Pillars of the Wu family

The rain stopped in late July of the 12th year of Yonglu. This is the most brilliant time in midsummer. Yodo Castle is located at the confluence of the main stream of the Yodo River. It used to be the castle of Hosokawa Ujitsuna, the last prisoner, and now it is guarded by Terumoto Mori, the general of the Western Kingdom. However, the negative impact on the morale of one's own side caused by the Western Army's retreat without a fight has yet to be eliminated. The Eastern Army spewed in like a tidal wave, making people in Gyeonggi realize the fact that the Kamakura samurai came again.

Kamakura Samurai, a name that symbolizes glory. The Chengjiu Rebellion spread the prestige of Kamakura Samurai to all corners of the world. Without the brave and sturdy Kamakura Samurai shocking the court, there would be no royal families scattered all over the country. Landlords, such as Shimadzu, Otomo, Shoji, Mori, etc., all belonged to Genpeira Kamakura as the royal family of Minamoto Yoritomo and went down to the west country to become a town name. For them, the four characters of Kamakura Samurai have impressive Occult mystical power.

At this moment, a mysterious team came to Diancheng. The two leading warriors took off their hoods. One of them showed a face with sharp mustaches and beards, while the other had a neatly trimmed mustache and those pair of The eyes of the hawk, the two middle-aged warriors opened the package and took out a flag, which was the family crest of the Maori family with three characters.

The Maori samurai trembled all over, staring at the group of strange samurai with Dongguo-style hair, hesitantly said: "You are..."

The bearded samurai said: "Hojo Mori, Mori Sakon will supervise Takahiro."

Another samurai with a mustache also said: "Yasuda Mori's family, Maori Echuchu Shou Jingyuan."

Hojo Takahiro pointed to a young man behind him again, and said, "This is my son-in-law of Takahiro, Naba Suruga Shoujinzong. This is Kanhe Jiang, the minor assistant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and his son-in-law, Kanhe Jiang Takaki. This samurai A descendant of the Yasankawa E clan from the Dewa Yoshikawa clan."

Yoshikawa Motoharu stared at the young man named Yoshikawa Takaki carefully for a while, and said with a wry smile, "Is this a clan gathering?"

"It should be a family reunion!" Yasuda Keimoto smiled and said: "Speaking of which, the ancestor of Fukuhara Shotoshiden was also the Nagai clan of Dewa country, and the Dewa country set up Yonezawa Castle, which was originally Nagai Sai Aden It was built, and Nagai clan Xiguo Luoyan changed its name to Fukuhara clan, and since then contact has become increasingly rare.”

It is well known that the Mori family originated from the Oe clan, and the ancestor was the famous Kamakura shogunate's first government, Betto Oe Hiromoto, and the branch of the Oe clan began with the Oshu conquest in the fifth year of Wenji (1189).Minamoto Yoritomo won the crusade against Oshu and returned with rewards for his merits. He bestowed Dewa Country Hanhe Jiangzhuang and Nagaizhuang on Oe Hiromoto as a reward.

Afterwards, Oe Hiromoto’s direct son, Oe Kinhiro, obtained the title of head of a sect, and the descendant passed down is the Hanhejiang clan, and another powerful sect of the Oe clan, the Nagai clan, is also a talented person. It is rumored that the editor of "My Wife Mirror" Nagai Munehide was a member of the Kamakura shogunate. This family replaced the main family after the fall of the Samkawa Jiang clan, the leader of the family.

Of course, this is all a muddled account. The Anyun Mori family has risen since the Mouri era, and the Fukuhara family, the direct successor of the Nagai family, has become the retainer of the Mori family. In turn, no one cares about whether the leader of the Dajiang family is Han Hejiang. Shi.It is still the Nagai family, as long as the one-character three-star flag seal remains unchanged.The blood relationship does not change.

"The Zuojin general prison is the Hojo Mori family, and the main family is the Nanjo Mori family. The ancestors are from the same line. They are related, but unfortunately they have lost contact for many years..." Yoshikawa Motoharu revealed his thoughts in a slightly perfunctory tone. Anyun Mori also called As Nanjo Mori, Echigo Mori is called Hojo Mori. This is not too secret a story.

In the early days of Kamakura, the Miura clan raised a rebellion. Mori Jihiro supported the Miura clan and defeated the Hoji War. The sons were scattered in all directions and had not been in touch for hundreds of years. At this time, a poor relative suddenly appeared and took a group of relatives in the valley of his family All of them were recruited, and a pair of three-star flags with one character was brought. The first reaction must be that these poor relatives are here to take advantage of it.

