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

Chapter 70

"Imagawa Yoshimoto?" Saito Douzan chewed on the name and did not feel the slightest surprise, because even from his point of view, only that man had the greatest possibility.

But for some reason, after listening to Asai Nagamasa's words, he was inevitably a little disappointed. It seemed that his intuition told him that Asai Nagamasa should not be just like this.

Strange, why did he have a special feeling from the beginning, always feeling that the other party still seemed to have an edge that he had not yet shown?

Seeing that Saito Douzan seemed to be sitting there in a daze, Asai Nagamasa didn't take it seriously. Old man Douzan must be in his sixties now, which is more than twice the average life span of Nippon. He is a bit old and confused. It's normal, so he should be a little considerate.

While the other person was in a daze, he handed the barbecue on the grill to Axiu next to him. She had been staring at this place for a long time. She was probably attracted by the special aroma of the pepper, right?

Saito Douzan happened to come back to his senses and saw this scene, and he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Although the warrior's appearance was unclear due to his helmet, and he didn't say a word after entering, he could still easily determine the other party's gender from the style of his armor.

He ran away and became a ronin, but with a young woman by his side, he was still a teenager after all.

However, my own barbecue is not so enjoyable.
With a slight gleam in his eyes, Saito Michizan simply started grilling meat again. As the former governor of the Saito family, he was now serving two ronin like a low-level cook. If word got out, no one would believe it.

"The Miyoshi family will not sit idly by and ignore it. Kinki is still their territory."

The Miyoshi family who controlled the Kinki area were real powerful officials. They even drove the general out of Kyoto like a dog several times. The general had to go around begging for intercession before he was finally able to return to Kyoto.

A large number of people within the Miyoshi family occupied various important positions in the imperial court. Although they looked down on the general and the emperor who was decorated like a mascot, if the daimyo from outside were to take away control of Kyoto, it would be very difficult for them to do so. They still have quite an impact.

Asai Nagamasa chuckled: "Miyoshi family? Miyoshi Nagakei, the head of the Miyoshi family, is certainly extraordinary, and his brothers are also brave and good at fighting. But other than that, although their territory is large, their people are not unified, and their external situation is also very complicated. Damn, after banishing the general many times, how many big names in the world would actually show kindness to him?"

Although in the current Nippon, the general and the emperor are all mascots, they are not comparable to even the smallest daimyo, because they have no military power at all and almost zero land.

With no money, food, or soldiers, they could only live on relief from daimyo from various places, and could not even support their ministers. As a result, a large number of ministers had no choice but to leave Kyoto and bow down to the samurai they once looked down upon. To beg for food.

But this is the only one that does it so ruthlessly, so brilliantly, and so obviously like the Sanhao family.

Although the daimyo from all over the world do not think highly of the shogun and the emperor, they will not take actual actions, nor will they be superficial. Only the Miyoshi family will.

This also made the daimyo become more wary of the Miyoshi family. The Miyoshi family even humiliated the general so casually, so what about other daimyo whose identity and status are not as good as the general?Many forces inevitably have similar worries or concerns.

In addition, the Miyoshi family's intention to continue to expand to the surrounding areas was very obvious. Out of consideration for their own interests, the surrounding daimyo formed a secret encirclement network, intentionally or unintentionally.

Of course, it is said that in the Echigo area further northeast of the Saito family, there is a daimyo who is really just trying to humiliate the general for the sake of the Miyoshi family, so he is extremely angry, and even claimed more than once that he would crusade against the unscrupulous traitors, that is, he is called Long-tailed Kagetora, the Dragon of Echigo.

It's just that Echigo is too far away from Kyoto, and he also has an old enemy, Takeda Shingen, known as the Tiger of Kai. If nothing else happens, that guy will only be able to shout slogans in his life.

All in all, the Kinki area ruled by the Miyoshi family is the central area of ​​​​the entire Nibon, but because of this, they must be cautious in every step they take.

