"Before the war begins, can the Lord win the command of a nation from the Asai family?"
"People of the country?"
Yoshihiro didn't understand what Mitsuhide Akechi meant.
When the Wu family goes to war, the one who fights most actively is Naoomi. They and their master's family are both in harm's way, so they expect to be rewarded by the justice.
Like in previous companies, the direct descendants of the boss worked the hardest because they knew their efforts would be rewarded. When the company develops, the boss will definitely promote his direct descendants first.
Followed by relatives and generations of retainers. They all work for the master's family. If the master's family declines, no one will benefit. Although he will consider the gains and losses, he will not be timid when it comes to risking his life.
The most unethical people are the Chinese people. In peacetime, they have to pay military food service, and in wartime, they have to provide people and food to help fight the war.
If you lose, you'll be cannon fodder. If you win, you'll encounter a boss with no reward, so you'll have to muddle along.
In the final analysis, which martial arts family wins and occupies the territory. People in the country have to pay for food, so why bother working so hard.
Now, Akechi Mitsuhide actually wants the command power of those wallflowers, Yoshigan is puzzled.
"Everyone in this country is on the defensive, and the Asai family is suspicious of them. Why did Akechi-hime ask me to ask for their command?"
"The Chinese people are unreliable because there is no gain from fighting. The Asai family will only exploit them, and they will not get any benefits from fighting hard, so they will naturally get by."
Akechi Mitsuhide spoke plausibly, but Yoshihiro was even more confused. He glanced at Li Yi and saw that she also had a confused look on her face.
"Most of the Asai family's great achievements can't benefit them. How can I buy them off?"
"Of course you do."
Akechi Mitsuhide's eyes looked at the Ashikaga white flag hanging in the room behind Yoshigin.
Yiyin followed her gaze and also noticed Yu Qi.
"You mean, this royal flag?"
Yiyin doesn't quite understand.
"You two are from Owari, so you are not familiar with Konki. This starts with Minamoto Yoritomo's Imperial White Flag."
Yoshihiro and Ichigo, two rustics from the Owari countryside, looked at each other helplessly and listened attentively.
"At that time, the first shogun Minamoto Yoritomo raised troops from Kanto and raised the imperial white flag to establish the Kamakura shogunate.
She started in Kanto, and in order to control all of Japan, she enfeoffed countless imperial families in the Western Kingdom and Kyushu in the west.
From the moment the Yubai flag is raised, the Ji warriors who gather under the Yubai flag and obey the call of the elders of the Genji family, the pillars of the Wu family, are considered members of the Yu family.
Genji advocates the color white and raises troops with white flags. The name of the imperial family comes from the imperial white flag. "
Yiyin and Yiyi also know these histories, but they are not as obsessed with ancient systems as Akechi Mitsuhide. No wonder she said that today's rituals have collapsed and order must be reestablished.
“When Ashikaga Takauji, the first general of the Muromachi shogunate, was defeated by the imperial court, he fled to Kyushu with one man and one horse.
With his status as the elder of the Gen clan and the pillar of the Wu family. Under the imperial white banner, shouting for the Genji imperial family, 80,000 imperial family members gathered in a few months, and hundreds of thousands of female soldiers fought back to Kyoto.
Could it be that what she relies on is just a dead thing like the Royal White Flag? "
"This? Is there any other way to rely on?"
Yiyin has heard this story, and the Wu family has told it until his ears are calloused.
Akechi Mitsuhide said with a smile.
"Yes and no.
The martial artists promoted this story and only showed off their bravery and loyalty, but forgot to mention the benefits they received afterwards. Reward from the public is the cornerstone of Wu family society. "
"Could it be that.."
Yoshiyin somewhat understood, Akechi Mitsuhide nodded.
"Yes, at that time, the imperial family members who came to the capital with Ashikaga Takauji were all sealed in the fertile lands of the near future and enjoyed prosperity for more than 150 years."
"I see, but what does this have to do with the Imperial Flag? The Imperial White Flag is the Imperial White Flag, but the Ashikaga White Flag is not the Imperial White Flag after all."
Shi Yiyin understood, but there were only three imperial white flags and he couldn't get them. Even if he got it, no one would acknowledge it. He was not an elder of the Genji family or a pillar of the Wu family. This status was inherited from generation to generation by generals. He was not qualified to command the females.
