Pillars of the Wu family

Miyoshi Changqing was very concerned about the handover of the prisoners from the four countries. Within a few days, he sent an envoy to contact the shogunate, and Ashikaga Yoshito sent Odate Haruki as an intermediary to handle the redemption of the [-] kanbu and transport the copper coins. The ship was undertaken by several major merchants in Sakai Town, so several wealthy merchants in Sakai Town worked hard to buy it, and finally completed the transaction of exchanging copper coins for prisoners at the end of August.

Of the [-] kanwens, [-] kanwens were taken away by Kirayoshi, and the remaining [-] kanwens were occupied by the shogunate and [-] kanwens by the imperial court. Sharing the donation of these five hundred kanwen can be regarded as a small profit. Ashikaga Yoshito will use this money to build his new residence in Kyoto, the Nijo Imperial Palace.

The location of Nijo Castle was not located in the bustling area of ​​Sakyo. The Flower Palace has long been dilapidated, and the cost of renovation is too high to bear. Moreover, the flashy Flower Palace does not conform to the philosophy of Ashikaga Yoshito. Compared with it, Ukyo is dilapidated. point, but it is located on the Erjo Road on the west side of Da Nei Ri, and is also very close to the short distance from Sakyo.

Another advantage is to save construction costs. Youjing has a large area of ​​abandoned houses and courtyards that can be used locally. With the support of the six thousand kanwen, his ideal Nijo Imperial Palace can also be successfully built.

Since the end of the war, Yoshito Kira has returned to Sakamoto Castle. He refused Ashikaga Yoshito to keep him, and returned to Omi to continue running Sakamoto Castle. It's very comfortable to stay in Sakamoto to guard the side, especially because he can't stand Ashikaga Yoshito's high-mindedness, and he talks about the blueprint for a better future all day long. This blueprint changes every day and is different every time.

His behavior of running back to Sakamoto and staying away from the center of the shogunate made Ashikaga Yoshito more apologetic. All the direct ministers of the shogunate are proud of being close to the public. They would rather stay with the public and do nothing than go to Those places far away from the sight of the public to handle complicated general affairs, this is regarded as a performance of loyalty, and was praised by Ashikaga Yoshito.

Ashikaga Yoshito spent more than half of his childhood in Omi Sakamoto. He is very familiar with every plant and tree there, and he is also very familiar with the style of the direct ministers of the shogunate. Among the direct ministers of the shogunate, they are either old ministers or samurai It is undeniable that their knowledge and insights are top-notch.

The direct ministers of the shogunate have a characteristic. Those who are knowledgeable avoid those who are skilled in bows and horses. They are more boastful than down-to-earth. Many people even fantasize about hugging the thigh of the public and then soaring into the sky, taking home the business or setting up another family. Wait for the thought, if the public can give him or his sister green eyes, it will be a copy of the Daguan family.

Kira Yoshitoshi is not the kind of direct minister who obeys the government in everything, but a general who can sit on one side. Although he is young, his loyalty and ability are unquestionable. At least the shogunate Ashikaga Yoshito thinks so. If you look at him If it's pleasing to the eye, then everything he does is good, which is probably the case with Ashikaga Yoshito.

He has always remembered the phrase "loyal words are harsh to the ear and good for action". Ashikaga Yoshinaka is cruel and tyrannical and does not accept loyal words, and his character is stubborn and self-willed, which makes the shogunate renounced, and finally ends up being beheaded by Akamatsu Misuke. It has always been a warning to generations of shoguns. Ashikaga Yoshito's personality tends to be a bit like Ashikaga Yoshito, but it is much better than his ancestor. At least Ashikaga Yoshito will not abuse his subjects, and he is very kind to relatives and servants.

On August 28th, Yoshitoki Kira sat opposite Tokiyuki Yamamoto in the Honmaru castle tower of Sakamoto Castle, Shiga County, Omi Country. The unexpected result made him fall into a brief thought.

"Miyoshi Changqing doesn't want the people of the Yamashiro country? Could it be that he abandoned Ise Zhenxiao?" Kira Yoshitoshi was still a little unbelievable. Miyoshi Changqing was so unwise and threatened to send troops to retaliate in front of the shogunate envoys. Is it something a mature samurai family governor should do?The courage to splatter five steps with blood in a rage should not appear on a hegemon who controls several countries across the East Seto Sea.

"As a result, the plan to promote talks by fighting was unexpectedly destroyed. It seems that if the fight is too hard, there will be no room for peace talks. The people of Shancheng are completely abandoned. These 2000 people have become hot potatoes!"

"After the captives of Miyoshi's family were redeemed, they found the people of Yamashiro and asked them to redeem them all." Tokiko Yamamoto felt a little regretful. Miyoshi Changqing's fierce refusal completely failed their plan, especially his direct threat to the shogunate And the strong desire for vengeance is a little too extreme. As the leader of a new martial arts group, he needs to do many things, and choosing revenge should not be the top priority anyway.

It is understandable that a younger brother is very sad, but the joint battle has become like this, the Miyoshi family's morale has been vented, and the possibility of fighting again within the year will be infinitely reduced. The most terrifying thing is that the image of victory that Miyoshi Changqing painstakingly managed has been broken. The frightened Chinese felt that Miyoshi Changqing was not particularly terrifying, so they mustered up the courage to fight against the invasion of Miyoshi’s family everywhere. The Liujiao Army, which did nothing on the battlefield, waited for an opportunity to regain their lost reputation. This is the biggest hidden danger. .

