Pillars of the Wu family

Miyoshi Changqing held the head of Anzhai Dongkang and kept talking about his childhood, the difficulties and obstacles of the four brothers starting a business, the arrogance of advancing in Kinai, the perseverance of setbacks, and the glorious glory of dominating Kyoto. From time to time, he would laugh out loud or cry loudly as he spoke, wantonly losing the majesty of the elegant and plain Sanzhu in the past.

Miyoshi Changqing, who is so famous all over the world, went completely insane. Watching his loved ones die one by one hit him so hard that in the last stage of his life, he couldn't even maintain the most basic thinking ability, just He frantically hugged the rotten and smelly head of Toyasu Antaka and refused to let anyone touch it.

Even his uncle Miyoshi Yasunaga was kicked out of the castle tower without hesitation. In his eyes, things like relatives are as meaningless as floating clouds in the sky. Uncles, nephews, cousins, cousins ​​are worthless, and he wants territory If you want to take away the authority, you have long been concerned about it in this world.

Miyoshi Changqing repeated frantically and foolishly: "I stand on the Santu River with my body, and the flowers on the other side bloom like blood. Let me ask the depth of the Santu River, and the fire shines on the road for a journey..."

At the beginning of the tenth year of Yonglu, Miyoshi Changqing completed the last journey of his life in the Tianshou Pavilion of Shenglong Temple City. His death meant that Miyoshi's family entered an era of turmoil and chaos. Matsunaga Hideo's struggle for power is just beginning to emerge, and the young Miyoshi Yoshitoshi has taken the initiative to become a marionette of the two groups, and the chaos and rumors in Kyoto are also caused by this.

"The Miyoshi family fell into the hands of the Miyoshi trio and Matsunaga Hideo. His Royal Highness was so excited that he stayed up all night and held a grand singing party to celebrate. It's too frivolous and out of dignity." Kuga Harutsu is Ashikaga Yoshiki's His uncle, and also a right minister who retired.Therefore, it is not polite to criticize the government of the shogunate.

Tsuda Zongji said: "His Royal Highness was overjoyed too early. The young governor Shangluo who had just entered Xia Sanhao's house, the three of them showed off their power in front of many ministers, and even asked for the word Shangluo from His Royal Highness. Bye-bye, His Highness Gongfang realized that his situation has not fundamentally changed."

Yoshiki Ashikaga’s embarrassment is so small that the information is not a secret in the senior samurai circle. Tsuda Zonghe, as a core member of the Sakai Machi Naya, happens to be able to haunt that circle, and has his own special intelligence channel to learn some specific details. If he dared to say it, it would not be called rumors.All are high-quality information that has been strictly screened.

In recent years, the cooperation with the Ashikaga family in Kanto has become richer than before, and as a well-known cultural person in Sakai Town, he has close contacts with wealthy merchants in Kyoto, and knows some information that ordinary people do not know, so he has a unique understanding of the changing situation in Kinai. The process of Hui's emotional ups and downs from great joy to great sorrow is based on this rumor-like information. [

Of course Daguan Qingguang also knew that this was the case, but he was a courtier who couldn't talk about the scandal of the master's family being humiliated, so he could only talk about him from left to right: "The three good people should be planning some ulterior motives! Kyoto is far more domineering than when Miyoshi Xiudian was alive. It is really a bad choice to let them act at will, and I always feel that something unknown will happen in Kyoto, which cannot make people feel at ease."

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Only tens of kilometers away, in the side hall of Cizhao Temple at the foot of Dongshan Mountain in Kyoto City, Tsumaki Xizi softly hummed a song and put her four daughters to sleep. Even though her life is good and she does not need to take care of the children herself, this stubborn and gentle woman Still insist on feeding and raising their children.

Leave the child's room.Seeing her husband take out the beloved sword and wipe it repeatedly, the bright light of the sword shone coldly in the candlelight, and Akechi Mitsuhide's eyes were full of fanaticism and persistence, like admiring a peerless treasure over and over again. He looked at the Taidao in his hand.

"Your Highness, the children are all asleep." Tsukimi Xizi slowly sat beside him and snuggled up to him.Every time she leans on the generous shoulders, she always feels more at ease, which is always the case for pure and stubborn women.In her mind, her husband will always be the best samurai in the world. Facts have proved that she is right. Akechi Mitsuhide made no mistake in leaving Mino with his retainers. He is indeed a great and excellent samurai.

