"Today is really a gathering of heroes." Ashikaga Yoshiaki stood in front of the gate of the palace with high spirits, looked around at the coalition forces brought by the major mycories and wealthy clans of, and smiled from ear to ear, "The troops you have gathered here are sixty or seventy thousand people, and it seems that it will not be a problem to defeat the chaotic Asakura family, and we will help him make up for the regret of the lord." ”

As a coward who fears blades and blood, he rarely wears a full-body armor today, with a towering double horn backstand, and a famous sword inherited by the shogunate for a hundred years, which looks quite like that.

More than three years have passed since he was proclaimed Kamiraku, but everyone has never seen Ashikaga Yoshiaki so elated, even to the extent of letting himself go.

Everyone present knew that the biggest reason for such cheerfulness was that Oda Nobunaga had become a "leader-sama". Nominally a member of the shogunate, in fact, he also lived in seclusion in the imperial palace, completely under the control of the Ashikaga family.

Although Oda Nobutuda successfully inherited the position of family governor, after all, he is a yellow-mouthed child, facing internal and external troubles, I am afraid that he is overwhelmed and overstretched, and he probably does not have the ability to continue to be strong.

The best thing is that Asai Nagamasa has suddenly risen to prominence in a series of recent events, and has taken over Arakimura and got Miyoshi Nagaishi's head again, becoming the lucky one to pick up a big bargain. This man openly expressed his support for the shogunate, but he had a delicate relationship with the Oda family, and could be used as a pawn to impose checks and balances.

I thought this guy was worthless, but he was just a brave and unscrupulous person who was held in the palm of Nobunaga's hands! It's really blinding.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki has already made up his mind in his heart, and the next step is to use the east wind of "seeking Miyoshi Nagayoshi" to give Asai Nagamasa more benefits to expand his strength, so as to achieve the containment of the Oda faction. Speaking of which, the Asai family has always been known for its courage in battle, but its internal affairs are terrible, and even if it is raised, it will not be enough to become a big trouble like the Oda family.

Of course, the division and co-optation must not be stopped, Izumi and Awaji's Hirate Honhide, Minami Omi's Shibata Katsuie, and Kitaise's Takigawa Kazuki...... Without Nobunaga's existence, it would be possible to divide these people.

Thousands of thoughts flashed through the general's heart, but he continued to say high-sounding words in his mouth: "Although Oda Danmasa has suffered a setback for a while, he can't hide his old achievements. The Ashikaga family was revived, and Danmasa was a great contributor, and the mere granting of the position of 'steward' was far from enough to reward him for his merits. Therefore, I intend to apply to the Imperial Court for the honor of 'from the three' on behalf of Oda Dan after the successful crusade against Asakura. ”

In the past, Ashikaga Yoshiaki was very annoyed by Nobunaga's rise to the top of his official position, but now he has to take the initiative to help, and the changes in time and situation are really wonderful.

In fact, now Yoshiaki himself was only promoted to "from the third" two years ago, and he must also want to take this opportunity to go to the next level - of course, he needs a corresponding name, so he once again emphasized that he would list the Asakura family as a "thief" to crusade, and put himself in the position of the general general.

Oda Nobutada looked at the performance of the general, and his expression was complicated, but he still had to bow down and thank him: "Such an honor, I thank my father for his kindness!" ”

Looking at the other party's angry and undaring appearance, Ashikaga Yoshiaki only felt happier in his heart, and he couldn't wait to sing a song on the spot to express his joy.

"The words of the princess made us extremely excited! Oda Dan is doing his best to unify, so I must inherit it! In the next long government, I am willing to be a pioneer and never give up! Listening to Ashikaga Yoshiaki's shriveled and weak mobilization, Asai Nagamasa was so excited that he couldn't help but jump out to show his loyalty and sing praises - maybe it didn't matter what he said, the most important thing was that he was able to sit on the right and left of the shogun's throne today, sitting on the right and left of the shogun's throne, and attending on an equal footing.

And then this also seems too unstable, too villainous to be ambitious.

Funnily enough, it is precisely because of this that Ashikaga Yoshiaki's eyes became more and more friendly when he looked at Asai Nagamasa.

So, in this case, does this guy really can't help but expose his true nature, or pretends to be prejudiced and forgetful and short-sighted, or deliberately acts so that others can see that it is fake...... With the experience of a tie, I can't tell the difference for a while.

With Kuroda Kanbei, I always feel that the image of Asai Nagamasa has become unpredictable. Need more time to understand.

Today, the three of Hite, Shibata Katsuie, and Takigawa Kazuki all participated in the military discussion with ambiguous status, whether they were independent or affiliated with the Oda family, which Ashikaga Yoshiaki deliberately did not explain.

Hirate Honhide has theoretically been transferred to the shogunate, and he is appointed by the imperial court as "from the fifth rank to the middle affairs of the shosuke", Shibata Katsuya has not shown a situation of breaking away from Oda for the time being, but there are also official symbols, and the rank of these two people is exactly the same level as Oda Nobutada. (By the way, Asai Nagamasa currently has no official position) Takigawa Kazuki's status is one step behind, but he also controls more than 100,000 koku of land in three counties, and his power can radiate to the entire Ise Bay, and he is also suspected of being too big to fall.

Today, Ashikaga Yoshiaki let all three of them be on the field, which is actually quite particular.

Sitting at the same table with the young lord Oda Nobutada, it seems that everyone is of similar status, and the distinction between monarchs and ministers is diluted. But if he said that he was ill, he was afraid that the Oda family would be isolated and excluded at the meeting.

If the Shogun hijacked the "public opinion" and came up with a decision such as "Asai will be the main force to lead the coalition forces to attack Asakura, and Oda will be responsible for providing supplies", it will be very troublesome.

