Warring States Eagle

"Come on!"

"Hold on!"

"Strength!"

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On the wide wharf of Hakata Port, thousands of citizens are shouting loudly.Amidst the shouts of the citizens, a "Yamakasa" several meters high and decorated with dolls imitating samurai (these dolls were made by local craftsmen) began to move slowly.

This is the most popular "Yamakasa" festival among the local summer festivals in Hakata.There are two types of yamakasa, the brightly colored "shiyama" for decoration and the "daiyama" for carrying. "Mountain Decoration" has been displayed on the streets since the beginning of July for the local people to visit.And "lifting the mountain" is the several-meter-high "mountain" that everyone sees now. Such a large and heavy "mountain hat" is to be carried around by the leaders.

The Summer Festival is the longest and most diverse festival that Zheng Liang has seen since he came here.During the period from July to the end of August, when the autumn harvest is about to end, all places are in the period of summer festivals. During this period of time, there will be various kinds of ritual activities in various places in Wa country.

In the territory of the Luo family, Zhengliang has seen bonfire dances (this is a bit like the Obon Festival, where the citizens are constantly singing and dancing around the bonfire), group visits to shrines and other activities.What impressed Zheng Liang the most was the "butt festival".Every summer at this time, I hear the shouts of (Oisha-Oisha) in the streets and alleys, and see a group of men in national costumes with bare buttocks carrying a "mountain hat" (like a mountain) on their shoulders. decorations) ran wildly and shouted on the street, and from time to time, people on the side of the road prepared buckets of water and splashed water on the men who ran over. When they were splashed with water, they shouted louder and louder (it is said In some areas of China, there will be people holding similar festivals in winter. In the weather when the water droplets turn into ice, the men only hang a white cloth on the important parts and then go to the street, while the women wear white cloths on the important parts to go to the streets. Go to sit in the water. Note, it is meditation, not winter swimming).

Of course, the reason why the people held such a sacrifice.The main purpose is to pray for a good harvest, prosperous business and a prosperous family.Just as the Hakata Port was bustling with excitement, the Hakata City Lord's Mansion on the other side of the newly rebuilt Hakata Port was also bustling at this time.Businessmen such as Notoya Hirahisa, Tsuda Sotatsu, Hibiya Ryo Kei, Naya Imai Sohisa, and Amadaya Amada Nobuyasu were all invited here. [

"It took only a few months for the repair doctor to revive Hakata, which was burned into ruins. The means and the heart should not be underestimated!" Looking at the flat and spacious avenue in Hakata Town at this time, the uniform bricks After seeing the tile houses and the people coming and going, the people who were invited to Hakata had such sentiments in their hearts.

"Everyone, can you finish your preparations? Don't lose your etiquette when you go in for an audience later." Notoya Hirahisa, the oldest and most senior among the crowd, said at this time.

"Master Pingjiu, please rest assured." The rest of the people assured each other.

It is also unavoidable that these people are not cautious.Not long ago, Hosokawa Harumoto of the Kinki area, led by Miyoshi Masashi, deployed his troops at Eguchi at the junction of the Yodo River and the Kanzaki River near Kyoto, and confronted the coalition forces of Miyoshi Changqing, Yusa Changjiao, and Juhe Kazumura. with.Since Hosokawa Harumoto has already formed an alliance with the Rokkaku family (this news surprised the emperor and the shogun in Kyoto, the Rokkaku family who has always had a good relationship with the imperial court and the shogunate actually colluded with the Hosokawa family), and Hosokawa Harumoto prepared to Wait for the reinforcements of Liujiao Yixian, the son of Liujiao Dinglai, to come and fight Miyoshi Changqing to the death.So temporarily adopted a defensive position.

However, Miyoshi Changqing and others learned about the alliance between Hosokawa Harumoto and the Rokkaku family in advance.So Miyoshi Changqing, Youzuo, and Shihe allied forces decided to launch an attack before the reinforcements from the Liujiao family arrived.late June.Changqingfang defeated the Hosokawa army, and Miyoshi Nagamasa and most of Hosokawa Harumoto's family officials were killed, totaling more than [-] people.

After the defeat, Hosokawa Harumoto fled from Kyoto to Miyake Castle, and Hosokawa Harumoto's regime collapsed.Its territory in Shikoku and Kinki was gradually accepted by the Miyoshi family, and the Miyoshi family replaced the Hosokawa family in one fell swoop.Became a daimyo in the Kinki area, and since then embarked on the historical stage of the Wa country, writing a strong stroke.

After learning the news that the Miyoshi family was about to enter Kyoto, the former shogun Ashikaga Yoshiharu, who had always had a bad relationship with the Miyoshi family, took Ashikaga Yoshito (later renamed Ashikaga Yoshiki, who had just succeeded the shogun) with him. The post of shogun has not yet been recognized by the Hosokawa family, so it has not been announced to the world) hurriedly fled to Higashi Sakamoto for refuge, but the emperor still locked himself in the palace as before, and became a coward.

