Chapter 772: Three Years of Longevity, Nobhiro Takeda, Major Events of the General
"Let's go to the library and talk about it later!"
Before the port, Mitsuhiro Uizaki pondered for a moment before making a decision. In Kyoto, the only people who can be called "shangzang" are the emperor and the shogun. And what can be called a "big event" made Morino Kiyoshi rush here.
, it must be... the shogun! How long has passed, the shogun has had trouble again!...
Mitsuhiro Oyezaki was thinking heavy, so he pulled Morino Kiyoshi and hurriedly came to the horse. He stretched out his hand and pointed to the pony held by Suezaburo next to him, and smiled a little apologetically.
"Master Morino Kiyo, please ride this horse and rush to the pavilion with me..."
The elderly businessman Morino Kiyoshi looked at the pony in front of him. It was only about 1.23 meters tall at the shoulders. It was an ordinary southern horse, probably from Dewa Country on the main island. It was a typical local horse, not tall in stature and heavy in weight.
Not big either.
Then, he took a look at Mitsuhiro Uizaki's war horse. It was about 1.5 meters tall at the shoulders, a whole head taller than the pony next to it. This horse was all white and strong, but it was from Kyoto Middle School.
A rare horse!
"What a good horse!"
Morino Kiyoshi sighed in admiration. His expression moved, he remembered the purpose of this trip, and asked with a smile.
"Guang Guang, such a good horse comes from the mainland across the North Sea?"
"good!"
Mitsuhiro Oyizaki nodded affirmatively. In front of his old acquaintance, he did not hide anything and replied calmly.
"This was obtained from the Ezo people on Huatai Island. And they are said to have obtained it from the Sakha people (i.e. the Yakuts), the reindeer people further north. This kind of Sakha people
The horse is not picky about food and is very strong. It is not afraid of severe cold, is familiar with woodland, and is suitable for snow and mountain forests. Even in the heavy snow in the north of Ezo, it can run like flying!"
"Oh! The mountains and forests of Ezo are so vast. If the warriors want to travel to conquer the barbarians, they really need such good horses!"
Hearing this, Morino Qing smiled and nodded. His eyes wandered, he pondered for a moment, and then asked about another thing in his memory.
"Guangguang, is your father's big chestnut Jurchen horse... still there?"
"Huh? You mean Li Mao? He has died of old age and illness."
Mitsuhiro Oyezaki touched his half-bald Tsukiyo head and glanced at Morino Kiyoshi in confusion.
"Now my father is riding another horse with brown and red deer hair, which is also a Jurchen horse..."
"Oh! The Jurchen Horse!"
Hearing this, Morino Qing's eyes lit up. As he expected, among the seventy kingdoms of the world, the only places where you can really find good horses are Kamikuni, Shimoguni and Matsumae in Ezo. Because, only here, through
Only through the Shantao trade can we exchange for the tall and powerful horses that are rare in the world from the hunting tribes across the sea.
"Let's go!"
Now was not a suitable occasion, so Morino Kiyoshi didn't ask any more questions. The two of them got on their horses and ran towards Katsuyamakan without stopping. As for the young businessman Matsushita Shojiro, he would come on foot after the food on the ship was unloaded.
Katsuyamakan is built in the mountains, not far from the sea. After riding for a while, the two arrived at this Japanese-style mountain fort with white walls and black roof. Afterwards, the two handed their horses to the servants, took off their shoes, and
Walk further into the museum.
Morino Kiyoshi glanced at the stable from a distance and vaguely saw a big horse, even half a head taller than Mitsuhiro Uyizaki's white horse. His eyes flashed for a moment, and then he followed Mitsuhiro Uyizaki into the tea room where he was receiving guests.
"The tea room is a bit simple...but the view of the mountains, snow and sea outside the window is so beautiful and picturesque that you can watch it while drinking!"
"Very good! 'The window contains the snow of Qianqiu in the Xiling Mountains, and the door is docked with a ship thousands of miles away from Dongwu.' The scene in Du Shaoling's poem of the Tang Dynasty can be seen here, and it is indeed a Zen feeling that has never been seen before!"
With a smile in his eyes, Morino Kiyoshi replied gently. In this era, whether they are public servants, martial artists or monks, most of them are familiar with Tang poetry and Song lyrics, often use Chinese poems to answer questions, and can even write poems in Chinese. Because the classics of Kazuto's upper class society,
Basically all of them came from the Celestial Dynasty and were originally written in traditional Chinese characters. It would take another one or two hundred years for the real haiku to rise.
Mitsuhiro Uyizaki invited the young man to make tea, bowed apologetically to Morino Kiyoshi, and left in a hurry. Since something big happened in Kyoto, he naturally wanted to invite the master of the Katsuyama Hall, his father, Takeda Nobuhiro, to come.
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Morino Qinghe drank tea leisurely. Although he was anxious in his heart, it didn't show on his face at all. His expression was calm and contented. It wasn't until Mitsuhiro Uizaki bowed and accompanied an old samurai with gray hair and a resolute face that he came in.
He stood up immediately, bowed his head deeply, and made a respectful salute.
"Yoneya Morino Kiyoshi, pay your respects to Kai Takeda Genji, a concubine, and the protector of the Kingdom of Japan, Lord Nobuhiro!"
