After that, Maeda Toshiie comforted Ina Tadashi a few words, and asked him to take charge of her and the clan members, and go back to settle the family first.
After Ina Chuji left, Murai Nagai finally couldn't help but be confused and asked.
"My Lord, do you really want to send Ina Chuji to Echigo to serve His Highness?"
Maeda Toshiie nodded and said.
"His Highness is short of talents in Echigo, and most of the recent ones he has brought are warriors who are good at fighting. The Kanto samurai women are so vulgar, they must be short of people to take care of the housework."
The head of the village, Yori, hesitated to speak, and Maeda Toshiie did not hide his confidant, so he said.
"I know what you want to say. Your Highness does ignore my Owari Shiba collar. This is normal.
Our territory does not amount to more than 10,000 shi, unlike the recent ones, which have more than 200,000 shi, so it is difficult to help in the Guandong strategy.
But we can still find another way to recommend government talents so that the Lord will not forget us."
This topic was too in-depth, and Murai Nagai did not dare to take it up. She knew Shiba Yoshigan, and she also knew Maeda Toshiie's thoughts about that person.
So as a close confidant, what can she say? To persuade Maeda Toshiie to give up? As soon as she said this, she was afraid that she would be left idle by Maeda Toshiie first.
Maeda Toshiie is usually praised by everyone as a powerful martial artist, wise and calm. But as soon as Yoshigan Shiba is involved, he immediately turns into a paranoid.
For the sake of Shiba Yoshigan, even Oda Nobunaga dared to face off and run away. He is the only one in the world. In these days, is there anyone in Owari who dares to disobey Oda Nobunaga?
The head of the village, Nori, bowed her head and remained silent. She was a die-hard loyalist to the Maeda Toshiie. No matter what her master did, she would share weal and woe and follow closely to the end.
Looking out at the late night outside, under the starry sky, Maeda Toshiie's drunkenness gradually faded away, but the longing for someone became stronger.
Yiyinjun, do you still remember me?
It doesn't matter if you forget. One day, you will think of me, need me, and beg me to return to the center of the Sibo family to help you solve your problems.
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Simeon, Sone Castle.
The troops of Inaba Yoshichi and Ujie Naomoto all gathered here.
After Oda Nobunaga sent troops to Nishi-Mino and headed north to Inabayama Castle, these Nishi-Mino samurai began to mobilize.
They didn't want to send troops to help, but they were afraid that Oda Nobunaga would build a secret tunnel and secretly attack Chencang. They said they were going north, but in fact they turned their guns and went straight down the Kiso River tributary to annex their territory.
When Hinano Hiroshi succeeded in ambushing and Oda Nobunaga was defeated and retreated from Sumamata Castle, they became even more confused. The two started a military discussion, and the Hime samurai from Nishimeno competed to speak.
A stout woman came out of the queue and said.
"The matter is obvious! Oda Nobunaga is finished!
His Highness Isshiki will definitely take this opportunity to drive her back to the south bank of the Kiso River. We will not make a statement at this time. When His Highness Isshiki cleans up, he will teach us a lesson.
I think we should immediately send troops to respond to His Highness Isshiki in exchange for understanding."
Another Ji warrior sneered.
"Excuse me? Will those people in Dongmeinong let us go?
I leave my words here. Once I finish dealing with His Highness Oda and there are no more foreign troubles, Isshiki Yoshiryu will turn around and deal with us!
My dear ladies! Even if you kneel, you will die, if you stand, you will die. We should send troops to help His Highness Oda and secure a bright future!
Adding icing on the cake is not as good as providing help when the time is right, this is a good opportunity, don’t miss it!”
The two factions of warrior princesses argued endlessly and reached a stalemate. Inaba Ryoshichi and Ujiie Naomoto frowned when they heard this, and they also hesitated.
After various families in Simino secretly closed the gates and allowed Lord Oda to go to Kitaomi to get married, Isshiki Yoshiryu's attitude towards Simino became increasingly tough.
Mamoru Ando, who bore the brunt of the attack, was under the greatest pressure and has now mobilized his troops to join the command of Oda Nobunaga.
