On November 17, the eleventh year of Yonglu (1568), the inner palace of Kyoto was solemn and solemn. Today is the day when the year-end court meeting begins. The two court meetings at the beginning and end of each year are rare events in the court. Here,
God's ministers must attend the court meeting in full attire according to ancient customs. Even though the specific significance of the court meeting is no longer great, this set of rules is still passed down and the etiquette and law cannot be neglected.
In fact, the ministers at the court meeting did not have much to do. They just praised the emperor for his rule, and the peace and tranquility in the world. The ministers praised the beauty of the times with their words. The court was even better, but the Wu family was not very peaceful. Kyoto has been a little uneasy recently, okay.
After His Highness the Shogun came back and restored all order to normal, he just used a different way to praise Ashikaga Yoshiaki. It was very helpful to make him smile happily. He turned to the side and whispered to the attendant to write down the names of these ministers, so that they can take a good look at them in the future.
reward.
After removing Sekibai, only one Konoe was allowed to remain. He was sitting next to the current Sekiro Nijo Haruyoshi. On his right was Nijo Haruyō's eldest son Kujo Kanetaka. The two men sang in harmony with each other.
I just sarcastically mocked him, but it happened that there was no minister in Guan's family who could help him, and the party members in the court were all demoted and no longer prosperous as before.
Faced with Nijo Haruyoshi's aggressiveness, Konoe Maekaku had no choice but to give in. In the past few months, the mourning period has been almost in seclusion. Since Ashikaga Yoshiaki came to power, political enemy Nijo Haruyoshi suddenly raised his head and attacked him.
Ekuzenku, the brother-in-law of the former shogun, has become a thing of the past. Ashikaga Yoshitoki, whom he is most proud of, is far away in Kanto. He has lost his last foothold.
Behind the curtain, the emperor and his chamberlain handed over the imperial edict. The courtiers knew that the most exciting moment of the year had arrived. Nijo Haruyoshi bowed and stood at the foot of the steps, holding the edict in both hands. He raised his voice and said: "Announce the pardon.
The source of the imperial court, Ashikaga Zuba Yoshiaki, has moved to the three ministers, and he is suitable to be the general of the conquest of barbarians!"
Hearing this, the ministers smiled happily and showed expressions that it was true. Every year, the court officials communicated and reported to the emperor first, and then the emperor formed the pardon order and issued it. Although this complicated and cumbersome ceremony was a bit unnecessary.
It means, but these are the rules and regulations that have been formed over thousands of years. They have become a convention and cannot be ignored.
The ministers all turned sideways to send blessings to the new shogun. Ashikaga Yoshiaki was not modest at all. He proudly held up the wat board to greet all directions. He turned his head and saw Harutoyo approaching, and said with a smile:
"Congratulations to your Royal Highness, General, for being promoted to Prime Minister. You are already a legitimate general and can order the martial arts of the world to defend the world for the imperial court."
Ashikaga Yoshiaki said proudly: "Under Yu's rule, the world will definitely be more peaceful. Doesn't sweeping Kinai mean that Yu's martial arts are extraordinary? Hahaha..."
The proud general is declaring his authority, and the ministers must be doubly flattered. Nijo Haruyang's thoughts are also spent on Ashikaga Yoshiaki, imagining Guan Bai and the general's dream of joining forces to dominate the court. Just like more than ten years ago
The situation when Ashikaga Yoshiteru and Konoe Maekyu joined forces was something he had once envied and hated, but he didn't want it to be his turn to enjoy it once again.
"The Minister of the Fujiwara Court Sanjo declares that he should be appointed as the fifth-level Attendant, the fifth-level Attendant of Saionji Mimasu, and the fourth-level Lieutenant-General Sakonoe Takagi should be appointed..." Thinking about the beautiful prospect, you can't help but get a little distracted.
He thought absentmindedly: "When the three ministers of the court, Ashikaga Yoshi, are the chief generals of the garrison, it is appropriate to appoint the two generals of the right Konoe and the eunuch of the right Maliao..."
