After talking about the current situation of Shishan, Nizi Shengjiu suddenly fell silent.
Yiyin glanced at her, feeling that she was worried, and said with relief.
"What's on your mind, Ni Ziji?
You and I, the monarch and my ministers, are chatting casually today, so you don’t have to worry too much. Just say what you have to say. I don’t blame you if you have no ears across the wall. "
Nizi Shengjiu bit his lower lip and whispered.
"This year, His Majesty Oda attacked from all sides. In addition to encountering obstacles on the Hokuriku Road, he has already expelled Araki Murashige, surrendered Shinjo-sama, and successfully captured Settsu Country and Ishiyama.
His Highness Oda is lavishly awarding meritorious ministers, and plans to grant the Wakasa Kingdom to Niwa Nagahide-sama, and the Tango Kingdom to Akechi Mitsuhide.
In the land of Kinki, only Tanba Kingdom still insists on neutrality with the help of high mountains and thick walls. The other territorial states are all surrendered to the Fushimi Castle system.
I heard that Lord Hashiba Hideyoshi, who withdrew his troops from Hokurikudo without permission, issued a military order in front of His Highness Oda, hoping to take on the important task of conquering the Western Kingdom in order to atone for his sins.
A few days ago, she has secretly gone to Sakai Port to negotiate with the two samurai families of Harima Bizen, and will start the Western Kingdom strategy as early as next spring. "
Yiyin frowned.
"Akechi Mitsuhide was granted the title of Tango Kingdom by Oda Nobunaga. She has taken the initiative to report it, and I have agreed.
If everything goes well, next spring, Hosokawa Fujitaka will lead troops to Tango Kingdom.
Of the four counties of Tango, Akechi Mitsuhide was willing to split them half and half with the Izumi-Hosokawa family, each taking two counties. This guy was really willing to give up. No wonder Hosokawa Fujitaka was willing to work so hard.
As for Hashiba Hideyoshi's actions, I'm not sure. Where did you get the news? "
Nizi Shengjiu sighed.
“In the Battle of Ishiyama, I sent the Yagyu group to pay attention to the Yodogawa waterway, just in case.
Unexpectedly, he found traces of Master Hashiba. Out of curiosity, Yagyu Munenomi sent someone to investigate and found that she was going to Sakai Port.
Although I don’t know the specific content of their negotiation, it is certain that the other party is a Samurai Hime from the Harima Kunikodera family and the Bizen Kuniu Kita family.
I didn't expect His Highness Oda to move so quickly. He just captured Settsu Kingdom and Ishiyama this year, and without even taking a breath, he had already set his sights on the Western Kingdom. "
The Shiba family's ninjas in Kinki were all watching, and they were divided into several groups.
The Jounin Momochi Santao of the Secret Team is the chief of the intelligence department and is directly responsible to Yoshigan.
Fujibayashi Mukuro brought part of the secret team adapted from the old Fujibayashi clan and was assigned to Akechi Mitsuhide.
Yagyu Sonoki's subordinate, Katsuhisa Niko, returned to Kinkisiha and led the acting governor, monitoring the internal affairs and suppressing dissidents.
Although Takada Yukino is named the leader of Mesuke, he has been recuperating in Sakai Port these years and has essentially resigned.
Ren Shenglang followed her to Luo to cause mischief, and was classified as her private soldier by Yiyin.
Takada Harano of Sakai Port looked down upon Yuigahama Yui, a weakling, and simply straightened up Miburou and took over the responsibilities of the Shinsengumi.
The members of Yui Uigahama's group were transferred to the Integrity Committee, which monitors the Shiba Tadashi Fund. It can also be regarded as a force of the head office.
It is also very complicated to endure the crowd and pay attention to various groups, and the total score of zero or zero belongs to various factions in the family.
Nizi Katsuhisa was worried about the situation in Ishiyama, but he couldn't trust the other Ninja branches, so he simply sent his subordinate Yagyu Munomi to monitor the situation on the front line, which made sense.
Yiyin smiled.
"Oda Nobunaga has always been like this, eager for quick success and quick gains, and never stops to take a breath.
