If Ashikaga Yoshiaki's road to Echizen goes smoothly and the Asakura family sends troops to assist Kamiro, then Hosokawa Fujitaka will not have to tangle with the Shiba family.
Going north from Echizen Province to Omi, along the northern shore of Lake Biwa, the Hira Mountains go straight into Kyoto, and are nowhere near the Shiba family's territory in the south.
However, the Oda family was determined to go to Minami Omi and seize the Rokkaku family's territory through Kamilakus, which could not circumvent the influence of Konji's wave territory.
In recent years, the military power of Shiba was in the hands of Maeda, but Hosokawa Fujitaka could not find her.
Because when Shiba Yiyin left Konki, he handed over the diplomatic authority of Konki Shiba to Akechi Mitsuhide.
Although in recent years, many people inside and outside Spur have realized that Mitsuhide Akechi played a disgraceful role in the Kyoto Incident.
But on the one hand, there is no evidence, and on the other hand, Yoshihiro Saba is not nearby. No one has the power to deprive Mitsuhide Akechi of his diplomatic authority.
No matter how unhappy Hosokawa Fujitaka saw her, he could only hold his nose and negotiate with her, unable to avoid her.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki said suspiciously.
"Hosokawa-hime, are you sure? In recent times, Shiba has been watching us go to Luo?"
In recent days, the Ashikaga Shogun's gold seal has been stored in Shiba Territory. It has been made known to the world and has been confirmed by famous samurai families.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki and his group rushed to Luo without waiting for Yoshigan Shiba's return. This is to cook raw rice into cooked rice and forcibly pick the peach of reorganizing the shogunate.
If Fujitaka Hosokawa gives some advice, can those important ministers who have been led by Shiba give up in recent times? Not realistic?
Hosokawa Fujitaka could not explain clearly to Ashikaga Yoshiaki that Akechi Mitsuhide was not a thing. The death of Ashikaga Yoshiteru makes this person unclean.
Because if you want to explain clearly, Hosokawa Fujitaka himself is not clean either.
At first she was aware of Akechi Mitsuhide's plot to overthrow Ashikaga Yoshiteru, but she persuaded the two family governors of Hosokawa Mibuchi to stand still and watch the chaos in Kyoto and the general's death in battle.
Many people were aware of Akechi Mitsuhide's conspiracy, but few saw her viciousness in daring to kill Ashikaga Yoshiteru. Now that the general is dead, this scapegoat is too big. Who dares to take any part in it?
If it were revealed that Akechi Mitsuhide conspired with Miyoshi, Rokkaku, and Ise to rebel against the party, it would be a shocking scandal.
Ashikaga Yoshiki's death actually involved the Shiba family. The white lotus of Shiba Yiyin turned out to be the mastermind behind the murder of the general!
Outsiders don't care whether Akechi Mitsuhide obeys orders or not, this basin of sewage will definitely be poured on Shiba Yoshiyin. Hosokawa Fujitaka, who spoke out about this matter, will also completely break with the Shiba family.
If she can't produce conclusive evidence, Shiba Yiyin will definitely find a way to kill her. With a red mouth and white teeth, how can you wantonly defile someone's innocence?
If she could produce conclusive evidence, Shiba Yiyin would even kill her. Because this will destroy the reputation of the Shiba family, and there will no longer be a place within the guardian system in the Ashikaga Shogunate.
Regardless of the outcome, the Ashikaga Shogunate will experience a major turmoil and may completely collapse as a result.
Doing so is not in the interest of the Hosokawa Mibuchi family, and it is not in the interest of Hosokawa Fujitaka himself. What she wants is a political marriage with Sibo Yiyin, not an enmity with him.
Whether public or private, Akechi Mitsuhide's suspicion of killing the general cannot be made clear. Not to mention that there is no evidence, even if there is evidence, it can only be destroyed and buried.
The Ashikaga shogunate cannot withstand the storm of backlash from the Shiba family. All the samurai who eat at this table will not question Yoshigashi Shiba's morality, but will instead maintain his loyal image.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki was waiting for Hosokawa Fujitaka's explanation, but Hosokawa Fujitaka was very embarrassed and finally said reluctantly.
“In recent years, the Sino-Japanese community has not been united and united. When Shiba Kenshin publicly left the country, he was decentralizing the power in the family to check and balance.
Akechi Mitsuhide gained the power to negotiate with foreign countries, including the power to declare war. I don't need to convince Konka Shiba, I just need to convince Akechi Mitsuhide to remain silent.
Even if Maeda's interests have the military command power of the Jinbo Territory, they cannot go to war without authorization.
She must obtain diplomatic confirmation from Akechi Mitsuhide and Nizi Katsuhisa's delivery of supplies in order to mobilize the army and go into battle. "
Fujitaka Hosokawa gave a brief introduction to the power structure within Spurland in recent years. Ashikaga Yoshiaki listened thoughtfully and nodded slowly.
"So, we just need to convince Akechi Mitsuhide to favor our side."
Because of Akechi Mitsuhide's sincere letter of advice, Ashikaga Yoshiaki decided to leave the temple and return to secular life, and he had the ambition to succeed Ashikaga Shogun.
