It was overcast. Although it is early spring when the cherry blossoms are about to bloom, a layer of frost has fallen on the ground. Life is like a falling flower......

Oda Danmasa Tadanobu Hide, who fought against the Saito family of Mino, the Matsudaira family of Mikawa, the Kitabatake family of Ise and even the Imagawa family of the giant of the East China Sea, and fought for decades, left infinite regrets, and suddenly died suddenly in Suemori Castle and returned to Huangquan, which was twenty years for astronomy.

As the sky gradually sank in the west, the physician came, and then the important ministers also arrived at the city one after another. Oda Nobuhide's body was moved to the lobby of the main castle.

"The young master has arrived!"

There was an uproar in the room. How exactly does this notorious young man manage the situation? Or, how would he insult and mock the ministers? The crowd waited with interest, schadenfreude filling the hall.

In the hall, there were no Oda Nobunaga's sisters and Lady Tsuchida, etc., which was ostensibly to confuse the enemy in Owari, and at this time, everyone pretended to be a seriously ill Oda Nobuhide to summon the important ministers to discuss the future.

In addition to the four elders of the Hirate, Hayashi, Aoyama, and Naito, Oda Genbo Yun, Kanseki Yuzaemon, and Sake Brewer were also present. Sakuma, Shibata, Hirata, Yamaguchi, Jimboh, and Tsutsuki were all there. Among Oda Nobunaga's brothers, only Nobuhiro and Nobuyuki are seen. Oda Nobunaga's sister-in-law, Nobukiyo, also rushed over from Inuyama Castle.

"Young master, please come here." Seeing Oda Nobunaga, who also arrived in a hurry, Hirate Masahide beckoned Oda Nobunaga to sit on the head of the nobuyuki. Originally, Oda Nobunaga planned to go to "rob" his father Oda Nobuhide's concubine Iwamuro, but before leaving, he received the bad news of his father's sudden death, so he rushed over immediately.

Oda Nobunaga ignored Masahide Hirate. Instead, he strode up to his father, Oda Nobuhide. Bend down. His hand rested on Nobuhide's forehead.

"Young master!" Seeing Oda Nobunaga's absurd demeanor, Masahide Hirate and Hayashi Sado exclaimed in unison. But Oda Nobunaga ignored it.

"He's already cold!" He muttered to himself, but his voice was so loud that everyone could hear him, "Afterlife in the Elysian Realm." Why not let the pillow face north? Why don't you offer flowers and incense sticks? ”

"Young master!"

"I haven't mourned yet."

"Humph!" Oda Nobunaga rolled his eyes, "Just put a dead man like this?" Listen. Immediately transport the body back to the castle. ”

"Prince Oda Nobunaga." Inuyama's Nobukiyo looked at Oda Nobunaga, who looked sad, and said, "Please sit down first." When the funeral happens, it matters. ”

Oda Nobunaga sat down cross-legged, "Why?" ”

"Nowadays there is Imagawa in the east, Kitabatake in the west, and Saito in the north. They are always watching us. I have no objection to transporting the lord back to Gudu City, but if I go back, or will I go back in a sedan chair as if nothing happened? ”

Oda Nobunaga waved his hand and said, "No need. ”

"What do you mean?"

"How can that kind of cleverness fool the enemy?"

"Young master!" After listening to Nobunaga's words, seeing that Shibata Katsuya and the others on the side seemed to be taking the opportunity to make trouble, Hirate Masahide couldn't bear it anymore and pulled Oda Nobunaga's sleeve. Nobunaga could naturally see the reaction of the crowd. So after being stopped by the teacher Hirate Masahide, Oda Nobunaga turned his head again and suddenly said to Shibata Katsuie, who seemed to be about to attack, with a sarcastic smile:

"Kwon Six! For the sake of prudence, I have something to ask you. ”

"For the sake of prudence? What do you mean ......?" Nobunaga suddenly asked him. Quan Roku's armpit immediately broke out in a cold sweat, and he looked at Oda Nobunaga worriedly.

"Nothing. It's just a matter of mourning...... If I don't hide it and mourn directly, maybe someone will deceive me Oda Nobunaga and lead the troops to attack Owari, who do you think that person might be? ”

"Ah, this ......"

"I don't know? Ha lu haha. Think about it. Who the hell is it? ”

Kwon Liu's face was flushed. Not only him, but Nobuyuki was also frozen there like a stone sculpture. Nobukiyo of Inuyama Castle, as well as Lin Sado and others, all looked embarrassed.

