Hosokawa Fujitaka persuaded the Hosokawa Mibuchi family to come to Sakamoto Castle to express their goodwill to Ashikaga Yoshiaki.
She was trying to help Yoshiaki Ashikaga take over before Yoshigan Shiba came back. Only when the Ashikaga General position is settled, will she be qualified to talk about a common future with Yoshigan Shiba.
If Yoshigan Shiba had taken the lead in the birth of a new general, he would have been able to control the shogunate. What qualifications does Hosokawa Fujitakaichi, a minister, have to talk about love and marriage with the newly promoted Odai?
Hosokawa Fujitaka's decisive stance established trust between the former ministers of Ashikaga Yoshiteru and the Hosokawa Mibuchi family, and cooperation between the two parties can be achieved.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki openly informed Hosokawa Fujitaka that he was going to Echizen Country to seek help.
Hosokawa Fujitaka thought for a while and said.
“Your Highness is wise.
As long as the Asakura family on the northern line is willing to go south, the Asai family will definitely follow. On the southern line, our Hosokawa and Miyoshi families join forces to head north. If the Miyoshi family is attacked from both sides, great things can be accomplished.
The Hosokawa Miyoshi family still has some old relatives and friends in Beijing, and this winter will never make it easy for Miyoshi Yoshitsugu.
She cannot get enough supplies in Kyoto. When the spring comes, the Miyoshi army, which has been exhausted all winter, will definitely not be our opponent. "
Ashikaga Yoshiaki clapped his hands.
"Heroes and women think alike, and Wada-hime also means the same thing."
Hosokawa Fujitaka and Wada Weimasa looked at each other and smiled, bowing slightly.
The two couldn't help but sigh, thinking of Ashikaga Yoshiteru. If not for her strong dictatorship, why would Miyoshi Yoshitsugu occupy Kyoto and humiliate the shogunate.
The Ashikaga Shogunate has been in decline for a long time, but its internal structure is actually a fairly stable triangle. Ashikaga shoguns, ministers, and local powerful factions support and restrict each other.
Ashikaga Shogun is the arbiter of the samurai world. The shogunate is responsible for the operation of the shogunate and collects the administrator's profits from it. The local powerful factions use their status in the guardian system to rule the local martial arts families.
The three parties each get what they need, jointly maintain the operation of the shogunate, and eat at this table together. Although they fight openly and secretly all day long, they can at least get by.
But Ashikaga Yoshiki completely tore up this structure in order to revive Ashikaga. She suppressed ministers and local powerful factions in an attempt to monopolize power.
The powerful local factions have left the country, the shogunate has evil intentions, and Ashikaga Yoshiteru only relies on his own direct ministers. How can he support the mess that is the shogunate?
In the end, she met a tragic end. The Ashikaga family, the shogunate, and the powerful local factions all ended badly. It was a three-loser ending.
Although there is Akechi Mitsuhide's conspiracy, but without Ashikaga Yoshiteru's wanton behavior, how could the stable shogunate triangle be easily disturbed by Akechi Mitsuhide?
In the final analysis, it was Ashikaga Yoshiteru's great ambition and lack of talent who broke the long-term tacit understanding within the shogunate and was unable to suppress the situation, which made this tragedy unavoidable in the end.
But today, after a conversation, a new tacit understanding emerged between Hosokawa Fujitaka and Wada Weimasa.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki, a descendant of Ashikaga who grew up in a Buddhist temple, is not familiar with samurai politics and the emperor's mind, and seems to be very easy to fool.
As long as she stays calm and doesn't make trouble like Ashikaga Yoshiteru, the direct ministers of the Ashikaga family, the shogunate ministers, and the powerful local factions in the shogunate can continue to play according to the original rules of the game.
Whether it was the Ashikaga Naoomi and Hosokawa Mibuchi families who were present, or the shogunate in Kyoto who was perfunctory with the Miyoshi family governor, few people actually wanted Yoshihiro Saba to become the new leader of the shogunate.
Yoshigan Shiba is too powerful. If he inherits Ashikaga Yoshiteru's legacy and continues to weaken the power of the ministers and local powerful factions, who can defeat him?
