Pillars of the Wu family

On November 11th in the 1568th year of Yonglu ([-]), Ouchi, Kyoto was solemn and solemn. Today is the opening day of the year-end court meeting. The two court meetings at the beginning of the year and the end of each year are rare events in the court. On this day The ministers had to dress up to attend court meetings according to the ancient rules. Even if the specific significance of the court meeting was no longer significant, this set of rules would still be passed down, and the etiquette should not be neglected.

In fact, the court officials didn’t have much to do at the court meeting. They were just praising the Emperor’s bow and rule, the world is clear and the sea is peaceful. His Royal Highness the General came back again to restore all order to normal, etc. Anyway, he praised Yoshiaki Ashikaga in a different way, and it was very useful to smile at this praiseworthy brow. He turned his face and whispered to the servants to write down the names of these ministers, and to read them carefully in the future reward.

A long time ago when Guanbai was removed and only allowed to keep one of the inner guards, he was sitting next to the current Guanbai Nijo Haruyo, and on his right was Erjo Haruyo's eldest son Kujo Kanekyo. Just to sarcasm him, but Sheguan's family has no ministers who can help, and the party members in the court are completely demoted and have not returned to their heyday.

Faced with Nijo Haruyoshi's aggressiveness, Konoe had no choice but to back down a long time ago. The funeral period for the past few months has almost been in the form of seclusion. Since Ashikaga Yoshiaki gained power, his political enemy Nijo Haruyo suddenly raised his head and attacked him, and gradually approached him. Wei Qianjiu, the brother-in-law of the former general, has become a thing of the past, and the most proud Ashikaga Yoshitoki is far away in Kanto, and he has lost his last foothold.

Behind the curtain, the Emperor Fang brought his servants to pass the promotion edict, and the courtiers knew that the most exciting time of the year had arrived.Nijo Haruyo stood up and stood at the bottom of the steps holding the imperial edict in both hands.He raised his voice and said, "Announcement of amnesty. Minamoto court minister Ashikaga Sato Matou Yoshiaki, who has been transferred to the three powers, Nayan, should be the general who conquers barbarians!"

Hearing the words, the ministers smiled happily, showing such expressions. Every year, the courtiers first communicate and report the amnesty to the emperor, and then the emperor forms an amnesty order to issue it, although this tedious and cumbersome ceremony is a bit redundant It is a symbol, but this is the rules and regulations that have been formed for thousands of years.Form a rule that cannot be ignored lightly.

The ministers turned sideways to send blessings to the new shogun. Ashikaga Yoshiaki was not humble at all, and triumphantly held up the wat board to greet the four directions. He turned his face and saw Harutoyo Kanshuji approaching, and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Your Highness General, for being promoted to Prime Minister. You are already a legitimate general, and you can order the warriors in the world to defend the world for the imperial court."

Ashikaga Yoshiaki said proudly: "Under Yu's rule, the world will definitely be more peaceful. Doesn't it mean that Yu's martial arts are extraordinary? Hehehe..."

The proud general is swearing that his authority exists, and the ministers naturally have to flatter him.Nijo Haruka's thoughts are also used on Ashikaga Yoshiaki's side, imagine the dream of Guan Bai and the general to jointly dominate the court.Just like the situation when Ashikaga Yoshiki and Konoe Maeku joined forces more than ten years ago, this is what he used to envy and hate, but he didn't want the feng shui to turn and it was his turn to enjoy it.

"Fujiwara Courtier Sanjo Public Announcement, five servants should be appointed, Fujiwara courtiers should be five servants Nishizunoji Mizuki, and four should be appointed Lieutenant General of Zuo Kon Guard..." Thinking about the bright future, I can't help being a little distracted, He read absent-mindedly: "At the time when the courtiers are in charge of the three powerful Nagan and the guarding general Ashikaga Yoshitoshi, it is advisable to appoint the two right guard generals and the right Maliao imperial supervisor..."

Nijo Haruyoshi hadn't realized this, but the ministers in the court reacted one after another, their expressions were awkward and frozen, not knowing how to flatter the general in front of them, Ashikaga Yoshiaki trembled while holding the wat board, trembling and angrily said : "Nani? How could it be the general of the right guard, how could it be the imperial supervisor of the right maliao! This must be a mistake! Wrong!"

"Ah! How could it be..." Nijo Haruyo shook his hands in horror and was about to drop the edict, but when he was about to let go, he remembered that this was the emperor's edict and could not be discarded, so he hugged in such embarrassment not knowing what to do, The ministers looked at the Emperor Masakimachi in the curtain in horror, but they didn't know what he was thinking about.

"Has the time finally come! It's now!" Jin Wei bowed his head for a long time before, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the Kwantung General, the courtier Yishi Gong, and his loyalty to the country are an example for the world. His Majesty once praised him with golden words, and today he is honored again." The promotion of the edict must be due to tears of gratitude, and the minister Fujiwara Maekyu wishes to convey the edict to distant countries."

