"You're quite imposing, Your Highness Kinoshita?" Nobunaga sat on his horse and gently slapped his palms with his whip.

"Yes! Ah, no! Your Majesty knows that he is wrong, and he shouldn't have spoken like this to his seniors! Kinoshita Hideyoshi kowtowed repeatedly.

Nobunaga jumped off his horse, walked up to Kinoshita Hideyoshi, and kicked him in the heel. Hideyoshi didn't exhale pain, but skillfully rolled with the trend, and resumed his prostrate posture on the ground.

I was kind of amused to see that. However, kicking Kinoshita Hideyoshi like this is really like kicking away a monkey that is in the way, which is indeed very relieving.

Moreover, judging from the actions of Nobunaga and Hideyoshi's "tacit understanding", this is not the first time that such a "cooperation" has occurred.

For the sake of the happy cooperation, I took Shigeharu Takenaka and went up to meet Nobunaga together in order to relieve Kinoshita Hideyoshi.

"Oh, so you followed the monkey up the mountain...... Nobunaga nodded, "So everything is done?" ”

"A little bit of a surprise...... Ryuko swore never to cooperate with the Asai family, and also killed his mother, Omi Bureau, to show his heart, so his subordinates and Hideyoshi spared his life and let him go to Nagashima to take his life. ”

"Saito Ryuko actually has such determination?" Nobunaga showed a certain amount of consternation, "Are you unwilling to survive as a puppet?" ”

"Yes. He said that enough of being a puppet had passed. ”

"That's right," Nobunaga muttered for a moment, "...... Then the matter was put to rest. You did very well. ”

"My lord, the capture of the Senjotai Pavilion and the capture of Saito Ryuxing are all the credit of Hideyoshi, and his subordinates are just at the right time, but they don't dare to take credit." I replied.

In fact, that's roughly it, but when I say it at this time, it can just have the effect of breaking the siege, which is equivalent to selling Kinoshita Hideyoshi's favor. Anyway, I've already received too many rewards in the Ise Raiders, and I can't give credit this time. In game terms, I've reached the merit limit for the time being, and this mission is for me to increase the friendliness and intimacy of teammates, and if there are no merit points to take, I might as well be more open-minded.

"You're quite sincere," Nobunaga nodded, looking at the monkey prostrate on the ground, and finally forgave him, "Get up!" Meritorious service should be rewarded, but you can't be proud of your merit! Hmph, you've been getting a little carried away lately! ”

"Yes! Thank you for your generosity! Kinoshita Hideyoshi quickly got up from the ground, looked at me gratefully, and then took Nobunaga's horse and followed honestly.

……，…… Mt. Inaba is 329 meters above sea level, with a specific height difference of 308 meters, which is a rare high mountain in this area, and the burning Senjotai Pavilion can be seen from a long distance, and the thick smoke column rises into the sky, which makes the surrounding wealthy families see the situation clearly. In the morning, many wealthy families had already come to Inabayama Castle to express their submission to Nobunaga, including Ando Mori, the head of the Mino trio. In order to show his sincerity, he directly brought his sister-in-law Ando Nao over and sent it to Nobunaga's main account as a hostage.

More wealthy families followed, such as Ryotsu Inaba of Sone Castle in Nishimino Ono County, Naomoto of the clan of Ogaki Castle in Yasuhachi-gun, Mitsuharu Fupo in Fupo Gunfu Nakajo, Ichihashi Nagatoshi of Aoyagi Castle in Ikeda County, Maru Ge Nagasho of Otsuka Castle in Tayun County, Toyama Keiren of Iwamura Castle in Higashimino Ena County, and Keitaka Endo of Hachimana Castle in Kami-gun, Naotoshi of North America, and gathered at the main castle guard of Inabayama Castle to wait for Nobunaga's reception. Among them, Inaba Ryotsu, the clan Naogen and Bupo Guangji are not to mention that they are famous in Mino, and Ichihashi and Marumo are also the most influential wealthy families in the county; The lord of Iwamura Castle, Toyama Keiren, is the largest wealthy family in Higashimino, whose main room is Nobunaga's aunt, and his adopted son is Nobunaga's fifth son, Hobo Maru, who has long since subjugated to the Oda family; Endo Keitaka is another son-in-law of Ando Mori, his mother is the daughter of Higashi Chokei, and later remarried Nagai Michitoshi, he once fought against Nobunaga with his father-in-law Ando Mori and stepfather Nagai Michitoshi, and his sister Endo Chiyo is the main room of Yamauchi Ichitoyo in history, and there is still a statue of Chiyo giving a horse to Ichitoyo in Hachiman Castle in the county (see QQ group for photos). These people, together with Mamoru Ando, can represent the wealthy families of the entire Mino country.

