Shiba Yoshigan would never let Oda Nobunaga go to Luo and let it go. This incident will weaken his power in recent times and in the shogunate.
When Miyoshi Changqing went to Luo, the shogunate's coalition forces were vulnerable to a single blow. It was Shiba Yiyin who turned the tide and maintained the dignity of the shogunate.
After the war, he received a huge reward for this, receiving the guardianship of Iga and the guardianship of Peking University, with a stone worth two hundred thousand.
In addition, Yoshigan united the Hosokawa Mibuchi family, which was weakened during the war, protected the declining Hatakeyama family, and became the leader of the powerful local faction in the shogunate.
Within the Kyoto shogunate, there are three pillars: the Ashikaga shogun, the shogunate, and local powerful factions.
The height of the stone in the Yiyin territory is only 200,000, but he can rely on his leadership position in the local powerful faction to have great influence on the shogunate.
Now that the Ashikaga Shogun family is over, the ministers are in disarray, and Ashikaga Yoshiteru's old ministers want to bypass Yoshigan Shiba and establish another general.
They joined forces with two powerful local factions, Hosokawa Mibuchi, to win over the Oda family, the Asai family, and the Tokugawa family, which were outside the clan.
If Shiba Yigen allows them to do whatever they want, the influence of the Shiba family in the center of the shogunate will be seriously damaged.
With his strength of 200,000 dan, without the help of the shogunate's tiger skin. In the increasingly chaotic Wu family's troubled times, how can we ensure that the Si Bo leader will not be coveted in recent years?
The samurai family of the shogunate wants to go to Luo and establish a general and re-establish the shogunate. Shiba Yoshigan will definitely support it, but this matter cannot be bypassed by him!
The struggle for power is one that ebbs and flows, and there is no room for compromise. Once you are seen as weak, no one will dare to come and step on the Spo family in the future.
Uesugi Teruhora actually understands this truth, but he is inevitably disappointed in his heart. She forced a smile, regained her composure, and asked.
"How will Duke Qianxin prepare to respond?"
Sibo Yiyin thought calmly and said.
"The Hokurikudo port closure period is too long. Time waits for us. We need to change the route and return to Kokoro quickly."
Teru Uesugi frowned.
"Nakasen Road is a difficult mountain road, and Tokaido Road is complicated and unsafe."
Shiba Yiyin already had an idea at this time and said.
"If you take the Nakasen Road, you still have to pass through Mino Country, which is the territory of Oda Nobunaga. I can't show weakness. If I want to go, I'll take the Tokaido Road."
Regardless of whether you are taking the Nakasendo or Tokaido, you will have to pass through Oda Nobunaga and Owari Mino when returning to Konki.
Nakasen Road is a rugged mountain road, and Shinano Country is the territory of the Takeda family. You only need to contact the Takeda family to borrow the road.
But in doing so, it would seem that Shiba Yiyin deliberately bypassed the Tokaido Road, fearing harm from the daimyo along the way.
Sibo Yiyin already had a decision in his mind and said.
“I set off early, passed through Ueno Musashi Country, and entered the Tokaido via Sagami Country.
This road is mostly plain. I raised the royal white flag and went up to Luo. I rode fast with the Ji warrior group and asked the nobles along the way to prepare supplies for me.
I want to see who dares to risk the disapproval of the world and block my steps. "
Hokurikudo is on the Sea of Japan side, and the winter climate is as cold as Ou. The Pacific sea breeze on the Tokaido side is relatively mild, and there will not be long periods of heavy snow and ice like the Hokuriku Island.
However, there were too many daimyo territories passing through along the Tokaido Road. The Hojo family of Sagami Province, the Takeda family of Suruga Province, the Tokugawa family of Mikawa Enryogoku, and the Oda family of Owari Mino Ryogoku.
Shiba Yoshigan went to Luoyang under the imperial white flag to avenge the funeral of Ashikaga Yoshiteru, his fiancée. This was an awe-inspiring act of justice.
But the thoughts of each famous person are unpredictable. What if someone has evil intentions and attacks him?
Teru Uesugi frowned when he heard the name Oda Nobunaga. She would never forget who had destroyed Shiba Yiyin's virginity.
Oda Nobunaga, this bastard bastard, what if she has evil thoughts about Shiba Yoshigoshi again?
Teruhora Uesugi said as he became more and more panicked as he thought about it.
"No, you can't take the Tokaido Road, Oda Nobunaga is not a good person!"
Sibo Yiyin glanced at her, feeling surprised. Are you embarrassed to tell others? Can there still be good people in the Wu family? Can a good person do the profession of Samurai Hime?
Terutora Uesugi just now without blinking an eye, coldly ordered the killing of all the maids in the palace. Now he still has the nerve to say that others are not good people?
Yiyin shook his head and said.
“I know Oda Nobunaga very well and she will not disrespect me.
She is a very realistic and utilitarian person with a broad mind and vision. It would do her no good to hurt me, and I could give her so much more.
Aren't Wada Weimasa and the others trying to win over Oda Nobunaga to Luo? They can do it, but I can’t?
