Seeing that the goddess Mibuchi looked calmer, Hosokawa Motonsune talked about his plan.
“I got the exact message.
In order to fight against Godaisho, the Miyoshi family has already left Kyoto. The army was deployed in the three cities of Fushimi, Yodo and Akutagawa, echoing from beginning to end.
If we directly enter the war after spring plowing, we will inevitably face the strong military power of Akutagawa Castle. Besides, our Shengryuji Castle faces Yodo Castle.
If the Sanhao family chooses to attack us first and eradicate the threats from behind, we will suffer huge losses.
Now the imperial office has issued an order requiring us to move to the southern front and enter Nanhe Nei, so as not to cause any trouble with the Mihaoshi family. I will also order Shengryuji Castle to defend the city and not leave Yodo Castle.
In this way, we escaped the vigor of the Miyoshi family in the first battle.
After killing Yuzuo Xinjiao, the army will turn around. It is when the two sides have been fighting fiercely for a long time and the military morale of the Mihaoshi family is declining. That is a good opportunity for us to join the war. "
Mibuchi Haru and Mibuchi Fujihide, mother and daughter, looked at each other and nodded in unison.
Hosokawa Motonsune was indeed a cunning old man, and he cleverly chose the time for the Hosokawa Mibuchi family to join the war. It can not only satisfy the emperor, but also timely enter the battle of Shangluo to seek maximum benefits.
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Yoshigan Shiba did not want to break with the Hosokawa Mibuchi family. He seemed to force the two families to surrender, but in fact he was soft and left room for leeway.
Hosokawa Motonito was a mature man, and he could see the key at a glance. As long as the Hosokawa Mibuchi family can quickly attack and destroy Yuzuo Xinjiao, they can return to the north.
Not only can they avoid the sharp edges of the Mihaoshi family in the battle of Shangluo, but also reduce their own losses. It can also be recognized by Yiyin and continue to maintain harmony within the local powerful factions of the shogunate.
It's a pity that life is unsatisfactory nine times out of ten. Neither Shiba Yoshigan nor Hosokawa Motonsune expected that Matsunaga Hide had already planned to strike back.
Beneath the seemingly strong appearance of the Miyoshi family, except for the three of them, who are determined to fight to the death, the Miyoshi military forces from the four countries are homesick and full of homesickness. Matsushita Nagahide attempts to surrender to the enemy, and has long been disheartened.
If the Miyoshi family is vulnerable and the Battle of Shangluo ends in an unexpected way, the conflicts within the local powerful factions of the shogunate will be intensified again.
Conflicting interests lead to conflicts.
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In the Yodo City Residence Hall, Matsunaga Hide and his daughter Matsunaga Hide had a secret conversation in the inner room.
Matsuzaki Nagahide looked solemn, handed a letter to his daughter, and said.
"Take a few of your cronies, disguise yourself, and go to Minamiomi Kannonji Castle via the alley, and find a way to deliver this letter to Oda Nobunaga."
Matsunaga hesitated.
"Mother, we have nothing to do with the Oda family and have no connections at all. Can we be accepted if we are just sent to our door in such a hurry?"
Matsushita Nagahide glared at his daughter and cursed.
"If you hadn't been deceived by Honda Masanobu and committed the heinous crime of invading the imperial palace, why would I have made such a dangerous move and risked my life to go to the Oda family?
It's not that Odaisho and Ashikaga Yoshiaki cannot rely on them. However, people in Kyoto have many eyes, and the truth behind the burning of the imperial palace will inevitably be seen by those who are interested.
No one else mentions it, but Ise Sadakyo was present at the scene. Will she throw all the dirty water on us just to protect herself?
The ministers and ministers are simply unreliable. We cannot afford to gamble, so we must think carefully.
Even if Godaisho and Ashikaga Yoshiaki can use us for a while, when we lose our use value and then reveal the truth, the Matsunaga family will really be finished by then.
For the current plan, the only way to ensure safety is to seek refuge with the Oda family.
I heard that Niwa Nagahide, an important minister of the Oda family, was traveling around Koka County to appease the Koka people who had surrendered to Oda Nobunaga.
You have brought enough gold and silver, don't be stingy, don't care about face. Even if he is as humble as a dog, he must find a way to befriend her and submit this letter to Oda Nobunaga's desk.
Only in this way can the Matsunaga family have a way out. "
Matsunaga was hesitant, but seeing his mother's solemn expression, he finally bowed his head and agreed.
Matsunaga Hide felt mixed feelings when he saw that his daughter did not understand the key, but was at least willing to obey.
If the daughter hadn't been deceived, the Matsunaga family would not be in such an embarrassing situation. Out of caution, Matsushita Nagahide did not dare to join the samurai family related to the shogunate, and could only choose a famous name from outside the territory.
She fell in love with Oda Nobunaga because she saw the shadow of Miyoshi Nagakei in her.
Today's Oda family is the same as the three good families of the past. Their power is growing day by day, and the family governor is determined to make progress. Oda Nobunaga would never be satisfied with being a dog to the shogunate, and would be satisfied with getting some benefits and then stop.
