Oda Nobunaga, Tokugawa Ieyasu and the generals were all shocked! Ashikaga Yoshiteru, the man who symbolized the highest power in Japan, died!
"Who did it? Is it a monster?" Tokugawa Ieyasu felt incredible: "Who dares to take the idea of the shogun? You must know that the swordsmanship of the shogun is quite superb!"
Kinoshita Tokichiro said hurriedly: "It was done by the three Miyoshis (Masayasu Miyoshi, Choitsu Miyoshi and Tomomichi Yancheng) and Matsunaga Hide with a large number of ninjas! They almost surrounded and killed General Ashikaga openly in full view of the public.
die!"
Du Fei also felt a little weird: Although Ashikaga Yoshiki has long lost his actual dominance, he is a public institution after all, and these few people can do such things.
Tokugawa Ieyasu said with a livid face: "Your Highness Oda! Is this how you see it?"
"Hahaha~!~~~"
Everyone was surprised to see Oda Nobunaga suddenly laughing loudly, feeling a little baffled.
Oda Nobunaga looked excited: "The general was assassinated! We are now famous! Who occupies the Ashikaga family's territory now? Are all the Ashikaga family members dead?"
"My lord, Lord Ashikaga Yoshiaki, the younger brother of General Ashikaga Yoshiteru, escaped the disaster and has now taken refuge in the Asakura family! But it seems that he is not very popular." When Kinoshita Tokichiro said this, he suddenly laughed a few times. He was born in a poor family.
I have never had a good impression of these bluff and weak public officials.
"Pass my order!" Oda Nobunaga shouted loudly, with joy in his voice: "Since Asakura, who is a relative of the Muromachi shogunate, is unwilling to accept His Highness Ashikaga Yoshiaki, then invite him to me!"
Tokugawa Ieyasu on the side wanted to say something, but Oda Nobunaga stopped him with one sentence: "That's it!"
He could only watch blankly as Oda Nobunaga led his troops away in a hurry. At the end, he sighed softly.
"What? Does His Highness Tokugawa think this is inappropriate?" the attentive Du Fei suddenly asked.
Tokugawa Ieyasu shook his head and said: "Hey, this guy just can't listen to what others say. There is actually no good in doing things like this to be in the limelight. It will put him at the forefront or even become the target of public criticism!"
"Oh?" Du Fei suddenly felt that this person who looked obsequious and flattering was actually not a mediocre person.
Tokugawa Ieyasu glanced at Du Fei warily, turned to say goodbye and left.
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Du Fei looked around at Gifu City, the new residence of Oda Nobunaga. He saw that this city had been greatly renovated on the original basis, and the architectural style in the city was almost copied from the old Chinese style.
It looks like Oda Nobunaga compared himself to the Duke of Zhou, so he couldn't help but change the original name of the city, and even built this specially to show himself.
Dedicated to recruiting talented people.
Oda Nobunaga proudly introduced to Du Fei: "Do you know, your Excellency? Now I have unified Owari and have included Mino Country! Now is the time to recruit troops and there is a very lack of arms. Hehe, you promised me the three
Qianzhuo Tong is not just talking nonsense, hehe."
"Your Excellency Oda! Do you think I am the kind of person who talks nonsense?" Du Fei replied unceremoniously. Now he is still different from what he used to be. In terms of strength, he is not much worse than Oda Nobunaga, so when he talks,
Also extremely tough.
"Haha, Du Sang has really been away for three days. It's really impressive. From being alone a few months ago to becoming the hero of Kyushu now is really unbelievable. I really regret it now, no matter how high the price was.
I want to keep you!" Oda Nobunaga's words came from his heart.
"Your Majesty Oda, you are serious. I am just someone else's retainer, not as you say."
Before Du Fei finished speaking, he heard someone announcing at the door: "Your Excellency Oda! The Asakura family is here!"
Oda Nobunaga immediately changed his expression and said to Du Fei: "We will talk about it later."
Du Fei resigned immediately, but he did not go far, but quietly came to the next room, wanting to eavesdrop on the conversation between Oda Nobunaga and Asakura's retainers.
When he quietly came to the next room, he found that there was already a person there, leaning against the wall and eavesdropping.
When he got closer, he saw that this person was Kinoshita Tokichiro! So he went over without any courtesy!
Tokichiro squatted down in pain, but he still endured the pain without saying a word. Seeing that Du Fei was coming, he lowered his voice and signaled repeatedly: "Shh! Don't make any sound!"
So the two of them lay on the wall and listened.
I heard a clear and high-pitched voice suddenly say: "The villain is Mitsuhide Akechi, the retainer of Asakura. He is now responsible for taking care of General Ashikaga's safety and food and daily life. I learned that Lord Oda intends to protect General Ashikaga, so I came here to contact you."
"Hey, who is Akechi Mitsuhide?" Oda Nobunaga's voice sounded very playful: "Now that there are only two of us here, I will speak openly! It seems that the Asakura family's intention to abandon General Ashikaga makes you angry.
yes?"
"Return to your lord! Mitsuhide never speaks ill of his master's family behind his back! Please take back these words of failure."
"Okay! I like this kind of tough people! People who are too cowardly are embarrassed even if they are capable! I'd better be more direct. Are you interested in coming to my place? I will definitely treat you well in Asakura.
I’ve heard about everything about the family. You were outraged by the master and demoted three levels in order to persuade him to change his attitude towards the Ashikaga General. Is that right?”
"This is Oda-sama"
"Actually, the Asakura family is despising you by sending you to send General Ashikaga this time! They want to take the opportunity to expel you! It's fine if the master doesn't follow you! Come to me! I will restore your official position and use it again.
you!"
Du Fei, who was eavesdropping next door, thought to himself: Good guy! This Oda is more ruthless in poaching people than I am! He doesn't let anyone go if he has a master.
I saw Kinoshita Tokichiro next to him with a serious face. He was blinking his little eyes while listening, as if he was worried about something.
"Haha, now you have another strong competitor." Du Fei gloated and gently knocked on Kinoshita Tokichiro's bald forehead.
At this moment, I heard Akechi Mitsuhide shouting loudly: "A scholar will die for his confidant! I, Akechi Mitsuhide, am willing to wipe the slate clean for His Highness!"
I saw a drop of sweat on Kinoshita Tokichiro's face