The Kira family's business is booming, and the retainers celebrate this hard-won victory with joy. However, as the family governor, Kira Yoshiki is not happy. After this war, he has figured out many things and stayed in Kinki.
He has no development prospects. He was able to defeat the Sanhao family because of good luck and the hard work of nine thousand elites, as well as the advantage of information asymmetry where the enemy is in the open and we are in the dark.
It can be said that he has defeated the Sanhao family in the past few years by relying on the opponent's secrets, but this advantage has completely disappeared with this battle, whether it is the secret weapon of the navy, the baked jade, or the powerful power of the new musketeers, gun shield,
The huge secrets of the javelin, the use of red cavalry, and the roving horse archers and other new units have been completely exposed to the broad daylight. In the future, the Miyoshi family will definitely imitate this military system at all costs.
Even if they are not as elite, they will still be on guard. It will be extremely difficult to trick the Miyoshi family again, and the Miyoshi family will definitely try their best to infiltrate Shiga and Takashima counties. Even if the Kira family has
Even the ninjas of Iga and Koga cannot completely prevent this infiltration.
Moreover, the development foundation of the Kira family has been basically stable, and there is no chance of further expansion. If you tie your destiny too tightly to the shogunate, you will face great risks. Any trouble in the shogunate will think of him. The days when the Miyoshi family will dominate are still there.
Very long, just because he offended the Sanhao family so cruelly, do you still want to have a good time in the future?
This time he was lucky enough to defeat Miyoshi Changqing, but what should he do next time, and the next time? Is he going to be a fire-fighting captain in the shogunate for the rest of his life? What if he makes a mistake and falls down and dies heroically in a battle?
What should he do? This is not in line with his wishes. He wants to show off his skills. He wants to stand out. He wants to imitate the devil. He doesn't want to be a stepping stone for others.
"But where should I go? Where in the world is there a place for me, Kira Yoshitoshi? With great fame, I must be guarded. Where is my path?" Kira Yoshitoshi fell into deep thought.
At the same time, there were new changes in the Eastern Kingdom in early July. At the invitation of Murakami Yoshikiyo and Takanashi Masayori, Echigo's Nagao Kagetora sent troops to Shinano to vent his anger on the Northern Shinano people who had lost their territory. Nagao Kagetora then issued a mobilization order and dispatched five troops.
Thousands of troops invaded Shinano. The Echigo Army, like a gust of wind and fire, easily defeated the Takeda army that rushed to the battle in Yawatahara. In five days in early July, it almost swept through the entire Northern Shinano. In one fell swoop, it recaptured Kuzuo for Murakami Yoshikiyo.
city.
Unfortunately, Kuzuo Castle, where the Murakami family has lived for generations, has been reduced to ruins by excessive hunting by the Takeda family. Later, Nagao Kagetora suggested that he stay temporarily in Asahiyama Castle, the residence of Kurita Kanan, who is also known as Zenkoji Temple, and wait for Kuzuo Castle to be repaired before moving in again.
, Murakami Yoshikiyo took more than a thousand troops from his headquarters and stationed them in the Zenkoji area without much thought.
Nagao Kagetora continued to sweep away the pro-Takeda wealthy families with his military force, and handed over the Kaizukan of the Kiyono clan of the Murakami clan who was pro-Takeda, and handed the defeated Kiyono clan to Murakami Yoshikiyo. Murakami Yoshikiyo, who hated betrayal, handed over the Kiyono clan's Kaizukan
All the men were killed, and the female family members rewarded them with samurai from the Murakami side.
Then Nagao Kagetora defeated the Yashiro and Shiozaki families in succession, forcing the two families to surrender, and then wiped out the resistance of the Kawanakajima generation. The Nagao Legion's attack on the Kiyono clan greatly shocked the Shinano wealthy clan who had just surrendered to the Takeda clan.
At the same time, it gave many Shinano people the courage to resist the Takeda family.
