At the Edo Castle Imperial Palace, dozens of Kanto ministers gathered together. They were here to witness the surrender of the former Kanto overlord, the Hojo family, for the first time. Seeing so many familiar faces appearing in the Imperial Palace, Hojo
Uzumasa always felt a little awkward in his heart. Being surrounded by former enemies and defeated generals was probably one of the most painful things.
Wearing a silver-white hunting coat with a black hat on his head, he walked over slowly as if he were a minister on a leisurely trip. When the Hojo father and son saw that this man was tall, majestic, and looked at the world with power, they knew that this was Kanto Lord Ashikaga Yoshi.
Toki himself quickly bowed and said respectfully: "Dr. Hojo Sakyo (Sagami Mamoru), please see His Highness Kōkata."
Ashikaga Yoshitoki walked up to his seat and sat down cross-legged, and said with a smile on his face: "No need to be polite! I am very happy to see the two His Highnesses here, because I feel that there must be something extraordinary about both being Kyoto samurai. Today
Seeing that the temperament of the two His Highnesses is extraordinary and the achievements of ordinary samurai cannot be compared, it is a great blessing for me, the Kanto Ashikaga family, to be able to persuade them to surrender."
Hojo Ujiyasu bowed and replied seriously: "I don't dare to take His Highness as a compliment."
"Speaking of which, we should let Hojo Kamisuke-den and Hojo Anbo-shōden join the two His Highnesses." Ashikaga Yoshitoki pulled out his folding fan and knocked on the table. Within a moment, he saw Hojo Tsunari and Hojo Clan, led by their little names, arrive.
In the Imperial Palace, it was a different feeling to see father and son and brothers meet each other. When the Hojo Clan looked at Ashikaga Yoshi with a happy and grateful face, it seemed as if he was celebrating this long-lost feeling of surviving the disaster.
The small reunion was just an appetizer. Ashikaga Yoshitoki immediately proposed to Hojo Ujiyasu. He hoped that he would take on the important task of ascending the Ashikaga family tree. This proposal was also based on the rules set by Ashikaga Yoshitoki. Basically, every one was conquered.
The samurai family would allocate a position based on his background and ability in the territory. In the Ashikaga family, where the position was not hereditary, it was not an exaggeration to reward the newly surrendered powerful samurai with a clan elder.
However, Hojo Ujiyasu still seemed to have a estrangement in his heart and was not willing to serve the Kanto Lord in front of him, so he declined on the grounds that he was old and feeble, and was too weak to be used in a big way. Ashikaga Yoshitoki also reassured him in a reasonable way that he should not be discouraged, and that he should first take care of him.
It’s okay to take good care of your body and then work for it.
It always takes a lot of courage to rashly invite your former enemies to be your heirlooms. Of course, it also takes a lot of courage for the other party to succeed. This rejection was not beyond Ashikaga Yoshitoki's expectations, and it was not because of Hojo Ujiyasu's poor health.
The big secret. The Hojo clan inherited severe hypertension, which was a huge problem that was almost impossible to face in ancient times when there was a lack of treatment for chronic diseases such as hypertension.
Cao Cao, Li Shimin, Li Zhi and other wise emperors all died of high blood pressure. It is conceivable that Hojo Ujiyasu was helpless in the face of this genetic disease. Once he reached the age of forty, his health became worse than before. Before retiring as the governor of the family,
During the year, he could only work for half a day and rest for half a day. Later, after a huge defeat in the high mountain battle, he firmly decided to retire.
Let him continue to serve as the elder of the clan, not to mention how upset he is. Even the elder of the clan may not be able to support his body even with the heavy workload. Forcibly appointing him will only make the Hojo Ujiyasu, who is struggling to persist, die in a few years. This
It did not meet Ashikaga Yoshitoki's expectations. He hoped that the Sagami Lion could live for a few more years. At least it could calm down the Hojo legacy of Sagami Izu.
"Since the elder of the genealogy family cannot take on the role, why not settle for the next best thing and serve as the rest of the imperial family to accompany everyone!"
The honorary position of the imperial minister. He does not hold real power and does not need to work for the family business of the Ashikaga family. He only needs to accompany Ashikaga Yoshitoki to eat, chat and exchange some opinions. It is probably like an expert evaluation team without responsibility.
It's the same thing. This time Hojo Uji was too good to refuse and happily agreed.
After arranging the position of Hojo Ujiyasu, he turned to the current family governor Hojo Ushimasa. Ashikaga Yoshitoki said to him: "Hojo Sagami is a young and promising guardian with a bright future. Serving as Yu's family elder can make the samurai at home feel at ease. Yu is now more
What I am concerned about is the issue of Miao characters raised by many retainers in charge of Kanto. I wonder what Sagami Shoden thinks about the issue of Miao characters?"
