A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

The Tanaka area is now a vast military camp, with almost 30,000 troops from both sides extending from the hills and mountains to the plains along the coast. Various flags and horse tags fluttered in the wind, and knights speaking various dialects kept coming and going, conveying the Lord's orders.

But today, there was no sign of conflict between the two parties. It turned out that the imperial court in Kyoto and His Highness Kōkō finally reacted after receiving the news that Imagawa Yoshimoto was dead. The imperial edict and the imperial letter from His Highness the Shogun were brought to all parties involved in the Suruga conflict.

It turns out that the Takeda family is not idle either. Through Mrs. Sanjo's relationship with the Honganji Temple, the relationship between the master and the master is revealed. The Takeda family also worked hard in Kyoto, hoping that the court and the shogunate would support Imagawa Hikoro as the governor of the Imagawa family and assume the position of guardian of Suruga.

The envoy sent by General Ashikaga this time was Mibuchi Fujitaka. Since the official Sanjo Kōnorai had unfortunately died in the Danyinji Incident a few years ago, the imperial court sent Nakamikado Nobuhiro (Shou Ginini) instead. Born in the Zhongyumen clan?) came to deliver the message.

So Yamauchi Yoshiharu and Takeda Harunobu met on guard in a small shrine. There was no communication between the two, and they sat down separately after arriving at the front hall of the shrine. Koheita from the Yamauchi family was lucky enough to attend, and from the Takeda side there were also Oishi Teru, Imagawa Uki and Katsurayama Gen.

After Mibuchi Fujitaka saw Yamauchi Yoshiharu arriving, he respectfully saluted Yamauchi Yoshiharu. "My father is in good health, which makes me feel at ease."

"Hurry up, Ministry of War. You are serving the public and working hard in Kyoto. You are really a model of the military family. You are taking good care of me when Taro is in Kyoto. Brothers should support each other like this." Yamauchi Yoshiharu is very satisfied with this son-in-law. His daughter has been married for six or seven years. The couple has been married for six or seven years. They are also very harmonious and have given birth to a son. In addition, the Mibuchi clan is a powerful person among the current ministers, and Mibuchi Fujitaka is a popular person in front of the public, so he is naturally more popular with Yamauchi Yoshiharu.

Then Mibuchi Fujitaka politely greeted Takeda Harunobu and then officially opened the Shogun's Imperial Letter written on silk.

Imperial Judge of Guangyuan Palace

The deceased father, the Minister of Rites, Yoshimoto, was responsible for the relics and other matters. According to the decree of transfer, Ikawahiko Goro continued to take charge of the guardianship of Suruga, which cannot be contrary to the decree.

Astronomy A certain year, a certain day, a certain month

Mibuchi Fujitaka read out the imperial letter of just a few words slowly, but the shock and aftermath did not stop with these words.

Takeda Harunobu was overjoyed. The matter that he had little confidence in originally got the support of Ashikaga Yoshiteru. Now it is a certainty that Imagawa Hikogoro will inherit the Suruga Imagawa clan. The symbolic meaning of Suruga's guardianship is A great service finally fell into their hands. In a sense, Takeda Harunobu has won this battle.

On the other hand, Imagawa Yoshiuchi originally took advantage of the fact that Ashikaga Yoshiteru was his cousin who had not played in the fifth server. He had a tense face and looked like he was sure of victory. But after his brother-in-law read the imperial letter, the young man felt as if all his strength had been drained from his body and he seemed to be paralyzed.

The people inside the mountain were filled with indignation. They were obviously close to the shogunate, but they were still no match for an outsider. Yamauchi Yoshitsune was extremely well-educated, but at this moment he was also exuding an angry aura. He looked at his son-in-law without saying a word.

Mibuchi Fujitaka took it calmly, took out another roll of colored silk, signaled to his father-in-law, and read it out loud.

