Ise Sakyo knelt down to Ashikaga Yoshiaki, completely ignoring his old face.
In order to preserve the Ise family business, she followed Matsunaga's example of kneeling down and licking Oda Nobunaga, and truly became a shameless old thief.
The three strategies she proposed for establishing the dynasty dealt with the Tendai Sect, the Oda Family, and the Shiba Family respectively.
Regarding the Tendai Sect matter, Kakushu wanted to maintain the friendship between his predecessors and Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and Ise Sakyo, a veteran of the shogunate, was able to guide him through it, and the two sides hit it off immediately.
Ashikaga Yoshiteru's funeral must be held again.
The Shokokuji sect of the Rinzai sect colluded with Miyoshi's rebels and overrode the burial of the previous general. The shogunate should have issued an order. The funeral affairs of Ashikaga Yoshiteru will be left to the Tendai sect.
Master Kakushu was very satisfied with this, and she expressed support for Ashikaga Yoshiaki's succession on behalf of the sect.
Although there has always been a tacit understanding between the sect and the samurai family not to interfere with each other, the status of Enryakuji Temple is unusual.
The Kazu are not the only ethnic group on the island. Thousands of years ago, the emperor's court, which originated in the Nara Basin, was still very weak.
Therefore, the imperial court will fully absorb the culture of the mainland dynasty and promote its own development. The most prominent policy is to worship Buddhism.
The emperor's court built a large Buddhist temple in the Nara Basin and promoted Buddhism, which had real political needs.
On the one hand, Buddhism is used to win over the people. On the other hand, Buddhism is also used to resist foreign enemies.
Other ethnic groups in the island country thousands of years ago have not yet been expelled and eliminated by the He tribe. The nearest hostile ethnic group is even on the edge.
The Emperor's court occupied the Nara Basin and developed towards the Kyoto Basin and Omi Basin in the north.
The status of Enryaku Temple was extremely high by the emperor's court. Because of the location of Enryaku Temple on Mount Hiei, between the Kyoto Basin and the Omi Basin, it was the front line against the foreign tribes in the north.
In mythology, Enryakuji Temple has always been a Buddhist holy place that guards the ghost gate and resists external demons. Why is it called the ghost gate? It is for the invasion of aliens on the other side of the Hira Mountains.
In other words, the nuns of Enryaku Temple on Mount Hiei are the default supernumerary armed force of the Emperor's court. The meaning of their existence is to guard the northern front and protect the safety of Kyoto.
This is the truth about how the emperor's court worshiped Buddhism throughout the ages. Religion is not only an anesthetic to appease the people's hearts, but also a vanguard against foreigners and a shield to protect oneself.
With the connivance of the Emperor's court, local Buddhism grew rapidly. There was the Yamaboshi of Mount Hiei in the north and the Nara Master of the Nara Basin in the south. They were so arrogant that no one dared to offend them.
As the armed forces of Nepal became stronger, they began to interfere in the affairs of the emperor's court, and the monarchs and ministers in the court complained endlessly.
This is why the Emperor's court moved the capital from Nara to Kyoto in order to avoid the overly powerful Buddhist forces in the Nara Basin.
The result of this is that the status of Enryaku Temple on Mount Hiei, which protects Kyoto, has been raised again, and it has gradually become the leader of all factions in the world.
As the emperor's court became more stable, foreign races were driven to the barren land of Kanto. In recent years, Buddhism has gradually become a bloated rat, eating naka or doing nothing.
The fall of the Hieizan Tendai Sect aroused the anger of knowledgeable people within the sect. Outstanding figures within the sect walked out of their own ways one after another, and this was how new sects such as the Pure Land and Nichiren emerged in the future.
All in all, Hieizan Enryaku-ji Temple holds a pivotal position among the sects in the world, comparable to the father of all sects in the world.
There is a tacit understanding among the samurai sects not to interfere with each other. However, Master Kakushu of Enkei Temple is willing to show his kindness to Ashikaga Yoshiaki, the future general, which is very beneficial to Ashikaga Yoshiaki's stable regime.