I have a royal white flag, a royal sword, and a golden seal waiting for me to pick up in recent weeks. When it comes to Shangluo’s status, who can be more qualified than me? "
When Teru Uesugi heard Shiba Yoshigan say that he knew Oda Nobunaga, he felt sour in his heart and couldn't help but snort.
The male god whom I cared about at the top of my heart was turned into a second-hand cabbage more than three years ago, and I felt very unhappy about it.
How could Shiba Yoshigan know the melancholy in Uesugi Terutora's heart? His mind was full of thinking about countermeasures to defeat the plot of Wada Weimasa and his group.
Before the Owari Kingdom was pacified, Oda Nobunaga began to yell at the people of the world. After taking over Meinong Country, he even made a mark to show his intentions and clamored for military deployment in the world.
Wada Weimasa and the others wanted to go to Luo and win over the Oda family to send troops, which played into the hands of Oda Nobunaga. But the problem is that the interests of these two groups are not consistent.
Wada Weimasa and the others were frustrated in their negotiations at Asakura's house, and they were anxious to find someone to help them get to Luo before Shiba Yoshigan returned. Oda Nobunaga wanted to enter Kokomo and was looking for a party to lead the way.
Thinking about it carefully, Wada Weimasa and the others did not want Shiba Yoshigan to get involved in their Shangluo affairs, and wanted to monopolize the great credit for establishing the shogunate.
But Oda Nobunaga is different. With whom is cooperation not cooperation? Getting ahead of Yoshihiro Shiba was the need of the partners, not the necessity of Oda Nobunaga.
If Yoshihiro Shiba is willing to cooperate with Oda Nobunaga, wouldn't the Oda family's plan to go to Luoyang be safer and more certain?
Wada Weimasa and others' interests were harmed, so what did Oda Nobunaga do? Oda Nobunaga's interest is to ensure that Shangluo must succeed. She wants to stand on the big stage of the world.
And Shiba Yiyin's joining gave her an extra guarantee of success, so how could she refuse?
Shiba Yoshigan thought clearly about the logic behind it, and analyzed it carefully with Uesugi Teruhu. Teruhora Uesugi frowned after listening, and even though he was reluctant, he nodded in approval.
"You are right. All Oda Nobunaga wants is the opportunity to enter Kinjin. It doesn't matter who you cooperate with. The most important thing is to succeed in Luo.
But how can you ensure your safety when you return? Along the way, the Hojo family, the Takeda family, and the Tokugawa family were all not simple. "
Yiyin thought for a while and said.
"The Yue elites led by Shanzhong Xingshenghui will protect me when I go to Luo. Together with the Tongxin people, I can gather two hundred knights on horseback.
As long as these big names don't have evil thoughts towards me and scare the armed forces of the villages along the way, it won't be a problem to be vigilant and protect myself.
When I return this time, each person will be equipped with two horses and less supplies. I will use the imperial sword to order the local lord to prepare military supplies for me.
The Hojo family put on a good show of grieving for the general at the foot of Odawara Castle. I believe that Hojo Ujiyasu would not want to smear her face, and she would definitely provide it.
Although the Takeda family captured Suruga Country, they also left the place in a mess. Her family needs to do business with us to ensure that there is no shortage of daily necessities such as rice, salt, cloth, and iron in the Jiaxin Mountains.
Hokushin Zenkojidaira, where we trade with Takeda Harunobu, is the commodity market where she obtains supplies. As long as I am given a certain amount of material compensation, she will be willing to replenish what I need along the way.
As for Tokugawa Ieyasu, she changed her character from Matsudaira to Tokugawa and claimed to be a descendant of the Nitta family of Kawachi Genji. Without the nod from me, the holder of the Golden Seal of the Sword, who is a direct descendant of Genji in Kawachi, who would recognize her?
If she wants something from me, she will not refuse my request for supplies. What's more, the Tokugawa family is an ally of Oda Nobunaga. I will write to Oda Nobunaga to express my goodwill in going to Luo with her.
As long as Oda Nobunaga is tempted, Tokugawa Ieyasu will not be a problem. Their connection is very deep. The original alliance between the two was led by my Owari commander, Maeda Toshiie.
And Asai Nagamasa, I fought side by side with her in Norada against the Rokkaku family. I was the guarantor of the initial contact between the Oda family and the Asai family.
Although Hosokawa Fujitaka wanted to leave me and go to Luo, as long as I participated, she would never dare to refuse openly.
I am the leader of a powerful local faction in the shogunate, and I have a close relationship with the Hosokawa Mibuchi family. Hosokawa Fujitaka alone cannot represent the two retainers, so she dare not disobey me.
After thinking about it carefully, except for Wada Weimasa and a group of former ministers of Ashikaga Shogun, no one had the reason or confidence to kick me away resolutely.
Having me join will only make Shangluo's success more certain, and they will welcome me. "
Uesugi Teruhu's scalp went numb when he heard it.
In the past two years, Shiba Yoshigan has become famous in Kanto. Even a rebellious famous man like Takeda Hojo must give him some respect.
