A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

(As mentioned before, someone asked me how Asakura could be in harmony with Honganji Temple? Because historically, there has been harmony. Asakura Yoshikage did become the Great Danetsu of the Ichibuki clan, and the Hokuriku Ichibō clan no longer launched attacks against the Asakura clan. )

Now this situation is really completely incomprehensible. Yoshiaki and Nobunaga, who were supposed to be at odds with each other, are still in a state of cooperation. The Hokuriku Ichikazu and Asakura Yoshikage, who had been fighting for decades and were considered feuding, were at peace.

However, this did not bother Chief Accountant Yamauchi and Yoshiaki Yamauchi in Luoyang. In just one year, with the joint cooperation of Nobunaga and Yoshiaki, Luoyang glowed with new vitality.

Because Murai Sadakatsu and Akechi Mitsuhide, who were in charge of Kyoto, were both good at handling civil affairs and capable officials with tact. Luoyang, which was once in ruins, quickly recovered its appearance as the center of the world.

Oda Nobunaga may have adopted the strategy of respecting the imperial court because his background was relatively low. Not only did he return many manor palaces that originally belonged to the imperial court and the royal family, he also presented rice, silk, horses and other items to the ministers, and also funded the renovation of the imperial palace.

Upper Kyoto and Lower Kyoto began large-scale renovation and reconstruction, and even enough drainage canals were added to solve the problems of drainage and fire-fighting water.

"Uncle, Luoyang is so prosperous and magnificent!" Yamauchi Yoshiho came to Beijing for the first time. A metropolis with a population of one hundred thousand naturally seemed strange to him.

"Gifu Danmasa really has the air of a king. In the past, the daimyo went to Luoyang with their troops and looted, but he was the only one who worked hard to restore Luoyang!" The last time Chief Yamauchi came here was more than ten years ago, and he was impressed by the great changes in Luoyang.

"No wonder (Fujiwara) Danmasa once said that His Highness Gifu is a hero in the world!"

"Xiao Pingtai is indeed right on this point. His vision is quite reasonable."

"Hey, uncle, look, it's Marujishi!" Yamauchi Yoshiho pointed at a group of people.

"Shimazu? Is this an envoy from the Satsuma Kingdom?"

It was indeed the Sashu Shimazu clan's envoys who were walking to the imperial palace together. After all, there were many Shimazu clan members in the world, but now only the Sashu Shimazu clan was qualified to meet the shogun in person as an independent daimyo. .

When the receptionists at the Imperial Palace received the message, they found out that it was Shimazu Yoshihisa who had sent Yoshihisa Kito to congratulate Ashikaga Yoshiaki on his succession as the Muromachi Shogunate General.

It's late enough, but it's better than never!

Although the current head of the Shimazu family is Shimazu Yoshihisa, his father Shimazu Takahisa is still alive. The main purpose of coming here this time was to report to Ashikaga Yoshiaki on the unification of Satsuma, and to request Ashikaga Yoshiaki to appoint Shimazu Yoshihisa as the guardian of Satsuma, Osumi, and Hyuga.

As for Ji Jiu, he was also an important minister of the Shimazu family. His original name was Shimazu Tadake, the son of Shimazu Tadatsun, a concubine of the Shimazu family. He is talented in both civil and military arts. He is not only good at martial arts, but also excels in ikebana, Japanese poetry and rendition of songs. This is very rare in the Satsuma Kingdom where the streets are full of big bosses. Therefore, as Shimazu Yoshihisa's family elder, he was sent to the shogunate.

They came to court from a faraway country, and Hosokawa Fujitaka personally came out to explain to Yamauchi. Give him face, we are staying for dinner as our own people. As for the Shimazu family, they sent him away after the interview (after collecting the money).

It is naturally a happy event for a daimyo from the shogunate to come to court. Chief Yamauchi is very tolerant in this regard, so he naturally agreed.

