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Although I have been in this world for ten years, I have met all kinds of people from my time.

Not to mention characters like Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who have only been seen in games before.

Artist, tea ceremony, priest, swordsmith, merchant, farmer...... I've met a lot of foreign devils, and I've even established very close relationships with some of them———— for example, the Catholic missionaries who recently came from Italy used all kinds of flattery to me in order to preach in Izumo Province.

But there is one person, for various reasons, I have not met him so far.

Does this person have a big face?

Of course it's big, how big is it?

He is the only man in the whole of Japan who can make Oda Nobunaga make concessions———— of course, who is Oda Nobunaga? Although I am willing to give him face, it is conditional: small things are okay, but big things have to sayno!

Also, once or twice is fine, but if there are too many times, Oda Nobunaga will also be unhappy.

However, this person will not be idle to provoke Oda Nobunaga, who is the sixth day demon king who kills people without blinking.

Although he is a descendant of the gods, he knows that ———— is definitely not the opponent of the demon king without thinking about it!

Well, without further ado, (you've already talked a lot)......

The Royal Palace in Winter.

The place where I am currently is is a very famous tourist spot in the future: Kyoto Imperial Palace!

To be precise, I have already entered the upper hall of the palace———— the Qingliang Palace!

Come to think of it, it's strange that I've been a right-hand general for so long———— that is, the "security officer" who guards the palace, but I've never been to the palace.

But it's not too unacceptable.

For example, the Shibata Katsuie-sama sitting to my left has an official job of repairing Ryo, but I have never seen him repair anything for the Imperial Palace.

The stove and incense in the temple did not make people who were in the winter feel the slightest chill————

On the contrary, everyone, including me, was thrilled.

His Majesty the Emperor...... If I'm not mistaken, his nickname should be "Masakincho", but there is no "Ryugomi Funeral" yet, and the title "Emperor Masakincho" cannot be used in any way.

Today, His Majesty the Emperor will officially canonize Oda Nobunaga as the "Great Shogun of Seiyi" here.

Yes, Oda Nobunaga is finally going to open the shogunate.

Historically, there has been no accurate statement as to why Oda Nobunaga resigned as a general.

Some people say that he is not a descendant of Genji, so he is not qualified enough.

Some say he has no interest in the position of general.

There is another argument that is even more insane:

Oda Nobunaga had already set his eyes on the position of the emperor, how could the little general satisfy him?

The last way to speak...... How do you say it?

I've heard that it's pretty "cool".

After all, Oda Nobunaga is the non-mainstream of the non-mainstream, what crazy thing can't come out?

Maybe they really want to be the second in Heishomon (the only person in Japanese history who wanted to overthrow the emperor and establish himself as emperor, and was later attacked and killed by Fujiwara Hidego).

Alas, it seems that the "revolution" cannot be played too hot, and it is not possible to skip the restrictions of the times.

Just when I was alone there thinking nonsense......

"Your Majesty has arrived~~~~"

The ceremonial officer shouted in a slender voice.

Huh! This voice is really good, brother, have you considered changing careers to become a Noh actor?

The curtain behind the hall was rolled up.

A man dressed in a golden robe stepped out.

He was followed by His Royal Highness Prince Seihito, whom I had met before, and several members of the royal family whom I did not know.

In my previous life, when I was studying in Japan, I had the good fortune to meet Emperor Heisei and his family at a large theme park in Tokyo (of course, I met people, and they didn't see me).

With the issuance of the Human Declaration, the Emperor had relinquished all his power, not even the nominal title of Head of State.

Having said that, when the people in the park recognize this person as "Long live my lord", the excitement is really hard to describe in words.

Because of the guards, everyone did not get too close, but took out their mobile phones to take pictures of Emperor Heisei and his family (photos are allowed, but they cannot be used for various commercial or political purposes).

And Emperor Heisei himself always smiled and waved to everyone, greeting everyone, and did not say a single superfluous word (which is necessary).

Emperor Heisei gave me the impression that he was not like a "king", but like a retired grandfather from a rich family, very peaceful and kind, and I didn't feel a trace of arrogance.

As for the Emperor of Shokincho in front of him, he looks younger, about forty or fifty years old, with fair skin and a luxurious complexion, looking a bit like a scholar———— in fact, the cultural level of the people is really good.

"See His Majesty the Emperor!"

All of them bowed to him.

"Let's get up."

The Emperor said kindly.

The emperor sat on a slightly taller, satin-trimmed tatami mat and watched us all.

In front of it was a wide floor, and more than a dozen ministers were seated on the left and right in robes.

"Mr. Oda, it's been a long time, how are you doing?"

