January 6, the first year of Yuangui (1570).
After Yu Qiuping returned to the territory, the first problem before him was the Yu Qiu family's budget this year.
When the Diet composed of businessmen from Sakai Town, Ishiyama Town, and Kawachi Izumi was founded last year, due to the constitution and various tax laws were not perfected, and the threat of the Miyoshi family's comeback was always hanging over them. Therefore, for the Yuqiu family's proposal
Congress has basically approved all budgets, whether it is maintenance of Maple Leaf Mountain City, building armaments, building fortifications around Maple Leaf Mountain City, military training or other budget expenditures.
However, after nearly a year of hard work, the businessmen in the Diet have become more courageous. Spring plowing is approaching, the troops gathered by the Miyoshi family and the Oda family in Kinki have dispersed, and the threat of war has disappeared. Without the danger of life and death, the businessmen
Their greedy nature began to be gradually exposed. Congress revised the provisions on taxation and trade two years ago, further relaxing the restrictions on businessmen and lowering taxes. Last year, businessmen were worried that if they did not give Yu Qiuping enough tax, they would not be able to survive at all.
They can't stop the Sanhao family. But this year, their mentality has changed and they have begun to seek benefits for themselves.
Under such circumstances, when the Yuqiu family's financial controller Sena Ujiyoshi proposed the budget for the second quarter of the first year of Yuangui to the Congress, it was rejected by the Congress - this was the first time that the Congress directly rejected a budget.
The total budget for the quarter. They felt that Yu Qiuping spent too much money, and the businessmen refused to approve it. Without the budget, the Yu Qiu family was like a beast with its hands and feet restrained, with no energy but no power. Forced by desperation, Yu Qiu Ping
Qiupei could only work with Sena Ujiyoshi, Tomita Nobuhiro, Masuda Nagamori and others to re-draw a new budget, cutting off the budget for the expansion of the army and the construction of water conservancy projects, leaving only the maintenance of basic defense, the daily training of Jobanbei, etc.
Basic expenses.
Even such an honest budget was once again rejected by Congress. According to Imai Munehisa, businessmen in Congress are generally very dissatisfied with the Yuqiu family's extravagant spending last year. After all, the Yuqiu family is currently spending money from the national treasury.
It was all money earned by their businessmen, but the Yuqiu family regarded it as their own treasury as a matter of course. The businessmen in the Congress were very angry when they saw it, and planned to teach Yu Qiuping a lesson so that he could spend money honestly in the future.
a little.
The attitude of the Congress angered many hardliners in the Yuqiu family. Many samurai in the Tokiwa Preparatory Army suggested that Yu Qiuping take advantage of the Miyoshi family's army not to gather, march into Sakai Town, arrest all these businessmen, and take it from the treasury himself.
The money came out. However, since Yu Qiuyou was still in the hands of the Sakai merchants, Tokiwa was prepared to throw a bullet at him, so he had to give up.
And Amano Keitoku smelled the smell of conspiracy, and the secret organization he formed last year - Crow also launched its first action. Amano Keitoku had already arranged for Crow's members to infiltrate into Congress, courts, and even in various ways
It is the Yuqiu family's own system to get close to some important people. Large and small intelligence stations and contact offices have also been established in Maple Leaf Mountain Castle, Sakai Town and Wakae Castle. All kinds of secret information are sent out like a stream every day.
In the hands of Amano Jingtoku, he will monitor every move in Yuqiu's family.
This time, Amano Keitoku secretly gave an order, and the members of Crow immediately launched an investigation. It didn't take long before they discovered that three members of the Diet had had secret contacts with Miyoshi Yoshiken's people. Amano Keitoku immediately ordered the ninjas to break into this place.
A lot of important correspondence and materials were seized on the spot from the three people's homes, and it was found that they belonged to Miyoshi.
Yi Xian bribed them to incite dissatisfaction within the Congress and boycott the Yu Qiu family's budget.
