A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Koheita said "Wait a minute", and everyone including Oda Nobhiro, who was kneeling on the ground, looked at Koheita.

Everyone is wondering if Xiaoping is so difficult that he is really an invincible bad guy? Last time too, Shibata Katsuie and his men raised an army to attack Nobunaga. For such a treasonous crime, Koheita was the first to stand up and plead for mercy. This time Oda Nobhiro colluded with foreign countries and tried to trick Oda Nobunaga to death. This crime was even greater. Koheita actually managed to be brave enough to plead with Nobunaga.

People who know they are unforgivable dare to come out to plead for mercy, what a bad person! The most damn good guy! However, most of the Oda samurai are still grateful to Xiaoheita. After all, the more good people who have face and weight and are willing to plead for mercy, the better. Who can avoid making some mistakes?

"Tamasa, Oda's family affairs, don't worry about it." Oda Nobunaga was also surprised. He seemed a little angry, and even changed his title from Koheita to Danmasa. After all, Nobukatsu's time was an internal conflict. No matter how hard the two brothers fought, the result was that the meat rotted in the pot. In the end, it all belonged to their Oda family.

But this time the nature is very different. Oda Nobuhiro is a fool, and he actually colludes with Saito Yoshiryu of Mino Country. This influence is too bad. To use a saying that everyone is familiar with and understands, it is tantamount to colluding with domestic and foreign reactionary forces and becoming the lackeys of foreigners. This is something that no famous person would tolerate, not even a father, son, or brother.

"After all, we are both of the same bloodline: prepare first and then defend. Furthermore, the Oda clan in Weizhou is prosperous and we are related by relatives. If we can encourage them, we can't help them with force."

Xiaoping Tai spoke in such a secretive way that the big bosses didn't understand. But Nobunaga obviously understood.

The Owari Oda family is not a family. It is divided into the Oda Yamato family, the Oda Danmasa Tadashi family, and the Oda Ise family. The following is further subdivided into several families. Now Oda Nobunaga of the Oda Danmasadada family is leading the way and the family is the only one.

But, Oda Nobuhide is also very good. He is one of the Kiyosu Sangoshou under Owari Shita Nobutomo, the guardian of the four counties under Owari. Originally he was just a small Lord of Katsuhata Castle, but it took him more than ten years to completely settle the other Odas in the four lower Owari counties.

In other words, from the time Nobuhide's father Nobusada began to gain power, to Nobhide coming to the fore, to Nobunaga beginning to unify Owari. The power of the Oda clan has only been around for less than thirty years, so there is no problem at all for being a nouveau riche. It can even be said that the term nouveau riche was completely tailor-made for Oda Nobunaga and his family, but the law that one cannot be rich for more than three generations did not appear in their family.

Of course, during Nobuhide's time, he began to tamper with his ancestors and lean directly on the banner of the Huanwu Ping family. But no one believed this at all. Everyone knew the details of the Oda family, and they were just a small priest. It's just that their family background is too low. Thirty years ago, they were still the guardians of Owari. Although he later received the consent of Ashikaga Yoshiteru to inherit the position of Owari Guardian, the foundation was not strong enough.

This also caused other samurai of the Owari Oda clan to frequently raise armies and collude with outsiders to try to overthrow Oda Nobunaga's rule. The reason is very simple. You, Oda Nobunaga, were born in a poor family for three generations, and you have become the leader of the Owari Kingdom. Why can't I? My surname is Oda, am I not qualified?

The human heart is like this. Everyone works for the Shiba family. Although I believe that you are the guardian generation, in the final analysis, you are still a wage earner and a social animal. The Shibabuwei family was the highest among the high sects of the shogunate, and it was the family to be led by. Then if you work for him, you can at least make a living, so everyone doesn't care. But now the Shiba family is finished, the shogunate is in the sunset, and for a family as big as Owari that divides the country, everyone can grab the territory based on their ability, and if they don't accept it, they will do it!

Oda Nobunaga obviously understood what Koheita meant. After Oda Nobhiro's rebellion, there will definitely be other Oda clans rebelling. If Oda Nobuhiro can be forgiven on the surface, it will be much easier to attack and divide these people in the future.

And what Koheita said was not just to forgive Oda Nobuhiro for the convenience of the future. The deeper meaning is that in future bad wars, let Oda Nobhiro go wherever there is danger, and let Oda Nobhiro go wherever it is difficult to kill many people. This is what is called "strong support"! The so-called "driving"! 【Note 1】

Nobunaga was obviously already considering the meaning of Koheta's words, and he seemed to be still hesitating about the follow-up arrangements in this regard. Not long after, Niwa Nagahide seemed to understand something.

"Your Highness! After all, this is Danzheng's plea, so we should be accommodating." Everyone was surprised. Niwa Nagahide was Oda Nobunaga's half-son-in-law [Note 2], and he suddenly came out to plead for mercy.

Taichi Kodaira saw that Niwa Nagahide, who had always been good at internal affairs but not known for his resourcefulness, was the first to come forward. It was quite a bit tasteful. Niwa Nagahide almost reacted to Nobunaga's words at the same time.

Nobunaga didn't answer. Kodaira simply didn't look at Nobunaga and looked at the Kinoshita brothers with interest. The two of them were sitting at the lowest seats in the shogunate, and no one else noticed. But Xiao Pingtai found that these two people were whispering quietly, and they had already guessed one, two, and three.

I wonder if the Kinoshita brothers will plead for mercy, Xiaopingta thought to himself.

But before the two of them could wait, Nobunaga's milk brother (what a blessing, because he and Nobunaga shared a mouthful of milk, they were closer than real brothers) Ikeda Huanxing soon came out to plead for mercy.

This was a big shock. After all, neither Oda Nobunaga nor Oda Nobukatsu was born to a mother who had a single mouthful of milk, but Ikeda Huanxing had such a close relationship with Nobunaga. It's not about status, it's about proximity and trust.

When everyone saw this situation, Ikeda Kanko came forward, and their original suspicions became more serious. It stands to reason that Ikeda Kanko would not appear in this situation unless he was sure that Oda Nobunaga would forgive Oda Nobuhiro.

"Heita-chan, I'll listen to you one more time." Nobunaga suddenly spoke.

Most of the people, including Oda Nobhiro, looked surprised that Oda Nobunaga actually forgave Oda Nobhiro.

Oda Nobhiro himself couldn't believe that he was forgiven by Oda Nobunaga, and glanced at Nobunaga who had changed from a solemn look to a smile of unknown meaning.

"Brother, please continue to serve as the Lord of Shouyama Castle." Nobunaga waved his hand and had Nobuhiro sent out, which completely settled the matter.

[Note 1]: Historically, Nobhiro Oda died in Nagashima. Although the author does not know exactly how he died, my personal inference is that he "sent himself to death"!

[Note 2]: Coincidentally, Niwa Nagahide's wife is Oda Nobunaga's adopted daughter. It's okay to say that she is a son-in-law, and it's okay to say that she is half-son-in-law.