What is the biggest problem that Akechi Mitsuhide needs to solve if he wants to kill the general Ashikaga Yoshiteru?
This is a problem that no one dares to take action on.
The Ashikaga family has long been in decline. In terms of military strength, the Miyoshi family and the Rokkaku family are strong. The other samurai families around Kyoto can also fight against the shogun at a 50-50 split.
But no one would choose to take action, let alone kill the general. Because of the existence of the shogunate and the existence of the guardianship system.
Don't look at the Miyoshi family, the Rokkaku family, and the Ise family now hate Ashikaga Yoshiki.
It is easy to unite them to drive away the general, but it is difficult for them to kill Ashikaga Yoshiteru.
The general is the center of the guard system, and these martial arts families all want to benefit from the guard system more or less.
If you kill the general, you will completely collapse the entire system, and you will have to bear the reputation of killing.
The Sanhao family appeals for the leadership to be replaced and to govern on behalf of the general.
The Rokkaku family once successfully supported the general and almost succeeded in unifying Omi country.
The Ise family ate in the shogunate and controlled the government for hundreds of years, taking advantage of it. The shogunate is over, what will she eat?
These three families were dissatisfied with Ashikaga Yoshiteru, but when they were asked to kill the general and overturn the table of the guardian system, no one refused.
But if Mitsuhide Akechi just unites with them to expel Ashikaga Yoshiteru, all the plans will be meaningless.
Even if Ashikaga Yoshiteru is not dead, she will still be a general. Even if he wanders away, Yoshigan Shiba will still be married to her.
What Mitsuhide Akechi wants is for Ashikaga Yoshiteru to die and to give Yoshigan Saba his freedom. The bottom line for the other three families is that the shogunate will not fall and the guardianship system will not collapse.
Therefore, Akechi Mitsuhide needs to find a balance point so that the three families are willing to join forces to kill Ashikaga Yoshiteru. The appearance of Jue Qing provided a fulcrum.
Is it Ashikaga Yoshiteru that the three companies hope to keep? What they hope to preserve is the protective system.
So if Ashikaga Yoshiteru dies and a weak general comes to power, is it in the interests of all parties?
You must know that Jue Qing is a disgraceful twin. Even if she has the direct bloodline of Hanoi Genji, she will still suffer prejudice in the hearts of the feudal and superstitious Wu family.
If Ashikaga Yoshiteru died unexpectedly, how many samurai families would recognize Kakukei's legitimacy without being formally designated as his successor by the general?
The Miyoshi family, the Rokkaku family, and the Ise family don't need a strong general, and they don't even need all the martial arts families to recognize Kakuei as a general.
What they seek is just that the platform of the shogunate will not fall, and that the blessing of the protection system that gives them status and rights will not disappear.
So, Kakuei, whose foundation is unstable and whose status is incomplete, is much better than the tough Ashikaga Yoshiteru.
And for Mitsuhide Akechi, this is also an excellent choice.
The Odaisho is willing to let the general send the sword to Kanto, which is also the territory of the Shiba family.
If Yoshigan Shiba dies in Kanto, then Ashikaga Yoshiteru can take over the Shiba family's territory in Konki as his wife.
But on the other hand, what if Ashikaga Yoshiteru dies?
As long as Yoshigan Shiba does not marry, he can take over the orthodox title of Ashikaga Yoshiteru. The shogun's widow, the direct descendant of the Kawachi Genji recognized by all samurai families.
Then Akechi Mitsuhide's strategy of occupying the magpie's nest planned for Shiba Yiyin finally had a huge benefit point to convince the Shiba retainers group.
In order to hold on to the status and benefits given by the golden sign of being the direct descendant of the Genji family in Kawachi, the Shiba retainers group cannot let Yoshihiro Shiba marry!
He must be sacrificed and allowed to live as a widow to benefit everyone.
For Mitsuhide Akechi, who covets Yoshiun's body and doesn't want him to marry, it's a blessing from heaven.
marvelous!
