Azuchi Village is located in Minami Omi between Kyoto and Gifu Castle. It is the only way for Oda Nobunaga to pass from his hometown to Luo.
Oda Nobunaga took a fancy to this place and built a lot of construction on Megada Mountain next to Azuchi Village. He demolished the building materials of Kannonji Castle not far away and enriched the new Azuchi Castle.
The newly built Azuchi Castle is located on the top of the mountain. The six-story building overlooks the shores of Lake Biwa and guards the water and land passage to Kusatsu, which is the gateway to Kyoto from Omi Province.
When Mitsuhide Akechi was summoned to Azuchi Castle by Oda Nobunaga, Oda Nobunaga was climbing up the castle tower to look far into the distance.
After Akechi Mitsuhide finished the ceremony, Oda Nobunaga smiled and waved to her.
"No need to be polite, Guangxiu, come up and take a look.
There are endless boats coming and going on Lake Biwa, which is a prosperous scene. I tried to count them for a long time, but they were all dizzying. I really couldn't count them. "
Akechi Mitsuhide respectfully stepped forward and joked.
"The east coast of Lake Biwa has always been like this. The lake is rich in aquatic products and water transportation and logistics are constant. Now it is the busy season of spring and summer, so it is even more prosperous."
Oda Nobunaga nodded and said.
"Yes, it's such a huge profit. I wonder if my Oda family will be lucky enough to share some of it."
Akechi Mitsuhide smiled.
"His Majesty Oda is just joking. All the Hekokaku Asai are a thing of the past. The entire Omi Kingdom belongs to the Oda family, and Lake Biwa is no exception."
Oda Nobunaga smiled.
"What you said is good, but there is still one thing missing. Not only Omi Country, but also Echizen Country is also under my control.
I have not forgotten what you said in Tsuruga County. Mitsuhide, do you still remember it? "
Akechi Mitsuhide bowed and said.
"His Majesty Oda has an unparalleled military reputation, and the two Asai and Asakura families are acting like chariots. It will definitely not end well.
Naturally, foreign ministers dare not forget the appointment with Tsuruga County. As long as you keep an open mind on the Asakura Kageki Network, the Shiba family will be rewarded generously. The Oda family will definitely have a place in the market of the Hokuriku Road trade route. "
Oda Nobunaga raised his chin and glanced at Akechi Mitsuhide from the corner of his eyes, quite displeased.
Akechi Mitsuhide actually pretended to be confused with her. Is what Oda Nobunaga hinted just for the interests of the Hokuriku Road trade route?
The conditions negotiated by Tsuruga County back then were unexpectedly betrayed by the Asai family, and Oda Nobunaga was attacked from both sides. He had no choice but to retreat from Kanazaki, and he had no shame to continue the negotiation with Akechi Mitsuhide.
Nowadays, Oda Nobunaga controls both Omi and Echizen countries, the Biwa Lake water transportation of the Hokuriku Road trade route, and the shipping of Tsuruga Port. Naturally, there is no way around it. The Shiba family must share the benefits of the Oda family.
Oda Nobunaga is not worried about the profit distribution of the Hokuriku Road trade route. What she wants to determine is whether Akechi Mitsuhide's words that there is no room for two tigers in one mountain unless one male and one female can be realized and come true.
Who would have thought that Akechi Mitsuhide would actually go around in circles at this time? This attitude is boring.
Oda Nobunaga said coldly.
"Is this all you want to say?"
Akechi Mitsuhide looked around with a smile and asked.
"By the way, I heard that Mr. Nong has already moved into Azuchi Castle. I wonder if Your Highness can do it for your convenience and allow me to see my cousin. How is he doing lately?"
Oda Nobunaga's face froze. Although she had such thoughts about Shiba Yigen, No-kun was her first husband no matter what.
Akechi Mitsuhide greeted her husband as a relative, so how could she talk to Akechi Mitsuhide about pimping?
Oda Nobunaga looked embarrassed and said.
