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Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Nobunaga vs.

Oda Nobunaga said: "I have something to tell you." "My lord, please order." Fujikichiro bowed his head obediently and walked over. "You can talk nonsense, but don't hit the horse." "You... saw it?" "I believe that you can see all kinds of things with your eyes, so don't play tricks on you." "I see. Be careful next time." "Also, you have to exercise until you can run faster than a horse." "If you can't run faster than a horse, you can't protect your lord on the battlefield." "Who asked you to escort me?" Nobunaga glanced at Fujikichiro.Fujikichiro quickly changed his words: "I said something wrong. I have to be prepared to die in front of the horse."

"You..." Nobunaga seemed dissatisfied with Fujikichiro's answer, "If you are liked by others, you can be hated by others. From today on, don't expect to be liked by others." "Huh?" Fujikichiro tilted his head in confusion.No doubt he thought Nobunaga should have said the opposite. "Those who want to be liked by others, and lose themselves because of this, are full of troubles in this world. As soon as I, Nobunaga, sees that kind of stuff, I feel disgusted. Understand? If you are hated by others, you can be liked by horses. You It's better to act like this. Horses can see everything, but people in this world are used to covering up, distorting facts, and turning black and white."

Hearing this, Fujikichiro patted his head hard. "I've put this in my heart." "Now that you've remembered it, let's go to Aretemon's place to allocate a residence." Then, as if remembering something, Nobunaga said, "Looking at your face, you must be lustful. You mustn't think of Aretemon's daughter!" "Yes." Fujikichiro bowed and hurried away. "Matazaemon," Nobunaga patted the horse's cheek while turning, "What did the monkey say?" "He said that within half a month, before entering the rainy season..."

"Say Matsudaira Motoyasu will go to the border to provoke?" Toshika looked up at Nobunaga in horror, but Nobunaga had turned his back and walked towards the armory in the stable.Opposite the armory was a shooting range, and he had another fifty daily lessons in archery.Nobunaga's curly hair glistened in the sun, and his long back looked resolute.He hummed softly as he walked: life and death are determined by the sky, why bother to ask the world of mortals?And with Dongshan Ninja Grass, the name will be left in history and who will hear it... Nobunaga came to the shooting range, took off his shirt, and took three vine bows.But he seemed to be a little absent-minded. After taking the arrow, he didn't shoot it, and tilted his head in thought.After finally shooting an arrow, he fell into deep thought again.

The greatest crises of his life were approaching, and they were coming from the east.One is the entry of Yoshimoto Imagawa to Beijing.Then, after defeating Imagawa, how to deal with Takeda Harunobu's attack.The second crisis occurs after the assumption that the first crisis has been overcome. Nobunaga seems to be open-minded on the surface, but there are troubles and worries that ordinary people cannot understand. After shooting fifty arrows, Nobunaga hurriedly handed over the bow and arrows to his servants, and then walked towards the city while humming a little song. The sun is hot, scorching the leaves, and there is a big bird's nest on the eaves of the arrow storehouse.The sky was blue, without a breath of wind.But recently, Nobunaga's eyes are always turbulent.If he can prevent Yoshimoto Imagawa from entering the capital, his life will radiate brilliance; but if he can't stop it, his life will fall into endless darkness.Standing at the crossroads of life, passion, planning, confusion, anxiety, all complex emotions hit him together.

"Ah Nong." Nobunaga excitedly returned to the bedroom, "It's so hot!" He yelled as he untied his belt, threw his jacket out, and stood in the corridor topless.Nohime ran over knowingly, and wiped the sweat off Nobunaga's body with a towel. Nobunaga stood blankly in the corridor, staring outside.Nohime happily draped a new unlined garment over Nobunaga's shoulders, and tied the belt for him.Nobunaga let Nohime play around. "Ah Nong." "Ok." "It's finally about to start..." "Start...start what?" Asked by Nohime, Nobunaga finally realized what he said, and sat down. "What do you think I'll do?"

