different warring states of japan

Oda Nobunaga went to Bei Omi to fight for aid, and used Yokoyama Castle to catch the Asai Asakura Allied Forces. A war that will determine the direction of Omi and even the entire future of Omi is about to break out.

At the same time, Yoshihiko Shiba's political transformation of the Kanto Chamberlain also affected the minds of countless Kanto samurai.

The samurai regime originally had a republican tendency. It was a political ecology in which the samurai interest groups formed family names, represented by the family governor, and exchanged interests under the mutually agreed rules of the game.

During the Kamakura shogunate period, although the samurai owned land, the ownership of the land was in the hands of the emperor.Warrior Ji is nothing more than a watchdog, full of insecurity about the land he owns.

Minamoto Yoritomo founded the samurai shogunate, obtained the guardianship of the manor system from the imperial court, and gave the samurai the title of occupying the land with the system of rewards from the imperial family, and won the support of the samurai.

The Kamakura shogunate collapsed, and the Emperor's court attempted to regain the right to manage the land, arbitrarily confiscating the land of the samurai family, and seriously infringing on the interests of the samurai family.

Therefore, Ashikaga Takashi, who was defeated and fled to Kyushu, could call on [-] imperial family members to go to Luojing to rebuild the shogunate.

The Ashikaga shogunate learned the lessons of the Kamakura shogunate, established a guardian system, and threw the financial pressure of the local imperial family to the guardians of other countries, but it also quickly lost control of the local area.

Whether it is the Kamakura shogunate or the Ashikaga shogunate, the establishment of the two generations of shogunate stems from the samurai's insecurity about land ownership.

In the agricultural era before industrialization, land was the most important means of production and the carrier of population and food.Whoever can seize control of the land can become the master of the world.

To put it simply, whoever can institutionally guarantee the samurai's ownership of the land is the leader supported by the samurai, the shogun.

The samurai supported the shogun with population and food, and the shogun rewarded them with land and titles, and both sides took what they needed.

Unlike the centralized monarchs of the Celestial Dynasty, the shogun's power base is very weak, and he only relies on the contract of rewards from the public to maintain the shogunate's arbitration rights over the world's samurai families and land.

Establishing a set of effective rules of the game, so that all samurai interest groups recognize this rule, is the shogunate regime that samurai are willing to support, and is similar to the core concept of samurai republic.

The imperial family system of the Kamakura shogunate failed, and the regime of the first samurai family collapsed. Now, the guardian system of the Ashikaga shogunate seems to have come to an end.

After the death of Yoshiki Ashikaga, all the samurai in the world no longer pursue the status granted by the shogunate, they can rule their own one-acre three-point land, conquer the surrounding land, Ashikaga Yoshiaki has become a clown.

In Kanto, Yoshihiro Shiba tried to use the Kanto servants to establish a new samurai system, which packaged all samurai-related interests together for a win-win cooperation.

The United Front Congregation, composed of high-ranking samurai, represents each samurai group to attend the grand review, and as the highest authority, controls the overall situation
Based on the principle of united front and all rotating seats, the Standing Council is established to manage daily affairs under the authorization of the Great Review.

Led by the Samurai Giri Promotion Association, it assists the local area in resuming production, aids in loans, helps students and offspring, and forms a series of public welfare activities to help middle and lower-level samurai families.

The three parties of the united front, the local people, and the fraternity represent the overall interests of the upper, middle and lower classes of male and female warriors and form a martial arts association with a joint consultation mechanism.

The Kanto samurai, who have suffered from the war, seem to be very satisfied with the series of political reforms made by Yoshihiro Shiba.

A hundred years of wars have brought people peace of mind. Whoever can guarantee the recovery of the economy, the traditional interests of the samurai family, and the peace and stability of the Kanto will win the enthusiastic support of the samurai family in the Kanto region.

The interest of the Kanto samurai family in the Kanto Servant is much higher than that of the soon-to-be-dead Kanto system. The Kanto Servant gradually has the political energy to replace the Kanto system.

But behind all this, it represents the Kwantung system headed by Kwantung generals and Kwantung leaders, which is likely to be thrown into the garbage dump of history by the Kwantung samurai family.

The Uesugi vassal group, who got the position of the Kanto leader after all kinds of hardships, and devoted resources wholeheartedly, trying to complete the Kanto hegemony, was very disturbed by this.

The two alliances of Uesugi and Shiba agreed to jointly promote the Kanto strategy. As a result, the Shiba family used the new political platform of the Kanto Chamber to make the Kanto system invisible.

What's the matter?

With Yoshihiko Shiba officially announcing that all rights will be attributed to the Kanto Chamberlain Grand Council, the gold content of the United Front has soared again, countless people are in turmoil, and the Uesugi retainer group is also becoming more and more uneasy.

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Echigo Kingdom, Kasuga Mountain Castle, Castle Tower.

Uesugi Terutora sat lazily on the main seat. Although the scorching summer had passed, the bright sunshine of early autumn still made her drowsy.

