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Shibata Katsuie and Lin Xiuzhen's faces were a little gloomy, and the reason why this was the case was because of the letter that Oda Nobuyuki gave them. The content of the letter is simple, even a few numbers, but it is such a short content that will determine the future fate of the Oda family. Because, this letter was written by Tsuchiki Yoshiryu, and the content was to form an alliance with Oda Nobuyuki.

It wasn't long ago that the Oda and Toki families had fought at the Kiso River, and in the days that followed, although the two families did not fight again, everyone knew that the peace that Mino and Owari had maintained for several years would no longer exist. And at this time, the earth ambiguous dragon sent a letter of alliance to Oda Nobuyuki, and the purpose was self-evident.

"What do you think, lord?" Lin Xiuzhen put down the letter, looked at Oda Nobuyuki and asked in a deep voice.

"It's very simple, you help me become the governor of the Oda family!" Oda Nobuyuki looked at the two people in front of him and said lightly.

After speaking, seeing that Lin Xiuzhen and the two did not immediately speak out, Oda Nobuyuki sneered in his heart and continued, "The current power of this family is only the four prefectures of Owari Shimo, but there are two mortal enemies of Toki and Imagawa. Although his father did not form an alliance with Toki and Imagawa when he was alive, neither Mino nor the Imagawa family could attack Owari with all their strength at that time. I believe the two of you should understand this. ”

"Not bad!" Lin Xiuzhen nodded in response. "When Nobuhide was alive, the main forces of the Imagawa family were all gathered in the east to defend the Hojo and Takeda families, and the real enemy was basically only Mino. And at that time, although the Iwakura Oda family did not have an alliance with the main family, they would also send troops to help every time Mino attacked Owari. ”

"yes, but now?" Oda Nobuyuki sneered, "The example of the Oda family in Kiyoshu makes the Iwakura Oda family very hostile to the main family, how can it be possible to send troops to help?" The Imagawa family has already made an alliance with Takeda and Hojo, and it is clear that their only goal now is Owari. ”

"Perhaps neither the Toki family nor the Imagawa family will sit idly by and watch each other annex Owari, but the fate of the main family will be placed on the shoulders of other forces. It's not a good thing......" Oda Nobuyuki said lightly.

"Hmph, but even if you form an alliance with the Toki family, will your family be able to develop? Will the Doki Dragon watch the Oda family unify Owari? Shibata Katsuya snorted.

"Hehe, don't worry about that. Although it was not written in the letter, His Highness Toki had already said that if I could agree to this, then he would marry his daughter......" Oda Nobuyuki said with his eyes lit up.

"This ......" Hearing this, Lin Xiuzhen and the two fell into contemplation at the same time. If things are as Oda Nobuyuki said. Then with the help of Oda Nobuyuki, who has the help of the Earth Ambiguity Dragon, he will get the capital to compete with Oda Nobunaga.

"Lord Lin! Shibata-sama! Are you just sitting on the Oda family and going to perdition?! At this moment, a female voice suddenly came out, and the Shibata Katsuya and the two followed the sound, but saw Tsuchida Gozen slowly walking in.

"I've seen Mrs. Tsuchida......" the two hurriedly saluted.

Tsuchida Gozen walked behind Oda Nobuyuki and sat down, looked at Lin Xiuzhen and the two snorted coldly, "Two, Nobuhide was not thin to you back then, but now that the Oda family is in trouble, do you really want to sit idly by?" ”

"The subordinates don't dare to ......," Lin Xiuzhen and the two said in a row. They can't afford to wear such big hats.

"Humph! Can't? Then why don't you help Nobuyuki become a governor?! Isn't that what you've always hoped for?! Mrs. Tsuchida's voice became unusually sharp.

"This ......" Hearing this, the two Shibata Katsu families were suddenly a little embarrassed. Well, they were really committed to helping Oda Nobuyuki rise to the top in the beginning. But after seeing Oda Nobunaga's performance, this thought slowly faded. Of course, strictly speaking, this kind of thing is indeed a bit unpleasant, and now it has been revealed by Tsuchida Goku, so they don't know how to refute it.

"Mother, please don't say that, Lord Hayashi and Lord Shibata are just thinking about their own family." Oda Nobuyuki spoke out at this time to argue for Lin Xiuzhen and the two. It's just that what he said made Lin Xiuzhen and the others even more ashamed. After all, what they've been doing lately has been really unauthentic.

"Both, I know your concerns. But...... How about taking a look at this again? Oda Nobuyuki suddenly took out another letter and handed it over.

