In the midst of everyone's anticipation, Oda Nobunaga finally arrived, and unlike in the past, this time the car did not seem to show majesty, but did the perfect thing for the traditional vanity etiquette. The mother's clothes didn't even wear armor, and the uniform and brightly colored array of feathers reminded me of the emperor's honor guard in the peaceful and prosperous times.

Oda Nobunaga did not seem to understand the anxiety of the people, and after staying at the house, he fasted and bathed in a hurry, and after three days of playful tossing, he respectfully met the emperor and exchanged a cart of precious gifts for a cart of beautiful words.

After that, I was in the first place in the order of the official meeting, which was quite satisfactory, and although I had been prepared to explain it in advance, Oda Nobunaga didn't seem to be too concerned about some of my original concerns, and kept asking about whether the mountain* was stable or not. I'm quite confident in this, who can afford to make big waves with me in charge?

I did not participate in the subsequent negotiations with the Mori representative, Keikunji, and I fully respected Oda Nobunaga's overall strategy. After about ten days of bargaining, the Mori family agreed to cede the four kingdoms of Inaba, Hakuki, Izumo, and Oki in San'in; Exit Mimasaka and Bizen in Sanyo; return the hostages of the forces in the above-mentioned areas; These six countries are under Oda's control, although the fringe areas may not be so stable for the time being, including the Ukita Naoya!

Now that the dust has settled, I would like to express my statesmanship and dignity appropriately, and in the company of Niwa Nagahide and Ikeda Tsuneko, I will host a banquet for Kobayakawa Takakei, who is about to return to Japan. It's also a little hard to believe that after such a big twist and turn, we just met for the first time. However, this kind of occasion is not suitable for deep conversation, so although we both paid attention to each other, we only talked about it tastelessly.

Oda Nobunaga decided everything on his own, but I was involved in some of the things that followed, and I was a companion in the informal but significant talks that followed.

"Thank you for the protection of His Royal Highness the Right General, I really regret my stupid deeds in the past......" Toyokuni Yamana expressed his respect to Oda Nobunaga with trepidation, probably afraid of the reputation of the "Demon King", he seemed very afraid as soon as he came up. Because of the angle at which I sit, every time he paused, I could see the shiny water stains between his buns.

Oda Nobunaga sat in the middle seat, and because it was a casual flower hall, the home and guest positions were not very obvious. At this moment, Oda Nobunaga was smiling and nodding his head, and Oda Nobutada and I were watching with us.

"Your Highness Yamana doesn't have to be too yourself, I know that the responsibility for many things is not on you!" Oda Nobunaga is a rare empathetic person, and he embodies a kind and gentle image from top to bottom. He didn't even have a single rib today, but I think that seems a bit contrived. “…… First oppressed by the Maori clan, and then coerced by the courtiers, His Highness Yamana couldn't help but fully understand his body. In the future, I will do my best to be considerate of His Highness and the Yamaga family, and His Highness does not have to always pay attention to those things in the past! He magnanimously comforted Toyokuni Yamana.

"Yes, yes, thank you for the kindness of His Royal Highness the Right General!" Toyokuni Yamana, who gradually relaxed, was grateful to Oda Nobunaga, but in fact, he was not very demanding of himself and the environment.

"Does Your Highness have any mature ideas about where to go in the future? Do you want to go back to Inhata ......" Oda Nobunaga said this, deliberately paused and stared at Toyokuni Yamana with a gaze full of "care".

"No, no, no, thank you very much for the kindness of General Right, but please be considerate of the hardships below!" The benefactor's head shook like a rattle, and he almost bit his tongue in a quick reply. "San'in and other places are the key points of Gongwei, and there are many 'evil parties' hiding in the mountains, and I really don't dare to take on this heavy responsibility!"

"Really? That's a shame! Oda Nobunaga really showed a look of "pity". "The Yamana family is a famous family in the Genji, and the origin of the clan is no worse than the Ashikaga clan, I have always respected it very much and wanted to use His Royal Highness's great material!"

"Yes! Does His Highness Yamana really not want to think about it again? Oda Nobutada was also on the side to help.

"In the lower material, I am afraid that I will lose the prestige of my ancestors, and I am even more afraid that I will delay His Royal Highness the right general's plan to control the chaos!" Toyokuni Yamana resolutely resigned.

"Since His Highness Yamana said so...... I have no choice but to respect your meaning! Oda Nobunaga let out a long sigh, looking really sorry. I have asked His Royal Highness to take up the post of Daisuke of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Since His Highness is unwilling to return to San'in again, then I will not take the liberty of asking His Highness to go to Minami Omi Sakura Castle and settle it with 5,000 stones. ”

"His Royal Highness is really kind to me Toyokuni...... "Yamana Toyokuni didn't think there was anything wrong with the five thousand stones, and he couldn't stop thanking Oda Nobunaga.

