The Kuchiki clan has always been the local overlord in the Kuchiki Township area. Relying on the unique geographical location and the dangerous Kuchiki Valley, life in the Omi area is still very comfortable.
Especially in the past two years, thanks to Ashikaga Yoshiharu, her reputation has been growing day by day.
However, Takashima County has been exhibiting frequently recently, and Kuchiki Tsuna is also worried that one day he will be in trouble, so he has been secretly communicating with Takashima and other wealthy families in the past few days, with the purpose of preventing the war in Takashima County from spreading to the Kuchiki family's territory.
In fact, Kuchiki Tsuna's worries are unfounded. Let's not talk about whether the war in Takashima County will continue to break out. Just because Ashikaga Yoshiharu is in Kuchiki Valley, no one dares to take action against the Kuchiki family.
Although General Zhengyi has declined, it does not mean that he has no deterrent power. In addition, the new leader, Hosokawa Harumoto, was interested in easing the relationship with Ashikaga Yoshiharu and sent envoys to Kuchiki Valley many times with various gifts.
At this time, no one would choose to provoke the Ashikaga family as long as they were not stupid.
Kuchiki Takamasa's sudden visit today made Kuchiki Tsuna's heart tense. In addition, Kuchiki Takamasa was also following Kyogoku Takamasa, which made Kuchiki Tsuna mistakenly believe that Kuchiki Takamasa was here to cause trouble. My heart suddenly became wary.
After all, the fathers of Kuchiki Tsuna and Kuchiki Takatsuna had just died. If Kuchiki Takatsuna came back to seize power after clinging to the Kyogoku family, that would be troublesome.
"Sakyo enters the palace. I wonder what the purpose of your visit to Kuchiki Valley this time is?" Kuchiki Tsuna looked straight at Kyogi Takamasa with a pair of eagle eyes, as if he wanted to see through Kyogi Takamasa's heart.
Kyogoku Takamasa looked calm, looked around and asked curiously, "Why don't you see the general?"
"Zuo Jing came into the palace to ask for an audience with the General?"
"That's right." Kyogoku Takamasa nodded. In front of Kuchiki Tsuna, there was no need to repeat the trick of fooling Ninagawa Chitoshi.
Kuchiki Tsuna felt relieved a little, and then continued to ask, "I heard that the Rokkaku family just sent troops to Kitohimi a few days ago. Although they have withdrawn their troops now, they may not give up for good."
"Sakyo came to the palace to ask for a meeting with the shogun. Could it be that he hopes that the shogun will come forward to mediate the matter?"
Kyogoku Takamasa was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "That's not the case."
"The shogun has been in Omi for many days, and I haven't come to pay my respects yet. It's really disrespectful. Therefore, I come here today with a gift to ask for an audience with the shogun. This is to show the shogun my loyalty to the shogunate!"
What Kyogoku Takamasa said was sincere, but Kuchiki Tsuna smiled secretly.
Loyalty to the shogunate?
What did you do earlier?
It's just that Ashikaga Yoshiharu has lost power now.憷?婩织簇 lean on the mold?饫锩嬗嬗行┎panic??0
Kuchiki Tsuna is not a reckless man with well-developed limbs and a simple mind. His extraordinary wisdom and foresight can be seen from the fact that he took in Ashikaga Yoshiharu. So no matter how Kuchiki Tsuna looked at it, he always felt that Kyogoku Takamasa's arrival today was weird in every way.
"If Zuo Jing enters the palace and wants to see the General, I will introduce him to you. Please wait a moment and come back as soon as you go down."
Kuchiki Tsuna stood up and walked into the back hall, then walked out from the side door to the backyard of the residence. Since the arrival of Ashikaga Yoshiharu, the courtyard that was originally Kuchiki Tsuna's residence has been occupied by Ashikaga Yoshiharu.
"The Kuchiki civilians are in a hurry. Could it be that something big happened?"
Seeing Kuchiki, Tsuna ran over with sweat all over his head. Ashikaga Yoshiharu, who was sitting in the courtyard playing chess with a middle-aged man, raised his head and asked with a smile.
Kuchiki Tsuna quickly greeted him and said, "Shogun, someone from the Kyogoku family is here!"
"Kyogoku family?" Ashikaga Yoshiharu pinched the hand of the chess piece for a moment, then turned his head and said with a surprised expression, "Kyogoku Musashi Mamoru finally knows that I, Ashikaga Yoshiharu, exist in the world?"
