Pillars of the Wu family

At the beginning of the first month of the 12th year of Yonglu (1569), the light snow for many consecutive days gradually stopped. Ashikaga Yoshitoki came to visit Kenko Konoe at the Imperial Palace Huazhiin. He would come here to visit his sister-in-law almost every few days. Seeing the peerless beauty many years ago, Konoe Xianzi looks more mature at this moment, as if there is always sadness on his face, which makes people feel pity.

Since the outbreak of the Yonglu Rebellion, Konoe Xianzi came to Kanto, and suffered so much during the period. Secondly, the blow of her husband and aunt's family extermination almost killed this woman, and she had a high fever as soon as she arrived in Edo. Unable to get sick, Huizi and Chunzi were frightened and cried loudly, begging everyone to help their mother.

Nagata Tokumoto personally diagnosed and treated her, and it took a lot of effort to pull her back from the death line. When Mr. Shiliuwen Qian quietly told Ashikaga Yoshishi, the cold poison accumulated in Konoe Kenko's body was not cleared, and the excessive worry over the years has further intensified The illness, this sudden blow almost had no chance of being rescued, Konoe Hyun-ja stayed on the hospital bed for nearly three months, and only recently got out of bed to try to recover, but her brows never relaxed again.

Today is the usual follow-up day. Nagata Tokumoto took the pulse of Konoe Kenko for a while, and then prescribed a few warm prescriptions and handed them over, telling him: "The body of the imperial palace is strong, and the speed of recovery is much faster than expected. It is better, and it is estimated that it will be cured in another two months. However, you should pay attention to maintenance in the future. Whether the root of the disease will fall depends on warming. During this period, you can properly soak in hot springs, which will help expel cold symptoms sequelae."

"Thank you sir for your hard work in the diagnosis and treatment. My sister-in-law was able to be saved thanks to the master's rejuvenation."

Nagata Tokumoto got up and said: "It is my duty as a doctor to save the dying and heal the wounded. This is what I should do. I dare not take His Royal Highness's praise. I would also like to thank His Royal Highness for moving Ashikaga School to Edo. I can cultivate more Doctors help patients, this is a kind deed with infinite merit!"

Watching Nagata Tokumoto leave slowly, turning his head to look at Kenko Konoe's unhappy appearance, Ashikaga Yoshitoki sighed quietly: "The general's suffering is a tragedy for the shogunate, and it is a shame for my samurai family. This is not a family feud. It's not a momentary grievance. When I ask my sister-in-law to believe in my righteousness, I will definitely get back this sum of blood debt. Give justice to brother Yi, and return my Ashikaga family a peaceful paradise."

Jinwei Xianzi was dressed in simple filial piety, with a sad and gloomy expression. Seeing the two daughters, one big and one young, playing in the courtyard, she couldn't help crying bitterly from her heart: "If I am not concerned about the loneliness of the two children , it would be better if I threw myself into the river early to die, but the sins of this life will be eliminated."

Ashikaga Yoshitoki said embarrassingly: "Sister-in-law, don't say that. The two princesses can't leave their mothers, and the shogunate can't lose a kind-hearted Imperial Palace. To avenge the wronged brother who passed away, sister-in-law must not have the idea of ​​committing suicide. Do your best. Live better and keep the enemies awake at night is the sister-in-law's job."

Kenko Konoe wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.He cheered himself up and said: "I understand, thank you Yishi for visiting me as a widowed woman in his busy schedule, and for sending so many things to me that I can't use up, please take it back with Yishi. "

"Hey, it's not that I give my sister-in-law special preferential treatment. It's just that according to the same treatment given to Hu Ji's daily equipment, it's very hard for my sister-in-law to take care of the two princesses. These gold and silver utensils and other common things are nothing. As long as the sister-in-law and the princess They can be healthy and healthy, these are not problems."

It was almost noon when I returned to the Imperial Palace, and I had dinner with several companions in the Imperial Palace to discuss the just-concluded Oshu Ichikui pacification. In the process of marching all the way north, countless small and medium-sized wealthy families were wiped out, and more and more Chinese people joined the crusade army one after another.

This is a war of either friend or foe, life or death. In order to establish the influence of Oshu, the Kwantung General's Mansion raised high the banner of the order of nothing to do, and wiped out any people in Ozhou who tried to resist the order. As the pioneer of the first town of the Oshu Crusade Army, the Oshu citizen Oura Weixin was very active. He took the initiative to expose the old Ishikawa Takanobu of the Nanbu family, secretly instigated and funded the Oshu Ichikui riots, and was the leader of the first to capture Ishikawa Castle to win Ishikawa Takanobu .

