Before leaving, after finishing the business, Nobunaga suddenly added: "I haven't seen you for many days, is the dog okay lately?" She has been weak since she was a child, and she doesn't know if she is used to living in Izumi. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

Ever since he met this morning, when he said such a sentence, his whole body was soothed, and there was no deliberate camouflage on his face, but he looked at his sister-in-law calmly, and his tone was no longer cold questioning or resolute order.

It's as if it's really just, just a few random homely words that are not nutritious.

Pingshou Fanxiu was slightly stunned, a little stunned.

This kind of most ordinary conversation between ordinary relatives has not appeared in the high-ranking martial arts family for a long time. Suddenly I heard it, and I was really not used to it.

Fortunately, the phrase itself is not difficult to answer.

After a while, Fan Xiu came back to his senses, his expression was a little less restrained, and he replied casually: "Thank you for your trouble!" My current residence is near Kai Town, so it's more convenient, and I can buy meat every once in a while. Maybe it's because of this that Ah Dog is going to be a little better than before this time. ”

Since a thousand years ago, Fuso has always had an official "meat ban", and although this ban is not strictly enforced, it is usually not openly violated by humans.

However, with the advent of Europeans, the belief that eating meat strengthens the body became popular, and beef began to be sold in Kyushu,, and other places close to the coast. Although some people who are old-fashioned and traditional are very resistant to this, Oda Nobunaga is clearly neither old-fashioned nor traditional, let alone Hino-Hide.

So the words immediately resonated.

"Yes, the merits of the Nanban must be learned." Nobunaga bowed his head in agreement, and then asked, "Is my nephew a little taller?" Do you still enjoy reading as much as you used to? ”

Hearing this, Hirata Hirasho couldn't help but let out a low sigh: "Alas, Yan Chiyomaru, I still look a little thin, and the amount of food is not as good as that of my peers...... But under careful care, it's a little stronger than before! This kid is quite gifted in reading and writing, and he can read ancient books almost independently, but he still stumbles on horseback......"

Nobunaga listened uncharacteristically and patiently to this rambling passage, nodding or shaking his head again and again, and only at the end did he conclude his comment: "No, no! Although this kid will be able to become a general after the future Yuan service, and he doesn't need to take the lead, if he can't even master the basic bow and horse swordsmanship, he will be despised by the retainers! At this point, you have to be tough and strict! ”

Fan Xiu hurriedly said: "That's true! You're so right......"

But he was still not satisfied: "I've heard a long time ago that you have always been too arrogant and doting on your children, and you haven't even played the board much!" How can this work? You have to learn from me, although the Wonder Pill (underage Oda Nobutada) is a son-in-law, but I will teach the same when it is time to teach! ”

"Yes! Be! It's ......" Pingshou Fan Xiu said a few perfunctory words, then observed the other party's expression, and plucked up the courage to laugh: "But you only do this to your son, Princess Wude seems to have never been disciplined......"

"Hmm-"

Nobunaga was choked up and didn't know how to refute it.

He glared at the flat hand, only to see that the latter just had an innocent look on his face.

After being embarrassed for a while, Nobunaga first "hummed", then suddenly turned to laughter, and said loudly: "The son-in-law is the key to inheriting the family business, of course, it must be carefully cultivated, but the daughter will be the wife of the family sooner or later, even if a female devil is raised, it is not me who suffers, hahaha......"

Hisho was stunned for a moment, and was also made to laugh by this bold rhetoric.

The two of them sat down and laughed together, as if the mustard and jealousy had all disappeared, as if the temptation and exchange of interests had not happened, as if this had been a family visit between the eldest brother and brother-in-law from the beginning.

……

On the second day after bidding farewell to Nobunaga, Hirate Hasuhide was invited to participate in a high-standard Noh theater performance by the guests. Sure enough, as Nobunaga said, the heads of the five major families, the seven Qinghua, and the twelve top ministers all "deigned" to come to pat the Oda family's ass. The second-level ministers and Yulin level even came with dozens of people. Among them, the only one that Tsunohide can recognize is Yamashina Yanji, who has been to Owari and dealt with Hirate Masahide a few times.

Yamashina belongs to the "Yulin" level of the family character, theoretically the highest can be done from one, but in fact, there are only a handful of people who have been in the two positions, Yamashina Yan is currently taking advantage of Oda's east wind, in the hidden head position, the official rank continues to rise, it is already the three powerful people, in the career of the minister, it is almost touched the transparent ceiling. When you go out for a walk in this capacity, the daimyo everywhere are treated like national treasures.

But today, in this room, headed by the elder of the Shirakufuwara clan of the Quasi-Sannomiya Seki, Harura Nijo, from the two left ministers Saionji Gongchao, the two right ministers Hanayamain Iesuke, the two internal ministers to persuade Shuji Yin Feng, and the two Quan Dai Nayan Sanjo Nishi Shizhi...... There were many senior ministers present, and the Yamashina family was not ranked in the top five at all.

Dozens of ministers with black teeth and white faces shaved eyebrows, long coats dragged under the crown of court clothes, and wat boards in their hands gathered together, regardless of whether they had actual power or not, the momentum was always very strong, and people who were not familiar with it came closer to see it, and they might think it was a bunch of elderly male versions of Sadako......

At the same time, on the shogunate's side, none of the people who said they would come over to stir up trouble appeared.