"This is the first time I, Mitsuhide, has been rewarded. When I think back to the time when I left Edo Castle, His Royal Highness personally bestowed the sword, the armor, and the horse. I still can't forget it for a long time!" Akechi Mitsuhide gestured in the air holding the sword After a few strokes, the dark blade flashed past pieces of snow, and the dazzling slashing and stabbing attacks did not have the slightest difference, and did not affect the lady beside him in any way.

Tsumaki Xiko was familiar with her husband's character, and could sense that her husband was very excited from his breathing rhythm and the way he spoke, so she said with a smile, "His Royal Highness must be a very dignified warrior!"

"Xizi must not know! There are no more than two warriors in the Eastern Kingdom who can get a sword, a large armor, and a war horse. Everyone is a powerful warrior who is famous in Kanto and even the world. The body of fame deserves this kind of favor, even if it is heart-wrenching!" Akechi Mitsuhide's words were sonorous and forceful, his eyes were as firm as iron, completely different from his gentle and refined appearance in the past.

Tsumaki Xizi smiled slightly: "I think His Highness's new mount is very imposing! I heard that many samurai in the shogunate are very envious. I think His Highness Gong Fang also attaches great importance to His Highness."

"His Highness Gongfang is very kind and thinks highly of me. When I expressed my willingness to serve in the Kanto General's Mansion, His Highness Gongfang said that he appreciates my talent very much, but the capital needs more samurai to stay behind, so I came back..." Zhizhi Mitsuhide spoke vaguely, as if deliberately covering up something. If other people were present, they might have noticed something hidden behind Akechi Mitsuhide’s vague words. Unbelievably deep,

Put away the Taidao and put it back on the altar respectfully with both hands raised, turned around and gently stroked his wife's cheek, and said lovingly: "Now I am the head of the fourth division of the shogunate, and I have been promoted to be a powerful samurai in the shogunate. If there is no shortage of money, food and maids at home, Ah Xi will stop doing heavy housework."

"The maids are clumsy. I'm afraid they won't do well and break things. After all, the things in the house are all cleaned up by myself. If I think about it, I can find it by myself. If I were a maid, I would definitely do it. Hustle and bustle." Tsumaki Xizi is a very beautiful woman, even in Kyoto, her pretty face and fair skin can be ranked in the forefront.It's a pity that the beautiful face was ruined by a few hideous herpes scars, which ruined the overall beauty.

Akechi Mitsuhide sighed secretly, and persuaded with apology: "It doesn't matter if the maids don't do well, it doesn't matter if they are messy, it doesn't matter if they break things, as long as there is Axi's guidance, I must be able to get started as soon as possible! After all, Axi She is the most beautiful and hardworking woman in Mino!"

"Your Highness, don't praise me like this. I am very happy to serve Your Highness in the posture of a willow! There are so many beautiful princesses in the capital city that are much prettier than my concubine." Tsumaki Xizi blushed and said shyly. : "Your Highness's order, I will arrange for the maids to do it tomorrow."

The two talked for a while.At the second watch, his wife Mu Xizi couldn't bear the sleepiness, and fell asleep in his arms in a daze. Akechi Mitsuhide gently picked up his wife, put her in the bedding, covered the quilt, got up and blew out the candles and walked out of the room gently. , There was no one in the quiet corridor, and it was inconvenient for the samurai to live in the temple with the maids, so they were ordered to come in to serve during the day and return to live in the town outside the temple at night. [

Looking around, I found that the lights in Cizhao Temple had long been dimmed.The monks who finished their evening classes rest early, and the shogunate barracks outside the temple are also very quiet. Guarding Kyoto does not require serious digging, mooring and trenches, nor does it need to guard day and night. The three thousand troops only need sunrise and sunset Just rest.

Akechi Mitsuhide stood on the corridor and waited patiently, after a while he saw a black-clothed warrior walking out from a dark corner.This samurai was Hattori Yasunaga who had just met Hidetsuna Kamiizumi. The elusive former Hattori Hanzo still kept his poker face, just nodding at him as a greeting.

