A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Ashikaga Yoshiteru, whose momentum was growing day by day, soon issued a petition, summoning the Omi clan to build a grand cemetery and memorial hall for his father, and ordered them to build a temple for the ancestor Ashikaga Yoshiharu.

Ashikaga Yoshiki used a combination of punches, which made Matsuhisa have no temper at all. Basically, without spending much money, he attracted all the forces that could be attracted from all sides of Kyoto to his side.

The effect was much better than Xiaopingtai expected. It was unexpected and simply perfect. Coupled with the sudden outbreak of war in Hanoi, it seemed that God was helping Ashikaga Yoshiki. 【Note 1】

Ashikaga Yoshiteru's big ear scraper hit Kyoto's Shidai Matsunagahide's face again and again, but Matsunagahide, who originally relied on the Miyoshi family because of his strong soldiers and horses, was now surrounded by enemies on all sides, and he was completely unable to stop Ashikaga Yoshiteru. A grand funeral was held to bury his father.

Moreover, envoys from various kingdoms in the world gathered in Kyoto one by one, with hundreds of envoys gathered together. Envoys from various places saw that the Ashikaga Shogun in Kyoto still had such huge financial resources to hold funerals and the pro-shogunate reinforcements coming from all directions, and powerful overlords in Kyoto such as the Miyoshi family gave in to him.

The samurai who can be sent to attend the funeral of the ancestors are not the best ones. You can know the current situation and direction by smelling the air in Kyoto. No one in Beijing has many undercover informants. It's hard to tell whether there are ninjas. The secret stakes have never been cut off throughout the ages.

These people only made a brief judgment and determined that General Ashikaga Yoshiki had the overwhelming advantage at this time, and his back was very strong. So without hesitation, they all sided with the general and supported him.

When Naoe Keetsuna, the most powerful daimyo in the world and the leader of the Echigo clan, Uesugi Teruhora, arrived in Kyoto with 500 Echigo people and a thousand taels of gold for the ceremony, the shogun's family was already firmly in victory.

Not only does the number of troops supporting the general increase, but it also represents a virtual but tangible momentum. The Echigo soldiers had built up a lot of momentum early on, and they might actually go to Luo one day. The Miyoshi family was now in a state of disarray, and they were not willing to immediately make an opponent who would be very difficult to deal with in the future. Not to mention that this opponent has both a righteous name and a shouting brother.

From this moment on, the situation in Kyoto became completely clear. The ministers of the imperial court who were still running around to mediate between Matsunaga Hide and Ashikaga Yoshiteru no longer rushed around. Generally speaking, the imperial court also began to lean towards Ashikaga Yoshiki's side, and it was considered a break with Miyoshi Nagakei.

So the emperor officially issued an imperial edict, announcing the title that had been planned long ago to the world, and posthumously conferring a posthumous gift to the former Duke Ashikaga Yoshiharu as a left minister, and this posthumous gift was completely realized. From the moment the edict was announced, the court completely sided with the shogunate, and Matsunaga Hide was completely untenable in Kyoto.

Miyoshi Changqing, who has not appeared behind the scenes, already knows that the game has collapsed and there is no possibility of recovery. But fortunately, the main thing to lose this time is the face of his "white glove" Matsunaga. He can still push back, completely pass the responsibility to Matsunaga, and be a good person on his own.

Finally, news came from Miyoshi Nagakei from Iimori Castle, and he presented a memorial ceremony of 500 kan to the shogunate in the name of Hosokawa Uzuna. Maybe he still didn't want to save face and refused to send money to the shogunate in person, so he used the skin of the puppet leader to give himself a small step forward.

Also coming to Kyoto with the memorial ceremony of Wubaikanwen was Miyoshi Nagakei's specific handling of the position of acting as the Kyoto governor. The first was to remove Matsunaga Hide from his post as Acting Secretary of the Kyoto Office and order him to lead troops to Hanoi to suppress Yasumi Naomasa. Then he asked his direct uncle Migo Xiaoyan to temporarily come out as director, and Matsunagahide, who took the blame, could only leave Kyoto in despair and go to Hanoi with his troops.

The momentum of the Muromachi shogunate was greatly enhanced by this non-confrontational confrontation. Ashikaga Yoshiteru saw hundreds of samurai envoys representing various Kinai territories and the sixty-six kingdoms of the world kneeling before his father's soul for the first time. Ashikaga Yoshiharu, the general who conquered the barbarians all his life, actually enjoyed the power of his ancestor Ashikaga Yoshimitsu after his death.

Of course, Ashikaga Yoshiki, who stood aside and watched these samurai kneel down, was also very happy in his heart. It’s just like a novel writer who sees it and adds it to his collection or recommendation. Of course he wanted to become a general because he wanted more and more loyal daimyo and samurai to be loyal to him, for the same reason.

Before the funeral of Ashikaga Yoshiharu, Yamauchi Yoshikatsu finally arrived in Kyoto with two hundred Yamauchi people. It was supposed to take a few days by boat, but Kaicho was unable to send a boat to Ejiri due to the war. Ejiri's boat did not dare to sail to Kai-cho, which was very embarrassing. In this way, Yamauchi Yoshikatsu, who was forced to choose the land route, was slower than Naoe Keizuna, who had a longer road but could take a smooth boat. In addition, Imagawa Yoshimoto's important minister Okabe Oyatsuna also came together, which can be regarded as gathering the two giants on the sea route.

Ashikaga Yoshiteru saw that almost all of Japan except for a few rookies came. Even Miyoshi Nagakei was very sensible and sent his uncle Miyoshi Ido Koiwa [Note 2] to watch the ceremony.

On the day of the funeral, there were far more than 50,000 people watching the ceremony in Kyoto alone. Countless martial arts flags were flying, and envoys from all over the country joined the procession holding flags and streamers. Along the streets of Kyoto, he was sent all the way to Giharu Jizoji Temple in Omi Anata for burial.

Xiaopingtai's crisis was temporarily relieved. He had been busy for so long and was exhausted physically and mentally. Fortunately, Yamauchi Yoshikatsu came to replace him, and he recovered after two days of rest.

Then Naoe Keizuna and Yamauchi Yoshikatsu, who were busy communicating, had time to sit down and have a good talk. The chaos in Echigo has been completely settled. Uesugi Teruhora took advantage of the opportunity to kill two more dissatisfied Echigo citizens. Production in the Shimotsu area is being restored. Maybe some troops will be mobilized south to Ueno next month.

Moreover, Yasuda Kehiro and Kawada Nagachichi, who fled during the previous Hojo Ichiku attack, finally returned to Echigo and figured out everything. Terutora Uesugi gritted his teeth at Imagawa Yoshimoto's stabbing in the back, but he was far away and couldn't hit him. It can only be dealt with later.

However, the two of them greatly appreciated Koheita's angrily reprimanding Matsunaga Hide in the palace. They should not have a good look at such a vicious thief, especially Naoe Keetsuna who seemed to favor Koheita even more.

[Note 1]: The war launched jointly by Kawachi Kunyusanobu and Yasumi Naomasa against Miyoshi Chokei actually happened in history, but it is unknown whether it was instigated or planned by Ashikaga Yoshiteru. I will not add it here. Speculate.

[Note 2]: This is said to be the younger brother of Miyoshi Gencho. Xiaoyan is also a Buddhist name, not his real name.