Pillars of the Wu family

Eastern Buddhist society attaches great importance to ethics and morality. The level of Wu family is relatively less particular about ethics and morality. It is not uncommon for father and brother to treat each other as enemies and even fight against each other. It is just that as a famous Wu family and the top of the entire Wu family ecosystem, it always has to represent the face of the entire group, so When Ashikaga Yoshitoki started fasting and chanting scriptures, he received the collective support of the Kanto samurai group, so these hundreds of people knelt on the futons and chanted scriptures with sad faces.

Not only Ashikaga Yoshitoki needs a good reputation, but all the samurai in the Kwantung General’s Mansion want a good reputation. For this reason, Ashikaga Yoshitoki also specially ordered Youbi to make several letters of gratitude at one time, in order to thank the spirits who died in the Great Rebellion of Yonglu for participating in the chanting The samurai, this is equivalent to a certificate issued by the Kwantung General's Mansion, telling the world that such a thing really happened during this period of time.

The idea of ​​crying spirits was not popular in ancient Japanese society. Ashikaga Yoshitoki originally thought about whether to buy people's hearts by crying loudly, but after careful consideration, he found that doing so would lose the majesty of the lord. If it is not popular, it will make the retainers think that the image of the lord is too undignified, like a useless woman, rather than a brave and serious general.

The thousand-year aristocratic tradition that has been passed down from the Asuka era to the present is extremely heavy. It is not like the 300-year cycle of chaos in the Central Plains Dynasty. The small closed society of this island country has always maintained the original stubborn tradition. The officials can only see and laugh and never see. Crying, the nobles of the noble family only have majesty but no regrets, while the Wu family advocates the custom of not changing the color before the collapse of Mount Tai.

Imagine the experience of Ashikaga Yoshitoki, who lost his parents and had nothing to rely on when he was young, and went west to Luojing with his family and property at the age of the chief.So far, the 20-year history of legendary warriors has begun.Ever since I was a child, I never knew what tears were.Always maintain a wise, decisive and far-sighted attitude, guiding the Kami Ashikaga family to overcome difficulties and obstacles, and finally achieve the dominance of Kanto. It is difficult for the family members of the family to understand when they cry suddenly.

Although there is no habit of crying spirits in this era, there is an extreme custom of seppuku. For example, Xiaoliang Chuanzong committed seppuku in front of the tomb of Date Tsukami, and Miyoshi Yoshiken committed seppuku. At the same time, his servants died collectively.The horse Huizhong either died in a fierce battle or died by harakiri. There are countless examples of the lord who died by harakiri. It is impossible for Ashikaga Yoshitoki to die for Ashikaga Yoshiki, that is unreliable.

This custom is not absolute. It depends on the individual understanding of the martyr. Generally, the master will die unexpectedly and his servant Ma Hui must be martyred until it is understandable. The family members of the genealogy will basically not die for the master. They can choose to mourn, or go further. It was after Miyoshi Yoshiken's death that he became a monk.His descendants became monks one after another, and Shinohara's eldest family entered Ziyun.It is for this reason that Shinohara Michang entered the Tao and escaped himself, and Ichinomiya Chengzhu entered the Tao and divination.

It is a pity that Ashikaga Yoshitoki could neither cut seppuku nor make a monk. He is a mature monarch rather than an ordinary samurai who is emotional. The death of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu did not see many people grieving. It is true that Ashikaga Yoshiki is very kind to the Kanto Ashikaga family, but he can't give up his family and business and pay such a high price.

At this moment, the chaos in Kyoto is unclear, and it is at a critical moment for the Ashikaga family in Kanto to make a decision. As a monarch, you must not be emotional for personal friendship. Undead, even so, is not easy.

Chanting scriptures during the day and discussing government affairs at night. Ashikaga Yoshitoki is the owner of more than a dozen neighboring countries. There are many things to care about every day. He often holds meetings in the evening and does not rest until midnight. Compared with the military and political power in the past few years, everything has to be intervened, and the life of getting up early and being greedy all day is much easier.

With the assistance of a professional staff team, he detailed and procedurally stipulated his every step, and even pre-designed the content of those conversations, etc., to ensure that the general of Ashikaga Yoshitoki will not encounter any accidents and always remain calm and steady. This posture is not designed for Ashikaga Yoshitoki himself, but a precious treasure left to future generations.

It was night, wind and rain combined with lightning and thunder, and the storm rolled up big waves mercilessly beating against the solid seawall. At this moment, the side hall of Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine was brightly lit.

