Chapter 1371 If the sky is in love, the sky is also old
Oda Nobunaga was dumbfounded, isn't Akechi Mitsuhide too shameless? He is loyal to both sides, but is there such a good thing in the world?
But Mitsuhide Akechi takes it as a matter of course. Can she say that there is no room for two tigers in a mountain, unless there is one male and one female, will she still care about face?
She was a loyal minister to Yoshigan Shiba, and a follower to Nobunaga Oda. She brought Shiba and Oda together and shouted for coexistence and common prosperity, which was her political stance in front of Nobunaga Oda.
In terms of political confidence, Akechi Mitsuhide really has his own uniqueness. As long as Oda Nobunaga refuses to give up the idea of becoming acquainted with Shiba Yoshigan, he can only be led by her.
Just like Shiba Yiyin needs Akechi Mitsuhide to help him figure out the strategy of occupying the magpie's nest that ordinary people would be stunned by.
Oda Nobunaga also needed Akechi Mitsuhide to help her wave the flag between the two families, to raise the banner of the Shiba-Oda merger, and to fulfill her wish.
Thinking about it this way, even if others scold Akechi Mitsuhide for being a shameless person, she is still an indispensable and important political chess piece for both lords, with unique value.
Don't be afraid of being shameless, but be afraid of being useless.
If Mitsuhide Akechi were at this moment, if he were another person, Oda Nobunaga would slap him directly.
Even if the war situation is unfavorable, she just threatened the Shiba family with Tsuruga Port Asakura Keiki, and the Shiba family used their escape bargaining chip to counterattack the entire army. With her surly temperament, how can she tolerate it?
She, Oda Nobunaga, has no face!
But it happened that Akechi Mitsuhide was even more shameless. He talked eloquently in front of Oda Nobunaga, saying that they were a male and a female. In fact, he recognized the master's father and mistress, and then he took on the appearance of two loyal ministers.
Loyal ministers are not loyal to two masters, but there is no problem in being loyal to a couple! Akechi Mitsuhide is like carrying Yoshigoshi Shiba to Oda Nobunaga's bed. How can Oda Nobunaga not like this kind of loyal minister?
Now Akechi Mitsuhide secretly asked Oda Nobunaga to let go of the Hokuriku Road trade route on the grounds that his wife should not steal her husband's personal money. Even though Oda Nobunaga was as greedy as Oda Nobunaga, he was squeezed into silence.
I have only heard of chasing boys and giving them money and gifts. I have never heard of suitors taking advantage of men. As long as Oda Nobunaga still considered himself a real girl, it would be hard to get angry.
Akechi Mitsuhide wanted to make peace between the two masters and consider the future merger of Shiba and Oda. What could Oda Nobunaga say?
Oda Nobunaga could only say sarcastically.
"The Oda family controls the cities along the Yodogawa River and manages the Sakai Port together with the Shiba family. Shouldn't they get a share of the Hokurikudo trade route?
It’s not like I want to take the Shiba family’s share, but why should some unrelated people take so much? I, the Oda family, maintain the safety along the way, so how should the cost of maintaining safety be calculated?”
The benefits of the Hokuriku Road trade route were too great. Although Oda Nobunaga couldn't shake his face, he was not willing to let go easily, seeing that a lot of benefits were lost.
Akechi Mitsuhide smiled.
"Your Majesty Oda misunderstood, I just hope you recognize the status of Asakura Kageki in Tsuruga County.
After all, that foster mother was once kind to Jinduodian, and you also know Jinduodian’s temper. Every drop of kindness must be repaid with a spring, not to mention that Lord Chaocang Zongdi died because of this.
As for the business issues on the Hokuriku Road trade route, you can wait for Tsutado-don to come back to Japan and discuss with him to set the tone.
Tsutadoden has always done things in a measured way. The Oda family has paid for the peace along the trade route, so naturally they should enjoy their due share of profits.
