different warring states of japan

Chapter 1365 Husband and wife are birds of the same forest

Asai Nagamasa looked at his impassioned mother with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.

Does Yoshiaki Ashikaga in Kyoto really want to contact the Shiba family for help?With the help of so many big names, and with absolute certainty, would she still be willing to let the Shiba family take a share?

Did Akechi Mitsuhide really betray the Shiba family?Or are you making peace with Ashikaga Oda and pretending to be confused?
Is the closure of the Shiba collar in recent days really an accidental mistake by Shiba Yoshihiro?The general was bullied, but he still refused to come back from Kanto. Did he really know nothing about recent events?

No one is really stupid, everyone is just pretending to be a fool.

Asai Nagamasa couldn't help sighing again, she understood Shiba Yoshigin's choice.

Thinking of the nasty methods Ashikaga Yoshiaki used against Shiba Yoshigin, Asai Nagamasa felt an uncontrollable, unknown fire in his heart.

she sneered.

"Mother's interest is so high, it seems that after this battle, the general in Kyoto will not treat the Asai family badly?"

Asai Hisamasa smiled.

"Yes, the general has promised that as long as the Asai family is loyal to the shogunate, they are willing to share the general's worries.

After this battle, the guardianship of Kita Omi belongs to the Asai family. We are no longer members of the Kyogoku family, but directly belong to the noble family of the shogunate! "

Seeing his mother's excited appearance, Asai Nagamasa felt nothing but wanted to laugh.

Is my mother old? She is still immersed in the past glory of the shogunate, unable to see clearly that the world is no longer the Ashikaga world, and the shogunate in Kyoto is just a sham.

From the moment Ashikaga Yoshiki died, the hope of the Ashikaga General's family's revival was completely extinguished.

And Ashikaga Yoshiaki couldn't even tolerate the benevolent and loyal Shiba Yoshigin, and he ran wildly on the road to the collapse of the Ashikaga Shogunate.

However, this reward was also within Asai Nagamasa's expectation. Apart from his title, what else could he give to that powerless puppet general?
The Asai family ruled Kita Omi for three generations, but they still couldn't get rid of the shadow of Xia Keshang.

It wasn't until Asai Nagamasa participated in the shogunate's battle against the Miyoshi family that he was given the job of guardian of Kita Omi by Ashikaga Yoshiki.

But Ashikaga Yoshiki is a real general who is proficient in shogunate politics, and she doesn't do things like Ashikaga Yoshiaki.

Although the Asai family has washed their identities, they are still affiliated with the Kyogoku family regrettably.The Asai family's ruling foundation in Kita Omi is still very weak, and the retainer group has a lot of autonomy.

Asai Hisamasa was excited because the Asai family could justifiably collect power and stabilize their own position after obtaining the guardianship of Kita Omi.

But Nagamasa Asai knew that the times had changed, and the status given by the shogunate was far less useful than the swords and guns in his hands.These days, who would take the words of the shogunate seriously?Shiba Yoshigin?
On the contrary, Oda Nobunaga's approach is the best way to rapidly expand his power.It's a pity that not everyone has her big heart and dares to move forward resolutely under the tremendous pressure that Wan Ji refers to.

Asai Nagamasa felt sad from the bottom of his heart. The Asai family's treachery to the Oda family was definitely not a wise choice.

As long as the Oda family is not beaten to death with a stick and Oda Nobunaga recovers, the traitor Asai Nagamasa will be the first to be dealt with.

Traitors are far more hateful than enemies. With the strength of the Oda family's female crown, the future of the Asai family who is close at hand will not be easy.

But does Asai Nagamasa have a choice?

General Ashikaga ordered that Honganji Temple seemed to be a tie, Miyoshi, Rokkaku, and Asakura, the powerful vassals who have dominated the past few days, joined forces, and the Asai vassal group was even more eager to move.

Asai Hisamasa came here this time in the name of persuasion, but in fact he came to deliver an ultimatum.If Asai Nagamasa is ignorant, he will be at his own risk.

Looking back at his mother's fiery eyes, Asai Nagamasa sighed helplessly and nodded slowly.

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The mayor was sitting in his room, playing with the ornaments in his hands absent-mindedly, and there were two shivering servants kneeling under his seat.

When he came back to Xiaogu City this time, he always felt that something was wrong.It has been a few days since he came back, but his wife Asai Nagamasa has been avoiding him, saying that she is busy with the government affairs of the summer harvest and has no time to rest in the inner courtyard.

According to the intuition of a man in the city, under the seemingly peaceful appearance in the inner courtyard, there are always inexplicable eyes watching him.

Feeling that the fire is almost ready, he casually dropped the ornaments that he had been playing with for a long time, and the Mayor asked softly.

"You two, who sent me to monitor me?"

The two servants under the seat looked at each other, and they both fell to the ground and cried out for grievances.

"My husband is above me, my slaves have been wronged!"

The city lord touched the center of his delicate eyebrows with his hand, the eyebrows had grown again, it was time to fix them.

he sneered.

