Niwa Nagahide's prediction was good. After the Oda family announced that the emperor had died of illness and was succeeded by Crown Prince Seihito, rumors spread instantly throughout Kinki and even the world. At that time, the Oda family's curfew in Kyoto and the grand night-long search with lights on were already indisputable.

The fact that everyone in Kyoto and even the surrounding areas saw it, this news quickly spread throughout Kinki. After contacting the previous bizarre assassinations of Ise Jingu Shrine, Aguo Song and Dance Troupe, and Honganji Temple, everyone agreed.

The same possibility came to mind - the emperor did not die of illness, but was killed.

As word of mouth spread, the rumors became more and more exaggerated. In the end, the most widely spread version was that Oda Nobunaga assassinated the emperor. Moreover, this rumor was described in a vivid and colorful way, as if he had witnessed a scene that did not exist:

Oda Nobunaga was ambitious and unwilling to be subordinate to others. He wanted to replace the emperor and let him consider himself as his adopted son and inherit the emperor. However, the emperor refused Oda Nobunaga's request, and Oda Nobunaga was angry.

He brazenly murdered the emperor.

Most knowledgeable samurai and daimyo scoffed at this rumor, but Yu Qiupei's emotions were a little subtle after hearing it - in the history of previous lives, one explanation for the cause of the Honnoji Temple incident was that it was planned by the emperor.

Because Oda Nobunaga wanted to usurp the throne, the loyalist Akechi Mitsuhide stepped forward.

Although the samurai and daimyo dismissed this, such exciting conspiracy theories still had a market among the people, and they immediately spread. Many hostile forces that were dissatisfied with the Oda family and those who had surrendered also took the opportunity to obstruct and secretly promote

The spread of these rumors can be said to have added fuel to the fire, and the public resentment that was originally dissatisfied due to the loss of the three artifacts and the assassination of Xian Yushou completely boiled over. Many believers of the Ichigo clan and the small wealthy families in Kinki who were defeated by the Oda army started to express their dissatisfaction.

They jointly set off a fire, and the entire Oda territory immediately became a mess. The large and small retainers were busy fighting the fire everywhere. It turned out that the Western Kingdom had surrendered, and several daimyo in the Eastern Kingdom that bordered the Oda Army were in armistice agreements with the Oda Army.

Otherwise, I'm afraid it will be even more troublesome.

Another reason why there are so many long-repressed forces rising together at this time is that in the eyes of the opponents, the Oda army is strong on the outside but weak on the inside. They had always thought that the Oda family was an invincible monster, even if they were dissatisfied.

They didn't dare to make any mistakes. However, the continuous murders in the Oda family made them doubt the strength of the Oda family - even the Ise Shrine in the hinterland and the important Kyoto Imperial Palace were not well protected.

Has the Oda family long ago lost its former power?

In order to put an end to the recurring problems from the source, Oda Nobunaga decided to re-assert his authority to the opponents of Kinki and the world, and the method he chose was——

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"parade?"

Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment after hearing Oda Nobunaga's somewhat out-of-the-box thoughts. Military parades can be said to be the best way to demonstrate military power in modern times, but they did not seem to be so popular in ancient times. But since it is organized by Oda

There seems to be nothing that Tian Nobunaga, a new and new human being, cannot understand.

Yu Qiupei is still worried about the incredible series of assassinations these days. Even though Amano Keitoku mobilized almost all his strength to search for traces of the mysterious organization behind it, nothing was found. Yu Qiupei had previously wanted to avoid Oda Nobunaga.

Suspicion of this matter was placed on himself, and he deliberately led the suspicion to the Hojo family, who was the main target of suspicion, so that everyone in the Oda family was convinced that the matter was planned by the Hojo family. But only Yu Qiupei knew in his heart

There may be something more mysterious about this series of assassinations - the planner is most likely related to the mysterious His Highness who is secretly observing Yu Qiuping.

Yu Qiuping has issued an absolutely strict silence order to Yu Qiu Shang and his guards, prohibiting them from leaking any relevant information about what they encountered that night, lest the ninjas of the Oda family track them down. However, he is still worried that the paper bag will not be released. Hold on to the fire - but even if he is discovered, it doesn't seem to be a big problem. Anyway, Ojiang Zhengping is dead and has no evidence. At that time, no matter how Yu Qiu Shang makes it up, this matter can be fooled.

But thinking of this, Yu Qiuping felt particularly confused. According to Yu Qiu Shang and Morita Yaxiang, Oe Shohei was extremely powerful, on par with Honda Tadakatsu and Tian Shen Kentaro. Such a powerful samurai, as a As for the emperor's bodyguard, I'm afraid he would have been famous all over the world. Why is he so unknown? If you have to explain it, it should be the mastermind who assigned him to lurk behind the scenes to prevent him from revealing his superb martial arts. But there can be such a level of killer, I'm afraid This is a once-in-a-century event. How much talent does the organizer behind the scenes have in reserve before they can silence him like a disposable tool? Are they really willing to do so?

