"Before the war begins, can the Lord win the command of a nation from the Asai family?"
"People of the country?"
Yoshihiro didn't understand what Mitsuhide Akechi meant.
When the Wu family went to war, the most active ones were the direct ministers. They and the master's family both suffered losses, so they expected to be rewarded by the public.
Like in the previous life of the company, the direct descendants of the boss worked the hardest because they knew their efforts would be rewarded. As the company developed, the boss would definitely promote his direct descendants first.
Next are the relatives and family members. They all work for the master's family. If the master's family declines, no one will benefit. Although they will consider the gains and losses, they will not be timid when it is time to use their lives.
The most unethical thing is the people of the country. They have to pay military food service in peacetime, and in wartime they have to send people and provide food to help fight the war.
If you lose, you'll be cannon fodder. If you win, you'll encounter a boss who's cunning and won't get a reward, so you'll have to muddle along.
In the final analysis, which martial arts family wins and occupies the territory. The people of the country have to pay for food, so why bother to fight to the death?
Now, Akechi Mitsuhide actually wants the command power of those outsiders, Yoshigan is puzzled.
"Everyone in this country is on the fence, and the Asai family is always doubtful. Why did Akechi-hime ask me to ask for their command?"
"The Chinese people are unreliable because there is no gain from fighting. The Asai family will only exploit them. They will not get any benefit from fighting hard, so they will naturally live in peace."
Akechi Mitsuhide spoke plausibly, while Yoshihiro was even more confused. He glanced at Benefit and saw that she also had a confused look on her face.
"Most of the Asai family's success can't benefit them. How can I buy them off?"
"Of course, you do."
Akechi Mitsuhide's eyes looked at the Ashikaga white flag hanging in the room behind Yoshigina.
Yiyin followed her gaze and also noticed Yu Qi.
"You mean, this imperial flag?"
Yiyin doesn't quite understand.
"You two are from Owari, so you are not familiar with Kinji. We have to start with Minamoto Yoritomo's Imperial White Flag."
Yoshihiro and Ichigo, two rustics from the Owari countryside, looked at each other helplessly and listened attentively.
"At that time, the first shogun Minamoto Yoritomo raised troops from Kanto and raised the imperial white flag to establish the Kamakura shogunate.
She started in Kanto, and in order to control all of Japan, she enfeoffed countless imperial families in the Western Kingdom and Kyushu in the west.
From the moment the Yubai flag is raised, the Ji warriors who gather under the Yubai flag and obey the call of the elders of the Genji family and the pillars of the Wu family are considered to be members of the Yu family.
The Genji admired the color white, so they raised their troops with the Yubai Banner. The name of the Yu family came from the Yubai Banner."
Yiyin and Yiyi also know these histories, but they are not as obsessed with ancient systems as Akechi Mitsuhide, and are so obsessed with ancient systems. It is no wonder that she said that today's rituals have collapsed, and order must be restored.
“At the time, Ashikaga Takauji, the first general of the Muromachi shogunate, was defeated by the imperial court and fled to Kyushu with one man and one horse.
Relying on his status as the elder of the Genji family and the pillar of the Wu family, he held a royal white flag and shouted for the Genji family. In a few months, he gathered 80,000 Yu family members and hundreds of thousands of female soldiers to fight back to Kyoto.
Could it be that what she relies on is just a dead thing like the Royal White Flag?"
"This? Is there any other reliance?"
Yiyin has heard this story, and the Wu family has told it until his ears are calloused.
Akechi Mitsuhide said with a smile.
"Yes and no.
The martial artists publicized this story and only showed off their bravery and loyalty, but forgot to mention the benefits they received later. Rewarding oneself with public kindness is the cornerstone of martial arts society."
"Yes, at that time, the imperial family members who came to the capital with Ashikaga Takauji were all sealed in the fertile land of Japan and enjoyed prosperity for more than 150 years."
"I see, but what does this have to do with the Imperial Flag? The Imperial White Flag is the Imperial White Flag, but the Ashikaga White Flag is not the Imperial White Flag after all."
