Chapter Seventy-Seven: Borrowing Troops
Guoxin did have the ability, and arranged the four of them on a merchant ship at night. That night, he stunned the three daughters and feasted in the cabin with Yiyin.
I don't know if she did it on purpose, or if she really lacked a cabin, so she put the four of them together in one cabin.
Maeda was already staring at Yoshiin like a hamster, and Guoxin didn't board the ship. But who knew that she would be able to enter the cabin that night, and the three girls would fall asleep, and no one would wake up.
Looking at Guoxin's excited appearance, Yiyin was also speechless. Is it so happy?
Kindness.. There seems to be.
The next morning, the heart of the fruit was gone, and there was no smell left in the cabin, if it weren't for the fact that Yiyin knew that it was squeezed cleanly, he really thought it was a spring dream.
After that, we rested for another day and arrived at the north shore of Biwa Lake.
Of the twelve counties of Omi Province, the Asai family occupies the three northern counties, and just listening to it knows how badly it has been suppressed by the Rokkaku family over the years.
The Asai family is a retainer of the Kyogoku family, and after the decline of the Kyogoku family, a figure emerged. She is also the mother of the current family governor Hisashi Asai, Ryomasa Asai.
Ryomasa struggled all his life, knocked the Kyogoku family to the ground and stepped on countless feet, completely lost his life, and since then he has been a powerful man in Kita-Omi.
After Ryomasa Asai died, she was succeeded by her daughter Hisamasa Asai.
At this time, the hexagonal family also had a character, and the hexagonal dependent. The shallow well above his head, kicking three good, and getting along with the Ashikaga general who has been suppressing the Rokkaku family, and the Rokkaku family has flourished since then.
Asai Hisamasa was continuously beaten by Rokkaku Dingyori, and his territory shrank to the land of the three northern counties.
If it weren't for the Rokkaku family's scruples about the Asai family's allies, the Echizen Asakura family, maybe the clan would have been wiped out by this time.
The Asakura family still has something to do with Spo Yoshigin. The Asakura family was the acting official of the Spo clan in Echizen Province, and their official position was the same as that of the Oda family, and their experience was the same.
The two fertile realms of the poor Spozong family were replaced by two acting officials. Time also, life also.
Echizen's Asakura family has a clear attitude, and you can rely on suppressing the Asai family. But if you intentionally destroy the Asai family, I'm sorry, I'll be your opponent.
The Asakura family is an extension of Hokuriku to the near few provinces, and it controls the trade routes from the Hokuriku to the near several regions, and the benefits are huge. They are strong and should not be underestimated.
Her family won't see the Hexagon family dominating Omi Province, and won't the trade route be completely controlled by the Rokkaku family in the future? Guys who play monopoly are bastards. The Asai family is weak, and it's okay. Death, no.
The Asakura family was eyeing the family, and the Rokkaku family had no choice but to compromise, and the Asai family was nominally affiliated with the Rokkaku family and escaped the scourge of extermination.
Hisamasa Asai is a mediocre person who gets by. In this way, Omi was able to settle down. But now that the hexagonal Dinglai is dead, everything has changed again.
Rokkaku Yoshiken, the daughter of Rokkaku Dingyori, succeeded to the throne, and she was not satisfied with the nominal submission of the Asai family and needed some more benefits. For example, military rations, such as tax revenues.
In short, I'm a hexagonal righteous and sage, and I play money.
On the other hand, the young head of the Asai family, Asai Nagamasa, is gradually growing up, and she is a proud person who can't tolerate her family being attached to the Rokkaku family.
The retainers of the Asai family, who had long been dissatisfied with Asai Hisasa's groveling, rallied around her and had the heart to force the palace to Hisasa.
The ideas of the two sides are at odds with each other, isn't this just after the spring ploughing is over, and they are ready to go to war.
The commercial port where the four of Yoshiin landed is close to Akao Castle, an important town in Ika-gun, one of the three northern Omi prefectures.
Ika-gun and Asai are the founding fathers of the Asai family. The relationship between the Akao family and the Asai family here is similar to the relationship between the Spo family and the Ashikaga family.
The relationship between kings and ministers, which is composed of blood ties, belongs to the most stable type of loyalty among the samurai.
