Hojo Ushimasa finally confirmed his love for Shiba Yoshigan, and determined to cooperate with Uesugi Terutora's actions to kill Takeda Shingen.
But Yiyin Shiba was inexplicable.
I haven't endorsed the covenant between the Uesugi and Hojo families yet, why did you leave? What are you here for? Isn’t this a political negotiation? What about those intrigues and bargains?
Why is the alliance between the Uesugi and Hojo families unbreakable? How dare the Hojo Ujimasa say that, anyway, it just made Yoshigami look confused.
Terutora Uesugi and Ushimasa Hojo fought so hard in Sano that they could not wait for the other party to choke to death after drinking water. Now they are talking about love being stronger than gold. Who are they going to show it to?
Yoshigan looked at the disappearing figure of Hojo Umasa and sighed, this world is really becoming more and more incomprehensible.
At this time in Kyoto, Matsushita Nagahide was also lamenting that things in the world are unpredictable and unpredictable.
In the tea room of Shiba Residence, Akechi Mitsuhide and Matsunaga Hide sat opposite each other, enjoying tea. These days, Amamatsu Nagahide often travels between Kyoto and Yodo Castle, trying to repair his relationship with Akechi Mitsuhide.
Looking at the gentle and elegant Akechi Mitsuhide in front of him, Matsunaga never thought that one day he would sit back in this tea room and have tea with Akechi Mitsuhide again.
Through Honda Masanobu, Akechi Mitsuhide coaxed Matsunagahide's silly daughter to not only open the gate of Yodo City and lure the three good people to Luo, but also surrounded the imperial palace, causing uncontrollable trouble.
Matsunagahide had no choice but to silence Ashikaga Yoshiteru's father and brother, set fire to the imperial palace and destroy the corpses, and then forced Miyoshi and three others to storm Nijo Castle, resulting in the murder of Ashikaga Yoshiteru.
Now, the three Miyoshi who took the blame are all dead, but Matsunagahide, who was responsible for the attack, and Akechi Mitsuhide, the man behind the scenes, are still reused by the shogunate. It's really a joke that people can't laugh at.
Matsunagahide was regarded as a treacherous minister who spoke sweet words and was a wise man. He first betrayed Miyoshi and then abandoned Ashikaga. Finally, he turned to Oda Nobunaga and begged for mercy, which was despised by the world.
But she, a fickle person, trembled from the bottom of her heart when faced with Mitsuhide Akechi, a poisonous snake who always smiled, and she was unwilling to contact him.
But the situation is pressing. The Ashikaga-Oda Controversy has turned Settsu Country upside down. Matsuzuki Nagahide is deeply involved and has to seek help from Akechi Mitsuhide.
She had no choice but to come back here to seek skin from a tiger, just because she had no other choice.
In order to kill the three guardians established by Ashikaga Yoshiaki in Settsu Province, Oda Nobunaga enlisted Matsunaga Hide to deal with Wada Weimasa, and Araki Murashige to deal with Ikeda Katsumasa.
Arakimura raised his sword with a heavy hand, directly killed Ikeda Katsumasa and captured Ikeda Castle.
Matsunaga Hide, however, played a trick and encouraged Mibuchi Fujihide to attack Takatsuki Castle behind his back, and drove away Wada Weimasa.
Who would have thought that Wada Weimasa, the most important minister of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, could quietly escape to his hometown in Nanomi and pretend to be dead to escape the disaster.
She waited until Ashikaga Yoshiaki was convinced by Oda Nobunaga, and then came out to flatter Oda Nobunaga. Not only did he escape the notoriety of betraying the shogunate, he was also appreciated by Oda Nobunaga and returned to Takaki Castle.
Mibuchi Fujihide also took refuge in Oda Nobunaga, and fell out with Hosokawa Fujitaka. In order to seek the protection of the Oda family and maintain his power in Kitakawachi, Mibuchi Fujihide had no choice but to withdraw from Takatsuki Castle.
Matsunaga Hide was busy in vain, but Wada Weimasa didn't drive him away, which made Mibuchi Fujihide unlucky, and he didn't end up well either.
