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Chapter 302: Xinhu, You Should Seclude Yourself

In the magnificent Hiroma of Azuchi Castle, all the members of the Oda clan gathered together to celebrate the great event of destroying the Takeda clan.

In less than two months, the huge Takeda family fell apart at a speed as fast as a bolt of lightning. This thunder scared many people.

After destroying the Takeda clan, Oda Nobunaga felt that the road ahead would be smooth and the unification of the world was just around the corner.

At this time, Akechi Mitsuhide came up to Oda Nobunaga and praised his literary and military skills. Oda Nobunaga listened for a while and then looked at Nobutora.

"Nobutora, what do you think of what Akechi said?"

Nobutora raised his wine glass and toasted, saying, "Master Akechi is right. There is no lord in the world who can rival my Oda clan.

Although the Mori family fought back stubbornly, they were like a bird in a cage and a turtle in a jar.

As for the others, they naturally take the Hojo family as an example."

Speaking of the Hojo family, they were known as the overlord of Kanto. But this time, with the Oda family rapidly destroying the Takeda family, Hojo Ujimasa was just a dog. He did his best but was sent away by Nobunaga with a pat on the head.

As for those insignificant forces in the northeast, they are not even half as powerful as the Hojo clan, so how could the Oda clan take them seriously?

Nobunaga laughed loudly when he heard what Nobunaga said. He took Nobunaga's hand and said, "Nobunaga, you have followed me in battles for more than 20 years. Look at me, I have already abdicated and let others take over. I think there is no one in the world who can match you. Why don't you let Nobunaga solve it?"

Nobutora had been mentally prepared for this, so he was not surprised to hear Nobunaga bring it up today. He decisively replied, "Why didn't you say so earlier, Nobunaga-dono? Actually, I like to enjoy myself the most. With your words, I will hand over the head of the family to Nobunaga tomorrow."

Akechi Mitsuhide was listening at the side, terrified. Nobunaga was really getting rid of him, so why didn't Tsuda Nobutora have any intention of resisting and just gave up his throne?

But what is even more terrifying for Akechi Mitsuhide is yet to come.

Oda Nobunaga continued, "I see that Nobuyasu has become a talented person, and Nobukatsu has also grown up. You have three vassal states, why don't you give Izumi to Nobukatsu and Kawachi to Nobuyasu?"

Nobutora didn't agree at this time. Why are you, Nobunaga the dog, still asking for more?

"Nobunaga-dono, have you had too much to drink? This is a family matter of the Tsuda family. Besides, as you said, Nobuyasu is only my adopted son."

Nobutora looked straight at Nobunaga with a firm gaze, without a trace of compromise.

"Hahaha, I was just kidding you."

Nobunaga clinked his wine glass with Nobutora's, and the tense atmosphere became much more relaxed.

“After Chang Xin inherited the position of head of the family, I applied to the court for an official position for him.

What about you? After you retired from the world, did you become a monk? "

Xinhu waved his hands and said, "I am a rough man, I don't do this."

Nobunaga then said, "Since the Tsuda clan is going to be handed over to Nagatobu, you don't have much to do in Settsu, why don't you stay with me?"

Xinhu was shocked. What am I doing following you, a short-lived ghost? Want to have a barbecue together?

But if he refuses and continues to stay in the Tsuda family, then what difference does it make between him and Naganobu who becomes the head of the family?

Just like now, Oda Nobutada is the head of the Oda family, but it is still Oda Nobunaga who makes the decisions.

So he had to stay with Oda Nobunaga.

Although I want to follow Oda Nobunaga, there is no need for me to follow him into Honnoji Temple.

What a fool.

Xinhu smiled and said, "That's fine. Osaka hasn't been repaired yet, and it's not convenient to live there. Then I'll bring Axia back to Azuchi Castle."

After the two men had reached an agreement, they started drinking again, and Akechi Mitsuhide breathed a sigh of relief.

After a long time, the banquet ended and everyone went home.

Nobutora, also reeking of alcohol, returned to his mansion under the protection of his retainers, and Tsuda Naganobu also followed him back.

As soon as Tsuda Naganobu sat down, Nobunaga said, "Just now at the banquet, Nobunaga-dono and I discussed some things. I will tell you now so that you can be mentally prepared."

Tsuda Naganobu was a little tipsy, but after hearing these words, he immediately shuddered and became much more sober.

He quickly bowed and said, "Father, please speak."

"Tomorrow I will announce that you will take over my position as head of the family, and I will stay with Nobunaga-dono after I retire."

Nobutora's words were like a thunderclap, which surprised Tsuda Naganobu.

Although Nobutora is already 48 years old, he can still drink, eat meat, ride a horse and fight. There is no sign of him dying. Why should he give up the position of head of the family?

