In the seemingly unintentional glance just now, I had already seen through Konoe Maekyu's inner calculation. This sworn brother quietly stood on Kira Yoshitoki's side, indicating that the political situation around him seemed to be developing in an unknown direction.
However, Ashikaga Yoshiteru cannot underestimate and neglect Konoe Maekyu, because this sworn brother is an important support for him to firmly grasp the context of the imperial court. As a political ally, it is more necessary to have ideological compatibility rather than opposition.
It has almost become known to everyone that Kira Yoshi wants to replace him as the Kantō Crown Prince. Even if the news received in Kyoto is delayed by a few months, he will still know almost the same. The sporadic information sent from Kantō can be used to determine the Kira family's identity.
The wars were very fierce, especially the wars concerning the ownership of Kanto, which usually lasted from several years to more than ten years before the winner could be decided.
For example, the Xiangde Rebellion lasted for eighteen years from the third year of Xiangde (1455) to the fourteenth year of civilization (1483). The Changxiang Rebellion broke out after a four-year break and lasted from the first year of Changxiang (1487).
The outbreak lasted until the end of the second year of Yongsheng (1505) and then went on for eighteen years, one eighteen years on the left and one eighteen years on the right. This was the youthful years of two entire generations of samurai who were wasted in endless battles and frequent chaos.
The last bit of loyalty and patience of the Kanto samurai.
But the emergence of Kira Yoshitoki made everything different. This miraculous man seemed to have a unique charm. He could always deal with a mess of things in order, and he could always manage the barren and useless land.
Fertile and abundant, he brings victory after victory to many people with inexplicable confidence, as if he is saying to the world with his actions: "Look! I have succeeded again in the Ashikaga family!"
Konoe Maekaku also knew that it was very difficult to completely trust Ashikaga Yoshiki, but there were some things that he had to do even if he knew they were difficult. He always had firm support for the Ashikaga Shogunate and his eagerness to quell the troubled times in his heart.
Hopefully, Ashikaga Yoshiteru cannot give him a future that will bring peace to the world, but Kira Yoshitoki can give him this and is putting it into practice. This is an important reason why Konoe Maekyu chose to support Kira Yoshitoki.
Ashikaga Yoshiteru's indifference did not destroy his confidence. Konoe Maekaku still persisted in explaining: "This is the best opportunity for the shogunate at the moment. Seizing this opportunity will only be good for the shogunate and not harmful.
As for whether Yoshitoki will pose a threat to the general's family, there should be no problem! With Yoshiki's influence on him, there should be no need to worry about more changes."
"It's a pity that Yu's legitimate son still died... His death was so bizarre, who was the mastermind behind it?" Ashikaga Yoshiki looked at Konoe Maekyu suspiciously with a raised brow, wanting to learn from this sworn brother.
Even a trace of guilt and panic could be seen in his eyes, but all his efforts ended in failure. Konoe Maekyu showed a clear conscience from beginning to end.
Konoe could feel the suspicion and suspicion of Ashikaga Yoshiteru for a long time. He also knew clearly that this close sworn brother suspected none other than his other sworn brother Yoshitoki Kira. This suspicion may have been there for a long time.
It has been deeply buried in Ashikaga Yoshiteru's mind. Who knew that Kira Yoshihide had to add a superfluous sentence to say Ashikaga Yoshiteru's direct descendant? Looking back now, it feels a bit artificial.
Knowing that Ashikaga Yoshiteru was suspicious of his other adoptive brother, Konoe Maekaku was unable to defend Kira Yoshiki's innocence, so he could only ignore the topic and said: "I believe Yoshiteru can guess that it is the Miyoshi family."
You are causing trouble! The minions of Miyoshi Changqing and the Miyoshi family are spread all over the country and are arrogant.
In addition, his navy also has many servants around the Seto Inland Sea in Shikoku Island. The origin of Izumo Aguo is unknown, but he can rely on his pursuit of buying daily necessities to get on the line of Nijo Imperial Palace. It seems that he is deliberately planning to attack Yoshiki, and
This time has to be pushed forward three years, and three years ago, only the dormant Sanhao family was probably the most capable of doing it!"
"It seems that there is only one reasonable possibility, but Mr. Yu feels that something is wrong. Is it really Yu who made the fuss?" Ashikaga Yoshiteru still looks uneasy, as he still has suspicions about Kira Yoshiki.
