When Takenaka Shigeharu said that Oda was defeated and Oda Nobunaga's plan to marry Shiba Yoshigan would go bankrupt, Hashiba Hideyoshi was already tempted.
As long as Yoshigan Shiba would not marry Oda Nobunaga, Hideyoshi Hashiba felt secretly happy. She bowed and said with a solemn expression.
"As a grown-up woman, my ambition is thousands of miles away. How can I stop here and ask Takenaka Hime to teach me."
Takenaka Shigeharu bowed in return and said.
"The Lord is determined to make progress, and the subordinates are happy in their hearts, so they will work hard to prepare for the Lord.
Although for the Lord, the best outcome of the battle between Shiba and Oda is that Shiba wins and Oda loses, you cannot do anything that harms the interests of the Oda family. This bad guy can only be done by someone else."
Hideyoshi Hashiba nodded and said.
"The main hall is wise and powerful, with eyes as bright as a torch.
It's too difficult to do something small under her nose. If you don't pay attention, she will see through it, and the consequences will be disastrous."
Hashiba Hideyoshi had just become a 120,000-koku daimyo, but his qualifications were shallow. What she needed now was to cultivate her wings and solidify her foundation.
Moreover, she must firmly seize the great opportunity of the Oda family to conquer the world and take advantage of this opportunity to soar into the sky.
Although Takenaka Shigeharu analyzed with her for a long time how the victory of the Oda family would be detrimental to her, and it was best to let the Shiba family win.
But Hideyoshi Hashiba could only know what he was doing, and he could never show it, secretly doing some tricks, and he had to be careful not to let Oda Nobunaga find out and ruin his future.
Hideyoshi Hashiba understood this, and Shigeharu Takenaka understood it even more.
Takenaka Shigeharu smiled.
"My lord is a loyal minister of the Oda family, and this will never change. Even if there are any changes in the future, it will be God's will, and it is definitely not my lord's own evil intentions."
Takenaka Shigeharu sees further than Hashiba Hideyoshi. Hideyoshi cannot leave the platform of the Oda family now. In the future, he will also serve as a representative and build a memorial arch, so as not to give the world an excuse for the samurai family to discuss.
As long as your thinking doesn't slip, there are always more solutions than difficulties.
Hashiba Hideyoshi nodded silently. Both she and Takenaka Shigeharu knew very well that as a servant of Hashiba Hideyoshi, once the platform of the Oda family was lost, there would never be a second chance to rise in the future.
Only by using the platform of the Oda family to strengthen oneself and focusing on being anti-customer is the most comfortable position for superiority.
Oda Nobunaga was too ruthless in doing things and did not leave room for others. In fact, he was cutting off his own future. It would not be surprising at all if she suddenly died unexpectedly one day.
The most important thing is that Oda Nobunaga has no heirs yet. Once something happens to her, the future of the Oda family will be in crisis.
Crisis is a crisis, and there is an opportunity in a crisis. For careerists, they never worry about crises, but look forward to them and use them to strengthen themselves.
Some words can only be understood but cannot be expressed in words. Hideyoshi Hashiba and Shigeharu Takenaka each know what they are saying.
And what is before them now is how to make small moves safely to prevent Oda Nobunaga from discovering Hideyoshi Hideyoshi's secret aid to the Shiba family.
Takenaka Shigeharu said.
"Oda Nobsumi was young and ignorant, but he was very ambitious when he accompanied her to the Oda family in Takashima County. He was aiming to engulf the Isono family's family fortune.
Masa Isono is not stupid, but her strength gap does not allow her to act rashly. But if she is really pushed into a situation, she may not jump over the wall.
Takashima County has very high strategic value in this Battle of Shiba Oda.
The Takashima family, who originally controlled Takashima County, has been uprooted by the Asai family. Asai Nagamasa originally wanted to avoid future troubles, but he did not expect that now he has taken advantage of Isono Utamasa.
The Isono family was originally a samurai family in Takashima County, and had great prestige in the local area. Isono Yuanmao held 60,000 koku, and most of Takashima County was her territory.
If she is willing to raise her voice and support Jinduo Palace, Zhu Ji Jing will definitely follow in Takashima County, and the situation will change drastically."
Hideyoshi Hashiba thought.
"Takashima County is a good place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack."
The geographical core of Omi Kingdom is the Omi Basin, and economic construction is carried out around the shores of Lake Biwa in the center of the territory.
There is a large plain on the east coast of Lake Biwa, and the Rokkaku Asai family, one in the south and one in the north, occupied this area and developed.
The west coast of Lake Biwa is more mountainous and less land. Takashima County is bounded by the Nosaka Mountains to the north, the Sakamoto Grass Line to the south, Lake Biwa to the east, and the Hira Mountains to the west.
Except for a small amount of land on the shore of Lake Biwa, most of Takashima County is the hills adjacent to the Nosaka Mountains and the Hira Mountains, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack. This is why Oda Nobunaga valued Takashima County.
If the Takashima County samurai family sided with the Oda family, even if Yoshigan Shiba led troops to attack Takashima County, the Takashima County samurai family could still take advantage of the local people's understanding of the terrain and hide in the mountains.
