Chapter 19 Chapter 19 Nobunaga's Burial

On April 21st of the tenth year of Tianzheng, Oda Nobunaga triumphantly returned to Azuchi Castle.The team was mighty and majestic, not to mention the people of Koshin, even the people of Suruga, Enjiang, Mikawa, and Owari were stunned.Nobunaga deliberately brought a big black man six feet two inches in length from Azuchi to Kofu, and gave the attendants a holiday to go home to visit relatives, leaving only the Musketeers as the guard of honor.This black man was given to the letter chief by the missionary Varieni on February 23 last year. He seems to be about twenty-six or seventeen years old, and he seems to be from Tianzhu.Nobunaga named him Yasuke and stayed by his side.

"He is dark in body, as strong as a bull, with a bold personality and extraordinary physical strength. He can stand up to ten..." This black man, together with the bow and arrow team and the musket team, looked particularly eye-catching. The surprise of the people at that time can be imagined. Tokugawa Ieyasu made a great contribution in the battle of Takeda Katsuyori, and Nobunaga gave him Suruga Ikuni as a reward.In order to welcome Nobunaga's team, Ieyasu specially renovated the roads in the territory, built teahouses, stables, toilets, etc. everywhere, and prepared delicious food and wine to welcome Nobunaga's army.For this reason, Ieyasu also specially sent people to Kyoto and Sakai Port to search for rare treasures, spending a lot of gold and silver, which also shows that Ieyasu is deeply afraid of Nobunaga.

When arriving at Imagiri Ferry from Hamamatsu, the official ship is exquisitely decorated, and the new bridges specially erected on the Ohira River, Mutsuta River, Yaha River and other rivers made Nobunaga very satisfied, and the pontoon was also erected ingeniously on the Daitenryu River. The bridge made him appreciate it even more.As soon as he returned to Azuchi, Nobunaga immediately summoned Yuishi Hinata Mori Akechi Mitsuhide in the hall on the third floor of the extravagant castle tower. "I think no matter what, Ieyasu has to be called to Azuchi." Nobunaga and Mitsuhide discussed, "Although Takeda is eliminated, Hojo despises me, he just sent a few soldiers to Ukishimabara for show, immediately I just retracted. I have to let Ieyasu hold Hojo firmly in check, so that I can calmly pacify China and Kyushu.” It was early summer, and Nobunaga wore a thin silk singlet, but Mitsuhide was dressed neatly. Already filled with oily sweat.

"Even if Jia Kang is called, I'm afraid he won't come right away." "You mean he's wary of me, Baldy?" "Master Tokugawa is always cautious, I think..." "Hahaha, stop thinking about it." Nobunaga smiled boldly, squinting his eyes to appreciate the vast misty Lake Biwa in front of him, "Actually, at the beginning, Ieyasu seemed wary of me. When the river capital was presented to him, he was hypocritical, saying that Suruga was originally the old territory of the Imagawa Clan, so, not to mention the whole Suruga, even half of Suruga would be enough. Willingly."

"Hmph, Master Tokugawa really said that?" "I said no, Ujima, who can only play cuju in front of me, will cause trouble sooner or later if he controls Suruga. Therefore, the entire Suruga will belong to his family... After hearing this, he immediately lifted his guard. So , if I call him, he will come gladly." After speaking, Nobunaga smiled triumphantly. Mitsuhide still looked up at Nobunaga. "If my lord underestimates Tokugawa so much..." He stopped immediately after saying it.In Mitsuhide's eyes, the outspoken Nobunaga before seems to be quite different recently.

When Nobunaga was young, in order to defeat his younger brother Nobuyuki, he even forgave Shibata Katsuie who attempted to rebel.At that time, he treated his retainers well, respected the corporals, and would try his best to recruit as long as he was a talented person.When it comes to seeking talents and thirsting for talents, he can be said to be the best in the world.However, that Nobunaga has changed, and this change began when Ieyasu's son, Nobunaga, was hara-kiri.Nobunaga, who is cruel and ruthless to his enemies and loving to his own people, has become equally cruel to both his enemies and his own people.Not to mention the severe punishment of the whole clan of Araki Village who betrayed him in Itami Castle, even General Nobumori Sakuma was angry and accused of delaying the war just because it took a little longer to attack Ishiyama Honganji Temple. He was ruthlessly exiled, and died of starvation and starvation in Kumano in the first month of this year.Hayashi Sado Mamoru, Ando Iga Mori and his son were also exiled one after another.Now, Hashiba Hideyoshi is going all out to attack the Chinese region, but Nobunaga often vents his dissatisfaction with this.Is this because of Nobunaga's inherently ruthless personality, or is it because he feels that his great career is in full swing and has entered the stage of calming down the world, but his son is still not promising much?Mitsuhide is also often pondering.Recently, Nobunaga has gathered around Nobunaga all kinds of people of all levels. Compared with these first-class people, there is always a feeling of nondescript and petty in the body of his retainers who have followed him since the Owari era.

