In the mountain city of Shengryuji Castle, Hosokawa Fujitaka received a letter from his biological mother, Mibuchi Haruto, in his mansion.
The letter urged her to come to Beijing.
The shogunate ordered Yoshigan, the direct son of the Shiba family, to go to Omi on behalf of the general to participate in the Rokkaku family's war against the Asai family.
She will accompany Shiba Yiyin as a personal guard, and her task is to protect Shiba Yiyin's safety.
In the letter, Mibuchi Haru faintly expressed his hope that she would marry Shiba Yoshigan, which made Hosokawa Fujitaka's delicate face wrinkle up.
She was currently in the chess room of the mansion, with an elegant beauty sitting opposite her, and the two were talking about a game of forehand.
"What? Are you in a bad mood?"
Seeing that Hosokawa Fujitaka was silent after reading the letter, Samurai Hime across from him was playing with the chess pieces and talking.
"Master Sanyuan really... loves to worry."
Although she has been adopted and returned to the Hosokawa family, her biological mother has always loved her very much, and sometimes it is quite troublesome to make her own decisions, but this time things are a bit big.
As a high-ranking samurai who was born as the third leader of the shogunate, marriage is destined to be a political marriage, but Mibuchi Haru made such a casual decision without consulting the Hosokawa family, which made Hosokawa Fujitaka very embarrassed. He really did not regard himself as an outsider. .
Haruwa Mibuchi was born in the Izumi Hosokawa family, and the current head of the family, Hosokawa Motonsune, is a sister to her.
The two sisters had a deep love for each other. Because Hosokawa Motonsune had no children, he adopted Haruwa's second daughter, Fujitaka, from the Mibuchi family and returned to the Hosokawa family so that he could inherit the Izumi Hosokawa family.
The Hosokawa family is divided into two branches in Konki, one is the Keio Hosokawa family, which has a huge territory in Shikoku and Konki, and is the direct descendant of the Hosokawa clan.
The other branch is the Izumi-Hosokawa family, which has served the shogunate for generations, is close to the shogun, and is deeply trusted.
A few years ago, the Kyoho Hosokawa family had the idea of competing with the Ashikaga Shoguns. The family governor, Hosokawa Harumoto, led his army to Luo Kyoto several times to seize power. For a time, the shogunate controlled the Hosokawa family over the Ashikaga Shoguns.
As a result, the power of the shogunate was greatly reduced after the shopping spree. The rise of Hosokawa's retainer Miyoshi Nagakei took away the Hosokawa family's foundation in Shikoku, and the Hosokawa Kyōcho family became puppets of the Miyoshi family.
In recent years, the Ashikaga family has been continuously invaded by the Miyoshi family. It was only after Rokkaku Sadeyori sent troops to help that the Miyoshi family was forced to negotiate.
The final agreement made Ashikaga Yoshiteru angry and helpless. The Miyoshi family became the head of the family, and Miyoshi Nagakei became the imperial minister of the Ashikaga Shogunate.
The Hosokawa family lost all their wealth, leaving only their status. The Ashikaga family lost their face, and their enemies became important ministers.
This position of imperial companion has always been a position that only close relatives of the Ashikaga family can hold, and it is not enough for those who are not highly virtuous and respected.
What's the difference between giving Miyoshi Nagaki now and asking Ashikaga Yoshiteru to kneel down and call her mother. But the situation is stronger than the people, and there is no other way, so I just linger and breathe.
Even this agreement didn't matter how many years it lasted. Less than two years after it was signed, Rokkaku was dead. The Sanhao family is ready to make a comeback.
The Yamashiro Kingdom run by the Izumi Hosokawa family and several important cities in the Izumi Kingdom were all targets of attack by the Miyoshi family.
At this critical juncture, a letter from Haru Mibuchi arrived. How could it make Fujitaka Hosokawa happy? I guess I was scolding my biological mother for being indifferent and ignorant of priorities.
"Master Sanyuan asked me to go back to Beijing once and accompany the son-in-law of the Shiba family to Omi for a show."
Hosokawa Fujitaka has been smart since he was a child, and he has seen what is going on in Kyoto these days. She probably guessed the shogunate's thoughts from her biological mother's few words, and couldn't help but sneer, it couldn't be that simple.
The Rokkaku family and the Asai family are both powerful martial arts families that have survived recent fierce battles. How can they be so easy to get along with.
General Ashikaga wants to show no ambiguity, which may cause a lot of trouble.
Poor little man of the Sibo family, does he know what will happen to him? Men should take care of their wives and educate their daughters at home, and not mix things with women.
