Chapter seven hundred and seventeen the temptation of interests
Maeda Benedict said.
"The Lord hopes to maintain the balance of power in recent times, so he ordered me to cooperate with the Asai family to suppress the Rokkaku family.
Nowadays, the Rokkaku family is in turmoil, and the Miyoshi family is also on the verge of civil strife. The general is working hard to govern in Kyoto, but there are rumors that Shiba's important ministers are not getting along.
If we continue to suppress the Rokkaku family, once Minami Omi is corrupted, the general will be happy, but we will be unlucky."
Maeda Riku shook his head.
The recent chaos of the situation and the complexity of demands from all parties have overwhelmed her, making it even more difficult for her to make accurate judgments.
The situation changed too quickly.
In just one year, the powerful Rokkaku and Miyoshi families were in chaos. The shogun bucked the trend, completely suppressed the shogunate, and regained control of the shogunate.
If Yoshigan Shiba continues to do what he wanted when he left, the result will be the collapse of the Rokkaku family, and the general will take advantage of the situation to encroach on Minamiomi and become even more powerful.
Akechi Mitsuhide was scolded every day in Kyoto, and the news sent back was very unfavorable to the Shiba family. It seemed that the general was about to start dividing the local powerful factions.
The important ministers of Shiba did not get along with each other, which was a fatal knot in the hearts of the general and the ladies of Shiba.
This rumor was treated as a joke by outsiders, and the general believed it half-suspiciously. But for the senior executives of the Sibo family, it was a tacit secret.
Maeda Rihisa said.
"The Sibo family is the leader of the local powerful faction and an important supporter of the general. She will not break her own arms.
As long as Mitsuhide Akechi operates well in Kyoto, the general will not kill the Shiba family. It will not be good for her if the Shiba family is in chaos."
Maeda benefit sneered.
"You count on Mitsuhide Akechi, but I can't believe her.
Although I don’t know what she is up to in Kyoto, my intuition tells me that this rumor has nothing to do with her.”
Maeda Toshihisa said in confusion.
"Akechi Mitsuhide will cause trouble and take the initiative to let the general suppress the Shiba family?
This is impossible, don’t talk nonsense.”
Maeda smiled.
"Mother, you don't understand.
I can feel her feelings for the master. Mitsuhide Akechi is a madman and must be dealt with carefully.
I'm sure that, even if she supports me in building Ueno Castle now, she will definitely break up with me over the military service account later on, and show the general the internal disagreements within the Shiba family.
But I can't figure out what's the benefit of her trying so hard to arouse the general's dislike for us?
Miyoshi's family is in chaos, Rokkaku's family is in chaos, there has been internal discord in the Spur Kingdom in recent years, and the general has no scruples in doing things. Is this the result she wants?
The stronger the general, the greater the chance that the lord will marry into the imperial palace. She should be more anxious than me. What on earth is she thinking?
I want to help Rokkaku and his daughter to stabilize the Minami Omi Rokkaku family again.
On the one hand, I want to maintain the balance of power in recent times and not let the general and his family dominate. On the other hand, I also want to see her reaction and see what she is planning."
Maeda Riku still finds it hard to believe his daughter's judgment, because it is all her own opinion and there is no evidence.
"According to your words.
If you take the initiative to help the Rokkaku family stabilize the situation, you will definitely be disgusted by the general, and Akechi Mitsuhide will have more reason to cut off from you.
Heed my advice and don't make trouble.
We should suppress Mitsuhide Akechi step by step according to the opportunity, and first obtain the military service account of Iga Kingdom's 100,000 koku. This is the safe approach.
No matter what conspiracy she thinks up, it cannot replace the power of the sword. When the plot is cut short, only speaking with military force can be strong and powerful."
Maeda Toshihisa earnestly advised his daughter that no matter what Akechi Mitsuhide wanted to do, Maeda's interests should not be taken into account.
In the final analysis, the competition between the Wu family is about strength. Whoever has more men, money, guns and more weapons can win the battle, whoever has the loudest voice will be the one with the loudest voice.
It doesn’t matter what machinations Akechi Mitsuhide has up to, as long as Maeda’s interests and strength are in place, in the end everyone will have to speak with swords and guns.
Maeda Yoshida firmly shook his head and said.
