different warring states of japan

Chapter 1849 The strategy of the Four Kingdoms comes to your door

During the spring plowing season, the earth is recovering and farming is busy everywhere, but Yiyin has no choice but to get entangled with the nuns in Kyoto who are not engaged in production.

Kyoto’s spring prayer meeting is scheduled to be held at Kofukuji Temple this year, and various Buddhist sects warmly invite saints to visit.

Speaking of which, Tofukuji Temple is in pain and happiness right now.

The Tofukuji sect of the Rinzai sect had no desire or contention. Taking advantage of its location in the core area of ​​Kyoto, it rented out the surrounding land for shops.

Then I will pick up some pilgrims, run the accommodation business for tourists, and live a comfortable life.

But that year, Yi Gin Shangluo lived in Tofuku Temple, and from then on this place became a holy place like a dormitory.

When Oda Nobunaga came to Kyoto, he always made sure to stay in Tofukuji Temple, in the Zen room where Yoshigan once lived.

The Tofukuji sect, who had lived a good life as a child, was suddenly involved in the Buddhist turmoil in Kyoto and couldn't escape.

Oda Nobunaga got closer to the Nanman Sect, and the Kinki Buddhism was in a state of confusion.

The Ichiko Sect, which once blocked the invasion of the Nanman Sect, has been abolished by the Oda family. The Nichiren Sect, the second and fifth generation within Buddhism, hates the Tendai Sect more than the Nanman Sect.

While Oda Nobunaga was pulling the Nanban Sect, he was also using the Nichiren Sect. He also did not forget to wink at the Daitokuji Sect of the Rinzai Sect and divide Kinki Buddhism.

Kinki Buddhism is caught in external and internal troubles. The Tendai Sect headed by it has already had its main hall burned down, and its ancestors died in mysterious circumstances.

The Enryakuji religious sect did not dare to confront Oda Nobunaga, so they could only cling to the saint's life-saving straw.

Yiyin received the Nine Virtues Armor of Light from the Tiantai Sect, and his Taoji Godhead came from the Buddhist sects headed by the Tiantai Sect, so he had to give him the face he deserved.

Furthermore, Tianhai is the master of the Tiantai Sect who he supported to rise to power. In this turbulent time, he must show some expression to stabilize his basic position in the Buddhist sects.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the saint's visit to Luo, all the monsters and monsters in Kyoto seemed to appear, causing Yiyin a headache.

Except for Nagakaku, who had just succeeded to the throne of the Shingon sect in Mount Koya, he did not come to interfere. Tendai sect, Rinzai sect, Nichiren sect, Ichiko sect and other sects all showed their faces at Tofukuji Temple.

If it were just a stage for various sects to perform, Yiyin wouldn't be so worried.

Unexpectedly, the samurai family of the shogunate also came to join in the fun. Ninagawa himself, Hatakeyama Takamasa, and the horseback crowd from Kyoto also came to the door with licking their faces.

Today's Kyoto shogunate center has long been an empty frame.The three major forces of the former shogunate, the Ashikaga Shogun family, the shogunate, and local powerful factions have all been conquered by Yoshigan.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki traveled to the Western Kingdom, and the abandoned Ashikaga returned to the crowd and ate the food of the Shiba family. Naturally, he was the saint's lackey.

As for the shogunate, the Ise family, the deacon of the political office, was massacred by Oda Nobunaga. Ninagawa, the acting official of the political office, followed the saint closely. Even the heir, Ninagawa himself, was sent to the Doshins to serve the saint.

Hosokawa Fujitaka, the most powerful local faction, and Yoshigan had an affair. Hatakeyama Takamasa, the famous shogunate leader, had no choice but to follow Yoshigan's lead.

The once three-legged Ashikaga Shogunate has been reduced to the sole authority of the Shiba family. When Ashikaga Yoshiaki moved to the Mori family, no one cared about her majesty as a general.

In fact, when Ashikaga Yoshiteru was killed, the last trace of energy in Ashikaga Tenkaichi was exhausted.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki, who was forcibly raised by Shiba Oda, came from an embarrassing background and behaved wildly. He was never really recognized as an Ashikaga shogun by the world's samurai families.

