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Chapter 276: The cheap father-in-law wants to rebel?
At Tennoji Castle, Nobutora led more than 20,000 people from the capital to confront Honganji Temple. However, Nobunaga sent someone to deliver bad news. Shibata Katsuie failed to capture Noto, but instead lost a lot of people in the Battle of Tetorikawa.

Now the Ikko-ikki in Kaga is counterattacking, Shibata Katsuie is defending Kitanosho, and Niwa Nagahide and others have retreated to Kyoto to rest.

At this time, Nobunaga apologized to Nobutora in the letter, saying that he regretted it and trusted Shibata Katsuie too much.

Nobutora didn't care. After all, he was fully confident about the battle of Honganji. He knew that he could resolve it once the army arrived.

The current problem was caused by Nobunaga himself, so the responsibility could not be attributed to him, so he just wrote back to comfort Oda Nobunaga.

Anyway, Honganji is right here, and it will be difficult to threaten the front line of Tennoji in a short period of time. If Hokuriku loses, it loses, and we can just fight back next year.

Tsuda Naganobu watched his father writing a letter to his father-in-law and said, "Father, we have missed the best opportunity to fight."

After Xinhu finished writing the letter, he blew on it and let it dry. He replied, "It just takes a little more time. It's not a big problem."

Tsuda Naganobu didn't expect his father to not care about this. He wondered, "It will take too long, and Nobunaga-dono will be unhappy, right? Then Sakuma Nobumori and the others will definitely say something in front of Nobunaga-dono."

"Sakuma Nobumori? Hehe."

Xin Hu said with a slightly mocking tone: "He is just a pile of bones in a grave, don't worry about him. As for Lin Xiuzhen, the grudge between them and me will be settled soon."

Tsuda Naganobu was a little surprised. Although Oda Nobunaga rarely let Hayashi Hidetsune lead troops to fight, Hayashi Hidetsune also took care of the affairs of Nobi and Kyoto.

Furthermore, although Sakuma Nobumori had lost his position as commander of the Gyeonggi Army and had to stay in Nakano Castle, his status in the family was still there.

How could it be possible to kill two old ministers at once? Unless Oda Nobunaga took action.

Tsuda Naganobu asked, "Father, do you have a way to get Lord Nobunaga to take action?"

Xinhu smiled with relief and said, "Oh? Your reaction is not bad. I have already taken action to reduce these two old guys to this state. They can no longer turn things around. Now they are just waiting to die."

He picked up the letter on the table, wrapped it up, and handed it to Tsuda Nagashinobu: "Have someone send it to Kyoto."

Tsuda Naganobu immediately stood up and left with the letter.

When he arrived outside the tower, he saw a messenger coming in a hurry. He immediately stopped the messenger and asked, "What happened?"

When the messenger saw that it was Tsuda Naganobu, he immediately replied, "Something happened in Kishu. Lord Manken told Nobunaga-dono that the Saiga clan in Kishu were going to rebel, so Nobunaga-dono ordered Lord Sakuma to lead the troops to deter them.

As a result, Lord Sakuma's troops were ambushed by the Saiga clan and retreated back to Nakano Castle. Now he is sending people to ask for help from Lord Nobunaga."

Tsuda Naganobu was secretly shocked that Sakuma Nobumori couldn't even defeat the weakened Saiga clan. This would definitely make Nobunaga-dono furious, and the Sakuma family would probably be doomed.

Nobunaga-dono will not be lenient towards a retainer like Sakuma Nobumori who has suffered repeated failures.

No wonder my father is so confident, perhaps he has thought of this a long time ago.

At this moment, Chang Xin admired his father Xinhu's wisdom even more.

He waved his hand and said, "Well, go and report to father."

After saying that, he left in a hurry.

He had just taken a few steps when he ran into Song Yongjian, who hurried forward to greet him, "Lord Changxin, what's the matter that's causing you so much haste?"

Tsuda Naganobu saw that it was Auntie Azhu's father, and he was his elder anyway, so he said politely, "Hello, Lord Saemon-sama. I'm here to help my father deliver a letter."

Matsunaga Hisamichi did not ask much about the letter. He just asked, "Lord Naganobu, didn't you say before that Nobunaga-dono was going to gather a large army to attack Honganji? Why is there no movement until now?

You stay with Lord Jingzhao Yin, so you must know some news. Our two families have a close relationship, so could you please be flexible and let him know a little bit of the news? "

Tsuda Naganobu shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, Master Saemon-sama, it's not that I don't want to tell you, but my father didn't tell me to do so, so I don't dare to act on my own.

However, Master Saemon can go ask Father, who is resting in the tower now."

However, Tsuda Naganobu had heard from his father Nobutora that the Matsunaga family could not be trusted.

When Song Yongjianmichi saw that the boy in front of him spoke without any loopholes, he thought to himself: What a cunning boy, it is true that a good father will have a good son.

