In the side hall, Oda Nobunaga knelt on his seat, silently looking at the proud Ashikaga Yoshiaki in the court.
In this world, there are always some lucky people who, by chance, are swept up into the sky by the wind. They seem to be the proud daughters of heaven, but in fact most of them are just mediocre people.
Mediocre people often cannot see themselves clearly. They are immersed in the past trajectory and think that they can always succeed by repeating the past path.
Oda Nobunaga patted his seat gently. Ashikaga Yoshiaki, a bastard, arranged for him to sit in the back seat without considering the great help he had given her.
I really don’t know whether to praise her for her confidence or laugh at her for being stupid.
Oda Nobunaga glanced at Asai Nagamasa who was also sitting at the side table next to him. Her eyes also exuded dissatisfaction.
Both of them were powerful vassals outside the screen, and they were also local daimyo with low family status.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki came to power based on his bloodline, and placed too much emphasis on family background. She is confident that she can do whatever she wants, and her noble blood can do whatever she wants.
A sneer appeared at the corner of Oda Nobunaga's mouth. The Samurai family values respectability, but more importantly strength. Ashikaga Yoshiaki will pay the price for today's arrogance sooner or later.
But now, Oda Nobunaga is not willing to argue with her because... .
Oda Nobunaga looked at the main hall opposite and could faintly see the man in white sitting on the main seat. He is so charming, like an immortal descending to earth, a living god sitting upright on earth.
He naively thought that this corrupt shogunate could still be saved, and he also expected these rotten shogunate warriors to help him.
Oda Nobunaga couldn't help but want to laugh. He felt that he was so stupid that people were speechless, and so cute that people couldn't help but pity his kindness.
———
As the ceremony progressed, Ashikaga Yoshiaki entered the main hall under the guidance of the samurai performer and looked up at Yoshigami Shiba.
Yiyin picked up the golden seal of the sword on the case and felt it was as heavy as a stone. He lowered his head and remained silent for a long time, which made Ashikaga Yoshiaki's heart beat fiercely.
Afterwards, Yoshigami smiled with relief, quickly stepped down from the throne, and put on the gold seal of the sword for Ashikaga Yoshiaki.
He said softly while doing it.
"The Ashikaga General's family will be left to you."
Ashikaga Yoshiaki stiffened and nodded to Yoshigan.
She slowly turned around and walked out of the main hall. The concubines waiting in the side hall followed the etiquette instructions and walked out. They all kowtowed to her and presented the small sword to her.
"Kowtow to the Lord Gongfang!"
———
After the ceremony, there is a traditional feast.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki, who has officially become Ashikaga Shogun, will entertain the high-ranking samurai attending the ceremony at Nijo Imperial Palace.
At this time, Shiba Yoshigan was no longer the imperial palace of the Ashikaga shogun, but the grand imperial palace revered as the ancestor.
The banquet prepared for the ceremony in the imperial dining room was on the other side of the imperial palace, and everyone went to sit down in turn.
On the way, Ise Sadaoka slowed down his pace and approached Ninagawa Makoto.
The others kept walking. Ninagawa himself looked at Ise Sadakyo, and when he saw her smiling and nodding, he also slowed down.
After a while, the two fell behind some distance, talking while walking on the corridor.
Ninagawa Makoto smiled.
"Lord Ise, do you have any instructions?"
Ise Sadakyu shook his head.
"You and I have been colleagues for many years, why can't we just chat for a while?"
Ninagawa himself didn't understand what this old fox meant, so he said with a smile.
"I'm afraid of delaying your business. After all, the general has succeeded to the throne, and many things will be put on the agenda. Let's discuss it carefully."
Yoshigan Shiba gave Ninagawa a reassurance and told her that after Ashikaga Yoshiaki succeeded to the throne, he would write a letter to kill Ise Sakyo.
Ninagawa himself made a sarcastic comment, but Ise Sakyo laughed dumbly and shook her head.
