Pillars of the Wu family

More than ten days later, the news of Ashikaga Yoshitoki raising troops in Kamakura spread to Kyoto, and the samurai in Kinai fell into a state of silence for a while. They were horrified to find that the dragon in Kanto would be so terrible when they were angry. There are as many as 23 cavalry troops, more than [-] cavalry teams, and more than [-] iron artillery teams.

The public opinion in Kinai exclaimed how he was deceived. Over the years, there have been voices denigrating Ashikaga Yoshishi for being a coward, but his current performance is not a tortoise, and so many military officials are recruited with a single order, which is far more than speculation from the outside world. The 15 or 23 cavalry, but a full [-] cavalry, it is not important whether he has endured for many years with ulterior motives or loyal performance, the important thing is that he has soldiers, money and food, and his strength makes people desperate.

On April 12th in the 1569th year of Yonglu (18), that is, the No. [-] day after the Kanto War, in front of the Hachimangu Shrine in Ishikimizu, Kyoto, two internal ministers, General Zuo Jinwei, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, offered sacrifices to their ancestors in Ishikimizu Thousands of warriors from all walks of life from the West, Kyushu, and Shikoku gathered outside the Hachiman Palace, quietly waiting for the ceremony to proceed.

"Look! His Royal Highness Gongfang has invited out the Royal White Banner who is waiting for the courtyard hall!"

"The Imperial White Flag! The Imperial White Flag of the Ashikaga General's family! How exciting!" The samurai in Xiguo, Kyushu, and even Kinai cheered. The Ashikaga family's influence in Xiguo is extraordinary. The two imperial white flags erected in Kamakura at the time of Yu Yuanyi are a level.

Minamoto Yoritomo's Royal White Flag is the glory of the Kamakura samurai. The Kamakura Legion flying this Royal White Flag during the Johisa Rebellion left a very deep impression on the Kinai samurai.Hachiman Taro's imperial white flag is even more earth-shattering.The frightened Kinai samurai once had his legs weak and felt invincible.Therefore, Yoshiaki Ashikaga wants to invite the Royal White Flag of the Ashikaga family to fight against Kanto.

The Ashikaga family originated from Shimono Ashikagazhuang, and revived in the Mikawa country. When the Ashikaga Takashi raised his troops, he relied on the samurai from the Western Kingdom and Kyushu. The Battle of Tatarahama was the first battle for the Ashikaga Takashi to regroup after losing Kyushu. Then, 20 troops were pulled from the Western Kingdom of Kyushu to fight back to Kyoto, and all the samurai in Kinai participated in the battle and made great achievements.

Therefore, this flag has a very strong influence on the samurai of the Western Kingdom, but it has very limited influence on the Eastern Kingdom. This time, Ashikaga Yoshiaki chose to invite this royal white flag.Greatly weakening the influence of the two flags in Kanto, at least it can make the samurai comfort themselves, so that the morale and morale of the army will not fall to the bottom before the battle.

This is what war is like. Disciplinary training is one aspect, and morale is another aspect. Even the elite regiments that have been tried and tested have morale ups and downs, not to mention the 18 troops from Shikoku, Kyushu, Shikoku, and Kinai. It is a hodgepodge, there are countless intrigues among daimyos from all over the world, how unreliable it is to count on their self-consciousness, loyalty and bravery, if there is no orthodox name to rule at this moment.That is, nothing can be done in a mess of loose sand.

When a group of chaotic warriors with different origins gather together and form an alliance under a certain name to fight against powerful enemies.A commander-in-chief with a righteous name is needed, and the shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki is the most suitable and only candidate, but what the general has said and done recently seems not authentic.

The rumors of killing brothers and mothers had an irreparable and bad impact on his image, and the change of banning the emperor made him lose a lot of popularity in the country, and the positive influence on distant countries was even more attenuated, making people feel pitiful At this time, just using the name of a general can no longer control the famous people from all walks of life, but the life of the shogunate still has to live, and the Yuanyi in Kanto still has to fight. You can't just stick your head in the sand like an ostrich and pretend you didn't see it. How to do it?

The first way Ashikaga Yoshiaki thought of was to ask the emperor to issue a decree. Even if Oda Nobunaga vetoed it, the emperor in Kyoto could issue a decree, and the emperor in Sakamoto could also announce it in the lower house. Fighting will only weaken the emperor's authority, and instead fall into Minamoto's tricks. Seeing that the puppet show can't be performed, there is only one way to think about it.

