Seeing Oda Nobunaga's expression, Hosokawa Nobunaga was shocked, and Oda Nobunaga also thought that he was still attached to the shogunate and missed the old master, this is a very dangerous signal, and he must dispel this idea!

So Hosokawa Nobumoto hurriedly bowed and explained: "Lord! His Majesty is also dedicated to my Oda family, so I have this suggestion, and I hope that the lord can let His Majesty finish his words. ”

"Hmm!" Oda Nobunaga snorted and stared at Hosokawa Nobumoto below.

Forced by Oda Nobunaga's powerful aura, Hosokawa Nobumoto first eased his mind and said, "May I ask my lord, what is your ambition?" He decided to take the initiative first.

"Huh? Ambition? Being asked such a sudden question, Oda Nobunaga began to ponder, is it a unified Owari? No! He's done it. Is it whale swallowing Mino? No! Mino is already at your fingertips. So...

As Oda Nobunaga pondered, his eyes became sharper and his mind became more and more active.

Hosokawa Nobumoto, who was observing the words, saw that the heat was almost over, and he didn't continue to ask about this topic, because everything was in plain sight, so he spoke again: "Before the minister came here, I first went to Hosokawa Fujitaka to inquire about the situation, and here, I will report to you first." ”

"Master Jueqing is now a guest at the Rokkaku family since he successfully got out of trouble, and the reason why he will interfere in the affairs of the family this time is because the Rokkaku family knows the news of the alliance between the family and the Asai family. The so-called lips and teeth depend on each other, so his Roxagonal family will definitely support each other with the Saito family in an attempt to preserve the family business, so he instigated Master Jueqing to mediate. ”

"This master Kakukei is also the younger brother of Shogun Yoshiki, and according to his family personality, he is the most likely to succeed to the position of shogun. And now he needs a strong daimyo to support him and help him regain the position of general, which is why he is so enthusiastic to mix in the affairs of various families. ”

"In other words, supporting Master Jueqing now is equivalent to voting for him to run for general?" Niwa Nagahide was the first to react.

"Exactly! Now is the time to take sides, who will be the next general? So, now it's the betting stage! Hosokawa Nobumoto nodded in approval.

In this way, the most likely to succeed the shogun at present are the younger brothers of General Yoshiki's own family, Kakukei and Zhou Song, the younger brother of General Yoshiharu, and Ashikaga Yoshiwei, who is known as the "Jie Gongfang". Niwa Nagahide pondered for a moment and said three names.

"Yes, but now Master Zhou Song has also been killed by the Miyoshi family, and Ashikaga Yoshimi is controlled by the Miyoshi family~~" Hosokawa Nobugen analyzed the information carefully, and now the situation is very transparent.

"Damn! Doesn't this mean that the family can only choose Master Jueqing! Shibata Katsuya also understood now, and when he thought that Jueqing would be the general in the future, he didn't dare to make a mistake.

"But do you want to give up this great opportunity in front of you?" Sen Kecheng also said on the side, because of this merit, he was promoted to the rank of general, and let him settle in Jinshan City in Higashiminon, and even the powerful wealthy clan Higashimino who had just surrendered belonged to him.

Even Kinoshita Toyoshiro, who is hot-eyed in the back, has now been promoted to a general, but now he is not an important minister and has no right to speak.

As for the defense of Kajida Castle, Tadayasu, the son of Tadano Sato, was killed in battle, so Oda Nobunaga made Toshiharu Saito the adopted son of Tadano Sato and succeeded the Sato family.

"No, this family might as well give Master Jueqing a face this time and agree to negotiate peace, so that the family can also digest the newly acquired territory. As for the future, if the Saito family betrays the alliance, they won't be able to complain about us. Hosokawa Nobumoto finally bent the brains of this group of guys.

"Huh? Betrayal? How could the Saito family betray the alliance? He should wish for peace, right? "Shibata Katsuya is obviously not good at these twists and turns.

"Let's take one step at a time, who knows what will happen in the future, even if the Saito family is unwilling, we can create conditions for him to be willing." What do you say, my lord? Hosokawa Nobumoto said nonchalantly, and then asked Oda Nobunaga respectfully.

"Haha! Good! In that case, let's reply to Jueqing like this. Oda Nobunaga didn't drag his feet, he recognized one thing clearly, and he was able to make a decision quickly.

"Also, Rokuro, do you want to invite Master Jueqing to my house? Is it good for his family to support him to compete for the position of general? Oda Nobunaga is now already thinking about the next step in his development.

"My lord, this subordinate can be manipulated secretly to ensure that Master Jueqing will gladly come to his family." Hosokawa Nobumoto agreed to this task in one bite, he knew that Kakukei would definitely come to Oda's house in the future, which was simply a bargain for nothing.

Soon, under the mediation of Kakukei, the Oda family and the Saito family reached a rapprochement, and agreed to a no-war pact of non-aggression for three years, and finally half of the Mino Province went into the pockets of the Oda family.

Hosokawa Nobumoto, who had returned home, also gathered his retainers to discuss the Hosokawa family's future development policy.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now that the general trend of the United States has been decided, I believe that it will not be long before the lord will realize the unity of the Onong, and this time I called everyone to discuss the future development policy of the family."

Hosokawa Nobumoto on the main seat said slowly, his current geographical location is not good, although he controls the commerce and trade of Ise Bay, but no matter how rich he is these years, he can't compare to military merit, and he is now in an embarrassing situation of having money and no soldiers.

"Huh? Does the lord mean that the main hall can continue to expand its territory in the next step? The careful-hearted Honda Masanobu asked, otherwise they were all one, why would the lord still ask about the development policy?

"Exactly! In the future, due to the significant expansion of the main family's territory, the direction of the strategy will definitely be distributed nearby, and it is rare to gather together and participate in the strategy as it is now. Hosokawa Nobumoto nodded, and said the era of great development of the Oda family in the future.

"Huh? Could it be that it is the banner of the front army? Sanada Masayuki was taken aback, but the general direction he guessed was correct, the Oda family would use the legion system in the future, and the power was much larger than the old version of the banner.

"It can be said that even the power will be much greater than the flag head, because I have a hunch that the main family will soon implement the standing standing, and I am afraid that at that time there will be the right to attack independently." As soon as Hosokawa Nobumoto said this, there was a lot of discussion below, like a fried pot.

"What? Attacking autonomously? ”

"OMG!"

"Lord, doesn't this also mean that the great development of the family is coming." As soon as Honda Masatin finished speaking, all the retainers were suddenly silent, their faces showed joy, and they couldn't hold back their excitement in their hearts, which means that the great era of their fame and meritorious service is coming.