Yoshigan and Akechi Mitsuhide didn't know what Hosokawa Fujitaka was muttering in her mind. Yoshigan sneered at Hosokawa Fujitaka like a persimmon, but he wasn't afraid of her being angry.
After all, these words also smoothed over Miyoshi Yoshitsugu's death and reassured Hosokawa Fujitaka's heart.
Miyoshi Yoshitsugu was indeed seeking death on his own. She was already the daimyo of a samurai family outside Shiba, and Yoshigan also promised to help her return to Shikoku Island and build up her family business.
If she follows the Shiba family wholeheartedly, there is still hope for her to return to Shikoku Island in the future and become the thorn and eyeliner of the Shiba family, and become a member of the family.
Who knows that she took the wrong medicine and was instigated by Ichijo Hideyoshi to cooperate with Ashikaga Yoshiaki and those idiots from the old shogunate.
Kitakawachi is adjacent to the Yodo River, and to the north is the Kyoto Basin. Over the mountains is Kitadawa, the core territory of Kinki's wave territory.
When a young man appears in this important place, can Yiyin really remain calm and accept the reality calmly?
It's good now, Hosokawa Fujitaka took action and killed Miyoshi Yoshitsugu cleanly and neatly, and also made it a spontaneous act of her subordinates, so as not to hurt the saint's face.
Just because Hosokawa Fujitaka did a good job, Yoshigan acquiesced to the Hosokawa family's annexation of Wakae City, and this time he came here to give Hosokawa Fujitaka some reassurance.
After all, Miyoshi Yoshitsugu had made military exploits during the Battle of Shiba Oda, and her territory was also a reward. Without the saint's nod of permission, Hosokawa Fujitaka would be a little uneasy even if he could swallow it.
Akechi Mitsuhide and Hosokawa Fujitaka are both not peaceful people, Yoshigan knows it very well, but they are both his own women, and they are holding their own daughters in their arms. What can Yoshigan do to them?
To really calm these two smart women, it's not enough to just scare them with a few words.
Yoshigan came to Shoryuji Castle this time not only to take care of the children, but also to take the two of them to Yamazaki to see the final fate of Ashikaga Yoshiaki and the die-hards of the old shogunate.
If you can't scare your own woman, you can only ask God for help.
This was the real reason why Yoshigan temporarily stayed at Shoryuji Castle and called Akechi Mitsuhide back from the busy diplomatic affairs of Tamba Country.
Shaking his head, Yiyin no longer struggled. He looked at his two lovely daughters and smiled helplessly.
If you are neither deaf nor dumb, you will not be a family man. As the ancients said, it is difficult to be confused. Sometimes it is really hard not to be confused. If you are not confused, you will not be able to live this life.
Yiyin changed the topic and said.
"Date Masamune has given birth. Just fifteen days ago, the Date family sent people to Kinki as soon as possible to announce the good news. It's a daughter, and her baby name is Kogiku."
No matter what they think in their hearts, Hosokawa Fujitaka and Akechi Mitsuhide are speaking in unison at this moment.
"Congratulations to the saint, Oyu Dading."
Yiyin nodded.
He did not have much contact with Date Masamune, and their relationship was more based on interests.
Date Masamune was a powerful figure. After seeing clearly the reality that the Shiba family was about to take over the world, she quickly changed her strategic goal of conquering Ou and heading south to the Kanto Plain.
First, he and Yoshimitsu Mogami restored the relationship between the two families as allies, and then ran to Yoshigami and knelt and wooed him as a slave.
Giving birth to a divine descendant this time can be regarded as fulfilling her wish and completely solidifying the status of the Date family in the new ruling system.
On the other hand, Date Masamune's knowledge and interests are also beneficial to Yoshigan.
After Tozawa Moriyasu's sudden and unexpected death, Yoshigan's plan for Ou already had huge loopholes.
Satake Yishige abdicated to Takeda Shingen, and the Satake family withdrew from Hitachi Kingdom and headed north to Dewa Kingdom.
Originally, there was Tozawa Mori Yasaku in the northern part of the town, and with the cooperation of Satake Yoshitaka, the powerful daimyo in the southern part of Ou, such as Date Masamune and Mogami Yoshimitsu, had no choice but to accept their fate.
The Kanto Plain is in the south and Tozawa Satake is in the north. This threat from the south to the north is enough to make all the Ou warriors bow their heads and listen.
When Tozawa Moriyasu gets another divine descendant from the saint, the Ou region will gradually be included in the Shiba divine descent system.
It is a pity that Tozawa Moriyasu did not have this blessing, but Date Masamune had a keen sense of politics and focused on door-to-door service, which took the initiative to replace Tozawa Moriyasu's political niche during his lifetime.
