On an autumn afternoon, the sky is overcast. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 The creaking of autumn cicadas in the info forest adds a bit of calmness. Outside the gates of Cheongju, unrelated commoners have long been driven elsewhere, but there are three times as many people standing guard. Dozens of samurai stood on both sides of the roadside, their expressions respectful but not the slightest deference. The young man in Chinese clothes walking in the middle was full of smiles, but there was some unconscious nervousness between his eyebrows. Half a step back, the leader of the young samurai in green shirts bowed down to lead the way, although he was in the second place, but his expression was free, and he looked like a master. The few guards behind him were also the young warriors who followed closely behind, but it seemed that the young man in the front was extremely abrupt.

The master of this room is naturally the lord of Cheongshu City, and the general manager is Oda Nobunaga. And the young man who was welcomed in was the more prominent Owari guardian, Spo Yoshigin.

The fourteenth generation of Owari Spo, the head of the administration of Daisuke Yoshitomo, was established in Kiyoshu Castle for the guardian generation Oda Nobuyo. Later, he was killed by his faithful because of his alliance with Nobunaga, and his son Yoshiin fled to Nobunaga's wing. This is a gift to Nobunaga's Kiyoshu strategy.

Nobunaga has always liked to be lively, or to say that he is happy to be happy, so he mobilized all the middle and upper samurai in Kiyoshu Castle and put on a grand pomp. However, the retainers had different ideas. After the Onin War, the prestige of the shogunate plummeted, and even the guards at all levels with the shogunate's canonization gradually lost their power. Moreover, the Spo family has been weak for a long time, far from the position of the leader for many years, and has long been reduced to a joke in Owari. Although the ministers were waiting for him, they didn't think too much of the guest who was supposed to be the "host".

Yoshigin, Spo, was about the same age as Nobunaga, but he looked much thinner when he stood together. On the white and beardless face, there was always a timid and stiff smile, although he had never applied powder, and his words and deeds were already the style of some ministers. I don't know if it's a coincidence or deliberately, most of the famous samurai families who have lost power will focus on the art of war rather than the art of war.

As if to pay homage to his honored "guests", Nobunaga did not wear any swords today. Although the green shirt paper fan is also a noble man, it seems to be slightly inferior to Yiyin's clothes, giving the other party enough faces. However, between the words, the natural "enthusiasm" made Wuwei Gongzi tremble from time to time.

Perhaps in order to deliberately maintain the majesty of the guard, Nobunaga and Yoshiin walked very slowly, just in time for the bold retainers to whisper and judge. Nobunaga didn't know what to think about, but he just smiled and didn't stop it. And Yiyin didn't dare to say anything.

"This is the son of the Spo family? Isn't it good......" Seeing the guests walking away, a soft complaint floated from the farthest point of the city gate.

"Of course! It's far worse than our lord! What was the Spoo family back then? Shikoku Guardian! Four kingdoms, all of them have been defeated! The tall and thin samurai next to ...... to this day looks like he is only dressed as a light shot, but the "nonsense" he says is something that the elders of the Oda family may not dare to talk nonsense.

"Then what did the lord do with this waste? We are not as good as this little white face who is working hard? ”

"You know what? This is called coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes! The samurai on the other side also came up and interjected.

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Honhide, who was standing behind Nobunaga's side, smiled, didn't hear it, and turned to follow the castle. For Nobunaga, who only mastered half of Owari, Spo Yoshiin was barely a son of heaven at this time, and Inuyama Nobukiyo and Iwakura Nobuyoshi could indeed be called princes. However, if you know that in the future, Nobunaga will support Ashikaga Yoshiaki to fight against Asakura, Asai, and Honganji, where can the descendant of the ruler in front of him be regarded as a character!

Nobunaga stepped into the hall side by side with Yoshigin, and after inviting him to join the chairmanship first, he sat down beside him. The rest also came to their intended locations.

"Mr. Lord!" As soon as he sat down, Yoshiin got up again and gave a salute, perhaps feeling the dissatisfaction of some of the Oda retainers, he put himself in the lower position at the beginning, "Oda Nobuyo is in chaos, and my father is unfortunately martyred, but within four eyes, only Lord Shang presides over justice......" Before he could say anything, this guardian actually burst into tears, and his face was sad, and this sadness really didn't seem to be pretended.

