Akechi Mitsuhide restrained his smile and asked.
"Hosokawa-hime, what exactly do you want to say?"
Hosokawa Fujitaka said seriously.
"I just want to confirm if you really care about him."
Akechi Mitsuhide squinted his eyes and asked again.
"how do I say this?"
Hosokawa Fujitaka said.
"If you care about him, you shouldn't stop us from supporting His Highness Ashikaga Yoshiaki in going to Luo.
Wada Weimasa and others from the previous generation of the old party, the powerful local faction of Hosokawa Mibuchi, and the Shiba family all enjoyed the shade under the big tree of the shogunate.
Now, Mitsuhide Akechi has caused turmoil in the shogunate. Even if there is no evidence pointing to the Shiba family, it should not chill our hearts.
You made trouble, acted modestly and acted politely, and in the end the Spo family got a lot of benefits, but what about us?
Do the Ashikaga old party, local powerful factions, and Ninagawa ministers who are being manipulated by you deserve to be manipulated by the Shiba family?
Everyone was so scared, and finally watched your Sibo family move to a higher level?
The Shiba family cannot take advantage of all the benefits. We must give everyone a way out so that the shogunate can have long-term peace and stability."
These words of Hosokawa Fujitaka were words from her heart. Her sincere words were not for Mitsuhide Akechi, but for Yoshihiro Shiba.
Although Ashikaga Yoshiki, a strong and passionate man, made the shogunate concubines very embarrassed. They all stood by and watched her misfortune.
But Akechi Mitsuhide, with the connivance of the concubines, went even further. Kyoto has been ravaged by the Miyoshi family to this day, and the majesty of the shogunate has been wiped out, which is not good for anyone.
If Yoshihiro Shiba comes back to preside over the overall situation of Shangluo and control the future of the new shogunate, what will others think?
The Shiba family started the turmoil with one hand and quelled the turmoil with the other. They controlled the entire shogunate and treated all the samurai families of the shogunate like monkeys?
This is not how the political game of the shogunate is played. The Shiba family has violated the rules and will be punished!
Hosokawa Fujitaka was thinking that by getting married to Shiba Yoshigan, the Hosokawa and Shiba families could merge. She certainly did not want to see the political desperate situation in which the Shiba family was isolated from all the samurai families of the shogunate.
Akechi Mitsuhide looked at Hosokawa Fujitaka's sincere look and couldn't help but chuckle.
Akechi Mitsuhide and Hosokawa Fujitaka have been together for many years, and the two have become good friends, but she despises Hosokawa Fujitaka at this time.
She is from a famous family in the old era. She clings to the decadent Ashikaga Shogunate and refuses to let go because she is afraid of losing the benefits of the old system.
These vested interests are cowardly and bad, they are both conservatives and capitulators. They have no ideals, do not want to change, and can only live in peace. They are a group of true cowards.
Hosokawa Fujitaka didn't understand Akechi Mitsuhide's ideals and beliefs at all, and believed that what she did was lustful and that she was using herself to save others.
She covets Yoshigan Shiba's body, thinking that others also want the thing in her crotch. Today she can truly consider Yoshigan Shiba, and tomorrow she can kill Mitsuhide Akechi without blinking an eye.
Because Akechi Mitsuhide broke up the Ashirisbo Convergence, will it one day threaten the Hosokawa-Sibo Convergence that Hosokawa Fujitaka dreams of?
Being both responsible and upright, and yet able to speak so righteously, really opened Akechi Mitsuhide's eyes, and made him view his former close friend in a different light, and even more disdainfully.
Seeing Akechi Mitsuhide laugh out loud, Hosokawa Fujitaka's face instantly darkened.
"What are you laughing at? What's so funny?"
Akechi Mitsuhide wiped his mouth, looked at Hosokawa Fujitaka sincerely, and said.
"Hosokawa Hime, I met a missionary from Nanban in Kyoto before. He was a very interesting person.
She told me a story, which I would like to share with you."
Hosokawa Fujitaka glanced at her suspiciously and nodded.
"All ears."
Akechi Mitsuhide's eyes wandered, looking into the distance, and said.
"In a far away place, there lived a rich man and a poor man next to each other.
On this day, the rich man wanted a cow. As she was living well, she could spend enough money to buy a cow from the market without thinking.
