Kita-Omi, when the agreement was made to divide the territory of the Oda family, it was supposed to be divided between Kita-Omi and Matsunaga Shu, but the clan army did not return from Gifu Castle, so although the coalition army was dispersed, he and his army did not return to the western country. If Azuchi Castle had been completely burned down with Nobunaga's death that day, then Hideyoshi would have returned to the western country with a large army, but Azuchi Castle was not badly damaged, and after several months of restoration, it was restored to its original appearance.

The prosperous place of Azuchi City, the center of the world, he thinks that only the co-lord of the world deserves such a city, and now he sits here. At first, it was to prevent the attack of the Takayama Army, but now, he didn't want to leave, although Matsunaga Hidei was depressed, but after all, the strength of the people was there, so he dared not speak out, of course, Kinoshita Hideyoshi did not do too much, although he temporarily lived in Azuchi, but Kita Omi did not further change the guard and install people, this is also the bottom line that Matsunaga Hide's acceptable, as long as the other party does not intend to encroach on Kita-Omi, then although he has resentment, it will not break out, after all, he also thinks that the Takayama Army has not left, If there is an army of the Kinoshita family, there is still a guarantee of safety.

Hideyoshi, who was enjoying the prosperity of Azuchi Castle and was in a good mood, soon became less pleasant. It's just that the Black Sky Guards brought news that he didn't want to hear.

"Kan Kanwei, why did you come here today?"

"Back to the lord, this time my subordinates are specially for Nobuo and the matter of filial piety. Nowadays, the forces in the region bow their heads to their own families, and it only takes some time to digest them, and these forces can be completely used by the Lord, but there are two that still haven't made it clear, so the subordinates have come to ask for advice. ”

Kinoshita Hideyoshi frowned slightly after hearing this: "Who is so blind?" ”

"Nobuo and Nobutaka, especially after learning of the death of their brother Nobutada, have restored their Oda nature, and it seems that both of them want to inherit the Oda family business."

Kinoshita Hideyoshi couldn't help but stiffen after hearing this, Nobunaga and Nobutada both died at his hands, in order to avoid the resurgence of the Oda clan and affect his unification cause, if Nobuo and Nobutaka were low-key people, he didn't mind leaving them a small life, because Kinoshita Hideyoshi, as the old man of the Oda family, knew very well that the two brothers had limited abilities and had no impact on his unification cause at all, and after the unification of the world, he didn't mind taking out a country to reward the two, so that he could still win a good reputation, but the two of them were really not interestingAt this time, they jumped out to inherit the Oda family's business, so how could they be left alive.

"These two fools, can't they see the situation clearly now?" I only heard Hideyoshi say resentfully.

"The lord's subordinates think that since both of them are interested in inheriting the Oda family business, it is better ... Let them fight it out first, and when the result is there, the lord will only have to welcome the victor back to the land, thus... ”

Before the second half of the sentence could be said by Kuroda Kanbei, Hideyoshi hurriedly interrupted: "Fart! Let them inherit the Oda family business, then what am I! Welcoming it back to Azu? I ask you whether you will listen to me or listen to him when the time comes, and what are your intentions! ”

"The lord is too worried, if two-thirds of them have fallen into the hands of the lord today, even if the successor of the Oda family is returned, there will be no shaking of the status of the lord at all, and the lord can use orthodoxy to crusade against the Takayama family in the name of begging for ministers, there is great righteousness, the family will take the initiative, and after the lord dominates the world, he will take out a country at will to arrange it, and it will be considered that the Oda family is not thin."

"Don't forget, although it seems that the family is strong, how much land does the family actually control? At that time, whether it is Nobuo or Nobutaka, once the forces that fall to the family are connected, who knows what the result will be. So instead of leaving hidden dangers, it's better to ... Speaking of which, I saw Kinoshita Hideyoshi stretch out a hand and gesture around his neck. Then he continued: "Let Takigawa Kazuki do this matter, although he doesn't have much credit this time, and he can't make Kawachi so cheap, so it's better to exchange Ise for his Kii." ”

The guards sighed secretly in their hearts and could only agree.

Kinoshita Hideyoshi's thoughts, how can Kuroda Kanbei not be clear, it is obvious that as a commoner-born lord, the pattern is still too small, although Ise is good, but how can it be compared with the whole world? It's just that the lord is so resolute, and he also knows that if he says more, not only will it be meaningless, but it will also cause the lord to be dissatisfied.

In addition, at present, Kuroda Kanbei is no longer as optimistic about the Kinoshita family's struggle for the world as it was a few months ago, and there are only two forces that can compete for the world at present, the main family and the Takayama family, if you look at the strength, the stone height of the main family is higher than that of the Takayama family, but in fact, the current family and the Maori family are similar, both are a combination of daimyo, if the offensive of the Takayama family is like a bamboo, then there is really no problem, but once the offensive is blocked, the other samurai in the force have some other ideas, once they are in chaos first, let alone the world, It would be nice if there was still a place to stand.

Secondly, we have to talk about the lord, after the death of the self-confidence long, the mentality of the lord has been a little crazy, it seems that there is no one in the world except him, and the officer and soldier guard can already feel that the lord's attitude towards himself has also changed fundamentally, from the initial trust to suspicion, that is, there is still the mountain of the Takayama family, once the Takayama family is eliminated, I am afraid it will be time for the Kuroda family to perish.

Of course, he would never let this happen, so after withdrawing troops from Mino, he has been pondering this matter, although it is a good choice to take refuge in Takayama, the preferential treatment of the Takayama clan to the resourceful is known to the world, if someone does not believe it, and look at Honda Masanobu, the status of Sanada Masayuki and others in the Takayama family, and even the Hosokawa Fujitaka and others who are loyal to the latter, although the credit is not great, but the status of the Takayama family is the top, if you go by yourself, the Takayama clan will treat yourself at least no worse than Hosokawa Fujitaka.

When he thought of this, he didn't act immediately, and by the way, he put a Kinoshita Hideyoshi together. Because he also knows what is the use of just being treated, he has also heard of the Gaoshan Clan's slamming. It is said that with the status of Sanada, Honda and others in the Takayama family, plus the Takayama family now has several countries, how can they become the lord-level daimyo of the country, but now they only lead about 100,000 stone highs, these two people have been following the Takayama clan for nearly twenty years, and they have made countless contributions to the Takayama clan before they can only receive such a reward, will they have to wait for twenty, thirty, or even more years to go?