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At this time, there will be a New Year's tea party as usual. However, at the moment, Oda Nobunaga was busy thinking about the matter of attacking Mino, and he had no time to take care of it for a while, and he was also tired of moving to the city, and the manpower and materials were all stretched, so the scale and attention of this tea party were far behind. Among the retainers, Hayashi Hidesada, Shibata Katsuie, Niwa Nagahide and others themselves didn't know much about this, and Sakuma and Hirate were also indispensable, so Takigawa Kazuki, who was keen on this, recommended himself to serve as the host.

Speaking of Takigawa, the origin of the person is completely unknown, it is certain that he is not a descendant of a high family, and his martial arts and strategies are first-class, but he has never heard of any cultural attainments. However, he actively attached himself to the cultural class, which was completely different from Shibata, who regarded himself as a samurai in the eastern country.

There are not many daimyo who like tea ceremonies, but this matter fell on Oda Nobunaga, but it always made Hirate Honhide suspect that there was some political purpose, so he rarely took the initiative on such occasions.

Most people were absent-minded, but the atmosphere was quiet, a little less impetuous, but more presentable than before.

Halfway through, a loud shout suddenly sounded outside the house:

"My lord! I have urgent information! Lord! Important! ”

This made an entire room of high-ranking samurai frown.

"How bold!" Nobunaga frowned, but instead of ordering the man to be punished, he commanded to the left and right, "Bring him in." ”

Taken in by the attendants was a short, swarthy man with bald forehead and pointed monkey cheeks. Looking at this posture, you can know that his level is not enough to directly meet Nobunaga, even if there is something important, it should be reported through the superiors, which is where the etiquette lies. I don't know what important news this person has gotten that deserves such a fuss.

Is it him?

Niwa Nagahide was stunned for a moment, then immediately fell to the ground and said to Nobunaga: "Your Highness, Kinoshita has always been diligent and conscientious, I hope you don't punish him for this momentary behavior." ”

There are not many samurai called Kinoshita in Owari, and there are only one who has grown into such a dignified face, and there is only one Oda family branch executive Kinoshita Toyoshiro. Although this person has a funny appearance, he acts smoothly, and has always been very popular with officials in the Department of Internal Affairs.

On the contrary, Shibata Katsuya was greatly displeased when he saw this obscene and scoundrel image, and in turn said: "Your Highness, although I don't know who he is or what merits he has made, but he trespassed into the imperial hall without permission, and he should be severely punished." ”

It turned out to be him......

Tie Fan Xiu's heart, but there are some regrets and some excitement.

Because of the butterfly effect, this guy has not married the daughter of the old samurai Asano Nagakatsu - it is estimated that he does not even know him, and he has not been able to get in touch with the Kawanami people of Beesuka Koroku, and he is still only a commissioner, and he has not yet had any other merits.

It is not a lowly position, if it is to the level of Murai Sadakatsu, then the status is no different from that of the old minister, but Murai has been a housekeeper for Nobunaga for more than 20 years, and the status is not something that can be replaced by others. Further down, Nobunaga's penchant for the use of handsome and intelligent acolytes for administrative duties (it is unknown whether there are other "roles") is clearly not related to the monkey. Therefore, Kinoshita Toyoshiro is responsible for buying and selling, which is the end of the industry.

Now, using this means can make the above feel that "it turns out that he can be used elsewhere", and it is possible to deliver other types of tasks in the future......

This person's fame is really extraordinary, even if Fan Xiu intentionally or unintentionally guided the future, it couldn't stop him from jumping to the light. Isn't it time to take a more proactive approach? - Tie Shoshu thought so.

At this time, Nobunaga took the saber from his left and right, rested it on the case in front of him, and then slowly spoke: "If the information is not important or urgent, behead it to the public." ”

"Yes, yes......" Kinoshita swallowed and took a deep breath, "That, the villain just came back from Mino......"

Nobunaga began to frown.

