Tsutsui Junkei's room for maneuver is actually very small.
She must get the head of Kofukuji Temple and complete the transfer of power before Yoshigan comes back. Only in this way can the returned Shiba Yoshigan not leave any excuse to intervene in the disputes in the Yamato Buddhist Kingdom.
Although Nagakaku couldn't compete with Tsutsui Junkei politically, Kofukuji took a different approach and was so good at playing rogue that they actually chose to lie flat.
This time, a big problem posed for Tsutsui Junkei.
Kofukuji Temple is the gate of the Hosō Sect. In the sectarian game, the increasingly weakened Hosō Sect was annexed by the old Shingon sect of Mount Koya, and then Master Nagakaku of the Shingon Sect became the head of Kofukuji Temple.
Buddhism has been widely spread in Nara since the Heijo Kyo era, and it has been nearly a thousand years. The people are pious and the incense is flourishing. As the seat of the Yamato Buddhist kingdom, Kofukuji Temple has an important status.
If Kofukuji uses swords to fight Tsutsui Junkei, she can take advantage of the situation and take Kofukuji. As long as the life of Master Nagakaku is not harmed, everything else is easy.
However, Kofukuji Temple did not engage in hard confrontation and showed itself to be giving up worldly power and concentrating on worshiping the Buddha. Tsutsui Junkei was completely fooled.
Kofukuji Temple has a high status. Without confrontation, Tsutsui Shunkei would not dare to rush into the Buddhist temple casually and provoke the legal system.
She was just the leader of the Buddhist regiment, not the Buddha. She had no guts to start a big fight at Kofukuji Temple. What if a tragedy happened to destroy the Buddha and the people on Mount Koya directly accused her of being an enemy of the Buddha?
Hohoin Yinrong, she chose a good strategy for Kōfukuji Changkaku, that is, not to resist.
Without the presence of Shiba Yoshigan, once Master Nagakaku gave in, there would be no chance to regain secular power. Tsutsui Junkei's goal would be achieved, and the dominance of the Yamato Buddhist Kingdom would change hands from then on.
But the Sword of Damocles, Yoshigan Shiba, hangs high above the ground. If Junkei Tsutsui cannot capture Master Nagakaku and control her in his own hands, he will be overturned at any time.
Just when Tsutsui Junkei was in a dilemma, something big happened in Kyoto.
Yiyin thought for a while and asked.
"Did Tsutsui Junkei have any involvement in Miyoshi's visit to Luo?"
Nizi Shengjiu shook his head and said.
"I've thought about it too, but I don't think it's possible.
If Tsutsui Junkei had participated in the Kyoto Incident, she would never have been so frightened that she immediately retreated. She did this lest you misunderstand and be angry with her."
Yoshigan nodded, Tsutsui Junkei must have been tricked by Akechi Mitsuhide.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki has lived in Kofukuji Temple since he was a child, and his identity has never been exposed. But before the Kyoto Incident, the story of Ashikaga twin girls suddenly spread, and a large number of ministers went to Kofukuji Temple to investigate.
This matter is inseparable from Tsutsui Junkei, and only she, a local snake in Yamato country, can help Akechi Mitsuhide find out the identity of Ashikaga Yoshiaki in a short period of time.
As a result, Kyoto was in turmoil, and no one expected that General Ashikaga would die in Nijo Castle. Tsutsui Junkei must have been frightened to death when he knew this.
Associating the life experience of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Kofukuji Temple instantly became a hot potato.
At this point, why is Tsutsui Junkei thinking about besieging Kofukuji Temple and trying to seize the power of the Yamato Buddhist Kingdom? Only by running away quickly and not being suspected of killing the general can he save his own life.
Yoshihiro thought clearly about the cause and effect and couldn't help but sigh. Tsutsui Junkei was also smart and ran very fast, making it difficult for people to grasp the clues.
She surrounded Kofukuji Temple in the name of protection, and Qiu did not commit any crime. After the unexpected incident, she drifted away. Even if everyone knew in their hearts that this guy wanted to seize power, they couldn't catch her tail.
Yiyin is currently facing a lawsuit and is struggling to put out fires everywhere. Since the evil is not obvious, it can only let Yamato go.
he asked.
"How is Master Changjue doing? Has she been released from seclusion?"
Nizi Shengjiu said with a smile.
