different warring states of japan

Chapter 1383: Smart Tongue, Wise Ji Ji

Nizi Shengjiu pondered.

"The Asakura family has ruled the Echizen Kingdom for five generations, and the Asai family has established itself in Kita Omi for three generations. The combined strength of these two families can mobilize more than one million shi.

His Highness Oda is too anxious, and wants to swallow these two families at once, and he may not be able to do so for a while. "

Akechi Mitsuhide agreed.

"good.

If the Oda family can defeat both of them in one fell swoop, the recent samurai family will naturally be silent, and no one will dare to jump out to be the first bird for a while.

But if the Oda family's offensive was frustrated, and the Asai Asakura family resisted the full blow of the Oda family, then even more people would be tempted.

As far as I know, the Liujiao mother and daughter who fled to Ishibe City in Nanjinjiang were eager to try a while ago.It was only after His Royal Highness Oda successfully transferred to Echizen Kingdom that they suppressed their thoughts and waited and watched the changes.

The Asai family and the Oda family had turned against each other, and the Oda family could not pass the customs from Mino country, and the route to enter Kita Omi had been cut off.

If there is another incident in Minami Omi Koka County, the mother and daughter of the six corners can destabilize the Suzuka Mountains, and the route from Kita Ise to Minami Omi will also be cut off.

At that time, if the Oda family wants to enter the nearby areas, they can only detour through Minami Ise and take the route of Yamato Kingdom.

Not to mention that this route is far away from the center, His Highness Oda has no intention of confronting the Shiba family at this time, the Yamato route is very inconvenient. "

Nizi Shengjiu nodded.

"So, the key is whether His Highness Oda can quickly defeat the Asai family and open up the passage to Kita Omi.

If it drags on for a long time, there will be wars everywhere, and I don't know who should be dealt with first. "

Akechi Mitsuhide nodded in agreement, suddenly changed the topic and said with a smile.

"Speaking of which, I heard something interesting.

It is said that Takatora Todo joined the mobilization of the Asai family, and went north with Masaru Isono to participate in the blockade of the Oda family.

I don't know if Maeda Hime already knew about this?How does she feel? "

Nizi Shengjiu shook his head and said.

"You, don't always tease Maeda Ji, she is also dedicated to public affairs. It is normal for everyone to have some conflicts in official affairs, but don't destroy each other's personal friendship."

Akechi Mitsuhide bowed slightly to show that she was taught, she smiled on her face, mmp in her heart, and looked at Nizi Sheng for a long time without saying a word.

Maeda Yoshihiro was full of dirty thoughts about getting married, and always took Akechi Mitsuhide as an imaginary enemy to guard against, and there was a p friendship between the two.

Nizi Shengjiu smiled helplessly. She really didn't want to take care of Sibo's bad debts recently, but she had to take care of it because the emperor entrusted her.

Maeda Masaki, Todo Takatora, and Otani Yoshitsugu are all from the side of Yoshihiko, and they were the original team members.Therefore, after the establishment of Siboling in the past few days, they were all entrusted with important tasks.

The three of them also became buddies because of their comrade-in-arms friendship, and formed the Jinjisibo leader generals faction.

With Maeda Masaki as the leader and Otani Yoshitsugu as his assistant, they almost arbitrarily ruled over the affairs of Iga, pushed out Akechi Mitsuhide who also had the same territory in Iga country, and controlled the military in the neighboring Shiba territory.

Chief Todo has a special status in the Shiba family. Todo Takatora is overwhelmed by his mother, but as a core member of the generals faction, his status is not low.

But all of this changed completely after the death of Fujido Takatora's mother.

Fujido Takatora refused to join the Shiba family's loyalty fund welfare system, and paid military food and service to the Asai family. This time, he even began to join the Asai family's mobilization and participate in the military.

Her behavior has completely exceeded the scope of rights of the outsiders of the Shiba family, and it is tantamount to rebellion.

