Pillars of the Wu family

As the Miyoshi Army completely gave up resistance, this group of defeated soldiers discarded their weapons in an orderly manner, took off their armor, took off their flags, and escorted them to a temporary camp to take care of them. Before he had time to catch his breath, he was stopped by the attendants of the shogunate, needless to say it must be His Royal Highness the shogunate who wanted to see him.

Arriving at the Changyu Palace of Cizhao Temple, Ashikaga Yoshito celebrated with a group of vassals in high spirits. Although they didn't know the specific record, they still knew about the fact that Kazukun Shihe was killed. The Miyoshi family had no doubts A big defeat, a loss, thousands of soldiers were killed in the two battles of the Three Good Army, and the [-] army was destroyed overnight. What is this if it is not a big victory?

When Yoshiki Kira met the public and told how Kazukun Tokawa was killed and how he won the joint battle, Yoshito Ashikaga’s expression was almost distorted, yes almost distorted excitement, and he laughed wildly in a very impolite way , the voice of laughing was hoarse, the tears flowed down from the laughter, and the laughter was almost hysterical.

"I only hate that I wasn't there at the time! Seeing the last day of Shihe Yicun with my own eyes is really the biggest hatred in my life! Miyoshi Changqing! I must take your head to pay homage to my father!" Ashikaga Yoshito Intense hatred burst out from his eyes, the hatred was deep enough to make the vassals present shiver with cold in this summer night.

"..." Kira Yoshishi couldn't say anything, can't you say that you are bragging and don't write drafts?Miyoshi Changqing was so big that he would kill him at will?He wastes so much energy, is a strategy, and uses underestimation of the enemy to deceive, and even puts his own wealth and life on it in exchange for a round of victories. The shogunate is about to chop off Sanzhu's head. It really doesn't hurt to stand and talk .

Ashikaga Yoshito dissipated the anger in his heart, and kindly pulled Kira Yoshishi to his side, and said to the ministers: "Yoshishi did a good job! This time I have contributed a lot to the shogunate! At that time, it was a famous general of my shogunate, my thousand-mile horse of the Ashikaga clan!"

"It's all thanks to the great fortune of His Majesty Gongfang, the Great Imperial Palace secretly protects the shogunate! The ministers just did what they should do." Kira Yoshishishi was very humble, no matter how arrogant he was at this time, he just didn't know how to flatter him. He didn't mind pretending to be a good boy in front of others.

Seeing Kira Yoshito's modest attitude, Ashikaga Yoshito couldn't mention how happy he was, he laughed and patted him on the shoulder and said, "You are Yu's Kamisaburo! I am Ashikaga's Kamisaburo! Yu hereby declares! From today onwards, the Ashikaga family above the Kira clan is comparable, and their family status is equal to that of Goichimon!"

"This... seems inappropriate?" The vassals were shocked. The family status of the Kira family was originally the head of the Ashikaga sect, and the further treatment was the treatment of the Miao character Ashikaga. Stepping into Ashikaga's door, such a big change made it difficult for them to remain calm.

With a wave of his sleeve, Ashikaga Yoshito interrupted the shogunate ministers' admonishment, and said with a displeased face: "What's wrong! Compared with those useless younger brothers of the rest, and that useless relative of Furukawa, How much did the Kira family help our shogunate? When the shogunate was in its prime, you guys only wanted to gain power, but now that the shogunate is in decline, you are all at a loss. If it weren’t for Yu Yousaburo’s help, you might have fled back to Sakamoto Castle Hiding and not daring to come out, what’s the matter with Yu raising his family status? Was it the head of the Ashikaga family who said it?”

The vassals lowered their heads in shame. When it comes to the influence on the Ashikaga family, these distant relatives of the Ashikaga family together are not as influential as the two wings of the Ashikaga family. The so-called two wings are the two major branches of the Ashikaga family. In the Kamakura period There is no such thing as three managements and four positions. As the closest royal family of Hanoi Genji, the Ashikaga family naturally has his own party to protect him, among which the Kira family and the Shibo family are the most famous.

