"Lord, it's better to agree first, and then slowly delay the time." Sokatsu Yoshida gave an idea.

"No, it can be delayed for a while, but it can't be delayed for a lifetime, for a long time, not only will General Yihui not be able to explain, but the lord will soon learn about this matter, which is even worse." Hosokawa Nobumoto denied it without even thinking about it.

"Then follow General Yihui's order and go to Shangluo, anyway, General Yihui is also the lord of the main hall, there is nothing non-compliant about this." Yoshida Munegui said what he thought in his heart, and he still very much agreed with the shogunate government.

Hosokawa Nobumoto frowned, he didn't like his subordinates to cross him and obey the command of others, even if it was his own lord, he knew that Oda Nobunaga was the same, so this was definitely a dead end.

"I'm afraid this won't work, at that time, the lord was matched to the Oda family, but after the approval of General Yoshiki, this is also a tacit understanding reached with the main hall. Now that he has been suddenly summoned, he will lose his trust in the main hall, even if the lord is the sister-in-law of the main hall, I am afraid that there will never be a day to come out in the future. Honda Masanobu voiced his objections on behalf of Hosokawa Nobumoto.

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, so what's the matter?" Mikoda Masaharu is out of line, he can do it militarily, but his strategy is still slightly worse.

"In this case, first agree to General Yihui's order, and I will go to the lord to find out, and let the Nether Iron Rider follow me. In addition, let Nakajima Akinobu in Kyoto find out who is stumbling me behind my back, and I must kill him. Hosokawa Nobumoto gritted his teeth and ordered, this person is really hateful, and he is dead.

In the castle tower of Kiyoshu Castle, Oda Nobunaga lazily looked at Hosokawa Nobumoto who was prostrate on the ground.

"Oh? So, you decided to go to Shangluo? Oda Nobunaga asked suspiciously, wondering why Hosokawa Nobumoto was in a hurry to go to Kyoto.

"Oh, it's such a lord, this time the barrel narrows the victory, to get the rebel head of Imagawa Yoshimoto, the subordinates think that General Yoshiki should be very happy. It's better to take this opportunity to win over the position of Owari guardian for the lord, wouldn't it show the authority of the lord even more? Hosokawa Nobumoto's face was not red, his heart was not beating, and he said in a serious manner.

"Isn't the position of guardian only for the Ashikaga kinship?" Oda Nobunaga was taken aback, if he could get the guardian position, he would have got it when he went last time, and it was impossible for General Yoshiteru to tell him last time.

"Try it, the so-called time and time, the plan is in the people, and the success is in the sky." Hosokawa Nobumoto is actually just a pretense, so he doesn't care if he can succeed or not, and he doesn't guarantee the ticket.

"Haha! Good! What a planner in person! In that case, you can go, there's nothing wrong with the territory, right? "Oda Nobunaga likes to play with challenges the most, and if he can be protected, it will be a good one.

"Back to the lord, the territory is being renovated, the original Dagao Castle was demolished and rebuilt, named Devon City, and the castle town has only opened some snacks, and it will never compete with Tsushima and Atsuta." Hosokawa Nobumoto knew what Oda Nobunaga wanted to hear.

"Well, that's good. Devon City, Devon, what a name. Is there a moral to it? Oda Nobunaga tasted it.

"Huh?" Hosokawa Nobumoto didn't expect to have such a question, and at that time he only considered himself when choosing a name, so he had to bite the bullet and say: "Taken from the kindness of the lord, Wen ~~ Wen ~~"

"Okay, isn't it just a name, it doesn't matter. Besides, I think the moral you said is also very appropriate, only if your Hosokawa family continues to make meritorious contributions and work together with other families in this family, can you create the glory of my Oda family, isn't it? Oda Nobunaga was in a good mood when he saw Hosokawa Nobumoto who asked him once.

Hosokawa Nobumoto, who left Kiyoshu Castle, was also in a good mood, and first avoided this unwarranted disaster for the time being, and then saw how Kyoto dealt with General Yoshiki.

"Hey~~ I'm easy, I'm easy." Hosokawa Nobumoto rode on a horse, toiling along the way, and it seemed that he was about to reach Kyoto. Moreover, he found that Oda Nobunaga seemed to pay special attention to him, and he had long known about the plans of Devon Castle, so in order to avoid leaking the news, he only led a hundred Nether Iron Horsemen to Kyoto.

At that time, when he passed by the Guanyin Temple City, he only hastily met his uncle Rokkaku Yixian and left, but when he left, he took a special person, his eight-year-old brother.

"You go and meet your father, I'll go and meet General Yoshiki first, and I'll be over in a while." Hosokawa Nobumoto urged him to step forward and went straight to Nijo Castle, the general's palace.

"Hmmm! is worthy of Yu's favorite person, and he is really loyal...... "Ashikaga Yoshiki was dressed in black court clothes, holding a folding fan, wearing a black black hat, and praised Hosokawa Nobumoto word by word.

"I went back to the palace and received an order in the next place, and immediately led all my troops to listen to the training...... "I finally listened to General Yoshiki's training, and reported on the battle of Tsubashima, stopped Imagawa Yoshimoto's ambitions, and came to a few words of loyalty for Oda Nobunaga at the right time.

"Well, I've heard about this, and I have nothing else to do with recruiting you this time. One is that I haven't seen him for a long time, and I miss it very much; Second, Yu felt that swordsmanship was gradually entering a bottleneck, and he wanted to recruit Master Shangquan to come alone, but I was afraid that you would mind. So, hehe, just come together, and just reward you for the exploration trade you paid a year ago. Say, what reward do you want? Ashikaga Yoshiki said unhurriedly.

[Hmph! Miss me, and specially issued an edict. Want to recruit Izumi Xiugang, afraid that I will mind? Why aren't you afraid of Oda Nobunaga Sukeke, who summoned me? Although Hosokawa Nobumoto thought so, he had to answer respectfully on the surface, "This is all due diligence." He knew that since he had financed General Yoshiki with money behind his back, General Yoshiki's confidence had begun to swell, and his desire to control had become stronger and stronger.

"Okay, I can't let you come for nothing, let's say, as long as it's reasonable, Yu will agree." It seems that General Yoshiki is determined to reward Hosokawa Nobumoto, which can also demonstrate his authority.

"Xie Gongfang, I just want to pray for the post of Owari guardian for the lord." Hosokawa Nobumoto thought for a moment and then spoke.

"Guard? Yu remembers that he was just given the position of Owari guardian last year, and he was not satisfied so quickly? Yu still remembers saying at the time that this guardian position is not allowed by the Ashikaga family. Ashikaga Yoshiki frowned and said with a displeased face.

"Does the Imperial Palace know why the shogunate has not been able to regain its authority for a long time?" When Hosokawa Nobumoto saw it, he didn't dare to say it directly, and the words changed.

"Oh, why is that?" When Ashikaga Yoshiteru heard this, he immediately became interested.

"Due to the lack of foreign aid, we cannot support it..."Hosokawa Nobumoto gave General Yoshiki a detailed analysis of the current situation.