different warring states of japan

Chapter 2060: The Restless Ministers

From Hideyoshi Hashiba's perspective, Yoshikane Sasaki was too powerful. If he wanted to defeat this enemy, he had to establish the broadest united front.

As she was good at diplomacy, she did win over the Mori clan and even made them willing to contribute in the campaign to conquer Shikoku and Kyushu.

The Mori family controlled the Western Seto Inland Sea and had conflicts with the Chosokabe family, the overlord of Tosa, in Iyo Province in Shikoku.

He also controlled Shimonoseki and had long coveted the Port of Hakata on Kyushu Island, and had many frictions with the Otomo family.

This time, when Hashiba Hideyoshi conquered Shikoku and Kyushu, he was an external enemy of the Chosokabe and Shimazu families, while the Mori and Otomo families also had their own ulterior motives.

Coupled with the fact that the Sasaki family was like a thorn in the back, it is no exaggeration to say that Hashiba Hideyoshi was trying to play with chestnuts in the fire.

Hideyoshi Hashiba knew that he was walking on a tightrope, so he had to use all conditions to create the best environment for himself to go on the expedition, and the shogunate reforms being carried out by the Sasaki family were a good opportunity.

The vested interests of the old shogunate system were dissatisfied with Sasaki Yoshigin's reforms, and a huge crack appeared in the close cooperation between the two sides.

Sending Ashikaga Yoshiaki back to Kyoto at this time would further stir up the muddy waters of the Sasaki Reform and civil strife, allowing Hashiba Hideyoshi to have a considerable amount of time before his expedition without having to worry about the rear.

Kuroda Kotaka's methods were indeed brilliant. The death of Gamo Ujisato made Sasaki Yoshikane determined to reform the system, and sending Ashikaga Yoshiaki back was even more like putting Sasaki Yoshikane on the spot.

The beneficiaries of the new and old systems no longer have room for compromise. The huge interests will quickly intensify the contradictions between the two sides. It depends on how Yoshigin Sasaki will deal with it.

Hashiba Hideyoshi looked at the silent Kuroda Kotaka without any expression, and his secret fear of her was even greater than before.

The deceased Takenaka Shigeharu followed the right path and believed in going with the flow.

However, Kuroda Kotaka, like Akechi Mitsuhide, is a complete conspirator who will do anything to achieve his goals.

Yoshigane Sasaki could sleep with Mitsuhide Akechi, bind this cold-blooded poisoner with his emotions, and tie her tightly to the Sasaki family's chariot.

  But how could Hashiba Hideyoshi ensure the absolute loyalty of Kuroda Kotaka? He couldn't just turn off the lights and polish the mirror with her, right?

Since becoming disabled, Kuroda Kotaka's temperament has become increasingly gloomy. Hashiba Hideyoshi now uses her because she can really help him.

Due to lack of strength, one can only use conspiracy and trickery to expand space, but in the long run, this is actually a very dangerous behavior.

Kuroda Kotaka is a dangerous person, and what she is doing is also dangerous. It is even more dangerous for her to have so much negative information about Hashiba Hideyoshi.

Hashiba Hideyoshi narrowed his eyes, and a hint of murderous intent arose in his heart, but now was not the time.

she asked.

"Who was the shogun who went to Tomo?"

Kuroda Kotaka replied.

"Ninagawa-kun."

Hashiba Hideyoshi's eyes flashed.

"I remember that she had the status of a Sōba Doshin-sama, who was granted by the saint."

Kuroda Kotaka smiled slightly.

"That is enough to show the sincerity of the shogun's ministers in welcoming the general back to the capital."

Hideyoshi Hashiba shook his head.

“Ninagawa is old and confused, and what she did will bring disaster to the whole family.

Ninagawa Chikayo and Hatakeyama Takamasa have reached an agreement? Are they really going to welcome back Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Sasaki Yoshigane to compete with each other?" Kuroda Kotaka smiled grimly.