As for the Rinzai Shokokuji sect, it was originally the white glove used by Ashikaga Shogun to intervene in sectarian disputes.
After the establishment of the Ashikaga Shogunate, they respected the Rinzai Sect and supported this sect, with the intention of suppressing recent Buddhism led by the Tendai Sect.
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the third generation shogun, had great power over the world, and the Sokokuji Temple she built was the foundation of the Sokokuji Temple sect of the Rinzai sect.
With the decline of the shogunate, the Rinzai Sect gradually lost the confidence to compete with the Tiantai Sect. After all, the backing was not strong enough.
Over the years, the Grand Imperial Palace has patiently wooed Mount Hiei and Mount Koya. Because the Ashikaga Shogun family lacks strength, they can only use the checks and balance techniques used on the samurai family to apply to the sect.
Therefore, as long as the Ashikaga Shogun family and the Tendai Sect reach an agreement, the Rinzai Sect Shokokuji Temple School will be unable to protest at all.
Ise Sakyo said.
"Your Highness Yoshiaki, there will be no problem with the Tiantai Sect. Master Kyeshu has always wanted to hold the funeral for our ancestors again.
On the other hand, will the imperial office raise any objection?"
There is no problem with the Tendai Sect, but whether Ashikaga Yoshiaki can represent the Ashikaga Shogun family is a problem.
After all, she is the nameless and statusless surviving daughter of Ashikaga. On the surface, the person who can represent the Ashikaga Shogun family now should be the widow of Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Yoshigan Shiba.
Although these words were reasonable, they sounded particularly harsh to Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and she couldn't help but frown.
Wada Weimasa narrowed her eyes. Ise Sakyo's words were suspected of sowing discord, so she couldn't help but speak.
"Mr. Ise, the Imperial Palace came to Nijo Imperial Palace before and explained its intention to entrust the Ashikaga family property to His Highness Yoshiaki.
I believe that he will not make things difficult for us on this matter. Burying the eldest sister is an important step for His Highness Yoshiaki to successfully succeed to the throne, and the Imperial Palace has no reason to object."
For the sake of their own future, Wada Weimasa and others had some unpleasant troubles with Shiba Yiyin during the Shangluo incident.
However, after Ushiba Yoshigan Nijo Imperial Palace expressed its stance and voluntarily backed down and was willing to fully support Ashikaga Yoshiaki's succession, the conflict between the two parties disappeared.
In the final analysis, Wada Weimasa, Niki Yoshimasa, Yagyu Munegan and others want the credit for supporting the shogunate and their future power in the shogunate.
As long as Shiba Yiyin does not stand in the way of their advancement and wealth, they are still willing to respect this ancestor's imperial office.
After all, they are all people promoted by their ancestors. For their own selfish desires, they would embarrass the survivors of their ancestors, which makes their conscience somewhat uneasy.
But Ise Sadism is different.
When she was the ancestor, she was a die-hard who obstructed the administration of the ancestor. Later, she even jumped over the wall and participated in the Kyoto Incident that killed the ancestor.
Compared with the previous generations of direct ministers, the Ise Sadaka was more afraid of Yoshigoshi Shiba. The more harmonious Yoshigan Shiba and Yoshiaki Ashikaga were, the more dangerous the Ise family was.
Ise Sadism needs Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Shiba Yoshigan to break up. Only in this way will Ashikaga Yoshiaki rely on the Ise faction to maintain the shogunate, and the Ise family will truly have a way to survive.
If Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Shiba Yoshigan are reconciled, the two can definitely work together to dominate the future shogunate.
With the great god Shiba Yiyin in charge, the ministers could only behave like dogs and did not dare to play any tricks.
In this case, what is the value of Ise Sakyo? Is it worth Ashikaga Yoshiaki to forgive her, win her over, and let the Ise family continue to mix in the shogunate?
