Chapter 1794 A serious problem lies in the Western Kingdom
Akechi Mitsuhide collected his thoughts and said.
"If Ishiyama Honganji Temple is really captured in winter, then you must conquer Tango Kingdom as soon as possible. The Oda family may make more big moves next year."
Hosokawa Fujitaka's heart moved.
"You mean His Majesty Oda is going to attack the Mori family?"
Akechi Mitsuhide chuckled.
“The Mori family took in Araki Murashige, a rebellious minister, and sent people to prevent the Oda family from conquering Settsu Stone Mountain. They even supported General Ashikaga Yoshiaki in establishing a new central government in the Western Kingdom.
Neither the Oda family nor the Shiba family can tolerate the Maori family's nonsense anymore. Hashiba Hideyoshi's actions made me understand that the attack on the Western Kingdom is imminent, and His Highness Oda can't wait any longer.
The Maori family's power occupies Shanyin and Shanyang, and its power spreads across ten countries, with a stone height of millions.
To attack such a powerful feudal lord, the Shiba and Oda families need to work together. We can't just leave everything to the Oda family, because the Shiba family won't get anything, right?"
Hosokawa Fujitaka thought.
"Next year, when I capture Tango Kingdom and Hideyoshi Hashiba captures Harima Kingdom, we will open the door to the two realms of Shanyin and Yang in the Western Kingdom.
It's a pity that Tamba Country is not under control, and the variables are too big."
Tanba Country is a country of mountains hanging to the west of Kyoto. With mountains facing the basin, it can directly break into Kyoto from a high position.
The west side of Tanba Kingdom is the bridgehead for Kinki forces to enter the Western Kingdom.
Tanba Kingdom and Tango Kingdom are originally one country. Tango Kingdom can be regarded as the entrance to Sanin, and Harima Kingdom is the entrance to Sanyang. Tanba Kingdom is between the two and is the barrier between Kyoto and the Western Kingdom.
The two words Shanyin and Shanyang originated from the Celestial Dynasty.
The north side of the mountain cannot get sunlight, so it was called Shanyin by the ancients, while the south side can get the sun, so it is called Shanyang.
The imperial court of the island nation learned from the restructuring of the Celestial Dynasty and divided the island nation into seven Kinki provinces, with a total of sixty-six territories, which later became known as the sixty-six kingdoms of the world.
The Saigoku region is divided into north and south areas by towering mountains, so it is divided into two routes, called Sanin (do) and Sanyodo (do).
There are five points of Shanyin Kingdom and eight points of Shanyang Kingdom, making a total of thirteen territorial kingdoms.
The Western Kingdom region is not far from Kinki, and whenever a powerful vassal rises, it will intervene in Kinki affairs, so the Western Kingdom direction has always been the focus of Kyoto's prevention.
After the establishment of the Ashikaga Shogunate, one of the four positions of Yamanoji guarded the eleven kingdoms of Sanin, Sanyang, and occupied one-sixth of the sixty-six kingdoms in the world, so it was also called the Sixth Hall.
The powerful Yamano family was suppressed and divided by the third generation shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. It weakened for a time, but then rose again and became known as the two heroes of the Western Kingdom together with the Ouchi family.
The Yamana family and the Hosokawa family were in opposition, and the conflict between the two sides over the issue of the shogun's successor led to the Yatsudai Shogun Rebellion, which was the prelude to the troubled times.
The Yamano family was ultimately defeated by the Yashiro Shogun Rebellion, but the Ouchi family was not harmed.
Because the Yamana family controls the eastern part of Saikuni, closer to Kinki, while the Ouchi family controls the eastern part of Saikuni and Kitakyushu.
When the Yamano family and the Hosokawa family were in conflict, the Ouchi family stood on the side of the Yamano family, because the Ouchi family and the Hosokawa family also had serious conflicts.
The third generation shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was able to integrate the shogunate and make the Ashikaga shoguns truly the masters of the world. The biggest reason was that she defeated the Ming Dynasty emperor, received canonization, and gained Kanhe trade.
With the cornucopia of trade with the Akira, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was able to amass a large amount of wealth and create the invincible Ashikaga Horseback Samurai Sansenhime Samurai.
After the death of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the Hosokawa family and the Ouchi family began to compete for the dominance of the Kankai trade and grab this cornucopia.