Hojo Takahiro rolled his eyeballs, and then laughed loudly: "My Hojo Mori family is not doing very well in Echigo, and I can't compare to Nanjo Mori's prosperity in Anyun. Is it awe-inspiring to sweep Ouchi Mie Niko? Warriors, I never thought of being honored by everyone's hard work."

"Hehe... I don't mean to wait." Kobayakawa Takakage hurriedly covered it up, and being satirized lightly by others, it seemed that he was a bit small-minded, but no matter how magnanimous he was, the gap between the two parties was still there.

Relatives who have not seen each other for 300 years are really nothing. Except for the common ancestor, Miao characters, and family pattern flags, there is no other common language. The warriors of the Western Kingdoms all shave their buns with the head of the moon, and the warriors of the Eastern Kingdoms all wear a bun that reaches the sky. , The difference between the two is very big, and the western accent and the eastern accent are also incompatible, and the conversation between the two is very unpleasant.

Yasuda Keimoto observed for a while, and from the tone and demeanor of the generals of the Mori family, he judged that Terumoto Mori, the young governor, had a high status, so he said: "Mutsu's guarding the palace military service has been extraordinary throughout his life, and he personally founded the Anyun Mori clan. The hegemony of the Western Kingdom can be called the hero of the world! We are admired by the Maori clan, but the general trend of the world is no longer what it was yesterday. The Anyun Mori clan has reached a critical juncture and should make the final decision, whether to follow the trend or go against it The potential is all in the mind of the Dian stable hall."

Mori Terumoto opened his mouth to speak, but was stopped by his uncle Takakage Kobayakawa. Seeing him shaking his head slightly at him, he closed his mouth. Kobayakawa Takakage asked with a smile, "I don't know what is going with the trend, what is going against the trend?"

"Those who go with the trend are like the rushing down of the Taotao river. They can reach thousands of miles in an instant without any effort. Those who go against the trend stand up and paddle with strength. It is very difficult to choose one. A little carelessness will destroy the boat and destroy the people. All previous efforts will be wasted!" An Tian Jing Yuan said slowly: "The general trend of the world today is no longer the chaotic and unclear situation decades ago. The General of the Right held righteous soldiers in Kamakura to fight against rebellion, and ordered the world with the pillars of the Yuan family. On the other hand, the masters of the Western Army are those who killed brothers and mothers, and deposed the emperor, and their minions did such insane actions as burning Mount Hiei, this kind of chaos will not last long!"

Kobayakawa Longjing showed such an expression as expected, and said with a faint smile: "So you are the lobbyists sent by General You! You have worked so hard, you have come from a long way, why don't you eat first and then..."

Hojo Takahiro laughed loudly and said, "You can know the rumors in the market in the Dian Stable Hall, all saying that the Kamakura Samurai is coming. The Kamakura Samurai are our royal family. My Oe clan is the royal family. It was in the past, it is now, and it will be in the future. Too!"

"Since the Chengjiu Rebellion, Kamakura Samurai has come to Kyoto again...Kamakura Samurai, such a memorable name!" Mori Terumoto quietly clenched his fists, suddenly raised his head and looked firmly at Hojo Takahiro, and said, "Take Conditions that you are all prepared for!"

Yoshikawa Motoharu said in surprise: "Shaodian..."

"The Dian stable hall is quick to speak, very good! Very good!" Hojo Takahiro said: "The choice given by the Lord to the Maori family is to secure the two countries of Izumo and Ishimi..."

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible! My Maori family runs across the Western Kingdom. To wipe out the Ouchi and Nizi clans, and subdue all the warriors in the Western Kingdom, how can you easily reduce the title with a single word!" Yoshikawa Motoharu couldn't bear it and jumped up. Everyone present The veins on the Maori warriors' foreheads were throbbing, obviously they couldn't allow their dominance to be lost.

"I think you will have some surprises here, but I still want to take advantage of my Mori family's territory!" Kobayakawa Takakage sneered, "I'm afraid I will disappoint you, my Mori family's territory cannot be lost. It is absolutely impossible to reduce the seal!"

Yasuda Jingyuan chuckled: "Don't talk too early about Kobayakawa-dono, the territory of the Anyun Mori family didn't fall from the sky, there is no way to overcome it. Without conspiracy and tricks, how can the Anyun Mori family be prosperous today? Never thought about it. After all, this world is the world of the Yuan family. Even if the Maoli family gains power for a while, how can they be compared with the pillars of my Yuan family? , eating half of it with indigestion and then spitting it out will not be worth the candle."