If Sanzhu proceeds from a realistic point of view, after comprehensive consideration, harmony with the shogunate is the most beneficial choice at the moment, but on this important issue that is inconsistent with the situation and should be taken for granted, Miyoshi Changqing mercilessly refused, which made Kansuke Yamamoto shook his head.

"It seems that I still misjudged this Chikuzen guard! If Sanzhu really wants to start a war, can I resist it?" Yoshitoki Kira sighed.

"Don't be discouraged. Didn't you already think about it before the Battle of Fukakusa?" Tokiyuki Yamamoto put down the manuscript in his hand, stood up and walked to the terrace of the castle tower. The sunlight fell on Lake Biwa and reflected a golden wave. Seeing the information from His Royal Highness, Miyoshi Chikuzen Mamoru insisted on continuing to issue mobilization orders, the army of the four countries is expected to land in Kinki in early October, and we still have two months to go."

"What can I do in two months? Omi suffered heavy losses in the First Battle of Fushimibara. It is not suitable to be recruited again in a short period of time. The people in the mountain city are so weak that they can't rely on them. I don't have much choice." Kira Yoshitoki was distressed. Said.

"Why do you want to fight? Miyoshi's army is not stable, and the possibility of doing it now is infinitely low. Sanzhu is just putting on a show. Even if he is stupid, he knows that he can't fight today." Tokiyuki Yamamoto said with a smile: "What's more, there is a better way than fighting. The owner of the pavilion doesn't know yet. Ever since His Highness Gongfang learned about the strength of Sanzhu, he has been planning to kill Chikuzen Shou."

"Kill...Chikuzen Mamoru?" Kira Yoshitoki said with a ridiculous face: "How to kill? Chikuzen Mamoru is heavily protected in Akutagawa Mountain Castle. Could it be possible to assassinate him?"

"It's about assassination! In order to successfully assassinate Sanzhu, His Royal Highness specially organized an assassination team to secretly train." Tokiko Yamamoto was not surprised at this. To kill one person and benefit tens of thousands of people, even Ashikaga Yoshito couldn't resist doing it.

"As long as the owner of the pavilion introduces Sanzhu's allies and retainers a little more, with the wisdom of His Highness Gongfang, he will definitely understand what to do."

"You mean to target Sanzhu's vassals and allies?" Kira Yoshitoki frowned and thought, "A group of people is dominated by the three good righteous men, Anzhai Dongyasu is the most important, and the vassals are Matsunaga Hideo and Matsunaga Chang Lai is the most important, and Yu Sacho Jiao is the most important among the people of the country, is it from these people? Wait! Miyoshi Changqing's father-in-law, Yu Zuo Changjiao of the Hatakeyama family?"

Yoshitomo Kira looked at Tokiyuki Yamamoto in surprise, and the latter nodded approvingly, and said: "Among these characters, Yusa Changjiao is the best to deal with. This person is the elder of the Hatakeyama family in Kawachi. He has not been to Akutagawa to avoid suspicion. Shancheng is not an important minister in the Miyoshi family system, so he will be delayed in getting the news, and his defense and vigilance are also the worst, as long as he is killed, the entire Kinki invasion plan will be disrupted."

"Well! It would be great if His Royal Highness happened to kill a few more important ministers, or even Miyoshi Changqing himself! This is indeed a good way, we will do it!" Ji Liangyi thought for a while, He also said: "Let Zenjiro strengthen the defense of the family."

"Hehe, I got it." Tokiyuki Yamamoto picked up the manuscript and walked out of the castle tower slowly.

Miyoshi Changqing rejected the shogunate's proposal of harmony, which made Ashikaga Yoshito very annoyed, and what made him even more annoyed was that Miyoshi Changqing dared to threaten the shogunate with war, so what if he killed Miyoshi's family one by one? Their father and son went into exile in Sakamoto and couldn't return to Luo. That's why his father died and couldn't return to the imperial palace in Kyoto. Who would he ask for reasoning.

The facts are exactly as Tokiyuki Yamamoto expected, since the last time I learned that Miyoshi Changqing has such a powerful force, Ashikaga Yoshito can be said to have been unable to sleep all night, thinking about it and determined to use drastic means to get rid of Miyoshi Changqing, even with The dishonorable method of assassination will also remove this scourge.

At this time, he received the letterhead sent by Kira Yoshishi, which focused on the structure of important ministers in Miyoshi's family, who exercised military power, who controlled internal affairs, and who was Miyoshi Changqing's humerus family. He was most surprised by the Hatakeyama family. The family thief Yusa Changjiao, not only once joined forces with Kizawa Nagamasa to exile the governor of the Hatakeyama family, but also married his daughter to Miyoshi Changqing to become his cheap father-in-law.

Miyoshi Changqing is a silverfish from the Ashikaga family, and Yusa Chokyo is a silverfish from the Hatakeyama family. The silverfish has the same smell as a silverfish. They all sucked the blood of their Ashikaga family to grow into this fat-faced appearance, so Ashikaga Yoshito would be happy to kill the silverfish, especially if it dealt a huge blow to Miyoshi Changqing.

While Ashikaga Yoshito was busy with his assassination plan, the deals between the Miyoshi family and the shogunate were all concluded. Miyoshi Changqing just refused the peace and threatened revenge, but recalling the corpse of Juhe Kazukun and Miyoshi Changyi What must be done, completely withdrawing from the mountain city is nothing in their eyes, anyway, they will fight back sooner or later.

After busying with Miyoshi’s family’s resolutions, I’m also busy with the government affairs of Sakamoto Castle. I haven’t been back for more than two months and I realized that Sakamoto Castle has changed a lot. Lively, the messy environment near Sakamoto Port has also improved, and everything has become more orderly.

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