He climbed up the side of the ship in a hurry, and almost fell over due to the wet deck, but Imagawa Yoshimoto didn't care about this, brushing aside the retainers who were bending down to salute him, and rushed all the way to the cabin.
"Your Highness." Sena Ujitoshi, who was standing at the door of the cabin, watched Imagawa Yoshimoto rushing over. He understood what he must have heard, and quickly reminded him in a low voice: "Master Yuksai needs to rest, please don't quarrel.
It disturbed the master."
"Sena, thank you." Imagawa Yoshimoto finally calmed down after hearing this. He took a deep breath at the door to calm down his emotions, then patted Sena Ujitoshi on the shoulder and pushed the door open himself - a strong
The smell of herbal medicine immediately hit his nostrils. Taiyuan Xuezhai was lying on the bed, and there were two waiters beside him, holding unfinished Chinese medicine in their hands. Taiyuan Xuezhai's face was pale, and his condition was terrible.
The wrinkles are clearly visible, and the hands exposed outside the quilt are like dead branches.
It is not that Imagawa Yoshimoto has not noticed the gradual aging of Taiyuan Xuezhai over the years, but their master and apprentice are always inseparable, and they cannot feel any intuitive changes. This time, after not seeing each other for half a year, Imagawa Yoshimoto feels that Taiyuan Xuezhai seems to be
He suddenly aged ten years, and overnight he changed from a free-spirited monk who indulged in eating, drinking, prostitution and gambling, to an old and decaying monk.
Taiyuan Xuezhai is also 50 years old... He is over half a century old and has only a few years left to live. In this era, there are very few people who live over 60, and those who live over 70 are even rarer... When I think of this, I just controlled myself.
The emotions that came down immediately surged up:
"Old man? Didn't you always say that you are in good health in the letters you sent? And you still thought about it and said that Suruga would go to the Whale House to find a girl when he returns? What's going on? Are you lying to me?"
"Well...cough cough cough..." Taiyuan Xuezhai started to argue in a familiar way, but the dry and hoarse voice made Imagawa Yoshimoto feel unfamiliar, "Isn't this because you are afraid that Chengfang heard that my teacher is ill?
Take irrational actions. For example..."
"For example, just send troops to Luo, and then kill at which Kansai port to pick you up from the ship?" Imagawa Yoshimoto said angrily.
"I think you brat is really capable of doing this. The interests of the Imagawa family cannot be tolerated by you doing this." Taiyuan Xuezhai coughed twice again, and then glared at Imagawa Yoshimoto - but the fatigue was limited to that.
His eyes no longer had the vitality of the past. Seeing Taiyuan Xuezhai's appearance, Imagawa Yoshimoto instantly lost the thought of being stubborn.
"Go back and have a good rest. During your absence, I have taken good care of the government affairs, so you don't have to worry about it, old man." Imagawa Yoshimoto whispered, "Recover from your illness, and then I will leave all the government affairs to you.
"
"Haha... As expected, children can only grow up when the adults leave." Taiyuan Xuezhai coughed twice again, as if remembering something again, he waved his hand towards Xiao Xing and said, "By the way, take that person
His Highness called."
"Huh?" Imagawa Yoshimoto raised his head in confusion.
"Ashikaga Yoshiaki (i.e. Ashikaga Yoshiaki)." Taiyuan Xuesai took a deep breath, smoothed his breathing, and slowly explained to Imagawa Yoshimoto, "Have you forgotten? Let's take the original leader (Hosokawa Harumoto)
) supported the general and "robbed" him away and came back with the fleet. Nominally, as retainers of the shogunate, we imprisoned his brother who was kidnapped and rebellious on behalf of the current Duke (Ashikaga Yoshiteru, also known as Ashikaga Yoshiteru)
.In fact, by holding the blood of a general in your hands, you have the capital to suppress the Mihaoshi family at any time."
"And this." Taiyuan Xuezhai waved his hand again, and another surname took out a few volumes of imperial books from the box, "After you go to Iga, finalize the repairs for Shihe Miyoshi (Miyoshi Changqing)
How to divide the spoils. Oh, by the way, you should already know, the shogunate has ruled that the nominal leader is now Miyoshi, and Hosokawa has been dismissed. Miyoshi sent envoys to chase him,
The edicts from the shogunate and the royal family were sent to our main army, and we took them on board the ship."
"Let me take a look." Imagawa Yoshimoto took the several volumes of imperial books and read while reading: "The four ministers of the lower governance department? They have been promoted by two levels? What else, the guardian of Minami Omi? This is not the Rokkaku family
Is it the territory? Although it is a pure heart, Minami Omi is also a stronghold. This title is good. It also adjudicated our previous conflict with Jodo Shinshu? It endorsed our "Kana Catalog" that abolished the "Guardian Envoy Inclusion"
?Does that count as selling us the Jodo Shinshu within the Imagawa family as a favor? We can deal with it how we want to deal with it in the future... It's a pretty big favor."
"It's not the biggest yet." Taiyuan Xuezhai motioned to Imagawa Yoshimoto to continue reading.
"Really?" Imagawa Yoshimoto then opened the bottom volume of the imperial book and was stunned after taking a look:
"Vice General Zhengyi? Oh my god... isn't this... the honor that the Sixth Generation (Imagawa Norimasa) was bestowed upon for his unparalleled achievements in putting down the Uesugi Zenhide Rebellion?"