Moreover, because of his relationship with Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Yoshigan Shiba cared deeply about Ashikaga Yoshiaki and almost unconditionally supported her ascension to power.
As the main driver of the Kyoto Incident, Ise Sadakyo saw this and was panicking in her heart. Unless Shiba Yigen got out, the back of her neck always felt cold, and her head would be chopped off sooner or later.
This is the reason why she doesn't care about face and speaks provocative words.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki must follow the original strategy to let Yoshigan Ishiba remarry and kick him out of the Ashikaga Shogun's family. Ashikaga must break up with each other, which is the basis for the survival of the Ise family.
Seeing Wada Weimasa come out to speak for Shiba Yoshigan, Ise Sadakyo was not angry but happy, she said neither yin nor yang.
"Wada-sama understands the thoughts of Godaishu very well. Your Highness Yoshiaki, it was me who made a mistake."
Ise Sadakyo bowed and apologized to Ashikaga Yoshiaki, but Wada Weimasa looked ugly. There was something wrong with the way Ashikaga Yoshiaki looked at her.
Wada Weimasa sighed and bowed his head in silence. Ashikaga Yoshiaki was very sensitive to the matter of Yoshigan Shiba, and anyone who spoke for Yoshigan Shiba might be excluded and guarded against by her.
The future prospects of Ashikaga Naomasa, such as Wada Weimasa, all depend on Ashikaga Yoshiaki. If His Highness becomes suspicious of her and thinks she is biased towards Yoshigan Shiba, it will be of no benefit to her.
Ise Sadakyo stirred up trouble with a few words and forced Wada Weimasa to shut up. The rest of the people were silent and did not dare to come out and say a fair word again.
It is thought that Yoshihiro Shiba tried his best to help Ashikaga Yoshiaki, but Yoshiaki Ashikaga always cared about his own inferiority. She could not face up to Yoshihiro Shiba's kindness, and she was so inferior that she wished that Yoshihiro Shiba would disappear.
This feeling was manipulated by Ise Sadakyo, and it was natural that there was no disadvantage.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki thought for a while and said.
"I will send someone to ask the imperial office for instructions, I believe he will understand our approach.
The funeral held by the Miyoshi family who killed my sister was really not in line with etiquette and had to be done all over again.
Isehime, do you have any follow-up thoughts on the matter of Hosokawa Fujitaka you mentioned last time?"
Ise Sadakyo was overjoyed. Although Ashikaga Yoshiaki decided to ask the Odai for permission, she was obviously very dissatisfied with her situation of being controlled by others.
She took the initiative to mention Hosokawa Fujitaka out of impatience and hoped that her remarriage to Odaisho would make progress as soon as possible.
Ise Sakyo smiled.
"Don't worry, Your Highness Yoshiaki, I know this matter well.
When His Majesty Oda went to Luo, Hosokawa Fujitaka hurried back to the north of Kawachi and reported the news to the two family governors of Hosokawa Mibuchi.
It is said that the two family governors and her have already gone to Luo and will arrive in Kyoto soon.
In order to conquer Nankawachi, the Hosokawa Mibuchi family missed the battle of Shangluo and criticized the decision-making of the Odaisho.
I sincerely request you to meet with Hosokawa Fujitaka as soon as possible. Before going to the Imperial Palace, let Hosokawa Fujitaka see your sincerity."
Ashikaga Yoshiaki nodded thoughtfully.
Yoshigan Shiba is the leader of the local powerful faction in the shogunate. This time he arranged to attack Minamihanoi in order to seek justice for Hatakeyama Takamasa, one of the local powerful faction.
Yoshihiro Shiba saw the losses of the Hosokawa and Mibuchi families and must appease them.
Before the two parties meet, finding a breakthrough from Hosokawa Fujitaka and persuading her will be able to influence the subsequent layout of the Hosokawa-Mibuchi family in the shogunate.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki looked up at Ise Sakyo and asked softly.
"Are you sure?"
Ise Sakyo said solemnly.
"As long as you trust me, I will definitely solve this serious problem for you."