Just as Mitsuhide was deep in thought, Nobunaga suddenly slapped the bed roughly. "Baldy! I just said I would call Ieyasu, but you didn't agree?" "No, no, no, how dare I..." "So, you're saying that Ieyasu has an aversion to me and won't come?" "This... I don't dare to speak nonsense." Mitsuhide glanced at Nobunaga cautiously, "Now, no one in the whole world dares to be dissatisfied with the authority of the lord. Therefore, I think that he will definitely come here..." "Just come, don't you have any other doubts?"

"My lord pleases Tokugawa... But, don't you think you are more considerate of other retainers..." "Hahaha..." Nobunaga couldn't help laughing, his eyes lit up, "Baldy, are you jealous of Ieyasu?" "Where did the lord think of it? I have no such intention." "No, it is indeed true. I will reward those who have meritorious deeds, right? Of course Ieyasu was the one who contributed the most to the elimination of Takeda this time. So, what's wrong with me calling Ieyasu here to reward you? If Ieyasu He was hesitant to come because he felt that he had always been with me as an in-law before, but he would have to behave like a lord and minister in the future. This point, I know best. How about this, you come and receive me. For Dispel Ieyasu's doubts, tell him my long-term plan. Do you understand?"

Now that Nobunaga had given the order, Mitsuhide couldn't refuse. "I will definitely not disappoint my lord's expectations." "Oh, by the way, on the way back, Ieyasu treated me with hospitality and extravagance, which surprised me. So, don't lose to him." Nobunaga ordered sternly. Mitsuhide came out of Nobunaga's hall, sighed while looking at the countless roofs spread out below the mountain.The task of entertaining Ieyasu this time seems easy, but it has a lot of meaning.Nobunaga used a word "in-law" that he hadn't used for a long time today, but then said "tell him about it".It made Ieyasu feel like entertaining his in-laws, but it also had to be seen by all the great names in the world: Ieyasu came to Azuchi to pay his respects to Nobunaga after taking over Suruga Ichigoku.In other words, it is necessary to give Ieyasu enough face, and to show Nobunaga's authority to the world.

Now that he has accepted this errand, he must first consider Ieyasu's residence.The Azuchi Castle that Mitsuhide supervised built was too luxurious, and the apartment was too simple to be impolite.Just thinking about the cost and detailed arrangements made Guangxiu worry. First of all, summer meals are not worry-free.Fresh fish and chicken are prone to spoilage. If cold dishes are the main dishes, mosquitoes and flies will be attracted. If you want to avoid mosquitoes and flies, the meal will lose its fresh and cool taste. "But..." Guangxiu talked to himself, while looking up at the bright sunshine reflected on the seven-storey building he personally supervised, "This reception is extremely important, and only Guangxiu is incompetent."

