Maeda Toshiie's circle of friends in Owari is so deep-rooted that even Oda Nobunaga feels helpless.
Now that she has received financial support from Yoshi Bank, she has more chips in hand, which she naturally wants to use to bribe the Oda retainers of Echizen Kingdom and maintain and deepen her personal connections.
Maeda Toshiie thought for a while and said.
"The saint, Shibata Katsuie, was entrusted to the seven counties of Echizen Kingdom by His Highness Oda. He had a stone height of 400,000 yuan and sat in one area.
From what I know about Her Majesty Oda, her rewards are always hot. The more Shibata Katsuie gets, the heavier the task will be. Don’t expect to live a leisurely life in Echizen Country.
The Oda family and the Ichigo clan are already at loggerheads, and one of them must fall.
After the negotiations between the Shiba and Oda families, the Shibata Katsuie took back the entire Fukui Plain, and would inevitably take on the task of conquering Kaga Country for the Oda family.
The Kaga Buddhist Land is the biggest gain since Ishiyama Honganji Temple launched the Ichikoku Sect. The Ichikō Sect will definitely not let go and will do its best to preserve this hard-won Buddhist land.
There must have been a series of fierce battles between the two sides in Hokuriku. Although Shibata Katsuie had the backing of 400,000 koku territory, he was also financially strapped.
When I enfeoffed Ohno County in Echizen Province, it was equivalent to taking away a whole county from Shibata Katsuie.
Even if Shibata Katsuie knew that I was not the one to initiate the enfeoffment, she would still resent me for occupying her territory. After all, it is land worth fifty or sixty thousand koku."
Yiyin thought.
"Do you want to use the supplies collected by the Three Kingdoms to make good friends with Shibata Katsuie? To relieve her of the financial pressure caused by her campaign against the Hokurikudo Ichikazu clan?"
Maeda Toshiie smiled.
"More than that, I also hope to continue to maintain the special status of Owari Shiba and Oda Shiba."
Yiyin narrowed his eyes and said, somewhat confused.
"Explain in detail."
Maeda Toshiie said.
"Shibata Katsuie was originally the most powerful general of the Oda family and had great influence in the Owari samurai family. This time he entrusted the seven counties of Echizen country with 400,000 koku, and his power became even greater. He can be called the first person under Oda's command.
Even if His Highness Oda marries the Lord of the City and lists Shibata Katsuie as a member of the Oda clan, he will still be afraid of her.
Therefore, His Highness Oda arranged for two people to help Shibata Katsuie, namely Sasaki Narimasa and Fuwa Koji.
Sasana Narimasa is a member of the Owari samurai family and a descendant of His Highness Oda, and is deeply trusted by His Highness Oda.
Among the surrendered Nishi Mino samurai, Fuwa Koji was the most favored by His Highness Oda Shinobu, and he also trusted her more than the three Mino people.
Shibata Katsuie is an old samurai from the Owari family, Sasana Narimasa is a close confidant of the Mother Clothes, and Fuwa Mitsuharu is a surrendered minister of Nishi Mino. It is difficult for the three of them to agree with each other. This is the method used by His Majesty Oda.
As for me, my relationship with these three people is pretty good."
Yiyin couldn't help but laugh.
Maeda Toshiie is a true social hero. He can make friends wherever he goes. He is also kind and has a reputation for reputation.
She is an old subordinate of Shibata Katsuie and has a very good relationship with Shibata Katsuie.
She was once Oda Nobunaga's maiden writer, and she was naturally close to Sasaki Narimasa, who was born in the maiden group.
She is also the friendliest among the Owari samurai to the Mino samurai. She was even accepted by the local samurai as one of their own because of the enfeoffment of her territory to Mino country. It is easy to imagine Fuha Koji's attitude towards her.
Maeda Toshiie, the princess warrior wearing a poppy, just managed to blend in the circle of the Oda Princess Warrior Order like a fish in water.
Her harmonious relationship with all parties even exceeds the mutual trust between the various factions of the Oda retainers.
Yiyin smiled.
"What? Do you still want to be a bridge of communication between them?"
Maeda Toshiie shook his head and said.
“We can’t talk about it as a bridge, but we can help spread the word and connect people.
They have one master and two auxiliaries, so they are inevitably wary of each other and have conflicts of interest. But I am an outsider and have no direct conflict of interest with them.
With your permission, sage, I hope to be able to obey the orders of the country's leader Katsuie Shibata as the local lord of Echizen Province.
Of course, the premise is that it cannot harm the interests of the Sibo family."
Yiyin asked.
"What's the benefit of doing this?"
Maeda Toshiie replied.
"There are three benefits.
First, the Northern Army Regiment is the strongest force in the Oda family.
Due to the internal chaos and foreign invasion in Echizen, the local samurai family declined several times. The Hime Samurai group that now controls the local area is the old samurai family of Owari brought over by Katsuie Shibata.
If I could maintain a close relationship with them, His Highness Oda's idea of kicking me out of the Oda family's circle of connections would be impossible.
Secondly, although you are willing to retain the right of passage of the Kuzuryu River and the control of Mikuni Minato for me.
