Yoshigan never thought about overthrowing the Oda family and killing Oda Nobunaga, because he really couldn't do it.
Oda Nobunaga now owns a territory of three million koku. Not to mention the newly conquered territories on the periphery, the core Nobi Plain has one million koku. He has already completed the reform and centralization requested by Oda Nobunaga.
Whether it is the economic power of Leshi Lezuo, the political suppression of the Wu family, or the military reform of separating peasants and soldiers, they are all on the right track.
Not to mention anything else, Oda Nobunaga was invincible just because of the combined tactics of spears and iron cannons taught by the Nanman female knights to the Oda family, coupled with the endless supply of Ashigaru personnel.
The depth of the territory of three million koku gave Oda Nobunaga enough confidence to resist defeat. The power transformed from innovation allowed Oda Nobunaga to quickly recover his strength and raise a new army.
How could Yoshigan kill the Oda family? Just rely on the loose alliance of samurai families with different ideas in their own camp? Stop dreaming!
In the traditional martial arts military system, Ji warriors are the core. It takes at least ten years for a Ji warrior to be born, receive education, and go into battle in Yuanfu.
Without the warrior Ji as the backbone, the traditional warrior army would have no combat effectiveness. The warrior warrior is the core of the army, the root of the feudal territory, and the basis for the martial arts to rule the world.
The traditional samurai retainer group, the Hime Samurai Order, suffered a devastating blow, and no matter how many territories they had, they would fall apart. Now the story of Kawa Yoshimoto.
However, Oda Nobunaga broke the tradition and used a large number of ashigaru, and even created a zu clan, allowing ashigaru to take on low-level positions in the samurai family such as ashigaru head, replacing the Hime samurai as the backbone of the grassroots.
She has embarked on a new path that can quickly increase her strength without relying on Ji Ji. Although she has only taken a small step, she has already burst out with huge power.
This is not like the Lord getting one or two civilians by chance and changing the fate of a few people by raising their status. Oda Nobunaga systematically improved the status of civilians and broke the military monopoly of the samurai family.
This incident made the samurai group very angry and frightened, but it made the Oda family's military strength unique and the strongest in troubled times.
After all, civilians are like leeks in the field, harvested one after another. It only takes three months to half a year for the Oda family to retrain a group of ashigaru with long guns and iron cannons, and their strength will not be too bad.
As for Yiyin, how many Ji warriors can he afford to die?
There are sixty-six countries in the world, with a stone height of 20 million and a population of 10 million. The Wu family group only has a population of 800,000 to 1 million.
Excluding men and children, even if you include the young and old, the number of Ji warriors who can go into battle will not exceed 4 to 50,000.
With the iron cannon, a southern barbarian weapon, and a super-long spear, Ashigaru, who was born as a commoner, already had the possibility of a head-on confrontation with the Hime Samurai who had received ten years of samurai education.
Although four or five ashigaru may not be able to defeat a well-trained Hime Samurai, the two sides fought in formation, and the spears and iron cannons were enough to make up for the weakness of the ashigaru in combat power, and there was also the advantage of population.
The Oda family can afford to die. At worst, if they hold on for half a year, another group of troops will appear.
What about the Shiba family? Can Yoshigan's appeal allow the Wu family to risk their family's inheritance and fight for their lives against the Oda family again and again?
It is difficult to defeat Oda Nobunaga, but Yoshigan can at least try. But if he wants to forcibly eliminate the Oda family with a mature innovation system, he is afraid that Oda Nobunaga will push back and use the human wave tactics to kill him alive.
Yoshigan has a clear understanding of this point, and Akechi Mitsuhide also praises Yoshigan for having such a clear understanding.
The only weakness of the Oda family is the internal collapse of the people and the government.
Oda Nobunaga's innovations were not popular among the people, and the Oda retainers group was also very disgusted by the samurai group. But Oda Nobunaga was too strong, and the Oda retainers group could not resist and could only endure.
If one day Oda Nobunaga suddenly dies unexpectedly, what will be the future of the Oda family?
Innovation has been difficult since ancient times. Without the persistence of several generations, the fire of innovation will be extinguished at any time due to the counterattack of conservatives.
During the Celestial Dynasty and the Warring States Period, all countries were seeking to innovate and become stronger. In the end, only the Qin State persisted, and only with the help of Emperor Qin Shihuang Fen VI to unify the six countries.
