Without further ado, after roughly finalizing the strategy for dealing with the Kii issue, Hirate Honhide rushed by boat from Awaji Kunishu Castle to Wazumi Kunishi Wada Castle overnight to preside over the overall situation.

When he arrived in the city and gathered his ministers, the first thing he did was to simply announce a series of personnel decisions: Sasa Nari would return to Gifu Castle to serve the Oda family, and the territory around Sengokubori in Sennan would be taken over; Hirate Hideyi was officially accepted into the gate wall, received 10,000 stone and became the chief retainer, and the ancestral property of Owari's hometown was returned to Oda; Iwanari Yutong entered the office as 5,000 stones, and was authorized to be included in the genealogy, and Matsukura Shigeharu and Kasai Naganobu kept their original collars and counted as Iwanari's courtiers; Mitsutoshi Tarao was awarded 4,500 koku and formed an independent ninja organization, which was named the "Tarao Gumi", while the original Nakamura Kazuji, Ishikawa Goemon and others were tentatively called the "Nakamura Gumi"; Kawada's relatives increased to 2,500 koku, and he was still the only retainer who enjoyed the status of "deputy general"; The rest of you, all of them are rewarded for their meritorious deeds, and the largest is that Yamauchi Kazutoyo has risen from 100 stone to 500 stone, and his identity has changed from the side to the ashigaru general in the spectrum.

This batch of bonuses has not yet been implemented, but it has only been announced in advance to boost morale.

Heite Honshu promised a total of 150,000 koku of Andu, which is equivalent to eighty percent of the sum of the two countries of Awaji and Izumi, and the reason why he was so generous was naturally because he had the confidence to acquire more land.

At the same time as the reward was announced, he instructed Kawada to gather all the troops of the Pedro and the people of the Outer Country, gather the ships, and prepare to use troops against Shikoku.

That night, Rafael Castello leaned on the silver bullet to open the way, and in an instant found the traces of 14 missionaries who were active in Hanoi and the Yamato area, and found out the information about the baptism of Hatakeyama Takamasa in the early morning of the second day.

Hirate Honohide immediately sent Horio Yoshiharu to contact him quietly, and brought with him the suggestion that "let the second son of the Hirate family inherit Hatakeyama Naeji, so as not to become famous".

Takamasa Hatakeyama, who had become a Catholic, was very troubled when he heard about this, and went to Father Perez, who had baptized him, and asked: "After the death of my only brother, I was tired of the world and vowed to dedicate the rest of my life to the Lord, but now I am moved by the advice of the Heisate Punishment Department. ”

Father Perez, who received 50 taels of gold as a "church building fund", immediately drew a cross on his chest and said kindly but firmly: "Dear parishioners, staying in the church is not the only way to serve the Lord. This will not damage your piety, knowing that everything is the Lord's arrangement. ”

Takamasa Hatakeyama said goodbye to Father Perez and set off with Yoshiharu Horio.

Halfway through, the samurai, who was already dressed as a Southern Barbarian, had been clasping his hands together and praying in a low voice, and when he was about to reach the target, he suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Just for a sentence, I spent fifty taels of gold to bribe the priest, it seems that the Hete Punishment Department does attach some importance to the name of the Hatakeyama family!" ”

Horio Yoshiharu was dumbfounded and speechless on the spot, thinking that the mission was messed up.

But after Hatakeyama Takamasa said this, he didn't do anything amazing, and honestly came to Kishiwada Castle.

Hite-sushu attaches great importance to it and arranges a grand welcome banquet, very politely allowing the other party to choose from among his own sons - there are three alternatives: the five-year-old Yakshamaru, the one-year-old Shuramaru, and the newborn Meirukamaru.

And Hatakeyama Takamasa, who has always been like an old monk who has entered the world to see through the world, only saw the Yaksha Pill, a little brilliance appeared in his eyes, and he said: "The old man wants to take this son as his heir, please complete the punishment department." ”

Naturally, the tie was agreed.

Then Hatakeyama Takamasa was arranged to recuperate in Ninomaru in Kishiwada Castle, and a chapel was built especially for him, and Yakshamaru would often live here until he became an adult, establishing the status of adoptive father and son.

