Seeing Hosokawa Fujitaka's face turned pale, Hosokawa Motonsune felt heartbroken, but he continued to speak with a hard heart.
"Futaka, you have to know that the Izumi-Hosokawa family seems to have some strength, but they are always cautious and treading on thin ice.
You must not steal the Shogun's man. Even if the Shogun has not expressed his stance at this time, you cannot fight for it. The relationship between the Izumi-Hosokawa family and Ashikaga Shogun is related to the survival of the family."
At this point, Hosokawa Motonatsu's words were fierce and irrefutable.
Hosokawa Fujitaka wanted to speak, but couldn't mutter anything and could only lower his head.
Previously, Yoshigan Shiba was scolded by Hosokawa Mototsune for being a beauty and was forced to stop shouting for the Battle of Omi.
At this moment, her mother's perception of Shiba Yiyin had changed, and she was secretly happy, feeling that she had an opportunity. But her mother's words today clearly told her to stop having such wishful thinking.
This was not only because the Odaisho or the Shogun might have taken a liking to Yoshigan Shiba, but also because Hosokawa's mother did not like Yoshigan's strong style.
Izumi Province is located on the west side of Konji, on the east coast of the Seto Inland Sea. To the west is the remote island Awaji Province, and further to the west is Shikoku.
Her house is located below Settsu, and its strategic location is important. If the Shikoku daimyo wanted to attack Kyoto, it would be best to occupy Awaji and Settsu, and then drive straight in from Settsu.
But Izumi was stuck to the east of Awaji, and Settsu was blocked from below. Once the army ignored Izumi and marched towards Kyoto.
The food roads along the way are trembling under the threat of Izumi. Which samurai family can be so ambitious. Therefore, before advancing, the Izumi-Hosokawa family must be eliminated first.
A few years ago, the Hosokawa clan raised troops from Shikoku, took the position of leader of the shogunate, and vacated the shogunate as regent of the shogunate.
The general fought several battles with the Hosokawa clan, leaving the Izumi-Hosokawa family in a dilemma.
One side is the clan and the other side is the general. They are both close relatives and I don’t know how to choose.
In the end, the Hosokawa clan relied on the help of the Miyoshi family and successfully became the governor of Kamiro, forcing the mother of the twelfth shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru, to flee Kyoto several times.
But the good times did not last long. The struggle between the Hosokawa clan and the Ashikaga shogun consumed the strength of both parties, and the Miyoshi family had the last laugh.
If Rokkaku Sadarai hadn't come to help from Minami Omi, Miyoshi Changqing would suffer a great loss, and we don't know how it would end.
But neither the Mihaoshi family nor the Rokkaku family suffered.
Miyoshi Chokei occupied the six countries of Shikoku, Awaji, and Settsu, and also obtained Sakai Port, forcing Ashikaga Yoshiki to grant her the distinguished status of imperial companion.
Rokkaku Sadeyori formed an alliance with the Ashikaga family and married the thirteenth shogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru, thus getting rid of the shogunate's dilemma of being hostile and suppressing the Rokkaku family for generations.
Rokkaku Sadayori, who had no worries, attacked the Kitaomi Asai family and forced the Asai family to surrender. He nominally unified Omi, a rich and fertile territory, and became famous for a while.
There are winners and losers.
The worst thing happened to the Hosokawa clan. Their territory was taken away and the family governor was reduced to a puppet.
Ashikaga Shogun had a hard time, and the shogunate was depleted of most of its strength, letting the world see the weakness of the Ashikaga family.
The Izumi-Hosokawa family is not having a good time either. Izumi only has a territory of 140,000 koku, and is trembling under the malicious gaze of the Miyoshi family.
Originally, the Hosokawa clan was fighting for power with the Ashikaga shoguns, and they were all relatives, but the Izumi-Hosokawa family was still very affectionate.
The Miyoshi family defeated the Hosokawa clan and came to power. How could they be soft on the Izumi-Hosokawa family, who was also a member of the Hosokawa family? The Izumi-Hosokawa family had no choice but to fully support the shogunate.
In the shogunate, why do local powerful factions follow the general closely? It's all because of force. Who wants to go all the way to death if he can have both sides.
