Pillars of the Wu family

"Boom...boom..."

Yoshiki Ashikaga looked at the banners and drums outside the Imperial Palace, and knew that it was the sound of the Miyoshi Army entering Ninomaru and hitting the gate. It doesn't make much sense, why not take the opportunity to block a few city gates with giant trees and rocks, and try to block the Sanhao army for a while.

The surviving shogunate government, regardless of the pain of physical injuries, knelt on the ground and wept bitterly, hoping that the shogunate government would take back the order, but Ashikaga Yoshiki shook his head resolutely and said: "I have made up my mind, You don't have to say anything again!"

At the moment when the palace was full of mourners, a black shadow flashed in a hidden corner of the palace and disappeared in place. After a while, the black shadow galloped back to the imperial palace in the northeast corner. When passing the open space outside the courtyard, It was no surprise to see the dead bodies of the Miyoshi Army all over the place, and walked into the courtyard without stopping.

The black-clothed ninja bowed and said, "I will use my secret technique to temporarily clear the army of the Miyoshi family who are arresting us. At most, the Miyoshi army will find something abnormal in a quarter of an hour. Please leave quickly!"

Hattori Baochang frowned and said, "What about the situation ahead?"

"His Highness Gongfang and Qingshouyuan are standing firm in the Changyu Palace, and Kamizumi Iseshu is also among them. His Highness Gongfang announced the decision to fight to the end. I believe the result will be reached soon."

Hattori Baochang turned around and said to Konoe Kenko: "It's the end of Shinshi, and the sun is about to set. Ashikaga Yoshiaki announced to the court that today will be the end. He can't break his promise and lose face in front of the court and 20 people in Kyoto. The Miyoshi Army must not be able to wait any longer, and His Royal Highness the General is determined to die for honor. But the Palace of the Imperial Palace cannot die. You cannot stay here and wait for the days of imprisonment and claustrophobia!"

Konoe Hyunko lovingly stroked the little faces of her daughters.He said softly: "The concubine wants to stay here with His Highness, and entrusting the two children to Ishi Jian Shoudian is the same..."

Hattori Baochang said firmly: "It's different! It's completely different! Staying here will not bring any benefit to the situation, and it is more likely that His Royal Highness will suffer injustice!"

The two little girls were nervous for a long time and didn't even dare to eat lunch. After relaxing for a while, they were exhausted and fell asleep peacefully in the arms of their mother. Hyunko Konoe put his arms around the children and said softly, "How do you say that?"

Hattori Baochang tried his best to persuade: "The palace of the Imperial Palace not only needs to take care of the two lovely princesses and preserve the blood inheritance of the Ashikaga family, but also needs to inherit the ambition of the general. Take everything that happened today out of the Nijo Imperial Palace and let the people of the world Knowing what happened today, Ashikaga Yoshiaki will definitely discredit His Highness the General at all costs in order to achieve the legitimacy of his usurping the throne.

It is very dangerous to stay here, and there is a high possibility of being confined and even encountering unpredictable humiliation, and the lives of the two princesses will be very miserable. The most important thing is that the truth of what happened today will be revealed by Ashikaga Yoshitoshi. Qiu lightly covered it up, even if His Royal Highness died, he would suffer injustice! "

"Is Shouden Iwami joking? It's not funny!" Konoe Xianzi's face turned pale from fright. What women fear most is being captured after the war and being humiliated or even worse.Clutching his chest, he said nervously: "As a concubine in the Imperial Palace, do those warriors from the Four Kingdoms dare to humiliate my concubine?"

"The brutality and shamelessness of the Miyoshi family in Shikoku is very famous. Miyoshi Mikyu and Major General Okamoto are the lessons learned from the past!" Hattori Baochang secretly apologized, so he had to use alarmist words and methods of discrediting the Miyoshi family to arrest Konoe Xianzi tricked Nong out of the Erjo Imperial Palace.

The fame of Little Major General Okamoto spread far and wide, and spread to Kinai as Miyoshi Yoshiken frequently brought his wife into and out of Kyoto. This woman was originally from the Awa Okamoto clan, and her father was Misaku Okamoto, the lord of Saijo Tojo, Itano County. , married Awa's guardian, Hosokawa Mojitaka, as a concubine, and gave birth to Hosokawa Mojitaka's first son, Hosokawa Shinyuki.

