"Master..." Kira Yoshitoshi looked at the old man who had just turned sixty this year in surprise. Ever since Yamamoto Tokiyuki gradually faded out of the center, he had not seen this master who treated him like a son for a long time. Time flew by in the blink of an eye.
More than ten years have passed, and he is no longer the carefree three-foot-old child, and the energetic one-eyed samurai Yamamoto Kansuke has become a gray-haired old man.
Yamamoto Tokiyuki said with a smile: "The old minister is almost useless. The only thing he can do for His Highness is to guard the Fangping Domain. In the past few years, after leaving the town of Ezhong, he has a lot more time, and he has a lot of free time every day.
Let me write about the history of the past. I have written intermittently over the years to my death after the first year of Yonglu. I think I will be able to write down all the events of the past few years if I give the old minister another two years!
The veteran has long been interested in going to Kinei to protect the initial foundation laid by His Highness. By the way, he also wants to be close to the gathering place of Kyoto's humanities and collect more historical records since the Ming Dynasty for the purpose of writing a book. The veteran heard that the ministers in Kyoto
They all have the habit of recording essays, so we can probably find some historical records of Kyoto!"
Kira Yoshitsune sighed quietly. He didn't know that his master had good intentions towards the Ashikaga family. Just thinking about how long it would take to see each other again, he couldn't help but feel a little melancholy in his heart. He sighed quietly:
"A history book? Master Jiang really plans to write a history book in the style of "The Mirror of My Wife" and "The Story of Taiping"! Then... I really shouldn't stand in the way anymore!"
Yamamoto Tokiyuki's writing of books is nothing new. Since the family business of the Ashikaga family prospered during the Koji period, the chief genealogist gradually faded out and became invisible. Every year, he hardly uttered a word or made a comment.
In order to plan, Occasionally there would be military training missions, and Takigawa Tokiyoshi, Shima Tokisho, Honjo Shigenaga and others would be called in to lend a helping hand.
In my daily life, I like to take care of the wild flowers and wild grasses native to Echigo. There are several mulberry trees and a vegetable field in the backyard of my house. The vegetable fields are taken care of by the family members. The old man admits that he doesn’t have enough energy just to see the green plants.
.Other than that, my only hobby is writing books.
Kira Yoshitoki had read through countless collections of classics from Kyoto countless times. Yamamoto Tokiyuki felt that he did not have enough energy, so he specially asked some young people from Kasugayama Castle who were agile, knew how to read and hyphenate, and were clever enough to copy them for him.
, and he himself basically wrote more than a thousand words a day. Over time, he wrote hundreds of thousands of words of manuscripts.
Kira Yoshitoki often saw Yamamoto Tokiyuki's letters mentioning where he had written and what kind of historical materials he needed to support him. Kira Yoshitoki immediately arranged for people to search for relevant historical materials and not only asked for Kira Yoshitoki's support.
.He will also go to Miaojue Temple to visit Huzai Zongyi, excerpt and discuss historical materials and classics.
With Kira Yoshitoshi's strong connections in the imperial court and the shogunate, it was easy to access the official historical records of these decades. Except for the inconvenience of copying the minister's notes, all documents collected in Kyoto could be copied and sent to Echigo.
.Many Habayashi families in the imperial court and followers of the shogunate loved to do this kind of thing, and Kira Yoshiki would give a considerable retouching fee according to the corresponding number of copied documents.
As this data accumulated over time, the types of historical materials became more and more diverse. Yamamoto Tokiyuki came up with the idea of writing a book that was far more than "Azuma Mirror" and "Taipei Chronicles". Gradually, the data he reviewed began to expand.
The Xianglu period he experienced gradually advanced to the Minghui period before he was born. The brief history of each era also turned into a general history that integrated every character in each era.
Kira Yoshi thought for a while and then said: "This book by Master Toshiba took a lot of time and investment, and there is really not much I can do. I can only ask Sakamoto to prepare twenty smart and clever young people for Master Toshiba to drive. However, Yu Dao has a preliminary idea, how about asking Master Youguang and Zongyi to write accounts in different places during the same period. How about summarizing and compiling them into a book when the world is peaceful in the future?"
"Wouldn't it be inconvenient for Yumitsu to leave Kaga Country now?" Yamamoto Tokiyuki hesitated: "In addition, Master Toraya Souichi also has a duty of entrustment..."
