Ise Sadakyo bowed to Ashikaga Yoshiaki, completely ignoring his old face.
In order to save the Ise family business, she learned the style of Matsunaga Hide kneeling down and licking Oda Nobunaga, and truly became a shameless old thief.
The three strategies she proposed for establishing the dynasty dealt with the Tendai Sect, the Oda Family, and the Shiba Family respectively.
Regarding the Tendai Sect, Master Kakushu originally hoped to maintain the friendship between his predecessors and Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and Ise Sakyo, a veteran of the shogunate, was able to guide him, and the two sides hit it off immediately.
Ashikaga Yoshiteru's funeral must be held again.
The Rinzai Sect's Xiangguoji sect colluded with Miyoshi's rebels and overrode the burial of the ancestors of the generals. The shogunate should have issued an order. Ashikaga Yoshiteru's funeral affairs will be left to the Tendai Sect for another time.
Master Kakushu was very satisfied with this. On behalf of the sect, she expressed support for Ashikaga Yoshiaki's succession.
Although there has always been a tacit understanding between the sect and the samurai family not to interfere with each other, the status of Enryakuji Temple is unusual.
The Kazu are not the only ethnic group on the island. Thousands of years ago, the Emperor's court, which originated in the Nara Basin, was still very weak.
Therefore, the imperial court will fully absorb the culture of the mainland dynasty and promote its own development. The most prominent policy is to worship Buddhism.
The emperor's court had a real political need to build a Buddhist temple in the Nara Basin and promote Buddhism.
On the one hand, they use Buddhism to win over the people. On the other hand, Buddhism is also used to resist foreign enemies.
Other ethnic groups in the island country thousands of years ago have not yet been expelled and eliminated by the He tribe. The nearest hostile ethnic group is even on the edge.
The Emperor's court was entrenched in the Nara Basin and developed towards the Kyoto Basin and Omi Basin in the north.
The status of Enryakuji Temple was extremely high by the Emperor's court. Because of the location of Enryakuji Temple on Mount Hiei, between the Kyoto Basin and the Omi Basin, it is the frontline against the foreign tribes in the north.
In mythology, Enryakuji Temple has always been a Buddhist holy place that guards the gate of ghosts and resists external demons. Why is it called the Ghost Gate? That was against the alien invasion on the other side of the Pirayama Mountains.
In other words, the nuns of Enryaku Temple on Mount Hiei were the default supernumerary armed force of the Emperor's court. The meaning of their existence is to guard the northern line and protect the safety of Kyoto.
This is the truth about how the emperor's court worshiped Buddhism throughout the ages. Religion is not only an anesthetic to appease the people's hearts, but also a vanguard against foreigners and a shield to protect oneself.
Native Buddhism grew rapidly with the connivance of the emperor's court. There is the Mountain Master of Mount Hiei in the north, and the Nara Master of the Nara Basin in the south. He is so arrogant that no one dares to offend him.
As the armed forces of Nepal became stronger, they began to interfere in the affairs of the emperor's court, and the monarchs and ministers in the court complained endlessly.
This is why the Emperor's court moved the capital from Nara to Kyoto in order to avoid the overly powerful Buddhist forces in the Nara Basin.
The result of this is that the status of Enryaku Temple on Mount Hiei, which protects Kyoto, has been raised again, and it has gradually become the leader of all factions in the world.
As the emperor's court stabilized, the foreign races were driven to the barren land of Kanto. In recent years, Buddhism has gradually become a bloated rat, eating and doing nothing.
The degeneration of the Hieizan Tendai Sect aroused the anger of knowledgeable people within the sect. Outstanding figures within the sect one after another went their own way, and this led to the emergence of new sects such as the Pure Land and Nichiren in the future.
All in all, Mount Hiei Enryaku-ji Temple holds a pivotal position among the world's sects, comparable to the father of all the world's sects.
