In the south of Omi, there is Guanyinji Castle and the castle tower where the governor of the Rokkaku family lives.
Rokkaku Yoshiharu was at a loss as he looked at the tough retainer in front of him.
"Lord Goto, this mobilization after spring plowing is a strategy that has been decided by the family. If you insist on changing it now, I'm afraid it's inappropriate."
The majestic old woman in front of her was Goto Kentoyo, an important minister of the Rokkaku family.
She shook her head and said firmly.
“I also ask Your Highness to restart the review and discuss the Northern Expedition to Asai.
Since Lord Ding Lai, my family has been fighting all year round. The territories of each family have long been exhausted, and there are many people in the country who are in commotion.
The Asai family has already reacted, the news must have been leaked, and the opportunity for my family and the Mino Isshiki family to join forces for a raid has been missed.
If it is activated forcefully, it will be another meaningless consumption.
The Asai family relies on their allies, the Asakura family, but behind my family is the Shiba family, who is eyeing us. The shogunate will definitely side with the Asai family and suppress my family.
A wise man will not take action knowingly, but I hope the Lord will think twice. "
Goto Kentoyo fell to the ground and kowtowed, while Rokkaku Yoshiji remained silent.
After a while, she said.
"Lord Goto, please go back first and I'll think about it again."
A hint of dissatisfaction flashed through Goto Kentoyo's lowered eyes, but he still reluctantly saluted and left.
As soon as she left, a person appeared behind the scenes of the meeting hall with a gloomy face. It was Yoshihiro Rokkaku, the mother of Yoshiji.
She snorted coldly and said.
"Goto Kentoyo is becoming more and more arrogant."
Rokkaku Yoshiji replied.
"Mother, what Goto-sama said makes sense."
Rokkaku Yixian's pupils shrank, he didn't expect his daughter to contradict him.
Because Noragada lost the battle, she was forced to abdicate as an apology. Who knew that Goto Kentoyo was aggressive and had no intention of stopping.
And his daughter, Rokkaku Yoshiharu, who controls the Rokkaku family, seems to be becoming more and more disobedient.
She vaguely regretted it. If she had known what happened, she shouldn't have given in at that time. The Liujiao family was still strong, and the retainers did not dare to go too far.
Now that she is retreating step by step, Gotou's retainers are getting tougher because of her concessions.
Within the Rokkaku family, after Yoshiharu became the governor of the family, he also had his own political demands, which in turn distracted the main family's power.
As one goes and the other goes, her life becomes increasingly difficult.
Rokkaku Yoshiken shook his head, getting rid of the decadent thoughts in his mind, and explained to his daughter.
"The Asai family's strategy of the Northern Expedition cannot be shaken. This is a war planned by you and me.
Since you took over as the family governor, you have not achieved any results on your own, so the retainers have doubts.
If this matter ends, you will be regarded as a lord who changes orders every day, is weak and can be bullied, and your prestige will be severely damaged, so you must not change it.
Goto Kentoyo wanted to weaken the authority of the master's family and win over the hesitant retainers to support her in managing the household. "
Rokkaku Yoshiharu nodded.
Although she was dissatisfied with her mother's delay in delegating power after her abdication, the two had the same interests in dealing with the Goto family.
Rokkaku Yoshiken continued with a sneer.
"Goto Kentoyo lived in the Rokkaku family, Miyoshi Nagakei lived in the Hosokawa family, and Yusa became religious in the Hatakeyama family.
The decline of a high family does not begin with the loss of authority and retainers seizing the power to govern the family.
Once Goto Kentoyo gained the support of his retainers and took charge of everything inside and outside the family, the power of the head of the family would inevitably weaken.
When my family becomes insignificant, it will be time for her Goto family to take over Minami Omi and become the master of a country. "
The troubles faced by the Rokkaku family are problems faced by all daimyo.
The master's family has been weakened by the defeat, and the attitude of the retainers has become increasingly tough. Once a situation arises in which the master is weak and the ministers are strong, the family fortune will be surrendered sooner or later.
If the guardian of the daimyo is still under the protection of the shogunate, the retainers will be wary of the shogunate's reaction and will restrain themselves from doing things, like Hatakeyama Takamasa.
