He knew that Oda Nobunaga attached great importance to this opportunity to go to Luo, and wanted to capture the strategic location of Minami Omi in one fell swoop. But he did not expect that Oda Nobunaga would act so quickly and resolutely.
Omi Province is the gateway to the east of Kongu, Minami Omi is the best route to Luo, and Koga County is the most important strategic location of Minami Omi.
Suzuka Pass leads to Koga County in the north, Iga Province in the southwest, and Kitai Ise in the southeast. The three places surround the Suzuka Mountains, forming a triangle shape.
To get Koka County is to occupy the northern foot of the Suzuka Mountains. To the north, you can suppress the plains of Minamiomia, and to the south, you can block the Suzuka Pass in and out of Konki.
The Koga people who control this place are not only a group of samurai, but also have ninja backgrounds. The ninjas are good at spying, and the Koga people are familiar with nearby people and have a strong ability to obtain information.
Once Oda Nobunaga gets their help, he can quickly integrate into Konku and have an intelligence network that extends to the entire Konku.
This is a real trouble for Yoshihiro Shiba who wants to prevent Oda Nobunaga from infiltrating Konki.
Yiyin frowned.
"His Majesty Oda has received the support of the Koga people?"
Pu Shengxianxiu shook his head and said.
"It may have gained support from some people, but there were so many hills in Koka County that there was a stalemate for a while.
The Rokkaku family has ruled Minami Omi for hundreds of years, and among the twenty-one Koga clan there are die-hard loyalists to the Rokkaku clan. Without Mochizuki Yoshitomi nodding his head, it will be difficult for the Koga clan to unify their opinions."
Yiyin understood what Pu Shengxianxiu meant.
He controls the Iga clan, and of course he knows the internal situation of the Koka clan. There are ninja clans in Iga and Koka, and they are enemies when they travel together. The person who knows you best is often your enemy.
Therefore, the Iga clan knows the Koga clan very well, and Yoshigan naturally also knows it in detail.
The twenty-one Koga families who are Rokkaku's retainers are divided into three Kashiwagi families, nine Kitayama families, six Nanshan families, and three Sonai families, and they belong to four regional powers.
The other families of the Fifty-three Koga families also belong to these four areas and work together to keep warm. Their internal structure is a joint self-governance of the local areas in the prefecture.
Speaking of which, Wada Yaimai was also a Rokkaku retainer of the Koga Twenty-one Family, and the Wada family was one of the six Nanshan families.
She first served as an official for the Rokkaku family, and then was favored by Ashikaga Yoshiteru and accepted as a direct minister, and became a diplomatic service member of the shogunate for the Ashikaga Rokkaku family during their honeymoon period.
The Mochizuki Yoshito mentioned by Kenhide Kamao is the governor of the Mochizuki family for this generation. The Mochizuki family among the Koga clan is one of the three Shino clans in Shinano country and is a branch of the Mochizuki family.
Her family has a very high status among the Koga people, and is known as the Hattori of Iga and Mochizuki of Koga, which is as famous as the Hattori family that once ruled Iga country.
Mochizuki Yoshitomi has a close relationship with the Rokkaku family. As long as she remains loyal to the Rokkaku family, the Koga clan will not be able to express their position.
Because the joint autonomy of the four forces in Koka County is very unique, major issues need to be discussed at a meeting and collectively decided by each family.
With Mochizuki Yoshito's prestige, if she does not change her words, the Koga clan cannot change the family for a while. But the situation of the Rokkaku family is in danger, how long can the Mochizuki family hold on?
Yoshigan sighed, Oda Nobunaga was too powerful and scary.
Compared with her, Asai Nagamasa, who honestly mobilized peasants and soldiers in Kita Omi, causing his retainers to complain about the delay in spring plowing, was just a good boy.
Yiyin thought for a while and asked.
"If there was no Kamao Clan Township, what would you choose?"
Pu Shengxianxiu was stunned, glanced at his daughter next to him, and said in a deep voice.
