Just when Ashikaga Yoshiaki was in a dilemma, Wada Weimasa came out and bowed and said.
"His Majesty Oda has a keen eye and is able to discern every detail. The palace is in decay and is no longer useful. Kyoto's defense affairs really need to be corrected.
It was just the Kyoto Incident and the general was killed. Now that the shogunate has no owner, the Rakuchu legal system proposed by His Highness Oda cannot be discussed.
Fortunately, the Shangluo army of the Oda family is loyal and brave to support him, and His Highness Oda understands the righteousness well and has issued military orders and strict laws not to disturb Kyoto.
In my opinion, the review of the Luozhong legal system can be postponed until order is restored after the shogunate is established, and then we can discuss it again."
Ashikaga Yoshiaki nodded frequently.
"That's the truth.
There is no rule without rules. It's not that I don't want to reform the laws, but I'm not in my position and I don't seek to govern. We will discuss this matter again when everything stabilizes."
Oda Nobunaga smiled slightly and nodded in agreement. In fact, she did not expect to get the power to defend Kyoto now. She just took advantage of the fact that Shiba Yiyin had not yet arrived in Beijing and the sky was full of bidding.
Kyoto and Minami-Omi have been controlled by the Oda family. Oda Nobunaga only hopes that the internal fighting within the shogunate will become more intense.
As long as there is no synergy within the shogunate, the presence of the Oda family can influence the shogunate and strive for maximum benefits.
As long as the shogunate continues to be in chaos, the Oda family can always get more benefits through formal channels and further influence the shogunate's decision-making.
Oda Nobunaga shouted first, but she was actually not in a hurry. With the army at her side, no one could ignore her suggestion.
Let's see how these clowns in the shogunate cause embarrassment on stage.
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After moving into Nijo Imperial Palace, Ashikaga Yoshiaki first dealt with the disloyalty of the Kyoto shogunate, and then Oda Nobunaga proposed the Rakuchu legal system and the reorganization of the Kyoto garrison.
After the two things were said, everyone was anxious to go back and digest their thoughts, and had no intention of continuing to be polite.
After all the concubines left, Ashikaga Yoshiaki and his small group continued to discuss funeral arrangements, but one person left and returned.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki looked at Ise Sadakyo who had returned to the meeting hall again, and gave Wada Weimasa a look.
Wada Weimasa came forward and said.
"Mr. Ise, you are still sick. Why don't you go back and rest earlier?"
Ise Sakyo said solemnly.
"Old minister, this body is in ruins. Sooner or later, I have to go down and reunite with my ancestors.
I just hope that before the oil runs out, I can do something more for the future of the shogunate so that I can close my eyes with peace of mind."
Wada Weimasa asked with a smile.
"Mr. Boss, do you feel uneasy?"
Ise Sadakyo kowtowed to Ashikaga Yoshiaki and said with a solemn expression.
"Her Highness Ashikaga Yoshiaki is the biological sister of the previous generations. It is undisputed that she will inherit the Ashikaga Shogun family and continue the shogunate tradition.
I just have a few suggestions, and I would like to ask His Highness to correct them."
Ashikaga Yoshiaki nodded.
"Sir, please speak, I am all ears."
Ise Sadakyo came back to strike while the iron is hot, to prove his ability and to stabilize Ashikaga Yoshiaki's intention of using him to deal with Shiba Yoshigan.
Ashikaga Yoshiteru's Naomichi party next to Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Wada Yaimasa was born in the Rokkaku family of Minami Omi, Niki Yoshimasa was the shogun Kanagawa, and Yagyu Muneyetsu was the Omatsuke.
In fact, they are not samurai who are proficient in shogunate politics. They are more like technical talents in various aspects of diplomacy, military intelligence and intelligence who assist the general.
Ise Sadism is different from them. The Ise family has a hereditary government and has been fighting within the shogunate for many years, so it has a profound foundation.
