That evening, the Imagawa clan took advantage of the darkness to withdraw from Sunfu Castle, taking with him his family and relatives and those who were willing to follow him, as well as the three thousand elites that Imagawa Yoshimoto had created for him. As for Anwara Anfang, Shouzhongyin only gathered 5,000 remnants of his army and fled Junfu following the weather. He took away all the gold, silver, jewelry and other valuables in the city that he could carry, and hid those that could not be taken away in the hope that he could take them out again one day when he came back. However, he This dream seems a little out of reach.
On the day that Sunfu Castle was destroyed, Takeda Shingen actually ordered the three armies to arrest them as advertised. The evil fire that had been held in by more than 20,000 tigers for several years was released at this moment. This harmed Sunfu, who had hoped that Takeda's invading army would treat them well. Citizens of the town, the random arrests that lasted for nearly half a month caused the Takeda Army to do many things that were worse than animals. They committed rape, robbery and robbery, which was even worse than Sanko.
The past half month of random hunting has destroyed this pearl standing on the Tokaido Road, and 70% of the town has been damaged to varying degrees. The red-eyed Takeda family samurai even did not spare the temples and ancient temples, and many The beautiful courtyards and beautiful houses were burned down during the war and looting, and many faithful men and women who fled to the temple for refuge did not escape the plunder of these brutal warriors.
When Takeda Shingen realized that he had gone too far and hurriedly ordered these crazy samurai to stop their illegal behavior, Sunfu Kingdom had been plundered into a dead city that had lost its vitality. At its peak, there were less than 20,000 residents of the 80,000 townspeople. Countless temples and buildings were burned down, and the most glorious page of Sunpu Castle was completely ended in this riot.
Although Takeda Shingen tried to make up for this mistake in time, killing hundreds of samurai who had committed heinous crimes or caused great public outrage. However, the reputation of the Takeda family in Suruga suffered inevitable heavy losses. Imagawa, who originally surrendered, led the party leaders and factions When they saw the tragic scene in Sunpu Castle, they became angry on the spot. They were optimistic about the Takeda family and they were right to come over here, but these people came here for profit and did not let you, the Takeda family, rob and plunder like a group of bandits to bring down the family.
Asahina believed that the Suruga samurai led by Okabe Masatsuna had their own reasons for betraying the Imagawa clan. They felt that the governor was incompetent and could not protect their own interests. When their own interests were harmed, loyalty would become very fragile. Welcome The original intention of the Takeda Army to enter Suruga was to protect their own interests from greater losses.
It's just that what the Takeda Army did when they came in was really disappointing to them. Not to mention that there was no sign of the benevolent and righteous master Qiu Mufu. He couldn't even simply protect the interests of the surrenderers. He almost burned down Sunpu Castle, the pearl of Tokaido. Not only was the essence of the Suruga Kingdom, but also the fruits of the Imagawa clan's two hundred years of hard work and development, were just thrown away.
Sometimes people's hearts are lost and can never be regained. When Takeda Shingen learned that Asahina Nobuki and other generals had returned to his city with their own troops and told him that they would not cooperate with any subsequent military operations of the Takeda Army, he A little careless and inertial move forced the Imagawa family's subordinate to return to the Imagawa clan's true side.
He had no choice but to put down his posture and send a large number of envoys to contact these surrendered generals in an attempt to persuade them. However, the effect was far from as good as he expected. Most of the Suruga samurai were wary of the Takeda family, and some samurai began to try. He tried to contact the Mikawa Matsudaira clan and the Sagami Hojo clan to protect his own interests through these two families.
Takeda Shingen immediately realized that something was wrong with the momentum. This posture seemed to be trying to push back the situation that the Takeda family had finally turned around. To this end, he immediately gathered his ministers and held a military meeting in the dilapidated Sunfu Castle. At the meeting, a group of people were still wild-minded.
The family members scolded them and scolded them for knowing how to rob without having eyesight. Now that they have offended someone so harshly and try to persuade them to come back, they don't know how much energy it will take to persuade them to come back.