At the end of Tianwen, Miyoshi Yoshiken killed the titular master Hosokawa Mototaka in Jianxing Temple, and supported his son Hosokawa Shinyuki as a puppet, causing the Awa Hosokawa family headed by his father-in-law Kume Yoshihiro and Sano Danbamori to be arrested by officials. Collective resistance, so he killed his father-in-law Kume Yoshihiro in the gun battle, and separated from Mrs. Kume.

Then he married this young major general Okamoto, and in the two years after marriage, there were two boys left in succession, Miyoshi Changzhi and Shihecunbao. Xiao Yuan fled and married as his wife, and later gave birth to a son and a daughter. The fate of this miserable woman just proves the truth of a beauty's fate.

When she heard what happened to Major General Okamoto, she was so ashamed and indignant that she couldn't imagine how much humiliation she would suffer if she fell into the hands of warriors from the four countries. The scene was unimaginable, she would definitely commit suicide first.

Hattori Baochang knew that it was very dishonest to smear the samurai of the four countries, so he silently said a few words of apology in his heart and continued to threaten: "According to my information, these three good people are despicable and none of them is a good person. Miyoshi Changyi is an old pervert. Yasushi is a villain who loves women, Iwanari Yudori is a hypocrite who likes widows, Matsunaga is also lustful, and Naito Munekatsu is fond of men, and it is rumored that he and his nephew Matsunaga secretly exchanged songs..."

"Stop talking..." Hyunko Konoe covered his ears and said in confusion, "Stop talking! This concubine will leave the Nijo Imperial Palace right away! Stop talking..."

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In front of Sannomaru, which is only 100 meters away from the core area of ​​the Nijo Imperial Palace, a temporary formation was set up as a command post for the coalition attack. Ashikaga Yoshiaki sat in the formation vigorously and lashed out at Fang Qiu. This was the first time in his life. When I went out to battle, I couldn’t help but feel a little excited in my heart. Sitting in the battle, I showed off my military strategy knowledge to several generals, and described the hype with tricks such as Fenglin Morui, and kept showing how I have studied and read the Ming Dynasty over the years. The experience of the country's art of war.

It was only after the three good people discovered that this future general still had the habit of rejoicing. A 30-year-old samurai who had just completed his first battle while sitting in the formation would brag about how knowledgeable he was in front of the battle-tested general. Knowing what kind of complicated mood the samurai of the Miyoshi family looked at him.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki couldn't help but listen to what he said, in case they asked their names, they told each other about their experiences.Pretend not to hear clearly, isn't it to slap Ashikaga Yoshiaki in the face.It can only be done in such an environment where he has never personally killed an enemy.Even the "new and tender" samurai, who had never seen what the enemy looked like, pretended to be stupid in front of him.

Matsunaga Hideo happily listened to Ashikaga Yoshiaki's narration. Whenever he thought he was talking about the most exciting part and started to sell off, he would try his best to pretend to be curious and inquiring. When Ashikaga Yoshiaki took the initiative to reveal the mystery Showing just the right amount of surprise and applauding excitedly, what an excellent actor.

Miyoshi Masayasu was so tired that he was going to die, but he couldn't have a seizure. He kept scanning Miyoshi Changyi with his eyes, and leaned over and said softly: "Matsunaga Dansho is too enthusiastic? Seeing him like that, if he is not old and faded. I don’t have a daughter. I’m afraid I’ve volunteered to serve her long ago!”

Miyoshi Changyi said thoughtfully: "Matsunaga Dansho is trying to take the opportunity to jump off the ship!"

"How to say?"

Miyoshi Changyi shook his head, and ordered: "When the imperial palace is captured later, you must keep an eye on His Highness, and you must not let Matsunaga's bullets succeed!"

Now Miyoshi Zhengyasu understood what was going on, and was about to get angry when he was stopped by Miyoshi Changyi, and after whispering a few words, he immediately put away his angry expression, overjoyed, stood up and said loudly: "His Royal Highness, you must not I know that Matsunaga Danshoden is also a battle-hardened general! Yamato Ichigoku was captured by Matsunaga Danshoden. This is the first Yamato guardian of my samurai family in 500 years. He is not only good at commanding troops and fighting, but also very good at internal politics. A little stone turns into gold excellent means!"

Ashikaga Yoshiaki asked curiously: "Oh? Is there another matter?"

Song Yongxiu hurriedly said: "I was lucky enough to meet His Royal Highness Juguangyuan, and with the active cooperation of many warriors from the Miyoshi family, especially the few generals present, it was difficult to win part of the control of Yamato Kingdom. The southern three counties There is no control over Asuki, and Kofukuji Temple in the north holds Narakyo impeccably, and the people of Yamato have a negative attitude towards their subordinates, and they are still far away from controlling Yamato.”