The pressure on other Simino families was also great, but the problem was that Oda Nobunaga was defeated in one battle, which made the Simino samurai family, who were already eager to try, suddenly paralyzed and unable to move forward.
No one thought that Oda Nobunaga was so inexperienced!
What if after they send troops, the Oda family is still defeated. Isshiki Yoshiryu, who has the power of victory, will definitely take the opportunity to turn against him, and the Nishimino samurai family will be destroyed.
If you help Isshiki Yoshiryu, that is a slow death. If you help Oda Nobunaga, I am afraid that she will not be able to support him. Inaba Yoshimichi and Ujiie Naomoto are in a dilemma, and they cannot make up their minds for a while.
At this moment, a Hatamoto came in from the outside and whispered in Inaba Liangmichi's ear. She looked confused and nodded.
"Invite her in."
Ujiie Naomoto asked.
"Who's coming?"
"Unbreakable light cure."
Both of them were surprised, why is she here?
Fuwa Kojimoto is a close confidant of Isshiki Yoshiryu. Because he secretly approached the Oda family, he was discovered and disgusted by his master.
Although she reached a tacit understanding with the three people of Simino and watched the battle between the two masters of Owari and Mino, the two parties were not actually close.
Fuwa Koji is known as the fourth person outside Nishi Mino's three people, and his territory is in Fuwa County, which is on the west side of Nishi Mino and adjacent to Omi Province.
As for Inaba Yoshichichi, Ujiie Naomoto, and Ando Mamoru, the territories of Nishi Mino are all located on the east side of Nishi Mino, on the Kiso River tributary plain, right under the front of Sumamata Castle controlled by the Oda family.
Therefore, the three people at Simeon were very nervous. They gathered their troops in advance and were ready to stand in line at any time.
Fuwa Koji is much more calm because of the distance, and can completely see the situation and make plans. Now that she has come to the two armies, what changes have occurred?
Fuwa Koji hurriedly walked into the middle of the curtain and shouted to the two bosses.
"What are you waiting for? Send troops quickly to rescue His Highness Oda!
I have brought my troops here, and we will go to Sumama Castle to show our loyalty to His Highness Oda and defeat Saito Yoshiryu, who killed his mother and seized the country!"
Inaba Yoshimitsu and Ujiie Naomoto looked at each other with blank expressions on their faces.
Fuwa Koji was stunned and asked.
"You haven't received the summons from Inabayama Castle yet? Don't tell me, you haven't put anyone in."
In the moment of embarrassment, an envoy rushed into the shogunate and started yelling.
"His Royal Highness Isshiki suddenly fell ill and died in Inabayama Castle. Hineno Hiroshi held a meeting in the castle to discuss the matter of surrendering the Oda family!"
Inaba Yoshimitsu and Ujiie Naomoto stood up together, and Inaba Yoshimitsu shouted.
"Yoshiryu Saito killed his mother to seize the throne. Heaven's justice cannot tolerate it! We, the samurai family, uphold justice and must rise up to bring order to the chaos and bring justice to our late master!"
Ujie Naomoto nodded and said.
"Inaba-hime is right!
The former lord's daughter, Prince Saito Nobunaga, married His Highness Oda Nobunaga. His Highness Oda was a wise master with a virtuous reputation far and wide.
I propose! We welcome the late Lord’s daughter-in-law, Her Majesty Oda, to take over Mino. Who agrees? Who objects?”
All the warriors from Simeon looked at me and I looked at you and shouted together.
"A patricide is not worthy of being our lord! We are willing to serve His Highness Oda as our lord!"
The stout woman who spoke for Isshiki Yoshiryu before screamed with extra force. Her face was red, her eyes were so wide open that she was about to jump out of her head, and her voice was hoarse as if she was giving birth to a child.
Inaba Yoshimitsu, Ujiie Naomoto, and Fuha Mitsuji all nodded, deeply moved by the loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness of the samurai under their command.
Afterwards, all the families under Sone Castle mobilized their troops and went to Sumamata Castle to rescue the wise master in their hearts.