Takeda Nobushige rubbed his sore eyes, shook his head tiredly and said: "My lord, what you said is very reasonable. We, the people of Kai Country, have been operating in the mountains all year round, and the only ones we have come into contact with are the tough and brave Shinano. The people of Ueno Country have never touched them.
I have seen weak samurai like the Suruga people break into Sunfu and follow Kai's custom of arresting them everywhere. It creates a very bad impression on the Suruga people. This is a very unfavorable thing for the Takeda family to rule Suruga.
ah!"
Naito Masayo agreed: "Some of Kai's rules are completely bad habits, such as random hunting and human hunting should be gradually reduced and abolished. After all, our goal is gradually shifting from Shinano Country, which is similar in nature, to the more affluent Tokaido. I will follow this path
After many observations in Suruga Country, we found that the land here is fertile and the culture is developed. At the same time, Sunpu Castle is a large town where famous people gather. It is also a very good choice to develop the new town center of the Takeda family with Sunpu Castle as the center."
The members of the Takeda family tree were much more honest. They looked at each other and did not dare to talk to each other. However, some unconvinced young warriors still jumped out. Amari Nobuyasu was encouraged to shout: "What's wrong with us Kaibi samurai? It's just us."
These rustic samurai defeated the educated Suruga samurai, but I think it’s better to be a bit rustic!”
Atobe Masatada shook his head and said with a smile: "Hey! You can't say that! It's not our samurai's fault for being rustic. This is the natural influence of Kai Country's geographical location. We samurai should be eager to learn culture and cannot imitate it.
General Rising Sun is wreaking havoc in Kyoto..."
He only spoke half of what he said before he dared not continue, because Atobe Masatada realized that if he continued speaking, his intention was to compare Takeda Shingen to Kiso Yoshinaka. He was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. Kiso Yoshinaka was so unlucky.
His excellence is comparable to that of Japan's Overlord, but his IQ and scheming are also very similar. He dared to do things like burning down Kyoto during the Heian Era, which can indeed be called a lack of brains.
Takeda Shingen's face was very ugly. He knew what Atobe Masatada meant. Whether he was a family governor or an ordinary samurai, any action he took would require paying a price for the corresponding impact. Takeda Shingen realized
It is foolish to insist on the customs of Kai Kingdom. If you cannot follow the local customs, you will be boycotted by the local people. This is an irrefutable fact.
In that era when news was relatively unavailable and far less materialistic than a few decades later, villagers and local servants formed village groups to protect themselves. They had an inherent family cultural tradition that had been formed over hundreds of years.
Each county has corresponding myths and legends as well as various customs and taboos. Suruga Kingdom is a wealthy territory with a relatively prosperous culture, and the situation here is much more complicated than that of the relatively simple Kai Kingdom.
There are many wealthy merchants here who travel east to west from Kanto and the Gyeonggi region, as well as intellectuals who are rich in knowledge and witty words, and monks who are well-informed and knowledgeable. Suruga Country itself also bears the important responsibility of the Tokaido and Kanto. The ports within the territory
The town is densely populated with people coming and going. To destroy the brightest jewel on the throne in this culturally prosperous territory, you can imagine the great crisis the Takeda family encountered.
Takeda Shingen felt uncontrollably worried. He had to appease the people of the country every time he attacked. This was a routine matter for the family governor. If he had been allowed to break into Suruga Country a few years ago, he would never have allowed such random chaos among the family members.
The arrest would hurt the people's hearts, but the critical situation in Kai Kingdom required him to immediately lead troops to attack Suruga Kingdom. Even Takeda Shingen's position as governor of the family showed signs of wavering.
In desperation, he decided to take action against his legitimate son, using the death of his legitimate son Takeda Yoshinobu in exchange for the reunification of internal voices. This also means that Takeda Shingen's control over the generations of the Takeda family tree is constantly declining. Back then, he could easily
After killing Itagaki Nobukata's son, Itagaki Nobunori, now it will not be so easy for him to attack the Genedai family retainers.
