Eight hundred and seventieth chapters kill two birds with one arrow
At the beginning, Sibo Yiyin shone brightly in the battle of Sanhaojia on Luo.
In one fell swoop, he defeated the army sent by the Miyoshi family to Yamato, and killed Miyoshi Yoshihiro, the successor of Miyoshi Nagakei, and the first general of the Miyoshi family, Tokawa Icun.
Afterwards, they rushed to the frontal battlefield to support the Osaka Plains and broke through the encirclement at Kyokoji Village, which made Miyoshi Changyi feel heartbroken. This laid the foundation for harmony between the two sides.
Takada Haruno's reliance on force at Sakai Port and the Shiba Shinsengumi were also the benefits that the Shiba family gained from the agreement between the two parties.
Once the Miyoshi family breaks up with the shogunate and war breaks out again, Takada Yono's business activities in Sakai Port will be greatly threatened.
Although she continued to win over the shogunate, the Miyoshi family, the local samurai family, and the Ichigo clan through the Hokuriku Road trade route, they weaved a protective umbrella with interests as the link.
But as a last resort, Takada Yono still didn't want the Miyoshi family to break up with the shogunate and add unstable variables to the Hokuriku Road trade route.
Mitsuhide Akechi should be very aware of the importance of the Hokurikudo trade route to his lord. A large part of the reason why the lord's Kanto strategy can advance smoothly is the commercial profits of the Hokurikudo trade route.
But she insists on using the shogunate's tiger skin to stimulate the Miyoshi family. What is she trying to do? Takada Yono can't figure it out.
Akechi Mitsuhide could have used other methods to transport the grain away through negotiations with the Miyoshi family. Instead of using the shogunate to directly stimulate the already very sensitive nerves of the Miyoshi family.
This kind of approach is not like what this sinister person would do. It is really reckless.
Imai Munehisa pointed at the letter and said.
"The letter said that we can buy more food from Settsu Country.
I really can’t figure out the meaning of this sentence, isn’t this driving three good people and three people crazy?”
A thought flashed through Takada Yono's mind, his eyes widened and his pupils shrank.
Settsu Country is the territory of the Miyoshi Trio. They originally owned Settsu, Tamba and Sakai Port, and were as powerful as the Miyoshi clan of Shikoku.
Now, the Miyoshi clan sent neutralist Miyoshi Yasunaga to divide power in Sakai Port, and the Hatano clan of Tamba Kingdom is rebelling again.
The three good people are already facing the dilemma of being on fire from all sides and being attacked on all sides.
In fact, three generations of the Hatano family were recognized by the shogunate as guardians of Tamba. The name of this rebel group was unjust, and suppression was not easy.
If at this time, there is a food shortage in Settsu, the only country under their control, what will the Miyoshi and the three people do? If this gap was created by the shogunate, will they hate the general to death?
When a trapped tiger still fights, the most terrifying thing is the last blow before death. That was Tanba's protection of Hideharu Tano, who did not care about the death blow and dragged a supporter before death. General Ashikaga recognized it.
If the Settsu Kingdom was in trouble because of the shogunate's purchase of grain, the Miyoshi trio would surely have been transferred to the general by Akechi Mitsuhide.
Old and new grudges...it doesn't matter if you are a general or someone else, you will bite whoever you catch.
For more than a year, I felt something was wrong when I saw her being obedient to General Ashikaga in Kyoto, taking everything he wanted.
This bastard looked at the master like a fox looking at a chicken, and his mouth was watering. How could he let the master marry into the imperial palace?
The Lord will come back to Japan one day, and the status of the Imperial Palace is a huge stone weighing on the chests of all the Shiba retainers who love him, making them breathless.
The stronger the Ashikaga shogun is, the more stable his position is, and the greater the possibility of Ashikaga Convergence.
How could Akechi Mitsuhide, a sinister woman, be willing to sincerely help the shogun stabilize the shogunate and become more powerful?
Takada Harano was far away in Sakai Port and did not know the specific situation in Kyoto. However, from the Nanman Sect's incident in Luo, she had a glimpse and discovered that Mitsuhide Akechi had considerable power in Kyoto.
The food buying tips in this letter are almost outright hostility towards the general.
This guy made it clear that Settsu Country was buying grain, which meant she clearly told herself that she wanted to stir up a dispute between the shogunate and the Miyoshi family. Then she could only have one goal, which was to bring down the general.
No matter who becomes the general, Ashikaga Yoshiteru must step down, and the trend of Ashikaga converging must be interrupted!
The corners of Takada Yono's mouth turned up, and the smile on her face became thicker and thicker. She didn't mind at all being used by Akechi Mitsuhide to overthrow Ashikaga Yoshiteru's shogunate, leaving him with a lot of feathers.
Anyway, Takada Harano didn't know anything. She was just doing her duty. Provoking the fight between the Miyoshi family and the shogunate, and bringing down the general, were all Mitsuhide Akechi's conspiracy.
When the day comes when things are done, the Lord will return to the near future and will be furious when faced with the mess.
When the time comes, we will sell Akechi Mitsuhide and let the master know that this is the guy who acts both covertly and covertly, disrupting the master's nearly stable strategic decision-making.
The general was deposed in disgrace, and Mitsuhide Akechi was ignored by his master. Both of them lost the possibility of getting married to their master. This was killing two birds with one stone.
The more Hōno Takada thought about it, the more excited he became. Compared with ruining the marriage between the general and his lord, the risk of the Hokuriku Road trade route was nothing.
Even if it meant destroying the Hokurikudo trade route that she had worked so hard to build, as long as she could get the general and Akechi Mitsuhide to get out, she, Takada Haruno, would be willing to do so.
Lord, no, Shiba Yoshiyin belongs to me, Takada Haruno!
Her eyes were like lightning, she glanced at Imai Munehisa, who was still confused about the letter, and said firmly.
"Everything must be done according to Akechi Mitsuhide's instructions, especially the food from Settsu Country. I will take as much as the merchants give me."
Imai Muneku let out a cry of joy and kowtowed to the ground. She felt uneasy, always feeling that something was wrong.
Takada Harono has never called Akechi Mitsuhide "sama" before. Not only did she do so respectfully this time, but she also obeyed her arrangements. Rather than being respectful, it was more like throwing the blame on Akechi Mitsuhide.
What happened?
Imai Munehisa looked at Takada Yono's cheerful expression, but he didn't dare to ask a word.
Political struggles are more black and shameless than business wars. Ask less and do more, so you can live a few more years.
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Harano Takada of Sakai Port was helping Mitsuhide Akechi while preparing to pass the responsibility to her. In Iga Ueno Castle, Maeda was also digging holes.
In the castle tower, Maeda Satoshi smiled and said to his mother, Maeda Rihisa.
"The news that the general sent Wada Weimasa back to Koka County to win over the Koka people has been widely spread, and the Rokkaku family is still arguing.
Shindo, Goto and other important ministers all requested that the two Mochizuki-sanchu families in the Koga clan be severely punished as a warning to others.
Rokkaku Yoshiharu refused to let go, and tried his best to protect the Koga people. It had only been a while since the Rokkaku clan was released, and the two sides were already at odds with each other.
It’s really fun.”
Maeda Riku asked with a frown.
"Wada Yaimai returned to his family's territory in Minami-Omi in the name of supervising spring plowing.
Even if the general has a secret mission for her, how could the Rokkaku retainers know about it?"