When the news came from Kinai in early July, the head of Ishiyama Honganji Temple, Honganji Kenjo, responded positively. With the strong support of Kira Yoshitoki, he quickly issued a decree ordering Nagashima Ichigo Mune to march east, and secretly ordered Mikawa Sanji Temple to secretly incite the Matsudaira retainers group. He came to provoke him and took the opportunity to cause trouble for the Songping family. The nature of this Mikawa outbreak was completely different from the small-scale riots in history. It was not that Matsudaira Ieyasu came to the door and provoked public anger, but that this turtle who was good at disguise provoked Kiragi who should not be provoked. , Mikawa Ichikui, who carefully planned it himself and handed it over to Honganji Kenru to execute it. The commotion happened just when Matsudaira Ieyasu gathered his army near the border of Toe. Mikawa Sanji, Honjoji, Jog¨ji, and Shougenji received the order from Honganji Hiroto and secretly made preparations to save money. Sure enough, within a few days, there were Kira Ninja secretly instigated a farce, which completely kicked off Mikawa's long-lasting relationship. One dark and stormy night, a young samurai who had a conflict with his master and started killing people fled into the Honjoji Temple. After hearing the news, the leader of the Mikawa Aoyama clan came and was led by Aoyama Tadamon, the chief minister of Matsudaira Hirotada. , led a hundred soldiers to surround Benzheng Temple and forcibly demanded the criminal. This kind of civil strife happens almost every year. Usually, as long as the Honjoji Temple is accommodating, the criminal will be released and handed over to the Matsudaira family. However, this time, the attitude of the Honjoji Temple was surprisingly tough and refused to release the criminal. He said harshly that they had the privilege of being inaccessible to guardians. The Matsudaira family had no right to inquire about any personnel in the temple, and even the temple leader could not enter. Aoyama Tadashi didn¡¯t expect that he would encounter a tough problem at Honjoji Temple, and he would be humiliated by a tough lecture. He threatened on the spot that as long as the criminal was not handed over, the Matsudaira Army would surround Honjoji Temple until you teach him. The seemingly arrogant and domineering words are actually not too much. The Matsudaira family samurai also felt that this was a tacit agreement that you, Honjoji, broke first. However, the followers of the Ichijo sect at Honjoji Temple do not see it that way. When similar problems arose before, the senior officials of both parties used it as a formality to quietly detain people in the temple and hand them over to the Matsudaira family through the back door. On the surface, they still maintained a relatively independent and decent image. The believers of the sect don't know that the so-called guardian envoy is an empty shell. Faced with the Matsudaira family's tough attitude, there was no need for Honjoji to go out of his way to find fault and get angry. There was a ready-made reason in front of him that he could use. The Mikawa Ichikai sect believers spontaneously gathered around Honjoji to resist the capture of the Matsudaira family. The criminal's military posture showed that he was determined to protect the murderer in order to defend his territorial rights from being infringed upon. ????????????? Aoyama Tadakamon is actually very anxious as the envoy for this arrest. The handling of criminal cases that was going smoothly at first got stuck for some reason when it came to Honj¨ji Temple. The samurai who were sent out to try to communicate with Honjoji Temple were all turned back. I was filled with resentment and cursed secretly that the Mikawa Ichik¨ Sect was so lawless and the other party refused to retreat. As the arrest envoy representing the Matsudaira family, I could not retreat due to the majesty of the law. They had been in a stalemate for nearly two hours and still showed no sign of compromise. Under the secret instigation of Kongshu of Honjoji Temple, the angry Ikkissong believers had a fierce conflict with the Matsudaira family samurai. The Matsudaira family samurai did not dare to confront directly for fear of the influence of local believers. Considering that most of the samurai in the Matsudaira family were followers of the Ichikai sect, the leading samurai ordered the soldiers to restrain their force and retreated with only symbolic pushing and shoving. Originally, there wouldn't be too much trouble if the commotion continued like this, but how could Honjoji Temple miss this good weather opportunity and secretly incited some young and impulsive believers to besiege the Matsudaira samurai. They picked up stones and sticks and shouted "Namo Amitabha!" Suddenly rushed out and