After leaving the city, the trees on both sides of the road at the foot of the mountain were filled with the melodious chirping of cicadas.The silver-like lake shines through the gaps in the trees, and the various city gardens built on the hill make the whole mountain seem to become a huge city.If Ieyasu saw this city, he would be surprised. Gradually, Guangxiu forgot about this mission and began to feel proud: In China, there is probably no one else besides me, Guangxiu, who can design such a majestic city.I am Mitsuhide Akechi who built such a splendid Azuchi Castle, so Ieyasu's residence must also shock the guests. Now is the time to crusade against the Chinese region. Hashiba Hideyoshi, who is fighting against the three armies of Mori, Yoshikawa, and Kobayakawa, keeps sending messengers back, asking Nobunaga to send reinforcements quickly.Therefore, Nobunaga will definitely go out in person after entertaining Ieyasu.Therefore, the reception of Ieyasu must end as soon as possible.I have to prepare quickly, it must be in the middle of May... Guangxiu went down the mountain while thinking over the details of the reception, and there it is, Dabaoyuan is good, just set the apartment there, let's go and have a look first.First build a beautiful annex in Daibaoin, and let Ieyasu go to meet Nobunaga from there, so that the face of both parties will naturally be saved. After descending the mountain, Guangxiu went straight to Dabaoyuan. The woods in Dabaoyuan are lush and lush, covering the sky and the sun, and the ground is covered with moss.Mitsuhide plans to build a temporary annex here for Ieyasu. Architecture is a real joy.Perhaps, Nobunaga, who is sneering at Mitsuhide on the surface, must also think that only Mitsuhide can complete such an important task, and he will also be happy for his excellent dispatch.The wood should be from Kishu and Kiso, and the carvings and decorations on the pillars should not be inferior to those of Azuchi Castle... Mitsuhide had already formed a clear outline in his mind before he walked out of the forest of Daihoin. He immediately went back and reported to Nobunaga: "I want to choose the address in Dabaoyuan..." Nobunaga just welcomed a distress messenger from China, and he simply replied: "Oh, plan carefully, don't make any mistakes." Mitsuhide immediately sent people to separate operations, and at the same time sent a messenger to Ieyasu, saying that on the way back from Kai, Ieyasu asked Nobunaga to watch the Tokaido. As a thank you, I would like to invite Ieyasu to visit Azuchi, Sakai Port and Osaka this time. Jia Kang solemnly replied: "I will arrive in Antu on May 15th, and thank you for your reward." Everything went very well.Wandering southwest from the main hall of Dabaoin, a gorgeous hall suddenly appeared in front of me, which was decorated with exquisite furniture and objects brought in by Guangxiu with great painstaking efforts.The pillars and doors are all carved with dragons and phoenixes, which is extremely luxurious, as if a pocket-sized Antu city has been moved here. After working day and night for more than 20 days, the annex was finally built on May 12th, and Mitsuhide proudly invited Nobunaga to inspect it. "Oh, yes, very luxurious." Under the guidance of Mitsuhide, Nobunaga took Mori Ranmaru into the mountain gate, but they immediately covered their noses, "Mitsuhide, what a strange smell, what is it?" "The prepared fresh fish may be a bit spoiled, so..." "It makes the whole temple smell of stinky fish. It's not good. We have to find a way to get rid of it." Saying that, Nobunaga walked into the newly built apartment. "Mitsuhide!" Suddenly, Nobunaga's face changed, "Who is this building?" "My lord, is there something dissatisfied?" "Don't look at it. Mori Ranmaru, let's go!" As he said, Nobunaga angrily walked out of the building where he had just stepped forward, and out of the temple. "My lord, please stop." Guangxiu hastily chased him out.Maybe it's because the inside is almost the same as Nobunaga's room, and the famous painting of Kano Yongtoku is also posted, the protagonist is dissatisfied with this?The murals here are indeed too similar to the pictures of flowers and birds on the third floor of the Antucheng Castle Tower. "My lord, if you have any dissatisfaction, please explain it in person." However, Nobunaga didn't even turn his head, the veins on his forehead twitched violently, and he walked out of the mountain gate quickly in the afterglow of the setting sun.Although he has been busy with the war in China and has not made any suggestions on the construction of the building, the completed building seems to be far from Nobunaga's expectations. "My lord!" Mitsuhide pursued stubbornly, and finally grabbed Nobunaga's sleeve by the mountain gate.If you don't apologize on the spot, the estrangement will deepen in the future.Therefore, no matter how angry Nobunaga is, Mitsuhide is not