Chapter 4 The position of the Oda family

Zhengxiu dotes on Master Ji very much. But for Master Ji Nobunaga's behavior, he is not absolutely in favor of it.Frankly speaking, this incident really distressed him, because he is really good at mischief. (Why was he born?...) Zhengxiu pondered this question day and night. Nobunaga's father, Shinsu, often told Zhengxiu in this way: "It's all due to your ineffective teaching." As for his biological mother, Mrs. Tsuchida, she no longer has any expectations of Nobunaga, and hopes that her husband will give up the inheritance rights to Nobunaga's younger brother Nobuyuki.

However, Zhengxiu thinks this is really unfair to Nobunaga. "—Yes, he is not only irritable, but also likes to play pranks. This is true, but as long as I give him some time to discipline him, he will definitely be a different person." Zhengxiu often said this to Nobunaga's parents.But this is only based on his love for Nobunaga. The family of Oda Tanmasa Tadanobuhide is not considered to be from a very famous family in the Owari area.The real famous family is the Shibo family who is in the guardianship. The Oda family was originally just the elder of his family. The main family's Spode family has declined, and the eight counties of Owari are divided into two four counties, controlled by Oda Isemori and Oda Yamatomori.Oda Yamato, who dominates the four lower counties of Owari, has three subordinates, Oda Inaba, Oda Fujizaemon, and Nobunaga's father Oda Nobuhide.

So in fact, Xinxiu is just a servant of Spor's old family. However, in this troubled world, Oda Nobuhide gradually emerged as the leader with his strength.He expanded from Katsuba Castle to Naguno City, and built a city at Gudu, leaving Nobunaga in Naguno. In fact, the position that Nobu-soo has established so far cannot be said to be unshakable, on the contrary, it is facing a great crisis. The biggest reason is that on September 22 last year (the 16th year of Tianwen? 1547), Nobuhide defeated Inaba Mountain in Mino. The castle lord of Inaba Mountain is exactly the object of Nobunaga's marriage - Saito Yamashiro, the father of Nohime, and the third.

Saito Michisan, known as Michi no Michisan (poisonous snake), was born as an oil seller, and later became a vassal of Nagai, the elder of the Toki family, who was the guardian of Mino.Afterwards, he betrayed his master and became the elder of the Toki family, and then hunted down the Toki family and brought Mino Ichikuni into his own territory.Become a hero in this area. He is a famous gunman. When he was still engaged in the oil business, he would often inject oil into the small hole of a penny, and inject it into the opponent's container through this small hole, so that the oil could not leak.He can be called a handsome man with radiant talents, but no one has ever known what kind of plaster he sells in his gourd.

He passed down his best spear skills and formed a gun team. After the foreign guns entered Japan, he adopted this new weapon, so he owned the foreign gun team, and his military skills were outstanding.Therefore, the "Meinong troops" led by him are powerful enough to shock the Quartet. However, the monster was badly damaged while fighting Nobu-soo, and his army was almost wiped out, but he only survived. However, this victory did not fulfill Nobuhide's ambition to be the leader, because there was a problem with the Oda family. Xinxiu is the main line of the family.And Hikogoro Shintomo, the adopted son of Oda Yamatomori in Qingzhou City, incorporated the now nominal guardian Shiba Yitong into his own city, and looked down on Nobuhide and Nobunaga, thinking that they could be easily destroyed.In addition, Nobunaga's cousin Nobukiyo of Inuyama Castle is not enough to trust.

And Nobunaga and his younger brother Nobuyuki had disputes about their future status, which finally led to chaos. At this time, Hirate Masahide suggested that Nobuhide attack Mino this year. This is not to provoke a decisive battle, but to attack Meinong when the enemy is not prepared, to show their remaining strength.Containing the Oda clan will not fall to Saito Michizo. But when Xinxiu sent troops to attack, Hikogoro Xinyou of Qingzhou took advantage of his absence to attack Gudu City. So Xinxiu had no choice but to retreat from Meinong.From this point of view, it is obvious that Kiyosu and Saito Dozo already have a good tacit understanding.

At this point, he had no choice but to find another plan. At this time, Hirate Masahide came up with a clever strategy, that is, to live in harmony with Saito Dosan, which also led to the marriage of Nobunaga and Nohime... If he can marry Daozan's most beloved princess, the disputes of the Oda clan will be quelled, the family status issue will also be resolved, and all problems will disappear. Whether this marriage is established or not is not only related to the status of Nobunaga in the Oda family, but also determines the status of the Oda family in Owari. The guest's visit is of great significance, but Nobunaga's prank has caught the other party's eyes. What should we do?

The next day, Zhengxiu sent Muramatsu and Zaemon to the city gate.Then, he went to Tianwangfang to find Nobunaga. Nobunaga should be able to study there.