The logistics supply line of the Shiba Army going north will pass under the eyes of the Takashima County samurai family, which is a huge trouble.
Whether it is resistance at all levels that consumes the spirit of the Spas Army, or hiding in the mountains and hills to harass the supply lines of the Spas Army, it will seriously dampen the morale and morale of the Spas Army.
In addition, Oda Nobunaga intended to use Tsuruga County's Asakura Kageki to fish out Shiba Yoshigan and coerce Shiba's army to go north in advance. The actual purpose was to encircle the point and mobilize reinforcements.
Originally, the strength of the Swami army in recent aspects was far inferior to that of the Oda family.
Once the Shiba army was besieged by several times the force gathered by Oda Nobunaga, and with the samurai family of Takashima County behind them harassing the logistics, Yoshigan Shiba would have a hard time coping even with his great ability.
Oda Nobunaga wanted to create such a situation and seize the recent fronts of Yoshiba Shiba before the Kwantung Allied Forces broke through Shibata Katsuie's tight defensive blockade in Echizen Province.
But if the Takashima County Samurai family turns to the Shiba family, the situation will be different.
The hills and mountains of Takashima County will no longer be a problem for Shiba's army. Instead, Shiba Yoshigan can use the local terrain to fight against the Oda army to the end.
When the war is unfavorable, the Shiba Army can completely withdraw to Takashima County, defend it layer by layer with mountain castles, consume the Oda Army, and wait for news of the Kwantung Allied Forces breaking through Echizen Country.
At that time, Oda Nobunaga could only fight a tough battle with the two Kanto forces assembled by the Shiba family in which the outcome was unpredictable.
Because the location of Takashima County is so important, if Hashiba Hideyoshi wants to quietly help the Shiba family, the best way is to force Isono Utamasa to rebel against Takashima County.
Isono Umasa was a fierce general in his own right. He guarded Sawayama Castle for the Asai family and blocked the Rokkaku family's offensive, which was also a great military achievement.
The reason why she surrendered to the Oda family was not because of disloyalty, but because of helplessness.
It was Hashiba Hideyoshi who used superb diplomatic means to drive a wedge between Asai and his subjects, and it was also Asai Nagamasa's inability to control the killing of hostages that caused the rift between monarchs and subjects, which forced Isono Tamasagi to surrender.
After the fall of the Asai family, Masa Isono was awarded a 60,000 koku seal from Takashima County for his meritorious service. This was because Oda Nobunaga quickly eliminated the Asai and Asakura families and swallowed too much territory at once, which he could not digest.
The new territory was too big and there were too many surrendered ministers. Even if Oda Nobunaga could not trust the local samurai, he could only pretend to be generous for the time being, appease the local people with generous rewards, and then slowly pursue his plans.
As long as Masa Isono has some brains, look at what happened to the capitulation factions of Minami Ise, Minami Omi, and Echizen Province after they were wiped out bit by bit by Oda Nobunaga, making room for Oda's retainers.
She should have known that she might not have any good results in the future. Kitahata Tomomi had learned from the past and what the outcome would be if she surrendered and welcomed the Oda heir, wasn't it clear enough?
Hideyoshi Hashiba thought for a while and asked.
"Even if Masa Isono is afraid, he is not strong enough after all. Can he really force him to rebel against her?"
Takenaka Shigeharu stretched out three fingers and said.
"It is not difficult to force him to rebel against Masa Isono, for three reasons.
First, Isono Umasa and Tsutado fought side by side in the Battle of Norada. The two sides were old acquaintances and comrades-in-arms and had a deep friendship.
In fact, among the generals of the Asai family, the one who admired him the most was Tsuta-dono, who showed his prowess in Norada, and they were all in awe.
Coupled with the fact that Tsutado-don acted benevolently and kindly, Isono Danmasa was in a difficult situation with the Oda family, so he must have had the idea of seeking refuge with the Shiba family.
Secondly, the main hall is ruthless in doing things, and the past affairs of the Kitahata family are shocking, so it is impossible for Isono Umasa not to be worried.
The main hall sent Oda Nobuchen to Takashima County because Takashima County's strategic value in the coming year's war was too important.
She couldn't believe that Masa Isono, who had an old friendship with Tsutado-don, would definitely send a direct lineage of the Oda family to supervise. Even if it looked ugly and easily aroused speculation, she couldn't care less.
But this will frighten Isono Yuanmasa into thinking that sooner or later he will follow in Kitahata Gokyo's footsteps, which will make him even more fearful and resentful.
Third, my lord, you are in Kitaomi.
The main palace dares to send Oda Nobuchen to Takashima County, but it is not worried that Isono Yuanmao will jump over the wall in a hurry, just because you are in charge of Kitaomi.
When Kita Omi was first decided, the main hall gave you a territory of 120,000 koku with a wave of his hand, so that you would have the absolute strength to suppress Asai's old ministers, such as Isono Umasa and Aguki Sadage.
But if you relax the pressure on Isono Umasa, do you think Isono Umasa dares to risk his life to survive?"
