Honda Tokimasa himself despises those who only flatter and flatter others. Yoshitoki Kira has also stated many times that the Kira family does not want useless ministers, but when it is his turn, he always has to treat him differently. Every daimyo family governor likes to talk.
There are many generations of retainers, but some powerful daimyo's wisdom is enough to resist the negative effects of flattery.
Kira Yoshi didn't care much about the impact of this kind of flattery, but he didn't like the habit of flattery. He specifically asked his retainers to be concise in their speech and use short sentences. In their words and deeds, they should maintain the image of the samurai family and use less long and flashy sentences that are the most common in Kyoto culture.
Honda Toki felt that he was still too rigid. His wife complained several times that he did not understand the circle. He also deeply reflected on it several times and thought that there was something wrong with the family members flattering the family governor. The Ashikaga family of Kamisui was indeed powerful, and His Highness Kōkata was indeed powerful.
This is all true.
As the saying goes, the first hit is the most important. If you can't catch up with the first hit, just don't ask for the second place. Seeing the missed opportunity, he was a little unhappy, but he still had a trump card to use. He rolled his eyes and said: "But it was mentioned in the intelligence.
The opposition within the Oda family may be a thorn in Oda Danzhao's heart, and it will bring unpredictable crises to His Highness Kōkō's support and strategic layout in the future!"
Namioka Tōfō said with a smile: "What Tokishoden said is true. I believe that Oda Dansho Shaotada has a very broad future direction of advancement. The Mikawa Kingdom in the southeast is caught in disputes and civil strife, the Ise Kingdom in the southwest is divided by powerful people who are unable to resist, and Mino in the north is
The death of Yoshiryu Saito, the leader of the country, is not long, which is a good opportunity. The Oda family can either attack in three directions, or one can be the main one, the other can be the auxiliary, and then the other can be divided, and they can sit back and relax.
Now that we have united with the Ashikaga family, the situation in Mikawa can be stabilized. The other two countries will conduct a one-on-one strategy and should achieve certain results soon. If the Lord gives strong support, it will become easier. Maybe the Oda family
Maybe he can become a surprise force and muddy the stagnant waters of Kinki."
"Mikawa will not be stable. According to the latest information, my brother's general Tominaga Tadashi has been killed in the battle." Kira Yoshishi's eyes flashed with cold light and he snorted: "This is the civil and military excellence that my brother boasted about more than ten years ago.
I was defeated and died at the hands of Matsudaira Motoyasu. This kind of idiot is simply disappointing!"
In fact, it is a bit unfair to describe Tominaga Tadamoto in this way. His death is somewhat suspected of taking the blame for the master. In fact, he himself did not make any big mistakes but was unlucky. Before he was defeated and died in the battle of Fujinami Kanai, he was still at Zenmei.
Di fought a victorious battle and regained some face for the defeated master's family.
In the two years since the Battle of Okehazama ended, the Imagawa clan has been busy appeasing the Imagawa family's lineage retainers. It is an indisputable fact that the Imagawa family has fallen into decline since the defeat and death of Imagawa Yoshimoto. Not only did they lose a wise and decisive family governor, but also
After losing a large number of loyal and brave retainers, the new governor of the Imagawa family did not have enough ability and prestige to calm the wavering retainers.
The power of the Imagawa family then retreated into Suruga country and could not leave. The main task of the Imagawa family was to deal with the commotion of the people in the far river country. As for the more distant Mikawa country, it was temporarily handled by one of its own, Kira Yoshian.
As soon as the main force of the Imagawa Army withdrew, the Mikawa Kingdom's defense was left in a vacuum, and the originally stable Mikawa Kingdom fell into greater turmoil. This gave some scoundrels the opportunity to jump out and fish in troubled waters, and the best among them was the ambitious Mikawa Kingdom.
Matsudaira Motoyasu.
This era happened to be the threshold period when daimyo in various places actively changed from guardian daimyo to warring states daimyo. Those who responded quickly, such as Sagami Hojo Ujiyasu, Kai Takeda Shingen and the late Suruga Imagawa Yoshimoto of the Tokoku samurai family, have initially completed the junior high school examination.
The process of modernization and the formation of a relatively complete set of national laws and a systematic fiscal and taxation revenue system.
The Kinai samurai family such as Miyoshi Nagakei and Rokkaku Yoshihide are also actively doing the same thing, but these two families are born with stunted growth, and their progress is not as fast as that of the Takeda family who are facing the powerful Daimyo Daimyo, but their reaction is slower.
It would take ten or even twenty years to realize the significance of the Warring States Period.
