Pillars of the Wu family

Dabaoji Yoshinori is one of the best first-rate samurai families. Over the years, they have conquered the rebellion of the Sakoshi clan. With the help of the old minister Tosahin Chanto, they revived the family business that had begun to decline when the previous family governor Dabaoji was in good times. Their Dabaosi Muto's family business has reached its largest territory in his hands.

In the entire Dewa country, the only one who has more knowledge and skills than him is the retired Date Harumune. Whether it is Mogami Yoshimori, Onodera Keimichi, or Tendo Yorimichi who has also retired, they can only do it. Assuming he was on par with Dabaoji Yoshizo, perhaps Mogami Yoshinori was the stronger of the four of them, but it wasn't enough to hold down the others.

He may not be good at ingenuity and strategy, and his military strategy may not be particularly outstanding, but he is not lacking in vision and precise judgment. He knows better than anyone that the Daibaoji family cannot do without Echigo's support. As early as 20 years ago, the inextricable connection with Echigo was established, otherwise Daihoji Yoshizo would not have become Honjo Shigeru's uncle.

Sakai County is one of the richest places in Dewa Country, even stronger than the neighborhood of Yamagata Castle. Without the support of Echigo, the Daibaoji clan would not be able to occupy the essence of Baokai County. He knows this better than anyone else. Before his death, his elder brother Daibaoji Qingshi took his hand and told him to hold Echigo's thigh tightly, and he must not ruin the long-term future of the Daibaoji clan because of temporary greed, so Masatora Uesugi proposed to transfer the Daibaoji clan At that time, although he was very dissatisfied, he still accepted the order.

In general, Daihoji’s identity in Dewa is similar to Kai Oyamada’s identity and status in Kai, except that he advertised “I am Nagao’s vassal” on his head, in order to ensure that he is not in the system of Dewa country. rejected by other peoples.Yizeng of Dabao Temple married his younger sister to King Dao of Onodera, a powerful countryman.

Onodera's family line comes from the Shuto clan of Fujiwara Hidego Yamauchi.Because of the separatism of the three counties of Xianbei, Pinglu and Shengxiong in Deyu Country.Because these three counties have been called Shanbei or Xianbei since the Heian period, these three counties are also called the three counties of Xianbei. After the Onodera family entered the three counties in the Kamakura period, they were gradually called the Onodera clan of Xianbei.

With the help of this local snake that has been rooted for more than 300 years, the Dabao Temple family not only successfully stepped out of the shadow of decline, but also took advantage of this opportunity to expand and subdue the Sawak and Laici clans one by one. It has been walking on thin ice for nearly 20 years, so what about Dabao Temple Yizeng Are you willing to be a puppet of this so-called Anti-Echigo Alliance?

Upon seeing this, Tusuolin Zendong knew that the persuasion of the faction of retainers who tended to oppose the Echigo Alliance failed.I was very worried that these guys would take the risk and hold Daibaoji Yoshizune hostage, so I hurriedly gave the waiter a wink, and smoothed things over with a smile: "Actually, this problem is not complicated. My lord's consideration is very reasonable. We are now Kira's retainers. Otherwise, even if we defected, we probably wouldn’t get benefits from the top family. For example, the Date family came here from a place as far away as Yonezawa. Isn’t it for profit? If there is no profit, why bother? You just need to learn from the Anton family."

"But the anti-Echigo alliance is imminent. What if we don't join? No matter whether they are anti-Echigo or not, they will deal with us after all!" Sakoshi Wei complained dissatisfiedly: "If we still have Shonai in hand Alright. Even if we can’t beat them, we can retreat into the village and continue to hold on. Forgive them for not daring to cross Mount Haguro. But is there any way for us to retreat now? Are we going to retreat to Mount Haguro for help?”

"No need! This subject thinks that Onodera's strategy can be used, but it must be changed before it can be used, otherwise it will really become the kind of tragedy described by the lord. We just need to..." Tozuolin Chandong's voice became more and more serious. The younger he was, the more secretive and unpredictable his expression became, and it didn't take long for a burst of tacit laughter to emanate from the evaluation room.