Yoshikawa Moto swept his toes high and high at the people who came with him from the Western Kingdom, and regarded Urakami Zongjing as nothing. Seeing the expressions of the warriors of the Urakami family who dared not speak out, he turned sideways and whispered: "This is the shogunate. General, that villain? The innocent-looking man has no strength to restrain a chicken, not quite like the legendary killer..."

Kobayakawa Longjing coughed and reminded: "Speak carefully! Brother, please speak carefully!"

"Yes! Be careful...hehe!" Yoshikawa Motoharu touched his head, smiled honestly at his nephew Mori Terumoto, quickly put away his proud little tail, looked sideways to the other side inadvertently, and said, "Look, that's us old acquaintance!"

Takakage Kobayakawa had also noticed a group of warriors staring at them with unfriendly expressions on the opposite side. He looked over carefully and said in a low voice, "Oh! That's Otomo Hachiroden of Otomo's family! He should preside over the war against Ryuzoji's family on the front line, why? You’ve also come to the capital, so why don’t you also want to wade into this muddy water?”

"We're also wading in this muddy water..." Yoshikawa Motoharu realized that his voice was a bit loud, and hurriedly said haha, "Today's weather is good! Mmm! It's just that the water in He Maochuan is a bit muddy..."

Hoida Motokiyo said blankly: "Really? But I found that the water in Kamo River is very clear!"

Motoharu Yoshikawa was baffled by his idiot brother for a long time without uttering a word, he snorted and kept silent, wishing his nephew Mori Terumoto to step down, looked up and saw his good nephew was resting his chin in one hand and meditating: "Is the representative appointed by Dayou's family originally His Royal Highness Dayou Qinzhen? It's hard to say what happened this time!"

"What are you afraid of!" Yoshikawa Motoharu grinned and said, "If you can't, just treat it as a trip!"

Kobayakawa Takakage said with a low smile, "Bringing an army of [-] to Kyoto, the cost of this trip is a bit high!"

The Mori family and the Otomo family have been fighting fiercely over the dominance of Kitakyushu in recent years. This time, the powerful members of the two families gathered in Kyoto at the same time. The Urakami family also included the Nizi Revival Army who had been defeated twice, and Yukimori Yamanaka, a loyal minister of the famous Nizi family in the Western Kingdom.

Mori Terumoto frowned and said, "Kono Sakyo-do. His Highness Miyoshi Kyozhao is also here. There are many powerful enemies!"

"Hey!" Kobayakawa Takakage fussed and said, "How can we fight? Will he be stabbed in the back by an ally? It's really a troublesome question!"

Yoshikawa Motoharu's precious son.Motocho Yoshikawa stood beside Mori Terumoto and said in a low voice, "We can also stab our allies!"

"Then this joint battle can still be fought? Don't forget what His Royal Highness said, the one in Kanto started the White Flag Rebellion, not the Yandao joint battle we fought."

What the Maori family are talking about is precisely the movement in Kanto, which is the most concerned topic in the whole world. Even the eminent monks in the temple who don’t ask anything are busy taking out a small notebook to write down a bunch of rumors at this time, such as the Wushan University in Kinai. Demiaoshin and other sects with the nature of the Ashikaga family temple.It seems that they are particularly concerned about this war. Secondly, the big sects of Nandu Beiling, including Koya Mountain and Jiaowang Huguo Temple are also secretly paying attention, and even betting personally.

It is gambling, human nature always tends to take risks. Ashikaga Yoshitoki hangs three imperial white flags in front of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu, which marks the complete opposition between Kyoto Ashikaga and Kanto Ashikaga. Ashikaga Yoshiaki came to Ishikimizu Hachimangu in a panic For example, the officials in Kyoto called this chaos the White Flag Rebellion, and not only the high-ranking nobles in Kyoto have heard of it.It is the general of Emperor Jinchu's Imperial Palace, and the southern capital of Beiling Ginai Wushan.Even the Nanman missionaries who traveled around Kinai knew it well.

After learning that 23 cavalry from the Kanto raised their troops in front of Tsurugaoka Hachiman Palace, the warriors from various countries who hurried to Luo were very conflicted. Of the 18 riders, 18 are sponsored by the Oda Army, [-] are from the Miyoshi Army, [-] are from the Maori Army, and [-] are from the Otomo family.

