different warring states of japan

The Hojo clan finally confirmed his admiration for Shiba Yoshigin, and decided to cooperate with Uesugi Terutora to kill Takeda Shingen.

But Yoshihiro Shiba was inexplicable.

I haven't endorsed the covenant between the Uesugi and Hojo families, why did you leave?What on earth are you here for?Isn't it a political negotiation this time?What about those intrigues and bargains?
Why is the covenant between the Uesugi and Hojo families unbreakable?

Uesugi Terutora and Hojo Ujimasa killed a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood in Sano, wishing that the other party would choke to death before drinking saliva. Now they are talking about love than gold, who are they going to play for?
Looking at the back of the Hojo Clan's disappearance, Yoshihiro sighed, this world is really becoming more and more incomprehensible.

At this time in Kyoto, Hideo Matsunaga also lamented that the world is impermanent and unpredictable.

Shiba Mansion, in the tea room, Akechi Mitsuhide and Matsunaga Hideo are sitting opposite each other and drinking tea.These days, Matsunaga Hideo often travels between Yodo Castle in Kyoto, trying to repair the relationship with Akechi Mitsuhide.

Looking at Mitsuhide Akechi, who was as gentle and elegant as ever, Matsunaga Hide never imagined that there would be a day for him to sit back in this tea room and have a chat with Mitsuhide Akechi again.

Akechi Mitsuhide coaxed Matsunaga Hide's silly daughter through Honda Shinshin, not only opened the gate of Yodo Castle, and led three good people to Luo, but also surrounded the imperial palace, causing a big trouble that couldn't be controlled.

Matsunaga Hideo had no choice but to silence Ashikaga Yoshiki's father and younger brother, set fire to the imperial palace, destroyed the corpses and wiped out all traces, and then forced the Miyoshi trio to storm Nijo Castle, resulting in Ashikaga Yoshiki's murder.

Now, all the three good people who were responsible for the blame are dead, but Matsunaga Hideo who was in charge of the action and Akechi Mitsuhide who was behind the scenes are still reused by the shogunate. It is really a joke that people can't laugh.

Matsunaga Hideo is regarded as a treacherous minister with a sweet belly and a sword. He first betrayed Miyoshi and then abandoned Ashikaga, and finally turned to Oda Nobunaga to beg for mercy, and was despised by the world.

But she, who is always on the move, trembles from the bottom of her heart when facing Mitsuhide Akechi, a poisonous snake who is always smiling, and does not want to touch it.

But the situation is pressing. The Ashikaga Oda dispute has turned upside down in the Settsu country. Matsunaga Hideo is deeply involved and has to seek help from Akechi Mitsuhide.

She had no choice but to come back here to seek the tiger's skin, because she had no other way out.

In order to get rid of the three guardians established by Ashikaga Yoshiaki in Settsu, Oda Nobunaga recruited Matsunaga Hideo to deal with Wada Yuomasa, and Araki Murashige to deal with Ikeda Katsumasa.

Araki Village raised his sword heavily, directly wiped out Ikeda Katsumasa, and captured Ikeda Castle.

However, Song Yongxiu played a cunning trick, hiding behind his back and encouraging Sanyuan Tengying to attack Gaoguicheng, and drove away Wada Weizheng.

Who would have thought that Yoshiaki Wada, the number one minister of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, could escape back to Nan Omi's hometown and pretend to be dead without making a sound.

She waited until Ashikaga Yoshiaki was overwhelmed by Oda Nobunaga, and then she came out to flatter Oda Nobunaga.Not only escaped the notoriety of betraying the shogunate, but also was appreciated by Oda Nobunaga, and returned to Gaogui Castle.

Mibuchi Fujihide also took refuge in Oda Nobunaga, and tore his face with Hosokawa Fujitaka.In order to seek the protection of the Oda family and keep his position in Beihanoi, Mibuchi Fujihide had no choice but to withdraw from Gaoguicheng.

Matsunaga Hideo was busy in vain, Wada Yuomasa didn't drive away, and it made Mibuchi Fujihide unlucky, and he didn't end well.

