Akechi Mitsuhide rubbed his brow, feeling very tired.
Outsiders think that she is good at dancing and lifts weights with ease, but in fact, which of the warriors she has come into contact with is a kind person? Every sentence is carefully considered over and over again, which consumes energy.
Even Hosokawa Fujitaka, who serves the saint together, has his own ideas and is not an NPC that Akechi Mitsuhide can manipulate at will.
Akechi Mitsuhide said.
“Before I came, Settsu had not yet been captured, and His Highness Oda was asking me if I could unblock Tanba to protect the Hatano family and make Hatano Hideharu surrender to the Oda family.
Hey, she didn't say it so openly. At least she brought the Shiba family with her to see if the Hatano family was willing to surrender to Shiba Oda. "
Hosokawa Fujitaka shook his head.
"We haven't conquered Long yet, but we are already looking forward to Shu. Your Highness Oda is really anxious. Isn't she really afraid of pushing herself to death?"
Akechi Mitsuhide smiled.
"When the saint returns to Kanto, he must integrate the Kanto samurai family and return it to the Kanto shrine. Once this is accomplished, half of the world will belong to the Shiba family. Of course His Highness Oda is anxious.
She also wants to conquer the world first, force the saints to make peace with her, and unite the Shiba and Oda families to rule together, so that all of us, the candidates for the divine descendants, will step aside. "
Hosokawa Fujitakapi said with a smile.
"She dares to think about ruling the world alongside a saint. Who does she think she is?"
Akechi Mitsuhide let out a breath.
"She is Oda Nobunaga, and she thinks she is the only woman in the world who can conquer the saint.
The Echizen Oda Army had already launched an attack on Kaga Province. Shibata Katsuie took advantage of the spring plowing season to launch an offensive out of season, which forced Shibali Laizhou to flee to Gobo in the Kanazawa Plain in embarrassment, unable to defend himself.
The Oda Army was not a believer. Half of the land of Kaga Country was taken away, and all the Ichijo believers who dared to resist were slaughtered.
No matter how loyal your faith is, it will be of no use in front of the butcher's knife. If the body is destroyed, how can the soul rely on it? "
Hosokawa Fujitaka sighed.
"Kaga Ichikui is going to die."
Akechi Mitsuhide shook his head.
“Right now, I don’t care about Kaga Ichikui’s fate, but I am curious about whether His Highness Oda will stop after conquering Kaga.
The Yixiang Zong of Yuezhong fought with the saint and was beaten to a pulp, and he surrendered quite completely. There is also the Noto Hatakeyama family. Hatakeyama Yoshitsuna was single-handedly supported by the saint to return to Noto Kingdom and govern.
At that time, the saint and His Highness Uesugi went to Echuchu and won the battle. They convinced everyone and reorganized the distribution of interests on the Hokuriku Road Trading Road. This was the reason why the Hokuriku Road Trading Road became stable over the years.
Originally, everyone was sitting in rows, sharing fruits, and living a good life. Now, the Oda family came and killed them, breaking the balance.
After the Oda family occupied Kaga, the border was pushed to the two countries of Vietnam and China. What would the Vietnam-Chinese Ichikou clan and the Noto Hatakeyama family think?
The Shiba Oda family had the Fushimi Castle political system to coordinate their interests, but the Hokuriku families signed a peace agreement with the sage, His Highness Uesugi.
If His Highness Oda insists on having his own way, the Saint may consider it carefully, but His Highness Uesugi may not be willing to show weakness.
In the past two years, His Highness Uesugi had given birth and raised children in Kasugayama Castle. Many people seemed to have forgotten His Highness's violent temper.
His Highness Uesugi has a strong temper, and he hopes His Highness Oda will not get carried away and cause trouble because of the success of the Settsu-Kaga two-country strategy. "
Akechi Mitsuhide said he was worried, but his tone was gloating, which made Hosokawa Fujitaka shake his head.
Hosokawa Fujitaka finally figured out Akechi Mitsuhide's thoughts. Oda Nobunaga could develop westward, but Kanto is the private territory of the Shiba family, and the Oda family had better not go there and ask for trouble.
Among the three main routes in Kinki Kanto, the Nakasendo Road is rugged and difficult to navigate, and with the strong backbone of the Takeda family blocking the way, the Oda family will not look for trouble.
For the sake of Takeda Yoshinobu, the inexplicable illegitimate daughter, Shiba Yoshigan pulled up the team and gave Oda Nobunaga a hard fight.
The two families fought to the death and gained nothing at all. They will not easily fall out with each other again. It is impossible to do so unless they don't want to.
After a fall of attitude, Sibo Yiyin lost four million stones of money and food, and the political sequelae of Kanto were everywhere. Oda Nobunaga was beaten to a pulp, and his ability to maintain a strong dictatorship was almost destroyed.
