At the beginning of the performance, everyone was quite reserved, and they all sat and enjoyed Noh, or pretended to appreciate Noh that they couldn't understand. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 But then Oda Nobunaga sat next to Haruhide and Ise Sadako to focus on the content of the stage, and didn't bother to pay attention to the people behind him. When everyone saw that he was not strict with the old man's house, the habits of the "country warrior" were undoubtedly revealed, and they began to drink and have fun and talk in low voices.

One of the most energetic was Shibata Katsuie, who was the first to pour himself fine wine, and then held the wine saucer, signaled to his colleagues, and whispered, "Come, come, let's do it together." It's been a long time since we've been together, so you're sure to give me this face today. After speaking, he didn't wait for anyone else to reply, so he hurriedly drank it all, and then put down the plate and breathed a deep sigh of relief.

Shibata is now in charge of Shibaku-gun, and Kamoyu, the acting official of 130,000-goku in Gamo County, was also instructed by Nobunaga to "act according to Shibata's advice." In this way, the actual sphere of influence is close to 200,000 stones, which can be regarded as a prince. But judging by his style of acting, it seems that there is no change from before.

Then Sen Kecheng took over the conversation and said: "I didn't think there was any fun in wine before, and it wasn't until I lived in the army for half a year last year that I began to miss this taste." "I also immediately poured the drink down my throat. He has always been honest and calm, and he doesn't offend people, and he came out to persuade Shibata to drink with him today, which made people a little surprised. But because of this, Sen Kecheng can't help but drink a toast.

Pushing the cup and changing the lamp, staggering, only talking about the wind and the moon, not talking about mundane things, although he didn't dare to speak loudly for fear of disturbing Nobunaga, but the atmosphere was very harmonious.

It wasn't until the newly joined Akechi Mitsuhide came over to greet him that something went wrong.

The wise words were: "It's only been three years since I first met you." But in these three years, it has been like a dream, advancing by leaps and bounds, and it has risen to this day. At this moment, the contemptible people hope that the Oda family's martial arts will last for a long time, and we can also attach its tail to create a great cause. ”

Wise Guangxiu is not from a low background, polite, very kind, and everyone has a good impression of him for the time being, so they also return the gift and drink with him.

But Sakuma Nobumori replied: "The words 'green clouds and rising', contemptible people don't dare to take it." First of all, I want to congratulate Niwa, Takigawa, and Tieshou, one step ahead, the trend is prosperous, and he is already a local leader in charge of the party, hum ......"

When he said this, his face was flushed, and his eyes were a little dazed, as if he had drunk his head. This guy has never been very open-minded, and with the last two unkind interjections, his speech has an obvious sense of provocation and jealousy in everyone's ears.

Speaking of which, Nobumori Sakuma and Hayashi Tongkatsu are representatives of the two conservative factions of Oda's important ministers, and they have always been a little unaccustomed to high-rise juniors such as Niwa Nagahide and Hirate Tsunohide, as well as Takigawa Kazuki, a foreigner from humble background.

Now Sakuma Nobumori has been entrusted with 70,000 stone in Litai County, which can be regarded as a prosperous martial arts. However, compared to Niwa, Hirate, and Takigawa, it's a little worse.

Niwa is now the Tajima country, and Takigawa rules the three prefectures of Kitaise, and the tie has the title of Izumi guardian, which makes Sakuma, who attaches great importance to his reputation, jealous. After drinking a few more cups of yellow soup today, I couldn't help but complain.

Among the three people affected, Niwa Castle is extremely deep, and Takigawa is alert and low-key, and he will not fight back against this. But the flat hand has always been a hidden needle in the cotton, with a straight revenge temperament. Moreover, from the bottom of his heart, he didn't pay much attention to Lin and Sakuma, and felt that even if he formed a political enemy with them, the consequences could be bearable. There are even some benefits in the long run.

So when Fan Xiu heard this, he immediately reacted. He threw the wine saucer in front of him expressionlessly, glanced at Sakuma coldly, his mouth was contemptuous, and he sneered: "There is no one in the world who has a discerning eye more than the lord." Naturally, he can see the level of all of us, and then appoint us. ”

The implication of these words is that everyone's status is obtained by ability, and if you are not convinced, you can only blame yourself for being incompetent.

Sakuma's tongue over there is far less than a tie, and he is short of words for a while, just by being drunk, he looks back angrily.

The two sides did not give in to each other, so the air immediately became tense.

The retainers present all knew that Sakuma Nobumori was the one who had always firmly supported Nobunaga in the Oda fight, so although the results were not as good as Shibata, Mori and others, he was never less valued. Hirate Honhide is the son of Masahide, Nobunaga's brother-in-law, and is regarded as half of the family, plus he has made great achievements over the years, and his internal prestige is also very high.

These two people confronted each other, and newcomers such as Akechi Mitsuhide naturally stayed out of the matter; Sen Kecheng has maintained a consistent neutral attitude; Takigawa Kazuyi's expression remained unchanged, and he only moved a little to the side of the draw to show his attitude; Niwa Nagahide, who used to be a peacemaker, also sat safely and didn't see anything, after all, Sakuma's words brought him up too, and the clay man was also angry.

Only Shibata looked embarrassed, looked left and right, and grabbed his thighs helplessly. If it was a few years ago, he would have scolded him a long time ago, but now these people are not just colleagues and juniors, but all of them are extraordinary figures, and they can't put up a shelf.

