Chapter 1363 The Awe-inspiring Betrayal of Righteousness
Asai Hisamasa saw that his daughter was stubborn, his eyes were slightly gloomy, and he said coldly.
“Can Oda Nobunaga conquer the world?
Her perverse and rebellious policies are enough to make the samurai family in the world hate you to the bone, and they are afraid that you will die without a burial place in the future. If you are unwilling to return from your lost ways, my Asai family will have to be buried with the Oda family.
Do you know how miserable Oda Nobunaga made the Oda family? She abandoned the traditions of the samurai family. The humble and the noble sat at the same table.
The world belongs to the virtuous.
She, Oda Nobunaga, is a meritorious person and can gain a temporary advantage. But she has no respect for propriety, no sense of justice, and no virtue! Sooner or later, the Oda family will be spurned by the world's martial arts, and they will perish forever!"
Asai Hisamasa's words are correct, but the truth on his lips and the calculation in his heart are actually two different things.
The Asai family received a lot of benefits from the Oda family. From the perspective of a traditional samurai family, whoever gives bones will be treated as a dog.
As for whether the person who threw the bones was Ashikaga or Oda, it didn't matter to the samurai family, and there was no psychological burden.
Asai Nagamasa's practice of bowing to the Oda family would be done to others, and the Asai retainers would definitely support it. It is impossible for an old guy like Asai Hisamasa to come out and do mischief again.
But the bad thing about this incident was Oda Nobunaga himself. This guy's new policy went too far and caused panic among the Asai retainers.
Kita-Omi was originally the territory of the Kyogoku family, one of the four shogunate officials. Now the Kyogoku family is living in Kyoto, and their power has been emptied. How did the Asai family do it?
When the Kyogoku family was in civil strife, Asai Nagamasa's grandmother took advantage of the situation and overcame it, drove the Kyogoku family away, and became the boss of Kitaomi.
In order to appease the local samurai family, the Asai family has always reached a monarch-subordinate agreement with the retainers in the form of a contract, and the village has great autonomy.
But Oda Nobunaga's method was to concentrate all his efforts on the traditional samurai knowledge and practice system, strengthen management, and form a special enfeoffment system for those he received.
To put it simply, Oda Nobunaga allocated a place to his retainers as their territory, but she could change it for you at any time according to her own needs.
The Oda family fought as far as Minami-Omi, and arranged for you in Minami-Omi. The Oda family fought as far as Settsu, and arranged for you in Settsu. Oda Nobunaga was happy, but the retainers group was also numb.
This policy is to divide the retainers of the Oda family into legions and assign them according to strategic needs. Whoever does well will be promoted, and whoever does poorly will be laid off. This is a very OKR.
Therefore, Oda Nobunaga could always react quickly according to the strategic situation, and the power of the Oda family was firmly concentrated in her hands.
But this innovation also stepped on the tail of all traditional martial arts.
The traditional samurai territory is a loose ruling alliance formed by the shogunate granting guardian status, the guardian granting the authority to the locality, and the locality collaborating with the local servants of the villages below.
Although the layered structure reduces the upper-level control over local areas, the cost of central control of local areas is also very low, which successfully helped the weak central government of the Ashikaga Shogunate survive two hundred years.
Daiming, locality, and local servants are the big warlords, the middle warlords, and the small warlords. The relationship between the monarch and his ministers is not so much loyalty to the master, but rather an alliance based on bloodshed, each getting what he needs.
I regard you as my eldest brother, and you are responsible for protecting me. One day you can no longer protect me, I will change the leader. Or maybe I am awesome enough, and I will directly step on the stage as the new leader.
The confidence that local martial arts families dare to be unruly and even conquer superiors comes from their control over the land.
It's okay for the daimyo to send agents down to take care of it, but if they don't have enough reasons to take action on their ancestral territory, just wait for them to rebel.
Therefore, the territory of local samurai families is passed down from ancestors to each other, and the relationship between them is complicated. Unless there is a serious crime, the daimyo will not change the territory of the retainers casually.
But the territory of the Oda family was quickly conquered by Oda Nobunaga in the past few years. The internal reforms she implemented made her power far more concentrated than ordinary daimyo, and the retainers group had no way to check and balance it.
If the Owari retainers are disobedient, I will use the Mino retainers. If the Mino retainers are disobedient, I will promote Ashigaru civilians. If that doesn't work, I will use the surrender of Omi Ise.
Anyway, I have food, guns, and power, so I am afraid of a bird. I don’t expect you to treat me sincerely, as long as you are afraid of me and can be used by me.
The final result of Oda Nobunaga's eagerness for quick success and quick gain was that the entire group of Oda retainers could only lead Oda Nobunaga's horses and ride on them, and the basis for traditional samurai collegiality was gone.
In the past, the Oda family played by themselves in the countryside of Owari Mino. Recently, the samurai family has not bothered to understand the internal situation of the Oda family.
