different warring states of japan

Chapter 1744 Oda intends to practice wisdom

Just as Akechi Mitsuhide was thinking about how to help Oda Nobunaga quickly capture Ishiyama and introduce this surly lord into the fast lane of conquering the Western Kingdom.

Oda Nobunaga of Azuchi Castle was already overwhelmed by the success of the New Year Raiders, and threw a big banquet to celebrate.

Her temperament has always been like this, and she easily drifts when things are going smoothly. The retainers fear her more than respect her, so naturally no one dares to offend her.

A banquet lasted all night, and by the time Oda Nobunaga enjoyed himself, the sky was already faintly bright, and it was almost dawn.

Niwa Nagahide, who happened to come to Azuchi Castle to report to work, was dragged through the night, and at this moment he was a little bit blindsided.

She was born in the wild child group and is one of Oda Nobunaga's most trusted confidantes. She has been the logistics manager for these years and has been responsible for wiping the ass of Oda Nobunaga's whimsical ideas.

This time, the Oda family is fighting against the season that they are best at, taking advantage of the separation of farmers and soldiers, launching an offensive during the spring plowing season, and marching in two directions to Kaga Settsu at the same time.

Off-season operations against traditional samurai families are very effective, but the cost is huge. Only the Oda family, the most powerful feudal clan in the world with deep pockets, can afford it.

But even so, Niwa Chohide was overwhelmed by the flow of military spending.

Just last year, the Oda family and the Shiba family just fought a battle of 20 people. Both sides consumed a lot of food and supplies, and their vitality was seriously injured.

In the spring of this year, Oda Nobunaga is busy embarking on a new journey, greedy like a glutton who never knows how to be satisfied.

Shiba Yoshigin is desperately giving benefits to everyone, improving the living standards of Shiba Jiaji samurai, and attracting the envious eyes of samurai from all over the world. They all call Shiba collar the land of lighthouses, the chosen collar.

As for Oda Nobunaga, she is using the concentrated power in her hands to squeeze every bit of land, manpower, energy, and potential of Oda's territory, spurring everyone to work hard for her hegemony.

This kind of suffocating pressure is too much for even super bosses like Shibata Katsuie, and the lower classes in the Oda family are even more miserable.

It can be said that the Oda family rose from Shimo-Owari and swept across Kinki in eight years, increasing its territory more than ten times.

The big guys still worked hard at the beginning and imagined the future, but at this time, everyone realized that their hard work didn't seem to have brought the happiness they expected.

Most of the benefits have been swallowed up by the boss Oda Nobunaga. He only has KPIs that he can't finish, and he is under great pressure to leave if he can't finish.

If you work hard this year, your boss will be able to buy a new car and change your bride next year. With such an unbalanced investment-return ratio, no one can be motivated.

Although Oda Nobunaga is still drawing pie and making chicken blood, most of the old ministers who have followed her for a long time no longer believe in this rhetoric.

The reason why everyone is still working so hard is not because they are looking forward to the bright future drawn by Oda Nobunaga, but because they are afraid that Oda Nobunaga will deprive him of everything he has.

As the governor with the most concentrated power among the feudal lords during the Warring States Period, Oda Nobunaga used the fate of Lin Xiuzhen and Ando Mamoru to set an example for the retainers, saying that anyone who didn't work hard would get out naked.

A surly and domineering strong family governor, a group of weak and weak retainers who are tired and fearful, the Oda family seems to be in full swing and unstoppable, but is it really invincible?
Niwa Chohide sighed and drank the sake in his glass.

She has followed Oda Nobunaga for so many years and has true feelings for him. However, in the past few years, Oda Nobunaga has become more and more arbitrary and independent, completely destroying the mutual trust between emperor and minister in the tradition of the samurai family.

On the one hand, Niwa Nagahide admires Oda Nobunaga's strength and talent.On the other hand, she is also very confused. Will the Oda family really be able to dominate the world if they go on like this?

Just when Niwa Nagahide was in a daze, Oda Nobunaga stepped down from the throne, patted her on the shoulder and asked.

"What is Mi Wuniang thinking?"

Niwa Chohide came back to his senses, bowed and smiled.

"Going back to the main hall, I didn't think about anything, but I was a little tired after staying up all night."

Oda Nobunaga laughed.

"You look old at such a young age."

Niwa Chohide sighed.

"My minister is over thirty and is already an old woman. Naturally, he is not as energetic as a young man."

Oda Nobunaga snorted, she didn't like to hear that.

Oda Nobunaga would feel an inexplicable sense of urgency every time his cronies mentioned his age. Everyone in the wild children was getting old, and he was getting old too.

But why. .That guy Shiba Yiyin has always been 16 years old and has a stunning face!
I want to conquer the world, I want to conquer Shiba Yiyin, I want to give birth to his child, and become the man who dominates him.

Oda Nobunaga is unwilling to admit that he is almost 30 years old, and she is no longer young in this medieval age when thirty can be called an old woman.

