......, not only did Vietnam and China replenish the country, but he still had a territory of one million stones, but the core of the Hokuriku Legion ———— three people in Fuzhong were all killed in battle, and it was easy for thousands of troops to get a general, and the Hokuriku Legion was facing the problem of talent shortage for a considerable period of time. And the monkey he looked down on at the beginning, counting this reward, he already has a total of one million stone territories in five countries, and he is about to catch up with him...... How could he be willing?!

187

"Chang'an, are you sure that person must be under Kiso Yoshimasa."

"My lord, it's true," Akechi Chang'an's expression was even more excited than mine, "That person is called Kutaro Sano, and I saw him when I was still working under Takeda Shingenko!" ”

I almost forgot that this guy had been under Takeda Shingen before.

"Kiso Yoshimasa's envoy has appeared to us, who are the enemies of his lord Takeda Katsuyori...... Chang'an, tell me, what does this mean? ”

"Do you need to talk about it?!!!" Wise Chang'an slapped his thigh, and his appearance was even more excited than eating three kilograms of Brother Wei, "Kiso Yoshimasa is Takeda Shingen's son-in-law, Takeda Katsuyori's brother-in-law, and even he came to contact us, so it can be seen that the Takeda family is not far from falling apart!" ”

"Well, you have a point," it looks like another historical event is about to happen, but this time, I'm ......

"Alas......"

"Lord, you are ......" Wise Chang'an felt strange at my sudden sadness for no reason, but what a smart person he was, he immediately guessed it, "The lord is really kind-hearted, even if the other party is the sworn enemy of His Royal Highness the Right Mansion, the Takeda family, the lord will also regret his bad luck, but the lord doesn't have to be like this, since the death of Xin Xuangong, the Takeda family is no longer the Takeda family......"

"Huh? How do you know that I'm sorry because of Takeda Shingenko? ”

"Hehe, who in the world doesn't know the prestige of Xuangong? Besides, when Shingenko defeated Major General Tokugawa in Mikatahara, the whole country was shaken, and he was only one step away from taking the world...... Look at the current Takeda Katsuyori, where can you still find the shadow of Shin Xuan Gong back then? Don't say it's the lord, it's like a person who climbs a mountain and is about to reach the top, but because a rock on the mountain suddenly breaks off and falls innocently to the bottom...... I'm afraid that even His Royal Highness the Right Mansion and Lord Tokugawa have a trace of regret in their hearts. ”

That's right, although I love Uesugi Kenshin more than Takeda Shingen, but now when I see that the Takeda family, which even Uesugi Kenshin couldn't defeat at the beginning, is about to perish right under my nose......

At this time, Wise Chang'an said: "I also followed Shin Xuan Gong out of Suruga at the beginning, at that time, our army could fight wherever it wanted, and then look at the present...... The lord asks for forgiveness, although Xin Xuangong expelled me from Jiafei at the beginning, he is still my most beloved person, and I feel very distressed when I think that the foundation of his life will be ruined like this......"

As he spoke, he even shed tears.

"Okay, Chang'an, how old are you still crying, hurry up and wipe it...... With a retainer like you who values love and righteousness and doesn't reuse it, I think I believe that Xuangong must regret it in the spirit of heaven......" I comforted Wise Chang'an on my lips, but I slandered in my heart: You guy is too good at pretending!

If this guy hadn't been so excited a few minutes ago, I'm afraid I'd have believed his tears by now, but unfortunately the two very different reactions of this guy in a matter of minutes only made me think of one word:

Die to shame!

"By the way, Chang'an, I have a very important task for you."

"My lord, please command, this time my family is very likely to participate in the Takeda Crusade, Chang'an, although it is a pity that I can't take you back to Koshu, but ...... This time, you stayed in to raise food for your family...... 500,000 stones! ”

"Ah...... Lord, the family's food reserves are still abundant, so there is no need to ......"

"In addition, from now until May, you and your subordinates, in Tanba and Tango, collect a year's tax from all the wealthy families there, and I will send Daozuo near Qingxing-sama as your backing...... Well, by the way, the same is true of Shiga County, where Sakamoto Castle is located! ”

"Lord ......" Wise Chang'an asked with a bitter face: "Why is it suddenly raising grain and forcibly collecting taxes?" Is it the Lord that you are going to build some big project...... Or (he whispered) Is the Lord of the Right Mansion going to move his family away? ”

I want to explain here, if the daimyo wants to move the seal, then basically he will do one thing: loot his old territory———— anyway, this will not be his own territory in the future, and there will be no chance if he doesn't make a profit, as for whether there will be a riot because of this, hum, that's the new lord's business......

