Pillars of the Wu family

After his death, Kaga entered the era of Honganji Temple, and the Fujikashi family became a puppet with no power. After the death of Lianju Honganji Temple, it became the era of the Kaga Sanji Temple. In the end, the territory actually wanted to usurp the position of the lord, and was finally destroyed by the Chaosho Temple sent by Yamashina Honganji in a large and small battle. Since then, it has entered the era of the Chaoshoji family.

The reason why Chaoshoji Temple was able to sit firmly in Kaga Ichizumune and quickly create a powerful army lies in the word "money". Money can make ghosts grind, capture Yoshizaki Gobo and wipe out the three temples of Kaga During the process, Chaosheng Temple plundered a large amount of temple property and hidden gold that originally belonged to the Kaga Sanji Temple. The large amount of wealth made the Chaosheng Temple family surpass the Kaga Sanji Temple in just a dozen years. The orders of Zhengru in the wishing temple are often violated.

In order to suppress him, Honganji had to build Kanazawa Gobo, and ordered Chaoshoji to settle in it, which was subject to various restrictions. From then on, the Chaoshoji clan gradually put away their ostentatious posture, but often because of their own His interests conflicted with Shishan Hongan Temple and he killed the envoy. At the same time, Chaosheng Temple took Benji into his own possession during this period, and the autonomy of finance and taxation was guaranteed.

In the era of Chaoshoji Temple, while bowing to Ishiyama Honganji, he strengthened his penetration and win over Kanazawa Gobo. It makes Honganji feel that he has evil intentions, and the powerful one disciples of Echizen Chaoshoji and Wada Chaoshoji who want to suppress a sect externally will gradually transfer the finances of the two temples and the resources in his hands to Kanazawa Yufang.He originally planned to complete the complete subordinate control of Kanazawa Gobo within ten years.

But all of this came to an end with the arrival of the Kira Army. It has been more than 360 years since the Fukashi Tai family made great contributions in the battle of Kurikara in the Genpei era and was appointed as the guardian of Kaga.All the wealth accumulated by the Fukashi clan, Kaga Sanji, and Chaoshoji clan through several transfers successively fell into the hands of the Kira family.

"I roughly estimate that there are no less than [-] copper coins of various types, as well as gold and silver that are almost equivalent. As for some books, antiques and precious artifacts, I really don't know the value. Only my family can go in and check them roughly. , Then seal the warehouse and send heavy guards, write to you and wait for it to be shipped back for re-inspection.”

Uesugi Masatora briefly explained that he took Hosokawa Fujitaka to several warehouses in Yufang. He was not very interested in this huge amount of wealth. Engaging in the green ramie franchise to obtain profits to support foreign operations, and now Echigo is not short of money at all.More floating money is just icing on the cake.

Hosokawa Fujitaka just went in for a quick check and then came out.Afterwards, it was recruited to carry out the handling and preliminary inspection.It took a full three days to transport them all back to Echigo. Hosokawa Fujitaka did not tell Uesugi Masatora the exact figure, but only estimated the value of various copper coins at about 15 guan.The converted value of gold and silver is even higher, and the rest of the antiques, calligraphy and paintings cannot be estimated temporarily.

In addition, several secret doors were found to find out the Chaoshoji family’s battle plan for annexing Kaga, precious tea sets, gemstones, ivory and other handicrafts from the Ming Dynasty, and even a top-level Duan inkstone. I have never received it, only the Ashikaga General’s family received a gift from the Ming Dynasty during the Ashikaga Yoshimitsu era. It is said that Hiraki Kiyomori once had a Duan inkstone, but I don’t know where it spread after the Battle of Tannoura, but I don’t know where it is. Is Duanyan the latest chapter of the Duanyan online game "Full-time Follower" circulated by Ping Qingsheng? [

Another half a month later, Yoshitoki Kira issued a letter of appointment, ordering Uesugi Masatora to be fully responsible for reaching an agreement on harmony with the Ichikomune and Asakura families.He also asked him to resolve the war in Hokuriku as soon as possible and lead the main army back to Kasugayama Castle. In fact, he did not summon to return to Echigo to sit in Kasugayama Castle, because there were no wars around Echigo, so it would be better to try to suppress Ichikui among the three counties here. Power, anyway, neither Ichikozong nor Honganji can afford it, so he is the last thing to worry about.

Fortunately, Uesugi Masatora did not keep him waiting. Not long after the letter of appointment was issued, the envoys sent by Ishiyama Honganji hurried to Kaga Kanazawa Gobo. People, the two of them are the most trusted confidantes of Honganji Tanru, and neither of them came from the direct lineage of the Hokuriku Ichiko Sect.

