Samurai of the Takeda Family

Chapter 346: Falsehood and Snake

In the tea room.

After Sanada first expressed his kindness to Li Xiao, he continued to talk about money.

Masayuki Sanada said: "Master Li Xiao, the Gokan-sama is now in semi-retirement. His Royal Highness Shenglai will take charge of the family in the future. It is a foregone conclusion that the lord will set up a convict, and both the Li family and my Sanada family will enter. You and I As the right and left arm of His Highness Shenglai, he should work together to assist His Highness. In terms of power, Master Li Xiao’s military strength is the first in his family, and in terms of resourcefulness, I have a high self-esteem and rarely convince others, but Your Excellency is definitely one of them. One, in terms of age, Master Li Xiao is better than the next, so Master Li Xiao is the leader in everything."

Li Xiao heard the words of Masao Sanada, but was more cautious.

Naturally, he wouldn't be stunned by these few flattery words of Masako Sanada. He wanted to know what the heirious Masako Sanada was making.

Li Xiao thought about it for a while, and suddenly seemed to grasp something, and immediately asked with confidence: "I heard that Asari Shinkin died in the battle at the Sanzeng Pass. Afterwards, the position of the general general of the West Ueno Army was vacant. Brother Sanada Nobuzuna and Obata Nobuada were all interested in the position of general, but at the end of the day, the lord appointed Masahiro Naito, the chief minister of the genealogy, to this position."

After a pause, Li Xiao smiled and said, "Master Sanada, you don't have to go around in circles, let's just say something."

As soon as Li Xiaozhi's words came out, Sanada Masakura's right hand moved lightly, and he smiled and said: "As expected, Li Xiao, if so, I will speak bluntly. At Huilin Temple, you persuaded me, I Sanada and you Li Akatsuki, none of the important ministers of Kai family background, if you want to be reused by your family, unless you rely on His Royal Highness Shenglai in the future, there is no other way."

Li Xiao nodded when he heard Masayuki Sanada's words, and said, "I did say that before."

"At the moment, there seems to be harmony among the retainers of the family, but Kai, Shinano, and Ueno are faintly swayed by each other. As the territory of the family expands, the newly added Suruga and Toe family retainers, how will they get along with the Kai family retainers in the future? It's a difficult problem. At the moment, the lord is in power. With his skill, the ministers still obey his orders and can be suppressed. However, once His Royal Highness Shenglai succeeds to the position of the family governor in the future, then it is likely to cause division within the retainer regiment."

Li Xiao was slightly startled when he heard what Sanada said. He was telling the truth.

This is also one of the reasons for the defeat of the Takeda family in the battle.

It was the Kai-line veterans represented by Yama Prefecture, Naito, and Baba, and the newly recruited retainers, such as Katsusuke Rube, and Mitsuken Nagasaka, who were attached to the position of Katsuyoshi Takeda. They had internal disagreements, and their opinions turned to the left, which led to a decisive battle. , Or to retreat, the two disputes were different, and in the end, Nagashino was defeated in the battle, and the 12,000 troops of the Takeda family died on the battlefield.

At that time, Takeda Katsurai was also in a dilemma. He considered that he was the new home governor and his position was unstable. If he retired, his prestige would be affected, and it would also cause veteran officials such as Shan County, Racecourse, and Naito to look down on him. Therefore, he strongly advocated fighting. I hope to use this bet to defeat the Oda family and consolidate his position.

If this battle is changed to Takeda Shingen, in the face of the strong military power of Oda Tokugawa, he can choose to avoid the battle calmly, and no one in the retainer group will think Shingen is timid.

On his first expedition to Suruga, Shingen Takeda was on the Hachimanbara of Suruga Sakiyama, facing the 45,000 army of the Hojo clan, and the Tokugawa clan might be under attack at any time, so he could give up immediately by betraying his alliance with the Imagawa clan. , And the land of Suruga, retired and returned to Kai.

At that time, who in the Takeda family vassal group dared to question Shingen's decision.

After that, Shingen Takeda won the victory of the three-mass pass battle through the Hojo clan in the three battles, and now he retakes Suruga, which proves that he was absolutely correct to abandon the land of Suruga and avoid the decisive battle with the Hojo clan. Decide.

So Masuko Sanada went on to say: "So Li Xiao, right now your power spans Hida, Etchu, Shinano Three Kingdoms, more than 200,000 stones, and you can mobilize tens of thousands of troops at any time, and your power is the first in your family. I will definitely be jealous of Yamaxian, Baba, Naito and others. If not, your Excellency and Uesugi Kenshin have fought deadly in Viet-Chong for two years, and there have been many crises. Why has my family never sent a single soldier to support? I guess there are many of them. It may be that these people talked to Lord Gokan behind the scenes, secretly playing tricks."

Li Xiao squinted his eyes when he heard the words of Masao Sanada. Although he did not move, he was digesting the other party's words in his heart. After all, Sanada's words seem to be deliberately ambiguous, but they are not without reason. Of course, it is not ruled out that Masuko Sanada slandered Shan County, Racecourse, Naito and others secretly to alienate Li Xiao's relationship with them.

After all, the Sanada family just lost the competition with Naito Masaoto for the position of Nishiueno general.

Moreover, Li Xiao's friendship with Shanxian County and Racecourse is good. Judging from Li Xiao's knowledge and historical evaluation, they are both upright and reliable people with deep samurai integrity.