There is a tacit understanding among the martial arts clans not to interfere with each other. However, Master Kakushu of Enkei Temple was willing to show his kindness to Ashikaga Yoshiaki, the future general, which was very beneficial to Ashikaga Yoshiaki's stabilization of his regime.
As for the Rinzai Shokokuji sect, it was originally the white glove used by Ashikaga Shogun to intervene in sectarian disputes.
After the establishment of the Ashikaga shogunate, they respected the Rinzai sect and supported this sect, with the intention of suppressing recent Buddhism led by the Tendai sect.
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the third generation shogun, had great power over the world. The Shokokuji Temple she built is the foundation of the Shokokuji Temple sect of the Rinzai sect.
With the decline of the shogunate, the Rinzai Sect gradually lost the confidence to compete with the Tiantai Sect. After all, the backing was not strong enough.
Over the years, the Grand Imperial Palace has patiently wooed Mount Hiei and Mount Koya. Because the Ashikaga Shogun family lacks strength, they can only use the checks and balance techniques used on the samurai family to apply to the sect.
Therefore, as long as the Ashikaga Shogun family and the Tendai Sect reached an agreement, the Rinzai Sect Shokokuji Temple School would be unable to protest at all.
Ise Sakyo said.
"Your Highness Yoshiaki, there will be no problem with the Tiantai Sect. Master Kyoshu has always wanted to hold funerals for our ancestors again.
On the other hand, will the imperial office raise any objection? "
There is no problem with the Tendai Sect, but whether Ashikaga Yoshiaki can represent the Ashikaga Shogun family is a problem.
After all, she is the nameless and statusless daughter of Ashikaga. On the surface, the person who can represent the Ashikaga Shogun family now should be the widow of Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Yoshigine Shiba.
Although these words made sense, they sounded particularly harsh to Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and she couldn't help but frown.
Wada Weimasa narrowed her eyes. Ise Sadakyu's words were suspected of sowing discord, so she couldn't help but speak.
"Mr. Ise, the Imperial Palace came to Nijo Imperial Palace before and already stated its intention to entrust the Ashikaga family property to His Highness Yoshiaki.
I believe that he will not make things difficult for us on this matter. Burying the eldest sister is an important step for His Royal Highness Yoshiaki to successfully succeed to the throne, and the imperial office has no reason to object. "
For the sake of their own future, Wada Weimasa and others had some unpleasant troubles with Shiba Yiyin during the Shangluo incident.
However, after Shiba Yoshigan Nijo Gosho expressed his stance and voluntarily backed down and was willing to fully support Ashikaga Yoshiaki's succession, the contradiction between the two parties disappeared.
In the final analysis, Wada Weimasa, Niki Yoshimasa, Yagyu Sogan and others, what they want is the credit of supporting the shogun, and what they want is the power in the shogunate in the future.
As long as Shiba Yiyin does not block their progress and wealth, they are still willing to respect this ancestor's imperial office.
After all, they are all people promoted by their ancestors. For their own selfish desires, they would embarrass the survivors of their ancestors, which makes their conscience somewhat uneasy.
Ise Sakyo is different.
When she was in her ancestors, she was a die-hard who obstructed the governance of the ancestors. Later, he jumped over the wall in a hurry and participated in the Kyoto Incident that killed his ancestors.
Compared with the previous generations of direct ministers, Ise Sakyo was more afraid of Shiba Yoshigan. The more harmonious Yoshigan Shiba and Yoshiaki Ashikaga are, the more dangerous it is for the Ise family.
Ise Sadism needs Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Shiba Yoshigan to break up. Only in this way will Ashikaga Yoshiaki rely on the Ise faction to maintain the shogunate, and the Ise family will truly have a way to survive.
If Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Shiba Yoshigan are reconciled, the two can definitely work together to dominate the future shogunate.
With the great god Shiba Yiyin in charge, the ministers could only behave like dogs and did not dare to play any tricks.
In this case, what is the value of Ise Sakyo? Is it worth Ashikaga Yoshiaki to forgive her, win over her, and let the Ise family continue to hang out in the shogunate?