The most famous person in history who did this is Uesugi Keikatsu. Before he was transferred to Aizu by the monkey, he didn't have a dime left after Echigo, and as a result, the new lord Hori Hideji was so poor that he had no money to spend, and the monkey was still alive and took care of the Uesugi family, Hori Hideji could only swallow his anger, and when the monkey died, the old turtle took the throne, and Hori Hideji saw that the opportunity had come, so he brought up the old matter again, and said to the turtle that Uesugi Keikatsu used all the money for forced requisition to expand the armament, which just gave the turtle a reason to crusade against the Uesugi family......

"You don't need to care so much, just do what I say, if there's nothing to do, go down, I'm going to sleep......"

By the time we met Oda Nobunaga, it was already five days later.

Even the monkeys, Shibata Katsuie, Sakuma Nobumori (according to the development of history, this gentleman should have been exiled by now), and Takigawa Kazuyi, the commanders who fought in the field were called back, so it can be seen that this time, something really is going to happen!

"Hahaha......"

Oda Nobunaga's wild laughter, which is usually very easy to hear, once again made all of us sitting in the Azuchi Castle assessment room feel that our ears are tormented.

"I have sent Kiso Yoshimasa's envoy Kutaro Sano back to Kiso Valley, and in a few days, he will send his younger brother, hahahaha...... When the time comes, let's all come and meet the descendants of the 'Rising Sun General' Gen Yoshinaka! ”

It's true that the Shinano Kiso clan was a tributary of the Seiwa Genji, but was their branch really a descendant of Minamoto Yoshinaka? With all due respect, I have never heard of such a family in Shinano during the entire Kamakura period, and they are a group of people who have only been recorded in the history books since the Muromachi period, and who knows where they came from in the past?!

"Even Kiso Yoshimasa has rebelled, it seems that this time the Takeda family is really done!"

"Great!"

"Don't miss the opportunity! Hurry up and send troops! ”

In the warm cheers of the big family, the monkey said calmly: "It's better for the lord to think carefully, although Mu Yoshimasa and Takeda Katsuyori have always been at odds, the two are relatives after all, and over the years, the two have not had much contradiction, besides, there is a ...... of Kiso Yoshimasa's family in the city of Hesitation."

"Monkey! I don't like to hear that! ”

"The Lord forgives sins!"

"Kiso Yoshimasa was one of the four great generals of Shinano that year, and he only had to surrender because of Takeda Shingen's soldiers, do you think he really surrendered to the Takeda family? Besides, Takeda Katsuyori levied heavy taxes on the Kiso Valley in order to build a new castle, and the two of them had long since separated from each other...... However, what you said may not be unreasonable, the authenticity of Kiso Yoshimasa's surrender to me has yet to be verified, and I will wait for his brother to come, but monkey, let me tell you, even if there is no surrender of Kiso Yoshimasa, this time I will attack the Takeda family! ”

"Fujiyoshiro is willing to serve the dogs and horses!"

"No need, I can't bring all the soldiers and horses to Kanto, in this case, the surrounding miscellaneous things will make a fuss, so monkey, I will hand over the control of Misaku and Bichu to you, you go and deal with the Maori family with peace of mind!"

"Yes! Fujiyoshiro will definitely live up to the trust! ”

The monkey was overjoyed, and although he couldn't participate in the Kanto Raiders, he couldn't help but be happy about getting two more countries.

"Humph!" Shibata Katsuie's face turned blue. He cursed at the monkey without moving his throat, and although he didn't make a sound, I could tell from the shape of his mouth that it meant: dog thing! What the hell!! (Ah, could it be that Shibata Katsuya once lived in Liaodong, China, and the Northeast is so good?) ）

After the Battle of the Kurigara Valley, the Shibata Katsuya's status in the Oda clan had declined dramatically, and not only did they lose the Etsuchu Kingdom...... Territory is a trivial matter, even without Echichu, Echizen, Kaga plus Noto, his territory still exceeds one million koku, which is still the most among the important ministers of the Oda family.