"As soon as Tsutsui Junkei retired, Master Nagakaku left seclusion. She wrote a special letter to thank you, saying in the letter that Kofukuji Temple will always be on your side.
Whether it’s getting supplies from Luo or gaining support from Mount Koya, she’s willing to fully cooperate as long as you need it.”
Yoshigan laughed dumbly, and suddenly realized that Tsutsui Junkei's attempt to steal the chicken was a good thing for the Shiba family.
After being tortured like this, Master Nagakaku finally understood the weight of her political skills. She couldn't defeat the cunning Tsutsui Junkei, and she would have to cling tightly to the Shiba family's thighs.
As long as Shiba Yoshigan was around, Tsutsui Junkei would not dare to try to evade Kofukuji Temple again. Master Nagakaku's behavior of having abundant material resources and seeking Shiba's favor is understandable.
Yiyin couldn't help but laugh.
"In that case, I have to thank Tsutsui Shunkei. If she hadn't been impure in mind, Master Nagakaku would not have valued the friendship with the Shiba family so much.
Sigh, I can't bear to deal with this blind leader of the nemesis soldiers. It's good to keep her."
Nizi Shengjiu smiled and nodded in agreement.
Although Tsutsui Junkei is a bad wolf, if she is kept, Kofukuji Temple will follow in the footsteps of the Shiba family and become a reliable ally of the Shiba family.
In this treacherous and troubled world, it is better to rely on allies to have conscience than to rely on allies to come closer as a last resort, which will make us feel more at ease.
Yiyin rubbed his brows, always finding this matter annoying and funny, and then said.
"I will write to Master Nagakaku to appease her emotions and promise her again. I, Shiba Yiyin, remember her kindness back then and will not let anyone infringe on the interests of Kofukuji Temple.
In addition, you can write a letter to Tsutsui Junkei for me and scold her a little more harshly. By the way, I want to ask if she had a share in the great reversal of the Kyoto Incident."
Nizi Shengjiu agreed with a smile.
Tsutsui Junkei is not a fool. Let alone not being meddlesome in killing the general, even if he is meddlesome, he cannot admit it.
Who dares to admit that there are so many unclean bastard warriors in recent times? What's more, she is a nun warrior who can't compete with the shogunate. What good will it do to her to kill General Ashikaga?
Yoshigan did this purely to scare people, and he also did it to show Master Nagakaku of Kofukuji Temple, so that she could understand how much Yoshigan Shiba cared about protecting her.
Kofukuji Temple is a thousand-year-old temple, the foundation of Yamato Buddhism for hundreds of years, and its influence is very important. Yiyin is showing kindness now, so that he can ask for repayment in the future.
After talking about this, Yiyin asked.
"Let's leave it at that for Kofukuji Temple. What's going on with Hatakeyama Takamasa?"
Yoshigan was also curious when he heard that Hatakeyama Gaomasa had raised troops to support his cause.
After Hatakeyama Takamasa succeeded to the throne, he was incompetent and infatuated with the public. As a result, the Hatakeyama clan was first driven out of the Kii Kingdom by the people of the Kii Kingdom, and then lost the Kawachi Kingdom in the Battle of Sanyoshi Chokei Kamira.
It is very sad that Hatakeyama Takamasa, who had two countries and a stone height of 500,000 yuan, was reduced to homeless.
In the end, it was Yoshiyin who came to help and saved her tens of thousands of direct subordinates in Hanoi, and finally prevented the Hatakeyama clan from completely falling into the abyss.
The powerful local faction of the shogunate headed by Yoshigan was formed by uniting the Hosokawa Mibuchi family and Hatakeyama Takamasa, a famous family whose strength was greatly reduced, and took the initiative to join them.
The three families of Shiba, Hosokawa, and Hatakeyama were originally high-ranking nobles led by the third shogunate. The clans of Shiba and Hosokawa have been exterminated, and now only the Hatakeyama clan remains.
Only when the name is right can the word be right.
Having Hatakeyama Takamasa as a living brand is very beneficial to stabilizing Yoshigan's position within the shogunate. The reorganization of local powerful factions was also recognized by all parties in the shogunate.
This time Miyoshi went to Luo, the Kyoto Incident, and the Hosokawa and Mibuchi families were at odds with each other.
