Chapter 190 The contest between the island and the near
Autumn turns to winter and the end of the year is approaching, and the two seasons of annual promotions to ministers are carried out as scheduled. According to the court's practice, November of each year and the first month of the following year are the main months for the court to grant promotions to official ranks. Occasionally, there are March and April. The appointment of the public minister may be supplementary in January or other months, but this situation is usually rare.
This time, several ministers with deep ties to the Kira family were promoted. The first was Konoe Haritsugu, who had just got married. He resigned as Sakonoe general and promoted two right ministers to Shogun. This should be the court's response to the shogunate. The gradually strengthening trend has high psychological expectations, and at the same time, he succeeded Guangqiao Guoguang as the military commander.
Then came the uncle of Konoe Haritsugu and the father-in-law of Nakain Tsumugi. Kuga Harutō was promoted to the rank of Shosho, the second right Konoe general.
Kira Yoshitoki's uncle, Nakain Michio, also had his rank promoted to the rank of No. 2 Shodainagon. Nakain Michiru was promoted to the fourth rank, Ukonoe Major General. With the full support of his father-in-law, Kuga Haremichi, and Kira Yoshitoki With his strong performance this year, he has crossed the threshold of the fourth position in one step, and his promotion speed is also very fast.
In late November, the training of Kira's new army was basically completed. In a new round of small competition, the 500 red cavalry performed well. In simulated confrontations with the same number of people, they were able to repel the Ashigaru infantry every time. , coupled with the impact of the war horses, the lance and scimitar combined with the assault effect are very good, even the gun shield team cannot stop their frontal assault.
At the same time, the red cavalry and horseback troops also replaced their war horses at the same time. After half a year of operation, Biwaya had hundreds of high-quality horses in Oshu and Hokuriku under its control. The Kira family was close to the water, and first came first. Good horses will be eliminated and replaced one by one. This replacement is expected to cost 10,000 Guan Yongle money.
The armoring of the war horses was also carried out at the same time. Taking into account the combat effectiveness of the war horses, the horse armors of these 700 cavalrymen were chosen to be lightweight and capable of resisting swords and guns. The armors were mainly worn on the horse heads and chests. In the process of making the horse armors , Kira Yoshitsune also ordered people to make blindfolds, which can effectively improve combat effectiveness by controlling the field of vision of war horses.
Sakamoto in the winter months is a big construction site, with new towns under construction everywhere and townspeople busy moving in. Since Enryakuji Temple bowed its head under the pressure of the imperial shogunate, the development of Sakamoto Town has become more and more prosperous. Even Hiei The local snake of San Enryakuji Temple also rarely bowed its head, so the townspeople have nothing to worry about.
The influence of the harmony between Enryakuji Temple and the Kira family quickly turned into a centripetal force, including the management of Biwaya, which was recognized by many businessmen. Biwaya successively set up branches in Otsu, Katada, and Imahama, and basically mastered the sales issues of half of Lake Biwa. Since the surrender of the Kenda navy, the Kira family's navy has also extended its sphere of influence to the north of Lake Biwa, and the Aichi congregation in Imahama town has also been included in the Kira family's business district.
As the largest city in the Otsu region, Usayama Castle is located on Mount Usa with an altitude of 336 meters. At the foot of the mountain is the street leading to Kyoto. It also overlooks the Uji River Waterway and is only 1 km away from Lake Biwa. It is one of the most fortified castles in Omi.
Before that, it had been controlled by Yamaoka Keiyuki. With the Otsu Ikku incident, the Yamaoka family lost all their money, and all the territory in the Otsu area was compensated to the Kira family. It has become the new territory of the Kira family, and the Kira family is within the castle. The issue of the appointment of the city representative has been debated for many days, and Kira Yoshiki is not sure who should be appointed as the city representative.
"Master! Please make a decision as soon as possible regarding the issue of Usayama Castle Castle?" This is the first time that Hosokawa Fujitaka has said this. His attitude is understandable. The followers have been striving for this position, especially Hosokawa Fujitaka.