Akao Kiyotsuna, the lord of Akawei Castle, has been an important minister since the time of the previous generation of Asai Ryomasa, assisted two generations of lords, has a high prestige in the family, and is also one of the leaders of the main battle faction.
At Hosokawa's recommendation, Yoshiyin chose to land here. That is, with the help of the closeness of Akao Kiyotsuna and the Asai family, it is convenient to contact Asai Nagamasa.
Thinking of her position as the main battle faction, she is also willing to use the attack on Yiyin to strengthen her family's willingness to fight against the Hexagonal family.
Spring ploughing has ended, and in this slack time before the summer harvest, the Rokkaku family sharpens knives and Huo Huo is preparing to attack the Asai family.
And the Asai family is still in the hesitation of the family governor and cannot form a joint force. is already weaker than the opponent, and can not unite as one, the important ministers in the family are worried.
These days, the young lord Asai Nagamasa is in Akawei Castle, discussing the increasingly critical situation with the main battle faction.
On this day, an envoy from outside the castle reported that someone had landed in Ika-gun with a Ashikaga white flag and asked to enter Akao Castle to meet with the lord of the castle. The leader of the Ji warriors in the merchant port did not dare to delay and hurriedly returned.
In Akao Castle, there are not only the young lord of the Asai family, Nagamasa, the castle lord Akao Kiyotsuna, but also the lord of Sawa Mountain Castle Isono Yuanchang, who is located on the front line and under the hexagonal army.
The three of them were the leaders of the main battle faction, and they were discussing at this time, listening to each other's faces.
The shogunate and the Rokkaku family are allies, so if you send an envoy, you can still guess what this Imperial Banner landing means?
Although I don't know the authenticity, I still invited someone. Dare to pretend to be the royal flag and cut something, if there is really anything else, it is also curious.
So, the four of Yoshiin rode into Akao Castle and met the three powerful warriors of the Asai family in the castle tower chamber.
Akao Kiyotsuna and Isono Yuanmasa are middle-aged women who have served two generations of Asai family governors, and they are both brave generals who go into battle to kill the enemy. Naturally, he has an outstanding figure, a heroic posture, and a sinister eyebrow.
Asai Nagamasa was just fifteen years old and the same age as Yoshigin. The girl in last year's yuan suit, with a hint of Lori's milk aroma. Seeing her sitting upright, pretending to be majestic, is also cute.
At this time, the girl was blinking her big eyes and looking at Yiyin suspiciously. This group of four people turned out to be headed by a teenager, which was unheard of.
In this world, women are favored over men, and the samurai regard men as goods for inheritance. Men have a high status, only in the bloodline, and do not leave the boudoir.
Yi Yin entered the room and saw a childish girl sitting on the main seat, and a woman on the left and right sitting on the side, and suddenly understood.
"I'm Yoshigin, the son-in-law of the Ashikaga family, may I ask who I am?"
"The young master of the Kita-Omi Asai family is a long government."
Really. Yoshiin took out the letter from Fujitaka Hosokawa and handed it to Asai Nagamasa.
"This is a letter from Fujitaka, the young master of the Izumi Hosokawa family, to you, which can prove my identity."
"Sister Fujitaka's letter!"
Nagamasa Asai had a happy expression.
Kyoto is the economic center of Japan, but also the cultural center.
Nearly a few of these wealthy families have a tradition of sending their juniors to Kyoto for gilding, not only to learn about the culture, but also to make friends. Some people who have a good relationship can be a big help in the future.
For example, Mibuchi Haru, who was befriended by the Spo family, gave the Spo family a good friend in the shogunate. Another example is Asakura Mundryu, who was befriended by Asai Ryomasa, so that the Asai family had a covenant with the Asakura family when it was the most difficult.
When Asai Nagamasa was in Kyoto, the best handkerchief was Hosokawa Fujitaka. No, it's a big favor for Yiyin.
"Dare to ask Lord Spo what is the matter with coming to the Asai family?"
Asai Nagamasa asked as he happily opened the letter.
"Yiyin is brave and wants to borrow troops from the Asai family to crusade against the treacherous Rokkaku!"
"Huh?"
The three daughters of the Asai family looked up in surprise. The letter in Changzheng's hand fell to the ground, but he didn't know it.