"I can't afford to say this from Your Highness Yuchai, although I am a martial artist, I still know how to measure!" With a burst of laughter, Shibata Katsuie's short, stiff stubble trembled like a grease-black hedgehog supporting its defenses. Shibata Katsuya is truly a military general who has experienced countless battles, and there is a terrifying momentum in his words and demeanor. "His Royal Highness Yuchai has been worried lately, do you still need us people with you alone?" He walked up to the group of us and stared condestinibly (because of his size) at Hideyoshi Hashiba.

"Then you're not idle!" Hideyoshi Hashiba was not frightened by him, but blushed like an aggressive rooster. "His Royal Highness Shibata is unfettered, and the army has been gone for more than a month. And before entering Beijing, he attracted friends to echo him, and this careful and strategic planning is also not something that ordinary people can catch up! ”

The mocking smile on Shibata Katsuie's face became colder and colder, but the murderous intent in his eyes became scorching, and Hashiba Hideyoshi sarcastically mocked him for going down the mountain to pick peaches and plotting against him, which was a big taboo at this time. "His Royal Highness Yushiba should not be presumptuous, and let go of Araki Village's courage to go straight to Kyoto is far from being comparable to ordinary people. But please forgive me for how old I am, and my polarity is poor, and it seems that Matsunaga Shu has been ambushed at that time! He struck the same spear on Hideyoshi's shield.

"...... you" Yushiba Hideyoshi's eyes turned red this time, and he didn't know if he jumped up to make up for the height gap.

"Your Excellency is here, you two should maintain the dignity of the Oda family!" Niwa Nagahide really couldn't listen to it anymore, and stopped the two of them by speaking out. "Now the overall situation of the Oda family is undecided, and all foreign enemies are looking at it. The imperial court is waiting for us to continue to complete the great cause of the lord's rebellion, but you ...... Alas! ”

Hideyoshi Hashiba and Katsuie Shibata still glared at each other, but at least that was the end of the quarrel. Whether they are good or not, they are all politicians, and they always have basic qualities. It's just a matter of showing your attitude today, and there are other important things that must be done.

I watched all of this, but there was no sense of relief in my heart. The current situation of the Oda family is so strange that even I often feel overwhelmed by the huge amount of information, and it is difficult to say what is true and what is false, so I must be very careful!

"Ladies and gentlemen, His Majesty the Emperor is summoning!" As the silence made the awkward atmosphere thicker and thicker, the figure of Nijo Hararashi flashed out from the gate of the main hall. Although he is a few years old, his spirit is still good, but in the past few years since he retired from Guan Bai's position, he has gradually faded out of people's sight.

"Commandment!" We, as well as Oda Nobuo, who had just arrived, lined up in two rows behind Sekihaku Konoe and walked towards the hall with uniform steps.

The emperor is the nominal ruler of a country, and it is impossible for him to sit inside and wait for us in advance. However, it didn't help us to wait, that is, we had just found our seats and stood up, and the emperor and his son walked out amid the announcement.

"See Your Majesty!" We inquired in unison.

"You don't have to be polite, please take a seat!" The emperor's tone could only be described as "polite", and he almost stood up again and returned the salute in public. "Have all the meritorious men who have put down the rebellion this time arrived?" He asked.

"Your Majesty, all the heroes have been edicted!" Konoe replied respectfully.

"Very well, thank you!" The Emperor's words are indeed emotional, but I don't know if he is encouraging us "heroes" or appreciating those who have passed on the edicts. "The widow is unlucky and the world is unlucky, just want peace and there is Matsunaga chaos, Oda right house died, and the sea is turbulent. Fortunately, the princes have worked tirelessly and avoided hardships and dangers, so that there is this peaceful and prosperous world again, and I thank you here! ”

"The ministers don't dare, Your Majesty is magnificent!" Those of us responded in unison.

"The princes are loyal and righteous, and I know very well that I have been approved for the posthumous appointment of the Oda Right Mansion!" At this time, the emperor's face showed a sad and moving expression, and I looked closely and did not see that it was fake. "Oda Youfu was loyal to the monarch and protected the country all his life, and although he suffered great calamities, his good name should be passed on to future generations. I named him the Minister of Imperial Affairs, and built a temple in Kyoto to worship him, and I hope that all the princes will also remember this! ”

"Thanksgiving!" Again, we thank you, but we also know it's time to get down to business.

"Your Highnesses!" Sure enough, as rehearsed in advance, Konoe said with great sincerity: "Although the chaos has been calmed down now, there are still a lot of things to do about reconstruction. I hope you will make persistent efforts to truly stabilize the overall situation of the world! ”

"What Your Excellency said is that the subordinates and others do have such plans!" Niwa Nagahide said frankly, but said with some regret: "However, the subordinates and others are all martial artists, and they have made no achievements in the country's important affairs. Therefore, in order to avoid deviations, please also ask the imperial court to send a senior official to preside over its affairs! ”

"It's okay to participate, but it's okay to host! After all, this is mainly a family affair of the Oda family......" Konoe said immediately, without even thinking about it.

