Nizi Yukimori came out of Fushimi Castle and returned to her main formation. Looking at the white flag of Genji flying at the top of the city, her brows were always furrowed.
Today's Nizi Yukimori is no longer the ignorant little deer he used to be. He followed Shiba Yiyin at the age of fifteen and is now in his thirties, with wrinkles at the corners of his eyes already showing.
She, who was once praised by Yiyin as the most beautiful girl in the world, also has her own responsibilities and responsibilities. She returns to the Western Kingdom in place of the deceased Nizi Katsuhisa and revives the Nizi family again.
But the reality is always so cruel, and the road to recovery is full of thorns and extremely bumpy.
Tachihara Hisatsuna, who was beside him, saw Nizi Yukimori's strange behavior and stepped forward to express concern.
"Your Highness, are you okay?"
Nizi Yukimori shook his head as he walked back.
"I'm fine, just a little depressed."
Tachihara Hisatsuna shook his head slightly, empathizing with Nizi Yukimori and sighing at the same time.
After Nizi Shengjiu's death, Nizi Xingsheng changed his name to Miao and took the initiative to take over the important task of reviving the Nizi family. Relying on the divine favor and the divine descendants in his belly, he finally stabilized the foundation of the Nizi family.
In order to avoid the intensification of the conflict between Nizi and Akechi's family, the saint also promised to help Nizi's family return to the Western Kingdom and completely defeat the bloody enemy Maori family.
But whether the saint's promise can be fulfilled depends on whether the Nizi family can live up to their expectations.
To be honest, although Nizi Yukimori has good intentions, her ability is indeed a bit lacking, far inferior to Nizi Katsuhisa back then.
This time when the saint went to Luo, the main reinforcements around him were Maeda Toshiie, Maeda Yoshie, and Nizi Yukimori. The three families were all descendants of gods, but there was a huge gap in strength.
Maeda Toshiie integrated the Echizen Kaga Noto Three Kingdoms samurai family, mobilized millions of stones, and came with 30,000 horses, which was a huge momentum.
Maeda Yoshida served as the general of Kinki for many years and had high prestige among the Kinki samurai family.
In addition, she also serves as the acting magistrate of Kinki Shiba, holding a lot of power in her hands, and has close economic ties with various families in Kinki, and everyone is willing to obey her command.
Compared with the prosperous Ryo Maeda family, Nizi's family is much poorer.
When Nizi Katsuhisa returned to the Western Kingdom, he resigned from the post of acting governor of Kinki Shiba Territory and gave up the Kinki Territory.
After her death, Nizi Yukimori only retained the territory of Koriyama Castle and did not take back other rights.
The Nizi family only had the guarantee of the saint, but lacked their own territory, money and food. Enyang Jiubu had already exhausted all their efforts, let alone expanding their resources and connections.
Especially in the Nitta enclave incident, Nizi Yukimori took the initiative to shoulder the responsibility of quickly revolting within the Qing Dynasty, offending a large number of powerful Kinki samurai.
Although there were saints taking care of them, no one dared to say anything, but the relationship between the Nizi family and other families in Kinki became increasingly distant.
Nizi Yukimori, who wanted to return to the Western Kingdom, actually didn't care what the Kinki samurai family thought. Anyway, they wouldn't be eating at the same table in the future, so there was nothing to worry about.
But leave room for everything, because people cannot know everything and have omnipotence, so you have to leave some favors, just in case.
Nizi Yukimori was too upright. As a result, during this expedition, Nizi's family was extremely embarrassed. They were firmly suppressed by the two Maeda families and were marginalized during the war.
If they cannot make enough contributions on the battlefield, how can the Nizi family have the face to ask for more benefits in the future?
Nizi Yukimori, who had suffered a secret loss in the council meeting just now, was inevitably depressed, while Tachihara Hisatsuna knew it but was helpless.
Interpersonal relationships are formed through daily interactions, and the economic foundation relies on long-term accumulation.
Nizi Yukimori doesn't have an advantage in either of these areas. Even if he wants to hold on to the Buddha's feet temporarily, he can't hold on.
Tachihara Hisatsuna could only change the topic silently, distract Nizi Yukimori's attention, and relieve the depression in the house governor's heart.
"The saint is very determined this time and demands that His Highness be appointed as the general, commanding the entire army for him to fight against an army.
Unexpectedly, Tomi Mori's defeat not only did not make His Highness fall out of favor, the saint also ignored the opinions of all parties and deliberately strengthened her power."
Nizi Xingsheng shook his head and said.
"There are no discussions from all sides. Today's saints stick to their word. They are no longer the time when they were hindered by all kinds of people.
Look at the entire Kuchiki family being exiled to the Ou border. Is there anyone who stands up to speak for the Kuchiki family?
This girl Yoshikage Uesugi has been extremely smart since she was a child, and her mother comes from a famous Uesugi family.
The eldest brother, Takeda Yoshinobu, came from an embarrassing background and cannot be the heir. If a saint does not praise the second son, who else can he praise?
If we really want to support the young and deprive the elders, how can we help the third child, Yoshinao Uigahama, that troublemaker?
Or in other words, establish the virtuous? Who has the final say among the dozen or so children of the divine descendants, who is virtuous and who is foolish?
It is also difficult for a saint. His family was exterminated when he was young. In his life, he cares most about his family and children. If he cannot support Uesugi Yoshikage, what should you do?
According to me, this girl Uesugi Yoshikage is pretty good, very nice."
