Chapter 1970 The Oda family on the edge of civil war
Hideyoshi Hashiba held up the tea soup with a melancholy expression on his face.
"It's a beautiful and sunny day today, but I feel uneasy in my heart. The Oda family's business is booming, but I didn't expect that the situation would suddenly turn into what it is today.
That day when I learned that the Great Hall had suffered an accident in Kyoto, my heart felt as if the sky was falling and the earth was falling. At that time, I had only one thought, that I must avenge the Great Hall.
Ten days after the turn of the Western Kingdom, I had no other thoughts in my heart. I just wanted to kill Akechi Mitsuhide in front of the battle, and go to the capital to pay homage to him in front of the tomb in the main hall.
Ikeda-senpai understands my thoughts and helps me plan the logistics. I am extremely grateful and have nothing to repay except a cup of tea."
Tsuneaki Ikeda held up the tea soup and sang harmony with Hideyoshi Hashiba.
"I just did what an Oda minister should do. The real hero is you, Hashiba-sama.
If you hadn't decisively returned to the army, I really don't know how bad the situation in Kinki would be today, and there would still be room for the selfless Oda family to stand."
Hashiba Hideyoshi shook his head and sighed.
"It's a pity that I can't touch Akechi Mitsuhide, so I can only take down Matsunagahide, Saito No-kun and other accomplices. Did Niwa-senpai hate my inaction?"
Having said this, Niwa Nagahide could only pick up the tea soup and said seriously to Hideyoshi Hashiba.
"The main hall passed away suddenly, and Hashiba-sama returned to Kinki without hesitation to avenge his lord. I only felt grateful in my heart, and I only regretted that I was in Shikoku Island and couldn't travel with him. How dare I feel dissatisfied.
I don’t blame Lord Hashiba for what happened to Akechi Mitsuhide. I heard that the saint has returned to Kinki, so we’d better wait patiently for the judgment.”
When Oda Nobunaga died, Niwa Nagahide's heart also became cold.
Niwa Nagahide was not an ambitious person, but he only loyally followed Oda Nobunaga and gained his current position of power.
To be honest, Niwa Nagahide was very sad about the death of Oda Nobunaga, but he was not surprised.
She advised Oda Nobunaga many times that radical reforms would be met with fierce backlash, and begged Oda Nobunaga to slow down, but Oda Nobunaga was unwilling to listen.
Yoshigan Shiba's success in Kanto made Oda Nobunaga even more impatient, and many policies became more pressing, making the samurai family both inside and outside the Oda family breathless.
After learning about the incident at Honnoji Temple, Niwa Nagahide could only sigh that it had finally happened, but he could not hate anyone deeply.
If Oda Nobunaga hadn't been overconfident and overly coercive, how could Mitsuhide be able to create the changes at Honnoji Temple with Akechi Mitsuhide? Without the tacit understanding and cooperation inside and outside the Oda family, this matter would have been impossible to succeed!
Niwa Nagahide looked at Hashiba Hideyoshi with a little sadness and doubt in his eyes. Maybe the miracle of the Great Turn of the West was not that miraculous, but was premeditated?
But these words, Niwa Nagahide could only guess in his stomach, but could not talk to others.
Oda Nobunaga is already dead, so what's the point of tracing the origins? Maybe, the shady story uncovered can directly bury Niwa Nagahide himself.
Without the support of Oda Nobunaga, the Oda family is no longer the Oda family it once was.
Niwa Nagahide also seemed to have had his backbone removed. He just wanted to be safe and sound, so he said such depressing words as waiting for the saint's judgment.
But this was not what Hideyoshi Hashiba and Tsuneaki Ikeda wanted to hear.
Tsuneaki Ikeda advised.
"Lord Niwa, although the main hall has left us, the Oda family still has a territory of four million koku, and its strength is the highest among all the feudal clans in the world. They will not be reduced to relying on saints for dignity."
Niwa Nagahide nodded perfunctorily, and treated Ikeda Tsuneaki who was eager to get involved in the internal fighting of the Oda family indifferently.
