Oda Nobunaga has given up the idea of confrontation these days and instead seeks sincere cooperation with Yoshihiro Shiba.
Then, Maeda Toshiie becomes the key.
After learning that she had entered the city, he met Shiba Yoshigan in the castle tower. Oda Nobunaga set out to come, preparing to talk about feelings and friendship with Yan Yuese and Shiba Yoshigan.
Outside the castle tower, the people of Shiba and others were looking at them solemnly, but Oda Nobunaga didn't take it to heart. The Shiba and Oda families had not yet distinguished between friends and foes, so they should be vigilant.
After following Ii Naomasa to the inner courtyard porch, Oda Nobunaga became really angry when he was blocked by the Kamao clan.
Kamo clan bowed and said.
"I'm very sorry, Your Majesty Oda.
All orders from the imperial court require him to have a deep discussion with Maeda Toshiie-sama, and no one is allowed to disturb him."
Oda Nobunaga smiled instead of being angry.
"So it's my fault and I came at the wrong time?"
Although Kamo clan's attitude was polite, he refused resolutely.
"terribly sorry."
Oda Nobunaga glanced at Kamao Clan Village and saw that she had no intention of reporting anything. He sneered three times and turned around to leave.
What on earth were Shiba Yoshigan and Maeda Toshiie talking about? Tong Xin Zhong Bi Tou personally guarded the door and refused to even say a word.
The doubts in Oda Nobunaga's heart gradually increased, his eyes flickered, his face became gloomy, and he always felt like there was a big hole in his heart. He couldn't find the reason, which made him irritable and frustrated.
Looking at the back of Oda Nobunaga leaving angrily, Kamao clan expressionless.
She will always protect her lord, no matter what he does, she will stand by his side and shield him from open and covert attacks, as well as possible scandals.
All these must be firmly guarded.
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In the inner courtyard behind the Hamo clan, the tea drinking session between the two of them had just come to an end.
Taking a long breath, Yoshigami felt that he was a little too excited today. It was all because Maeda Toshiya was so enthusiastic about the reunion after a long absence, which piqued his interest.
Yiyin was helped by her to tidy up her appearance, and the two of them were finally able to sit on opposite sides and have a formal meeting between the king and his ministers.
Yiyin stretched and felt a little tired, so he said lazily.
"Li Jiaji, get ready, I may have to change your seal. You go back and think carefully about whether you would like to go to Konki or Kanto."
Shiba Yiyin's idea is very simple, to protect this infatuated woman who loves him.
He knew very well what kind of character Oda Nobunaga was. This time, the Shiba family had the upper hand in the Shangluo incident, and Maeda Toshii made a great contribution.
But on the other hand, for Oda Nobunaga, Maeda Toshiie completely betrayed her. The Oda family governor who was determined to retaliate would never let Maeda Toshiie off easily.
No matter whether the matter of going to Luo can be finally settled or not, the Maeda Toshi family will have to move their place and stay in Owari Shiba territory. Their lives will not be saved.
But Maeda Toshiie had a different view on this matter. She was very reluctant to leave Owari Shiba territory.
It took three years to acquire more than 20,000 koku of territory and establish a good relationship with the Owari Mino samurai family. These are the capital for her to settle down.
More importantly, Ashikaga Yoshiteru is dead, Shiba Yoshigan is free again, and the battle for the marriage of important members of the Shiba family will continue.
If Maeda Toshiie abandoned the business he had built for three years and allowed Shiba Yoshihiro to settle down, would those love rivals and marriage contenders in the Shiba family be stumbling behind his back?
Toshiie Maeda’s little arms and legs, how could he withstand their torment?
If you want to participate in the marriage dispute, you must be of irreplaceable importance to Sibo Yiyin and the Sibo family.
Although the situation of Owari Shiba is dangerous, there is also a subtle specialness. If Maeda Toshiie seizes this opportunity, it may be the importance that distinguishes her from others.
After thinking for a moment, Maeda Toshiie lost his passion, clarified his thoughts, bowed to Yoshigan and said.
"The Toshi family is deeply grateful for the kindness of the Godaisho. But I have a merciless request. I hope the Godaisho will allow me to stay in Owari Shiba Territory."
Yiyin looked at her in surprise and asked.
"You want to stay in the Owari Shiba Territory? Oda Nobunaga hates you to the core. Do you want to stay here and wait to die?"
I can't always take care of you. If she really wants to attack you, you may not be able to survive it.
How about taking advantage of the advantage I have this time to untie Owari Shiba's knot and get you out of this embarrassing predicament?"
Maeda Toshiie said solemnly.
"Odaisho, do you really think that we have already gained the upper hand and His Highness Oda has only one option to compromise?"
