Both the Hosokawa Mibuchi family and the Asai family are very aware of their positions. They cannot be the protagonists, so they can only try their best to get more benefits from the protagonists.
As for how to get it? Of course, you have to shout out the price and pay back the money. First, look at the quotations of the protagonists, and then choose your side.
There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two kings in the earth. After the shogunate is re-established, problems will inevitably arise between Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Shiba Yoshigan.
This has nothing to do with character, it's just because the essence of power is to be exclusive rather than shared.
Hosokawa Fujitaka said she couldn't see clearly because she couldn't see clearly who would be the future communicator of the shogunate.
So for the Hosokawa Mibuchi family, it is most beneficial to maintain good relations with both parties and use ambiguous positions to gain benefits.
Asai Nagamasa's problem was even simpler. Oda Nobunaga asked her to take her husband to Luo, clearly trying to play the family card.
Asai Nagamasa certainly understands this obvious show of goodwill. Now she just needs to wait for Oda Nobunaga's quotation to see if it suits her.
The Asai family does not have the ambition to dominate Luo. Asai Nagamasa is very aware that there are many hidden dangers in her family, and she does not have the confidence.
But Oda Nobunaga is obviously a Miyoshi Nagakei and Rokkaku Sadeyori, his eyes are fixed on the shogunate, and his lips are dripping with laughter.
Oda and Asai are related by marriage. If the Oda family is willing to give benefits, the Asai family is also willing to be an assist and help.
But the premise is that the price offered by Oda Nobunaga satisfies Asai Nagamasa.
Everyone thought that the chess game of the shogunate would continue to be played as before.
Then play music, then dance.
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Shiba Yiyin thought that he already knew enough about the martial arts of this era.
He was full of self-confidence and had a comprehensive view of the overall situation. He wanted to contribute to the stability of the shogunate and unite all parties to suppress the ambitious Oda Nobunaga.
But he still overestimated the moral integrity of the martial artists of this era, and overestimated their bottom line in conducting themselves in society. Their passion would eventually be doused by ice water.
At this time, Yiyin was lying on the bed in Sibo's mansion.
It doesn't sound like a big problem, just a cold. But in this sensitive period, his noble status still caused tension both inside and outside.
Yiyin coughed twice and felt sore all over, looking at the beams in a daze.
It is inevitable for people to get sick if they eat grains.
But thanks to the system, Yiyin really hasn't gotten sick in the past two years. He always thought that the system's special effects of eternal youth include not getting sick.
It seems now that there is not.
Coincidentally, Yoshigami stayed at Nijo Imperial Palace for a while at the place where Ashikaga Yoshiteru died in battle, and then went to Shokokuji Temple to see her grave. Returning to Shiba Mansion, he felt uncomfortable.
As a result of this illness, rumors spread that he was overly sad and became ill from weeping. His heartbreak caused countless folk jokes to trick people into tears.
Yiyin was depressed and didn't bother to explain, because this matter was indeed a bit strange.
On that day, Yoshigan swore at the place where Ashikaga Yoshiteru died in battle that he would marry her in the next life and accompany her to revive the Ashikaga Shogunate.
Having been bedridden for the past few days, Yiyin had some strange dreams in his sleep, as if he had opened another branch line of parallel time and space.
In the dream, he did not go to Kanto, but after marrying Ashikaga Yoshiki, he fought side by side.
In the dream, he defeated the Miyoshi family, the Rokkaku family, the Oda family, and the Ashikaga Shogun family was revived.
In the dream, he subdued all the women in the Kanto region, settled in Edo, and personally suppressed the Kanto region.
In the dream, he and Ashikaga Yoshiteru lived separately in Kyoto and Edo. Historically, they were known as the Eastern Capital and the Western Capital to rule the world. They were respectfully known as East Daiden and Nishidai by later generations.
In the dream, some of the Ji warriors who admired him were obsessed with him for life, some left sadly, and some secretly colluded with him.
Unhappy, Uesugi Teruhora became a nun and passed down his instructions. Only those descendants of Uesugi who married Prince Shiba could become family governors.
This led to the fact that for hundreds of years in later generations, the Uesugi family of the powerful Hokuriku domain only had acting governors and no real governors. Because they could not marry Shiba Nan, they could not become real governors.
Yiyin shook his head helplessly. What stupid author came up with such a messy and confusing plot? His brain is broken.
If you don’t write what readers want to read, you’ll spend all your time calculating logic lines, and you still expect to get good grades? Stop dreaming.
A dreamlike trip to Zhouzhuang during his illness made Yoshigami feel a lot less guilty about Ashikaga Yoshiteru, which can be regarded as an unexpected gain.
While thinking wildly, Yiyin heard the sound of the door being opened, and a figure carefully sat down next to him.
Yoshigan opened his eyes weakly, and Takada Yukino's worried little face appeared in front of him, and he smiled.
"Don't worry, it's just a minor problem at the turn of spring and summer. I already feel much better and should be able to recover in the next few days."
