Rokkaku Yoshixian didn't know that his daughter was wary of her and was still thinking about the Northern Expedition.
she said.
"I want to visit Beijing once."
Rokkaku Yoshiharu asked.
"Mother went to Luo because of the invitation letter from the Shiba family Akechi Mitsuhide?"
"Yes and no.
Yoshihiro Shiba went to Kanto as an envoy and gave Mitsuhide Akechi the power of his family's foreign affairs. It is said that he had the authority to decide to join the war.
Get in touch with this person, explore her cards, and see what the Spo family can tolerate.
With Shiba Yiyin not nearby, the Shiba family must not want to be troublesome. If my family has a sense of propriety in doing things, she should choose to be patient and seek stability.
I went to Kyoto to appease the mood of the shogunate, to show my family's submission, and to alleviate the general's hostility.
In addition, I went to see Kamao Kenhide. She stayed in Kyoto and didn’t say she was contacting the shogunate. In fact, she was scared away by me and Goto Kentoyo.
This is my fault. The Kamao Shinto family went with me to the battle in Noragada and suffered heavy losses. They have fulfilled their loyalty as ministers.
I fell into Goto Kentoyo's trick and suspected that her legitimate daughter Tsuruchiyo would be forcibly brought into power and shake the Kamao family's attitude towards us.
Kenhide Kamao left for Kyoto, Chiyo Tsuru became an official in the Shiba family, and Kenmori Shindo also alienated us, allowing Kento Goto to succeed."
Rokkaku Yoshiken was sighing, but Yoshiharu was silent.
She had long advised her mother not to act rashly. Close retainers were forced to remain neutral and even sided with Goto Kentoyo, all because of her actions.
After the war in Norada, Rokkaku Yoshihide was unable to control his retainers and became increasingly worried about gain and loss in doing things, often doing extreme things.
Rokkaku Yoshiharu is just her puppet in front of the curtain. He has name but no power, and is unable to influence her will.
At this time, her heart moved and she asked.
"Is mother going to persuade Pu Shengxianxiu to return to Guanyin Temple City?"
Rokkaku Yoshixian nodded.
"Yes, the Pu Sheng family has served my family for generations, and Pu Sheng Xianxiu is also loyal.
As long as she is willing to come back, Shindo Kensei will not be so alienated from his master's family.
Once the Northern Expedition goes well, and if we take down one county to appease them, we will be able to suppress Goto Kentoyo, and the Rokkaku family will be at peace."
"Thank you for your hard work, mother."
"No problem."
Rokkaku Yoshiken looked at his daughter with a smile, but Rokkaku Yoshiharu was thinking in his heart.
Mother left Minami Omi and went to Beijing so that she could have more opportunities to divide and win over each other and build her own team. After all, I am the governor of the Rokkaku family.
She said again.
"Information has been received that Lord Kenshin's mission to Echigo has left the Seta River and is now on Lake Biwa."
Rokkaku Yoshixian was stunned for a moment and said with a complicated expression.
"I order the towns and cities along the way to be respectful and do my best to meet your needs if necessary."
The two of them sat speechless. The Liujiao family's current predicament all originated from that strange man from the Warring States Period.
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In the north of Omi, in Otani Castle, where the governor of the Asai family resides, Asai Nagamasa and a group of Hime samurai are also talking about Shiba Yoshiin.
Asai Nagamasa sat in the main seat.
The next four people, Akao Kiyoshizuna, Kaiboku Tsunanchika, Isono Motomasa, and Aguan Sadazumi, are all important ministers of the family and pillars of civil and military affairs.
Just listen to what Aguan Zhenzheng said.
"I heard that Duke Kenshin entered Omi Kingdom by water?"
Isono Yuanmao glanced at her and said.
"Yes, we should land on the north coast and send envoy to Echigo."
Aguan Zhenzheng sighed.
"In just one year, Sibo's surviving son has established a territory of hundreds of thousands of stones in Nanjin. It is really embarrassing for my daughter and me.
If you give him some more time, I wonder what kind of achievements he will make."
Isono Yuanmao said impatiently.
"What on earth do you want to say? Say it directly. No one in the fog can understand you."
The two looked at each other and looked away.
Nagamasa Asai, who was at the top, also had a headache. The attitude of the retainers towards the Shiba family was already divided into two factions.
The advisers, headed by Tsunayika Kaiboku, advocated keeping vigilance against the Shiba family.
The military general, led by Akao Kiyoshizuna, wants to deepen the relationship with the Shiba family.
Both Tsunayika Kaiboku and Kiyotsuna Akao are three-generation veteran ministers with high moral standing and high respect, so they are not suitable for quarreling with each other.
In the scene, it is usually Isono Masaru and Aguchi Sadaki who confront each other.
Both of them were born into wealthy families in Ixiang County, served as officials in Asai Nagamasa, and their statuses were equally matched.
Isono Umasa's Sawayama Castle was an important stronghold in Kita Omi, and the two counties of Asai and Ika that protected it behind it were the basic base from which the Asai family started.
The Yamamoto Mountain Castle that Aguan Zengzheng built is a key point at the eastern foot of Lake Biwa. Be careful of cross-attacks from behind.
