Chapter 321 11. Ashikaga Yoshichika Quietly Tests

"Tanzheng, why did the Sakai people hand over 50,000 kan so readily? Don't they care about money? How can you be sure that the big boss Tsuda will agree to an additional 10,000 kan?"

Imagawa Yoshichika didn't play a big role in the negotiation just now, but he saw it all. Now Kobayata is next to him, and he will naturally ask if he has any questions.

Kobayata certainly can't say that it was because in history, after Sakaimachi paid the money that year, Oda Nobunaga successfully sent troops to Kyoto and ordered Sakaimachi to hand over 20,000 kan within ten days. The Kaihe people not only handed over 20,000 kan quickly, but also gave valuable tea utensils as a gift.

So Kobayata could only pretend to be profound and listen quietly to Imagawa Yoshichika's questions.

"Totomi-dono, I have something to say to you, and you can taste it yourself."

"The truth is only within the range of the iron cannon."

Imagawa Yoshichika repeated this sentence over and over again, nodding thoughtfully, as if he understood, but also as if he didn't understand.

After leaving Tennoji, guards of 500 people each came up, and Kobayata followed Miyoshi Yoshitsugu's group. Miyoshi Yoshitsugu's group naturally surrounded Tsuda Soki, who was "worth 100,000", for fear that he would run away.

Although Matsunaga Hisahide looked like he wanted to eat Kobayata just now, he probably didn't have the ability to kill Kobayata among more than 50,000 people.

Unless he opened the Armstrong Armstrong Cyclotron Accelerator Jet Cannon!

Several big guys, including Miyoshi Yoshitsugu, looked at Tsuda Soki with eyes that looked at gold, and the real big guys had already started to spit at each other.

Shinohara Nagafusa, who was calm just now, didn't look calm at all, and he didn't know who to throw the bamboo hat on his head. The sweat on his forehead was steaming, and Jinshan Suruga Mori was saying good things beside him.

Kagawa Motokage, the lord of Amagiri Castle and guardian of Sanshu, was originally just a puppet of Sogo Kazuhiro, but now Sogo Nobuyasu is still young, so he has started to make a fuss. In the name of Sogo Nobuyasu, his voice is small, but he still speaks out.

Ataka Nobuyasu is the oldest among the Miyoshi descendants, and he has already independently commanded the Awashu and Ataka navy, which is quite majestic. He didn't speak, nor did he get angry. He was leisurely, with one hand open, five fingers stretched out, shaking left and right. The meaning is "I want five thousand, you guys decide!"

Miyoshi Yasunaga was in a big trouble. His palms and backs were all his nephews and grandchildren. If he treated any of them badly, he would not be a human being. What's more, any nephew and grandchildren are big bosses with thousands or tens of thousands of people under his command, and he can't afford to offend any of them.

Xiaoping didn't want to see the trivial matter of dividing the spoils. He was concerned about Ashikaga Yoshichika, who was in his twenties in the team, with a pale face and uneven breathing in the sun.

No one knows Ashikaga Yoshichika, but everyone knows Ashikaga Yoshiei.

The 14th Shogun of the Muromachi shogunate, the nephew of the previous shogun Ashikaga Yoshiharu, the younger brother of the current shogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru, and the son of the Awa shogun Ashikaga Yoshine.

He was a short-lived shogun who didn't even enter Kyoto.

"I pay my respects to His Highness Hirashima." Kobayata rode his horse close to Ashikaga Yoshichika, bowing his head to him from a distance on his horse.

"Fujiwara Danjo? What's the matter?" Ashikaga Yoshichika was originally just a puppet surrounded by the Awa people, and now that the matter was over, he lost his dignity.

"Nothing, nothing, just because Your Highness has been in the West for a long time and I have never met him. Today I have the honor of meeting you, so I came to meet you." Kobayata really just came to see something new.

Ashikaga Yoshichika's life was barely okay, and he was not a poor guy. He didn't have to maintain his face like Ashikaga Yoshiteru, so some of the territory in Hirashima was still available for him to enjoy.

But Xiao Pingtai felt that this man would not be a white lotus who was indifferent to the world or had no scheming. Even if he was a puppet, he would be a puppet of the Shogun later. He would definitely not be able to do it without some strong means and skills.

"Thank you for your concern. Please give my regards to the prime minister. In addition, I heard that the stable master of Shinshu is a famous general, and his name is known in the East. The father and son are talented and have created a great family business."

"The lord and the young master are both wise lords. I will definitely convey your greetings."

Xiao Pingtai said a few words to him, and he saw clearly that he was curious and was about to leave.

"Does your lord seem to have the ambition to rule the world?" Ashikaga Yoshichika asked casually.

"Well? The lord naturally hopes to unify the countries, go to Kyoto, and support the shogunate." Xiao Pingtai gave a conventional answer. Yamanouchi Yoshiharu certainly wanted to go to Kyoto to be the ruling of the shogunate.

"Oh? I heard that the prime minister has been promoted to the lower class not long ago?"

"Yes, the imperial edict of His Majesty the Lord has been issued, and the lord has been promoted to the lower class."

"Very good, the prime minister's ambition has gone a step further." Ashikaga Yoshichika applauded as if he was very approving.

Hearing this, Xiao Pingtai didn't understand that Ashikaga Yoshichika was testing the Yamanouchi family's movements. Was he preparing to follow the story of Ouchi Yoshioki, or was he responding to the saying "He can replace him!"

Xiao Pingtai cursed in his heart, what's the point of testing you, a so-called shogun who has lost power.

"Ah, I heard that the hot springs in Komaba, Shinshu are very famous. I wonder if I will be lucky enough to go there in this lifetime." Ashikaga Yoshichika's words were shocking.

Xiao Pingtai's brain "boomed"!

He is not Yamanouchi Yoshiharu or Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu, and this Ashikaga Yoshichika said this to him. How could Kobayata be qualified to make such a decision, and he should not even know to participate in such a thing.

What does Ashikaga Yoshichika mean? In front of Kobayata, he hinted that he was willing to be a puppet of the Yamanouchi family, providing the Yamanouchi family with a perfect excuse to go to Kyoto.

This is not a joke. Xiao Pingtai hurriedly checked around carefully and confirmed that no one paid attention to their conversation before he felt relieved.

"Is my humble position so bad that I should not disturb His Highness's peace." Xiao Pingtai did not dare to get involved in this hot potato.

"Is Danzheng so unbearable? Ah~~~~!" Ashikaga Yoshichika smiled bitterly, shook his head and sighed, and his sigh made people look at him with sympathy.

"I am unbearable? Oh my God!" Xiao Pingtai complained in his heart, but he could only smile and stop talking.

This Ashikaga Yoshichika is definitely not as harmless as he looks on the surface. He did not hesitate to test Xiao Pingtai when he calculated that Xiao Pingtai dared not speak out, or to use Xiao Pingtai's mouth to convey his thoughts to Yamanouchi Yoshiharu and Yamanouchi Yoshikatsu.

None of the Ashikaga people are really weak chickens!

Should this matter be conveyed to the Yamanouchi father and son? Xiao Pingtai was not sure.

Ashikaga Yoshichika is of course a rare and valuable person, or a symbol, an existence. But he is also hot to the touch, very hot to the touch. If he is not careful, he will get into trouble. Who knows what kind of storm it will cause.