At this time, it happened to be the window period for the formation of the first batch of Warring States daimyo. The Ashikaga family, as powerful as the Kamisuke clan, the overlord of Hokurikudo, had basically completed the overall process of the Warring States daimyo transformation, and established the names of Echigo, Shinano, Ueno, Shinano, and Dewa.
Kaga's flag generation and control system as the core of these countries, a complete set of implementation agencies and a reasonable government order system made them unrivaled in a short period of time.
The Imagawa family, which is located in Tokaido, is much worse. Originally, Imagawa Yoshimoto had already completed this set of work and spent nearly ten years to implement the official genealogy of Mikawa Kingdom. Basically, Nishi Mikawa Kira Yoshimoto
The kokumin lords outside the territory were completely absorbed into the system of the Imagawa family. However, with the sudden death of Imagawa Yoshimoto, a large number of mainline retainers died, which made the promotion of the Warring States Daimyoization work stalled and retreated to Imagawa Yoshimoto.
The scene at the end of the Daimyo guardian era when Gengang ascended the throne.
Compared with the more stable Warring States Daimyo, the guardian daimyo has a major weakness, that is, the guardian daimyo only relies on the territory of one or two countries, and the number of daimyo people who nominally obey it may far exceed the territory it actually controls, so
Only in the Western Kingdom would there be one-sixth palace, Yin-Yang and one prefect, such exaggerated and unbelievable things, including the newly rising An Yun Maori family, also followed the traditional path of protecting the name.
The advantage of this kind of road is that it can reduce casualties, as well as unnecessary war consumption and losses. The disadvantage is that the territory's surrender is just a trick of changing the king's flag on the city wall, and it still has autonomy when it comes to managing the door.
Daimyo citizens could support, ignore, or even oppose military orders issued by their nominal lord. Their relationship was more akin to allies in a coalition of geographical interests, rather than the relationship between a lord and his retainers in the orthodox sense.
The situation in Echigo before the arrival of the Kiragi period was almost the same. The national lord was still unmoved by Uesugi Teruhora, who was still very young at the time, and often urged him to send troops over and over again. It was clear that he was not listening to the instructions and wanted to establish his own empire.
In the first five years when he first ascended the throne of the Household Governor, Uesugi Teruhora often faced this kind of embarrassing situation where the king gave orders and responded with few responses. His king was more like the one elected by the samurai alliance called "Echigo Kingdom"
The leader of the alliance, rather than the guardian of Echigo in the traditional sense.
This was perfectly reflected in the repeated rebellions and civil wars in Echigo, and it was also a major reason why Uesugi Terutora was determined to succeed the Uesugi family governor in Yamauchi. If this kind of guardian daimyo had Uesugi Terutora's military strategy skills, he could kill all the way.
It doesn't matter if we continue to win continuously. Over time, we can still add up to a qualitative change and complete the Warring States Period.
But without Uesugi Teruhora's abilities, things would have been much worse. Imagawa really only learned a few percent of his father's level of internal affairs, and the flowers in the greenhouse lacked the most important political vision and skills. Although his grandmother Sukini Imagawa tried his best to assist
It calms people's hearts, but an old woman over sixty years old who has lived in seclusion for nearly twenty years is a little unable to do what she wants when she comes out.
The most terrifying thing for the guardian daimyo is that the dominant position of the territory is affected, and the dependent people of the country fall into serious conflicts and instability. This involves centralization, the core link in the process of the Warring States Period of daimyo, and the guardian daimyo and the people of the country.
It is a simple contractual relationship of dependence. The daimyo provides protection in exchange for the loyalty of the people of the country. This is quite different from the obligation of the daimyo's family members to serve the master's family during the Warring States Period. The same thing is that loyalty needs rewards to maintain it.
, but the former requires far more rewards than the latter.
The Imagawa family regressed from the Warring States Daimyo to the Guardian Daimyo. Due to the serious lack of centralization of the Mikawa Kingdom, they faced an uncontrollable crisis. This is like each daimyo always having a core dominant country, and then establishing corresponding family hegemony.
For example, the Shubo-Ouchi clan, which once dominated Kyushu for hundreds of years, had the Shubo-Ouchi Kingdom and the Nagato Kingdom as its core ruling states. The other countries that were injected into it, such as Chikuzen, Iwami, An Yun, and Bunzen, were all sub-core ruling states.
The core ruling country is the core area where this family has survived for generations. For example, the Shimazu clan of Satsuma, the Nizi clan of Izumo, the Mori clan of An Yun, the Takeda clan of Kai, the Hojo clan of Sagami Izu, the Imagawa clan of Suruga, and the Echigo clan
This is also the case for the Ashikaga family of the Kaminari clan. They have their own core to dominate the country to ensure the stability of their foundation, and then deploy and consolidate it for expansion.
