The glow of the setting sun painted Azuchi Castle with a brilliant layer of gold, echoing the majestic Biwa Lake not far away, perhaps only those who can live in such a city can be called the overlord of the world, at least it should be. In comparison, the Ashikaga family's Nijo Castle is exquisite, but it is also small.

China's dynasties have built capitals in the north and south, but most of the dynasties in the south are weak, even if there is a monarch who swallows mountains and rivers and has a ravine, most of this momentum cannot be passed on to the second generation. Is there a relationship between the two? Personally, I think there should be. Whether the family sees the plains or rivers or the small bridges and rivers all day long will always have a certain impact on people's personalities, and the environment can change a person's temperament after all. Of course, whether it is the 100,000 Mountains or the Wuyi Mountains, they also have their own majestic atmosphere, but it is a pity that being in such an atmosphere makes it easier for people to have a mentality of being content with high walls and deep locks.

Is living in such a place considered a hegemon in the world? It doesn't seem necessarily, but at least I think the current Oda Nobunaga still has something to consider. What does Oda Nobunaga himself think? I may have been full of confidence before I saw it, but after experiencing Uesugi Kenshin, I was also shaken, and in any case, his status today is not recognized by everyone in the world from the heart.

"Your Highness the Stars, the Lord is on the upper floor!" Mori Lanmaru, who led the way, saw me holding on to the railing, so he reminded me on the side.

"Oh...... The sun is a little dazzling! I laughed at myself to hide my gaffe, and continued to follow him. It's still really big here, and I'll walk on the verandah for a while; A moment it burrows into the interior again; Every now and then you have to go up a flight of stairs, and people are crawling through the building, like a termite nest in the African wilderness.

Oda Nobunaga asked me to come to dinner at the time of the unitary, but I haven't "realized" enough to come back on time. According to my thoughts, Oda Nobunaga should not be assigned any actual work to me this time, but he should have some necessary comfort. While the threat of force is essential, it is not always the whole story, and sometimes stability and harmony are king.

I followed Moriranmaru all the way up to the fifth floor, and after turning into the dark corridor, I stopped in front of an inconspicuous door, although there were a few guards standing around the corner just now, but strangely there was no figure in front of this door, and there was no sound inside. Moriranmaru stopped and turned back to me to signal that he was going to say goodbye.

"Is the loyal guard here? Let him in! Before he could open his mouth, Oda Nobunaga's voice rang out inside, and the tone was quite penetrating.

"Yes! Lord, it's the Stars Palace......" Senranmaru replied as he opened the door and bowed down to let me in.

"Oh, lordship, oh......" I stepped through the door and was about to say hello, but suddenly I felt my eyes glaze out, and I blinked vigorously a few times before I gradually got used to it.

The windows to the west were wide open, and the sunlight was pouring straight into the room. There is not much furniture in this room, but there is a lot of furnishings. On the wall hung long spears, from long to short; A handle of knives and ribs were placed on shelves or cabinets, and because there were too many of them, some of them were simply placed directly underground, and a considerable number of these weapons were not sheathed, and it was these blades that reflected the light.

Oda Nobunaga, dressed in a small white silk shirt, stood in the middle of the room with great interest, holding a long sword in his hand and carefully wiping it. There were also two handsome young people with the same name, kneeling next to them, fiddling with a large pile of grease, lead powder, cotton cloth, and other things.

"Lord, what are you ......" I was a little flustered when I saw this scene.

"Hey! Do you know this sword? Oda Nobunaga didn't respond to my surprise, but waved his broadsword twice at me.

"This ......" I squinted my eyes and looked at the big knife carefully, the grand blade gave people a sense of oppression, and the texture and luster of the blade could also be discerned from the aura of the master's creation, but I was not impressed. My lord, please forgive me for being clumsy! I shook my head.

"It's a real lack of observation, it seems that a long and comfortable life has made you lose your sharpness!" Oda Nobunaga seemed to be very dissatisfied, and he danced the long sword as he moved forward and backward, and for a while the sword aura was full of chill in the room. "This is the 'Great Prajna Changguang', which was still a gift you chose to give to Ashikaga Yoshiteru back then! I can't believe that you don't remember, but I'm afraid that even Ashikaga Yoshiteru has forgotten about it......"

"Oh!" When I asked him to say this, I thought about it for a while, as if there was such an incident back then. But I can't be blamed entirely for this, who can remember what happened so long ago? It's rare that Oda Nobunaga's interest today is so good, and he actually thinks of paying tribute to a historical figure.

“…… Back then, almost all of Ashikaga Yoshiteru's collection was here, and the 'boy cut' was placed there! Oda Nobunaga stopped waving, but instead of returning it to its sheath, he pointed to the corner on the other side. Ashikaga Yoshiki still has some taste, and almost all of his collections are fine products. It's just that the time that belongs to him has passed, and even nostalgia is useless! ”

"This is also the destiny of heaven, otherwise how would it have achieved the glory of the lord here!" I said complimentarily, gesturing around the room.