"I will serve the Rokkaku family faithfully and fight to the end.
The Wu family was rewarded by the public, and I have been an official for many years and have been the governor of the family for three generations. Even though Rokkaku Yoshino Yoshiharu and his mother and daughter treated me harshly, I cannot but think of the kindness of His Highness Rokkaku Tairai."
Yiyin said in surprise.
"Do you want to die for the Rokkaku family?"
Pu Shengxianxiu shook his head and said.
"No, I just want to fulfill my duty as a minister. After I have fulfilled my duty, I will then consider the continuation of the family business."
Xian Xiu spoke in a reserved way, but Yi Yin rolled her eyes secretly in her heart. It turned out that she wanted to establish her own value before defecting to the new owner, so as not to be looked down upon by others.
Kenhide Hamo chose to resist stubbornly, and finally surrendered after being defeated. She spent her own strength to be loyal to the Rokkaku family, so that the new owner could clearly see her ability, so that she could continue to make a living in the future.
This old fox... Yiyin couldn't help but sigh, as expected, none of the martial arts families that can succeed these days are easy.
Sibo Yiyin said calmly.
"In that case, then continue with your original idea. The Shiba family will not intervene in the Minami Omi dispute. My goal is the Miyoshi family in Kyoto.
The Kamo clan has Shiba retainers, but the Kamo family can make their own choices. Whatever choice is beneficial to you, do it.
For the sake of the Kamao clan, I will not interfere."
After much thought, Yoshihiro was still unwilling to get involved in Minami Omi's dispute.
The Rokkaku family is definitely going to be ruined. The idiot Yoshiharu Rokkaku actually chooses to join forces with the Miyoshi trio. She has completely broken with Yoshigan politically, and it is impossible to help her.
The three good people are the direct murderers of the general. Others may get away with it. Yiyin must not let these three people go.
Judging from Kenhide Kamao's analysis, after the demise of the Rokkaku family, the Oda family will definitely take over most of the Minami Omi samurai family and land, and Asai Nagamasa will not be able to compete with Oda Nobunaga.
From Yoshigan Shiba's point of view, although he does not want to see Oda Nobunaga become bigger, he does not want to directly confront her.
The reason is very simple, you can't beat it.
In recent years, the Shiba family only had a territory of 200,000 koku, while the Oda family had a territory of 1.4 million koku. Ever since Oda Nobunaga captured Kitai Ise, the Shiba family's territory has been adjacent to the Oda family.
How do you get 1.4 million stones from 200,000 stones?
Moreover, Yoshigami has been away from Konjisbo Territory for too long, and the responsibilities within the retainers group are not clear, and there are many hidden dangers. There are a lot of sequelae that need to be sorted out, and he has no confidence to confront the Oda family.
As for uniting with others to form an anti-Oda Nobunaga encirclement, it is even more impossible. Asai Nagamasa is her younger brother and sister, and Yoshihiro is not sure about Ashikaga Yoshiaki's attitude.
Once the invasion of Luo is successful, the Oda family's presence in Higashi Konji will be very strong.
Unless Oda Nobunaga is too arrogant and offends Asai Nagamasa and Ashikaga Yoshiaki to death, there is really nothing Yoshigan can do about her.
Therefore, even though Yoshigan was opposed to Oda Nobunaga's expansion in his heart, he still had to smile and play happily with her.
This is politics. You will never fall out before you have no money to do so. Patience is the basic skill of political struggle.
In this case, Yoshihiro could only express regret for Kamao Kenhide's intention to surrender. He did not want to conflict with Oda Nobunaga, so he had to avoid risks in advance.
Kenhide Kamao said that if the northern and southern Omi samurai families disagreed, most of them would defect to the Oda family. But Yoshigan knew very well the virtues of those xenophobic old samurai families in Owari.
He was burying nails for Oda Nobunaga. The Oda family became more and more prosperous, but the samurai family under Oda Nobunaga became more and more complicated.
Senior Owari, Mino's underachiever, Kitai Ise's subordinates, plus a group of newly surrendered Minami Omi samurai.
