different warring states of japan

Chapter 1925 Accelerating the situation out of control

The fall of Oda Nobunaga, a generation of strong men, means that the political trend of Shiba Oda joining forces to conquer the world has been broken, and the world of the samurai family has once again fallen into the darkness and chaos of the world.

The careerists who were forced to settle down have once again developed new ambitions. We can't defeat the saint, so why can't we still get a share of the Oda family's huge legacy?

Akechi Mitsuhide killed Oda Nobunaga because he wanted to eliminate the hidden dangers after the two powers joined forces to conquer the world, that is, how to divide the world between the Shiba and Oda families, and he did not hesitate to become a martyr himself.

But her own opinion created new problems.

Akechi Mitsuhide has no business knowledge, and she does not understand how terrifying the food stamp crisis that is happening in Sakai Port is. To her, it is nothing more than a trivial incident involving middle-class samurai and speculators who committed suicide by jumping into the river.

However, the backlash of food stamps has extended from stocks and real estate to Spo's land warehouse. Financial reflexivity has hit the Spo family themselves, which may lead to the self-collapse of the food stamp system.

The Sibo family's finances are undergoing a severe test. The Sibo family, which lacks food stamp financing, will face financial difficulties. The original Sibo coalition model where Sibo paid for it and everyone contributed has failed.

The Shiba family, unable to come up with money, only relied on the financial resources of the Kinki Shiba leader, 200,000 koku, and could not support the military expenditures to interfere with the change of governor of the Oda family.

Kanto is launching an anti-corruption operation. The political turmoil has forced the saints to sit in Edo Castle to maintain the internal stability of the eight states in Kanto. Kanto is temporarily unable to extend a helping hand to Kinki. .

Hideyoshi Hashiba, who was preparing for China, had been paying attention to Kyoto. After getting accurate information as quickly as possible, she immediately reached an agreement with the Mori family, broke away from contact, and returned to Kinki.

But Hashiba Hideyoshi, who secretly watched Akechi Mitsuhide's every move, was always very sober.

She thought she was helping the Sibo family eliminate the biggest hidden danger, but she didn't want to add fuel to the fire when the Sibo family was at its weakest.

Akechi Mitsuhide misunderstood this point and did an extremely wrong thing at the wrong time and in the wrong place.

At this juncture, the saint's top priority is to stabilize the food stamps, rather than using the death of Oda Nobunaga to interfere in the affairs of the Oda family.

It was to withdraw troops from the Western Kingdom as quickly as possible, seize the biggest political legacy after Oda Nobunaga's death, and mess up the Shiba family's economy so that the saint could not interfere with the internal power change of the Oda family.

Akechi Mitsuhide was in a coma for five days, and just before her final negotiation with Oda Nobunaga, she had announced Oda Nobunaga's death.

Even Oda Nobunaga was unable to fight against the Saint, and with Hashiba Hideyoshi's current strength, it was even less possible for him to face the edge of the Shiba family.

So in these five days, things were speeding out of control beyond Mitsuhide Akechi's control.

Nishikuni Chuchu is more than 200 kilometers away from Kyoto, and Kanto Edo Castle is more than 400 kilometers away from Kyoto. The news reached Hashiba Hideyoshi much faster than the sage.

Whether it was secretly negotiating with the Maori family or using the Nanman Cult to financially attack the food stamp system in Sakai Port, Hideyoshi Hashiba's goal was clear.

Akechi Mitsuhide thought that by releasing Fujibayashi to Edo Castle in advance, the saint had time to react to the death of Oda Nobunaga, but she did not know that the mantis stalks the cicada, and the oriole follows behind.

Moreover, the crisis in the food stamp system has threatened the most fundamental cornerstone of the Sibo family, the welfare distribution of the Sibo Zhong Fund.

Hideyoshi Hashiba wanted to get the most out of the Oda family's inheritance, but there was only one way, and that was to constantly cause internal problems in the Shiba family, so that the saint could never free up his hands.

It only took three days for the Hashiba Army to reach the border of Settsu Province, and Hashiba Hideyoshi rushed to Ikeda Castle to meet with Ikeda Tsuneaki who was stationed in Settsu Province by Oda Nobunaga.

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Ikeda Castle is the traditional territory of the Settsu Ikeda family. As a famous family in Settsu, the Ikeda family has great influence among the Settsu samurai family, and with the help of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, they became one of the three guardians of Settsu.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. In order to deal with Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Oda Nobunaga attacked Settsu State and instigated Araki Murashige to drive away Wada, eliminate Ikeda, and become the new overlord of Settsu.

Subsequently, Oda Nobunaga sent his direct henchman and sister, Tsuneki Ikeda, to take charge of Sakai Port with the intention of contaminating the Settsu Kingdom, but was strongly rejected by the Settsu samurai family.

The Oda family's innovative policies have never been welcomed by local samurai families, and the Settsu samurai family is no exception. Verbal surrender and being exploited by the jurisdiction are two different things.

Taking advantage of the good opportunity of the war between the Shiba and Oda families, Araki Village revolted and Ikeda Tsuneaki withdrew from Settsu in embarrassment. The Oda family's first rule of Settsu country ended sadly.

Subsequently, Yoshigan Shiba and Nobunaga Oda reached an agreement in Fushimi Castle to join forces to conquer the world. The Oda family once again sent troops to Settsu Province to attack Araki Murashige.

This time, it was Araki Cun's turn to run away in embarrassment and seek refuge with the Maori family.

Tsuneaki Ikeda returned to Settsu in glory, and with the support of Oda Nobunaga, he raised the butcher's knife and killed the local samurai who did not want to be exploited by the Oda family.

Ikeda Tsuneaki was born in Mino Ikeda, and his relationship with Settsu Ikeda was estranged from the same family five hundred years ago.

She was able to succeed the Ikeda family entirely because of the intimidating power of the Oda army's sword, and the Settsu samurai family didn't want to recognize her at all.

Ikeda Hengxing was in Settsu Province and had two main responsibilities.

First, kill the remaining anti-Oda local samurai families after Araki Village fled again, and clean up the territory to make room for Oda retainers.

Second, search for local supplies and raise logistical supplies for Hashiba Hideyoshi's Western Army, Kitahata Xinbao, and Niwa Nagahide's Shikoku Army.

These two things, one was to punish people, the other was to make money, both of which greatly offended the local martial arts family.

As soon as the news of Oda Nobunaga's death in Kyoto reached Settsu Country, Tsuneki Ikeda's rule over Settsu Country was immediately shaken, causing her to panic.

The oppressed and oppressed Settsu samurai family was sharpening their swords and was about to touch the outsider Ikeda Tsuneaki.

At this time, Hashiba Hideyoshi's Western Army suddenly appeared on the border between Harima and Settsu, making the Settsu samurai family who were ready to move calm down again.

Therefore, when Hashiba Hideyoshi came to Ikeda Castle in person, he was warmly welcomed by Ikeda Hengxing.

After the two parties exchanged a few greetings, they retreated and started chatting alone.

Hashiba Hideyoshi choked while wiping tears with his sleeve.

"Akechi Mitsuhide was not a woman, and the main hall favored her, but she took advantage of the main hall's trust and killed him in Kyoto.

We, the Oda retainers, are loyal to the emperor because they are deprived of the emperor's salary. I want to lead troops to Luo to attack Akechi Mitsuhide and avenge the palace.

Ikeda Hime, would you like to help me? "

Hashiba Hideyoshi did not say any nonsense, but chose to get straight to the point, go straight to the topic, and expressed his demands to Ikeda Tsuneaki.

(End of this chapter)