But strong dragons do not suppress local snakes. After all, Shibata Katsuie is the name of the samurai family who specifically controls the place. The smooth water transportation and the bulk cargo at the port are all indispensable for Shibata Katsuie's assistance and support.
I cooperate with her, I have the goods, she has the way, and we all make money together, it’s a win-win situation.
Thirdly, there is bound to be a fierce battle between the Oda family and the Ichiko clan in Hokurikudo. As Shiba's retainer, my territory is at the forefront of the conflict between the two sides. It is easy for the saint to be in a dilemma.
If we can continue to maintain the special status of the Owari Shiba leader and integrate into the Oda family's Echizen system, we can pull the Shiba family out of this troublesome whirlpool and avoid causing embarrassment.
After all, I was assigned to Ono County by His Highness Oda. Tomoyuki Shibata Katsuie was one of the seven counties of Echizen Province, and Ono County was one of them.
It is not inappropriate to say that I am a Yuriki sent by His Majesty Oda to Shibata Katsuie, and my identity is similar to that of Sasana Narimasa and Fuha Koji.
It’s nothing more than maintaining the special position of Owari Shiba Territory as the territory of Oda, Shiba’s retainer.”
Yiyin thought for a moment and nodded.
“Thoughtful.”
Maeda Toshiie smiled.
"Actually, there is an additional benefit.
I heard that in this post-war reward for Sibo, both the recent coalition forces and the Kwantung Allied Forces gave up land rewards and only received money and food rewards.
Owari Shiba was granted 20,000 koku in Gunjo County, and was transferred to Ono County to 50,000 to 60,000 koku. This more than doubled his territory, which would inevitably arouse jealousy and talk behind his back.
But if the change of title is not a post-war reward, but a redistribution of the Oda family's territory, outsiders will have nothing to say.
As long as my knowledge and deeds do not increase, but only increase the number of Shiba places, others will not dare to accuse the saint of favoring Owari Shiba and granting land rewards alone."
Hearing this, Yiyin couldn't help but sigh.
"The Lee family has thought so carefully about me, which really makes me feel ashamed.
You have made countless contributions and worked hard over the years, but you only have five thousand shi of knowledge and practice. It is really difficult to match your achievements."
Maeda Toshiie said emotionally.
"I know in my heart how the saint treats me. How can it be measured by those external things? All I ask and wish for is to secure the benefits of Yueqian Kingdom for the saint.
After several twists and turns in Echizen Country, the foundation of the Asakura family has long been eradicated.
Once upon a time, Asakura's family had two powerful armies.
One is the Tsuruga clan, who escaped the destruction of the Asakura family because they followed Asakura Kageki.
The two were members of the Ono clan, but they were not as lucky as the Tsuruga clan. They suffered a lot of losses in the war. After the death of their leader, Asakura Keike, all the Hime warriors fled back to Ono County and scattered in various villages to survive.
This time I am entrusted to Daye County, and I will try my best to build up this strong army again, so that the people of Daye can become useful hawks and dogs under the command of the saint."
Yiyin smiled.
"I don't worry about what you do, just try your best to do it."
Maeda Toshiie bowed deeply, and Yoshigan's smile suddenly became frozen.
He thought about what Maeda Toshiie had just said, and found that the power of Owari Shiba's leader seemed to have expanded too much this time when Ono County was entrusted.
Maeda Toshiie was able to control the mountain people and ensure that the interests of the mountains were not lost. He also received help from the Mikoku Minato Port and obtained a large amount of cheap supplies, which greatly increased his economic strength.
By taking advantage of her friendly relationship with Shibata Katsuie and others and using money and food to clear the way, she will surely be able to quickly integrate into the Oda samurai group in Echizen country.
Coupled with the powerful Ono people in Ono County to assist, the military strength has reached a higher level.
Yoshigan suddenly realized that he seemed to have given too much, and suddenly Maeda Toshiie was pulled up, becoming the only powerful group in the Shiba family.
Thinking of this, Yoshigami couldn't help but regret a little, but when he saw Maeda Toshiie raising his head and looking at him affectionately, he couldn't say anything to make up for it.
In the end, Yiyin could only bite the bullet and say.
"The wind is cold and the dew is heavy. Don't go down the mountain today. Just spend the night here."
Maeda Toshiie's eyes were surprised and happy, a little unbelievable.
"Sage, do you want me to stay in this house tonight?"
Yiyin pulled her over, held her in his arms, and whispered in her ear.
"Then are you willing?"
Maeda Toshiie's eyes were blurred, and he hugged Yoshigashi tightly without letting go. Naturally, he was absolutely willing.
Yiyin was hugged by her, his head resting on her shoulder, and he smiled helplessly where she couldn't see him.
Since you have given too much and are too embarrassed to take it back, you can only use your best physical skills to buy it and improve Maeda Toshiie's loyalty.
It would be even better if I could conceive a child tonight and completely tie up the Maeda Toshi family.
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The night passed, and Maeda Toshiie left early to avoid spending the night too conspicuously.
Yoshigan, who was unwilling to get up after a tired night, touched the bed and smelled the pillow. The warmth and body fragrance of Maeda Toshiie still remained here.
