Seeing that the goddess Mibuchi looked calmer, Hosokawa Motonsune talked about his plan.
"I got the exact news.
In order to fight against Odaisho, the Miyoshi family had already marched out from Kyoto. The army was deployed in the three cities of Fushimi, Yodo and Akutagawa, echoing from beginning to end.
If we directly enter the war after spring plowing, we will inevitably face the strong military power of Akutagawa Castle. Moreover, our Shoryuji Castle is directly opposite Yodo Castle.
If the Sanhao family chooses to attack us first to eliminate threats from the rear and flanks, we will suffer huge losses.
Now the imperial office has issued an order, requiring us to move to the southern front and march into Nanhei without any interference with the Miyoshi family. I will also order Shengryuji Castle to defend the city and not give Yodo City a chance to exploit.
In this way, we escaped the vigor of the Mihaoshi family in the first battle.
After killing Yuzuo Xinjiao, the army will turn around. It is when the two sides have been fighting fiercely for a long time and the military morale of the Miyoshi family has declined, that is a good opportunity for us to join the war."
Mibuchi Haru and Mibuchi Fujihide, mother and daughter, looked at each other and nodded in unison.
Hosokawa Motonsune was worthy of being a cunning old man, and he cleverly chose the time for the Hosokawa Mibuchi family to join the war. This would not only satisfy the imperial court, but also allow him to enter the battle of Kamiro at the right time to maximize benefits.
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Shiba Yoshigan did not want to break with the Hosokawa Mibuchi family. He seemed to force the two families to surrender, but in fact he used soft methods and left room for leeway.
Hosokawa Motonito is an experienced man, and he can see the key at a glance. As long as the Hosokawa Mibuchi family quickly attacks the Yusa Shinji and returns to the north.
Not only can they avoid the Miyoshi family's sharp edges in the Battle of Kamiro and reduce their own losses, but they can also gain recognition from Yoshigan and continue to maintain harmony within the local powerful factions of the shogunate.
It's a pity that life is unsatisfactory in all likelihood. Neither Shiba Yoshigan nor Hosokawa Motonsune thought that Matsunagahide had already planned to retaliate.
Beneath the seemingly strong appearance of the Miyoshi family, except for the three of them, who are determined to fight to the death, the Miyoshi military force in the four countries is homesick, and Matsunagahiu has vainly attempted to surrender to the enemy, and has long since become distraught.
If the Miyoshi family is left vulnerable and the Battle of Kamiro ends in an unexpected way, the conflicts within the local powerful factions of the shogunate will be intensified again.
Conflicting interests lead to conflicts.
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In the Yodo City Residence Hall, Matsunaga Hide and his daughter Matsunaga Hide had a secret conversation in the inner room.
Matsuzuki Nagahide looked solemn, handed a letter to his daughter, and said.
"Take a few of your cronies, disguise yourself, and go to the Minami-Omi Kannonji Castle via the alley, and find a way to deliver this letter to Oda Nobunaga."
Matsunaga hesitated and said.
"Mother, we have nothing to do with the Oda family and have no connections at all. Can we be accepted if we are just sent to our door in such a hurry?"
Matsushita Nagahide glared at his daughter and cursed.
"If you hadn't been deceived by Honda Masanobu and committed the heinous crime of invading the imperial palace, why would I have made a dangerous move and risked my life to go to the Oda family?
It is not that the Imperial Palace and Ashikaga Yoshiaki cannot rely on each other. However, people in Kyoto have many eyes, and the truth behind the burning of the imperial palace will inevitably be seen by those who are interested.
No one else mentions it, but Ise Sadakyo was at the scene. Will she throw all the dirty water on us in order to protect herself?
The ministers and ministers are simply unreliable. We cannot afford to gamble, so we must think carefully.
Even if the Godaisho and Ashikaga Yoshiaki can use us for a while, when we lose our use value and then reveal the truth, the Matsunaga family will really be finished by then.
For now, if we want to ensure safety, we can only rely on the Oda family.
I heard that the important minister of the Oda family, Niwa Nagahide, was traveling around Koka County to appease the Koka people who had surrendered to Oda Nobunaga.
You have brought enough gold and silver, don't be stingy, don't care about face. Even if you are as humble as a dog, you must find a way to make friends with her, and submit this letter to Oda Nobunaga's desk.
Only in this way can the Matsunaga family have a way out."
Matsunaga was hesitant, but seeing his mother's solemn expression, he finally bowed his head and agreed.
Matsunaga Hide felt mixed feelings when he saw that his daughter did not understand the key, but was at least willing to obey.
If this daughter had not been deceived, the situation of the Matsunaga family would not be so embarrassing. Out of caution, Matsunaga never dared to join the samurai family related to the shogunate, and could only choose a famous name from outside the country.
She fell in love with Oda Nobunaga because she saw the shadow of Miyoshi Nagakei in her.
Today's Oda family is the same as the three good families of the past. Its power is growing day by day, and its governor is determined to make progress. Oda Nobunaga will never be satisfied with being a dog to the shogunate, getting some benefits and then giving up.
The local vassal of two million stones, finally squeezed into the nearest few, and came to the center of the world. Will she be willing to pick up the sesame seeds and lose the watermelon?
Oda Nobunaga's choice must be the same as that of Miyoshi Nagakei, and she must have ambitions for the center of the shogunate.
Today's shogunate is even more dilapidated than when Miyoshi Changqing came to Luo.