Yiyin was stunned and said.
"I have returned to Owari and can return to Koki at any time.
Since she wants to go to Luo to attack the Sanhao family, she has to be righteous. I have the imperial white flag in my hand, so she can't openly block my return.
Ever since I wrote a letter requesting to take the East China Sea Road, but she refused, she has already lost the initiative.
Now that I have frightened Tokugawa Ieyasu, I can move forward and retreat freely. If she wants to complete Shangluo, she can only accept my conditions."
Maeda Toshiie shook his head and said.
"Odaisuo, I have something outrageous to say that I have to say.
The Wu family values status, but it values strength even more. Whoever has sharp swords and guns, and who has a large army, is the one who really has the upper hand.
I took advantage of Oda-sama's arrogance to make her think that she had taken the initiative, and that was why she made the mistake of allowing you to return from Tokaido easily.
But even so, we still can't gain the upper hand. Now our actions have stepped on Her Majesty Oda's bottom line. She has to swallow this breath in order to go to Luo smoothly.
But if we go one step further and really treat her like a soft persimmon, she will definitely choose to fall out.
You know her very well, do you think she is a person who will be threatened by others? She never likes to be passive, she will definitely take the initiative.
By then, we will be in trouble."
Yoshigan listened carefully to Maeda Toshiie's advice, narrowed his eyes, and asked.
"How do you think she would fight back if I took it a step further?"
Maeda Toshiie said.
"The plot of Ashikaga Yoshiaki and his gang is to complete Kamikawa before you, so they are in league with the Oda family.
From the moment Wada Weimasa arrived at Gifu Castle and reached cooperation with His Highness Oda, the Oda family has been almost undefended in recent times.
Wada Weimasa was born in Minami-Omi. She had already returned to her hometown and began to connect with the Minami-Omi samurai family.
The Kitaise samurai family that the Oda family had just conquered, Kobe Gumori and Seki Nobumori, were related by marriage to Kenhide Kamo, an important minister of the Rokkaku family, and they were also actively contacting the Kamo family to instigate rebellion.
Since the riot at Guanyin Temple, Rokkaku Yoshiken and Yoshiharu's mother and daughter have lost the respect of their family. Later, the Rokkaku family was implicated in colluding with the Miyoshi family, and went on a rebellion in Luo to kill a general, and their reputation was completely ruined.
The current Liujia family is an empty frame and cannot withstand the storm.
His Highness Oda had prepared a large amount of military supplies to never break through the pass. Suzuka Pass attacked Minamiomi from both sides, combined with the Asai family and the Tokugawa family, and mobilized more than two million koku.
If your conditions are too high, she can't prevent you from returning, but she can also launch an offensive in advance.
Originally, His Highness Oda's strategy was to launch an anti-season offensive and catch the Rokkaku family by surprise during the spring plowing season. It would not be difficult to advance the plan to early spring as long as the logistics support was sufficient.
At that time, how should the Si Bo family deal with themselves?
Even if we capture Kyoto, is it really worth turning against the two million stone daimyo and the Oda family who own Owari, Mino, Kitaise, and Minamiomi?
You must know that Ashikaga Yoshiaki and his group will never be willing to watch you succeed in going to Luo and dominate the shogunate.
At that time, you will face a passive situation of being isolated and surrounded by enemies."
The more Yoshigami heard, the more frightened he became. Oda Nobunaga was indeed not an easy guy to deal with. He had been scheming against her these days, but she was not idle either.
The weakness of the Rokkaku family exceeds Yoshigan Shiba's imagination. If Minamiomi is annexed by the Oda family, Kyoto will be close at hand.
The biggest trouble for the Oda family in the past was that there were no recent samurai to guide Oda Nobunaga. But now with the Asai family as in-laws and the old Ashikaga ministers as guides, this obstacle has disappeared.
In the final analysis, the fight between the samurai family is still about fighting with fists. Yoshigan Shiba can use tricks to gain a slight advantage, but it is not as good as the Oda family who can defeat ten kai with one force and crush them with violence.
We are really going to break up, and it will be difficult for everyone.
Even if Oda Nobunaga reluctantly allowed him to cross the border, and both parties went to Luo on their own, it wouldn't matter if the Oda family failed, because Minami Omi was already in the bag.
With Minami Omi, the Oda family not only expanded to a size of two million koku, but also had an eastern gateway into and out of the mountain city of Kyoto.
How can the Shiba family resist the hostility of the Oda family with a size of 200,000 koku? There are also those young men in the shogunate. It would be weird if they don't take the opportunity to cause trouble.
Yiyin frowned.
"Toshikahime, you mean that the Shiba family and the Oda family must cooperate?"
