The first thousand and fifty-three chapters cover up dirty things
Maeda’s interests instinctively felt that something was wrong.
Although she didn't know what kind of medicine was buried in Hosokawa Fujitaka's gourd, she knew that she couldn't take the blame.
Hosokawa Fujitaka made the Hosokawa Mibuchi family look like white lotuses, with no responsibility at all. They were really loyal to General Ashikaga!
But what do you think about this matter? Why is it wrong?
The Hosokawa family has territory in Yamashiro Province, and Shoryuji Castle is not far from Yodo Castle. The Miyoshi family goes to Luo, but the Hosokawa family knows nothing about it? Who are you kidding!
Moreover, when there was chaos in Kyoto, Hosokawa Fujitaka immediately contacted Nizi Katsuhisa. He wanted to use a road to enter Yamato Country and go to Kofukuji Temple to snatch the Ashikaga twins. It seemed that it was all premeditated.
Now Fujitaka Hosokawa has said that he is innocent to the extreme, and is trying to blame Mitsuhide Akechi, which contains evil intentions.
Maeda's interests did not care that Akechi Mitsuhide took the blame. She even hoped that Akechi Mitsuhide would be trampled to death so that there would be one less love rival for Suba's marriage in the future.
But there is a premise: crushing Akechi Mitsuhide to death cannot implicate Shiba Yiyin!
Hosokawa Fujitaka wanted to explain everything one by one, making it seem as if the Shiba family had failed the Hosokawa Mibuchi family and failed them.
What does it mean?
The Sibo family feels sorry for the two families. Are the two families planning to cut off from the Sibo family? Or are they using this opportunity to bargain and let Sibo Yiyin provide benefits to appease the two families?
Taking a closer look at Hosokawa Fujitaka's charming face, Maeda's always precise intuition instantly detected her sinister intentions.
I just messed up the Lisbo Confluence. Is Hosokawa Fujitaka planning to do another Hosokawa-Lisbo Confluence? Does this woman want to die?
Maeda sneered again and again, and before Mitsuhide Akechi could speak, he came out to fight back.
Hosokawa Fujitaka did not expect that before Mitsuhide Akechi could explain, Maeda Maeda would speak for her first.
Isn’t it said that the relationship between these two people is quite bad in private? Why does Maeda want to speak for Mitsuhide Akechi?
Hosokawa Fujitaka suddenly understood and looked at Maeda with an unkind look.
It turned out to be another toad that wanted to eat swan flesh, and the Spall family came up with some bastard things that overestimated their capabilities.
Hosokawa Fujitaka twitched the corners of his mouth and said with a smile.
"I dare not, the Shiba family is the leader of the local powerful faction, and the Hosokawa Mibuchi family has always followed the Shiba family.
It’s just that everything needs to be reasonable, and there’s nothing wrong with allies being honest with each other, right?”
Maeda raised eyebrows and was about to refute, but Katsuhisa Nizi stopped him.
"Say less.
There is chaos in Kyoto and the Lord is not here, so we need our sincere unity.
Mr. Hosokawa Fujitaka has a question, please explain it well: don’t speak with emotions, as it will ruin the harmony between the three families."
Nizi Shengjiu felt depressed because she was the most innocent person in the room. There was chaos in Kyoto, and the three beauties in front of them were all unclean. They blamed each other just to wash away their own stains.
Akechi Mitsuhide must be the driving force behind the scenes, Hosokawa Fujitaka refused to save him, and as for Maeda's interests... Nizi Katsuhisa glanced at her.
This bastard has been secretly helping the Rokkaku family to share the pressure since the beginning of spring, holding back the Koga clan. Ashikaga Yoshiki's strategy against the Rokkaku family has not been effective for a long time, and Maeda's interests are behind it.
There is nothing good about these people!
Nizi Shengjiu hated her to death, but she couldn't say anything and had to work hard to unite them.
After the Kyoto Incident, the order of the shogunate almost collapsed. The shogunate originally had a stable triangular relationship between generals, ministers, and local powerful factions.
