A samurai who doesn't want to be a daimyo is not a good onmyoji

Chapter 183 Meeting

Seeing that everyone had left, the little kunoichi finally couldn't help but stretched out: "Hey, hey, it's really uncomfortable to sit like this. My feet are almost numb~"

Asai Nagamasa raised his eyebrows. He was somewhat surprised that the little kunoichi showed off her figure in front of him so unabashedly, but since the other party didn't care, of course he wouldn't care too much.

But speaking of it, I don’t know if it’s because I’ve been eating and drinking well this month, but I feel like the little kunoichi’s figure seems to have improved more than before.
But a little appreciation is enough, there is still something to do next.

"Kaga, Xiaonai, you can come out now."

After a few breaths, Kaga, dressed as a miko, walked out from behind with the pipe fox in her arms and the Inugami at her feet. Accompanying her was a beautiful woman.

A few days ago, she was nominally the fiancée of Asai Nagamasa, but things have changed, and now she has become the leader of ninjas under Asai Nagamasa, and it is the ninja Hirai Na from Iga.

But this surname is actually fake. After she completely broke with the Rokkaku family and the Koga ninjas, she gave up this surname, so Asai Nagamasa only called her Xiaona. As the original farmer's daughter, she did not With a surname that is truly her own.

The same is true for Tokichiro and Koichiro, and even the two miko sisters, Aguo and Kaga, have no surnames.

In the current Nibon, only warriors and nobles can and deserve to have surnames.

If Asai Nagamasa wanted to, he could give the other party a surname, because according to the agreement between him and Momochi Santafu, Xiao Nai and the ten chuunin and forty genin who now belong to her have actually already It belongs to Asai Nagamasa.

That's right, they were given away as items and trade items.

Ninja is a profession in the dark. Although they are mostly good, they are despised by others, and their social status in Nibon is not even as good as those farmers who can be killed by them.

However, when used as tools, they are still very qualified. After only a few days, they have established a fairly complete intelligence system in Kitaomi. It can be seen that the training of Iga ninjas is quite good.

And Asai Nagamasa doesn't have to worry about them betraying, partly because they were trained as tools, and now their master is Asai Nagamasa.

On the other hand, their original owner, San Taifu Baidi, will demand of himself now and for quite a long time in the future. I am afraid that he will not allow these ninjas to betray easily, because it will affect him and others. own relationships and interests.

"Kaga, how is the situation in Aguo?"

Before he decided to lead his troops back to Otani Castle, Asai Nagamasa had already handed over almost all the spirit stones and soul cores in his body to Aguo, and told him that they were the sacrifices Huanglong needed, and then Aguo also returned to Izumo. Shrine, go to fight the battle that belongs to her.

"Ah, my lord, my sister's side went very smoothly. Although some priests expressed strong opposition to this, when my sister showed the power from the great Lord Huanglong, they all chose to give in and started to form a fleet. .”

At this point, the little witch's face turned red, and one look at it showed that she was actually very excited.

But it's no wonder that although Aguo is the shrine maiden who often appears in the public eye and seems to have unlimited glory, in fact, within Izumo Shrine, the status of the priests is higher than that of the shrine maidens.

Although as shrine maidens, they must maintain their purity, but with the appearance of the sisters Akun and Kaga, it is impossible to say that they were not harassed at all at Izumo Shrine. Nagamasa Asai Too trusting.

The reason why they still remain pure is partly because of their own intelligence, and partly because there are probably people inside who have been protecting them.

But now, after Aguo has the power from Huanglong, the so-called status of those priests will be completely gone.

Because in the chaotic Warring States Period, identity and status alone were not enough. Only strength could truly determine the right to speak. Otherwise, the emperor and generals in Kyoto would not have lived so miserable lives.

That's why the little witch showed such excitement, it was the excitement of a slave turning over and becoming a master.

"Haha, I guess they are wise, otherwise the Izumo Shrine might be stained with blood."

Ah Guo may not have much murderous intentions, after all, it is the shrine where she grew up, but the yellow dragon in her body will not shy away from this, and anyone who tries to stop it from recovering its power will be its enemy.

"Then Kaga, your task is also very heavy next. You have to establish the belief in Huanglong and Hashihime from scratch in Kitaomi. You also need to recruit some little witches to assist you and choose from them. Bring out some excellent seeds, and you have to teach them spells."

