After Matsunagahide finished speaking, seeing his daughter at a loss, he glared at her again and cursed.
"If you hadn't been deceived and committed such a catastrophic disaster, why would I have made such a move!
Now that things have happened, are you afraid? Hesitated? Oh, it's too late! The survival of the Matsunaga family depends on that seal. Make your own decision! "
Matsunaga looked helplessly at his mother and asked.
"Mother, what do you want from His Highness Miyoshi Yoshitsugu?
I can force the three good people to attack the city, and I can deceive the people of the world into believing that the three good people committed regicide. But she couldn't hide the fact that I issued an order asking the three good men to attack the city. "
Matsuhisa Nagahide said quietly.
"Of course you can hide it from her. If Miyoshi Yoshitsugu believed in the three of them, why would he give you this power?
He sent envoys secretly and issued orders with seals and letters. You still have to use the excuse. You can't give them seals or paintings. When the envoy comes back, he will deal with them directly.
There is chaos in Kyoto today, who can tell the truth clearly? Even if Miyoshi and three other people argue in front of Miyoshi Yoshitsugu, they have no evidence, so we don't accept it.
In times of chaos, anything can happen. Even if Miyoshi Yoshitsugu is suspicious of us, he is also full of doubts about Miyoshi and the other three people, and it is difficult to distinguish between true and false.
My family's Diancheng Ka guards the border of Shancheng State and is the only way for Miyoshi's family to go to Luo. If you want to force me to rebel against you, Miyoshi Yoshitsugi can give it a try.
Among the ministers there were the Ise family and the Ninagawa family, and locally there were the Rokkaku family, the Shiba family, and the Hosokawa family. She is in a lot of troubles and will not fall out with me at this time.
The Sanhao family has committed regicide today and will surely become the enemy of the Wu family. Miyoshi Yoshitsugu attacked me without any evidence. Do you believe it or not that the Miyoshi family will fall apart first if all the retainers die?
As for who will attack whom first in the future, it’s hard to say. "
Matsunaga was sweating profusely after hearing this. His mother didn't even use honorifics to His Highness Miyoshi Yoshitsugu. She was determined to trick the Miyoshi family.
Matsuzuki Nagahide talked for a long time, but when he saw that his daughter was still hesitating, he was extremely angry.
"If we don't survive today's events, the Matsunaga family will be shattered to pieces. Think about it yourself!"
After saying that, Matsunaga turned around and left. Matsunaga grabbed her sleeve in desperation.
"Mom, calm down! I...I will do it!"
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At Nijo Castle Castle Tower, Ashikaga Yoshiki gazed at the noisy Miyoshi army below the castle, with spears like a forest and flags like the sea.
Behind her, Feng Gong, who was responsible for the duties of the big head, was dressed in white and sat upright with his head raised and his chest upright.
She kowtowed to the ground and shouted.
"I'm so sorry! Please forgive me!"
After saying that, she stood up and lifted up her clothes, revealing her flat abdomen. She held a sword in her backhand and made a decisive cross cut on her abdomen.
The pain of seppuku made her expression distorted, but she still stared at Ashikaga Yoshiki in front of her, not caring about her own pain.
Ashikaga Yoshiki sighed, turned around, walked up to her, and said.
"I understand your loyalty."
A relieved smile appeared on Feng Gong's painful face, and he shouted with his last strength.
"Goshoden! Onboard!"
Ashikaga Yoshiki pulled out his katana, cut off her head decisively, and personally helped her end the seppuku ritual. The fallen head turned around on the ground, and you could even see her last ray of joy.
The surrounding warriors knelt on the tatami, watched the ceremony with solemnity, and bowed together to show respect for the deceased.
After killing the current Omatsuke, Ashikaga Yoshiteru felt no joy in venting his anger, but became even more depressed.
she said.
"She is a true warrior Ji who bravely takes on her responsibilities.
Da Mufu is the general's eyes and ears, supervising the military family and hearing about everything. Miyoshi's family went to Luo and besieged Nijo Castle, and she was to blame!
But is this really her responsibility? I know, no!
Ninagawa himself hid in his territory, and Akechi Mitsuhide watched over Fushimi Castle without any movement. From Yodo City to Kyoto, no one in the shogunate's territory in Yamashiro even sent a message or warning!
No one from Isshiki at the Kyoto Palace, Hosokawa from Katsuryuji Castle, or Shiba from Yamato and Iga came forward to tell me that the enemy was attacking!
I’m not surprised that the Rokkaku, Miyoshi, and Ise families teamed up to deal with me. But those shogunate warriors who spoke openly and silently were loyal in front of me made me feel sick!
They betrayed me, they all betrayed me! "
Ashikaga Yoshiki's voice was full of grief, anger and despair. Today, being dazzled by power, she finally sees clearly the reality behind her strength.
The Ashikaga family has never been revived by her, and nothing has ever changed! When there is a conflict between loyalty and interests, everyone chooses interests.
She is a pillar of the military family and a shogun, she is just a joke!
Facing the angry general, a member of the public came out and bowed and said.
"Master Gongfang, things are not that bad. Even if the Sanhao family succeeds in going to Luo, they will not dare to be disrespectful to you.
There is a cloud in the sky, lying on the firewood and tasting courage. The Ashikaga family is the master of the world, and the samurai family in the world are all your retainers, as long as you pass this level. . "
"Shut up!"
Ashikaga Yoshiki interrupted the man's speech rudely, looked at her coldly and said.
"I will never collude with these rebellious people! If they want to get the Ashikaga world, they will come in and grab it themselves!"
The man smiled bitterly and shook his head. No matter how stupid the Sanhao family was, they would not dare to have any evil thoughts about the general's life. At most, he followed the example of the previous shoguns and expelled Ashikaga Yoshiteru from Kyoto.
If the political struggle is defeated, it is defeated. It is only right to admit defeat and wait for the opportunity to rise again.
Ashikaga Yoshiteru was far more staunch than her predecessors. She refused to listen, and in the end, everyone was unable to step down. This would only cause the Ashikaga family to lose more political capital.
Of course the Miyoshi family would not attack the city, but there was not much food in the city. When Ashikaga Yoshiki was too hungry and had no strength, they could only let them do whatever they wanted.
Just as the man was about to persuade him again, someone in the crowd suddenly exclaimed.
"Look! Why is there a fire?"
"No! That's the direction of the Imperial Palace. Could it be that the Imperial Palace was on fire?"
"Impossible! It's impossible for the Miyoshi family to attack Gosho! Are they crazy!"
Seeing the thick smoke billowing gradually expanding in the direction of the Imperial Palace, the public became a mess and began to quarrel among themselves.
How do these bumpkins in the Sanhao family do things? Do you understand the rules?
The Ashikaga Shogunate has occupied the world for two hundred years, and the political struggles in Kyoto have never stopped. Ashikaga Shogun was reduced to a puppet many times, or was driven out of Kyoto.
But no matter how much fighting goes on inside and outside the shogunate, the signboard of the Genji family in Kawachi cannot be smashed. Whoever succeeds in going to Luo will have to use the shogunate structure to rule the world, and naturally he will need to provide the Ashikaga family with this memorial arch.
Feng Gonghong discovered that Miyoshi's army was besieging the city. Although he was depressed, the Ashikaga family once again lost the power of the shogunate. But he is not worried about the safety of the Ashikaga family itself, it is just another reincarnation.
To put it bluntly, they are so used to it.