Konoe Maeku and Nakagomon Nobuhide who were playing in the Luo family's territory immediately bid farewell to Masara and hurried back to Kyoto after hearing the news.remember.These envoys of the imperial shogunate seem to be unlucky every time they go on an envoy to the Luo family.The last time as an envoy, Kyo Gokichi also came to mediate the conflict between the Luo family and Otomo's family. As a result, not long after arriving in Hizen country, there was a rebellion in Kyoto, and Kyo Gokichi hurried back to Kyoto before he could mediate.This time is the same.Zhengliang has already estimated whether the imperial government will send people to Kyushu next time, because every time they send people.Nothing good will happen to Kyoto.

The upheaval in Kyoto not only affected Konoe Maeku, Nakamido Nobuhide and others, but also affected the merchants in Sakaimachi.The Miyoshi family has not yet completely controlled the Kinki area, and the Hosokawa family has not been completely destroyed. Who knows how long the Kinki area will go through wars.Besides, no one knew how the Miyoshi family planned to deal with the merchants in Sakaimachi after taking power, so they were all panicked for a while.

At this time, Zheng Liang sent them an invitation to visit Hakata.

What kind of power is the Luo family.He is a powerful daimyo who controls the Three Kingdoms of Kyushu, and his influence spreads all over the central and northern regions of Kyushu.Moreover, the products of the Luo family’s Hirado Island are even more envied by many businessmen. In addition, they are attracted by Hakata, which is the economic center of Kitakyushu and connects the business hub of Japan and North Korea. After receiving the invitation, these businessmen They all rushed to Bodo, intending to get a share of the fat thrown by Luo's family in Bodo.

At this time, the Luo family's navy has completely controlled the waterways along the coast of Bungo and Hyuga countries, breaking the sea blockade formed by the Ouchi family, Otomo family, and Ito family.If the Ouchi family's navy intends to continue to block the waterways of the Seto Inland Sea, then the Luo family can conduct business through the waterways in the direction of Tosa Bay in Shikoku, and then abandon the Bungo Kingdom's strategy of banning the sea and use Bungo as the entrance to the trade route. In the future, the blockade strategy of the Ouchi family will not only be effective, but will even further offend businessmen from all over the place, causing the Ouchi family to suffer losses.

As for whether the Ouchi family's navy will wage a desperate war against the Luo family's Bungo navy, Zheng Liang is not worried at all.Not to mention whether Ouchi Yoshitaka has the guts to transfer the navy in charge of defending the surrounding defense away, so that the Kono family navy and the Luo family navy, which are staring at the east and west sides, have the opportunity to make a surprise attack on the surrounding defense. Ouchi Yoshitaka could not accept the consequences of the long-term water battle of the Roche family and even the outbreak of a full-scale war.After the previous battle with the Luo family in Chikugo and Chikuzen, although the Ouchi family has been having some minor conflicts with the Luo family, these conflicts are within the acceptable range of both parties, so that the Ouchi family can make more Most of the energy was concentrated on the competition between the East and Nizi's family in the Xiguo area.Only the Luo family can take the opportunity to recuperate.

Be wary of each other and hostile to each other, but keep the conflict within a small range. This is almost a tacit understanding that Masara and Ouchi Yoshitaka formed naturally.No one wants to break this tacit understanding because of this, which is why Ouchi Yoshitaka did not agree to Ouchi Yoshitaka's request for help to send out water when Otomo's family was attacked by the navy from the Luo family on the coast of Bungo Kunitsu County. The reason for the military assistance.

In Ouchi Yoshitaka's view, the Ouchi family is also a jackal, and no one knows whether the Ouchi family will turn around and bite the Ouchi family at the right time.This is very possible, after all, most of the Otomo family's old nest in Bungo country has been taken up by the Luo family.The Ouchi family, who are in urgent need of more territory to accumulate counterattack strength, might not be able to say that they secretly missed the territory of the Ouchi family in the Bungzen country, which is why Ouchi Yoshitaka sent heavy troops to garrison the Bungzen and Bungo countries. The reason for the junction.On the one hand, it is to support the Dayou family at any time and prevent the Dayou family from being wiped out by the Luo family. On the other hand, it is also to guard against the Dayou family who has reached the point of jumping over the wall. [

In the eyes of Ouchi Yoshitaka, the Ouchi family is now a watchdog of the Ouchi family, responsible for guarding the northeast region of the Bungo country and preventing the power of the Luo family from spreading to the border of the Bungo country. It is facing a dangerous situation of bordering on the Luo family's territory in the west.In Ouchi Yoshitaka's view, the Luo family is a mad dog. Last year, he and Otomo Yoshikamo molested the mad dog together. After the mad dog bit them a few times crazily, now the mad dog She was ready to tease him back at any time.He would never give the Luo family such a chance.

Ouchi Yoshitaka tried his best to avoid getting into a large-scale conflict with the Luo family, and although Masahiro also had such thoughts, he did not intend to let the Ouchi family go.Previously, the Ouchi family colluded with the Luo family's internal retainers in an attempt to plot the Luo family's Hakata area, and gave the Luo family a bit of trouble.If it weren't for the Luo family's preparations, it is estimated that the Hakata area of ​​​​Chikuzen country will really fall into the hands of the Ouchi family again.

The so-called reciprocity, now that Zheng Liang invited these businessmen, he was also planning to pay back to the big family.

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