A few days before Shiba Yoshigin left, he set a strategic policy of keeping a low profile and biding his time. Todo Takatora's behavior of following the Asai family to attack the Oda family cannot be justified.

Akechi Mitsuhide brought up this matter at this time, not just mocking Maeda's interest and making his face shameless.He even reminded Nizi Shengjiu that, as the acting official of Sibo in recent years, he wanted a bowl of water to be flat.

The Shiba family strictly observes neutrality, which is a code of conduct set by the lord himself, and just now was used by Nizi Katsuhisa to warn Akechi Mitsuhide not to be troublesome.

At this moment, Akechi Mitsuhide mentioned that there was a problem with Maeda Masari's side, and the entire Todo family was simply trapped, so should Katsuhisa Niko care?
Nizi Katsuhisa naturally understood that Akechi Mitsuhide had bad intentions, and this was intentional for him to join the army.How serious I was to her admonition before, how embarrassing it is now.

From the standpoint of Katsuhisa Niko, there is a conflict between the military represented by Maeda's interests and the diplomacy represented by Akechi Mitsuhide. She must seek a balance in the middle to ensure the stability of the recent few years.

But from a personal emotional point of view, although Maeda Masaru is proud, he is still a good person.As for Mitsuhide Akechi, who speaks with a gun and a stick in front of him, he is really annoying.

The two had conflicts before in the evaluation of important ministers. Maeda's interest was played by Mitsuhide Akechi, and Nizi Katsuhisa was forced to submit a letter to the lord to arbitrate the dispute between the two.

The lord's gaze was also bright, and he could see Mitsuhide Akechi's restlessness at a glance.Although he supported Akechi Mitsuhide on the surface, he secretly protected Maeda's interests.

This time, the master specially warned Nizi Shengjiu to be careful not to be led into the ditch by Akechi Mitsuhide.That's why Nizi Katsuhisa came to Kyoto to warn Akechi Mitsuhide not to mess around.

Who knew that his warning might not be effective, and was pushed into the water by Mitsuhide Akechi with his backhand.

The lord said that he must strictly observe neutrality and not to mess around, so what is the action of Todo Takatora?That was no longer a reckless act, her behavior was enough to call it a betrayal.

As Maeda Mitsuki, the leader of Shiba's generals in recent days, can she still restrain Todo Takatora?

Didn't Maeda interest clamor for some military pressure in the review and make arrangements in advance?Is this matter of Fujido Takatora instigated by Maeda's interests?
All in all, Akechi Mitsuhide clings to Todo Takahu to death, and it is Xiang Zhuang who dances the sword with the intention of Pei Gong.

Nizi Shengjiu was naturally clear in her heart, but she couldn't tell because she was suffering.

Fujido Toraka died inexplicably, Shiba Yoshigin felt guilty towards the Todo family.So Fujido Takatora refused Shibazhong's fund and returned to Fujido leader without authorization, Shiba Yoshihiro did not question him.

Because of the ambiguous attitude of Shiba Yoshigin, the lord, in fact, Todo-ling has been out of the control of Shiba-ling in recent days, and he is almost self-reliant.

Whether it's Maeda Masaki or Niko Katsuhisa, they can't restrain Todo Takatora.

As a native of Inugami County, Todo Takatora began to pay military rations to Isano Masaru, participated in mobilization, and went to battle for the Asai family.

At this time, it would be too shameless to say that the leader of Fujido is a foreign fan of the Shiba family.Todo Takatora has clarified his attitude with actions, and the Todo leader has left the Shiba family.

Yoshihiro Shiba is merciful, and he doesn't blame the alienation of leader Todo, what can Maeda Yoshimoto do with Takatora Todo?
Send troops to question the crime?The North and South Omi are already at war, and a fight may break out at any time. The Shiba family strictly maintains neutrality, so of course they will not get involved.

Do you want to ask?That is, by default, the leader Todo left the Shiba family, and Takatora Fujido served the Asai family as a servant and received the favor from the Asai family. What reason does the Shiba family have to take care of others?

