In Kanto, he was still invincible, but he felt aggrieved everywhere. Why? His mistake was that he did not bring Akechi Mitsuhide to Kanto.
Since arriving in Kanto, he has fallen into a logical paradox.
The Kanto Strategy required the Echigo samurai family to work together, so he continued to distribute profits to them to bridge their differences.
The Echigo samurai family received benefits and were willing to support the Kanto strategy. However, their greed kept creating new differences and causing new troubles.
Sibo Yiyin had no choice but to provide more benefits and bridge the differences again. Then looking back, new troubles came again.
This is endless!
Shiba Yiyin fell into their game rules, was brought to the same level by them, and defeated with his rich experience.
This is the reason why he is victorious in every battle, but always feels aggrieved, because he has been following the traditional martial arts rules.
The Kanto samurai had played with the rules for more than three hundred years starting from the Kamakura shogunate. How could he possibly outplay them? Apart from the false name of the benevolent Lord of Giri, no actual benefits were obtained.
If you think about it carefully, the only thing you really got was Tochio Castle, which was given by Uesugi Terutora, an admirer. Even the Kanto Palace was organized by a group of samurai from the outskirts of Echigo to seek shelter, all to take advantage of him.
How has Akechi Mitsuhide been doing in recent times?
She took advantage of her master's Gil and dared to use any dirty tricks. She just broke out of the tradition of the samurai family and created a set of game rules for Yiyin that were beneficial to her.
In order for Yiyin to secure its position, it even resorted to such shocking tactics as occupying the magpie's nest. It was simply crazy and completely disregarded ethics and good customs.
But I have to say, it’s really useful.
Gil, under Yoshigan, was used to perfection by Akechi Mitsuhide. A bad hand of bad cards brought out the king bomb effect, and he actually revived the Shiba family.
Now that I think about it, Mitsuhide Akechi took advantage of the greed of the Samurai family. Taking advantage of Yi Yin's gender and single advantages, he got the maximum benefit from both sides.
In Kanto, what the samurai are greedy for is the business profits of Yoshi Bank in the Hokuriku Road. No matter how great the business profits are, these people can't help but be greedy and never get enough.
In recent years, Mitsuhide Akechi has been clever enough to make things easier for the samurai. Yoshihiro doesn't have to pay anything. As long as he lets Gil breathe occasionally, there will be a licking dog who takes the initiative to help him solve his troubles.
The only thing Akechi Mitsuhide had to worry about was his master's sense of shame as a man. Fortunately, Yoshihide Shiba really didn't have such a thing.
So the two of them joined forces and took advantage of each other in recent times.
Now, Shiba Yiyin came to Kanto with Gil alone, but there was no one who could make full use of Gil, and he suddenly encountered obstacles everywhere.
He foolishly played with power and put on the airs of the Imperial Palace. But after careful calculation, the benefits were all for others, and he earned nothing but face!
Dazang Changan said it well, Dharma and power are also techniques.
Yiyin needs to establish its own set of game rules and use the game rules that are beneficial to itself, so that it can play power and not follow the pawns of the martial arts masters.
He looked down at his lower body and made up his mind to make full use of his greatest advantage.
He wants to be reasonable, but others don't. He wants to maintain a bottom line, but others have no bottom line. In the end, he suffers.
In this case, only by making good use of what others don't have can you gain an advantage.
Yiyin smiled slightly and settled down to sleep.
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The next day, Yiyin left the palace and headed east.
There are still nine days left before he convenes the Kanto Shiba public review. He must grasp the hearts of two people and gain the upper hand before the review.
In Toroo Castle, Shima Katsumon received the news that his lord was coming. Surprised, he hurried out of the city to welcome Shiba Yoshigan into the castle tower.
The monarch and his ministers sat facing each other, Yiyin abandoned his left and right, leaving only a man and a woman alone in the room.
When Dao Shengmeng saw this familiar situation, his heart trembled. But on his face, he pretended to be serious and bowed and asked.
"The imperial office, didn't you say that we will discuss everything at the imperial office in a few days? What's the urgency of your sudden visit?"
Yiyin didn't speak, but his eye circles gradually turned red. Dao Shengmeng saw that something was wrong, and felt flustered for a moment.
What's going on? Master, didn't you come here to have sex today?