"Your Majesty, please take back your order." Yoshitoki Kira refused the appointment without hesitation. Under the angry and puzzled gaze of Ashikaga Yoshitoki, he slowly said: "I, Yoshitoki, was young and lacked knowledge, which is why I ended up in two battles this summer.
The losses were heavy, and the vitality of my countrymen was severely damaged. Although I was lucky enough to win occasionally, I am still far behind generals like His Highness Kyōcho, so I kindly ask His Highness Kōfō to appoint His Highness Hosokawa Kyōjo as the general."
"Is this your plan? Let Hosokawa Harumoto replace you? Humph!" Ashikaga Yoshitō stood up with a cold snort, walked to the castle tower and looked at the Ouchi of Kyoto, and said coldly: "Tell me your reasons
, otherwise you will still be a military representative!"
Kira Yoshitoshi sat cross-legged with his eyes slightly closed, with no intention of speaking for a long time. Ashikaga Yoshitō immediately understood, waved away all the retainers and warned the servants not to come near, and then he said slowly: "Because of the Rokkaku family."
"The Rokkaku family?" Ashikaga Yoshitō repeated with emphasis.
"According to reliable information, Rokkaku is determined to be seriously ill, and all the internal affairs of the Rokkaku family will be presided over by Rokkaku Yoshiken."
"What does this mean?"
"It means that the person in charge of the Rokkaku family has changed, because the stepmother of Hosokawa Harumoto is the legitimate daughter of Rokkaku Sadayori, and she and Rokkaku Yoshihide are the same mother. The relationship between the two siblings is very good. According to the intelligence, Rokkaku Yoshihide
He also had a very good relationship with his brother-in-law, Harumoto Hosokawa. Hosokawa Harumoto's legitimate son, Aoimaru, was born to Rokkaku Yoshiken's sister, and Hosokawa Harumoto's former wife, Mrs. Sanjo, who died of illness, was also Rokkaku Sadayori's son.
This is enough to show that the relationship between Hosokawa Harumoto and the Rokkaku family is very close."
"What does this have to do with asking Hosokawa Harumoto to come out as the general?" Ashikaga Yoshitō frowned and thought hard. He seemed to have caught something. He raised his head and asked in confusion: "You mean to use Hosokawa Harumoto to lead Rokkaku?
Yixian? But how to lure him out?"
“A fiasco and the peace after a fiasco.”
"What!" Ashikaga Yoshitō stood up, walked to him in a few steps and roared: "You said peace after a tragic defeat? What exactly do you mean? Do you want me to bow my head like Sanzhu? Tell me what exactly do you want?
"
"Mizuki is a cunning person. His highness must be convinced of this, right?" Kira Yoshitoki seemed to turn a blind eye to Ashikaga Yoshito's anger, "Everyone would have thought that at this time, Mitsuki fell ill, and Miyoshi from Kinki
The family will fall into chaos. Don’t Miyoshi Yoshihide and Matsunagahide understand this? Has His Highness Kōkata ever seen any riots among the retainers of the Miyoshi family?”
"There seems to be no commotion... No! It's quiet as if everything is as usual! This is very abnormal!" Ashikaga Yoshito is also very smart and quickly figured out what was wrong.
"Why is there no chaos in the Mihaoshi family? Because the retainers of the Mihaoshi family have enough reasons to be sure that the governor of the family, Mihaoshi Changqing, is safe and sound. In other words, everything is known to them. The central power of the Mihaoshi family is still in the hands of Mihaoshi Changqing.
Therefore, Yoshihide Miyoshi can safely lead the 20,000 troops to fight in the north and south of Kinki, and the mountain city of Akutagawa can be as stable as a rock." Yoshihide Kira's words flashed like thunder, shaking Ashikaga Yoshito's mind.
"In other words, this is a genju drama rehearsed by Sanzhu from beginning to end. Is that what you mean?" Ashikaga Yoshitō was hit hard. He staggered back a few steps and fell down. At this time, he
His face was pale and his forehead was dripping with sweat, like a patient recovering from a long illness. He didn't even notice that his hat was crooked.
He has always boasted that he is both wise and courageous. He has learned strategy and power since childhood. Although he lacks experience in military strategy, as a shogunate official, he does not need to sit on the front line personally. Even if he is a little short of military strategy, it will not be a big problem. Another thing that makes him proud
What is special is that he has exquisite military and swordsmanship. All the famous masters in Kyoto have been his teachers, whether it is Nen-ryu, Yin-ryu, Nakajo-ryu, or Shinto-ryu. Moreover, his talent for swordsmanship is extremely strong.
He has already obtained the Immunity and Discipline at a few years old, and has the hope of becoming a Sword Master in the future.
But this time he still inevitably suffered a huge mental blow. He always believed that Miyoshi Changqing was a treacherous person, an incompetent person who was good at taking advantage of the situation to gain power.
He is just a little stronger than that villain Kizawa Nagamasa. As long as the Kinai samurai family reunites under the banner of the shogunate, these young men will melt like ice and snow under the scorching sun.
