Yoshigan Shiba was surprised by the pregnancy of Naomasa Ii and Kanade Tachibana, and embarked on the road back to Tamonyama Castle with great joy.
After completing the establishment of the provisional shogunate, the first major review meeting of all United Front representatives, and the first joint meeting of the Sputnik Federal Reserve Bank, Sputnik's reform and restructuring is already on the right track.
In addition, for the first time, the cadets officially graduated, and the Shinto dispute was successfully reconciled, which also laid a solid foundation for the training of successors of Shiba and the right to interpret Shinto.
What Sibo Yiyin needs now is time. It is better to treat it vertically instead of repeatedly tossing it. The seeds have been planted, and it is best to wait patiently for the flowers to bloom and bear fruit.
On the other hand, Hideyoshi Ichijo was the exact opposite of Yoshigoshi Shiba.
Although Ichijo Hideyoshi, who had worked hard and struggled in the past few years, successfully completed the integration of Oda's old territory, surrendered the Western Kingdom Mori, and conquered Shikoku Kyushu, she was even more anxious at this time.
Hideyoshi Ichijo, who had already controlled half of the island country, became a public leader, and could compete with the Shiba Yoshi Bank branch, found himself in a new dilemma.
Himeji Castle, in the courtyard.
Under the luxurious art trees, Ichijo Hideyoshi always felt that the courtyard was small and suffocating.
After conquering half of the island country and returning to the castle, Ichijo Hideyoshi felt uneasy at the moment. Himeji Castle was too close to Shiba Territory, so close that she felt no sense of security.
If Ichijo Hideyoshi's next target is Shiba Yoshigan, then this distance is just right, which will help Ichijo Hideyoshi quickly adjust his strategy and confront Shiba Yoshigan head-on.
But seeing that Yoshigan Shiba quickly digested the Kyoto shogunate and completed the integration of samurai families in half of the island country step by step, Ichijo Hideyoshi was very unsure.
Both sides control half of the island country, but Yoshihiro Shiba's command is united and has the appearance of a new dynasty, while Hideyoshi's command has ulterior motives and inconsistent appearances.
The Mori family joined one camp out of fear of the Shiba family and the Niko family. Shikoku Kyushu was violently conquered and broken into mutual checks and balances, and had to surrender to Ichijo Hideyoshi.
How can Ichijo Hideyoshi and this group of half-hearted samurai from the West Island country compete with the samurai from the East Island country under the command of Yoshigan Shiba?
The more troublesome thing is the economy.
Because of Sibo Yiyin's presence, the East Island country has entered a period of peaceful development without war in recent years, with people's livelihood restored and people living in peace.
However, due to Ichijo Hideyoshi's personal ambition, the West Island Kingdom continued to conquer, the poverty of all classes increased, all industries withered, and complaints abounded.
How can the tired and poor soldiers of the western island country defeat the idle and idle soldiers of the eastern island country?
But if there is no fight now, Ichijo Hideyoshi will also go into recuperation, and the East and West island countries will temporarily put down their weapons and move towards a cold war of peaceful competition, and she will have no confidence to defeat Yoshigan Shiba.
The samurai family of the West Island country, which was trapped in the war, was constantly transferring its wealth, passing Tokugawa Ieyasu's territory, to invest in some industries for its own family in Shiba.
It is the instinct of the samurai family to reserve a way out and preserve the family name. Even if Ichijo Hideyoshi has forcibly suppressed the transfer of capital under his subordinates, it will be difficult to cover everything and completely block the passage.
In particular, Tokugawa Ieyasu was a cunning person. Hideyoshi Ichijo failed to defeat her on the battlefield, and many policies could not be forced to be followed by the Tokugawa territories.
The heart was broken and the blood loss continued to make Ichijo Hideyoshi more and more anxious, not knowing what to do next.
Without a feasible strategic direction, no amount of tactical victories will matter.
But how should the Ichijo family defeat the Shiba family and become the masters of the island nation?
