Chapter 1451 Ghosts and gods swear an oath as witness
Storytelling, singing and opera are all about persuading people. The three avenues run through the center. Life is full of grass every day, and the sun and the moon fly like a shuttle year after year.
After all, outside the door was the warrior Tongxinji who stood solemnly, carefully guarding the male god in their hearts. The time and place were not suitable.
After that, Akechi Mitsuhide rushed to the north of Hanoi to make diplomatic efforts for the Shiba family's strategy.
A massive anti-Sanhao siege broke the backbone of the Mihaoshi family in just one battle. Onlookers not only lamented the rapid decline of the Mihaoshi family, but also were in awe of the strength of the Spo family.
This battle seems to be the fierce fighting of Maeda's interests at Jiuboji Temple, but in fact, behind the scenes is the efforts of the entire Shiba Group.
The authorization from the Kyoto shogunate, Araki Murashige's rebellion, Hatano Hideharu's response, Miyoshi Yasunaga and Azaya Nobuyasu's actions, and the support of the Ichiko sect and the Shingon sect.
The central shogunate, local samurai families, and sectarian forces all chose to side with the Shiba family, which led to the rapid defeat of Miyoshi Yoshitsugu, which reflected the solid foundation of Yoshigan's painstaking efforts for many years.
Miyoshi Yoshitsugu's invasion also gave Yoshigan the opportunity to further integrate the powerful local factions in the shogunate and prepare for the political situation after the decline and collapse of the shogunate center.
Therefore, Yoshigami not only did not hate Miyoshi Yoshitsugi, but actually sympathized with her. If it hadn't been for her to come to the mainland, the Shiba family would have no excuse to tighten the ropes around their allies.
Under the planning of Akechi Mitsuhide, Yoshigage promoted his strategy in an orderly manner. The two of them had such a tacit understanding that they did not mention the future of the Ashikaga Shogunate, because they both knew it in their hearts.
The Ashikaga Shogunate has no future, and the future will be created by the winner between the Oda family and the Shiba family.
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Nagahara, south of Kyuboji Temple, not far from the Yamato River, is the key battlefield for the student army to break through from the southern front.
It was here that the Western Expedition student army, using long and short weapons and simple equipment, fought to the death with the elite Awa soldiers of Shinohara Chofusa's troops who hurriedly arrived, establishing the victory of the Jiubouji battle.
Yuya Kito looked at the densely packed graves on the hill in front of him. More than a hundred Kanto Princess Warriors from the student army were buried on this land just as they had sworn before.
There are more than a hundred surviving international students below Yua Guitou. They stand here uniformly to bid farewell to their dead classmates.
A nun invited from a nearby temple was reciting the Purana Sutra. A war horse came galloping in the distance. On the horse was a high-spirited Mikami Momo in a blue kimono, which was a bit eye-catching in this occasion.
Mikami Momo jumped off the horse, bowed deeply in the direction of the grave, and then said to Yuya Kito.
"Ms. Akechi Mitsuhide is here, and she has brought the gift of Tsutado-den."
Yuya Kito interrupted Mikami Momo's excited words and said.
"You're late. We agreed to see them off together. How could you be late?"
Mikami Momo glanced at the foreign students behind her in embarrassment. In front of them, who were as solemn as sculptures, her excitement seemed very inappropriate.
Pursing her lips, Mikami Momo bowed.
"As soon as I was about to come over, the envoy from the Chinese Army came to send me a message, saying that I had something important to go to right away. Since I didn't know what happened, I went over there first.
I'm late, I'm very sorry."
Kito Yua glanced at the blue kimono on Mikami Momo. It was bought for them by more than two hundred international students who pooled their money to wear when they had an audience with Tsutado-den.
If Mikami Momona didn't know what was going on, how could she be cautious enough to wear such ceremonial clothes?
Looking at Mikami Momo's slightly pleading eyes, Kito Yua didn't want to expose his friend's little thoughts anymore, so he just nodded and asked.
"Have you paid a visit to Akechi Mitsuhide?"
Mikami Momona breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Ghost Head Yua didn't continue to pursue the case, and then couldn't help but get excited again.
"Yes, Tsudado-don very much appreciates the performance of the student army in this battle, and Mr. Akechi Mitsuhide personally came to announce our reward.
Gitouji, the Wu Family Revival Association has been accepted by Tsudo Hall and has become a subordinate organization of the Wu Family Principles Promotion Association. You and I will become the first president and vice president and participate in the management affairs of the promotion association."
Mikami Momo's excitement was not without reason.
The Wu Family Revival Association was originally a voluntary organization of overseas students, so it was a great blessing to receive the approval and support of Tsutado-don.
Unexpectedly, this battle would be so brutal. More than half of the student soldiers sacrificed their lives and made great achievements, which alarmed Tsudo-don and made him look at foreign students even more differently.
The Samurai Revival Association was included in the formal organization of the Samurai Giri Promotion Association. As the president and vice presidents, Mikami Momo and Kito Yua were able to participate in Kanto government affairs as representatives of young girls.
The Wu Family Giri Promotion Association is an important department of the Kanto Shisho in providing economic assistance to the Kanto Plain. It not only holds a large amount of economic resources, but also has cooperative relationships with other institutions.
For example, I can communicate with the United Front, local people, and fraternities on the political platform of the Wushu Association, and I can also speak at the Grand Council and the Standing Council.
For Mikami Momo and Kito Yua, who were born as low-level servants in the village, this time they have truly reached the sky in one step. The social hierarchy of the samurai family is strict, and it is very difficult for the lower-level warriors to climb up.
They broke through the ceiling at a young age and entered the highest political circle in Kanto. This blessing was not just like the smoke rising from their ancestral graves, it was like their ancestral graves exploding.
In contrast to Mikami Momo's excitement, Kito Yua's reaction seemed indifferent, she asked.
"What about the dead sisters? What was their reward?"
Mikami Momo was a little embarrassed and subconsciously glanced at the international students behind her.
She was patronizing and happy, but in the eyes of outsiders, she wondered if she would be regarded as a villain who climbed up on the corpses of her classmates. This would not be a good impression for others.
Mikami Momo quickly remedied it.
"All the sisters who died in the battle received the Shiba establishment. Tsudo-den specially instructed the Tongxin Secretariat to handle it first, and Kanto Shiba received the follow-up pension.
Their establishment will be inherited by the sisters at home, and their parents are eligible to move to the Kanto Spur Territory. Their sacrifices have not been in vain.
And you, my classmates, will also receive corresponding rewards and become senior cadres of the Wu Family Revival Association!"
Mikami Momo announced to the students loudly, as passionately and powerfully as her previous speeches, which attracted bursts of cheers from the students.
"The Tsudo Hall is on board! The Wu family revival meeting is on board!"
Seeing Mikami Momona's impassioned speech, Kito Yua lost her previous excitement. She seemed to be the calmest person in the room. She silently walked to the grave, knelt on the ground and grabbed a handful of soil.
Mikami Momo had actually been paying attention to her secretly. At this time, she came over, knelt beside her, and asked in a low voice.
"Guitou Ji, are you unhappy?"
The two were far away from the queue, and in the noisy environment, others could not hear their conversation clearly.
Ghost Head Yuya sighed.
"Before the war started, you said that our ancestors were watching us. Where we fell, lotus roots sprouted and emerged from the mud untainted.
Now, they are dead, but we are still alive, enjoying the glory gained by their lives, which makes me feel a little uncomfortable."
Mikami Momo said.
"I will ask the local martial arts family to help plant lotus flowers here and take care of them. We will come again in the future to visit them and the lotus flowers.
Ji Touji, although the Wu Family Revival Association has become a subordinate organization of the Wu Family Principles Promotion Association, our road ahead is still very difficult.
Your and my names have come into the eyes of Tsudo Hall, and we must unite even more in the future.
We must inherit their legacy and continue to forge ahead with their ideals. What we pursue is not power, but the ideal of the revival of the Wu family.
I need your help, please."
Although Mikami Momo was eloquent, Yuya Kito didn't know why, but his mind was particularly clear today.
Perhaps it was because he saw Mikami Momo's face twisted with excitement because of the generous reward. It was an expression Kito Yua had never seen on her face before.
But Mikami Momona really hopes to get the support of Yua Kito, because both of them are valued by Tsutado-don. If she wants to continue to make progress in the future, Yua Kito's help is indispensable.
So Mikami Momo has been using words to encourage Yuya Kito, hoping that she can help her as always and reach new heights.
Ghost Head Yuya knelt for a long time, stood up, and threw the handful of soil in his hand into the air.
She turned to Mikami Momo and said solemnly.
"Mikami-hime, I will help you, help you realize the ideal of rejuvenating the samurai family, and change this decadent and fallen world.
But please remember, if one day I find that you have changed and you become like those selfish and shameless high-level martial artists, I will definitely kill you.
You are the best Warrior Ji among us. Your classmates believe in you, follow you, and regard you as their idol. Don't let down everyone's expectations of you, and don't let down these dead classmates.
Otherwise, only one of you and I will survive."
Mikami Momo nodded seriously and said.
"I will never betray our ideals, otherwise let me die by your sword."
Ghost Head Yuya laughed, her expression relaxed and returned to her usual careless look.
"That's not necessarily true. Idol, your martial arts skills are better than mine. Maybe the person who died was not Mikami but Kito."
Mikami Momo followed and laughed.
