In the spring of this year, Oda Xinbo was assassinated while inspecting Minami Ise. Later, the local government showed up and violently resisted the tax in the name of refusing to pay the additional taxes and labor required for the conquest of the peninsula.
There were riots in various parts of Minami Ise, and the injured Oda fled to Owari in a hurry. In the end, he was unable to survive the early summer and died of frustration in Kiyosu Castle.
With the death of Oda's envelope, the two countries of Ise and Owari suddenly fell into chaos. They were leaderless. All transportation to the war on the peninsula stopped, and they didn't even bother to take care of the daily military food service.
When the samurai families in various parts of Oda's old territory saw such good things happening, they all followed suit and were passive and sabotaged their work.
Anyway, Minami-Ise is still causing trouble in the country, and anyway, Ise-Owari and both countries are resisting taxes. If they don't pay, we won't pay either.
Spring and summer were the busy seasons for transporting military supplies and mobilizing labor. Oda's old territory of four million shi was thrown away, and it suddenly became the first domino to fall.
All the families under Yi Yiyi were ready to make a move, and there was a raging undercurrent, and they all started to wait and see.
But Ichijo Hideyoshi seemed unmoved, and didn't know what she was thinking or busy about, but just allowed the situation to develop in a worse direction.
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Owari Province, Arakko Castle.
At that time, Maeda Toshimasa, as Lin Xiuzhen's assistant, received the command of Huangzi Castle and learned two thousand things about knowledge and practice.
During the Battle of Inao, Oda Nobunaga's sister Oda Nobuyuki launched a rebellion, and Lin Xiuzhen and Shibata Katsuie joined forces to support him. However, they were beaten to pieces by the fledgling Oda Nobunaga.
After Oda Nobuyuki surrendered, he was decisively killed by Oda Nobunaga to avoid future troubles.
As the leader of the military commander faction in the Oda family, Shibata Katsuie was comforted and appeased by Oda Nobunaga.
However, Lin Xiuzhen's life was not easy and she was marginalized early on. In the end, she became Oda Nobunaga's chicken to scare the monkeys and was exiled.
The Maeda family in Arakoko Castle also experienced twists and turns during the Inao War. Maeda's mother, Riku Maeda, was deprived of his status as heir after the war because he obeyed Lin Xiuzhen.
And Maeda Toshiie, who fought to the death for Oda Nobunaga in the Battle of Inao, became the heir of the Maeda family in Arakoko Castle.
This is also an important reason for the discord between Maeda Toshiie and Maeda's interests. Of course, the bigger reason for the split between the two is Yoshigan.
But in the end, both Maeda Toshiyoshi and Maeda Toshiie's family left Arakoko Castle and the command of Oda Nobunaga.
Although Maeda Toshimasa was still the lord of Aroko Castle and a minister of Oda Nobunaga, her two daughters were extraordinary.
A man founded the Iga Maeda family, and benefited his granddaughter Maeda to become the Kinki general of the Shiba family, and the Kinki Shiba deputy general.
One of them founded the Kaga Maeda family, his daughter Maeda Toshiie became the famous lord of the Hokurikudo domain, and Owari Shiba became the acting official.
Maeda Toshimasa's status rose accordingly. Although she only had 2,000 yuan to support her in retirement, no one dared to have a bad idea about her.
Even Oda Nobunaga, who couldn't stand the hard work of his subordinates, turned a blind eye to Maeda Toshimasa's slackness. How could her descendants be so successful?
At this time, Maeda Toshimasa encountered a trouble.
She held Lin Xiuzhen's letter in her hand like a hot potato.
And sitting in front of her was Maeda Rihisa. Maeda benefited his mother and daughter, which put her in a dilemma.
Lin Xiuzhen was Maeda Toshimasa's old master. Because of Inao's defeat, Oda Nobunaga was deprived of the jurisdiction over Arakoko Castle by Oda Nobunaga. However, she was Maeda Toshimasa's benefactor after all, and the two parties had a deep personal relationship.