"You have a concubine and a child. Owari has also been calmed down. This time it should be Mino..." Before Nobunaga finished speaking, Nobunaga shook his head and said, "Avenge your father? That's for the future." Nobunaga nodded while arranging Nobunaga's changed clothes.As long as the husband has not forgotten his father's hatred, that is enough.Although Nobunaga can do whatever he wants, in Nohime's eyes, he is a trustworthy husband.He should avenge his father-in-law and kill her brother Yilong. "Ah Nong, it would be fine if the child was born by you."

"What did your lord say?" "Son. If it's your child, I can give him everything with peace of mind..." Nonghime deliberately pretended not to hear.For a barren wife, there is never a more sad and painful subject than the subject of children.Today, Nobunaga's three concubines have given birth to four children.Nobunaga's unrestrained and unrestrained heart was actually tied down by the strong emotion towards the child... Thinking of this, Nohime felt extremely lonely. Since Nobunaga said this, it means that he thinks that the main room Nohime is stronger than the concubine.He seemed to want to say that if Nong Ji gave birth to a child, he would be able to put his life and death aside and fight with all his strength on the battlefield.Nobunaga thought it might be a comfort to his wife to speak out what was in his heart, but Nohime felt very painful.

"Do you know why I give my children these strange names?" Nohime nodded with a smile.A Lei, who married from the Ikoma family, gave birth to the first baby girl, named De Ji.The children born afterward all had strange names: A Lei's first baby boy was named Qiqiwan, the second was named Chajiwan, and Tanxue gave birth to the third child, named Sanqiwan.Chajiu Wan and Sanqiwan came out of the mother's womb at the same time, so the child had to be called Chajiu Wan as brother according to the status of the child's mother's family.When Nobunaga heard the news, he laughed heartily in front of the main house Nohime: "It seems that I gave birth to two children on the same day. Hahaha!"

Behind Nobunaga's grotesque behavior lies a fierce awareness of contempt for the common sense of the world. He seems to be saying: I, Nobunaga, will never stick to the ordinary relationship between father and son in the world.Does such a Nobunaga naturally succumb to kinship? "My lord, can you let Qiqiwan live with me for a while?" Nohime hopes to pour maternal love on the child born by Ah Lei, and Qiqiwan seems to have a lot of affection for Nohime. "Oh. I thought the child was wonderful from the beginning...Call him. Maybe I will come up with something clever when I see that wonderful face."

