After the meeting, Oda Nobunaga left Hosokawa Nobumoto alone, firstly to inquire about the situation with General Yoshiteru, and secondly, to inquire about his opinion of Takenaka Hanbei.

"Sure enough, as you said, Takenaka Hanbei is a great talent, and one day with him, it seems that it will be difficult to capture Inabayama Castle." Oda Nobunaga still had palpitations when he recalled the ambush on all sides.

"The lord doesn't have to worry, His Majesty looks at Saito Ryuxing and loves vanity, and there is no room for people, and he will not wait to see the half-guards of Takenaka for a long time." Hosokawa Nobumoto made his own judgment based on the direction of history.

"Rokuro, you're here again, it's useless to talk nonsense, for now, I think it's better to ally with the Mikawa Matsudaira family first." Oda Nobunaga is most interested in tangible security.

"But my lord..."

"Okay, don't say it anymore, I've made up my mind, it's decided, Yonegoro is going to attack Inuyama, and this time the matter of the two alliances will be handed over to you to convey first." Oda Nobunaga waved his hand and said, thinking for a moment and instructing uneasily: "I know that you have a holiday with Takechiyo, but you must understand that the strategic policy of this family is to attack Mino Country!" Don't lose a big deal because of a small thing! ”

"Yes! The lord can rest assured that his subordinates are measured. At this point, Hosokawa Nobumoto did not dare to disobey Oda Nobunaga's orders, but he did not retreat when he received the order.

"Huh? Anything else? Oda Nobunaga looked at Nobumoto Hosokawa and asked.

"Back to my lordship, my majesty thinks that the question raised by Niwa-sama today is also very reasonable."

Does it mean that Inuyama Castle is too far away from Cheongju Castle? So where do you think it is appropriate to move to the city? "Oda Nobunaga is a little thorough, it seems that he has already thought about it.

"Exactly, His Majesty thinks that Komaki Mountain is more suitable. First, it is close to Inuyama Castle and can be used to threaten oppression; Second, the distance from Mino has also been shortened by half, and the mobilization of peasants and soldiers will be very fast in the future, and the attack will be even more rapid. Hosokawa Nobumoto said that Komaki Mountain Castle would definitely be built in the future.

"Well, that's right...... However, if you move to the main city casually, it is easy to arouse the doubts of the important ministers of the family, so it is better to decide after discussion at the meeting. After careful consideration, Oda Nobunaga decided to reconvene the evaluation council.

Soon, the retainers of the Oda family, who had just returned home and had not yet sat on their buttocks, were summoned back to the assessment room of the Cheongju Castle Tower again.

"What's going on? Didn't it just end? "yes, is there some kind of emergency?" The retainers were talking a lot below, and soon everyone arrived.

"The lord has arrived!" With the singing of the small surname, Oda Nobunaga came out of the inner room, walked to the main seat and sat down, and went directly to the topic: "I decided to form an alliance with the Mikawa Matsudaira family, and Hosokawa Nobumoto went to preliminarily negotiate the intention of forming an alliance. After speaking, he paused and looked at the reactions of the ministers below.

It's okay, there is no opposition, one more enemy is better than one more alliance, which is quite normal in troubled times.

"In addition, I decided to move the castle to Ninomiya Mountain, which is closer to Inuyama Castle and can effectively contain the Inuyama Oda family." As soon as Oda Nobunaga's words fell, he heard a mess of porridge below.

"Your lord! Mt. Ninomiya is full of rugged peaks and valleys, and the environment is extremely harsh! Lin Xiuzhen, the elder of the family, was the first to jump out to object, jokingly, and the poor country went to suffer.

"Yes! Oh, yes! Cheongju Castle is close to the plains and rivers, the outside of the city is full of fertile fields, and the inside of the city is also full of warblers, how wonderful! The rest of the Oda family also chimed in.

"My lord! I'm afraid that if you move to Ninomiya Mountain, most of the townspeople under the castle will panic, after all, it is too remote. Even the calm Niwa Nagahide spoke out to dissuade him.

"Hmmm! Then let's put this matter down for now, but we must take Inuyama Castle before the end of the year, otherwise we will have to move! With these words, Oda Nobunaga stood up and entered the inner room without looking back, leaving the retainers looking at each other.

Hosokawa Nobumoto, who returned home, also held an assessment, arranged for the replenishment of the personnel of the mounted samurai team, and then dressed in the hate-attracting "Kanto Migokushi", and led the people to Okazaki Castle.

"Stop! What people! The guards of Okazaki Castle stopped Hosokawa Nobumoto and his party, Hosokawa Nobumoto frowned, he was informed in advance as an envoy of the Oda family, but he stopped him outside the city, obviously dismounting.

"Bold! My lord came to negotiate peace with your lord on behalf of the Oda family, how can he be so rude! "Sanada Masayuki's big voice finally came in handy.

"Hahaha! Faux pas! What a faux pas! Don't be surprised, Yamano Murafu has never seen the world, and he doesn't know that Hosokawa-sama is coming, and he has missed the distance, forgive your sins! Forgiveness! In the Shimomatugaira family, Ishikawa Shumasa, I have seen Hosokawa-sama. I saw that Ishikawa Shu in the castle was coming over to salute with a haha, followed by a group of angry samurai, which was quite unfriendly. It's no wonder that Hosokawa Nobumoto is wearing their lord's original armor, and he also has bad intentions.

"Oh, it's Lord Ishikawa, Ishikawa-sama, Ichigan for a long time, with a group of mountain and wild villagers, no wonder I can't fight in Dataka Castle and retreat." Hosokawa Nobumoto said unceremoniously sarcastically.

"Damn!" A few grumpy samurai behind the Matsudaira family immediately held down the hilt of the sword, blew their beards and glared, and had a posture of drawing their swords and slashing without saying a word.

"Hehe, Lord Hosokawa is too modest, I heard that my lord just fought a battle in Jizo Mountain Castle, and he also retreated in the face of difficulties." Ishikawa Shumasa was also unceremonious, and sneered at each other.

"Damn!" This time, it was the turn of the samurai of the Hosokawa family to look at each other angrily, and the two families were basically mortal enemies after a battle in Odaka City.

"Don't be rude!" A masculine voice came, and the samurai of the Matsudaira family immediately dodged and saluted to the left and right, it was Matsudaira Motoyasu who came.

Hosokawa Nobumoto was not too rude, turned over and got off the horse, and said with a slight salute: "Forgive me for being under armor, I can't give a full salute, and I hope that Lord Matsudaira will forgive me!" ”

"Haha! Anyway! Anyway! Let's go, Hosokawa-sama, let's talk inside. After saying that, he greeted Hosokawa Nobumoto with a smile and went to the castle tower together, not minding Hosokawa Nobumoto's rudeness at all.

[Hmph! The old turtle's concentration is really high, I deliberately wore your armor, and I turned a blind eye, and my scheming was deep enough. Hosokawa Nobumoto quietly looked at Matsudaira Motoyasu as he walked, he was about twenty years old, his eyebrows were like ink paintings, his eyes were like stars, his shoulders were broad, his back was broad, and he was of medium stature, although he was only one meter five or six tall, but he still exuded a faint aura of dominance.

After entering the evaluation room and taking their seats, Matsudaira Motoyasu spoke: "I don't know what Hosokawa-sama came to say?" I remember that you and I are also enemies, so aren't you afraid that I will leave you here? ”

Whoa! The samurai of the Matsudaira family immediately held their swords and approached Hosokawa Nobumoto and his party.