Oda Nobunaga said neither humbly nor arrogantly:

"Thank you, Your Majesty, Nobunaga is all right."

"That's good...... Now it is an eventful autumn, the world is in turmoil, lives are in misery, everything needs Mr. Oda to be the prime minister! ”

"Your Majesty has raised love, and Nobunaga is only doing some insignificant part, and if there is anything useful to Nobunaga, just if you tell it, Nobunaga will do everything he can to achieve it."

"Well, when I heard Mr. Oda say that, I was relieved......"

Before coming back to the Imperial Palace, I wondered how Oda Nobunaga would speak to His Majesty the Emperor.

According to the character of Oda Nobunaga......

I wonder if there will be a drama like "Cao Cao and Emperor Han Xian"?

But now it seems that this is not the case at all.

Oda Nobunaga still has great respect for His Majesty the Emperor, and His Majesty the Emperor has not lost his dignity as the king of a country while being polite to Oda Nobunaga.

The Emperor nodded to the ceremonial officer on the side.

The celebrant took a few steps forward and announced in a dignified manner:

"Oda Saburo Hei Nobunaga (because Oda Nobunaga has given up all his official positions, so he can no longer be called "Oda courtier"), he traveled long distances to Beijing, made countless contributions, felt loyal to the royal family, and was given a royal sword. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Although it was not the first time that Oda Nobunaga had been given a sword, he still made a gesture of gratitude.

One of the ministers lined up on his knees, placed an eight-inch long sword and a pale green silk bag on a low table in front of him, and brought it to Oda Nobunaga, then withdrew.

"Mr. Oda, in the future, the world's little thieves are still waiting for you to eradicate them, please don't let me down."

"Your Majesty, please rest assured."

"So ......"

The Emperor's voice suddenly became much louder, and for the first time I felt that he was the ruler of the country.

"I'll entrust this great task to Mr. Oda!"

The celebrant took out a copy of the decree, stepped forward again, and read it aloud:

"I heard that within the four seas, heroes gathered, and talents were abundant, I was very pleased, and I wanted to collect them in the DPRK and contribute to the country, and Omi Azuchi Castle Lord Oda Saburo Hei Nobunaga was a general of the expedition, and the army was built in the government of the government and the government of the government, and I admired this!"

(It seems that the general of Zhengyi is just a title, it is not a serious official position, and there is no fixed grade, but it is set as the highest military position in various Warring States military games...... Since the Japanese don't mind, then we don't need to be serious)

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

With Oda Nobunaga's thanks, the Oda shogunate was officially established! ……

When I heard that Oda Nobunaga had been made a great general, people rushed to congratulate him.

Oda Nobunaga's first welcome in Kyoto was his best-connected regent in the imperial court, Sekihaku Konoe Maeku.

Lord Guan Bai congratulated: "The world is peaceful, and all the people are uneasy......

How much comfort did Oda Nobunaga's entitlement bring to the common people in the world———— for civilians, it doesn't matter who is the general, but the emergence of a powerful regime represents ......

The hundred-year-long war is finally coming to an end!

There will never be a war again......

No more worrying about your life......

I can finally live with peace of mind......

From the words of Lord Sekihaku, it is not difficult for people to imagine the relief of the world.

Regarding the situation on this day, the wise Kogoro, who was a witness, recorded in his diary-type book "Notes on Unzhou":

Nobunaga led us to meet the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven was deeply moved, and immediately appointed him as the general of the expedition, and asked us to assist him carefully.

The regents, ministers, temples, capital, Osaka, Nara, Sakai, and the nobles of Goki all rushed to congratulate them with gold and silver treasures, which are innumerable. Perform the ...... Present it one by one and pack it carefully. The author's status is lowly, and it is difficult to see the pomp and circumstance at that time......"

Oda Nobunaga's official official title was "Shogun Seiyi, Oxcart Soldiers, and Rite Priest Yanhua Chongrui" was extremely lengthy.

In addition, Oda Nobunaga also has two titles.

One is the Taisei Minister from one another, which means that Oda Nobunaga's new shogunate was not only the power of the samurai, but also had a distinctly public color.

But come to think of it, most of the former shoguns also served as high-ranking ministers, so Oda Nobunaga's behavior is not surprising.

In addition, I estimate that since he will "merge" with the government, it will not only be him, but also those of us who are about to take office in the near future, who will soon be given new official positions.

The other one is more interesting: the Taira Elder!

I remember that in "The Tale of the Taira Clan", Minamoto Yoritomo, who seized the world, planned to establish his position as the "head of the Gen clan" in order to prevent his relatives from rebelling and seizing power.