"Huh? Shall I teach you spells?"

The little witch's eyes widened instantly and she felt a little dizzy.

If she just chooses the right little miko, she actually has a lot of experience. After all, she grew up in Izumo Shrine.

But as for teaching spells, it would be too difficult for her. After all, up to now, she has even memorized less than five spells!
Asai Nagamasa smiled and nodded: "Yes, after all, I don't have enough time, so I can only ask Kaga to take care of them first."

If you want to become an outstanding Onmyoji, talent and hard work are both indispensable. If there are really talented people, I believe they will stand out soon, and it will not be too late to teach them personally.

Since Asai Nagamasa had already said please, Kaga certainly couldn't refuse anymore, so she nodded hastily in agreement.

Asai Nagamasa turned to look at the little kunoichi: "Ning Ning, what happened to the matter that asked you to form a ninja?"

Although the support of Momochi Santafu gave him fifty or so tool men, both genin and chuunin, Asai Nagamasa naturally could not be so satisfied, and these Iga ninjas all died one by one, so he At the beginning, Ningning also started to cultivate a ninja group that truly belonged to the Asai family.

The little kunoichi wrinkled her nose when she heard this: "Ning Ning has already started to select suitable candidates according to what Uncle Hanzo and the others said, but even if the people are selected, it will take at least two years to train them into genin~"

"It's okay," Asai Nagamasa glanced at the other kunoichi next to him who was very silent from beginning to end, "During this period, there are still Nai and the others."

The little girl sighed heavily: "Sure enough, I heard from Uncle Hanzo and the others that there is still a big difference between the actual implementation. Your Highness, you should hurry up and recruit more elite ninjas. Ning Ning is not suitable to be a ninja instructor."

She is a free kunoichi, and she is really, really uncomfortable with being asked to lead a team to train others.

Asai Nagamasa shrugged: "I think so, but how many truly outstanding ninjas like you, Ning Ning, are there in the entire Nibon?"

The little kunoichi immediately giggled: "That's true, but I still hope that Brother Danzang will succeed in becoming an official soon. In that case, he can take over Ning Ning's job."

The little miko Kaga next to her suddenly couldn't help laughing. She didn't know who the so-called big brother Duan Zang was, but now that Sister Ningning said that, she really didn't know whether to be happy or sad for him. Woolen cloth?
"Duanzo?"

When he thought of Tobi Kato, Asai Nagamasa couldn't help but think of the silver-white military commander he had seen in Kyoto that day. His gender was confusing at first sight, but in fact it was almost likely that he was a woman - Uesugi Ken. letter.

Kato Danzo plans to go to the Kanto region and seek refuge with Uesugi Teruator or Takeda Shingen. The Tiger of Kai has not seen it yet, so it is not clear about the person and character of the other person, but according to Uesugi Teruatora's previous performance, she should have Are you brave enough to accommodate a ninja like Kato?

Sighing secretly, Asai Nagamasa regained his composure: "Is there any news about Axiu?"

After following him back to Kitaomi by boat and watching him successfully succeed him as daimyo, Axiu said goodbye and left.

On the one hand, because there are more and more legends about monsters recently, she wants to go and conquer them;

On the other hand, she began to feel that her strength was gradually unable to keep up with Asai Nagamasa's pace because she was living too comfortably.

In almost all battles, they had close calls, but in the past, she could usually improve her strength as quickly as possible only when facing life-threatening danger.

So although she was reluctant to let go of her two friends, Asai Nagamasa and Ning Ning, after careful consideration, she decided to embark on the road to conquer monsters alone.

Although others can't tell it from her appearance because her entire little face maintains an expression all day long and she can't speak, but in fact Axiu is also a very strong Ji Ji warrior.Naturally, Asai Nagamasa had no intention of blocking the other party. Unlike Ning Ning, Shima Sakon and others, Axiu was not his subordinate, she was his friend. Even she could have been with him for so long since the beginning of Cong Mino. There is only gratitude in my heart.

Speaking of this, Ning Ning couldn't help but become interested: "Yes, Fujiyoshiro found that there are many kinds of monsters in various places recently for some reason. There are also rumors about Mino, Owari, and even Mikawa area. , so Axiu has been busy there, and it is said that the two of them cooperate well, one is responsible for finding, and the other is responsible for killing."