After the end, after listening to Horio Yoshiharu's report, Hirate Honhide knew that this old guardian was so shrewd, and couldn't help but wonder how such a shrewd person could take a fancy to Yakshamaru's foolish bastard at a glance? Probably because the other two babies were so young.

……

On the afternoon of the second day, Kishiwada Castle welcomed new distinguished guests.

The diplomatic representative of Genrai Temple, Sugi Nobo was disguised as calculated, and he arrived in a light car and dust.

The leader of the monks and soldiers, who had been snubbed in Kai Town, and the famous iron cannon master, immediately felt the care of a spring breeze. Pingshou Fanxiu personally received him, greeted him with warmth, and promised to undertake the grain business this autumn, and the price was given very sincerely: "20,000 stone old grain is calculated according to 400 Wen, 30,000 Shi new rice is calculated according to 700 Wen, how about a total of 29,000 yuan?" Pay 10% first, and you can bring it back today, and the right will be counted as a deposit. ”

Sugi Nobo was overjoyed and breathed a sigh of relief. This business is done, which is very helpful for his right to speak in the temple, on the other hand, if he can't find a family, his status will inevitably be impacted.

I originally thought that it would be better to sell 10,000 or 20,000 stones, but I would have thought that 50,000 stones could be sold successfully?

Knowing that the other party would not accept the "ration stamps" as currency, he immediately sent someone to count more than 2,000 silver coins of full color.

The other party was immediately stunned by the money, and he couldn't say anything else except "gratitude and grass ring". It took a long time to come back to his senses, and he said cheekily: "The Punishment Department, in addition to rice, the iron cannon also has a regular output......

Hirate Honshu had been waiting here for a long time, and immediately took over the conversation: "Speaking of iron cannons, my 'Springfield House' specializes in this. I heard that you are also a master of this way, so you might as well take a look at my quality here......"

The iron cannon supervised by the Southern Barbarians is not bad, and the rifling technology of mass production makes Sugi Zhifang drop his jaw in shock, and he is infinitely fascinated, repeatedly begging to see the world.

Then the tie Fan Xiu simply presented a newly baked rifled boutique, and at the same time comforted: "Don't be impatient, don't be impatient, there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future, and you will always be able to get your wish......."

……

The matter of marrying the clan was another day before the result was reached.

Nakataka Shimoma, a high-ranking official of Honganji, took the initiative to come to Kishiwada Castle and expressed his sincere goodwill.

The two sides talked happily, and Tie Fan Xiu really felt that Yizong was afraid of himself, or fear was more appropriate.

Because between the words of Nakataka Shimoma, there is always a vague mention of the defense of Ishiyama Honganji. In the end, he even said bluntly: "After a while today, the poor monk felt that the Pingshou Punishment Hall had no intention of occupying the stone mountain. Is it possible to make this public so that believers can be reassured? ”

The tie was taken aback, and then he couldn't laugh or cry.

Worried that I'm going to covet Stone Mountain?

I can also afford to pay for a tie! Now at best, there are 8,000 to 10,000 regular troops in hand, and only half of them are really reliable. Sakuma Nobumori is 60,000 or 70,000 people who have fought for several years without accomplishing anything!

Wait a minute...... This is the situation of the so-called "original history", and there has not yet been a battle of Ishiyama in this plane, so Ishiyama Honganji Temple seems to outsiders to be nothing more than an armed commercial city guarded by more than 1,000 guards, and even Xianru himself may not know how great the war potential behind him is......

In fact, in the "original history", Nobunaga didn't take Ishiyama seriously at the beginning, and sent a Naomasa to dare to attack with 10,000 people, but he failed to overcome the attack repeatedly, but was counterattacked, so that the believers became more and more confident the more they fought......

Now I haven't started to do it, but it has formed a situation where I am afraid of both sides of the wolf.

It's amazing.

Since the other party is afraid, the negotiation becomes simple. Shimoma Nakataka put on a low posture, hoping to promote the successful completion of the marriage.

The tie did not start the price on the spot, but adhered to the mentality of being kind to others and giving each other a step.

It's not that he suddenly has a conscience, but he's afraid that he will pretend too much and make things yellow.