A strong vassal in a place with two million stones, finally squeezed into the nearest few and came to the center of the world. Would she be willing to pick up the sesame seeds and lose the watermelon?
Oda Nobunaga's choice must be the same as that of Miyoshi Nagakei, and she will definitely have ambitions for the center of the shogunate.
Today's shogunate is even more dilapidated than when Miyoshi Changqing came to Luo.
After being tortured by Miyoshi Kamiro, Ashikaga Yoshiteru lost his life in Nijo Castle, the prestige of the Ashikaga Shogunate was gone, and his face was thrown to the ground and trampled on at will.
Although Yoshigan Shiba is talented, he is a man after all and cannot be an Ashikaga shogun. Ashikaga Yoshiaki came from an awkward background, and it was difficult for him to represent the direct descendants of the Kawachi Genji family and be recognized by martial arts families all over the world.
The Ashikaga Shogun family has been in decline for a long time, but never before has it been in danger of completely losing its legitimacy as it is today.
Their strength is not supported by their status. If their status is gone, how can the Ashikaga Shogun family, which has ruled the world for two hundred years, have the confidence to continue to dominate the world?
Oda Nobunaga encountered a good time.
The people within the shogunate are disorganized, the Ashikaga shogunate is insufficient, the Rokkaku family is in internal strife, and the Miyoshi family is headed by a self-righteous fool.
The political situation in recent years has been violently turbulent, and the Wu family has been unprecedentedly weak. This is a good opportunity to change the world.
Therefore, Matsunaga decided to join Oda Nobunaga to find a way out for the Matsunaga family.
Matsunaga Hide is very aware of the virtues of recent samurai families. These people are selfish and arrogant, rejecting foreign samurai families, but they are scattered and unable to condense into a force.
To them, the Oda family was an outsider. The Matsunaga family came to Luo after Miyoshi Changkei, and they were actually outsiders.
Since they were all outsiders and would be rejected by several samurai families, there was a basis and reason for the Matsunaga family to unite, and the Matsunaga family's behavior of joining Oda Nobunaga was not abrupt.
Matsunaga looked at his ignorant daughter and sighed.
If my daughter is not smart, I have to do things perfectly. Otherwise, one day when I close my eyes, the Matsunaga family will be tricked into something unknown.
Matsunaga secretly made up his mind to find a way out for the Matsunaga family so that the family business would be stable for a long time and he could sleep peacefully after his death.
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As time goes by, spring plowing in various places is gradually coming to an end.
Shiba Yiyin held a grand meeting in Tawen Mountain Castle. Two years after leaving Jinji, he convened the retainers group of Jinji Shiba for the first time to discuss.
At this time, the nearby Sibo collar has changed beyond recognition. Except for a few of the stranded old Iga clan and the old Peking University clan, the main body of the retainer group has already been filled up by the new people recruited by the important ministers.
Whether it was the new ministers recruited by Akechi Mitsuhide in Mino, Kyoto, or the old ministers of Nizi recruited by Katsuhisa Nizi from the West, or the relatives and friends brought in by Maeda's interests from Owari.
They are all unfamiliar with Sibo Yiyin.
Many people have doubts and even communicate in private. He intends to assist his boss, sideline Sponey Bank, and continue to maintain the status quo.
But no one expected that during the big review, Sibo Yiyin would directly make a big move, and Sibo Zhong Fund was officially established.
The Shiba Loyalty Basic Life Margin, referred to as the Shiba Loyalty Fund, will be managed by Ishida Mitsunari, the former director of the Naoe Jinguan Office.
The main task of the Shiba Tadashi Fund is to make money using the Hokuriku Road trade route and use the commercial profits to pay annuities to the Shiba retainers.
The trial plan will be rolled out first in Sibo Territory in recent years. It is tentatively scheduled to be twice a year. Each Sibo family warrior can receive four stones of brown rice each time.
The first batch of annuities will be distributed at the end of the year, and the specific distribution method is still being determined. But what is certain is that every Ji warrior who has served as an official in Sibo in recent years will have a portion of these two stones of brown rice.
This is the solemn promise of Shiba Yiyin to the Shiba retainers. The revival of the Shiba family cannot be separated from the joint efforts of all Shiba warriors.
The Sibo family will not forget everyone's efforts, and the Sibo Yiyin will work hard to ensure that every Ji warrior who has shed blood and sweat for the Sibo family has enough to eat for the whole family.
If the trial plan goes well, in the next few years, the Shiba Zhong Fund will be distributed to all Ji warriors belonging to the Shiba family. The amount distributed will also be increased to twice a year, with three stones of brown rice each time.
This news was like a bolt from the blue, completely shocking the new ministers who had evil intentions in recent times.
For middle- and high-level warriors, four or six kilos of brown rice a year is not a big deal.
But put it on the grassroots Ji Samurai who is struggling on the edge of survival and whose family is half-starved. This annuity is like pie in the sky and can drive people crazy.
When the news spread, it was like a boulder hitting the lake, creating waves. Centered at Tamonyama Castle, all the grass-roots warriors in various parts of the Kinsbo Territory cheered and shouted, "Long live the Odaisho."