Asai Nagamasa curled his lips: "This guy Tokichiro, I really don't know what he is doing mysteriously."

Logically speaking, it is a very big thing for him to succeed as the daimyo of the Asai family. Based on the various behaviors Tokichiro has shown before, he should never miss this opportunity to flatter himself.

But he refused to return immediately, and only asked someone to deliver a few letters. This was beyond Asai Nagamasa's expectation.

But based on Asai Nagamasa's understanding of that guy, it's definitely not that he doesn't want to do this. He should be sure that he can give himself a big surprise, right?Axiu was fighting monsters over there, but she was actually working for him.

"Xiao Nai, how is the situation over there at Chuan Bingzhong?"

The Iga kunoichi immediately lowered his head to show respect: "My lord, according to your instructions, the Kawabi people have successfully established a preliminary order on the Kiso Mikawa River. Many businessmen are willing to offer some money to accept them. As a result, their reputation in Chuan Bingzhong has improved, and their scale has also expanded."

"But at the same time, they gradually attracted the attention of other water bandits and pirates on the Mokumon River, the people on the shore, and even the Saito family and the Oda family."

Asai Nagamasa immediately understood that he was mediocre if he was not envied by others. He could see that after his own suggestions, Hachisuka Koroku completed the job very well.

Some are even so outstanding that they affect other people's financial resources.

After all, if they did not accept the protection of Chuan Bingzhong, the money in the pockets of those businessmen might be taken away by other water bandits on the road.

However, this is not bad news for me. The defense of Lake Biwa and the fleet of Aguo need a real navy general.
"What's going on with the Rokkaku family?"

They are both forces in the Omi area and have decades of grievances and grievances. The first enemy that the Asai family will face next is undoubtedly the Rokkaku family.

Even though Asai Nagamasa looked down upon most of the Rokkaku family, from the lord to the important ministers, but after all, the opponent's stone number was almost twice that of the Asai family, he still couldn't relax.

This is called strategically despising the enemy, but tactically paying attention to the enemy. This first large-scale battle that is about to break out must be won, and it must be won very beautifully. He will announce to the entire Nibon that the new Asai family It has been born from my own hands.

Xiao Nai shook her head gently: "There's not much movement yet."

In addition to the front line against the Asai family, the entire Liujiao family's standing army is not large. If you really want to mobilize troops on a large scale, it is absolutely difficult to hide the movement from these ninjas.

This is also one of the reasons why many big names in Nippon will make it clear before the war starts, telling the other party that I am coming to fight you, because they simply cannot hide it from the other party, so they might as well just make it public and show it. own measure.

"Continue to maintain surveillance. In addition, send a message to Mr. Third Taifu and ask him to send people to Hiden City to try to win over the city lord Takanose Hidetaka and the lord of Takamiya Castle Takamiya Katsuyoshi."

The two women's eyes widened at the same time, obviously extremely surprised, because Asai Nagamasa's meaning was very obvious, he actually wanted to instigate opposition?
However, after their previous investigation, they found that the Takanoze family were the heirlooms of the Rokkaku family, and they often appeared on the front line against the Asai family. Even the previous governor of the family was injured in a battle with the Asai family, and died of serious injuries. .

But now the lord does not mention anyone else, but only names Takano, obviously he has already gained great confidence!
As for Takamiya Katsuyoshi, they can all roughly understand it, because he was originally a general of the Asai family and a loyal minister.

It's just that because Asai Hisamasa was too incompetent, he was defeated a few years ago and his retainers, wife, and son were all captured. He had no choice but to choose to surrender. But if his own side was powerful, it would be fine for him to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side. Very normal thing.

Asai Nagamasa smiled, of course he would not tell them, this was something he had seen in the history of the parallel world.

Even if he didn't take the initiative to hook up, the multi-party would probably betray the Rokkaku family. Although the Takanoze family and the Asai family can be said to have a hatred for killing their father, in the Warring States Period, this hatred was not completely irreparable.

Because for a family, the land passed down from generation to generation is more important than one person's life.

It was clear that Mr. Takanoze died fighting for the Rokkaku family, but Rokkaku Yoshiken not only received no reward at all, but instead took the opportunity to punish him and deprive him of part of his land. How many people can tolerate this?

The Asai family has always been at a disadvantage before, so forget it if they don't have a chance. Once they actually raise their troops and promise some benefits, the chance of successfully instigating the opposition is still very high.

