Minami Omi, Rokkaku Furniture City, and Guanyin Temple City.
In winter, everything is desolate.
Rokkaku Yoshiken sat in the meditation room, quietly looking at the leafless branches of the trees in the courtyard, sighing deeply and feeling depressed.
After being expelled from the decision-making team of the Rokkaku family, she turned to worshiping Buddha and cultivating her mind. But every time I think about the decline of my family business, I always feel unwilling to do so.
The Rokkaku family is a descendant of Sasaki, and the direct branch of the four descendants of Sasaki. Although they have been suppressed by the Ashikaga Shogunate for more than a hundred years, the unyielding Rokkaku family still stands proudly in Minami Omi.
But now the Rokkaku family is in crisis of losing their family business.
Rokkaku Sadeyori left her a strong family fortune, but she lost the Kitaomi foundation that her ancestors had worked hard for for many years in the Noragada War.
After that, Rokkaku Yoshihide, who was unwilling to withdraw from the stage, forced the Northern Expedition and suffered a complete defeat.
She was kicked out of the decision-making circle by the retainers, leaving a mess for her daughter Rokkaku Yoshiharu.
The Rokkaku family was in decline, but the important ministers, the Gotou family, took advantage of the master's two defeats and took advantage of the dissatisfaction of the retainers to gradually control the household affairs.
Although Rokkaku Yoshihide was driven away and lived in seclusion, she was worried all the time. The Liujiao family fortune will be usurped and wiped out by the ministers, just like other declining famous families.
A gust of north wind roared past, bringing with it a distant noise.
Rokkaku Yoshixian frowned and shouted.
"What's going on outside? Why is it so noisy?"
The waiter outside the door bowed to the ground and replied.
"My Lord is at the castle tower today, hosting a banquet for Lord Goto and his daughter."
Rokkaku Yoshiken was stunned. Yoshiharu invited Goto Kentoyo and his daughter to a banquet?
No, at the council meeting a while ago, Goto Kentoyo was still trying his best to block Yoshiharu, making it difficult for her to grasp financial and military power.
How could the two of them reconcile so quickly? Do you want to drink and talk?
Rokkaku Yoshiken was panicked and stood up to go to the castle tower to have a look.
She hoped that Rokkaku Yoshiharu would be more politically mature and calm down and slowly look for opportunities to regain power.
But she knew her daughter very well, and she was afraid that if she didn't have the patience, she would get angry and cause some trouble.
The more Rokkaku Yoshiken thought about it, the more frightened he became. He walked faster and faster towards the castle tower.
Lord Tianshou, a group of Rokkaku family's bannermen are waiting in full formation, with spears like a forest, holding the hilts behind their backs. Rokkaku Yoshixian felt a chill in his heart when he saw them being so vigilant.
The leader of the Rokkaku Family Princess warrior was stunned when he saw the retired family governor approaching the castle tower. He didn't know whether he should stop him.
Finally, she stepped forward, bowed, and said.
"Your Highness, why are you here?"
Rokkaku Yoshiken didn't look at her, looked up at the castle tower and cursed.
"Get out of here, I want to go in."
What's wrong with that warrior Ji?
"This... His Highness Yojiji said that no one is allowed to come in or out."
Rokkaku Yixian sneered, stopped talking nonsense, and rushed inside. Neither left nor right dared to stop her, so she rushed in.
While walking between the hallways, I heard several wailing sounds inside. Rokkaku Yoshixian ran into the banquet hall regardless of his manners.
I saw Rokkaku Yoshiharu holding a sword with blood on the blade, Goto Kentoyo and his eldest daughter lying in a pool of blood, surrounded by armed Rokkaku Kahime warriors.
Goto Kentoyo kept her eyes open until her death. She was also an old and cunning martial artist. She had recently pushed the master hard, and this time she wanted to relax a little.
The so-called two steps forward, one step back, hitting a stick and giving a date, isn't this how politics is played?
Who would have thought that when he met Rokkaku Yoshiharu, a stupid young man, he insisted on killing people to seize power. Let her kind act turn into bringing her eldest daughter to her house to kill her.
