different warring states of japan

Chapter 1355 Nine clauses of imperial order in the palace

Oda Nobunaga was sitting in the room, with the sliding doors open on all sides, the wind between spring and summer hadn't heated up to the point of making people feel irritable, but her heart was full of heat.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki finally succumbed. Under Akechi Mitsuhide's persuasion, she chose to let go of the general's pride and came to Tofukuji Temple to meet Oda Nobunaga.Now, people have arrived outside the temple.

Looking ahead, Oda Nobunaga's eyes gradually became hollow.

That day was also in this room, Shiba Yoshigin suppressed self-mockery, made humble pleas, and even did not hesitate to humble himself in front of Hideyoshi, wanting to repeat the humiliation in Owari that year.

All this is thanks to the ungrateful Ashikaga general.The country is about to perish, the lord is fatuous, and the loyal and good are exhausted.

In troubled times, as long as the goal can be achieved, Oda Nobunaga doesn't care how many people will die, he doesn't care about the so-called general's dignity, and he doesn't care about the [-]-year-old emptiness of the Hanoi Minamoto family.

In her mind, there was only Yoshihiko Shiba's bleak smile at that moment, as if the whole world had dimmed, becoming lifeless and meaningless.

In a trance, footsteps came from the outer corridor.

Mori Ranmaru respectfully invited Ashikaga Yoshiaki into the room. Oda Nobunaga didn't even look at Ashikaga Yoshiaki, but waved at Mori Ranmaru.

Mori Ranmaru bowed and left, and there was no one else in the courtyard, leaving only Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Oda Nobunaga.

Oda Nobunaga did not speak, Ashikaga Yoshiaki gritted his teeth and sat down without speaking.Until now, she was still thinking about her majesty as a general.

I don't know how much time has passed, Oda Nobunaga's dilated pupils refocused, she picked up the documents on the copybook beside her, and threw them in front of Ashikaga Yoshiaki.

"Master Gongfang, you have not long since returned to vulgarity, and you have a shallow understanding of the politics of the Wu family, which has led to the instability of the shogunate administration, and there are often minor disturbances.

Now that I'm here, I naturally want to help the shogunate stabilize the political situation and restore the majesty of the law.I also ask the general to lead by example and start from himself.

Here are the Nine Clauses of Imperial Order in the palace, which is the code of conduct that I have prepared for the general with all my heart, please keep it in your heart, and don't cause me any more trouble. "

Ashikaga Yoshiaki sat directly opposite Oda Nobunaga, trembling from humiliation.

Although she was persuaded by Akechi Mitsuhide, she did have the heart to compromise.But Oda Nobunaga's attitude towards her was as if he was helpless at an ignorant subordinate, this was to set rules for her.

It's just too much!
She is the honorable Ashikaga General, the Ashikaga family who ruled the samurai family for two hundred years, when did they suffer such naked humiliation!
Ashikaga Yoshiaki snorted coldly.

"The shogunate has its own laws, and there is no need for His Royal Highness Oda to worry about it."

Looking at Ashikaga Yoshiaki's angry eyes, he thought of Shiba Yoshigin who sat in the same position, was forced by Ashikaga Yoshiaki to have no choice but to prove his innocence and become a monk.

There seemed to be flames burning in Oda Nobunaga's eyes, she stood up abruptly and took two steps forward, slapping Ashikaga Yoshiaki hard on the face, so powerful that she knocked Ashikaga Yoshiaki to the ground.

"Who do you think you are! What qualifications do you have to negotiate terms with me! General Ashikaga hahaha!

I can do it right away, and I can abolish you, or even kill you.Don't be ungrateful, my patience with you is very limited. "

Ashikaga Yoshiaki has a special status. He was raised in Kofuku Temple since he was a child and was raised as a family member, and he has never suffered any grievances.

Escaping from Xingfu Temple and walking towards the general's road, although there were several times of fear and fear, Shangluo's entry to Beijing was actually very smooth, and there was no physical pain.

At this time, Oda Nobunaga's slap made the pampered woman dizzy and tinnitus, and she didn't expect to resist for a long time.

After all, she has never been educated in traditional martial arts, she was cultivated in the pile of books to be a Daoist Gonni.As the saying goes, a scholar who is useless is still missing Warrior Ji's determination and ruthlessness at the critical moment.

If Ashikaga Yoshiki was here, even if he tried his best to maintain the majesty of Ashikaga General's family, how could it be so unbearable.

Oda Nobunaga saw her cowering and cowering, and suddenly felt very unworthy for Shiba Yoshihiko.Just such a thing can force you to leave the capital, what are you afraid of?
Ashikaga Yoshiaki's tinnitus slowly disappeared, and he muttered to himself.

"This is different from what you said. You promised Mitsuhide Akechi that you wouldn't embarrass me."

Oda Nobunaga smiled coldly, pointing to the documents of the Nine Provisions of the Royal Order in the palace on the ground, and said indifferently.

"pick it up."

Ashikaga Yoshiaki saw that she didn't answer his question directly, and felt even more frightened.

Oda Nobunaga stared at her and shouted.

