Ashikaga Yoshiaki's escape, in the space of a month, does not seem to have changed much in the situation in. None of them were encouraged by him to join the army, but they all felt that he had caused trouble to everyone.

At least on the surface.

Only in Tanbo, a place isolated from the world by poor mountains and bad waters, there are some Chinese lords who shout "King Qinwang Shangluo", which obviously cannot become a climate.

At first glance, it was unexpected, but when you think about it, it is being cleaned up.

What little majesty remained of the Muromachi shogunate was, to put it bluntly, to say that Ashikaga Yoshiaki was destroyed by the same as Oda Nobunaga, and his current "westward orientation" consumed the last bit of public favor.

Especially after Hirate announced that he would "legally return" the land of Yamashiro Province to the imperial family, the public family, and the temple, the contrast is too obvious!

In addition, for the three-year-old son who stayed in Kyoto, Ashikaga Yoshiaki insisted that "he was born from a low birth, not enough to inherit the family name, and the old thief pointed to the deer as a horse, and insisted that the peasant girl was left behind by the minister, which is ridiculous!" ”

This is said head-on, but in fact, it is himself who feels even more ridiculous.

In a word, people are lost.

But he can't be blamed alone.

Considering the fate of the last two generations of Zhengyi generals, it can really be said that they have the same end.

Ashikaga Yoshiteru, who adhered to the old line and ruled in the traditional way, was never able to effectively control the power of money, food, and soldiers, and could only rely on the corrupt public to form an army that was always strong enough to fight against the Miyoshi family. On the contrary, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, who tried to strengthen the centralization of power, promote unification, and sort out the internal order, took too big a step, lost the trust of the shogunate, and failed to win over rookies such as Shibata, Kinoshita, and Akechi, and finally brought humiliation on himself.

It's more difficult to keep a business than to start a business, which is probably the case.

If he was just an ordinary samurai family, without such an unattainable background, with the wisdom and ambition of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, he might have become a priest or a diplomatic monk who would have been listed in history. His elder brother Ashikaga Yoshiteru may be remembered as a swordsman who is not inferior to Kamiizumi Nobutsuna and Tsukahara Buden.

However, there is no such thing as an "if".

Since you sit in this position, you can't go back, you can only move on.

The heroes around are reluctant to fight against the Tiers – at least temporarily – so what to do? Of course, we have to continue to look for potential objects a little further afield!

Kenshin Uesugi in the east, Katsuyori Takeda, and Hojo Masasa in the east; Mori Terumoto to the west, Ukita Naoya, and Asai Nagamasa.

and even Shimazu Yoshihisa in Kyushu, Otomo Sorin, Ryuzoji Takanobu; Date Terumune in the northeast, Anton Aiji, and Harumasa in the south.

No matter how far away it is, whether it is beyond the reach of the whip, anyway, it doesn't cost money, write a letter again and then say, a dead horse is a live horse doctor!

Don't mention, sometimes the farther away you are from Kyoto, the faster you can make a statement!

Because the daimyo of Nishikoku and Kanto are stakeholders, and they are "I really have two cows", so we need to think carefully about which side to stand on. And the forces in Kyushu and Northeast China will feel that they have nothing to do with it for a while, and they will earn anything in exchange for shouting in the vernacular, and it doesn't matter if they can't get it back.

The princes who were the first to express their stance were very unexpected, and they were actually Bungo's guardian Otomo Sorin.

He has had a very bleak life in the past few years, with old enemies such as Maori, Ryuzoji, and Akizuki in the north, and rookie Shimazu in the south, plus the Shikoku people who have to come to mingle.

Originally, because Otomo Zonglin was obsessed with cutting the Zhidan, his son Yitong's head was relatively confused, and his power was already in decline. I was also beaten, I really can't stand it.

At the beginning of this year, after the defeat in the Ogawa area by the combined forces of Shimazu and Nagamune, Otomo Sorin, was also forced to have no choice, and he couldn't stop worrying. When he learned that Ashikaga Yoshiaki had run away, he suddenly blessed his soul and came up with a crooked trick! He hurriedly sent his retainer Imanda Zhenshi, brought a lot of gold, took the waterway, and went to Izumi in late April, and paid a big salute to call Hitaku Honhide as "a sample, a real samurai leader", saying that Ashikaga Yoshiaki was "a false samurai leader who is not worthy of virtue".

Such an attempt to save lives.