"Humph!" Oda Nobunaga smiled again, "My heart is as clear as a mirror. Although Oda Nobunaga is known as the first fool of Owari, the fool has already seen through the tricks of those people. Hugh to worry. ”

"Yes."

"Quan Liu, I was not born to be the kind of coward who is bullied by others, nor am I an unreasonable person. As long as someone dares to move, I will take his life mercilessly. You can safely move your body to Gudu. Let's get ready for the funeral now. ”

Hirate Masahide, who had been closing his eyes before, suddenly interjected: "Wait...... Young Master...... No, from this day on, from this time on, you are no longer a young master, but a lord. Since the lord commanded so, he also thought that everything should be prepared. The funeral must be held, so it is better to prepare immediately and set up the aftermath, so as to avoid the discussion and slander of the world. What do you think? He quietly glanced at the crowd. Oda Nobunaga also stared at everyone with sharp eyes.

Katsusuke Naito finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Since it is the lord's order, you must obey it." ”

"Yes." Aoyama and Sanzaemon also nodded.

Three of the four elders had already agreed, and when Nobuyuki saw the opportunity, he also said to Oda Nobunaga: "I think my brother's opinion is feasible." ”

Oda Nobunaga rolled his eyes and snorted coldly. Nobuyuki's cowardice made him unbearable. Although he is pleasing to people on all sides, he has no opinion on everything, he is incompetent, and he is ambitious?

"Then, immediately transport the body of the ancestor back to Gudu. Prepare for the funeral. Hirate Masahide said quietly.

With strong dissatisfaction with Oda Nobunaga, the Oda clan retainers began to prepare for Nobuhide's funeral. The time is set on the seventh day of the third month of the 21st year of astronomy, and the cemetery is the Manshoji Temple of Kamegakuyama in Nakono Village, which Oda Nobuhide personally made a wish to establish 11 years ago, and the abbot Zen master is also the Daiyun monk personally selected by Nobuhide when he opened the mountain.

However, Oda Nobunaga, the new successor to the throne, was hardly involved in the preparations. Lin Zuodu and the peacekeepers guessed each other's thoughts and tried their best to hide the conflict, and they were of the same opinion on the smooth holding of the funeral.

In addition to Shibata Gonroku, Sakuma Uemon and his younger brother Shichiro Saemon, Hayashi Sado, Sakuma University, Yamaguchi Samasuke and Tsutsuki Tibeto, Oda Nobunaga's uncle Tsuchida Shimoto, sister-in-law Kami-gun-art and Oda Nobukiyo. It is claimed that Oda Nobunaga will be the culprit who led to the defeat of the Oda clan.

"If after the funeral. These people rebelled together......" thought of this. Oda Nobunaga was heartbroken. The reason why he wanted his father to leave Lady Iwamuro and return to Gudu City as soon as possible was because of these worries. The Imagawa clan refurbished their armaments and sharpened their knives. And the last time he attacked Kiyoshu Castle, because there was no name for the righteousness of the attack, the Oda family also fell into the attack of being scolded, even if Spo Yoshitomi, who became a puppet afterwards, stood up and claimed that it was the former Cheongju Castle lord Oda Hikogoro Nobuyo who tried to rebel, and Oda Nobuhide and his son attacked Cheongju Castle to eliminate his rebellion after receiving his secret letter. But it still caused a lot of controversy.

At the same time, Oda Nobunaga also discovered that the father and son of Yamaguchi Sasuke, the lord of Narumi Castle, had signs of collaborating with the enemy. Ansho Castle was reclaimed by Imagawa, and Sakurai fell into the hands of the enemy. Famous generals of the Imagawa clan, such as Katsuyama Bichu Mori Motomoto, Okabe Gorou Gobei Motonobu, Miura Saomasuke Yoshiyoshi, Iio Toyozene Mamoru Kenji, and Asai Koshiro Masatoshi, were constantly building fortifications opposite Narumi Castle. Therefore, if the death of his father caused chaos within the Oda clan, they would definitely take this opportunity to send troops to Owari. Oda Nobunaga was confident that he could still deal with them. But just in this way, Mino Michizo's father-in-law, Saito Michizo, will inevitably take advantage of the void.

