Kosaka Masanobu covered his mouth and chuckled. Although she didn't quite believe it, the saint's love for Takeda Yoshinobu always made her very happy.
"Then I will first thank the saint for his kindness on behalf of the descendants of the young master. Five hundred years later, I am really looking forward to it."
Seeing Kosaka Masanobu's perfunctory words, Yoshihiro obviously still didn't believe him, and a fire started to rise in his heart. He pulled Kosaka Masanobu into his arms, and wanted to punish this sycophant who had violated the law.
Takasaka Masanobu's hand loosened, and the half-wet towel fell to the ground. Water stains seeped into the tatami. He just threw it away after use, which was very ruthless.
Yoshihiro was lecturing Kosaka Masanobu and thinking hard in his heart.
I must come up with an effective system so that all the Shiba gods can unite and help each other and not fight among themselves for the throne of the Lord of the World. This is the way to long-term peace and stability.
The power of General Shiba must be weakened, a deliberation system among the families of Shiba's descendants must be formed, poisonous vegetables must be abandoned, and centralized centralization must be used.
I don't know how much time passed, and the night became darker. There were footsteps outside and a gentle knock on the sliding door.
"who?"
"Sage, I am Naomasa Ii, General Kanto, and I have something urgent to report."
Naomasa Ii waited for a long time, and more candles were lit in the room, making it much brighter.
"Come in."
"Hi!"
Naomasa Ii opened the door, and a familiar smell passed her nose, slightly fishy.
After pausing for a moment, slowing down his movements slightly to disperse some of the smell in the room, Ii Naomasa slowly closed the door.
Yoshigan was sitting at the main seat in a simple singlet, and beneath him, Masanobu Kosaka was sitting upright, with a blush still on his face.
Kosaka Masanobu was too embarrassed to look up at Ii Naomasa. Everyone had been there before, so naturally what the two of them had done in the room just now could not be hidden from the people in the same room as Butler Shiba.
Although, the fact that Kosaka Masanobu entered the inner chamber to serve could not be hidden from Ii Naomasa, the leader of the group.
But Ii Naomasa didn't expect that Yoshinobu would actually score twice, causing Kosaka Masanobu to stay in the inner room at this time and bump into himself who came to report.
Yiyin coughed awkwardly and asked.
"Bring me the letter from Ashikaga Yoshiji."
Naomasa Ii kept his eyes fixed, presented the letter with both hands, and never glanced sideways at Masanobu Kosaka.
However, Kosaka Masanobu seemed to be sitting on pins and needles and took the initiative to bow.
"Sage, I will take my leave now."
Yiyin read the letter at a glance, then shook his head and said.
"Wait a moment and take a look at this."
Yoshigan handed Ashikaga Yoshiji's letter to Kosaka Masanobu, and Kosaka Masanobu hesitated.
"Saint...this is against the rules..."
Yiyin sighed.
"Let's take a look and give me some advice."
Ashikaga Yoshiji's knowledge and interests were within Yoshigan's expectations.
After being captured in the Sano Territory, Ashikaga Yoshiji had already realized that this Kanto general was flexible and flexible, and he knew the way to protect himself wisely and wisely than the stupid general Ashikaga Yoshiaki.
However, Ashikaga Yoshiji took the initiative to strip off the Ashikaga Miao characters and hand over the Furukawa Territory, but he was still more decisive than Yoshigan expected.
The Ashikaga Shogun family was destroyed and the Kanto Shogun family was expelled. This made it easy for the Shiba family to inherit the title of direct descendant of the Genji family in Kawachi.
But it was Ashikaga Yoshiji's decisiveness that made Yoshigage not know how to reward her.
If you give too little, you will appear to be ruthless. If you give too much, you will be afraid of complications in the future.
Even more troublesome is the issue of the ownership of the Furukawa Territory.
The Kanto Shogun's base was originally in Kamakura, where the Kamakura shogunate was located.
It was not easy to develop the Kanto Plain in the early days. The core territory of the Kamakura shogunate was in Sagami Izu, and the territories further away such as Musashi Hitachi were not yet developed.