This matter has nothing to do with blood, family status, gender, or the righteousness of the world. These reasons are all excuses. In the final analysis, they are due to the distribution of interests.
Yoshigan Shiba's reputation is too great and his ability is too strong. He will lead the new shogunate and must be a strong ruler, far more terrifying than Ashikaga Yoshiteru.
The vested interests of the shogunate who had suffered enough at the hands of Ashikaga Yoshiteru naturally stood together, hoping to support Ashikaga Yoshiaki in power and gain more benefits for themselves.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki was a political amateur who had just returned to secular life. He had flaws in his reputation and was destined to be a weak general who was easy to manipulate. She meets the political needs of everyone in the shogunate, except the Shiba family.
Although the vested interests of the shogunate cannot gain more from her, they cannot easily lose more. Judging from the current situation, Ashikaga Yoshiaki is their best choice.
As Hosokawa Fujitaka and Wada Noimasa reach a tacit understanding, the two sides will communicate with the Kyoto shogunate through their own channels to further integrate the shogunate and promote Ashikaga Yoshiaki to take office.
The Mihaoshi family will not be an obstacle. These four country turtles fighting far away from homeland cannot effectively control the mountain city country. The only thing they can do to threaten the ministers is to raise the butcher knife and destroy the wealth of Kyoto.
All parties in the shogunate who have reached a consensus now only need to find a powerful foreign daimyo to join Luo, so that the Miyoshi family has no time to destroy the Kyoto center, and this chaos can be brought to an end.
Luo's plan in this scene must be completed before Sibo Yiyin comes back.
Hosokawa Fujitaka thought carefully and finally said to Ashikaga Yoshiaki.
"If the Asakura family is willing to send troops, we can ask His Highness to return to Kyoto at the beginning of spring and inherit the position of Ashikaga Shogun.
This matter is very important. I am willing to accompany you to Echizen Country and work with you to persuade the Asakura family to go to Luo. "
Ashikaga Yoshiaki was overjoyed and grabbed Hosokawa Fujitaka and said words of gratitude.
Hosokawa Fujitaka represented the Hosokawa Mibuchi family and accompanied Ashikaga Yoshiaki to the Asakura family, which could provide her with a strong endorsement.
It shows that this Ashikaga orphan who lacks status has the full support of the shogunate officials, which is very helpful in persuading the Asakura family.
The arrival of Hosokawa Fujitaka adds another bargaining chip to Ashikaga Yoshiaki. She went to Echizen Kingdom in high spirits, determined to win the position of Ashikaga Shogun.
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Three good things went to Luo, and regicide was a great rebellion.
Just as the country has been in chaos recently, Ise Country, which is across the Suzuka Mountains from Omi Country, is not at peace either.
In recent years, the Kitahata family of Ise Province has grown in strength and is unparalleled in Minami Ise.
On the other side of the Suzuka Mountains, the Rokkaku family encroached on the eight northern Ise counties, and the local samurai families, led by the Kobe family and the Seki family, succumbed one after another.
Kobe Gumori and Seki Nobumori even married the Rokkaku important ministers, the Kamao family, and became the main tributaries of the Rokkaku family in Kitai Ise.
In the past two years, the power of the Rokkaku family has declined greatly, and their influence on the Northern Ise has become weaker and weaker. The rising Oda family in the east took over Mino Country and turned their attention to the wealthy Kitaise around them.
Oda Nobunaga conquered Mino last year. In order to smoothly engulf the Saito family's old territory in East Mino, she ordered the samurai families of West Mino to attack North Ise.
The various families in West Mino had no choice but to send troops, allowing Oda Nobunaga to digest the land of East Mino without any worries. But this beating also made Oda Nobunaga aware of Kitaise's weakness.
After the spring of this year, the Simino samurai family, headed by four people from Simino, sent troops to North Ise, and the results were much greater than imagined.
Facing the invading Mino samurai, the Kitaise samurai family had almost no power to fight back. Oda Nobunaga, who was pleased with his hunting ambitions, personally led the army and invaded Kitaise again after the autumn harvest.
The northern Ise samurai were unable to withstand even the four men of Mino, and they were even more vulnerable to the two armies led by Oda Nobunaga.