"Please forgive me, Your Highness, I really have nothing to say about the Miao character." Hojo Ushimasa was a little embarrassed to avoid the ridicule and ridicule that came from the corner. The Sagami Hojo clan is also called the Go-Hojo clan. He is
The Hojo clan was obviously not a branch of the Hojo Tokusune family of the Kamakura shogunate. The self-proclaimed Miao name Hojo was innumerable, so it has always been ridiculed by the Kanto samurai.
Ashikaga Yoshitoki was well aware of the depth of the contradiction in this, and said with a smile: "There are two proposals for Sagami to choose from. The first is to restore the original Miao name Ise clan. The Ise clan comes from the Ise Taira clan and the Ise clan.
The Hojo clan comes from the same sect, and there is absolutely no problem in restoring the original Miao character to the original Miao character. Secondly, if you continue to use the current Miao character, Hojo clan, I can give you the Hojo clan's high recognition."
The Hojo clan is very contradictory. The Ise clan is the Miao character of their family. Ise Shinkurō entered Sounan Sounzui when he was in his prime. He is the ancestor of the Hojo clan, Hojo Soun. After all, the Ise clan is also a hereditary samurai family who serves as the deacon of the shogunate government.
, his status in the shogunate is second only to the three-in-charge leader, and even more powerful than the four positions since the end of the Onin Rebellion.
However, the Hojo clan can only be regarded as a branch of the Bitchu Ise clan. It is not qualified to inherit a branch of the clan. It is better to continue to use the previous Miao character. Whether it is based on personal psychology or practical interests, it is more cost-effective to continue to use it.
Miao and Hojo are the best choices. After all, they have worked hard for decades to build the name of the Sagami Hojo family. The brand effect has been generated and grown into a towering tree. At this time, it is absolutely necessary to suddenly cut down this big tree.
Unwise.
Hojo Ushimasa said firmly: "I have decided to continue to retain the name of the Hojo clan."
"Are you sure you won't regret it?"
"Never regret it!"
The young Lord Kanto laughed silently and applauded for Hojo Ushimasa's persistence. When the new members of the Kanto Council saw the Lord, they all applauded, so we also clapped our hands as a sign of appreciation. The young Satake Yoshige's eyes widened and he didn't understand this.
What kind of play was he acting? Even the experienced Koyama Takachao couldn't figure out the reason.
Yuki Haruto seemed to be thinking of something but not sure yet, Hoga Couture and Ozeki Takamasu hadn't figured out Kanto's temper yet and didn't dare to draw any conclusions. Utsunomiya Hirotsuna and Nasu Suiyoshi were busy looking at each other to communicate.
The eye-killing technique. He didn’t even notice that the small changes in the hall involved many invisible things.
"In that case, how about I decide to give him the title of "Princess" in the Ujizheng Palace?"
Hojo Umasa was stunned for a moment and felt slightly puzzled. This word of greeting was not a big deal, so why should it be so solemn? He hurriedly bowed and said: "Thank you for your grace, His Highness!"
"Don't be too busy yet. There is an explanation for the word "I". If you want to use it as a common character for the Hojo family, Sagami Mamoru should think about it." Ashikaga Yoshitoki smiled like a cunning fox.
Hojo Umasa subconsciously sensed that something was wrong. He turned around and saw his father, Hojo Ujiyasu, winking at him quietly, meaning to tell him not to agree even if he refused vaguely. However, when the matter came to a close, he did not dare to fool the Kanto public by playing tricks. After thinking about it, he still couldn't agree.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Please give me your grace, Your Highness."
Ashikaga Yoshitoki said proudly: "Then give the remaining character 'Toki' to the Hojo family! From now on, your name will be Hojo Sagami Tokimasa!"
"Ah!" Hojo Ushimasa fell down and almost fainted from fright. At this moment, he understood why his father kept giving him winks to tell him not to agree. He had no intention of giving the character "righteousness" as a general character, that is,
Using "Toki" as the common character did not follow the rules and used "Hojo Toki" as the new name. Instead, it was a strange example like Uesugi Teruhora, who abandoned his common character "Kage" and retained the character "Tora" instead.
Ashikaga Yoshitoki disapproved of Kojima: "Don't be afraid! If I'm not afraid of the Tokisei Palace, what else should I be afraid of? It doesn't matter that he happens to have the same name as a deceased historical figure of the Hojo family. What he did cannot represent the Sagami Hojo family.
Words and deeds, right? So your descendants will carry forward the word "Shi" and put it in the last word "Tong" as the name of the direct line!"
"Of course you are not afraid, but I am really scared to death." The newly born Hojo Tokimasa was so scared that his legs were weak and he didn't know what to do. Everyone in the Hojo family looked pale. Hojo Tokimasa was founded by the Kamakura shogunate.