If Oda Nobunaga cannot straighten out the relationship between these people, the development of the Oda family will come to an end.
After a hundred years of troubled times, heroes have emerged in large numbers.
It is not uncommon for a million-koku name to emerge from the sky, but once it grows to more than a million koku, it often begins to fail.
For example, the Imagawa family could only control the two countries of Suruga and Toe, while the Tokugawa family of Mikawa Kingdom rebelled at the first opportunity. Another example is the Miyoshi and the four sisters, who relied on the samurai families of Awa and Sanuki to conquer all directions.
No matter how large the territory is, the most reliable Wu family is still the direct lineage retainers from the beginning. The new retainers are unreliable, and the family governor cannot believe them.
When the Ming Dynasty passes away, the successors are unable to control the situation, and there are many daimyo whose businesses collapse in an instant. Those who can shrink back to their basic base and not perish are already lucky.
This is the biggest disadvantage of enfeoffment. Outsiders are unreliable, and there are too few of our own people. The traditional ruling method of the Wu family cannot digest the new territory at all, and can only rely on the enfeoffment of the Wu family to assimilate the local area.
But after the expatriate warriors stayed in the local area for a long time, they spread out and became local people and represented the interests of the local people, they became restless again.
The Kamakura shogunate and the Muromachi shogunate's samurai tenka are the nominal co-lords of the world.
Especially for the Muromachi shogunate, the Ashikaga shoguns of all dynasties have always played a balancing act by pulling together one faction and fighting another. As for the strength to suppress the world? That's really not the case.
Not to mention controlling the sixty-six countries in the world, the Ashikaga shoguns did not have control over the nearest few countries for more than three generations. The first to rebel among the ten kingdoms of Kanto was the Kamakura Ashikaga family, the shogun's own clan.
Yoshihiro wanted to see how Oda Nobunaga, who had great ambitions for the world, could solve the stubborn problems of the samurai family, unite her increasingly complex group of retainers, move forward with a heavy load, and realize her dream of becoming a world leader.
If she can't do it, she will be the next Sanhao Changqing, so there is nothing to worry about. If she does it, Yiyin doesn't know what to do.
If you can't beat him, do you want to fight again?
He couldn't help but swallow as he thought of Oda Nobunaga's increasingly sexy figure after not seeing him for three years.
If things are not harmonious, it is not impossible to sacrifice a little for the Sibo family business.
As long as Oda Nobunaga doesn't go too far, Yoshigami will bear with it for now. Anyway, with her arrogant temper, she will sooner or later offend all the samurai families in the world.
If you endure until then, there will always be a turning point, right?
Pu Shengxianxiu heard Yiyin's polite refusal and felt a little disappointed in his heart.
Like all recent samurai, she has not yet realized the terror of Oda Nobunaga, and is not as vigilant as Yoshigan.
Recent times have been in chaos for many years. When the big names from outside are strong, they infiltrate into recent times, not just once or twice. This is not the case for the Asakura family and the Miyoshi family.
What about the Oda family? When you come to Konki, you have to play according to Konki's rules. The dragon has to be coiled and the tiger has to lie down. The daimyo of the outside world who doesn't abide by the rules of the game will have to get out sooner or later.
Kenhide Kamao was actually more optimistic about the Shiba family than the Owari Oda family.
In recent years, the samurai family has been bathing in the glory of the shogunate, and the most important thing is family character and family background. In addition to being a man, Shiba Yigen can be said to be the perfect master.
It's just a pity that Pu Sheng had the intention and Si Bo refused to accept it, so there was nothing he could do about it.
Pu Shengxianxiu glanced at his daughter. Fortunately, the Pu Sheng clan was still in Shiba's home, so there would always be opportunities to get close to her in the future.
Since the imperial office has stated that it will not intervene in the changes in Minami Omi, Kenhide Kamao stopped being pretentious and bowed.
"Rokukka Yoshiji is rebellious, but he is the head of the Kamao family after all.
