1635 Han style rises again

October 1674, 10, Kyoto.

Kyoto, the earliest name was Heianjing.But the day when it was named must not be an auspicious day. In the long years, this city has never had much to do with Ping An.

Kyoto is not a city that formed naturally and then grew stronger. It was built by the order of Emperor Kanmu, the acting emperor of Japan, from flat floors, and was initially positioned as a national capital.That period was probably in the era of Emperor Xuanzong Li Longji of the Tang Dynasty. Of course, at that time Concubine Yang Guifei had not yet appeared on the stage, and Li Sanlang was still a good emperor who worked hard to govern.

Oh, far away.

Since its establishment, Kyoto has been known as "Little Chang'an", and the city layout is almost like a chessboard in the Tang Dynasty.After all, Emperor Huanwu's dynasty was exactly the honeymoon period of Sino-Japanese exchanges created by countless envoys sent to Tang Dynasty.From that day until this period, Kyoto has been the capital of Japan for nearly a thousand years.

Looking back at several ancient capitals in China, no matter Chang'an, Luoyang, Nanjing or Beijing, they were all war-torn, but except for the Mongols who preferred to smash, loot and burn at the unfortunate booth in Hangzhou, the others were basically destroyed when the regime changed. Keep it intact.

But at a certain point in time, Kyoto was almost reduced to ruins, not a single tile remained.This point in time is called "Yingren Rebellion".It is regarded as the beginning of the Warring States Period in Japan. If the Warring States Period in Japan is compared to the Three Kingdoms Period in China, then the Onin Rebellion is like the Yellow Turban Uprising.

The Yingren Rebellion began in 1467 AD, probably during the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty.As for why the Yingren Rebellion occurred, the main reason is that there was a change in the heir.

For quite a long time in Japanese history, the emperor was a soy saucer, and the real power was in the hands of the shogun, and the shogun's subordinates had a wave of relatively powerful daimyos.Anyone who is a little familiar with history will find that no matter ancient or modern, Chinese or foreign, as long as the royal family and nobles appear, the trouble that can never be avoided is the problem of heirs.

At that time, the emperor, the general, and a group of daimyo, each of which was a large and flourishing family, each generation would have disputes over heirs, and the families would also collude with each other through marriage and other means, forming a bond of interests. So after hundreds of years, the conflicts between them have rolled into a pile of hairballs, which cannot be resolved, and they can only be killed by fighting.

The most aggrieved thing is that these emperors, generals, and daimyos all live in Kyoto collectively.They are neighbors who are separated by the east wall and the west wall, but in order to fight, they have to go far and wide to the plains in the suburbs. Such a gentleman's war can only be seen in the Spring and Autumn Period of China.

However, at the end of the fight, the red-eyed samurai felt that it was too troublesome, and they smashed each other's doors and demolished the yard, chopped down whoever was caught, robbed them after they were hacked, and burned them after they were robbed.

After the fight, all the retainers and warriors died, so they recruited civilians to be strong men, and if they couldn't pay the military salary, they promised that all the property they robbed would be yours.

This melee, which lasted from 1467 to 1478, turned the most prosperous and prosperous Kyoto in the past into ruins for a full ten years.Over the next hundred years, Kyoto began to slowly recover under the hard work of the local citizens.

At the end of the Warring States period, Oda Nobunaga started from near Nagoya and laid the foundation for most of Japan's unification. When he was about to complete his success, he was betrayed by his subordinates at Honnoji Temple in Kyoto and committed suicide by slicing open his stomach.

Immediately afterwards, Toyotomi Hideyoshi went all the way back to Kyoto to avenge him, and then gradually accepted the power of Oda Nobunaga, became the overlord, and rebuilt Kyoto City.

In the end, Tokugawa Ieyasu, as the subordinates of the two old leaders above, was the same as Sima Yi. He was characterized by his extremely long lifespan. After Toyotomi Hideyoshi died, he began to erode his chassis and influence, forcing Toyotomi Hideyoshi's son The daughter who committed suicide became a monk and has since disappeared.Then, the real unification of Japan created the Tokugawa Shogunate.

The stories between the three of them basically happened around Kyoto.Whether it was the change of Honno-ji Temple, the extermination of the Buddha on Mt. Hiei, or mutual political suspicion, they were all annihilated in the feasting and feasting of Kyoto.Even today, some temples in Kyoto still have bricks and tiles with bloody handprints of warriors.

Previously, no matter what, the devastating damage suffered by Kyoto, or all kinds of inhuman massacres, were all caused by the mutual harm of the Japanese themselves. It was regarded as "contradictions within the family". , in the pen of the emperor's royal historian, was gently taken away by a few spring and autumn words.

However, when the 110th second-generation Japanese emperor Shiren (i.e., Emperor Lingyuan) sat on the imperial steps, he was shocked when he heard Nagai Shangyong, the governor of Kyoto, reporting the attack of the Qi army outside the city, and then fell into deep thought. language.

