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Taikou Castle was captured by Oda Nobuo during the siege of the Oda army, and its original owner, who was also the head of Hyakuchi Tanba Morizo, the strongest ninjutsu in Iga's "Three Ninjas", was also hung on the castle tower.

"Oda lord, thank you for helping me build this city...... Oda Nobunaga lazily stared at the person kneeling on the ground, and said in a tone that was neither yin nor yang: "In terms of merit, Lord Kitada should be ranked first, right, my lords, do you say?" ”

That's the question, but the retainers on both sides and the local tyrants who enlisted with the army this time, who dares to answer?

In the face of his father's most pungent ridicule, Oda Nobuo did not dare to have the slightest complaint, so he had to make a look of "I am guilty, I deserve to die, I am sorry for the broad masses of the people" and repented.

"Humph!" Scolding and scolding enough, Oda Nobunaga finally had the intention of stopping, "This time, for the sake of your military exploits, I won't pursue the previous things!" However, in the future, if you dare to raise an army without my consent, even if you are my own son of Nobunaga, I will severely punish you and not tolerate it! Did you hear that? ”

"I heard it, I heard it......" Nobuo Oda gasped and wiped his sweat as he finally escaped from his father's coercion.

"If you hear that, get back to Ise for me!"

"Yes, yes......"

Nobuo Oda fled in panic.

There was a pause for a moment.

"Iga is not a good place, and it is completely unexciting to fight these little miscellaneous fish...... Saburo! Banchiyo! ”

Although Oda Nobutaka was actually born more than 20 days earlier than Oda Nobuo, because of his mother's low background, he failed to grab the position of "second child".

"In!"

"I've decided to return to Azuchi Castle, and you have your own business to do, so this army will be at the disposal of the two of you," Oda Nobunaga paused and said, "Your task is to pacify the Saga Iron Cannon in Kii, who are just going to get rid of the little maggots, but you can't take it lightly...... The heterogeneous are in cahoots with Ishiyama's band of bald donkeys, so don't let your surveillance of Ishiyama relax while attacking Kii...... Well, so be it. ”

The "Nankaido Army" with Niwa Nagahide as the core was born.

"Everyone is doing well this time, and after I return to Antu City, I will give a reward, and no one will be less."

"Thank you Lord Gong (His Royal Highness the Inner Palace)!"

"That's right!"

Oda Nobunaga's face, which had been improving, suddenly became difficult to look at again.

Everyone was taken aback, and no one dared to speak.

"Has His Royal Highness Araki Settsumori Village Shigeky come down? Why don't you see others?! ”

Araki Murashige?

The father hurriedly said: "Back to the lord, Lord Araki is sick, so he did not participate in this expedition. ”

"Sick? Jubei, what you said is the truth?! ”

Oda Nobunaga's face was very ugly, and his words conveyed that he had a "distrustful" attitude towards what his father said.

“……”

"Hmph, you don't know if he's sick or not, and you dare to excuse him in front of me!"

"The subordinates don't dare!"

For some reason, Oda Nobunaga seems to have a lot of resentment towards Arakimura.

"Araki Murashige, this guy! I appointed him as the guardian of the Tsutsu Kingdom, so that he could do his best for me, not let him hide in the city and disobey my orders! ”

As he spoke, Oda Nobunaga smashed a white porcelain tea bowl in front of the desk to the ground.

"Originally, before this expedition to Iga, I heard that this guy had fornicated with Ishiyama Honganji, hehe......"

"No, my lord!" Takigawa Kazuyi said cautiously: "Araki Murashige and Ichijo have always been at odds with the people, this is almost a thing known to the people of, as early as the Miyoshi period, Araki Murashige has confiscated the temple territory many times in the territory, and even slaughtered monks......"

"What's 'won't it', Jubei, Hikoemon, you two guys have been deceived by this old boy! As long as the interests are equal, the monks will not care who Araki Village used to be, and what happened just now, they would have hooked up a long time ago! ”

“……”

"What! Don't you believe me?! I still have evidence here, do you want to wait until you return to Azuchi, I want you two to list them one by one! ”

"No need to ......"

Father and Takigawa Kazuyi glanced at each other, and each showed bitter gourd faces.

Takigawa Kazuki is okay, he doesn't have much contact with Araki Murashige, and the interjection just now is purely "cheap".

My father is different, he and Araki Murashige are not only close friends, but also in-laws, and my second sister is married to Araki Murashige's son Araki Shingoro Muraji.

Araki Village rebelled, so wouldn't his daughter suffer, and even he would be implicated.

