When he heard Takenaka Shigeharu say that Oda was defeated and Oda Nobunaga's plan to marry Shiba Yoshigan would go bankrupt, Hashiba Hideyoshi was already moved.
As long as Yoshigan Shiba would not marry Oda Nobunaga, Hideyoshi Hashiba felt secretly happy. She bowed with a solemn expression.
"As a grown-up woman, your ambitions are thousands of miles away. How can you stop here and ask Takenaka Hime to teach me?"
Takenaka Shigeharu bowed in return and said.
“The Lord is determined to make progress, and the subordinates are happy in their hearts, and they must work hard to prepare for the Lord.
Although for the Lord, the best outcome of the battle between Shiba and Oda is that Shiba wins and Oda loses, you cannot do anything that harms the interests of the Oda family. This bad guy can only be done by someone else. "
Hideyoshi Hashiba nodded and said.
"The great hall is wise and mighty, with eyes as bright as a torch.
It is too difficult to do small tricks under her nose. If you are not careful, she will see through it, and the consequences will be disastrous. "
Hideyoshi Hashiba had just become a 120,000-koku daimyo, with only a limited qualification. What she needed now was to cultivate her wings and solidify her foundation.
Moreover, she must firmly seize the great opportunity of the Oda family to conquer the world and take advantage of this opportunity to soar into the sky.
Although Takenaka Shigeharu analyzed with her for a long time how the victory of the Oda family would be detrimental to her, and it was best to let the Shiba family win.
But Hideyoshi Hashiba could only know what he was thinking, and he could never show it, secretly doing some tricks, and he had to be careful not to let Oda Nobunaga find out and ruin his future.
Hideyoshi Hashiba understood this, and Shigeharu Takenaka understood it even more.
Takenaka Shigeharu smiled.
"My lord is a loyal minister of the Oda family, and this will never change. Even if there are any changes in the future, it will be God's will, and it is definitely not my lord's own evil intentions."
Takenaka Shigeharu sees further than Hashiba Hideyoshi. Hashiba Hideyoshi cannot leave the platform of the Oda family now. In the future, he will also serve as his watcher and build a memorial arch, so as not to give the world an excuse for the samurai family to discuss.
As long as your thinking does not slip, there are always more solutions than difficulties.
Hashiba Hideyoshi nodded silently. Both she and Takenaka Shigeharu knew very well that as a servant of Hashiba Hideyoshi, once the platform of the Oda family was lost, there would never be a second chance to rise in the future.
Only by using the platform of the Oda family to strengthen oneself and focusing on being anti-customer is the most comfortable position for superiority.
Oda Nobunaga was too ruthless in doing things and did not leave room for others. In fact, he was cutting off his own future. It would not be surprising at all if she suddenly died unexpectedly one day.
The most important thing is that Oda Nobunaga has no heirs yet. Once something happens to her, the future of the Oda family will be in crisis.
In crisis, there is opportunity. For careerists, they never worry about crises, but look forward to them and use them to strengthen themselves.
Some words can only be understood but cannot be expressed in words. Hideyoshi Hashiba and Shigeharu Takenaka each know what they are saying.
And what is before them now is how to make small moves safely to prevent Oda Nobunaga from discovering Hideyoshi Hideyoshi's secret aid to the Shiba family.
Takenaka Shigeharu said.
"Oda Nobsumi was young and ignorant, but he was very ambitious when he accompanied her to the Oda family in Takashima County. He was aiming to engulf the Isono family's family fortune.
Masa Isono is not a fool, but the difference in strength does not allow her to act rashly. But if you really want to push her into a hurry, you may not jump over the wall in a hurry.
Takashima County has very high strategic value in this battle of Shiba Oda.
The Takashima family, who originally controlled Takashima County, has been uprooted by the Asai family. Asai Nagamasa originally wanted to avoid future troubles, but he did not expect that now he has taken advantage of Isono Umasa.
The Isono family was originally a samurai family in Takashima County, and had great prestige in the local area. Isono Yuanmasa held 60,000 koku, and most of Takashima County was her territory.
If she is willing to raise her voice and support Jinduo Palace, Zhu Ji Jing will definitely follow in Gaodao County, and the situation will change drastically. "
Hideyoshi Hashiba thought.
"Takashima County is a good place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack."
The geographical core of Omi Kingdom is the Omi Basin, and economic construction is carried out around the shores of Lake Biwa in the center of the territory.
There is a large plain on the east coast of Lake Biwa, and the Rokkaku Asai family, one in the south and one in the north, occupied this area and developed.
The west coast of Lake Biwa is more mountainous and less land. To the north of Takashima County is the Nosaka Mountains, to the south is the Sakamoto Grass Line, to the east is Lake Biwa, and to the west is the Hira Mountains.
Except for a small amount of land on the shore of Lake Biwa, most of Takashima County is the hills adjacent to the Nosaka Mountains and the Hira Mountains, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. This is why Oda Nobunaga valued Takashima County.
If the Takashima County samurai family sided with the Oda family, even if Yoshigan Shiba led troops to attack Takashima County, the Takashima County samurai family could take advantage of the local people's understanding of the terrain and hide in the mountains.