Yoshigami also felt affection for this ambitious careerist who was as sick as Sister Lin, and liked Date Masamune's powerful soul and action power under his seemingly weak appearance.
Being able to conquer such a woman who is weak on the outside but unruly on the inside is indeed a pleasure for a man in a patriarchal world.
In short, Date Masamune, who gave birth to the 13th daughter of Yoshigan, has officially entered the Shiba Kami clan, the highest ruling group of the Shiba family, and the Date family and the Shiba family have been tightly tied together.
The Date family has a future to rely on, and the Shiba family has the most stable grip in Ou. Both parties are getting what they need, which is indeed gratifying.
Although the Ou area was a marginal area in the Middle Ages, with the development of productivity, these southern basins after Minami Ou have accumulated a lot of farmland and population due to their relatively warm climate.
Once a samurai lord integrates these Oyu resources, he can threaten the Kanto Plain and then peek into the world.
Now, Date Masamune has given birth to a divine descendant for Yoshigan, and Mogami Yoshimitsu is also a current affairs person who knelt down and licked the little Yoshigan, and is on good terms with the Uesugi family.
Yoshigan finally controlled the Ou border area, and then sent Satake Yoshie to the northern part of Ou to disrupt the situation, and then waited for the local daimyo to surrender.
The northern part of Ou is bitterly cold, and the most powerful Nanbu family seems to cover thousands of miles, but in fact it is just a small daimyo with tens of thousands of koku, and is not a big figure in Kinki Kanto.
The sealed frozen soil can only grow grass for grazing horses, and it will have to wait until modern times to be truly developed.
With the last territory of Kanto under his control, Yoshigan breathed a sigh of relief. He could finally focus all his attention on Kansai.
The death struggle of the old shogunate system gave him the political opportunity to resolve the excesses of the old and new systems at once.
This time, he won't show mercy.
Yoshigan breathed out, looked at Akechi Mitsuhide and Hosokawa Fujitaka, and said.
"The white flag of Hachimangu Shrine is flying, Ninagawa Hatakeyama is so impatient that he is heading to Otokoyama with his stubborn ministers, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki should be arriving soon.
You two will follow me to Yamazaki to watch the sacrificial ceremony. Do you have any questions?"
Akechi Mitsuhide glanced at Hosokawa Fujitaka, and Hosokawa Fujitaka said.
"No problem. Both of my mothers are retiring in Shengryuji City. There is no problem in asking them to take care of the children for a few days."
Akechi Mitsuhide nodded.
The two children are one and a half years old and have almost been weaned. It is okay to be away from their mother for a few days. Mitsuhide Akechi is not afraid of leaving the children for a few days. She is worried about the safety of the children.
Of course, Ayu from the Hosokawa family is fine, but it's hard to tell about the Miraculous Pill from the Akechi family.
Although Ichijo Hideyoshi had inherited the Ichimao name of the Sekisho family, he claimed to be the leader of the public family and a descendant of Sekishiro.
But up to now, the old ministers of the Oda family still miss their old master and are not very loyal to Ichijo Hideyoshi.
Ichijo Hideyoshi himself knew in his heart that these old people did not care about Oda Nobunaga's kindness, but were unwilling to truly surrender to him.
In this way, the identity of Qi Qi Wan has unique political significance.
After the death of Oda Nobsumi and the surrender of Oda Nobugao, there was no close relative of Nobunaga in the Oda family to rally the will of the old ministers.
But outside the Oda family, the child of the saint and Nobunaga is still there, and she has a way out that makes Oda's old ministers want to escape.
Before Ichijo Hideyoshi conquered Shikoku and Kyushu and had enough strength to suppress Oda's old territory, the existence of Kikimaru would definitely make her sit on pins and needles.
Akechi Mitsuhide did not dare to entrust Kijimaru to anyone else. Only the Izumi-Hosokawa family, who were most closely tied to their own interests, could trust him.
It can be said that it was the safest way for Hosokawa Fujitaka to leave the child to the care of Mibuchi Haruhi and Hosokawa Motonune, who were retiring at Shoryuji Castle for a few days.
When Yoshigami heard Hosokawa Fujitaka's arrangement, he nodded and said.
"I haven't seen Aunt Sanyuan for a long time. I should pay her a visit. The two children asked her to please take care of her."
Yiyin naturally knows the situation of Qi Qiwan.
But this time he just wanted to crush those pesky insects of the old shogunate first. As for Ichijo Hideyoshi, he couldn't touch her yet.
Yiyin wanted to climb the high branches of the Ming Dynasty and reopen the Kanhe trade, and it also expected Ichijo Hideyoshi to help it become a bargaining chip.