different warring states of japan

Chapter 2058 Confused Old Official Fan

Kitayamato, Yagyu Village.

Yagyu Munehara learned from Kamiizumi Nobunaga and succeeded as the swordsmanship instructor of the Ashikaga shogunate. He promoted Shinkage-ryu and named it Yagyu Shinkage-ryu.

But despite her glorious life, she never imagined that she would have to rely on the protection of her young daughter, Yagyu Munenori, to survive in her later years.

Sasaki Yoshikin and Oda Nobunaga went to Kyoto to support Ashikaga Yoshiaki to become the shogun, but Ashikaga Yoshiaki repaid his kindness with enmity, resulting in unrest in Kinki.

Takada Yukino made things really big in Tenchu ​​in Kyoto. Sasaki Yoshikin returned to the capital and bided his time. Ashikaga Yoshiaki had to face the coercion of Oda Nobunaga, and his wings were clipped and he was treated in a miserable state.

Yagyu Muneya served two generations of Ashikaga shoguns successively. He was called a swordsmanship instructor, but in fact he was the chief intelligence officer of the shogunate.

Oda Nobunaga dealt with Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and Yagyu Munemora was naturally implicated by Ashikaga Yoshiaki and almost lost his life.

Fortunately, the Yagyu family bet on both sides. Yagyu Munenori followed Sasaki Yoshikane since the Yamato War, serving the Sasaki family and taking charge of the Sasaki-megatsu Yagyu group.

Even if Yagyu Munemori failed in politics, he still had a way out and could go home to retire.

Now that Ashikaga Yoshiaki has gone hunting in the west and Oda Nobunaga has passed away, the Kyoto shogunate has long been a puppet of the Sasaki family. With the help of the Sasaki family, the Yagyu family has been doing quite well in recent years.

Yagyu Munenobu also opened a kendo hall in Yagyu Village with peace of mind and continued to teach Yagyu Shinkage-ryu, consolidating the Yagyu family's prestige and achievements in kendo.

This old woman seems to be indifferent to worldly affairs and has few desires, but in fact she is not at peace. After all, she has seen the glory of the shogunate, so how can she stand the loneliness?

When she heard that the saint had reorganized the secret censors, she immediately became interested. If Yagyu Munenori did a good job, he would be the future great lord of the world!

The swordsmen of the Yagyu clan have risen to prominence, and it is not impossible for Yagyu Muneyasu to be revived and take charge of a region.

It is spring time now, and farming in the Nara Basin is already in full swing, with summer just around the corner.

In Yagyu Village, Yagyu Munemori and Yagyu Munemori confronted each other in the kendo hall, both wearing bamboo sword protective gear.

The swordsmen around had long been driven away, and this was a private communication between mother and daughter.

The stagnant air made people so nervous that they dared not blink, until the moment they could no longer help trembling their eyelids, the bamboo swords of the two men crossed each other swiftly like poisonous snakes coming out of a hole.

Taking off the mask, Yagyu Muneya looked back at his daughter and said.

"Your mind is in turmoil."

Yagyu Munenori took off his mask, bowed deeply and said.

"I lost."

Then the two of them sat opposite each other, and Yagyu Sogen acted like a stern mother and spoke solemnly.

"You've regressed a lot. Is it because of lack of practice recently?"

Yagyu Munenori glanced at his mother and knew very well what was hidden behind her image as a great master.

"Hi, I'm so sorry, I've been very busy lately and I've indeed been missing out on practice."

Yagyu Munenori nodded.

"Remember, no matter what happens, you must not forget to practice swordsmanship. This is our foundation and the basis of our loyalty to the Lord."

"Hi!"

After Yagyu Munenori finished his high-sounding words, seeing that Yagyu Munenori still did not respond, he finally could not help but bring up the topic.

"What have you been busy with lately?"

Yagyu Munenori looked at his mother calmly and asked back.

"Isn't mother very aware of my current situation? Otherwise she wouldn't have called me back."

Yagyu Sogen said angrily.

"Bagayalu! What's with your attitude? Is this the daughter I raised?"

Yagyu Munenori sighed and said.

"Mother, I'm really busy. If you have any ideas, please tell me directly. I will stay here for two more hours at most before I rush to Tamon Mountain Castle." Yagyu Muneaki's expression changed.

"The Saint wants to summon you?"