A powerful minister in the past, he once wanted to support a puppet general to realize his dream of dictatorship in his later years. He was abandoned by his daughter Hojo Masako and son Hojo Yoshitoki, and eventually ended up being exiled to Izu Country and died.
The all-powerful Kamakura Hojo clan hundreds of years ago has long been wiped out. Today, the Sagami Hojo clan comes from the Ise clan who was born in Kyoto. They also changed their name to Hojo and used the Hojo three-scale flag. However, the Hojo clan has never said anything about themselves and Kamakura.
The relationship between the Kurahojo family and the samurai group of the eight Kanto countries made a simple distinction between the two Hojo clans. The Hojo clan in power in the Kamakura period was called the former Hojo clan, and the one in Sagami Odawara Castle today is called the Houjo clan.
Hojo clan.
In fact, there is no direct blood relationship between the two members of the Hojo clan. If you insist on saying that there is much connection, there is still something. The predecessor of the Hojo clan, the Ise clan, was the Kanbu Taira clan, who happened to be Ise Taira.
The branch founded by Taira Taira, the direct descendant of the Taira family, is the direct descendant of Taira Kiyomori, the mainstay of the Taira family.
As a branch clan, the Ise clan has no reputation. It was just an inconspicuous clan during the period when the Hei Qing Dynasty was the most powerful. It was precisely because of not raising its eyebrows that it was able to survive the storms of the 150 years from the end of the Genpei period to the end of the Kamakura period.
In the last years of Kamakura, he gradually got close to the Ashikaga family and became a confidant by virtue of his status as the guardian of the Kamakura Kingdom.
Ashikaga Takauji's father, Ashikaga Sadashi, and Ise Sadatsuki were relatives. With this relationship, Ise Sadatsugu became the royal bureaucrat of the Muromachi shogunate, and thus stood out among several Taira families and became a famous Taira family in the Muromachi era.
, the Bitchu guardian family who was born during the heyday of Ise (Hojo Soun) was also a powerful lineage of the direct line of the Ise clan, and became the Shinji clan of the shogunate in charge of diplomatic affairs.
The former deacon of the political office, Ise Sadataka, is the nephew of Hojo Soun. Ise Sadataka's father, Ise Sadatatsu, is the nephew of Hojo Soun and the brother of Hojo Utsuna. When the Ise family's direct line of descent ended, he came from Bichu.
Ise Sadataka, the adoptive son of the Mori family, was the leader of the family, and it can be seen from this that the status of the Hojo family was quite good.
In addition, Hojo Ujizuna's change of Miao character to Hojo is also related to the former Hojo. His wife, Hojo Ujiyasu's mother, Yangsuin, has an extraordinary origin. His father, Yokoe Hojo Sagami Mamoru, is one of several branches of the former Hojo clan.
The Hojo clan managed to survive a turmoil in the late Kamakura years and successfully preserved the Hojo family line. Therefore, when the Hojo clan changed its name to Miao, it also had the meaning of a son-in-law and an adopted son. However, this story was never announced to the public. It was only revealed later.
The Hojo clan knew this was happening.
Ashikaga Yoshitoki suddenly proposed to give the former Hojo clan's common character "Toki" as the new common character for the latter Hojo clan, which made everyone in the Hojo family break into a cold sweat. It was nothing more than the Hojo clan who was so frightened that his body became weak and did not dare to move.
I probably feel that the Kanto government has plotted against the Hojo family every step of the way. Everyone in the Kanto country watching the excitement was beaming with joy. They rubbed their palms together in excitement. They were even happier than celebrating the New Year. When have they ever seen the Hojo family in such a state of embarrassment?
Let this good thing happen to them.
Hojo Ujiyasu was hesitant to speak several times, but when his thoughts changed, he couldn't help but think to himself: "What your Highness Kōkata means by this is worth thinking about! It doesn't seem like a simple name that is the same as the ancients, nor is it just to scare me, the Hojo clan.
With the current situation in which the Kanto government has unified Kanto, there should be no need to target my Hojo family!"
It’s not a big deal to have the same name. There are many families where descendants deliberately take the names of their ancestors. The most famous one, Date One-Eyed Dragon, used the name of his ancestor. Umechiyo Omaru, who died young, was a useless person.
Mr. Shiba was named Ashikaga Yoshiji, and he also took the name of Ashikaga Kamisaburo Yoshiji, the third generation pillar of the Ashikaga clan.
There are even more perverted samurai who love two names and insist on using two names. For example, the Iyo Kono clan is an extreme example. The two names Kono Tongnao and Kono Tongnobu are used by the father and son back and forth. The names of the grandfather and grandson are exactly the same, and they can continue to do so.
The name remains the same for several generations, so the only way to distinguish it is to look at age and official position.
