$ Chapter 314 4. Xiaoping Tai Secretly Helped the Public

"It seems that there is no need to do so." Kobayata heard that Ashikaga Yoshiteru and his brother decided to spend a lot of money to win over Miyoshi Yoshitsugu.

"Oh? Kobayata, what do you think?" Ashikaga Yoshiteru felt that his brother's move was still good.

Although the daughter of the general's family is not as valuable as it was a hundred years ago, it is also a scarce resource. It can even be said that it is a very useful scarce resource, the kind that can play a miraculous effect if used well.

If it is thrown away so casually, it is too reckless and unacceptable.

"Can we try the sincerity of Miyoshi Sanshu-no-kami first?" Sanyuan Fujitaka and monk Kakuei were interested.

"How?" Monk Kakuei asked.

"It seems that the town fee of Sakai this year has not yet been allocated, right?" Kobayata mentioned a big thing.

It has been mentioned before that the annual town fee of Sakai is as high as 20,000 kanmon. As long as this money is available, thousands of foot soldiers can be armed immediately. This is a big piece of fat meat that everyone is greedy for.

But unfortunately, Miyoshi Nagayoshi died, the overlord of Kinki fell, and the person who could replace him was not born. The big bosses of Sakai Heju had poisonous eyes, and each of them was a person who would not release the eagle until he saw the rabbit.

Now that no one can defeat the heroes and dominate Kinai, they will naturally not pay the protection fee smoothly. They are waiting for a big boss who can be the boss of Kinki, so that they are willing to pay the money happily.

So now the eyes of the three people of Miyoshi, Matsunaga Danjo and his son, and Miyoshi Yoshitsugu who are surrounding Sakai are green. Each one is staring at a sum of money, fearing that it will fall into the hands of others.

Even though Matsunaga Hisahide had a good relationship with Sakai Heju before, now he has worn out his lips, but they still don’t give a penny. Friendship is friendship, money is money, and one yard is one yard.

The weakest of the three parties who needs a large amount of money and food the most is naturally Miyoshi Yoshitsugu.

He came from Shikoku to Kinki to inherit the throne of the Miyoshi family, but unfortunately he encountered many obstacles. Although he succeeded now, the huge inheritance left by his stepfather Miyoshi Nagayoshi had long been divided up by the Miyoshi Three and the Matsunaga Danjo father and son. He only had the small half-country of Izumi and half-country of Kawachi, which he barely managed to keep because of the help of his great-uncle Miyoshi Yasunaga and others.

What kind of person is Miyoshi Yoshitsugu, no one present can judge. Even Ashikaga Yoshiteru, who had met him once, could not describe what kind of person this young head of the family who was only in his teens was.

And Kobayata meant to use such a huge sum of money as the Sakai Town fee to see what this person is like.

Although the shogunate had no way to interfere in the affairs of Sakai, the power to send deputies to such a free city was in the hands of the general. So after Oda Nobunaga went to Kyoto, he immediately asked Ashikaga Yoshiaki to issue an imperial edict to confirm Oda Nobunaga's management of Sakai.

Now, Kobayata wants Ashikaga Yoshiteru to hand over the management of Sakai to Miyoshi Yoshitsugu. First, he can see if he has the courage and determination to break the balance between the three parties and ask for this huge sum of money from Sakai. Second, he can infer whether this person is willing to raise the banner of the shogunate and accept the shogunate's solicitation.

Anyway, Ashikaga Yoshiteru, a weak chicken, can't get the money from Sakai. It's better to use it to strengthen Miyoshi Yoshitsugu's strength and let him fight to the death with the other two parties.

As long as Miyoshi Yoshitsugu proves his value and shows that he is not a helpless Adou, and can hold back the two hungry wolves of the Miyoshi Three and the Matsunaga Danjo father and son for the general, then he is qualified to be the general's brother-in-law.

Ashikaga Yoshiteru seems to think that the 20,000 kan is his own, and there is a painful expression on his face, but he knows the importance of it and thinks that Kobayata is right. The monk Kakuei and Mibuchi Fujitaka who took action also nodded frequently. After hearing what Kobayata said, it is indeed not so easy to marry Miyoshi Yoshitsugu.

That's right! The daughter of the general is so precious, at least she should find a capable younger brother to marry her off.

After everyone expressed their approval, they prepared to let Isshiki Fujinaga, who had a good relationship with Miyoshi Yasunaga, go to convey the message. After all, Miyoshi Yoshitsugu is now ruled by Miyoshi Yasunaga and Kaneyama Suruga-no-kami. If they can convince these two, Miyoshi Yoshitsugu will be almost convinced.

Seeing that everyone was about to adjourn the meeting, Kobayata had already said so much, so he decided to just pull Ashikaga Yoshiteru and trick a few more people.

"Wait a minute, Your Highness. Since we are trying to win over Miyoshi Sanshu-no-kami, we should also try to weaken the other two parties."

As soon as the words came out, everyone became interested.

"Although the Miyoshi trio occupied Koshimizu, Iimori, Akutagawa and other cities, they even spied on Kyoto from Katsuryuji. On the surface, the three of them are united, but they are of one mind, and sometimes they can't work together, let alone three people?"

"There is no need to intervene to alienate the three of them. Just stir up a little and wait and see what happens."

Kobayata talked freely, and several people gathered around him.

"The Settsu Kingdom was originally calmed down by the military power of the Miyoshi repair, but in fact, the undercurrent is surging. Your Highness might as well secretly inform the Araki and Ikeda families and promise to protect half of Settsu. It can be achieved by defeating the Miyoshi trio. No matter what the future holds, this is just a casual promise that is beneficial and free of charge."

"Even if they don't accept it now, a seed will be planted in their hearts, waiting for it to sprout."

"Danzheng is really..." Sanyuan Fujitaka touched his chin and looked at Kobayata with a twinkling eye.

Kobayata responded to Sanyuan Fujitaka with a smile and continued.

"Also, we can't let go of the Matsunaga Danjo and his son. Although the Tsutsui clan is now a lost dog, they can still provide some support."

The Tsutsui family had been beaten by Matsunaga Hisahide and his son and had no place to hide. They could only hide in the mountains and fight guerrilla warfare. Forget about power, not even a hammer is left.

But Xiao Pingtai knew that the Tsutsui family could survive this disaster and even secure half of Yamato in the end.

"Tanzheng, this Tsutsui family is already a turtle in a jar, and it will be destroyed by Matsunaga Danzheng sooner or later." Monk Kakuei was in Yamato and knew this news quite well.

"A centipede will not die even if it is dead. What's more, Matsunaga Danzheng has been in Yamato for no less than ten years, and Mount Tamon and Mount Shigi have fallen one after another. But the Tsutsui family has never been destroyed, which has its own wonders."

Monk Kakuei was certainly not stupid. His mind was even more flexible and useful than his brother's. As soon as Xiao Pingtai said it, he felt that what he said was right.

"Then send troops to help secretly?" "No need, give him some money, food, weapons and armor first. Your Highness cannot do it personally, so as not to intensify the conflict." Kobayata's idea is to let the Tsutsui family stir up trouble and disgust Matsunaga Hisahide.

In this way, he can help Miyoshi Yoshitsugu and give him a claim, while fanning the flames in the backyards of the other two hungry wolves.

Ashikaga Yoshiteru can always continue to persist in Kyoto!