"You two are sneaking and staring at me from behind, do you think I don't know? I went to the pool for a walk today just to fish you out.

At this point, you guys still have to argue, do you really want to bet that I'm soft-hearted and won't be cruel? "

As Oda Nobunaga's favorite younger brother, the city lord can't be shabby when he gets married.Ji Wushi, who guards the inner courtyard, and the servants who serve personally, are all dowry brought from the Oda family.

Of course there are people sent by the Asai family, but the samurai family is respectful and orderly, so they naturally understand the rules and will not go overboard.The two servants dared to cross the boundary, so they were naturally picked out.

Seeing that the two were still gritting their teeth and refusing to tell the truth, the mayor showed a surly look similar to Oda Nobunaga, and shouted impatiently.

"Ah Liang!"

"Hi!"

Warrior Ji, who was serving outside the door, stepped in and bowed in salute.The city lord pointed to the servant on the left and said coldly.

"Chop off her fingers, one by one, all of them."

"Hi!"

The servant boy turned pale with fright, and just about to get up and struggle, but was elbowed by the cold warrior Ji on the side of the abdomen, curled up into a prawn and convulsed continuously.

Warrior Ji pulled out his rib cage, grabbed his wrist, and pressed him firmly on the tatami.The tip of the knife was inserted into the floor between the fingers, and the little finger rolled forward along the sharp edge of the knife.

Seeing that his fingers were cut off, the servant almost fainted from fright, his forehead was covered with sweat, and he yelled loudly.

"I say! I say! Husband have mercy! Husband have mercy!"

With a blank expression, the city gentleman picked up the candied fruit on the table beside him, bit off a little bit, and slowly chewed and tasted the flavor.

"Want to talk now? Unfortunately, I don't want to hear it now."

The servant's strength was far inferior to Warrior Ji's, and he couldn't escape Warrior Ji's grip.When he saw his third finger was cut off, he finally passed out.

But Warrior Ji still had an indifferent expression on his face, carrying out his master's order, carefully cutting off his ten fingers with the knife, one by one.

After she finished cutting off ten fingers, she held them respectfully in front of the mayor, who covered her nose and waved her hands in disgust, and said.

"Throw it out and feed it to the dogs."

"Hi!"

Ji Wushi turned around and was about to leave with his fingers, but the city lord stopped her again, pointing to the comatose servant who lost ten fingers.

"Wait a minute, pull this bastard out too, and feed the dog together."

"Hi!"

When Warrior Ji picked him up and dragged him away, there was only a bloodstain extending from the inside to the outside on the tatami, which was particularly eye-catching in the clean room.

At this time, the Lord Shi turned his attention to another servant boy, and he was so frightened that he couldn't control himself, and the smell of urine oozes from his lower body, and he shouted wildly.

"It's my old governor! It's my old governor's order! Husband is merciful! I'm just following orders!"

There was a burst of doubt in the eyes of the mayor, the old governor?Asai Hisamasa has retired for a long time, when did he come back to Otani Castle?
he asked with a cold face.

"Why does my mother-in-law want to monitor me?"

The waiter hesitated for a moment, seeing that the city lord was about to open his mouth to shout again, he was so frightened that his heart was broken, and he said quickly.

"The old governor is worried about her husband's interference in politics! We want us to keep an eye on you, and don't disturb the governor's work!"

The city gentleman's suspicious eyes gradually became serious, and a bad premonition emerged in his heart.

At this time, Warrior Ji who had just gone out came in again, bowing and saluting.

The mayor asked in a deep voice.

"Any thing else?"

"The matter you asked us to investigate has some clues.

The Asai family is mobilizing the army, but the specific tasks have not been found out yet. The people of the Asai family seem to be guarding against us, and they are very tight-lipped. "

The mayor's complexion was pale, and he could not give way to the servant boy who was crying in fright.

Although he doesn't know much about military affairs, he is a man of the Wu family after all, and the busy farming season around the summer harvest is not the time to mobilize troops.

Except that the Oda family has a strong family background of separating farmers and soldiers, and likes to play the showy tactics of fighting against the season.Most of the general samurai daimyos choose to avoid the busy farming season to avoid delaying the farming work.

Remembering that his sister Oda Nobunaga was attacking the Wakasa country, and wrote to himself a few days ago, the city lord immediately understood who the Asai family's mobilization was targeting.

No wonder you want to monitor yourself, but why?Nagamasa Asai!Why did you betray my sister!Did the Oda family give you too little?

The mayor pressed the tip of his tongue against the palate, barely suppressing the dizziness, so as not to faint.He took a few heavy breaths, pointed to the servant boy who was slumped on the ground and leaked urine, and said coldly.

"Drag him down, the two of them chopped up and fed to the dogs, and I told the public that they were caught stealing and I enforced the family law.

Also, you should stop trying to probe, lest you be noticed. "

"Hi!"

The servant boy stared wide-eyed, crying and yelling, refusing to be dragged away.

"Husband, spare your life! I've said it all! I've said it all!"

The mayor was in a state of disarray at this time, and he was even more irritable when he heard his noise, and roared angrily.

