Pillars of the Wu family

It was September, the autumn was high and the sky was clear, and the vast forests of Oshu were dyed with a layer of brilliant gold. The golden waves on the Ishinomaki Plain were gently swaying with the gentle sea breeze, and the heavy ears of rice heralded this year. The harvest is worth looking forward to, and the farmers working in the fields smiled happily as they looked at the rice that was about to mature.

A long procession appeared on the field, led by samurai warriors with waist, crotch, sword, and hat, some on horseback and some on foot, adding up to no less than [-] people and horses. In the procession, dozens of flags with patterns of bamboo sparrows fluttered in the wind. Apparently this was the team of Date, a powerful daimyo in Oshu, and the leading samurai was Date Huizong.

The Date family samurai glanced lightly at the rich scene of the Ishinomaki Plain and never said a word. Minamimutsu entered the Kanto General's rule and had a great improvement in just two years. For many samurai, the pressure was very high. Heavy, supported by the village system surrounded by self-cultivating farmers, and the name-owner system that relies on the affiliation relationship to exempt tax burdens has been shaken in pieces by the executive officer appointed by the imperial court. The title of the public secretary will cancel the privilege in a row.

The self-government system that combines the traditional Somura and the name master is gradually collapsing and disappearing. The people of Oshu welcome the advent of the new era with a feeling of hesitation and "confusion", but Date's vassals have to face more changes. Shirasaka The loss of the war is not only the collapse and surrender of several powerful people in Minami Mutsu, but the sudden death of Date Tsukune caused a huge mental trauma to the Date family and their relatives. Influence, not to mention the extraordinary prestige and influence of Date Tetsumune.

Watching his grandfather die of illness in Maruyama Castle helplessly, Soma Shengyin realized that he didn't need to stand in the Date family's camp because of emotion and reason.The unhesitating betrayal happened in a flash, and the more than a dozen powerful Chinese in Nanluo either rebelled or Cage City stubbornly resisted.Their chaotic actions could not conceal the end of the situation, and the Ida family lost all their money in the Oshu War.

The tenacious defense of Yonezawa Castle did not change anything. Aizu was besieged by Uesugi Kenshin's [-] army and stormed for two months. The overlord of the Oshu side, Ashina Mori's confidence collapsed and he was about to "suicide". Abandoning the main family and being willing to lead the way, actively attacking the main family and making great contributions to the Ashikaga family, but it is a pity that Ashikaga Yoshitoki doesn't like the samurai of Richie.

Although it is not enough to have a discriminatory attitude towards Inokodai Shengguo, at least it cannot make them wishful thinking to replace the main family as the heir.After the earnest persuasion of the diplomatic monk Asayama Hiyake, Ashina Mori finally made up his mind to open Kurokawa Castle and surrender. As a punishment for fighting against the Kanto General, it is reasonable to be reduced. The Kanto was reduced all the way. If you are not convinced, you can rebel Again.

There were indeed some people who felt dissatisfied and wanted to rebel, but it was not Ashina Mori who was warned by Uesugi Kenshin.But Gandang led the way and made great contributions to the party, but only added [-] stones to Zhiyuki Inabashiro Shenguo. He felt that his father was the youngest son of Ashina Mori, and he was still Ashina Mori's uncle in terms of seniority. Qualified to compete for the position of governor.

It's a pity that it was not popular among warriors in the Warring States Period to rank seniority. In terms of merit, he, a traitor who only led the way and was not responsible for fighting, could get a reward of [-] shi. .It's definitely not a bad treatment to add another ten thousand stones to Inawash Dai Shengguo's ability to block. [

A samurai who is not greedy enough to eat like a snake and always wants to eat into a big fat man will not live long. Inawashi contacted the disgruntled Oshu people on behalf of Shengguo and set off a "rebellion". Kenshin Uesugi sent a thousand troops without mercy To extinguish it, to make a "rebellion" in front of the dragon of Echigo is definitely the old birthday star hanging himself to death.The rebellion finally came to an end with the defeat of Inacle Dai Shengguo and suicide.

