The Troubles of the Holy Maiden [Comprehensive]

Chapter 115 Mino Raiders

In the third year of Yonglu, the Owari Hazama war broke out, and the weak Owari Shou Oda Nobunaga miraculously killed the "Number One Archer of the Tokaido" Imagawa Yoshimoto, and the world shook, as if a great signal had been sent.Facing the Imagawa clan who suddenly lost their lord, whether it is Matsudaira Motoyasu of Mikawa County under Imagawa, Takeda Shingen of Kai Kingdom, Mori Motonari of Western Kingdom, Nagamune Gabu Motonin of Shikoku Island, and Uesugi Kenshin of Echigo Kingdom. ..The big names from all over the world are ready to move.

The great general Yoshiki Ashikaga, who is far away in Kyoto, is no longer majestic, just like a decoration, the lords of various places are in conflict, and the general trend of the world is changing suddenly.

And Nobunaga, who returned to Qingzhou City, was full of ambition at this time.Defeating a strong enemy like Imagawa Yoshimoto by surprise is an achievement she is proud of, and it also made her reputation known to all the big names in an instant.

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"Lan, look at this!" Nobunaga excitedly showed Fulan the sword in his hand.

Fran took the Taidao in her hand, and pulled the sword out of its sheath. The shiny blade was cold and sharp, and it was obvious at a glance that it was a sharp and practical sword.She looked at the Taidao in her hand, nodded and said with a smile: "It's a good sword, isn't this Imagawa Yoshimoto's saber?"

Nobunaga nodded: "Ah, this is the Nazhenzong Sanzuo script of Miyoshi Masaga, and it was later given to Imakawa Yoshimoto by Takeda Nobutora as a dowry. It has always been Imakawa Yoshimoto's favorite sword." She laughed heartily for a few moments. Voice: "Imakawa Yoshimoto immediately put his sword on his sword, aiming to become a man of the world, but now he is the soul of my subordinates, and even the saber has fallen into my hands! Hahaha!"

Fran nodded Nobunaga's nose, and scolded with a smile: "You, you are a little bit carried away!"

Nobunaga shrugged indifferently: "What's the matter, it's rare to be happy, my domineering world has just started!" Then she looked at Fran, and said as if offering a treasure: "Hey, Lan, do you like this vibration knife? ? May I give it to you?"

"Give it to me?" Fran looked at Nobunaga in surprise.Asked back: "What do you give me? I am not a general."

Nobunaga looked at Fulan seriously, his eyes sparkling: "I promised you, I will collect the world's famous knives for you. This is just one of them. I will get more famous knives in the future. What do you want?" It's all right. So, even if you really can't find the Shindai Taidao you want, it doesn't matter. I can compensate you with more, more swords..."

"So, don't be unhappy, and don't need to run around looking for the knife that you don't know about. I will give you more, better ones. Whatever you want, I will find it for you."

Fran looked at Nobunaga's serious face, pursed her lips, finally patted her on the shoulder, and sighed: "Nobunaga, I didn't want a weapon when I was looking for that vibration knife. And, now I also give up , it depends on fate." She tilted her head and said with a smile: "Besides, I already have a saber, so I don't need another one."

Nobunaga pouted in disapproval, and said, "The Shinta sword? It's just a sword forged by an ordinary swordsmith on the street. It can't compare with the famous swords in history. It doesn't match you at all. Thanks to you, you let the maid regularly Maintain it."

Fran smiled and didn't explain, just said: "The Sanzuo characters of Zhenzong are your spoils for defeating Imagawa Yoshimoto. This is the first time you have defeated such a powerful enemy. It is very commemorative. You can collect it or use it. , you should keep it yourself." After speaking, he handed over Zong Sanzuo's writing in his hand.

Nobunaga took the sword, raised his hand and waved it a few times, muttering: "Okay then, but this sword doesn't fit my hand a bit, it's two feet six inches, it's too long. If A knife that has been ground to two feet and two inches is also suitable." She said, and she became a little excited.

"Since it is a proof of my military exploits, then I want to engrave an inscription on the hilt of the knife, um, engrave 'On the [-]th day of the fifth month of the third year of Yonglu, the knife held by Kebi, Oda Owari Shounobunaga'! "She flicked the blade with a smile, looked at the blade with admiration, and then sheathed the blade.

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In the study, Nobunaga and several close retainers gestured at the map.

"Meinong Country, this geographical location is very important. If you control Meinong, you can further control Gyeonggi, which is very helpful for our strategy of calming the world."

"Besides, the Mino country borders Owari, which is originally a neighboring country. In terms of the strategy of Tang's long-distance diplomatic relations and short-term attack, if it is not controlled as soon as possible, it will sooner or later become our confidant's serious trouble."

"Meinong's domestic waterways are criss-crossed, fertile fields are fine, commercial agriculture is developed, and the population is also large. If we can take down Meinong, it will be a great boost to our great cause."

Several retainers pointed at the map one by one, and made no secret of their coveting of the neighboring country Meinong.