Her mother died inexplicably, and the Shiba family didn't care about it. It's really not a breach of faith that the leader of Fujido joined the Ming Lord.At least Shiba Yoshihiro didn't say anything, and Siba's leader has not been able to characterize a rebellion in recent days.

But Akechi Mitsuhide insisted on the reason that Maeda Mitsuhide was the leader of the generals faction, and asked Maeda Mitsuhide to be responsible for Todo Takatora's actions. Isn't this a rogue?

But Mitsuhide Akechi was not Mitsuhide Akechi, he was a shameless person, and Mitsuhide Akechi used this reason to scold her, she really couldn't get over this hurdle.

Nizi Katsuhisa looked at Akechi Mitsuhide's elegant smile, thought about it, and finally sighed.

"Don't bother Maeda Ji, just treat it as a face for me."

Akechi Mitsuhide followed good advice and nodded immediately.

"Ni Ziji, what are you talking about, you are the acting official of Sibo in recent years, and you are the backbone of all of us, so I naturally listen to you.

If you say no, then I won't ask. "

Nizi Katsujiu felt bored, and Mitsuhide's words were to gag her.

Since the words of strictly maintaining neutrality cannot be applied to Maeda Yoshihisa, it will be difficult for Niko Katsuhisa to use this sentence to whip Akechi Mitsuhide in the future.

Shiba Yoshigin restrained Mitsuhide Akechi's shackles, because the supervisor Niko Katsuhisa had loosened most of the shackles.

Nizi Shengjiu was a little depressed, Akechi Mitsuhide observed his words, changed the subject again, and said with a smile.

"Todo Takatora, I really don't know what's going on in her mind, the Shiba family business is booming, but she wants to part ways with the Shiba family.

It is true that Maeda Ji cannot be blamed for this matter, this kind of white-eyed wolf who is not familiar with it, that is, the emperor is too generous, let her fend for herself.

Yoshimasa Niki is very knowledgeable about current affairs. Seeing that the situation is getting more and more chaotic, she has already written to me, begging to merge the territories of her border villages into the territory of Jinsibo. "

Nizi Shengjiu nodded.

"Is she seeking asylum?"

Akechi Mitsuhide sneered.

"Everyone is not optimistic about the general's future, no matter whether His Highness Oda wins or loses, the authority of the shogunate has been dispelled by most of the sixteen rules of the palace, and the princesses under Ashikaga have begun to find their own way out.

Wada Yoomasa chose to join His Highness Oda, and it is not surprising that Niki Yoshimasa came to my Shiba family. Snakes have snakes, and rats have rats.

When she transferred the guardianship of Iga to the lord, the lord has always thought of her kindness.Several villages in the Iga country near the Yamashiro country were still under the name of her Niki family, and they remained unchanged.

She experienced ups and downs in Sakamoto Castle, and now she seems to have figured it out.Instead of following that troublesome general, it is better to come to our benevolent lord.

With the kindness of transfer and guardianship, the king will definitely protect it, and the family name and business of the Renmu family can at least survive this troubled world safely. "

Nizi Shengjiu remained calm.

Akechi Mitsuhide first laughed at Maeda's interest in being unable to restrain Todo Takatora, and now he boasted that he persuaded Niki Yoshimasa to vote, and the level of the two was clearly judged.

If Nizi Katsuhisa took over this, and Mitsuhide Mirai Akechi laughed in front of Maeda Yili, wouldn't he have blocked the gun for her for nothing?
No one is a fool, Nizi Shengjiu just smiled and said lightly.

"Presumably Wise Ji has already written a letter to Kanto, asking Your Majesty to make a decision on Niki's righteous government. Since this is the case, why do we need to say more, just wait for Your Majesty's order.