Hosokawa Fujitaka actually colluded with Wada Weimasa and his group, trying to leave Yoshigami Shiba aside and support Ashikaga Yoshiaki in going to Raku.
Although Yoshigan was angry, he still pinched his nose and endured the matter out of the consideration of uniting with the powerful local factions in the shogunate. He only gave Hosokawa Fujitaka a cold look for a few days and ignored the matter.
But no one really mentioned the matter of Hatakeyama Takamasa raising troops to assist Yoshigan.
What exactly is going on?
Nizi Katsuhisa was also deeply touched by the incident of Hatakeyama Takamasa raising an army, so he was willing to come out and say a few words for the notorious Hatakeyama family governor.
she said.
"Otai Suo, you don't know something.
In fact, in the past two years, there has been unrest within the shogunate. The Ashikaga Shogun forcibly took over power, all parties had ulterior motives, and there was a turbulent undercurrent in Kyoto.
But Her Highness Hatakeyama has always stood by the Shiba family and has never wavered. She has come forward several times to speak for the recent Shiba leaders, and her stance is very firm."
Yoshigan narrowed his eyes. He really didn't know about Hatakeyama Takamasa's active defense of the Shiba family. Has the prodigal daughter of the Hatakeyama family changed her character?
Nizi Katsuhisa saw Yoshigin's confused face and sighed secretly, Hatakeyama Takamasa was also an honest man.
This prodigal daughter has always been the object of ridicule by the shogunate concubines. Mitsuhide Akechi pretended to be deaf and dumb because of his own plan to murder the general.
As a result, Hatakeyama Takamasa's positive performance in following the Shiba family several times did not reach Shiba Yi's ears, and it was purely for the blind man to see.
If she is not popular, no one will speak up for her, and if no one speaks up, Yiyin will never know what she has done for the Sibo family.
There are always people who have done six points of work and clamored for twelve points to compare with those honest people who have done ten points of work. Honest people deserve to be pointed at a gun. The more they do, the more they suffer.
Therefore, when you do something, you must shout it to the leader. People are not afraid of suffering, but they are afraid of suffering in the dark. Work hard and work hard, others will take the credit, and you will bear the pain yourself, which is blood and tears.
Nizi Katsuhisa spoke for her this time because he had some justice in his heart, so he said a fair word for Hatakeyama Takamasa, who had nothing to do with her.
She continued.
"After Miyoshi went to Luo, there was no movement from the Hosokawa Mibuchi family, there was no movement from the shogunate's territory, and there was no movement from the powerful samurai families in recent places.
The only one who mobilized the army and wanted to raise troops to the Rozomaku was Hatakeyama Takamasa."
Nizi Katsuhisa said with emotion, this was the reason why she was willing to say a few words for Hatakeyama Takamasa. The shogunate samurai family were used to being mere wallflowers, and their selfishness was despicable, and she really couldn't stand it.
Ashikaga Shogun fell, and the entire samurai family in Japan was calculating the gains and losses.
The Miyoshi family has been entrenched in Kyoto for a whole winter, but no one raised an army to attack the evil thief who killed the general. It is really a shame in the world. The prestige of the shogunate has fallen to this, and the Ashikaga world will be over sooner or later.
Hatakeyama Takamasa only had tens of thousands of koku of territory left, but she was able to uphold justice and go to the Rozomaku to kill the thieves. No matter what her thoughts or considerations were, she deserves respect.
If Samu is ridiculed for killing thieves, what's the point of the shogunate's existence? Public opinion and people's hearts need to be guided to the right path of justice, and those who work for everyone should not be allowed to freeze to death in the wind and snow.
Yiyin understood what Nizi Katsuhisa meant, and the absurdity in his heart welled up from the bottom of his heart like spring water, and he couldn't help laughing.
Smiling with sadness, sadness with anger, looking up to the sky and smiling, feeling indignant.
The Miyoshi family committed regicide, and the entire samurai family inside and outside the shogunate watched helplessly as the traitors wreaked havoc. The only one who came out to stop the evil deeds was the infamous Hatakeyama Takamasa!
It was this prodigal girl whom Ashikaga Yoshiteru looked down upon and Shiba Yoshigan looked down upon. When everyone hesitated, she resolutely raised her troops to help.
You know, she only has a mere tens of thousands of stones of territory in her hands, and it is scattered throughout Hanoi.
