The first thousand and fifty-four chapters are all lunatics
Maeda Yiyi snorted and sneered.
"You should know very well what kind of character the master is. Although what you do cannot be made public, in private, the master will never forgive you!"
She smiled brightly, gloating about Mitsuhide Akechi's misfortune.
Even though Shiba Yiyin is invincible on the battlefield, he upholds justice, is kind-hearted, and is a true man with delicate emotions.
For the sake of the image of the Shiba family, Yoshihiro Shiba had to clean his buttocks for Mitsuhide Akechi, but what would he think in his heart?
The Azulispo merger failed, Yoshihiro Shiba became a free agent again, Maeda's opportunity came, but Mitsuhide Akechi had no chance.
How could Akechi Mitsuhide be liked by the lord because he is vicious and cruel? This guy seemed so perfect that he killed the general, and therefore lost the lord's favor. Does this count as stealing the chicken but losing the rice?
Akechi Mitsuhide smiled broadly when he saw Maeda's interests, but felt contempt in his heart.
This idiot believed the marriage was true, thinking that the master would alienate him or even punish him because of this matter, thus losing a love rival.
Idiot! I, Akechi Mitsuhide, will not let my lord marry anyone! You people’s lustful and ugly behavior makes me sick!
The master will not abandon me, because we have a common secret, a long-term plan called "Jiu Occupying the Magpie's Nest".
The Ashikaga family was killed, but they still had family wealth and loyal ministers. But what did the Shiba family have? The whole family died, leaving only the two incompetent people of the Takada family who couldn't fight.
The master's foundation is far shallower than Ashikaga Yoshiteru's. The road to Suba's revival is difficult and bumpy. The master needs me. He needs me, a sinister person, to solidify the foundation of the Saba family for him.
Akechi Mitsuhide's eyes flashed with danger, and his smile was elegant and graceful.
All of you will be the nourishment for the revival of the Shiba family. Don't think that you are special. In-laws? Haha, you are just a bunch of dogs. No, you are a bunch of filthy things that are worse than dogs.
Thinking that these dirty bitches would sleep with the master in the future and give birth to the master's blood, Akechi Mitsuhide bit his lower lip and his face turned pale in an instant.
For the sake of the revival of the Sibo family, the strategy of occupying the magpie's nest sacrificed Sibo Yiyin's chastity. He will always be nailed to the pillar of shame in history and be despised by all generations.
Akechi Mitsuhide smiled sadly.
However, I will always be with you and bear this sin with you, Lord... I am so happy...
Akechi Mitsuhide was thoughtful and silent, with a complex look on his face. Maeda thought that she was afraid of what would happen to him after Yoshigan Shiba returned, and he was very happy.
Nizi Shengjiu sighed, if he had known this, why bother in the first place. Now the trouble is out of control, no one is in good luck, Akechi Mitsuhide is really...sigh...
The three of them had their own concerns, and Nizi Shengjiu was the first to speak.
"Maeda Hime, the Miyoshi family's troops are approaching Shiba Territory, how are you going to respond?"
Maeda said with confidence.
"The Miyoshi family's threat this time is mainly for the Ashikaga twin girls of Kofukuji Temple. Now that she is no longer in Yamato, the Miyoshi family will naturally retreat.
The Miyoshi family has no time to cause trouble for us. Even if Miyoshi Yoshitsugi really loses her head and invades Beidahe, I will still be sure to stop her army.
The shogunate of Yamashiro Kingdom is unstable, Minami Omi still has the horseback clan of the Ashikaga family, the Rokkaku family will not watch the Miyoshi family grow in power in the capital, and the Hatano family in Tamba will not be peaceful either.
As long as we guard against the deadlock, Miyoshi's army will have to retreat if it cannot take advantage. Miyoshi Yoshitsugi has too many people to deal with, and it is not our turn for the time being."
Miyoshi's family went to Luo, Miyoshi's trio of Settsu soldiers, and Miyoshi Yoshitsugu's Shikoku military force were far stronger than the 200,000 koku Konge Shiba leader.
The Hosokawa Mibuchi family has their own ambitions. If Miyoshi Shiba goes to war, it is still unknown whether they will sincerely help.