In this environment, Takeda Shingen can only exert pressure on Takeda's two-mountain system through the power of the clan clan corps, thereby strengthening the weakening power of the clan governor. It seems that his current situation is still very good, but in fact, if he controls
If his power is as strong as before, there will never be a group of family members who arrest and destroy the entire Sunfu City, at least that's what he thinks.
Takeda Shingen grinned and thought to himself: "People in the Suruga country do not have only one family to choose from. He can choose the Mikawa Matsudaira clan to the west, the Sagami Hojo clan to the right, and the Kira clan further away. Our family will face many challenges.
The situation is far less wonderful than imagined!"
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The midsummer in early July is the hottest time. At this time, the wind and rain in Kanto have stopped and the weather has returned to clear weather. On this day with clear blue sky, Kira Yoshitoki led nearly a thousand horseback warriors to hold a grand eagle hunt in Kanto. Taki
Young samurai such as Kawa Tokimasu, Shima Tokikatsu, and Honjo Shigenaga showed their talents and hunted hundreds of prey in one morning. The chef accompanying the army took advantage of the situation and set up a grill to grill them on the spot to share with everyone.
Eagle hunting is one of the samurai's favorite outdoor sports. It can not only combine the art of bow and horse, but also fill your stomach and give yourself a tooth as a sacrifice. Yoshitoki Kira also likes to drag a large group of samurai to kill and eat meat in public. You can experience that kind of
He despises the sense of superiority of the customs and habits of this era, and he only has a little sense of superiority to prove that he is not an ordinary person.
The latest news from Echigo. The Oda Inu gave birth to a healthy daughter for Yoshitoki Kira. This is Yoshitoki Kira’s fourth biological daughter. Counting the little sisters Mitsuhime Aki, she ranks sixth.
, Kira Yoshitoki was overjoyed and the baby was named Yukihime, as a symbol of good luck to celebrate the series of successes achieved in his journey south to Kanto.
Hosokawa Fujitaka was very envious of Kira Yoshitoki's many children and blessings, and he liked to talk about this topic when he had nothing to do. Kira Yoshiki knew that he was worried that his wife had not yet given birth to a baby, so he pretended to recommend beef whip and mutton eggs to him.
Such aphrodisiac tonics, Hosokawa Fujitaka, who did not know what they were about, ate and drank a lot. It is said that he could not sleep for several nights in a row. The next day, he stared at the dark circles under his eyes and looked listless and decadent. It was really funny.
Since the rainy season came, there has been no more intense military action by the Kira Army. Its purpose was to pacify the people of Musashi Province and deal with matters related to Echigo's migration. As a governor, he moved more than 100,000 people from Musashi Province to Echigo with just one sentence.
, and moved 300,000 people into Musashi Country in batches. It sounds like it is very simple and fast, but in fact it is not that simple at all.
Of course, the farmers of Musashi Country will not be willing to leave their homeland. No matter how beautiful Echigo is, it is still not as good as their own home, just like a golden nest and a silver nest are not as good as their own doghouse.
Even though his voice was hoarse after persuading him, this Musashi peasant seemed determined not to leave, which made the followers of the Kira family scratch their heads.
The adherents who pressed hard at the summit used all kinds of strange tricks and deceptions to finally get away with tens of thousands of people, but the rest were totally helpless. In the end, Kira Yoshiki couldn't stand it and gave the order: "No toast."
They were fined and drunk, everyone was locked up, and escorted to Echigo in a long team! Of course... the promises that should be made should not be less, and the comfort work must not be neglected in the slightest."
Just like how Hongwu drove away the peasants, if you don't leave, they will be forcibly tied up and taken away. It is like the harsh behavior of detaining prisoners to prevent them from escaping. The peasants have to untie the ropes to go to the toilet. This stupid method is used by the ancients.
The only mobilization method invented, although crude and rude, highlights the helplessness of those in power.
It is not easy to let the Musashi farmers go north, but it is even harder to let the 300,000 farmers in Echigo. In particular, the Kira family is targeting the new residents who have moved to Echigo in the past ten years, intending to take advantage of this group of more than 300,000 people.
When new residents from the population red line are sent to Musashi Country, one can imagine how much resistance they have to doing so.
