Oda Nobutada rushed back to Yokoyama Castle with Burning Sky and others at the setting sun, and at this time, the important ministers of the Oda family gathered in front of the Yokoyama Castle Gate, and Oda Nobunaga, who was surrounded in the middle, was drinking the water handed by Kinoshita Hideyoshi while shaking the folding fan in his hand. Shibata Katsuie, who was standing in front of Oda Nobunaga, held the sword tightly in his hand while looking at the mountain peaks in the distance. Niwa Nagahide, Kinoshita Hideyoshi and others looked at the leisurely Oda Nobunaga very nervously, and they wanted to speak many times.

At this time, the short samurai standing next to Shibata Katsuya said to Oda Nobunaga: "Nobunaga Palace, if Nobunaga Hall is struggling to suppress even a small rebellion, I'm afraid that the successor of the Oda family will be worried!" After listening to the words of the short samurai, Oda Nobunaga got up and said with a smile: "What Heihachiro said is extremely true, if Marvel Maru can't even solve this, how can he support the glory of the entire Oda family!" ”

With that, Oda Nobunaga turned around and walked towards Yokoyama Castle, while the short samurai also walked towards Yokoyama Castle with his sword. At this moment, Hidetaka Kawajiri, who had been in charge of reconnaissance missions for many years, said loudly to Shibata Katsuie: "Lord Shibata, someone from the north is coming!" ”

Sure enough, under the gaze of everyone, Oda Nobutada rode a horse and galloped from the north. Oda Nobunaga, who was halfway through the city, heard the noise outside, slowed down for a moment, and then turned around and walked towards the outside of the city. The short samurai looked at Oda Nobunaga, who had returned to the outside of the city, clenched the knife in his hand tightly, and then followed Oda Nobunaga out of the city.

Oda Nobutada, who dismounted in front of all the retainers, threw the head tied to the horse on the ground, and said to Oda Nobunaga who walked to the door: "Father, the retainer has won two ranks, and defeated half of the servants on the list!" After saying that, the leaders of the group also threw the head they had captured to the ground and said to Oda Nobunaga: "Lord, we will complete the task, please review it!" ”

After listening to the words of Oda Nobutada and others from afar, Oda Nobunaga left a sentence: "Not bad! Then he turned around again and returned to the city.

Oda Nobutada, who was originally full of joy, was somewhat discouraged when he saw his father's reaction, and he won two levels in the first battle, although he was the lowest-level peasant soldier, but it was also a good result. After seeing such a situation on the side, Burning Sky quietly walked up and said to Oda Nobutada: "Don't worry, the young master can get a 'good' evaluation from the lord, which means that the lord has agreed with the young master's achievements." ”

After hearing this, Oda Nobutuda looked at the respectful Burning Sky behind him, and a smile gradually appeared on his face, and he said to the Burning Sky: "Mingshamen, you don't have to flatter me, what is the relationship between that Haima Yijia in Jiashan Village and you, you have to tell me honestly!" After hearing this, Burning Sky immediately bowed his head to Oda Nobutaka and said: "Later, I will tell the story of this to the young master in the next step, and the young master will lead me to report the situation to the lord first!" ”

After hearing this, Oda Nobutada said to Shibata Katsumasa and others, who were communicating with Shibata Katsuya and others, "Sanzaemon, report the situation to my father with me. After hearing this, Shibata Katsumasa immediately came behind Oda Nobutada and walked towards Yokoyama Castle. The heads and spoils they have captured will be arranged and placed in their own hands.

Oda Nobutada, who was kneeling in the castle tower, first saluted Oda Nobunaga and then began to report on today's peaceful turmoil.

