different warring states of japan

The decline of the Ashikaga Shogunate began with the Eighth Shogun Rebellion.Compared with the chaos in Guanbashu and the Ashikaga shogunate in Kinki, the time is about the same.

From the thinking of the ancients, maybe it is the destiny.

The Ze of the Gentleman, will be cut for the third generation.The world of Ashikaga is congenitally deficient. It took less than a hundred years to rule the people before chaos began, and the chaos lasted for more than 100 years.

Let’s not mention the rebellion of the eight generations of generals in Kinki.The chaos in the land of Guan Yashu originated from the struggle between the Kanto generals of the Kamakura Ashikaga family and the Uesugi family, the governor of Kanto, for the domination of Kan Yashu.

The Uesugi family occupies a favorable location in the western part of Kanyachi Prefecture, and the Kamakura Ashikaga family is defeated, so they can only go far to the east to re-establish political power in the Furukawa Territory.

The Kwantung General, who used Furukawa Castle as his imperial seat, had the support of Shimono, Hitachi, Shimoso, Shangso, and Anbo from the five samurai families in order to persist in the long-term confrontation with the two Uesugi families in the eastern part of Kanbashu.

The years of infighting between the Kamakura Ashikaga family and the Ryuuesugi family eventually consumed the strength and vitality of both parties, but no one was able to have the last laugh.

The Hojo family rose from the Izu country, outwitted the Sagami country, and operated for three generations. The emerging forces headed by Hojo Ujiyasu finally aroused the fear of both Ashikaga and Uesugi, and formed a coalition to crush Hojo to death.

As a result, in the field battle at Kawagoe Castle, Ashikaga Uesugi was defeated and returned, and the original ruling system of Seki Yashu almost fell apart.

Before Uesugi Kenshin inherited the Kanto leadership, united with Shiba Yoshigin, and went south to conquer Kanbashu, the Furukawa leader had already bowed to Hojo Shiyasu.

Furukawa Castle is located in the middle reaches of the Tone River and the south of the Watarase River, and is the center of the land of Guan Yashu.

After General Kanto was controlled by the Hojo family, Furukawa Territory has become the bridgehead for the Hojo family to attack the Ueno and Hitachi countries.

This is also the reason why Utsunomiya of Ueno Country and Satake of Hitachi Country took the initiative to approach Uesugi Kenshin when Uesugi Kenshin went south.

They are already threatened by the ambitious Hojo family, plus the Satomi family who compete with the Hojo family for control of the Boso Peninsula in the southern part of Shimoso.

These descendants of the five famous families in the eastern part of Guanbazhou, who had surrendered to the general of the Kanto, were extremely disgusted with Hojo Ujiyasu, an outsider who pretended to be the Miao family of the Hojo family.

Times have changed, and today's Guanbashu is no longer a paradise for descendants of such famous families as Utsunomiya and Satake.

The Kanto Chamber established by Yoshihiko Shiba was trying to win people's hearts on a larger scale. Whether it was the Grand Council or the Samurai Giri Promotion Association, they did not use the descendants of famous families as the standard to win over Ji Samurai.

This has led to the traditional famous families in the eastern part of Guan Yashu not being too enthusiastic about the mechanism of the Kanto servants, so there will be a group of people in the east to form a group for self-government and ignore the Shiba Oda battle.

From the perspective of the traditional famous families in Kanto, Kinki's dog-eat-dog has nothing to do with them. The Kanto servants put the latecomers of the famous family and Xia Keshang together on an equal seat, which also made them unwilling to integrate into the new system.

However, the gap between the east and the west of Guanbazhou is getting bigger and bigger, and finally the big event of the Kanto servant's crusade against the Eastern people is brewing.

The reason on the surface is naturally that many injustices in the east are being crusaded, but in the dark it is the unification war of the Shiba Yoshino Bank and the western forces of the eight states to attack the eastern forces of the eight states.

Once this battle is successful, the Kanto Chamberlain will truly replace the Kanto system and become a new regime that can represent the entire Kanto region.

From this point of view, Yoshigin has no choice but to take care of Ashikaga Yoshishi, the leader of Furukawa.

First of all, politically, it is inevitable that the new Kanto servants will replace the old Kanto system, but the more peaceful and smooth the replacement process, the less it will tear people's hearts apart.

After all, Yoshigin himself is the elder of Genji, the core figure of the Ashikaga clan.

He doesn't need to be too harsh on the Kamakura Ashikaga family who are also relatives. Instead, he needs to treat Ashikaga Yoshishi well, reflect his benevolent personality, and work hard for a stable political transition.

