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Osaka Castle in Isekuni.

"Master Shou Gui Ni has died?" After Oda Yoshinobu heard Ning Ning's report, he looked at Ning Ning in some surprise, but then nodded and said, "Also, at such an age, it's normal to leave at any time." It's just a congratulatory congratulations, a generation of heroines, but she died at such a time, presumably deep in her heart, she is also very unwilling, right? ”

For Shou Guini, Oda Yoshinobu admires very much, a woman, and born in this era of extremely low status, received the most traditional education, but can rely on her weak body in life, strong support for the fate of the family, this is a very remarkable thing.

In Oda Yoshinobu's view, if there was no Shouguini, the Imagawa family would never have developed to be as strong as it was in the Imagawa Yoshigen era, even if it had not perished.

After thinking about it, Oda Yoshinobu said lightly, "In this way, send someone to ask my brother, and if you can, send someone over to pay tribute to the old man." ”

"Yes!" Ning Ning responded when he heard this, and then said again, "In addition, the ninjas who infiltrated Kii Country reported that the Suzuki clan does have a unique method of making saltpeter, but because the location of the manufacture is very tightly protected, it is not possible to find out the specific manufacturing method for the time being. ”

"Oh? Did they actually find a replacement? Oda Yoshinobu asked with some surprise when he heard this, but if he thought about it carefully, it was also reasonable. In the previous life, in the game, Suzuki and Honganji always had a lot of iron cannons, and at that time, Oda Yoshinobu didn't think about it, but he just thought that they could make iron cannons themselves.

But now that he had come to this era, he realized how incredible it was that under the Oda family, Suzuki and Honganji were able to make their own iron cannons. As mentioned earlier, there is no saltpeter produced in Japan, and in fact, there is very little sulfur or iron ore.

And this is also the reason why iron cannons have been introduced to Japan for many years, but there are still only a few daimyo who have a large amount of equipment, not because the technology is not good, but because there is no material! If you don't have the materials and want to have them, you will naturally have to pay a high price to buy them. In this way, it is natural that not all forces can use it.

So both Oda Yoshinobu and Oda Nobunaga were very sure that Honganji and the Suzuki family must have some special way to make saltpeter, which was the most expensive and completely monopolized by the Oda family.

"Hmm...... In this way, let Guangjun and Duan Zang go together. Remember, though, that you should never get their attention. Oda Yoshinobu said after a moment of silence. Oda Yoshinobu didn't want to arouse the vigilance of Honganji because of the saltpeter matter, otherwise that group of monks would really be forced to be in a hurry, and then launch a constant attack like history, that is not the result that Oda Yoshinobu wants to see, at least for now, Oda Yoshinobu only hopes that the Oda family can recuperate in peace.

Although with the strength of Oda Yoshinobu, it is absolutely foolproof if you go in person. But today's Oda Yoshinobu doesn't like to do such degrading things anymore. To put it bluntly, it's hypocritical. But it's no wonder, after all, his identity is now very different from before, just like it was Maeda Keiji and them who really fought when he was in Shangluo, and Oda Yoshinobu has begun to get used to the behavior that this identity should have now.

In fact, this change is not Oda Yoshinobu's own idea, but Li Huamei's suggestion. Because in her opinion, if Oda Yoshinobu takes the lead every time he fights, then he will only be a fierce general for the rest of his life. And if this continues, even if Maeda Keiji and others have any great talents, they will eventually become fierce generals who only know how to dance knives and guns because they don't have any chance to perform.

Of course, the most important point is that as Oda Yoshinobu's territory grows larger and larger, how can Oda Yoshinobu be busy unless he knows how to doppelgänger? And if it is only when the time comes to cultivate a general who can defend one side, it will obviously be too late.

In this regard, although Oda Yoshinobu was a little reluctant to charge into battle like mowing grass, he could only accept it. After all, Li Huamei said this, and he couldn't find a reason to refute it at all.

"Yes!" Ning Ning replied respectfully.

After that, Oda Yoshinobu didn't pay attention to this matter anymore. After all, although he admires Shou Guini a lot, it is only limited to this. If he really wanted to run over himself, he didn't have much interest.