"My Lord, have you ever thought about why the Ashikaga White Flag is called the Royal Flag?"
When Mingzhi asked, Yiyinwen was knocked down.
"I don't know."
"When the Siba family was in its heyday, Siba Gaojing and Siba Yijiang were all given royal flags by the general.
One of them conquered the Owari Kingdom, and the other conquered the Echizen Kingdom, establishing the foundation of the Shiba family.
What do you think of the arrangements for the Ji warriors who accompanied them to win the war and were rewarded by the public? "
Shiba Yiyin understood.
"Is it possible to use imperial flags to divide the feudal territories?"
"Yes. The imperial flag represents the Ashikaga shogun. The holder of the flag represents the shogun in conquering his subordinates and is rewarded by the public. Naturally, he has the status of an imperial family member. This Ashikaga white flag is called the imperial flag."
"So, as long as I hold the imperial flag and promise to fight bravely as an imperial family member, the people of the country will be willing to fight for me?"
"I don't know what the Chinese people are like in other places. But the Chinese people in recent years have grown up longing for the stories of the imperial family for generations.
The descendants of those royal family members are their current master family. Which countryman doesn't want to stand up. "
Yiyin seemed to be struggling in the quagmire, repeatedly missing the mark, and finally stepped on a solid pedal.
"If the war doesn't go well... wouldn't it be a failure to live up to the expectations of the people of the country?"
When other samurai heard Yoshigami's words, they would inevitably laugh at his husband's benevolence, but Akechi and Maeda, who upheld giri, liked him.
"No, it depends on people. If the war doesn't go well, everything will end. The Wu family will have to bear the responsibility of failure when they go to war. If they win, please give all the rewards and the title of imperial family to those brave people."
Akechi Mitsuhide looked at Yoshigan expectantly, and when he saw him nodding, he was very proud. He had finally found a master who could forget small gains and see the greater good.
In fact, Yoshihiro doesn't care about the recent money, food, knowledge, and deeds. He just wants to successfully defeat the Rokkaku family, so that they will stop causing trouble to him, and then he can return to Owari smoothly.
As for the rewards gained from the war, just give them as they are given. For those of us who deducted silver like this from Sibo, we treat them as travel expenses.
In Todo Village, Inugami County, Omi, a group of Japanese people were sitting together with sad faces.
It's depressing to say that these people are all old samurai from Kitaomi. Inugami County originally belonged to the Kyogoku family's sphere of influence.
But a few years ago, the Kyogoku family was replaced by the Asai family. As people from the prefecture, they naturally expressed their allegiance to the Asai family.
Unexpectedly, the Asai family could not help but fight. Rokkaku Sadai made several northern expeditions and defeated the Asai family steadily. Now they can only retreat to the North San County to survive. The Inugami County of North Omi was also captured by the Rokkaku family.
The Rokkaku family forced the Asai family to surrender, and finally there was peace for two years. Who would have thought that Rokkaku's short-lived ghost would actually die, and now the two sides would start fighting again.
It is said that Inugami County has been occupied by the Rokkaku family, so the people of the country will naturally obey the call of the Rokkaku family. But reality is not so dogmatic, as long as you follow the rules and do things.
The samurai in Inugami County are all Kitanomi samurai who have been with the Kyogoku family for hundreds of years. If they are asked to turn their guns and follow the centuries-old enemies of Minami Omi to attack their own relatives in Kitaomi, will they still have the nerve to hang out in Omi in the future?
What's more, the twelve nearby villages headed by Tengtang Village, half a county in size, are closest to the northern border. It was said that the Rokkaku family was in charge, and every day they got up and went to the river to wash their faces, and they could say hello to their relatives in the north.
The distance is so close, if the Rokkaku family retreats, it will only take a few steps for the other side to retaliate. How can anyone cut this off? It’s terrible.
"Let's go to Asai's house!"
The leader of these villagers, the leader of Todo Village, Todo Tora, raised his head. He saw his daughter Todo Takatora standing outside the door, shouting to the frowning people inside.
"Get out!"
Todo Torakaka couldn't help roaring.
