The conversation began with a greeting from Fujitaka Hosokawa. He sat on Ashikaga Yoshiaki's side, in the first row behind Yoshiaki, almost opposite Nobunaga, who was half a body behind Yoshiaki and at the head of the Oda square: "Danmasa-sama, how is today's performance?" ”

"That's right," Oda Nobunaga bowed slightly, "Actually, I, Nobunaga, have been invited to come this time, and in addition to watching Noh, I will also have to leave the Gongkata Hall by the way." ”

"Is Danzheng-sama going back to his home country?!" Hosokawa Fujitaka was taken aback.

His cultivation and composure were good, but Nobunaga's words were too unexpected. Pacifying Kinai, serving as the governor of the city, and governing the province for the general is the dream of many powerful daimyo in the world. Now that Nobunaga has done it, he is ready to return to his homeland like this? He doesn't even have a role in the stewardship yet!

"Exactly."

"It's Yu who is waiting for Oda to play right," Hearing Nobunaga's words, Ashikaga Yoshiaki could no longer remain silent. He clapped his hands, and the person in charge of hosting Noh gave a deep bow to the public and left quickly, probably to tell Yusakiza to end the performance...... "This time, I was able to return to Beijing smoothly, thanks to the great help of Oda Danmasa, and Yu is also grateful." Whether it is the shogunate or Yu himself, they should praise Oda Danmasa for his loyalty as soon as possible! ”

As Yoshiaki, these words are already very condescending to Nobunaga. Obviously, Nobunaga has been dragging his feet and refusing to go to the audience, so the shogunate was unable to give a commendation...... As a daimyo, it stands to reason that Nobunaga should take the initiative and not let the new princess go to meet him!

"This is the negligence of your subordinates," Hosokawa Fujitaka apologized to Yoshiaki in front of him, taking the blame on himself. Then he turned to Nobunaga's side, his words full of anticipation: "...... In order to thank Danmasa-sama for his contribution this time, the Gongfang Palace hopes that the lord will serve as the steward and govern the Shogunate, but I wonder if Danmasa-sama is willing to accept it? ”

"The position of the leader is ......," Nobunaga said in his mouth. His tone was very slow, and Hosokawa Fujitaka couldn't help but show a slightly nervous expression when he heard it.

"The position of the ruler is to govern the ...... I, Nobunaga, didn't think about such a thing. ”

Listening to Nobunaga's words, not only Mibuchi Fujiei, Isshiki Fujinaga, Hatakeyama Akitaka, Akechi Mitsuhide and others on Hosokawa Fujitaka's side, but even Sakuma Nobumori, Shibata Katsuie, Mori Konari and others on their side also showed surprised looks. I laughed in my heart, this is much more exciting than the Noh performance, after all, it is all "acting in its true colors". Moreover, the whole thing was indeed very interesting, and in their opinion, Nobunaga's appointment as the head of the clan was a natural thing, and it was also a great honor for the Oda family. However, Nobunaga did not pay attention to this tempting title at all.

Perhaps, only I can understand his thoughts at the moment...... He has always done his own thing, and he rarely explains anything (a strong life, no need to explain). Even Niwa Nagahide, Nobunaga's closest confidant, seemed to be confused and worried at the moment because he didn't know what Nobunaga was thinking.

"This ......" Hosokawa Fujitaka glanced at Yoshiaki, and saw that the latter nodded slightly, so he made another suggestion: "What about the deputy general of the world?" This position was held by Naoyoshi Takakuraden (Ashikaga Naoyoshi), the younger brother of the first class of the Ashikaga Temple, known as the Shimogosho, and so far only the Imagawa Minbu Homasa of the Imagawa family has been awarded for quelling the rebellion of Uesugi Zenhide in the Kanto region...... With the merits of Lord Danzheng now, he is indeed worthy of this position! ”

"I Nobunaga can't accept it, please forgive him." Nobunaga bowed his head to Ashikaga Yoshiaki.