The Kira family's followers issued orders to die, and the old land servants in each village had to resolutely implement them even if they didn't understand. They worked hard to persuade and sent the people safely to Musashi Country at all costs. The farmers below did not understand the government.
Looking far ahead, when they see their own interests being harmed, their first reaction is to fiercely oppose it. No matter how nice your words are, it will never work to destroy their beautiful life.
This contradiction further intensified the contradiction between the new immigrants and the natives of Echigo hidden in Echigo. The native residents of Echigo felt that the town government was helping them, and they were all so proud that they wanted to kill their non-existent little tail.
As a result, some young people deliberately went to the villages of new immigrants to make grotesque taunts, which directly led to vicious cases of sudden murders among many honest farmers.
The incident was so big that it affected the atmosphere of Kasugayama Castle Town. Nagao Masakage, Nagao Kagenobu and Matsui Yukan also found that they could not handle the matter themselves, so they quickly reported the matter to Kira who was far away in Edo Castle.
Yishi. When he found out that his words had caused such a big disturbance, he almost fainted from anger.
Kira Yoshitoshi immediately called the envoy and reprimanded him face to face: "Who allowed you to make arbitrary decisions and attack new immigrants! This is simply nonsense! This is an artificial contradiction within Echigo! All the followers involved in it have been suspended from work and reflect.
Matsui Yuxian wrote a profound apology letter to Yu. He summarized clearly what mistakes he had made as the chief acting officer of the Echigo followers!"
In order to rectify his subordinates, he had no choice but to resort to the unique skill of "writing inspections", and also specified in detail that the words must be meaningful and no less than 3,000 words. This kind of treatment method, which is neither light nor heavy, can just focus on the key points of the executive officer.
On the other hand, these followers who handle government affairs usually have no chance to go into battle to kill the enemy.
They always hide in the relatively safe rear area to handle matters such as the transfer of wartime logistics and materials. Their status during wartime is far inferior to that of generals who hold military and political power and are invincible on the battlefield. Once the war ends and peace returns, these executive officers will have the right to speak.
He is far higher than a general who only knows how to fight, so at the evaluation meetings of the Kira family, it is usually found that there is nothing much that the general can do without the general in government affairs discussions.
It's not that these generals who go to battle to kill the enemy have no opinions to express, but they really don't understand the professional operation mode. They also have no experience or skills in handling government affairs. There have been many times when generals have been thinking hard for a long time and have come up with something that is completely unreliable.
The proposal for government reform was finally rejected by the adherents with a smile. It would be troublesome if there were no disputes for a long time.
Kira Yoshitsune has been thinking about how to rectify some followers who have raised their tails. Some young followers think they are very smart and often express some opinions in the evaluation meetings that have been mentioned by the genealogy family and have been reshaped by them to show off their influence.
force, the result will naturally be to further deepen the rift between the Adherent Faction and the Military General Faction.
Struggles between civil servants and military attachés have occurred in ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad, and are unavoidable. No matter how wise a monarch is, he will feel distressed on this issue. A smart monarch can take advantage of the internal fighting between the two factions to control the government, but that is like fighting between two factions.
Dancing on an egg is a very dangerous move, and it can easily lead to a farce of chickens flying and eggs flying.
Kira Yoshito did not intend to let the fledgling Advocate faction and the Military Advocate faction continue to quarrel. He took advantage of the harmonious relationship between the middle and upper-level generals and the Advocate faction to severely beat the Advocate faction and resorted to the stunt of "writing an inspection" to suppress the situation.
To shock the followers, the most important thing for the followers is not the land knowledge and deeds, but the influence created by the power they hold and the government affairs they have experienced. The astonishing influence and potential wealth contained in this is huge.
Many powerful officials and corrupt officials were born from this. Kira Yoshitoki did not want his executive organization to evolve into a corruption-ridden institution. The sooner there was no sign of corruption, the more important it was to strike as soon as possible.
If the public attaches most importance to the power in their hands rather than to their knowledge and deeds, then they should play tricks on their power and imply that there are two red lines waiting for them if they make mistakes, one is to "write an inspection" and the other is to be suspended for self-reflection. More
If it's serious, you can use your rich imagination to make associations.
