Maeda Riku looked at his excited daughter and finally understood why she had to find out Akechi Mitsuhide's intentions.
She doesn't want to hinder, she really wants to help!
Maeda Riku couldn't help but sympathize with Yoshigan Shiba. What kind of warriors were under the command of the master of Shiba's revival?
Everyone says they are loyal to the emperor, but in their hearts they want you. This is despicable.
No matter how hard it was, Maeda and her daughter could not predict that Akechi Mitsuhide would be crazy enough to kill the general, so they got what they thought was a reasonable explanation.
A slight difference can lead to a mistake of a thousand miles.
Maeda Rihisa said.
"Now that you have made up your mind, how are you going to help Rokkaku and his daughter return to Guanyin Temple City?"
Maeda said with a smile.
"This is simple.
I will send people to transport some supplies to Hino Castle to express my anger at the actions of the Rokkaku Retainers.
The Girihime warrior of the Shiba family hates the following thieves the most."
Maeda Toshihisa chuckled, you bastards of the Shiba family all covet the lord and have malicious intentions towards the general. How can you be so shameless when you say such a thing with righteous words?
Seeing his daughter becoming increasingly thick-skinned, Maeda Riku couldn't help but shake his head.
"First write a letter to Nizi Katsuhisa, explaining that you are assisting the Rokkaku family to ensure the stability of the country and seek her understanding.
Akechi Mitsuhide is the target of your temptation, but Katsuhisa Nizi should win over him. Don’t make enemies everywhere, and learn to respect others.”
Maeda Yiyi bowed.
"Hey, mother is right, I will write a letter to inform Nizi Shengjiu.
After the Omi War, I kept up the pressure on Koga County, and Rokkaku and her daughter could not get support from the Koga people.
As long as I show my kindness and am no longer a threat, the Rokkaku mother and daughter will inevitably seek help from the semi-independent Koga clan and participate in the internal fighting.
The Rokkaku family is a direct branch of the Sasaki family. The Sasaki family has been rooted in Omi country for thousands of years, and the Rokkaku family has been the ruler of Minami Omi for hundreds of years. Their power is deeply rooted and will not be overthrown so easily.
As long as there are no external threats, the hexagonal retainers in Guanyinji Castle cannot withstand the doubts of the grassroots samurai and the harassment of the Koga clan.
If I say again that I will go north after the spring plowing to help the Rokkaku mother and daughter bring order to things, maybe Guanyin Temple City will not be able to withstand the internal and external pressure and will ask the Lord to return to the city to discuss the follow-up."
Maeda Riku glanced at his daughter and saw that this child was getting better and better at playing tricks.
The biggest external threat to the Rokkaku family now is Iga's Maeda interests.
Ashikaga Yoshiteru suppressed the shogunate in Yamashiro Kingdom, and was temporarily unable to take action to cause turmoil within the Rokkaku family.
The Asai family in Kitaomia had fought too many fierce battles in the past year and was exhausted, unable to affect the chaos in Minamiomia.
As long as Maeda gives in to his interests and is even willing to help Rokkaku and his daughter, the pro-Rokkaku forces within the Rokkaku family will cause trouble again.
Under internal and external pressure, the six-cornered retainers group in Guanyin Temple City did not have many choices. The only option was to reconcile with the lord, and at most gain some advantages from the lord's family.
Maeda Rihisa said.
"According to what you said, there is something I can do to help Liujiao and her daughter."
Maeda looked at his mother and listened to what she said.
"His Majesty Oda captured Inabayama Castle, renamed it Gifu Castle, and engraved the seal of Tenkabubumu.
She ordered the Nishimino samurai to pursue the escaped Saito Ryuuki and other Saito remnants, and they will attack Kitaise after the spring plowing."
Maeda was stunned for a moment and said.
"Wasn't Saito Ryuuki brought to Iga by Saito's retainers, in the territory of Akechi Mitsuhide?"
Maeda Riku looked at his daughter and smiled bitterly.
"Does it matter?"
Maeda's face was solemn, it really wasn't important.
Saito Ryuuki is just a little girl, still young. Oda Nobunaga may not care where she goes, the worst he can do is to encounter a knife in the future.
Oda Nobunaga sent the Nishi Mino samurai to intervene in Northern Ise, which was a very bad sign.
Ise Province is close to Konki and passes through the two mountain areas of Suzuka Bunuhiki, which is the three countries of Omi, Iga and Yamato.
Especially Kitai Ise.