The second regime of the Wu family has come to an end, and someone must inherit this glory.

Regardless of his origin or character, Oda Nobunaga was not truly recognized by the samurai family of the shogunate. Only a noble saint could inherit the pillars of the samurai family who were direct descendants of the Genji family in Kawachi.

The samurai family of the shogunate had been looking forward to it day and night, and finally they were overjoyed when the Yi Bank was reorganized and Siba was selected. He showed the demeanor of the lord of the world.

These famous shogunate families were not good at fighting, but they were all educated in politics and had a keen sense of smell.

As soon as Yoshiyin popped his butt, they smelled it. Taking advantage of the saint's arrival in Luo, they gathered in Kyoto, hoping to squeeze in the reform of Shiba's selection.

Hosokawa Fujitaka was the most unperturbed. The Izumi-Hosokawa family had already received a guarantee from the school district for the pilot project. She was determined to go to Tango Country to teach the Isshiki family a lesson and pave the way for the Shiba family in Sanin.

As for Ninagawa himself, Hatakeyama Takamasa, and the unconnected Ashikaga clan members, there was a layer of separation between them, and they were eager to find a position in the new samurai regime.

On the one hand, Yoshigan had to appease the emotions of the nuns in the Buddhist meeting, and on the other hand, he had to deal with the samurai family of the shogunate, which was also tiring.

The treatment of the Ashikaga Hui clan is the same as that of the Bispo establishment, but they still nominally belong to the Ashikaga Shogun family. The Shiba salary they receive is not safe, and they can be cut off at any time, so there is no sense of security.

If you want to eat it for a long time, you can only be considered a real hardcore crop if you get Spo's preparation.

The Ninagawa family, the Hatakeyama family and other shogunate samurai families followed Yoshigan and defeated the Miyoshi Oda. Their Hime warriors won many titles of Shiba righteous soldiers.

The welfare of Sibo's righteous soldiers is equivalent to that of Sibo's establishment, but foreign ministers are foreign ministers after all. Who doesn't want to fight for the opportunity to become a member of the Sibo family?
Not to mention the mental work of the samurai family below, Ninagawa himself and Hatakeyama Takamasa himself also wanted to join.

Everyone knows that the Ashikaga world is over, but the Shiba family that inherits the world is also the famous Genji family in Kawachi. The direct line of the Ashikaga family are all descendants of Ashikaga.

Speaking of which, the Hatakeyama family are relatives and the Ninagawa family are ministers, so they cannot be considered outsiders.

As long as Yoshigan is willing to nod, they will peel off their Ashikaga skins and wear Shiba clothes when they return. They are willing to dedicate themselves to the new dynasty and die, so that future generations can enjoy the wealth of the Shiba family for hundreds of years.

Apart from them, most of the shogunate samurai families were from famous families. Counting blood connections, almost every family could be related to the Shiba family.

As the saying goes, if you are rich in the mountains, you will have distant relatives, but if you are poor, you will have no one to care about you. This is the truth.

At that time, the Shiba clan was in decline, and when I looked around, there was no one willing to help, so Mibuchi Haru, a simple and honest man, took the initiative to help.

Now, who doesn't envy Haru Mibuchi for his unique vision and huge profits.

Yiyin holds half of the world in his hands and is about to establish the third Wu family regime.

If those elite people in the Ashikaga Shogunate who have been playing shogunate politics for 200 years don't know what to do at this time, all these years have been in vain.

Yiyin really has a headache with these people, they are all relatives and friends.

As the legitimate son of the Shiba clan and the pillar of the family business, it is impossible for him to betray his class and lineage, which is his foundation.

But if they are all admitted, the internal balance of power in the new regime will easily go into question.

For example, Hatakeyama Takamasa, although her talents are mediocre, her status is indeed noble. She is the governor of the Hatakeyama clan and the leader of the Ashikaga shogunate.

If they want to accommodate her, what position should the new shogunate of Yiyin give her?It was too high, and the heroes and close associates were dissatisfied.It was too low, and the old ministers were heartbroken.

What a trouble!