Akechi Mitsuhide smiled from ear to ear, God help me, the underlying logic of cooperation completed the closed loop.
She could finally take action and make sure that Ashikaga Yoshiteru's death was unexplained.
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Akechi Mitsuhide in Kyoto was secretly ecstatic, but to the west of her in Nishikon, Ishiyama Honganji Temple was gloomy.
After the Master of Honganji Temple came to power, he gradually showed a restless attitude.
The vigilant Settsu Miyoshi retainers began to contact several samurai families in the west to suppress Ishiyama Honganji.
No matter how crazy Xiang Zong is, the Ni soldiers are okay against the country women, but they are still not enough in the face of the military strength of the Wu family where they work together.
There have been many reports these days that missionary nuns were expelled and believers were massacred.
The furious Master Xianru did not dare to react too violently, because after the Kaga Ichixiang Sect, the Ichikui of the Mikawa Ichixiang Sect was also suppressed by the Wu family.
After she took office, the two large-scale attacks she launched never achieved good results.
Hokurikudo was pre-empted by the Asakura family and even lost the Daishoji Temple, the missionary holy land of the eighth generation Buddhist master.
Although Sanhe started smoothly, it was quickly eliminated after the leader of the Yikui group, Master Kongshu, was captured.
Matsudaira Motoyasu expelled the Hime samurai who refused to convert, and tightened restrictions on the Ichigo sect temple in Mikawa. The situation was not good.
Master Xianru suffered repeated blows, and his attitude towards the Wu family group had a subtle change, and he was somewhat afraid of confronting them.
At this time, her subordinate Lai Lian wanted to introduce a Mikawa Princess warrior to her.
"The believers have great faith and have met the Dharma Master."
Xianru nodded. She was so anxious that she had no intention of socializing and said perfunctorily.
"I already know about Sanhe. If you can persist in your faith and are willing to be expelled for your faith, you are indeed a loyal believer. Just settle down in Shishan."
In Xianru's view, the down-and-out Honda Masanobu only came to Ishiyama to seek food. Since it was introduced by my subordinate Lai Lian, I should give him some face.
The situation in Mikawa was in ruins, and she didn't expect Honda Masanobu to be of any use, so she just treated him as an idler.
Lai Lian bowed.
"Dharma Master, please be patient. This man is of extraordinary intelligence. He knows about Shishan's current predicament and has a plan to offer."
Shimo Lai Lian and Honda Masanobu didn't know each other. She would bring someone here, and it was this person who recommended himself and gave her a brilliant plan.
Xianru was stunned and asked.
"Do you really have any idea?"
Honda Masanobu cheered and answered respectfully.
"I do have some ideas, and I would like to ask the Dharma Master to correct them.
This time, the Nishikon samurai family joined forces to deal with Honganji Temple. There were two core members. One was the Settsu Miyoshi retainers group, and the other was the Izumi-Hosokawa family.
There were internal disagreements within the Miyoshi family, and the rift between Settsu Miyoshi Changitsu and several important officials in Shikoku became increasingly serious, so he had no choice but to join forces with other samurai families in the West.
With the power of the Sanhao family, if it weren't for the chaos in the family, they could completely suppress our sect without having to unite with other families.
And this is something we can take advantage of.
The Izumi Hosokawa family suffered heavy losses in the last Miyoshi attack, and their relationship with the Miyoshi family was not good, so they reluctantly joined forces this time.
First, because Honganji Temple has recently expanded its intention, which made Hosokawa Fujitakashin, the leader of the Hosokawa family, wary.
Second, the leader of the powerful local faction in the shogunate, Mitsuhide Akechi, under Yoshihiro Shiba, came forward to coordinate, which led to cooperation.
The Miyoshi retainer who was the go-between was Matsunaga Hide, the lord of Yodo Castle. "
Master Xianru was impatient and interrupted.
"You've been talking about what I know for a long time, so tell me something I don't know."
Honda Masanobu kowtowed to the ground and said seriously.
"I am willing to go to the place where Matsushita Nagasaki is shown and persuade this person to stop."