After Xi entered Jijiu and entered the palace to meet the king, another group of people arrived at the shogunate, also coming to send August Festival gifts. It was Motonari Motonari’s third son, Kobayakawa Takakage, and Nomi Munekatsu,

Naturally, the purpose of this group of people's coming was not as simple as sending them to the festival. Murakami Takeyoshi and the Mori clan of Noh Island formally concluded an alliance similar to a vassal relationship. (Actually, he was beaten by Kobayakawa Takakage)

This originally had nothing to do with the shogunate, but Noshima Murakami controlled a considerable part of the sea power in the Seto Inland Sea, and could also suppress the Kono clan of Iyo country.

In other words, all kinds of goods transported from the Western Kingdom to Sakai, Ishiyama, and Luoyang via the Seto Inland Sea will be interfered by the Mori family. How to distribute the benefits among them requires Ashikaga Yoshiaki to come out and say hello to everyone, and how to divide them among everyone. Sit down and talk, don't get into conflicts for no reason.

As for Iyo's invasion, the Maori family did not simply dominate the Yin Yang Western Kingdom. They launched powerful offensives against Kyushu and Iyo across the Seto Inland Sea. If a national people's alliance like the Maori clan does not continue to expand outwards, it will be difficult to suppress various internal contradictions and dissatisfaction.

The Mori clan hopes to be appointed as the guardian of Iyo to increase their legitimacy in the Iyo strategy. However, Iyo also owns the territory of the Saionji clan, a high official, and the involvement is not small. There is indeed a need for talents like Kobayakawa Takakage who are "good at dancing" to work in the imperial court and the shogunate.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki's interviews with these daimyo were all formal, just sitting in the hall for a while and nodding. If we really wanted to talk, there would be commissioners from the shogunate to negotiate, so Chief Accountant Yamauchi didn't have to wait long for his turn.

The two of them tidied up their appearance, walked in small steps to the corridor outside the hall, and called the names loudly. After Ashikaga Yoshiaki gave permission, they marched into the hall with their hands between their knees.

Indeed, the emperor only said some words that were neither salty nor mild, and then left the palace to say goodbye. However, Hosokawa Fujitaka came over to lure the two of them out and told them to come on time for dinner at six o'clock in the evening.

It was the first time that Yamauchi Yoshiho paid homage to the pillar of the Genji family, the general who conquered Yi. His face turned red and his heartbeat accelerated. When I walked out, I realized that I didn't see what Ashikaga Yoshiaki looked like.

Just as they were walking out, another group of people entered the palace. It turned out to be the envoy of the Otomo clan who was responsible for the Kyushu expedition. The purpose of coming here was to make it clear that he wanted to do the Kyushu expedition and Hizen guardian. After the defeat of the former guardian Shaoer clan, the Ryuzoji clan rose to prominence in Hizen Kingdom.

Now the Otomo family, with Otomo Chisada as the general, and no less than 60,000 troops from each group, has launched an army to attack the Hizen country, and has surrounded Saka Castle, the home city of the Ryuzoji clan.

The wealthy Omura clan and Arima clan of Hizen joined forces with the Otomo clan to attack Ryuzouji Temple, and they were about to breathe their last breath. It is said that the Otomo Army's Imayama main formation has already written the documents reporting victory, and they are about to send them out after they fall into the city.

"Uncle, is this the power of the Lord?" Yamauchi Yoshiho was surprised when he saw an endless stream of daimyo from all over the world coming to pay homage to Ashikaga Yoshiaki.

"His Royal Highness Gongfang is in Luoyang to govern the sixty-six states. Naturally, famous people from all over the world should come to pay homage!"

"Before I came here, I thought His Highness was in a difficult situation, but I didn't expect him to be so majestic and majestic."

"The righteousness of the world belongs to His Highness Gongfang, this is the inherent meaning."

I got on my horse and looked back at the endless stream of people coming and going in the shogunate, representing the Ashikaga clan who were the pillars of the samurai family in the world. The setting sun shone on the imperial palace, unexpectedly, it was a little dazzling.