While Yiyin was busy peeling off the cocoons in Kyoto and settling the political relationships that the shogunate was constantly trying to sort out and mess up, another person came to Luo and brought him some new problems.Kyoto, Shiba Residence.

Miyoshi Yoshitsugi knelt down and begged, and couldn't stand up for a long time. Yoshiyoshi looked over her beautiful back, past her high peach buttocks, and looked directly at the spring light in the courtyard, with a little embarrassment in his eyes.

"You get up first, and speak slowly when you get up."

When Miyoshi Yoshitsugu hesitated for a moment, the Kamao family nearby groaned, which frightened Miyoshi Yoshitsugu to get up quickly and wait respectfully.

The Sanhao family is no longer the Sanhao family it used to be. She, a down-and-out family governor, would not dare to give someone a hand. If someone misunderstood her, she would threaten the saint.

Yoshigan rubbed his temples on the main seat and looked at the reserved Miyoshi Yoshitsugi, feeling a little headache.

Oda Nobunaga is causing trouble again. While she joins forces with Yoshigan to conquer the Western Kingdom, she also privately assigns Kitahata Nobuba as the main general and Niwa Nagahide as the deputy general to prepare for the Shikoku strategy.

Kitahata's letter is Oda Nobunaga's third sister, who has inherited the Kitahata family of Ise Kuniji.

This man had a vicious mind. He once wanted to tear up the tacit understanding of the samurai family and massacre the entire family of the former governor Kitahata Goguchi. As a result, Ise country was in chaos.

If the Oda family hadn't been so powerful and the Kitahata family had been helpless, God knows how much trouble the unconvinced Isebu family would have made.

And Niwa Nagahide is a close veteran of Oda Nobunaga. He has been rewarded by the Wakasa Kingdom and can be regarded as the master of the country.

The local stone height was no more than [-], and there was a dark history of betraying the Oda family. The local samurai family did not dare to resist Oda Nobunaga's will.

But before Niwa Nagahide could take a few breaths in his new territory, Oda Nobunaga gave him a new task and was responsible for the strategy of the Four Kingdoms.

Oda Nobunaga knew very well what Kitahata's letter bag was. He, his third sister, was of no use, but the Isebu family could not be idle and must contribute to the Oda family's conquest.

In conquering the Shikoku, Kitahata Nobuba nominally served as the general, but the person who really took charge of the overall situation was actually the deputy general Niwa Nagahide.

Yoshigan had long heard the news that Oda Nobunaga was interested in conquering the Four Kingdoms, but he didn't expect Oda Nobunaga to be so impatient.

Perhaps because of the blockage of the Tokaido and Hokuriku Road, Oda Nobunaga completely lost interest in the conquest of the Kanto region, and instead focused more on the strategy of the Western Kingdom, Shikoku, and Kyushu.

Since ancient times, when attacking the four countries in Kinki, the Awaji Kingdom must be taken first.

Awaji Province lies between Shikoku and Kinki. The Tohoku Akashi Strait closest to Honshu Island is only three kilometers wide.

On the other side, the Naruto Strait, which connects Shikoku Island to the southwest, is only about three kilometers at its narrowest point.

In other words, as long as Awaji Country is captured, the attacker can throw a wooden basin and row it ashore. They say they are across the sea, but in fact it is only this small distance.

The northeastern section of Awaji Province is close to the coastline of Honshu Island, near the border between Harima Province and Settsu Province. When the Miyoshi family first emerged, they entered Settsu Province from Awaji Province and established a corner of Kinki.

Now that the offensive and defensive forces are different, the Oda family wants to attack Shikoku Island, and they will also start from Settsu Country, first attack Awaji Country, and then attack Shikoku Island.

The closest coastal city to Awaji Kingdom is Himeji Domain in Harima Kingdom.

The Himeji Domain is centered on Himeji Castle on Mount Himeji, and is the territory of the Kodera family, the Akamatsu retainer. The Kuroda family, the Kodera retainer, is currently in charge of the castle and controls the local area.

Kuroda Takataka, the envoy of the Kodera family, tried his best to persuade his family to join the Oda family after meeting with Hashiba Hideyoshi, the general of the Western Kingdom of the Oda family.