Although I don't want to be used by the three good traitors, I have been favored by the Rokkaku family for many years, and I must repay it.
Today I can see the village of Kamou clan again, and I am satisfied and have no regrets. I will see you on the battlefield in the future, and I ask the imperial office to understand my difficulties."
Yiyin nodded.
Don't listen to Pu Shengxianxiu's talk of loyalty, but in fact her mind has changed. A sentence of understanding and understanding is meaningful.
In the past, Kenshu Kamao was somewhat loyal to the Rokkaku family, but now she only shows her value for the future of her family. Although she still helps the Rokkaku family, the results will definitely be very different.
Despite her impassioned speech here, if a fight breaks out, she will definitely betray her at the critical moment.
Yiyin couldn't help but sigh, this is the Wu family. Loyalty? Damn loyalty!
He became more and more determined in his heart, and he must insist on making the Spozhong Fund a success, and then complete the plan to occupy the magpie's nest.
The loyalty of the Wu family is unreliable. To consolidate their power, they can only rely on interests and heirs.
Yiyin said to Pu Shengxianxiu.
"You mother and daughter haven't seen each other for more than two years. Today I'm taking a day off from Kamei's hometown to have a good time together.
Rokkaku Yoshiharu is unfaithful and unfilial, colluding with three good traitors, and intends to prevent me from going to Luo to avenge the general. His crime is unforgivable.
Tomorrow, I will expel you, the envoy of the Rokkaku family, from the country, and let’s meet on the battlefield.”
Pu Shengxianxiu kowtowed to the ground and said.
"The benevolence of the imperial court is engraved in Pu Shengxianxiu's heart and will never be forgotten."
Although it has been made clear that he wants to join Oda Nobunaga, this does not prevent Kenhide Kamao from expressing his feelings towards Yoshigan.
Anyway, the Pu Sheng clan is here, and if things go wrong in the future, the Pu Sheng family will always have a way out. At worst, they can retire and let their daughter become a monk.
Pu Shengxianxiu looked at her daughter, and the more she looked at her, the more pleasing she became. It was because her daughter had a lot of potential that she could advance and retreat calmly without falling into a desperate situation.
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The next day, Pu Shengxianxiu and Pu Sheng's hometown reluctantly said goodbye.
Kenhide Kamao wants to go back to Kannonji Castle and bring the bad news to Rokkaku Yoshiharu that the Odaisuo is furious and the negotiations have failed.
And the Kamao clan returned to the castle tower and continued to serve their master, Shiba Yoshigan.
Yiyin was checking the military information documents in front of the papers in the living room. When he saw Kenshu Kamao come in and salute, he said with a smile.
"Farewell to your mother?"
Pusheng clan kowtowed to the ground and said with gratitude on his face.
"Hi! Mother told me many times before she left to serve you well. Only by being loyal to the Lord can I repay the kindness of the Imperial Palace."
Yiyin shook his head and said.
"Stop talking empty lies, everything will remain as usual."
Pu Shengshi Township respectfully agreed, but did not go out to do things immediately, but hesitated.
Seeing her like this, Yiyin asked.
"Any thing else?"
Pu Shengshixiang nodded.
"Otaisuo, my mother said yesterday that her intention to join the Shiba family was indeed sincere. Why don't you accept her?"
The village of Pu Sheng is actually very conflicted. She actually hopes that the Pu Sheng family will join the Sibo Yiyin account.
Yiyin shook his head and said.
"After going to Luo, I will not interfere in the land of Minami Omi.
The Kamao family has been rooted in Minami Omi for many years. It is impossible for me to change the title of your clan. Even if I were willing, your mother would not leave.
After all, her power connections are all in Minami Omi, and she would not be willing to leave her hometown.
Therefore, as long as I don't interfere with Minami Omi, she can only seek refuge with His Highness Oda, whom she favors. Instead of forcing others to make things difficult, it is better to leave a good relationship for each other.
Shixiang, I don’t want to embarrass your mother, let alone make it difficult for you to be a good person."