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After reading some book review areas, some people said that this book is not suitable for the history category, and the protagonist chirps crookedly all day long, which makes this book completely lose the characteristics of historical novels.

Hehe, that's true.

"I'm going to have a baby......" I suddenly began to think about life inexplicably.

I thought all the way from the bustling castle town to the foot of the inner castle. Beautiful clouds flutter above the sky, and the waters of Lake Biwa make a soft sound as they lap against the castle walls facing the lake on the north side.

Kahime who marries into our family will give birth to a child...... It's incredible that a new life is coming into the world. And with the birth of this child, it is equally inconceivable that the old people in the family will soon leave this world. In this world, no one can live a long life. However, there are old people and young people in every era. Born and then died, dead and resurrected, there will always be many people in this world. In whose hands is life and death in his hands? Is it a god or a Buddha?

The weather was extreme, with very hot summers and surprisingly cool autumns. The dew wet the grass on the side of the road, and it also wet my heart. When I came back to my senses, I suddenly found that in front of the door of the mansion covered with autumn grass, Xiangji was kneeling on the futon on the ground, smiling and waiting for him to return.

In another seven or eight months, Kahime was about to give birth, and she skillfully covered her bulging belly with a long blouse, but the emaciation of her body made her look more and more beautiful.

"My lord, welcome back, don't worry about the injuries on your body."

"Well, it's nothing anymore, even if it's horseback riding, it's no longer a problem."

Back to the room.

"Hey, everybody's out?"

"Yes, the lord went to Lake Biwa for sightseeing, and my father accompanied him...... Your Excellency, you must be hungry, Kiyoko, serve your lordship and eat! ”

Kiyoko served the meal. Xiang Ji personally picked up the small bottle containing the sake and whispered, "It's all tasteless side dishes, please don't mind." ”

She gave Kiyoko a look and motioned for her to go down.

"My lord, I have something to tell you."

"Oh? What's the matter? "Actually, I could already guess what my wife was going to say, but I deliberately pretended not to know anything so as not to disappoint her.

"Hee-hee, my lord, I have your baby in my belly."

"Ahh Are you sure?! When was there one?! Great......"

I cheered, beamed, and looked so surprised.

Actually, I wasn't so happy.

Probably because of my long-term work as a diplomat, my "acting skills" have reached a point where they are mature enough, and at this moment, my acting level is so good that even if my father, Akechi Mitsuhide, stands in front of me, I can't tell the truth from the fake.

With Xiang Ji's knowledge, I'm afraid I can't see it even more.

After all, what man can not be happy when he knows that he is about to become a father?

Only some people who are completely closed in their hearts, have been completely numb to their feelings, and are indifferent to anything around them will choose to be indifferent, I don't know if I am this kind of person.

I gently opened the lid of the soup pot, picked up the spoon, opened my mouth and took a sip of the soup.

"Ah Xiang, this time you have made a great contribution to the family, no matter whether the child is born male or female, I will care for it the same...... Ah Xiang, if you want something, just tell me. ”

"That's it, that's ......"

"Father!"

My two daughters saw me and ran to me very happily......

Oda Nobunaga was uncharacteristically (of course, no one can say what the "normality" of this non-mainstream person was), and instead of holding the meeting in the assessment room of Azuchi Castle, he chose the location of the meeting on the shores of Lake Biwa, which was called "sightseeing".

"Gonroku, what's going on over there in Uesugi?"

"It's not too optimistic," Shibata Katsuya has a rare lack of self-confidence, which is really rare, "Uesugi Keiho has gathered 45,000 men and horses to leave Kasuga Mountain Castle, except for Uesugi Keishinobu of the Uesugi clan who was left behind to sit in the rear, almost all the generals of the Uesugi family have been dispatched. ”

"Are you sure you can defeat him?"

"Nope!"

"None? Haha, this is not your 'ghost Shibata' style. ”

"In fact, the situation in Hokuriku is far from being as optimistic as your lord thinks," Shibata Katsuie said calmly: "Since the death of Uesugi Kenshin, although the three kingdoms of Kaga, Noto, and Vietocand have all fallen into the hands of the family, in fact, the antipathy of the people of the country towards the family is unimaginable to the lord, and the private rebellion has never stopped, and he has not been able to fully control the ...... of these three countries until now."

"Well, I understand this, the three countries together are a million stones, and it is really unrealistic for you to have complete control in a year or two, and besides, the people of the North Continent have quite a high level of xenophobia."

