The wheel of history slowly moved forward, passing by the past years, and the eighth year of Yonglu (1565) also followed.
In the new year, the general trend in Japan has also undergone earth-shaking changes.
The one who bore the brunt of this was the Imagawa family - the "Enshu Chaos" that occurred in Yu Qiupei's previous life in Yuejiang has unfortunately happened again. The cause of the incident was the lord of Yinma City, Renryu Iio.
Previously, Iio Renryu had responded to the Matsudaira family's strategy and rebelled against the Imagawa family - but was forced to surrender under the attack of the Imagawa family's army and continued to serve as the lord of Yinma Castle. Shougui Ni arranged many informants in Yinma Castle
Responsible for monitoring Iio Renryu's every move, and since his family members are still hostages in Sunfu Castle, Iio Renryu is quite honest and has no more affairs with the Matsudaira family. However, he has always had a strong personality.
The Imagawa family could not forget Iio Renryu's betrayal back then, and he had always been worried about him, and he was worried about placing such a time bomb in Yinma City, an important town far away from the river.
There are many different ways to remove a retainer's military power, or to transfer him away from the city where he is located - but Imagawa clan chose the simplest, crudest and worst way to deal with it. He actually secretly
He sent people to poison Iio Renryu and captured Yinma Castle!
Such a rebellious move immediately caused an uproar in Yuanjiang. A large number of countrymen and wealthy families were extremely dissatisfied and fearful of the Imagawa clan. This family head completely ignored the territorial security and previous contracts, and wantonly annexed the territory of the wealthy family of retainers and even killed retainers——
How can their safety be guaranteed? Since allegiance cannot be exchanged for a commitment to the security of the territory and the guarantee of their own safety, these countrymen and wealthy families are naturally not fools, and they have defected to Matsudaira Ieyasu.
For a time, the territory of Toe was in a state of turmoil. Except for Kakegawa Castle and Hikima Castle, the castles controlled directly by the Imagawa family or under the control of the Asahina family, Sena family and other loyal retainers to the Imagawa family all rebelled. This situation was also seen in the previous life.
It was called the "Enshu Chaos" in history. It took four generations and nearly a hundred years for the Imagawa family to stabilize Enshu, but it fell apart in just a few months.
Another major event that occurred in the eighth year of Yonglu (1565) was also closely related to the "Yuanzhou Chaos".
That incident happened in Jia Fei.
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The Kai Takeda family, as an ally of the Imagawa family, has a marriage relationship with the Imagawa family. Takeda Yoshinobu, the eldest son of Takeda Shingen, the head of the Takeda family, married Imagawa Yoshimoto's daughter, Reimatsuin. The relationship between the couple is very harmonious.
Therefore, Takeda Yoshinobu also has a very good impression of the Imagawa family. From a young age, Takeda Yoshinobu has always been a child with a strong sense of justice, upright, kind and pursuing justice - I really don’t know why the ruthless Takeda Shingen cultivated
He gave birth to an eldest son with such a completely different personality from his.
Precisely because of the different personalities of the father and son, their attitudes towards the Imagawa family are also different.
As a wily politician, Takeda Shingen naturally understands that alliances are only for use. Once the alliance loses its use value, there is no need to maintain the alliance - he believes that the two outstanding figures Imagawa Yoshimoto and Hojo Ujiyasu will also
There was a tacit understanding with him. Therefore, when Imagawa Yoshimoto was killed in battle and the Imagawa family was declining, his mind became active. Although Suruga and Toe were not big in stone, their business was very prosperous.
In addition, they are close to the sea and are important transportation routes on the Tokaido, so they are very important to the Takeda family.
Takeda Shingen then began to formulate a plan to abandon the alliance and annex the Imagawa family - however, this was firmly opposed by Takeda Yoshinobu. He believed that it was unjust to abandon the alliance, let alone the relatives who were related by blood. He strongly advocated maintaining
The alliance with the Imagawa family was developed in the direction of Hida and Echigo. However, anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance that this plan is far less attractive than the strategy of conquering Suruga River. Hida is located in a mountainous area with difficult roads, making it the poorest in Japan.
There is no other place like this. In the direction of Echigo, the powerful Uesugi family has been fighting with the Takeda family for ten years. Takeda Shingen still failed to make any progress, and even suffered heavy losses in the battle of Kawanakajima a few years ago.
The father and son were estranged because of their disagreement on the major issue of the development direction of the Takeda family. The relationship became increasingly tense, and it seemed that it had reached the point of becoming tense. The Takeda family has always had a tradition of father and son turning against each other and fighting with each other - Takeda Shingen was exiled.
It was only after his father Nobutora Takeda became the governor of the Takeda family.
Therefore, Takeda Yoshinobu's teacher, a well-known minister of the Takeda family, and the leader of the Takeda family's strongest red army, Tomohomasa, won over Nagasaka Gengoro and other supporters of Takeda Yoshinobu in an attempt to depose Takeda.
Shingen, supported Takeda Yoshinobu as the family governor.
However, this plan was learned by Iitomi Masakei, Iitomi Toromasa's younger brother, who would later become Yamagata Masakei. Being loyal to Takeda Shingen, he did not hesitate to kill his relatives and reported his brother.