"You mean to say that I'm enough to inherit all this that the Muromachi shogunate has left behind!" He held the "Great Buddha Long Light" in front of him and looked at it carefully, and the mirror-like blade reflected his face.

"Who else can have such qualifications except the lord today!" I quickly replied.

"Stop standing, sit down!" Oda Nobunaga handed the knife to the small surname and walked back to the main seat himself, and the small surname immediately put it back in the sheath and solemnly put it back on the shelf. "You did a good job in Hokuriku this time, unlike Kwon Roku and the 'monkey' net to disgrace me!" Oda Nobunaga lowered his eyes, picked up a handkerchief, and carefully wiped the figure-eight beard on his upper lip.

"It's all up to the lord Hongfu, and the minister is just doing his duty!" I respectfully give "glory" to the leader. "The lord can rule the four seas, it is the people's hearts and the destiny of heaven. Otherwise, even if he is as strong as the dragon and tiger of the eastern kingdom, how can he be easily accepted by heaven! "Naturally, I wouldn't be stupid enough to mention the real cause of Uesugi Kenshin's death.

"Not everyone agrees with you, there are always people who don't know the current affairs at any time!" Oda Nobunaga seemed to be relieved and regretful, or both. "I'm sorry that Kwonroku and the 'monkey' have disappointed me so much, if there were two of you loyal soldiers, maybe the world would have been pacified by me now!" Monkey's deal with some 'grass chickens' is almost the same, and when he encounters an opponent of Uesugi Kenshin's level, he suddenly becomes soft. There is nothing wrong with Kwon Roo's loyalty, but his political vision will definitely not go further than a mouse's vision! Alas......" he sighed heavily. "It's all the guys I worry about!"

"Anyone makes mistakes, but you don't have to!" I hurriedly tried to persuade that it was not nice to be "valued" alone. "The two highnesses Yuchai and Shibata are actually loyal to the lord, and their abilities are not difficult to see from their past achievements, but in fact, as far as Weichen is concerned, he may not be able to firmly uphold it. I have never had any good feelings for His Royal Highness Shibata, and I can even say that I am quite disgusted. In this Vietnam-China operation, Wei Chen can be said to have a kind of instinctive resistance to any of his instructions, and whether he did his best or not, Wei Chen himself can't completely say! ”

"Everyone will have likes and dislikes, just don't delay the big thing!" Oda Nobunaga did not blame me in the slightest, but took the initiative to comfort me. "Go and call the monkeys here!" After saying a word to the little surname, he said to me: "For the sake of your intercession and his past merits, this time the matter will be settled." But he still has to do something! ”

"Thank you for your compassion for the old ministers!" I kind of thanked the "monkey".

The little surname went out for less than a cup of tea, and walked back with Hashiba Hideyoshi. "Fujiyoshiro greets the lord!" He knelt on the ground and bowed to Oda Nobunaga with five bodies.

"I heard that you have made deep introspection, so I will not delve into the matter of withdrawing from the army without permission this time!" Oda Nobunaga sank his face, but did not lose his temper.

"Thank you, Lord Heaven's grace!" Hideyoshi Hashiba touched the ground with his head.

"But if there is anything like this that cowers and delays the military plane, I will never tolerate it again!" There was no shortage in this room, so Oda Nobunaga slapped the reclining cabinet in his hand heavily, and the hollow bore made a rumbling sound. "Because of your misconduct, there are fluctuations in the Harima region now......" He softened his tone and said, "The lord of Miki Castle, Beschoji Nagaji, has rebelled and is now attacking Kushida Castle, and there are many vassals who follow him. You go and join your troops now and put this incident down as soon as possible! ”

"The subordinates must march quickly to suppress the rebellious party in the shortest possible time!" Hideyoshi Hashiba replied without the slightest hesitation.

"But it's also ...... But you don't have to be that desperate! This time, Oda Nobunaga uncharacteristically did not make an "iron-blooded" expression, but behaved a little hesitantly. "The rebellion must be quelled as soon as possible, but the means do not necessarily have to be too intense, although there are still some discordant voices, but after all, the unification of the world is the general trend. If you can show the world the way of kingship, then you don't have to ...... You don't have to ......" He couldn't remember what words to use for a moment.

"Your Majesty understands!" To be a "monkey" today, naturally there is no need to explain everything.

"It's good if you understand......"

"Lord!" Oda Nobunaga didn't finish a word, and Moriranmaru suddenly pulled the door and walked in. "The urgent military report just came!" As he spoke, he held an excerpt in front of Oda Nobunaga.

"Can such a situation be considered 'urgent'?" After reading it, Oda Nobunaga laughed out loud and shook the book at me and Hideyoshi Hashiba. "That guy from Matsunaga also came to join in the fun, it seems that they are afraid that we will be too clean after the death of Uesugi Kenshin!"

"Then how is the lord going to deal with it?" I asked.

"You're going to return to Izumi anyway, so let's take a little detour to deal with it!" Oda Nobunaga didn't seem to take this matter to heart, and said very casually: "The principle is still the ...... I just said."