Chapter 758

The Muromachi Shogunate's Great General, Ashikaga Yoshimasa, had only just been propped up on the throne. Last year, his full brother Ashikaga Yoshikatsu had died of illness after less than two years in office, only nine years old.

After that, the position of Great General had remained vacant, and the Shugo Daimyo and Kanrei had nearly beaten one another's shit out.

One reason the Ouchi clan had been so swiftly crushed by Pan Yun and the Yamana clan was that it had stationed its main advisers and troops in the capital.

Pan Yun had moved too quickly for its people to return in time to reinforce it.

Oh, and it should be mentioned that Ashikaga Yoshimasa had only recently become Great General as well. He had formally ascended to the position just days after Pan Yun broke through the Ouchi clan and Ouchi Hiromi "died of illness."

Nine-year-old Ashikaga Yoshimasa had a gut instinct: the suzerain state was treating him well. If he wanted to live, he had to seize this opportunity tightly.

So, without waiting for Oda and the other Kanrei to speak, he directly agreed to Yang Shan's proposal.

The corners of Yang Shan's mouth lifted slightly. After this round of probing, he had found an ally.

While Pan Yun and the others remained tucked away in the mountains, continuing their research on the silver-refining production line, news from the capital sped to the Masuda Family in Yunotsucho.

By order of the Great General, to strengthen ties with the suzerain state, envoys from the superior country were specially permitted to establish offices of the superior envoys at Sakai Port and Yunotsucho Port. Since many Han people had gathered around Yunotsucho and contributed to stability along the borders of both countries, Japan should offer them comfort.

The Great General