immediately sets off for Kannonji Castle! While asking for help from the Rokkaku family, he also pays a visit to the shogun and asks the shogun to come forward to put pressure on the Kyogoku family. It may have some effect!"
"Don't worry, brother, I'll set off right now!" After saying that, Takeda Motoshi quickly left the palace.
As soon as Takeda Genshi left, Muto Tomoe suddenly said: "I suddenly thought of a plan, which may allow the Kyogoku family to retreat without a fight!"
"What do you think of Uenosuke?"
"Last year the Kyogoku family conquered Ise and occupied two counties, which made the Nagashima Honganji Temple in North Ise quite dissatisfied!"
"Kyogoku Takamasa had previously offered advice to the Hosokawa family, which enabled the Hosokawa family to achieve a complete victory in the battle with the Ichikki clan, but the Ikki clan suffered heavy casualties! This matter has been known to everyone in the Kinai, and it has also made Kyogoku Gaozheng’s reputation is even greater!”
"It is said that the head of Honganji Temple, Zhengru, hates Kyogoku Gaozheng to the core. It is often said that Kyogoku Gaozheng is the enemy of the Yixiang Sect!"
"If I can convince the Honganji Temple to instigate a rebellion within the Kyogoku family..."
"Hahahaha! I actually forgot about this, thanks to Uenosuke for reminding me!" Before Muto Tomoe could finish his words, Ichimi Masakune stood up excitedly.
Yoshimi Masakune continued: "Previously, the Ichixiang Sect suffered a lot of losses in various places, but there was no large-scale Ichixiang Sect outbreak in Omi, so the Ichixiang Sect's strength in Omi was not damaged!"
"With the help of Nagashima Honganji Temple, you can imagine the scale of this event!"
"I can already foresee the scene where the overwhelming number of people are causing chaos in the Kyogoku family territory. Let's see how Kyogoku Gaozheng will deal with it then!"
