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Chapter 253: Even Sanada Can't Save Takeda Katsuyori
Takenaka Hanbei frowned and thought, "There are only a few generals in the Takeda family who can be called counselors. They are all veteran generals with a long history. These people have a bad relationship with Takeda Katsuyori. Among the new generals, there should be no outstanding and famous ones."

Nobutora held his chin in his hand and thought, "I know everything you said. The Ninja Group found out about a man named Muto Kibei, and Takeda Katsuyori's confidants Atobe Katsusuke and Nagasaka Mitsuken mentioned this man many times.

This person sounds very familiar to me, as if I have seen him somewhere before, but I just can't remember where at the moment. "

Nobutora did have an impression of the name Muto Kihei in his mind, but some of his memories were fuzzy and he couldn't guess it for a while.

It can only be said that the name Muto Kihei is not very famous, but if it is Sanada Masayuki, Nobutora will definitely remember it.

After all, Sanada Masayuki rose to prominence after the demise of the Takeda family.

"Muto Kihei?"

Honda Masanobu thought for a moment and said, "This man is the third son of Shinano Attack Master Yukitaka Sanada. When he was young, he became one of Takeda Shingen's close disciples and was adopted into the Muto family, a branch of the Takeda family."

"The third son of Yukitaka Sanada?"

When Xinhu heard this, his eyes opened instantly.

He was no longer sleepy when he talked about this. Wasn't the third son of Sanada Yukitaka the Sanada Masayuki? After the Battle of Nagashino, the eldest and second sons of Sanada Yukitaka died in battle one after another, and Sanada Masayuki was able to return to the Sanada family.

Now Nobutora remembered why Muto Kihei looked so familiar. When he saw Sanada Maru, Tokugawa Ieyasu asked Sanada Masayuki about a Takeda samurai named Muto Kihei who had pursued him in Mikatahara. Although Sanada Masayuki denied it, Tokugawa Ieyasu's expression showed confirmation.

And this is the reason why Nobutora remembers Muto Kihei.

"So it's this person. I know."

Nobutora was certain that the person who gave advice to Takeda Katsuyori must be Sanada Masayuki.

"Then there is nothing to worry about. No matter how talented Muto Kihei is, he can't save Takeda Katsuyori."

Now Nobutora was confident. Even if Sanada Yukitaka saw through his plan, he was too weak to change Takeda Katsuyori's mind.

Therefore, Nobutora only needs to target Takeda Katsuyori.

Everyone present could see the change in Nobutora. Tsuda Naganobu asked curiously, "Father, why couldn't Muto Kihei save Takeda Katsuyori?"

Nobutora laughed and said, "Muto Kihei is one of Takeda Shingen's close followers. He is not a direct retainer of Takeda Katsuyori, but he bears the mark of Takeda Shingen, and Takeda Katsuyori is determined to surpass Takeda Shingen and prove himself. You said that I only need to spread some rumors to make Takeda Katsuyori stay away from him."

Tsuda Naganobu was delighted when he heard this. This was indeed a good idea. Even if other people thought that this rumor was problematic, for Takeda Katsuyori, he could not get over the hurdle in his heart.

Furthermore, Muto Kihei's status was not high. Takeda Katsuyori did not listen to old ministers such as Baba Nobufusa and Kousaka Masanobu, so how could he listen to Muto Kihei?
……

On April 18th, Gifu Academy held a celebration, and various figures of the Oda family gathered together. As the dean, Nobunaga naturally took the stage to give a speech, promoting the Oda family's political ideas and the purpose of the academy.

The invited guests were shocked when they heard these words.

Among the crowd was the Mori family’s diplomatic monk Ankokuji Keikyo, who came under a pseudonym.

Ankokuji Keike looked at the ambitious Oda Nobunaga and felt that his own lord seemed somewhat pale in comparison to such a monarch, Mori Terumoto.

After Oda Nobunaga finished his speech, he announced the start of the open class.

This open class is held in a large classroom with limited seats. Ordinary people cannot enter, only some distinguished guests can enter.

