Looking at the speechless Kamao clan, Yiyin sighed.
“The entire diplomatic, military, internal affairs, and business affairs of the Spurs in recent times have been developed with the strategy of keeping a low profile and biding time. Changing orders day by day will only make those who are doing things confused.
Although the political impact of burning Mount Hiei is indeed bad, if my family wants to change its course, it will take time to slowly adjust. It is better to be quiet at this time than to move.
Ujigo, you can write and send a letter for me, authorizing Mitsuhide Akechi to negotiate with the Oda family.
My family strongly condemns the Oda army’s actions of burning Mount Hiei and the northern expedition against the Asai family. He called on His Highness Oda to stop taking action and all parties should put the overall situation first and immediately cease the war and start peace talks. "
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After leaving the meeting hall, Ii Naomasa took Kamao Shigo back to his residence.
Just as the two sat down, Ii Naomasa said angrily.
"Bama Shengji, are you giving in like this?"
Pu Shengshixiang said in a deep voice.
"What can I do in the face of reality?"
Ii Naomasa frowned.
"Takada Yoshino actually dared to threaten Your Majesty with resignation. It was so presumptuous that Your Majesty still tolerated her. The death of Master Jueshu was also very strange, and there must be something fishy in it.
The Oda family burned Mount Hiei and the Asai family invaded the north, breaking the truce negotiated by Tsutado-don on Mount Hiei for all parties.
If we just condemn and call for a few times, wouldn’t we be looked down upon by the world? The Oda family's arrogance will inevitably become more arrogant, and the consequences will be endless. "
Pushengshi Township Zhengse Road.
"I understand what you said, but what can we do?
Your Majesty showed me Takada Harano's letter, and his thoughts were clearly stated, hoping that I would reflect on myself and know how to advance or retreat.
Jing Yiji, how long has it been since the Tongxin Secretariat was established? I am responsible for Spo’s selection, and you are responsible for supervision and auditing. Our power is great, but we also offend more people.
Among those important ministers and bosses outside, who has not been blocked by us, and who has not been frustrated in front of us? "
Ii Naomasa said angrily.
"That's because they themselves did something wrong. We are just following the rules and want to take good care of this family for you.
You see, Takada Yono is so coquettish that he dares to resign and threaten the central government to change his ways, relying on his small contribution to the Hokuriku Road trade route. How arrogant is that? Can we condone such people?
If the important officials of the Sibo family are so willful, wouldn't the family's laws become just a decoration? "
Kamo Shigo shook his head and said.
"You and I are loyal to Your Majesty, and Your Majesty understands it in your heart, but we must also sympathize with Your Majesty's difficulties.
You say Takada Harano is arrogant, but have you ever thought about why she dares to be so arrogant? Because she is being reasonable this time, and the success of the three new economic plans is what your Majesty is eagerly looking forward to.
When Shiba Oda went to war, the three new economic plans were bound to suffer heavy losses. Takada Yono spoke impartially, and even if her words were fierce and arrogant, your Majesty would not argue with her.
You have reached out to the Hokuriku Trade Road several times to ask for information, strengthen supervision, conduct liquidation and auditing, and press forward step by step. People have long disliked us.
This time, Takada Harano is trying to use the topic to his advantage, using reality to pressure you and I have to give in.
The Takada family is the only surviving generation of Shiba. Your Majesty has a deep trust in the Takada sisters. If I ignore the reality and continue to make sophistry, I will only lose more points in your heart. "
Ii Naomasa sneered.
"Takada Yono didn't know where he got the news, and he dared to take the opportunity to mess with us.
After I get control of the information on the Hokuriku Road trade route, I will definitely check it out to see what kind of loyal approach she has, so that she can also know the importance of it. "
Kamao clan looked at Ii Naomasa solemnly and said.
"Jing Yiji, your Majesty has already said that the inquiring party will only file the records and will not participate in investigating the authenticity, nor is it allowed to collect information on its own. Do you want to disobey?
It’s only been a few days since I argued with Akechi Mitsuhide in front of you, and even you don’t know the details.
But far away in Sakai Port, Takada Haruno, who was busy with the Shiba real estate auction, was very clear about the content of the dispute between Mitsuhide Akechi and me, and was able to find my loopholes and fight back.
And what you just said, Master Jueshu suddenly died suddenly and mysteriously in the capital.
Don't you think it's strange? The situation that was not conducive to me appeared out of nowhere seemingly overnight. "
Ii Naomasa narrowed his eyes.
"Akechi Mitsuhide, this poisonous snake, is she the one behind this?
She was also too courageous. Master Jueshu was the head of the Tiantai Sect. What would happen if the Sibo family was implicated because of her misbehavior?
I will go to your Majesty right now and I must expose her crime! "
Kamaojigo had no choice but to hold back the impulsive Ii Naomasa and scolded him.