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On February [-], the second year of Yonglu, the Kasuga Yamashiro Grand Evaluation was held as scheduled. In addition to the daily follow-up of the government decree persuading farmers, Yoshitoki Kira made further adjustments to the decrees of Shinano and Ueno. Later, the water and soil were not acclimatized, which was not suitable for some government orders of the two countries, which ensured that in the new year, farmers from all over the country would quickly convert the new fields they reclaimed into production areas.

When the meeting was held to discuss marching into the Kanto and going to Kamakura Tsuruoka Hachimangu to prepare for Uesugi Masatora's appointment as the Kanto governor, a letter from Mikawa Kingdom was on his desk, but upon closer inspection it was his brother Kirayoshi The letter from An, the general meaning of the letter is that he hopes that he can order the family members of the generation of the Saijo Castle to provide money and food support. It is best to send troops to help at the right time. He and Matsudaira Motoyasu are about to tear each other apart. He is determined to help his uncle Brother Jinchuan is true.

"Brother is really coaxed by Imakawa Jibu! Whatever he is! Anyway, Mikawa is too far away from our family and I can't control it. It's very interesting that Matsudaira Motoyasu can't hold back so quickly... It seems that something is not right! If you just ask for help, you can go to Okochi Tajimamoru, why bother writing a letter to Echigo?" Yoshihiro Kira didn't expect that his elder brother Yoshinori Kira was also playing tricks on him, and he was full of doubts. I read it several times in my mind and frowned even more.

"According to the distance, it has been at least a month since the letter was delivered. The reason why brother took so much trouble to send this letter, should it be to tell Yu not to attack the Three Rivers Kingdom? Selfishly deliberate in this direction until it is true. It is possible that the Imagawa family may have promised him some benefits, such as controlling the Three Rivers and Half Kingdoms to stabilize the family business that is about to collapse. It seems that this handwriting should be guided by Imagawa Shougui! Let a monk live in seclusion for many years It's no wonder that the nun came out of the mountain again because of the Imagawa family."

Mikawa is the homeland of the Kira family, and it has been operating here for more than 300 years. Although it was once suppressed by the Ashikaga family in the Muromachi period, the guardianship of the Mikawa country was also controlled by the Hosokawa branch and the Isshiki branch. Controlled by officials, for example, Matsudaira Nobumitsu and Toda Munemitsu were samurai from Kyoto who migrated to Sanhe to fight against Kazuko Nukada, but it was precisely because of this that the Kira family was able to avoid being involved in the maelstrom of the Onin Rebellion and the Mingyu Coup. Fall apart.

It is understandable that his elder brother Yoshiya Kira intends to stand in the true camp of the Imagawa Clan. After all, the Imagawa family has been operating in the Mikawa Kingdom for nearly ten years, and Yoshiya Kira married Imagawa Yoshimoto's daughter, Princess Tsuruhime.She also gave birth to her own son Kira Manjumaru last year.The good life was very comfortable, and suddenly the father-in-law died in the narrow space of the barrel.How angry and angry he felt in his heart.

It is inevitable to find Oda Nobunaga for revenge, but Yoshiyasu Kira, who has studied Sinology, also knows the truth that "to fight against the outside world, you must first settle down inside." The relationship with Tojo Kira's family made Kira Yoshin always feel that this person is not very respectful to his old master, which is really disgusting. These years, he has maintained a harmonious relationship in front of Imagawa Yoshimoto. In fact, the two sides have fought many times in private. , has long hated the other party to the bone.

Kira Yoshian has always believed that this Matsudaira Motoyasu is a representative of a treacherous person.So Kira Yoshian has been watching Matsudaira Motoyasu's every move carefully, trying to find clues of rebellion from his behavior. After searching for several years, he didn't find anything strange, which made him a little discouraged, but his clumsiness in the battle of Ozazama The performance still allowed Kira Yoshian to covet the opportunity.

So Yoshinori Kira wrote a complaint to present Matsudaira Motoyasu's inaction in Ozaza to Imagawa Shimao. In his words, he was probably compared to the culprit of Imagawa Yoshimoto's death in Ozaza, including in Ozama. It is abnormal to not stick to Narumi Castle after the Hazama incident and not support Narumi Castle.

In addition, he also has an ironclad proof of "being an enemy", that is, he took the initiative to abandon Dagao City with a thousand troops without a large number of chasing troops on the night after the Tongzai incident, not only did he not set fire to the city and destroy the city The grain and grass, and did not bring the small load team to transport the grain and grass back.Instead, he chose to abandon it directly to the Oda Army, including a full set of small pack loads and pack horses to Oda Nobunaga.