"Originally, I wanted to have a good talk with Araki Murashige on this expedition, I wanted to test it again because I could afford him, if Araki Murashige was still willing to turn back, I Nobunaga could be lenient, but...... What kind of thing is this old blind man! How dare you not come......"

"The lord is angry."

"Anger? …… Hum! Forget it, there's no point in scolding him here! ”

Oda Nobunaga gently tapped his temple with his fist, looking very tired.

"Shibei, you come back to Antu Castle with me, I have a lot to say to you...... Hikoemon, you stay, lead your men, and keep a good watch on Araki Murashige in Settsu, if he dares to make the slightest move, you will 'take care of' him for me! ”

"Yes." ……

It didn't take long for Azuchi Castle to be repaired, so the official residence located under the castle had not been repaired, but it didn't matter, Oda Nobunaga simply moved all the retainers above the "family elder" level to live in the city, which was called "strengthening ties", which was actually surveillance in disguise.

When I returned to Azuchi, there was one more person in my father's room.

Ayatohime Araki.

Ayato-hime is what others call her, to be precise, her name is Shizu Araki.

Before she got married, her name was Ming Mingjing.

My father's second daughter, my second sister, and Araki Murashige's daughter-in-law, of course, was a few days ago.

"How could this be...... "The mother muttered, as if she still couldn't figure out what had happened to her daughter and had been abandoned by the Araki family.

Father bowed his head and was silent, neither of me nor Fifteen Lang was ready to speak before he spoke.

Speaking of which, Shizu's experience is a bit similar to that of Asa Yuki, both of whom were sent back to her parents' house by her in-laws, except that the Tsutsui family did so on the orders of Oda Nobunaga, and the Araki family ...... The atmosphere is clearly unsuitable for that.

Our father and son had just returned, and none of us had seen Jing yet.

"Forget it, it's not a solution to be so silent, Fifteen Lang, you go and call your sister over, my father has a lot to say to her."

"Yes."

A woman who was abandoned by her in-laws, whether in ancient China or Japan, was not glorious.

I think Sister Jing must be in a lot of pain right now.

But to the surprise of all of us, twenty-two-year-old Ah Jing did not have a sad expression on her face.

When she entered the room, she just folded her hands on her lap in a dignified manner, looked at her father quietly, and said:

"The unfilial daughter Jing has nothing to do with the Araki family anymore, please forgive me!"

Our brothers, as well as our father and mother, have no way to calm our emotions anymore, although Ah Jing looks like "looking down on everything in the world", they ......

"Sister Jing," Fifteen Lang asked, "Why did this happen?" Please tell us all the reasons. ”

The answer to this question is what we all want to know.

"Yes! My father-in-law...... Oh no, Araki-sama and his son said that in the future, they will become enemies with their father and His Royal Highness Oda Uchifu, so they can't leave the enemy's daughter in the castle. ”

Ah Jing's tone is very calm, but for us, this is equivalent to a thunderbolt from the sky!

"What...... What...... What the hell are you talking about? Will the Araki father and son be my enemies? ”

"Exactly! Soon after, they were ready to raise an army to rebel against Mr. Righto, so they asked me to leave the child behind and leave Arioka Castle alone...... That's why they came back with me on leave. ”

My father almost wondered if he had heard it wrong?

Araki Murashige is a person, not only the art of war and martial arts are extraordinary, but also the cultivation and Sinology culture are quite first-class, and most importantly, his tea ceremony is even admired by his father, so soon after Oda Nobunaga went to Luo, his father and him became like-minded good friends, and later became in-laws.

How could Araki Murashige rebel?

If this was from the mouth of Oda Nobunaga, then my father would only think that it was a "fantasy" of his lord because of his suspicion.

However, when I heard from my daughter's mouth that this was Araki Murashige's exact words...... Wait a minute!

"Ah Jing!" His father grabbed Jing's shoulders tightly and looked at him with an expectant extension, "Tell me, is this what Araki-sama said?" ”

"Yes......"

Before Ah Jing could finish speaking, I couldn't help but say:

"Father, what the hell are you fantasizing?!"

Everyone turned their attention to me, especially my father, in amazement, because for the first time in the past twenty years, I had spoken in a low voice in front of him, and it was the first time that such an accountable tone had been spoken.

"Do you still think that Sister Jing was only sent home because she didn't get along with the son of the Araki family, and on the way she heard the news that Lord Araki-sama was going to rebel from the small people in the mountains?"

“……”

"Lord Araki, he is going to rebel now, and sending Sister Jing home is just for the sake of your friends for many years, and you will make a final decision!"

"Kogoro!"

My mother hurriedly took my hand, she was afraid that if I talked like this, I would provoke my father.

Surprisingly, my father didn't get angry.