Throughout July, the Nagao family defeated all the forces that the Takeda family had worked hard to establish in Northern Shinano. They fought until they reached several castles guarded by Takeda retainers in Kozhin County, and then in front of Toishi Castle where Yukitaka Sanada had a tight grip.
, ordered the Northern Information Allied Forces Shi Shiran to harvest all the ripe rice, and then slowly retreated.
After a period of chaos, the Takeda family, who were celebrating the pacification of Shinano at the Tsuguzaki Hall, finally made a new move. The shocked and angry Takeda Harunobu swore in front of the Zhenwukai and Hinomaru imperial flags that he must avenge this revenge, so he
In August, when the autumn harvest had just ended, he gathered five thousand troops from the Takeda family and marched into Shinano country.
After joining forces with the Shinano sects, the Takeda family's military strength reached more than 8,000 people. This time, Kuzuo Castle, which was under construction, suffered another military disaster. A raging fire burned the ancient city where the Murakami family had lived for generations to ashes.
Takeda Harunobu led an army to attack Yantian Castle again. Murakami Yoshikiyo, who was hiding in Asahiyama Castle, was shocked and angry, and immediately asked Nagao Kagetora of Kasugayama Castle for help.
Perhaps it was the fact that his ancestral home city was captured this time that greatly stimulated Murakami Yoshikiyo. The General of Shinano led the powerful warriors of Northern Shinano who had lost their territory to the Nagao, who was more than 20 years younger than him.
The family governor presented an oath, which read, "As long as we can regain the territory that has been passed down from generation to generation, we, the generals of Northern Shinano, are willing to guard the fence for His Majesty Kagetora for generations, pioneer on horseback, and kill those who deviate from it with both men and gods!"
After the regular evaluation meeting at the end of July, Kira Yoshitoki encountered new troubles. To be precise, this was not trouble from him, but from Hosokawa Fujitaka, and Kira Yoshitoki was troubled by this.
In the Sakamoto Castle Honmaru Ohiro Room, Yoshitoki Kira sat at the main seat to greet a group of special guests. Also sitting with him was Fujitaka Hosokawa. Yoshitoki Kira looked at the balding man opposite him with a stiff smile and his age.
Between middle-aged and old, the old man with a kind appearance and kind eyes spoke happily.
This old man's name is Numata Mitsukane, Hosokawa Fujitaka's old father-in-law. He is over fifty years old, but he is full of energy, with a rosy face and a glowing face. He speaks with great energy. Of course, when he talks, he talks a lot, no matter where he is sitting.
The two young men were wondering if they wanted to, so they began to talk about anecdotes from "The Tale of the Heike".
"Speaking of the noble sons of the Rokupola family, no matter what kind of famous family they are, they cannot be compared with them. My brother-in-law who entered the Dao Prime Minister's Kingdom, Pingda Nayan Shizhongqing, once said this: 'It is not from the Ping family.
The people in the family are all lowly. No matter what kind of wise king or saint, or how good the country is, some boring people will inevitably gather in some unnoticed places and spread some rumors. This is a common occurrence in the world.
thing.
Only during the heyday of the Prime Minister's Kingdom, no one gossiped about the Ping family. This was because the Prime Minister's Kingdom had a unique arrangement. He selected 300 young men aged 14, 5, and 6, all with short hair.
, wearing red straight clothes, let them walk around Kyoto to investigate. If they met someone who spoke ill of the Taira family, they immediately notified their accomplices to break into his home, confiscated his property and furniture, and arrested the person to the Rokupora Mansion.
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Therefore, even if ordinary civilians see dissatisfaction in their hearts, they don’t dare to speak out. Not only the pedestrians on the street, but also the horses and cars passing on the road, and the bald boy in Liubolu stay away from each other at the sight of them.
No one asks for your name, but the officials in the capital look at you with suspicion!"
