Under his momentum, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became a little tense.

"My lord, this matter ...... How about waiting a little longer? "I have to say.

"Wait a while? Such a rebellious affair...... Do you think I'm making something out of nothing? Nobunaga asked.

I didn't make a sound. This would have been obvious.

"What the hell are you thinking?"

"My lord," I bowed deeply and solemnly admonished, "Your Majesty is considering, the initial decision of Kinai, it is the time when it is necessary to win over people's hearts, if you deal with the father and son of Kitabatake at this time, it will inevitably arouse the doubts of the wealthy clans, even if you do not turn your back on your own family, you will move closer to General Yoshizhao...... Especially Minami Omi, Rokkaku Yoshiken father and son may make a comeback at any time! ”

"You don't need to worry about this," Nobunaga waved his hand, "and, with your usual reputation and prestige in Ise, if you preside over this matter, it will cause much less doubt, at least, there will be no backlash within the Kitabatake family." ”

Don't need to worry? I know what's going to happen in a little over a year...... I wonder if it was because Kamiraku was going too well that Nobunaga overestimated the power of the Oda family and his own prestige.

"Please think twice!" I continued to admonish him.

Nobunaga's face darkened: "It's just that you put down a rebellion and premeditated plot, and you are worried that it will damage your reputation?" …… That's what you do with my orders? ”

Alas, it seems that Nobunaga is determined to clean up the Kitabatake's godfather.

It's no wonder that if I go to Shimowazumi, Ise Province will have to elect another commander-in-chief. Among the ministers and relatives, the prestige of Naomasa is not enough, Oda Nobupo can only be eaten in Kuwana Prefecture, not to mention the three of Sawaki Yoshiyuki, and even the status of important ministers has not been mixed. Then I had to choose the eleven-year-old Kitabatake Gotakyo, and then use someone else to assist. After all, he is Nobunaga's son, and as the new governor of the Kitabatake family, he holds a territory of 200,000 koku.

As a result, Kitabatake's godfather and son got in the way. Although they retired, they still have considerable influence in the Kitabatake family, and they are the elders of Guyu, so maybe they will put Kitabatake Guyu in the air, so as to indirectly control the country of Ise. In any case, Nobunaga would never tolerate such a thing, even if it was only a possibility.

And he's got it to this point, and I have little room to retreat. At this time, if I hesitate any longer, I may seriously offend him.

"My lord, the reputation of your subordinates is nothing compared to the great business of the Oda family," I said, thinking quickly as I finally came up with a good plan.

"Then prove it to me!" Nobunaga's face softened slightly.

"Dare to ask the lord, is this move to solve the hidden dangers of the Kitabatake family, so that the young master of the tea whisk pill can completely control the Kitabatake family?" I changed back to Kitabatake's old name.

Nobunaga glared at me, "So what?" ”

"If so, Your Majesty has an idea, not only can you dispose of the Hokahata godfather and son in a righteous and open manner, but also improve the prestige of the young master of the tea whisk maru in the Kitabatake family, and in addition, the Tokugawa family can owe a favor."

"Oh, is it? Tell me about it! Nobunaga showed great interest.

"That's right...... "I moved closer to Nobunaga and told me the whole plan.

"Not bad! Ha ha! Nobunaga laughed, "Sure enough, he is worthy of being the wise general of his family, and this trip is really not in vain!" ”

"It is an honor for your subordinates to be able to do their little help for our family!" I sighed inwardly. This plan is really a bit of a deceit, and it is a complete deceitful scheme. If Nobunaga hadn't forced me like this, I probably wouldn't have used it easily. With my surname, if it is not for the other party's offense, I would prefer to use an upright plan, which is not only above board, but also will leave a good reputation, even if the other party knows, it will not be able to cope at all, or be willing to follow. Previously, this was true for the Nagano family in Nakaise, this was true for the Fukuchi family in Iga Province, and the same was true for the Tsutsui family in Yamato Province.

However, if you want to clear the Kitabatake Gate, you can only use trickery, and it is completely impossible to make everyone happy.

"Then decide as you wished," Nobunaga nodded, and suddenly called out loudly, "Sansuke! ”

The door was opened, and Kitabatake, who was standing half-kneeling outside the door, walked in. He was about to turn around and close the door, when suddenly a small head came in.

"Keijiro!" I shouted as I leaned over to apologize to Nobunaga, "I'm so sorry that the dog was rude." ”

Keijiro looked up at Nobunaga and me in the room, his dark eyes rolling and his expression bewildered. In his knowledge, I was the biggest in the entire Mie Castle, and I was always the one who sat in the middle of the main seat, and even he could only accept the salutes of others. He didn't understand why I was bowing this time.

"Oh, this is your sister-in-law?" Nobunaga looked at Keijiro with great interest, "It's okay, let him in!" ”

"Yes!" Outside the house, Xiujing let go of Keijiro's arm.