And after retiring, he needs to stay by Oda Nobunaga's side.

Tsuda Naganobu was quite indignant and said: "How can Nobunaga-dono do this? This is like crossing the river and destroying the bridge!"

At the end, he tried his best to lower the volume.

Xin Hu waved his hand and said, "Isn't this a very normal thing? I have been mentally prepared for this. Besides, I worked hard to survive back then, but later I had no choice. Now I can step down and let others take over. It is already very good.

Chang Xin, your ability has surpassed many people. I believe you can become an excellent head of the family. The Tsuda family is handed over to you. "

With tears in his eyes, Tsuda Nagatobu knelt down before Nobutora.

The next morning, Tsuda Nobutora summoned everyone to the Tsuda family.

In addition to his retainers, there were a few others, including his brother-in-law Yoshiyuki Sasaki and his elder brother-in-law Katsuki Mori.

Mao Li Shengqing was puzzled when he saw that all the people from the Tsuda family came today. He looked at Sasuke Yoshiyuki and asked, "Does Lord Sasuke know what's going on?"

Zuo Xieliangzhi shook his head and replied, "I don't know either, but I'll know soon."

After a while, Nobutora and Tsuda Naganobu walked into Hiroma together, and everyone in Hiroma hurriedly saluted.

Afterwards, the two of them sat in the main seats, and many people felt that something big was going to happen.

Nobutora looked at everyone with a smile and said, "Everyone, my family has a unicorn son, Nagatoshi, who is qualified to be the head of the family. From today on, Nagatoshi is the head of the Tsuda family, and I will live in seclusion from today and follow Nobunaga."

"what!"

Everyone was surprised. Even though they knew that Tsuda Naganobu would be the next head of the family, they didn't expect Nobutora to abdicate so quickly and without any warning!
The only person below was not so surprised, and that was Honda Masanobu.

He had guessed it was this.

After a moment of surprise, everyone bowed to Tsuda Naganobu and said, "Greetings, Master of the Family!"

Tsuda Naganobu straightened his body and said seriously, "No need to be polite, everyone."

"I hope that you will all work together with me in the future to protect the Tsuda family." Tsuda Naganobu did not give a long speech. With his achievements over the years, there was no need to say much.

Nobutora stood up and said, "Okay, I'll leave the Tsuda family to you. I'll go check on Nobunaga-dono now."

Nobutora clapped his hands and left. Old retainers such as Iitomi Nobumasa and Onitawa Masaaki were a little sad. Perhaps in a few years, they would have to give up their thrones to their sons.

……

Nobutora came to the Honmaru on horseback with only Tsurusaki Naoshige, and then entered the Honmaru on foot.

At this time, Oda Nobunaga was meeting with Akechi Mitsuhide, and Nobutora swaggered into Hiroma and sat down directly.

Nobunaga ignored Nobutora and stared at Akechi Mitsuhide and said, "The matter of Shikoku should be resolved as soon as possible. If the Chosokabe family does not understand, I will let Gorozaju send troops to attack them."

Akechi Mitsuhide quickly said, "Don't mention it, please give me a little more time. I'm about to convince the Chosokabe family!"

Nobunaga was furious and slapped Akechi Mitsuhide to the ground, cursing: "Fool, do you think I don't know what you are thinking? Put away your little thoughts, just do whatever I tell you to do, do you want to be like Lin Xiuzhen!"

Akechi Mitsuhide was very frightened and quickly stood up and left.

Hayashi Hidetada had just been ordered into exile by Nobunaga, and he was driven out of Azuchi Castle without even seeing Nobunaga.

After Xinhu learned about this, he went to take a look at the old and frail Lin Xiuzhen. He did not go up to mock or retaliate. After all, living was a torment for Lin Xiuzhen, and killing him would be a relief.

When Nobunaga saw this scene, he shook his head secretly, thinking that Nobunaga was too cruel.

After Nobunaga scolded Akechi Mitsuhide, he looked at Nobutora and said with a smile: "Nobutora, you're quite quick. You solved it so quickly?"

Xinhu smiled indifferently and said, "What's so difficult about this? It's just a matter of a word. With my son Changxin's ability, he has long been recognized by the retainers. I have nothing to worry about."

Nobunaga smiled and said, "Naga Nobunaga is also a good son-in-law to me."

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's talk about something important. The world will be unified and there will be no more wars. How do we deal with the warriors in various places?"

Xinhu felt a headache when he heard this, so he said, "Let's consume a batch of them while the war is going on."

Oda Nobunaga asked: "With so many soldiers and horses, wouldn't it be better to send them out to fight?"

