Sakamoto Castle was completed first in mid-April, followed by Nakao Castle. Compared to Nakao Castle, where the shogun's family had a difficult childbirth for half a year, the Kira family's castle town has attracted thousands of residents from the Gyeonggi region. Perhaps it was because the conditions offered by the Kira family were too high. Well, maybe it’s a newly built town and it’s neat and beautiful. In short, the new town is noticed by people with almost no effort.
As the weather gets warmer and everything revives, green shoots appear on the earth, and there are wonderful things in this beautiful season when the grass grows and the orioles fly, Itami Castle finally cannot withstand the pressure of running out of food and opens the city. Itami It is not far from the day when Sanhao Changqing eliminates the last thornhead and goes to Luo in arms.
After the Miyoshi family went to Luoyang in a hurry last year, they had long thought of going to Luoyang again. This time, there was no need to hide his ambition to eliminate the last hidden danger in Settsu. The first goal of going to Luoyang was to clean up the obstructive buildings next to Kyoto. For example, the newly built Nakao Castle was too much of an eyesore. Of course, Miyoshi Nagakei understood that there was no room for a sound sleep on the side of the bed. His ignorant Highness Kokata needed to be taught a lesson to let him know who owns Kinki.
Of course, this matter has nothing to do with Kira Yoshitoki for the time being, but the next news is different. I don’t know whether it was due to bad luck or what happened. The shogunate’s official Kuchiki Harutsuna broke out in a territorial dispute with the Takashima clan of the clan. He just fought, but accidentally he was killed by Takashima Echu Mamoru. Of course, his head was hung outside the Qingshui Mountain Castle of the Takashima family.
Ashikaga Yoshitoshi was very angry that his trusted retainer was killed for no reason, and directly ordered Hosokawa Fujitaka to bring his royal teaching book to Sakamoto Castle, which read: "I ordered Kira Yoshito to lead his headquarters to publicly attack the rebellious minister Takashima Etsu. The Zhongshou clan does not care whether they live or die!"
Hosokawa Fujitakayoshi said sternly: "This is naked contempt for His Highness! Contempt for our shogunate! As a shogunate, Takashima Echichu is a shogunate who serves the public and does not want to be loyal to the shogunate. Now he dares to do something to His Highness Kuchiki who has finally become the shogunate. Such a rebellious thing! Our shogunate must raise troops to attack it! Otherwise, who will believe in the authority of the shogunate?"
"Does that mean you have to fight?"
"Yes! We must fight! The majesty of the shogunate needs to be defended! Please send troops to bring peace to the Takashima family, Your Highness Kira!" Hosokawa Fujitaka was somehow classified as the liaison officer between the shogunate and Kira Yoshitoki, and he also worked very hard to complete this task. tasks.
"It's really troublesome! But we still have to do it, so let's assemble the army!" In short, the meaning of this order is to let Yoshitoki Kira send troops to exterminate the Takashima family. At the same time, it can also fulfill the promise he made to Yoshitoki Kira. Takashima The county fell into his hands.
Kira Yoshitoki put forward his own suggestion: "It takes time to assemble an army and go into battle. Moreover, Takashima Echichu is also a minister of the shogunate. In any case, send the shogunate to investigate the illegal affairs of the Takashima family. If he is willing to plead guilty, Everything is easy to solve if you obey the law. If you refuse to accept it, you will have a good reputation in dealing with it. You can also contact the Rokkaku family to prevent the Takashima family from disobeying the order. Takashima County is still under the Rokkaku family, and the Takashima family is also a branch of the Rokkaku family. Family, both emotionally and rationally, we must inform the Rokkajia family."
"His Highness Kira's proposal will be conveyed to His Highness Gongfang on your behalf."
Hosokawa Fujitaka hurriedly returned to Nakao Castle to report on his work. Soon Ashikaga Yoshitō sent diplomat Odate Harimitsu to contact the Rokkaku family. Another diplomat, Ninagawa Makoto, went to Takashima County to do persuasion and education work. Kira Yoshitoki secretly A mobilization order was issued, and 1,500 people quickly gathered. Because this was the first battle of the Kira Yoshi period, just in case the Kira family made careful preparations for this, the Hattori ninjas immediately went out to sneak into Takashima County to explore information.
The Takashima clan was well-known in Omi during the Kamakura period. Their six branch families were united and collectively known as the Takashima Nanzu. Later, they became a powerful family of the Kamakura shogunate's Omi family and held the position of head of Takashima County for generations.
In addition to the Takashima clan in Nanato, the other six clans are the Kuchiki clan, the Nagata clan, the Hirai clan, the Yokoyama clan, the Tanaka clan, and the Yamazaki clan. Based on these seven clans, a powerful rural party group on the west bank of Lake Biwa was formed. They united in
Let’s fight together against the pressure from the Rokkaku and Kyogoku clan.