In front of her were Honjo Mino and Naoe Ketsuna, two important ministers, and it was rare for them to ask for an audience together.

Honjo is half of Uesugi Terutora's teacher, and she is also a trusted confidant of her immediate minister, Sidekon Hatamoto's family.

Every time Uesugi Terutora goes out to battle, he will hand over Kasugayama Castle to Honjo Mino to take care of it.Kasugayama Castle overlooks the Takada Plain, it is the core area of ​​Joetsu, and it is also the capital of the rise of the Fuchu Nagao family.

Dare to entrust this place to Honjo Shino to take care of her, which shows how much Uesugi Terutoro trusts her.

Naoe Keitsuna is a three-generation veteran of the Nagao family in Fuchu, the chief family elder of the retainer group, with high morals, assisted Uesugi Terutora to replace the Uesugi family in Yamauchi, and achieved the post of Kanto leader.

Now Naoe Jinggang is in charge of housework, and her married daughter-in-law, Naoe, is also in charge of the Naoe Jinguan Office.

Uesugi Terutoro did not expect Honjo Shino and Naoe Ketsuna to come together. One of them is the leader of the Naochen faction, and the other is the head of the retainer group. They always want to avoid suspicion.

Even if the governor trusts the two of them, seeing the direct minister and the boss of the retainer get together, they will worry that they will be excluded, so they naturally have to know how to measure.

But today, some things have reached the point where they have to show their cards and make it clear, so they can only bite the bullet and come together.

Terutora Uesugi yawned unrefinedly. After autumn, she couldn't wake up no matter how much she slept, and she touched her stomach helplessly, not knowing what she was thinking.

The two important ministers looked at each other, and Benzhuang really bowed and said.

I'm very sorry for disturbing my lord's rest. "

Uesugi Terutora waved his hand and said.

"Say it straight, the two of you came here together, don't you just want to say sorry?"

Ben Zhuang smiled awkwardly and said.

"Your Highness, I heard that Jin Dadian went to Hitachi Oda Castle?"

Uesugi Terutora nodded.

"That's right. The Kanto Chamber is undergoing a major reform of the system. Oda Ujiji was elected as a non-permanent veteran of the Standing Council next year. He invited Jin Dadian to visit the local area and wanted to thank him in person."

Ben Zhuang really frowned.

"The Oda clan lost Oda Castle several times, and the family business fell into decline. The current Oda Castle was retaken with the help of the important officials in the family.

I didn't expect that such a person would be able to join the executive council as a senior middleman and hold the power of the entire Kanto Chamber.

Jin Dadian is really a generous person. "

Uesugi Terutora said lightly.

"The new system of the Guandong Chamberlain is that the United Front Workers take turns as non-permanent senior middlemen.

The Oda family is one of the famous families in Kanto Hachiyagata, and the Oda family has been granted the status of the United Front by the Jinda Temple, so it is not surprising that he has the right to take turns as a non-election senior middle school. "

Uesugi Terutora's attitude was neither salty nor bland, which made Honjo Shino a little confused about her attitude, so he could only speak in her tone.

"Today's united front members can not only participate in the Wujia Association and supervise the affairs of the Wujiayili Promotion Association. They can also participate in the general review, and even take power for a year by entering the permanent council.

Because of this, many people who were not tempted before are now tempted.

It's a pity that Jin Duodian handed over the granting power of the United Front to the Great Review. If he wants to obtain the status of the United Front again, it is not as simple as before, and he has to wait until the Great Review is held to review it. "

Uesugi Terutora looked at Honjo Mino with a smile and said.

"The Kanto Office is not what it used to be, one of the six elders is indeed in control, and one year is enough to bring many benefits to the family.

Even if they did not serve as senior middlemen, the United Front Workers could still participate in the management of the affairs of the Kanto Chamber through the big reviews several times a year, and they could also use this influence to exchange for their own interests.

There is also the supervisory power of the martial arts association, if used properly, the harvest will not be less.

Ben Zhuang Ji, are you tempted too? "

The village was really shocked, and kowtowed to the ground.

"Your Highness, don't get me wrong, I am loyal to you and to the Uesugi family, and I have no second thoughts!"

Uesugi Terutora shook his head and sighed.

"Of course I know your loyalty, but you have been going around for a long time, what exactly do you want to say?"

Naoe Jingzuna who was on the side saw that Honjo was actually pale with fright, so he came out to help.

"Your Highness, Ben Zhuangji and I are worried that the Kanto servants' tossing around will cause people's hearts to fluctuate, which will be detrimental to the stability of the Kanto system."

Uesugi Terutora smiled and asked.

"Oh? How do you say this?"

Naoe Ketsuna said.

"Since the great reform of the rights of the United Front, all the families affiliated with the Uesugi family have made moves. For example, Yura Kunisho wrote several times to Nagao as the head, hoping that she can join.

After the Great Review confirmed the new rights of the United Front, more people in the family became interested in the United Front.For example, the two Nagao of Shirai Headquarters in Ueno, and the Ota family in Shinobi City, both wrote letters to test.