After being tortured by Miyoshi Kamiro, Ashikaga Yoshiteru lost his life in Nijo Castle, the prestige of the Ashikaga Shogunate was gone, and his face was thrown to the ground and trampled on at will.
Although Yoshigan Shiba was talented, he was a man after all and could not be an Ashikaga shogun. Ashikaga Yoshiaki came from an awkward background, and it was difficult for him to represent the direct descendants of the Kawachi Genji family and gain recognition from the world's samurai families.
The Ashikaga Shogun family has been in decline for a long time, but never before has it been in danger of completely losing its legitimacy as it is today.
Their strength is not supported by their reputation. If their status is gone, how can the Ashikaga Shogun family, which has ruled the world for two hundred years, have the confidence to continue to dominate the world?
Oda Nobunaga encountered a good time.
The people within the shogunate are disorganized, the Ashikaga shogunate is insufficient, the Rokkaku family is in internal strife, and the Miyoshi family has a self-righteous fool as its governor.
The political situation in recent years has been violently turbulent, and the Wu family has been unprecedentedly weak. This is a good opportunity to change things.
Therefore, Matsunaga decided to join Oda Nobunaga to find a way out for the Matsunaga family.
Matsunaga Hide is very aware of the virtues of recent samurai families. These people are selfish and arrogant, rejecting foreign samurai families, but they are scattered and unable to coalesce into a force.
To them, the Oda family was an outsider. The Matsunaga family came to Luo after Miyoshi Nagakei, so they were also outsiders.
Since they were all outsiders and would be rejected by several samurai families, there was a basis and reason for the Matsunaga family to unite, and the Matsunaga family's behavior of joining Oda Nobunaga was not outrageous.
Matsunaga looked at his ignorant daughter and sighed.
If her daughter is not smart, she must do things perfectly. Otherwise, one day when she closes her eyes, the Matsunaga family will be deceived.
Matsunaga secretly made up his mind to find a way out for the Matsunaga family so that the family business would be stable for a long time and he could sleep peacefully after his death.
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Time passes, and spring plowing in various places is gradually coming to an end.
Shiba Yiyin held a grand meeting in Dawen Mountain Castle. After leaving Jinge for two years, he convened the retainers group of Jinji Shiba for the first time for discussion.
At this time, the Kondo Shiba Territory had changed beyond recognition. Except for a few stranded old Iga clan and the old Beidawa clan, the main body of the retainer group had already been filled by new members and old troops recruited by important ministers.
Whether it was the new ministers recruited by Mitsuhide Akechi in Mino, Kyoto, or the old ministers of Nizi recruited by Katsuhisa Nizi from Saigoku, or the relatives and friends brought in by Maeda's interests from Owari.
They are all unfamiliar with Sibo Yiyin.
Many people have doubts and even join forces in private. They intend to assist their bosses, sideline Sputnik Bank, and continue to maintain the status quo.
But no one expected that during the big review, Sibo Yiyin would directly make a big move, and Sibo Zhong Fund was officially established.
The Shiba Loyalty Basic Life Guarantee Fund, referred to as the Shiba Loyalty Fund, will be managed by Ishida Mitsunari, the former director of Naoe Jinguan Office.
The main task of the Shiba Tadashi Fund is to make money using the Hokurikudo trade route and pay annuities to the Shiba family retainers with commercial profits.
The trial plan will be rolled out first in Sibo Territory in the next few years. It is tentatively scheduled to be twice a year. Each Sibo family warrior can receive four stones of brown rice each time.
The first batch of annuities will be distributed at the end of the year, and the specific distribution method is still being determined. But what is certain is that every Ji warrior who has served as an official in recent weeks will have a copy of these two stones of brown rice.
This is the solemn promise of Shiba Yiyin to the Shiba retainers. The revival of the Shiba family cannot be separated from the joint efforts of all Shiba warriors.
The Shiba family will not forget everyone's efforts, and the Shiba Yiyin Association will work hard to ensure that every warrior Ji who has shed blood and sweat for the Shiba family has enough to eat for the whole family.
If the trial plan goes well, in the next few years, the Shiba Zhong Fund will be distributed to all Ji Samurai members belonging to the Shiba family. The amount distributed will also be increased to twice a year, with three stones of brown rice each time.
This news was like a bolt from the blue, completely shocking the new ministers who had evil intentions in recent times.
For middle- and high-level warriors, four or six kilos of brown rice a year is not a big deal.
But for the grassroots Ji Samurai who is struggling on the edge of survival and whose family is half-starved. This annuity is like pie in the sky and can drive people crazy.
When the news spread, it was like a huge boulder smashing into the lake, making waves continuously. Centered in Tawen Mountain Castle, all the grassroots warriors in Konjisbo Territory all cheered and shouted, "Long live the Odaisho."
At this point, Shiba Yoshigan surpassed the Shiba retainers group in one fell swoop, broke the feudal tradition that a retainer's retainer is not my retainer, and completely captured the hearts of the Shiba family's grassroots warriors.
Now, just waiting for the annuity to be paid out smoothly at the end of the year, Yiyin's status will be as stable as Mount Tai, and no one in the Sibo family can disobey his will.
The Shiba Retainers Group has also become a special group that is different from all samurai groups.
With a unique annuity benefit system, being able to serve the Shiba family will become a life that all grassroots warriors aspire to.
From this moment on, countless Hime warriors began to seek ways to join the Shiba family's Samurai Hime formation, which even gave rise to a series of problems.
To be continued...