With the smell of sake, the singing of Noh, and the noise that is chaotic but not beyond the limit, it is gradually time to enter the night. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In the night, only Oda Nobunaga and his side of him sat peacefully in the front row to watch the performance, and the place far away had already become a pot of porridge.

Nobunaga is a person who really likes Noh, not for show. But not necessarily for the people below. Moreover, in addition to the first three rows, even if the little people in the back are interested, they can't see it clearly if they are too far apart.

Of the six hundred invitees, two-thirds were not qualified to appear in front of Nobunaga alone. Of the remaining 200 people, two-thirds were not qualified to say two sentences.

Most of the "representatives of public opinion" present were wealthy families with a territory of no more than 10,000 or 20,000 koku, and they did not have more than 3,000 troops, nor did they have at least five official bodies, so they couldn't get through the relationship at the top, and it would be very good to hook up with Oda's important ministers.

So these people began to take action one after another, trying to see if they could get the kindness of a "nobleman". Of course, even if you don't have the ambition to do so, you need to show it out of politeness.

Under the command of Tieshou Tsunoxiu, more than ten people also had the opportunity to participate in today's event. When they came over to pull a relationship, Fan Xiu kindly played the role of an introducer.

Of course, a few Oda and Riki do not need to be introduced.

When the countrymen of Izumi come to toast, Honhide will say a few words to his colleagues, "This is Manabe Gorou Uemon, which is extraordinary." "This is the Awawa Shinbei, who is good at the water army." Words that are not salty or light. These people also received few useful responses.

Only when Dr. Terada An appeared, Fan Xiu was a little less stingy: "This is Dr. Terada An, who has a bit of courage." I was able to enter Wada Castle safely, and this person has made great contributions. ”

The extra few words made Shibata, Niwa and the others nod their heads, took a sip of wine in response to Terada, and had a faint impression of his name and appearance.

But this faint impression is already a great favor for these small wealthy families of thousands of stones. Dr. Terada's Ann hurriedly bowed down and made a gesture of gratitude.

And the treatment of the three good generals is different.

Needless to say, the famous Iwanari Tomotsu said that although his escape from Miyoshi Masaysu was a bit subtle, so much so that he did not receive a direct reward from Nobunaga, he was not punished in turn, so he still included him in the guest list. Shibata and Niwa also looked at him solemnly, and they both straightened up and drank a full plate with him.

For other people, Fan Xiu also gave a very serious introduction:

"The one on the left is Xiangxi Naganshin from the Kamikashi family in Tanba, who used to be the general of Miyoshi. His father was one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Hosokawa, Kosai Echigo Morunsei. ”

"On the right is Shigeharu Matsuyama, who was born in Kai Town, and was formerly the flank of Miyoshi Repair (Chokei), and also served as the deputy general of Ataka Settsu (Dongyasu) in the joint battle."

There is no need for superfluous praise at all, just the exact resume is enough to make Oda Shigetomi look at him differently.

Kasai Naganobu's father was the most outstanding retainer under the command of Hosokawa Harumoto, the governor of the previous shogunate, and he himself was able to be a general, somewhat by force. Matsuyama Shigeji was an ordinary civilian from a kaimachi, but in the end he climbed to a very high position in both military and political aspects, which can be seen to be even more extraordinary.

Only Sakuma would despise the latter's origins, but no one else would make such a mistake.

Similarly, under the introduction of his colleagues, he also met many similar characters. One of the four heavenly kings of the mountain, Tian Yuzhuang is righteous, and was persuaded by Niwa Nagahide to surrender and attach; The old man of the Rokkaku family, one of the "two vines", Shinto Kenmori, now belongs to Sakuma Nobumori and Li; Plus Gamo Kenhide, who is temporarily under Shibata's command.

Unconsciously, there are already many well-known figures in one country and one county, who have come to climb the big tree of the Oda family to survive, and they can't even climb the main trunk of the big tree, but can only get closer to the side branches. This is undoubtedly something that everyone is very proud of.

Mori Kecheng even sighed and said: "When Yamashiro (Saito Michizo) was killed, I thought I was going to become a landless ronin, but fortunately I was accepted and appointed by the lord and fought for more than ten years, which is what I am today." After that, even if he died for Oda, he had no complaints! ”

Ordinary people saying this kind of thing will definitely be understood as shameless and exaggerated flattery, but the same words, popping out of the mouth of a person like Sen Kecheng's clumsy words, make people feel sincere and touching.

It's not that his movements and demeanor are expressive, but because he almost never said such scenes before.

Nobumori Sakuma also seemed to be infected, and made a sincere gesture to apologize. Of course, Tieshou Tsunoxiu doesn't mind accompanying him to play a drama of "making peace".

This boosted everyone's apparent feelings a little, and the time of the banquet was extended a little.

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Saying goodbye to many new and old friends, he went back to the bedroom to wash up, changed into thick clothes, and cleaned up the smell of alcohol on his body, and the time was already three o'clock in the morning (2 to 2:30 in the morning).

Most of the others have rested, but his journey is not over yet.

Nobunaga verbally agreed to the plan of "sending Asai to the west", but it was only a verbal agreement. This uncle has always only controlled the overall situation and is too lazy to dwell on the details, so the specific implementation of the plan still depends on Fanxiu himself to promote.

The most important thing is to completely convince both the shogunate and Asai.

It was impossible for Ashikaga Yoshiaki himself to come to a messy and noisy banquet, and Asai Nagamasa refused to give in completely to Oda, and did not come in person. But the agents on both sides are already in place.

Fan Xiu made people light the lamp, and quietly walked for half an hour under the night road, and got into the side hall of a small but elegant temple.

There are already people waiting, and on the left is an acquaintance, Ise Sadako, the deacon of the shogunate. The right is not a stranger.,Asai Nagamasa's younger brother.,Asai Masamoto as a famous generation.。

All three of them had participated in the daytime banquet in their entirety, and they had not had time to rest until now. But both of the seated people showed a kind of excitement, and only Fan Xiu made no secret of his tired posture.

"I've been waiting for a long time! It's really sad that the two of them have to endure such a cold night. Pingshou said hello, bowed slightly, and then immediately sat down.

"If you're waiting for a tie, no matter how late it is, the shogunate will be very patient." Ise Sadako smiled politely, hinting at a good relationship between the two parties.

"It's about the survival of my shallow well, and the sea of fire and sword has to go, how can I take care of the cold night?" Asai Masamoto's face collapsed, and his words were not very friendly, so he didn't know if it had anything to do with what happened at the banquet.

But Fan Xiu didn't care, he was still a casual and lazy style, and he seemed to be holding Zhizhu and confident.

He had already learned in advance that Asai Masamoto, as a member of the public with a high level of speech, did not belong to the side that was hostile to Oda's close to Asakura in the dispute some time ago, but had always maintained a neutral attitude.

Most people are disgusted with Oda, so this person's neutrality can be understood as a hidden friendliness.

After Akao Kiyotsuna passed the word back, Asai Nagamasa sent such a person over, indicating that he was inclined to accept this plan, but he just wanted to find a step down.