On the afternoon of the 6th. The people have gathered in the main hall. But at this time, Oda Nobunaga's seat was still vacant. And everyone else arrived. Oda Nobuyuki sat Nobuhide Mitsuo Kijuro at the head, followed by three-year-old Miss Aichi. They and Oda Nobunaga were both born to Mrs. Masaromuro Tsuchida.

Under the head of the city sits the half-brother Saburo Goro Nobuhiro, who used to be the lord of Anxiang Castle. After him, according to his age, he sat on the envelope, Kizo, Hikoshichiro, Hankuro, Shiroumaru, Gengoro, and the last was Matajuro in infancy. He babbled in the arms of Mrs. Iwamuro, clenching his little fists. After this column of people. In addition to Nobunaga's main room and Mrs. Tsuchida, there were also Nobuhide's twelve daughters. The third column is Nobuhide's side room. So many young children are sad, but the large number of women makes people feel like they are full of flowers.

On the seat next to the bereaved clan sat the suzeraine of the Oda clan, Spo Yoshito...... Although he was born into a famous family, he has fallen into the puppet of Qingzhou due to his loss of power. They all had grim faces, ready to attack. After them, there were the important ministers who sat in danger.

The little monk lit incense candles and smoked incense. Soon, the abbot, Monk Dayun, walked out, and behind him were monks gathered from all over the world. There were more than 400 people. Holding such a grand funeral in the temple that he made a vow to build, can Nobuhide really achieve true results? The candlelight illuminates the white wooden tablet standing in the front: Manshoin Momogan-do Mimi Grand Meditation Gate. The spacious main hall was crowded with people, and the solemn sound of chanting resounded.

The chanting had begun, but Oda Nobunaga's seat was still empty. At this time, everyone also discovered that Oda Nobunaga, one of the protagonists of the funeral, was not present. The chanting sounded. Unsurprisingly, people turned to Oda Nobunaga's seat.

Soon, the monks seemed to realize Oda Nobunaga's absence, and gradually became weaker. A monk got up and whispered a few words in the abbot's ear, and then Tengteng walked up to the chief family elder Lin Zuodu and said, "Please incense."

"Why hasn't the lord come yet? Let's stop chanting for now. Lin Zuodu frowned and looked at Masa-so. Haven't seen him yet? You don't forget to offer incense to the ancestors, do you? ”

Hirator Masahide bit his lip tightly and twisted the Buddha beads in his hand, "It's almost there." ”

"The lord was trained by you, so there should be no problem, but now the chanting is interrupted in the middle of the funeral, which is too unlucky......"

Masa-so didn't answer, and searched all corners of the hall. Two or three men stood up to meet his gaze. Before they could sit down, the chanting had stopped.

The monk came again. Gomi Shinzo held the list of incense and looked at Hayashi Sado and Hiratite Masahide with a pleading eye. Lin Zuodu knelt down on one knee and said, "Where is the lord?" ”

His eyes were full of anger, and he glared fiercely at everyone in the seat. "It's going to be fragrant! Where's the lord......"

"Don't be impatient." Hirate Masahide waved his hand tiredly, "Although the lord has not yet arrived, it can't be started by someone else. I think it's better to wait a while. His voice was calm and calm, "This is the funeral of the Lord, even if the Lord is unruly, he will not forget." ”

"Hirate-sama!"

"Yes."

"No...... Say no more. Wait. ”

After the chanting stopped, there was a whisper, full of dissatisfaction and ridicule. If Oda Nobunaga does not arrive, everyone will be suspicious. Surrounded by such hostile emotions, how was Oda Nobunaga able to unite the family...... Even if you haven't been assassinated or imprisoned. Oda Nobunaga also has a bleak future.

"Did he go catch fish again?"

"Maybe I'm going to sumo."

"Nope. I'm afraid I'm dancing. It's the time to enjoy the flowers. ”

"It's amazing. Even my father's funeral was forgotten. ”

Finally, Lin Zuodu spoke: "Elders, do you want to wait like this?" ”

"Yes. Calm down. Jung-so replied.

"It's unheard of, Masa-so."

"Your Excellency."

"But for the sake of prudence, I would like to ask: If the lord has not shown up, will today's funeral be interrupted?" Lin Zuodu is soft, but firm and powerful, and the always calm and resourceful Masahide doesn't know what to do for a while: "No." This ......"

"When?"

"This ......"

"Is it to let the son of Nobuyuki incense, or ......"

