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Chaocang was originally the alliance of Yishui. After this victory, the Lord Chaocang sent a letter, expressing his willingness to serve Yishui from now on, and to wait for the dispatch of Tianzhinv.

"The faction that Chao Cang chose to join us is us, and we will win without fighting. I understand what Lady Tianzhi means by 'victory'." Liu Yu handed the letter to Lian Haidu, "Obviously the one who won is only My inconspicuous ranger was not a big battle, but the power spread was more exciting than defending the city."

"Hojo chose to attack at the beginning, and that's the same." Lian Haidu said while reading, "Ishui is adjacent to Asakura, and no one fled to Asakura before the war. For shock."

"Now that Asakura has also returned to Yishui, the Daigo Kingdom has finally 'come' to us. Everything after that is subject to the arrangement of Lady Tianzhi."

"Daigo is not in a hurry, we still have to lure ghosts and gods out." On Taki Ruoye's desk were stacks of letters and paperwork. Compared with the scattered replies before the war, the number was terrifying. Please read the letter written by the great name Shan Shiwu of Jiuyi."

"...Has there finally been a response from there?" Abi and Adi have been going to Yishui for several months. Dadian Taiguangshi guessed that they had already arrived in Jiuyi, but there was no news from Jiuyi.

"They are also observing the situation and deciding what attitude and method to use to deal with this chess piece delivered to the door." Hasebe was the first to get the letter from Taki Wakaba, and read it quickly.

The content of the letter is probably to say that Yamamuro Wu met Hyakkimaru who was wandering outside in Jiuyi, took him in, and told the heavenly woman Hyakkimaru that everything was fine, and that Hyakkimaru voluntarily became his subject to train himself.He had already bestowed Hyakkimaru with the word representing the honor of the Yamashiro-clan, to show his importance, so that Tianshiwo needn't worry.

"...Even the name has been changed for him, I really don't know what to say, should I say he's brazen?" Hasebe Yakiri complained.

"Just write back to him. Seeing this 'sincerity', Yishui is willing to form an alliance with him." Taki Ruoye smiled slightly, picked up a pen and began to write.

"In this way, the west side of Yishui can be relieved for the time being. Is our center of gravity to be in the northeast?" Shou Hai asked.

"Yes." Taki Wakaba nodded, "Hojo's focus now is to capture the central area surrounding Kyoto, and we will go to capture the surrounding areas that he has no intention of taking care of."

"As far as the central area is concerned, Hojo, Kaga, and Yamaaki each occupy three sides. I wonder which one Hojo will attack?" Liu Yu said.

"In this situation, they all know that Hojo's attack on them is only in order. The Hojo family has to deal with two families, not whoever he wants to decide to attack." Lian Haidu responded, and he looked at Taki Wakaba , waiting for Taki Wakaba to speak.

"Advance the front to the southeast, break Hojo's siege of Ishui, and then... change the target to Sanming."

When Taki Ruoye mentioned Shanming, almost everyone couldn't help looking at Lianhaidu. Lianhaidu's expression didn't change much. He responded to everyone's gaze, "There must be such a day."

"...Liankaidu."—Hakkimaru, who had been silent all this time, suddenly called his name—"You once asked me, Daigo country has my parents and brothers, and asked me if I would like to bear the burden of patricide, brotherhood The crime of cruelty. Isn't that what you are going to do? Didn't you ask not only me, but also yourself?"

"..." Lian Haidu paused for a rare moment, "Do you still remember so clearly at that time?"

"I want to know your answer."

"Have you ever seen me have a difficult choice? Revenge with compassion is the most ridiculous revenge."

Three years later, Yishui conquered the Three Kingdoms of Hojo and the surrounding small countries, and re-divided the territory into four major countries. Tianzhinv became the daimyo of the four countries.

When Taki Wakaba went to Kyoto at the end of the year, the scenery in the general's mansion was not as good as before, so much so that Ashikaga Yoshio's retainers saw Taki Wakaba coming - all of them looked very kind.

Since these guardian daimyos have become more and more ignorant of the general's power, they can't even collect the taxes on the guardian daimyo. Only Yishui still maintains the etiquette as usual, and the general's mansion is not repaired until the roof is broken. to the point where.

The most obvious change is probably Ashikaga Yoshio's attitude.

However, in the past few years, Ashikaga Yoshio has changed from a high-ranking person with ease in conversation to a cordial ally. From time to time, he greets Taki Wakaba, and even asks her for advice.

It is true that cannibals have short mouths and soft hands.

"I hope you can station your army near Kyoto." Ashikaga Yoshio greeted cordially—after a while, he finally spoke to Taki Wakaba.

"...The general wants my army to protect you? There is no reason for this. General, you should rely on your Fenggong in Kyoto. No matter how rampant Hojo is, he will not attack you at this time."

"I know that even if Hojo kills me now, he won't be able to become a general, but what if he wants to support a new puppet general?"

