Kyogoku Takahiro's adoption of a daughter was quickly implemented.
Mrs. Kotokawa personally selected several smart young girls from the maids, and then spent several days teaching these maids how to be the princesses of the Kyogoku family.
On the surface, these adopted daughters are to be married to the people in the territory as a tool for political marriage, to improve the relationship between the Kyogoku family and the people, and to increase the Kyogoku family's dominance in Kitaomi.
And secretly, these adopted daughters will also become the "eyes" placed by the Kyogoku family in the homes of these people. Not only must the Kyogoku family report the daily behaviors of these people to the Kyogoku family, but they must also promptly warn the master family when the other party has any objections.
Why were there so many plump female characters in the history of the Warring States Period?
To a large extent, it is based on these characteristics of Wu family society.
For example, the famous Aichi once conveyed the news to Oda Nobunaga when Asai Nagamasa and Asakura Yoshikage were unfavorable to Oda Nobunaga, preventing Oda Nobunaga from being criticized by both the Asakura and Asai families. The dangerous situation of flanking attack,
Although these women cannot become warriors and kill enemies in battle like men, they are still contributing their share to their families in special ways that are exclusive to women.
So, never underestimate women.
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"Madam, have you heard? My lord has hired a new concubine. It is said that this girl is just a lowly maid, but she can also become the concubine's wife. The Kyogoku family is not afraid of spreading the news and making people laugh!"
In the backyard of the Kyogoku Hall, the maid Akuki angrily told Mrs. Sanjo what she had seen and heard in the Kyogoku family recently.
"Axue, don't say that. Although we are just maids, we are both women. We should be more considerate of each other at this time."
"The madam is of a pure nature, but I'm afraid those women don't think so! Let's just say that Madam Xin'an, she has fascinated the lord all day long. Since marrying the madam, will the lord one day stay in the madam's room?"
Ashue gave full play to her gossip characteristics and kept chattering in Mrs. Sanjo's ears.
After hearing what Asuki said, Mrs. Sanjo's face froze, obviously she was touched by something. In fact, Mrs. Sanjo was also very puzzled as to why Kyogoku Takamasa refused to sleep with her?
Since the second day after getting married, Kyogoku Takamasa, in addition to visiting Mrs. Sanjo for a few words on weekdays, would stay at Nizi Xin'an at night.
Mrs. Sanjo stayed alone in her empty room every day, feeling very aggrieved.
"Axue, have you seen Mrs. Xin'an?" Mrs. Sanjo turned her beautiful eyes and looked at Axue and said.
Axue nodded, "Of course I have seen her before. Although I only took a look at her from a distance, this woman's style is enough to make me remember her freshly."
"Is she beautiful?"
"She looks pretty good, but she's far behind you, madam."
"How good-natured is she?"
"I have never been in contact with her, but I heard from other maids that Mrs. Xin'an has a very bad temper and is always irritating the maids."
"Where is she from?"
"It is said that he was born in the Nishi clan of the Kyogoku family branch, but he was the concubine of the head of the Asai family before, and he even gave birth to a son. I really don't understand how he became the concubine of the master with such a bad background."
"Then the question comes." Mrs. Sanjo said calmly, "Mrs. Xin'an's appearance, personality, and background are not as good as mine, so why does Your Highness only favor her?"
"Yeah, I'm also puzzled! Is this lord blind?" Ashue said with eyes wide open in confusion.
Mrs. Sanjo smiled slightly, "So, you can't just judge people by their appearance. Mrs. Xin'an must have her own uniqueness that can attract His Highness, and I must also have shortcomings that need improvement."
"I believe that one day His Highness will be able to look at me differently."
"Then do you need to call the Lord here tonight?" Ashue continued to ask.
Mrs. Sanjo shook her head, "Let nature take its course."
Ashue nodded, "You must not hold a man too tightly, otherwise it will be counterproductive, especially an outstanding man like my lord!"
"It's good to know."
"It's getting cold, and there is a cold wind blowing in the side hall. Go and give His Highness a blanket!"
"Yes, ma'am!"
...
