Zong Honmaru's daily life

1568 Western calendar, Gifu Castle

"Huh? Are these the thank you gifts from Ashikaga Yoshiaki?"

In the main hall, Oda Nobunaga reclined on the chair, propped his head with his hands, glanced at the loads of gifts on the ground, and spoke contemptuously, showing no respect for the general in name.

"Yes, General Ashikaga said, this is a commendation and thanks to Mr. Nobunaga for helping the shogunate defeat the rebels. At the same time, he also sent a letter to Mr. Nobunaga."

"Letter?" Oda Nobunaga heard the words, and glanced at the attendant standing respectfully at His Highness, "What's the content, take it apart and have a look."

"Yes."

Hearing this, the attendant opened the envelope immediately, without considering that even the letter written by Ashikaga Yoshiaki, the nominal general, would not be read by his own little attendant.

"Reply to Mr. Nobunaga, the general said in the letter, I hope Mr. Nobunaga can serve as the deputy general."

"Huh? What did you say?" Oda Nobunaga picked his ears indecently when he heard the words, "What did Ashikaga Yoshiaki say?"

"The general said that I hope you can serve as the deputy general." The attendant lowered his head and repeated it respectfully.

"It's a good idea to reject him, do you really think I'm a fool?" Oda Nobunaga said, rolling his eyes "Oh, by the way, leave those things to me, anyway, he said it was a thank you gift , then there is no reason to return it.”

"Yes."

"Sort everything and put it in the warehouse, and give Guidie a look at the gift list, so don't bother me about the future, let's go down."

"Yes."

"Huh? Interesting...you guys wait."

Just as the attendants of His Highness raised the gift box and were about to send it to the warehouse, Oda Nobunaga raised his eyes and saw a blue-haired boy who was obviously wearing a gorgeous hunting suit, but the others seemed to be invisible. He thought of himself Fu Sangshen, who had seen the pile of swords and swords before, had a smile of interest on his lips, and ordered the attendants to stop.

"Nobunaga-sama, do you have any other orders?"

"You guys, look for me in the gift box to see if there are any swords, and if there are any, send them to me."

"Yes."

After some searching, the attendant held the knife he had just found in both hands, and handed it to another dead man who was standing by, and he presented it to Oda Nobunaga instead of going forward himself.After all, for the sake of safety, even if the lord did not specifically explain this kind of frontal weapon, well-trained attendants will still consciously hand over the sword to the dead man, and then the dead man who is absolutely impossible to betray the lord will turn to the sword. Presented, to ensure the safety of the lord to the greatest extent.

Oda Nobunaga took the knife handed by the dead man, raised his eyebrows, and drew the knife out of its sheath with a 'chuss' sound, stroking the gorgeous blade pattern on the knife with his left hand, with a satisfied smile on his face.

"Okay, you all go down first, and leave me alone for a while."

Oda Nobunaga played with the knife in his hand, waved his hands without raising his head, and drove everyone out of the hall.

"Tell me, what's your name? Which swordsmith made it?" Seeing that everyone had already left, Oda Nobunaga spoke lazily, but stared aggressively at the young Fusangshin.

"My name is Ebi Mingzong, and I am a swordsmith in the Heian period. The only short sword made by Sanjo Kojitsukin himself. Since it was made by my father in his later years, he is considered the youngest son of the Sanjo family." The blue-haired Fu Sangshen said. , unhurriedly performed an ancient ritual of peace, although the person in front of him was Oda Nobunaga, who was famous all over the world, but he did not have any timidity, and was still elegant and calm.

"Short sword? Heh, it turns out that there is no counterpoint ②." Oda Nobunaga took a closer look at the knife in his hand, which obviously exceeded the regulation of short swords. When he saw that there was no counterpoint on the knife, he smiled knowingly.

"It's exactly as Nobunaga-kun said." Ebina smiled and nodded slightly, "Because there is no sword counter, so I can still be considered a short sword, although if I don't pull out the sword to observe carefully, it is easy to be regarded as a wakizawa. Nobunaga-kun is really good eyesight."

"But I really don't understand you fusangshen. You are clearly gods, but you behave like a human being. It's really strange." Oda Nobunaga said, stood up, and patted his clothes He casually hung the short knife on his waist.

"Nobunaga-kun was joking. To become a god, one must first be a human being. The gap between a human being and a god is not unattainable, except for power. Even a noble and powerful Amaterasu Omikami sometimes suffers, let alone our little ones. Fusangshen." Ebina said, lowering his eyes, with a calm and indifferent expression.

"Hahahaha, your knife is really interesting!"

"Thank you Nobunaga for your compliment, I am ashamed."

"Tsk, this character is really... Forget it, let's go."

"Let's go?" Facing Oda Nobunaga who played out of common sense, Ebina was a little at a loss.

"Hahahaha, you just came into my hands, what else can I show you?" Oda Nobunaga smiled, facing the bright sunshine, standing on the high platform in front of the main hall, with his hands open, his expression full of joy. He is arrogant and unrestrained, "Of course I will take you to see my unparalleled Gifu City!"

"Gifu Castle is unparalleled in the world?" Ebina lowered his brows, and smiled inexplicably, "Nobunaga is really proud, ignoring the general and the emperor, is it really okay?"

"Huh? The general and the emperor, who would care about that kind of thing? Winners and losers, people who are not qualified to be my opponents, I will not take him seriously. Let's go, Xiaosanjo." Oda Nobu Chang Wenyan sneered disdainfully, and walked forward in big strides, relying on Ebino's body hanging on his waist, he didn't even bother to turn his head to say hello.

