Yiyin listened carefully to what Hamohashi said.
He knew that Oda Nobunaga attached great importance to this opportunity to go to Luo, and wanted to capture the strategic location of Minami Omi in one fell swoop. But he didn't expect that Oda Nobunaga would act so quickly and resolutely.
Omi Province is the gateway to the east of Kongu, Minami Omi is the best route to Shangluo, and Koga County is the most important strategic location of Minami Omi.
Suzuka Pass connects Koga County to the north, Iga Province to the southwest, and Kitai Ise to the southeast. The three places surround the Suzuka Mountains, forming a triangle shape.
To get Koka County is to occupy the northern foot of the Suzuka Mountains. To the north, you can suppress the plains of Minamiomia, and to the south, you can block the Suzuka Pass in and out of Konki.
The Koga clan who control this place are not only a group of samurai, but also mixed with ninja backgrounds. The Ninja are good at spying, and the Koga are familiar with the recent past and have a strong ability to obtain information.
Once Oda Nobunaga gets their help, he can quickly integrate into Konku and have an intelligence network that extends to the entire Konku.
This is a real trouble for Yoshigan Shiba who wants to prevent Oda Nobunaga from infiltrating Konki.
Yiyin frowned.
"His Majesty Oda has received the support of the Koga people?"
Pu Shengxianxiu shook his head and said.
“There may be support from some people, but there are many hills in Koka County, and there is a stalemate for a while.
The Rokkaku family has ruled Minami Omi for hundreds of years, and there are also die-hard loyalists of the Rokkaku family among the twenty-one Koga families. If Mochizuki Jidong doesn't nod, it will be difficult for the Jiahe Zhong to unify their opinions. "
Yiyin understood what Pu Shengxianxiu meant.
He controls the Iga clan and of course knows the internal situation of the Koga clan. There are ninjas in both Iga and Koka, and they are enemies when traveling together. The people who know you best are often your enemies.
Therefore, the Iga clan knows the Koga clan very well, and Yoshigan naturally also knows it in detail.
The twenty-one Koga families who are Rokkaku's retainers are divided into three Kashiwagi families, nine Kitayama families, six Nanshan families, and three Sonai families, and they belong to four regional powers.
The other families of the Fifty-three Koga families also belong to these four places and huddle together for warmth. Their internal structure is a joint self-governance of the headlands in the county.
Speaking of which, Wada Yaimai was also a Rokkaku retainer of the Koga Twenty-one Family, and the Wada family was one of the six Nanshan families.
She first served as an official for the Rokkaku family, and then was favored by Ashikaga Yoshiteru and accepted as a direct minister, and became a diplomatic service of the shogunate for the Ashikaga Rokkaku family during their honeymoon period.
The Mochizuki Yoshidou mentioned by Kenhide Kamado is the governor of the Mochizuki family for this generation. The Mochizuki family among the Koga clan is one of the three Shino clans in Shinano country and a branch of the Mochizuki family.
Her family has a very high status among the Koga people, and is known as the Hattori of Iga and Mochizuki of Koga, which is as famous as the Hattori family that once ruled Iga country.
Yoshitomi Mochizuki has a close relationship with the Rokkaku family, and as long as she remains loyal to the Rokkaku family, the Koga clan cannot take a stand.
Because the joint autonomy of the four forces in Koka County is very unique, major issues need to be discussed at a meeting and collectively decided by each family.
With Mochizuki Jidong's prestige, she did not change her words, and Jiahezhong was unable to change the family for a while. But the situation of the Rokkaku family is precarious. How long can the Mochizuki family survive?
Yoshigan sighed, Oda Nobunaga was too powerful and scary.
Compared with her, Asai Nagamasa, who honestly mobilized peasants and soldiers in Kitaomi, causing the retainers to complain about the delay in spring plowing, was just a good baby.
Yiyin thought for a while and asked.
"If there was no Kamao Clan Township, what would you choose?"
Pu Shengxianxiu was stunned, glanced at his daughter next to him, and said in a deep voice.
