Chapter three hundred and seventy seventh struggle
Since they decided to accept the Shiba family's kindness and join hands with the Oda family, the Asai family should also express their feelings.
Asai Nagamasa said to Akao Kiyosuna.
"Lord Akao returns to Akao Castle to greet Duke Kenshin and His Highness Shangshang, and please come to Otani Castle to have a talk.
The winter cold has not dissipated, and there are still a few days until the snow melts in Kanto, so it is not a problem to delay for one day.
I wrote a handwritten letter and sent it to Echizen Tsuruga Castle and handed it over to the Asakura family, Soteiko, so that I can be considered as an introduction to the two families."
Akao Kiyosuna understood this and cheered.
Asai Nagamasa is a good person, and this is a matchmaker for Shiba Yiyin.
Teruhora Uesugi was able to travel the Hokuriku Expressway because he used money to clear the way and persuaded the houses along the way to let him go.
After all, the Hokurikudo countries had no conflict of interest with her, and they would not embarrass her for the sake of money.
But it's hard to say that Shiba Yoshigan, because the Asakura family drove away the Shiba family and seized Echizen country.
The Asakura family has been in control of Echizen for five generations. The first generation was a member of the Shiba family, a member of the Shiba family who surrendered to the country and had a low status.
But it was this person who took advantage of the conflict between the guardian and the guardian generation, and finally drove both families away and monopolized Echizen.
It was a period when the shogunate was powerful, so such an action would inevitably receive a strong reaction. However, the Asakura family was lucky enough to encounter the Yatsudai Shogun Rebellion.
The eighth-generation general had no heir, so he had no choice but to appoint his sister as his heir. Who knew that the old man would have a pearl, but she would actually have one! It was a daughter!
The Eighth Generation Shogun wanted to change his position, and the dispute over the succession of the Shogun family implicated the interests of various shogunate families. Important ministers such as Hosokawa, Hatakeyama, Shiba, and Yamana ended up one after another.
As a result, the samurai families inside and outside the shogunate were divided into eastern and western armies to attack each other. In recent years, the shogunate's sphere of influence such as Shikoku and Saikoku has been in chaos.
This battle shattered the internal harmony of the guardian system headed by the Ashikaga family. The blood relatives of Ashikaga no longer had a deep brotherhood, and countless blood feuds were added.
The shogunate began to decline. Starting from the Asakura family, the samurai families from all over the world gradually eliminated the guardian daimyo of the shogunate, and the guardian system began to collapse.
In this war, the Asakura family participated in the war as the Western Army. The first-generation family governor was brave and good at fighting, and gave the Eastern Army a headache.
The general of the Eastern Army, the governor of the Hosokawa clan of that generation, came forward to win over her and pulled her into the Eastern Army camp with the reward of Echizen Kingdom.
At this point, the Asakura family unified the Echizen country, received a title from the shogunate and became the guardian of Echizen, and the low-level samurai family suddenly became a famous family, which is also extremely ironic.
Of course, the most injured person was the Shiba clan. The Echizen and Owari countries they protected were deprived of half of their strength and their vitality was severely damaged.
Although many years have passed, things have changed and people have changed. The Asakura family has ruled the Echizen Kingdom for five generations and has established deep roots.
But there was no one to pull the strings, and I was afraid that the Shiba and Asakura families would not be able to get along, and some disputes would arise.
The Asai family has a close relationship with the Asakura family. The first Asai Ryomasa was a good friend of the previous Asakura family governor Takakage and Asakura Army Shenzong Digong.
With the support of the Asakura family, he expelled the Kyogoku family and dominated Kitaomi, and the two families became allies.
It is indeed a good way for Asai Nagamasa to set up a line for Shiba Yiyin to express goodwill.
I believe Shiba Yigen will accept her kindness. Kanto is far away, and it is better to have more friends than enemies along the way.
When you go out, who knows if you will encounter an accident. Bye bye to the pier, it is normal to make friends with each other.
Not everyone is as heroic as Hui Hu in the shirt above, scattering gold along the way and leading the elite warrior warriors through with murderous intent.
After Asai Nagamasa finished speaking, he looked at the different expressions on the faces of the important ministers and sighed in his heart.
When my mother sat in the position of house superintendent, she was also very dissatisfied. But when she actually sat on it, she realized how hot this position was.
As the saying goes, it is difficult to reconcile everyone's opinions. The retainers all have their own perspectives and have their own reasons, but it is her, the Asai family governor, who makes the final decision!
The retainers can say wrong things, but she can't. She is the governor, the decision-maker and person in charge of the Asai family!