The logistical supply line of the Shiba Army going north will pass under the eyes of the Takashima County samurai family, which is a huge trouble.
Whether it is resistance at all levels that consumes the spirit of the Spas Army, or hiding in the mountains and hills to harass the supply lines of the Spas Army, it will seriously dampen the morale and morale of the Spas Army.
In addition, Oda Nobunaga intended to use Asakura Kageki of Tsuruga County to fish out Shiba Yoshigan and coerce the Shiba army to go north in advance. The actual purpose was to encircle the point and mobilize reinforcements.
Originally, the strength of the Shiba Army in recent aspects was far inferior to that of the Oda family.
Once the Shiba army is besieged by several times the military strength gathered by Oda Nobunaga, and the samurai family of Takashima County is behind them to harass the logistics, it will be difficult for Yoshigan Shiba to deal with it, even if he has great abilities.
Oda Nobunaga wanted to create such a situation and seize the recent fronts of Shiba Yoshigan before the Kanto Allied Forces broke through Shibata Katsuie's strict defense blockade in Echizen Province.
But if the Takashima County warrior family turns to the Shiba family, the situation will be different.
The hills and mountains of Takashima County will no longer be a problem for Shiba's army. Instead, Shiba Yoshigan can use the local terrain to fight against the Oda army to the end.
When the war is unfavorable, the Shiba Army can completely withdraw to Takashima County, defend it layer by layer with mountain castles, consume the Oda Army, and wait for news of the Kwantung Allied Forces breaking through Echizen Country.
At that time, Oda Nobunaga could only fight a tough battle with an unpredictable outcome against the two Kanto armies assembled by the Shiba family.
Because the location of Takashima County is so important, if Hashiba Hideyoshi wants to quietly help the Shiba family, the best way is to force Isono Emasa to rebel against Takashima County.
Isono Umasa was a fierce general in his own right. He guarded Sawayama Castle for the Asai family and blocked the Rokkaku family's offensive, which was also a great military achievement.
The reason why she surrendered to the Oda family was not because of disloyalty, but because of helplessness.
It was Hashiba Hideyoshi who used superb diplomatic means to drive a wedge between Asai and his subjects, and it was also Asai Nagamasa's inability to control the killing of hostages that caused the rupture between monarchs and subjects, which forced Isono Tamasagi to surrender.
After the Asai family was destroyed, Masa Isono was awarded the 60,000 koku title of Takashima County for his meritorious service. This was because Oda Nobunaga quickly eliminated the Asai and Asakura families and swallowed too much territory at once, which he could not digest.
The new territory was too big and there were too many surrendered ministers. Even if Oda Nobunaga could not trust the local samurai, he could only pretend to be generous for the time being, appease the local people with generous rewards, and then slowly pursue his plans.
As long as Isogan Masaru has some brains, look at the fate of those surrender factions in Minami Ise, Minami Omi, and Echizen Kingdom that were wiped out bit by bit by Oda Nobunaga, making room for Oda's retainers.
She should have known that she might not have any good results in the future. Kitahata Goji's lesson learned from the past, isn't it clear enough and obvious what the consequences will be if he surrenders and welcomes the son of Oda?
Hideyoshi Hashiba thought for a while and asked.
"Even if Masa Isono is afraid, he is not strong enough after all. Can he really force him to rebel against her?"
Takenaka Shigeharu stretched out three fingers and said.
"It is not difficult to force him to rebel against Masa Isono, for three reasons.
First, Isono Umasa and Tsutado fought side by side in the Battle of Norada. The two sides were old acquaintances and comrades in arms, and they had a deep friendship.
In fact, among the generals of the Asai family, the one who admired him the most was Tsudado, who showed his prowess in Norada, and they were all in awe.
Coupled with the fact that Tsutado-don acted benevolently and kindly, Isono Danmasa was in a difficult situation in the Oda family and must have had the idea of seeking refuge with the Shiba family.
Secondly, the main hall is ruthless in doing things, and the past affairs of the Kitahata family are appalling, so Isono Umasa cannot help but worry.
The main hall sent Oda Nobuchen to Takashima County because Takashima County's strategic value in the coming year's war was too important.
She couldn't trust Isono Danmasa, who had an old friendship with Tsutado-don, so she would definitely send a direct descendant of the Oda family to supervise him. Even if the food looks ugly and easily triggers assumptions, I don’t care about it that much.
But in this way, it will scare Isono Yuanmasa into thinking that sooner or later he will follow in the footsteps of Kitahata Gokyo, which will make him even more fearful and resentful.
Third, my lord, you are in Kitaomi.
The main hall dares to send Oda Nobucheni to Takashima County, but it is not worried that Isono Yuanmao will jump over the wall in a hurry, just because you are in charge of Kitaomi.
When Kitanomi first decided, the main hall gave you a territory of 120,000 koku with a wave of his hand, so that you would have absolute strength to suppress Asai's old ministers, such as Isono Umasa and Aguki Sadage.
But if you relax the pressure on Isono Umasa, do you think Isono Umasa would dare to risk his life to survive? "
Hideyoshi Hashiba pondered.
