Yoshigan Shiba would never let Oda Nobunaga go to Luo. This incident would weaken his power in the shogunate in recent times.
When Miyoshi went to Luo for the Changqing Festival, the shogunate's coalition forces were vulnerable. It was Shiba Yigen who turned the tide and maintained the shogunate's dignity.
After the war, he received a huge reward for this, receiving the guardianship of Iga and the guardianship of Peking University, with a stone worth two hundred thousand.
In addition, Yoshigan united the Hosokawa Mibuchi family, which was weakened during the war, protected the declining Hatakeyama family, and became the leader of the powerful local faction in the shogunate.
Within the Kyoto shogunate, there are three pillars: the Ashikaga shogun, the shogunate, and local powerful factions.
The height of the stone in the Yiyin territory is only 200,000, but he can rely on his leadership position in the local powerful faction to have great influence on the shogunate.
Now that the Ashikaga Shogun family is over, the ministers are in disarray, and Ashikaga Yoshiteru's old ministers want to bypass Yoshigan Ushiba and establish another shogun.
They joined forces with two powerful local factions, Hosokawa Mibuchi, to win over the Oda family, the Asai family, and the Tokugawa family, which were outside the feudal lords.
If Shiba Yigen allows them to do whatever they want, the influence of the Shiba family in the center of the shogunate will be seriously damaged.
With his strength of 200,000 dan, without the help of the shogunate, in the increasingly chaotic times of the Wu family, how can he ensure that the Spur leader will not be coveted in recent years?
The samurai family of the shogunate wants to go to Luo and establish a general and re-establish the shogunate. Shiba Yoshigan will definitely support it, but this matter cannot be bypassed by him!
The struggle for power is one that ebbs and flows, and there is no room for concession. Once you are seen as weak, no one will dare to come and step on the Sibo family in the future.
Uesugi Teruhora actually understood this truth, but she was inevitably disappointed in her heart. She forced a smile, calmed down, and asked.
"How will Duke Qianxin prepare to respond?"
Sibo Yiyin thought calmly and said.
"The Hokuriku Expressway has been closed for too long. Time waits for no one. We need to change the route and return to Kokoro quickly."
Teru Uesugi frowned.
"Nakasen Road is a difficult mountain road, and Tokaido Road is complicated and unsafe."
Shiba Yiyin already had an idea at this time and said.
"If you take the Nakasen Road, you still have to pass through Mino Country, which is also the territory of Oda Nobunaga. I can't show weakness. If I want to go, I'll take the Tokaido Road."
Regardless of whether you are taking the Nakasendo or Tokaido, you will have to pass through Oda Nobunaga and Owari Mino when returning to Konka.
The Nakasendo Road is a rugged mountain road, and Shinano Country is the territory of the Takeda family. You only need to contact the Takeda family to borrow the road.
But in doing so, it seems that Shiba Yoshigan deliberately bypassed the Tokaido Road, fearing harm from the daimyo along the way.
Sibo Yiyin already had a decision in his mind and said.
"I set off early, passed through Ueno Musashi Country, and entered the Tokaido via Sagami Country.
This road was mostly plain, so I went up to Luo with a royal white flag, and rode fast with the Ji warrior group, asking the nobles along the way to prepare supplies for me.
I want to see who dares to risk the disapproval of the world and block my steps."
Hokurikudo is on the Sea of ​​Japan side, and the winter climate is as cold as Ou. On the Tokaido side, the Pacific sea breeze is relatively mild, and there will not be long periods of heavy snow and ice like Hokurikudo.
However, there were too many daimyo territories that passed through along the Tokaido. The Hojo family of Sagami Province, the Takeda family of Suruga Province, the Tokugawa family of Mikawa Enie Ryogoku, and the Oda family of Owari Mino Ryogoku.
Shiba Yoshigan went to Luoyang under the imperial white flag to avenge the funeral of Ashikaga Yoshiteru, his fiancée. This was an awe-inspiring act of justice.
But the thoughts of each famous person are unpredictable. What if someone has evil intentions and attacks him?
Terutora Uesugi frowned when she heard the name Oda Nobunaga. She would never forget whose hands ruined Yoshigan Shiba's virginity.
Oda Nobunaga, this bastard bastard, what will she do if she has evil thoughts about Yoshigoshi Shiba again?
Uesugi Teruhora thought more and more panicked and said.
"No, you can't take the Tokaido Road, Oda Nobunaga is not a good person!"
Shiba Yiyin glanced at her and was surprised. How dare you tell others? Are there any good people in the Wu family? Can good people do the profession of Samurai Ji?
Terutora Uesugi just didn't blink an eye and coldly ordered the killing of all the maids in the palace. Now he still has the nerve to say that others are not good people?
Yiyin shook his head and said.
"I know Oda Nobunaga very well and she will not disrespect me.
She is a very realistic and utilitarian person with a broad mind and vision. It will do her no good to hurt me, but I can give her more.
Don't Wada Weimasa and the others want to win over Oda Nobunaga to Luo? They can do it, but I can't do it?
I have a royal white flag, a royal sword, and a golden seal waiting for me to get it in the near Si Bo Territory. When it comes to the status of Shangluo, who can be more qualified than me?"
When Teru Uesugi heard Yoshigan Shiba say that he knew Oda Nobunaga, he felt sour in his heart and couldn't help but snort.