"It's so noisy! Kill him!"

Warrior Ji stabbed and twisted the knife, the waiter stared blankly at the blade pierced into the heart, his lips trembled, and his eyes gradually lost their expression.

I said it all. .Why do you still want to kill me. .

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It's night, in the living room.

The mayor stared at the candlelight in a daze, and there were three Ji warriors kneeling under her seat, all of whom were brought from Oda's house.

After a while, she spoke slowly, her voice a little hoarse.

"Ah Liang, have you dealt with those two people? Has it aroused any suspicion?"

"My lord, don't worry, everything has been done. For the time being, no one has asked about them."

The mayor nodded, he was making a difficult decision.If the Asai family wanted to attack his sister, he had to do something.

The status of the husband of the Wu family comes from the strength of the husband's family.

Although the city lord doesn't know why the Asai family suddenly turned their backs, but my sister is fighting on the front line, if the back road is cut off by the Asai family, the Oda army is likely to collapse in an instant.

In order to love his sister, and for his own benefit, the mayor must find a way to send a message to his sister immediately.But when he thought of his husband and wife relationship with Asai Nagamasa, he felt sad again.

Although Nagamasa Asai really loves that nasty Shiba Yoshigin in his heart, she is really kind to the city-kun.

Although she couldn't give the Lord the city the love and care that she hoped for most, she did achieve the consideration and care of a wife.

Shi Jun originally thought that as long as God gave them a little more time, they would surely achieve true happiness.But things backfired, God's will tricks people, and the Oda Asai family turned against each other at this time.

Asai Nagamasa betrayed the Oda family, and the city lord is about to betray Asai Nagamasa, this realization made the city lord heartbroken, but there was nothing he could do.In troubled times, everyone is involuntary.

The mayor sighed deeply and asked.

"You three, are you the Hime Takeshi of the Oda family, or the Hime Takeshi of the Asai family?"

The three bowed together and said.

"The three of us are the Lord's Warrior Ji."

The mayor gave a wry smile.

"Then can I trust you?"

A Liang, who was the leader, kowtowed to the ground and said solemnly.

"If the Lord doubts our loyalty, please allow us to cut seppuku."

The mayor looked lonely, shook his head and said.

"I don't need you to cut seppuku, send me something to my sister's army, and hand it over to my sister."

The city lord took out something from his bosom, his movements were slow as if it weighed a thousand pounds.

That thing was a small cloth bag with a bulging bag in the middle. I don't know what it contained.The strange thing is that the cloth bag is not tied with a rope at one end and sewn to death at the other end, but is tied with ropes on both sides.

The mayor said bitterly.

"The new beans in summer taste really good. I picked this bag myself, so I'll give it to my sister to try.

The three of you hurriedly set off together, no matter what, you must deliver this small bag of beans to my sister, it must be delivered!

If someone asks about it on the road, just reply with what I just said, did you hear me! "

"Hi!"

The three kowtowed to the ground, and Ah Liang, the leader, took the bean bag, turned around and left together.

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Asai Hisamasa frowned.

"Send beans?"

Warrior Ji, who came to report the letter, said respectfully.

"Hi! I heard that His Royal Highness picked it himself, and I want to give His Royal Highness Oda a taste.

Do you think there will be any problems in this, should we chase the warrior Ji who left the city back? "

Asai Hisamasa shook his head and said.

"Since there is no letter found, it's just a bag of beans, so don't make extra troubles.

Oda Nobunaga didn't expect us to turn our faces so quickly. After all, the land of the three counties has just started, and it hasn't been heated yet.

Is the mayor still honest these days? "

"It's the same as usual, except that there were thieves in the inner courtyard and two servants were dealt with."

Asai Hisamasa fixed his eyes, thought for a while, and said.

"After all, he is the head of the house, so let him handle the affairs of the inner court. Don't provoke him, but let me keep a close eye on him."

"Is the old governor worrying too much? What kind of storm can a man cause?"

Asai Hisamasa shook his head, his tone was that he hated iron but not steel.

"The child Changzheng is too emotional, I'm not afraid of ten thousand, just in case.

If the city lord is aware of the rumors and rushes to Changzheng crying and begging, I am worried that Changzheng will meet. .After all, she is the governor of the family, and she has done well in the past two years, and her reputation is growing day by day.

If she really doesn't want to break with the Oda family, and there is her loyal support in the retainer group, the matter will not end well.

Changzheng's refusal to go back to the inner court these days is because he feels guilty towards the mayor.If the Mayor rushes to her seat and weeps, I'm really worried that this plan will fall short.

Fortunately, the city lord didn't seem to notice that as long as he stayed up for a few more days, there was no turning back, and Nagamasa could only accept the reality. "

Asai Hisamasa is full of ambition, and the couples who love each other in Xiaogu Castle are tossing and turning, but each has made the choice that hurts the other the most.

The wheel of history rolls forward, and a huge net has enveloped Oda Nobunaga's head, and it has already descended.Or just capture and bind, the body dies and the way disappears.Or break through the net, and the mud pan will be reborn.

(End of this chapter)