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The tide rises, and the North Japan Sea is surging as if the tide is about to rise.

The big ship on the sea shook violently, especially the mast pillar of the ship, which was thick and tall and tall when the two strong men hugged each other, squeaked and squeaked, and it really looked like it was going to fall down at any moment.

The original owner of this ship was a Korean merchant who had just been resold to the Japanese, and in terms of scale, it was already comparable to the [Vermilion Seal Ship] that took the shogunate's seal and sailed to the sea in all directions.

The moon was big enough and round enough, but it was a pity that it was swallowed up by dark clouds soon after it came out, and the waves on the river were turbulent, rolling up one after another and slapping on the shore, on the stones, and on the hull of the ship, each time with a surging sound, inspiring ten thousand drops of water, which were more dazzling than the stars under the faint moonlight and the light of the fire on the ship.

[See the lord!] 】

Honda Masanobu and Matsukura Shigenobu knelt on the ground and saluted me, and as the heads of the family, the two of them hadn't seen each other for more than half a year.

[I heard that His Royal Highness the lord was so happy that he was blowing the snow pill, we were all very happy, and the foundation of our family was even more ......]

Half a month ago, Xiaozhi, that is, Ah Guo, gave birth to a son with my bloodline for me. This not only represents the appearance of the heir of the second order of the wise family, but also announces to the world that after many years, the bloodline of Tao Qingxian, the [number one traitor in the world], is about to return to the stage of history.

(Having said that, before the change of Honnoji Temple, Lao Tao had been the [No. 1 traitor in the world] for many years...... ）

Everyone may have questions about this, Lao Tao has done such a despicable thing before, will the revival of the Tao family really be easy?

The answer is: So

easy！ （…… ）

On the third day after I announced that I would pass on the blowing snow pill to the Tao family, there were people who came to my house to ask for officials, many of whom were old and young people who had a relationship with the Ouchi family or the Tao family in the past, in addition to [nostalgia for the previous dynasty], they could also see that under the blow of the Oda shogunate, the arrogant Maori family was really about to finish playing, and it was really sorry for not hitching a ride and having something to do with the winner, and planning for their own future.

In the end, it's still a star effect.

The glory of the Ouchi family and the Tao family has long passed, who still remembers the spirit of Ouchi Yixing's mighty Yin Yang Avenue and the majesty of the Tao father and son across the Yamaguchi Strait?

Everybody's actually coming for me.

Even if the Tao family is revived, it will only be a vassal of the wise family in the future, and being an official in the Tao family is not equivalent to being an official in the wise family?

Of course, I don't accept everything, except for a few guys who do have some ability, those who want to fish in troubled waters and hitchhike are all fucked out!

In addition, I selected Ueno Nakabu Hidemasa, who was a former Ashikaga shogunate official, and Matsuda Taro Saemon Masaka, who was born in Tanba country, and Ichibun Kazumu served as the patriarch of the Tao family and the guardian of Fukiyukimaru.

Originally, I wanted to find a tougher backer for Fukiyukimaru, and I was going to let my resourceful uncle Wise Chang'an take care of his [nephew], that guy's level is obvious to all, with him, don't say that others dare not bully my son, my son don't bully others under his guidance, I'm relieved.

My father, who was sitting next to me at the time, was known as the [black-clothed prime minister] by Tokugawa Ieyasu in history, and after listening to my thoughts, he asked---What you said at Sakamoto Castle at the beginning, have you forgotten it?

Now I was in a cold sweat, just thinking about finding a good [teacher] for my son, I almost forgot that this [teacher] is a [godfather of death] at all!

(Godfather of Death: In Norse folklore, there was a farmer in order to make his newborn son live long and safe, he went to ask Death to be his godfather, Death agreed, gave the farmer's son longevity and peace of medicine, but did not allow his son to intervene in the fate of ordinary death, and later the farmer's son grew up, in order to treat the critically ill princess, he risked using the medical skills of the Grim Reaper, although he healed and won the heart of the princess, but he angered the Grim Reaper, as a price, a life for a life, he died instead of the princess)

In addition to the wise Chang'an, this guy also has a famous name in history -- Okubo Chang'an!

Let him be my son's guardian? Is it to turn Fukiyukimaru into another Matsudaira Tadashi who is plotting to seize the family business and turn against his brother? No! Absolutely not!

After constructing the specific framework of the Tao family, I asked the shogun Oda Nobunaga for orders -- because the inner city of Osaka Castle has almost been built, and the rest is the easier outer city, and there is no need for me, the [contractor], to keep an eye on it at any time, and the war in the west cannot be stopped, and I must return to Izumo Province to command my army.

After getting permission, I got on the ship -- and only after I got on the ship did I know that the ship had been bought by Wise Chang'an, that is, it was actually my private property.

