In the face of the approaching army of Luo Xinliang, everyone in the Jing Yi family was really scared. So under the leadership of the three people of Iiya (Yasuyo Kondo, Shigetoki Suzuki, and Tadahisa Tsunumuma), an emergency meeting was held between the top and bottom of the Ii family.

During the meeting, under the repeated insistence of Ii Naoto, the Ii family finally reached an agreement before the Luo clan Nobuya's men arrived at the castle of Ii Valley Castle, and decided that Ii Naohu would inherit the position of the Iyi family's governor according to the requirements of Imagawa Fuzero, and at the same time issued a statement to support Imagawa Fuzero to inherit the position of Imagawa family governor.

As a result, the first female lord in Enoe Province and even in the entire Tokaido region was born, and this situation immediately stunned the surrounding wealthy clans, and even caused an undercurrent.

Indeed, because the Enoe Kingdom has been ruled by the Imagawa family for a long time, and the Imagawa family is one of the most traditional heroes in the Warring States, for these wealthy families who have long guarded the traditional rule of the Imagawa family, there is really no behavior of letting the daughter of the family inherit the position of the family governor, and now such a precedent suddenly appeared around them, which really caused them a lot of shock.

Some people were naturally a little angry at the absurd behavior of the Jing family, while others were thinking about whether they could pass on the position of family governor in the same way when they did not have a son. After all, the helpless way of family inheritance such as finding distant relatives or adopting adopted sons is indeed a bit heart-wrenching for them, no matter what, in fact, they are actually giving the family business to people who are not blood relatives, especially those wealthy families who pay special attention to maintaining the value of their own blood, and they are even more interested in this.

Of course, as a centaur from the Roche family. Luo Shinliang and Yamamoto Kansuke and others naturally realized that forcing the Ii family to act like this would naturally cause a lot of repercussions. So they immediately used the local intelligence cabinet system. At the same time, in order to appease the Ii family, under the construction of Yamamoto Kansuke, Imagawa Furi was ready to accept the son of Naoqin Ii, who did not succeed in inheriting the position of the governor of the Ii family, as a small surname (this person is the historical Ii Naomasa).

However, Imagawa's funeral did appease the dissatisfaction in the hearts of everyone in the Jing family, but it also made Jing Yi's relatives a little crying and laughing, because his child had not yet been born at this time. I didn't even know if it was a man or a woman, so I was recruited as a small surname in advance by Imagawa Burial.

With the submission of the Ii family, the Yoshida Suzuki family, which was a vassal of the Ii family, also surrendered, so Luo Shishira not only controlled the important strategic location in the plain region, at the junction of the Mikawa Province and the Enjiang Province, but also further expanded the territory area in the Higashi-Mikawa region.

After settling the affairs of the Ii family, Luo Shinra once again waved his army eastward, heading towards Inui Castle, the Amano Home Castle in the mountainous area of Enoe Province.

The Amano family is one of the great clans of the Toe Province, and it controls the mountainous area at the junction of the Mikawa Province, the Enoe Province, and the Shinano Province. It is one of the entrances to Enoe Province in the Shinano area, although the entrance is steep along the way. But once it is controlled by the Takeda family in the Shinano region, it will be a great threat to the Ene country, so this area must be tightly grasped, and the Amano family must naturally solve it.

However, the Amano family is also very cunning, and when they saw that their neighbors Ii family had surrendered to Imagawa Burial Zero, and realized that Imagawa Burial Zero's control of Enoe Province was the general trend, they decisively sent an envoy to express their support for Imagawa Burial Zero to inherit the position of Imagawa Family Governor before Luo Shinra's army entered its territory.

In addition, the Amano family also returned several castles in their territory, including Nakahinata Castle, which were originally under the direct administration of the Imagawa family (when the Imagawa family appeared in Imagawa to declare that they were eligible to inherit the position of governor of the Imagawa family, which triggered the independence of a large number of wealthy families, the Amano family did not follow suit and declared independence, but occupied these local castles).

Since the Amano family took the initiative to soften (so far, the entire Enoe Province has been nominally occupied by Imagawa Burial Zero, and most of it is under the direct control of the Luo family), Luo Shinra really couldn't find an excuse to attack the Amano family for a while, so he had to take a large army to garrison the local castle, and then began to use the identity of Imagawa Burial under the guidance of Yamamoto Kansuke, and began to consolidate the results achieved in the Toe Province and the Higashi Mikawa region.