She had a very good impression of Mitsuhide Akechi, thinking that he was a good companion who was loyal to the previous shoguns and had feelings for the Ashikaga Shogunate.
She thought for a moment and said.
"Hosokawa-hime, please go to Iga country for me.
Tell Akechi Mitsuhide for me that if she can stop the recent Shibo leader from obstructing my Kamiro succession, I will remember this kindness in my heart.
I am very aware of her loyalty to her ancestors. I hope she can remember her feelings for her ancestors and choose to support me.
After taking the throne, I will definitely reward her generously. "
Hosokawa Fujitaka was stunned when he heard this.
Is Akechi Mitsuhide loyal to his ancestors? How did Ashikaga Yoshiaki come to this conclusion?
Ashikaga Yoshiteru was obviously killed by Mitsuhide Akechi, a sinister man who spoke sweetly and was a swordsman!
Ashikaga Yoshiaki saw Hosokawa Fujitaka looking strange and said in surprise.
"Hosokawa-hime, did I say something wrong?"
Hosokawa Fujitaka's chest was filled with a breath, and he was panicking because he couldn't get up or down.
"No, you are right. I will try my best to convince Akechi Mitsuhide."
Although he didn't know why Ashikaga Yoshiaki had such a good feeling for Mitsuhide Akechi, Hosokawa Fujitaka was unable to refute her statement.
Could it be that she was told that Ashikaga Yoshiteru died under Akechi Mitsuhide's conspiracy?
Starting from Miyoshi Shangluo, Akechi Mitsuhide has always played the role of a loyal and loyal companion without exposing any flaws.
If Fujitaka Hosokawa wants to overturn her character, he needs to reveal more details, and he may get himself into it if he is not careful.
Although Ashikaga Yoshiaki had a misunderstanding, the more she explained at this time, the more trouble she would have. It would be better to let her misunderstand that Akechi Mitsuhide's loyal shogunate would help them stop the army of Konki Shiba.
As for Hosokawa Fujitaka's trip this time, how he convinced Akechi Mitsuhide of the truth was not important.
Indoors, the details of the specific actions were being perfected little by little, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki was in a good mood. With the active participation of the Oda family, her plan to go to Luo finally ushered in the dawn of dawn.
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Ashikaga Yoshiaki finalized a new plan in Ichijodani Castle in Echizen Province and took action quickly.
Wada Weimasa and Niwa Nagahide walked north to Omi to Gifu Castle in Mino Province. On behalf of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, they formally invited Oda Nobunaga to Raku.
Raise volunteers to drive away the three good men, avenge the tragic death of the previous generals, and support Ashikaga Yoshiaki to become a new generation of Ashikaga generals.
On the other side, Hosokawa Fujitaka went to Iga Country to find Akechi Mitsuhide.
Since withdrawing from Kyoto, Akechi Mitsuhide has lived temporarily in the village of Shini on the border between Yamashiro Province and Iga Province, so that he can easily obtain first-hand news from Kyoto.
She deliberately let Fujibayashi go, but with Fujibayashi taking over the follow-up, the network of the Central Group in recent years is still running smoothly, and intelligence continues to pour into the new village.
The arrival of Hosokawa Fujitaka did not surprise Akechi Mitsuhide. She served Hosokawa Fujitakamitsu a cup of tea and said with a smile.
"The village residence is shabby and the greetings are poor. Please forgive me, Hosokawa-hime."
Every time he saw Akechi Mitsuhide's hypocritical way of reuniting friends, Hosokawa Fujitaka felt sick to his stomach. It was extremely hypocritical.
She said coldly.
"Don't be polite, Akechi-sama. I'm not here to enjoy myself, but to be entrusted by others."
Akechi Mitsuhide filled a cup of tea for himself, rubbed the side of the cup with his fingers, and smiled.
"Let me guess, is it an entrustment from His Highness Ashikaga Yoshiaki?"
Hosokawa Fujitaka forced a polite smile on his lips and said.
"good."
Akechi Mitsuhide said with a smile.
“Hosokawa-hime is really good at it.
Not long ago, we just chatted in Duowen Mountain City. You are here on behalf of the Hosokawa Mibuchi family. In recent times, the sisters in charge of Sibo have treated each other with courtesy and treated their allies with sincerity.
Unexpectedly, you turned around and went to Sakamoto Castle to communicate with those people privately. Is this worthy of my master? Are the Hosokawa Mibuchi family still considered allies of the Shiba family? "
Akechi Mitsuhide spoke uprightly, but in his heart he was very satisfied with the current situation.
She doesn't care about Ashikaga Yoshiaki, as long as she doesn't fall into the hands of the Miyoshi Ise family in Kyoto and doesn't let them stabilize the situation in Kyoto.
Hosokawa Fujitaka is indeed amazing.
She couldn't find a breakthrough at Shiba's house, so she immediately turned to Sakamoto Castle. Joined forces with Ashikaga's old party to promote Ashikaga Yoshiaki to go to Luo. We must take the initiative in reorganizing the shogunate.
It's just that she miscalculated a little.
