After listening to Ming Weixiu's words, Sabei immediately reacted that his wife was also a smart person, and she might indeed be able to give him useful advice, so he suddenly had a plan in his heart. So Sabei said to his wife in front of him, "Lord Nanjo of Nanjo Castle wants to give up the position of head of the Nanjo family to his son Nanjo Teruaki, but this happened so suddenly, I don't understand what Nanjo Terukei's purpose is for a while. ”

After hearing this, Ming Weixiu pondered for a while, and then asked Sabei, "My lord, was this person Nanjo Karukei injured in the battle, or is he old and frail?" ”

Hearing this, Sabei shook his head, thought about it and said: "Nanjo Terukei is not injured, and his body is still fine, and he has always led troops to help me break through the siege before, and it is precisely because of this that I can't understand why he did this." ”

After speaking, both of them fell into deep thought, and Sabei also took advantage of Ming Weixiu's contemplation, looked at his newlywed wife, and waited for her to continue to ask him.

However, in front of his beloved, Sabei's acting skills still need to be improved, and Ming Weixiu caught a glimpse of her husband who was looking at her blankly in contemplation, and seemed to understand something for a moment. So Ming Weixiu said to her husband: "Do you already know how to deal with this matter?" ”

Sabei came back to his senses from his state of being an idiot, and subconsciously replied: "Nanjo Terukei used to trap me in a desperate situation, and now he sees that I am getting stronger and stronger, and he is worried about me..." ”

Yan Bi Zuobei knocked down his wife in front of him, kissed her pink lips lightly, and then bit her ear and lip and whispered: "Ah Xiu is really a smart person!" "Prosperity, democracy, civilization and harmony...

Early the next morning, Sabei summoned his retainers and Minami Teruaki to the assessment room. Minami Teruaki, who had already received a letter from his father, was a little excited, and after handing over the equipment in front of the assessment room, he obediently sat down at the bottom of the assessment room. After five of the "Seven Mingwei" in Momoyama Castle also came to the assessment room, Sabei stepped into the corridor and carried his knife into the assessment room.

Seeing this, everyone in the assessment room bowed their heads to Sabei. After Sabei sat down on the top, everyone raised their heads. Sabei looked at the six people in the assessment room, put the sword in his hand beside him, and said to everyone: "Nanjo-sama intends to give up the position of lord to his sister-in-law Nanjo Yaemon Teruaki, everyone knows it!" ”

Seeing that everyone nodded, Sabei continued: "I have no right to intervene in this matter, but Nanjo-sama asked my opinion, and I have to say a few words; Yaemon, if you become the head of the Nanjo family in the future, you must obey the orders of the lord, and do not have the idea of rebellion, only by serving the lord with one heart can you have more opportunities to know and act. ”

After hearing this, Minami stepped forward and bowed his head to Sabei and said, "I am determined to keep in mind the teachings of the lord!" After hearing this, Sabei smiled and waved his hand, and said to Nanjo Teruaki in front of him: "You are already the head of the Nanjo family, not my close attendant, so you don't need to call me the lord!" ”

After that, Sabei said to Nanjo Teruaki again: "Yaemon, I will lead you and Nanjo-sama to Fuchu Castle to visit the lord, and before the lord is about to return, inform the lord of this, and let the lord approve it." ”

On the same day, Sabei took Namjo Teruaki and Nanjo Terukei to Fuchu and asked Oda Nobunaga for permission. After going through the process, Oda Nobunaga agreed to allow Najo Teruaki to take over as head of the Nanjo family, and gave Nanjo Teruaki a sword and a small judgment of 100 coins.

After the deed was completed, Nanjo and his son hosted a banquet for Sabei in Nanjo Castle, and said during the banquet that they would obey Sabei in the future. After hearing this, Sabei immediately shook his head and admonished the father and son. The father and son also reacted afterwards, and hurriedly said that they would be loyal to Oda Nobunaga for generations, which made Sabei breathe a sigh of turbidity.