Although the Ise family's vitality has been severely damaged in the past few years, she has rich experience in how to play within the rules of the shogunate.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki's young political skills were noticed by her. This time she came here just to make suggestions for Ashikaga Yoshiaki and further gain the trust and trust of the future general.
Ise Sakyo said.
"First, at the ceremony of going to Luo today, the Oda army raised the Nichiren Sect's Buddhist flag, causing the nuns of the Tendai Sect to walk away. It seems that someone deliberately created obstacles between the shogunate and the Tendai Sect.
The Tendai Sect has stood on Mount Hiei for thousands of years and has a strong influence in the capital. This generation of Lord Kakushu has been friends with the Odaisho for many years and has been a helper to the Ashikaga Shogun family in stabilizing Kyoto.
I deeply regret this accident.
I only hope that His Highness Ashikaga Yoshiaki will not have any grudges against the Tendai Sect because of this. You are the daughter of the Odaisho, and the friendship between the Odaisho and Kakushu Master can be continued.
The old minister arrogantly said something.
Although Mount Koya is close, it is far away, while Mount Hiei is right next to Kyoto."
Ashikaga Yoshiaki narrowed his eyes and looked at Ise Sadakyo. This old woman dared to break up her words and speak.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki, who was born in Kofukuji Temple, grew up amid sectarian disputes. As a member of a monastery, she was certainly aware of the internal struggles among various Buddhist sects.
The Shingon sect and the Tendai sect are facing each other from the north to the south. The two Heian sects are actually at odds with each other in face and heart.
The Odai was close to the Tendai Sect, but originally sent Ashikaga Yoshiaki to Kofukuji Temple to be raised by the Shingon Sect.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki somewhat understands the thought behind this.
After the establishment of the Ashikaga Shogunate, the Ashikaga family's hard power has never reached a level that can suppress the world.
The Ashikaga shoguns' governance mainly relied on the balancing hand. The third generation of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was the most powerful, pulling one faction to defeat another, and gaining power over the world.
Whether it is towards the samurai family or the sect, the Ashikaga Shogun family has always had the same attitude: to maintain the balance of power in the world and not to allow one family to dominate.
In fact, everyone knows that what Ashikaga General is best at is sowing discord and leveraging others' strength, but no one will say it out loud.
Ise Sakyo was able to persuade Ashikaga Yoshiaki to pay attention to the Tendai Sect, not to antagonize it, and to maintain the balance between the Tendai Sect and the Shingon Sect. This is a rare truth, which shows her sincerity.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki nodded.
"As the elder Ise said, when you are old enough to seek a country, Ashikaga Yoshiaki would like to be taught."
Seeing that Ashikaga Yoshiaki knew good from bad, Ise Sadaka smiled. He was not afraid of people being stupid, but he was afraid that people would not listen to advice.
As long as Ashikaga Yoshiaki dared to accept advice, Ise Sakyo would not hesitate to speak out and plan for her to ascend to the throne, which would also help pave the way for the Ise family in the future.
The reason why Ise Sakyo's advice was to explore the sect first was because this issue was the least sensitive. Since Ashikaga Yoshiaki could listen to it, she didn't hesitate to speak more deeply.
she said.
"Secondly, the Luozhong legal system proposed by His Highness Oda is also inappropriate.
The service post was decayed and could no longer be reused. Therefore, the Ashikaga shoguns of the past dynasties had long replaced the service post with Ashikaga horse warriors to maintain the defense of the capital.
The Oda family's military power is now entrenched inside and outside Kyoto, and if we give them a legitimate status, it will not end well in the future."
The service office is just a vacant archway, and the defense of Kyoto has long been beyond the responsibility of the service office. Oda Nobunaga used the service office's dereliction of duty as an excuse to want to get involved in the defense of Kyoto, with ulterior motives.
If the Oda family really controls the military power in the capital, who in the shogunate can sleep peacefully?