Maeda Toshiie nodded.
“Not only do we need to cooperate, but we also need to continue the special relationship we had before.
Her Highness Oda is very evil, and any promises and agreements that restrict her progress are useless paper. If necessary, she will tear them up without hesitation.
To prevent her from invading the interests of the Shiba family, we must start from within her. The Owari Shiba collar is the special link connecting the Shiba family and the Oda family."
Yiyin became more and more confused as he listened and asked.
"Tell me specifically why Owari Shiba, who is only 20,000 koku, is a weakness that Oda Nobunaga has to worry about."
Maeda Toshiie smiled proudly. This was the success of her three years of hard work.
she said.
"Your Highness Oda is indeed a genius, determined to make progress, and not bound by any tradition. But no matter how powerful she is, she is still just a person.
Her vision is far-reaching, but not everyone can understand its depth.
Over the years, the Oda family has continued to forge ahead, giving her the confidence and strength to speak out in the family. However, as her reforms deepened and the intensity increased, the Oda retainers were feared.
She acted arbitrarily and ignored conventions. The retainers of the Oda family began to be afraid, fearing that His Highness Oda would ruthlessly take away everything they had.
Nowadays, not only veterans like Lin Xiuzhen, but also the successful military commanders like Shibata Katsuie are becoming uneasy. Niwa Nagahide and other close friends of the wild boy group feel that they cannot understand His Highness Oda.
The more powerful Oda Nobunaga is, the more insecure the girls working under her become. No one knows where she will lead the Oda family.
Survival or destruction, this is a serious question. No martial artist can calmly look at the unknown danger that the family fortune may be shattered.
I have been running Owari Shiba Ling for three years. It is the traditional practice of the samurai family to provide favors and rewards, and I have maintained a good relationship with the Owari Mino samurai family.
As long as you are willing to sincerely cooperate with His Highness Oda and go to Luo together, I am confident that I can continue to maintain a semi-independent situation under her command and expand the uneasiness of the Oda retainers from within.
As long as the Oda retainers group cannot firmly believe in being an enemy of the Shiba family, even if His Highness Oda is willing, it will be difficult to gather all the power of the Oda family and start a full-scale war with the Shiba family."
Yoshihiro Shiba understood Maeda Toshiie's idea, which was the confrontation between tradition and change.
Oda Nobunaga was not a mortal, but the samurai under her command were all ordinary people. Who could stand the radical reforms? If you are half a step ahead of the times, you are a great man, but if you are one step ahead, you are a madman.
In the eyes of traditional samurai, Oda Nobunaga, who revolutionized politics, military, and business in just three years, was a complete madman.
But the problem is that the Wu family has a strong character and they don't have the guts to fight against the real strong ones.
Oda Nobunaga, a madman, went from one victory to another. Her prestige was at its peak, and no one dared to directly oppose her actions.
But even so, Oda Nobunaga was not invincible.
Because the Wu family is united under the same family name, this family business is not the great cause of one person, but the common interest of all the Wu families who work under this family name.
The foundation of Oda Nobunaga was the Owari Mino samurai family, and the Maeda Toshike family wanted to use the Owari Shiba leader, a unique foreign clan, to exist among the traditional samurai families of Owari Mino.
As long as the ideas of the Owari Mino samurai are not unified, Oda Nobunaga will not be able to mobilize all his power and do whatever he wants.
After sorting out the cause and effect, Yoshihiro Shiba looked at Maeda Toshiie worriedly and said.
"This is too dangerous. If one day Oda Nobunaga has evil thoughts, he will definitely capture the Shiba family.
At that time, in order to unify the family's thoughts, she will definitely attack you first."
Maeda Toshiie smiled, her smile was a little bitter and strange, and she said softly.
"No, she can't make this decision.
Do you know? These years, she has been thinking about you, day and night, thinking about you crazy."
Yiyin was stunned, is he so charming?
Maeda Toshiie looked at him with a look of obsession on his face.
"You don't know how good you are.
For a strong person like Oda-sama, her possessiveness is far beyond ordinary people. When you were under her control, she did not cherish you and regretted it until she lost you.
As far as I know, she has almost never touched another man in these years. Her husband, Saito Nogun, lives alone in an empty house. The Oda family still has no heirs.
You say, is she willing to destroy the Owari Shiba Territory, take away the mere 1,500 stone Shiba Mine, and cut off the relationship between you?
You exchanged your body for those fifteen hundred stones from her. This may be the most proud thing in her life."
After Maeda Toshiie finished speaking, she bit her lower lip tightly. This was a mistake that she would never be able to forgive herself for.
Yiyin was dumbfounded when he heard this, and didn't know how to react for a moment. I'm already so handsome?