Hosokawa Fujitaka received a letter from his biological mother Mibuchi Haruto at his residence in the mountain city of Katsuryuji Castle.
The letter urged her to come to Beijing.
The shogunate ordered Yoshigan, the direct son of the Shiba family, to go to Omi on behalf of the general to participate in the Rokkaku family's war against the Asai family.
She will accompany Shiba Yiyin as a bodyguard, and her task is to protect Shiba Yiyin's safety.
In the letter, Mibuchi Haru faintly expressed his hope that she would marry Shiba Yoshigan, which made Hosokawa Fujitaka's delicate face wrinkle up.
She was currently in the chess room of the mansion, with an elegant beauty sitting opposite her, and the two were talking about a game of forehand.
"What? Are you in a bad mood?"
Seeing that Hosokawa Fujitaka was silent after reading the letter, Samurai Hime across from him was playing with the chess pieces and said.
"Master Sanyuan really... loves to worry."
Although she has been adopted and returned to the Hosokawa family, her biological mother has always loved her very much, and sometimes it is quite troublesome to make independent decisions, but this time things are a bit big.
As a high-ranking samurai from the third shogunate, marriage matters are destined to be political marriages, but Mibuchi Haru made such a casual decision without consulting the Hosokawa family, which made Hosokawa Fujitaka very embarrassed. He really did not regard himself as an outsider.
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Mibuchi Haruwa was born in the Izumi Hosokawa family, and the current head of the family, Hosokawa Motonsune, is a sister to her.
The two sisters had a deep love for each other. Because Hosokawa Motonsune had no children, he adopted Haruka's second daughter, Fujitaka, from the Mibuchi family and returned to the Hosokawa family so that he could inherit the Izumi Hosokawa family.
The Hosokawa family is divided into two branches in Konki, one is the Keio Hosokawa family, which has a huge territory in Shikoku and Konki, and is the direct descendant of the Hosokawa clan.
The other branch is the Izumi-Hosokawa family, which has served the shogunate for generations, is a close confidant of the shogun, and is highly trusted.
A few years ago, the Kyoho Hosokawa family had the idea of competing with the Ashikaga Shoguns. The family governor, Hosokawa Harumoto, led his army to seize power in Kyoto several times. For a time, the shogunate controlled the Hosokawa family over the Ashikaga Shoguns.
As a result, the power of the shogunate was greatly reduced after the bloody battle. Hosokawa's retainer Miyoshi Chokei rose up and took away the Hosokawa family's foundation in Shikoku. The Hosokawa Kyōcho family became puppets of the Miyoshi family.
In recent years, the Ashikaga family has been continuously invaded by the Miyoshi family. It was only after Rokkaku Sadeyori sent troops to help that the Miyoshi family was forced to negotiate.
The final agreement made Ashikaga Yoshiteru angry and helpless. The Miyoshi family became the head of the family, and Miyoshi Nagakei became the imperial minister of the Ashikaga shogunate.
The Hosokawa family lost all their wealth, leaving only their status. The Ashikaga family lost their face, and their enemies became important ministers.
This position of imperial companion has always been a position that can only be held by close relatives of the Ashikaga family, and it is not enough for those who are not highly virtuous and respected.
What's the difference between giving Miyoshi Nagakei now and asking Ashikaga Yoshiteru to kneel down and call her mother? But the situation is stronger than others, so there is no other way, so I just linger and breathe.
Even this agreement didn't matter how many years it lasted. Less than two years after it was signed, Rokkaku Sadai died. The Miyoshi family was ready to make a comeback.
The Yamashiro Kingdom run by the Izumi Hosokawa family and several important cities in Izumi Kingdom were all targets of attack by the Miyoshi family.
At this critical juncture, a letter from Haru Mibuchi arrived. How could it make Fujitaka Hosokawa happy? He must have been scolding his biological mother for not taking the priority and not knowing the priority.
"Master Sanyuan asked me to go back to Beijing once and accompany the son-in-law of the Shiba family to Omi for a show."
Hosokawa Fujitaka has been smart since he was a child, and he has seen what is going on in Kyoto these days. She probably guessed the shogunate's thoughts with just a few words from her biological mother, and couldn't help but sneer, how could it be so simple.
The Rokkaku family and the Asai family are both powerful martial arts families that have survived recent fierce battles. How can they be so easy to get along with.
General Ashikaga wants to show no ambiguity, which may cause a lot of trouble.
Poor little man of the Sibo family, does he know what will happen to him? A man should stay at home and take care of his wife and educate his daughter. What should he do with women?
"The Rokkaku family is attacking the Asai family. Lord Gongfang sent a young master to go there. Is it because he wants to blur his attitude?"
