Seeing Oda Nobunaga so happy, Higen felt doubtful.
The Wu family is cunning and there are few good people, and the daimyo is the best among them.
What is Oda Nobunaga planning?
Ri Xuan came here to ask for help. Naturally, he couldn't show his suspicion casually to avoid misunderstanding, so he could only speak tactfully.
“The east and west ends of Owari Province, Mikawa and Ise, are both places where the Hōzō clan is arrogant.
Especially after the Master of Honganji Temple took over the throne, he issued a decree and ordered Mikawa to continue to fight with unparalleled cruelty.
Your Highness is kind to you, and we, the Nichiren sect believers, are grateful.
But if you want to join my path, I am afraid that there will be no room for you with the Ichijo Sect, and the Ichijo Sect believers in both countries will do bad things to Owari."
Oda Nobunaga was a little impatient with Hinogen's nagging, but the nun was timid and afraid of getting into trouble.
She was about to get angry when she suddenly heard something and became interested.
"What did you just say? Sanhe is going to explode?"
Ri Xuan was stunned, that was not the point of what she just said.
But when she saw Oda Nobunaga's eyes locked on hers, she swallowed a gulp of saliva and nodded.
"Back to Your Highness, this is indeed the case."
Oda Nobunaga smiled meaningfully.
Matsudaira Motoyasu is preparing for war in West Mikawa. After spring plowing, he will send troops to East Mikawa to fight for the unification of Mikawa Kingdom.
Although Oda Nobunaga vowed to her dear sister Takechiyo when they formed an alliance with Qingzhou.
From now on, sister, I will go west, sister, you will go east, and you and I will share the world equally.
But in her heart, she was still afraid of Matsudaira Motoyasu.
The reputation of the Mikawa Princess warriors spread far and wide, and if Matsudaira Motoyasu really unified the Mikawa Kingdom, he would also become the master of the country.
Then, Oda Nobunaga, who originally had a political advantage, will no longer be taller. This is something she cannot tolerate.
Although the covenant between the two parties is an equal relationship, it is only a temporary measure.
If she wants to suppress Matsudaira Motoyasu's position in the alliance step by step, she must have an absolute advantage in strength.
Matsudaira Motoyasu's power had better not grow until the Oda family has control over the two countries of Owari and Mino.
For Oda Nobunaga, Mikawa's love for him was an unexpected surprise.
She didn't need to think about making any small moves behind her, she just had to watch silently as Matsudaira Motoyasu fought and was caught off guard by Ichigo Sect.
You can even make some preparations in advance. When Matsudaira Motoyasu asks for help, in the name of rescue, you can further impose conditions to suppress her status in the covenant and make the Matsudaira family more dependent on the Oda family.
Seeing Oda Nobunaga with a smile on his face and thinking silently, Rixuan asked tentatively.
"Your Majesty Oda, where did I say something wrong?"
Oda Nobunaga was in a good mood, and he was even more pleased with the nun who had brought her a lot of benefits and good news.
It was rare for her to speak up and explain.
"Master Rixuan, don't worry, you didn't say anything wrong.
Please also believe in my sincerity. My belief in Nichiren Buddhism is indeed sincere.
Owari is wealthy, but it also requires business contacts and hard work of craftsmen to enrich the country and strengthen the army.
In today's troubled times, since the Miyoshi family invaded the Yamato Buddhist Kingdom, the situation in which the two sects of the Wu family did not want to cooperate was broken, and each sect is looking for a backer.
The Tendai Sect approached the shogunate, the old Shingon Sect relied on the Kenshin Gong of the Shiba family, the new sect had the support of the public, and the Ichigo Sect attracted the lower-level Hime warriors in an attempt to achieve hegemony by relying on the Ichijo Ichikui.
Master Nichigen, do you, the Nichiren Sect, just sit back and wait for death?
Back then, the Tendai Sect ignored the fact that both sects were part of the Lotus Sutra lineage, cut off your foundation in Kyoto, and pushed your Nichiren Sect into the abyss.