That's all, it's not over yet.

Ikeda Hengxing, as Oda Nobunaga's sister and close confidant, entered Settsu as Mino Ikeda's family and stationed in Sakai Port, which immediately woke up both Matsunaga Hideo and Araki Murashige.

Oda Nobunaga agreed to their Settsu Guardian, but he was fooling them into contributing, just to remove Ashikaga Yoshiaki's Settsu Sanguard.

Now that the Oda family is killing donkeys and unloading mills, a Wada Yuomasa is placed in the east, and Ikeda Hengxing is placed in the west.

Oda Nobunaga's favorite guardian of Settsu is mostly Hengxing Ikeda of the Mino Ikeda family, who replaced the Settsu Ikeda family that was killed by Araki Murashige, and recruited local samurai to work for the Oda family.

After this round of twists and turns, Matsunaga Hideo has already disgusted Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and offended Wada Yoomasa and Mibuchi Fujihide to death.

If it weren't for such an embarrassing situation, she wouldn't have run to Mitsuhide Akechi to make a familiar face, and just begged the other party to help her pass this level.

I don't know how Akechi Mitsuhide's relationship is, but he is able to handle things with ease between Ashikaga and Oda, and he can also gain the trust of Shiba Yoshiyin and serve as the diplomatic service of the Shiba family.

This long-sleeved and good dancing ability really made Matsunaga Hideo, who was guarded by the samurai family, feel envious and jealous.

But the current situation is changing faster than Song Yongxiu imagined, it is simply dazzling and dizzying.

Not long after Oda Nobunaga suppressed Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Ashikaga Yoshiaki created a Nobunaga siege, and the big forces from inside and outside swarmed up to besiege the Oda family together.

Asai Asakura's allied forces fought fiercely with Oda Nobunaga in Kita Omi, and the Rokkaku family in Minami Omi repeatedly set off riots, causing the Oda family to be devastated.

And just as Oda Nobunaga gained the advantage and was about to counterattack, the Miyoshi family made a comeback and landed in Settsu.

Matsunaga Hideo was dumbfounded, she lamented the impermanence of the world in the tea room, and Akechi Mitsuhide couldn't help but chuckle.

"What's the matter? The Miyoshi family will be a few days closer, Matsunaga is thinking of the old master, and wants to return to the Miyoshi family to serve the public?"

Matsunaga shook his head and said.

"Meiji Hime, why make fun of me, I am loyal to His Highness Oda, how can I have that thought."

Matsunaga Hideo said loyalty, and Miyoshi Changqing, Ashikaga Yoshiki, Miyoshi Changyi and others who knew underground were all alive.

She is not loyal to Oda Nobunaga, she knows the Miyoshi family too well.The current Miyoshi is strong outside the family, and is going downhill. It is not worthy of her nostalgia for the old master.

What's more, Matsunaga Hideo used tricks to kill Miyoshi and the three of them, which caused Miyoshi's family to withdraw from Yamashiro country, and Miyoshi Yoshitsugu hated her to death.

Since there is no good fruit to eat after taking refuge, it is better to have a stable meal with Oda's family, and it depends on Akechi Mitsuhide to help her speak well in front of Oda Nobunaga.

Akechi Mitsuhide laughed.

"Matsunaga Ji is very familiar with the situation of Miyoshi's family, but I am puzzled. Who is in charge of Miyoshi's family now? Is there really no chance for Miyoshi's comeback this time?"

Song Yongxiu said contemptuously.

"Since His Highness Sanhao Changqing passed away, there has been no peace in Miyoshi's family.

First, the Miyoshi trio jumped out to fight for power with Miyoshi Yoshitsugu, and when the Miyoshi trio fought in Kyoto, Shinohara Nagabo, Miyoshi Yasunaga, and Ataka Nobuyasu refused to obey.

Miyoshi Yoshiki succeeds to the throne as an adopted daughter, and he is not the orthodox heir of Miyoshi Yoshiko who has been trained for many years. It was originally the helpless choice of His Highness Miyoshi Changqing after weighing the pros and cons.

