Sure enough, he was worthy of being a military god. Even though he had just recovered from a serious illness and had not been on the battlefield for more than a year, his momentum was still unstoppable. Kira Yoshitoki was not afraid of his brother-in-law's anger at all. He had his own reasons and was not afraid of Nagao Kagetora's disapproval: "Of course for the sake of Kitano Shinano.
I already owe Hu Ji a lot when it comes to marriage. Postponing the wedding once has already disappointed all the ministers. I feel very guilty for letting Hu Ji down!
It’s hard to say what kind of performance we will have if we go out into the field at this time. Let Hu Ji wait for another year without saying whether it is appropriate or not. If I keep delaying my righteousness, I will become a person who breaks my word, and your reputation, brother, will also be broken.
If it is damaged, the face of the Konoe family and even the shogunate will also be damaged. How will the heroes of the world evaluate us and Torahime at that time? Is this fair to her?"
"Yes! You and Torahime's wedding really can't be postponed any longer!" A trace of sadness flashed across Nagao Kagetora's resolute face. He had been fighting for more than ten years and said that it was this sister who owed him the most when she was young.
He didn't enjoy family affection. When he grew up, he restrained him and trained him to be a warrior. He finally got married to Kira Yoshitoki. If things went wrong again and again at the wedding, he, who was supposed to be the elder brother, would be really embarrassed to see his mother, Qingyan Yoshitomo.
My late father.
Thinking of this, Nagao Kagetora's majestic momentum suddenly weakened, a pair of tiger eyes showed a little bit of memories, and the long silence finally turned into a sigh: "Then I will listen to you, let's put aside the Uesugi family's affairs first, your marriage to Torahime
For the best."
Kira Yoshitoki is not in a hurry to go to Kanto for a decisive battle. He is only fourteen years old this year and has a lot of time to deal with the Tigers of Kai and the Lions of Sagami. These two are one who is running for the fourth year and the other is a middle-aged man who is already in his forties.
Uncle, the prime of life has only been in these few years. The older you get, the less the threat of energy decline will be.
Last year, the battle of Kawanakajima decided the ownership of Northern Shinano. The Takeda family, which was at its peak, was beaten to a pulp. People with a discerning eye can see who will be the leader of Shinano in the future. The one who has the upper hand in Shinano Kuni
Under the circumstances, it would be unwise to help Uesugi Kenmasa go to Ueno Country to seek revenge. It would be the best way to refuse the wedding. Nagao Kagetora would not have any objections, and Uesugi Kensei would not dare to have any objections.
Time flies so fast, and the entire Kasugayama Castle is busy. Even this year's spring broadcast is hosted by Yamamoto Tokiyuki. As the groom's official, he has too many things to do. During this period, he also received a letter from Oda Nobunaga.
The letter I received is much better than the non-mainstream samurai who killed Matt Noble Fan a few years ago.
In the words of Oda Nobunaga's letter, it is: "Since the death of my master, Nobunaga, I have changed my mind and become a qualified samurai. When I have problems, I often ask Saburo for advice. Please do not begrudge the experience!" Specifically, what he said is:
Only ghosts know how true it is.
However, the death of Hirate Masahide did give him a big blow. It was not easy to transform from a stubborn young master to a qualified family governor, but he had been working hard. Shortly after Hirate Masahide's death, the Imagawa family launched an exploratory
To attack, Asahina Taino and Okabe Gennobu led 3,000 troops to Owari. As soon as they started, they attacked Yamaoka Dengorō, a wealthy family in Shigehara Castle.
Then they fought all the way to Mizuno Tadashibu Ogawa Castle, and at the same time mobilized the Japanese who had returned to the main castle of the temple. There was a turmoil in Owari, and everyone thought that the Imagawa Administrative Department was going to attack Owari. Only Oda Nobunaga took his time.
He prepared his troops for battle and asked his father-in-law, Saito Michizan, for a thousand reinforcements to sit at the Owari border and keep an eye on Oda Nobunaga's back.
