My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 354 Ouchi Family
Zhou Fangguo Yamaguchi City, this is the birthplace of the Ouchi Clan, and it is also the most prosperous city in the entire Ouchi Clan territory.

Speaking of the Ouchi clan, they have always claimed to be the royal family of Baekje, so the Ouchi clan has repeatedly asked for territory from North Korea, and wanted to occupy a piece of land in North Korea, of course North Korea did not agree.

When Ouchi Yoshihiro was alive, in the war with the Southern Dynasty, he made great achievements with his own bravery, and at the same time led the guardianship of the six countries of Shufang, Nagato, Buzen, Iwami, Izumi, and Kii. The Ouchi clan reached its peak in power, even threatening the Ashikaga shogunate.

It is also for this reason that the Ashikaga shogunate also suppressed Ouchi Yoshihiro in many ways. In the end, Ouchi Yoshihiro rebelled, but unfortunately he was defeated and died. As a result, the power of the Ouchi clan plummeted, and there were only four feudal kingdoms left.

But even so, the Ouchi family is still one of the most powerful daimyos in Japan, and the Ashikaga shogunate still has great wariness against them.

After Ouchi Yoshihiro died, his younger brother Ouchi Moriken took over the position of Patriarch. Originally, Ouchi Moriken was not the person selected by the Ashikaga Shogunate, but Ouchi Moriken defeated the support of the Ashikaga Shogunate with his own ability. Another younger brother of his, successfully unified the Ouchi clan, forcing the Ashikaga shogunate to recognize him as the head of the family.

But now Ouchi Shengjian is very distressed, I saw him sitting cross-legged in the hall, looking at a letter in front of him, lost in thought.

The letter was sent by an envoy sent by Daming. It is said that the content of the letter was written by Prince Kuanhe, the son of Prince Huailiang.

According to the letter, as long as the Ouchi family is willing to take refuge in Daming, then Daming is also willing to support them, and even help them regain the position of guardian of the two countries that was deprived by the shogunate, so that they have the strength to confront the Ashikaga shogunate head-on.

Regarding the content of the letter, Da Nei Sheng Jian did not doubt that Da Ming did have this strength.

You must know that he has seen the battle situation in Kyushu. The Ming army only dispatched tens of thousands of people and defeated the entire Kyushu daimyo. Now they have captured most of Kyushu, leaving only their own Bungzen Kingdom. , and part of the territory of the Otomo clan attached to them was not defeated by the Ming army.

However, Da Nei Sheng Jian knew very well that Da Ming kept his territory and did not fight it, not because he was afraid of them, but because he wanted to use it to show him goodwill, and this solicitation letter is the evidence.

"Uncle, you don't really want to join Daming, do you?"

At this moment, a young man sitting on Ouchi Shengjian's right hand suddenly asked.

I saw that this young man was tall and slender, and he was a rare tall man among the Japanese. His name was Ouchi Moise, the son of Ouchi Yoshihiro, and the nephew of Ouchi Morimi.

"There is nothing wrong with taking refuge in Daming. Now that Daming's army has captured most of the Kyushu, I think Japan is about to change. If you join Daming in advance, you might get some benefits!"

Before Ouchi Shengjian could reply, another young man sitting opposite Ouchi Mojige answered first.

This young man is also tall, with a very burly figure and a fierce appearance. He looks like a guardian vajra in a temple.

The name of the vicious young man is Ouchi Mochimori, he is also the son of Ouchi Yoshihiro, and Ouchi Moise is his elder brother, but the two brothers have always been at odds and often fight with each other.

"Ming people came from afar, who knows how long they can stay in Kyushu, if they withdraw suddenly, all those who turn to them will suffer disaster!"

Ouchi Mojiyo glared at his younger brother, and immediately retorted.

"That's not necessarily the case. If the Ming people occupy Kyushu, or even invade Honshu, enter Kamakura and destroy the shogunate, then we will all be subjects of Ming Dynasty!"

Ouchi Mochimori replied unceremoniously.

"It's such a time, can't you two brothers quarrel less?"

Seeing that he was annoyed by the noise, Ouchi Sheng immediately slapped the table and said angrily.

Seeing that their uncle was angry, the two brothers finally dared not speak again. It is interesting to say that Ouchi Shengjian is not tall, which is a common figure among Japanese people, but the two nephews are rare tall people, which is also inherited from them. His father, Ouchi Yoshihiro, was a rare fierce general on the battlefield at the beginning, so he was able to make illustrious military exploits.

But no matter how mighty the two nephews are, they are very obedient in front of this little uncle in Ouchi Shengjian, and they dare not be presumptuous at all. After all, they all know that if the uncle hadn't turned the tide after his father died, I am afraid that Ouchi Shi will be completely over.

"Uncle, although Daming defeated the allied forces of daimyo in Kyushu, the shogunate has never made a move. Daming is working on an expedition, but the shogunate is fighting in the local area. We can recruit more troops. I think we should be cautious!"

Ouchi Mochiyo hesitated for a while, and finally persuaded Ouchi Shengjian again.

"The shogunate can't spare any troops to deal with Ming's army now. Don't forget that last year the Uesugi clan rebelled and once occupied Kamakura, forcing Ashikaga Yoshichi to flee to Suruga to escape. , Uesugi Fangfang and others sent troops, but the rebellion has not been quelled until now, so in a short period of time, they can't mobilize troops to go to Kyushu."

Ouchi Shengjian shook his head and said.

After Ashikaga Yoshichi inherited the position of shogun, there have been constant problems within the shogunate. The main reason is that in order to secure the position of shogun, Ashikaga Yoshichi began to withdraw the power from some powerful figures in the shogunate.

For example, the Shipo family, the Uesugi family, and even their Ouchi family, these people were originally powerful factions under the shogunate, but Ashikaga Yoshichi will definitely conflict with these people in order to consolidate his power.

Therefore, since Ashikaga Yoshichi came to power, the entire shogunate has been in constant civil strife, coupled with the rebellion of the old nobles in the Southern Dynasties, resulting in Ashikaga Yoshichi facing a situation of internal and external troubles.

Now that there is an external threat from the Ming Dynasty, the reason why the shogunate sat back and watched the Ming Dynasty occupy more than half of Kyushu was because it wanted to use up the strength of the Kyushu daimyo, and secondly, it was actually unable to draw troops. After the fall, how could they have the energy to manage the affairs of Kyushu?

"My uncle is still knowledgeable. When I talk about that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, I get angry. His father Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is not a good guy. If it weren't for their father and son's persecution, why would my father rush to raise troops, and in the end he was killed by their Ashikaga family?" Betrayal, this will lead to the defeat and death of the soldiers!"

At the end of Ouchi Chimori's words, his eyes were slightly red. Even after so many years, he still couldn't let go of his father's death in battle, and often wanted to seek revenge from the shogunate.

However, although Ouchi Chimori looks ferocious, he is not stupid. He used to know that his own strength was limited and he could not fight against the shogunate, but now that Daming's arrival gave him a glimmer of hope.

(End of this chapter)