I, myself, served as Sakamoto Jodai when the Kira family went out to battle, and this time Usayama Jojo has the highest voice.
Kira Yoshitoshi said warmly: "Does Fujitaka want to go to Usayama Castle to become a castle? But I still need you to handle the big affairs of my family. We really cannot do without capable hands!"
He knew very well why Hosokawa Fujitaka was anxious. Some people did not want the monks to stand out, and believed that the position of Jodai was best filled by a samurai from Mikawa. There were even unpleasant rumors, which made the monks feel very anxious.
"My minister recommends Matsui-den as the castle representative. I wonder what the master of the hall thinks of it?" Hosokawa Fujitaka suggested again.
Kira Yoshishi shook his head in denial without hesitation. Not to mention the great role of Matsui Yukan, even his power would never be taken outside to become the city lord. This person is an Okubo Changan type figure, both in terms of talent, skill and character.
They are all very similar. They can only be seen under his nose. Once they are released, there is no telling how many troubles they will cause.
Hosokawa Fujitaka left in dismay, and in the end he was unable to find out Kira Yoshitsune's true thoughts. He had anticipated the difficulties he might encounter, but he didn't expect them to come so quickly.
"How about letting the master craftsman be the castle representative?" Kira Yoshi hesitated for a moment, but still rejected the idea, "the master craftsman is the right-hand man of the family, and the good bond between the Mikawa samurai and the Omi samurai is all due to his efforts.
What should I do if there is another problem at home when I go to Usayama Castle?"
Since the last time Yamamoto Tokiyuki proposed the theory of "the golden mean is the way to balance", Kira Yoshitoki has attached great importance to it. In addition to insisting on military reforms, he used small competitions to improve the skills and combat power of the samurai, and at the same time replaced weapons and equipment.
, spending a large amount of money on training elites, among which the seven hundred cavalry cost him thirteen thousand gan Yongle money, which was almost equal to the total income of the Kira family in a month.
At the same time, he, the house supervisor, frequently appeared at the training ground to encourage training. All the Mikawa samurai felt extremely grateful to him. In addition, after spending two years with Omi samurai, most of them had their first children born a few months ago, including
In the past few months, the samurai from Mikawa, through the intermediary of Tokiyuki Yamamoto, have joined forces with the widows in the prefecture. The conflicts between the two parties are not outstanding. The only problem is that the senior samurai have doubts about their right to speak.
Yoshiki Kira used practical actions to prove that his handling was fair and impeccable. Regardless of whether the Mikawa samurai or the Omi samurai were treated equally, they were replaced with new weapons and received new training. This also made it impossible for some people's private thoughts to be brought to the surface.
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In the teaching field, two children each wielded plain spears with their heads wrapped around the spears to fight with each other. The hardwood weapons did not have the strength of Chinese guns, and they relied entirely on their own arm strength, physical strength and skills. This was very similar to the situation before the Song Dynasty.
This time Kira Yoshitoki's opponent was Shima Sakon, who was one year older than him. The two had been fighting for fifteen rounds.
Shima Sakon's condition was slightly better, with only a slight wheeze. Kiragi's condition was a little worse and he was sweating profusely from exhaustion. This is the difference between long-term training and short-term training. Shima Sakon has been running around in the outfield since he was a child, in order to eat some nutritious food.
To support his practice, he can only hunt wild beasts with real swords, guns, bows and arrows. Sometimes he has to find a way to deal with animals such as wild boar. For him, training is the instinct of survival. The stronger the ability, the more prey he can catch.
The more.
Kira Yoshitomo was pampered since he was a child, living a life of food, mouth, clothes, and hands. The training was simply to hone his will and strengthen his physical fitness. When he was a child, practicing with a wooden sword for an hour a day would not accomplish much. After more than half a year, he has learned
Professional spearmanship training allowed for rapid growth in strength and stamina, but this was even worse than Shima Sakon.
