The most embarrassing thing for Yoshitoki Kira is that he feels very uncomfortable as a fake Ashikaga. No matter how many times the name of the Ashikaga family is used in external statements, the world still calls it the Kira family. The anti-Kira alliance highlights the importance of the Ashikaga family.
The Ashikaga family's embarrassing situation of being unable to move up or down. Perhaps this was a trick played by Ashikaga Yoshiteru at the beginning, deliberately making Kira Yoshiki swallow the bait thrown at him, forcing him into an embarrassing situation where he could not make progress but could not retreat.
When I looked at Kiragi after clearing his suspicions, I felt that it was really difficult. He was able to get to this point all these years thanks to his outstanding ability and extraordinary skills. He conquered a huge territory of nearly five countries from a remote territory in Echigo.
, to say how much credit the imperial court and the shogunate had in this, it is really a bit high to look at them. Kira Yoshitoki was able to get to this point thanks to hard work and countless sweats. After the death of the Furukawa family, it is not necessary to ask for a serious name.
excusable.
"That makes sense. I'll leave this matter to Yu!" Konoe stood up and said to him: "Without further delay, Yu will set off immediately and try to clear the way for you before summer comes. Then we can clear it for you.
You should hold the enthronement ceremony in Kamakura!"
Konoe Maekaku was also very anxious, fearing that the matter could not be negotiated and would delay his important events, so he took the Kira family's speedboat back to Kyoto early the next morning. Kira Yoshitoki was very grateful to his sworn brother for his warm-heartedness, and he could even confirm that he
His efforts to make the shogunate powerful were completely selfless. When he accused him, he did not consider the relationship between sworn brothers and in-laws. This kind of impartiality is really rare.
Kira Yoshitsune watched him leave, looking at the blue water extending to the sky in a daze. After a long time, he whispered: "I'm sorry, brother! Although I didn't lie to you, I still concealed some facts... General Zhengyi is
Yu is determined to win. No one can stop Yu from getting him! No one can!"
On the third day of February, Mochizuki Yoshino gave birth to a son for Kira Yoshitoki. This was also the first happy event for the Ashikaga family in the fourth year of Eiroku. Kira Yoshito regarded it as a good sign for the beginning of the new year, so he gave the little boy a gift.
The son was named Yoshichiyo since he was young, symbolizing the good luck he and his family would bring. Taking advantage of the last few days when the ice and snow melted, he spent some quiet days with his wives.
It wasn't until intelligence came from the front on February 12th that Uesugi Teruhora had marched out of Hirai Castle. Only then did he leave the soft countryside and gather 5,000 troops to announce the expedition to Kanto. Before leaving, Kira Yoshi also made arrangements for the countries in his territory.
With the order to speed up the reclamation of new fields, Nagao Masakei and Nagao Kagenobu still served as left-behind soldiers, and this time a new face, Nagao Yoshikage, was added.
These five thousand troops did not choose the time-consuming and labor-intensive Mikuni Pass, but instead took the Shinano Street that Uesugi Teruhora walked through, passed through the relatively flat and wide streets of Kitashino and entered Saku County, then turned to Nishi Ueno and came to Hirai Castle to take charge.
In this military campaign against Kanto, hundreds of thousands of grains and grains were specially mobilized from Echigo to gather in Ueno Country. The entire Hirai Castle looked like a military station in all directions, with civilians and soldiers everywhere maintaining order.
Terutora Uesugi dispatched with a force of 45,000 troops. He did not take the Ueno regiment with him. Nagano Yamasa, Hidetsuna Ueizumi, Soyasu Numata and other Ueno retainers took a force of 15,000 troops to guard the hinterland of Ueno.
.Ensure the safety of grain roads and grain supplies. At this time, coupled with the Kira Army's 5,000 main formation, Ueno Kingdom has another 20,000 troops.
Seeing the seemingly endless Kira Army, even the confident Fuuma ninjas couldn't help but retreat. They couldn't get close to the Kira Army's camp within 500 meters, because the Kira ninjas near the camp could be described as dense. Kira Yi
He was a master of sneak attacks at that time, so he was naturally the most defensive about sneak attacks.
Seeing that there was nothing he could do, Fuma Kotaro immediately retreated with the Fuma ninjas. For him, he had completed the basic task of detecting the strength of the Kira army. If he continued to detect it, he would not only lose manpower but also increase the vigilance of the Kira family. This was enough.
If we are sure that the strength of Kira's army cannot be stopped, there is no need to alert others and cost lives.
There are only two names used by the Kira Army in this Kanto crusade. One is to severely punish Ashikaga Fujimasa, who dared to collude with the Miyoshi family who did evil and harmed the shogunate and brought disaster to Kyoto. The other is to hold an inauguration ceremony for Uesugi Terutora as the Kanto leader. People with a discerning eye
Everyone can see that these two are actually one, which is to attack the Sagami Hojo clan.
