"Woo~~babbling......" was a chant between a waka and a scripture, wafting out intermittently from the mouth of the white-haired Miaozhu, and the trembling scale made it impossible for most people to hear what it was. But Miao Zhu didn't care, and his slightly closed eyes were hidden in the wrinkles on his face, showing a state of self-indulgence.

Although this kind of Shinto in Japan also originated from the witchcraft of worshiping ghosts and gods in ancient times, after thousands of years of development, it has been very different from the form of saman, not only the clothing etiquette is no longer in the direction of gorgeous and lively, but it is a little weird. For example, at this moment, there are only eight candles burning in this great hall, and the images on the walls are like ghosts in the flickering way. There is a large incense burner on the front offering table, and the sand inside is mixed with some charcoal-like things, which looks very strange when it is bright and dark.

Miao Zhu was wearing an all-white court dress, and he also wore a black hat on his head that was much taller than the minister, and he held something similar to a colorful cloak and a dust whisk in his hand from time to time, adding a sense of ghostly spirit.

Oda Nobunaga knelt in front of the offering table, holding a large silver rosary in his hand and chanting words in his mouth. More than 20 of our important generals lined up behind him in two rows, and everyone prayed in his own way.

In the curtain behind the offering table, there is a tall black shadow, that is, the armor that is said to be a relic of Atsuta Damyojin, the armor that changed the fate of the Oda family.

After Oda Nobunaga's main camp left Mikawa and entered Owari, he stopped at Atsuta Daemi Palace for a grand sacrifice, not only offering a large amount of the captured booty, but also ordering tens of thousands of soldiers to dress up and face the shrine, clapping their hands three times and praying. That momentum is truly spectacular!

In fact, it is not surprising at all that the rise and fall of a shrine can be discerned by the strength of the daimyo it enshrines, and with the prosperity of the Oda family, Atsuta Daimyung Shrine is now the largest shrine in Japan. Of course, there is also my credit for this, over the years, the Zhuxing family has become the largest worshipper after the Oda family, not to mention how many gold and silver treasures there are, only the armor weapons of those famous generals of the Western Kingdom and the battle flags of the Miyoshi family can completely explain the problem.

I thought that Oda Nobunaga would be enough to toss for half a day, but I didn't want his piety to be an abnormal outburst, and he had to organize a blessing and séance ceremony in the middle of the night, so there was this scene in front of him.

"Please ask His Highness the Inner Mansion to perform the sacrifice!" Probably thinking that it was almost enough, the old temple Zhu put the dust on the offering table, and picked up a gong-like copper plate and held it in front of Oda Nobunaga. The copper pan contained a layer of finely crushed white powder, as if it were starchy.

Oda Nobunaga held the rosary in his left hand, grabbed a handful of the powder in his right hand and threw it into the censer.

"Whew~!" The originally bright and uncertain spark suddenly burst out of flames more than two feet high, and the entire hall was illuminated, and the most peculiar thing was that the black and inconspicuous armor actually faintly glowed with a layer of "treasure light". Oda Nobunaga threw two more shots, and then the flames that had lost power faded and everything returned to its original state.

"The gods have sent down blessings, and the Oda family will prosper forever!" Miao Zhu said with a solemn expression, as if he was really God's spokesman in the world.

"Oda Nobunaga bows to God!" Oda Nobunaga kowtowed and stood up, and we all followed. After all, this is a military rush for days, and it is time to go back and rest early. "I'm going to meditate here tonight, and ask the palace master to find a quiet room for me!" What I didn't expect was that Oda Nobunaga did not turn back, but a new problem came up.

"Everything is ready-made, Your Highness the Inner Mansion please!" The old temple made a gesture of invitation to the side, where there was a very inconspicuous corridor.

"Zhongbei, you come with me!"

"Yes!" I was waiting for him to go back to sleep as soon as his figure disappeared, but I was inexplicably stopped by him again, so I had to say yes and go inside with him.

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"Lord, for the minister...... There is no meditation in the body! When I came to a small ashram and sat down, I said to Oda Nobunaga with a sad face.

"I know!" Oda Nobunaga nodded without thinking about it, and it seemed that he knew me very well. "The reason why I called you in is to chat with me, otherwise it won't be long before I fall asleep alone!"

"Oh?" I was stunned for a moment, it seemed that I still didn't know him well enough.

"Matsunaga Shu has come to the letter, asking for the state of emergency in the Settsu area to be lifted!" Oda Nobunaga did not sit in a formal manner, but leaned against a wall, his eyes really squinted, as if to say something inconsequential.

"This old man is no longer arbitrary, this is a new thing!" I leaned against the wall on the other side and asked, not hiding my distrust in the slightest.