If these two people slander themselves behind their backs and in front of Shingen Takeda, Li Xiao finds it difficult to believe, but knowing people knows the face and does not know the heart, and Li Xiao does not dare to make judgments rashly.

Seeing Li Xiao's expression, Sanada didn't know if he was impressed by his words, and continued to say: "You must know that His Highness Katsurai will soon become a senior minister, such as Rushan County, Racecourse, and Naito. In order to consolidate his position, he must take action. , Hug together. Otherwise, the decline of Banheng and Ganli will be a lesson for them."

"At that time, they will not target His Highness Katsurai, and they will inevitably attack the close ministers of our Highness, so at this time, the Sanada family and the Li family will join forces to fight against the important ministers of the Kai family. I have discussed with your father. After that, Master Li Xiao’s power is the first among all the retainers and can be relied on. Everything in my Sanada family will be led by Master Li Xiao. This is also the reason for what I said earlier."

Li Xiao couldn't help sneer at the moment when he heard Masao Sanada's words.

Okay, you two foxes of Sanada, young and old, this simply puts me on the fire and puts me on the front line to fight against the veterans of Shan County, Racecourse, and Naito.

Li Xiao summed it up, Sanada's words just now had three meanings.

First, Li Xiao, you are strong now, my Sanada family is not as good as you.

Second, as a close minister of His Highness Katsurai, the Sanada family and you are on one side.

Third, Shan County, Horse Farm, and Naito are very despicable and they are setting you up in secret.

Therefore, from the above three conditions, it is concluded that Li Xiao hastened to stand on behalf of His Highness Shenglai and compete with Shanxian County and Racecourse. Although my Sanada family can't help you much, it is okay to wave the flag and shout.

Facing Sanada's gaze, Li Xiao, after clarifying all this, asked, "Then, on behalf of Gengoro, asking my daughter for marriage is also a way to strengthen the friendship between our two families by marriage?" .

Facing Li Xiao’s question, Sanada Masao shook his head and said: "It has nothing to do. I really admire Li Xiao, so I plan to form marriage relations between the two families, and I will never add anything else."

Li Xiao laughed loudly when he heard the words, Masao Sanada's answer was very decent, and he admired it very much.

Immediately Li Xiao developed a feeling of sympathy. Regardless of whether the Sanada family had secretly calculated their own hearts, the two of Sanada and his son were as cunning as foxes, and they would never turn their faces on the face.

What's more, at the moment Li Xiao and the Sanada family do have common interests. If this is the case, you might as well make a mistake.

Li Xiao immediately said: "Very good. I am very grateful to Lord Sanada for his appreciation. If there is anything about Sanada's family in the future, Li Xiao, if I can help, just speak to me."

Masao Sanada was filled with joy when he heard the words, and immediately said: "If Li Xiao-sama has anything to do, my Sanada family will stand by and help each other."

After the two reached an agreement, the conversation between Li Xiao and Masayuki Sanada had become a lot easier and turned into a kind of gossip.

Masao Sanada smiled and said: "In this temple, I asked Master Li Xiao's ambition at the time. Do you remember how you answered it at that time?".

Li Xiao nodded and said, "Remember."

Masao Sanada said: "Then Li Xiao, today's achievements have completed the original theory of taking advantage of the momentum. Your standing on the top of this mountain of your own family not only allows the world to see the adults, but also the adults to see the world. I don't know. What is Li Xiao's future outlook?"

Li Xiao's heart shuddered when he heard this. Toriya Zongyi had asked himself this time before, and Sanada Masaoyuki asked again.

Sanada is just an outsider, and Li Xiao must not be able to confess his ambition, but he can easily make up an excuse to fool this Sanada fox.

When Li Xiao was thinking about how to answer, he suddenly reported outside the door: "Master Chao Yue and Lord Kansuke Yamamoto, both are outside the door, come to visit the lord and Lord Li Xiao."

Hearing that Nobuhiro Takeda and Kansuke Yamamoto arrived, Li Xiao and Masayuki Sanada stood up immediately and went to the tea room to greet them.

When he first came to Japan, Li Xiaoduo was taken care of by Takeda Shinshige, and Yamamoto Kansuke was also Li Xiao’s "old friend", so Li Xiao did not dare to neglect.

Will Xinfan, can help usher into the tea room.

After everyone sat down, Sanada made a new pot of tea again.

Takeda Shinshige also naturally ~www.wuxiamtl.com~ introduced to Li Xiaozhenda Masayuki and two people, sitting next to Yamamoto Kansuke, this 16 or 17-year-old man.

The opponent's name is Kanzo Yamamoto, the eldest son of Kansuke Yamamoto.

Li Xiao looked at the other party, and with Yamamoto Kansuke's current "advanced age", this son should have been born when he was nearly 60 years old.

Li Xiao couldn't help but be surprised. He didn't expect the other party to be so old and strong.

Li Xiao remembered that Yamamoto Kanzo was in the original history as a general under Takeda Katsurai, but it was a pity that he died in the battle with Takasaka Masanobu's son, Takasaka Masasumi.

At the end of the battle on that occasion, Yamamoto Kanzo tried to break into the Tokugawa Ieyasu main formation, but was intercepted by Tokugawa's general Watanabe Morizuna, and he was taken to death.

At the moment, the Yamamoto Kanzo was very polite to Li Xiao and Sanada Masayuki, kneeling down and saying: "Meet the two adults."

Chapter 346: Falsehood and Snake

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