On March 14, the 14th year of Tianwen (1546), the troops of the Five Kwantung Allied Forces entered Omi territory in a mighty manner. Although Asai had already greeted the Asai family before, seeing such a large formation of troops, Asai
The samurai of the family still felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy - after the Onin Rebellion, Kitanomi had never seen such a number of soldiers again.
In Kamazana Castle's castle tower, Imagawa Yoshimoto and Asai Hisamasa sat opposite each other by the window, watching the troops passing by on the official road outside the city.
"Unexpectedly, the "Shinagawa-sama" that day was actually His Highness Jibu himself." Hisamasa Asai squeezed out a smile awkwardly and apologized to Imagawa Yoshimoto: "I hope His Highness Jibu will forgive me for saying those outrageous things.
"
"It doesn't matter, His Highness Shimono Mamoru (Asai Hisamasa) is telling the truth. I am just like you. I don't like to participate in the affairs of the samurai family and have no interest in glory and wealth." Imagawa Yoshimoto's smile was much gentler, "So
Your experiences and complaints back then had a profound impact on me. Sure enough, just after I left your territory and returned to Yuanjiang, I also encountered a rebellion by my retainers and almost died. It was only after experiencing this that I understood the relationship between my teacher and the like.
The loyal ministers in your family have worked hard. In order not to cause too much trouble to them, no matter what, you have to work hard to cheer up and participate in some important things at home."
"Your Highness Jibu is joking, we are not the same people. I don't have the ability of His Highness Jibu to resolutely do things that I hate for the people who are important to me. All I can do is escape and muddle along." Asai
Jiuzheng lowered his head regretfully, not wanting to look at the Asai army outside the city, "This time I went to Luo, I didn't lead the army myself, I left it to the retainers."
"I heard that His Highness Shimono Mamoru gave birth to a son last year?" Imagawa Yoshimoto suddenly brought up another topic, joking to ease Asai Hisamasa's inner anxiety, "Maybe when he grows up, he can become a good household governor. Reply
The retainers are looking forward to it.”
"I hope the Asai family has not perished by then." Hisamasa Asai took a deep breath and glanced at the southern sky with complex eyes - that is the direction of Minami Omi Rokkaku's family.
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On March 16, the 14th year of Tenmo (1546), together with the 3,000 Asai troops led by General Kai Akame, the Kanto Six Nations Allied Forces entered the Minami Omi—another ally on their way to Luo—
The governor of the Rokkaku family at that time was the famous leader Dai Rokkaku Nobuyori.
In his youth, Rokkaku Sadayori was the valet of the 10th generation general of the Muromachi Shogunate, Ashikaga Yoshimoto, and made great achievements in battles with Hosokawa Masaken. Since his brother Rokkaku Tsuna died of an injury at an early age, Rokkaku Sadayori inherited the Rokkaku family in the south.
Omi's territory, and formed an alliance with Hosokawa Takakuni. In the Battle of Tomochiin, Rokkaku Sadayori defeated Hosokawa Sumimoto's minister Miyoshi Nocho (Miyoshi Nagakei's great-grandfather) and forced him to kill him. It can be said that he has a close relationship with the Miyoshi family.
A bloody feud.
But soon after, with the confrontation between Ashikaga Yoshimoto and Hosokawa Takakuni, Rokkaku Sadayori turned to cooperate with Hosokawa Harumoto, the son of Hosokawa Sumimoto. Rokkaku Sadayori married his daughter to Hosokawa Harumoto and jointly attacked and killed Hosokawa Harumoto.
Kawataka Province. Due to the merits of supporting Ashikaga Yoshiharu, the son of Ashikaga Yoshimi, Rokkaku Sadeyori was named the governor and promoted from the fourth position to Shobi. He relied on the fertile territory and huge national power of Minami Omi and the governor
The leader, Hosokawa Harumoto, showed a tendency to fight against each other, and frictions between the two families continued. In order to confront the Hosokawa family, the Rokkaku family also extended their hands into Kita Ise, Kita Omi, and fought against the Koga ninjas and Ise in the southern mountainous area.