afraid and entangles him tightly, this is Mitsuhide's character.Sure enough, Nobunaga's entourage and guards were also very surprised, and fell to their knees on the spot. "Mitsuhide, stop talking!" Nobunaga, who was pulled by Mitsuhide's sleeve, stopped at this moment, and reprimanded fiercely, "This is not a place to talk, go to the city!" Raise a big knife to block it.Mitsuhide knelt on the ground in despair.The people around didn't even dare to breathe, they froze there. It's not that the servant boy or close servant was reprimanded, but the cousin of Mrs. Nobunaga's wife, the minister of the Oda clan, the lord of Kameyama Castle with a salary of 540,000 shi in Tanba and Omi, Hinata Mori Mitsuhide Kneeled on the ground.Of course, Nobunaga had already left. Although Nobunaga was furious, it was not convenient to vent his dissatisfaction with Mitsuhide here, so he let him go to the city to talk about it.However, Guangxiu didn't react.How ill-considered I am!Kneeling there, he recalled the scene of Nobunaga burning and killing on Mount Hiei, and the brutal battles in Nagashima, Hokuriku and other places.Once Nobunaga gets angry, I don't know what he will do... At this time, Akechi Zuo Masuke came over and helped Mitsuhide up.It seemed that he had asked what happened, and his face was even paler than Guangxiu's. "Let's go to the guest hall to rest for a while." Zuo Masuke brushed off the dust from Mitsuhide's body and helped him up, but Mitsuhide shook his head feebly, "No, we can't just leave it like this. I have to see the lord immediately and ask for clarification. Where is he dissatisfied with?" "Then I'll prepare a car for you right away." "No, just ride a horse. Come on, it will be troublesome when the lord gets angry." Mitsuhide chased after Nobunaga out of the mountain gate, Saomasuke turned around and reprimanded the guards: "What are you looking at!" The four kings, Tian Dan, Ma Shou and Bing He Sao, rushed from the post station in a panic, and brought their horses. "What are you dissatisfied with? It's really inexplicable. Remember, you are not allowed to make irresponsible remarks until I come back!" The character difference between Nobunaga and Mitsuhide is like the difference between light and shadow.To put it more clearly, it should be like day and night.This difference has subtly left a good impression on both sides and has become a mediator of each other's character. Although Nobunaga talked about "baldness", he still held Mitsuhide very high in his heart. He admired not only his fortification skills and gun tactics, but also his knowledge of laws and social etiquette, and he has always entrusted him with important responsibilities.It's just that Nobunaga has a violent temper, speaks indiscriminately, and loves to get into the horns of the horns; Mitsuhide is just the opposite, he is quite sophisticated, extraordinarily stable, and sometimes he can't help but seem a bit arrogant. As soon as Mitsuhide entered the city, he immediately conveyed his intention of meeting Nobunaga through Mori Ranmaru Nagayasu. At this time, Nobunaga just welcomed the third son Nobutaka Kobe who came from Gifu, and Gorozaemon Changhide (Niwa Goro left), the three of them were discussing sending reinforcements to China and Shikoku. "Oh, Mitsuhide is here? Call him in." The resentment on Nobunaga's face had already disappeared without a trace.Coming like a roaring bamboo, and passing like a sudden storm, Nobunaga's moodiness is really unpredictable. However, Mitsuhide was still afraid that Nobunaga was hiding his anger in his heart, so, as usual, he came to the hall with extreme caution and respect. "I accidentally offended the lord just now, and I'm really terrified." "Oh, Baldy. You probably understand why I was angry just now?" "This, I dare not say..." Mitsuhide fell on the ground respectfully, and looked up at Nobunaga, "Mitsuhide is born to be ignorant, and he repeatedly tried to figure out what the adults were thinking along the way, but he couldn't understand it." "What, the bald man is stupid by nature... Can a stupid person serve me? Don't open your eyes and talk nonsense. You don't see a little stupidity on your face." "Forgive me for taking the liberty. Please tell me, my lord, what dissatisfaction you have." Nobunaga was furious again. "How did you listen to me? I want you to treat Ieyasu well, but there must be a limit. Didn't you think of it?" "I just want to show the majesty of the adults..." "Bastard! Excessive extravagance is a flattery to others, but it damages my dignity. Pillars, murals and the like are justified, but those utensils are unique treasures in the world. Mitsuhide, if a family is treated like this, if the emperor, How should I receive the Supreme Emperor, or even foreign envoys or court envoys? I, Nobunaga, do not have the ambition to be an emperor, so I am deeply angry at your extravagance. Get it, you bastard!" Guangxiu