Shimoma Yoriyoshi's father, Shimoma Yorikiyoshi, was once one of the top leaders in Echizen's army, and was rewarded for his achievements in both the big and the small ones, but he was pushed out by Chaoshoji Temple and returned to Ishiyama Honganji Temple and died in depression. , he came back this time to seize the military power of Echizen Iskomune. Naturally, it was inevitable to fight for power with Chaoshoji Jiaofang, which was just in line with his original intention of avenging his past.

Qili Laizhou's background is even lower. He was a young servant from the Yamashina Honganji era. The so-called green servant is a relatively young and promising man among the low-level warriors of the local servant rank. He himself doesn't even have a common surname Miao. Ordinary rich peasants turned into local servants. Because of their loyalty, bravery and ability to handle affairs, they have been gradually promoted to be one of the most confidant generals in Ishiyama Honganji Temple in the past 20 years. Military and political power.

Xiajian Laizhao is a middle-aged monk in his 40s. The age difference between Qili Laizhou and him is similar, but the performance and aura of the two are really different. Xiajian Laizhao looks more like a monk in terms of appearance and conversation. A learned and learned monk, and Qili Laizhou abandons his ugly appearance, short, thin and a little hunchback, he really doesn't look like a general.

Qili Laizhou and Shimoma Laizhao looked at each other, and then took the lead to say: "The poor monk came to make peace with the Kira family under the order of the master. I don't know if the main hall of Uesugi can be the master. If not, where should the poor monk and others go?" Talk about peace."

"My family can make the decision. You two don't have to worry about this. If you have anything to say, just say it!" Uesugi Masatora stretched out his hand and made a gesture of asking for it.

Xiajian Laizhao said with a smile: "That's good! The purpose of this poor monk is to reach peace with the Kira family. The original words of the priest are to cancel all the previous grievances against you. Take this opportunity to bridge the disputes between the two families. The resulting chaos will be based on the current actual control area, and the two sides will cease fighting and stop fighting, so I don’t know what Uesugi Zhengden’s intentions are.”

Uesugi Masatora also smiled when he heard their proposal.Knowing that the head of Chaoshoji Temple has been hung outside Kanazawa Gobo for nearly a month, it is not in vain. After many days of public opinion fermentation, Ishiyama Honganji will inevitably fall into a state of fear, and 12 troops have been invested before and after. All were captured And annihilation, the two northern counties were seized more than ten days before and after the invasion of Kaga, and then the Yixiangyikui army was defeated in the joint battle of Jianshengzhai, so that the Kaga Yixiangzong was reduced to the embarrassing situation that Nomi County was almost unable to hold.

The territory was occupied and the believers were taken into captivity. As a result, Kaga and Echizen always faced the dilemma of being able to collect food and raise money. The only source of money expenditure was also cut off with the capture of Motoyoshizuo. The chance of a comeback is ruined, let alone counterattack the powerful Kira family to regain the lost territory.It is very difficult to maintain the current situation without collapse.

It is precisely because he knows that he faces a huge threat that cannot be resisted.Therefore, the master of Ishiyama Honganji Temple, Honganji Xianru, immediately made concessions and compromises in exchange for the basic requirement of non-war harmony with the Kira family.Because they knew that Kaga and Echizen's Ichimuzong forces were absolutely incapable of fighting on two fronts at the same time, and the only way out was to choose one as the direction of attack.

The current situation is that the power of the Etsuchu Ichikozong has been completely emptied, and several officials of the Noto Ichikozong are also trapped in the internal strife of the Noto Hatakeyama family.The main force of Yiyiyikui in the two northern counties of Kaga had already been emptied during the Etsuchu invasion. After the Kira army entered Kaga, they carried out massacres and hunting again and again. Or farmers, regardless of gender or age, all captured and sent to Echigo to deal with the supreme soldier king.

In this series of bloody suppression process, the loss of the believers who are the foundation of Yixiangzong is extremely serious. The remaining population in each village and township does not exceed 5 people. His faith is not deep, either he hates Yixiangzong himself or belongs to the leaders of Yixiangzong's hostile forces.

In the two northern counties, there are as many as [-] elite garrisons of Kira's family army, plus no less than [-] troops of Kira's navy for reinforcements at any time.Let Yixiangzong have no chance to instigate a new Yikui riot in the two northern counties. What's worse is that the Kira family is still transporting farmers from Vietnam to the northern two counties. In name, it is to coordinate the autumn harvest. These two counties have been fully implemented.