"On this trip to Kitaomi, Nogo-kun is accompanying Ichi-kun back. My son's home is walking slowly, and everyone is still on the road, not in the city."
Akechi Mitsuhide nodded. She saw that Oda Nobunaga's face was not good-looking, so of course she had to stroke it after knocking it, so as not to really offend this powerful His Highness, and she would not get any good results.
"Your Highness, I understand what you are thinking, but you cannot rush it. If you do something too hastily, it will become unjust and unreasonable, and I am afraid it will be counterproductive."
Oda Nobunaga sneered.
"Oh? Are you thinking about me? Why don't you tell me what is counterproductive?"
Akechi Mitsuhide asked rhetorically.
"I heard that His Majesty Oda was born in the Isehei clan and is a clan elder who is the general leader?"
Oda Nobunaga nodded shamelessly and said.
"good."
Akechi Mitsuhide felt contempt in his heart, what a p.
The Oda family was a member of the Shiba family, who was brought to Owari from Echizen country and later became the guardian of Owari.
Although Ise Country is adjacent to Owari Country, the Oda family really has no relationship with the Isehei clan. Instead, they have some connections with Echizen Country.
Especially the lineage of Oda Nobunaga, who is a descendant of the Shimowari Oda family. He may indeed have some blood of the Oda family, but he is definitely not a close branch. How can he have the dignity to claim to be a direct descendant?
The real direct descendant of Oda was the Owari Oda clan, the hereditary guardian of Owari, but he was massacred by Oda Nobunaga. The Oda family of Shimowari, a member of the nearby concubine family, was also wiped out by Oda Nobunaga.
The lineage of Oda Nobunaga was just a commoner outside the commoner family. He was not close to the Oda family, but was deeply involved with the priestly family of Atsuta Shrine.
The strength of this line comes from the business district around Ahotian, and it relies on business profits to build a big business.
It's hard to say that Oda Nobunaga's ancestors were from a family of priests, similar to the Mikawa Matsudaira family. Her talk about family status is simply nonsense.
The Oda family has nothing to do with the Isehei clan. Oda Nobunaga, a rebel who slaughtered the upper and lower Owari Oda families and usurped the family name to establish his own family, is not qualified to talk about his identity.
But these are troubled times, and any family background can be faked, as long as the knife in your hand is strong enough, it can be real.
From the time Oda Nobunaga revealed that she was a member of the Ise Taira clan, and now that she has become more powerful and shamelessly calls herself an elder of the Taira clan, who dares to question her identity?
Tokugawa Ieyasu's identity as a descendant of Nitta of the Kawachi Genji lineage required Yoshihiro Shiba as a guarantor and an official announcement from the shogunate before she could transform Matsudaira into a Tokugawa and become a famous nobleman recognized by the shogunate.
But what about Oda Nobunaga? All she had to do was hold a knife and shout, "Whoever refuses to accept, stand up!" This person has always loved being tough, but she got stronger with each fight, and no one could do anything to her.
As for Akechi Mitsuhide, he wanted to use Oda Nobunaga to promote his identity, she said with a smile.
"The elders of the Minamoto clan and the elders of the Taira clan. When the Minamoto clan joined forces with the Taira clan, the Minamoto clan won, and then established the samurai orthodoxy of the shogunate for five hundred years.
To this day, the Minamoto clan is weakening, the Taira clan is rising again, and the laws of nature cycle, one after another.
His Highness Oda thought about the common people in the world and did not want to see Genpei fighting again, and the same members of the samurai family were fighting each other. This is the most benevolent and righteous thing.
In this case, it would be a great blessing for the martial arts family in the world to simply join forces with Genpei. What do you think, Your Highness? "
Oda Nobunaga watched Akechi Mitsuhide talk eloquently, but he couldn't figure out what this naughty man was thinking.
The identity of the Taira elder is the political basis for Oda Nobunaga's preparation to establish Oda Gonggi. Although it is self-promotion, there is always a procedure to follow.