The ministers lined up in a neat line and knelt in front of him. Yoshishi Ashikaga wore hemp clothes with a bowl on his head, sat cross-legged on the futon with a sad expression, and sighed: "Your Highness the General died less than a hundred days ago. The turmoil, the Mutsu country's turmoil, Kanto and Satomi's serious illnesses that can't be cured for a long time, it's really a headache!"

Xiaoshan Gaochao thought that he was worried about the battle ahead, so he persuaded him: "His Royal Highness, don't worry, the most Shangjingzhaoden sits in Oshu to fight against bandits, and there are Date Jingzhaodian, Ashina Xiudian, Soma Danzheng Hall, Kasai Kyo With the help of Oshu samurai such as Zhaoden, Osaki Kyozoden, Naito Bingo Shouden, etc., it is not difficult to come and appease Oshu Ikakui, please believe in the abilities of the samurai, His Royal Highness."

Ashikaga Yoshitoki shook his head and said: "What I am worried about is not that the princes of Oshu are not doing well, but that I am troubled by the inexhaustible rush of swarms! You must know that Yu's tolerance is limited, and the situation in Gyeonggi cannot tolerate it." The slightest bit of slowness, the reorganization of the Yu family is imminent, and these trivial matters should not block Yu's progress."

The old and thin Numata Mitsukane suddenly came out from the corner, and said loudly: "Your Highness, what you said is true! However, I thought it would be a priority to attack Kinai first, and based on my connection in Hokuriku, I even brought in a navy to make a surprise attack. Tsuruga Port seized the Wakasa Kingdom, and it happens to be integrated with the three counties of Kita Omi, and then the Asakura family may be attacked in one fell swoop, and the important joint of Shangluo on the Hokuriku Road will be opened, so great things can be expected!"

His speech immediately attracted the attention of many samurai. Hikari Numata was not in charge of the imperial court, and his status in the court was never high. It was just because of his special status that he was looked at repeatedly. The high-level remarks attracted the collective attention of the retainers, and the old man raised his head disapprovingly, as if to say that you young people are not as spicy as me.

The old Sanada Yutaka, who was on duty to stay in Edo and was absent from the meeting, was replaced by his son-in-law Sanada Yoshiyuki to attend the meeting. This young man was sitting behind the side representing his father, and happened to see the old man staggering to the middle. Bye to speak.Then he retorted: "It's not right! If the internal situation is not stable, how can we raise troops outside. If the confidants and confidantes are at the critical point, Xiao Qiang will be disaster. The army's morale will be shaken and the soldiers will be defeated. Wouldn't we die without a place to die?"

Nagano Yegu, another powerful practitioner who has been very popular recently, followed closely and said: "It is indeed inappropriate. There are too many loopholes in the tactics of the navy as the main force. There has been no development for seven years, and it is extremely difficult for the brigade's navy to cooperate with the Hokuriku operation. Just talking about the logistical pressure and the strategy of focusing on the north and lightening the south, it is extremely inappropriate if it does not conform to the interests of the Kanto."

Ben Duo was looking up at the old father-in-law, shaking his head secretly at the old man's up and down behavior, and slowly said: "The eight countries of the Kanto are the vital points of the confidants, and the key to get through the key points of the Kanto lies in the Kingdom of Kai, one of the ten countries of the Kanto." One, the core of the Kai Takeda clan, if there is a slight change in the Kai Takeda clan, the main force of Hokuriku will not be able to come back for a while, and the key points of the Kanto confidants will be exposed to the enemy, and even if they do not die, they will be seriously injured."

What you say is just your old man talking nonsense.However, Hikari Numata was so overwhelmed that some young warriors put mocking expressions on their faces.Just scold him for being ignorant and ignorant of good and bad. Numata Hikaru has been serving as the second officer of the Hokuriku Expressway all these years, and he thinks he can do it. Fans, he is indeed "close" to success, at least he thinks so.

Another son-in-law, Beibata Shoubo, said: "There is no need to repeat the same old tunes like Hokuriku Rapid Attack? The internal peace of the eight countries in the Kanto needs to purge Yuo to calm the Kanto, strengthen the binding force and execution of the law, and then control Kai in the Tōkaidō Jishu’s formidable enemy, the Takeda family, should not choose the Hokuriku Road from any consideration, at least it should not be the priority.”

Numata Hikari said nothing, the passage of time has left deep marks on his face. This old man over [-] years old is no longer the same as before. Ashikaga Yoshitoki talked to him and suggested that he He resigned within the year and lived in Edo Castle for the rest of his life. As for Hokuriku, he was handed over to his son Yumitsu Numata to take over the secondary service in Hokuriku.

