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Chapter 300 Offense
After several months, Tsuda Nobutora perfectly completed the task assigned by Oda Nobunaga and returned to Japan.

He returned to Azuchi Castle with the letter from the Ming Dynasty and handed it to Oda Nobunaga.

Nobunaga not only read the letter, but also looked at the royal robes awarded to him by the Ming Dynasty.

However, Oda Nobunaga didn't like it at all. He simply ordered someone to take away the royal robes and threw the letter aside.

He didn't care about these things. What he cared about most was the trade with the Ming Dynasty.

"Xinhu, you're doing a good job. We can trade directly with the Ming Dynasty, so that there will be fewer southern barbarians making profits from it."

Oda Nobunaga was very happy. With the profits from maritime trade, he would have more money and food to wage war.

Now, the Oda family's wars were going smoothly everywhere, and the Mori family was completely suppressed, losing cities and territories in both the Sanyo Road and the Sanyin Road.

Akechi Mitsuhide had also conquered Tamba Province, the Akai family and the Naito family had surrendered, and the Hatano family was almost wiped out.

In fact, the Hatano family surrendered because Akechi Mitsuhide handed over his old mother, and the brothers came to Azuchi Castle to pay homage to Oda Nobunaga.

However, Oda Nobunaga was angry that the two brothers betrayed the Oda family, so he ordered the two brothers to be killed. The other members of the Hatano family were furious and executed Akechi Mitsuhide's mother.

Akechi Mitsuhide was furious and immediately sent troops to destroy the Hatano family. However, his mother had already been killed and there was no way to bring her back to life, so Akechi Mitsuhide could only bear the pain and bury her with honor.

Xinhu doesn't know about this yet.

He also continued what Oda Nobunaga said: "Nobunaga-dono, I see that in the capital, apart from Kii, which still has half of the country that has not submitted to my Oda family, there is only Tamba left. Has Tamba been pacified now?"

Oda Nobunaga replied: "Well, Akechi has already solved the problem of Tamba. Nobutora, do you think I can prepare a large army to completely eliminate the Takeda family?"

Nobutora smiled and said, "Now that Tamba has been dealt with, there is no one in the capital who can threaten our Oda family. The Mori family is completely suppressed in Sanin and Sanyo, so there is no need to worry. I think it is time to march eastward.

The Takeda family had suffered severe damage several years ago. Although Takeda Katsuyori was a fierce general, he was far inferior to Takeda Shingen in some aspects.

Furthermore, Uesugi Kenshin is dead, and the Echigo Uesugi family was severely damaged by the Onate Rebellion. The Uesugi family and the Takeda family can no longer stop Nobunaga-dono."

Oda Nobunaga asked, "What about the Hojo family? The Hojo family has been fighting in Kanto for many years, and there has been no major changes so far."

Tsuda Nobutora didn't care. It was not that he looked down on Hojo Ujimasa. It was mainly because Hojo Ujimasa's ability was average. Compared with his father Hojo Ujiyasu, grandfather Hojo Ujiyasu, and great-grandfather Hojo Soun, Hojo Ujimasa's ability was similar to that of Takeda Katsuyori and Uesugi Kagekatsu, and there was nothing outstanding about him.

Hojo Ujimasa's achievements were all due to the influence of his father. As for the later expansion of the Hojo family's territory to its largest level, it was only after the Honnoji Incident that Hojo Ujimasa was able to capture Nishi-Ueno and other places.

Under the current situation, the only ones who can pose some threat to the Oda family are the Chosokabe family on Shikoku Island and the Shimazu family on Kyushu. The others are not a concern.

Tsuda Nobutora said directly: "Hojo Ujimasa is just a dog guarding the house. As long as my army arrives, the Hojo family can be destroyed overnight.

Lord Nobunaga, our Oda family is unstoppable in unifying the world!"

Oda Nobunaga was also a little excited, he smiled and said: "I feel relieved when you say this.

Xinhu, the emperor has sent someone to question me. He asked me whether I want to be a regent or a general. What do you think? "

Xinhu naturally didn't want to get involved in this kind of thing.

He smiled and said, "Sooner or later, the world will belong to you, Nobunaga-dono. You can decide what to choose. I just need to follow your orders."

Oda Nobunaga stared at Nobutora and said in a serious tone: "What if I asked you to kill the emperor!"

Nobutora did not hesitate and said directly: "Then kill all the royal family members, and Nobunaga-dono will sit on the throne of the emperor."

The two looked at each other as if they were gazing at each other affectionately.

Oda Nobunaga watched for a few seconds, then raised his head and laughed: "Hahaha, Nobutora, you are getting bolder and bolder. If it were before, you would definitely not do this."

Nobutora saluted and said, "Nobunaga-dono, things are different now. I am no longer the cheap person I used to be."

Nobunaga and Nobutora looked at each other and smiled.

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while and then dispersed.