"Relaxing the pressure on Isono Umasa, will this be too obvious and arouse the suspicion of the main hall?"
Takenaka Shigeharu smiled.
"If you can trust me, leave this matter to me.
Oda Nobsumi was less than ten years old, and it was only because of Oda Nobuyuki's death that she became a member of the Yuan Dynasty in advance. Although she was already a Hime Samurai, she was still a child after all.
It is impossible for the main hall to expect a child to supervise Isono Yuanmao. It must be someone dispatched by the Oda family to be responsible for the truly important affairs.
The future of these forces all hangs on Oda Nobumi. If they want to rise to the top, they must want to learn from Kitahata Nobabao's approach, help Oda Nobumi remove the thorn in Isono Emasa's side, and take charge themselves.
As long as we secretly add fuel to the flames and condone and amplify their malicious intentions, Masa Isono will naturally not be able to bear it.
As for the guilt of relaxing the suppression of Masa Isono, which allowed her to calmly and successfully rebel.
That is of course because those in the Oda family looked down upon you, a daimyo from a humble background, and rejected your warnings and suggestions many times, which resulted in such serious consequences.
When something happens, the ones who serve Oda Nobsumi will be the unlucky ones. It's because of their indulgence that you have suffered a lot of injustice.
With the wisdom of the main hall, I will naturally know who to get angry at and who to take the responsibility afterwards, so that the innocent you will not be implicated. "
Hashiba Hideyoshi was so impressed.
"Okay! Of course I can trust Takenaka-hime in handling matters, so I'll leave it to you.
Can Tsutado-dono win this war if only Isono Umasagi rebels? "
Takenaka Shigeharu shook his head.
"There are no absolutes in the battle formation. Isono Umasa's rebellion only broke the wishful thinking of the main hall and gave Tsudo-donian a bargaining chip and an extra chance of winning.
How could the outcome of the Battle of Shiba-Oda be controlled by Masa Isono, who was only 60,000 koku?
But we have achieved this to the extreme, and we must not make any other small moves.
Due to the suspicion of the main hall, after Isono Umasagi rebelled, she would definitely keep an eye on us. If we try to do anything else, we are afraid that our flaws will be exposed and we will ultimately fail. "
Hideyoshi Hashiba smiled bitterly.
"So, all I can do is force the rebellion of Isono Yuanmasa, and then continue to be my loyal Oda minister?"
Takenaka Shigeharu nodded.
"Do your best and obey fate. If God's will favors the Oda family, why should you go against heaven? It's not a bad idea to live your life as a loyal minister serving the Oda family."
Hideyoshi Hashiba nodded.
Takenaka Shigeharu is right, he shouldn't be too greedy. When it comes to everything, you can only stop at it and see if God is willing to give you a chance.
Takenaka Shigeharu saw Hashiba Hideyoshi's expression a little gloomy, and smiled and comforted him.
"My lord, in fact, there is another advantage of forcing Isono Umasa to rebel, that is, you can further consolidate your position in Kitaomi.
Among the surrendered ministers of the Kitanomi Asai family, Aguki Sadaki and Isono Gamasa were the most prestigious, both civil and military.
Aguan Zhenzheng was only granted more than 20,000 stones of territory by the main hall, so his prestige and strength were somewhat weaker. However, Isono Danmasa had 60,000 koku, had outstanding military achievements, and was very influential among the Kitanomi samurai family.
After forcing Isono Umasagi to rebel, the Kitanomi samurai family would inevitably be suspected of insufficient loyalty by the main hall and would not be reused. It was inevitable that they would be ostracized among the retainers.
And this is also your opportunity to win over the lonely people and enrich your team. "
Hideyoshi Hashiba smiled, it was indeed true.
Takenaka Shigeharu had already planned for her, and the Hashiba family's team must rely on the Omi family.
Hashiba Hideyoshi was born as a servant, and the Owari Mino samurai family surrendered to Oda Nobunaga early and made great contributions in the subsequent southern and northern wars.
Hashiba Hideyoshi can only be regarded as a rising star among the old warriors of Owari Mino. They looked down on Hashiba Hideyoshi's humble background, and they were even less willing to bow to Hashiba Hideyoshi.
But Omi Kingdom is different. Omi Kingdom was conquered by the Oda family relatively late, and Kitanomi was a new territory that was just settled.
The samurai here are newcomers who have just surrendered among the Oda retainers. They are inferior in every way and naturally have no right to look down on Hideyoshi Hashiba.
As for Isono Umasagi, the most prestigious local leader in Kitaomi, he rebelled and broke away from the Oda family. The remaining Kitaomi samurai family would only be strengthened by the Oda family and their lives would become even more difficult.
With Hashiba Hideyoshi's excellent way of dealing with people and his good ability to win over people, winning over the Kitanomi samurai family at this time will definitely be more effective with half the effort.
The surrender of the Northern Omi people will enrich the Hashiba family's retainers and help Hideyoshi in his future campaigns.
From this point of view, forcing Isono Umasa to rebel was indeed of great benefit to Hashiba Hideyoshi, she said with a smile.
"Killing two birds with one stone, Takenakahime is amazing."
(End of chapter)
