"Yihachiro, some things should not be asked about, do you understand?" Honda Masato scolded with a serious look on his face.

Honda Masaru bowed and apologized for his recklessness, but still couldn't help but tentatively said: "Why did the lord be so worried about a little daimyo of only seven thousand stones?"

"Do you think I want this?" Tokugawa Ieyasu was quite helpless. "You also know that although my family was transferred to Kanto, their wings were still spread all over the country. From Kyushu to Kinki, from Katsuki to Ouyu, there were all my family's allies. However, this kind of connection network was secretly and could not be exposed to Taige. Therefore, I have been low-key and dared not speak too much. I thought this advantage would continue to be behind Taige, but unexpectedly, a Toyotomi Hideo came out halfway, and his plan was almost ruined by him."

"Youfu...this matter also has something to do with Youfu?" Honda Masaru was a little surprised.

"How could it be okay? He swept across Tokaido and killed the three banners together, overthrowing Yama, Nakamura, and Tanaka San, and supporting Nishio, Arima, and Foothills to wash the three generations of officials. Wasn't he done the good thing he thought he could use the hand of the right mansion to get rid of the disobedient three wealthy families, but he never thought that he would take advantage of the opportunity to take the entire Junyuan San. The results of decades of business were really ruined." Honda Masashi shouted without regret, and even Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was beside him, lamented, regretting that he had not made up his mind to support the Nakamura Ichima and Hideo to fight against the water.

Looking at the two grieving old men in front of him, Masaku Honda suddenly felt a sense of mission from the depths of his heart: "I heard that the Ichiko Nakamura has announced that the king's land has been returned, and it is indeed impossible to save it. However, isn't Yamauchi Ichito and Tanaka Yoshimasa still here? If I can win them over, my family can also win back a city."

"Masashino, look at your son, you are still young." Tokugawa Ieyasu looked at Honda Masashi kindly, and liked the young master of the Honda family from the bottom of his heart.

"Master laughed." Honda Masashi bowed slightly and turned to Honda Masaku and continued to explain: "It's so easy for Yahachiro, can you think of it? Let me tell you the truth. Shortly after the Ichi family of Nakamura surrendered to the Right Prefecture, I actively contacted the two families, but it disappointed us. Daming, which originally had more than 100,000 stones, was secretly cut by the Right Prefecture after that riot. The 57,000 stones of the Tanaka family were only 20,000 stones of the Yamauchi family. Ten stones of the Yamauchi family were left.

There were only 40,000 stones left. The more Zhixing was granted to Toyotomi Daime and the rich family who had made military achievements in the riots. For example, Shinshi Nishio, who had been granted from 18,000 stones before the war to 44,000 stones after the war. Arima Feng and Azushi Yoshishen also increased to 80,000 stones and 50,000 stones respectively. In this way, Tanaka and Yamauchi had lost the right to speak in Junyuan San. Instead of spending energy to win over them, it would be better to open up a new battlefield to stabilize the rear."

"Open a new battlefield... do you mean the Northeast?" Honda Masaku seems to understand what Honda Masaku wants to say.

Honda Masato nodded: "That's right. Although I am in the northeast, Ida's family and Satake's family are harmonious, you also know that Ida's one-eyed dragon and Satake's Guiyige are not easy to deal with. Don't look at the smile with you now, who knows what attitude will be? The Hojo family back then is a lesson. In view of this, my family is crucial to the dominance of Shimoya."

"My father's analysis is very correct. But Ueno's two strongest forces seem to be inconsistent with our family."

"I thought Pu Sheng Hidehog married Zhenji and stood on the same front as the family, but he unexpectedly formed a brother of the opposite sex with the Right Mansion and booked Toyotomi Makiki as his legitimate son, Chiyo. The relationship between the two families is closer, and the family seems to be losing this important ally. As for the Utsumiya family, they were almost expelled from the Taige because they refused to accept Asano Nagashige as their adopted son. Although the Right Mansion was in North Korea at that time, they were somewhat related to Utsumiya Kōtsunobuki because they were reluctant to accept Asano Nagashige as their adopted son. Although the Right Mansion was in North Korea at that time, they were somewhat related to Utsumiya Kōtsunobuki.

After the friendship, he wrote to Taige and Asano Nagamasa for pleading for him. As Taige's nephew and nephew, Nagamasa's son-in-law, his request was quickly approved. The Utsunomiya family only settled the matter with a reduction of 20,000 stones. Guoteng was grateful to the Right Mansion for this matter, and even planned to lead his retainers to North Korea to serve as the guards of the Right Mansion. Fortunately, the war ended early and he did not go. Tell me, can the family successfully propose to form an alliance with him to resist the Right Mansion? "

"My dear," Honda Masaru understood it, and nodded slightly, "So, the two families of Nishishino could not win over, so the lord decided to consolidate the power in Hishino."

"Higashino and Nishino are different. They are rich and independent of each other. They are famous for the "Kanto Little Warring States Period". Under the pressure of our family, no one dares to ignore the orders. This sense of fear is an important means for our family to maintain their influence." Tokugawa Ieyasu was very confident about his prestige. "However, if this method is used for a long time, the effect will be weakened. Therefore, it is necessary to re-establish prestige every once in a while, and the best way to establish prestige is to kill one to warn a hundred."

"Kill one to warn a hundred?" Honda Masaru repeated.

Honda Masato nodded: "The Book of Han says: 'It is said that if you have something to take, you will be warned by one person, and the officials and people will be convinced, and you will be afraid of changing your career.' The lord hopes to maintain his prestige by teaching those daimyos who do not obey orders and stabilize his authority in the lower world. Therefore, the Otahara family, which is strong and often unhonest, becomes the best choice."

"It's OK to teach a lesson, but is it necessary to kill them all?" Honda Masamune really didn't understand why Tokugawa Ieyasu treated a little daimyo so cruelly that he did not pose a threat to his family at all.

Tokugawa Ieyasu also looked helpless and sighed a little, "I want to calm down the situation, but he, Ota Haruki, is too dishonest. The death of the three consecutive years of Su Lao's death failed to make him safe. Instead, he hooked up with the Uesugi family behind his back. As a bridgehead to resist the Uesugi family, can you allow him to secretly communicate with the enemy? Besides, Ota Kiyota has expressed his loyalty to me more than once. You said, who will have a loyal dog without a loyal dog, and let the disobedient mad dog guard the door."

"Since the lord is willing to promote Dayi Qingtai, why should Datai Haruki submit the "Letter of Knowledge and Return"? The Right Mansion is more difficult to deal with than Datai Haruki."

"Otahara and Daemon are in power. Can Haruki be willing to hand over his territory? It's different to ask him to submit a letter of return. After Kokura Mitsuki died, he knew that his deadline was approaching and needed to find a backer to support him. Wang Tu's return is an excellent opportunity. Instead of giving up his territory to Daemon Qingtai, it would be better to use it to please the Right Mansion in exchange for a generous salary. Everyone can calculate this account."

"So that's it," Honda Masato thought it was purely true, "You mean that even if my family did not make any requests, he wanted to hand over the territory to the Right Mansion. It was just that the lord's decree gave him an open and upright reason."

"That's the truth," Tokugawa Ieyasu nodded proudly: "It can not only allow Otahara to take the initiative to hand over the territory, but also take the opportunity to support the commander of the Otahara clan, Higashinoya, and take this opportunity to restrain the army of the Right Prefecture. Masaru, isn't this trick of killing three birds in one stone?" (To be continued, please search Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!
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