At the temporary station in Odani Castle, Ashikaga Yoshiaki was furious and summoned the princesses for discussion.
On the throne, Ashikaga Yoshiaki said angrily.
"The original ceremony to send me off to Mino Country was cancelled. Asai Nagamasa said he was not feeling well and could not see me, so he sent his retainers to express his regret."
Wada Weimasa glanced at the Ashikaga twins, whose self-esteem was getting stronger and stronger, and who took themselves more and more seriously, and shook his head secretly.
Shiba Yoshigan had already arrived in Mino Country, and she still had time to care about Asai Nagamasa's attitude that turned ambiguous. She felt that she was being neglected, and it was really indifferent.
On the side, Hosokawa Fujitaka was even more embarrassed. She had just received a letter from home. Two house governors, Hosokawa Motonsune and Mibuchi Haruka, jointly asked her to do her best to maintain the friendship with the Shiba family.
Friendship is awesome!
The Hosokawa-Mibuchi family introduced Hosokawa Fujitaka as their representative, and put aside the recent wave of contact with Ashikaga Yoshiaki.
As a result, Yoshigan Shiba came back quickly, and the two mothers in the family fell out with each other as soon as they said they wanted to! Are they trying to put the daughter of Fujitaka Hosokawa in front of her and act like a monkey?
Ashikaga Yoshiaki groaned when he saw the two girls sighing but not speaking.
"You don't have anything to say?"
In fact, the most panicked person present was Ashikaga Yoshiaki herself, because she had no way out.
The gate of Kofukuji Temple has also been released, and the genealogy of the Ashikaga shogun has been established. After she returns to secular life, she will either go to Luo to become a public servant, or find a place to commit suicide.
The most important thing is that she was full of inferiority complex when facing Shiba Yiyin.
He is the widow of Ashikaga Yoshiteru, holding a sword and leaning against a white flag. Ashikaga Yoshiteru left him a gold seal before his death. All samurai families in the world recognize this imperial palace and the direct descendant of the Genji family in Kawachi.
Who is Ashikaga Yoshiaki? An ominous twin? A wild nun who has returned to secular life? Apart from the fact that her bloodline is recognized by the ministers and she has a little bit of support, what can she use to fight against Shiba Yoshiaki?
The Wu family cares more about orthodoxy than bloodline. The name is not just about bloodline, what is more important is the orthodoxy of the continuation of the family name.
The Shiba family had a special status among the Ashikaga sect, and they were the noble lineage of a legitimate daughter turning into a concubine. Yoshigan Shiba himself received the gift of Ashikaga Yoshiteru, and was a true member of the Ashikaga Shogun family.
The more Ashikaga Yoshiaki thought about it, the more he felt guilty, she said angrily.
"You guys should say something!"
Wada Weimasa and Hosokawa Fujitaka looked at each other. The two of them had actually discussed it, and the final strategy was to never break up with Yoshigan Shiba.
Wada Weizheng coughed lightly and said.
"Your Highness, please be patient. I do have some advice, and I hope you can adopt it."
Ashikaga Yoshiaki said irritably.
"If you have something to say, just say it."
Wada Weimasa took a breath and said slowly.
"The Odaisho came back so quickly, which no one expected. No one expected that Oda Nobunaga would go to greet him in person.
Therefore, I implore you to put aside your prejudices and go to Mino Country to join Odaisho and seek his support.
After all, Odaisho is a man, and he cannot be an Ashikaga Shogun. As long as your attitude is sincere, you should be able to gain his approval.
After all, you are the closest blood sister to the ancestor. I believe that given the deep friendship between Godai and the ancestor, he will not surpass you and consider looking for other distant relatives to inherit the Ashikaga Shogun family."
Wada Weimasa kept talking for a long time, but Ashikaga Yoshiaki's face became more and more ugly, and she felt terribly wronged.
At the beginning, you bastards swore that it would be detrimental to me when Sibo Yiyin came back, so you had to leave Sibo Yiyin aside and start the campaign to Luo in advance.
It's good now, Sibo Yiyin comes back quickly, and you guys fall out faster than flipping through a book. The upper and lower lips curled up, now you are cowarded?
What is asking for the Odaisho's understanding, and what is considering the relationship between the Odaisho and the ancestors. In the final analysis, whether I, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, can be the Ashikaga Shogun, I still have to ask Yoshihiro Ushiba, right?
If I had known this, what was the purpose of running around and doing so many things this winter? Are you treating me like a monkey?
Ashikaga Yoshiaki's face turned as red as pig liver, his hands trembled, she said coldly.
"Is this your personal opinion?"
Wada Weimasa glanced at Hosokawa Fujitaka and kowtowed to the ground.
“I discussed it with Lord Hosokawa Fujitaka, and also wrote a letter to get the approval of Lord Niki Yoshimasa.
Your Highness, it’s not that we don’t want to do our best, it’s just that we are thinking about you.”
Wada Weimasa's face was also red, and she knew she was ashamed. Shiba Yiyin was still a few doors away, and the others were so frightened that they were at a loss and rushed to surrender first.
