Why are there rules in the world? Its emergence is beneficial to everyone.
Through it, the strong can obtain lasting and stable benefits from the weak.
Through it, the weak prevent the endless exploitation of the strong and limit greed to what the weak can bear.
Human society needs rules because it takes into account the interests of everyone.
So how to distinguish the strong from the weak?
It depends on who makes the rules and whose interests the rules will take into account.
The more you take into account, the stronger you become. And those who make the rules are the biggest beneficiaries.
The rules set by the Ashikaga family are the guardian system.
They are divided into three, six or nine levels based on family pedigree, and everyone performs their own duties. Her family is at the top, dominating the world.
Shiba Yiyin was a beneficiary of this system. The revival of the Shiba family was closely related to his noble family character.
Therefore, the conflict between the Ashikaga family and the Shiba family is just a friction within the interest group and a secondary conflict.
The invasion of the Miyoshi family of Shikoku and the rise of the Kanto Tojo family even vaguely revealed the glimpses of Isshiki Yoshiryu and Oda Nobunaga in the majestic Nobi Plain.
These challenges from outside the system are fundamental contradictions that cannot be adjusted.
The Xia Ke Shang Wu family devours the territory, establishes a farming and warfare system that is different from the guardian system, exploits internally, and fights externally.
They could no longer stop and no longer listened to the shogunate's orders. They were called the famous names of the Warring States Period.
In this way, Yoshiin was enshrined and protected by the shogunate, becoming the protector of the guardian system and the guardian daimyo who maintained the rule of the shogunate.
He is naturally opposed to the Sengoku daimyo.
In recent years, a group of powerful local factions led by Shiba Yoshigan have been guarding the daimyo and are still wary of the Miyoshi family.
In Kanto, the Nagao family will be responsible for maintaining the guardian system and attacking the Sengoku daimyo.
This is the reason why Ashikaga Yoshiteru was persuaded by Shiba Yoshigan. This is their greatest common interest.
As the creators and beneficiaries of the guardianship system, they are inherently obliged to maintain this system and not allow any martial artist to challenge this system and harm their interests.
The decline of the Ashikaga Shogunate sharpened the conflict between the guardian daimyo and the warring states daimyo.
The chaos in the Sixty-Six Kingdoms has become increasingly serious, and it can already be called the Troubled Times, the Warring States Period.
Yiyin walked out of the imperial palace, still feeling vaguely angry in his heart.
Ashikaga Yoshiki has the inevitable shortcomings of all kings, being suspicious, arbitrary, and unreasonable.
He fell into the trap of the guardian system and gained the benefits of the guardian system, so he could only hold his nose and endure it.
But he was worried that Ashikaga Yoshiteru's cleverness would bring down the entire shogunate.
In the past hundred years, the Ashikaga Shogunate has never had an absolutely strong force. This was a hidden danger left behind by the first shogun, Ashikaga Takauji.
Because they relied on the imperial family of the Kamakura shogunate in Kansai to get their start, and based on the appeal of their own lineage and family character, the Ashikaga family won the world.
However, this tricky method left the Ashikaga family with insufficient hard power.
Generals of the past dynasties had to take advantage of the contradictions between high-ranking military families, pulling one faction to fight against the other, and maintaining their rule with a relative balance.
This method was still very effective in the past, but it is different now.
The Miyoshi family invaded Konki twice, completely pulling off the Ashikaga family's shameless underpants, allowing everyone to see clearly the weakness of the Shogun family.
The prerequisite for playing balance is that you have the strength to play with everyone. Otherwise, you are playing with fire and will get burned sooner or later.
When Ashikaga Yoshiteru was weak in his own strength, he superstitiously believed in the experience of past generals and forced himself to play tricks. This was a way to die.
Yiyin didn't know whether the other martial arts families were being played willingly, but he was angry anyway.
The Rokkaku family, the Ise family, and I don’t know how many other Wu families are holding fire in their hearts. If there is a reason, something big will happen.
Yoshigami shook his head. The strong-willed man would not listen to his advice. Ashikaga Yoshiki was very willful and could only take one step at a time.