But now it seems that he is extremely wrong. Miyoshi Nagakei is not only not bad but even stronger. If it hadn't been for Kira Yoshitoki's reminder, he would definitely have stepped into a trap. When Ashikaga Yoshito looked at Kira Yoshi, he hoped that he would tell him this.
Everything is a misunderstanding. Miyoshi Changqing is not that powerful. As long as he follows his original blueprint, he can be defeated easily.
"Yes!" After a short consideration, he decided to tell the truth: "Sanzhu may have been injured, but the injury will never be serious. Sanzhu took this opportunity to retreat to Sakai Town to recuperate. In fact, he was waiting for those who were unwilling to do so.
When lonely people jump out, Hatakeyama Takamasa is the first one, and maybe I, the shogunate, are the second one."
Ashikaga Yoshito raised his head and asked in a hoarse voice: "What does he want to do? Is he going to wipe us all out in one fell swoop?"
Kira Yoshitoki analyzed calmly: "No matter whether the shogunate sends troops to join forces with the Hatakeyama army, or directly attacks Akutagawa Mountain Castle, it will not succeed. Attack Matsunaga Hide's castle, and his brother Matsunaga Nagayori is guarding Akutagawa with five thousand troops.
Yamashiro will not have a good outcome. If the shogunate army does not take the initiative to join forces with the Hatakeyama family, then both sides will not have big problems. Once they decide to join forces with the Hatakeyama family, Miyoshi Nagakei will definitely use all his strength to fight a war of annihilation and strive to eliminate them in one fell swoop.
If you have the power to fight against the three good things, it will really be over by then!"
"So Yoshitoki wants to let Hosokawa Harumoto do it, let him lose again, and then find a middleman to mediate peace between the two parties?" Ashikaga Yoshito said with some reluctance: "But Miyoshi Nagakei once said that there would be no peace.
!Don’t forget that Yi Toki killed his younger brother.”
"Everything in the world is changing. Nothing is eternal, and the same goes for Sanzhu." Kira Yoshi smiled and said: "He did not swear to the gods and Buddhas to take revenge. This is enough to show that his attitude is still the same.
It can be changed. As long as you pay enough chips and invite powerful messengers to mediate, it is not difficult to reach peace."
"Then how to lure out the Rokkaku family?"
Kira Yoshitoki said with a smile: "Miyoshi Nagakei hated Hosokawa Harumoto because Hosokawa Harumoto killed his father, Miyoshi Motocho, the head of the Awa Hosokawa family, and from Miyoshi Nagakei he took revenge on Kizawa Nagamasa.
, Miyoshi Sozo can see that he is a very vengeful person. Since he was allowed to seize the opportunity, he will definitely not let Hosokawa Harumoto go. Although he will not kill him, it should not be difficult to close him up, and with Miyoshi
Changqing’s character will never let his wife go out, and the three of them as a family will be locked up. Doesn’t this hit the point of Rokkaku Yixian’s heart?”
"Then Rokkaku Yoshiken must be angry, and then find Yu to strengthen the alliance and agree to send troops together, which means to win the wavering Rokkaku family into Yu's camp." Ashikaga Yoshito is also very smart, and he said this.
He only needed to straighten out his thoughts and successfully deduce the following results. Then he asked suspiciously: "This is really a terrible strategy. Was it all thought up by Yitoki alone?"
"No, most of this idea came from my master craftsman Yamamoto Tokiyuki." Kira Yoshitoki is naturally not such a monster. These are all strategies deduced by Yamamoto Kansuke after painstaking efforts. Of course, they are also influenced by his wild and unconstrained thoughts, but he
I won't admit it to my face.
"I don't think Yoshitoki would come up with such a terrible plan. It's so terrifying that it makes Yuya feel creepy." Ashikaga Yoshito took a deep breath, and then half-jokingly said: "He was the one who built Sakamoto Castle.
That master builder, right? I didn’t realize that the teacher of the master builder of Yoshitoki could actually have such a powerful strategy, why not transfer it to Yu as his direct minister?"
"This..." Kira Yoshishi looked at him with a troubled face, and cursed in his heart: "Oh, you are trying to steal my plate. If you had known, I wouldn't have said anything."
"Hahaha... I was just joking. Don't put on such an ugly face. It's rare to see something that embarrasses Yoshitoki. Tsk! It's really ugly." Ashikaga Yoshito laughed while waving his folding fan.
, seemed to be very satisfied with his ability to get the game back, he leaned forward again and asked in a low voice: "Only Yu, Yoshitoki, and Yamamoto know about this matter?"
"Yes! Only three people know about it." Kira Yoshishi lowered his head and replied.
"Very good! Leave it to Yoshitoki then! Remember, I don't want a fourth person to know about it before the matter is over." Ashikaga Yoshito stood up and left the evaluation room.
"Yes!" Kira Yoshishi looked at the retreating figure and showed a faint smile.