The two stood at each other for a moment, waiting for the moment when they could catch their breath, and then they thrust out their spears almost at the same time. The huge rebound force at the moment when the two spears collided made them both take a step back. Kira Yoshi felt a numbness in his hands and could not lift them.
strength. But he still gritted his teeth, held the sweat-stained spear, and thrust with all his strength.
Facing the thrust of the spear, Shima Sakon calmly retreated and stepped back. At the same time, he staggered his thrust with the extended spear, and suddenly rolled his spear away with a sudden jerk, like a snake coming out of its hole and stabbing along his arm.
Hitting the shoulder, this series of changes was completed in the blink of an eye, and Kiragi, who had already exhausted all his strength, was unable to make effective changes at all.
"Puff!" Under the influence of the huge force, Kira Yoshiki was knocked backwards and thrown out. The gun in his hand could no longer be held and flew away.
"Mr. Hall Master!" Several people with younger surnames trotted over to help Kiragi.
"Shima Sakon performed well, please pay attention to your strength next time!" Watanabe Takatsuna seemed to be used to this result, and no one complained that Shima Tokatsu's shots were too heavy.
"That move just now by Sakon was a gun roll, wasn't it? It was so powerful!" His head was shaking and he was a little dizzy. Kira Yoshishi pushed away the young man who was helping him, rubbed his sore shoulders and said with a smile: "Just now you still stayed
Hand, otherwise I won’t be able to use my arm for two days."
"I also have the advantage of having a long spear, so I may not be able to use the short spear to roll the spear," Shima Tokikatsu said modestly.
"Not to mention the spearman, my resume and strength are far behind yours. We are going all out. How much strength did you show just now? Seven points or eight points?"
"Seven points."
"We'll have to practice for another half a year." Ji Liangyi shook his head, and he couldn't relax at all in systematic training. This principle was known in the Ming Dynasty as "If you don't practice for one day, your hands and feet will be slow, if you don't practice for two days, half will be lost, and if you don't practice for three days, you will be a layman."
In the past, his swordsmanship was only so-so. When he came to Sakamoto, he fished for three days and dried nets for two days.
It’s only since last summer that I’ve gradually gotten back on track. I’ve spent more than a year switching from sword training to spear training and it’s taken a lot of hard work. Compared to Shima Tokikatsu, Takikawa Tokiyoshi and others who have been training all year round, just one year of hard work is far from enough.
, even if he is extremely talented and does not have to practice for three or two years, no one can predict how high his future achievements will be.
Aju added hot water to Kira Yoshitoki in the bathtub, and ordinary maids did the bathing every day. Aku didn't come often. Of course, this was Kira Yoshitoki's request. Her status was different from that of ordinary maids.
Just leave the rough work to the maid, but today's luck was not good, so Aju came over to help him take a bath.
Looking at Aju's quiet and gentle smile, Kira Yoshi said with an uneasy look on his face: "Um...Aju must be very tired, right? Why don't you go and rest first?"
Aku saw the bruises on his shoulders, and when Kiragi was slightly touched and the pain was so great, he grimaced and asked, "Your Highness is injured again? Is it Sakon again this time?"
"...Well, I can't beat him. That kid is so perverted with his brute strength!" Kira Yoshichi curled his lips.
When there are no outsiders, Ji Liangyi always shows his true nature habitually, and some strange words are also used by Aju. He smiles and says: "Your Highness has just started to practice, don't worry too much, it will hurt your body." .”
"Hmm! Got it." Kira Yoshi raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Is the game of Dahaoshang fun? Recently, I often see a group of maids in the corridor, and my surname is playing there. It's a pity that my status is not suitable for playing with It’s really lonely when we all play together!”
Aju smiled and said: "If your highness wants to play, Aju will play with you! Aju is very good at playing Dahao Shang! He has never lost until now!"
"Oh? I just happened to come up with some new settings to improve the game, I don't believe you can still win!" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
ps: I have to admit that I got the number of chapters wrong. Two 188 chapters are really dizzying. I have to say that my brain has become slow when typing in the middle of the night. Please forgive me!