On the other hand, Oda Nobunaga did not object to sending someone to pay tribute to Shou Guini, because he originally meant it. At present, the Oda family and the Imagawa family are no longer mortal enemies, but in a relationship of mutual need. The Oda family needs the Imagawa family as a barrier to separate the Takeda and Hojo families, and the Imagawa family also needs the Oda family as a non-hostile force to ensure that they only need to concentrate on dealing with the Takeda family.

Mikawa, Okazaki Castle.

Since subduing the Oda family and defeating Mikawa Ichijo with the help of Oda Yoshinobu, Matsudaira Ieyasu has already completely ruled Mikawa by this time. And this is something that Matsudaira Kiyoyasu did not do in the past. Of course, at that time, Matsudaira Kiyoyasu completed the unification of Nishimikawa under the umbrella of Oda Nobuhide and Imagawa Yoshimoto.

However, in this chaotic world where success or failure is only judged by results, it doesn't really matter much whether to subdue other forces, and only what really gets hands on is the most important thing. As a result, the entire Mikawa is now under the control of Matsudaira Ieyasu.

Although Oda Nobunaga wants to take back Mikawa Province, with the strength of the Matsudaira family, he can't resist at all, but Matsudaira Ieyasu has that confidence and has been working hard in this direction, so that Oda Nobunaga will not take back Mikawa.

"Let you, my lord, go and pay tribute to Master Shouguini?" Sakai Tadaji groaned.

"Yes, come to think of it, the lord hopes to spread goodwill to the Imagawa family through this kind of behavior." Matsudaira Ieyasu said lightly.

"So, the lord wants to make the Imagawa family submit?"

"What else could there be? Today's Imagawa family is no longer the Imagawa family of the past. Matsudaira Ieyasu replied lightly, but then laughed, "When I surrendered to the Oda family, I never thought that the Oda family would rise so quickly, it's really ......" At the end, Matsudaira Ieyasu shook his head again and again, because he really didn't know what words to use to describe it.

Sakai Tadaji didn't care about this, he really had another thing in mind. "My lord, if the Imagawa family surrenders to the Oda family, it will be difficult for the Honke family to expand their territory......" Sakai Tadaji's eyes shone brightly.

Hearing this, Matsudaira Ieyasu shook his head, "Tadaji, aren't you still satisfied with the current situation of your family?" Look outside, the originally barren Three Rivers have now begun to become rich, the civilians don't have to worry about food and clothing, and we samurai don't have to worry about dozens of dollars. ”

However, as soon as the words fell, Matsudaira Ieyasu changed his words and said again, "Moreover, do you really think that if the Imagawa family subdues the Oda family, the main family will not be able to continue to expand its territory?" ”

"What do you mean by the lord......" Sakai Tadaji thought about it when he heard this, and after a while looked at Matsudaira Ieyasu with a strange expression and asked.

"Not bad! Whether it is the current Ashikaga shogunate or the earlier Kamakura shogunate, when they reward those heroes, their territories are not all next to each other. Matsudaira Ieyasu nodded and smiled.

"I see." When Sakai Tadaji heard this, he didn't say anything more. Although the Ashikaga shogunate still exists, anyone with a discerning eye can see that if the current situation continues, then the Oda shogunate will definitely replace the Ashikaga shogunate.

"Yes, and the lord has asked me to go to Suruga now, which has a deeper meaning. That's to ease my relationship with the Imagawa family. After all, you also know that there are many contradictions between the former family and the Imagawa family. ”

Matsudaira Ieyasu didn't say much, and there was no need to say too much, because Sakai Tadaji had been following him since he was a hostage at Sunpu Castle, and he knew everything he should know and what he shouldn't know.

5 days later, Suruga Sunpu Castle.

"What?! Matsudaira Ieyasu's kid is here?! He came in person?! How dare he come?! After hearing the news that Matsudaira Ieyasu appeared outside Sunfu Castle with only a dozen people, the Imagawa clan was stunned, and asked a few doubts on his face, but unfortunately the Ukai Nagashi himself was also a question mark.