The emperor said slowly: "It will be played by Qing Fujiwara."

"No! Absolutely not!" Nijo Haruyo hurried out of the line and knelt down on the ground, begging: "Your Majesty, the right guard has been held by the public minister since ancient times. Since the establishment of the Kamakura shogunate, the two Since Lai Chaogong introduced You Jinwei, this post has either been held by me and other ministers, or it has been the special post of General Zhengyi, and You Maliao Yujian is also the post of General Zhengyi!"

Jinwei sneered for a long time before, and said righteously: "Your Majesty is so benevolent and sage! How can I explain to Guan Baidian that the promotion of an official position is not a child's play. Is it true, do Guan Baidian have any questions?"

"This..." Haruyo Erjo was choked for a long time and couldn't speak, anxious like an ant on a hot pot, but there was nothing he could do. Seeing that he didn't even read out the edict a long time ago, the guard asked for an edict: " I report to Your Majesty that Guan Baidian is not feeling well, so I will temporarily announce the next appointment on behalf of Guan Baidian!"

"As played by Kiyoshi Fujiwara."

Under Erjo Haruyo's stunned gaze a long time ago, Konoe snatched the edict and read slowly: "The original court ministers are in charge of the three right-handed lords, and it is appropriate to be the second right-handed lord... "

Ashikaga Yoshiaki felt humiliated by the astonishing changes in the court. If he hadn't been concerned about the critical moment when he was in the care of the general at the beginning, he would not be considered a high-ranking minister just after he was promoted to the three powerful officials. According to the rules of the court meeting, I'm afraid he was about to throw a tantrum on the spot just now.

Bearing the anger in his heart, he hurried back to the Erjo Imperial Palace and started to get hysterical, smashing the only few pieces of porcelain and messing up the imperial palace, and whipping a few unlucky surnames along the way, still screaming with lingering anger Cursed: "The bastard Konoejiu is simply hateful! How dare he help that villain Ashikaga Yoshitoki? Doesn't he know that he is my brother-in-law? How dare he treat me like this. This is a shameful betrayal! Absolutely not!" The betrayal of forgiveness!"

Akechi Mitsuhide stood outside the door and listened to the endless chattering in the room.There were also many unpleasant scolding voices, and he couldn't help shaking his head secretly. Oda Nobunaga came over and asked strangely: "What's wrong with your highness?"

"I don't know, I probably encountered some troubles at the court meeting." Akechi Mitsuhide said helplessly: "His Highness Gongfang's temper is not very good, please go to Suojie Hall to take care of him."

Oda Nobunaga slapped his shoulder suddenly, and said with a big laugh: "In the latest decree at today's court meeting, I, Nobunaga, was promoted to the top four, and it happened to keep pace with Uesugi's main hall."

Akechi Mitsuhide suppressed his unhappiness when he was slapped so suddenly that he almost made a fool of himself.He said with a smile: "Then congratulations to Oda Dan for being promoted to the main hall."

Perhaps affected by the fact that he was just appointed as an official, Oda Nobunaga was in a particularly good mood. He took another pat on Akechi Mitsuhide and said, "Mitsuhide is not doing well in the shogunate. Why don't you go to the shogunate to serve the public? It is also loyal to the shogunate, so there is no need to suffer." To be a close minister in front of the general, like this family, sweeping the capital and making a name for yourself, wouldn’t it be wonderful to seal a country’s territory and become famous in the future!”

Akechi Mitsuhide's eyes lit up, and he bowed and said, "Thank you for the invitation to Danzhengden. I, Guangxiu, also respect Danzhengden very much. It's just that His Royal Highness..."

"Hahaha... I have to have Mitsuhide as a tiger with wings added!" Oda Nobunaga let out a long laugh, not caring about the looks at him from the little surnames in the imperial palace.He patted Akechi Mitsuhide on the shoulder for the third time, and said loudly, "Don't worry about His Royal Highness, everything will be settled by the main family. Mitsuhide will go to the residence of the main family of Honnoji to see you tomorrow!"

"Yes! Then I'll go back and make preparations, and I will formally meet the lord tomorrow!" Akechi Mitsuhide bowed and retreated, avoiding the fourth slap of Oda Nobunaga, suppressing the malice in his heart and turning around to leave. From an angle that he couldn't see for a long time, he quickly covered up with a touch of disgust in his eyes.

Facts have proved that although Oda Nobunaga's character is not very good, he can definitely achieve it if he dares to guarantee it. Akechi Mitsuhide just switched to the camp and joined the Oda family's support. He didn't know what method Oda Nobunaga used to deal with Ashikaga Yizhao negotiated, and he didn't care about his private means at all from the bottom of his heart.