beat Songpingjun violently. The monks who were huddled behind immediately shouted loudly, causing the restless believers to rush forward. Several unsuspecting Matsudaira samurai were besieged and killed on the spot. People's blind obedience completely broke out at this moment. Many believers did not understand why they surrounded the Matsudaira Army. They just passively shouted slogans and followed the team to beat and trample them severely. The few warriors were knocked down and beaten by a group of people. Didn't get up either. This completely angered all the soldiers of the Matsudaira Army. The Matsudaira family samurai was so angry that he drew his sword and slashed at the believers who provoked trouble. Such a murder suddenly broke out in the midst of pushing and shoving. More than 30 innocent believers were hacked to death on the spot. Later, more than 60 people died of serious injuries, and more than 100 people were slightly injured. If Aoyama Zhongmen had not stopped them, the number of casualties would have been several times higher. Qingshan Zhongmen It seems that they did not expect that they would fight against the Matsudaira family so resolutely. The garrison troops who ruled Okazaki Castle hurriedly came to the rescue. Ishikawa Shumao hurriedly came with 300 troops to disperse the more and more believers of Honjoji Temple. It took several inquiries to figure out the reason for this, but at this time the deadly feud between the two sides had quietly been forged. Ishikawa Shumasa could not blame Aoyama Chumon for being careless, so he could only hurriedly withdraw his troops to Okazaki Castle for emergency discussions. That night, Benzheng Temple Kongshuo summoned monks from Shanggong Temple and Shenglian Temple to discuss matters related to the uprising. The three temples agreed on July.On the fifth day, believers were gathered to raise troops. The privilege of not entering the magistrate's office, also known as the guardianship of the guardian, was granted by Matsudaira Ieyasu's father, Matsudaira Hirotada, to Mikawa Sanji Temple. The original intention was to stabilize the Matsudaira family's power to dominate the central area of ??Mikawa. At that time, the Matsudaira family was still in decline. He had to be attached to the Imagawa family and be a lackey. Different historical conditions turned what was an expedient at the time into a cancer now. With the sudden rise of Matsudaira Ieyasu, the Matsudaira family became stronger and became more and more tough in dealing with the Mikawa Sanji Temple. The laws introduced in recent years seem to have signs of weakening the territorial power of each temple community. From the Mikawa Sanji Temple itself, this is a sign of ingratitude. If Without the support of their three major temples, the Matsudaira family had no chance of defeating the Mikawa Kira family, which had vigorously rejected the Ichibuki clan in the Nishi Mikawa invasion that had just ended. They had just unified Mikawa Kingdom and attacked their former allies. In the eyes of Mikawa Sanji Temple, this was a bad act of taking out a ladder to cross the river and demolishing the bridge. In this case, Mikawa Ichikou clan, who was already resentful of Matsudaira Ieyasu, was given the honor of Honganji Temple. The Dharma Master personally told them that there was strong support from Kira Yoshitoki behind this, so that they could do it boldly without worrying about getting things out of hand. It would be best to take this opportunity to turn Sanhe into a "Buddha Kingdom on Earth". . Honganji Xianru¡¯s small abacus is exactly in line with the appetite of Mikawa and Sanji. Honganji Temple Kongshu was originally the concubine and grandson of Rennyu, the eighth Dharma master. In the eyes of the clan, a commoner like him who is closely related to his family is probably a little guy who is not worth mentioning. If he can take this opportunity to become the powerful and powerful Kaga Ichika clan. Honganji Kongshu felt that his life was worth it. Under the influence of this decree, Mikawa Ichikui swarmed in just a few days, and then Nagashima Ichikui ordered about five thousand soldiers to cross the sea to support the Mikawa Ichiko clan against Matsudaira Ieyasu, who was not appointed by the shogunate to protect Mikawa. In order to abolish Mikawa's privileges of self-government, he launched an attack. The former Mikawa Kira family remnants of Nishi Mikawa rebelled, and under the banner of avenging Kira Mikawa Mamoru, the crowd rose up. In the blink of an eye, more than half of the people in Bihai County, Nezuda County, Hatou County, and Hoami County were in a commotion. Believers who have always been worshiping are flocking from all directions. Mikawa's usual mood changed in a more intense direction. Masachika Sakai, the newly appointed lord of Saijo