Pillars of the Wu family

Asahina Nobuo nodded thoughtfully, but he was secretly looking at the expressions of the two brothers Masatsuna Okabe and Motonobu Okabe. In the system, the Okabe family has always been a powerful genealogy generation, and the identity of the Super Hina family is almost the same, so Asahina Shinoki pays relatively more attention to their family.

Okabe Chujiro is a disciple of Okabe Masatsuna, and he is still a stunned young man who has just turned [-]. Based on his past experience, he definitely can't say such an orderly thing. Asahina Shinoki thinks that the Okabe family is more likely. Instigated by the two brothers, use the mouth of this insignificant boy to express some opinions, even if he says something wrong and causes trouble, he can push it away without any trouble.

"What a cunning bastard!" Asahina Shinoki cursed secretly, saying to himself that only you have a sect, and I would think that Asahina's family is a poor commander, and gave his own sect, Asahina Yuanzhi, a wink.

Asahina Mototomo jumped out knowingly and said: "In the past six months, Suruga Middle School has been constantly fighting, and under the influence of the Takeda Army's wanton invasion, the people in Suruga were broken and displaced, and the ally Sagami Hojo was trapped in Odawara Castle, making the Tokaido trade route It is almost impossible to block the transmission of information, so you probably don't know an important piece of information yet!"

"What information?"

"His Majesty the Lord of the Edo Castle shocked the Kanto. Not only did he easily take down the Musashi Kingdom, but he also swept the Xiaso Kingdom and the Shimono Kingdom to subdue the arrogant Kanto warriors. His Royal Highness the Shogunate has allowed His Highness the Lord of the Town to be the new generation of Kanto Gongfang, that is to say, he will be enthroned as Edo Gongfang soon, do you know what this means?" Asahina Motochi looked at the samurai in the room with a strange expression.

There was a sound of gasping and holding one's breath in the room, and Shinobi looked at the fire and saw that the heat was about right.Then he said in a low voice: "Maybe it won't be long. The lord in Kakegawa Castle will go to Edo Castle to join His Royal Highness. It is not yet known how much blood and blood will be caused by this in Suruga, but we will still use it as an example." Do you feel lost because you don't know the way?"

"Hiss! This..." Masatsuna Okabe's face changed, and he immediately returned to Furui's expressionless expression. Countless waves arose in his heart, and he looked at the samurai in the room with their mouths wide open. Guessing what words they probably had in mind, the shock in their hearts must not be less than his.

Asahina Shinoki seems to know a lot of inside information. With his narration, the people of Suruga who have been ignorant of the news for more than half a year know the changes in Kanto.In the past six months, the Kamisuo Ashikaga family had rampaged through most of the Kanto with lightning speed, and the Suruga samurai were stunned for a long time, not daring to move.

"Wouldn't it be that... that way..." Several samurai muttered a few words vaguely, expressing the turbulent emotions in their hearts with a look of blood on their faces. Just like rain after a long drought, neither the Kamiso Ashikaga family nor the Kanto Ashikaga family can conceal the fact that the Imagawa clan is really a sect of Ashikaga Yoshitoki, and the relationship is second only to the close relatives of the Mikawa Kira family.

Almost everyone can be sure that the Imagawa Clan will definitely go to Edo Castle, and that Takeda Shingen will not dare to stop it easily, so the choice of these Imagawa family's surrenders seems to suddenly add a shortcut to the south, maybe they don't have to cut for themselves anymore. The Takeda family was troubled by the reputation damage caused by being poked in the back.As long as it is handled properly, it can completely evolve into a posture of a loyal minister for the savior who does not hesitate to curve to save the country.

Thinking of this, not only the samurai present here cheered, but even the gloomy Okabe Masatsuna was also very excited.This is the first time he has shown a bright smile in more than half a year. The heavy pressure is like a Mount Fuji on top of his head, which almost crushes his spine together, but everything seems to be different today.

Asahina believes that he will not lie, at least he will not lie to a grasshopper on a rope, who is closely related to the same background and an accomplice who participated in Riqie's plan. , as long as you send a few confidantes to Ozhang to inquire about it, you can verify the authenticity.

Asahina Shinobi would never be so stupid as to deceive them with a false news that is destined to be exposed. It would not do him any good to betray his accomplice, and it would only make Takeda Shingen feel more jealous and guarded against him. Be inferior to others, but the retainers who guard the daimyo genealogy are not willing to be foreigners.