"The lord can understand the hard work below, and he is grateful."

"Alas, let's not talk about Kaga's Yizong remnants, the people of Yuezhong, since more than fifty years ago, have already hooked up with the Nagao family, eyebrows, Quan Liu, you'd better not fight on the territory of Yuezhong, those wall grasses don't know when, they will pit you in the back!"

"I understand it below!"

"Although Uesugi Kenshin is dead, but the group of fierce cavalry under him is still there, so Quan Liu, this battle is not easy to fight, I used to go out in person like last time, but now it is not as good as it was back then, I can't easily walk away, however, I can transfer Manchiyo and Ten Guards to your disposal, in this way, in terms of troops, you will completely overshadow Uesugi Keito."

"Thank you, lord!" ……

As mentioned earlier, once winter comes, the roads throughout Hokuriku will become extremely difficult to walk, so Oda Nobunaga and Uesugi Keitora are ready to end the war before the snow season arrives.

On the last day of September, Oda Nobunaga woke up to a small tea party in the courtyard of Azuchi Castle.

In addition to the tea party, there was also a keju competition, which was played by his own bodyguard commander Mori Lanmaru and Kikutei who came from the capital in full swing, and the generals and several ministers watched with great interest. Oda Nobunaga, who has become more and more particular about his status in recent years, made an exception and opened a curtain under the corridor, spread the carpet, and admired it with great interest.

Kahime and I came to watch, but instead of sitting together, Kahime was pulled by Oda Nobunaga to his side.

For Kahime, "father" once refers to her father-in-law, Akechi Mitsuhide, at home, and outside, to her biological father, Oda Nobunaga.

Oda Nobunaga personally peeled an orange for his daughter and handed it to the latter.

"Ah Xiang, how long has the child in your belly been?"

"It's been more than three months."

"More than three months? In other words, if you want to wait for this child to come into the world, it will be at least next year. ”

"Hehe, my daughter has no choice, I can't urge her to come out now."

"What a stupid thing! It's not appropriate to come out now, so many people are watching! Ha ha...... By the way, how is your relationship with Shinmitsu? ”

"Everything is fine."

"Didn't he make love with another woman when you were pregnant?"

"Father, my family is not like that, he has been with me all this time."

"Well, this kid is quite emotional, I didn't mistake him at the beginning, by the way, does he have any expectations for the soon-to-be-born child?"

"This ......," Kahime thought as she tilted her head, "he said that he likes both men and women, and that he likes them equally as a father." ”

"Speaking of this now, it doesn't mean that she can be so easy when her daughter is born...... Okay, okay, Ah Xiang, don't stare at me like that, I'm just assuming, by the way, what does your father-in-law Shibei think? ”

"Of course, he hopes that I can give birth to a young master smoothly and inherit the wise family in the future."

"Well, that's right, the ten guards are already fifty-three, and they can't wait any longer, if Nobumitsu can be ten years older, then the ten guards can also put down the burden of the family governor and retire behind the scenes with peace of mind."

"Father, are you saying that my family is too young to inherit the wise family?"

"No, I've seen Nobuyo's talent, but it's more because of his literary penmanship as a civilian official, although he is also active enough on the battlefield, but ...... If you really want to talk about ability, Nobumitsu is not lost to Tsuru Chiyo, but, after all, the wise family is not a medium-sized daimyo like the Gamo family, whether he can take charge of the territory of 500,000 stones, I think, even if Nobumitsu himself, he does not have full confidence, and besides, the governor of the wise family is also the leader of the mountain YIN Dao legion, can he make those local tyrants bow down to him like the ten soldiers, this is still unknown......"

"My family will never disappoint anyone!"

Oda Nobunaga said stupidly: "Okay, daughter, you can only talk so loudly in front of me and Nong, I have heard that you are a kitten in front of your adults...... Okay, let's get down to business, I'm going to let Nobumitsu participate in this Hokuriku war, and I guess as my Nobunaga's daughter, you shouldn't object. ”

"My daughter doesn't have any opinions, I just hope that the adults can return safely while making achievements."

"Good! This is the child I gave birth to (Xianghime: I was not born to you, is it someone else?!) ）！ If Xinguang can really make a war exploit this time, no matter how big or small the merit is, I will do my best to support him as the governor of the wise family in the future, and Ah Xiang, your child, will also be in charge of the wise family with the help of me or Xinzhong in the future! Remember, this is a promise I made to you and your children! ”

"Thank you, father, this is exactly what I want most!"