However, the core of the Hokuriku Legion, the three people in Fuchu, were all killed this time, and it was difficult to find a general in the thousands of troops, and the territory could be recaptured if it was lost, but once the experienced and familiar generals of the battle formation died, it would be difficult to replenish it, and it would take a lot of time. Therefore, the Hokuriku Army was not able to rise in prestige for a short time.

The stinky monkey who has been despised by himself in the past, if he lays down the beautiful work and Beizhong, plus the land he has before, then he will also become a big name of a million stones, when he is frustrated, this guy is soaring, really TMD people are unwilling!

"Kwon Six!" I don't know if I saw Shibata Katsuie's thoughts, Oda Nobunaga called his name.

"The minister is here!"

"You've been in Hokuriku for so long, I'm afraid you're already panicking, this time you're sending troops from Hida to attack Kita-Shinano! Most of Beixin Younong is mountainous, and the road is more difficult to walk, so you can go as far as you can, and after the deed, I will be rewarded! ”

"Yes!" It wasn't clear what the lord was going to reward him, so Shibata Katsuie's voice didn't show the slightest excitement.

"Lieutenant General! This time, you will lead 30,000 horses to go to Higashi Mino and attack Minami Shinano! ”

Gifu Lieutenant General Oda Nobutada said: "I see! ”

"Do you know why I'm letting you take the Higashiyama Road?"

"Know! The one who guards Minami Shinano is Takeda Shingen's son Nishina Morinobu, father, although rest assured, your son will definitely not lose to Takeda Shingen's son! ”

"Well, it's good that you know!" Oda Nobunaga nodded in satisfaction (to be honest, I doubt this was a conversation that the father and son had rehearsed in advance) and turned back to Niwa Nagahide.

"Gorouzuo, this time Nobutyaka's departure is also going to go on the expedition, so will be handed over to you to stay behind."

"Yes!"

"Hikoemon! This time you're the pioneer......"

I listened to Oda Nobunaga's orders, but I didn't say anything, let alone take the initiative to take on any tasks.

Since my father's retirement, there has been much less room for Akechi to speak in the Oda family, and it was only then that I realized how difficult and hard it was for my father to desperately maintain the "dignity of the family". Although I was still on the list of important ministers because of the vast territory I held, I was actually ranked last on the list of "Oda Four Heavenly Kings", and even Ikeda Nobuti and Takigawa Kazuyi, two guys who often "played tricks" everywhere, were almost ahead of me.

However, in the eyes of outsiders, there is nothing wrong with this, I am still very young, and there is time to catch up.

When I think of this, I also become cheerful.

That's right, I'm still young, I have the time and energy to fight, what is Shibata Katsuie? What is a monkey? What is Tokugawa Ieyasu? I am younger than all of them, my regiment is no weaker than anyone, my ......

While I was thinking nonsense, my dear father-in-law called me by name.

"Kogoro!"

"In!" I muttered to myself:

Hey? Is there anything else I can't do here? …… No, in this battle in history, Akechi Mitsuhide was a soy sauce fighter, and he was beaten inexplicably, and now his position is taken by me, and the person who won't be beaten will also be taken by me...... Don't don't, don't! I'm still not going to do it......

"This time, I will ask Major General Tokugawa to send troops to attack Suruga in response to our army, but I am worried that he will not be able to eat Suruga alone, so I ...... You lead your men to help him, and after the fall of Suruga, the two of you go north together to attack Kai...... The first time you go out as a family governor, let me give you a little advice, first of all, don't bring too many people, 10,000 people are good, too much will be easy to take over the guests, causing the displeasure of the Tokugawa family, secondly, you used to fight under the command of the Ten Guards, and if something goes wrong, the Ten Guards will help you cover, but this time, ...... (The voice suddenly becomes stern) You have to take all the responsibility yourself! ”

"Yes!!"

"We are not outsiders to Major General Tokugawa, so if you have any problems, you can go and ask him for advice, of course...... You are my son-in-law, almost equivalent to my son, I, as a father, tell you, don't disgrace me in front of outsiders! ”

"Yes!"

To be honest, even if you dare to treat me as a son, I don't dare to treat you as a father......