Ashikaga Yoshitoki had a bad taste. Of course, he did not simply want to scare the Hojo family. His dream was to recreate the samurai style of the Kamakura period, but he could not imitate the bloody and chaotic Kamakura samurai customs seriously. After all,
Times have changed, and more civilized and advanced systems must be used to manage Guandong. Necessary tactics are an indispensable link.
Using the Hojo family and giving the Hojo family a new official character is one of the links in Ashikaga Yoshitoki's plan. Not to mention that the Hojo family has always been on the edge of the shogunate's ministerial system. More than 90% of the family's ministers follow Hojo Soun.
The same is true for samurai from Kyoto, such as the Ise clan from the main family, the Matsuda clan, the Tominaga clan, the Ogasawara clan, and the Daidoji clan who are relatives of important ministers.
The powerful descendants of Yamato Seito and others are also Kyoto samurai who came to Sagami Country in the past twenty years. They have a natural affection and attraction for Ashikaga Yoshitoki, who came from the shogunate. They are all immigrants and have settled in Kanto, and there are more than sixty people in total.
Years ago, the local indigenous Kanto samurai were constantly bullied, which also made this group of outsiders from Kyoto stick together very closely. The loyalty of the Hojo retainers has always been the most united among the Kanto samurai family and even the world's samurai families. Shimazu relied on blood to support
His name is not necessarily any better.
"His Majesty Kakata wants to warn me not to imitate the Kamakura Hojo family in seeking power and usurping the throne! But by changing the name of our family so suddenly, is it just to defeat our family?" Hojo Ushimasa looked at him with confusion and confusion.
, I hope to get an accurate answer from His Highness, so that there will be no knot in his heart that cannot be solved.
Ashikaga Yoshitoki did not want to frighten the Hojo clan, and said with a kind smile: "I have no intention of targeting Sagami Shoden. This is my first meeting with Sakyo Dafuden and Sagami Shoden. I admire the two of them very much for their grace and kindness."
Respect, the original intention of paying homage to Sagami Shoden is just like the meaning of the name itself. I believe that your two highnesses will get the answer you want after careful consideration."
"There may be many roads, so there is indeed something inside, right?" Hojo Ujiyasu's mind suddenly changed, and he suddenly felt enlightened, and said: "I was thinking about His Highness Kakata's intention just now, and it must not be that simple.
, maybe this is both a spur and an encouragement! Is it to allow me, the Hojo clan, to regain the prestige that the Miao character itself bears?"
Ashikaga Yoshitoki nodded and said: "The Kamakura Hojo family was originally a powerful imperial family, and was also a samurai family related to the pillar family of the Genji family in Kawachi. During the Genpei era, he made great contributions to the shogunate. He assisted the shogun in governing the world and made big mistakes. The shogun's heirs competed for the shogunate.
The ruling power has committed heinous crimes, and it is only natural that we, the Minamoto clan, should wipe them out in one fell swoop.
Now I want to grant permission to the Sagami Shrine to restore the Hojo clan's Miao character, shoulder the heavy responsibility of reviving the Hojo clan's family business, and take over the sins they committed. From today on, I must always take out "Azuma Mirror", read more, reflect frequently, and always be vigilant about myself and those around me.
The samurai family must not take the same path of no return as the Kamakura Hojo clan."
Perhaps he felt that it was immoral to scare the hard-working Hojo clan, so before the banquet ended that day, he gave Hojo Tokimasa a famous shipwright's sword and a pair of armor, with the blood of Trakenama and Kiso horses.
He received a half-breed war horse and allowed the Hojo clan to live in a partially built house in Ninomaru, Edo Castle.
At the end of the banquet, he summoned Hojo Tokimasa alone and told him personally that he did not have to bear too much burden on the new name. As the Kanto Lord, he was by no means an unreasonable and mediocre ruler. He would choose to give the Hojo family a chance to restore the family name of their ancestors.
He values their clan's rare loyalty and bravery, and perhaps the Hojo clan, which was famous all over the world in the past, can be revived in his hands.
A heart-to-heart conversation finally wiped away the knot in Hojo Tokimasa's heart, allowing him to sit down as governor with peace of mind. Ashikaga Yoshitoki gave him more preferential treatment than he imagined, including all six prefectures in central Sagami Province.
To Hojo Tokimasa, the Sagami Hojo clan's territory was increased from the originally promised 100,000 koku of Sagami Hankoku to 140,000 koku of Sagami Dahankoku.
Ashikaga Yoshitoki also offered very preferential treatment to the surrendered Hojo clan. Those people from the West Sagami country who were willing to follow the Hojo clan and the people from the Izu country were allowed to transfer to the East Sagami country, with more than 70,000 koku from the Izu country and those from the West Sagami country.
Fifty thousand stones became the imperial material land of the Ashikaga family, and it was a win-win situation that everyone was happy with. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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