Yoshigan never thought about overthrowing the Oda family and killing Oda Nobunaga, because he really couldn't do it.
Oda Nobunaga now owns a territory of three million koku. Not to mention the newly conquered territories on the periphery, the core Nobi Plain has one million koku. He has already completed the reform and centralization requested by Oda Nobunaga.
Whether it is the economic power of Leshi Lezuo, the political suppression of the Wu family, or the military reform of separating peasants and soldiers, they are all on the right track.
Not to mention anything else, just the combined spear and iron cannon tactics taught by the Oda family by the female knight of the Southern Barbarians, coupled with the endless supply of ashigaru personnel, made Oda Nobunaga invincible.
The depth of the territory of three million koku gave Oda Nobunaga enough confidence to be defeated without collapse. The power transformed by innovation allowed Oda Nobunaga to quickly recover his strength and raise a new army.
How could Yoshigan kill the Oda family? Just rely on the loose alliance of martial arts families with different ideas in their own camp? Stop dreaming!
In the traditional martial arts military system, warrior Ji is the core. It takes at least ten years for a Ji warrior to be born, receive education, and go into battle in Yuanfu.
Without Ji Samurai as the backbone, the traditional samurai army would have no combat effectiveness. Warrior Ji is the core of the army, the root of the feudal territory, and the basis for the Wu family to rule the world.
The traditional samurai retainer group, the Hime Samurai Order, has suffered a devastating blow, and no matter how many territories there are, it will fall apart. Now the story of Kawa Yoshimoto.
However, Oda Nobunaga broke the tradition and used a large number of ashigaru, and even created a zodiac clan, allowing ashigaru to take on low-level positions in the samurai family such as ashigaru head, replacing the Hime samurai as the backbone of the grassroots.
She embarked on a new path that could quickly increase her strength without relying on Samurai Ji. Although it is only a small step, it has already burst out with huge power.
This is not like the Lord being lucky enough to bring in one or two commoners by chance, and changing the fate of a few people by making an exception. Oda Nobunaga systematically improved the status of civilians and broke the military monopoly of the samurai family.
This incident made the samurai group very angry and frightened, but it made the Oda family's military strength unique and the strongest in troubled times.
After all, civilians are like leeks in the field, harvested again and again. It only takes three months to half a year for the Oda family to retrain a batch of ashigaru lances and iron cannons, and their strength will not be too bad.
As for Yiyin, how many Ji warriors can he afford to die?
There are sixty-six countries in the world, with a stone height of 20 million and a population of 10 million. The Wu family group only has a population of 800,000 to 1 million.
Excluding men and children, even if you add in the young and old, the number of Ji warriors who can go into battle will not exceed 4 to 50,000.
With the iron cannon, a southern barbarian weapon, and a super long spear, the Ashigaru, who was born as a civilian, already had the possibility of a head-on confrontation with the Hime Samurai who had received ten years of samurai education.
Although four or five ashigaru may not be able to defeat a well-trained Hime samurai, the two sides fight in formation, and the spears and iron cannons are enough to make up for the weakness of the ashigaru in combat power, and there is also the advantage of population.
The Oda family could afford to die. At worst, if they held on for half a year, another group of troops would appear.
What about the Spall family? Can Yiyin's appeal allow the Wu family to risk their family's heirs and fight for their lives against the Oda family again and again?
It would be difficult to defeat Oda Nobunaga, but Yoshigan could at least try. But if we want to forcibly eliminate the Oda family with a mature reform system, I am afraid that Oda Nobunaga will eventually push back and use the human wave tactic to kill them alive.
Yoshigan has a clear understanding of this point, and Akechi Mitsuhide also praises Yoshigan for having such a clear understanding.
The only weakness of the Oda family is the internal collapse of the people and the government.
Oda Nobunaga's innovations were not popular among the people, and the Oda retainers group was also very disgusted by the samurai group. But Oda Nobunaga was too strong, and the Oda retainers group could not resist and could only endure.
If one day, Oda Nobunaga suddenly dies unexpectedly, what will be the future of the Oda family?
Innovation has been difficult since ancient times. Without the persistence of several generations, the fire of innovation will be extinguished at any time due to the counterattack of conservatives.
During the Celestial Dynasty and the Warring States Period, all countries were seeking to innovate and become stronger. In the end, only the Qin State persisted. Only with the help of Emperor Qin Shihuang Fen VI to unify the six countries.
