Chapter 1068 The Rise of Turmoil in the Japanese Territory
Emperor Goto Gomon was born in 1442 A.D., his name is Narihito, the eldest son of the 102nd Emperor Gozonazono of the Chrysanthemum Dynasty, and his biological mother is the Empress Fujiwara clan of the Gozono Emperor.
By the time Emperor Goto Gomon was born, the situation of the Kyoto Imperial Court was already miserable, firstly, the real power fell into the hands of the Muromachi shogunate, and the emperor was completely reduced to a puppet, and secondly, the treasury was unable to make ends meet, and it was not enough to pay salaries to the imperial officials, let alone meet the expenses of the imperial family. Therefore, even if Emperor Goto Gomon was born in the imperial family, sometimes even food and clothing were a luxury for him, and even the wedding ceremony to marry the crown princess Niwada clan was hastily held.
In history, Emperor Gozono abdicated as Emperor Taijo, and the 22-year-old Emperor Goto Gomon succeeded to the throne and became the 103rd emperor of the Chrysanthemum Dynasty, and the crown princess Nibata became the empress, but due to the financial constraints, the Kyoto Imperial Court held a very shabby enthronement ceremony for the Emperor Goto Goto in order to save expenses. Even after his death, because there was no money for burial, he was buried in the palace for two months, and some ministers pooled money to be able to bury him.
Judging by these circumstances alone, the status of the emperor can be imagined. This is also the main reason why they would rather spend a lot of money and have to buy artillery in the hands of the five-star army, because the military and political power are all controlled by the great shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa, and if this person does not die, the imperial family will never come out.
It's just that Ashikaga Yoshimasa's whereabouts are uncertain, and no one knows when he will enter and leave the Great General's Palace, and the emperor, who just bought one cannon or two bullets from the Five-Star Army, really doesn't dare to take the risk easily. Even if there is a daughter who is willing to come out and do something, of course the emperor will support it.
It is this revitalization college, which is not favored by everyone, after two years of development, it was first unable to recruit students, until now there are people who are willing to take the initiative to learn, and the fifty students who are taught at one time cannot be satisfied, which has to attract the attention of other forces. Among them, the great shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa is one of them.
First of all, he sent someone to arrest the previous students, and after some investigation and understanding, he found that this person was extraordinary, and this was just the most ordinary person among the first batch of students of the Revitalization Academy, and such a big change had taken place, which had to attract the attention of the general.
"Even if you have the ability, you are very beautiful, and you are still a princess, so you can marry." The great shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa said this to his subordinates. Soon, the news that the general was going to marry Princess Junko spread among the high-level people.
Some skills have to be used by me, and this is the attitude of the strong towards the weak. Maybe he wants Junko to work for him, or maybe he just marries Junko back, throws him home, becomes a concubine, and lives his life in peace. But either way, it will be a big blow to the emperor's power, which is trying to rise.
As soon as it happened, Junko of course would not agree, and she found the emperor and showed her determination to die. The emperor didn't know about his daughter's attitude, but what about him? I don't have much military power, let alone political partners, and I can't twist my arms around my thighs.
Just when the emperor was helpless, Junko was looking for death and life, the savior appeared, Oda Nagamasa, a powerful general in Heiankyo, and the only collaborator that the emperor has won over these years, he proposed that he could agree to the general's request, but asked to meet the general once before the marriage, agree on some details, and the place of the meeting was set at the best place in the general's palace.
The military system of the Wa Kingdom was divided from bottom to top: the lowest soldiers, infantry captains (over 100 people), infantry brigade captains (over 500 people), family elders (over 1,000 people), generals (over 2,000 people), county magistrates (over 10,000 people), chieftains (also known as chieftains) (over 20,000 people), daimyo (over 50,000 people), shoguns (over 60,000 to 80,000 people), and then the emperor at the top.
Oda Nagamasa belonged to the powerful generals under the great general Ashikaga Yoshimasa, with more than 70,000 troops. came up with such an idea in order to kill the general and replace him himself.
Didn't you never find an opportunity to bombard Ashikaga Yoshimasa? Then why not take advantage of this time to put it in the Great General's Mansion and then shell it in one fell swoop, so that Oda Nagamasa can replace him and the emperor's power can be restored to a certain extent.
This idea was quickly supported by the emperor and Princess Junko. They replied to the general in this way, and the other party happily agreed.
There had been news that the royal family had purchased an artillery cannon from the Five Star Palace. But after so many years, there is no news, and this matter has gradually been forgotten, and even the great shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa thinks it is fake news.
