The core strength of the Oda family is the Owari clan, especially the samurai families of the four Shimo-Owari counties founded by Oda Nobunaga.
The Naoomidan headed by Niwa Nagahide were mainly members of the wild boy group who grew up with Oda Nobunaga. The samurai faction headed by Shibata Katsuie were the veterans of Hayashi Hidesada and his ilk.
In fact, Yoshigan Shiba and Toshiie Maeda have good relations with the core retainers of the Oda family.
This is also the result of Maeda Toshiie's years of social anxiety. She has maintained good personal relationships with the Owari families over the years.
The wild children group headed by Niwa Nagahide, the samurai faction headed by Shibata Katsuie, and even the unpopular Hashiba Hideyoshi were all very close to her.
Oda Nobunaga humiliated Maeda Toshiie in Gifu Castle and even drove him back to Junjo County, but this did not prevent Maeda Toshiie from writing letters to persuade the Oda retainers.
The Wu family is a traditional humane society based on blood ties, family status, and hometown parties. It is common sense for fellow villagers to be stubborn and conservative, and to stick together to exclude foreigners.
When the Oda family wants to go to Shangluo, do they believe in the recent shogunate samurai who see the Owari family as country people, or do they believe in Yoshigan Shiba, who was born in Shimo-Owari? The answer is obvious.
Oda Nobunaga felt that I was invincible and could do whatever she wanted, but Oda's retainers always felt a little uneasy about the plan of Luo.
Everyone really wants to go to recent places to reap some benefits, but if they are unfamiliar with the place, who wouldn’t be afraid?
There is a fellow to lead the way, or a fellow with a particularly good reputation, why not? Instead of trusting those bastards in recent times, why not trust Sibo Yiyin, a good fellow?
Several letters were sent from the county to the county, and everyone who received the letters felt that it made sense.
Maeda Toshiie would not bet the return of Shiba Yoshigan on Oda Nobunaga's change of heart. Since she had already broken her heart, she had to get it done.
No matter how arrogant Oda Nobunaga was, he could not resist Maeda Toshiie's stabbing in the back. What happened? Even Niwa Nagahide, Oda Nobunaga's best friend, was moved and came to persuade him.
Keep a line when doing things, so that we can meet again in the future.
Oda Nobunaga didn't want to listen to Niwa Nagahide's earnest advice. She knew immediately who was behind it and stirred up the whole Oda family.
Maeda Toshiie...Oda Nobunaga gritted his teeth and recited this name secretly.
The confidant who had admired her at the beginning was now stabbing her in the waist with all her strength for a man. Oda Nobunaga wanted to tear off her head and play with it as a ball.
But Oda Nobunaga knew that he could not do this, and could not even change the seal of her territory, because her territory was called Owari Shiba Territory.
Is Oda Nobunaga really unscrupulous and not afraid of breaking up with Shiba Yoshigan? Of course not, she has already figured it out and wants to use the Shiba family to complete the journey to Luo.
Behind her seemingly arrogant appearance, she is actually a prudent person who knows how to assess the situation. Waiting for Shiba Yiyin in Qingzhou City is to compete for the dominance of Shangluo.
The Oda family can repeatedly jump between Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Shiba Yoshigan to obtain more benefits.
Looking back at the beginning, it was to consolidate my strong position and facilitate price negotiations.
But her thoughts were seen through by Maeda Toshiie, who worked hard to create obstacles for her through the Oda retainers group and created a gap for Yoshihiro Shiba.
Looking at the sincere Niwa Nagahide, knowing that she was really thinking about herself, Oda Nobunaga felt angry and couldn't bear to take it out on her.
Finally, she said angrily.
"I have made up my mind, no need to persuade me any more!
You go tell the people behind you. Of course I know the virtues of those people in the shogunate, and I also know what kind of person Shiba Yigen is!
Stop listening to Maeda Toshiie's deception, and put your heart back into my belly. The Shiba family and the Oda family will be friends, not enemies!"
Oda Nobunaga finally relaxed, which made her even more angry and felt like she had lost to Maeda Toshiie.
Niwa Nagahide, who was sitting next to her, was relieved. At least the master was still sane. It turned out that it was just a negotiation strategy and not a lustful one, so that's good.
She originally wanted to say a few nice words to Maeda Toshiie, but seeing Oda Nobunaga's handsome face covered in gloom, she gave up with a sigh and let's talk about it later.
At this time, there was a knock on the door from outside.
Oda Nobunaga was unhappy and yelled angrily.
"What's up!"
"Reporting to the main hall, the Imperial Palace and His Highness Tokugawa have crossed the border and are heading towards Qingzhou City."
Oda Nobunaga's body was slightly shaken and his expression was complicated. He was really... back...
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With the local leader Tokugawa Ieyasu leading the way, Yoshigan Shiba quickly passed through Toe Mikawa and Ryogoku, passed through the Okazaki Plain, and headed for Kiyosu Castle along the coastline on the east side of Ise Bay.
Ii Naotora turned back to the country at the border of Toe Country. Before leaving, he was deeply grateful to Shiba Yoshigan, but in fact, he originally wanted to take Ii Naomasa away.
The situation of the Jingyi family is no longer as embarrassing as it used to be.
The reason why her family has been unlucky in recent years is that it occupies the Tenryu River basin in the middle of the Yuanjiang River. From the Ii Valley in the north to the Hima Castle in the south, they are all the traditional territory of the Ii family.
After the Imagawa family occupied the Toe Kingdom, several governors of the Ii family died one after another, and a man like Ii Naotora was pulled out to serve as the governor. It can be seen that the situation was difficult and the bloodline was withered.
After the Imagawa family was defeated and Tokugawa Ieyasu took control of Toe, the situation was different.
Although the Ii family is still a famous family in the local area, most of its territories except for the Ii Valley have separated from the family, and their power is not as powerful as it used to be.
Not every man is as powerful as Ushiba Yoshigan. As a non-threatening man, Ii Naotora happened to be drawn out by Tokugawa Ieyasu as a typical example of how to win people's hearts.
The disaster of the Ii family has passed, and it is not appropriate for a man, Naotora Ii, to occupy the position of family governor after all.
Therefore, he hoped that Ii Naomasa could return to his family and inherit the family business. However, this matter was sternly rejected by Ii Naomasa.
A good daughter has ambitions in all directions. This is the reason for Naomasa Ii's refusal, but only she herself knows the real reason.
Looking at the back of Shiba Yiyin's galloping horse, Ii Naomasa just wanted to follow him closely forever. No matter whether it was the end of the world or the sea of swords and mountains of fire, I would never leave him without any regrets.
When Yoshigan learned about Ii Naomasa's refusal to go home, she was not surprised. From a purely profit perspective, it was the best choice for her to follow Shiba Yoshigan.
Ii Naomasa is a sympathizer of the Yoshi Bank and the second person under the Futou Kamao clan. In fact, his power is not small.
In order to help the young Naomasa Ii gain a foothold among the Tongxin community, Yiyin gave her a right, that is, to be in charge of the monitoring and complaints of the Tongxin community's pension.
As the Lord's bodyguards, Sibo Tongxinzhong's salary was already very high, but since he had been away from home all year round to fight, it was inevitable that he would be away from home for a long time and be injured and die in battle.
And because the Kamao clan deliberately chooses half-grown lolita, these girls do not protect their own interests very well, and behaviors that undermine their welfare often occur in various families.
Naomasa Ii has a resolute temperament and is fair in doing things. He is outspoken in front of Yiyin and is even more ruthless to others.
I don’t know whether it’s because children don’t know how to be diplomatic, or because they are born with a sincere personality. This temperament is perfect for arguing with reason and protecting the pensions of young girls and fellow citizens.
Regarding the distribution of money and land at the Kanto Service Office, issues of salary and pension encroachment arose several times, and Naomasa Ii was the one to fight against them.
How could Daxiong Chaoxiu, an old fox, be willing to argue with a child? She was a member of the Imperial Guard who was favored by the Lord. Every time something happened, she would coordinate and help her force each family to make concessions.
As time goes by, Ii Naomasa's status in Tongxinzhong is getting higher and higher. When Kamaojigo resigns, she will probably be the next writer whom Tongxinzhong publicly supports.
In other words, Ii Naomasa has a great future in the Shiba family. Why should he return to the Tokugawa Kingdom to become a local lord and become a peripheral samurai family that is not directly related to the Tokugawa family?
Regardless of Naomasa Ii's personal affairs, Yoshihiro Shiba was thinking about how to talk to Oda Nobunaga along the way.
Oda Nobunaga wanted to use him to go to Luoyang, but in fact, Yoshigami Shiba didn't particularly care about the Oda family going to Luoyang.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Oda Nobunaga, and Shiba Yoshigan actually had different demands.
A group of people under Ashikaga Yoshiaki did not want Shiba Yoshigan to be involved in Kamiro, and wanted to complete the reorganization of the shogunate on their own, so they needed to use the strength of the Oda family to complete Kamiro.
If Oda Nobunaga wants to go to Luo, he needs a nearby local snake to lead the way. As for whoever can lead the way, her real goal is to seize the territory of the Miyoshi family of the Rokkaku family and the Central Daiyi.
However, Yoshihiro Shiba does not need the support of Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Oda Nobunaga. He has enough status. Although his strength is smaller, he has many friends in recent years.
As long as you hold the golden seal of the sword and yell casually, you can call on your friends to rally a team, and there is no problem in killing the Sanhao family.
But the problem is that Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Oda Nobunaga have already connected. If Shiba Yoshigan leaves them alone, they will rush to finish the climb before Shiba Yoshigan arranges it.
Therefore, Shiba Yiyin had to do the next best thing and quickly returned from Tokaido, showing that he was willing to cooperate and go to Luo together.
But in essence, he is the one among the three parties who is least afraid of the collapse of the talks. Because he can complete Shangluo himself, and seeking cooperation is just a political compromise, not a request from others.