responded solemnly and lowered his head.After a while, he looked up again. "Excuse me, I still have something to say." "Huh? Do you have anything else to say?" Nobunaga just turned his face to discuss the military situation with the other two, and then turned back. "I thought I wanted to frighten the guests in Kanto, but this is not even enough..." "Shut up! Let people see that I have a heart of diligence. Is this allegiance? Well, if you still want to say such things, leave it to Weizhu Gorozuo to do it. Gorozuo, you do it Mitsuhide, you should go back to Sakamoto Castle immediately and recuperate." Guangxiu replied "Yes", and said: "My lord, I still have something to say: this time the conquest of China and the four countries may be a tug-of-war..." "What do you mean?" "Therefore, I think, while treating the guests from Kanto warmly, we should try our best to persuade him to wander around. In short, we should keep Ieyasu in Oda's side for as long as possible..." "What, you mean Ieyasu has two minds?" "Even if we can't say that we have two hearts, but once our army is in a tough battle in China, Hojo and Uesugi may not not reach out to win over Ieyasu." "Back off!" Nobunaga shouted, "Do you think I, Oda Nobunaga, am an idiot? You think I can't understand? The reception of Ieyasu this time is just for those who came to thank you. I will give him Suruga Kingdom, he came to thank you happily, do I welcome him like the emperor? Do you think this kind of division of the world is right? Step back! I think you, the bald man, have gone crazy." Mitsuhide's expression finally changed.At this moment, the stark contrast between the two is really wonderful, someone burst out laughing, startling Guangxiu.Nobunaga bombards and insults like a thunderbolt, while Mitsuhide is always unwilling to speak, hesitating to speak, neither humble nor overbearing, and stubborn. The fierce confrontation between these two personalities is really rare. "My lord, please forgive me for having something to say..." Guangxiu continued, "Although you asked me to go back to Sakamoto Castle to rest, this errand has already cost me everything, and guests are coming soon..." Mitsuhide was still plausible, but Nobunaga's bad temper finally erupted like a volcano. "Mori Ranmaru, kick Mitsuhide... kick this bald man out of here." "What...what, what did the lord say?" "I've told you this, but you still don't understand your bastard, and you still threaten me with a dark face. You clearly want to insult me ​​intentionally. I will never allow it! Mori Ranmaru, hit!" "Yes." Mori Ranmaru responded and looked around.However, everyone seemed to dislike Mitsuhide's persistent and stubborn temper, and Nobutaka and Gorozuo did not dissuade them.Of course the rest of the guards and boys didn't even dare to utter a word. "Senranmaru, why don't you fight?" "Yes. This is my lord's intention. Please forgive me for being rude, my lord Mitsuhide." Although Mori Ranmaru was a personal bodyguard, he also received a salary of 50,000 shi in Nongzhouyan Village.He picked up the iron-bone fan, and with a snap, knocked Guangxiu's black gauze hat away.Of course, Mori Ranmaru didn't really fight, but just deliberately knocked the hat off as a show.He thought that Guangxiu would immediately bow to the ground and apologize. After the hat was knocked off, Mitsuhide's bald, hairless head, which Nobunaga called the bald man, was exposed in front of everyone.I don't know who laughed again. This should be an accident, but such an accident has never happened to Guangxiu.The Asakura family from Echizen brought Ashikaga Yoshiaki to serve Nobunaga from then on. He can be said to have dedicated himself and made great achievements in battle. Such an old minister is like this today; moreover, Mitsuhide is also older than Nobunaga, but he is in front of everyone. , suffered such a great humiliation... Although Nobunaga has always gone his own way, today is too much. From the chief minister to the right minister, he has a lot of friends, so he looks down on the former retainers and thinks they are useless?Thinking about it, Xinyasu's seppuku, Sakuma Nobumori, Araki Murashige, Hayashi Sado and others being ruthlessly dealt with, scene after scene, kept flashing before Mitsuhide's eyes. This is no longer the reason for temper!Did Nobunaga intend to provoke Mitsuhide deliberately, then deprive him of his family property and send him into exile?Thinking of this, Guangxiu almost burst into tears.The whole house was silent, and even Nobunaga didn't say a word.Guangxiu thought to himself, I can't do this anymore, if I get angry like this again, I will fall into the opponent's trap and end up in the same fate as Xinkang and the others... "I offended my lord today, Guangxiu sincerely apologizes. I will follow your instructions immediately." Guangxiu's voice trembled, and he quietly picked up his hat and stepped back.Halfway up the third