On December 27, Oda Nobunaga held a large tea party in Kyoto.
"Hey, our celebrity is here!" As soon as Ikeda Hengxing saw Yu Qiuping coming over, he immediately swallowed the snack in his hand and shouted with a smile.
"What celebrity, please keep your voice down and don't mess around here." Yu Qiuping covered Ikeda Hengxing's mouth, "This is a tea party hosted by the master, and the master is the protagonist! I was already in the limelight yesterday, but you can
Don't make such a fuss that you put me on the fire."
"It's said to be a tea party, but actually there's an undercurrent surging underneath." Maeda Toshiie laughed dryly a few times and looked at the bustling guests at the tea party. His words made Yu Qiuping feel a little uncomfortable. He suddenly realized
, the careless elder brother before has gradually changed.
As early as a few years ago, Yu Qiuping felt that Maeda Toshiie was slowly transforming. He was more thoughtful and worldly, and was no longer the straightforward Inuchiyo he used to be. Whether it was how he behaved or socialized,
They have matured a lot - this can be easily seen from the comparison between him and Ikeda Tsuneaki, Ikeda Tsuneaki still looks the same as before.
What shocked Amakihei even more was what happened earlier this year. Oda Nobunaga suddenly took back the fief of Maeda Rihisa, the governor of the Maeda family, in Arakoko Castle, and transferred it to Maeda Rihisa's younger brother, Maeda Toshiie.
The reason is simple: Maeda Toshiyoshi, who is physically weak, has made almost no achievements on the battlefield and cannot help the Oda family. Compared with him, Maeda Toshiyoshi, who is obviously brave and brave, is more suitable to inherit the Maeda family.
This incident aroused great criticism in the Oda family at the time. The lord changed the fiefdoms of retainers without authorization, and Maeda Toshiie usurped his brother's territory, which made everyone very dissatisfied. Although Maeda Toshiie privately stated that this matter had nothing to do with him.
, it was all done by Oda Nobunaga, and he felt very guilty. But according to Maeda Rihisa's adopted son, Maeda Keiji, who worked under Akihira Ame, the reason why Oda Nobunaga issued such an order was
Maeda Toshiie's proposal - these are the unanimous opinions of Maeda Toshiie and his retainers.
When the territory of Arakoko Castle was handed over, the original Maeda family retainers showed great resistance. Okumura Nagaifuku and other important officials fled one after another, and some people tried to attack Maeda Toshiie. Maeda Rihisa also broke with Maeda Toshiie, and Maeda Keiji also
Maeda Toshiie was very dissatisfied.
After all, Yu Qiuping was not a stakeholder in the incident and did not know the accuracy of these rumors. Therefore, he did not have too deep prejudice against Maeda Toshiie, but he could not help but leave a knot in his heart. Because he knew that in his previous life, the history of
In the book, Maeda Toshiie later grew up to be a smooth and sophisticated politician, able to move between the Shibata family and the Hashiba family with ease. In the end, he relied on political speculation and side-choosing to obtain a million-kaku fiefdom in Hokuriku.
"It's natural to understand. No need to say more." Niwa Nagahide, who walked behind the three of them at some point, lowered his voice and said, "There are many outsiders around, so you guys should be careful."
"Yes, Your Highness Nagahide." Yu Qiupei, Maeda Toshiie and Ikeda Tsuneaki all responded.
Among the group of guests Maeda Toshiie was looking at, standing in the center was the shogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru. He was wearing a rather majestic costume and chatting with the people around him. Surrounding him were Matsunaga Hide,
There were great names such as Hatano Hideharu and Isshiki Yoshimichi, as well as many palace ministers, samurai, and envoys from great names such as the Mori family, Uesugi family, and Takeda family, which was quite lively.
"Kongho-den has won a lot of people's hearts." Maeda Toshiie squinted at Ashikaga Yoshiki and the circle around him, "Kongho-den is different from the previous generations of generals. He worked hard to govern and kept fighting among various countries.
The mediation allowed the shogunate to regain some dignity."
"I heard from the monkey that Gongfangdian is still training troops in Yamashiro Kingdom. Now he probably has five or six thousand men, although the combat effectiveness is not very good." Ikeda Hengxing mocked disdainfully, "Most of his men
How can you train a good soldier if you are just a loser?"