"I heard, that, Saito Ryuko and An Teng Shou, it seems that there is a conflict......" Kinoshita looked a little nervous, and couldn't help but vomit.

Nobunaga was too lazy to listen, drew his sword, and drank: "Bring it up, I'm going to behead this person!" ”

"An Teng Shou has already taken Inabayama Castle!"

In order to save his life, Kinoshita's speech suddenly accelerated, and he finally spoke fluently.

A low exclamation rang out in the room.

If this is the case, Meinong will inevitably be in chaos, and she can take advantage of the chaos!

But even the ninja didn't reciprocate, so how could this priest get first-hand information?

"You're making it up, aren't you?" Shibata whispered that the matter was too important, and even he didn't dare to take a rash statement.

Only two of them were still calm. One of them glanced at the other.

"Let's talk about it!"

"Yes, yes...... "The monkey has a feeling of the rest of his life, "I heard that Ando's son-in-law, Takenaka, outwitted Inabayama Castle with only seventeen people, joined forces with Anten's army, and drove away Saito Ryuko, and everyone in the castle knew about it." ”

This can be explained clearly, the closer to the city, the more heavily guarded, it is difficult for ninjas to stay for a long time, even if they occasionally inquire, they must be careful to be seen.

But that doesn't mean the audience will believe it.

Nobunaga was noncommittal, but asked, "Why did you go to Mino as a monkey?" ”

"My lord, the little one was in charge of handling the old grain of Cheongju Castle and sold it to a merchant, and later found out that the subordinate had undercharged four times and six hundred and eighty yuan, so he caught up and wanted to chase it back, so he chased it all the way to the castle town of Mino Inabayama Castle......"

"Haha......" the letter laughed, then pointed at him left and right and said, "In order to recover the five pieces of money, he did not hesitate to go deep into the enemy's territory, and his loyalty is commendable!" ”

At this time, the issue of beheading will naturally not be raised.

In a few moments, the ninja sent back the information, only a quarter of an hour later than the monkey. This short period of time did not affect the overall situation, but it gave Kinobi a chance to leave a deep impression on Nobunaga's heart.

The tea party was naturally in no mood, and Nobunaga asked Kinoshita Toyoshiro to go down to receive the reward, but he didn't let the minister leave.

Detailed information was not received until an hour or two later.

Two months ago, Ando Mamoru, the lord of the northern city of Mino, led his ministers to make Saito Ryuxing angry with stern remarks, and imprisoned Ando, who was the leader, and wantonly humiliated him, and imprisoned him for more than a month before being released. For this reason, Ando, who thought that Ryuxing could not be assisted, and his son-in-law Shigeharu Takenaka made up their minds to seize Inabayama Castle.

The process of seizing the city was very exciting, and Takenaka only brought sixteen attendants, claiming to be to deliver medicine to his younger brother, blended into the city, and then set fire everywhere. Andobe took the opportunity to make a big noise outside, and Saito Ryuko mistakenly thought that the castle had been taken by the Oda clan and immediately fled.

Originally, the incident was shocking enough, and the dramatic process made everyone sigh.

"I knew about it beforehand." Nobunaga sat down leisurely and stretched out his hand, "Shizuo, you can speak!" ”

Hey? Isn't this the best time to show your wisdom? Why do you have to do it for someone else?

Although he was puzzled, he still got up to salute, then looked around and said, "In the name of the lord, I have already sent someone to visit Mino secretly to obtain information about its interior, and to intensify the contradictions between Saito Ryuko and his retainers with rumors, in order to plot its internal strife. ”

"What kind of rumors?"

Shibata was puzzled, so he asked very boldly and boldly.

"There is a folk song praising Saito Ryuxing among the people."

"Did this work?"

"Saito Ryuxing's side is now a bit of a sycophant, as long as he hears the wind, he will definitely take out the ballad and offer treasure. On the other hand, Ando Mamoru was on the other side, but he would mistakenly think that this ballad was a shameless flattery by the minister, so he ......"

"It's really subtle......