However, Oda Nobunaga frowned frequently, as if he was not very satisfied with his eldest son's performance. After Oda Nobutada and others reported the situation, Oda Nobunaga stood up and said to Oda Nobutada: "Tomorrow we will continue to quell the chaos and eliminate all these disobedient servants before July 5!" After that, Oda Nobunaga was about to turn around and leave, when a deep voice said, "Nobunagaden, can you help Nobunagaden to quell the chaos together and open the road to Nagahama Castle as soon as possible." ”

As soon as these words came out, Shibata Katsuie, the head of the Oda family's retainer, suddenly stood up and yelled at the short samurai who made a sound: "Honda Heihachiro, don't be too presumptuous! Then the other Oda retainers also stood up and scolded the samurai named Honda Heihachiro, and Honda Heihachiro said disdainfully: "Lord Shibata, I just want to speed up the speed of the army, if I keep coming slowly like this, I am afraid that the fighter will be delayed." ”

After hearing the noise of the crowd, Oda Nobunaga turned to Shibata Katsuya and said: "Gonroku must not be rude, Heihachiro is Ieyasu's love general, and this time he helped me to conquer Asai, and he is also dedicated to defeating the traitor Asai as soon as possible." After that, Oda Nobunaga said to Honda Heihachiro again: "I heard that Heihachiro's martial arts are the best Tokaido, and it just so happened that a few days ago, a Ming country Shamen came out of his own family, how about you talk to him?" ”

When Honda Heihachiro heard that someone was going to compete with him, he suddenly became interested, and said to Oda Nobunaga: "Nobunaga Palace, I would like to try it with him." ”

At this time, the retainers of the Oda family frowned a little, and in the face of a Tokugawa family general like Honda Tadakatsu, he sent a fledgling young samurai to fight, although if he won, he would embarrass Honda Tadakatsu's face, but if he lost, he would lose the entire Oda family. And the competition did not send Shibata Katsuie, the first brave general of the Oda family, which will somewhat embarrass Shibata Katsuie's face.

However, Shibata Katsuya himself did not show dissatisfaction, but cheered for the burning of the sky, which made many retainers begin to speculate about the relationship between the two.

After listening to Oda Nobunaga's words, Burning Sky got up and walked up to Honda Tadakatsu, bowed his head to Honda Tadakatsu and said, "Rude Honda-sama!" Honda Tadakatsu got up and looked at the burning sky, which was much taller than himself, and said loudly: "What do you say, is it spearmanship, horsemanship, or archery?" Burning Sky looked at Honda Tadakatsu, who was much shorter than himself, and said with a smile: "Do you want to compare arithmetic with Honda-sama?" ”

At this time, Shibata Katsuya suddenly laughed, and although the Oda retainers present tried their best to endure it, many of them still laughed. Hondaheiba is known for his bravery in battle, but his low level of cultural literacy is also well known. Burning Sky wants to test the arithmetic with Honda Tadakatsu, which is undoubtedly a great mockery of Honda Tadakatsu.

Honda Tadakatsu looked at the surrounding Oda retainers, his eyes suddenly became fierce, and when he saw the situation, he immediately said to Honda Tadakatsu: "Honda-sama, you are strong in martial arts, brave in battle, known as 'the first brave general of Tokaido', naturally you can't compare with adults, but the ruler is short and long, if it is in arithmetic, calligraphy, you still have the confidence to defeat Honda-sama, so we don't need to compete, it's a tie, I don't know what Honda-sama thinks." ”

After listening to the words of the burning sky, Honda Tadashi realized that he was indeed a little presumptuous today, and since the burning sky gave him a step, he still took advantage of the situation and could still save face. Thinking of this, Honda Tadakatsu turned to Oda Nobunaga and said, "I am rude today, and I hope that Nobunaga's palace will forgive my sins!" After saying that, he knelt on the ground and apologized to Oda Nobunaga, and then kowtowed to Oda Nobutada, Shibata Katsuie, and others.

When Oda Nobunaga saw this, he just said to everyone: "You guys should rest early, and step up training and combat readiness in the next two days." With that, he walked out of the castle tower and came to the yashiki that Kinoshita Hideyoshi had built for Oda Nobunaga. The retainers of the Oda clan also withdrew from the castle tower one by one, and the leaders of the group left the castle tower at the end, and then left the castle to spend the night in a bamboo hut outside the castle.

At this time, Oda Nobutada caught up with the burning sky who was about to leave the city, and said to the burning sky: "Mingshamen, tell me the story you want to tell!" ”