Ashikaga Yoshiteru summoned his retainers this time, in addition to announcing in public that he would appoint Hosokawa Fujitaka as the head of Ashigaru to show his favor to him, there was also a more important thing, that is, he planned to see if he could let Oda Nobunaga, who is now in the limelight and has 1.2 million stone in Mino and Owari countries, support him, if there is another support from the Oda family, then Ashikaga Yoshiteru will now dare to fight the Miyoshi family.

Don't look at Ashikaga Yoshiteru's territory now only has a mere 100,000 stones, but as a shogun, this news is indeed very well-informed, as early as a few years ago, with Oda Nobunaga's strength at that time, he couldn't enter Ashikaga Yoshiaki's eyes.

However, since the Battle of Barrel Sasama, Oda Nobunaga only led 3,000 Ashigaru and defeated the 25,000 Kamiraku army led by Imagawa Yoshimoto, and he no longer dared to underestimate the Oda family.

Since then, the Oda family has only taken five years, and it has the current power, if he can help, if you want to defeat the Miyoshi family, it shouldn't be a difficult thing, and the land controlled by the Oda family is very close to you, and the middle is only separated by Minami Omi, and the Rokkaku family of Minami Omi has already said that they want to help themselves, if they are willing to lend the way to Oda Nobunaga, if they want to defeat the Miyoshi family, it shouldn't be a difficult thing.

Ashikaga Yoshiteru had long been interested in contacting the Oda family, but because of the lack of manpower, and the fact that the Oda family was fighting at the Saito family at the time, he had no time to look west, so he finally dispelled this idea.

And now it's different, the Oda family has completed the unification of Noo, although the Oda family's war in Kita-Ise has not ended, however, they can already free up their hands to help themselves, and the most important thing is that Ashikaga Yoshiteru knows that the Takayama clan is currently in Kyoto, if you send someone to contact him first, and then he will convey his heart to Oda Nobunaga, not only can save a lot of effort, but also save a lot of time.

The Ashikaga family has been suppressed by the Miyoshi family for a long time, how long it is, even Ashikaga Yoshiteru himself can't remember clearly, he is now eager to overthrow the suppression of the Miyoshi family immediately, if this Oda Nobunaga is willing to support himself, then Ashikaga Yoshiki will not hesitate to issue an edict to gather the people of the world, crusade against the Miyoshi family, so that it will never be able to turn over.

Thinking of this, Ashikaga Yoshiki knew that he was a little excited, so he calmed his heart for a moment before he spoke: "Everyone, at present, the envoy of the Takayama clan sent by the Oda family to the imperial court to meet His Majesty the Emperor is in Kyoto, if you want to get the support of the Oda family, then this person is the key, I don't know if any of you are willing to go and contact him?" ”

Those present were no strangers to the name Takayama clan, especially in recent years, and his deeds have been widely spread in the region.

However, this Takayama clan clan looks very beautiful, but the retainers present can't help but think that his current identity is just a general, and in the Oda family, there are many samurai with a higher status than him, and he is not a member of the Oda family, so how could Oda Nobunaga listen to him for such a big event? Rather than having time to contact him, it would be better to go directly to Mino Gifu Castle and discuss the matter directly with Oda Nobunaga.

Although none of the retainers present spoke, except for the new retainer Hosokawa Fujitaka, they all showed disdain.

Hosokawa Fujitaka is the most trusted person around Ashikaga Yoshiteru, and at the same time he is also a close attendant, so there are many more things to know than the other retainers present, especially the Oda family, in the past few years, the lord has always regarded the Oda family as the object of attention.

And those capable samurai under Oda Nobunaga, Ashikaga Yoshiki is also a decline, among them, in recent years, the famous Takayama clan is the most. …,

Although Hosokawa Fujitaka has a pitiful status, he has never really served anyone, but this Takayama clan has made him feel sincerely admired.

It can be said that the Takayama clan is perfect in all aspects, impeccable, politically, he proposed the separation of the sword hunting order from the soldiers and peasants, which made the Oda family instantly strong, in terms of resourcefulness, the original half a day to seize the three cities and eight mountains, near the plan to earn the family Buquan, it can be said that it is countless, and in the military aspect, not to mention, he with the elite army under his command, it can be said that he is invincible, invincible, if you have to find a shortcoming on his body, then only he does not know the shortcoming of martial arts.

How can a person like this not attract the attention of Hosokawa Fujitaka? He often thought that if the lord could have half the talent of the Takayama clan, then I am afraid that the Ashikaga family would be able to revive immediately, but this is obviously impossible, so he can only continue to wait patiently.

The reason why Ashikaga Yoshiki plans to send his retainers to contact the Takayama clan in advance is mainly because of the weight of the Takayama clan in Oda Nobunaga's heart, as far as Ashikaga Yoshiki knows, as long as the Takayama clan puts forward a suggestion, Oda Nobunaga almost all of them are adopted, which fully shows that Oda Nobunaga's enthusiasm for him, if he can convey his heart to Oda Nobunaga through him, I am afraid that the effect is much better than sending people directly to Oda Nobunaga's house.

However, looking at the attitude of the retainers, it seems that they are not willing to contact this Gaoshan clan first, and it seems that they still need to be assigned by themselves.

Just when Ashikaga Yoshiki wanted to speak, but before he could speak, he saw Hosokawa Fujitaka, who was sitting in the assessment room with the last hand, step forward, knelt in the middle of the assessment room, and said: "My lord, my subordinates are willing to go to Kyoto to discuss this matter with the Takayama clan, and I ask the lord to grant permission." ”

"You're going?" Ashikaga Yoshiki saw that it was actually the new retainer Hosokawa Fujitaka who applied for the task, and couldn't help frowning slightly, this is not because Hosokawa Fujitaka is too low in comparison, so that Ashikaga Yoshiki feels a little inappropriate, very much a minister of the shogunate, even if the messenger he sent is just a close attendant, but he represents the shogunate, and the other party is also respectful, this is the prestige of the shogunate.

And what worries Ashikaga Yoshiki is that Hosokawa Fujitaka has been following him and has never seen much of the world, but the Takayama clan is the opposite of him, in case Hosokawa Fujitaka goes and loses his face, it will be a little more than worth the loss, and the other point is that on weekdays, this Hosokawa Fujitaka basically doesn't speak much, if he can't express his mind after seeing the Takayama clan, or if the expression is not comprehensive, it will be a little unbeautiful, so he will begin to hesitate.