Akechi Mitsuhide glanced at his master secretly. Oda Nobunaga didn't even have a child now, and he didn't touch his husband Nogun. All he could think about was conquering Shiba Yoshigan.
If Oda Nobunaga dies suddenly, the seemingly invincible trend of the Oda family may collapse in an instant, and the Oda retainers may divide their luggage and return to their respective villages.
Unless another unrivaled talent emerges from the Oda retainers group to inherit Oda Nobunaga's ambition and unify the princesses again, but how is that possible?
Akechi Mitsuhide said solemnly.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness Oda has never forgotten you. Even a blind person can see her desire to subjugate you. She is also longing for a great battle to completely conquer you.
The battle between Shiba and Oda can be a life-and-death battle. But I hope you will allow me to go to the Oda family as an envoy and turn this battle into an upright and honorable battle between the two families.
Just as Oda Nobunaga longs to become an elder of the Taira clan, he wants to complete the Genpei fusion by marrying you. We might as well give her this fantasy and let her sit back and wait for you to gather your army and fight it.
As long as Her Majesty Oda thinks this battle is about conquering your body and mind once and for all, she will sit back and watch you assemble your troops, set up a battle array, and hope to defeat you on the battlefield.
In this way, you and the world will be hers. "
Yoshihiro raised his eyebrows, Mitsuhide Akechi is full of evil, how shameless.
"Will Oda Nobunaga agree?"
Akechi Mitsuhide said solemnly.
"Oda Nobunaga has always had fear and desire for you in his heart.
A peerless overlord like her who is extremely confident and wants to unify the world will definitely want to defeat you on the battlefield to prove her majesty.
Whether as a political opponent or an emotional opponent, she hopes to completely defeat you. . "
Akechi Mitsuhide didn't say any more, because Yoshiyin had already signaled her to stop and he understood.
Yoshigami glanced at the well-behaved Reina in his arms, glanced at Masanobu Kosaka who had a strange look on his side, and couldn't help but sigh.
What is my life like, is Lan Yan a disaster? A little embarrassed by Oda Nobunaga's inexplicable desire to conquer, Yoshigami's anger gradually turned into embarrassment.
He walked past Akechi Mitsuhide with his child in his arms and walked out of the meeting hall.
"Akechi Mitsuhide."
"Hi!"
"Do whatever you want."
"Hi!"
Yoshigan left with his children, and Mitsuhide Akechi picked up Takahashi Toramatsu's head and walked out of the meeting hall without looking at the people around him.
Quickly walking out of the atrium, Akechi Mitsuhide grabbed an attendant and said in a deep voice.
"Call Fujibayashi to see me, right now! Right now!"
———
Duowen Mountain City, the inner room of the wise courtyard.
Akechi Mitsuhide said solemnly to Fujibayashi Mukuro who came in a hurry.
“I need information about Kanto.
The first is the matter of Takeda's young master Reina. Second, the current situation of the Uesugi family governor Teru Hu.
When I am on my mission to Azuchi Castle and return to Kyoto, the information must be on my case. The more detailed the better! "
Fujibayashi was stunned.
The Kanto affairs of the Secrecy Team are in the hands of Kirigakure Saizo, who is a disciple of Momochi Santaifu and is not from Fujibayashi's lineage. It's probably not easy to get real and detailed information about Kanto quickly.
Akechi Mitsuhide said irritably when he saw Fujibayashi Muku didn't speak.
"Is there a problem?"
Fujibayashi hesitated and bowed.
"Hi!"
Although he didn't know what happened, seeing that Akechi Mitsuhide was in a bad mood, Fujibayashi didn't want to feel unhappy.
Although Kirigakure Saizo is a disciple of Momochi Santaifu, he is already at the Jonin level and is in his own line in Kanto. Fujibayashi asked for information sharing through official channels, so she probably wouldn't refuse.
Moreover, Fujibayashi Mukuro felt from Mitsuhide Akechi's attitude that something big must have happened in Shiba's family.
In the face of real military and political events, Kirigakure Saizo did not dare to conceal information and refused to provide it to Akechi Mitsuhide's group in charge of foreign affairs.
Although the Secrecy Team is divided into the Hyakuchi Faction and the Fujibayashi Faction, in the end they are both loyal dogs raised by Shiba Yigen, and Kirigakure Caizo knows how to distinguish the important from the important.
