Non-Honmaru Inner Honwan [Comprehensive]

After the tea party was over, the retainers of the Oda family naturally learned that the peerless and beautiful young man who "described as noble" and "behaved elegantly" was actually another Nanban ninja—because the tea party hadn't passed long, the people who came here at that time The guests were not all members of the Oda family, and the retainers who knew the inside story could only silently help the governor to conceal the identity of Mikazuki Munekin for the time being.At that time, Sen Rikyu, who was the closest to Tsukimune Mikami and saw the abnormality (eye color), also kept silent because he stayed at the Oda house and continued to serve as the tea head.

Although Saburo never went to him to learn the tea ceremony again.

Whether it was Akechi Mitsuhide who was still in Tamba, or the Oda retainers in Gifu, they all thought that at least the remaining two months of this year would pass safely without any major twists and turns.The weather at this time has begun to turn cold, which is not a suitable time for launching a war, and the aftermath of the previous battles has not dissipated. No matter whether it is to wait and see or have other ideas, other forces will not challenge again so soon. The authority of the Oda family, at least for a period of time, the Oda family has once again fallen into peace.

After the tea party, the New Year is about to usher in.Saburo who stayed in Gifu, apart from occasionally climbing trees regardless of his status, and riding a horse with only a few people to "date" Guicho, he would not do any more actions...

Imagine, it is so beautiful.

Out of this kind of beautiful imagination, and the fact that Oda has been constantly fighting this year, it is time to relax for a while. When Saburo went to Luo again, the retainers of the Oda family did not raise their vigilance at all.

Around the time when the letter from Gifu stating the events of the tea party was sent to Mitsuhide Akechi, Saburo started to visit Luo again.By the time Akechi Mitsuhide hurriedly sent people to investigate the situation and arrived in Gifu on November [-]th, Saburo was already in Kyoto and had been awarded a new official position by the court.

...This time, there is no Mitsuhide Akechi to go to the court on his behalf. Both the court and the Oda family's retainers are very desperate.

In detail, the Oda family knew that Mitsuhide Akechi and Saburo had the same appearance, and there were more than 20 swordsmen alone.In addition to them, Hosokawa Fujitaka, who had known Akechi Mitsuhide before he became Saburo's vassal, and Takenaka Hanbei, who had discovered Akechi Mitsuhide's abnormal appearance with his own keenness, also knew about it early on and had always been cautious about it. Keep it secret.

Lacking this crucial cognition, I have never doubted whether the "Oda Nobunaga" who used to go to the court with perfect etiquette and calm self-sufficiency will lose himself, and has always been mistaken for Akechi Mitsuhide in the court The previous teachings to Saburo had worked—if it wasn’t for Zong Sanzuo’s writing that was accidentally smashed, the swordsman would never have thought of the possibility of “replacement”—so, when faced with the dilemma of having to go to court again, the Oda family’s The retainers unsuspectingly let Saburo go.

As for Saburo... because the court's attitude towards him when he went to Luo last time was frighteningly good, he didn't usually care about etiquette, and he didn't know the court etiquette and the usual politeness he had to maintain when meeting his retainers and generals What's the difference, it's just so calm... really went.

This time, the imperial court finally understood what it means to be a "countryman of Owari".

The process of going to the court was so tragic that after finally returning, the attendants who followed Saburo and went to the court had their eyes straightened, as if they were completely frightened.Saburo, who was too rude for people in the court to walk, sit and lie down, and was also very rude to talk to Emperor Masahimachi, except for being annoyed by the reminders and warnings from the attendants from the beginning, from the heart Apart from thinking that it would be better for Akechi Mitsuhide to deal with this kind of thing next time, he didn't feel that there was any problem with his performance at all.

...Since someone around me is constantly reminding me, why can I still maintain this kind of cognition!

I never thought about the possibility that "Oda Nobunaga" and Saburo who went to court before were not the same person. Whether it was the imperial court or the retainers of the Oda family, they could only attribute Saburo's very different performance when he was in court to this fact. The arrogance caused by successive battles and victories during the year.

The Oda family has become stronger and stronger.

With Takeda also defeated and his strength greatly reduced, there are very few forces in the world that can still compete with the Oda family.If you have the foundation of your parents and your own talents, you can only get to the point where you can be praised.People like Saburo, who were originally of low status and weak background, have reached such a level in just a few decades. This is no longer simply explained by the four words "talented"-this is the shocking "destiny". "It's not an exaggeration!

