There are already a lot of people in the hall on the first floor of the castle tower, and the number is still increasing. Although all the compartments have been demolished to increase the size of the area to almost 10,000 square meters, it is still a bit bustling. And no wonder! There are more than 400 retainers above the head of the Oda family, and with their families, there will be a big scene of more than 2,000 people here today! (Families with a thin population like me and Xianzhi are quite rare.)

The first position was reserved for the elders and the people, and then the generals and generals, and it was my turn to be after the fourth row. finally found his place, and quickly pulled Xianzhi over.

"Brother Zhongbei! Why did you just come here? "As soon as I sat down, I heard a voice calling me. As soon as we turned our heads, it turned out that Mr. and Mrs. Fujiyoshiro and the family of four from Asano and his son were sitting next to us.

"You're early?" I beckoned. "On the way, I met Maeda-sama and chatted for a while."

"We've just arrived!" Asano Nagakatsu said.

"Lord Zhuxing, is this the first time you are participating in the Chinese New Year's Eve Banquet?" Asano Nagamasa asked with a grin. "Tsk! Tut! It's not easy to sit in this position for the first time! I'm afraid I'll have to go to the first row next year, right? In the future, you can take care of us little brothers! After receiving my affirmative reply, he put his arms around my shoulders affectionately.

"First row......" I said with a frown. "It's hard without your help! If Fujiyoshiro lets go, how about you help me? "I still really like this optimistic and cheerful half-sized boy (I'm about the same age myself, actually).

"Hee, hee, hee, you really have a unique eye!" He accepted it calmly and unceremoniously.

In the hip-hop, people slowly came together, and all the seats were occupied. After hearing a silent shout, we all shut our mouths, and the hall fell silent.

With a burst of "Wow! For! For! At the sound of footsteps, Oda Nobunaga walked out as usual. Behind him were several young women, and finally four or five small children.

"Look! City Princess! That's Princess Ashi! A low exclamation rang out all around me.

Without anyone pointing it out to me, I had no difficulty recognizing Oda from among the women. As the "No. 1 Beauty of the Warring States", she really deserves her name! Although he is only twelve or thirteen years old, he has already fallen into the country. I really can't describe her appearance, but it's not hard to see her "lethality" from the reactions of the people around her. I'm not boasting about how deep I am, but I'm just ...... I don't feel the intimacy that comes from my heart (like Xianzhi), maybe she's too pretty!

Curious, I looked sideways at the front row. Although I could only see the back, I felt that Shibata Katsuie's body was already a little stiff. I turned my head to look at Kinoshita Tojiro next to me, and in his eyes I saw two flames blazing.

"Ahem! Well~! Oda Nobunaga, who was sitting in the middle, coughed and suppressed the commotion below. It's been a hard work for you this year! I, Oda Nobunaga, would like to express my heartfelt thanks to all of you! With that, he bowed his head and leaned down.

"I would like to do my best for the Oda family!" The retainers saluted together and replied.

"Good! Good! Good! Oda Nobunaga continued in high spirits: "In the past year, my Oda family has encountered an unprecedented crisis. Due to the attack of Imagawa Yoshimoto, we are almost on the verge of destruction! But everyone was not discouraged or hesitant! (Really, not?) In the end, with the blessing of Atsuta Daimeijin, and because of the fierce loyalty of all of you, we destroyed the powerful enemy and wiped out the 40,000 troops of the Imagawa family in our hands! So that my Owari Oda family can be proud of the daimyo of other countries! It also makes the name of loyalty, righteousness and courage powerful in the world! ”

"Lord!" When he stopped, Lin Tongsheng, the chief family leader, answered. "My family has been able to achieve such brilliant results because of the wisdom and wisdom of the lord. I'm just getting into the duties of a little courtier, but I can't afford to be so praised by the lord! At that time, Nobuhide first ruled out the public opinion and designated the lord to succeed to the Oda family, so that the family could have today's situation! In the future, we will swear to follow to the death, so that my Oda family will prosper! After finishing speaking, he actually burst into tears and kowtowed.

"In the future, we will swear to follow to the death, so that my Oda family will prosper!" The retainers had no choice but to chant along.

"What a professional politician!" I muttered to myself. "When the successor was decided, this old boy blatantly supported Oda Nobuyuki. Half a year ago, Imagawa struck, and he held a capitulationist view. These two are serious route mistakes, if it weren't for the stability of the Oda family now being the primary problem, he would have been killed eight times with surplus! Now he not only slapped Nobunaga's sycophants in these two sentences, but also admitted his mistakes without a trace, and performed sincerely. Brilliant! It's really brilliant! It seems that opportunists, both Chinese and foreign, have existed since ancient times! ”

"Thank you!" Oda Nobunaga looked a little excited. "My family now controls more than eighty percent of the land in Owari, and the army has reached 15,000, which can be described as a strong army!" At this point, his words suddenly changed. "But our goals are still daunting! Saito Yoshiryu, a traitor who killed his father and usurped the throne, is still eyeing us at Inabayama Castle. Since I am blessed with the love of my father-in-law and the three great people, and entrusted with the position of Mino as a guardian, I can't sit back and watch this traitor get away with it! Please also help me to correct the world together! He slammed the folding fan he was holding forward as if Saito Yoshiryu were right in front of him.

"It's finally time to do it to the Saito family!" I thought about it privately. "Maybe I can earn a piece of territory for Xianzhi on the premise of ensuring safety!"

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Bear in Winter: From the book review a few days ago, I can see that everyone seems to be most concerned about who the three military divisions are! Although it is not suitable to say the later plot in advance, I want to reveal it a little: there are Takenaka half-guards in the three army divisions! Because he gave me the impression that he had never had any "dark" ideas, which was more to my liking. You don't have to worry about one-sidedness, because nearly a third of the "Seven Wolves and Eight Tigers" are fictional! Even so, I will try to make their path clear. It's just that I'm not very satisfied with the current selection of the commander of the navy, if you have any good suggestions, you can send me a text message! I really don't want to go to North Korea to find Yi Sunsin, then I will feel very ashamed!