Chapter 36 Arrive at Gifu

It was the 16th day of the seventh month when the wandering general Ashikaga Yoshiaki and his party, who were still living in nowhere, set off from Echizen Ichijo Valley—— Even though he was wandering, he was the general who conquered barbarians anyway, so Asakura Yoshikage specially led his subordinate Asakura Keitoshi, important minister Maeha Tengemon, and 800 soldiers on the border with Omi. Say goodbye to him. That night, the group stayed in Imamura, entered Omi on the 17th, and received Nagamasa Asai, the lord of Otani Castle, in the Jizo Hall in Kinoshita. Among all the generals in Japan, on the surface they still have to obey the command of General Zhengyi; although he is only a general who has no fixed place, his insight is still superior.

In the Ksitigarbha-- "Nagamasa Asai." Yizhao shouted, while Changzheng crouched under the stairs: "I've come to say hello to you..." Changzheng still treats him with the courtesy of a monarch and a minister. Then Nagamasa took them to Xiaogu's Xiuhuai Temple, stayed there for three days, and met his father Asai Hisamasa.In the meantime, the marriage between Oda and the Asai family has also fully reached an agreement. No!Even though this matter was not directly mentioned, since the general is about to go to Gifu to rely on Nobunaga this time, this matter alone already has sufficient political effects and significance.

As long as he is with Yoshiaki, Nobunaga's "will of conquering barbarians" can act as he wishes; in this way, his goal of "getting the world" is as if it has been brought into the palm of his hand. During the three days Yoshiaki stayed at Shukaiji Temple, Asai and his son presented him with many gifts, but it was already July 19th when they set off for Gifu again.In mid-August of the next month, Ashi finally came to Asai Nagamasa's house in a sedan chair. From here, we can see how influential this incident is. On the 19th, the people from Nobunaga's side who came out from Gifu to meet Yoshiaki were Mamoru Fuwachi and Katsusuke Naito. They brought 1,500 soldiers to Shuaiji Temple in Kotani.

In contrast, the Asai family also sent Fujikawa and 500 guards to escort them.As far as the wandering general was concerned, this journey gave him absolute safety, so he felt very happy in his heart. Lizheng Temple in Xizhuang, Meinong, is the general's temporary residence.When they arrived at the temple, Mitsuhide, the wise ten soldiers who received a great gift of 10,000 guan for this operation and became a senior minister of the Oda family, appeared in front of Yoshiaki and Fujitaka as a guide; all these things can be said to be Fujitaka It was planned by Ji Guangxiu, and it is proceeding according to their plan.

It was the 27th day that Nobunaga visited Yoshiaki at Rissei-ji Temple for the first time—— This day Nobunaga was smiling early in the morning, and when he saw Nohime walking in, he couldn't stop laughing. "Oh! What is it that makes you so happy?" "I laughed because I found it strange!" "Is it because you can meet someone as important as the general? But it's not a strange thing!" "Takeda's grandfather must be very envious!" "It's just Mr. Takeda, there are people who admire you everywhere!" "Ah Nong—" "Aren't you going to stop?"

"Are you telling me to stop laughing? Of course I can; but think about it, life is really a very strange thing!" "That's just because your luck is better!" Nobunaga didn't directly answer what Nohime said: "I mean, all of this seems to be a monkey acting... Your father called himself Maki, and now everyone has become a fox!" "What nonsense are you talking about? If people hear it, they will be shocked." "Okay! Look, the big fool of Owari is about to lie down in front of the general who doesn't even have a place to stay..."

"What has no lodging?" "It's true that he has no fixed place! But this guy who has no place to live still wants to talk about the big truth over there... the cunning foxes like Hosokawa Fox and Zhizhi Fox beside him are all controlling My own wish, so think about it, don't you find it funny when I look at them from below?" "Your Highness! Please cheer up a little bit?" "You, you are also a great female fox...Look! What the wise fox wants is only for his own career; and what the Hosokawa fox wants is also the position of the leader." "Then what do you want, Your Highness?"

"I'm a big fox, what I want is of course the world!" "What Mr. Gongfang wants is the world! He will think that this is back in his hands." "Ah! He is a hopeless fool! How pitiful! Look at that Mr. Gongfang, he is really a stupid fox! How can he win the world if he has no power? Besides, how should he live if he is connected? , can’t even decide! The world is like a piece of deep-fried bean curd, and the area is quite large. This is not good for his body! Not good! It’s not suitable!” "Okay! Are you ready? Mr. Big Fox!" "Okay! I'll come as soon as I go! Female fox!"

"Haha! Your Highness, you are really hopeless." "Tell me, what should I do if I laugh later? That's right! That's right! If I want to laugh later, I'll pull out my nose hair. In this way, maybe tears will flow!" However, when Nobunaga arrived at Rishoji Temple, he had become a serious and loyal general. The gifts he presented were: "The first is a Guogang sword, a reed horse, two armors, a hundred catties of agarwood, a hundred pieces of shrunken cloth, and a thousand birds' eyes..." When the waiter read the contents of the list of gifts he presented, the general Ashikaga Yoshiaki sitting in front of him was already nodding his head and weeping with emotion.