Hojo Ushimasa was so angry that he quickly notified Takeda Shingen and Imagawa Ujima to ask for support from the Three Kingdoms Alliance. At the same time, he contacted Ashikaga Fujimasa and various Kanto allies to request them to send troops to fight against the barbaric Kira army. However, the Kanto samurai had another
How many people are willing to side with him to fight against the powerful Kira army?
None, including the former die-hard Chiba Yontomi and Oda Ujiji who had received many benefits from the Hojo family, all the Kanto warriors pretended that they had not seen his letter for help, and some Chinese lords dismissed the Hojo family with a few perfunctory words.
The messenger, while burning the letter, was still cursing in his heart: "This is a joke, let us touch the 60,000-strong Kira army? We have no enmity with him, who would be stupid to touch him!"
Facts have proved that Oda Ujiharu, who is slightly mentally abnormal, has also shown sufficient IQ. At this time, no one will stand up to support the Hojo family, including the Hojo family's true die-hard ally, the Three Kingdoms Alliance, but these two families refused.
Always give a reason, it's better than those heartless Kanto people.
The Imagawa family really wanted to help his father-in-law and uncle, but unfortunately, since he ordered the killing of all the hostages in Suruga, the Imagawa family fell into an unprecedented chaos, and the Imagawa family was addicted to killing.
Zhen brought out the people of the Toe country to be beaten again, but accidentally listened to Ono Noichi's slander and executed Ii Naochika, the lord of Toe Ii Valley.
As for the Imagawa clan, he just remembered that this Ii Naochi seemed to be a relative of Ii Naotora. He unknowingly destroyed the Ii family again and regretted it to death. After thinking about it, he felt that this was all the fault of the traitor Ono Michio.
He simply killed the slanderous Ono Michio without stopping, and then broke the news to this unlucky guy, claiming that it was Naochi Ii who he poisoned.
But no matter how he played, he could not conceal the result of the collapse of the Imagawa family due to his play. At this time, Matsudaira Ieyasu of Mikawa successfully captured Tojo Castle and drove Kira Yoshian away to Saijo Castle. At the same time, he successfully mobilized Higashi Mikawa.
The Chinese people joined his team and extended their tentacles to Yuanjiang Junior High School while Imagawa was really playing his own game. This also meant that the "Yuanjiang Juju" drama had officially begun.
Matsudaira Ieyasu received the political guarantee of the Seiju Alliance from Oda Nobunaga. Then he devoted all his efforts to the war to unify Mikawa. At present, the impact on Tōe is only partial and not too big. The real impact on Tōe and Suruga
The person who created the huge pressure was actually Takeda Shingen who was huddled in Kai.
Takeda Shingen and his son Takeda Yoshinobu were at loggerheads. The reason was serious opposition in the direction of housekeeping. Takeda Yoshinobu was the real brother-in-law of Imagawa Yoshimoto’s son-in-law, the Imagawa clan, and he was the pro-Imagawa leader of the Takeda family.
He was very dissatisfied with his father's "kind help" to the Imagawa family. He believed that the Three Kingdoms Alliance was an unbreakable alliance and should not interfere with many of his allies.
However, his behavior this time not only offended Takeda Shingen, but also completely angered the already restless group of Gakudai retainers. The Gakudai retainers united and appealed to Takeda Shingen, hoping to persuade and educate Takeda Yoshinobu so that he could change as soon as possible.
Thinking, if the Takeda family does not expand, it will only lead to death.
Takeda Shingen understands that the request of the Genedai family retainers is not simple. It can be seen as a plea or a threat. Maybe this time it is a request, and next time it may be a sword fight. When you see their angry expressions, it is already
This shows that the conflict between the two parties has developed to an irreconcilable point, and from the current point of view, the anger of the family members has almost reached a critical point.
As the governor of the family, he did not make a statement on the spot. He still maintained the majesty and secrecy of the family governor. After all the family ministers had left, he sighed alone: "You are right. The Takeda family needs to take action as soon as possible.
Staying in Kai will only make the Takeda family fall into decline and turmoil. Only by leaving Kai can we see hope. The family decided to take advantage of the opportunity when the Hojo family was attacked by the Kira army to go to Suruga, but in this way, Taro would have to be sacrificed.
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Takeda Shingen had already made up his mind to take action against his legitimate son, so he suddenly made a move against Takeda Yoshinobu while Uesugi Teruhora was out fighting in Musashi Country. He used a seemingly absurd charge of "colluding with the Imagawa clan to plot to exile the family governor" and had himself arrested.