Since being exiled by Oda Nobunaga, Lin Xiuzhen has fallen into poverty and embarrassment.
Fortunately, in order to promote Shiba real estate, Takada Haruno lured the Oda family to buy it, gave Lin Xiuzhen a house, and bought horse bones with thousands of gold.
Think about Lin Xiuzhen's fate, and then look at yourself. From then on, in order to leave a way out for themselves, the Owari old samurai family spent money to buy Shiba real estate, allowing Takada Yono to earn the first pot of gold.
Oda Nobunaga was helpless. After all, everyone will get old and weak, and their value will be exhausted one day.
By then, who wouldn't be afraid of Oda Nobunaga crossing the river and burning down the bridge? She did this kind of thing often.
Lin Xiuzhen took advantage of the Sibo family and has been living in Sibo since then. She has been living a good and stable life in these years.
This time, Oda's envelope was assassinated and died, and the saints of the Shiba family were preparing to work hard to win over Oda's old leader, the samurai family, so that they would remain neutral in the subsequent confrontation with Shiba Ichijo.
This is in the interest of the old Owari warrior family, so Lin Xiuzhen is naturally willing to contribute.
After all, Ichijo Hideyoshi came from a humble background and only relied on means to rise to power. On the surface, the old Owari warriors were respectful, but in their hearts no one looked down on this servant who once warmed Oda Nobunaga's shoes.
Maeda Toshihisa brought Lin Xiuzhen's letter and daughter to see Maeda Toshimasa, in order to use his old mother's connections in the Owari Takeshi family to get rid of these people for the saint.
Maeda Toshimasa held Lin Xiuzhen's letter and said nothing. Maeda Toshihisa still respected his mother so much that he didn't speak for a while.
Maeda Yi, who was on the side, was not used to the old woman's entanglement and said sarcastically.
"The old Owari warriors fought for the Oda family in all directions, and established a huge territory, and their reputation spread far and wide.
But times have changed now. Oda Nobunaga is dead, and Oda's old leadership is in disarray, now at the mercy of a rebellious minister like Ichijo Hideyoshi.
The saint is kind-hearted and cannot bear to embarrass Owari's old friends. I just hope that everyone will be more sensible and stop making trouble.
I don’t know what you are still struggling with. Do you think that against the invincible saint, Ichijo Hideyoshi still has a chance of winning?"
Maeda was sarcastic, and she had long been disgusted with Maeda Toshihiro.
At that time, Maeda Toshimasa was swinging between two sides, and finally he passed the test by pushing Maeda's mother, Maeda Toshihisa, as the scapegoat, and was not liquidated by Oda Nobunaga.
After that, Maeda Toshimasa basically followed the trend and kowtowed to whoever came to rule Oda's old territory. She did this to Shibata Katsuie, to Oda's envelope, and to Ichijo Hideyoshi.
The Owari old samurai warriors with snake and rat ends and no bones are not uncommon in Oda's old territory. They can be said to be everywhere.
They were just a bunch of losers who couldn't help themselves. It was only when they met the all-powerful Oda Nobunaga that they unexpectedly gained power, status, and wealth that they had never dared to imagine in their lives.
Now that Oda Nobunaga is dead, they are also discouraged. They just want to hold on to the power and territory they have obtained and slowly decay.
Talented people have already followed Shibata Katsuie, Ichijo Hideyoshi and others to do it. Those who are still thinking about the past and guarding their own one-third of an acre are all incompetent people who have lost their blood.
And Maeda Toshimasa is a typical example.
Therefore, compared to Maeda Toshihisa's mother, Maeda Toshihiro's tone is more rude, and he does not take Maeda Toshishima seriously.
Maeda Yoshiro is the contemporary head of the Iga Maeda family, and the mother of the Shiba Goddess, with a transcendent political status.