Questioning, in the past few years, the Kira family had been fighting one after another. They were either running to Deyu or Hokuriku and were very busy expanding.
It would be unreliable to make him believe that Kira Yoshitoshi was hiding so much and being full of bad intentions to attack his wife, Konoe Kenko, because if he wanted to attack, he would definitely not target his own disciples, and might create
An accident caused him, the general, to "accidentally die" before giving birth to his legitimate son. He believed that the Kira family must have a similar method to deal with him. The chance of finding an Izumo Akun with unknown origins and unknown origins to dance and sneak into the Nijo Imperial Palace was too high.
Taking three years to implement the plan seems even more procrastinating and boring. From this point of view, you will feel that this is indeed not what Kira Yoshitoki ordered. When the Kira family uses strategies, they often prefer to connect them closely to form a system.
Rather than blindly attack his wife, Kenko Konoe, which is also the most unlikely thing to happen.
Kira Yoshitoki has a very good relationship with Konoe Maekyu. He is also a special samurai who respects women very much. I have never heard of him committing cruel and vicious acts towards any woman. Konoe Kenko and Kira
They had gotten to know Yoshitoki as early as the black hat ceremony in his Yuanfu. The two of them were related by some affinity and were both public and military aristocrats in the same camp that supported the shogunate. They had always gotten along very well.
On behalf of her husband, Konoe Kenko would occasionally greet her husband and adoptive brother when they bumped into each other in the imperial palace. In this era, this was regarded as a model of getting along well with each other. Compared with throwing things around, having a bad temper and being merciless when being angry, he would say a few simple greetings.
Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Konoe Kenko is a combination of beauty, gentleness, kindness and many other female advantages. She is a strange woman full of intellectual beauty. I have never heard of anyone being resentful towards her. At least Kira Yoshiki was not such a person.
And more importantly, Konoe Kenko and Nagao Torahime, the Jewish daughter of the Konoe family, are sworn sisters. Torahime is the wife of Kira Yoshitoki. It goes without saying that the Konoe family first established a relationship with Kira Yoshitoki.
My in-law, Konoe Zeuhime, is the direct sister of Konoe Maekyu and Konoe Kenko. To this day, Kiragi still sends some books, fleece jackets, felt hats, gloves, and thick-soled felt boots as gifts every year during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Kira Yoshitomo was very careful to avoid using animal skin products to damage the Three Refuges and Five Precepts of respecting the beauty of mountains, so he always gave velvet fabrics as gifts, and each gift was made according to the standard size measured by a Kyoto tailor.
, she will never give her a chance to give it away to anyone at will, and she will give away dozens of sets each time.
As time goes by, the aristocratic women who come and go to the Institute of Light gradually learn that this young dean is the former "qingren" of the popular Kira Yoshi, and gradually more and more people get close to him, although it will break the purity and ease of Zunshan Xiuxing.
But it also made her gradually understand that the cute little boy in the past had gradually become a famous general who shocked the world.
And Torahime also likes to send some small gifts online to Kyoto. For example, every year according to Kyoto's festival customs, many gifts are sent from Echigo on time, ranging from small spinning tools to small toys invented by Kira Yoshitoki and hand-sewn ones.
Various high-end products such as baby clothes, gold, silver, jewelry, silk tea, etc. are given as gifts.
Through this continuous gift-giving method, Kira Yoshitoki and his wife gradually formed a consensus among the aristocratic circles in Kyoto, that is, Kira Yoshitoki is very easy to get along with. He treats people with sincerity and enthusiasm and never cares about personal gains and losses. This can be seen as
It can be understood as a fool who takes advantage of someone, or it can also be interpreted as a generous person who spends money and money. In short, the imperial court has always had a very positive attitude towards Kira Yoshitoki.
In the past few years, Ashikaga Yoshiteru has often heard the term "lady diplomacy" from Konoe Kenko. He was a little curious a few times and wanted to make some insinuations, but the vigilant wife was fooled by a few words. In desperation,
Ashikaga Yoshiki also did the same thing as a noble man, but instead of stealing money and books, he stole letters between his wife and Torahime.
After reading the letter exchanges between these women, he realized that his brain capacity was a bit insufficient. This writing method was even more unconventional than the use of kana. It was basically written with kana and various inversions superimposed into a strange word order.