In the past few years since she succeeded to the throne, Miyoshi's family has been in a state of embarrassment both internally and externally, so naturally it is difficult to gain prestige.

Shinohara Changfang is the leader of the Awa people, and Miyoshi Yasunaga is very powerful among the Miyoshi family members, and Miyoshi Yoshitsugu, the family governor, can't suppress them at all.

Now, not to mention Awazhong and Miyoshi, even the Sanuki left to her by her mother Juhe Yicun are very dissatisfied with her, and Shinohara Nagabo poached a corner.

There is also Anzai Nobuyasu, the daughter of Anzai Dongyasu. Her mother was wrongly killed by His Highness Miyoshi Changqing under a false name.

Just such a three-good family, not to mention working together to make a comeback, as long as there is a slight setback, they will hold each other back, and don't count on anyone. "

Matsunaga Hideo talked eloquently, and Akechi Mitsuhide nodded repeatedly, with a smile on his lips.

The death of Anzhai Fuyuyasu was caused by Matsunaga Hideo instigating Miyoshi Changyi behind the scenes, but now she can put the blame on Miyoshi Changqing without changing her face.

However, such a selfish villain is exactly what Akechi Mitsuhide needs. If she is really loyal to Oda Nobunaga, things will be difficult after that.

Akechi Mitsuhide followed Matsunaga's tone and asked.

"In this way, the Sanhao family seems to be menacing, but it is actually nothing to worry about?"

Matsunaga nodded.

"That's right, as soon as His Highness Oda's army arrives, Miyoshi's army will fall apart if it can't last long, and it will be difficult to do anything."

Akechi Mitsuhide nodded and said.

"I heard that Araki Murashige has been very busy recently. As soon as Miyoshi's family landed in Noda Township, Araki Murashige sent troops to attack Itami Castle under the pretext of colluding with Miyoshi to cause trouble.

The Itami family was caught off guard. I heard that Itami Castle has changed hands?

Araki Murashige controlled Ibaraki Castle, Ikeda Castle, and Itami Castle, and brought most of Settsu Kingdom under control. His Highness Oda also had to admit her right to rule over Settsu Kingdom, right? "

Song Yongxiu froze, forced a smile, and said.

"His Highness Oda is a woman, I can't guess what she thinks."

Oda Nobunaga used Settsu as the guardian, and Yuyou Matsujima Hideo and Araki Murashige overthrew Ashikaga Yoshiaki's Settsu three guardians.

Song Yongxiu has been secretly inciting others to beat their lives to death, and to do some dirty things that are not on the stage.

In contrast, Araki Murashige seemed too straightforward.She killed and killed all the way, and directly overthrew the two Settsu guardians of the Ikeda family and the Itami family, making Wada Yuomasa tremble in Gaogui Castle.

If she is really allowed to use force to unify Settsu, Oda Nobunaga will also have a headache. It seems that Ikeda Hengxing's position as the guardian of Settsu cannot be manipulated in secret.

When the martial arts do things, it depends on whose fist is stronger.From this point of view, there are too many women in Araki Village than Matsunaga Hideo. She came to be the guardian of Settsu, and the samurai inside and outside Settsu can admire her.

Matsunaga showed embarrassment, coughed and said.

"Ikeda Hengxing is already battling to defend against the Miyoshi family's surprise attack in Sakai Port.

Araki Village is focused on the north, so there is no one to restrain her. Naturally, she can do whatever she wants, and no one can do anything to get her. "

Akechi Mitsuhide asked.

"Is the situation in Sakai Port bad?"

Song Yongxiu said.

"Miyoshi and Oda are about to fight around Sakai Port, Miyoshi's [-] soldiers, Oda's [-] soldiers, a total of [-] soldiers.

