Non-Honmaru Inner Honwan [Comprehensive]

Even if Tsurumaru Kuninaga said it seemed to make sense—Kakiri Hasebe couldn't calm down at all!

Isn't this really playing with fire!I always feel that what I say now is so sure, something big will happen in the future!

However, no matter what Yakiri Hasebe thought, Tsurumaru Kuninaga, who said he had finished speaking, had no sense of guilt at all. He just patted Yakiri Hasebe on the shoulder reassuringly, and walked away calmly. , leaving Yakiri Hasebe staring at his back in a daze.

However, Hasebe, who was pressing and cutting, soon lost the mind to pay attention to these small things.Although he still wanted to shake Tsurumaru Kuninaga's head and make this trouble-loving Tachi sober, Tsurumaru Kuninaga had the foresight to avoid him in the following days.And not long after, Yakiri Hasebe had to refocus his attention on a series of ongoing historical events, so he couldn't hold on to Tsurumaru country and never let go.

That's right, the day in history when Ashikaga Yoshiaki announced his abandonment of the contract and once again raised the flag of rebellion against Oda Nobunaga has arrived.

Takeda Shingen's dying instructions were not entirely useless.Although the Uesugi family, Hojo family, Oda family, Tokugawa family, Asai family... In short, these people knew the news of Takeda Shingen's death, but Ashikaga Yoshiaki was completely concealed from it.He understands that if Takeda Shingen wants to go to Luo, it is very important to be able to give Takeda Shingen a legitimate and reasonable reason to go to Luo. ,vigorous.

Akechi Mitsuhide did not push too much on this matter, but it is undeniable that Ashikaga Yoshiaki acted so recklessly precisely because he took Hosokawa Fujitaka away!

Pushing Ashikaga Yoshiaki from a monk to the current position of general, even if there were elements of circumstances and luck, Hosokawa Fujitaka still contributed a lot.During the days when Ashikaga Yoshiaki was on the run before he became a general and only returned from the temple, it was Hosokawa Fujitaka who single-handedly took care of Ashikaga Yoshiaki's daily life, and actively sought for him a daimyo who was willing to support him. .

After Ashikaga Yoshiaki became a general, Hosokawa Fujitaka's position in the general's family became more and more stable.During the period when he was always (thought to be) threatened by Oda Nobunaga, Ashikaga Yoshiaki only dared to pour bitter water on Hosokawa Fujitaka.Now I feel that with Takeda as the backing, I can finally attack Nobunaga. Ashikaga Yoshiaki was also the first to inform Hosokawa Fujitaka.

The general's trust in Hosokawa Fujitaka can be seen.It can be said that in the general's family, Hosokawa Fujitaka is not just a retainer, but a real character who controls most of the general's power - although Oda Nobunaga (actually Mitsuhide Akechi) played several times With the opinion, Ashikaga Yoshiaki has not much power left.

The sudden disappearance of such a character really made Ashikaga Yoshiaki anxious for a long time.He still trusted Hosokawa Fujitaka at this time, and kept sending people out to inquire about Hosokawa Fujitaka's news. Even when he heard that Nobunaga was so intimidated by Takeda's aftermath that he didn't dare to act rashly, he lost his usual joy, and speculated about Hosokawa worriedly. Fujitaka's possible current situation and whereabouts.

It is not without talented people around him - Araki Murashige is one.If there is such a person who can see the situation clearly by his side, then at least Ashikaga Yoshiaki will also understand that the sudden interruption of the Takeda family's Shangluo and the subsequent silence are strange everywhere, and perhaps they will not rush to send troops like this.

...It's just that this hero who once opposed Oda Nobunaga was already wary because Takeda Shingen had to stay in the Ministry of Justice for the New Year before Ashikaga Yoshiaki raised his troops for the first time.Afterwards, Fujitaka Hosokawa and Mitsuhide Akechi went through many secret talks, and finally chose to join the Oda family—because leaking information behind the scenes was not a bright achievement, and Fujitaka Hosokawa did not intend to take such a path and eventually corrupt himself into a villain Therefore, he chose Araki Murashige, and took the Settsu faction headed by Araki Murashige as a meeting ceremony for entering the Oda family.

Araki Murashige himself did not recognize Ashikaga Yoshiaki's talent, he just wanted to get a piece of the pie during Takeda's Shangluo period, so he pretended to run for Ashikaga Yoshiaki.Therefore, Hosokawa Fujitaka's persuasion was exactly what he wanted.Even before the emperor intervened between Saburo and Ashikaga Yoshiaki (Takeda Shingen had not died of illness and was on his way back to Kai), he couldn't wait to meet Nobunaga.

Most of the useful people around Ashikaga Yoshiaki had already dispersed under the "surrender gift" presented by Hosokawa Fujitaka in order to switch camps!

Even if he has the blood of the Ashikaga family, he was a monk first, and then the general who conquered barbarians with most of his power restricted, it is impossible to discover the military talents he may have in just a few times leading the army.He didn't even realize what Takeda Shingen was desperately rushing back to Kaikai for. In May, Tokugawa Ieyasu crossed the Oi River to set fire to the Suruga Takeda family's territory, but he didn't receive any counterattack-this abnormality didn't arouse him. attention.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki was so completely deceived... Even because of Hosokawa Fujitaka's disappearance, he became more determined to raise troops!

After that, in just a dozen days, Ashikaga Yoshiaki had to surrender to Saburo.

"—Mr. Wise's deeds sometimes make me feel terrible."

In Gifu Castle, Hosokawa Fujitaka and Akechi Mitsuhide, who had already met Saburo and had become the retainers of the Oda family, were sitting face to face. After hearing the news from Xiao Xing, they couldn't help talking softly.

