In the conference hall of Koriyama Castle, the Maori Furnishing Town of Sanyang Province, pine branches that had just sprouted were burning in the fire pit, and a faint aroma of pine oil filled the hall. ¡Ê¡â At this time, Mouri Yuan, who was looking a little pale, was stretching his hands on the fire pit to warm himself up. Around him, there were Mouri Takamoto, Kita Jisheng, Shido Hiroshi and others from the Moori family. Everyone was sitting in a long and wide place. Pointing fingers on the four to five meter sand table. This sand table was made by Mouri Yuan based on the intelligence sent by the secret agent who was lurking in the Luo family and Luo Academy. After using it, everyone in the Maori family found that its effect is indeed very good. , the only pity is that the few details that were sent out about this "sand table" called "sand table" by the Luo family were all captured and beheaded by the Luo family afterwards. The person responsible for making this sand table is a team of Tongshan people from the Maori family. These people are not only familiar with mining, but also familiar with exploration. In their ancestral notes for generations, they have a lot of local exploration information on Shanyang Road, so they based on The handwriting of our ancestors and the actual situation have included the mountains and rivers of Sanyang Road in this sand table. Looking at the retainers sitting around the sand table, Maori Yuan suddenly felt a little sad. Since the battle at Itsukushima, the number of retainers in the Maori family has been decreasing day by day, and the main culprit for this result is naturally the Luo family. What makes Maori Yuan even more helpless is that after Gui Yuancheng was captured by the Luo family in the "assassination" incident, and the third son Kobayakawa Takakage has been imprisoned in the Luo family, the Maori family already has two The general is now in the hands of the Luo family. Therefore, Mao Liyuan does not hate the Luo family. it's out of the question. But even so. Mao Liyuan will not continue to take the initiative to provoke the Luo family because of this. After all, compared to the Luo family, the Mao Li family is too weak. And this time, the reason why Mao Liyuan went against the Luo family was mainly for two reasons. First, as his body becomes weaker and weaker (even in this early spring of February, he still has to burn a fire pit to keep warm), Maori Yuan knows himself. His time is running out (in history, although Mourimoto spent a lot of energy supporting the growth of the Maori family, at least after the Itsukushima battle, the Maori family seemed to be much smoother, so If you get Maori Yuan, you can save more energy and eventually get a longer life. However, in this historical time and space, it was because of the sudden appearance of the Luo family and their continuous attacks and oppression of the Maori family's living space that the Maori family was reduced. Yuan spent a lot of energy in advance to support the survival of the Maori family, and now it is time to run out of energy. What is even more tragic is that Naoze Michizanta, who had cured him in history. The subordinates of the Luo family did not come to treat him in this historical time and space, so this accelerated the decline of Mouri Yuanji). Seeing that his time was running out, Moto Moto naturally began to secretly select the heir to the family governor. Among his many sons, only the eldest son Moo Li Takamoto, the second son Yoshikawa Motoharu, and the third son Kobayakawa Takakage could enter. In his eyes, and besides, these three people are all born into the main family, so they are also suitable candidates for succession to the position of family governor. Comparing the three of them, although the eldest son has good abilities, he seems a bit weak in character. Faced with the pressing pressure of the Luo family, such a character is not suitable for inheriting the position of family governor, but Suitable as the governor of a growing Maori family with stable surroundings. However, if he is not allowed to inherit the position of family governor, I am afraid it will cause dissatisfaction among the family ministers. After all, according to family custom, the eldest son of the Maori family has always been the heir to the family governor. As for the second son Yoshikawa Motoharu, he is indeed a very good man and a good general in battle. However, since his right arm was disabled, his character has become more and more rough. Therefore, in Moto Moto's opinion, the second son is only suitable for He is the right-hand man of the family governor, but he is not suitable to inherit the position of the family governor. The last third son, Kobayakawa Takakage, is not only good at martial arts, but also tough enough to make decisions on key matters, so this son is the most suitable candidate for Motonori Mouri to inherit the position of family governor. It is a pity that if the third son is selected as the successor of the family governor, not only will everyone in the family and the second son have objections, but more importantly, the third son is still in the hands of the Luo family. With the current relationship between the Maori family and the Luo family The relationship between the family is almost impossible to redeem the third son. In desperation, after careful consideration, Maori Yuan finally decided to select his legitimate son as the successor of the family governor. But if the legitimate son Mao Lilongyuan succeeds the family governor, given his character, it will be difficult to resist the invasion of the Luo family after his death. For this reason, Mao Liyuan decided to pave the way for his legitimate son Maori Longyuan before his death. . And this escape route is also another main reason why Mao Liyuan is currently provoking the Luo family. As for the so-called escape route, it is the Nizi family. Judging from the information sent back by the Mori family's lurking at Nizi's house, Nizi Haruhisa, the head of the Nizi family, is also as sick as him. However, compared to the two of them, at least Maori Yuan can still hold his own. He got involved in family affairs, and it is said that Nizi Qingjiu was so ill that he could not even take care of government affairs. Therefore, from Maori Yuan's point of view, although the Nizi family was still fiercely attacking the Maori family at the border at this time, Maori Yuan had to send his second son Yoshikawa Motoharu to personally guard the border, but this was all because of the Luo family at this time. It¡¯s just the support of my family behind the scenes and the support of Nizi Harujiu. Once Haruhisa Nizi, the pillar of the Nizi family, dies of illness, then with the ability of Haruhisa Nizi's