Looking at the speechless Kamao clan, Yiyin sighed.
"The entire diplomacy, military, internal affairs, and business of the Polish Empire in recent times have been developed with the strategy of keeping a low profile and biding time. Changing orders day by day will only make those who are doing things confused.
Although the political impact of burning Mount Hiei is indeed bad, if my family wants to change its ways, it will take time to slowly adjust. It is better to be quiet at this time than to move.
Ujigo, please write and send a letter on my behalf, authorizing Mitsuhide Akechi to negotiate with the Oda family.
My family strongly condemns the Oda army’s actions of burning Mount Hiei and the northern expedition to the Asai family. We call on His Highness Oda to stop the action and all parties should put the overall situation first, cease the war immediately and start peace talks.”
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After leaving the meeting hall, Ii Naomasa took Kamao Shigo back to his residence.
Just as the two sat down, Ii Naomasa said angrily.
"Bamaoji, are you giving in like this?"
Pushengshixiang said in a deep voice.
"What can I do in the face of reality?"
Ii Naomasa frowned.
"Takada Yoshino actually dared to threaten Your Majesty with resignation. It was so presumptuous that Your Majesty still tolerated her. Master Jueshu's death was also very strange. There must be something fishy in it.
The Oda family burned Mount Hiei and the Asai family invaded the north, breaking the truce negotiated by Tsutado-don for all parties at Mount Hiei.
If we just condemn and appeal for a few times, won't we be looked down upon by the world? The Oda family's arrogance will inevitably become more arrogant, and the consequences will be endless."
Zhengse Road, Pu Shengshi Township.
"I understand what you said, but what can we do?
Your Majesty showed me Takada Harano's letter. His thoughts were clearly stated, and he hoped that I would reflect on myself and know how to advance or retreat.
Jing Yiji, how long did it take for the Tongxin Secretariat to be established? I am responsible for Spo’s selection, and you are responsible for supervision and auditing. Our power is great, but we also offend more people.
Among those important ministers and bosses outside, who has not been blocked by us, and who has not been frustrated in front of us?"
Naomasa Ii said angrily.
"That's because they themselves did something wrong. We are just following the rules and want to take good care of this family for you.
Look at how arrogant Takada Yono is, relying on his little credit for the Hokuriku Road trade route to threaten the central government to change his ways by resigning. Can we condone such a person?
If all the important officials of the Sibo family are so willful and reckless, wouldn’t the laws of the family become just a decoration?”
Pu Shengshixiang shook his head and said.
"You and I are loyal to Your Majesty, and Your Majesty understands it in your heart, but we must also sympathize with Your Majesty's difficulties.
You say Takada Haruno is arrogant, but have you ever thought about why she dares to be so arrogant? Because she is being reasonable this time. The success of the three new economic plans is what your Majesty is eagerly looking forward to.
When Shiba Oda went to war, the three new economic plans were bound to suffer heavy losses. Takada Yono spoke impartially, and even if her words were fierce and arrogant, your Majesty would not argue with her.
You have reached out to the Hokuriku Trade Road several times to ask for information, strengthen supervision, conduct liquidation and auditing, and press forward step by step. People have long disliked us.
This time, Takada Haruno is trying to use the topic to his advantage, using reality to pressure you and I have to give in.
The Takada family is the only surviving descendant of Shiba. Your Majesty has a deep trust in the Takada sisters. If I ignore the reality and continue to make sophistry, I will only lose more points in your heart."
Ii Naomasa sneered.
"Takada Yono didn't know where he got the news, and he dared to take the opportunity to mess with us.
Once I gain control of the information on the Hokuriku Trade Route, I will definitely check it out to see how she behaves as a loyal king, so that she can also understand the seriousness and severity."
Kamao clan looked at Ii Naomasa solemnly and said.
"Jing Yiji, your Majesty has already said that the inquiring party will only file the records and will not participate in investigating the authenticity, nor is it allowed to collect information on its own. Do you want to disobey?
It has only been a few days since I argued with Akechi Mitsuhide in front of you, and even you don't know the details.
But far away in Sakai Port, Takada Harano, who was busy with the Shiba real estate auction, was very clear about the content of the dispute between Mitsuhide Akechi and me, and was able to find my loopholes and fight back.
Also, as you just said, Master Jueshu suddenly died suddenly and mysteriously in the middle of the capital.
Don't you find it strange? The situation that is not conducive to me seems to have appeared overnight."
Ii Naomasa narrowed his eyes.
"Akechi Mitsuhide, this poisonous snake, is she the one behind it?
She is also too courageous. Master Jueshu is the head of the Tiantai Sect. If the Sibo family is implicated because of her misbehavior, what will happen?
I will go find your Majesty right away and make sure to expose her crime!"