The poor people were greedy, but she didn't have that much money, so she could only go home and pray to the gods they believed in. And their gods also answered her prayers.
The god said, I know your wish and I will give you a cow.
But the poor man shook his head and said, My wish is not to get a cow, but to make the rich man lose the cow."
Hosokawa Fujitaka couldn't help but smile and said.
"What a stupid guy. If others lose it, you can't get it either.
What’s the point of her doing this?”
Akechi Mitsuhide turned to Hosokawa Fujitaka with deep eyes and said.
"Hosokawa Hime, you are a wise person and rational enough. But you are from a noble family and have never experienced the despair of having nothing. Naturally, you do not understand the thoughts of the poor.
What the poor man wants most is not to have a cow like the rich man. What she wants is for the rich man to be like herself, without a cow.
It’s impulsive, it’s desperate, but it’s also fair.”
Hosokawa Fujitaka sneered.
"So, this is your choice, Akechi-sama?"
Akechi Mitsuhide smiled gently and bowed gracefully.
"No, no, I'm just sharing an interesting story with you, don't be suspicious.
You are right, the Spo leader cannot stop you from going to Luo in recent days, otherwise it will offend too many people. This will not be good for the Spo family.
But this reason is only valid until my master comes back.
The ancient general entrusted me with the golden seal, and my master has the right to go to Luo to avenge her. If you are really determined to make progress, please complete the journey to Luo before the master comes back.
Before the master comes back, I promise that Sibo will not act rashly in recent times."
Looking at Hosokawa Fujitaka's satisfied expression, Akechi Mitsuhide's eyes flashed with a trace of ridicule.
Akechi Mitsuhide hopes that Ashikaga Yoshiaki will go to Luo, and he hopes that Oda Nobunaga will go to Luo. He hopes that they will hold the entire Ashikaga shogunate in their hands, and then watch them completely destroy this decadent shogunate.
But she couldn't help but tell the story to Hosokawa Fujitaka, which seemed to suggest that the bird knows the ambition of the swan, but Hosokawa Fujitaka couldn't understand it.
This has nothing to do with IQ, the difference lies in attitude.
The Wu family originated from the manors and the village servants. The emperor and his ministers were aloof, forcing the Wu family to secure the world, but they were unwilling to share power.
The Wu family provided money and food, and shed blood and tears, but they were just the targets of being squeezed by the nobles of Tianhuang.
This isn't fair.
The Wu Family World is the result of the joint efforts of all the Wu families. After hundreds of years of continuous efforts, the Wu Family World was finally achieved.
You famous martial artists were just lucky enough to be the first to board the parking space, showing off your dominance. Now, you who have occupied the parking space have probably forgotten how you got in.
When the famous family is in a high position, they lower their heads and laugh at the local servants pushing carts, but they forget that they are at the bottom, humble and carrying the entire martial arts world.
This isn't fair.
Live widely in the world, establish the right position in the world, and practice the heavenly way in the world. If your virtue is not worthy of your position, get out of here!
If one day, the bottom no longer longs for a cow, but curses the top for losing a cow, it will be too late.
To Akechi Mitsuhide, the Ashikaga Shogunate was not important. The absence of the Ashikaga Shogunate was very important.
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Akechi Mitsuhide's tentacles extend to nearly everywhere, constantly obtaining useful information from all kinds of intelligence to improve his judgment.
As her tentacles, the Nakato Group has also been active in various places in recent times, constantly transmitting information back to Iga Country, which was compiled by Fujibayashi Mukuro and presented to Akechi Mitsuhide's case.
On this day, the Central Group's hidden stronghold in Iga experienced an unexpected incident. Fujibayashi Mukuro returned to the base with a few capable men and suddenly stopped.
She glanced around carefully, formed a ring between her thumb and index finger, put it in her mouth, and made a unique and sharp whistle.
For a long time, the surroundings were still as calm as water. Fujibayashi's expression changed drastically and he quickly stepped back.
"Something's wrong, let's go!"
At this time, a person flashed out from the shadow of the trees behind her, looking at her with a half-smile but not a smile. Fujibayashi's figure froze suddenly, looking at the person who came, it was Baiji Santafu.
Bai Di San Tai Fu smiled and said.
To be continued...