The Ashikaga Shogunate was in dilapidated condition, and the Ashikaga Shogun was no longer the leader of the samurai family who controlled the world.
The current Ashikaga Yoshiaki is ridiculed by the samurai family as a poor official. He can only cling to his bit of bloodline dignity and act as a pawn in the hands of others.
Ninagawa himself and Hatakeyama Takamasa couldn't handle Ashikaga Yoshiaki, but Ichijo Hideyoshi could.
When things got to this point, the general's dignity was gone, and so was the shogunate's dignity. They had become pawns in Hideyoshi's hands.
If Ashikaga Yoshimitsu had any knowledge, I am afraid that he would raise his coffin and kill these disgraceful descendants of the Ashikaga Shogunate.
But no matter what, Ashikaga Yoshiaki finally took action, and the imperial commander was forced to continue to Luo and go to Ishikimizu Hachimangu Shrine to worship the Hachiman God.
Finally, Hatakeyama Takamasa and Ninagawa Prince of Kyoto were looking forward to Ashikaga Yoshiaki's action, and took the most stubborn conservatives of the shogunate to Ishikimizu Hachimangu Shrine to wait for the shogun to drive.
As long as Ashikaga Yoshiaki arrives at Hachimangu Shrine, regardless of whether she wants it or not, the conservative faction of the shogunate will force her to confess before Hachiman God in order to seek forgiveness from the saint and return to Kyoto.
Just as the old and young people of the shogunate were taking active actions, Yoshihiro Shiba, who had been sitting in Tawen Mountain Castle for a long time, was also traveling again.
Under the attention of Zhu Ji, the saint Yoshigan Shiba went north to the Kyoto Basin and went straight to Shoryuji Castle where Hosokawa Fujitaka was located.
Shoryuji Town guards the gateway on the Katsura River side of Kyoto. Along the southwest side of the river, there is the Yamazaki and Otokoyama area where the three rivers meet.
Yamazaki is in the north, Otokoyama is in the south, and Ishikimizu Hachimangu Shrine is in Otokoyama.
According to the conditions of Yoshigan's restoration of Ninagawa and Hatakeyama Takamasa, Ashikaga Yoshiaki would cross the Yodo River after repenting at Hachimangu Shrine and meet with the saint at Yamazaki on the north bank to reach reconciliation.
In this autumn, Shiba Ashikaga's reconciliation has attracted the attention of samurai all over the world.
At the same time that Shiba Yoshigan arrived at Shoryuji Castle, a miracle happened overnight at Ishikimizu Hachimangu Shrine. Without the priest and shrine maiden being aware of it, one hundred and eight imperial white flags suddenly appeared in front of the main hall.
This miracle added a touch of destiny to the great reconciliation of the shogunate.
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Shenglong Temple City, inner courtyard.
The autumn wind was bleak and it was already late autumn. Looking at the edge of the mountain that was burning like fire under the setting sun, Mitsuhide Akechi continued walking inside.
Her ears had already heard the sound of playing and fighting in front of her. It was her children enjoying themselves at the knees of the saint.
Turning around Yiki, who was blocking his view, Akechi Mitsuhide saw two little girls being held by Yoshigami one by one. On the left was Ayu, the sixth child of the Hosokawa family, and on the right was the seventh child of the Akechi family, Miraculous Maru.
On the side was Hosokawa Fujitaka, who had a gentle face. Who would have thought that it was this gentle and gentle woman from a famous family who had just conspired to force Miyoshi Yoshitsugu to death and annex the opponent's territory, using quick and ruthless methods.
Yiyin was in a bit of a dilemma. The two children were both one and a half years old and were not yet sensible. However, their closeness by blood made them subconsciously compete for Yiyin's attention.
If Yiyin looks at one, the other will become unhappy and cry.
This made the saint, who was so majestic outside, confused. He could only look left and right, and was at a loss for a moment.
And Fujitaka Hosokawa was obviously watching the joke and laughing at the interaction between the children and their father.