The more time passed, the more obvious the fate of Oda Nobunaga seemed to be favored by heaven.In his "Year of Disaster", he started the massacre recklessly, but in the end he failed to meet decent resistance in Echizen.With this kind of smooth experience and increasing strength, even if he is arrogant in front of the emperor, Oda Nobunaga already has this kind of capital.

Regardless of the truth of the facts, in short, these people firmly believe in this idea.

When he went to Los Angeles last time, Mitsuhide Akechi could still advise Saburo not to accept an official position—then Saburo turned around and asked Mitsuhide Akechi to be an official, and changed his surname by the way—now he went to Luo again, even though Sanlang’s attitude towards the court ( In their view) is quite contemptuous, these officials still acted as Akechi Mitsuhide inferred at that time, not only did not show dissatisfaction with Saburo, but also gave Saburo even higher than the last time he came, which is unimaginable official position.

On November [-]th, Saburo took office as Quan Da Nayan.On November [-]th, Saburo also served as the general of the right guard.

Before Ashikaga Yoshiaki was kicked out of Kyoto, he, as a general who conquered barbarians, also received the official position of Quanda Nayan.Da Nayan is the official position of Zheng San, and Quan Da Nayan is the representative of Da Nayan. No matter from which point of view, the official position given to Saburo Quan Da Nayan by the imperial court has no negative meaning.And because the former Ashikaga Yoshiaki was also in this official position and gave Saburo the same official position, it also vaguely revealed his support for Saburo's ambition of "seizing the world".

After giving Quan Da Nayan, it is not enough to give the three right guard generals. This is not only friendly and wooing Saburo, but it is not an exaggeration to say that he is afraid and cautious.

No matter which one is placed on the humble Oda Nobunaga, it is an amazing honor.However, under the power and force possessed by Saburo, his master-slave relationship with the court has long been reversed, and this honor can only be regarded as reasonable.If Mitsuhide Akechi went to the court, with his calm demeanor, he might be able to add a layer of fig leaf for the court and the Oda family to rely on each other-but this time it was Saburo who went.Under his rude and rude behavior to those officials, he can still get such a breathless high position, which can only show one thing——

The imperial court was already attached to Oda.

This is not surprising at all.From a few years ago, the consumption of the imperial court was all supplied by the Oda family. After several battles, the Oda family also overcame the pressure well and became stronger.If "Mandate of Heaven" chose Oda Nobunaga to be the one to end this troubled world, then how could the imperial court, which has long lost its real meaning and can only be used as a symbol in troubled times, still have the right to choose?

Only the retainers of the Oda family would worry about Saburo's court etiquette.

After getting the official position, he also didn't care much about the Japanese official position—or he didn't understand the concept of Quan Da Nayan at all. He just remembered that he was promoted to the top three, and Saburo was not surprised at all. quickly returned to Gifu.

As soon as he returned to Gifu, he received news that Takeda Katsuyori might invade Mino through Iwamura Castle... Ah, this is also nothing to worry about.

Takeda Katsuyori was seriously injured in the Battle of Nagashino, and his prestige in the Takeda Army also plummeted.Last year, when Takeda Katsuyori invaded Higashi Mino and captured Akechi Castle, Saburo remained on hold, not because of the strength of the Takeda Army, but because of the civil strife in Echizen at that time, and Echizen Ichiki's main hostile object was still the Oda family, so Takeda Katsuyori adopted a laissez-faire approach, only starting from his temporary ally Uesugi Kenshin to relieve the crisis brought about by Takeda Katsuyori at that time.

But now, Echizen has been completely pacified, and the neighboring Kaga has no spare power to attack the Oda family again.The city that Takeda occupied in Mino at that time was like an isolated island surrounded by sea water, which could be submerged by the current at any time.

It didn't take much effort at all. In less than half a month, the city that fell into Takeda's hands during Takeda Shingen's time was recaptured. Together with Takeda's other strong general, Akiyama Nobutomo, who was put in the city at that time, was also captured. The Oda Army captured and was later executed.

... Is this the end of it? No!

It wasn't until the city was recaptured, one month before the Chinese New Year, that Saburo gave his retainers an order that was hard to guard against, and his attitude was already firm and could not be refuted.

"I want to pass on the position of family governor to Nobutada."

Retainer: "..."

