Above the Warring States of the world.

This sentence comes from the "Koshu Law Degree no Order" written by Takeda Shingen, the daimyo of Kai Province, which means that the world is already in the troubled era of the Warring States, and the name of the Warring States of Toei comes from this.

However, the Warring States of Toei did not start in Kai Province, nor was it provoked by Takeda Shingen.

To be precise, the Toei Warring States should have begun in the first year of Onin, that is, the Onin Rebellion in the third year of the Ming Ken Dynasty, when the Muromachi shogunate's shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa mishandled the issue of inheritance, which led to the Onin Rebellion, and the local guardian daimyo chose sides and fought in Kyoto, making Kyoto a ruin, and the shogunate also declined, gradually losing control over the local daimyos, and the local daimyo also fought for territory, thus making Toei enter the chaotic Warring States period.

In other words, the rebellion of the Warring States of Dongying has lasted for nearly a hundred years, and the princes of all walks of life have been exhausted from fighting, and it is the time to think quietly.

At this time, if there are heroes and heroes who stand up and play the banner of unifying Dongying, it is very likely that this Dongying will be unified, and in history, Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi were born one after another at this time, and Dongying has truly completed the unification.

It's a pity that Yang Cong is stirring up the wind and rain here at this time, and Dongying wants to unify it, I'm afraid it's impossible.

At his instigation, the Otomo, Ryuzoji, and Shimazu clans in Kyushu were already at loggerheads, and the Mori clan in Honshu also launched an offensive against the Niko clan, and the Toei Islands were once again mired in endless warfare.

The reason why Yang Cong supported the Maori clan so much and helped him unify the western part of Kyushu was mainly to guard against the invincibility of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who rose later, and unified Dongying, however, the contemporary head of the Niko clan, Niko Haruhisa, was not so easy to bully, and after he experienced several defeats, he sued Kyoto, accusing the Maori clan of luring wolves into the house and being willing to be the lackeys of the Ming Dynasty, intending to help the Ming Dynasty occupy the entire Dongying!

To be honest, Nizi Haruhisa's statement is really a bit exaggerated, Yang Cong's idea is not to annex Dongying, but the Maori clan is really a bit of a sign of "aiding and abusive", at least Iwami Silver Mine was "sold" to Daming by him.

It stands to reason that even if Niko Haruma sues Kyoto, it would be useless, because the Muromachi shogunate was already in decline at this time, and there were no birds at all.

However, he knew quite well that Ashikaga Yoshiteru, the current shogun, wanted to restore the glory of the shogunate and regain control of the whole of Toei, and the refuge of princes like him was exactly what Ashikaga Yoshiteru needed.

At this time, although the Muromachi shogunate is in decline, its strength is still a little bit, at least it is not bad compared to the Niko clan, and the Niko clan can be regarded as a few princes in the east, and princes like him, if they can encircle a few, the Muromachi shogunate seems to have hope of regaining control of the entire Toei.

In other words, if he asked for help in such a low voice, Ashikaga Yoshiki would definitely not turn a blind eye.

Ashikaga Yoshiteru, the general of Zhengyi, is not a simple person, he saw the opportunity at a glance, this Maori clan helped the Ming Dynasty to occupy the Iwami silver mine, and the Iwami silver mine is the largest silver mine in Dongying, he believes that if this is used as bait, many princes will be fooled and used by him, or rather, he will be fooled, and run to the Ming Dynasty to be tough, when the time comes, the Ming Dynasty will be beaten away, and the princes of all walks of life will be almost consumed, won't he be able to take the opportunity to unite with the Nizi clan to suppress the princes of all walks of life!

He naturally didn't want to miss such a good opportunity, so after receiving a letter from the Niko clan asking for help, he did not hesitate to send his cronies Hosokawa Fujitaka to Izumo Province.

Niko Haruhisa didn't know what Ashikaga Yoshiteru was specifically playing, but as long as Ashikaga Yoshiki was willing to make a move, he believed that this Maori coalition should not be a cause for concern, so he was quite polite to Hosokawa Fujitaka, a close confidant sent by Ashikaga Yoshiteru, not only personally went out of the city to greet him, but also set up a banquet to entertain him.

Let's not talk about this Dongying banquet, anyway, just a few things, it is generally enough for the guests and hosts to enjoy themselves, not like Daming, a big table or even dozens of tables when invited.

The two sat opposite each other, and after drinking a few glasses, Nizi Qingjiu couldn't help but ask, "My lord, I wonder how His Excellency the General is going to deal with the Maori clan's abuse?" ”

He's not screaming indiscriminately, because this Hosokawa Fujitaka is Toei's Zuojing doctor, and according to the grade, it should be regarded as the fourth grade, and the general local guardian Daimyo grade is only from the fifth grade, that is to say, his grade is not as high as Hosokawa Fujitaka.

Of course, in this troubled era of the Warring States, the officials in Kyoto did not have any authority, and the local daimyo was the real boss, and Hosokawa Fujitaka did not put up any stupid fights, he said very humbly: "Your Excellency, the general is naturally annoyed by this matter, but you also know that even if we want to send troops to help, it is useless, because the shogunate army will not be able to get here at all." ”

This!

When Nizi Qing heard this, she couldn't help but be stunned.

He seems to have ignored a problem, the shogunate army is not rampant at this time, even if the general Ashikaga Yoshiki wants to send troops to help him, then he has to get by!

Will the shogunate army be able to get by?

That's basically unlikely, because there are still a lot of princes between the territory of the Niko clan and Kyoto, like the Takeda clan, the Oda clan or something, that's not jealous, the power of the people is even stronger than the shogun, if the shogunate army dares to fight their territory, nine times out of ten they will be cleaned up!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but exclaim: "How is this good?" ”

Unexpectedly, Hosokawa Fujitaka smiled slightly: "It depends on whether His Excellency is reluctant to give up." ”

What is reluctant?

At this time, the Mori clan is about to fight Izumo Province, and their Niko clan is almost finished, so what else is he reluctant to do?

Nizi Qingjiu said a little inexplicably: "Reluctant? I wonder what the adults are talking about? ”

Hosokawa Fujitaka said directly: "I'm talking about the silver mine of Iwami Country, if you are willing, our general will have a way to help you defeat the alliance of the Maori clan and the Ming Dynasty, if you are reluctant, then we have nothing to do." ”

Iwami's silver mines?

Truth be told, that's a huge fortune, and it's a constant source of it.

At this time, Iwami Country wants to be in his hands, of course he is reluctant, but at this time, Iwami Country has been taken away by the Maori clan, and it is impossible to take it back from the combined forces of the Maori clan and the Ming Dynasty with his strength, what else is he reluctant to do?

He said without hesitation: "What is there to be reluctant about this, if the general wants it, take it." ”

Unexpectedly, Hosokawa Fujitaka shook his head slightly and said: "It's not that our general wants it, but other people want it, such as the Takeda clan and the Oda clan or something, they have been coveting the Iwami silver mine for a long time." ”

What does this mean?

Nizi Qingjiu thought about it carefully, and her eyes suddenly lit up.

He's not a stupid person, Hosokawa Fujitaka said it so clearly, if he doesn't know what it means, it's a bit too much to say.

The great general Ashikaga Yoshiki obviously wanted to use the Iwami silver mine as bait to induce all the princes and the Ming Dynasty to fight!