The temperature increased sharply at the end of May, and Tokaido ushered in the most important rainy season of the year. The continuous heavy rain wiped out the enthusiasm of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Tokaido. The war on the Nagara River also came to a standstill. Taking advantage of the short rest,
During this period, Minamoto no Yoshitoki handed over the affairs of the Jindai to Yukitaka Sanada as his deputy, and returned to Seiju Castle from Komakiyama Castle to preside over the military meeting.
Affected by the favorable influence of the pacification of Ise Kingdom, Minamoto Yoshitoki decided to send more troops to follow up. He ordered Hojo Tokimasa to command 40,000 troops, with Nagao Yoshikage as his deputy and Nagano Yamori as the vanguard, to invade Iga Kingdom first.
Joined forces with the Iga ninjas and launched a campaign against Yamato and Minami-Omi. The main force of this camp only retained 140,000 troops from Owari to confront the Western Army.
The handling of military affairs is one aspect, but more importantly is the handling of prisoners of war. For example, Tokugawa Ieyasu, who fled from Okazaki Castle and took refuge in Cheongju Castle. When the army was approaching the city, he tried to disguise himself as a farmer and get through. When he was captured and rushed into Cheongju Castle, Tokugawa Ieyasu
At that moment, he was greeted by countless hateful glances as sharp as swords.
"Tokugawa Ieyasu... Tokugawa Ieyasu!" Ignoring the dozens of stiff-necked samurai behind him, and looking coldly at the honest and honest guy who looked like a peasant, Minamoto Yoshiki pulled out his folding fan and tapped the tatami mat gently, and suddenly asked
: "I've heard for a long time that the Matsudaira clan was descended from Kamo's courtiers, but I don't know why you abandoned the Matsudaira clan and joined the Tokugawa clan?"
Tokugawa Ieyasu trembled and said: "I... the origin of the word Miao is..."
Minamoto Yoshitoki ignored him at all, stared at Tokugawa Ieyasu's simple and honest face, and said: "I also heard that this is another solution of the Tokugawa clan. It comes from the Nitta clan, the first class of Tokugawa Yoshiki, and a branch of the Seroda clan. It seems to be
Your ancestor had a samurai who married into Songping Township, right?"
"There is absolutely no such thing..." Tokugawa Ieyasu broke out in cold sweat. He really couldn't figure out how his selfish thoughts could be discovered by others. This was a bold idea that he had never spoken out before.
This master is a well-known Minamoto family, one of the powerful martial arts families of Minamoto no Yoshikuni. Pretending to be a descendant of Minamoto no Yoshikuni in front of him is not much easier than pie in the sky.
In the more than five hundred years since the rise of the samurai family in the Heian period, there have been almost no traces of those who pretended to take the family name. It was not until the shogunate lost power in recent decades that this unhealthy trend gradually emerged. Tokugawa Ieyasu changed his name to imitate those pretenders, such as Genji
Obviously, it is most cost-effective to pretend to be a relative of the current shogun.
However, the records of the Ashikaga clan are clear and clear, and the Ashikaga clan can be found everywhere from Hao'o to Kyushu. Not to mention that the fake ones are worthless, even the Ashikaga relatives with real money are not very valuable. The ones who are really valuable are those who can
The few Ashikaga clans who are ranked number one are very difficult to impersonate these families.
So after much thought, he decided to pretend to take over the exterminated Nitta clan. There were many samurai families in Ueno Kingdom who claimed to be the Nitta clan, including the Iwamatsu clan and his retainer Yura clan. The Nitta clan's sect, the Daikan clan,
The Yamana clan is still alive, and the Satomi clan also has branches. Only after turning around seven or eight corners did I find the Serota clan, a branch of the Tokugawa clan, as my family.
Under Tokugawa Ieyasu's frightened gaze, Minamoto no Yoshitoki suddenly sneered: "I have to say that you are really brave. You dare not choose to harm yourself to preserve your statement. What kind of courage do you have to dare to stand alive in my life?"