The Hime warrior opposite Hosokawa Fujitaka lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying.
"Isn't that right? Now that Sanhao's family is about to go to Luo, Mr. Gongfang doesn't want to make new enemies."
Hosokawa Fujitaka said with a slightly teasing tone.
"In order to protect Mr. Shiba from getting into trouble, Master Sanyuan ordered me to go to the capital to protect him, and asked me to choose another Ji warrior to accompany him.
Mitsuhide, do you want to go to Omi Country with me?"
"That's fine, I just want to take a look at the recent changes in Omi Country so as to avoid misjudgment if something happens in the future."
The woman sitting opposite Hosokawa Fujitaka is named Akechi Mitsuhide.
The Akechi family is a branch of the Mino Toki family. After the decline of the Toki family, the Akechi family succumbed to Saito Dozo. This Akechi Mitsuhide girl should have done something great.
Unfortunately, the Saito family encountered a rebellion by Yoshiryu Isshiki just after he became an official. Akechi Mitsuhide, who refused to surrender to the matricide, was forced to move closer to the west.
Later, he met Hosokawa Fujitaka in Yamashiro Province. The two met and became close friends. They temporarily stayed at Hosokawa Fujitaka's house and talked about current affairs all day long, which was also fun.
Minami Omi, Kannonji Castle.
This castle has been the residence of the Rokkaku family for several generations. The castle is not far from the south bank of Lake Biwa. The war horses from Hokuriku and the southern barbarians from the Western Kingdom all came from the trade route on the north bank of Lake Biwa.
Rice, grain and oil from Mino Country in the east, and sword and forged items from Ise Country in the southeast were continuously transported from Kannonji Castle to Yamashiro Country in the west.
These trade routes are enough to make Omi country richest in the world, not to mention that the land around Lake Biwa is fertile and the water source is abundant. The entire Omi country's stone height is more than 770,000 koku.
Omi Kingdom is also adjacent to Yamashiro Kingdom, and Kyoto is right under your nose. Once there is a change, you can go to Raku Kyoto to seize the world. No wonder the Ashikaga family has been suppressing the Rokkaku family for generations.
The Kyogoku family, the minion of the Ashikaga family, has fallen into decline, and the upstart Asai family has lost its vigor since the death of the previous family governor, Ryomasa Asai.
The current family governor Asai Hisamasa has been defeated by the Rokkaku family many times. If it were not for the support of the Echizen Asakura family, the traditional ally, he would not be able to survive today.
Nowadays, the young leader of the Asai family, Asai Nagamasa, is wise and decisive, and has gained a reputation and is supported by his retainers. If the Asai family is not completely subdued and Nagamasa comes to power, the Rokkaku family may not be able to suppress it as easily as now.
On the other hand, Rokkaku Yoshiken is newly appointed as the governor of the family. Since ancient times, the martial arts family has never had peace when it came to power. In order to suppress powerful retainers and show their abilities, they have always had to fight a war.
Either externally or internally. The Rokkaku family retainers are relatively united and loyal, so Rokkaku Yoshihide's target is naturally set on the old enemy Asai family.
The cunning Rokkaku Yoshihide is preparing to realize the most precious treasure left by his ancestor Rokkaku Sadeyori, the alliance between the Ashikaga Shogun family. In this way, he can unify Omi and dominate the near future.
But what she was waiting for was a joke-like reply from the Ashikaga family.
"Young master of the Shiba family? Master Gongfang, are you joking?"
The person summoned by Rokkaku Yoshiken to discuss the matter was her daughter, the young master of the Rokkaku family. She was a little dumbfounded when she heard that General Ashikaga had sent a man.
"Kongakata-sama, you are treating our Rokkaku family as a fool. The alliance between the Ashikaga family and the Rokkaku family was obtained by killing countless warriors of the Rokkaku family in the past generations. How can we let the Ashikaga family get away with it like this?"
Rokkaku Yixian smiled coldly and said to his daughter.
"If you spread the news, say that the shogunate has sent a military general to help in the battle, and he is a direct descendant of the Shiba family."
"What does mother mean, is the Asai family to be robbed and killed? But Hisamasa Asai is not that stupid, right?"
Rokkaku Yoshiharu understands his mother's plan, but the Asai family may not be fooled. Hisamasa Asai is famous for being mediocre, but he is not stupid enough to do this. Once this kind of thing is leaked, General Ashikaga will be furious, and the situation will only get worse. .
"She doesn't have the courage, then find someone to do it."
Rokkaku Yoshixian glanced at his daughter with dissatisfaction, a cruel smile flashed across his beautiful and mature face.