He himself led 300 iron artillery troops, 800 elite ashigaru, and 500 Oda clan troops to the Owari border, captured Muraki Village in one fell swoop, and encountered the Imagawa army at the foot of Ogawa Castle. The 300 iron artillery troops The powerful firepower of the artillery team suddenly came into play, and the Imagawa Army was defeated steadily. Facing the well-organized Oda Army, Asahina Yasuno weighed the pros and cons and decided to retreat immediately.
This battle showed the power of Oda Nobunaga. Although the iron cannons did not kill dozens of people, outsiders did not see it that way. The 1,800-strong army defeated the attack of the 3,000-strong army. No matter how you say it, it is worthy of praise. Regarding the special book, it is a pity that the most loyal Hirate Masahide died. Oda Nobunaga would never trust those useless retainers, and he wanted to promote his own retainers.
He repeatedly mentioned in the letter that his younger brother Oda Nobuyuki was very favored. His mother and family members all favored Oda Nobuyuki. Sooner or later, those people would instigate Oda Nobuyuki to fall out with him. Now his mother has moved to Suemori Cheng lived with Oda Nobuyuki, and also mentioned one sentence in particular: "I have made a decision. Even if I kill my brother, I cannot let him destroy the foundation laid by my father!"
"Having to break up with his brother so soon? It's really unexpected!" Kira Yoshitsune still remembered such an incident. Familiar historical events seemed to indicate that a new era was coming. "This new era The coming pressure really made me a little breathless! But wouldn’t it be more fun this way?”
After the words and deeds of his brother who was a big liar, Long-tailed Tiger Princess raised the matter of competing with several concubines to a strategic level. Her approach was very unique. First, she put a smile on her face and smiled at everyone, wielding swords and guns. Try to compress the time to one hour each in the morning and one hour in the afternoon. The rest of the time is either discussing military strategy with Ii Naotora, or inviting Chiyome Mochizuki to learn cooking skills from Akiku.
Nagao Torahime's cooking talent is so bad that she can't tell the difference between salt and sugar. When she's busy, she forgets all about the recipe. The food she makes is either too sweet, too salty, or has a weird smell. Kira Yoshi swallowed it with tears streaming down his face. Who knew he had to be caught and worked as a food tester? It took him a long time to rinse his mouth to get rid of the strange smell in his mouth. It seemed to be quite hard.
"Hey! I didn't do well this time. I will definitely pay attention next time..." Hu Ji blushed and wiped the corner of his mouth for him. He grabbed her small hand with his backhand and tried to break free, but she didn't have the strength, so she could only be beaten by him. Hold on and don't let go.
Kira Yoshishi shyly leaned towards her ear and whispered: "Ahu, are you still angry with me?"
"Who... who is your... Ah Hu! Don't talk nonsense!" Hu Ji blushed like a boiling kettle, and her cheeks were burning with heat. She struggled again but still couldn't break free, and she just made an appointment. She was slowly pulled into his arms.
The familiar hug and familiar breath reminded him of the young man galloping across the river and the sea in the dark night. The girl's heart suddenly softened and she let him hold her in her arms. The tears that had accumulated for many days couldn't help but flow down from her eyes. Low. She cried loudly: "Do you know how painful it is for me? I feel like I have been deceived! Aju told me that the powerful Wu family always has many concubines. As a head wife, you must learn to be patient...
But why doesn’t my brother have a woman? Why does my father only have two wives? Why does His Highness have so many women? Doesn’t His Highness like Hu Ji? Are you tired of Hu Ji?” After saying this, the girl burst into tears.
"Silly girl!" Kiragi kept shaking his head, hugging the girl's light body, and said softly: "My good Ahu, don't be like this! My favorite is Ahu! I am facing
Hachiman Bodhisattva has sworn an oath to protect you, Ahu, for the rest of his life! How could I not like you? Even if I die immediately, I will not change my love for you!"
"Is everything your Highness said true? Do you really care about Ahu the most? As long as His Highness says this... Ahu feels so happy!" The girl who fell in love was so stupid that after a while, she handed over to her brother.
I completely forgot about the idea of "taking someone by surprise and attacking them unprepared!"
Kira Yoshishi ignored the happy and curious looks of Akiku and Chiyome, picked up Torahime and strode back to the castle tower. Completely ignoring the surprised expressions of the maids coming and going, Torahime just buried her head in his arms stupidly.