This is a confusing question before us!"
"I..." Tokugawa Ieyasu broke out in cold sweat instantly, knelt on the ground and begged: "I dare to swear to gods and Buddhas that I have absolutely no intention of harming the Kira family. I just want to force Mikawa Kira to submit. That's all." That’s all!”
"Maybe you don't have this idea, or maybe you are just lying to me..." Yuan Yishi's tone suddenly changed and he said: "But these are not important! What is important is that Yu's great-uncles, uncles, brothers, and family members are all All the maids with the same surname in the city are dead. How can we settle this account?"
"I..." Tokugawa Ieyasu found that his clothes were quietly soaked, and his throat was as dry as fire. He swallowed hard and lowered his head and said, "I am willing to die in exchange for..."
"Don't talk about a deal with me, you're not worthy." Minamoto Yoshi stood up and walked to the group of sly Matsudaira samurai behind Tokugawa Ieyasu, glanced at their expressions of death-defying expressions, and then turned to look at Tokugawa Ieyasu. With an expectant expression on his face, he chuckled and said: "Tokugawa Ieyasu and Sekiguchi Sena divorced, the Matsudaira clan except Ohgusa and the Sakurai clan were all executed, Tokugawa Ieyasu and his son Takechiyo... the owl leader!"
"Ah! How dare you..." Honda Tadakatsu was furious, and he stood up and was about to rush towards Ashikaga Yoshie. He was caught by the tall and powerful Kakizaki Yoshie, and even the weapons were confiscated. The Matsudaira samurai was not a wolf at all. The opponent of the personal guard was easily captured by dozens of strong men who followed him.
"Why... why..." Tokugawa Ieyasu sat on the ground as if mourning for his heir, wailing: "Why can't I die alone... why can't I let go of my child Takechiyo?"
"Because? Okay, I'll tell you why..." Minamoto Yoshitoki grabbed Tokugawa Ieyasu's collar and said murderously: "Because you let all of Yu's relatives die, and you made Yu feel shameful and despicable. A reptile-like being like you dares to kill a whole family of my Yuan family. You regard the majesty of my Yuan family as if it were nothing. You also think that Yu’s sword is not sharp enough, and you want to test it with your own head and the heads of your entire family!"
Tokugawa Ieyasu was trembling like chaff, his whole body was as soft as mud, and he was choked with sobs for a long time, unable to cry out a word of supplication. He could only watch Minamoto no Yoshiki throw him to the bodyguards, and stare at his figure being pulled away. , said slowly: "So you deserve to die, you deserve to die a long time ago! I just fulfilled your wish and sent your whole family to reunite in the underworld."
Honda Toki swept across the captured Honda Hirotaka in the team. Honda and Tadashi bowed and said, "Please tell me, my Lord, what should I do with the Tokugawa retainers?"
When Minamoto no Yoshi glanced at some obviously reluctant warriors in the queue, he muttered: "Those who are willing to follow Tokugawa Ieyasu and die can come forward now, and I will give him a chance to fulfill his loyalty."
"Who is afraid of your threats? I'm just dying!" Honda Tadakatsu struggled fiercely, but Kakizaki Yoshiie was a head and a half taller than him and was so strong that it was not easy to capture a dwarf who was only 1.4 meters tall. Honda Tadakatsu's performance was also very interesting. He couldn't help but cursed loudly. Before he could even curse, the faces of the samurai in the hall changed.
Hirotaka Honda couldn't stand it and shouted in a low voice: "Heihachiro, shut up!"
"Hikosaburo, what are you afraid of? Isn't it just death? Are we samurai still afraid of death? Ah!" Honda Tadakatsu shouted loudly, for fear that others would not know that he was not afraid of death.
Minamoto no Yoshi smiled indifferently: "Since you want to die so much, I'll let you do it. If there are people in the Tokugawa retainers who want to die to be loyal, let them all do it!"
