After the autumn harvest, the weather gets cold very quickly. Even though the Kyoto Basin is surrounded by mountains and is isolated from the cold current on the sea, you can still feel the chill in the autumn wind.
Maeda Toshiie only stayed in Iga Ueno Castle for one day before setting off again for Kyoto.
The second round of negotiations between the Shiba Oda family has begun, and Maeda Toshiie must arrive in Kyoto early to understand the situation.
As a special political product sandwiched between the Shiba and Oda families, the future of the Owari Shiba Territory may be determined in this negotiation.
As the leader of Owari Shiba Leader, Maeda Toshiie is more anxious than anyone else. She hopes to understand Yoshihiro Shiba's thoughts as soon as possible in order to clarify the next strategy of Owari Shiba Leader.
The reconciliation with Maeda's interests is also based on future strategic considerations.
The future of the Shiba family has broken away from the secular power of the traditional martial arts family and begun to move towards theocratic power. This change has made it difficult for all Spoelstra officials to predict and grasp the future.
Divine power has once again come to the island nation, but everyone does not know how to adapt to this new power base.
The only thing that can be determined is that the bloodline of Shiba Yiyin will become a higher level than the direct line of Genji in Hanoi, and will become the only noble species in the island country.
Fighting for the right to conceive the descendant of the divine blood, and using this to seek better development for the future of the family, has become the consensus of the Ji warriors who are qualified to sit on Shiba Yiyin's bed.
The alliance between the Maeda Toshiie family and Maeda's interests means that the Maeda family has at least two seats in the divine family, and is already in an invincible position.
Compared with Maeda, who has a temperamental temperament, Maeda Toshiie is an excellent Hime warrior. She not only has extraordinary military courage, but also has a keen political sense.
After the dispute over the marriage was falsified, Maeda Toshiie used his soft figure to immediately reach a political alliance with Maeda's interests.
After eight years, the two Maeda families came together again, directly surpassing the Nizi Mountain Party and becoming the number one force in the Shiba family.
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After completing the political integration of the Maeda family, Maeda Toshiie continued to go to Luo, but Yoshigan did not see her in Kyoto, and had someone introduce her to Kurama.
Mount Kurama is located in the north of Kyoto. The mountain is only 500 meters high, but it is a famous spiritual mountain in Kyoto. Many temples are located here.
The world-famous Minamoto Yoshitsune spent his childhood at Kurama Temple.
The main deity enshrined in Kurama Temple is the trinity of Bishamonten, Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara, and the Demon Protector, which can be said to be full of buffs.
Yi Gin was in Kurama Mountain at this time, not because of the presence of his godhead in Kurama Temple, but to soak in the hot springs.
The geographical location of the Kyoto Basin is not in the hot spring zone. There are few hot springs nearby. The few springs that can barely be regarded as hot springs are all in the northern mountainous area.
Among the two best springs, one is on Mount Saga northwest of Kyoto, and the other is on Mount Kurama northeast of Kyoto.
Mount Saga is close to Tanba Kingdom, and it is not within Yoshigan's sphere of influence. If a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, Yoshigan will naturally not go there to soak in the hot springs.
Mount Kurama is located in the mountains between Kyoto and Takashima County in Omi Province. Both sides are occupied by the Shiba camp, so it has naturally become the first choice for Yoshibank to stay and soak in hot springs.
After receiving the news, Maeda Toshiie did not dare to neglect, and quickly passed through Kyoto and went to Mount Kurama to meet Yoshigan.
The hot springs in the mountain gush out naturally, and the surrounding area is surrounded by stones to block the wind, turning it into a hot spring pool.
Yiyin stretched out his hand and couldn't see his palm print clearly in the mist. He couldn't help but sigh whether he was too extravagant.
Winter has not yet arrived, so they went out to soak in the hot springs. A group of Ji warriors climbed up and down the entire mountain, just so that they could safely soak in a pool of live springs on the mountainside.