The same was true for the Kawachi Hatakeyama family, but at that time, the Hatakeyama family still retained the two countries of Kawachi and Kii, and they still had confidence in their territory of four to five million koku.
When Hatakeyama Gaomasa came to power, Kii Kingdom was completely destroyed, leaving only the 200,000 stone territory of Hanoi lingering. The Izumi-Hosokawa family saw this and cursed it in their hearts.
The Kii Kingdom is just below the Izumi Kingdom, and the Domestic Zagres and the Nerais are pro-Mitsubishi forces.
Just because they made their fortune with iron cannons, and the Sakai Port controlled by the Miyoshi family is the largest commercial center in recent times along the coast of the Seto Inland Sea.
Kii Kuni's sales of iron cannons could not avoid Sakai Port, so they naturally got close to Miyoshi's family.
At this time, Settsu Province to the north and Awaji Province to the west of the Izumi-Hosokawa family were both territories of the Miyoshi family, and Kii country to the south was controlled by pro-Miyoshi family forces. They faced enemies on three sides and were surrounded by dangers.
Regardless of the fact that Hosokawa Motonsune had an honorable status in the shogunate at this time. If there was no Izumi Kingdom, and the Yamashiro Kingdom only had the territory of Shengryuji Castle, she, the governor of the Hosokawa branch family, would instantly be worthless in the eyes of the shogunate.
The samurai family values blood ties more than strength. How can Hosokawa Motonsune tolerate the decline of his family? Therefore, this battle is a life and death battle for the Izumi Hosokawa family.
As for Shiba Yiyin, she actually likes him very much. She admires this man's perseverance and courage.
But Izumi's position was sensitive. The ability of the family governors in the past generations to defend their territories relied on judging the situation and leveraging their own strength, rather than using brute force to break the situation.
Yoshigan Shiba has a strong temper. For him, Fujitaka Hosokawa drew Ashikaga Yoshiteru's attention to Omi during the previous battle at Noragada.
Maybe this wasn't necessarily a mistake for the shogunate, but for the Izumi-Hosokawa family, it was a big mistake.
Therefore, she would never allow this man to marry into the family, even if he was so good, because Hosokawa Fujitaka's mind would become stupid when meeting him.
He forgot about his family, forgot about weighing things up, and only knew how to plan for him. Although Hosokawa Motonsune no longer said it, he still believed it in his heart.
This boy is a disaster.
At Tofukuji Temple, Nizi Katsuhisa took Yamanaka Yukimori back to his room.
"Xingmori, I don't care whether you are in love or obsessed with Shiba Gozen. You have to remember your identity. You are not worthy of him."
As soon as Nizi Shengjiu sat down, he spoke directly to Yamanaka Yukimori.
Yamanaka Yukimori was speechless, biting his lips to force the tears from flowing out of his eyes.
"I understand, Lord."
Nizi Shengjiu said with a straight face.
"It's good that you understand. We are guests and we have to be more careful when doing things. Akechi Mitsuhide is not as simple as it seems. You have to be careful about her."
He knew that being so direct would hurt Yamanaka Yukimori's heart, but Nizi Katsuhisa had no choice.
She didn't know what kind of evil possessed Yamanaka Yukimori. Shiba Gozen was the most beautiful woman she had ever seen in her life, and her temperament was even more noble.
But Yamanaka Yukimori is also a rare and strong warrior, so it's completely inexplicable how he could be so fascinated by him after just one meeting.
The reason why she warned Yamanaka Yukimori so fiercely was because she discovered something, Akechi Mitsuhide was not normal.
Such an arrogant Ji Ji will do his best for his lord, even throwing away his face.
She vaguely discovered that Akechi Mitsuhide had strong feelings for Shiba Yoshigan, which exceeded those of a principal minister. This was the reason why she warned Yamanaka Yukimori.
When it comes to force, none of the three Akechi Mitsuhide is a match for Yamanaka Yumori. But when it comes to mind, Yamanaka Yumori will be played to death by her.
God knows what kind of bitch that woman is.
If he is the type who can do anything as long as his master is happy, then if he is extremely possessive, Yamanaka Yukimori is probably going to die a good death.
But looking at Xingsheng's sad and patient look, she could only sigh.