His legitimate son was sent to Tokoji Temple and put under house arrest. Takeda Yoshinobu's gang members were also captured, killed, and exiled. In just a few days, the pro-Takeda Yoshinobu party was uprooted.
Among them, there is the strong support and active cooperation of the clan retainers, because they know that Takeda Shingen is going to send troops to Suruga. This is also something they have been eagerly looking forward to for a long time. Without expansion, everyone will continue to live a hard life in the mountains.
This is cruel to the Kai samurai who has seen the colorful world outside the mountains. His own interests are more important than whether the young master is wronged or not.
Takeda Shingen urgently transferred Suwa Shiro Katsuyori back from Suwa County, and changed his name to Takeda Katsuyori to train as the successor of the family governor. Takeda Nobushige also rushed back from Suwa County and asked Takeda Shingen to let Taro Yoshinobu go, and the legitimate son used a
It was completely unreasonable to arrest him and put him under house arrest for an inexplicable reason. Takeda Nobushige simply did not believe that his nephew would do something treasonous.
"Brother, please listen to me!" Takeda Nobushige pleaded: "Taro is a good boy. He will never betray his brother and betray the Takeda family. I think there must be some misunderstanding in this. Please give Taro a chance to explain."
"My family also knows that Taro may have been wrongly accused, but the family members have joined forces to accuse Taro of treason. The evidence is so conclusive that this family governor is helpless!" Takeda Shingen can only say perfunctory: "Don't worry, Nobushige, Taro is our legitimate son.
I won’t let him be wronged! It just so happens that I have a plan that I want to discuss with you in detail..."
Of course Takeda Nobushige would not believe Takeda Shingen's words, but he was stopped by the heavily guarded samurai outside Tokoji Temple. The powerful and powerful sect could not even see Takeda Yoshinobu's face. They were wandering around in the past few days.
Sakidate was running around to appeal but there was no one who was willing to talk, and his heart dropped half-heartedly. It was obvious that this was a conspiracy between the family governor and Hodai to betray him, but the betrayer was changed from his father Nobutora Takeda to his nephew.
Takeda Yoshinobu.
Takeda Nobutora has always been famous for his unparalleled loyalty, but he was helpless in the face of another betrayal by his brother. If he was involved in the last betrayal of Takeda Nobutora, this time he was just an outsider watching the changes. The Takeda family was in a
Unknowingly lowering his bottom line in yet another betrayal, Takeda Nobushige even had the illusion that his brother would be betrayed sooner or later.
He couldn't save his nephew and didn't dare to save his nephew. Takeda Nobushige's frustration was palpable. There was only so much he could do as a member of the Shodai sect. Just now when he proposed to release Takeda Yoshinobu, he had already noticed the look in his brother's eyes.
With deep fear. The reputation of the commander of the army for repeatedly blocking Sanada Yukitaka has given him a lot of prestige in the family. The relationship between the brothers was already very distant. Because of the power and prestige, the two brothers' relationship was even more complicated.
The relationship becomes more and more subtle.
Takeda Shingen took advantage of the opportunity to introduce to him the plan to invade Suruga, which was being perfected, and intended to let him serve as the vanguard general to command five thousand troops to conquer Suruga. Takeda Nobuyoshi had no way to resist this change of military power and could only watch it.
He watched as Baba Nobharu and Sone Masayo dismembered the hundreds of battles he had commanded, leaving him with only the original members of the Wukawa clan and part of the Japanese troops who had fled from Shinano.
Just when the Hojo clan asked for help, Takeda Shingen also took advantage of the situation and restored the Sagami Hojo clan. He told him to expose the conspiracy between the Imagawa family and his legitimate son against the Takeda family, determined to crusade against the stupid and unscrupulous Imagawa clan, and invited the Hojo family to take advantage of the situation.
Taking this opportunity, he and he joined the hunt in Suruga Kingdom and were divided into the Suruga Imagawa clan.
When Hojo Ushimasa received Takeda Shingen's autographed document, he almost fainted from anger. He dared to swear to the gods and Buddhas that he had never seen such a shameless family governor. He actually blatantly attacked another die-hard ally, and even shamelessly shouted at their family.
The proposal to share the Suruga Kingdom together is simply a trampling on the sacred contract of the Three Kingdoms Alliance of the Three Kingdoms, and it is also a blatant provocation to the Suruga Imagawa clan, who have a close relationship with each other. This is a slap in the face of the Sagami Hojo clan, and the Hojo clan.
Ushimasa's face was bruised and bloody by this piece of paper.
Hojo Ujiyasu, who lived in seclusion in Odawara Castle and had no interest in world affairs, was very angry. He had long noticed that the Takeda family was in some unstable situations, but he always felt that his precious son-in-law, the Imagawa family, could really withstand the pressure. Coupled with the intimidation of the Hojo family
He was powerful enough to hear about the temporary crisis of the Imagawa family, but he did not expect that Kiragi would actually attack his Hojo family, and how could it be possible when 65,000 troops gathered in Kanto.