"Training troops? Doesn't the Lord care about it?"
?" Yu Qiuping said with some surprise when he heard this. Ashikaga Yoshiki's shogunate is located at the side and rear of his territory. If a malicious force appears here, it will be very detrimental to him and may cut off the fabric.
The connection between the Tian family’s reinforcements and his enclave.
"The monkey and His Highness Akechi tried to stop Gongfangdian, but the monkey was humble and his Highness Akechi was an old minister of Gongfangdian, so he couldn't bear it, so he couldn't stand firm. The Lord was in Ise at the time, so he couldn't restrain him.
You have to live in the Gongfang Hall." Ikeda Hengxing spread his hands and explained helplessly.
"Then this is not easy to handle." Yu Qiuping gradually frowned, and the tea bowl in his hand was casually placed on the table. "In the final analysis, Gongfangdian and us are not of the same mind, so we are allowing his power to grow.
, it’s not a good thing for the Oda family.”
"Mumiji is right." Niwa Nagahide also put down the tea bowl on the table, made a gesture to signal everyone to come closer, and then lowered his voice and said: "I'll give you a message first. You should be more strict with your words, but
Freeze said."
"My lord plans to draft a "Five Articles" and give Gongfangdian a good beating to make him more honest." Niwa Nagahide paused, looked around, and after making sure it was safe, he continued in a low voice: "It will probably be after the Chinese New Year.
It’s made public.”
""Five Articles"? What is it?" Maeda Toshiie scratched his hair curiously and asked softly.
"The general meaning is this." Niwa Nagahide sighed, as if he was not satisfied with Oda Nobunaga's decision, "All orders of the shogunate must be countersigned by the lord; all rewards and punishments of the shogunate are carried out by the lord;
All previous orders from the palace are invalid; the lord has the right to handle government affairs without going through the shogunate."
"Oh my God!" Ikeda Hengxing couldn't help but screamed when he heard this, attracting the attention and onlookers of the people around him. Upon seeing this, Yu Qiuping hit him on the head very angrily and muttered dissatisfied: "Keep your voice down.
Keep your voice down! I’m afraid others won’t know!”
"But this condition is too harsh." Ikeda Hengxing looked dissatisfied and complained in a low voice: "The Kōfōden has been committed to restoring the shogunate's past glory and working hard to establish authority and expand its power. It wants to use the Oda family's
He escaped from the shadow. The master's trick directly knocked him back to his original shape, even worse than when he was at Miyoshi's house! Isn't this humiliating him? "
"I don't think it's appropriate either." Yu Qiuping, who knew the history, felt something was amiss. "Gongfangdian has a strong personality. This will only anger him and may be counterproductive."
"His Royal Highness Lin and I have tried to persuade the lord, but the lord doesn't listen. He wants to make Gongfangdian just a puppet." Niwa Nagahide sighed again, and his tone became deeper, "Momiji, if this "
If the "Five Articles of Letter" is really issued, it is impossible for the Gongfang Palace to have a good look on us. By then, Tokichiro and His Highness Akechi will probably be in a lot of trouble, and you will be isolated and helpless. You have dealt with the separation of powers and so on.
What if the Sanhao family comes calling, can you hold on?"
"It's almost done now. Their businessman's congress spent a year and almost finished all the laws. So far, it has only disapproved my armament and internal affairs budgets twice. But after I revised the budget, it was still given.
My face has passed." Yu Qiuping nodded reluctantly and said, "We can get along well with His Highness Hatakeyama, but he is quite stubborn and has caused a lot of trouble for the Yuqiu family warriors these days.
All of my subordinates have been investigated and prosecuted, but generally they are fine. If the Sanhao family comes to call, there should be no internal strife."
"That's good, you have to take care of yourself." Niwa Nagahide patted Yu Qiuping's shoulder with some worry, "Let's go, let's go to the lord's side. The lord may come to see us later for something."
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The four people were walking and talking, and slowly passed a group of people attending a tea party inside and outside the courtyard. Yu Qiuping observed the family lines on the backs of the people passing by, and after a while he suddenly asked with some surprise: "Why have you been walking for so long?
, you haven’t seen the Asakura family’s family crest?”
