A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

"Everything is for Oda Dansei, everything for Oda Dansei."

"Everything is for Oda Dansei, everything for Oda Dansei."

"Everything is for Oda Dansei, everything for Oda Dansei."

…

Matsudaira Ieyasu kept repeating these perfunctory words from Koheita. His face changed from relaxed to solemn, and then relaxed again.

In the eyes of Matsudaira Ieyasu, Kodaira was too busy with his thoughts, kept silent, and looked indifferent. On the contrary, he seemed to be full of things, planning and planning without any leakage.

As if he had figured out the joints, Matsudaira Ieyasu smiled even brighter, stepped back slightly, and actually bowed his head seriously to Mrs. Koheta to show his gratitude.

Kodaira only recovered from the annoyance of missing Honda Masanobu when he looked down, and immediately turned sideways to avoid Matsudaira Ieyasu's gift.

"It doesn't have to be like this in Mikawa-den, it doesn't have to be like this!" "I will definitely remember every word of what I taught you." Ieyasu bowed his head firmly and bowed, then sat up straight and said to Xiaoheita.

As he spoke, he raised the wine plate, picked up the wooden spoon himself, took a plate of wine from the jug, and brought it to Xiao Pingtai.

Xiao Pingtai also found that the Matsudaira clan generals in the room had long since become quiet, and they were all deep in thought. There was no longer the cheerful atmosphere of drinking and having fun just now.

Taking the plate of wine poured by Matsudaira Ieyasu himself, Koheta drank it all in one gulp.

"Thank you Mikawa-don for the wine." Koheita held the wine plate in both hands and presented it back to Matsudaira Ieyasu.

At this moment, Matsudaira Ieyasu looked completely happy. He took the wine plate with a big smile, poured a plate of wine on his own, and drank it all.

The expressions of the Matsudaira generals were not as free and easy as his. Some were obviously dissatisfied with this sentence, while others had expressions of indifference, and none of them were filled with joy and expectation.

…

These words were purely used by Koheta to deal with Matsudaira Ieyasu, but they completely corresponded to Matsudaira Ieyasu's current political mission and political stance.

Although he came from the Nishi Mikawa Kingdom, which was completely opposed to the Oda clan, he was a minister of Oda Nobunaga, and everything he did could only be for his lord, Oda Nobunaga.

At the same time, what he does must benefit Oda Nobunaga. It is in the best interest of Oda Nobunaga to seize Nishi Mikawa and become a barrier for Nobunaga's lair, Owari.

Kodaira's unintentional words completely pointed the way for Matsudaira Ieyasu. Follow in the footsteps of Oda Nobunaga, accumulate strength, and fight in the north and south for the future.

This not only made Matsudaira Ieyasu, who had been fighting around Nishi Mikawa in the past two years, but gained some gains, feel reassured, it also made the hostility between the anti-Nagata and the close loyalist Nagata among the Matsudaira clan's retainers gradually come to the surface.

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Come on, Koheita, who left Okazaki Castle, was still extremely upset and immediately asked Nagasaka Nobumasa, who was familiar with the Honda family. But Nagasaka Nobumasa didn't know anything about it. He didn't even know that such a person existed.

Everyone knows that Honda Masanobu came from a humble background, and even later he became Ieyasu's mastermind. However, because his background was too low and he started too late, he only made 20,000 koku in the end. It only has a little more knowledge and practice than a famous person, but it is really shabby.

Moreover, according to Xiaoheita's memory, he was not a direct minister of the Matsudaira clan at all, but should be a subordinate of the subordinates. It was impossible to tell whose little infantry it was.

In addition, there are too many Miao characters in Sanhe, at least dozens of people. Even if you know the name, it's useless. Unless you go door to door, you will never find it.

Xiao Pingtai does not have the time or the ability to investigate. When Yamauchi's retainers went to the Matsudaira clan, which belonged to Oda lord, to do a retainer census, everyone would be unhappy and even secretly suspicious.

He could only ask Nagasaka Nobumasa to write a letter and offer him a fifty-kiwan annual salary to recruit him to serve the Yamauchi clan. Then he was asked to slowly search among the countless Honda clan members in Nishi Mikawa.

And the other big kid, Xiao Pingtai, has no intention of looking for them one by one anymore, he's tired! tired! Tired!

After staying in Okazaki for three or four days, under the slightly nostalgic eyes of Nanosuke, Kodaira and his party set foot on the road to Owari Komaki Mountain Castle again.

Cross the Yabiki River, pass Furuwa and Nafuruno, and then stay in Kiyosu. Thousands of samurai ashigaru and their families who originally belonged to Nobunaga directly moved to Komakiyama Castle following Nobunaga's footsteps. The current city lord is Lin Zuodu Shou Tongsheng, Lin Xiuzhen.

After arriving at Kiyosu, several samurai sent by Matsudaira Ieyasu to escort Koheita also returned to Okazaki. Kodaira was quite curious at first whether these people would be some famous bosses in the future, but after a conversation, he was disappointed. They were all unknown people, even Mikawa, who would become famous in many countries in the future. Not everyone can get ahead in the country.

This reminded Koheita of the local boy he met when he first came to Owari many years ago, Mizoguchi Kinemon. Xiaoping thought about it for a while and realized that this person should be the future Mizoguchi Hidekatsu, the 100,000-shigai name of the Shinbada Domain in Kamahara County, Echigo Kingdom. Owari is really the leader of almost every village.

This time we can go and reminisce about the past. It is said that Mizoguchi Hidekatsu is a benevolent and righteous person who cares about old relationships very much. He has many friends and many paths. Since he has a destiny, he will keep it.

The next day, Koheta rushed non-stop to Komakiyama Castle, Nobunaga's new home town. At least there were horses. He left early in the morning and arrived at noon.

As the starting point for Nobunaga's attack on Mino Country, Komaki Mountain has just been built, but it is quite aggressive. The huge and continuous warehouses and the soldiers' houses gathered here are constantly contributing to Oda Nobunaga's conquest.

Yuri should go to the town hall under the castle to report it quickly, and wait for the announcement and Nobunaga's interview. However, Xiaoheita's acquaintances in Owari Street were, at last, acquainted with each other. I didn't bother to report at all, so I went to Tokichiro's house to store the luggage and horses first, and have a hot soup and rice meal before talking.

Stop a random passer-by and ask him where the home of the great general, Mokuta Castle Yokinoshita Hideyoshi is? The answer came immediately. Tokichiro is already a mid- to high-level samurai, so the big courtyard is easy to find.

But the person who opened the door was very surprising. She was a young woman whom she had never seen before. Although she was not that stunningly beautiful, she was very attractive. And this woman didn't know Xiao Pingtai at all, and had a look of doubt on her face.

But the other person who came out of the room was very familiar. Hideyoshi's mother Ah Zhong, Xiaopingta naturally called her "Amu". When the old man saw that it was Xiaopingta, he was very happy and hurried over to open the courtyard door.

Two more servants came out to lead horses and carry luggage for Xiaopingtai and his party. Tokichiro's family has finally gotten better, and Ah Zhong looks much younger now than when they first met, which shows that life is not so hard.

"Ning Ning, this is Hiyoshi's good friend, Master Zikoji Danmasa, a famous samurai from the Shinanoyama family."