Yiyin was just thinking about his thoughts alone, when there was a sound of footsteps in the distance.
There were about twenty steps from the Yashiki to the hot spring. Maeda Toshiie's face appeared on the steps, and then her still graceful body wrapped in a yukata appeared in front of Yoshigan.
There was sake on the tray next to Yoshigan. He drank a glass of it, looked at Maeda Toshiie who was saluting, and said.
"I'm tired from the journey. Let's take a dip together to relieve our fatigue."
Maeda Toshiie said shyly.
"I don't dare. I haven't seen the saint for many days. I'm afraid that I won't be able to control myself and spoil the saint's interest in bathing."
Yiyin smiled.
"That's even better. I've missed you for a long time, Li Jia. It's just a relief from the pain of lovesickness.
Come on, today you and I, the monarch and my ministers, can honestly meet each other and have a good talk in this hot spring. "
Maeda Toshiie no longer hesitated, Shi Shiran took off his bathrobe and entered the hot spring pool.
The soup pool was no bigger than a square inch, so Yiyin pulled her into his arms, kissed her ear, and asked.
"Miss me?"
The two people's skin touched each other. Maeda Toshiie's heart skipped a beat, his ears were already red, and he whispered.
"I think about him day and night, and there is not a day when I don't miss the saint."
Yoshigan smiled, took off the bottle of wine from the shore, poured it directly into Maeda Toshiie's mouth, then kissed her deeply and shared the wine.
. . .
By the time the two of them had recovered from their intoxication, it was already dusk, and the orange sunset shone through the mist in the pool, making it so lazy that people couldn't get motivated.
Yiyin smiled.
"I can't help myself. It's a pity that I soiled a pool of living spring."
Maeda Toshiie leaned against Yoshiyin and said softly.
"Saints are immortals descended from heaven. They are not stained by dust. There is no reason to be dirty. Being able to blend into your immortal jade dew is the blessing of this pool of water.
However, if the living spring keeps flowing, it will eventually wash away the blessings of the saint and become an ordinary spring again. "
Yiyin scratched her nose and smiled.
"As long as you can talk, if you talk a little more, even if you lie to me, I will still like to hear it."
Maeda Toshiie stared at Yoshigage in a daze, and couldn't help but touch Yoshigage's face with his hand.
"Saint, what I say is by no means empty words, every word I say comes from the bottom of my heart.
It has been eight years, and you are still the same young man. Have you ever aged at all? And I am already old and yellow, and I am no longer the same person as before. "
Yoshigan looked at the infatuated Maeda Toshiie and fell silent.
Back then in Owari Province, Toshiie Maeda was a twenty-year-old Samurai Hime, in the prime of life and in the prime of his youth.
Now eight years have passed, and she is already twenty-eight years old. In this era when one can call herself an old woman at the age of thirty, it is inevitable to feel in her heart that her youth is gone forever.
Yiyin is pregnant with a cheat, and his physical fitness will always remain at the age of sixteen. Not only does his appearance remain youthful, but his physical fitness is also different from ordinary people.
No matter how he was fucked by Takata Harano, Takada Yukino, and Tachibana the night before, except for some back pain the next day, he would not have any real injuries from indulgence.
Because his body remains at the age of sixteen forever, it will always return to its best condition.
But Maeda Toshiie was different. She indeed devoted her best years to Yoshigami, overcoming all obstacles for him.
How many eight years can there be in life?
Yiyin sighed and asked.
"Have you ever regretted it?"
Maeda Toshiie shook his head.
"I don't regret it. I'm just worried that I will no longer be able to attract the attention of saints as I age."
Yiyin laughed.
"Nonsense, didn't you perform very well just now? It made me want to stop and never want to leave."
Maeda Toshiie smiled.
"As long as the saint likes it."
It's not a good thing to stay in the bath for a long time, especially after what the two of them have experienced again, it's not suitable to continue bathing.
