"The foreign minister is even, and he has seen the princess."

"Please come in."

Hite-sue kept a calm and calm face, and carried out the normal etiquette one by one.

It's the same on the other side.

In the past, every time he met in private, Ashikaga Yoshiaki always looked like a thirsty and virtuous corporal, showing a cordial attitude that made the shoguns envious and jealous.

Today the situation is clearly different.

The Oda family was already in crisis, so Ashikaga Yoshiaki's waist pole hardened.

But the shogunate still has hidden worries, and it can't be said to be a sure winner, so Ashikaga Yoshiaki will not close his doors.

"Thank you, Lord Gongfang, for taking the time to meet you."

Hirata honshu knelt down at the door, stood up, straightened his clothes slightly, and slowly walked into the evaluation room of the Imperial Palace Ninomaru.

The general himself naturally sat on the main seat.

There are also some acquaintances on the left and right.,Mibuchi Fujiei、Isshiki Fujinaga、Ninagawa kincho,Makijima Akimitsu...... They were all loyal ministers of the shogunate, and they all looked at them with hostile, mocking, and gloating.

You can even see the lips of some people, silently saying sarcastic words.

Now it seems that it was indeed these anti-Oda "hawks" who prevailed.

However, the flat hand is just a buzzing insect and mosquito fly. Relying on his ancestors in vain, but not recognizing the current situation, the sake bag and rice bag cannot affect Ashikaga Yoshiaki's thoughts at all. Giving a little face on weekdays is considered to be a convenient one, and it is not costly, but what do you do to him at a critical moment?

The only value of this group of people is nothing more than the deep family roots that have been integrated into the history of the Muromachi shogunate. They just need to sit here and eat and do nothing all day long, which provides a lot of legitimacy and legitimacy.

The current general in front of him is just because he has to use them because he is really lacking people.

Important policy decisions are still made by the firm and arbitrary.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki pursed his lips and frowned, his eyes staring closely at the uninvited guest in front of him - of course he could guess the general meaning of the other party, so he was reluctant to open his mouth first to reveal his mentality.

But who knows, from the door of the assessment room to the throne, it is only a distance of more than ten steps, and the flat hand is several times slower than a snail. There was not the slightest superfluous expression on his face, but his body was tense from the neck down, and every movement of his leg was done carefully, as if he was facing a great enemy.

If it was really an ordinary envoy, it would be in line with etiquette, but everyone present knew the purpose of today's meeting in their hearts, and they all felt that this guy in front of him was pretending to be extremely hateful.

It's a pity that they didn't master high-level words such as "pretending to be forced to be struck by lightning" to express their feelings at this time.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki on the throne was so anxious that he couldn't hold it back, and before Hirata Hasuhide walked up, he couldn't help but ask: "Looking at the appearance of Hira's middle class, the rumors about Oda Danmasa having been killed must be false." ”

As soon as the words came out, he began to regret it, but the wood was already covered with water.

After a pause, Hiteshu paused for a moment before revealing a look of consternation, and in a flash, he returned to his composure, shook his head first and nodded, and replied: "Oda Danmasa has indeed suffered a change, although he is fortunate not to be succeeded by the assassins, but he has been seriously injured and cannot be controlled. ”

Hearing this, Ashikaga Yoshiaki's face showed a look of surprise, and then he pretended to think, but after a while, he couldn't help but sneer: "Ha, this makes sense." So on this trip, did Oda Danmasa send you to convey and order the contemptible people to hurry up and help? ”

Anyway, he had already spoken in advance, revealing his eagerness, so he simply gave up on himself and made sarcastic remarks.

According to the rules, Oda Nobunaga can't order Ashikaga Yoshiaki, but in the past, when Nobunaga was strong, he did often send people to control the affairs of the shogunate, and Yoshiaki could only swallow his anger again and again.

Now this sarcasm is just an explosion after being suppressed for too long.

"Lord Gongfang is like a god, and the contemptible man has indeed come to beg you to save the Oda family." Hisho deliberately misinterpreted the meaning of these words.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki sneered and shook his head in disdain: "The Oda family has just suffered a little setback. Less than 4,000 troops have been stationed on the southern shore of Biwa Lake for three days, rumors are rife but no one dares to test and confirm it, and now that even the peace is in, and tens of thousands of main forces must have returned, isn't it even more powerful and invincible? ”

By the time he said this, the general was already a little bit of a broken jar. What he said just now was very different from his heart.

In fact, in the past few days, Ashikaga Yoshiaki is also very worried about which bold wealthy family accidentally uncovered the truth, and at the same time did not let the retainers take the initiative to contact the Oda family. Because he hadn't figured out what to do if Nobunaga really died.

If he doesn't come, he doesn't know what to do.

Fortunately, the forces in Kinai are still relatively conservative, and when Nobunaga's life and death have not yet been confirmed, and the shogunate's attitude is still unclear, no one took the initiative to stab Louzi.

In response to the general's ridicule and dissatisfaction, Hiratsu still shook his head calmly: "Lord Gongfang doesn't know that the daimyo of all parties have united to crusade against the Oda family. Needless to say, most of the two Niwa and Mori have already died in their duties, and the Asakura and Uesugi armies are about to go south, and the Mino trio are likely to be rebellious; Miyoshi Nagaitsu in Settsu was helped by Araki Murashige and Yusa Shinko, and it was quite difficult to deal with in the short term, and the Shibata-sama of the family was defeated by him, and his life and death were uncertain; Ise Kitabatake and Awa Miyoshi have all made a comeback; There are also Matsunaga, Isshiki, Akai and others who are temporarily waiting and seeing, and may send troops at any time; Not to mention how many monks, merchants, and sects are operating in the shadows......"