"Plus how about the official position of the Left Guard Governor from the fourth?" Yoshiaki spoke.

"Gongfang Palace?" Hosokawa Fujitaka looked at Ashikaga Yoshiaki in surprise. He was obviously surprised, too.

The Governor of the Left Guard, known as General Wuwei, was the head of the Oda family and the former head of the Sanguan family, the head of the Spo family. The status of the Spo family is very special, and at the end of Kamakura it was the same as the Ashikaga shogun's family, and later it was demoted to the rank of a vassal and served as the shogunate deacon (the predecessor of the shogunate), and has always been the pen of the three chiefs. Except for the head of the Spo family, no one in the Muromachi period held the position of Governor of the Left Guard. So when it comes to the Wuwei family and the Wuwei family, it must refer to the Sibo family and the head of the Sibo family, and there is no semicolon in the world.

Although the position of the samurai has long been in name only, and it seems to be chaotic, there are certain regulations. As a military position, among the six guard mansions, the left and right guard mansions have the highest status, and the chief is the left and right guard generals, and the Tang name is the general of Yulin. During the entire Muromachi shogunate, only the Ashikaga general, who was the backbone of the samurai family, was able to obtain the position of left and right guard general. In addition, since the Konoe Mansion was also in charge of the Ma Imperial Prison, the Left Horse Head (Warden), as the chief of the Ma Imperial Prison, became the signature position of the second general. Later, Oda Nobunaga exiled Yoshiaki and destroyed the Muromachi shogunate, and the imperial court gave him the position of the right guard general.

Slightly lower than the status of the Left and Right Guards is the Left and Right Guards, and the chief is the Left and Right Guards, which, as mentioned earlier, is a position held by the head of the Spo family for generations; The second is the Left and Right Emon Mansion, and the chief is the Left and Right Guard Governor, also known as the Kingo Shogun, who is hereditary by the head of the Kanto Shogun's family and the Hatakeyama family.

As for the Hosokawa family, the head of the family has served as the doctor of Ukyo for generations, so the clan is called the Hosokawa Kyozhao family.

Similarly, there is also the "four positions" of the Isshiki family, and the head of the family mostly serves as the doctor of Zuojing; In addition, the heads of the Yamana family, the Akamatsu family, and the Kyogoku family, if they mix well, basically do not have the three positions of Sakyo, repair, and Daizen doctor, and only the two generations of Yamana Mochitoyo (Soquan) and Yamana Masatoyo father and son served as the general of the Western Army in the Onin Rebellion, and held the position of Governor of the Right Emon...... Today, the Spo Yoshiin of the Spo family is still there, serving as the deputy of the Guardian Mansion, but Yoshiaki gave the position of Governor of the Left Guard, which was monopolized by the Spo family, to Nobunaga, who was the deputy official of the Spo family, which was tantamount to putting Nobunaga above the main family and acknowledging that Nobunaga would inherit the position of the Spo family.

This is different from the previous guardian changes of one country, after all, the three leaders all hold the guardian duties of several countries, and it is nothing to divide one or two.

For the Ashikaga shogun, who is a role model in the world, openly admitting the reasonable surname of such a subordinate behavior is a confusing and undignified thing.

Hosokawa Fujitaka obviously disapproves, but since Yoshiaki, who is a general, has already proposed it, he had to sigh and persuade Nobunaga: "In this case, what does Danmasa-sama think?" The position of deputy general is the third person since the opening of the palace...... As for the Governor of the Left Guard, among the samurai families today, he is also second only to the position of Lieutenant General of the Senate of the Gongfang Palace, and is higher than the Governor of the Left Guard of Lord Yoshishu, and he is almost the same as the general......"

