After entering the castle, Sabei and the others followed Hasegawa Shuichi all the way to the castle hall in Gifu. After saluting Shuichi Hasegawa, Nobusumi Tsuda, and Sabei, the three of them were invited into the tearoom where Oda Nobunaga was.

In front of the door of the tea room, Sabei saw Oda Nobunaga stirring the matcha in the tea bowl with a tea ken, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and then he slowly walked into the tea room after saluting Oda Nobunaga with Tsuda Nobussumi and Hasegawa Shuichi.

Oda Nobunaga, who was dressed in samurai clothes, put down the tea bowl, looked up at Sabei and the others, and said softly to the three of them, "Sit down!" Oda Nobunaga tidied up his wrinkled clothes slightly, gently picked up the tea bowl in front of him, first admired the tea bowl as if showing off, and then took a slight sip of the matcha he had made himself.

After Sabei and the others took their seats, Oda Nobunaga handed the matcha to Tsuda Nobusumi who was next to him. Tsuda Nobusumi was a little flattered when he saw this, and respectfully accepted the tea bowl handed by Oda Nobunaga, and after admiring the tea bowl in a good way, he took a slight sip and handed the tea bowl to Sabei beside him.

Sabei, who took the tea bowl, also imitated the two, and after taking a sip of tea, handed the tea bowl to Shuichi Hasegawa.

When the tea bowl returned to Oda Nobunaga's hands, Oda Nobunaga put the tea bowl on the low wooden table on the side, and said to Sabei in front of him: "The tea ceremony is the way that originated in the Tang Dynasty of the Ming Kingdom, introduced to Japan, and was respected by the Song people in the Song Dynasty. ”

When Sabei heard this, he didn't answer, so he heard Oda Nobunaga hold the tea bowl and say, "This time, I already know the merits of you and Nanhei, but what does Kankuro think, can you two tell me?" ”

After hearing this, Tsuda Nobusumi glanced at Sabei, but he happened to meet Sabei's gaze. Seeing this, Sabei forced his gaze away, nodded slightly at Tsuda Nobusumi, and motioned for Tsuda Nobusumi to speak first.

After Tsuda Nobusumi got Sabei's consent, he took the lead in saying to Oda Nobunaga: "My lord, the young lord led the army to Higashimino this time, on the one hand, to test whether the news of Takeda Katsuyori's intention to advance west is accurate, and on the other hand, to survey the terrain of Higashimino and prepare for the recovery of Higashimino in the future!" ”

After listening to Tsuda Nobumi's words, Oda Nobunaga picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, then handed it to Tsuda Nobusumi and said, "Sabei, is Kankuro thinking so?" ”

After hearing this, Sabei did not pause, bowed his head and said: "Lord, I still think that the young master wants to prove himself in front of the lord!" ”

After hearing this, Oda Nobunaga smiled and said, "Then what do you think of the news that the Takeda family intends to go west?" ”

As soon as Oda Nobunaga's words fell, Sabei, who had taken the tea bowl from Tsuda Nobusumi's hand, heard Oda Nobusumi say: "My lord, I think that no matter whether this news is true or not, the family needs to reorganize its war preparations and beware of the attack of the Takeda family at any time; As long as the Takeda family still has the heart of Kamiraku, they will go west from the Enjiang, Mikawa, and Owari lines, or from the Minami Shinano and Mino lines, and they will eventually have to compete with the main family. ”

Listening to Tsuda Nobusumi's words, Sabei took a sip of tea, and then handed the tea bowl to Shuichi Hasegawa on the side. Seeing this, Hasegawa Shuichi nodded slightly at Sabei, and then took the tea bowl.