The change of Genpei is indeed a good reason.
According to Ake Mitsuhide's wishes, Shiba Yoshigan can marry himself, an elder of the Taira clan, as an elder of the Genji clan, so that the transition of power will go more smoothly. This is of course a good thing.
But Akechi Mitsuhide also didn't match the preface and the follow-up, and was going around in circles before, and now he wants to act as a matchmaker and a loyal minister, leaving Oda Nobunaga unsure of whose side she is on.
Oda Nobunaga thought for a while and said.
"For the sake of all the people in the world, I feel duty-bound, but this matter is not easy to handle. After these words, there is the word "but", right?"
Akechi Mitsuhide nodded.
"His Majesty Oda is wise, Genpei joins forces, and the world returns to peace, it is naturally a great thing.
However, this good thing is not easy to handle. Ashikaga Shogun of Nijo Castle could not see this good thing. "
After all, Akechi Mitsuhide had a bad idea. She had been feuding with Oda Nobunaga for all these years just to use the Oda family to overthrow the Ashikaga shogunate.
Shiba Yoshigan is a saint of the samurai family, and his hands must not be stained with the injustice of killing Ashikaga Shogun.
No matter how Shiba Yiyin wants to build a new world in the future, the destruction of the old world must not have the slightest connection with him.
Only Oda Nobunaga, who has a universal mind and is not afraid of storms, can help this evil man.
Regardless of whether Oda Nobunaga wanted to kill the general or banish the general, the Ashikaga shogun family, which had long been on the verge of collapse with only one archway left, was considered to have come to an end and would no longer be known as the common master of the world.
Akechi Mitsuhide wanted to wrap up the blame for bringing down the shogunate with the sugar-coating of marrying Yoshigan Shiba, and leave it to Oda Nobunaga to carry and lick.
As for after overthrowing the Ashikaga Shogunate, well, that's when Yoshigan Shiba comes on the scene, Akechi Mitsuhide will no longer continue to have an affair with Oda Nobunaga, playing tricks with the same ambition.
The Oda family is already in dire straits. If Yoshihiro Shiba does not step forward and allows Oda Nobunaga to continue to develop for a few years, he will truly be invincible.
In Mitsuhide Akechi's mind, rejecting the Oda externally, harmonizing with the retainers internally, using the strategy of occupying the magpie's nest, and having an heir with an important member of the retainer group, so as to enrich the foundation of the Shiba family, is the best choice for Yoshihide Shiba.
As for a powerful foreign vassal like Oda Nobunaga, she must not be allowed to acquire the blood of Shiba Yoshigan, which in turn affects the purity of the Shiba family.
Just imagine, if all the heirs of the strong feudal lord have the blood of the Sibo family, who will belong to the future Sibo world? Wouldn't the strategy of occupying the magpie's nest help other vassals to swallow up the Sibo family?
Akechi Mitsuhide knew this very well.
A weak foreign vassal like Hosokawa Fujitaka would try every means to swallow her up. A powerful foreign vassal like Oda Nobunaga can only be used and then discarded, and must not be involved in the Jade Occupy Magpie's Nest Plan.
Although Akechi Mitsuhide was deep-minded, her plan for many years finally saw the light of day, and she inadvertently showed something strange, which was noticed by Oda Nobunaga.
Oda Nobunaga looked at Mitsuhide Akechi, who was pretending to be calm, and was silent in thought.
The idea of a Genpei merger proposed by Akechi Mitsuhide really moved Oda Nobunaga's heart. But whether Mitsuhide Akechi was reliable or not, Oda Nobunaga was not sure.
This loach was so slippery that I really couldn’t read her thoughts, so I had to give it another try.
Oda Nobunaga had some calculations in his mind and spoke.
"Ashikaga Yoshiaki has already caused me too much trouble. If I continue to let her stay in Nijo Castle, it will only add new troubles.