The content is even more exciting. The former Shinano guardian Ogasawara Nagatoshi is dead, and his son Ogasawara Nagatoki has fled to Kyoto under the attack of Murakami Yoshikiyo. At present, the post of Shinano Guardian is temporarily vacant and has not been handed over to Murakami Yoshikiyo. But this time, after long negotiations between Ashikaga Yoshiteru and Ogasawara, they issued a royal letter and officially transferred the position of guardian of Shinano to Yamauchi Sashima Yoshikatsu.

This is not over yet. The position of guardian of Enji was originally held by the Shiba clan. Under the attack of two generations of Imagawa Yoshitaka and Imagawa clan, the Shiba clan finally lost the country. The position of guardian of Toga finally fell into the hands of the Imagawa clan. The previous guardian of Toga was naturally Imagawa Yoshimoto.

Now that Yoshimoto is dead, the Toe Kingdom has fallen into the hands of the Yamauchi family, so following the trend, Ashikaga Yoshiki appointed Imagawa Yoshichichi as the guardian of Toe.

This young man, Imagawa Yoshiuchi, was hit speechless just now by his brother-in-law, and now he was hit by a pie falling from the sky, and he was completely stunned.

At this time, everyone in the hall had different expressions. Takeda Harunobu was not as excited at first. After all, his goal was to capture Shinano and even the king. But now that Shinano's righteousness has been given to the Yamauchi family, he will be unknown from now on. In addition, he only got one Suruga guardian position, but the Yamauchi family actually got two, which is really unfair.

However, the general's internal letter has been issued, and it will never be changed in a short period of time. Unless Ashikaga Yoshiteru dies tomorrow and a pro-Takeda person comes to power, no miracle will happen.

Yamauchi Yoshiharu was originally extremely dissatisfied, but now he feels much calmer. The shogunate also recognized that the Imagawa family members were also the successors of Imagawa Yoshimoto, and spared one of the two guardians assigned by Imagawa Yoshimoto, and spared one more on his own side. It was indeed his own family.

As for why Yamauchi Yoshiharu was not the guardian of Shinano, the reason was simple. He was already the imperial accompaniment of the shogunate. The people who hold this position are big guys like Miyoshi Nagakei, Asakura Yoshikage, and Rokkaku Yoshiken. This position is high enough, and it is not easy for him to be a lower-level guardian. Just like Yamana Zongquan, he is a "sixth palace", but the guardians of the eleven countries are all his nephews and fellow disciples.

After the other service positions were confirmed, Nakamon Nobuhiro also brought an edict. Yamauchi Yoshiharu was officially appointed as the Councilor, bid farewell to the title of Habayashi Chulangshou, and will be honored as Yamauchi Prime Minister from now on. Yamauchi Yoshikatsu appointed Shinano Mamoru, and he was the successor of Yamauchi Yoshiharu. Imagawa Yoshichichi was given the position of Ene Shou, who was matched with Ene's guardian. From the fifth rank in rank, he could be respected as Ene Doctor. This position is obviously much lower than the fifth position of Yamauchi Yoshikatsu, and the court also has good intentions.

Of course, the Takeda family did not come in vain. Takeda Yoshinobu, as the name of Imagawa Hikogoro (jindai), was awarded the fifth rank of Suruga Mamoru, and he was on an equal footing with Yamauchi Yoshikatsu. It is clear that the imperial court wants both sides not to offend each other and to take care of their own territory, so as not to make things difficult for the imperial court.

After hearing this series of appointments, Koheita really didn't know what to say about Ashikaga Yoshiki.

Although he acted as a peacemaker this time, and appeared to be very fair and just, one side would enjoy the other, but in fact neither side was satisfied. He is really two-faced and not human inside and out.

It is better to completely win over one party and offend one party, so that at least one more local supporter can be gained and one's prestige can be strengthened. But now with this division, which one would be satisfied, Yamauchi Yoshiharu or Takeda Harunobu?

Good intentions make you a bad person!