Chapter 662 7. Xiao Pingtai Sacrificed Himself for Christ

In Yamanouchi, which has always respected the shogunate and upheld the righteousness of the world, the news that Oda Nobunaga was forcing the shogun spread like wildfire and was soon known by most of the samurai.

The king and the powerful ministers are a dead end that cannot be avoided. Either one side wins completely or both perish.

And it is obvious that Oda Nobunaga is now trying to make Ashikaga Yoshiaki a puppet, constantly encroaching on the authority of the shogunate and destroying the last bit of glory of the shogunate.

Eighty to ninety percent of the shogunate retainers who were close to the public were transferred away from the Nijo Palace by Oda Nobunaga. The branches and leaves of the shogunate tree were not so prosperous to begin with, and now it's good that its roots have been cut off.

This thing is really cutting off the firewood from under the cauldron!

There are naturally people who are filled with righteous indignation, but after all, the two sides are allies, and Oda Nobunaga has just spent a huge amount of money to build the palace for Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and his loyalty is known to the world. Usually, Oda Nobunaga rarely made any disrespectful moves towards Ashikaga Yoshiaki. Whenever they fought, they would ask Ashikaga Yoshiaki for orders. On the surface, the two sides were a model of mutual understanding between the monarch and the minister.

At least Oda Nobunaga was not as powerful as Wang Mang at that time, and was probably a little bit away from Cao Cao. Although Ashikaga Yoshiaki was weakened successively, at least he was still the common ruler of the world, and the call for a change of dynasty did not seem so strong.

Kobayata also heard from his subordinates and forces that they were talking about this matter, but fortunately, there was no such thing as "Respect the shogunate and punish the traitors!" or "Heaven will punish the traitors!".

After returning home, he chatted with A Ling for a while as usual, played with the children, and then continued to handle official business. At Kobayata's point, the difference between being in the government office and at home was not that big.

Murakami Yoshimitsu sent the recent letters from the secret agents in various places, and also stayed at Kobayata's house for a while. It was not until Arong came back from outside with salt, met people, and said hello that he left with satisfaction.

It seems that Nanaki's sister will not stay in this family for long!

After Sanada Masayuki married Ono, Hosokawa Nainome used some of her power to arrange a nearby house for him. She also successfully recommended him to Yamauchi Taro, and he served in the Yamauchi family as a 60-kan hatamoto.

According to this, when the 13th Division of the Yamauchi Imperial Court Hatamoto is expanded one day, Sanada Masayuki will definitely be able to become a hatamoto general. With a good father-in-law to support you, you can go anywhere.

Opening the letter, it was not surprising. Uesugi Kenshin was very unhappy because Ashikaga Yoshiaki "rejected" his request for an adopted son. In addition to the 40,000 soldiers of Kanazawa Gobo Castle, he only brought more than 18,000 people under his command, most of whom were people from Echigo and Noto, and were unwilling to work hard to attack the city. The weather was hot and many soldiers were sick in the military camp.

So Kenshin Uesugi reluctantly announced his return to Echigo. After looting Kaga, he carefully instructed his son Hatakeyama Yoshiharu to quell the chaos in Noto. He rode light horses and plain clothes and returned to Echigo with a few hundred cavalrymen.

He couldn't stay idle either. He dealt with the mess in Echigo and rewarded Naoe Kagetsuna for guarding his hometown for him. He also summoned the rebellious Honjo Shigenaga to Kasugayama. Honjo Shigenaga was forgiven anyway, and except for his son being a hostage, his territory was almost not reduced.

After that, he went to Koga Palace. He had to meet the Kanto general!

After all, Kenshin Uesugi held the post of Kanto Kanrei and regarded Kanto as his sphere of influence. If Koyomi Yoshizumi went to Koga and had some unrealistic fantasies after gaining power, it would be a troublesome matter.

In addition, on the sixth day of last month, the wisest general in the West, the old man Mori Motonari, who was known as the unparalleled strategist in ancient and modern times, died in Yoshida-gunyama Castle in Aki Province.

Let’s not talk about the glorious life of this big man. There are too many legends. His origin is even lower than that of Oda Nobunaga. It was just a small clan with 150 men and horses, but now it is the world’s first-class powerful name that dominates the West.

Most of the heroes of the previous generation have passed away, and they could not conquer the world in their entire lives!

Only a series of stories are left!

"Kobayata, what are you looking at!"

Hearing the voice, he turned around and it was indeed Uncle Tsunayoshi. The old man walked in slowly, shaking a straw hat.

"Why didn’t uncle teach Jigoro at home?" Although the two families were completely together, there was a small door open on the courtyard wall. But the uncle also had an adopted son to teach, and he was too lazy to move because of his old age, so he didn’t come every day now.

"It's too hot, I came to you to ask for a bite of watermelon."

"It's just a matter of eating watermelon..."

A Ling also came in, holding a tray with six slices of watermelon on it.

The two sat down, and Kobayata made a gesture of invitation. Uncle Tsunayoshi certainly had nothing to be embarrassed about, so he picked up a slice and ate it without any care. (I don't know whether people sprinkle salt on watermelon these days)

After eating two slices and wiping his hands with a towel, Uncle Tsunayoshi stopped. Kobayata had just finished a slice, and looking at Uncle Tsunayoshi's appetite, it felt like he would live longer than Kobayata.

"I want to ask you something, don't worry about it."

"What?"

"Ten years ago, when you first went to Owari, did Gifu Dansho recruit you with the knowledge and action of Suemori 10,000 kan?"

"This..." It was a long time ago.

Kobayata thought about it, and it seemed that he had a ten-win and ten-loss theory with Oda Nobunaga at that time, comparing Nobunaga to Yuan Shu, who was a withered bone in a tomb, and comparing himself to Yuan Shao, who had many plans but few decisions. He was deeply loved by Oda Nobunaga, so Oda Nobunaga wanted to use the territory of his younger brother Oda Nobukatsu to recruit Kobayata.

Later, he was hit on the forehead by Kobayata with a stick, and then he woke up.

"Is there any?" Uncle Tsunayoshi asked again.

"Yes, but that should be just a joke of Gifu-dono." Kobayata confirmed.

"Gifu Danjo and Daiki are getting more and more at odds. If one day comes, how will you deal with it? You are Oda's diplomat, and you even contributed a lot to the alliance at that time!"

Uncle Tsunayoshi seemed to be observing Kobayata carefully, as if he was ready to observe something from Kobayata's expression. But Kobayata seemed to disappoint him and said expressionlessly.

"It's come to this..."

"What can I do?"

"Didn't you give me advice?" Kobayata stood up, walked to the corridor with his hands behind his back, and looked outside vaguely.

"You are going to become a monk!" Uncle Tsunayoshi actually advised Kobayata a long time ago.

"Yes! But not Buddhism."

"Then..."

"I am going to give myself to Christianity!" Kobayata turned around and gave an extremely brilliant smile.

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