Don't forget, the head of Miyoshi Changyi has been taken away by the people behind the Yellow Sparrow!

After seemingly heart-to-heart internal deliberations, Shibata Katsuie and Takigawa Kazuyoshi awkwardly accepted Ashikaga Yoshiaki's invitation and assured Oda Nobutada of his loyalty, who also said that he would not be guilty.

Pingshou Fanxiu only recited two lines of Chinese poems: "Zhou Gong is afraid of rumors, and Wang Mang is humble and has not usurped the time." ”

Oda Nobutada didn't understand this, and Shibata and Takikawa didn't understand it at all. After all, none of them had ever been to Tang Tu, and they rarely talked and laughed with literati and artists, and they hadn't seen enough, and they still needed to learn one to improve their knowledge level.

I won't show the previous situation for the time being, but let's go back to this military discussion.

Asai Nagamasa showed some determination, and Shibata Katsuya immediately came out to sing a duet: "These things in the past really made the people of the Oda family resentful, and this hatred is not shared, so please entrust the task of crusading against Asakura to us, and fulfill the wishes of the soldiers...... Otherwise, I'm afraid that some people will do irrational things when they are angry. ”

The broken bottle Shibata is so domineering, although he is newly defeated and injured, and he is still wrapped in gauze, he dares to speak openly in a threatening tone to the shogun in public.

But that's why he was loved by the lower-class soldiers.

And Ashikaga Yoshiaki didn't care.

It's always better to be outspoken than to be intrigued!

So the Shogun just smiled and stroked his beard, and responded gently: "Shibata Sakyo's loyalty, I have always known it, although there were occasional misses in Settsu, it was not a crime of war...... In my opinion, this crusade against Asakura will make Shibata Sakyo the vanguard general, select the elite in the coalition army to attack first, Asai Bizen as the second striker, and let Takigawa Sakin lead a partial division to attack around the rear, and the rest will stay in Kyoto with me for the time being, and then march together after the victory of the banner. ”

When the words landed, everyone's faces were different.

Asai Nagamasa raised his eyebrows, feeling that the position of the second striker was unsatisfactory.

Oda Nobutada's face changed, in this arrangement, there was no opportunity for him to brush up his prestige at all, and he was the one present who needed to brush up his reputation the most.

Shibata and Takikawa's expressions are complicated. Bypassing the Oda family and letting them hold important positions on their own should be refused out of loyalty, but ......

"I can't thank you enough for the kindness of Lord Gongfang, but it's just ......"

Shibata Katsuya "just" for a long time, and he couldn't say what exactly "just" was, and Takigawa Kazuki didn't say anything.

At this time, Tokugawa Ieyasu, who had not spoken, suddenly opened his mouth and saluted the throne: "May I ask Lord Gongkata, since Oda Danmasa has been appointed as the head of the shogunate, why didn't he attend such a big event?" ”

Ashikaga Yoshiaki smiled for a moment, his face turned cold, and he replied lightly: "As we all know, the new steward is unwell and is temporarily recuperating in the palace, I think it's better not to disturb recently." ”

"Is that so?" Tokugawa Ieyasu nodded, and then made an angry gesture: "It's ridiculous! As a commander, he was absent from such an important military meeting just because he was unwell? What a system! At least send someone to deliver the message, right? ”

Hearing this, Ashikaga Yoshiaki was dumbfounded.

Tokugawa Ieyasu's words were obviously questioning the decision just now, and he was avenging the Oda family, but the angle he chose was very ingenious and he couldn't find fault with it.

And if you analyze it at a deeper level, the meaning of its words is worth pondering.

Since you have restrained Nobunaga in the position of "leader" and marked him as a minister of the shogunate, you must be treated accordingly, and you cannot completely deprive him of the right to speak.

In other words, Ashikaga Yoshiaki was a little carried away. He just relied on the current situation to temporarily suppress Oda, and he was not superior in strength.

"How about going down and asking the Ruler?" Tie Tsuyo seized the moment to speak. It's kind of a chance to compromise and go down the ladder.

"The contemptible people also want to see the Lord Steward." Tokugawa Ieyasu immediately added.

Oda Nobutada glanced at Tokugawa deeply with gratitude, then turned his head to Heishou and bowed slightly, and then bowed to Ashikaga Yoshiaki and said, "My father must be very happy to go by these two." ”

Shibata and Takigawa were greatly embarrassed.

In fact, they didn't really do anything to sell their lords for glory, they just hesitated for a moment.

It's really just a moment!

But with the contrast later, this moment seems very abrupt.

"Mikawa Tokugawa is worthy of being a gentleman, but as for the Owari samurai, it is ......"

Hirate Hisho seemed to hear Naomasa Akai, who had nothing to do with him, muttering quietly.

At this time, someone suddenly reported that the envoys outside the imperial palace asked to see them.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki was greatly displeased: "The Asakura family wants to send someone to intercede again? Isn't it enough to drive away two? Think about what you did back then, what else is there to justify? ”

In all fairness, although Asakura Yoshikage didn't pay much attention to Yoshiaki back then, he didn't have much rudeness.

It's just that Ashikaga Yoshiaki is suddenly proud of the spring breeze now, and the grudge side of his body is beginning to show.

The person who came to report hurriedly explained: "The Asakura family sent two more groups of people today, and they have all been blocked back, and now it is the Kai Takeda family ......"

"Kai Takeda? Asakura's brother-in-law? Ashikaga Yoshiaki muttered a few words to himself, sneered and shook his head, "I'm going to say sorry to Takeda Daizen, let the envoy stay in Kyoto first, and meet again after the crusade against Asakura!" ”