Chapter 187: Raid on the Nijo Imperial Palace

When Kenshin's meeting with Sanjo Nishishie broke up, she went to Sakamoto Castle, which was built by Akechi Mitsuhide, the next day. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 Info Akechi Mitsuhide learned that Kenshin had come to inspect in person, and immediately waited for Kenshin's arrival at the Oteemon Gate of Sakamoto Castle along with the elders of the Naoshin Pudai family.

After the construction of Sakamoto Castle, the elders of the Naoshi family of Akechi Mitsuhide came from all over Higashimino to join and return to the shrine. For example, Fujita Administration, Noriya Hida, Sakyo Seda, Mori Shu, Tsuchida Kinshige, etc.

"See the Hall of Governors! His Majesty Wise Hinata Morimitsuhide has been waiting here for a long time. "Akechi Mitsuhide had seen Kenshin several times, and as soon as he saw Kenshin and several of his retinue coming, he respectfully stepped forward and saluted.

"Hinatamoru Sho, let's talk about it when we go into the city." Qianxin doesn't plan to talk about some dissatisfaction with the Miyoshi family outside the city. She herself is not afraid, but for the sake of Ashikaga Yoshiteru, she can only go into the city and talk about it in detail.

"Yes." After Kenshin and the others entered the city, Sakamoto Castle began to be vigilant inside and out, after all, a big man like Kenshin could not be plotted here.

When he arrived at Honmaru's Ohiro room, Kenshin walked straight to the main seat and sat down, while Akechi Mitsuhide and the others sat aside.

"Guan Lingdian, why did you suddenly go to Luo? Do you know the town hall? Although Akechi Mitsuhide's words were a bit arrogant, he couldn't understand why Qianxin suddenly took several horses to Luo without saying a word.

"Hinata Mamoru, is it possible that after listening to your words, I will still become a retainer of the Fujiwara Dynasty? I think I need to get permission from Fujiwara Asadachi to meet the general in Rakumien? Qianxin directly reprimanded Akechi Mitsuhide, she was already angry, and she was immediately upset after being asked by Achichi Mitsuhide.

"Your Majesty has lost his word, and I hope to lead the palace to forgive my sins!" Akechi Mitsuhide also immediately apologized, as a courtier, he could not trespass wantonly.

"Hyugamo, you and others have been serving in the Gyeonggi area for a long time, so they should be aware of the situation inside the shogunate. How much the public is disgusted with the Takeda family. Qianxin immediately calmed down and asked.

"Yes, if you go back to the palace. There are still many people in the public and Shinji who yearn for the Takeda army to help the shogunate stabilize the Gyeonggi area. There are very few who dislike the Takeda family. "Akechi Mitsuhide told the truth, but after he told the truth, he didn't let Kenshin not be angry.

"So what does the Kyoko himself mean?" Kenshin didn't want to go to the Nijo Imperial Palace rashly, so he had to get a general idea of the situation first.

"Yes, the Kyo-kokata is currently at odds with the deacon of the government office (also known as the head of the government office, in charge of the shogunate's finances) Ise Ise, and I'm afraid his personal intentions are also inclined to Takeda Daizen." Akechi Mitsuhide is not optimistic about Qianxin's Shangluo this time. He felt that Humility's request was likely to fail. A 'strong public party' like Ashikaga Yoshiteru is likely to be reprimanded by Kenshin.

"It's just fate, even if I disobey the orders of the Kyogong side, I will defeat Takeda Shingen's generation. Otherwise, the world will not be stable! After Kenshin finished speaking, he walked to the window on the side and looked at the scenery of Lake Biwa.

"Ise Isemori has been in collusion with the Miyoshi family for a long time, and originally the samurai family Kamiraku was supposed to arrange a visit to the imperial court through the head of the government office (the head of the government office, the deacon of the government office) and introduce him to it. And the town palace has repeatedly used the former chief of the imperial palace, the elder Fujiwara, and the former heir of Guan Bai Konoe to obtain official positions, which has made the Beijing prince displeased. In addition, my lord destroyed many of the Shogunate's Kyoto Imperial Supporters in the area of the Eight Kingdoms of Kanto······" Akechi Mitsuhide was gushing about trying to persuade Kenshin not to go to the Nijo Imperial Palace, so as not to be scolded by Ashikaga Yoshiteru. But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Qianxin.

