In this way, it is enough to deceive Ashikaga Yoshiaki, who grew up in a temple. She nodded and said embarrassedly.
"Don't say something like a public servant. If it spreads out, it will appear that I have overstepped my authority.
Let me call you Your Highness first. When I return to Kyoto and take over the throne, it won’t be too late to change my tune.”
Niwa Nagahide respectfully accepted the order, while Wada Weimasa and Hosokawa Fujitaka were stunned for a moment, which deepened their impression of Ashikaga Yoshiaki's good deception.
Previously, Ashikaga Yoshiaki kept saying that Oda Nobunaga was a subordinate, misbehaving, and unwilling to see her envoys.
At this moment, I was so happy with a few good words that I actually believed the other envoy's excuses. The political structure of the city is really too young.
After being polite, Ashikaga Yoshiaki had a good impression of the Oda family. She kept her identity to herself and it was not convenient for her to ask for help, so she gave Wada Weimasa a wink.
Wada Weizheng nodded slightly, indicating that he understood, and then spoke.
"Niwa-sama, you just said that His Majesty Oda ordered you to come and serve, and you are the only one?"
Niwa Nagahide said seriously.
"When I heard about the Kyoto Incident and the general's death, everyone in the Oda family was filled with indignation.
It's just that a snake can't fly without a head, and a bird can't fly without wings.
As the guardian of Owari, His Majesty Oda has the responsibility to defend the territory. If there are no Ashikaga heirs to take charge of the overall situation, the Oda family will not be able to send volunteers to Luo to avenge the general.
Now that His Highness Ashikaga is here, we samurai who are loyal to the shogunate have found a backbone."
Niwa Nagahide lowered his head and cried, and Wada Weimasa wiped his eyes with his sleeves. They both looked like they had found the Optimus Prime and were crying with joy.
In fact, they had contacted each other before and had already explored each other's depths, and each had an idea of ​​what was going on.
Wada Taimasa wanted to use the female soldiers of the Oda family to go to Luo, and Niwa Nagahide needed the banner of Ashikaga Yoshiaki to help the Oda family's influence penetrate into Konki.
Both sides got what they needed and hit it off immediately.
It's just that Wada Weimasa and Hosokawa Fujitaka planned a trip to the Asakura family for Ashikaga Yoshiaki. If you want to make a strategic change that saves face, you have to go through the motions. Today, this process can be regarded as completed.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki is easy to fool. She grew up in a temple and has little understanding of the hypocrisy among the samurai family. It is not difficult to persuade her.
But Hosokawa Fujitaka is not easy to fool. She is the heir to the Izumi Hosokawa family and a well-known figure in the political circles of the Kyoto shogunate.
After Wada Weimasa cooperated with Niwa Nagahide to perform a scene, his eyes drifted to Hosokawa Fujitaka, and he saw her face was gloomy, and her heart skipped a beat.
Hosokawa Fujitaka came here on behalf of the Hosokawa Mibuchi family, and the two parties were still working closely together to find a strong daimyo for Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Kamiro to succeed him.
But the Asakura family suffered a setback, which caught them off guard. Fortunately, the Oda family took the initiative to come to their door.
But why does Hosokawa Fujitaka look so ugly? She doesn’t want the Oda family to get involved?
Wada Weimasa is a little confused.
Ashikaga Yoshiki's old party, the Hosokawa Mibuchi family, and the Oda family, the interests of the three parties should be consistent for the time being, which is to support Ashikaga Yoshiaki Kamiro to become a shogun.
Even if they fall out in the future, it will only be after the matter is completed. Why is Hosokawa Fujitaka dissatisfied at this time? There is no reason.
When Hosokawa Fujitaka saw Oda Nobunaga looking at him, he suppressed his dislike for Oda Nobunaga and reluctantly smiled at her, which was regarded as acknowledgment of the matter.
She cannot abandon private life for public affairs.
The strength of the Hosokawa Mibuchi family is not enough to complete Shangluo independently. This matter requires the support of powerful daimyo from outside the world.
No matter what Oda Nobunaga once did to Yoshihiro Shiba, the Oda family is the best helper Ashikaga Yoshiaki can find now and cannot be missed.
With the addition of the Oda family and her in-laws, the Asai family, Ashikaga Yoshiaki is more certain of success in going to Raku.
Hosokawa Fujitaka calmed down and said.
"I am deeply touched by His Majesty Oda's loyalty to the Lord. However, our time to go to Luo is a bit tight. Can the Oda family cooperate?"
Niwa Nagahide nodded. She communicated privately with Wada Weimasa and already knew what these people were planning.
They wanted to kick out Sibo Yiyin and complete Shangluo themselves, so that they could get all the political dividends of supporting a new general.
After the beginning of spring, Yoshigan Shiba may rush back from Kanto at any time. The time is indeed a bit tight, but this is also in the interest of the Oda family.
Shiba Yiyin has too much influence in recent times. If he takes the lead in going to Luo this time, everyone else will be working in vain and they won't even be able to drink soup.
If the Oda family wants to use Sanluo to squeeze their power into Konki, they must get the maximum benefit before Shiba Yoshigan comes back.
Hosokawa Fujitaka's question was also what Ashikaga Yoshiaki was most concerned about. She stared at Niwa Nagahide and waited for her answer.
Niwa Nagahide said calmly.
"Please rest assured, Your Highness Ashikaga, when my master learned that something happened in Kyoto, he had already accepted the surrender orders from the samurai families of Northern Ise and was ready to return.
The Oda family's military forces have been waiting for the opportunity to avenge the general. They can mobilize their military forces into the near future at any time to protect you and your succession to Luo.
It’s just that the route to Luo needs some planning.”
Ashikaga Yoshiaki seemed to understand. She was not familiar with military affairs, but she knew that the Oda family could not delay her grand plan.
However, Hosokawa Fujitaka seemed to have caught something and asked.
“The Oda family and the Asai family were related by marriage, and they never broke through the border to enter the Kita Omi, and then went around the north shore of Lake Biwa and broke into the Kyoto Basin through the Hira Mountains.
What do you think, Niwa-sama, of this march route?"
Niwa Nagahide smiled slightly and said.
"Hosokawa-sama doesn't know that my master has taken over the Suzuka Pass from the Shiba family and is also considering taking the southern Omi route."
Hosokawa Fujitaka frowned slightly and looked at Wada Noimasa. Seeing her nodding, he knew that this was the actual income the Oda family asked for for helping Ashikaga Yoshiaki go to Luo.
When Ashikaga Yoshiaki heard them talking about the marching route, he looked ignorant and had no idea what these two routes meant.
Satsuma Pass, Hakone Pass, and Suzuka Pass, from east to west, are known as the three major difficulties on the Tokaido Road.
Suzuka Pass is located in the Suzuka Mountains and is the intersection of the dividing lines between Omi, Iga and Ise countries. Its strategic location is very important.
The mountains can be crossed, but large-scale military and material circulation must pass through the Suzuka Pass to reduce losses.
At the beginning, Liujiao Yixian was unwilling to accept the decline of his family fortune and regrouped for the Northern Expedition.
General Maeda Yoshigan, who was staying in Iga, attacked from Iga country and beat the Koga people to pieces, and pinned down the Rokkaku family's rear.
It was during this battle that Maeda took advantage of the Suzuka Pass in the hands of the Koga clan.
Hosokawa Fujitaka didn't know how the Oda family obtained the Suzuka Pass from Maeda's interests. But with this pass in hand, the Oda family could launch an offensive from Kita Ise and invade Minami Omi-Koka County.
Omi Kingdom is one of the most important territorial states of Kongo. The domestic commerce along Lake Biwa is developed, and the plains are numerous and fertile. It is close to the mountainous city of Kyoto and is the eastern gateway to Konko.
With Lake Biwa as the center, the march route to Kyoto was divided into two march routes: north and south. One took the north bank to bypass the Hirakayama area, and the other took the south bank and broke into the territory of the Rokkaku family of Minami Omi.
The Suzuka Pass is just an excuse. It connects Kitaomi and Mino Province without breaking the barrier, making it easier to get in and out.
What Niwa Nagahide means is that the Oda family is interested in the territory of the Minami Omi Rokkaku family.
What's the benefit of the Oda family helping Ashikaga Yoshiaki go to Luo? You can't just get a certificate of thanks and go home happily, right?
Niwa Nagahide emphasized Minami-Omi, and his purpose was already obvious. The Oda family wanted the Rokkaku family's territory, and going to Luo was a plan to conquer Guo through false roads.
Hosokawa Fujitaka thought carefully, and this was also the reason why Asai Nagamasa got involved. The Asai family of Kitaomi and the Rokkaku family of Minamiomi were incompatible, and sooner or later they would have to fight.
The Oda family and the Asai family helped Ashikaga Yoshiaki go to Luo. In the name of justice, their military force entered the territory of the Rokkaku family. Do the Rokkaku family agree or not?
You must know that the Rokkaku family was closely involved in the Miyoshi family's regicide by Raku. Her family contained a large number of Ashikaga Yoshiteru's military forces, allowing the empty Kyoto to be easily captured by the Miyoshi trio.
This time when the Oda family went to Kamikaze, whether they took the Fuwa Pass in Mino Kingdom or the Suzuka Pass in Ise Kingdom, there was only one marching route, and that was to Kamikaze through Minami Omi.
If the Rokkaku family doesn't cooperate, they will beat her. If they cooperate, they will seize the territory along the way and destroy her. Anyway, the Oda family wants the land and the Asai family wants the Rokkaku family killed. Both sides get what they need.
Hosokawa Fujitaka thought about it and found that this incident would not be harmful to Ashikaga Yoshiaki, nor would it be harmful to Wada Weimasa and other Ashikaga old parties. Most importantly, it would not be harmful to the Hosokawa Mibuchi family.
The territory of the Hosokawa Mibuchi family is in Izumi Province and Kitakawachi, both in the west Konchi. The Omi Province is causing trouble and doing things to our two families.
As long as the Oda family and the Asai family have enough motivation to send troops to support Ashikaga Yoshiaki's campaign, everyone will have something to share.
Hosokawa Fujitaka thought about it again and again, and finally nodded solemnly.
"The Rokkaku family colluded with the Mihaoshi family and bear unshirkable responsibility for the death of their ancestors.
If the Oda family wants to go to Luo, it is better to take a trip to Minami Omi and ask Rokkaku Yoshiharu for an explanation to comfort the spirits of our ancestors."
Wada Weimasa and Niwa Nagahide saw her relent, and their expressions relaxed. Only Ashikaga Yoshiaki didn't know the mystery and agreed.
"We really should ask the Rokkaku family for an explanation."
Hosokawa Fujitaka glanced at her helplessly. This poor official really knew nothing about the dirty politics of the samurai family.
To be continued...