$ Chapter 449 7. Chazhenwan Gaishi Shannai
Kobayata asked Fujikichiro directly, did Oda Nobunaga ask him to come? Or bargaining chips? Is it okay to give up one's own son to someone else?
Kobayata would have to test others, using some stories about Ashikaga and Hosokawa to insinuate. He also had to go around and find out whether the family had any support for the child.
That is Fujikichiro, a friend of poverty. At this moment, he was not yet completely prosperous, and he was still very sincere to his friends at this time. The most obvious example is Hosuka Masakatsu. Even if he pointed at Fujikichiro's face and scolded his mistakes, Fujikichiro would not be angry.
If he took over the world in the future, even Maeno Masaemon, an old minister who had served the emperor for a long time and had made great contributions, should be killed (involved in the Hidetsugu incident). At that time, Fujikichiro was a little mean and ungrateful, and even suspicious.
Of course, Kobayata knew all this with his advanced consciousness, and there was no need to be shy when talking to Fujikichiro at this time. Be sincere, pure friendship, no exchange of interests.
Fujikichiro listened to Kobayata's brief explanation of the general situation, and was not surprised by Kobayata's request that Yamanouchi Shuketou adopt Oda Nobunaga's son as his successor and that both parties sign a covenant.
Giving a son and signing a covenant are not strange things. In history, Uesugi Kagetora gave his son to Uesugi Kenshin as his son.
Let alone the Yamanouchi clan, the Ashikaga clan also gave their sons to others. The Koga kubō family gave their sons to the Kanrei Uesugi family, and the Horikoshi kubō family gave their sons to the Shugo Oda family. You can give and receive as long as it is appropriate.
Even the Uesugi Kagetora we mentioned above was not only given to Uesugi Terutora in history. He was first given to Hojo Nagatsuna as an adopted son, and later Kasho Kazumu gave him to Takeda Harunobu as an adopted son. Finally, he returned and sent him to Echigo.
He can be regarded as having rich experience in giving people away, of course there are more rich ones (not to mention Tachibana Muneshige). For example, Ashina Yoshihiro, who was given four gifts, was his most famous name. At first, he was the son of the Satake family, the second son of Satake Yoshishige. His brother Satake Yoshinobu was stable, so he would definitely give someone away.
First, he was given to the Mutsu Shirakawa family, and his name was changed to Shirakawa Yoshikatsu. Later, the Ashina family died out, and he was given to the Ashina family and named Ashina Yoshihiro, but he was beaten away by the Ashina retainers and the twenty-year-old father-beating son.
He became Satake Morishige again, and finally died in Kakunodate, Akita, and enjoyed his old age.
Things in the world are really unpredictable!
Another requirement, that is, the requirement proposed by Kobayata, must be brothers of the same father and mother of Oda Qimyoumaru. Fujikichiro did not find it strange. Anyway, the family business will only be passed on to one son, and no matter how close the brothers are, they will also divide the family. Instead of giving it to an unknown small powerful family, or becoming a monk in a temple, it is better to come to Yamanouchi to become a family.
"But Tansho, Mrs. Ikoma only has two boys." Fujikichiro scratched his head.
"Only two? Besides Qimyoumaru?" Koyata knew that Mrs. Ikoma had given birth to several children, but he didn't expect that she only had two sons.
"The other one is His Highness Chashoumaru."
"Chashoumaru? The one who looked like a Chashou after he was born?" This name is really well-known.
"Hmm... How does he look? This is not something that we, the ministers, can talk about casually."
Fujikichiro must have seen Chashoumaru. It is hard to imagine how "ugly" a little boy who looks like a Chashou after he is born is. If you have to use an adjective to describe it, it would probably be "big-headed baby". Big head and small body.
This appearance is really hard to connect with the images that have been passed down. Koyata is really curious about this child who looks like a Chashou.
However, the reason for remembering this name is not because of the two images of common faces that have been passed down.
First, Oda Nobunaga was a terrible namer. The eldest son was named Qimiaomaru because he looked strange, and Chashamaru because he looked like a tea whisk. The one born on March 7 was named Sanqimaru.
Second, Chashamaru would be known as "the stupidest person in Oda" in the future! His name was Oda Nobuo!
Oda Nobunaga's great talent and strategy were in front of him. He went from a fragmented Owari to four counties and finally conquered the world. No matter what luck, knowledge, ability, strategy... he was definitely the best choice.
But except for the eldest son Oda Nobutada, the other sons were really mediocre. Especially this Oda Nobuo Chashamaru, who miscalculated the throne, forced his younger brother Oda Nobutaka to kill him, sold out his teammate Tokugawa Ieyasu, and left Osaka to surrender to the enemy.
One by one, it was stupid and shocking at the time, especially being used by Hideyoshi, who ordered the execution of his younger brother Oda Nobutaka who still believed in him. During the Komaki-Nagatate War, the Tensho Earthquake occurred behind Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and the people were in mourning. The tactical advantage of the coalition forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu was obvious, and the strategic advantage was also shown. As a result, this guy was a coward! He sold out his teammate Tokugawa Ieyasu and negotiated peace on his own.
The final battle of Osaka, if you die in the battle at an old age, you may still be known as a loyal and righteous person before death. As a result, he was still not stable at an old age, and he learned from Gotosai, left Osaka, and went to Tokugawa Ieyasu again.
You say this person is stupid, and it looks really stupid. But he happened to be the best and even the longest-lived son of Oda.
Not only did he become a daimyo, but his two sons also got a domain (Tendo Domain, Kashiwahara Domain), and finally passed it down to the present day happily.
On the other hand, this person probably fits the saying that fools have foolish luck. If you brag a little more, you can probably call it great wisdom and foolishness.
Hahahaha! Anyway, Xiaoping doesn't believe in great wisdom and foolishness.
However, if Yamanouchi Shukei brought Chashoumaru back as his stepson, I wonder if Chashoumaru would receive a careful education and change his historical trajectory.
"His Highness Chashoumaru is the son of Lady Ikoma and has always been favored by the lord, but I think it should not be a big problem to form an alliance with Yamanouchi."
"Everything depends on Fujikichiro to mediate. This matter is good for both of our families."
As the general of the Oda clan, Sumomatari Castle Lord, Fujikichiro is already a top general of the Oda family. At the same time, he was born as a miscellaneous soldier serving Oda Nobunaga, and his master-servant relationship with Oda Nobunaga was closer.
Therefore, Fujikichiro probably knew about Oda Nobunaga's strategy and attitude. If he felt that there was no problem, then there should be no problem.
Sure enough, not long after Fujikichiro went back, he returned to Yamanouchi again and expressed his willingness to send Chashoumaru to Yamanouchi Shukei as a son, and the two sides concluded an alliance. And agreed to jointly send troops to Mikawa in the spring to help each other.
The Yamanouchi family also successfully sent Uesugi Terutorokyo back to Echigo, but it was inevitable that there were some open and covert confrontations, as well as the promise of assisting Takeda in sending troops.