The opportunity for Sanada Nobushige to win Higashi Azuma was also because the Umino family, the Umio family, had protected the Umino family for many years and wanted to usurp the name of the Umino family and become a general family.
As a result, Sanada Nobushige interfered, and the old fox of the Umino family chose to believe Sanada Nobushige. As a result, the Habio family suffered a complete defeat, and finally the whole family was killed by Umino Riichi.
Because of the constant disputes between the general leader family and the branch families, after the Ashikaga Shogunate, the tradition of leader families that was popular in the medieval era gradually lost its inheritance and became outdated.
The fact that the Date family can gain favor from the Ashikaga family also means that the Ashikaga family relies on the Date family to suppress the Ou family.
For example, the Nihonmatsu family that was killed by Date Masamune belonged to the Yama branch, and the Osaki Mogami family belonged to the Shiba branch. Speaking of which, they were all members of the Ashikaga family, and they all once cheered for the general leader of the same family.
The Ashikaga shogunate is a clan of successful and defeated clans. Most of the vitality of the center of the shogunate was consumed in the competition between the clans, which is also very sad.
But even so, a general clan is still the easiest blood alliance to establish a relationship among the deceitful Wu family.
Shiba Yiyin had no choice before. He was of little use as the legitimate son of the exterminated sect, and the powerful branch family would not even look at him.
But who would have known that he would become so famous that someone from his family would come to him with a stern face and ask for help.
As long as Yiyin helps, the two parties have established a primary and secondary relationship. Once he obtains the approval of a general clan, he can legitimately ask these relatives to cooperate with him.
The main territory of the Shiba Mune family in Echizen Owari Ryogoku has been usurped by retainers Asakura family and Oda family for many years, and their influence has been completely lost.
Most of the remaining powerful branches are in the Ou area. Although these are unreliable, it is a good thing to at least be able to cheer for the Shiba family in the Ou area and strengthen their momentum.
But help is help, and Yiyin doesn't want to be dragged down by these relatives and have his strength consumed by Ou's fringe area. He just wants to use this to establish his own influence and then stop.
he asked.
"In what name did Honjo Shigenaga and Kaji Kagetsuna enter Ou?"
Yamanaka Yukimori said.
"You have an order not to use the name of the Kanto Palace, so they all use the personal grudges of local samurai families to intervene in Ou disputes.
The four Aizu counties were in a tug of war between the Satake family and the Date family. The Agano River water transport trade route was in turmoil, and a lot of money had been lost.
Especially after the Date family established their advantage, they imposed heavy taxes on traveling caravans to subsidize military expenditures.
The Wu family related to the trade route in Central and Lower Vietnam had long been dissatisfied. This time, Kaji Jinggang took the lead, and everyone took advantage of the slack season after spring plowing to go over and give the Date family a look.
With this lesson learned, I believe that the customs tax cards on the trade route from Agano River to Aizu will be more restrained in the future.
As for Honjo Shibanaga, she actually had some trouble with the Mogami family in the Shonai area.
This banker has a good relationship with the samurai families in the Shonai area, but after the Mogami family took over this place, they have been looking for reasons to purge the local samurai families and eat away at the benefits here.
The Shonai Plain is close to the northern part of the Shimotsu area and is also the outlet of the Mogami River. It has a port and an alluvial plain. It is a big fat piece of land.
Since Honjo Shigenaga received your gift from Shimotsu to Shonai, the trade route has been very profitable, so she is very dissatisfied with the Mogami family's arrogant behavior in the Shonai area.
This time she is willing to send troops to help, and the Mogami family has also expressed goodwill, so the conflicts in the Shonai area should be alleviated a lot."
Yiyin nodded.
He doesn't care how the Xia Yuezhong quarrels with the Ou Wu family for the sake of trade routes. In his eyes, it's all a minor problem.
Ou seems to have a large territory, but he may not be able to defeat those unruly guys in Shigotsu.
Because most of Ou is frozen soil, it cannot cultivate much land, so it does not have enough population. In the agricultural era that lacks fuel, without enough population and food, it is destined to not be strong.
Looking at the map, the name of unifying Ou seems shocking and has the ambition to sweep the world, but in fact it is just a boast and cannot be taken seriously. If you want to develop the potential of the Sendai Plain, you can only wait until industrialization.
Therefore, Yoshigan is not prepared to spend too much energy on Ou. His focus is still on the Kanto Plain, where huge grain output can be achieved through land reclamation and water conservancy construction.
Yamanaka Yukimori continued.
"The three families of Mogami, Osaki, and Satake have expressed their wish to come to see you through Honjo Nogecho and Kaji Keizuna.
Date Masamune seemed to have learned from this painful experience, and wrote to the Kanto Secretariat, saying that he had long admired your prestige and character, and hoped to have the opportunity to see the beauty of the sky."
Yiyin shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"You see, the party who has benefited wants to hang on to me and continue to reap the benefits, and the party who has suffered losses will immediately react and want to get closer to me.
