On October 7, the eleventh year of Yonglu (1568), the Miyoshi family and the allied forces launched a decisive battle in Kyoto that attracted worldwide attention - the Kyoto Battle. Nearly 40,000 soldiers fought for life and death here. Miyoshi Nagakei in order to attract
The coalition forces attacked and voluntarily abandoned the strategic location of Otowa Mountain in the early morning, inducing the coalition forces to invest a large number of troops in the direction of Kyoto and Nijo Castle. After the coalition forces fought hard all morning and finally captured Kyoto, Miyoshi Yoshihide committed the greatest injustice in the world.
, a fire burned Kyoto, causing the coalition forces to be in chaos. At noon, Miyoshi Changqing and Tokawa Icun launched a counterattack to retake Otowa Mountain. The coalition forces west of Kamogawa were caught off guard, and when they rushed back for reinforcements, they encountered the Miyoshi army from Otowa Mountain.
The sweeping attack was defeated in one fell swoop. The important minister of the Oda family, Yu Qiupei, led his troops to guard Nanzen Temple, blocking the pursuit of the Miyoshi family, and allowing most of the coalition forces to retreat safely.
However, just when the coalition was defeated, the Matsunaga family, an ally of the Miyoshi family, suddenly turned back. Taking advantage of the main force of the Miyoshi family gathering in Kyoto, he attacked the Iimoriyama Castle, the home of the Miyoshi family, and burned down the Miyoshi family's granary.
The Japanese were caught off guard and had to retreat hastily, while the coalition forces were able to enter Kyoto.
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Iimoriyama Castle is one of the most important towns in Kinki. It has a large population, developed commerce, and a strategic location. There are a large number of farmlands suitable for farming around it. At the same time, its strategic location is also very important. If Iimoriyama Castle is in the hands of the Miyoshi family, the Hanoi of the Miyoshi family will be
Izumi and Settsu can be connected together. On the contrary, Izumi in Kawachi will be cut off and become an enclave, and can only be connected with the Miyoshi family mainland through the seaway on the Seto Inland Sea.
With such a piece of fat in his mouth, how could Matsuhisagi spit it out?
Until now, Yu Qiuping had not figured it out. But he still vaguely remembered that after Lin Xiuzhen heard the conditions, she immediately signaled Oda Nobunaga with her eyes to agree. Afterwards, satisfied Matsunaga signed an alliance with Oda Nobunaga.
Oath. As the smoke as a signal slowly rose in the coalition camp, Iimoriyama Castle also ignited a huge fire - it was Matsunaga Hide burning the food and grass of the Miyoshi family.
Everything was as expected by Matsunagahide. The Miyoshi family whose food and grass were burned had no choice but to evacuate from Kyoto and march to Harima. On the way, Tokawa Kazuno saw that Miyoshi Nagakei next to him was still smiling, and he couldn't help but whispered in annoyance.
asked:
"Brother, how can you still laugh after being tricked so badly?"
"This is a big gamble, trying to solve troublesome things in one go. In the end, the bet is lost, and the feeling of regret is also the most worthy part of gambling. And he is a capricious person,
Neglecting his movements was also our own fault, and we have no one to blame!" Sanhao Changqing looked at the clouds in the sky with some intoxication, slowly lay down on the horse, and laughed loudly.
"Ever since I met Na Yuqiu Hongye in the casino nine years ago, my eldest brother has completely changed." Anzhai Dongkang didn't seem to take the defeat to heart either, and joked with a smile: "Is it possible that that kid has something to do with it?"
Did those words about "living under a mask" reach into my heart? The older brother who had always been cautious before has become more and more like the older brother who took us gambling together when we were young!"
"Brother, third brother, you guys?" Shihe Yicun was a little confused by the attitudes of Miyoshi Changqing and Anzhai Dongkang, and the wound on his left hand was about to burst with anger.
"Actually, this is not a bad thing." Miyoshi Yoshiken patted their fourth brother, who was always short-tempered, and said with relief: "Settsu Ikeda, Harima Akamatsu, and Tosa Nagasune. These three moths came out at once, and we
Just solved it in one go."
"Except for Chang Zong, all the others are Yi's people." Shihe Yicun snorted disdainfully, "But it's really annoying that Kyoto was given to that general for nothing."
"Kyoto doesn't matter. It's a place of right and wrong, and there are constant struggles. Oda Nobunaga has become the target of public criticism in the world instead of us. He will soon feel the taste of being surrounded and attacked." Miyoshi Yoshiken looked at it with deep meaning.
Looking in the east direction, he said, "And there is a strange bedmate just south of Kyoto. How many days do you think Oda Nobunaga can live comfortably?"
"Traitor." When Shihe heard Matsu Nagahide's name, he spat on the ground angrily. When the three brothers saw his hatred, they all looked at each other and smiled.
