When Takada Harano showed his fangs at Sakai Port, not far away from her, Settsu Country under the control of the Miyoshi family was in a gloomy and gloomy state.
A funeral is being held in Settsu Akutagawa Castle.
Miyoshi Nagakei's second sister, Miyoshi Yoshihide, who won the Tanba Kingdom in recent battles and made great contributions to the Miyoshi family, died of illness.
She persisted despite being injured during the war, fell ill after the war, and ultimately failed to survive the winter and died in Akutagawa Castle.
Miyoshi Yoshihide was the pillar of Miyoshi Changkei's stay in Kinji. He controlled Miyoshi's family, Settsu and Tanba, and had great power.
Her death made the unsettled waters of Miyoshi's family become increasingly turbulent.
Taking advantage of the funeral, Miyoshi and three others gathered in Akutagawa Castle to discuss strategies for the post-Miyoshi Yoshihide era.
Miyoshi Nagaitsu, who established a friendship with Matsunagahide during the Battle of Kyokoji Temple, also invited her to participate.
Matsunagahide was appointed Lord of Yodo City by Miyoshi Chokei because of his meritorious service.
Yodo City is the front line of the Miyoshi family's confrontation with the shogunate. It is the only stronghold in the mountain city and plays a very important strategic role.
As the lord of the city, Matsunaga Hide's status should not be underestimated.
The four of them exchanged a few polite greetings and got down to business.
Sanhao Changyi frowned.
"Mr. Miyoshi Yixian has passed away. There has been no one to lead the Miyoshi territory for the past few days. I don't know how His Highness will arrange it."
The death of Miyoshi Yixian was a huge blow to the three Miyoshi people who relied on her.
The Four Sisters and Three Kingdoms system of Sanhao family is centered on Sanhao Changqing.
The second sister Miyoshi Yixian suppressed Awa in his early years, and was later transferred to Settsu, where he had the greatest power.
Among the three members of the Miyoshi clan, the Settsu clan controlled by Miyoshi Changit, and the Miyoshi clan controlled by Miyoshi Masaksu were all under the command of Miyoshi Yixian.
In addition, Iwanari Tomomichi often sent envoys to various parties for the Miyoshi family, and the power of the Miyoshi trio was only inferior to the Miyoshi four sisters and the young master Miyoshi Yixing.
But after the recent wars, everything was in chaos.
Shihe Yizunzhan disappeared in Yamato, and the three good and four sisters were shattered.
Due to the heavy casualties suffered by the Sanukis in the Yamato War, not only was their strength greatly reduced, they were also questioned by various factions in the family, and there was a possibility of unrest.
What's even more troublesome is that Miyoshi Yoshihiro, the legitimate daughter of Miyoshi Changqing, the orthodox heir of the Miyoshi family, died in battle. Who will inherit the family business?
In the end, Miyoshi Chokei chose to adopt Tokawa Ichi's legitimate daughter Tokawa Yoshitsugi, and changed her name to Miyoshi Yoshitsugi to succeed as the young master to appease the Sanuki people.
This move aroused the dissatisfaction of Miyoshi Yoshihide, and the three members of Miyoshi were also at odds with Miyoshi Yoshitsugi.
If Miyoshi Yixian was still there, Miyoshi Changqing would still feel uncomfortable facing this illustrious and respected sister.
But at this time, Miyoshi Yixian died, and the three Miyoshi people who stood in Miyoshi Yixian's camp were embarrassed.
With the leader of their faction absent, can they withstand the pressure from the young master Miyoshi Yoshitsugu and even the family governor Miyoshi Chokei?
Miyoshi Yoshitsugu is not idle these days. She has won over the leader of the Awa clan, Shinohara Chofusa, and Miyoshi Nagakei's third sister, Anzai Toyasu.
Awa, Awaji, and Sanuki were originally the Miyoshi families and the foundation of the Three Kingdoms. The Three Kingdoms all supported the young master, and the three Miyoshis who were in opposition felt uncomfortable.
If Sanhao Changqing steps forward to eliminate their hidden danger at this time, the three of them may not be able to fight back, and their power will collapse before their eyes.
Miyoshi Changit also couldn't think of a way, so she asked her admirer Matsunaga Hide to see if she had any good ideas.
Matsunaga smiled and said.
"How your Highness will arrange it depends on whether the three adults are willing to give up the power in their hands.
Tanba Kingdom and Settsu Kingdom are the fulcrums for the Miyoshi family to enter recent times, and the Miyoshi clan is the elite of the family.