"Ninagawa-hime, what are you referring to? My funeral?"
Ninagawa Makoto didn't expect Isezada's church to be so direct, so he tried it respectfully.
"What do you mean, sir? I don't quite understand."
Ise Sakyo glanced at the hypocritical Ninagawa Makoto. This person was as timid as a mouse, and it was easy to judge his psychology of taking refuge in Shibo Yi Bank to ensure his safety.
She would definitely not have the courage to pull her over to deal with Shiba Yiyin. But it is still feasible to learn from Mitsuhide Akechi's method when dealing with Ashikaga Yoshiteru and scare her to the point of standing aside.
Ise Sakyo whispered.
"Aren't you waiting for me to be liquidated by the shogunate to eliminate a hidden danger?
Unfortunately, Mr. Gongfang’s idea may not allow you to achieve your wish, and I won’t be able to die for the time being. "
Ninagawa's eyes flickered and he said.
"Oitaisho will not forgive you for what you did with the Miyoshi family."
Ise Sakyo smiled.
"Ninagawa-hime, you are not well informed.
Don’t you know that it is the Oda family that Oitai is guarding against? "
Ninagawa's pupils shrank, his brows furrowed, and he said nothing.
Shiba Yoshigami didn't have a deep relationship with her, so he naturally didn't reveal his intention to deal with Oda Nobunaga.
Everything has a sequence, and the powerful local factions within the shogunate must be the priority targets for persuasion. Fujitaka Hosokawa went to plead guilty with Haru Mibuchi, but he heard a few words from Yoshigan Shiba's heart.
As soon as Hosokawa Fujitaka, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and Ise Sadakyu colluded, Yoshigoshi Shiba's mind was exposed to the bottom of his mind, and Ise Sadakiao knew the details.
Ninagawa himself didn't believe it.
"The Grand Oitaisho has a deep relationship with the ancestors, how could it be possible to let go of the Miyoshi family so easily?
After Oda's army entered Luo, he had always been cautious. How could he be suspicious of His Highness Oda? "
Ninagawa himself didn't believe it, and Ise Sakyo laughed and said nothing. To be honest, if this matter hadn't been revealed by Hosokawa Fujitaka, Ise Sadakyo himself wouldn't have believed it.
Is Shiba Yiyin confused? If you don't cling to the Miyoshi family's tail, how can you occupy the moral high ground in the subsequent ranking of power positions in the shogunate?
The three good things are regicide, which is a heinous crime. The power struggle after the shogunate will inevitably revolve around the verbal and written attack on the Miyoshi family. Using the slogan of fairness and justice to pull off the skin of a tiger to facilitate political operations.
The loyalty of the shogunate families was clear. They asked for more power, not for their own benefit, but to prepare for the attack on Sanhao and avenge their ancestors.
Just like a scholar who has been living in poverty for ten years and goes to Beijing to take the exam, it is not for the sake of career and success, but to make decisions for the people and never forget his original intention.
The principle is the same.
The Miyoshi family was an excellent target, but Yoshigan Shiba abandoned it and instead targeted Oda Nobunaga. This operation was incomprehensible to Ninagawa himself and made Ise Sakyo ecstatic.
The Miyoshi family was already beaten by everyone, and Yoshigoshi Shiba did not want to beat up the lost dog, but instead wanted to provoke Oda Nobunaga, who held two million koku.
Is there something wrong with his mind?
Ise Sadakyo didn't bother to care what Yoshigan Shiba was thinking. After confirming it from Hosokawa Fujitaka, she just wanted to take advantage of Yoshigan Shiba's stupidity to seek the best interests for herself.
The purpose of revealing this matter to Ninagawa Makoto today was to make her wary and stop following Yoshigan Shiba.
As expected, Ninagawa himself became suspicious after hearing this.
Ise Sadakyu said with a smile.
"I don't know what Ootai is thinking, I'm just a little worried.