It's just a simple tone and straightforward text to describe it, but it sounds hard to be calm.

Probably only the enemies of the Oda family, so many that it would take a few hundred words to describe them.

All the courtiers didn't understand why Fanxiu exposed his shortcomings.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki was startled at first, and then showed a look of doubt: "Niwa and Mori were martyred? The three of Mino were rebellious? Shibata's life and death are uncertain? Is the tie an alarmist? ”

"So it's just 'very likely.'" Hite-sue replied nonchalantly: "The only thing I can confirm with my own eyes is that the Oda bullet was indeed hit by the iron cannon, and Oda Nobupo and Murai Sadakatsu have suffered an accident. ”

"Is that true?" Yoshiaki's upper body was already unconsciously leaning forward.

Pingshou Fan Xiu raised his head and glanced at him lightly, and said, "How can a contemptible person be a liar." ”

"Is that so......" Yoshiaki replied unconsciously, his expression becoming more and more serious, and the eyes that looked at Fan Xiu were no longer hostile but full of anticipation.

The greater the losses suffered by the Oda family, the more the interests of both sides converged, which is wonderful to say, but it is true.

"If we don't act quickly, I'm afraid the Asakura family will march into soon." The flat is still surprisingly calm, as if describing something that has nothing to do with him, "Miyoshi Changyi made too many enemies in the past, and he could only attract a few ambitious people; The Uesugi family was far away in Echigo, and it was impossible to maintain an army in for a long time; Only the Asakura family has the best chance, they originally had more than 20,000 people, if they can plot against the Mino trio and collude with Matsunaga, Akai, and Isshiki......"

"It's like the situation of Oda Kamiraku in the old days, isn't it?" Ashikaga Yoshiaki couldn't help but add for the other party, he was really uncomfortable these days, "After all, I am not the only one in the world who is called Ashikaga." In the past, I abandoned the old grudge against Asakura to Oda, and maybe it will ......"

The surrounding shogunes seemed to have just reacted, and said, "I see, I really didn't expect it!" Expression.

Or...... It's not that they didn't think of it, they just didn't care and pretended not to understand - everyone also knew that no matter who took over as the Muromachi shogunate's shogunate, they would never be able to bypass these genealogy masters.

What I said just now involved an embarrassing old matter.

A few years ago, Tanba's Hatano family took out a young child and said that he was the younger brother of the previous minister, Ashikaga Yoshiteru, and presented it to Nobunaga as a sign of respect. As a result, Nobunaga also recognized this and sent the young boy to the temple in Mino for protection.

What was an unintentional move back then can become fatal trouble when you think about it now.

It just so happened that Nobunaga was seriously injured, and Oda Nobutada, who was only thirteen years old, may not be able to completely control Mino. If the three Mino really want to take refuge in Asakura, they will definitely take the young child of the Ashikaga family as a greeting gift.

"Lord Gongfang." Hirate raised his head and met Yoshiaki's gaze head-on.

"Now that I've said that, there's no need to say any more." Ashikaga Yoshiaki frowned and waved his hand, "If what you say is true, of course we will be in the same boat, but the question is, how to win the trust?" ”

Tieshou asked rhetorically: "I don't know what your mind is?" ”

"It's up to you to answer that." Ashikaga Yoshiaki avoided his gaze and looked diagonally into the corner, his right hand unconsciously grasping the hem of his clothes.

This request seems a bit rude, but understandable.

No matter how you look at it, the Oda family is now the more dangerous party, otherwise there is no need to run over.

The so-called "how to win trust" is to ask what conditions the Oda family can come up with.

"How about having Oda Danmasa take charge of the shogunate and move the castle to the vicinity of Kyoto?" Pingshou did not try it, and directly put forward his long-thinking plan.

This move is tantamount to announcing that Ashikaga and Oda are still one in the world, but it clearly places Ashikaga above Oda. The relocation of Nobunaga's castle to the vicinity of Kyoto was tantamount to giving the shogunate a prominent part of the Oda family's internal affairs.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki's eyes lit up and he bowed slightly, but after thinking for a while, he closed his eyes and shook his head, and said, "How close is Kyoto?" The wording is too vague, but if Oda Danmasa and his sister-in-law live together in Nijo Castle and serve as a shogun, I will not hesitate to take the position of ruler. ”

As soon as he opened his mouth, he asked Oda Nobutada to join in.

In addition, "living in Nijo Castle" and "serving the shogunate together with the shogunates" meant that they were under the supervision and control of the shogunate.

This is not just to participate in Oda's internal affairs, but to completely seize the real power of the Oda family.

In this regard, Hiteshu decisively refused: "The contemptible person may be able to persuade Oda Danmasa himself to come to Nijo Castle to accept the position of governor...... But the premise is that the position of the governor of the family is first passed to the Zuojin general who has not been in the capital for a long time (that is, the current official position of Oda Nobutada). ”

Ashikaga Yoshiaki still looked at the corner of the assessment room and clenched the hem of his clothes, shaking his head: "That's all, sincerity is not enough." ”

Proposing this compromise plan, I didn't have the confidence to convince the Oda family to accept it, but Yoshiaki was still not satisfied, how could this be good?

Pingshou sighed heavily, and his sunken face finally began to show negative emotions.

Originally, I watched the negotiation process go smoothly, and I thought that the sentence that would hurt my feelings at the bottom of the box didn't need to be said.

It's a pity, it's too optimistic.