different warring states of japan

Chapter 1955

Hashiba Hideyoshi was stunned for a moment and murmured.

"Wonderful, wonderful."

Hashiba Hideyoshi came from a humble background. Even if she succeeded in killing Akechi Mitsuhide and obtaining Oda's orphan, she would not be able to reach the top in terms of status.

Therefore, even if she has the orphan of Oda in her hands and has no control over the Oda Conference, why doesn't she have the orphan of Oda in her hands now?

Kuroda Takataka's idea of ​​respecting the king and resisting the barbarians was to make Hideyoshi the king of Oda Nobunaga's orphan.

In this way, Hashiba Hideyoshi was loyal to his former lord, the neutrals would be happy, the opposition had no reason to find fault, and even the sage of the Shiba family could not find fault.

Duke Heng of Qi had done this kind of thing like Harukasun thousands of years ago. He used the tiger skin to raise the flag. It was great to use in the name of righteousness. It was impossible for a newborn baby to come out to control Hideyoshi Hashiba.

But Hideyoshi Hashiba's opponents will feel uncomfortable because they are different.

Kitahata Shinbao is the third sister of Oda Nobunaga. She naturally hopes to change the name of Miao back to Oda, and the small sect will succeed the large sect. How can she be willing to respect Oda Nobunaga's daughter as the king and watch someone else become the new family governor?

The same is true for Shibata Katsuie. She married Oda Nobunaga's younger brother and was included in the Oda clan. If she gave birth to a child with Oda City Lord, she would also have the opportunity to inherit the Oda family business.

The disadvantage of Hashiba Hideyoshi compared to these two people is that it is absolutely impossible for Hashiba Hideyoshi to inherit the Oda family and become the governor of the Oda family.

Therefore, she never wanted to maintain the Oda family's dining table for a long time. Every effort she made today was to lift the table and open another table tomorrow.

At this moment, respecting the king and fighting the barbarians is to turn Hideyoshi Hashiba's disadvantage into her greatest advantage.

Since there is no hope, there is naturally no disappointment. What's wrong with respecting a little kid as the chairman of the board for a few years, and then secretly hollowing out the company as the general manager?

But Kitahata Shinba and Shibata Katsuie's inner desire is not to be general managers for a few years, they are people who have the opportunity to become chairman.

So Hashiba Hideyoshi said that she did not covet the position of governor of the Oda family. Everyone believed it. It was something that was not available in the first place. Why not believe it?

But even if Kitahata Xinbao and Shibata Katsuie said boldly, I don’t want a hundred dollars, I only want five dollars, everyone said they believed you.

This difference made Hashiba Hideyoshi willing to respect Oda's orphan as king, while Kitahata Shinbao and Shibata Katsuie were in a dilemma.

Even if these two people reluctantly agree, they will probably turn against each other quickly.

And their rebellion allowed Hideyoshi Hashiba to attack them in the name of justice, and won the support of most Oda retainers.

Such as Ikeda Tsuneaki, Niwa Nagahide and other powerful neutral factions. Originally Hashiba Hideyoshi didn't know how to win over them to help him. If he uses the move of respecting the king and fighting the barbarians, they will definitely support him.

As long as Hashiba Hideyoshi can hold his ground and is willing to kneel down and kowtow to the little baby, Kitahata Shinba and Shibata Katsuie will definitely not be able to sit still. Their situation means that they do not have this strategic determination.

The longer the little baby becomes a family governor, the less likely they are to succeed as a small sect, so they naturally have to take risks.

The most important thing is that there is another beauty of Kuroda Takataka's strategy, that is, Hashiba Hideyoshi's "Respecting the King and Fighting the Barbarians" can win the favor of the Shiba family saint.

Once Kitahata Shinba and Shibata Katsuie rebelled, leading to a civil war in Oda, the Shiba family would never help them.

Because the blood of Oda Nobunaga's body was not only the blood of Oda Nobunaga, but also the blood of the saint. How could the saint help an outsider who wanted to overthrow his daughter?

In this way, Hashiba Hideyoshi has a higher chance of success.

Once she successfully eliminated the influence of the Shiba family and completed the suppression of the Oda family, Oda Nobunaga's inheritance successfully fell into her hands.

At that time, there are many ways to find a way to go back on the argument and compete with the Spo family.

While Hideyoshi Hideyoshi was thinking, Kuroda Takaka added the last weight to the scale.

