Intellectually, Kenhide Kamo knows that if the Rokkaku family continues to be in such turmoil, it will not be good for the martial arts families under Rokkaku.
If the family business is in chaos, outsiders will peek into the land of Minami Omi. In troubled times, this is a sign of disaster.
But emotionally, Hyun-soo Hamao really didn't like Rokkaku and her daughter, so her mediation progress was slow.
But the wind direction gradually changed, forcing Pu Shengxianxiu to become anxious.
Rokkaku Yoshihide did not rely solely on Kamao Kenhide. She constantly contacted various places in Minamiomi and used benefits to seduce grassroots samurai families.
After all, the Rokkaku family has ruled Minami Omi for hundreds of years and is deeply rooted. The bottom class has inertial thinking about the dominance of the Rokkaku family.
The grassroots local servants' support for Rokkaku's mother and daughter put a lot of pressure on the Rokkaku retainers group, causing them to seriously consider Kamao Kenhide's mediation.
On the other hand, Iga's Maeda interests jumped out to condemn the Rokkaku retainers group and used the means of subjugating the superiors to expel the lord, which is unjust and unreasonable.
While transporting supplies to the Rokkaku mother and daughter in Hino Castle, she expressed her support. At the same time, she withdrew the troops threatening Koka County, allowing the Koka people to free up their hands.
The rise of the Koka clan was due to Ashikaga Shogun's attack on the Rokkaku clan, and the governor of the Rokkaku clan fled to Koka County, but he persisted with the support of the Koka clan.
During that Rokkaku Rebellion, the fifty-three families of Koga were recognized by the Rokkaku family, and they transformed from savages into warriors. Twenty-one of them even became Rokkaku retainers.
The semi-independent force in Koga County is a very strange existence in the Rokkaku family.
They refused military and food service, but got the status of a regular martial arts family. They only received benefits but no obligations. The Hexagonal Retainers Group was very disgusted with them.
With no external threat, the Koka people have begun to make plans to profit from this Hexagon riot. Koka County is more mountainous than land, and they have always coveted the plains in the north.
The leaders of the Koga clan, the Mochizuki family, and the Yamanaka family have sent people to contact Rokkaku and her daughter, and are willing to help the Lord return to Guanyinji City.
Reward from the public is the cornerstone of the Wu family. What they want to plot is very clear to every Liujiao family.
If it were just these internal and external conflicts, it would be the retainers headed by Goto Takaharu who were anxious, and it would not be Kamao Kenhide's turn to be anxious. What made her jump was a piece of news sent to her by Maeda's interests.
Oda Nobunaga of Owari Province has captured Mino Province, and after spring plowing, he will send Nishi Mino samurai to attack North Ise.
The Kamao family's territory is in the southeast of Minami Omi, and is closely related to Kitaise on the other side of the Suzuka Mountains.
Her family is at the forefront of the Rokkaku family's contact with the people of Northern Ise. The Seki family and the Kobe family, who have considerable influence in Northern Ise, are in-laws of the Kamao family.
The Kamao family can secure a high position in the Rokkaku family, and the external forces of Kitaise are a great help.
If the Oda family wants to conquer Northern Ise, the Kamao family must summon a group of retainers in the Rokkaku family to support the people of Northern Ise in resisting the invasion.
But the premise is that the Rokkaku family is in harmony, so that each family can have the energy to help Kitaise.
Therefore, after the information that revealed Maeda's interests was correct and Simeon had begun preparations for the expedition, Kenhide Kamao could not sit still.
She began to write letters to all parties, speeding up mediation, hoping to quell the riot at Guanyin Temple. This was not for the Rokkaku mother and daughter, but for the benefit of the Kamao family themselves.
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In Kyoto, inside the Imperial Palace, the angry general called Akechi Mitsuhide.
Akechi Mitsuhide kowtowed to the ground, and was hit on the back of the head by a letter thrown from Ashikaga Yoshiteru's hand, repeatedly shouting guilt.
Ashikaga Yoshiki didn't care whether she was performing or not, the general was almost going crazy.
“Interesting, interesting!