With the assistance of Roshi Shinra and others, it only took more than a month (at this time it was the end of June) to fully control the Enoe Province so quickly, and defeat the Imagawa clan of the Suruga Province Imagawa Clan's expeditionary army, which was indeed surprising to the surrounding pride.

In Owari Province, Oda Nobunaga, who had just returned from Kyoto, was having all the windows open at this time, and then he was naked, fiddling with a sword. On his previous trip to Kyoto, he gained a lot, and after returning to learn about the Imagawa family's shape, he laughed at Imagawa Yoshimoto even more, after all, he gave birth to two sons who were rarely ridiculous. After he was happy, he didn't comment anymore, but fiddled with a knife.

And the fiddling gesture was like a child looking at the beloved toy he had just acquired, holding it with both hands at one time, waving it with one hand, and occasionally leaning up to smell the breath of the sword. Madame (Michizo Saito's daughter) stood behind Oda Nobunaga and quietly fanned the wind for him.

Unlike the stronger Nohime in history, this Nohime's sister is more gentle and considerate, so she has a more harmonious relationship with Oda Nobunaga, and even gave birth to a son-in-law for Oda Nobunaga.

"Ma'am."

"Yes."

"Imagawa Yoshimoto used this knife to cut a samurai of his family into a cripple."

Madame nodded in surprise, but in fact it was the second time she had heard this from Oda Nobunaga. Miyoshi Sosan is a skilled knife caster. He gave a two-foot-six-inch sword to the Takeda family of Kai, and since then, the knife has been known as the "Sozo Zuo Script". When Imagawa Yoshimoto married Takeda Shingen's sister, he asked for this sword from the Takeda family as a dowry, and he has always been proud of it, and he also brought it with him when he entered Beijing this time.

Is this sword so obsessive to Oda Nobunaga? Historically, though, it was a mysterious knife that had its previous owner. Miyoshi Sozo was defeated and killed in the Battle of Eguchi. Takeda Nobutora was expelled by his eldest son. Imagawa Yoshimoto was in a different place in the barrel room, and at this time it was hidden by Nobunaga as a trophy, and continued its strange and strange experience.

"Sosanzuo text, this is a gift from the Takeda family to Imagawa Yoshimoto in the name of dowry......"

"My lord, I already know." Hearing that Oda Nobunaga was about to repeat again, Madame quickly stopped the conversation with a smile.

"Oh."

Oda Nobunaga turned to look at Madame, "Are you dissatisfied with me?" ”

"It's strange what you're saying, why am I dissatisfied?" Madame knew very well how to keep Oda Nobunaga from getting angry. But he deliberately asked with a straight face.

"Your mind is written on your face. Do you want to say, stop fiddling with the sword like a child, it's better to take down Mino and avenge your father. In fact, at the request of Saito Michizo, Oda Nobunaga has so far concealed the truth that Saito Michizo is not dead.

"Adults really know how to figure out people's minds." Although due to the appearance of Masayo, the director ran to the Luo family, and she, as Nohime's sister, was married to Oda Nobunaga, but she was also like the historical Nohime, hoping that Oda Nobunaga would kill his brother Saito Yoshiryu. Avenging his father, Michizo Saito.

"But I'm going to stop. People think that I, Oda Nobunaga, will take advantage of the situation to conquer the city, but I don't. ”

"Understood. When you march. I'll serve you tea and water at any time. ”

"Madam, this sword, just like this, is just a useless blunt knife."

"The world-famous Zongsanzuo script has become a blunt knife today?"

"Not bad. Because it was a blunt knife, although Imagawa Yoshimoto held it and didn't kill anyone, he was beheaded. The so-called famous knife must protect the owner. Instead of protecting its master, this sword cost his master's life. ”

Madame did not grasp the meaning of the conversation, and only replied in a low voice in surprise. Oda Nobunaga brandished his sword like a child and laughed out loud. "Hahaha...... You really want to hear it. The story of the sword is very interesting. Hahaha! ”

When Madame heard this, she was silent.

