When Mitsuhide Akechi tried his best to kneel down and lick Oda Nobunaga, Takada Yono was looking at it as a joke. It wasn't just her, there were many people watching indifferently.
Akechi Mitsuhide has a good reputation both inside and outside Kinki. As the diplomatic representative of the Shiba family, he has an elegant appearance, treats people kindly, is like a spring breeze, is good at dancing, and can build relationships with all parties.
But behind everyone's praise, there is no one in the martial arts family who truly understands the nature of this dark fox who is not afraid of her.
Ashikaga Yoshiteru died only a few years ago, but many people who were actively and passively involved in the Kyoto Incident are still alive.
Hatakeyama and Ninagawa in the center, Matsunaga and Miyoshi in the local area, Niko and Maeda in the Shiba family, etc.
Everyone knows very well what kind of role Akechi Mitsuhide played in the fateful event of Miyoshi going to Luo and killing the general.
Except for the arrogant and arrogant Oda Nobunaga, a country bumpkin from Owari, who thought he could control Akechi Mitsuhide, everyone in Kinki would not be afraid of this elegant diplomat who was full of bad intentions.
The rights and wrongs of that year, because each family was involved to some extent, were forced to remain silent, and the truth was covered up in history.
Even the saint was unwilling to get to the bottom of it and avenge Ashikaga Yoshiki, because he was worried about pulling out the carrots and bringing out the mud. When he got to the bottom of it, he pulled out a bunch of his own people, and finally dug up his own foundation.
Yoshihiro Shiba could only hide at Ashikaga Yoshiteru's grave, wiping his tears and saying a few heartfelt words. He only knew Ashikaga Yoshiteru as his wife in this life, which was also extremely hypocritical.
People have been killed, but they only dare to cry and cry and say that I will always miss you and miss you, but they dare not come forward to avenge her. It is simply shameless and obscene.
But Shiba Yiyin couldn't help it. This world was a shameless and obscene world. If he really didn't want to join in, he would have wiped his neck and left long ago.
Since we have to continue breathing in this quagmire, no matter how disgusting we are, we can't get rid of all the mud.
How can there be a clean person in this world?
Oda Nobunaga came to Kinki too late, and the truth of that year was covered up by relevant people. Although she had some guesses, she could never grasp the key.
Of course, as the Oda retainers rose to power with the Oda family, there were always people who knew some clues, but the interesting thing is that no one chose to tell Oda Nobunaga proactively, but watched Akechi Mitsuhide's performance.
Oda Nobunaga was so powerful that her enemies feared her and her retainers also feared her.
She is a lonely strong person. Except for Shiba Yiyin, she never cares about other people's opinions and suppresses everyone with her superb iron fist.
Her courtiers were afraid of her and did not love her because she was too ruthless in what she did.
The Oda family controls the five kingdoms of Owari, Mino, Omi, Ise, and Echizen. With a stone height of three million, it is the most powerful feudal clan in the world.
According to the tradition of the Wu family, family property is a public property that belongs to the entire retainer group. The monarch and his subjects are one, sharing prosperity and loss.
But in the Oda family, this was not the case. The Oda retainers group had been subdued by Oda Nobunaga long ago.
The Owari people were dissatisfied, so Oda Nobunaga joined the Mino people to check and balance. Mino and Owari joined forces, and Oda Nobunaga began to rely on the Omi people and the Ise people again.
Even among the core important ministers, big bosses like Lin Xiuzhen and Mamoru Ando can be deprived of their power and exiled at will.
Juniors like Hideyoshi Hashiba, who was born as a servant, could soar to the sky like a rocket as long as they were obedient and useful.
In the society of the samurai family, which prioritizes seniority, bloodlines, and locality, a meritocratic and one-man-powerful family governor like Oda Nobunaga is simply an anomaly among aliens.
He is still not satisfied with having five countries, and he is unwilling to provide benefits to the retainers. Instead, he PUAs in the workplace every day, forcing everyone to work hard 996.
Shibata Katsuie's territory was changed to Echizen Province, forcing people to fight every day, and using the old foundation accumulated by the Owari faction and the Mino faction to attack Kaga.
Hashiba Hideyoshi had just established a foothold in Kitaomi, and Kitahata Xinbao was unpopular in Minami Ise. Oda Nobunaga ignored them all and forced them to send troops to seize Tsu Country, consuming his little capital.
In short, Oda Nobunaga's method was to constantly move his retainers out to guard new territories and conquer new territories, constantly consuming the energy that the retainers had accumulated through hard work, and preventing the retainers from having the strength to fight against him.
As a result, Oda Nobunaga's strength grew rapidly like a snowball, but the retainers under her command were like donkeys who were always working hard.
Even though Shibata Katsuie is already the lord of the Echizen 400,000-koku kingdom, and Hashiba Hideyoshi is already the Kitanomi 120,000-koku daimyo, they both have no sense of happiness, only a sense of crisis.
Because Oda Nobunaga was not a stickler for rules, the traditions of the samurai family were like loose paper to her, and the territories of retainers could be changed at any time.
After winning the battle, move the front line and continue fighting. If she loses, Lin Xiuzhen will be deprived of all her merits and positions and get out naked.
In such a work environment full of wolf culture, how can any employee feel happy and secure?
The core ministers promoted by Oda Nobunaga were all complaining constantly, and the second- and fifth-ranking officials like Matsunaga Hide who had taken refuge were even more miserable.