"pick it up!"

Oda Nobunaga yelled, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki subconsciously picked up the documents on the ground in fright, and then reacted, his face flushed red, feeling extremely humiliated.

After clapping his hands twice, Oda Nobunaga seemed to express his appreciation, then stepped forward and touched Ashikaga Yoshiaki's head, and said in a low voice.

"From today onwards, I will be your imperial mother, and I will help you check and discuss the affairs of the shogunate."

Ashikaga Yoshiaki lowered his head deeply, unable to see her face.

Oda Nobunaga didn't care about her expression, her thoughts, or her resentment, but Shi Shiran sat back in his seat.

She once rejected the post of supervisor and deputy general. Today, the full-fledged Oda Nobunaga has finally made it clear that she wants to be Ashikaga Yoshiaki's mother.

A gust of wind suddenly came from outside, blowing into the ventilated room on all sides, lifting the sleeves of both sides, and a figure emerged in the hearts of both of them at the same time.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki thought bitterly, if Shiba Yoshigin hadn't been hiding in Kanto and refused to come back, why would he have to suffer such humiliation.

Oda Nobunaga was in a daze, thinking silently in his heart.I avenged you, you know?Of course you don't know, but I don't care either.

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In recent days, the dishonest Oda Nobunaga, her self-righteous Shiba Yoshigin, taught the ungrateful Ashikaga Yoshiaki a lesson.

Not only did the Nine Rules of the Imperial Palace in the palace fill her with the joy of revenge, but it also allowed the Oda family to further control the shogunate and limit the power of the Ashikaga shogun.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki also deeply buried humiliation and anger in her heart. With Shiba Yoshigin not counting on her, she must seek new allies to deal with the increasingly arrogant Oda Nobunaga.

An Ashikaga Oda battle completely pulled down the fig leaf of the shogunate, allowing the samurai all over the world to see the weakness and helplessness of General Ashikaga.

Shiba Yoshiyin, who is far away in Kanto, is busy with his own affairs and knows little about the recent situation.

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Yoshigin woke up slowly, and found that Yukimori Yamanaka was staring at his face.Seeing that he was awake, Yamanaka Yukimori quickly looked away from his obsessive eyes.

Yi Yin asked with a smile.

"Why are you staring at me? Haven't you seen enough?"

Yamanaka Yukimori looked down and answered shyly.

"Never enough, my lord."

Yiyin straightened up and stretched.His bare upper body peeked through the loose clothing, revealing his six-pack abs.

"Keep watching if you can't get enough of it, I won't lose a piece of meat anyway."

Yoshihiro laughed teasingly, Yamanaka Yukimori lowered his head even more, almost buried in his chest.

At this time, the two are in the castle tower of Tochio Castle, which is an important gateway to China and Vietnam.

At the beginning, when Yoshihiro followed Uesugi Terutora to the Echigo Kingdom, wars and rebellions broke out everywhere.

As a last resort, Yoshigin could only help Uesugi Terutoro put out the rebellion first.Terutora Uesugi also gave Tochio Castle, an important town in China and Vietnam, to Yoshihiro as his residence in Kanto.

Afterwards, Yoshigin's power in Kanto became stronger and stronger, and Tochio Castle was handed over to Yukimori Yamanaka by him as the residence of the Kanto Chamberlain.

The just-concluded Imperial Palace Review was very successful. Seeing the unity of Yoshihiro Shiba and Terutora Uesugi, the samurai of both sides finally let go of their respective concerns, and the Echigo duopolitical politics was stabilized.

After the review, Yoshigin came to Tochio Castle in Chuetsu from Joetsu Palace.He came here to receive several nuns who came from Guanbazhou to Vietnam to see him.

After finally dismissing the nuns, he just wanted to go back to the castle tower to rest, when he met Yukimori Yamanaka who came to pay his respects, so he decided to take a good rest, the kind of Gamo clan who was guarding the gate outside.

In the aftermath of the incident, Yamanaka Yukimori was ashamed by Yiyin, but his heart was full of sweetness.

She wanted to change the subject and ease her embarrassment, so she said along the way.

"It's just a few nuns from the Kanto Plain, why did your majesty come here from the imperial palace to meet them, to show his respect?"

How could Yiyin let her pass the test so easily, and continued to tease her.

"Of course I miss you, find an excuse to follow you back, don't you miss me?"

Yamanaka Yukimori's neck was completely red, but he couldn't say a word of rebuttal, he could only make a mosquito-like sound from his nose.

"Hmm... think..."

Seeing that she was so embarrassed, Yiyin couldn't go too far, so he said seriously.

"These people are representatives sent by Kamakura Gozan and Shinji, and I cannot ignore them.

Even if it is not for the religious forces in the Kanto Plain, it is also for the sake of the long-term loan of the Samurai Giri Promotion Association. "

During the Kamakura Shogunate period, the former Hojo family in power had been trying to win over the power of the temples for their own use, and established the official temple system. The five temples that were established as official temples were the predecessors of the Kamakura Five Mountains.