Oda Nobunaga successfully advanced to Kameyama Castle. Nobumori Seki, the lord of Kameyama Castle, and Kobe Gumori who came to support asked for help from the Rokkaku family several times, but received no response.
With the recent chaos, Rokkaku Yoshiji has no time to care about the life and death of the samurai family in places like Kitaise. Therefore, Seki Nobumori and Kobe Gumori made up their minds to surrender to Oda Nobunaga.
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Oda Honjin.
Oda Nobunaga shook the letter in his hand and laughed.
"Kobe Gumori and Seki Nobumori jointly wrote a letter, willing to surrender to our Oda family, following the precedent of the Rokkaku family, and surrendering as a vassal."
The Oda Princesses all bowed in congratulations.
"Your Highness is mighty!"
Oda Nobunaga said with a cold face.
"Congratulations for what? Did I agree to accept it? Do I lack the money and food for a few of their affiliates?
I want the land of Kitaise, I want the people of Kitaise, and I want Kitaise to become the new territory of my Oda family!
Imitating the precedent of the Rokkaku family? Who do they think I, Oda Nobunaga, am? Daydreaming! "
Oda Nobunaga was furious on the throne, and the Oda retainers below looked at each other, but they were used to it.
Since Oda Nobunaga took over Mino Country, his temper has become more violent and arrogant, and he says the same thing. The samurai families like Kitaise think that they can get through with a little face and some money and food. They are too naive.
When Oda Nobunaga saw the concubines cheering for her, her crazy personality became apparent again. Just when she was about to get mad, someone suddenly rushed in from outside the formation and bowed to her.
Oda Nobunaga's displeased expression at being interrupted suddenly froze, and she waved to the man. The man walked up to her, presented a letter with both hands, and then left quickly.
Oda Nobunaga read the letter in his hand at a glance, looked up into the distance and didn't know what he was thinking. The letter paper in her hand was almost broken into pieces, which made everyone present feel panic.
The ladies looked at each other, as if trying to find clues from their colleagues' faces. Who is coming? What news did you bring? Why is the Lord so out of his mind?
As Oda Nobunaga's family business grew, the samurai family present also had complex origins. The various samurai factions in Owari Mino sat together in groups, each speculating on uneasiness.
Only a few close associates of Oda Nobunaga were barely aware of the source of the letter. Niwa Nagahide felt that the person coming here was somewhat kind-hearted, and he vaguely thought of the words "near" in his mind.
Since his marriage to the Asai family in Kitaomi, Oda Nobunaga began to extend his tentacles to Konki. Although she can't do it for the moment, she can't hide what happened recently.
Could it be that something happened recently? What could happen that would shock the Lord so much? Is there something wrong with the Asai family?
Oda Nobunaga quickly recovered. She put away the letters that she had crushed into pieces of paper and glanced at the ladies present. The concubines sat on their knees with their backs straight, their eyes not squinting, as if they were respectfully waiting for orders.
She coughed and said.
"I've always been a tolerant person. Kobe Gumori and Seki Nobumori are willing to surrender, but I don't want to push them too far.
Since they are indeed sincere in their service, well, then I will accept them. "
Before Oda Nobunaga finished speaking, a thought came to everyone's mind that something big had happened.
If it hadn't been for something unexpected and the greedy nature of the master, the Kitaise samurai family wouldn't have had such an easy time. They will definitely be skinned and cramped, and most of the benefits will be torn off before they are done.
Oda Nobunaga waved his hand and shouted impatiently.
"Let's break up, let's break up. That's it for today. I'll think about the specific conditions for surrender."
All the concubines bowed to the ground and left one after another.
Oda Nobunaga whispered to Niwa Nagahide who was about to leave.
"Mi Wuniang, please stay here for a while."
After all the ladies left the formation, Oda Nobunaga and Niwa Nagahide walked to the back of the formation, where the previous visitors were waiting.
Oda Nobunaga couldn't hide his excitement and stepped forward to ask urgently.
"Is everything in the letter true?"
The visitor bowed and made a decisive statement.
“Your Highness, it’s true.
Miyoshi's family went to Luo, and General Ashikaga died in Nijo Castle. Miyoshi's regicide has shocked the whole of Japan.
