Hashiba Hideyoshi lowered his head deeply, wishing he could crawl into the ground. She did not want to see the man she loved humbled into the earth and humiliated in front of her.
Oda Nobunaga was startled by Yoshigan Shiba's determination, stretched out his hand to hold him, and shouted.
"Are you crazy!"
Yiyin raised his head. He hadn't had a good rest for several days. His face was pale and his eyes were dark, and he said numbly.
"Oh, it's not like I haven't done it before."
He smiled nonchalantly and gave up on himself, making Oda Nobunaga's nose sore.
It was I who coveted his beauty back then and took away his first time, and it was I who ruined his life! But today, I am not ashamed to say that I love him in front of him!
Oda Nobunaga suddenly felt that she was very shameless. She asked dryly as she looked at Yoshihiro, who had sacrificed all his dignity for the sake of his retainers.
"Is it worth it? Just for a few unknown people, is it worth it?"
Yiyin nodded firmly and said.
"It's worth it! I said, if Ji doesn't let me down, and I don't let Ji down, I have to do it."
Oda Nobunaga felt a little ashamed of himself. Compared to selfish warriors like them, Yoshigoshi Shiba was more responsible for the samurai family.
She was indeed attracted by sex back then, but today she truly loves him and doesn't want to make the same mistake again, which makes Yiyin look down on herself even more.
Oda Nobunaga sighed deeply and said.
"Spo Yiyin, whether you believe it or not, what I told you that day was indeed the truth.
I.."
Oda Nobunaga glanced at Hashiba Hideyoshi who was kneeling on the ground pretending to be dead, snorted coldly, and could no longer say the words "I love you".
Yiyin grabbed her wrist, looked into her eyes, and asked hopefully.
"You agreed?"
Oda Nobunaga frowned.
From a profit perspective, she shouldn't agree. The bargaining chip in her hand is quite good, and she can definitely use both sides to gain more benefits for the Oda family.
But the expectant look in Yiyin's eyes at this time made her hard-as-iron will weaken.
She vaguely felt that Shiba Yoshiyin was deceiving her. This magnificent grand master would never be so weak and humble.
But she didn't dare to bet. Do you really want Yi Yin to be angry? Do you really want to humiliate him to this extent?
Oda Nobunaga always thought that she was strong enough and would never hesitate. But it seemed that she found that she was not as firm as she thought, and she suddenly became confused.
Oda Nobunaga shook off Yoshigan's hand and said coldly.
"Go! Get out of here!"
Yoshigan was overjoyed. With Oda Nobunaga's character, if he called himself Odaisho with a smile and treated him politely, there would probably be no hope for the matter.
But she had no etiquette and told herself to get out. It was obvious that she was making herself impatient and confused.
Although he didn't get a positive answer, Yiyin also knew that going too far was never enough.
He glanced at Oda Nobunaga, then at Hashiba Hideyoshi, who had his head buried all the time, and simply turned around and left.
Oda Nobunaga looked at his leaving figure, suddenly stood up and kicked Hideyoshi Hashiba to the ground.
"Don't reveal a single word about what happened today! Otherwise, I will kill you!"
Hashiba Hideyoshi tried his best to keep the flattering smile on his face, nodded and bowed.
In her heart, the fear of Oda Nobunaga had disappeared, and was mixed with a trace of resentment.
Yoshigan Shiba was the male god in her heart, but he humbled himself and gave up on himself in front of Oda Nobunaga.
Hideyoshi's heart was filled with fire. She wanted to climb up, climb up at all costs! Success! She must succeed!
Oda Nobunaga didn't even glance at Hideyoshi Hashiba from the corner of her eyes. She stared blankly at the direction in which Yoshigan left.
She is not stupid, maybe what happened just now was intentional by Shiba Yiyin. But even so, so what?
As a high-ranking official, he was forced to have no choice but to repeat his humble past in front of himself in order to get a promise.
Oda Nobunaga asked himself, isn't this enough? How far should he be pushed?
Raising her head and closing her eyes, Oda Nobunaga suddenly felt very depressed. She wanted to conquer this man, but she didn't want to see others bullying and humiliating him.
Ise Sakyo, you really deserve to die.
After a long time, Oda Nobunaga whispered.
"Let's discuss it later."
"Um?"
Hashiba Hideyoshi didn't seem to hear clearly and looked up at Oda Nobunaga with questioning eyes.
Oda Nobunaga, who was in a complicated mood, looked at her angrily, kicked her again, and shouted.
"I said, we will postpone the discussion on the military action in Kyoto!"
"Hi!"
———
After all, Ise Sakyo was a step too late. Yoshigan impressed Oda Nobunaga with his superb acting skills and opened up new strategic space for himself.
But Yoshigami didn't know how much scars his bowing his head this time left in Hashiba Hideyoshi's heart. So that in the future, Hashiba Hideyoshi would adopt an attitude that he shouldn't have when something happens.