The private message was a bit similar to the older way of keeping confidential letters. After pondering for a long time, he could barely understand the general part, which seemed to be about strange issues such as what to eat so as not to gain weight, how to put on make-up and what clothes to wear, etc.
"In this way, the possibility of Yoshitoki is the smallest. Then only Miyoshi Changqing and his minions have the ability and patience to prepare a less successful murder operation! From this point of view, it is indeed not Yoshitoki, but
We cannot rule out the possibility that he exerted influence." Ashikaga Yoshiteru was still speaking harshly, but in his heart and each other he secretly crossed Kira Yoshitoki off the list of suspects.
When Ashikaga Yoshiteru became the shogun, he hated the Miyoshi family extremely. As the Kyoto shogunate gradually gained a firm foothold and gradually took back some of its governance power, he was praised by the world's fierce public opinion as the master of the resurgence of the shogunate, which made him have a long-term hatred of the Miyoshi family.
Qing's hostility has also been reduced from a mortal enemy to a hateful level. However, after the misjudgment of the Luozhong War and the death of his legitimate son, it seems that he will once again hate Miyoshi Changqing.
As a general who aims to revitalize the shogunate, the number one enemy he faces is still the Miyoshi family, the overlord of Kinai. However, because of his short-sighted behavior, he completely angered the Kira family and the Rokkaku family who fought for him in the Luochu War.
The family's willingness to continue to defend Kyoto was very low, but Ashikaga Yoshiteru, as the shogun, could not bow his head and admit his mistakes to the two retainers. Even if he knew that he had made a mistake, he had to carry it for his own sake.
This is to save face and suffer. The general's dignity does not allow him to behave degradingly. The general cannot be wrong, so the one who is at fault must be the minister. Either the minister is at fault or the minister misunderstood the general's intention. In short, the battle in Luozhong
He didn't realize it when it was just over. When he thought about it and tried to find his way down the stairs, he found that the matter had already been settled.
Ashikaga Yoshiteru is not a killer, nor is he stupid, nor is he a stupid general. He is not only proficient in swordsmanship but also very familiar with diplomatic strategies. Military strategies are almost zero due to the lack of excellent teachers when he was growing up. Most of the political strategies are left by his father.
It was obtained by referring to the notes and pondering by myself and by insinuating the ministers.
Ashikaga Yoshiharu himself is not a successful general, and his overall level of military, intellectual, and political strategy is not very high. The only impression left to the world is that Daiki Eshu and Daiki Sakai compete for the throne of shogun, and what Ashikaga Yoshiharu is best at
Sprinting talent is the only way to survive the turmoil in Kyoto.
With such a less-successful father as a foundation, you can imagine how much Ashikaga Yoshiteru can learn. As for the Nakao Castle that took a long time to build, it was not very useful in a military sense. When the shogunate lost Kyoto and retreated
It no longer makes much sense to defend Nakao Castle, so from this point we can see that Ashikaga Yoshiharu's military strategy is still very weak.
The only thing that can be said to be done right is to adopt Ashikaga Katsuhime as the adopted daughter of the Ashikaga family and marry Konoe Maekyu. Then the three of them establish an iron triangle of sworn brothers through complicated relationships, and each other's wives have wives.
They have a close relationship and both of them appreciate their respective talents. This is something that Ashikaga Yoshiki was once proud of.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Kira Yoshi's positive influence on him was far greater than the negative influence. At any rate, he was also a member of the same clan who knew how old he was and had watched him grow up. He had promoted him to the Ashikaga family status, which made Kira Yoshi
Shi's body naturally carries the imprint of Ashikaga Yoshiki, and wherever he goes, people will be reminded of how he promoted him to become a member of the Rian Chizu.
If you think about this, you can explain Konoe Maekyu's attitude. Even if he is ambitious now, what will happen? Just as Konoe Maekyu said just now, even if you give him Kanto Lord, he will not be able to do anything. At most,
It doesn't matter if the chaos in Kanto is turned upside down. After hundreds of years of chaos, the people of Kanto have become very unruly and barbaric. In the eyes of Ashikaga Yoshiteru, they are a group of abominable "evil parties"
, if Kira Yoshito is willing to take care of them, then he can do whatever he wants.
