Minami Omi, the residence of the Rokkaku family governor, Kannonji Castle, and the castle tower.
Rokkaku Yoshiharu was at a loss as he looked at the tough retainers in front of him.
"Goto-sama, this mobilization after spring plowing is a strategy that has been decided by the family. If you insist on changing it now, I am afraid it will be inappropriate."
The majestic old woman in front of her was Goto Kentoyo, an important minister of the Rokkaku family.
She shook her head and said firmly.
"I also ask Your Highness to restart the review and discuss the Northern Expedition to Asai.
Since Lord Ding Lai, my family has been fighting all year round. The territories of each family have long been exhausted, and there are many people in the country who are in commotion.
The Asai family has already reacted. The news must have been leaked, and the opportunity for my family and the Mino Isshiki family to join forces for a raid has been missed.
If it is activated forcefully, it will be another meaningless consumption.
The Asai family is backed by their allies, the Asakura family, but behind my family is the Shiba family, who is eyeing us. The shogunate will definitely side with the Asai family and suppress my family.
A wise man will not take the wrong action knowingly, but I hope the Lord will think twice."
Goto Kentoyo fell to the ground and kowtowed, while Rokkaku Yoshiharu remained silent.
After a while, she said.
"Lord Goto, please go back first and I will think about it again."
A hint of dissatisfaction flashed through Goto Kentoyo's lowered eyes, but he still reluctantly bowed and left.
As soon as she left, a person appeared from behind the curtain of the meeting hall with a gloomy face. It was Yoshihide Rokkaku, the mother of Yoshiji.
She snorted coldly and said.
"Goto Kentoyo is becoming more and more arrogant."
Rokkaku Yoshiharu replied.
"Mother, what Goto-sama said is not unreasonable."
Rokkaku Yixian's pupils shrank, he didn't expect his daughter to contradict him.
Because Noragada lost the battle, she was forced to abdicate as an apology. Who knew that Goto Kentoyo was aggressive and had no intention of stopping.
And his daughter, Rokkaku Yoshiharu, who controls the Rokkaku family, seems to be becoming more and more disobedient.
She vaguely regretted it. If she had known what happened, she should not have given in at that time. The Six Corners Master's family was still strong, and the retainers did not dare to go too far.
Now she is retreating step by step, and Goto's family retainers are getting tougher because of her concessions.
Within the Rokkaku family, Yoshiharu also had his own political demands after taking the position of family governor, which in turn distracted the main family's power.
As one goes and the other goes, her life becomes increasingly difficult.
Rokkaku Yoshiken shook his head, getting rid of the decadent thoughts in his mind, and explained to his daughter.
"The Asai family's strategy of the Northern Expedition cannot be shaken. This is a war planned by you and me.
Since you took over as the family governor, you have not achieved any results on your own, so the retainers have doubts.
If this matter is terminated, you will be regarded as a lord who changes orders frequently, is weak and can be bullied, and your prestige will be severely damaged, so you must not change it.
Goto Kentoyo wanted to weaken the authority of the master's family and win over the hesitant retainers to support her in managing the household."
Rokkaku Yoshiharu nodded.
Although she was dissatisfied with her mother's delay in delegating power after her abdication, their interests were consistent when it came to dealing with the Goto family.
Rokkaku Yoshiken continued with a sneer.
"Goto Kenfeng was in the Rokkaku family, Miyoshi Nagakei was in the Hosokawa family, and Yusa was religious in the Hatakeyama family.
The decline of a high family does not begin with the loss of authority and retainers seizing the power to govern the family.
Once Goto Kentoyo gained the support of his retainers and took charge of everything inside and outside the family, the power of the head of the family would inevitably be weakened.
When my family becomes insignificant, it will be time for her Goto family to take over Minami Omi and become the master of a country."
The troubles faced by the Rokkaku family are problems faced by all daimyo.
The master's family has been weakened by the defeat, and the attitude of the retainers has become increasingly tough. Once a situation arises in which the master is weak and the ministers are strong, the family fortune will be surrendered sooner or later.
If the guardian of the daimyo is still under the protection of the shogunate, the retainers will be wary of the shogunate's reaction and will be restrained in doing things, such as Hatakeyama Takamasa.
However, the Rokkaku family has always been dissatisfied with the shogunate and remained independent. There were internal strife in the family, and it was too late for the general to applaud and applaud, so there was no support for her family.
Moreover, with the shogunate's prestige now declining, how much power does the guardian system still have left to bluff people?
The Ashikaga family cannot protect itself. In troubled times, every family is in a state of panic, afraid of their own destruction, and unable to see their ancestors.
Rokkaku Yoshiji pondered for a while and asked.
"But my family's plan has been known to the Asai family. If we are prepared, the results of the battle may not be satisfactory to the retainers.
If things go wrong, the dissatisfied retainers will still move closer to Goto Kentoyo, and the situation of the master's family will still not improve."
Rokkaku Yoshixian didn't think so and said.
"Today is different from the past.
When I was in power, my family already occupied the nine counties of Omi, and the shogunate was also an ally, so I was determined to destroy the Asai family and unify Omi.
Who knew I would meet Lord Qianxin, alas..."
Rokkaku Yixian's heart ached, and Si Yiyin almost became her demonic obstacle.
Every few days, I would dream back to Norada. The wound he had cut me felt a dull pain, and I was dripping with cold sweat. I was gnashing my teeth, and was even more scared.
She shook her head, collected her thoughts and continued.
"My family is not trying to destroy the Asai family this time, it is just trying to plot the three Kitaomi counties that were taken away by the Asai family.
The Mino Isshiki family sent troops, and when entering Omi Province, the army had to go through Sakata County. The rest of the mountain roads were rugged and insufficient to support logistics, making it difficult to supply the expenses of the army.
Sakata County is one of the three oldest counties of the Asai family, and there is no room for failure. Asai Nagamasa must deal with it with all his strength.
And until the Asai family is destroyed, the Asakura family will never send troops to help.
What her family hopes is that the Kita Omi trade route will continue. As long as the Asai family is still there, her family will not use their own strength to fulfill Asai Nagamasa.
The Asai family is weaker, which may be beneficial to the two alliances.
Not to mention the Shiba family, they will not be sincere towards the Asai family.
You have to remember that Omi is the confidant of the world, and if you get him, you can win the world.
Neither the Asakura family nor the Shiba family will allow the Asai family to become powerful. What they hope is that our two families will continue to fight and no one can destroy the other."
Rokkaku Yoshiharu thought about it and said.
"What you mean is to let the Mino Isshiki family take advantage of Kitanomi's hard bones.
My family's Northern Expedition is plotting the three counties that were taken away by the Asai family?"
Rokkaku Yixian also denied it.
"impossible.
If my family captures three counties, Omi will restore the unbalanced situation of my family's nine counties and Asai's three counties, and the Norada war will be in vain.
The Asakura family may not react, but the Shiba family will definitely intervene.
The shogunate and the Shiba family will never allow my family to rise again and become invincible.
Therefore, the only thing my family can plot is Aichi County, so as not to trigger a strong reaction from the Spo family.
After all, Inugami County has the territory of the Shiba family. Once you enter Inugami County, you will inevitably lose control. You must try your best to avoid territorial disputes with the Shiba family.
Once we have the land of a county, we must first acquire the group of retainers and suppress Goto Kentoyo, and then we can plan for it slowly."
Rokkaku Yoshiharu nodded and agreed with his mother's strategy.
Rokkaku Yoshixian smiled, feeling proud of himself, but he didn't know that his daughter's heart was already cold.
Rokkaku Yoshiharu just came to power and vowed to conquer the Asai family in the north and regain the three counties for the family.
If the matter is done hastily, Goto Kentoyo will continue to suppress her, and her prestige as the governor will also be reduced, and she will not feel comfortable.
The only person who benefited from this was Rokkaku Yoshiken. She led the process of the Northern Expedition, and the right to allocate a county's land was naturally in her hands.
She is proud of herself, but Rokkaku Yoshiharu and Goto Kentoyo are the ones who suffer losses. What a good calculation.
Rokkaku Yoshiharu saw through his mother's intentions, but he didn't have the strength to turn against her, so he could only pretend not to know.
Even though he was calm, he already had different thoughts.