Li Xiao glanced at Kinoshita Fujiyoshiro and said, "So it's His Royal Highness Nobunaga, is it for Kinoshita-sama to come to bed?" ”

Kinoshita Fujiyoshiro nodded and said, "Yes, His Royal Highness Nobunaga has been paying attention to Your Excellency for a long time, and you appreciate you very much, Lord Li Xiao. He said that as long as Lord Li Xiao was willing to agree to return to the Oda family, he could become the lord of the castle, obtain the rank of general of the Oda family, and lead an army alone, and he would not be subject to the control of His Royal Highness Nobunaga. ”

Li Xiao was slightly taken aback, and he had to admit in his heart that the price offered by Oda Nobunaga was still quite good.

Kinoshita Tojiro continued: "Lord Li Xiao, Mino Saito Yoshiryu is dead, and my Oda family is going north to capture the entire territory of Minono. The attack on Mino under the command of His Royal Highness Nobunaga was the time to make a contribution, and it was easier to go on an expedition to Echigo and fight against Uesugi Terutora, the incarnation of Bisha Monten. ”

"Whoever gets Mino can win the world, after the capture of Mino, my Oda family is the closest to Gyeonggi, if you succeed in ascending to Luo in one fell swoop, His Royal Highness Nobunaga's prestige will be spread all over the world, and when the time comes, with the talents of Lord Li Xiao, under the banner of His Royal Highness Nobunaga, won't the achievements be ten times greater than in the Takeda family? Seal 100,000 stones and 20 stones, and get the lord of a country. ”

If you are ignorant of the world, or if you don't know anything about it, you might now scoff at Kinoshita Toyoshiro's words.

In terms of the comparison of the strength of the Oda family and the Takeda family, most people still think that although the Takeda family is geographically far away, it is strong, the lord is strong, and the hope of Kamiraku is much higher than that of the Oda family.

But Li Xiao, as a traverser, understands that every sentence of Kinoshita Tojiro should be in line with the general trend of the world in the future.

In the next ten years, when the Kanto twin heroes Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin were still pinching each other, Oda Nobunaga took advantage of the situation, and Oda Nobunaga only took five years to conquer the country of Mino. Six years later, he defeated the famous Hexagon, the three good families, and supported the official success of Shangluo with Li Yizhao.

After that, the rise of the Oda family can be described as a thousand miles, which can only be described by the four words unstoppable.

If you look at it from the perspective of taking advantage of the situation that Li Xiao has always believed, being a retainer in the Oda family, with the soaring wind of Oda Nobunaga, can easily take advantage of the situation and soar to the sky.

With the attitude of the demon king to promote talents without sticking to one pattern, and its ambition to dominate the world, Oda Group Co., Ltd. can be said to be the most promising enterprise at that time.

Thinking of this, Li Xiao secretly said in his heart, it's a pity.

The main reason why he was reluctant to go to the Oda family was because Oda Nobunaga's behavior could not be judged by common sense, and his attitude towards his retainers was also uncertain.

A careerist like Oda Nobunaga, who is also the most difficult boss to serve, scolds his subordinates at every turn, and even Kinoshita Toyoshiro, who is the most pleasing to Oda Nobunaga, is in danger of being beheaded by Oda Nobunaga at one time.

In fact, the more the violent side of Oda Nobunaga's surname in the later period was revealed, the more undoubtedly he chased down the important ministers of the spectrum, killed people at every turn, and the reasons were all determined by himself, and he could not be criticized by others. Even Kinoshita Toyoshiro, the cronies who were picked up by Akechi Mitsuhide, were also trembling, for fear that the net worth and surname that he had won after fighting for half his life would be taken away once.

Oda Nobunaga's royal majesty was too strict and harsh, and before the change of Honnoji Temple, Wise Mitsuhide was punched and kicked on the spot by Oda Nobunaga in front of his guest Tokugawa Ieyasu and a series of retainers of the Tokugawa family Oda family because the fish he offered was not fresh.

At that time, Akechi Mitsuhide was already the commander of the Oda family's major front army, and his generals were tens of thousands, and they also needed to have majesty to control him. Oda Nobunaga only because of his own anger, regardless of his feelings, said that he would fight, and did not leave the slightest affection for the other party.

In fact, if there is no change in the Honnoji Temple, there will definitely be a second wise Mitsuhide.

And serving such a lord really made Li Xiao very insecure.

On the other hand, Takeda Shingen, Takeda Katsuyori and Takeda are not mean bosses, and at the same time, they also respect Li Xiao very much and are generous. When Li Xiao first came to Yueben, Takeda Shingen was afraid that Li Xiao would not be able to adapt to the etiquette of Yueben, so he was given the privilege of being exempted from kneeling in the courtiers.

This made Li Xiao, who was a traverser, very useful.

So for Li Xiao, compared with the two, Oda Nobunaga is not a good boss.