Nizi Katsuhisa was a little worried at first, but after hearing what Maeda said was reasonable, he felt relieved.
Although Miyoshi Yoshitsugi captured Kyoto, her troubles had just begun.
Internally, the ministers who control Yamashiro Kingdom are not so easy to bow their heads. The two sides are still competing in Kyoto, which may cause new civil strife to break out.
Externally, the Hatano family in Tamba has just launched an army to resist the Miyoshi family. If the Miyoshi family takes over the shogunate power in Kyoto, the Hatano family will be in bad luck in the future. Her family will definitely not let the Miyoshi family be proud.
Rokkaku Yoshiharu dragged Ashikaga back to the public and allowed the Miyoshi army to occupy Kyoto. Now that Ashikaga Yoshiteru is dead, the Rokkaku family will not allow the Miyoshi family to occupy the shogunate power and climb over themselves.
As long as the Shiba family does not invade Yamashiro Country and cause trouble for Miyoshi Yoshitsugu, the anxious Miyoshi family governor will probably not come up with trouble again. She is too busy and has no time.
Akechi Mitsuhide listened silently, and she knew many things in her mind. Not to mention the Miyoshi family attacking Shiba territory, even if Miyoshi Yoshitsugu just wanted to secure Kyoto, Akechi Mitsuhide would not agree.
There is another card in her hand, that is Ninagawa himself. Ashikaga Yoshiteru was killed in Nijo Castle, and this unlucky government official could not escape his involvement.
She was deceived by Akechi Mitsuhide and cowered in the territory, causing the death of the general. The Shiba family obtained the gold seal and used it as a bargaining chip, so Akechi Mitsuhide could cheat her again.
When Shiba Yiyin returns and is equipped with the golden seal of the sword, he will definitely uphold justice and liquidate the guilty ministers of this chaos in Kyoto. So who is the guilty minister and who is the loyal minister, and how to judge?
Mitsuhide Akechi must clear his name, and the Shiba family cannot slap him in the face. Where is Ninagawa himself? Does she want to clear her name? If she wants to clear her name, she must show loyalty.
Ise Sadakyou will definitely compromise with Miyoshi Yoshitsugu. No matter how bad the Miyoshi family's reputation for rebellion is, she has no choice. The Miyoshi army is in Kyoto, what can Ise Sadakyo do under the butcher's knife?
The shogunate group would push out the Ise Sadato to have sex with the Miyoshi family. For their own safety, they would even dare to betray the general.
The Mihaoshi family is really cornered, with swords and guns put to their necks. Do the ministers really dare to be tough to the end?
But Ninagawa himself was hiding in his own territory in Tanba Country and was very safe. If she jumped out and roared twice, Ise Sadakyo would be in trouble.
Ninagawa Akashi, the acting official of the political office, was the tool supported by Ashikaga Yoshiteru to suppress the political office deacon Ise Sakyuo. He was also one of the leaders of the shogunate group.
The Ise Sakyo can live in obscurity today, but tomorrow Shiba Yoshigan will expel the Miyoshi army and return to Kyoto. The shogunate group will kick her out and use her as a scapegoat to be liquidated.
Therefore, as long as there are different opinions within the shogunate group, Ise Sakyo will not dare to easily get along with Miyoshi Yoshitsugu, and the Ise family cannot afford to take this responsibility.
When Shiba Yoshigami comes back from fighting, the Miyoshi family can run away if they can't defeat it. Can the Ise family follow them to Shikoku?
If the entire shogunate group surrenders to the enemy, it can be covered up by the excuse that the law does not condemn the public. If it becomes a lone act of one's own, it will not be a matter that can be solved by Ise Sahara's seppuku, and the whole family will be killed.
Ninagawa himself was not good at doing things, but his ability to do bad things was excellent. Mitsuhide Akechi would write to her when he returned home, asking her to cause some trouble for Miyoshi Yoshitsugi.
Before the return of Shiba Yoshihide, Akechi Mitsuhide hoped that the water in Kyoto would be as muddy as possible. It would be best if the Lord went to Luo, and the concubines in the capital were full of conflicts, and the rumors could be settled.