The area around Himeji Castle controlled by the Kuroda family has long been open to the Hashiba army to attract monkeys into the house.

Niwa Nagahide once supported Hideyoshi Hashiba, and the character for feather in Hashiba Miao comes from Niwa Miao, which expresses Hideyoshi's unforgettable kindness.

Oda Nobunaga sent Niwa Nagahide to conquer Shikoku. Part of the reason was that Hideyoshi Hideyoshi and Niwa Nagahide had a good relationship and were not afraid of conflicts between the two.

If old Owari warriors like Shibata Katsuie were sent there, it would inevitably lead to conflicts with Hashiba Hideyoshi, which would be detrimental to the expedition.

Although the word "Shiba" in Hideyoshi's name for Hideyoshi is also derived from the word "Shibata", this is just Hideyoshi's false love to please the old Owari family, and cannot compare with his sincerity for Niwa Nagahide.

Furthermore, after the weakening of the Sanhao family, internal strife continued among the four countries.

Niwa Nagahide is a kind-hearted elder and is good at diplomacy. He can also help the Oda family win over the local samurai families in Shikoku and win over each other.

Awaji Country is surrounded by the sea and is located at a strategic point. Only the navy can protect itself. The Awaji Navy was once the dominant force in the East Seto Inland Sea, helping the Miyoshi family ensure maritime hegemony.

Oda Nobunaga had a wonderful idea. Anyway, Harima Country, Settsu Country, was already the territory of the Oda family. He landed in Awaji Country from the coastline and entered Shikoku Island, which would not hinder the Shiba family's Western Kingdom strategy.

This guy started acting secretly, planning to make some achievements without telling Yiyin, and then come back to quarrel with the Sibo family.

Who would have known that before the Oda family's action had even begun, Miyoshi Yoshitsugu would be on the radar and come to Kyoto to complain to the saint.

Miyoshi Yoshitsugu is the heir of Miyoshi Nagakei. Although the Miyoshi family has been torn apart, all parties are still willing to recognize her as the family governor.

After all, anyone who is a Sanhao person misses the long period of Sanhao's longevity and the high-spiritedness of the Sanhao family that swept the world.

The successor designated by Mihaoshi Changqing must be recognized by all parties even for the sake of the ancestors.

Therefore, as soon as the Oda family made a small move, Miyoshi Yoshitsugi got the exact news and ran to the sage to ask the sage to make the decision, which made Yoshigage very embarrassed.

It would be false to say that Yoshigan didn't know anything about Oda Nobunaga's ambitions, but Yoshigan didn't care too much.

Yoshigan has swallowed up the entire Kanto, blocking both ends of Tokaido and Hokuriku Road, making Oda Nobunaga retreat in the face of difficulties.

Oda Nobunaga was actually holding back his anger, but after Yoshigan's in-depth and simple communication, he was still willing to work with the Shiba family to conquer the Western Kingdom.

Based on Yoshigami's understanding of Oda Nobunaga, this was already a rare concession for her. The surly guy had always been arrogant and was rarely willing to swallow his anger like this.

Therefore, Yoshigan knew that the Oda family was plotting Shikoku Island, but he didn't pay much attention.

On the one hand, it is to give Oda Nobunaga face and let her get some benefits first, so that she will not have new and old hatreds flooding into her heart and do any irrational behavior.

On the other hand, once the Oda family launches the Four Kingdoms strategy, it will not be too late for the Shiba family to follow up and get a share of the pie. It seems that Yoshigage's appearance is not ugly and will not offend Oda Nobunaga.

But it was this matter that was revealed by Miyoshi Yoshitsugi, which embarrassed Yoshigage.

Miyoshi Yoshitsugu is Yoshigan's backup plan to conquer Shikoku, and it is Yoshigan's personal promise to help Miyoshi Yoshitsugi return to Shikoku Island.

I originally wanted to pretend not to know, but now my Shikoku leader has taken the initiative to help me find out. Should Yiyin know, or shouldn't he know?

This is troublesome.

(End of this chapter)