Yoshigami struggled to sit up, and Takada Yukino held the medicinal soup and watched him stand up blankly.
Naomasa Ii, who had just followed behind me, couldn't help frowning and shouted to Yukino.
"Master wants to get up, don't you know how to help me?"
After saying that, Naomasa Ii hurriedly stepped forward and put a pillow on Yoshiyin's back so that he could stand up comfortably.
When she finished her work, she turned around and saw Takada Yukino still watching in a daze. She couldn't help but snorted and said.
"Close the door! Master, you can't catch the cold now!"
Takada Yukino retorted.
"I'll bring the medicinal soup, you go and close it."
Ii Naomasa glanced at her and said dissatisfied.
"Why do I do everything? Can't you put down the medicine soup and open the door?"
Yukino tilted her head, glanced at the medicinal soup, and then at Ii Naomasa, the vigilance in her eyes was undisguised.
Naomasa Ii simply rolled his eyes.
The two had a dispute before, and Yiyin did not allow them to serve tea or soup anymore. Both of them were unhappy.
This time Yiyin fell ill and was unable to do anything, so the job of feeding the medicine had to be returned to the two of them, and the two men suddenly started fighting openly and secretly.
In the eyes of Yiyin, a bowl of soup is a trivial matter, but in the eyes of the two of them, it is proof of who the master likes more.
The elder Yukino Takada was acting like a child, while the young Naomasa Ii was chattering like an old woman.
The conflict between the appearance and the heart of the two people made Yiyin laugh and cry.
Yukino Takada is simple and only has the sword and her master in her heart. Naomasa Ii has experienced family changes since he was young, and his mind is much more mature than his age.
Yiyin watched the two of them fighting every day with great interest. This was just a new drama today.
Seeing Yukino Takada protecting the medicinal soup without saying anything, Naomasa Ii shook his head helplessly and went to close the door first. You can't freeze your master just because this guy is ignorant, right?
When she closed the door and turned around, she saw Yukino Takada picking up a spoonful of medicinal soup out of habit and putting it into her mouth.
Naomasa Ii shouted sharply.
"what you up to!"
Takada Yukino was shocked, her eyes wandered, like a weasel trying to steal a chicken, pretending to be innocent.
"I haven't done anything, just help the Lord cool off."
Naomasa Ii said word by word.
"The temperature is just right. Feed it directly to the master. Don't take advantage of the master!"
Takada Yukino uttered silent words and fed it to Yoshigoshi unwillingly. The master obviously didn't mind, but this little girl is really annoying.
Ii Naomasa stared at the whole process without blinking. Yoshiyin smiled and stretched out his hand, took the medicinal soup directly and swallowed it in one gulp.
The medicinal soup was bitter and numbed the base of the tongue. He slurped a few times and said with a somewhat tongue-tied tongue.
"I'm almost feeling better now. I can drink it myself from now on."
When Takada Yukino and Ii Naomasa looked into each other's eyes, there was a flash of lightning. Each of them complained about the other's troubles, and the two fell apart.
Seeing their unkind expressions, Yiyin shook his head and said nothing. He just gave himself a medicine and made it seem like he was so glorious. He was so childish that he could fight over trivial things.
He stretched out and felt that all the bones in his body were numb from sleep, sore and soft, which was really unpleasant.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and Yiyin asked.
"What's up?"
The voice of Kamao clan came.
"Odaisho, Ninagawa's biological mother and daughter are here, saying they want to check on your condition."
Just when Yiyin wanted to say, "I'll go out to see her," she felt four eyes on her.
He looked at Ii Naomasa, who said solemnly.
"The doctor at the imperial office said that you should cover your sweat these days and not go out to be exposed to the wind."
Takada Yukino nodded along with a serious face.
Yiyin touched his nose and sighed.
"You guys are quite compatible at this time."
The two women looked at each other, shook their heads in opposite directions, and snorted.
Yiyin smiled helplessly and said to the door.
"Let them come over. I'll meet them here."
"Hi!"
———
Ninagawa Prince and his daughter Ninagawa Prince respectfully entered the room and bowed to Yoshibank.
Yiyin asked softly while resting his head on the pillow.
"When did Ninagawa-sama come back to Kyoto?"
Ninagawa said flatteringly.
"I just returned to Kyoto and heard that the Odai had been working so hard for the re-establishment of the shogunate that they had become sick from overwork. I was very flustered.
My daughter and I hurriedly came to say hello and didn’t dare to delay for a moment.”
Yiyin squinted his eyes and looked at the two of them carefully. They were indeed dressed in dusty clothes, and they didn't seem to be fake.
he laughed.
"It's just a little bit cold. The people below are too nervous."
Ninagawa said solemnly.
"What you said, Odaisuo, is wrong. The shogunate is in chaos, and it's all down to you coming back from Kanto to turn the tide and bring order to the chaos.
Your body, worth a thousand pieces of gold, is related to the rise and fall of the shogunate, so your ministers will inevitably be frightened, so you should pay attention to it."
Ninagawa's constant flattery made Yoshigage feel a headache. He had just recovered a little and didn't have the energy to talk nonsense with this shogunate veteran.