"Master Sooyi has no problem. Since the master plans to leave Sakamoto, I plan to transfer Nakajo Tokihide, who is guarding Omi, back to serve as Kaga General. Numata Yumitsu will be transferred back to Kasugayama Castle to prepare for the southward march to Kanto. Yumitsu will mainly record Military records of marches and battles are sufficient. Master Zongyi mainly records cultural, economic and folk development. The records they make will be copied and sent to Sakamoto regularly for the masters and craftsmen to compile. Of course, the masters and craftsmen can also regularly provide feedback on certain records. As a backup." Kira Yoshitoki arranged everything in a very short time, which made Yamamoto Tokiyuki think it was quite feasible.
As a result, the topic of the evaluation meeting gradually changed from discussing the emerging Three Kingdoms Alliance in Kinki to the history book that Yamamoto Tokiyuki wanted to record. Soon the young samurai discovered that their names were still in the unfinished history book. There were records of achievements, so he began to brag enthusiastically, wishing he could record clearly the heads of certain warriors in a certain battle, how many soldiers were stabbed to death, and what rewards they received.
The evaluation room suddenly became lively, and the previously depressed and sluggish atmosphere was gradually dispelled. The samurai all wanted to make a name for themselves in the history books. Even now, the world is optimistic about the future of the Ashikaga family. How can samurai like them be mentioned in future historical records? It is absolutely extremely honorable and honorable to show one's face first. Since the Genpei era, hasn't the name of the samurai family been supported by historical materials and legends?
"I wonder if Master Xiang has thought of a name for this history book?"
Yamamoto Tokiyuki bowed and said: "If you don't have one yet, why don't you ask the Lord to name it?"
"What's a good name? "The Chronicle of the Peace" seems inappropriate, and "The Warring States Chronicles" is a bit too ordinary..." Kira Yoshishi had an idea and said: "How about calling it "The Ashikaga Taipei Chronicle"? Anyway, these two hundred years have passed. Recently, there have been added "Taiping Ji", "Taiping Ji" and "Nan Taiping Ji", so it won't be a big deal to have one more book."
Yamamoto Tokiyuki praised: "The title of "Ashikaga Taiheiki" is indeed good. The word "Taipei" reveals people's desire for peace in the world, and at the same time it can be clearly contrasted with the critical suffering caused by the chaos in the world since the Ming Dynasty coup mentioned in the book. The comparison allows us to look at this great chaos that has lasted for hundreds of years from the perspective of the shogunate, so I will use this name!"
Distracted by this topic, Kira Yoshitoki also took this opportunity to calm down quickly, thinking that the impulsive decision just now was indeed inappropriate. It is the best choice now for Yamamoto Tokiyuki to leave Omi, not to mention that once he lightly moves the army Interfering with Echizen's affairs will lead to unpredictable crises. It won't take long for the army to leave Kanto, and there will inevitably be chaos.
Don't look at the fact that Kira Yoshitsune had a huge advantage due to his extraordinary ability. The suppressed Takeda Shingen was hiding in Kai and did not dare to come out. The forced Hojo Ujiyasu lived in seclusion in Odawara Castle and did not care about the world. The people of all walks of life who held Dewa Mutsu with his left hand did not dare to move. He stretched out his right fist. Even though the famous Kaga was beaten to a disability, in fact, as long as the Kira family's army leaves for three or two years, all this pressure will be completely lost.
After all, the Kira family is also an emerging force that has just emerged a few years ago. It is true that the Kira family is ancient and belongs to a famous family in the shogunate. However, this ancientness and prestige basically have nothing to do with the Kantobei continent. It cannot be related to the events more than two hundred years ago.
Let’s look at the scenery of the Kira family in Kanto at the time of the turmoil. As the saying goes, people change when people move, tea and things change. A few decades can change people’s development, let alone what will happen if there is no impact for two hundred years.
The Hojo Ujimasa always endured the humiliation and carried forward the lower sect. The upper sect won the kingdom. The Takeda family still refused to let go despite the huge pressure from the Kira family, as well as the newly surrendered retainers of Uyo. The territory that Kaga had just conquered was not as stable as imagined.
.If these Chinese lords had not gone through years of ups and downs to recognize the facts, they would not have been able to live with the Kira family wholeheartedly.