"Yes, this time I helped the Gongfang Palace to quell the war in Kyoto." Taiyuan Xuezhai sighed, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his body, "Whether it is the leadership or the reputation, the Imagawa family today has changed.
Better than ever... We have worked hard for many years, and we have finally lived up to the expectations of our ancestors..."
"Don't ever say anything bad like 'I can rest in peace now even if I die,' you stinky old man." Imagawa Yoshimoto spoke quickly, interrupting Taiyuan Xuezhai's emotion, for fear that he would say something.
Unlucky words.
At this moment, the guards had already brought Ashikaga Yoshiaki to the cabin. This child, who was under 10 years old, was still eating and chanting in the temple safely at this time last year. In an instant, he had been pushed to the forefront of the times and turned from a young monk to a Buddhist monk.
He became a shogun, and then fell into a prisoner. And the person standing in front of him was the person who was about to decide his future fate. Either he would fulfill his duty and imprison him, or he would be ordered to execute him, or he would support him again and fight back to Kyoto.
Reach the pinnacle of power...
"The sinner has met His Highness Zhibu. What he did before was all coerced by the rebellious ministers and traitors, and the sinner had no choice. But after all, he made a big mistake, and he should bear the responsibility. Everything is at the discretion of Gongfang Palace and His Highness Zhibu."
Ashikaga Yoshiaki raised his head and stared at Imagawa Yoshimoto, shrinking his trembling hands into his sleeves. Under his childish appearance, he hid a far more mature heart.
"About the same age as Goro..." Imagawa Yoshimoto thought of his own child. Compared with him, Imagawa Goro was so childish.
"I heard that Wulang was so frightened that he peed his pants on the battlefield... Is that child feeling better?" Taiyuan Xuezhai asked worriedly.
"Haha, I don't dare to go out now, let alone Imagawakan, I don't even dare to go out of the castle tower. I am still willing to practice kendo with Tian Chen, but I am only willing to stay in the castle tower's Yashiki. I only go there when I play Cuju. Outside the castle tower." Imagawa Yoshimoto shook his head and sighed, "I don't know what to do..."
"As for Your Highness, you don't need to be so serious. After all, you are still a child. You have been scared of dogs since they went to the battlefield once. What do children know? How could I be right because you were coerced into participating in the war? Are you in trouble?" Imagawa Yoshimoto turned around and looked at Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and actually saw a hint of Ashikaga Yoshiharu in his eyebrows:
"Furthermore, your father-in-law, that is, Mr. Xian Gongfang, treated me well. When I was in the most embarrassing situation, my father-in-law helped me a lot and asked me to take care of his children. Although it was my brother who was entrusted to me to take care of him at that time, I must have My father-in-law’s love for your brothers is the same. Then I will naturally treat everyone equally and treat my late father-in-law’s orphans kindly.”
On March 1, the fifteenth year of Astronomy (1547), Imagawa Hall held a routine beginning of the year assessment.
In the past year, the Imagawa family has gained a lot. During the Battle of Kamikawa, the Imagawa family's military reputation shocked Kinki, whether it was the imaginary reputation and official rank, or the real gold and silver baggage and possessions in their hands. The heir to the bloodline of the shogun. In the subsequent defense battle of Mikawa, he successfully forced Oda Nobuhide back, eliminating a possible fiasco.
However, at the New Year's appraisal at the end of the year, no one could smile, and everyone looked solemn. It was only because of a simple reason - Taiyuan Xuezhai was ill and absent.
Since the Hanakura Rebellion 10 years ago, the prime minister in black who has been controlling the political situation at the core of the Imagawa family, the prime minister in black who has gradually pulled the Imagawa family from a body with only half Suruga to the giant it is today, has been He has been ill for many days. It can be said that most of the strength of the entire Imagawa family is maintained by Taiyuan Xuezhai. If he is unable to manage, can the Imagawa family maintain its strength in the past ten years - countless people inside and outside the Imagawa family Everyone has such questions.
So in the past few months, there has been an endless stream of messengers coming to visit Taiyuan Xuezai's condition. There are members of the Imagawa family, including members of the Imagawa family, friends such as the Takeda family, the Matsudaira family, and the Asai family, and the Hojo family. Neighbors such as the Saito family and the Oda family who were eyeing each other, and even the Miyoshi family and the Hosokawa family from as far away as Kinki, had sent people to come - of course, except for close confidants, most of the envoys were turned away and received no news. It was discovered that - of course, the closed door itself also means something.
After the First World War in Kyoto, the severely damaged Hosokawa family was no longer a match for the prosperous Miyoshi family, and the strong and unyielding power of the steward family in Kinki-Shikoku was being uprooted by the Miyoshi family like autumn leaves. Although the Rokkaku family intended to check and balance, they were unable to do so. In the East Kingdom, Takeda Harunobu sent his troops north after a short rest, eyeing Northern Shinano. The Nagao family of Echigo responded to the invitation of the Murakami family and sent Nagao Kagetora to send troops to assist. It can be said that enemies are on a narrow road. .Whether it was the Hojo family who was in the truce agreement or the Oda family who had just been repulsed not long ago, after noticing the chaos within the Imagawa family, they seemed to have the idea of inciting troops to invade the country.
How the behemoth of the Imagawa family should act is related to the Tokaido, the Eastern Kingdom and even the pattern of the world. And all of this also depends on whether Imagawa Yoshimoto can truly take on the responsibility while Taiyuan Xuezhai is recuperating due to illness.
The important responsibility of the family governor.