Secondly, in terms of military affairs, Furukawa Castle is an important town in the northern part of Shimoso-guo and a bridgehead for attacking Shimono and Hitachi.

Taijo, the national capital in the southern part of Shimoso, is an important town in the south facing the Boso Peninsula.

As the central place connecting the east and west of the eight prefectures, the two important towns of Xiazongguo, one south and one north, are the points that those in power must pay attention to.

Thirdly, economically, the Furukawa Territory is located at the confluence of the Tone River and the Watarase River, and is the core area of ​​the Tone River diversion project.

In other words, whether the Tone River can use the Watarase River and the Kinu River to divert eastward and divert excess water for the flooding of the lower reaches of the Tone River, the Furukawa collar is an unavoidable point of economic construction.

Therefore, regardless of political, military, or economic considerations, Shiba Yoshigin must give Ashikaga Yoshishi some preferential treatment.

Even if there is only an empty shell left by the Kanto General of the Kamakura Ashikaga family, he should not be treated badly.

This is also Yoshishige Satake's conviction that Yoshigeshi Shiba will definitely go south to Furukawa to give Ashikaga Yoshishi face and come to the appointment.

Without the face of Ashikaga Yoshishi, Shiba Yoshigin would not be able to invite everyone, and it would be impossible to talk about the Qing Dynasty's side action planned by the people in the East.

It's just that Yoshihiro Shiba came too early. He didn't even participate in the New Year's review of the Kanto Office, but went straight to Furukawa, which was beyond everyone's expectations.

It was this accident that forced the Dongfang people headed by Satake Yoshishige to launch ahead of time, revealing a trace of uncoordinated panic.

Yoshitake Satake thought again about raiding the Oda Clan, taking down Oda Castle, going straight to Furukawa Castle, and blocking Shiba Yoshigin in Furukawa Castle, a great event can be achieved.

However, the traditional mobilization of farmers and soldiers of the samurai family obviously cannot achieve the suddenness that Satake Yoshishige needs in unexpected situations.

Having lost her territory many times, Ujiji Oda, who is known as the phoenix daimyo, has faintly sensed something is wrong from some side situations.

On the other side, Saihid Kiwikage, who was inadvertently planted by Yoshihiko Shiba, was rushing to the territory of the Eastern Crowd to investigate the movements of the Eastern Crowd.

Kirigage Saizo's first destination was naturally to choose the number one boss among the Eastern Crowd, Satake Yoshishige.

Due to the coincidence of all parties, Yoshishige Satake's wishful thinking finally failed, and the situation quickly slipped in a direction beyond her control.

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When the dark tide was raging, Yoshigin, who was a guest in Furukawa Castle, knew nothing about it, and was being warmly received by Ashikaga Yoshishi.

Although General Kanto is no longer in power, the location of Furukawa City is superior, the territory is rich, and the offerings from various families are enough for Yoshika Ashikaga to be at ease.

Since she didn't have to worry about the military, her life has become more comfortable.

Once a famous family of hundreds of years forgets to fight for supremacy and spends their minds on eating, drinking and having fun, their grades are different from ordinary people.

On that day, Ashikaga Yoshishi invited Yoshigami to taste tea, and Kyoda Haru helped to accompany the table. The three happily enjoyed the first ray of sunrise in the new year, and watched the performances of nuns in the temple in the courtyard of Furukawa City.

The tea ceremony in Kinki is headed by Sakai Port. The three major tea masters are all from the background of big merchants.

But the Kanto side is different. The Kanto tradition, merchants are not prosperous, and the mainstream of leading cultural undertakings falls on Buddhist temples.

The tea ceremony in the temple is light and elegant, not as luxurious and trendy as Sakai Port, but it has a special taste.

At this time, what the three nobles were enjoying was the kaiseki meal presented by the nun.

The word huaishi originally meant the warm stones that nuns carried in their arms when they were practicing penance, to resist the feeling of hunger.

However, as the tea art of the temple improved, nuns began to prepare refreshments before drinking tea, which was called kaiseki cuisine, in order to protect the stomachs of distinguished guests from the suffering of strong tea.

Kaiseki cuisine uses pottery, porcelain, and lacquerware as containers. It pays attention to the art of plate placement, and the quantity is small and delicate. It eventually developed into a special dish of Buddhist tea ceremony.

Yi Yin admired the beauty of the plate, and remembered that those big businessmen and tea masters in Sakai Port liked the beauty of luxury, but compared with the thousand-year-old nobles in temples, they still lacked a low-key and elegant temperament.

To put it simply, it's just that the b mark is not enough.