"However, Yoshiryu Saito, the ruler of Mino Kingdom, is no easier to deal with than his father. Even if he killed his father Dozo Saito in order to seize the throne, he is still the eldest son of Dozo, and it is justifiable to take over Mino. Besides, that His mother was a former concubine of Toki Yorii, and he hinted that he was the orphan of Toki Yorii to gain the support of most of the elders in Mino. No matter how you look at it, it is righteous." A retainer said.

"Yeah, this Saito Yoshiryu is a ruthless person, and he is also eyeing our Owari Oda family. A few years ago, he made a statement to General Zhengyi, married the Ashikaga family, and wanted to change himself and his retainers into Isshiki Shi, isn’t it because Yoshihiro Isshiki served as the guardian of Owari Chita County and Kaito County? He wants to get the righteousness to crusade against us!”

Hearing this, Nobunaga snorted softly from the tip of his nose: "Dayi, facing the army and the sword, is nothing worth mentioning." She curled her lips into a smile, and then said, "However, I do have the desire for righteousness. "

Nobunaga looked around the crowd majestically, and said, "Before my father-in-law Saito Dozo passed away, he asked someone to deliver a letter to me." She casually pulled out an envelope from the hidden compartment, and continued meaningfully. Said: "This good father-in-law of mine gave me Mino Kingdom as a dowry."

There was a relaxed look on everyone's faces, and then they discussed how to deal with Saito Yoshiryu.

Nobunaga waved his hand, looked at the map and said, "Don't worry, I sent a lot of spies to Meinong, let's collect information first. Know yourself and your enemy, and you can win a hundred battles."

Ever since the formulation of the Mino Strategy, there has been a steady stream of information coming from the neighboring country Mino every once in a while. The terrain and weather, the political situation, and family relations, all kinds of information have enriched Nobunaga's plan, and let Nobunaga Nagao's fear of Saito Yoshilong is even deeper.She even sent a killer to assassinate Yoshiryu Saito, but it was a pity that she kept failing and there was no result.Fran thought that Nobunaga would ask herself to kill Yoshiryu Saito, but Nobunaga never showed this intention.

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"My lord, your saber has been well maintained." Fulan's maid, Ning Ning, walked over holding the tachi, lightly put the saber on the holder, and took the gown from the other side, and put it on on the back of Fran, who was sitting on the porch.

"My lord, although it's already April, it's still a bit cold at night."

Fulan turned her head to look at Ningning. This little girl who was originally a childish girl is now a rather delicate young girl.She smiled and looked at herself, her eyes were full of tenderness and tenderness, only the occasional resoluteness in the brow showed the girl's rigid and independent side.

Fulan sighed in her heart: "Ning Ning is about to grow into a big girl, I'd better keep some distance..."

She looked at the girl with a smile and said, "Ning Ning, you are not needed here, go back and rest."

Ning Ning couldn't help but grabbed the hem of the clothes beside her, and suggested: "Let Ning Ning serve you to bed first."

Fran waved her hand: "No, it's still early, I don't want to go to bed. You should be tired too, go back and rest first."

The girl shook her head and replied: "Ningning is not tired. If the adults want to be alone for a while, Ningning will leave. However, Mrs. Nongji sent someone to bring over some snacks. Do you want some?"

"Guidie..." Fulan sighed again in her heart, feeling how she was so good with women, after so many years, no matter how dull she was, she understood some things: "Ningning, next time Madam gives me something, just decline it. "

'Believe it, Gui Die will understand. '

Just thinking about it, another attendant from the outside announced: "My lord, Miss Ashi is here."

Oda City is Nobunaga's half-sister. She is about the same size as Ningning, but she is just a little girl who looks like a girl at the beginning.The difference is that this little girl named Ashi is not only from a noble family, but also has an extraordinary appearance. She has shown outstanding beauty at a young age, and also has an elegant temperament, dexterity, singing and dancing, and is very popular. favorite.

But what annoys Fran is that the little princess of the Oda family is not only beautiful, but also a face-controller.

This child loved to cling to herself and Nobunaga when she was a young child, and now I haven’t seen her for a few years. When the little girl grows up, it’s not appropriate for her to always run to her, no matter how reserved she is, she reveals The girlish heart still makes Fran very helpless.

Fran knew that her appearance in men's clothing was very attractive, even if she didn't realize it, she could understand the charm of this appearance just by looking at Mikazuki Zongjin's appearance.However, provoking so many girls was not what Fran wanted.

'Even if I'm really a man, I can't stand so many beauties! ’ Thinking of this, Fulan pursed her lips and said, "It's already night, please go and ask the lady to go back."

"My lord." Ah Shi was already standing at the corner, looking at Fran with a pair of beautiful eyes.She Yingying stepped forward, her voice soft: "Do you hate Ah Shi so much? Are you unwilling to even see Ah Shi?"

Fulan rubbed her forehead, and explained as softly as possible: "Ji Jun, I can really be regarded as your elder, and I can't be your great love."

