Of course Ashikaga Yoshiki understood his father's plan, but he found it difficult to accept it.
Ootai set up a trap for Takada Yukino to make her commit an unforgivable crime, forcing Yoshigan Shiba to come to the rescue.
However, it also pointed out a fact that the general was unwilling to admit.
In the heart of Shiba Yoshiki, Ashikaga Yoshiteru is not as important as Takada Yukino. How can the always arrogant general accept this?
She said bitterly.
"My father is really easy to calculate, but do you know? Sibo Yiyin may not be willing to come forward."
Da Ootaishuo sneered.
"That kid Yiyin is not good at all, but people still value friendship.
If Takada Yukino hurt someone in the Imperial Palace, he would still intervene to mediate.
At that time, I will meet with him once to discuss our interests.
He should be willing to give in half a step to give the shogunate a way to step down with dignity, and also to leave an opening for you to have a chance to form a relationship."
If Ashikaga Yoshiki is messing around alone, then Shiba Yoshigan can just watch with cold eyes.
But if someone from the Sibo family committed something wrong in the Imperial Palace, and they were people he cared about, he would definitely come forward.
As long as he opens his mouth, we can talk, and Ootai will be sure to reach a compromise.
The existence of the shogunate is also of great interest to the Shiba family. Since they are no longer silent, there is no room for evasion and they can only work together to maintain the shogunate.
Ashikaga Yoshiki shook his head and sighed.
"You underestimated Yukino Takada."
Odaisho narrowed his eyes and said coldly.
"She not only hurt people? She accidentally killed someone?
Most of those swordsmen are from humble backgrounds, and they will die when they die. It is their duty to contribute to the Ashikaga family by taking the emperor's salary."
Ashikaga Yoshiki replied with a wry smile.
"She used the pretext of a swordsmanship competition to kill ten swordsmen who disrespected Shiba Yiyin in front of me. The sword room became a river of blood."
Da Yutai sucked in the cold air and was speechless for a moment, so he said dryly.
"This temperament is indeed like those close to Yiyin, as strong as fire.
Is she okay? Is she hurt?"
Ootaisuo was panicked.
He didn't care about the life or death of the ten swordsmen, but if Yukino Takada died in the sword room competition, then all his plans would be in vain and would have the opposite effect.
Ashikaga Yoshiki looked solemn.
"I was injured, I just asked the doctor, it's not life-threatening.
However, I think your idea is difficult to realize. Killing ten people in a row at the Imperial Palace is something that Shiba Yiyin may not be willing to handle."
The Imperial Palace is the residence of the general. It is a crime of disrespect for ordinary people to make noise here, and it is even more serious to commit hara-kiri.
Takada Yukino was in the sword room and killed ten people in front of the general. No matter how this happened, he was bound to die.
If the Ashikaga family does not pursue such crimes, they will probably lose their face.
The problem now is no longer as simple as using Takada Yukino to leverage Shiba Yoshigan and make him loose his attitude.
Maybe it will really ruin the relationship between the two families.
As long as the Sibo family investigates carefully, there will always be clues that there is a noble person behind this matter.
Since they knew it was the Ashikaga family that was causing trouble, why would the Shiba family have to wade into this muddy water.
Killing ten people is different from injuring others, and killing someone by mistake cannot be ignored in the name of negligence. The Shiba family had to pay a high price to save Yukino Takada.
Is Yoshihiro Shiba willing to pay this price? He values friendship, but what is more important than family fortune? Naturally, there will be choices, and giving up Yukino Takada is a high probability.
The Otaisuo also felt prickly and looked at the general.
"how do you want to do it?"
At this time, the general also got rid of his previous love state of self-pity and self-pity, and turned into a passionate and decisive general.
The father has come to this point for himself. If the daughter does not cheer up, she will be a daughter in vain.
"I have ordered Yukino Takada to be imprisoned, notified Shiba's residence of the matter, and ordered Yoshihiro Shiba to send someone to explain Yukino Takada's fault."
Ootaisuo was stunned for a moment, then smiled happily.
This is his good daughter, the majestic Ashikaga General.
Since Shiba Yiyin is shameless and does not want to marry into the imperial palace, then let's follow the normal procedure.
Takada Yukino killed someone at the Imperial Palace, and it is considered grace to apologize by committing seppuku.
To have the Sibo family send someone to behead her to rectify her mistake was a great favor that no one could fault.
Either let it be business, or if Spo Yiyin can't bear it, let's talk about personal matters.
As long as the Imperial Palace does not announce this matter to the public, everything can still be discussed.
The Ashikaga family and the Shiba family are relatives, so there is always some friendship to talk about.
If Yoshihiro Shiba gave up on Yukino Takada, it would be no wonder that the Ashikaga family distinguishes between public and private affairs and does not give face.