"I think you people take him too seriously, and it's not a big deal to ask me to tell me!" Oda Nobunaga's face was hidden in the shadows, but I still felt a sneer flowing through it. "After all, Matsunaga Shu is also a sycophant villain, who jumped out and bit people a few times by the decline of the main family, and once your power is strong and weighs on his head like a boulder, then he will shrink up like a turtle. Throw him a few pieces of food, and he will live the rest of his life with gratitude! ”

"Will Matsunaga show know how to be grateful? That's a new way of saying it! I grinned here, and I laughed out loud.

"It's not realistic to be grateful, but he still can!" Oda Nobunaga did not get angry, but admitted my statement. That's how to talk to him, and he likes people with some language skills. “…… His letter said that with the fall of the Takeda family, the power of the Mori family has shrunk again, and it seems that there is no possibility of challenging the Oda family in the near future. In view of this, there was no need to deploy heavy troops to defend Nishi-, so he just waited for my order to dismiss the Hao clan and return to Yamato. And he offered to congratulate me personally on wanting to participate in the festival in Kyoto! ”

"Agreed?" I immediately asked, not worried. It stands to reason that it was a good thing that Matsunaga Shu proposed to return the soldiers and horses, and even if he had any thoughts in mind, this would be easier to control, but out of instinct over the years, I was wary of any suggestion that Matsunaga Shu took the initiative to, and there was always a feeling that a conspiracy was around me.

"There's nothing wrong with this, anyway, the army has returned to, and he can't play tricks under close surveillance!" Oda Nobunaga said the same thing, and it seems that his spirit has slackened a little after the test failed. "Your Shikoku Legion doesn't have to stay in Awaji either, so tell them to go to Kyushu to cooperate with the Otomo family to make preliminary preparations! As soon as the matter in Kyoto is over, you will rush over immediately, this time you must get the Shimazu family done, once Kyushu is taken, you can form a north-south attack on the Maori family, and I will be able to take advantage of the army without blood. This time, you have to be more prepared, and you have to be cautious, and there is nothing to say about losing again! ”

"Could it be that Matsunaga Shu found out about the arrangement in Awaji, so he didn't move this time?" I still can't rest assured about Matsunaga Xiu, if such a conspirator doesn't take any more measures, then he will really die peacefully.

"It's not impossible, but what does it matter?" Oda Nobunaga's tone was full of indifference, and he probably shrugged his shoulders in the dark. "I never wanted everyone to love me from the bottom of my heart, in fact, there are more people who want my life, but as long as they know the current affairs and know who has the final say today. If these people keep to themselves, then I will not hesitate to reward him with a bite to eat, and live a lifetime of guarding the little wealth. If not...... Hmph, hmph, I also don't mind sacrificing some of my life to Atsuta Daming in the final stage of this troubled world! ”

"The thing about Namatsu Nagashu......"

"Judging from all the reactions, Matsunaga Xiu can be regarded as a smart person, and his recent repeated actions show that he just wants to make some more benefits in the future!" Oda Nobunaga still had the same indifferent attitude, and even his voice was sleepy. "His schemes and ambitions wear out with age, so you don't have to worry about it anymore. In contrast, I'm more suspicious of Araki Murashige, his actions during this military campaign in the West Country are very abnormal, and the ninja noticed that he has been in frequent contact with the Maori family messenger recently, although he has not obtained any solid evidence, but there must be a different heart. If it weren't for the 'monkey' in front of him who suppressed Maori's offensive, and Matsunaga and Hengxing in the back were firmly watching, I am afraid that he would have reversed now! ”

"Oh, hasn't he always been like this?" I don't understand Oda Nobunaga's attitude, this is indeed the consistent style of Araki Murashige. Generally speaking, Araki Murashige is a traditional old-fashioned wealthy family, attached to powerful foreign forces, but has never given up its independence. To be honest, I don't think it's very likely that he will really rebel, and even if he does, it won't do any big harm. Oda Nobunaga is now suddenly asking this question, does he not want to tolerate it anymore?

"Such a 'thorn' is really annoying, I'm going to deal with it myself!" His body straightened forward, but he still didn't leave the shadow, probably clenched into fists. "When I return to Kyoto, I will test him, and even if I don't fight back, I will move him out, and I always feel awkward to put him there!"

"Settsu is a big country in, so who are you going to hand it over?" I have an uneasy feeling that I am no longer the "monkey" that is cheap again!

"Just have Hengxing!" Oda Nobunaga didn't give the answer that worried me. "As long as Araki Village is restarted and Honganji Temple shrinks into that 'turtle shell' and doesn't dare to come out, nothing big will happen to Settsu......"

I did not expect such a good outcome, and that Ikeda's appointment as Settsu's guardian would strengthen my position in the Oda administration. I can't help but laugh when I think of this, the three generations of the Zhuxing family are worry-free!

Perhaps I am a person who is indeed a little unimagining, and things are not going smoothly but rising, and just as we came out of the quiet room with a yawn in the early morning, Oda Nobunaga got another piece of good news.