In addition to this, there are some characters worth mentioning. Ando Moratora's younger brother Ando is the brother-in-law of Yamauchi Kazutoyo; One is the younger brother of Takenaka Shigeji, and the other is the cousin of Takenaka Shigeji, and when Chongji left the North Omi, he gave 6,000 stone and 3,000 stone. There is also Saito Rizo, the lord of Yuxiang Mountain Castle, who is the half-brother of Yorichen Ishitani. Plus the Endo family, who should have been associated with Yamauchi Kazutoyo...... I suddenly realized that although I didn't do anything deliberately, I had a lot of relationships with Mino unconsciously.

After receiving the news that Nobunaga agreed to receive him, all the wealthy clans rushed in and bowed to Nobunaga's presence.

"You don't have to be polite." Nobunaga said.

"Your Highness." All the wealthy clans stood up together, and dozens of eyes all converged on Nobunaga.

According to the usual practice, at this time, Nobunaga should not be painlessly comforted, and if he is harsh, he can also admonish, and the wealthy families will naturally respond to the order and show their deference again. Then it was time for Nobunaga to ensure that everyone was safe and to calm the hearts of the people in the country.

Nobunaga, however, frowned, looked around the room a few times, and then said, "I think you will meet you like this when Yoshiryu is here!" ”

Hearing this, many wealthy families who were once hostile to their own family couldn't help but gasp, could it be that this adult, who was known for his wanton behavior, wanted to settle accounts and do something appalling? That's not good for domestic stability! Everyone looked at each other, and finally looked at Mamoru Ando.

Mamoru Ando, as the leader of the three, had to come forward now. He bowed down to Nobunaga and admonished, "Playing His Highness Mingjian!" In the past, all kinds of things were due to different positions. Now that His Highness is the lord of Mino, we should faithfully follow and fight for the great cause of the Oda family...... So, please also play the role of His Highness in the past, how about not blaming the past? ”

"Haha! What are you worried about? Nobunaga laughed, "I was wondering if I should tear it all down and rebuild a new town since this is the house used by Yoshiryu!" ”

"Yes...... It's a misunderstanding! I beg your pardon! Mamoru Ando hurriedly apologized.

"That's nothing," Nobunaga nodded, "but you have a point. For your existing territories, I will issue a security document. In the future, I would like to ask you to do your best for my Oda family! ”

"Congratulations to the lord on his martial arts! Willing to be loyal and dedicated to our family! And they all thanked each other.

Since Nobunaga assured that everyone would be safe, they changed their names. This means that all the wealthy families of Mino are surrendered. From then on, the country of Mino was officially included in the Oda family and was in the hands of Nobunaga.

And then, it is the turn to reward the ministers for their meritorious deeds.

The first person to be called was Mori Kecheng.

"Kecheng, give you 70,000 stones in Dongmei Nong Keer and Tuqi County, and be promoted to the elder of the family. Owari received 15,000 stone to serve the public. ”

"I am willing to die for the Lord!" Sen Kecheng bowed and thanked him, with tears in his eyes. He had been working for Nobunaga for thirteen years since he left Mino-Toki in 1554 to serve the Oda family with his father Moriko, during which time he conquered Kiyoshu Castle, reinforced Saito Michizo, defeated Oda Nobukatsu, eliminated Iwakura Kata, defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto, and conquered Nishimino ...... After many wars, he has made countless achievements. It was not until 1565 that he was able to return to Higashimino and add 10,000 koku to Kaneyama Castle in Keer County, but this time he finally mastered the land of one county, and the governor increased his body by 45,000 koku.