Nijo Haruyoshi didn't react when he read this, but the ministers in the court reacted one after another. Their expressions were awkward and frozen, and they didn't know how to flatter the general in front of them. Ashikaga Yoshiaki was shaking in anger while holding the wataru board, and said angrily with a trembling voice.
: "Nani? How could it be the Right Guards General, and how could it be the Youmaliao Royal Superintendent! This must be a mistake! Wrong!"
"Ah! How could it be..." Nijo Haruyoshi shook his hands in fear and was about to drop the order. When he was about to throw away, he remembered that this was the emperor's order and could not be discarded. He just held it awkwardly and didn't know what to do.
The ministers looked in horror at the unknown Emperor Masachikamachi behind the curtain, but they didn't know what he was thinking about writing in his heart.
"Has the time finally come? It's now!" Konoe bowed for a long time and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the general of Kwantung, Minamoto, the courtier, Yoshitoki, and his loyalty to the country have set an example for the world. His majesty once praised him with his golden words, and today he is praised again.
I must be grateful for the promotion, and I, Fujiwara, would like to convey the edict to distant countries."
The emperor said slowly: "It is exactly what Fujiwara-san played."
"No! You must not!" Nijo Haruyoshi hurriedly came out and knelt on the ground, pleading: "Your Majesty, since ancient times, the Ukon Guard general has been held by the ministers and cannot be given lightly. Since the Kamakura shogunate was first established, the two Minamoto brothers
Since Lord Yoritomo appointed Youkonwei General, this post has either been held by our ministers, or it has been the special post of the general who conquered the barbarians, and the Imperial Supervisor of Youmaliao is also the concurrent post of the general who conquered the barbarians!"
The imperial guard sneered for a long time and said righteously: "Your Majesty is so benevolent and sage! Why bother Guan Baidian to explain specially that promotion to official position is not a child's play. How can the edict announced in front of the Lord Gonggun in the court hall be fulfilled?"
If it’s false, does Guan Baidian have any questions?”
"This..." Nijo Haruyoshi was choked and speechless for a long time, anxious like an ant on a hot pot but unable to do anything. Konoe saw that he didn't even read out the edict, so he asked for an order: "
Your Majesty, Guan Baidian is not feeling well, so I will temporarily announce the following appointments on behalf of Guan Baidian!"
"According to the music played by Mr. Fujiwara."
A long time ago, Konoe, under Nijo Haruyoshi's dumbfounded gaze, snatched the edict and read slowly: "The three high-ranking ministers of the Central Court of the Minamoto Palace have passed the funeral, so it is appropriate for the second high-ranking master to be accepted..."
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The shocking turn of events in the court made Ashikaga Yoshiaki feel even more humiliated. If he hadn't been concerned about the critical moment when he first became a shogun and was just raising his hopes, he had just been promoted to three high-ranking ministers and was not yet a high-ranking official, and he would not have dared to easily destroy the year-end ceremony.
According to the rules of the court meeting, I was afraid that he would get angry and make a fuss on the spot just now.
Suffering from the anger in his heart, he hurried back to Nijo Imperial Palace and started to get angry hysterically. He smashed the few porcelains and made a mess all over the imperial palace. He even whipped a few unlucky little ones. He was still furious.
He cursed: "Konoe Maekyu, this bastard is simply disgusting! How dare he side with that scoundrel Ashikaga Yoshitoki? Doesn't he know that he and I are brothers by marriage? How dare he do this to me? This is a shameful betrayal! Absolutely not allowed.
The betrayal of forgiveness!”
Akechi Mitsuhide stood outside the door and listened to the constant banging and banging in the room. There were also many unpleasant curses and he couldn't help shaking his head secretly. Oda Nobunaga came over and asked strangely: "Your Highness, what is going on?"
"I don't know, maybe I encountered something troublesome at the court meeting." Akechi Mitsuhide said helplessly: "His temper is not very good, please go to the Suijie Hall and be more considerate."