So when the Yamana family fought fiercely with the Hosokawa family, and the three officials in charge of the shogunate fell into internal massacres, the Ouchi family firmly sided with the Yamana family.
With the defeat of the Yamano family, the Hosokawa family gained the dominance of the shogunate. However, the rebellion of the Eighth Generation Shogun disrupted the strength of the shogunate samurai family, and the samurai families in the world began to prepare for trouble, and the troubled times officially began.
The Ouchi family took this opportunity to support the tenth general in Kamiro. He was rewarded with the position of leader, participated in the politics of the shogunate, and became the overlord of the Western Kingdom.
The conflict between the Hosokawa family and the Ouchi family also intensified. Finally, when the Celestial Empire paid tribute, the two sides fought fiercely and broke out in the Ningbo Japanese Rebellion. As a result, the Ming Dynasty simply stopped the exploration and trade with the island country.
The Ouchi family lost its treasure trove of trade with the Ming Dynasty and began to decline. Moreover, because the governor of the Ouchi family had been assisting the generals in Kyoto all year round and paid little attention to distant territories, the family business was also unstable.
The Niko family is a branch of the Kyogoku family, one of the four shogunate families. It serves as the guardian of the Kyogoku family in Izumo country. Later, it suppressed the family and expelled the master family, and joined the Ouchi family, and became more and more prosperous.
With the Izumo Kingdom of Sanyang Province as its base, the Nishi family rebelled against the Ouchi family, and eventually developed into a great name that could influence the eleven kingdoms of Sanin and Sanyang, becoming a close thorn in the Ouchi family.
In order to compete for the hegemony of the Western Kingdom, the Ouchi family and the Nizi family fought hard, but in the end they got the advantage of the Maori family.
Under the leadership of a generation of British lord Motonari Mori, the weak Maori family of Aki Province seized every opportunity to eliminate the Ouchi family and Nizi family and become the new overlord of the Western Kingdom.
Kinki has been in turmoil for many years, and the Western Overlords have come out several times to participate in the Kinki disputes. The Yamano family and the Ouchi family were all important participants in shogunate politics.
But this time, it is the turn of the Kinki forces to counterattack the Saigoku region. The Oda family and the Shiba family are preparing to join forces to kill the Mori family, who disrespects the center and takes in Ashikaga Yoshiaki's henchman.
Tango Kingdom faces Sanyo, Harima Kingdom faces Sanin, and Tanba Kingdom is a barrier to Kyoto. The three kingdoms are important gateways for Kinki to defend the Western Kingdom, and the shogunate is also guarded by important ministers.
The guardian of Tango is one of the four members of the Isshiki family, the guardian of Harima is one of the four members of the Akamatsu family, and the guardian of Tanba is one of the three members of the Hosokawa family.
Ashikaga Takauji, the first Ashikaga shogun, returned to Kyoto with the help of the 100,000 imperial family members of the Western Kingdom, and the tenth shogun went to Raku to succeed the shogunate with the help of the Ouchi family.
There is a precedent. After the decline of the shogunate, the Kinki forces often lured wolves into the house and always looked for allies in the Western Kingdom to counterattack Kyoto.
This is also the reason why Ashikaga Yoshiaki reopened the government in the Maori family territory and established a new central government, which caused great resentment among the Shiba and Oda families.
Because in history, it has happened several times that the Daimyo of the Western Kingdom helped the fallen general return to power in Kyoto. Who dares to say that it will not succeed this time?
Therefore, the Maori family's political investment in Ashikaga Yoshiaki was seen as extremely provocative by the Shiba and Oda families, and the Maori family's thorn in the side must be killed.
Hosokawa Fujitaka thought for a while and emphasized again.
"It's not enough to win Tango and Harima countries. The position of Tanba country is very troublesome."
Akechi Mitsuhide smiled.
"So I would like to ask you to help me communicate with the Hatano family. I am willing to have a good talk with the Hatano family as the representative of the Shiba Oda family in the Fushimi Castle system.
The general trend of the world today has become obvious. With the mountains high and the city strong, the Hatano family does not have much time to sit back and watch the world's events.
There must be a clear attitude towards surrender or destruction, Hatano Hideharu must make a decision early."