Akechi Mitsuhide was still thinking about how to deceive Ninagawa's trust and get her to come forward to create trouble for the shogunate group in Kyoto.
After asking about the military responsible for Maeda's interests, Nizi Katsuhisa frowned and asked about Sakai Port.
"The Miyoshi family went to Luo, and the agreement reached between the shogunate and the Miyoshi family after the last battle has been invalidated.
What should we do about Takada Harano of Sakai Port? Her business on the Hokurikudo trade route is related to the Lord’s layout in Kanto, and there is no room for error.”
Nizi Shengjiu was really worried. None of the people in Shiba's family were fuel-efficient.
She originally had the power to govern Takada Haruno, but he was acting against her, always doing things first and reporting later. It seemed like she was being sincere and courteous to her boss, but in fact she was using her boss as a scapegoat.
Ever since Takada Yono made a great contribution and was promoted from the position of Shogun to the town manager, and controlled the logistics of almost all the merchants under the Shiba family, Nizi Katsuhisa lost the power to control her.
Niko Katsuhisa now has no idea what Takada Harano is doing. He only knows that nothing will happen to the Hokuriku Road trade route, and he is worried.
Akechi Mitsuhide chuckled and said.
"Ni Ziji, you don't have to worry about her, the Sanhao family won't touch her."
Nizi Katsuhisa glanced at Akechi Mitsuhide. The Shiba family was in the same group among the recent ninjas, and was controlled by Akechi Mitsuhide. She knew what Takada Haruno had done far better than she did.
"Mingzhiji, are you sure?"
Akechi Mitsuhide affirmed.
"I am sure.
Our Lord Takada Haruno is really amazing. The Hokurikudo trade route is no longer the trade route of our Shiba family, but the common property of all the major powers in recent times.
She had long been prepared for accidents by splitting the Hokuriku Dou Trading Road into countless shares, mortgaging the warehouses in Kyoto and Sakai Port in exchange for funds, and using the profits from the trade route to repay the interest. Almost all the warehouses had loans.
These warehouses belong to major powers in recent years. They invested so much money in the hope that the Hokuriku Road trade route would prosper and they would just earn the interest.
As far as I know, Miyoshi Choitsu of Settsu owns shares, the Miyoshi family of Shikoku also invested money, and the Hosokawa Miyoshi family and the Kyoto Shogunate are indispensable investors.
Even if the Miyoshi family goes crazy and wants no more money, the Ishiyama Honganji Temple next to Sakai Port will not stand idly by. Ichigo Mun has invested more than ten or two hundred thousand yen and is one of the largest shareholders.
Although the local samurai family in Settsu did not invest much money, they were the poorest. All the money was their family capital, and no one was willing to let it go down the drain.
If the Miyoshi family attacks Takada Harano and the Hokurikudo trade route, the Settsu people will lose all their money. If they are forced to start a riot, the Miyoshi family will not be able to bear it."
Nizi Shengjiu was stunned when he heard this.
She knew that Takada Haruno's business methods were evil, but she didn't expect that this guy was so brave. He directly demolished the Hokuriku Road Trading Road and sold it, forming a huge protective net to cover herself.
She smiled bitterly.
"The Hokuriku Road Trading Road is the property of the Shiba family. Takada Haruno privately mortgaged and sold it. How will she explain it when the master comes back?"
Akechi Mitsuhide shook his head and sighed.
“That’s what’s great about her.
Takada Yono knew that the Miyoshi family had bad intentions and that the Hokuriku trade route would be lost sooner or later, so he decided to take advantage of it first.
The Hokuriku Road trade route was connected by the prestige of the lord, and the logistics network formed by uniting the samurai families of various countries along the Hokuriku Road was built by the connections of the Shiba family.
Without the reputation guarantee of the lord, there would be no Hokuriku Road trade route. The Hokuriku Road samurai could not trust more than a few merchants, and the two sides could not play together.
What Takata Harano is selling is just a shell. Those people can share a little profit, but if they have evil thoughts and want to take away the business route, they simply can't do it.
Since the Shiba family can firmly control the ownership of the trade route, how can the master blame her?
Maybe I should even praise her for having the foresight to establish a protective network in advance so that the Hokuriku Road trade route did not suffer the impact of this great rebellion."