"In order to prevent the Kinki Shiba leaders from watching Mitsuhide Akechi's plight, the Lord wrote a letter to inform Nizi Yukimori about the truth about Nizi Katsuhisa's death.

The Tian family was busy giving birth, and the only one who was still active during pregnancy, Nizi Yukimori, hated Akechi Mitsuhide and strictly ordered all families not to provide assistance, which resulted in Akechi Mitsuhide being isolated and helpless. If Akechi Mitsuhide really dies, you will have to face Nizi Yukimori's malice after the war.

But now that we have given up attacking Mitsuhide Akechi, we have also erected a shield in front of us.

Nizi Yukimori wants to take revenge, and his first target is Akechi Mitsuhide. If the saint wants to keep Akechi Mitsuhide, he can only deal with Nizi Katsuhisa's matter coldly.

As long as the Shiba family wants to minimize the big issue, the Lord can use this to get through without worrying about the constraints from Nizi Yukimori.

Anyway, you just wrote a private letter. You can't just say whether it is true or false. Of course, it must be judged by a saint to be true. "

Hashiba Hideyoshi nodded. Now that she knew that killing Akechi Mitsuhide and retrieving Oda's orphan was impossible, she certainly didn't need to dig out the old stories of Nizi Katsuhisa.

It's nothing more than pretending to be stupid, not knowing anything when asked, a few rumors in a private letter, saying that you don't know, and leaving it to the conspirators who have no reason to do so.

But after Kuroda Takaka said this, Hashiba Hideyoshi's thoughts about killing Akechi Mitsuhide became even less intense, and he sighed helplessly.

"It's not that I don't want to avenge you, but it's really God's failure to fulfill people's wishes. Akechi Mitsuhide's life is not over, so there is nothing I can do.

But even if the mastermind cannot be killed, the accomplices, minions and other gangsters cannot be easily let go. "

Kuroda Takaka smiled slightly, with cold eyes but no smile at all, and bowed.

"The Lord is wise."

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That night, Hashiba Hideyoshi took advantage of Matsu Nagasaki not being careful, and in the name of discussing something, he tricked Matsu Nagasaki into opening the city gate and entered Yodo City.

Seeing that the situation was over, Matsunaga Hide ignored Hideyoshi's threats to his daughter and decisively ordered his men to set fire to the castle tower.

She filled her beloved tea utensil, Flat Spider, with gunpowder and then threw herself on the fire, blowing it to pieces and preserving her last bit of dignity.

Afterwards, Hashiba Hideyoshi killed Matsunagadichi, massacred the entire Matsunaga clan, and occupied Yodo Castle in the name of Matsunaga's mother and daughter murdering the previous generals.

At the same time, the Hashiba Army broke away from Yamazaki's Akechi Army, retreated to Yodo Castle, and strictly guarded the Yodogawa River on the southern line.

The Yodogawa River flows eastward, heading north to Kyoto to form the Uji River, and east to Lake Biwa to form the Seta River.

Hashiba Hideyoshi personally led the army eastward, bypassing Kyoto, crossing the Seta River, and reaching Sakamoto Castle at the end. With Ikeda Tsuneki's personal letter, he persuaded the local Oda defenders to open the city.

Subsequently, Hideyoshi Hashiba led his troops into the Minami Omi Plain and settled in Azuchi Castle with ease.

With the help of Tsuneki Ikeda's prestige and trust among Oda Nobunaga's troops, Hashiba Hideyoshi almost took down Oda Nobunaga's castle without a single blow.

And she was too cautious to enter the Uchimaru where Oda Nobunaga's residence hall was located. She strictly abided by her duties as a minister and only stayed on the periphery to control the entire city.

However, Hashiba Hideyoshi immediately arrested Saito Nobun, who was a monk, and immediately beheaded him on the charge of conspiring with Akechi Mitsuhide to murder Oda Nobunaga.

In a few days before Akechi Mitsuhide, Hosokawa Fujitaka and a group of Kinki warriors could react, Hashiba Hideyoshi completed his strategic goal through a series of dazzling attacks.

The samurai family in Kinki was left looking at each other in shock, watching Hideyoshi flaunt his loyalty and meritorious service to Oda Nobunaga.

At the same time, the Shikoku legions of Niwa Nagahide and Kitahata Nobubo had landed at Ishiyama, and Shibata Katsuie also passed through Tsuruga County, where the Shiba family belonged, through the coordination of Maeda Toshiie.

As Oda Nobunaga's death is gradually accepted by the public, where will the Oda family go after her death has become a new focus, giving birth to a new storm.