Lu Ming's retainers were so frightened that they didn't dare to have the slightest thought, and Lu Ming Sheng's family was also frightened and couldn't eat or sleep.Hastily sent his own son Ashina Shengxing to Edo Castle to show his loyalty. Sending his only son to Edo Castle as a hostage is still very uncomfortable. Nai’s situation is stronger than others. He does it.

The demise of the Inawashiro clan sounded the alarm for the people of Aizu. The mighty Ashina clan and the powerful Inawashiro clan collapsed in an instant. Not only the [-] stone rewards were confiscated, but also the territory was changed and sealed off, showing the Kwantung General’s attitude towards the rebels. With a zero-tolerance mentality, as long as you dare to rebel, no matter how many achievements you have made in the past, you will never be light-hearted.

Inawashiro's family tree, the generations were either misfits or were broken up and reorganized into the Oshu Legion. Inawashiro's lineage, only orphans and widows remained The orphans and widows of the family were sent to Ashina's house for foster care, and they allowed their son to revive the Inawashiro family when they became adults.

The surrender of the Ashina Shrine family marked the Oshu war from a stalemate to the Ashikaga Daiyu situation. During the entire seven years of Yonglu, the Date family was in the embarrassing situation of guarding the Yonezawa gate and not daring to go out. Watching the territory of Oshu being swept by Uesugi Kenshin, a bunch of relatives were either defeated and killed or surrendered, it was painful to death.

After suffering until the eighth year of Yonglu, Ashikaga Yoshitoki led an army of [-] to Oshu. The first target aimed at was Date Teruzong of Yonezawa Castle. At the same time, Mogami Yoshimitsu also launched an attack from Dewa Kingdom, and Uesugi Teru Tiger's [-] troops and Satake, Utsunomiya, Nasu and other northern Kanto's [-] troops were threatening them. Under the action of the army, it was impossible to send envoys to make adjustments, so the people in Zhici County left and rebelled one after another.

This is not the most embarrassing experience for Date Huizong. The Date family was hit hard by serving the three generations of Veterans of Date Tsukune, Date Harumune, and Date Huizong. A "rebellion" was set off, and Makino Hisaka was set off by a "rebellion" in Yonezawa Castle, and once invaded the Honmaru to threaten the safety of Date Teruzong.

Fortunately, Yoshinao Oniba, a confidant of Date Teruzong's confidant, appeared and led an army to raid Makino Hisaka's rebel army from behind and successfully captured his leader. Suicide, although this "rebellion" ended in an anticlimactic manner, its bad influence quickly spread to all levels of the Date family.

Various rumors gradually spread in Yonezawa Castle, such as the absurd rumors that the Date Huizong was held hostage by the genealogy retainers, Nakano Munetoki, Makino Hisaka and his son led the army to rescue the family governor and failed to die.Even if Date Huizong walked out of the castle tower and appeared in front of the public, this kind of suspicion could not be prevented. The townspeople insisted that Date Huizong was coerced and unnatural.

The morale of the army is unstable due to the chaos of the people.Many samurai began to doubt whether there was such a mastermind behind the control of Date Teruzong among the elders of the Pudai family. The young samurai wishful thinking that the Date family resisted the control of the Kanto government as a powerful minister. The Oshu samurai has always surrendered to Kanto. According to Fang's tradition, the dishonorable behavior of betraying the Kanto against the government is a bad reputation after all, and it is more appropriate to attribute the crime to the power officials.

Date Huizong is also suffering and cannot tell the townspeople that he rebelled against the Kanto government because of the hatred of taking his wife. This kind of scandal is only spread quietly as a taboo among middle and high-level samurai, and spread to the ears of the low-level townspeople. It's embarrassing after all.This will cause huge damage to the reputation of Date Terumune himself and the Date family.

It is stupid to stick to a result that will eventually fail. Date Terumune knows it is stupid and still insists on it. The family members of the genealogy family know the stubbornness of the family governor. Even if they disagree in their hearts, they can’t raise objections. Yonezawa The situation in the castle was so embarrassingly stalemate that it was getting worse little by little, the public opinion in the castle town was getting worse and there were small-scale commotions, and the physical conflicts between the samurai and the townspeople became increasingly fierce.It's a bit of a big fight.