Akechi Mitsuhide glanced at his master secretly. Oda Nobunaga didn't even have a child now, and he didn't touch his husband Nogun. All he could think about was conquering Shiba Yoshigan.
If Oda Nobunaga dies suddenly, the seemingly invincible power of the Oda family may collapse in an instant, and the Oda retainers may divide their luggage and return to their respective villages.
Unless another unrivaled talent emerges from the Oda retainers, who can inherit Oda Nobunaga's ambition and unify the princesses again, but how is that possible?
Akechi Mitsuhide said solemnly.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness Oda has never forgotten you. Even a blind person can see her desire to subjugate you. She is also longing for a great battle to completely conquer you.
The Shiba-Oda battle can be a life-and-death battle. But I hope you will allow me to go to the Oda family as an envoy and turn this battle into a dignified and honorable battle between the two families.
Just as Oda Nobunaga longs to become an elder of the Taira clan and wants to complete the Genpei fusion by marrying you. We might as well give her this fantasy and let her wait with peace of mind for you to assemble your army and fight with him.
As long as Her Majesty Oda thinks that this battle is to conquer your body and mind once and for all, she will sit back and watch you assemble your troops, prepare your battle array, and hope to defeat you on the battlefield.
In this way, you and the world will be in her pocket."
Yoshihiro raised his eyebrows, Mitsuhide Akechi is full of evil, how shameless.
"Will Oda Nobunaga agree?"
Akechi Mitsuhide said solemnly.
"Oda Nobunaga has always had fear and desire for you in his heart.
A peerless overlord like her who is extremely confident and wants to unify the world will definitely want to defeat you on the battlefield to prove her majesty.
Whether as a political opponent or an emotional opponent, she hopes to completely defeat you..."
Akechi Mitsuhide didn't say any more, because Yoshiyin had already signaled her to stop and he understood.
Yoshigami glanced at the well-behaved Reina in his arms, glanced at Masanobu Kosaka, who looked strange, and couldn't help but sigh.
What on earth is he doing in this life? Is he a troublemaker? Being a little embarrassed by Oda Nobunaga's inexplicable desire to conquer, Yoshigami's anger gradually turned into embarrassment.
He walked past Akechi Mitsuhide with his child in his arms and walked out of the meeting hall.
"Akechi Mitsuhide."
"Hi!"
"Just do what you want."
"Hi!"
Yoshigan left with his children, and Mitsuhide Akechi picked up Takahashi Toramatsu's head and walked out of the meeting hall without looking at the people around him.
Quickly walking out of the atrium, Mitsuhide Akechi grabbed an attendant and said in a deep voice.
"Call Fujibayashi to see me, right now! Right now!"
———
Duowen Mountain City, the inner room of Zhizhi Courtyard.
Akechi Mitsuhide said solemnly to Fujibayashi Mukuro who came in a hurry.
"I need information about Kanto.
The first is the matter of Reina, the young master of Takeda. The second is the current situation of Terutora, the governor of the Uesugi family.
When I return to Kyoto from my mission to Azuchi Castle, the information must be on my case, the more detailed the better!"
Fujibayashi was stunned.
The Kanto affairs of the Secrecy Team are in the hands of Kirigakure Saizou, who is a disciple of Momochi Santao and not Fujibayashi. It is not easy to quickly obtain true and detailed Kanto information.
Akechi Mitsuhide said irritably when he saw Fujibayashi Muku didn't speak.
"Is there a problem?"
Fujibayashi hesitated and bowed.
"Hi!"
Although he didn't know what happened, seeing that Akechi Mitsuhide was in a bad mood, Fujibayashi didn't want to feel unhappy.
Although Kirigakure Saizo is a disciple of Momochi Sandafu, he is already at the jounin level and has formed his own line in Kanto. Fujibayashi Mukuro requested to share information through official channels, so she should not refuse.
Moreover, Fujibayashi Mukuro felt from Mitsuhide Akechi's attitude that something big must have happened in Shiba's family.
In the face of real military and political events, Kirigakure Saizo did not dare to conceal information and refused to provide it to Akechi Mitsuhide's faction in charge of foreign affairs.
Although the Secrecy Team is divided into the Hyakuchi Faction and the Fujibayashi Faction, in the end they are both loyal dogs raised by Shiba Yoshigami, and Kirigakure Caizo will know the difference between the important and the important.