It is precisely because of this that the general politely agreed, he thought that the royal family wanted a face, so he would sell the other party a face, and Junko would become his own woman in the future, so isn't it bullying as much as he wants?
With a good start, the plan was successfully continued. Just the day before the agreed meeting, the Type 59-1 130mm cannon bought for 10 million taels of silver finally removed the camouflage from its body after several years of dust, and took out the only two shells.
The five-star army has long come to adjust the ruler, and the target is the General's Mansion, no one has dared to move it over the years, and now it is finally time to use it. This incident made the emperor, Junko, and Oda Nagamasa all excited.
After a "long" night of waiting, dawn finally arrived. As the time of meeting drew nearer, the emperor and the others held their breath as they were about to witness a miraculous moment and a scene in which history changed.
At about 9 o'clock in the morning, it was the time when the two sides agreed to meet at the General's Mansion. The cannonballs were placed into the Type 59-1 130mm cannon, and then a deafening sound rang out, and the cannonballs arced through the sky and went straight into the General's Palace, causing a shocking sensation like an earthquake.
"Hit!"
The Japanese soldiers who fired the artillery shouted in excited voices.
"Isn't there another shell? In the fight out. General Oda Nagamasa, who was afraid that Ashikaga Yoshimasa would not die, said in an excited tone, he didn't believe that if two shells went down, the general would not die?
Under the attack of two majestic artillery guns, the entire Great General's Mansion was covered, even if the area of the Mansion was not small, the killing area reached more than 70 percent, especially the main building was destroyed in one fell swoop, as long as Ashikaga Yoshimasa stayed in the General's Palace, the fate was almost certain.
In the Imperial Palace, even the flames and smoke from the direction of the Great Shogun could already be seen, and this scene stimulated the emperor, Junko, and Oda Nagamasa to be excited, they were shocked by the powerful power of the artillery, and they were also excited that the situation at the top of the Wa Kingdom would soon change drastically.
The situation has indeed changed dramatically, but the great shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa is not dead. This is not because he is so smart that he can see through everything, the problem lies with Oda Nagamasa, his most trusted deputy Kuki Kiyomasa suddenly defects and tells the Shogun of the plan, and at the last moment they escape from the mansion and escape the fatal fate.
By the time Oda Nagamasa knew the news, he had already seen the general's army slaughtered on the periphery of the palace. Fortunately, in order to celebrate the victory and successfully seize military power, Oda Nagamasa transferred 10,000 soldiers belonging to him to guard the palace, and now it comes in handy.
"Resist, resist." At the same time as giving orders to his subordinates and family elders, Oda Nagamasa also prepared to break out of the palace. In his opinion, even if Ashikaga Yoshimasa did not die, then Heiankyo was no longer a place for him to live for a long time.
As for whether it is necessary to take the emperor and his family with him when he leaves. Don't be funny, it's hard to protect yourself, who would think about other things.
Oda Nagamasa was about to flee, and if he left, it is conceivable that the Shogun's anger would be taken out on the emperor, and if that were the case, they might not die, but they would be far more uncomfortable and painful than if they died. So leaving the palace is a must.
"General Oda, please take us with you." The emperor did not care about face and lowered his noble head.
"Yes..."Oda Nagamasa opened his mouth and wanted to refuse. But Princess Junko's voice sounded on the side, "General, I have an excellent relationship with the leader of the Five-Star Army, as long as you can take us away, I will send someone to contact them and ask them for support to deal with Ashikaga Yoshimasa." By the way, the leader is my teacher. ”
As if he was afraid that Oda Nagamasa would reject him, Junko added a bargaining chip between his master and apprentice. The people of the Japanese country know that the Han people attach great importance to the status of master and apprentice, and this sentence also changed the attitude of Oda Nagamasa, who was about to refuse.
It is true that he can escape, and even take the emperor's family with him, but if he does so, he will only transfer all the anger of the great shogun to himself, and with his 70,000 troops, he will not be able to resist it in any way. That's why I wanted to keep the emperor and them to draw the attention and anger of the general. But at the same time, he knows more clearly that even if he escapes this time, it is impossible to regain power, and it is even very likely to become an existence that everyone shouts at, and he himself is at a loss for how long he can hold on.
Now it's completely different, if you can get the help of the five-star army, the situation is likely to be reversed, if you don't believe it, just look at the power of the two artillery pieces just now. Oda Nagamasa, whose eyes flew for a moment, changed the original intention of saying sorry that I won't take you away to, "Yes, the emperor's safety is more important than anything else, and I will take you away." ”