The situation in the eastern part of Nomi County is similar. Hundreds of large and small villages have been captured, and even the unaffected areas in the western part of Nomi County have been affected by small-scale human hunting. They attacked several villages in a row, and with the cooperation of Ashigaru, they captured the believers in these villages from top to bottom in one day. [

The men among the believers unite to actively resist, and they will be killed by the Kira army. These merciless warriors kill the believers of the Yizong sect more easily than a chicken, and the believers who are afraid of being killed have to make a choice , or trample on the flag of Ichikozong and swear to the gods and Buddhas to break with Ichikozong, or be forcibly taken away and sent to Echigo or Sado to work as miners. Rebels, regardless of gender, are executed on the spot.

Such a brutal system has indeed deterred Yiyikui who has always been arrogant. They have never seen such a terrible method, using such a fierce method to uproot the lifeline that Yijikui relies on for survival. Losing believers, they are like duckweed. It will collapse in an instant, which Ishiyama Honganji will never allow to happen.

In fact, the Ishiyama Honganji did not understand the reason why the Kira family used such drastic means to deal with the Ichiko sect, because the Honganji family and the Kira family had long-term grievances, and there was no serious conflict of interest between the two parties. It is not some religious differences, this problem is not as good as one-tenth of the deadly feud between the Echizen Asakura family and Honganji Temple.

Although Kaga and Etsuchu Ichikozong have been allowed to attack Echigo over the years, it is not that they have not thought about taking the initiative to bridge this relationship, but Echigo's ban on Ichikozong just touched the bottom line of Ichikozong, making Honganji Temple appear like After several times of hesitation, he gave up the initiative to propose peace. As long as he proposes peace negotiations, Honganji seems to be sure to extend his hand to accept the kindness.

Because in Honganji Xianru's heart, he always felt that the Kira family would take the initiative to propose peace with him in the end.At that time, Echigo will loosen the restrictions on Ichiko Zongbu, even if it only opens a gap, it is so-called strict management like Takeda Shingen in the Kai Kingdom. He only needs to step down one step, and then he can freely restrain Kaga and Etsuchu The same as always.If these monks, disciples and officials in Hokuriku do not listen to orders, he will be happy to invite Yoshitoki Kira to carry out another "big and small" cleansing of Hokuriku.

It's just that this encounter was beyond Honganji Xianru's expectations. The battle between the two sides for territory in Vietnam and China would be so fierce. Masatora Uesugi, who had met once in Kyoto, was so powerful. The dishonest Chaoshoji Misho also annexed the two counties in the central and northern parts of Kaga Province and half of Nomi County, and it was too late for him to make more adjustments.

This time Shimoma Raizhao and Qiri Raizhou were appointed as envoys, one is to fight for power, and the other is to test the specific reaction of Echigo, whether it is really planning to join forces with the Asakura family to annex Kaga Ichikuni and completely eliminate Hokuriku Ichigo Zong, there is still room for maneuver. Everyone can sit down and discuss how to divide the sphere of influence.

Uesugi Masatora obviously understood this truth.Smiling at the two monks, he said, "My family came here following an order written by His Royal Highness. We have reached an agreement with the Echizen Asakura Clan. The Kaga Kingdom is divided into two, the northern part belongs to the Kira family and the southern part belongs to the Echizen Asakura Clan. Now Our army has seized the two northern counties, and the sweep of Nomi County is coming to an end. The only enemy now is the [-], [-], and [-] troops in Wadayama Castle. This makes the family very unhappy. the only challenge."

"Is Kaga two points? I see! The main hall invaded Nomi County to ensure that the ruler Torikawa will not be disturbed? The only challenge is the [-] defenders in Wada Mountain Castle! The poor monk understands!" He is an extremely smart person, who understands the joints of the words without needing to understand them.

Qili Laizhou reacted a little slower than him, but after a little hesitation, he immediately understood that Uesugi Masatora was clearly going to sell Echizen Asakura's ally, and he could even pretend not to care about the secret agreement It is conceivable how unstable the covenant between the two of them to carve up Kaga is. Maybe the two sides have conflicts, or maybe the Kira family is not satisfied with the Asakura family. In short, this is the opportunity of the Demon Emperor. My favorite baby.