Castle, was surrounded by tens of thousands of people. Masachika Sakai, who had not been affected by the crowd before, was blocked and was caught off guard by thousands of people. The city gate entered the main pill, and they had no choice but to use all their strength to push back the crazy Xiangyi Kui army. At this time, the Matsudaira family samurai realized that they were becoming more and more incomprehensible. They seemed to be rapidly expanding at an unimaginable speed. They quickly swept away all the Matsudaira family forces in the county and captured several castles next to Honjoji Temple in one fell swoop. Matsudaira Kiyoyasu's younger brother, Matsudaira Shinichi, who is currently the governor of the Fujii Matsudaira family, was kicked out of his family's home city and fled in embarrassment. Sakai Masachika was also forced to abandon the city and flee on the third day of the siege. In the blink of an eye, Bihai County and Hatou County were completely under the control of the Ikei Army. Matsudaira Ieyasu, who was on the front line, heard the news and hurriedly transferred his troops back to quell the rebellion. At this time, the strength of the Ikei Army was growing at an alarming rate. Matsudaira Ieyasu's troops Many generals in the army gradually separated from the main force and rebelled. Moreover, this military force is gathering at an unimaginable speed. They united outside Honjoji Temple and announced that they have become Mikawa Kikuichi and agreed to expel the tyrannical Matsudaira Ieyasu to restore the stability of Mikawa, announcing that this turmoil has changed from the relatively simple one to Ichiku. It became a conscious act of rebellion with political demands. The Matsudaira family of the Sakurai Matsudaira family. Masahisa Matsudaira of the Matsudaira family, Ishikawa Sumasa's biological father, Yasumasa Ishikawa, the lord of Ogawa Castle, Sakai Sakuemon Shigekatsu of the powerful Sakai family, the original genealogy of the Dai family's old Sakai generals Tadanobu, Natsume Jirozaemon Yoshinobu, and Sakakibara Yasumasa His uncle, Osuga Gorozaemon Euga, Sakakibara Yasumasa's brother-in-law, Sakakihara Kiyomasa, Naito Yajiemon Kiyonaga, Torii Motoda's brother Torii Taduhiro, H¨ya Hannojo Sadatsuji, Takagi Chikugo Morihimasa , Sakai Superintendent Tadake, and Kuze Sanshiro Hironobu successively expressed their firm attitude towards independence. Matsudaira Masahisa, the governor of the Ogusa Matsudaira family and the grandson of Saigo Yoriji who lost to Matsudaira Kiyoyasu, served as the flag leader of Kikuichi. Matsudaira Masahisa's clan was originally called the Okazaki Matsudaira family, and they were the righteous lords of Okazaki Castle. Later, the Anxiang Matsudaira family of the clan captured Okazaki Castle and was forced to move to Ohkusa Township and became the Matsudaira family of Ohkusa. This family is just like the Sakurai Matsudaira family. They are born with Matsudaira Ieyasu who is born to hate the death of the clan family. Therefore, when Matsudaira Masahisa saw Matsudaira Ieyasu in crisis, he stood on the side of Mikawa Sanji without hesitation and participated in Kikuichi Kuei's plan. During the establishment process, he devoted himself to the cause of rebellion without hesitation. His goal was not only to seize Okazaki Castle, but also hoped to further seize the head of the family and become the overlord of Mikawa. ??Whether it is said that these samurai are fighting for their beliefs or for their position, in short they are firmly separated from the main force of the Matsudaira Army, causing the main force of Matsudaira Ieyasu to followThe number of people among the thousands quickly declined to 4,200. What is even more annoying is that the people of the Higashi Mikawa Kingdom who mainly believe in the Soto Sect and are not within the sphere of influence of the Mikawa Three Temples also gradually broke away from the Matsudaira Army at this time. Many people from the Higashi-Mikawa country, including the Yamagata clan, the Suzuki clan, the Tominaga clan, and the Atsumi clan, quickly broke away from Matsudaira Ieyasu's army, causing the main force of the Matsudaira army to drop to less than 3,000 in the blink of an eye. The remaining military strength is also facing the danger of losing morale and losing fighting spirit. The Matsudaira family's samurai sect is shaken. In the large room of Okazaki Castle, Matsudaira Ieyasu looked at the sparse group of family members and found that there were still many empty seats with no one sitting down. He lamented that his fate was like a rugged mountain road that never calmed down. The family business had just begun to show signs of improvement, but this incident forced him to give up his plan to enter the far reaches of the Yangtze River. It was a huge loss. Glancing at the