Chapter 674 20. Let’s Just Pretend to Be Nice for Now

After receiving the message from the envoy, Kobayata hurried to Fuchu Castle the next evening. Without saying a word, the castle sent a message to summon the renbanshu to a meeting.

On the way, Hosokawa Saimie told Kobayata about Oda Nobunaga's letter. The main content was to invite Yamauchi Taro to Kyoto, and he would hold a coming-of-age ceremony for Yamauchi Taro. The secondary content was that Luoyang was in the hands of Oda Nobunaga, and he promised to always support Yamauchi Taro to inherit the shogun.

Kobayata was also confused. Seeing that the first snow was about to fall, what did Oda Nobunaga mean by doing this?

After entering the castle, everyone sat down. Except for Konishihara Saemon who was guarding Kai and could not leave, all the renbanshu were present. Yamauchi Shuke handed Oda Nobunaga's handwritten letter to Kobayata. Kobayata read it carefully and it was exactly the same as what Hosokawa Saimie said.

"The envoy from Gifu is waiting for a reply at the foot of the city. What do you think Tanjo should reply?" Imagawa Yoshichika held a candlestick and placed it next to Kobayata so that Kobayata could see it more clearly.

"What did you discuss before?" Putting the letter down, Kobayata rubbed his temples, feeling a little tired.

"Gifu Tanjo explained the benefits and moved them with power!" Uncle Tsunayoshi said this calmly.

"This benefit is real benefit!"

This letter was signed and sealed by Oda Nobunaga himself, and it can be spread to the world in an open way. As the current regent of the Muromachi shogunate, Oda Nobunaga has announced to the world that he will always support Yamauchi Taro to inherit the shogunate.

Although the promises of the Warring States period have always been torn up, as long as Nobunaga really does something that angers the heavens and the people in the future, this open letter will be an excellent and perfect righteous cause!

Is there anything more direct than slapping someone in the face with what he said in person?

Although the general's throne is now an empty shell, no matter how empty it is, it is still the general, the common leader of the world's military families! All military families are ministers, and the general is the monarch. As long as the shogunate does not fall, this will not change.

The general is not worth money, but the general is also the most valuable!

"If Gifu Dansho also supports His Highness, it will indeed be a great event in the world, but..." Hosokawa Saijo started.

But he was halfway through his words, Nobunaga sent a telegram to the world saying that he supports Yamauchi Taro, which is good! But there is always an indescribable feeling, and I just feel uncomfortable.

"I thought Gifu Dansho would be a powerful minister at most for a while, but now it seems that he will be a powerful minister for a lifetime! Just like the Hojo of Kamakura!" Yamauchi Shukei must be dissatisfied with this.

"Everyone, I have a question, what is Gifu Dansho's current position?" Kobayata looked at everyone.

"The shogunate is in power! Is there any need to ask this?"

"That's right! Gifu Dansho is now the shogunate!" Kobayata was very satisfied with Hosokawa Saijo's answer.

There is no problem that Oda Nobunaga is in charge of Kinki, but his righteousness in charge of Kinki comes from Ashikaga Yoshiaki! He was first a minister of the shogunate, and then the overlord of Kinki.

The simplest fact is that Oda Nobunaga is still holding the banner of respecting the shogunate and fighting against the enemy!

He is still a minister of the Muromachi shogunate, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki is still his monarch. He still respects the public ceremony of the Muromachi shogunate on the surface and fights for it!

This is also the case in history. Ashikaga Yoshiaki publicly launched a crusade against Oda Nobunaga in Luoyang after clearly knowing that Takeda Shingen went to Luoyang, and officially tore his face. Before that, when Oda Nobunaga fought continuously with Asai, Asakura, Honganji, Miyoshi Three, Matsunaga, Nagashima Ikko and other forces, he was fighting completely in the name of the Muromachi shogunate and fighting against the rebellious generals.

This is ridiculous. Ashikaga Yoshiaki contacted numerous daimyo and forces that opposed Nobunaga, but he never formally turned against Nobunaga because he was worried that he could not successfully defeat Nobunaga. As a result, in terms of justice, the so-called "Nobunaga encirclement network" actually attacked Oda Nobunaga, who occupied the justice of the shogunate, as a traitor.

"I, Yamauchi, am still controlled by others!" Yamauchi Shukei has naturally changed his mind.

"Not only is it controlled by others, but it is helpless!" Xiao Pingtai nodded.

If the Yamauchi family got the secret letter from Ashikaga Yoshiaki, they could naturally claim to have received the imperial edict and cleared the court!

Once they successfully went to Kyoto, history would be written by the victors, and they could completely whitewash it at that time. Oda Nobunaga could blacken it as much as he wanted, and no one dared to say anything.

But what if they lost? The Yamauchi family would really be worse than pigs and dogs inside and out, and the name of a great traitor would definitely not be escaped. All the people present will become treacherous villains, and will be infamous forever, and will never be able to turn over.

Who here can guarantee that they will win?

After Xiao Pingtai finished speaking, everyone present fell silent. Oda Nobunaga's biggest advantage in using the general to control the princes is here. The current general is in Oda Nobunaga's hands. As long as Ashikaga Yoshiaki does not openly attack Oda Nobunaga, all those who raise troops to attack Oda Nobunaga are "thieves"!

They are "traitors"!

"Although helpless, you still need to be patient!" Xiao Pingtai was also helpless.

The Yamauchi family has not yet recovered from years of war, and it is really incapable of turning against Oda Nobunaga immediately. Even with Uesugi Kenshin, there is no 100% confidence in a decisive battle with Oda Nobunaga!

The small fish in Kinki are not strong, and there is no way to help the Yamauchi family share too much pressure. The Mori family is the world's number one tyrant, but their family is still a distance away from Kinki. Mr. Mori Motonari has passed away again, and it is not so easy to judge whether the Ryokawa system is good or bad.

"Is there no one in the world who can check and balance Gifu Dansho?" Yamauchi Yoshiyasu sat at the end and was a little confused.

"Yes!" Of course, Kobayata knew who resisted Oda Nobunaga the longest.

"Who?"

"The head of Ishiyama Honganji Temple, Master Kenjo!"

"Ikko Ikki?" Yamauchi Shukei seemed a little unconvinced.

"Can Ikko Ikki help?" Hosokawa Saijo was also obviously unsure.

You are young, right? You are too imaginative! The power of faith is really endless. If you don't talk about it from a distance, it will easily cause arguments. If you are close, you can't say that you will be 404. Anyway, everyone knows it!

"Ikko sect is more than a million? It's like the ocean. Even if Gifu Danzheng has three heads and six arms, he must have paid a certain price." Kobayata directly stated the facts.

"That's right! The Ikko sect in Kinai does have many followers!"

"Let's not talk about this for now. No matter what happens in the future, the tree is the key! We might as well temporarily agree to Gifu Dansho's request and let him come to power!"

"Kobayata, you mean to pretend to be nice."

"Let's just deal with it for now. The longer you delay, the older your Highness will be, and I, Yamauchi, will save money!" Kobayata nodded in agreement.

"That's it!" Yamauchi Shuke reluctantly agreed.

The others stopped talking and agreed.