Forcibly pulling Niwa Nagahide up, Oda Nobunaga said willfully.

"You're not old, I think you don't exercise too much. Come on, go out for a few laps with me, watch the dawn, dispel the alcohol, and refresh yourself."

Although Niwa Nagahide was extremely tired, Oda Nobunaga requested so, so she had no choice but to risk her life to accompany her master, gritted her teeth and followed with a forced smile.

Oda Nobunaga and Niwa Changhide walked on the stone path in the courtyard, and gradually calmed down.

After a while, she said.

"I know it's hard for you, and I also know that many people are saying weird things behind your back and causing you trouble. It's not easy for you to raise the logistics for the New Year campaign."

When Niwa Nagohide saw that Oda Nobunaga, who had always been unreliable, suddenly spoke of caring people, he was immediately flattered and dared not speak.

"Serving the hall is my duty, and I dare not take credit for it."

Oda Nobunaga sneered.

"I know your loyalty, so you don't have to be too modest. I also know who is behind the scenes, and I have ways to make them be more honest.

How did these idiots know that this juncture was the strategic opportunity to make a bold move?

The saint is not in Kinki, and Mitsuhide Akechi controls the Fushimi Castle system and cooperates with me fully, so that I have the opportunity to get rid of the constraints and expand at the fastest speed.

Once I miss this node, when the sage comes back to Kinki, I won't be able to do things so casually and conveniently.

It can’t be that the Oda family eats alone every time, and the Shiba family can’t get anything. This is no cooperation, and it’s not easy for me to communicate with the saint.

This time the Settsu Raiders, you were able to raise military supplies, and Akechi Mitsuhide made great achievements in diplomatic mediation, which made the army arrive at night, and Araki Village fled to the West in embarrassment.

You all made great contributions to the Settsu Raiders victory without a fight. I have decided to confer the Wakasa Kingdom to you and the Tango Kingdom to Akechi Mitsuhide to reward your great contributions. "

Niwa Nagahide was taken aback, he didn't expect Oda Nobunaga to be so decisive and generous.

Wakasa Province is the western extension of Echizen Province and the western end of the Hokuriku Road. Historically, Wakasa and Echizen countries were one.

Although Oda Nobunaga captured Echizen Kingdom, there was a thorn in his throat, and that was Tsuruga County in the west of Echizen Kingdom.

The head branch of the Asakura family has basically died out during the Oda family's two conquests of the Echizen Kingdom. Only Asakura Kageki of Tsuruga County has Asakura Sodi Yuzawa, who is under the protection of Shiba Yoshigin.

Tsuruga Port in Tsuruga County is an important part of the Hokuriku Road commercial road, and it is also the main road for Hokuriku Road to enter and exit Kinki.

Although the Oda family won 40 koku from the Echizen Kingdom, the tens of thousands of koku in Tsuruga County were like a fishbone stuck in the throat, which made Oda Nobunaga feel uncomfortable.

But during the honeymoon period of cooperation between the Shiba and Oda families, Oda Nobunaga did not want to touch Asakura Kageki to avoid incurring the anger of Shiba Yoshigan.

Although the Wakasa country is only a small country of more than [-] shi, its location is on the west side of Tsuruga County.

To the south of Tsuruga County is Kita Omi Hashiba Hideyoshi, and to the east is Shibata Katsuya of the Echizen Kingdom. If Niwa Chohide can enter the Wakasa Kingdom, it will be tantamount to completely isolating and surrounding Tsuruga County.

In this way, the threat to Oda Nobunaga from Tsuruga County, which is besieged by Oda's territory, will be minimized.

The guardian of the Wakasa country is the Wakasa Takeda family, which has long been in decline. Before Kanezaki retreated, the Wakasa country's samurai family had surrendered to Oda Nobunaga once.

Just because the Asakura Asai family joined forces to attack the Oda family, the group of wallflowers in Wakasa country jumped repeatedly and escaped from the control of the Oda family.

Today, both the Asakura Asai and Asai families have disappeared, and the Shiba and Oda families are also working hand in hand. The situation in Kinki is very different.

As long as the samurai family of Wakasa Province is not bad, they will definitely take Oda Nobunaga's request seriously and surrender to the Oda family, lest Oda Nobunaga remember the embarrassment of Kanazaki's retreat and settle accounts in the future.

As for the Wakasa Takeda family, just give them some territory to support them. It won't cost much anyway. I hope her family will be smarter and take the initiative to give up the guardianship to Niwa Nagahide to avoid the death of the whole family.

Seeing that Niwa Nagohide was still hesitating, Oda Nobunaga said strangely.

"What? Do you think I gave too little? Isn't it enough for the head of a country?"

Niwa Chohide smiled wryly and shook his head.

"You know I'm not that kind of person, I was just thinking, Akechi Mitsuhide is Shiba's retainer, it's inappropriate for you to reward her so clearly, right?

Because Akechi Mitsuhide worked for you, won Settsu, isolated Shishan, and made many achievements, there are already a lot of discussions, especially in Kinkispor, where there is a lot of doubt.

