Recently, Kyoto Imperial Palace.
The shogun convened the shogunate reviewers, together with the accompanying members of various families close to the shogunate, to start the winter review.
After the daily shogunate government affairs were finished, Akechi Mitsuhide was pulled out and reprimanded by Ashikaga Yoshiteru.
"What the hell is going on with Lord Kenshin! He reopened the service office in Kanto without reporting it to the shogunate. It's shocking and lawless!"
Akechi Mitsuhide bowed his head and admitted his mistake. This was the third time since winter that she had been pulled out and scolded by Ashikaga Yoshiteru. Not only is she used to it, but the martial arts masters in Kyoto are also used to it.
At first, everyone thought that the Ashikaga family and the Shiba family were going to fall out, but after watching more, they realized that the general's momentum was great, but the actual significance was very small.
She repeatedly ordered Shiba Yoshigan to return to Kyoto, only asking him to explain the order issued by using the sword in Kanto.
The seemingly vicious Ashikaga Yoshiki is more like a wife begging her husband to come home, tough on the outside but soft on the inside.
If we really want to be ruthless, taking back Akechi Mitsuhide's identity and driving her out of Kyoto will be a powerful deterrent.
Mitsuhide Akechi was a diplomatic service member of Yoshihiro Saba who stayed in recent Saba territories. Once he was deprived of his shogunate status and expelled by the shogun, he would not be eligible to stay in Kyoto, which would have far-reaching influence.
But the general intensified the scolding again and again, dragging Akechi Mitsuhide out to show off, but he just didn't get the job done.
Yoshigan Shiba used the sword edict in Kanto and had the power to kill first and report later, but he would report it to the shogunate for record afterwards.
He used the edict to do five main things.
First, deprive the Shiina family of their duty as guardians of Vietnam and China.
Second, reopen the Kato Palace in Echigo.
Third, establish the Yutai people, a group of Ji warriors.
Fourth, order Uesugi Terutora of Echigo to attack Takeda Harunobu of Shinano.
Fifth, the guardianship of Shinano Province of the Ogasawara family was transferred to Takeda Harunobu.
The general twice denounced Akechi Mitsuhide twice before, accusing Yoshihiro Shiba of abusing his power by depriving the Shiina family of the Etsuchu Guardian Dai and giving Takeda Harunobu the Shinano Kingdom Guardian.
These two things have relatively little impact.
With the decline of the shogunate, the samurai family had long lost its actual jurisdiction over the nearest few countries. The replacement does not replace the guardianship, but only protects the procedural justice in the system.
For the local martial arts family, this title was useful and worth donating money in exchange for the support of the shogunate. But maintaining local rule mainly depends on who has a stronger fist and more horses.
And this time the severity of the scolding for the establishment of the Kanto Service House has risen to another level. This is the signal sent by Ashikaga Yoshiteru.
She was not cursing in the order in which she issued the imperial sword order, but more like an attitude that escalated step by step and increased the threat to the Shiba family.
Ji Samurai, Wu family, and Shi all have the same meaning, but the first name that appeared was Shi.
The prototype of the samurai family was a violent group that looked after the homes and homes of the emperor and his ministers. Their status is not high and they are called attendants.
Before Minamoto Yoritomo, the first shogun, received the emperor's permission to become the shogun, and before the shogunate was established, the administrative organization established in Kamakura was the shrine.
To put it simply, the original shogunate only had a service office, and other shogunate institutions such as government offices were gradually enriched later.
The Kamakura shogunate was the first shogunate with a simple structure. It mainly relied on the system of the service office and the imperial family to control the Hime warriors. The service office had great power.
Yoshigan Shiba's reopening of the Kanto Palace in Kanto not only embarrassed Kyoto, which had lost most of its power and became a palace for the security brigade, it was more like an act of provoking the general.
If he hadn't accepted the sword, he would have been regarded as the shogun's husband and the direct descendant of Kawachi Genji. This kind of behavior would be a rebellion.
However, when he reopened the Kadō Palace with the imperial sword order, only Ashikaga Yoshiteru could scold him, and the matter turned into a household matter of the Ashikaga family.