But even if he failed, it actually didn't matter. After all, he never counted on the other party from the beginning.

The reason why I chose to send a message to Baidi San Taifu to do this was actually a somewhat helpless choice. After all, judging from the current situation, the other party's persuasive power was obviously higher than my own.

And if it succeeds, not only can it show a little bit of its wisdom, but it can also be regarded as giving the Iga ninjas a chance to make meritorious deeds.

Xiao Nai immediately accepted the order, and at the same time, in her mind, her new master became more and more unpredictable.

Asai Nagamasa seemed to suddenly remember something: "By the way, once the other party responds positively, remember to remind me to ask Numata Yumitsu to plan this matter together."

He pointed out the general direction, but the specific details, such as when to rebel, how much reward the Asai family promised, etc., still need to be discussed in detail by Numata Yumitsu. After all, he holds the position of military advisor.

Xiao Nai nodded immediately, and then Asai Nagamasa seemed to have remembered something. He said thoughtfully: "In addition, send ninjas to the Wakasa Takeda family. I want to know their current movements."

The Wakasa Takeda family is located in the northwest of the Asai family. The land there is more barren than that of Kita Omi. The whole of Wakasa is less than [-] koku. There are even rumors that it is only about [-] koku. In the chaotic Warring States Period, the overall strength can be Said to be very weak.

However, the Wakasa Takeda family is originally from the Minamoto clan and is a tributary of the Kai Takeda clan. It has served as the guardian of Wakasa for more than 200 years. It is a daimyo with truly noble blood and a wealthy ancestor. It has even maintained a relationship with the Asakura family, allies of the Asai family for many years. Quite a degree of confrontation.

However, since they were invited to Luo several decades ago, and then were defeated in a battle by the father of the current Miyoshi family governor, and lost a large number of important ministers and elite warriors, the power of the Wakasa Takeda family has plummeted, and the family governor has directly resigned.

However, the new governor was even more incompetent and lost consecutive battles with the Asakura family. Then, first a minister in their family rebelled, and then his son and younger brother were eyeing the daimyo's position.

Did the Asakura family see such a good thing?So they openly supported their son Takeda Yoshito, which plunged the Wakasa Takeda family into further turmoil.

Although under the mediation of Minami Omi's Liujiao family, the turmoil in Wakasa Takeda's family has barely subsided in recent years, but the whole of Wakasa has also been torn apart, and the new family governor who has not worked for a few years had to abdicate. The scope of the system's control is only the relatively wealthy Kohama County with a port.

Among the remaining three prefectures, Takeda Nobukata, the younger brother of Takeda Yoshitomi, controls Toshiki Prefecture in the south, Masakune Yoshimi, the family elder, controls Oioi Prefecture in the west, and Awaya Katsuhisa, the family's top official, controls the Asakura and Asai families close to each other. Sanfang County.

After officially seizing the position of family governor and forcing his father to retire, the new daimyo Takeda Yoshitomi seemed to regret the rewards he had promised to the Asakura family. Therefore, in recent days, the Asakura family has also been on the border. There is action near Sanfang County.

Although there are many conflicts between Awaya Katsuhisa, who currently rules Mikata County, and Daimyo Takeda Yoshitomi, the Asakura family doesn't care about this. They just want the land, and it doesn't really matter who owns it.

As a powerful force with a height of 60 million koku, which is seven or eight times that of the entire Wakasa, even if it is dragged into the quagmire of war by Echizen and Kaga Kingdom's Ichikou Mun, the Asakura family can still spare some of its troops to harass Mikata County of Wakasa.

Although Asai Nagamasa still doesn't know whether Takeda Yoshitomi is too stupid or deliberately wants to kill someone with a borrowed knife, this does not prevent him from giving the other party some attention.

He is not very interested in the barren Mikata County, and that means taking food from the Asakura family's mouth, but he is still very interested in the Kohama Port in Kohama County.

If we can capture it, in addition to the interests of the port itself, the future maritime trade between Aguo and Michikawa Saburo will be much more convenient.

And he also needs this income. Whether it is enough to buy iron cannons, train infantry, or build large-scale construction projects in Xiaogu City and reward many retainers, he needs a lot of money to support him.

Although he had an unexpected gain when he first met Shima Sakon, the money will be spent sooner or later, and he still needs to open up the source.
(End of this chapter)