She didn’t know that the Todo leader of the Shiba family was a domestic trouble in Kita Omi? She didn’t know that the military family of the three counties could not be destroyed? She didn’t know that people who don’t have long-term concerns will have immediate worries?
The swords and guns of Rokkaku and Isshiki's family are almost nailed to her head. How can she have time and energy to rectify the internal situation? I can't do that.
To quench your thirst with poison, look at the present first!
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Owari, Kiyosu Castle Castle, and the meeting hall are conducting deliberation.
A petite Hime Samurai fell to the ground and trembled under Oda Nobunaga's teasing gaze. It was Kinoshita Hideyoshi.
On the side, Katsuie Shibata, who was sitting on his knees with his head raised and his chest proud, humiliated her with words in front of his master.
"How dare a low-level person like you speak nonsense during a review, how brave you are!
Who do you think you are? You can talk about military and national affairs at will!
Your Highness, why don't you let me kill these disrespectful things for you?"
Oda Nobunaga did not comment and smiled softly.
Shibata Katsuie held the handle of the knife and was about to draw the knife to kill someone, but Niwa Nagahide finally couldn't help but stop him.
"Shibata-sama, please be patient. Although Kinoshita Hideyoshi is abrupt, he is still the Samurai Princess whom His Highness has allowed to participate in the review.
The review is a public discussion, and even if she said something wrong, it would not be a sin that cost her life."
Shibata Katsuie raised his eyebrows and replied.
"His Highness only allows her to participate in common affairs such as buying and selling. This lucky guy should be grateful and do a good job.
Now that he is speaking arrogantly and dares to talk about military and national affairs, shouldn't he be killed?"
Niwa Nagahide was also suffocated and had nothing to say for a moment.
The samurai family has a very high level of dignity, and a commoner warrior like Kinoshita Hideyoshi, who gained status through marriage, is the most despicable.
It's just that she was born under Oda Nobunaga. She was a servant who fetched shoes and warmed his feet. She was also regarded as a close confidant of Nobunaga, and she had some incest feelings.
He is also smart and clever, and his several missions and transactions have satisfied His Highness.
Especially when I went to Kyoto and found a cheap source of iron cannons, the Oda family had the first batch of organized iron cannons.
Oda Nobunaga was in a good mood, so he was given the identity of a public servant and worked under Niwa Nagahide, and he was able to make his mark.
Niwa Nagahide was Nobunaga's chief housekeeper, and the household affairs at home were complicated. Kinoshita Hideyoshi was smart and really helped a lot, which made her very fond of him.
But who would have thought that she would dare to speak during the Oda family's review, which made Shibata Katsuie furious.
Shibata Katsuie is the number one person in the Oda family's military. Although Niwa Nagahide is deeply trusted by Oda Nobunaga, he does not want to offend her.
In desperation, she bowed to Oda Nobunaga and asked for help.
The Lord will not really let Shibata Katsuie kill people, he just has a bad taste and likes to see people suffer misfortune.
When Oda Nobunaga saw his confidant asking for help, he curled his lips and felt that he had had enough fun, so he spoke.
"Monkey, are you brave enough now to control my move to Komakiyama Castle?
In a few days, do you want to arrange the bed arrangements between Nongjun and I?"
Niwa Nagahide glared at his master.
Even if you try to make peace, don't use this kind of topic! How can the master's internal affairs and the majesty of the master's family be joked about!
Facing Niwa Nagahide's gaze, Oda Nobunaga waved his hands with a smile and said to Shibata Katsuie.
"Quan Liu, forget it.
I quite like this little monkey, keep it for my amusement.
I’m depressed from doing reviews and exhausted from talking, so I should watch a monkey show to relax my mind.”
Shibata Katsuie had long since accepted Oda Nobunaga's surly temperament, and the master took her face into consideration when he spoke, so he naturally knew what was good and bad.
He laughed and said.
"What His Highness said is that I lacked interest and ruined His Highness's interest. I'm really sorry."
After saying that, he bowed to Nobunaga and apologized, saying no more words.
Nobunaga leaned lazily on the side pillow, staring at Kinoshita Hideyoshi, like a snake looking at a rat, smiling but not smiling, and said coldly.
"Okay, let's start your performance.
If you can't satisfy me, I can only chop off your monkey brain and throw it out to feed the dogs.
Don’t make things difficult for me, monkey.”
Hideyoshi kowtowed heavily and replied loudly.
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Cold sweat wetted her underwear on her back, and her heart was beating wildly. This was the chance to speak that she had bought with her life.
She is not willing to spend her whole life doing business, and she is determined to climb up.