Maeda Hime is proficient in battle, and Akechi Hime is eloquent. They are the pillars of our Shiba family. It is a great honor to work with talents like you. "

"Slick tongue is like a spring" is used here, no matter how you listen to it, it is not a good word, it is very harsh.Akechi Mitsuhide always smiled peacefully, and was not surprised by Nizi Shengjiu.

Nizi Shengjiu saw that she was so thick-skinned, and she was dissatisfied with first talking about Fujido Takatora, beating Maeda Yili, and then putting herself in the army, and finally using Niki Yoshizawa to flaunt her achievements.

The mud bodhisattva still has a three-pointed temperament, not to mention that Nizi Shengjiu has a high position and authority, and he has been the number one important minister in Sibo in recent days.

It is one thing to take care of the overall situation, but it is another thing to be slapped face to face. Nizi Shengjiu is not a temperless person either.

So she asked suddenly.

"I heard that the Hosokawa and Mibuchi families haven't been very peaceful recently?

The local power faction is an important arm of the king involved in the government affairs of the shogunate. Ji Zhiji always takes one step and three steps in doing things, so why is she standing idly by on this matter? "

Akechi Mitsuhide smiled slightly, knowing that he was too ostentatious today, which aroused Nizi Katsuhisa's disgust, this is to give himself eye drops.

She didn't mean to offend Nizi Shengjiu deliberately, but she didn't expect the lord to be so wary of her that she let Nizi Shengjiu restrict her performance.

Oda Nobunaga's affairs are related to the grand strategy to overthrow the shogunate and rebuild the world.Akechi Mitsuhide would not stop, and he was even more unwilling to accept any constraints, which affected his own layout.

Even if Yoshihiro Shiba was in charge in person, Mitsuhide Akechi would have to act like an asshole, let alone Katsuhisa Niko, a mere good old man.

With a few words, she forced Nizi Shengjiu to give in, in order to better display her strategy and make Nizi Shengjiu feel scruples and stop making trouble.

It's just that she didn't expect that when the good guy got angry, she didn't cooperate and turned back so Nizi Katsuhisa had nothing to say. The real anger of the other party was to intervene and bring up the matter of Hosokawa Mibuchi and his family.

Regarding Hosokawa Mibuchi's family, Akechi Mitsuhide has always praised Hosokawa Fujitaka and demoted Mibuchi Tohide.

This time the two fell out completely, and Mibuchi Fujihide joined Oda Nobunaga. In recent days, the land of Kita Hanoi to the west of Siba's territory has suddenly changed from an ally territory to an uncertain factor in the future.

Nizi Katsuhisa, as the acting official of Shiba in recent years, used this to blame Akechi Mitsuhide, who was in charge of diplomacy. This reason is reasonable.

Akechi Mitsuhide sighed.

"Who would have thought that Mibuchi Fujihide was motivated by self-interest, bribed Zagazhong, and assassinated Hosokawa Fujitaka. Her actions completely tore apart the appearance of harmony between Hosokawa Mibuchi and his family.

Sanyuan Qingyuan couldn't get sick in Shenglong Temple City, so he refused to recognize this daughter. He washed his face with tears all day long, crying that I'm sorry, Your Majesty. "

Nizi Shengjiu was stunned for a long time, she is a kind person after all, she is not as shameless as Zhiming Guangxiu.Akechi Mitsuhide's words really made it hard for her to pursue anything further.

The land of North Hanoi was conquered by Shiba Yoshigin, but the Shiba family at that time was unable to take over this territory.Shiba Yoshigin simply expressed his kindness and gave it to Mibuchi Haruyuki.

This is the moral cornerstone of the Hosokawa Mibuchi family and the Shiba family forming a new local power faction. Even if Hatakeyama Takamasa came to vote later, it would not be able to shake the Hosokawa Mibuchi family's position in the local power faction.

The Hosokawa Mibuchi family controls the land of Izumi and Beihanoi, with a stone height of more than [-]. How can the strength be compared to that of the ruined Huhatake Mountain High Government?
(End of this chapter)