A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

"Who am I calling?" Nobunaga sat on his horse and looked directly at Xiaopingtai.

"It turns out to be Fujiwara Danmasa, the unparalleled wise general of the Eastern Kingdom, the most loyal and loyal in ancient and modern times!"

"Your Highness." Koheita stood on the roadside and bowed his head respectfully to Oda Nobunaga.

"Please Fujiwara Ammasa come into camp and rest!" He turned around and told Morinagako. Nobunaga clapped his horse and left without giving Koheita a chance to speak again, leaving only a trail of smoke.

Koheita couldn't hear a certain emotion in Nobunaga's voice, but since he had already arrived at Eizan, Koheita had to find time to talk to Nobunaga even if he had to bite the bullet.

After entering Nobunaga's camp, Heita Xiao immediately prepared to look for the old friends of Owari. Including Shibata Katsuie, Niwa Nagahide, Hashiba Hideyoshi, Mori Katsunari, Sakuma Nobumori, Akechi Mitsuhide, none of them had a close relationship with Kodaira.

But the dearest one is definitely Hashiba Hidenaga. Hidenaga is really a good friend who has been with Koheita since they were young. Now he is under Hideyoshi. Although he may not have any power, Hideyoshi is recognized as a good old man by the Oda family and is very popular among the lower-level retainers of the Oda family.

This is also one of the important reasons why the generals sighed after Hashiba Hidenaga passed away earlier than Hideyoshi in history. At that time, most of the Owari Mino generals had grown into feudal lords. If Hidenaga was still alive, not only would he be a member of the Toyotomi clan by blood, but he would also be the leading mediator and mediator in terms of prestige and popularity.

Now from Koheita's point of view, Hashiba Hideyoshi may not necessarily be willing to disobey Nobunaga, but as his most trusted younger brother, Hideyoshi's status in his mind is even higher than that of Suga Masakatsu, the future pen master of the Hashiba clan. To persuade him is to persuade half of Hashiba Hideyoshi.

As for the other retainers, most of them were actually dissatisfied with Nobunaga's plan to burn Mount Hiei, but after seeing Sakuma Nobumori's behavior after admonishing him, they probably didn't dare to say anything more now. Without a significant person to take the lead, I'm afraid that's all.

The gate of Enryakuji Temple is vast, and the young attendant Koheita who is leading the way is not familiar to him. Nobunaga is not taboo about meat and vegetables, and he also likes Hando. To put it bluntly, it is all about his appearance. Therefore, it is not surprising that the young, well-behaved, and smart boys among the martial arts disciples of Nongwei and Nongwei are often selected into the imperial family and imperial family.

Nobunaga's main formation is in a temple, and the monks in the temple have naturally been driven away, or they have run into the mountains to take shelter after hearing the news that Nobunaga was coming in a menacing manner. Anyway, the entire temple has turned into a military camp at this moment, with people and horses neighing and making a noise.

After searching around, he ordered Honda Tadakatsu to find a place to put down the salutes. Koheita took him and Sakakibara Yasumasa to look for the Hashiba clan's reserve team. After all, they were Owari's troops. There was a difference between closeness and distance, but they were very close to Nobunaga's main formation.

"Isn't this Fujiwara Danmasa!" As he was walking, a man shouted from the side of the road.

"Huh? It's Yabei." Koheita still has some impressions.

Hideyoshi's brother-in-law, Asano Nagamasa, Nobunaga's archer, and the eldest brother of Ningning Kindergarten back then, had a sugar bun relationship with Heita.

"Isn't His Majesty, Your Highness, in Sakai? How come you are coming to Eizan?" Asano Nagamasa walked over after confirming that it was Koheita.

"Of course it's for Eizan. Is Koichiro in the formation?" It would be convenient to have an acquaintance, so Kohira simply let him lead the way.

"Koichiro? He stayed behind in Mogu and was not in the formation. My sworn brother was in the camp when he arrived. I just saw him."

Hashiba Hidenaga is not here!

"Okay, let's go see Tokichiro first!"

Several people went to the camp, and now they were all acquaintances everywhere. The one who helped Hideyoshi plan the camp and provide food and grass was naturally Takenaka Shigeharu, who was known as one of the two guards in the world in history. .

The others, Masakatsu Hoshisuga, Kazutoyo Yamauchi, Kazushi Nakamura, and Yoshiharu Horio, had all met before, so naturally they all said hello and came to greet them one after another.

"It's Koheita! Come on, come on!" Hideyoshi Hashiba walked out after hearing the voice.

His camp should be the lower courtyard of a certain monastery. It does not have any grand monk halls and not many buildings, but it has a good situation and is easy to defend. In addition, it has many men and can support it well.

"Tokichiro, no, it should be Chikuzen Mamoru! Hahahahahaha..." After more than ten years of friendship, there is no need to worry about talking to the Hashiba brothers.

"They are all rewards from the lord, so they are called birth points."

The two people walked into the house, and all the debris in the house was cleared away. There were only some tables and chairs, and a simple hand-drawn terrain map of Ruishan Mountain. Hideyoshi did not make any pretense and let Xiaopingta sit as he pleased.

"You must have come here because His Highness hopes that the lord can negotiate peace with Eizan? If it is for this reason, I might as well tell you that there is nothing I can do. Now that the lord is so angry that even the captain Youemon has been dismissed, I dare not Open."

As he spoke, he poured a bowl of water for Heita, and Hideyoshi poured a bowl for himself. His tone was sincere, and his guess was completely correct.

"You should know that Eizan is a dojo that protects the country. Once you launch a campaign against Eizan, you will become the enemy of Buddha and make enemies of tens of millions of people!" This answer was not what Koheita expected. Hideyoshi Hashiba was not that kind. He is a person who can speak out and give strong advice, but his wisdom should be obvious to all, and it is impossible not to see the huge consequences in the future.

"How come I don't know, but my lord never regards any gods or Buddhas as authority. You should also be able to understand that the world is armed with force and domineering comes first!"

"Isn't there anyone who can persuade the other generals?"

"Sakamoto's Akechi seems to still want to see the lord, but the lord ordered him to ask Daiki why he left the imperial palace and visited Makishima. He has now left Eizan."

"What's the news from Mount Narui?"

"The Lord has warned the mountain gate three times and asked for evacuation, but there has been no response. The mountain mages have set up positions at various critical points and are preparing to fight."

"Is it really inevitable? Is His Highness Gifu not even willing to accept the peace offer from the emperor?"

"Kikutei came once, your uncle and sister Koji Koji also came, and the former Sekiwan Haku Ichijo sent someone here, but His Highness asked Eizan to hand over all the defeated soldiers of the Asakura and Asai clan before we can talk."

"Ruishan is unwilling to hand over those defeated soldiers?"

"Didn't I tell you? No response, no attention at all!" Hideyoshi Hashiba sighed and shook his head.

"Actually, the main hall does not necessarily have to burn down the mountain gates. Firstly, after the main hall went to Luo, Ruishan was dissatisfied with the strict inspection of each mountain gate. Secondly, there was a rebellion in Xiaogudian. The main hall was unable to deal with Xiaogudian for a while, and the anger in his heart was raging, which happened to be the time. An ignorant person!"

The two of them followed the sound and saw Takenaka Hanbei Shigeharu standing at the door.