The first thousand and eighty-eighth chapters of the imperial family
From the perspective of the Ashikaga Yoshiji, Yoshigan Shiba, Teru Uesugi, and Ushimasa Hojo were all bastards who bullied the Ashikaga family of Kamakura.
The Kamakura Ashikaga family was tossed back and forth by these bastards. She sat on top like a clown with a crown of monkeys, and her life became a joke.
Ashikaga Yoshiji felt deep hatred in his heart, but he did not dare to show any dissatisfaction. He could only look at the faces of all the forces and accompany them to continue their righteous performance.
Shiba Yiyin never strayed from the righteousness of the shogunate, and the Hojo clan was indignant that the Kansai people were bullying the Kanto people. The two of them were talking in random directions, and they were talking like chickens and ducks, and they couldn't even urinate in the same pot.
Diplomacy means everyone speaks his own words, and only says things that are beneficial to one's own side. Whether one should accept what the other party says depends on one's own interests.
The two sides had their first verbal collision, and no one wanted to be at a disadvantage. They were mocking and sarcastic. Before the negotiation even started, the atmosphere in the palace was already tit-for-tat and full of gunpowder.
Hojo Umasa retorted a few words and looked at Hojo Genan beside him. The old fox smiled slightly and said.
"Today is a discussion about the chaos in Kanto. The imperial office is a guest from afar. But as a witness, I'm afraid it's not appropriate?"
Yiyin was wary, always feeling that this old fox was going to cause trouble, so he carefully considered his words.
"The shogun is the pillar of the military family and has the power to arbitrate all matters in the world.
His Highness Uesugi went to Kyoto and wrote a tearful letter to the Hojo family for bullying the Kanto generals and massacring famous Kanto families.
Lord Minami was very angry and approved His Highness Uesugi to inherit the Yamauchi Uesugi family and inherit the Kanto administration. As the master of justice, he went south to Kamakura to hold a ceremony to bring order to the chaos.
I was ordered to accompany you all the way to witness this matter, and of course I must speak out for justice."
Yoshigan Shiba didn't want to be led by Hojo Genan, so he simply spoke out about the evil deeds of the Hojo family and tried to take the initiative.
Hojo Genan raised his eyes and looked at Ashikaga Yoshiji, who was sitting in danger like a wooden sculpture, and Uesugi Terutora, who was relaxing and watching the show, and said slowly.
"Odaisho, as far as I know, you are not just waiting to come to Kamakura to watch the ceremony so leisurely.
You have been in Kantung for nearly two years. You have been in charge of Echigo and established the Kantō Palace and gathered the imperial family to become a force. As Echigo's army moved south, you also joined the war.
I dare to ask, in your mind, which one is more important, the Kantō Palace or the Kantō General?
Let me ask again, the Echigo army is fighting against the Hojo family, and you are here as a witness. Is your position fair?"
Yoshigan Shiba originally established the Kanto Palace because he had no foundation in Kanto. He could only borrow the sword and pull off the tiger skin of the direct descendants of the Genji family in Kawachi to quickly expand his power.
In fact, this matter is quite taboo.
The power of the shrine in the Ashikaga Shogunate's organization was reduced and it was reduced to the Kyoto Security Brigade. It usually collects taxes and checks the gates in the castle towns of Kyoto.
When the Miyoshi family entered Kyoto, the Isshiki family, the butler of the service office, did not dare to show up and ran back to their home base in Tango country overnight. This shows how ruined the service office has become.
But in Kanto, the meaning of a shrine is different.
Minamoto Yoritomo established the prototype shogunate service office in Kamakura, pioneered the royal family system, condensed the Kanto Princess Warriors into one fist, and conquered the world of the samurai family.
Kamakura and the shrine are an honor that cannot be desecrated in the hearts of the Kanto warriors who remember their past glory. How can they be abused by others?
Yoshigan Shiba established the Kanto Agency in order to take advantage of the Kanto samurai family's special feelings for the Agency to quickly build up his base in Kanto.
