I walked briskly down the streets, greeting people from time to time, and although it was just dawn, there were already many people busy all over Komaki Mountain Castle. Most of them were in a hurry, and some of them had a look of anger on their faces.

Our trip to Kyoto went very well, and our group had just returned to Komaki last evening. On the third day after the meeting with Ashikaga Yoshiteru, the shogunate officially announced that it had granted Oda Iemino the right to guardianship, and two days later, the imperial court also issued an edict appointing Oda Nobunaga as the head of the five positions (Kuma: At that time, the "official position" and "position" in Japan were not very closely linked, and some official positions required a certain "position", while others did not. Danzheng Dazhong can be held from the sixth, and there are also some people who have no officials. ）。 In the days that followed, Niwa Nagahide had a moderate and limited contact with representatives of some forces in Kyoto and, and although these were of little practical significance at the moment, "Joraku" was the highest ideal for every Sengoku daimyo after all!

On the way back, we felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere as soon as we entered Owari! The small and medium-sized wealthy clans in various places were gathering at Komakiyama Castle in accordance with the order, and the troops directly under the Oda family were all mobilized, except for the indispensable border garrison. This situation can be understood at a glance even by ordinary people - there is going to be a war! Since I didn't meet any high-ranking generals, I didn't get any definite news, and the rumors that were flying all over the sky poured into my ears. The most credible of these is that he is about to have a decisive battle with the Saito family, and the most outrageous thing is that Imagawa Yoshimoto came back from the dead and led 100,000 underworld troops to take revenge. Niwa Nagahide was so worried that he hurried overnight, and it only took two days and one night to cross most of Owari.

Passing through the large crowds of soldiers in the outer and inner cities, I entered the castle tower and came to the waiting room.

"Hey! What are you busy with? I asked with a smile at Kazutoyo Yamauchi, Hidemasa Hori, Fujihachi Sato, and Kazushi Nakamura, who were busy in the house.

"Lord Zhuxing, you have worked hard all the way!" They all said in unison.

"Less TMD makes fun of me!" I punched Kazushi Nakamura, who was closest to me, in the chest. "I came back late yesterday, and the gifts I brought to you are still at my house, so you can get them yourself after you get off work!"

"Since you've said so, we're welcome! Are you going to see the lord now? Yamauchi Kazutoyo sealed the last envelope in his hand and walked over. He used to work directly under me for a while, so he knew my temper best, and he was the most open.

"Wait! I'll talk about Niwa-sama when I'm here. That's right! Why did the war start all of a sudden? What happened? Who is this with? After laughing for a while, I asked what was on my mind.

"It's already mobilized...... "It was Hidemasa Hori who answered, and he answered my last question first." It's a one-way sect that crusades against Ise Nagashima Castle! ”

"Ichizong? How are they? This answer surprised me. The relationship between the Oda family and the Ichijo sect is indeed not good, but now that Oda Nobunaga is thinking about Mino, Honganji is having a headache for Asakura to covet the Kaga territory, everyone has their own troubles, and it should not be the time to use the knife to play with their lives.

"Some time ago, the heads of several large temples that had been stripped of their territories by the lord had fled to Nagashima...... "Kazutoyo Yamauchi said." At that time, no one cared. But five days ago, more than 10,000 troops from Nagashima Ichimune and the Northern Ise coalition suddenly attacked my family's Kogie Castle! ”

"And then?" I asked. In fact, the answer is obvious, Xiaomujiang City has small soldiers, and there are no famous generals, so it should not create a miracle.

"Hey......!" Sure enough, Nakamura Kazushi on the side sighed and shook his head. "All 400 soldiers were killed in the battle, Lord Shinko and his family stabbed themselves in the castle tower, and the enemy retreated after burning the castle!"

"Hey! That's right...... "I kind of get it." The 570,000-stone Ise is known as a "small warring state", with dozens of large and small forces, and the Kokuji Kitabatake Gujiao can only control a few southern counties, and there are even temples and shrines intervening, so the degree of chaos can be imagined! Nagashima Castle is the foundation of the Honanji Temple in Ise and the entire Tokaido, and it has been in business for decades, and it is also located in a key area, and it is a giant city that is famous all over the world! The lord of the castle, Enchanting Temple Huiru, is the uncle of the contemporary Lord Honganji Xianru. This time, Honganji was also forced to put it on the table, and if there was no quick response to Oda Nobunaga's confiscation of the Sanmon domain, it would inevitably cause a chain reaction throughout Japan. I just don't know how they persuaded the wealthy families of Northern Ise to "play with fire" together! "It's a pity! Lord Shinko...... "I muttered to myself. Oda Nobuyuki is Nobunaga's seventh brother, and I have only met him three or five times, and I don't have any friendships, but he is not yet 20 years old, and he has no ambitions. I thought he would be able to survive the troubled times in a remote territory, but he didn't want to ......

"Go and report for me, I want to see the lord immediately!" Just as I was secretly sighing to myself, Niwa Nagahide came, and it was clear that he already knew the whole story.

"Niwa-sama, please come in!" After a while, Nakamura Kazushi, who went in to report, came out and said.

"Good!" Niwa Nagahide stood up and walked inside, but suddenly stopped. "Zhongbei, you better wait here!"

"Niwa-sama is really considerate of others!" After Niwa Nagahide entered, Yamauchi Kazutoyo said.

"How?" Tohachi Sato is unknown.

"Niwa-sama wants to go and advise the lord, and he is afraid that the lord will be angry and affect the stars, so he is asked to stay here!" Kazutoyo Yamauchi shrugged.

"Niwa-sama is worrying too much?" Kazushi Nakamura said suspiciously, "Even with that rabble in Northern Ise deserves to be so cautious?" ”

"Do you think Niwa-sama can succeed?" I asked.

Everyone shook their heads at me.

"It's not that you don't know the lord!" Kazushi Nakamura said. "This time the lord is really furious, three days ago, that is, the day after getting the news, Shibata-sama led 3,000 troops to set off as a vanguard! Iwamuro, Kato, and Hasegawa also went together, and Yamaguchi went with Sakuma-sama's second team. ”

"What do you think?" Kazutoyo Yamauchi asked me. "Will there be any problems with Ise's operation this time?"

"How dare I comment on the wise decision of my lord?" After a joke, I got serious. "I've never been to Ise, and I don't know much about the situation there. But as far as I know, Kitabatake Gukyo is not a mediocre talent, not only is he skilled in swordsmanship, but also very accomplished in internal affairs and the art of war, and he has not been able to pacify Kita-Ise for more than 20 years, so you can see how difficult this bone is! Even if he can win this time, Minong's strategy will have to be greatly delayed! Can...... Now, it's like being slapped in the face by someone's big mouth, and if you don't do something, the Oda family will be looked down upon by others, and in the future, you will have to rebel against your relatives from internal and external troubles. It's also difficult for the lord......"

My words caused a sigh of embarrassment.

"What do you think?" I suddenly asked Hidemasa Hori, who had been silent.

He said slowly with a serious face: "It is not difficult to take revenge, exalt your might, and seek victory, but if you are obsessed with Nagashima City, or even the entire North Ise...... Woe to you! ”

I took a deep look at him, and this guy does have what it takes to be a celebrity.

At this time, Niwa Nagahide returned. Looking at his melancholy face, I had already guessed a rough idea, but I couldn't help but ask, "Niwa-sama, what did the lord say?" ”