Seeing that Hosokawa Fujitaka's face was ashen, Hosokawa Motonsune felt heartbroken, but he continued to speak with a hard heart.
“Futaka, you have to know that the Izumi Hosokawa family seems to have some strength, but they are always cautious and treading on thin ice.
You must not steal the general's man. Even if the general has not expressed his stance at this time, you cannot fight for it. The relationship between the Izumi Hosokawa family and Ashikaga Shogun is related to the life and death of the family. "
Speaking of this, Hosokawa Motonatsu's words were fierce and irrefutable.
Hosokawa Fujitaka wanted to speak, but couldn't mutter anything and could only lower his head.
Previously, Shiba Yoshigan was scolded by Hosokawa Mototsune for being a beauty and was forced to stop shouting for the Battle of Omi.
At this moment, her mother's perception of Shiba Yiyin changed, and she was secretly happy, feeling that she had an opportunity. But her mother's words today clearly told her to stop having such wishful thinking.
This is not only because the Odaisho or the general may have taken a liking to Yoshigan Shiba, but also because Hosokawa's mother did not like Yoshigan's strong style.
Izumi Province is located on the west side of Konji, on the east coast of the Seto Inland Sea. To the west is the remote island, Awaji Province, and further west is Shikoku.
Her house was stuck below Settsu, so its strategic location was important. If the Shikoku daimyo wants to attack Kyoto, the best way is to occupy Awaji and Settsu, and then drive straight in from Settsu.
But Izumi was stuck to the east of Awaji, and he held Settsu from below. Once the army ignored Izumi and headed for Kyoto.
The food roads behind were all trembling under the threat of Izumi. Which martial artist could be so ambitious. Therefore, before advancing, the Izumi-Hosokawa family must be dealt with first.
A few years ago, the Hosokawa clan raised troops from Shikoku and took the position of leader of the shogunate, vacating the shogunate as regent of the shogunate.
The general and the Hosokawa clan fought several times, leaving the Izumi-Hosokawa family in a dilemma.
One is the clan and the other is the general. They are both close relatives and I don’t know how to choose.
In the end, the Hosokawa clan relied on the help of the Miyoshi family and succeeded in becoming the governor of Kamiro, forcing the mother of the twelfth shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru, to flee Kyoto several times.
But the good times did not last long. The struggle between the Hosokawa clan and the Ashikaga generals consumed the strength of both parties, and the Miyoshi family had the last laugh.
If Rokkaku Sadarai hadn't come to help from Minami Omi, Miyoshi Changqing would suffer a great loss, and we still don't know how it would end.
But both the Mihaoshi family and the Rokkaku family suffered.
Miyoshi Chokei occupied the six countries of Shikoku, Awaji, and Settsu, and also obtained Sakai Port, forcing Ashikaga Yoshiki to grant her the distinguished status of imperial companion.
Rokkaku Sadeyori formed an alliance with the Ashikaga family and married the thirteenth shogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru, thus getting rid of the shogunate's dilemma of suppressing the Rokkaku family for generations.
Rokkaku Sadayori, who had no worries about his future, attacked the Kitaomi Asai family and forced the Asai family to surrender. He nominally unified Omi, a rich and fertile territory, and became famous for a while.
There are winners and losers.
The worst thing happened to the Hosokawa clan. Their territory was taken away and the family governor was reduced to a puppet.
The Ashikaga General was having a hard time, and the shogunate was depleting most of its strength, letting the world see the weakness of the Ashikaga family.
The Izumi Hosokawa family is not having a good time either. Izumi only had a territory of 140,000 koku, and was trembling under the malicious gaze of the Miyoshi family.
Originally, the Hosokawa clan was fighting for power with the Ashikaga shoguns, and they were all relatives. However, Izumi and the Hosokawa family were still very affectionate.
The Miyoshi family defeated the Hosokawa clan and came to power. How could they be soft on the Izumi-Hosokawa family, who were also Hosokawa? As a last resort, the Izumi-Hosokawa family could only turn to the shogunate.
Why do powerful local factions follow the general closely in the shogunate? It's all because of force. Who wants to go all the way to death if he can have both sides.
