"The unfilial son Takeda Shingen is dead! My wise grandson Uesugi Kenshin avenged my anger! You traitors, what do you intend to do to my wise grandson?! If you intend to send troops to Echigo, you must first step over my corpse!"

[No one could have imagined that——]

[The grandfather who once wanted to throw you to death, Takeda Shingen, has truly accepted you as his grandson!]

[And now, this former head of the Takeda family has declared your patricide justified! ]

[The fact that you killed Takeda Shingen is ultimately a family scandal! ]

[As for family matters, how could the words of his younger brother, Takeda Nobufusa, carry as much weight as those of the head of the family, Takeda Nobutora?]

Takeda Shingen stopped the war unilaterally launched by Takeda Nobushige, and even denied the legitimacy of Nobushige's succession to the family heir.

[In the eyes of this former Tiger of Kai, there should only be one heir to the Takeda family now! ]

【That's you! 】

【The great filial grandson of the Takeda family——Uesugi Kenshin!!!】

Chapter 2800: The Buddhist Martial God Who Proved His Dao Through Killing ( words)

Wearing a crown in the winter of the 15th year of Tianwen.

The new Shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru, who accepted the position of Shogun from his father, Ashikaga Yoshiharu, is now being served by noble ladies-in-waiting and protected by powerful warriors.

A Cuju match is in progress.

Unlike the popular cuju in Japan, this ball is about the size of a human head and is black and white.

This is football that originated in Europe. This skill is becoming increasingly popular in Kyoto. Its characteristic is that in principle, it is prohibited to kick the ball with hands, and it is played with feet.

The enemy leader who fought against the shogun was Imagawa Ujizane, the eldest son of the Imagawa family.

As the son of Imagawa Yoshimoto, the best archer in Tōkaidō, this noble son of the Imagawa family did not inherit his father's bravery and wisdom at all. Instead, he was well versed in Cuju and Waka. It is not an exaggeration to say that this prodigal son's football skills were hailed as the best football player in the Warring States Period.

Even in a friendly match with the Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru, the young football player did not drag his feet at all. Even when many masters of the shogunate tried to stop him, Imagawa Ujizane was able to make these warriors dizzy with all kinds of dazzling skills.

As expected, with Imagawa's full effort, the Kyoto Shogunate team led by Ashikaga Yoshiteru was quickly defeated by this young football player.

"Ahahaha! Brother Yihui! It looks like your footwork is really rusty!"

After winning the game, Imagawa Ujizane was not aware of his mistake at all. Instead, he mocked the sweaty Ashikaga Yoshiteru.

"Football is such a great sport! We should promote it nationwide!"

The young football player picked up the ball, put his hands on his hips and laughed.

"General, start practicing by juggling the ball first!"

Then, without paying any attention to Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Imagawa Ujizane started juggling the ball on his own.

The young football player first bounced his feet four times with the instep of his feet.

Then he caught the ball flying towards him with his knees and bounced it three times.

Then he let the ball return to his instep, bounced it twice, and headed it a third time with a little more force.

When the ball returns to your instep, kick it behind your back, then immediately pivot on your left foot and catch it with your right leg.

His dazzling skills even made the women who didn't understand football at all cover their mouths and scream.

"Master Imagawa is truly amazing!"

"With such excellent ball skills, Prince Imagawa must be the most dazzling general of the new generation of the Warring States Period!"

"I'm afraid even the Dragon of Echigo, Kenshin Uesugi, would be knocked to the ground by you if he came to compete with Prince Imagawa!"

When Imagawa Ujizane heard such flattery, his smile became even more arrogant.

"That's right! That's right! How could that blind man possibly be my opponent?!"

Ashikaga Yoshiteru, who was left out, just wiped the sweat from his forehead. The shogun did not show any angry expression.

The Imagawa clan was of the same clan as the Ashikaga clan, the shogun of the Muromachi shogunate. In addition, the shogunate was now in decline, and as a great lord who ruled the Three Kingdoms, Imagawa Yoshimoto's son was indeed more worthy of currying favor with than the shogun himself.

Without paying any more attention to Imagawa Ujizane who was still juggling the ball among the women, the shogun walked into the dressing room and asked two maids to take off his heavy samurai uniform.

The rising heat and sweat steamed the young man's black hair. He looked at himself in the bronze mirror, his face cold and expressionless.