"I will serve the Rokkaku family faithfully and fight to the end.
The Wu family was rewarded by the public. I have been an official for many years and have been the governor of the family for three generations. Even if Rokkaku Yoshiken Yoshiharu and his daughter treat me harshly, I cannot help but think of His Highness Rokkaku Tairai's kindness. "
Yiyin said in surprise.
"Do you want to die for the Rokkaku family?"
Pu Shengxianxiu shook his head.
"No, I just want to fulfill my duty as a minister. After I have fulfilled my duty, I will then consider the continuation of the family business."
Pu Shengxianxiu spoke implicitly, but Yiyin rolled his eyes secretly in his heart. It turns out that she wanted to establish her own value before joining her new owner so as not to be looked down upon.
Pu Shengxianxiu chose to resist stubbornly, and finally surrendered after losing the battle. She used her own strength to be loyal to the Rokkaku family, so that the new owner could see her abilities clearly, so that she could continue to earn a living in the future.
This old fox. . Yiyin couldn't help but sigh, as expected, no one in the Wu family who could succeed these days was simple.
Sibo Yiyin said lightly.
"In that case, then continue with your original idea. The Shiba family will not intervene in the Minami Omi dispute. My goal is the Miyoshi family in Kyoto.
The Kamo family is owned by Shiba's retainers, but the Kamo family can make their own choices. Whatever is beneficial to you, just do it.
For the sake of Kamao Clan Township, I will not interfere. "
Yoshihiro thought about it, but still didn't want to get involved in Minami Omi's dispute.
The Rokkaku family is definitely going to be ruined. Rokkaku Yoshiharu, a fool, actually chose to join forces with Miyoshi and the others. She completely broke with Yiyin politically, and it was impossible to help her.
The three good people are the direct murderers of the general, and others may pass. Yiyin will never let go of the three of them.
Judging from Kenhide Kamao's analysis, after the demise of the Rokkaku family, the Oda family will definitely take over most of the Minami Omi samurai family and land, and Asai Nagamasa cannot compete with Oda Nobunaga.
From Yoshigan Shiba's point of view, although he does not want to see Oda Nobunaga become bigger, he does not want to directly confront her.
The reason is simple, you can't beat it.
In recent years, the Shiba family only had a territory of 200,000 koku, while the Oda family had a territory of 1.4 million koku. Ever since Oda Nobunaga captured Kitai Ise, the Shiba family's territory has been adjacent to the Oda family.
How can you use 200,000 dan to defeat 1.4 million dan?
Moreover, Yiyin has been away from Jinjisbo Territory for too long, and the rights and responsibilities within the retainer group are not clear, and there are many hidden dangers. There were a lot of sequelae that needed to be sorted out, and he didn't have the confidence to confront the Oda family.
As for uniting with others to form an anti-Oda Nobunaga encirclement, it is even more impossible. Asai Nagamasa is her younger brother and sister, so Yoshiaki is not sure about Ashikaga Yoshiaki's attitude.
Once they succeed in going to Luo, the Oda family's presence in Higashi Konji will be very strong.
Unless Oda Nobunaga is too arrogant and offends both Asai Nagamasa and Ashikaga Yoshiaki to death, there is really nothing Yoshigan can do about her.
Therefore, even though Yoshigan was opposed to Oda Nobunaga's expansion in his heart, he still had to smile and play happily with her.
This is politics. You will never fall out before you have no money to do so. Patience is the basic skill of political struggle.
In this case, Yiyin can only express regret for Kamao Kenhide's intention to surrender. If he doesn't want to conflict with Oda Nobunaga, he must avoid risks in advance.
Kenhide Kamao said that since the northern and southern Omi samurai families were at odds, they would most likely defect to the Oda family. But Yoshigan knew very well the virtues of those xenophobic old samurai families in Owari.
He was burying nails for Oda Nobunaga. The Oda family became more and more prosperous, but the martial arts family under Oda Nobunaga became more and more complicated.
Senior Owari, Mino's underachiever, Kitai Ise's subordinate, plus a group of newly surrendered Minami Omi samurai.