The old man is still very unwilling. His grandson Matsuchiyo is ten years old and is very well-behaved. However, he is farther and farther away from the road he expected to fight for an heir. The sons-in-law are all very capable, and there will definitely be people who will ridicule Numata Hikaru in front of his face for his shamelessness and shamelessness.

Ashikaga Yoshitoki did not intend to embarrass his old father-in-law. He has only three living father-in-laws. Nagao Toraki’s father Nagao Mikage has passed away for many years. Oda Inu and Oda City’s father Oda Nobuhide passed away 15 years ago. Ii Naotora's father, Ii Naotora, died in the Battle of Ozazama, and these were all dead.

Among the three living fathers-in-law, Mogami Yoshihime’s father, Mogami Yoshimori, lives in seclusion in Yamagata Castle, Mochizuki Yoshino’s father, Mochizuki Yoshito, is still in Koka, and only the old father of Numata Tanka lives in Ashikaga Castle. Under Shi's nose, there are still a group of powerful son-in-laws in the center to help, even if they do things unethically, they still have to give some face.

"Looking forward and looking backward can't make a big deal." Ashikaga Yoshitoki caressed the two well-trimmed beards on the corners of his mouth, and said flatly: "Mr. Kai Takeda is only suffering from mange, and there is no need to panic about the Mutsu chaos. A few small movements will make you wait." If you are facing a big enemy, wouldn't you be at a loss if you send your master to Shangluo in the future, this is not acceptable!"

The servants of the Pu Dynasty listened to the training, but there were still many people who were somewhat guilty. The fifteen countries in the northeast of the Guandong, Lu Yuao and other places were under the jurisdiction of the General’s Mansion of the Guandong. Almost half of Honshu Island, such a large territory is not enough for [-] soldiers to guard the various places, especially for those newly attached lands. According to the traditional view, it will take at least one or two generations of hard work for decades to gradually form a place. Credibility and influence.

Ashikaga Yoshitoki reprimanded: "I know that what you are thinking and worrying is nothing more than the fact that the people of the new leader of the country are still undecided and need to recuperate to build up their prestige. Overemphasizing people's confidence and hope but forgetting that it is an irreversible trend to stabilize people's minds in the Eastern Kingdom, even if the big and small ones have continued in the past few years, so what? Will it affect the stability of the Kanto? Will it win the hearts of the people?"

It was only then that the retainers of the Pu Dynasty realized that it was no wonder that in the past few years, there have been a swarm of people from all over the country. From the first few counties who rebelled at the same time, they were suppressed and beheaded and assigned a group, and then the rebellion was reduced to a single county to rebel, and then they were repressed and rebelled. Unable to control even one county, the stubborn villages were marked one by one by repeated sieges, and finally the army raided and captured these villages collectively.All were sent to Sado Island to wear armor as slaves.

Ashikaga Yoshitoki firmly believes in one thing.The suppression of Yikui can only be rooted by a combination of killing and distribution.What educated them to be fearful and naive like that is completely talking to a duck and playing the piano to a cow. The unborn American had a bloody massacre of Indians at the beginning of its founding. They believed that only dead Indians were good. Indians.

This rule also applies to the Kwantung General's Mansion. Anyone who gathers a crowd to fight will be killed according to the law, and anyone who is rebellious will be married according to the law. Regardless of the old, the weak, women and children, there is no way to show mercy. Criminals must pay the price for their recklessness. War Always bloody and merciless.Only naive people would try to educate the aliens who are the enemy of life and death.

Ashikaga Yoshitoki glanced around, no one dared to raise his head to look at him, and then he said slowly: "Some of the landless rogues and remnants of the party are unwilling to fail, and they gather officials and famous masters from all over the place to start a rebellion. However, those who violate the order will never be forgiven regardless of their relatives or relatives. If you rebel once, you will be killed once, and if you rebel, you will be killed again. Distressed. What are you worried about?"

"Respect for tradition is a virtue. Tradition represents history and records the footsteps of the sages. Respect for tradition means knowing loyalty and integrity, but not every tradition is worthy of respect. The local masters form gangs and gather in the mountains and forests in order to serve themselves. Doing the bad deeds of those bandits and bandits, some people colluded with the local Chinese to become a big force, and when they traveled, they crowded in front and back and made a huge scene, comparable to guarding the county secretary.