So Yiyin asked directly.
"When you came back this time, did you come to my side first?"
Ninagawa Akashi said with a blank expression on his face.
"You are the surviving son of our ancestors, Shuang, and the head of the Ashikaga Shogun family. As a minister, of course I will pay you a visit first when I return to Kyoto.
Is there anyone more noble than you in this capital?"
Seeing her honest face, Yiyin couldn't help but want to praise her for her acting skills and asked leisurely.
"What? The Nijo Imperial Palace doesn't want to go?"
Ninagawa bowed respectfully and said.
"The Imperial Palace represents the Ashikaga Shogun family and is the backbone of the re-establishment of the shogunate. I would like to ask the Imperial Palace to tell me whether I will go to the Nijo Imperial Palace."
Yiyin secretly cursed the old fox.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki of Nijo Imperial Palace was the future Ashikaga shogun, and Ninagawa himself certainly did not want to offend him.
But on the pretext of visiting a doctor, she first came to Shiba's residence to ask for instructions from Yoshigan Shiba, and then went to the Nijo Imperial Palace. Neither Yoshigan Shiba nor Yoshiaki Ashikaga could make a single typo.
Yoshigan narrowed his eyes and said nothing, but Ninagawa himself kowtowed to the ground and said.
"Otai Suo, I don't mean to sit on the fence.
It's just the shogunate and his like who have always been the ministers of the Ashikaga Shogun. I will be loyal to whoever is Lord Kokata. This is the rule.
But Ninagawa's daughter has always been ineffective, and I am also troubled.
Seeing the warrior girls around the Imperial Palace all becoming talented, I felt very itchy. So I made a merciless request, and I hope that the Imperial Palace will grant me permission."
Yoshigage's heart moved, and he stared at Ninagawa Makoto.
"you say."
Ninagawa himself begged.
"I sincerely ask the imperial office to bring my daughter into the Sibo Tongxin group, so that she can follow you, gain some spiritual energy, and learn some skills."
After saying this, Ninagawa bowed deeply, and her daughter also kowtowed to the ground.
Yoshigan looked at their mother and daughter's backs and raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that Ninagawa himself would stand on his side so decisively.
She was right in what she said, the minister was a servant of the Ashikaga Shogun. As long as Ashikaga Yoshiaki succeeded to the throne, she must be loyal to Ashikaga Yoshiaki. This was the rule.
But rules are rules. Haven't the generals of the shogunate been deceived enough by the ministers? The ministers are very skilled in playing soft confrontation.
The shogunate was really pushed into a panic, just look at the Ise Sadato sect who jumped over the wall and stabbed Ashikaga Yoshiki in the back without any hesitation.
In the final analysis, what the shogunate ministers are protecting is the dining table of the shogunate. If the shogunate does not fall, they can continue to eat at this table.
As for the Ashikaga Shogun, he is a living Bodhisattva who is offered in the temple. How many sticks of incense are offered and how many good looks are given, it all depends on whether the Shogun recognizes the nature of the Bodhisattva.
Yiyin said.
"You guys get up first."
Ninagawa and her daughter stood up and looked at Yoshigan.
Yoshigan glanced at Ninagawa's parents behind him, saw her face was embarrassed, and asked about Ninagawa's life.
"Your daughter is not young anymore. She doesn't want to stay at home and inherit the family business, run around with me, and not be afraid of being killed on the battlefield one day?"
Ninagawa Makoyo said.
"It is the fate of the martial arts family to die in battle. If my daughter accidentally wraps her body in horse leather, it will be an inevitable fate and she will have no regrets.
The Ninagawa family is not a famous family, so what kind of wealth does it have? I am not sure how long I can last for a long time.
It would be better to let her serve the imperial office. It would be great if she can earn some military exploits on horseback, lest she become a ronin and starve to death on the streets in the future."
Yiyin shook his head and said.
"Ninagawa-sama is joking. You are the acting official of the government office and an important minister of the shogunate. How could you become a ronin?"
Ninagawa himself sighed.
"At the Imperial Office, the Ninagawa family is originally from the Ise family, and their status and family status are inferior to others. The title of acting official at the administrative office is just a false title.
Lord Ise Sadakyo refused to let me go, so I had no choice but to kill him at the neck, because there was no way out."
Ninagawa's face was desolate, and his tone was indignant, gradually showing his playfulness. Yoshigan smiled slightly, knowing that she was expressing her feelings for him.
The old dog Ise Sadakyo had no way to go and began to bite randomly, just looking for a way to survive.
In order to protect herself, she included Ninagawa himself in the Shiba Yoshigan party and stirred up trouble in public. Yoshigan already knew about this.
But Yoshigami didn't think she could pass the test. The Ise Sadaect colluded with the Miyoshi family to kill Ashikaga Yoshiteru, and it was inevitable to escape the blame.
The stain on the Ise family cannot be washed away. She is still jumping around now because Ashikaga Yoshiaki has not argued with her yet.