It's embarrassing, it's so embarrassing.
But the situation is stronger than the people. Oda Nobunaga has already run to meet Yoshigoshi Shiba. Among the people around Ashikaga Yoshiaki, who dares to be the enemy of Yoshigan Shiba? What can be done about it.
Not to mention the warning issued by the superintendent of the Hosokawa Mibuchi family, Niki Yoshimasa was also frightened into a quail.
Niki Yoshimasa was the most powerful samurai family among the former ministers of Ashikaga Yoshiteru. He occupied Sakamoto Castle and had under his command the Hime Warriors, a group of five hundred Ashikaga horse warriors.
But the problem is that the genuine Odaisho, Shiba Yoshigan, has returned, and the Ashikaga Hui people may not be willing to continue to support Ashikaga Yoshiaki, a poor official.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki is a p, can she fight?
Shiba Yoshigan cut all the way from Higashi Konki to Minami Konki, and then slashed all the way from Minami Konki to Nishi Konki. How could the Ashikaga Army God be in vain?
The Battle of Norada, the Battle of Yamato, and the breakout battle at Kyokoji Temple were all fierce battles that made him famous.
In the entire recent martial arts family, no one is willing to be hostile to him. They are either former comrades in arms or former subordinates who were defeated, so why not give him a p?
Niki Yoshimasa, the original guardian of Iga, knew best how chaotic Iga country was in the past. But Yoshigan Shiba led the rabble of Iga people to achieve epic achievements.
Are you facing Tsuyoshi with Yoshigami Shiba? Even if you feed Yoshimasa Hitaki with three vats of chicken blood and ten bear bile, she wouldn't dare to do it!
Since everyone is cowardly, we have no choice but to give in to Ashikaga Yoshiaki, a poor official.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki heard that Niiki Yoshimasa also supported, and she was angry and anxious. She looked at Yagyu Muneyan who was standing next to her. This heroic swordsman turned his head silently.
His daughter Munenomi Yagyu is still the payee of the Shiba family, and Munen Yagyu certainly doesn’t want to offend Yoshihiro Shiba. It was okay to do little things behind his back before, but when Yoshihiro Shiba comes back, how can she dare to do it again?
Ashikaga Yoshiaki looked at Koji Yoshinaga again. The leader of the Konoe Guards who came out of Kofukuji Temple with her, he did not avert his eyes, expressing his loyalty to her and obeying her orders.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki couldn't help but sigh, Koji Yoshinaga is indeed an expert in spear skills, but what can she do alone?
Since returning to secular life, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, who has been gradually growing up in the compliments of concubines, felt a serious sense of frustration for the first time.
She silently swallowed today's bitter pill, but swore in her heart that after she became Ashikaga Shogun, she would never be manipulated by anyone! Especially that man!
Sibo Yiyin, let’s see!
Ashikaga Yoshiaki let out a breath and finally figured it out. No matter what, the most important thing is to become Ashikaga General first, so he said.
"Tomorrow I will leave for Mino Country. I will go to Gifu City to ask for an audience with Odaisho, and ask him to make decisions for the Ashikaga Shogun family and avenge the past!"
All the concubines kowtowed to the ground and said.
"Your Highness is wise!"
Ashikaga Yoshiaki nodded numbly, neither happy nor sad.
Yoshigan Shiba never thought that he hoped to make more friends and win over the samurai family in order to deal with Oda Nobunaga's threat, but others may not appreciate it.
The person he planned to show favor to, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, who was about to become a general, was resentful of him. This strategy was doomed to fail before it was even launched.
Yoshigan Shiba, Nobunaga Oda, and Yoshiaki Ashikaga, the three forces will finally converge in Gifu City and go to Lukan to overthrow the Miyoshi family.
But before they go to Luo, the differences between the three forces are already visible to the naked eye, and they don't know how much trouble they will cause in the future.
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Just when Ashikaga Yoshiaki was determined to compromise, at the residence not far from where she was stationed, Asai Nagamasa walked into the inner courtyard with a tired look on his face.
She discussed it with her ministers for a day, and finally decided to keep a distance from Ashikaga Yoshiaki and wait for Yoshihiro Shiba's attitude.
Although Wada Weimasa, Hosokawa Fujitaka, and even Oda Nobunaga all expressed their support for Ashikaga Yoshiaki. However, after learning the news that Shiba Yoshigan had returned, the entire Asai retainers group shrank.
Oda Nobunaga's idea of killing the Rokkaku family is very attractive, but if Yoshihiro Shiba does not support Ashikaga Yoshiaki, then the Asai family will have to think again.
No one knows the terror of this imperial court better than the Asai retainers.
When Norada joined forces, Shiba Yoshigan led less than sixty mounted wild samurai, who had been patchwork together, and directly overwhelmed Rokkaku Yoshiken's main formation. Rokkaku Yoshiken failed to even keep his horse seal and fled in panic.