For example, at the Zhengdan court meeting not long ago, the lords of the country and envoys from several countries gathered together. It was really lively, but in fact, there were always many lords who found various reasons and did not come to attend the meeting. They were willing to go to Kasugayama Castle to receive the reward.
They are all new generations who are closer to the Kira family, and there are those stubborn guys who don't care about the small favors and still maintain a semi-independent state.
There is no way to give such people a cold look. It is impossible to win the support of everyone at once, but everyone will always have subjective love and hate, and Kira Yoshito is not loved by everyone.
Yongle Money cannot be liked and satisfied by everyone, and it is normal for it not to be supported by some Chinese people.
If Kira Yoshitomo led his army to fight in Echizen, he would first have to face Kaga Ichimumumu who signed a no-war agreement. If he wanted to cross this threshold, he would have to betray his trust and kill him. However, the reputation of the Kira family would be greatly affected.
It was so serious that he had teamed up with Yixiang Zong to betray the Asakura family. Maybe he had thousands of reasons to defend himself.
But just a few days later, he had to break the treaty and betray the Ichibuki clan in order to defeat the Asakura family. This would inadvertently offend Asakura Yoshikage and Honganji Xianru, which would reduce the reputation of the famous Minamoto family to the Ashikaga family.
The Takeda family has been insulted, and the situation will be extremely unfavorable to Kira Yoshitoki. From Kaga to Echizen, Omi, half of the mountain city, Settsu and Izumi are all enemies. How long will he finish fighting?
Even if he can successfully defeat the Kaga Ichikamune and the Asakura family with his powerful martial arts, and make the Echizen people cry and scream, the consequences of taking shortcuts will make subsequent attacks extremely difficult. Kinai's public opinion sensitivity and thinking
The habit of mysophobia is completely unparalleled by Tookoku. The public opinion in Kinai may not care about the news of Kira Yoshitoshi’s massacre of Echichu and Kaga Ichimumu, but they will definitely not let Kira Yoshitoshi massacre all the way to Echizen, and then to Omi, Yamashiro and
Settsu Izumi.
At that time, maybe the shogunate will jump out and reprimand Kira Yoshitoki for his selfishness and cruelty, and take back the privileges granted to Kira Yoshitoki. At that time, he will suddenly fall from the top of the clouds, which is below one person and above ten thousand people, and his losses will be huge.
It is even twice as big as the huge disaster caused by the loss of the three Omi counties. The consequences are simply unimaginable.
But if we use another method, the attack will become very slow. The only way is to use the navy to attack Tsuruga Port, and then unite with the Ichikou clan to attack from both sides to eliminate the Asakura family. However, the Asakura family has Miyoshi Asai as an ally.
It's true that the young ones are here and the old ones are here. If the Asai family is attacked again, Asai Nagamasa's uncle Saito Yoshiryu may be attracted.
At that time, it will turn into a chaos in Kinai with multiple parties fighting, and Kira Yoshi will be the instigator of all these events, losing a huge reputation and influence in Kinai. This will have a negative impact on the positive image he has worked so hard to cultivate in Kinai.
As a result, the personal relationships in Kyoto will also change, and the Biwa House and the monopoly controlling the Yodogawa and Lake Biwa may be questioned.
In short, the route of violent violence cannot be chosen, and the route of slow intervention is not good either. Just as he once judged, Kinei is now a huge swamp and quagmire. If you don't have enough strength and luck to get involved easily, it will be very difficult.
It's hard to pull out. Similarly, Kanto is also a very troublesome quagmire. He can only choose one of the two quagmires. The latter is more in line with his interests of stabilizing the rear and consolidating his own position, so when he calms down, he has to stop making impulsive choices.
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"When masters and craftsmen go to Kyoto, they have to establish more communication with the imperial court. With the name of master craftsman Sado Mamoru and nearly twenty years of cultural influence, there should be no problem in participating in activities in Kyoto as a cultural person. Luozhong happens to be more than enough.
We can work hard on some of our old relationships, and the shogunate should exert more influence, especially His Highness Odate Zaemon Monzo Harumitsu, who needs to be contacted more. Also, the deacon of the political office, Settsu Chufu Daisuke Harumon, is also a close friend of mine.
A high-ranking martial arts family."