This is not the first time Mitsuhide Akechi has seen him. Five years ago, he had dealt with Hattori Yasuo in Jizhao Temple. He knew very well that this middle-aged to old middle-aged samurai in front of him was not an ordinary person.It seems that he once held an important position in the Kwantung General's Mansion, and returned to Kyoto for some reason to be responsible for intelligence collection and identification as well as contact and retrieval.

Akechi Mitsuhide stepped forward.He asked softly, "What new orders does His Royal Highness have?"

"The chaos in Kyoto is imminent. Hinata Shouden must be mentally prepared. Don't hesitate when you need to go out. Everything is to keep the absolute safety of the target person first." Even the emphasis of the speech is straightforward, lacking the necessary steepness and ups and downs in the tone.

Akechi Mitsuhide hesitated and said, "Is it going to be 'chaotic' so soon? I understand, I am sure to control 800 of these 1000 troops, and the remaining [-] or [-] people can't be controlled, will it? It poses a danger to the great cause of His Royal Highness."

"Shouden Hyuga has to keep in mind that His Highness Gongfang has no great cause or ambitions. It is enough for the king to hear what he said. I don't want the third person to hear similar words again." Abdominal Baochang He reprimanded a few words without hesitation, and said: "One thousand and eight hundred people is not enough. It would be better to have more than 800 people. The fifth team, Banto Odate Hikari, and the third team, Banto Kuchiki Mototsuna will fully cooperate. Hinata Shouden's actions."

Akechi Mitsuhide bowed with shame on his face: "I'm sorry, I can save it, and I must remember it next time."

"Remember the following words, I'll only say it once and won't repeat it a second time. It's the old rule that I put it into your ears. No third person should find out about Hinata Mamoru's relatives and family members." Hattori Baochang took his time He said: "The three good and three people will change in the near future and must be paid attention to urgently. Once they find that they have abnormal behaviors, they must act immediately. They are very likely to attack His Highness the Shogun. The incident has a deep relationship..."

Akechi Mitsuhide was not stupid enough to ask him how he knew that there was a change in the Miyoshi trio. As early as more than ten years ago, there was a legend that the general guarding the government, Ashikaga Yoshitoki, was accompanied by a mysterious ninja army. All of them are so elusive that they never show their true colors to others. It is said that they have incredible power and can kill monsters.

With Akechi Mitsuhide's rich knowledge and wisdom experience, of course he doesn't believe that this group of ninjas can have such supernatural abilities. If he doesn't believe it, it doesn't mean that he will doubt how many abilities the samurai who have been valued by Ashikaga Yoshitoki have, at least Hattori Baochang's elusive ability. That's not what normal warriors can do.

"... last year Hirashima's official Ashikaga Yoshio suffered a stroke and was paralyzed. It was at the time when Miyoshi repaired the temple. It was the first time that the three of them contacted the Hirashima official to try to do something wrong. Because of the turmoil inside and outside Miyoshi's house The hearts of the people are uncertain and temporarily give up. In August this year, Miyoshi’s young family governor Shangluo succeeded in paying homage to the leader and changed his name to Miyoshi Yoshitsugu. Matsunaga Hideo contacted Miyoshi and the three of them and had three secret talks. The details are unknown. The public family has set a deadline for the family governor Ashikaga's foster relatives, and the specific content of the conversation is unknown..."

Hattori Yasunaga's mouth was like a roaring iron cannon, and he read out the Odori record in one go, and the speed of his speech made Mitsuhide Akechi's tongue flutter, Mitsuhide Akechi's frown became tighter and tighter until the call After reading, he said in a low voice: "The three good families really want to abolish His Royal Highness the Shogun. Doesn't he know that His Royal Highness is supported by the Shogun?"

"I don't know, judging the truth directly with the intelligence method in hand, maybe I'm afraid or not, it's just a thought." Hattori Baochang replied with an ambiguous sentence.

Akechi Mitsuhide paced back and forth in the courtyard with his arms folded, and muttered in his mouth: "According to reason, the three good and three people should be cautious and restrained. According to reason, with the strength of His Royal Highness Gongfang, the group of heroes in Jinai should wait for death. The situation of Tao. Oda Seiden should give up Matsudaira Ieyasu... But why didn't any of these principles be realized?"