"Can the capital be defended?" After a while, Emperor Shiren asked slowly.

"Return to Your Majesty, yesterday hundreds of warriors went out to fight in the city, but they were all slaughtered by the enemy cavalry." Nagai Shangyong said with an ugly face: "So, there are not even one out of ten warriors left in the entire capital city. In order to fight, it may be difficult to defend against the enemy head-on. The Qi army is fierce, and its guns are sharp, and the defense of Kyoto is not as good as that of Osaka, so the situation is dangerous."

"Once the city of Kyoto is broken, will the enemies of the Nanman endanger the royal family?"

"Your Majesty, I...don't know."

"Huh?..." Emperor Shiren frowned involuntarily.

For hundreds of years, although there were many warring states and the world was turbulent, when the feudal vassals fought against each other, even if they invaded the capital, they would not embarrass the royal family more, let alone openly kill the king.Therefore, as the emperor of Japan, although he doesn't take much care of things, at least he is loved by the broad masses of the people in the country, and his life is not in danger.

Well, the Tokugawa clan annoyed the Nanban Qi State, causing them to gather a large army to land in Osaka, and then went to Kyoto City along the Yodogawa River. One mistake might even endanger the life of the emperor.

Tokugawa, what did you do, the general who conquered barbarians, this "barbarian" has hit the emperor's nose, and you are still sitting in Edo City, thousands of miles away!

"Then... what do you want to do?" the young Emperor Shiren asked in a deep voice.

It's not like sitting in the capital city like this, waiting for the Nanban Qi to come in and kill me and all my subordinates.The Kyoto Soshidai is the representative of your samurai family (Tokugawa clan) established in the imperial court. It is also responsible for monitoring the imperial court, the public nobles and the vassal states in the Kansai region. When facing foreign enemies, you must not be helpless!

"For the current plan, Your Majesty, please issue an imperial edict to assemble one hundred thousand troops in Kyoto, with a desperate attitude, and with all the thoughts of breaking the jade, the foreign imperial guards will attack the Qi army, and then wait for the general to send troops to help." Nagai Shangyong said with a bow. .

"Huh?" Emperor Shiren looked at Nagai Shangyong in astonishment, what, you want me to fight against the enemy in person?It is also necessary to issue an oracle to induce the soldiers and civilians in the city to fight with the Qi army with the thought of breaking jade.

The question is, relying on the [-] people in the capital city, can the incoming Qi army be kept out of the city?Daban City has more troops and residents, and it was attacked by the Qi army within a few days.

Nagai Shangyong's suggestion undoubtedly put the royal family, public nobles, and the people of the whole city in an extremely dangerous situation, which angered the Qi army, and might slaughter the entire capital city.

Moreover, this year, the city of Kyoto is not peaceful either. In the fourth month of summer, there will be floods in Gina, including the capital, and hundreds of thousands of people will be affected by the disaster.In June, the capital rained hail, as big as a fist, and thousands of houses were damaged, and more than [-] residents were injured or injured.

In September, when the southern barbarian state of Qi invaded, the Tokugawa clan issued a campaign mobilization order. In addition to the Kanto region, the pro-vassal and genealogical daimyos such as Gyeonggi and Kansai needed to recruit samurai and combat supplies to assemble in Edo.

This made the entire Gyeonggi area empty of arms, so that Qi State first broke through Daban City, then captured Diancheng, and now came to Kyoto.

Before noon yesterday, more than 200 samurai and ashigaru from the Kyoto garrison rushed out of the city to attack the cavalry of the Qi army, but they did not want to be lured into a valley several miles away from the city. In the end, less than [-] soldiers fled back to the city.

In the evening, more than [-] troops from the Qi army arrived in Kyoto, accompanied by more than ten armed galleys.

At this time, everyone hated the Takasegawa Canal dug in the 16th year of Qingchang (1611), which allowed the ships of Qi State to enter the Yodogawa from the sea, and then from Fushimi Castle, turn the Takasegawa Canal to Kyoto, and the artillery directly in front of the emperor.

Nowadays, you can't fight and you can't defend, so is there any other better choice? ——
"boom!……"

"Wan Sheng!"

"...Get in!"

Following a violent explosion near the city gate on the west side of Kyoto, the entire city gate was instantly shattered, and the city walls on both sides were also deformed slightly.

Dozens of grenadiers rushed to the city gate, lit the bombs in their hands, and threw them vigorously.Followed by more than a hundred Musketeers, dressed in half armor, wearing iron helmets, holding bayonets, rushed into the city in the smoke of the explosion.

"The second battalion and the third battalion, after entering the city, did not stop all the way, directly killed the imperial palace, and captured the Japanese emperor."

"The Fifth Battalion went to Nijo Castle to control the main officials and samurai generals of the shogunate stationed in Kyoto."

"The Ninth Battalion, control the treasury in the city, and prevent the rebels from taking the opportunity to set fire to the supplies."