"Calm down, do you think your Majesty is not aware of this? But Mitsuhide Akechi has always been clean in his work. If you can't catch her, how can you make her confess?
If you didn't know it well, Your Majesty wouldn't have shown me Takada Harano's letter. Your Majesty is reminding us!
Tongxin Secretariat has grown too fast and has attracted too much hate. We need to keep a low profile now.
Among the important ministers responsible for foreign affairs, internal affairs, military affairs, and commerce, perhaps the easiest one to dismiss is Takada Yono, the big boss in charge of business.
The relationship between the Takada sisters and Junshang is unusual. Although Junshang supports Takada Haruno in front of us, now, Junshang must be writing a letter scolding Takada Haruno for being troublesome and asking her to do her job well.
Takada Harano will definitely accept it as soon as he sees it, and will never disobey the emperor.
Your Majesty was never worried about Takata Harano, but the dissatisfaction among the important ministers that was about to explode.
Akechi Mitsuhide secretly instigated Yin damage, and Takada Yono's threat to resign was fierce, but the king was still able to suppress them.
But if the Spo leaders in the three places express dissatisfaction and the military bosses from various places show hostility to us, what are you going to do?
Is it to stand up for the Tongxin Secretariat and intensify the power struggle between the central government and local governments? Or should we demote you and me to appease local forces?
No matter which path is chosen, it will be a major blow to the king's intention to use the Tongxin Secretariat to consolidate local power.
Jing Yiji, you are an upright person and you are indeed loyal to your Majesty. But you have to understand that relying solely on passion and loyalty is of no use.
We need to help the Lord regain power and make the Tongxin Secretariat a tight curse on the local forces, so that they can bow their heads and be loyal to the Sibo family and not dare to change their minds. This requires political wisdom.
Don't hesitate when it's time to take action, but don't be aggressive when it's time to give in. There are still days to come, so don't worry about temporary gains and losses.
In short, the future is bright, but the road is tortuous, and we face many difficulties that cannot be ignored.
Therefore, we must unite, be wise, work together, overcome all difficulties, and achieve our goal of assisting the emperor and limiting local power. "
Naomasa Ii listened silently and bowed deeply to the Kamao clan.
"Today, Pu Shengji's words were like enlightenment and enlightenment. Please accept my worship."
Kamao clan helped Naomasa Ii up and said sincerely.
"We must gather our will and protect our leaders, and we must not let those guys who are full of ideas of slaying others for themselves and annihilating them from heaven and earth to see our jokes."
Naomasa Ii nodded sharply.
"Hi!"
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Takada Haruno's fierce reaction made Yoshigoshi Shiba, who was still hesitant at first, suddenly realize that he was already a high-ranking figure that attracted much attention, and every move involved too much.
Governing a big country is like cooking a small one. At the grand strategic level, you must not make sharp turns. The Spo family is like a running machine. Modifying it at will will only cause greater trouble.
He was not only reminding Kamaojigo and Ii Naomasa, but also reminding himself to pay attention to priorities and not to be careless.
In front of this wide field of view, Yoshihiro didn't bother to argue with Akechi Mitsuhide's small actions. This guy was very slick and he couldn't catch her. He just felt that the Master died unjustly.
Just when Yoshino Bank decided to stick to the strategy of keeping a low profile and bide her time, she wrote a letter scolding Takada Haruno for not messing around and asking her to continue to promote the three new economic plans.
In the Tora Gozen Village in Kitaomi, Oda Nobunaga is facing a happy trouble.
Yokoyama Castle, Sawayama Castle, and Yamamotoyama Castle fell successively, and Asai Nagamasa's Kotani Castle fell into isolation.
In order to further cut off Otani Castle's foreign aid, the Oda family built the Tora Gozen Castle, intending to cut off the Asakura family's southward support for Otani Castle.
This time, Oda Nobunaga burned Mount Hiei and robbed enough military supplies. The army went north to conquer the Asai family, and their morale was like a rainbow.
At Toragozen's mountain stronghold, the Oda army defeated Asai Asakura's two armies successively, and Asai Nagamasa was once again defeated and retreated from Otani Castle.
The Asakura family's Yoshitsugi Maenami and Tomita Nagashige directly defected to the Oda family and counterattacked. Asakura Yoshikage, who came to support with troops later, was caught off guard and was instantly defeated.
Although Oda Nobunaga was victorious, he was also a little hesitant. Should he surround Otani Castle first and kill Asai Nagamasa, or should he follow the defeated Asakura Yoshikage and take advantage of the situation to invade Echizen Country?
During the military discussion, each of the ladies expressed their opinions. Oda Nobunaga seemed to be careless, looking down at a letter.
As she watched, she suddenly burst into laughter, causing the retainers who were debating whether to attack Asai or Asakura first to look at each other.