Maeda Toshiie stood up to serve Yoshigan, wiped him and changed his clothes, and then followed Yoshigan back to Yashiki to rest.
Outside the Yashiki, the serving Ji Samurai left two cups of fragrant tea and bowed to leave.
Yiyin asked after taking a sip of hot tea.
"How's the journey going?"
Maeda Toshiie replied.
"Forgive me, Saint. After receiving your summons, I did not rush to Luo. Instead, I took a short detour and went to Arakko Castle to see my mother, and then to Iga Ueno Castle to meet my eldest sister and profit."
Yiyin shook his head.
"This is not a military priority, and my order did not impose a time limit, so what's the crime?
Is Toshimasa Maeda's health okay? I haven't seen her in many years either.
Maeda Rihisa and your sister have a deep love. It’s easy to talk about it, but Maeda’s interests don’t show your face, right? "
Maeda Toshiie smiled.
"Thank you saint for your concern, everything is fine with my mother.
My interest is just a proud person, not an unreasonable person. When I went to Iga Ueno Castle this time, she treated me warmly. We stayed drunk that night and fell asleep together.
Alas, it has been many years since she and I drank so freely. The last time was eight years ago. "
Yoshigan was a little confused. He knew that although there was Toshihisa Maeda's relationship lubrication between Maeda Toshiie and Maeda Benefit, the relationship between the two was actually not good.
The crux of this problem is still with Yiyin. The so-called blue face is a disaster, which is harmful to people.
That Maeda Yoshie would toast and drink with Maeda Toshiie was beyond Yoshigami's imagination, and he couldn't help but ask.
"Benefit is willing to entertain you. What kind of ecstasy did you give her?"
Maeda Toshiie smiled lightly.
“I just said some sweet words to her.
If we are lucky enough to have a descendant of a divine descendant, her child can be named Maeda Yoshie, and my child will be named Maeda Yoshiie. "
When Yiyin heard this, he understood, shook his head and sighed.
"Yili, Yijia, you are so willing to give up.
You are willing to accept yourself as a concubine. After all, Maeda Riku has taken back the direct descendant of the Maeda family in Aroko City. No wonder Ben is so happy. "
Regarding the grudges between the two sisters of the Maeda family, Yoshihiro witnessed the entire process with his own eyes and knew the resentment in Maeda's interests very well.
Maeda Toshiie took the initiative to give up his direct lineage, and Maeda had to accept this favor for his mother Toshihisa Maeda's benefit.
Yoshigan knew in his heart that the Maeda Toshiie telling him this was a frank statement that the two Maeda families would merge and become the No. 1 power of the Shiba family.
Yiyin has no opinion on this.
Maeda Toshiie and Maeda Benefit are his indispensable right-hand men, and they have good intentions in stabilizing the two Spo leaders in recent weeks.
The two families have reconciled, and Yiyin is happy to see it happen. It is just that he needs to pay attention to the Maeda family. Maeda's interests will be equally distributed in the future, and he cannot favor one over the other.
Yoshigan lamented for Maeda Toshiie. Maeda Toshiie didn’t think it was a pity to give up the direct descendants of the Maeda family, she said.
"It doesn't matter if you are a direct descendant of the Maeda family. I'm just helping you get rid of the obsession in your heart."
Yiyin smiled.
"How many martial arts families have been beaten to death over the disputes between their direct descendants, but you can take it for granted."
The Wu family's society values blood and respect. If you become a commoner, your descendants will be inferior to others and be driven by others.
If you want to get up, you have to wait until troubled times to get over again. How many people can do it?
The third-generation shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's trump card for balancing the powerful samurai family was to intervene in the succession of famous families and rule as legitimate concubines.
The obedient nobles bowed their heads and acknowledged the general's ruling, while the disobedient ones drove the three thousand Ashikaga horses past, forcing the nobles to bow their heads.
One hit and one pull, and from then on every family respected the Ashikaga General, and the Ashikaga world was stabilized.