A newly conquered territory usually takes a long time to accumulate popularity and prestige. This process may require one or two generations of hard work. For example, the Hojo family took three generations to manage the Izu-Sagami kingdom into an iron barrel formation, just like a
The hedgehog was placed in front of the Kanto warrior family's head to prevent them from taking any rash action.
Traditional territories are definitely the safest, but newly conquered territories require more time and patience. It would be a bit hasty for Imagawa Yoshimoto to digest Mikawa in only ten years. If Imagawa Yoshimoto is given another ten years,
When the Imagawa family really grows up, it may be a different story.
It is a pity that history does not make assumptions. The defeat of the Imagawa family happened right before our eyes. When the Imagawa army fled back to Suruga, the shadow that had been squeezed in the hearts of the people of Mikawa Toe country suddenly dispersed, just like the soil of Kyoto.
If the lord loses his control then they will swarm from all directions.
Some lords of the Mikawa people with ulterior motives would take the opportunity to add insult to injury. They would unite with the old underground people of Koso Village and use the slogan of taking care of the territory to take care of themselves and expel the Imagawas, and forcefully expel the Imagawa family's last influence. The leader of these was Okazaki Castle.
Matsudaira Motoyasu, a "good old man" with a simple appearance, a simple and amiable temperament, suddenly drew his sword and stabbed the Imagawa family, catching many members of the Imagawa family by surprise.
I remember when Matsudaira Motoyasu refused the call of the Imagawa clan in the name of revenge for his father-in-law, and insisted on killing Oda Nobunaga before he could return to Sunfu with peace of mind. Many of Sunfu's family members also sang praises for this, calling Matsudaira Motoyasu the next three.
The important ministers who have consolidated the Imagawa family for ten years must be put to great use. The Imagawa family once regarded Matsudaira Motoyasu as their future right-hand man and his confidant.
As a result, before the aftertaste of the words of praise dissipated, Matsudaira Motoyasu raised a banner of rebellion to crusade against the "immoral" Imagawa family. It was like being slapped hard and slapped firmly on the Imagawa family's face.
He had no idea how to express the anger and confusion in his heart. The Imagawa family, whose power had been completely dispersed, was really powerless against the Mikawa Kingdom, so they had to order the people of the Mikawa Kingdom who were loyal to the Imagawa family in the form of a decree.
Unite under the banner of Kira Yoshian and resolutely fight against Matsudaira Motoyasu, a treacherous and shameless person.
But he still didn't expect the dark side of Matsudaira Motoyasu. He actually spread the news in Mikawa Kingdom that Imagawa Yoshimoto was stupid and immoral, and forced tens of thousands of troops to go to Luo without any hesitation on the grounds of personal interests and hobbies. The Imagawa clan really
He is described as a dandy who is obsessed with Kyoto culture. The decline of the Imagawa family is directly related to the perverse behavior of the two generations of family governors. The Imagawa family was pawned off by the loser before they even made a move. Mikawa Kingdom's only remaining reputation is
Then it was lost.
At the end of the second year of Eiroku, Matsudaira Motoyasu raided Mikawa Kira Territory with 2,000 troops, easily defeated Kira Yoshian's 1,600 troops, and easily captured Tojo Castle, the castle where Mikawa Kira family had lived for generations.
Kira Yoshian, the governor of the Kira family in Mikawa, was forced to flee to Saijo Castle to seek asylum, and asked Nobusada Ohuchi for support in dealing with the arrogant and domineering Matsudaira Motoyasu.
Okouchi Nobusada felt that Kira Yoshian was the governor of Saijo Castle, so he readily gave support to the 800-strong army, led by General Yamaoka Yaunao to assist him. Kira Yoshian followed the advice of the family's elder Tadashi Tominaga and branched out.
Five hundred troops, led by Tadano Tominaga, attacked Ueno Castle guarded by Tadano Sakai, the elder of the Matsudaira clan.
Matsudaira Motoyasu immediately ordered Matsudaira Yoshikage, the governor of the Matsudaira clan who split up the family, to lead an army to rescue Ueno Castle. Matsudaira Yoshikage felt that Mikawa Kira's strength was so poor that he, the family governor, did not need to personally lead the army to rescue, so he ordered his legitimate son Matsudaira Yasutada to lead the army to rescue Ueno Castle.
Ueno Castle, just when Yoshikage Matsudaira was stationed at Fukou Castle, information was suddenly received that Kira's army was raiding Nakajima Castle between Fukou Castle and Ueno Castle.
Matsudaira Yoshikage could not tolerate such a blatant attempt to divide the Kira family, so he immediately gathered the remaining retainers and samurai in the city, more than 50 of them, and rode out of Shengou Castle to meet the invading Kira army. It must be said that the Matsudaira family of Shengou was very courageous.