Without a status, the Oda Army would have to get out sooner or later. If they were given a status, it would be a real disaster.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki nodded.
"What Ise-sama said is true, but I still need the Oda family. There are some things that I can't talk about due to the situation, so I can't do anything about it."
Ise Sakyo said.
“Since it’s hard to refuse openly, then we can find other ways to avoid it.
His Highness Oda proposed the Luozhong legal system, which can improve the defense of Kyoto. This is a great thing, and of course we should accept it.
But the shogunate has its own shogunate rules. During the deliberation, the shogunate will propose that Lord Niki Yoshimasa be the garrison of Kyoto and the Ashikaga Huimen be responsible for the execution. What do you think?"
Ashikaga Yoshiaki was stunned for a moment, then he was overjoyed.
"Okay, this method is good."
The Rakuchu legal system was proposed by Oda Nobunaga, so this favor can be given to her. However, the details of the legal system must be approved by the shogunate.
As long as the results of the review do not use the Oda family but Ashikaga Yoshiaki's ministers and military strength, there will of course be no problem with the implementation of Rakuchu's legal system.
It's nothing more than changing the shell, but the core remains unchanged.
Ise Sakyo's daring to make such a sure guarantee is because he made full use of the rules of the shogunate's operation. This is the shogunate's old profession, following procedures.
When the Ashikaga shogunate was first established, it followed the imperial family system of the Kamakura shogunate. Simply put, it was a fair transaction in which the imperial family served the general and received rewards from the general.
The Kamakura shogunate was the first samurai regime, and there were of course many problems when it came to making new laws.
The biggest trouble with the imperial family system is the sustainability of public rewards.
The land in the world is limited, but the royal family can multiply and live in increasing numbers.
In order to ensure the continued stability of the core concept of the samurai regime, the Kamakura shogunate was very stingy in rewarding the samurai family members, ensuring that they had enough dog food on hand to appease their loyal dogs.
But this positive cycle of buttoning, searching, and doing what we can, was broken by the Mongol invasion.
In order to resist foreign enemies, the Kamakura shogunate was forced to deploy heavy troops in Kyushu and mobilized a large number of imperial families to participate in the war. In the end, the Mongol invasion failed, but the imperial family system of the Kamakura shogunate also collapsed.
During the war against the Mongols, a large number of imperial family members went to Kyushu and paid a huge price. However, the Kamakura shogunate was unable to provide enough rewards due to its financial capacity, so they had to default on their debts.
The cornerstone of the samurai regime is public reward. The Kamakura shogunate itself broke the rules, so no wonder the samurai armed themselves to demand wages.
The rise of the Ashikaga family rebuilt a loose samurai alliance and continued the core values of the samurai family of serving the public and offering rewards.
After the Ashikaga Shogunate was stabilized, the third generation of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu learned the lessons of the Kamakura Shogunate, reformed the shogunate system, and replaced the imperial family system with the guardian system.
From then on, there was a layer between the Ashikaga shogunate and the imperial family, which was the guardian daimyo. The Ashikaga shogun was no longer responsible for all the imperial families, but entrusted the management of the place to the guardian daimyo.
With the contractor who protects the daimyo, the Ashikaga shogun does not need to reward the local samurai families. Unfair rewards at the local level are a failure to protect the daimyo and have nothing to do with the Ashikaga shogun.
Although the decentralization of power has greatly reduced the power of the shogunate, the Ashikaga shogunate was originally a combination of samurai alliances. The power of the Ashikaga shogunate has never been strong, so why did it shrink?
The local imperial family is easy to deal with, and if they are left to the guardian daimyo, the Ashikaga Shogun will ignore them. But the Ashikaga General cannot ignore the direct family members of the shogunate, otherwise he will really become a mere commander.
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu changed the name of the Naotshin imperial family to the public service in order to standardize the operation of the shogunate through the public service system. This is the origin of the shogunate.