"According to the reason, Hinata Shouden worships the five Xia Hinata Shou bestowed by the imperial court, and has been highly regarded and promoted by His Highness the Shogun. He should wholeheartedly serve the Shogunate. According to the logic, His Royal Highness receives the shogunate's seal..." Hattori Baochang The thought of trying to ridicule Akechi Mitsuhide was too naive and naive, but when he accidentally mentioned a taboo topic, he quickly shut his mouth, and continued to talk about Ashikaga Yoshitoki.

Akechi Mitsuhide also wisely kept his mouth shut.He also knew that many things could not be explained clearly according to reason, so he sighed and said: "Accordingly, the shogunate Gongfang Palace is the general who conquers barbarians and the co-lord of the world, and should be supported by all the heroes in the world, but none of this has ever happened. However, it stands to reason that the current emperor in Ouchi, Kyoto is the supreme person of the line of life. He should be supported by the people of the world, and this kind of thing has never happened. If reasoning is useful, there will be no samurai who kill people with a sword. The lords speak the truth and say that the warriors who die in the world are like that."

The Kanto Ashikaga family is so strong, but they are still bound by the influence of all kinds of status imposed on them, because he is the closest to the top of the shogunate system, every word and deed of Ashikaga Yoshitoki People over-interpret it into several meanings, and some interpretations run counter to the original intention he wants to express. This is the adverse effect brought about by the deepening of fame.

Oda Nobunaga is an ally of the Ashikaga family in the Kanto region. He is still determined to abandon his in-laws and allies to maintain absolute independence, and he continues to attack the Tokaido and the side close to Kinai. Acceptance also shows that Oda Nobunaga's strategic thinking is constantly changing, which shows from the side that this person's ambition and determination cannot be controlled simply by seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages. As for the relationship between Ashikaga Yoshitoki and Oda Nobunaga's allies? How stable it is, I am afraid that only the two parties will know it well.

The situation of the Miyoshi trio and Song Yongxiu is not much different. What is certain is that the Miyoshi trio tied together is not worth a Miyoshi Yixian, and Song Yongxiu cannot be compared with the normal Miyoshi Changqing. The crowd is a group of powerful warriors who act selfishly and in accordance with narrow thinking, and Matsunaga Hideo is a pure schemer and part-time courtier.

They are equivalent to a member of the system built by Miyoshi Changqing. As the towering tree of Miyoshi's family rots and is about to fall, these silverfish are ready to take the opportunity to do something earth-shattering with ulterior motives. And use this to accumulate enough prestige and influence to fight for the ownership of the last bit of family property of Miyoshi's family.

"Depose Your Highness the Exiled General, and install a new general who is more puppet and more obedient? What's the point? Do you expect this puppet to command the will of the Kanto General's House?" To carry out the act of dethroning, but not too ignorant of the significance of changing a puppet.

"Those samurai of Miyoshi's family would think so far away, there must be no slanderous murder of Toyaosu Antaka!" Hattori Baochang snorted softly: "The death of Miyoshi Yoshiko is also inseparable from Matsunaga Hideo There is information that Yoshiko Miyoshi met with Hideo Matsunaga half a month before his sudden death, and received some local gifts from Yamato, and the remaining gifts from Yoshiko Miyoshi disappeared inexplicably after his death."

Realizing that he was very rude to Matsunaga Hideo, Akechi Mitsuhide felt that Hattori Hosho should have some more convincing information, so he said: "Matsunaga Hideo is gloomy and cruel, and his younger brother Naito Sokatsu is a powerful member of Miyoshi's family. General, it is said that a disabled arm was given by the Beizuo Kinden, and Matsunaga Hideo's son, Matsunaga Hideo, secretly helped the former Furukawa government to cause "rebellion", this family is indeed not a good generation."

"Not much gossip, the will of His Royal Highness cannot be changed, to ensure the safety of the target person, and also to ensure that there will be no fire in the city of Kyoto. The last time the fire in Kyoto burned half of the city, it took so much effort and hard work Once it is rebuilt, it must not be burned down by those people again." Baochang Hattori nodded to him, walked to a dark corner and disappeared in two or three steps. (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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