Since they have similar status, they will naturally not be afraid of each other. Regardless of whether it is a committee meeting or a small-scale discussion like today, everyone holds their own opinions and debates endlessly.
Asai Nagamasa finally couldn't bear it any longer. News came from Shiba's house that there had been a quarrel at home for several days.
Seeing that spring plowing is about to begin, and the invasion of Rokkaku and Isshiki's two families is imminent, there is no time to argue anymore, and we must have an attitude today.
She named Tsunayomi Kaiboku and said.
"Master Haibei, what do you think of Duke Qianxin's transit?"
Tsunachika Kaiboku knew that the lord was talking about transit, but in fact he couldn't bear the two factions arguing.
she sighed.
"Your Highness, I know that you have a good impression of Mr. Qianxin.
But my family had a difficult time regaining the three counties because the Shiba family's Tengtang leader was obstructing us.
The Rokkaku family and the Mino Isshiki family attacked, so my family had to join forces with the Shiba family to fight against it.
But please also see clearly that the Spo family is my family’s most serious concern.”
"Master Haibei's remarks are ridiculous."
Akao Kiyosuna interrupted her, bowed and apologized to her and the Lord, and continued after receiving permission.
"The Rokkaku family lost the three counties of North Omi, and still has nearly 400,000 koku of territory in South Omi. Many castle towns with prosperous commerce and trade are still strong.
My family and Lord Kenshin joined forces to win the Norada War, and we became comrades-in-arms. This also led to the enmity between the Shiba family and the Rokkaku family.
Now that the Shiba Iga Territory is south of Omi, how can the Shiba family sit back and watch the Rokkaku family grow? They are my family's best allies."
Haibeizuna looked at her coldly and retorted.
"If Mr. Qianxin was really serious, he would choose the two families to form an alliance, but how would he do it?
The Shiba family had no intention of forming an alliance and only wanted a tacit understanding of joining forces, but instead they turned around and brokered an alliance between the Owari and Oda families and my family. What does this mean?
Tougao Todo of Inugami County, a mere martial artist with a common family background, was promoted to the position of ten thousand stone daimyo by him.
Nowadays, the martial arts families in Inugami County and even Xinsan County are in a state of unrest. Your Highness only has the title of Lord, but no real identity.
They don't recognize the military ration service at all!
What benefits did we get from the Noragada War that we won at great cost? Just the false title of Lord of Kitaomi?"
Akao Kiyosuna said forcefully.
"The martial arts family all pursue interests, and Qianxin acts openly and honestly.
He did intend to restrict my family, but he did things in an upright manner and his methods were within the rules.
Since we are a martial arts family that abides by the rules, my family can naturally play within the rules, so why should we show hostility?
You said that the Rokkaku family is already stronger than us, and if they join forces with the Mino Isshiki family to attack together, if we don't seek help from the Shiba family, who else can we turn to?
The shogunate that deceives people with empty words? Or the Asakura family that has nothing to do with it?
Or maybe Mr. Haibei thinks that my family is strong enough to withstand an attack from both families.
Okay, okay, I’ll give you the pioneer, I won’t compete with you, I’ll give you the first achievement!”
As he said that, Akao Kiyosuna actually acted like a rogue, which made Asai Nagamasa want to laugh, and seeing Kaiboku Tsuna's ugly face, he could only endure it until he looked weird.
It is also a rare scene for two veteran ministers to leave the court with bad blood.
Tsunachika Kaiboku is a counselor, he wants to digest the new three counties, and he represents the interests of the retainers group.
Norada joined forces, and the Asai retainers went all out to defeat the Rokkaku family at a huge cost.
However, the Asai family could not get any knowledge or military rations from the three newly attached counties, so they were naturally very angry.
It's just that the Asai family was too weak at the beginning and was exhausted from winning the battle, so they had no choice but to compromise with the Shinsan Commandery Samurai family.
Seeking fame rather than profit prevented the Asai family from truly conquering the new three counties.
Tsunachika Kaiboku was very dissatisfied with the Shiba family. The existence of the Todo family made the Samurai family of the three counties more active and unwilling to truly surrender.
This time, Todo Toradaka used the affairs of the Rokkaku family to mobilize the samurai family of Inugami County to resist the Rokkaku Northern Expedition on the pretext of assisting the Asai family.
If she is allowed to succeed, the samurai families of Inugami County and even the three counties will be more united and consider themselves heroes, making it more difficult to subdue them after the war.
Akao Kiyosuna's idea is very simple. She is a military commander, and it is her duty to charge into battle.
But fighting is about fighting for one's life, not about risking one's death. There is no reason to insist on holding on despite knowing that one cannot win.
The Shiba family and the Asai family have common interests in fighting against the Rokkaku family.
Why push the Allies away for the sake of vague future troubles? Isn’t this sick?
Yoshigan Shiba is the guardian daimyo who received the service of the shogunate, and Nagamasa Asai is the guardian daimyo of Kitaomi who was personally awarded by the shogun.
Conflicts between the two parties can be fought within the rules of the guardian system. There is no need to quarrel and force the other party to become enemies. Fighting without breaking up is the right way.
The two people had completely different ideas, and the retainers who agreed with them split into two groups to confront each other, giving Asai Nagamasa a splitting headache.