different warring states of japan

Chapter 550

Niki Yoshimasa sneered.

"Fuji Takahime, are you joking? You two have been friends for many years."

Hosokawa Fujitaka cursed inwardly, who is friends with that smiling tiger, I am!
Said positively.

"If you have personal friendship, don't dare to forget about official business."

Niki Yoshimasa smiled wryly and shook his head, unwilling to speak.

Akechi Mitsuhide is no longer the downcast Ji warrior.At the beginning, he lived in Kyoto and became friends with Hosokawa Fujitaka.

The Kyoto samurai family looked at the face of the Izumi Hosokawa family, and because the Akechi family was a branch of the Toki family, and their family status was not considered humble, they reluctantly regarded her as a human being.

But now, the Shiba family is on the rise.Akechi Mitsuhide was authorized by Shiba Yoshigin, the leader of the local powerful faction of the shogunate, to be in charge of the Shiba family's external affairs.

She is a high-ranking samurai who can discuss major affairs with the general, how dare Niki Yoshimasa offend her?

The territory of the Niki family is on the border between the Yamashiro country and the Iga country.The Kita Iga territory that Shiba Yoshiyin allocated to Akechi Mitsuhide was next to the Niki family's territory.

Niki Yoshimasa monitored Zhixing of several villages, the great lord Mitsuhide Akechi, who was close at hand?Go crazy!

Although Fujitaka Hosokawa often comes back to Kyoto, her base is in Izumi, and she is not aware of the current status of Mitsuhide Akechi in Kyoto.

The Siba family is now a powerful local shogunate leader, and in recent days, the Siba leadership has been dominated by Iga and Peking University.

The old local samurai warriors, Iga and Peking University and the Qingzhuang Hime Samurai, all followed Yamanaka Yukimori and Shima Katsumon to Kanto, and their forces were marginalized in the Shiba family.

The Big Three led by Sipo recently have different forces under his command.

Maeda Yoshitsune's family background is the lowest, mainly to attract the samurai from Owari's hometown to serve, and then to attract Otani Yoshitsugu and Todo Takatora to become her helpers.

Nizi Shengjiu was born in Nizi's family, and he is a famous million-stone daimyo in the Western Kingdom.

The strongest one-sixth palace among the four occupations in Xiguo, the famous mountain family has fallen behind, and the Ouchi family and Nizi family have risen successively.

These two families competed for hegemony in the Western Kingdom, and as a result, the snipe and the clam fought against each other, which benefited the fisherman of the Maori family of the Oe family and the Maori family of the Anyi Kingdom.

Go to Maori's house to dominate the Western Kingdom under Maori Yuanjiu's plan.Nizi's family business has declined, and many officials have lost their territories and are living outside.

Nizi Shengjiu, as the legitimate daughter of the Nizi family, called on these people to come to his territory to enrich the basic base.

Unlike these two, Akechi's family was wiped out in Mino, Akechi Mitsuhide had no family support, and not many Mino Samurai took refuge in her.

She is good at dancing in the capital, has made good friends with many samurai families, and gathered a large number of lost nobles to her territory.

Although these people are not very capable, they have many bloodlines. Who doesn't have a few down-and-out poor relatives?
Akechi Mitsuhide gave them a bite to eat.

On the one hand, he achieved his reputation in the martial arts circle in Kyoto.On the other hand, it also makes her very well-informed.

The Kyoto samurai have completely accepted Akechi Mitsuhide, Niki Yoshimasa is very unwilling to offend this hot rookie in the Kyoto circle.

Hosokawa Fujitaka's family is prosperous and noble, so he doesn't need to take Mitsuhide Akechi seriously, but Yoshimasa Niki still has to make a living in the samurai circle in Kyoto!
Why is she.

"Hime Hosokawa, can you tell me what you have to do with Akechihime, she is gentle and easy to talk to."

Hosokawa Fujitaka looked at Niki Yoshimasa in astonishment, how can you tell nonsense with your eyes open?Did you forget about Iga Guardian back then?