Even if Shiba Yoshiyin guessed that there was a method involved in Odaisho, there was nothing he could do.
After all, the Ashikaga General is the lord of the world. Could he fall out with the Ashikaga family over a small retainer?
It's just that his perception of the general is about to collapse, and the negative impact will be too great.
Ootaisho looked at his daughter with a slightly apologetic look, and Ashikaga Yoshiki shook his head.
It was her father who always dealt with the aftermath for her, and this time it was her turn to do her best for him.
In the final analysis, Da Yutai's failure was also because of her incompetent daughter.
After experiencing this incident, Shiba Yiyin's hatred for her doubled, and it was difficult to talk about the relationship between men and women.
Even if someone gets him later, he won't be able to win his heart. I don't know if he can change his mind in this life.
Ashikaga Yoshiki sighed.
The affairs of the imperial palace cannot be hidden from the Kyoto samurai. Because the winter review was postponed, everyone's eyes are fixed on the imperial palace.
Now there are ten corpses lying in the sword room. How can they cover them up? Kyoto is completely shaken.
Although the samurai family likes to speak with swords and guns, the use of force is strictly prohibited in Kyoto.
It's not that the Ashikaga family is a strong deterrent, it's because it's easy to lose control.
Since the third generation of shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu truly took control of the world, the Ashikaga family's control over the samurai family has declined from generation to generation. After the rebellion of the eighth generation shogun, it became even worse.
It’s not that Kyoto is without weapons, it’s that it has suffered from frequent wars and disasters.
There is a tacit understanding between the martial arts families in Beijing and China that they should use theory when encountering problems and not use force to confront them.
Because various families have intertwined grievances, once someone takes action, it is very likely to trigger a chain reaction and break out a war.
The turmoil in Kyoto harmed the interests of all the shogunate samurai families.
This is the key to Odai's ability to manipulate the Brotherhood and use public opinion to help Ashikaga Yoshiteru stabilize the ministers.
The use of force is not allowed in Kyoto, and only words have power. Otherwise, the Ji warrior would not pay attention to the men's gibbering.
This time, Shiba's retainers killed ten people in succession in the imperial palace, and their nature was extremely bad.
Even the Hosokawa Mibuchi family, who are allies, cannot speak out.
The ministers secretly thought to themselves that they were indeed the Ashikaga family, and after some manipulation, the problem was passed to the Shiba family.
Although everyone understands what is going on, as long as there is no explicit imperial order, then this matter does not exist.
The general secretly ordered the Shiba family to send a person named Yukino Takada to introduce the matter, which, judging from the appearance, gave the Shiba family enough face.
Even after seeing the bloodshed, the imperial court allowed Takada Yukino to commit seppuku and allowed the Shiba family to correct their mistakes. This was a kindness.
If you don't think carefully about why Takada Yukino killed people in the imperial palace, it seems that the Ashikaga family cares about the Shiba family.
But the imperial palace has always been strictly managed, so how can the rumors in the capital spread in the imperial palace?
It also caused Spo's retainers to kill people. If we look into this matter more deeply, there are loopholes everywhere.
But no matter what, at this time the Ashikaga family had the upper hand again.
The Spo family is nothing more than two choices.
First, send someone to correct the mistake and show that the Shiba family still submits to the Ashikaga family and the shogun.
In this way, the general's idle nonsense will be fooled away, and his prestige will not be damaged.
As long as the Sibo family is willing to bow their heads and be petty, the military masters can still tolerate the general's occasional willfulness.
Afterwards, the review will be held as appropriate, and the crisis in the shogunate will be over.
Secondly, if the Shiba family went to the imperial palace to plead for mercy, they would have to make concessions to the Ashikaga family, and there was no possibility that the marriage would be followed up.
After all, Shiba Yiyin only said that he could not wear white clothes, and did not directly say that he had lost his integrity.
Maybe Governor Siba doesn’t like to wear white clothes?
If Lisboa really merges, no one dares to talk nonsense behind their back if they don't want their lives.
In these two results, no matter how you look at it, the Ashikaga family has the upper hand, although the methods are a bit dirty.
While the warriors were watching the excitement, two pieces of news entered Kyoto.
One came from Sakai Port, the Shiba Shinsengumi urgently reported that Miyoshi Nagakei had conquered the Shikoku backyard in just one winter, and the Miyoshi family was about to make a comeback.
One came from Kitaomi, and the Asai family asked for help from the shogunate. The Rokkaku family and the Mino Isshiki family were about to launch an offensive against Kitaomi after the spring plowing.
Kyoto was in an uproar.
Everyone suddenly discovered that the Shiba family had a third option, which was to abandon Takada Yukino, remain silent, and wait for the Ashikaga family to bow their heads.
No matter how you plot, the war is coming and the swords will rise again.
Do you, the Ashikaga family, dare to cause trouble to the end?