They are not those insignificant Chinese people who yearn for freedom. Many of those Chinese people have been wild for hundreds of years, and some even came from the evil party composed of bandits and robbers in the Kamakura period. Unwilling to be a family member of the generation who is bound, this tiring person is the representative of most small country lords.

These pedigree retainers are all descendants of some family backgrounds and even famous martial arts families. There are many people who have served the same family for hundreds of years. Letting them suddenly drop a level is like entering the reserve team from the regular army. There are many rules and restraints, but I always feel uncomfortable in my heart.

The genealogy generations of the Imagawa family dare not say that all of them are handed down from the Kamakura period, but at any rate, there are still some family members who followed the genealogy of the two brothers Imagawa Fan and Imagawa Sada during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Kyushu Tanti and Suruga Enjiang Guardian are even stronger than the relatively declining Ichimen Sokashikashi.

The two families gradually became estranged due to different circumstances later on. The Imagawa family followed the Hosokawa family’s lineage and was able to control the wind and rain in the Tokaido, while the Kamiso Ashikaga family could only keep warm with Owari Shibashi, a difficult brother who led the pen in Sanguan, until the past ten years. It was even more troublesome when the swords and soldiers met, so that Yoshitoki Ashikaga, who was about to succeed the Kanto government, was forced to use "Shangluo" to avoid the threat of the Imagawa family.

The tragic death of Ashikaga Yoshitoki’s eldest brother Kira Yoshito on Mt. Bamen is also a good thing Imagawa Yoshimoto did. It is unreasonable to say that this quarrel is not at all, but now the situation has undergone a shocking reversal, and Ashikaga Yoshitoki has become a powerful Imagawa clan. Weakness, the reluctance to admit weakness and submission back then does not mean that the Imagawa clan really has the backbone to refuse to admit weakness.

As long as the Imagawa family really takes the initiative to go to meet with the courtesy of a subject, no matter how much anger Ashikaga Yoshitoki has, it is impossible to do anything to him. The Imagawa family is really not the stupid Ashikaga Fujimasa or the insignificant Oda family. .There are many generations of the Imagawa family's loyalty spectrum.Imagawa himself is not a useless idiot.It's just that his wise and powerful father died too early and didn't have the chance to teach him well.

Although his political skills are sloppy and naive, and his military strategy is still in a blank state to be developed, there is still an advantage that he is smart, eager to learn, and proficient in etiquette and culture. He only needs to cultivate basic political concepts and handling methods to be an excellent talent.

The Imagawa family really took refuge in Guandong Gongfang, and their group of family members who were so depressed to death can also stand up and call the shots, and maybe they can launch a big counterattack to beat back the invading Takeda family.It is believed that Takeda Shingen, who is celebrating his victory and triumph, will soon realize this, but even if he thinks of this contradiction, he can't do anything about it.

I believe that any samurai can see that Takeda Shingen did not dare to easily offend the Kanto government. He was defeated in the battle and almost had no power to fight back. All abolished, and on the other hand, a trick was launched in the dark at a critical moment, and almost cut off the head of Takeda Shingen. This time and again, Takeda Shingen's thoughts of fighting against the Kanto government have been completely extinguished. This time is Absolutely dare not provoke Guandong Gongfang.

The Kanto government is eyeing the Suruga country covetously, and Takeda Shingen dares to make a big move to die.Doing nothing is slow suicide, and all he can do is speed up the pace of attacking Tōkaidō.Strive to gradually dismantle the Suruga Xianfang people by means of expansion, distribution and transfer, but how many changes will be caused by this is not yet clear. According to this situation, the Takeda family will probably not be able to live so smoothly.

There is no shortage of smart people in this world. Even the yellow-haired and blue-eyed southern barbarians they look down on can build enviable large ships and national collapses. There is no shortage of smart people in the Imagawa retainer group, but some people can see clearly. Some changes but lack of decisiveness, always looking ahead and worrying about gains and losses and missing good opportunities again and again.

But this time it’s really different. The reference to the Takeda family has already shown that these people have the determination to break the boat. Seeing that the Takeda family’s superficially luxurious ship is in danger, these samurai immediately began to plan how to use better opportunities to betray. The smart samurai has already guessed that Asahina Shinoki probably has a connection with the Ashikaga family, so that he can get the news first when everyone has not noticed the changes in Kanto.