Congratulations to Ninja for establishing a close cooperative relationship.
However, with the civil strife in the Hosokawa family, Miyoshi Nagakei and Hosokawa Harumoto officially broke up, and Rokkaku Sadeyori also joined Hosokawa Harumoto's side - after all, the hatred between the Rokkaku and Miyoshi families is deeper than that of the Hosokawa family.
A little. And compared to the Hosokawa family in Nishiyama, it seems that the rising Miyoshi family needs to be contained more. And if he joins the Miyoshi Changkei side, he will have to face the Shangluo army from the East Kingdom. What do you think?
Neither is worthwhile.
On March 17, the 14th year of Tenmon (1546), everyone in Shangluo met for the first time at Minami Omi Kannonji Castle, Rokkaku Sadeyori, a veteran who had been calling the shots in Kinki for decades. He was dressed in decent official attire.
, without any pretense, personally came to the city gate to greet everyone politely - this kind of behavior was very popular with Imagawa Yoshimoto, and he secretly had a high evaluation of Rokkaku Sadeyori in his heart.
"What a big city...
"Walking on the road into Kannonji Castle Castle, Imagawa Yoshimoto was impressed by the huge scale of this mountain castle more than once. Imagawakan is already a first-class large city, but this Kinki city in front of him is...
More than twice as big as Imagawakan - even Imagawa Yoshimoto began to wonder which one was bigger, this Kannonji Castle or the giant Odawara Castle of the Hojo family.
He looked back at the expression on Hojo Tsunaka's face who was walking not far behind him - it seemed that he was a little surprised, but not too shocked, which meant that it should not exceed the size of Odawara Castle.
"Is Jibu interested in this?" Rokkaku Sadayori asked with a smile - it is hard to imagine that such a kind and kind old man was actually a brave general who killed enemies on the battlefield when he was young.
"Please ask the supervisor to clear up any doubts." Imagawa Yoshimoto respectfully asked his senior for advice.
"You also know that in Kinki, there are many people from the country. Whose ancestors have never been prosperous? Therefore, no one can tolerate the other. Our Rokkaku family has been entangled with the shogunate and Kyogoku family for so many years. Territory has been lost and regained, and territory has been lost again.
There is me in you, and you are in me. The retainers and noble families under me are all from the Qin Dynasty to the late Chu Dynasty. They have the right and left, have connections between various factions, and often turn against each other and rebel. Among them, there are several governors of the Rojiajia family who were overpowered and killed by their retainers.
Damn, when I was here, I could still control them. But I am not young anymore, and I am afraid that a hundred years from now, these rebellious retainers will make things difficult for my descendants..."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Rokkaku Sadayori sighed, and the wrinkles on his forehead seemed to become clearer, looking like a helpless old man: "There is no way, I have to
I wanted to find a way to solve this problem while I was still alive. So while I still had some strength, I asked all the retainers to move to Guanyinji City, the home of our Rokkaku family. Life in Guanyinji City is also good.
, and live comfortably. The cities in various places are of no use anyway. They should be demolished, leaving only the basic city walls to make more space for the people to farm. I hope the retainers can live together.
, get along day and night, cultivate some feelings, unite together, and avoid killing each other in the future."
Imagawa Yoshimoto nodded - the first half of the description was quite objective, but the second half was just whitewashing. Rokkaku Sadayori clearly wanted to move the retainers out of his own territory, reduce or even destroy them to defend themselves.
The city of rebellion. Without a solid city to rely on, it would be very difficult for the people of the country to oppose the Rokkaku family. Moreover, the retainers all live in Guanyin Temple City, so there is no chance of rebellion? Sneak out of Guanyin.
The temple city itself will arouse vigilance. This old man who looks amiable and harmless to humans and animals is actually a ruthless character who can calculate three steps at a time.