Pretending to be an ostrich, she probably wouldn't be shy if she didn't look at others! Unfortunately, her face was still uncontrollably blushing.
Numata Sandalwood, who was sitting in the corridor far away, had eyes that were almost red with envy. She kept twisting the gold-painted handkerchief with her hands, pacing back and forth until Kira Yoshitsune had gone far away, and then she sat down slumped down, with a sad face covering her white face.
Sighing: "How can I win His Highness's favor? I have tried all the methods taught by my sister...why is it still useless? Am I not beautiful? Why does Your Highness still favor that crazy girl? It's so frustrating!"
This episode did not affect Kira Yoshitoki's nature. While the female officials of the Konoe family invited from Kyoto were busy arranging the wedding details, he secretly took Torahime to the castle tower to do interesting things. Torahime was shy.
She huddled in his arms like a docile little sheep. She closed her eyes and looked like she was being slaughtered.
Kira Yoshiki gently kissed the girl's thin lips. It felt soft and soft. It didn't have the legendary sweetness but was more wonderful than the taste of honey. The boy and the girl carefully played a little pre-marriage game and kissed each other.
Only at this time can you experience the beauty of touching something.
Hu Ji: "His Highness is a person who does great things, so Hu Ji will not stop His Highness... Hu Ji does not want to be an unvirtuous wife, but His Highness promises Hu Ji that he will always like Hu Ji the most, okay?"
"Okay! How about I swear it? The Great Bodhisattva Hachiman is on top..."
"Don't say it!" Hu Ji covered his mouth and chuckled: "As long as Your Highness has this intention, Hu Ji is very happy now and does not need Hachiman Bodhisattva to take care of us."
This winter seems to be extremely long, five or six degrees colder than before. The endless heavy snow falls intermittently from the beginning of winter to the end of the first lunar month, and half of the snow has not melted away before spring sowing. With the help of some farmland before winter,
When the soil is fallow, turn over the entire soil, and then soak it with cold snow water to kill the locust eggs in the soil.
The areas where this method is applicable are concentrated in the hills near Uonuma County. This county is surrounded by mountains and peaks. Half of the snow in Echigo is piled there. This vast area of mountains and snow is also
Numerous rivers nourish Echigo. After several years of pioneering and planting, hundreds of towns and new fields in Uonuma County have gradually expanded into large grape plantations.
The brewing of wine is very simple. It can be fermented without the need for koji. As long as there is enough sugar and grapes, wine can be brewed. But the biggest question is where does the sugar come from? The sugar industry has always been an important financial source for all countries, even if
The control of sugarcane is not strict and it cannot be grown in most areas of Japan. It is a cash crop that likes high temperature and light and prefers heavy rainfall. Only the area near Satsuma can barely meet this standard.
It will be possible to cultivate white sugar from sugar beets, but that will be hundreds of years later. With the industrial technology that is still in its primitive stage, it is completely impossible to extract white sugar from sugar beets. The most traditional breeding methods can only be used slowly and slowly.
Slow grafting cultivates sugar beets with high sugar production. Fortunately, the roots and leaves of vegetable genius can be eaten as vegetables. It only uses little land for experimental planting.
Time is like a trickle. In the blink of an eye, it comes to the spring of 1555. Two full years have passed since Shimo Echigo. The development of Echigo Nitta is gradually on the right track. This time, 5,000 machibu Nitta was developed in one go.
When rice seedlings were inserted into the paddy fields, the farmers' smiles were so pure and sincere. They sang Echigo's folk songs to a strange rhythm, probably praying for a good harvest this year.
The Takeda family didn't have any accidents. They only had seeds from new crops. They didn't know how to plant them and what were the taboos. They didn't know the role of compost and fertilizer, let alone what pollinators did. Sprinkling the seeds on the ground was just like planting seeds.
Treated like rice, the result is that the harvest of grain in a year is only more than one stone at best, and even half a stone at worst. Farmers and land servants were deceived, and they all complained that this kind of rice was fake.