Oda Nobunaga will never take the initiative to trouble the Takeda family's hedgehog again. He can't eat meat and has to guard against being pricked again, so why bother.
As for the two lines, Hokurikudo and Tokaido.
Tokaido's Tokugawa Ieyasu behaved well on both sides. She always acted like an obedient little sister in front of Oda Nobunaga. Only regarding the matter of Shiba Yoshigan, Tokugawa Ieyasu always lied down and pretended to be dead.
Last time Shiba Oda started fighting, Tokugawa Ieyasu cried and shouted to his brothers and sisters not to fight. I was so embarrassed! Then he huddled in a corner and didn't interfere at all, leaving Oda Nobunaga speechless for a while.
Now, Tokugawa Ieyasu is licking his face and begging Shiba Yoshigan to reopen the Tokaido trade route. There is a peaceful atmosphere in Tokaido seeking wealth, and even the Takeda family has voluntarily given up Suruga Country to express sincerity.
Tokugawa, Takeda, and Hojo refused to fight the Tokaido, and Oda Nobunaga couldn't find a reason to intervene, so he had to give up.
Now, the only breakthrough point through which the Oda family can penetrate Kanto is on the Hokuriku Road.
Capturing Kaga and marching into Noto, Vietnam and China was almost an inevitable choice for Oda Nobunaga, but Mitsuhide Akechi pretended to be worried that the Oda and Uesugi families would fight.
Hosokawa Fujitaka can guarantee that even if the Oda-Uesugi family does not want to fight, Akechi Mitsuhide will instigate the two families to fight, and the Oda family will be beaten violently.
Only when Oda Nobunaga suffered a big loss would she restrain herself, return her attention to the west, and expand westward along the path Akechi Mitsuhide hoped.
Hosokawa Fujitaka shook his head. Akechi Mitsuhide was full of bad ideas. She really didn't want to know too much.
As long as they maintain their relationship with the saint and give birth to the saint's descendants, the status of the Izumi-Hosokawa family, a famous family in Western Kinki, will be as stable as Mount Tai.
Hosokawa Fujitaka really has no interest in causing too much trouble. She is a little content now and doesn't want to make any more fuss. Akechi Mitsuhide doesn't like anything, as long as she is dragged down.
She changed the subject.
"You just mentioned the Hatano family of Tanba Kingdom. Do you still want to help His Highness Oda persuade Hatano Hideharu to surrender to the Oda family?"
Akechi Mitsuhide shook his head.
"The Hatano family is independent in Tanba country. The mountains are high and the city is thick, making it difficult to conquer. Why should they kowtow to the Oda family?
Even if the Oda family pulls over the Shiba family, the Hatano family will at most surrender superficially, but they will not give up their independence.
But the Hatano family will have a hard time getting through this. Tamba Country is the easternmost territory of the Yamayin Road. It is not only the starting point of the Western Kingdom, but also the barrier of Kyoto. His Highness Oda will never let the Hatano family off easily.
I am going to clear things up first and get the Hatano family to agree that the Oda Shiba family can use Tamba Country to enter and leave the Western Country.
As for the matter of surrender or not, we can talk about it slowly later. At worst, I will use my old father as a guarantee and ask Hatano Hideji to go to Azuchi Castle to discuss with His Highness Oda in person. "
Hosokawa Fujitaka nodded, but did not notice a hint of gloom in Akechi Mitsuhide's brows.
If Akechi Mitsuhide wants to kill Oda Nobunaga justifiably, she must have a justifiable reason. The cheap old man she found has been enjoying life under the nose of Oda Nobunaga in Azuchi Castle.
Eat well, drink well, and always go on the road. The revenge of killing his father was enough to convince the Kinki samurai family that Akechi Mitsuhide was betraying him, so he was willing to help Akechi Mitsuhide.
Of course, the time to take action is not yet ripe, and the plan to send my father to death will have to wait.
Akechi Mitsuhide said.
"In the land of Kanto, there is no need to worry about His Highness Oda. His Highness Uesugi will help me convince the stubborn His Highness Oda to turn back.
After the Oda family takes Settsu Stone Mountain and clears the Tanba Kingdom, His Highness Oda's next target will be the Western Kingdom.
The Maori family is already the overlord of the Western Kingdom, and Nizi's old party has a deep feud with the Maori family. If the Oda family wants to conquer the West, Nizi's old party will definitely ask to get involved, and our Shiba family just wants to get a share of the pie.
I just don’t know who His Highness Oda will send to conquer the Western Kingdom. Can I get closer to that person? "
Hosokawa Fujitaka glanced at Akechi Mitsuhide suspiciously. She knew that Akechi Mitsuhide had been secretly inciting the emotions of a party in Nizi Mountain recently in Kinki Shiba Territory, which made Nizi Katsuhisa very angry and helpless.