The operation of the shogunate relied on the management of the ministers, and all matters were reviewed and implemented by the public.
Therefore, if Oda Nobunaga's Rakuchu legal system is to be implemented, it must go through procedures and undergo public review.
Ise Sadakyo has been involved in bureaucracy all her life in the shogunate, and is the best at doing this kind of thing. As long as Ashikaga Yoshiaki nods, she can get it done.
The ministers would certainly not disobey the new master's request if they were to be punished.
Give them a little hint, and they will make clear arrangements for the country bumpkins from Owari, so that Oda Nobunaga knows what the rules are.
The shogunate has been running for two hundred years, and internal wrangling has become an art form. It is not easy to achieve success, but it is very easy to do bad things.
No matter what suggestions Oda Nobunaga made, as long as Ashikaga Yoshiaki was unwilling, the ministers had a way to distort the suggestions during the review process to the point that Oda Nobunaga himself could not recognize them.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki couldn't help but nod, and he was very fond of Ise Sadakyo's approach of taking the initiative to share his worries.
Ise Sadakyo was also in a good mood. Both things she said were affirmed by Ashikaga Yoshiaki, which also gave her the confidence to continue planning.
So, she talked about the most sensitive topic.
"The old minister made arrogant remarks and had doubts about the imperial office. He is really worthy of death.
The imperial court is a rare man from the Wu family who has not been seen in thousands of years. He is a man as good as a woman. Regardless of his character and ability, he is a leader among people and a model for the Wu family."
Ise Sakyo praised Shiba Yoshigoshi so much that Ashikaga Yoshiaki, who was in charge, looked at her in confusion.
What does this old woman mean? Is she afraid of going back on her word? She feels a little dissatisfied, but Ashikaga Yoshiaki can't help but nod in agreement.
She is not yet the Ashikaga Shogun, but now the head of the Ashikaga Shogun family and the leading figure in the Kawachi Genji lineage is Yoshigan Shiba.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki is just a descendant of Ashikaga who is favored by Yoshihiro Shiba. Whether he can rise to the top still requires Yoshihiro Shiba's nod, and of course he must show respect at all times.
"What Mr. Ise said is that I also respect Odaisho like a god."
Ise Sakyo turned around and sighed and said.
"Otai Soo is not only outstanding in ability, but also unique in appearance. She can be called the most beautiful woman in the world.
It's a pity that the beauty is so unlucky that before she could marry into the Ashikaga Shogun's family, Mr. Kokata... Sigh... The Shogun and the Odai are separated from each other in life and death. It's really a tragedy in the world."
Ashikaga Yoshiaki became increasingly confused and asked tentatively.
"What do you mean, sir?"
Ise Sakyo said solemnly.
"The old minister dared to say some unpleasant words.
When Miyoshi went to Raku, the Ashikaga Shogun's family was killed. Odaisho went to Raku to avenge his wife and support Ashikaga's heirs to succeed to the throne.
His merits are immeasurable to the Ashikaga family and the martial arts families in the world, but he only suffered a lot from himself.
The Wu family's mission is to continue the family business, and Odaisuo is alone at a young age. How should the Shiba family business be continued?
When the ancestors were still alive, they mentioned that one of the children she and Godaisho would have in the future would inherit the Shiba family business.
Now that the general is gone, the Ashikaga family will be inherited by His Highness Ashikaga Yoshiaki. What about the Shiba family? What will happen to the Shiba family?
The shogunate already owed a lot to the imperial court, how could it allow him to bleed and shed tears?
The veteran beseeches His Highness Ashikaga Yoshiaki, after you succeed to the throne, please allow the Odaisho to remarry, and do not leave the Shiba family with no heirs."
Ashikaga Yoshiaki was dumbfounded and looked blankly at the sincere face of Ise Sadakyo.
Of course she dreams of regaining her rightful status as a direct descendant of the Genji family in Kawachi, but Ise Sakyo's method is really...