Seeing Akechi Mitsuhide approaching, Yoshigan seemed to have seen a life-saving straw, and quickly stuffed the Miraculous Pill into Akechi Mitsuhide's arms, not forgetting to blame him and teach him a lesson with a straight face.
"You know how to cause trouble all day long. You have to leave your children to Fujitaka to take care of you. See if the children still kiss you."
Who would have thought that the saint who Qi Qiwan didn't give any face to us would actually get intimate with Mitsuhide Akechi, which made the saint even more embarrassed.
Yoshigan could only snort, pretending not to care, turned around, put Ayu into Hosokawa Fujitaka's arms, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Akechi Mitsuhide looked at the saint with a smile and said in an aggrieved tone.
"Why don't I want to stay with Kijimarudo? It's just that no one from the samurai family in those places in Tamba Country recognizes them and only contacts me.
For the sake of peace in Kyoto, the gateway to Tanba is too important. For the great cause of the saint, I can only reluctantly part with it..."
Yiyin interrupted without giving any face.
"Stop, stop, stop! It's really better to say it than to sing it. Do you really think I don't know what you are doing in Danbo Country?
Let me tell you, if the samurai from Hatano and Akai enter the territory of the Ninagawa family, I will blame them entirely on you for starting a war without authorization. Don’t think I’m kidding.”
Akechi Mitsuhide touched noses with Kijimaru in her arms and played a little game between mother and daughter. The two parties were so intimate that it was not obvious that she had killed Kishimaru's biological mother, Oda Nobunaga.
Sighing, Akechi Mitsuhide said.
"How dare I.
Ii Naomasa's urgent order was sent directly to all relevant samurai without me, and I can't see anyone now.
They are all afraid of being misunderstood by the saint, so they don't even want to see me, they avoid me like the god of plague."
Yiyin sneered.
"God of Plague? You are quite self-aware."
Akechi Mitsuhide sighed.
"Originally I just wanted to do something for the saint, but now it seems that the saint thinks I am nosy."
Yoshigiri ignored Ake Mitsuhide's pitiful behavior and looked directly at Hosokawa Fujitaka and said.
"Yoshitsugi Miyoshi is seeking his own death. I can't say much to you, but you should be more independent in the future and don't follow Akechi Mitsuhide into everything.
Have you suffered too much from her? Why don’t you have a long memory? "
Hosokawa Fujitaka looked aggrieved. Compared to Akechi Mitsuhide who pretended to be aggrieved, she was truly aggrieved.
Only a fool would want to wade into troubled waters with Akechi Mitsuhide, but this bastard Akechi Mitsuhide dragged her into the water several times. If the two were not tied too tightly and couldn't be loosened, Hosokawa Fujitaka would have wanted to run away.
Akechi Mitsuhide's accusation against the saint was pretending to be stupid. The saint had no way to deal with Mitsuhide Akechi, so he turned around and took it out on Hosokawa Fujitaka. Hosokawa Fujitaka understood this and was so angry that his chest hurt.
Although the saint looks righteous now, he seems to blame Hosokawa Fujitaka for not following Akechi Mitsuhide's nonsense.
But if Hosokawa Fujitaka really didn't care about Mitsuhide Akechi's life and death, seeing her chopped into eighteen pieces by Hideyoshi Ichijo in Yamazaki, the saint would have felt that this woman Hosokawa Fujitaka was heartless and unjust.
This is what makes Hosokawa Fujitaka most unhappy. She knows the saint's thoughts too well. In his heart, this damn man is partial to the prodigal Mitsuhide Akechi!
On the road of love, Hosokawa Fujitaka completely lost to Akechi Mitsuhide. This made the proud and arrogant Hosokawa Fujitaka not feel aggrieved or angry.
I originally set my heart towards the bright moon, but the bright moon shines in the ditch. The saint is partial! Akechi Mitsuhide, you bastard!
But now that the matter has come to this, it is impossible for the Izumi-Hosokawa family to jump ship and run away. What can happen no matter how wronged Hosokawa Fujitaka is.
She could only use Ah Q's spirit to comfort herself in her heart. At least her daughter was her biological child, which was better than Akechi Mitsuhide raising the daughter of his enemy.