"Lord Stars, please come in!" The soldier who guarded the door knew me well, and let me through after just one glance.

"Hmm!" I nodded at him and walked into the separate courtyard that served as Oda Nobunaga's temporary residence. Three more days had passed since the general's feast, and I had a relaxed and leisurely life during those three days. In addition to sightseeing and sightseeing, it is to eat, drink and feast every day, if it weren't for the fact that Xianzhi and Ying were not around, there was really nothing to pick about the days lived! This morning, Oda Nobunaga suddenly came to the notice: everyone wants to come to him for a meeting at two o'clock in the morning! In the past few days, the reports sent by my ninjas in Omi and Yamato show that everything is normal, and the Hanoi, Izumi, and Settsu sides are also calm, and Ashikaga Yoshiei and Miyoshi Yasunaga, who escaped from Kyoto, are just secluded, I don't know what Oda Nobunaga is meeting for today?

"What are you doing here if you don't go to a meeting?" Turning the corner, I saw Ikeda leaning against a tree and thinking about it. For some reason, I haven't seen him for the past few days.

"There's still a little time to go......" he straightened up. I'm just waiting for you, and I want to talk to you about something! ”

"Oh, what do you want to say?" I was a little surprised that it was rare to see such a serious look on his face.

"That's what you told me that day!" His eyes were fixed on me without blinking. "To be exact, I want to ask you for advice, how did you see that the lord has that kind of idea and plan?"

"Do you still need to see this?" I smiled and said, "Since the lord defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto, the past few years have been like this! Tokugawa Ieyasu, who united Mikawa, served as a barrier to defend Imagawa and Takeda to the east; encroaching on the territory of the whale swallowing northern Ise gradually penetrated into; The annexation of Meinong in one fell swoop not only increased the strength of the family but also eliminated Shangluo's worries! What are so many things for, even if you think about it with your heels, you should understand! ”

"You mean: My head isn't as smart as your heels?" He rolled his eyes at me.

"I definitely didn't mean that!" I hurriedly argued. "It's not been a day or two since we two brothers have been together, do you think I have the slightest intention of looking down on you? To be honest, I think we both have our own strengths! You also know that I am very greedy for pleasure, and I have traveled to many places and seen many things, so I think I am well-informed! But even so, you are ashamed of yourself for the doorways in those 'good places', do you say you are stupid? Seeing that he seemed to be in a better mood, I asked, "Are you sick?" What's going on today? ”

"Hmm......" he snorted and shook his head, a look of loneliness on his face. I've been thinking about it for a long time these days, and I feel like I'm useless! You understand the grand ambitions of the lord, the wise adults understand, even the 'monkey' understands! It seems that I am the only one in the entire Oda family who lives ignorantly all day long, and I really don't know where my position is! ”

"It's not too late to understand!" I smiled and patted him on the shoulder. "You are less than twenty now, and a great future is still ahead, so there is no need to be pessimistic and disappointed! As long as you work hard from today, you will ...... in the future."

"I decided !!" Ikeda interrupted my vision abruptly. "Big brother!" He stared at it word by word and said, "Now, in the future, I, just, follow, follow, you, mix!" ”

"Huh?!" I didn't notice for a moment and almost fell on my head. "Why did you suddenly have such a strange idea?"

"It's not a strange idea, and it's not a whim!" He said this with a very serious expression. "After a few days of deliberation, I finally figured something out. The Lord aims for the world, and he will never stop until he reaches his goal! As far as the current situation is concerned, the family is already a first-class strong daimyo, with a territory of nearly two million stones, an army of forty or fifty thousand, and although the strength can be compared with us, there are still Kai Takeda, Echigo Uesugi, Sagami Hojo, Kansai Maori, Shikoku Miyoshi and Kyushu Ouchi, but Miyoshi and Ouchi have begun to decline; Takeda and Uesugi are still entangled, and there is no end in sight; Hojo was concentrating on the management of the Kanto region, and their road to Kamirako was not smooth; The Maori family is actually a union of many small princes in Kansai, internal contradictions erupt from time to time, coupled with the barren land, and the short-term inability to implement Shangluo, and the family is currently sudden, has achieved the advantage of Shangluo! By the time they were done, the family had already controlled the most developed and rich territory of with millions of stones, and the major events in the world would basically be decided, and the rest would be to solve their finishing work one by one! ”

"And ......," I asked tentatively.

"And then there'......," he continued. Although the family is in a very advantageous situation, there are still many difficult roads to go, and during this time, the lord will have to rely on several outstanding retainers in the family! Even if a major event is decided in the future, during the confrontation with enemies such as Takeda and Uesugi, the power of these people will grow stronger and stronger. With the consistent practice of the lord, it will not only rely on one person and one family, although it may not be obvious in the near future, but in the future, there will be several major factions within the family! There should be Shibata, Niwa, Akechi, and Takigawa, and I'm not sure if there will be a 'monkey', but I think there will be you! ”

"You have a lot of faith in me! But why don't you fight for it yourself? Besides, even if you want to find a big tree, it should be Shibata! But I was really shocked that he had figured out so many things in just a few days.

"Shibata? Forget it! Ikeda pouted contemptuously. This person is irritable and irritable, his eyes are above the top, and he is narrow-minded and can't tolerate people, and he writes the word 'superficial' on his face, if it weren't for the fact that he still has a bit of brute force and some influence in the old man Owari, he really has no merit! ”

"Then why is it me?" I asked this question directly, and it is the basis for the two of us to advance and retreat together in the future.

"Although the two of us had a good conversation, what made me decide was what you said to me about the general that day!" He said with a sincere expression. "You don't stick to tradition, at least you don't get tied down to yourself! More importantly, if you are willing to say that to me, it shows that you are sincere to me. Don't say the same thing about Shibata, even Niwa-sama, Maeda-sama, and 'monkeys' won't say it to me! Although my lord takes good care of me, he will not say anything to me. This shows that if you don't treat me as an outsider, you will never kick me away once you gain power in the future! ”

"Don't worry!" I said solemnly, "Anyway! I, the Star Loyal Soldier Wei Qing Clan, will never be sorry for my friend! ”

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We were a little late in talking, and Oda Nobunaga strode in shortly after he sat down. "Everyone, something is unexpected!" He spoke aloud to the crowd. "The day before yesterday, the escaped Rokkaku Yoshiken and Yoshiji father and son raised troops in Iga Arakawa and marched to Kyoto! There were a large number of Koga and Iga people participating in it, and the army was about 40,000! ”

"So fast!" I thought in a buzz. At the same time, I also realized that Oda Nobunaga's arrangements were more elaborate than mine, and my ninja monitoring range was too small.

"The Hexagons are just a rabble, don't worry!" Oda Nobunaga's voice suppressed the discussion below. "I decided to personally lead 30,000 troops to meet the attack! Tadabei! ”

"In!" The first one will call me, won't you call me a pioneer?

"Give you 1,500 troops to defend Katsuryuji Castle and be responsible for guarding the west side of Kyoto!"

"Subordinates obey!" Luckily, I breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mitsuhide has appointed you as the guardian of Kyoto, responsible for liaison with the imperial court and overall work!' Monkey' appointed you as the Kyoto Commissioner, in charge of the day-to-day civil administration and the security of Kyoto! ”

"Yes!" The two of them agreed together. "Lord...... If His Royal Highness the General has any orders......" Akechi Mitsuhide asked hesitantly.

"Ignore him!" Oda Nobunaga waved his hand impatiently.

"Sure enough!" I thought about glancing in the direction of Ikeda Tsuneko, and just as I was just in time to look at me, the two of us looked at each other and smiled.