Akechi Mitsuhide remained silent, while Oda Nobunaga sneered.
"Why don't you dare to speak? The saint can beat me once, but can't he beat me a second time?
Seeing how secretive you are, the Fushimi Castle system is under your control, which really disgraces the saint."
Akechi Mitsuhide sighed.
"The saint's divine martial arts are naturally invincible in the world. But the saint has a kind heart and cannot bear to see the blood flowing and the lives lost.
Isn't a battle between Shiba and Oda enough? Why would His Highness Oda bother to embarrass me, a little person who works for the saint and you?"
Oda Nobunaga sneered.
"Am I the one embarrassing the saint now? It's Uesugi Kenshin who's making a border raid, and it's her who's stirring up trouble!
If I just let it go, what will the world's samurai family think of my Oda family? The most powerful clan in the world with three million koku, which makes people dare not say a word after being beaten, won't I become the laughing stock of the world!
Don't talk to me about anything else. Uesugi Kenshin violated my boundaries for no reason. I just want to ask you whether you support my reasonable counterattack?
The Shiba family can only choose one between the Fushimi Castle system and the Echigo duopoly."
Oda Nobunaga is clearly unreasonable.
She used Uesugi Kenshin as an excuse to strike first, regardless of the fact that she had sent envoys to threaten the forces of Vietnam, China, and Noto. She was wrong to kill Uesugi Kenshin in the first place, and it was reasonable for her to fight back.
The dual politics of Echigo protected the Kanto shrine system, and the unlimited support of the Uesugi family was an important prerequisite for Yoshihiro Shiba to gain a firm foothold in Kanto.
Now that the Kanto shrine system has matured, Echigo's dual-headed politics is no longer important, but with Yoshigami's benevolent character, it is impossible to burn bridges and destroy one's own character.
Oda Nobunaga seized on the Fushimi Castle system that Shiba and Oda cooperated with and forced the Shiba family to choose between Oda and Uesugi. This was a political hooliganism.
Akechi Mitsuhide didn't want to agree, even if she really wanted to agree, she didn't have the right to make the decision.
At this moment, Akechi Mitsuhide did not know that an urgent message from Yoshigan Shiba was about to arrive at Fushimi Castle. The content was to ask Akechi Mitsuhide to help Uesugi Kenshin wipe the butt of Uesugi Kenshin who started a war without authorization.
Yoshigan Shiba also didn't know that Uesugi Kenshin was engaging in an undeclared war, but even if he knew, he would not be able to abandon the Echigo dual politics in order to appease Oda Nobunaga's anger.
At this point, Akechi Mitsuhide understood the mentality of her saint very well, and she could not be intimidated by Oda Nobunaga and take control of her.
Since Akechi Mitsuhide dared to come, he was naturally somewhat sure that Oda Nobunaga would stop, she said.
"I heard that His Highness Oda has mobilized Owari, Mino, Ise, and Minami-Omi, with Sakuma Nobumori as the general, and asked her to capture Ishiyama Honganji Temple within half a year.
It would take Sakuma Nobumori at least three months to pull the people from three and a half countries to Stone Mountain.
Then, she must use the remaining three months to capture the main mountain run by the fourth generation of Honganji Buddhist monks, which is quite difficult."
Oda Nobunaga chuckled.
"What, you want to teach me how to do something?"
Akechi Mitsuhide bowed.
"The foreign minister doesn't dare, the foreign minister just feels sorry for you.
It has always been a source of disaster, and the decree of Ishiyama Honganji Temple is the source of disaster.
You want to conquer the Ichiko sect and conquer Ishiyama Honganji Temple. Although the saint doesn't say it, people avoid Kanto. In fact, this is a kind of support.
Hokurikudo has always been plagued by scabies, and the root of the disease is still in Ishiyama.
If His Highness Oda had to give up the Ishiyama strategy for some minor unpleasantness in Hokurikudo, this would be putting the cart before the horse, and a wise man would not take it.
Furthermore, your dislike of Sakuma Nobumori is already known to everyone, and the purpose of the Stone Mountain Strategy is obvious.
The great plan of sacrificing Sakuma Nobumori and capturing Ishiyama may cause serious trouble in the future if it changes due to the situation of the Hokuriku War.
In addition, if you want to go to Hokuriku in person, you must first hold Shibata and Hashiba accountable for their faults before you can justifiably go to war in person.
One Sakuma Nobumori has already become a scourge, and if Shibata and Hashiba are added to the group, the Oda retainers group will be in turmoil and the rear will be unstable."
There was a big problem with the Kaga strategy. In fact, this was beyond Oda Nobunaga's expectation and disrupted her strategic plan.
Not to mention anything else, just mobilizing the centaurs of the Three Kingdoms to attack Shishan, and whether to continue the layout of first praising Sakuma Nobumori and then killing him, is a problem.