The members of the Hojo family's lineage were already panicked. They became even more panicked when they heard that Takeda Shingen had taken advantage of the Hojo family's crisis and betrayed their allies, the Imagawa family. The territory of the Izu 14th family was on the east side of Suruga.
Only a short distance away, after Takeda Shingen announced his invasion of Suruga, it caused a mass commotion among the Izu people.
Hojo Shigeki said indignantly: "Takeda Shingen is so ambitious! He must have been coveting the Imagawa family's territory in the past few years. This time, taking advantage of the Kira family's army to go south to Kanto to seize Suruga country, our Hojo family will never let Takeda Shingen go!"
"We cannot let go of the evil thieves of the Takeda family! Letting them attack Suruga will mean the complete collapse of the Three Kingdoms Alliance. The Takeda family's blood loss from Suruga will pose a great threat to the border security of our Hojo family." The boss said. Matsuda Morihide said: "No matter how hard it is, we must send troops to support the Imagawa family!"
"But the current situation is extremely unfavorable to us. Uesugi Dan is entering Ontake Castle with 45,000 troops, and its southward invasion is already obvious. How can we resist the chaos on both sides?" Daidoji Masashige was worried. He said: "The Kira family is coming fiercely, and its intention is self-evident. The Kanto allies are pretending to be deaf and dumb, making our Hojo family fall into unprecedented passivity!"
Daidoji Masashige's meaning is very simple. This is the moment when the Sagami Hojo clan is in an unprecedented crisis. Rushing to aid Suruga is likely to fall into a deep quagmire. Going to war with the Takeda family in Suruga is definitely not a good choice, and it is not a good choice. It is said that all the interests of the Hojo family are in Kanto. It will be a trouble for them to conquer Suruga. If they cannot conquer it, they will face the crisis of Izu being directly threatened by the Takeda family's military.
What's more important is that the main force of the Hojo family dare not move for a moment, for fear that the elusive Kira army will attack them from some tricky angle. At this time, assisting the Imagawa family is an act that is not worth the gain. The governor should focus on the overall situation of Musashi Province's Kira invasion force.
Hojo Ujimasa's face was very ugly. The positions and starting points of the family governor and the family retainers were completely different. He had to admit that what Daidoji Masashige said was very reasonable, but politics was not a static consideration of interests. There were other things that needed to be considered. There are influence changes in various aspects such as reputation, morale, trust and hope.
In his opinion, face is even more important than profit. The Takeda family dared to shamelessly invite him to hunt Suruga together. This is equivalent to grabbing the Hojo family's face and crushing it against the wall. The only thing worse than a slap in the face is probably this. To this extent, if the Hojo family chooses to pinch their noses and give in, how will the family governor Hojo Ushimasa be able to convince so many family members in the future?
The most important thing for a governor is his personal prestige and the credibility of his retainers. A governor with a high prestige can be arbitrary and still be convinced by his retainers. A governor with insufficient prestige will also be suppressed by other representatives, puppets, exiled or even assassinated. There are many tragedies everywhere, the far ones include the two tragedies of the Kamakura Shogunate Minamoto no Yoriie and the Minamoto Dynasty, and the recent tragedies include Ashikaga Yoshitsune, Ashikaga Yoshisai, Ashikaga Yoshiharu and many other tragedies.
Even if the shogun's family could not avoid being exiled and killed by retainers and puppets, not to mention that these low-level daimyo people were repeatedly defeated and died in the turmoil at home. What the Hojo family was proud of was nothing more than the unity of retainers in Sagami Izu and the Three Kingdoms of Koso Shun. The Alliance serves as a model for all types of covenants.
When the Three Kingdoms Alliance faced the crisis of breaking up, Hojo Umasagi couldn't even save his brother-in-law and cousin-in-law, the Imagawa clan. It was too embarrassing to have his allies forcibly dismembered in front of others. The reclusive Hojo Ujiyasu attended the evaluation meeting. He also spoke: "We must warn Takeda Daizenden not to act rashly. Please ask the Izu clan to send three thousand troops to Kadong County to assist the Imagawa family! Ezuki Saiden will go to Sunfu to communicate with Imagawa Xingbuden about relevant assistance matters."
Itabe Okae Sekssai stood up and agreed. The Hojo family's family retainers were also affected by the proposal of the old family governor and fell into short thinking. Many of the family retainers present quickly figured out the key to it. Yamato Harutong was thoughtful. Said: "The enemy is currently facing us. I ordered the Izu people to go rescue Imagawa Xingbu Palace. Could this mean..." (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!