"You are the eldest son of Ashikaga, the rightful first-heir, and now unless you die, no one can pull you down under any other name."

"So! That's the problem!" Seeing that Taki Wakaba hadn't pointed it out, Ashikaga Yoshio couldn't help but said loudly, "I suspect that he just wanted to kill me so that he could gain the name of Daiyi and support my younger brother. - Come on stage. You don’t want to see this kind of situation, right? The assassination a few years ago may have been done by Hojo or my relatives.”

"That assassination was several years ago, right? Isn't the general alive and well after such a long time?"

"...Are you really not afraid of me being killed? I'm still on the same line as you. It would be very bad for Isui to let the Hojo clan kill me, right?"

"Is it the general who doesn't believe me? Since I have made such an agreement with the general, the general does not need to be so alarmed. I will not station the army in Kyoto. The current situation makes no sense. In the eyes of others, the army is also It's not to protect you, but to compete with Hojo for the ambition of Kyoto, you think about me more or less, okay?"

"...I see." Ashikaga Yoshio closed his mouth and stopped talking about this topic.

After Taki Ruoye stepped back, she only rested in the reception room for a while, and then she saw Mrs. Bai with the spring breeze blowing on her face, and Hu Ji, who was holding the zither, came in.

They faced Taki Ruoye—the passerby slightly bent their bodies, Liu Yu and the others stepped back a little, and Mrs. Bai and Hu Ji sat down opposite Taki Ruoye.

Mrs. Bai is a bright beauty, while Hu Ji is charming and charming, like a weak willow facing the wind, they sit with Taki Ruoye as if they want to chat about those beautiful romances.But Yaki Hasebe and the others knew that what the three of them talked about together would definitely not be good.

They got up tacitly and left the room, leaving the three of them behind.

Mrs. Bai would come with Tsukihime, it must be with Ashikaga Yoshio's permission, and it is inconvenient for them to appear on that occasion.

"In the past, Mrs. Bai sent invitations, but this year it was Mrs. Bai who took the initiative to meet Miss Tianshi. This is also a manifestation of Ashikaga Yoshio's attitude." After closing the sliding door, Liu Yu said softly.

After Hu Ji sat down, she laid the qin flat and began to play with it.

Mrs. Bai's clothes are also plainer than those of the past few years, and she is no longer as gorgeous as when she first met her. Seeing Taki Ruoye looking at her clothes, she said: "I woke up this morning and thought you would come, so I don't even know how to dress up." I am very interested, I chose the color scheme of thin purple, cute yellow, white and scarlet, how about it?"

"This stacked color is 'Sakura Wandering'. Did the white butterfly think of the spring scene?"

"Sure enough, you can tell at a glance." Mrs. Bai fiddled with her sleeves, "People say that this dress is plain, but if you only want to be gorgeous, you will be laughed at if you wear half-worn clothes."

The sound of Hu Ji's piano is sweet and high-pitched, overshadowing their whispers.

"The general was poisoned again not long ago." Mrs. Bai said, "Although it didn't succeed, the general was restless for several days because of it."

"Has Yoshio Ashikaga found out who did it?"

"Everywhere around here are people who want to kill the general, even the general's relatives want to kill him." Mrs. Bai shook her head, "Everyone wants the position of the general."

"It's no wonder he was so panicked."

"In the past few months, the general has always met with a person in private. Although he is wearing a bamboo hat, I think he is wearing a monk's robe. He should be a person in the temple. The general - Xianghui will invite eminent monks to sit down and talk, but this private meeting is not the same as The identity of that monk should be unusual."

"...I will investigate this. Yoshio Ashikaga is seeking the protection of a powerful force. From this point of view, his actions are quite active."

"In addition, the frequency of the general's writing letters is much higher than in the past, but I don't know what he wrote and where he sent them, but he wrote several letters non-consecutively. I think they should not be sent to the same person, but It is sent everywhere."

"Among Ashikaga Yoshio's relatives, which one do you think is most likely to be supported?" Taki Wakaba asked.

"...The general came to the throne when he was young, but because of his poor health, no one attacked him. Afterwards, the general became healthy, and with him sitting in the general's position, his younger brothers didn't want to fight with each other. But the general also I didn't attack them, but sent them to a distant country to take up official positions." Mrs. Bai pondered for a while, "If the guardian daimyo wants to support someone in the Ashikaga family, that person must not be too smart or too arrogant. The closer the bloodline is to the Ashikaga family, the better... If I were Hojo Naoki, I would choose his second brother Ashikaga Yoshihei. Of course, only when the current general dies can Hojo Naoki support a new general."

Mrs. Bai showed worried eyes after finishing the business, "I still haven't seen Baiguiwan by your side this year, Jiu Yi still refuses to let him back? He was obviously kidnapped as a hostage, but he said it was As if he had fled by himself, he was completely regarded as a retainer of the Yamamuro clan. I believe in Hyakkimaru's will, but I am also afraid that Jiuyi will do unimaginable things in order to control him."