"You Yi's army blocked all the entrances and exits of the capital city. The fleeing people can be ignored, but they need to intercept and kill the ministers, officials and samurai generals of great value as much as possible."

"..."

Following Cao Guangsheng's order after order, all the troops of the Qi army rushed into the capital city, and the whole city suddenly fell into a turmoil, the sound of muskets, explosions, shouts, and screams...

The ancient city of Kyoto, which has gone through thousands of years, has once again ushered in the attack of a large army after encountering various civil strife and several destructions.But this time, it came from the Great Qi Empire thousands of miles away.

Kawase Kohei stood on the tower of Kenrei Gate, looking towards the direction of the west gate of Kyoto. Gunpowder smoke was everywhere, and the flames filled the air.

His Majesty the Emperor and the ministers of the court and ministers have not yet discussed how to deal with the attack of the Qi army outside the city, but they did not expect that in such a short period of time, the Qi army had already broken through the west gate and attacked deep into the city.

The imperial palace where His Majesty the Emperor lived must be the primary target of the Qi army, but how could the imperial palace and the Emperor be guarded only by hundreds of guards and warriors who were served by the sons and daughters of the princes.

"The Nanman is coming!" A guard shouted loudly.

On the royal street, a long black dragon rushed towards the imperial palace like a devil from hell. Under the sunlight, it shone like Lin's "spear".

"...the army stops!" Kawase Kohei yelled loudly: "This is the emperor's palace, sacred and inviolable.... Your army, please stop in front of the palace gate, and don't disturb His Majesty the Emperor!"

At a place more than 50 meters away from the Jianli Gate, the Qi army stopped advancing, and a row of soldiers immediately pointed their muskets at the tower.

"What is he shouting up there?" a Lieutenant Renyong (Lieutenant) officer asked in surprise.

"Maybe they are going to open the door and accept the surrender?" A captain (second lieutenant) who accompanied the army put on his general cap and said with some uncertainty.

"Open the door and accept surrender?" The Renyong captain frowned, "Damn, standing on the tower and yelling, it doesn't look like you are about to surrender!...All ready, let go!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."

"You can't..." Kawase Yukihei felt a sharp pain in his chest and shoulders, stretched out his left hand, trying to make a stop, but the strength in his body was drained instantly, and he fell headfirst from the tower down.

Under the cover of a volley of guns, the Jianli Gate was quickly smashed open, and the Qi army shouted, carrying muskets with bayonets, and rushed into the palace.
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April 10, Edo.

"The State of Qi landed in Osaka on September 9. On September 25, the city was destroyed. Thousands of warriors and ashigaru under Hiroshi Watanabe were captured and killed in Osaka."

"On October 10, the Qi State moved along the Yodo River, both land and water, and headed towards the Gyeonggi area. On October 2, the city of Yodo was captured, the feudal lord Masanobu Matsudaira was martyred, and the entire feudal city was looted."

"On October 10th, the army of the Qi State attacked Kyoto; in the morning of the next day, the city of Kyoto was destroyed, and His Majesty the Emperor, the royal family, the ministers of the court, and the relatives of the military families were all captured by the Qi State."

"On October 10th, Qi State defeated Nara..."

"On October 10, the Qi State broke through the Matsue Domain (today's Kobe area in Japan), and the lord Horio died in the city..."

"No need to read any more!" Tokugawa Ietsuna sat on the cushion and stopped the waiter from reading the battle report, his chest heaved violently, and his face was flushed.

Since Iezuna succeeded to the general position, with the assistance of his uncle Hoshina Masaoyuki, elder Sakai Tadakatsu, old Nakamatsuhira Nobuzuna, and Abe Tadaaki, he has improved the shogunate organization and changed his father Iemitsu's military politics to Culture and politics.However, Jiagang was born with a weak body and was often bedridden, so that he could not see things for a long time. All affairs of the shogunate were entrusted to the elders and senior retainers.

"My lord, the capital city is broken, and the royal family is in trouble. As the head of the samurai family and the general who conquered barbarians, we need to send a large army to Gyeonggi to save the crisis." The old man Sakai Zhongqing said in a deep voice.

"If my shogunate gathers a large army to attack Gyeonggi, but the state of Qi claims that the boats and boats are diverted to attack Edo, what can we do?" Jia Gang showed bitterness.

"The armies of Tianling (directly under the shogunate) stationed in Edo, Kanto Qinfan, Pudai and other vassals have reached [-]. If they stand still and allow Qi to wreak havoc on Gyeonggi, all the vassals in the world may laugh." Sakai said. Zhongqing said: "How about splitting half of the troops stationed in Edo and going to save Gyeonggi. At the same time, please issue an order to recruit the troops of Kansai, China (the western part of Honshu Island), Shikoku and other places. Gather in the Gyeonggi area. In this way, the two armies can advance east and west, and they will surely destroy the Qi army."

Jia Gang pondered for a moment, nodded, and said softly: "Qing, go... make arrangements."