Chapter 17: The Three Rivers Rebellion (1)
After welcoming back Sena's mother and son, Yoshiyasu, who had always practiced frugality, built a gorgeous residence near Tsukiyama to house Senahime, and since then Sena Hime has been known as Tsukiyamaden. However, because of the dead Motoyasu, Uian was reluctant to get too close to Senahime, which laid the groundwork for the future tragedy of the two.
A year has passed in the blink of an eye, and the Three Rivers Kingdom has gradually become owned by Nghe An, but there is an undercurrent in the Matsudaira clan.
"Although Kira used to be the head of the family, but Mikawa should belong to the Matsudaira clan, and he was made the lord because of the critical situation, but now it looks a little inappropriate!" Someone in the Matsudaira clan thought so.
In July of the sixth year of Yonglu, Yi'an borrowed grain from Shanggong Temple because of the problem of military rations, and the Shanggong Temple side was greatly dissatisfied.
As a result, the Mikawa-Ichizun rebellion, which began in September of the sixth year of Eiroku, lasted until February of the following year, and made Kira Yoshian very embarrassed. Even in the precarious days, the people of Okazaki have never had any differences. However, because of the borrowing of grain from Sagasaki's Kaminomiya Temple, it led to a great riot that swept through Mikawa. Ngee An never dreamed that his retainers and subjects would also be involved. When he planned to put out the riot quickly, he discovered that among the mob were many retainers of the Matsudaira clan.
Today, the Higashi-Mikawa region still belongs to the Imagawa clan, and only Yoshida, Ushikubo, and Tahara are three castles, and Ushikubo's Makino Shinjiro Narita has secret contacts with Yoshiyasu. Therefore, as long as Yoshida Castle's Ohara Hizen Shomori and Tawara Castle's Asahina Hibi Rear Sho were subdued, the Mikawa area would all fall into the hands of Yoshiyasu. But at this critical moment, riots broke out.
Although there is still a rift between him and Mrs. Tsukiyama, Ngiyaan successfully welcomes his mother Yu Dae into Okazaki Castle, and retains his husband Kumatsu Sato Mori Toshikatsu to let him stay in Okazaki Castle, while Gyiyasu himself can gallop without worries.
"Keep an eye on Buddhist temples, and I've heard that there are people in Kaga, Noto, and Echichu who are trying to make trouble, and if there is a riot, the consequences will be unimaginable." Before the construction of the Sazaki fortifications, Ngiyaan sternly admonished his retainers.
However, the monks moved the grain because the Mikawa people had not negotiated, and not only rose up to recapture the rice, but also killed the envoy sent by Sakai Masarasuke to mediate.
"Honshoji Temple of Noji, Katsutsuji Temple of Needle Aki, and Kamiya Temple of Sazaki have been forbidden places for military generals since the opening of the mountain, and what is the intention of the young Ngiyaan to dare to trespass on people and steal food?"
The monks not only killed the messenger, but also rudely put the blame on Ngee An, which made him unbearable. But in hindsight, it was clearly a demagogue's ploy. They had been eyeing Ngee An for a long time, trying to provoke the twenty-two-year-old Ngee An to riot.
"It's better to let him have more experience." The owner of Kumawakanomiya, Hataro Takeuchi, not only did not calm the chaos, but also secretly fanned the flames.
The initiators of the rebellion were Sakai Shogun Tadashi, Arakawa Kai Mamoru Yoshihiro, and Matsudaira Shichiro Masahisa, who installed Tojo's Kira Yoshiaki as his general. "At a time when Buddhism is in danger, defeat Yi'an, the enemy of Buddhism!" They took this as a slogan and rose up, and Ngee An was shocked.
Since it is to maintain Buddhism, the followers of the entire Sanhe Sect are bound to respond to every call. Not only that, more than half of the retainers of the Matsudaira family were always believers, not to mention the young people, and the old people had to think hard about this situation, and it was difficult to choose: should they choose the Buddha or the lord?
This choice is completely different from choosing to defect to Imagawa or Oda. It is a choice between this life and the next. Is the Buddha important, or is Ngee Ann important? Who gives more feared retribution?
As a result, within a few days, more and more people were determined to follow the Buddha. The rioters hung Buddhist scriptures on their spears and shouted, "Defeat the enemies of Buddhism." Those who enter will be reborn in the Pure Land of Bliss, and those who retreat will fall into the Infernal Hell! ”
Led by Hiroaki Matsudaira, the chief general of Tojo Castle, and Shogun Sakai of Ueno Castle, there were about 700 people, including Arakawa Kai of Kinoji, Matsudaira Masahisa of Okusa, Masuke Adachi, Ichiro Tongyachiro, Shiro Torii Saemon, and Kingoro Tong. In addition to Otsu Hanemon and Inuzuka Jinzaemon, there were about 150 people from Ishikawa, Kato, Nakajima, and Honda.
In the center of the outbreak of turmoil, Kamiyajiji Temple, led by Kurajidaira Uemon, Ota Yadaifu, and Toyarokuro, Kato Mutenosuke, Torii Mataemon, and Yada Sakujuro all had a relationship with the Matsudaira family. In the main temple of Toro, there are more than 10 people from the Ohashi Denjuro and Ishikawa Hanzaburo clans, as well as about 140 people such as Omi Fujirokuro, Honda Shichichiro, Naruse Shinzo, and Yamamoto Saizo. In addition to the Beehouse Hannojo, Watanabe Hanzo, and Kato Jiro Saemon clans, there are about 150 people in Katsuryo Temple, including Shinjuro Asaoka, Heishiro Kuseki, and Dr. Kensuke. Combined with the people in various places, the total number of mobs exceeded 3,000. They shouted about Amitabha, Ngee An, the Pure Land of Bliss, and the Infernal Hell, and they poured under Okazaki Castle.
Of course, not everyone was involved in the riots, with Sakai Masarasuke fighting the Mob of Honshoji and the armies of Arakawa Kai at Nishio Castle, while Honda Toyo Gomori Hirotaka confronted Matsudaira Hiroaki of Needlezaki at Doi Castle, and Matsudaira Kinhisa was in the Oshigamo area against Sakai Shogun.
But this time the enemy should not be taken lightly. Tadashi Okubo, an old man in Kamiwada, commanded the family to fight against the mob of Toro and Needlezaki. When the rebels approached Okazaki Castle, he climbed onto the roof of his house, his white hair fluttering high, blowing a bamboo flute, and shouted, "Be with the city!" ”
When the rebels approached, Nghe An, who was waiting in the city, immediately rode out. When he led his party out of the city, the crowd immediately scattered and fled, but soon came forward like a tidal wave. The faces of the mob made Ngee An grit his teeth and be furious. His mind was in a mess, restless, and unbelievable. They naively believed that Ngee An was the enemy of France, and they rejoiced in the attacks, advancing and retreating, day and night, as if they were tireless.
The riots began in September, and by the first month of the following year, Ngee An finally had no patience.
Naturally, the New Year's feast could not be held. If this continues, the people who have finally become rich will fall into starvation again. I am afraid that in the spring, which is the crucial sowing season, the rebellious people will still be obsessed with Amitabha Buddha and will not be able to extricate themselves, and the strife will not stop.
Smash their lair! At the beginning of February, Ngee An finally made up his mind.
On the night of the mob attacking Okazaki Castle, Ngiyaan couldn't sleep.
In the middle of the night, the enemy attacked, and at dawn, the whistle sounded again. Nghe An had already prepared to cut off the enemy's rear road in the event of an attack, and he set up an ambush on the embankment of the Ming Dai Temple. But he never expected that the mob would set fire to the village next to the temple.