If Oda Nobunaga cannot straighten out the relationship between these people, the development of the Oda family will come to an end.
After a hundred years of troubled times, heroes emerged in large numbers.
It is not uncommon for a million-koku name to emerge from the sky, but once it grows to more than a million koku, it often begins to fail.
For example, the Imagawa family could only control the two countries of Suruga and Toe, while the Tokugawa family of Mikawa Kingdom turned against them as soon as they saw the opportunity. Another example is the Miyoshi and the Four Sisters, who relied on the samurai families of Awa and Sanuki to fight in all directions.
No matter how large the territory is, the most reliable Wu family is still the direct retainers group from the beginning. The new retainer is unreliable, and the governor cannot believe it either.
When the masters such as Gu/span passed away and their successors were unable to keep up, there were many famous names whose businesses collapsed in an instant. It is already a lucky person to be able to shrink back to the basic market without being destroyed.
This is the biggest disadvantage of enfeoffment. Outsiders are unreliable and there are too few of our own people. The traditional ruling method of the Wu family could not digest the new territory at all, and could only rely on enfeoffing the Wu family to assimilate the place.
But after the expatriate warriors stayed in the local area for a long time, they spread out and became local people and represented the interests of the local people, they became restless again.
The Kamakura shogunate and the Muromachi shogunate's samurai family are the nominal co-lords of the world.
Especially for the Muromachi shogunate, the Ashikaga shoguns of all dynasties played a balancing act by pulling together one faction and fighting another. As for the strength to suppress the world? That's really not true.
Not to mention controlling the sixty-six countries in the world, the Ashikaga shoguns did not have control over the neighboring countries for more than three generations. The first to rebel among the Ten Kingdoms of Kanto was the Kamakura Ashikaga family, the shogun’s own clan.
Yoshihiro wanted to see how Oda Nobunaga, who had great ambitions to conquer the world, could solve the stubborn problems of the samurai family, unite her increasingly complex group of retainers, move forward with a heavy load, and realize her dream of becoming a world leader.
If she can't do it, she will naturally be the next Sanhao Changqing, so there is nothing to worry about. If she did it, Yiyin wouldn't know what to do.
If you can't beat him, do you want to commit suicide again?
He couldn't help but swallow as he thought of Oda Nobunaga's increasingly sexy figure after not seeing him for three years.
If things are not harmonious, it is not impossible to sacrifice a little for the Sibo family business.
As long as Oda Nobunaga doesn't go too far, Yoshigami will tolerate it for now. Anyway, with her arrogant temperament, she will sooner or later offend all the martial arts families in the world.
If you endure until then, there will always be a turn for the better, right?
Pu Shengxianxiu heard Yiyin's polite refusal and felt a little disappointed.
Like all recent samurai, she has not yet realized the terror of Oda Nobunaga, and is not as vigilant as Yoshigan.
Recent countries have been in chaos for many years. When the famous names from outside the country are strong, they have infiltrated into recent countries, not just once or twice. The Asakura family and the Miyoshi family are all like this.
What about the Oda family? When you come to Kinji, you have to play according to Kinji's rules. The dragon has to be coiled, the tiger has to lie down, and the big names from the outside world who don't abide by the rules of the game will get out sooner or later.
Kenhide Kamao was actually more optimistic about the Shiba family than the Owari Oda family.
In recent years, the samurai family has been bathing in the glory of the shogunate, and the most important thing is family character and family background. In addition to being a man, Shiba Yiyin can be said to be the perfect master.
It's just a pity that Pu Sheng had the intention and Si Bo refused to accept it, so there was nothing he could do about it.
Pu Shengxianxiu glanced at his daughter. Fortunately, the Pu Sheng clan was still in Shiba's home, and there would always be opportunities to get close to her in the future.
Since the imperial office has stated that it will not intervene in the changes in Minami Omi, Kenhide Kamao stopped being pretentious and bowed.
“Rokukka Yoshiji is rebellious, but he is the head of the Kamao family after all.