Yamamoto Tokiyuki smiled and shook his head. He didn't care about these explanations of diplomatic matters. He knew that this was his apprentice who was looking for something to explain to him when he had nothing to say. These connections had long been practiced in Sakamoto. Let him be a one-eyed and lame old man.
It's really difficult to go to Kyoto to sing Waka in an arty way. People in Kyoto might laugh at you because no one in the Ashikaga family can find a crippled old man to fool people.
With a few polite words, Wei Wei changed the topic back to the main topic: "The old minister is more concerned about the strategy that should be used in Sakamoto. The alliance between these three families is unbreakable in a short time based on the relationship between in-laws. So what should the old minister do in Omi?
What about targeted strategies?”
"Yes! What strategy should we use?" Kira Yoshichi frowned and thought hard.
In the next half month, the small meetings of Kasugayama Castle were almost constantly interrupted. When Kiragi was still worried about the Kinai incident, Takeda Nobushige led a delegation of more than 20 samurai to Kasugayama Castle to ask for an audience.
This could be regarded as an old acquaintance of Kira Yoshi when he was a member, and he was also Takeda Shingen's most powerful right-hand man. His arrival immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the Kira family.
Takeda Nobushige did not make too many polite remarks, and went straight to the point with his request to reach a no-war agreement with the Kira family. Kira Yoshitomo was not too surprised by this request. Since the Takeda family suffered a heavy defeat in the Battle of Kawanakajima a few years ago and returned to Kai
Until now, the Takeda family has always gritted their teeth and refused to bow their heads. In fact, Kira Yoshitoki had long been tired of the endless tug-of-war in Minami-Shinano.
In the past, the Takeda family was still a meaty bone with a delicious taste, but as Shinano swallowed most of it, it was equivalent to eating up all the meat on the bone. There was only one hard bone left, and the oil and water obtained by chewing it hard were not enough to pay for the loss.
In the battle of Okayazaka and the invasion of Ina in the second half of the year, it can be seen that the rewards obtained are not directly proportional to the efforts.
The Takeda family huddled all their forces together, like a hedgehog to resist the Kira family's attack. Even though the Shinano Army had a perfect combination of Yukitaka Sanada, Yoshikiyo Murakami, and Nagasaki Ogasawara, it took the lead in terms of military strength and morale.
Given China's advantage, in the end the army would be lost and Suwa County would be unable to be captured.
At first glance, Murakami Yoshikiyo's performance in the invasion of Ina was quite good, but in fact, those who were willing to surrender surrendered to the Kira family. The remaining ones were either neutral or resolutely resisting, relying solely on the Kira family's fame and call and tactics.
It is difficult to achieve better results, not to mention that the strategy master Yukitaka Sanada focused his experience on fighting Takeda Nobutaka.
There is simply no time to mobilize the many small country lords in Minami Shinano. If he leaves Fuchashi Castle and goes to the front line of Ina County, whether Ogasawara Nagatoki can deal with Takeda Nobushige and Takeda Shingen hidden behind the scenes is still a huge problem. Yukitaka Sanada
Without daring to act rashly and without more external support from Kasugayama Castle, the deadlock in Shinano was completely unsolvable.
If this consumption continues, they will fight several battles intermittently every year to fight for attrition. Sanada Yukitaka's 17,000 troops have already killed more than 4,000 people. The Takeda garrison in Suwa and Ina counties has almost the same number and consumption.
If seven or eight thousand people died in another two or three years, there might be a chance that the Takeda family would completely surrender and ask for peace without war. Surrender would still be an impossible dream.
Unless the Kira Army is willing to lead an army of 50,000 to attack Kai, it will take three years and two years to kill Kai with many heads from beginning to end. Only then can it be possible to quickly subdue Effie, but this will cause great uneasiness in Suruga and Sagami.
And resentment, just like Imagawa Yoshimoto's clear statement back then, the Three Kingdoms Alliance will never sit back and watch the Kingdom of Kai being conquered. As long as the Three Kingdoms Alliance still exists, it will still be an unsolvable quagmire.
Fortunately, at this time, the Takeda family was also a little exhausted, and took the initiative to send envoys to discuss the proposal to reach a peace without war. Kira Yoshitsune did not want to overly manipulate the Takeda family, lest it end up being self-defeating and causing trouble. After thinking for a while, he said: "
I agree with the idea of peace and harmony without war, after all, it would not be a good thing for both sides to continue fighting to the death."
