On the evening of January 5, the coalition forces suddenly held a mysterious meeting. Only high-level samurai were allowed to attend, and samurai of Ikeda and even Moriko-sen were excluded.

Yuqiehei, Oda Nobunaga and others arrived at the main account early, but Ashikaga Yoshiki, who had a gloomy face, must have asked to wait until everyone arrives before announcing. After a while, Asakura Yoshiki rushed over. Ashikaga Yoshiki immediately announced that he was locked in the main account door, and asked his conscientious public to patrol around to ensure that no one eavesdropped around the camp. His approach made everyone very nervous, and he didn't know how important the information to be announced.

After everything was ready, Ashikaga Yoshiki cleared his throat and said in the lowest voice: "Introduce someone to everyone." He said and pointed to a strange young man who had been following him. "He was a close confidant surname of Nijo Castle. When I was expelled from Nijo Castle, I kept him and worked as an undercover agent in Nijo Castle. The evening of the day before yesterday, he finally found an opportunity to escape from Nijo Castle. After three days of twists and turns, he finally escaped to us and brought top-secret information."

The young surname saw Ashikaga Yoshihiro signaling him to speak with his eyes, and he was nervous and unable to speak for a moment. After stuttering for a long time, he finally put a word in his mouth. Then, this sentence made the entire tent burst into pieces.

"Ashikaga Yoshiei died of illness on the night of October 1st!"

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"What does it mean? You tell me in detail?" In the chaos, Yu Qiuping didn't know who asked this question loudly. The little surname paused, seemed to gradually calm down, and began to slowly recall what happened a few days ago.

"Ashikaga Yoshiei suffered from a cold wind about half a month ago. His illness was not particularly serious, and no one cared about it. Since he was an old minister of the Gongfang Palace, he was not welcomed and was arranged to clean the courtyard. Therefore, he didn't know what the condition was." Xiaoxian seemed to be a little scared when recalling the incident at that time, and his face turned slightly pale: "But one night, the house in the Nijo Castle General's Mansion suddenly became a mess. There were a few people following Ashikaga Yoshiei.

The friends next to the guards told Ashikaga Yoshiei that he suddenly died suddenly. He didn't believe it at the beginning, but in the middle of the night, Miyoshi Mitsuki took many people back to Nijo Castle, surrounded Nijo Castle, and strictly prohibited any personnel from entering and leaving. All of us were called up in the middle of the night to check if there was a shortage of people. Then, a martial law order was issued, ordering that the general was not allowed to discuss it, as if it was to block the news of Ashikaga Yoshiei's death."

"I realized at that time that something might have happened to Ashikaga Yoshiei." While Xiao's surname was restoring the situation at that time, the experienced samurai present had already had a look of fighting against heaven and man. If Xiao's surname was correct, then it would be impossible for Ashikaga Yoshiei to have an accident, but it was a foregone conclusion.

"The one who made sure that something happened to Ashikaga Yoshiei was in the early morning of that day. At that time, Jaga was still cleaning in the courtyard. Suddenly, Miyoshi was carrying dozens of people, who seemed to be surrounded by a coffin and went straight out of the east gate, as if he was still muttering something like 'burial in Okazaki Shrine'." Xiaoxian said so many words and couldn't help but feel a little dry. Seeing this, Ashikaga Yoshiei excitedly poured a glass of water and delivered it to Xiaoxian. Xiaoxian was flattered and thanked him repeatedly. After drinking the water, he continued: "After I learned such a major information, I was all focused on how to get out. Finally, I found an opportunity and touched the path from Lake Biwa along the path!"

Everyone here looked at the little surname with a very grateful look at the look of gratitude. Because they all understood how important this information was - because Ashikaga Yoshiei was really important to the Miho family and the Matsunaga family.

"Is this person reliable?" Oda Nobunaga first suspected the identity of this little surname. "The Mihao family has been martial law in the whole area! How did you sneak out? Could it be that the Mihao family's suspicious plan?"

"This person is absolutely trustworthy." Ashikaga Yoshihiro said firmly, "This person is my confidant! He followed me through life and death and even blocked the knife for me. When he left behind a lurking position, in order to show his determination, his wife and children handed it to me, and he would never betray me?"

"Your Highness Oda Rong. The way you are walking down is a path that Gong Fangdian found to practice in the morning to go to the shore of Biwa Lake. Now it has been abandoned for a long time and I don't know about the Miyako, so I escaped by chance." The little surname replied in fear and fear.

"Anyway, even the people from the Kōka Temple should not be trusted easily. This is a matter that involves the lives of tens of thousands of people in the coalition forces." Oda Nobunaga said in a low caution, waved his hand, and signaled Takigawa Ichii to take the young surname down for interrogation. Ashikaga Yoshiki was very aware that this matter was very important and did not dare to be willful. He nodded to Oda Nobunaga to express his approval.

After more than an hour of interrogation, Takigawa Ichii came back to report to Oda Nobunaga. This little surname was able to describe his escape experience over and over again. He had no deviation in the memories of the matter. It was unlikely that he was a spy who was bribed by the Mihao family.

"If so, this information is quite credible." Oda Nobunaga nodded slightly after hearing this.

Ashikaga Yoshiei was a pseudo-general supported by the Miyoko family and the Matsunaga family after exiled Ashikaga Yoshiei. At least in terms of procedure, he was the orthodox general of the Muromachi shogunate now, and was also the card for the Miyoko family and the Matsunaga family. Although many people complained about Ashikaga Yoshiei's identity, they could only respect him as the general honestly. With Ashikaga Yoshiei in hand, the Miyoko family and the Matsunaga family could use the general to entrust Dainame and rely on the Daiyi name of the general's order to dominate Kinki. The Shangluo coalition relied on the Daiyi name of the abolished direct general Ashikaga Yoshiei. The two generals declared each other that the other was rebellious, which constituted a certain sense of constraint. The two factions also supported their own puppet generals and fought for Kyoto.