"Father!" Keijiro, who was not yet five years old, cheered and rushed in and threw himself into my arms. Then he got up in confusion, reached into my coat, and felt for a bright red orange. So the little one cracked his mouth with joy.

"Keijiro, huh? Come to me. Nobunaga beckoned to him.

"Go ahead!" I commanded.

Keijiro put his hands behind his back, hid the mandarin behind him, and walked up to Nobunaga.

"I won't rob you of oranges!" Nobunaga couldn't help but laugh too, "Keijiro, what have you been studying lately?" ”

"I haven't learned yet! The father said that children only need to play. Keijiro replied proudly. This is what I said when Cai Cai forced him to learn the "Book of Filial Piety" at the beginning of the year. Actually, he is still learning martial arts with Xiujing, because Xiujing's martial arts are better than mine...... "Really?" Nobunaga continued, "So what do you want to do when you grow up?" ”

"I want to be the general of a country!" Keijiro said loudly.

"Oh, why do you think that?"

"Because my father is the general of a country!" Keijiro had a tone of course.

"Really? Hehe! Nobunaga patted Keijiro on the shoulder and looked up, "Xuanjing, you are a good sister-in-law, much more honest than you." I love it! ”

……，…… On the same day that we returned to Gifu from Kyoto, Takeda Shingen of Kai broke the fourteen-year-old Triple Alliance (twenty-seven years from his succession to the Imagawa family) and issued an order to bring down the Imagawa family.

On December 6, 12,000 troops from Kai and Shinano set out from Kofu and invaded Suruga Province, and then fought a great battle with the Imagawa family at Saga Pass on the 12th. On the thirteenth, Takeda defeated the Imagawa army and occupied Sunfu Castle. The Imagawa family governor, Imagawa Clan, fled from Suruga and went to Kakegawa Castle, where the Enae Dynasty Hinatai Dynasty was located, and his main chamber, Hayakawaden, saw that the situation was not good, and fled to Sagami Province in the east, asking for help from Odawara Castle's father, Hojo Shiyasu.

Hearing that the Imagawa army was defeated, Tokugawa Ieyasu also sent troops on the 14th and marched towards Kakegawa Castle. Along the way, the Tokugawa family was overwhelmed, and soon occupied most of Enoe, besieging Kakegawa Castle on the 27th, which was exactly the day Nobunaga arrived at Mie Castle.

Although I knew that the Imagawa family was weak, it was so vulnerable that I guess even Tokugawa Ieyasu and Nobunaga didn't think of it. Earlier, when the Tokugawa family sent troops, they also asked Nobunaga for reinforcements, but Nobunaga politely rejected the Tokugawa family's request on the grounds that Sakuma Nobumori from Mikawa had already led the army to Minami Omi, probably with a wait-and-see mind.

When I was in Mie Castle to advise Nobunaga, he took the initiative to propose to the Tokugawa family to help the situation, and then recruited troops on a large scale in Ise Province, draining almost all the forces in the country, and gathered a total of 25,000 troops, and marched to Enoe by two waterways.

Tokugawa Ieyasu was very grateful for the kindness of the Oda family, but he was worried that there were not enough troops. Kakegawa Castle is the largest stronghold of the Imagawa family in Enoe, and it is impossible to gnaw with the strength of the Tokugawa family's 5,000 troops (in history, it was besieged for half a year, and finally reached a peace agreement and opened the castle without blood). Although it is a strange thing that the Oda family is suddenly so enthusiastic, thinking of the small disputes that have occurred between the Takeda and Oda families in Higashimino recently, Tokugawa Ieyasu may think that His Royal Highness Oda Danmasa, whom he calls his brother, is worried that the Takeda family will take advantage of the situation to attack Enoe and the strength will be too inflated.

However, the Oda family's reinforcements finally did not arrive. Only two days after the departure of the Ise country's army, the Kitabatake family was forced to live in seclusion, and the father and son of Kitabatake Gujiao and Gufang were dissatisfied with the seizure of the position of family governor, and took advantage of the emptiness of Ise Province to rebel. The father and son joined forces with the Nine Demons of Shima to annex the 500 men of the Wooden Furniture Administration Department and the more than 1,000 sailors of the Wooden Governor who remained in Okochi Castle, gathering 4,000 people, and soon took control of the surrounding four counties of Iino, Iitaka, Taki, and Dokai.

As a last resort, the Ise army had no choice but to return quickly. I led a total of 7,000 elite troops of the Honjin and the Navy Army to the Shima Province, the old nest of the Kuki family, and the new governor of the Kitabatake family, Kitabatake Goyo, led 18,000 people back to the town of Ise by land.

Seeing that the army reacted quickly, and his own nest was not protected, the nine ghosts Jialong immediately turned back, and he released the father and son of the wooden Gu Zheng and the political chief who were under house arrest, and personally escorted the Kitabatake Gu Jiao and the Kitabatake Gu Fang to surrender to Kitabatake Gu Feng.