In panic and confusion, Tokugawa Ieyasu was forcibly carried out of Ohiroma by two samurai. Also carried away with him were Honda Tadakatsu, Torii Tadayoshi, Torii Motada, Abe Tadamasa, Okubo Tadashi, The loyal ministers such as Ishikawa Ienari, Sakai Tadatsuji, Hiraiwa Oikayoshi, Natsume Yoshinobu, and Uemura Iemori all died, but the interesting thing is that most of their families chose to survive, preferring to live with humiliation and heavy burdens rather than being exterminated.
For example, excluding the impulsive Honda Tadakatsu, most of the Honda family chose to survive. For example, former ministers of the original Kira family such as Osuga Yasutaka, Sakakibara Kiyomasa, Sakakibara Yasumasa, etc. took the opportunity to return to the Senate and represented Tokugawa. Okubo Tadayo, Okubo Tadasa and other brothers who were powerful samurai in the family expressed their submission. This broken ship of the Tokugawa family was destined to sink. It was better to struggle to survive than to be buried with it.
Hundreds of members of the Matsudaira clan were killed, and women were given to the samurai as concubines. Sekiguchi Sena was betrothed to Watanabe Moritsuna as the main wife, and Matsudaira Masahisa, the governor of the Matsudaira family, changed his original Miao name to Saigo, Sakurai. The Matsudaira family changed their ancestral lineage to the Miao name Sakurai, and from then on there was no longer a martial arts family named Matsudaira in the world.
Except for a few hypocritical samurai who neither wanted to die nor serve as officials, they voluntarily returned to farming. All living members of the Tokugawa family tree chose to serve in the Ashikaga family without exception. Yasumasa Sakakibara, Tadashi Okubo, and Tadashi Okubo, who had extraordinary military command skills, were the most respected members of the Ashikaga family. There is a set of Ishikawa Shusheng and Aoyama Chumen who have been properly arranged.
Among these people he found an interesting samurai, his name was Ozo Choan. His father was Ozo Taifu Juro Nobuan, a sarugaku master of the Takeda family. He studied under Kinharu's sect and met Zaozu Imharu Kisho. His sect was Imharu who specialized in Kyogen. The Daizo-ryu, which was created separately, is a long-established Daimon style. It was founded at the same time as Daizo Shinan was born.
Ozo Shinan moved from Harimo Kingdom to Kai Country, and worked under Takeda Shingen as the royal saru guru. His son Ozo Changan disliked the low status of the saru guru, and turned to learn the skills of internal affairs under several outstanding monks in Kai. , his unique secret skills of calculation and multitasking are deeply relied upon by Takeda Shingen.
When he was a teenager, he served as a mining executive at Kurokawa Kanayama, and served as the main administrator at Minami-Shinano Kinji Kanayama. As the Takeda family expanded the Suruga Three Territories, he became a mining executive at Suruga Kanayama, and then the direction of his duties was From Suruga, he was transferred to Toe as the chief minister of Hima Castle. Then he was transferred to Mikawa Province as the deputy minister of retainers under the Tokugawa family.
These big leaps brought him great benefits, and at the same time, he became confused and entangled with the Tokugawa retainers. Among them, he had a particularly close relationship with the brothers Okubo Tadashi and Okubo Tadashi, and under Okubo Tadashi's persuasion He married his daughter as his wife. Before this secret betrayal could be discovered, he learned that the Takeda family had suffered heavy losses, causing Shun Enzo to lose control. He also took advantage of the situation and sneaked into Okubo's house to hide. At this moment, several Okubo brothers surrendered. , he had no choice but to show up.
"Ozo Chang'an is now renamed Okubo Chang'an. His father-in-law is Okubo Tadayo, and his sworn brother is Okubo Tadashi..." Minamoto Yoshi felt like he wanted to laugh but couldn't. After going back and forth, Ozu Chang'an still became attached to the Okubo family. After a while, he said: "Although he is a corrupt official, his ability is still good. When he is in a different position, he will not have the chance to monopolize power. Let him do it."