What is Maeda doing in Iga? How dare she come forward to help Rokkaku Yoshiharu and put pressure on the Rokkaku retainers!
Kamo Kenhide's mediation for almost thirty days is not as good as her ten days of efforts by Maeda Yoshida. The Shiba family is really full of talents, I am so envious!"
Akechi Mitsuhide looked frightened on the outside, but in his heart he was laughing at the general's gaffe.
She was originally thinking about how to help the Rokkaku family stabilize their internal affairs, but who knew that Maeda's interests would move faster than her.
She vaguely felt that Maeda Yoshi was helping her. Wouldn't that guy guess something? Akechi Mitsuhide asked himself that he had not exposed any flaws. Maeda Yoshi had a beast-like intuition.
As for Ashikaga Yoshiteru's anger, Akechi Mitsuhide sneered and even wanted to laugh.
This general is so happy about success and eager for quick success. He really thinks that the Rokkaku family is in turmoil and will fall at a push? That is the direct branch of the Sasaki family that has stood in Omi Kingdom for thousands of years!
The Ashikaga Shogunate had spent so much time supporting the Kyogoku family and personally sending troops to conquer, but they still could not eliminate the threat around them.
Ashikaga Yoshiki had a fantastic idea. He thought that a commotion at Kannon Temple could destroy the Rokkaku family? Just dream!
Maeda's actions only gave a push to the Rokkaku retainers group, allowing them to reach a consensus faster.
Although she pushed it cleverly, Mitsuhide Akechi was a little impressed and took a serious look at Shiba's number one licker.
But the real reason for the restoration of harmony within the Rokkaku family is that their strength has not yet been exhausted and they have not yet fallen.
Ashikaga Yoshiteru's anger made her seem too eager, which made Akechi Mitsuhide look down on the lord of the world.
Ashikaga Yoshiteru saw Akechi Mitsuhide panicking, but she couldn't figure out what the diplomat of the Shiba family was thinking. This feeling of losing control made her extremely angry.
She doesn't know how difficult the Rokkaku family is, but she really can't take any action. The Ashikaga family has been weak for too long. Although this year has been fruitful, she still doesn't have the energy to deal with the Rokkaku family.
I originally thought of suppressing the shogunate led by Ise Sakyo, and then I would take advantage of the commotion at Kannon Temple to eat a piece of the Rokkaku family's flesh.
Who would have thought that Maeda's interests would get involved. Amid internal and external troubles in the Rokkaku family, the retainers quickly compromised with Rokkaku's mother and daughter, ruining her strategy.
It’s so annoying!
Ashikaga Yoshiki said coldly.
"Thanks to the Shiba family, Kenhide Kamamou's mediation was successful, Kenmori Shindo persuaded Goto Takaharu to retreat, and Rokkaku mother and daughter were able to return to Kannonji Castle.
Ha, Maeda Yoshi is such a capable person, I can’t help but want to discipline her for Mr. Kenshin.”
Mingzhi Guangxiu kowtowed and said.
"General, calm down, the Rokkaku family has a deep foundation, and its decline cannot be brought about by one thing or another.
Kenhide Kamao was already mediating between all parties, and Maeda Hime just happened to meet him, not intentionally.
I know that she is a person who puts justice first in everything she does, and dislikes the shameless gangsters who try to conquer their superiors. This time, she was acting on impulse, and she accidentally ruined the general's plan.
Please, for the sake of His Highness, please forgive her this time!"
Although Akechi Mitsuhide was explaining, Ashikaga Yoshiteru listened harshly.
He said that someone with a deep family background could not be defeated in a short time, and that he could not bear to accept his superiority because of his giri. These words sounded like a slap in the face of Ashikaga Yoshiteru.
The general was gloomy and silent, but Akechi Mitsuhide was right in saying that she could not ignore Shiba Yoshigan's face.
In samurai society, a retainer's retainer is not my retainer. As a general, Ashikaga Yoshiteru may or may not have the power to punish Maeda's interests.
Beating a dog depends on the owner. If she goes beyond Shiba Yoshiyin and punishes Maeda's interests, she is afraid that the relationship between the two will be ruined.