I rushed here from nearby to get this first-hand news. I believe this news will spread throughout the world soon, so please make your decision early. "
Niwa Nagahide was stunned, she couldn't believe her ears. Is the Sanhao family crazy? That person was the pillar of the Wu family, the Ashikaga General. How could her family dare to commit regicide?
Oda Nobunaga patted Niwa Nagahide's shoulder hard with his hand, pulled her and said.
"Mi Wuniang, the general was killed and the shogunate was in chaos. This is a God-given opportunity!
You go back to Konji with her, and I grant you full authority to help me find out the current situation of the shogunate.
What was the situation like after the Mihaoshi family moved to Luo? Who will be the next Ashikaga Shogun of the shogunate? You must help me find out! "
Niwa Nagahide was still immersed in the shock of Miyoshi's rebellion and had not recovered. She was pulled by Oda Nobunaga, who was chattering incessantly, making her head buzz.
After a while, she came back to her senses and said solemnly.
"Your Highness, do you want to go to Luo?"
Oda Nobunaga nodded and smiled ferociously.
“What a great opportunity, what a great opportunity.
Asai Nagamasa of Kitaomi is my sister-in-law, and the samurai family of the eight counties of Kitaise has been frightened by me. There are two roads to the north and south of Raku Kyoto, and the only stumbling block is the Minami Omi Rokkaku family.
Ashikaga Shogun was dealing with the Rokkaku family before he died. This time the general was killed, the Rokkaku family couldn't be cleansed, and they would definitely be involved.
It would be very beneficial to me if I could win the support of the shogunate and support a new general to take office.
Think about it, I have a legitimate excuse to go to Luo, and I can't miss this piece of meat from Minami Omi Rokkaku's family.
The Rokkaku family must be involved in the scandal of killing the general. Help me find some evidence. It doesn’t take much, just fool outsiders, and I can take over Minami Omi! "
Niwa Nagahide nodded silently. No wonder Oda Nobunaga changed his attitude towards the Kitaise samurai family just now. It turned out that he wanted to prepare for Shangluo.
The Oda family occupies the two countries of Mino and Owari. If you want to enter Konku, there are two most convenient routes.
First, there is no way to break through the pass from Mino Country and enter Kitaomi through Sekigahara. Kitaomi Asai Nagamasa is the sister-in-law of Oda Nobunaga.
Second, take Suzuka Pass from Kita Ise and enter Minami Omi. Maeda's interests in Iga country have promised to give Suzuka Pass to Oda Nobunaga in order to help Yoshihiro Shiba buy grain.
Now that the Kitaise samurai have surrendered, as long as Oda Nobunaga doesn't force them too much, this route can work.
The Asai family is hostile to the Rokkaku family. Once the Oda family has the righteousness to support the shogun, they can attack the Minamiomi Rokkaku family in the name of Luo, killing two birds with one stone.
On the one hand, Luo supported the general and gained the righteousness of the shogunate. Attack Minami Omi single-handedly and obtain this strategically important land that is the richest in the world.
Oda Nobunaga's world ambition has never been so within reach as it is today. No wonder she was so excited that she grabbed the most trusted Niwa Nagahide and asked her to go to Koki at all costs to find out the situation.
Oda Nobunaga needs to know how the shogunate warriors are going to deal with the Miyoshi family. How are you going to establish another general? She needs this information to plan for the Oda family to go to Luo.
Niwa Nagahide said resolutely.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will go to the nearby area and I will definitely investigate it for you."
Oda Nobunaga's eyes were shining, and he held Niwa Nagahide's shoulders tightly with both hands and said.
"Mi Wuniang, it all depends on you!"
Niwa Nagahide asked calmly.
"Your Highness, the Kyoto Incident has caused the general to suffer. Will the Shiba Kenshin Guild rush back from Kanto? Should we communicate with the Shiba family?"
Oda Nobunaga was stunned for a moment, his expression was complicated and unclear, he thought for a long time, and finally shook his head.
“Our interests are no longer consistent with those of the Spo family, and we cannot reveal our intentions to the Spo family.
Sibo Yiyin, Sibo Yiyin, his wife died before he got married. "
There was an indescribable strange flavor in Oda Nobunaga's tone, which made Niwa Nagahide unable to guess her thoughts.
Is it sympathy, joy, or teasing.