As long as you two have reached an agreement, the specific plan can be left to the followers of the Shiba and Oda families to work out the details. Why should we hurt the harmony between you two for a little business gain?
Moreover, there will be more and more cooperation between Shiba and Oda in the future. Taking business as the starting point and slowly deepening the relationship is a good start.
What do you think?"
Akechi Mitsuhide knew that it was impossible to completely isolate the Oda family from the Hokuriku Road trade route.
The Oda family has guns and money, and occupies many important towns on the Hokuriku Road trade route. This does not give anyone a share of the pie, but only forces them to turn over tables and rob.
But this matter cannot be left to the Oda family to force the Shiba family to make concessions, as this will damage the prestige of the Shiba family.
For example, Oda Nobunaga besieged Tsuruga Port and used Asakura Keiki to threaten the Shiba family. If this was agreed to, the bad guys would be the property of the Shiba family, and the Oda family would just sit back and enjoy the benefits, which would be uneconomical.
But if Shiba Yoshigan nods, the Oda family will go to talk to Takada Haruno, that cunning Shiba town minister. Akechi Mitsuhide is sure that the Shiba family will not suffer.
Who is Takada Yono? He was a ruthless man who came to Sakai Port empty-handed and built the Hokurikudo trade route with nothing, and tied all the forces of the merchants of the samurai sect to the chain of interests.
When it comes to fighting, ten Takada Yonos are not enough to kill an ordinary Samurai Hime. But when it comes to business intrigues, she can kill those who follow the samurai family.
Mitsuhide Akechi didn't know how much benefit the Oda family would ultimately gain from the Hokuriku Road trade route. But the unlucky ones were definitely not the Shiba family, and the victims must have hated Oda, not Shiba.
Akechi Mitsuhide believes that Takada Yono must be capable of doing this.
If it is just a matter of cooperation and profit sharing, Oda Nobunaga may not be willing to agree to this plan, because she always likes to seize the initiative in doing things.
Sending Oda Nobunaga to negotiate with Takada Yono, who had been cultivating the Hokurikudo trade route for several years, was a passive choice controlled by others, which was not in line with Oda Nobunaga's style.
But Akechi Mitsuhide finally made a connection, which laid the foundation for the increasingly in-depth cooperation between the Shiba and Oda families in the future, which immediately moved Oda Nobunaga.
Does Oda Nobunaga like Shiba Yoshigan? No matter whether she has more conquests or more admiration in her heart, she definitely likes him.
But both the Oda and Shiba families are now big and powerful, and Oda Nobunaga can no longer treat Shiba Yoshigan like corn on the roadside like he did at Owari's time, breaking it off and gnawing on it as he pleases.
If you want to merge Saba Oda and merge the two families into one, you need sufficient political means and political wisdom.
What Akechi Mitsuhide meant was to start with the business that the Wu family cares about least, gradually deepen the relationship between the two families, and make the two retainers accustomed to win-win cooperation. This is a good way.
It was for this reason that Oda Nobunaga, who was always proactive and strong, hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.
"Then wait until Tsutado-don comes back soon, and I will talk to him about the cooperation between the two companies on the Hokuriku Road trade route."
After achieving his goal, Akechi Mitsuhide smiled, bowed and said.
"His Majesty Oda is wise, I will go back and make preparations, and immediately go to Kuchiki Valley to negotiate with Kuchiki Motsuna.
I believe she will not be willing to stand on the opposite side of the Oda and Shiba families and will definitely make a wise choice."
Oda Nobunaga glanced at Mitsuhide Akechi, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but smile.
Akechi Mitsuhide is really interesting. She clearly told herself that she would use her status as a foreign service member in Spa to put pressure on Kuchiki Motsuna and convince her to help Oda Nobunaga return to Kyoto.
If it were just Oda Nobunaga who was new to Konki, Kuchiki Motsuna might have hesitated whether the Kuchiki family wanted to wade into this troubled waters.
