“…… If a traveler meets a robber in the mountains with gold in his arms, he will be robbed; But if he had held the gold in his hand and walked in the city, he would have been much safer. …… I beg your pardon, my analogy is very rude! "Gamo Clan's face sank, losing that composure and self-confidence." Matsunaga Xiu's trick is extremely clever, and it seems that he is cautious in guarding this vault for others, but in fact, no one can easily remove him as a guard! ”

"I don't see anything to do with this, as soon as this meeting is held, won't it immediately bring Matsunaga Shu back to its original form?" Shinhachiro looked at the person on the left and then at the right, and asked suspiciously.

"In fact, this meeting is impossible to hold in the short term!" Otani Yoshitsugu's head tilted, and he grinned bitterly, "Once such a meeting is put on the agenda, then Your Highnesses will definitely hesitate. Suspicion of others and greed for profit will make everyone suspicious of each other, and others are not trustworthy, and the meeting place must be the safest for oneself. Does such a place exist to make everyone feel safe? ”

"And that's not all, time is also a big issue!" Kusunoki Mitsunari also said from his seat, his voice as low as his head. "Why did the Maori family attack so desperately during the previous period, it is unimaginable to say that there was no collusion with Matsunaga! Now His Royal Highness Yu Chai is still facing tremendous pressure, and it is completely unrealistic for him to withdraw and come back at this time. ”

"And that's just one aspect, the situation in the east is also not optimistic!" Fujido Takatora also became worried. "Shibata and His Highness Akechi are far away from the Road, and they may have just received the news at this time, but they may not dare to come right now, and it is only a matter of time before Uesugi and Hojo make a move. It is impossible for them and His Highness Hashiba to fight for Kyoto regardless of the fundamentals, so their attitude towards the so-called meeting can only be delayed! ”

Everyone in the room thought about it first, but the more they thought about it, the more they fell into a dead end. The room became darker and darker as the sun shifted westward, giving it a dull feel.

"Let's put it one by one, the cause and effect of this matter!" It's not an idea to sit down like that, I said aloud in a calm voice. "First, no one will believe Matsunaga Xiu's nonsense, and even in his heart he has already decided that he is the main messenger of the conspiracy!"

"That's for sure, Your Highnesses probably guessed what's going on in your hearts!" The Gamo clan took my words and continued to analyze according to his own thoughts: "But in the face of the situation that I can't go to Luo with all my strength, then it is better to maintain the status quo, at least I will not support others to inherit the inheritance of the lord." If the words of support come out of your mouth, then it will not be easy to take it back later! ”

"Will they openly oppose us?" Keiji Maeda patted the dwarf in front of him and asked anxiously, and even this resolute main battle faction felt nervous at the moment.

"Not really, they're just snickering!" The Gamo clan shook his head slowly, looked at him, and then turned to me again. "Matsunaga is something they don't want to see, but it's not something they can tolerate when the lord enters Beijing alone. In the face of this situation, it is very likely that the attitude of your Highnesses is to remain silent, hoping that Your Highness Zhuxing and Matsunaga Xiu will fight him and lose both. If Matsunaga wins, they will fight against him, and if His Highness of the Stars wins, they will also attack him. The excuse is that His Highness Zhuxing has bad intentions and resists the will of the imperial court! ”

"Bastard's court...... Bastard's will......" Shinhachiro muttered quietly there, but the room full of people heard. Although this is a bit rebellious, no one wants to defend the court at this moment.

"As long as the imperial court doesn't fight in Kyoto, it doesn't care so much about the truth of the matter and who is in power!" Yoshitsugu Otani took a deep breath, and there was a wave of disgust in his tone. "Even if Matsunaga Xiu didn't threaten the imperial court, they wouldn't agree to the lord bringing troops into Beijing, which is why they were so happy to give every envoy of Matsunaga Xiu a minister to accompany him. Even if the lord enters Beijing right now, not only will he not be able to make time, but even if he goes, he may not succeed! ”

"How much strength does Matsunaga have now, he won't pin all his hopes on the imperial court!" I didn't comment on the opinions of the people, but I made up my mind. You have to beat Matsunaga to death with a stick, otherwise you will regret it in the future.

"With his own army and a small part of the main hall of acceptance, the number of troops assembled in Kyoto now exceeds 20,000!" Kanzo Kato, who had been silent for a moment, continued: "Matsunaga Shu mobilized very quickly for the small and medium-sized wealthy clans in, and it seems that there has been some kind of offensive and defensive alliance or something like that. I have to say that this person does have some demagogic skills, according to my estimates, he will have more than 30,000 people in two days! ”

"How could this be......" I muttered to myself, feeling a dizziness in my head as I calculated.