Others, such as Ryuzoji, Kono, Urakami, and Nizifu, have an army ranging from 5000 to 2000. On the other hand, the powerful Shimadzu in southern Kyushu only sent [-] people, and they can only compete with the Tosajo clan. , Changzong Gabu's soy sauce is compared among others, and don't ask why there are so few people in the Shimadzu family, and they won't tell you if you ask.

Shimadzu almost wrote the words "I'll make soy sauce" on his forehead for a long time, and his state was also sluggish like sleepwalking, as if he was dozing off and seemed indifferent, making Yoshikawa Motoharu who was looking around secretly speculate, maybe It's because he often participates in nighttime activities in Kyoto. Anyway, he likes the prosperity of Kyoto, such as the women in Whale House.

No matter what other people think, there are only so many soldiers in the Shimazu family anyway, don't care if he is not happy, give two thousand to the general, if you don't give face, even a big soldier will not come, the general dares to issue a crusade order ?Don't dare, the man in Kanto is sharpening his knife and waiting to slaughter someone, how dare he beat a little Satsuma Shimadzu at this juncture.

The consequence of this is that each family is making small calculations. Those who send more troops start to regret that there are too many people who came. Put aside Yoshiaki Ashikaga's strict speeches, idiots are a rare breed these days, as long as they are over 25 years old, few people believe Ashikaga Yoshiaki's set of flawed words.

It's already here, and it's probably hard to turn around and leave at this time. After thinking about it, the little wealthy family decided to wait and see the situation, and the daimyos were thinking about how to fight this battle. They couldn't run to the capital in a group There was a meeting, and Zi Chou Yinmao was beaten down by a Bando warrior if he couldn't discuss it.

At the beginning they were willing to accept the emperor's decree to come to Beijing to protect the shogunate. It was because the Kanto man was too powerful and domineering, and he couldn't tolerate half a grain of sand in his eyes. Just look at his deeds before and after the Oshu War. , Miyoshi, and Otomo should not benefit. If you spit out the territory that has been hard-won for generations without a fight, you will probably be poked to death by the family members of the family. From then on, they will become synonymous with idiots and wimps, but how to fight? ?have no idea.

The samurai of the Western Kingdom are entangled in how to fight, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki is odious when he is entangled in Minamoto. These days, there are only one or two who dare to kill the general, and there are a large group of people who dare to exile the general, but they slap the general in front of everyone in the world. Yes, probably the Kanto Ashikaga Yoshitoki who acted recklessly and recklessly.

Hatred, this is the first time I have experienced the feeling of hatred. When I used to be disgusted with Ashikaga Yoshiaki, since he announced that he would send troops to attack the generals in Kyoto, the seeds of hatred have quietly taken root and sprouted, according to Ashikaga Yoshiaki.The general's face is more important than anything else.You can exile me and kill me but not insult me.The same is true for Ashikaga Yoshiki's choice to stay in the Nijo Imperial Palace and die heroically.

Yuan Yishi was not authentic, he exposed his background completely in front of the people of the world, called him a man who murdered his brother and murdered his mother and plotted to usurp the throne, and then took out his crusade order saying that the general has no right to deprive him of his Miao character , but Yuanyi still decided to give face to the general crusade order before tearing up his face, and declared that when his generation does not use Miao characters to use Yuanyi, let his son continue to use Ashikaga Miao characters.

This is a backhand slap on Yoshiaki Ashikaga's right cheek and hit the bull's-eye.It should be a huge blow to Minamoto Tokimoto, and of course it is a huge blow to the trust of the shogunate. It's a pity that people change their tricks and switch courtiers' surnames at any time.

Not only easily poked through Ashikaga Yoshiaki's proud "good tricks", but also ridiculed Ashikaga Yoshiaki for being stupid. He learned to use the name of a general to punish a person who has done nothing wrong without wiping the poop in his crotch. There is a strong group of people, and he still doesn't like being slapped backhand by him, so he has to slap his own face to feel at ease.This is the first slap.

If the family-mon flag is deprived, it will be deprived, and it is not allowed to use Ashikaga two references.I took out the Sasalong gallbladder of the Gen family to use. Ashikaga Yoshiaki probably didn’t expect that there was an imperial white flag in Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine at the beginning. He definitely didn’t know that Hachiman Taro’s imperial white flag was also in his hands. He must have known it for more than ten years. Former Ashikaga Yoshiki wrote a flag seal to Minamoto Yoshitoki, but he didn't expect that this flag seal could also become a white flag. This slap hit Ashikaga Yoshiaki's face, and about half of his face was swollen. This was the second slap.