Find a mistake and beat these disobedient followers, and warn them to put away their little tails and stop causing trouble. The next time they are bumped into by Kiragi, it will be much more serious than this suspension of self-reflection. Matsui Yuzhen, this
The general agents of Fengxing also enjoy the treatment of thunder and rain as the king's favor.
The 300,000 Echigo farmers who moved south to Musashi Province were re-divided according to the area of cultivated land and the situation of nearby villages. At the same time, they were required to move closer to the direction of a bowl of water as much as possible. Basically, the new immigrants moved out.
150,000. Local farmers in Echigo raised the standard amount of 150,000. It can be more but never less than this number.
The corresponding compensation given is also very generous, including the fact that the Kira family will be responsible for the construction of a new village town in Musashi Province, the division of cultivated land will be more than that of Echigo, and each household will be subsidized with two Kanbun Yongle money for relocation.
In order to facilitate their hiring of carriages and horses for transportation, the total cost of this relocation was as high as more than 100,000 guwen. It was the largest public expenditure spent by Echigo in recent years, in order to ensure that the farmers who went south to Musashi could enjoy the benefits to the greatest extent.
Good material resources.
In order to implement this relocation task, the Kira family members had to show off their trump card and announced in a high-profile manner that the prince of the town would soon move the imperial palace from Kasugayama Castle to Musashi country. The move of the imperial palace means that the political center of the Kira family has changed from a cold and cold place.
The snowy Echigo Plains moved to the warmer and humid Kanto Plains, which also hinted at an important message. This time the Kira family was not as simple as grabbing the territory casually.
There are still many smart people in Echigo, and many rumors quickly spread under repeated publicity. For example, Lord Jinfu is going to Musashi Country to serve as Lord Kanto this time. Various rumors spread and were really fooled by them.
Eight points, it can also be seen from this that Kira Yoshitsune's move south to Kanto had already been revealed by the world.
There is another important reason why Kira Yoshitoki chose to stop temporarily. While digesting the Musashi Kingdom, he also released goodwill to the people of the Kanto Kingdom. He sent diplomatic missions led by Asayama Hichijo to travel around, leaving their footprints in Shimono, Shimonoseki, Kamishui, Anfang,
Regardless of whether they believe it or not, Hitachi and the other five countries must tell these Kanto people that they only intend to deal with the Hojo family and also deal with the Kantō Gongfang, a cancer of the shogunate that has repeatedly incited chaos.
The people of the Kanto Kingdom discovered in surprise and fear that the Musashi Kingdom had been captured by the Kira Legion with lightning speed. It is absolutely impossible to say that they did not have some fear and worry in their hearts. Who would have seen the powerful enemy at their doorstep being captured?
They were suddenly held down and beaten wildly, but they still had no strength to fight back, and their hearts always skipped a beat, not knowing what kind of attitude this strange and strong man would have towards them.
The people of the Kanto Kingdom are too fragmented. Even the larger Hitachi countryman Satake Yoshiaki went north to win over Iwaki Shigetaka of the southern Mutsu Kingdom, and westward intervened in the disputes between the Nasu and Utsunomiya clans in the lower country. He worked hard to expand Changshu in the south.
The territory of the Riku Kingdom also crosses the border into the Shimo Kingdom from time to time to help Furukawa. The overall strength and influence are much stronger than Utsunomiya Hirotsuna, Nasu Ziyin, Yuki Haruto, and Chiba Yintomi.
, he is probably a daimyo-level powerful martial artist on the same level as Satomi Yoshihiro.
But even such a powerful samurai family can only basically control the territory of the seven counties of Hitachi Province. Among them, the lord of Mito Castle in Naka County, Edo Tadamichi, still maintains the strong strength of the separatist party. This Edo Tadamichi was originally the most common in Kanto.
The Hidego-ryu clan was originally the descendant of the Satake clan during the Muromachi period, but during the civilized years they gradually broke away from the control of the Satake clan to realize their desire for personal independence.