When the situation is favorable, they can expand to the surroundings at will, but once an accident occurs, the situation may immediately reverse and they will have enemies on all sides. Therefore, the Miyoshi family can bully the surrounding minor daimyo, and occasionally have friction with the Rokkaku family, but They would never easily have a head-on conflict with a daimyo as powerful as Imagawa Yoshimoto.

Asai Nagamasa paused deliberately, waiting for Saito Dosan to digest his opinion, and then he deliberately let it slip: "And in Miyoshi's family, there is someone who looks very much like you, Douzan-sama." like me?"

Saito Michizan was a little confused for a while, but at the same time he was also curious. Although he was not so pretentious that he thought he was unique in the world, but if there was anyone like him, at least he had not found it so far.

Even his son Saito Yoshiryu is only good at martial arts, but in other aspects he is much worse than he was back then.

"Yes, his name is Matsunaga Hide."

Even in the Warring States Period, which was full of underdogs and superiors, there were very few people as vicious and vicious as Saito Dozo. However, Asai Nagamasa knew that there happened to be someone very similar to him, although he still pretends to be one. A loyal minister.

Saito Michizan suddenly became interested: "Matsuhisa Hide? I have heard of this name. He is a powerful official of the Miyoshi family and is deeply trusted by the head of the family."

Asai Nagamasa nodded lightly, but didn't want to talk more about it. He just quickly skipped the topic: "Master Daosan, do you really think Imagawa Yoshimoto will choose Luo?"

"Huh? What do you mean by that?" Saito Douzan, who secretly memorized the name, suddenly became energetic and knew that maybe the real highlight was coming.

"Even if you succeed in going to Luo, it's just a sign of great righteousness, but how many famous names in Nibon really care about this?"

"If it were me, I would prefer to use the name of going to Luo to annex the Oda family and the Rokkaku family along the way. After slowly digesting the new territory, I would really go to Luo."

Yes, this is what Asai Nagamasa really thinks.

If Imagawa Yoshimoto chooses to go to Luo, then he will offend a lot of nearby daimyo. Even if he successfully defeats the Oda family and the Rokkaku family, he will definitely waste a lot of financial and material resources. When he comes to the Kinki area, he will still have to face The Mihaoshi family has a high probability of attacking.

Not to mention who wins and who loses in the end, this will undoubtedly put a lot of pressure on Imagawa Yoshimoto's logistics and other aspects. There may be unwilling samurai among the newly attached families who take the opportunity to cause chaos. It is not uncommon for Nippon to regain his family's status due to popular trends.

But if he plans it slowly, spends several years to completely digest the territories of the Oda family and the Rokkaku family, unites many civil servants, generals and armies, and then goes to Luo again, the chance of success will definitely increase greatly.

Anyway, Imagawa Yoshimoto is not yet 40 years old this year. For a farmer, his happiness is basically over. But for a man of noble birth and well-maintained, he can be said to be at the peak of his life, even if he waits for another three to five years. What kind of.

And Asai Nagamasa can be very sure that it will not be too far away from the time when Imagawa Yoshimoto officially joins Los Angeles.

On the one hand, it is because of historical inertia records, and on the other hand, it is also because the Oda family is at its weakest right now. If this opportunity is missed, Imagawa Yoshimoto will have to pay more to conquer the Oda family. What will happen to him? Ambition will definitely be detrimental.

Saito Michizan fell into a brief silence, and then he laughed again: "Very good, this meeting was very pleasant. Although you don't look like Nobunaga, when facing you, I can't help but Thinking of him, I am looking forward to your official meeting."

For Asai Nagamasa, this is quite a high evaluation, because Saito Douzan almost regarded Oda Nobunaga as the best young man in the world. He even lamented that his descendants would also have a high probability of becoming To the point of holding a horse for Nobunaga.

"Thank you for the praise, but it's a pity that you don't have a second daughter, Master Daosan." Asai Nagamasa accepted this evaluation not very humbly.

Saito Michizan was stunned when he heard this, but he immediately understood what Asai Nagamasa meant. His eyes flashed involuntarily, and then he burst out laughing.

"Yeah, it's a pity that I don't have a second daughter, otherwise I might have gained another excellent son-in-law."

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