Chapter 357 16. Persuading Fujikichiro with Clever Words

Oh wow! "The two guards of the world"!

Then, Kinoshita Hideyoshi looked indifferent, Kinoshita Hidenaga looked indifferent, Oda Nobunaga looked indifferent, and Maeda Toshiie looked indifferent.

"This is the envoy of Ando Iga no Kami." Fujiyoshiro introduced briefly without any elaboration.

"Look up." Nobunaga seemed to have thought of something and wanted to see this Takenaka Hanbei.

Takenaka Hanbei looked up at Oda Nobunaga. Oda Nobunaga stared and thought for a while, and whispered to Maeda Toshiie, as if he remembered something, but seemed unsure.

"Have you participated in the Battle of Kanaguchi?" Maeda Toshiie asked on behalf of Oda Nobunaga.

"Yes, I participated in the Battle of Kanaguchi with my father." Takenaka Hanbei responded.

"That's it! Are you the samurai on the left wing who attacked Gonroku with a katana?" Oda Nobunaga finally confirmed.

"That's me!" "Oh wow, that's quite courageous." Nobunaga was very contemptuous of traitors at first, but now his attitude is a little better.

Traitors are traitors, but as long as they are useful, their status is different. Especially a traitor who is brave and courageous can be used well.

But that's all!

Kobayata whispered to Fujikichiro quietly, which battle was the Battle of Kanaguchi. Fujikichiro also gave a brief summary lightly and quickly, which was one of the outpost battles in the battle where Oda Nobunaga was defeated by the Saito army due to heavy rains for several days, rising water levels, and muddy land.

Kobayata immediately reacted, wasn't it the only battle in which Saito Ryūoki and Oda Nobunaga won because of the weather in more than ten battles.

Well, it was also written in Takenaka Shigemon's novel history book that his father Takenaka Shigeharu set up a "ten-sided ambush" formation, which caused countless casualties to the Owari soldiers, and the river was covered with floating corpses. Oda Nobunaga threw away his armor and barely escaped with his life.

Now look at it, hahahahahahaha, not only are they all bragging, but they are not even the main force of the battle. According to Fujikichiro, this Takenaka Hanbei led dozens of soldiers to attack Shibata Katsuie's troops at that time, distracting the attention of Shibata's army.

And then it was gone!

As for the sixteen riders, beheading Saito Hidamori, and conquering Inabayama. I'm sorry, I haven't heard of it. Saito Tatsuoki lived well in Inabayama, not only was he never beaten away, but even Ando Mori, who was assisted by Takenaka Shigemon, was pressed in the northern city by Saito Tatsuoki, and he didn't dare to say a word of sour words.

Of course, now Tono is lost and Nakano is shaken. Ando Mamoru, who was pressed in the northern city, became more active. He sent his eldest son-in-law to negotiate the price.

The scene was very dull now. There was no back and forth, no verbal battle. Ando Mamoru really just came to test the price. Although Nobunaga also hoped that Nishino would quickly change sides, his face still had that expression of "If you don't change sides, I will overthrow you myself", very domineering, and not giving in at all.

Takenaka Hanbei also talked casually. At least he should be the first to surrender and be given a certain amount of titles. The eldest son would not be sent as a hostage, but the younger son and son-in-law could be sent over, and the semi-independent status of the country should be guaranteed at best.

Asking for a high price, but paying it back.

There was no scheming or clever arguments at all, and Nobunaga's intention to use half of Mino to recruit Takenaka Shigeharu was out of the question.

After both sides tested each other, Nobunaga waved his hand and sent the guests away. Even though the Takenaka family was a countryman with 2,000 or 3,000 kan, it was nothing in Nobunaga's eyes. Now he had a lot of civil and military officials under his command, so he didn't think of them as a small role.

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"Toukichiro, what about the other families?" Nobunaga was very disdainful of this kind of countryman who was indecisive, but he still cared about the other people in Shinano.

"They think highly of themselves and wait for the price to be raised!" It was rare for Fujiyoshiro to use such a literary sentence.

"Humph, if we don't hurt their hands, they don't know how powerful my Oda family is." Oda Nobunaga also had this attitude.

Everyone sent Oda Nobunaga to the backyard to rest, and Kobayata chatted with Fujiyoshiro.

"Toukichiro, you are not a decent person. You didn't even inform me when you got married." Kobayata hugged Fujiyoshiro's neck.

"What can I do? The snow in your Shinano is so heavy. No one is willing to deliver the letter." Fujiyoshiro also laughed.

"No, you can't avoid a meal of wine. You have to punish yourself with three cups of wine first. Hahaha."

"No problem, no problem, grilled fish as much as you want!" Fujiyoshi agreed very quickly.

When he arrived at Fujiyoshi's courtyard, several retainers he had won over were also there. In addition to Kinoshita Hidenaga who followed him, there were also Hosuka Koroku Masakatsu and Tsubouchi Masaemon Nagayasu who came to join the construction of Momo-mat. They were originally a group of local tyrants and robbers, but now they have transformed into samurai.

There are also two young men, who will be famous in the future, one is Yamauchi Kazutoyo and the other is Nakamura Kazuuji. It is better to say that they serve Fujiyoshi as infantrymen who are slightly higher than foot soldiers than samurai. Everyone must know these two without Koheita's introduction. These people are Kinoshita Hideyoshi's current team.

After everyone greeted, servants brought wine and food. In Momo-mat, there are only rice and fish, and there are no other good things. The only side dish was pickled radish, but it was good to have wine, freshly brewed from Mogu rice.

Some of these old men don’t have wives yet, and those who have wives are basically in Komakiyama, either staying behind or being hostages. Anyway, there is no woman in the city, so how can they relieve their worries? The only way is Du Kang.

As soon as everyone introduced themselves, they all knew that Kobayata and Fujikichiro and Koichiro were friends in poverty. They knew each other when they were both infantrymen and had been in contact with each other. They were considered to be very close brothers, the kind who would go to the hall to pay respects to their mothers and wives.

So they talked openly, and after a few cups of dirty soup, even dirty jokes came out.

“Fujikichiro, what do you think of this Hanbei? What’s so special about him?”

Fujikichiro and Kobayata clinked their glasses, holding a piece of radish in their mouths, chewing it very hard, and the juice splashed everywhere.

"Heh, his father Takenaka Shigemoto is still arrogant with his family property of more than 2,000 kan, and he sent such a small character to test it first. The Takenaka father and son are so generous."

"In my opinion, this Hanbei will most likely try to serve His Highness, and his father will continue to be a loyal retainer of the Saito family. He is calculating very well, but he doesn't consider his own weight." Fujikichiro drank the wine in one gulp, with such an expression on his face.

"Fujikichiro, if you try to get this person to serve, you will become the contact person of the Mino family in the family. When His Highness Owari restrains the whole Mino, the retainers of Mino will occupy a large part of the family. If you can win over a group of people first, your influence in the family will surely increase a lot."

Kobayata took a break and saw that Fujikichiro was interested.

"Besides, this Hanbei is not without merits. At least he has some courage and strategy. If he gets along with you, the five hundred people in Bodhi Mountain will be in your hands."

"Koheita, do you mean that I, the middleman Hanbei, will serve as an official?"

"No, no, no, you will recruit this Takenaka Hanbei."