Later, Minamoto no Yoshitomo ordered Saijo Castle, the old territory of Mikawa Kingdom, to be bulldozed, and a thousand red leaf trees and a thousand cherry blossom trees were planted nearby. This was to commemorate his mother, Nakain Aihime, who died young.
She loves the beautiful scenery of Kyoto when maple leaves are red. Viewing cherry blossoms in Kyoto in spring and autumn maples are the most wonderful enjoyments. Of course, her favorite flowers of all colors are also indispensable.
A red leaf shrine was built on the original site of the old city. The main gods enshrined were his father Yoshiyao Kira and his mother Nakain Aihime. The early death of his father and mother was a great regret for him. He could only use this garden full of cherry blossoms and red leaves.
Feng Lai remembers his deceased relatives and hopes that the couple can live a more comfortable life in heaven.
In addition, a Saijo Shrine was built opposite Momiji Shrine. The main deities enshrined are his two brothers, Kira Yoshigo and Kira Yoshian, his uncle Kira Yoshitomi, and his uncle Kira Yoshiaki. The deputy deities are Nobutada Ohuchi and Yao Yamaoka.
Yuan and several other victims including the maid with a minor surname who died in Saijo Castle. The name, origin, age and even life of each person are recorded, so that these people who died for the Kira family can also enjoy a share of incense in heaven.
Blessings, this is probably the only useful praise for those who are loyal.
After dealing with all this, it was already the beginning of June, which was the season of continuous heavy rains and floods. He needed to sort out the military affairs before the battle and a lot of government affairs transferred from his hometown Edo Castle. In his spare time, he also had to take care of his son-in-law.
Regarding his studies, Yuan Yishi is always coming and going in a hurry. The father and son have rarely been able to talk to each other recently. He needs to take time to talk to his legitimate son.
The father and son once again sat and talked. This relatively equal pattern of questions and answers was very popular with him. Ashikaga Yoshiyasu asked: "My child has heard his father say several times that among the outstanding figures in the world today,
, there is the name Oda Kamisuke Nobunaga. However, this man chose to support Ashikaga Yoshiaki in the capital and became the enemy of our Ashikaga family, and then deposed the emperor and repeatedly rebelled. This man should be a relative and ally of my Ashikaga family.
,Why would you do such a thing?"
Minamoto nods his head and smiles: "Oda Nobunaga is indeed a heroic figure today. Yu's dog Gozen and Ichigozen are also the daughters of the Oda family. However, this person is not very close to Yu. His ambition is to dominate Luo and become the hero of the world, and even take the throne.
The Ashikaga family replaced him, which I could not allow. He also knew very well that this idea could not be supported by Yu, which was why he made the decision to seek hegemony by supporting Ashikaga Yoshihoichi.
Supporting Ashikaga Yoshiaki coincided with the pursuit of wealth and honor through risks, and deposing the emperor was a desperate attempt to gain great wealth. These two gains made him go from a Japanese samurai in Owari to a three-member councilor, deputy shogun, and play a role in an instant.
The territories of the five kingdoms in Kinei suddenly became the overlord of Kinei. The above-mentioned gains are not insignificant, which can never be obtained by following Yu."
Ashikaga Yoshiyasu nodded thoughtfully, and then asked after a while: "Then Oda Nobunaga led the puppet court, attacked Sakamoto, burned Mount Hiei, and captured the emperor everywhere. All the above were perverse and perverse, which destroyed all conscience and made people and gods angry. But this person is
I was able to sit firmly in Kinai and mobilize the army, and mobilize troops in Mino, so why did Owari's men start a rebellion?"
Minamoto no Yoshishi did not directly answer his question, but shook his head and smiled: "If Saburo puts himself in Oda Nobunaga's situation and learns that I led 230,000 Eastern Kingdom elites to Luo to defeat the rebellious ministers, there are three ways in front of you.
You can choose to attack Sakamoto first, support Echizen secondly, and defend Mino or Mikawa thirdly. How should you choose?"