That's it, it's not over yet.
Tsuneki Ikeda, as Oda Nobunaga's sister and trusted minister, entered Settsu as the Mino Ikeda family and garrisoned Sakai Port, which immediately awakened both Matsunagahide and Araki Murashige.
Oda Nobunaga promised them the Settsu Guardian, which was basically to deceive them into contributing, just to dismantle the three Settsu Guardians of Ashikaga Yoshiaki.
Nowadays, the Oda family kills donkeys and unloads mills, and installs Wada Weimasa in the east and Ikeda Tsuneaki in the west. It is obvious that they are going to default on their debts.
Oda Nobunaga's favorite Settsu guardian was probably Ikeda Tsuneki of the Mino Ikeda family, to replace the Settsu Ikeda family that was killed by Araki Murashige, and to win over local samurai families to serve the Oda family.
After this round of twists and turns, Matsunaga Hide has already disgusted Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and offended Wada Weimasa and Mibuchi Fujihide to death.
If the situation hadn't been so embarrassing, she wouldn't have run up to Akechi Mitsuhide with a face and looked familiar, and just asked him to help her get through this.
I don’t know how Akechi Mitsuhide managed the relationship, but he was able to move easily between Ashikaga and Oda, and he was able to gain the trust of Yoshihiro Shiba and serve as the diplomatic service of the Shiba family.
This long-sleeved ability to dance really made Matsushita Nagahide, who was wary of everyone in the martial arts family, feel envious and jealous.
But today's situation is changing faster than Matsushita Nagahide imagined. It is simply dazzling and dizzying.
Not long after Oda Nobunaga went to Luo to suppress Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Ashikaga Yoshiaki encircled Nobunaga. Recently, major forces from inside and outside swarmed up and besieged the Oda family.
Asai Asakura's coalition forces fought fiercely with Oda Nobunaga in North Omi, and the Rokkaku family in Minami Omi repeatedly caused riots, leaving the Oda family in a state of distress.
And just when Oda Nobunaga gained the advantage and was about to counterattack, the Miyoshi family made a comeback and landed in Settsu Country.
Matsunaga looked dumbfounded. She lamented the impermanence of the world in the tea room, which made Mitsuhide Akechi couldn't help but laugh.
"What? If you get closer to the Miyoshi family, is Matsunaga-hime nostalgic for her old master and wants to return to serve under the Miyoshi family?"
Matsunaga shook his head and said.
"Why do Meiji-hime make fun of me? I am loyal to His Highness Oda. How can I have such thoughts?"
Matsunaga Hide said he was loyal, and Miyoshi Nagakei, Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Miyoshi Nagaitsu and others who were underground intellectuals were able to get angry.
How could she be loyal to Oda Nobunaga? She knew the Miyoshi family too well. The current Sanhao family is strong on the outside and weak on the inside. It is going downhill and is not worth her nostalgia.
Moreover, Matsunaga Hide used a trick to kill the three Miyoshis, causing the Miyoshi family to have no choice but to withdraw from Yamashiro Country. Miyoshi Yoshitsugu also hated her to death.
Since there is no good fruit to be gained by taking refuge back, it is better to follow the Oda family and have a stable life. This will depend on Akechi Mitsuhide to speak kind words for her in front of Oda Nobunaga.
Akechi Mitsuhide smiled.
"Matsunaga Hime is very familiar with the situation of the Miyoshi family. I am confused, who is in charge of the Miyoshi family now? Is there really no chance for the Miyoshi family to make a comeback this time?"
Matsushita Nagahide said disdainfully.
"Since His Highness Mihao Changqing passed away, there has been no peace in Mihao's family.
First, the three Miyoshis jumped out to fight for power with Miyoshi Yoshitsugu. After the three Miyoshis fought and perished in Kyoto, Shinohara Nagafusa, Miyoshi Yasunaga, and Nozaya Nozaya refused to obey the rules.