The sound of footsteps came from behind Ichijo Hideyoshi. Kuroda Takagao bowed to the ground and bowed respectfully.
Turning around, Ichijo Hideyoshi smiled, hiding all his sorrow deeply in his heart, and said.
"You're here. Have you made arrangements for the Kuroda family to move to Kyushu?"
As he walked, Ichijo Hideyoshi waved to Kuroda Takataka to get up, and sat on the porch by himself. He nodded and motioned for Kuroda Takataka to sit under him.
Kuroda Takaka knelt down humbly and answered.
"Thanks to Guan Bai's great love, he was rewarded with the territory of Kyushu, and achieved a great name of 170,000 shi. The Kuroda family and I are filled with gratitude and are willing to die for you."
Guan Bai, the top regent in the public family, was hereditary and served as a foreign official in the emperor's court, which was equivalent to the general who conquered the barbarians and was a pillar of the military family.
The regent is called Guanbai, and the shogunate is called shogun. Anyway, the emperor has already cursed and quit the group chat.
After conquering Kyushu, Hideyoshi Ichijo boasted of his unparalleled achievements, and started to promote public politics and ethics.
This is also one of the reasons why Ichijo Hideyoshi and the samurai family of Nishijima Province cannot work together. The pillar of the samurai family is the leader of the public. This is a bit of a joke.
But Ichijo Hideyoshi had no choice. Ashikaga Yoshiaki, a short-lived ghost, refused to accept her as his adopted daughter. She could only follow the remaining public leadership tradition of the Gosho family in order to start her own public ceremony.
Now, Ashikaga Yoshiaki was destroyed by a thunderbolt in Hachimangu Shrine. Yoshigan Shiba has accepted the Kawachi Genji lineage with a smile, and Hideyoshi Ichijo is even more unlikely to give up his status as a public leader.
In this island society that values blood and race, if Ichijo Hideyoshi did not have the same status as Shiba Yoshigan, he would not be qualified to compete with Shiba Yoshigan for the world.
Therefore, no matter how awkward Guan Bai's seat was, Ichijo Hideyoshi could only sit on it.
She smiled at Kuroda Takaka.
"You deserve this. In the past few years since I conquered the Western Kingdom, you have repeatedly come up with clever ideas to help me achieve great things. I deserve a heavy reward."
It's a pity that I only have half of the world in my hands now, so I can only reward you with this."
Kuroda Takagao narrowed his eyes.
She actually knew very well what Hideyoshi Ichijo had in mind behind being so polite to her today.
The relationship between the two of them is far less harmonious and sincere than that of Ichijo Hideyoshi and Takenaka Shigeharu, and is more about utilitarianism and reality.
Ichijo Hideyoshi left Kuroda Takataka in a corner of Kyushu because he was afraid of the power of this black-hearted military advisor. But at the critical moment, Ichijo Hideyoshi had to use Kuroda Takataka's poisonous plan again.
If you want to defeat the weak with the strong, you can only use strange moves. If you just follow the steps, how can the weak defeat the strong?
And Kuroda Takataka's sinister and vicious belly was exactly what Ichijo Hideyoshi was most afraid of and needed.
Kuroda Takaka smiled slightly and said.
"Spo is so powerful that it is unstoppable."
What Ichijo Hideyoshi wanted to hear was not words about boosting others' ambitions. What Hideyoshi wanted to hear was the ingenious plan to defeat Yoshigan Shiba.
Ichijo Hideyoshi said with a serious look on his face.
"When the sea is flowing, heroes will show their true qualities. If everything goes smoothly, what kind of heroes will be needed to assist the Ming Lord?"
Ichijo Hideyoshi's tone was already somewhat unpleasant, but Kuroda Takataka was not afraid and continued.
"Sun Tzu said, know yourself and the enemy, fight a hundred battles without danger, face the enemy's strength, and see your own situation clearly. This is not shameful, but rather commendable.
Guan Bai knows, what are the martial arts families of the Kyushu and Four Kingdoms doing now?"