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Chapter 307: The world is united, a new battle

The Hojo clan surrendered, and the moment Hojo Ujimasa saw the Honmaru being destroyed by artillery fire, everything he had was shattered.

The surrendered Hojo family suffered a miserable fate. Hojo Ujimasa, who advocated war, was ordered to be executed, the head of the family was forced to become a monk and imprisoned, other members of the Hojo family were exiled, and the Hojo family's territory was confiscated.

After defeating the Hojo family, the heads of the Satake family and the Satomi family hurried to pay a visit to Mori Yoshinari.

Mori Yoshinari immediately sent someone back to Azuchi to ask Oda Nobutada for instructions. Oda Nobutada discussed with Tsuda Nobutora and other members of the council, and finally agreed to Tsuda Nobutora's suggestion, and asked the head of the Satake family, Satake Yoshishige, and the head of the Satomi family, Satomi Yoshiyori, to come to Azuchi to receive the reward.

After receiving the order, Mori Kanonari immediately told Satake Yoshishige and Satomi Yoshiyori to go to Azuchi Castle.

Satake Yoshishige and Satomi Yoshiyori originally just wanted to take advantage of the Hojo family's misfortune and rob them, and never thought of really becoming subjects of the Oda family.

But after the two of them discussed it, they found that even if they joined forces they were no match for the Oda clan. After all, Odawara Castle fell in just one day under the fierce attack of the Oda clan.

The powerful Hojo family was vulnerable in front of the Oda family, so how could the two families be the opponents of the Oda family?

The two had no choice but to arrange their family affairs and rush to Azuchi Castle to meet Oda Nobutada.

Oda Nobutada simply encouraged them with a few words and rewarded them with some money and gifts. As for the territories of the Hojo family occupied by the Satake family and the Satomi family, they had to be returned to the Oda family.

After seeing the grandeur of Azuchi Castle and the strength of the Oda family, Satake Yoshishige and Satomi Yoshiyori completely lost the will to resist and had no intention of resisting Oda Nobutada's orders.

At the same time, the news of the rapid demise of the Hojo family also spread to the two countries of Mutsu. The princes and nobles of all sizes with more than one million stones rushed to Azuchi Castle to pay homage to Oda Nobutada and submit to the Oda family.

The war did not end there. Shibata Katsuie of Hokuriku made rapid progress and defeated the Ikko-ikki in Kaga, and Noto and Echizen also surrendered.

On Shikoku Island, the Chosokabe clan assembled an army of over ten thousand to fight a bloody battle with the Oda clan. Although they defeated Oda Nobuo's small army, they were defeated by the joint attack of Niwa Nagahide and Tsuda Naganobu.

Chosokabe Motochika had to surrender, and eventually most of his territory was lost, leaving only Tosa Province.

In the western part of the country, the Mori clan was attacked fiercely by Hashiba Hideyoshi and Oda Nobunaga and could no longer resist. They could only negotiate with the Oda clan. In the end, only the two territories of Nagato and Suho were left.

On the other hand, in Kyushu, the Shimazu family had already shown goodwill and immediately sent people to deliver gifts after Oda Nobutada became the shogun.

Now the Oda family can march into Kyushu, and the powerful families in Kyushu such as the Otomo family surrender one after another.

At the suggestion of Tsuda Nobutora, the Shimazu family was dismembered into three feudal states.

At this point, all sixty-six countries in the world were unified by the Oda family. Oda Nobutada convened a meeting in Azuchi Castle. The seven members of the Council, the thirteen members of the Council, and the twenty-four members of the Yosonban were all present to attend the meeting.

Oda Nobutada sat in the main seat, while Nobutora sat in the first seat to Nobutada's left, looking at the other participants.

From this we can see that although Tsuda Nobutora is only the chief of the council, his status is above other members. It can be said that he is second to none.

Xinhu was the first to speak: "Today, the general summoned you all to discuss the important arrangements for the future.

The world has been unified, and all the princes need to obey the orders of the general. From now on, you can no longer send troops to attack others as you did before. If there is a conflict, you need to find the general to make a decision. This is the general order to avoid trouble. Anyone who violates it will be punished for treason. "

"The second thing is that although the general has already opened the throne, the ceremony has not yet been held. It just so happens that the world is stable, and the general will apply to the court to change the era name. The new era name will be changed in the new year, and the general's enthronement ceremony will be held on that day."

"The third point..." Xin Hu said a lot in a leisurely manner.

Hashiba Hideyoshi had already agreed with Oda Nobuo and Shibata Katsuie to become the enemy of Tsuda Nobutora and defeat the Tsuda family, so Hashiba Hideyoshi asked first: "The Council doesn't know these things, only Jibu-dono knows."

This made the other five members feel a little embarrassed.

Shibata Katsuie also said: "General, we hope that the Council can play a role."

When Tsuda Shintora saw that the two men were coming directly for him, he said bluntly: "These matters are not a big deal, there is no need to discuss them, it is enough for the general to decide directly."

Oda Nobutada responded, “Well, now that everything has been announced, let’s get to work.

Father-in-law, I'll leave the ceremony to you."

Xinhu had a lot of things to do, such as choosing a reign title and planning grand ceremonies. Naturally, he asked his son Changxin and his younger brother Xinlong to help him with these matters.

Nobutora was the Minister of Rites, Shibata Katsuie was the Minister of War, Hashiba Hideyoshi was the Minister of Shikibu, Niwa Nagahide was the Minister of Civil Affairs, Mori Yoshinari was the Minister of Justice, Ikeda Tsuneoki was the Minister of Finance, and Oda Nobukatsu was the Minister of Imperial Household, or Korakuji.

All matters concerning the grand ceremony were under the management of Xinhu.

In the study room of the Tsuda mansion, Tsuda Naganobu and Oda Nobutora were discussing with Nobutora.

Oda Nobunaga was the first to speak: "Brother, this monkey is really too presumptuous. He actually contradicted you directly at the meeting. I think he must be taught a lesson."

Tsuda Naganobu pondered and said, "Shikibu-sama was Lord Nobunaga's absolute confidant before. I'm afraid the shogun will not let my father get rid of him."

What Tsuda Naganobu said was right. Before his death, Oda Nobunaga had told Oda Nobutada how to use these retainers. Hashiba Hideyoshi was used to suppress Nobutora, but Hashiba Hideyoshi still lacked the strength.

Nobutora waved his hand and said, "Hashiba Hideyoshi is nothing to worry about. Does he think that he can become my enemy by joining forces with Shibata Katsuie and Oda Nobuo? It is easy to suppress him."

Oda Nobunaga was a little excited. Bullying monkeys was his favorite thing to do.

He quickly asked: "Brother, what do you say we should do?"

Tsuda Shintora said with a smile: "The alliance between Monkey and Shibata Katsuie is just temporary. As long as I show my goodwill to Shibata Katsuie and use Miss Aichi as bait, I can make Shibata Katsuie and Monkey become enemies."

Tsuda Naganobu said worriedly, "Miss Aichi doesn't like Lord Hyobu."

Nobutora laughed and said, "Letting Miss Aichi let out a hint will be enough for Shibata Katsuie to take the bait."

Even if Aichi was a widow at home, Shibata Katsuie could not interfere with her.

Tsuda Naganobu asked again: "What about Oda Nobuo?"

Nobutora laughed: "Oda Nobuo? That's easier to deal with. Hasn't he always wanted to be the head of the Oda family? It's a pity that Lord Nobunaga values ​​the Shogun more.

We just need to spread the rumor that Lord Nobunaga thinks highly of Oda Nobuo and wants to appoint him to Kanto to rule."

(End of this chapter)