Chapter 1093: Things are not going well in Shangluo
Nowadays, the Ono family has a prosperous alluvial plain around the Daishoji River, and they have repeatedly struggled with the Kaga Ichigo clan for their own territory. If there are not enough benefits, don't expect the Ono family to be obedient.
Asakura Yoshikage wants to use Asakura Kagekage's sisterhood to persuade the Ono people to go south and fight for the benefit of their family. How can he succeed?
As soon as the Ono people leave the Daishoji River, Kaga Ichikōsou will fight back to this land, and the Ono people will have to go back to the mountains of Ono County to eat dirt.
Which is more important, the interests of the master family, or the interests of the general public? Sisterhood is worthless in the face of the interests of the Wu family group.
If Asakura Kejing dares to stand on the wrong side of such a big matter, she will be the leader and sooner or later she will commit suicide out of shame.
Asakura Yoshikage understood Sanhime's expression and felt depressed. She didn't know that this matter was difficult to handle. Not only were the Ono people disobedient, but Tsuruga County was not necessarily willing to give way.
Asakura Kageki and Tsuruga Zhong have completely lost their trust in the master's family. Do they dare to let Ono Zhong use the road to get to Koki? Aren't they afraid that this is Asakura Yoshikage's fake road to conquer Guo?
Asakura Yoshikage gritted his teeth unwillingly. The Asakura family would probably miss this great opportunity to support Ashikaga Shogun to come to power.
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Asakura Yoshikage was in trouble at the castle tower, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki also sighed in his temporary residence, discussing countermeasures with Wada Yaimasa and Hosokawa Fujitaka.
Looking at the heavy snow outside, Ashikaga Yoshiaki felt that her fighting spirit was about to be wiped out by the harsh winter, and she sighed.
"Asakura Yoshikage has been reluctant to give me an answer. The days are passing by and time is not waiting for me."
The plan of this group of people is to handle the Kanto affairs before Shiba Yoshigan and return to Kondo, and rush to Luo to support Ashikaga Yoshiaki as the new Ashikaga shogun.
After the depth of winter comes spring, and when the Hokurikudo passes through the snow, Yoshigan Shiba may come back at any time. Asakura Yoshikage was unwilling to give a clear attitude, which made Ashikaga Yoshiaki very dissatisfied.
Wada Weimasa and Hosokawa Fujitaka looked at each other awkwardly, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki's tone actually seemed to blame them.
They chose to come to Echizen Country in the first place because both Wada Weimasa and Hosokawa Fujitaka felt that the Asakura family would not miss this opportunity and could use the strength of this powerful Hokuriku domain to complete Kamikawa.
Unexpectedly, Asakura Yoshikage refused to take over, which put Ashikaga Yoshiaki into a dilemma.
Wada Weimasa said with a bitter smile.
"Your Highness, the Asakura family's attitude really caught us by surprise. But the matter has come to this point, and it won't solve the problem if we continue to dwell on it.
I have brought someone with me today, please allow her to come in for an audience, and things may turn around."
Ashikaga Yoshiaki looked at her in surprise and asked.
"Who is it?"
Wada Weimasa said.
"The envoy of the Oda family, she came to contact me with a letter of recommendation from the Kitaomi Asai family."
Ashikaga Yoshiaki frowned.
"Oda family? Owari's guardian?"
Wada Weimasa nodded.
"The current guardian of Owari, Oda Nobunaga, has defeated Isshiki Yoshiryu of Mino Country and entered Mino Country. He is a million-koku daimyo."
Ashikaga Yoshiaki looked confused. She had just returned to secular life and was not aware of the dispute between the samurai families of Mino and Owari.
Wada Weimasa explained to her in a low voice.
How did Saito Douzan marry Mino to protect the Saito family, and then killed Mino to protect the Toki family?
How was she killed by her daughter Isshiki Yoshiryu, who obtained the name Isshiki Miao from Ashikaga Yoshiteru by submitting a petition to the shogunate.
Saito Dozo's son No-kun married Oda Nobunaga, who gave Oda Nobunaga the excuse to avenge his mother-in-law, entered Mino, and seized this wealthy territory.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki's scalp went numb after hearing this. The country bumpkins like Mino Owari did things unscrupulously and were only interested in profit. For the sake of profit, relatives could raise the butcher's knife at will, and they were not merciless at all.
she hesitated.
"Oda Nobunaga defeated his superiors many times and slaughtered them. Now he killed his sister-in-law Isshiki Yoshiryu and captured the Mino Kingdom.
Do you really want to see this kind of person’s envoy?”
Ashikaga Yoshiaki had nothing and could only believe in bloodline and family status to show off his orthodoxy.
This time when I came to the Asakura family, I received a cold reception, and I was even more dissatisfied with these warriors who came from a lower-level family.
The Asakura family and the Oda family were both descendants of Shiba's retainers. They successively defeated the superiors and seized the territory. The Asakura family ignored them, so how could the Oda family be a good person?
What is even more criticized is that Oda Nobunaga himself was not from a high family background, and his mother was just a follower of the Owari Oda family.