It wasn't until his father, Date Harumune, couldn't take it anymore and stood up, that he woke up the paranoid Date Huizong with a swearing. The two father and son talked together for a whole day to restore the scene of father's kindness and filial piety many years ago, Date Harumune He told him a lot of reasons for being a family governor and a general, among which he mentioned the experience of the late Shirakawa Yuki family governor Yuki Haruzuna.

Solemnly told him that he must learn to understand current affairs and not blindly go against the trend, and that he should bow his head and give in when he should admit his weakness.Back then, Yuuki Haruzuna was robbed of his wife by Date Harumune, and when he wanted to find his way back, he was caught by Date's relatives and beat him up until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen. to die for.

But this Yuki Haruzuna got better and better after admitting he was counseled. He survived all the way and gradually found the opportunity to revitalize his family, becoming a powerful Chinese lord who joined the Ashina clan to dominate Minamimutsu.Don't change the status from being beaten to beating others too fast, if it wasn't for Dong Gongfang, a dragon crossing the river, who suddenly came out to fight in Baisaka to get his head.Yuki Haruzuna's life can definitely be called the benchmark of a successful family governor. [

Terumune Date understood exactly what his father meant, and advised him to learn from Haruzuna Yuki and be a coward in exchange for the continuation of the family business. Back then, Haruzuna Yuki would have killed a large group of relatives of the Date family in Oshu , Maybe at this time, he has lost his territory and fled to other samurai families to become a ronin samurai. If he is so lucky, he will commit seppuku suicide and make Shirakawa Yuki's heir extinct.

After thinking about it, I still feel that I can't be a hero for a while and be the last governor of the Date family. He is not married and has no heirs to inherit the Date clan. So many relatives have the opportunity to inherit the Date clan in theory. Giving up the name of some samurai in vain, the only way is to surrender Kaesong.

Date Huizong looked at the majestic and familiar Oshu tutelary with a complicated expression, took a deep breath and sighed: "The choice of my family seems to be correct. Now I have a wife, a daughter and a happy family. My wife is pregnant with the first A child is about to be born, and I no longer have to worry about family business expansion, territorial expansion, or the coordination of a family, and I am infinitely happier than before!"

What he said is a bit self-deceiving. The feeling of not expanding and being a subject is not as refreshing as being in charge of oneself. It is acceptable, the only discomfort is probably that the master above his head is the one who took his wife.

Date Teruzong's wife was personally appointed by Ashikaga Yoshitoki. The background of this woman is more bluffing than the previous fiancé, Mogami Yoshihime. It's not a big deal for a little girl to remarry Ida Teruzong's Imakawa Ling Songyuan if she is not an unprofessional yellow-haired girl. The key is that she has a strong background and deep influence, which is good news for the Date family.

The samurai in the Warring States Period did not have a virgin complex, but Date Teruzong was very grateful for Ashikaga Yoshitoki’s arrangement. In the eyes of Oshu people, this was a sign that the Kanto government valued Date Teruzong. Promoted to the Royal Companion, his two widowed younger sisters are the widow of Takeda Yoshinobu, Rishoin, and the widow of Kira Yoshian, Mrs. Imakawa Tsuruhime.

Mrs. Jinchuan Heji is the sister-in-law of Guandong Gongfang. She cut her hair and became a nun named Ruyiyuan a few years ago.Manjumaru, an orphan with the lineage of Mikawa Kira's family, lives in seclusion in the Edo Imperial Palace. His status is so high that Ashikaga Yoshitoshi has to serve him as the elder sister.During the period of sitting in Edo Castle, she will be invited to participate in some tea parties and singing parties.

With the influence of Imagawa Tsuruhime's admission to Nyoyi-in Temple, the status of her compatriot sister Imagawa Lingshoin is even more different. When the Imagawa clan really brought the remnants of the Imagawa family to Edo Castle, Ashikaga Yoshitoki planned to take Imagawa Lingsongyuan was used as a means of marriage to strengthen the fetters of the people of Oshu, so there was this matter of recognizing Lingsongin as a righteous sister and marrying Date Teruzong.

