After recalling the past a little, Fan Xiu immediately suppressed his emotions and explained slowly:

"In the past, the two sides were similar in strength and helped each other to become allies. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoBut today the situation has changed, the balance of power is no longer equal, and Oda is on top of Asai. ”

Nobunaga likes to deal with smart people, so first of all, with this sentence, Honhide said what the other party really thinks in his heart. Looking sideways, Nobunaga's expression remained unchanged, but he narrowed his eyes and seemed to be more satisfied.

However, there is no name for it, and if it is too strong, it will not be convincing. His subordinates thought that they needed to be subtle and encouraged, so that they could gradually turn the relationship between allies and subordinates. But now......"

The last sentence of this paragraph is not finished, and the implication is that Nobunaga's current actions have oppressed Asai too much, and it is easy to invite resistance.

"What's more, Asai Bizen (Nagamasa) is a brave man, and it would be a pity if he was confined to Omi. It is better to let him fight in the western kingdom for the lord. ”

Then Fan Xiu pulled out a new reason.

After listening to the three paragraphs, Nobunaga snorted lightly and said angrily: "Wouldn't it be better to capture Asakura, let him transfer to Echizen and attack Hokuriku?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Fan Xiu couldn't help but be surprised.

It turned out that Nobunaga actually had this arrangement for his brother-in-law.

If the whole set of ideas were made public, Asai Nagamasa might not rebel.

However, Fan Xiu immediately found a problem in Nobunaga's words, so he asked: "The lord's strategy is far away, and the minister can't reach it." It's just that Asakura and Asai have always been good friends, I don't know when the lord will attack Asakura, and whether he needs Asai to send troops together? ”

Nobunaga replied lightly: "After the New Year, immediately send troops, why notify Asai?" ”

A cold sweat broke out on her forehead.

It seems that if we don't stop it, incidents like Kanegasaki, Ogawa, and the burning of Mt. Hiei are about to happen.

Fan Xiu hurriedly said: "If there is no agreement in advance, the Asai family may be worried about the 'false way to cut down the enemy'. And it seems that there is something wrong with not allowing him to participate in the war, but rewarding him with Echizen country. Asai Bizen (Nagamasa) is a strong human being, and he may not be willing to accept the food that comes from him. ”

When Nobunaga heard this, he cast a displeased look and glared at him, noncommittal. After listening to Fan Xiu's analysis, he also realized the problem, but he was reluctant to admit it.

Because Oda Nobunaga acted too decisively, he was more impatient, and he often ignored the feelings of his subordinates in the details, and he himself was not unaware of this, but his nature forced him to change it.

Hirate knows that Nobunaga is not averse to well-founded skepticism, but he hates people who only ask questions and do not give solutions, and he does not like people who talk on paper but do not implement them.

Therefore, in the original history, the pragmatic Niwa, Takigawa, and Kinoshita had his blue eyes, and the manipulative military advisors like Takenaka Hanbei were not taken seriously.

Therefore, Fanxiu did not stay at the stage of picking, and quickly made up his own alternative plan:

"The Asai family has always been troubled by their low background and the situation of having no official position, so this time they might as well be tempted by the position of 'Harima Guardian'. The relevant documents were written by the shogunate, but they were actually conveyed by the Oda retainers, and later the people of the world understood that Asai ostensibly obeyed the shogunate, but in fact obeyed the orders of the lord. With the military strength of shallow wells, it will be able to rise in Harima, but with the strategy of shallow wells, it is difficult to stabilize the wealthy families there. At that time, he would inevitably have to ask for the support of his own family, and it was just right for him to intervene and gradually incorporate it into Oda's system. ”

Speaking of this, Fan Xiu took a breath and continued:

"Besides, Asai will never refuse this opportunity to expand his territory. The shogunate, on the other hand, will see this as a good opportunity to support Asai and fight against the family, and will readily agree. As long as you are willing to agree, the chances of success in this matter are very high. In this way, Kita-Omi's problems can be easily solved, and there is no need to worry about Asai having different intentions. ”

After saying this, Nobunaga began to frown and think deeply.

With his mind, it was easy to understand the plan that Fan Xiu said, and he felt very good in his heart. Nobunaga himself has always felt that Asai Nagamasa's brother-in-law is not easy to deal with. Too laissez-faire and you may lose control; If the pressure is too tight, it is easy to provoke resistance; turned against the crusade, and felt even more regretful.

In the original plan, he planned to attack Asakura first before Asai reacted, creating an established fact, so as to force Asai Nagamasa to make a choice.