Waving his hand to Fujibayashi to go and get things done, Akechi Mitsuhide's irritability not only did not subside, but intensified.
The wooden box on the document contained the head of Takahashi Torasatsu, which had been pickled with lime. Her body was in the coffin outside the door.
To deal with Oda Nobunaga, Akechi Mitsuhide still had some confidence. As long as Oda Nobunaga does not let go of his obsession with Shiba Yoshigan, Akechi Mitsuhide will have the confidence to continue to deal with Oda Nobunaga.
What really makes Akechi Mitsuhide feel uneasy is the matter in Kanto.
Over the years, Akechi Mitsuhide has been focusing on recent troubles and neglecting Kanto affairs. He did not expect that he would be involved in the Kanto accident today.
The strategy of hiding one's strength and biding one's time must have come to an end. Oda Nobunaga's side was just trying to fool around. But what happened to Rena Takeda made Mitsuhide Akechi very uneasy.
Shiba Yigen was so angry that he was busy getting angry. He obviously ignored many logical details, but Akechi Mitsuhide was sensitive enough to catch them.
Although Mitsuhide Akechi didn't know how Takeda Shingen gave birth to his master's child, it was unnatural for Uesugi Teruhora to unite with the Kanto Palace and attack the Takeda family without telling the master.
Akechi Mitsuhide is not worried that Uesugi Teruatora is crazy about love, she is worried about Uesugi Teruatora herself. . Did he also have a child from his master?
It's not a problem for Espa Yoshigan or to hate Takeda Shingen. But if Terutora Uesugi was fighting for the future for his children, Akechi Mitsuhide's scalp would be completely numb.
Seeing that the strategy of hiding one's strength and biding one's time has failed, could it be that the strategy of occupying the magpie's nest has also failed?
The mountains are prosperous, the islands are fierce, you useless things! Don’t think I don’t know that you have all climbed into the master’s bed, but why are your stomachs so unsatisfactory!
How could a powerful foreign clan like Uesugi Takeda get the seeds and give birth to a child?
if. . if. . What the hell. . The strategy of occupying the magpie's nest has turned into a foreign vassal annexing the Shiba family. How can Akechi Mitsuhide have the face to continue to scold Fang Qiu in front of his lord and show his pretentiousness?
The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. Mitsuhide Akechi wished he could grow wings and fly to Kasugayama Castle in Echigo Province to see with his own eyes so that he could feel at ease.
But at this time, feeling powerless, she could only think about how to deal with Oda Nobunaga, while anxiously waiting for Fujibayashi Muku's information.
———
Azuchi Castle, castle tower.
Oda Nobunaga looked at the dead head of Takahashi Torasatsu in the wooden box. He did not immediately become furious, but instead felt a little unable to recover.
Maybe it's because Yoshigan Shiba has been tolerant in the past few years, maybe it's because he's been too smooth lately, but Oda Nobunaga was stunned by this sharp slap.
Oda Nobunaga's eyes wandered back and forth three times between Takahashi Toramatsu's head and Akechi Mitsuhide's elegant smile, before a burst of anger rushed from the bottom of his heart to his forehead.
"How brave!"
Oda Nobunaga took off the katana from the knife holder next to him, and drew it out to chop Mitsuhide Akechi's neck. Akechi Mitsuhide always looked into her eyes, looking generous and willing to sacrifice.
Finally, Oda Nobunaga's mind flashed to the handsome face of Shiba Yoshigan, but the sword still failed to cut it down.
She didn't understand, what was Shiba Yiyin thinking? Doesn't he know the consequences of killing Takahashi Toramatsu? Why did he want to break up with himself so relentlessly?
Of course, Oda Nobunaga could not kill Akechi Mitsuhide before he clarified his doubts. She barely held back her anger, put the knife on Mitsuhide Akechi's neck, and yelled.
"Asshole! Do you really think I don't dare to kill you!"
Akechi Mitsuhide felt relieved.
What she was most worried about was that Oda Nobunaga's eyes turned red and he killed someone first without hesitation. Then even if she was eloquent, she could only die of frustration.
Since Oda Nobunaga behaved fiercely but internally, he had not lost his mind yet and was willing to give him a chance to speak. Akechi Mitsuhide knew that he could not die.
But on the surface, Akechi Mitsuhide has a boring life and a miserable smile that doesn't want to live.
"Your Majesty Oda, please kill me.