Seeing this letter, Lin Xiuzhen and the others felt bad in their hearts, and when they saw the content of the letter, they immediately looked at Oda Nobuyuki in horror. The content of this epistle is also very small, but only a few words, and it reads. If Oda Nobuyuki can become the governor of the Oda family, then the Imagawa family is willing to conclude a no-war pact with him.

The no-war treaty or something, but it will not make Lin Xiuzhen and others disgraced, the point is that this letter has clearly shown that the Imagawa family is ready to act.

"This ...... This is too big for us to consider. Lin Xiuzhen and Shibata Katsuya glanced at each other and said in a low voice.

"This is as it should be~" Oda Nobuyuki did not refuse, but it was naturally impossible for him to let the two of them leave, "Come on, prepare the next room for the two adults." ”

Regarding Oda Nobuyuki's behavior, Lin Xiuzhen and the two did not object or get angry, after all, the information that Oda Nobuyuki broke out was already a real rebellion, and once it reached Oda Nobunaga's ears, it would be all over.

After the two of them left, Tsuchida Gozen, who had a noble face, sat down all of a slump, gasping constantly, and asked in a low voice, "Kanjuro, is this all right?" ”

"Well, thank you for your help." Oda Nobuyuki said with a chuckle.

"Really? That's good, it scares me to death......" Tsuchida said fearfully, this kind of thing is really a bit more than she can bear for an ordinary woman.

"Don't worry, they'll say yes." Oda Nobuyuki smiled confidently, on this day, he has been preparing for a long time, how could he fail?

Lin Xiuzhen and Shibata Katsuya stayed in a room, you look at me, I look at you, and no one spoke. For them, uh, what happened just now was a bit hard to accept.

After a long time, Lin Xiuzhen said faintly, "It seems that we still underestimate the lord, and we didn't expect him to be able to pull such a powerful foreign aid." ”

"Hmph, I hope these foreign aides won't gnaw him all the bones." Shibata Katsuya said angrily. For this kind of thing, he felt disgusted from the bottom of his heart.

"Okay, those things are for the future, now let's think about what to do." Lin Xiuzhen said disapprerovingly.

Hearing this, Shibata Katsuya was silent, perhaps he was disgusted with Oda Nobuyuki's behavior. But at this time, he was not very willing to ask him to help Oda Nobunaga. After all, he is just loyal to the Oda family, if at the same time as ensuring the existence of the Oda family. He can also elevate his family's status, and he will definitely not object. Just let him take the initiative to speak, but he couldn't pull this face.

Seeing this, although Lin Xiuzhen was a little helpless, she could only take the initiative to say it herself. "The lord has now won over the Toki family and the Imagawa family, no matter what the purpose of these two families is, at least with these two signboards, most of the retainers of the family will not easily become enemies with the lord......"

After a pause, Lin Xiuzhen said again, "Moreover, the successive deaths of Lord Heishou, Lord Nobumitsu, and His Royal Highness Daosan have made His Highness's control over the family fall to the lowest point, and I believe that Lord Sakuma must have begun to make some plans......"

"Then it's strictly calculated. On His Royal Highness's side, only the support of the Niwa, Maeda, Sasa, Ikeda, and Aoyama families, Takigawa Kazuyi and Yamada Masamura can be ignored, and the Maeda family's governor, Maeda Toshimasa, may not fully support His Highness......" Lin Xiuzhen continued to analyze.

In the end, Lin Xiuzhen had to sigh and said, "The lord has really grasped the opportunity very well this time, even if there is no two of us, the lord has a great chance of success." ”

"Then what do you mean......" Shibata Katsuya finally couldn't help it, he didn't want the Shibata family to perish in his generation.

"No, if you don't want our two families to become second-rate families in Owari from now on. I can only promise. Lin Xiuzhen's face was a little gloomy and said, anyone who is in this feeling of being coerced will not be in a good mood.

"Well, that's all it can be......" Shibata Katsuya sighed.

All right. Although the two looked reluctant, they finally decided to support Oda Nobuyuki. I have to say that in this era, the family is really the biggest problem for the daimyo to maintain the ruling position. Well, it seems to be said like this in any era.

"Haha~ I have two helpers, are you afraid that you won't be able to defeat Nobunaga's fool?" Oda Nobuyuki laughed.

"Brother! With your and Shibata-sama's support. That fool is doomed! Lin Tonggu also said excitedly. He is a hardcore supporter of Oda Nobuyuki, and he is very happy that his brother has finally taken a firm stand.

