Chapter 51: The Crossing of the Sea (Part II)
Beforehand, Hinode didn't expect to be greeted like a hero, so this oppressive and quiet reaction in the hall was expected.
Greeted at the gate just now were Maeda Toshiie and Mori Nagahide, the former representing the Owari scholars, who were very enthusiastic and polite on the surface, but their eyes revealed unconcealed worries; The latter, on the contrary, as a close confidant of Oda Nobutada, is quite restrained in his speech and demeanor, but there is a hint of joy on his face.
After entering the city, he talked about the settlement of the troops, and then handed over the affairs to his retainers and took the initiative to take the initiative to take the initiative towards Honmaru with his head held high.
There are only two people who have an identity to follow him, Oda Nagayi and Nagamune. And, of course, Sasa Narumasa.
Nobuyasu Ataka was supposed to be inside, but it happened that his brother had an accident, so it was not suitable to show up. Kawada Naga and Iwanari Tomoto both politely declined on the grounds that they were busy with military affairs.
Then he solemnly met with Oda Nobutada, who had a complicated expression and a dry tone. Then I swept it away, and I saw the posture of the Oda family, the retainers of the lineage, the people of Owari and the people of Mino.
Different groups of people have different reactions, but it is always nothing more than the word "quiet".
Some frightened birds dare not speak without their backbones, some are reluctant to speak when they perceive the strange atmosphere of the scene, and some have their brains that can't turn around and don't know what to say, not to mention that there are still some people who sit and wait for success or failure from the other side.
Only a few people craned their necks, showing an attempt to communicate with the tie.
There is no need to delve into the details, that is what Oda Nobutada should consider.
The tie only needs to ensure a temporary voice during the war.
By means of coercion and verbal persuasion, it is relatively simple to achieve this goal.
At this point in the battle, the people who should have jumped out should have jumped out, and those who colluded with the enemy should also come out, and the rest of these people can still sit here, at least it means that they haven't talked to Takeda Shingen yet.
Now that the army of nearly 30,000 is coming, it is obvious that the price of betrayal will be raised again, and the possibility of not being able to negotiate is even greater......
In a word, they can all be saved, at least in a tailwind battle, and there is no need to worry about friendly forces.
"The junior is incompetent, he lost Cheongju, and the conditions of Katsuhata City are limited, so he can only grieve the Lord of the Criminal Department and everyone to sit here." Oda Nobutada opened his mouth suddenly, bent down and politely pointed to the three seats that had been deliberately vacated on one side of the room.
As he spoke, his eyes clearly flickered.
Hirata Fanxiu understood the other party's thoughts in a flash, and only felt ridiculous, so he didn't say anything, accepted the arrangement politely with a smile, and sat down as a guest without any burden.
And Oda Nagayi and Nagamune Ibu Motoko are naturally in the lower two seats, and Sasa Narumasa is on the other side.
Oda Nobutada breathed a sigh of relief and returned to his seat.
But as soon as his feet touched the mat, he suddenly saw Ikeda Hengxing, who was slightly bowed on the opposite side, with a look of ill intentions in his eyes, and suddenly jumped up and asked in a loud voice: "Lord of the Criminal Department, this trip is hard!" Anyway, my family asked you to help in February, and now I finally saw your reinforcements in May, so I think it must be because affairs are too troublesome to get out of the way, right? But I don't know if you're done? If I have to turn back soon, can you let me know in advance so that I can be mentally prepared? ”
This string of yin and yang is weird, obviously blaming the reinforcements for coming too late.
Wen Zhiping was slightly stunned.
I knew that Ikeda Hengxing was used to being reckless, but he didn't know that he was rude to this extent.
Supposedly, this kid is not stupid?
As for the person who is going to turn his face in person?
Unless it's ......
"How could Ikedaden say such foul language!" Oda Nobutada was furious, "Please apologize to the Heite Punishment Department immediately, otherwise even if you are an elder, I will have to clean up the family Tsunatsune!" ”
"......" Ikeda Hengxing snorted lightly, his face twitched a few times, and he reluctantly slowly bowed down to apologize: "I have always been rude and unliterate in the next step, if you are offended, please bear with me." ”
As he spoke, there was anger in his eyes.
Seeing this scene, how could the tie show not know that the double reed play in front of him was performed to compete for dominance?
The acting skills of this Owari country samurai are really different from the nobles of the Kyoto shogunate, and the transition is too jerky, and there is no emotional foreshadowing at all.
"I'm really sorry, but please forgive Ikedaden, his brother died on the front line, so he was a little impulsive." Oda Nobutada pretended to be old and bent down in greetings.
"Haha, this is actually ......" Hirata Hirata was about to speak, his eyes swept to the right side of the two people, Oda Nagayi and Nagamune Ibu Yuanqin, and he was clever, and decided to calm down for a while, so he changed his words: "Actually, I have always known the temperament of Ikeda Temple, how can such a loyal and brave samurai be punished for small sections?" ”
"That's it." Oda Nagayi hurriedly put on an ignorant appearance to play a round game, "Have you forgotten, Lord Crime, and me, we are all Owari people after all!" It's not just Owari people, it's kinship! And Ikeda Hall is also deeply fated and has always been treated as his own, so why do they need to see each other like this? ”
Several of the sectarians and genealists present cast disdainful glances. This person, who is the younger brother of the former family governor Nobu Lord, is in a crisis and only cares about staying in Kyoto, patting the shogunate's sycophants, hugging his thighs to absorb personal interests, completely ignoring the survival and safety of the family, which is really shameless.