After learning the news, Takeda Shingen immediately arrested and executed Iito Toromasa and others, while placing Takeda Yoshinobu under house arrest in the temple. If history does not change, Takeda Yoshinobu will also be ordered to commit seppuku in August this year.
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After the chaos in Enshu, the important ministers of the Imagawa family felt heavy, and the situation in Enshu was already difficult to deal with. Asahina Taitomo, Asahina Yasuhiro and the important ministers of the Asahina family were sitting in the conference room next to the Kakegawa Castle castle tower.
Discuss the situation.
Everyone was sitting around the round table discussing in full swing. Only Asahina Taehyung was absentmindedly leaning against the window, looking at the scenery to the east.
"Your Highness, Nagashino Castle can no longer be delayed at this moment!" A retainer urged loudly and anxiously, "The surrounding wealthy families have all turned to the side of the Matsudaira family! If Nagashino Castle cannot be rescued in time, it will not be long before Nagashino Castle is rescued."
It will definitely fall!"
"How can we care about Nagashino Castle now!" Another general shook his head with a heavy face, "Even Inui Castle has fallen to the side of the Matsudaira family, and our Kakegawa Castle is not safe, so how can we go there?
Rescue Nagashino Castle in the distance?"
"There is still Futama Castle! Futama Castle is also very unstable now!" Another retainer held a piece of information and nervously waved the paper in his hand, "The Nakane family seems to have had many contacts with the Matsudaira family, and the trend is unknown.
ah!"
The surrounding retainers were talking to each other, arguing about how the Asahina family should act, which made Asahina Taimo upset. At this moment, the territory of Yuanjiang was already full of wars, and there was no place of peace.
How could the Asahina family clean up the mess with only the strength of the Asahina family? The irritated Asahina Taichao scratched his head, took a deep breath, looked around, and happened to spot the stunned Asahina Taiheng.
"Matsuchiyo." Asahina Taichao called out in a low voice with some dissatisfaction, but received no response from Asahina Taihe. His younger brother seemed to have grown up all of a sudden since Yu Qiuping was exiled. He had always been smiling playfully before, but he didn't
He is an upright person, has become much more mature, and gradually talks less.
"Matsuchiyo!" Seeing Asahina Taehyung not paying attention to him, Asahina Taichao shouted angrily in a low voice: "Don't desert!"
Asahina Taehyung was interrupted from his thoughts by this low shout, shook his head, turned around with a heavy expression, and looked at his brother.
"Absent-minded, what are you thinking about?" Asahina Taichao vented his irritability and anger on his younger brother, "Yuanjiang has become a mess! You are such a big man, don't help think of a solution
, still looking at the scenery there!”
"Brother, I'm not looking at the scenery." Taehyung Asahina shook his head and retorted.
"Then what are you looking at? What is there to see in the east? The chaos is in the west and the north!" Asahina Yasuo asked dissatisfiedly. Asahina Yasuhiro was stunned when he heard this, and then sighed again.
"Looking in the direction of Kai."
His words immediately stopped the retainers who were having a heated discussion, and everyone looked at each other in shock.
"Brother, you have heard, right?" Asahina Taehyung walked a few steps, sat down at the round table, spread his hands and said: "The young master of the Takeda family has been imprisoned by the Daisen doctor. His teacher and many
All the servants were killed."
"I heard, what's wrong?" Asahina Taichao frowned and whispered. He felt that his brother was just making excuses for him to desert: "Takeda Yoshinobu wanted to rebel. Is there any problem with Dr. Ozen arresting him?
?Do you need to get involved in the internal affairs of the Takeda family?"
"But Master Takeda is the son-in-law of our Imagawa family!" Asahina Taehyung seemed to be provoked by his brother's unknown anger, and his tone became higher, "Master Takeda has always had the best relationship with us, and Dr. Daisen arrested him
Get up, it seems that another successor is going to be established, which is obviously not good for us!"
"What do you want to say?" Asahina Taicho was stunned for a moment after hearing Asahina Taiheng's concerns, and asked in a low voice.
After Asahina Taehyung pointed out this matter, the room suddenly became very small and the atmosphere became a little subtle.
"Before he left, that boy shouted to me on the boat, be careful of the Takeda family." Asahina Taehyung said this sentence quickly, "He said it would be 8 years later. It has been 5 years now."
Asahina Taitomo also knew about this matter. At the time, he didn't understand why Yu Qiupei left such a sentence inexplicably, and Imagawa Shima and others also expressed disdain for it. But now...
"Master Ozen has always been very skillful, and he betrayed his trust more than once when he attacked Shinano..." Asahina Taiheng whispered with some fear, as if he was saying something treacherous, "Then...he has no regard for the alliance with our Imagawa family.
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Asahina Taehyung didn't finish what he said, but everyone understood what he meant. Asahina Taehyung felt like there was a big stone pressing on his chest, which was very uncomfortable.
If the Takeda family really breaks their alliance, the Imagawa family may be doomed.
"I'm going to suggest to the Governor of the Household that you send an envoy to the Hojo family." Asahina Taichao said in a low voice, "Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens."