"You're early!" I greeted my acquaintances with joy and walked briskly towards the castle tower. Although it was the middle of winter, my mood was like March. Xianzhi's pregnancy has been nearly ten months, and now everyone in the family is in a busy state of excitement from top to bottom. Lately, I've been having trouble concentrating, and I've been distracted from not saying a word in the appraisal meeting. For this, Oda Nobunaga and I have been anxious more than once! Although I haven't paid much attention to public affairs in the past few months, the report of Ishikawa Tadasuna and his companion Changxin is still very timely, and I have a general understanding after a few hurried glances. Oda Nobunaga's war with the Saito family went very smoothly, and with the help of the three people, all the small "nails" had been pulled out, and Saito Ryuxing in Inabayama Castle became a veritable "lonely man". Fortunately, I prepared in advance, and these little battles Oda Nobunaga did not bother me.

"Boom!" Turning a corner, I collided with an oncoming man and fell backwards to the ground.

"It's all this time, why are you still hanging around here?" The man came over and pulled me up, and when I saw it, it was Kazushi Nakamura.

"Aren't I going to the assessment room?" I replied as I dusted off my clothes.

"How do you not know? Haven't all the notifications been sent? He asked me quizzically.

"What notice?" I don't dare say I didn't receive it, because I've forgotten more than one or two things lately.

"Really! Today's meeting has been relocated to the lobby on the first floor, why don't you even know this! He complained. Hurry up, it's about time. If I don't send you, I still have to be on duty! ”

"Oh, thank you!" With that, I pulled my legs and ran down the hall.

No wonder we have a meeting! It's a big day today. Except for those who were on duty, all the samurai above the head of the Oda family had arrived, and a full 500 people were crammed into a room. Since the time for the meeting had not yet arrived, everyone was talking in low voices with the people around them, "buzzing, buzzing, buzzing" like a big honeycomb. Taking advantage of the chaos, I sneaked into my seat and sat down. Turning my head and looking around, I saw some fresh faces here.

"Tom!" As the doorman thrashed the spear on the ground, the room fell silent. Oda Nobunaga strode in through the door, followed by three strangers, who also seemed to be samurai of high status. Oda Nobunaga walked up to the throne and sat down, and the three men sat on his left hand side in turn.

"Before the meeting today, I would like to introduce it to you!" Oda Nobunaga really mentioned those three people at the beginning. He first pointed to the tall, thin, black-faced man with a short beard and said, "This is His Royal Highness Inaba Ischitetsu, the lord of Sone Castle!" ”

"Please take care of us when we meet for the first time!" Inaba's reply was simple and straightforward.

"This is His Royal Highness Ando Mamoto, the lord of the Northern City!" Oda Nobunaga pointed to the second fat man with a round face and a kind face.

Mamoru Ando bowed his head slightly to the four sides and said, "It's a great honor to be able to fight side by side with all of you!" ”

"In the end, this is His Royal Highness Bu Quan, the lord of the Great Wall Castle Clan!" Oda Nobunaga finally pointed to the third person who looked like a white-faced scholar.

"I hope to be able to share the world with you!" The family's Bu Quan's voice is soft but not delicate but not charming.

"It turns out that the 'Mino Three' looks like this!" I thought as I looked at them. Although I brought these three people to Oda's house, I never met them. My contact with Ando Morisaku was through letters from Hanbei Takenaka, and Inaba Kachitetsu and Clan Bu Quan took one more turn. In addition, I also understand that those living people are probably also the wealthy families that Mino has newly attached. To be honest, my first impression of them wasn't that shocking! Inaba is as old-fashioned as a German devil; The family Bu Quan is just a high-spirited scholar; In a sense, Mamoru Ando is somewhat similar to Lin Tongsheng, which means that he is a professional politician! These people may be good subordinates, but they don't qualify as allies for those who want to be in the world, even temporarily.

"The three highnesses only arrived at Komakiyama Castle last night, and today I invite them to participate in this meeting, this meeting that will decide the fate of the Oda family!" Oda Nobunaga glanced down, and I felt his gaze seem to pause in my face. "Everyone already knows: the three Highnesses have joined my family and have shown enough loyalty in the previous battle! First of all, I would like to announce the appointment of these three highnesses as the elders of my Oda family, and each of them will keep 50,000 stone territories as the lord of the city! ”

"Thank you, my lord!" The three of Mino bowed down to thank Oda Nobunaga.

"I hope you will continue to contribute to the prosperity of the Oda family in the future!" After appeasing them, Oda Nobunaga changed his words and shouted, "The second thing I want to say is that the time for our decisive battle with Saito Ryuko has arrived!" With that, he quietly stared at the important ministers below.

"Huh? So fast? I was stunned for a moment. Although I have not directly participated in the recent battles, I know that although there have been many victories in the past six months, most of them have retreated on their own initiative, so their strength losses are not very large, and now there are at least 15,000 men and horses gathered in Inabayama Castle! After three generations and decades of continuous improvement, Inaba Mountain Castle is now among the strongest cities in the world, and the stored grain, grass, and ordnance are inexhaustible. In all respects, it is best to besiege the city for a long time and wait for the enemy's morale to be exhausted, and it seems a little reluctant to attack now. I looked around, and it seemed that quite a few people were frowning.

"My lord, this is inevitable...... It's a bit, right? After being silent for a long time, Niwa Nagahide said. This kind of thing is not suitable for newcomers like the Mino Sanzhong, and the old people of Owari said it well.

"? Do you think I fuck it? Do you all think I'm fucking? Oda Nobunaga's gaze slid through the crowd, but no one answered his question. Saito Yoshiryu's father and son were rebellious, disloyal and unfilial, and actually committed the evil act of killing their father! I was entrusted by my father-in-law, the three major people, to clear my rebellion and reorganize Mino. Every time I think about it, I often feel pain in my heart! ”

"The Lord is righteous and righteous, and the world is inferior!" I spoke aloud to the crowd from the sidelines.

"I've been waiting for a long time, it's been too long!" Oda Nobunaga slammed the dwarf. "But today I don't want to wait any longer, and I can't be more tolerant of the remnants of traitors! I've spent so much time in Mino that I seem to have heard the accusations made against me by the three major people of the Dao! In any case, I will not compromise with any excuses this time, Saito Ryuko's good days are over! ”

"Yes!" Niwa Nagahide retreated, and the others stopped talking.

"This time it's not just for Inabayama Castle, it's not even just for Mino Ichikaku!" A sickly flame rose in Oda Nobunaga's eyes. "This is to show the world the power of our Oda family! I want everyone in the world to know that the Oda family is no longer a second-rate character who looks at people's eyes, and the major affairs of the world depend on us to decide! Kwon Roku...... "He set his sights on Katsuya Shibata. "In three days, you will lead 3,000 troops into Minamata Castle!"

"Yes!" Shibata Katsuya replied in a deep voice.

"On the 5th of the next month, I will personally lead an army of 20,000 to Inabayama Castle, and the three highnesses ......" Oda Nobunaga looked at the Mino trio on the left. Please gather with me on the 7th of next month at the foot of Inabayama Castle! ”

"Obey the Lord's orders!" Mino and the three of them leaned over and replied in unison.

"Everyone!" Oda Nobunaga danced a folding fan and shouted, "Let the world be shocked by your martial bravery!" ”

"Yes!"