Therefore, even though Akechi Mitsuhide was dancing in front of his eyes, even though he knew that Akechi Mitsuhide had bad intentions, Matsunaga still kept his mouth tightly shut.
Matsuhisa Nagahide may have true feelings for Miyoshi Changqing, but when she tried to trick Miyoshi Changqing, she still felt a little uneasy about her conscience.
But when it comes to Oda Nobunaga, the surly master, Matsunaga Hide has no sense of gratitude at all. He only thinks about how to fish in this muddy water and maximize his own interests.
Most of the Kinki samurai and Oda retainers had this idea, and Oda Nobunaga gradually fell into a situation where his vision was blinded.
Behind the seemingly overwhelming power, in fact, the further you go, the farther you go and the lonelier you become.
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All the concubines in Kinki are watching the play. If there is one person who is worried about the country and the people, it must be Nizi Katsuhisa.
Koriyama Castle, residence hall.
Nizi Katsuhisa put down the document in his hand and sighed. Tachihara Hisatsuna bowed and asked.
"Sir, is there any new trend in the Maori family?"
Seeing Tachihara Hisatsuna's excited expression, Nizi Katsuhisa was speechless for a moment.
In these years, Nizi Shengjiu recruited wandering Nizi's remaining ministers and developed well in Kinki.
The Maori family seldom moved outside the Western Kingdom, and the Nizi family revived in Kinki. The two sides could be considered to be on the same page.
But this time, the Mori family used Ashikaga Yoshiaki's brand name to reach into Kinki to cause trouble, which immediately excited the remnants of Nizi's old party.
It is never too late for a woman to take revenge. It has been more than ten years since Nizi's family was broken up. Finally, the voice of the Maori family has been heard in Kinki. How can the party and the people in Nizi's mountain not be excited?
Nizi Shengjiu was not happy about this.
Just now, Yoshigan Shiba and Nobunaga Oda got along well with each other in Fushimi Castle and established a cooperation mechanism.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he left for Kanto, Mitsuhide Akechi turned his back on Oda Nobunaga, completely destroying the newly established coordination and control mechanism.
Nizi Katsuhisa doesn't think that Akechi Mitsuhide has any good intentions for Oda Nobunaga. Ashikaga Yoshiteru's body is still cold. Whoever believes in Akechi Mitsuhide is stupid.
But the problem is that Nizi Katsuhisa really has no way to deal with Mitsuhide Akechi, especially after the Mori family intervened in Kinki affairs.
Akechi Mitsuhide is a real bastard, and she is very aware of the deep hatred between the Nizi family and the Mori family.
Therefore, Akechi Mitsuhide helped Oda Nobunaga settle various families in the Western Kinki region and isolated Araki Murushige and Kenjosho.
On the other hand, Akechi Mitsuhide also stoked the fire within the Kinki Shiba Territory, arousing old and new hatreds among the Nizi Mountain Party.
Kinki Shiba Territory is the largest territory of the Shiba family, with a stone height of 200,000.
Spo Yiyin's original territory plan has been completely distorted after years of internal political games.
Shimakatsu took a long trip to Kanto, Toudo Takatora left the Shiba family, Otani Yoshitsugi relied on Maeda's interests, and Akechi Mitsuhide had his territory reduced due to punishment and had to concentrate on diplomatic influence.
In today's Kinki Shiba territory, the two largest forces are Katsuhisa Niko of Koriyama Castle and Maeda's interests in Ueno Castle.
Nizi Katsuhisa was echoed by Yamanaka Yukimori, the deacon of the Kanto Service Office who was far away in Kanto. Maeda's interests were supported by the blood alliance of Maeda Toshiie, led by Owari Shiba, and the two sides were equally powerful.
As the Kinki-general of the Shiba family, Maeda Yoshida is the commander-in-chief of the Kinki-Shiba coalition forces and is an out-and-out war fighter.
Military merit is the foundation of her life, and fighting hard is her daily life. I don’t know why this self-proclaimed intellectual is so keen on fighting. Do you really think that the more he fights, the more the saint will love her?
Katsuhisa Niko is the acting magistrate of Kinki Shiba. Stabilizing the overall situation, developing the economy, and building the territory are her scope of responsibilities. She has always been a peacemaker.
Especially after the Kyoto Incident in which Ashikaga Yoshiteru was killed, Yoshihiro Saba was disappointed with the Kinki Princesses' obedience.
Nizi Shengjiu, a conscientious and hard-working acting official, immediately stood out among the bastards and could be relied upon.
Yoshigan Shiba simply gave Katsuhisa Niko the highest authority in Kinki, allowing her to control all forces in Kinki Shiba.
In other words, Katsuhisa Niko was responsible for the stability of Shiba's power in Kinki, and Mitsuhide Akechi helped Oda Nobunaga expand in a one-sided manner, which made Katsuhisa Niko very angry.
Akechi Mitsuhide always cared about killing and not burying him, but in the end it was the unlucky guy Katsuhisa Nizi who wiped the butt.
The sage trusts the king, and the king's kindness is like the ocean. Nizi Shengjiu must be responsible to the king, so naturally he cannot let Akechi Mitsuhide act recklessly.
But Mitsuhide Akechi is not a good person. She actually stirred up the hatred of the Maori family within the Nizi Mountain Party, which made Nizi Katsuhisa's rear unstable. The martial arts under his command even wanted to cooperate with Mitsuhide Akechi.