"The Kanto Uesugi family, as a relative of the shogunate, why can't they settle down for the shogunate in the eastern country? Could it be that the rebellious ministers and thieves raised the banner and rebelled, so they had to let it go? Takeda drove the Ogasawara family appointed by the shogunate out of Shinano and applied to the shogunate for Shinano protection, shouldn't he help the Ogasawara family and other Hokushin lords return to their old domains? Anyway, I'm going to ask to see the Beijing Gongfang today, so you can go and prepare. Kenshin didn't want to say anything more to Akechi Mitsuhide, she was very determined this time, and she wouldn't leave without the approval of the shogunate.

"However, Ise Isemori, who is currently in charge of the government office, will not allow you to go to the Kyoto Shogun, and since the Kyoto Principality and Ise Isemori became enemies, the daimyo in various places have not been able to meet the shogun smoothly. Even his subordinates could only temporarily return to Sakamoto Castle to rectify the territory. Wise Mitsuhide said helplessly.

"How high are you now?" Qianxin instantly thought of a way to knock the mountain and shock the tiger.

"Returning to the palace, Sakamoto Castle and the newly built Imakita Castle add up to only 24,000 stones." Akechi Mitsuhide didn't want to ask more, and since Kenshin asked, he could only answer.

"So how many troops does Ise Ise Mamoru have?"

"There are less than twenty samurai ashigaru guarding the Nichinomaru Mansion······" Akechi Mitsuhide answered truthfully and immediately thought about it, could it be that the Leader Hall wanted to lead the army to attack Ise Isemoru himself?

"Then get ready, you can escape and select twenty powerful samurai to follow me into the Nijo Imperial Palace." Kenshin plans to take someone to kill Ise Mamoru Ise himself. In this way, the Miyoshi family will not dare to be disrespectful to Ashikaga Yoshiteru.

"Ruler of the Palace! Ise Isemori has an extraordinary relationship with the Takaya (Hanoi) Takaya family and the Rokkaku family, and if you attack him, I'm afraid that the Rokkaku and Takaya (Hanoi) Takaya Tayama families will not give up! Akechi Mitsuhide pleaded.

"Oh? It seems that there are more than two families in Beijing, Miyoshi and Ise! You as a juror only need to obey orders! After hearing that Rokkaku and Takayatayama were also involved, Kenshin was not prepared to hesitate, it would not be possible to eradicate the cancer of the shogunate. Only in this way can Ashikaga Yoshiteru restore his trust in the Uesugi family.

Akechi Mitsuhide couldn't persuade Kenshin anymore, so he could only ask Ideshi's own Harda people to select twenty powerful samurai to follow Kenshin to the Nijo Imperial Palace. Among the twenty samurai who were selected later were Masakatsu Inokai (whose son was the adopted son of Akechi Mitsuhide), Baba Sunjiro, and Ichu Matajiro, the three leaders of the Katada clan.

Since Akechi Mitsuhide can't persuade him, there is no way, so naturally he can only prepare for war first. You must know that Rokkaku is the family that is least afraid of the shogunate. The Rokkaku family not only robbed the shogun's imperial food office, but also repeatedly opposed the shogunate, and even met with swordsmen. He didn't want to wait until Kenshin had killed Ise Sadataka before he could prepare to gather the army, and it would be too late. After all, the Rokkaku family is close at hand, and the Rokkaku family, which is the guardian of Omi, has a large number of territories in Minami Omi, and the fifty-three families of Koga are loyal to Rokkaku. Therefore, once the war starts, then the Hexagonal family will mobilize no less than tens of thousands of troops to come. On the other hand, Imagata Castle and Sakamoto Castle on Akechi Mitsuhide's side could only recruit a maximum of 3,000 troops, and there was no advantage at all.

