Chapter 7 Disaster

He was full of interest yesterday, but today he is dull and dull. This is how Nobuo's heart is always unstable.But he is not a person who will reflect on why this is the case. Last autumn, he moved to Nagashima Castle, Ise, and received the title of 1.07 million shi from the three prefectures of Iga, Ise, and Owari.All the officials on the trip knelt down, and when they returned, the orchestra greeted them, acting casually, and he was only twenty-seven years old this spring.The misfortune of a son of a famous family is to be in the environment that all sons of a famous family have, but Nobuo is still not satisfied with this.

"Ise is just the countryside." He has been bored since last year, "Why did Chikuzen build such a city in Osaka? Is it for living alone, or to welcome the world's heirs?" The shadow of his late father Nobunaga can be seen in his tone, but But it has form and no spirit, and looks like he only inherits his father's majesty and momentum but not his mantle. He looked at Osaka and Hideyoshi with such eyes, thinking about everything around him. "Zhuqian is really not inferior. He even forgot his duty as a father and minister, collected taxes from his father's survivors, and rushed to build an unprecedented city. He regarded me as a thorn in the side, and there has been no news recently."

The severance of communication between the two sides began around November last year—that is, when rumors such as "Hideyoshi is planning to get rid of Nobuo" and "Nobuo has been murdered" and other rumors in the world began to aggravate his suspicion.At the same time, the words that Nobuo inadvertently leaked to his close ministers also spread to the market, thinking that it would stimulate Hideyoshi to some extent, so until the first month of this year, the two sides did not even express their New Year greetings. On the first day of the first lunar month, when Nobuo was playing Cuju in the backyard of the city with a woman named Xiaoxing, a warrior from the outer court came to announce: "Master Hino came to pay a visit to His Highness."

When it comes to the young master of Hino in Omi Gamo County, there is only Ujigo.Shixiang is two years older than Nobuo, so he is related as sister-in-law.Nobuo kicked the ball energetically, turned his head and said to the guard: "Has Hida come? I found a good opponent, just in time, bring him to the courtyard and compare with him." The guards withdrew, and soon came to report: "Master Hino said that there is something urgent, and he is waiting in the Imperial Academy." "What about cuju?" "Master Hino asked me to convey that I am not proficient in this kind of entertainment."

"It's really a countryman." Nobuo smiled, his teeth were as bright as iron paste. Nobuo undressed and came to the academy.After a while, I changed the room and called for lunch. The host and guest chatted and laughed happily, and there was a harmonious family relationship. Nobuo and Ujigo are about the same age, so the comparison between the two is interesting. One is the son of a famous family of Nobunaga's family, and the other is the son of Gamo Kenhide, who was conquered by Nobunaga and became a captive general.Ushigo was only thirteen years old when he was brought up with Nobunaga.It is said that Nobunaga's generals are always talking about military affairs from the sidelines. Even in the middle of the night, they never tire of listening to the generals and soldiers talking.

Inaba Sadatsu once said: "The son of Gamo is very human. If this boy cannot become a famous general, no one can." Nobunaga also said: "The son of Gamo is indeed amazing, and he will surely be a promising young man in the future." At that time, Nobunaga was known as Tan Zhengzhong, and later he gave the character Zhong in the township, named Zhongsaburo, and soon betrothed his own daughter to him.Nobunaga was fourteen years old when he attacked Hanoi City, and he took back the head of the enemy when he first went into battle. Nobunaga also said: "Look, this son is not ordinary."

And one more thing: Oda Kinzaemon owned a famous horse, and there was an endless stream of people who came to ask for the horse.So Kinzaemon put up a sign in front of the stable and wrote: "This is a famous horse raised to defend against the enemy and charge into battle. If there is someone who does not lose the heart of the owner and does not insult the famous horse, I swear to the gods of heaven and earth that I am willing to let it." Since then, no horseman has come to the door.However, at some point, the sixteen-year-old son of Gamo came to visit and got the famous horse.People were all surprised, but soon when Takeda Harunobu's armored army led troops to set fire to Dongmino, the weak-crowned Chusaburo clan rushed into the enemy's line on this horse, took the head of the enemy's brave leader and hung it on the saddle on, and returned to the camp.

However, it is this family that has the love of Nobunaga and the expectations of his retainers, but at the age of seventeen he took the initiative to ask Nobunaga for his life: "Please allow me to leave the lord and enter Lord Shibata's banner as an accompanying minister. Fellowship, learn the spirit of the warrior." Needless to say, the request was granted.Because of this, Ushigo spent a period of military camp life with soldiers in horse manure under Shibata Katsuya's banner in his youth. Now he is twenty-nine years old, and his great talent has already been recognized by the world and Hideyoshi.

After the Battle of Yanagose, Hideyoshi wanted to give Kameyama to Clan Township to honor his military exploits, but he did not accept it: "Kameyama is the territory inherited by Seki Ichisei from generation to generation. Government, ministers and Yizheng will be extremely happy." Although the Guan family and the Gamo family are distant relatives, it is difficult for ordinary people to do so.It is conceivable that Ujigo, who was once loved by Nobunaga, is now also loved by Hideyoshi from the bottom of his heart. But think about it, no matter how much Nobunaga loves Shixiang, it is still incomparable to the love for Nobunaga and Nobuo.And it can also be said that it is this blind doting that makes Xinxiao go to a dead end and makes Xinxiong such a mediocre person.

