Chapter 1423: Tathagata is measured before his throne
Ashikaga Yoshiaki had a wonderful idea, but how could she know that in Yoshigan Shiba's heart, the Ashikaga Shogunate was already a thing of the past.
Whether it was the cold reception it encountered in Kyoto or the major system changes in Kanto, Shiba Yiyin has truly found its own path, which is the Shiba New Thought of peaceful development.
Ever since Yoshigan withdrew from Kyoto and accepted Akechi Mitsuhide's policy of keeping a low profile and biding his time, the possibility of him joining forces with Ashikaga Yoshiaki completely disappeared.
He wouldn't be stupid enough to be tricked by Ashikaga Yoshiaki again because of his guilt for Ashikaga Yoshiaki. With so many Hime Samurai eating with him, it's not enough to be stupid once, he has to do it again?
Last time, I ran away from Takatora Toudo, who was not firm in his stance. I don’t know who I’m going to run away from this time.
It is impossible for Yiyin to sleep with all his core ministers to ensure their attachment to him, right? Even if his body can tolerate it, the conflicts among the ministers will be extremely intensified.
Therefore, the crumbling Ashikaga Shogunate Yoshigan does not want to help, nor can it afford it.
This time he stepped forward to mediate the siege of Mount Hiei. He made a well-thought-out move mainly out of political, economic and military considerations.
First, politically.
He, the elder of the Genji family, needs to take over the banner of the shogunate that was completely defeated by the idiot Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and maintain the respect of the world's samurai families for the pillars of the samurai family and the direct descendants of the Genji family in Kawachi.
The Ashikaga Shoguns can collapse, but the direct descendants of the Kawachi Genji family have established their status as the pillars of the samurai family through two generations of shogunates, and the political ecology of the co-owners of the samurai regime that is rooted in the hearts of samurai families all over the world cannot collapse.
If the entire ecosystem is brought down by Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and the idea that the Hime samurai outside the direct line of the Genji in Kawachi can also serve as the co-leader of the samurai family sprouts, then what does Yoshigage, the elder of the Genji, have to take the lead?
At that time, the real chaos will begin in the world. A group of females will compete with each other. I don’t know how many people will become emperors and how many will become kings.
Once the 500-year-old political tacit understanding among samurai families in the world was broken, and Oda Nobunaga established the Oda Gongyi, and then whoever did it, the credibility of the direct line of the Genji clan in Kawachi would be completely destroyed.
By that time, cats, dogs, and old turtles will be able to come out and call themselves shoguns, pretend to be descendants of the Genji, sit north and south, and build mansions.
Therefore, Yoshigan must come forward and let the world's samurai know that although the Ashikaga Shogun died, there are still people who can carry the arch of the Genji lineage in Kawachi. Not just any grandson can be the pillar of the samurai family.
Secondly, from an economic point of view.
The Hokurikudo trade route has become the material basis for the development of Shiba's new ideas and is an indispensable and important piece of the puzzle for the Yi Bank to reform the samurai system.
In recent times, a chaotic war has been fought from Sakai Port to Tsuruga Port, almost surrounding the Yodogawa and Lake Biwa water transport logistics lines of the Hokurikudo trade route.
There is nothing wrong with Kii Country, Yamato Country, Tamba Country and other neighboring countries in and outside Japan that are far away from the lifeline of the Hokuriku Road trade route!
Capital is most risk-averse, and war is the biggest risk, which will make capital stay away at all costs.
The Hokuriku Dou trade route has remained stable to this day mainly for two reasons.
On the one hand, it is because the Tokaido trade road is more chaotic. The main logistics lines in Kanto and Kansai are Hokuriku Expressway and Tokaido. The Nakasendo mountain road is rugged and there is no water transportation, so the cost is too high.
Capital has no choice but to stay on the Hokuriku Trade Road for the time being. It's worse than worse, so it can only choose the one that's not too bad.
On the other hand, it was also Takada Harano’s superb methods that used debt to tie up all the forces involved in the investment.
After all, the money you owe is too much, and you have to rely on the annual stock dividends to repay it in installments, and you have to pay it back and borrow it again. The creditors are even more afraid that you will suddenly die, lose all your money, and be in chaos for a while, so they can bear it just thinking about it.
But Yiyin cannot take it lightly for these two reasons. Capital is the most fickle.
If capital finds that the wars in recent years show no signs of easing, and instead intensify, then who can guarantee that capital will not flee?
The two stalls in Kanto and Kansai spend money everywhere, but they all hope to make money from the Hokuriku Road trade route.
The Sibo Zhong Foundation and the Wu Family Giri Promotion Association are all budgeted out one by one, waiting for money and food to be burned. This bottomless mouth of blood cannot be filled no matter how much money is thrown in.
Yiyin cannot afford to gamble. He needs a lot of money, so he must take action to appease the capital.
It's like the crazy IPOs on the exchange, trampling the capital market to the ground and desperately trying to draw blood, but the propaganda slogan is always the starting point of the bull market, and everyone rushes to buy the bottom.
Although this metaphor is inappropriate, the principle is the same. At some point, confidence is more important than the facts, and you have to trick the fool into taking over.