After leaving the Honmaru of Azuchi Castle, Nobutora returned to the Tsuda family residence to meet his wives and concubines.

A-Xia has aged a bit, and her youthful beauty is long gone. However, if you look closely, you can still see her former charm in her face.

As for A Quan, she is still as handsome as ever, but now she has a more mature look.

Ah Zhu is still as beautiful as ever.

Now the only child who remains with his wives and concubines and has grown up is his second daughter, Aqing.

Aqing has grown up and will be able to get married in two years.

At the family dinner, Nobutora and his wives and concubines talked about what they had seen and heard in the Ming Dynasty. While they were talking, he asked Tsurusaki Naoshige to bring up some gifts.

"These are all souvenirs bought from the Ming Dynasty. These bags, clothes, rouge and powder are the most popular products in the Ming Dynasty. The ladies and daughters of the noble families in the Ming Dynasty all use these."

When this was mentioned, the women in the room became excited. Even Axia was very interested. Xinhu had no choice but to stand by and watch.

Nobutora did not stay in Azuchi Castle for too long. He discussed with Nobunaga and returned to Settsu with Asha.

After Nobutora returned to Settsu, he began to allocate money and grain to Osaka. He then started to build Osaka Castle, and the nearby site of Ishiyama Honganji was razed to the ground.

All the dismantled building materials were moved to Osaka, which saved Nobutora a lot of money.

The gold foil had already been scraped off several intact Buddha statues, and no one was interested in the clay sculptures, so Nobutora moved them to a nearby location to build the Tsuda family's Bodhi Temple.

Bodhi Temple is the cemetery of the Tsuda family.

Not long after, Akechi Mitsuhide came to Osaka and met with Tsuda Nobutora.

Nobutora was a little surprised to see Akechi Mitsuhide at the construction site in Osaka. After greeting Mitsuhide, he asked, "Are you going to Shikoku, Master Akechi?"

Akechi Mitsuhide smiled bitterly and said, "I really can't hide this from Lord Jibu. I am going to Shikoku to visit the Chosokabe family."

Nobutora said with some emotion: "In the past, the Miyoshi family dominated the world, and Miyoshi Nagayoshi was the king of the world, but things are unpredictable. After his death, the hegemony of the Miyoshi family disappeared in just a few years. It's really sad." Akechi Mitsuhide also said: "Things are unpredictable, who could have thought that Nobunaga-dono would seize the whole world?

Take the Chosokabe family for example. It was not an outstanding military family in Shikoku, but it rose unexpectedly within 20 years and had a tendency to unify Shikoku.

The Miyoshi family has sent people to ask for help. They can no longer withstand the attack of the Chosokabe family."

Nobutora also knew the Chosokabe family. This surname has a long history and is said to have Han blood.

Judging from the genealogy of Chosokabe, they were naturalized people of Japan, which is what we call immigrants, and they were most likely one of the descendants of Xu Fu who went out to sea to seek medicine for Qin Shi Huang.

In the novel "Biographies of Military Generals" by Japanese historical novelist Kaionji Asagoro, it is clearly stated that the Chosokabe clan originated from the "Han clan".

Although the novel is somewhat subjective, it also reflects a fact: the Chosokabe clan is an outsider in Japan, and as an outsider their status is more or less subject to exclusion and suppression. For example, Japan's famous "short, strong and black" Satsuma people have long been discriminated against in Honshu.

During the Muromachi shogunate, Chosokabe, a small clan, was sent to Tosa to quell a rebellion, and eventually rose to become a small daimyo in Tosa because of his military achievements.

Moreover, during the Muromachi shogunate period, he always followed the powerful Hosokawa family as their agent in the Tosa region.

The clan was invaded and destroyed during the reign of Chosokabe Kanejo, but with the support of his posthumous son Chosokabe Kunichika, the clan was able to revive the clan. Later, under the leadership of Motochika, the clan unified Tosa, captured Iyo, and marched into Awa-Awaji, becoming unstoppable.

Nobutora's territory was separated from Shikoku by the Osaka Bay, so he naturally sent ninjas to Shikoku to gather information.

Nobutora did not hide anything and told all the news to Akechi Mitsuhide. He said that it was urgent to cultivate Akechi Mitsuhide's achievements so that he could be further valued by Oda Nobunaga.

Akechi Mitsuhide was very grateful for the message sent by Nobutora. Afterwards, he took a boat from Sakaimachi to the Miyoshi family, and then went to Tosa to meet Chosokabe Motochika.

This time things went smoothly. Under the mediation of Akechi Mitsuhide, Chosokabe Motochika no longer attacked the territory of the Miyoshi family. At the same time, he agreed to Akechi Mitsuhide's request and conducted reconciliation negotiations with the Oda family.

Akechi Mitsuhide returned to Azuchi Castle with the good news and reported the situation to Oda Nobunaga.

