A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Aji's voice came through the still drizzling rain curtain. His whole body was soaked, and he jumped onto the verandah a little recklessly.

"Hurry up and enter the city. The chief planner in the mountain is calling you."

"You just left the city, why do you want to enter the city again? Do you know what is going on?"

"I don't know. The Chief Accountant just asked me to hurry up."

"ok, I get it."

Mrs. Xiaoping had no choice but to put on the raincoat she had just taken off. The dry clothes she had finally changed into seemed to be getting wet again.

"Aji, you are also a warrior of 150 swords, so be careful. Go change your clothes quickly. What should you do if you catch the cold?"

Koheta didn't care what others thought. Not only did he wear a raincoat, but he also held an umbrella, put on his clogs, and entered the castle palace again.

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"Xiao Heita, you are here, come and sit down." The chief accountant in the mountain saw that Xiao Heita was not very wet.

"I wonder what it is?" Koheita scanned around, and Konishiharazaemon, Hosokawa and his son, and Isshiki Miyauchi were all present.

"Captain Kasugayama has arrived at Lincheng and will arrive at Iida tomorrow. We will be ready to welcome him."

"Um~~, are you going to support His Highness Taro to succeed to the throne?" Koheita blurted out.

"It should be like this, but~~" The chief planner in the mountain stopped talking, as if he had some other considerations.

"One hundred years ago, if the ruler of Kamakura and the governor of Kanto came to preside over the succession ceremony in person, it would be a great honor. A large number of other people do not have this treatment."

Hosokawa Harugong put it plainly. Pushing forward a hundred years, the central government of the Muromachi Shogunate was still there. Although it was getting weaker, it could still command the heroes of the world and defeat hundreds of officials.

At that time, it was basically up to the general (leader) to decide which territory belonged to whom, whose son would succeed him, and how the guardianship would be appointed.

What's yours is yours, and everyone is the retainer of Ashikaga General in Rokyo. It's just that there are differences in status and ranking of seats.

But things are different now. The old guardians are either on the streets or transformed into famous names of the Warring States Period. The rituals collapsed and the generals were killed. If it's not yours, you can use swords, guns and iron cannons to snatch it away.

The guardian became the puppet of the guardian generation, and the guardian generation was ignored by the retainers. Everything depends on the guy in hand, and the old feudal order has been damaged to a considerable extent.

In the past, when the Kanto governor came to support the succession ceremony, he really only represented the shogunate and the general to show his solemnity to your family. Now, it doesn't mean that anymore.

I'm afraid it will just spread out like this in a vague way, and the status of king and minister will be determined.

The powerful people of the country are afraid of power but not moral. They are afraid of the sword in Uesugi Teruhu's hand. The authority of the Yamauchi family is shaken. At this moment, they must rely on Uesugi Teruhu's power.

Hosokawa Harumiya did not continue, but the meaning was already clear. How to ensure the independence and survival of the Yamauchi family while leveraging the power of the Uesugi family?

"Has Hamamatsu-den heard about this?"

"We have sent a large number of people to immediately forward the letter from the Kasugayama Governor to His Highness Komaba." Isshiki Miyauchi nodded. They didn't even open the letter. This was the rule.

"We will discuss a countermeasure first, and then we will respectfully welcome the governor and his highness to the horse farm." This is what Chief Yamauchi meant.

"It's a pity that Hamamatsu-den is a dismounted person, otherwise~~" Hosokawa Saime patted her thigh.

Of course, Taro Yamauchi can also inherit the lofty feudal status of the horsemen, but it is a pity that this is a vain thing. Speaking of it, he is so majestic that all officials in the world will kneel down and worship him. When Terutora Uesugi saw Yamauchi Yoshiharu, he would dismount from his horse and bow his head in greeting.

is it possible? Of course it's impossible!

It’s okay for you to let Teru Uesugi kneel down to Ashikaga Yoshiteru, he is happy with it. If you ask him to kneel down to Sugiken | Masaru, that's fine, that's his legal father. But you asked him to kneel down to Yamauchi Yoshiharu? Even kneel to Taro Yamauchi who is only three years old?

But pull it down! Uesugi Teruhora can be on equal footing with you just to give you face!

Times have changed!

"If His Royal Highness's imperial letter is published to the world, and the Xian envoys hear it, and they send someone to come and preside over the succession together with the leader of Kasuga Mountain, the impact will be much better."

"It's a pity that the big tree died suddenly, and even His Highness also died in Luozhong." Isshiki Gongnai shook his head.

"Monk Jueqing!"

Koheita and Hosokawa Harugong said in unison.

He first supported the younger brother of the previous general and asked Monk Jueqing to send someone and even come to the mountain himself. Even if the rites and music are ruined, he is still the Ashikaga shogun who has ruled the world for more than two hundred years!

"Quickly go to Yamato Kofukuji Temple to ask for the Ichijoin Gate." Hosokawa Harugong turned around and ordered Hosokawa Saime.

"It's best to go to Bozhou Pingdao, where there is also His Highness Gongfang."

"Sakai Daiki?" Several people asked at the same time. Back then, Lord Sakai Ashikaga Yoshivi was indeed a strong contender for the general.

Now that Ashikaga Yoshiteru is dead in battle, and Ashikaga Teruwakamaru is dead at the same time, his branch of the Ashikaga clan has been cut off in name!

The only ones who are qualified to inherit this family are the monk Kakukei who has already sacrificed his life to become a monk and the two younger sons of Ashikaga Yoshiharu. On the contrary, the son of Ashikaga Yoshimi is the most powerful. He has the closest relationship. Who calls him with the word "Ashikaga" on his head? .

The year before last, when Koheita and Imagawa Yoshichichi came to Beijing, they had mediated the internal strife of the Miyoshi clan. At that time, in order to increase their momentum, the head of Awa Shinohara coerced Ashikaga Yoshichichi to Tennoji Temple.

As a result, Xiaopingtai had an exchange with this short-lived general in history. Although this man looked weak and indifferent on the outside, he was still hot and restless in his heart. Full of desire for power and coveting the throne within Luo Jing.

Koheita mentioned this news to Yamauchi Yoshikatsu at that time, but Yamauchi Yoshikatsu had grown up with Ashikaga Yoshiteru when he was in his teens. The two brothers had a very good relationship. There was no thought of "an alternative" at all, and he was completely unconcerned about Ashikaga Yoshichichi's willingness to come to Yamauchi and be protected by him.

"Hedging your bets? This..." Konishiharazaemon hesitated.

But the three old Yinbi, Hosokawa Harumiya, Isshiki Miyauchi, and Yamauchi's chief accountant, didn't care at all whether it was a good idea to hedge their bets, but started to think about it.

Ashikaga Yoshiteru's death completely wiped out the Shogun's last power. It doesn't matter which Ashikaga you support, as long as it's an Ashikaga. Even Ashikaga in Kanto is fine, he must be a puppet anyway.

It would be in the interest of the Yamauchi clan to find a more obedient and more controlled Ashikaga.

It is true that I, the Yamauchi clan, am a loyal minister of the shogunate. If you are a general and I am a governor, I will be equally loyal.

As long as you don't say "Why did your Majesty rebel?", then there won't be any difference.

Although false fame is good, no one understands that actual power and interests are better.

China can use the emperor to control its princes, and Japan can also use its generals to control its great names!