Echizen, Tsuruga County, Kanazaki Castle.
In a courtyard in the middle of the city, an old man wearing gray and white uniforms with gray hair on his temples was sitting on his knees under the cherry blossom tree.
The breeze blew and cherry blossoms scattered all over the ground.
The old man calmly opened the tea bowl, took some tea powder from the tea bowl on the side and put it into the bowl. Then take a ladle of boiling water and pour it into the bowl. After washing your hands, stir it gently for a few times. The aroma of tea will overflow for a while.
After taking a nice sip, the old man couldn't help but let out a groan of satisfaction.
There were several warriors standing beside the old man, but no one dared to make any noise at this time. Everyone stared at the old man silently, not daring to take a breath.
"Everyone, take your seats."
After a long time, the old man slowly spoke.
Upon hearing this, several warriors breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the ground.
"My lord, Wakasa's situation is exactly as you expected. The Kyogoku family has completely dominated Wakasa in just three days!"
"Now that the new head of the Takeda family has officially succeeded to the throne, it is said that the Kyogoku family intends to marry the Takeda family. This matter has been widely spread in Wakasa."
"There is another thing worth noting. Omi has been very active in the Ichigo clan recently, and there are signs of provoking Ichikui..."
"Wait!" Before the retainer could finish speaking, the old man interrupted him, and then continued to ask, "Did you just mention Xiang Yikui?"
"That's right!" The retainer nodded, "Ever since Sakyo Kyogoku proposed a plan to the Hosokawa family last year, which resulted in heavy casualties for the Ichikui clan, everyone in the Ichikai clan has regarded the Kyogoku family as their enemies!"
"At this time, most of the Kyogoku family's troops are in Wakasa, so it is normal for Ichigo to want to provoke a fight in Omi."
"Hahahaha!" The old man suddenly stroked his beard and said with a smile: "If Xiang Zong actually targets the Kyogoku family, then the Kyogoku family will be in trouble!"
"I want to see how the famous Yasha Saburo will behave after meeting the Yixiang Zong!" When talking about the Yixiang Zong, the old man's eyes clearly contained a hint of murderous intent. It seems that the old man is also extremely hostile to the Yixiang Zong. of.
"Nagato Mamoru!" the old man suddenly said: "Is there any movement from the Kuriya family? I don't believe that Kuriya Ukyo Ryo can bear it when the Kyogoku family looks so ugly."
"Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from my lord!" The young samurai known as Nagato Shou quickly replied: "According to the news from the ninjas deployed by our family in Wakasa, the Kuriya family has returned to its original position yesterday, and the Kuniyoshi castles are actively preparing for war. The price of food in Sanfang County has increased by about 30% in one day!"
"Immediately send someone to contact Kuriya Ukyo Ryo. If the Kuriya family can be brought back to our family, then the time is ripe for our family to conquer Wakasa!"
"ha!"
As soon as the warrior finished speaking, a young man suddenly came in from outside the courtyard.
"Lord, someone is coming from Yicheng Valley and they are waiting outside!"
"Tell him to come in!"
"ha!"
Not long after, Xiao Xing entered the courtyard with two warriors.
Among the two samurai, one of the young samurai's hunting clothes was embroidered with the Asakura family's Sansheng papaya pattern. He must be a retainer of the Asakura family. Another older samurai was embroidered with the four-eye knot pattern of Sumita, and he was clearly a retainer of the Rokkaku family.
"Your Majesty, Rokkaku's retainer Goto Tajima Mamoru, has seen Sodaiden!"
"A member of the Rokkaku family?" Asakura Sotechi raised his head and looked at Goto Takatomi carefully, and then said calmly: "Since you are the envoy of the Rokkaku family, why are you coming to Kanazaki Castle if you don't want to visit my lord?"
Looking at the majestic Asakura Sotechi in front of him, known as the Echizen Military God, Goto Takatoshi felt very worried.