Moreover, because of his relationship with Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Yoshigan Shiba cared deeply about Ashikaga Yoshiaki and almost unconditionally supported her ascension to the throne.
As the main driver of the Kyoto Incident, Ise Sadakyu saw it and panicked in his heart. If Shiba Yiyin doesn't get out, the back of her neck always feels cold, and her head will be chopped off sooner or later.
This is the reason why she doesn't care about face and speaks provocatively.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki must follow the original strategy to let Yoshihiro Shiba remarry and kick him out of the Ashikaga General's house. Ashirisbo must break up, this is the basis for the survival of the Ise family.
Seeing Wada Weimasa come out to speak for Shiba Yigen, Ise Sakyo was not angry but happy, she said neither yin nor yang.
"Master Wada understands Odaisho's thoughts very well. Your Highness Yoshiaki, I made a mistake."
Ise Sakyo bowed and apologized to Ashikaga Yoshiaki, but Wada Weimasa looked ugly. Because there was something wrong with the way Ashikaga Yoshiaki looked at her.
Wada Weizheng sighed and lowered his head in silence. Ashikaga Yoshiaki is very sensitive to the matter of Shiba Yoshigan. Anyone who speaks for Shiba Yoshigan may be rejected by her and be wary of her.
The future prospects of Wada Weimasa and other Ashikaga Naomichi all depended on Ashikaga Yoshiaki. If His Highness is suspicious of her and thinks that she is partial to Sibo Yiyin, it will be of no benefit to her.
Ise Sadakyo stirred up trouble with a few words and forced Wada Weimasa to shut up. The rest of the people were silent and did not dare to come out and say something fair again.
Lenovo Shiba Yoshihiro tried his best to help Ashikaga Yoshiaki, but Ashikaga Yoshiaki always cared about his humble status. She could not face up to Shiba Yiyin's kindness, and she felt so inferior that she wished that Shiba Yiyin would disappear.
This mood was manipulated by Ise Sadakyo, and it was natural that there was no disadvantage.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki thought for a while and said.
“I will send someone to ask the Imperial Office for instructions, I believe he will understand our approach.
The funeral held by the Miyoshi family who killed my sister was really not in line with etiquette and had to be done all over again.
Isehime, you mentioned Hosokawa Fujitaka last time, do you have any follow-up thoughts? "
Ise Sadakyo was overjoyed. Although Ashikaga Yoshiaki decided to ask for permission from Odai, she was obviously very dissatisfied with her situation of being controlled by others.
She took the initiative to mention Hosokawa Fujitaka out of impatience and hoped that her remarriage to Odaisho would progress as soon as possible.
Ise Sadakya smiled.
"Don't worry, Your Highness Yoshiaki, I know this matter well.
When His Majesty Oda went to Luo, Hosokawa Fujitaka hurried back to the land of North Kawachi and reported the news to the two family governors of Hosokawa Mibuchi.
It is said that the two family governors and her have gone to Luo together and will arrive in Kyoto soon.
In order to conquer Nankawachi, the Hosokawa Mibuchi family missed the battle of Shangluo and criticized the decision-making of the Odaisuo.
I sincerely request you to meet with Hosokawa Fujitaka as soon as possible. Before going to the Odaisho, let Hosokawa Fujitaka see your sincerity. "
Ashikaga Yoshiaki nodded thoughtfully.
Yoshigan Shiba is the leader of the local powerful faction in the shogunate. This time he arranged to attack Minamikawachi in order to seek justice for Hatakeyama Takamasa, one of the local powerful faction.
Yoshihiro Shiba saw the losses of the Hosokawa and Mibuchi families and must appease them.
Before the two parties meet, finding a breakthrough from Hosokawa Fujitaka and persuading her can influence the subsequent layout of the Hosokawa Mibuchi family in the shogunate.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki looked up at Ise Sakyo and asked softly.
"Are you sure?"
Ise Sadao said solemnly.
"As long as you trust me, I will definitely solve this serious problem for you."