As expected of Oda Nobunaga, he was so happy to pass on the position of family governor to his eldest son-no wonder! !

Although in this era, there are not a few fathers who pass on the position of family governor to their heirs early, but this situation is obviously different from that faced by the Oda family.It's like Asai Nagamasa's 16-year-old successor to the family governor, purely because his father Asai Hisamasa's cowardly attitude when facing the six corners, and repeated defeats.

Of course, Saburo is not as incompetent as Asai Hisamasa showed at that time-not only is he not incompetent, but judging from his current achievements, he is already too capable.

The house governor is the leader of a family, the person who guides the direction of the whole family.Although Saburo often has actions that confuse his retainers, it is undeniable that it is precisely because he has been persistently moving towards the goal of "fighting for world supremacy" from the very beginning that he has been able to expand Oda's power to today's the point.Regardless of whether Saburo himself has this awareness or not, he has already fulfilled his duties as a house governor.

And do it too well.

In name, Oda Nobutada is the eldest son of Saburo. Compared with other brothers, he is more qualified to succeed the family governor, and he himself has good conduct and outstanding talents. Even now he can be called an outstanding General - but compared to his father, Saburo, who has no sense of fatherhood at all, his current achievements are not enough to support him to replace his father's position now and succeed him as the governor of the family.

His influence is far worse than Saburo's.

If Saburo wants to continue to conquer the world, even if he is stepping down as the governor, it is impossible to retreat behind the scenes and entrust his wish to Oda Nobunaga—not to mention that Saburo has a wonderful obsession with the trajectory of "Oda Nobunaga" After being entrusted with this identity by Akechi Mitsuhide, it is impossible to blame others for what he thinks he should do. Just the many retainers of the Oda family, most of them are attracted by Saburo's personality charm.If it were Oda Nobutada, they would never be able to carry out Nobutada's orders as thoroughly as they obey Saburo.

And once Saburo wants to continue his progress towards the world, he who is not the governor is still performing the duties of the governor, and Oda Nobutada is like a puppet in his shadow, only in the name of the governor.

... So why don't you suddenly want to be the supervisor of the house? !

Takeda Shingen didn't hand over the position of family governor to his grandson Nobukatsu until he died, and Uesugi Kenshin is still in the position of Uesugi family's family governor until now, can't we learn from them! !

Although Saburo occasionally sighs that he is old, he is actually only 42 years old!It is still the golden age of a man who can fight around as a general!

Completely unable to understand why Saburo would suddenly want to hand over the position of governor of the family at this time, the retainers of the Oda family looked at each other, and once again understood the fact that their thinking circuit was completely different from Saburo's.

"I take the liberty of asking you."

It was only one month before the new year, and Gifu had not yet gathered many retainers, so Niwa Chohide found an opportunity to meet Saburo alone.He knelt down in front of Saburo with a serious expression, speaking with an air of no rush, no desire and no desire.

"Why do you have the idea of ​​letting His Highness Nobuchu succeed you as House Governor?"

"It just so happens that I have time—and Xiaoguang also said, quickly decide on the heir." Saburo said nonchalantly, "I have already been doing the matter of seizing the world. But I don't know how to deal with it after I got it." , this is not very good, and everyone will stop me every time I want to go to the front... This way Nobutada is great! I have reached the age where I can get married! If you leave the Oda family to him, everyone will feel at ease .”

... From Saburo's surprised tone that he didn't regard Oda Nobutada as his son at all, Niwa Changhide didn't know how to persuade him.

But he still remembered Akechi Mitsuhide's name in his heart before continuing to speak: "If you want His Highness Nobutada to succeed you, what are you going to do? Do you really know anything about it?"

"--You're right."

Seemingly awakened by Niwa Chohide's words, Saburo nodded cautiously.

"If you want to hand over the position of house governor to Nobutada...then you have to move out!"

Niwa Chohide: "..."

"Since Xinzhong has become the head of the family, Guidie and I shouldn't live with him anymore." Saburo still spoke in a surprised tone, as if he just knew he had a grown-up son. Said, "Then we have to find a new address next."

He patted Niwa Chohide on the shoulder earnestly.

"I leave it to you, Niwa! Help me build a city in Azuchi."

Niwa Chohide: (Small notebook.jpg)

Akechi Mitsuhide: ...I seem to have a bad feeling.

And by the time Mitsuhide Akechi knew about it, it was already too late hahahahahaha.