The Oda family now controls the security of Kyoto. If the shogunate treats the Oda family harshly, will it cause new troubles?
The Miyoshi family stayed in Kyoto for one winter, and plundered the castle towns several times.
The Oda family is pretty well behaved now, but they are afraid that the shogunate's targeting will make His Highness Oda dissatisfied, which would cause trouble. "
Ninagawa's brows trembled. She knew that Ise Sakyo was provoking, but this incident really hurt her heart.
The Makuomi Group has been rooted in Kyoto for two hundred years, and each company has industries in Kyoto.
Kyoto is the center of the world, connecting Kanto and Kansai. The castle towns are prosperous and prosperous, and they have always been the pocketbook of the shogunate group.
The Miyoshi family plundered the castle towns of Kyoto and caused heavy losses to the ministers.
If Yoshihiro Shiba dealt with the Oda family and forced Oda Nobunaga to become ruthless and imitate the Miyoshi family to get a vote and leave, the ministers would be in tears.
Ninagawa is the second-ranking official among the ministers, and her property in Kyoto is not small. Previously, because of opposition to the Sanhao family, they had been beaten, smashed, looted and burned, resulting in a lot of losses.
As soon as I heard Ise Sakyo talk about this, my heart suddenly trembled, fearing that my family would suffer another round.
Seeing her face turning pale, Ise Sada was secretly happy. She didn't ask Ninagawa to change her family, as long as she had some scruples in her heart and didn't dare to express her position easily, many things would be easy to handle.
Of course, Ninagawa himself understood the sinister intentions of the Ise Sadakado, but it was related to his own personal interests and he couldn't help but care about it.
She was silent for a while and then said.
"How do I know if what you said is true?"
Ise Sakyo smiled and said.
"Since the Grand Imperial Office is serious, sooner or later it will be necessary to negotiate with everyone and explain.
When the time comes, just think more about it. "
Ninagawa Makoyo stared at her and said.
"It's impossible for me to betray Odaisho."
She sent her daughter, Ninagawa, into the Shiba Dozen, and it was impossible to rebel at this moment.
Ise Sadakya smiled.
"Who wants you to feel sorry for Odaisho? It's just that the shogunate has rules for doing things, and there must be no less procedures that should be followed, don't you think so?"
Ninagawa Himashi nodded thoughtfully.
Ise Sadakyo's idea was actually the same as dealing with the Luozhong legal system proposed by Oda Nobunaga, which was to use the procedures that the shogunate was best at delaying.
It's not easy to get something done in the shogunate, but it's really not that difficult to mess up something.
Ninagawa himself lowered his head and thought, while Ise Sakyo walked quickly ahead.
She had already finished what she wanted to say to Ninagawa Himashi. The two of them had been at odds for a long time, and there was nothing much to say.
Ise Sakyo just wanted Ninagawa to understand two things.
First, Ashikaga Yoshiaki will protect him, and Shiba Yoshigan cannot kill him, which shakes Ninagawa's original idea of closely following the Shiba family.
Secondly, the fact that Yoshihiro Shiba wants to deal with Oda Nobunaga may affect the interests of the Ninagawa family, making the Ninagawa family wary and afraid to express their opinions casually.
The greatest value of Ise Sakyo to Ashikaga Yoshiaki was to get rid of Yoshihiro Shiba and kick him out of the Ashikaga Shogun family.
She must go all out to get this done and prove her worth in order to keep the Ise family business.
Therefore, before taking action, Ise Sakyo must first weaken Shiba Yoshigan's supporters in the shogunate and isolate Shiba Yoshigan.
And Shiba Yoshigan's inexplicable hostility to Oda Nobunaga gave Ise Sadakyu an excellent opportunity to operate.
Ise Sadakyo walked towards the banquet ceremony, unable to hide the smile on his face.
The Ise family, the stupid Yoshigami Shiba.
———
By the time the feast was over, it was almost midnight.