The general scolded for a while, and finally asked Mitsuhide Akechi, who looked frightened but had a respectful attitude.
"When will Duke Qianxin come back? Shouldn't he come back and explain to me?"
Akechi Mitsuhide explained with contempt in his heart.
"Shogun, please calm down. Heavy snow has blocked roads in winter, and the Hokuriku Road is not smooth and it is difficult to travel."
Akechi Mitsuhide seemed to be in a panic when he spoke, but in fact he had a way out.
There was heavy snow in winter, so my master couldn't come back, but I didn't say he was coming back. If you don’t come back after spring, it’s none of my business. I didn’t say anything.
Ashikaga Yoshiki has played this kind of word game with his ministers for many years, so he is certainly aware of it. She glanced at the submissive Akechi Mitsuhide, unable to discern this man's thoughts.
Call her disloyal, but under her representation, the Shiba family did help Ashikaga Yoshiteru in everything, allowing the general to rectify the shogunate and integrate the shogunate much more smoothly.
She was said to be loyal to the shogunate, but I always felt like something was wrong. She was good at dancing in Kyoto and had good relations with various families. She also hooked up with Matsunaga Hide, a member of the Miyoshi family who was active in Yamashiro Country.
This elegant figure, Akechi Mitsuhide, always smiles and accepts it no matter whether it is reward or punishment, praise or scolding, which is hard to fathom.
Ashikaga Yoshiteru glanced at Mibuchi Haru, Hosokawa Fujitaka, and Hatakeyama Takamasa who were present.
She gradually intensified her scolding of the Shiba family, not for Mitsuhide Akechi, who did not have enough food and salt, but for others to see.
The original local powerful faction of the shogunate was broken up in recent battles, and the current powerful faction was re-established by Yoshigan Shiba.
The Sanyuan family was supported by Shiba Yiyin and occupied 100,000 koku in Beihanei.
The Izumi Hosokawa family was saved by Shiba Yoshigan, and Izumi's territory of more than 100,000 koku was maintained.
Hatakeyama Gaozheng's family fortune collapsed, and he had no choice but to seek refuge in Shiba Yiyin. Only then did he get back the tens of thousands of pieces of Hanoi Kingdom's broken collar.
These three families, together with Kokuyamato and Iga's Konge Shiba, commanded 200,000 koku, formed a new local powerful faction of the shogunate, with a mobilization force of more than 400,000 koku.
With the collapse of Ise Sadism, Ashikaga Yoshiteru completely grasped the control of the shogunate by controlling Nijo, Sakamoto, Fushimi and other cities.
She can now control the vassal territories of Yamashiro Kingdom and surrounding countries. Coupled with Kyoto's business tax and business profits, her mobilization force can reach five to six hundred thousand koku.
As long as local powerful factions support Ashikaga Yoshiteru, the Ashikaga family's military strength can return to its million-koku mobilization strength. It is enough to suppress several nearby countries and put greater pressure on the Mihaoshi family and the Rokkaku family.
Before leaving for Kanto, Yoshihide Shiba ordered Mitsuhide Akechi to support the general in his work, and she did the same.
But this support is not reliable, and it is far less reassuring than Ashikaga Yoshiki's own grasp of local powerful factions.
She continued to increase her intensity and denounced Mitsuhide Akechi.
On the one hand, it was hoped that Yoshihiro Shiba would return to Kyoto and become acquainted with her, complete the merger of the two Ashishibo families, and completely merge the forces within the shogunate.
On the other hand, it is also to test the Mibuchi family, Izumi Hosokawa family, and Kawauchi Hatakeyama family to see if they can consistently follow the pace of the Shiba family.
If some local powerful factions can be divided and allowed to join the prosperous Ashikaga family, they will be more confident of suppressing Yoshigan Shiba.
Just as Ashikaga Yoshiteru said when Yoshigan Shiba left Kyoto. When he comes back, the two will play another round.
The proud and arrogant Ashikaga Yoshiki vowed to become a powerful general and make Yoshigan Shiba willing to marry him.
