Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Shimazu Motohisa looked at the letter in his hand, frowned and pondered for a few seconds.

"Father, as you said, Shoni Yuno is lying to us? But if Imagawa Ryotoshi hadn't taken action, then Kumamoto Castle..."

"I don't know. I have no idea."

After Shimazu Motohisa finished speaking, Shimazu Ujihisa immediately shook his head in response, but then continued:

"According to the information I received, when Kumamoto Castle was on fire, there was no sign of the army around. It was just that the whole city was searching for someone."

"If nothing unexpected happens, the burning of Kumamoto Castle should be related to that person. Shoni Yuno just wants to use this incident to persuade me."

Shimazu Motohisa nodded thoughtfully, then quickly asked:

"Father, Shoni Yuno has ulterior motives. It would be best if we don't get involved in this matter, lest we be exploited by him."

"Hey!"

After Shimazu Motohisa finished speaking, Shimazu Ujihisa sighed lightly and shook his head helplessly.

"You are so rigid in your approach to things. How can I safely hand over my territory to you?"

"Shouni Yuno did lie and try to use us, but so what? As long as we understand his purpose, that's all."

"His goal is revenge, and he wants us to send troops. However, this matter is indeed beneficial to us, so we should just go with the flow."

Shimazu Ujihisa's words made Shimazu Motohisa feel ashamed, and he immediately said that he would work hard to change.

But at this time Shimazu Ujihisa spoke again.

"I have placed people in the territories of the daimyo under the shogunate, and I have indeed obtained some useful information during this period."

"Not long ago, Imagawa Ryotoshi did indeed withdraw a large number of troops from them. It is basically confirmed that what Shoni Yuno said is true."

"Their government is now depleted of military strength, and the Higo Province's capital, Kumamoto Castle, has been burned down. Even the ruler's life or death is unknown."

At this point, Shimazu Ujihisa's mouth curled up into a smile.

"Only four of the five kingdoms remain, and their military strength is low. This is a good time to take action. We can take these territories in one fell swoop."

"If we unite all forces and take control of the entire Kyukoku Island, we might be able to form our own shogunate in the future!"

It was not until this time that Shimazu Motohisa finally understood what his father was thinking.

Indeed, the Ashikaga family was able to rely on their strength to establish the Muromachi shogunate, so why couldn't the Shimazu family do the same.

If we can control the entire Kyukoku Island, we will have the confidence and capital to form a shogunate!

Today's Japanese pirates are divided into five provinces and seven roads, namely the five countries in Kinai and seven official roads, covering all areas of Japanese pirates except Hokkaido.

The Five Keikakus are the core areas directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial family, covering Osaka Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, parts of Nara Prefecture, and the Hyogo area.

However, nowadays, these actually controlled areas are basically in the hands of the shogunate, and the Northern Dynasty royal family is basically a puppet.

The seven routes are Sanyodo, Sanyindao, Saikaido, Nankaido, Tokaido, Tosando, and Hokurikudo.

Among them, Saikaido is Kyukoku Island, Nankaido is Shikoku Island, and the remaining five routes are all on Honshu Island.

If you control the entire Jiuguo Island, it would be equivalent to controlling the second largest area among the seven.

The actual territory controlled by the Shimazu family completely exceeded the area of ​​the five imperial prefectures, and was only slightly inferior to that of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

Although the remaining six regions were divided during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, in fact these areas cannot be compared with Kyushu Island.

During the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, Jiuguo Island was the port of call for Japanese pirates to visit the Tang Dynasty. Its culture and economy were unmatched by other regions.

As for the other daimyo countries within the six realms, in fact, these people are not to be feared at all. They are just fence-sitters.

As long as they are strong enough, these daimyo states will naturally waver, just as they are now wavering between the north and the south.