Eight hundred and seventieth eight chapters the most expensive widow
In Kyoto, Akechi Mitsuhide and Saito Rizo sat opposite each other in a tea room, with Fujibayashi Anzu waiting and taking orders below.
Fujibayashi An's tone was flat and she spoke the information without emotion.
“In recent days, the Ise Sakyo has encouraged many ministers to go to Yamato Kokofukuji Temple to worship Buddha. During this period, many people bathed in the light of Buddha at Ichijo-in Temple and immersed themselves in Buddhist principles.
Tsutsui Junkei, the leader of the Yamato nun samurai family, sent a large number of troops to station near Kofukuji Temple in the name of protecting the nobles.
The master of Xingfu Temple, Master Changjue, was studying Buddhism in the back hall and did not come out for many days. He left all secular affairs to his disciples.
The director of Hoho-in Yinrong, who has been responsible for the security of Kofuku-ji Temple, also publicly announced that Hoho-in has abandoned its military force, and that all security inside and outside the temple has been taken over by Tsutsui Junkei's nuns."
After saying this, Fujibayashi bowed and said nothing.
Akechi Mitsuhide looked at Saito Rizo and said with a smile.
"Look, I said Tsutsui Junkei will not miss this opportunity. He will definitely take advantage of this storm to bring Kofukuji Temple under control.
Unexpectedly, Kofukuji simply gave up resistance. This was the best way to deal with it.
Swords and guns cannot stop Tsutsui Junkei, but if the masters of Kofukuji Temple give up their secular fights and concentrate on worshiping Buddha, Tsutsui Junkei will not have the guts to kill the master, completely offending the Shingon sect.
As long as Master Nagakaku lives in seclusion and devotes himself to practice, Tsutsui Shunkei will be unable to do anything to her.
When Master Nagakaku came to the rescue, Master Nagakaku went to ask him to come forward. How dare Tsutsui Junkei be so presumptuous?
During the Battle of Yamato, Tsutsui Junkei didn't dare to fight against his master. Now that the Shiba family is more powerful, if she was given the courage to do so, she would have no choice but to bow her head and admit defeat.
There are still capable people in Kofukuji Temple, and Master Nagakaku has finally figured it out. Now it is Tsutsui Junkei's turn to have a headache.
She can only control the central and southern Yamato Kingdom by taking advantage of the fact that the master is not around. She is probably jumping out of her skin now that Kofukuji is pretending to be dead and not taking any action."
Saito Rizo did not care about the internal struggle in Kofukuji Temple. The power struggle between the masters and the nuns and samurai family could not affect the shogunate's political affairs.
She sighed and said.
"Ise Sadakyo was really desperate. He took advantage of the curiosity of the ministers and encouraged groups of people to go to Kofukuji Temple to see Master Kakuei.
It is said that the person looks very similar to the general, which confirms the truth of the rumor. Such a stir of trouble has made General Ashikaga of the Imperial Palace want to kill her."
Akechi Mitsuhide smiled.
"If you don't do this, can the general let her go?
The Ise family has been in power for hundreds of years, and the Ninagawa family was also a retainer of her family in the early years.
Ever since Ise Sakyo told Ninagawa to change the general, there was no room for maneuver between the Ashikaga family and the Ise family.
Ninagawa himself told the Shogun everything and sold her out completely. Then either the Shogun would step down or the Ise family would completely decline.
Ise Sakyo lost its appeal among the ministers, and now it only takes advantage of the ministers' curiosity to incite them to visit Kofukuji Temple.
But the general didn't know that, and thought that there were some evil-minded people among the ministers who were working together to overthrow her rule.
None of the ministers who went to Kofukuji Temple could escape, and they would be doubly suppressed by the general.
Ise Sadakyo did this, on the one hand, to use the general's suppression to force these ministers to his side. On the other hand, it also attracted the general's attention and made it easier for me to do things."
Saito Rizo shook his head.
"Though he was put to death and resurrected, Ise Sadakyo is also a powerful person."
Akechi Mitsuhide laughed.