When I left the assessment room, Oda Nobutada, the "eldest brother", patted me on the shoulder and said, "You are the first one besides me to get my father's personal guidance............

"Benevolence, peace of heart," I said to my two daughters as I spoke to dinner, "this time my father is going to the East to meet your grandfather." ”

"Grandpa?"

The two daughters looked at each other, obviously not quite understanding what I was saying, and finally Renli asked me, "Father, isn't Grandpa in the castle on the other side of the lake?" Why in the East? ”

"Father, what is the East? Is it also a castle? ”

"Hahahahaha...... "The two of them didn't understand anything, which made me feel unusually happy, "The east is not a castle, but the direction in which the sun rises every day, and the grandfather I am talking about is not the grandfather on the other side of the lake, but the grandfather of Sanhe, that is, your original grandfather." ”

"Apparently grandpa? I can't remember ...... "heart and scratching head."

"Is that the chubby grandfather?" Renli had some impressions of Tokugawa Ieyasu.

"Well, that's him."

"That grandfather was very kind, but for some reason, the original father was very afraid of him, but grandpa was very good to us."

The original father? When I think of Tokugawa Nobuyasu, I suddenly feel a little sorry for these two children...... It may be that there is no relationship between my biological daughters, and I love my two adopted daughters very much, which makes Kahime a little dissatisfied, she thinks that I care less about Takechiyo like this...... In fact, it is true that my affection for this related son is not as strong as that of my two foreign daughters, and I do not know the reason for this.

"You ...... Do you want to meet your mother? "I think I'm going to pass through Owari on the way back to Tomo, so why don't you let these two children meet Tokuki.

"Don't want to ......"

I was amazed by their answers.

But come to think of it, they've lived with me for three or four years, and they've almost forgotten about the past.

"Ah Xiang, this time the lord mobilized troops, it can be said that it is inevitable for Kanto, but this battle is unlikely to last...... I may be able to come back and celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival with you. ”

"Really?" Kahime was a little skeptical of my words, "This time our enemy is the Takeda family...... By the way, in the past few days, Chang'an and other authorities have imposed taxes in Sakamoto City, making a lot of trouble, and many people have sued me, my lord, what the hell is going on? ”

"Hahaha to hahaha...... You'll find out after all. ”……

In March, I led 10,000 officers and soldiers to Tokugawa Ieyasu's domain.

Because I don't know what my mission is, and whether there will be a big battle to fight...... I originally planned to bring out all the veterans in the family, but then I thought about it, I would just serve as Tokugawa Ieyasu's "deputy general", what kind of fierce battles I encountered, there were powerful Mikawa samurai on top, what kind of excitement did I make as an outsider?

So I just planned to take a few "trash fish" to go through the motions.

But in this way, many people in the family quit, especially those cutting-edge generals who had not participated in the Battle of Nagashino, who admired Takeda Shingen, and dreamed of fighting the Takeda army.

Okay, well, since you "turtles" have to go to see the world, then I will fulfill you!

So in the sequence of the army, there are more names of Maeda Keiji, Hosokawa Tadashi and others.

I would like to go directly to Toe to visit Tokugawa Ieyasu.

I have the impression that Enoe is also a fertile place, and when Imagawa Yoshimoto ruled here, there was a saying in Tokaido: Mikawa people go to war, Enoe people go to farm, and Suruga people do business.

In other words, the people of Mikawa were strong, Suruga's commerce was developed, and the land of Togae was suitable for farming.

However, because this place has been at the forefront of the confrontation between Tokugawa Ieyasu and Takeda Katsuyori for many years (the Takeda family's forces only withdrew from Togae last year), and because Lake Hamana flooded from time to time and washed away farmland, Tokugawa Ieyasu simply did not care about the internal affairs here, and allowed it to develop freely, and devoted all his energy to the military, so the development of Enoe not only could not catch up with Suruga, but also could not be compared with Mikawa.

Because this was someone else's territory, when we entered Tokugawa Ieyasu's territory, out of respect for the host, the whole army kept a low profile.

The people of Mikawa are curious about our foreign army, after all, the last time a foreign army entered Mikawa, it was back to the Battle of Nagashino, which was also seven or eight years ago.

