Mino-Sekigahara Avenue, Hosokawa Nobumoto is handing over to Nataka Mangami and Isono Motomasa.

"Lord Mangaku! Lord Isono has worked hard to protect all the way, so I'll leave it to me later. Hosokawa Nobumoto greeted them politely and glanced at the chaotic two thousand troops behind them.

"Hosokawa-sama is polite, there will be Mr. Lao on the road behind." The general of the Asai family, Isono Yuanchang, returned the salute and said politely.

"Humph! Well, since that's the case, let's take my leave! The general of the Asakura family, Naokaka Makatra, said unceremoniously that this time the 1,000 troops of the family he led took over the drudgery of escorting Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and now he wishes to go back as soon as possible.

"Okay, let's go slowly." Hosokawa Nobumoto was not angry, and after seeing the two armies leave, he nodded at Tao Qingxian.

"Left to right... Turn! "Wow! Trample!

"Walk in unison... Walk! "Step! Trample! Trample!

Tao Qingxian commanded Tokubunbei and Sekihara Bei, escorting Ashikaga Yoshiaki and his party on both sides of the road, the front guard and the rear guard each had a group of mounted samurai and bow foot light, and then there were ninja troops scattered around the perimeter. With such a strict standing and such a tight defense, Ashikaga Yoshiaki sitting in a sedan chair already thought about it, as if he was now the shogun.

Hosokawa Nobumoto rode on horseback, followed behind the palanquin, and occasionally talked to Ashikaga Yoshiaki, but his mind had already flown home. In the past two months since he returned home, after his unremitting efforts, Jing Yi Naohu and Mochizuki Xue have become pregnant one after another, and it is estimated that when he returns from his trip to Shangluo, it will be just in time for the birth of the child.

"You said that Oda Owari Mamoru set up a banquet for Yu at Ritsuji Temple?" Ashikaga Yoshiaki's questioning brought Hosokawa Nobumoto back to reality.

"Exactly! The lord specially waited in the Lizheng Temple to receive the wind and wash the dust for the Gongfang Palace. Hosokawa Nobumoto bowed his head respectfully, bowing his head frequently, he felt that his neck was about to break, and he had never suffered such a crime when he was so big.

8.3 kilometers west of Gifu Castle is the famous temple "Ritsussa-ji", and outside the temple is lined up with standing ashigaru, and is in high spirits waiting for Ashikaga Yoshiaki and others to come.

Oda Nobunaga is also a rare person waiting for others in the side hall, he closes his eyes and recuperates in a good mood, and the two major events of this year have been successfully completed ahead of schedule.

One is that Hosokawa Nobumoto successfully welcomed Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and the other is that he successfully captured Ise Kuniyasu Notsu Castle and completed the full occupation of Northern Ise, and the Kobe, Seki, and Nagano clans have all surrendered.

"My lord! They're coming. There was a whispered report from outside the door.

"yes, got it." Oda Nobunaga slowly opened his eyes and looked out the window with a blazing gaze: "It's finally here." ”

Outside the main hall of Ritsushoji Temple, Oda Nobunaga was respectfully saluting Ashikaga Yoshiaki: "Oda Owari Morunaga, meet the Gongkata Hall!" ”

"Roar, roar... Mamoru Owari has worked hard, so please come in and talk! Ashikaga Yoshiaki was obviously very pleased with the respect shown by Oda Nobunaga.

"Etiquette cannot be abolished, as a minister of the court, how dare you go beyond it!" Oda Nobunaga's words had words, but Ashikaga Yoshiaki obviously didn't hear the connotation, but nodded movingly.

"Hey..."Hosokawa Fujitaka behind him shook his head secretly, because according to the rank of the imperial court, he Ashikaga Yoshiaki is still under Oda Nobunaga, after all, he is not a real general now. Peeked at the retainers who were glaring angrily behind Oda Nobunaga, and Hosokawa Nobumoto's attitude of not caring about himself, and felt that the first half of his life was really alive to a dog.

"Owari Mamoru is so polite, he deserves to be a pillar of the imperial court and the shogunate! And Yu will also keep in mind the loyalty and respect of Owari Mamoru Lord...... The matter of upholding righteousness and supporting the shogunate will depend on Owari Mamoru in the future. Ashikaga Yoshiaki did not realize it at all, and now he spoke as if he were already a general, and this conceited image made the Oda family reject.

"Rest assured! In the next step, he will definitely defeat the rebel ministers Miyoshi and the Matsunaga family, expel the usurpers, and take the position of shogun. No matter who stands in front of them, they will be knocked to the ground to show the righteousness of the world! Oda Nobunaga raised his hand domineeringly, and a majestic voice followed.

"Bah! Creak! Oh!! ”

"Bah! Creak! Oh!! ”

"Bah! Creak! Oh!! ”

The shouts of the army startled Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and he stumbled and almost fell, but fortunately he was held back by Mibuchi Fujiei behind him, which made Oda Nobunaga's evaluation of him lower by another level.

Oda Nobunaga waved his hand, and the scene was suddenly silent, looking at Ashikaga Yoshiaki, who was still a little lost, smiled evilly, and asked softly: "Is my army majestic in the palace?" ”

"Majestic, majestic." Ashikaga Yoshiaki nodded in fright.

"Gongfang Palace, look at my military situation, is it well-equipped?" Oda Nobunaga pointed to the army on standby.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Three gun salutes, this is the newly established 1,000-man iron artillery team.

"Huh?" The sudden sound of gunfire made Ashikaga Yoshiaki, who had never seen the world, stunned, and it took him a long time to react.

At first, he looked at Oda Nobunaga in fear, then slowly became fanatical, and finally couldn't help but laugh: "Hahaha! Aha! Oda Nobunaga frowned, did he talk about the backlash?

"Good, good! Owari Mamoru has such a military situation, why worry that the position of general cannot be recaptured? When Yu returns to Kyoto, he will definitely reward you heavily! It turns out that Ashikaga Yoshiaki of the brain circuit planned so.

After entering the main hall, Oda Nobunaga gave Ashikaga Yoshiaki to the main seat, but Ashikaga Yoshiaki sat on the main seat unceremoniously, without even a word of resignation, which caused the hearts of the Oda family ministers to be even more nameless.

Oda Nobunaga presented a gift list on the second bench, with gifts such as Wanguan, swords, armor, horses, etc., and read out the oath to defeat the rebel Miyoshi family, officially supporting Ashikaga Yoshiaki as shogun. Oda Nobunaga thus obtained the name of the shogun's descendant, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and was known as a righteous minister.

On August 5, the Kamiraku edict was issued, and Oda Nobunaga himself led 250 people to escort Ashikaga Yoshiaki's envoy from Gifu Castle.

On August 7, he arrived at Omi Kunisa and Yamashiro to negotiate with the forces on the way to Kamilo.

On August 8, he negotiated with the Rokkaku family and demanded that he join the Battle of Kamiraku and hand over hostages as a guarantee on the condition that he would join the Battle of Kamiraku on the condition that he would be in charge of Kyoto's public security, prosecution, and adjudication of lawsuits, and that he be in charge of the high-ranking positions held by the town commissioner.

On August 14, the Hexagonal Family, which had already had an agreement with the Miyoshi family, resolutely refused to let it go, and the negotiations broke down, and the Hexagonal family was listed as the first force to be defeated on the way to Shangluo.

On August 20, Oda Nobunaga returned to Gifu Castle and issued a mobilization order to Mino, Owari, Ise, and Mikawa Shikoku, preparing to assemble at Gifu Castle and start the Battle of Joraku!