Niwa Nagahide and Mori Kosei are widely respected and respected elders, and they are well-deserved pillars of the sea and gold, and the death of the two should have caused great pain to the Oda family. The update is the fastest, but now Nobunaga is seriously injured and difficult to treat, Oda Nobubuchi and Murai Sadakatsu have both died, and everyone's nerves have to become thicker, and they are no longer able to react normally to joy and sorrow.

What's more, the situation is unclear, the danger has not been eliminated, and it is not yet time to mourn the victims.

"Omi Asai family, what is the position? Or can we no longer trust them, no matter what they stand? ”

Oda Nobutada's question left the retainers unable to answer.

The situation is really difficult to manage.

Judging from various details, most of the Asai family are not innocent, and Nobunaga's assassination must have something to do with them. However, with the current strength of the Oda family, it is really not suitable to add new enemies.

Then pinch your nose and don't pursue it? Not to mention how much the heart will be, what if the other party has to make inches and make small moves one after another?

Shibata Katsuie, who has always been known for his roughness, can only pretend that his serious injuries have not healed and dare not speak more. Of course, he has full confidence in the problem of the military formation, but now he is facing a treacherous political turmoil, which cannot be dealt with by virtue of courage and military learning. In fact, ever since he learned that Nobunaga had entered the shogunate's seclusion, Shibata's mental state has been very wrong, sometimes he is excited and demented, and sometimes he is depressed.

Takigawa Kazuki received an expectant gaze from Oda Nobutada. Takikawa has always insisted that "most of the Uesugi military affairs are false", and this judgment has now been verified by facts, earning him a considerable number of impression points.

Under such attention, Takikawa put forward a very radical plan, contrary to the previous cautious and serious: "Anyway, sooner or later it will be a hidden danger, and I think it is the best choice to destroy this Asai army first while the positions of each other are unclear." In case he joins forces with the Asakura family......"

"You're just ...... Please think again! Shibata couldn't pretend anymore and couldn't help but come out to refute. His tone was habitually tough when he first spoke, but considering the current situation, it quickly turned soft, "Our army has just experienced a fierce battle, and we must at least rest for a few days, gather the rout, and treat the wounded, and it is not suitable to fight the brave Asai army." In fact, there have always been contradictions within Asai, when the Changzheng Palace was on the throne, he forced his father to live in seclusion, so now the father and son may not be the same heart! ”

This makes perfect sense. Asai Nagamasa has always been known for his good army but not good governance, and in the face of the lack of political means, he defeated the Rokkaku family by force alone and repeatedly defeated the Rokkaku family and reversed the situation in Omi. The more than 20,000 people on hand now are actually the elite of the Oda family, but after all, they are constantly tired and weared, and they are not in good condition.

Oda Nobutada, who was seated, was suddenly in a dilemma, not knowing what to say.

As a young ruler, he lacked the talent and experience to judge the merits of his plans, and he did not have the prestige to make his retainers obey unconditionally, and he found it difficult to deal with the disagreements between the two important ministers.

However, Hidetaka Kawajiri, who was the head of the auxiliary officer, stayed in Gifu Town to guard, and the other two auxiliary officers, Mori Nagahide could only fight and could not be eloquent, and Hiromasa Ryoda was biased towards intelligence work and was not good at dealing with the scene.

So in this case, there is no one to come out and help him.

But guarding Gifu Castle is also a very important job, and considering ability and loyalty, I can't think of a second choice other than Kawajiri Hidetaka.

Due to the highlight performance of the wise Zuo Masuke, the wise Mitsuhide was also invited in to participate in the military discussion by making an exception, and he had been concentrating and patiently listening to everyone's reactions, and at this time, seeing that Takigawa Shibata had different opinions, and Oda Nobutada was difficult to decide, he immediately stood up to show his presence:

"Lord Oda Sakin (Nobutada's official position)! Although you can't ignore the Asai Army, you don't have to be too afraid. In my opinion, Asai Bizen (Nagamasa's self-proclaimed) should have deliberately remained silent, pretending to be neutral, and waiting for the price to sell. And the Oda family can give far more chips than Asakura, so it should be able to win it over smoothly. ”

Ise Sadako was supposed to symbolically invite him over, but he was recuperating from some injuries and didn't attend.

“…… That's right, a wise man! Oda Nobutada thought for a while, nodded slowly, and then asked: "I just don't know how big the other party's appetite is, and how many chips to pay is enough?" ”

"Well...... Akechi Mitsuhide thought for a while, "Right now, Asai's family business is the five counties of Kita-Omi, plus the part of Harima that he just occupied, and the two places are far apart. Right now, Settsu is in turmoil and has become a borderless land, and the local Araki Murashige has also taken refuge in Asai. Then we might as well push the boat down the river and support the Asai family's possession of the Setzu country, and also give them a chance to connect the territories together......"

