Pillars of the Wu family

() Farewell to Chongfu Temple and Kaikawa Shaoxi. The Mino trip of Kira Wansongmaru is over. The Kira Shangluo Army marched along Zhongshan Island, crossed the Nagara River and Ibi River, and arrived smoothly without breaking the barrier. The pass, the Suzuka Pass of Ise Country and the Aifa Pass of Echizen Country are collectively called the Three Passes, and the Kanto and Kansai are divided by the Three Passes.

You can enter the hinterland of Kinki without crossing the border, Omi country. When you come here, the Kira family can blatantly raise the flag of Shangluo. In Mino, you must always be on guard against Saito Toshimasa, because the Saito family has just signed an alliance with the Oda family. Fujiguicho became Oda Nobunaga's main wife, and the two sides were still in the most intimate period.

As an alliance, if the Saito family chooses to block this Shangluo team and hand them over to the Oda family, it will be a disastrous consequence. Entering the Omi country will be different. The Sasaki Rokkaku family and the Oda family are not allies. The dense Saito family is not harmonious, and they will not sell the face of the Oda family at all, not to mention the Liujiao family has more reason to welcome this Shangluo army.

The current head of the Rokkaku family, Rokkaku Sadayori, married the current official, Ashikaga Yoshito, with a black hat, and personally acted as the shogun's second opinion, and as a strong supporter of the son-in-law Harumoto Hosokawa, he served as the shogunate leader. Liujiao Dinglai still wanted to make a big difference, but it was a pity that he met Miyoshi Changqing, a strong enemy.

In this summer's Battle of Eguchi, Miyoshi Changqing, under the watchful eyes of the Hosokawa and Rokkaku allied forces, easily and happily eliminated the Miyoshi Masaga Idosozo who belonged to the Hosokawa side. The Rokkaku family missed the best time to defeat the Miyoshi family because of hesitation In the end, he could only sit back and watch Miyoshi Changqing's prestige soar, go to Luo with the momentum of the big victory, and support the puppet Hosokawa Tsuna as the leader, and himself as the leader of the leader.

The son-in-law lost all face when he was defeated, and the head of the shogunate lost all face when he was snatched away. At the same time, he was annoyed by his hesitation at the critical moment. When he collapsed, Liujiao Yixian, as his successor, dismantled his father's baton and served as the general's guardian. He would not let go of any opportunity to retaliate against the Miyoshi family, so the Liujiao family would only welcome the Shangluo army of the Kira family. .

Minami Omi is the head of Sasa Rokkaku's family, and Kita Omi was originally the head of the Kyogoku family, one of the four branches of the Rokkaku family. However, with the outbreak of the Onin Rebellion, the Kyogoku family gradually declined. The retainer Asai began to raise his head, and was finally defeated by Ryomasa Asai.

The Omi dispute between the Rokkaku clan and the Kyogoku clan has continued to the Asai family, the actual controller of Kita Omi. During Asai Ryomasa’s period, he and the Asakura family ended up allies against the Rokkaku clan. The government's ability is insufficient, and it didn't take long for it to be suppressed by Rokkaku. At present, the Asai family is subordinate to the Rokkaku family, and the Omi country has completed the unification on the surface.

After passing through Sakata County and Inugami County, Kira Wansongmaru took Sheng Ji and Aju to Tianning Temple and Taga Taisha respectively. He was very relaxed and did not feel the pressure of going to Luo. On the contrary, he was more like a tourist on an outing, ri His life was very comfortable, but his good mood didn't last long.

The news of the outbreak of the Anjo War in the Mikawa Kingdom spread to Kinki, and all the branch cities around Anxiang Castle fell. In order to prevent the Imagawa Army from blocking the road back to Owari, Oda Nobumitsu had to garrison the Kariya Castle of the Mizuno family with his army, which was equivalent to announcing It is a foregone conclusion that our side abandons Anxiang City.

The political changes in Sanhe Kingdom are still like a shadow, always lingering in Kira Wansongmaru's mind, which makes him very unhappy. The Shangluo Army quickly passed through the two counties of Aizhi and Kanzaki, and entered Gamo County, where the Liujiao family directly led the most When it comes to South Omi, one has to mention the famous city of Omi, Guanyin Temple City.

This city is famous not only because it is the residence of the Liujiao family, but also because the castle town of Kannonji Castle is the most prosperous commercial center in Minami Omi. Kannonji Castle is built on the top of Umbrella Mountain, which is more than 400 meters high, and has the same military significance as other mountain castles. It is far greater than commercial significance, but all this has changed in recent years. In March this year, Rokkaku Dorai in Minami Omi posted an announcement in Shiji New City, one of the castle towns of Kannonji Castle, to implement music for the commodity paper. city.