But everything has its pros and cons, and doing so will have to endure the criticism and criticism of many conservative Kanto warriors, and it is even suspected of cannibalizing the Kanto system.
He kept claiming to be an envoy, but he single-handedly brought up the Kanto Service House, a samurai group disguised as an imperial family, to participate in the Echigo army's southward war, which would inevitably arouse the resentment of some samurai families.
Hojo Genan took advantage of this point to attack him, but Yoshigan didn't take it seriously.
The battle between the Sano leaders has been completed, and the Hojo family has suffered a devastating military defeat. It is too late to ask whether it is legal or not.
The Echigo army won all the battles and forced the Hojo family to come to Kamakura for negotiations. Now you are saying that the winner is not glorious enough? Why did you go there earlier?
The food has been served. Can you tell me whether it should be boiled or stir-fried? Anyway, it is already cooked.
Yoshigan didn't know why Hojo Genan would find this point to attack him. It didn't matter if he was in the wrong place. Was this a mistake on her part, or was she doing it deliberately to attract others?
Yiyin thought for a while and said.
"His Royal Highness Uesugi went south to Kamakura and succeeded to the position of governor of Kanto. Who would have thought that the Hojo family was so bold that they dared to disobey General Ashikaga's imperial orders and resist them with force.
As a last resort, I have no choice but to call on loyal men to escort His Highness Uesugi as he goes south. This is a righteous man, what is wrong with him?
As for the shrine, it was originally an organization under the shogunate that managed the imperial family. The Kanto shrine was nothing more than the branch of the Kyoto shrine in Kanto.
Please stop some people from making random assumptions and interfering in the internal affairs of the shogunate. Let alone sow discord. I respect the Kanto tradition very much."
Yoshigan placed all the responsibility for the army's march southward on the Hojo family. It was you who rebelled and resisted the Shogun's orders, which led to the Echigo army's armed march southward.
Anyway, it’s all your fault, it’s all your fault!
As for the Kanto shrine, the shogunate already had a shōshō institution. What if I build an overseas agency in Kanto?
The structure of the Ashikaga shogunate originated from the Kamakura shogunate, but the actual power of the shrine was downgraded from the Ministry of National Defense to the Metropolitan Police Department, but the status is still there.
Yoshihiro came to Kanto and saw that the rebels were too fierce. Can't he ask the Kyoto Police Department to build a police station in Kanto to protect him?
With a few words, he threw the blame to the Hojo family and washed himself into a white lotus. Yoshigan looked at Hojo Genan with an innocent face and blinked his big double-lidded eyes.
Hojo Umasa couldn't help but snorted and interjected.
"What a desperate situation. This is the fault of my Hojo family."
Yiyin said sarcastically.
"I hope His Highness Hojo can show sympathy."
The two people's cold and stern eyes met, as if there were lightning flashes intersecting between them. Then they both smiled politely, as if they were close friends.
Uesugi Teruhora, who was at the top of the table, was a bystander and felt something was wrong. It was clearly Uesugi Hojo who was conferring on the chaos in Kanto, but the Hojo family kept talking about Yoshihiro Shiba.
What are they going to do?
Yoshigan Shiba, who was in the game, just felt a little weird. Terutora Uesugi outside the game had already discovered that the Hojo family seemed to be dividing the connection between Yoshigan Shiba and her.
Terutora Uesugi frowned and was about to join the battle circle and disrupt the rhythm of the Hojo family. No matter what they were planning, they could no longer let them lead the conversation.
But before she could speak, Hojo Ushimasa had already pulled out a sneer from the corner of his mouth and said mockingly.
“Otai Suo is truly upright.
When I heard about the Kyoto Incident and Miyoshi's regicide, I was also shocked and saddened. I thought that the imperial minister was the same as me, no, he should be more sad and angry than me.
Who knew you would have the leisure to bear witness for us in Guandong? You are truly selfless."