"
Not only His Highness Asakura didn’t come this time, but no one from the Asakura family came.” Maeda Toshiie cursed in a low voice with some dissatisfaction, “My lord has sent invitations to all the Kinai and Kinki daimyo, and the Asakura family doesn’t know what is good or bad.”
, actually didn’t come. In Kinki, it seems like only one member of their family didn’t come, and they didn’t even send an envoy.”
"This kid just needs to be dealt with." Ikeda Hengxing snorted with the same disdain. "During the previous battle in Kyoto, he just watched the fire from the side and refused to help. When he saw that we were going to lose, he backed away. This debt has not been paid yet.
Let’s deal with him! He’s doing well now, he’s just trying to get his nose in his face, he didn’t send a single person, and he’s showing off to our lord in front of Quan Kinki!”
"Before, my lord and His Highness Asakura had an unpleasant quarrel over the leadership of the coalition forces. Later, when they were commanding the joint battle, they also excluded His Highness Asakura. Misunderstandings between the two families are probably inevitable." Yu Qiuping felt that what was before him
Diplomatic issues are really too difficult. Ikeda Tsuneaki and Maeda Toshiie were trying their best to think of a solution. Instead, they were criticizing Asakura Yoshikage with each other. At this time, someone walked towards them.
Here came Asai Nagamasa, who looked a little worried.
"Brother! Your three highnesses! You are well!" Nagamasa Asai saluted immediately after seeing Yu Qiuping and others. While the four people quickly returned the gift, they also stopped talking. Everyone knows that the Asai family
They have been allies with the Asakura family for generations, and the bond is very deep. Every time the Asai family encounters a crisis, the Asakura family will lend a helping hand to them, and they are very kind to the Asai family. There is a lot of love between the two families.
The retainers have also formed deep friendships and even marriage relationships because of decades of cooperation.
Nowadays, Asai Nagamasa is Oda Nobunaga's brother-in-law, and the Asai family is also an ally of the Oda family. The relationship between the two allies of the Asai family has become increasingly tense, and Asai Nagamasa, who is caught in the middle, naturally feels uncomfortable.
"Your Highness Asakura didn't come this time, which really caused trouble for everyone." Asai Nagamasa apologized to everyone very apologetically, "His Majesty Oda is simply being generous. When I mentioned this matter to him just now, His Highness Oda said
Instead of being angry, he actually comforted me a few words. His Highness said that he himself was at fault for the conflict between him and His Highness Asakura, and he could not entirely blame it on His Highness Asakura."
"Huh?" Yu Qiuping and others were shocked when they heard this. After sending Asai Nagamasa away, the four people immediately immersed themselves in discussion.
"Although this is true..." Ikeda Hengxing said hesitantly.
"But with my lord's violent temper, it is impossible for him to say such a thing!" Maeda Toshiie continued in a tacit understanding.
"It's indeed strange." Niwa Nagahide nodded and agreed with the two people's views, "I thought that the lord would be furious when he heard that His Highness Asakura didn't come. But in the past few days, he has not been unhappy at all.
, sometimes I even smile when I mention this."
"That's it..." Yu Qiuping laughed bitterly, and his head suddenly began to hurt. As a time traveler who knows history, he could clearly understand the deep meaning behind Oda Nobunaga's strange behavior.
Oda Nobunaga had long known that he had conflicts with Asakura Yoshikage, and also knew that Asakura Yoshikage looked down upon him as a country bumpkin. Therefore, when he sent Asakura Yoshikage an invitation to Kamikaze, he did not expect him to come.
I just hope that Asakura Yoshikage won't come and show off his face.
However, this invitation to Kamiro was not an ordinary invitation to Kamiro, but an invitation countersigned by the general. Although everyone knew that this invitation was from Oda Nobunaga, it clearly bore the seal of Ashikaga Yoshiteru. Asakura
If Yoshikage does not come, it can actually be said that he has "no shogunate and treats the general's orders as a trivial matter".
And didn’t this provide Oda Nobunaga with a legitimate reason to attack the Asakura family? No wonder Oda Nobunaga laughed.
Thinking of this, Yu Qiuping suddenly shuddered. He turned his head and cast his gaze on Asai Nagamasa's retreating back.
Could it be that the scene in history where the Asakura family and the Oda family went to war and Asai Nagamasa was forced to make a life and death decision will happen again in this life?