Although I don't want to be used by the three good traitors, I have received the favor of the Rokkaku family for many years, and I must repay it.
Today I can see the village of Pu Sheng again, and I am very satisfied and have no regrets. I'll see you on the battlefield in the future, and I ask the imperial office to understand my difficulties. "
Yiyin nodded.
Don't listen to Pu Shengxianxiu's talk of loyalty, but in fact her mind has changed. A word of understanding is profound.
In the past, Kenshu Kamao was somewhat loyal to the Rokkaku family, but now she only shows her value for the future of her family. Although he still helps the Rokkaku family, the results will definitely be very different.
Despite her impassioned speech here, if a fight breaks out, she will definitely betray her at the critical moment.
Yiyin couldn't help but sigh, this is the Wu family. loyalty? Damn loyalty!
He became more and more determined in his heart, and he must insist on making the Spozhong Fund a success, and then complete the plan to occupy the magpie's nest.
The loyalty of the Wu family is unreliable. To consolidate their power, they can only rely on interests and heirs.
Yiyin said to Pu Shengxianxiu.
"You mother and daughter haven't seen each other for more than two years. Today I'm taking a day off from Kamei's hometown to have a good time together.
Rokkaku Yoshiharu is unfaithful and unfilial. He colludes with the three good traitors and intends to prevent me from going to Luo to avenge the general. His crime is unforgivable.
Tomorrow, I will expel you, the envoy of the Rokkaku family, from the country. Let’s meet on the battlefield. "
Pu Shengxianxiu kowtowed to the ground and said.
"The kindness of the imperial court will be engraved in Pu Shengxianxiu's heart and will never be forgotten."
Although it has been made clear that he wants to seek refuge with Oda Nobunaga, this does not prevent Kenhide Kamao from expressing his feelings towards Yoshigan secretly.
Anyway, with the Kamo family here, if things go wrong in the future, the Kamo family will always have a way out. The worst he could do was to retire and let his daughter become a monk.
Pu Shengxianxiu looked at his daughter, the more he looked at her, the more he liked her. It is because her daughter is promising that she can advance and retreat calmly without falling into a desperate situation.
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The next day, Pu Shengxianxiu and Pu Sheng's hometown reluctantly said goodbye.
Kenhide Kamano wants to go back to Kannonji Castle and bring the bad news to Rokkaku Yoshiharu that the Odaisuo is furious and the negotiations have failed.
And the Kamao clan returned to the castle tower and continued to serve their master, Shiba Yoshigan.
Yiyin was checking the military information documents in front of the papers in the living room, and when he saw Kenshu Kamao coming in to salute, he said with a smile.
"Farewell to your mother?"
Pusheng clan kowtowed to the ground and said with gratitude on his face.
"Hi! Mother told me many times before she left to serve you well. Only by being loyal to the Lord can I repay the kindness of the Imperial Palace."
Yiyin shook his head.
"Stop making false and empty lies. Everything will remain as usual."
Pusheng clan respectfully agreed, but did not go out to do things immediately. Instead, he hesitated.
Seeing her like this, Yiyin asked.
"Any thing else?"
Kamousojigo nodded.
"Otaisuo, my mother said yesterday that her intention to join the Shiba family was indeed sincere. Why don't you accept her?"
The village of Pu Sheng is actually very conflicted. She actually hopes that the Pu Sheng family will join the Shibo Yiyin account.
Yiyin shook his head.
“After going to Luo, I will not interfere in the land of Minami Omi.
The Kamao family has been rooted in Nan Omi for many years. It is impossible for me to change the title of your clan. Even if I let you, your mother won't leave.
After all, her power connections are all in Minami Omi, and she will not be willing to leave her hometown.
Therefore, as long as I don't interfere with Minami Omi, she can only seek refuge with His Highness Oda, whom she is optimistic about. Instead of forcing others to do things, it is better to leave a good relationship for each other.
Shixiang, I don’t want to embarrass your mother, let alone make it difficult for you to be a good person. "
