The messenger sent by Oda Nobutada was a former colleague Ota Nishiichi, who was very respectful and cautious, and at the same time very eager. casually said a few words of daily greetings and compliments, and then threw out the topic, and talked straight about the marriage agreement between the children and daughters that the former flat hand Tsunosu and Sasa Chengzheng had promised.

Now the Matsuchiyomaru of the Sasa family is thirteen years old, and the Yukichiyo of the Hirate family is only twelve years old. At such an age, even by the standards of this era, it cannot be regarded as an adult completely, and it stands to reason that there is no need to rush to start a family.

So this matter is obviously not the intention of the drunkard.

Thinking about it, Oda Nobutada,Actually, I just want to confirm the position of Hisho Tsuhide.。

To put it simply, it is to ask for a clear side.

At a time when the situation is tense and everyone is at risk, and all kinds of frightening rumors are emerging in the region, public opinion is very confused, and it is not incomprehensible that Oda Nobutada would make such a request.

Based on previous interactions, he may not be too suspicious (of course, not at all), but after all, he is a young ruler of the country, and more convincing evidence is needed to unite the morale of the people of the two countries.

Especially now when the pressure from Shingen Takeda is so great.

In this regard, Tieshou felt slightly unpleasant.

However, he did not express his emotions, and he was not ready to break his promise to overturn the marriage contract.

Resolutely resisting Takeda's westward advance is a basic line that has been determined long ago, a judgment made after taking into account various internal and external factors, and a different and wavering program of action.

As an envoy, Ota Ushiichi is very good and blameless in etiquette and eloquence, but his face is a little thinner. He also knew in his heart that everyone's position of power was not what it used to be, and Oda actually didn't have enough power to speak to dominate the tie, so he couldn't help but show cowardice in his words and deeds.

Probably because of the weakness of his heart, Ota Ushiichi emphasized the issue of gift money and format, and promised to give a generous reward to thank the Tie family for their support.

Between the words, it seems that the status of Matsuchiyomaru of the Sasa family will also rise, and he will enjoy the same treatment as a public.

Perhaps this is the only way Oda Nobutada can show his sincerity right now.

However, the tie didn't care much.

Gift money is certainly something that everyone likes, but ...... A few months ago, I just welcomed the sister of the wealthy businessman Tsuda Muneki into the house, and I took the opportunity to receive tens of thousands of voluntary contributions, and I was not short of money for a while.

The current Oda Nobutada may not have much money on hand, and his ability to accumulate wealth is obviously not as good as his father's, but there are many places to spend money.

Rather than financial compensation or illusory political treatment, the draw would like to be helped in other ways.

After thinking about it for a while, the reply was: "The covenant of the past should be kept." But that seems like a bit too much to do now, right? Since there has been a truce, I implore Sasaden to come to Kinai in person to discuss this matter after the spring has warmed up. At that time, I will find a quiet place near Kyoto and welcome you with a couch. By the way, the road may be uneasy, please tell Zuo Zuo Dian, and bring more soldiers with you. ”

Ota Niu was immediately stunned, he didn't understand what he meant at all, and he didn't dare to agree or refuse, so he could only hurry back and go back to report.

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Two days later, Ishiyama Honganji also sent a servant woman to visit the main castle of Awaji Prefecture in a private and non-public capacity, nominally to visit the lady, and talked about similar issues.

At present, the sister-in-law of the Heite family, Yan Chiyomaru, has not yet turned eleven, and the daughter of the Venerable Master is less than two years older, smaller than the pair of doll relatives above, but the reason why the parents are anxious is the same.

The servant woman who came quietly from Ishiyama said solemnly, "There have always been many people in the temple who are friendly with the Kai Takeda family, and there are many people who are in high positions. It was not easy for the Venerable Master to suppress the opinions of these people, and it was already very difficult to maintain a neutral attitude, and now I can only brazenly ask the Lord of the Equal Punishment Department to be considerate...... If you want to make these monks who are inclined to the enemy change their attitude, I am afraid that it will be ...... Stronger proof must be demonstrated. ”

Logically speaking, Honganji Temple, which has been in power for a long time, should not face a situation in which Oda Nobutada's lord is suspicious.

It is precisely because I am not worried about internal problems that I deliberately use internal problems as an excuse to lead the conversation.

If there is really a hidden danger in this regard, it will be very taboo and not spoken.

So why did Honganji Xianru do something similar to Oda Nobutada's?

After hearing the words of this servant, Mrs. Inu was a little inexplicable, and she did not dare to make an argument easily, so she immediately sent Ji Samurai Naotora across the sea to the shore and Tian Castle, and asked her husband to come back and make a decision.

When Hisho heard about this, he was also confused. I found a few people who had been to Stone Mountain, asked more questions, and compared the testimony before gradually sorting out my thoughts.

It is likely that we, who have always been the masters of the throne, are going to take this opportunity to purge some of the noble and old ministers who are proud of their achievements, rely on the old and sell the old, and affect the personal centralization of power.

It can be described as a very cunning and spicy scheme.

By taking advantage of disputes between secular princes, it is beneficial to resolve the strife within the religious community.

After some thought, Heide did not immediately return to Awaji Kunishu Honjo - that would have been too big a goal - but wrote a reply letter to Kishiwada Castle and asked someone to quietly bring it back to his wife.