"The Rokkaku family is attacking the Asai family. Lord Gongfang sent a young master to go there. Do you want to blur your attitude?"
The Hime warrior opposite Hosokawa Fujitaka lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying.
"Isn't that right? Now that Sanhao's family is about to go to Luo, Mr. Gongfang doesn't want to make new enemies."
Hosokawa Fujitaka said with a slightly teasing tone.
"In order to protect Mr. Shiba from getting into trouble, Master Sanyuan ordered me to go to the capital to protect him, and asked me to choose another Ji warrior to accompany him.
Mitsuhide, do you want to go to Omi Province with me? "
"That's good. I just want to take a look at the recent changes in Omi Country to avoid misjudgment if something happens in the future."
The woman sitting opposite Hosokawa Fujitaka is named Akechi Mitsuhide.
The Akechi family is a branch of the Mino Toki family. After the decline of the Toki family, the Akechi family submitted to Saito Dozo. This wise girl Mitsuhide should have accomplished something.
Unfortunately, the Saito family encountered a rebellion by Isshiki Yoshiryu just after he became an official. Akechi Mitsuhide, who refused to surrender to the matricide, was forced to move closer.
Later, he met Hosokawa Fujitaka in Yamashiro Country, and the two met and became close friends. It's also fun to temporarily stay at Hosokawa Fujitaka's house and talk about current affairs all day long.
South Omi, Guanyin Temple City.
This castle has been run by the Rokkaku family for several generations. The city is not far from the south bank of Lake Biwa. The war horses from Hokuriku and the barbarians from the Western Kingdom all come from the trade route on the north bank of Lake Biwa.
Rice, grain and oil from Mino Country to the east, and sword and forged items from Ise Country to the southeast were continuously transported from Kannonji Castle to Yamashiro Country in the west.
These trade routes are enough to make Omi country richest in the world, not to mention the fertile land and abundant water around Lake Biwa. The entire Omi country's stone height is more than 770,000 koku.
Omi Country is also adjacent to Yamashiro Country, and Kyoto is right under your nose. Once there is a change, they can go to Luo Kyoto to seize the world. No wonder the Ashikaga family has suppressed the Rokkaku family for generations.
The Kyogoku family, the minion of the Ashikaga family, has fallen into decline, and the upstart Asai family has lost its vigor since the death of the previous family governor, Ryomasa Asai.
The current family governor Asai Hisamasa has been defeated by the Rokkaku family many times. If it were not for the support of the Echizen Asakura family, the traditional ally, he would not be able to survive today.
Nowadays, Asai Nagamasa, the young master of the Asai family, is wise and decisive, and has gained a great reputation and is supported by his retainers. If the Asai family is not completely subdued, when Nagamasa comes to power, the Rokkaku family may not be able to suppress them as easily as now.
On the other hand, Rokkaku Yoshihide is newly appointed as the governor of the family. Since ancient times, there has never been peace in the martial arts family. In order to suppress powerful retainers and show their abilities. There has always been a battle to be fought.
Either externally or internally. The retainers of the Rokkaku family are relatively united and loyal, and Yoshihide Rokkaku's target is naturally set on his old enemy, the Asai family.
The cunning Rokkaku Yoshihide prepares to realize the most precious treasure left by his ancestor Rokkaku Sadeyori, the alliance between the Ashikaga Shogun family. Use this to unify Omi and dominate Omi.
But what she was waiting for was the Ashikaga family's answer, which sounded like a joke.
"Young master of the Shiba family? Is Master Gongfang joking?"
The person who was summoned by Rokkaku Yoshihide to discuss the matter was her daughter, Rokkaku's young master, Isaki. She was a little dumbfounded when she heard that General Ashikaga had sent a man.
"Kongakata-sama, you are treating our Rokkaku family as a fool. The alliance between the Ashikaga family and the Rokkaku family was obtained by killing countless warriors of the Rokkaku family in the previous generations. How can we let the Ashikaga family get away with it like this?"
Rokkaku Yoshiken smiled coldly and said to his daughter.
"If you spread the news, say that the shogunate has sent a military general to help in the battle, and he is a direct descendant of the Shiba family."
"What does mother mean, is the Asai family to be robbed and killed? But Hisamasa Asai is not that stupid, right?"
Rokkaku Yoshiharu understood his mother's plan, but the Asai family might not be fooled. Asai Hisamasa is famous for being mediocre, but he is not stupid enough to do this. Once this kind of thing is leaked, General Ashikaga will be furious, and the situation will only get worse.
"She doesn't have the courage, then find someone to do it."
Rokkaku Yixian glanced at his daughter with dissatisfaction, a cruel smile flashed across his beautiful and mature face.