Although I don't know about Hashiba's little moves, I do know a little bit about Oda Nobunaga's thoughts next year. Her ambitions are not only in the Western Kingdom, but also in the Shikoku.
Hashiba Hideyoshi is going to conquer the Western Kingdom, and Niwa Nagahide will also serve as the general of the Oda Shikoku Army. Oda Nobunaga gave Niwa Nagahide a generous reward, which is so easy to get.
Although Wakasa is a small country, it is still the land of a country. Niwa Nagahide was promoted to the position of the leader of a country by Oda Nobunaga, so naturally he will be squeezed out of value twice as much.
I'm actually curious about what kind of benefits Akechi Mitsuhide promised Oda Nobunaga, so that Oda Nobunaga was so generous that he gave her the gift of Tango Kingdom? Did Mitsuhide Akechi sell me out? "
Yiyin was joking, Nizi Shengjiu naturally understood and followed the advice.
"The saint's wisdom and prowess cannot be compared to His Highness Oda. Akechi-sama is too smart to do such a stupid thing."
Yiyin pointed at Nizi Shengjiu and smiled without saying a word.
Nizi Katsuhisa must have been a lot angry with Akechi Mitsuhide this year, and his words at the moment are really a bit yin and yang.
Akechi Mitsuhide helped Oda Nobunaga resolve a lot of troubles this year, otherwise Oda Nobunaga would not have given Tango Kingdom 110,000 koku.
Although Oda Nobunaga has all kinds of shortcomings, he can be said to be extremely generous when he can use others, and he will not hesitate to reward him generously.
Hashiba Hideyoshi was originally a servant, but he was able to pass himself off as a 120,000-koku daimyo. Oda Nobunaga was indeed a meritocracy, regardless of his origin.
It's a pity that she is too utilitarian, with heavy rewards and even heavier punishments.
With Lin Xiuzhen, Ando Mamoru, and Sakuma Nobumori facing their fate, the Oda retainers group could only live in fear under the watchful eye of this surly governor, which was really boring.
No matter how much you earn during the development period, it's of no use. The housekeeper can take it all back if he finds a fault. Wealth that can't be kept is meaningless and makes people feel chilling.
Akechi Mitsuhide's situation is better. She is a Shiba retainer, and the territory awarded to her by Oda Nobunaga is actually a benefit to the Shiba family.
It was agreed that the Shiba and Oda families would join forces to join forces, but the Oda family couldn't eat all the meat, and the Shiba family wouldn't even be able to drink the soup, right?
The 110,000 koku from Tango Kingdom was said to be given to Akechi Mitsuhide, but in fact it was to silence Yoshigan. Otherwise, wouldn't the Shiba family's efforts to help the Oda family this year have been in vain?
Furthermore, with the invasion of the Western Kingdom imminent, it was impossible for the Oda family to live alone. The location of Tango Kingdom showed Oda Nobunaga's sincerity.
Nizi Shengjiu thought for a while and said again.
"Tango Kingdom is the territory of the Isshiki family. I heard that Lord Hosokawa Fujitaka has decided to show courtesy before fighting, and has sent people to persuade him to surrender."
Yiyin nodded.
"It would be best if the Isshiki family knows how to use weapons without using weapons."
Nizi Shengjiu smiled.
"The Isshiki family has declined and has long been unable to control the entire country of Tango. They are only surviving in the name of guardianship.
The Hosokawa family and the Isshiki family are both famous shogunate families. As long as they advise kindly and stay decent, I believe the Isshiki family will not be ignorant. "
The Izumi Hosokawa family is a branch of the Hosokawa family, one of the three lords. The Isshiki family is one of the four lords, nominally the guardian of Tango and the deacon of the palace.
Both parties are high-ranking members of the shogunate and always have some contacts.
The current situation is that Shiba Oda is joining forces and preparing to take action against the Western Kingdom. If the Isshiki family is sensible and takes the initiative to surrender, it will leave some territory for her family and keep the family name intact.
But if you don’t know the difference, haha. .
Oda Nobunaga gave Tango Kingdom to Akechi Mitsuhide, which had profound meaning.