The proposed solutions are:

Please send the pearl of your hand in advance, first nominally married, and then officially get married when the Yan Chiyomaru is officially served. The Heite family will seize the time to carry out the project, build a luxurious annex near the main castle of the state, for the future second generation of the main mother to live, and also invite Ishiyama Honganji Temple to send several senior monks to assist in the work, which can be regarded as a permanent envoy here.

When the letter arrived, Mrs. Dog immediately replied according to the script.

The servant woman returned with the information, and the Venerable Master readily agreed.

So I immediately arranged the itinerary and informed the flat hand to know.

In order to show his attention, he specially selected four highly respected and old monks as messengers to marry, and prepared to wait until the spring flowers bloomed, so he escorted the little princess from Shishan to Kyoto, stayed in the Yamashina family's mansion for a while, and then went to the destination through Izumi as the adopted daughter of the Yamashina family, and it is estimated that she will arrive in two or three months.

Awaji Province's construction project began immediately, and the work was handed over to Hanoi businessman Yasui Chengan, who had done well during the renovation of Kishiwada Castle two years earlier.

Speaking of the name Anjing Cheng'an, Hirata Hoshu has always felt a little familiar, but he can't remember when he saw it. It wasn't until I recently heard that the merchant had just been ordained and had taken the Dharma name "Dao Dun" that he understood.

It was then appointed as a building contractor for the royal service.

Honganji Xianru deliberately emphasized privately that some of the four eminent monks sent over were actually inclined to Takeda and did not approve of marrying a tie, so he hoped that the person concerned would meet the world in order to change the inherent impression in his mind.

Of course, the tie can understand the meaning of the strings.

I think these four old monks are the unstable factors inside Ishiyama Honganji...... At that time, if it seems that this guy is really interesting enough, you might as well do him a favor and find a way to "keep" the four old monks.

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The third one who was in a hurry to ask for a meeting was Takenaka Shigeji's younger brother, Shigeji Takenaka.

This person's recent experience is also very interesting, in the chaos in Minami Omi, Nakagawa Shigemasa and Tsuda Moritsuki died, and after the Shibata Katsuya was held accountable, Takenaka Shigeji asked his younger brother Shigeju to marry the daughter of the Nakagawa family, and married his cousin to Sakai Masao's son Shang Heng, and suddenly enveloped the Oda forces in Kurita and Koga counties.

In addition, Gamo Kenhide of Gamo County has long been a brother to Shigeharu Takenaka.

Even in the area of Kita-Omi Asai, there are many Chinese people who are friendly with him.

There are three people in Ximinon, not to mention.

At the moment, Takeda, Asakura, and Kitabatake jointly attacked, Oda reluctantly supported, and Asai was greedy for the new leader of the Western Kingdom and was unwilling to return to defense, so Takenaka's position suddenly became very important.

The rising "Mino Kirin" asked his younger brother to visit the flat and said:

"There is chaos in the Imperial Palace, Yamato, and Hanoi, and the matter of Minami Omi will be shared by my brother?"

Such a straightforward request made the well-informed Tie Punishment Department dumbfounded, and they didn't know how to answer for a while.

And Takenaka didn't even leave any buffer time, and he knelt on the ground and added: "Before leaving, I specifically asked how to phrase my words after I came. But my brother only informed: 'It will take too much effort to explain it to you, just report this matter, and the Punishment Department will naturally understand.' So that's all I have to say. ”

Then he got up and accepted the gift, his eyes widened in a daze, and he did not say a word, waiting for an answer.

The eldest has always been resourceful and obscure, but the second is rough and straightforward, and he knows that the two brothers of the Takenaka family are very different by nature, but he doesn't get angry, he just thinks it's funny.

After laughing, he also roughly understood Takenaka's intentions.

The special mention of the Imperial Palace, Yamato, and Hanoi is nothing more than a negotiation on the division of interests.

Obviously, there will be some new changes in the territory of Kinai, and since Asai is unwilling to give up the affairs of the western country, Oda is too busy to take care of himself, and there are only a few people left who can count.

At the cost of supporting the other party to stand firm in the south Omi, in exchange for the other party to help him expand his influence in Yamato and Hanoi, this is of course not a loss.

Shigeharu Takenaka's greatest strength lies in his charisma, that is, he knows how to show that he is trustworthy. He can become someone else's friend before he knows it.

Neither the shogunate, nor Oda, Hirade, and Asai, nor even Matsunaga, Tsutsui, Kitabatake, or even Shibata, Takigawa, or others were obviously not very happy to see the land of Minami-Omi being firmly controlled by Shigeharu Takenaka. But in contrast, it is better to accept the situation than to fall into the hands of the enemy.

At present, the Matsunaga family's sins are unforgivable, Miyoshi Yoshiyoshi is dead, and Yamato and Hanoi seem to be taking what they want, and they are at their fingertips, but if you think about it, there are also subtle risks, and it is of course better if someone can help.

This condition proposed by Takenaka made the draw feel that it was indeed a win-win situation.

It always makes people feel this way, and that's what makes Shigeharu Takenaka special.

However, in addition to Yamato and Hanoi, the Imperial Palace was specifically mentioned......

It seems that Shigeharu Takenaka is also very keen to discover the crisis caused by the shogunate!

In this way, in addition to dividing the territory and supporting each other, another implicit meaning is that we hope that when a crisis occurs, we will be consistent with each other and not let a third party take advantage.