I won’t die with my eyes in peace!
Rokkaku Yoshiken rushed forward, snatched the katana from Rokkaku Yoshiji's hand, and threw it to the ground.
She pretended to slap her daughter, but she was surrounded by Yojiji's close confidants, the Ji warriors, and her daughter's eyes were fierce and unkind.
Rokkaku Yoshiken put down his raised palm angrily, pointed at his daughter and cursed.
"Confused!"
Soon, the murder of Goto Kentoyo and his daughter spread throughout Minamiomi.
The second daughter of the Goto family succeeded to the position of family governor, and joined forces with the Rokkaku retainers group, threatening to pay for the debt with blood. Unable to suppress the turmoil in Guanyin Temple City, the Rokkaku mother and daughter fled in panic.
Minami Omi was in chaos, and people were in panic.
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Apo country, Shengrui city.
This castle was originally the castle of the Hosokawa clan of Shikoku. After the Hosokawa clan was exterminated by Miyoshi Chokei, it became the castle of the Miyoshi clan.
After recent wars, Miyoshi Changqing's body gradually became weak, especially the death of Miyoshi Yixian, which dealt a huge blow to her.
She gradually handed over the family business to her adopted daughter Miyoshi Yoshitsugi, and rested in Shengrui City to recuperate.
On this day, Matsushita Nagahide came across the sea from Yodo City to Shengrui City. She was running around like this in the winter because Miyoshi Changqing urgently wanted to see her.
After Matsunaga Hide entered the city, he went directly to the castle tower. She seemed calm, but in fact her heart was turbulent and she could not rest at peace.
In Miyoshi's family, the conflict between the Shikoku faction headed by Miyoshi Yoshitsugu and the Konja faction headed by Miyoshi Sanzou becomes increasingly fierce.
Miyoshi Yoshitsune was succeeded by Miyoshi Nagakei, who was supported locally by the leader of the Awaji clan, Fuyayasu Anzai, who firmly overpowered the three Miyoshi clan.
If they hadn't been worried about the influence of the Miyoshi trio in Settsu and Tanba, and were afraid of destroying the Miyoshi family's territory, they would have been unable to withstand Miyoshi Yoshitsugu's political offensive.
The Miyoshi family's recent territories in both countries have been managed by the deceased Miyoshi Yoshihide. The main reason why the three good people refused to obey the control was to spread the word that the three good people and the righteous people died unexpectedly.
The poisonous plan originally devised by Matsunaga Hide and Miyoshi and the trio finally continued to ferment, arousing Miyoshi Changqing's suspicion.
The master called urgently in winter, and when the time came to see him, how could Matsunaga Hide remain calm as usual?
She followed the valet in her residence and walked slowly and quietly into Sanhao Changqing's inner room. The room was full of the smell of medicine.
Miyoshi Nagakei looked tired, nodded to Matsuzaki Hide, and then scolded him.
"What's the smell in this room? Open the door to disperse the smell.
You all go down, I want to talk to Matsunaga Hime alone. "
"Hi!"
Looking closer, Xiao and the servants left the room, opened the door and watched them standing in the distance.
Sanhao Changqing is also helpless.
Mihao's family is in chaos, and she is in poor health and has no energy to identify the informants around her. He could only use this method to ensure that no one would eavesdrop on his conversation with Matsunaga Hide.
Matsuzuki Nagahide pretended not to know and bowed to the ground. Miyoshi Changqing smiled and asked her to get up and said.
"Matsunaga-hime, for more than a year, you have done a good job in recent times and stabilized the shogunate."
Matsunaga said with a serious expression.
"This is all the master's planning. How can I dare to covet the merits of God? It's just doing small things within my ability to share your worries."
Mihao Changqing nodded and smiled.
"I see your loyalty in my eyes."
Matsushita Nagahide said worriedly.
“Today, the Ashikaga Shogun is working hard to govern, and the Ashikaga family is regaining the power of the shogunate.
I'm worried that if this continues, the general will attack my family sooner or later. "