In the end, the two sides had a cordial and friendly conversation, fully exchanged views, enhanced mutual understanding, and reached a basic consensus, laying the foundation for the next step of in-depth contact.

Translated into words that ordinary people can understand, it means: although the conversation is quite friendly, it is impossible to make a hasty decision on such a big matter, wait for the follow-up process!

After sending away Nakataka Shimoma, Hisho Tsuki was a little complacent. I didn't expect my name to be so loud that I was afraid of Honganji Xianru!

But......

He couldn't be happy right away.

Because it is likely to find the real reason why people are afraid of themselves.

And this reason is really hard to say.

"Your Highness, these days, there are some strange rumors coming out of the Omi, Owari, and Mino areas......" Mitsutoshi Tarao had a strange face and lightly sent a letter of resignation.

"My lord, I can hear a lot of gossip that is unfavorable to my family in Kyoto, Kaimachi, and Ishiyama recently!" Kazushi Nakamura also reported on the same day.

Hirate honshu learned about the rumors with curiosity, and then couldn't sit still.

Some people say that the iron cannons used by Michishun Igazaki and Zenjubo Sugitani when shooting are all new products engraved with rifling, which is why they are so accurate, and this kind of iron cannon can only be produced by the "Haritaya" under the jurisdiction of the Heite family.

Some people also say: Nobunaga was killed on Lake Biwa, and his old man did not plan to take a boat from the lake, but he changed his mind after listening to the arrangement of Hirate Hohide, and it was Numata Yumitsu who was specifically in charge of the transportation affairs on the lake.

There is also a suspicion of the beneficiary from the outcome: Hirate Honhide is suddenly appointed as the guardian of Kii, and this happens without warning, unless he helps the shogunate to do something inhumane......

A bunch of miscellaneous, half-truths and half-truths and gossip, vaguely to point out Hirate Tsuhide's real murderer of Nobunaga!

One of the most vicious and filthy is that Oda Nobutada is not his own son at all, but was born of an affair with his master mother when he was a waiter in Cheongju City, and now he is just acting in the old story of Lü Buwei...... Even the time, place, and posture of cheating are made up.

Those who really know the details will of course scoff at it: Nobutadada is not from Masamuro Nohime, but the son of Yoshino. And Yoshino didn't live in Kiyoshu Castle at all, so he bought a separate outhouse in the Ikoma family's house.

However, there are few people who know the truth, and there are many people who don't think it's a big deal to watch the excitement.

At the same time, rumors were born all over, and it was obvious that someone was deliberately pushing it, but who did it offend? Tieshou Fanxiu thought about it for a long time and couldn't figure it out. Ashikaga Yoshiaki or Kuroda Kanbei have motives, but they shouldn't have that much underlying incitement. Those who have the ability to do such things are either monks or rich people, but why?

Could it be that some businessmen think I'm getting in the way?

Pingshou Fanxiu knew that it was easy to spread rumors and difficult to refute rumors, so he decided to ignore them, concentrate on his own business, and wait for the momentum to cool down.

But I didn't expect that-

Two days later, Ashikaga Yoshiaki sent a letter inviting Hirate Honhide to Kyoto to publicly defend himself, tell the world, and wash away the unrealistic stigma.

This is obviously not a good intention.

Once you open your mouth, no matter how reasonable it is, it will only become more and more chaotic, and the more whitewashed it is, the more suspicious it becomes.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki is also ...... The dignified general of Seiyi, his style of action is like a stick stirring up something or something, and the relationship between Hirate and Oda is awkward, will the shogunate definitely get benefits?

In this regard, Hirate Honhide made a decisive response, firmly rejecting the invitation of the so-called "confession", but wrote back to the shogun, saying: "In the past, when Oda Danzheng was not in charge of the territory, he gave the contemptible people the task of 'Shikoku to take the second', and I admired the grace of knowing the encounter. Now that Miyoshi and Shinohara have rebelled, it's all my fault, if I can't please the thief to clean up the aftermath, how can I return to Kyoto to meet the lord in charge? ”

While staying away from the vortex and avoiding disaster, he secretly upgraded the "three good times" to "four countries take the times". No one will mind this small move in the current situation.