The brows of Wada Weimasa, Hitoshi Yoshimasa, Yagyu Sogan and others jumped at the same time.
A serious problem?
Ise Sadakyo had bad intentions. She insisted on exaggerating the threat of the Odaisho. This was taking advantage of Ashikaga Yoshiaki's worries and leading Ashikaga Yoshiaki by the nose.
But when they looked at Ashikaga Yoshiaki's face, they felt even more chilled. Because Ashikaga Yoshiaki looked pleased and nodded slowly.
At this time, no one dared to refute the words of Ise Sadaka. After all, they were a group of speculators. What they cared about most was not the future of the Ashikaga family, but their own prosperity and wealth.
On the eve of Ashikaga Yoshiaki's accession to the throne, who is willing to say a fair word for Yoshihiro Shiba? If Ashikaga Yoshiaki is allowed to hold a grudge, all the busy work these days will be in vain.
The great future was about to come true, so they had no choice but to lower their heads silently and sit back and watch Ise Sadakai sow discord and use vicious tactics to entrap Yoshigan Shiba, who was sincere towards Ashikaga Yoshiaki.
There is nothing more selfish than this in the human heart.
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It is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.
The least common thing in the world is to repay kindness with kindness, and the most common thing is to repay kindness with enmity. A favor is given to a person, and a favor is paid to a person with enmity. Sometimes it's not that you are ungrateful, but that you can't afford to repay the favor.
Since you can't afford it, then hope that your benefactor will disappear completely so that you don't have to be embarrassed. It's the perfect solution.
This is human nature. Don't use morality to kidnap others, because most people in the world still have conscience. In order not to make the conscience uncomfortable, it is much easier to let the benefactor disappear than to repay the favor.
It is the best choice for a benefactor not to expect anything in return. Yoshikage was too kind to Ashikaga Yoshiaki, which naturally put Ashikaga Yoshiaki under great pressure.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki had a very low self-esteem in front of Shiba Yoshigan. He finally succeeded Ashikaga Shogun and became the master of the world. How could he tolerate this man continuing to point fingers at him?
This woman with low self-esteem and arrogance, Ise Sadakyo only used a few provocations to make her forget the kindness of Yoshihiro Shiba in supporting her superiors, revealing her despicable selfish desires.
At the same time, the Hosokawa Mibuchi family also had a discussion in Shoryuji Castle regarding the future of their family business.
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Shoryuji Castle is the traditional territory of the Izumi Hosokawa family, not far from Kyoto. The governor of the Hosokawa Mibuchi family, Kamikawa, came here first to take a rest.
Oda Nobunaga insisted on going his own way and launched Kamikaze in advance. Hosokawa Fujitaka rushed back to Kitakawachi overnight to report the news home.
Matsunagahide's betrayal caused the Miyoshi family's strategy to collapse. Miyoshi and three others were killed, and Miyoshi Yoshitsugu had to give up the struggle and retreat.
Before the Hosokawa Mibuchi family could perform, the Battle of Kamiro was over. The two families' military forces supported Hatakeyama Takamasa in the south of Kawauchi. They watched the opportunity fleeting and passed away, leaving their own hands empty-handed.
Shenglong Temple City, residence hall and meeting hall.
Hosokawa Motonsune closed his eyes and rested his mind, listening to several people talking.
Mibuchi Fujihide was severely reprimanded by Shiba Yoshigan for his improper handling of Hatakeyama Takamasa's affairs. The Hosokawa Mibuchi family worked hard to make a wedding dress for someone else, and she took all the blame.
Seeing that the retainers were complaining and the pressure was all on himself, Mibuchi Fujihide could not help but complain a little.
"The imperial government ordered us to attack the area south of Hanoi, but the Oda family took the opportunity to launch an attack on Luo and achieved great success.
I have worked hard for Shangluo, but there is no credit, but hard work. Now the retainers’ complaints and the consumption of materials have all been fulfilled by His Highness Hatakeyama Takamasa."