On the second day a long time ago, Konoe packed his bags and left Kyoto with his wife Ashikaga Katsuhime and children, as well as more than a hundred retainers and maids. Only some side branches and old retainers were left to guard the house It is clear that he will leave Kyoto and go to Edo to build his ideal shogunate. Kyoto lost a prestigious former Guanbai, injecting more unknown elements into the already restless layman.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki was not in the mood to be saddened by the loss of one of his generals. The sudden attack by Emperor Masakimachi was too accurate, and it happened to catch Ashikaga Yoshiaki before he had fully grasped the court. Liang was caught off guard, and the consequences would of course be unimaginable. This is sending a very bad signal to the world. Although Ashikaga Yoshiaki became the general who conquered the barbarians, the court still supported Ashikaga Yoshitoki to exercise the real power of the general.

From ancient times to the present, I have never seen a strange thing about a general living under a group of people. This time, the court played Ashikaga Yoshiaki fiercely, followed by rumors among the people in Kinai, and most of the various versions are in It is said that Ashikaga Yoshiaki was retaliated for his evil deeds. If he hadn't killed his brother and king for many unjust acts, he would not have been punished in this way. In short, Ashikaga Yoshiaki was at fault.

Oda Nobunaga was also furious when he learned the truth, and invited Nijo Haruyoshi and his party members to hold a closed-door meeting in the Nijo Imperial Palace. Dai Zhongchen also attended the meeting as a non-voting delegate. At the meeting, the three parties argued endlessly and could not come up with an effective solution.

The difficult group should be concentrated in the Shochin-machi Emperor Jinkou Yuyan cannot be changed. When he was promoted to Ashikaga Yoshishi, he served as the second right guard general and the right Maliao imperial inspector. It was a big blow to the shogunate, which was blatantly creating two opposing factions within the samurai faction. system, it would be a disaster if a pro-Kanto emperor were allowed to rule.

Nijo Haruka looked sad and helpless. To be honest, his Guanbai’s power to hold back the emperor was not strong after all. There are still many neutral factions in the imperial court who are on both sides. When the emperor suddenly expressed his support for Ashikaga Yoshiaki, it was tantamount to stabbing a thorn in the heart of the shogunate. A major breach occurred.

Oda Nobunaga thought for a long time, and suddenly said: "What if I respectfully ask His Majesty the Emperor to abdicate?"

"This is treason!" Nijo Haruyoshi looked at the most powerful man in Jinai in horror, shook his head and said, "The emperor is a rare virtuous king, and he will be punished by gods and Buddhas if he acts recklessly!"

Nijo Haruyoshi was born as an authentic public servant, and his attitude towards the emperor and the court was naturally different from that of the samurai family, but Ashikaga Yoshiaki did not have such concerns, and asked expectantly: "Nobunagaden can talk about how to control it. "

Oda Nobunaga narrowed his eyes, and said in a cold voice: "If my subject remembers correctly, the emperor's prince, Prince Seihito Hall, was held last year in the Yuanfu ceremony. As His Majesty's only prince, he was highly anticipated by everyone... If I wait I respectfully ask His Majesty the Emperor to abdicate, and to support Prince Chengren as enthroned, so that His Majesty the Young Emperor will reuse His Highness Guan Bai and His Highness Gongfang, and this trouble will naturally be resolved?"

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly stagnated, Erjo Haruyo stared at Oda Nobunaga dumbfounded, turned his face to see Ashikaga Yoshiaki who seemed to be very excited, and felt bitter in his heart: "I seem to be on a thief ship, at this time Is there still a chance to disembark?"

Thinking on his heels, he knows that he has no chance to get off the boat. Oda Nobunaga's ruthless and decisive temper cannot guarantee that he will attack him. The most important thing is that Nijo Haruyo's eldest son Kujo Kanekyo is also listening in the hall. This is a perfect double Insurance can ensure that it is useless for Erjou Haruyo to turn against the water. His son can destroy him as a father at any time. After thinking about it, Erjou Haruyo shrinks back.

"It is indeed a good plan, but this matter must be supported by Prince Chengren before it can be implemented! Unfortunately, I will not have the opportunity to enter and leave the forbidden area. How can I act if I can't see Prince Chengren?" Ashikaga Yoshiaki said in distress Looking at Oda Nobunaga, the latter turned his gaze to the silent Nijo Haruyo. When it comes to the intertwined relationship in the imperial court, only Nijo Haruyo knows clearly.

Erjo Haruka thought about it, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "There is a way! I know a secret news that Prince Chengren accepts Achaju, the daughter of the Quanxiu Temple family, as the crown princess. According to internal rumors, Achaju is very favored and is already pregnant. Prince Chengren's child, and Achaju's elder brother is Qingfengdian, the Lieutenant General of Quanxiu Temple's right-hand guard, and his father is Quanxiu Temple's right-hand man, Na Qingxiudian. As long as he wins over the young Qingfengdian, there will be a way Get through the joints in Ouchi and get in touch with Prince Chengren."

Ashikaga Yoshiaki slapped the table excitedly, and his voice raised a lot: "It's not too late, then act as soon as possible! I have to unify these forces in Kinai as soon as possible, so that I can slowly deal with that guy Ashikaga Yoshitoki!" (To be continued ..)

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