different warring states of japan

Chapter 2050: The Poison Master with His Own Arrangements

Yiyin snorted.

"So you agreed to it for me, ignoring the mission I assigned you and hooking up with those people from Tamba.

You are really good at doing your job, Akechi Mitsuhide, do you still want me to thank you for running errands for me?"

Akechi Mitsuhide said respectfully.

"This is the duty of a subject."

Yiyin was so angry that he laughed when he saw that she was not ashamed but proud of it.

Before Yoshigin could get angry, Akechi Mitsuhide spoke again.

“The saint ordered me to investigate the cause of Gamo Ujisato’s death, and I am carefully seeking the truth.

But this matter can only be carried out carefully in secret. Once it is exposed, it is inevitable that someone will panic and wipe out the traces, which will be even more difficult to deal with. "

Yiyin narrowed his eyes.

"You said that... Do you also think that Gamo Ujisato was murdered by someone?"

Akechi Mitsuhide shook his head sincerely.

“I don’t know, your Excellency.

When I went to check, the matter had already been settled and the traces were vague. I needed time to sort it out and investigate, and I couldn't be impatient.

Furthermore, the saint wants the truth and has not asked me to give an immediate answer. I will naturally investigate thoroughly and give you a clear result, rather than rushing to deal with it perfunctorily. "

Yiyin sighed.

"What you said makes sense."

Yoshigin gave Akechi Mitsuhide a diplomatic assignment just to cover up her tracks and make it easier for her to do her job, but he didn't expect that this guy actually took it seriously.

Ignoring the Lord's urgent needs and running off to Tamba Province to engage in diplomacy made Yoshigin both angry and amused.

  But everything is done, and Yiyin can't just push away the Tamba Province that he has acquired, right?

As Akechi Mitsuhide said, Tamba Province is the gateway and bridgehead from Kinki to the west. It would be best if we could hold it in our hands.

Seeing that Yigin was no longer angry, Akechi Mitsuhide changed the tone and spoke again.

"I heard some rumors in Tamba Province. It seems that the Ninagawa family is dissatisfied with the ongoing reforms. It seems that His Highness Hatakeyama Takamasa is also..."

Yiyin interrupted.

"You don't need to worry about this. Just do your job and investigate Gamo Ujisato's case."

Akechi Mitsuhide bowed and apologized, but he didn't take it seriously.

The truth about Gamo Ujisato's death is, of course, that he was killed by Hashiba Hideyoshi.

Akechi Mitsuhide already had enough evidence, but he pretended to be ignorant for the time being in order not to destroy the saint's strategy.

As for the matter about Ninagawa Hatakeyama, it is not groundless.

Ninagawa Yoshiyoko was the deputy governor of the government, and Hatakeyama Takamasa was the shogunate governor. The two of them were the two watchdogs placed by the saint in the Kyoto shogunate.

The Ninagawa family's territory was in Tamba Province, and the saint had done his best to preserve it, which made the Ninagawa clan extremely grateful.

The same was true of Minamikawachi of Hatakeyama Takamasa, who also obtained it under the protection of a saint.

If life continued to be so dull, these two big guys would naturally follow the footsteps of the Swabian family and live a good life.

Now, the problem lies in reform and innovation.

The saint wanted to integrate and reorganize the Kyoto shogunate and the Kanto samurai office and create a new set of rules for the Sasaki family. The old shogunate system would no longer be applicable in the future.

This made the Ninagawa and Hatakeyama families panic. Both of them were vested interests of the old order. It was difficult for them to guarantee their own interests under the new rules of the game. Even if the saints gave the United Front people an identity, what would it matter? The descendants of God were their own people, and the ruling people were outsiders who were oppressed in secret but looked glorious on the surface.

How could these old samurai families in Kyoto, who have been playing the shogunate politics for two hundred years, not understand what is more important?

The vested interests of the old system will inevitably be replaced by the upstarts of the new system.

Originally, Yoshigin maintained the shogunate system and was the protector of the nobles of the old system, so they naturally supported the saint.

But now that the saint wants to reopen the table, the original nobles will not be able to continue their wealth and glory in the new era, so of course they will feel dissatisfied.

Yoshigane was well aware of this matter, but he didn't want Akechi Mitsuhide to interfere.

If Akechi Mitsuhide really got involved, who knows how many people would die. This guy is too scary. Not only the Kinki samurai are afraid of her, but Yoshigin is also scared.

  Which of the political earthquakes in Kinki during the past decade had nothing to do with Akechi Mitsuhide? Which one did not result in rivers of bloodshed?

Akechi Mitsuhide's reputation as a poisoner was stained with blood and was extremely famous. Of course, Yoshigane had to reject her at the first opportunity to avoid any further complications.

But this time, Akechi Mitsuhide was unexpectedly submissive and just bowed and obeyed.

"Hey, the saint knows what's going on, so I won't bother to say more."

Yiyin glanced at Akechi Mitsuhide and felt uneasy, but since the other party was so obedient, he couldn't say anything more.

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Akechi Mitsuhide walked out of the sage's residence and looked back at the magnificent castle tower.

That was when Amago Katsuhisa was in charge of the construction. The gold contributed by samurai from all over the country was made into gold foil and applied on the tiles, which reflected arcs of light in the sun.

Today's meeting made Akechi Mitsuhide understand one thing.

To this day, the sage still cannot figure out how much the martial families of the world respect and fear him.

The political storm of this reform and innovation was essentially caused by the saint scaring himself.

The death of Gamo Ujisato made the saint fear that the divine group would fight among themselves, so he supported the hardliner Ii Naomasa at all costs. His core idea was to promote unity through reform.

The sage was dismissive of the ambitious Hashiba Hideyoshi and was deeply worried about the possible future strife among the sisters.

This is very funny.

A ruler who has not yet controlled the world and only occupies half of the country, what he cares most about is the harmony among his descendants, rather than taking over the whole world in one go and then talking about other things.

Speaking of the kindness of a lady and the nature of a man, she really did not wrong the saint.

The sage never understood from the beginning to the end that his caution was actually unnecessary.

Since ancient times, there have been only two types of emperors in the unified Celestial Empire: those who can fight and those who cannot.

They are good at fighting, have no taboos, and govern like flowing water. They don't need to worry too much because they are the strongest commanders themselves.

Like Li Shimin and Zhu Yuanzhang, they would beat people to death if they didn't obey them. What's the matter? Do you still dare to resist?

Their descendants and subjects were all very obedient and didn't dare to say a word when they were alive.

The emperor who is the most capable of fighting is a deterrent in itself, and a sedative that prevents those whose interests are harmed from taking risks, and makes everyone calm down.

Only those emperors who are unable to fight and lack confidence in their military capabilities need to use political means to balance the situation and prevent it from sliding into the worst direction.

Therefore, the dynasty would often form a system under the hands of the most capable emperor, engraving a stereotype in the minds of his subjects that only people with a certain surname could become emperor, thus ensuring the stability of the dynasty for a hundred years.

Akechi Mitsuhide discovered that although the saint was invincible in the world and possessed the strongest military force and the highest prestige that made all the samurai tremble, the samurai were afraid of him like a tiger and did not dare to confront him head-on.

But deep down, the saint does not seem to realize this, or does not understand it so thoroughly.

His governance ideas are not much different from those ten years ago. He still relies on the political balance of winning over, dividing and appeasing.