"Mother, I must know what she is going to do so that I can cope with it. I must not lose to her.
I am only implementing the lord's recent balance of power strategy, and helping the Rokkaku family is also fulfilling the lord's entrustment.
I don't care whether the general is angry or not, there is only one thing I want to see clearly.
Does Mitsuhide Akechi want the Rokkaku family to collapse? Is she forcing the Rokkaku family to resist, or is she helping the general expand?"
Although Maeda Yoshida doesn't have the brains of Akechi Mitsuhide, she has a keen intuition like a wild beast that she grew up in the mountains.
To judge Mitsuhide Akechi's intentions, guessing is not enough; you have to look at her actions.
If her purpose of disrupting all parties is to enhance the general's strength, then the Rokkaku family must collapse and Minamiomi will be cannibalized by the general.
If her purpose is to force all parties to join forces to resist the general, then she will definitely try her best to preserve the vitality of the Rokkaku family for the follow-up.
Maeda's heart is tied to Shiba Yoshigan, she values her relationship with her master too much.
The Wu family relies on strength to compete, but the master's heart can be taken away through conspiracy. So she dare not gamble and must find out Ake Mitsuhide's intentions.
Maeda Riku thought for a while and said.
"You are suspicious of Akechi Mitsuhide's actions, forcing all the recent forces into a situation of hostility against the general, and leading all parties to work together to suppress the general."
Maeda nodded and said.
"Akechi Mitsuhide will never help the general marry his master. All her actions now are unreasonable, so this is the only explanation left.
The general has a strong personality and has long been planning to revive his family business. He uses drastic methods to leave no room for others.
The Ise family is the leader of the shogunate, the Miyoshi family and the Rokkaku family dominate each other, and the Shiba family is a kin of the shogun and the leader of the local powerful faction.
Only relying on the power of one or two families can temporarily suppress the general, but there is no way to prevent the lord from marrying into the imperial palace.
Only by letting the general offend everyone so hard and everyone joining forces to suppress the general and denying her a chance to make a comeback can there be any hope of ending the Lisboa marriage.
The Lord is the Ashikaga Military God, and once he marries into the imperial palace, the general's strength will inevitably increase. All parties are afraid of this result, so they will help Akechi Mitsuhide to mess up the matter.
The premise for this to happen is that the general must ruthlessly make it impossible for everyone to survive, so that all the families with different interests can unite and take action together."
Maeda Riku thought for a long time and nodded.
"What you said makes sense."
It is very difficult to prevent Shiba Yiyin from marrying into the palace. He has already accepted Yujian, and the engagement of Lisbo has become a reality.
Although the Ashikaga family was in decline, the direct descendants of the Genji family in Kawachi were still the common rulers of the world, and the shogun's marriage was not so easy to break up.
In this world, women are respected. A woman carries a child for ten months and gives birth to a child. The relationship between men and women is much more stable than in a world where men are respected.
Unlike the monarchs in Yiyin's previous life, they were so dissolute and open-minded in their play.
In other words, the attitude towards the relationship between husband and wife in the world of female lords is more serious than that in Qi Yin's previous life.
In order to destroy the already arranged marriage in Ashirisbo, only the Shogun must be immoral. The samurai inside and outside the shogunate could not bear it and joined forces to suppress the Shogun.
The Ise family from the shogunate, the Shiba family from the local power of the shogunate, the Rokkaku family from the east and the Miyoshi family from the west. Only when these people join forces can they be powerful.
Maeda Riku sighed.
"Akechi Mitsuhide has such a cruel heart and a big situation."
Maeda nodded and said proudly.
"Let her weave a web in secret, and I won't be able to see through it at a glance.
As long as she doesn't destroy my action of helping the Rokkaku family and allows Rokkaku and his daughter to return to Guanyin Temple City, her plan will be confirmed."
Maeda Riku nodded.
No matter how Akechi Mitsuhide conceals her intentions, as long as she does not hinder the restoration of harmony within the Rokkaku family and preserves their strength, her true thoughts can be seen through.
She is not helping the general, but trying to harm him.
Don't look at the fact that Maeda Yoshihide hates Mitsuhide Akechi now. He hates her so much. If Mitsuhide Akechi can really break up this marriage, Maeda Yoshihide will definitely cooperate with her to help her make it happen.
