Chapter 134: Interests
The atmosphere in the council hall was very depressing, and in Hosokawa Nobumoto's words, first the Asai family stopped, and then after Kamiraku, the Mikawa group led by Matsudaira Shinichi actually clashed with part of the Oda army. In the end, it was decided by Oda Nobunaga himself, and he let Matsudaira Nobuichi lead the Tokugawa army back to Mikawa first.
"Could it be that you will divide the territory that you have beaten down in half with them? No way! My Oda family is the one who has contributed the most! Shibata Katsuie took the lead in shouting, which attracted countless ministers to respond, saying that they could not share the fruits of victory.
"Rokuro, do you have any ideas?" Oda Nobunaga pondered for a moment and spoke.
When Hosokawa Nobugen heard this, he sighed in his heart, Oda Nobunaga could ask this, which made it clear that he didn't want to let an inch of land. It's no wonder that the Asai family ended up betraying the alliance and accompanying the Oda family to fight for so many years, and the territory did not increase much, on the contrary, it was not as good as a few army commanders under Oda Nobunaga.
"In that case, the lord might as well give up most of his newly acquired territory to His Royal Highness Yoshiaki, and only keep a little bit of the area that does not border the Asai family." As soon as Hosokawa Nobumoto finished speaking, Shibata Katsuya burst into a rage: "Good you kid!" You're still looking to the shogunate! How to drop? I heard that you received the word "Zhao" from His Royal Highness Yizhao? Shouldn't you call Hosokawa Akimoto in the future! ”
"Kwon Six! Shut up! Oda Nobunaga scolded angrily: "Listen to Rokuro finish speaking!" Besides, don't say that again! Otherwise, don't blame me for letting you get out! ”
"Hey!" Shibata Katsuya trembled and fell to the ground to admit his mistake.
Hosokawa Nobumoto understands that this is Oda Nobunaga's 100% trust in him, or blind confidence in himself.
"The reason why the territory was given to His Highness Yoshiaki was that the actual territory of the family could be isolated from the Asai family, which would curb the southward development of the Asai family, because the territory bordering his territory became the territory of His Highness Yoshiaki. If you attack, it just falls into the truth, so you can only obediently obey. Hosokawa began to state what was in his mind.
"Secondly, this time, the Shangluo family has contributed the most, and it is completely possible to ask for more rewards without asking for anything in return, so what face do the other two have to ask for more rewards?" Hosokawa Nobugen felt as if he was slowly sorting out the historical truth, and in the events of history, the Oda family did not ask for anything in return, which was originally unreasonable.
"And although Minami Omi is the main road to Gyeonggi, and the economy and territory are relatively rich, it is a chicken rib for His Royal Highness Yoshiaki. Because the focus of Kyoto's defense was on the Miyoshi family, His Royal Highness Yoshiaki must concentrate most of his energy and resources on the vicinity of Kyoto, which is the main reason why His Majesty proposed to keep the Gyeonggi Miyoshi family. Because His Royal Highness Yoshiaki must not be the opponent of the Miyoshi family, at that time, the family can be open again, and then eat this large meal one bite at a time, and slowly digest it into their own nutrition. After saying this, Hosokawa Nobumoto himself believed it, and it made too much sense.
"Good. I know, after supporting His Royal Highness Yoshiaki to ascend to the position of general, the family withdrew its troops from Gyeonggi. Digest the newly acquired territory first, and then go to Luo to seek to conquer the kingdoms of Jinnai in the future. "It seems that Oda Nobunaga already has his own plans.
"Lord, Matsunaga Xiu asks to see you!" A waiter came in from outside the door and reported to Oda Nobunaga.
"What! Matsunaga Show? What is he here for! Hosokawa Nobugen felt incredible, he was very jealous of Matsunaga Hideke, after all, he was one of the "Three Evils of the Warring States", and his methods were extremely vicious.
"Rokuro, have you seen him?" Oda Nobunaga had also heard of him, and it was said that the reputation was not very good.
"Hmph, the battle of Kaguruga was given by him back then, and his subordinates almost came back with their lives." Hosokawa Nobumoto was still a little scared when he remembered the scene at that time.
"Oh? can make the first wise general of the family suffer, it seems that this person is not simple, let him in. Hosokawa Nobugen didn't expect that his words would make Oda Nobunaga cherish his talents.
"Foreign Minister Matsu Naga, see Oda Hall!" I saw a ruthless-eyed and gutter-nosed Masunaga Shu make a big salute to Oda Nobunaga.
"Well, what's the matter? Are you here to make an appointment? Oda Nobunaga asked, "The two families are now hostile, and they are not going to die."
"The foreign minister is here to support His Royal Highness Yoshiaki as the successor general, and to form an alliance with your family to fight against the traitors." Matsunaga said something unexpected.
"Alliance? Revenge on the rebels? Aren't you the head of the thief? The culprit who killed General Yoshiki! Hosokawa Nobumoto, as a descendant, of course knew that Matsunaga Shu was actually the mastermind behind the scenes, and the other "three good three" were just used as guns.
"Down? Hosokawa-sama laughed, how could he be the head of the thief if he was only a retainer in the next term? Ay... At that time, he was just following orders, thinking that he was just advising General Yihui, but he thought about them, and they were unexpectedly! Ay! When he learned about it, he broke with them angrily, and such a disloyal person would never be with them! "Matsunaga Shu said it righteously and impassionedly, if it weren't for Hosokawa Nobugen knowing the truth, he would almost believe it!
"Even so, do you think you are qualified to form an alliance with me! There are 50,000 people in this family, and you can be wiped out in an instant! Oda Nobunaga opened his mouth to speak, no matter whether what Matsunaga Xiu said is true or not, there is no interest in who cares whether you live or die.
"Back to the Oda Palace, the foreign minister is naturally not qualified to climb the noble family, the foreign minister is only on behalf of the Miyoshi family, and he came to form an alliance for the lord of my family." Matsunaga gave a deep bow and said respectfully.
"Fart! We're here to crusade against the Miyoshi family and form an alliance with you? Then we're going to kill a bird! Shibata Katsuie's loud voice spoke everyone's hearts.
"Hehe, Lord Shibata misunderstood, it was the three traitors who killed General Yoshiteri, Miyoshi Masayasu and Iwanari Yutong, and these three people have long been expelled from the house by my Miyoshi family, and they are inseparable from each other! My lord has long been looking forward to His Royal Highness Yoshiaki's return to Kyoto, and loyally supported His Royal Highness Yoshiaki to succeed him as shogun. Blessed the world! Matsunaga Hide's repeated chanting of Oda Nobunaga's righteousness made all the retainers a little proud.
"No, don't you have the right to inherit the position of general? That seems to be your idea, too. Hosokawa Nobumoto exposed his lie on the spot, which made Matsunaga Shu stunned, such a secret thing was only known to the four of them, and he kept guessing in his heart how Hosokawa Nobumoto knew.
"What? Nothing more? Hosokawa Nobumoto looked at him with a deflated expression.
"Oh no, I just feel sad that Hosokawa-sama misbelieved the villain's slander." Matsunaga covered his chest with his hands, looking distressed, which made Hosokawa Nobumoto grin, this acting skill is really at the level of an actor.
"Oda Hall! The words of the foreign minister are true and pure, and every sentence is true! The minister's intentions are also heaven and earth! The minister is willing to offer this thing to show his sincerity! After saying that, Matsunaga Shu took out an eggplant-colored object from his bosom and placed it in front of him.
"It's!" Oda Nobunaga stood up and looked at it with ecstaty.