Taking Yamanaka Yukimori back home, Akechi Mitsuhide was waiting for him in front of the door.
After saluting, she said.
"My lord, someone is waiting for you at the mansion, right in the tea room."
Yiyin asked.
"Is it Hosokawa or Mibuchi?"
Akechi Mitsuhide shook his head, looking strange.
"It's Pu Sheng Xianxiu, and she brought her legitimate daughter with her."
Yoshigan was also surprised and couldn't even take into account the rude behavior of the Hosokawa Mibuchi family by not coming to greet them so far.
The Pu Sheng family is an important minister of the Rokkaku family, and his disputes with the Rokkaku family are well known to the world.
How could she come? Aren't you afraid that Rokkaku Yoshiji will give her little shoes to wear?
After looking at Mitsuhide Akechi, she shook her head and said.
“I don’t know the details, I just know that Kenhide Kamao was sent to Kyoto by the Rokkaku family and was responsible for diplomacy with the shogunate.
Moreover, it seems that Pu Shengxianxiu wanted this job himself. "
Akechi Mitsuhide didn't say it clearly, but it meant something profound, and Yoshigage was vaguely looking forward to it.
The Rokkaku family may not be stable internally.
The Rokkaku family, which borders the Shiba family in recent territories and is the most hostile and powerful, Yoshigan always remains vigilant.
The Kamao family is not weak. If Kenhide Kamao hid in Kyoto to avoid the internal strife within the Rokkaku family.
The conflict at home must have been so acute that it made her uneasy and difficult to make a choice, so that was why she was like this.
This is a great thing for the Spo family.
But why did she come to Sibo Yiyin?
Shiba Yoshiyin didn't think she was going to defect to the Shiba family. The Kamao family had been loyal to the Rokkaku family for generations, and the tree hadn't fallen down, so it wouldn't be like this.
"Come on, let's go meet her."
Instead of thinking wildly, it's better to listen to what he has to say. Yoshigami walked to the tea room with Akechi Mitsuhide.
In the tea room, Kenhide Kamama frowned, and sitting respectfully next to her was her legitimate daughter, Chiyo Tsuru.
The tea master in front of him was hired by Mitsuhide Akechi to keep him in his mansion. After all, the Shiba family has generations of nobles, and all the decency they deserve must be arranged.
She was showing off her tea ceremony attentively, but Lord Hime Warrior opposite her didn't seem to be in the mood to appreciate it.
At this time, the door of the tea room was opened, and Yoshigami entered the tea room with Akechi Mitsuhide.
"Lord Pu Sheng, I've been waiting for a long time."
Now, everyone from the old woman to the young girl will be surprised when they see Yi Gin. Even a girl like Tsuru Chiyo is not immune.
Annoying.
Akechi Mitsuhide waved the tea man out. She walked to the door, kowtowed to the ground, and gracefully closed the door, leaving space for all the adults.
Later, Pu Shengxianxiu paid tribute to Yiyin.
"Hello, Police Qianxin. It's rude of me to come to the door without permission."
Beside her, Chiyo Tsuru opened her beautiful big eyes and looked carefully at the overly beautiful boy in front of her.
Pu Shengxianxiu glared at her sideways, and the little girl hurriedly bowed to the ground.
Yiyin happily asked them to stand up and said.
"What a smart little girl, is she your legitimate daughter?"
"Hi! It's my little girl, her name is Chiyo Tsuru. She is ten years old this year."
Yiyin looked at the little girl with interest. She was already ten years old.
In a few years, he will leave the Yuan Dynasty and enter the cruel martial arts society, where he will fight against each other.
"What is Mr. Pu Sheng doing here?"
Pu Shengxianxiu said with shame.
"This is actually a private matter. My daughter has admired Lord Qianxin for a long time. She wants to be a junior under His Highness and be taught by you day and night."
Yoshigan and Akechi Mitsuhide exchanged glances with disbelief in their eyes.
What happened to the Rokkaku family? Do the Pu Sheng family really want to defect to my family?
Even the legitimate daughter of the family was sent here to be given a nickname. Is this considered a hostage?