Ashikaga Yoshiaki suddenly realized: "So that's the case! No wonder the poor monk... When I was in Ichijo-in as the capital of young monks, I heard that the Miyoshi Army had invaded the vicinity of Narakyo and launched a raid on the Tsutsui family's territory. If it weren't for the Miyoshi Naga In the event of Qing's illness and death, Matsunaga Danmasa should probably seize the actual control of Narakyo!"

Matsunaga Hideo kept being humble and dared not, seemingly unintentionally caught a glimpse of Miyoshi Masayasu's treacherous smirk, a look of vigilance flashed in his eyes immediately, and was about to find a reason to retreat out of the formation, but was stopped by Miyoshi Masayasu who had quick eyes and quick hands: " His Highness Kokata must not know that Naito Bizen Shouden sitting here is the guardian of Tamba and a veteran of the Miyoshi family, or the younger brother of Matsunaga Danshoden, who once narrowly escaped death from Shima Tokatsu's arrow. The combat achievements are still higher than what I have waited for."

"Matsunaga Dansho's younger brother is also an excellent samurai!" Ashikaga Yoshiaki nodded happily: "Since he is so powerful, why not let Matsunagaden and Naitoden take the lead in the general attack!"

Song Yongxiu's complexion changed, and he knelt down hastily and said: "Your minister is old and weak and can't bear the torture of battle. This armor has not been worn for many years. It is only passed out on the eleventh day of the first lunar month every year to show off. In summer, it is taken out to dry and remove. Musty smell, please look at the old and sick body of the minister, and allow the minister to serve at the side of His Royal Highness!"

Hearing his father toss and turn at high speed to avoid the fatal blow, Song Yongtong knelt down and begged with a bitter face, "I also want to serve His Highness Gongfang, I admire His Highness Gongfang's heroic posture very much..."

Ashikaga Yoshiaki ignored Matsunaga Tomori at all, and said to himself: "It's really pitiful, then I will grant Matsunaga Tansho's request, and I will serve at Yu's side from now on! The first hand will be handed over to Danshoden A group of people are responsible!"

"Thank you, His Royal Highness, for your kindness!" Matsunaga Hideo respectfully saluted and thanked, and then glanced at Miyoshi Masayasu and the others with a more vicious and sinister look, wishing he could pull out his sword on the spot and chop off the heads of these three bastards , struggling with his left hand firmly pressed on the Taidao, and finally endured the bad breath.

Hearing the order, Matsu Nagato sat down on his buttocks, and almost burst into tears as if he was mourning his concubine. Naito Zongkatsu's eyes were full of despair and he almost wiped his neck with a sword. The intensity of his emotions was creepy, and Matsu Nagahide's face was gloomy at this time. His eyes were like red-hot coals, and he fixed on the three of Miyoshi for an instant, this deep hatred fell into Miyoshi Changyi's eyes without fear at all, instead he returned the color to him with a smile.

"But I never thought that I, Jiuxiu, would also fall into the hands of this old man! It seems that I am still too careless!" Song Yongxiu was so annoyed that he was so annoyed that someone blocked his face and set a trap before kicking himself into the trap.This taste is simply painful.

The battle has been won for this sake.Ashikaga Yoshiaki brought the Honjin here also waiting to accept the position of the Nijo Imperial Palace.And these [-] troops are all the elite of the Miyoshi Army who have been fighting for a long time, and they are not dead and skinny Owari weak soldiers. They are about to capture the Imperial Palace, but they suddenly slow down and surround Ninomaru. There is only one reason for the several broken city gates to remain still for a long time, and that is to find someone to take the blame.

Someone needs to be responsible for Ashikaga Yoshiki's death. Someone must bear the blame. Ashikaga Yoshiaki is Wei Guangzheng's future general who conquers barbarians. Of course, such a black cauldron cannot be touched.Then the person who is responsible can only be found from the few present here. Ashikaga Yoshiaki brags here for a long time because he hopes that someone will take the initiative to urge the attack.

As long as there is such an idiot, he can take advantage of the trend and push the scapegoat out. It's a pity that no matter whether it is the three good people or the Matsunaga Hideo party, they are all cunning, and no one jumped out to urge them, so Shen Shichu captured the four gates. At the end of the day, Shen Shimo still stayed in the embarrassing situation of several unguarded gates outside Ninomaru.