Well, why did Matsudaira Ieyasu dare to come? Naturally, it's because he's now a retainer of the Oda family. If the Matsudaira family was an independent daimyo at this time, then he wouldn't dare to give Matsudaira Ieyasu a hundred dares. But with the aura of the retainer of the Oda family, unless the Imagawa family plans to fight to the death with the Oda family, even if the Imagawa family has a great hatred with the Matsudaira family, they will not dare to touch half a hair of Matsudaira Ieyasu. Even the Imagawa clan really had to be careful not to let Matsudaira Ieyasu have any accidents in the territory of the Imagawa family, lest he couldn't tell clearly when he got his mouth full.

In the middle of the breath, the Imagawa clan really figured out what was involved, and shook his head helplessly, "It's really feng shui in turn, the Matsudaira family that was not taken into my eyes in the past ......" The Imagawa clan couldn't go on halfway through his words, obviously remembering the pain of the Imagawa family over the years.

But it didn't take too long, and the Imagawa clan really stabilized his mind and looked at the pelican hall Nagasho and said, "Since Lord Matsudaira is here to pay tribute to his grandmother, the family naturally can't turn him away......" Imagawa Shin said lightly, and by the way, he also directly determined this matter.

Well, in fact, Oda Nobunaga also guessed the true mind of the Imagawa clan at the beginning, so he came up with the idea of sending an envoy. After all, the relationship between the Oda family and the Imagawa family was too awkward, and although both sides maintained a tacit understanding, the Imagawa family had never really negotiated peace with the Oda family.

After all, no matter what, the Imagawa family is also a real famous family, and in order to protect themselves, they negotiate peace with their mortal enemies, and the Imagawa clan really can't do this kind of thing, so they don't dare to do it. After all, there are some things that can be done silently, but they must never be spoken.

But even so, the Imagawa clan really only asked the Uden Nagasho to quietly take Matsudaira Ieyasu to Ryuunji Temple to pay respects, and at the same time he secretly met with him. The two will not meet for more than half an hour, and most of the time, they are just catching up. Regarding the matter between the Oda family and the Imagawa family or the Matsudaira family and the Imagawa family, it was not mentioned.

Moreover, in order to make it easier for the Imagawa clan to accept, Matsudaira Ieyasu used the identity to pay tribute to Shou Guini this time, but it was the husband of Imagawa Yoshimoto's adopted daughter, not the governor of the Matsudaira family. Well, although it's just a name, at least, the Imagawa clan on the side is really much more comfortable.

Night.

Imagawa really sat in the study, but he could calm down as soon as he entered here, but he couldn't calm down at this time.

"Alas...... The Oda family is really moving fast, is it really as my grandmother said, the family is no longer qualified to become a chess player? Imagawa shook his head and sighed. Although Shou Gui Ni had already made everything clear that day, and the Imagawa clan really didn't understand this, but knowing that he knew it really made him face this fact, at least now, he was not prepared at all.

"Your Highness......" A soft voice came, and then Hayakawa was seen slowly walking in.

"Hayakawa, do you say that the family really has no hope at all?" Imagawa Shin looked at Hayakawa and asked a little confused.

Hearing this, Hayakawa shook his head and said, "Who can say for sure what will happen in the future?" Although the Oda family seems to be extremely powerful today, just as no one could have known that it would rise so quickly, no one knows if it would decline at the same rate. ”

Hayakawa's words didn't actually answer Imagawa's question, but hearing her words, Imagawa really nodded, "I understand, indeed, who can say for sure what will happen in the future?" Instead of thinking about that, think about what's in front of you. ”

After speaking, Imagawa suddenly looked at Hayakawa with some hesitation and said, "Tonight...... Can you stay with me? ”

Well, a family governor actually asked his wife Masamuro in a consultative tone, but this was the first time in all these years that the Imagawa clan had taken the initiative to say such a thing to Hayakawa.

Looking at Imagawa Shizhen, although he hid it well, Hayakawa still saw the confusion, sadness and helplessness hidden in the depths from his eyes.

Without speaking, Hayakawa just slowly walked over to Imagawa Shin and sat down. When the body touched, both of them couldn't help but tremble slightly, and then, Imagawa Shin slowly stretched out his hand and hugged his wife, who was both familiar and very strange, into his arms.

"Over the years, I've suffered you......" Imagawa muttered to himself.