"If you want to know, I'll tell you. Swords are meant to be tailor-made for the user. Wouldn't it be a pity if a general who should have ridden into the enemy line once the situation was critical, if he wore a knife that he could not wield freely? ”

Oda Nobunaga stared closely at the sword in front of him, and continued: "If according to the history books, General Imagawa Yoshimoto, who wore a sword on the expedition, was destined to be taken down by my Oda Nobunaga from the beginning. ”

"Listen to your lordship, this sword is an unlucky thing?"

"Exactly. If a sword does not match the master's strength, it will become an unlucky obstacle. The difference between a sharp knife and a blunt knife lies not in the quality of casting, but in the condition of the user. Do you understand? ”

Madame Yan nodded. Like a child who needs to talk to her, she deliberately left time for Oda Nobunaga to speak.

"I'm going to turn this blunt knife into a famous knife. Call Hashisuke. ”

"Yes." The lady turned around, and the maid understood, and immediately went down to call Hasegawa Hashisuke. Hashisuke is one-armed, and he rests one arm on the ground.

"My lord called me?"

"You remember, polish this sword to about two feet, one inch and five minutes."

"Two feet, one inch and five inches...... What about four inches and five minutes? ”

"Stupid. I'm going to sharpen this sword into a famous sword. I, Oda Nobunaga, cherish those four inches and five cents, and I don't want to give them to a knife shop or a blacksmith shop. ”

"Yes, only two feet and one inch and five minutes left. I remembered it in the next. ”

"Also, engrave on the sword: May 19 of the third year of Yonglu."

"May 19?"

"Yes. This is the time when Imagawa Yoshimoto was killed, and this sword is his. ”

"Got it."

Then engraved Oda Owari Mamoru Oda Nobunaga on the back of the knife. This sword will become my famous sword. ”

In the end, Hashisuke carefully went out with Sozo's left text. The lady sitting behind Oda Nobunaga couldn't help but smile. Just now, Oda Nobunaga repeated the matter of the sword, and she was worried that he would be carried away by the victory, so that he would turn things upside down, which seemed to be pure unfounded worry. Oda Nobunaga did not disbelieve in the skill and skill of the swordsmith, but since he wanted to use this sword as a saber, he would never be fooled by the reputation of the swordsmith in the world. In the final analysis, utensils are used by people, not to drive people.

"In this war, there are only two people who can not be driven by weapons." Oda Nobunaga suddenly lay on his back on the floor and asked, "Do you know who they are?" ”

Madame immediately smiled and replied, "Probably Matsudaira Motoyasu and Okabe Motonobu." ”

The former was able to retreat to Okazaki Castle in an orderly manner. The latter attacked from Narumi to Kariya. Finally regained the head of Imagawa Yoshimoto from Oda Nobunaga. Then retreat along the lì. The two of them were really outstanding, and the lady said what she thought in her heart.

"Hahaha, wrong!" Oda Nobunaga laughed heartily, as if he thought it was funny, and shook his head. "You don't understand the difference between a blunt knife and a sharp knife. One of the sharp knives in this battle is me. Oda Nobunaga opened his mouth wide and pointed his finger at himself.

"Well, what about the other one?" Madame has been completely infected by Oda Nobunaga's affection. I couldn't help but ask.

Oda Nobunaga's charm lies in the fact that behind the seemingly game-like behavior, there is always a keen insight. Because of this, Mrs. Oda Nobunaga gradually became attracted to her husband and began to admire and love her husband from the bottom of her heart.

"Do you really want to know? I might as well sue you. Okabe Motoshin was just one of the generals of the Sunfu who was defeated in a hurry, but he did his duty as a monarch and minister, and that's it. You see, wasn't he defeated by the Nobunaka prince under the command of Imagawa Burial Zero this time? Fleeing back to Suruga like a lost dog, hahaha......"

After laughing wildly, Oda Nobunaga said again: "At the beginning. It was out of consideration of his loyalty that I gave him the head of Imagawa Yoshimoto. If he does not show his loyalty. I'm probably going to be in trouble. ”

"Trouble?"

"I'm going to worry about finding a place to bury the enemy generals. If I take it seriously, others will say that I am afraid of the Imagawa family; If you do it hastily, you will be a samurai. ”

"That's a good point."

