A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

The situation in Kinai was changing. Not only the Yamauchi family, but also various ambitious daimyo increased their penetration into Luoyang.

Mr. Mouri Genji flew to Luoyang almost every month to deliver things. Although they were not too valuable, the impression of the court and the shogunate on this daimyo who had only risen in recent years had really changed a lot.

After all, the things he sent were genuine and he delivered them more diligently than anyone else. Those who eat people are soft-spoken and short-handed. There are quite a few ministers and ministers in Luozhong who have good relations with the Maori family.

Various ministers and ministers are also willing to serve as liaisons and even spokespersons for local lords in Luoyang.

I didn't see Zixiaolu Gangli, who was originally poor and had to sell his daughter. He had to be a high-ranking official and ride a horse. We live in a mansion with a large garden with a hundred-acre pond, and we eat and drink well every day. There were never-ending tea parties and singing parties at home, with tea, wine and snacks all available.

It’s not like the Yamauchi family paid for him!

Using the gold that the Yamauchi family had panned from the Mashino Gold Mountain, they vigorously entertained the ministers, playing and singing every day and drinking every night.

Who doesn’t envy the ministers in the imperial court?

It's not like betraying the interests of the imperial court and the shogunate, but just reporting news about daily happenings, so that you can be happy every day. Who doesn't want to do it? Who wouldn't be happy to do it?

There are many people who even take the initiative to show their kindness, just thinking about hanging out with some big boss, so that they can have fun for a few days.

Therefore, the situation in Luoyang is now spreading very comprehensively and quickly. In the past, we were a little behind, but now we are just reporting daily.

The Yamauchi family naturally understands the contradictions in Kinai. The turmoil between Oda Nobunaga and Asakura Yoshikage has become semi-public. People from Nishiwaka and Sahara have come to seek refuge with Oda Nobunaga, which is equivalent to giving Oda Nobunaga a reason to declare war in vain.

Wakasa's guardian Takeda Motoaki was "captured" and went to Echizen, and he asked the shogunate, that is, he asked Oda Nobunaga, the actual ruler of the shogunate, to help Takeda Motoaki return to his country and serve.

What a great, glorious and correct excuse. Our Oda Nobunaga is a loyal minister of the shogunate!

Although Oda Nobunaga is a little bloated now, he at least still has basic judgment. Naturally, he happily accepted the cause of war presented to him, but he still sent Akechi Mitsuhide to consult Ashikaga Yoshiaki for his specific views on the Asakura family. How about it.

In other words, let Akechi Mitsuhide convince Ashikaga Yoshiaki to give Oda Nobunaga official endorsement for attacking Asakura.

Followed by his adopted brother Asai Nagamasa, the gratitude he promised to the two Jiangnan counties before going to Luo was not fulfilled. Only half of the Aichi County was given, and it was Asai Nagamasa who captured it himself.

Forget it, Oda Nobunaga, due to lack of troops, wanted to pacify the wealthy clans of Kinai and the Rokkaku remnants of Koga. Forcibly recruiting the Asai clan's army to fight, Asai Nagamasa finally left the army in frustration.

What was originally a close relationship has become quite estranged. It can even be said to be a certain degree of dissatisfaction, even resentment.

The Asai family and the Asakura family have been in an alliance for many years. When the second-fifth son Asai Ryomasa rose up to rebel against the Kyogoku family, the Asakura family helped. Rokkaku Sadayori Rokkaku Yoshihide broke into Jiangbei, and the Asakura family came to save his life again.

If Oda Nobunaga wants to attack the Asakura family, Asai Nagamasa is a big uncertainty.

Akechi Mitsuhide probably saw Oda Nobunaga's intention and personally advised him and went up and down.

If one wanted to designate a county for Asai Nagamasa, Oda Nobunaga could not do it. But some things that are convenient and cost-effective are easy to do.

The Kyogoku family, who were driven away by the Asai family, are now living in Ashikaga Yoshiaki's place, waiting to die. After all, Kyogoku is the highest sect among the shogunate's sects, one of the four positions, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki is happy to support this card.