The general likes to win the first battle, and with the help of such a shrewd and capable local countryman, Mogami Yoshimitsu's mouth is happy, so when the battle achievements are counted, he reports the results to Ashikaga Yoshitoki, and attaches Oura as a letter to leave Nannan's home, And don't mention Tsugaru's request, Ashikaga Yoshitoki agreed to his request without much thought, so a new powerful daimyo was born in Oshu, Tsugaru for the letter.

The Nanbu family was once again implicated. Bei Xinai, Nan Changyi, Dong Zhengsheng and other sects were successively punished by reducing their titles and reprimanding. How could the son-in-law of the bandit leader be exonerated from his fault alone.

Mogami Yoshimitsu took Nambu Nobu directly to Edo Castle for interrogation. This thorny problem was in front of Ashikaga Yoshitoki, and it seemed inappropriate not to deal with it. Handling it is likely to trigger a new wave of rebellion in the Nanbu family. At this juncture, we can avoid fighting It's better not to fight as much as possible, not to mention that it is the distant Mutsu country.

Ashikaga Yoshitoki's attitude is very simple. Nannan Nobunao can't deal with it and is not suitable for dealing with it. The best way is for the family governor to stay in Edo Castle as a close minister of the general's mansion. The deputy officials appointed by the committee will act as supervisors. If Pu Dai's family members are found to have misbehavior, they will be punished as appropriate.

This set of practices is very similar to the way Imagawa Yoshimoto treats the people of Yuanjiang. He sends his own samurai to serve as the elders of the descendants of the people of the country, and uses their special status to secretly control the housekeeping. , Ashikaga Yoshitoki felt that the practice was too harsh, so he chose a compromise method, similar to the meaning of appointing a deputy official to supervise and implement in the late Tokugawa period.

The evaluation meeting in the afternoon was not long, and just as the meeting was about to end, a servant came in to deliver the news. Konoe had brought his family to Edo before, and Ashikaga Yoshitoki hurriedly left government affairs and went to Edo Hong Kong greeted him, but he didn't want to find out that Jinwei's chariot and horses had just entered the imperial palace just after leaving the imperial palace.

"Brother! I miss you so much after not seeing him for so many years!" Seeing that the elegant and unrestrained Konoe had grown a beard recently and turned into a majestic and mature middle-aged man, Ashikaga Yoshitoki laughed and said, "I haven't seen the slightest change in my brother in the past few years. Sure enough, the water and soil in Kyoto can support people better!"

"Hey! From my point of view, this Edo Castle is also a rare paradise! When I first arrived at Edo Port, I thought I was back in Sakaimachi. Such a big city was built by Yoshitoki in the past few years?" Wei Qianjiu looked at the spacious garden-style palace in amazement.Even in winter, you can see the green trees forming a forest, and you can see the green trees in the forest, and exclaimed: "Even the emperor's Ouchi is probably not one-tenth of your palace!"

The two brothers hadn't seen each other for many years and were about to swim together, but they didn't expect a soft voice from behind: "Brother! Seeing Sheng Ji and pretending not to see it, it's really rude!"

"Ouch! Look at my memory, how did I forget about Sheng Ji! It's really time to fight!" Smiling and turning around, I saw an elegant and demure lady, holding two children, two children, and four children on the left and right. Stepping out of the carriage, the three boys and four children were the children raised by Konoe Maeku and Ashikaga Katsuhime these years.The eldest daughter's former son has grown into a slim and beautiful girl, and the youngest brother is still a baby who has just turned one year old.

Ashikaga Yoshitoki said in surprise: "We haven't seen each other for many years, Katsuhime has become more and more beautiful, so that my brother can hardly recognize the little girl back then!"

"I still remember that when I was young, Sheng Ji liked to pester her elder brother to tell fairy tales. Sheng Ji told the children all these fairy tales. The children adore you as uncle!" Ashikaga Katsuki said while hugging her youngest son: "Call uncle quickly."

"Uncle... uncle... cluck!" The little baby stretched out his hand to pull Ashikaga Yoshitoki's beard, and the children he provoked with frowning faces laughed along with him.

The eldest daughter, Konoe Maeko, politely gave a ladylike salute: "Greetings, uncle."

"You are the former son of the little princess of the Konoe family! You are so beautiful, just like your mother when she was a teenager." Ashikaga Yoshitoki smiled slightly and said: "We will be a family from now on, and I will take you to see your future later. Zhenwangmaru, her husband. He is already a mighty little samurai!"

Maeko Konoe lowered his head shyly, hiding behind her mother, not daring to look up.Ashikaga Katsuhime smiled and said: "Brother, you are too anxious! You frightened the former son, and your Zhenwang Maru will not have a wife!"