Miyoshi Changyi's reaction was unusually fast. Taking advantage of Miyoshi Masayasu's seemingly stupid performance, he seized the opportunity of Matsunaga Hideo to relax his vigilance and encouraged Miyoshi Masayasu to speak recklessly, and used his strength to take advantage of this black pot that captured the Imperial Palace. Throw it to Song Yongxiu, but it's a pity that Song Yongxiu's quick wit dodges him at the last moment.However, their goal was successfully achieved in the end, and there was not much difference between the younger brother's son going into battle and himself going into battle.

Song Yong made a request for a long time without refusing.On the contrary, Miyoshi Masayasu was ridiculed and sneered at him, he hesitated for a long time, gritted his teeth and retreated from the battle, angrily shouted: "Attack! Attack immediately! There will be a lot of rewards for capturing the Nijo Imperial Palace!"

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Ashikaga Yoshiaki's military order suppressed the formation, and Matsunagatsu used all his strength to fight desperately. Thirteen thousand troops gathered from all directions to launch a large-scale attack, and captured the unguarded Ninomaru almost instantly. It was only a stopgap measure to block the gate with rocks. , It can be blocked for a while but not for the rest of the world. The battering ram hit the last line of defense, and the gate was completely blocked by huge trees and rocks. The shogunate officials never thought of leaving alive. The last desperate struggle.

Mrs. Jinshi's little attendant also walked out of the room with a big belly at this time. She was very worried when she saw the trembling gate of the imperial palace. Ashikaga Yoshiki looked back and shook her head. Going to see the desperate father, she was very afraid that she would die. She was pregnant with the general's child in her stomach, and she couldn't die.

Qingshouyuan looked coldly at the back of the little attendant leaving, and said, "Yihui! You have put your own safety aside, but have you ever thought about your safety, Xianzi? What about the safety of your children? Martyrdom, the Imperial Palace and the princess of the general's family cannot be taken as prisoners."

"This was my negligence..." Ashikaga Yoshiki was silent for a moment and said, "I believe that Yoshiaki will not be stupid enough to attack his sister-in-law!"

Qingshouyuan shook his head and remained silent. The son and daughter-in-law are close relatives, and the two are at odds. A mother can only protect her son, even if her daughter-in-law Konoe Xianzi is her own niece, even if she is gentle, virtuous, and impeccable from head to toe. Mother, she will still favor her reckless and impulsive son.

Xu Shi saw that the city gate was sealed again, and the impatient Miyoshi soldiers tried to climb over the city wall, but found that the defense in the imperial palace was very weak, so they immediately yelled and sent information to their companions. The warriors outside the imperial palace heard the news and immediately Overjoyed, in an instant more than a hundred warriors climbed over the city wall and rushed into the imperial palace.

"Come on! Kill!" The warriors of the Sanhao Army shouted and rushed to the front of the imperial palace to launch an attack. The public tried their best to line up in a line to block from the left and right. Hidezuna Kamizumi holds the Fudo National Tour bestowed by Ashikaga Yoshiki, and drives down the mountain like a tiger with swords and lights, tearing a hole in the enemy's camp with his own strength.

More than a dozen disciples, led by Yagyu Munegami and Shioka Kazuha, followed closely behind to form a counter-attack. Hayashi Chisuke held the scabbard with his left hand, and with a flash of light with his right hand, he cut open the throat chakra and cut through the fragile flesh of the neck. A huge and terrifying head soared into the sky under the action of huge force, and the blood poured down on the head. Hayashi Qi Jinsuke trembled violently, and his eyes radiated cruel and bloodthirsty light.

The morale of the Miyoshi Army was frustrated by a wave of counterattacks, and the situation in the imperial palace was shocked by a few brave swordsmen with high skills. Hidezuna Umizumi stood bravely and fearlessly in front of the imperial palace. The imperial palace is full of ashigaru soldiers, and there is no long-range unit threatening the safety of the swordsmen. The three good generals who rushed into the imperial palace were shocked and angry, and immediately took countermeasures, and the three gunmen in the front row retreated lightly. Put on the tachi samurai and stand in the front row.

This change of tactics has gradually increased the pressure on the swordsmen. A samurai is several times more dangerous than a miscellaneous soldier. After all, Umizumi Hidetsuna is an old man over sixty years old. The blood decayed, and he was exhausted and out of breath after stabbing more than a dozen people. He had no choice but to heal and retreat slowly while leaning on the Taidao. (To be continued..)