Miyoshi Yoshitsugi succeeded to the throne as an adopted daughter, and was not the orthodox heir that Miyoshi Yoshihiro had been training for many years. It was originally a helpless choice for His Highness Miyoshi Nagakei after weighing the pros and cons.
In the past few years since she took the throne, the Sanhao family has been in a state of turmoil both internally and externally, so it is difficult for them to gain prestige.
Shinohara Chofusa is the leader of the Awa clan, Miyoshi Yasunaga is very powerful among the Miyoshi clan, and Miyoshi Yoshitsugu, the family governor, cannot suppress them at all.
Nowadays, not to mention the Awa clan and the Miyoshi clan, even the Sanuki clan left to her by her mother Juga Ichino are very dissatisfied with her, and Shinohara Chofō poached the corner.
There is also Anzhai Nobuyasu, the daughter of Anzhai Fuyoshi. Her mother was wrongly killed by His Highness Miyoshi Nagakei for no reason. Anzhai Nobiyasu was also frightened and had been guarding Miyoshi Yoshitsugi.
In such a three-good family, let alone working together to make a comeback, as long as there is a slight setback, they will hold each other back, and no one can count on the other. "
Matsunaga talked eloquently, and Akechi Mitsuhide nodded repeatedly with a smile on his lips.
For Anzhai Dongkang's death, it was Matsunaga Hide who encouraged Miyoshi Changyi to do things behind his back, but now she can put the blame on Miyoshi Changqing without changing her expression. It's really so shady.
However, such a selfish villain is exactly what Akechi Mitsuhide needs. If she is really loyal to Oda Nobunaga, things will be difficult to handle in the future.
Akechi Mitsuhide asked, following Matsu Nagahide's tone.
"So, the Sanhao family seems to be threatening, but it's actually nothing to worry about?"
Matsunaga nodded.
"Yes, as soon as His Highness Oda's army arrives, Miyoshi's army will not last long and will fall apart, making it difficult to accomplish anything."
Akechi Mitsuhide nodded and said.
"I heard that Araki Murashige has been very busy recently. As soon as the Miyoshi family landed in Noda Township, Araki Murashige sent troops to attack Itami Castle in the name of colluding with Miyoshi to cause rebellion.
The Itami family was caught off guard. I heard that Itami City had changed hands?
Araki Murashige controlled Ibaraki Castle, Ikeda Castle, and Itami Castle, bringing most of Settsu Country under his control. His Highness Oda had to admit her right to rule Settsu Country, right? "
Matsunaga's face froze, he forced a smile and said.
"Your Highness Oda is very talented and resourceful. How can I guess her thoughts?"
Oda Nobunaga used Settsu Guardian to trick Matsu Nagahide and Araki Murashige into overthrowing Ashikaga Yoshiaki's Settsu Three Guardians.
Matsunaga Hide has been secretly encouraging others to fight life and death, and do dirty things that are not worthy of publicity.
In comparison, Araki Murashige seems too upright. She killed and killed all the way, directly knocking out the two Settsu guards of the Ikeda family and the Itami family, making Wada Weimasa tremble in Takaki Castle.
If she really uses force to unify Settsu, Oda Nobunaga will also have a headache. It seems that Ikeda Tsuneaki's duty as Settsu guardian cannot be operated in secret.
When the Wu family does things, it depends on whose fist is stronger. From this point of view, Araki Murashige is too much a girl than Matsunaga Hide. If she comes to be the guardian of Settsu, the samurai inside and outside Settsu will be convinced.
Matsunaga showed embarrassment on his face and coughed.
“Ikeda Hengxing was already in a state of distress as he was guarding the Miyoshi family from raiding the Sakai Port.
Araki Cunzhong has no one to restrain her in the north, so she can naturally do whatever she wants. No one can do anything to get her. "
Akechi Mitsuhide asked.
"Is the situation in Sakai Port bad?"
Matsunagahide said.
"The Miyoshi and Oda families are about to fight around Sakai Port. The Miyoshi family has 20,000 soldiers and the Oda family has 30,000 soldiers. The total is a grand battle of 50,000 people.