"Nobunaga is terrified!" Nobunaga first squinted his eyes and smiled, and then finally "remembered" that he had to bow down and return the salute, "The rise and fall of the world, the husband is responsible, and the duty lies, how dare you be a martial guard!" ”

"This ......" Yoshiin looked at Nobunaga with a normal expression a little nervously, and then glanced at the ministers under the seat, "The Lord's Hall is too humble!" Since his father was martyred, Yiyin has been displaced, and he has always thought about the tyranny of the traitorous party, and he can't sleep at night. When the blue sky is tilting, only the head of the general hall is the first in the world, and the grace of Jingjing is not forgotten! ”

After a slight pause, before Nobunaga could say anything, Yiyin said again: "Although the first evil has been ambushed, but the little ones still don't want to repent, and in the future, they can only ask the main hall to protect the justice here!" ”

"Wu Wei's words are serious." Nobunaga finally replied again, "It is naturally incumbent upon Nobunaga to eliminate demons and defend the way." ”

"So I'm relieved!" Yiyin wiped his tears and sighed, "Qingzhou believers committed chaos, not only family hatred, but also national hatred, and I hope that the general manager will be ashamed of his father as soon as possible!" ”

The discussion in the audience finally stopped. Yoshiin thought he had said what Nobunaga wanted, and his retainers stared at Nobunaga in unison. At this time, as long as the boat is pushed along the river, the Oda family, who holds the righteousness in their hands, can become famous and crusade against this old enemy.

However, Nobunaga was slow to say what everyone wanted to hear. On the contrary, he frowned, revealing rare hesitation. Yiyin couldn't help but feel worried, and somewhere he said the wrong thing. There was even more incomprehension among the retainers.

After a moment of silence, Nobunaga bowed and said, "Owari has been fighting for many years, the people's livelihood is withering, and all kinds of waste are waiting to be rebuilt, just rest and recuperate. Wu Weigong...... Is it too much of a sicit operation? ”

"Ah......" Yiyin was stunned, and then he stared at the right color, and the righteousness was strict, "Lord Shang is the Owari stone pillar, and the stability here is all in one, the so-called Qing Father is not dead, and Lu is not ......"

"In that case, Your Majesty has come to your senses." Nobunaga made a reluctant expression, "Oda Nobutomo must be punished, even if he is infamous for this, the minister will not hesitate to do it!" ”

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"It's fun to do this once in a while, but it's annoying if you do it too many times, I really don't know how those ministers came over!" Nobunaga reclined on a tatami mat and recalled with great interest his words and deeds today.

"The princess relies on this to eat, and he can't do it if he wants to!" Among the guards, the only one who dared to speak like this was Maeda Toshiya.

"It's a fact that I do it for a living." Nobunaga laughed a few times, "Aren't they no different from those who act in Noh theaters?" ”

"As long as you play as many dramas, people will watch them, but no one may pay attention to the princess when she sends them to the door!" Seeing that the Li family was favored, a small surname next to him shouted regardless of his identity, this person's name seems to be called Ten Ami.

Fan Xiu stood aside, staring straight ahead, without saying a word.

The retainers sitting on both sides, Niwa Nagahide bowed his head and pretended to drink tea, and Takigawa Kazuki looked at his nose and nose and heart, and it seemed that he had practiced good concentration.

After a few teasing words, Nobunaga came over.

"By the way, Mr. Wu Wei is okay?"

"I'm resting in the castle tower." Niwa Nagahide replied with a bow.

"Hmm......" Nobunaga nodded, "There is still some use for now, so let's let him live in Gudu Castle for a few days first—left!" The work of the guards is up to you! ”

"Huh?" The Li family immediately changed his bitter face, "I don't know any rules, I'm afraid I will collide with Lord Wuwei......"

"If you know that you are vulgar and unliterate, why didn't you know how to read more books before?" Nobunaga interrupted him impatiently.

"This ...... This ......" Li Jia's eyes rolled a few times, and suddenly pushed Fan Xiu forward.

"Lord, he knows the rules better than me, and you can rest assured that he will entertain Lord Wuwei......"

Nobunaga glanced at the Toshiya family, and there was a bit of pampering in his eyes (?) The taste: "It's worthy of a dog...... Well, it's not a big deal anyway...... Very left! From today onwards, you will lead ten ashigaru to protect Mr. Wuwei! ”

"Yes." Fan Xiu bowed and stood back with a blank face.