different warring states of japan

Chapter 2098: Reorganized Provisional Shogunate

Yoshigin was the widow of Ashikaga Yoshiteru. He selected an heir to carry on the worship and incense for Ashikaga Yoshiteru, and then granted a piece of land to Ashikaga Yoshiuji to continue the orthodox tradition, so as to do justice to the deceased Ashikaga Yoshiteru.

As for where this territory is chosen and how to monitor and control Ashikaga Yoshiuji and his descendants, outsiders have no right to interfere.

The most amazing thing is the phrase "Shiba relatives".

The Sasaki family was a relative of the Ashikaga clan. The Ashikaga shogun ruled the world, and the Sasaki family belonged to the Ashikaga clan, which maintained the shogunate system.

Now the Ashikaga shogunate has been rejected by God, and all the senior officials were destroyed by thunder at Iwashimizu Hachiman Shrine. The Sasaki family is carrying the destiny of God, and the saint is shouldering the world. This is God's will.

From a dialectical point of view, since I am your relative, then you are also my relative, there is nothing wrong with that.

The remaining Ashikaga clan, with the Ashikaga surname removed, will be integrated into the new samurai regime as relatives of the Sasaki clan, while the new samurai regime is mainly composed of the Sasaki divine descendants group.

Yiyin is not a female ruler of a world dominated by women. Just by sowing seeds, this man has created at least thirteen families of the descendants of the Shiba gods, a number far exceeding the output of a female ruler.

The new samurai regime with the descendants of Sasaki as its core had sufficient high-ranking officials. The status of Sasaki relatives could not help the Ashikaga family, which had lost its Ashikaga surname, and it was inevitable that they would be excluded from the circle of power.

The descendants of Ashikaga Yoshiuji will gradually become a mediocre military family and disappear in the long river of history without being noticed.

With just a few seemingly simple words, Takasaka Masanobu clearly arranged the two branches of the Ashikaga family, the Ashikaga Shogun and the Kanto Shogun, forcing Yoshigin to look up to him.

This mature lady was able to thrive under Takeda Shingen. It turned out that it wasn't just because of her pretty figure, she was also very ruthless.

With such talent, it's a pity that she has wasted all these years raising children.

Yiyin thought for a while and said.

"The Grand Council is already evaluating the current situation in Kyoto after the death of the shogunate's top brass. The reorganization of the Kyoto shogunate and the Kanto Samurai is imperative.

Ashikaga Yoshiuji wrote to me privately, so I naturally have to consider it carefully, but the general direction still needs to be discussed and decided by the Grand Council, which is in line with the spirit of co-governance of the samurai. "

Takasaka Masanobu came up with a good idea for Yoshigane, but Yoshigane, who wanted to be a male nephew and also wanted to establish a saintly archway, naturally could not arrange it nakedly for Ashikaga Yoshiuji, and had to follow the procedures.

The grand review is open to the whole world, and the United Front represents the public opinion of the world's military families. Having this fig leaf in front of them to do their work not only reduces the pressure of public opinion, but also makes Yiyin appear to be noble and selfless.

As for the Furukawa Territory, Yiyin couldn't decide who to put it in charge of, so he left it aside for now.

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A lot happened in Kinki this winter.

Shogun Ashikaga and a number of high-ranking officials of the shogunate were punished by heaven while offering sacrifices at Iwashimizu Hachiman Shrine, and were all struck to ashes.

Their deaths left the Kyoto shogunate leaderless, and the middle and lower-level shogunate retainers and the Ashikaga Umawai united and begged the saint to step in to take charge.

After repeatedly declining the offer, Yoshigin saw that the political situation in Kinki was unstable and could not bear to see the people of Kinki suffer from the war again, so he had no choice but to accept the request of the princesses of the Kyoto shogunate and step forward to take charge of the situation.

As a result, the reorganization of the Kyoto Shogunate and the Kanto Samurai-sho was put on the agenda and progressed at a rapid pace.

The middle-level officials of the shogunate and powerful samurai in Kinki all applied to become members of the United Front Group and join the circle of the Great Council to preserve their own status.