At this time, neither Shiba Yoshigan nor Oda Nobunaga took Hideyoshi who was present seriously. They only had each other in their eyes.
———
While Yoshihiro was taking action, Akechi Mitsuhide was not idle either.
Regarding his master's predicament in Kyoto, Akechi Mitsuhide was actually a bit dumbfounded.
With the current strength of the Sibo family and the current status of Sibo Yiyin, he has a good hand.
But Yiyin just lost a good hand and was made disgraced by those bastards, which also opened Akechi Mitsuhide's horizons.
In fact, the current situation is not bad. All Mitsuhide Akechi has to do is to pick up the chips that Yiyin himself has thrown away.
The Shiba family is not the Ashikaga family, and Yoshigan insists on helping the shogunate and helping the Ashikaga family carry the thunder. This in itself is something that leaves Akechi Mitsuhide speechless.
After confirming that Yoshihiro no longer has the obsession to support the overall situation on his own, Akechi Mitsuhide can do whatever he wants and have a good chat with his old friends in Kyoto.
First, she found Ninagawa Makoto.
———
In the Ninagawa Residence, there are only two people in the tea room, Ninagawa Makoyo and Akechi Mitsuhide.
Ninagawa himself was holding the tea bowl in his hand, feeling a little uneasy.
She glanced at the smiling Akechi Mitsuhide, as if she had seen a venomous snake. She couldn't help but wonder in her heart, why did the Odaisho let this guy out?
Ninagawa himself knew very well what Akechi Mitsuhide did during the Kyoto Incident.
This guy made clouds with his hands and rain with his hands, and she killed Ashikaga Yoshiki. Ninagawa himself was also led by her, and played a less honorable role in the Kyoto Incident.
Yoshigan Shiba had a deep affection for Ashikaga Yoshiteru, and even helped Ashikaga Yoshiteru's sister become a general for free.
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Ninagawa himself thought that he would never see Akechi Mitsuhide again in his life, and Yoshihide Shiba would never forgive the culprit who killed Ashikaga Yoshiteru.
Unexpectedly, Ashikaga Yoshiaki and the Ise Sadato pushed people too hard, causing the Odaisho to stir up trouble and release the poisonous snake.
Ninagawa himself was silent as he was thinking about something on his mind, Akechi Mitsuhide smiled and said.
"Ninagawa-sama doesn't seem to want to see me?"
Ninagawa Makoyo forced a smile.
"Why did Sir Akechi say this? I never meant it."
Akechi Mitsuhide nodded.
"Good people don't live long, but disasters last for thousands of years. It's people like you and me who live a long life."
Ninagawa's face froze, Akechi Mitsuhide ignored her embarrassment and said.
"The Odaisho is going back."
Ninagawa Chise asked subconsciously.
"go back?"
Akechi Mitsuhide looked at Ninagawa Makoyo with a smile and said.
"The shogun could not accommodate the great imperial office, so he had no choice but to bid farewell to the shogunate and return to his duties.
The rumors in Kyoto made Odaishu disheartened. After returning home, he would become a monk to show his loyalty to his ancestors.
As for the affairs of the shogunate, the Shiba family will no longer interfere."
Ninagawa's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.
"No!"
She blurted out and wanted to stop her, but she panicked.
The Ninagawa family had already boarded the ship of the Shiba family, which offended Ashikaga Yoshiaki severely. Yoshiaki Shiba patted his butt and ran away, and no one could do anything about him. But the little girl who followed him and shouted, would be in trouble.
Seeing her panic, Akechi Mitsuhide picked up the tea bowl and took a sip and said.
"Odaisho was loyal and benevolent and did not want to see the shogunate split. Even though the general pressed hard, he still chose to give in.
The shogun wanted to monopolize the title of direct descendant of the Genji family in Kawachi, so Ootai gave up.
The Shiba family is a family business that Odaisho has worked hard to revive. Is it because everyone is willing to look up to the Shiba family because of the face of the ancestors?
To put it bluntly, if Ootai had not turned the tide back then, Miyoshi Chokei might be in charge of the shogunate now."
Ninagawa Himashi nodded.
No one can deny that Yoshihiro Shiba made a lot of contributions to the shogunate. Ashikaga Yoshiaki was ungrateful, and everyone did look down upon him.
But the problem is that the Wu family likes to shout about loyalty, but who really takes loyalty seriously? Especially the old fritters in the shogunate. It’s good if they don’t betray others. Expect them to be grateful? Just dream!
Siba Yiyin is a benevolent and righteous king who is honest and keeps his promises, so everyone dares to bully him. Because he abides by the rules and takes the overall situation into consideration.
Ninagawa himself sighed.
"It's not easy for Da Yutai, but I have talked to Da Yutai before about some ideas to bring order to the chaos.
We are not powerless to fight back, so why should we become monks and make our aspirations clear?"
Ninagawa himself couldn't understand it.
Yoshigan Shiba is really going to break up with him, what can that mediocre Yoshiaki Ashikaga do to fight him?