"This ...... No. Please don't be impatient. ”

"Tie." Oda Nobukiyo also spoke, "The matter has come to this, we are not disloyal, we are acting cheaply." What do you think? ”

"It makes sense."

"Take into account the feelings of all of you. What can be the result of waiting like this? ”

Suddenly, a figure flashed at the entrance of the Buddha hall.

"Ahh One of the men in the last seat cried out.

"My lord! It's the lord. The lord is coming! ”

All eyes turned to the door. I saw that Oda Nobunaga was still wearing the same civilian clothes that he usually wore when he went out to play. The hair was like an upside-down tea brush, casually tied up with a red headband, only the eyes still radiated a terrifying edge. He strode in with his strong chest straight. Do you wear this outfit to attend your father's funeral? Everyone immediately held their breath.

Oda Nobunaga walked in proudly with a four-foot-long sword in his left hand, Bizen Hirotada. There was a leather rope tied around his waist.

"Ahh Masa-so also saw the straw rope. But Oda Nobunaga had already strode towards the spiritual seat. Jung-so didn't have a chance to remind him at all.

"What's going on? It turned out to be a straw rope. Lin Zuodu also saw it. Mrs. Tsuchida, who was Oda Nobunaga's mother, couldn't help but stand up.

"What a system!"

"There's mud on my clothes."

"Sure enough, I went to wrestle."

"It's a ......"

The father's funeral is a great deal for the son, and it is disrespectful to delay it. But Oda Nobunaga came in such casual clothes...... Needless to say, even the abbot Zen master was stunned. But Oda Nobunaga rushed to the spiritual seat as if nothing had happened, and people quickly dodged a way. Oda Nobunaga stopped in front of the spiritual seat. His sword slammed into the sacrificial table, and when there was a sound, the hall fell silent.

Startled by that voice, Wuwei Xinzang hurriedly said: "Lord Shang Zongjie has incense!" The chanting sounded. But Oda Nobunaga neither sat down nor bowed his head, he proudly held the knife stuck in the sacrificial table with his left hand, stood firmly in front of the tablet, and stared at the tablet: Manshoin Momoiwa Road Mitsu Daizen Gate. People were attracted by his bizarre behavior and just watched quietly. Suddenly, he reached out and grabbed a handful of incense ashes.

"Ahh

Oda Nobunaga spilled the incense ash he was holding in his hand at his father's tablet. Incense ash scattered everywhere. Although the abbot did not panic and dodge, many monks on the left and right hurriedly raised their hands to wipe their eyes.

"Crazy! He's really crazy......" Hayashi Sado was muttering to himself, and Oda Nobunaga had stepped back from the spiritual seat, staring at everyone with wide eyes.

Everyone didn't hear Lin Zuodu's words. For Oda Nobunaga's crazy behavior, everyone has forgotten to accuse or complain, and they are all stunned, and they have no idea for a while. Oda Nobunaga stood proudly with his back to the spiritual seat, like an eagle foraging for food, looking down on the people in the seat.

"Lord!" Masa-so said, "The seat is over there......"

I don't know if Oda Nobunaga heard this, but he suddenly approached Oda Nobukiyo of Inuyama Castle in three steps and two steps, and said, "I heard that you broke a bone. Xinqing was speechless for a while. He understood that Oda Nobunaga's words were a kind of explicit irony, and according to his usual personality, he would not give up, but it came so suddenly that Nobukiyo didn't know how to answer for a while.

Oda Nobunaga slammed his sword back into its sheath, took a few steps, and said majestically to his relatives and daimyos, "Thank you for your hard work. ”

"Lord!" When Hirate Masahide called him again, Oda Nobunaga had already gone straight to the gate.

Wuwei Xinzang suddenly came to his senses, "Kanjuro Shinyuki Gongzi is incense." His voice was loud. But most people are still staring at the back of Oda Nobu's long run. Oda Nobunaga left the temple without looking back. The setting sun had already stained the jungle red, and he carried the knife on his shoulder, put his other hand in the straw rope around his waist, and strode towards the mountain gate.

"The first lord, incompetent below." Looking at the back of Oda Nobunaga striding away, Hirate Masahide felt that he had the trust of Nobuhide, and he couldn't help but cry in his eyes. He couldn't help but close his eyes, but the image of Oda Nobunaga throwing incense ashes at his father's spiritual throne with a straw rope around his waist always lingered in front of him. (To be continued......)