[So who did you learn from?] 】

[It is Master Ssawi Munehiko, the abbot of Masahide Temple...... He is also the master of the tea ceremony of the Shogun. 】

【Master Zongyan...... Zhengxiu Temple...... Owari is really a brilliant person, not only the shogun but also Shibata-sama, you are the world's famous generals, and there are also literati like Master Sohiko and Hitamama Hideko...... No wonder it was able to take over the world. 】

Shibata Katsuie smiled, for this old man, such words were very useful.

[Speaking of outstanding people, you are not bad...... Aren't there celebrities like Zun Father and Son? 】

[What kind of celebrity am I, I'm just a small entourage next to the general......]

[Follower? Haha, now it is a great feat to be able to serve as an entourage to the general. 】

[It's a joke.] 】

[But then again, the people who were surnamed by the side of the general more than thirty years ago are now lords, and time flies really fast, more than thirty years ago, I was ...... with Sheng Zheng's uncle and father]

[Fathers? How many fathers does Sakuma-sama have?! 】

[Haha, what a shame...... I drank too much wine, and I couldn't talk anymore.]

[When we were waving stinky sweat together and fighting under the sun, I didn't expect that one day, our army would actually enter Kyoto...... And the person who was ridiculed as [the big fool] back then has now become a majestic general in the world......]

Shibata Katsuie's eyes and tone reveal something called [feelings].

Although, the samurai of the whole world back then. They all aim to seize the world and become a general. But even the most confident people. I am more or less unconfident in this -- there are so many samurai in the world, why is he the most blessed one?

Although Shibata Katsuya always looks a little arrogant, in his heart, I am afraid that he thought so at the beginning.

[Haha, everything has come, a new world has appeared...... That's right, Shibata-sama,]

[Huh? 】

[If you don't mind, tell me about it.] The story of the Shogun. 】

[The story of the general?] …… You've been with him for so long, isn't it clear? 】

[The general occasionally tells me about his career as a horseman, but what...... I wanted to hear the story of him as a child. 】

[Yes,]

Shibata Katsuie barely did much thinking work, and agreed to Akechi Kogoro's request.

It seems that this duke has also been holding back for a long time.

It is endless pleasure for anyone to be able to damage the general of Zhengyi, who is in the highest position.

[A few decades ago, in Owari, these stories were almost all known to young and old. Who doesn't know Nobunaga...... The General is a fool? ……】

For the next forty-five minutes, Akechi Kogoro listened with great interest to many cute stories about Oda Nobunaga's childhood, so much that it was like he was about to spit out after eating...... Including Oda Nobunaga went up to the tree to dig out bird eggs, and was pecked by the bird and drenched in blood. falling from a tree; On the day of the Oro Festival, he dressed strangely and wanted to scare his mother, Tsuchida Gozen. Because the effect was so realistic, he was beaten half to death as a real ghost; There is also the fact that he and his fox friends play war games in the fields. I don't know what he thinks, but he actually played [Fire Attack]. As you can imagine, seven or eight acres of farmland were burned to the ground, and the angry peasants arrested them, and when Oda Nobuhide panicked with ransom money to appease these peasants who had lost their lives, and by the way went to rescue his son, Oda Nobunaga himself had been beaten to the point that he didn't look like a human or a ghost...... All of the above, given the large space, will not be disclosed.

These stories were all compiled into "Wuzhou Kyogen" by Wise Kogoro in the future. Because most of the Oda Nobunaga in the official history are positive images, but this book describes an [improper] Oda Nobunaga from another angle, and the wise Kogoro in the book shows that this is the mouth of Shibata Katsuie, who watched Oda Nobunaga grow up, and has full credibility...... Therefore, in later generations, the wild history book "Wuzhou Kyoyan" with the nature of a diary has been loved and sought after by historians.

Not only historians, but also ordinary readers were deeply attracted by this book, and even more good people sorted out all the chapters about Oda Nobunaga separately, and wrote a book similar to the same fan, with a strong spoof nature.

For example, "Oda Nobunaga's Melancholy", "Nobunaga's Crisis", "Nobunaga's Stupid Tale Really Has a Problem", "This Nobunaga Is Not Too Cold", "Let's Work! Nobunaga! "Fool Nobunaga and Cowardly Me", "Takeshu Shinyan: Nobunaga's Forbidden Books Catalogue", "Oda Shinna's Ambition" (uh, this book is real)...... All of the above, in those years, people jokingly called the world of fiction: Nobunaga was busy!