"To be honest, I just came from Ichijo Valley, and I have already paid a visit to Asakura Danshozaemon Weiden!"
At this time, the young samurai who came with Goto Takatō hurriedly said: "Uncle, Goto-sama made a special trip to pay homage to my uncle this time. This is what the lord meant."
The samurai is Asakura Keiren from the Asakura family. His grandfather and Asakura Sotetsu are brothers, so when facing Asakura Sotetsu, Asakura Keiren is respectful.
"What a visit, I'm just here for the Kyogoku family!"
"Don't you know what Hexagonal Bullet is planning?" Asakura Sodai looked at Goto Takayoshi, who had an embarrassed look on his face. "Tell me, what does Hexagonal Bullet want me to do?"
Asakura Sotetsu was very direct and his words were very explicit, which surprised Goto Takayoshi.
The words he originally prepared seemed to be useless at this time. Goto Takataka could only bite the bullet and said: "My lord wants to form an alliance with the Asakura family to jointly suppress the Kyogoku family!"
"Soudaiden must also know! The Kyogoku family has developed rapidly in the past few years. It has already occupied the land of Kitaomi and has regained its former prestige! Now it also has the land of Wakasa, which is really even more powerful!"
"If things go on like this, the Kyogoku family will inevitably grow bigger, which is not a good thing for both of us!"
"My lord, I believe that the Kyogoku family has not yet established a firm foothold in Wakasa at this time. If the Asakura family is willing to send troops to Wakasa, then my family is willing to respond in Omi! If Asakura and Rokkaku unite, the Kyogoku family will not have anything to worry about!"
Asakura Sodi gently leaned back and assumed a relatively comfortable posture.
"That's all?"
"ha!"
"That's it, you can leave now!"
"???"
"Soudai-den, Asakura Danshozaemon Weiden (Asakura Takakage) has agreed to this matter, and I have come specially to discuss the follow-up battle with Soutei-don!"
"My lord has agreed, but I, Asakura Sotechi, haven't nodded yet!" Asakura Sotechi glared, and a wave of power instantly enveloped Goto Takatoyo, "I am in charge of all military affairs of this family. If I, Sotetsu, don't If you are willing to send troops, even the Lord will be helpless!"
"Why, do the Rokkaku family still want to use their lord to suppress me?"
Goto Takatō suddenly said with sweat on his face: "Souti-don has misunderstood, I never meant it this way!"
"I'm sorry you don't dare!" Asakura Sodai said confidently: "The Rokkaku Bullet wants to start a war between our family and the Kyogoku family. It is just to eliminate the hidden dangers behind the Rokkaku family, so that it can fight against the Hosokawa family. Just take the initiative in the confrontation and negotiation!"
"We are all sensible people. If Goto Tajima-don didn't say these lies, we would still have some talks. But with this rhetoric, are you trying to deceive me about Asakura Sotechi's old age?"
Who is Sotechi Asakura?
The Optimus of the Asakura family, the military god of the generation, what kind of scene have you not seen before?
Sotechi Asakura was well aware of this little calculation of the Rokkaku family.
In fact, Rokkaku Sadarai's plan was originally a conspiracy. The Asakura family wants to annex Wakasa, and the Rokkaku family wants to eliminate the worries of the Kyogoku family. Both families currently have a common goal, so there is a great chance of cooperation.
But Asakura Sotechi also has his own arrogance.
You Goto Takayoshi moved out of Asakura Takakage when you first came up, with a posture of "Asakura Sotte obeys orders" and you don't take me seriously at all, so why should I blame you?
There is a very strange phenomenon in the Asakura family, which is the "separation of military power"!
Although the head of the Asakura family has overall power and all matters in the family must be obeyed, "military power" is not among them. In the Asakura family, the person who controls the military power is "Junshou". During war, Junshou even has the authority to command the head of the Asakura family.
Therefore, in the Asakura family, Asakura Takakage has no say in matters related to military affairs. Asakura Sotechi is the real helmsman.