"Yiyi. Add 20,000 stone to your middle island, a total of 50,000 stone territory, and serve as the county representative of Yuli County. ”

"I am willing to be loyal and dedicated to the Lord's family!" Takigawa Kazuyi thanked him. For five years, he has been on the front line of Nishimino, containing the power of Nishimino and saving Nobunaga a lot of twists and turns in his strategy of Mimino...... According to history, my Kita-Ise 100,000-stone and Kita-Ise should have been his.

"Hengxing. Give you 32,000 stones of Inuyama City in Chun Yujing County, and 14,000 stones of the old leader of the original Chun Yujing County. Nobunaga rarely called Ikeda Tsuneko, the official name of his brother.

"Yes. I am willing to be loyal and dedicated to the Lord's family. Ikeda's attitude is also serious. Sino-US strong strategy, Sen Kecheng and he are the people in charge. Although he didn't have as much credit as Sen Kecheng, he also behaved decently.

"Singer ......, Changxiu ......"

Shibata Katsuie and Niwa Nagahide also thanked Nobunaga. As Nobunaga's direct descendants, they have been following the Shinnashi Long March, and they have also received about 10,000 koku of territory to increase.

"Kinoshita Hideyoshi!" Eventually, Nobunaga called the monkey.

"Your Majesty is here!" He hurriedly replied, his face flushed with excitement.

"Add 7,000 stones to your Sumamata Castle and officially serve as the lord of Sumamata Castle! And promoted to the general of the family! ”

"Thank you, my lord! May I die for the Lord! Kinoshita Hideyoshi prostrate on the floor and thanked him.

"So be it! The Territorial Manifest will be sent to the above-mentioned individuals afterwards, and the detailed sub-petition will be in charge of Sadakatsu. The remaining territories below 5,000 stone were increased, and Zhensheng was also responsible. I hope that you will work hard to serve the public and continue to expand your territory. As long as there is a loyal performance, there is a suitable reward! Nobunaga concluded.

"Yes." Whether happy or disappointed, everyone thanked them together.

I looked at Sakuma Nobumori on the other side, and although I tried my best to hide it, I could still see some loss on his face. Although he was promoted to the elder of the family by Nobunaga himself, he was not very trusted by Nobunaga because of the relationship between the tens of thousands of stone territories of the Sakuma family.

Lin Xiuzhen, who is at the top, is inconvenient to observe, and must be in a similar mood, although Sen Kecheng, who has been promoted the most this time, is his sister-in-law. As an important minister of the Nobuhide era and the current nominal head of the pen family, he was also marginalized by Nobunaga, and gradually lost his influence in various family affairs, and was replaced by close associates such as Takigawa Kazuyi, I, Mori Kasei, Ikeda Tsuneko, and Naomasa Tsuka, and even farmers like Kinoshita Hideyoshi.

Of course, it also has to do with what they are responsible for. In the case of Mikawa, because of the alliance with the Tokugawa family, there has been little room for expansion in recent years.

And after such adjustments, Nobunaga's ruling structure is also clearly revealed.