If you give her another 11 stones from Tango Kingdom at this time, wouldn't you put her on the fire? "

Oda Nobunaga laughed.

"Yes, I'm just going to add her up and roast her.

There is a saying in the sky that true gold is not afraid of fire. I also want to see how sincere Mitsuhide Akechi treats me. "

Niwa Chohide narrowed his eyes.

"You don't believe her?"

Oda Nobunaga shook his head. Even her parents and sisters could betray her. She has never trusted anyone in her life, except that evil Shiba Yoshigin.

It's just that it's not easy to say this directly in front of Niwa Changhide, Oda Nobunaga sighed casually.

“Akechi Mitsuhide is very thorough and I am very satisfied with what he did.

Everything was taken care of for me, and my old father also took the initiative to leave her at Azuchi Castle. Logically speaking, I should be very relieved that she has reached this point.

But I don't know why, I always want to try her, and take a closer look at her. "

Akechi Mitsuhide proposed that one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, unless one male and one female, and drew a blueprint for the future of Shiba and Oda's confluence for Oda Nobunaga.

To be honest, Oda Nobunaga was very tempted and impulsive to reuse her.But just because this future is so important, Oda Nobunaga hesitated even more, and did not dare to fully trust Mitsuhide Akechi.

Oda Nobunaga said.

"The Tango Kingdom is different from the Wakasa Kingdom. My 11 koku reward from the ruler is just an empty title. Let's test her reaction.

To win the Tango country, the Shiba family needs to send troops and occupy it by themselves, so what does it have to do with me? How can there be any criticism? "

The Oda family has done too many things this year, non-stop trying to win Settsu, Kaga, Wakasa, and Ishiyama. Even as greedy as Oda Nobunaga, he still feels that his appearance is a bit too ugly.

As for the good cooperation, it is natural to leave some benefits for the Shiba family, and what she threw to the Shiba family is Tango country.

Tango country is located on the west side of Wakasa country. Historically, it was a part of Tamba country. Later, it was divided into two countries.

Tango Guardian is one of the three managements and four positions of the Isshiki family in the shogunate. When the Isshiki family was in glory, it used to be the guardian of the five kingdoms and two counties, and the management of the servants was the head of the four positions.

Although the Isshiki family has declined, the famous family still exists. Otherwise, after Saito Yoshiryu killed his mother and seized the country, he would not choose the Isshiki Miao character. Please Ashikaga Yoshiki admits that his lintel is from the Isshiki family.

When Ashikaga Yoshiki was in power, the Isshiki family was still in charge of the Kyoto shogunate's servants, and sent dozens of people to Kyoto to show off their power.

Although the servant's office was no longer the military headquarters of the Kamakura shogunate, it had been reduced to the Kyoto police station, but the business in the castle town of Kyoto was prosperous, and the Isshiki Family still reaped a lot of benefits.

Miyoshi went to Luo, killed the general Ashikaga Yoshiki, the servant who had the responsibility to maintain the capital did nothing, and all the people fled back to Tango country in embarrassment, and had no face to mention the management of the servant.

The Isshiki family was unable to fight against the Miyoshi family, and naturally they were also unable to fight against the saints of the Shiba family. It would be easy for Shiba Yoshigan to take over Tango Kingdom.

Oda Nobunaga also gave Shiba Yoshigin face. Shiba Yoshigin valued the tradition of the samurai family the most. Even if the Isshiki family has fallen, it is still a famous shogunate family with one of the three managements and four positions.

If the Oda family forcibly invades the Tango country, Shiba Yoshigin, who controls the Kyoto shogunate, will inevitably lose his face. It is better to let the Shiba family come forward and subdue the Isshiki family.

In addition, Oda Nobunaga asked Akechi Mitsuhide to deal with the Hatano family, and also promised Akechi Mitsuhide the Tango Kingdom behind Tanba Country. This is a problem for Akechi Mitsuhide.

Because of Mitsuhide Akechi's assertions several times, her territory was severely weakened by Shibo Yoshin, but it was only a few thousand stones.

Oda Nobunaga raised his hand and rewarded 11 stones. The master of a country, who is this for?
Even if Yoshihiro Shiba agrees to this matter, other forces in the Shiba family will be dissatisfied. If Mitsuhide Akechi wants to gain a foothold in public opinion, he must rely on Oda Nobunaga and move closer to the Oda family.

Forcing Akechi Mitsuhide to get close to the Oda family and complete the road map for the merger of the Shiba Oda two families, this is why Oda Nobunaga promoted Akechi Mitsuhide.

In addition, Tango country is behind Tanba country, like a light on the back, which poses another problem for Akechi Mitsuhide.

Involved in interests, how will Hideji Hatano see Mitsuhide Akechi, a diplomat who should have been friendly and neutral? This ideological work is not easy to do.

Oda Nobunaga was also curious about how Akechi Mitsuhide would complete this arduous task and make Hideji Hatano of Tamba Kingdom bow his head to him.

(End of this chapter)