Oda Nobunaga left Fushimi Castle the day after his audience and returned to Azuchi Castle to prepare for next year's expedition.
Yoshigan returned to Shiba's mansion in Kyoto. Only after arranging recent affairs, he could go to Kanto with peace of mind.
Shiba and Oda worked together, but the relationship between the two families was not as stable as the Echigo duopoly formed by Shiba and Uesugi at the Imperial Palace. Fushimi Castle was only a platform for both parties to coordinate their positions.
Although the political cooperation in Fushimi Castle is still very fragile, Shiba Oda looks to the future and the formation of new relationships has put the coffin board on the Ashikaga Shogunate, which exists in name only, and only needs to put the final nail in the coffin.
Even Ashikaga Yoshiaki ran away, and the shogunate samurai in Kyoto had no plans to die for the Ashikaga shogunate. They all looked for their own way out, and the Shiba family was their best choice.
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Kyoto, castle town.
A wine shop was cleaned up by the Ji warriors who worked together, and the security was tight.
The boss and his wife who cooked the food and served the wine were all under the surveillance of Warrior Ji, and they trembled and did not dare to do anything that might be misunderstood.
The food trays were handed over to the two juniors, De Song and Kamesong, in a polite manner. The couple finally breathed a sigh of relief. The food would be delivered to the private room by the juniors, and there would be nothing more to do with them after that.
The door of the private room was opened by the left and right Hime warriors. Tokusatsu Kamematsu held the food plate, bowed and entered, placing the two plates in front of Yoshigage and Maeda Toshiie respectively.
The food is very simple, just two pieces of tofu, a piece of salted fish, and a few slices of dried radish, but the arrangement is very charming and the presentation is full. This is the best dish that the small shop can produce.
Yoshigan waited for the two young men to bow and leave, then raised his glass and said to Maeda Toshiie.
"Send Ji off for thousands of miles, and we must say goodbye eventually.
I will see you off just a short distance away, and we will meet again in the future when you are transferred to Daye County to settle down. "
Maeda Toshiie held the wine glass with both hands and said respectfully.
"The saint personally sent him to the castle town, which already made me frightened.
How can you be so virtuous and capable of benefiting your family? To be so favored by the saint, I am willing to dedicate myself to death. "
Yiyin took a sip of his drink and sighed.
"You and I are about to part ways, so don't talk about the official stuff that ruins the scenery. I miss the benefit of the family and the courage to do things.
I remember our first time, when you got me drunk and gave me to you. . "
Maeda Toshiie suddenly turned red.
"Crime, sin, sin, it's all Meng Lang's actions when the Li family was young."
Yiyin smiled.
"Well done Meng Lang. If it hadn't been for Meng Lang back then, how could we be where we are today?"
Maeda Toshiie touched his belly and sighed.
"I have already gained too much. I am just greedy and thinking that if I can give birth to another daughter and a half for the saint, this life will be enough."
Yiyin waved his hand coolly and said.
"If it doesn't work this time, there will be a next time. If it doesn't work next time, there will be a next time. As long as the Li family comes to see me often, I will definitely let you get what you want."
Maeda Toshiie said with a blushing face.
"Thanks to the sage for his generosity, the Li family is really happy."
Yiyin said solemnly.
"The Shiba Oda family is at peace, and the Hokuriku Road trade route has been reopened. I have ordered Takada Yono and Ohkuma Asahide at both ends of the trade road to redistribute the share of the trade road and leave a piece for Mikuni Minato in Echizen.
However, it is not easy for them. The interests of all parties are deeply entangled. Most of the shares collected by the three countries cannot be compared with the three ports of Tsuruga Port, Nanao Port and Naoetsu. I hope you don't mind. "
Maeda Toshiie smiled.
"The saint is kind and virtuous, how can he not know what is good and what is bad if he benefits the family?"
The Hokuriku Road trade route has huge benefits. The Three Kingdoms can stand out among the many ports and get a piece of the pie. This is already a gift from the saints. How can I dare to be more greedy?
Takada Haruno-sama has sent me a letter asking for questions, and she has had preliminary communication with me. She said that she will not treat Mikuni Minato badly, so please rest assured. "
Yiyin nodded.
"Yano is quite reliable in his work. This time you are going to Ono County, Echizen Province, and you are going deep into Oda's house. You have to be more careful."
Maeda Toshiie smiled.
"Sage, Shibata Katsuie was my old boss and had a very good relationship with me. This time I changed my title to Echizen with a big gift package from Mikuni. It's too late for her to be happy and she won't embarrass me."
Yiyin nodded.
"I know what you are capable of, but don't wrong yourself. If there is any trouble, write to me and I will make the decision for you."
