In the past few days when Yukino Takada went to Sakai Port to seek reinforcements, Kyoto was not at peace either.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki of Nijo Imperial Palace, faced with Yoshigan Shiba's tough attitude, was happy instead of angry.
Yukino Takada ran away from the Shiba family and could have put aside her relationship with the Shiba family. However, Yoshihiro Shiba even strongly claimed that Yukino Takada was not guilty. It turns out that he is a man who is too affectionate and not suitable for politics.
After the death of their heir, the Matsuda family rushed to the front line and acted out in grief and indignation in front of the new general Ashikaga Yoshiaki.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki threw away several good positions in the shogunate for this drama, the Matsuda family received the benefits and were filled with satisfaction and sorrow. Ise Sadakyu took the opportunity to provoke the shogunate to feel sad.
The security team of the shogunate who had killed their colleague shared the same hatred. Not only did they ignore the rumors in the castle town, but many Hime samurai even joined in and added fuel to the flames.
Shiba Yiyin looked at each other coldly in the mansion, waiting for the shogunate's further actions, just to see if these women dared to fight with him. Who knows, after waiting for a few days, he only waited for more condemnation.
In the face of the rhetoric from the samurai of the shogunate and the increasingly fierce rumors in the castle town, Yoshigan always remained calm.
He was also curious about what new tricks Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Ise Sadakyu, two cowards who didn't dare to fight head-on and only pretended to be men, could come up with.
The Shiba mansion is always on guard. If something goes wrong, the people of the same mind will protect Yoshiyin and rush out of Kyoto and return to the nearby Shiba territory.
But now it seems that the worst possibility of a quarrel between the two sides no longer exists, and these weaklings in the shogunate have no courage to start a war with Yoshihiro Shiba.
No one can be killed by spitting, and the shogunate does not dare to use swords. Yoshihiro is even more confident. The trick of dying without a cure as pointed out by thousands of women is of no use to me.
Just as the two sides were in a stalemate, a letter from Oda Nobunaga inviting Yoshigan Shiba to meet at Tofukuji Temple was sent to Shiba's residence, causing panic in Ashikaga Yoshiaki.
Why did Oda Nobunaga, who kept a low profile at Tofukuji Temple, come forward at this time? What on earth is she going to do?
If Shiba Oda joins forces, the consequences will be disastrous.
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Around Tofukuji Temple, Yoshigan revisited his old place. Back then, he also lived here for a period of time.
He didn't know why Oda Nobunaga invited him to Tofuku Temple on the cusp of such a storm.
At this moment, countless pairs of eyes from the shogunate were staring at his meeting with Oda Nobunaga.
Yiyin chuckled, feeling chilled.
In the past few days, he had become more and more frustrated. His enthusiasm was completely dampened by the selfishness of the shogunate.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki is a wolf with white eyes, and she can fall out of favor faster than turning the pages of a book. I really don’t know what she has been reading at Kofukuji Temple over the years, and she doesn’t care about etiquette, justice, and integrity.
Thinking of her face that resembled Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Yoshigage inevitably felt depressed. Ashikaga Yoshiteru had a deep love for her, but her sister was a bastard who didn't know what to do.
Now that the confrontation between Shiba Ashikaga is a foregone conclusion, Oda Nobunaga will probably die laughing.
The more Yoshigan thought about it, the angrier he became. He whipped his horse hard and raised its speed. The people protecting him on the left and right hurriedly followed up and arrived at the Tofuku Temple Jingshe area.
The nuns at Tofukuji Temple had long been driven away by the domineering Oda Hime samurai, and what greeted them outside the door was a tall woman covered in black.
Yoshigan dismounted and walked a few steps, and the Kamo clan behind him quickly followed. Ii Naomasa even stepped forward and blocked Yoshigan's side, looking at the black woman in front of him in fear.
Glancing at this black woman wearing Ji Samurai costume, Yiyin was also a little surprised.
This island country in Northeast Asia is thousands of miles apart from Africa, so when did foreign visitors come to them?
After taking a closer look, she was quite beautiful. Although her complexion was dark, her facial features were three-dimensional and delicate, she was tall, her limbs were slender, and her height was only a hair shorter than Yiyin.
At this time, Yiyin's height has been getting closer and closer to the 183 cm in his previous life, exceeding 175 cm. Among the Ji warriors who are generally 160 cm tall, he is becoming more and more majestic.