What is there to say about the rebels? Kitabatake soon executed the father and son of Kitabatake and the Kitabatake clan who followed the rebellion, and then abandoned the common character of the Kitabatake family and changed his name to Kitabatake Nobuo. It is also said that Kitabatake (Nagano) Guto, who was held hostage in Gifu, was executed, and Kitabatake Nobuo's fiancée, Kitabatake's adopted daughter Kitabatake Yukihime, also committed suicide by throwing herself into the water of Okochi Castle...... That's what the outside world sees, and everyone is convinced of it. Because at the same time as the Kitabatake godfather and son rebelled, the Miyoshi family and the Matsunaga family also took action, and launched an attack on Ashikaga Yoshiaki in Kyoto on January 1 of the new year. It's hard to say that there isn't any tacit agreement between the two.

In fact, the rebellion of the nine ghosts Kataka is fake, the rebellion of the father and son of the Kitabatake Gu was coerced by the wooden Gu Masa, and the return of the Ise army was premeditated...... As a result, Nobuo Kitabatake completely got rid of the stigma of the Kitabatake family, and at the same time gained high prestige because of the rapid counterinsurgency, and completely controlled the Kitabatake family with the support of his retainers. In addition, Yoshitaka Kuki and Kizo Masashi were also rewarded by Nobunaga for their "deep understanding of righteousness". As for the events in Kyoto, Nobunaga was taken aback, but fortunately he reacted quickly, leaving Gifu on January 2, and rode almost single-handedly into Minami Omi, and then gathered the forces of Shibata, Gamo, Sakuma, and the Mori clan, and soon re-pacified Kyoto.

When leaving Gifu, Nobunaga sent a messenger to Mie Prefecture, asking me to immediately lead a naval army and a standing guard to Shimowazumi Province to pacify the two pro-Miyoshi forces of Matsuura and Terada, who occupied Kishiwada Castle, and regain control of Osaka Bay in the Seto Inland Sea, cutting off the sea route from the Miyoshi family to Sakai Town. At the same time, due to the death of the former Sakai Town's Meiin good governance, Nobunaga sent another right-hand man to Izumi Province with me as the new Sakai Town. This person is Matsui Tomokan, the one who switched from Ashikaga Yoshishu to the Oda family. He has a deep relationship with me, and I brought him to Mie Castle from Iga Province in the first place.

Time was pressing, so I just came back from Shima Province, and I was about to leave again.

The night before I left, I stayed in Nana's room.

It's really hard to say that she can't help it.,Although it's the main room.,But in recent months, there have been few opportunities to get close.。 I just came back from Kyoto, and I finally finished my business and had a period of leisure, but now it's time to separate.

It's just that the parting atmosphere that was supposed to be very warm has become very hot because of me. The vegetable under him frowned, trying her best to suppress the moans in her mouth, so as to be more reserved. However, my movements were so intense that she couldn't resist it, and let out a high and low gasp, and when it was over, she sighed like a cry.

After calming down, Nana's face was hot, she buried her head in my chest, and asked in a low voice, "Your Highness, has the concubine done anything in the past two days that you mind?" ”

"No, you're fine." I reached into her still firm chest and knealed it lightly.

"Eun......" Nana snorted lightly twice and continued to ask, "Then why ......?" Generally, only when His Royal Highness is upset in his heart, he will treat the concubine like this. ”

"It's a little annoying, but it's not you who mind, it's me." I exhaled.

Under Nobunaga's coercion, I once again gave up my principles and designed to frame the Kitabatake clan, especially the innocent Princess Yukihime, who is said to be a beautiful girl with a strong heart, and I can't help but think of Mitsu, who is the same age as her.

Moreover, I disturbed the whole of Ise Province because of this, so that the people could not even be comfortable for the New Year, and although I told Nobunaga that it was for the sake of the Oda family and Kitabatake Nobuo, and it did work, the actual starting point was to preserve my own reputation.

The whole thing was known only to Nobunaga, me and Kitabatake Nobuo, and Kuki Garon and Kizoku Masato only received orders from Nobunaga, and they didn't know that it was my design. And I don't want to talk to Caicai, so I can only hold it in my heart.

Cai Cai is very understanding, and when she saw that I didn't say anything about it, she knew that it had something to do with it, and she didn't ask me anything. She silently parted her legs and straddled me, her hair hanging straight down, brushing my chest with her movements. I reached out and parted the strands of hair from her forehead, looking at her sorrowful and happy appearance.

"Come on your own, concubine...... Your Highness...... You just need to relax......" Nana sat up straight, raised her hands and brushed her hair behind her, her posture was very elegant, but the pair of nipples on her chest were even more prominent.

"The concubine can only help His Highness like this!" She gasped.

(To be continued)