Nohime stood up and walked towards Lei's room. Nobunaga clapped his hands, and called the servant boy Aichi Juami.Juami once competed with Inuchiyo for favor in front of Nobunaga. He is a talented and beautiful boy, and he has not yet held the Yuanfu ceremony. "Tuami, let Kumawakamiya wait for a long time." "Yes. Because the adults always don't show up, he's getting impatient." "Hmph! Let him wait. Be respectful." "Yes." Juami went away in response, and Nohime walked in, holding Biqimaru's hand. "Qiqiwan, your father can't wait any longer." Probably someone had trained Qiqiwan beforehand, he sat down cautiously, bowed his head and said, "Hello, Father." Nobunaga looked at everything in front of him.He neither answered nor moved, just stared at it, as if he was appreciating an incredible object. Mikimaru seemed frightened by Nobunaga's eyes, and looked back at Nohime.But when he saw the bright smile on Nonghime's face, he finally felt relieved and sighed softly. Nobunaga suddenly smiled. "Understood! It's him." He stood up abruptly, looked at Noonghime, "Give Qiqiwan a snack." He dropped these words and left the bedroom like a gust of wind. Nobunaga seemed to have sensed something from his son Qi Qimaru, and after leaving the bedroom, he went directly to the outer study to meet the guests.In the study room, Aichi Juami and Takeuchi Hataro were sitting opposite each other.Hataro is dressed gorgeously and looks like Juami's older brother.He is Xiong Ruogong who used to teach Shinto to the young Master Ji.Nobunaga's unconventional rebellious character is largely influenced by Portaro. In the Owari and Mikawa areas at that time, there were weird people who were not inferior to the generals of the various vassals, except for the wild samurai Koroku Masakatsu of Suga, and Kumanakamiya Takeuchi Hataro.But Xiaoliu Zhengsheng always wears a fur uniform, completely dressed like a bandit.And this Takeuchi Hataro is wearing a gorgeous narrow-sleeved kimono.Although Portaro is more than ten years older than Nobunaga, he still retains a strong youthful atmosphere. He looks like a white-faced scholar with curly hair, and the slowly shaking bat fan in his hand emits a touch of sandalwood from time to time. "Tuami, go down." After Nobunaga came in, he dismissed Aichi and Toami, and sat down in front of Hataro, "The rainy season will come soon." "Probably within five or six days." "I called Miqiwan just now, and I didn't speak to him. I just stared at him closely, and he sighed." "Then," a slight smile appeared on Hataro's fair face, "what do you want me to do?" Nobunaga showed no respect for Hataro, who was equivalent to a teacher, in front of him. He asked casually, "Are you going to kill that Okazaki kid, or save him?" "Okazaki...Matsuhira Takechiyo? Your words are still so abrupt. I don't quite understand. What do you mean Takechiyo has been up to lately?" Nobunaga smiled in disbelief and said, "You should know that Suzuki Shigetoshi of the Temple Department and I are connected. Letting him come to attack is just an excuse. Imakawa Yoshimoto bastard, raised Takechiyo, and wanted him to take the lead." "possible." "The question is whether it is necessary to defeat Takechiyo for Imagawa's entry into Beijing? Or..." Hataro suddenly smiled. "Want to fight but can't win, what should I do?" "Are you saying that I, Nobunaga, do not have the strength to defeat the Okazaki people?" "It's such a difficult colt to train. In the end, I still want to fight, but I'm afraid I can't... Isn't that good?" "What's the meaning?" "When you said to stare at the child just now, he sighed. You might as well smile at him afterwards. For your smile, he will definitely sigh again with a big hug." Nobunaga stared at Hataro as if his eyes were about to burst.Probably because Portaro's thinking is the opposite of his.Nobunaga wanted to completely defeat Matsudaira Motoyasu, but Portaro tried every means to make Nobunaga choose, and he was invincible... Nobunaga suddenly shrugged his right shoulder, "You mean to let Takechiyo return to the teacher full of ambition?" "Or in other words, you have the capacity to make him proud." Portaro's eyes showed a woman's gentle gaze.He said in a low voice, "If it were me, I think it would be a pity to make an enemy who has no hostility." "Oh." "Taking them as enemies, and then defeating them... is really embarrassing. Moreover, how many precious troops will be lost to defeat the Okazaki people who are fighting to the death. The reason is self-evident." The letter chief didn't answer.In fact, just as Hataro said, the Okazaki people will definitely fight to the death to ensure the safety of the territory during this expedition.To subdue such an army, the lives of many soldiers had to be sacrificed. "The problem is not with Takechiyo, but with Daisuke. When entering the capital, it is undoubtedly very stupid to welcome Takechiyo; but it is not a wise move to lose troops." Hataro looked into the courtyard. "It's windy. It's cool. The enemy advances and retreats, and