Therefore, after learning that Maeda Toshiie was punished and Oda Nobunaga returned to Kiyosu Castle to wait for his return, Shiba Yoshigan was determined to give Oda Nobunaga a show of strength.
Without beating this arrogant bastard, she really thought that Sibo Yiyin was still the same pot of young tea that was delivered to her door.
Oda Nobunaga, times have changed.
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Outside Qingzhou City, Oda Nobunaga looked into the distance. Behind her, Oda's retainers looked at each other with different thoughts.
The four Shimowari counties are the core territory of the Oda family. In order to welcome Shiba Yoshigan this time, Oda Nobunaga specially summoned Lin Xiuzhen, Shibata Katsuie, Niwa Nagahide and other important ministers.
These retainers naturally knew what Shiba Yiyin had experienced in Qingzhou City. It can be said that the most aggrieved time in the life of the majestic Odaisho was when he was a grandson in Qingzhou City.
Although Niwa Nagahide has privately assured each family that the Shiba family and the Oda family will not break up. Oda Nobunaga's demonstration was just to gain an advantageous position in the negotiations.
Having said that, no one was sure. Oda Nobunaga's character was surly, arbitrary, and capricious. She often fell out of favor whenever she wanted to.
Her moodiness is unpredictable, and working under her is never an easy task.
Lin Xiuzhen raised her head slightly and glanced at Oda Nobunaga with complicated eyes. She was the group in the Oda family that was most opposed to Shangluo.
As a traditional samurai family, after occupying the two countries of Owari and Mino, she was very satisfied with the current situation of the Oda family.
Xiaotong Nori'an refers to people like her. She just feels that the Owari samurai family is suppressing the Mino people and grabbing some good land in Kitai Ise. This is a pretty good little life, why do you want to go to Luo to feel uncomfortable?
She was extremely unhappy when she came to greet Sibo Yiyin.
When the Hayashi family followed Oda Nobuyuki in revolt, Yoshigan Shiba broke into Hayashi's reserve team and hacked her sister Hayashi to death.
Maeda Toshiie went to Aroko Castle to persuade the Maeda family, and the Maeda family, which belonged to the Lin family, was in trouble, causing the rebellion to fail.
After the war, Oda Nobuyuki was hacked to death by Oda Nobunaga in full public view, and Shibata Katsuie was won over by her. However, Lin Xiuzhen, the leader of the Oda family, was begging for mercy, causing her prestige to plummet.
Although the power of the Oda family has continued to expand over the years, and the Lin family has benefited a lot, Lin Xiuzhen's voice in the family has become smaller and smaller.
Not to mention Shibata Katsuie, Niwa Nagahide, Ikeda Tsuneki and others, even the humble Hideyoshi Hashiba managed to thrive, which made Lin Xiuzhen's mentality unbalanced.
The Maeda Toshi family is unlucky, and she is happy to see the joke. It would be best if Yoshigan Shiba comes back and talks with Oda Nobunaga, and the Oda family stops going to Luo. What's wrong with being the king and hegemony in their own territory?
Not far away from her, Maeda Toshimasa had a worried look on his face.
When Oda Nobuyuki rebelled, Maeda Toshiyuki hedged his bets. In the end, the Maeda family gained a lot, and Tomoyuki expanded to 6,000 koku and occupied the entire Arakoko Castle.
But afterwards, she was deceived by her two daughters and was exhausted both physically and mentally.
Maeda's interests followed Shiba Yoshigan to Luo. Her adoptive mother, Toshihisa Maeda, took away half of the key members of the family in order to help her daughter support the Iga Maeda family.
Maeda Toshiie was not polite, and in order to develop the Owari Shiba collar, he took away the other half of the backbone.
The huge Maeda family in Arakoko Castle had its foundation cut off by two unfilial daughters. Without a core, the Hime Samurai Group has made no progress in recent years.
Maeda Toshishima was also filled with sadness and anger at first, but at the end of the day, the result seemed to be pretty good.
Governor of the Iga Maeda family, Maeda serves as the general general of the Shiba clan in Konki, and holds the military power of the Shiba clan in Konki.
Owari Shiba led the acting officer Maeda Toshiie, expanded his territory to more than 20,000 koku, and got along well with the Owari Mino family.
Maeda Toshimasa watched for three years, but in the end she could only sigh. Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings, and they can go and have fun if they can. Then, she felt at ease in Huangzi City.
But this time, there has been a lot of chaos, and the fate of the Iga Maeda family is unknown. The Maeda Toshiie has offended Oda Nobunaga again, and the future is even more unpredictable.
Maeda Toshimasa was called to attend the ceremony to welcome Shiba Yoshigan, and felt uneasy. The relationship between Shiba and Oda's family was complicated, and she no longer knew how to take sides.
The Maeda family of Aroko Castle is the Oda retainer who has the deepest relationship with the Shiba family. If the two families really break up, she will be the most unlucky.