In North Omi, Hashiba Hideyoshi distinguished himself during the battle against the Asai family, and was rewarded heavily by Oda Nobunaga after the war.
Hideyoshi Hashiba acquired 120,000 koku around Odani Castle, where the Asai family started, and became a powerful daimyo of the Oda family.
After that, Hashiba Hideyoshi learned from Oda Nobunaga's method of demolishing Kannonji Castle to build Azuchi Castle, and used the building materials demolished from Asai Furniture Castle Otani Castle to expand the Imahama Castle on the shore of Lake Biwa not far away.
She called the expanded new city Changbin City as her residence.
At this time, in Nagahama Castle where construction was still under way, Hashiba Hideyoshi summoned Takenaka Shigeharu alone, and the monarch and his ministers had a secret conversation indoors.
Hideyoshi Hashiba sighed.
"There is a letter from the main hall asking how to prevent the Shiba family from provoking my Oda family. How should I reply?"
Takenaka Shigeharu asked.
"My lord, don't you always behave in front of the main hall like you are happy to hear the battle and that I am invincible? Why are you so hesitant today?"
Hideyoshi Hashiba sighed.
"This time is different. This time the opponent is the invincible Tsutama. Everyone in the Oda family, who wouldn't murmur in their hearts?
As far as I know, neither Niwa Nagahide-sama nor Shibata Katsuie-sama are willing to go to war with the Shiba family.
On the contrary, Ujiie Naomoto of Simino and Hirate Hidehi of Shimo-Owari were very positive people.
The atmosphere at home was a little weird, and I couldn't make up my mind about how to respond to the main hall. "
Takenaka Shigeharu smiled.
"My lord, you are feeling uneasy and feel that the concubines in your family are ambiguous. The main hall is in the middle of the situation, so she is even more aware of this, so she wrote the letter because she wanted to see your attitude.
You should maintain your usual respectful attitude and absolutely support the Hall without any hesitation. "
Hideyoshi Hashiba nodded and said.
"What Takenaka-hime said is that I cannot lose the trust of the main hall, and I really shouldn't hesitate at this time."
Takenaka Shigeharu said with relief.
"My lord is no different now than in the past. He is already a famous person with a big family and a big business. It is only right to be cautious in doing things and there is nothing wrong with it."
Hashiba Hideyoshi somewhat heard the profound meaning of Takenaka Shigeharu's words and asked.
"What did Takenaka-hime teach me?"
Takenaka Shigeharu said.
"You should unswervingly support the main hall's attitude. But when it comes to fighting, please be cautious."
Hashiba Hideyoshi asked after thinking for a while.
"how do I say this?"
Takenaka Shigeharu said.
"I heard that Tsuta-don visited Sakai Port and now he has returned to Kyoto. He even personally wrote the four words "Martial Family World" and spread it to all directions.
Both Tsutado-den and the main hall are determined to compete, and the battle between the Shiba family and the Oda family is unavoidable.
No matter how reluctant the two monarchs or the two retainers are, no one has any way out at this time. Without a fight, nothing can be explained.
But this battle is different from ordinary battles.
Akechi Mitsuhide ran to Azuchi Castle, making noise day and night and merging with Genpei, shaking the determination of the Oda retainers to fight decisively. If it had been another battle, the main hall would have chopped off her head to sacrifice the flag.
But this time, the main hall didn't have the slightest attitude. On the one hand, he wants to start a war with the Shiba family, but on the other hand, he allows Shiba's retainers to promote the merger of the two families. What is the meaning of this? "
Hideyoshi Hashiba sighed.
"Yes, this is what I don't understand. You don't know it yet, but the main hall has ordered the water transportation of Lake Biwa to be blocked, and is preparing for war with all its strength."
Takenaka Shigeharu was stunned and then sighed.
"Main Palace, I want to accomplish this in one fell swoop.