Yiyin sneered.
"My mission to Kanto was a mission given to me by General Ashikaga. If I didn't do this well, I wouldn't have the face to return to the near future and explain it in front of her tomb.
Didn’t the Hojo family weep in Odawara Castle and vow to avenge the death of the general? Are you urging me to lead the troops back with me? "
The Hojo family would not send troops to Luo to fight for others, the Hojo clan said solemnly.
"If the Kanto samurai family is united as one, the Hojo family will never be content to lag behind others."
Sibo Yiyin looked at him from the corner of his eyes, with a look of disdain on his face, and snorted.
"The Hojo family is interested."
Are all the Kanto samurai families united? Each of the three kingdoms of Ueno, Musashi, and Sagami has its own evil intentions, not to mention the other countries in the eight states of Kanto. The Hojo family is just looking for excuses to lie.
The Hojo clan has a clear and shameless political appearance.
"With the death of Ashikaga Shogun, the samurai family all over the world lost a pillar. It's a pity that Godaisho has not yet married into the Gosho, and is already separated by life and death from Kōkō-sama.
You have gone through life and death to rejuvenate the Sibo family and are respected by martial arts families all over the world. I hope you will have a strong life and no worries about yourself, so I hope you will be safe."
As soon as Hojo Ushimasa finished speaking, the atmosphere in the palace suddenly froze, and the faces of countless samurai changed drastically.
Teru Uesugi's eyes widened, he stood up and cursed.
"Hojo Ujimasa! How dare you talk nonsense! Slander your Majesty!"
The samurai families where the Kanto servant is sitting all show their murderous intentions. The island is fierce, the mountain is prosperous, and Sanada Nobushige is holding the hilt of the sword. He wants to use the blood of Hojo Ujimasa to repay her humiliation to the master.
Hojo Genan was also shocked. She didn't expect that Hojo Umasa would speak like this.
On the one hand, the emperor's order is harsh, and on the one hand, it humiliates Shiba Yiyin, a man who does not abide by the rules of a husband and exposes himself to the outside world. Doing things like a daughter as a man does not conform to the traditional image of a good husband and a good father in the samurai family.
On the other hand, it is not an insinuation that General Ashikaga was so poor that he could not bear the kindness of this beauty and was killed by Yoshigan Shiba.
This personal attack has crossed the diplomatic bottom line and is tantamount to pointing at Shiba Yiyin's nose and calling him a bastard. If this word gets out, how will Shiba Yiyin behave in the future?
After Hojo Umasa finished speaking, sweat broke out on her forehead. She was going off the rails and taking a gamble.
If you want to use the imperial flag as a bargaining chip, you must first block Yoshigan Shiba's retreat with friendship. Accuse him of not paying attention to his love with Ashikaga Yoshiteru, forcing him to pay the price and take the imperial flag back.
However, Shiba Yiyin's image is too perfect, he is benevolent and righteous, unparalleled in battle, has extraordinary beauty and extraordinary temperament. In other words, his personality is too positive and noble, and it is difficult to discredit him.
If you just take out the imperial flag, what if Shiba Yiyin pretends to sacrifice his life for righteousness and reluctantly gives up the imperial flag for the sake of the overall situation?
Not only did the Hojo clan fail to steal the chicken, but in order to show their grace, they might even return the imperial flag in vain.
After thinking about it, I could only use the most vicious words to belittle the bond between him and Ashikaga Yoshiki, so that in order to protect his own image, Yoshihiro must take back the imperial flag, and this price would not be saved.
So, what could be more effective than Kefu’s vicious accusation?
Even if the high-level warriors present were smart enough to distinguish right from wrong, if word spread, Yiyin's reputation would be ruined.
The middle and lower classes don't care what the truth is. They like to arrange scandals about those in power. People in power like Yi Yin, who are high-ranking, fair-skinned and beautiful, are the targets for the middle and lower class to vent their blasphemy.