Oda Nobunaga slapped his shoulder suddenly and laughed: "The latest edict at the court meeting today is that I, Nobunaga, have been promoted to the fourth position of Shodan Shodaibi, which happens to be on par with Uesugi Danzhoden."
Being slapped so hard that he almost made a fool of himself, Mitsuhide Akechi suppressed his displeasure and said with a smile, "Congratulations to Oda for being promoted to the main hall."
Perhaps influenced by the newly appointed official, Oda Nobunaga was in a particularly good mood. He patted Akechi Mitsuhide again and said: "Mitsuhide is not doing well in the shogunate, so why not serve in the official position here? You are still loyal to the shogunate, and you don't have to suffer.
Wouldn't it be great to be a close minister in front of the general, to gain a reputation by sweeping across the capital like this, and to be able to seal a territory in a country and become famous in the future?"
Akechi Mitsuhide's eyes lit up, and he bowed and said: "I would like to thank Danzhengdian for the invitation. I, Mitsuhide, also have great respect for Danzhengdian. It's just that His Highness Gongfang..."
"Hahaha... I have Mitsuhide as a tiger with even more wings!" Oda Nobunaga laughed loudly, not caring about the looks of the people in the imperial palace towards him. He patted Akechi Mitsuhide on the shoulder for the third time and said loudly: "Your Highness, Mr.
Don’t worry there, everything will be solved by the family. Mitsuhide will go to the Honnouji family’s residence tomorrow to meet him!”
"Yes! Then I, my lord, will go back and prepare for a formal meeting with the lord tomorrow!" Akechi Mitsuhide bowed and retreated, avoiding Oda Nobunaga's fourth slap, resisting the malice in his heart, turned around and left, and in front of Oda Nobunaga
From an angle that could not be seen, his eyes quickly concealed a hint of disgust.
Facts have proved that although Oda Nobunaga is not a very good person, he can definitely achieve it if he dares to make promises. Mitsuhide Akechi switched sides and joined the Oda family. He did not know what method Oda Nobunaga used to communicate with Ashikaga.
Yoshiaki negotiated, but from the bottom of his heart he didn't care about his dirty tricks.
Konoe Maekyu packed his bags the next day, took his wife Ashikaga Katsuhime and their children, as well as more than a hundred retainers and maids, and left Kyoto in a mighty manner. Only a few sidemen and old retainers were left at Konoe's mansion to look after the house.
He made it clear that he would leave Kyoto and go to Edo to build the ideal shogunate in his mind. Kyoto lost a prestigious former Guanbai, which injected more unknown elements into the already restless lay people.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki was not in the mood to grieve for the loss of one of his generals. Emperor Masachikamachi's sudden attack was too accurate, catching the moment when Ashikaga Yoshiaki had not yet fully taken control of the court. The attack made Ashikaga Yoshiaki furious with embarrassment, and Nijo Haru
Ryo was caught off guard, and the consequences were of course unimaginable. This sent a very bad signal to the world. Although Ashikaga Yoshiaki became the general to conquer the barbarians, the court still supported Ashikaga Yoshitoki to exercise the actual power of the general.
From ancient times to the present, it has never been seen that a shogun was subordinate to a clan. This time, the imperial court played a cruel role in Ashikaga Yoshiaki. Following this, rumors spread among the Kinai people. Most of the various versions are in
It is said that Ashikaga Yoshiaki's evil deeds were retaliated against. If he had not killed his brother and committed many unjust acts, he would not have been punished like this. In short, Ashikaga Yoshiaki was at fault.
Oda Nobunaga was furious when he learned the truth. He invited Nijo Haruyoshi and his accomplices to hold a closed-door meeting in the Nijo Imperial Palace. Akechi Mitsuhide, as a powerful official of the former shogunate, was now recruited to serve as composer under Oda Nobunaga.
Dai Chongchen also attended the meeting. During the meeting, the three parties argued endlessly and could not come up with an effective solution.