This is the fourth time Huizong Date has come to the tutelary mansion to have an audience. In two years, he has come to the tutelary mansion many times to serve in the military. Dahuizong was more fortunate to be counted as Yuyuxuzhong.In particular, one thousand soldiers are exempted from guarding Yonezawa Castle, and only two thousand troops are required to participate in the formation.

The incense in the quiet room is lingering like smoke and mist, which makes people feel relaxed. The melodious and quiet flute sound is faintly heard from an unknown place at the end of the corridor, which highlights the tranquility and elegance of this tutelary mansion. The Guandong Gongfang in color's hunting clothes slowly walked into the quiet room and sat down. Date Huizong hurriedly greeted him respectfully.

Ashikaga Yoshitoki was very satisfied with the respect of this cheap brother-in-law, and after chatting for a while, he joked: "The days of Huizong have been going smoothly recently. Before I knew it, I have become much wider and fatter. It seems that the life of marrying De Ji in the past two years has been very good. Not bad!"

Date Huizong said humbly: "Thanks to the care of His Royal Highness, the burden on the family business has been greatly reduced in the past two years, and the affairs in the collar include the family tree on behalf of the public and the execution sent by His Royal Highness to be taken care of by the officials. , so that I have more time to manage my spare time. The food I eat these days is too delicate and my figure is a bit out of shape. I plan to take advantage of the kung fu of the team to do more activities to maintain my figure back to its original shape, and by the way, I can stretch my muscles and bones .”

"How is Deji doing recently? How many months pregnant?"

"I've been pregnant for eight months, and the child will be born at the end of the year. The medical officer said that it is very likely to be the first son, and I am still wondering what name I should give the child." Date Huizong looked at Ashikaga Yoshitoki full of expectations. .

"Well, if it's a boy, let's call it Fantian Wan!"

Imagawa Lingshoin regained its common name Imakawa Tokuhime.Before marrying Date Teruzong, she also lived in the imperial palace for a while. Ashikaga Yoshitoki had some contact with this adopted sister, and knew that this woman had a gentle temperament and no temper, and because of her status as a widow, he arranged for Oshu Yuri The daimyo Date Teruzong is his wife, so he is also very grateful to Ashikaga Yoshitoki.

After all, Tokuhime Imagawa is a woman, and it is inconvenient to get in touch with Yoshitoki Ashikaga, so he often writes letters to his wife, Toranodai, and sends some small gifts to strengthen the relationship. Women are always close to each other in a wonderful way. Come to think of it, this made Ashikaga Yoshitoki a little unexpected at first.

Since it is inevitable to ask a few questions when meeting, Ashikaga Yoshitoki asking this will not embarrass Date Huizong, he still knows that the Kanto government did not mean to tease him, otherwise Tokuhime Imakawa can stay in his palace As a wife, there is no need to arrange to stay with Ruyiyuan until she is sent to Oshu Date's house as the wife.

Ashikaga Yoshitoki said: "The task of crusading against the remnants in the Oshu War this time is entrusted to Teruzong."

"Your servant must do his best." Date Huizong respectfully stood up and retreated.

The core of the Oshu War is expansion. The reshuffle of Mutsu's dominant power is a "luo" and "naked" invasion. Since then, he has been triumphantly expanding the scale of the Oshu War, and that time he aimed at the unlucky Kasai family.

Kasai Harunobu is a peripheral member of the Date Clan, and he was the adopted son of the Date family before the Astronomical Rebellion. Fortunately, when the Astronomical Rebellion broke out, Kasai Haruno stood beside Date Harumune , and sent Kasai Haruki, the adopted son who belonged to Date Tetsune's side, back to the Date family, so this family did not grit their teeth like Osaki Yoshinao hated and forced the Date family's adopted son to death.

The relationship between Kasai Harunobu and Date Terumune is very good. The reason is because of the fundamental contradiction between the Kasai family and the Osaki family. When the Southern and Northern Dynasties did not break out, the Rikuzen area was dominated by the Kasai family. Later, Kira of Oshu Kira emerged. The Zhen family then attracted Nihon Matsuhatayama, Ishibashi, Ishita, Oshu Spo, and Osaki to Oshu, so this Oshu was beaten into a pot of porridge by Ashikaga.