Hosokawa Fujitaka believed that a stable Ashikaga shogunate could still emerge in Kyoto, at least one that could protect the vested interests of the old shogunate.
However, this is no longer possible.
The death of Ashikaga Yoshiteru tore off the last fig leaf of the Ashikaga Shogunate. All martial arts families have more or less realized that troubled times are coming.
Qin lost its deer, and the whole world chased it away.
Yoshihide Shiba could not stabilize the shogunate, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki even more could not stabilize the shogunate. The prestige accumulated by Ashikaga Shogun for two hundred years has been completely dissipated with the death of Ashikaga Yoshiteru in battle.
And people like Hosokawa Fujitaka and Wada Weimasa cooperated to find famous names from outside the territory to lead troops to Luo, which was an act of luring wolves into the house, fearing Dong Zhuo's disaster.
Mitsuhide Akechi is looking forward to this very much.
To establish a new order, the original old structure must first be swept away. But no matter how bad the old structure is, Sibo Yiyin cannot do it himself.
Because he is the embodiment of righteousness in the world and the savior who calms down the troubled times, he must be spotless and flawless.
But now, the chaos that has lasted for hundreds of years is not chaotic enough, and it is not so chaotic that everyone can't stand it and longs for peace.
Akechi Mitsuhide needs Hosokawa Fujitaka, Wada Yamasa, Oda Nobunaga and other recent careerists inside and outside the country. Only when they completely shattered the old order was it time for Shiba Yiyin to take action.
Akechi Mitsuhide knows best how soft-hearted his master is. If he was allowed to do it on his own, he would surely patch up this crumbling house and maintain order diligently.
But this is not the new world Akechi Mitsuhide wants.
The Ashikaga Shogunate was inherently deficient and could only provoke the samurai to fight with the samurai with a balanced hand. In the past two hundred years, when has the world ever had real peace?
Akechi Mitsuhide did not want Yoshigami Shiba to spend his life guarding this hopeless Ashikaga shogunate. Shiba Yiyin should establish a new order, a better martial arts world.
When she was young, her family was ruined and she wandered around various countries, witnessing the tragedy of troubled times. Now that I have to meet the Ming Lord, I just want to seek a more stable new political power for the martial arts family in the world.
Hosokawa Fujitaka did not understand Akechi Mitsuhide's ideals. She was born in the Izumi Hosokawa family, the most traditional and famous martial arts family. She fought for power and profit throughout her life to maintain the prosperity of her family.
The two close friends were destined to embark on different paths the moment they met Shiba Yiyin. Either new or old-fashioned.
Faced with Akechi Mitsuhide's accusations, Hosokawa Fujitakamoto had to start fighting back, she said.
“Don’t dare to take it seriously.
Compared to the dirty tricks Lord Akechi used in Kyoto to kill General Ashikaga. What does my little deed mean? "
Wisely shows off his face without changing his color.
"Everything I do is for the benefit of the Lord."
Hosokawa Fujitaka sighed and said contemptuously.
"For the benefit of Duke Qianxin? I think it's to get into Duke Qianxin's bed, right?
You are such a selfish villain, you are trying every possible means to break up the Azulisbo Convergence, and you want to put the blame on Lord Kenshin.
Don't you feel ashamed? "
Akechi Mitsuhide said with a smile.
"I don't understand what Mr. Hosokawa said. What did I do?"
Hosokawa Fujitaka stared at her coldly and said every word.
"Akechi Mitsuhide, if you don't want others to know, you have to do nothing yourself. You know what you have done."
The reason why I came here this time is to ask you to stay in Konjisbo Territory and not to interfere with His Highness Ashikaga Yoshiaki's plan to go to Luo.
If Shiba leader had acted excessively in recent years, he would have missed important events for His Highness Ashikaga Yoshiaki. I can't guarantee whether the scandalous things you did will spread to Mr. Qianxin's ears. "
Hearing Hosokawa Fujitaka's threats, Akechi Mitsuhide wanted to laugh. She is not afraid of others knowing what she has done, and many people know about it.
Not to mention how much outsiders can guess, people like Nizi Katsuhisa, Takada Haruno, and Maeda Yoshiko all know it well.
As soon as Yoshiyoshi Shiba comes back, these guys will rush to file complaints and put all the blame for the recent chaos on Mitsuhide Akechi.
There is also an escaped Fujibayashi Anzu, if she is caught by Momochi Santao. What Shiba Yiyin knows will be more detailed than others.
Akechi Mitsuhide never thought of hiding Yoshihiro Shiba.
Doing is one thing, hiding is another. She can do dirty things for Shiba Yiyin that are inconvenient for him to do, but she will never deny it and face it calmly.
She covered her mouth and smiled gracefully.
"Hosokawa-hime's threat makes me really scared."
Hosokawa Fujitaka's expression remained unchanged as he stared at Akechi Mitsuhide, a sharp light flashing in his eyes.
"I know.
Even if Lord Kenshin learns of what you have done, he can only helplessly cover it up for you, because the Shiba family cannot afford this sin.
He works openly and aboveboard, but is burdened by his family business. For the sake of the reputation of the Sibo family, he must not admit that the regicide was related to the Sibo family.
He was really tired and helpless. "
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