The main thought of the imperial court was not to fight, at least not to fight near Kyoto, and who would be the new governor of the Oda family, although each faction would have their own thoughts, but it was insignificant compared to safety. Besides, will the people supported by the imperial court definitely succeed? Things were much simpler in those days. If the person who is opposed by the court ends up in the end, what can be done if it provokes a burning fire? However, there is still room for maneuver when these words come out of Konoe's mouth for a long time, and he is really forced to make the emperor come forward to compromise.

"This ......," Niwa Nagahide hesitated. He wanted to use the prestige of the imperial court to create momentum, so he didn't want to use too strong words.

At this time, "Monkey" and Shibata Katsuya were still silent, and it seemed that they had made up their minds not to express their position here. After all, in front of the emperor, it is easy for people to grasp the handle, whether they say too strong words or compromise words.

"Since there are still different opinions on this matter, then let's put it alone!" Seeing the situation in front of me, I felt that it was time to speak, and I couldn't let Niwa Nagahide fight alone. And my plan can be carried out on this occasion, and it is not easy for Yushiba and Shibata to play tricks in front of everyone.

"Oh......" Niwa Nagahide didn't understand my kindness and looked at me in amazement. Perhaps at this time, his heart was already in turmoil, and his worries about the future of the Oda family were skyrocketing.

"Now that several of the lord's younger brothers are out of town, even the retainers are only a few of us, how representative such a meeting will be, but it will be very doubtful!" I gestured to him with my eyes, and he understood that I was going to fight for more political power.

"This ...... That's good! Konoe nodded for a long time, though he certainly didn't want the meeting to be postponed. Now that His Royal Highness Oda has mourned to the world, a few of them can always take on the new position! He wanted to ease everyone's mood.

"I'll thank the emperor!" Under Niwa Nagahide's leadership, we finally reached a consensus on one matter.

"In this way, the follow-up matters of the Oda family will be free from your arrangement!" Perhaps thinking that there could be no new progress today, the emperor decided to accept it as soon as he saw it.

"Your Majesty, the minister still has something to do!" To everyone's surprise, I suddenly said: "Now that the chaos has stopped, but the disaster has not yet been settled, the minister has ordered people to raise food relief in various ways, but it is also very difficult. However, now there are a large number of soldiers and horses from other cities stranded in, and there is no chaos to calm the situation, which is not beneficial to the people's livelihood but increases the burden. Therefore, the ministers pleaded: Please issue a strict decree from the imperial court, and order all the vassal soldiers to return to their respective countries! ”

Quiet, the hall became very quiet! Everyone was so distracted by my surprise attack that those who agreed did not know how to support it, and those who opposed it did not know how to refute it. The ministers were naturally so excited that their eyes were red, but they were speechless and didn't dare to say anything, this is something that may offend all the warlords, and if you don't get it right, you will have to roll your heads.

"The minister seconded the proposal!" Niwa Nagahide was the first to understand, and immediately followed firmly. I glanced at him gratefully, and it was a great risk.

"Now that the chaos has just subsided, there are still many remnants of Matsunaga Xiu in the mountains, if you take on the duty of guarding the court but are unprepared, it is really a dereliction of duty for the ministers!" Shibata Katsuie finally opened his mouth, but he couldn't be too blunt about the wishes of most of the people present. "The lord has tens of thousands of troops stationed in Azuchi on a daily basis, and the forces to defend at this time are not much. If the imperial court turns a deaf ear to the loyalty of many soldiers, won't it hurt the hearts of the people of the world! After saying that, he glanced around, but except for Oda Nobutaka nodding, the others did not express support.

Shibata Katsuie's base was the farthest away from Kyoto, and if he were to withdraw, he would have little power to speak, so he instinctively resolutely opposed this practice. "Monkey" was actually against it, but he knew that he couldn't directly express the same opinion as Shibata Katsuie at this time, but he was also watching the development of the situation with great tension at this time.

"Does His Highness Shibata have a clear goal? Can you give me some pointers? I immediately asked rhetorically, and when I saw him in a flurry, I continued to pursue: "The lord's body died first, and the bones are not cold, and the same clan and retainers everywhere are eager to enter Beijing to mourn." However, His Royal Highness Shibata's army was stationed in Omi to block the road to Beijing for the eastern princes, could it be that His Royal Highness Shibata wanted to decide the succession of the Oda family alone? ”

"Is it up to you to decide the funeral of the lord?" Shibata Katsuya saw beads of sweat on his forehead, but he still spoke strongly.

"His Royal Highness Shibata thinks so...... Don't worry! In the midst of everyone's shocked gaze, I said calmly, "After the death of the lord, the body was placed in Chokoji Temple, and although I was on the front line in Settsu, I always thought about it, and then returned to the mountain castle to pray for the glory of the lord's death, so I welcomed the body of the lord to Daitokuji Temple in Kyoto. Now that His Majesty has given the Lord a public temple to support eternity, and it coincides with the 100-day period, is there anything wrong with holding a ceremony in Kyoto? His Royal Highness Shibata stayed in Sawa Yamashiro for more than one month, but did he do anything? If His Highness Shibata thinks that my words are not easy to accept, then I have nothing to say, do you have any specific plans? ”

After I said something, Shibata Katsuya opened his mouth, Niwa Nagahide lowered his head in shame, and only Hashiba Hideyoshi's eyes shone brighter.