When Shiba Yoshigan and Maeda went to Luoyang with their interests, they took the northern Ise line, where there were actually some samurai families affiliated with the Rokkaku family.
The samurai families in Ise are divided into north and south. In the south is the Kitahata family of Ise Province, and in the north are the eight northern Ise counties, where there are many local clans.
Among the Northern Ise people, some samurai families, including the Seki family and the Kobe family, have been won over by the Minami Omi Rokkaku family.
The governors of the two families married two sons of the Kamao family, the important minister of Rokkaku. After the marriage, they submitted to the Rokkaku family and became the affiliated force of the Rokkaku family in Kitai Ise.
The Rokkaku mother and daughter fled Kannonji Castle and came to Hino Castle. The lord of Hino Castle, Kenhide Kamao, was the governor of the Kamao family of this generation. The governor of the two families in Kitaise married her brother, and they were sisters.
Kenhide Kamao was already mediating with all parties within the Rokkaku family, hoping to end the Kannonji riot. If he received news that the Oda family had invaded Kitaise, I'm afraid it would be even more urgent.
The in-law alliance is the strongest relationship between the samurai family, and the in-laws of Kitaisei are also a big help for the Kamao family to make ends meet within the Rokkaku family.
Now that the Seki family and the Kobe family are threatened by the Oda family, Kenhide Kamao will definitely try his best to promote harmony in the family to deal with external threats.
Maeda glanced at his mother and knew in his heart that although the relationship between the two parties was just that of an adoptive mother and daughter, his mother treated him really well.
The Iga Maeda family is inextricably linked to the four Shimowari prefectures, especially Kaisai and Kaito prefectures.
Many of the retainers in Maeda's interests were the Maeda Iehime samurai from Arakoko Castle brought by Maeda Rihisa from Owari Province, as well as the local samurai families from the east and west of the sea.
Therefore, the relationship between the Iga-Maeda family and Owari is very delicate.
Maeda Riku seemed to have given the Rokkaku family an excuse to integrate internally, but in fact he betrayed the Oda family's strategic intentions.
On the one hand, it alerts the Rokkaku family, and on the other hand, it also reminds Maeda of his interests. Nobunaga, the governor of the Oda family who is ambitious for the world, has been slowly approaching Iga country.
Maeda mother and daughter looked at each other, both worried.
In recent years, internal and external troubles have been constant, and the Spo family has been divided. I really don’t know what kind of trouble will be caused in the next year. Why doesn’t Spo Yiyin come back?
Maeda was silent for a moment and then asked.
"Where is Maeda Toshiie? What's her attitude?"
Maeda Toshiji looked at her daughter dissatisfied. Maeda Toshiya was her sister, but her daughter was very resistant to her and spoke without honorifics.
However, the same seems to be the case with Maeda Toshiie, and the two sides have already regarded each other as rivals.
Maeda Riku secretly sighed, and then said.
"Last year, she helped the Oda family capture Kaneyama Castle, and then led the troops back to the territory to repair it.
Toshiiehime is the acting official of Owari Shiba, not an Oda retainer. She has not participated in the review of Gifu Castle and is still waiting for His Highness Oda's summons."
Maeda benefit sneered.
"As Shiba's retainer, she fights for the Oda family. I really don't know what she is thinking."
Maeda Riku curled his lips. Aren't you just like you, trying to expand your strength and find ways to get married?
She didn't want to talk about this embarrassing topic anymore, so she changed the subject.
"She has made great contributions in the Mino Strategy, and she should get more Tomoyo Atomo status, and the Owari Shiba leader should be even stronger.
Your Majesty Oda is indeed a magnanimous lord. He has a bad temper but his rewards are fair, and Toshikahime will not suffer."
Maeda Yiyi still thought indifferently.
"Using the Shiba family's military power to conquer the world for the Oda family, the Oda family has become a threat to the near future.
If she doesn’t suffer, then who does?”
Mother and daughter scolded each other wordlessly, and in the end they didn't know what they were talking about.
The Maeda family was a samurai family under the Oda family, and their original path was clearly visible, which was nothing more than following Oda Nobunaga to conquer the world.
However, this route was disrupted by the intrusion of Shiba Yoshigan. Now Maeda's interests and Maeda Toshiie's secret rivalry has become two Maeda branches that go hand in hand.
Toshi Chang, the governor of Maeda's hometown in Huangzi City, must have been depressed. I really don't know whether to thank him or hate him.
In short, the Maeda family can no longer live without him.