The brows of Wada Weimasa, Hitoshi Yoshimasa, Yagyu Sogan and others jumped at the same time.
A serious problem?
Ise Sadakyo had bad intentions. She exaggerated the threat of the Odaisho. This was to take advantage of Ashikaga Yoshiaki's worries and lead Ashikaga Yoshiaki by the nose.
But when they looked at Ashikaga Yoshiaki's face, they felt even colder. Because Ashikaga Yoshiaki actually showed relief and nodded slowly.
At this time, no one dared to say anything to refute Ise Sadaoka. After all, they are a group of speculators, and what they care about most is not the future of the Ashikaga family, but their own prosperity.
On the eve of Ashikaga Yoshiaki's succession to the throne, who is willing to say a fair word for Yoshihiro Shiba? If Ashikaga Yoshiaki is allowed to hold a grudge, all the busyness these days will be in vain.
The great future was about to come true, so they had no choice but to lower their heads silently and sit back and watch Ise Sadakyo sow discord and use vicious strategies to entrap Yoshigan Shiba, who was sincere towards Ashikaga Yoshiaki.
There is nothing more selfish than this in the human heart.
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It is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.
The least thing in the world is to repay kindness with kindness, and the most common thing is to repay kindness with hatred. When rice is promoted, rice is favored, and rice is hated. Sometimes it’s not that you’re ungrateful, but that you can’t afford to pay it back.
Since you can't afford it, then hope that your benefactor will disappear completely so that you don't have to be embarrassed. It's the perfect solution.
This is human nature, don’t use morality to kidnap others, because most people in the world still have conscience. In order not to make one's conscience uncomfortable, it is much easier to let the benefactor disappear than to repay the favor.
The benefactor does not expect anything in return, which is the best choice. Yoshigan showed too much kindness to Ashikaga Yoshiaki, which naturally made Ashikaga Yoshiaki feel tremendous pressure.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki had a very low self-esteem in front of Yoshigan Shiba. After finally succeeding to the throne of Ashikaga Shogun and becoming the master of the world, how can he tolerate this man continuing to point fingers at his head?
This woman with low self-esteem and arrogance, Ise Sadakyo only used a little provocation to make her forget the kindness of Yoshihiro Shiba in supporting the superior, revealing her despicable selfish desires.
At the same time, the Hosokawa Mibuchi family also had a discussion about the future of their family business in Shoryuji Castle.
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Shoryuji Castle is the traditional territory of the Izumi Hosokawa family, not far from Kyoto. Hosokawa Sanyuan, the governor of the two families in Shangluo, came here first to take a rest.
Oda Nobunaga insisted on going his own way and launched Shangluo in advance. Hosokawa Fujitaka rushed back to Kitakawachi overnight to report the news to his family.
Matsunagahide's betrayal caused the Miyoshi family's strategy to collapse. All three of Miyoshi were killed, and Miyoshi Yoshitsugu had to give up the struggle and retreat.
Before the Hosokawa and Mibuchi families showed up, the Battle of Shangluo was over. The military forces of the two families supported Hatakeyama Takamasa in the land of Minamihanoi, and watched helplessly as the opportunity passed by, leaving them empty-handed.
Shenglong Temple City, residence hall and meeting hall.
Hosokawa Motonsune closed his eyes and rested his mind, listening to several people talking.
Mibuchi Fujihide was severely reprimanded by Yoshihiro Shiba because of his improper handling of Hatakeyama Takamasa. The Hosokawa Mibuchi family worked hard to make a wedding dress for someone else, and she had to bear all the blame.
Seeing that the retainers were complaining and the pressure was all on himself, Mibuchi Fujihide could not help but complain a little.
"The emperor ordered us to attack the area south of Hanoi, but the Oda family took the opportunity to launch an attack on Shangluo and achieved great success.
I have worked so hard for Shangluo, but there is no merit but hard work. Nowadays, the complaints of retainers and the consumption of materials have been fulfilled by His Highness Hatakeyama Takamasa. "