But Kyogoku Takayoshi's life is still very ordinary, especially since his daughter Kyogoku Ryuko married Takeda Motoaki, the guardian of Wakasa. He could have had some support and some money, but now it's better, relying solely on Ashikaga Yoshiaki's pension. It’s time to eat.

In order to seduce Kyogoku Takayoshi, Oda Nobunaga offered the price of Yamashiro Kuni Erzhuang and Jiangbei Takashima County No. 1 Township, totaling 3,000 kan.

The price was that Kyogoku Takayoshi completely gave up his claim to the position of guardian of Kitaomi, and could rest assured that he would be a rice bug in the shogunate.

Then Oda Nobunaga came forward to protect Asai Nagamasa as the guardian of Kitaomi, and at the same time, he also gave the remaining half of Aichi County to the Asai family.

A false guardianship and half a county's new territory naturally cannot stop the people of Jiangbei Kingdom, but they can stop Asai Nagamasa's mouth.

Three generations ago, the Asai clan was just a native of Jiangbei. The internal strife of the Kyogoku clan gave him the opportunity to raise his head. But in the final analysis, the Asai clan is just the leader of the Chinese alliance in Jiangbei.

Asai Nagamasa was supported by the people, including the three generals of Akami Ume, and eliminated his father Asai Hisamasa who could not guarantee the interests of Jiangbei people.

And a guardianship of Kita-Omi can greatly strengthen the Asai clan's legal rule in Jiangbei. For the sake of Asai Nagamasa and the people of Jiangbei Province, he made the people of Jiangbei Province a vassal, and allowed the Asai family to embark on the path of the Warring States Daimyo.

The extra half of the county can at least silence the Jiangbei people in a short period of time, allowing them to gain certain benefits and temporarily support Asai Nagamasa's rule.

In addition, Oda Nobunaga took the lead in extending an olive branch and helped Asai Nagamasa play Major General Sakonoe Kwon and Omi Mamoru. From now on, when Asai Nagamasa goes out, he will be addressed as His Highness Kotani Habayashi.

Of course, Oda Nobunaga took the initiative to inform his allies, the Yamauchi family, of this plan. Otherwise, the Yamauchi family, including Koheita, would not have known the entire plan so clearly.

Oda Nobunaga even secretly stated that the Asakura family, which controls the two major ports of Obama and Tsuruga, has a territory of no less than 200,000 guan, or even more. The territory is densely populated and has a very strong mobilization force.

It is entirely possible to recruit 30,000 to 40,000 people. If Oda Nobunaga attacks alone, he may not necessarily have a sufficient strength advantage. If Oda attacks Asakura, I hope that the Yamauchi clan's 10,000 Toe soldiers will be able to go out to Echizen country.

Anyway, in the eyes of Oda Nobunaga, the Asakura family is a formidable enemy that must be dealt with with all their strength. Even though he was swollen, he knew that he had to plan more, and even let Asakura catch a siege net.

At the end of Nobunaga's personal letter, he also admitted that Asai Nagamasa may not be able to guarantee complete satisfaction.

He wanted to continue to try to raise the profile of Asai Nagamasa in order to win over Asai Nagamasa.

As a usurper in the Asai family, it is natural that he also hopes to improve his family's reputation. A good way to improve your family's reputation is to marry a powerful daimyo with a noble family background.

The Yamauchi family is one of the most prestigious daimyo in the world and is also a clan of the Ashikaga clan. It is the best thing for Yamauchi Taro to be a member of the clan.

It just so happens that Oda Nobunaga's eldest nephew, Asai Manfukumaru, is six years old this year, and the granddaughter of Yamauchi Prime Minister, the legitimate daughter of Yamauchi Habayashi-den, and Shimomataro's sister, is three years old this year!

It was truly a match made in heaven, a match made in earth. Oda Nobunaga personally secured the matchmaking and arranged for the legitimate daughter of the Shinshu Yamauchi clan to marry the legitimate son of the Ezhou Asai clan.

Let the two families become one family and share peace!