More importantly, she has no blood relationship with Maeda Toshimasa, and has no feelings for this cheap grandma. Instead, she is full of disgust.
Maeda Toshimasa smiled helplessly, looked at Maeda Toshihisa, and Maeda Toshihisa said calmly.
"Mother, are you waiting for news from the Lee family?"
Maeda Toshishima got a step and nodded quickly.
"Yes, Li Jia has a stable mind, and I would also like to hear her opinion."
Maeda Riku smiled and said
"The Lee family is also busy doing things for the saint. I'm afraid I won't be able to come back to Huangzi City for a while. She is lobbying with Fubo Koji."
Maeda Toshimasa's pupils shrank slightly.
Treat without breaking the light..
The starting point for Oda Nobunaga to enter the arena of world hegemony was to capture Mino Country and control the wealthy base area of Nobi Plains. From then on, he soared into the sky.
After taking over Mino Country, Oda Nobunaga has been wooing the West Mino samurai family, suppressing the Higashi Mino samurai family, and completing his control of Mino Country.
Among the Simino samurai, the person Oda Nobunaga trusted the most was not the three people of Simino, but Fuwa Koji.
Although during the war between Owari and Mino, Fuwa Koji brought a lot of trouble to Oda Nobunaga.
But after surrendering, Fuwa Koji has always served the new king, which is much easier to use than Ando Mamoru, a guy who is superficial and superficial.
The main force of the Oda Army's expedition was Owari Mino, and the samurai from Omi, Ise, Echizen, Settsu and other places were latecomers.
Therefore, most of the middle-level samurai families who received Oda Nobunaga's favor and were entrusted to various places came from Owari and Mino, and they were the core strength of Oda's old territory.
Fuwa Koji first followed Oda Nobunaga in the expedition against Omi Ise, and was later assigned to the Shibata Katsu family to take control of Echizen.
After the fall of the Shibata Katsuie, Hideyoshi Ichijo did not embarrass Fuwa Koji, who assisted Shibata Katsuie in fighting, and continued to reuse her in order to win over the Mino samurai family.
It can be said that Fuha Koji represents the tendency of a large part of the Mino samurai family.
Because of the relationship between the two daughters of the Maeda family, Maeda Toshimasa played a very obvious role as a bridge between the Shiba family and the old ministers of Oda, and she was also interested in selling him at a high price.
But Maeda Toshihisa's words immediately extinguished Maeda Toshimasa's luck.
You Maeda Toshimasa refuses to help, while others rush to seek refuge with the saint and serve for the saint. If you continue to hesitate now, you are irresponsible to the Maeda family of Aroko City.
Maeda Toshiie and Maeda Toshihisa clearly have a clear division of labor.
The relationship between the Maeda Toshiie family and the old Owari samurai family was harmonious. Especially during the years when Mino was entrusted to Mino, they were able to talk to the Mino samurai family.
And Maeda Toshihisa came to Aroko Castle with Maeda's interests, also to let Maeda Toshimasa, an old fox, recognize the situation and not push too far.
Even though the two Maeda families are both from the Maeda family in Aroko City, when it comes to cheating the old mother from their hometown, Maeda Rihisa and Maeda have a tacit understanding of their interests.
Back then, the two sisters divided up the retainers and connections of the Maeda family in Arashi Castle, and developed their own affairs. As a result, the Maeda family in Arashi Castle has been in a state of decline over the years, and no one has done anything.
But now, the two sisters can also make fun of me and make Maeda Toshimasu feel tight.
Maeda Toshimasa sighed helplessly.
"You two sisters have already made a plan, and why do you still come to ask me?
You can do whatever you want. I'm old and it's up to you to decide the future affairs of the Maeda family."
Maeda Riku smiled slightly, and pulled Maeda Yoshida, who looked indifferent, to bow deeply.
"Mother, please feel free to take care of yourself in your old age. Leave the future of the Maeda family to us."