But the bloodline identity is here, and you can't help but give him face.
At best, they can only ignore it coldly.
Sasa Chengzheng frowned deeply, and wanted to get up and speak several times, but he never acted, just sighed secretly.
Oda Nobutada nodded with a stiff smile, and said, "What Lord Changyi said is very true, Ikeda Hall really shouldn't be so aggressive with Lord Tieshou. ”
He doesn't call Hitete Tsuhide's uncle, even if he doesn't call Oda Nagayi, his uncle, a little taste can be detected in the title.
Oda Nagayi pretended not to hear the proportions, and happily continued to bother with some words, but saw a sudden change.
Natsusa's Nagamune Ibe Motojin slapped the floor heavily, got up angrily, threw off his seat, and angrily greeted Oda Nobutada and Hiteshu Hitoshi, and then roared at Ikeda Tsuneko, "Is Your Excellency Ikeda Tsuneko of the Oda family?" I've heard of the name for a long time, but I don't know that it's so unreasonable! I'm going to reason with you down! I'm the guardian of Tosa, and the head of the sect of the Nagazong is also, with this identity, on behalf of Oda Sakin (Nobutaka official position) to teach you, it's barely enough! ”
"You!" Ikeda Hengxing was not easy to get along with, and he was about to have a seizure when he heard the words, but when he got up to meet the pair of eyes on the other side, he unconsciously felt a little weak.
Changzong and my relatives took advantage of the situation and raised their voices again: "Didn't Your Excellency want to ask, why are the reinforcements so late?" Then I'm telling you, it's because we're going to take the time to exterminate the Yamato Matsunaga family who colluded with Takeda! Do you want to say that this is an excuse for annexing the territories of Yamato Province? Then let me tell you again, our fleet was interfered with by Takeda spies, and we lost 8,000 stone of grain in one go! If it weren't for the wisdom and martial arts of the Lord of the Criminal Department, a little bit of the ability to turn stone into gold, it would have caused a big disaster! If Matsunaga doesn't get rid of the old thief, he can cause a hundred times more damage than a ninja! ”
Ikeda Hengxing was speechless for a while, and thought for a moment before he figured out how to reply, and was about to speak, but how did the other party give him this opportunity?
The head of the Changzong clan only paused for a very short time, adjusted his breath, and then made persistent efforts: "If we rush here as soon as we receive a request for help, then the back road will definitely be cut off!" At that time, it will not only be 8,000 stone army rations, but it may be that tens of thousands of troops will have no food to eat! What will happen then? I'm going to say it first, I have a shallow relationship with the Oda family, and I'm just here to repay the Lord of the Shosho Punishment Department! If you are really unable to help, and the situation is irreparable, I will definitely persuade the Lord of the Criminal Department to negotiate peace with Takeda! If you still have some shame, you might as well think about how to wash away the humiliation of losing to the Takeda family on the battlefield, instead of unjustifiably accusing the most unworthy person! ”
When the words landed, Ikeda Hengxing was furious, and he just wanted to roll up his sleeves and teach the other party to be a man.
However, in the face of the aura of the head relatives of the Chozong and our department, Ikeda Hengxing, who has always been loyal and fearless, can't help but feel cowardly.
So the movement was inevitably slow, and I didn't even dare to step forward.
Ikeda Hengxing thought he was a lion and tiger, but today he was facing a fierce aura in his eyes as if he were a Shura demon crawling out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
Maybe it's because he actually thinks the other party has a point.
Oda Nobutada was even more dumbfounded, and he didn't even react at all.
I don't know if I'm scared or stunned.
At the seat of the three of Mino, there was a very light sneer, which made people wonder if they had heard it wrong.
Sasa Narumasa and Maeda Toshiie's first reaction was to look at the main position, so there was no sound.
Oda Nobutei and Oda Nobutari, their jaws are about to fall to the ground.
Standing tall and resolutely standing opposite the Yuan of Changzong is the so-called "chief family elder" who has always been despised, unworthy of his name, and has thin power, Hayashi Sado Shou Xiuzhen.
This old man in his sixties, with half-white hair, a rickety back, a tired face, and bloodshot eyes, could not even walk briskly, but he pestled his cane, jumped and jumped, moved to him in a funny manner, and shouted as loudly as he could:
"The Oda family was defeated by Takeda, and there is nothing to say. A useless old man like me deserves death for his crimes. But! It was a battle of defeat, not a rout! Although there were many casualties among the Lang party, none of them were shot in the back! So please immediately retract the insulting words that insult my family! Otherwise, grab your sword and meet me at the dojo!" I heard that Tosa Hime's martial arts are superb, but I don't know if the old man will have the honor to ask for advice! ”
The stout and heroic Ikeda Hengxing was forced to be speechless by the head of the Nagamune family.
But Lin Xiuzhen, who was in her last years, made it difficult for Changzong and my relatives to deal with it.
You can't really go to the dojo with an old man who can't walk, right? Even if you win, it's a shame!
At this time, Pingshou Fan Xiu was calm and spoke slowly: "Lord Changzong and my department, you have lost your temper. ”
"Yes! Be! Please forgive me! "Changzong and my subordinate Yuan Qin went downhill, restrained his emotions, and bowed down with his head bowed, which was in stark contrast to his words and deeds just now.
He took it seriously and meticulously gave a big gift to Hirate, and then reluctantly apologized to Oda Nobutada, Ikeda Tsuneko, and Hayashi Hide-sada.