Isshiki Yoshiryu was so devastated that he had to give up the Battle of Omi and return home to clean up the mess.
At the same time, Owari's Oda Nobunaga has moved his residence to Komakiyama Castle. Looking north at Inabayama Castle, the two cities are only forty miles apart.
Hearing that Ando Mamoru rebelled and outsmarted Inabayama Castle, Oda Nobunaga couldn't sit still in the castle tower and almost led his troops to fight and took Mino.
As a result, Niwa Nagahide cried and begged on her knees. If the lord wants to send troops, let her commit suicide first to fulfill the righteousness of the monarch and his subjects.
I saw Niwa Nagahide wearing a coat and chest cloth, exposing her beautiful belly button, gesticulating with a sword, and asked Oda Nobunaga to correct her mistakes.
The arrogant and domineering Governor of the Oda family finally softened, touched his nose and said to his Mi Wuniang.
"You are too stubborn. I just have an idea. If you don't want to go, I won't go."
She was calm and calm, but Niwa Nagahide did not dare to be careless and asked for confirmation.
“Your Highness, it’s not that I want to disobey you.
It was only last year that the entire territory of Owari was pacified. Before the summer and autumn harvests, there was no new grain coming into the warehouse, so there was no military supplies to allocate to the army.
Instead of watching you fight at the front, and I am unable to support the logistics to supply you, it is better to let me die in front of you. "
Oda Nobunaga choked, completely extinguishing his last thoughts.
Niwa Nagahide was loyal to her and never made mistakes when in charge of internal affairs. For his own whim, he forced her to death. No matter how arrogant Oda Nobunaga was, he could not do it.
She pouted, kicked the slip, and said helplessly.
"I know, I know! I won't send troops, don't worry!
Really, you actually taught me how to do things. Mi Wuniang, you are getting more and more courageous. "
Niwa Nagahide said solemnly.
"Loyalty to the emperor is the duty of a minister."
Oda Nobunaga rolled his eyes. He really lost face and could not get it back, so he simply drifted his eyes to the side and looked at the two girls who were kneeling there and did not dare to move.
"Kinoshita Hideyoshi, and, um, what's that called?"
"Suga Masakatsu the little man."
Haizuka Xiaoliu lost his arrogance in front of Kinoshita Hideyoshi, smiled humbly, and kowtowed to the ground.
Oda Nobunaga tilted his head and looked at her until he saw that her back was stiff and her head was sweating.
"Your Hachisuka family is very powerful. All ships traveling on the Kiso River have to pay money to your family."
Hosuka Masakatsu said in fear.
"I don't dare, I..."
Oda Nobunaga waved his hand and interrupted her rudely.
"I'm not interested in hearing your explanation. Go back to Haizuka Township, ask your stupid old mother to step down, and you can become the governor of the house.
From now on, the boats on both sides of the Kiso River in the Mino Ryogoku section of Owari must obey my orders.
If the Hachisuka family has any objections, then go to Mino Isshiki Yoshiryu to make a living. "
"Hi!"
Haesuka Masakatsu was ecstatic. Haesuka Township is located in Kaitong County of Owari Province. The country's leader Oda Nobunaga has spoken, and her position as governor of the family is confirmed.
Even if there are objections in the family, the worst possible outcome is to kill them. Isn’t it that the top of the Wu family uses iron and blood to intimidate both the inside and outside?
Oda Nobunaga has long been eyeing the Kiso River water transport controlled by the Suga family. This is an important resource for crossing the river to attack Mino Country. Now that he has a hand, he naturally has to take advantage of the trend.
If Governor Hazusuga is not clear-headed and refuses to retire, then there is no need to save his head for food. Family members can also die to save food.
She looked at Kinoshita Hideyoshi who bowed respectfully and smiled.
“Monkey, you did a good job.
Sumamata Castle was built in a week, and the Nishimeno warriors didn't even react. They were indeed very skilled.
What reward do you want? "
Kinoshita Hideyoshi kowtowed to the ground and said.
"His Highness has treated me with great kindness. I, Kinoshita Hideyoshi, am so grateful that I don't dare to think about anything else. I only wish to die in the service of my lord."
Oda Nobunaga laughed and said to Niwa Nagahide.
"This monkey really knows how to talk, you should learn from it."
Niwa Nagahide shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Kinoshita Hideyoshi is also a Hime Samurai. Your Majesty speaks like a monkey, which is too humiliating for me."
She was determined to give Kinoshita Hideyoshi a helping hand. This man was smart and tenacious and would become a great asset in the future. It would be better to lend a helping hand for the sake of future benefits.
Oda Nobunaga said indifferently.
"You are just too serious, Hideyoshi didn't say anything."
Although he didn't buy it, Oda Nobunaga's words still changed, causing Kinoshita Hideyoshi to cast a grateful look at Niwa Nagahide.
Oda Nobunaga thought for a while and said.
"You did a good job this time. Logically speaking, I should seal Sumama City to you.
But your military strategy is so bad. I'm afraid that if you lose the city, I will have to take your head to pay for your sin later, and you will die unjustly.