He couldn't help but sigh.
Even Maeda Toshiie, who has been obsessed with himself for eight years and is willing to cut ties with a ruthless person like Oda Nobunaga for his own sake, is no longer pure as before.
Thinking about it, the Ji warriors who once loved me deeply now have a samurai group to support them. How is it possible to expect them to have no desires or demands, and not to fight or rob?
The emotion of having no desires and seeking only pure love exists only in human imagination.
In reality, people will die if they don’t eat. If they don’t fight or grab, they will be stepped on by others, and their children and grandchildren will not be able to stand up.
Put Yiyin in their position, Yiyin will fight and fight. This is human nature.
For thousands of years, no matter how science and technology develop and progress, human beings have always repeated the lessons of history, because human nature has never changed.
Maeda Toshiie has done a good job. She at least made her words clear and let Yoshigan know how much benefit she had taken from her, without trying to deceive Yoshigan.
See what Takeda Shingen did? He treated Yoshigan as the scapegoat. The Takeda family took the benefits and Yoshigan took the blame.
Relying on the fact that Yoshigan felt sorry for Takeda Yoshinobu's daughter, he took this advantage to the extreme.
Thinking of this, Yoshigage's anger began to rise again after venting all night, and he wished he could go to Kousaka Masanobu's place now and treat her as Takeda Shingen's Shadow Warrior to vent his anger.
Yoshigan was thinking about something when he saw Tachibana Kanade appearing in front of him silently, staring at him from close range, and he was also startled.
"What's wrong? What are you doing?"
Tachibana Kan looked at Yoshiyin expressionlessly and said.
"Sage, last night was a once-a-week day."
A few drops of sweat instantly appeared on Yiyin's forehead. He was suffering from heart palpitations, panic and cold sweat.
Maeda Toshiie has been unsatisfied for a long time. This night has been like a wolf and a tiger, and now there is really no drop of Yoshiyin.
Lihua Zuo glanced at Yiyin's pale complexion and said lightly.
"I'll come back tonight."
After saying that, she turned around and went out.
Yiyin lay slumped on the bed, looked at the beams and sighed, and the thoughts that had just been ignited to vent to Kosaka Masanobu were extinguished in an instant.
The fake shadow warrior hasn't been found yet, but the real shadow warrior has arrived at his door. He has no trace left. What can we do tonight?
After being depressed for a while, Yiyin shouted.
"Here comes someone."
The two young men, Tokusatsu and Kamesatsu, entered the door cautiously and bowed to the ground in front of Yiyin.
Yiyin said.
"I'm hungry. Wait for me to wash and eat."
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The two little lolita were busy as they came in and out. Yiyin could still feel their cold hands and feet. It seemed that they had been waiting outside the door for a long time.
Yiyin felt some pity in his heart and asked softly.
"Have you been waiting outside the door for a long time?
The weather is getting cold, so put on more clothes and you won’t get better if you catch a cold and get sick.”
De Song was kneeling in front of Yiyin at this time, adjusting the hem of his coat, and said with a smile.
"Thank you, Saint, for your concern. In fact, my two sisters didn't wait long. It was the Lord of Kamo clan who asked us to come here just now. She stayed up all night on duty, which is really hard work."
Yi Yin's face froze, and his smile became a little unnatural.
When he and his foreign ministers were in trouble, it was Pu Sheng who always kept watch outside to avoid being disturbed rashly.
Last night's stay at Maeda Toshi's house was Yoshigan's impromptu decision and he had not communicated with the Kamo family in advance. This close minister who loved him deeply listened outside in the corner all night, and he may have felt aggrieved.
Yiyin felt a little guilty and asked Xiang De Song.
"Where are the people from Pu Sheng's hometown?"
De Song smiled.
"After asking us to come over, Lord Kamao went to rest. Does the saint want to summon her to come?"
Yiyin quickly shook his head and said.
"No, just let her have a good rest."
Yoshigan was thinking about how to compensate the Kamao clan for their hard work, and the most important thing was to calm down any resentment she might have.
Or, call her over to sleep with her tonight? Make her happy?
But the cold little face of Tachibana Kanade floated before Yoshigan's eyes, and he couldn't help but feel pain in his kidneys when he thought that the little silver hair would come over tonight to complete the unfinished task last night.
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Who said that the harem is very exciting? Do you understand that when the oil is exhausted, the lamp is exhausted?
De Song looked up at Yiyin and asked.
"The saint sighed several times just now, is it because I didn't do enough?"
Yiyin smiled and shook his head.
"It has nothing to do with you. You did a good job. I'm just a little hungry."
De Song smiled.
"Sage, wait a moment. Kamesong has gone to the dining room to get your breakfast. He will be back soon."
Yiyin lowered his head and looked at Tokusatsu's innocent and delicate face, and suddenly remembered that the village of Kamou clan once had a smile as innocent as hers.
He couldn't help but start to think about the days when Tokumatsu Kamematsu grew up. No, it was Ii Naomasa who came first, and there should be no chaos.
Yiyin shook his head, feeling that he was really an animal, thinking about all kinds of nonsense all day long.