"The only trouble is Iimoriyama Castle." Anzai Toyasu frowned and touched the mane of the horse he was sitting on uneasily, "As soon as Iimoriyama Castle was lost, Honganji Temple fell out with us again, and Kawachi and Izumi were already in trouble.
It has become an enclave. If you want to contact them, you must rely on my navy."
"It's okay, Oda Nobunaga's territory is separated to the east of Yamato Country and Yamato Country, and Danzheng and the general are hostile to each other. The forces of all parties are restraining each other, and they can't do anything to Kawachi and Izumi." Miyoshi Nagakei suddenly said.
He stood up from his horse and said, "Okay, stop complaining. First completely suppress Settsu, and then reorganize your forces and fight back Iimori Mountain Castle!"
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On October 8, after the Miyoshi family withdrew, the coalition forces also stationed in the burning Kyoto and Nijo Castle and began to put out the fires. It is said that after Asakura Yoshikage learned that the Miyoshi family had retreated, he originally wanted to turn back. But he was always saving face.
I couldn't help but feel ashamed. After all, I had already retreated privately. I found that it would be too embarrassing to come back after winning the battle, so I went back to Echizen directly from the east bank of Lake Biwa.
When the coalition forces arrived in Kyoto, Oda Nobunaga immediately sent someone to pick up the emperor and his ministers at Seimei Shrine. Emperor Masachachi, who was 50 years old this year, actually ran barefoot himself when he saw the flag of the Kamigolo Army.
When he came out, it was awkward to let Maeda Toshiie and a few others take charge of greeting the people.
Yesterday, the Emperor and his ministers were suddenly invited out of Kyoto by Miyoshi Yoshiken and moved to the Seimei Shrine. Afterwards, Kyoto was burned to the ground, and there were constant shouts of killing around them, which made them helpless.
The people were horrified. However, Miyoshi Yoshiken only gave them the day's rations. The Miyoshi family was already in a hurry to retreat the next day. No one was there to take care of the emperor, and there was no food. The emperor originally wanted to go to Nijo Castle for refuge.
, but the entire Kyoto area was full of displaced residents due to the war, and there were also many bandits doing evil. People did not dare to step out of Seimei Shrine, so they had to wait inside shivering. During this period, a group of bandits also attacked Seimei Shrine.
, after discovering that His Majesty the Emperor was trapped here, he hurriedly knelt down to apologize and left some food for the Emperor. However, these things were not enough to fill the stomachs of so many people. When the coalition forces came to pick them up, the Emperor and the palace ministers
They were all so hungry that their stomachs were growling.
Ever since the emperor failed to overthrow hundreds of years ago, he has been deprived of power and controlled in Kyoto like a puppet. The territory and imperial land that originally belonged to the emperor have long been annexed by powerful daimyo in troubled times, and the emperor's income has also been lost.
The settlement can only rely on the Ashikaga Shogunate, the controller of Kyoto, or the tribute from foreign daimyo.
However, as the Ashikaga shogunate gradually lost power and Kinki continued to be turbulent, the emperor's life became more and more difficult day by day. During the period under the control of the Miyoshi family, the emperor and his ministers were still living a good life. Although they could not eat anything good on weekdays, they could not eat well during the holidays.
There are still delicacies to taste. Every time at this time, all the royal family and palace ministers will throw aside their restraint and etiquette, open their bellies and eat and drink as hard as they can. Some people have even been unable to walk because of this.
However, after the Miyoshi family withdrew from Kyoto and Matsunagahide took charge of Yamashiro, the money and food that were paid as tribute to the emperor and his ministers shrank day by day. In order to maintain the expenses of the imperial family and so many ministers, the emperor even had to transfer the ancestral items in the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
Calligraphy, painting and porcelain were handed over to the palace ministers for sale, or they were sent to various places as envoys to eat and drink as diners.
The hard days made the emperor develop a good habit of being careful with money. All the money he saved was carefully stored in the palace for emergencies. However, all of this was destroyed by the fire of Miyoshi Yoshiken.
The Kyoto Imperial Palace where they made their home, the porcelain, calligraphy and paintings that were the main source of their living expenses, and the money that the poor emperor desperately saved were all burned in the fire.
When the convoy of allied forces welcoming the emperor passed by the palace, the emperor saw the Kyoto Imperial Palace burned to ashes, and he knelt on the ground and burst into tears. Those who heard it were sad, and those who saw it shed tears. Although the emperor has lost power for hundreds of years, he after all
It is an unshakable belief in the hearts of all Japanese people. Seeing him in such a state of desolation, everyone had mixed feelings. Oda Nobunaga immediately promised to rebuild the palace and Nijo Castle for the emperor, and also promised to pay enough money and food as tribute on a monthly basis.
The Emperor. The Emperor and Ashikaga Yoshiteru were very moved when they heard this. The Emperor gave Oda Nobunaga the official position of Shochu Shaotada from the fifth rank, and Ashikaga Yoshiteru was also willing to grant Oda the post of deputy general for conquering barbarians in the Ashikaga Shogunate.
