The people of Mikawa, like all the people of this era, have a gene for being rebellious against their lords deep in their bones. Even the always submissive people have many secretive calculations. For example, the Okouchi family in Nishi Mikawa are the local snakes. If they hadn't always been
If you are loyal to the Kira family, you may have become a powerful person or even a guardian. The Okouchi clan is not only deeply entrenched in Nishi Mikawa, but also has deep connections with Higashi Mikawa, Ene and even Owari.
The ancestors of the Okouchi family also served as the head of the Kira family's territory in the Enjiang Kingdom, the Yinma Village. This Yinma Village was later converted into Yinma Castle by the Imagawa family, also known as Yinma Castle and Hima Castle. More than ten years later,
It was rebuilt into Hamamatsu Castle by a certain tanuki because the Okouchi family was a famous wealthy family in Mikawa.
Moreover, their family is famous for giving birth to educated people from generation to generation. This group of rough men in the Mikawa countryside are most in awe of the educated people. Moreover, unlike the Kira family, the Okouchi family often appears in Mikawa country and is more approachable than the Kira family, which lives in seclusion.
, the reputation is naturally higher. For Chinese people, the Kira family is unattainable. Just like the Buddha statues in temples, the Okouchi family is the real samurai family.
Not to mention the former King of Resentful Spirits and the current God of Learning Sugawara Michizane, there are not many among the famous samurai families today who can be called educated people. Most samurai families don’t know much about Sinology and can write limericks.
It is even rarer that someone can do it. There is a legend in Tokaido that a wise man's wise words can make evil people put down their butcher swords and change their ways, and ordinary warriors can't even hold a sword. So these Mikawa local tyrants
I don't dare to mess with this Okouchi family governor who is well versed in poetry.
These rumors were once passed to the ears of Kira Mansomaru as rumors, but he did not take it seriously at the time. The Kira family's collection of books was even more abundant, even more than the collection of the Okawachi family.
More than ten times more, it was given by emperors, ministers, His Highnesses, gifts from merchants of the Ming Dynasty, and was purchased from Sakai Town. He felt that it was not inferior to the culture.
"Looks like I'm still wrong! This was the troubled times of the Warring States Period. The institutional system relied on the prestige and personal charm of the family governor to maintain the family name. It either relied too much on the monarch or relied too much on the powerful officials to determine the future of the family.
Going forward, even if there is no crisis for the Imagawa family, can our family really continue to pass on safely?"
Kira Manshomaru asked himself, continuing to stay at home is indeed not a good choice. The Kira family's genealogy is too strong and too stable. Don't try to innovate when they are around. What's more, he doesn't have the strength of Oda Nobunaga.
With such courage and contempt for authority and trampling on traditional systems, what will happen if Imagawa Yoshimoto is killed? There is a little turtle in front of him and a big boss behind him, so his life will only become more miserable.
"But what if I don't innovate? If I don't become a Sengoku Daimyo, I will definitely be abandoned. If I want to always be a subordinate, why should I go to Kyoto to seek refuge with His Highness Kōkata? The nearby Suruga Imagawa family and Owari Oda family are not
Is it more appropriate? Whether it is to steal Mikawa after the death of Imagawa Yoshimoto, or to conquer the world with the Oda family, the title of subordinate is always indispensable. How will this help the reputation of my Kira family? After losing the clear name of the family, who will
Are you still afraid of my Kira family?"
In Kira Manshomaru's eyes, rays of light faded and appeared. He seemed to understand Yamamoto Kansuke's final intention: "Master must also understand the chronic illness in the family, but he never reminded me and let me wake up on my own.
? In these chaotic times of the Warring States Period, should I go forward bravely and fight for hegemony, or go with the flow and surrender? If I choose to be hegemony, then Kyoto will be the first stop. If I choose to surrender, it is more appropriate to stay in Mikawa than to go to Kyoto!"
Some people don't know what respect means. Even if they sit back, they keep talking, like a swarm of buzzing wasps. The retainers of the Kira family are quietly wiping the cold sweat from their foreheads, thinking to themselves that those in the Mikawa Kingdom are lucky.
The reckless men of the country sit relatively far away. It would be a big deal if these reckless men collided with the imperial driver.