But now the Oda family is a powerful vassal in the world. They have taken over Kyoto and suppressed the shogunate. Many of the family's policies have been thoroughly understood by recent samurai families, which immediately scared a group of people.
Moreover, these deviant policies are being implemented in full swing in Minami Omi, which the Oda family has just conquered.
The wails of the traditional samurai clan of Minami-Omi could be heard clearly by the samurai clan of Kitaomi who was very close, and their hearts palpitated.
The family structure of the Asai family is looser than that of ordinary samurai daimyo. This is due to the legacy of the Asai family's subordinates overcoming their superiors. Therefore, the Asai retainers group is more resistant to Oda Nobunaga's policies than other samurai families.
The Asai family has received a lot of benefits from the Oda family, but if the price is to become a subsidiary of the Oda family, or even a similar policy of giving away what they receive in the future, the Asai retainers group would rather break up.
Moreover, there is a real contradiction in Oda Nobunaga's northern expedition to the Asakura family.
Asai Hisamasa stared at his silent daughter and continued.
"Oda Nobunaga wants to attack Asakura Yoshikage. You can choose to sit back and ignore it, but can you guarantee that Oda Nobunaga will not be tempted by the Hokuriku Road trade route?
Asakura Yoshikage is located in Ichijodani Castle in the Fukui Plain. If Oda Nobunaga wants to fight Asakura Yoshikage, he must cross Tsuruga County, which is the only way.
You also know that Tsuruga Port is an important part of the Hokuriku Road trade route and cannot be missed.
In the past two years, the interests of the Hokuriku Road trade route have become more and more important, far exceeding my family's original imagination. Tsutado-den has given us a huge benefit, how can we let him worry about the unrest of the trade route?
Moreover, Tsutado-don was kind and always remembered the helping hand of Asakura Soteko. Asakura Keiki of Tsuruga County was a person whom Tsutado-don had written to repeatedly, hoping that the Asai family could take care of him.
If we sit back and watch Oda Nobunaga invade Tsuruga County, threatening the safety of Asakura Kageki and threatening the survival of the Hokuriku Road trade route, how will we face the unparalleled benevolence and righteousness of Tsutado-den in the future?"
Asai Hisamasa knows that his daughter is stubborn. If Asai Nagamasa cannot be persuaded, the Asai retainers may not be able to suppress the leader of the Asai ZTE, the Eagle of Omi.
Therefore, she approached Asai Nagamasa from two aspects to change his tune and give up her support for Oda Nobunaga.
One is the interest of the Hokuriku Road trade route.
At that time, Asai Nagamasa only wanted to do a favor to Shiba Yoshigan and agreed to participate in the construction and maintenance of the Hokuriku Dou trade road. But who could have imagined that this trade road would develop in such an explosive manner.
Nowadays, the annual caravan tolls and the Asai family's share of the goods from participating in the trade routes add up to far more than the land tax income.
Asai Nagamasa had no intention of meddling, but the Hokurikudo trade route has become her greatest political achievement in recent years, and she can use it as a weapon to control the Asai retainers group.
Everyone comes out to hang out, naturally looking for money. Who doesn't want to live such a good life forever, sitting on the ground with the Hokuriku Road trade route and collecting money?
But the Oda family is coming in force, and Oda Nobunaga's power has penetrated into Sakai Port, Takaki Castle, Yodo Castle, Fushimi Castle, and Sakamoto Castle.
Half of the nearby Hokkaido trade route was already under the military might of the Oda family.
A utilitarian person like Oda Nobunaga would definitely demand a share of the Hokuriku Road trade route. But no one knew what excessive conditions this surly and powerful daimyo would offer.
If she were to capture Tsuruga Port again, it would be equivalent to encircling the nearby Hokuriku Road trade route.
With Oda Nobunaga's usual style of eating everything, except for the Shiba family, which operates the entire Hokuriku Road trade route, how can other people in recent years compete with her and not go to the northwest?
The Asai family has no control over Settsu Province and Yamashiro Province, but the north shore of Lake Biwa, Aifa Pass, and Tsuruga Port are the Asai family's sphere of influence, which gives them the confidence to take a share of the Hokurikudo trade route.
How could the Asai retainers allow the Oda family to cross the border and snatch the food from their own bowls?
In the final analysis, Oda Nobunaga was too greedy. She wanted and wanted more, and did not give others a way to survive. Naturally, she forced others to fight with her.
Second, take the Sibo Yiyin and talk about it.
Although Asai Nagamasa's special feelings for Shiba Yoshigan were never made explicit, there were always rumors circulating in Asai's family.
She has been married to Ichijun for a long time, but her stomach has not moved. This is clear evidence that she has a crush on Shiba Yiyin and is unwilling to sleep with Ichikun.
Kageki Asakura of Tsuruga County was the person whom Yoshigan Shiba asked to take care of. Nagamasa Asai watched Oda Nobunaga enter Tsuruga County. Will she still have the face to face Yoshigan Shiba in the future?