To take a step back, if Oe Shohei was going to be silenced, why did he risk his life and escape when he was fighting against Yu Qiuyou's team and Yu Qiu Shang's guards? Wouldn't it be better to just commit suicide? After all the troubles, he escaped. , are you going to be silenced? What if something goes wrong and you are captured alive? There are so many opportunities to commit suicide, why do you have to wait until you escape to be silenced? Is there some important information that must be passed on before you can die? ?

"Your Highness?" Seeing that Yu Qiuping had been in a daze, Mori Ranmaru, who was reporting the news to him, couldn't help but said.

"Ah, I'm sorry for getting distracted." Yu Qiuping shook his head and shook off the strange thoughts in his mind, "Where did you just say?"

"Oda Main Hall will hold a military parade in Kyoto during the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th, and each family will send a team to participate." Mori Ranmaru handed the letter in his hand to Yu Qiupei.

"How many people should be sent from each family?" Yu Qiuping took the letter and asked Mori Ranmaru casually while looking down.

"Just write about 500 people in the letter." Mori Ranmaru approached Yu Qiuping and pointed to the place where the number of people required was written on the letter. "But the main hall specified that the most powerful troops must be sent."

"Awesome?" Yu Qiuping glanced at Oda Nobunaga's words and couldn't help laughing, "My lord, you are going crazy to show off."

"After all, it is to promote the power. The main hall said that with this magnificent military parade, everyone in Kinki and the whole world will know the power of the Oda family. He also specially invited various daimyo to send envoys to watch. It is said that Even the followers and wealthy families of the Ichikui sect who are launching a campaign have also sent invitations." Mori Ranmaru also smiled and responded, "There really is a grand hall."

"Have you even invited the people who are making a fuss?" Yu Qiuping shook his head repeatedly in confusion, not knowing what to say, "There are already problems with public security in Kyoto, how dare your lord play like this? Aren't you afraid of something bigger happening?" Isn’t the coronation of the new emperor going to take place during this time?”

"Oda Nobunaga has always been like this, haven't you gotten used to it yet?" Mori Ranmaru nodded matter-of-factly, as if there was nothing surprising about the strange things Oda Nobunaga did.

"Then tell me...who should I send to participate in the military parade?" Yu Qiuping quickly thought of another question and asked a little worriedly.

"The other highnesses should just go with the Hatamoto team. After all, Hatamoto is the best among the best soldiers." Mori Ranmaru tilted his head and thought for a moment before asking, "Where are your highnesses? Are you going to take the bodyguards there too?"

"Well, it's not impossible. But if we want to be 'awe-inspiring', I feel that it would be more 'awe-inspiring' for our infantry to walk in goose-step." Yu Qiuping nodded slightly after considering it, then patted his head and stood up, "Just right.

Tonight the staff department will host an evaluation meeting for all the reserve captains of the Hongye Army, I will go to the meeting and ask them."

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In the evening, the training in the military camp has ended, and the various reserve captains gathered in the evaluation room of the staff headquarters outside Maple Leaf Mountain City. This reserve captain evaluation meeting, which was held once a month, had always been in charge of Takenaka Shigeharu.

After gradually retiring from his post due to illness, Yunan Fukuzawa took over the chair. However, Yunan Fukuzawa's own qualifications are much more junior than those of these reserve captains, and his speeches have always been more polite. Therefore, over time,

The more lively disciplines like Gomaezaki Nakahide and Yoshioka Katsumasa gradually became looser, and they often bickered in meetings - even more so when Yu Qiushang was absent from the meeting due to other matters.

But today, Gomaezaki Nakahide and Yoshioka Katsumasa were extraordinarily honest, because Yunan Fukuzawa, who usually sat in the main seat, was now the first on the left, and was replaced by Yu Qiupei.

"Your Highness, why are you here?" Omaezaki Nakahide felt a little uncomfortable because he had to abide by the meeting rules honestly, and he couldn't help but asked complainingly.

"Why, the governor of the Yuqiu family can't come and see how their soldiers are doing?" Yuqiu gave Omaezaki Nakahide a flat look, then cleared his throat and said, "I won't talk nonsense with you. I'm coming over today.

, mainly because I have something to tell you. The Oda Grand Palace has decided to hold a military parade next to the Kyoto Imperial Palace on August 15th, and each family needs to send a team of about 500 people to participate."

Yu Qiuping never expected that as soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room instantly became restless. He looked around in a daze, and all his subordinates' eyes were glowing red at the moment, as if they had seen a predatory beast.

Just as ready to go.

Although Yu Qiuping was a little confused by this scene, he continued according to the established plan: "I guess the other highnesses will bring flag books, but our Yu Qiu family does not have flag books, only guard knights. Although ours

The cavalry formation is also very orderly, but I always feel that it is not as impressive as the infantry's goose step, so I don't plan to bring the book, but I want to draw a company from a reserve team to participate..."
Chapter completed!