different warring states of japan

Chapter 2203 Five Years Later
Time passed and another two years went by.

The reopening of Kango trade injected new vitality into the island nation's economy, and the Federal Reserve also took the opportunity to shift from raising interest rates to lowering them, and vigorously promoted economic development.

Economic growth made life better and better for the islanders, and the hostility of the southwestern princes towards Uesugi Yoshikage became a rootless flood and could not last long.

Takeda and Amago joined forces to attack Mori, and the samurai clans of the twelve western countries all withdrew from the samurai alliance led by the Mori clan. The huge Mori clan was completely destroyed in an instant and was dead beyond measure.

Kitakyushu was cleaned up more thoroughly. This is a fertile land in the southwest, and it has core ports and straits such as Hakata and Shimonoseki that connect to overseas trade. It must be controlled by the Sōma family.

Local daimyo such as Otomo Ryuzoji were swept into the dustbin of history one by one, and only the Shimazu family in southern Kyushu was tolerated by Uesugi Yoshikage.

That's because the Shimazu territory is remote and out of reach, not because they don't want to, but because they can't.

In the early spring of that year, the temporary shogunate in Kyoto held the Grand Council as scheduled, and the local united front groups went to Kyoto as representatives of local samurai to participate in national affairs.

All the United Front members voted unanimously to approve the opening of Shiba, and stated that the pillars of the Bushi family, who will be the supreme leader of the Bushi family, can only be produced among the descendants of Shiba.

As in the story of the White Horse Alliance, only the descendants of the Sōma gods can be called pillars of society. Anyone who is not a descendant of the Sōma gods and dares to overstep the boundaries will be punished by the whole world.

From then on, only the descendants of the Sasaki God were qualified to be the pillars of the military family and become the masters of the world.

Uesugi Yoshikage became the first Sasaki Shogun, changed his surname to Sasaki Yoshikage, and officially opened in Kyoto.

From then on, once the descendants of the Sasaki god became the pillars of the military family and became the ruler of the world, they would change their surnames to Sasaki, and were known in history as Sasaki Shogun.

Amid the warm applause of all the united front people, the provisional shogunate was declared dissolved and the Saba Empire was opened. From then on, the Saba shogunate became the only legitimate regime on the island nation, also known as the Saba Theocracy.

General Shiba has a dual identity, one is the son of God, the other is the pillar of the military family. The two complement each other and become a double insurance for rule.

While Kyoto was enthusiastically celebrating the ascension of General Sasaki Yoshikage to the throne, Akechi Mitsuhide came to Tamonyama Castle in a low-key manner to meet Sasaki Yoshikane, the saint who had been hidden behind the scenes for many years.

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Duowen Mountain City, residence and courtyard.

Yiyin sat by the pond and glanced at his own castle tower not far away. The reflection under the sunlight was a bit dazzling, and he couldn't help squinting.

Akechi Mitsuhide, who was standing beside him, was over 40 years old. He had worked very hard over the years and now had a lot of white hair, which was unevenly sticking out among his black hair, making him look old.

She looked at Yiyin, who looked like a sixteen-year-old boy as always. He was still so young and energetic under the sunlight. She couldn't help but be dazed, as if she was back to the time when they first met twenty-three years ago.

In recent years, the mothers of the descendants of gods have been reluctant to come to Tamon Mountain Castle for an audience, even the youngest, Date Masamune.

Just because of Yiyin's ageless face, the princesses felt ashamed of themselves. Which woman would not feel inferior when faced with Yiyin's youthful look that remained the same for 23 years?

And Yoshigane's eternal sixteen-year-old appearance also made the belief in the living god deeply rooted, pushing the ruling power of the Sōma theocracy to a higher peak.

Yiyin threw a handful of fish food into the pond, and koi came from all directions, scrambling for the food.

He turned around to look at the dazed Mitsuhide Akechi and smiled.

"Why aren't you talking? Did you come all the way here to stare blankly at me?"

Akechi Mitsuhide put away his sadness, suppressed his shame, and answered the handsome boy with a smile.

"I have lost my manners, please forgive me, Saint."