The difficult group should focus on the fact that Emperor Jinguchi of Masachikachi said that he could not change his words. When he was promoted to Ashikaga Yoshi, he served as the second Ukonoe general. The Umaliao Imperial Guard had a great impact on the shogunate, which was equivalent to openly creating two opposing factions within the samurai faction.
System, it will be a disaster if a pro-Kanto emperor is allowed to be in power.
Nijo Haruyoshi looked sad and helpless. To be honest, his Guanbai was not strong enough to hold the Emperor hostage. It could not compare with the glory of Shoguki Daheki's control over the government during the Heian period. The Nijo Ichi faction was not yet fully fledged when it was first established.
There are still many neutral factions in the imperial court who are favoring both sides. When the emperor suddenly expresses his support for Ashikaga Yoshi, it is like putting a thorn in the heart of the shogunate, allowing the dominance system of Nijo Haruyoshi, Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Oda Nobunaga.
A major flaw occurred.
Oda Nobunaga thought for a long time and suddenly said: "What if we respectfully ask His Majesty the Emperor to abdicate?"
"This is treason!" Nijo Haruyoshi looked at the most powerful man in Kinai in horror, shook his head and said: "The emperor today is a rare virtuous king, and he will definitely be punished by the gods and Buddhas for his reckless actions and abolishment!"
Nijo Haruyoshi was a true minister, and his attitude towards the emperor and the court naturally differed from that of the samurai family. Ashikaga Yoshiaki did not have such concerns, and asked expectantly: "Nobunaga-den can tell me how to control it.
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Oda Nobunaga narrowed his eyes and said coldly: "If your Majesty remembers correctly, the emperor's prince Seihito's palace ceremony was held last year. As his majesty's only prince, he is highly anticipated... If I wait
I respectfully ask His Majesty the Emperor to abdicate and support Prince Seihito to ascend the throne, so that His Majesty the young Emperor can use His Highness Guan Bai and His Highness Kōkō in a more important position. This trouble will naturally be resolved, right?"
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly stagnated. Nijo Haruyoshi stared at Oda Nobunaga in stunned silence. He turned to the side and saw Ashikaga Yoshiaki who seemed to be very moved. He felt bitter in his heart: "I seem to have boarded a pirate ship. At this time
Is there still a chance to get off the ship?"
Thinking on his heels, he knew that he had no chance to get off the ship. Oda Nobunaga's ruthless and decisive temper was uncertain whether he would attack him. The most important thing was that Nijo Haruyoshi's eldest son Kujo Kanetaka was also in the hall to listen. This was a perfect double match.
Insurance can ensure that Nijo Haruyang's betrayal will be useless. With his son, he can destroy him as a father at any time. After thinking about it, Nijo Haruyang still chickened out.
"It is indeed a good plan, but this matter must be carried out with the support of Prince Seihito! It's a pity that we don't have the opportunity to enter and exit the forbidden area. How can we act if we can't see Prince Seihito?" Ashikaga Yoshiaki worried.
Looking at Oda Nobunaga, the latter turned his attention to the silent Nijo Haruyang. Regarding the intricate relationships in the imperial court, only Nijo Haruyang knew everything clearly.
Nijo Haruyoshi thought about it, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "There is a way! I know a secret message. Prince Seihito has accepted the daughter of the temple builder, Ocha Kabu, as the crown princess. According to internal legend, Ocha Kabu is very favored and is already pregnant.
The child of Prince Seihito, and the elder brother of Ochagu is Lieutenant General Seihoden of Kanshuji Ukonoe, and his father is the commander of Kanshuji Temple, Nashuden. As long as he can win over the young Seihoden, there will be a way.
Open up the joints inside the palace and contact Prince Chengren."
Ashikaga Yoshiaki slapped the case in excitement, and said in a much louder voice: "Without further delay, let's act as soon as possible! I must unite the forces in these territories as soon as possible, so that I can slowly deal with that guy Ashikaga Yoshitoki!" (To be completed!
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