Now that he has decided to send troops, Kyogoku Takamasa definitely needs to ask Kyogoku Takahiro for instructions.
Although Kyogoku Takahiro has handed over all the affairs of the family to Kyogoku Takamasa, the current head of the Kyogoku family is still Kyogoku Takahiro. As long as Kyogoku Takahiro is in office, Kyogoku Takahiro will not have any scruples.
With Kyogoku Gaomasa's current status and reputation in the family, it was only a matter of time before he succeeded the family governor. There was no need to get caught up in some trivial matters. It was obvious that the gain outweighed the loss.
When sending people to Imahama Castle, Kyogoku Gaomasa was naturally not idle, and immediately ordered Omi's retainers and people to start gathering troops.
In addition to supporting the Nagano family and other Northern Yinshi people by sending troops this time, Kyogoku Gaomasa will naturally not miss this opportunity to control the Yinshi nation.
The Kitahata family of Yin Shi Kingdom has been working in Yin Shi for hundreds of years. Although their strength cannot be said to be very strong, it should not be underestimated.
"Inuhachiro, take your people and go to Yinshi first to find out the specific number and route of the troops sent by the Kitahata family. Before I lead the army, you must find out the situation!"
Although the order has been issued, according to the current mobilization speed, it will take at least three days to gather the army.
The Kyogoku family was also blinded by the specific situation on Yin Shi's side, so Kyogoku Takamasa decided to ask Yamaoka Inuhachiro to go to Yin Shi to investigate first.
"ha!"
In this era of extremely backward information, Kyogoku Takamasa knew very well how important a mature intelligence network was, so in the past few years, Yamaoka Inuhachiro had been tasked with establishing the Kyogoku family's own intelligence network.
Yamaoka Inuhachiro was originally from the Koyin (Koga, Yoonga) nation, and he knew many people in these places. Under Kyogoku Gaomasa's high salary, Yamaoka Inuhachiro gathered more than a hundred people under his command in three years.
These people are all from Luanbo. They may not be good at anything else, but when it comes to sabotaging and obtaining intelligence from the rear, they are all experts.
Regarding ninjas, they are not as "outrageous" as the legend says. In fact, they are just a bunch of people who were oppressed by their lords and could not survive and fled to the mountains and forests. They are more like a variant of "mountain bandits".
But what they did was not robbing families and homes.
Later, in order to survive, he would also work for some lords and rely on his own special talents to play a role on the battlefield.
In a sense, this is a group of mercenaries.
Watching Yamaoka Inuhachiro leave, Kyogoku Takamasa's heart moved. He couldn't help but cast his eyes to somewhere on the map and began to think.
"My lord, are you plotting against Yin He and the Koga people?" Hatayama Chaobu couldn't help but ask.
Having stayed with Kyogoku Takamasa for a long time, Hatayama Chonobu can be regarded as the retainer who is most familiar with Kyogoku Takamasa.
"Naizangsuke's guess is right. The Yinhe and Koga countries are a country of their own. Although the other party has no involvement with our family, it is indeed a good fighting force. If it can be used by our family, then our family's The strength will definitely reach a higher level.”
Although the people of Yin He and Jia He look like a bunch of rabble, there are also many factions within them, and there are dozens of well-known ones.
But these people usually dislike each other, but they seem to be quite united when something happens.
Historically, when the shogunate attacked the Rokkaku family, they drove Rokkaku Takayori everywhere. It was with the support and help of the people of Koga that they withstood the shogunate army.
The Koga people also took advantage of their own advantages and developed new ways of playing in the industry. They directly sent people to sneak attack on the main formation of Ashikaga Yoshinaga, the shogunate at that time, and directly burned the shogunate's army's baggage and food.
Although Ashikaga Yoshinaga was furious, there was nothing he could do to deal with these people.
Although they were no match for the shogunate's army in a head-on battle, these citizens took advantage of the terrain and hid in the mountains and forests. From time to time they came out to attack and destroy, causing the shogunate's army a headache.