"Nobunaga-kun, I said it before, I have my own name, Ebi's name is Zongjin, it's not a small three!"

"Tsk, don't you say that you are the youngest of the Santiao family? It's okay to call you Xiao Santiao. What's more, you are my knife now, so naturally you have to be called by me, right! Or you don't like this nickname ? Obviously it sounds good and easy to remember!"

"Nobunaga!"

Regarding Oda Nobunaga's uprightness, he doesn't feel that what he said is an unreasonable attitude at all. Ebina doesn't know what else to say, so he can only let him go. After all, with Oda Nobunaga's current performance In terms of personality, if he resolutely rejects this so-called nickname, God knows what other weird names he will come up with. It is better to accept this, at least it sounds normal.

"Don't worry about those details." Oda Nobunaga waved his hand indifferently, pointing to the endless palaces in front of him, and said proudly, "How about it? That is my unparalleled Gifu City!"

"It's really gorgeous..."

Although he had always served Ashikaga Takaji before, this man named Oda Nobunaga didn't have any respect for Ashikaga Takaji, so he was a bit disgusted with preconceived ideas.And even if you ignore these things, in terms of personality, Ebina can feel that he might not get along with this man who holds power and is famous all over the world, but facing the magnificent Gifu Castle in front of him, Ebina still can't say anything against his will If you belittle it, you can only sincerely praise it.

"Haha, right, my Gifu Castle is naturally the best."

"Nobunaga-kun said so."

Ebina looked at the man in front of him who was well-known but still had a bit of a childlike heart. He lowered his head slightly and couldn't help smiling. Although it was a bit unexpected, it was also very interesting.

"By the way, Nobunaga-kun, can I ask you a question?"

"What's the matter, tell me." Oda Nobunaga, who was in a happy mood because of Ebina's praise, was quite straightforward, and he was not at all difficult to speak as in the rumors.

"Although I have been at the Ashikaga family before, I have also heard that Mr. Nobunaga likes a short sword called Fudo Yumitsu very much. Why today..." Ebina said, blinking curiously, "Why not today?" What did you see here, Mr. Nobunaga?"

"Ah, you can't say it. Don't tell me I haven't remembered it yet, no wonder I always feel like I've forgotten something." Oda Nobunaga scratched his head suddenly, "I had a drink at Guidie's yesterday, and I'm going to I put it on the table before I went to bed, and I forgot to take it when I woke up this morning.”

"Nobunaga, you are really..." After hearing what Oda Nobunaga said, Ebina shook his head dumbfounded. With such a character master, I don't know what kind of fusangshin who doesn't move the light will be Woolen cloth?

"Yoxi, since you are talking about not moving, let's go to Gui Die next."

"Hey, is that Mrs. Nohime?"

"Nonghime, that sounds familiar, who is that?" Oda Nobunaga was a little at a loss when he heard the words.

"Mrs. Nohime is referring to the former Mino Kunihime-kun, Mr. Nobunaga, your wife."

Glancing at Oda Nobunaga, who seemed to have no idea who he was talking about, Ebina sighed helplessly. Even if it was because he always used her boudoir name to call his wife, but he was always like himself. There should be quite a few people who call their wives Nohime to avoid taboos and show respect, so they can’t remember who Nohime is referring to. The man Oda Nobunaga really doesn’t know how to describe him.

"Hahahaha, is that so? Oh, little Santiao, don't look at me with that look, isn't it normal that I don't remember such insignificant things."

Seeing the unbelievably weird look in Ebina's eyes, Oda Nobunaga curled his lips, not at all guilty of not being able to remember his wife's name, but quite righteous.

"Okay, okay, stop moaning, hurry up to Gui Die's place, I can just have a meal with her."

"Nobunaga-kun's orders, I must obey." Ebina said, slightly nodding his head sideways, his every move carried the elegance and composure accumulated in history, making people feel as if he had returned to the prosperous Heian-kyo.

'Oda Nobunaga...what kind of person are you...? '

Looking at the man who walked in front and became his new master, Ebina lowered his brows, restraining the slight daze and helplessness leaked from his brows.Uneasy, following his master through the huge city of Gifu, Ebina, who didn't know where the ominous premonition in his heart came from, walked towards the man named Oda Nobunaga without knowing it. A future like a bird in a cage...

The author has something to say:

Science time is up!

①: It is not known whether Sanjo Munekin has forged other short swords because no corresponding information can be found, but what is certain is that there are definite records and names, and the only short sword that can be regarded as a famous work is Ebina Sokinichi. So let's just say that Sanjo Zong only forged this dagger in his life.

②: In the specifications of Japanese knives, those with a blade length of less than 30cm are short knives, and those with a blade length of more than 30cm but less than 60cm are generally Wakizashi. Yes, but it is recorded as a short knife.

Of course, this is because the length is not the decisive way to judge the type of sword without exception. When the length of the sword exceeds the short sword regulation, if there is no sword on the sword, then the sword will still be classified as a short sword instead of a wakizashi.

As to whether Ebina Zongjin really does not have a sword, because no corresponding picture can be found, and its authentic product has already been completely burned in the Osaka Summer Battle in May 1615, so it is unknown.

As for the Ebina collected in the Tokugawa Art Museum, because the specifications and shapes are very different from those recorded in ancient books, it is considered that it is likely to be just another short knife of the same name or simply the Tokugawa family's sword in the summer of Osaka. A frightening counterfeit.

It is said in the article that there is no counterattack, it is just the author's speculation based on the above reasons, and there is no other strong evidence to support it.