The shogun changed into formal attire, straightened his hair, and raised his head, saying, "Take me to see Master Xuezhai."

Taihara Yukisai was the number one military advisor to Imagawa Yoshimoto.

Having practiced Buddhism for decades, he had already become a famous monk in the Warring States Period. Imagawa Yoshimoto had been his disciple since childhood. It was with the assistance of Taihara Yukisai that this number one archer in Tōkaidō was able to become a daimyo in the Warring States Period who ruled the Three Kingdoms.

The Imagawa family respectfully calls him——

[The Prime Minister in Black].

If there is anyone in this day and age who can match Taihara Yusai's achievements, it would be Axue, the black-robed monk who previously served Nagao Kagetora.

The reason why Ashikaga Yoshiteru played football with Imagawa Ujizane was not because he loved playing football, but because he used this as an excuse to meet Taihara Yusuke in person.

Now that Takeda Shingen, who ruled Kai Province, has died suddenly, Uesugi Kenshin of Echigo Province has a vague intention to annex Kai Province.

As for what attitude the Imagawa family, as an ally of Kai Province, holds, this is a question that the newly appointed shogun urgently needs to pay attention to.

In the tea room where they met, the black-robed Prime Minister Taiyuan Xuezhai was already waiting there.

The old man was dressed in black, but unlike other Buddhist monks, he did not have a snow-white beard.

On the contrary, his appearance was extremely clean and full of energy, and his sharp eyes saw through everything. Only the thick wrinkles on his face could tell that Taiyuan Xuezhai was an old man.

Next to Taiyuan Xuezhai, there was a quiet and beautiful girl serving tea and water to the prime minister in black.

The girl had silver hair that fell to her shoulders, and her eyes were as dark as the dead abyss. Her pale hands, like those of a dead person, were brewing tea, and her expression was extremely serious.

"Master Xuezhai, Lay Buddhist Rikyu, hello."

Ashikaga Yoshiteru clasped his hands in greeting with a hint of respect.

Although he was nominally the shogun with the highest status outside the royal family, that was ultimately just a thing of the past.

The fame of these two people in the country far exceeds that of Ashikaga Yoshiteru, the young general who had just taken office.

Needless to say, the prime minister in black.

The young girl next to him, Rikyu, is a direct disciple of Takeno Joo, a great tea master in the history of the tea ceremony, and is known as Sen no Rikyu, the Japanese Tea Saint.

You should know that tea was originally a drink introduced during the Southern Song Dynasty. In the past, tea was just called a drink, that is, tea soup.

Takeno Shaoou was the founder of Chatang. It was he who organized a set of standardized drinking rules for Chatang and developed a complete set of etiquette tea utensils and processes.

Sen no Rikyu evolved tea into the tea ceremony, spreading the tea culture that originally belonged to the aristocracy to the common people, and creating a tea culture unique to Japan.

Such a celebrity who is worthy of being recorded in history is naturally a character that someone of Ashikaga Yoshiteru's level cannot invite.

It seems that Sen no Rikyu came here specifically to make tea for this Buddhist monk out of respect for Taiyuan Xuezhai.

"Your Highness, there's no need to be so reserved. You are the Shogun of the Muromachi shogunate. You should show some manliness."

Taiyuan Xuezhai smiled slightly and motioned Ashikaga Yoshiteru to sit down and discuss in detail.

After the young shogun sat down a little nervously, Sen no Rikyu slowly pushed a cup of hot tea to him.

Ashikaga Yoshiteru was already thirsty from playing football, so he drank the tea in one gulp without caring that it was hot.

But even as he was gulping down the wine, the shogun's eyes suddenly lit up.

Ashikaga Yoshiteru exclaimed loudly: "Good tea! It is really good tea!"

“There is no more joyful moment than this.”

The silver-haired girl smiled sweetly, but Sen no Rikyu then spoke slowly.

"But Your Highness must also be careful not to become a tea drinker who only cares about outward splendor."

After a bowl of hot tea, Ashikaga Yoshiteru finally mustered up the courage and asked Taiyuan Xuesai, who was slowly sipping the hot tea, seriously:

"Master Xuezhai, I heard that Uesugi Kenshin is going to come to Kyoto to meet me in person. How should I respond?"

What the Shogun is most worried about now is Kenshin Uesugi of Echigo Province.