He smiled and said, "Thank you Lord Changxin for telling me. I will go visit Lord Jingzhao Yin right away."

Although he was a little angry, he still had to be respectful in front of Tsuda Naganobu.

Because the man in front of him was not only the son of Tsuda Nobutora, he was also the son-in-law of Oda Nobunaga, the brother-in-law of the head of the family, Oda Nobutada, and a trusted retainer. Any of these identities could make Matsunaga Nagamichi respectful.

Matsunaga Hisamichi bid farewell to Tsuda Naganobu, and then came to meet Nobutora, saying the same words he had just said.

Nobutora smiled and said, "You are asking about this matter, but it is not complicated. Uesugi Kenshin defeated Lord Shibata at the Tetorikawa River, but suffered some losses in the main force, and now he has retreated to Kyoto to rest.

In addition, Lord Sakuma was repelled by the Saiga clan in Kishu and was trapped in Nakano Castle. He is currently waiting for Nobunaga-dono's rescue."

After hearing this, Matsunaga Nagatsugu was overjoyed, but he looked regretful and said, "Oh, this is really bad news. The opportunity you created, Lord Jingzhao Yin, is wasted. Lord Nobunaga is really unwise."

Nobutora stared at Matsunaga Nagamichi, smiling, and said, "Really? This is good news for the Matsunaga family, right?"

Matsunaga Nagatoshi looked at Nobutora's expressions and trembled slightly. These words made him feel like he was seen through.

He quickly denied it and said, "Why did Lord Jingzhao Yin say that?"

Xinhu Qing snorted and said, “At the beginning of the year, Nobunaga-dono handed over the Yamato guardian to Tsutsui Junkei, and Matsunaga Dansho must have been furious, right?

Saemon-sama, now is a good opportunity. The Oda clan has been defeated in both the north and south. Uesugi Kenshin is attacking Hokuriku, Honganji and the Mori clan, the Negoro clan and the Saiga clan are attacking the capital and the central region. The Oda clan is in the same predicament as it was four or five years ago when it was surrounded. "

Matsunaga Nagamichi listened to Nobutora's analysis and found that it was indeed true, but when Nobutora said it, he felt that it was a trap!

He looked at Xinhu's smiling expression and was shocked: conspiracy, it must be a conspiracy!

He felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, like there was a thorn in his back and something stuck in his throat, and sweat was pouring down his forehead.

Matsunaga Yongmichi didn't dare to stay any longer. He quickly changed the subject, inquired about his daughter Azhu's condition, then quickly got up and said goodbye and left.

Nobutora looked at Matsunaga Nagamichi's back and said, "Saemon-sama, you must see the road ahead clearly." Matsunaga Nagamichi was shocked when he heard this, and he shouted in his heart: He knows, Tsuda Nobutora knows! When did he know, how could he know?
He suppressed his fear, turned around and saluted, saying, "Thank you, Lord Jingzhao Yin, for your reminder."

After saying that, he immediately turned around and left in a hurry, as if something terrifying was chasing him.

Matsunaga Nagamichi ran all the way back to his own yard, where Matsunaga Hideo was wiping a flat spider and admiring it.

When Matsunaga Hisahide heard footsteps, he looked up and saw Matsunaga Hisahide, who looked pale and ugly, walking in, and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Matsunaga Hisamichi quickly came up to him and shouted anxiously, "Father, we are dead. Tsuda Shintora knows that we are planning a rebellion!"

Matsunaga Hisahide paused, then wiped the flat spider as if nothing had happened and asked, "What happened? Tell me slowly."

Matsunaga Nagamichi immediately recounted what had just happened.

After listening to this, Matsunaga Hisahide put down the spider and said, "I see, haha, he knew about it, why didn't he tell Nobunaga-dono?"

Matsunaga Nagamichi hesitated for a while, then said with joy: "Yes, why didn't he say it? That's because he had no evidence! He was just deceiving me!"

Hearing this, Matsunaga Hisahide sighed and said, "Kyutsugi, do you want to continue?"

Matsunaga Hisamichi frowned and said, "Father, are you afraid of Tsuda Nobutora? As long as we rebel, the Oda family will be attacked from all sides."

Matsunaga Hisahide shook his head and said, "Although the Oda family is in some trouble, Tsuda Shingen has not taken action yet, which means that things are not too bad.

Don't you forget that five years ago, Takeda Shingen went to Kyoto and the Oda family was forced into a difficult situation. Tsuda Shingen was ordered to lead troops to resist Takeda Shingen. "

Matsunaga Nagamichi responded and asked, "So what does father mean?"

Matsunaga Hisahide smiled slightly and said, "We must fight back, but not now. I have already written to Ankokuji Keikyo, asking him to find a way to deal with Araki Murashige."

