From a political point of view, Yiyin was an unqualified monarch, too indecisive and too emotional.
If he were an emperor of the Celestial Dynasty, it would be a disaster for the entire dynasty, because the power of the Celestial Emperor is very concentrated, far higher than that of the island country's Lord of the World.
Since ancient times, there has been divine power, monarchy power, and ministerial power.
From the beginning of Xia and Shang Dynasties, the theory of the destiny of being ordered by heaven appeared in the land of China. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Dong Zhongshu proposed a systematic divine right of kings and established the supremacy of kings' power.
The major affairs of the country lie in sacrifices and military affairs. It is the king's right to sacrifice ancestors and go to war. Kingship and divine power have long been integrated in the land of heaven.
The power of the prime minister represents the power to govern the earth. Simply put, it is the power to tax.
For thousands of years, the power of the Prime Minister of the Celestial Dynasty has been continuously weakened, gradually bowed to the monarch's power, and finally became a vassal of the monarch's power, kneeling down to write notes, completely losing the equal status of sitting and discussing the truth in ancient times.
The geographical feature of the Celestial Dynasty is that the power of the North China Plain and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River Plain is too strong. If the central government controls this core area, it will have the absolute power to crush the surrounding areas.
Coupled with the centralized power and organizational arrangements required to control floods in the Yellow River, the Celestial Dynasty has long had the characteristic of a civilization that focused on doing major things.
The dominance of one family in monarchy seems to be a gradual development over thousands of years, but perhaps from the very beginning, the characteristics of Mother Yellow River have determined that the civilization of the Celestial Dynasty is destined to follow this path.
This is the inheritance of civilization brought about by geographical characteristics, not based on personal thoughts.
In the disaster-ridden land of China, the people have been fighting against heaven, earth, and people for five thousand years, and the brilliant Chinese civilization has burst out.
The concentration of monarchy is the choice of civilization. Concentrating strength to do big things is the characteristic of civilization.
If they meet a wise emperor who restrains himself and restores etiquette, the Celestial Dynasty can often burst out with jaw-dropping power in a short period of time and dominate all order in East Asia.
But if you meet ordinary people like Yi Yin who do not distinguish between public and private affairs and are easily swayed by emotions, it will be an extremely bad situation.
The greater the power, the greater the responsibility. If you don't have the ability, don't carry the big pot. The person who carries the weight forward must be the king of rolls. Most people don't have that ability.
The misfortune of the Celestial Dynasty is that in the supreme monarchy passed down by blood, if an ordinary person with soft ears like Yiyin is born, he will be easily influenced by the people around him and fall into internal friction.
To solve this problem, we can only use more scientific selection methods to break away from the shortcomings of blood inheritance and move towards a more advanced path to the King of Volume.
As the saying goes, the emperor takes turns and comes to my house tomorrow. The centralized system of pearls is good, as long as you don't let people do it for fifteen or twenty years, it will be better.
Yiyin's luck is that the land he will rule is an island country.
In this barren volcanic island, the rising mountains fragment the plains, and the geographical features are not conducive to centralization of power. Since ancient times, divine power, monarchy, and ministerial power have not been centralized.
As a ruler, the emperor was deprived of his royal power by relatives of the Fujiwara family long ago, leaving only the majesty of divine power and very little real power.
The Fujiwara family's guanxi politics did not persist for many years, and the monarchy and ministerial power controlled by Guan Bai was gradually eroded by the emerging samurai group.
The general who conquered the barbarians, the pillar of the Wu family, could not compete with the theocratic monarchy. He reluctantly obtained the power to govern the world through violence, and could only be regarded as a weak prime minister who could barely collect taxes.
When the third generation shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu suddenly decided to slaughter the emperor's court, he cut off the foundation of divine power and monarchy and eliminated hidden political dangers.
However, the rule of the Ashikaga Shogunate was still unjustified.
Externally, General Ashikaga claimed to be the king of Japan, a vassal of the Ming Dynasty. Internally, he regarded himself as the pillar of the samurai family and the leader of the samurai group.
After two hundred years of tinkering, the only thing worthy of praise is the use of balanced means to maintain the aristocratic republic and the military alliance, barely retaining power.
It is difficult for the shogun to concentrate his power, so giving the military leaders in various places the power of protection is actually dividing the power of tax collection from the prime minister in exchange for everyone's support for him.
It is not inconsistent at all to say that the Wu regime was a military government. It used violence to maintain the power to collect taxes and lacked the underlying logic of divine and monarchical rule over the people of the land.
To explain it in the words of the Celestial Dynasty, it means that it lacks legal authority, lacks political justice, is unable to gather ideological consensus from top to bottom of the nation, and cannot implement rule with the minimum political cost.
The Wu family group only uses one-tenth of the island country's population to enslave the remaining 90% through violence to maintain its own military power.
The shogun is the nominal leader, the samurai clan is the leader of the big army, the powerful local samurai clan is the leader of the small army, the village servants are the basic level of the army stationed in the village, and taxes are collected with a knife.
The sword is not a metaphor, it is a fact.