At that time, the head of the family and the second generation were no longer in Kishiwada Castle, and Asano Nagayoshi received the envoy and asked Inugozen to meet him, and he arrived in Kyoto two days later.

When they met, 10,000 Tian Zhenshi was even more flattering, and regarded himself as a courtier.

The so-called reaching out and not hitting the smiling face person, the positivity is so high, it is really embarrassing to scold again.

So he sent an order to the "South China Sea Guardian Generation" Changzong and my relatives, and ordered the mediation in the center to end the Kyushu War.

This "reconciliation", Shimazu Yoshihisa was not happy, he was simply, not bargaining at all, and sent a cut mat directly, with the words "After all, Ashikaga Shogun is the orthodox samurai, and today he has to face the sword of Nayan in the hands of the equal!" ”

It is the temperament of the Satsuma people.

Ryuzoji Takanobu and Akizuki Tanemi immediately expressed a similar position.

They had already seen that the Otomo clan in front of them had become a piece of fat, and they couldn't help but bite it, so they could ignore the long-term risks thousands of miles away.

Kyushu is very interesting, the fight is still the same as before, but the name is completely reversed.

The situation in the Northeast is completely different.

Basically all of them are duplicitous.

Neither denying Ashikaga Yoshiaki's status, but also sending people to make friends with a tie, and saying a basket of good things about not wanting money. Date and Mogami, Anton and Nanbu were obviously at war, but the envoys of each family were able to live in harmony and not attack each other, and they didn't expect much from the center to give them a prestige advantage.

Explain the form of hegemony in their place, and definitely live alone.

Due to the coveting of the territory of Otomo in Kitakyushu, Mori Terumoto hesitated for a long time. On the other hand, it may be because his two uncles, Motoharu Yoshikawa and Takakei Kobayakawa do not agree on the same thing.

Later, Asai Nagamasa, who was recommended by the people of Harima, Higashimisaku, Tajima and other places, made a statement of "welcoming the orthodox generals and crusading against the Tie National Thieves" after some choices.

However, the Ukita Naoya, who has Bizen, Nishi Misaku, and Inhata, contacted Hirate Honhide at the same time to pay tribute to his friendliness, declaring, "If you are in the world of the Warring States today, it is better to value strength than to be famous." ”

Later generations have shown that this may be the first time that the word "Sengoku" has been used in the Kansai region, showing a difference in ideology from and Kanto.

It is said that Ukita and Asai's alliance against Maori has long been rifted, and now it is just a public reversal.

The above factors made Mori Terumoto feel that he could not accept the situation that the expansion direction was blocked, and finally exerted a rare courage, announced that he would continue to be loyal to the shogunate, and further sent people to Yagi Castle to make a suggestion: "Tanba is too close to the lair of the national thieves, and the army is afraid that it will not be enough to protect itself, so the princess may wish to stay in Aki." ”

It's not just about standing in line, it's about being the captain!

Another person who wanted to be the captain was Echigo Uesugi Kenshin, who was undoubtedly firmly opposed to the tie faction, and immediately pulled out his army to attack Hokuriku and make a Kamirak posture.

It's a pity that even Noto's Island Kiyoheung, and Echichu's Honda Tadakatsu can't be done.

The real power and diplomatic situation of the "Echigo Dragon" is actually relatively bad, and its reputation is just very loud, and it is far inferior to the Maori family inside.

On the one hand, he had just obtained the title of "Kanto Governor" from the shogunate, and he was absolutely unwilling to lose it, and on the other hand, he felt that the friendly relationship with the Heite family should not be given up so easily, so he whimsically proposed that "the contemptible people are willing to mediate the misunderstanding between the princess and the lord Nakayan." ”

I don't know who gave him the courage to make him feel that he has such a big face.

Itabe Okae Yukisai, as a wage earner, naturally couldn't refuse the boss's order, so he went to Kyoto without a rut, but he didn't get the main owner to meet at all. Genji Maeda asked nonchalantly, "What is the position of the Hojo family in proposing a mediation plan?" He was so embarrassed that he couldn't answer.

All in all, the reaction of the world's leaders can be described as "AIA surprised".

It doesn't necessarily have much of an impact, but it's very lively.

And among them, the most surprising member must belong to Kai Takeda Katsuyori.

He actually came to Kyoto in person according to the standard of peace negotiation a month ago!

This made the flat hand show completely unexpected, stunned and speechless.