Yiyin was a little tired.
Returning from Oda Nobunaga's tea party, first Yukino, then Haruno. After dealing with a series of things, he was a little overused.
He lay half-ly on the pillow, closed his eyes for a moment, and cleared his tired mind.
I don't know how long it took, but there was a knock on the door from outside. Yiyin raised his eyelids in anger, what happened today? Endless!
he asked.
"What's up?"
Pu Sheng's village opened the door, kowtowed to the ground and said.
"At the imperial office, Takatora Todo wants to see you."
Yoshiyin's pupils shrank and he suddenly woke up. Why is Takatora Toudo here?
He thought for a moment and said.
"Bring her here."
"Hi!"
As Kamojigo went out to pick up people, Yoshigan stood up and sat down, patted his wrinkled clothes, and pondered the purpose of Takatora Toudo's visit in his mind.
Among the recent Splendid Territories, the Fujido Territory is a unique existence.
When Yoshigan Shiba arrived in Konge, he was sent to Omi Country by Ashikaga Yoshiteru to coordinate the disputes between the north and south Omi and Rokkaku Asai families.
At that time, the Rokkaku family was still at its peak, and Rokkaku Yoshihide was so bold that in order to get an excuse to attack the Asai family, he intended to murder Yoshigan Shiba, the envoy sent by Ashikaga Yoshiteru to mediate.
After defeating the ambush of the Rokkaku family, Yoshihiro boarded the ship and transferred to the Kitanomi Asai family, and joined forces with Asai Nagamasa to start a war against Rokkaku Yoshihide. Only then did he have his most powerful first battle in recent times, the Noragada battle.
At that time, Shiba Yiyin was still a declining nobleman with nothing.
In order to play a greater role in the Noragada War, he used the imperial family status as a bargaining chip to bribe the Todo clan of Inugami County headed by Todo Torakan.
After the war, Todo Toradaka was deceived by Akechi Mitsuhide and donated 10,000 koku of land in Todo's ten villages to Shiba Yoshiin in the traditional way.
And Todo Takatora's daughter, Todo Takatora, also took the initiative to follow Yoshigan Shiba to Kyoto.
Toudo Takatora followed Shiba Yoshigan to fight in the near future, and completely beat Miyoshi Nagakei's Kamiro Nobo to pieces.
This battle made Yoshigami Shiba gain the reputation of the Ashikaga Military God, and he was also rewarded by the shogunate, gaining both fame and fortune.
The territory of the Todo clan was also officially included in the revived Shiba family. Takatora Toudo returns home and becomes the heir to the Toudo family.
In recent times, the Shiba Territory has been a territory of 200,000 koku under the jurisdiction of Ashikaga Yoshiteru, who granted Shiba Yoshigan, the Iga Guardian and the Hodaiwa Guardian the service positions.
But Todo Leader is not within the 200,000 stone. Todo Leader hangs alone outside, located in Inugami County in the middle of Omi Kingdom.
Todo Toradaka is an old martial artist who has gone through a lot of hardships. She cherishes being able to obtain a family status within the guardian system.
When Shiba Yoshigan left Konko for Kanto, she also recommended a child of the Ishida family in Aichi County to serve as an official, namely Ishida Mitsunari.
Shiba Yoshigami was always tolerant towards Todo Togao, and had few restrictions on Todo's leader.
This time Sibo Yiyin was lingering outside the recent door, obviously dissatisfied with the situation in the recent Sibo area.
Todo Takataka's reaction was very fast, and he immediately sent his daughter Toudo Takataka to see the lord.
As expected of an old samurai who has been hanging out in the chaotic land of central Omi for many years, he is indeed politically aware and knows how to take a stand.
Yiyin couldn't help but laugh as he thought about it.
Judging from the reaction of Fujido Toraka, the interior of Shiba collar has not been monolithic in recent years. He refused to go back and take charge of the overall situation, which seemed to scare many people.
This is a good thing.
As long as the retainers of the recent Spur leader have their own thoughts, Yiyin can deal with them one by one and solve this hidden danger that was accidentally left two years ago.
Yoshigan was still deep in thought, but Todo Takatora had already entered the room to pay his respects.
Takatora Toudo was the earliest member of the Yoshigan family. At the time, he, Maeda and Yoshitsugi Otani were awarded the title and were in charge of the local government.
Yiyin looked at her carefully.
The seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl who followed him at first is now becoming more and more beautiful. He is in his early twenties and a head taller than the average warrior. He is really a heroic warrior Ji.
Yiyin smiled.
"Long time no see, Todo-hime, how is your mother?"
Takatora Toudo hadn't seen Yoshigami for two years, but he was secretly stunned when he saw that he was now much taller than him, with an increasingly handsome appearance and an extraordinary temperament.
This young lord is really getting more and more evil as he grows older, and he is even more powerful than before.
She sighed and answered respectfully.
"Everything is fine, mother. I just miss my master a little. This time..."
Before she finished speaking, there was another knock on the door, and Yiyin frowned.
"What's the matter?"
Kamao clan walked in, looked at Todo Takatora, and said softly.
