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Shogun's Palace.

Kinoshita Hideyoshi was sitting in the corridor with a bored expression on his face, and he had been the contact between the shogun's family and the Oda family for several days. Originally, he had fantasized about various situations that might happen and how to deal with them, and he also had all kinds of worries, but the reality was ...... But it made his egg hurt incomparably.

Because...... Not only did none of the things he thought or worry about, but even ...... Nothing happened.

Well, in the past few days, Ashikaga Yoshiaki has been running into the imperial palace almost every day, either discussing something with the emperor every day, or having various elegant gatherings with the ministers. And in this case, Kinoshita Hideyoshi is obviously impossible to follow. So much so that during this time, he stayed in the general's palace almost every day and had nothing to do.

In addition, the bloody things that make a fuss about Kinoshita Hideyoshi's identity and try to drive Kinoshita Hideyoshi away on various TVs have not appeared now. Hawkers, in fact, it's not difficult to understand, after all, no matter how humble Kinoshita Hideyoshi's status is, it is also a messenger representing the Oda family. If you drive it away, wouldn't it be a slap in the face of Oda Nobunaga?

No matter how abnormal the minds of those ministers who have lived in the imperial palace for a long time are, it is impossible not to understand Oda Nobunaga's current status and power, right? Not to mention that the Oda family is now the biggest financier of the imperial court and the shogunate.

"Alas...... If I knew that this was the case, I would refuse this errand even if I was scolded by the lord......" Kinoshita Hideyoshi thought in pieces. Hawkers, of course he knew the purpose of Oda Nobunaga sending him, naturally it was really just to spread the word, and monitoring Ashikaga Yoshiaki, the new general, was the most important thing. But now......

"It's boring......" Kinoshita Hideyoshi sighed.

Although his character has changed a lot after becoming a samurai, he ...... This is the first time he has encountered this situation of doing nothing all day. You must know that when he was in Owari or Mino, although his status was not high, he was very busy every day. Kapok Hideyoshi is the name he created, and he is known as the successor of Migorozo. Well? Who is Migoro Zuo? Niwa Nagahide!

Well, this so-called successor is just a gimmick made up by a group of retainers who want to curry favor with Oda Yoshinobu. Well? Why did Yoshinobu Oda go to Hideyoshi Kinoshita? Quite simply, they're all from civilian backgrounds. And according to a certain grapevine, Oda Yoshinobu seems to have taken special care of Kinoshita Hideyoshi when he first joined the Oda family.

Hawkers, rumors have always spread little by little, from true to false to outrageous. But there are still people who will believe it. Well, that's a long way off.

Just as Kinoshita Hideyoshi looked at the sky with a bored expression, a sound of footsteps from far and near attracted his attention.

"Wise Lord? How did you get here? Kinoshita Hideyoshi said enthusiastically.

"Kinoshita-sama, I'm here to meet Hosokawa-sama." Wise Mitsuhide said politely. Although his status seems to be higher than that of Kinoshita Hideyoshi, he is still very polite to his colleagues. I have to say that with a single piece of literacy, the etiquette literacy of Wise Mitsuhide, Wise Mitsuhide can become a model for all samurai.

"I see, but you didn't come by luck that Hosokawa-sama and His Royal Highness the Shogun have gone to pay a visit to His Majesty the Emperor." Kinoshita Hideyoshi smiled.

"That's a pity." Akechi Mitsuhide smiled, and then looked at Kinoshita Hideyoshi strangely and asked, "Kinoshita-sama, I listen to your tone, it seems to be ......"

Hearing this, Kinoshita Hideyoshi suddenly scratched his head in embarrassment, "Haha~ I just thought it was interesting, so I learned two sentences." Naturally, he couldn't tell the truth, because he felt inferior to his identity, so he learned the Kyoto accent, hoping to make himself appear less lowly.

Speaking of which, although because of the appearance of Oda Yoshinobu, the people of the Oda family did not despise Kinoshita Hideyoshi, who was also a commoner, as they did in history. But the occasional hint of contempt still exists. After all, the difference between Kinoshita Hideyoshi and Oda Yoshinobu is too great.

Oda Yoshinobu has been Oda Nobunaga's follower since he was a child, and he has been by his side before he inherited the family governor, so in terms of status, Oda Yoshinobu is not the oldest among the Oda family retainers, but there are not many people who can be above him.

And the most important thing is that all of Oda Yoshinobu's exploits were obtained through war. Who did the samurai admire the most? Naturally, he is a brave and invincible warrior on the battlefield! Moreover, Oda Yoshinobu is not only invincible on the battlefield, but he also defeated well-known swordsmen such as Tsukahara Buden and Kamiizumi Nobutsuna. With such a record, even if he didn't become a member of the Oda family, no one dared to underestimate him.