Maeda Toshiie smiled and said nothing. She had long made up her mind to try her best to expand the influence of the saint in the Oda family, so that she would not be reduced to asking the saint for help.
She changed the subject.
"I understand the meaning of the saint. The wind direction in Kyoto seems to have changed recently. Saint, you should be more careful."
Yiyin shook his head and sighed.
"What should I be careful about? How dare these weak guys in the shogunate plot against me? They are just asking for a way out.
Ninagawa himself came to see me. In order to win over her, I gave her daughter Ninagawa the identity of a conspirator.
She knew how to get into trouble, and now she came to me shamelessly and told me that her name was not justified and her words were not justified. She hoped that her daughter could enter Tongxinzonggonggong. "
Maeda Toshiie smiled.
"The Ninagawa family's hereditary government official has always stood firm since the third generation of shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu to the present. He does have some abilities."
Yoshigan tapped Maeda Toshiie with her finger, wondering if she was mocking Ninagawa.
Tongxinzhong is no longer just the personal bodyguard of Yiyin, but the central management organization of the Sibo family, which is somewhat similar to the political office.
Ninagawa Himashi wanted to change his career and start a new career in Tongxinzhong. He had caught the timing of his speculation just right, and he indeed had a unique vision.
Yiyin sighed.
"Hatakeyama Takamasa is envious, but it's a pity that she can't lose face. The Hatakeyama clan is one of the three famous clan leaders, and she is the current leader of the shogunate. She can't let go of this arrogance."
Maeda Toshiie sneered.
“If we cannot forget the glory of the past, we will only be buried by history.
I heard that Hatakeyama Takamasa had flattered the saint several times. With her scandalous reputation in the past, how could she have the nerve to covet your bed? She is so shameless. "
The lucky ones like the Maeda Toshi family who have climbed onto Yoshiyin's bed, what they hate most are the later competitors.
When Hatakeyama Takamasa succeeded the Hatakeyama family, the Hatakeyama family still had two major kingdoms, Kii Province and Kawachi Province, with a stone height of 600,000 to 700,000, making it the most powerful shogunate.
But this prodigal girl quickly ruined such a huge family fortune. If Yiyin hadn't helped, she wouldn't have been able to save half of Hanoi.
What qualifications does such a mediocre person have to be on Yiyin's bed?
What's more, Hatakeyama Takamasa was obsessed with public affairs and had a bad reputation. Even Yamanaka Yukimori almost suffered from her.
Not to mention the Maeda Toshiie who couldn't stand Hatakeyama Takamasa's delusion, if Yamanaka Yukimori knew about it, he might get very angry.
Nizi Yamanaka has formed a party. In recent years, Nizi Katsuhisa, the acting official of Shiba, will definitely come forward to give Hatakeyama Taomasa some color on behalf of Yamanaka Yukimori.
You must know that as a successful person who has been on the bed of Yiyin, Yamanaka Yukimori's existence is of great significance to Nizi Yamanaka's party of the Western Kingdom faction. Nizi Katsuhisa will definitely support him in this kind of matter.
Not everyone can get on Yiyin's bed, it is a battlefield for political games.
Seeing Maeda Toshiie's strong hostility towards Hatakeyama Takamasa, Yoshigan smiled bitterly.
"After all, Hatakeyama Takamasa is the leader of the shogunate. Although the shogunate now exists in name only, many relationships still need to be sorted out. Don't target her."
Maeda Toshiie bowed and obeyed.
"My lord understands."
Yiyin shook his head helplessly.
Just now he was nicknamed Toshiie, but now he has become a vassal. Maeda Toshiie is obviously dissatisfied, but Yoshigan can't say anything.
Hatakeyama Takamasa is indeed not smart this time. He acted randomly without seeing the political situation clearly, which will inevitably arouse the dissatisfaction of the people sleeping in Shiba's family.
Yiyin explained.
"Hatakeyama Takamasa came to me this time because she really has something serious to do. She is speaking for those poor people and begging me to take the Ashikaga Hui clan under my command."
Ashikaga Yoshiaki of Jiangnan Leather Factory ran away. Not only did he not take care of his sister-in-law, he even ran away with a few close friends without notifying his brother-in-law Yoshiaki.
She walked away easily, but what about the mess in the Ashikaga General's house? The five hundred Ashikaga warriors who ate with the Ashikaga family, not to mention the wages in arrears, whose family they will eat from now on?
Given Yoshigami's identity as a surviving member of the Genji family, it was not surprising that the Ashikaga Hui immediately thought of coming to him to beg for food.
As for Hatakeyama Takamasa, after all, she is the leader of the shogunate. Now that the shogunate is without a general, there are some things she doesn't want to do, and she can't even come forward.