"Otaisuo, Yoshitsugi Otani is here."
Yoshigan saw Todo Takatora's eyes widening and his expression flustered, and he couldn't understand.
Maeda Yoshida, Toudo Takatora, and Otani Yoshitsugi were all his samurai warriors at the time, and they participated in the Norada War together.
Compared with the later Nizi Katsuhisa and Yamanaka Yukimori, they were more senior. These three people can be regarded as the military commander faction of Shiba Territory in recent times, a small group with Maeda's interests at the core.
Yoshigan originally thought that although Todo Takatora was sent by her mother Todo Takataka, she should have cleared her mind with Maeda in advance.
But now it seems that it may not be possible. If he really had an affair with Maeda, what happened to Yoshitsugi Otani?
He said slowly.
"Bring Otani Yoshitsugi here."
Kamao clan bowed and went out to lead the people. Yoshigan looked at Toudo Takatora without saying anything. Toudo Takatora lowered his head and sweated, and the atmosphere was a bit solemn.
Soon, Yoshitsugi Otani entered the room and bowed respectfully to Yoshihiro Shiba.
Yiyin sat down to accept her etiquette, and smiled after finishing the ceremony.
"Otani-hime, are you feeling well? Are you here with Totani-hime this time?"
Otani Yoshitsugi was stunned and nodded.
"Thank you for your concern, but my old problem is just like that. I came here as planned with Todo-hime, but we were delayed on the way and missed the meeting time.
Fujido-hime, I’ve kept you waiting for a long time. "
Otani Yoshitsugi bowed and apologized to Toudo Takatora, and Toudo Takatora hurriedly returned the bow, with some embarrassment on his face.
Yoshigan observed carefully and found that Takatora Toudo was cleanly dressed, but Yoshitsugi Otani was dusty, which was full of doubts.
First, if the two meet each other, it won't be too long. How come, one person is taking it easy and the other person is traveling hard.
Secondly, since we had an appointment, why did Todo Takatora seem to be caught off guard and look unexpectedly embarrassed.
The corners of Yiyin's mouth turned up slightly.
The deterrent effect of not returning to Shibo was greater than imagined. Maeda's interests seemed to be unable to hold him back, and his old comrades began to rush away.
He asked with a smile to see through but not tell.
"Spring plowing is approaching, why do you leave the territory at this time?"
Todo Takatora bowed.
"My mother heard that the Lord has returned from Guandong and ordered me to come to see the Lord and ask about the Lord's arrangements for Shangluo, so that the leader of Tengtang can arrange cooperation.
Although spring plowing is important, mother said that the Fujido family is your eagle dog. I learned that you are in the country of Meinong, so I must come to see you as a king and minister. "
Yiyin nodded repeatedly and asked Otani Yoshitsugi with a smile.
"Otani-hime, what about you? Todou-hime's mother has a mother in charge of spring plowing, so you don't have to take care of the spring plowing of the territory?"
Otani Yoshitsugi bowed and said.
"The spring plowing at home has been properly arranged, and all the retainers have followed the rules.
Todo-hime and I came here this time on the entrustment of Maeda Yoshida to inquire about the Lord's visit to Luo so that we can serve you in the official service. "
Yiyin smiled slightly and teased.
"Todo-hime, is that so?"
Todo Takatora was stunned, glanced at the sharp-eyed Otani Yoshitsugi, laughed dryly, and said.
"exactly.
In addition to my mother's greetings, Maeda Yoshida also asked the two of us to come on her behalf to express our greetings and respect for you. "
Yiyin tapped the document beside him with his index finger and said.
"Really? But as far as I know, she is in trouble now.
She, the general-in-chief of Spo in recent years, had great power. She knew clearly about the Kyoto Incident, but she stood still and watched the general's death.
I wonder if she still remembers what she promised me back then? Does she still have any loyalty in her heart? "
When Yiyin finished speaking, he hit the document with his palm, his voice stern.
What the hell, when I left Konki, I specially found Akechi Mitsuhide and Maeda Yoshida. Accompany them for a good time, just to make them loyal to me and take good care of the recent waves.
How good they are, one is scheming, the other is pretending to be stupid, they are really ruthless!
Make me *white*, right? By doing this, are they worthy of my hard work and sweat?
On the contrary, Nizi Shengjiu didn't have any sex, but was loyal and took the overall situation into consideration. Why is the gap between people so big?
Toudo Takatora and Otani Yoshitsugi fell to the ground and kowtowed at the same time, begging their lord to calm down.
Otani Yoshitsugi said sincerely.
"Odaisho, you have misunderstood Mr. Maeda Yoshiki.
She has always kept your teachings in mind, keeping a close eye on Minami Omi, always implementing your strategy, and cooperating with General Ashikaga to suppress the Rokkaku family.
Although the Rokkaku family is weak, the centipede is still alive, and the pressure on Maeda Yoshida has always been great.
these two years.
She first responded to the Asai family, invaded Koka County, and captured Suzuka Pass.
In order to cooperate with your grain purchase plan, we will sell Suzuka Pass to the Oda family.