Shi Yiyin understood it, but there were only three imperial white flags, and he couldn't get them. Even if he got them, no one would acknowledge them. He was not the elder of the Genji family, the pillar of the Wu family. This status was inherited by the generals from generation to generation, so he was not qualified to command the females.
"My Lord, have you ever thought about why the Ashikaga White Flag is called the Royal Flag?"
When Mingzhi asked, Yiyin asked down.
"I don't know..."
"When the Siba family was in its heyday, Siba Gaojing and Siba Yijiang were all given royal flags by the general.
One of them conquered the Owari Kingdom, and the other conquered the Echizen Kingdom, establishing the foundation of the Shiba family.
Tell me, how will the Ji warriors who accompany them win the war be rewarded by the public?"
Shiba Yiyin understood.
"Is it possible to use imperial flags to divide the feudal territories?"
"Yes. The imperial flag represents the Ashikaga shogun. The holder of it represents the shogun in conquering his subordinates and is rewarded by the public. Naturally, he has the status of an imperial family member. This Ashikaga white flag is called the imperial flag."
"So, as long as I hold the imperial flag and promise to fight bravely as an imperial family member, the people of the country will be willing to fight for me?"
"I don't know what the Chinese people are like in other places. But the Chinese people in recent years have grown up longing for the stories of the imperial family.
The descendants of those imperial family members are their current master family, and no countryman would want to stand up."
Yiyin seemed to be struggling in the quagmire, repeatedly missing the mark, and finally stepped on a solid pedal.
"If the war doesn't go well... wouldn't it mean that we have failed to live up to the expectations of the people of the country?"
When other samurai heard Yoshigami's words, they would inevitably laugh at his husband's benevolence, but Akechi and Maeda, who upheld giri, liked him.
"No, it depends on people. If the war doesn't go well, everything will end. The Wu family will have to bear the responsibility of failure when they go to war. If they win, please give all the rewards and the title of imperial family to those brave people."
Akechi Mitsuhide looked at Yoshigan expectantly, and when he saw him nodding, he was very proud that he had finally found a master who could forget small gains and see the greater good.
In fact, Yoshihiro doesn't care about the recent money, food, knowledge, and deeds. He just wants to defeat the Rokkaku family successfully, so that they will stop causing trouble to him, and then he can return to Owari smoothly.
As for the rewards gained from the war, just give them as they are given. For those of us who deducted silver like this from Sibo, we treat them as travel expenses.
In Todo Village, Inukami County, Omi, a group of Japanese people were sitting together with sad faces.
It's depressing to say that these people are all old samurai families from Kitaomi. Inugami County originally belonged to the Kyogoku family's sphere of influence.
But a few years ago, the Kyogoku family was replaced by the Asai family. As people from the prefecture, they naturally expressed their allegiance to the Asai family.
Unexpectedly, the Asai family couldn't help but fight. Rokkaku Sadayori made several northern expeditions and defeated the Asai family steadily. Now they can only retreat to Hokusan County to survive. Inugami County in the north of Omi was also captured by the Rokkaku family.
The Rokkaku family forced the Asai family to surrender, and finally there was peace for two years. Unexpectedly, Rokkaku's short-lived ghost actually died, and now the two sides were about to start fighting again.
It is said that Inugami County has been occupied by the Rokkaku family, and the people of the country will naturally obey the call of the Rokkaku family. But the reality is not so dogmatic, as long as you follow the rules and do things.
The samurai in Inugami County are all Kitanomi samurai who have been with the Kyogoku family for hundreds of years. They are asked to turn their guns and follow the centuries-old enemy of Minami Omi to attack their own relatives in Kitaomi. Then they will still have the nerve to hang out in Omi in the future.
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What's more, the twelve nearby villages headed by Todo Village, half a county's worth of Chinese people, are closest to the northern border. It is said that the Rokkaku family is in charge, and every day they get up and wash their faces by the river, and they can say hello to their relatives in the north.
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The distance is so close. If the Rokkajia family retreats one day, it will only take a few steps for the other side to retaliate. It's really embarrassing how someone can kill them.
"Let's go to Asai's house!"
The leader of these villagers, the leader of Todo Village, Todo Takatora, raised his head. He saw his daughter Todo Takatora standing outside the door, shouting to the frowning people inside.