Yiyin shook his head.

"There's no outsider here, don't try to be so mean. Over the years, everyone has been praising me so much that it's hard for me to find someone to talk to. It's really hard."

Akechi Mitsuhide covered his mouth and chuckled.

"Although Ii Naomasa has returned, Matsue Sae is still serving you."

Akechi Mitsuhide's teasing made Yoshigaki sigh. After all, Matsue Sae was unlucky and could not give birth to a descendant of a god. She had been visibly depressed in the past few years.

Because she didn't have a child of divine descent, she didn't dare to develop any ambitions. The Tongxin Secretariat had been handed over to Takeda Yoshinobu to manage, and she herself followed Yoshigin and served him obediently.

Akechi Mitsuhide is a wicked person. She would criticize others for whatever they feel uncomfortable with. Yiyin said helplessly.

"You are still so harsh with your words."

Akechi Mitsuhide smiled.

"I am just trying to get some advantage with my words, but I am no match for His Highness Yi Jing. Oh no, now I should call you General, or Gong Fang Da Ren.

She is really amazing.

He spent five years slowly cleaning up the southwest and building up his own team. Under the one country, one city order, he forced the southwestern princes to rebel several times and suppressed them several times. The southwest was cleaned up much more thoroughly than the saint did in Guandong.

It is true that the disciple is worse than the master, Saint, you are not as good as her in this aspect. "

Yiyin curled his lips.

"If I were as cruel as that girl Yi Jing, would you still be alive today? Think about all the bad things you did back then!"

Akechi Mitsuhide smiled slightly.

“Yes, it is only because of the saint’s mercy that I dare to act recklessly.

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Now that General Siba has taken office, he will certainly have to make some big moves as a new official. I am also afraid that I might not do well in some way and end up getting harmed by others.

You know, I have many enemies. "

Yiyin sighed.

"What do you want?"

Akechi Mitsuhide smiled.

"I want to go to Kyushu. Tamba Province is too close to Kyoto. The general would feel uncomfortable if a poisonous warrior like me stayed by his side, and I would also be worried.

It is better to fly far away, the mountains are high and the emperor is far away."

Yiyin scoffed.

"to be honest."

Mitsuhide Akechi chuckled.

“You still understand me.

The Shimazu tribe had been a local lord since the Kamakura shogunate, and had flourished in southern Kyushu for four hundred years. Their power was so extensive that neither Hideyoshi Ichijo nor Shogun Sasaki had any way to deal with them.

I want to change Kyushu and spend the rest of my life eradicating this hidden danger for the Shiba family."

Akechi Mitsuhide looked at Yoshigane affectionately.

Her lifelong ambition is to bring peace to the world and help her beloved man rebuild order. Now the world is peaceful, from Kansai to Kanto, all are under the control of the Shiba family, except for the Shimazu family in southern Kyushu.

The Shimazu family has been rooted in southern Kyushu for 400 years. The local powerful families are all of Shimazu bloodline, and it is difficult to eradicate them. Even if one Shimazu family is forcibly destroyed, there are countless Shimazus standing up to inherit the family.

Akechi Mitsuhide had no choice but to spend the rest of his life cooperating with the core of the Sasaki shogunate, constantly using conspiracies and tricks to weaken Shimazu and completely remove this thorn.

Moreover, this matter will benefit the descendants of God wisely and will not harm them.

Yoshigin sighed in her heart that Akechi Mitsuhide was truly powerful. She saw through at a glance the fear of Sasaki Yoshikage, the new Sasaki General, towards the Shimazu family.

The time traveler Yoshikage Sasaki is more familiar with the history of the island country than Yoshigin, so he is more wary of the Mori and Shimazu families.

The Mori family had already been wiped out by the hated Amago and Takeda families, so the existence of the Shimazu family became even more conspicuous.

Akechi Mitsuhide took the initiative to step forward to share the worries, but this scratched Sasaki Yoshikage's sore spot.

In the process of destroying the Shimazu family, the Akechi line of the descendants of God will certainly receive strong support from Yoshikage Sasaki, which will be of great benefit.