My lord, if you think about it, Lake Biwa is a section of the Hokuriku Road trade route. Takada Yono was working hard to raise military expenses for the Shiba family at Sakai Port. He wanted to fight to protect the road on the grounds that the Oda family destroyed the Hokuriku Road trade route.
The main hall's blockade of Lake Biwa's water transportation confirmed Takada Haruno's words and made the Shiba family's preparations for war more reasonable.
The logistics market of the Hokuriku Expressway last year was approximately 4 million, passing through Settsu, Izumi, and Hanoi.
Yamashiro, Omi, Echizen, Noto, and Echigo eight countries had a great influence.
In addition, the surrounding countries that depended on the Hokuriku Road trade route involved commercial profits, tariffs, loans, intermediaries, and investments, benefiting hundreds of thousands of people and tens of millions in money and food.
With this order from the main hall, the interests of all the forces involved will be harmed, and the blow will be too great.
While conniving with Akechi Mitsuhide's promotion of the Genpei Confluence, he cut off the Hokuriku Road trade route and forced several Kanto samurai families to oppose him.
The main hall is really ruthless to the extreme. "
Hashiba Hideyoshi frowned.
"You mean to say that the main hall deliberately forced all the opponents together, and then through the Battle of Shiba Oda, wanted to solve all the troubles in one fell swoop?"
Takenaka Shigeharu smiled.
"Not only that, the main hall is still testing the concubines in the family to re-evaluate the attitude of the Oda retainers. You see, after this war, the old samurai from Owari will definitely leave Owari.
When the main hall sealed you in Kitaomi, I had the idea in my mind that I would also separate Shibata Katsuie-sama and the others.
This time, the conflicting attitudes of the old Owari samurai will definitely strengthen the main hall's idea to drive all the old people out to start their own businesses, and prevent them from continuing to eat, drink, and mess around on Owari's merit list. "
Hideyoshi Hashiba reacted.
"So, you want me to resolutely support the hall as always and have a correct attitude, just to pass the test of the hall?"
Takenaka Shigeharu nodded.
"Yes, your attitude must meet the expectations of the hall, but this war does not have to be fought seriously."
Hideyoshi Hashiba smiled bitterly.
"Hime Takenaka, I'm a little confused again."
Takenaka Shigeharu sighed.
"The first battle after Tsuta-don went to Raku was to help the Asai family defeat the Rokkaku family in the Northern Expedition in Omi country. He was revered as a god by the Omi samurai family in both north and south.
In today's Omi country, Minami Omi was trembling after being massacred by the Owari old samurai family. The main hall was stationed in Azuchi Castle and easily controlled the land of Minami Omi.
You are entrusted by the main hall to the land of North Omi and supervise the local samurai family. Do you think that if the Shiba-Oda family goes to war, the Omi people will do their best to serve the main hall and become enemies of Tsuta-den? "
Hashiba Hideyoshi thought for a while, shook his head.
"Isano Umasa was a military general, and he highly respected Tsutado-don, who was unparalleled in battle.
Aguan Zhenzheng was smart enough to naturally not go head-to-head with the invincible Jindo Palace.
Horihide Village relied on the city to lead the way to make a fortune, and it did not have the courage to become an enemy of Tsutaden, which had never failed.
I don't know about the Southern Omi people, but the North Omi people will definitely not try their best and are willing to send troops to deal with it, which means they are worthy of me. "
Takenaka Shigeharu nodded.
"My lord is wise, everyone in Omi is in awe of Tsuta-den, and those old samurai in Owari are also in awe of Tsuta-den. They all know how powerful Tsuta-den is.
Only those samurai families in Simino were interested in their own interests, and the young people in Owari, who had never experienced the martial prowess of Tsutado-den, were eager to try.
As for the main hall, it is a perfect opportunity to be able to wait for work, sit back and wait for Tsuta-den to summon the recent Kanto warriors, stay at home and wait for the enemy to go on an expedition and defeat them in one fell swoop.
