These days, all kinds of news about Asai Nagamasa, Kyoto and Minami Omi come one after another to Ui Bank.
For the sake of Hosokawa Fujitaka and the sake of Ashikaga Shirahata, Asai Nagamasa did not hide everything from Shiba Yoshigan.
Yoshigan, who had been confused about what happened along the way since he left Kyoto, finally came to some understanding.
Why did the shogunate send him as an envoy, why did the Rokkaku family want to kill him, and why couldn't the shogunate take revenge. I finally had an understanding of these reasons, and I was no longer just a silly roe deer running around.
The shogunate is just a philanderer, with countless ambiguous partners, Rokkaku is one of them. Rokkaku's neighbor Asai is also interested in the shogunate.
In order to prove that the shogunate loved him, Rokkaku asked the shogunate to send him a rose on Valentine's Day, and also went next door to show Asai a rose to make her give up.
But the shogunate had many ambiguous partners, but he couldn't let go of any of them and refused to make his attitude clear. So he bought a rose flower and said that he didn't understand flowers and had made a mistake.
Rokkaku was also scheming, and wanted to pluck the flowers, so he took the branches and told Asai. These are the roses the shogunate gave me for Valentine's Day. Unfortunately, they were torn while squeezing the subway, but the branches are still there, you see.
Unexpectedly, I didn't pay attention when I was pulling out the rose flowers, and happened to be seen by the shogunate. The shogunate was immediately furious, I have so many ambiguous partners, how can I be embarrassed by your scheming?
So he stopped paying attention to Rokkaku. Then Rokkaku became anxious and chased after him to apologize to the shogunate.
What a soap opera, Yiyin complained, it would be nice if I wasn't that rose flower.
At this point in the play, the shogunate and the Rokkaku family have completely froze. The only way to quickly resolve the tangle is Yoshigan's royal flag.
As long as the Rokkaku family takes the imperial flag and respectfully sends it back to the shogunate, the shogunate will definitely find a way to make the shogun focus on the overall situation and reduce big things to trivial matters.
So the question is, does Yiyin live or die?
Rokkaku Yoshiken now wants to eat Shiba Yoshiken. Even if Rokkaku's retainers think it's inappropriate, the royal flag is more important. A man's life or death can be big or small.
Mibuchi Haru lost power in the shogunate, and Hosokawa Fujitaka was suppressed by Hosokawa Motonune. Wada Yaimai had connections with the shogunate in Rokkaku, and she was the one who least wanted a break between the two parties.
Yoshigan Shiba has no way out and can only wait for Asai Nagamasa to repel the Rokkaku family's attack before talking about anything else.
Yiyin smiled bitterly. He really fell into the whirlpool of the near future. No matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't get out. Only by winning the war can he fight his way out.
In the final analysis, no matter how terrible the various conspiracies and tricks are, they are not worth the swords and guns on the battlefield.
This encounter made Yoshigami's easy-going mentality, which had been shaken by Takada Yukino's incident, become even darker.
In this troubled world, there is no place for peace of mind. Only by relying on cheats to fight hard and get as many chips as you can. People dare not think of harming others at will, and that is true peace.
At this time, Yiyin was in an embarrassing situation.
Sitting in the meeting hall of the castle tower in Otani Castle, Asai Nagamasa was sitting in the main seat, and he was second in the seat. But the Hime warrior below looked at him with strange eyes, which made him feel bitter in his heart.
As increasingly unfavorable information came in, Hosokawa Motonsune even wrote a letter denying Hosokawa Fujitaka's personal letter.
If Ashikaga Yoshiki had not gritted his teeth and refused to bow his head, and without the protection of the Ashikaga white flag, the Asai family would have abandoned him without hesitation, cut off his head and sent it to the shogunate.
"In that case, I'll take my leave now."
After bowing to Nagamasa Asai who was sitting at the head of the table, Yoshigan walked out.
The Asai family's coup has ended, the shogunate's support has not been won, and Yoshigan is almost useless.
Next was the mobilization meeting of the Asai family, and he was not qualified to participate. Facing the inevitable attack from the Rokkaku family, the Asai family still had to fight.
Yoshigan walked out of the castle tower, and his residence was arranged in a guest house in the inner city. Akechi, Maeda, and Otani who were traveling with him all stayed in the house temporarily.
When the time comes to go into battle, he will still be taken into battle. After all, the Ashikaga white flag has not been denied, so it has value.
It was only a few dozen steps from the castle tower to the guest house, and the safety of the inner city was not a problem, but Yoshigan's depression was growing.
From today on, the family fortune of the Sibo family has been completely destroyed by him.
Is the property left by Yoshito Shiba the fifteen hundred stone quarries in Owari? Of course, that is the cost of living.
But what truly represents the status of the Shiba clan is the connection between Shiba Yoshito and the Kyoto shogunate. This is the basis for the survival of the Shiba family after they lost their right to rule.
Now that Yoshigan acted without authorization, he was hated by the shogunate. The close ministers of Miyuan and others were also marginalized, and he became a broom star that everyone avoided.
This move to Beijing did not provide any usable bargaining chips, but instead ruined the relationship that his mother, Shiba Yitong, had worked so hard for many years.
When I think back to what I have done since I entered Beijing, I am really confused and unclear. Thinking of how gentle Yitong’s mother has been to me over the past fourteen years, I wish I could give myself a few punches.
Returning to the house with a depressed look on his face, he saw Mitsuhide Akechi admiring flowers in the courtyard. It was already a warm spring day in Omi, so the interior of the mansion where he entertained distinguished guests would not be shabby.
Mitsuhide Akechi, who was sitting on the steps of the atrium, raised his hand to signal to Yoshigan. Yoshigan, who was in a bad mood, forced a smile and walked over.
Under the trees in the atrium, the garden was filled with spring scenery. The elegant Ji Ji warrior sat there with a smile and tilted her head. A breeze blew by, bringing the girl's unique fragrance.
Even though Yiyin is currently in a depressing situation, his heart still swells and he feels so beautiful.
At Akechi Mitsuhide's signal, he sat next to her. He looked up at the garden full of delicate flowers and asked.
"What kind of flower is this? It blooms beautifully."
"I don't know. If it looks good, just take a look. Anyway, I have nothing to do."
Akechi Mitsuhide stretched his waist lazily, while Yoshigan couldn't laugh or cry.
"makes sense."
"Are you in a bad mood?"
Akechi Mitsuhide turned his face sideways and looked at Yoshigan.
"That's right. Bad news comes one after another.
Just now, Hosokawa Fujitaka’s mother, Izumi Hosokawa’s family governor Hosokawa Motonsune, received a letter, denying Hosokawa Fujitaka’s autographed letter.”
Akechi Mitsuhide is Hosokawa Fujitaka's best friend. Although he came to Asai's house with Yoshigan, in the final analysis, he is a guest. Some things should be explained clearly so that we can get together and part ways easily.
"Yeah, as expected."
Akechi Mitsuhide's reaction was unexpected.
"You guessed it earlier?"
"Before we came to Asai's house, I roughly knew what we were going to encounter. In fact, Fujitaka himself should have figured it out. It's just that she has been a little, well, mentally retarded because of something recently."
Akechi Mitsuhide looked at Yoshigan with a somewhat thoughtful look, and Yoshigan looked puzzled.
"Since you already knew that things would turn out like this, why didn't you stop me then?"
"Because, I like you."
Akechi Mitsuhide turned around, and the sun shone on her usually indifferent face, blooming into a bright smile.