"Haha, the dead Guitou, the living Mikami. By then, I will no longer be an idol, I will only fall into the sea and fall."
Two young Ji warriors spoke in front of the graves of their comrades, which seemed like a joke, but seemed to be an oath witnessed by ghosts and gods.
The youthful and determined people in blue, the energetic Renaissance Association, and the girls with ideals, will they become part of the decadent ruling class in the future?
No matter what the future holds, they are as pure as white paper and will soon enter the dark quagmire of Wu family politics to write their own page.
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Mikami Momo and Kito Yua made vows in front of their graves, but in the eyes of the real superiors, the international students of the Blue Clothes Revival Association are just a group of small characters who are not qualified to be on the stage.
Akechi Mitsuhide just conveyed the reward of Shiba Yoshigan to Mikami Momona, then he forgot about the group of little girls in blue, and seriously held a one-day review meeting with Maeda Yoshiko and other important internal and external officials.
At midnight, in the main formation of the Hosokawa Army, Hosokawa Fujitaka and Akechi Mitsuhide were sitting and drinking.
Hosokawa Fujitaka took a sip of the sake in the glass and looked at Akechi Mitsuhide without making a sound. To this day, she is still in a daze.
Did she just sleep with Shiba Yoshigan? Or was Mitsuhide Akechi personally arranged to give her beloved master to her for waste? Was she crazy? Or was the world crazy?
Hosokawa Fujitaka shook his head subconsciously, and Akechi Mitsuhide asked with concern.
"Fujitaka is too drunk?"
Hosokawa Fujitaka said with a wry smile.
"My drinking capacity is not that bad. I just feel that I am increasingly unable to understand the world."
Akechi Mitsuhide looked at Hosokawa Fujitaka carefully and saw a trace of confusion in her eyes, and immediately understood what she was thinking.
The war was urgent a few days ago, and the two of them had been discussing the priorities before and after the war. After that, Hosokawa Fujitaka rushed to the front line of Hanoi, and had no time to think about the personal relationship between his children.
At this time, Miyoshi Yoshitsugu was in a desperate situation, the war was no longer important, and Hosokawa Fujitaka had time to deal with emotional matters.
Akechi Mitsuhide knew that she had to untie the knot in Hosokawa Fujitaka's heart, but she could not deceive Hosokawa Fujitaka by misleading Shigeomi Shiba about the marriage dispute.
Because Hosokawa Fujitaka was Mitsuhide Akechi's own pimp for Shiba Yoshigan, it was impossible for Hosokawa Fujitaka to believe the reason for the marriage dispute.
If there is a competition for marriage, then how should we explain the fact that Akechi Mitsuhide got his future husband Shiba Yoshigan drunk and allowed Hosokawa Fujitaka to ruin her? Did the wife eat before her?
Therefore, Mitsuhide Akechi had no choice but to tell a bit of the truth and stir up a corner of the plan to occupy the magpie's nest, allowing Hosokawa Fujitaka to get a glimpse of the truth.
Akechi Mitsuhide put down his wine glass and said solemnly.
"Futaka, do you think it is possible for Tsutado-den to return to secular life?"
Hosokawa Fujitaka didn't know why Mitsuhide Akechi mentioned this, he frowned and thought for a while before answering.
"Tsudaden became a monk because he was forced by the shogun to give up the title of Odaisho, which meant that he left the Ashikaga shogun family and voluntarily gave up his status as a direct descendant of the Genji family in Kawachi.
Now, the Ashikaga shogun family is in decline, and the shogunate is looking to Tsutaden, so if he wants to return to secular life, it won't be a big problem."
Akechi Mitsuhide shook his head and said.
"I don't think so.
Ever since you experienced a miracle at Tsurugaoka Hachiman Palace and was given a royal white flag by Hachiman Tai Ni, the Kanto samurai family has regarded you as the patron saint of the samurai family.
After the siege of Mount Hiei, Master Kakushu of the Tendai Sect has been trying his best to promote that you are the incarnation of Bishamonten and the patron saint of Buddhism.
Coupled with several coincidences in the early years, there have been rumors in the martial arts family recently that the emperor is invulnerable to water and fire, can control wind and rain, and is the chosen one.
Fujitaka, have you noticed that except for women like you and me who are obsessed with you, in the eyes of ordinary people, you are no longer a person, but a god walking in the world.
Now, even the traditional Ji warriors who value girls over boys are in awe of the man Junshang from the bottom of their hearts. Because in their hearts, Junshang is not a man, but a male god."
Hosokawa Fujitaka was a little dazed when she heard this. She recalled Shiba Yoshigan's wild and self-destructive behavior that night and gave up on himself. She also thought about the endless pressure brought on him by the martial arts in the world who overestimated him, and sighed.