When the Wu family went to the countryside to collect taxes, it was no different from a raid. When Fengxing went there, there were too few people with him, so he was beaten to death in the village and buried somewhere.
The collapse of rituals and the collapse of music are not enough to describe the chaos at the grassroots level. It can only be said that everyone is used to it.
In this divided and chaotic land, Yiyin, as a new generation of super military leader, does not have much power.
His ears are soft and easily affected by pillow wind, but the harm is actually very small.
In the final analysis, even if he shows a tough attitude and strictly enforces the laws, the people below will weigh the pros and cons, obey the law and violate the law. If he can't enforce it, he can't enforce it. There is nothing he can do.
Therefore, his daily method is to talk.
Talk about interests externally and talk internally about your body. If you really can't go on talking, just give someone a beating first, and then continue talking after the beating.
It seems that the leader of Yiyin is very aggrieved, but compared to the Celestial Dynasty who only talks about the Constitution and keeps his word, it has advantages and disadvantages.
If the power is not great enough, the responsibility will not be great. This is the political advantage of the aristocratic republic.
Just like Yoshigoshi was held by Takeda Shingen with his child in his arms, and was overwhelmed with tenderness and sweetness, promising benefits for the rapid expansion of the Takeda family.
But if Takeda Shingen can't handle the fellow villagers in the Kanto Palace Council, she still won't be able to accomplish anything.
Checking and balancing each other, compromising with each other, and finally reaching a consensus is not a kind of political stability.
Yiyin's political tolerance, the initiative to give up power, and the establishment of a military review system are in line with the political characteristics of the island country, and the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
What he is doing is to re-establish divine authority and re-establish the island country's orthodoxy that was severed by the third generation of Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
If Yiyin succeeds, his legal system can rule this land for many, many years at the lowest political cost.
The people under divine authority are numb and miserable, but the cost of rulers is very low.
Yiyin has never thought about opening up people's wisdom, developing productivity, and making this a prosperous, powerful, civilized, and harmonious new communist island country.
He doesn't care whether the islanders will suffer in the future. As long as his descendants can dominate the islanders, then everything he does now is worth it.
In fact, Yoshigami knew very well that Takeda Shingen took too many benefits from himself by using his children.
But he really doesn't care. All he gives is status. If Takeda Shingen wants to get the benefits, he has to win it by himself.
As for the Takeda family being too full, do other powerful warrior families have any ideas... If you have the ability, you can do it too!
Uesugi Kenshin has already given birth to a baby, Shima Katsuruo and Yamanaka Yukimori have given many opportunities, and Yoshigan has given them many opportunities. Do you blame me if they don't give birth?
As long as you hurry up and give birth, come and blow the pillow after giving birth, I will accept it all. Anyway, the whole world knows that I am a man without any opinion and I don't want to see my baby suffer.
As for outsiders who are not convinced, come and kill me if you are not convinced!
The reason why people are willing to listen to Yiyin's words is not because he is handsome, but because he is really good at fighting. If everyone can't beat him, they can only listen to what he has to say.
After a few days of cocooning with Takeda Shingen, Yoshigan set out on the road again, heading south along the Fuji Five Lakes to Mount Hakone.
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Mount Ashigara and Mount Hakone are located in the western part of Sagami Province and are a natural danger on the Tokaido Road.
Odawara Castle, backed by a mountain, is said to be unassailable. Even the Kanto Allied Forces led by Yoshigan Shiba and Kenshin Uesugi were blocked outside the city.
The first Hojo Ise woman used some dishonorable means to capture Odawara Castle. After four generations of the Hojo family managed it, it became even more impregnable.
Today at Odawara Castle Castle, Hojo Ushimasa looked embarrassed.
The old woman who bowed before her and begged her was a prosperous Daodao Temple and had high prestige in her family.
This old man is the only remaining three-generation veteran of the Hojo family. He is also the Kawagoe Castle guarding the Musashi Kingdom. He represents the Hojo family as a non-permanent director of the Kanto Palace Standing Council.
Daidaiji Morimasa came today to make a very unreasonable request on behalf of the Hojo retainers, which made the Hojo clan very uncomfortable.
Hojo Ushimasa said.
"Do you want me to go to Mount Hakone to welcome the saint back to Kanto, and... and have something happen with him in the hot springs of Mount Hakone?"
Daodao Temple is prosperous and solemn.
"His Majesty Takeda used the child as a guide to intercept the saint and stay at the mountain hot springs for several days. I think he will gain a lot of money.
His Highness is young and beautiful, and is more attractive than His Highness Takeda. The Hojo family has been running Kanto for four generations, and is deeply rooted. The foundation is not comparable to that of the Takeda family, which has internal and external troubles.
The saint's return from Tokaido this time is an opportunity for you, Your Highness, and it is also an opportunity for my Hojo family. We must not miss it.
The crusade against the people in the East is about to begin, and the attitude of the saint is really important for us to cross the sea and attack the Boso Peninsula.
If we cannot get the support of the saint, even if we can defeat the Satomi family, the ownership of the land on the Boso Peninsula will still be unresolved, and we cannot rest assured.
