Ogaki Castle is located at the junction of Owari and Mino, located at a strategic point, and the lord of the castle, Mamoru Ando, is an important minister of the Saito family, one of the "Three Mino Ones", and the father-in-law of the Hanbei of Takenaka.

Under Ando's rule, there was a small castle called Bodhi Castle, which was guarded by the Takenaka family for generations, and the previous lord died young, and Takenaka Hanbei succeeded him as the governor of the family at the age of nineteen, but his position in the Saito family was still only a general.

In the living room of the bamboo house in Bodhi City, Long Tao sat opposite a handsome young man, the young man's cheeks were slender and long, and the young man had a little weaker air in the middle, and his eyes were calm, giving people a feeling that Mount Tai had collapsed in front of him and his color remained unchanged.

The two looked at each other, and Long Tao was checking his name tag.

Hanbei Takenaka, 19 years old, general.

Belongs, the Saito family.

Boss, Mamoru Ando.

Command, 102(6).

Force, 71.

Government Affairs, 80.

Gambit, 97.

Glamour, 88.

Ashigaru 4, Horseback Riding 3, Iron Cannon 3, Navy 1, Archery 2, Martial Arts 2, Military Science 4, Ninjutsu 1, Construction 2, Reclamation 2, Mine 2, Arithmetic 3, Etiquette 2, Debate 3, Tea Ceremony 1, Medicine 0.

Among the talents of this age group that Long Tao has seen, Takenaka Hanbei can be said to be the strongest one in all kinds of comprehensive abilities.

"It's worthy of this Kongming! When I saw it today, there was no vain under the fame! ”

Takenaka Hanbei said solemnly: "Ashikaga-sama has a good reputation, and he really deserves it!" When I saw the adults today, I realized that the rumors in the market were not groundless, and I finally saw what a man could be like God! ”

No wonder he was so amazed, because he also saw Long Tao's famous brand, Long Tao's five circumference attributes at the moment, except for the government affairs one, which is less than a hundred, the rest of the items have reached or exceeded the full value of one hundred, and the total value of the five circumferences is as high as 527, which is definitely an unprecedented and amazing number!

Long Tao smiled slightly, noncommittal, and continued: "Mr. Jiuwen is known for his good strategy, and I am here today to hear Mr. Takenaka's views on the general trend of Japan today. ”

"Don't dare." Hanbei leaned over slightly, "Under the young and shallow, a little rough and clumsy, if it is inappropriate, I hope that Ashikaga-sama will correct it!" Two years ago, the general trend of Japan was in the hands of the Imagawa, Hojo, Takeda, and Kamishi, but after the Battle of Tsubakusama two years ago, the Imagawa family declined rapidly, and the adults rose to Kaga like a comet, and I thought that today, the people who are most likely to ascend the throne of the 'people of the world' have become Oda Nobunaga and Ashikaga-sama. ”

"Does Mr. Takenaka think so much about it? Hehe...... What does Mr. think will be the next step? ”

"The adults came to Mino to see me, could it be that they have a plan for Minong? With all due respect, adults should not attack Mino! ”

"Oh? Why? Long Tao shrugged his brows and asked with a smile.

"Although Mino is a fertile land, it is also a place of four wars, with Koshin in the east and Owari in the south, if you take Minon, you will face attacks from the east and south of the Takeda family and the Oda family, even if you are invincible and not afraid of the two families, but this will seriously slow down your pace and lose the opportunity to seize the world."

Long Tao nodded and said, "What you said is reasonable. ”

Takenaka said again: "Your Excellency, don't think that you are a retainer of the Saito family, so you will be advised not to attack Mino, and you also know that the Saito family will not be able to keep Mino, and this land will fall into the hands of the Oda family sooner or later!" ”

Long Tao said quietly: "It turns out that Mr. Oda Nobunaga is the most optimistic. ”

Takenaka sighed: "Oda Nobunaga killed Imagawa Yoshimoto in the barrel narrow, and quickly formed an alliance with the Matsudaira family, has taken the lead, Nobunaga, Takeda Shingen and you, the adult, among the three, only Nobunaga can take Mino with peace of mind, Takeda Shingen and your situation is similar, if he captures Mino, he will face both the adult and Nobunaga, the same belly and back enemy, only Nobunaga, Matsudaira Motoyasu to help him contain the Takeda family, after he takes Mino, only need to guard against the adults and you, and then Mino can be the cornerstone, Dominate the area, and Shangluo dominates Japan! Alas...... Nobunaga has already taken the lead, and if you want to compete with him, the only way to do this is to go south from the Omi River as soon as possible and attack before him. ”

Long Tao said with a smile: "Mr. really sees it thoroughly, since this is the case, what are Mr.'s plans for the future?" Do you just wait for Nobunaga to take Mino and then serve the Oda family? ”

Takenaka Hanbei pouted and smiled, this was the first time he showed a smile since the two met, "Oda Nobunaga is just tyrannical, his behavior is strange, and his temperament is unpredictable, he is really not a master!" ”

Nobunaga despised traditional etiquette, liked new things, and admired advanced Western technology, which was indeed strange and unpredictable in the eyes of people at the time, and it was very polite that Hanbei did not directly call him "dumb melon".