(Actually, Settsu and Kita-Omi are still separated by the northern part of Yamashiro Province, but the distance is not far behind)

Oda Nobutada heard this and said that he could accept it: "We are not here to plot the land of Settsu Province, so of course we can give it to him." ”

Takigawa Kazuki was skeptical: "This can only be regarded as pushing the boat down the river and borrowing flowers to offer Buddha, will the Asai family really be satisfied?" Unless we give up some of the land in Minami Omi, the other party will believe in our sincerity! ”

"That's not ...... You have to think about it! Shibata Katsuya retorted excitedly again, trying his best not to scold people and was very pitiful, "Without Minami Omi, you will no longer be able to go directly from Gifu Castle to Kyoto, and you will lose influence on the wealthy families in Tanba, Yamato, Hanoi, and Izumi." ”

Hearing this, Oda Nobutada was silent, frowned, shook his head slowly, and nodded, not knowing what he was thinking.

He looked around to the left and right, and finally focused his eyes on the tie show, who had not yet spoken.

The look is complicated.

For this important minister of the family and his own uncle, Oda Nobutada has always been full of respect and trust. However, after Ikeda Hengxing broke the story that "the tie had agreed to be a direct minister of the shogunate", everyone did not get along so well.

In the past few days, as long as it is not imminent, the tie show will not stand up on its own, and Oda Nobutada has intentionally or unintentionally not taken the initiative to call his name.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki's move is indeed vicious.

The wisest retainer of the Oda family became an outsider.

But if you lose the distinction between monarchs and ministers, you are still relatives after all, right?

"Nakaji-sama......" Oda Nobutada decided to pull down his face and ask for advice.

Unexpectedly, the flat hand show seemed to be telepathic, and before he could finish speaking, he had already spoken first:

"What Wise Lady said is right, Asai Nagamasa is indeed waiting for the price to sell. But I think I've already made the final decision, and I'm just haggling for now! ”

"And which side did he choose?" Oda Nobutada couldn't help but ask questions immediately, and a look of hope flashed in his eyes.

"Oda, of course! It can't be Asakura anyway. "The tie is calm and conclusive.

Takigawa Kazuyi questioned: "The wisdom of the equal hand is naturally far above the contemptible, can you solve the confusion of fools like us, why did Asai choose Oda?" ”

Hiratiyasu chuckled coldly and asked rhetorically, "May I ask Lord Takigawa, if the Asai family really colludes with Asakura, will the Oda family perish because of this?" ”

It was a very sensitive and bold question, and the young Xinzhong couldn't help but tremble with his hands and feet. He couldn't help but want to say something, but he couldn't feel like he could join the conversation at this level.

"Absolutely not." Takigawa Kazuyi replied without pressure, "We have obtained the population of the shogunate, and we have also defeated Miyoshi Nagaitsu head-on, and the morale has been restored, even if Asakura and Asai merge and defeat our army, it is a big deal to give up, at least we can still retain the territories of Owari, Mino, and northern Ise, and it is still a million-stone daimyo." ”

"Exactly." Hirate Shu slowly bowed his head, "Since you can't knock down Oda fundamentally, then Asai's interests will be very limited." ”

Hearing this, Shibata Katsuya retorted again: "If Oda shrinks back to Omi, and Asakura is far away in Hokuriku, wouldn't be left to the Asai family to take it upon themselves?" How can there be limited profits? ”

"You have to have enough strength to take it yourself......" Hirate Shu sighed, got up and looked sideways out the window, his face expressionless, "Don't forget, the shogunate has already stated that the Oda family is now the head of the house, and Asakura is a thief." With Asai's strength, even if he can get the support of Asakura, it is not enough to subdue the Kinai wealthy clan in the absence of reputation! ”

"That's right! The wisdom of the middle of the tie is not as good as the light show. At this point, it was Akechi Mitsuhide who was the first to be convinced, and he bowed to Hide with a sincere expression to show respect, "If the Asai family dares to stand on the side of Asakura, their situation is not much better than the three people who killed the general!" The limit of his own strength is only 20,000 or 30,000 people, and if he holds the name of righteousness, he can still maintain a situation in, but once he loses his name, he will be a dry bone in the grave. ”

Takigawa Yiyi thought for a while and nodded: "This is very reasonable. ”

Later, Shibata Katsuie also agreed: "Very left...... No, it was the Minister of the Draw who said it very reasonably, we don't actually need to make concessions to win over Asai Nagamasa, but we should force him to make his position clear! ”

Hirate further said, "As Oda, I'm afraid I won't be able to force him to take a stand, but if the shogunate sends someone......"

When Akechi Mitsuhide heard this, he immediately stood up and asked for his order: "If you can be trusted, Mitsuhide is willing to go as a retainer of the Ashikaga family, and you can also persuade Lord Ise Sadako, who is the deacon of the government office, to go with me." ”

"But......" Oda Nobutada still had doubts, "you didn't have the prior authorization of the princess, did you?" Isn't that a crime of exaggeration? ”

"I'll immediately send someone to the palace to make a supplementary report, let's cut it first and then play!" Finally got another opportunity to be in the limelight, and Akechi Mitsuhide was not willing to let go at all, "This is something that is beneficial to both Ashikaga and Oda, Lord Gongkata, I think I will understand!" ”

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