  "If the Saint doesn't even want His Highness Hatakeyama Takamasa to continue to work as a boring shogun, what hope does His Highness Hatakeyama Takamasa have?

Although the shogunate government office is not as powerful as before, it is still a piece of meat in the Ninagawa family's mouth. Seeing that the hereditary government office is about to be lost, it is no wonder that Ninagawa family is so anxious.

The saint wanted to merge the Kyoto Shogunate with the Kanto Samurai-sho and use the Daipan-eki system to force all the old Shogunate families to step aside, but they were naturally unwilling to do so.

People with ability would have already participated in the Sōba selection, and those without ability could also get the title of Sōba Rise of the Guards, which would provide them with six stones of grain every year.

Only these incompetent and unwilling nobles of the past dynasty were left to get together and worry about nothing. I asked someone to come up with a bad idea for them, but I didn't expect that they would be desperate and actually dare to follow it."

Hideyoshi Hashiba nodded.

“It’s a bad idea indeed.

Poor Hatakeyama clan's third governor was born into a noble family, and the Ninagawa clan was a famous family that had followed the third shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu for generations. It seems that they are all doomed this time.

I just don’t know how the saint will deal with these people in the end.”

Kuroda Takahiro vagina.

“No matter how the saint reacts, this matter will not end well.

The Spo-shin group has already taken shape, and new dignitaries have already stepped onto the stage. Naturally, they will not tolerate the old people from the previous dynasty staying on the stage and refusing to leave.

Although the poor kofun lacked status, he still held the imperial sword and golden seal, and with the help of the old nobles in Kyoto, he put up a desperate resistance.

If this fire ignites, the capital will be flooded with blood. Even if this is not the saint's original intention, the saint's name will be tainted and cannot be washed away."

Hideyoshi Hashiba nodded.

The Sasaki Goddess Group is a political behemoth that Sasaki Yoshigin himself fed. Now this group has its own demands and will, and even Sasaki Yoshigin cannot order it at will.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki was a complete fool, and Hatakeyama Takamasa and Ninagawa Yoshiyoko were so anxious that they actually wanted to take her back.

As long as Ashikaga Yoshiaki sets foot in Kyoto, there will be no way to resolve this matter.

  The old shogunate headed by the shogun would certainly not bow to the emerging Grand Council. How could the Sasaki clan tolerate these old dignitaries staying in Kyoto and refusing to move?

Ashikaga Yoshiaki had long been a figurehead shogun, and the knowledgeable people of the old shogunate had also flocked to the new Sasaki system in recent years, leaving the remaining old guard with little power at all.

The new powerful people have maces, but the old powerful people only have their skulls left. If they are touched, it will be fatal.

Yoshigine Sasaki has been in the industry for more than ten years, and it has always been others who do the bad things, and I have always been the good guy.

At the beginning, Ashikaga Yoshiaki framed him so much and forced him to remarry with rumors, which caused Takada Yukino to be executed in Kyoto and blood was splattered on the streets. However, Sasaki Yoshikin kept a low profile and let Oda Nobunaga be the bad guy.

The reputation of benevolence and righteousness is the greatest intangible asset that Yoshigin Sasaki has accumulated over the years. The saint's image of fairness makes any promise he makes very credible.

It would be interesting if the conflict between the old and new dignitaries intensified and the descendants of Sasaki massacred Kyoto.

Although Ashikaga Yoshiaki did not have a high status, he was the Ashikaga Shogun who held a sword and a golden seal, and his status was not ordinary.

The Imperial Sword was a token of trust bestowed by the Emperor to the Shogun, and was proof that the direct descendants of the Kawachi Genji could rule over the military families throughout the world.

The golden seal was the golden seal of the King of Japan that the third shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu requested from the Yongle Emperor of the Celestial Empire. It was a certificate to prove to the outside world that the shogun had the authority to rule the island country.

These two certificates, one for internal use and the other for external use, can be said to be the righteous cause that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu used to replace the emperor's court after he overthrew it.