As long as Tsutado-don's coalition forces are defeated in one battle, it will be difficult for the Kanto samurai family to stop the Oda family's conquests in recent times.
And Tsudo-den himself has always been the target that the main hall hopes to conquer. Being able to surrender Tsudo-don in one fell swoop is also what the main hall dreams of. "
Hashiba Hideyoshi narrowed his eyes, and there was a wave of fluctuation in his heart. Of course she knew Oda Nobunaga's desire to conquer Shiba Yoshigan again, but at this time, it sounded harsh and a little uncomfortable.
Takenaka Shigeharu looked at Hashiba Hideyoshi's serious expression and continued.
"So this battle must be fought because the main hall wants to fight. But I dare to say that whoever rushes to the front in this battle will be asking for trouble.
It is not that discussions between Jindo Hall and the main hall are impossible. The current situation is more of a battle of spirits and a helpless situation caused by some reasons.
To unravel this situation, a battle must be fought, but no matter whether it is under the Shiba family
In recent times, among the Kanto samurai clan and the old samurai clan and the new samurai clan leading the Oda family, few people really try their best.
Both Tsudo Hall and the main hall want to show off to each other, and the battle must be cruel and fierce.
For this battle, those who hide behind and watch may not suffer, but those who rush forward must suffer heavy losses and suffer injuries.
This is a battle of spirits. If there is a scene of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, how can it not frighten the hearts of the martial arts families on both sides? Can the fight continue?
When the time comes, I'm afraid there will be countless people holding back the Jindo Hall and the Main Hall, begging the two Highnesses to value peace and not to perish together.
If this is really the case, those who go to great lengths to start a war will be afraid that their subordinates will die in vain and will vomit blood in anger. "
Hashiba Hideyoshi was thoughtful and somewhat understood Takenaka Shigeharu's thoughts.
This battle will definitely be fought, but it will probably end in an anticlimactic manner, because the two sides do not have a sharp conflict that completely breaks their faces.
Yoshigan Shiba fell out against Rena Takeda, beheaded Oda Nobunaga's nickname, and went to Luo to expel the Oda family's garrison.
Oda Nobunaga faced off and sent troops to strictly guard the front line of Sakamoto Ogusa, as if he was ready to fight back at any time.
Yoshigan Shiba wrote a handwritten message to the samurai family, condemning Oda Nobunaga's reforms for harming the interests of the samurai family.
Oda Nobunaga pulled the curtain, cutting off the water transportation of Lake Biwa and cutting off the Hokkaido trade route lifeline of the Shiba family.
It seemed that the two sides were already at odds, but Mitsuhide Akechi was still calling for Genpei to join forces, and neither Yoshigan Shiba nor Nobunaga Oda stopped him.
This man and woman fought hard, but both left a way out and were unwilling to finish the matter. If the bosses are unwilling to completely fall out, how can the people below dare to fight?
You said that in order to conquer the world and become a hero of the new dynasty, then everyone gritted their teeth and fought hard to die, but also left a century of wealth for future generations.
But what if he took his own life and the bad couple turned around and got better again? Wouldn’t those who work hard become idiots?
The situation was too vague and strange, and the two sides were not at the point of fighting each other to the death. The martial artists, who were more skilled than ghosts, naturally refused to waste their own strength in vain.
The ones who really rush forward in a hurry are some stupid young people who hope to prove themselves in the war, or who have to fight to the death for other political purposes. They are the main force in this war.
For example, the Owari Young Clan wants to rise to the top, and the Nishiminon samurai want to prove their worth so that they will not be demoted to inferiors after the separation of Nobun-kun.
But Hashiba Hideyoshi was different. She was already the 120,000-koku daimyo of Kitaomi, and there was no need to fight for an illusory opportunity with her life like before.
Now that she has put on shoes, she is no longer the barefooted middle- and low-level Ji warrior she used to be. What she needs now is stable development.
Takenaka Shigeharu's method was good. He shouted loudly, but when the fight started, he waited and watched and let others fight with all their strength.