But the Rokkaku family had always refused to obey the shogunate and remained independent. The internal strife in the family was changing, and the general was too late to applaud and cheer, so he could not support her family.
Besides, with the shogunate's prestige now in decline, how much status does the guardian system still have left to bluff people?
The Ashikaga family cannot protect themselves. In troubled times, no family is in a state of panic, afraid of their own destruction, and unable to see their ancestors.
Rokkaku Yoshiharu pondered for a while and asked.
"But my family's plan has been known to the Asai family. If we are prepared, the results of the battle may not be satisfactory to the retainers.
If things go wrong, the dissatisfied retainers will still move closer to Goto Kentoyo, and the situation of the master's family will still not improve. "
Rokkaku Yoshiken didn't think so and said.
“These days are different.
When I was in power, my family already occupied the nine counties of Omi, and the shogunate was also an ally, so I was determined to destroy the Asai family and unify Omi.
Who knew he would meet Lord Qianxin? Alas. . "
Rokkaku Yixian's heart ached, and Si Yiyin almost became her demonic obstacle.
Every few days, I would dream back to Norada. The wound he had cut me felt a dull pain and I was dripping with cold sweat. While gritting his teeth, he was even more afraid.
She shook her head, collected her thoughts and continued.
“My family is not trying to destroy the Asai family this time, it is just trying to take over the three Kita-Omi counties that were taken away by the Asai family.
The Mino Isshiki family sent troops, and the army had to go through Sakata County when entering Omi Province. The rest of the mountain roads were rugged and insufficient to support logistics and it was difficult to supply the expenses of the army.
Sakata County is one of the three oldest counties of the Asai family, and there is no room for failure. Asai Nagamasa must deal with it with all his strength.
And until the Asai family is destroyed, the Asakura family will never send troops to help.
What her family hopes is that the Kita Omi trade route will continue. As long as the Asai family is still there, her family will not use their own strength to fulfill Asai Nagamasa.
The Asai family is weaker, which may be beneficial to the two alliances.
Not to mention the Shiba family, they will not be sincere towards the Asai family.
You have to remember that Omi is the confidant of the world, and if you get him, you can win the world.
Neither the Asakura family nor the Shiba family will allow the Asai family to become powerful. What they hope is that our two families will continue to fight and no one can destroy the other. "
Rokkaku Yoshiharu thought about it and said.
“What you mean is to let the Mino Isshiki family chew on Kitanomi’s hard bones.
My family's Northern Expedition is plotting the three counties that were taken away by the Asai family? "
Rokkaku Yixian also denied it.
"impossible.
If my family captures three counties, Omi will restore the unbalanced situation of my family's nine counties and Asai's three counties, and the Norada war will be in vain.
The Asakura family may not react, but the Shiba family will definitely intervene.
The shogunate and the Shiba family will never allow my family to rise again and become the last to fall.
Therefore, the only thing my family can plot is Aichi County, so as not to trigger a strong reaction from the Spo family.
After all, Inugami County has the territory of the Shiba family. Once you enter Inugami County, you will inevitably lose control. You must try your best to avoid territorial disputes with the Shiba family.
With the land of a county, first acquire the group of retainers, suppress Goto Kentoyo, and then slowly plan for it. "
Rokkaku Yoshiharu nodded, agreeing with his mother's strategy.
Rokkaku Yoshixian smiled, feeling proud of himself, but he didn't know that his daughter's heart was already cold.
Rokkaku Yoshiharu had just come to power and vowed to conquer the Asai family in the north and regain the three counties for the family.
If the matter is done hastily, Goto Kentoyo will continue to suppress her, and her prestige as the governor will also be reduced, and she will not feel comfortable.
The only person who benefited from this was Rokkaku Yoshihide. She led the process of the Northern Expedition, and the right to allocate a county's land was naturally in her hands.
She was proud of herself, but Rokkaku Yoshiharu and Goto Kentoyo were harmed. What a good calculation.
Rokkaku Yoshiharu saw through his mother's intentions, but he didn't have the strength to turn against her, so he could only pretend not to know.
Under the calmness, he had already had different thoughts.