He deprived the Kwantung government of his service position, thinking that this would break his legal control over the Kwantung samurai family, but he did not expect that he could still be the pillar of the samurai family who is equivalent to the general of the Kwantung general without the title of general of the Kwantung family. Committing an unforgivable mistake, kicking Minamoto Toki out of the Ashikaga family system, allowing him to raise troops with the same status as the General Zhengyi, this will lead to a fatal consequence. From then on, Dongguo The samurai no longer listened to the shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki.

Even if Minamoto is defeated and committed suicide like the Ashikaga clan one day, as long as his descendants are still alive, they will continue to raise troops in the name of the pillars of the samurai, and the shogunate will once again fall into a distressing cycle of chaos. What his ancestors did more than 100 years ago.

Of course, this is just his fantasy, and some private thoughts that cannot be made public. Except for him, probably no samurai would believe that when the shogunate could defeat and kill Yuanyi, among the various voices coming out of Kinai, There are many people who sympathize with Minamoto Yoshitoki, including Hatakeyama Takamasa, Tsutsui Junqing and other people from the country.

"Only 18 people, too few! Why would Hatakeyama Takamasa refuse Yu's call! Even if Yu gave him the command, he would refuse, just because Oda Nobunaga is the deputy general? This will not work, we must find a way! "Ashikaga Yoshiaki turned around and whispered something to the attendant, who hurried to Oda Nobunaga and whispered in his ear.

Oda Nobunaga raised his brows, nodded with a smile and said: "His Royal Highness has finally improved a bit, reply His Royal Highness, don't worry about Takaya-den, that His Royal Highness should have been exiled to Ji by Yusa Nobuyo and Anmi Zongbo at this moment." Yi Wansha has gone, and the new governor of the Hanoi Hatakeyama family will be Hatakeyama Shogaka, His Highness Shogaka is an acquaintance of His Highness Gongfang, and he will persuade the people of Yamato to cooperate with the shogunate's decision as soon as possible."

Hatakeyama Akio is Ashikaga Yoshiakiban's confidant. He was the first samurai who bestowed the name of Miao after the general ascended the throne. Oda Nobunaga was able to smoothly adjust the strategy of Anmi Zongfang and Yusa Shinto. The reason why Zhaogao has this card is that one is the popular man in front of the general, and the other is a stubborn old fighter. After thinking about it carefully, he knows who to choose.

On the other hand, Hatakeyama Takamasa has been too tossing around these years. He has tried his best to fight with the Miyoshi family for 20 years, but he has not even given birth to a son, and his daughter is still so young. The regiment is very worried that this fighter will fight himself to death one day, and losing the family business will be a trouble. Instead of this, it is better to take this opportunity to exile this guy, and everyone can accept an honest new governor.

This is an evil deal. Oda Nobunaga needs stability in Kinai, Yusa Nobuko and Anmi Zongfang need to control the real power in the family, and the Hatakeyama vassals long for a family governor who thinks normally and acts according to the rules, and can give birth to a healthy heir. The war has already exhausted the people of Hanoi, and it is even more tiring to fight if they can't win or benefit.

Ashikaga Yoshitoki's eloquent speech finally came to an end, and finally he said eloquently: "...Masters! Look at this Ashikaga Imperial White Flag, how much glory and glory he has brought to us, when we waited for the Jiin Hall to fly this imperial flag. The white flag enters Luo. Today, when I, Yoshiaki, want to use this imperial white flag to attack Genyoshi, the Chiinden will protect us! The ancestors of the Ashikaga family will protect us! Namo Hachiman Bodhisattva! Bless my Ashikaga family for a long time! !"

The warriors of the Western Kingdom clapped their hands three times, saluted respectfully and prayed: "Namo Hachiman Bodhisattva!"

There was no enthusiasm or shouting, and the whole process was as dull as a glass of clear water. Although Yoshiaki Ashikaga's speech was wonderful, the colorful clichés were thrown out like money. It is not bad to study culture at Yijoin for more than 20 years. Literary talent, but he always consciously avoids talking about loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness at some critical moments, making the scene very strange. (to be continued..)

ps: Bow down and thank book friends Dark Heartless, Liushuiwu, Hattori Masashige, and Floating Heart for their rewards. Recently, Wu Mei’s spirit is not very good. She frequently stays up late and her eyes are particularly tired. It was difficult, so sorry.