Nowadays, the Yixiang Sect is using its power to suppress others and frantically persecute Nichiren Sect believers in an attempt to eradicate the roots.
Can you, the Nichiren Sect, just run around like wild dogs without hatred in your heart?"
Master Rigen recited Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, put his hands together, closed his eyes and listened.
Oda Nobunaga looked at her with a smile, but when she opened her eyes again, they already contained Vajra's anger.
"Your Highness really wants to join the Nichiren Sect?"
"See if you can meet my conditions."
"I, Honnoji Nichigen, swear to Nichiren Mandala myself that I will fulfill your highness's wish.
If you don't believe what you say, you will enter the eighteenth level of hell and never be reincarnated."
Oda Nobunaga raised the corners of his mouth and said.
"From today on, I, Oda Nobunaga, believe in Nichiren Buddhism and wish to be a devout believer."
Ri Xuan exhaled and said.
"Your Highness has entered Taoism, and I will give him a Dharma name."
"No need."
Ri Xuan looked at her in surprise, not understanding what she meant.
Oda Nobunaga raised his head lazily and answered.
"I will provide shelter for you and other Nichiren sect believers, and I will also seek revenge for you and others.
I, Oda Nobunaga, do not need a Dharma name, I will let the gods and Buddhas know it through my actions.
I will do what I say and do what I say.”
Regarding her deviant words, Ri Xuan looked complicated and didn't know whether his choice was right or wrong.
Finally, she decided to block everything and bowed.
"May your Royal Highness's military fortune be prosperous."
Only with a prosperous military fortune can we be protected and take revenge.
Oda Nobunaga couldn't help but laugh when he looked at the submissive Honnoji Hingen.
The Nichiren sect has endured it for decades, but in the end, the hatred cannot be eliminated and it got into my hands.
The martial arts family that aspires to conquer the world needs religious supporters.
The Wu family is too violent, and the war needs to squeeze more resources. As the troubled times deepen, the suffering of the people at the bottom has just begun.
Religion turns to the Wu family to protect the sect, and the Wu family needs religion to appease the grassroots, and each is looking for suitable collaborators.
And Oda Nobunaga, who was bent on wooing industry and commerce, met the Nichiren sect who was forced to have no choice but to hit it off immediately.
Since then, Oda Nobunaga has gained a foothold in religion.
It also received support from a large number of Nichiren Sect merchants and craftsmen followers, taking another step closer to the ambition of the world.
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Echu, Toyama Castle Castle Tower.
Under the leadership of Yoshiyoshi Shiba, the imperial supervisor, the two family governors of Shangshan Shenbao finally decided to work together.
The mission's cavalry spent the night recuperating and replenishing their military supplies with the help of the Jimbo clan. Yoshigan Shiba and Terutora Uesugi were invited to the castle tower to discuss follow-up matters.
The main seat was reserved for Shiba Yoshigan, with Jinbo Nagasaki and Uesugi Teruhora sitting on the left and right, and Kojima Sakijin accompanying him.
Xiaodao Zuzhen's smile never subsided, his cheeks became sore from laughing, but he couldn't help it.
She played a huge role in the success of the Kampo Jinho Alliance, but her political rival, Terashima Shisada, was killed by a subordinate of the Odaisho, and Jinbo Nagasaki pretended not to see it.
The old leader faction headed by Xiaodao Zhen can take this opportunity to overwhelm the new leader faction that has lost its leader, at least to take advantage until the new leader of the new leader faction appears.
And her initiative to get closer made Yiyin willing to give her a hand in order to increase the power of the Qin Shangshi faction in the Jinbo family and ensure the stability of the alliance between the two parties.
Therefore, she was qualified to participate in this tripartite high-level review. After a brief exchange of greetings, we got down to business.
The chief priest asked.
"How are the Odaisho and His Highness Uesugi going to Echigo?"
To be continued...