The various forces in Sakai Port, led by the Ten People in Sakai Hui Na House, were frightened three times a day. The old, weak, men and children from the surrounding estates were all fleeing into Sakai Port for refuge. People's livelihood and public security were becoming increasingly chaotic. "
As a relatively independent commercial city, Sakai Port was not without its daimyo thinking of bringing it into their own sphere of influence, but in the end they all chose to give up and just established a customs office to collect commercial taxes.
Because Sakai Port does not exist in isolation, the land here is more like a cluster of islands formed by various rivers at the outlet of the sea.
Sakai Port and the surrounding estates, temples and nuns were unclearly involved, and it was inconvenient for both samurai and religious families to directly occupy Sakai Port.
For example, Hirano Township to the west of Sakai Port is a manor jointly ruled by seven families of local priests, and it also has the religious background of Enryakuji Temple on Mount Hiei.
Because some people had money and weapons, Hirano Township gradually developed into a defensive fortress, blocking the traffic artery on the west side of Sakai Port.
Another example is Noda Township, where the Miyoshi family landed this time. It is a sand island near the open sea, and there is a supply station for people to exchange large ships for small boats.
Noda Castle and Fukushima Castle on the island are defense facilities built spontaneously by local estates. They are also the bridgehead for the Miyoshi family to land in Settsu.
Around Sakai Port, there are many other village alliances like Hirano-go and Noda-go.
If there is a war in Sakai Port, the forces in Sakai Port will retreat to these fortresses in the countryside and wait and see.
If these manors around Sakai Port were attacked, the locals would evacuate the old and weak, husband and children into Sakai Port, and the young and strong would be responsible for defending the walled city.
It was such a port city and commercial center with crisscrossed water, special geography, and intricate military and religious influence.
Only when the Ashikaga family was at its peak and the Hosokawa family was invincible could they have the strength to control Sakai Port without fear of backlash from various forces.
Ashikaga Hosokawa's confidence in controlling Sakai Port is that tomorrow's maritime trade will mainly focus on prospecting trade, which will bring commercial benefits. It's not that the locals respect Ashikaga Hosokawa, it's because they gave him too much.
Only the Ouchi family, which controlled Hakata Port and the Shimonoseki Strait back then, was qualified to compete with the Hosokawa family. The two sides fought bloody battles for control of foreign trade.
In the end, the Japanese rebellion broke out in Ningbo to compete for tribute. The Ming Dynasty completely stopped the exploration and cooperation trade with Japan. Both Hosokawa and Ouchi families suffered losses.
The strong demand for maritime trade and the severance of trade with the Ming Dynasty also led to the more troublesome Jiajing Japanese pirates, which caused endless troubles.
Nowadays, Ashikaga Shogun has long since lost his strength, and the two powerful feudal lords of Hosokawa Ouchi have also gone.
Sakai Port's special neutral status has lasted for a long time. It has been a long time since the forces of Sakai Port, which had 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers gathered together to fight, were really panicked this time.
Seeing Akechi Mitsuhide's calm face, Matsunaga asked.
"Are you not worried at all, Akechi Ji?
As far as I know, Shiba Ling has become more and more prosperous in the past two years. In fact, it is because of the Hokuriku Road trade route that the Shiba Chu Fund has made a lot of profits.
Sibo's generous annuity really made many Ji warriors in his wife's family envious and jealous.
If there is chaos in Sakai Port, the Hokurikudo trade route will not be affected, and the income of Shibachu Fund this year will not be good. "
Matsunaga's probing made Akechi Mitsuhide smile.
"Matsunaga-hime, you underestimate Takada Haruno too much. This town leader of the Shiba family is not a simple person.
She converted the Hokuriku Road Trading Road into shares and distributed all the money. All of them were exchanged for shares of each company, which was a debt of one p share.
The Hokurikudo Trading Road is actually a debt-based operation, and a large part of its annual income is used to pay interest on each company's loans.
Not only did each family have to rely on the Hokuriku Trade Road to make money, but they also had to prevent the Hokuriku Trade Road from collapsing. The money they borrowed must not be lost in vain. "
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