The conversation between Mrs. Sanjo and Ashue was naturally unknown to Kyogoku Takamasa. At this moment, he was staring at the map in front of him in a daze under the lamp.
Kyogoku Takamasa reconsiders.
Thinking about the solution for the Kyogoku family.
The environment around Kyogoku's house is too harsh.
Let’s not mention the overlord Rokkaku family who is also in Omi. Let’s just talk about the Mino Toki clan in the east and Saito Douzan, the real boss behind the Toki clan, plus the Kurama clan of Echizen’s toubano dynasty. None of them are Kyogoku. The family can afford it.
The Kyogoku family has now unified Omi, and if they want to continue to develop, they can only expand externally.
To the south is Rokkaku, to the east is Toki and Owari's Oda, to the north is Echizen's Asakura and Wakasa's Takeda, and to the west is Yamashiro, Kyoto, and the back garden of the Hosokawa family.
The Kyogoku family can be said to be surrounded by powerful enemies and besieged on all sides.
After scanning the map, Kyogoku Takamasa found that only the Wakasa Takeda family seemed to be a relatively weak opponent.
If the Takeda family can defeat Wakasa and occupy Wakasa, the Kyogoku family will not only expand their territory, but more importantly, they will gain access to the sea and escape from the heavy siege surrounded by powerful enemies like before.
Capturing Wakasa is equivalent to opening a gap to the outside world. From Wakasa to the west are Tango and Tanba.
Although Tango's Isshiki is one of the four professional families like the Kyogoku family, he is still a salty fish now.
However, Danbo is now in the "Three Kingdoms Struggle for Hegemony" situation and has not formed a unified force. If the Kyogoku family can capture Wakasa, they can use Wakasa as a springboard to capture Tango and Tanba.
By then, the Kyogoku family will be in control of the four countries, whether it is Rokkaku or Asakura, and they will be more confident when they face off against each other.
After repeated deductions on the map more than ten times, only this strategic layout is the most feasible.
But the ideal is very full, and the reality is very skinny.
Even the Wakasa Takeda family, which Kyogoku Takamasa considers to be the weakest, has much stronger military and economic strength than the Kyogoku family.
Don't think that the Wakasa Takeda family is not as powerful as the Kyogoku family just because the stone height of Wakasa country is only about 100,000 stone.
Just looking at Shi Gao's words is too one-sided.
Since the time of their ancestor Takeda Motonobu, the Wakasa Takeda family has attached great importance to deepening its ties with the Ashikaga Shogun family and the Hosokawa family. During the reign of Takeda Motonobu, he actively participated in the Kinai War and sent troops to support Masamoto Hosokawa, who supported Ashikaga Yosumi, during the Meiyo Incident.
Due to this politically correct stance, the relationship between the Wakasa Takeda family and the Hosokawa family became very close, and it also allowed the Takeda family to take the opportunity to develop.
For a period of time, the Wakasa Takeda family developed unprecedented prosperity.
How rich was the Wakasa Takeda family at that time?
In the first year of Daiei, Emperor Gokashiwara, who had been emperor for 22 years, finally asked his grandfather and grandmother to save enough money to hold a succession ceremony, and then asked daimyo from all over the country to donate money to repair his palace.
At that time, Takeda Motonobu donated 5,000 pi from his own pocket.
狋 is a concept. The value of one 疋 is approximately equal to 100 Wen Yongle coins, so 5,000 疋 is equivalent to 500 guan.
It may seem like a small amount, but taking out five hundred guans to give away casually can be said to be a wealthy person.
During the era of Takeda Gennobu, the Wakasa Takeda family's economy, culture, and military were unprecedentedly prosperous. Although they only had 100,000 koku from Wakasa, their overall strength was at least 300,000 to 500,000 koku.
However, Takeda Gennobu played his cards badly, and was pushed back by the opponent during the Western Expedition to Tango Isshiki. Fortunately, the Asakura family came to the rescue in time, otherwise the Takeda family would have been beaten to a pulp.
But even so, after Takeda Motonobu retired to seclusion, the foundation left to Takeda Motomitsu was much better than the mess Kyogoku HD left Kyogoku Takahiro.
