"Kwon Bingwei, this was..." That night, after Yu Qiuping finished handling the government affairs, he called Amano Keidekoku over and asked him why he deliberately read the wrong time in the meeting. "Although the impact is not big, we
There is no need to send troops to support, just containment. It doesn’t matter if you remember the wrong time.”
"That Kuroda Takaka clearly has a back-up plan." Amano Keide reported to Yu Qiupei in a low voice, "We must also have a back-up plan."
"But what's the use of keeping this hand? What on earth is this going to do?" Yu Qiuping and Monk Zhang Er were still confused.
"Your Highness does not need to know. If you do, it will inevitably be uncomfortable. Your Highness, just pretend that this has never happened, and just remember that the Kodera family will revolt on the 15th."
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However, it was not yet November 15th. On November 14th, something unexpected happened.
On the evening of the 14th, Oda Nobunaga received information - the Kodera family was controlled on the spot by the Awa people who had ambushed them before the incident. Almost all the family members were captured. Only Kuroda Takataka escaped with a few Kuroda family retainers.
The so-called food cutoff plan also failed.
"What is this? Are you making a fool of yourself?" Oda Nobunaga was furious when he learned the news. He threw tables, chairs and papers everywhere in the main account. "You can't even keep it secret for such a conspiracy? Just
How dare you boast about such a beautiful mouth like this? Pretend to be like that in front of Yu?"
The more Oda Nobunaga scolded him, the angrier he became. He bent down and rummaged through a pile of scattered objects, and finally found the tip bag that Kuroda Takataka had given him. "And he gave it to him mysteriously.
You’re such a piece of shit! You’re still a deputy planner! The Kodera family has all been wiped out before your main planner has launched, so you still have to be a deputy planner?” Oda Nobunaga said angrily as he tore open the brochure bag and took out the one inside.
He started to read the thin paper and said, "I want to see how well you can sell it?"
However, as Oda Nobunaga watched, his expression suddenly became solemn. After a while, he slowly put the piece of paper on the table and shouted to the door, "Go and call the commanders of each legion.
"Then he added:
"Except Murashige Araki."
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Oda Nobunaga shouted the order without delay. Ame Qiupei, who was on the north road, was notified until midnight, and had to get out of bed all night and ride his horse over. When he was waiting for him, he found that except for Araki Murashige's regiment commander, everyone had already
arrive.
"Is His Highness Araki not up?" Yu Qiuping smiled and asked Hideyoshi Hashiba who was staying with Murashige Araki, "I rushed here, but he hasn't come yet."
"He doesn't need to come." Oda Nobunaga snorted viciously and waved to the guards at the door, "Everyone is here, close the door and leave no one around."
"Huh?" As soon as Oda Nobunaga said this, Amakihei, Hashiba Hideyoshi, Akechi Mitsuhide and Maeda Toshiie were all at a loss.
"The Kodera family's uprising failed before it was launched. All the Kodera family have been captured by the Miyoshi family, and only Kuroda Takataka ran away." Oda Nobunaga told the four surprised people the information brought back by the ninjas from the front line, "
On the 14th.”
"Then..." Maeda Toshiie curled his lips. Seeing Oda Nobunaga's gloomy face, he didn't dare to ask. However, even if he didn't say anything, Yu Qiupei and others knew what he wanted to ask - what about Araki Murashige?
matter?
"Anu, in the information that Kuroda Takataka gave you, on what date did the Kodera family revolt?" Oda Nobunaga did not make any other comment and asked Maeda Toshiie directly.
"Um...the 13th." Maeda Toshiie answered honestly, "So why didn't they start an incident on the 14th, but they were arrested?"
"Ah?" Hashiba Hideyoshi, Yu Qiupei and Akechi Mitsuhide were all stunned when they heard this.
"What date are you on?" Oda Nobunaga turned his attention to Hashiba Hideyoshi, Ame Akihei and Akechi Mitsuhide.
"16th." "15th." "17th." Hideyoshi Hashiba, Akihei Ume and Mitsuhide Akechi reported different numbers at the same time, and the three of them looked at each other.
"Araki Murashige was notified on the 14th." Oda Nobunaga sneered and slapped the paper in Kuroda Takaka's brochure bag on the table. "When the Kodera family was arrested, it happened to be
14th."
"What?" The four of them were all smart people, and they understood the profound meaning of this sentence instantly. But Yu Qiuping's face was like a battle between heaven and man.
"From the fact that Matsunagahide refused to rebel against the Oda army but ambushed the Oda army in the south road, we can deduce that there must be a traitor in the upper echelons of the Oda family who directly leaked the plan to the Miyoshi family." Kuroda Takataka slowly said from
A man walked out of the screen behind the tent, startling everyone again. He was dusty and looked like he had escaped all the way from Yuzhu City.
"The Kodera family is just bait." Takaka Kuroda's gloomy face showed a faint smile, "The purpose is to catch the big fish from the Oda family."
"The fish is hooked, but it's a pity that the fish doesn't know it yet." Oda Nobunaga raised his hand, knocked it hard on the table, and then cursed loudly, "I know these Kinki people are unreliable.
! You are all the cronies brought up by Yu Congono! Araki Murashige and Matsunaga Hide are both from Kinki, and they used to be members of the Miyoshi family. As expected, they are all having an affair with the Miyoshi family, and they are inseparable! What a waste of Gu Yu's words
Trust him and give him the position of legion commander! What a great guy!"
When Oda Nobunaga scolded Araki Murashige, the other people did not dare to say anything. Only Yu Qiupei was terrified in his heart. Because everyone looked bad, his abnormality was not discovered - he finally understood Amano King
The meaning of that action.