But Hiromoto Oe, an official of the Kamakura shogunate (ancestor of the Mori family...... It's quite interesting to say, in the shogunate of the Minamoto Yorito, there are the Central Plains Oe clan and the Heike Kita clan...... On the contrary, there are not too many officials from the Genji clan) persuaded him that Pingyuan is all descended from the Empress of Heaven, and the patriarch should be served by the Emperor himself, otherwise there will be some overstepping.

The general felt that it made sense, so he did not become a patriarch, but became an elder instead.

From then on, successive generations of shoguns called themselves Genji elders.

Oda Nobunaga also drew a scoop based on the gourd and became an "elder".

Don't think that it's okay to be sealed up, the above three official positions are not "sesame petty officials", so there must be a thanksgiving ceremony.

Before Oda Nobunaga entered the capital to thank him, the palace guards and female officials cheered and rushed to tell each other, waiting for the arrival of the new general.

It seems that the personality charm of my father-in-law is indeed not small.

Oda Nobunaga and his entourage set out from Honnoji Temple to Nijo Castle on January 21; On the second day, we arrived at the palace, and it was two o'clock.

Early in the morning, the party was dressed and tied, and his cronies Mori Ranmaru stood in front, followed by the retainers on horseback and twenty samurai on foot, followed by the ox cart in which Oda Nobunaga was riding. There were eight horseback attendants on either side of the chariot, and then there were ten samurai on horseback, five daimyo in the sedan chair.

Naturally, these five people were also dressed in court clothes, in order of Tokugawa Ieyasu, Uesugi Keitora, Honganji Xianru (only he wore a robe), Yamana Yaoxi, and Tokawa Zohoku (Miyoshi).

Among these five people, except for Tokugawa Ieyasu and Yamana Yaoxi, the other three are Oda Nobunaga's former mortal enemies.

Needless to say, the Miyoshi family would not have risen without its decline.

Honganji appeared as more diao, and played with Oda Nobunaga for ten years.

Although Uesugi Keitora won the battle, he was more aware of the gap between himself and Oda Nobunaga.

Originally, the old ministers in the family were opposed to peace talks with Oda Nobunaga, but after Oda Nobunaga swept away the Takeda family like thunder in two or three months, they all changed their attitudes.

The significance of the fact that five daimyo with a territory of more than 100,000 koku came here and surrendered to Oda Nobunaga is self-evident.

Moreover, this also illustrates

Oda Nobunaga not only has a sword and a gun, but also a heart.

He does not want to oppose the world, but to accept the world in his hands with a tolerant heart.

What is pursued is a kind of "natural" power.

Arriving at the Imperial Palace, Oda Nobunaga first rested on the long bridge and then went to the Imperial Front under the guidance of the Minister.

At this time, I recorded in "Yunzhou Notes": "...... Our lord (Oda Nobunaga) went to the imperial banquet, and the female officials in the palace and the ministers went out to welcome them, and they all poured wine for adults......"

Oda Nobunaga presented the Son of Heaven with a thousand silver ingots as a token of gratitude, and also presented 100 pieces of brocade, 100 silver ingots and a famous sword as a New Year's gift.

Not only that, but even the prince and the edicts, Oda Nobunaga also presented gifts one by one.

When he retired from the palace, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon. At this point, the century-old wish of the people of the world was fulfilled: a new regime appeared, and Shogun Oda, who was born in the Taira clan, replaced Ashikaga Shogun, who had previously been Genji.

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The new shogunate represented a new system.

Becoming a general doesn't mean it's over, it's enough to enjoy it.

The newly-born Oda shogunate was under pressure.

Externally, the Hojo family, the Chosamune family, the Mori family, the Shimazu family, and other powerful local daimyo have not yet completely surrendered.

A little farther afield, although the daimyo of Tohoku sent envoys to congratulate the new shogun, they did not come in person———— which made Oda Nobunaga very unhappy.

Therefore, the legion commanders still have to work at full speed and speed up the expansion.

Internally, there were also a number of internal problems to be solved, starting with the operation of the shogunate system.

Reform from top to bottom began.

Under the generals, five "executives" were first established to be responsible for day-to-day administrative work, with a quota of five or four, as permanent bodies.

These five places were occupied by the Four Heavenly Kings of Oda, including me, and Takigawa Kazuki, who was in charge of intelligence work.

Above the "five executive powers" there is a "supreme executive power", called "ruling power", and the "ruling power" is an unpermanent position, elected from the executive power, to assist the general in coordinating all government affairs.