"But my lord, you haven't married yet, have you? Ah Shi has grown up and is no longer a child. My elder brother respects you so much, and I will definitely agree." Ah Shi's tone was soft, with deep affection in his melancholy expression, It makes people feel pity and love.

Fran sighed: "Ashi, you are still young, and you still can't tell what is love and what is infatuation. Please don't say these childish things anymore, it's just to embarrass your brother."

"My lord, isn't Ah Shi not pretty enough? With your appearance, it's not easy to marry a woman who matches her looks. Ah Shi, Ah Shi will become even more beautiful, and she will definitely be able to match you. Yes." The beautiful little girl begged pitifully, no man could be so cruel to her like this.

But Fulan is not a man. Although she also likes pretty girls, she really can't harm them.

Sensing Ashi's gaze lingering obsessively on her face, Fulan couldn't help but roll her eyes for this girl with heavy face control, so she turned her back to Ashi and said, "Ji Jun, this is the same as Appearance is irrelevant."

"What does that have to do with it?" The little girl cheered up and asked.

"What's the matter?!" A majestic and cold voice interrupted Ah Shi's continuous questioning.

"Brother... elder brother." Ah Shi trembled and said in a low voice.

Nobunaga walked over with big strides, frowned and glanced at his beloved sister, and said in a deep voice, "Ashi, it's so late, why are you running around? Don't go back to your room!"

Ah Shi lowered his head, saluted softly, and was about to leave, before he turned around, he heard Nobunaga say: "I have my own plans for your marriage, you go back and study hard to get married, don't think about it any more."

Ah Shi's body shook when he heard the words, but he didn't dare to refute, and staggered away quickly.

After finishing speaking, Nobunaga turned around and glanced at Ning Ning in the room, and ordered: "I want to talk to my husband, you should step back first."

When only Nobunaga and Fulan were left in the courtyard, Fulan said, "Ashi is still young, are you going to marry her off now?"

Nobunaga glanced at Fran, and asked abruptly, "Isn't Ashi very pretty?"

Fran was taken aback, and replied honestly: "Yes, a very beautiful little girl."

Nobunaga bit his lower lip and said, "Ashi, she is prettier than me, would you like her more?"

Fran's throat choked up, and she couldn't laugh or cry: "Nobunaga, you are still jealous with your own sister! You are different!" Fran said, feeling a little emotional in her heart. Nobunaga's expression, Reminds her of red leaves.She touched Nobunaga's head, just like Nobunaga did when he was a child, and Fran hadn't done this to Nobunaga for many years.

"Nobunaga, to me, Ashi is just your sister, a beautiful little girl. And you are the one I want to protect in this world."

"You are different, stop saying such childish things."

Nobunaga raised his hand and took Fran's hand on her head into his own. She was silent for a while and explained:

"About Ah Shi, I do have plans for her marriage, and I've discussed it with my retainers, but I haven't made up my mind yet, let's talk about it." She raised her head, looked at Fran, and continued:

"I came to you to say something else."

"The spies I sent to Mino Country sent back a message..." Nobunaga's mouth curled up, half mocking and half joyful.

"Saito Yoshiryu got leprosy, and he's near the end of his life."

The author has something to say: Leprosy, or leprosy, was a terminal disease that had no cure at that time.

Speaking of it, Nobunaga is really God's own son, he is called a martial artist, he can do whatever he wants, and the powerful enemies who can't figure it out will die easily inexplicably, and the battles he can't win will rain and win with less many.Unfortunately, I was betrayed countless times by my subordinates in my life...

Let’s talk about the history of the Warring States Period. In fact, Nishang doesn’t want to write too much, knowing that most people are not interested in reading historical stories.To be honest, Oda Nobunaga’s experience is more complicated and quite legendary. You can write a book without writing about neon clothes, but the space is limited, so I focus on writing, skipping a lot of background and events, without this part of knowledge accumulation The words may seem a bit strenuous, I really don't want to write about it soon...

Regarding the wars in the Warring States Period in Japan, hey, there were thousands of people fighting against thousands of people in large-scale battles, and hundreds of people might fight in small battles. After all, the place is small and the population is small, so...don’t bring into our country’s ancient times. War, the gap is too big.But although there are few people, the struggle of the Warring States Period in Japan is still very interesting, because there are many small city-states, and the distribution of power is complicated.Of course, the most legendary characters are Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu. If you are interested, you can look for books and Japanese dramas by yourself.

small theater:

Guidie: Master Lan, this is the snack prepared by my concubine, please taste it.

Ning Ning: My lord, your saber has been well maintained, please ask Ning Ning to fasten it for you.

Ashi: Mr. Lan, Ashi has practiced a new Xingruo dance, please taste it.

Fran: Uh... that...

Nobunaga: Ran, I asked you to come over for a discussion!

Fran: (wiping off sweat) It's really hard to bear beauty's grace...

Nobunaga: You just refuse it directly.

Fran: It's a girl, I can't say too much.

Nobunaga: What is too much?You just say: don't eat!Without!dont see!