Amano Keitoku originally wanted to let Ya arrest the three people directly, but he was concerned about the safety of his apprentice Yu Qiuyou and did not dare to irritate the merchants of Sakai Town too much. So Amano Keitoku handed over the discovered information to Hatakeyama Takamasa.
Hatakeyama Takamasa immediately impeached the three congressmen and imprisoned them after trial. In accordance with the provisions of the law, all their property was confiscated.
This move by Amano Keitoku's crows frightened the Diet - they originally thought that they were far away from Maple Leaf Mountain Castle, and they could stay safe as long as they kept an eye on the two companies of Tokiwabi stationed outside Sakai Town.
They never expected that right under their noses, many people from Amano Keitoku were secretly lurking, monitoring them at any time. Although they wanted to protest against this, this time there was indeed someone among the businessmen with connections to foreign countries.
They couldn't say anything. In the end, they and Yu Qiuping reached a compromise. The responsibility behind the two canceled budgets would no longer be investigated, but Amano Keitoku's crows would not evacuate Sakai Town.
After revisions, the Yu Qiu family's third budget was finally passed. However, this did not make Yu Qiuping happy for long - because a bigger event had already come from Kyoto.
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On January 19, Oda Nobunaga proposed to the shogunate the "Five Articles" he had prepared long ago. Once the "Five Articles" were announced, Kinki immediately went into an uproar. Under the request of the "Five Articles", the shogunate almost became
This was no longer a political struggle, but a naked insult to Ashikaga Yoshiteru. Naturally, the strong-minded Ashikaga Yoshiteru could not accept such a proposal and angrily refused. Oda Nobunaga then signaled to Kinoshita Hideyoshi
Mitsuhide Akechi assembled troops in Kyoto, threatening Ashikaga Yoshiteru's Nijo Imperial Palace from a distance. Ashikaga Yoshiteru also showed no weakness and also assembled troops in Nijo Castle. The situation in Yamashiro was immediately tense, including Akihei of Kawachi Province and Shibata of Minami Omi.
Katsuie, Sakuma Nobumori and Moriko Chengdu were asked to prepare to send troops.
However, at the most critical moment of this situation, Matsunagahide stood up and became the peacemaker. He has served as an official in the shogunate for many years and has extensive connections and prestige in Kinki. In addition, he is sitting on the powerful Yamato country. What he said is
It is very important. Under his mediation, Oda Nobunaga and Ashikaga Yoshiteru reached a compromise. Ashikaga Yoshiteru still accepted the "Five Articles", but among them "all rewards and punishments of the shogunate shall be carried out by Oda Nobunaga" and "Ashikaga Yoshiteru"
The points "Previous orders are invalid" were deleted.
Although this conflict was resolved peacefully, Ashikaga Yoshiteru's dissatisfaction with Oda Nobunaga could no longer be suppressed. He originally wanted to rely on Oda Nobunaga to regain the authority of the Ashikaga Shogunate and restore the glory of the Ashikaga Shogunate, but Oda
Nobunaga's actions shattered his dream - Oda Nobunaga was only the second Miyoshi Nagakei, and even went further than Miyoshi Nagakei.
However, the Oda family was now so powerful that Ashikaga Yoshiteru thought that it would be difficult for him to compete with his own strength. Therefore, he endured it under the persuasion of Hosokawa Fujitaka, and instead contacted various daimyo who were dissatisfied with Oda Nobunaga, trying to organize a siege network
Eliminate Oda Nobunaga. On the night he accepted the "Five Letters", he sent an envoy to send his own handwritten letter to the Asakura family, Matsunaga family, Hatano family, Isshiki family, Takeda family, Miyoshi family and other daimyo, asking them to cooperate
Crusade against Oda Nobunaga.