Long Tao asked again: "Is that gentleman willing to come and show his strengths next to him?" ”

Takenaka Masase said: "Thank you for your attention, but there is still grace and righteousness in the Saito family, if you have any intention of going in the future, you must consider your adult first!" ”

Long Tao was overjoyed and said: "That's a word!" ”

In the original plot, it didn't take long for the Takenaka Hanbei to stage a miracle of seventeen people taking the main city of the Saito family, Inabayama Castle, but that time he was just to persuade Saito Ryuxing, and then returned the city, and he was extremely disappointed in the Saito family, so he went into seclusion.

If this development continues, it won't be long before Takenaka's half-guards will defect to him.

After leaving Ogaki Castle, Long Tao and Kenzaburo went straight back to Ichijo Valley Castle, and as soon as they entered the castle lord's mansion, they had a report from their subordinates, saying that the old general of the Asakura family, Akechi Mitsuhide, had been waiting for him in the palace for three days and three nights.

Long Tao was stunned, Wise Guangxiu would come to him, which he never expected.

In the original plot, Akechi Mitsuhide was originally a retainer of the Asakura family, this person is quite literary, and has close contacts with the nobles of Kyoto, after the assassination of the general Ashikaga Yoshiteru, his younger brother Ashikaga Yoshiaki found the Asakura family through Mitsuhide, hoping that the Asakura family could help him go to Luo and regain the position of general, but unfortunately Asakura Yoshikyo did not want to forge ahead, and had no intention of going to Luo, and then Mitsuhide took Ashikaga Yoshiaki to Oda Nobunaga.

Nobunaga promised to help Ashikaga Yoshiaki Kamiraku, and took Mitsuhide under his command and entrusted him with important tasks, and Mitsuhide also lived up to the trust, performing extremely well in the Oda family, and for a while, he was in the position of the first retainer.

Later, Nobunaga swept away the Kinai, and even the powerful Takeda family was destroyed, seeing that the hegemony was about to be achieved, but in the Honnoji Temple, he was betrayed by the wise Mitsuhide, and died by self-immolation, and a generation of overlords fell in an instant at the most dazzling moment, and Mitsuhide was also saddled with the name of "peerless traitor".

It's hard to elaborate on the feud between Nobunaga and Mitsuhide, but Mitsuhide's rebellion was by no means premeditated, but was humiliated in front of Nobunaga many times over the years, which is also related to Nobunaga's own character flaws, just as Hanbei commented on him, he was rigid and tyrannical, and sometimes he was too harsh with his subordinates, and he was completely ruthless.

When Long Tao destroyed Asakura and captured the castle of Seiya, Mitsuhide happened to go to Kyoto, not in the city, and only one family remained in the city.

Long Tao thought that this was a special arrangement by the source, so that Mitsuhide escaped a catastrophe, followed the old path of the original plot, and continued to take Ashikaga Yoshiaki to Nobunaga in the future.

Now, Wise Guangxiu actually appeared in his mansion, which really surprised Long Tao, could it be that he had completely disrupted the plot at this level? Won't Akechi Mitsuhide go the path of a traitor from the original plot?

Speaking of which, Long Tao was reluctant to do anything to Nobunaga in Qingzhou City at that time, and considering the reason for the origin, Nobunaga's position in the plot line was too important, and he didn't know if killing him at that time would cause the origin to be repulsed and lead to the inability to control the world, so he didn't do it, and now it seems that maybe he was thinking too much.

Long Tao sat down in the hall and asked people to pass on the wisdom of Guangxiu.

After a while, a man with a deep face and a calm expression came to Long Tao and knelt down, bowed down and said, "Akechi Mitsuhide see Ashikaga-sama!" ”

After worshipping, Guangxiu raised his head and looked at Long Tao with a cold gaze.

The two glanced at each other, and his name tag appeared in Long Tao's mind.

Akechi Mitsuhide, thirty-five years old, ronin.

Command, 96(3).

Armed Forces, 85(6).

Government Affairs, 86.

Gambit, 93(3).

Glamour, 82.

Ashigaru 4, Horseback Riding 3, Iron Cannon 4, Navy 1, Bow 3, Martial Arts 3, Military Science 4, Ninjutsu 2, Construction 2, Reclamation 2, Mines 2, Arithmetic 3, Etiquette 4, Debate 4, Tea Ceremony 3, Medicine 2.

This person's comprehensive ability is even stronger than that of the half-guard!

It's just that I don't know what the purpose of this person is, Long Tao is at the time of employing people at this time, if he is really here to take refuge as expected, it can really be regarded as a charcoal in the snow.

Long Tao smiled and said, "Wise adults don't need to be polite, I don't know what is going on here?" ”

Akechi Mitsuhide leaned down and bowed again, "I'm here to thank Ashikaga-sama for taking care of my family!" ”

After Long Tao captured the city of Chenggu, he did order his subordinates to take good care of Akechi Mitsuhide's family.

"Second, there is a reluctant invitation below." Mitsuhide continued: "I hope that I can serve as a dog and horse under the command of Ashikaga-sama, and I hope that my lord will take me in!" ”