These rights are in the hands of Miyoshi Yoshihide, and His Highness will naturally feel at ease.
Now that the adult has passed away, who should control this power?
If the family governor wants to support Miyoshi Yoshitsugu to ascend to the throne, he will definitely take back the power from the three adults in order to stabilize the harmony in the family."
Matsunaga Hide revealed what Miyoshi and the trio were most worried about, and she did not want them to lose power.
Shiga Icun and Miyoshi Yoshihiro died in Yamato, but she, a fellow traveler, was safe and sound, which has always been a thorn in the heart of the governor.
Just for the sake of family business, Sanhao Changqing's first-generation owl can still endure it and won't do anything to her for the time being.
Matsunaga's advice stabilized the mood of various factions in the family, but it also had flaws.
Her strategy is to concentrate on encroaching on the Nishi Konki, unite the forces inside and outside the shogunate that hate the Ashikaga family, and then promote the Shiba family to compete with the Ashikaga family for power.
After the shogunate is in chaos, the Miyoshi family can go to Luo again to compete for central authority.
The shogunate has been in chaos and internal strife for more than a hundred years. Her strategy seems feasible, but today is different from the past.
The Shiba family united with the Hosokawa Miyoshi family to unite the territories of local powerful factions, so that the Miyoshi family did not dare to encroach casually.
The Miyoshi family is estranged from the Ise family and the Rokkaku family. There is no trustworthy middleman to make friends with. How to establish contact.
Ashikaga Yoshiteru in the shogunate is not a fool. The Ashikaga family has declined to the level it is today. She will not deal harshly with the Shiba family and destroy the Great Wall.
Now it seems that the internal fighting between the Ashikaga family and the Shiba family is still within a reasonable range. What is more troublesome is that Yoshigan Shiba is a man.
The two families have an option for final reconciliation, which is marriage.
The patience of the Miyoshi samurai was limited. Once Miyoshi Changqing completely stabilized the situation at home, the shogunate remained unchanged.
Matsunaga Hide, who offered advice, would be regarded as a bombastic waste, which was disgusted by the Miyoshi samurai family.
At this time, who knows if Miyoshi Changqing will recall the tragic death of his sister and daughter, Yamato, and send her down to keep them company.
Therefore, Matsunagahide must not allow internal harmony in Miyoshi's family, and must make it impossible for Miyoshi Changqing to stabilize his family before he can find a way to survive.
She came to see the three good people this time because she saw that the three were reluctant to give up their rights and instigated the three to fight among themselves.
Miyoshi Yoshitsugu's Sanuki clan, Shinohara Nagabo's Awa clan, and Azaya Toyasu's Awaji clan are the same faction.
As for the Settsu Clan of the Sanhao Sanzhong, the Sanhao Clan is another sect.
The fight between these two factions made Sanhao Changqing so anxious that he could not take care of the Lord of Yodo City, Matsunaga Hide, who was far away on the edge of the mountain city.
First use words to lift the worries of the three people, just to make them willing to fight and fight.
Sure enough, Miyoshi Choitsu took the bait. She looked at Miyoshi Masayasu and Iwanari Tomomichi and said.
"Matsunaga-hime, you and I are not outsiders, and I don't hide you.
When Miyoshi Yoshihide was still alive, she always lamented that Miyoshi Yoshihide had no one to look forward to as a successor, and was afraid that Miyoshi's family would be destroyed in her hands.
We, the retainers who are loyal to the Sanhao family, will naturally try our best to prevent this person from ascending to the throne. For the sake of the Sanhao family, we will not hesitate to die.
If you have any ideas, tell us and we promise not to leak them. It was all done by the three of us and has nothing to do with you."
Matsunaga sneered secretly.
Miyoshi Yixian is dead. You can just say she said it. Using a dead person as a shield to make excuses is also a perfect idea.
But it doesn't matter what she wants, she still needs to maintain a harmless image in Miyoshi Changqing's mind.
If the house governor were to know what she was doing, he would definitely understand her intentions and would kill her first, Matsu Nagahide.
Since Sanhao Changyi is so wise, it is not in vain for me to put all my effort into planning for them.
she laughed.
"Miyoshi Yoshitsugu's faction seems to be powerful, but in fact there is only one person who is in the most trouble, and that is Lord Anzhai Fuyuyasu."
The three of them, Miyoshi, looked at each other and nodded in unison. As soon as Matsuhisa opened his mouth, his words were meaningful.