Chapter 307 40. Nobunaga's Journey to Kyoto Is Smooth

The busyness of the house had nothing to do with Kobayata at this moment, because Uncle Tsunayoshi in Kyoto had brought new news.

In Uncle Tsunayoshi's opinion, it was just some insignificant things. Similarly, the Yamanouchi family's garrison in Kyoto also conveyed the news of Kyoto to Yamanouchi Yoshiharu.

Yamanouchi Yoshiharu must have known about it, but he had no reaction. For Shinano Province, it might not be a big deal.

The first thing was that Isshiki Mino-no-kami of Mino was appointed as the Kyōshō Daifu under the Sho-fourth rank, and he could be honored as Isshiki Kyōshō Mino-no-kami in the future.

According to Uncle Tsunayoshi's gossip, the official position of Kyōshō Daifu was purely for the Isshiki Mino-no-kami to cheer him up.

This Isshiki Mino-no-kami was called Saito Yoshitatsu, and cheering him up meant that this person was about to die of illness, and he wanted to make him happy before he died.

The combined meaning was that Saito Yoshitatsu, the lord of Mino Province who killed his father and established himself a few years ago, was sick! And he was very sick! Not only the Saito family, but even the nobles in Kyoto knew that he was about to reach the end of his life.

It is said that this news was revealed by his uncle Nagai Chuemon Michitoshi when he went to Kyoto to report. It is puzzling that other retainers revealed such news without any care.

Kobayata did not remember what disease Saito Yoshitatsu died of, and history did not give a detailed account. There was even a legend that he was infected with leprosy and was punished by heaven.

But if he died, the ruler of Mino would fall to his son who was just over ten years old! The ruler is young and the country is in doubt.

Another piece of news that matched this news was also very "ordinary". Oda Nobunaga, the ruler of Owari, not only took advantage of the period when Saito Yoshitatsu was seriously ill to repeatedly send troops to harass Mino. He also continued to win over and divide the people of Mino, and many people were secretly flirting with him.

In addition, Nobunaga raised funds and recruited people in Owari, and issued a general request for Komaki. It seemed to ordinary people that he was building a forward base to attack Mino Province, but Xiao Pingtai knew that Nobunaga was going to abandon Kiyosu Castle and move the main castle directly to Komaki.

Not only that, in order to better compete for the land along the Nagara River and Kiso River, Oda Nobunaga would also send capable retainers to the Sumomatari area to build castles, and thus make a middle- and lower-level retainer warrior famous in the surrounding countries.

These things naturally had nothing to do with Yamanouchi in the distant Shinano Province. At most, when the Saito clan was half dead, he would do something to the Naegi Toyama clan and the Iwamura Toyama clan in Higashi Mino.

Another piece of news touched Yamanouchi Yoshiharu slightly, but that was all. He was watching the development of the situation.

Sasaki Kyozhao Daifu Shojin of Minami Omi, also known as Rokkaku Yoshitaka, was defeated in the previous Battle of Norada. His prestige was severely hit, so he simply gave the family business to his legitimate son Sasaki Dan Masatada, also known as Rokkaku Yoshiharu.

This is understandable, and it is also a normal political operation. But in fact, the local nobles in southern Omi not only began to flirt with northern Omi Asai and Echizen Asakura, but also disobeyed the orders of the main family Rokkaku clan.

Rokkaku Yoshiharu is a strong and decisive person. Strong means that he dares to fight on the battlefield and dares to kill people in normal times. Decisive means that he does it immediately without thinking too much after he thinks about it, and then he will talk about other things after he is done.

This quality cannot be said to be bad. It is naturally a great compliment for successful people. For Rokkaku Yoshiharu, it has some other meanings.

Rokkaku Yoshiharu killed Goto Tajima Mori Kentoyo, one of the important officials of Sasaki Ryoto, and his father and son. Of course, he was very happy when he killed them. The regent in the family was killed by him, and there was a power vacuum. He could not help but suppress them with the power of the daimyo.

But unfortunately, he was wrong. After he took action at the end of last year, Kondo Sadaharu, another member of Sasaki Ryoto, immediately launched a rebellion. This time, Yoshiharu Rokkaku was not able to "resolutely" kill the man again. Then, Nagata, Mikami, Ikeda, and Hirai rebelled.

Even Mikumo, Gamo, and Catfish escaped from Kannonji Castle and returned to their territories to prepare for war, appearing neutral but secretly expanding their strength.

After half a year of fighting in Minami-Omi, two fists were no match for four hands, and a good tiger could not stand up to a pack of wolves, and Yoshiharu Rokkaku was completely defeated. Not only did he lose the power accumulated by the Sasaki clan for hundreds of years, but he also lost almost all the territories directly belonging to the Sasaki Rokkaku clan.

The former retainers of the Rokkaku clan were all bloated, and there began to be bad things inside, such as dog-biting and uneven distribution of spoils. So Gamo Sadahide, who was the least ugly but also ate a lot, came forward.

Anyway, no one was convinced by anyone, and it was impossible for anyone to stand up and be the boss. It is better for you Rokkaku family to continue to do it, and everyone will follow you on the surface. The little territory of Guanyin Temple will continue to be reserved for you Rokkaku family, so that you can earn enough money to eat porridge every year. In the future, if there is something wrong in Minami-Omi, your Rokkaku family will not have the final say. The important ministers will discuss and everyone will vote to make decisions.

Rokkaku Yoshiharu had no choice but to accept mediation. At this point, the Minami-Omi daimyo Rokkaku family, who could originally control the situation in Kinki, lost power and lost the strength to conquer the world.

And the aftermath of this incident will not be limited to this, it will inevitably become bigger and bigger, and more and more intense.

After reading the news sent by Uncle Tsunayoshi, Kobayata was a little absent-minded. Nobunaga has already embarked on the road to unify the world. God really favors him. The two powerful enemies on the road to Kyoto are now in internal strife and changes.

"Tanzheng, the owner of Suzaemon is here." Chen San ran to report.

"Please come in." Xiao Pingtai folded the letter carefully, put it into a wooden box, and then put it into the secret compartment in the cupboard. He carefully confirmed that there was no trace before he came out.

"Tanzheng is really patient! His character is really admirable. He can sit at home safely even though he earns thousands of kan a day outside." Sukezaemon was full of joy.

"It's just something that was expected long ago, not worth making a fuss about." "Tatsuzo, serve tea quickly." The two sat on the outer corridor of the earth room. The weather was a little hot, and the outer corridor could block the sunlight with bamboo curtains and a little natural breeze. It was better to entertain guests and more comfortable than the stuffy room.

"The inventory has been basically cleared out. I roughly calculated that the price of one liter is slightly more than 12 sen. It's more than four times the profit! Tanzheng really has a good eye!"

"So after this transaction, your store has a total of 40,000 kan?" "About 43,500 kan."

"Forget the rest. Give the employees two sen and calculate it as 43,500 kan. We will split the account 30-70." Xiao Pingtai looked calm on the surface.

"Okay, should this money be kept in the cabinet or sent to Tanzheng's residence?" "No hurry, let me think about it."

"Then Tanzheng can call at any time. Both are fine. I have something else to do in the store, so I'll leave first." Sukezaemon stood up, and Xiao Pingtai also stood up to see him off.

"By the way, the employee who just came back from Ise Bay said that Owari Uesusuke is preparing to form an alliance with the Asai family in northern Omi through marriage!"

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