Waving his hand to Fujibayashi Mukuro to go and get things done, Akechi Mitsuhide's irritability not only did not subside, but became more intense.
The wooden box on the document contained the head of Takahashi Torasatsu, which had been pickled with lime, and her body was in the coffin outside the door.
Akechi Mitsuhide still has some confidence in dealing with Oda Nobunaga. As long as Oda Nobunaga does not let go of his obsession with Shiba Yoshigan, Akechi Mitsuhide will have the confidence to continue dealing with Oda Nobunaga.
What really makes Mitsuhide Akechi feel uneasy is the matter in Kanto.
Over the years, Akechi Mitsuhide has been focusing on recent troubles and neglecting the Kanto affairs. He never expected that he would be involved in the Kanto accident today.
The strategy of hiding one's power and biding one's time must have come to an end. Oda Nobunaga's side was just trying to fool around. But Takeda Rena's incident made Akechi Mitsuhide very uneasy.
Shiba Yigen was so angry that he was busy getting angry. He obviously ignored many logical details, but Akechi Mitsuhide was sensitive enough to catch them.
Although Akechi Mitsuhide didn't know how Takeda Shingen could give birth to his master's child, it was unnatural for Uesugi Teruhora to unite with the Kanto Palace and attack the Takeda family without telling the master.
Mitsuhide Akechi is not worried that Teru Uesugi is crazy about love. What she is worried about is Teru Uesugi...is she also pregnant with her master's child?
España Yoshigan, hating Takeda Shingen, it’s not a problem. But if Uesugi Teruhu is fighting for the future for his children, Akechi Mitsuhide’s scalp will be completely numb.
Seeing that the strategy of keeping a low profile and biding time has failed, could it be that the strategy of occupying the magpie's nest has also failed?
The mountains are prosperous, the islands are fierce, you useless things! Don't think I don't know that you have climbed into the Lord's bed, but why are your stomachs so unsatisfactory!
How could a powerful foreign clan like Uesugi Takeda get the seeds and give birth to a child?
If...if...what the hell...the strategy of occupying the magpie's nest turns into a foreign domain annexing the Shiba family, how can Akechi Mitsuhide have the face to continue to criticize Fang Qiu in front of his lord and show his pretentiousness?
The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became. Mitsuhide Akechi wished he could grow wings and fly to Kasugayama Castle in Echigo Province to see with his own eyes so that he could feel at ease.
But at this time, feeling powerless, she could only think about how to deal with Oda Nobunaga, while anxiously waiting for information about Fujibayashi Muku.
———
Azuchi Castle, castle tower.
Oda Nobunaga looked at the dead head of Takahashi Toramatsu in the wooden box. He did not immediately become furious, but instead felt a little unable to recover.
Maybe it's because Yoshigan Shiba has been tolerant in the past few years, maybe it's because he's been too smooth lately, so Oda Nobunaga was stunned by this sharp slap.
Oda Nobunaga's eyes wandered back and forth three times between Takahashi Toramatsu's head and Akechi Mitsuhide's elegant smile, before a burst of anger rushed from the bottom of his heart to his forehead.
"How brave!"
Oda Nobunaga took off the sword from the knife holder next to him, and drew it out to chop off Akechi Mitsuhide's neck. However, Akechi Mitsuhide always looked into her eyes, looking like he was sacrificing himself generously.
Finally, Oda Nobunaga's mind flashed to the handsome face of Shiba Yoshigan, but the sword still failed to cut it down.
She didn't understand, what was Shiba Yoshigan thinking? Didn't he know the consequences of killing Takahashi Toramatsu? Why did he want to break up with her without leaving any room?
Of course, Oda Nobunaga could not kill Akechi Mitsuhide before she understood her doubts. She barely held back her anger, put the knife on Akechi Mitsuhide's neck, and yelled.
"Asshole! Do you really think I don't dare to kill you?"
Akechi Mitsuhide felt relieved.
What she was most worried about was that Oda Nobunaga's eyes would turn red and he would kill someone first. Then even if she was eloquent, she could only die of frustration.
Since Oda Nobunaga behaved in a stern manner, he had not lost his mind yet and was willing to give him a chance to speak. Akechi Mitsuhide knew that he could not die.
But on the surface, Akechi Mitsuhide has a boring life and a miserable smile that doesn't want to live.
"Your Majesty Oda, please kill me.