"Ha! Morino Kiyoshi, my old friend, sit down together, no need to be polite!"
Takeda Nobuhiro smiled heartily and waved his hand. The three of them sat down separately, and Morino Kiyoshi looked at Takeda Nobuhiro carefully. He had not seen him for more than ten years. He was obviously a lot older, and even his hair was white. But those pairs
The fierce aura in his eyebrows is similar to the past, even more majestic.
"You bury your bones in the mud under the spring, but I send them to the world with a head full of snow..."
Morino Kiyoshi pursed his lips, thinking of the news from Kyoto he had brought, and seeing his old friend Nobuhiro Takeda who looked old. He sighed in his heart and secretly recited a poem by Bai Juyi. Bai Juyi's poems were widely circulated in the country at this time.
, pull out a samurai at random and he can say a word or two.
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"Nobuguang Gong! Kazuto was able to win the battle of Hushemayin, defeat the Ezo people, and completely establish a foothold in Ezo land, all because of your bravery and planning! I am sincere in this gift!"
"Haha! That was all over thirty years ago!"
Hearing his old friend talk about the most proud thing in his life, Takeda Nobuhiro laughed loudly and even his eyebrows trembled. His experience is also quite legendary. It is said that he was a concubine of the Kai Takeda Genji family, the second generation governor of the Wakasa Takeda family, Wakasa, and Tan.
The guardian of the latter two countries, the son of Takeda Nobuken.
Of course, Morino Kiyoshi didn't believe this rumor. Because Takeda Nobuhiro was probably only born 12 years earlier than Takeda Nobuhiro. He couldn't have bravely given birth to his son at the age of 12, right?...
However, as a well-informed Omi businessman, he knew that Takeda Nobuhiro, a fellow countryman, was indeed from the Wakasa Takeda clan. And the Wakasa Takeda clan did not come forward to refute this rumor. The other party should be of Wakasa Takeda blood. As for the
Whether he is the illegitimate son of an elder of Duke Xinxian is hard to say.
In any case, Takeda Nobuhiro has been dead for almost 20 years, and no one can come forward to clarify. When Takeda Nobuhiro was in his early 20s, he ran away from the Wakasa Takeda family and went to Kanto. He first stayed with the Ashikaga Shige clan of Furukawa.
Under the account, he obtained a piece of paper and was transferred to the Mutsu Daimyo, the head of three Nanbu clan families, under the command of Nanbu Mitsumasa. Then, he received support from the Nanbu clan and came to Ezo land to look for opportunities.
Soon after, he caught the attention of Uyizaki Nosushige, the owner of Ezo Hanazawakan, and adopted him as his son-in-law, changing his surname to Uyizaki. This year, he was only 25 years old, and it only took him four years to go from running away with nothing to establishing himself in Ezo.
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Two years later, a serious conflict broke out between the Ainnu people in Ezo and the Kazuto who went north to colonize, which was the Battle of Hushemayin. Kazuto was captured in the Donan Twelve Halls in Ezo.
Ten were defeated in a row. Only Takeda Nobuhiro was brave and fierce, and led the Kazuto warriors to resist. Then, he gathered the fleeing warriors from various places, counterattacked the Ezo tribes, and personally shot and killed the Ainnu people near Naniehama.
Hu Shemayin, the leader of the tribe, suppressed all the tribes in Ezo. And the Naniehama here was the Hakodate in later generations.
After this battle, Takeda Nobuhiro became famous in Ezo and established his prestige! His father-in-law, Uyizaki Yoshige, died of illness in the third year of Kansho (1462), and the position of head of the Uyizaki family was passed on to Takeda Nobhiro, who was only 31 years old.
Then in the same year, Takeda Nobuhiro began to build his own residence, Katsuyamakan, and truly established his foundation in Ezo...
Thinking of this experience, which was like a storybook, Morino Kiyoshi felt emotional in his heart. Nobuhiro Takeda's eyes also showed deep remembrance.
The tea room was quiet for a moment, and it wasn't until Xiao Xing came over to heat tea that Takeda Nobuhiro came back to his senses. He picked up a bowl of hot tea with a smile, took two sips, and his eyes became sharp again.
"Morino Kiyoshi, you said something big happened in Kyoto. What kind of big thing is it?"
"Letter to Duke Guang is a major event for the general's family and also for the world!"
Morino Kiyoshi pondered for a while, looked heavy, and sighed sadly.
"This news has spread in Kyoto, and it is not a secret... The reclusive eighth shogun Yoshimasa was seriously ill and could not take care of his duties. And the ninth shogun Yoshinaga died of illness eight months ago during the crusade against Omi.
Guard, Rokkaku Korai's conquest..."
"At this point, there is no successor in the Yoshimasa line. After the Onin Rebellion, the expelled general Yoshimasa's brother Yoshishi has taken his son Yoshisai to Luo and returned to Kyoto! Seeing that the position of the general is in doubt.
After a while, it will fall back into the hands of Yishi's lineage again!..."
"Onin Rebellion, ten years of fighting, the whole world was in flames of war, and there were countless casualties in Kinki, and I don't know why!"