The male idol whom I cared about at the top of my heart was turned into a second-hand cabbage more than three years ago, and I felt very unhappy about it.
How could Yoshigan Shiba know the melancholy in Terutora Uesugi's heart? His mind was full of thinking about countermeasures to defeat the plot of Wada Weimasa and his gang.
Before the Owari Kingdom was pacified, Oda Nobunaga began to shout for the people of the world. After taking the Mino Kingdom, he even made his intentions clear and shouted for the world to deploy force.
Wada Weimasa and the others wanted to go to Luo and win over the Oda family to send troops, which was exactly what Oda Nobunaga wanted. But the problem was that the interests of the two groups were not consistent.
Wada Weimasa and the others were frustrated in their negotiations with the Asakura family, and were anxious to find someone to help them get to Luo before Shiba Yoshigan returned. Oda Nobunaga wanted to enter Konki and was looking for a party to lead the way.
Thinking about it carefully, Wada Weimasa and the others did not want Shiba Yoshigan to get involved in their Shangluo affairs, and they wanted to monopolize the great credit for establishing the shogunate.
But Oda Nobunaga is different. Cooperating with whom is not cooperation? To get ahead of Shiba Yiyin, that is the need of the partner, not the necessity of Oda Nobunaga.
If Yoshihiro Shiba is willing to cooperate with Oda Nobunaga, wouldn't the Oda family's plan to go to Luka be safer and more certain?
Wada Nobunaga's interests were harmed, so what did Oda Nobunaga do? Oda Nobunaga's interests were to ensure that Shangluo must succeed, and she wanted to stand firm on the world's big stage.
And Shiba Yiyin's joining gave her an extra guarantee of success, so how could she refuse?
Yoshigan Shiba thought clearly about the logic, and analyzed it carefully with Teru Uesugi. Teru Uesugi frowned after listening, and even though he was reluctant, he still nodded to express his approval.
"You are right. What Oda Nobunaga wants is the opportunity to enter Kinsuku. It doesn't matter who you cooperate with. The most important thing is to succeed in Luo Luo.
But how can you ensure your safety when you return? Along the way, the Hojo family, the Takeda family, and the Tokugawa family are all in trouble."
Yiyin thought for a while and said.
"Yamazhong Xingshenghui led all the elite Yue soldiers to protect me when I went to Luo. Together with the others, I was able to gather two hundred knights on horseback.
As long as these big names don't have evil thoughts towards me and deter the armed forces of the villages along the way, it won't be a problem to be vigilant and protect myself.
When I return this time, each person will be equipped with two horses and take less supplies. I will use the sword to order the local lord to prepare military supplies for me.
The Hojo family put on a good show of grieving for the general at the foot of Odawara Castle. I believe that Hojo Ujiyasu wouldn't want to smear her face, and she would definitely do it if she needed supplies.
Although the Takeda family captured Suruga Country, they also left the area in a state of chaos. Her family needs to do business with us to ensure that there is no shortage of daily necessities such as rice, salt, cloth, and iron in the Koshin Mountains.
Hokushin Zenkojidaira, where we trade with Takeda Harunobu, is the commodity market where she obtains supplies. As long as I am given a certain compensation for supplies, she will be willing to replenish what I need along the way.
As for Tokugawa Ieyasu, she changed her character from Matsudaira to Tokugawa and claimed to be a descendant of the Nitta family of Genji in Kawachi. Without the nod from me, the holder of the sword and gold seal who is the direct descendant of Genji in Kawachi, who would recognize her?
If she wants something from me, she will not refuse my request for supplies. What's more, the Tokugawa family is an ally of Oda Nobunaga. I will write to Oda Nobunaga to express my goodwill in going to Luo with her.
As long as Oda Nobunaga is tempted, Tokugawa Ieyasu will not be a problem. Their connection is very deep. The original alliance between the two was led by my Owari acting commander, Maeda Toshiie.
There is also Asai Nagamasa. I fought side by side with her in Norada to fight against the Rokkaku family. I was also the guarantor of the initial contact between the Oda family and the Asai family.
Although Hosokawa Fujitaka wanted to leave me and go to Luo, as long as I participated, she would never dare to refuse openly.
I am the leader of a powerful local faction in the shogunate, and the Hosokawa Mibuchi family has a close relationship with me. Hosokawa Fujitaka alone cannot represent the two retainers, so she does not dare to disobey me.
After thinking about it carefully, except for Wada Weimasa and a group of former ministers of Ashikaga Shogun, no one had the reason or confidence to kick me away resolutely.
Having me join will only make Shangluo's success more certain, and they will welcome me."
Teru Uesugi's scalp went numb when he heard it.
In the past two years, Yoshigan Shiba has gained a reputation far and wide in Kanto. Even a rebellious famous man like Takeda Hojo should give him some respect.
In recent years, his network of relationships has become more complex and in-depth. Whether it is Oda Tokugawa's alliance, Oda Asai's relationship, or the decision-making of the Hosokawa-Mibuchi family, he can have a hand in it.
From the fact that Yi Yin dared to return via the East China Sea Road, we can see his own extraordinary influence.
Terutora Uesugi looked carefully at Yoshigin's handsome face and couldn't help but lose consciousness.
It only took less than four years for this young man to become a very important figure in the world, attracting the attention of all the martial arts families in the world.
No wonder rumors spread that he was unprecedented and unparalleled in the world.
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Odawara Castle, castle tower.
To be continued...