In the blink of an eye, Oda Nobunaga had been in Fuchu Castle for nearly a month, and in order to completely stabilize his northern part for a while, Oda Nobunaga, who had never liked to use troops for a long time, insisted on commanding three important ministers and two sects under Fuchu Castle to eliminate most of the disciples and monks of Echizen's Ichikozong sect.

After realizing that Kaga Province had always been afraid to act rashly for the time being, Oda Nobunaga began to have the heart to return to his teacher. So Oda Nobunaga issued an order to the retainers stationed in various parts of the North Vietnam to come to Fuchu Castle to participate in the assessment, apparently to make arrangements for the North Vietnam before leaving.

On the day of the assessment, Sabei and others came to Fuzhong City early. Now, as a school, Sabei is also qualified to enter the assessment room. Looking at the many servants and wealthy families in the courtyard who were standing here to help, Sabei simply greeted them and entered the assessment room. How can I say this feeling, it's a bit like a nouveau riche, anyway, now Sabei is quite happy in his heart.

From time to time, both inside and outside the assessment room were filled with Oda Nobunaga's retainers. Sabei looked at the people in the assessment room, and whispered to Tsuda Nobusumi beside him: "Seven soldiers, after today, the lord should be returning to Gifu, right?" ”

Tsuda Nobusumi nodded after hearing this, and then said to Sabei, "Ashu is okay?" After hearing this, Sabei immediately said with a flattering face: "This is natural, Ah Xiu also said that he wants to meet you, if he has time, Qibei can also come to Momoyama City to see Ah Xiu." ”

As they spoke, Sabei and Tsuda Nobusumi saw Oda Nobunaga holding a folding fan in his hand and leading the attendants behind him into the assessment room. Suddenly, the assessment room fell silent, and everyone bowed their heads to Oda Nobunaga. Oda Nobunaga walked to the top and sat down in one breath, and everyone raised their heads when they saw this.

Oda Nobunaga didn't say anything about the opening remarks, but went straight to the point, and ordered Shibata Katsuya to garrison Kitanoso Castle and command the 5,000 Oda troops left in Echizen, and told Asakura Yoshikei, who was also in the house, to cooperate with Shibata Katsuya to guard Echizen. After hearing this, Shibata Katsuie and Asakura Yoshikei both bowed their heads and thanked them, and loudly responded to Oda Nobunaga's orders.

Seeing that Shibata Katsuie, who worked very hard in the pacification of Echizen, was not rewarded, but was ordered by Oda Nobunaga to be stationed in Kitanoso Castle, which made Sabei a little panicked.

Subsequently, Oda Nobunaga gave 42,000 stone to Toshiki-gun of Niwa Nagahide, Wakasa Province, and almost the entire Toshiki County was given to Niwa Nagahide. Just when Sabei was thinking about the news that he hadn't heard of the Wakasa Takeda clan, Oda Nobunaga called out his name.

Hearing this, Sabei immediately bowed his head in response, and then heard Oda Nobunaga's order to move himself to Kuniyoshijo Castle and nearby towns and villages in Wakasa Province. After listening to the order, Sabei was still a little confused, and was gently pushed by Tsuda Nobusumi on the side, so he hurriedly stepped forward to take the Wanxing form handed to him by the little surname behind Oda Nobunaga, and expressed his loyalty to Oda Nobunaga.

Sabei, who returned to his position, is now in a mess in his heart, and Oda Nobunaga moved his seal without warning, and it was Oda Nobunaga who became suspicious of himself and began to be wary of himself, deliberately curbing his power in front of South Vietnam and preventing himself from causing chaos in the future. Or is it some other reason...

Suppressing the doubts in his heart, Sabei put away the confusion on his face and listened carefully to Oda Nobunaga's arrangements for the others. Sabei, who was in a trance, heard that it was Maeda Toshiie who had taken over his position, and that Minami Nanjo and Yojiro Toda had also been rewarded by Oda Nobunaga.