"I vaguely remember that Suruga Morden is an old acquaintance of Yamamoto Sado Morden! Sado Morden sits in Omi and defeats two powerful daimyos, Asakura and Asai. Their strength is unfathomable!" Many samurai remembered that Asahina Motocho had great kindness to Tokiyuki Yamamoto, and Asahina Shinoki had also followed him to learn the art of military strategy and fortification for a period of time, which can barely be regarded as a relationship between a teacher and a friend.

Having this kind of relationship made the samurai present have different thoughts. Most likely, Asahina Shinoki had already secretly joined the Kami Ashikaga family, climbed to the big tree and then came back to serve as the second servant to reverse the gang of them. The rhythm of making great achievements and being rewarded will immediately make the eyeballs of some warriors turn red with envy.

Everyone loves to hug thighs, but some thighs are regrettably unable to hug because of serious conflicts with their own interest class and interest orientation. It is absolutely unwilling for the samurai of Suruga Xianfang to join the Takeda family. It is almost impossible for the Matsudaira family, but Yoshitoki Ashikaga is not among them. Taking refuge in him is definitely in line with the interests of the generation of samurai in the Imagawa family tree and will not betray his own interest class.

"I can still recall the figure of that lame one-eyed warrior wandering outside Junfu City. Who would have thought that in less than 20 years, the fortunes of this life will have such a big change!" Ge Shan Yuan was so envious that he died, Wishing that he was the lame ronin who was conscripted to Sanhe back then.

The excited samurai whispered about the topic of Kanto, trying to get more useful information from Asahina Nobuki's mouth. Several members of Asahina's family were also happy to enjoy the treatment of the stars, Ashikaga Yoshitoki The great success shocked and encouraged the fading confidence of many samurai, and some began to count on the merits of Ashikaga Yoshitoki.

First of all, the Kamiso Ashikaga family is very powerful. It is not too much to call it the strongest in Kanto. As for the generals, they have a luxurious combination. Ashikaga Yoshitoki himself is a top general in military strategy, commanding more than a dozen troops In [-], the joint battle he commanded had never been defeated, and Terotora Uesugi had commanded the army for more than ten years.The combined battles personally commanded have not failed.The remaining generals all have the strength of Hojo Tsunari's level.No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like the Takeda family can resist it.

Secondly, Ashikaga Yoshitoki has always had a good reputation in Kinai and Dongguo. Once again, he respects the law and traditional order of the shogunate. He dominates nearly ten countries including the Kantohoku and maintains a respectful attitude towards the shogunate. This alone can definitely explode Several generations of family governors from the Kamakura government to the Furukawa government.

At that time, the Kamakura government started from the second generation of the government, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and was going to fight with his brother Ashikaga Yoshimitsu for the position of the general who conquered the barbarians. At that time, the Kamakura government had very little actual territory, and they could command Kanto is simply relying on blood status to appeal to the people of the Kanto country, but Ashikaga Yoshitoki is not the case.The straight collar he has is big enough to scare most samurai stupidly, so it is really not easy to still stick to the original oath.

Once again, as long as you don’t resolutely oppose him, you will be forgiven. In the early years, he also liked to intimidate in the form of killing and sitting. With his rich experience in governing, he gradually wiped out most of the hostility in his temper. The punishment for most opponents is nothing more than Reduction of seals, reforms, exile, and the most heinous crimes will consider hanging. As for the more severe beheading and beheading, it is basically rarely used.

This change seems inconspicuous, but it is actually very important to the Suruga ancestors, which shows that the temper of the new master is becoming more gentle.They can also be more tolerant and understanding of the Suruga prefects who have lost their integrity. At least these warriors don't have to worry about being boiled frogs in warm water.They don't have to worry about being sent to the front line to die, which already makes them feel extremely satisfied.

Before leaving, Asahina Shinoki said a meaningful conclusion: "The sky in many Kantos is about to change. Is the Tokaido still far away?"

Takeda Shingen, who was far away in the Yazakikan, did not know the small changes in Suruga, and it did not mean that the Kai samurai did not raise their vigilance against the Suruga prefectures. , as the first Suruga City Lord who occupied Suruga, his duty is to keep an eye on the Suruga ancestors, observe the changes in Enjiang and Izu, and report the latest information at any time, laying a solid foundation for the next expansion.