This shows how important the distinction between concubines and concubines is. However, Maeda Toshiie didn't think he cared about it, and Yoshigan immediately laughed at him.
Maeda Toshiie said disapprovingly.
"The saints follow the divine way. We are giving birth to divine descendants, and we should not judge it based on the tradition of the martial arts.
The direct concubine of the Maeda family in Huangzi City is not important. The most important thing is that they can spread branches and spread leaves for the saint and shine with the divine blood. "
Yiyin slapped the table and said.
"Well said, my descendants must be united as one. It is different from the separation of direct descendants of the Wu family. It should not be judged based on the tradition of the Wu family!"
Those few words of advice from Kosaka Masanobu deeply hurt Yoshiyin's heart. What he is most worried about now is that his daughters will fight against each other and kill each other for power.
Maeda Toshiie's words made Yoshigage's eyes light up and he agreed with them.
The Wu family's distinction between direct descendants and concubines has caused blood relatives to harm each other. Naturally, Yiyin does not want his children to follow this bloody old path.
Although Yiyin has not yet thought about how to set up the power system of the divine family, it is the most important basic condition to prevent the divine descendants from fighting and persecuting each other.
Yiyin hopes that the descendants of his divine descendants can unite and point the sword outward. The future system design must also take this aspect into consideration.
Maeda Toshiie didn't care about the words of the Maeda family's direct concubine, and was very fond of Yoshigami. Yoshigan couldn't help but patted Maeda Toshiie's hand and smiled.
“The Lee family has a broad mind and a long-term vision, which makes me feel very happy.
In fact, I have called you to Luo this time because I want to hear your opinion on something.
The Shiba Oda family is negotiating at Fushimi Castle to define the division of territory after the war.
Oda Nobunaga proposed to me that the headquarters of Owari Shiba in Gujo County should be moved to Ono County in Echizen Province. What do you think? "
Yoshigan looked at the thoughtful Maeda Toshiie, waiting for her answer.
Maeda Toshiie is definitely an anomaly among the Shiba family.
She was an old samurai from the Shimo-Owari family and a confidant of Oda Nobunaga. She had a close relationship with the Owari samurai family in Owari. When she went to Mino, she also had a good relationship with the Mino samurai family.
It can be said that Maeda Toshiie has extremely high emotional intelligence and is good at making many friends and making few enemies. He is an excellent Hime Samurai that everyone gives thumbs up and praises.
Oda Nobunaga also had a great headache for Maeda Toshiie.
The Oda family conspired to go to Luo, and the Maeda Toshie family tipped off Yoshihin in Kanto. The Oda family and the Shiba family went to war, and the Maeda Toshiba family's troops pointed directly at Gifu City, making Oda Nobunaga's rear uneasy.
But it happened that Maeda Toshiie had done so many things that were sorry to the Oda family. The Oda retainers were still very friendly to her, and many samurai families had close contacts with her.
Maeda Toshiie is like a soft thorn hidden in Oda Nobunaga's heart. He is usually respectful and does not prick, but it explodes at critical moments, making people indescribably uncomfortable.
But it is not easy to pull out this thorn.
Maeda Toshiie is cautious and cautious in doing things. Except for matters concerning the interests of the Shiba family, he always follows Oda Nobunaga's lead and obeys and cooperates.
She adhered to the principles of the samurai family, and even the Oda retainers recognized her. Oda Nobunaga tried to catch her by the tail, but he couldn't.
The special status of the Owari Shiba Territory was a legacy of the history of the Owari and Oda families. The Shiba retainers in the Oda territory were mixed together, making it difficult to define their division.
If we simply cut the whole thing off, it would be detrimental to the harmony between the two families, and even less conducive to the future merger that Oda Nobunaga had in mind.
In desperation, Oda Nobunaga could only find a way to throw Maeda Toshiie out of his core area of Nobi Plains to reduce the threat to himself.
(End of chapter)