Although this news is not very eye-catching, and its impact is limited to a commercial product in some castle towns, its impact is far-reaching. The Imagawa family in Tokaido, and the future Oda family are actively making reforms in the music market and even music seats. In fact, Leshilezao is not complicated. It is to seize control of the castle town from local wealthy families, merchants, temples, government or other forces, including the judicial litigation power in the castle town, setting up expressly stipulated prohibitions in commercial activities, banning and eradicating Except for the tax items set by oneself, all other miscellaneous taxes and so on.

The general meaning is to establish complete control over the castle town. Whether it is taxes, judicial inspections, or government orders that I may issue at any time, the powers of the retainers to conduct investigations and supervision are all clearly established. From this, it can also be seen that under the feudal system However, the daimyo's control over land and economic and financial power is very limited, and the implementation of most government orders also revolves around seizing land and financial control.

When passing through the castle town of Kannonji, Kira Wansongmaru also got a taste of the prosperity of the new city of Shidera. It seems that the new city of Shidera is not limited to the influence of the music market of paper, but a new experiment for the reform of the new town's government regulations. Shisi New City has abolished most of the exorbitant taxes in the past, and the less taxation has made merchants more willing to come here for transactions. Even if only a few commercial taxes are charged, the Liujiao family can make a lot of money. The Liujiao family has food and money. , Wrapped up a group of rich people from the country and became a force that controls Kinki, its strength should not be underestimated.

Without stopping at the Rokkaku House, the Kira family’s Shangluo team quickly passed the Kannon Temple and entered Omi Sakamoto on the west bank of Lake Biwa. The Shiga County where Sakamoto is located was assigned to the Ashikaga Shogun’s house by Rokkaku Joyori as a refuge for the Shogun’s family. Therefore, this is also a strategy of the Liujiao family to win over the general, which can achieve the purpose of influencing or even controlling the general without being too eye-catching and offensive.

Yamaoka Zenjiro galloped to the hillside and shouted loudly: "Listen, gentlemen! We are about to succeed in going to Luo! This time, the owner of the museum will meet His Royal Highness and His Royal Highness in the Sakamoto Imperial Palace! We will also become the shogunate To the public! We, the Mikawa warriors, are about to take this opportunity to spread the name of the martial arts!"

Then someone shouted: "Loyalty to the owner of the museum! Loyalty to the shogunate!"

"Loyalty to the owner of the museum! Loyalty to the shogunate!" The team erupted like a tsunami, Takigawa Keijiro, who had been staying in the crowd, shouted excitedly, and grabbed Honda beside him. Sanmi ran to the front of the team and yelled loudly, the enthusiastic atmosphere quickly infected everyone, and even the family members hiding in the carriage quietly raised the bamboo curtains to secretly watch the movement outside.

"Well, everyone seems to be very happy. How is Yahachiro?" Sitting in the large carriage, Kira Manmatsumaru smiled slightly with a shiny gold coin in his hand.

This is a chess stone gold from Kai. It is famous for its shape like a chess piece. In addition to being used as a royal tribute, it is mostly used to reward meritorious ministers. With a light flick of Kira Wansongwan, it will This gold coin jumped towards the crowd beside him, and just happened to fall into Koshiro Hattori's arms. Kogoro Hattori could only envy his brother's good luck.

"Yahachiro is basically fine. Children always recover very quickly, but he seems to have cast some shadows on the owner!" Yamamoto Kansuke directly ignored the small movements of the people around him, holding a cup of tea as a good man It's just that the ugly scars on his face and the one-eye patch are really scary, and no one in the crowd dared to look at him.

"It doesn't necessarily mean seeing bad things." Kira Wansongmaru shook his head, and jumped away from the bamboo curtain to see the opposite carriage, Sheng Ji was hugged by Aju in the carriage, jumping and jumping excitedly, Kira Wansongmaru pointed at Sheng Ji and Aju waved their hands, but said in their mouths: "Tell Mihachiro, a smart person should know what he should do, learn these and then consider showing his ability!"

"Yes! The veteran will tell the story on behalf of the owner." Kansuke Yamamoto bowed and took another sip from the teacup, with an indescribably peaceful expression.

"The master is really getting younger as he lives!" Kira Wansongmaru joked.

"The old minister is considering adopting an adopted son so that he can pass on the mantle to the old minister. It would be great if he could build a Bodhi Temple for the old minister to offer incense!"

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Not long after, the folk songs that can only be heard in the Sanhe countryside came from Qianjun. Although the songs sung by these elders were called outrageous, their enthusiasm did not change, and they insisted on singing songs about the love between men and women. It has become a high-spirited hardcore song, but it actually has a bit of a military flavor.