It is impossible for Yiyin to really stop the war encircling Oda. Even if it mediates the first time, there will be a second and third time. Sooner or later, the war will have to start again. Otherwise, what kind of troubled times will it be?
That was a life-and-death strategic plan for each daimyo, and they would never stop just for a few bucks from the Hokuriku Trade Route.
But he can create an image of himself striving for peace. Since the world is destined to become increasingly chaotic in the future, capital must find a relatively safe place, right?
Looking around the world, there is no safer place suitable for capital appreciation than the Hokurikudo Trade Road and the Bisbo Bank of Japan.
As long as this kind of atmosphere can be created, the Hokurikudo trade route will be stable, Shiba Yiyin will build the samurai lighthouse, and the money and food in the paradise will be there.
Finally, in the military.
The Miyoshi family once again invaded the two countries of Izumi and Hanoi. Although the second generation of Miyoshi Yoshitsugu did not have the strength of the Miyoshi Changkei sisters, the panic caused by the Miyoshi family's comeback was indeed great.
As the local powerful faction of the shogunate, Yoshinobu is the political leader in Japan, and he cannot tolerate the invasion of Hatakeyama Hosokawa Mibuchi's territory by foreign enemies.
In particular, the Izumi-Hosokawa family was once on the verge of annihilation, and the Izumi Kingdom was almost defeated by the Miyoshi family. The Izumi-Hosokawa retainers were full of fear of the Miyoshi family and might not be able to hold on for long.
And this was also an opportunity for Yoshigan. He used the fear of the Miyoshi family of the Izumi Hosokawa retainers to successfully integrate with the Hosokawa Miyoshi family and became the leader of the local powerful faction.
Times have changed, and there have been too many good times in the past two years, and the Hosokawa Mibuchi family has become restless again.
The two heirs of the family, Hosokawa Fujitaka and Mibuchi Fujihide, jumped out to cause trouble one after another. It was not convenient for Yoshigan to deal with them ruthlessly, so the Miyoshi family came at the right time.
The threat of the Miyoshi family appears again. As long as Yoshinobu can step in to solve the foreign troubles, the panicked Hosokawa Miyoshi family will inevitably move closer to the Shiba family and become more dependent on the Shiba family.
Therefore, Yiyin needs to perfectly mediate the siege of Mount Hiei and promote an armistice agreement.
Then, in the name of the righteousness of the shogunate and the power of successful mediation, he called on all the Konki samurai forces he could summon to drive the Miyoshi family out of Konki again.
The smoother Yiyin's war against the Miyoshi family is and the smaller the losses are, the better it will be for his prestige in recent times.
This is a political battle that must be won brilliantly. Before the war begins, Yiyin must be fully prepared and strive to kill with one blow.
The armistice agreement at Mount Hiei was the starting gun for him to return to Koto and take charge of the overall situation.
To sum up, the rescue of Mount Hiei was out of Yoshigan's own needs. He was not interested in Ashikaga Yoshiaki's unrealistic fantasies, and Ashikaga had no possibility of joining forces.
Compared to Takaoka Keitomo, the Ashikaga envoy, Yoshigage was more interested in Takeda Nobutora. Why was this old woman still staring at him, her eyes a little distracted? What on earth was she thinking?
Yiyin asked softly.
"When did Mr. Takeda come to Kyoto?"
Takeda Nobutora was awakened by Yoshigan's words, smiled sheepishly and said.
"I've been living in Kanto all my life, but as I get older, I'm tempted to come to Konku for a visit. I've been traveling here for a year or two, and I made a good friend in Minami-Ise, Kitahata Goji.
As entrusted by her, I would like to pay my respects and greetings to you, Jindoden, in the capital of Shangluo. I myself have always admired your virtues and am eager to meet you.
I don’t want you to go away to Kanto for a year, so I will find a job in the shogunate and use my spare energy. I receive a lot of care from the shogunate adults, and my life is very comfortable."
Yiyin frowned slightly.
"Kitahata Yukyo? He is the retired governor of the Kitahata family of Ise Province, the famous swordsman?"
Takeda Nobutora nodded.
"That's her.
After His Majesty Oda put down the chaos in Ise Country, Kitahata Tomoko abdicated and gave the position of family governor to the third sister of His Majesty Oda who entered the marriage. Kitahata Xinbao is now living in seclusion in Mise Valley."
Takeda Nobutora's words were cryptic, but Yoshigage understood it as soon as he heard it.
Abdicating the throne in favor of a worthy person is nothing more than a dignified surrender, allowing the Oda bloodline to succeed the family. At least the family business and name can be preserved, and the clan and retainers can still make a living under the Kitahata family name.
Yoshigan couldn't help laughing, Oda Nobunaga's reputation was really bad.
Kitahata Gokyo had clearly given away all his family's fortune, but he was still worried that the Oda family would kill the donkey, so he asked Takeda Nobutora to come to his seat to find insurance.
From the perspective of Yiyin, this is not a bad thing. It shows that the character of Yili that he has worked hard to manage has been recognized by more and more Wu family.
