Chapter 687 33. Why Not Show the Enemy Your Weakness?

When Nobunaga's letter arrived, all the important officials, including Isshiki Miyauchi who stayed in Kyoto, gathered together to discuss the matter. It was a big deal after all.

The Yamauchi residence was now a large military camp, with thousands of people living inside and outside. The weather was not cold anymore, and the spring breeze was warm. Everyone simply discussed in the corridor beside the courtyard. Living with the soldiers was a good habit of the Yamauchi family for generations.

Yamauchi Yoshiharu could remember the names of more than 400 hatamoto, and Yamauchi Yoshikatsu was not much behind. In terms of winning over their own retainers, both of them were masters at taking off clothes and giving them food.

Naturally, Yamauchi Taro was also happy to get close to these retainers who were directly under him. The more hatamoto who were loyal to him, the stronger Yamauchi Taro's power was.

Everyone sat or stood, forming a large circle with Yamauchi Taro as the center. There were probably hundreds of people.

"Let's discuss it." Imagawa Yoshichika stayed in the government office, and Yamauchi had the longest seniority, so he was naturally in charge.

"This Tong... is the name used by the recently deceased Wakasa shōgo Takeda Daizen Daifu (Yoshitsugu)."

"Or the name used by the former Owari shōgo Sasaki Jibu Daisuke (Yoshitsugu)." Several people seemed very dissatisfied with the first word.

"If it's Xin, it's not impossible. Takeda Kai no Kami (Yoshinobu) used it..."

No one cared that this Xin could also be regarded as Oda Nobunaga's Xin. After all, it's not a given name now, so "Xin" and "Xin" are different in theory.

But Takeda Yoshinobu was just attacked and killed by the Yamauchi family, and now Yamauchi Taro is named Ashikaga Yoshinobu, which seems taboo no matter how you look at it. Anyway, I just feel uncomfortable and it's not easy to use.

"What about Guang?" Hosokawa Cainu held the paper and felt that Guang seemed okay.

"The name of Silla Saburo is Yoshimitsu, and I, Yamauchi, am a descendant of Hachiman Taro." Isshiki Miyauchi is quite sensitive about this.

"Then Zhang? Actually Zhang is also good."

Picking up a pen, Hosokawa Cainu wrote down the two characters. Several ministers of Lianpanzhong looked around and thought about it. Their ancestors didn't have any Zhang characters.

After this pending, the last character was Cheng. This character fully shows the embarrassment of Oda Nobunaga's ministers who didn't know the history of the Muromachi shogunate.

Because the original name of the eighth shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa was Ashikaga Yoshinari, and because the seventh shogun Ashikaga Yoshikatsu died early, he was supported by the shogunate officials as the shogun. In other words, there was a shogun named Ashikaga Yoshinari in the genealogy of the Muromachi shogunate, but he changed his name later.

This character was abandoned without even a thought. In the past, when the surname was Yamauchi, it didn't matter if he had the same name as the shogun, after all, the shogun often gave his name to his ministers. But now Yamauchi Taro will use the surname Ashikaga after his coming of age, and it is very inappropriate to have the same name as his grandfather.

After looking around, there is only one character "Zhang" that can be used!

This is the opinion of the Yamanouchi family, but since they have come to Luoyang, they must consider the intention of Oda Nobunaga. Although Nobunaga sent five characters to be selected, he may not be hoping that the Yamanouchi family will choose the character "信".

Anyway, this "信" is definitely not Oda Nobunaga's "信" on the surface, but was chosen by Yamanouchi Taro himself when selecting good characters!

But if it is used, the Yamanouchi family will feel a little uncomfortable. And the discomfort is quite big and cannot be accepted.

"The outside world is thin, and all five longs are established. And they are able to be wise and kind, and to be able to be long and lord, and to teach tirelessly is called long." Just when everyone was hesitating, Sanada Masayuki, who was kneeling behind Hosokawa Saijo as usual, suddenly spoke.

"Long?" Everyone looked at Sanada Masayuki.

"It is a good name and a beautiful character, and it can..." Sanada Masayuki did not finish.

The meaning is very clear, "长" is the lower character of Oda Nobunaga. If it is used, Oda Nobunaga will definitely feel as happy as eating iced watermelon in the dog days of summer.

Look, look, how much face I, Oda Nobunaga, have. The next general is called Ashikaga Yoshinaga. Isn't that awesome? Isn't that great?

In terms of face, that's really huge!

"Well... this..." Everyone knows that there's no need to offend Oda Nobunaga in naming, but the word "长" really feels like a bit of a backhanded tribute to Oda Nobunaga.

"Although there's nothing wrong with it, it's still the lower character of Gifu Dansho." Yamauchi Shukei certainly knew that if he really wanted to use it, no one would say that it was the lower character of Oda Nobunaga.

But it couldn't be helped that this character was really the lower character of Oda Nobunaga. The Yamauchi family would lose to the Oda family in momentum!

"It's safer than the letter." Sanada Masayuki moved in front of the crowd.

"Furthermore, showing weakness to the enemy is the key to military science." Sanada Masayuki said this in a very low voice, and only the few people around him could hear it clearly.

All the ministers present here know that according to the current trend, Oda Nobunaga will sooner or later ride on the head of the shogunate. As long as Yamauchi Taro succeeds to the throne, there is no possibility of reconciliation of this contradiction.

Since Yamauchi and Oda will inevitably fight, why should we Yamauchi fight for this? Anyway, according to the rules, once you succeed to the throne and become a shogun, you must change your name. Then you can choose a new good name, which is extremely simple.

"That makes sense." Hosokawa Saijo took the lead in expressing his support.

"Maybe we can make a fuss in the future..." Yamauchi Shukei suddenly thought of something.

If they fall out in the future, they can publicize it as the name that Oda Nobunaga forced the Yamauchi family to accept, to inspire the soldiers of the Yamauchi army to share the same hatred of the enemy. If they win in the future, the military history can add another chapter of Oda Nobunaga's arrogance and exaggerate Yamauchi Taro's tenacity.

A bunch of old shady guys discussed it in a low voice and felt that it was okay.

Although the name was given to Yamauchi Taro, Yamauchi Taro himself had no decision-making power. He sat in the center and listened to the opinions and choices, and whispered "Ashikaga Yoshinaga" without objecting.

So far, the Yamauchi family said that they could accept the name "Ashikaga Yoshiaki", and also took the initiative to propose that the name "Ashikaga Yoshinaga" was also acceptable.

The reply was sent to Oda Nobunaga, who was surrounded by a circle of counselors and generals, and naturally there was no shortage of people who gave advice. When he saw that the Yamauchi family chose "Ashikaga Yoshiaki", he didn't seem surprised. The Yamauchi family was a bunch of old stubborn people who were always proud of their status as the direct descendants of the Seiwa Genji and the Ashikaga clan of the Kawachi Genji.

They used to look down on small families, especially the appearance of the Yamauchi chief accountant who was determined not to marry a Yamauchi woman when he was ready to die. Oda Nobunaga had learned clearly.

Although he had some thoughts in his heart, "Zhang" was chosen by himself after all, so the Yamauchi family gave him face. But when he turned to the second page, Nobunaga's expression changed.

Did the Yamanouchi family take a drug? When did they become so easy to talk to?