If Oda Nobunaga knew that two people were talking about his [glorious history] unscrupulously, and one of them was his son-in-law, he would have to be mad.

One old and one young chatted until the afternoon.

It's really fun, it's fun to make fun of someone who isn't there.

The two of them were able to talk unexpectedly.

[Okay, that's all for gossip.] 】

[Well, the tea is also finished.] 】

Wise Kogoro put the tea bowl down.

Shibata Katsuya says:

[Actually, it's not a big deal...... I'm going to have a tea party, and all you need to do is cheer me on. 】

[Cheering? Tea party? 】

Wise Kogoro suddenly became interested and asked:

[Shibata-sama, can you tell me your true intentions? 】

[I want to hold a tea party and get closer to the Ueno and Shinano, do you understand? It's as simple as that. 】

Use tea parties to get closer to others. ，

[I didn't expect Shibata-sama to actually do the work of a trader in the interpersonal circle.] What kind of wind is blowing? 】

Wise Kogoro teased, while Shibata Katsuie was pondering what he meant by "trader", but soon, he waved his hand and said:

[Don't come to amuse me and talk about me as if I'm doing things out of interest.] It's about doing something big. 】

As he spoke, Shibata Katsuie reached back, crossed his arms with a look of displeasure, and slammed the back of his head against the wall.

[As a courtier of the shogunate, I can't just think about fighting now, there are some things outside the battlefield, I also have to think about it, and the Hojo family is standing in front of me, and I can't resist it if I don't expand my own strength territory. 】

[Well, I can also guess that apart from the Hojo family, there is no one who can worry about the hall [Onishibata]. 】

[Hmph! Worries me? Just because these turtle grandchildren are also worthy?! If it weren't for the general's order, I would have led my troops into Makoto Odawara right now, cut off the heads of the Hojo father and son and hung them on the castle tower, believe it or not? 】

[Letter!] Letter! Of course I do, Shibata-sama, even if you say that you can poke a big hole in the sky, I will believe it. 】

No matter when, Shibata Katsuya can't hide his true colors as a fierce man, even if he is not well yet.

[So, this is going to be used by you, and I have invited you here, wise lord. 】

[Oh? What else can I do for you besides cheering? 】

Wise Kogoro couldn't help but sit upright and listen. Shibata Katsuie is a veritable tough guy who will think so to anyone who has seen him, but his other identity that is not easy to be taken seriously is a genuine domestic politician, and the [Sword Hunting Order] is said to have been his handiwork in the first place.

[The guys in our territory are all good at fighting, but for this kind of elegant thing, it is useless for this kind of work, it is not enough for me to do it alone, and Kanamori is too busy to get close to a few of them, but considering that there is a wise lord who has practiced the tea ceremony, you will be called over in Echigo, not far from Ueno. 】

Then, without waiting for Wise Kogoro to speak, Shibata Katsuie took his hand again.

[I know that as a colleague, asking you to help me has somewhat lowered your personality, but you can rest assured, I will pay you a generous honorarium, three thousand taels, and all in gold! ] 】

Okay! From [Kogoro-kun] to [Wise Adult], now even [you] have been used, it seems that this Shibata Katsuya has no bottom in his heart, if this wise Kogoro is unwilling to agree, then all his plans will have to be reversed and restarted.

[It's not about money......]

[Listen to me first...... As you know, I'm not in good health right now, and I can't do a lot of things, so during this time, before the tea party is over, you can send those people in my territory at will. 】

[Sent at will? 】

Wise Kogoro was stunned, he was the commander of another legion, and he couldn't manage the affairs of another legion without Oda Nobunaga's instructions, otherwise it would be called arrogance.

[Yes, whether it is the retainers of Sheng Zheng, Changjin, and Shengguang, or the Ueno and the ancestors, they can be called by you during this time, even if it is my unsuccessful son, as long as it is necessary for the tea party work, you can also issue orders to him, if he dares not to listen, I will clean him up. 】

【Shibata-sama, why are you ...... this】

[Wise lord, this tea party, must be done well, the Hojo family has always been eyeing us, we want to take advantage of the action of the tea party, show off our strength and prestige, let the Hojo family see, the shogunate is in the Kanto, is widely popular, do you understand? ] 】

Shibata Katsuya looked at Akechi Kogoro with a genuine look in his eyes, and the latter slowly understood something from the former's words. After a long time, he nodded. (To be continued.) )