If Oda Nobunaga were alive, Ikeda Tsuneki would be one of his closest core confidants, and Niwa Nagahide would have complete confidence in her.
But when Oda Nobunaga died, Ikeda Tsuneki turned around and joined forces with Hashiba Hideyoshi, and even wrote a letter to persuade Sakamoto Castle and Azuchi Castle to open their doors and surrender, allowing Hashiba Hideyoshi to kill Oda Nobunaga's ex-husband Nogun.
Hashiba Hideyoshi can pour all the dirty water on No-kun, saying that he and Akechi Mitsuhide teamed up to murder the lord, and his crime is unforgivable.
But what about the evidence?
A dead man cannot open his mouth to plead grievances for himself. It is unclear at this moment whether Saito No-kun is an accomplice of Mitsuhide Akechi or not.
What Tsuneki Ikeda did in this matter did not look like a die-hard loyalist to Oda Nobunaga. Instead, he showed the face of a speculator, which made Niwa Nagahide quite criticized.
After all, Saito Nobunaga is Oda Nobunaga's ex-husband. If you don't care about killing him first, have you ever considered the majesty of your master's family?
The feudal structure of the samurai family was originally a loose one. The centralized system that Oda Nobunaga built with his own prestige was instantly loosened by Hideyoshi Hashiba's sword.
At this moment, Shibata Katsuie led his troops south, Kitahata's envelope was about to move, and the Oda family was about to be in civil strife.
The reason was that Hashiba Hideyoshi took the initiative, occupied Azuchi Castle, killed Saito Noge, and stripped the Oda family's underwear to the sky, leaving the ladies no longer in awe. Niwa Nagahide was naturally very dissatisfied.
Of course Hideyoshi Hashiba was very aware of Niwa Nagahide's thoughts. He invited Niwa Nagahide over this time just to untie this layer of grudge.
Tsuneaki Ikeda was stunned and remained silent, but Hideyoshi Hashiba sighed and changed the subject.
"I heard that Young Master Kijomaru was protected by the people of Mount Hiei Tenkai and was lucky enough to escape.
I have sent people to send money, food and clothing. I am grateful to the people of Tianhai for disregarding their past grudges, and I also hope that the life of the young master can be better."
Hearing the news of Miracle Maru, Niwa Changxiu could no longer pretend to be indifferent and asked.
"How is the young master doing?"
Hideyoshi Hashiba nodded.
"My people have already met the young master. Hiei-san is doing things decently. He has hired a few nannies to serve him, and there is no shortage of daily expenses.
It’s just that the young master lost his mother early, it’s really… ugh…”
Niwa Nagahide shook his head and sighed, but there was nothing he could do.
Oda Nobunaga burned Mount Hiei, and his grudges with the nuns of the Tendai Sect were too deep.
People in Tianhai are willing to protect the child because of the face of the child's father. They are in awe of the saint, not because they are afraid of the Oda family, which is about to start a civil war.
Hashiba Hideyoshi just sent someone to take a look. If you want to welcome the young master back, don't dream about it. Mount Hiei will definitely take the Miraculous Pill to flatter the saint.
Thinking that it was Oda Nobunaga's only bloodline left in the world, but the Oda family could not take it back, Niwa Nagahide felt even more sad, but there was nothing she could do.
Hideyoshi Hashiba looked at the change in Niwa Nagahide's expression and said after careful consideration.
"The Samurai family is actually utilitarian. If the Oda family is strong, the young master will naturally be safe. If the Oda family is weak, I am afraid that the young master...even if he is blessed by the blood of a saint and a god, he will inevitably be disliked by others."
Niwa Nagahide naturally understood the true nature of the Wu family and couldn't help but sigh.
"I feel wronged, young master, at such a young age..."
She was choked up and speechless in the middle of the sentence, which shows the deep relationship between her and Oda Nobunaga.
Hashiba Hideyoshi's eyes flashed and he followed suit.
"Therefore, the Oda family must not be in chaos or collapse. This is why I asked Niwa-senpai to explain."