But when Akechi Mitsuhide got involved in Shiba Yiyin's tiger skin, the situation was different.
Shiba Yoshigan's reputation in Omi country is extremely high. The Rokkaku family, which was prosperous at that time, was defeated by Shiba Yoshigan in the battle.
Mitsuhide Akechi endorsed it as a foreign service member of the Shiba family, and seeing the prosperity of the Oda family, Kuchiki Mototsuna will definitely make the right choice.
Oda Nobunaga liked Mitsuhide Akechi's approach of tying the two families together, but Mitsuhide Akechi ran the risk of being criticized by Shiba's retainers.
Akechi Mitsuhide also used this to express her position to Oda Nobunaga. She is indeed Oda Nobunaga's person, and she is indeed considering Oda Nobunaga.
Oda Nobunaga looked at Mitsuhide Akechi, who looked calm, and found this guy more and more interesting.
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Yoshigan Shiba, who was far away in Kanto, didn't know at this time that Akechi Mitsuhide was doing things behind his back again, and even created a trumped-up Yoshigan Shiba alliance to deceive Oda Nobunaga.
Just like the wrong hints she gave to the important ministers of the Shiba family, a non-existent marriage dispute occurred, which gave Yiyin Shiba a headache until now.
But it just so happens that such a person who talks a lot about things, starts things off everywhere, and has a face thicker than the city walls, is actually the most tolerant person inside and outside the shogunate.
Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Oda Nobunaga, high-ranking officials were all deceived by the ppt she drew, eagerly waiting for Akechi Mitsuhide to lead them to suffocate for their dreams.
Ashikaga Yoshiteru has been deceived so much that he suffocated to death, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki is almost done. As for Oda Nobunaga, I can only wish her good luck.
Things in the world are so ridiculous. Books always say that good people will have a safe life and will be rewarded eventually. It seems that as long as you follow the steps and be a good person who works hard, you will have good results.
But those who get along best are often those bastards who like to brag and know how to cause trouble.
In ancient times, there were gold belts for killing people and setting fires, and there were no corpses when building bridges and roads. Nowadays, there are brothers who wear belts around their waists and take the benefits themselves, while society takes the blame. As long as the hole is made big enough, the trouble will be everyone's.
Maybe, this is life.
The world is in turmoil, and the troubled times are still going on. Oda Nobunaga is busy running away, and Shiba Yoshigan on the other side of Kanto is not idle either.
Having been forced into a corner by Yiyin through various means including family ties, interests, crises, etc., Yura Chengshige no longer hesitated and bowed his head.
With this old gangster who was able to get along well in the local area as the vanguard, the Wu family's negotiation mechanism finally embarked on a smooth path.
The value of the title of the Guandong Shisuo United Front is also increasing day by day with the advancement of the Wushu Association system.
Satisfied, Yoshigan returned to the Echigo Imperial Palace, and he soon received the first batch of letters of application from prominent local families in Kanto Hachishu who applied to join the Kanto Imperial Palace.
Through various channels, these people obtained Yiyin's approval first, and then formally submitted the petition in order to unite the people.
Yiyin did not blame them for their utilitarian mentality, but was happy to be carried in the sedan chair by everyone.
Fame is like a stock price, it is worth what everyone says it is worth.
As long as you play smoothly, step on the left foot and the right foot, you will be in the sky in a blink of an eye. As for whether you will fall to pieces in the future, who cares?
As the status of the United Front increased, Ogasawara Nagatoki stopped making trouble and even submitted a special apology letter, imploring Yoshihiro to punish her for her disrespect.
She is currently busy trying to find business connections, preparing to go to Guanba Prefecture to supervise local construction, and collect some filial piety by the way. She cheers on the Jinduo Palace board every day, just like those people who shout "baijiu yyds".
After all, there is only so much money for public welfare projects. Who builds first and who builds later must rely on the platform of the tripartite military consultation mechanism to analyze, coordinate, and distribute.