If you have any difficulty, go to the people...go to Yiyin. When all the martial arts families in the world reach this consensus, his influence will be able to radiate to the sixty-six countries in the world. Why not do it.
Yiyin said with a smile.
"The Kitahata family is very powerful, but Kitahata is willing to give up his power and live in seclusion, so that the people of Minami Ise will not suffer from the war. It is indeed a noble act."
Takeda Nobutora's eyes lit up, and with the four words of Yoshigan Shiba, the elder of the Genji family, the safety of Kitahata Goji was secure.
She quickly bowed and said.
"I believe Kitahata Gujiao will be very surprised to be praised highly by Tsutaden. I will write to her when I get back to make her happy."
Shiba Yiyin smiled and said nothing. The more Takeda Nobutora looked at him, the more he found the man in front of him pleasing to the eye, and he couldn't help but think of his daughter and granddaughter.
She secretly sighed, it would be great if Takeda Shingen could get this man to marry him openly. Now that he is hiding it like this, if the illegitimate daughter is exposed in the future, God knows what will happen.
But she really didn't have the courage to let Takeda Nobutora expose this matter by herself.
Shiba Yoshigan's reputation is growing day by day, and he is the hope of martial arts all over the world. His popularity is sacred and inviolable, and Takeda Nobutora does not dare to make mistakes in the face of his majesty.
How did the unfilial daughter get wet when she did that? What a bastard, even a god-like figure could do it, she is such a beast.
Takeda Nobutora buried his daughter Takeda Shingen in his heart, but Takaoka Keitomo on the side was a little anxious.
She, the real envoy of the shogunate, didn't say a word, but Takeda Nobutora, the fake envoy, took the topic to an unknown place.
Takaoka Keito bowed and said.
"Jin Duoden, the general asked me to bring you a message. I hope you..."
Yiyin sighed inwardly, daydreaming, and looked to the side at Master Jueshu.
Master Kakushu was actually more anxious than Takaoka Keitomo. Ashikaga Yoshiaki was squatting in Nijo Castle depressed, but her life was not in danger, but tens of thousands of lives on Mount Hiei were still under the threat of weapons.
At this moment, seeing that Yoshigan was a little impatient to listen to the nonsense of the shogunate envoy, she interrupted Takaoka Keitomo's words with a simple call to Buddha.
Takaoka Keyou was stunned and smiled awkwardly.
The Takaoka family is an old samurai family of Omi Kingdom and has a deep relationship with various Buddhist sects. The Mitsui Temple in the territory is the hub of communication for various sects of Omi Buddhism.
After the Oda family occupied Minami Omi, the Takaoka family broke away from the triangular retainer sequence and switched to Oda Nobunaga.
However, the Takaoka family still had a thought in mind, allowing Takaoka Keito to return to secular life from Mitsui-ji Temple and join General Ashikaga Yoshiaki, thus leaving a way out for the family.
Takaoka Kageyou was originally the abbot of Mitsui Temple Kojoyin. Logically speaking, Master Kakushu should not show off to Takaoka Kageyou whether it was for the sake of the Takaoka family or Mitsui Temple.
But regarding the crisis of the siege of Mount Hiei, Lord Kakushu is not interested at all in the dirty things within the shogunate. She is only thinking about Enryaku Temple's own vital interests.
Seeing that Master Jueshu came out to be a bad guy, Yiyin slowly came out to be a good guy, he said with a smile.
"Master Juexu, please calm down. Princess Takaoka is just giving a message to the general."
Seeing Sibo Yiyin acting well after getting a bargain, Master Jueshu said solemnly.
"This is wrong in Jinduo Hall. This is the fundamental center hall. In front of the seat of Medicine Master Tathagata, this is a place that is outside the Three Realms and is not among the Five Elements.
Regarding the secular affairs of the shogunate, I also ask you to be careful in your words and deeds, so as not to lose your dignity in front of the Tathagata."
These words seemed to be educating Yoshiyin, but in fact they were trying to stop Yoshiyin from talking.
Sure enough, Takaoka Keito bowed to apologize and stopped talking, but felt sad in his heart.
If Ashikaga Yoshiteru had been in power and the previous Odaisho had gone up to the mountain to speak out, would Master Kakushu have been so strong-willed that he had to sever the relationship?
In the final analysis, Ashikaga Yoshiaki's shogunate was in a mess. This general brought the popularity of the Ashikaga family into a ditch. Even the old nun on Mount Hiei dared not to take the shogunate seriously.
Yiyin smiled and sang a double act with Master Jueshu.
"Master's words are serious, but what you say is also correct.
I have already retired from my residence and become a monk to practice Buddhism. I really don’t have any position in the shogunate. No matter what the general wants to say, I will politely decline, so it’s okay not to listen.”
The most treacherous thing about Yoshigan is that he completely quit the Kyoto shogunate.
The representative of the powerful local faction in the shogunate was the leader, Hatakeyama Takamasa, while the Shiba family's diplomat stationed in Kyoto as a local feudal lord was Akechi Mitsuhide.
If Ashikaga Yoshiaki wants to talk to him, he can just spread his hands and do my dirty work.