"It's just the cry of a bereaved dog, and it's because the general pushed me too hard. If I give her a way out, she will sell me in exchange for the general's understanding.
Our general is just narrow-minded and intolerant of others. She is suspicious and impatient, and no matter how firm her will to revive the shogunate is, she cannot win over people."
Saito Rizo hesitated and asked.
"Lord, must we do this?
Both Takada Haruno and Maeda Yoshida started to take action. I always feel that they have seen through your intentions, so they secretly cooperated.
But once this is done, the recent chaos will be blamed on you and Ise Sadakyo.
When the Lord returns to the near future, he will definitely investigate the causes and consequences of the shogunate's chaos. They will definitely betray you and put all the blame on your head."
Akechi Mitsuhide smiled and said nothing. She had never told anyone else that she wanted to kill the general.
Takada Yono and Maeda thought she was going to drive the general out of power, and Ise Sadakyo thought she was going to use the excuse of having twin girls as an omen to support Ashikaga Teru-kun to become a male general.
They were all wrong. They cut the weeds without eradicating the roots, and they grow again when the spring breeze blows.
Ashikaga Yoshiteru must die, only in this way can we completely cut off the possibility of the Ashikaga Confluence and realize Akechi Mitsuhide's dream.
Today, the direct descendants of the Genji family in Kawachi still have very few people who can hold the title. Women are no better than men, and it is too difficult to spread their branches. How many children can a woman have in her lifetime?
Except for the Ashikaga branch of the Kamakura clan, which was puppetized by the Hojo family in Kanto, the only direct Ashikaga bloodlines in recent times are Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Ashikaga Terukun, and Kakukei of Kofukuji Temple.
There are two generations of general husbands who can be called direct descendants, namely the Odaisho and the Odaisho of Shiba Yoshigan.
If... Akechi Mitsuhide narrowed his eyes... the imperial palace was captured, and the Odaisho, Ashikaga Yoshiteru, and Ashikaga Teru-kun were all martyred, how many people could be called direct descendants of the Kawachi Genji?
Lord Kamakura? She is not a direct descendant.
When the Kanto shoguns rebelled, the Kamakura Ashikaga family was even kicked out of the Ashikaga family line. Except for the Kanto Ten Kingdoms samurai family, other samurai families did not recognize the Kanto Ashikaga family at all.
Master Jueqing? She is indeed the twin sister of the previous shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiki.
But she was an unlucky twin, and she did not receive the imperial decree from Ashikaga Yoshiteru to pass on the throne. Even if she succeeded to the throne reluctantly, she lacked legitimacy and was far less recognized by the samurai family than Ashikaga Yoshiteru.
Shiba Yiyin, the imperial official, will be the most pure and pure person in terms of title. As long as he does not become related to anyone, his status as a widow will be recognized as a direct descendant of the Kawachi Genji family by the world's martial arts families.
The direct descendant of Kawachi Genji, the surviving man, tried to occupy the magpie's nest, Akechi Mitsuhide's eyes sparkled with excitement.
Even if Shiba Yiyin would hate her to the core when she returned to Japan, she would definitely do this.
Kill the direct descendants of the Imperial Palace, let Jue Qing become a general, and make Si Bo Yiyin the most noble widow in the world.
In order to control the identity of the direct descendant of Kawachi Genji, the Shiba family group will not allow Shiba Yoshigan to get married, which will harm their interests.
The identity of the direct descendant of Kawachi Genji is of great value, enough for the entire group to unanimously sacrifice the lifelong happiness of Yoshihiro Shiba. This is not a huge benefit that a few senior executives can veto.
The emotions contained in Akechi Mitsuhide's eyes gradually calmed down.
She still has many things to do, laying the ladder to the highest place for her lord. Even if she is hated by the concubines and disgusted by her lord, she will continue to walk unswervingly.
In this ruthless and chaotic world, we need a warm and righteous monarch to restore order in the world and reshape the public etiquette of the Wu family.
Lord, for the sake of your world, I, Akechi Mitsuhide, will have no regrets even if my body is shattered to pieces.