I didn't plan to stop at Mikawa and go directly to Hamatsu in Enoe to meet with Tokugawa Ieyasu, but when I walked to Yoshida Castle, I got the news that Tokugawa Ieyasu had arrived in Okazaki.

That's right, if you want to entertain guests, Hamarime is absolutely not good, it's not so much a castle as a remote military camp, I really admire Tokugawa Ieyasu's endurance, and if I were replaced, I would definitely not be able to live in such a ghost place.

Actually, Okazaki is not much better, but there are still decent castle towns.

Tokugawa Ieyasu hosted a banquet for us in the city.

"His Royal Highness Major General Tokugawa, come! I toast you! ”

"Haha, Your Highness Wise, you are too polite, the wine of Sanhe has no taste, please bear with me."

"Where, I haven't seen you for a few years, Sanhe is getting richer and richer, all of this is the credit of His Royal Highness the Major General......" At this, my heart sank violently.

How many years no see? A few years ago...... What did you do here a few years ago...... How can someone who is so big be so unable to speak?!

I stole a glance at Tokugawa Ieyasu, but found that the other party's expression had not changed at all.

This old guy was obviously very sad when his son committed suicide last time, and now I accidentally opened his scar, but he acted like no one...... It's definitely not that he doesn't love his son, he just ...... It has become accustomed to dealing with everyone with a hypocritical expression.

But the retainers of the Tokugawa family are not so calm, Ishikawa Shumasa, Sakai Tadaji, Honda and other old ministers can still stay calm, but the new generation is not so restrained Honda Tadakatsu and Ii Naomasa are already obviously angry, Sakakiwara Yasumasa's body is trembling, they are all like this, let alone others, I think if Tokugawa Ieyasu is not here, they will definitely scold and even wave knives at us, the group of "Oda Nobunaga's dogs".

"Yes, in just a few years, everything has become very fast," just when I was embarrassed, Tokugawa Ieyasu was very "understanding" to help solve the siege, "Akechi-sama is now a big country, which really makes me envious." ”

"I'm ashamed, it's just that I took advantage of my father's favor, and I actually don't have the merit of size, right......" I think it's better to change the topic quickly, "This is the first time I have fought against the Takeda family, and I am inexperienced, so I still have to rely on His Royal Highness the Major General." ”

"Hahahaha...... I haven't seen you for so long, Your Highness Wise, you are still so modest, this is a cultured and cultivated person, how can we be compared with the farmers in the countryside? …… Hahaha, let's talk about the war when we have a meeting, and now let's drink first...... Come, this time I salute you! ”

In the end, it was Tokugawa Ieyasu who quietly took away the right to speak.

"You're welcome......

Honda Gundam ...... Oh no, Tadashi Honda stared at the man sitting across from him.

"This sir, you look familiar, can you tell me your name?"

"In the next Bucai, you are the same clan as Lord Zhongsheng......"

Before Honda Masashi finished speaking, Honda Tadashi interrupted him coldly: "Sure enough, it's you!" Yahachiro! You even have the face to come back?! ”

At the time of Mikawa's rebellion, the Honda clan was divided, and many people joined the rebels, and Honda Masanobu was one of them, and after the defeat, he left Mikawa and wandered around, and met me more than ten years later.

After Tokugawa Ieyasu put down the rebellion, in line with the principle of uniting the family, not only did he not hold the rebels accountable, but instead expressed his willingness to re-recruit them (the amount of equipment is not ordinary!). I can't do that! He was a retainer, but Honda Masanobu never returned.

Originally, if you want to be a ronin, you can do it, and the people in our family don't force you.

But it wasn't long before they heard that he had been activated by outsiders......

All right! He covets the glory and wealth of Kyoto, so he doesn't want to go back to the countryside like us! This damned traitor! Don't work for the people of Mikawa, but go to be a dog slave for outsiders! Shameful! Hateful! Damn it!

That's what the closed-minded, old-fashioned Honda people think.

Although the Honda people keep saying "family", in fact, Honda Masanobu is only the bottom of the family, and his status is underground, otherwise he would not be inferior to the Okubo family to be a hawker.

"Oh, I haven't done anything bad, I've always been a human being......"

When I heard Honda Masanobu call himself "duty", I laughed in my heart, this guy is actually worse than anyone else.

