3 days later, Akechi Mitsuhide returned to Sakamoto Castle with the eldest son of Akai Naomasa and Shioki Kyoye, "Yoshinobu-sama, you have done me a great favor~" Akechi Mitsuhide looked at the two little ghosts who followed him and thought to himself. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The reason why he suddenly went to Tanba in person this time was because he learned that Oda Yoshinobu had taken Kii Province in a lightning flash. He believes that this news will definitely shake the many forces around him who are still waiting and watching. So he immediately decided to go to Tamba alone to persuade him, and although he was opposed by Saito Toshizo and Akechi Hidemitsu, Akechi Mitsuhide still insisted on coming.

I have to say that this is a very risky thing to do, but in the eyes of Akechi Mitsuhide, there is no risk at all in this trip. The reason is also very simple, even if Rykei Kyoye or Akai Naomasa kills him, the Oda family will change at most one person to attack Tanba, and there will be no way to save Tanba from the predicament.

Even because of the death of Akechi Mitsuhide, the Akai and Shikei families will definitely be slaughtered by Oda Nobunaga and then exterminated. There is no doubt about this, after all, Akechi Mitsuhide was killed as an important minister of the Oda family, and Oda Nobunaga must use the heads of the Akai and Shikei families to kill chickens and monkeys.

Therefore, Wise Mitsuhide dared to come alone, and this can also represent his sincerity. And now, it turns out that he was right. Although the large power of the Oda family did make Akai Naomasa worried, Akechi Mitsuhide came alone, which was the biggest reason for Akai Naomasa to make up his mind in a short time.

No matter how many reasons Akechi Mitsuhide had, he dared to come alone, not only proving his sincerity, but also his courage. Many times, it seems that this so-called courage is quite stupid, but in this era, in the chaotic times with almost no integrity, this kind of person is undoubtedly very admirable.

When he returned to Sakamoto Castle, Akechi Mitsuhide sent someone to take the two imps down to rest, and he wrote a letter to report the matter to Oda Nobunaga. In this regard, Oda Nobunaga naturally praised it greatly, and by the way, he sent someone to give Akechi Mitsuhide a lot of rewards. Well, if Oda Yoshinobu knew, he would definitely cry out. If you take down a Kii country, you will be given a piece of paper, and Akechi Mitsuhide has only persuaded two small wealthy clans to surrender, but he has received a lot of rewards.

As for the Akai and Shikei families and the hostages they sent, Oda Nobunaga handed them over to Akechi Mitsuhide to deal with at will. After all, Tamba is a fief for Akechi Mitsuhide, and as a local wealthy family, it is naturally more appropriate for Akechi Mitsuhide to deal with it himself.

After getting the reply, Akechi Mitsuhide thought about it, and sent the two little ghosts to Azuchi Academy, on the one hand, it was natural to win over the relationship with Akai and Shijing, after all, Azuchi Academy is now very famous in the whole world. Many small and medium-sized forces begged grandpa to tell grandma that they wanted to come in and study. On the other hand, it is naturally because it is safer to put hostages in Azuchi Academy than anywhere.

And after learning about this, Hirokei Kyoye and Akai Naomasa were naturally very grateful to Akechi Mitsuhide, and at the same time, they also strengthened their confidence in standing on the side of the Oda family.

On the other side, Nagahama Castle.

"Has Wise Lady already started to act?" After hearing Hideyoshi Hashiba's report, he thought to himself for a while, then stood up and said, "In that case, I can't be left behind!" ”

"Brother, then you are going to ......" Hidecho Hashiba looked at Hideyoshi Hashiba when he heard this, and asked with a worried face. Although it was an inquiry, with what he knew about his brother, he could guess what he was going to do.

Sure enough, Hashiba Hideyoshi looked at Hashiba Hidecho and showed a big smile, "I'm going to persuade Harima to surrender!" Alone! ”

"Sure enough...... "Yushiba Hidecho touched his head helplessly, "Brother, don't mess around, Lord Akechi dares to go alone because Tanba has fought with him, and his strength is not strong." But the Akamatsu family is an old daimyo of Harima, and although Akamatsu Masahide came to ask for help in the past, he turned to the shogunate for help. ”

Hearing this, Yushiba Hideyoshi laughed, looked at Yushiba Hidecho and said loudly, "Xiuchang, don't worry!" I know what to expect! As he spoke, he turned to look at the sky outside, suddenly opened his arms, and shouted loudly in a yearning tone, "This time, I, the monkey, must let the world know that the Oda family is not only Akechi, Shibata, Niwa and others, but also the existence of my Hashiba Hideyoshi!" ”

"Uh...... Is this what Yoshishin said? Yushiba Xiuchang looked at his brother helplessly, but he didn't know how to dissuade him. Speaking of which, although Hashiba Hidecho has behaved more steadily since he was a child, he has never had any way in the face of Hashiba Hideyoshi who has jumped out. It's like in the past, Yushiba Hideyoshi left home to wander around, and Yushiba Hidecho just persuaded him for a long time, but he was almost persuaded by Yushiba Hideyoshi to go with him.

Soon, Hideyoshi Hashiba, who had made up his mind, handed over the affairs of the territory to Hidecho Hashiba and took a boat from Kaimachi to Harima Province. Hawkers, although Yushiba Hideyoshi is a little hot-blooded, he is not a fool, at this time, Settsu is full of people from the Tsuji Sect, how can he hit it headlong?

"So, who should I go to first?" Hideyoshi Hashiba thought to himself.

Miki Castle. This is the residence of the Bessho family.

Before Asai Nagamasa's betrayal, the Bessho family surrendered to the Oda family first, but after Asai Nagamasa's betrayal, Bessho's attitude became very ambiguous. But this is also normal, after all, after this, Settsu Province basically fell into the hands of the shogunate family, and even if the other family next to Settsu Province still has their hearts set on the Oda family, it is impossible to do it so obviously. After all, after Akamatsu Masahide went to Kyoto, Oda Nobunaga ordered the Bessho family to help Akamatsu Masahide fight against Akamatsu Yoshisuke, for which Akamatsu Yoshisuke has always held a grudge.

"I didn't expect Hashiba-sama to come in person, it's really surprising......" Bessho Yasuji said enthusiastically when he saw Hashiba Hideyoshi.

"Bessho-sama is polite, I came here this time in the hope that Bessho-sama can help me take Harima Country in one fell swoop!" Yuchai Hideyoshi directly went straight to the point and said loudly, and he couldn't help but be stunned when he heard the other place Anji. No way, I've seen you're welcome, but I've never seen anything so unkind, and I've gone straight to the point as soon as I came up? Shouldn't everyone be polite first, inkblotting?

"This ...... This is of course, but now that Settsu Province has fallen into low hands, even if the family has a heart, it is difficult to take down Harima Country with this family alone. Bessho Anji said in a deep voice. Lord Hashiba doesn't know that Yoshisuke Akamatsu has been urging the Urakami family for a while, and I'm afraid that soon the reinforcements from the Urakami family will be killed in Harima. ”

"Please don't worry! The Urakami family will take care of it from here, and you only need the consent of the other lord! Hideyoshi Hashiba said confidently.