the enemy retreats and advances...Look, how soft the green leaf is in the wind. In Akoju City lived Takechiyo's biological mother. Mizuno Nobumoto of Kariya was him Uncle." Nobunaga suddenly laughed and said, "I understand. That's very good." Hataro smiled wryly, "Is this why you came to me?" Nobunaga looked serious and shook his head, "It's really putting the cart before the horse. I came here for another matter." "tell me the story." "When you entered Beijing!" Nobunaga emphasized, "How does your astronomy show?" "Takechiyo exhausted his territory, and then went out as a general. He probably wouldn't act rashly like a wild samurai. The earliest is March in Yangchun, and the latest is May..." "So, it's already summer?" "It should be." "What about the military strength?" "The more the better. Around thirty thousand." "Oh." Nobunaga whispered.Since Mino had to be guarded against an attack from the north, Nobunaga could use up to 3,000 troops against Imagawa.The well-known Hataro actually said that the more troops the better. "How? Are you saying that with one-tenth of the troops, even Master Ji can't defeat the army of Imagawa? You can also help! This is why I came to you." "Hehe!" Hataro smiled, his voice was thin and thin, "This is a difficult situation for the strong. So should we go out of the city for a decisive battle, or stay in the city?" "I don't know!" Nobunaga replied, "Didn't you say 'if the enemy advances, we will retreat, and if the enemy retreats, we will advance'? I, Nobunaga, are not like that. When the opponent attacks, he also attacks; when the opponent retreats, I can sit back and relax." He opened his eyes wide. , loudly said: "Can you help me?" Hataro's eyes sparkled.Nobunaga's determination and fighting spirit are unshakable. "So, do you want to confront the Suruga, Enjiang, and Sanhe Sanhes squarely, and you think you can sit back and relax?" Nobunaga stared at the big window disdainfully, picking his nostrils.Nobunaga must be proud when he picks his nostrils. "So I asked you to help me. In your style, you will never help a party that is doomed to lose." "It's not that I can't help you. If you can use Takenouchi's art of war, it's enough to win. Let's stop here. The sky is cloudy. After the sky is cloudy, it will be the rainy season. I want to go back to Kariya. Let the shirt dry in the sun." Takeuchi left behind enigmatic words and left leisurely.He has a free and easy personality, and almost treats Nobunaga as nothing. The appearance of people like Hataro is also due to troubled times.The land is occupied by Party A today and owned by Party B tomorrow. In such an era, they have developed a tenacious ability to survive.When the new lords arrived, they gradually became equal to the lords by virtue of their strength.If the lords are the dignitaries in this world, they are the powerful behind the scenes.In addition, in this era of frequent wars, in order to prevent the enemy from sneaking into the rear, the lords also have to rely on local tyrants, so they treat them with courtesy. After Hataro went out, Nobunaga stood up abruptly and opened the study window.He looked at the quiet courtyard, smiled, and sat down suddenly. "Come here, ask Maeda Matazu and Aichi Juami to come here." Not long after, the two of them entered the house.Nobunaga let the two beloved guards stand in front of them and looked at them carefully.One was a young man with feminine beauty, and the other was a man and a strong man. "Yizuo," Nobunaga said to Toshikadou, "Aren't you angry that Juami always calls you 'dog'?" Toshika raised his head and looked at Nobunaga seriously.good.The brilliant Aichijuami finds Toshie unresponsive, and despite his adulthood, he still calls Toshie by his baby name and even "dog".When Toshika was too angry, he would reply: "Little smart boy!" But Toshika was puzzled by Nobunaga's question at this time. "A majestic samurai is called a 'dog' by the young ten Ami, aren't you angry?" "Of course I'm angry." "Then, at Haishi tonight, you go outside the corner tower of the city and kill Juami. Show the courage of a samurai and don't be soft." "Ah?" Li's family was taken aback, and turned to look at Shi Aji.Ten Ami shook her head with a smile, but said nothing.A rush of hot blood rushed straight to Li's forehead, and he thought to himself: "You bastard, you're teasing me again!" "How?" Nobunaga said, "But I strictly forbid my subordinates to fight privately. If you want to kill him, you have to expel him first." The Tori family finally understood Nobunaga's intention.Pretending to kill Juami... "Where is the destination?" Li Jia asked solemnly.Juami laughed again. Toshika couldn't help but turned to Juami, "What's so strange? You're so rude." Juami lowered her head in embarrassment, "I'm sorry. But I still can't help it. For me, the person who offended the lord, do you still care about where I will be sent?" Nobunaga suddenly turned to Juami, "Do you understand?" "clear." "Then, I won't say much more. Juami, you will be killed by