After receiving the help of Shibata Katsuie and Hayashi Xiuzhen, Oda Nobuyuki did not immediately raise troops, but sent Hayashi Xiuzhen to Moriyama Castle secretly.

At this time, the lord of Shoushan Castle was Oda Nobutoki, who was the sixth son of Oda Nobuhide, and his ability was really mediocre. But after all, the blood relationship is here, so Oda Nobunaga gave him a position as the lord of the castle, after all, Shoushan Castle is not so important now.

However, for Oda Nobuyuki, the location of Shoushan Castle is too important, because it is located in the northeast of Kiyoshu Castle, and if it can be brought in, it will be able to play an unexpected role when the war starts.

"Hmm......" Oda Shinshi bowed his head and was silent after listening to Lin Xiuzhen's intention. It wasn't that he was thinking about whether to tell Oda Nobunaga about it, but about the benefits he could get from it. For this member of the Oda family, who is very low, it really doesn't matter who becomes the head of the family, because it will not be his turn anyway.

And now the attitude of many families in the family also makes him have to think about the next position.

"Lord Hayashi, after all, I am a member of the Oda family...... "Oda Nobushi said with some embarrassment.

"Humph! Cunning guys. Lin Xiuzhen snorted coldly in her heart, but said plainly on the surface, "Lord Shinshi, you don't need to participate in the battle directly, but I hope that you can send troops to attack Cheongju City when Nobunaga and the main bus are fighting......"

"Hmm...... Let me think about it......" Oda Nobutoki said, and then sent Lin Xiuzhen away.

Looking at Lin Xiuzhen's distant back, Oda Nobutoki sneered, "You guys have a good calculation...... However, it is also an opportunity......"

Owari is secretly turbulent, and since Lin Xiuzhen and Shibata Katsuya have bet their families on Oda Nobuyuki, they will naturally work hard to increase their chances of winning. And Tsuchida Gozen also began to show the influence of her Nobuhide widow at this time, and continued to win over various families for Nobuyuki.

Cheongju City.

"Yoshibo-sama, have you heard? What do you think about this? Yamada Masamura sat across from Oda Nobunaga and asked with a serious expression. Perhaps, this is the first time in his life that he has discussed things with Oda Nobunaga in a serious manner, right?

"Hmph, Kanjuro's stupid! Do you want to ruin your family?! Oda Nobunaga scolded resentfully, he couldn't help the anger in his heart for Oda Nobuyuki to behave like this at such a time.

"Okay, Master Ji, you didn't raise this? If, as I said before, wouldn't it be nice to put this kid under house arrest in Cheongju? Yamada Masamura said angrily.

After Shotokuji Temple, Yamada Masamura mentioned this idea to Oda Nobunaga, but unfortunately, Oda Nobunaga did not follow suit. Although once Oda Nobuyuki is placed under house arrest, then those families with different intentions can only obediently submit to themselves, but he who values family affection cannot do it anyway.

And now......

"What about the others?" Oda Nobunaga asked helplessly.

"Hidechiyo will support us, as will Katsuzaburo and Uchizosuke. However, there was something wrong with the dog's side, and the old guy from Lichang chose Xinxing. But Ah Dog said that even if he was alone, he would fight to the death for you. Yamada Masamura said unhappily.

"Hehe, to the point where he really echoes his old fox character, sooner or later let him know the consequences of this behavior!" Oda Nobunaga sneered, his eyes full of anger. Hawkers, Maeda Toshimasa's choice is also normal, he led most of the family members to support the powerful Nobuyuki, and the Maeda Toshiya led a small part of the clan to support Oda Nobunaga, no matter what the result is, the Maeda family can keep their current status.

"Yes, I need to teach them a good lesson." Yamada Masamura nodded in agreement, he also hated this kind of guy who pleases both sides.

The two of them kept pondering, but after thinking about it, there was no way to break the game. Because, there are too few families that support Oda Nobunaga now, and the Aoyama family, which is the most powerful, is only on par with the Maeda family......

"These damn guys, sooner or later......" Oda Nobunaga muttered fiercely.

Although Oda Nobunaga did not say it explicitly, Yamada Masamura knew that the group of guys in Oda Nobunaga's words mainly referred to the Sakuma family, because until now, the attitude of the Sakuma family is still very ambiguous. "Maybe that's why Sakuma Nobumori was exiled in the future, right?" Seeing this, Yamada Masamura thought to himself.

(To be continued.) )