Even the old ministers of the Shangyue Zhongyue family expressed their envy.

Your Highness, the Kanto Chamberlain is an institution of the shogunate, not part of the Kanto system. This time, the Jinda Temple has released its power to attract Kanto samurai to participate in the affairs of the Kanto Chamberlain. We have to find a way to deal with it.

If the Kanto samurai are all proud of uniting the front and taking part in the Great Review and sitting on the Standing Council for the benefit, what is the meaning of the Kanto system that we have worked so hard to rebuild?
One day, the Kanto Chamberlain will replace the Kanto system, and you. . "

Naoe Ketsuna didn't continue talking, but just looked at Uesugi Terotora with a worried face, and Honjo Mino, who was beside her, also had the same attitude.

Looking at the two ministers, Uesugi Terutora let out a long breath and said.

"So what? What should I do?
Strictly order all the samurai under the Uesugi family not to concurrently serve as the united front?Uesugi territory villages are not allowed to participate in the project of the Samurai Giri Promotion Association?
Or is it required that all related eight state samurai must choose between the Kanto system and the Kanto servants? "

Honjo and Naoe Ketsuna looked at each other, Honjo said with a dry smile.

"That's not what we mean, but we just think that Jin Taden should understand the embarrassment of the Uesugi family."

Uesugi Terutora sneered.

"Yes, Jindaden is a decent person.

If I speak up, he will definitely realize the dissatisfaction of Uesugi's retainers, and he will restrain himself in doing things.

But then, you are at ease?
Since the fall of the Kanto system, the Kwantung General has become a decoration, but how many people really care about me, the leader of the Kanto?

You mind, because you think the Kanto system can protect the interests of the Uesugi family and the Uesugi retainers.

But what about the fact?

The Hojo family has been deprived of the control of the Kanto system by me, and has been trying to find a way to get rid of their dominant position in the Kanto system.

Each family in Kanbashu has its own ghosts, the strong are like Satake, Satomi, and Utsunomiya, and the weak are like Yura, Ota, and Narita. Which one really supports the Kanto system?
They are only afraid of being conquered by the Hojo family, so they will fight against me, and want to use the conflict between the Uesugi and Hojo families to maintain their own interests.

But now, the political reform of the Guandong Chamberlain has already touched everyone's minds.

You want to boycott?I guarantee that Jindaden will definitely do what you wish.

But what about others?Powerful warriors, large and small, and descendants of famous families in Guanbazhou, are they willing to participate?

Also, would the Hojo family be willing to participate?

A hundred years of war has made everyone tired of the Kanto system, and everyone has seen the possibility of starting anew.If you don't cooperate at this time, you are making room for others.

So, do you really want to boycott? "

Honjo Shino and Naoe Ketsuna were dumbfounded, what Uesugi Terutora said made sense.

The general trend of Guandong Shisuo has been established, those who follow the trend will prosper, and those who go against the trend will perish.Everyone plays, but you don't, it's stupid to cling to the old Kanto system that everyone wants to escape.

Uesugi Terutoro looked at the two of them, and today she was patiently convincing, not for the two in front of her, but for the group of Uesugi's retainers behind her.

Times have changed. From Terotora Uesugi’s defeat in the next battle to Yoshihiko Shiba’s return to Kanto, the core of the Kanto Raiders has changed from military conquest to economic penetration and political reform.

Terotora Uesugi ruined the possibility of military conquest by himself, and now Shiba Yoshigin is going to try with a soft knife, how can she hold back.What's more, she still has her own confidence.

Ben Zhuang really thought about it and said.

"You mean, let the high-level samurai under the command of the Uesugi family also try to obtain the identity of the United Front and join the sequence of Kanto servants?

But in this way, the Ji samurai of Echigo's main family can still guarantee loyalty, and the Ueno Musashi samurai on the periphery may not be pure in their minds.

Also, the three permanent elders of the Guandong Chamberlain's Standing Council have been taken over by Jin Duodian's cronies.

After our people go in, there is no advantage, so how can we ensure that the interests of the Uesugi family will not be damaged? "

Uesugi Teruta was so tired that he half leaned on the side pillow, his palms kept stroking his stomach, and he felt a little unmotivated.

"Benefits, the mind is full of interests.

Do you know why the Guandong Chamberlain can make a big splash?Just because Jin Duodian gave up his own rights and guaranteed the interests of everyone, this made the Great Review and the Standing Council deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

He only retained three permanent senior middlemen and a veto to defend himself, which was why he gained everyone's trust.

You have to understand that being able to participate in rebuilding the new order and creating new rules of the game is the greatest benefit.If the Uesugi family does not join, the only ones who will suffer in the end will be ourselves. "

Uesugi Terutora's lazy look really made the two important ministers a little uneasy.The lord makes concessions in everything and speaks for Yoshihiko Shiba in everything. Who will guarantee the interests of the Uesugi family?

Feeling a little tired, Uesugi Terotora saw that they were still hesitating, so he spoke impatiently.

"I am pregnant."