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On March 24, spring plowing in Kinki and Shikoku areas basically ended. Miyoshi Family
The army once again gathered in Settsu, Harima, and Oda Nobunaga once again led nearly 40,000 troops from Owari, Mino, and Ise to Luo. On the one hand, they were to suppress Ashikaga Yoshiki's recent small moves, and on the other hand, they were also on guard against the Miyoshi family. And this
Once, even the Tokugawa family of Mikawa was invited out by Oda Nobunaga. Tokugawa Ieyasu personally led 5,000 people to follow Oda Nobunaga's army to Luo. The main force of the Oroku coalition forces joined Oda Nobunaga, who originally stayed in Kinki.
The total strength of the Minami Omi and Kyoto troops reached nearly 65,000. Yu Qiuping was also asked to lead his troops to join forces in Kyoto, so he left two companies of Charlie and Yoshioka Katsumasa behind, while he led the remaining three companies.
A company and a cavalry company, a total of 1,400 soldiers and 2,400 auxiliary soldiers went to Kyoto.
However, the Miyoshi family and the Oda family seemed to have made an appointment, and they passed each other again. The main force of the Miyoshi family went straight west, cooperating with Anzai Fuyayasu's navy to attack the Akamatsu family in Harima country. The Akamatsu family, knowing that they were outmatched, had no choice but to
Therefore, he had no choice but to ask for support from his former enemies, the Urakami family. Urakami Munekage agreed to the request for reinforcements on the advice of his important minister Ukita Hideie. However, the Urakami family's troops stopped moving after they advanced to Komama Mountain and were reluctant to arrive at Hime.
The battle with the Miyoshi Army in the Road City area seemed to be a good one. The Akamatsu family was in trouble, but they could not spare the troops to defend the Urakami family.
At the same time, Oda Nobunaga left nearly 20,000 troops to garrison Kinki and beware of the Miyoshi family killing a carbine. He personally led 45,000 troops back east. After arriving at Minamiomi, he did not continue to return to Ono, but suddenly
Going north, we entered the Kita Omi territory of the alliance Asai family. The important ministers of the Oda family were very puzzled by Oda Nobunaga's actions, and they came to see Oda Nobunaga one after another, but they were all turned away by Oda Nobunaga.
Yu Qiuping had a bad premonition in his heart, and he was anxious, but there was nothing he could do.
The Asai family was quite at a loss after seeing the sudden entry of the Oroku coalition forces. They sent envoys to the Oda family's camp to ask Oda Nobunaga what he wanted. Oda Nobunaga did not make any excuses and held an evaluation meeting.
In front of many senior officials of the family, he bluntly informed the Asai family envoy of his intention, which was to use the road to eliminate the Asakura family. The reason was that the Asakura family did not come to Oda Nobunaga's tea party last year and ignored the shogunate's invitation to Kamiro.
There was no law and order. As a righteous man who could bring justice to the world, Oda Nobunaga wanted to attack him personally. At the same time, he also asked the Asai family, as an ally, to send troops to assist.
Echizen and Wakasa, which belong to the Asakura family, are located on the Hokurikudo, geographically to the north of Omi country. If you want to conquer the Asakura family, you must pass through the territory of the Asai family. The Asai family's envoys learned about the Oda letter.
He was shocked after what he meant and hurried back to report.
However, after the meeting, Yu Qiuping suddenly broke out. Before the samurai who participated in the evaluation meeting had finished walking, when Oda Nobunaga was about to leave, Yu Qiuping rushed forward with a sword step and stopped in front of Oda Nobunaga.
, asked in a deep voice, very annoyed:
"My lord! Didn't you promise me before that you would never use troops against the Asakura family without the consent of the Asai family? Why have the army already gone on an expedition and I and the retainers don't know about it? Why do the Asai family
Not aware of anything?"
"Oh?" Oda Nobunaga gave Yu Qiuping a rather teasing look, and a cynical smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Hongye, you know Yu so well, don't you know?"
"The promises I made have never been fulfilled."
Chapter completed!