I just said that it's hard to accept, but don't you accept it all? Moreover, when he sneezed, he expressed his determination that no matter what the circumstances, no matter what happened, he would never be a retainer of the Oda clan.

What an extraordinary general! With such a general, there is no need to talk about submission at all. Yiyi suddenly relieved. "I understand it completely."

"Great, without any preconditions, the righteousness was realized, and the two families shook hands and made peace. It's so rare! Come, bring the gifts. ”

Yiyi suddenly thought that Nobunaga had ordered Nghe An to go to Cheongju City, and such an important condition was actually changed by Ngee An to "go on standby". However, at this point, I am afraid that I will not be able to mention this again, and if I repeat it, I am afraid that I will be laughed at by Ngee An.

Yiyi had no choice but to accept the gift, pretending to be flattered, and bowed deeply to Nghe An: "My lord must be very happy. I need to make some preparations to welcome you, so I dare to ask you, when do you plan to go to Cheongju? In this way, you can go back to your life in the future. ”

Nghe An glanced at his retainers and said softly, "I really don't have time to think about this matter recently, so it's not too late to let you know at that time." It's not easy for me to set a day casually, and Oda-kun is also very busy. Would it be better for you to go back and ask him when he is free, and then consult with me? ”

Yiyi fell to the ground in convincingness. Everything in front of me is like a dream. Although he was obsessed with Nobunaga and hoped to follow him for the rest of his life, when he saw Ngiyaan's words and deeds, he was a little moved and wondered if he wanted to vote for another master. It's a world out of earth! If Nobunaga is like a raging fire, Ngiyaan in front of him is reminiscent of the moon, quietly radiating above the flames.

The retainers were relieved. Naturally, there are also people who are afraid, thinking that Ngee An should not easily agree to go to Cheongju City; But that is in the future, after all, and the unconditional alliance that has been achieved in the present is absolutely impeccable.

Next, Ngyian took Yiyi on a leisurely tour of Okazaki Castle, and did not return until the banquet that welcomed the envoys in the hall was ready.

The two visited the main city, Erdao Castle, arrow warehouse, rice warehouse, and armory, and this arrangement can have two meanings. One meaning is that Ngee An didn't take the Oda clan seriously at all; Another meaning is that Yoshian has nothing to hide from Nobunaga, and wants to show Nobunaga through Ichiki that the people of Okazaki have no second thoughts about him.

After passing through the three gates, Yi'an pointed with a fan, "That's the residence of my stepmother, Mrs. Hwakeeongwon." Yiyi let out an "oh" and stopped.

"I want Mrs. Hankeiin to live a quiet and peaceful old age. She is very important to me. ”

"Aren't you ready to punish their family for their injustice?"

"I used to be angry about it. But if this doesn't happen, what is the fate of me and Oda-kun? The gods have their own arrangements in the underworld, which is beyond the reach of human intelligence. His expression was serious and serious, and then he pointed to the courtyard opposite the bamboo fence, where a figure was shaking.

"That's Madame's maid. You see, she's cutting daffodils. I heard that she was born in Owari and is indeed a good girl. ”

Yiyi looked at the courtyard in surprise and saw a delicate woman walking around in the courtyard in early spring. Ngee An kept smiling, and Yiyi suddenly wondered if the person in front of him was really only twenty years old.

The following year, in the first month of the fifth year of Yonglu, Ngee An visited Cheongju City. Some of his retainers feared for Ngee An's safety and advised him not to go, but he ignored him. It's been almost a year since Kazuki Takigawa left Okazaki. Nobunaga must have been eagerly waiting for Yoshian to go here, and if he delayed any longer, the visit would be meaningless.

Moreover, the clan of Junfu has really embarked on the road of destruction. Although the fierce and violent Nobunaga held back his temper and did not take action, Shima still did not dare to avenge his father. He hated that Nghe An would not go to Junfu, so he drove more than ten family members of Ngee An's fellow clan Matsudaira Iehiro to the outside of Yoshida Castle and beheaded them for public display. If Nguian went to Sunfu for fear that more hostages would be killed, what would happen between Owari and Mikawa?

With Nobunaga's violent temperament, he will definitely take advantage of the situation to attack Okazaki. Therefore, Ngee An repeatedly stated that he could not leave Okazaki City, but his suspicions did not diminish in the slightest. Yoshian could not but concentrate on dealing with the Oda clan, and this state of affairs lasted from the third year of Eiroku when Yoshimoto was killed, to February of the fourth year of Eiroku, when Takigawa Kazuyi came to form an alliance.

It seems that he was avenging Yoshimoto, and during the campaign, Yoshian avoided Nobunaga's main force, and successively subdued Jumu, Hirose, Ipoh, Umepei, and other places related to the Matsudaira clan, and then fought with Mizuno Nobumoto in the Eighteen-cho and Ishise regions. Therefore, since the clan is really inferior to his father Yiyuan, he should recognize Ngee An's "loyalty". After the Battle of Ishise with Mizuno Nobumoto, Yoshian and Nobunaga formed an alliance. Now that they have become allies, no matter how small the city is, Ngiyaan should not invade the Oda family's sphere of influence.

Angering his suspicions, he ordered Itakura Shigetari, Yoshiaki Kira, and Zenbei Sayya, who were stationed at Nakajima Castle, to resist Ichiya as best they could. Ngee An had no choice but to suppress it in order to strengthen the garrison of Okazaki Castle. As a result, another hostage was pushed out of Yoshida Castle and executed.

Among those killed were Matsudaira Iehiro's youngest son, Ukin, Saigo Masakatsu's grandson Shiro Masa, Suganuma Shinhachiro's wife and sister, Otake Hyoemon's daughter, and the wives and children of Okudaira Sadano, Mizuno Fujibei, Asaba Mitsuo, and Okuyama Shu. These people were all military generals who took the initiative to surrender after Nguian returned to Okazaki Castle because of the old kindness of the Kira clan.

It was summer, and the place of execution was the Longlu Temple under the city. The cruelty of the beheader was so cruel that even the retainers of the warden Yoshida Castle Castle Daidai Ohara Hizen could not bear to witness it.

After the massacre, Shima said, "If Yoshian dares to betray us, then Lady Sekiguchi, Takechiyo, and Aki will all end up in the same fate." This extremely clumsy threat only prompted Ngee An to make up his mind to visit Cheongju City early.

The entourage of twenty-two people, from the sixteen-year-old Heihachiro Honda to the nearly sixty-year-old Shinrokuro Uemura Shiyoshi, all of them followed Yi'an to Kiyosu Castle with the determination to die that the strong man would never return.

The group joined up at Nakono Castle and the team sent by Takigawa Ichiyi to greet them, and then entered Kiyosu under their protection. The people of the castle flocked to the main gate to watch, making it difficult for everyone to move.

Yoshiyasu Kira of Okazaki came to visit Oda Owari Morinobunaga, who had gained fame for killing Imagawa Yoshimoto—and upon hearing the news, the people of the castle naturally thought that Yoshiyasu had come to surrender as a gesture of goodwill.

"That being said, Kira Yoshiyasu on horseback is very imposing."

"He's going to grovel when he enters the city, so let him be a little more impressive." ......