If Your Highness, your relationship with the saint can go further, and even leave a descendant of God, the Hojo family will be stable and long-term."
Hojo Ushimasa frowned and said nothing.
Her love for Shiba Yiyin has always been hidden deep in her heart, and she has never revealed it to anyone. Even if a few people guessed it, they would not talk too much.
At that time, Hojo Ujiyasu saw his daughter's thoughts and hoped that his daughter would get married as soon as possible. However, he was rejected by Hojo Ushimasa and died of depression.
The Hojo retainers did not know the connection, but they had little confidence in Hojo Ushimasa, the new governor who had made huge mistakes in the Sano Territory War and almost caused the demise of the Hojo family.
Hojo Ushimasa did not have much power in the family and was severely restricted by the retainers, but she really did not expect that the retainers would ask her to have an affair with Shiba Yoshigan.
Speaking of admiration, Hojo Umasa naturally loves Shiba Yoshigan and hopes to have something happen with him. But the girl's first love was overshadowed by the haze of politics with a layer of utilitarianism, which made it uncomfortable.
Not to mention, the Hojo retainers group used Hojo Ushimasa as a tool to fight for the divine bloodline, which greatly humiliated Hojo Ushimasa's self-esteem.
What makes Hojo Ujimasa even more annoying is that these old ladies in the retainer group actually covet that beast Takeda Shingen, and want to imitate him and engage in hot spring sex.
Who is Takeda Shingen? A shameless man who forcibly possesses a saint, steals his seeds, and gives birth to an illegitimate daughter!
Those guys like the Hojo retainers, whose minds are full of utilitarian ideas, actually want that beast of Hojo clan's political science to seduce the saint in a hot spring.
How can Hojo Umasa, the first love girl who loves Shiba Yoshigan, accept this! A good romance film suddenly turned into an action romance film. Isn’t the span a bit too big?
Seeing the reluctance on Hojo Ujimasa's face, Daidoji Norishima sighed.
"Your Highness, it's not that I'm rude or disrespectful, it's just that the situation is stronger than ours and we cannot afford to hesitate.
One year has passed, and I am about to step down from my position as a non-permanent director. Although next year’s resolution for the Eastern Crowd Crusade has been passed, all parties are still wrangling in the deliberations in order to compete for dominance.
Our Hojo family bears the original sin in the Kanto Shrine. We cannot gain the upper hand in the Grand Council or the Standing Council.
If we want to take over the Boso Peninsula and the Satomi family and swallow this benefit, we must get the support of the saint.
Your Highness, this matter is caused by the old minister making things difficult for you, but for the future of the Hojo family, you must have something happen with the saint, Your Highness!"
Hojo Ujimasa sighed.
It's funny to say that among all the samurai families in Kanto, the one who feared and respected Shiba Yoshigan the most was probably the Hojo family, a former rebel.
Yoshigan Shiba led the battle in Sano and almost killed all the older generation of generals and ministers of the Hojo family. The Hojo clan was so defeated that it was difficult for them to hold their head high, and they are still suffering the sequelae of the defeat in that battle.
The samurai family feared power rather than virtue. Even though the Hojo retainers were killed by Shiba Yoshigan and every family wore mourning, it was still the Hojo retainers who respected the saint Yoshigan Shiba the most.
Before Hojo Ujiyasu's death, he finally took advantage of Uesugi Kenshin's aggressive advance in the Shimo-sou Kingdom to get back a win, but he was already exhausted.
The will she left behind clearly stated that the Hojo family could not be enemies of Yoshigan Shiba.
The Hojo retainers group believed this. In recent years, the Hojo family gave up their goal of dominating Kantō and actively integrated into the Kantō shrine. The biggest reason was the fear of Shiba Yoshigan.
Originally, the Hojo family had completely given up, but Yoshigami Shiba's approach to Shinto gave the Hojo family a glimmer of hope to get back on their feet.
Takeda Shingen, a strong male criminal, can take advantage of the saint's softness towards children, dominate and prosper.
The Hojo family has a profound heritage. If the Hojo clan could obtain the saint's seeds and give birth to the saint's descendants, how could the Hojo family fare worse than the Takeda family?
No matter how bold a person is, how productive the land is, once this mind is opened, the sea and the sky will become brighter in an instant.
Because of awe, we worship. Because of worship, we desire.
The Hojo retainers who respect Shiba Yoshigan the most in Kanto now have only one request for the family governor, Hojo Ushimasa.
That's all! Hurry up and find a way to climb onto the saint's bed!
Daidaiji Morimasa was so anxious that if she could be sixty years younger, she would drag Hojo Umasa to Hakone Mountain and personally help the family governor.
Why is there any hesitation about such a good thing? The utilitarian old woman has no idea what Hojo Ushimasa is thinking.
Hojo Umasa smiled bitterly as he was chased by his retainers to Shiba Yoshigan's bed. The poor pink girl's feelings were instantly splashed with bright red lust, and her heart became twisted to death.
But she, a weak family governor, could not control the retainers group after all, and she had to go where she should go, so there was nothing she could do about it.