You entrusted me with the task of persuading Tsutaden, but I failed to do it well. Takahashi Torosatsu, who was accompanying me, made rude remarks and was killed by Tsutaden in anger.
There is no hope for the Genpei merger, and a war between Shiba and Oda will begin. The world is in chaos, and the two heroes who have the greatest hope of joining forces to calm down the troubled times and create a new era are about to draw their swords against each other.
I, Akechi Mitsuhide, have found it difficult to realize my lifelong ambition and have no love left in my life. I beg you to give me a happy life! "
Seeing Akechi Mitsuhide heartbroken and feeling worse than death, Oda Nobunaga was at a loss.
She didn't notice that Akechi Mitsuhide described himself as the lobbyist of the Oda family and described Takahashi Toramatsu as a follower, which was already secretly changing the concept.
Oda Nobunaga, who was fully looking forward to Akechi Mitsuhide's trip, waiting for the cooperation reply of Yoshihiro Shiba, gearing up to expel Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and devoted himself to building his own Oda Gonggi, was really confused.
Akechi Mitsuhide is the Shiba minister who is closest to the Oda family, and is also the cousin of Oda Nobunaga's husband No-kun. In the past two years, he has helped Oda Nobunaga overtly and covertly to ease many recent political conflicts.
Even at the critical moment of the Kanazaki retreat, Akechi Mitsuhide asked the Kuchiki family to help lead the way, and quickly returned to Kyoto with Oda Nobunaga from the path.
To be honest, Oda Nobunaga wanted to reuse Akechi Mitsuhide. Mitsuhide Akechi was an enthusiastic supporter of the Shiba-Oda Convergence, and later further proposed the idea of the Genpei Convergence.
Although Oda Nobunaga was dubious about her, he still hoped that she could really convince Yoshihiro to marry Bai Fushuai and reach the pinnacle of life.
At this moment, seeing Akechi Mitsuhide bent on death, Oda Nobunaga was even more paralyzed and unable to take the sword.
What taboo did Takahashi Toramatsu commit that made the generous and kind-hearted Shiba Yoshigan kill Oda Nobunaga with a knife without regard to his face?
Oda Nobunaga's heart was like countless ants crawling over and over again, so manic that he felt uncomfortable.
She threw the sword in her hand fiercely, stabbing it into the tatami beside it and shaking it left and right. Then sit back in your seat, take two deep breaths, and calm down.
"Tell me! What's going on!"
Akechi Mitsuhide chuckled in his heart.
The more he said nothing, the more doubtful Oda Nobunaga became, and he was reluctant to kill himself, the bridge of communication between Oda Shiba and the tool for the merger of the two families.
As long as Oda Nobunaga still covets Yoshihiro Shiba in his heart, Akechi Mitsuhide's unique value will still be there and he can continue to jump left and right.
Seeing that Oda Nobunaga calmed down, Mitsuhide Akechi exhaled a deep breath and said sadly after removing the hidden danger of being impulsively killed.
"When I went to Duowen Mountain City, Jinduo Hall made things difficult for me in every possible way, and I was very puzzled.
Takahashi Torasatsu is young and has an impatient temper. Taking advantage of your nickname, he crossed my path and spoke arrogantly, disrespecting Tsutado-don.
Before I could react, Tsutado-dono had already signaled Kamaojigo to kill her with a single blow, without even giving her a chance to save her. "
Oda Nobunaga became even more confused and asked.
"Tsuda-dono is not a violent person. What happened? Where is the Takeda hostess? Did she arrive at Tamonyama Castle first, or did you arrive first?"
Akechi Mitsuhide sighed.
"No wiser than Oda Nobunaga, Takeda Shionome did arrive a meal earlier than me. It was at that time that Tsutado-dono changed his attitude towards you."
Akechi Mitsuhide kept hinting, subtly telling Oda Nobunaga that the Genpei merger was originally a drama, but Yoshigage's attitude suddenly changed.
Hearing these half-hearted words made Oda Nobunaga restless. She impatiently tapped the tatami with a paper fan and shouted.
"Stop talking nonsense! What's going on!"
Akechi Mitsuhide's expression dimmed.
"The Takeda girl's name is Reina. She looks to be two or three years old. The Takeda family calls her an abandoned baby and adopted daughter. In fact, she is the biological flesh and blood of His Highness Takeda and Tsuta-don."
"What!"
(End of chapter)
