Although he didn't care about the emperor's life or death, he had to consider the attitude of the lord, and he did it just to destroy the corpse, and under the pretext that he had already thought about it, that is, the emperor chose to set himself on fire in grief and anger when he learned that his blood was all cut off, and asked Kinoshita Hideyoshi to inherit the will.

Because it was done deliberately by Kuroda Kanwei, so this news did not come out a few days, even before the announcement issued by Oda Nobutada, it had spread throughout, after learning that Kinoshita Hideyoshi and others made a decision to rebel after protecting the emperor, most of the samurai who did not have a faction chose to remain silent, because now the strength of the Kinoshita faction has temporarily controlled, the second is that they still have a lot of respect for the emperor in their hearts, plus the lord has died, the emperor has become the only symbol, and the emperor has led them to dare not obey. And those hardcore Takayama samurai in can only choose to flee at this time, after all, they know that even if they defect at this time, it will be difficult for Kinoshita Hideyoshi and others to let go of themselves, rather than this, it is better to take the opportunity to immediately defect to the Takayama clan.

And although Wise Mitsuhide did not support Kinoshita Hideyoshi's rebellion, but the other party was to protect the emperor after all, plus he had learned that the emperor had characterized Takayama as a traitor, so he began to hesitate to abandon Takayama and turn to Kinoshita, unlike middle and lower-level samurai, he knew that if he went to Kinoshita, then he would definitely be courteous, but when he told his retainers what he thought, he was unanimously opposed, especially when Akechi Mitsumitsu said that Kinoshita Takayama must have a battle, once he returned to Kinoshita, So although they can get enough benefits for the time being, but after the war between the two sides, the family will definitely become the first victim of the Kinoshita family, and then Akechi Mitsuhide made the final decision, he thinks that Akechi Mitsumitsu is right, even if he votes for Kinoshita, the other party will definitely not fully trust himself, and the war is together, and the end of the wise family is nothing but cannon fodder, and if he unswervingly follows the Takayama clan, then the result will be different, so after the meeting, he and his retainers did not stay long, Immediately escaped from the territory and headed east and headed straight for Kanto.

As he passed by Mino, he remembered Takenaka Hanbei and the others, who were the samurai that Takayama relied on the most, and he felt that it was necessary to inform the other party to prepare early, so he had Oda Nobutada's summons.

However, when he saw the Takenaka half-guard, he was about to leave, but he was pulled by the Takenaka half-guard, and he only heard him say: "Wise Lord doesn't need to leave in a hurry, there is a place to ask for your help." ”

Akechi Mitsuhide didn't just come by himself this time, in addition to the retainers, there was also a team of more than 500 personal guards, this personal guard team is not Ashigaru, but all of them are dead soldiers raised by wise families, they have no home and no family, and Ashigaru can't take it away, but these 500 dead soldiers will not leave Ashichi Mitsuhide. And that's exactly what Takenaka Hanbei values.

Because after getting the news of Nobunaga's death, he immediately thought that he was afraid that Oda Nobutada would also be in danger, after all, if Nobunaga fell, then the heir would not die, and Kinoshita and others still had no possibility of overthrowing the rule of the Oda family, even if they occupied, it was still impossible, especially since the abolition of the emperor was only Nobunaga's decision, and Nobutada did not participate, so they couldn't find an excuse at all, so their righteousness was limited to eliminating Nobunaga, In addition, Kinoshita Hideyoshi's teaser announced that he was the emperor's heir at this time, this move is really too stinky, not only will not get the help of other forces, but will cause strong disgust from the other party, after all, the emperor is not in power can control the minds of most people, especially civilians, if Kinoshita really inherits the throne, with his strength, how can other forces have a way to live, so at first Takenaka Hanbei was still very worried, but after getting this news, he knew that it was difficult for the world to escape from the hands of Takayama Lord.

And when he thought of this, suddenly there was a shout of killing from the direction of the castle tower, and Akechi Mitsuhide was about to get up, but he was stopped by the half-guard of Takenaka.