"Now that most of the famous families of the previous dynasty have been thanked, I really can't bear to see this situation. Now that His Royal Highness Yamana is going to live in Kyoto, let's ask His Highness to serve as a counselor of the shogunate that connects the imperial court and the samurai! Oda Nobunaga said generously.

Hearing this new appointment, Toyokuni Yamana was stunned.

"See, this is the last descendant of the world-famous Yamana clan!" After Toyokuni Yamana withdrew, Oda Nobunaga turned to me and Oda Nobutada, jokingly.

"I didn't expect that the 'one-sixth hall' that made Ashikaga Yoshimandu sleepless would suddenly be decadent! It's really ......" Oda Nobutada didn't say what followed, just shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Therefore, in the future, we must educate our children what is the foundation of the martial arts, and don't raise such a thing!" Oda Nobunaga gently stroked the two mustaches on his upper lip, and the light in his eyes flashed.

"I can probably understand what you mean, but isn't it too much to let him be a shogunate counselor?" I asked, with a frown, deliberately feigning bewilderment. "I've always taken care of these 'hollow bosses', and I've been accommodating people like the ones in San'in. But I never gave them any real power, this shogunate counselor ......"

"Then tell me first, what is the meaning of 'Shogunate Counselor'?" Oda Nobunaga happily pointed at me with a folding fan.

"I also want to ask you, the shogunate has never had such a position as a 'counselor'?" My expression was even more "confused".

"Ha, ha, ha......" Oda Nobunaga laughed heartily, and the folding fan in his hand slammed on the table. This is an instinctive action of his, which shows that the mood is quite good, as long as this action occurs, then even if he behaves like thunder at that time, the final result will not kill. "It's a position I created on a whim. Now that the shogunate is gone, he's still involved in a! ”

"Oh~!" It dawned on me.

"Actually, I'm just using him as an experiment, and if the effect is good, it can continue to expand in the future! It's not an exaggeration to ban thirty or forty people after controlling the whole country......" Oda Nobunaga looked very excited, completely like a naughty boy after the success of the prank. "At that time, I set up a 'Counselor's Palace' and rubbed all this 'gorgeous garbage' into it! These people have no other use, and the façade is still good. In fact, they don't have to do anything, just let them shout a few hellos when I make a decision, and then I will appear to be sympathetic. With such a group of trumpeters and sedan chairs, who can say that I don't mean to represent the hearts of the people in the world? ”

"Clever! It's so clever...... "I praise the wisdom of Oda Nobunaga on my lips, but in my heart I compare the similarities and differences between this Counsellor's Office and the CPPCC. To be honest, this is indeed a commendable initiative, and it has indeed played a significant role in alleviating the contradictions between the upper echelons of the old and new regimes. As long as the common people do not survive, they generally do not care too much about who is in power, but the fierce conflict at the top will make them bleed a lot.

"Do you have any thoughts on the selection of Inaba candidates?" Oda Nobunaga asked me casually, but without waiting for me to answer, he continued: "Fujitaka has done a good job in the past two years, and he is a descendant of the Hosokawa clan, the governor of the Western Kingdom, so going to San'in should be useful for stabilizing people's hearts!" ”

"The Lord knows everything!" Oda Nobunaga has actually made a decision, and asking me is just to save face, so naturally I won't be ignorant.

"Since you see it that way, then this matter is decided!" Oda Nobunaga slapped the board "from the good". “…… In the future, you still need to pay more attention to the affairs of San'in, after all, in all aspects, I can't be very relieved to rely on other people to fight Maori. The monkey is a little anxious for quick success, and Fujitaka is a scholar at all! ”

"Yes, subordinates don't dare to slack off!" I replied respectfully to Oda Nobunaga. I didn't feel or excited about Oda Nobunaga's praise, but I captured a few key words such as "later" and "more".

"What do you think about San'in's strategy going forward?" Oda Nobunaga seems to be really humble today.

"In the shallow opinion of my subordinates, I can take it away!" I pretended to ponder for a moment before cautiously replying that I had been thinking about it for a long time these days. “…… The Maori family has indeed been broken by this battle, but if they want to completely destroy them, they still have to put all their strength into it, and if they are persecuted too much, they may incur a fierce backlash! At present, the front of San'in is too forward, and there is a danger that the back road will be cut off if it continues to invest heavily in troops, and the attitude of many forces in central Sanyang is still hesitant and unsuitable for strong subduation. After all, Uesugi and Takeda still have the possibility of declaring war at any time, and is not very peaceful! ”

"In the end, it's an old minister, thinking so comprehensively! The reason why I didn't have to submit to the Maori family this time was also because of these factors. Oda Nobunaga was very satisfied with my answer, and then turned to his son on the side and said, "This is the idea of having a global concept, you should learn more in the future!" ”

"Yes, His Highness Zhuxing has always been a role model for his sons!" Oda Nobutada nodded immediately.

"The lord and the young lord are in love, and their subordinates dare not be ashamed!" I pay more attention to my language and attitude, and I feel that some substantive issues are about to start to unfold gradually!