Ping Qingsheng was the minister of Taizheng. After he became a monk, he was called the Taoist Prime Minister. The last sentence is from Chen Hong's "The Song of Everlasting Regret": He goes in and out of the forbidden gate without asking, and the chief officials of the capital look at her. It describes Yang Guifei's powerful family.
God makes people both enviable and fearful.
This section is also a very famous story in "The Tale of the Heike". It tells about the Heike's crackdown on the spy organization, monitoring speeches and intimidating the people of Kyoto not to say a bad word about the Heike. This is also a great example of the evaluation of Weifu's self-reliance, which later became the basis for the
The benevolent king raised his troops and laid the groundwork.
Based on the knowledge of Yoshitoki Kira and Fujitaka Hosokawa, they were naturally familiar with "The Tale of the Heike", but to show their respect for Mitsukane Numata, they had to sit in the same posture in the large room and listen to what the old man said.
morning.
Another person would definitely not be able to bear it, not to mention that Kira Yoshitomo is not an idle person. No matter how idle he is, he will not listen to him repeat the same old clichés, so he interrupted while the old man was drinking water: "Haha... Uenosuke
He is indeed an elegant man, but the family is really unable to intervene, so Uenosuke-don is..."
Seeing something was wrong, Numata Mitsukane quickly complained: "Your Highness, Sakamoto! I really had no choice but to come to my service, but I still have some skills and want to serve the Kira family and become a minister, so that I can support my children!"
Kira Yoshi turned to look at Hosokawa Fujitaka, with a wry smile and a helpless look on his face. He couldn't refuse for this reason, and then asked: "Okay, tell me what Uenosuke-den knows? Of course.
Let’s not talk about allusions and anecdotes like “The Tale of the Heike”.”
Numata Mitsukane said quickly: "I have tea ceremony, waka, and some research on sinology, and also! I am very proficient in sarugaku. I have performed sarugaku together with Kanshi Gentada several times. The ancestors of the ancestors, Wansonginden, are very fond of me.
I admire the music artist very much, and even gave me ten guan of gold as a reward! How about I sing a piece for Kira Okan-sama to listen to?"
"...Yo! Ichino, oh, oh..." Mitsukane Numata's voice is indeed very distinctive. Even if it is sung a cappella without shamisen accompaniment, it has a different feeling. The voice is loud and ups and downs, in short, it is very attractive.
For example, when the garrison was not far away from Kiragi, Yamaoka Zenjiro, the flanking general, stretched his neck to listen while playing music. However, Kiragi felt terrible because he hated Sarugaku, such a weird old man.
A man actually wants to work in the Kira family. It would definitely be very painful to see him every day.
Kira Yoshishi wore a formulaic smile and covered his cheeks with a folding fan. He gently turned to Hosokawa Fujitaka and asked: "Futaka, why did your father-in-law want to join the family this time?"
Hosokawa Fujitaka also turned to his side and covered his face with a folding fan and replied: "There was a sudden civil strife in Kumagawa Castle. Numata Toyonaga and Numata Toyokan teamed up to drive his two younger brothers Numata Mitsukiyo and Numata Motomitsu out of Kumagawa Castle. Then,
They each gathered their own troops and fought hard. Jia Yue was also imprisoned in the main pill and could not escape. Fortunately, the important officials in the family were still concerned about their feelings and secretly let Jia Yue's family go. Now Jia Yue is really in trouble.
Back."
"Speaking of which, why didn't your father-in-law go to Nobuto Takeda or Kageki Asakura?"
Fujitaka Hosokawa smiled bitterly and said: "Because the eldest son and the second son detained Iagoe, even if they go there, they will be put under house arrest immediately."
"What about the Isshiki family with three sons and the Iguchi family with four sons?"
"After the three and four men were kicked out, they went to their father-in-law's house to bring in reinforcements. If Ia-goe went there, he would be put under house arrest and used as a basis for retaking Kumagawa Castle." When he said this, Hosokawa Fujitaka's face was as bitter as a bitter gourd. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!
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