family members who were silent and lowered their heads in the hall, Matsudaira Ieyasu smiled bitterly and said: "I never thought that we in the Mikawa Kingdom could also cause trouble. Ieyasu asked himself that he is diligent, loves the people, and is generous to the martial arts family in the country, but why did he cause such trouble? What should I do if such a disaster befalls my Matsudaira family? " "My lord! Let me, Heihachiro, lead an army of three hundred to attack these rebellious Kikuichi!" Immediate success!" Honda Tadakatsu's loud voice is very recognizable. He had a fiery temper at a young age, and he was Matsudaira Ieyasu's confidant who had been trained for many years. Just like another dwarf who is only 1.3 meters tall, Iito Masakage, Honda Tadakatsu is less than 1.4 meters tall. It seems that a loud voice will always become a dwarf. Although he is not yet an adult, he seems to have the momentum to continue to develop. , but whether he can surpass Kinoshita Hideyoshi, who grew up in poverty and hunger as a child, is still a huge question. Kinoshita Hideyoshi is still 1.45 meters tall. Honda Hirotaka also stood up to fight for the vanguard, and the stagnant atmosphere in the hall gradually turned to liveliness. Sakai Chuji took advantage of the situation and said: "My lord Mingjian, today the Mikawa Conqueror Rebellion is ahead. Our Matsudaira family should strengthen their weapons and recruit more soldiers for the army. The total number of troops in Okazaki City is more than 3,500, which is really not enough to eliminate them." "Kikuichi is rebelling against the party." Matsudaira Ieyasu deeply agrees with this proposal. It is impossible to fight against the arrogant Kikuichi without troops. Ishikawa Ienari added: "My lord, please quickly tell Oda of Owari Kingdom." Danzhoden is asking for help. There are some followers of the Nagashima Ichikoku sect with ulterior motives in the Kikuichikaku who are causing trouble in Mikawa Province. If we cannot expel these villains, the overflowing Ichikoku will sooner or later spread to Owari Kingdom. I think Oda Danmasadada will definitely understand this. "The atmosphere in the Ohiro room gradually turned to normal, but some samurai whose relatives and friends were involved in Kikuichi remained silent, including the Daichi Matsudaira clan, Ishikawa Sumasa and other samurai who remained silent. They knew very well that the Matsudaira family's crisis was far from being as easy as they imagined, and it was very likely that they would be involved in it if they were not careful. Matsudaira Ieyasu tried hard to maintain a normal expression, but every time he glanced at the empty seats in the hall, he could not help but feel raging anger. There seemed to be a flame in his heart that was constantly scorching his nerves. This flame was both angry and angry. Panic and fear. Even if none of the samurai here mentioned that person, he knew very well that that person's influence always existed. "No! It's not always there. But it's all under his leadership! Only his leadership can affect the turmoil in Mikawa. In his eyes, my Matsudaira family is an outsider in Mikawa" Matsudaira Ieyasu sighed secretly. : "Why is it so difficult? Why can't my family seize the Owari Kingdom as easily as the three master brothers? Why do we have to face such cruel attacks just by accidentally forcing Kira Yoshian to death?" He knew that this Kikuichi was Kira. The legacy of the family was brought about by Arakawa Kahi Morihihiro, the former Tojo Kira family Kira Mochihiro's younger brother. Haruka respects his grandnephew Manjumaru as the new generation of Mikawa Mamoru and expresses his intention to assist this young grandnephew to regain the lost Territory, and a branch of the Mikawa Kira family. At this time, Nishio Yoshitsugu also left the Oda family and returned to Mikawa Kingdom. He was the biological son of the former governor of the Tojo Kira family, Kira Mochihiro, and his mother was the sister of the majestic and famous governor of the Matsudaira family, Matsudaira Kiyoyasu. Because his uncle Kiyoyasu Matsudaira died in a landslide in the forest, the upper and lower Kiraras gradually moved towards peace under the shadow of the invasion of the Imagawa family. Kira Mochihiro of the Lower Kira family welcomed Manjumaru, the son of Kira Yoshiyao of the Upper Kira family, as the heir to the family governor, and sent his legitimate son to Owari Oda Nobuhide as a hostage in exchange for the Oda family's rescue. The former head of the Mikawa Kira family, Kira Yoshian, and Nishio Yoshiji returned to Mikawa to see if he had a chance to take over the Mikawa Kira family. But he was still a step late. Kira Manzhumaru followed his mother Imagawa Tsuruhime to Musashi Country. Nishio Yoshiji knew that the unmasked head of the sect, Kira