"Should I tell my elder brother? But the town government..." Takeda Nobushige fell into confusion and wavering holding Ashikaga Yoshitoki's personal letter.

Ashikaga Yoshitoki, who is about to ascend the throne, admitted in the letter that Takeda Yoshinobu had been successfully transferred by him. He originally planned to take advantage of the opportunity of going south to Kanto to open up the situation to help Takeda Yoshinobu as the governor of the Takeda family, but he did not expect the speed of Takeda Shingen's attack. So soon, Takeda Yoshinobu was not ready for a devastating disaster, and it is not wrong to say that he rebelled. At most, it was just a secret of information secrecy, and it was not discovered by Takeda Shingen in the first place. .

Although the news of his nephew's attempted rebellion and being claustrophobic was shocking, it did not make Nobushige Takeda feel conflicted and his confidence was severely damaged. The following letter boldly proposed that he intends to support his son, Rokuro Jiro Takeda, as the heir to the Takeda family clan as a family governor. The letter clearly told Nobushige Takeda that his elder brother was ridiculed by the world for being capricious and unfaithful, and if he was allowed to continue his unscrupulous actions, the Takeda family would only be humiliated and perish this time.

"Is this warning me that if I don't cooperate, the Takeda family will perish?" Takeda Nobushige frowned slightly. He is no longer the one who only knew how to prove himself with loyalty and bravery 20 years ago, and tried his best to assist the family governor in exchange for The young man that his elder brother understands and loves, Takeda Shingen is no longer the young governor who is willing to entrust his wife to his younger brother.

People's hearts are always changing. Twenty years have transformed Takeda Harunobu, who was young and determined, into a cunning and cunning Takeda Shingen who knows how to judge the situation. Takeda Nobushige is also quietly making subtle changes. He doesn't even remember how he treated Takeda Shingen's loyalty is blurred, perhaps it should be the moment when Shinano received Ashikaga Yoshitoshi's autograph a few years ago.

He got up and walked to the bookcase, gently opened the hidden compartment and took out a scroll. Takeda Nobushige held the painting and sighed: "The Battle of Fujikawa, Minamoto Yoritomo and Takeda Shinyoshi teamed up to defeat Hirai Weisheng... This is an early hint from His Highness Kokata My own ambition is also hinting at the future direction of my Takeda family..."

Speaking of the latter, Takeda Nobushige's voice suddenly turned lower and his expression was lonely. It was precisely after the end of the Fujikawa battle that Takeda Nobuyoshi, who felt that his prestige had greatly increased, once competed with Minamoto Yoritomo for the pillar of Genji, and was finally defeated by Minamoto Yoshitomo's superb tune. Under the strategic tactics, Kagami Yuanguang, Ogasawara Changqing and his son rebelled, and completely ruled out the chance to compete for the pillars of Genji.

Then Minamoto Yoritomo made a plan to exclude Kai Genji, assassinate Takeda Nobuyoshi's eldest son Tadaya Ichijo, exile Itagaki Kennobu on the charge of violating the imperial order, execute his younger brother Yasuda Yoshisada on the charge of treason, and charge him with the same charge of treason Takeda Yuyoshi, the heir to the family governor, was executed, and he vigorously supported Kagami Hitohika and Ogasawara Nagaki who opposed the Takeda family's Nobuyoshi.

Takeda Nobushige is familiar with that period of history. Their ancestor Takeda Nobumitsu was originally a branch of Izawa Nobumitsu. After the death of the successor of the family governor who inherited the word "Yi" of Hanoi Genji, his lineage passed on "Xin" as the common character. Come down, the difficulties are not beyond human understanding.

Therefore, he was very worried that he would stand on the wrong team again and cause the Takeda family to suffer a greater blow than this. Although the extermination of this family could not wipe out the blood of the Takeda family, the cessation of the direct line also meant the cessation of the inheritance. How meaningful is it for "Izawa Nobumitsu" to succeed him?

Walking to the terrace and looking at the night view of the decaying Junfu Castle, only a few lights were still on. Takeda Nobushige looked melancholy, and he sighed for a long time: "Should I choose to be loyal and support my brother to continue fighting, or should I choose to be rational?" , to accept the olive branch from His Highness Gongfang..." (to be continued...)