In the Kamakura period, the Kira family was called the Kamiso Ashikaga family because they inherited the title of Shangsuojie from generation to generation, and the Kira Manshi inherited the name of his grandfather, the guardian Ashikaga Yoshishi of Mikawa, "Saburo Kamisaka", and also enjoyed special treatment. There is also Shibo family in the same family. The Shibo family is also known as the Owari Ashikaga family. Because of inheriting the Owari guard from generation to generation, he has gained a pivotal position in the Ashikaga family.

Of course, although these two families are both wings of the Ashikaga family, there are still differences inside and outside. The first ancestor of the Kira clan, Kira Cho, was the brother-in-law of the Ashikaga family's fourth-generation pillar, the Ashikaga family. His son Kira Kamisaburo Manshi married Ashikaga The daughter of the Ashikaga family became the son-in-law of the Ashikaga family and became the confidant of the Ashikaga family, and died together when following the Ashikaga family during the Frost Moon turmoil.

In the Kamakura period, the Ashikaga family did not have the custom of using the Ashikaga Miao characters. Except for the eldest son, monks, and premature deaths, the Shibo family was also excluded from the same family. However, this family does not have a single leader of the Ashikaga family. The Shiba family married Hojo Tokisada's daughter and became a quasi-sect member of the Hojo family, with the same status as the Ashikaga clan leader of the first sect, and even for a while. He once tried to move the Hojo family to replace them as the leader of the Ashikaga clan, but it failed very quickly.

One can imagine how the Ashikaga hated this rebellious sect at that time, but no matter how much the Ashikaga hated the Shibashi and became close to the Kira clan, the situation of the two families was reversed with the disturbance of the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Leaping to become the leader of the three leaders, the Kira family was suppressed because they were on the wrong team, and they didn't even get the guardian of one country, and the gap between the two sides widened again.

Although the relationship between the Kira family and the Shiba family became closer by marrying each other's daughters to strengthen their relationship, this gap has not been made up. Even today, when the Shiba family has completely declined, it is still generally believed that the family status of the Shiba family is higher than that of the Kira family. , Later, after the shogunate promoted the family status several times, making the Kira family the chief of the family and other methods to win over, the Kira family could not let it go.

Regardless of the upper and lower Kira, the Kira family in Oshu is deeply ashamed of the so-called "Gosanjia". The other two in the "Gosanjia" are not at the same level as the Kira family. The ancestors of the Kira family fought for the Ashikaga family. At that time, these branch families were still unknown, but today they are forced to rank with them at the top. , How can we not make people feel resentful.

But now everything has changed. One sentence from Ashikaga Yoshito made Kira Yoshitoki half-step into the Ashikaga Goichi Gate, and revisited the story of the Kamakura period, and carried out Kamisu Ashikaga. Dare, it is obviously not worthwhile to offend His Royal Highness Gongfang and a popular shogunate general for this matter, and the Kira family's raising their family status does not hinder them. The shogunate will give him a higher status.

The silence of the others does not mean that everyone has no opinion. For example, Hosokawa Harumoto, who has a gloomy expression, is very unhappy. Looking at Ashikaga Yoshito and Kira Yoshitoki's thoughts, it seems that he is planning to replace him. Hosokawa Haruto Yuan felt that his heart was not going well, and the former leader suddenly said: "Tomorrow, we will send troops to capture Shenglong Temple City, and then expel Miyoshi Changqing from Kinki in one breath. His Highness Kira Youbingweizuo can definitely do it?"

"Yeah! Get rid of Sanzhu and revive the shogunate! Yoshitoki! I need your strength!" Ashikaga Yoshito looked at him expectantly.

"Your servant is indeed helpless, and the soldiers are exhausted and unable to go out again!" Ji Liangyi shook his head firmly, and said solemnly: "The shogunate has been weak for a hundred years, and now it is in the ascendant. It is time to accumulate strength and wait for the opportunity. Please also ask the public to Your Highness puts the overall situation first, so stop fighting for now!"

"That's it!" Ashikaga Yoshito realized a little bit, and he also remembered the exaggerated battle damage reported by Kira Yoshihito, but Hosokawa Harumoto stepped forward and said: "Kira Youbing Wei Zuo, what do you mean? What do you mean? To fight against the Sanhao family is to have to fight. We say that to fight against the Sanhao family, we must focus on the overall situation? What do you mean?"

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