The grassroots of the shogunate and the Ashikaga horsemen also received big gifts from the Sasaki family. They were recognized as Sasaki righteous men and continued to enjoy the Sasaki welfare of six stones of support per year.

The Shiba Selection also opened up a special channel for them. As long as they were talented people in the shogunate, they could pass the Shiba Selection Examination, officially obtain the Shiba system, and become a part of the new system.

After buying off the lower and middle levels of the shogunate, the Kanto Samurai-sho also announced that it would merge with the Kyoto shogunate to form a temporary shogunate, which would govern the five great magistrates and manage the daily affairs of the country. The highest authority in the name of the temporary shogunate was the Daipan-i, which followed the old rules of the Gokenin system, with the UFW from all over the country attending the meeting, discussing the truth and governing the country together.

The Daipanyi system was also officially rolled out to military families throughout the country. Powerful military families in all regions could apply to join the United Front Group, participate in the legislation of the temporary shogunate, discuss politics, and supervise related political affairs.

At this time when everything is about to be revived and a new era is about to begin, all the female warriors who are subordinate to the Sasaki family feel very excited.

Everyone knows that the Grand Council is just a fig leaf, and the one who really controls everything behind the scenes is still the saint of the Sōma family.

However, the sage is willing to follow the traditional ethics of the military family and adopt an attitude of co-governance with the military families of the world. This has made the military families of the world, who have been in chaos for a hundred years and are eager for peace, very satisfied and willing to attach themselves to him.

The vested interests that followed the Sasaki family were looking forward to the day when the saint would go one step further, open the founding ceremony, and the temporary shogunate would become the Sasaki world.

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In late winter and early spring, the weather is getting warmer, but some people's hearts are feeling colder and colder.

Himeji Castle, residence.

Hideyoshi Ichijo looked at the new bud that had sprouted under the tree in the courtyard and couldn't help but sigh.

A divine punishment at Ishiyama Hachiman Shrine disrupted all her plans.

It was originally thought that Ashikaga Yoshiaki and those greedy high-ranking officials of the shogunate would be able to cause enough trouble to Sasaki Yoshikin, who claimed to be benevolent and righteous, and buy himself more time.

But the truth was beyond everyone's expectations.

Without paying any political price, Yoshikane Sasaki wiped out the high-ranking officials of the shogunate. The good things that were expected, such as Sasaki's bloodbath in Kyoto and the collapse of his saintly image, did not happen at all.

With the disappearance of the shogunate's top leaders, the resistance to reform within Sasaki became increasingly weak. Under Sasaki Yoshikin's strong will, all opponents continued to give in and surrender.

The establishment of the provisional shogunate and the expansion of the Dai Council indicated that Sasaki Yoshikin was gradually approaching his political goal and was about to transform the loose Sasaki samurai alliance into a real new samurai regime.

Behind her, Hideyoshi Ichijo, Kuroda Kotaka said.

  "Why does my lord sigh?

Under the supervision of Master Hidenaga Ichijo, the Chosokabe family has returned all of their property to the Tosa family and returned the Ichijo family's ancestral property. Your conquest of Shikoku was a success."

Ichijo Hideyoshi looked at the winter colors in the garden. Although there were some signs of spring, it was still lonely and gloomy, which made people unhappy. He snorted coldly.

“You ask even though you know the answer.

The Grand Councilor of the Provisional Shogunate in Kyoto has announced that he has accepted the application of the Kanto Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiuji, allowing her to become the adopted daughter of the previous Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru and inherit the orthodox tradition.

After Ashikaga Yoshiuji succeeded to the main family, the Kamakura Ashikaga family officially became extinct, and there was no more Kanto Shogun in the world from then on.

Ashikaga Yoshiuji became the adopted daughter of Ashikaga Yoshiteru, but she had no intention of inheriting the Ashikaga Shogunate. She also announced to the public that she would give up her Ashikaga surname and move to another place.

She's going to that... What's that called?"

Kuroda Kotaka replied calmly.

"Kirenkawa."

(End of this chapter)