"Humph! Duty! You shameless fellow! Don't you know what bad things you did in the first place?! ”

The atmosphere in the banquet has long been disturbed by Honda Tadashikatsu, but Honda Masanobu still has no change in his face.

He pretended to think for a while, and then said: "After I left Sanhe, I did a lot of things, farming, helping helpers, doing small business, etc., after all, the family's livelihood depends on me alone...... Alas, everyone is a high samurai, who can understand the sadness and pain of how many people I have to nod to in order to earn a meal...... But. At any time, I have never given up the principle of being a human being, I have never stolen, I have never cheated, I have never joined the bandits, I have done the murder and arson, robbery, and robbery, after becoming a samurai of the wise family, I have never embezzled public funds, nor sold the information of the main family to outsiders, whether as a ronin or as a samurai, I have a clear conscience......"

I nodded as I listened.

Well, this guy is indeed a good official, I didn't expect this guy to have such an impassioned side...... Wrong wrong! One yard to one yard, this guy doesn't know how many unsightly things he has done behind my back? But don't take him lightly.

"So, I've never done anything bad, and your words couldn't be more wrong."

Honda Tadakatsu's face had already slowed down, but when he heard the last sentence "big mistake", his muscles were exposed again.

The people of Trois-Rivières are stubborn, stoic, simple, and at the same time ...... Also stupid!

"Isn't it a sin that you've participated in a long time?!" Honda Tadakatsu shouted loudly, completely ignoring his side, and many Tokugawa retainers had already changed their faces.

"Oh, was it a big offense to be a part of that incident?" Honda Masanobu asked with a pretended to be very naïve.

Tokugawa Ieyasu secretly screamed "not good" in his heart, and I could see from Honda Masanobu's expression that this guy was going to calculate people again————

Sure enough, Honda Tadakatsu, who was completely enraged by Honda Masanobu, scolded: "This dog thief who betrayed the lord and participated in the rebellion! Done such a big rebellious thing......"

"Heihachi! Keep your dog mouth shut!! Tokugawa Ieyasu finally couldn't help it, "From now on, you dare to say one more word to me!! ”

With Tokugawa Ieyasu's order, Honda Tadakatsu could only stop, he sat down angrily, poured himself a glass of wine, and drank it in a huff.

Honda Masanobu still looked calm, as if nothing had happened just now.

The Tokugawa retainers were all blue-faced, and they looked at Tokugawa Ieyasu and Honda Tadakatsu, their eyes were complicated.

Who were the people who participated in the Three Rivers Championship back then? I'm going to give you a list.

Led by Yoshiaki Kira, the chief general of Tojo Castle, and Sakai Shogun of Ueno Castle, there were about 700 people, including Arakawa Kai of Kinoji, Matsudaira Masahisa of Okusa, Masuke Adachi, Onichichiro, Shiro Torii Saemon, and Kingoro Tong. In addition to Otsu Hanemon and Inuzuka Jinzaemon, there were about 150 people from Ishikawa, Kato, Nakajima, and Honda.

In the center of the outbreak of turmoil, Kamiyajiji Temple, led by Kurajidaira Uemon, Ota Yadaifu, and Toyarokuro, Kato Mutenosuke, Torii Mataemon, and Yada Sakujuro all had a relationship with the Matsudaira family. In the main temple of Toro, there are more than 10 people from the Ohashi Denjuro and Ishikawa Hanzaburo clans, as well as about 140 people such as Omi Fujirokuro, Honda Shishichiro (also from Honda's clan), Naruse Shinzo, and Yamamoto Saizo. In addition to the Beehouse Hannojo, Watanabe Hanzo, and Kato Jiro Saemon clans, there are about 150 people in Katsuryo Temple, including Shinjuro Asaoka, Heishiro Kuseki, and Dr. Kensuke. Combined with the people in various places, the total number of mobs exceeded 3,000.

Because the rebels are all common names, it is not clear who is who, but, from the surname, the genealogy of the retainers Sakai, Honda, and Naruse...... Even Matsudaira's clansmen participated in this rebellion, and it is conceivable how many people were involved, no wonder Tokugawa Ieyasu did not dare to settle accounts after the autumn, this calculation, without outsiders' hands, his family itself was finished.

It can be said that Honda Tadakatsu's words just now touched everyone's scars!