Although the Kasai family is big, its reputation cannot be compared with the above-mentioned families at all, but it is not light to be killed by these relatives.Later, these families gradually declined or left Oshu altogether, and the Kasai family embarked on a long road to power restoration.During this period, the Osaki clan took root in Rikuzen, the Oshu Shiba rooted in Rikuchu, and the Mogami clan took root in Hazen, forming a network of relations between the Shiba clan in Yu-O, which not only poses a huge threat to the Kasai clan, but also to the entire Yu-O people produce adverse effects.

The outbreak of the "Onin Rebellion" gave the people of Yuo great confidence. In order to consolidate the hegemony of the monopoly, Katsumoto did not hesitate to support Toshikura Asakura to drive away Yoshitoshi Shiba.This kicked off the prelude to the Hosokawa Clan's comprehensive suppression of the Shibo Clan and the Hatakeyama Clan. The Mingyu coup was a coup launched by Masamoto Hosokawa to suppress Masashi Hatakeyama. As a result, the Hanoi Hatakeyama Clan had not had a single leader for decades.

This is the case for the Hatakeyama family, let alone the "Exploring and Exploring Yukoji Takeshi" Sposhi who led the pen. Since Shiba Yoshitoshi entered Owari and fell completely, Sposhi has been unlucky for years and can't drink his saliva. The guardian was blatantly taken away by the Imagawa family.Even when the Owari country was evacuated by the retainer Oda, there was a shadow of the Hosokawa family's secret support.

The Spo's was suppressed in an all-round way. Of course, the poor relatives in Oshu were not destined to be targeted. The Oshu Spo, Osaki, and Mogami had problems one after another. Among them, Osaki's Osaki, who was the strongest, faced a strong challenge from the Kasai. , The history of grievances between these two families is like an old lady's foot wrap, which is smelly and long. The general situation is that the Osaki family was supported by two relatives and a group of retainers were guarded by officials.Fight against a large group of relatives and friends close to Date's family.

This farce continued until Ashikaga Yoshitoki came with an army. Kasai Harunobu was recorded in the small book because he was close to Date Teruzong and participated in the Oshu Allied Forces. So Ashikaga Yoshitoki held Kasai Harunobu's face and twitched violently. The deeds of Kasai Harunobu were frightened by the bombardment of the Ishinomaki Castle Gate, and the Kasai clan was reduced to the [-] koku granted by Teraike Castle.The large plain near Ishinomaki Castle was accepted by him without hesitation.

A few days after the Kasai family was cleared out, Osaki Yoshinao rushed to meet his relatives.This guy is as thick-skinned as a corner of a city wall. Obviously, his family is a family that was separated from Shiba Gaojing during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. They have no relationship with the clan Owari Shiba for more than 200 years, and they insist on comparing Owari Shiba and Mikawa Kira The kinship of the clan's marriage from generation to generation, claiming to be the kinship relationship of Ashikaga Yoshitoki.

Ashikaga Yoshitoki's expression at that time was really nasty. There are so many poor relatives in Oshu that you can't deny it. Hikari's first wife, this young couple has just got married and is very hot as glue, Ashikaga Yoshitoki can't do anything to his relatives indiscriminately.

If you can't touch it, you have to have the ability to block it. Lu Qianguo's ability of about [-] shi was released in a steady state. Osaki Yoshinao also received the treatment of Kanto Gongfang Yumenha, and then bestowed famous items such as tea utensils, swords, and armor to attract people's hearts. It's not bad for the disciples to give him this treatment.

As soon as this precedent was set, he realized that the situation was not quite right, and Nao Shiba of Oshu Shibashi also ran over. It seemed that he also learned something from his relative Osaki Yoshinao. More recently, in the Shiwa Gosho in Kosui Temple Castle, I put on a posture like I am the Gosho, which can really scare many people from Oshu.

In fact, how can his family style claim to be like an imperial palace? There are only a few imperial palaces in the world. They are not the great general Ashikaga Yoshiki from the Nijo Imperial Palace in Kyoto, Ashikaga Yoshiki from the Awa Kuni Hirashima Imperial Palace, and Ashikaga Yoshitoki from the Edo Imperial Imperial Palace in Kanto. Three families, including the Kamakura Imperial Palace before the relocation of the Furukawa Imperial Palace that was already finished.