I will make arrangements to find a temple far away from Kyoto for her to rest. Huh, if it weren’t for the sake of the Ashikaga Shogun’s family’s blessings on the world for two hundred years, I, huh. "
Akechi Mitsuhide couldn't help but show a hint of excitement in his eyes. The full-fledged Oda Nobunaga finally decided to attack Ashikaga Yoshiaki. He didn't even bother to use honorifics in his mouth. He was really going to break his heart and attack.
But she didn't expect that there was another sentence after Oda Nobunaga.
"Mitsuhide, I know how loyal you are to me. For the sake of my union with Tsutado-don, you don't even care about your cousin No-kun."
Akechi Mitsuhide lowered his head and said.
“Nano-kun and I have a brother-sister relationship, but the world needs Oda-dono and Tsuta-dono to get married in order to return to peace.
The foreign ministers did not dare to care about their personal interests and forget their righteousness, so they could only try their best to persuade Mr. Nong to put the common interests of the world first. "
Akechi Mitsuhide thought that Oda Nobunaga wanted her to persuade Nobun-kun to agree to the separation and give up her position as the main wife so that she could marry Yoshigan Shiba.
In fact, Oda Nobunaga didn't care about this little thing. She had a better way to test Akechi Mitsuhide's sincerity.
Oda Nobunaga sighed.
"Yes, the world is in the public interest, and the private affairs of one family and one family cannot ruin the overall situation of the world.
Mitsuhide, you're right, but many people don't see this clearly, and that gets me into trouble.
I got information that Takeda Shingen failed to go to Luo, so I came up with a new idea and made the abandoned baby she adopted as a young master and sent it to Yamato.
Counting the days, by now we should be almost at Duowenshan City.
Mitsuhide, you and I both know that Tsutama is a benevolent and kindhearted person, but his kind-hearted nature can easily be taken advantage of.
The Takeda family is of the Kawachi Genji lineage, and Tsutado-don is the elder of the Genji family. Takeda Shingen asked Gu Clan to marry him, but Tsutama Hall couldn't save face and would definitely agree.
I can understand the principle of hiding from each other.
However, for the great benefit of the world, I resolutely expel the unjust general. Is Tsutado-don also willing to work for the good of the world, reject the Takeda family's dependence and instigation, and stand with me? "
Oda Nobunaga looked at Akechi Mitsuhide, and Akechi Mitsuhide understood that this was Oda Nobunaga testing him again.
The Oda family can expel Ashikaga Yoshiaki and overthrow the decadent Ashikaga shogunate. However, the Shiba family must stand together with the Oda family to achieve mutual success. This is in line with the political win-win concept of the Genpei merger.
Akechi Mitsuhide has been bragging in front of Oda Nobunaga for a long time, but whether she can convince Shiba Yoshigan to give up the Takeda family will be another measure for Oda Nobunaga to determine Akechi Mitsuhide's value.
Akechi Mitsuhide is very confident about this matter.
Yoshikage Shiba has kept a low profile until today, and has given up too much. All it takes is Oda Nobunaga to expel Ashikaga Yoshiaki!
Akechi Mitsuhide believed that Yoshigoshi Shiba had endured it for so long, and it was not bad for Takeda's hostage.
He endured the sewage of Ashikaga Yoshiaki and withdrew from Kyoto, endured Oda Nobunaga's expansion in all directions, and made the entire Konkyo a mess. Even the heads of old comrades like Asai Nagamasa were made into gold cups.
Sibo Yiyin held his nose and endured so many disgusting things. Could he still fall out with Oda Nobunaga over a baby girl that Takeda Shingen picked up as an abandoned child?
Oda Nobunaga decided to attack the Ashikaga Shogunate, and Yoshihiro Shiba was finally able to kick away the troublesome Ashikaga Yoshiaki and remove the shackles of justice from his body.
Akechi Mitsuhide couldn't think of any reason for Shiba Yoshigan not to agree to Oda Nobunaga, just to pity the Takeda family's baby girl of unknown origin?