Historically, after Akechi Mitsuhide, he immediately fell into a situation of betrayal and separation, and even his in-law Hosokawa Fujitaka immediately expressed hostility. Now that it has been replaced by Matsunaga Show, why did it suddenly change so drastically? Of course, there is a reason why the truth of Oda Nobunaga's death has not been revealed, but no matter what, there shouldn't be so many people attached to him!

"It turns out that although I was also worried, I didn't expect the consequences to be so serious!" The Gamo clan suddenly said to himself.

"Huh?" I glanced at him inquiringly.

"That rumor caused by the change of Araki Murashige caused great confusion among the wealthy families of!" The Gamo clan looked at me, then turned to all the puzzled faces in the hall and explained: "All the small and medium-sized wealthy clans have doubts before, worried that the lord will move them to Kyushu or Kanto, but now that the lord is in trouble, they are finally relieved. But then another question arises: who will be the de facto heir of the lord? ”

Everyone's attention was unprecedentedly focused, something that no one had said but that everyone had thought about countless times. It can be said that this issue has caused excitement, confusion, anxiety, and confusion to countless people (unless he has no heart or lungs) in recent days, and today someone finally mentioned this issue in public. Things in the world are so strange, and there are many things that everyone is so anxious about that no one can say.

"But no matter who inherits this position, I'm afraid that the wealthy families of will still have that concern: will he continue to implement the policy of the lord during his lifetime!" The Gamo clan breathed a sigh of relief when he said this, and then glanced around again before he said: "The one who originally inherited the position of the lord must be the faithful young master, and even the opponents can't say anything about this. But now the situation is different, the loyal young lord has also suffered, even if the other descendants of the lord become the governor, they will inevitably rely on one or two important ministers, and only one or two, too many people will enter the center of power will become uncontrollable. And in order to firmly grasp the power of the Oda family and establish the image of his own lord heir, this important minister will inevitably follow the policy of the lord in the early stage! ”

"It's hard to ensure their interests by not being able to show off Matsu Yongxiu, this is really a joke!" Keiji Maeda continued to pout.

"I can't tell!" The Gamo clan lowered his head and didn't look at him, but let out a long sigh. "Even if Matsunaga Shu mastered Kyoto, it would be impossible for his power to be the same as that of the lord before his death, and the matter of changing the Hao clan would naturally be dispersed with the wind. What's more, he is neither a native of Owari nor even a native of Mino, and if he wants to firmly control Kyoto, he can only rely on those small wealthy families in the area, especially those who have not been favored by the lord during his lifetime, and have no close relationship with the existing major forces of the Oda family! ”

"There are even some people who want to take this opportunity to rise to prominence, right?" I was also deeply troubled by a wave of helplessness.

"I'm afraid that's what it looks like!" The Gamo clan nodded at me.

I turned to Kato again and asked him to explain.

"It's true that as the lord of the Gamo clan said, some people who had already gone into the wilderness have now come out!" "For example, the Aoki clan of Omi and the Takeda clan of Wakasa were quite active in Matsunaga's call, and both recruited thousands of people. Now the local support for Matsunaga Show is getting louder and louder, which makes some people who were originally waiting to see also move! ”

"These people don't have the guts to openly be enemies of the Oda family, but they have been dreaming of driving the Oda family's forces out of!" Keiji Maeda gritted his teeth fiercely, but he also had to admit the reality. "It seems that this time it's only the cheap Matsunaga!"

"What are the odds of victory if we march?" Just when everyone thought they were going to discuss other possibilities, I suddenly said. "Can't let Matsunaga go!" I said to myself in my heart.

"Although the enemy's military strength may be twice as strong as ours, our chances of victory are still as high as more than ninety percent!" Although his mouth was full of confidence in victory, there was no joy on the face of the Gamo clan. "At present, our army is dominated by His Royal Highness's elite and strong soldiers, and it also contains super branches such as artillery and Cossack light cavalry, which is generally not something that a rabble that has been improvised like Matsunaga Shu can compete with. As long as there are no surprises, this battle will be won! But what to do after that, it won't be long before Yushiba, Shibata and others will send troops to attack His Highness, and Lord Takenaka's troops are far away in Kyushu and it will be difficult to come back for a while. Alas! After all, Kyoto ......"

"I don't want Kyoto, but the revenge of the lord must be avenged!" I stood up suddenly, my eyes blazing to the east. "Send a letter to His Highness Ikeda, asking him to make sure that Araki Murashige is dragged in Settsu and that my back is safe; Announcing Matsunaga's guilt to the world, and ......"

"My lord, please ......" Several people spoke at the same time to dissuade me, but because of this, no one said clearly.

"And there's more!" I ignored them and continued: "Quickly send someone to Ise to invite the two Highnesses Nobutaka and Nobuo to come to the rendezvous, and say that I am willing to crusade against the rebellious Matsunaga in the name of the two Highnesses!" ”