The general is dead, and the shogunate has lured the wolf into the house. If the local powerful factions are divided again, there will be no shogunate without waiting for Shiba Yiyin to come back!
No matter how depressed Nizi Katsuhisa is now, he still has to protect the alliance of the three Shiba Hosokawa and Mibuchi families from collapsing, and wait for the master to return to the near future to take charge of the overall situation.
She reluctantly held Maeda back, and turned her gaze to Mitsuhide Akechi, who was smiling at the side, as if to say, why don't you come out and explain, what a joke!
Akechi Mitsuhide really wanted to laugh. She felt like she saw two bitches in heat howling at each other. She wished they could fight on the spot, which would make the scene more beautiful.
Unfortunately, Nizi Katsuhisa held him back, Akechi Mitsuhide sighed and had to speak out.
"Master Hosokawa Fujitaka, you have misunderstood, please allow me to explain.
First of all, I'm sorry that you couldn't complete your first task. News came from Xingfu Temple that Master Jijueqing from the Ichijoyuan Gate has been traveling around the temple for some time."
"What!"
Hosokawa Fujitaka turned back to Nizi Katsuhisa and asked.
"Master Nizi Shengjiu, you promised me that you would not stop me from inviting Master Jueqing back."
Nizi Katsuhisa smiled bitterly in her heart. She had promised, but Mitsuhide Akechi, a bastard, took action in private. What could she do? Now that the deal was done, she still had to take the blame. This life was really unbearable.
She said bravely.
"I just received the news that Master Jueqing has been traveling for some time and is not in Xingfu Temple."
Hosokawa Fujitaka doesn't even believe a kanagi. Who is Kakukei? She is a member of Ichijoin. Whose family would wander around casually?
But at this time, the two important ministers of the Shiba family were totally recommended. Hosokawa Fujitaka wanted to get angry, but couldn't find any evidence, so he could only curse in secret for being shameless.
She said with a cold face.
"What about the incident in Kyoto? How do you explain it, Akechi Mitsuhide? You were also traveling at that time?"
Akechi Mitsuhide's eyes turned red, tears fell down, and he choked.
"I'm sorry for the general. I failed to protect the general. I'm guilty!"
Her howl made Hosokawa Fujitaka stunned. Is this considered a confession by Akechi Mitsuhide?
But Mitsuhide Akechi hadn't finished speaking yet, she continued sadly.
"Miyoshi's family went up to Luo and headed east along the Yodogawa River. No one responded at all along the way. I knew nothing about it in Kyoto.
What's even more annoying is that the Miyoshi family sent Matsunagahide to make an appointment with me at Fushimi Castle. I didn't watch out for her, and she led her troops to seize the city gate.
The enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered, so we have to retreat."
Hosokawa Fujitaka's forehead twitched, Akechi Mitsuhide seemed to be blaming himself, but in fact he was pushing the blame.
There is Shoryuji Castle along the Yodogawa River, which is the territory of the Hosokawa family. This is to criticize Hosokawa Fujitaka.
Matsunaga Hide is even more of a scapegoat. Who knows what the situation is between Akechi Mitsuhide and her? Anyway, Matsunaga Hide captured Fushimi Castle without any blood. This is a fact.
Hosokawa Fujitaka asked with a gloomy expression.
"Is this the explanation Akechi Mitsuhide gave to the Hosokawa Mibuchi family?"
Hosokawa Fujitaka is going to act according to the original plan. Anyway, it will be a slap in the face and throw dirt on her. Everything is Mitsuhide Akechi's fault!
Ashikaga Yoshiteru died in Kyoto. Strictly speaking, all the samurai in Kyoto at that time were guilty. Akechi Mitsuhide was given guard duty by Ashikaga Yoshiteru, and his crime was unforgivable.
Akechi Mitsuhide shed tears and said.
"I tried my best! Lord Yukino Takada refused to retreat from the bloody battle. I sent people to rescue the general, but the general refused to leave!