But Kinoshita Hideyoshi, that's a lot worse, in addition to the fact that his merits basically rely on internal affairs, the credit for the only war is considered by many to be just good luck. And most importantly...... Well, Kinoshita Hideyoshi is too ugly...... Although this is not a world where faces are seen, many times, the same thing, Oda Yoshinobu and Kinoshita Hideyoshi do, everyone is definitely two evaluations.

Glancing at Kinoshita Hideyoshi deeply, Akechi Mitsuhide easily guessed his thoughts, after all, he had also heard about Kinoshita Hideyoshi. However, Akechi Mitsuhide didn't say anything, but sat next to Kinoshita Hideyoshi and smiled, "In that case, Kinoshita-sama, why don't we two communicate in Kyoto?" I happen to be studying too~"

Hearing this, Kinoshita Hideyoshi was immediately overjoyed, "Really? I've always felt that learning doesn't look like it, and it would be great if I could get the guidance of a wise adult. ”

Smiling, Akechi Mitsuhide sat down and communicated with Kinoshita Hideyoshi in Kyoto accent. At first, it was still some daily trivialities, but then it slowly went deep into the Oda family's internal affairs, military and diplomacy, etc., after all, they were samurai, and it was difficult to leave the topic without these.

As the conversation deepened, Akechi Mitsuhide suddenly discovered that Kinoshita Hideyoshi had a rather unique understanding of government affairs and diplomacy. He said a lot of things that Akechi Mitsuhide hadn't even thought about himself. Suddenly, Akechi Mitsuhide had a strong interest in Kinoshita Hideyoshi, but he knew Kinoshita Hideyoshi's background very well, a commoner, there was no reason to know so much.

The more the two chatted, the happier they became, and the more they chatted, the more they fell in love, and after a long time, Akechi Mitsuhide definitely seemed a little unreasonable to chat here at the General's Palace, so he invited Kinoshita Hideyoshi to drink. In this regard, Kinoshita Hideyoshi naturally will not disagree, you must know that it is very rare for him to meet such a person who is willing to talk to him for so long.

At the same time, Ogawa Castle, Koga County.

"An emissary of the Oda family?" Hearing this, Tarao Mitsutoshi sneered, "Does Oda Nobunaga think that we Koga ninjas will be afraid of their power and hand over the lord and son?" ”

"Yes, how can a ninja betray his lord because he is afraid of the enemy's power? Leader, why don't you gouge out the eyes and cut off the hands of this messenger and return it to the Oda family? Let that nouveau riche understand the determination of our Koga ninjas! A man with several scars on his face said coldly. His name is Ukai Sunroku, and he is one of the top shinobi among the Koga ninjas.

Speaking of which, there are very few very clear classifications of ninja groups in general families, basically a leader with a group of subordinates, and when there are many people, a team leader is appointed. This is not the case with Koga and Iga, who have a very strict hierarchy system, and in addition to the boss, there are upper ninja, middle ninja, and lower ninja.

Shinobi, naturally, is the lowest level of the ninjas, most of them are not strong, and some are too young or have not made any achievements. This kind of person generally only performs some simple reconnaissance tasks.

Nakashinobi are experienced or highly skilled ninjas who mainly perform all difficult and even dangerous tasks. And whether it is for Koga or Iga, a large number of shinobi are the backbone of their survival. It can even be said that every middle ninja can be used as a ninja leader of a daimyo. There is a saying in the ninja circle that a strong ninja is not necessarily a middle ninja. But a middle ninja must be a powerful ninja. It can be seen that the strength of the middle ninja.

And the upper ninja, in fact, the strength of the middle ninja is not necessarily higher, because the upper ninja can only be served by the patriarch of each family. In the same way, the boss will only be produced in the upper ninja. Therefore, there are fifty-three families in the Xiang Jiahe, so there are fifty-three Shangnin. Of course, there must be some of them whose strength is not as good as that of Zhongnin, but the rules are like this.

Hearing Ukai Sun Roku's words, another shinobi chimed in, "I think Sun Roku is right, and not only to tell Oda Nobunaga our determination, but also to teach him a lesson, so that he will never dare to underestimate us Koga again!" Another shinobi spoke, and his name was Sugitani Zenjubo.

"Huh, what? Dude, are you going to go out? Hearing this, Ukai Sun Liu said with a smile. Sugitani Zenjubo is an iron cannon master who is said to be able to shoot down birds in the sky with iron cannons.

"Alright, I suppose, let's meet this messenger first......" Mitsutoshi Dorao said lightly.

"Boss?!" Ukai Sunroku and Sugitani Zenjubo looked at Tarao Mitsutoshi in surprise when they heard this, obviously they didn't understand the behavior of their leader.

"Don't worry, I have my own plans......" Mitsutoshi Dorao said with a wave of his hand. (To be continued.) )