flight of stairs, he couldn't help clutching his hat and shaking.Tears had already blurred his vision, and he couldn't even see the road under his feet clearly. He fell to the second floor. "Hinata Mori-sama, what's the matter with you?" Niwa Goro Zaemon Chohide, who was chasing after him, ran up three steps at a time and helped Mitsuhide up. "I'm a little dizzy and can't see clearly." "That's not good, you have to be careful." After finishing speaking, Changxiu whispered a few words in Guangxiu's ear, "My lord is just unhappy for a while, and it will be fine later. You still have to continue with the reception." "I'm sorry to trouble you." Guangxiu also bowed solemnly, "I'm fine now, and I greet my lord." "Are you really all right? Shall I find someone to see you off?" "It's okay." Guangxiu walked out of the gate, seeing his retainers running towards this side, he suddenly became suspicious.Could it be that Changxiu is also one of the masterminds of this matter?He just said that he should continue to do the reception by himself, but if he tells Nobunaga after returning home that he disobeyed the order, what should he do?Then they created an excuse for them to exile themselves and cut seppuku... "Changxiu..." Guangxiu put on the straw sandals, and wanted to go home and stay behind closed doors. At this moment, he felt the pain in his body was unbearable, and he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.Just now I fell on the slippery stairs and hurt my back. The pain was so painful that I couldn't even ride a horse.In order to hide his limping and embarrassed appearance, Guangxiu deliberately puffed up his chest and walked down the mountain slowly. When going down the mountain, the leaves on the side of the road looked foggy, and even the road was blurred.At the beginning, Mitsuhide just thought that Goro was being instructed by Nobunaga to get himself into a trick. At some point, he suspected Mori Ranmaru again, and Mori Ranmaru must have slandered Nobunaga a lot... Mitsuhide became more and more determined one's own thoughts. Guangxiu has already built the apartment, and anyone can do the assigned tasks.Niwa Goro Zaemon Changhide succeeded him, and he must have tried to avoid going to China and Shikoku.Mori Ranmaru covets Omi's Usayama Castle, which will be enshrined to Mitsuhide, and must be secretly looking for opportunities... Mori Ranmaru frequently asked Nobunaga to grant the territory, and Mitsuhide had also heard about it from Chakou. Mori Ranmaru's father, Mori Sanzaemon Kasunari, once owned Usayama Castle and died in battle there, probably for this reason.It turned out that he was surrounded by enemies... Normally, Guangxiu could not have realized how ridiculous these reasonings after being furious, but today, he was so angry that he lost his mind. As soon as he got back to the mansion at the foot of the mountain, Guangxiu immediately sent someone to recall some of his confidants from Dabaoyuan.Headed by Akechi Samasuke, Akechi Jizaemon, Akechi Jurozaemon, Akechi Jurozaemon, Tsumaki Suketou, Fujita Dengoro, Four Kings Tendan Mamori and others came to Mitsuhide's meeting hall one after another. "My lord, how is Oda-sama?" After everyone gathered, Guangxiu remained pale and closed his eyes without speaking.Zuo Mazhu couldn't bear it any longer, and asked, "Did Lord You Fu come up with another problem to make things difficult for you?" Mitsuhide neither answered nor denied it. After a long time, he said to himself: "I have tried my best and made full preparations to meet Lord Tokugawa." "What the adults said is very true." "Let me ask you, if someone wants to replace me to receive Tokugawa in order to avoid going to Shikoku and China, what tricks will he play?" "Ah? There is such a guy? He must not be allowed to succeed!" With a loud roar, it was the upright and upright Siwang Tiandan Mashou who stepped forward. "This person seems to have appeared. The money I spent this time is no less than the cost of going to China..." "That goes without saying. This reception is equivalent to an expedition. The matter of leading the guests to visit the capital, Sakai Port, and Osaka is of course inseparable from you, my lord." "But..." Guangxiu still closed his eyes, "I have already been dismissed from the reception, and, in full view, my hat was blown off." "What... what, what did you say?" This time Zuomasuke turned pale with shock. "I seem to have been framed by someone." Guangxiu's low tone finally became high-pitched, and he kept wiping the sweat from his forehead, "The person who made the slander must be trying to take away the reception job from me and ask me to replace him." He went out to fight. I know all this in my heart, but the sad thing is that Master Youfu actually listened to these slander..." "My lord!" Guangxiu's brother-in-law's wife, Mr. Mu, interrupted him, "Then, will your lord accept the task of going to war