Omi, Guanyin Temple Castle.
The headquarters of the Rokkajia Family did not seem peaceful at this time.
Ever since the confrontation with the Hosokawa family became more and more obvious, the entire Rokkaku family seemed to be shrouded in the cloud of war.
The head of the Rokkaku family, Rokkaku Sadeyori, is undoubtedly a leader with great ambitions, and the Rokkaku family also has the strength to support this ambition. Especially after gaining the attachment of the shogun Ashikaga Yoshiharu, the Rokkaku family has become more and more powerful in the entire Konji region.
But in fact Rokkaku Sadayori knew very well that the Rokkaku family was not the opponent of the Hosokawa family.
This opponent is not the difference in strength, but the dominance system that has been formed since the establishment of the Muromachi Shogunate!
The Hosokawa family is one of the three leaders and has natural control over recent areas, but the Rokkaku family does not have such reputation and qualifications.
In the eyes of outsiders, this is the confrontation between Ashikaga Yoshiharu and Ashikaga Yoshimi, and it is also the fight between Hosokawa Harumoto and Rokkaku Sadayori for the dominance of Kinai. But in the eyes of smart people, this is a challenge from the Rokkajia family to the ancient three-manager system and an attempt to break the inherent system.
It is a pity that in history, only Miyoshi Nagakei was the only one to accomplish this feat later. Even Oda Nobunaga only stole the fruits of Miyoshi Nagakei's victory.
The Rokkaku family wants to control Kinai. In addition to their direct opponents, the Hosokawa family, the enemies they face include the hidden Shiba and Hatakeyama.
Although Shiba has declined, Hatakeyama is still there.
Once the Hosokawa family and the Rokkaku family go to war, the Hatakeyama family will definitely side with the Hosokawa family.
This is easy to understand.
In recent years, the three leaders have been taking turns to dominate the area, and now the Rokkajia family suddenly came out to participate in the fight, which touched the fundamental interests of the three leaders. Not only did the Three Supervisors react fiercely to this, but even the wealthy families in Kinei would not agree.
Because the entry of a new force will inevitably break the inherent dominance system in recent regions, some old wealthy families will face a reshuffle, and some new forces will take the opportunity to rise.
Therefore, the battle between the Rokkaku family and the Hosokawa family has actually ended before it even begins.
Rokkaku Sadeyori didn't really want to fight this battle with the Hosokawa family. He just wanted to use Ashikaga Yoshiharu to strengthen the Rokkaku family's reputation and take the opportunity to gain more benefits.
And Hosokawa Harumoto also understands this, and the two sides seem to have a tacit understanding. Even if the confrontation is very serious, no one will take the initiative to provoke a dispute!
In the Rokkaku Hall of Kannonji Castle, Rokkaku Sadeyori is receiving Takeda Motoshi, the envoy of the Takeda family.
"Dancheng Shao Bidian, the Kyogoku family has really gone too far in bullying others. I, the Takeda clan, have never had any grudges with the Kyogoku family. This time, the Kyogoku family took advantage of the internal strife in our family to brazenly send troops to attack our family. This is an insult to our family. It’s also disrespectful to the Rokkaku family!”
"The head of our family is Danzheng Shaobi's son-in-law. This move of the Kyogoku family is undoubtedly a slap in the face of Danzheng Shaobi!"
"I came here this time in the hope that the Rokkaku Palace can come forward to intimidate the Kyogoku family and force the Kyogoku family to retreat! In this way, I will be grateful!"
Hearing Takeda Momotoshi's words, Rokkaku Sadayori's heart was not shaken at all.
Regarding the Kyogoku family, Rokkaku Sadayori also felt deeply powerless.
In the past two years, the Kyogoku family has developed too fast, and the Rokkaku family has missed the best opportunity to suppress the Kyogoku family.
