Before entering the courtyard gate, Hirate Hazuhide never expected that when he came to visit with Tokugawa Ieyasu, he would see this scene.

Originally, I thought that Nobunaga should be lingering on the sickbed, in pain, or angry with others, rushing to the crown and cracking, or then depressed and discouraged......

But in fact, across the small garden, before I saw my real body, I heard the sound of Noh singing and dancing.

A few steps further, I found that Nobunaga's residence seemed to have been temporarily turned into a stage for performances, with two actors playing in the open area under the eaves, and a four-person accompanist team in the corner who played and sang was dedicated to it, blocking it with a simple curtain, and two alternate actors pinching their masks to urgently touch up their makeup......

After a general glance, and the melodious and ethereal singing sound reached his ears, Hirate Hirate immediately judged: "What is being performed is a masterpiece changed by Mr. Ami Sai based on "The Tale of Genji", and the next track is probably Oda Danmasa's favorite "Tsumori". ”

"Oh......" Tokugawa Ieyasu lacked understanding of this aristocratic literature and art, barely knew "The Tale of Genji", and did not know who Mr. Ami was, so he couldn't pick it up, and changed the topic and said: "Oda Dan is really the style of a general, and he is not panicked in the face of chaos, and he still has the mood to watch dramas, so I can rest assured." ”

"Exactly!" In the face of such high-sounding words, Pingshou Fanxiu could only nod his head thoughtfully, although his tone was quite insincere.

According to Nobunaga's current situation, is it a good thing to sit in the imperial palace and watch Noh dramas? Not necessarily.

The two of them chatted for a few seconds, and after a few seconds of delay, they saw a young scribe, dressed a little more upscale than the handymen, come out of the room and bow down to greet him.

"In Shimoko, Naase Genshuo, at the behest of the princess, I came to see Oda Danmasa, and I met Tokugawa Sakyo and Hei Terumu-sama! I heard that the two of you are coming to talk to Oda Danmasa about some serious business? ”

"Genshuo Naose?" Pingshou Fan Xiu doubted, "Dare to ask what you and Mr. Michisan call you are?" ”

"It's my father." The young man lowered his head a little embarrassed, "I said that I was seeing Oda Danmasa, but in fact, most of the time I just recorded the situation and sent it back to let the old man get his idea." ”

"It turned out to be a famous family, and I will be lucky!"

Mr. Michizo mentioned here refers to Michizo Koshise, who has a very high status in the apricot forest. He studied under the previous generation of "medical saint" Tashiro Sanxi Zhai, and the green out of the blue, once to Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Hosokawa Harumoto, Miyoshi Nagakei and other people to diagnose and treat the disease, medical skills are extraordinary, but some people ridicule him for clinging to the powerful, keen on fame and fortune, and benevolence is far inferior to "Mr. Sixteen Wen" Nagata Tokumoto.

However, Qu Naase Michizo used his wealth and political influence to open academies, recruit disciples, write and pass on, and train many excellent medical successors, which is again above Nagata Tokumoto.

Before the meeting, the "second generation of doctors" had a refined temperament, neither humble nor arrogant, and looked very reliable, and Tokugawa and Tieshou returned the favor slightly, showing respect for professional and technical personnel.

Then Tokugawa, who was a little higher in rank and status, spoke: "Mr. Genshuo? Thank you for your hard work. If possible, we would like to have the opportunity to talk to Oda Danmasa in detail. ”

"Let's talk about it in detail...... It's hard, I'm afraid. Qu Naase Xuanshuo replied respectfully but resolutely in the negative, "The situation is really not good, and my father can't think of a way to reverse the situation, so he can only recuperate for a long time." Now Danzheng needs to talk less, eat less, move less, and not have excessive joy, anger and sorrow, it is best for the two to communicate with him only with paper and pen, and it should not exceed half an hour. ”

"Pen and paper conversation, half an hour, this is really impossible to manage......" Tokugawa Ieyasu muttered to himself, his face darkened.

Deep down, Heiju had little confidence in the level of medicine in the 16th century, but he had no other choice, and since the best doctor at the moment was the family, he could only listen to it.

Therefore, Honhide gestured to Tokugawa with his eyes, and half agreed with the words of Koji Naase Genshuo: "We only need to talk to Oda Danmasa for a few words, and we will not be delayed for a long time." But whether there will be excessive joys and sorrows, this is really difficult to guarantee. ”

"Alas......" Qu Naase Xuanshuo nodded regretfully, "You are all people who are concerned about the safety of the world, and you really can't treat them as ordinary patients...... I can only hope that the people of the game are right! ”

"In that case, Mr. Xuanshuo, I won't accompany you." Tokugawa Ieyasu, as an upright and simple Eastern samurai, had no meaning to talk nonsense, and strode in with a flat hand.

At this time, just after the performance of the play, the two of them walked through the small courtyard, climbed the corridor, turned a corner, and could vaguely see someone lying on his side in the room resting through the beaded curtain at the door, and there was no doubt that his figure was Nobunaga.

Tokugawa Ieyasu immediately collected his emotions and said solemnly: "See Oda Danmasa." ”

The tie was half a step behind and then bowed.

After a moment of silence, there was a soft sound, and then the handyman put the curtain away.

"Ho...... Affair? ”

Accompanied by this hoarse voice, Nobunaga's much thinner but very loose body and slightly tired but not depressed face were present.

He seemed to enjoy lying down and listening to Noh dramas, and he didn't care much about the pain in his chest.

The overall complexion is much better than the last time I saw it.

A rare sincere admiration rose in the heart of the flat hand - this kind of mind is really not comparable to mortals.

However, Tokugawa Ieyasu saw Nobunaga for the first time after being stabbed, and he couldn't help but let out a soft "pout" to express his complicated feelings.