Only at this moment did someone with a keen mind realize that Kira Mansomaru, the governor of the house, was sitting there motionless, neither exclaiming nor panicking, looking like a passerby who had nothing to do with him, quietly
Watching the commotion of a group of Chinese people was as indifferent as watching a monkey show.
"Can such a house governor really be a coward?" Apart from some reckless men who don't know it yet, some people with bright minds have already begun to think about this not-so-complex issue. No matter at home or abroad, the ancients always
There is a bit of superstitious thinking, believing that only those who are not afraid of danger can become masters, and obviously the same is true for the Kira family.
The retainers of the Kira family also discovered this strange phenomenon. In the past, no one in the family dared to draw a sword at the assessment meeting. This was also the first unexpected incident that the Kira family encountered. As the family governor, Kira Mansomaru remained calm.
It was a little surprising that many of the retainers just now didn't even think of taking care of him, the underage governor.
What was just as noisy as a vegetable market just now turned into dead silence. Except for a few Sanhe farmers who stretched their heads to look left and right, most people were sitting still.
It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
After sitting for a while, Kira Mansomaru gently unfolded the folding fan, revealing a folding fan with a painting of cherry blossoms in bloom. There were calligraphy written by Luen Yuan on it, which was a famous line from the singing saint Ji Kanyuki: "The mountain cherry blossoms are blooming.
The clouds are misty, and the fragrance is hidden in the clouds at the bottom of the mist; the most sentimental thing is vaguely visible, and even a glimpse is touching."
Strictly speaking, this is a bat fan. It is a precious item that was given to Toshiji Kira, the second-generation governor of the Saijo Kira family by Ryumonji Temple, by Luen Yuan. Originally, Toshi Kira served as the chief of the shogunate.
This position was abolished by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and the Kira Toshi clan subsequently changed the position to the head of the warriors, which was the predecessor of the head of the public.
This bat fan was Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's favorite thing at that time. The fan was painted by Kano, the royal painter of the Imperial family, and had poems and postscripts written by Rokuonin himself. He often held this fan on important occasions, as Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
Mitsuru felt a little sorry for the Kira family, so he gave this bat fan to the Kira family. Later, this bat shirt also became the status symbol of the Kira family governor. Only the Kira family governor can hold this fan and represents the Kira family.
's title.
When this bat fan was opened, it immediately attracted everyone's attention. As the royal family of the Ashikaga Shogun family, the Kira family has been given countless treasures by the emperor and Kōhoden in the past, and this bat fan is also one of the more famous ones.
Because this folding fan was a royal possession of the Kira family governors in the past dynasties, people in the Mikawa country also knew it to some extent.
Legend has it that before the Onin Rebellion, the governor Hosokawa Katsumoto wanted to buy 200 taels of gold but could not get it. The governors of the Kira family of all generations carried this fan to everyone regardless of winter or summer. This fan was not only meant to show off, but also to scare the rich people like Mikawa
The meaning of recklessness.
In a pure Kyoto accent, Kira Mansomaru murmured unhurriedly: "This family follows the rules of the family. From generation to generation, the family governor must go to Luo to serve His Highness the Lord. This is the law of the shogunate. Don't you know? Serve the Lord.
Your Highness is an incomparable honor for our family. Since all the ministers have arrived, we hereby announce that the day of going to Luoyang will be August 28th, and Nobuzada will be the acting commander of Saijo."
Kira Wansongmaru raised the banner of the ancestral law, which suddenly silenced everyone's voices. It is the ancestral rule for Kira to serve His Highness Gongfang from generation to generation. This truth is known to all the rural farmers in Nishi Mikawa. What do they have?
The reason is very obstructive.
"Yes!" At this point, Nobuzada Ohuchi had nothing more to say, so he could only bow his head and acquiesce in the matter.
A Chinese citizen asked with ulterior motives: "Master Imperial Palace! There is no need to leave in such a hurry to serve His Highness, right? The Imperial Palace Master has not yet served Yuan Dynasty, so it won't be too late to wait for a few more years, right?"
The retainers of the Kira family immediately retorted: "Idiot! That's why the master is going to Kyoto! In this land of three rivers, who else can preside over the Yuanfu for the master? Is it you, a village man?