At this point, Shiba Yoshigan surpassed the Shiba retainers group in one fell swoop, broke the feudal tradition that a retainer's retainer is not my retainer, and completely captured the hearts of the grassroots Hime samurai of the Shiba family.
Now, just waiting for the annuity to be paid out smoothly at the end of the year, Yiyin's status will be as stable as Mount Tai, and no one in the Sibo family can disobey his will.
The Shiba Retainers Group has also become a special group that is different from all samurai groups.
With a unique annuity benefit system, being able to serve the Shiba family will become a life that all grassroots warriors aspire to.
From this moment on, countless Hime warriors began to find ways to join the Shiba family's Samurai Hime formation, which even gave rise to a series of problems.
Of course, this is all in the future.
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Guanyin Temple City, residence hall.
Matsunagamichi bowed respectfully and left, then left.
Oda Nobunaga looked at her leaving figure and said to Niwa Nagahide.
"Mi Wuniang, well done."
Niwa Nagahide shook his head.
"This matter is not my fault, it is Matsunaga Hide who wanted to serve you. If I really want to talk about credit, it is because of your reputation."
Oda Nobunaga laughed, pointed at Niwa Nagahide and said.
"Mi Wuniang, you have changed and become good at flattering."
Niwa Nagahide smiled slightly and said cautiously when he saw Oda Nobunaga was in a good mood.
"Main Hall, there is something wrong with Matsuhisa Nagahide's move. If she wanted to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side, she should go to the Imperial Palace. Why did she come to our Oda family?"
Oda Nobunaga teased.
"Didn't you say it? It's because of my reputation."
Niwa Nagahide smiled bitterly and shook his head. He was really making himself unhappy, and flattering others really didn't suit him.
Oda Nobunaga did not continue to embarrass his right-hand man and said with a cold look.
"Matsuhisa Nagahide, hey, I'm afraid this person was not very clean during the Kyoto Incident.
She was not from the shogunate, but was Miyoshi Nagakei's spy in Yamashiro Country.
Sanhao went to Luo, and the general fell. Duke Kenshin should have forgiven the ministers, because there was nothing they could do, and the shogunate was so intricately connected that a single move could affect the whole body.
However, Matsunaga Hide is not a direct descendant of the shogunate and has a shallow foundation. Of course, she is afraid of being exposed in the future.
I now have two million stones in my hand, and I have taken over Minami Omi, a land close to several gates. The future is promising.
It’s not just Matsunaga, anyone who wants to be successful will come to him sooner or later, so don’t be surprised. "
Niwa Nagahide nodded, there are countless things that have happened since ancient times. It is really not surprising that there are many people who are the icing on the cake and few people who are helping others in times of need.
Oda Nobunaga squinted his eyes and thought for a long time before saying.
"Matsuhisa Nagahide is very sincere. As soon as I activate here, she will kill Iwanari Tomomichi and cut off her own retreat.
The Yodo Castle controlled by the Matsunaga family was the middle point for the Miyoshi family's defense. If she jumps out and strikes back, Sanhao's army will be cut in half and thrown into chaos.
Not to mention that the morale of the army was damaged, just the fact that Fushimi Castle was isolated and helpless created an opportunity for me to complete the climb to Luo by myself. "
Niwa Changxiu's pupils shrank and he asked.
"Main Hall, do you want to leave the others and complete Shangluo alone?"
Oda Nobunaga stuck out his tongue and licked the corner of his mouth, nodded slowly, and said.
“This is a God-given opportunity.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki is in Sakamoto Castle, which is the entrance to the waterway where the Seta River enters the southern suburbs of Kyoto.
I can quickly send troops to Kashiwahara, cross the lake and enter Seta. Then they joined forces with Ashikaga Yoshiaki, crossed Otsu directly, and attacked Fushimi Castle by surprise.
Matsuhisa Nagahide cut off the Yodogawa water transport in Yodo City, and Fushimi was left alone in the city, which would not last long.
If everything goes well, I will be able to take full advantage of Shangluo, help Ashikaga Yoshiaki return to Kyoto, and seize the initiative to establish the shogunate again.
I believe Ashikaga Yoshiaki will not refuse this proposal.
Although she has always been cautious, I know very well that she is not willing to be manipulated by Lord Kenshin. Given such an opportunity to come forward, she would not refuse. "
Niwa Nagahide gasped, frightened by Oda Nobunaga's thoughts.
Yoshihiro Shiba went to Konka Shiba Territory, Nagamasa Asai returned to Kitaomi, the ministers of Yamashiro Kingdom were still communicating with each other, the Ni soldiers of the Tendai Sect had not yet come down from the mountain, and the Hosokawa Mibuchi family had not yet been mobilized.
Everyone wants to be well prepared and then get a share of the battle in Shangluo. But Oda Nobunaga actually wanted to pull Ashikaga Yoshiaki to launch the army in advance and eat alone.
This will offend everyone to death, especially Shiba Yiyin.
Niwa Nagahide hesitated.
“Main Hall, you have personally acknowledged the imperial authority’s dominance over Shangluo.
If we act without authorization, how will we explain to the Imperial Office afterwards? "
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