However, as times changed, various parts of the Kanto Plain experienced large-scale development. By the Ashikaga Shogunate period, the Kanto Plain was no longer the economic layout of the Kamakura period.
The Uesugi family, the Kanto governor who controlled fertile lands such as Musashi and Ueno, had a political trend that was mainly anti-Japanese, which put the Kanto shoguns of the Kamakura Ashikaga family in trouble.
After several political events, the Kamakura Ashikaga family was forced to move eastward and placed the new imperial palace in Furukawa Castle because of its strategic value.
Furukawa Castle is located in the northern part of Shimoso Kingdom, in the center of the Kanto Plain, surrounded by plains and rivers.
If we take the Celestial Dynasty as an example, the Ancient River Territory and the surrounding areas are the Central Plains of the Guandong Plain, the Central Plains where Qin lost its deer and the whole world expelled it.
Today, the northern part of the Furukawa Territory is the Shimono Country controlled by Uesugi Kenshin.
To the east is the Hitachi Kingdom controlled by Takeda Shingen.
The southern part is the southern part of the Lower Main Kingdom controlled by the Hojo clan.
To the west is the Higashi Musashi territory controlled by Shima Katsuki.
To the northwest are Sekijuku Kai-kun and Uesugi Kagetora of the Yura Alliance of the samurai group in the middle and lower reaches of the Tone River.
The Kanto shogun of Furukawa Castle is a landmark with great political significance. Ashikaga Yoshiji is here, and the Furukawa Territory has essentially become a buffer zone for all forces in Japan.
But if the Ashikaga Yoshi clan withdraws from the feudal clan and leaves, will the Furukawa Territory still be so peaceful?
Without the buffer zone, if the big bosses under Shiba start fighting among themselves over the ownership of Furukawa City, Yiyin will have a headache.
Furthermore, since Ashikaga Yoshiji is so knowledgeable, Yoshihiro must be properly placed, but how can it be properly placed?
How much territory should be given, what status should be given, and how to ensure that the remaining branch of the Ashikaga Yoshi clan will no longer become a hidden danger to the Shiba regime.
At that time, there was internal fighting in the Kamakura shogunate. The former Hojo family in power killed the general who was a descendant of Minamoto Yoritomo and usurped the power of the shogunate.
In order to ensure the operation of the shogunate, the former Hojo family adopted an heir from the Emperor of Kyoto and succeeded the shogun, known as the palace shogun in history.
The line of Minamoto no Yoritomo became extinct, and the title of direct descendant of Kawachi Minamoto clan flowed into the nearby Ashikaga family.
Although the former Hojo family had always been wary of the Ashikaga family, they finally gained the Ashikaga family's trust. When the Kamakura shogunate collapsed, Ashikaga Takauji rebelled and seized the world.
Although Yoshigan was not in the same situation as the former Hojo family, he did not want to repeat the same mistakes and leave this political hazard to his descendants.
It is impossible for the Ashikaga Yoshi clan to be reused like the Ashikaga family during the Kamakura shogunate period, but they cannot be killed with a stick, which will make the world's samurai feel sad.
The ownership of the Furukawa Territory and the resettlement of the Ashikaga Yoshiji clan gave Yoshigage a headache.
He showed Ashikaga Yoshiji's letters to Kosaka Masanobu because he wanted to know Takeda Shingen's opinions.
Kousaka Masanobu is Takeda Shingen's most trusted confidant. The two of them have written letters constantly over the years. It can be said that Takeda Shingen did not hide the future plans of the Takeda family from Kousaka Masanobu at all.
Since Takeda Shingen entered Mito Castle, she has focused all her energy on digesting Hitachi Kingdom. This is the biggest political legacy she plans to leave to Takeda Yoshinobu in the future.
Furukawa Castle and Mito Castle are not far away. How could Takeda Shinxuan not think about how the Kanto General would end? As long as Takeda Shingen thought about it, she would definitely share it with Kosaka Masanobu.