In the center, the military side relied on the old Shibata Katsuie, the subordinate general Sasa Narumasa, the red black mother Katsuya Maeda, Kawajiri Hidetaka and others, and the internal affairs relied on Niwa Nagahide and Murai Sadakatsu, and then there were Matsui Tomokan, who came with Yoshishu, and Takei Yuan, a former minister of the Saito family who is currently in seclusion. Locally, in Owari State, Hayashi Hidesada and Sakuma Nobumori in the direction of Mikawa, Takigawa Kazuki and Kinoshita Hideyoshi in the direction of Nishimino, Ikeda Tsuneko in the direction of Central America, and the Oda Nobubo and Shinji brothers in Ise; In Ise Province, there are I in Northern Ise, Nagano House in Central Ise, and Kitabatake Family in Southern Ise; In the Mino country, it is the Mori Konari and the Toyama family of Higashimino in the east, and the Saito Toshiji who succeeded the Sato family and led the Kajida people, and the direction of Nishimino is naturally headed by Mamoru Ando, and perhaps the three people of Mino are added to the Mamoru of the country, and after the Takeda Shingen who is connected to Kamiraku by Mamoru Ando, the most trusted is Ryotsu Inaba.

The three kingdoms of Owari, Mino, and Ise have a total stone height of 1.7 million koku in their territories, plus the allies of the Tokugawa family, who have completed the integration of Mikawa, and the Asai family of Kita-Omi, Nobunaga has the strength to defeat the Miyoshi family, the overlord of Kinai.

In addition, in terms of Higashiyama Road, the Oda family and the Takeda family are currently very close, and although the adopted daughter Toyama Lady Toyama, who married Takeda Katsuyori and gave birth to Shingen's grandson Takeomaru, has died, Nobunaga has set up a marriage for Matsuhime, the daughter of Wonder Maru and Shingen. In Tokaido, it was the Tokugawa family in the east, and the Gamo family in the north, who had a marriage contract with my Kira family...... Except for the chaotic Yamato Province and the worthless Flying Field, there is no threat around Nobunaga's territory, and the external situation is extremely good, and it has the conditions to concentrate forces on Kamiluo.

As in history, Nobunaga then rebuilt Inabayama Castle and renamed it Gifu, and at the same time used "Tengdai Bubu" as his new seal, officially announcing his ambition to pacify the entire book by force, and began to prepare for Kamiraku the following year.

However, at this time, the situation in Kinai changed again.

The next month after Nobunaga pacified Mino, the Miyoshi trio and Matsunaga Shu fought again, for the Battle of the Great Buddha Hall. (The burning of the Great Buddha Hall took place during this war, and it is generally believed that Matsunaga Shu did it, but there is also a theory that the Miyoshi Sanren set the fire.) Although the Miyoshi family united the forces of Shunkei Tsutsui and Katsumasa Ikeda, Matsunaga Shu was supported by Yoshitsugu Miyoshi, the governor of the Miyoshi family. In the end, Matsunaga Hidekata won, occupied Yamato and Ichikoku, and dealt a heavy blow to the power of the Miyoshi three. In order to overshadow each other in terms of rank, the trio sent troops to threaten Kyoto in November, and submitted an application to the imperial court for the appointment of the shogun for Ashikaga Yoshiei.

When the poor dagger saw it, the ministers immediately panicked. Whether it was the Konoe family, who supported Yoshiaki, or the Hirohashi family, who supported Yoshishu and had the Kujo and Nijo families as support, they were originally reluctant to play for Yoshiei, but the situation is stronger than people, and maybe this time they have to compromise...... In the end, it was Yamashina Yanji who came up with an idea, simply pulled down his face, put on a posture of asking for money, and asked the three of them for a high donation.

There were several arguments between the three of Miyoshi over the proportion of the donation, but no agreement was reached. At the same time, because of the burning of the Great Buddha Hall of Todaiji Temple, Matsunaga Shu was resisted to a certain extent in the Yamato country, which was extremely reverent for Buddha, and he had to devote his energy to stabilizing the interior, and the pressure on the three people of Miyoshi was greatly reduced for a while. So, the matter was put on hold.

However, when the news came that Nobunaga was strong and ready to support Riyoshi Zhou Shangluo, not only the three of them, but also Miyoshi Yoshitsugu and Matsunaga Shu panicked. The two sides immediately suspended their troops and worked together to put pressure on the imperial court, and finally sent Ashikaga Yoshiei to the throne of the shogun in February of the following year......

(To be continued)