The edicts of the shogunate were accepted or rejected. In the Kamakura period, such people were called villains. How could the tradition of such villains be worthy of my respect!What surprised Yu even more was that you have repeatedly made concessions to these evil parties. Is it because they are worried that they will live under the shogunate and be too powerful to control themselves, or are they colluding with you? "

Ashikaga Yoshitoki's few words made the Chinese lords sweat and dare not speak. Although the Kamakura shogunate established the samurai ruling system and gradually disintegrated the serf manor system that was popular in the Heian period, the Somura Autonomous Union formed thereupon was in the ascendant. In areas far away from Gyeonggi, there are still a large number of remnants of the serf manor system.

Zhuang officials and famous masters are like local emperors who spend money to buy a privilege of asylum from the imperial court or a big temple in Kyoto, and still domineering over the people of Zhuang Ding, even if the Kwantung General’s Mansion repeatedly orders to abolish the manor system and the privilege of the famous master, These people broke up and sneaked into each village, and still exercised strong control over the village.

Every famous family is a powerful land servant in the locality. There are dozens of strong men in armor and horses. They can easily control the land of two or three hundred rebels by various means, and they can still rely on force to coerce farmers into serfs to cultivate their land. Driven by it, it is even possible to obtain the first night rights of peasant women, as well as the privilege of buying and selling people at will.

These people are a headache, because they have infiltrated the grassroots units of the Kwantung Army, and became the minions of the major armies, or the heads of the ashigaru group and the heads of the grassroots, or became horsemen waiting for dispatch in Edo City. In the past few years, there have been many times in a place where there is always a wildfire that always burns out and the spring breeze blows again, which has a lot to do with the fact that there are traitors among these grassroots warriors.

Hosokawa Fujitaka frowned and said: "In the past few years, the prefectures in various states have encountered obstruction many times. Many villages have resolutely resisted the prefectures by gathering people together. They mobilized the army to suppress only three or five leaders on the stage. People are always getting away with it, like a chronic social disease that makes people have a headache!"

Matsui Youxian reflected: "For the matter of prosecuting the land and resisting the law, we also asked Mochizuki Anyun Shouden to participate as a coordination, but there are many local forces involved, and the relationship is extremely troublesome. This is why we repeatedly tolerated and tolerated him, but didn't want to cause a hidden danger of rebellion, which is really our mistake."

The disciples conducted self-criticism one by one, breaking apart the dangers of local forces and analyzing them. Ashikaga Yoshitoki frowned and tightened his brows. He tapped on the tatami with a folding fan and said, "Your lords know very little about these villains. However, I can always pretend that I don’t know how to let go... It makes Yu feel very surprised and chilled!"

All the ministers bowed their heads in panic and said, "I dare not lie to His Highness Gongfang, it's just..."

Ashikaga Yoshitoki interrupted with a wave of his hand, and said solemnly: "The matter has come to this point, so there is no need to say more. From now on, those who are involved in the implementation of the prosecutor's office and the specific handlers will be held accountable one by one. All the samurai involved in the case will be arrested regardless of their status. I have to see to the end." Who are the audacious ones who dare to cause trouble in the Kanto region, and who dare to take Yu's order as a joke!"

Immediately after the meeting, the imperial court judges made corresponding punishments. Those in charge of the inspection were suspended for self-reflection. To rectify military discipline, for samurai involved in sensitive areas of Ichikui, they will be handed over to Masaaki Hattori for separate interrogation.

At the same time, a secret order was issued to the chief generals of the legions in each town, ordering them to carry out a wave of military suppression on Yikui's sensitive areas, and with the cooperation of the inside line, hundreds of Yikui commanders who were hiding were captured, which greatly hit the arrogance of the resistance forces in various places. The judges immediately followed up and carried out a new round of land inspection in the Ichikui area, using administrative decrees to forcibly dismantle the original village system, and relocated farmers with high loyalty from Ueno and Shinano countries to live in scattered communities. Abolish the original dominance relationship of the manor system.

The Ichikui Rebellion on the Boso Peninsula was put down by Kobata Nobusada and Sanada Yoshiyuki, and the navy general Kuki Takachi gave corresponding support, and then ordered Mogami Yoshimitsu to be the general general, and Date Teruzong was the vanguard to lead the Mutsu town guard. The army went to various places to suppress the rebellion, focusing on the remnants of the remnants of Anton and Nanfang.

Throughout the summer, Ashikaga Yoshitoki stayed in Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, and ignored the wars in Kanto and Mutsu. The Kanto warriors clearly felt that the Kanto government was brewing, and perhaps it would set off a storm in the future. . (To be continued..)

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