The same was true for the Kawachi Hatakeyama family, but at that time, the Hatakeyama family still retained the two countries of Kawachi and Kii, and the territory of four to five million koku was still confident.
When Hatakeyama Gaomasa came to power, Kii Kingdom was completely destroyed, leaving only the territory of 200,000 koku in Hanoi to survive. The Izumi Hosokawa family saw this in their eyes and cursed in their hearts.
The Kii Kingdom is just below the Izumi Kingdom, and the Domestic Zagres and the Nerais are pro-Mitsubishi forces.
Just because they made their fortune with iron cannons, and the Sakai Port controlled by the Miyoshi family is the largest commercial center in recent times along the coast of the Seto Inland Sea.
Kii Kuni's sales of iron cannons could not avoid Sakai Port, so they naturally got close to Miyoshi's family.
At this time, Settsu Province to the north of the Izumi-Hosokawa family and Awaji Province to the west were both territories of the Miyoshi family, and Kii country to the south was controlled by pro-Miyoshi family forces. Facing enemies on three sides, dangers abound.
Regardless of the fact that Hosokawa Motonsune was in a distinguished position in the shogunate at this time. If there was no Izumi Kingdom and only the Yamashiro Kingdom defeated Ryuuji Castle, she, the governor of the Hosokawa branch, would instantly be worthless in the eyes of the shogunate.
The Wu family values blood ties more than strength. How could Hosokawa Mototsune tolerate the decline of his own family? Therefore, this battle is a life and death battle for the Izumi Hosokawa family.
As for Shiba Yiyin, she actually likes him very much. She admired this man's perseverance and courage.
Izumi's location is sensitive. The ability of family governors in the past generations to defend their territory relied on assessing the situation and leveraging their own strength, rather than using brute force to break the situation.
Sibo Yiyin has a strong temper. For his sake, Hosokawa Fujitaka drew Ashikaga Yoshiteru's attention to Omi during the previous Noragada battle.
Maybe this is not necessarily wrong for the shogunate, but for the Izumi-Hosokawa family, it is a big mistake.
Therefore, she would never allow this man to marry into the family, even if he was so good, because Hosokawa Fujitaka's mind would become stupid when meeting him.
Forget the family, forget the trade-offs, just plan for him. Although Hosokawa Motonsune no longer said it, he still believed it in his heart.
This boy is a disaster.
At Tofukuji Temple, Nizi Katsuhisa took Yamanaka Yukimori back to his room.
"Xingmori, I don't care whether you are in love or obsessed with Shiba Gozen. You have to remember your identity. You are not worthy of him."
As soon as Nizi Katsuhisa sat down, he spoke directly to Yamanaka Yukimori.
Yamanaka Yukimori was speechless, biting his lips to force the tears from flowing out of his eyes.
"I understand, Lord."
Nizi Shengjiu said with a straight face.
"It's good that you understand. We are guests and we have to be more careful when doing things. Akechi Mitsuhide is not as simple as it seems. You have to be careful about her."
He knew that being so direct would hurt Yamanaka Yukimori's heart, but Nizi Katsuhisa had no choice.
She didn't know what kind of evil possessed Yamanaka Yukimori. Shiba Gozen is the most beautiful woman she has ever seen in her life, and her temperament is even more noble.
But Yamanaka Yukimori is also a rare and strong Samurai Princess. It is simply inexplicable how he could be obsessed with him after just one meeting.
The reason why she warned Yamanaka Yukimori so fiercely was because she discovered something, Akechi Mitsuhide was not normal.
Such an arrogant Ji Ji will do his best for his lord, even throwing away his face.
She vaguely discovered that Akechi Mitsuhide had strong feelings for Shiba Yoshigan, which exceeded those of a principal minister. This was the reason why she warned Yamanaka Yukimori.
When it comes to force, none of the three Akechi Mitsuhide is a match for Yamanaka Yukimori. But when it comes to her selfishness, Yamanaka Yukimori will be played to death by her.
God knows what kind of bitch that woman is.
If he is the type who can do anything as long as his master is happy, then if he is extremely possessive, Yamanaka Yukimori is afraid that he will die a good death.
But looking at Yukimori's sad and patient look, she could only sigh.
What a bad fate.