Ashikaga Yoshi had no choice but to order the army to station on the spot in an attempt to kill them, but he died first.
The Koga County where the Koga Sect is located is the territory of Omi Kingdom. In the past, the Koga clan had a close relationship with the Rokkaku family. After the Kyogoku family came to power, they had not had time to get in touch with these Koga clan.
It just so happened that it would take a few days to mobilize the troops, so Kyogoku Gaomasa decided to meet with these people.
So Kyogoku Takamasa quickly took Hatamoto to Hino Castle, the residence of the Kamao clan, which is very close to Koka County, and Kamao Sadahide has a close relationship with these people.
After informing Kamo Sadahide about his future intention, Kamo Sadahide immediately patted his chest and said that he could leave the matter to him.
That night, Kamao Sadahide summoned the leaders of the most vocal members of the Koga clan to Hino Castle. The leading figure among them was Tarao Mitsutoshi, known as Tarao Michigasai.
Tarao Mitsutoshi is not an unknown person. In history, during the Honnoji Incident, Tarao Mitsutoshi appeared in the famous "Yinhe Crossing".
"Dohezai, this is my family's Kyogoku Sakyo enters the palace. I ask you to come here today. It is Sakyo's invitation to enter the palace. I am passing the message on my behalf."
After everyone was seated, Sadahide Kamao, who was sitting next to Kyogoku Takamasa, spoke.
Tarao Mitsujun looks to be in his twenties, quite young, and is dressed as a samurai. Although he tried his best to hide it, Kyogoku Takamasa could still see the shabby appearance of the other party.
However, Kyogoku Takamasa did not show his contempt for the other party. Instead, he said to Tarao Mitsutoshi with a cordial expression, "Since I have been in charge of Omi, I have deeply felt the bravery of the Koga people, so I came here to pay a special visit this time. I hope Koga everyone can serve our family."
"I wonder what Shiroemon thinks?"
After finishing speaking, Kyogoku Takamasa looked at Tarao Mitsutoshi and others in front of him with a scrutinizing expression.
Feeling Kyogoku Takamasa's gaze, Tarao Mitsutoshi felt unsure, and from time to time he glanced at the other people beside him. It was obvious that Kyogoku Takamasa's words made Tarao Mitshitoshi unable to make the decision alone.
Several other members of the nation sitting next to Taro Mitsutoshi were Wada Clan Head Wada Sotachi, Yamanaka Clan Head Yamanaka Norijun and others.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit dull, Kyogoku Takamasa continued, "You can rest assured that I am here with sincerity this time, and these will be regarded as my meeting gifts."
After finishing speaking, Hatayama Asanobu, who was behind Kyogoku Takamasa, placed a box in front of everyone and opened the box. The shining golden light made everyone blind.
Suddenly there was a sound of rapid breathing in the hall.
Seeing this, Kyogoku Takamasa knew what was going on.
"When Sakyo enters the palace, we are just a bunch of mountain folk. It is a great honor to be able to enter the Kyogi family's eyes."
"It's just that this gift is too heavy. I wonder what price we have to pay?"
The one who spoke was Sodachi Wada who was silent at first.
The Wada family is also a representative of a powerful wealthy family among the Koga clan. Wada Sotachi's son is Wada Weimasa.
In the eighth year of Eiroku (1565), Ashikaga Yoshiteru was killed by his retainer Matsunaga Hide, and Wada Weimasa and Niki Yoshimasa rescued Kakukei (later Ashikaga Yoshiaki) who was under house arrest from Ichijoin.
After Ashikaga Yoshiaki took office as the 15th shogun with the help of Oda Nobunaga, he was given the Akutagawa Mountain Castle in Settsu Province by Oda Nobunaga, and later was given to Takatsuki Castle. Together with Ikeda Katsumasa and Yoon Dan Otsuki, Ashikaga Yoshiaki was appointed as the governor. The guardians of the Tsu Kingdom are called the "Three Guardians of Settsu".