After various investigations by the Takeda family, it was discovered that many samurai families in Kanto secretly planted new grains and had similar situations one after another. The output of new grains was reduced on a large scale. The common response was that the plants were short and weak, and what was even more frightening was that the plants had been planted
The land has become very barren. The upper fields have become middle fields, and the middle fields have become lower fields. The lower fields will no longer be able to grow food within three to five years. The invisible economic losses are difficult to estimate.
If this trial planting is just a small-scale experiment, the impact is not big. The big trouble caused by potatoes is even more troublesome. Farmers who know the correct way to store potatoes pile potatoes directly in their houses. After spending a
After a less cold winter, new changes appeared.
March was the time when spring flowers were blooming. These potatoes began to sprout one after another and emitted terrible toxins. Unknown to the ground servants, the farmers took out the potatoes that had been stored all winter and sprouted new sprouts and ate them. Then they frequently suffered from vomiting.
, diarrhea and other mild symptoms, at this time they thought it was a bad stomach and didn't care.
As the temperature gradually rises, Kai sows spring seeds earlier than Echigo. Many farmers choose to eat the leftover potatoes. This is not just a matter of bad stomach. The entire Kai, Minami Shinano
A large number of people fell ill or even died. Symptoms mainly include elevated body temperature, repeated vomiting until severe dehydration, photophobia, dilated pupils, twitching of limbs, and difficulty breathing. Kai's doctors were scratching their heads about this emergency and could only look at it.
Each patient died quickly.
Hundreds of people died in just one month, and nearly a thousand people suffered from minor or serious illnesses. As for those who thought they were suffering from bad stomachs, we cannot count them. The first reaction of the farmers was, "Eating new grain seeds will kill people!", next
One reaction was, "It must be a conspiracy created by Echigo!"
As a result, Okuma Asahiu and Jo Masazu's home castle was almost attacked by angry samurai and peasants. The two of them urgently asked for help from the Takeda family while holding on to the castle. A few days later, the Takeda family's envoy arrived, taking them with representatives of the local servants.
Go to Tsugasaki Hall to wait for opinions.
The big bear touched Chao Xiu with his head on the ground and said with tears: "My Lord! I have been growing these potatoes in Echigo for two years! But I have never heard of people being poisoned to death! If you don't believe me, you can go and find out whether what Chao Xiu said is true.
Fake! I, Chaoxiu, am completely loyal to my lord, and I have absolutely no intention of harming you!"
"Then how did our Kai and Shinano samurai die? Could it be that they were cursed to death by demons? Om?" A young Kai samurai glanced at the two samurai who kept avenging their grievances with disdain and cursed.
: "Damn Echigo people! Why don't you die in Echigo? Why did you come to us Kai to do this?"
"Shut up!" Takeda Harunobu slapped the table and drank several times to stop the abuse of the samurai on Konobu's side, and said with a gloomy face: "The matter has not yet been decided, and it is not appropriate to make a decision too early. Bizen Mamoru and Oribu Yu are tired from coming all the way.
, let’s rest in the library for a few days and wait until we make a final decision before we make a decision.”
"Yes!" The two stood up and left silently, their figures looking infinitely desolate and lonely.
"It would be great if Mr. Shirokumon Zen is still here..." This thought stayed in Takeda Harunobu's mind for half a second and then disappeared. Kira Yoshitoki and the Kira family are now a taboo topic in Kai, including himself.
I am willing to mention that embarrassing past. It takes time to heal the pain, but the dead samurai cannot be resurrected. In any case, it is an indisputable fact that the Takeda family's vitality has been severely damaged.
After a long silence, Takeda Harunobu said expressionlessly: "Have you found any signs of the two's activities? Have the two of you come into contact with strangers, samurai with Echigo accents, or anything suspicious recently?"
"No unusual actions were found!" Torupo leader Iitomijirobei said: "Apart from daily patrols and inspections of weapons and equipment, these two people have not come out of the city. There is no suspicious thing found in the news in the city."
"That's strange...could it be the time of death? It doesn't look like it!" Masatake Komai frowned and pondered. He would not believe that the Kira family could control these two people. The rebelliousness was like an uncontrollable flame that was difficult to extinguish. Now this
The two of them no longer have a foothold in Echigo. For now, they can only focus on following the Takeda family to the dark side. Where will they end up in death?