To prove that what he said is true.It is also mentioned that Matsudaira Motoyasu was once a close friend of Oda Nobunaga when he was taken captive to live in Owari country, so he has reason to believe that Matsudaira Motoyasu intentionally supported the enemy in this war. As for Matsudaira Motoyasu once mentioned The story that he ran to the Dashu Temple with a thousand troops and tried to commit seppuku must have been fabricated.

Dashu Temple is outside Okazaki City, Uta County. Even if the Oda Army dared to fight again, they would not dare to cross Bihai County and chase him into Dashu Temple outside Okazaki City, Uta County. What's more, he still has a thousand troops. It is impossible for a large group of Chinese people from the Matsudaira family to be hunted down in Okazaki Castle not far away, and according to the information obtained, it can be determined that the Oda Army did not go deep into the territory of the Mikawa Kingdom, but only chased it to Owari Withdrew near Muzhai, a border village.

The above words and deeds really made the Imagawa family suspicious. Compared with Kira Yian, who is also a cultural person with similar interests and a family background, the short and fat Mihe soil turtle Matsudaira Motoyasu has no way of seeing the Imagawa family. , Kira Yoshian and him both communicate in a Kyoto accent, no matter how bad it is, it is a Suruga accent. Only Matsudaira Motoyasu's authentic Mikawa dialect is really unpleasant. He doesn't understand how much his father values ​​him, just because of him Is it more honest to be fat?

Looking at the beautiful regular script written by Yoshiya Kira, and the bad characters written by Motoyasu Matsudaira like ants crawling, and using pseudonyms throughout the self-defense book, Imagawa really shook his head and still believed in Yoshiya Kira’s words At least what people wrote is well-founded, suspicious and deduced. Matsudaira Motoyasu just kept showing his loyalty, saying that he was innocent. If he was innocent, why didn't he explain clearly that he abandoned Dagaocheng and a pile of grain and grass with a thousand troops , And what does it mean to commit seppuku in the Dashu Temple?Acting for him?

Matsudaira Motoyasu couldn't explain clearly, can't it be said that the head is hot recently and he is going to have diarrhea after seeing his own Bodhi Temple?He did regret it when he returned to Okazaki Castle, but what was done was done, could he still deny it?The genealogy of the good deed and the retainers wished to publicize this matter to everyone, he had no choice but to retreat.

The Imagawa clan really didn't order Matsudaira Motoyasu to be punished, but told him not to have any wrong thoughts, but to recuperate and prepare the army for war. After the Imagawa family's vitality is exhausted, they will find Oda Nobunaga to avenge the killing of his father. Matsudaira Motoyasu quickly made a grateful expression , thank the governor for his extrajudicial grace, and repeatedly expressed his true loyalty to the Imagawa clan.

Of course, this kind of order is not the real intention of Imagawa, but his grandmother Jinchuan Shougui Ni taught him how to do it. What his father didn't have time to teach him was to let his grandmother teach it for him, but Imagawa really felt that he was Junyuan San after all. The lord of the country is still very awkward being pointed at by his elderly grandmother all day long. He thinks that his grandmother should stay in the Buddhist hall to pray for his grandfather and father, or simply enjoy the blessings. There is no need to participate in major state affairs.

After all, it was not taught by his wise and martial father, it is really inevitable that the Imagawa family will have a change of mind, and the samurai are always born to despise women.Although his grandmother is a legendary figure who assisted two generations of family governors.But how much does that have to do with him?when he was born.Grandmother Shougui Ni has shaved her hair and became a nun and lives in seclusion. When she grows up, she only sees her grandmother once a year during festivals or at the grandfather's annual offering.

So Imakawa really wrote a letter privately and sent it to Kira Yoshian, telling his brother-in-law that this was not his original intention, everything was arranged by his grandmother Imagawa Shoukini, and he still prefers him in his heart. There is indeed a problem with Matsudaira Motoyasu. I hope he treats it carefully, and if he finds out that he has a different heart, he can do it boldly.The Imagawa family will really support him behind the scenes. With the promise from the governor's handwritten letter, Kira Yoshian also swept away the frustration of failure, and replied excitedly that he would do his best to fulfill the governor's entrustment.