"Araki Murashige? Now I remember, he was frightened by Oda Nobunaga at the New Year's meeting. Will he rebel?"

Matsunaga Nagamichi was a little bit unbelievable.

Matsunaga Hisahide smiled and said, "Haha, nothing is impossible in this world."

Matsunaga Nagamichi couldn't understand why Araki Murashige could betray the Oda family at this time.

Matsunaga Hisahide didn't say anything. There was a hint of gloom in his eyes. His son was a little clever, but this cleverness was of no use in such a situation.

……

Nobutora watched his cheap father-in-law leave, tapping the table lightly with his index finger. He knew in his heart that the Matsunaga family had already begun to think about rebellion.

It seems that the incident at the beginning of the year had a great impact on the Matsunaga family.

I don’t know whether Song Yongjian will rebel after being frightened by me, but this incident does not have much impact on the overall situation.

Anyway, with the current strength of the Matsunaga family, rebellion will lead to death.

As for whether anyone used this matter to attack him, Nobunaga didn't care. Now Nobunaga needed his efforts to pacify the world. If it was just a rumor, Nobunaga would simply ignore it.

Even if Nobunaga had evidence of Nobutora's rebellion, as long as Nobutora handed over the hostages and admitted his mistake, Nobunaga would forgive Nobutora.

While Nobutora was thinking, Tsuda Naganobu had finished his work and walked in. After he sat down, he asked, "Father, was Lord Saemon Saemon here just now?"

Nobutora was awakened by the footsteps of Tsuda Naganobu, and when he asked, he replied, "He came here, and he asked some questions."

Tsuda Naganobu asked quickly, "Father, is he asking these questions for some ulterior motive?"

Nobutora said directly: "Yes, the Matsunaga family has rebelled, so they are trying to find out the movements of the Oda family."

Tsuda Naganobu was shocked and frowned, "Father, how do you plan to deal with this? Will you report it to Lord Nobunaga?"

Xinhu shook his head: "This is just my speculation. There is no actual evidence, so it cannot be counted. Moreover, if the Matsunaga family wants to rebel, they must withdraw the troops stationed in Tennoji. So it doesn't matter whether we talk about this matter or not."

After hearing this, Tsuda Naganobu thought about it for a moment and nodded, saying, "Father is right, but I feel that the Matsunaga family has a close relationship with my Tsuda family because of Aunt Azhu. I think if I tell Nobunaga-dono in advance, even if the Matsunaga family rebels, my Tsuda family will not be involved."

Xinhu thought for a moment, nodded and said: "With the relationship between me and Nobunaga-dono, there is no need to say more about this matter, but your consideration is also good. How about this, you report this matter to the head of the family alone."

Tsuda Naganobu immediately set out, left Tennoji Fort, and returned to Gifu Castle to report the matter to Oda Nobutada.

Oda Nobutada was a little confused. This matter could be reported to his father-in-law Nobutora by his father-in-law Nobunaga, so why did Nobunaga come to Gifu Castle to report to him?
Oda Nobutada took the possibility of rebellion by the Matsunaga family very seriously. He could only call his attendants and send a secret letter to Oda Nobunaga at Azuchi Castle.

After reading the letter, Nobunaga threw it aside, picked up a stick and picked up a piece of meat to feed the falcon, and said to Aguo: "This Nobunaga is still playing this kind of thing, thinking I don't know. If this guy Matsunaga Hisahide dares to rebel, I will never forgive him this time."

Ah Guo said softly: "Now there are incidents in Hokuriku and Kishu. If the Matsunaga family rebels at this time, I am afraid it will cause some riots."

Nobunaga snorted coldly and said, "If it weren't for Nobutora's severe damage to Honganji, these things would have made me flustered for a while, but now, there's nothing to be afraid of."

Then he cursed: "Humph, Sakuma Nobumori this waste was actually defeated by the Zaga clan that we just defeated. Such people are useless now."

Ah Guo had a strange feeling and asked, "What is Nobunaga-dono planning to do with Lord Sakuma?"

Nobunaga gave the order: "Let Gorozu lead the troops to Nakano Castle to replace Sakuma Nobumori, and let Sakuma Nobumori return to Azuchi Castle to wait for his fate.

Also, let the monkey lead his troops to Harima and conquer the central region together with the Harima people.

Mori Kanenari, Sakai Masanari and others led their troops to cooperate with Nobutora and prepare to launch a general attack on Honganji Temple."

A Guo was a little surprised. This was a big commotion. The Oda family was going to attack from all sides. Even though the rebellion of the Matsunaga family would make the affiliated forces uneasy, such a big move was enough to offset people's suspicion of the Oda family.

After all, no one has ever seen a force that can send troops everywhere.

Oda Nobunaga continued to feed meat to the falcon and said with a smile: "Haha, now I wonder who still doubts the strength of the Oda family."

(End of this chapter)