Niwa Nagahide and Ikeda Tsuneki didn't answer each other and remained silent.

The Oda family expanded too fast. In addition to the large amount of friction caused by the integration of the samurai families in the conquered areas into the Oda retainers, there were also some internal disagreements.

Following the earliest samurai family in Shimowari 4th County of the Oda family, Oda Nobunaga's base is the members of the wild children group she grew up with, as well as the red and black women's clothing group she formed herself.

Secondly, there is the military commander faction headed by Shibata Katsuie, and the old ministers faction headed by Lin Xiuzhen, these old members of the Oda retainers group.

Most of these people were old samurai from the Shimobari family who followed Oda Nobuyuki in the rebellion and were defeated by Oda Nobunaga.

As the power of the Oda family expanded, their achievements also increased, and some people had become slack in enjoying their wealth, which made Oda Nobunaga very angry.

Oda Nobunaga's goal is not just a small territory like two million koku. What she wants is to become a member of the world. How can she allow Oda's retainers to hold her back?

And the people she named, Lin Xiuzhen and Sakuma Nobumori, were the top representatives of the family who were slacking off.

What Oda Nobunaga admires most about Hashiba Hideyoshi is her visible ambition.

If there was such a low-level warrior under the command of other famous warriors who was desperately trying to climb up, they would definitely find a way to suppress him so as not to affect the stability of the family.

But Oda Nobunaga is not a mortal, she just likes to see Hideyoshi Hideyoshi, the catfish, disturbing the fishes in Oda's house who are well fed and drunk.

Therefore, no matter how high Hashiba Hideyoshi jumped or how much she did, Oda Nobunaga would gladly give her an opportunity every time and give her unlimited paths for advancement. The two parties could be considered mutually complementary.

But Oda Nobunaga's complaints about his old ministers were heard by Niwa Nagahide and Ikeda Tsuneaki, but they were unwilling to get involved. They were all old samurai from Shimo-Owari, and they were all related, so why bother.

Things hurt their own kind, even the sound of autumn is sad. There are more and more bastards sneaking into the Oda retainers group outside. There is no need to step on our own people anymore, we still need to unite.

Seeing that the two of them were silent, Oda Nobunaga couldn't help but snorted.

Although she has a surly temperament and many ruthless methods, she is really not easy to attack the old ministers who are passive and slow in their work at home.

Not even her two closest confidants were willing to talk to her, let alone those intertwined members of her retainers.

She couldn't help but smile, her smile was cold. There would always be a chance to catch a chicken or two and kill them for the lazy monkeys at home.

Oda Nobunaga said coldly.

"If Hideyoshi is determined to make progress, I am willing to let her try.

Sakai Port has abundant supplies. If we can get some advantage, it will be beneficial to my family. I never have too much military supplies.

Hengxing, if she asks you for help, please help her as appropriate."

Ikeda Hengxing bowed slightly and agreed.

Niwa Nagahide looked worried and asked.

"Master Hall, do you intend to intervene in Sakai Port and compete with the Shiba family for business interests?"

Oda Nobunaga rubbed his hands by mistake and said with a smile.

“In the past, the Tokaido trade route was prosperous, and Ise, Mino, Owari and Sankoku were able to get a few bites of meat.

Nowadays, the Hokuriku Road trade route goes through Settsu Province, Yamashiro Province, and Kitaomi, and I can't make any profit at all. It really doesn't make sense.

It’s a bit too much for Tsudaden to eat alone.”

Niwa Nagahide advised.

"Tsudaden does not want to get involved with the shogunate's affairs and has withdrawn from Kyoto. My family is being severely criticized by the shogunate now, so why don't we embarrass the Shiba family again?

If it is for some commercial interests to provoke the Shiba family to backlash, it will be bad, so it is better to ask Hideyoshi to be more cautious."

Oda Nobunaga said calmly.

“The Houriku Road trade route has three most important nodes, Sakai Port, Tsuruga Port, and Naoetsu.

Naoetsu is far away in Echigo country, and I am beyond my reach. Half of Sakai Port is already in my hands. When I can influence Tsuruga Port, I can talk to Tsutado-don.

I am not greedy, but the Hokuriku Road Trading Route must give me a share of the income that is in line with the status of the Oda family. Tsutado-don is so sensible, and this dignity will definitely be given to me by the Oda family."

Niwa Nagahide thought for a while and asked.

"You want to touch Asakura Kageki?"

Oda Nobunaga shook his head and said.

"The relationship between Asakura Keiki of Tsuruga County and Tsutado-den is too close. I don't want to break up with the Shiba family, so I won't make any move for the time being.

But Yoshikage Asakura, the governor of the Asakura family, spoke freely and humiliated me a hundred times. I found an excuse to touch her, which was reasonable.

Wakasa Country has been in chaos for many years, and the Wakasa Takeda family who protects the territory has long been unable to control the situation. The domestic chaos is also due to Asakura Yoshikage's intervention.

The Wakasa Takeda family had implored the shogunate to intervene in arbitration, but Ashikaga Yoshiaki was unwilling to offend the powerful Echizen Asakura family and ignored it.

I am considering whether to stand up for justice and help the Wakasa-Takeda family."
Chapter completed!