However, this tacit understanding changed drastically with the decline of the Takashima clan and the rise of the Kuchiki clan. Originally, the Kuchiki clan was the powerful branch of the Takashima clan and was famous for mastering the Kuchiki Valley. The Takashima Nanzu also followed the shogunate's orders.
The order was made public by the shogunate, but the Kuchiki clan left behind several other Ashikaga Yoshimoto who were in trouble. Subsequently, many changes occurred in the development trajectory of the Kuchiki clan.
With the era of Ashikaga Yoshiharu, Omi Sakamoto became a resort designated by the shogunate. The embarrassing situation of Ashikaga Yoshimi and Ashikaga Yoshiharu coexisting caused Ashikaga Yoshiharu to move his office to the resort Sakamoto Ana Taigosho, making a decision.
Deputy protracted war of resistance plus preparations for vacation travel.
The former governor of the Kuchiki clan, Inetsuna Kuchiki, immediately jumped out to support Ashikaga Yoshiharu's decision. Whenever the shogunate needed money, food, swords, guns, or his own daughter, he would not hesitate to give it away, so this wealthy man suddenly became a close minister of the shogunate.
One of the most trusted ministers of the two generals Ashikaga Yoshiharu and Ashikaga Yoshito, his status is only slightly lower than that of some senior ministers.
The Takashima clan was far worse. Originally, it was geographically closer to Sakamoto, which was close to the water than the Kuchiki clan in the mountains. However, the Takashima family governor was blind and unwilling to participate in the internal fighting between the two families. As a result, he just sat back and watched.
The Kuchiki family rose to great heights like a rocket. It is said that the former family governor was hated and angry for this reason, and died in depression.
The current governor of the Takashima family, Takashima Echichu Mori Norigaka, also hates this branch of the family, especially Haretsuna Kuchiki, who always has a fake smile on his face. Coupled with the influence of his "father's feud", the two families have gone from being indifferent to being estranged.
It has been reduced to hostility. In recent years, as the Kuchiki clan has become stronger, it has gradually begun to compete for the status of the most powerful family in the county. This is something that the Takashima family will never tolerate.
In recent months, the conflict between the two families has intensified. The increasingly domineering Harutsuna Kuchiki invaded and occupied territory while prevarication, which made Takashima Echichu Mamoru feel unbearable. This time, the matter also broke out due to the territorial dispute between the retainers of both sides.
The conflict was not a big problem in the first place. As usual, Harutsuna Kuchiki dealt with Takashima Echichu Mamoru in a perfunctory manner, and naturally they ended up unhappy.
Then the next day, Takashima Etchu Mori Taka launched a surprise attack. Of course, the unsuspecting Kuchiki Haretsuna could not stop the well-prepared Takashima family's surprise attack. His head was beheaded in two or three strokes, and then his head was hung.
The scandal in front of the Takashima family's castle gate, because of Takashima Norigo's irrational behavior, also plunged the matter into an irreversible impasse.
Takashima Noraitaka seemed not to have expected that Ashikaga Yoshitō would be furious. He had thought that the conflict between the two families would be nothing more than a few scoldings and a tax penalty, but the result was beyond his expectation.
Unexpectedly, he was so wrong. Ninagawa himself brought the charges to the shogunate directly. Ashikaga Yoshitō's order simply stated: "Seize the title, change the title, and order him to commit seppuku! Execute immediately, without any mistakes!" Eight characters
, this pardon order was harsh, and of course it drove Takashima Norigo crazy.
On the spot, Takashima Raiga drew his tachi and wanted to kill Ninagawa Makoto, shouting that Ninagawa Makoto was the person bribed by the Kuchiki family. Fortunately, he was stopped by his retainers. In anger, Takashima Raiga immediately
General tore the pardon order into pieces and threatened to fight the shogunate to the end without retreating even a step. Ninagawa was so frightened that he ran out of Qingshui Castle.
"You're saying that Takashima Norigaka sent his cronies to go to Settsu to find Miyoshi Nagakei to deliver an oath. This is betraying the shogunate and the Rokkaku family's determination to fall out with the shogunate! Why bother? Just say a few soft words.
If things have to turn out like this, you really won't die unless you seek death!" Kira Yoshi watched as the information gradually turned into ashes.
"Does the Rokkaku family know this news?"
Chief Hattori leaned half out of the shadows and whispered: "I have already leaked it, but Rokkaku Sakyou-don's attitude is quite ambiguous."
"Hmph! He is learning from his father to be a speculator. It's a pity that he still wants to learn because he doesn't have the skills of his father. So let him continue to be ambiguous."