In the end, the tie Honshu still agreed to Ise Sadako's request, and promised to let him be a guest general and share the credit behind the Oda army.

This was not just out of personal considerations, but also for the sake of dealing with the shogunate in the future.

Don't look at the fact that the princess is not very satisfied with Ise Sadako now, but it has never officially broken up! Keep this line of relationship, and maybe it will be useful in the future.

What's more, Ashikaga Yoshiaki has always been scheming and indecisive, and he may not really be able to make up his mind to "rectify the discipline". Otherwise, why don't you deal with Akechi Mitsuhide and Hosokawa Fujitaka first, the two two Ergozai of Oda?

Tie Honshu temporarily takes in Ise Sadako and makes a round, and if it is handled well, it is likely to get the favorability of both sides at the same time.

If you don't have to pay for it, why not push the boat down the river?

Ise Sadako was also very resolute, and immediately said: "I have nothing to prepare for, and from now on I will stay in the Oda army and not leave!" ”

The flat hand has a new understanding of this person's determination.

Two waves of guests were sent off, and it was already the second half of the night, and the soldiers on duty at night were all replaced by the second wave of shifts.

I can only consider myself unlucky and seize the time to rest.

The next morning, I wonder if there will be other emergencies!

Sure enough, in the early morning of the next day, Pingshou Fanxiu was awakened by the noise outside the tent with panda eyes on his head.

Moreover, it has just arrived. (7 a.m.)

"I think it's best to report this piece of information quickly, the lord has always been very concerned about that news." The loudest voice seemed to be Yamauchi Kazutoyo, and in terms of positivity, there was no one more persistent among the retainers than him.

"What you're talking about isn't even valid information, is it? It's just some speculation, it's not appropriate to use this to disturb the lord's rest, right? "It should be Hattori Hideyasu who stands in the way, and after the intelligence work is handed over to Kazuji Nakamura and Goemon Ishikawa, he is mainly in charge of internal guards.

"I privately think that this matter is somewhat worth reporting, but it's not urgent, Yamauchi-sama, are you making a little fuss?" Numata Yumitsu seemed to come over too, his voice was a little fluttering, and he didn't seem to wake up much.

"Adults, don't argue anymore, I think the lord has been woken up by you! Why don't you just go in and talk about it? The only one who got to the point was Honda Masanobu, and his tone still carried that condescending and see-through superiority of everything, which was very annoying.

Hearing this, Pingshou Fan Xiu stretched his waist, yawned and took two steps, opened the tent door, and looked around angrily: "Is there something to report to Yiyou?" Come in and talk about it! ”

(Ichi right is Iemon Gate, Yamauchi Kazutoyo's common character)

The few people outside were a little embarrassed, except for Honda Masanobu, and saluted one by one, and walked into the military tent respectfully.

Then Yamauchi Kazutoyo immediately fell to the ground and spoke: "Enlighten the lord! Your Excellency came because I accidentally saw something important and felt that I had to report it to you! ”

When it came to "important matters", Yumitsu Numata and Hideyasu Hattori both showed disapproving expressions, but Honda Masanobu smiled with interest.

"What the hell is going on?" The draw didn't expect much. Kazutoyo Yamauchi is not a professional, so he discovered important information in one round.

"Actually, in the early hours of the morning, my majesty got up in a hurry, and after that, I couldn't sleep and wandered around, and I happened to see Lord Oda Nobubao and the messenger of Ishiyama Honganji Temple, talking privately next to the latrine!"

"Oh?" Fan Xiu became a little interested, "What are you fighting for?" ”

"The Honganji envoy tentatively demanded that the Oda family repatriate the dozens of traders who had secretly moved from Ishiyama to Kai Town!" Yamauchi Kazutoyo saw the lord's inquiry, and became more and more energetic, "Lord Xinbao refused without hesitation, and said, 'Unless you wait to give up Ishiyama Castle as a condition', in the end, the two sides broke up unhappily!" Lord Envelope brushed away with an expressionless face, and the Honganji envoy sneered...... But in public, neither of them showed any emotion. ”

"That's ......" Hijo nodded slowly, thoughtfully.

Kazutoyo Yamauchi has no reason to talk nonsense on this, so the direct contradiction between Honganji and the Oda family is really due to commercial factors?

The fact that dozens of vendors moved from Ishiyama to Kaimachi for no reason could not be a coincidence, but must have been the result of someone's secret planning. It's just that it may not be Nobunaga himself, but perhaps the handiwork of Murai Sadakatsu, Kinoshita Hideyoshi and others.

When the Miyoshi family took control of Kinai, it seemed that they recognized the commercial privileges of Honganji, and as a result, Ishiyama developed into a trading town second only to Kaimachi, and the Isōmune and the Miyoshi family were also at peace. Now that Nobunaga is in charge, he reached out and asked for 5,000 yuan as soon as he came up, and he made small moves later......

5,000 kan is a small thing, and it's just a drop in the bucket for the wealthy Honganji, so I pinched my nose and gave it. But if you move the vendors to Kai Town, this is equivalent to taking a salary from the bottom of the kettle!

Cutting off one's wealth is like killing one's parents, which is a hatred that is not shared by the heavens.