Finally, Lord Gongkata handed the gold seal to Lady Takada Yukino and asked her to pass it on to my master. We were forced to leave by the general, and we left Kyoto in tears."
Akechi Mitsuhide shamelessly took the credit for Takada Yukino's work on himself, as evidenced by the gold seal given by Ashikaga Yoshiteru.
She didn't leave her post without permission, she was ordered to retreat. How could this be considered a crime?
At this time, Hosokawa Fujitaka's attention was no longer on convicting her, but on asking in silence.
"What did you say? Gold seal? Which gold seal?"
Akechi Mitsuhide said with an innocent look.
"Which other golden seal is there? Of course it is the Seal of the King of Japan worn by General Ashikaga himself."
Hosokawa Fujitaka's pupils shrank and his mind suddenly became confused.
She always thought that Ashikaga Yoshiki died in battle and the golden seal fell into the hands of the Miyoshi family, but she didn't expect that Takada Yukino would bring it out.
This is troublesome!
Ashikaga Yoshiteru had already sent the sword to Kanto and handed it over to Shiba Yoshigan, and decided to be the shogun's fiancé. Before she died, she entrusted the gold seal to her, which was of great significance.
Because of the sudden incident, Ashikaga Yoshiteru did not designate an heir. She gave the golden seal of the sword to Shiba Yoshigan, which can be regarded as another kind of will.
All the direct descendants of the Kawachi Genji family and the Ashikaga Shogun family died in the Kyoto chaos. As the widow of the Ashikaga Shogun, Shiba Yoshigan became the only direct descendant of the Kawachi Genji family recognized by the samurai family in the world.
The identity of the Ashikaga twin girls in Kofukuji Temple has never been officially recognized. Even if she succeeds in the future, she will be a weak general with unknown origins and criticized by others.
Who can prove her identity? Odaisho? Ashikaga Yoshiteru? There is no proof! The martial arts family in the world can recognize her or not, depending on the interests, it can be repeated.
But Yoshigan Shiba is different. Although he did not complete the marriage ceremony with Ashikaga Yoshiteru, he has the sword and gold seal awarded by the general, and his status is impeccable.
Except for the direct descendants of Kawachi Genji, no one is qualified to wear the sword and gold seal. The Ashikaga Shogun's will is the proof of identity.
Hosokawa Fujitaka's head was sweating. Akechi Mitsuhide's few words not only cleared up his own crimes, but also disrupted all the strategies originally planned by the Hosokawa Mibuchi family.
It is no longer important who gets the Ashikaga twins, the Miyoshi family or the Hosokawa family. What is important is that Shiba Yigensei does not recognize the Ashikaga twins.
If Yoshigoshi Shiba, the widow of Ashikaga, doesn't recognize it, then the world's samurai families don't have to recognize it. So what's the point of holding the Ashikaga twins in their hands?
Hosokawa Fujitaka is coming fiercely, one is the Ashikaga twin girls, the other is to suppress Akechi Mitsuhide. In the end, she wants both power and men.
Now, luckily, the bamboo basket was in vain. Mitsuhide Akechi not only cleaned himself up, but also defeated Hosokawa Fujitakaichi's army.
Akechi Mitsuhide sighed and pretended to be helpless.
"Hosokawa-hime, you and I have known each other since the beginning of time, and I have always regarded you as a close friend.
Miyoshi went to Luo, Kyoto was in chaos, and the Ashikaga clan suffered misfortune. You feel bad, and I feel bad too.
Fortunately, the general left a will before his death, the gold seal is still in our hands, and the situation has not gotten out of control. I have sent a message to Kanto, asking the lord to return to Japan as soon as possible.
Don't worry, as long as the master comes back and we have the golden seal of the sword in hand, the Miyoshi family will not be able to overturn the sky in Kyoto.
If the lord comes forward to call on the loyal and righteous people in the world, he will establish another general in Luo Jingdu, and the shogunate will still be the same shogunate.