Previously, Kyogoku Takahiro participated in the war with a high profile during the civil strife in the Hosokawa family. He openly supported Takakuni Hosokawa, but in fact, he secretly defected to Hosokawa Harumoto. His son Kyogoku Takamasa even captured Hosokawa Takakuni alive and dealt a fatal blow to Ashikaga Yoshiharu's faction.
You know, before this, Ashikaga Yoshiharu's main supporter was Hosokawa Takakuni, and Hosokawa Harumoto supported Ashikaga Yoshimi.
Therefore, in Ashikaga Yoshiharu's view, the Kyogoku family who supports Hosokawa Harumoto is naturally his "enemy".
In fact, Ashikaga Yoshiharu sent people to Shangheiji Castle several times to win over the Kyogoku family, but Kyogoku Takahiro ignored this at all.
Now that Hosokawa Takaguni is defeated, Hosokawa Harumoto controls the nearby reefs, neon screens, mask covers, and punishments. You're in a hurry, you're in a hurry, you're in a hurry, you're lazy, you're lazy, you're lazy, you're lazy, you're lazy, you're lazy, you're lazy, you're lazy, you're lazy, you're lazy, you're lazy, you're lazy, you're lazy, you're lazy.
Considering the previous stance of the Kyogoku family, could it be...
Ashikaga Yoshiharu suddenly became excited.
"Invite Musashi Mamoru quickly!" Ashikaga Yoshiharu waved his hand and was no longer in the mood to play chess.
Kuchiki Tsuna quickly continued, "Shogun, the person coming is not Musashi Mamoru, but his son Sakyo Susumu."
"That Yasha Saburo?"
"Exactly!"
"I heard that this man is not very young, but he is very resourceful. He once gave Hosokawa Rokuro strategies for ten victories and ten defeats, and later even captured Hosokawa Sakyou alive!"
"In the past two years, the Kyogoku family has been defeated repeatedly by Asai, and it has been relying on Kyogoku Sakyoushin to turn the tide..."
"Interesting young man, I want to see for myself what's so special about Yasha Saburo!"
"ha!"
...
He is about thirty years old.
He is not tall and his body is on the fat side.
His eyes were a little blurry, his face was thin, and some parts were sunken. He looked malnourished at first glance.
And his face was pale, with dark circles under his eyes, and he seemed to have some signs of overindulgence...
A salted fish without a doubt.
This was the first impression Ashikaga Yoshiharu had on Kyogoku Takamasa.
"Kyogoku Sakyo Shinsaburo, son of Kyogoku Musashi Mamoru, has met the shogun!" After just a quick glance at Ashikaga Yoshiharu, Kyogoku Takamasa immediately fell to the ground and bowed solemnly.
"There's no need to be polite, Sakyo-jin, raise your head and let me see!" Ashikaga Yoshiharu's voice revealed some urgency.
Kyogoku Takamasa quickly raised his chest and looked straight ahead.
"Sure enough, he is a talented person!" Ashikaga Yoshiharu's admiring voice came from the hall, "Kyogoku Sakyo-shin's reputation has always been well-deserved, and today I saw that he is indeed well-deserved!"
"The shogun is too praised. I have admired the reputation of the shogun for a long time in Omi in the past few years, but it is a pity that I have never been able to come here to pay my respects. Today, I have been ordered by the head of my family to pay homage to the shogun!"
"Musashi Mamoru is thoughtful."
"It's just that now that I have lost power, isn't Musashi Mamoru afraid of offending the Hosokawa family?"
"I'm a little confused. The shogun is the head of the world's warriors and the lord of the shogunate! As one of the four families of the Kyogoku family, it is our duty to come to pay homage to the majestic general who conquered the barbarians. Could it be that Hosokawa-sama would be guilty of this? Furious?" Kyogoku Gaomasa looked upright, as if I was a loyal minister of the shogunate.
Ashikaga Yoshiharu's eyes suddenly turned red after hearing this.
"I didn't expect that the Kyogoku family would be so loyal! Loyal ministers, these are the pillars of the samurai family and the loyal ministers of the shogunate!" After saying that, Ashikaga Yoshiharu immediately rushed forward and held Kyogoku Takamasa tightly. 's right hand.
For a moment, the two looked at each other speechlessly, with tears streaming down their faces...