Edo Tadamichi was originally the son-in-law of Satake Yoshitsune. After he succeeded to the throne, he took advantage of the death of his uncle Satake Yoshitsune to launch an army to attack the Satake clan. However, he was easily defeated by his young nephew Sasuke Yoshiaki. The cunning Edo Tadamichi immediately changed his face and expressed his surrender.
, since then it has been expanding to the southern Kashima County in a semi-independent manner, becoming a shrapnel embedded in Satake's chest, which may cause fatal injuries to Satake at any time.
As for the southern parts of Hitachi Province, there are simply countless people from all walks of life. Among them, the most powerful ones are the Oda clan, the lord of Oda Castle, and the strongest Oda clan in Fuchu. The Oda clan was originally a branch of the Utsunomiya clan, but after arriving in Oda
During the political era of the previous family governor Oda, he actually became the son of Horikoshi Kōkata. During the Ming Dynasty, the Oda family led a dispute. Later, through the mediation of the Kanto governor, a son was selected from the Horikoshi Kōkata family, which had not yet extinct heirs at that time.
The adopted son inherits the family governor.
The status of the Obaku is even more remarkable. The dignified Bando Hachihei clan is a famous samurai family with strong roots. In the Kamakura period, it was also called the Obaku Party when it was called the Rō Party. Its status is second only to the Chichibu Party and the Miura Party.
In third place are the Kamakura Party, the Chiba Party, the Hojo Clan that was exterminated, the Doi Clan, and the Kumagai Clan that were completely in decline.
These eight families account for almost 78% of the main force of the Bando Hachihei clan. The remaining ones such as the Oyamada clan, the Jo clan, and the Kashima clan are all powerful concubines. However, such a powerful and famous samurai family is locked up in the Hitachi Kingdom.
The government could not even raise its head, and could only rely on its strong family lineage and complicated marriage relationship with the Satake family to maintain its independent posture.
There are many branches of the Otaku Party, and there are eight main powerful branches, namely the Yoshida clan, the Toyoda clan, the Yukata clan, the Kashima clan, the Makabe clan, the Tojo clan, the Shimotsuma clan and the Oguri clan. These eight clans are composed of
Their huge kinship network is spread throughout the southern counties of Hitachi Province, and they are the so-called Minami Hitachi Thirty-three Halls.
There are hundreds of families in the Hitachi Kingdom, large and small. The chaos in this country also reflects the difference in the centripetal force of samurai families in this era. Since the Satake Yoshito Rebellion broke out more than a hundred years ago, the shogunate has been in trouble for more than a century.
There is no guardian appointed in Hitachi Kingdom, so the Kanto samurai family does not have strong control.
Even someone as powerful as the Satake clan could not eliminate so many forces in the country, not to mention Yoshihiro Satomi who was suppressed by the Hojo clan, and those who even controlled the family business, such as Utsunomiya Hirotsuna and Nasu Ziyin.
Like others, the Chiba clan and the Yuki clan of the Xiahui Kingdom were more than capable of protecting themselves but not enough to be enterprising.
In this chaotic situation, even though the people of the Kanto Kingdom realized that the Kira family who was killed by Echigo was a very powerful and terrifying enemy, they themselves were unable to face the Kira family directly for various reasons, and they did not dare to easily make any move that was detrimental to Kira.
This can be seen from the fact that the anti-Kira alliance ended in vain.
As the diplomatic leader Asayama Hichijou's negotiation trip in Kanto unfolded, the ambiguous attitude of the people in the Kanto country gradually turned to support the Kira family in their fight against Furukawa. Asayama Hichijou temporarily acted as a money-dispersing monk among the five countries, and he was involved in several major
In the leading country, he spent a lot of money and frequently met with people from all walks of life, which gradually redirected the public opinion of the people of Kanto back to the favorable side.
Kira Yoshitoki's attitude was very tough, but the governor's attitude was only one-sided. Asayama Hichijo kept explaining to the Kanto samurai that the Kira family had no ill intentions in going south to Kanto, and tried hard to send friendly signals to influence the judgment of the Kanto lords.
No matter whether they are rejecting, indifferent or friendly and expectant, they always maintain a friendly attitude.