"So, as a commendation for Motoshin's loyalty, I sent back the head of Imagawa Yoshimoto, but he didn't have the strength to snatch it from me. What would people think if they saw him? Do you think that Motoshin has fulfilled his duty of loyalty, or does he think that Oda Nobunaga is afraid of powerful samurai? ”

"This ......," Madame deliberately frowned and looked at Oda Nobunaga, "this kind of thing is not easy to judge. Everyone is afraid of Admiral Oda Nobunaga, because they say that you are a terrible black-hearted general. ”

"Hahaha...... So, Okabe's knife, half because of Imagawa Yoshimoto, and half because of me, although it is not a blunt knife, it is not a sharp knife. ”

"So, who's the other sharp knife?"

"Chiyo Take."

"Sure enough, it's Matsudaira Motoyasu."

"This knife is so sharp that it's hateful. When I was a child, when I said that I wanted to unify the world with him, he didn't mind saying 'yes'. His actions this time were in line with his ambitions at that time, and they did not violate them in the slightest. I ......" Oda Nobunaga's eyes narrowed, looking at the ceiling, "it seems that his daughter must be betrothed to his son." ”

"Deki?"

"Yes, marry her to Chiyo Kotake, who is still in the Shofu Mansion." At this time, Oda Nobunaga did not know that many of the Imagawa family, including Matsudaira Motoyasu's wife and children, and the family members and children of the Matsudaira family retainers were all accused by Roche Nobuna.

"I don't understand. Didn't Motoyasu just retreat to Okazaki Castle? Is it really that powerful? ”

"Haha," Oda Nobunaga laughed happily, "if I go to war with Motoyasu, then your father's murder will never be avenged." I must first defeat the enemy. Mino is very close to the capital, and Motoyasu has already seen through my thoughts. Oda Nobunaga paused, his eyes widened, and he stood up suddenly, "Who should I send to negotiate with Motoyasu?" Non-alignment, wipe him out! ”

Madame looked at her husband silently as if she had been whipped on her back. Where did Oda Nobunaga revel in victory, he was already thinking about the next operation.

"Do you want to form an alliance with the Matsudaira family?"

"If it weren't for that, your father's revenge would not be avenged."

"What if Motoyasu is afraid of the Imagawa burial in Enjiang and does not agree to form an alliance with you? After thinking about it, you can choose the person who will send you to ensure that everything is safe. ”

"Clever!" Oda Nobunaga scoffed, but did not reprimand her. "You speak like a kobold. In the beginning, if I had sent an envoy, and Motoyasu had rejected me for fear of the Sunhouse, wouldn't he have become a blunt sword? That's not a big deal. Let the messenger tread them flat. ”

"The Matsudaira family is so easy to deal with?"

"I mean, if Motoyasu had been afraid of Junfu in the first place, he would have turned into a blunt knife. At that time, I was a sharp knife. ”

The lady found out her husband's mind and did not continue to dwell on the matter. "How about sending monkeys? He followed you in the Battle of Barrel Saga, but he fought bravely against the enemy. ”

"Monkey ...... He? Oh. Oda Nobunaga grabbed a piece of the mat and slapped his knee sharply, "If it's Fujiyoshiro." It will not be poured for Yuankang. The guy had a look of reverence on his face. But the stomach is always thinking about making the other party like him......"

"Re-off!" He shouted. "Call the monkeys."

"Yes." Iwamuro Shigekyu ran over, answered, and ran to the kitchen.

Fujiyoshiro quickly rushed over. He was already a complete military leader, and as long as Oda Nobunaga said a word, he would definitely be able to put forward two or three opinions. Oda Nobunaga always let him finish, reprimanded him, and then patched up Fujiyoshiro's opinion - this is what Oda Nobunaga was mean, but it was also beyond the reach of the generals who insisted on decency and etiquette.

"Monkeys. What's going on with your shoulders? When I looked closely, I saw Fujiyoshiro wearing a red shoulder that he got out of nowhere, as if he was about to dance.

"Bought it in a second-hand clothes shop at the market. Now there will be a truce for a while, so I changed into fancy clothes......"