Not to mention that men in this world rarely exceed 150 centimeters in height, making him look like an ordinary person.
The black warrior princess in front of him was tall and heroic. No wonder Ii Naomasa felt nervous and subconsciously stepped forward to protect him.
Yiyin held her shoulders and said.
"fine."
Naomasa Ii stared at the black warrior Hime and frowned.
"Odaisho, Oda-dono, what does this mean?
Where did she find this tall weirdo, and he came to greet you with his skin blackened, which is really rude."
Yiyin laughed dumbly and said.
"This man looks like this and has the same skin color. He is a black man from the distant African continent."
Ii Naomasa couldn't believe it and glanced at the black warrior Hime several times, and finally nodded reluctantly, accepting what his master said.
Seeing her cautious and dubious look, Yiyin couldn't help but want to laugh again.
He stepped forward and walked up to the black warrior Ji. The black warrior Ji bowed respectfully and said.
"Hello, I'm Yasuke, please follow me."
Yoshigami nodded slightly, followed Yasuke inside, and asked.
"Why didn't His Highness Oda come out to greet me?"
With his current status, when he was invited to Tofukuji Temple, Oda Nobunaga should come to greet him in person. The current scene is a bit rude.
Yasuke looked back at Yoshigan who was speaking, and repeated.
"Hello, I'm Yasuke, please follow me."
Seeing the confusion in her eyes, Yiyin understood a little bit and smiled without saying a word.
As he walked in, his fellow soldiers blocked part of the passage along the way. The Oda Hime samurai did not dare to stop him, but bowed respectfully and stood aside.
Walking to a quiet room, behind Yoshigan there were only a few people with the same intention, such as Kamou Clango, Ii Naomasa and others.
He saw Oda Nobunaga kneeling in the quiet room and said to the ladies behind him.
"You guys are waiting here."
"Hi!"
After saying that, he followed Yasuke into the quiet room.
The indoor wall did not have the common Buddhist sayings and calligraphy in Buddhist temples. Instead, there was a map hanging on it. Yiyin glanced at it and saw that it turned out to be a map of the world.
Although the production is rough and lacks geographical geography, Yiyin can be sure that this is indeed a world map.
Oda Nobunaga smiled and saluted Yoshibank, and then said hurriedly.
"Mr. Qianxin, my warrior Ji looks a little weird, does it not scare you?"
Yiyin resisted the urge to roll his eyes and complained secretly. Didn't you just want to scare me when you sent her out to greet me?
Facing Oda Nobunaga, who was happy that he had succeeded, Yoshigine had a prank thought in his heart.
He pretended to be nonchalant and said.
"He's just a black man. What's so surprising? Doesn't His Highness Oda know about black people?"
"Forehead?"
Oda Nobunaga looked surprised, but she immediately coughed to cover it up, wondering in her mind, could it be that I am really ignorant?
Seeing her embarrassment, Yiyin snickered inwardly and said with a serious face.
"In the Kingdom of Heaven, there were Kunlun slaves during the Tang Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty made seven voyages to the West, and the furthest they sailed was Africa, the hometown of black people.
Oh, Your Majesty Oda may not have read these historical materials."
Yoshigan's expression said, "You don't study, you are uneducated, I can understand it," which made Oda Nobunaga instantly itchy with hatred.
She wanted to scare Yiyin with a black man who had never appeared in the island country, but she was silenced by his few words.
The samurai education focuses on studying the art of war, mathematics, writing, etc., and focuses on practicality. There are indeed few etiquette and historical materials. Oda Nobunaga was immediately intimidated by Yoshigami.
It was rare for Yiyin to see her in embarrassment, so he felt relieved and stabbed her again.
"If I'm not wrong, His Majesty Oda, a black samurai warrior, can't speak Japanese, right?
It would be unseemly for His Highness Oda to welcome guests from such uncivilized foreign lands."
Oda Nobunaga's face turned red when Yoshigan said it, and he shouted at Yasuke.
"Get out! Get out!"
Yasuke looked at Oda Nobunaga with a confused face and said.
"Hello, I'm Yasuke, please follow me."
Oda Nobunaga's face instantly turned as red as a pig's liver. She originally wanted to show off the black man she had just acquired to see Yoshigan's reaction. She didn't want to backfire and lose face and lose her fortune.
To be continued...