"Then Mr. Hosokawa recommending Mr. Araki to come to meet His Highness, should it also be counted in my deeds?"

Akechi Mitsuhide just replied calmly.

"How could it be?" Hosokawa Fujitaka replied, "It's just that Mr. Akechi brought me to Gifu suddenly. He was originally worried that I would see something. Please report it to the general. You want him to raise his troops at the original time, so you can There is a reason to clear the way for Nobunaga—is it okay to make such an arbitrary claim? Nobunaga doesn't look like a puppet house governor without his own opinions."

"Do you still want to call His Highness 'Nobunaga'?" Akechi Mitsuhide did not follow Hosokawa Fujitaka's words, but reminded.

"—No. I made a slip of the tongue. That 'His Royal Highness' of the Oda Family is also the 'His Royal Highness' I want to serve now."

Hosokawa Fujitaka admitted his mistake so readily, Akechi Mitsuhide didn't hold on anymore.He was still wrapped in a face scarf at the moment, and the shadow of Hosokawa Fujitaka was clearly reflected in his warm eyes, which did not have any murderous intent, and could even be said to be utterly gentle.

But thinking of Akechi Mitsuhide's methods, Hosokawa Fujitaka would never think that Akechi Mitsuhide is a gentle person—no, it should be explained that Akechi Mitsuhide is indeed a very gentle and kind person, but as long as it is for the purpose of Oda Nobunaga, He tends to do unexpected things.

Not only is he decisive, but he also has no psychological burden.Akechi Mitsuhide doesn't seem to care about the past, the present, or the future—the only thing he cares about is "helping Oda Nobunaga win the world".For this matter, Akechi Mitsuhide can make no matter what kind of decision it is... as long as it is beneficial to the Oda family in the long run or in the present.

Is Oda Nobunaga's imperial methods so terrible?

Recalling Saburo's clear eyes like a child's and the strange actions he would have from time to time, and recalling the loyalty of the Oda family's retainers to Saburo, Hosokawa Fujitaka can only increase his evaluation of Saburo by [-]%. Test the man.

Just when Hosokawa Fujitaka was thinking deeply, Akechi Mitsuhide spoke calmly again: "At the beginning, I brought His Highness Hosokawa to Gifu, but I had concerns about this... However, I didn't realize my worries until I met His Highness. is superfluous."

——This is of course not a compliment to Saburo, but a mockery of Hosokawa Fujitaka.

Even if it is commonplace to betray the old master in this era, Hosokawa Fujitaka's departure from the Ashikaga family that has been served by generations is still surprising.What's more, Hosokawa Fujitaka did not simply betray, but cut off the few remaining wings of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and sent them all to Saburo.

The cold nature revealed in this made Mitsuhide Akechi quite uncomfortable when he first knew about it.But as a vassal of the beneficiary side, he has no reason to criticize Hosokawa Fujitaka's actions-even Hosokawa Fujitaka will join him, which itself has his support and recommendation.

Even, he and Hosokawa Fujitaka have always maintained a relationship similar to that of friends.

For Akechi Mitsuhide's private irony, Hosokawa Fujitaka didn't mind.It might be better to say that such irony made him see a little bit of Akechi Mitsuhide in the past—although it has not changed now, but he always feels that Akechi Mitsuhide has become a lot bolder after becoming Oda Nobunaga's retainer.

"No, it's not superfluous—I really feel guilty for dragging Mr. Gongfang into the secular world." Hosokawa Fujitaka finally responded to Mitsuhide Akechi's sarcasm in this way, "However, although I am guilty, but let me a few months ago It is quite difficult to choose between telling Yoshiaki-sama the news of Takeda Shingen's death, or concealing the news to increase the stakes so that after investing in the Oda family, he can gain enough power to allow the Hosokawa family to continue to survive."

"But even if I hesitate, I will probably choose His Highness in the end—this is what Mr. Wise wants to see."

Akechi Mitsuhide looked at Hosokawa Fujitaka's narrow and cold eyes, and finally nodded frankly: "That's right. What's happening now is exactly what I'm happy to see."

"Even if it's the result of presumptuous claims"

Perhaps it was Akechi Mitsuhide's unchanging nature that aroused the memories of getting along with him in the past, and Hosokawa Fujitaka spoke a few words of persuasion very rarely.

"Even if you are thinking about His Highness's future, making claims without permission is challenging His Highness's authority. Even if you are fine now, once someone wants to settle the case, all of these will become your crimes - this point, I I thought you could have figured it out a long time ago with your intelligence."

"It's ok."

"Um"

"The only things I can make my own decisions about are these insignificant matters. For that general, I can only be regarded as 'watching on the sidelines' rather than 'making my own decisions'." Akechi Mitsuhide replied, "Your Highness is too merciful, so I have to Changing the way things are done—that’s all.”

Thinking of Hosokawa Fujitaka who burned Mount Hiei: ... I really can't see that Oda Nobunaga is a benevolent person

"As for clearing up my crimes... In this world, the only one who can clear up my crimes is Your Highness."

Not paying attention to Hosokawa Fujitaka's suddenly strange expression, Akechi Mitsuhide looked outside the room and said firmly.

"And I live for him."

Hosokawa Fujitaka's face became more and more weird: "It's like you owe him something."

"Indeed it is."

To his surprise, this joke was actually affirmed by Akechi Mitsuhide.

The vassals of the Oda family still looked out of the window while wearing a veil, their voices were a little softer, and there was even a slight smile, but the firmness in it really couldn't be ignored.

He said: "As early as more than 20 years ago, when I first met His Highness—I owed a debt of favor that I can't pay off."

Then the next chapter... well, let's just let it be whatever it is.

Thanks Mr. S for mine!mwah!