Masatora Uesugi didn't seem to see their suddenly enlightened expressions.Continued: "The meaning of my family is very simple. The [-] Xiangyikui troops in Hotanshan City withdrew, and Yijikui was not allowed to cross the defensive network built by my Ashikaga family on the Tetori River in any form or in any name. At the same time, our family can Guaranteed that no opponent will use the southern bank of Sichuan to use troops, and at the same time, Yixiangzong can be allowed to retain part of the original industry in Benjicou, but armed ships and ships prohibited by our side are prohibited from entering Benjicou.”

"It's so good!" Qili Laizhou couldn't help pinching the rosary excitedly. He was about to take over the military and political power of Kaga Iskoi. No one would listen to the two of them. These two new generals could never become polished commanders, so they had to get money and rations for the soldiers to sit on the Diaoyutai.

The attitude of the Kira family just expressed their willingness to give care in this regard. First of all, the [-] troops who withdrew from Hotan Mountain City will definitely fall into his hands. Secondly, the safety of western Nomi County and Enuma County can be guaranteed. There is no need to worry about being plundered again. In the end, some of the temple properties of Benjicou have been restored. This is the temple property managed by the Chaosheng Temple family for several generations. Even if you only give him one-tenth, it is not a small fortune. It can be supported.

The two of them can also see the attitude of the Kira family, since they want to use powerful force to beat Kaga Ichiku so that they dare not have any dissent, but they are unwilling to beat Kaga to death with a stick, and finally have a complete relationship with Ishiyama Honganji The rift is like a fight between a snipe and a clam, but instead benefits the Echizen Asakura family.

In fact, Honganji Temple is not willing to offend the Kira family. Kira Yoshitoshi was able to create the miracle of Sakamoto in Kinai in just four years, and it took six years for Echigo to conquer four neighboring countries. It only depends on this skill The ability and ability are by no means comparable to that noble son Asakura Yoshikage, and the Kira family and the Izumo clan did not have decades of enmity like the Asakura family. He has also maintained a good relationship with Kira Yoshitoki, and he can be regarded as one of the representative ministers who are pro-shogunate and inclined to the Kira faction in the court.

Ishiyama Honganji Temple has always been respectful to the imperial court shogunate, and more than [-] years ago, it was tidied up by the governors Hosokawa Harumoto and Rokkaku Sadayori. These years, they have been careful in Kinai with their tails between their legs.And the Kira family just maintains great influence in the shogunate, no matter for various reasons, they should not tear themselves apart with the Kira family.

Although Honganji Xianru also tested the attitude of the Kira family with rumors of "Buddhist enemies", playing political tricks is the only way for every mature daimyo to go through. baptism.Nowadays, the daimyos in Kinai are more shrewd than each other. That is, Kira Yoshishi gained such a great reputation in Kinai, and there were a lot of samurai betting on both sides. Nothing will cause a complete break with Yixiangzong.

And the state of Kaga in the Hokuriku Province is so bad. After Uesugi Masatora broke the so-called covenant of sharing Kaga equally between the north and the south, the two of them discovered that the situation faced by the Kaga Ichiko clan was particularly divided. The Echigo Kira clan and Echizen The Asakura family is a well-known samurai family, and they chose to attack from both north and south directions at the same time. If they do not respond to such a dangerous environment, they will only perish.

But the reality is so cruel.The choices at Ishiyama Honganji Temple are very limited.The best way is to fight back both sides at the same time through war.But there has never been a military genius like Uesugi Masatora in the entire Kaga Kingdom, let alone an all-round general like Kira Yoshitoki, Takeda Shingen, and Hojo Ujiyasu.

With the nature of the participation of the whole people, it is also destined that they will not be able to fight on both sides at the same time, because the inferior quality of the soldiers of the Yiyikui dooms them to need several times the strength of the enemy to gain an advantage.Of course, this advantage will usually lose its effect in front of elite soldiers and strong generals, such as 30 against [-] in the Kuzuryukawa battle, or [-] against [-] in the Etsuchu Shogawa battle, and Kaga is not Possesses such a powerful national power as Echigo.

If you can't start wars at the same time, you can only fight for a simultaneous truce, but Yixiangzong can't afford the price of a simultaneous truce. Lu Yixiangzong still has Kaga Banguo left, and Echizen is less than Bankoku's family property. It is still a question of how much territory can be traded for peace.

There are actually only two choices before Xianru Honganji.The first one is to take the initiative to fight against the Kira army in harmony with the Echizen Asakura clan, and the second is to actively fight against the Asakura army in harmony with the Echigo Kira clan. The choice of the former means that the [-] troops who have always been against Uesugi Masatora and Whether the most terrifying [-] cavalry team can beat is still a question.