Nizi Yukimori was talking to himself, while Tachihara Hisatsuna was sweating profusely and looked around, fearing that others might misunderstand him.
You know, Nizi Xingsheng is the mother of the divine descendant, so he can just make a few random remarks.
But if someone spreads the word and makes the saint think that Hisatsuna Tatehara is meddling in some family affairs inherited by a divine descendant, her whole family will die, which is considered to be a magnanimous saint.
Tachihara Hisatsuna looked helplessly at the blind Yukimori, he was good-looking, but could he have some brains? He was still like this after so many years.
Nizi Yukimori talked for a long time, but Tachihara Hisatsuna didn't speak to her. He turned back to look at her in confusion, only to see Tachihara Hisatsuna's silent expression.
"What are you afraid of? It's just you and me here, let's talk casually."
Tachihara Hisatsuna said with a bitter smile.
"My Lord, is this a casual topic? Please spare my old bones."
Nizi Xingsheng shook his head and sighed.
"What are we talking about if we don't talk about this? Are we talking about those Kinki samurai who are secretly squeezing me out? Putting my military strength to the corners of the defense line?
Maeda Toshiie eats meat, Maeda Toshiya drinks soup, and I lick the plate!
Everyone knows that this is the last battle for the unification of the world. If the Nizi family cannot get enough military merit, even if they successfully return to their homeland, what capital will they have to convince themselves to establish a foothold in the Western Kingdom?"
Nizi Yukimori spoke with grief and anger, while Tachihara Hisatsuna was silent and speechless.
After all, the Nizi family is still too weak, with only a few tens of thousands of stones.
The Wu family is very realistic. If you don't have the strength, no one will look down on you. You won't flatter others, suppress others, or add insult to injury. This is because of your status as a descendant of the Nizi family.
The two of them had already walked back to the formation while they were talking, and saw only a few important family members standing outside the formation, looking anxiously.
"Why are you here?"
A man came forward and spoke softly.
"Someone wants to see the governor and has been waiting inside for a long time."
Nizi Yukimori looked at the strange confusion on the faces of the important ministers and couldn't help but frown and asked.
"who?"
"Your Highness Takeda Shingen."
"Takeda Shingen? Didn't she participate in the mobilization in Kanto? Even if she arrived at Fushimi Castle, why didn't she go to see the saint first? What would she do to me?"
Nizi Yukimori and Tachihara Hisatsuna looked at each other, confused and confused.
Tachihara Hisatsuna advised.
"No matter what, you first go to meet the Tiger of Kai and find out what her purpose is."
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In Nizi's main formation, Nizi Yukimori and Takeda Shingen were seated separately. Before they could exchange greetings, Takeda Shingen got straight to the point.
"I'm ashamed to say that I'm so old and dusty. I took the liberty of coming to visit you before I even had time to bathe and change clothes. It's really a bit rude.
We boarded the ship directly from Edo, disembarked at Ise, and took Iga to Raku. Unexpectedly, the journey was quite smooth and faster than I thought."
Nizi Xingmheng was shocked when he heard this.
Now there is a full-scale confrontation between the two families in Shiba, and the samurai families in various places are at war with each other. It is not a peaceful road.
Takeda Shingenki, a million-koku daimyo and the mother of divine descendants, arrived at Fushimi Castle so quickly with a simple carriage.
If the wife does not stand under a dangerous wall, what will the Takeda family do if something unexpected happens to Takeda Shingen on the road? She is too courageous.
Moreover, for what purpose did the Lord of Takeda rush to Beijing without seeing the saint or his daughter, and immediately ran to Nizi Yukimori to talk?
"His Royal Highness Nizi must be wondering at this moment why I came to find you.
Although you and I are both mothers of divine descendants, we each have our own duties and have little contact with each other. I, Takeda Shingen, suddenly came to visit me. What do I want?"
Nizi Xingsheng bowed slightly and did not deny it.
"Please ask His Highness Takeda to clear up my doubts."
Takeda Shingen bowed in return and said.
"I wonder if His Highness Nizi recognizes Takakage Kobayakawa?"
Nizi Yukimori sneered.
"Motori Motonari's second daughter is the current person in power in the Motori family. The hatred between the two families is as deep as the sea. How dare I not know them? I will bear them in my heart."
Takeda Shingen clapped his hands, with a smile on his face, but his eyes were extremely cold, and he gritted his teeth.
"Then I have found the right person.
To be honest with you, Your Highness, I have the urge to spend the rest of my life doing nothing but looking after Takakage Kobayakawa.
But thinking about it again, I can’t give her and her whole family an advantage, so why not send her and her whole family to hell together to prevent her from being lonely.”
The bitterness and coldness in Takeda Shingen's tone made Nizi Yukimori, who deeply hated the Mori family, feel the hairs on his hair stand on end and his heart trembled.
Nizi Yukimori looked at Takeda Shingen and asked uncertainly for a while.
"Are you doing it for Kosaka Masanobu? Just for Kosaka Masanobu?"
There was a hint of sadness in Takeda Shingen's eyes, and he nodded slowly.
"Yes, just for Kosaka Masanobu.
For Kosaka Masanobu, I can fight to the death with the Mori family for the rest of my life without asking for anything in return.
Killing my beloved and humiliating his body, this hatred and hatred are irreconcilable."
Nizi Yukimori was a little dizzy. Looking at Takeda Shingen's serious look, he felt as if a big pie suddenly fell from the sky and hit him directly on the forehead.