When the rumors spread throughout the sixty-six countries, even if Sibo Yiyin was not a slave to his wife, he would become a slave to his wife.
People's mouths make gold, and bones are destroyed. It's no wonder that Uesugi Teruhora's complexion changed drastically, and all the ladies in the Kanto Palace were so angry that they wanted to kill him with their swords.
Hojo Umasa's words were not human, and he ruined the male god in their hearts to the point where they were in a dilemma that they could not explain clearly.
Looking at Yoshigan's stunned eyes, Hojo Umasa subconsciously looked away. She also felt guilty in her heart. It was really bad to curse such a despicable person like a fairy.
I am a beautiful woman, but I am a thief. But war is about winning by any means necessary. If you want to blame me, blame me. We are enemies.
Hojo Ujimasa suppressed the unbearable feeling in his heart and couldn't help but think about it. If one day, rumors spread all over the sky, leaving you with no place to stay.
No matter what, I'll marry you!
Shiba Yiyin didn't think so much. His three views were the thoughts of modern people in previous generations. What kind of subjugation? Feudal superstition, he didn't care at all.
But he felt more and more that Hojo Ushimasa was setting a trap for him. After a confrontation, not to mention the onlooker Teruhu Uesugi who noticed something was wrong, Yoshigan also felt something strange.
All the firepower of the Hojo family is focused on themselves, and they have no intention of negotiating with Uesugi Terutora. The knot between the two Kanto leaders cannot be solved, so what time are they wasting on themselves?
While he was thinking about the intentions of the Hojo family, he began to refute the Hojo clan's denunciation theory.
Although he didn't care, he still had to refute what he said. If he didn't refute, the angry warriors behind him would draw their swords.
Not to mention the battle between the two armies, the envoys were not killed. Even if Hojo Ushimasa and his entourage were really hacked to death, the diplomatic communication channels with the Hojo family would also be completely cut off.
The two sides then descended into a fight to the death, which was of no benefit to anyone.
Yiyin wants to save face, but it can't overturn the negotiation table. Isn't it just swearing? Who is afraid of whom?
With a frosty face, he pointed at the Kanto Samurai warrior who drew his sword and cursed.
"Asshole! Put down your swords! This is the Hachimangu Dance Hall, and Lord Hachiman is watching us!
What? If you are bitten by a dog, you still open your mouth and bite it back? It’s not embarrassing!"
Then, he stood up and walked down half a step, pushing Uesugi Teruhu back to his seat after he stood up.
"Your Highness Uesugi, there is no need to be angry with such a bastard. I will make her understand the truth."
Terutora Uesugi looked unkind, but he still endured his anger and was pushed back by Yoshigan. He just stared at Hojo Ushimasa and sneered.
Hojo Umasa also looked at each other unwilling to be outdone. Although she was the first to speak provocatively, she was still unhappy when someone pointed her nose at her and called her a bastard.
Yoshigan stepped down from the throne step by step and walked towards the Hojo clan's political table, speaking as he walked.
"When I heard that during the Han Dynasty, when a husband died and his wife died, public opinion would excuse him by saying that the husband was blessed and the wife was not blessed. The scholar-bureaucrats were willing to marry widows with generous gifts to show their extraordinary status.
During the Song Dynasty, the Celestial Dynasty imposed excessive taxes and tyranny at home and bowed down to the outside world. The scholar-bureaucrats harshly criticized men's husbands and set up rituals and laws to imprison and destroy men.
The Han Dynasty opened up new territories and gained a reputation far and wide, but never attributed its misfortunes to one husband! The Song Dynasty lost power and humiliated the country, and only insulted its own husband when it failed externally, explaining its own misfortune as a man overshadowing his wife!
Today's dynasty, from the emperor to the common people, is proud of the Han Dynasty and ashamed of the Song Dynasty.
You are proud to call yourself Han, but you are ashamed to talk about Song Dynasty!"