Hideyoshi Hashiba said thoughtfully.
"Relaxing the pressure on Isono Umasa, will this be too obvious and arouse the suspicion of the main hall?"
Takenaka Shigeharu smiled.
"If you can trust me, leave this matter to me.
Oda Nobsumi was less than ten years old, and it was only because of Oda Nobuyuki's death that she became Yuanshi early. Although she was already a Hime Samurai, she was still a child after all.
It is impossible for the main hall to expect a child to supervise Isono Yuanmao. It must be someone dispatched by the Oda family to be responsible for the really important affairs.
The future of these forces all hangs on Oda Nobumi. If they want to rise to the top, they must want to learn from Kitahata Nobabao's approach, help Oda Nobumi get rid of the thorn in Isono Danmasa's side, and take charge themselves.
As long as we secretly add fuel to the flames and condone and magnify their malicious intentions, Masa Isono will naturally not be able to bear it.
As for the guilt of relaxing the suppression of Masa Isono, which allowed her to calmly and successfully rebel.
That is of course because those in the Oda family looked down upon you, a daimyo from a humble background, and rejected your warnings and suggestions many times, which resulted in such serious consequences.
When something does happen, the ones who serve Oda Nobsumi will be the unlucky ones. It's because of their indulgence that you have suffered a lot of grievances.
With the wisdom of the main hall, I will naturally know who to get angry at and who to take the responsibility afterwards, so that I will not implicate the innocent you."
Hashiba Hideyoshi was so impressed.
"Okay! Of course I can trust Takenaka-hime in handling matters, so I'll leave it to you.
Can Tsutado-dono win this war if only Isono Umasagi rebels?"
Takenaka Shigeharu shook his head and said.
"There are no absolutes in the battle formation. Isono Umasa's rebellion only broke the wishful thinking of the main hall and gave Tsutado a bargaining chip and an extra chance of winning.
How could the outcome of the Battle of Shiba-Oda be controlled by Masa Isono, who only had 60,000 koku?
But we have achieved this to the extreme, and we must not make any other small moves.
Given the suspicious nature of the main hall, after Isono Umasa's rebellion, she will definitely keep an eye on us. If we try to do anything else, we are afraid that our flaws will be revealed and we will ultimately fall short."
Hideyoshi Hashiba smiled bitterly.
"So, I can only do this to force Isono Yuanmasa to rebel, and then continue to be my loyal Oda minister?"
Takenaka Shigeharu nodded.
"Do your best and obey fate. If God's will favors the Oda family, why should you go against heaven? It's not a bad idea to live your life as a loyal minister serving the Oda family."
Hideyoshi Hashiba nodded.
Takenaka Shigeharu is right when he says that you should not be too greedy. You can only go as far as possible and see if God will give you a chance.
Takenaka Shigeharu saw Hashiba Hideyoshi's expression was a little gloomy, and smiled and comforted him.
"My lord, there is another advantage of forcing Isomon Masaru to rebel, that is, you can further consolidate your position in Kitaomi.
Among the surrendered ministers of the Kitanomi Asai family, Aguki Sadaki and Isono Gamasa were the most prestigious, both civil and military.
Aguki Sasatsu was only granted a territory of more than 20,000 koku by the main hall, and his prestige and strength were somewhat weaker. However, Isono Umamasa had 60,000 koku, had outstanding military achievements, and was very influential among the Kitanomi samurai family.
After forcing Isono Umasagi to rebel, the Kitanomi samurai family would inevitably be suspected of insufficient loyalty by the main palace and would not be reused. It was inevitable that they would be ostracized among the retainers.
And this is also your opportunity to win over the lonely people and enrich your team."
Hideyoshi Hashiba smiled, it was indeed true.
Takenaka Shigeharu had already planned for her, and the Hashiba family's team must rely on the Omi family.
Hashiba Hideyoshi was born as a servant, and the Owari Mino samurai family surrendered to Oda Nobunaga early and made great contributions in the subsequent southern and northern wars.
Hideyoshi could only be regarded as a rising star among the old samurai family of Owari Mino. They looked down upon Hideyoshi's humble background, and were even less willing to surrender to Hideyoshi.
But Omi Kingdom is different. Omi Kingdom was conquered by the Oda family relatively late, and Kita Omi was a new territory that was just settled.
The samurai here were newcomers who had just surrendered among the Oda retainers, and were inferior in every way. Naturally, they had no right to look down on Hideyoshi Hashiba.
As for Isono Umasagi, the most prestigious local leader in Kitaomi, he rebelled and broke away from the Oda family. The remaining Kitaomi samurai family would only be strengthened by the Oda family and their lives would become even more difficult.
With Hashiba Hideyoshi's excellent way of dealing with people and his good ability to win over people, winning over the Kitanomi samurai family at this time will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.
The surrender of the Kita-Omi people will enrich the Hashiba family's retainers and help Hideyoshi in his future campaigns.
From this point of view, forcing Isono Wataru to rebel was indeed of great benefit to Hideyoshi Hashiba, she said with a smile.
"Killing two birds with one stone, Takenakahime is amazing."