The reason is that after Ashikaga Yoshiaki took the hand stove back and used it, he left it in the room and left it alone, but at night for some reason, it caused a fire, and the entire imperial palace was alarmed.

Originally, the scale of the fire was very small, and there were no casualties, but Yoshiaki himself was very frightened. Then, after Akechi Mitsuhide and Teteshu visited several important ministers of the shogunate, these people said one after another, "I am not in good health, and I am closed to customers".

As for what the real situation looks like, those who are interested can naturally guess it. Once again, the Oda family used the threat of force to blackmail, and the Ashikaga family once again succumbed to this.

In this regard, Tieshou Fanxiu was a little uneasy in his heart. Relying solely on power to suppress the problem, but not solving the root cause of the problem, will lead to a backlog of negative emotions in the long run, and further may cause immeasurable changes.

And Ashikaga Yoshiaki completely lost his front teeth and swallowed it in his stomach, as if nothing had happened on the surface, when he went to greet Hite, he repeatedly comforted him: "Although this matter is caused by a hand stove, it is completely accidental, and the Heite Hall must not be worried." ”

This made Fan Xiu feel that there was indeed a trace of guilt in his heart, and at the same time, he also had a deeper understanding of the depth of Yizhao's city.

It's hard to imagine how Nobunaga annoyed him with the issue of the Kitabatake family in Ise at the beginning of the year.

On the other hand, even Yizhao was annoyed, so how many people would secretly accumulate a stomach full of dissatisfaction, but they didn't dare to vent it? That's a scary question. At least Asai Nagamasa is one of them, but fortunately, now that this guy has been led to the Harima country to the west, he should no longer be a hidden danger.

With all kinds of worries and worries, Hirata still didn't forget to prepare gifts for the ministers. In fact, according to his true thoughts, the ministers are so poor, and it is most appropriate to send money, but if he really does this, he will definitely be drowned by the spitting stars.

Well, it's okay to receive expensive gifts; It's okay to sell it secretly after harvesting; It's okay to pluck the goose in the daimyo's donation, but it's not okay to collect money directly in your personal name, this value orientation is not surprising, it's all for the sake of fame!

In the end, the draw prepared a batch of artworks as gifts. He now has the auction of Izumi in his hands, and this kind of thing is simply as much as there is. If the person who received the gift changed hands and wanted to sell it, most of them would also go to Kishiwada Castle to try their luck.

When he arrived the next day, as expected, there was more than one person who was asked to provide gifts, and Shibata Katsuya was obviously fully prepared.

If you want to say that the similarity between Hirate and Shibata is that they were both related to Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Hirate was designated as the guardian of Izumi, and Shibata was designated as the shogunate to serve the public.

Then today's intention is easy to understand......

Sure enough, after meeting each other and giving gifts, Nobunaga didn't talk much nonsense, so he deliberately boasted about his retainers in front of the ministers, and without saying a few words, the ministers who had already had a tacit understanding also asked for introductions very well, so Hirate and Shibata were pulled out for a walk and gave gifts one by one.

Then Nobunaga deliberately said: "I am a loyal minister and good general of the Oda family, and I always want to be loyal to the imperial court, but I have no way to serve the country, and I am very sorry." If you have anything to do, please give these two as much as you want! ”

As soon as the head of the ministers, Nijo Harura, heard the string song, he knew what he meant, and immediately picked up the conversation: "How dare we bother the samurai of the Oda family for personal gain? It's just that the death of the emperor is approaching, but it coincides with the disaster of the forbidden imperial materials, and the internal money is stretched, Your Majesty is worried about it day and night, and can't ......sleep at night."

By the end of the year, it had been embezzled by samurai from all over the country, and there were only a few thousand stone of land left near Kyoto, which was still in the hands of the legal owner. If you want to say that "there is a disaster", it is not wrong, it can be said that it is suffering from disasters day and night.

Naturally, Hijo and Shibata Katsuya were not stupid, and hurriedly expressed their loyalty together: "How can your majesty worry about the worship of the first emperor?" Although I am not talented, I am willing to do my best! ”

"That's great, thank you both!" Nijo Harura is worthy of being a professional politician, this "overjoyed" expression is very realistic, and there is no drama at all, "Your Majesty should be rewarded for such actions!" ”

Nobunaga further clarified the words: "I heard that the positions of Nakanomishi and Zuo Jingjin are still vacant......

"Uh......" Faced with this naked behavior of an important official, Nijo Harura was embarrassed for half a second, but immediately left his boring face, and followed Nobunaga's words: "What Oda Danmasa said is very true, Your Majesty is so holy, you will definitely not let the loyal minister Yoshira be wronged in any way!" ”

Only then did Nobunaga nod reservedly, and added: "There are also Niwa, Sakuma, Takigawa and others under the command of the contemptible people, all of whom have the heart to serve the imperial court, and I will ask His Royal Highness Sekibai to take more care of them in the future!" ”

Obviously, according to his old man's mind, it is not enough to ask for officials for only two retainers. When Miyoshi Changqing was in power that year, six or seven people under his command all had official positions officially appointed by the imperial court, and the Oda family could only be more, not less.

Erjo Harura was under a lot of pressure, wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead, and replied with a wry smile: "Please rest assured that this matter will be arranged as much as possible, and I will try my best to arrange it......"