Youzuo." "yes." Nobunaga laughed.He laughed looking out at the courtyard, then at the next room, and stood up. "Before the rainy season comes... I will also dry the uniform." After finishing speaking, he quietly left the study. "Ten Ami!" "What's the matter, dog?" "You actually played smart and said you knew the destination. Is this the end of the matter?" "So the dog doesn't know its destination yet?" "Bastard, play tricks!" "You can play tricks too. I'm going to disappear from this world." "Where are you going?" "That world." "Tuami, are you going to hide your whereabouts from me?" "My lord has already said, I let you kill it. Since I was killed, the destination is of course that world. After the dog is killed, are you still planning to travel to the Suruga area in a human form?" Li Jia's fists on his legs were clenched.If the monkey Kinoshita Tokichiro is eloquent, but he still has a considerate meaning, but what Aichi Juami said is completely self-esteem-injurious sarcasm and sarcasm.Li Jia held back his anger and said with a smile: "Even if you are killed, you will still harbor resentment. Where will the resentful soul be reincarnated?" "Hahaha..." Ten Ami laughed loudly, "Is this the dog's deliberate conclusion? It's so interesting! But, even if you are puzzled, don't go to the same place with my resentful soul. Otherwise, you will Be regarded as a laughing stock by future generations." Li Jia only felt a surge of anger rushing into his heart, but he finally restrained it. "Then we'll see you outside the turret in Haishi City." He grabbed the knife and stood up abruptly.Shi Ami hurried to catch up and said, "Do you really understand? If not, please put aside the face of a man and ask me to teach you. My lord also means the same." Li's family didn't answer, and walked out. Aichi Juami's handsome face twitched, and he grinned.He didn't know why he teased Li Jia like this.He knew very well that Li Jia had an honest character and a good character.He also admired Li Jia's ability, courage and simplicity.But when he saw Toshika's serious look, and his unusually calm, almost expressionless face, Juami couldn't help but want to tease him.Maybe it's because both of them were young and eager to win, and they met their opponents, so they competed for favor in front of Nobunaga. Too much is not good.Juami reminded himself like this all the time, but when he understood, the sharp sarcasm and sarcasm had already been whipped to the opponent.But in his heart, he respects and relies on Li Jia very much.This may seem rude, but it is undoubtedly a display of intimacy. Whenever they saw Juami's sharp sarcasm to Toshika who was tired of coping, others were secretly worried.Nobunaga knew that Mataemon Toshiie must have a grudge about this, so he let him kill Juami. And Ten Ami became happy when he heard this.Lijia was expelled after murdering; Ten Ami Ming was killed and secretly expelled.Those who were deported could come back at any time, and those who died would naturally disappear without a trace.Relying on his keen intuition, Ten Ami decided to go to Okazaki, went to see the important ministers of Matsudaira Motoyasu, and told them that Nobunaga had no intention of being an enemy of Motoyasu at all.Nobunaga did not ask Juami to return quickly after completing the task.At least wait until Yoshimoto enters Beijing to monitor whether the Okazaki people are welcoming the army supporting Yoshimoto, or trying to dodge it, and report the results to Nobunaga.To do this, take yourself as a hostage to reassure the Okazaki people. "Pretending to be killed" is especially necessary. What about Toshiie, who was expelled for "killing" Juami?He can hide in Akoju Hisamatsu Sado Mori's house, and repeat what Ten Ami said to everyone in Okazaki to Yuan Yasushi's biological mother, Mrs. Yu.And through Yu Da, consciously or unconsciously, the same message was sent to Mizuno Nobumoto and Okazaki's retainers in Kariya Castle. Ten Ami understood this quickly and told Toshika not to go to Junfu; but the honest Toshika seemed to have misunderstood what Ten Ami meant, and he understood that he should tell Yuan Yasu what Nobunaga meant.If that's the case, once the matter is revealed, Yi Yuan and even Yuan Kang will kill him. Ten Ami quietly waited for the night to come, and asked Mori Shinsuke to judge the right and wrong of the two quarrels.Fortunately, a burglar happened to be executed at this time.Juami covered the corpse with a straw mat, "Aichi Juami and Maeda Matazaemon had a lot of quarrels on weekdays, and finally developed into a duel with force. Juami was killed and Matazaemon was expelled." Juami imagined the above scene in his mind, waiting for the night to fall.In order to avoid people's eyes and ears, Shi Ami deliberately put on gorgeous clothes and pretended to be a servant boy who sneaked out of the city to enjoy the moon.At last the appointed hour came.Shi Ami hung the fife around his waist, and quietly left the city.
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