You entrusted me with the task of persuading Tsutaden, but I failed to do it well. Takahashi Torosatsu, who was accompanying me, made rude remarks and was killed by Tsutaden in anger.
There is no hope for the Genpei merger, and Shiba Oda will start a war. The world is in chaos, and the two heroes who have the best hope of joining forces to calm down the troubled times and create a new era are about to draw their swords against each other.
I, Akechi Mitsuhide, have been unable to realize my lifelong ambition, and I have no love left in my life. I beg you to give me a happy life!"
Seeing Akechi Mitsuhide heartbroken and feeling worse than death, Oda Nobunaga was at a loss.
She didn't notice that Akechi Mitsuhide described himself as the Oda family's lobbyist and Takahashi Toramatsu as a follower, which was already secretly changing the concept.
He was fully anticipating Akechi Mitsuhide's trip, and was waiting for Yoshihiro Shiba's cooperation reply. He was gearing up to expel Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and Oda Nobunaga, who was devoted to building his own Oda Gongi, was really confused.
Akechi Mitsuhide is the Shiba minister who is closest to the Oda family, and is also the cousin of Oda Nobunaga's husband No-kun. In the past two years, he has helped Oda Nobunaga overtly and covertly to ease many recent political conflicts.
Even at the critical moment of the Kanazaki retreat, Akechi Mitsuhide asked the Kuchiki family to help lead the way, and quickly returned to Kyoto with Oda Nobunaga from the path.
To be honest, Oda Nobunaga wanted to reuse Akechi Mitsuhide. Akechi Mitsuhide was an enthusiastic supporter of the Shiba-Oda Convergence, and later further proposed the idea of the Genpei Convergence.
Although Oda Nobunaga was dubious about her, he still hoped that she could really convince Yoshigan to marry Bai Fushuai and reach the peak of his life.
Seeing that Akechi Mitsuhide wanted to die, Oda Nobunaga was even more paralyzed and could not take the sword.
What kind of taboo did Takahashi Toramatsu commit that made the generous and kind-hearted Shiba Yoshigan kill Oda Nobunaga with a knife without regard to his face?
Oda Nobunaga's heart was like countless ants crawling over and over again, so manic that he felt uncomfortable.
She threw the knife in her hand fiercely, stabbed it into the tatami on the side and shook it from side to side. Then she sat back on her seat, took two deep breaths, and calmed down her mind.
"Tell me! What's going on!"
Akechi Mitsuhide chuckled in his heart.
The more he said nothing and faced life and death, the more doubtful Oda Nobunaga became in his heart, and he was reluctant to kill himself, the bridge of communication between Oda Shiba and the tool for the merger of the two families.
As long as Oda Nobunaga still covets Shiba Yoshiyin in his heart, Akechi Mitsuhide's unique value will still be there and he can continue to jump left and right.
Seeing that Oda Nobunaga had calmed down and Mitsuhide Akechi had eliminated the risk of being impulsively killed, he also took a deep breath and said sadly.
"When I went to Duowen Mountain City, Jinduo Palace made things difficult for me in every possible way, and I was very puzzled.
Takahashi Torasatsu is young and has an impatient temper. Taking advantage of your nickname, he crossed my path and said arrogant words, disrespecting Tsutado-don.
Before I could react, Tsutado-dono had already signaled Kamao Clan to kill her with a single blow, without even giving her a chance to save her."
Oda Nobunaga became even more puzzled and asked.
"Tsuda-dono is not a violent person, so what happened? Where is Takeda's hostess? Did she arrive at Tamonyama Castle first, or did you arrive first?"
Akechi Mitsuhide sighed.
"No wiser than Oda Nobunaga, Takeda Shionome did arrive a meal earlier than me. It was at that time that Tsutado-dono changed his attitude towards you."
Akechi Mitsuhide kept hinting, subtly telling Oda Nobunaga that the Genpei merger was originally a drama, but Yoshigage's attitude suddenly changed.
Hearing these half-hearted words, Oda Nobunaga became restless. She impatiently tapped the tatami with a paper fan and shouted.
"Stop talking nonsense! What's going on!"
Akechi Mitsuhide's expression dimmed.
"The Takeda girl's name is Rena. She looks to be two or three years old. The Takeda family calls her an abandoned baby and adopted daughter. In fact, she is the biological flesh and blood of His Highness Takeda and Tsuta-don."