Please also ask the Hosokawa Mibuchi family to be patient for a while and wait for the return of the master, what do you think?"
Akechi Mitsuhide spoke sincerely, and Hosokawa Fujitaka gritted his teeth and cursed in his heart.
Yoshigan Shiba's reputation as the Ashikaga Military God is astonishing, and he has high prestige both inside and outside the shogunate. If he comes back and gets the gold seal, how can others compete with him?
Does Hosokawa Fujitaka want the shogunate to restore peace? What benefit does it have for her to have a new general in the Shiba family? The Hosokawa Mibuchi family wants power! What Hosokawa Fujitaka wants is the man Yoshigan Shiba!
The Sanhao family is in rebellion. In order to gain an advantage in future games, everyone is desperately grabbing chips.
Who would have thought that Ashikaga Yoshiki, a stubborn licker, licked him so hard before he died that he directly gave the title of direct descendant of Kawachi Genji to Yoshihiro Shiba!
In this case, what else does anyone else have to do? Everyone sit down and wait for Shiba Yiyin to come back and be his dog?
What Hosokawa Fujitaka wants is for Shiba Yoshigan to be lingering and affectionate under him, and to be gentle and joyful! She doesn't want to be a licking dog, she wants to be his wife, his woman, the cloud above his head!
After staring at Akechi Mitsuhide's elegant appearance for a long time, Hosokawa Fujitaka groaned and said.
"In that case, I'll take my leave first!"
After bowing and saluting, she turned and left.
Time is running out, and Hosokawa Fujitaka still has many things to re-plan. The autumn harvest has long passed, and no matter how fast the Shiba family's messenger is, it will still be winter when they arrive in Kanto.
Roads were blocked by heavy snow in winter, and Shiba Yiyin could not return from Kanto immediately. If he wanted to do something, he could only take advantage of the winter before he came back.
Hosokawa Fujitaka would not sit still and wait for death. She must grab as many chips as possible before Shiba Yiyin returned in the spring. She left in a hurry, and the three people present fell into silence for a while, thinking about the gains and losses.
After a while, Nizi Shengjiu asked.
"Takada Yukino really brought out the golden seal? Akechi-hime, why did you tell Hosokawa Fujitaka about this?
We should keep it secret and wait until the master returns to the near future before making a decision, right?"
Akechi Mitsuhide said solemnly.
"The golden seal is absolutely true, and we must spread the news immediately for two reasons.
First, the Lord wants to uphold justice, and the Shiba family must have a glorious image without any stain in this chaos in Kyoto.
We are loyal and brave samurai who followed the general to fight to the end. This is undisputed, as evidenced by the fact that Yukino Takada was seriously injured and lying on the bed.
Secondly, the sooner the news of the golden seal is spread, the more true it will be. We must also arrange for some highly respected ministers to come to visit and prove it for us.
The world has become increasingly chaotic in recent times, and many people are eager to muddy the waters so that they can fish in troubled waters. While the situation is still relatively clear, we must first stand on the moral high ground.
The golden seal is the general's legacy to the Shiba family. Everyone recognizes this. Only when the master comes back can he use the golden seal of the sword to command the girls and take charge of the overall situation.
Therefore, we must act immediately to spread the glorious image of the Sibo family to the world."
Nizi Katsuhisa and Maeda Yoshida looked at Akechi Mitsuhide's impassioned speech and thought silently in their hearts.
The glorious image of the Shiba family was established, and the dirty things that Mitsuhide Akechi had done were buried. Even if Yoshihiro Shiba came back to find out the truth, he would not be able to slap himself in the face.
Mitsuhide Akechi can be shameless, but Yoshihide Shiba cannot afford to be ashamed. A moral model cannot have a trace of stain, and the dirty things Akechi Mitsuhide has done can only be wiped clean by holding his nose.
Nizi Katsuhisa sighed and had to admire Akechi Mitsuhide's political wisdom. She should not be friends with her, as her methods were too dirty.