"It's just sweet words." Kobayakawa Takakage made up his mind that it would be no good if he didn't listen.

Mori Terumoto's expression also became very unhappy. The Mori family occupied the Longxing land of the Ouchi family, Shu Fang Nagato, and eliminated the Niko family to win the two countries of Iwami and Izumo, and the two countries of backup and backup were also basically in the bag. Among them, Urakami Zongkei lingered in the Bizen country, and he could extend his tentacles to Inaba Hoki and other countries to the west. In terms of size, he was not as good as Oda Nobunaga, but he was already a well-known strong man in the Western country.

I thought that these poor relatives of the Maori family came all the way from the east country just to reminisce about the old days and grab some benefits. For An Yun and Shi Jian, only one-third of the power has declined, which is too unacceptable.

"The lords of Anyun Maori don't seem very happy!" Hojo Takahiro squeezed his chin thoughtfully, and said suddenly in a daze: "My lord also explained that if the Anyun Maori family thinks it is inappropriate, transfer the title to a big country to guarantee 30 shi Andu is also acceptable, it seems that this one is probably unacceptable?"

"Hmph! It's good that General Zuo Kin knows about it." Fukuhara Sadatoshi dissatisfied: "It's better to say less about such things, so as not to damage the friendship of the same clan."

Hojo Takahiro grinned: "But I, Takahiro, still want to say that the lord has another decree. If the Anyun Mori family doesn't agree to obey, then the suffering of swordsmen meeting, defeat and massacre will be unavoidable, and the change that the Anyun Mori family has received will also be unavoidable. No, the former leaders of An Yun and Shi Jian gave me four as a reward, and I would like to thank An Yun's Maori family for their generosity in advance, thank you very much!"

The members of the Maori family tree were taken aback, and asked in horror: "Zuo Jinjian, what did you mean just now?"

Yasuda Jingyuan said: "You must have understood! There are only two options for the Anyun Mori family. One is to accept the two countries' security blockade, and the other is to change the confiscation after the defeat of the World War II. The two countries are my Hojo Mori and Yasuda Mori. , Hanhejiang, and Nabo's four families, this is the request of the Lord."

"Bastard!" Yoshikawa Motoharu said angrily, "Why are you so domineering? Why do you insist on listening to your Eastern Army!"

Hojo Takahiro laughed three times, and said with serious eyes: "Why? Because the master is the pillar of the Minamoto family, because the master is the two right-hand generals of Minamoto, and because half of Japan is under the dominion, Shi Gao with 1000 million shi , and there are more than [-] tigers in our Eastern Army, how dare your Maori family not follow suit?"

If you say turn your back on it, turn it on, the scared Mao Li Huiyuan said at a loss: "You..."

Nabo Sect said with a smile: "Tell the truth, the Lord's will must not be violated. If the Western Army does not follow suit, it will change immediately, and if it dares to resist, it will destroy the clan! It would be a pity to destroy your Anyun Mori family. Oe Mori and I Hojo Mori , Yasuda Mori, even if the Mori family is destroyed, there is still the Oe family who can make up for it. Don’t you know that people of insight in today’s world will fight to become the royal family of the Minamoto family. You Anyun Mori family is not willing, but there are people who are willing!

Do you think that the order of the pillars of the Yuan family is like child's play?If you think so, you are wrong!Late Genpei era.Minamoto's two right generals, Lai Chaogong, wiped out the Shangsuo Hirocho clan, the Gen Yoshitsune clan, the Gen Xingjia clan, and the Ashikaga Tadazuna clan, the descendants of Fujiwara Hideto, who never relented. As it was then, so it can be today! "

This time, the face of the Maori family changed.At this moment, Mao Li Huiyuan realized that these people did not come to negotiate at all, but walked over and told them that it is not too late to rein in the precipice. If you don’t believe in evil and must see the coffin without crying, then go and try it yourself. What Minamoto Yoritomo and Ashikaga Takaji have done, Minamotoki doesn't mind doing it again, wishful thinking that the mainstay of the Minamoto family is easy to deal with, just like the bullying General Ashikaga's family, but it is a big mistake.

Mori Terumoto closed his eyes and thought quietly, and every samurai present looked at the general worriedly.In the imperial court, he was the head of the fifth right horse, and in the Maori family, he was the heir to the family governor.Marching and fighting abroad is the general of the [-] soldiers of the Maori Army. His words and deeds have great influence, which is difficult for Yoshikawa Motoharu and Kobayakawa Takakage to match.