The ruling power is very large, but so far, Oda Nobunaga has not appointed anyone to serve as this "taiwei" (Qin Shi Huang set up "taiwei" to be in charge of the military, but no one has served as a taiwei in the end of the Qin dynasty).

Because Oda Nobunaga has decided not to make Kyoto a "national government", he has set up a "Kyoto Prefecture Governor" (author, are you sure you're not spoofing?). "Manage the affairs of Kyoto.

This position was temporarily held by Murai Sadakatsu, the Kyoto commissioner, but since his status in the Oda family was not very high, he ...... I guess he's going to retire soon, after all, he's an old man.

The establishment of a "Religious Governor" to take charge of religious affairs throughout the country (not even nationwide), the establishment of a "Governor of Kanding" to be in charge of land inspection work throughout the country, and the establishment of a "Machiko Governor" to manage industry and commerce throughout the country.

The above three positions are collectively referred to as the "three governors".

And also...... Oops, it's too much, and I'll have a chance to talk about it slowly in the future.

Let's tell me about me...... I've been completely passerby lately anyway, haven't I?

Because of the "power" position I received from the shogunate, the power was equal to that of the prime minister of the imperial court, and my "old nest" was in Izumo————

So I was called "the prime minister of Yunzhou" by the world.

Now, the prime minister has received a new task————

Oda Nobunaga pointed to the map and said to me:

"Kogoro, I have a very fat errand here, do you want to do it?"

"General...... If there is anything to tell me directly, I have served you for so long, I have long understood your temper, if it is really fat, I am afraid it will not be my turn to do it. ”

"Humph! You're the one who talks the most! ”

When I said this, Oda Nobunaga didn't plan to grind with me.

"I've told you before that I'm going to build a castle in Osaka Bay, and now the time is almost right...... I'll leave this job to you! ”

"Let me repair Osaka Castle?"

"What? Don't tell me that you lived to be twenty-two years old, and as a daimyo and the shogunate was in power, you couldn't even do such a trivial thing as building a castle?!!! ”

"Ahem...... General, if you have something to say......"

Hearing this, Oda Nobunaga "snorted" and loosened my neckline.

"Of course I'll do things like building a city, but ...... The construction of Osaka Castle is no small thing...... Shogun, I'm not pretending to be here, I mean, compared to me, Niwa-sama is a first-class castle building celebrity, wouldn't it be more appropriate for him to do this kind of thing? ”

"Yonegoro has a stomach problem (it should be the stomach stone that killed Niwa Nagahide in history), the pain is unbearable, can you bear to let him go to Osaka Bay to blow the sea breeze?"

General Oda's tone was not friendly at all.

If I refuse, it will be uninteresting.

"General, please leave this matter to me."

"Humph! Wouldn't it be over a long time ago? Half a day of crap! ”……

"You've only built a few small castles before, and a huge castle like Osaka Castle may be a bit difficult for you to get started, so I'm going to hand over Kutaro and other commissioners to you to use, Kutaro participated in the construction of Azuchi Castle, which is very helpful to you."

"General Xie cultivates!"

If this sentence is changed to "Xie Dangguo cultivation", it will be absolute!

Ten days later, I came to Azuchi Castle again.

"How? How have you been thinking about it in the past 10 days? ”

"General, I went to Osaka Bay to inspect ......" ......

Although Oda Nobunaga has not yet spoken officially.

But everyone in the world, including me, knows that Oda Nobunaga has begun to think about building a general's residence on a large scale.

And Osaka Castle will be this "new home".

"Shogun, as the ruling power of the shogunate, I dare to make a suggestion, I don't know ......"

"What annoys me the most is that you like to beat around the bush when you talk and do, just say what you have to say! Grinding and chirping, I don't have a spare wastebasket for you here! ”

Yes...... Good! Chairman Oda!

(In the early days of the Nationalist Government, Chairman Chiang recruited a group of scholars to serve as secretaries, and the reports of this group of people were long and protracted, and they were always incorrect. I'm not a wastebasket here! ）

"The world is not peaceful at the moment, and the shogunate needs prestige...... I think that in the construction of Osaka Castle, it is better to treat the daimyo (retainers) and the daimyo (non-descendant armed forces) equally. If it weren't for that, there would be too many daimyo who couldn't get it. ”

In my presentation, I hinted at Oda Nobunaga.

“…… Sorry? ”

He knew that many newly appointed shogunate officials were also secretly working on this matter.

Oda Nobunaga, who has always been cautious and confident, may have already known what to do with labor.

"One person out of every thousand stones, will it be a little heavy?"

Hidemasa Hori once told me that, but I thought it was too light. For every 1,000 stones, is 100,000 stones only a hundred?