Kamaojigo had no choice but to hold back the impulsive Ii Naomasa and scolded him.
"Calm down, do you think your Majesty is not aware of this? But Mitsuhide Akechi has always been clean in everything he does. If you can't catch her, how can you make her confess?
If you didn't know it well, you wouldn't have shown me Takada Harano's letter. Your Majesty is reminding us!
Tongxin Secretariat has grown too fast and has attracted too much hatred. We need to keep a low profile now.
Among the important ministers responsible for various aspects of foreign affairs, internal affairs, military affairs, and commerce, perhaps the one who is easiest to dismiss is Takada Yono, the big boss in charge of business.
The relationship between the Takada sisters and Junshang is unusual. Although Junshang supports Takada Haruno in front of us, now, Junshang must be writing a letter scolding Takada Haruno for being troublesome and asking her to do her job well.
Takada Harano will definitely accept it as soon as he sees fit, and will never disobey your Majesty.
Your Majesty's concern has never been with Takada Harano, but with the dissatisfaction among the important ministers that has accumulated too much and is about to explode.
Akechi Mitsuhide secretly instigated Yin damage, and Takada Yono's threat to resign was fierce, but your Majesty was still able to suppress them.
But if the Spo leaders in the three places express dissatisfaction and the military bosses from various places show hostility to us, what are you going to do?
Should we stand up for the Tongxin Secretariat and intensify the power struggle between the central government and local governments? Or should we demote you and me to appease local forces?
No matter which path is chosen, it will be a major blow to Your Majesty's intention of using the Tongxin Secretariat to consolidate local power.
Jing Yiji, you are an upright person, and you are indeed loyal to your Majesty. But you must understand that it is useless to rely solely on passion and loyalty.
We need to help you regain power and make the Tongxin Secretariat a tight curse on the local forces, so that they can bow their heads and be loyal to the Sibo family and not dare to change their minds. This requires political wisdom.
Don't hesitate when it's time to take action, but don't be aggressive when it's time to give in. There are still days to come, so don't worry about temporary gains and losses.
In short, the future is bright, but the road is tortuous, and we face many difficulties that cannot be ignored.
Therefore, we must unite, be wise, work together, overcome all difficulties, and achieve our goal of assisting the emperor and limiting local power."
Naomasa Ii listened silently and bowed deeply to the Kamamo clan.
"Today I heard Pu Shengji's words, which were like enlightenment and enlightenment. Please accept my worship."
Kamao clan helped Naomasa Ii up and said sincerely.
"We must gather our will and protect our leaders, and we must not let those guys who are full of ideas of not serving others for themselves and destroying heaven and earth to see our jokes."
Naomasa Ii nodded sharply.
"Hi!"
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Takada Harano's fierce reaction made Shiba Yoshigan, who was still hesitant at first, suddenly realize that he was already a high-ranking figure that attracted much attention, and every move involved too much.
Governing a big country is like cooking a small one. At the grand strategic level, you must not make sharp turns. The Spo family is like a running machine. Modifying it at will will only cause greater trouble.
He was not only reminding Kamaojigo and Ii Naomasa, he was also reminding himself to pay attention to priorities and not to be careless.
In front of this wide field of view, Yoshihiro didn't bother to argue with Akechi Mitsuhide's small actions. This guy was very slick, and he couldn't catch her, but he just felt that the Master died unjustly.
Just when Yoshino Bank decided to stick to the strategy of keeping a low profile and bide her time, she wrote a letter scolding Takada Haruno for not messing around and asking her to continue to promote the three new economic plans.
In the Toragozen Village in Kitaomi, Oda Nobunaga was facing a happy trouble.
Yokoyama Castle, Sawayama Castle, and Yamamotoyama Castle fell successively, and Asai Nagamasa's Kotani Castle fell into isolation.
In order to further cut off Otani Castle's foreign aid, the Oda family built the Toragozen Mountain Fortress, intending to cut off the Asakura family's passage south to support Otani Castle.
This time, Oda Nobunaga burned Mount Hiei and robbed enough military supplies. The army went north to conquer the Asai family, and their morale was like a rainbow.
At the Toragozen mountain stronghold, the Oda army defeated Asai and Asakura's two armies successively, and Asai Nagamasa was once again defeated and retreated from Otani Castle.
The Asakura family's Yoshitsugi Maenami and Tomita Nagashige directly defected to the Oda family and counterattacked. Asakura Yoshikage, who came to support with troops later, was caught off guard and was instantly defeated.
After Oda Nobunaga's victory, he was still a little hesitant. Should he surround Otani Castle first and kill Asai Nagamasa, or should he follow the defeated Asakura Yoshikage and invade Echizen Province?
To be continued...