After a long silence, the young governor said, "Let me wait and think about it..."

"Then I'll take my leave first." Hojo Takahiro got up to leave, and after walking a few steps, he came back and said, "I forgot to remind you that An Yunshi sees that the only income he can get is grain and vegetables, and fishing at sea must be in accordance with the law." As a matter of fact, the taxation of the castle town belongs to the owner of the country, but the mines are not counted. All the mines in the east country belong to the Minamoto family. There is no room for negotiation and there will be no exceptions. I hope that the gentlemen of the Anyun Mori family will not think about it Too much... That's it, goodbye!"

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On the eighth day of August, on a sunny day after the rain, the sun shines on the earth, and the Kinki region enters the autumn harvest season. From Echizen to Kii, you can see farmers bending over to work busy harvesting grain. However, the situation this year is worse than previous years. It was different. At this time before, there were always groups of samurai going down to the fields to collect grain and collect the annual tribute, but this year all these people disappeared without a trace, because the Kamakura samurai came.

After 350 years, the Kamakura samurai came to the heartland of Gyeonggi again. Two 10,000+ troops from south to north are like a black wall across Gyeonggi. , the main force of the Eastern Army has already touched the edge of the Yamashiro State, the newly acquired Sakamoto is in jeopardy, the people in Gyeonggi are panicked, and the officials are also in a hurry and don't know what to do.

Oda Nobunaga has been sleeping poorly lately. He tossed and turned during the long nights and couldn’t sleep well. His two meals a day were reduced to one meal a day. Seeing him getting thinner and weaker, Yuanyi felt like a huge stone was pressing on his heart. , The feeling like a stick in the throat made him feel uncomfortable.

Worrying about the successive defeats in the battle ahead has already made him very painful. What's worse, he has to be called by Ashikaga Yoshiaki to be an emotional trash can every day, and he listens to the guys who are called "crazy general" and "evil public" with the disgust in his heart. Spitting, complaining, blaming, blaming, who did not do well, in short, it is all other people's fault, it is all the fault of the world, and he himself is right.

After coming out of the Nijo Imperial Palace, I was invited to the Nijo Haruka Imperial Palace, to participate in the tea party and singing session, to continue to listen to the chatter of a group of ministers, and to learn various questioning and speaking skills, such as asking the same question in 28 ways and other new postures There are many other types, and not only do you have to spend your time answering, but you also have to drink tea and sing songs, which is a bit exhausting for your brain.

He was very angry and very angry. The titles such as deputy general and three councilors seemed wonderful, and it was more painful for him to be in it than to kill him, so he rejected all the meetings of the shogunate and the imperial court. , he doesn't care about Qing Yi's evaluation of him, as long as his ears are quiet.

After finally getting a good night's sleep, when he woke up, he saw his beloved Hori Hidemasa coming in to wash him up, and then he asked, "Where is the army of Asakura Jinwu Hall?"

"Yesterday evening Asakura Kingoden left Mount Hiei, and was transferred to Shogunyama Castle last night." Hidemasa Hori, who is handsome with red lips and white teeth, is deeply loved by him. Among the many hobbies of Oda Nobunaga, Oda Nobunaga is most proud of the love of others. For the part, he still prefers men to women, especially young and beautiful boys, such as Hori Hidemasa who is only 16 years old, and his old love Maeda Inu Chiyo.

Oda Nobunaga smiled bitterly: "Is Sakamoto really going to be abandoned? What a failed decision!"

Uesugi Kenshin is invincible, and Asakura Yoshikage led the army to withdraw to Echizen Kingdom, and it is difficult to get benefits. Instead, the last bit of vitality was buried. Zhu Jinggu led the army to cut in successively, which made the Asakura army's main formation shaken. All three of them are the sons-in-law of Mitsukane Numata, and they were persuaded by the old father-in-law to secretly pass through the Kanto General's Mansion as early as ten years ago.

Worse still to come, the Wakasa Takeda Army as an ally suddenly rioted, Muto Shunhide, together with Numata Toyonaga, Awaya Katsuhisa, Itami Masukune and many Wakasa people set off a rebellion, and suddenly attacked Takeda Yoshitomo's main camp, As a result, the Wakasa Takeda Army was completely paralyzed and collapsed, and Takeda Yoshitomo and his younger brother Takeda Nobukata died in the rebellion. This series of dazzling changes disrupted the front of the Asakura Army, and Asakura Yoshikage, who was in a hurry, made a move that made him regret for life. The decision to retreat. (To be continued..)