Hashiba Hideyoshi frowned.

"But in this case, I will be coerced by Mitsuhide Akechi, and I will fall deeper and deeper into it. I will inevitably be harmed by her in the future."

Kuroda Takaka said with a smile.

"It's the lesser of two evils. You and she are just using each other. It's unclear who will take advantage of this matter in the future and who will trick whom.

Akechi Mitsuhide can plot, and we can also plot against her. We have to wait and see who will be splashed with the death of Nizi Katsuhisa."

Hideyoshi Hashiba burst into laughter.

"What you said... made Nizi Shengjiu seem to be dead."

Kuroda Takaka sneered.

"Of course she is going to die, she must die.

Just imagine, if Nizi Shengjiu survives, with the saint's promise, the Shiba family will definitely abide by their promise and make political concessions to the Maori family.

In this way, the pressure on the Maori family on the front line of Sanin will be reduced drastically, and the threat will be gone, and they can concentrate all their efforts on dealing with your Sanyo army.

With the Izumo Kingdom back under the control of the Maori Family, the U.S. Army has become the frontline, and the pressure is on your side. The Maori Family can suppress our army from two directions, preparing for China and the U.S. Army, which will be very troublesome for our army.

Furthermore, the Shiba family's concession means that the Oda family cannot continue to use the shogunate's righteousness. The political loss will make the Harima, Bizen, and Mimasaku Three Kingdoms samurai families who have just come over feel hesitant.

This will inevitably lead to conflicts between the main hall and the saints. The discord between the Shiba family and the Oda family will also affect the Oda family's support for the Western Kingdom strategy.

At that time, my lord, you will really be fighting alone, challenging the Maori family alone."

Hideyoshi Hashiba sighed and nodded slightly.

Kuroda Takataka is right, Akechi Mitsuhide is a bastard, but on the matter of Nizi Katsuhisa having to die, the interests of both parties are consistent.

When Nizi Katsuhisa comes back, he will probably be able to find out the clues about Mitsuhide Akechi. The internal strife of the Shiba family is not the result Akechi Mitsuhide wants to see.

From Hashiba Hideyoshi's perspective, she cooperated with Mitsuhide Akechi and tipped off the Mori family in order to hold back the Shiba family and gain an advantage for herself, not to disrupt the Western Kingdom Raiders.

Besides, I don’t know if the Mori family will take the initiative to reveal any news to Nizi Katsuhisa, leaving Hideyoshi passive.

In fact, even if the Mori family didn't say anything, Hideyoshi Hashiba, who had a guilty conscience, could not tolerate the time bomb of Nizi Katsuhisa.

It has always been that one can only commit a thousand days to be a thief, not a thousand days to guard against thieves. Only the death of Nizi Katsuhisa can make Hashiba Hideyoshi completely at ease.

Hideyoshi Hashiba narrowed his eyes.

"Then I will help and let Akechi Mitsuhide's people solve this problem."

Kuroda Takagao nodded.

"Yes, as long as Nizi Katsuhisa dies in the Western Kingdom, the Maori family will be unable to prove their innocence, and a deadly feud will be formed between the Shiba family and the Maori family.

The Nizi family has great influence in the Western Kingdom, and the threat to the Maori family is deep in their bones. No matter how the Maori family explains it, they cannot win the trust of the saint.

Only the Maori family can bear this blame, even if the saint does not believe it."

Hideyoshi Hashiba understood clearly.

Regardless of whether the saint believed or not that the Maori family sent someone to assassinate Nizi Katsuhisa, he could only choose to believe it.

The Shiba family can be devastated and share the same hatred, and the Oda family can continue to conquer the Western Kingdom without any constraints. This is the best outcome for both parties to the alliance.

In fact, this matter is also due to Sibo Yiyin's eagerness to save people and his confusion of proportion.

Even if Yoshihiro Shiba doesn't take the initiative to contact the Maori family, the Maori family may not dare to actually kill Nizi Katsuhisa.

Nizi Katsuhisa's status in the Shiba family is not low, and the Mori family is not blind, so naturally he does not want to form an insoluble grudge with the Shiba family.

However, Shiba Yiyin took the initiative to send people to contact the Maori family and was willing to use political concessions in exchange for Nizi Katsuhisa's life. This approach actually harmed Nizi Katsuhisa.

The Mori family can indeed benefit from it, but the interests of the Shiba family and the Oda family have been greatly damaged.

The Shiba family completely lost the reason to march into the Western Kingdom. The Oda family had no political and military cooperation from allies, so they could only attack the Mori family independently, which was half the result with twice the result.

Both sides suffered heavy losses, how could the retainers accept it so easily?
Chapter completed!