However, if Ashikaga Yoshie suddenly dies of illness, the Miyoshi family and the Matsunaga family will lose their support. Now the general is vacant, and Ashikaga Yoshie is the only person qualified to inherit. The Miyoshi family and the Matsunaga family have lost their status as Dayi, and there is no reason to continue to block the Ukrainian coalition. This Daiyi title is very false, and the Daming politicians do not believe it, but they must not ignore it. Because among the lower samurai, the samurai family still has a market for the occupancy of justice. It can be said that Ashikaga Yoshie's accidental death directly caused the Miyoshi family to lose power. Miyoshi Yoshie can only block the news of his death to temporarily maintain the morale of the front-line troops.

Kyoto and Nijo Castle must be dominated by generals - although this has no practical significance, it is the concept of the vast majority of middle and lower-class samurai, football, and people. Therefore, every time a general is forced to go into exile, he will be welcomed back to Kyoto or a new general will be soon, which is the choice that Daimai, who controls Yamacai, has to make under the pressure of all walks of life. And if the Miyo family has no object to support, then welcoming Ashikaga Yoshiki is their only choice, and they have to make a compromise.

"Oh my God. Is Ashikaga Yoshie really dead?" Danwu Nagahide was already shocked and speechless at this moment, and said stutteringly: "He died on the evening of January 1st. The Miyo family came to us for negotiations on January 2nd, and agreed to welcome the Kung Palace to be the general... So that's it! Before going down, she was still wondering why the Miyo family suddenly compromised even though they had won the battle. It turned out that it was because Ashikaga Yoshie died of illness! They had no reason to continue!"

"No wonder, no wonder." Asakura Yoshike was also happy at this moment, and bowed to Ashikaga Yoshiki and said, "It's really a God-supporting Gongfang Palace! Our Gongfang Palace is indeed the destiny of heaven. Before the battle, the puppet general was punished by heaven. In this way, the fact that the Shangluo was a natural thing!"

Yoshihide Ashikaga was very helpful for such compliments and nodded with a smile. Although he was already ecstatic at this moment, his demeanor as a general could not be abandoned, otherwise he would have wanted to laugh immediately. However, the other samurai in the tent did not have the cultivation of Yoshihide Ashikaga, and many people had already celebrated each other to celebrate the upcoming Success of the Hokage Luo.

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However, Oda Nobunaga thought much more than Ashikaga Yoshihide, Asakura Yoshike and others. He was not satisfied with supporting Ashikaga Yoshihide back to Kyoto, but wanted to establish the hegemony of the Oda family in Kinki. To this end, eliminating or severely destroying the Miyo family is what he must do. The Miyo family is now here, and the Oda family also has two allies, the Asakura family and the Asakura family. If they can take advantage of the opportunity to defeat the main force of the Miyo family, it would be better for him.

"The puppet general died of illness, and the Miyo family lost the reason to fight again. When the fire broke out in the back, the Miyo family had to return to defense." Oda Nobunaga whispered and repeated the current situation, with sharp eyebrows already showing: "From the information brought by Mitsuhide and Migoro, the Miyo repair doctor is already exhausted and does not plan to continue fighting."

"In other words—" Oda Nobunaga paused, looked around meaningfully for a week, and whispered: "The withdrawal of the Miyoshi family may have been the case in these few days."

"Lord, a clever!" Shibata Katsuya suddenly smelled the fighter's opportunity, "It's more than fifty miles away to withdraw from here. If we chase after him, we will definitely be able to severely damage the three good families."

Shibata Katsue said it well. For such a huge army, it is impossible to retreat fifty miles in front of another larger army without any injury.

"Chasing, why should we pursue?" However, Asakura Yoshike made a different opinion: "We just need to support Luo Shang of the Gongfang Palace, why bother causing trouble? If the pursuit is too tight, the Miyoshi family will not retreat, but will turn around and fight. Isn't it just a problem? My life is not life?"

"Your Highness Asakura is really leisurely." Oda Nobunaga choked Asakura Yoshike angrily and said, "Do you think that the capture of Kyoto will be over? If the Miyo family is not hurt, will they make a comeback after they have dealt with the civil strife? At that time, we are too far away from Kyoto and there is no time to support us. Should we let the Gongfang Temple fight against the Miyo Matsunaga coalition alone?"

Although Oda Nobunaga's words were very shocking, Asakura Yoshike suddenly turned black and he stopped talking. However, Ashikaga Yoshiki understood that Oda Nobunaga was right, so he opened his mouth to smooth things over and said, "No matter what, we must not let the three traitors go. We must severely punish them to uphold justice."

"Kong Fang Palace said it well!" Asai Nagamasa heard the word "justice", and suddenly became energetic and shouted with enthusiasm. Seeing this, Asakura Yoshike had to nod in a reluctant way, which was considered to be acknowledging the resolution to pursue.

"Since you all agree, we must be prepared. Once the Miyo family retreats, we will start chasing." Nobunaga Oda walked to the edge of the map with great strides, and hammered it heavily in Kyoto and Nijo Castle and said: "The pursuit of the Miyo family forces us to fight with us here and completely defeat them!"

"Everyone, go back and prepare immediately." As soon as Oda Nobunaga finished speaking, he began to walk towards the door of the big tent with decisiveness. "The Miyoshi family may be evacuated at any time. We must cheer up and not let them run away under our noses!"
Chapter completed!