At this time, Ogasawara Nagatoki was only grateful to Yoshigan, so how could he have any resentment? As one of the first batch of samurai to become the United Front, they could be considered to have benefited from the development of the Kanto Palace.
People, it is always the butt that determines the head.
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Imperial Palace, atrium.
When Dazang Changan came to report on his work, Shiba Yiyin simply left the documents and went for a walk in the atrium to rest and talk with her while walking.
As soon as they entered the courtyard, they heard faint cries coming from the corner. Yoshigan frowned, and Naomasa Ii who was serving at the side bowed to him and strode over to investigate.
A moment later, a valet followed Ii Naomasa tremblingly. The moment he saw Shiba Yoshigan, his legs and feet were weak and he fell to the ground.
Yoshigan Shiba looked at her with a humble and flattering smile, feeling a little disgusted. Naomasa Ii had already stepped forward to report.
"This is the head boy in charge of the yard. There is an old couple behind the bushes who are hitting the boards. The sound just now was that they were begging for mercy.
This head male servant dared to carry out punishment in the courtyard and ruined the fun of visiting the garden at Tsudo Hall. He really deserves to die."
Before Ii Naomasa finished speaking, the head boy was so frightened that he shouted that he was wronged.
"My lord, Jindo-don, it's not that you are a slave, it's just that those two old guys didn't know what to do and insisted on breaking into the courtyard.
I just led people to catch them, but I didn't expect to disturb your garden. It's really the two of them, old bastards, who deserve to die!"
Yoshihiro was upset by her yelling, and Ii Naomasa watched her words, stepped forward, kicked the noisy head valet over, and cursed.
"What's the fuss about?"
The waiter shrank and did not dare to raise his head, looking pitiful.
Yoshihiro was too lazy to pay attention to her and asked Ii Naomasa.
"Why did those two people break in?"
Naomasa Ii bowed slightly and replied softly.
"It is said that the only son in the family was exploited by the head male servant and worked for ten nights in a row. He couldn't hold on for a breath and died immediately.
The couple are old and are not blessed with many children. They only have this one son.
I originally thought that my son would come to the imperial palace to work as a waiter, so that the whole family could earn some food and drink. Now that my son has died, the family has no choice but to come here to ask for an explanation.
But the waiter was very poor, so the couple came up with the idea of breaking into the courtyard to ask the nobles above to make a decision."
Yoshihiro glanced at Ii Naomasa. This girl usually reported work without so much nonsense, but today she did talk a lot for the two old couples.
Thinking of Ii Naomasa's background, Yoshigage realized a little bit, and he felt the same way.
The Ii family was killed that year, and Ii Naotora could not protect Ii Naomasa. The adoptive father and daughter were frightened day and night. Finally, they traveled over the mountains and ridges to seek refuge in front of Yi Ginza, and they finally felt at ease.
Naomasa Ii is a straightforward girl. When she saw the head valet insulting the old couple who had lost their son, she couldn't help but say a few words on behalf of the old couple.
While Yiyin was thinking about it, the head valet who was kneeling on the ground became more and more uncomfortable as he listened. He raised his head in fear and defended himself.
"Jinduo Palace is a clear guide. It has always been the case that when young servants are admitted to the hospital, they have to be tortured and beaten. This is called jade that cannot be polished and cannot be used.
Who knew their children were in such poor health and still insisted on working in the yard? Isn't this a clear deception?
I can't do much work, I still have a lot of food, and my hands and feet can't finish the work, so of course I have to stay up late and continue working. As a result, I have to endure myself to death, and I still blame me and make trouble with me.
Nowadays, there is a severe drought in Guandong, and the landlords have no food left. People will make trouble when they are exhausted. There is no such truth in the world!
This kind of ignorant old man and old woman has a backbone in their head and must be dealt with severely. Otherwise, if others follow suit in the future, how can I manage my yard?"
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