At the port of Tsuruga, I met Masanobu Honda and Shigenobu Matsukura, who had managed to catch up with me.

These two were going to report to me at Azuchi.

[A lot of things have happened in the west, and the lord may not know that a few months ago, the Chosamune family, the Maori family, and the Shimazu family in Kyushu had already secretly formed an alliance! 】

Honda Masanobu picked up the white bottle, poured a little sake into my saucer, and after drinking it, I asked:

[It's not been a day or two since Mori Terumoto and Shimazu Yoshihisa have been eyebrows, and I don't doubt it at all if the two of them come together, but ...... What's going on with that [big bat]? He's fought with both of them, and he's even ...... Mamoru Sado, don't pour any further, I'm craving coffee now. 】

("Great Bat" is Oda Nobunaga's contemptuous name for Nagamune Ibu Motokin, who had written to Oda Nobunaga in his early years, explaining his grand ambition to unify Shikoku, and Oda Nobunaga replied to "Great Bat] to describe him.)

Legend has it that there are no birds in Shikoku to let the bat be the king, it is a kind of contempt, there is no tiger in the mountains, the monkey is called the king, the bat has no hair, between birds and mammals, inside and outside is not a human.

When I Nobunaga, the [Big Bird], reigns in Shikoku, you kid will have me to come down from the [wall] and stay honest)

After giving the order to make coffee, Honda Masanobu said:

[The situation is stronger than people, the old hatred of the past has been covered by the new hatred now, and the three daimyo of Kansai have realized that they can't deal with the strong soldiers of the shogunate with the strength in their hands alone, and only by joining hands and fighting hard can they save their fortunes. 】

Matsukura Shigenobu added:

[Yes, these three people themselves are just rural daimyo in the border wasteland, although they can't march into the whole country to seize the world, but it is more than enough to divide one side, and more importantly, they all have a huge territory of more than one million stones in their hands and a high degree of loyalty from the people, which is not easy to deal with in itself, and if they join forces, I am afraid that they will ...... My lord, I have a bold proposal, I don't know if I should talk about it or not? 】

[There are only three of us in this, it doesn't matter if you say it, besides, ......]

I grinned and said in a very unserious tone:

[This book has written more than 200 chapters, but it's the first time you've said so many things, so it doesn't matter if you have a little more lines, hahahaha......]

Honda Masanobu has long been accustomed to my nonsense from time to time for no reason, he rolled his eyes and didn't speak, but Matsukura Shigenobu choked for a long time and didn't know what to say.

After a long time, he said cautiously:

[This echoes the Heisai Kingdom, the family and Lord Yushiba, Lord Niwa, Lord Takigawa, and the newly established naval army of the family are nearly 80,000 people, which is a huge number in itself, but in view of the fact that each army is divided into troops, there is actually not much...... I don't think it's enough to evaluate all three daimyos. 】

[These people? Including me? 】

I squinted at Shigenobu Matsukura.

[Near, why do I think there is too much contempt in your words? 】

[The subordinates don't dare, I just think that the strength of the lord and the other adults is not enough, unless the shogunate is willing to increase reinforcements. 】

[Reinforcements? So, may I ask you, Lord Youjin, how many reinforcements do you think is enough? 】

[150,000! At least 120,000! The subordinates foolishly thought that these three people supported each other and guaranteed each other, and the combined strength of the army exceeded 100,000 people, so we must also have an army of more than 100,000 people! 】

[At least 120,000...... That's a good point! Come! You have a drink first, I'll wait for coffee, and I won't accompany you. 】

Honda Masanobu carefully poured wine for Matsukura Shigenobu, as a military advisor, but the latter has always played the role of an audience.

Of course, I also understand that the two men are definitely in good communication, and Matsukura Shigenobu is worth seeing as a military commander who leads the battle and carries out the orders of his superiors, but he, like many of my generals, lacks a comprehensive view and strategic view of the huge battlefield -- so I speculate that this is probably the guidance of that old fellow Honda.

Historically, it took 120,000 people for the monkey to pacify the four countries, and at that time, Maori Terumoto had already surrendered and sent heavy troops to help, and now if these two people join forces to fight, the 120,000 army may not be enough.

[150,000? …… Right near, if you talk like this, you have to go out in person to settle these three people. 】

[Well, my subordinates think so too, except for the general, no one can get the support of such a huge army, so I want to ask the lord to ......]

[You want me to persuade the general to go into battle? 】

[Yes.] 】

[I'm afraid this is not realistic. 】

[Is it because the general is too busy? 】

[It's not that it's busy, it's ......]

My expression suddenly darkened, and my tone deepened.

[What's wrong, lord? 】

[You may not know it, but just this afternoon at dinner, I received a message from the Shinsengumi from Azuchi Castle...... Niwa Nagahide-sama has passed away......]