Finally, they also cooperated with General Ashikaga's military presence in Sakamoto Castle to intimidate the southern part of the Rokkaku family.
She has been working hard and never slacked off. She has lived up to your expectations, Oitaisho.
The sudden incident in Kyoto also left Lord Maeda confused. Since there was no information from Kyoto from Akechi Mitsuhide, she had to be cautious and check the situation first.
When the truth came to light, Kyoto had fallen into the hands of the Miyoshi family. General Ashikaga suffered a great rebellion and committed regicide, and Lord Maeda also regretted it.
But I dare to say that she has been in charge of the military power of Poland in recent times, and there is no problem in maintaining prudent decision-making when the situation is unclear.
In the imperial office, the important affairs of the army should not be trivial. Although she was guilty of negligence, she was excusable. I hope you will calm down and give Mr. Maeda Yoshida another chance. "
Yiyin touched his chin when he saw Otani Yoshitsugi's tearful performance, and he almost wanted to applaud her. We should really bring in Takada Harano to see what high-level blame-shifting means.
It's the same thing as passing the blame, but that girl Yangno will threaten the master with debts. It's really stupid, and it's even more sinful.
If Yoshigami hadn't been soft-hearted, seeing that she was talented in business, and Yukino was eager to help her, this would have been a difficult test.
Looking at Maeda's interests, the level of blame-shifting is extremely high, highlighting one and avoiding the important.
First, he begged for mercy with a bunch of merit, then he confessed to the most minor crime of inspection, and finally he was completely blamed for participating in the murder of the general. It was a perfect example of blaming someone.
After Otani Yoshitsugi finished speaking, he kowtowed to the ground. He didn't see his master speak for a long time, feeling uneasy and exhausted physically and mentally.
Toudo Takatora left early and the journey was close. In order to catch up with Toudo Takatora, she had to travel day and night, which was really hard.
However, she had to chase after him.
If Takatora Toudo met his master first and expressed the attitude of Toudo leader, Maeda's interests would be even more passive.
In recent years, Sibo leaders are now not punishing everyone, but when all the concubines rush to the master to beg for mercy, whoever falls last will be unlucky.
Nizi Katsuhisa has merit, Takada Yono was summoned first, Otani Yoshitsugi and Toudo Takatora must catch the last train together.
As for Akechi Mitsuhide, that guy is already a dead pig and is not afraid of boiling water. He can just lie down and have sex.
After a while, Yiyin sighed and said.
"You get up first.
Maeda Yoshida has made great contributions in the past two years, and I understand her difficulties.
But I have asked Momochi Santaifu to investigate the whole story of the Kyoto Incident.
Are you saying that Maeda was completely unaware of the interests? I'm afraid that's not necessarily the case, right? "
Otani Yoshitsugi said solemnly.
"May I ask, Your Highness, can the words of the Third Master of Baidi be trusted?"
Yi Yinsuo rubbed his fingers and said.
"There is evidence from Fujibayashi Xing's confession."
Otani Yoshitsugi asked.
"What about Fujibayashi Anto?"
Yiyin narrowed his eyes and said.
"died."
Otani Yoshitsugi snorted coldly.
“What a dead man with no evidence to prove!
At the imperial office, I have heard a little bit about the methods of the Renzong. Under three trees, there is nothing I can't ask for.
Bai Di San Taifu interrogated Fujibayashi Xing, why did he only keep a verbal confession but no witnesses?
Is there such a ridiculous thing in the world to try to convict a great man based on a single confession?
The Third Taifu of Baidi has ulterior motives, and I sincerely request the imperial office to kill this beast! "
Seeing her plausibility, Yiyin felt angry and said angrily.
"That's enough! Akechi Mitsuhide has admitted the authenticity of the confession in front of Momochi Santafu.
I sent someone to ask Mitsuhide Akechi, and he didn't deny it either! "
Otani Yoshitsugi refused to bow to his strengths and continued to defend Maeda's interests.
"Otai Suo, even if the third wife of Momochi did not lie, Mitsuhide Akechi is full of tricks and tricks. You must not trust her easily!"
Yiyin sneered.
"Then who should I believe? Maeda Benefit?"
Otani Yoshitsugi kowtowed to the ground and said seriously.
"Exactly!
Lord Maeda Yoshiki is the first retainer you have accepted.
She has followed you since she became an official in the Kingdom of Wei Zhang and has fought bloody battles through all obstacles. I am loyal to you and the Sibo family, and I will never have any second thoughts.
How can you conclude that Mr. Maeda Yoshida will be disloyal to you just because of a few slanderous words from outsiders?
The mountains are also far away, the water is also far away, the mountains and rivers are far away, and the road is far away. Otaisuo, do you still remember the interests of Maeda who accompanied you to Luo that year? "
Yoshigan narrowed his eyes and said nothing, Yoshitsugi Otani pointed at Takatora Toudo next to him and said.
"Todo-hime and I both believe in Maeda Yoshida-sama, so we came together to help her distinguish right from wrong.
Todo-hime, do you think this is the case? "
Toudo Takatora was dumbfounded. Ohtani Yoshitsugi was forcing her into the water!