On the other hand, Matsudaira Motoyasu also resented Kira Yoshian very much, thinking that I have always been very respectful to you, even though it would be a lot of offense to serve as a retainer, can't I take the initiative to apologize every time?Exactly how much hatred has caused you to fight against me again and again, even sued and tried to kill yourself, if it weren't for his fate, it would really fall into the hands of Yoshiya Kira, so the confrontation between the two sides From the small movements in the dark to the opposition in the light.And the sparks of the collision are getting bigger and bigger, gradually showing signs of armed conflict.

Masaaki Hattori's intelligence is very powerful.Especially some secret things about Sanhe can always be investigated clearly. It is really hard to complain when I see this inside story. Kirayoshi, his superb brother is really not ordinary stupid, and it is very easy to be stupid and create his own logic system. What's more interesting is that it's really interesting for Wai Da to stare at this little turtle.

Ji Liangyishi curled his lips and said contemptuously: "My brother will give him money and food, and if he wants to beat Matsudaira, let him beat him. Who is to say that he is Yu Tongwei's concubine brother? He still has to give it to him when he makes this request. In order to save face, Yu has no power to expand the territory of Sanhe, let alone engage in a trick to divide the world."

The passage of ten years is enough to change a person, especially for those who have experienced the youthful and impulsive boyhood to the handsome youth. Kira Yoshian is no longer the reckless kid of thirteen or fourteen. He has a family and a bright career prospect. , what he saw and heard in the past ten years is all about the wise guidance of his father-in-law Imagawa Yoshimoto, and the bright future of the Imagawa family.

Man is a realistic creature, and his mentality will always change as the world changes. For example, Yoshiyasu Kira is now a die-hard Imagawa family. Looking back at his resolute statement against Imagawa ten years ago, it is really embarrassing. Whether it is the death of Kira Yoshigo or Kira Mochihiro, it is not as good as the ten years of wealth and splendor given to him by his father-in-law, and it is not as good as the beauty of the world with his beautiful wife and family.

Not seeing each other for ten years, the two brothers took two completely different paths. When they saw Kira Yoshian’s letters and gorgeous and strange handwriting, Kira Yoshishi did not feel the warmth of family affection at all. Everyone has his own ambitions and cannot be forced , since his elder brother chose to embark on a path that he was not optimistic about, Ji Liangyi would not push too much, so as not to cause a bigger rift in the already weak family relationship.

Ji Liangyi didn't feel very surprised when he was young. He didn't have much contact with his elder brother Ji Liangyi'an since he was a child. His mother and birth status were destined to make Ji Liang Yi'an change from a concubine to a concubine. He can become the son of the Imagawa family. The son-in-law also has his own strength, so I don't think he owes him so much by allowing him to act like this. Ten years of wealth and glory are a blessing that many people can't expect. Kira Yi'an should also be content. As for the future path, it depends He took it upon himself.

"Besides, Mikawa Kingdom is far away from Echigo on the Tokaido, and there are so many neighboring countries such as Shinano, Kai, Suruga, and Tone. No matter how long Yu's hand is, he can't reach that far. Yu's goal is to go south to Kanto to clean up. Sagami's lion doesn't have the time to play with the people of Sanhe, and it's still troublesome for the old genealogists at home to absorb it!"

He may not care about Kira Yoshian's attitude, but he has to consider the two 300-year-old genealogical families on the side of Mikawa. If it weren't for the fear that these genealogical generations would suddenly come over and affect the genealogical retainers he created, he would not repeatedly emphasize that Dakochi Xinzhen and the others guarded Sanhe's hometown well, so there was no need to be aggressive, and they didn't need to express their views on the affairs of the Imagawa family.

When he learned that Imakawa Yoshimoto was about to go to Owari, he ordered all the Nishimikawa warriors to be silent. He did not take the initiative to act if he did not receive the order. The retainer's accusations were pushed back and forth without rebuttal or quarrel. In short, it was just a trick to get Imagawa Yoshimoto's actions to appear a little bit out of touch.

During the entire Ozama War period, the people of Xisanhe Kingdom, who sit in Bandou County and Bihai County behind Sanhe Kingdom, did not move a single soldier.The Xisanhe army in the Jinchuan army is also very slack and has no high fighting spirit.For this reason, he was ridiculed by many samurai of the Imagawa family.Okochi Nobusada took this as farting, and didn't even have the mood to respond.