In recent years, his network of relationships has become more complex and in-depth. Whether it was Oda Tokugawa's alliance, Oda Asai's relationship, or the decision-making of Hosokawa Mibuchi's family, he could have a hand in it.
His extraordinary influence can be seen from the fact that Yi Yin dared to take the Tokaido Road to return.
Uesugi Teruhora looked carefully at Yoshigin's handsome face and couldn't help but lose consciousness.
It only took less than four years for this young man to become a very important figure in the world, attracting the attention of all the martial arts families in the world.
No wonder rumors spread that he was unprecedented and unparalleled in the world.
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Odawara Castle, castle tower.
A sword-controlling order from Sibo Yiyin came suddenly and without warning. Hojo Uyasu sat in the main seat with his eyes closed and listened to Hojo Genan reading the letter, and his daughter Hojo Umasa sat beside him.
After Hojo Genan finished reciting, he said with a smile.
"This wise and powerful Odaisho really regards the territory of my Hojo family as a place where he can come and go freely. He can come and go as he pleases.
Not long after the Kwantung Allied Forces withdrew, he sent another letter to order, asking my family to prepare supplies to facilitate their journey to Luo.
Really, very majestic. "
Hojo Ujiyasu opened his eyes, smiled and said.
“At the beginning of the year, Suruga Castle was occupied by Takeda Harunobu, and the country of Suruga was robbed by the mountain monkeys of the Takeda family.
The Tokaido trade route has lost hope for the time being, and the Hokuriku trade route is even more prosperous.
The Odaisho did not use the powerful Hokuriku Road trade route that he had built, but instead requested to transit through Tokaido. This must be due to something that happened in recent years. "
Hojo Genan thought.
"Then what you mean is that we just deal with it for now? We'll wait until we find out what happened recently and then make a reply?"
Hojo Ujiyasu shook his head and said decisively.
"No, we welcome Yu Taishu to pass through our border and are willing to provide sufficient supplies and give him two hundred horsemen.
No matter what happens recently, I don't care. As long as Shiba Yiyin is willing to leave Kanto, I will pay for the travel expenses. "
Hojo Genan nodded, thoughtfully.
The Hojo family respected and feared Shiba Yoshigan. A miracle at Kamakura Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine completely destroyed the political advantage of the Hojo family to dominate Kanto.
Hojo Ujiyasu had a mentality of sending off the plague to this Odaisho. It would be better if he left early and never came back.
After Terutora Uesugi joined forces with Yoshihiro Shiba, the internal and external troubles of the entire Echigo samurai group were completely eradicated. Hojo Ujiyasu wanted to fight back, but had nowhere to start.
You can't win on the battlefield, and you can't find a weakness outside the battlefield. The feeling of being cornered by someone's conspiracy is really too bad.
If she wants to compete with Terutora Uesugi in Kanto, she must first break up her alliance with Yoshigan Shiba.
The Kyoto Incident was a God-sent opportunity. Shiba Yoshigan wanted to leave on his own, why would Hojo Ujiyasu stop him? Farewell! Food and drink are included, so hurry up and leave!
Hojo Genan understood her thoughts, but Hojo Umasa on the other side was hesitant to speak.
Hojo Ujiyasu asked, seeing that her expression was unnatural.
"Ujimasa, what do you think?"
Hojo Ushimasa hesitated and said.
“When Odawara Castle was besieged, my family mourned for General Ashikaga and vowed to go to Luo to avenge the general.
Now that the Odaisho passes through Sagami Province and takes the Tokaido Road to Raku, does my family need to fulfill its promise?
Even if I just bring a few cavalry with me, it would be better than being laughed at by the samurai all over the world. I, the Hojo family, don't keep my word. "
Hojo Ujiyasu narrowed his eyes, and a stern look flashed in his eyes.
"Ujimasa, do you want to go to Luo with Odaisho?"
Hojo Ushimasa was stunned. He didn't expect his mother to kick the ball back to him.
She was also confused and didn't know why she was so upset. Every time I think of the astonished young man in front of the White Flag Shrine in Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine, my heart can't stop throbbing.
She talks about fulfilling her promise to the Hojo family, but in her heart she has a desire to go with him. Now, when her mother asked her explicitly, she became coy and did not dare to reveal her true feelings.
Hojo Ushimasa said.
"Mother, I'm just afraid of hurting the reputation of the Hojo family."
Hojo Ujiyasu said coldly.
"The Hojo family doesn't need to prove anything to the world! There was chaos in Kyoto, the general was killed, and the weakness of the shogunate has been clearly seen by the military families all over the world.
In a time of great strife, instead of taking advantage of the imperial office to leave Kanto and seize the opportunity to regroup, the Hojo family is going to get involved in some kind of power struggle within the shogunate?
Ujimasa, what on earth are you thinking about?
Going to Luo to avenge the general was just an excuse and an expedient measure at the time. The Kanto martial arts family doesn't care, the Imperial Palace doesn't care about it, and no one in the world cares about it!
And why do you never forget it? "
Hojo Umasagi had no words to reply, he could only kowtow to the ground and beg his mother to calm down.