Therefore, I added: "Now that the market is a filled place, if the ditches are properly dug and the canals are made, no matter how prosperous the city is, the transportation of goods and goods will be unimpeded."

In addition, a large amount of stone was needed to build a castle and walls, and as Shogun Yoshimitsu had built the Muromachi Imperial Palace, he searched for stone quarries in mountainous countries such as Ise and Kii, and asked the daimyo to carry them. 100,000 stone 100 people, 1,200 boulders to carry 1,200 ...... In this way, it will definitely be very useful. ”

I would never say the same thing twice.

Because, I know that Oda Nobunaga is by no means stupid, and what I can think of, he must be able to think of, even faster than me.

If the audience listens attentively, they will accept it with a little reminder.

If people can't accept it, it's useless to say it tens of thousands of times: it will only attract hatred.

Ryoma Sakamoto of the end of the Edo period once said:

A person who conscientiously completes the assigned task can be called a capable officer.

And those who take everything into their field of vision, can immediately link their responsibilities with the world's conditions, and make appropriate judgments, can be important ministers.

(I don't know if it's Ryoma's original words or the author's own compilation of "Ryoma's Biography", but it doesn't matter anymore)

Sure enough, Oda Nobunaga nodded with great satisfaction.

"You're very thoughtful, I'll listen to you all in this matter!"

"General Xie compliments! ……”

Now I have a passion for work that I can't even imagine.

I'll open a drawing.

"General, please see, this is the final sketch of Osaka Castle that our group drew and changed."

"Who drew this? Weird painting? ”

Didn't say how about the castle? Oda Nobunaga, on the contrary, became interested in painting.

"Back to the general's words, this ...... I painted it. ”

"What?! You can also draw?! ”

"I would have been, but I just haven't been writing much."

"Hmm...... It's also said that you are a cultural person of your size, and it should not be difficult for you to write and draw. ”

Oda Nobunaga watched it with interest for a long time.

"Our country has never had this style of painting, Kogoro...... This can't be another Nanban painting, right? …… Well, it's kind of like ......."

"General, I'm smiling at you, this is actually my own painting, and it has nothing to do with Nanban painting."

"You drew it yourself...... Is that what it is in a class of its own? ”

"General, don't make fun of me anymore, what kind of self-contained? Because the drawing is very casual and scattered, I privately call it a 'comic← (sure enough, as soon as the brain hole is opened, the spoof becomes limitless_←)'......"

I added:

"This is also a work requirement, and you have to draw quickly...... I've drawn more than 20 of them, and only this one is the most satisfying. ”

"Comics...... Well, in the future, this kind of graffiti-like drawing will be called a comic...... Hehe, you are the founder of Japanese comics......"

(There are too many slots here, I don't know where to spit it out)

"General, this kind of thing is all right...... You might as well give me a little comment on the results of my work. ”

"Hmm, okay......"

Oda Nobunaga looked at it for a long time and asked:

"Kogoro, you drew an eight-story castle tower, but you marked it as a ten-story castle tower next to it...... How? Is there still a dark layer in it? ”

"Yes, there are ten floors including the dark layer, which will surpass the nine-story castle tower of Azuchi Castle!"

"How tall is that?"

"Counting Ishigaki, there are a total of thirty-two zhang, so that the general's vision will also become very good!"

"Well, I'm happy with this height...... I used to say that I would take you and Ranmaru to see the glass-colored sea, but now I feel that this wish seems to be about to be fulfilled......"

"Everything is the result of the general's strategy and hard work, the Oda family...... Oh no, it's time to change the name to the shogunate...... The shogunate can flourish. ”

When I changed the name of "Oda family" to "shogunate", Oda Nobunaga grinned———— which shows that he is very happy now, and my sycophants are too good!

"It's not just me, if it weren't for the excellent retainers like you who are constantly working for me along the way, I Nobunaga wouldn't be where I am today......

Yah! Oda Nobunaga's "once-in-a-lifetime" modesty was really an eye-opener for me———— could it be that the sun is really going to come out of the west tomorrow?

But the more this time comes, the more you have to follow his wishes.

"The general is right, without everyone's concerted efforts...... However, the lord is still wrong in love, just like you said when you beat me up in Koshu, I am actually the most unmeritorious and useless one...... Ah! ”

Oda Nobunaga uses a folding fan (in the middle of winter, what is your father-in-law doing with this kind of thing?) Hit me on the forehead.

"You mean to say that I was blind and picked a useless guy like you to be my son-in-law?!"

“……”

For some reason, I always have an inexplicable inferiority complex.