This strategy was originally conceived by Nobunaga, and although he saw the same thing, he didn't want to steal the limelight from him, so he just pretended not to know at the time. But looking at the current meaning, it is to put this merit on the flat hand of the show.

There must be a deep meaning!

At that time, the plan to attack Imagawa was formulated by Hirate Tsunohide, and Nobunaga passively "executed", but only a few important ministers knew about this, and the external propaganda said that the lord (Oda) was strategizing, and the general (Hinode) was acting on the spot.

The situation on both occasions is completely reversed. That's politics.

"At this time, Mino must have been in turmoil, please give the order to attack immediately!"

Shibata Katsuya had no time to take care of him at this time.

The truth will not be so simple, although Inabayama Castle is gone, the lords of the castle may not necessarily be shaken.

"You can also try to negotiate peace with Ando and Takenaka, or even plot against them, and you can take Inabayama Castle without a single soldier......"

Even Niwa Nagahide lost his former calmness at this moment.

On the contrary, Lin Xiuzhen said:

"What the two of you said is not bad, but it ...... I'm afraid it won't be that simple! ”

"Huh?"

Nobunaga squinted at Lin Xiuzhen, as if he was a little surprised.

The latter went on to add: "Although Inabayama Castle was taken, Saito Ryuko fled, that is to say, Ando, Takenaka and others did not get the name of righteousness, they only got a castle, and this coup has failed!" At this time, even the Mino people who are close to them will definitely not stand up for it openly. If Inabayama Castle is not the main city of the Saito family, it is just a place of death that is surrounded, and in my opinion, there are only three possibilities for Ando Takechu to surrender, run away, or die in battle, and even if the family is willing to support them, it will not quench their thirst. ”

Tie hand Fan Xiu secretly bowed his head. Judging from the facts known to later generations, only Lin Xiuzhen's large-scale analysis is reasonable. This old man's military and political talents are extremely mediocre, but his understanding of politics is definitely at the level of a master! After all, the average samurai mainly focuses on practical affairs, but Lin Xiuzhen has been a professional politician for more than 30 years.

The name of righteousness is both false and real, unimportant and very important. Ando and Takenaka staged a militarily successful, but politically failed coup d'état – without seizing the head figure, they could not rule Mino in their name. So what's the difference compared to before, except for one more city?

From the perspective of a bystander, there are three possible situations for Ando Takechu to seize the city: first, to seize Saito Ryuxing and coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, with Ando's skills and qualifications, he should be able to do it; second, kill Saito Ryuko, Mino is in chaos because of the leaderlessness, and is divided by the surrounding daimyo; Third, the worst result, Saito Ryuxing fled, and in turn called on the ministers to counterattack.

There was silence for a long time, and no one spoke.

"Let's attack Inuyama Castle first."

Nobunaga made up his mind.

This is the most realistic plan, taking advantage of Mino's lack of time to send reinforcements during this time, and pull out the nails on the front line first.

PS: I feel that some problems may not be explained clearly, so I will explain:

First of all, who are the people who are dissatisfied with Saito Ryuko? First, the important ministers in the past, because Long Xing favored and trusted the closeness, which reduced their right to speak; The second is the retainers whose territory was attacked by Oda, and they were dissatisfied with the losses caused by the long-term defensive war. These two types of people are not representative of all Mino people. Others don't have much antipathy towards Longxing because there is no conflict of interest.

Secondly, the power of the three of Ximino is often exaggerated in games and novels, in fact, the three families together are not enough to compete with the main family.

Again, the three of them are on the same side because they are a community of interests - they are all veterans who have been stripped of their power by Saito Ryuxing. If Mamoru Ando has the heart to stand on his own, then the three of them will no longer be a community of interests.

Roughly speaking, this is the reason why Ando Takenaka successfully captured the castle in history, but had to return it.

In addition, Saito Ryuxing's biggest mistake was not to be taken over, but to deal with it next. More on that in the next chapter. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) )