Iitomi Toramasa glanced at Iitomi Jirobei and questioned: "Then why are their relatives not found?"
"Okuma Asahide brought his younger brother to join our family!" Nagasaka Mitsuken helped: "Their relatives may have been sold to the Echigo samurai family as slaves."
"Then how did they..."
"Okay, let's stop! Last year, the Hojo family got a large number of fine seeds from unknown sources. Let's wait and see what the Hojo family's reaction will be." Takeda Harunobu coughed twice and stood up.
Half a month later, similar symptoms appeared in parts of Musashi and Sagami prefectures in Kanto. The Hojo family acted much faster than the Takeda family and immediately treated abnormal situations. Although there were also serious cases where dozens of people died of the disease, it was worse than others.
Kai-Shinano is short of medical treatment and medicine, but there are many strong ones.
Envoys from Kai and Sagami visited each other frequently and determined that potatoes were a very dangerous food. Until their pharmacological effects could not be determined, it was not suitable to continue planting them, so all the potatoes planted in the land were pulled up, and potatoes were banned from planting.
No problems have been found with the new grains, pumpkins and corns for the time being, but military families from all over the country also have a sense of distrust in the new grains.
Many people believe that they are extremely evil things brought to the world by evil spirits from hell. It is said that the Kira family brought them from the evil ghost country in the far west. Some people also say that they have seen red-haired and green-eyed evil spirits with Kira in Naoetsu.
When the families came together, the rumor spread more and more widely. By the time the Hojo family and the Takeda family realized the seriousness of the situation, it had already caused huge economic losses.
Not only were the potatoes uprooted, but all the new grains including corn and pumpkins were uprooted by the farmers. When the owner came to scold them, the farmers confidently said that they were the things of evil spirits and were intended to be used by evil spirits.
To kill them.
Therefore, they would rather delay the farming season and replant seeds than be killed and there is nothing they can do about it. No one knows how much they will lose in this round.
Later, another rumor spread quickly. This red-haired and green-eyed monster was called a Nanman. It belonged to an uncivilized race that lived on eating flesh and blood. This kind of god had been cursed by an evil spirit, and had to be sent to Echigo to request a monk.
For enlightenment, a great monk from Kyoto, Toraya Sōgai, performs daily enlightenment for Asayama Richijo, so Echigo’s divine seeds can be highly productive and non-toxic. Without Echigo, these divine seeds are either poisonous or have reduced yields, because of the lack of high-ranking monks.
Enlightenment.
You can tell that such a bizarre rumor came from Echigo at a glance, but even with such a powerful rumor, those superstitious local servants and farmers still chose to follow this trick. The eminent monks in Kyoto would instill divine seeds every day to destroy evil spirits.
This curse is a great thing with immeasurable merits! Soon, the farmers in Kanto, Koshinobu's land attendants, really felt envious of Echigo.
Some martial artists began to suggest that local monks should be invited to perform the initiations. As a result, countless dharma meetings were held, and the poisonous potatoes were still poisonous no matter how they were initiated. Eating even a small amount would cause vomiting and diarrhea for several days, which made those fools
The "eminent monk" who was eating and drinking was so embarrassed that he could only hide his face and escape from the land of right and wrong in Kanto.
As for the regular big temples, they would not accept such a small order at all. After the Yamabushi of Yehuzen failed, they would not dare to accept such an order. Therefore, some unwilling samurai went around to inquire about Echigo's information, and even went to Echigo in person.
Later, I went to see if it was so magical there, and the samurai who had been there were all amazed when they came back, which further deepened the yearning for Echigo among many people.
The Hojo family immediately stopped when they saw that the limelight was not right. Everyone envied Echigo if the commotion continued. How could the samurai family in Kanto still mess around? Then they brought out the earliest rumors of evil spirits and stirred them up, although they were strongly criticized by some farmers in the countryside.
He objected, but at least the right of public opinion was regained, and the rumors of envy of Echigo gradually stopped.