Shiba Yoshigan left Nijo Imperial Palace and returned to Shiba's mansion. Before he could rest, there were guests following him to visit him.
"Hatakeyama Takamasa and Suzuki Shigehide want to see me?"
Kamojigo said.
"Hey, Odaisho, it's already very late today. How about I ask them to come back tomorrow?"
Yiyin thought for a while and said.
"Take them to a side room to wait. I'll be back later."
The Hamo clan bowed and left, Yoshiyin rubbed his brows and stood up.
Naomasa Ii put a coat on him and couldn't help complaining when he saw that he looked tired.
"We can't talk about anything tomorrow. Do these people understand the rules?"
Yiyin shook his head and said.
"Leaving aside Suzuki Shigehide, Hatakeyama Takamasa is a member of a high family, how could he not understand etiquette?
The two of them were anxious to see me. Something must have happened and they needed to tell me immediately. "
Yoshigan was confused. Ashikaga Yoshiaki had just succeeded to the throne today and had not yet intervened in the shogunate affairs. What happened to make Hatakeyama Takamasa so impatient.
Dressed neatly, Yoshigan came to the side room. Hatakeyama Takamasa and Suzuki Shigehide were sitting at the critical moment, and they both bowed to the ground and saluted.
"See the Grand Imperial Palace."
Yiyin stepped up to the throne and said with a smile.
"Please get up, everyone. We are all old acquaintances. There is no need to be formal."
Hatakeyama Takamasa said respectfully.
"The re-establishment of the shogunate and the succession of the generals all depended on the great imperial palace to bring order out of chaos. The world cannot be without the shogunate for a day, and the shogunate cannot be without the great imperial palace for a day.
Respect Heavenly Dharma Patriarch and be cautious in pursuit of the future.
Odaisho is a living god sent by heaven to save troubled times, and is the guardian of the samurai family recognized by Hachiman Tainiang Minamoto Yoshie.
No matter how cautious I am in respecting you, it cannot be compared to the kindness you show to me and other Wu family. "
Hatakeyama Takamasa kept talking, saying things that made Yoshigage blush.
Yiyin didn't know how she could take such an exaggerated and shameful compliment and say it seriously in front of her.
Suzuki Shigehide on the side was stunned and looked in admiration. This ability to talk nonsense with a serious look is something she can't even match up to.
During the Nankawachi Crusade, Yusa, who had betrayed the Hatakeyama clan, was convinced and died in despair.
Yoshigan Shiba just talked, and the governor Yukimori Yamanaka, Fujihide Mibuchi, Shigehide Suzuki, and Junkei Tsutsui rushed into Minamikawachi.
Under siege from all sides, Yuzuo Xinjiao was betrayed by the Nankawachi samurai family and ended up miserable. The Kawachi Yusa family was slaughtered by Hatakeyama Takamasa who was driven away, avenging their previous humiliation.
After Hatakeyama Takamasa felt refreshed, he was even more in awe of Yoshigan Shiba. The Odaisho mobilized several powerful vassals with just a few words to help the Hatakeyama family regain the land of Nankawachi.
Hosokawa, Mibuchi, Suzuki, and Tsutsui didn't even dare to take the opportunity to secretly occupy several villages in Minamihani to get some benefits.
Such prestige convinced Hatakeyama Takamasa. Whether it was due to practical considerations or spiritual admiration, Hatakeyama Takamasa was determined to get involved with Shiba Yoshigan.
But her enthusiasm made Yiyin feel off-putting. This flattery is so harsh that it makes people feel bad.
Yiyin couldn't help but interrupt.
"You came here today just to talk about this?"
If Hatakeyama Takamasa dared to say that she came to disturb his rest just to flatter him, Yoshigan would immediately fall out with her.
Fortunately, Hatakeyama Takamasa was observing Yoshigami's impatient thoughts and turned to speak solemnly.
"Odaisho, the situation in today's ceremony seems not quite right."
