When two smart people talk, they can tell the truth.
As wariness grew on both sides, the conversation became dull and cautious.
Maeda Toshiie said.
"The Lord has transferred the territory with interests in Owari and the village of Kisha to a total of 3,000 koku to me, and officially appointed me as the acting magistrate of Owari Shiba."
Lijiu glanced at her.
Takada Yono was the acting officer of the previous generation Owari Shiba. Before leaving, he gave the position to Maeda Toshiie, but this was a temporary appointment.
Now that Shiba Yoshigan has officially issued the order, Maeda Toshiie can legitimately dominate the Owari Shiba Territory.
The title also changes quickly, from Yiyin Jun to Lord. Are you preparing to challenge?
Li Jia continued.
"My lord, I still don't know about the Battle of Okehazama, and I don't know that Owari Shiba's territory has changed from 3,000 koku to 13,000 koku.
I will accept three thousand shi Zhixing, and the other 10,000 shi will be received in the form of Sibo Lisuo."
Lijiu seemed to be listening attentively, but he couldn't help but laugh in his heart. The Li family was trying to force their way into the list of children.
With 10,000 shi, Siba ranked behind Maeda's interests and joined the battle circle.
She indeed made a surprise attack on Imagawa Yoshimoto in Okezama and won Oda Nobunaga's 10,000 stone Tomoyuki reward.
Now that all the results of the victory belong to the Sibo family, even if the master comes in person, he can only praise her and cannot stop her from being shortlisted.
This is called true ability.
Others knelt down to accept the Lord's gift, but she stood up to receive her place as a bride-in-law.
Not shabby, very shabby.
Maeda Toshihisa was helpless about this.
At first, she made fun of her younger sister and daughter because they both liked Shiba Yiyin.
Now the two sides are facing each other with real swords and guns, and she can no longer laugh.
What's even more helpless is that as Maeda's mother, she must stand by her daughter.
In recent years, profit has gained the real power over the territory of 25,000 koku, which is a God-given opportunity for the Maeda family.
Even if she doesn't want to go to Jinji, her relatives, friends, and subordinates will encourage her to go.
What's more, it's impossible for her to go regardless of her interests.
Then there was a conflict with my sister Li Jia.
Both sides have territories worth more than 10,000 koku that need to be managed by Hime Samurai, and the credible Hime Samurai must come from the Maeda family.
To whomever you give it, your territory will be more stable and your power will grow faster.
No one will give in on such a matter involving fundamental interests. Especially since both parties have already developed a sense of competition, it is impossible to give in.
This topic is dead. If you don’t want to break up now, Maeda Rihisa can’t continue the conversation.
she said.
“What should I do with Matsudaira Motoyasu?
She has been clamoring for a long time with great strength, and she will launch an attack only after the autumn harvest."
Li Jia smiled contemptuously.
"After the news of the recent war came, I sent people to spread the word to Mikawa that the Matsudaira family's actions on the border had significantly eased.
Matsudaira Motoyasu didn't really want to attack Owari.
Imagawa Yoshimoto's tens of thousands of troops had not been able to accomplish what she had dared to do again.
It's just that the Imagawa family was in civil strife, so she had to put on a show to protect herself."
Maeda Riku shook his head and was speechless.
"Even if she is intimidated by Duke Qianxin's reputation, she still has to attack. She has no choice."
After the death of the governor of the Imagawa family, serious civil strife broke out.
According to the practice in troubled times, if the young master Imagawa really wants to ascend to the throne, he must prove himself with iron and blood.
Either raise the butcher's knife internally and kill the retainers until their livers and gallbladders are split apart and they bow their heads in submission.
Either unite internally, launch war externally, and purchase the retainers with spoils of war.
The Imagawa family is not really powerful enough to be able to overwhelm the retainers internally, so she can only choose to export conflicts to the outside world.
And the distant Nishi Mikawa Matsudaira family is her best target.
The Imagawa family owns Suruga Province, Enji Province, Higashi Mikawa, two and a half territories.
With mountains on one side and the sea on the other, only the east and west can expand.
To the east is the territory of the other two alliances of Imagawa, Takeda, and Hojo. It is impossible for her to start a war.
Then Xisanhe in the west is her best target.
The only thing Matsudaira Motoyasu can rely on is the quasi-disciple treatment given to her by Imagawa Yoshimoto.
In the name of dying as a confidant, he launched a war against Owari to avenge Imagawa Yoshimoto.
Only in this way can Mr. Imagawa really act as a defensive weapon against his daughter and not dare to attack her.
Therefore, Maeda Toshihisa said that Matsudaira Motoyasu had no choice but to attack the Shiba territory south of Owari.
She wasted her precious strength just to survive. No matter how famous the Spo family was, she would still have to kill them.
Maeda Toshiie didn't think so and said.
"Even if Matsudaira Motoyasu attacks, he is squeezing his own family in order to gain more time to survive, but this does not solve the problem.
The Imagawa family will definitely attack her, they are just waiting for the opportunity.
The hope of the Matsudaira family lies in Owari and His Highness Oda.
Oda-sama is not interested in Mikawa, her goal is Mino."
Maeda Toshihisa thought carefully and found out that it was indeed what Toshiie said.
Oda Nobunaga's goal was to occupy the Nobi Plain, so Mino Isshiki Yoshiryu, who owned the other half of the plain, was the target of her conquest.
The dilemma that Nishi-Mikawa Matsudaira Motoyasu is facing now lies with the Imagawa family, not the Oda family.
If her family is willing to become a barrier for the Oda family at one end of the Tokaido, blocking the Imagawa family from invading the heart of Owari.
Oda Nobunaga will definitely support Matsudaira Motoyasu against Imagawa Clan, and even provide her with help to unify Mikawa Kingdom.
Maeda Rihisa said.
"Matsudaira Motoyasu just followed Imagawa Yoshimoto into Owari and turned around rashly. Aren't you afraid that the Oda family will regret it?"
Maeda Toshiie smiled.
"That's why I asked people to spread the news of the recent battle to Mikawa Kingdom to increase her worries about attacking Owari.
The Shiba family is not someone to be trifled with, and her method of survival may cause even greater trouble.
So, in the face of the high price, should we consider other possibilities?
Matsudaira Motoyasu once worked as a hostage in Owari and played with Lord Oda for many days, and I followed them at that time."
Maeda Riku rolled his eyes at her.
If Maeda Toshiie had not lost her mind and insisted on following Shiba Yoshigan, with her connections in the Oda family and Oda Nobunaga's trust, she would have prospered sooner or later.
"So you are preparing to pave the way for the union of the two families?"
Maeda Toshiie nodded.
"That's right.
His Highness Oda has always focused on practical benefits. As long as it is useful to her, even the Matsudaira family who just wielded swords at each other can welcome her with a smile.
But Matsudaira Motoyasu was desperate, and with the Shiba family standing in front of him, the risk of attacking Owari became even greater, and a wise man would not take it.
Now that there is no conflict of interest between the two, but the possibility of complementarity, why can't they get closer?
They were still friends who played together when they were young, and when it comes to personal relationships, they are not bad at all."
Maeda Riku nodded in agreement.
Cooperation will benefit both parties, and separation will cause both harms. They are both heads of the family, so there is no need to be emotional, not to mention that their relationship is not bad.
With his childhood friend as a fig leaf, and Maeda Toshiie as a matchmaker.
The Owari Oda family and the Mikawa Matsudaira family can definitely form an alliance and seek common development.