After scolding enough, Oda Nobunaga cleared his throat and ordered coldly, "All of you, go back and prepare. The day after tomorrow, a daimyo evaluation meeting will be held for all important ministers, at which Arakimura Shigewa will be dismissed on the spot.
Matsu Nagahide detained them and killed them, using the incident of guarding the city as evidence. Then your troops immediately took action and took custody of their two armies. I have no interest in playing cat and mouse with them.
It’s a game, just click on it!”
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When Yu Qiuping rushed back to his camp, it was almost dawn. He hurriedly called Amano Jingtoku and told him what happened at the meeting.
"His Royal Highness Araki may be innocent and was wrongly accused." Yu Qiuping whispered to Amano Jingde, "He is your sacrifice for Li Daitao."
"This is something that can't be helped. The plan must involve sacrifices." Amano Keitoku replied calmly, as if the person who was about to be killed was not the commander of the Oda family's army, but just some insignificant domestic animals.
"Then what if it's His Highness Akechi who gets the 14th?" Yu Qiuping asked in fear. "What if it's His Highness Hashiba? What if it's Lord Maeda?"
"It can only be said that you are lucky. All the friends who are very important to Your Highness have survived." Amano Jingde's expression remained unshakable, his turbid eyes looked directly into Yu Qiuping's eyes, and he said solemnly: "Everything is for
Your Highness, your safety. As long as it is for your sake and the safety of others, I will not even take a look."
"Please convene an evaluation meeting as soon as possible." Amano Keitoku did not forget to remind, "arrange the combat mission for this time."
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"Hosokawa-sama, the latest information!" Suzuki Shigehide took the risk immediately after the meeting and hurried to Hosokawa Masayuki's hiding place, "Since Matsunaga-sama, the collusion between Araki-sama and the Miyoshi family has also been discovered.
.Oda Nobunaga will have all the army commanders and daimyo go to his place for a meeting the day after tomorrow, and then arrest and execute His Highness Araki and His Highness Matsunaga, and then liquidate their troops."
"Ah? What...that's it." After hearing the initial shock, Hosokawa Shinyuki quickly regained his composure in his demeanor and tone. Others couldn't tell that he was hearing the words "His Royal Highness Araki and the Miyoshi family colluded."
The surprise at the time - when did Araki Murashige collude with the Miyoshi family?
"I will personally report to my father right away and send someone to inform His Highness Araki and His Highness Matsunaga." After Hosokawa Shinyuki hurriedly said goodbye to Suzuki Shigehide, he hurried back to Miki Castle in Harimo Province, the temporary residence of Miyoshi Yoshihide.
"Father, this is the latest information." Hosokawa Shinyuki handed the prepared information to Miyoshi Yoshihide, "It is urgent, please take a look."
After Miyoshi Yixian glanced briefly, he crumpled the piece of paper, held it in his hand, and asked in a low voice: "Rokuro, are you sure this information is trustworthy?"
"Don't worry, Father, there is absolutely no problem." Masayuki Hosokawa answered truthfully, "Didn't the information sent by Suzuki Shigehide the previous two times be confirmed to be true? There should be no falsehoods this time either."
"Really?" Miyoshi Yoshiken stared deeply into Hosokawa Shinyuki's eyes.
"How dare I deceive my father!" After hearing this, Shinyuki Hosokawa hurriedly fell to the ground, "Father, please take a closer look."
"I know, let's use this as a final test. If there is no problem with the information this time, Suzuki Shigehide's information should be reliable." Miyoshi Yixian slowly put the ball of paper on the oil lamp.
Watching it being swallowed up by the tongues of fire, gradually burning out. And the tongues of fire in his eyes were burning the remaining light.
"Send someone to inform His Highness Araki and His Highness Matsunaga."
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On November 17, all the daimyo who had already participated in the war came to Oda Nobunaga's main camp at the Settsu-Harima border on the southern road. However, Araki Murashige did not come. Prior to this, Araki Murashige wrote two letters in a row.
To Oda Nobunaga, he clarified that he was loyal to the Oda family and asked Oda Nobunaga not to doubt him, but Oda Nobunaga just replied with a lukewarm response. Now Araki Murashige was scared and worried that he was suspicious.
Oda Nobunaga really suspected that he was collaborating with the enemy, and he wanted to be summoned and killed by him as Hosokawa Masayuki said - this was how he killed his younger brother back then.
At the same time, Oda Nobunaga ordered Niwa Nagahide's remaining troops in Kyoto to start approaching the Settsu border - obviously heading for Araki Murashige's territory. This made Araki Murashige's expression change even more, and he identified Oda.
Nobunaga was probably looking for an excuse to get rid of his appearance.
"Araki Murashige said he was sick and couldn't come." Before the meeting started, Hashiba Hideyoshi and Ame Qiupei were exchanging views under a tree outside the main tent. Hashiba Hideyoshi showed a sarcastic smile as he said, "I was fine the day before yesterday.
"I suddenly became ill, saying I had a stomach bug and had to lie in bed, unable to get out of bed."
"It seems that he noticed something." Yu Qiuping held his chin and thought, "I guess he did something wrong and he was afraid."
Yu Qiuping now feels that maybe Amano Keitoku made a mistake in asking him to report "the 14th". In his previous life, Araki Murashigeya had rebelled. So in this life, could Araki Murashigeya have treason?
What? If you are truly loyal and courageous, why wouldn't you dare to come?
"Definitely, who is not afraid of doing something wrong? My lord still has such a fiery temper." Hashiba Hideyoshi thought of Oda Nobunaga's furious appearance, and whispered with sympathy, "I was scared to death."
"Isn't there someone who isn't afraid?" Yu Qiuping pressed his wrist and quietly pointed at Matsuki Yongxiu, who was walking beside the main tent, "He just showed up like someone who had nothing to do."