Li Xiao'an sat on the stacked mat and said with a straight face: "Lord Kinoshita, when I was wandering, I was taken in by Lord Xinxuan, and later let me serve as a spear teacher for His Royal Highness Shenglai. Later, he served His Royal Highness Shenglai, and His Royal Highness also regarded Zai as a confidant and treated him well. Therefore, Takeda is as kind as a mountain to Li Xiao. ”

"If Li Xiao abandons the Takeda family for the sake of His Royal Highness Nobunaga's promises, or for the sake of his own ambitions, what kind of person does your Excellency think Li Xiao is?"

Kinoshita Tojiro shook his head when he heard this, and said, "Lord Li Xiao, are you sticking to righteousness, this is really unwise, Nobunaga ......"

"It's not that I'm unwise," Li Xiao took Kinoshita's words and said, "I've thought very clearly, and like Kinoshita-sama, I believe in His Highness Nobunaga's ability and courage and future achievements." I am very grateful for His Royal Highness Nobunaga's hospitality. Kinoshita-sama, I'm very sorry, please reply to His Highness Nobunaga, Li Xiao can't answer him. ”

Seeing that Li Xiao's words were very clear, Kinoshita Fujiyoshiro also understood that if he continued to fight to the death, it would be ineffective, but it would make the other party look down on him.

Kinoshita Fujiyoshiro nodded, and said: "Lord Li Xiao's talent is very admired by His Excellency, and it is a pity that I can't be a minister with Your Excellency His Royal Highness Nobunaga, I hope he will say, you and I don't want to meet on the battlefield." ”

Li Xiao nodded and said, "Kinoshita-sama, as a samurai, you can't choose an opponent according to your own will. However, Kinoshita-sama's speech and intelligence are also very admired in the future, and I hope that I will have the opportunity to visit Kinoshita-sama in Cheongshu in the future. ”

Kinoshita Fujiyoshiro was very happy to hear this and said, "If Lord Li Xiao can come to Cheongju, it is really Kinoshita's honor. ”

After saying goodbye to the two, Li Xiao sent Kinoshita Fujiyoshiro to the door, and Kinoshita Koichiro saw his brother come out, quickly stood up, and saluted Li Xiao very politely.

Li Xiao couldn't help but move slightly in his heart when he saw Kinoshita Koichiro, and his mind moved.

Historically, Kinoshita Toyoshiro was able to become a man of the world with a humble body, and his younger brother had a lot of credit, running around for him before and after the saddle, and he could be described as the second person in Toyotomi Hideyoshi's camp.

Kinoshita Koichiro and his brother's important surnames are no less than the relationship between Takeda Shinshigeru and Takeda Shingen.

In Kinoshita Toyoshiro's absence, he often entrusted his younger brother with important responsibilities, and he was a talent who could stand alone, and later in the Toyotomi world, Kinoshita Koichiro accounted for at least thirty percent of the credit.

At the same time, Kinoshita Koichiro is very humble and introverted, and at the same time treats people with the style of an elder. This point is deeply admired by the Toyotomi family. Although he had great achievements, he never took up his name, so his light was often overshadowed by his brother and not known.

Kinoshita Toyoshiro is really lucky to have such a brother to assist, and the Oda family will inevitably have a battle with the Takeda family in the future.

Therefore, this Kapok Fujiyoshi must be a general of Oda Nobunaga, a formidable opponent of the Takeda family, and Li Xiao felt the need to weaken his strength.

Thinking of this, Li Xiao pointed his finger at Kinoshita Koichiro, and asked Kinoshita Tojiro knowingly, "Kinoshita-sama, who is this?" ”

Kinoshita Toyoshiro replied, "He is my younger brother Kinoichiro. ”

Li Xiao nodded and said, "Lord Kinoshita is so extraordinary, presumably Brother Ling must also be very capable, dare to ask him what position he holds in the Oda family now?" ”

Kinoshita Fujiyoshiro shook his head and said: "Lord Li Xiao has an overreputation, Kinoshita is just a little light under the command of Lord Nobunaga, and Koichiro has only been on my side for a year, and he is still waiting to establish a meritorious service and become a samurai of my Oda family." ”

Li Xiao made a surprise on his face, and showed a regretful expression, and said: "How can a talent like Xiao Ichiro be condescended to a foot light? Li Xiao is not talented, but he admires the talent of Lord Kinoshita very much, this time Your Excellency came to give a horse, I can't repay it, so I want Brother Ling to be under my command, how about officially becoming a samurai? ”

As soon as Li Xiao's words came out, Kinoshita Tojiro and Kinoshita Koichiro brothers were stunned.

The expressions of the two brothers are also different, Kinoshita Koichiro showed a longing look on his face for a moment, but then he looked sideways at his brother's expression, and then lowered his head, and Kinoshita Fujiyoshiro was silent on his face, but he was scolding in his heart, this is just a joke.