As dawn approached, the rainstorm began to cease for days, and although the colorful rain still hit the face, the color of the clouds had changed to a faint grayish-white, and there seemed to be a faint sunlight shining through. In fact, it was not only the torrential rain after this 100-year drought that ended, but also the amazing gamble I made with Matsunaga Hide!

The biggest adventure of Matsunaga Hide's life failed, from a merchant to a samurai and finally to a daimyo who had never been so close to success, or to the pinnacle of power! The shogun, what a glorious name, but many people planted it in places within reach, the most recent one is Matsunaga Hide.

The place where it turned out to be the camp of the Matsunaga coalition army has disappeared from any buildings, and it is not even a battlefield after the Great War, at best it is a disaster area, but in fact it is indeed a disaster area.

In the middle of the dawn, the Gamo clan and I took more than 20 guards and rode slowly down the road of Yamazaki, and the war horses were all good horses that had been rigorously trained, so there were no problems. However, the attendants were still very cautious, and Ishikawa Sadatomo, who led the horse for me, carefully chose the route, and from time to time called on the people nearby to come and clear the obstacles that could not be avoided on the road.

"Let's get down and take a walk!" I said to the Gamo clan, who was also riding on a horse. Riding on a horse is not necessarily faster than walking, and it always feels less secure.

It is said that it is a quarry, but it is more accurate to say that it is a post-earthquake site, with broken wood and broken flags and equally fragmented limbs between large and small stones, and blood stains washed away by the rain and flowing everywhere. Some of my soldiers and able-bodied prisoners were scattered around, trying to save those who were still alive, but there were still many wounded who could only wait, screaming and waiting to be rescued or killed. There's no way around it, I don't have a lot of manpower, and most of them are busy with other things.

"Uh-huh......" As I walked, I suddenly stopped, and my eyes fell on a flat area on the bank of the river.

There were nearly 1,000 wounded prisoners of war lying on their stomachs or sitting, some still bleeding from their rags. Fujido Takatora and some people were distributing food to them, and at the same time, they were also doing some kind of identification.

"Your Highness, aren't you happy?" The Gamo clan walked up to me from behind and said, not deliberately observing my face. "Now that Kyoto is at your fingertips, how many generals from all over the world are dreaming of waiting for this day. You've come this far, are you hesitating? ”

"It's an opportunity, but it's also a 'burden', but you don't have to think about it if you're not in this position!" I'm telling the truth, I really only feel the pressure at this point and don't feel much excitement.

"Just because of them?" He raised his head and pointed forward with his jaw, where the captives were.

"Yes and no, they are only a tiny fraction!" I didn't deny him, but I knew he wasn't really asking that. "Tell me, am I a conspirator?" I asked rhetorically without looking back.

"It should ...... Probably not! The Gamo clan really answered the question after thinking about it seriously, but his tone caused the unanimous dissatisfaction of Sakurai and the others around him. But they just glared at him collectively and didn't say anything else.

"I don't think so!" I didn't feel anything bad myself, but turned my head to him and smiled knowingly.

After years of hard work, my reputation among the people can almost be said to be too good to be good, and I have even worshipped, but I know that I do it for some purpose, and I don't have any compassion for others. Many people who have depth of thought or think they have depth of thought have a cautious attitude towards me, and regard my every move as having ulterior motives, but in fact, this is also a misunderstanding of me, and I can't do things every day that I take one step at a time and see three steps. Gamo Township can say this about me today, it should be said that it is more objective.

"When it comes to conspiracy, I'm really inferior to Matsunaga, and I can't admit it if I don't want to admit it!" I looked up at the Heavenly King's Mountain, where only a few hours ago there was a large camp and a man who had to be on the watchful side of the whole world. "I do a lot of things for the past, to keep what I've gotten. Of course, it turned out in hindsight that the results could have been very good, far exceeding initial expectations. But that doesn't mean how far-sighted and ambitious I am! ”

"Maybe the person who is valued by the heavens is really a person who can never be defeated!" The Gamo clan sighed, looking at it as if he had a feeling.