There are also the extinct Xiaogong Imperial Palace, the Horikoshi Imperial Palace, and the two Oshu Imperial Palaces created by the Kamakura government more than 100 years ago. The Kira family, the Shiba family, and the Hatakeyama family are all house-shaped rather than gosho-like. Shiba Yoshigin of Owari Shiba has never called himself the gosho.

Shiba Quanzhi still knew a little bit of propriety, and understood that his foundation was not enough to show off in front of Ashikaga Yoshitoki, so he took the initiative to put on a low profile to cater to the Kanto government, and said a lot of flattery words just to get him He got some benefits, but how could Ashikaga Yoshitoki give him benefits for nothing, and he is not Mogami Yoshimitsu's old father-in-law, so there is no need to show him much face.

These distant relatives who have not been related for 200 years are not close at all. His family is a member of the Owari Shiba clan and not a member of the Kira clan. Only give Si Bo Quanzhi a permission to block the ability to play back.

Next, Shiben Matsushibashi and Niben Matsuhatayama also rushed over to take advantage of the news, but they were all sent away by Ashikaga Yoshitoki with a security order. The Kwantung General's Mansion is not a shantang porridge shop, and it is not obligatory to give it to relatives when they reach out. Gratitude, if he really gave favors, it would be a contempt for his own laws, and it would be an insult to the generation of family members who have fought for the Ashikaga family in Kanto for more than ten years.

These four Matsushibashi clans are actually a branch of the Nashiba family in the Kamakura period. The Shibashi clan took advantage of the opportunity to compete for the pillars of the Ashikaga family in the Kamakura period to separate many branches. This family has a family named Ishibashi Dongyi's family governor went to Ozhou to compete for the leadership of the four supervisors, but this gangster was obviously not good enough. Even the family governor Shiqiao Jiuyi was claustrophobic because he had a "temper" with Yiichi Kaneichi, and the supporting Shiqiao Jingyi was still a A 15-year-old kid doesn't even have any weight in Ashikaga Yoshitoki's eyes.

The Nihon Matsuhatayama clan is a member of the Hatakeyama clan in Kawachi. At the beginning, the Hatakeyama clan changed the descendants because the father and son of the Hatakeyama Takakuni and Hatakeyama clans were attacked and killed by the family governor of the Oshu Kira clan. The war in Oshu led to a complete decline, and the Hatakeyama Sadakuni lineage, which was originally a separate family, rose to become the new main family.

But this has nothing to do with Ashikaga Yoshitoki. They are relatives of Kawachi Hatakeyama Takamasa, the governor of Hatakeyama Takamasa. Just like Shipo’s relatives, he has nothing to do with him. You can’t say that 300 years ago, if you were a family, you have to read this. To save face, there are so many poor relatives in the Ashikaga family, either the Kamakura branch or the Southern and Northern Dynasty branch, and the Mibuchi clan who was separated from the fourth-generation Muromachi shogun Ashikaga Yoshimochi is also a relative, but there are so many. It is still a question of who the relatives are willing to take care of.

Among these Siba sects, Yoshimitsu is the best, with a nominal territory of 30 koku, and a direct leader who actually controls about [-] koku, followed by Osaki Yoshida, who is less than [-] koku in actuality. The direct collar mastered is about [-] shi, the general leader of the Oshu Sposhi family is about [-] shi, and the actual direct collar is around [-] shi. The Nihon Matsubatayama family is almost at this level, and the weakest Ishibashi family is at the level of a small countryman. .

Ashikaga Yoshitoki gave them a good look, not because he valued his worthless name, but also played a role in wooing the people of Oshu, otherwise he would not be so kind to give a complete security certificate. He came to attack Oshu instead of blocking Oshu. If you need security, you don’t need to send troops to expedition to Oshu. It is enough to issue a series of security orders in Edo Castle, but the control over Oshu in this way is really miserable. Local overlords like the Date family The existence of his system will always be a scourge until it breaks down. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote and monthly pass. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users, please go to m to read.)

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