Niwa Nagahide, under the pleading look of Zhu Ji, had no choice but to step out of the queue and bow, and asked.
"Why is the main hall laughing?"
Oda Nobunaga shook his head and said.
"It has nothing to do with you, I was just laughing at Takeda Shingen's shamelessness.
When the Takeda family went to Luo, she wrote a special letter to me, scolding me for disrespecting the shogunate, bullying the general, and blaspheming the gods and Buddhas.
She wants to attack me in the name of the famous Minamoto family in Kawachi and the great Nisho of the Tendai sect. It really makes me laugh to death.
The person who loves conspiracy the most and is the best at betrayal is none other than Takeda Shingen himself.
The great nun of Tiantai Sect? It's so shameless. I remember that the Tiantai Sect only gave her the position of official, but she really dared to put gold in her face. "
Oda Nobunaga threw the letter to the clerk who was writing at the desk and said.
"Give me a polished reply and tell her to stop talking nonsense and fight if you want. I even burned down Mount Hiei. Do you still care about a self-proclaimed nun?
Tell her that if she were a great nun of the Tiantai Sect, I would be the Demon King of the Sixth Heaven, who would kill sanctimonious bald donkeys like them. "
Oda Nobunaga was proud, and Niwa Nagahide couldn't help but sigh.
The Tendai Sect is the leader of all Buddhist sects, and Hieizan Enryakuji Temple is the supreme holy place of Buddhism.
It was not Oda Nobunaga's original intention to burn Mount Hiei, but she was tough when things happened. She would either not do it or do it anyway. Niwa Nagahide, Shibata Katsuie, Sakuma Nobumori and others could not dissuade her.
Thousands of nuns died unexpectedly, and the pure land was burned to ashes. Such atrocities not only frightened outsiders, but also frightened the officials of the Oda family.
Oda Nobunaga felt unhappy when he saw Niwa showing a grimace and not daring to remonstrate.
Even close confidants like Niwa Nagahide were silent and did not dare to speak. He had indeed gone too far this time.
Oda Nobunaga was not ignorant of the importance. The siege of Mount Hiei was inexplicably going out of control, and she also felt it was very strange.
But now that the matter has come to this, what can she do?
It is absolutely impossible to bow to those bald donkeys of the Tiantai Sect. Oda Nobunaga has no qualifications to be weak and can only continue to remain strong in order to suppress internal and external troubles and continue to strengthen the Oda family.
Since the Tiantai Sect and the Yixiang Sect have been offended to death, there is no need to worry about anything anymore.
If these nuns and their followers are not convinced, then they will all be killed. Anyway, there are more than just these two sects in the world.
Within Buddhism, there are the Nichiren sect and the Rinzai sect, which have been suppressed by the Ichiko sect and the Tendai sect. Outside of Buddhism, there is the Nanman Sect, which is looking covetously and has always wanted to go deep into the island country to preach.
If Oda Nobunaga wants, she will not lack religious allies, but the prerequisite is that she must remain strong to attract sectarian support.
The loser will have nothing. Only by constantly winning can he be worthy of ruling the world and burying all enemies in history.
Oda Nobunaga suddenly asked.
"Is there any news about Tsutado-den?"
Niwa Nagahide bowed.
“Lord Akechi Mitsuhide has written a letter, and she will come to the army soon to express her condemnation of the actions of the main hall on behalf of Tsutado-den.
I hope that the main hall can stop the conquest and return to the correct path of maintaining peace. "
Oda Nobunaga was stunned. What she was most worried about was that her actions of setting fire to Mount Hiei and marching north to conquer would annoy Yoshigan Shiba and attract his interference.
And Yoshihiro Shiba's response was to just send Mitsuhide Akechi to condemn him?
Oda Nobunaga couldn't help laughing and shook his head.
“My husband is kind, I really don’t know if I underestimate him or underestimate him.
condemn? Ha, interesting little trick. "
Niwa Nagahide sighed.
“It’s really a blessing that Tsudo-den has no intention of interfering.
I guess it was because the Tendai Sect and the Asai family broke the agreement first, and Tsutado-den upheld the principle of justice and it was not convenient for him to come forward. "
Oda Nobunaga snorted coldly.
"How can an indecisive man achieve great things if he clings to principles that constrain him?"
Hearing that Shiba Yoshigan was not going to interfere, Oda Nobunaga, who was still a little worried about this, instantly put his mind at ease and became even more arrogant.
But Niwa Nagahide's next words made Oda Nobunaga change his expression again.
"The main hall, Jindo Hall has no intention of interfering, but there is news from the capital that the general seems to be ready to make another move these days."
Oda Nobunaga licked his lips, and his eyes flashed with a ferocious light. This annoying fly was always buzzing and buzzing.
(End of chapter)