Nobunaga is a blindly confident person, so he always felt that his brother-in-law would eventually be on Oda's side.

However, he himself has to admit that there are still some risks in doing so. The plan proposed by Hitehide is indeed feasible, more secure, and not bad, and in this case, Nobunaga will not refuse to adopt it for the sake of boring face.

It's just that the only remaining question is-

According to the custom of the Oda family, those who take the initiative to make suggestions need to take on the actual operation of the person themselves. As the proposer, it seems that there is no benefit here.

Nobunaga had a question, so he asked bluntly:

"It's okay, but what's the benefit?"

"Naturally, it was to settle the Omi dispute, so that the Asai family could integrate into the ...... without any trouble"

"Stop! I'm not talking about the benefits of the Oda family, but yourself, what is your benefit? ”

Facing a pair of eagle-like eyes, Hirate didn't say anything like "single-mindedly loyal and not self-interested". Nobunaga didn't believe in any of these either. The style of the Oda family has always been a win-win situation for both the lord and the retainers.

The original intention of Honxiu was only to avoid the unnecessary crisis of Kanesaki, but such reasons are obviously unspeakable. However, in the past month, I have also come up with a lot of ways to profit from the "Asai West Expedition". The most suitable of them is -

"My lord, it's shipping." Honhide gave Nobunaga another salute and said, "The distance between Omi and Harima is very large, and the loss of military rations by land will be very huge. If this can be done, I am willing to provide food and wages by sea for the Asai army that conquered the western country at 70% of the market price. ”

"Seventy percent?" Nobunaga scoffed, "Presumably you don't mean to sell grain, but to sell stolen goods." ”

"I can't hide it from your old man." Fan Xiu also admitted it without shame.

It is said that if Asai goes to Harima, he will surely get a lot of loot that is difficult to realize, including tea utensils, military equipment, and even prisoners of war, etc., and by taking the opportunity of selling grain, Fan Xiu can take advantage of the situation to contact the officers and soldiers and obtain these goods at a low price. Then go to the auction in the "five-day meeting" of Izumi, and you can earn the difference. In addition, taking advantage of this opportunity, Harima can also be included in the Wasende business circle.

"Haha, Shizuo's greed for money is really no different from me."

Nobunaga laughed heartily and called the name of "Shinzo" for the first time today.

"This is a matter of course for you to be a loyal minister."

Fan Xiu also laughed, as if returning to the situation when he was a teenager in Owari.

However, it didn't take long for Nobunaga to suddenly quiet down and say, "Isn't it the territory of the Awaji Naval Army from Izumi to Harima, and the Seto Inland Sea?" How do I get there? ”

He asked knowingly, and with the Oda family's intelligence network, why couldn't he find out this bit of information.

But Fan Xiu could only reply in a matter-of-fact manner: "Report to the lord, after the mediation of his subordinates, the leader of the Awaji Naval Army, Ataka Nobuyasu, now maintains a neutral attitude, although he refuses to turn his back on the Miyoshi family, but he no longer attacks his family's merchant ships." ”

"After all, it's not a long-term solution." Nobunaga shook his head, looking dissatisfied. Then his expression perked up, and he asked Fan Xiu: "There is Neiying, and then let the nine ghosts help, can you take Awaji?" ”

The tie is a little uncomfortable.

Nobunaga has always given orders directly, so when did he get into the habit of asking first? Although the tone of this inquiry is also deeply unshirkable, it is still much more polite than before.

Of course, if he really refused, Nobunaga might immediately become unkind.

Therefore, although Fan Xiu didn't have any abdominal cases, he could only bite the bullet and say: "Your Majesty naturally did his best and died." ”

Knowing that Nobunaga doesn't like polite words, but because the other party was rarely polite, Honhide unconsciously brought high-sounding words.

After everything was said, Nobunaga didn't make any additions, and he was about to leave, so Honhide naturally made a congratulatory gesture.

At the last step out of the door, Nobunaga seemed to think of something, suddenly turned around again, and said solemnly: "Since you have a firm foothold, take your family to Izumi as soon as possible, especially Linglang Yan Chiyomaru!" ”

"Yes!"

I don't know what this request is, but it is not difficult to do, and Fan Xiu agreed without hesitation. It's just that he was very puzzled in his heart, when did Oda Nobunaga start to care about such trivial things?

It's just a matter of concern, and he strictly ordered that he must take Yan Chiyomaru away, and the reason for this is really incomprehensible.

If you say that you are not very comfortable with the lonely Tieshou Tsunoxiu, then shouldn't you take your sister-in-law as a hostage? How can it be the other way around?