Let me just say that none of the martial arts families like Oyu can save fuel.
The Shiba family only wanted to borrow my light, and the Date family was ready to rebuild old things and use the same deference they showed to General Ashikaga on me.
I'll just disappear and let them settle down on their own.
On the other hand, the Satake family of Hitachi Kingdom can be regarded as a help to my layout in Kanbazhou. I will think about it again and think about whether to give him some courtesy."
While talking, Yi Gin had already put on his clothes, Yamanaka Yukimori respectfully opened the door, and the two of them walked out of the room one after another.
We had some in-depth and simple exchanges indoors, but the sun was already setting outside. It turns out that having good physical strength is a waste of time.
In the distance, the loyal and reliable Kamao clan finally waited for their master to come out, hurriedly stepped forward, bowed and handed over two documents.
"Jin Duoden, the review record of Jinzi Gongzhi, along with the relevant resolution request from Lord Nizi Katsuhisa, has been submitted to the Tongxin Secretariat. Please review it and make your decision.
In addition, the Secrecy Team’s report on the investigation of the near-miss plutonium is an urgent matter.”
Yoshihiro took the two documents, turned around and said helplessly to Yamanaka Yukimori.
"I've had half a day's leisure, and now I have to contend with these troublesome things on the documents."
As he said that, he simply sat on the porch and looked, but the more he looked, the tighter his brows became.
Seeing this, Yamazaka Yukimori asked with concern.
"Your Majesty, I am Jinzhuangjunshangcai's second servant, Yijunjun.
On the side, Kamo's hometown squinted slightly, feeling that Yamanaka Yukimori was so proud of his favor that his words were a bit presumptuous.
It seems that the seeds buried deep in her heart are gradually sprouting. Kamao Shigo is becoming more and more uncomfortable with the matter of guarding the door, but what right does she have to complain?
If you reveal your thoughts, it may make your master suspicious and alienate you, so why bother?
Yoshihiro didn't know that just when he was reading the letter, Yamazaka Yukimori's words caused thousands of thoughts to pass through the heart of Kamao clan.
He focused on the contents of the document and sighed.
"Akechi Mitsuhide had some conflicts with Maeda's interests, and Maeda's interests were cheated again. Huh? Why should I say it again?
Anyway, Mitsuhide Akechi, well, let’s not talk about her, I get a headache when I talk about her. It’s a small matter, so I’ll scold them each a few words later to make them calm down.
However, something big happened in Kyoto. Oda Nobunaga went to Luoyang again and set harsh nine-year terms of imperial rule for the general, restricting the general's actions.
What's more, Oda Nobunaga actually forced the general to recognize her as his royal mother, participate in the shogunate affairs in the name of helping the general, and officially intervene in the shogunate politics."
Hearing that Ashikaga Yoshiaki was unlucky, Yamazaka Yukimori had a smile on his face, but he said it insincerely.
"Your Highness Oda is really bold. Isn't she afraid that being disrespectful to the general will cause the samurai families in the world to be filled with indignation and besiege the Oda family in anger?"
Yoshigami glanced at Yukimori Yamanaka who was gloating about his misfortune. None of the Hime Samurai under his command had a good impression of Ashikaga Yoshiaki.
In particular, the important ministers who admired Yoshigashi were deeply disgusted by Ashikaga Yoshiaki's ruthless means of forcing Yoshigan to become a monk and stay chaste.
At this moment, Yamanaka Yukimori did not applaud openly. Yoshihiro was already brainwashing these people every day, asking them to respect the shogunate.
The Shiba family is loyal to the shogunate, adheres to etiquette, and appeals for justice. We can't let the retainers be a group of rebels who call the general stupid every day, right? We should keep a low profile.
As a result, everyone is now learning to speak in a strange way, sounding like they respect the general, but upon closer consideration, it seems that is not the case.
In response, Yiyin could only shake his head and continue.
"Since the death of my ancestors and the general expelling me from Kyoto, the samurai of the shogunate and the samurai themselves have begun not to take the shogunate seriously. Who among the foreign vassals still cares about the majesty of the shogunate?
Even if the siege of Oda really happened, it would not be a fight for the shogunate, and the shame of the shogun would be a fig leaf for the various daimyo to join forces."
Yamanaka Yukimori nodded and asked.
"Your Majesty, you are going to go back to Jizihao and hold the fou to the temple.
Yiyin scoffed.
"What are you going to do back?
Mr. Kokata was so humiliated by Oda Nobunaga. With her character, I will probably be included in this resentment account. Who dares me to hide in Kanto and watch her being humiliated?
Since we are not on the same road, let's take care of each other and go our own way. If Master Gongfang wants to avenge his shame, you'd better find someone else to help him. I won't go back and cause trouble for her."
Yamanaka Yukimori sneered.
"What a great Ashikaga shogun with a strategic mind and a profound understanding of justice."
Yiyin glanced at her and said.
"Be careful with your words. Although I am just a cheap son-in-law who has broken out of the family, I am still an Ashikaga clan elder after all.
To be continued...