Soon, the classroom was full of people. The fifty selected Game Rain students sat in the middle. Kiyohara Eken walked into the classroom slowly and calmly.

He looked at Tsuda Nobutora, who was sitting in the first seat in the second row on the left, with a determined look in his eyes.

Kiyohara Eden stepped onto the lecture stage, looked at the students below with a serious face, and said, "I am Kiyohara Eden, the lecturer who teaches you literature.

Today is the first lesson I will have with you. Since I am your teacher, I must teach you the Confucian virtues of loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness. "But before I start this lesson, I would like to ask why the Jingzhao Yin, who compiled this textbook, revised the Four Books and Five Classics?"

Upon hearing this, Oda Nobunaga's face turned gloomy, Oda Nobutada was a little panicked, Akechi Mitsuhide, Hayashi Hidetada and others were secretly surprised, and Hashiba Hideyoshi glared at Kiyora Edaka and reached out to draw his sword.

The other guests looked on with varying expressions, but their curiosity was evident.

Nobutora, who is at the center of the incident, remains calm.

He slowly stood up and walked to the front of the stage. Then he looked at everyone and said, "Dr. Qingyuan, since you don't understand, I will talk to you carefully. Today I will definitely convince you."

Kiyohara Eden looked arrogant and sneered, "Please give me some advice."

Xin Hu raised his lips slightly and said, "Confucianism originated in the Tang Dynasty, and in the Tang Dynasty it can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, which is nearly two thousand years ago.

Dr. Qingyuan, I would like to ask you, is there any difference between the Confucianism of the pre-Qin period, the Confucianism of the Han and Tang dynasties, and the Confucianism of today?"

Kiyohara Eden didn't understand why, so he snorted and said, "Of course it's different."

Xinhu chuckled and said, "Since Dr. Qingyuan believes that the words of the sages cannot be changed, why is Confucianism today different from that of the pre-Qin period?"

Kiyohara Eden's face changed drastically, and he quickly defended himself, "Nonsense, we are just annotating the words of the sages to help people today better understand their words."

Xin Hu laughed and said, "Are you annotating or tampering? Since the words of the sage cannot be changed, why do you annotate them? Is this your meaning or the sage's meaning?"

Kiyohara Eden's face turned pale, and he said with a stiff face, "That is naturally what the sage meant."

"What do you mean by saint? Does that mean you are a saint?"

Xinhu pressed forward step by step.

Kiyohara Eden broke out in a cold sweat and quickly rejected the idea: "I am not a saint, I am still a little far from it."

Xinhu said loudly: "Since you, Dr. Qingyuan, are not a sage, then what makes you say that your annotations are the meaning of sages?"

Kiyohara Eken was speechless for a moment.

Xin Hu smiled secretly. This old guy was fooled by him and fell into a logical trap.

Nobutora did not give Kiyohara Eden a chance to respond, he immediately said: "The words of the sages have been changing from ancient times to the present, changing with the passage of time.

Not to mention the era we live in, just from one or two hundred years ago to the present, Neo-Confucianism has emerged, and the Qingyuan school has also changed from the ancient annotation school of the Han and Tang Dynasties to the new annotation school of Neo-Confucianism.

From this we can see that the words of sages are not absolute. Only those that are applicable to the times are useful, and I have selected the words of sages that are suitable for this era.

My actions are the same as the changes of the Kiyohara family!"

Nobutora was very cunning and tied his actions to the Kiyohara family. Unless Kiyohara Ekan opposed the actions of his ancestors, he would have to admit defeat in today's debate.

Nobunaga's gloomy face relaxed a lot. He looked at Kiyohara Eden with a stern face and asked, "Dr. Kiyohara, do you have anything else to say?"

Kiyora Eden shook his head dejectedly and kept silent. Nobunaga waved his hand and someone immediately came forward to take Kiyora Eden away.

Seeing this situation, Nobutora decided that he had to keep the factory going, otherwise the Oda family would lose face today.

This matter concerns the reputation of Oda Nobutada and Tsuda Nagatobu, so he really cannot stay out of it.

"Looks like I have to take this class."

(End of this chapter)