Strictly speaking, they are only samurai controlled by the Imagawa family. When their lord was in Echigo's Kira Yoshi, Echigo's order made him delay. He would care whether Imagawa's general order was urgent or not. If you are pretentious, you can find a reason to push it away, if you can't push it, you can just keep up with the main force, and it's just such a laggard until it rains.

After the storm falls.It is obvious that more sentries can be deployed to control the information of Atsuta Street. Even if Oda Nobunaga's surprise attack army cannot be intercepted, it can also provide timely warnings to the nearby military forces, but Okochi Nobuya did not take any action at all, and He set up camp to hide from the rain on the grounds that the heavy rain was not conducive to marching. After the news of Imakawa Yoshimoto's death came, he led his own army to withdraw and retreat immediately. The Oda army also resolutely gave up when they saw the flag of Ashikaga Nihiri Pursuit, this is the greatest tacit understanding established by the two sides.

The blatant Yinjinchuan family will inevitably affect Xisanhe's lair, so this is the reason why he has not done more actions.After all, Nishi Mikawa is close to Owari and is supported by the Imagawa family. It is unrealistic to expect Oda Nobunaga to find out that he will help the Kira family when he causes trouble.Maybe helping Xi Sanhe became his family's territory again. Oda Nobuhide had a short history of ruling Xi Sanhe.

"Since they want to fight to death, let them do it! Just make sure that Xi Sanhe's Yu's old collar is not lost, and Yu doesn't care what tricks they play! Oda Nobunaga will never want to attack Xi Sanhe, it's time for Yu to give him I wrote a letter to advise him!" Folding Yoshiya Kira's letter for collection, he felt that this letter was quite commemorative.

In fact, there are still some things he didn't say. Before Imakawa Yoshimoto died, he was even more worried that the Suruga lord would grow into his confidant, and that Kosho Jun would let an unrestricted development in the Three Kingdoms Alliance, and wait for the feedback of the power to act on the letter. Concentration will make the Kira family very uncomfortable. Maybe Imagawa Yoshimoto will wantonly intervene in Shinano and even Kanto affairs after he becomes strong. This feeling can easily remind him of the days when he was bullied by the Imagawa family in Mikawa many years ago, so He was determined to let Imagawa Yoshimoto die with peace of mind.

But now after Yoshimoto Chuan's death, a new problem arises, how should he face the growing Oda Nobunaga, this man is simply a legend of the Warring States period, no matter his luck is against the sky or his means are amazing, They all left a strong mark on the history of Japan and even East Asia.

In history, his successor, Monkey, brazenly launched a war of aggression against Korea, which can be regarded as the beginning of the challenge to the Central Plains Dynasty. He hated the ambitious and unscrupulous villains like Monkey very much, and Nobunaga Oda himself was a man bigger than Monkey. An even more rebellious villain, his ideals, ambitions and actions are even more disgusting than Masashige Kusuki in the eyes of Yoshiki Kira.

Although Oda Nobunaga is named Owari Idiot, he is not really stupid. On the contrary, he is still a very smart person. Li made great efforts to organize the army and prepare for war and won one victory after another in Owari. Not only did he establish the authority of the family governor for himself, but he also gradually honed the political means that he had lacked for many years.

In fact, in Oda Nobunaga's heart, he has already faintly regarded Kira Yoshitoki as his competitor. Of course, this kind of insidious thought is only hidden in his subconscious. He was more of a friend than a competitor in his boyhood, and perhaps his memory still stays with the kid who was pushed by the recoil when he used an iron cannon for the first time.

Kira Yoshitoki's attitude towards him is also very complicated. He not only appreciates his cleverness, keen judgment, accurate and decisive nature, but also worries that his future achievements will become a serious problem for him. Now the Oda family is not as strong as they think. , Should he support this young friend, or should he support his opponent to break with him completely?

The complicated problem gave him a headache, and when he was about to give up, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration. Yoshitoki Kira showed a clear look on his face, and said with a chuckle: "Although I know that I will break up sooner or later, I still have to break up before breaking up." Use him as much as possible, maybe using him well can save Yu a lot of trouble!" (To be continued...)