honestly?" Officer Guangxiu had an answer, but Shan continued: "My lord has listened to the slander, it can only mean that his heart is far away from me..." The people who were still impassioned just now fell silent after hearing this sentence——What exactly does "Master Youfu's heart has left me" mean?Guangxiu opened his eyes, looked around everyone, and closed them again in pain. "The sound of cicadas is really disturbing. Although there is some wind, it is the south wind that makes people more irritable." He tried his best to calm down, "The people who covet Usa Mountain Castle are also constantly agitating beside the Lord. In short, due to various For various reasons, the lord's heart is gradually drifting away from me... If they are determined to put Guangxiu to death, what kind of tricks will they play, everyone think about it for me." "..." "The errand of reception was dismissed, and I was ordered to go to the war. Even so, Guangxiu suppressed his anger and forced a smile. If he saw that I was angry, he would definitely add another charge of contempt to the lord, and make me cut seppuku or kill him." I was exiled. Therefore, Mitsuhide is not angry at all... Next, the opponent will definitely reach out to take my territory." "Seize the territory...is this true?" Guangxiu didn't answer, he was playing a game of Go in his mind, comparing the strength of black pieces and white pieces. "It is estimated that the land near the river will be taken back, and then I will be given a piece of remote land." "My lord, it's come to this point, are you still calm?" It was Dengoro Fujita who spoke. Guangxiu didn't answer, and then said: "I've seen it all. Lord Youfu's intentions are clearly revealed. Whether he will follow this step to press Guangxiu step by step, everyone can wait and see. In short, everyone should bear in mind what I said. , don’t forget. Forbearance, forbearance is the only way out for me. We can only wait patiently for the block in the heart of Master Youfu to melt, and there is no other way.” I like to be alone in my heart Go is a habit of Guangxiu.Before that, he had never missed a game against Nobunaga.When everyone heard Guangxiu's words, they burst into sobs. At this moment, Guangxiu's eldest son Shibingwei Guangqing hurried in. "Father, Master Youfu's envoy, Qingshan, is asking to see you." Guangqing was very happy, it seemed that he didn't know about it yet.He is only fourteen years old this year. Although he looks a little delicate, he is lively and cheerful. He is a beautiful boy who is loved by everyone.The child's innocent smile made everyone more uneasy. "The envoy...has come?" "Yes, the envoy also said that father fell down the stairs in this city today." "Is that what you said?" "The envoy asked with a smile if he was injured. He also said that although the stairs in this city are smooth, they are not as slippery as my father's head..." "Bastard!" Guangxiu scolded with a downcast face, "Scholar can be killed but not humiliated, didn't I tell you long ago?" However, Guangqing still couldn't help laughing. "That's what the envoy said, so my child will tell the truth." After speaking, he quickly ran outside. "It's already here..." Guangxiu sighed deeply again, and glanced at everyone, "Risk and resolute, this is the style of Lord Youfu. I have made up my mind, no matter what kind of problems the Lord presents to me, everyone will not accept it." flustered." He stood up slowly, tidied his clothes, and went to the hall to receive the envoy. In the hall, Nobunaga's envoy Aoyama and the president laughed and fanned each other. "I heard that Hinata Mamoru had a big fall today." Guangxiu smiled wryly, sat down, and said to the envoy, "The weather is so hot, it's really hard work." The other party smiled and continued, "It seems that there is often a thunderbolt in Antu." "So, the envoy came this time..." "I'm here to defuse the thunderbolt that fell to the Lord. But Gorozaemon and Mori Ranmaru interceded for you. It is now clear after the rain, Lord Youfu. Now that things are up to now, if you change the reception officials, you have already arrived Okazaki's guests will definitely have doubts after hearing this, so please continue to be responsible for the reception. This is the meaning of Lord Youfu." "Oh? Let me continue..." Guangxiu couldn't help moaning, and then put his hands on the tatami, "Please tell Lord Youfu, Guangxiu is willing to obey." Although the voice and words were still so solemn, Guangxiu was full of doubts in his heart. Even Mitsuhide became more and more confused about the fierce conflict caused by the difference in personality between the two. Gorozaemon and Mori Ranmaru interceded, but the matter disappeared... There must be something strange in it.Of course, he didn't show his face, and buried all these deeply in his heart.Mitsuhide, who likes to play chess alone in his heart, hastily put on the chessboard again.