It can be said that the strong Rokkaku family business left behind by Rokkaku Sadayori after his death was completely wiped out by the wave of Shiba Yoshiken. Rokkaku Yoshiken never recovered from the fall.
After the Battle of Jungno Ryota, the northern and southern Omi samurai families all boasted about Shiba Yi's silver bull. Regardless of whether it was a real bull or a fake bull, no one wanted to offend him anyway.
The Asai family, whether they are counselors or generals, young men or veterans, all hope that the family governor will wait a little longer to take a look and confirm the attitude of Shiba Yigen.
Asai Nagamasa was tormented by them for a whole day, but he had no choice but to compromise and give up the idea of giving Ashikaga Yoshiaki a gift.
As she walked on the road in the inner courtyard, her mind was filled with Sibo Yiyin's face.
He is finally back.
After two years of separation, no one asked me, and I was shocked when I returned. He is still the same person, as bright as the sun, and no one can ignore his existence.
The corners of Asai Nagamasa's mouth rose, as if he was recalling something.
Suddenly, her expression darkened.
It turned out that the city gentleman in front of him was waiting for her to return outside the house, reminding her that she was married.
Asai Nagamasa managed to cheer up, walked forward with a smile, and asked.
"Why did you come out? At the end of winter and the beginning of spring, the weather has not warmed up yet. Be careful that the spring cold will harm your health."
Ichijun, who has been dating for a year, has lost his youthfulness. He smiled and saluted and said.
"You are busy running around outside, so it doesn't matter what I'm waiting for. Come in quickly and I'll have someone warm the tea for you."
The two of them entered the room hand in hand and sat on opposite sides. Asai Nagamasa took the tea soup from Ichikun and took a sip.
The city gentleman opposite could no longer bear it anymore and asked.
"I heard that the retainers have some objections to the Asai family joining forces with my sister to go to Luo?"
Asai Nagamasa narrowed his eyes slightly, put down the tea soup, and asked.
"Who did you listen to?"
The mayor hesitated for a moment and said in a squeaky voice.
“No one mentioned it, I was just a little worried.
After all, my sister is sincere, and you often say that the Rokkaku family is a serious threat. It is a good thing that the two families have joined forces to eliminate hidden dangers for you."
Asai Nagamasa frowned and looked at his husband.
She really hopes to use the help of Oda Nobunaga to completely kill the Rokkaku family. Even if the Oda family is so greedy that they want to annex the entire Minami Omi, it doesn't matter.
Oda Nobunaga has just arrived. How can he stand firmer than the Rokkaku family? As long as they can kill the Rokkaku family, the Asai family is not afraid to compete with other samurai families for control of Minami Omi.
Asai Nagamasa did not think that Oda Nobunaga could be more troublesome than the Sasaki clan, a famous family with thousands of years of history.
However, the return of Shiba Yoshigan has aroused the concern of the Asai retainers group. As the governor of the household, she cannot ignore the opinions of the retainers group and act recklessly, so she can only slow down for a while.
Although her thoughts are similar to those of Ichi-kun, this does not mean that she is happy to see Ichi-kun involved in government affairs, especially speaking for the Oda family.
The mayor is not Shiba Yiyin, what does he, a boy, know?
Asai Nagamasa stood up and was about to walk out. The mayor looked at her in shock, then stood up and asked.
"Are you going out again?"
Asai Nagamasa nodded.
"I still have some things to do. I will spend the night in the study today. You can rest first.
Also, you never like to get involved in political affairs. This is a good habit and I hope you will keep it."
The mayor's face froze, he was not stupid, of course he knew that Asai Nagamasa was expressing his dissatisfaction with his involvement in politics, and he suddenly became angry.
Is it because he wants to ask about these fights and killings? It’s not because of that Sibo Yiyin!
Ichijun asked with a gloomy face.
"Is it because of that Shiba Yiyin? Just because he came back, you are not willing to help my sister?
Is he the only one in your heart? No!"
Asai Nagamasa froze for a moment, then continued walking out.
"You think too much. Managing a big country is like cooking small dishes. How can a big family business be a piece of cake?"
Ichijun looked at her retreating figure with tears streaming down his face and thinking in his heart.
If you don't miss him, why are you always reluctant to sleep with me? We were newly married for a year, and you seemed to treat me like a guest, but you really treated me as a guest! How am I inferior to him? Where!
Shiba Yiyin, you cousin! Sooner or later I want you to look good!
When he first became a monk, Ichijun thought he could ignore Oda Nobunaga's slap on the face.
But his wife also couldn't forget the vixen. The suffering of this year made the slap on the mayor's face seem to never fade away.
Sister, Nagamasa, they were all poisoned, poisoned by that man!
Asai Nagamasa walked out step by step. She knew that Ichijun behind her felt uncomfortable, but she really couldn't forget that boy.
She touched her flat belly and found that she was not pregnant after getting married. The retainers had already vaguely reminded her about the continuation of the family business.
But Asai Nagamasa just couldn't face the city king. She couldn't forget that boy, so naturally she couldn't face other men, and naturally she couldn't get pregnant.