Although Akechi Mitsuhide can also be called resourceful, there is still a big gap compared to Takenaka's half-guards, but the direction of the castle tower suddenly became chaotic, and he immediately thought that Nobutada's estimation was finished, so he hurriedly said: "I don't know what Takenaka-sama's plans are here, now that is in chaos, Ono is not a place to stay, if you don't retreat now, I'm afraid there will be no chance to leave." ”

Takenaka Hanbei smiled calmly and said: "Lord Akechi, now that the lord has fallen, the young master is afraid that he has also passed away, looking at the world, except for Kinoshita, only Takayama-sama remains, and once the rich land of Ono is occupied by the Kinoshita faction, this side will make Takayama-sama passive, so in any case, we have to hold these two countries in hand for Takayama-sama, once there are these two countries, then the Takayama family will be greatly strengthened, and between the two sides, Kinoshita Hideyoshi will have no possibility of stealing the world." ”

Although Akechi Mitsuhide agreed with this point of view after listening to it, the problem now is that the available military strength in his hands is only five hundred, and although there are some personal guards around the Takenaka half-guard, but for the war, the military strength of the two families is not enough at all, so although he agrees, he does not agree, and only listens to him and says: "What Lord Takenaka said is reasonable, but the Lord seems to have forgotten a point, even if you and I can capture Gifu Castle, but the Lord is not the first retainer around the young master, and he has no right to control the other military forces of the two countries. And the first retainer Mori Kecheng is a member of the Kinoshita faction, and once he gathers his troops, then he will not be able to resist at all. ”

If Takenaka Hanbei was able to make such a suggestion, then it proved that he had already thought about it, so when Akechi Mitsuhide raised a question, he only heard him say confidently: "Is it possible to do it?" Wise Lady thought too much, and thought that Mori-sama would definitely be on our side, and all that Lord Mori and his army had to do was to destroy the samurai who were loyal to Kinoshita in Gifu Castle. ”

"Oh? How sure is Takenaka-sama? ”

Mori Kecheng can say that since the establishment of the Oda family legion system, the mix is very unsatisfactory, he thinks that with his qualifications and the trust of the lord, how can he become one of the captains of the legion, but not only did not achieve the goal, but also was assigned to the young master and force, although in the long run to be able to become faithful and force is Nobunaga's value to the Mori family, after all, the heir of the Oda family has been established, and the faithful will inherit the family governor sooner or later, so as to become the first retainer of the faithful, once he succeeds to the throne, Then the status of the Mori family will also rise with the tide, which is undoubtedly a very perfect arrangement for the Mori family, after all, Nobunaga is not indiscriminately assigned, if you want to become the captain of the legion, loyalty is of course important, but ability is equally important, in Nobunaga's opinion, Mori Kecheng's loyalty is undoubted, but the ability is really average, so Nobunaga never considered him at all. That's why there is the current arrangement, because Nobunaga knows that he can seize the world in his lifetime, so the task of faithfulness is to guard the world, so that Mori Kecheng, who has a relatively average ability, has become the best assistant candidate, but it is a pity that Mori Kecheng did not guess Nobunaga's good intentions at all.

Of course, although he thinks that he has broken away from the top of the Oda family, but what makes him fortunate is that he has a good son - Mori Nagading, that is, he has now reached the age of Yuanfu, and the lord is reluctant to let his Yuanfu Senlan Maru, Mori Kecheng believes that as long as his son is here, then the prosperity of the Mori family will definitely become a reality, but just as he continues to deepen this idea, the Oda family has an incident, not only the lord has fallen, but even the hope of the family Mori Nagading has followed the lord, and the murderer behind the scenes turned out to be Kinoshita Hideyoshi, After learning the news, he fell into madness, Kinoshita Hideyoshi was equal to directly killing his hope, regardless of what happened before, but this time, the other party has completely pushed him to the opposite side, and Kinoshita Hideyoshi does not know about it, especially after eliminating Nobunaga, he also sent someone to Gifu City to inform Mori Kosei that once Nobutada is dead, then let him take full control of the two countries of Ono, and make a promise that once the two countries of Ono are successful, he can choose one of the two countries as a zhixing.

However, Mori did not do so this time, and when he saw the envoy sent by Kinoshita Hideyoshi, he drew his sword and killed him, and in doing so, he was ready to break with the Kinoshita faction.

At this moment, he also heard the shouts of killing, as the first retainer under Nobutada's command, he did not hesitate to go to the castle tower immediately, but when he saw that Nobutada had become a headless corpse at this moment, he no longer had any nostalgia, returned to his samurai mansion, carried the head of the messenger sent by Kinoshita, and went straight to the Takenaka Shigeji mansion.