At the banquet not long after, the guests of honor and guests had a great time. Rokkaku Sadai was very attentive and toasted many times regardless of his status, which made this "rabble" from various countries in the Kanto region look like a coalition of allies.
After the meeting, Imagawa Yoshimoto planned to leave with Takeda Harunobu and return to the camp of Kashun coalition forces outside the castle town of Kannonji Castle, but he was stopped by Rokkaku Sadayori:
"In charge of the ministry, I wonder if your respected master is in the army? I heard a few days ago that he also went to Luo with the army. Why didn't he come to the banquet?"
"Teacher, he doesn't want to show up too often and wants to keep a low profile."
"Haha, with his reputation, he can't keep a low profile even if he wants to." Rokkaku Sadarai laughed loudly after hearing this, "The labor management department has brought a message for me. I would like to invite you to come to the city for a small gathering. Please prepare some wine.
Talking about old times."
"Reminiscing about old times? My teacher knew Guan Lingdai before?" Imagawa Yoshimoto asked curiously.
"Haha, Master Xue Zhai was a well-known figure in Kinki back then, and he had a wide network of contacts. If you are lucky enough to make friends with him, you can become a source of conversation after dinner! It's not like "the master knows me", but that I know the master.
Rokkaku Sadayori mentioned the past, squinted his eyes, smiled and nodded repeatedly, "Speaking of the Imagawa family, who doesn't know the reputation of Taiyuan Xuezhai?"
"Haha, I didn't expect the teacher to be so famous. He didn't even tell me when I was in Kyoto." A proud smile appeared on Imagawa Yoshimoto's face unconsciously, while Rokkaku Sadayori looked at Imagawa Yoshimoto meaningfully.
Yuan’s demeanor.
"Tonight?" Imagawa Yoshimoto then asked, "I'm not sure if the teacher has eaten."
"No, no, wait a few days, there will be an old guy I met before who is still on the way.
Come on, let's get together when he arrives." Rokkaku Sadeyori waved his hand, and a few days later, Imagawa Yoshimoto found out who the "old guy" he was talking about——
Echizen Military God—Asakura Sotechi.
On March 21, the 14th year of Tenmon (1546), the Asakura Army led by Asakura Sotechi arrived at Minami-Omi. As an ally of Hosokawa Harumoto's side, Kamikawa joined forces with the Eastern Kingdom Allied Forces staying at Kannonji Castle. That night
In the inner room on the top floor of the castle tower of Kannonji Castle, Rokkaku Sadeyori held a banquet and invited Taiyuan Xuezhai and Asakura Sodi to have a drink and talk.
"Sessai, that's outrageous. You're stationed outside the city. Senior Sotechi came all the way from Echizen and was on time better than you." Inside the house, Rokkaku Sadeyori was pouring wine for Asakura Sotechi and talking to Shanshan.
Taiyuan Xuezhai, who arrived late, joked.
"I know the food here is very vegetarian." Taiyuan Xuezhai glanced at the exquisite dishes on the wine table with disdain - but he strictly followed the meat ban and there was no trace of meat. "How can such things taste so good with wine?
?I ate some pork and beef before I came here."
Afterwards, Taiyuan Xuezhai turned to Asakura Sodi, bowed to him before sitting down and said, "Old senior, how are you doing recently?"
"If the juniors in my family don't make people feel at ease, my health will never be bad." Asakura Sotechi sighed and took a sip of his drink. He is nearly 70 years old, and his hair has turned gray, and his face is stained.
The wrinkles are almost as big as the ravines, but he still has to go out on an expedition for the benefit of the Asakura family.
"When was the last time you came to Kinki? Was it at the request of Ukyo (Hosokawa Takakuni)?" Taiyuan Yusuzai also took the initiative to offer a glass of wine to Asakura Mune, "After that, you went back to Echizen, and I went back
Suruga, it seems like we’ve never seen each other again.”
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