"Nobunaga really doesn't have any thoughts about such a position," Nobunaga shook his head, interrupting Hosokawa Fujitaka, "If the Gongkata Palace wants to make a difference, then hand over Izumi Province to my Oda family!" ”

"That's not a problem." Ashikaga Yoshiaki quickly agreed. Although Izumi Province is the domain of the Hosokawa family, it has long been in name only, and it is not too much to ask for such a small country with Nobunaga's merits.

"And then there's Yoshishu-sama's question...... Nobunaga muttered, "and my suggestion is to settle in Wakasa Province." ”

"Dansho-sama," Hosokawa Fujitaka hurriedly reminded, "As the successor of the Horikoshi Princess, according to the covenant with the Furukawa Princess's family during the Civilization Year, the Imperial Residence of Yoshishu should be Izu Ichikoku...... Moreover, Wakasa Province has already been promised to the Asakura family in advance. ”

"However, this time in Shangluo, the Asakura family did not send a single soldier, how can they obtain the country of Wakasa? Hosokawa-sama should know that if the rewards and punishments are not clear, it will affect the reputation of the shogunate! Nobunaga said flatly.

"Just according to the meaning of Oda Danmasa!" Ashikaga Yoshiaki closed the folding fan in his hand. Faced with his disagreement with Nobunaga, he backed down as he did on the previous two occasions. Perhaps, emotionally, he did not want to lose his trust to the Asakura family, but he was now dependent on Nobunaga, and he was very grateful to Nobunaga.

"Then thank you for the kindness of the Gongkata Palace," Nobunaga owed, "Now that Kinai has been pacified, I, Nobunaga, will lead the army back to the territory in two days." ”

"Is Danmasa-sama going to withdraw his troops from Kinai?" Hosokawa Fujitaka was shocked, "So what should we do about the affairs of Kyoto and Kinai?" ”

"I, Nobunaga, have already made arrangements for these matters," Nobunaga replied, "On the side of Yamashiro Province, there are Hosokawa-sama and Mitsuhide, and I will leave Niwa Nagahide to lead part of the army to stay, leaving Murai Sadakatsu, Kinoshita Hideyoshi, and Meiin Yoshimasa to assist in government affairs; On the Yamato side, there are two Hideshi Matsunaga and Shunkei Tsutsui; Hanoi has the state-owned Hatakeyama Takamasa and Miyoshi Yoshitsugu; Tamba has a Hatano family; On the Settsu side, it was Katsumasa Ikeda and Itami Kinkoko...... So there's nothing to worry about. ”

"It's really reassuring to have this arrangement!" Ashikaga Yoshiaki nodded with satisfaction.

Among the above-mentioned people, except for Matsunaga Shu, Tsutsui Shunkei, and Miyoshi Yoshitsugu, the rest and most of the wealthy families were subdued in the name of the shogun's family. So as long as Nobunaga is still his strong reinforcement, those people will not rebel easily.

Maybe he was still thinking that as long as he was given enough time, he could win over those people one by one until he really controlled Jinai. This is exactly what he did later, and it is also the reason why he and Nobunaga finally broke up...... It was late when I left the temple, and the crowd gathered around Nobunaga and returned to the residence of Tofukuji Temple to rest.

The next morning, Nobunaga convened an assessment to make arrangements for those who remained in Kyoto.

"Nagahide," Nobunaga first pointed to his most trusted minister, "the people left in Kyoto by the family will take you as the pen, and the military will also be under your command." Be sure to grasp the wealthy families in Kinai and stabilize the situation in Kyoto for your family! ”

"Yes." Niwa Nagahide seemed to have something to say, but he couldn't help but say nothing. He knew that Nobunaga had other plans for the future.

"Sadakatsu," and sure enough, Nobunaga called another person, "I will entrust you with the maintenance of law and order in Kyoto, and the negotiations between the imperial court, the government, and the temple." As my right-hand hand, I will be responsible for assisting Zhensheng's work! ”

"Yes." Murai Sadakatsu and Meiin Yoshimasa replied just as simply.

"Monkey!"