If I hadn't tried my best to excuse you, how much pressure would you have suffered between the minister and the general?There are no people inside and out!

That's what you said, the mild-mannered Akechi Mitsuhide, the bastard thing that was done secretly!
Niki Yoshimasa lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Hosokawa Fujitaka. She has thin arms and legs, so she is really not qualified to participate in the criticism of the high-level, so she can only close her eyes and pretend to be dead.

From her attitude, Hosokawa Fujitaka became more and more alert.Akechi Mitsuhide has penetrated into every aspect of Kyoto, inside and outside the shogunate.

Niki Yoshimasa is Ashikaga Yoshiki's direct minister. Although her strength is not ranked among the shogunate ministers, her status as a confidant of the general allows her to get along in the shogunate like a duck to water.

Ask her to look at Mitsuhide Akechi, and she will keep it secret and dare not agree. Mitsuhide Akechi has a deep business in Kyoto.

Takashi Hosokawa was in a turmoil, endured the turmoil, exchanged a few words with the politician Niki Yoshi, and then left.

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Kyoto, Shiba Mansion, in the inner room of Mitsuhide Akechi.

Fujibayashi Anko lowered her head and stood by, while Akechi Mitsuhide pursed his lips and chuckled.

"You said Hosokawa Fujitaka went to Niki Yoshimasa's residence after leaving here?"

"Hi!"

Akechi Mitsuhide couldn't help sighing, it was Hosokawa Fujitaka, who changed the subject so naturally, made her vigilant.

But it's useless, how could she figure out what I'm going to do?What's more, I haven't started to do it yet.

Akechi Mitsuhide waved his hand to make Fujibayashi Anko back down, silently bowed his head with a cold expression.

By the time I do it, it's too late.The general trend is tilted down, and those who act as chariots with their arms will die without a place to bury them.

Hosokawa Fujitaka, you must not be stupid.

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In the Omi country, the war after the spring plowing has subsided, the north and south Omi have returned to the original point, and each family is busy with the summer harvest.

Guanyin Temple City, Tianshou Pavilion.

Rokkaku Yoshiharu sat on the main seat, his face pale.Next, Kento Goto has a tough attitude and will not give an inch.

"Your Highness, my family has frequent wars, and the troops of each family are exhausted, so they should recuperate before planning big things.

In my opinion, in the past few years, there should be no further external expansion. It is better to make good friends with the surrounding martial arts and operate with peace of mind to restore strength. "

The surrounding retainers nodded in agreement with her suggestion.

Liujiao Yizhi had to make concessions, and shelved the strategy of fighting again in the autumn that he had just proposed in the review.

After the group of retainers saluted and bid farewell, she finally couldn't hold back her temper, and punched the tatami hard, panting like a cow.

Ever since his mother, Liujiao Yixian, was rejected by the retainers, he finally became the real power family governor, but these days have gotten worse.

After her succession to the Rokkaku family, there was a confrontation between Rokkaku Yoshiken and Goto Kentoyo.Although she is only a weak family governor, she has a lot of power between the two factions.

But Liujiao Yixian lost power after the Spring Northern Expedition and was completely kicked out of the game.

Rokkaku Yoshiharu seems to have fully taken over the rights of the Rokkaku masters, but Goto Kentoyo has gained even more.

Liujiao Dinglai, Liujiao Yixian's two generations of family governors are committed to pioneering and forging ahead. The Liujiao family once suppressed Bei Omi and became an ally of the general, almost the overlord of recent generations.

But after the defeat of Norada, Kita Omi left the subsidiary, Ashikaga Yoshiki gradually alienated the Rokkaku family, and everything returned to the original point.

Unwilling to be reconciled, Liujiao Yixian forcibly launched the Northern Expedition, consuming the last chips of the Liujiao family.

Today, the Rokkaku vassals are united around Goto Kentoyo, and they are very repulsive to re-opening up, and Rokkaku Yoshiharu's power as the governor of the family has also been restricted.

(End of this chapter)