But would Akechi Mitsuhide really be so kind to help the Nizi family return to the West?
You must know that Nizi Katsuhisa and Yamanaka Yukimori were deeply trusted by the saint, and served as the acting magistrate of Kinki Shiba and the deacon of the Kanto service office respectively.
The Nizi Mountain Party is located in Kinki Kanto, and is already the largest force in the Shiba family. If it takes over the Western Territory, it will be the only strong position.
Mitsuhide Akechi and Katsuhisa Niko did not get along happily in Kinki Shiba District, and there was a lot of friction. They just wanted to show respect to each other on stage. Would she be so kind to Katsuhisa Niko?
Being attentive for nothing, committing adultery or stealing, Hosokawa Fujitaka always felt that Nizi Katsuhisa was going to be unlucky.
In fact, Hosokawa Fujitaka was overthinking it. Akechi Mitsuhide not only wished for the misfortune of Nizi Katsuhisa, but also longed for Nizi Katsuhisa's death.
Oda Nobunaga is surly and mean, but the samurai family admires the strong, and those who disobey the strong must have sufficient reasons. To make the Oda family hate Oda Nobunaga deeply, in addition to being quick, they must work harder.
The Western Kingdom has more mountains and less land, with eight points of Sanyo Country and five points of Sanin Country. The total stone height of the Thirteen Kingdoms is not as high as the two stone heights of Mino and Owari.
In the Oda family, anyone who is moved by Oda Nobunaga to gnaw on the hard nut of the Western Kingdom will be dissatisfied.
This is Oda Nobunaga's internal worry.
Secondly, Nizi Shengjiu was so virtuous and respected that he gathered the old wandering Nizi party in the Western Kingdom and took charge of the internal affairs of the Kinki Shiba Territory.
In recent years, most of the benevolent policies and benefits announced by Shiba Yoshigan in Kinki have been implemented by Nizi Katsuhisa. The samurai family under the leadership of Shiba in Kinki are very grateful to this acting official who is serious and responsible.
If Katsuhisa Nizi died in the Western Kingdom, and was killed by the Oda family in the Western Kingdom, both the Nizi Mountain Party and other samurai families in the Kinki Shiba Territory would be extremely resentful towards the Oda family.
This constituted Oda Nobunaga's foreign invasion.
Once internal and external troubles form a combined force, even a strong leader like Oda Nobunaga will be overwhelmed and unable to take care of everything. At that time, it will be the best time for Akechi Mitsuhide to take action.
Hosokawa Fujitaka saw Akechi Mitsuhide sitting there elegantly and meditating, with a deeper and deeper smile on his face. Suddenly, he felt uneasy in his heart and asked.
"What are Mitsuhide thinking?"
Akechi Mitsuhide said.
"I'm thinking...after we go to Sakai Port, how can we convince Takada Yoshino to cooperate with us to block the Maori family's maritime support to Ishiyama Honganji Temple.
Ishiyama Honganji Temple is strong, and the best strategy is to completely isolate Ishiyama, so that Xian Rushangren will fall into despair and surrender voluntarily.
Once Morishige Dobashi died, the Nishi-Kinki samurai family already understood my determination. The Shiba family and the Mori family were at odds with each other, and no one dared to help Ishiyama secretly.
The Ichikai clan has been continuously suppressed by His Highness Oda over the years. The Ichiki clan forces in Mikawa, Ise, and Omi were almost uprooted. Especially the Nagashima Ichikai clan met a tragic end, and all their members were massacred.
Now that Kaga has always been destroyed, Master Xianru no longer has the strength and confidence to continue to deal with the Oda family.
As long as the Maori family's maritime foreign aid is cut off, the master will not be able to hold on for too long and will choose to compromise. "
Hosokawa Fujitaka felt relieved and smiled.
"What's the problem? I'll just walk with you to Sakai Port.
I occupy the Sakai Port Customs Office and have to deal with Takada Yono from time to time. We both benefit from our cooperation and suffer from our resentment. She always gives me some bad treatment.
Furthermore, everything you do is based on the cooperation mechanism of the Fushimi Castle system and prevents the Ashikaga General who is held hostage by the Mori family.
The authorization of the Fushimi Castle system comes from the sage. If Takada Yono is dissatisfied, he can write a letter to appeal to the sage, but he cannot refuse your reasonable request in person.
So don't worry, even if she is reluctant, as long as you give her face and greet her properly, she can only follow our actions and will not make any mistakes in secret and cause trouble for herself. "
Akechi Mitsuhide smiled and bowed.
"In this case, Fujitaka will be troubled."
Hosokawa Fujitaka bowed in return.
"It is the duty of the shogunate warriors like us to serve the saint."