Let's do this. I'll give you the Kinxia Village of your husband's house, which will be considered as a way to get ahead, so that you won't be an embarrassing housewife again.
In addition, you are allowed to take a military position, recruit people, and enrich your military service account.
Hideyoshi, you have to work hard and go back to find someone to supplement the military strategy. If you dare to disappoint me in the future, haha, find a place to die by yourself. "
Kinoshita Hideyoshi was overjoyed and fell to the ground to thank him.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will do my best to study hard and make progress, so that I won't let you down!"
Niwa Nagahide glanced at him, his thoughts moved.
Recently, Oda Nobunaga was reforming the military system, opening up the path for Ashigaru to ascend, and allowing him to be promoted to the rank of Ashugaru based on merit. And let the grassroots Hime warriors serve as Ashigaru generals, the first two ranks of Ashigaru military positions.
Because the blurring of the boundaries between the Hime Samurai and Ashigaru military positions has caused a lot of doubts among the samurai, this is a taboo for challenging the privileges of the traditional samurai.
Behind the many benefits Oda Nobunaga gave Kinoshita Hideyoshi with a smile, he was using her as a commoner to marry into a grassroots samurai family, with dual characteristics, to test the bottom line of the Owari samurai family.
This is pushing Kinoshita Hideyoshi into the fire pit and making her a target to attract hatred, but there are also great opportunities.
Niwa Nagahide looked at Kinoshita Hideyoshi and made up his mind to help her from behind.
For the public good, this was because he was loyal to Oda Nobunaga and did not want her reform to fail and affect her prestige.
For his own selfish reasons, Oda Nobunaga used Kinoshita Hideyoshi as a pawn to break through the bottom line of the Owari samurai family, so he must give a lot of attention and resources to water this seedling.
Once Kinoshita Hideyoshi successfully breaks through, the future is bright. The Niwa family made a bet in advance and made good friends with the future important ministers of the Oda family.
Kinoshita Hideyoshi did not know that behind Oda Nobunaga's smile, he would face great hostility from the entire Owari Kingdom samurai family.
But even if she knew, she would only be more delighted. This handsome and petite warrior Ji has a huge desire in his heart.
She wants to improve, she wants more.
Oda Nobunaga glanced at Hachisuga Masakatsu beside Kinoshita Hideyoshi and said.
"Haizuka Masakatsu, go and help Kinoshita Hideyoshi."
Haizuka Masakatsu was stunned. The Haizuka family was quite powerful. As the governor of the family, why did His Highness Oda send him to assist Kinoshita Hideyoshi?
This is inconsistent with the orderly rules of the Wu family and goes against tradition.
Oda Nobunaga looked at her coldly and asked.
"Is there a problem?"
Hachisuka Masakatsu trembled all over and bowed his head.
"Hi!"
Then, he turned around and saluted Kinoshita Hideyoshi.
"Kinoshita-sama, please give me some advice."
She was assigned by Oda Nobunaga to Kinoshita Hideyoshi as an assistant. She was an assistant assigned by the master's family to the retainers. She had to obey the other party's orders and her status was lower.
Kinoshita Hideyoshi did not dare to exaggerate, so he bowed in return.
"You're welcome, Master Haizuka. Please help me more in the future."
She was very talented, but it already felt like something was wrong.
Oda Nobunaga has always been utilitarian in his work, with rewards for merit and punishment for demerits.
She made a great contribution this time, but the master gave her too much, which far exceeded her contribution. This is not a good thing.
Kinoshita Hideyoshi secretly looked at Niwa Nagahide, and when he saw her smiling and nodding, he was determined to get closer to Niwa-sama.
Although she has an independent military position, she is indeed a loyal servant who was separated from Niwa Nagahide's command. The two parties have a close relationship and must maintain a good relationship.
Looking at the smiling Oda Nobunaga and the unwilling Hachisuga Masakatsu, Kinoshita Hideyoshi's joy faded and his mind gradually calmed down.
Kinoshita Village has been given to her by Oda Nobunaga and has become her fief.
The restriction imposed on her by her mother-in-law has almost disappeared, and her humble status as a visiting daughter-in-law is worthless in front of the land entrusted to her by her master.
Even the mother-in-law is a low-level warrior in her territory, and life and death are decided by her.
Whether the stone height of the fiefdom is hundreds or thousands will have to wait for the master's approval to know, but it will definitely be enough for her to recruit Ji warriors and support several people.
She was born as a commoner and had very limited connections in the martial arts family. She was not qualified to make those proud Ji warrior masters bow their heads and surrender. She could only find her own people to take the lead.
My younger sister is one.
Among relatives, Toranosuke has been strong and brave since he was a child, so he can be pulled over to help.
Girls from my aunt's family can also use it, and my family is trustworthy.
Husband Ning Jun’s adopted sister Changji is also pretty good.
Kinoshita Hideyoshi had three or four candidates in his mind, all of whom were his relatives. He could give them status as Hime Samurai and be rewarded by the public.
Inadvertently, Kinoshita Hideyoshi's thinking embarked on the path that Oda Nobunaga wanted her to take.
In the samurai society, the unshakable dividing line between warrior Ji and civilians blurred from this moment on.