"But the unprepared mentality really delays things, enough to miss many opportunities sent to you by heaven!" I turned to Gamo Township again, raised my right hand and used my index finger and thumb to compare the size of a rice husk. "It's just a little bit, even if I only have this little 'mind', I won't be in the situation I am in now. It won't take you more than a day to get to Kyoto, and it would be a lie to say that I'm not tempted. But what can I do now, is it to be the enemy of all the people in the world in this unprepared situation? ”

"Your Highness is really far-sighted and clear-minded, I don't know how to persuade you!" The mayor of the Gamo clan breathed a long sigh of relief, and his facial muscles quickly relaxed, and he completed the transformation of his expression at an extremely fast speed. "Shibata Katsuie will arrive in in a few days, and Yoshikawa Motoharu will soon withdraw his troops after receiving the news, and Hashiba Hideyoshi will not give up this opportunity either. None of them are His Highness's opponents in a single contest, so there is only one choice: unite and defeat His Highness first! ”

"And Tokugawa Ieyasu, you can't forget him!" I'm also calculating it in my heart, even though I don't know how many times. "Although my crusade against Matsunaga Xiu is a last resort, it has aroused the suspicion of many people. After all, I attacked Kyoto with troops without regard for my life and without any will, which can almost be equated with a rebellion. Not to mention those who have all kinds of intentions, I'm afraid that even His Royal Highness Niwa is suspicious of me at the moment! ”

"If we had made material and public opinion preparations before, we would not have reached the current situation!" Although he was glad that I was on the same page with him, it was impossible not to feel sorry for the fact that it had fallen into practice. "It makes sense that His Highness doesn't sit in that seat right now, and once he gives in, others won't be idle. If you really let them sit tight, it will become very troublesome in the future, so Your Highness, you must think carefully! ”

"What do you suggest!" I thought it was too noisy, so I headed up the hill.

"You can't make others not want to sit on it, but there are still ways to make others embarrassed to sit on it!" The Gamo clan took two steps closer to the two of us.

There were no roads on Tenno Mountain at this time, and mud and gravel caused by the landslide covered the slopes. I stepped on my feet and tried to slide down, but several times I relied on the support of the guards to keep me from falling.

"I see what you mean, will it work?" By the time I got to the top of the mountain, I was so tired that I stood there panting.

"It is impossible to be perfect, but it can be maintained for a certain period of time in the case of several checks and balances!" Gamo clan said with certainty.

"Looks like it should be heavier...... "I thought about it for a moment, and thought it would be nice to have another weight.

Suddenly, a cheer broke out from more than a hundred feet away, and more than a dozen people around him surrounded him, as if something had happened. "Lord, I've found Matsunaga Hide's body!" Imu Hanqi, who had gone to see the situation, quickly ran back and reported to me with great excitement.

A few people lifted Matsunaga in front of me, and he had a lot of dirt on his face because he had been lying in the mud and rubble for half the night. However, it should be noted that his body damage is not too serious, but there are blood stains on the sides of his mouth, nostrils, and corners of his eyes, which seems to be death caused by internal injuries.

"This 'weight' should be counted......" I muttered quietly.

"What did you say, my lord?" Sakurai Sakichi didn't hear it clearly, thinking that he had missed some order. "Is it to take off his head?"

"Ask someone to tidy it up for him, don't insult the dead!" I shook my head and turned to walk away.

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I wandered around Yamazaki for a long time, and when I returned to the camp, it was almost noon. At this time, Oda Nobutaka was already quite anxious, and was going back and forth in the big tent. "Your Highness Yuzhou, will we immediately raise troops and enter Beijing!" As soon as I appeared at the door, he greeted him and couldn't wait to ask.

"This thing...... Think about it in the long run! I groaned for a moment, then shook my head.

"His Royal Highness Yuzhou!" Oda Nobutaka's eyebrows almost stood up, and the corners of his mouth began to swell. "I attacked this morning to get the fugitive Matsunaga Tong, and now the rebellion has all collapsed, and His Royal Highness Yuzhou must not fall short......"

"Your Highness has asked for Matsunaga-dori? What a miracle! "Ignoring his urgency, I sat down peacefully." At present, the rebellion is about to be peaceful, and the imperial court has its own wisdom and wisdom, so I don't need to draw snakes. Besides, now that Settsu and Araki Village are in turmoil again, I'm going to rush over to help Niwa and His Highness Ikeda right away! ”

"Your Royal Highness Yuzhou, you can't ......" The momentary excitement made him almost lose his basic etiquette.

"His Royal Highness Shinxiao doesn't need to be in a hurry!" I raised my hand to stop his next words, and said calmly: "I will not enter Beijing, but His Royal Highness can enter Beijing, and I should rest assured that His Highness will state the reason to the imperial court!" ”

"I ...... I? Alone? His mind was dazed.

"His Royal Highness is the legacy of the ancestors, and it is natural for him to enter Beijing to express his grievances. I will hand over the charges of Matsunaga Xiu to His Highness together with the corpse as a basis for presenting his feelings to the imperial court! Speaking of this, I seemed to suddenly remember, and "comforted" him: "I think that His Royal Highness Nobuo will also take measures in the near future, and if the two of them, as the most direct representatives of the Oda family, are of one mind, they may be able to ......."