Hashiba Hideyoshi was stunned for a moment and murmured.
"Wonderful, wonderful."
Hashiba Hideyoshi came from a humble background. Even if she succeeded in killing Akechi Mitsuhide and obtaining Oda's orphan, she would not be able to reach the top in terms of status.
Therefore, even if she has the orphan of Oda in her hands and has no control over the Oda Conference, why doesn't she have the orphan of Oda in her hands now?
Kuroda Takataka’s idea of respecting the king and resisting the barbarians was to make Hideyoshi the king of Oda Nobunaga’s orphan.
In this way, Hashiba Hideyoshi was loyal to his former lord, the neutrals would be happy, the opposition would have no reason to find fault, and even the sage of the Shiba family could not find fault.
Lord Heng of Qi had already done this kind of thing thousands of years ago. He used the tiger skin to raise the flag. It was a great use in the name of righteousness. It was impossible for a newborn baby to come out to control Hideyoshi Hashiba.
But Hideyoshi Hashiba's opponents will have a hard time because they are different.
Kitahata Nobunaga is the third sister of Oda Nobunaga. She naturally hopes to change the name of Miao back to Oda, and the small sect will succeed the large sect. How can she be willing to respect Oda Nobunaga's daughter as the king and watch someone else become the new family governor?
The same is true for Shibata Katsuie. She married Oda Nobunaga's younger brother and was included in the Oda clan. If she gave birth to a child with Oda City Lord, she would also have the opportunity to inherit the Oda family business.
The disadvantage of Hashiba Hideyoshi compared to these two people is that it is absolutely impossible for Hashiba Hideyoshi to inherit the Oda family and become the governor of the Oda family.
Therefore, she never wanted to maintain the Oda family's dining table for a long time. Every effort she made today was to lift the table and open another table for herself tomorrow.
At this moment, respecting the king and fighting the barbarians is to turn Hideyoshi Hashiba's disadvantage into her greatest advantage.
Since there is no hope, there is naturally no disappointment. What's wrong with respecting a little kid as the chairman of the board for a few years, and then secretly hollowing out the company as the general manager?
But Kitahata Shinba and Shibata Katsuie's inner desire is not to be the general manager for a few years, they are people who have the opportunity to become the chairman.
So when Hideyoshi Hashiba said that she did not covet the position of governor of the Oda family, everyone believed it. If she could not get something in the first place, why not believe it?
But even if Kitahata Xinbao and Shibata Katsuie said boldly, "I don't want a hundred dollars, I only want five dollars," everyone said they believed you.
This difference made Hideyoshi willing to respect Oda's orphan as king, while Kitahata Shinbao and Shibata Katsuie were in a dilemma.
Even if these two people reluctantly agree, they will probably turn against each other quickly.
And their betrayal allowed Hideyoshi Hashiba to attack them in the name of justice, and gained the support of most Oda retainers.
For example, strong neutral factions such as Ikeda Tsuneki and Niwa Nagahide. Hashiba Hideyoshi originally didn't know how to win them over to help him, but if he uses the move of respecting the king and fighting off the barbarians, they will definitely support him.
As long as Hideyoshi Hashiba can hold his ground and is willing to kneel down and kowtow to the little baby, Kitahata Shinbo and Shibata Katsuie will definitely not be able to sit still. Their situation means that they do not have this strategic determination.
The longer the little baby has been a family governor, the less likely they are to succeed as a small sect, so they naturally have to take risks.
The most important thing is that there is another wonderful thing about Kuroda Takataka's strategy, that is, Hashiba Hideyoshi's "honoring the king and fighting the barbarians" can win the favor of the sage of the Shiba family.
Once Kitahata Shinbo and Shibata Katsuie rebelled, leading to a civil war in Oda, the Shiba family would never be able to help them.
Because the blood of Oda's orphan was not only the blood of Oda Nobunaga, but also the blood of the saint. How could the saint help an outsider who wanted to overthrow his daughter?
In this way, Hideyoshi Hashiba has a higher chance of success.
Once she successfully eliminated the influence of the Shiba family and completed the suppression of the Oda family, Oda Nobunaga's inheritance successfully fell into her hands.
At that time, we will find ways to go back on our word and fight against the Spo family. There are many ways.
While Hideyoshi Hideyoshi was thinking, Kuroda Takataka added the last weight to the scale.
"In order for the Lord of Kinki to ignore Mitsuhide's plight, the Lord wrote a letter to tell Nizi Yukimori the truth about Nizi Katsuhisa's death.