But not long after the establishment of the official temple system, the rule of the Kamakura shogunate collapsed. It was the third-generation shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, who really perfected this system.

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu divided the Five Mountains of Kyoto and the Five Mountains of Kamakura, and set up Nanzenji Temple in Kyoto as a unique category, officially establishing the nun system of the Samurai.

The three-generation general ruled the world, accepted the imperial seal of Japan during his term of office, slaughtered the emperor's court, and killed the Shinto religion that was closely related to the emperor's court.

Buddhism, out of fear, accepted the general's olive branch. From then on, the samurai sects had their own guardian system and nun system to restrain each other, and they did not interfere with each other.

Buddhism in the island country has a long history, but by the time the samurai came to power, many earlier sects had declined.

The samurai family has the closest relationship with Zen. Many samurai descendants followed Zen to learn culture, and some Zen disciples even served the samurai daimyo, mainly serving as diplomats.

The Rinzai sect of Zen is the sect most closely associated with the shogunate.The Five Mountains system is actually the mountain gate of the Linji Sect, and almost all of the major Linji Sects became nuns governing Buddhism in the shogunate.

The reason why the shogunate supported the Linji sect was to check and balance the increasingly powerful esoteric sects after the decline of the Nandu six sects, that is, the second sect of peace, the Tiantai sect and the Shingon sect.

Since the end of the Kamakura Shogunate, the Samurai have consciously introduced Buddhism in the Song Dynasty.Because the religion of the Song Dynasty can tame and numb the middle and lower classes, it is conducive to maintaining the stability of the rule.

Then came the Tiantai sect, which was best combined with the Buddhism of the Song Dynasty.

After the death of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the general of the third generation, the Rinzai Sect did not demonstrate the power of the Five Mountains system. Instead, it allowed the Tendai Sect to take the route of the upper shogunate and continue to maintain the strong position of Mount Hiei for thousands of years.

The Tiantai sect combined with the Song Dynasty's close-to-people Buddhism to give birth to the Pure Land Sect and the Nichiren Sect, which took the middle and lower route.

The story that followed was the rise of the extreme faction of the Pure Land Sect, the Honganji Sect of the Pure Land Shinzong, and the birth of the Honganji family, the Buddhist daimyo known as the Ichigo Sect.

Tendai Sect, Rinzai Sect, Nichiren Sect, Ichiko Sect, Shingon Sect, Hosho Sect and other sects' entanglements could not be sorted out for days and nights.

The group of nuns that Yoshihiro valued came from the various factions of the Rinzai sect in Kamakura Gozan, and the Odawara Castle Shinji sect that was recruited by the Hojo family.

The control of the Ashikaga shogunate over the Kanto has already collapsed. After the Kamakura Ashikaga family moved to Furukawa Castle, the ancient capital of Kamakura declined even more.

But Kamakura is the place where the samurai rose after all, and the power of temples and shrines at Hachiman Shrine and Wushan still occupy an important part of the spiritual world of the samurai, which should not be underestimated.

And the Shinji faction in Odawara Castle is also the credit of Hojo Ujiyasu.

During the reign of the deceased Hojo family governor, the Hojo family has been sorting out internal affairs, not only optimizing the tax system, military service system, but also sponsoring the construction of many temples.

Most of these temples are distributed around Odawara Castle, and they are responsible for singing the praises of the Hojo family, and they are also an important force for the Hojo family to conquer the eight states.

Especially after the Hojo family occupied Kamakura, the Kamakura Five Mountains and the Shinji sect were well integrated.

If it weren't for Shiba Yoshiyin who turned out to help Uesugi Terotora suppress the Hojo family in all directions.

The Hojo family has no weak points in economy, religion, and military. Even if Terotora Uesugi used military power for a while, he would be disgraced sooner or later.

This time Kamakura Wuzan sent people here, of course, not to abandon the Hojo family, but to envy the water conservancy loan plan that the Samurai Giri Promotion Association is working on, and want to get a share of it.

You must know that temples were the most wealthy lending forces in ancient times.

The Kamakura Five Mountains have been mixed for so many years and have accumulated a lot of wealth in the earthen warehouse. They also need a channel to increase the value of this wealth.

Who knows if the money and grain borrowed during the war can be recovered?But it can be placed in the soil bin to accumulate dust, which makes the nun feel uncomfortable.

And this water conservancy loan is guaranteed by the reputation of Yoshihiro Shiba, so it can be said that there is profit but no loss.

The monastery forces in the south may not care about the disputes among the warriors, but they cannot not care about the opportunity to make a fortune.You know, religious expansion is a business of throwing money at it.

No money?What do you use to raise nuns and domesticate believers?What kind of nuns are used to smash, smash, loot and burn those hostile monasteries?In order to spread the faith, one must make good money!

Although the Buddhist forces in Kanto are low-key, they are not weak.Yiyin changed the military flag to the Banner of Disgust and Happiness for the Pure Land, in order to win over the Pure Land Sect, which has considerable influence in the Kanto region.

Unexpectedly, the two sides failed to reach a good relationship in faith, but instead established a relationship in money, which is also interesting.

(End of this chapter)