As expected, Asai Hisamasa's words made Asai Nagamasa frown, and he lost his previous coldness.
Asai Nagamasa knew that she should not be instigated by her mother, but thinking of Yoshihiro Shiba's disappointed look, she could not remain indifferent.
Seeing her wavering, Asai Hisamasa quickly added another sentence.
"I know you don't like Ichi-kun. The Oda family has gone too far this time. Our Asai family can no longer fulfill our obligations as allies. If you want to separate from Ichi-kun, I have no objection.
If you can win the favor of Tsuta-den in the future, it will be a great thing to honor our ancestors. I, Asai Hisamasa, will stand on my knees to welcome Tsuta-den to take over Kotani Castle."
The little calculation in Asai Hisamasa's mind was rattling.
Ashikaga Yoshiteru is dead, and Shiba Yoshigan is single again. Assuming Asai Nagamasa can catch him, it will be like smoke rising from the Asai family's ancestral grave.
As for Ichikun, since the Oda Asai family is about to break up, we might as well send him away. Asai Nagamasa is not willing to have children with him anyway, so what's the use of keeping this man?
Looking at his mother's seemingly sincere expression, Asai Nagamasa's eyes flashed and he said angrily.
"Ichikun is my husband, no matter what happens between the Oda Asai family, Ichikun should not be implicated!
I implore my mother to respect Mr. Shi, no matter what happens outside, I will protect him and shield him from the wind and rain!"
Asai Hisamasa, who was asking for trouble, curled his lips. Although his beautiful vision was wiped out by Asai Nagamasa's disobedient daughter, she could tell that Asai Nagamasa's attitude had relaxed.
Asai Hisamasa said quickly.
"Okay, as you said, the break between my family and the Oda family will never be implicated in Ichi-kun. I can assure you."
Asai Nagamasa took a deep breath, looked a little depressed, and asked in a low voice.
"Now that mother is here, I think she already has some countermeasures to teach me."
Asai Hisamasa perked up and said.
"A letter from the shogun came from Ishiyama Honganji Temple, and my family has obtained the great cause of attacking Oda Nobunaga.
Since you agreed to Oda Nobunaga's request, let her cross the border first.
His Highness Asakura Yoshikage has made up his mind to fight to the death with the Oda family in Tsuruga County.
The Rokkaku mother and daughter of Ishibe Castle would also take action at that time, instigating the Minami Omi samurai family who were dissatisfied with the Oda family's policies to rebel.
There is also Miyoshi Yoshitsugu, the Miyoshi family's military force will land in the Itami family's territory, return to Settsu Country, and attack the Oda family's stronghold in Settsu Country.
When General Oda Asakura started the war in Tsuruga County, I, the Asai family, raised troops to cut off the logistics line of Oda's army, forced Oda Nobunaga to bow his head, and made great contributions to the general."
Asai Nagamasa broke into a cold sweat after hearing this. It turned out that Oda Nobunaga was surrounded by many malicious people without even realizing it. She asked in shock.
"How could the shogun's imperial letter be conveyed by Ishiyama Honganji Temple? How could Asakura, Rokkaku, and Miyoshi join forces so quickly?"
Asai Hisamasa said proudly.
"The Ichijo sect's temples are spread all over Kojima, Hokuriku, and Tokai, with Omi Mitsui Temple as the center. The message transmission is secretive and fast. How can the Oda family take precautions.
The general is in Kyoto and has been controlled by Oda Nobunaga in Nijo Castle, and there is no information from inside and outside.
Fortunately, the Buddhist sects were dissatisfied with the Oda family's rebellious behavior, and the Tendai sect used its own channels in the shogunate to help the general pass the imperial letter against Oda Nobunaga to the Ichibuki sect.
The daimyo of all parties have long been dissatisfied with Oda Nobunaga's domineering attitude. Now that the general has given him great justice, of course they must quickly join forces to catch Oda Nobunaga off guard."
Asai Nagamasa looked a little dazed and nodded indifferently. She finally felt the seriousness of the problem. It turned out that so many forces were involved and prepared to besiege the Oda family.
If I had not agreed to my mother's request today and refused to break with the Oda family, I was afraid that there would be a backlash from the Asai retainers, and my status would not be guaranteed, and I might be forced to retire, or even commit seppuku.
she murmured.
"What about the Shiba family?"
Asai Hisamasa curled up his lips with disdain and said.
“I don’t know what kind of madness Akechi Mitsuhide got, but he actually agreed to Oda Nobunaga’s request and followed him to the north to conquer Wakasa Country.
I think she has been bribed by the Oda family and betrayed the Shiba family.
It seemed that the generals in Kyoto did not dare to contact her for fear of leaking the news. In recent years, Akechi Mitsuhide was in charge of diplomatic affairs in Spur. Without her, the cautious Nizi Katsuhisa would not move.
But I believe that Tsuta-dono will definitely support our just actions. His Majesty Oda’s behavior of bullying the general in Kyoto cannot be tolerated by any Giri samurai family."
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