After handing the tea bowl to Shuichi Hasegawa, Sabei met Oda Nobunaga's gaze and said, "My lord, I think that my brother's words are reasonable, and at the same time, I also think that my family must defeat Takeda Katsuyori in the mountains of Higashi Mino at the beginning of Takeda Katsuyori's westward movement. ”

After Oda Nobunaga listened to Sabei's words, he looked at Sabei and Tsuda Nobusumi in front of him and did not speak, and then Sabei lowered his head and continued: "Although there is some dissatisfaction within the Takeda family with the inheritance of Takeda Katsuyori, but these dissatisfaction will gradually ease as Takeda Katsuyori expands the territory of the Takeda family, once the retainers of the Takeda family completely surrender to Takeda Katsuyori, this group of Kai mountain monkeys will have their monkey king, if Takeda Katsuyori is also like Shin Xuangong, the eastward advance of the family will be greatly hindered, Therefore, the family should have lowered the prestige of Takeda Katsuyori to the lowest point when the new governor of the Takeda family had not yet gathered the hearts of the people. ”

Shuichi Hasegawa, who was drinking tea, looked at Oda Nobunaga who was deep in thought, and quietly put the tea bowl in his hand on the wooden table next to Oda Nobunaga, and then also thought about Sabei's words.

Seeing that everyone was deep in thought, Sabei said to Oda Nobunaga with blazing eyes: "My lord, Shingenko once said: 'People are both castles, people are walls, and people are ponds', and it is often the interior of the castle that is thought to be the most easily attacked by the strong castle, if the Takeda family can divide the Takeda family internally and break the Takeda family from the inside, the Takeda family, which is entrenched in the east of the house, will not escape the fate of destruction!" ”

Oda Nobunaga looked up at the Sabei in front of him when he heard this, and after staring at Sabei for a few breaths, he laughed and said to Sabei: "Now you are like the monkey who helped me capture Inabayama Castle ten years ago!" ”

After listening to Oda Nobunaga's words, Sabei immediately bowed his head and said, "Thank you for the praise of the lord, there is still a big gap between Shimo and Lord Yushiba!" ”

Oda Nobunaga smiled after hearing this and didn't say anything more, but said to Tsuda Nobusumi: "Raid the enemy's city, remember not to attack stiffly, but to use more strategy, this time you used the tactics of fishing wild ambush very well, but there is one thing to note, saving the lives of friendly troops is the first priority, especially your own family!" ”

Tsuda Nobusumi was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then immediately bowed his head and promised, and promised that he would pay attention in the future.

After listening to Tsuda Nobusumi's answer, Oda Nobunaga smiled again and said, "When Kankuro comes back, we will talk in detail!" ”

When Sabei and Tsuda Nobusumi heard this, they immediately understood what Oda Nobunaga meant, so they bowed to Oda Nobunaga and left the tea room. Shuichi Hasegawa looked at the back of the two leaving, as if he had some words in his mouth, and was still hesitating to say it, when he heard Oda Nobunaga pick up the tea bowl on the wooden table. Hasegawa Shuichi looked at Oda Nobunaga, only to see Oda Nobunaga's face being touched by the raised tea bowl.

After a while, Oda Nobunaga put the empty tea bowl on the wooden table and said to Hasegawa Shuichi, "Nobusumi's military strategy is becoming more and more like me before!" ”

Hearing this, Hasegawa Shuichi took his eyes off the tea bowl with tea stains, bowed his head and said to Oda Nobunaga: "My lord, Lord Mingwei is becoming more and more unpredictable, if everyone in the Ming Kingdom is like this, the lord's... What will be the reaction of Lord Mingwei then? ”

Oda Nobunaga smiled after hearing this and said: "Throughout the history of the Ming Kingdom, after every peaceful turbulent era, the war will be turned against the barbarians, so as to consume the internal excess combat power, and at the same time strengthen the rule of the new dynasty; If the martial arts have not been realized today, what do you think about what will happen after that? Moreover, the envoy who went to the Ming Kingdom returned, and the new emperor of the Ming Kingdom faintly had the appearance of a Ming monarch, and he was able to be in charge, and he could easily shake it if he was not us! ”