Saikuni is divided into north and south by mountain ranges. Tango Kuni is the starting point of the Sanin Road in the north. This is the passage that Oda Nobunaga deliberately left for the Shiba family.
As for the southern front, Hashiba Hideyoshi was already contacting Harima and Bizen countries, apparently preparing for the Sanyo front-line expedition.
Yiyin thought about it, and suddenly tasted something, and looked up at Nizi Shengjiu.
Today, Nizi Katsuhisa has been talking about the Tango Kingdom that Akechi Mitsuhide has not yet obtained. Could it be said. .
Seeing that Yiyin seemed to have reacted, Nizi Shengjiu also knew that he could no longer look forward and backward, so he simply kowtowed to the ground and said.
"Sage, I have an unkind request!"
Yiyin sighed.
"You want to go back to the Western Kingdom?"
"I beg the saint to make it happen!"
Nizi Shengjiu was actually helpless. She was pushed forward step by step.
The Nizi family is one of the four positions in the shogunate and a branch of the common branch of the Kyogoku family.
The Kyogoku family was once the guardian of the Izumo Kingdom of Sanin in Shikoku. Since the main family was in Kyoto all year round, the Niko family was appointed as the guardian to look after the place.
A few generations later, the Nizi family rose up, expelling the influence of the Kyogoku family, and became a great name in the Western Kingdom that rose in Sanin.
The New Palace Party, where Nizi Shengjiu was born, was the most elite military force of the Nizi family. Later, due to internal fighting in the family, it was wiped out by the master's family, which greatly weakened the strength of the Nizi family.
Afterwards, the Maori family rose and the Nizi family governor surrendered. Only twelve years passed before the New Palace Party was wiped out. It took more than ten years to go from being a great name in the eleven countries to the destruction of the family business. It is really sad.
The old governor surrendered to the Maori family, and the Izumo Kingdom was occupied by the Maori family. The old Nizi party who refused to surrender became rogues and wandered around.
Entrusted by his aunt Tatehara Hisatsuna, Yamanaka Yukimori went to Tofukuji Temple in Kyoto to find Katsuhisa, the heiress of the Shingu Party, and begged her to succeed him as the family governor and revitalize the Niko family.
In these years, Nizi Katsuhisa has indeed managed to revive the Nizi family and has prospered in Kinki Shiba.
She summoned Nizi's old party to lead development in Kinkisi and turned the ronin back into noble warriors. However, returning to the Western Kingdom has always been the heart of Nizi's old party.
Izumo Country is their homeland, and these Hime Warriors dream of the Western Country, wanting to expel the Maori family and return home.
Akechi Mitsuhide took a fancy to this, and with just one spark, Nizi Shengjiu was so anxious that he was flawlessly concerned about Akechi Mitsuhide's actions.
Now, the Western Kingdom strategy of Oda Shiba and his family has surfaced.
Oda Nobunaga gave Tango Kingdom to Akechi Mitsuhide, and Yoshigan also acquiesced to this matter, which shows that the two masters already had a choice in their hearts.
Harima Kingdom faces Sanyo, and Tango Kingdom faces Sanin. After conquering the Western Kingdom, Sanin naturally returns to Shiba, and Sanyo returns to Oda.
And the Izumo country of Nizi's family happened to be in the most important position of Sanin.
Although Izumo Country is not big, it has a large Izumo Plain. Coupled with its iron production, it has been a food-producing area and weapons-producing area in the Western Kingdom since ancient times, and it has great strategic value.
In addition, next door to Izumo Country is Iwami Ginzan, which is the economic lifeline of the Mori family.
Iwami Ginzan is the largest silver mountain in the island country, accounting for one-third of global production today.
The Ouchi family, the Nizi family, and the Mori family once fought for Iwami Ginzan, and many wars broke out. In the end, the Maori family eliminated the Ouchi family and the Nizi family, and took Ginzan into their arms.
If the Nizi family is resurrected in Izumo Country and threatens Iwami Ginzan, the Mori family will have a headache and die.