son Yoshihisa Nizi, it will be absolutely impossible to control the Nizi family. At this time, it is the opportunity for the Mori family. Yes, the so-called escape route for the Maori family is the Nizi family's territory. After obtaining the Nizi family's territory, the Maori family will have access to the sea from now on, making it impossible for the Luo family to block the Maori family's salt supply and Trade routes, at the same time, can also obtain the silver mines of Izumo Country and even Iwami Country, as well as large areas of territory, which gives the Maori family the confidence to confront the Luo family. It was precisely with this plan that when the Luo family invaded Bingo Country and even the southern coastal areas of China, Mourimoto secretly withdrew all local resources and troops to Aki Country under the guise of concession. area. Secretly prepare for a lightning attack on Nizi's house in the future. At this time, Motonaki Mouri incited the refugees, rioters, and even temples, shrines, local wealthy families and other forces in Bingo Country, Bich¨±, and even the entire Sanyodo area to oppose the Luo family. In order to cover up his true purpose. This caused the Luo family to focus their attention on Bingo Country and other places. As for, this will cause the Maori family's power in Bingo country, Beichuang and other regions to be greatly affected by the Luo family, and has never been greatly weakened. As a result, Maori Yuan has been prepared for this, and even he has already He was prepared that his third son Kobayakawa Takakage and important minister Katsura Mosen would be killed by the Luo family because of this. As the book of the Ming Dynasty said, "If you lose something in the east, you will gain something in the elm." Since even the Maori family tried their best to maintain their power in these areas. It will also fail in the invasion of the Luo family, so simply incite these areas completely and become a transition zone between the spheres of influence of the Maori family and the Luo family. This is better than letting the forces of the Luo family come directly to the Maori family. The border is good. And the reason why Mao Riyuan made such a big sacrifice was because, in his opinion, Kyushu Eagle Luo Shizhengliang was a very powerful planner for the future. Mao Riyuan thought that in his life, this was the moment. This Kyushu Eagle is the most difficult to deal with. In order to prevent him from paying attention to his true goal, he could only make this sacrifice. certainly. It's not like Maori Yuan has never thought of surrendering to the Luo family, but based on the Maori family's previous understanding of the Luo family's laws. If the Maori family surrenders to the Luo family, it is very likely that the Shimazu family will be forcibly transferred to a barren land like Shikoku by the Luo family. For such an ending, if Maori Yuanji was still in good health, he might still consider it. After all, he could completely lie dormant and secretly develop and continue in the same way he treated his master's family. The power is still waiting for the opportunity to rise again. However, seeing that he did not have much time left, and the head of the family was the Kyushu Eagle Masarasu Raji who was as resourceful as him, he thought that he could not wait for the day when the Maori family would rise again. In this case, why not take advantage of this opportunity and give it a try? It was precisely for this purpose that Maori Yuanja fully instigated forces in Shanyang Road and even other regions to oppose the Luo family. However, even though Maori Yuan has gone all out now, there are still some wealthy families who are not fools. Among them, Bei China's banker is the most prominent. The governor of his family originally promised to unite with all the forces in Bei China to resist the Luo family under the collaboration of the Maori family. However, in the past two days, he suddenly stopped from Bei China. When the news came back, Zhuang Weizi actually wanted to break his promise. After thinking of this, Mao Liyuan immediately asked Mao Lilongyuan: "Taro, what is Zhuang Weizi's attitude towards us?" After hearing this, Maoli Longyuan also looked a little angry, and the promised things were gone. The following made him feel extremely humiliated when he had reached a cooperation agreement with Zhuang Weizi's parents and children as an envoy. However, after hearing his father's question, he could only reply: "Father, Zhuang Weizi's attitude has changed drastically. Not only There is no response, and it is difficult to even see him. " Mao Liyuan frowned slightly. Once the other wealthy families in China knew clearly about Zhuang Weizi's attitude, would it cause more problems?The wealthy family broke their previous promises? After thinking of this, Mao Liyuan immediately continued to ask: "So what is the attitude of Zhuang Gaozi, the legitimate son of Zhuang Weizi? And the situation of troop mobilization in Songshan City?" "Zhuang Gaozi's attitude is also very ambiguous, listen. Some people in his family said that Zhuang Weizi and his son had some conflicts because of this incident. These people also revealed a secret, saying that an envoy from the Luo family seemed to be in Zhuang Weizi's Songshan City. " "Oh. ?" Mao Liyuan was also surprised after hearing this, and then he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "You are indeed a Kyushu Eagle. He reacted so quickly. No wonder Zhuang Weizi's attitude changed so quickly. " Just as Mao Liyuan was sighing in his heart, Bei Jiusheng and others in the conference hall expressed their feelings of being humiliated. At the same time, they decided in their hearts that they must settle accounts with Zhuang Weizi and others in the future. As for Mouri Takamoto, despite feeling humiliated, he continued to report: "The last time I went to Matsuyama Castle, Matsuyama Castle was tight outside and loose inside. The troops were mobilized very fiercely. Nearly half of the troops were sent to Sarukake Castle. They should have gone to guard against the Luo family who entered China." Mao Liyuan nodded after hearing this, and then said: "It seems that Zhuang Weizi is also wavering at this time. Naturally, our family cannot let the Luo family go so smoothly. Everyone, please listen to the order to completely enter China." "Yes!" Then, Mao Liyuan once again planned a strategy against the Luo family based on the situation in China. (Thanks to "Jie Se Anti-Jie, Sir Lancelot" for the support of two monthly tickets; Thank you to "jackkk2007" for the monthly ticket support; Thank you to "Shenluan, cap" for the 100 point coin reward support.) (To be continued. Search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!