She first killed the Owari Oda family in the lower Owari, then the Oda clan in the upper Owari, and then killed her husband's sister, taking the two Owari and Mino kingdoms into her hands.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki really doesn't want to deal with this kind of local daimyo who has no respect and is cruel and unkind.
Wada Weimasa advised.
"Your Highness, the road to Asakura's house is probably dead.
If we want to go to Raku Kyoto, we must find a daimyo who is not afraid of the Miyoshi family to send troops to support. The Oda family occupies the two countries of Owari and Mino, with a stone height of more than one million, which is the strong support we need.
She also married her younger brother to Asai Nagamasa, and they became married. If we can get her help, the Asai family will probably not stand idly by, and our chances of winning in Luo will be great."
When Wada Weimasa said this, Ashikaga Yoshiaki was a little moved. Wada Weimasa struck while the iron was hot and continued.
"Although Oda Nobunaga was not of high birth, her title of Guardian of Owari was granted by the former generals at the request of Shiba Yoshigami.
Moreover, this time the envoy came to visit, it was Asai Nagamasa who wrote a letter to recommend him. If he avoids it, wouldn’t it chill the hearts of loyal ministers?"
Wada Weimasa pointed out two things.
First, despite Oda Nobunaga's low background, her reputation is truly strong.
When Yoshiki Shiba came to Luo, in the name of Oda Nobunaga borrowing troops to avenge the Shiba clan, he begged Ashikaga Yoshiteru to grant her the title of guardian of Owari.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki could look down on Oda Nobunaga for his humble birth and massacre of his relatives, but she could not ignore the face of her ancestor Ashikaga Yoshiteru.
The family status of the Owari Guardian Dai is not low, and Oda Nobunaga's envoys must be treated with courtesy. She defeated Owari many times and killed the Owari Oda family, but she can't talk about it.
Secondly, Ashikaga Yoshiaki is powerless. If she wants to go to Luo and become a general, she must unite more powerful daimyo to support her.
The Kitanomi Asai family should be the ones she wants to win over. Their governor, Asai Nagamasa, wrote a letter of recommendation to help connect the Oda family. How could Ashikaga Yoshiaki avoid meeting him?
Wouldn't this embarrass the Asai family and push the powerful Kitaomi clan out?
What Wada Weimasa said made sense. Ashikaga Yoshiaki hesitated for a moment and nodded.
"Then let's meet."
Wada Weizheng looked happy, bowed and went out to bring people in.
Hosokawa Fujitaka squinted his eyes as he watched her leave, thinking about what impact the Oda family's intervention would have on the recent situation.
She is not the Ashikaga Yoshiaki who just returned to secular life, and she knows nothing about the daimyo forces around her in recent weeks.
The Oda family has risen rapidly in the past two years, unifying the Owari Kingdom and taking over the Mino Kingdom. I heard that her family has invaded Northern Ise, making the local affiliated forces of the Minami Omi Rokkaku family miserable.
After the riot at Kannonji Temple, internal conflicts within the Rokkaku family intensified, and they were targeted and suppressed by Ashikaga Yoshiteru. They were breathless and had to let the affiliated forces of Kitaise to fend for themselves.
If Hosokawa Fujitaka's prediction is true, the situation in Kitaise may be reversed at this time. Most of the local samurai families will abandon the Rokkaku family and turn to the Oda family.
With Owari Country, Mino Country and a small half of Ise Country, the power of the Oda family is already astonishing. It is not a good thing for such a rising power to get involved in recent chaos.
Hosokawa Fujitaka's eyes turned gloomy.
She will never forget that when Shiba Yiyin rejected her courtship, he inadvertently revealed something.
Oda Nobunaga lent him troops to avenge the annihilation of the Shiba family. There was a price to pay. Yoshigan Shiba knew clearly at that time that the only thing he could pay for was his chastity.
Yoshigan Shiba's virginity was destroyed by Oda Nobunaga. From then on, he gave up on himself and no longer cared about his reputation. He only wanted to continue the Shiba family business and was willing to be humble.
Thinking that his tragedy stemmed from Oda Nobunaga, Hosokawa Fujitaka felt that his heart was about to break.
She could never forgive Oda Nobunaga, a samurai daimyo she had never met.
Can never forgive.
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Niwa Nagahide followed Wada Weimasa as she walked between the porches, feeling a little tired. She had been traveling around and working hard these days.
What Oda Nobunaga said, Niwa Nagahide broke his leg when he ran away.
The Oda family's conquest of Ise has not yet ended. She has already crossed the Suzuka Mountains quickly, entered Minami Omi, and taken over the Oda family's intelligence network in Konge.
The tentacles of the Oda family had just entered the area, and the sources of information were confusing and sparse. Fortunately, Oda Nobunaga was determined and willing to spend money.
With money, Konge merchants, Koga ninjas, mountain evil gangs, and villagers were all willing to exchange information. This allowed Niwa Nagahide to quickly understand the current situation of Konge.
When he received the news that Ashikaga Yoshiaki, the twin daughter of Ashikaga, was going to Echizen Country, Niwa Nagahide was keenly aware of a huge opportunity.