Oda Nobunaga was overjoyed. In addition to dealing with Hashiba Hideyoshi and Oda Nobunaga of the Mori family, as well as Shibata Katsuie who was attacking Kaga, he ordered other family elders to prepare to attack the Takeda family.

Although he wanted to attack the Takeda clan, Oda Nobunaga was not in a hurry to send troops this year. You have to know that the Takeda clan is still a daimyo with a million koku level, and it cannot be defeated in one battle. He must be well prepared.
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Therefore, the war against the Takeda clan will take place next year, and before that we will make preparations for the war.

Nobutora was also on the expedition, and he had to go to Iwamura Castle first to make preliminary preparations with Kawajiri Hidetaka.

In addition to preparing to attack the Takeda clan, the Oda clan was also preparing for one more thing, which was a military parade.

The military parade was originally scheduled to be held at the beginning of the year, but it was delayed because Nobutora led an envoy to Ming Dynasty.

Now, Nobunaga continued to hold this conference.

This military parade was chosen to take place on the Double Ninth Festival at the parade ground outside the imperial palace.

This was a provincial capital gathering, and all the dignitaries from Kyoto were present, even the emperor came to visit.

After the military parade began, Oda Nobutada took the lead and led the elite troops of the Oda family to appear, and the second one was Tsuda Nobutora.

The court nobles and samurai sitting in the audience seats on both sides were shocked by the elite troops of the Oda clan. They all felt that the world would soon be pacified by the Oda clan, and that the Oda clan would become the next generation of shogun.

After Oda Nobutada and a group of family elders had left, the last person to appear was Oda Nobunaga. Oda Nobunaga was wearing the regular clothes of the Tang Dynasty emperor, a golden crown on his head, a golden sword in his hand, and was riding a sedan chair carried by sixteen people.

Such a scene shocked the public.

Akechi Mitsuhide also turned pale and said in fear, "Nobunaga-dono's actions are somewhat offensive to the emperor."

Xinhu was also a little frightened when he saw this. My goodness, Japan is famous for the filial sons of the Tang Dynasty. You are wearing the golden crown and casual clothes of the Tang Dynasty emperor, which is really scary.

I'm afraid the emperor above is already sweating profusely.

Just as Nobutora thought, Emperor Go-Omiya felt upset when he saw this scene, but the Mori family, on which he had high hopes, was pinned down in the west and could not move, the Honganji had been defeated, and his most promising Uesugi Kenshin had been dead for three years.

It is an indisputable fact that the world was unified by Oda Nobunaga, and he now has to consider the future of the royal family.

The emperor said to the regent beside him: "Talk to Nobunaga and see if he wants to be a regent or a shogun. The court can agree to it."

In the current situation, the imperial court has no choice but to agree and quickly hand over the position of regent or shogun to Oda Nobunaga to prevent him from asking for the position of emperor.

The Chancellor is more anxious than the Emperor.

The public officials and the royal family coexist. If the emperor is destroyed, all of them will die.

However, Nobunaga's actions did not end there. He was carried by others and did not stop until he approached the emperor.

Nobunaga raised the golden sword and swung it several times before stopping and shouting, "On this festive occasion, the world celebrates. I, Nobunaga, will end the chaos and bring peace to the world!"

Nobunaga's voice was loud enough for the entire venue to hear, and his heroic words caused the generals of the Oda family to raise their hands and shout!
When Tsuda Nobutora saw this scene, he was also speechless. Oda Nobunaga wanted to show the Oda family's determination to unify the world, but such a move was too scary. I'm afraid that the royal family and the courtiers have been scared half to death.

No wonder there were rumors that the emperor and the court officials intervened in the Honnoji Incident. Based on this action, Nobutora also suspected that the emperor was behind it.

But this has already happened, there is no way to persuade him anymore, Oda Nobunaga is going to die anyway.

The celebration ended quickly. After all, Oda Nobunaga's behavior made many people lose their mood, but Oda Nobunaga didn't care about it. He was very happy anyway.

The people of the Oda family were also very happy. The only ones who were unhappy were the emperor and the nobles.

After the military parade, Nobutora went to Mino Iwamura Castle to meet up with Kawajiri Hidetaka.

Over the years, Kawajiri Hidetaka has been guarding Iwamura Castle and keeping an eye on the Takeda family. He has never taken the initiative to send troops, which made the generals who followed him very depressed.

Now that Tsuda Nobutora has arrived, everyone instantly became energized. They knew that as long as the big boss Tsuda Nobutora took action, there would definitely be a big battle.

Even Kawajiri Hidetaka knew this.

So when he saw Tsuda Shingen, he stepped forward and asked, "Sir Jibu, did Lord Nobunaga send you here to start a war against the Takeda family?"

Nobutora nodded and said, "This battle is extraordinary. Not only will the head of the family take action, but Nobunaga-dono will also lead the troops personally."

Kawajiri Hidetaka gasped in shock.

(End of this chapter)