All of this was an action planned and implemented by Monomichi Hattori Bouchou, and it was also one of several plans to incite Kanto and Konobu. After these plans were handed over to Kira Yoshitoki, he only reviewed them once before approving them for execution. All aspects of the entire operation were
It has nothing to do with Yoshitoki Kira, and being slandered by rumors about Kanto is just a shame.
In early March, the imperial court and the shogunate's envoys arrived early. The envoys sent by the two major authoritative organizations had one major characteristic, that is, they were senior diplomats. The imperial envoy was Yamashina Yantsugi, and the shogunate's envoy was Odate Harimitsu. These two
But they are not ordinary people. The former played an important role in raising funds for the imperial court all year round to support the emperor and officials. The latter's family also contributed a lot by running around to raise funds for the Ashikaga Shogun's family to support the general and the shogunate.
Needless to say, when the two diplomats arrived, they were showered with lavish congratulations and praises as if they were free of charge. When the two diplomats arrived, they secretly murmured a few words while secretly holding on to Kiragi, showing a look that you know how.
Yamashina Yantsugi's message was the imperial court's wish for an official appointment. The imperial court had long wanted to give Kira Yoshitoki an official title. Unfortunately, Kira Yoshitoki was too young and would be promoted too quickly, which was against the rules and would easily lead to taboos. But things are different now.
Yes, Yuanfu is considered a "coming of age ceremony", and getting married is the real "coming of age". However, this age is still too young to advance in rank.
However, some other officials can be added to the four main positions. This is allowed by the imperial court. Yamashina Yantsugi means that as long as it is not excessive, he can give it, which is equivalent to letting Kira Yoshiki choose. This gift is not unreasonable.
rich.
In comparison, the shogunate was much shabby. The message brought by Odate Harumi was guarded by Shinano. On the basis of allowing the issuance of a "letter", Kira Yoshihiro was allowed to issue an "Order for the Expedition of the East Kingdom". In theory, there are three hurdles
Edom belongs to the Eastern Kingdom, so Echigo, Shinano and the Ten Kingdoms of Kanto are included.
This name is not considered tasteless, but its good reputation is actually far less effective than imagined. The protection of Shinano is completely following the trend, but the shogunate's doing this is tantamount to abandoning Ogasawara Nagatoki. I don't know what this person's expression will be like knowing that he has been abandoned.
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On March 6th, Konoe's former heir and his wife, Ashikaga Katsuhime, Kuga Haremichi, Kikuttei Haruji, Nakain Tongwei, persuaded Haruhide to build the temple, Nakain Tongmin and his wife, Kuga Yoshihime, came to Echigo to participate.
For the marriage ceremony, Nijo Haruyō, Saionji Kōcho, Tokudaiji Kōvi and other ministers who could not come in person also sent envoys to send a congratulatory gift.
Konoe's predecessor now occupies a high-ranking minister, the Fuji clan, who is an elder of the Fuji family. He has the intention of attacking the "inner view". Konoe's uncle, Kuga Harumichi, is of sufficient age and status, and he is one of the two great ministers, Nagon and Ukon.
General Wei has also been very active in the past two years, and it is said that he will be promoted to minister soon.
Kira Yoshitsune's uncle Nakain Tongwei's performance was also very eye-catching, and the two great ministers were also high-ranking officials, but it was not enough for him to be promoted to minister.
His legitimate son, Zhongyuan Tongmi, is now nineteen years old. Last year, four senior senators were added to the list, turning him into an authentic senator, Lieutenant General Zuo. Although he was not promoted at the beginning of this year, the court has already let the wind out, and it is expected that at the end of the year, he will be promoted to ministers.
There will be his name.
This means that being promoted to the third rank before the age of twenty is definitely the fastest promotion record in the minister's family in the past century, almost as fast as the promotion speed of the Tsinghua family.
After not seeing each other for a few years, Ashikaga Katsuhime has grown a lot taller. Now she is also a fourteen-year-old girl. Several years of marriage have also made her temperament quieter and gentler. But when she looks at the bride, she still doesn't let go.
I took the opportunity to make fun of Kiragi, and told the embarrassing and interesting stories from childhood to adulthood. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