Hideyoshi Hashiba nodded.
"Just do what Takenaka-hime wants."
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Just as Shigeharu Takenaka said, Yoshihiro Shiba and Nobunaga Oda have not yet severed their ties of friendship and have adopted a life-or-death attitude, so why are they trying so hard?
There are countless people on both ends of the spectrum in the Oda family, and those at the Kanto Waiting Office also have their own agendas, and few of them really want to fight to the death.
But for Sanada Nobushige, this is a life-or-death political battle, and he must have a correct attitude.
In Minawa Castle, at the residence hall, Sanada Nobuhige and Umino Riichi are also having a secret conversation.
Sanada Nobushige scratched his head and asked.
"Liu Niang wants me to fully support the war in the subsequent big review? Isn't this a bit too high-profile?"
Umino Tori's eyes were like daggers, he stared at Sanada Nobushige coldly and said.
"I think you are a bit too funny, Master.
Previously, you were determined to actively participate in Takeda's conquest, but I wouldn't stop you. After all, that was your wish and obsession, and I could only follow it.
But Tsudoden has already written a letter to reprimand you, and you still insist on not turning back, and even argue with Daxiong Chaoxiu, arousing her hostility for nothing?
The mountains are prosperous, the islands are powerful and powerful, and the big bear is in a good position.
Of course, if you want to argue, argue or make trouble, that is also the business of the three permanent directors. Why are you interfering with it?
At that time, you were quite positive, fearing that you were not tough enough. At this critical moment when Jinduo Palace is sending messages to all directions and summoning the martial arts families all over the world with the four words "Martial Family World", why do you hesitate? "
Umino Riichi was obviously full of anger, and his sarcastic remarks made Sanada Nobushige smile bitterly. Sanada Nobushige did not dare to refute, for fear of really offending his good military advisor, so he could only look at him and apologize with a smile.
"What Liu Niang said is that I am ignorant."
The good thing about Sanada Nobushige is that he has no face and no skin. When a cold-faced kid like Umino Riichi meets her, it can be regarded as one thing falling after another, and there is nothing he can do to her.
Umino looked at her with a flattering expression and sighed helplessly.
"You are the master, and what you want to do is your right. As a subject, I have nothing to say.
But now, the Sanada people are on the verge of destruction and are about to fall into the abyss. If you don't take a stand, all your years of hard work will be in vain, and you will regret it. "
Sanada Nobushige swallowed and asked.
"is it so serious?"
Umino Riichi said seriously.
"I would like to ask you, Your Majesty, what did you rely on for your success as a young girl to conquer the land of Nishi Ueno and become famous in just a few years?"
Sanada Nobushige was decisive.
"Of course I rely on Liu Niang's wisdom!"
Umino Riichi was stunned, her face that looked like a thousand-year-old ice baby was almost unbearable. She could only ask and answer to this shameless lord.
"It's money and food.
You started your career because of the favor of Tsutaden. Looking at the Kanto Palace, only the Sanada clan has received generous treatment from the Shimogotsu Otai people.
We, the Shiye tribe, are so poor in the mountains that we cannot compare to the rich people of Yueyangbei, who have plains and gold mines. As long as you have enough money and food, there are many relatives and sisters who are willing to die for you.
You are also very lucky. Master Qinghai is good at management and he just dug out treasures in our poor mountains and ravines. Dried matsutake, kapok cloth, which one is not a good thing to make money?
Coupled with the fact that Tsutado-den looks at you differently and gives you preferential treatment on trade routes and merchant ships, the economy of Nishi-Ueno is booming, and the people of Nishi-Ueno respect you very much.
But you happened to defy Tsudado-don's order in public at the council meeting, and also offended Okuma Chaohide, who was in charge of the execution office. What were you thinking in your mind? Do you want to die?
Even if you don't want to live anymore, you should think about the sisters under your command! We have only lived a good life for a few days, how can you be so irresponsible! "