After a while, Yiyin's laughter stopped suddenly, and he asked in a low tone.
"You said she was defeated and trapped, but was defeated by the Miyoshi army who stayed in Settsu?"
Yoshigan thought it was because Hatakeyama Takamasa's army was weak that he was defeated by the Miyoshi family and failed to win the battle. Unexpectedly, Nizi Katsuhisa told him an unexpected answer.
"Before the forces of Hatakeyama Takamasa at the Imperial Palace were gathered together, Yusa Shinkyo, who was mobilized after hearing the news, sent out troops to attack suddenly.
Hatakeyama Takamasa was caught off guard, the army collapsed, and the Minamigouchi territory was taken by Yusa Nobuyoshi.
After that, she fled to Kitakawachi Territory, seeking help from Mibuchi Fujihide, and asked Akechi Mitsuhide for help, but neither of them responded."
Yiyin's eyes widened, he gritted his teeth in anger, and couldn't help but curse.
"asshole!"
Although Hatakeyama Takamasa only has tens of thousands of stone left as direct leader, her status is not ordinary. The Hatakeyama clan is a hereditary Kii, guarded by both Hanoi.
Suzuki Shigehide, the guardian of Kii Province, Mibuchi Fujihide, the guardian of Kitakawachi, and Yusaku, the guardian of Minamigouchi, are all her subordinates legally!
When the Miyoshi peace talks were held with the shogunate, Yoshigan stepped in and gave Kitokawachi to the Mibuchi family, with Mitsuhide Mibuchi, the daughter of Haruka Mibuchi, serving as the guardian of Kitokawachi.
It was Yoshigan who asked Hatakeyama Takamasa for the position of guardian of Kii Province, the leader of the Zaga clan, Suzuki Shigehide.
The condition he offered was to help Hatakeyama Takamasa preserve Hanoi's tens of thousands of direct subordinates.
The guardian of Minamigouchi, Dai Yusa, believed in religion, killed his mother to seize power, abandoned the Hatakeyama clan and established his own branch.
It was Yoshigan who used coercion and inducement to help Hatakeyama Takamasa take back the direct territory of Nan Kawachi, and then return the direct territory of North Kawachi. Only then did he collect tens of thousands of dan to give Hatakeyama Takamasa.
During the Kyoto Incident, Hatakeyama Gaozheng was appointed to the post of Rakuzo Mu, which was an act of great justice.
Yuzuo Xinjiao dared to take advantage of the situation and attempt to seize the direct leadership of Minami Kouchi, who was in charge of Hatakeyama. He fired his bow from left and right and slapped Yui Gin's face, so that his face was dull and his cheeks were sore.
Yiyin laughed angrily and asked.
"Is there any collusion between Yuzuo Xinjiao and the Miyoshi family?"
Nizi Shengjiu shook his head and said.
"Hatakeyama Gaozheng suddenly raised his troops, and Yuzuo believed in religion and felt guilty as a thief.
She thought that Hatakeyama Takamasa wanted to attack Takaya Castle to regain his family property, so she chose to strike first."
Nizi Shengjiu glanced at the cold-faced master and sighed.
"Hatakeyama Takamasa had just written and sent out the memorandum. Not long after, he was beaten by Yusa Shinji and fled to Kitakawachi, which was a big joke to the recent samurai family.
It is said that the outside world was ridiculing her, and she hid in the remaining territory of Beihe Nei without being seen by anyone, and her days were like years.
Although Mibuchi Fujihide, the guardian of Kitakogenchi, came forward to mediate and ensure the safety of Hatakeyama Takamasa, he did not show any sign of Yusa Shinobu's rebellion.
Hatakeyama Takamasa was very angry and wrote to Akechi Mitsuhide, asking for help from the Shiba family. But Akechi Mitsuhide ignored her, which made her frustrated, so she wrote to me.
She didn't say much, she just asked me in the letter, when will you come back?"
Before Nizi Shengjiu could finish his words, he only heard a crash. Yiyin stood up suddenly, kicked over the documents beside him, and cursed.
"Hatakeyama Takamasa was loyal to the general and went to the Rakuzo Gate. It was an act of great justice! It's just that she had a bad start and was killed by a traitor. What's so funny about this?
Those bastards dare not roar and take action against the murderer of the general, but instead speak ill of the loyal people. They are truly ridiculous!"