Even if it is really necessary to go to war with the Kira family, a large number of troops will need to be transferred back from Echizen. During this process, it is hard to say whether the Asakura Army will suddenly tear up the treaty and attack Echizen. From this point, it can be seen that the actual occurrence point of this crisis is the [-] elite of the Echigo Kira clan. If they cannot stop them, there will be no strategic insect god tyrant who can break the two-sided attack.

"One more thing! His Highness Gongfang means to support Honganji's invasion of Echizen, and can provide a certain amount of military support. The amount is no less than [-] yuan per year. Ichikui's generals, that is, the two eminent monks each have [-] guanwen. Although the money is not much, it is used to make up for Yixiangzong's supplies and weapons.

In addition, the use of this money is also quite obvious, that is, it must not be developed in the same way in Nomi County, Kaga. As long as we find out that there is a military change or a change in Nomi County, the contract will be torn up immediately. It is a secret contract that is only a verbal promise and will not be put on paper. If the two of you feel that you can challenge my Kira family with this money, you can give it a try. "

At the same time that Uesugi Masatora's voice fell, Saito Chaoxin also made the movement of sharpening his knife in cooperation, which was quite funny. The two monks talked in a low voice and said together: "I can wait for the Lord to agree. This peace condition, I will return to Shishan Honganji Temple to draft the document, and after the town government official returns, I will personally send it to Kasugayama Castle."

The two monks saluted and hurriedly left Kanazawa Gobo. They did not ask where the captured believers were sent, nor did they ask for the prisoners captured in the series of joint battles in Etsuchu and Kaga, because they knew very well that the Kira family would not To fulfill their wishes easily, the price that needs to be paid is definitely borne by Ishiyama Hongan Temple, it is better to just keep your head shut and pretend that you don't know what to do.

Uesugi Masatora was not used to participating in such an evil agreement for the first time. If it hadn’t been for the secret letter that Kirayoshi asked him, the chief general, to be responsible for handling the beginning and end, he would never have participated in this kind of conspiracy due to his temperament. , these years have been intentionally instilled by Kira Yoshishi, and he also knows some ghost tricks that violate morality. Behavior finds sufficient reasons to justify.

More than ten years of military career has made him gradually understand that war is not to be used to the extreme, and sometimes you can't talk too much about benevolence and morality. This is the case with Kaga Ichikozong's handling of the issue. Kaga Ichikozong, who is half-crippled and fearful out of political considerations, is far more suitable than being reduced to a remnant party running around the border of Kaga and threatening the stability of the territory.

As long as Kaga Ichikui does not collapse, these extremists of the Izumo sect will be strongly restrained by Shimoma Raizhao and Qili Raizhou, and the grassroots officials and local servants can still use their influence to restrain the Izumo sect believers , there is no need to worry about the stability of the two northern counties being impacted by geographical factors. There is nothing more important than annexing the territory and quickly digesting without leaving any hidden dangers.

In contrast, killing Kaga Ichikui in one go will not only offend Ishiyama Honganji to death, but also provoke the strong hostility of the Echizen Asakura Clan. If you don't follow the covenant, you will automatically break the alliance and tear yourself apart. Kaga Ichikui's remnants After losing the leader, they will become a group of lunatics, and maybe they will get support from the Asakura family in turn.

Mori doesn't even need the Asakura family to show up in person, as long as they are properly indulged or given a certain amount of protection, they can make Kaga's remnant party like wild horses run wild, and they will take advantage of the geographical advantage in the mountains of Kaga country Playing hide-and-seek with the Kira army, with the Asakura family's intentional connivance and protection, and the strong support of Ishiyama Honganji Temple outside, it is like the remnants of the Southern Dynasty in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. They can rely on external support and the advantages of local snakes to fight against the Muromachi shogunate for nearly a hundred years.

Even if Kira Yoshishishi's family has a great career, they are not afraid of confrontation, but they are not willing to waste it for such a small place. The Kira Army's entry into Kaga is to grab the territory, not to form a deadly feud. If you fall into the dangerous situation where the big devil fought intermittently for ten or eight years, even if all these families are defeated in the end, it will not make much sense.

To enter the Kaga country, we must work hard for the stability of the local situation. We must not let the Kaga country become a quagmire, where tens of thousands of troops will be trapped and cannot be pulled out. We must defeat Kaga as quickly as possible. The city plundered the land, won another battle and quickly reached a peace agreement, which has achieved the established strategic goal, and further greed and lack of greed will inevitably lead to resentment.

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For a daimyo, integrity is a luxury.