He thought about it, hesitated for a long time, and finally couldn't help but come out and speak:

"Listen to me. Omi Prefecture has at least 60,000 koku territory, Kitaise and Izumi Prefecture has 30,000 koku, but Ma Quanku has only 100,000 koku. That's why I waited for the difference between the names of the national and county generations, but in fact, the actual terms of reference are similar. Moreover, a considerable part of these territories were managed by the lords, not all of them. For the sake of such a trivial name, why bother with extraneous branches? I think I'll just pass this matter today, and let Uemon (Sakuma Nobumori) punish himself for drinking and apologize. ”

Shibata Katsuie's words are the truth, and the tone is also appropriate, which is very different from his previous image. Only the last sentence still exposed his rough and aggressive style.

When he heard this, he decided not to dwell on such a trivial matter anymore, so he smiled kindly, and said to Shibata Shiba Shiri with a half-bow: "What you said is very true, and it is really sinful to be confused in the next moment. But he only expressed respect for Shibata, but ignored the perpetrators.

Sakuma, who was on the other side, may have dissipated a little bit of alcohol, and became a little more normal, so he went down the stairs and excused himself: "Hey, haha, it's me who can't drink and talk nonsense." But he didn't mean to apologize.

Fan Xiu didn't bother to bother with him, he was drunk and dizzy, and then let him punish him for drinking? Let's get rid of this!

Seeing that the atmosphere had eased slightly, Shibata Katsuya quickly changed the topic and said, "How about we go and toast to the adults in front of us together?" ”

After speaking, he didn't wait for anyone to respond, so he immediately got up and made a gesture, signaling for a tie to show off.

knew that Shibata was such a character, and everyone didn't care, so they got up and stood behind Shibata. Akechi Mitsuhide and Mori Kenari followed closely and said that they wanted to go together, and then Niwa Nagahide and Takikawa Kazuki got up slowly, and finally Sakuma didn't care, and also stood up.

A group of several people, led by Shibata, paid tribute to the guests sitting in the front row.

First of all was Tokugawa Ieyasu, Shibata controlled his footsteps, walked up to him gently, bowed respectfully, drank all the wine from his plate, and said to him: "Drink this cup at Shibata Katsuya, I wish Tokugawa Hall good luck!" ”

Tokugawa Ieyasu was slightly stunned by these words, and Hisho was also a little surprised.

The problem lies in the title of "Tokugawa-den".

The Miao character is added to the honorific title of "Dian" to address each other, which is a courtesy between colleagues of equal rank.

In the identity of Shibata Katsuie, to call Tokugawa Ieyasu such an official person, the formal occasion should be "Mikawa-like" or "Mikawa-den", and in private, it should be called "Tokugawa-like".

However, the name "Tokugawaden" means that Shibata did not regard Ieyasu as a superior on the same level as Nobunaga, but as a colleague.

If this title appeared in an official document, the Tokugawa family would have protested against it. But now on this occasion, if the reaction is too great, it will seem to be a big fuss.

After all, Tokugawa's strength is far inferior to Oda's, and if you really want to make a fuss, you must be the one who suffers.

Ieyasu didn't know if there had been any fluctuations in his heart, but his face was calm, and he was only stunned for a moment, and immediately returned a peaceful smile, and replied: "Xie Shibata Temple Jiyan." ”

Just accepted the fact that Shibata regarded him as a colleague.

Now it's the turn of Tieshou Tsuei, he thought about it, just made movements, didn't speak, and signaled that it was enough to have Shibata to endorse him.

Because, at this time, it would be more rude to continue to call it "Tokugawa Hall", but changing it to "Mikawa-like" would form a strong contrast, and it would be better to be silent.

Then Niwa, Takikawa, and so on did the same, and stopped talking.

Then Shibata chuckled heartily and continued to greet the next person.

"Hatakeyama Hall ......", "Kyogokuden ......", "Isshiki Hall ......", "Kitabatakene ......"

Along the way, these people either had no different colors as if they were resigned to their fate, or gritted their teeth and dared not speak out, all of which were different from Tokugawa Ieyasu's reaction.

When it came to the subordinate wealthy families in the second row, Shibata's title to them simply changed to vulgar colloquialisms such as "Brother Mizuno" and "Brother Kakushima", and his movements began to be less elaborate. The rhetoric seems to treat these people simply as low-status juniors.

Although these people are a bit powerful, each in their own homes, they also call themselves "so-and-so Shou" or "so-and-so Daisuke" and the like, but in fact, none of them have official positions and positions, so they can't find a reason to ask outsiders to be respectful. In the face of Shibata's approach, they can't get out.

Asai Masamoto, who came in place of Asai Nagamasa, was simply patted on the shoulder and called, "Masamoto, the world will still depend on you young people in the future!" But he could only smile and endure it.

At this time, Hijo Hasuhide figured out that Shibata's actions today were probably not accidental forgetting etiquette, but a confident instruction.

Otherwise, he had calmly persuaded Sakuma and the Peace Hand just now, why did he treat outsiders so roughly and arrogantly in a blink of an eye?

It can only be interpreted as-

With the help of these two questions, seat and title, Nobunaga is clearly expressing his political attitude!

And this task is really something that no one else can accomplish, and it is handed over to Shibata, but it is the best use of people's talents and materials.

Fortunately, Asai Nagamasa himself didn't come, and he sent his younger brother to be a famous person. Otherwise, with his temperament, if he is called "Brother Asai", he will not be able to fight with Shibata on the spot?

Well, I don't know who is more powerful in the hand-to-hand fight between these two fierce generals without a knife......