Even if some people make a house out of gold to drink tea, it is not as elegant and extravagant as the kaiseki cuisine made by nuns.

While Yiyin was enjoying the delicious food and admiring the tea ceremony, there was a sudden commotion outside, as if someone broke in forcibly.

Yoshigin frowned slightly, looking at Ashikaga Yoshishi.Ashikaga Yoshishi also didn't know why, so he looked at Harusuke Koda.

At this moment, Ashikaga Yoshishi has been patiently preparing to be a rich and idle person for the rest of his life, and his daily affairs have long been left to Harusuke Kota, who ignores him.

Tian Qingzhu, the real person in charge of the leader of Furukawa, felt a little embarrassed under the eyes of the two nobles, and scolded.

"Go out and see who is making noise and commotion, sweeping away the dignity of the saint and the Kamakura hall!"

While speaking, an outsider has already rushed in front of him.

It turned out that it was the Tongxin people headed by Gamo's Township who rushed in protecting the two, and the surrounding warriors belonging to Furukawa didn't dare to stop them, so they retreated here.

When Yi Yin saw these two people, his heart suddenly became aroused. Why are Oda Ujiji and Kirigage together?Why did it appear in Guhe City?Why are you so embarrassed?
He stood up, waved his hand to let the serving nuns leave first, then picked up his own tea soup, and sent it to the flustered Oda Ujiji.

"Oda Hime, don't worry, take a sip of tea first to calm down.

Here I am, the sky is not falling. "

Seeing Yoshiyin's indifferently handsome face, Ujiji Oda fell down deeply, and then took Yoshiyin's tea soup with both hands, his hands were still trembling, and the tea soup kept spreading on the expensive tatami.

Yoshihiro looked at Kirigage Saizo, she didn't have the status and treatment of Oda Shiji, so she could only swallow her saliva and bowed to report.

"Saint, something big has happened, and the people of the East have turned against each other!
Satake, Utsunomiya, Edo, Ozeki, Otawara, Nasu, Minagawa, Koyama and other Eastern families in Hitachi and Shimono mobilized secretly to attack and encircle Oda Castle.

I was ordered by the sage to go to Changlu country to investigate, found something wrong, and then went to Oda City to report, it was already too late.

Fortunately, His Royal Highness Oda Shizhi had already sensed that something was wrong, so he escaped by chance, coincident with me halfway, and rushed to warn the saint. "

Before Wuying Caizang finished speaking, Oda Shizhi had already recovered, put down the tea soup, and kowtowed to the ground with a crying voice.

"Saint, go! These traitors are coming for you!
The Oda family has existed in Changlu for many years, and there are still a few relatives and friends who will never leave.

Years ago, I found that the atmosphere was not right, and I only got the news not long ago that Satake Yoshishige united with all the families in the East in a vain attempt to resist the Heavenly Soldiers of the Kanto Office.

They don't dare to fight you in the battlefield, but they want to lure you to Guhe City with tricks and tricks, and want to besiege and trap you here, and catch you in the urn. .Why. .you.

Satake, Utsunomiya and Shimono Hitachi allied forces have captured Oda Castle and are rushing towards Furukawa Castle.To the south, the Boso Allied Forces led by Satomi also sent troops to Taicheng, the capital of the country, to forcibly break through the barrier.

Their goal is Guhe City, it's you, saint!Please exit Guhe City immediately to avoid its edge, and you must not stay here to let their plot succeed! "

Yoshigin stood upside down when he heard that, and unconsciously glanced at Ashikaga Yoshishi and Koda Harusuke who were sitting there, and saw that their expressions were dull, and they seemed to be quite shocked.

Seeing their terrified looks, Yi Yin felt a little better.

The Kwantung General should be just greedy for money and being used by others, and did not participate in the rebellion.As long as the Furukawa leader didn't get involved, the matter wasn't bad enough.

But Yoshigin was still not at ease at this time, and decided to cheat Ashikaga Yoshiji again, in order to eliminate the last suspicion.

He walked a few steps to the Ashikaga Yoshishi's case, stood up straight, looked down at the trembling Ashikaga Yoshishi from a height, and asked sharply.

"Why did General Kwantung rebel?"

The Lord of the Ten Kingdoms of the Kanto, the governor of the Kamakura Ashikaga family who ruled the eight states of Kanto for 200 years, and the general of the Kanto Ashikaga Yoshihito, his face turned pale at this moment, and he was so frightened that he couldn't speak for a while.

The majestic master of Kanto in name was frightened into a quail by a word, and the 200-year face of the Kamakura Ashikaga family has disappeared.

(End of this chapter)