Takeda Nobushige sighed and said: "I have the same idea. It is better for the two families to turn their hostility into friendship. To save the citizens of Shinano Country from suffering from the war, we can continue to fight for twenty years on this piece of land in Shinano Country.
, so much blood has been shed and so many people have died over the years, and in the end we have returned to the same point."
"Dian Mangdian is indeed a kind-hearted general who loves the people! But I have a prerequisite."
Takeda Nobushige secretly said that this incident was inevitable. He immediately lowered his face and said solemnly: "Please speak!"
Kira Yoshishi saw Takeda Nobushige's little move, but he didn't care about his petty thoughts and said straight to the point: "I want the territory of Ina County, and I don't intend to take it from Suwa County. But Ina County has been taken by Yu.
Nearly 40%, I believe there won’t be much left of the Takeda Army in the county, so why not simply withdraw to Suwa County?”
"This is not okay! The Takeda family will not give up any land to us. When peace is reached, it will be divided according to the current actual occupation range. It must not be given away." Takeda Nobushige firmly refused, and the Takeda family only gave up that little bit.
After occupying the area, Kira ceded a large piece of it. Wouldn't it mean that there would be only one Suwa County as the only external territory? Who can guarantee that the Kira family will not be greedy and demand Suwa County's territory in a few years?
Kira Yoshishi chuckled: "Takeda Nomiya should be aware of Yu's strength, and Yu might as well reveal some information to Nomiya. As early as the end of last year, I appointed Yasuda Administrative Chief Nagahide as a general, in time for the coming of spring.
The international troops will go out from Etsuchu and enter Hida to sweep away the Japanese lords who are pro-Takeda. It is expected that this task will be completed before the summer comes. At that time, they will cooperate with the military forces of Sanada Danzhengden, Murakami Habayashiden and Ogasawara Shinanoden to attack Ina County.
If we launch a large-scale attack, then it will not just be a military force entrenched in Shinano that can deal with the Takeda family."
Hearing such a threat from Hong Guoguo, many samurai in the Takeda family's mission showed indignant expressions. If it weren't for the fact that Takeda Nobushige, as the envoy, had not yet taken action, he would definitely jump up and reprimand the Kira family for such a vicious plan.
, it is a pity that they waited for a long time but did not see Takeda Nobushige make the action they expected.
"What the mayor said may or may not be true... No!" Takeda Nobushige's mind was racing, and he suddenly thought: "It doesn't matter whether it is true or false. What is important is that the Kira family has the ability to put this into practice."
A joke was successfully realized, but the Takeda family has no way to resist it. It is still unknown how long Kiso Yoshimasa can hold on. By then, the surrendered soldiers of Hida and Ina will gather together, and it will be really difficult to hold Takato Castle.
Already."
Thinking of this, Takeda Nobushige began to hesitate again. According to his idea, he should voluntarily give up Ina County, which is far away from Kai and difficult to hold on, in exchange for the final conclusion of the no-war peace agreement. However, considering the instructions given by his brother Takeda Shingen before departure,
Not being able to cede even a piece of land left him in a dilemma and unable to make a decision.
Kira Yoshitoki also saw that he did have difficulties. Even the top-ranked elder of the Takeda family could not decide the ownership of the land. After all, the Kai Takeda clan did not have much territory to squander, so he suggested: "How about just
How about we discuss the matter here first? It won't be too late to start peace talks after Nomashiden makes a decision. However, Yu Xian will keep his ugly words at the front. The army attacking Hida will not stop for a moment. If
It will be meaningless to talk about ceding Ina County until the moment when the army besieges Gaoyuan City."
"I understand! I will definitely contact the lord as soon as possible to make a decision." Takeda Nobushige bowed curtly and left.
After the Takeda family's group of more than 20 people gradually left, Kira Yoshitoki immediately ordered: "Keep a close eye on this group of people, check where they stay and who they come into contact with, and we can't let them
I am aware of any disturbances in Kasugayama Castle and create more true and false news to deceive the Takeda family. I will make the Takeda family fall into confusion and confusion so that they can quickly negotiate this peace agreement."
"Yes!" Several ninjas hurriedly emerged from the corner and left quickly.
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