He can be sure that Kira Yoshitoki will never have any ill intentions towards the shogunate. At least as long as Ashikaga Yoshiteru is still alive, he will never have to worry about the possibility of being usurped by Lian Zhizhong. As for whether his descendants will have any
This ability can suppress the Kanto public. Whether it will evolve into a "Mingyi Coup" or cause an "Eternal Rebellion" depends on their fate.
Ashikaga Yoshiki paused for a moment and said: "It is not impossible for the Kanto government to consider it, but there must be a major prerequisite before it can be given to him. If I want him to stay in Kanto honestly and not leave without authorization, the war in Kaga country will stop."
Don't invade Echizen Country where you are. The rest of Hida Province will protect Hida and protect the Hida Mountains with peace of mind. The Tokaido Road divides Izu Country and Suruga Country, and the east is under the jurisdiction of Kiragi, and the west is the shogunate.
Direct leaders must not attack each other."
"So, has Yoshiki figured it out?" Konoe Maekaku said happily, "That's good! I will convince Yoshiki to make more contributions to the shogunate..."
Ashikaga Yoshiki waved his hand and said: "Give it to him! But what I want to emphasize is that we must strictly abide by the oath. We must not step out of this boundary without Yu's order!"
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When Kiragi returned to Edo Castle and didn't rest for a few days, he accompanied several ladies to visit the Edo Castle where they were about to move. They saw piles of building materials everywhere on this bare wasteland, and nearly 10,000 civilians.
Wearing an alms bowl and holding a wooden hammer, he kept shouting and pounding wooden piles. The huge stone roller rolled back and forth on this wasteland, repeatedly leveling the land.
On both sides of this wasteland are surging rivers, and in the distance to the south is a blue sea. Several ladies lifted their veils and looked carefully for a while, then put down their veils out of boredom and gathered together to talk quietly. They didn't like it.
This noisy and messy construction site would never have appeared here if my husband had not strongly requested to come and take a look around.
Torahime pouted her lips and complained: "Your Highness! Is this the Edo Castle you are talking about? Everything is in chaos. It seems that it is not as good as Naoetsu Town at all. It is better and more comfortable in Echigo."
Sandalwood's hot body came close to her and she said softly: "Sister is right, I have only been here a few months. I already have a lot of small rashes on my arms. It feels so uncomfortable!"
The other ladies also expressed their discomfort. Inu began to worry about his precious daughter Yukihime, who was only a few months old. Yoshino also began to miss his precious son Yoshichiyo. Seeing that the whole family was about to change, Kira Yoshishi shrugged.
Said: "Then let's go back now! Anyway, there is really nothing to see at the moment."
Although the Edo Castle Town has not been built, the demolished and rebuilt Edo Imperial Palace has been completed early. However, the current Edo Imperial Palace is still relatively simple compared to the Kasuga Imperial Palace. There are less than twenty renovated houses including maids and servants.
There is a large open space left near the Imperial Palace that is still under development. This is the new Imperial Palace building that Yoshitoki Kira is planning to start building in the near future.
The main structure of Edo Castle, including the magnificent seven-story castle tower and the four five-story castle towers, has not yet been implemented. None of these goals can be achieved in two or three years. Kira Yoshishi did not have three years to build the Azuchi Castle.
Cheng's ambitions and plans, after all, he is not yet a man of the world and does not want to be a man of the world.
A few days later, some buildings in Edo Castle were completed and put into use. One of the largest halls served as a temporary large hall. Kira Yoshitsune held the first major appraisal in Edo Castle. The meeting mainly focused on the Kira family.
Make various reports on urban relocation, and explain everything from labor, materials, warehousing and management to each other one by one.
Yoshiki Kira is very diligent in asking questions from followers. If he finds that a provision does not feel right, he will investigate it to the end until he finds out which link is the problem. If there are flaws or gaps in the system, he will quickly propose new remedial measures to improve the system.
When an adherent has a problem, the executive officer will be held accountable. Whether he should write a petition summarizing the mistake, suspend his duties to reflect, or resign and return to his hometown to farm, or even a more severe punishment is a matter for public judgment, and he does not need to intervene in the specific links.
This is the process in which a complete implementation organization gradually takes shape. A complete system and self-correction capabilities can reduce many unnecessary troubles in Kiragi's management. There is probably nothing more satisfying than being a hands-off shopkeeper.