"Report to the lord, Sen ...... Lord Mori asked for an audience outside the samurai's mansion and asked the lord to decide. Just as the Takenaka Hanbei and Akechi Mitsuhide sent their samurai to the castle tower to inquire about the news, and were waiting, suddenly another attendant walked in quickly and saluted.

Although he was only a close attendant beside the Takenaka Hanbei, he still knew a lot about the situation inside the Oda family through hearsay, but he knew that Mori-sama was sent by Kinoshita, and this was the first time that the other party came to the door, and he also carried a bloody little burden in his hand, so he couldn't help but stumble when he spoke.

And the Takenaka Hanbei seemed to have expected Mori Kecheng to appear, and after listening to it, there was no expression of surprise on his face, but said to Akechi Mitsuhide with a smile: "Akechi-sama, now that Mori-sama is outside the door, I wonder if the adults have any objections to taking Ono?" ”

Although Akechi Mitsuhide knew that Takenaka Hanbei was outstanding, and before he thought that he was not much worse than the other party, but now he no longer has such thoughts, the other party can calculate this matter without leakage, he will definitely not be able to do it, and with the help of the other party, he feels that it is not difficult to capture Ono.

After exchanging glances, the two immediately went out to greet each other, after all, the other party is still the first retainer under the nominal Oda Nobutada, and wants to win Ono , Mori Kecheng is the key, so they can't afford to slack off.

As Takenaka Hanbei thought, after the three of them sat down in the main hall, Mori Kecheng explained his intention, for his joining, Takenaka and Akechi were of course extremely welcome, especially the other party's attitude, which made the two of them feel even more happy.

Although Mori Kecheng's ability is not very outstanding, but he is still a good person, he knows that if he wants to take refuge in the Takayama clan and gain the trust of the other party, then when facing Takenaka and Akechi, he must not put on an attitude of old qualifications, with such an idea, the next conversation progressed more quickly, and finally Akechi Mitsuhide and Mori Kecheng agreed, this time the capture of Ono is mainly based on Takenaka Hanbei, if Kinoshita Hideyoshi dares to attack, the same is true, until Takayama has an arrangement, and then make adjustments.

Due to the limited time, after the three of them agreed, they immediately began to reorganize the military situation under the command of Ota Nobutada, because Mori Kecheng was the first retainer under Nobutada, and now the seal of Nobuta is also in his hands, so he did not encounter much resistance in the transfer of military strength, especially the people of the Kinoshita faction, they saw that it was the arrangement of Lord Mori, so they came to Gifu without much hesitation, but what was waiting for them was not to be promoted and rich, but to be in a different place.

For killing them, Takenaka Hanbei did not feel any pity, after all, when Oda Nobunaga implemented the corps system, the strength of the Kinoshita faction was very different from the Takayama faction, so among the senior samurai, in addition to Mori Kesei, senior samurai such as Kawajiri Hidetaka, Liang Tian Masatsuna, Maeno Nagayasu, and Bee House Yoritaka are all members of the Takayama faction, or pro-Takayama faction, of course, there is also a heavy minister Ikeda Hengxing who does not form a faction, and now after knowing the situation in the world, he also temporarily agreed to help Takenaka and others, after all, although the lord and the young lord have fallen, But the Oda clan is not without heirs, after the elimination of Kinoshita and others, the world is still the Oda family, but it can only be said that his idea has no possibility of realizing it at all.

Seven days after Nobutada's death, tens of thousands of troops from Ono and Ono had already been mobilized, and the Takenaka Hanbei sent people to the Asai family to discuss the defense of the country, and sent people to Kanto to inform the Takayama clan of the current situation.

And during this period of time, because and other places have become more and more dangerous for the people of the Takayama faction, so after Akechi Mitsuhide, more people also chose to temporarily abandon the territory and go to the eastern country to join the Takayama clan, and when they went to the two countries, they all found that the two countries had been controlled by Lord Takenaka, so most of them stayed here, ready to fight with Kinoshita and others here, after all, they are also samurai, and they are still very concerned about face, if they go to the eastern country in such a disgraced way, This can be regarded as a loss of adults, but if you can stay here and fight with the other party, it will be completely different, you have to give up the territory as a last resort, but you have not lost the heart of victory, and they all know in their hearts, I am afraid that it will not take long to resist, and the reinforcements of Lord Takayama will arrive, and at that time, they will not only show courage, but also will not fall into danger, it is simply a double win. (To be continued.) )