Yagyu Munenori nodded helplessly and sighed.

"The Tongxin Secretariat wants to officially change the Yagyu Group to the Secret Imperial Censorate. The Saint must ask my opinion in person to go through the formalities."

Yagyu Munenori snorted.

"No wonder he got so angry. It turns out he's going to be promoted soon. He doesn't even care about me, his mother."

Yagyu Munenori smiled bitterly and said nothing.

As Yagyu Munemori grew older, he became more utilitarian and impatient to achieve results. When he was under Ashikaga, he formed a clique with Wada Koremasa and Ninki Yoshimasa, and was severely punished by Oda Nobunaga.

Wada Koremasa defected to Oda and was killed by Araki Murashige.

After his defeat, Yoshimasa Ninki was so frightened that he fled back to his hometown, where he survived by relying on the favors he had received from the saint.

Yagyu Munemori was able to survive thanks to the status of his youngest daughter Yagyu Munemori in the Sasaki family.

To be honest, Yagyu Munenori really hopes that his mother can cultivate her character and train newcomers in her hometown to cultivate a few more capable swordsmen for herself.

But although Yagyu Sogen is old, his heart is still young and he is still thinking about making a comeback.

Yagyu Munenori thought about it and decided to confront this power-obsessed mother.

"If possible, I really don't want the Yagyu Group to change to the Secret Imperial Censor, but this is the will of the saint, and I dare not disobey."

Yagyu Munehara did not believe in Taoism.

"The prosperity and wealth of the Yagyu family is right before your eyes. You must not be foolish. You cannot miss such an opportunity."

Yagyu Munenori shook his head.

"I think you are really confused.

A mezuzu is the master's dog, and he will bite whoever his master tells him to bite. You have been a high-ranking mezuzu, and you know how troublesome those dirty things at the top are.

We lackeys do things in a shady way.

The spirit is conveyed from above and we are responsible for its execution, but these shameful things have never been recorded in writing and there are no formal orders, so we are like white gloves that can be thrown away at any time.

  What is the secret censor? Can Mutsuke avoid taking the blame if he just changes his name?

I don't know how I managed to survive these ten years. The Kinki Sasaki domain only had 200,000 stones, but Lord Amako Katsuhisa, Lord Akechi Mitsuhide, and Lord Maeda Toshiyuki have been scheming against each other for ten whole years!

In the end, Lord Niwa Katsuhisa died in the western country in an unclear manner, and even the saint could not give an explanation to Lord Niwa Yukimori.

  Back then, I was just a dog assigned by the saint to Lady Katsuhisa Niwa for daily use. She died in such a way that no one could understand why, so why should I step into the spotlight?

Two hundred thousand koku already terrified me. Now the saint wants to reorganize the Mufu and let the secret inspectors supervise the various Sōba territories and the Shinterritories. The total amount is no less than five or six million koku.

You want me to gossip about the God's family, or spy on them from behind! If I do this too many times, will I still be alive? "

Yagyu Munemori was speechless after being rebuked by his daughter. Although she was blinded by greed and could not let go of the word power, she still had a good brain.

Everything his daughter said made sense. Naturally, Yagyu Muneaki didn't want the Yagyu family to be destroyed and three clans exterminated and nine clans wiped out after just a few years of prosperity.

Yagyu Munenori murmured, unwilling to give up.

"I think a saint is not the kind of person who would destroy the bridge after crossing it. He is kind and righteous."

Yagyu Munenori sneered.

  "Of course a saint is benevolent and righteous, but how did Amako Katsuhisa die? How did Gamo Ujisato die? If these great men could die unjustly, why can't I, Yagyu Munenori, be wrongly accused?

Did you know that those idiots in the Kyoto Shogunate are contacting the poor Shogun in Nishikari, wanting to bring back the Shogun, challenge the saint, and safeguard the interests of the old Shogunate system?

They are absolutely crazy!

How dare those empty-headed bastards in the shogunate do this? Do they really think that the swords of the Shiba family are not sharp and can't kill people? "

Yagyu Munenori was almost driven crazy by the stupidity of those people in the Kyoto Shogunate. They had been protected by the saints over the years, eating and drinking at the hands of the Sasaki family. Did they really regard the Sasaki family as their riches?

A saint is benevolent and righteous, but apart from the saint, how many good people are there in the Sasaki family?