Akechi Mitsuhide was deeply involved in the Settsu Stone Mountain Strategy and was very aware of Oda Nobunaga's current situation. If she really wanted to go to Hokuriku to seek bad luck for Uesugi Kenshin, she would have to stop the Stone Mountain Strategy.
But if the Ishiyama strategy is stopped, will Sakuma Nobumori still have to deal with it? If the Hokuriku revenge is launched again, will the faults of Shibata Katsuie and Hashiba Hideyoshi be investigated?
These three people are all important ministers of the Oda family, they are not just cats and dogs on the roadside who can move whenever they want and stay still if they don't.
Sakuma Nobumori is one of Oda Nobunaga's old team members, Shibata Katsuie is the leader of the samurai faction, and Hashiba Hideyoshi is a new grassroots representative.
If Oda Nobunaga concentrated his efforts on one of them, he would be sure of success.
But if the three of them did it together, the Oda retainers would immediately panic. Seeing the retainer raising his sword and slashing at each hilltop, who could be sure that the sword would not hit his head?
Oda Nobunaga has a surly temperament and is difficult to serve. In recent years, he has deliberately suppressed the retainers group and various PUAs, which made the retainers even more afraid.
Her method of training her retainers is clever, but it is not omnipotent. Once the fear crosses the line, it will trigger a backlash from the retainers, and Oda Nobunaga himself cannot control it.
The moment Sakuma Nobumori was appointed as the general, everyone knew that Oda Nobunaga wanted to punish her. Now she would work hard for the family business, and if she lost, she would leave in despair without hurting her family.
But if Sakuma Nobumori is given a break because of the Hokuriku incident, will Sakuma Nobumori's psychology change?
Oda Nobunaga always did his best to punish people and never gave others a chance to bite him back, so she would not leave Sakuma Nobumori as a hidden danger.
Akechi Mitsuhide explained Oda Nobunaga's difficulties in a few words.
Oda Nobunaga smiled instead of being angry.
"Are you threatening me?"
Akechi Mitsuhide shook his head and said.
"Foreign ministers don't dare. You know my thoughts. I have always hoped that Shiba and Oda would join forces and restore peace and order to the world.
I just want to remind you that you have to eat one bite at a time and do things step by step. You have to make a choice, right?
You can't solve the problem by scaring me. I'm just an errand boy in the Shiba family. Even if you force me to death, I don't have the authority to make a choice for the saint and abandon the Uesugi family.
You might as well think more realistically so that I can help you."
Oda Nobunaga sneered.
"When Hokuriku is defeated, I lose all face. If I don't fight back, the martial arts in the world will despise me.
I have no way out, how can I be practical?"
Akechi Mitsuhide said solemnly.
"Your Highness Uesugi's undeclared war is unreasonable. I have sent an authorization letter to Maeda Toshiie, and she has sent an envoy to the Uesugi Allied Forces to request the Uesugi Allied Forces to withdraw from Kaga territory.
As long as the Uesugi coalition withdraws from Kaga, Kaga will still be the territory of the Oda family. Add in the Settsu Stone Mountain you will capture this year, and the territory of the Oda family will reach four million koku.
There are sixty-six countries in the world, and the height of a stone is no more than 20 million. The martial arts in the world are not blind. Who dares to look down upon you, who has four million stones and occupies one-fifth of the height of a stone in the world?"
Oda Nobunaga snorted coldly.
"The words are so eloquent that my heart is moved. If Kenshin Uesugi is wise and takes the initiative to withdraw from Kaga, I can consider not arguing with her.
Before winter, Sakuma Nobumori cannot capture Ishiyama. I will go there myself and capture Ishiyama this winter.
If Uesugi Kenshin still refuses to give in by then, then next spring I will personally conquer Hokuriku without giving anyone any face."
Oda Nobunaga finally showed her trump card. She never thought about delaying the Ishiyama strategy for the sake of Hokuriku.
The arrival of Akechi Mitsuhide only gave her a step down so that she could calmly rearrange the layout.
Oda Nobunaga will win Ishiyama this year, and at the same time, put pressure on Uesugi Kenshin through the Fushimi Castle system.
If Uesugi Kenshin stubbornly refused to listen to the advice, it would mean that he was not giving face to Shiba Yoshigan. Oda Nobunaga would be polite first and then attack, and Shiba Yoshigan would have nothing to say.
Furthermore, Oda Nobunaga first dealt with Sakuma Nobumori, and then he was able to suppress the inside of the Oda family without giving the retainers a chance to jump up and cause chaos.
Akechi Mitsuhide nodded slightly and asked.
"Hashiba Hideyoshi-sama is still kneeling outside the door, do you think?"
Oda Nobunaga sneered and ordered the people around him.
"Get that stupid monkey in here!"
Soon, Hideyoshi Hashiba was brought indoors and kowtowed to the ground.
Oda Nobunaga glanced at her from a distance and said disgustedly.
"As for a person, his job will be as big as his ability. Get out! Go back to Changbin City and shut yourself up and think about your mistakes!"
To be continued...