Nobunaga's head hurt even more, as Oda Nobunaga had indeed not given up his ambitions.

"But we have to win the battle. If we lose, it will only damage the prestige of the Oda family.

Moreover, war requires money and food. Once the war breaks out, the trade between us and the Ming Dynasty will be interrupted, and the loss will be immeasurable.

What are the extra warriors? Those warriors are from other samurai families. They can't afford to support them. If these warriors make trouble, we will send troops to kill them. How much money and energy will it take?
Wars have been going on for more than a hundred years since the Onin War, and it is time for us to stop. "

Oda Nobunaga thought for a while and nodded, "Okay, I'll consider it."

"Nobutora, although our Oda family will unify the world, if we don't make changes, I'm afraid that the chaos will come again."

"Tell me what changes we should make."

Nobutora did not say it directly, he asked instead: "Nobunaga-dono, have you considered whether to be a regent or a shogun?"

Oda Nobunaga smiled and said, "In the past, it was always the Minamoto clan who was the general. This time it is the Taira clan's turn. I will serve as the regent, and Nobutada will serve as the shogun."

Nobutora thought about it and concluded that the Tokugawa family must have borrowed the political framework of the Ming Dynasty and then made local reforms.

The Tokugawa shogunate enjoyed peace for more than 200 years, so this system was definitely feasible, but it also had obvious drawbacks, which was that it would become extremely vulnerable once faced with foreign invasion.

But it all depends on what choice Oda Nobunaga makes.

Xinhu then said, "I have an idea, part of which is borrowed from the Ming Dynasty.

My idea is this: the highest official is the Shogun, and under him is a council. The number of members on the council varies, and the decision is made by the Grand Council, which selects talented people to fill the positions.

The Council of Review was responsible for handling the general affairs for the general. The Council of Review wrote down their opinions on each memorial and submitted it to the general for review, and the general would write his/her comments in red.

This is the revised cabinet and the Imperial Household Department.

There are no eunuchs in Japan. Instead, they are replaced by the Yosonban. These people are the sons of various samurai families. They are sent to serve the shogun from a young age and are the closest people to him.

“In addition to this, a Senate can be established. The general can summon several powerful high-ranking officials to serve him at any time. Their main task is to answer the general’s questions on specific matters.

The Senate has no fixed membership, it only has the power to discuss matters, and all decisions are made by the general. "

This suggestion came from the Grand Council of the Qing Dynasty.

However, these are just suggestions, and further modifications are needed to implement them. After all, these policies are implemented by a unified, centralized country.

But it is not the case in Japan today, at least there are still princes.

Oda Nobunaga saw the problem at a glance. He shook his head and said, "The idea is really good, but it is a little difficult to implement. To achieve this, we must subdue all the princes."

Nobutora rolled his eyes and said, "Facing the current situation, don't you have the confidence, Nobunaga-dono?"

“To implement this, we still need some supporting measures. After the world is stable, we can vigorously promote Confucianism and let those warriors put down their swords and guns and pick up paper and pen to do things.

In addition, we can use the Buddhists to do things for us and help people settle down.”

Oda Nobunaga pondered and said: "If the samurai can no longer hold the sword, the country will be in danger."

Xinhu smiled and said, "Isn't this simple? The weakening of the surrounding lords is a good thing for the general. The general only needs to maintain a group of elite soldiers to solve this problem."

Oda Nobunaga shook his head again: "That's what Ashikaga Yoshimitsu thought back then. He formed a group of 3,000 people, but in the end, they were all defeated."

If it were the Ming Dynasty, Xinhu would really have difficulty in giving advice, but fortunately this is not the Ming Dynasty.

He said, "This is easy. We just need to keep holding martial arts competitions and let warriors from all over the country compete. The best ones will be admitted to the camp."

"At the same time, the first generation of generals can determine the size and treatment of the team, and each generation of generals can improve the treatment of the team according to their own era."

"In order to prevent the powerful from interfering, this team will conquer Ezo Island every three years. If there is any trouble in the country, this team will be sent out. In addition, there must be confrontation every year, so that fewer nobles will come to Duojin."

Ezo Island is Hokkaido.

Hearing this, Oda Nobunaga nodded slightly and said, “Some of these details still need to be carefully considered, but I will consider it.

In fact, you have a good idea. Even if we can maintain peace for two or three hundred years, it is better than the Ashikaga shogunate."

Nobutora took a sip of tea and complained, "I thought I would be relieved if I stopped being the head of the family. I didn't expect that I would be used as a laborer by you, Nobunaga-dono. I have lived in seclusion for nothing."

Nobunaga laughed loudly. He stood up, pulled Nobutora and walked out: "Okay, okay, let's not talk about this today."

(End of this chapter)