Seeing that Hinote Hisho seemed to attach great importance to this, Numata Yumitsu and Hattori Hidean also quickly withdrew their disapproving expressions and pretended to think seriously.

However, Honda Masanobu, who has always been a member of the sect, began to be embarrassed...... But he was quite quick-witted, and then he thought of the words, and said: "My lord! Ishiyama Honganji's unreasonable demands show that they have no intention of confronting the Oda family head-on for the time being. ”

"Yakuro has a point." Fan Xiu expressed his approval.

(Yakuro is the general character of Honda Masanobu)

The Sect is very vicious in the eyes of outsiders, but their upper echelons are actually content with drunkenness and do not have much political ambition. The various generations of Honganji priests did not advocate a head-on confrontation with the samurai, and the reason why there were many riots was often because the younger brother was bullied, and the eldest brother had to come forward.

There are also many times when two daimyo fight each other and recruit a sect to be a reinforcement. For example, Takeda Shingen, relying on his brother-in-law's relationship, often asked Honganji to launch a strike in Hokuriku to contain Uesugi.

Therefore, Honda Masanobu said that Honganji had no intention of confronting the Oda family head-on for the time being, and Hirate Honhide agreed.

But agreeing is agreeing, and that's not what worries him.

After thinking about it for a while, Honhide suddenly opened his mouth and asked Numata Yumitsu, "Uenosuke, do you remember when I asked you to try to contact the water forces of Lake Biwa?" ”

"That'...... It was a year and a half ago, right? Numata Yumitsu was slightly stunned, but immediately entered the rhythm of work, "There are quite a few small families on Lake Biwa who make a living in fishing and water maintenance, and your subordinates have already made a lot of acquaintances and have kept in touch, but they have not been useful for a long time......

Fan Xiu didn't wait for him to finish, and immediately asked again: "If I want to rent a ship to transport troops, what scale can I achieve?" ”

Numata Yumitsu thought for a moment and replied uncertainly, "It's only a maximum of 3,000 people...... Lake Biwa is not connected to the open sea, so it is impossible to have any large ships. I estimate that three thousand will be difficult to reach, because the fleets that do business in the lake also have their own backers, and may not be at our disposal......"

"Do your best!" Hite-suo ordered categorically, "If my name isn't deterrent enough, I'll just move Oda Bullet out!" In addition, I will ask Baixiang Jiajia to lead the five hundred flags to go with you, and then send Ishikawa Goemon to follow quietly, if you need to sing the role of a red face...... You can come in the open or in the dark! ”

Pingshou Tsunei has always been a bamboo in his chest, and his command is determined, and he rarely shows such a stern and iron-blooded posture. When the ministers in the account saw this, they were all a little uneasy.

Xiu'an, who has been with him since he was a child, and the most senior belly, asked cautiously and softly: "Does the lord think someone is setting a trap?" Isn't there a lot of grass and trees that are all soldiers? ”

"It's better to be a soldier than to be careless in Jingzhou!" Pingshou Fuxiu frowned tightly and said slowly word by word.

The situation is really not reassuring. It seems that everyone supports Oda, but if you look closely, you will find that whether it is the shogunate, Honganji, or the Asai family, there are actually signs of instability.

Thinking about it again, last year, the court boss Nijo Harura was entrusted by Ashikaga Yoshiaki to invite Nobunaga to serve as the "deputy general" but was politely refused, will anyone among the ministers have any opinions on this?

In addition, Sakuma Nobuei's accidental killing of the big boss of Notoya seems to have subsided, but there are so many businessmen in Kaimachi, don't many people feel the emotions of the rabbit dying and the fox being sad?

There is also Mt. Hiei...... There doesn't seem to be any conflict for the time being, but looking at the bald donkeys is ill-intentioned - let's rule this out first, you can't judge friend or foe based on feelings.

Under such circumstances, it was not good to launch a large-scale expedition far from Kyoto, across the territory of other daimyo (Asai), and mobilize the vast majority of mobile forces.

There is no definite evidence to say which one will go wrong, but all of them have the potential to go wrong.

Maybe it's because of the stereotype, but it's never a bad thing to be prepared.

After this delay, when Tieshou Fanxiu looked at the clock again, he found that the time was almost eight o'clock. Between 7:45 and 8 o'clock to be exact, the finest clocks made by Europeans in this era could only be controlled to fifteen minutes.

You can't go back to sleep.

So Fan Xiu planned to freshen up a little and go to the army to inspect it.

Just as he was about to go out, he met Sakyo Yoshiyuki, who was trotting all the way and hurrying over. The other party was out of breath, but with an excited expression, he conveyed Nobunaga's order: "The lord has just received news that Lord Mori has approached the enemy's Tsuruga Prefecture, so he ordered the whole army to start at noon today!" Please send you out at the same time and be on guard on the left side of the Chinese army! ”

Obviously, there is a huge disparity in status now, but this person is still the same as when he was a colleague before, calling the word "very left". I don't know if it's straightforward or out of the blue.

Anyway, all the retainers present were glaring angrily.

Fan Xiu himself didn't care, and calmly replied, "Obey the orders of the lord." ”