Tian Nobunaga - This is a higher position than Matsunagawa's supervisor, and it was also a favor bestowed upon the Imagawa family by the former shogun.
However, what is intriguing is that Oda Nobunaga accepted the official position granted by the emperor, but rejected the deputy general of Ashikaga Yoshiteru.
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After Yu Qiupei learned about this incident, he had been thinking about the profound meaning of Oda Nobunaga's move. However, several people around him seemed indifferent to this and were instead discussing the emperor's situation.
"The Emperor is quite miserable as an old man." Maeda Toshiie and Yu Qiupei were sitting on the ruins of a burned-out wall in Kyoto, watching the Emperor's car passing by slowly not far away.
"It is really a shame for the samurai family to let His Majesty the Emperor encounter such a thing." Mori Kecheng looked at the situation of the Emperor and the palace ministers, and there were tears in his eyes. "I am so ashamed."
"Alas..." Xiang Zhizheng also sighed after hearing this and shook his head helplessly.
Even Ikeda Tsuneaki and Sawaki Yoshiyuki, who are usually neither big nor small, are actually silent at this moment. Indeed, in every Japanese heart, the status of the emperor is so sacred.
Yu Qiuping suddenly discovered that Asai Nagamasa had never expressed his opinion. Generally speaking, when encountering such a situation, he, a passionate idiot, whose mind is full of righteousness, shouldn't be filled with righteous indignation long ago?
He then turned around and saw Asai Nagamasa sitting alone beside a pile of burned ruins with his knees in his arms, hiding his face in his arms and saying nothing. Yu Qiuping felt a little worried, so he jumped from the wall.
She got down, walked to his side, sat down against him, and put her arms around Asai Nagamasa's shoulders.
"Changzheng, what's wrong with you? Why don't you speak?" Yu Qiuping asked with a smile.
"Brother, I'm so conflicted." Asai Nagamasa suddenly raised his head when he heard this, and two lines of tears actually fell from the corners of his eyes following his movement.
"I'm going? What's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable after seeing the emperor's situation?" Yu Qiuping saw that the always strong Asai Nagamasa actually cried, and he couldn't help but asked nervously.
"No, not exactly. I feel that... the justice of the world, it seems... can never be realized." Asai Nagamasa sobbed, then took a deep breath and returned to his usual tone: "The duty of our warriors
It is to protect the Emperor. If it is really to protect the emperor, which is the most important thing in the world, should I immediately dedicate all the territory of the Asai family to the emperor, so that the emperor and the others can live a good life. Then I should dedicate the Asai family's army to the emperor, so that
He will not be helpless in the chaos of war, nor will he be treated as a puppet at the mercy of various big names."
"But the righteousness of the world conflicts with my righteousness towards my family, retainers, and subordinates. If I really do that, I will be sorry for the ancestors of the Asai family who worked hard to build a business, and I will be sorry for the subordinates and retainers who believe in me. I feel
I can't realize the righteousness of the world at all. No matter how hard I try, I can't do it." Asai Nagamasa was talking, and suddenly he clenched his fists tightly and lowered his voice and said in a deep voice: "I feel so useless, even though I keep saying it over and over again.
You are righteous, but in the end you still look like a coward."
"Don't think about these things." Yu Qiuping patted Asai Nagamasa's shoulder and consoled him.
"Brother, do you have a solution?" Asai Nagamasa asked with some expectation when he saw that Yu Qiuping seemed confident.
"No." Yu Qiuping honestly opened his hands and shook his head.
"That's it..." Asai Nagamasa sighed, his eyes suddenly filled with loneliness.
After the two were silent for a long time, Yu Qiuping suddenly said: "Changzheng, do you know, someone told me before that there are two times of growth in a person's life."
"The first time is when I realize that I am not omnipotent and there are many things that I cannot do no matter how hard I try."
"The second time is when you realize that you can't do something no matter what, but you still work hard to do it."
Asai Nagamasa listened to Yu Qiuping's preaching, and suddenly felt something in his heart.
"The righteousness of the world is elusive, and it may be those things that you can't do no matter what you do. But even if you find out, you can't give up on yourself and squat in a corner crying."
"I didn't cry!" Nagamasa Asai blushed suddenly and retorted with some embarrassment.
"Well, that's not important." Yu Qiuping saw Asai Nagamasa's embarrassed look and burst into laughter: "But if you ask me what solutions I have, I think you actually already have a direction in your mind."
"That's what you told me before the Chinese New Year last year. If you don't understand the small righteousness, how can you understand the great righteousness?" Yu Qiuping hugged Asai Nagamasa, raised his head, and looked at the clouds in the sky. "Since the great righteousness in the world is illusory, then
Let’s start with small righteousness. Be worthy of your friends, worthy of your family, worthy of your subordinates, and worthy of your family.”