However, as a traditional samurai of the Eastern Kingdom, he did not dwell on it too much, but immediately asked the main question: "At present, the people of Kinai are united to fight against Asakura, and they are arguing over the formation of the formation, and since Oda Danmasa has already served as the head of the shogunate, we need to come and ask your opinion." ”

Tokugawa's words were a little twisted, and he didn't say it very clearly, but as soon as Nobunaga's eyes rolled, he immediately understood, breathed a sigh of relief, and asked rhetorically: "Wonderful...... Wonder Pill...... Excluded? ”

As a wounded person with damaged chest and lungs, Nobunaga spoke very shortly, and there was obviously some discomfort in his pronunciation, but he no longer coughed incessantly as before, maybe his condition improved?

"I can't hide it from you!" Tokugawa Ieyasu nodded without hesitation, "Lord Gongkata seems to value the Asai family very much at the moment, and at the same time, he also wooed Shibata and Takigawa, hinting that they would be the vanguard and provide opportunities to make contributions, but he did not leave a place for Oda Sakin (Nobutadada) at all...... The Tokugawa family may not be able to turn hostile to Takeda in the near future, and the calm of Owari is really important to Mikawa, so I can't sit idly by. ”

Tokugawa Ieyasu's statement is clever. He didn't say anything official, but proceeded from his own interests, so it was more credible.

Heide added: "The stability of the Oda family today is related to the safety of many big people, but some of them do not recognize this...... Or overestimate their own ability to defuse the crisis. ”

What he said was going to be even more clever, and the words were actually a metaphor for the killing of Ashikaga Yoshiteru by the three of Miyoshi back then.

The two men have different positions and different language styles, but the meaning is very unified, which is to imply that they must stand up and maintain the balance between Ashikaga and Oda, so that the situation will not get out of control.

Regardless of Tokugawa's thoughts, in the past few years, Heide Honhide has been able to rise from a retainer who knows how to do ten thousand stones to a prince who guards Awaji and Izumi, and the territory of hundreds of thousands of stones, although it is because of self-struggle, but also because he can meet the source on both sides. The other Niwa, Shibata, and Takigawa also had their own spheres of influence but lacked sufficient prestige, while the shogunate's vassals had no sufficient military strength to maintain their real power.

Otherwise, are characters like Iwasari Yutong and Nobuyasu Ataka so easy to subdue? How could the elder relatives of Changzong and my department be willing to be pawns?

In the short term, Pingshou Fanxiu still needs to continue this left-right business.

In fact, this business is getting worse and worse.

In the past, Oda Nobunaga had the upper hand, and he often had to dissuade him from acting slowly. Nobunaga was irritable but sensible, and he always listened to reasonable advice. Now Ashikaga Yoshiaki seems to be gentle, but in fact, he finds that he is not so rational when he gets along......

Anyway, I've come here with Tokugawa Ieyasu today, and it's too late to regret it.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki relied on the position of "leader" to justifiably imprison Oda Nobunaga, but at the same time he had to give corresponding respect. There are too many commanders in history, and they can often even put generals in the air.

As long as Nobunaga can say a few words in the center, Oda Nobutada will fight for a little more anger, and he will not be bullied too hard.

But—

Oda Nobunaga, who was behind the curtain, closed his eyes and thought for a long time, but did not answer.

Not only did he not answer, but he shook his head.

"Danmasa-sama......" Tokugawa Ieyasu was a little flustered, and he made a gesture to continue moving forward.

Only then did Nobunaga open his eyes, waved his hand listlessly to stop him, and whispered softly with an expressionless face:

"Children and grandchildren...... Ruoxian, lost today, will be recaptured sooner or later; Children and grandchildren...... No, keep it today, sooner or later...... Lose. All I can do is procrastinate. ”

As he said such a sentence intermittently, he seemed to use a lot of strength, and stroked his chest and took a few deep breaths.

The handyman beside him hurriedly got up and trotted all the way to the back room to pour tea.

Even if it's procrastination, it's better than nothing......

- Hirate was about to say this, when suddenly he saw a demeanor in front of him.

Nobunaga beckoned lightly and let the two of them step forward.

Then he whispered:

"Let the wonderful pill ...... In my name, give a sword to firewood...... Shibata, Taki...... Ahem"

This sentence was said in a hurry, and it became more and more unsmooth, and finally I couldn't help coughing heavily.

Tokugawa Ieyasu's eyes lit up: "This is really ......"

But before he could finish his sentence, Nobunaga closed his eyes and lay down weakly, a painful expression on his face, and waved his hand to the two to leave.

At the same time, the doctor outside the door hurried over.

"Are you coughing again? It seems that today's conversation cannot continue, two adults. ”

The tone of the curved Naase was still so unquestionable.

Fortunately, the business was over, and Hiteshu and Tokugawa Ieyasu honestly got up and said goodbye.

Walking to the door and leaving the palace, Tokugawa Ieyasu breathed a sigh of relief: "It is worthy of Danmasa!" Being on the sickbed can also give a clever plan, so let's implement it first, and make it bigger, which should stabilize the hearts of the Oda family. ”

Hisho was noncommittal: "I hope so...... Alas, today may be hated by the princess. ”

Tokugawa Ieyasu nodded, was silent for a while, and then said, "There are some ignorant people who say that the Heisho took advantage of the danger of the Oda family to transfer to the shogunate, and I scoff at this. I understand your choice! In fact, at this time, the more loyal you appear to the Oda family, the more dangerous the Oda family will be. ”

"It's very dangerous now......" In front of Tokugawa Ieyasu, a "sincere gentleman", it is always difficult to say something mysterious, and Hiratsu is simply open and honest, "Although I agreed to the request of the princess, but his actions during this time will inevitably make him suspicious, maybe he should take this opportunity to ......"