The Tian family was busy giving birth, and the only one who was still active during pregnancy, Nizi Yukimori, hated Akechi Mitsuhide and strictly ordered all families not to provide assistance, which resulted in Akechi Mitsuhide being isolated and helpless.
If Akechi Mitsuhide really dies, you will have to face Nizi Yukimori's malicious intentions after the war.
But now that we have given up attacking Mitsuhide Akechi, we have also erected a shield in front of us.
When Nizi Yukimori wants to take revenge, his first target is Akechi Mitsuhide. If the saint wants to keep Akechi Mitsuhide, he can only deal with Nizi Katsuhisa's matter coldly.
As long as the Shiba family wants to minimize the big issue, the Lord can use this to get through without worrying about the constraints from Nizi Yukimori.
Anyway, you just wrote a private letter, so you can’t just say whether it’s true or false. Naturally, it must be judged by a saint to be true.”
Hashiba Hideyoshi nodded. Since she knew that killing Akechi Mitsuhide and retrieving Oda's orphan was impossible, she certainly didn't need to dig out the old stories of Nizi Katsuhisa.
It's nothing more than pretending to be stupid, asking questions and not knowing, sending a few rumors in a private message, saying that you don't know, and leaving it to the conspirators who have no reason to do so.
But after Kuroda Takaka said this, Hideyoshi's thoughts about killing Akechi Mitsuhide became even less intense, and he sighed helplessly.
"It's not that I don't want to avenge you, but it's really God's failure to fulfill people's wishes. Akechi Mitsuhide's life is not over yet, so what can I do?
But even if the mastermind cannot be killed, the accomplices, minions and other gangsters cannot be easily let go."
Kuroda Takataka smiled slightly, with cold eyes but no smile at all, and bowed.
"The Lord is wise."
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That night, Hashiba Hideyoshi took advantage of Matsu Nagasaki not being careful, and in the name of discussing something, he tricked Matsu Nagasaki into opening the city gate and entered Yodo Castle.
Seeing that the situation was over, Matsunaga Hide ignored Hideyoshi's threats to his daughter and decisively ordered his men to set fire to the castle tower.
She filled her beloved tea utensil, Flat Spider, with gunpowder and threw herself on the fire, blowing it to pieces and preserving her last bit of dignity.
Afterwards, Hideyoshi Hashiba killed Matsunagadichi, massacred the entire Matsunaga clan, and occupied Yodo Castle in the name of Matsunagahide and his daughter murdering the previous generals.
At the same time, the Hashiba Army broke away from Yamazaki's Akechi Army, retreated to Yodo Castle, and strictly guarded the southern line of Yodogawa.
The Yodogawa River flows eastward, heading north to Kyoto to form the Uji River, and east to Lake Biwa to form the Seta River.
Hashiba Hideyoshi personally led the army eastward, bypassing Kyoto, crossing the Seta River, and reaching Sakamoto Castle at the end. With Ikeda Tsuneki's personal letter, he persuaded the local Oda defenders to open the city.
Subsequently, Hideyoshi Hashiba led his troops into the Minami Omi Plain and settled in Azuchi Castle with ease.
With the help of Tsuneki Ikeda's prestige and trust among Oda Nobunaga's troops, Hashiba Hideyoshi almost took down Oda Nobunaga's castle without a single blow.
And she was so cautious that she did not enter the Uchimaru where Oda Nobunaga's residence hall was located. She strictly abided by her duties as a minister and only stayed on the periphery to control the entire city.
However, Hashiba Hideyoshi immediately arrested Saito Nobun, who was a monk, and immediately beheaded him on the charge of conspiring with Akechi Mitsuhide to murder Oda Nobunaga.
In a few days before Mitsuhide Akechi, Fujitaka Hosokawa and other Kinki warriors could react, Hideyoshi Hashiba accomplished his strategic goal through a series of dazzling attacks.
The entire Kinki samurai family was left looking at each other in shock, watching Hideyoshi flaunt his loyalty and meritorious service to Oda Nobunaga.
At the same time, Niwa Nagahide and Kitahata Nobubo's Shikoku Army had landed at Ishiyama and returned, and Shibata Katsuie also passed through Tsuruga County, where the Shiba family belonged, through the coordination of Maeda Toshiie.
As Oda Nobunaga's death is gradually accepted by the public, where will the Oda family go after her death has become a new focus, giving birth to a new storm.