"Yes." Kinoshita Hideyoshi slumped down at the end of the ranks.

"You'll be in charge of the commission with Mitsuhide...... A man of culture, plus a countryman, nothing can stump it!"

"Yes!" Kinoshita Hideyoshi's face glowed red. It's incredible that you're a farmer and be able to take charge of Kyoto's affairs.

"Hmm!" Seeing Kinoshita Hideyoshi's energetic appearance, Nobunaga nodded with satisfaction. He glanced at everyone's expressions and asked, "Whoever has a problem, just raise it now!" ”

"Lord!" Niwa Nagahide bowed and asked many people's questions, "Why did you give up your position in Kinai?" ”

"Hehe, is this a give-up? If you want to meddle in Kinai, the family can go to Luo at any time," Nobunaga smiled, "As long as the strength of the family continues to rise, the wealthy families in Kinai will naturally follow...... Compared with the false name, your own strength is the most important thing! If, like Ouchi Yoshiko, he was addicted to Kyoto and his roots were shaken, it would be more than worth the loss. ”

"Your Majesty understands." Niwa Nagahide was respected.

"Then, the next thing is to arrange for Minami Omi," Nobunaga knocked on the folding fan, "Kecheng, you will lead the headquarters to garrison Usayama Castle in Shiga County and monitor the movements of Kyoto and Yamashiro Province!" ”

"Yes!" Sen Kecheng led the way.

"Katsuya, you are stationed in Changguang Temple City in Yezhou County, and you have three tasks. The first is to protect the Minami Omi passage of the main family in Kamiraku, the second is to monitor the Rokkaku Yoshiken father and son in Koga County, and the third is to monitor the surrounding wealthy families...... I'll get the Gamo family in Gamo County to cooperate with you. ”

"Yes." Shibata Katsuya took the order. Chokoji Castle, also known as Bottle Cutting Mountain Castle, was once the residence of Shiro Sasaki Masayo, who was opposed to Rokkaku Takayo, and was less than five kilometers away from the abandoned Kannonji Castle. That area was the center of the former Sasaki Rokkaku's rule.

"Nobumori, you garrison Eibara Castle in Kurita-gun, connect Shiga and Yasu counties in charge of Kasei and Katsuya, and help monitor Koga County!"

"Yes." Sakuma Nobumori received the order.

"That's how it was arranged. After the departure of the Ming Dynasty, the three of you will stay separately according to this arrangement, stabilize the South Omi River for your family, and protect the passage of Shangluo! ”

……，…… On October 28, Nobunaga left Kyoto with most of the troops of Mino, Owari, and Ise, leaving Niwa Nagahide with 3,000 men. Before leaving, Hosokawa Fujitaka came to see him off on behalf of Shogun Yoshiaki, and sent a letter of affection, which was read in front of Nobunaga and several important ministers of the Oda family in the house:

It only took a short time to expel the usurpers and set things right, so His Royal Highness was specially named the most brave warrior in the world; As for His Royal Highness's great loyalty to help the revival of the family, there is no need to say more here. In the future, the security of the country will depend entirely on His Highness.

Fujitaka and Weizheng ghostwriter.

On October 27 of the 11th year of Yonglu (1568), the Lingyang Temple was added:

For His Royal Highness's loyal trip, he will give two products, including pattern and copper, and pray for a smile. This is the meaning of praising His Highness's martial virtues, and it is also what His Highness should receive.

His Royal Highness Ashikaga Yoshiaki Ashikaga actually called Oda Nobunaga his father...... Perhaps this shows Yoshiaki's dependence on and wooing Nobunaga at the moment.

When Nobunaga heard this, he couldn't help but smile slightly: "Since that's the case, I'll take it." ”

"Then, in the future, I hope that His Royal Highness Danzheng can take it to heart!" Hosokawa Fujitaka asked.

"Naturally, it is incumbent." Nobunaga nodded.

(To be continued)