You must know that the Nizi family has been in Sanin for nearly a hundred years, and their influence is deeply rooted, especially in the old Izumo country. There are still many powerful samurai families who have received favors from the Nizi family.
Although the Ten Banners of Nizi have surrendered to the Maori family, if Katsuhisa Nizi holds the banner of the Shiba family and fights back, it will be very attractive to these wallflowers.
The Shiba family represents the orthodoxy of the shogunate. Both in terms of credibility and reputation, it is far better than the Oda family. It is even better than the Mori family, a land turtle from the West.
Just because Nizi Katsuhisa's position in the Shiba family is stable, the Western Kingdom strategy is even more attractive to Nizi's old party.
The prospect was so good that Akechi Mitsuhide's encouragement and support received a fierce response from Nizi's old party, and even Nizi Katsuhisa couldn't stop him.
Tachihara Hisatsuna even wrote to Kanto, asking his niece Yukimori Yamanaka to come forward to persuade Nizi Katsuhisa.
Yamanaka Yukimori also deeply hates the Maori family, so of course he has no choice but to do so. If she hadn't taken on an important role in Kanto, she would have wanted to lead the troops herself and accompany Katsuhisa Nizi to fight back to Izumo Country.
The entire Nizi Mountain party was pushing Nizi Katsuhisa to return to the Western Kingdom. Coupled with Akechi Mitsuhide's proper paving of the road ahead, the bright road was paved for Nizi Katsuhisa.
The heat has reached this level, and even Nizi Shengjiu himself is tempted.
Instead of staying in Kinki and wiping other people's butts all day long, it would be better to return to the West Country and become the anchor of the Shiba family in the West Country.
Nizi Shengjiu thought about it and spoke, but Yiyin was a little reluctant to let her go.
Again, there are bastards all over Kinki, and reliable and loyal ministers like Nizi Katsuhisa are rare. She went to the Western Kingdom, who will help Yoshigan stabilize Kinki?
Akechi Mitsuhide, that bastard, desperately pushed Nizi Katsuhisa to go to the Western Kingdom. Could it be that he wanted to be the acting magistrate of Kinki Shiba? What on earth does she want to do?
Yoshigan would not give this kind of position to that shady fox who is afraid of chaos in the world. Even if it benefits Maeda, it is more reliable than giving it to Akechi Mitsuhide!
After a long silence, Yoshiyin looked at Nizi Katsuhisa who was waiting anxiously and sighed deeply.
"Eight years ago, I consecrated various concubines in Koriyama Castle and established the Kinki Shiba Territory.
At that time, I told you that one day I would help you revive the Nizi family, and one day I would bring the Nizi family back to the Western Kingdom in all its splendor.
Today is the time for me to fulfill my promise. "
Nizi Shengjiu trembled all over, tears filled his eyes, and he cried uncontrollably.
"saint!"
Yiyin said solemnly.
"Ishiyama Honganji Temple has surrendered, Akechi Mitsuhide controls the Fushimi Castle system, and it is almost time to stop providing full assistance to the Oda family.
I will strictly instruct Akechi Mitsuhide to fully support your Western Kingdom strategy, negotiate with local samurai families on the Sanin frontline as soon as possible, and help you return to Izumo Country.
Until Mitsuhide Akechi's diplomatic offensive succeeds, you will continue to serve as the Advocate General of Kinki Shiba.
Your task is to integrate resources, establish the Western Front Army, and conquer the imprisoned generals and the disloyal and unjust Maori family.
When the time comes, you will be the general of the Western Kingdom of my Sibo family.
I will inform Maeda's interests to fully support your actions militarily, and list the Western Kingdom strategy as a top priority at the New Year's Council to unify the political consensus. "
Before Yiyin finished speaking, Nizi Shengjiu had already prostrated himself deeply and was unwilling to get up for a long time.
The saint's grace is like the sea, and the only way to repay it is to be shattered into pieces!
Yiyin spent almost all the resources of Kinki Shiba Territory to help Nizi Katsuhisa return to the West, revive the family business, and fulfill his promises.
When the boss achieves this, how can Nizi Katsuhisa not give up?
(End of chapter)