Kenshin was completely stressed, so he took twenty samurai of the wise family and five people, including Togura and Hachiro of his own banner, Mite, and the people, into the Nijo Imperial Palace. Behind the dozen or so samurai dressed in black lacquered maru were all black bamboo finch patterns on a white background, and they all broke into Ninomaru with spears or knives. The public samurai in charge of the guards couldn't stop it at all, so they could only report to Ashikaga Yoshiteru. Ise Sadataka, who was drinking tea at the mansion, also learned the news of Kenshin's arrival, and he knew very well that Kenshin's target must be him. Subsequently, Ise Sadataka ordered the guards of the mansion to be exhausted, while he himself secretly escaped from the Nijo Imperial Palace through the secret gate.

Kenshin took the lead and pulled out the little bean Nagamitsu on his waist to kill the three Ise family samurai who rushed with spears one by one, and the samurai of the wise family such as Inokai Masakatsu behind him did not dare to lag behind, and immediately rushed up. Seeing that the momentum was not right, the samurai and ashigaru of the Ise family immediately left a dozen corpses behind and fled. When Kenshin entered Ise Sadataka's mansion, he found that the building was empty. She could only go to meet Ashikaga Yoshiteru to plead guilty.

"Uesugi Bomb is just the guts! Under Yu's nose, he used his sword soldiers to attack the shogunate's important ministers! Although Ashikaga Yoshiteru showed anger on his face, he was actually angry in his heart: Ise Sadataka, you also have today! Keep on screaming!

"Your subordinates deserve death! Please forgive the sins! Kenshin also knew that his actions were too reckless, but otherwise he wouldn't have been able to see Ashikaga Yoshiteru at this moment.

"That's it, the government office of Ise Ise Shou Zhen Xiao colluded with Sanzuki, and the power was monopolized, and Yu Zao wanted to deal with it quickly. But Uesugi Danmasa did something he wanted to do but couldn't. Ashikaga Yoshiteru laughed out loud after speaking.

"It is the duty of the subordinates to share the worries of the shogunate. It's just that Ise Sadataka escaped from the imperial palace, and I'm afraid he will return to his territory to rebel. Kenshin felt that he was indeed too impulsive and did not take into account the sudden incident of Ise Sadataka fleeing.

"Goshoden! Big things are wrong! Ise Ise has raised troops at Nakao Castle! A public samurai hurried to the dojo where Ashikaga Yoshiki practiced swordsmanship.

"What?!" Ashikaga Yoshiteru was really happy, and within three minutes, he began to lose it.

"Goshoden! The Rokkaku family has already raised troops to respond to Ise Ise! Its forces are being assembled in Seta and Buoki! "It's really a disaster, the samurai who came to report Ise Sadataka raising troops on the front foot haven't gone far, and the samurai who came to report the Rokkaku family to intervene on the back foot has come.

"It seems that it won't be long before the Takaya Tayama family will send troops, please go to Sakamoto Castle to take refuge, and leave the rest to the ministers to solve!" Kenshin believes that Ise Sadataka will definitely return to Kyoto's flower world as a homecoming group, and must not let Ashikaga Yoshiki continue to stay in the Nijo Imperial Palace.

"In times of crisis, Uesugi Bullet is trustworthy." Ashikaga Yoshiteru agreed. Due to the urgency of the situation, Ashikaga Yoshiteru did not inform the retainers such as Hokan and Shinji, so not many people knew that Ashikaga Yoshiteru was going to Sakamoto Castle.

However, Ise Sadataka had long planned to use the power of the Rokkaku and Takayatayama families to oust Ashikaga Yoshiteru and replace him with an obedient puppet to serve as a general. For this reason, he asked his son Ise Sadara to marry the daughter of Matsunaga Hide, a minister of the Miyoshi family, as a wife, in order to strengthen his relationship with the Miyoshi family.