The father of a famous family is also difficult. A few days after Ujigo's visit, another letter signed by Ujigo and Ikeda Katsuyuki arrived. Nobuo was in a good mood these past few days, and his face was full of joy. He suddenly summoned four old officials, "I am going to Otsu tomorrow, and Chikuzen is waiting at Enjo Temple... Hideyoshi offered to see me." He ordered the old officials to go with him. Some people showed doubts and worried that there would be problems, while Nobuo smiled with teeth stained like iron paste: "It seems that Chikuzen is very difficult. Anyway, the current trend of discord with me will only cause chaos in the world. Naturally, it is really difficult to establish a righteous name for the son of the lord."

"...But how did you decide the meeting at Yuancheng Temple?" one of the four elders asked.The answer to this question, Nobuo also seemed to be quite complacent, without any anxiety, "That's right, Hida Shou came here earlier, saying that although the world seems to have a discord between me and Chikuzen, there is no such thing as Chikuzen I know that this is a plan of someone with a heart, but it seems that it is not suitable for Chikuzen to come here. I hope that I can go to Otsu Enjo Temple, saying that Hideyoshi will definitely come from Osaka... Hearing this, I and Chikuzen Ben didn't have any hatred, so he agreed. The two also wrote in the letter that they will make sure that there will be no mistakes." Whether it is letters or other people's words, it is a kind of generous character to accept letters and other people's words seriously, and to trust them quickly, but in terms of the duties of a veteran, he has to be more cautious, and if he makes a mistake, he will be in danger. hard to get rid of. The elders of the four families gathered together and nodded while passing the letter from Shixiang, "So that's the case, it was indeed written by the two adults..." They whispered to each other: "Since it is a matter of dealing with Master Shengru and Master Shixiang, the two have so far The decision has never been wrong..." Finally agreed. "But we must not relax our vigilance." So he carefully arranged the entourage, and the four veterans of the Okada Nagato, Asai Tamiyamaru, Tsugawa Genbo and Takigawa Saburobei also followed. As a result, Nobuo Kitabata set off for Otsu the next day.The designated Enjo-ji Temple was Mitsui-ji Temple, and Nobuo lived in Lianhuagu Homei-in, two streets west of the main gate of the North Temple.Soon Shigo came to visit, and Ikeda Katsuru also came later. "Master Chikuzen arrived the day before yesterday and has been waiting for you." The meeting place has been prepared at the Golden Hall of the Central Court where Hideyoshi lives. I'm tired, and I want to take a day off tomorrow." "Then let's make it the day after tomorrow." Then the two returned to report to Hideyoshi. Right now, there is no idler who can spend even one day without doing anything, but because Nobuo said that he hopes to have a day off tomorrow, he made the next day of everyone staying at Enjoji Temple into useless boredom. In any case, the main pavilion of all the buildings in Enjoji Temple is the Jintang of the Central Academy. Hideyoshi and his party stayed here, while Nobuo was arranged in the Renhua Valley Homeiin Temple. The reason why Nobuo felt unhappy when he arrived here is self-evident. Metaphor. The reason why he became stubborn when agreeing a meeting date is actually because of this sudden willfulness.But throughout the next day, Nobuo himself seemed to feel bored, saying to himself from time to time: "The elders and others are nowhere to be seen." Looking at the waka collections in the monastery and listening to the old monk's long words, the boredom was finally over for the whole day. It was only at dusk that the elders of the four families came to the living room to greet each other: "Your Highness must have a good rest today without any worries." "How is it possible!" Nobuo was annoyed for a while, wanting to say angrily that there is nothing to do and it is depressing.But even as the lord, there is no need to criticize their well-meaning thoughts one by one. "Well, it's very leisurely. Have you rested in your respective rooms?" "There's no free time to rest." "Why?" "There has been an endless stream of envoys from famous scholars who have come to visit." "There are so many guests? Why didn't you inform me?" "His Royal Highness rarely has a day off, I don't want you to be disturbed by visitors, so..." Nobuo quietly fondled the ring with his fingers, and flicked his knee again, his noble but boring face was as motionless as a dove. "Forget it... come to eat here tonight, let's have a drink together." The veterans looked at each other, looking a little embarrassed.Nobuo is very sensitive in seeing through the psychology of others. "Is there any inconvenience?" "Yes..." Okada Nagato, the elder of the four families, said apologetically: "Actually, Lord Chikuzen sent someone to invite me and the four of us to go to his residence together, and we came here to ask His Highness for permission. .” "What? Chikuzen sent someone to ask you to go? Is it another tea party?" "No, I don't think it should be that simple. Apart from you, Your Highness, and the princes from all over the world, there is no reason to specially invite us as accompanying ministers... There must be something important to meet the four of us. talk." "Hey... who knows?" Nobuo thought for a while, "Calling these four people, could it be that I, Nobuo, will inherit everything in the Oda family soon after the negotiation... It's possible. If I ignore it, Wouldn't it be ridiculous for Hideyoshi to sit on the position of the world leader, and the world will not tolerate it."