Yoshi, was a very powerful samurai, and immediately gave up the fight. The battle for the governor of the Mikawa Kira family was changed to suppressing the powerful and independentLan's uncle Arakawa Yihiro. The explosion of Ju Yikui had a huge impact on the people of Mikawa Country. Especially when many people of Mikawa Country discovered the influence of Kiraichi among them, the expansion speed of Ju Yikui increased at a geometric speed, which further strengthened the Mikawa Ichika sect. The faith of the Ise-Nagashima Kansho-ji Temple was confirmed by the Ise-Nagashima Kansho-ji Temple's lord Kansho-ji Temple. The following Kame Raiden was the general of the Ise-Nagashima I-kui. He led the 3,000-strong Ichi-kui army and crossed the sea into Nishi-Mikawa on a ship belonging to Hattori Tomosada. Go to war. Honganji Temple Hianru even issued a clear edict, calling on Tokaido believers to go to Mikawa Country to participate in the victory. This caused Kikuichi's total strength to instantly swell to 40,000. Matsudaira Masahisa immediately ordered Sakai Shigekatsu and Habuta Sadatoshi as the vanguard generals to lead an army of 5,000 troops to launch an attack on Fukaya Castle. Then the Matsudaira family ordered Takagi Hiromasa and Sakai Tadake to lead an army of 5,000 troops to launch an attack on Tsutsunee Castle. Several members of the Matsudaira family were hit hard one after another, and the situation was very critical. The signs of Kikuichi's army gradually appeared around Okazaki Castle, frightening the townspeople of Okazaki Castle three times a day. Many unfavorable rumors spread about the Matsudaira family, such as the Matsudaira Tibetan people killed Kira Mikawa and guarded the whole house to anger the gods and Buddhas. The calamity was deliberately brought down to punish the Matsudaira family for their evil deeds. Some people said that this was the evil spirit of Kira Mikawa Mamoru. Various strange rumors have made the atmosphere in Okazaki Castle very strange. Every time the samurai of the Matsudaira family walked out of Okazaki Castle, they were stared at strangely by the townsfolk, as if they had done something heinous and bad. Some of the samurai who were more fragile in their hearts were so stared at that they dared not leave the city. Although the Matsudaira family's family retainers didn't say much, many retainers couldn't help but complained privately that they shouldn't have attacked Saijo in the first place. Even if they did, they shouldn't have attacked Saijo Castle, leaving a bare Saijo Castle for Kira Mikawa. Just keep it in mind, why bother forcing others to destroy their families? Now it would be better to offend Kira Yoshitoki to death. The Matsudaira family now has no chance to stand up. Honda Tadakatsu and Honda Hirotaka each led a small force of 300 troops and fought a small battle with Kikuichi near the abandoned Anxiang Castle. These 600 troops were the property of Matsudaira Ieyasu's banner. During the Kiragi period Today, a large number of Mikawa warriors have been taken away. Among them, more than 200 mounted warriors are definitely luxuriously equipped. Most of Ju Yikui's troops on the opposite side are peasants who only have bamboo guns and even hoes. Some of the young peasants are wearing shabby armor and look like they are the descendants of veterans who have been in battle. This level of chaotic military situation quickly collapsed under the attack of the two Honda brothers. However, the Kikuichi army that arrived later was obviously much more elite. There were some horse-riding samurai and many ashigaru armed with three guns. The general is none other than Sakakihara Kiyomasa. The two Honda brothers obviously knew Sakakihara Kiyomasa, and they cursed him as a traitor as soon as they met. It simply tarnished the reputation of the Sakakihara family for their loyalty and bravery, and Sakakihara Kiyomasa completely ignored their angry rebuke. After giving an order, more than 300 troops took up their positions to resist the Matsudaira army's attack. Seeing that Honda Tadakatsu dared to take up his positions for a joint battle, he was furious and shot him. Honda Tadakatsu's spearmanship was excellent. He killed three peasant soldiers in a row and created a gap in Sakakibara Kiyomasa's front line. The Matsudaira army that followed followed the gap and swarmed up, causing Sakakibara Kiyomasa's military situation to fall into chaos. At this time, Takagi Hiromasa, Sakai Tadake and more reinforcements appeared. Honda Hirotaka saw something bad and rushed over and pulled the murderous Honda Tadakatsu to escape. Sakakibara Kiyomasa, together with Takagi Hiromasa, Sakai Tadake and others, gathered more than 1,300 troops to hold on to the two Honda brothers. They chased them one after another along the way and killed sixty elite