Nizi Shengjiu couldn't help but nod his head after hearing this, but in the middle of nodding, he suddenly froze.
Wait a minute, why did Takada Haruno arrange the protective net in advance? Did she foresee something, or...did she...
Nizi Katsuhisa began to sweat on her head, and she suddenly thought that the Yodogawa River was the Sakai Port and the starting point of the Hokuriku Road trade route at the Kongo side.
If the Miyoshi family wants to go to Luo, they must rely on Yodogawa water transportation and recruit a large number of ships to reduce the logistical pressure. No matter how covert the Miyoshi family's actions are, it will be difficult to hide them from Takada Harano.
Even if Takada Haruno did not set up a protective net to prevent Miyoshi from going to Luo, with her power in Sakai Port, she would definitely notice the clues.
As a retainer of Shiba, she did not give any warning to the recent Shiba leaders. Or perhaps, she had reached a tacit agreement with certain people and no warning was needed at all.
Nizi Katsuhisa looked gloomy. He glanced at Maeda Yoshi and Akechi Mitsuhide, and the respectful and polite face of Takada Haruno came to mind.
Bastards! They are all bastards!
In order to get their master, these bastards even dared to attack the Ashikaga General. Oh my God, that was the Ashikaga General. How dare they...
Is there anything in the world that they dare not do?
The more Nizi Shengjiu thought about it, the more he became afraid. He felt that he could not survive this day and that his colleagues were all crazy.
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No matter how frightened Nizi Katsuhisa was, she had to bite the bullet and continue to get along with this group of colleagues to maintain the stability of the Spur Territory in recent times.
With the help of Akechi Mitsuhide, he easily crossed Iga Country and arrived at Kakukei in Minami Omi. He returned to secular life at Sakamoto Castle and was named Ashikaga Yoshiaki.
Yagyu Soen came to Sakamoto Castle and followed the Hatamoto Hime samurai who led the way to the castle tower.
Although she was dismissed from the post of Omatsuke by Ashikaga Yoshiteru, her vanity as a swordsman master was not deprived of her, so she was able to enter Sakamoto Castle smoothly and received courtesy.
After hearing that Ashikaga Yoshiaki was raising the flag at Sakamoto Castle, Yagyu Soen came over immediately to do his best, hoping that Ashikaga Yoshiaki would revive the Ashikaga Shogun family again.
In the past two years, the Yagyu family has been divided into two groups. One group follows Yagyu Munegan and serves as the Ashikaga Shogun Daimatoshi. The other group follows Yagyu Munenomi and serves as the Yagyu-gumi of the Shiba family.
Yagyu Soen was abandoned by Ashikaga Yoshiteru due to differences between Odaisho and Ashikaga Shogun, causing her branch to suffer heavy losses.
The false reputation of being a master swordsman in the shogunate cannot support the family, and the experience of being a daimesuke also makes him have many enemies.
Fortunately, the Yagyu clan of the Shiba family is still prosperous. They provide daily support and make enemies feel scrupulous, so they can barely maintain their lives.
But this is not a long-term solution, as blood relatives will gradually become estranged over the generations. Even now, Yagyu Muneyan cannot bear to be supported by her daughter, and she needs to find a way out.
When she came to Sakamoto Castle this time, she had arranged her family's funeral arrangements, and she just came to take a gamble. If she won the bet, she would be reused by the Ashikaga family again. If she lost the bet, she would commit seppuku and it would be over.
Following the lead warrior Hime, she walked into the meeting hall. When she saw Ashikaga Yoshiaki sitting on the main seat, she was suddenly in a trance.
I had known that the Ashikaga twin girls looked very similar to Ashikaga Yoshiteru, but I didn't expect them to be so similar. They were exactly the same.
She took two steps closer and was stopped by Hatamoto in front of her. Then she suddenly woke up, kowtowed to the ground and said.
"Your Majesty has behaved inappropriately and please forgive me.
It's so similar that I miss my old master day and night, and I can't help myself. I really didn't expect... I didn't expect..."
Yagyu Soyan's eyes were red, and the world-famous swordsman ignored his manners and started crying.