"Alright." Oda Nobunaga waved his hand impatiently, "If you were me, how were you going to treat Matsudaira Motoyasu?" ”

Fujiyoshiro immediately gave a stern salute: "If I were the lord, I would first test whether Namotoyasu was a lion or a fly." ”

"Temptation?" Oda Nobunaga smiled slightly, biting his nails, "How to tempt?" Let's hear it. ”

Fujiyoshiro deliberately pretended to be unfathomable, tilting his head and shaking his fan. "If you are in the position of the lord...... The first thing to call is Kizo Shigetada. ”

"Oh. Chongzhong, he's still a novice. ”

"So. You can test Yuanyasu at the same time, but also test Chongzhong. To do anything, you must kill two birds with one stone. ”

"Don't be foolish, let go of a fart quickly!" Oda Nobunaga scolded. Madame also stared at Fujiyoshiro with intense eyes.

"Call Shigetadashi to come and let him be in charge of monitoring Matsudaira Motoyasu's movements this year...... "The territory that Kizo Shigetada's reward received is the Katama Castle located at the junction of Nishimikawa and Owari Province, and it is indeed a vantage point to monitor the Matsudaira family in Nishimikawa.

"This year? That doesn't sound like a good idea. Oda Nobunaga shook his head.

"At that time, if you feel that Yuankang has merit, you will form an alliance with him; If there is nothing to be desired, surrender to him...... Here's how I see it. ”

"That's all?" Oda Nobunaga smiled faintly, "What should we do when it is judged that Motoyasu has merit and send an envoy to form an alliance, if it is rejected?" ”

"Then you can determine that Motoyasu is a fly. Defeating a fly is just a gesture for me Toyoshiro. ”

"Haha! Your idea is too old-fashioned. Alright, you go down. ”

Fujiyoshiro smiled and said, "My lord is really a cunning person. You're going to adopt my old ideas. Okay, I'm going. ”

After Fujiyoshiro's fiery back disappeared, Oda Nobunaga said, "What an interesting guy!" He said that Chongzhong could serve as a messenger. It seems that he still despises Yuan Yasu a little. Call Chongzhong. ”

Madame did not answer. She didn't think that Chongzhong should be called to the inner room, so she was a little tired. Oda Nobunaga laughed again: "I'm afraid you want to say that you shouldn't let a novice come to the inner room." A woman's mind can be seen clearly at a glance. Re-off! ”

"Yes." Iwamuro stumbled over.

"Wooden heavy loyalty? If he's not there, you can say I'm looking for him like a thunderbolt. ”

After going out on leave, Oda Nobunaga immediately rolled over and fell on the mat, looking at the leaves in the courtyard.

Suddenly, the chirping of summer cicadas could be heard from the pinetops nearby. Although the sun is shining, the sound of cicadas is full of infinite sorrow, which makes people feel sad.

"Madame, my ears are so itchy."

Madame smiled wryly and moved over, picking out earwax for Oda Nobunaga. Madame wanted Oda Nobunaga to go to the outer room to discuss with the retainers, but instead he had to pick up the earwax in the inner room to meet the retainers, and she was helpless against Oda Nobunaga's almost childlike willfulness.

Not long after, footsteps came from the corridor, and Oda Nobunaga, who was already asleep, suddenly shouted, "Shitada! ”

"Yes." Kizo Shigetada hurriedly came to the door, and when he saw Oda Nobunaga lying on his wife's lap, he suddenly looked like a wolf and sat down at the entrance.

"Can you live up to your mission?"

Thirty-four-year-old and energetic Kizo Shigetada looked at Oda Nobunaga in bewilderment. "I don't dare to make a judgment."

"Be smart." Oda Nobunaga finally shifted his gaze to Kizo Shigetada's face, "Do you think I'm the kind of general who reuses the incompetent?" ”

"I'm sorry."

"Do you think I'm boring with an unapologetic expression, or do you think what I'm saying is boring?"

"No, no, absolutely not."

"Oh? Well, you remember my orders! ”

"Yes."

Matsudaira Motoyasu ...... Keep an eye on him this year to see what he's going to do. ”

"Remembered."

"If you feel that he has the strength to form an alliance with the Oda family, you can live in peace with him; If he can only be used by men, persuade him to surrender. ”

"Immediately start spying on him, I remember."

"It's up to you to decide whether to form an alliance or persuade him to surrender, in short, bring him to Qingzhou City to see me. If he dares not to come, destroy him. ”

Kizo Shigetada looked up at Oda Nobunaga, "That's nature. If he doesn't come, I'll stab him to death. I can't kill him, and I'll never set foot on the land of Owari again. ”

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