"Don't be frightened, Zhenwangmaru's wife is blessed by the God of Liberty!" The group of people meandered into the heart of the imperial palace while talking and laughing. At the Hiei Mountain gate near Kyoto, Ashikaga Yoshinori arranged a single-family courtyard for this family, which was no less than the Konoe Mansion in Kyoto, and the facilities were complete.

In the evening, a welcome banquet was held in honor of former Kanbai Konoe Maeku. At the banquet, Konoe Maejiu announced the appointment of the imperial court in a high-profile manner, which immediately caused a huge sensation. Liao Yujian, doesn’t it mean that His Royal Highness Gongfang is going to follow the orthodox path for the promotion of the great generals of the past dynasties since Luyuan Courtyard Hall! His Royal Highness Gongfang’s arrangement in the court is indeed not in vain!"

Ben was clenching his fists tightly for a long time, and said excitedly: "Of course it is not in vain. His Highness Gongfang is wise and powerful. He has worked hard in Kyoto for 20 years, and the wealth he has distributed is no less than 80 guanwen. Most of the ministers in Kyoto have undertaken the work of His Highness Gongfang." Enhui, moreover, the former Guanbaidian is a righteous brother, the former Neifudian is an uncle, and his connections are all over the capital, how can it be compared to Ashikaga Yoshiaki who has no foundation."

For a while, the Kanto samurai chattered, and many young samurai couldn't help dreaming about a bright future. However, at this moment, Uesugi Kenshin suddenly coughed to silence the ministers, and said slowly: "The more important thing is His Majesty the Emperor." You should be clear about the significance of the right general to my Kanto warriors. The former Kanto warrior received the right general or the Yuaner Lai Chaogong from the Jianjiu period. Who is the Yuaner Lai Chaogong? Who can answer me!"

The warriors raised their fists high and shouted: "General Zhengyi!"

"Wrong! It's not just the general who conquers the barbarians! It's also the pillar of my Minamoto family, the pillar of the Wu family!" Uesugi Kenshin turned his body and bowed his head on the ground: "Please, Your Highness, raise an army and crusade against the evil general of Kyoto, Ashikaga Yoshiaki! Give me back! Hanoi Genji is a pure land!"

"Your Majesty, please give me an order! We will serve His Majesty with our lives!" Sanada Yukitaka, Hojo Tokimasa, Satake Yoshishige, Mogami Yoshimitsu, Date Terumune, Yuuki Haruto and other warriors knelt on the ground one by one, Looking expectantly at the long-silent monarch in the high position, as long as he gives an order, the Kanto warriors will follow.

But at this moment Ashikaga Yoshitoki hesitated, glanced at the familiar faces in the hall, and sighed: "I understand the thoughts of the gentlemen, Oda Nobunaga's intention to break the alliance has been firm, and the situation in Kyoto is just beginning." It's a good time to do something, and when Ka sends troops at this time, he can catch him by surprise, but I won't be able to use the backhand I prepared!"

Hojo Shikang frowned and asked, "May I ask your Highness, what kind of backhand is it?"

"It's a follower who gives Yu a good reason to raise troops. The stupid Ashikaga Yoshiaki is about to take the wrong first step. What awaits him is a series of dead ends. The time left for you is running out!" Ashikaga Yoshitoki did not give them a chance to ask questions, and continued: "At this time, Yu is going to announce a major move, recruiting the Kanto imperial family!"

The hot Aozhou Fengyun'er believed it lightly, and suddenly said in surprise: "Yujia! His Highness Gongfang still insists on rebuilding the Yujia?"

The former elder of the Furukawa family tree generation, Harusuke Kuda said distressedly: "Yes! His Royal Highness has said many times that he wants to rebuild the royal family, but how to rebuild it? After all, it is a system that has disappeared for more than 200 years. It is still very different from the royal family."

The discussion below was raging, and various voices came to the ears of several samurai, and the elders of the Pudai family also exchanged their views. When the voice gradually became quieter, Ashikaga Yoshitoki said: "Kanto Yu There are four cores in the family, the first is the Bando Bahei clan, the second is the Fuji clan, of which the Xiuxiang clan is the head, the third is the Genji clan, and the fourth is the courtier clan."

Uesugi Kenshin opened his eyes, and said indifferently: "Bando Hapei Clan! Sure enough, the Bando Happei Clan is going to be rebuilt! The Kanto Samurai want to re-establish order. Is our Bando Hera Clan going to rise again?"

The branches of the Bando Hachihei clan spread throughout Kanto and even the entire world. For example, the first-class blood of the Miura Party and the Chichibu Party are mainly concentrated in Musashi and Sagami. The party is in Hitachi country, Hojo is destroyed, Doi, and Kumagai are down and dispatched, not to mention, the actual calculation is very troublesome. (To be continued..)