The forces in Sakai Port headed by ten people from the Sakai Congregation Zhongnawu are startled three times a day. The old, weak, women and children in the surrounding manors are all fleeing to Sakai Port to seek refuge. People's livelihood and public security are becoming more and more chaotic. "

Sakai Port is a relatively independent commercial city. It is not that no daimyo thought about bringing it into their sphere of influence, but in the end they all chose to give up and just set up a customs office to collect business taxes.

Because Sakai Port does not exist in isolation, the land here is more like a group of islands formed by various rivers and streams at the mouth of the sea.

Sakai Port and the manors in the surrounding area are not clear about the involvement of monasteries and nuns. Whether it is a samurai or a religion, it is inconvenient to directly occupy Sakai Port.

For example, Hirano Township to the west of Sakai Port is a manor jointly ruled by the seven local servants, and has the religious background of Enryakuji Temple in Mt. Hiei.

Because rich people have weapons, Hirano Township gradually developed into a defensive fortress, guarding the traffic arteries on the west side of Sakai Port.

Another example is the Noda Township where the Miyoshi family landed this time. It is a sand island near the outer sea, and there is a supply station for the outer sea to exchange for small boats.

Noda Castle and Fukushima Castle on the island are defensive facilities built spontaneously by local manors, and they are also the bridgehead for the Miyoshi family to land in Settsu.

Around Sakai Port, there are still many village alliances like Hirano Township and Noda Township.

If there is a war in Sakai Port, the forces in Sakai Port will retreat to these fortresses among the countryside and wait and see.

If these manors around Sakai Port were attacked, the locals would evacuate the old and weak, women and children into Sakai Port, and the young and strong would be responsible for guarding the city.

It's just such a port city, a commercial center, with vertical and horizontal currents, special geography, and intricate religious forces of the samurai family.

Only when the Ashikaga family was at the peak of power and the Hosokawa family was invincible in the world, did they have the strength to control Sakai Port and not be afraid of being backlashed by various forces.

The strength of Ashikaga Hosokawa's control of Sakai Port is that tomorrow's maritime trade will be dominated by Kanhe trade, which will bring commercial benefits and benefits.It's not that the locals respect Ashikaga Hosokawa, it's that they give too much.

Only the Ouchi family who controlled Hakata Port and the Shimonoseki Strait back then were eligible to fight with the Hosokawa family. The two sides fought fiercely for the control of foreign trade.

In the end, the Japanese riots in Ningbo, which fought for tribute, broke out, and the Ming Dynasty completely stopped the joint trade with Japan, and the Hosokawa and Ouchi families were both losers.

The strong demand for maritime trade and the severance of trade with the Ming Dynasty also led to the more troublesome Jiajing Japanese pirates, which caused endless disasters.

Today, General Ashikaga has long since lost his strength, and the two powerful domains of Hosokawa Ouchi are also gone.

The special neutral status of Sakai Port has lasted for a long time. It has been a long time since the various forces in Sakai Port who have gathered [-] to [-] soldiers to fight together are really panicking this time.

Seeing Akechi Mitsuhide's calm face, Matsunaga Hide asked back.

"Isn't Sensei Ji worried at all?
As far as I know, the past two years in Siba has become more and more prosperous. In fact, it is backed by the Hokuriku Road trade route, and the Sibazhong Fund has made a lot of profits.

The richness of Sibo's annuity really made many Ji warriors from outside the family jealous.

If Sakai Port is in chaos, the Hokuriku Road trade route cannot be unaffected, and the income of Shibazhong Fund this year will not look good. "

Matsunaga Hide's temptation made Akechi Mitsuhide smile slightly.

"Hime Matsunaga, you underestimate Takada Yono too. The town magistrate of the Shiba family is not a simple person.

She converted the Hokuriku business road into shares, divided them all up, and exchanged all of them for shares of various companies, which is a debt of p shares.

The Hokuriku Road Commercial Road is actually a debt-operated business, and a large part of its annual income is used to pay the interest on the loans of various companies.

Each family not only has to rely on the Hokuriku Road trade route to make money, but also has to prevent the Hokuriku Road trade route from collapsing. The money they borrowed cannot be wiped out. "