Matsudaira troops who had fallen behind. Ashigaru did not rein in the pursuit until they reached the vicinity of Okazaki Castle. Honda Tadakatsu looked at his subordinate brother Honda Hirotaka with an ugly face, knowing that this battle that won first and then lost was ultimately a loss. . Matsudaira Ieyasu was very helpless when he learned that the two proud generals had suffered a big loss. Especially when he learned that the general opposite was a powerful retainer in the past and was chasing his colleagues to kill them, he felt even more depressed because Oka Saki Castle is located in the southwest of Natsuda County, on the plains on the north bank of the Yahagi River. Castles from all directions can attack this city. Because there is no cover and the Yahagi River passes nearby, every move of Okazaki Castle can be easily monitored. This forces the main force of the Matsudaira Army to not dare to leave the city to fight easily, because once Matsudaira Ieyasu leaves the city and runs in any direction, he will It is very likely that they will face an attack from another direction, and they may have to lose their home city. Matsudaira Ieyasu also considered coming over to lure the snake out of the hole, pretending to send troops and then turn back to catch him off guard. But this time his enemy was Kikuichi Kuei, who had a large number of Matsudaira family tree samurai, including many family members who had followed Matsudaira Ieyasu for many years. These samurai were very Knowing Matsudaira Ieyasu's method of using troops, once he launches a plan to seize the city, it is very likely that his own side will join forces to not give him any way out. Dare notThe war meant that he could not regain his disadvantage. Matsudaira Ieyasu pinned all his hopes on Oda Nobunaga, praying that his brother could quickly send troops to support him. Fortunately, Ishikawa Shumasa, who served as the diplomatic envoy, was not affected by his father's rebellion. , still dutifully came to Qingzhou City to ask for help. Dozens of samurai were sitting obediently in the large room of Qingzhou City. The person kneeling in the center was Ishikawa Sumasa, the envoy of the Matsudaira family. He bowed respectfully and said: "The main hall is a clear guide, my lord and Tan are The main hall has been close friends since we were young, so the Matsudaira family and the Oda family have just formed an alliance But recently, there has been a great chaos in Mikawa. The Mikawa Ichibu clan gathered the remnants of the Mikawa Kira family and formed a knot, and there was the Nagashima Iichi clan. During this period, many family members of the family betrayed the Matsudaira family due to their beliefs, which resulted in my lord clinging to Okazaki Castle and unable to quell the rebellion. I sent a special mission to Qingshu Castle for help. " Oda Nobunaga was already twenty at this time. Eight years old, as the ruler of Owari Kingdom, there are many extraordinary things about his body that has been moved to Japan in recent years. First of all, his appearance has changed a lot compared to the slightly murderous posture of a few years ago. The most obvious one is his mouth. He has two beards on his upper body and a neatly trimmed beard on his chin. Coupled with his hair that towers into the sky like a broomstick, and his otherworldly temperament, he is quite intimidating to the audience. Listening patiently to Ishikawa Tsukasa's opening remarks, which were like an old lady's feet wrapped in cloth, she paused for a while as if she was seriously thinking about the meaning of her words, and then slowly said: "I see! I have also heard about Mikawa. Why is it so unsettling? I am really surprised, please answer it for me.¡± Being willing to listen to you is a good starting point for talking about things, so in front of many officials of the Oda family, I told you all the difficulties encountered by the Matsudaira family. Oda Nobunaga nodded from time to time while listening. In fact, his eyes were looking at the movements of the retainers group. Many retainers of the clan had ups and downs in their emotions as Ishikawa Sumasa explained. Some samurai were sometimes angry and sometimes angry as if they were in a drama. Nervous, most of these samurai are young samurai. They lack experience and cultivation and are completely unworthy of attention. However, other samurai don't seem to care about this matter. Such people are usually soy sauce samurai with no sense of existence. The last type is what he cares about most, that is, the samurai who listen carefully and show contemplative expressions from time to time. Niwa Nagahide and Hashiba Hideyoshi perform the best, followed by Shibata Katsuie, Sasana Narimasa, and Maeda Toshiie who are slightly worse. I'm also thinking hard, but I can't figure out the mystery yet.