Although the Ashikaga Shogun family has suppressed the shogunate for more than a year and regained most of the power of the shogunate, there has been no large-scale expansion in military strength.
Ashikaga Yoshiteru's base is still the 500 Hime warriors from the Ashikaga Hui clan.
She mainly seized the military food service in the shogunate's territory, allowing the Ashikama Hui people to have enough supplies and transport farmers and soldiers, and military operations were no longer subject to the logistical constraints of the shogunate.
The center of the shogunate is located in Yamashiro Kingdom, and Kyoto is the absolute core of controlling Yamashiro Kingdom. Kyoto has been the central capital since the beginning of the Emperor's court for nearly 800 years.
At the beginning, Kyoto was modeled after Chang'an and Luoyang of the Celestial Dynasty, with the left and right half of the capital being imitated. Later, the capital of Chang'an was destroyed, leaving only half of Luoyang. From then on, Shangjing was also called Shangluo.
Afterwards, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu massacred the emperor's court, and the emperor's palace and the minister's residence in the northern part of Luoyang Kyo were destructively looted and fell.
The core of the Ashikaga Shogunate is in the Muromachi area in the central part of Luoyang Kyo, so it is also called the Muromachi Shogunate.
Before and after Ashikaga Yoshiteru came to power, the Ashikaga Shogun family had declined beyond recognition. There are only 500 people left in the Ashikaga Hui clan, and they mainly control Fushimi Toba in the southern suburbs of Kyoto, using Fushimi Castle as a military station.
Over the past year or so, Ashikaga Yoshiki has been expanding his power aggressively, and there are already three military cities.
They are the newly built Nijo Castle not far to the north of the Imperial Palace, Fushimi Castle in the southern suburbs, and Sakamoto Castle southwest of Omi Lake Biwa.
Ashikaga Yoshiteru expanded too fast, and money and food could not keep up. The expansion of soldiers will have to wait for this year's autumn harvest of grain and grass to arrive in the warehouse to fill the skeleton of the military city.
Niki Yoshimasa was worried.
Nijo Castle is in the north of the Imperial Palace, and Fushimi Castle is in the southern part of the Imperial Palace. They are the north and south ballast stones for Shogun Ashikaga to suppress Kyoto and even Yamashiro Kingdom.
All the Ashikaga Horsemen were transferred to Sakamoto Castle in Omi, and there would be a military vacuum in the Ashikaga Shogun's family's rule over the mountain castle.
Of course Ashikaga Yoshiteru understands Hitoshi Yoshimasa's worries, but she really doesn't want to miss this opportunity.
The prestige of the Rokkaku family has plummeted, and the Rokkaku retainers group and the Koga clan have violent conflicts. This is a God-given opportunity.
If we don't take advantage of this moment to further divide the Rokkaku family, Ashikaga Yoshiteru will definitely regret it in the future.
Since the establishment of the Ashikaga Shogunate, the Rokkaku family has been a thorn in the side of successive Ashikaga shoguns. Her family was located around Kyoto and had a prosperous family business, but she was not a direct descendant of the Ashikaga Shogun.
How can you allow others to snore and sleep on the side of the couch? If the Rokkaku family is not dead, the Ashikaga family will be in trouble.
Although both sides during the period of Ashikaga Yoshiteru and Rokkaku Sadeyori, there was a honeymoon period for the alliance. But what happened next also severely warned Ashikaga Yoshiteru to be wary of the Rokkaku family.
She thought for a moment and said.
"I will put Ninagawa in charge of Nijo Castle for the time being, and I will leave Fushimi Castle to Akechi Mitsuhide for a while.
When the autumn harvest grain and grass are stored in the warehouse, the Ashikaga horseback crowd will be expanded. The two cities will be taken over by next spring at the latest.
Leave it to them for the time being and you don't have to worry too much. "
Ashikaga Yoshiki turned to Wada Weimasa and said.
"Wada-hime, please come back to Koga County again and reiterate my support to the Koga people.
Tell the two families in Mochizuki Mountain that I have mobilized heavy troops in Sakamoto Castle. If the Rokkaku Retainers were to start a new round of war in Omi Country, the shogunate would not sit idly by.