Besides, behind the Kyogoku family is the Hosokawa family. Who doesn’t know that the Kyogoku family and the Hosokawa family wear the same pants? With the Hosokawa family backing the Kyogoku family, Rokkaku Sadayori really didn't dare to openly take issue with the Kyogoku family.
The reason why Rokkaku Sadayori provoked the people of Takashima County into rebellion before was just to create a stumbling block for the Kyogoku family and reduce the pressure on the Rokkaku family from being attacked from both sides.
However, he did not expect that the Kyogoku family would defeat the people of Takashima County with lightning speed, and in turn give the Kyogoku family a huge advantage.
"How come I don't know what Izu Mamoru said, but now my family is confronting the Hosokawa family, and a war may break out at any time! At this critical moment, we really have no way to do anything!"
"As for the Kyogoku family, we can only try our best to mediate and see if we can mediate the war between you two! But as for the outcome, we can only leave it to fate!" Rokkaku Sadayori obviously did not intend to go into this muddy water. He replied in an evasive manner.
Takeda Moto had been prepared for this, so he could only nod his head and said: "This matter depends entirely on Danzheng Shaobidian!"
"When I came here, my lord asked me to visit the general. Is it convenient?"
Rokkaku Sadayori nodded, "The shogun is at Sanshi Temple, Izu Mamoru can do as he pleases!"
"ha!"
After Motoshi Takeda left, Rokkaku Sadayori sighed helplessly.
"My lord, the Kyogoku family is now on the rise. If they are in the land of Wakasa, they will have the strength to compete with our family. This is definitely not good news for our family!"
"The battle between our family and the Hosokawa family will definitely not start, so why does my lord still use this to blame Takeda Izumamoru?" Goto Takayoshi asked with a puzzled look on his face.
Rokkaku Sadayori said helplessly: "How can we not know what Ma Shou said?"
"But this is the critical stage of negotiations between our family and the Hosokawa family. If we continue to fight with the Kyogoku family, there will be no room for maneuver between us and the Hosokawa family!"
"The Takeda family is now falling apart. It is extremely difficult to achieve this! Such a Takeda family can only become a burden to the family and is of no use to the family at all. If it is gone, it will be gone!"
"We can't let our family's many years of planning come to nothing just because of one Takeda family!"
"Then the Takeda family can only become outcasts?"
"Haha!" Rokkaku Sadayori chuckled softly: "Abandoned sons also have their uses. If the Kyogoku family wants to dominate Wakasa, how can it be so easy without giving anything?"
"My lord, what you mean is..."
"There is a letter here, but Mamori personally went to Ichijo Valley and handed this letter into the hands of Asakura Danshozaemon Weiden!"
"The show of two tigers fighting is about to begin!"
Hearing Rokkaku Sadayori's words, Goto Takayoshi suddenly showed his original smile.
"My dear Lord, although this way, although one of the Takeda family is abandoned, the Kyogoku family will no longer have time to take care of it! With the strength of the Asakura family, once they compete with the Kyogoku family for Wakasa, I am afraid that within decades Kyogoku will The whole family is going to fall into this quagmire!”
"Hahahaha!" Rokkaku Sadarai burst into laughter.
Rokkaku Sadayori's original plan was to contain the Kyogoku family by supporting the Takeda family.
In the confrontation between the Rokkaku family and the Hosokawa family, the Kyogoku family is the nail that the Hosokawa family buries behind the Rokkaku family. On the premise that the Rokkaku family cannot remove this nail, they can only use the Takeda family to contain the Kyogoku family to make this nail useless.
But now that the Takeda family is useless, they can only choose another target.
At this time, the Takeda family became a bait thrown by Rokkaku Sadeyori. What he wanted to catch was the big fish of the Asakura family.
If the Asakura family is also dragged into the water, then the battle between the Kyogoku family and the Asakura family will begin. The two families are equally powerful, and the Asakura family is even stronger!
This is a good show!
In terms of containing and suppressing the Kyogoku family, the Asakura family played a much greater role than the Takeda family!