This Buddhist martial god has been causing a bloody storm in recent days. Since he came to power, he has massacred the Nagao family and eliminated the powerful people in the country. Now he has even killed his biological father, Takeda Shingen, in Zenko-ji Temple.

It is said that in the next few days, Kenshin Uesugi will go to Kyoto to pay homage to himself and pay his respects to the newly appointed Shogun.

However, it was simply too far-fetched to expect such an ambitious and powerful figure like Ashikaga Yoshiteru to believe that Uesugi Kenshin was a loyal subject loyal to the Muromachi shogunate.

"What the Buddhist Martial God needs most now is the legitimacy of his rule."

Taiyuan Xuezhai also responded to the request and began to analyze the key issues with Ashikaga Yoshiteru.

"Although he claims to be the son of the Uesugi family, that is ultimately unofficial history spread among the people. It is only recognized by the Takeda family tree, and the Kanto Kanrei has not made any substantive statement."

The prime minister in black dipped his finger in the dishwashing water beside him and drew a map on the wooden table.

"Your Highness can appoint you as the Shugo-Kamiya or even the Kanto-kanrei. If Echigo wants to expand, you must get your approval."

"If you believe that Kenshin Uesugi's rule over Echigo is legitimate, then from now on this Buddhist martial god will be a powerful sword that traverses this chaotic world. I'm afraid the entire chaotic Kanto region will submit to Kenshin Uesugi's righteousness."

Ashikaga Yoshiteru looked at the map drawn by Taihara Yusai, and after a moment of silence he asked back.

"What if I don't agree?"

"......hehe."

The prime minister in black shook his head and smiled.

"Based on the current temper of this Buddhist Martial God, what do you think he will do?"

Since coming to power, Kenshin Uesugi has been using killing to prove his truth.

If Ashikaga Yoshiteru didn't give him face, the only outcome he would have would be—

Die.

Chapter 4100: Spreading Military Power Throughout the World!!! ( words)

"When the Han Dynasty was in ruins, the treacherous hero Cao Cao used the tactic of holding the emperor hostage to control the princes and successfully seized power."

Oda Nobunaga held a piece of dogtail grass in his mouth and spoke solemnly to Axue.

"Ashikaga Yoshiteru was the newly appointed Shogun. He was a puppet Shogun controlled by Hosokawa Harumoto. However, due to the constant civil unrest in Kyoto, Hosokawa Harumoto did not have the financial resources to compete for world domination, so he never intended to overstep his bounds."

The black-haired beauty slammed the table, her red eyes extremely cold.

"So, with this opportunity, anyone can, like Hosokawa Harumoto, control Ashikaga Yoshiteru and make him a political puppet, and use this as a righteous command to command all the princes in the world to obey him!"

"...What if the other Warring States daimyo attack us?"

Axue is not a fool.

The treacherous hero Cao Cao never replaced Emperor Xian of Han from beginning to end, but always claimed to be a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty.

But even so, Emperor Zhaolie Liu Bei was still determined to kill him, and the Northern Expedition exhausted all the strength of Shu Han. Holding the emperor hostage and controlling the princes seemed to be a good move, but in fact it was often a stupid move.

"If you want to fight, then come!"

Oda Nobunaga didn't think so much. She took out the matchlock gun that Axue gave her and said sternly.

"We will conquer the world with force. This is our way of kingship, the way of kingship called [Spreading Martial Arts Throughout the World]!!!"

Spread military power throughout the world.

It means [military force is everywhere under the sky].

To describe it in the way Axue likes now——

That is to take down the whole fucking world by one person!!!

Although Oda Nobunaga was a madman with bizarre ideas, her madness was based on objective facts.

In the chaotic Warring States period, although rituals and music have collapsed, the trend of the inferior overthrowing the superior is prevalent.

However, there were still a considerable number of Warring States daimyos who abided by the etiquette of the Spring and Autumn Period, advocating that samurai should fight with swords and bows and arrows, and that generals should fight in front of the battlefield. This is the noble spirit of Bushido!

But it is a pity that the world is about to enter the industrial revolution, and no one will bother you with the six arts of a gentleman anymore.

Whoever masters the matchlock gun will control the future wars.

Science and technology are the source of a strong country.

The musket team of Echigo Province has been cultivated for several years. Coupled with the three-stage musket shooting tactics developed by Oda Nobunaga, it can now definitely be called the first-tier musket power in the Warring States Period.

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