Ninagawa himself had already come up with the idea to use Hatakeyama Takamasa as the leader, bribe the Ashikaga Kai people as minions, and sideline Ashikaga Yoshiaki.
This is not difficult to do, so why did Spo Yiyin choose to run away?
Akechi Mitsuhide shook his head. In the minds of old antiques like Ninagawa, the shogunate was still the supreme existence, and it was the center of power that the world's samurai families flocked to and wanted to squeeze in.
But the fact is that from the moment Ashikaga Yoshiteru died in battle, the last vitality of the Ashikaga Shogunate has been dispersed, and the old-fashioned gameplay cannot keep up with this new era.
So what if Yoshihiro Shiba can control the shogunate's affairs? He has put all the troubles of the shogunate on his own shoulders, helping these bastards of the shogunate clean their butts for free.
Internally, we have to be careful of the bastards in the shogunate who are causing trouble, and externally, we have to suppress the waves of careerists who covet world power. There is no benefit at all.
The Ashikaga Shogunate is rotten to the core, and the only way to truly solve the problem is to tear it down and start over.
The Shiba family is not a living front. Isn't it enough that Shiba Yoshigage is stupid once? After being stabbed by the shogunate, he still wants to continue to help the shogunate carry the thunder?
The best choice for Sibo Yiyin is to step back and look forward to it, carefully maintain its image, and solidify its foundation.
After the world has been harmed by careerists like Oda Nobunaga, and then he comes out to lead the samurai family and restore order despite repeated calls, this is what everyone expects.
This kind of change in the new era cannot be seen clearly by Ninagawa, an old-school person. For generations, the shogunate has relied on the glory of the shogunate to live, and they simply do not want to believe that times have changed.
Akechi Mitsuhide could only say perfunctorily.
"The Odaisho upholds loyalty, remembers the ancestors, and is unwilling to suppress the Ashikaga family.
Since the shogun is determined to lead the Ashikaga family and the shogunate, let her do it.
Da Yutai is just a man, a man of a noble family, unable to shoulder the great political responsibility of the world."
Ninagawa himself shed tears when he heard this. Yoshigan Shiba wanted to protect his loyalty. Of course she had nothing to say, but those who followed him would be wronged! What should the Ninagawa family do?
"The benevolence and righteousness of Odai...but...but..."
Akechi Mitsuhide smiled and comforted her.
"Don't worry too much, Ninagawa-sama. The Shiba family is willing to make concessions, but they are not soft persimmons who can be manipulated by others.
Takada Yukino-sama was seriously injured in the attack, and Takada Harono-sama has reported it to the Odai Office. It is said that the spring market of the Hokurikudo Trading Road is not good, and some people should not take the spring dividends."
Ninagawa's eyes widened, and Akechi Mitsuhide continued.
"Also, the Shiba family will continue to investigate the truth behind Takada Yukino-sama's ambush.
All the orders of the Grand Oitai, no matter who is involved in this matter or their identity, will be killed without mercy!
Ninagawa-sama, do you understand?"
Ninagawa himself squinted his eyes, said nothing, and felt a little moved.
This time, the shogunate group followed the Ise Sadakyo and completely pissed off Yoshihiro Shiba. Yoshihiro Shiba was merciful to Ashikaga Yoshiaki, but he didn't need to be polite to the shogunate.
The shogunate ministers have been living in the center of the shogunate for two hundred years, and the income from their own territories has long been unable to compare with the benefits of Kyoto's commercial center.
The Shiba family opened up the Houriku Road trade route, and the ministers made a lot of money by investing in the land storehouse.
Now that the ministers are not kind, don't blame the Sibo family for turning their backs and cutting off their dividends. The current profit is only the first quarter, and the future is unknown.
Ninagawa herself belongs to the pro-Shiba faction among the shogunate, so her dividends are bound to be large. She can use this to influence the attitude of the shogunate group and alienate the shogunate from Ise Sakyo.
In addition, this time, the shogunate's security team was killed by Takada Yukino because they participated in creating rumors, so they launched an ambush and counterattack.
Takada Yukino is a cold-blooded swordsman. She doesn't know how to compromise and only knows how to kill people. The samurai warriors in the shogunate's security team had no choice but to jump over the wall.
In this matter, it seems that Takada Yukino did something too cruel and did not leave a way for others to survive. However, Takada Yukino is Shiba Yoshigan's number one favorite, so this cannot be justified.
The Hime warriors of the shogunate's security team come from various families in the shogunate. Before leaving, Yoshigami Shiba wants to avenge his favorites and cut off a number of heads to establish his authority.
The Ise Shogunate could not protect these people, and the shogunate families behind these people did not dare to complain about Shiba Yigen. Naturally, they could only hate the Ise family for causing trouble and making everyone unable to step down.
Even... Ninagawa himself looked at the smiling Akechi Mitsuhide and murmured in his heart that Ise Sadaka himself would have to kill his entire family.