It took more than fifty cavalry to smash the 700 troops led by Kira Yoshi'an into pieces and flee, throwing away their helmets and armor.
Seeing that a big victory was about to be won, Matsudaira Haokage almost without thinking, led the fifty or so cavalry to cover up the enemy along the road. They chased and escaped for nearly half an hour and arrived in front of Shanmei Embankment. At this time, Ben
Tominaga Tadamoto, who was supposed to attack Ueno Castle, suddenly appeared from an unknown corner, and combined with the defeated Kira Yoshian army, Matsudaira was surrounded. In an instant, a pursuit that seemed to have no suspense turned into a pursuit.
A one-sided massacre.
All thirty-four members of the Matsudaira family were killed, and the heavy damage to the Matsudaira family also strengthened the reputation of Tomo Yong Tadashi. Yamaoka Yaunao, who was so concerned about it, just made a gesture to block the attack from the direction of Ueno Castle, forcing the lord of Ueno Castle Sakai Tadanobu.
Not daring to act rashly, it can be considered that they made a considerable contribution to this war. Then the Kira family played a triumphant song all the way, successfully captured Nakajima Castle and the newly lost Tojo Castle, and then lived comfortably in Tojo Castle.
Have a peaceful winter.
But Kira Yoshian never thought that at this time, Matsudaira Motoyasu was like a wounded wolf, staring at every move of Tojo Castle. He didn't care at all about Ohuchi Nobusada's advice. He thought that this battle would be enough to destroy the Tojo Castle.
The arrogance of the Matsudaira family was suppressed, and he, the governor of the family, could successfully secure his position as the head of the Mikawa Kingdom and join forces with the Imagawa clan to deal with the Owari and Oda families.
However, things are unpredictable. In early March this year, when spring was blooming, Matsudaira Motoyasu ordered Matsudaira Chuji, a member of his clan, to lead 3,000 Matsudaira troops to launch another attack on Tojo Castle. Honda Hirotaka personally served as the vanguard, and Matsudaira Mitsuru
He was responsible for the second time and launched a mighty attack on Tojo Castle.
Before going out into battle, the Matsudaira Army held a special ceremony. Hirotaka Honda took out a todo pill and wrote the seven characters "Tominaga Bangoro Tadamoto" on it. Then he threw the pill high into the air and was hit by Hira Iwamoto.
With his sharp eyes and quick hands, he cut into two pieces with a sword. Hirotaka Honda said happily: "This is a good omen! I, the Matsudaira Army of Charity, will definitely take the life of Tominaga Bangoro Tadashimoto!"
As a result, the morale of the Matsudaira army was greatly boosted, and the samurai mobilized the chants and quickly went out into battle. At this time, Kira Yoshian in Tojo Castle did not expect that the Matsudaira family would dare to send troops. In a panic, he ordered Tominaga Tadogen to lead a hastily gathered group.
Thousands of five hundred troops were deployed to fight, and he sent an envoy to contact Nobusada Ohuchi of Saijo Castle to call for support.
Tominaga Tadamoto's original intention was not to challenge at this time. He knew very well that the Matsudaira family's eccentric character was particularly vengeful. It was a foolish act to use his inferior force against an army twice his own. However, sometimes he could not and
Ji Liangyi'an, who did not understand military strategy, communicated patiently, especially the governor who was in chaos and couldn't listen to anything. He had only one option: sending troops.
When the 1,500-strong army walked out of Tojo Castle, they immediately formed a formation around the city and were ready for battle at any time. It was obvious that Tominaga Tadamoto had made up his mind to wait for the reinforcements from Saijo Castle, which worried Honda Hirotaka.
They immediately attacked Okubo Daihachiro and Torii Hanrokuro took turns provoking him before going into battle, but Tominaga Tadamoto still gritted his teeth and persisted.
After such a stalemate for half an hour, Kira Yoshian's envoy in the city came for the third time to urge him to send troops quickly to drive away the Matsudaira Army. The morale of the Kira Army also declined due to long-term provocations and avoidance of fighting. Tominaga Tadashi knew
There would be no good results if he continued to delay like this, so he immediately ordered the entire army to attack the Matsudaira Army.
Honda Hirotaka saw that Tominaga Tadashi suddenly changed his strategy of holding on and changed to a full-scale attack with the entire army at a complete disadvantage. He immediately decided to pretend to be defeated and retreat back, while Okubo Daihachiro and Torii Hanrokuro were like two
He was a wandering god with a mouth like a broken gong, and he scolded the Tominaga family from top to bottom. He also insulted the Mikawa Kira family's governor, Kira Yoshian, as a piece of trash, constantly provoking Kirajun's anger.