She quickly rushed to Kitaomi and met Oda Nobunaga's brother, Lord Oda, who had married into the Asai family. Through him, she met his wife, the governor of the Asai family, Asai Nagamasa.
Asai Nagamasa was also worried about the Kyoto Incident, and she certainly did not reject the attitude of Oda Nobunaga, an in-law, who was concerned about the recent situation.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki went to Echizen Province via Kitaomi River, and the Asai family and the Asakura family have been allies for many years. Asai Nagamasa was very aware of Ashikaga Yoshiaki's political intentions.
So, she told Niwa Nagahide everything and wrote a letter to help introduce Wada Weimasa, and then Niwa Nagahide came to visit.
Niwa Nagahide, who was on the line with Wada Weimasa, found out that the Asakura family had not agreed to help Ashikaga Yoshiaki go to Luo. The fate that was brewing made her heart beat.
She patiently persuaded Wada Weimasa and asked her to help arrange an audience with Ashikaga Yoshiaki, a poor official.
After walking into the room, Niwa Changxiu cheered up and kowtowed to the woman on the throne.
"Greetings to Mr. Gongfang!"
Ashikaga Yoshiaki's brows trembled when he heard this. Although she was ridiculed by outsiders as a poor official, it was actually just a joking name and she had not yet become a general.
But the resolute words of the Oda family envoy, Mr. Gongfang, made her feel comfortable all over, and she immediately developed a good impression of the person in front of her.
Her originally stern face softened a lot and she corrected herself.
"Get up, don't talk nonsense. I'm just a poor homeless man, not a general."
Niwa Nagahide saw that she was elegant and elegant, not like a samurai family, but more like a cultural person. He knew in his heart that the person in front of him had not yet broken free from the identity of Todokouni, and still had a little bit of shame.
If you want to be honest, it's easy to deal with, and it's easier to fool people. What you're most afraid of is encountering a shameless person who has been soaked in political dye and is difficult to deal with.
Niwa Nagahide had a lot of thoughts in his mind, but his face was filled with awe as he said.
"Master Gongfang is too modest.
This world belongs to the Ashikaga Shogun family, and you are the orthodox bloodline of the Shogun family. Apart from you, who else in the world today is worthy of the title of Shogun?
If you go against the will and kill the king, causing trouble in Kyoto, you will definitely die a good death! Sooner or later you will return to Kyoto to inherit the throne, so what difference does it make if you call yourself a general one day sooner or later?"
Niwa Nagahide's words really scratched Ashikaga Yoshiaki's itch. Hearing this made her smile happily, and she could hardly hold back the restraint of a superior.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki slapped the case and sighed.
"I didn't expect that there would be a person like you in the Owari countryside. You have extraordinary knowledge."
Ashikaga Yoshiaki's subconscious sentence of "Owari countryside" caused Niwa Nagahide's heart to fluctuate, and also made Wada Weimasa and Hosokawa Fujitaka look at him sideways.
This poor lady was overly happy, lost her temper in her speech, and accidentally revealed her true feelings. She just looked down on the country bumpkin from Owari.
Niwa Nagahide came with a plan in mind, so of course she wouldn't care about these details. She pretended not to hear Ashikaga Yoshiaki's contemptuous name, bowed and said.
"My lord, Mr. Kokata, how can I have such knowledge? This is the view of my lord, Owari Guardian Dai Oda Nobunaga."
At this time, Ashikaga Yoshiaki also realized that she had made a mistake. But before she could feel embarrassed, she was intrigued by Niwa Nagahide's words and asked.
"Oh? Lord Oda said so?"
Niwa said with a serious look.
"How can it be false?
When my master heard about the Kyoto Incident and Mihaoshi's regicide, he choked with grief and anger several times. He cursed Mihaoshi and the three of them every day for not being women and not having a good death.
I heard that you are safe and sound, and there is a successor to the Ashikaga Shogun family. My master was overjoyed and ordered me to come here day and night, please do my best for Lord Gongkata."
Wada Weimasa and Hosokawa Fujitaka who were sitting here didn't believe a word of Niwa Nagahide's words. How many days did it take from the Kyoto Incident to their decision to come to Echizen Country to find the Asakura family?
Oda Nobunaga is so far away, how can she react so quickly?
The two of them looked at Niwa Nagahide, who was talking eloquently in front of them, and sighed for Oda Nobunaga. This envoy was well found. He told lies that were just and convincing, and seemed to be true. This is his skill.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki also felt that something was wrong. Oda Nobunaga's envoy came too quickly. Isn't it a bit false to say that he came specifically for him?
she asked.
"Lord Oda Nobunaga is far away from the territory, and he knows so much about recent events?"
Niwa Nagahide guessed that she was suspicious, but had already thought of an excuse, and said.
"My master and His Highness Asai are related by marriage. They have a close relationship and write letters constantly.
Ever since I learned of the recent events, my master has been begging His Highness Asai to pay attention to the affairs of the Ashikaga Shogun family.
That’s why I was able to arrive in time to meet with Mr. Gongfang.”