In addition, when you come back, go around Kannonji Castle and express my concern about the internal strife in the Rokkaku family to Rokkaku Yoshiharu.
The past few days have been difficult, so she must know how to cherish them. Don't be led astray by the retainers below, causing the war in Omi country to resume and all life to be devastated. "
Wada Weimasa fell to the ground and accepted the order, but he was very uneasy in his heart.
The general was too impatient. While threatening the Rokkaku family, he encouraged the Koga people to cause trouble. Finally, he pinned the label of destroying peace and unity on Rokkaku Yoshiji.
He really wanted to save face and dignity, but he just didn’t want Rokkaku Yoshiharu to be a human being. Rokkaku Yoshiharu doesn’t want to help Kogazumi? Of course she does.
But Rokkaku Shikime just announced that if she bares her armor to congratulate everyone, there will inevitably be a second Kannonji riot. If it happens again, the Rokkaku family will really be doomed.
It could have been delayed slowly and major matters reduced to minor internal affairs, but Ashikaga Yoshiki poured a pot of hot oil on it, causing seven layers of flames to burst into flames in an instant.
After this incident, Rokkaku Yoshiharu must have hated Ashikaga Yoshiteru for fanning the flames, and he probably wanted to stab her to death.
Wada Weimasa is not too worried about the deterioration of the relationship with the Rokkaku family. In the past two hundred years, the relationship between the Ashikaga Shogunate and the Rokkaku family has not been so good. They were neighbors who shared the same bed but had different dreams.
What she is really worried about is Ashikaga Yoshiteru's quick success and instant gain. In order to suppress the Rokkaku family, all the military forces loyal to him in Yamashiro were mobilized.
The general was too confident, thinking that she controlled the overall situation of the shogunate, but she couldn't see that there was no one around her.
Wada Weimasa felt desolate.
Thinking back to the time when the general summoned her, who were the people discussing politics with her? Those were Ise Sakyo, Mibuchi Haru, Hosokawa Motonsune and other bigwigs from various forces in the shogunate.
What about now? The shogun only has low-profile minions such as Naoomi Hitoki Yoshimasa and the secret agent Yagyu Soen.
As for the foreign ministers, they could only rely on Ninagawa himself, who betrayed his colleagues, and Akechi Mitsuhide, who had ulterior motives.
When something big happens at a critical moment, can these humble ministers be able to shoulder the heavy responsibility? Foreign ministers are either as timid as mice or have deep thoughts. Can they really do their best for the general?
Wada Weizheng felt the danger, but she couldn't dissuade him, and she didn't dare to dissuade him. The general's power has increased greatly over the past year, and he has become more headstrong and will not listen to objectionable remarks.
A rumor about twin girls tormented the ministers to death, leaving Ise Sadakyo at home waiting to commit seppuku atonement every day.
Mibuchi Haruwa and Hosokawa Motonsune, the samurai family who have unequivocally supported Ashikaga Yoshiteru since she came to power. He was also driven back to his territory because of rumors and was not allowed to return to the capital without an edict, which chilled both inside and outside the shogunate.
In order to force Yoshihiro Shiba to return to Beijing, Ashikaga Yoshiteru publicly humiliated the Shiba family many times.
That was Yoshiyoshi Shiba who turned the tide and pushed Miyoshi Changqing back! In the shogunate, who dares to say that his contribution is greater than that of Shiba Yiyin?
If the general treats his meritorious minister like this, even his fiancé should consider the feelings of the military masters watching from the sidelines!
Except for Mitsuhide Akechi, who had turned his back on him, other Shiba ministers had long been dissatisfied and ignored the shogunate in Kyoto.
But even the obedient Akechi Mitsuhide and Wada Weimasa couldn't understand what this elegant woman who always wore a gentle smile was thinking in her heart.
The general now seems so majestic that no one dares to disobey him. But Wada Weimasa's heart was getting colder and colder, and she always felt like she was standing on a cliff.
It seemed that with just a slight push from someone, Ashikaga Yoshiki would fall into the bottomless abyss. And this Ashikaga ZTE situation, which is like a brocade of flowers, will turn into a mess, with no chance to turn around.
