The so-called "Awafa difficulty" lasted only about half a month, and was forcefully stopped by external forces with the intervention of the Heite family.

Konishi Yukinaga, as a military supervisor, attacked Katsurui Castle with only 700 men of Kato Mitsuyasu and Kasai Naganobu at night, and took advantage of the opportunity for reinforcements to enter the city to cause a huge chaos, creating a situation of siege by a large army, which terrified the samurai in the city.

In fact, during the whole process, the Einsatzgruppen of the Tieshou Army was just desperately making noise and pretending to be attacking the city.

Although this move was just the icing on the cake, it was rumored to be a good talk, and immediately appeared on the lips of the drinker visitors as a classic example.

The samurai of the Miyoshi family, who were determined to surrender, did not know that they had been killed by the suspicious army until the early hours of the morning, and they regretted not falling, of course, it was too late. Kato Mitsuyasu and Kasai Naganobu have already led people to preemptively guard several arrow towers in the city and strictly guard them.

Besides, Miyoshi Changzhi is completely unpopular, and few retainers are willing to work hard for him.

After learning of the good news, Hite-ho praised him: "President Konishi is really a smart and clever general. ”

And Governor Konishi replied: "It's all thanks to the lord's strategy, and the soldiers are brave, and the subordinates don't dare to take credit at all." I only ask that you give the words of praise to the two who participated in the surprise attack as an official title. ”

The tie readily agreed, and inscribed two sets of words, "Zhiyi" and "Zhiquan".

Not counting the informal "Renzi Bei", these are the first two troops named after the "Five Virtues of the General".

It's just the right time to stimulate the veterans with a little bit of fighting spirit.

The battle situation gradually spread, and several armies that were fighting against the disciples of the Shingon Sect and the Sect also collapsed without a fight in an instant, and they fell for thousands of miles. Shimoma Lai Lian and Sugi Zhifang still pursued fiercely before they relieved their hatred.

With a main force of more than 5,000 people, the Hirate Honshu marched slowly, and after a lapse of half a year, he once again arrived on Shikoku Island as a conqueror.

A large number of wealthy clans had just escaped from the busy spring ploughing and fierce sectarian struggles, and before they could react for a while, Hosokawa Shinyuki led the remaining few people to surrender and ask for forgiveness.

They were treated as agreed, and were not detained, but were only slightly monitored for their activities.

The retainers of the tie were elated and high-spirited.

Keiji, who has always been open-mouthed, optimistically speculated: "The first time I returned to Shikoku, I borrowed the power of Tosa Chomune's department to capture the puppet princess and obtain the three western counties of Sanuki; The second returned to Shikoku, got rid of the enemy chieftain Shinohara Nagafang, and sent the Yukawa family to settle in Kamisakura Castle. Both of these were magnanimous. Now it's only three things, it's time to directly cede the territory of the Awa country, right? ”

He first told Ke'er Caizang, Bai Xiang Jiajia and others about this, and it spread among the middle and lower class soldiers, and there was no doubt that it was universally recognized.

Then he told his brother-in-law Anzhai Shinyasu again, as well as the core personnel of the general, Iwasei Youtong, and took this opportunity to transfer to the Miyoshi family.

Within four years, the Hirate family landed in Shikoku three times, and the advantages of the soldiers, the wealth of the money, the power of the equipment, and the depth of wisdom were all impressive, which can be regarded as a preliminary demonstration of authority, and there are conditions for forcible entry.

For the average Sengoku daimyo, this was enough to carry out the annexation plan, and it would take a few more years to support his cronies, eradicate the remnants, and establish a new administrative structure.

But the attitude of Tieshou Tsunosu himself is a little ambiguous, and he has been noncommittal.

In particular, there was no intention of sending someone to Kyoto to ask Ashikaga Yoshiaki for the position of Awa's guardian.

There was also no move to count the number of people counted in the title deeds.

In this way, the clouds were light and the wind was light, so I wasted two days of time, and only had a few private conversations with the Sugi no Ho of the Shingon Sect and the Shimoma Ryon of the Ichijo Sect.

Taking advantage of this time, the wealthy families of Awa and Sanuki finally took action.

Tokawa Kurbo was the leader of the samurai, and Yasunaga Miyoshi hurriedly said goodbye to the tea party in Farewell Kaicho and returned to business, and the two quickly took the lead.

As their defeated generals, they did not have the courage to counterattack Shengrui City, but jointly sent a letter with respectful and humble wording, and very tactfully put forward a request for negotiation.

After reading the full text of the letter, Hirata sneered: "It is expected to say that the responsibility for these crimes of destroying the monastery and persecuting the monks is the arbitrariness of the three good long-term governance, and cannot be attributed to the whole. But then you want me to spare Miyoshi Nagaji's life? Isn't that too optimistic! ”

So the response of Hite-hode was to refuse to go out in person, and only sent a lowly and unknown side to the crowd Horio Yoshiharu as a representative of the envoys.

Not even a single important minister or a single person does not come forward, which already shows the attitude.

However, a day later, Horio Yoshiharu came back and reported:

"The meaning of the words of Miyoshi Laughing Rock (Yasunaga) and Tokawa Hayato (Storage) is that they are eager for Miyoshi Awamori (Nagaji) to return to heaven as soon as possible to end the scourge. However, many of the wealthy landlords on the island of Shikoku remembered the past favors of Myokokuin (Miyoshi Yoshiken) and did not want to see the death of the son of the heir of the deceased lord. ”

This reason is surprising.

"When I was fighting, I was resentful and refused to bring troops to support, but after the incident, I suddenly remembered the old feelings?" Tie Tsuki felt a strong sense of disobedience.

Iwanari Tomotsu, who happened to be heard on the sidelines, said: "This matter will indeed seem ridiculous in Kinai, Tokaido, Kanto and other places, and there are indeed some special customs and customs on the island of Shikoku." On the one hand, the wealthy families resolutely agree with the rule of the Miyoshi family, and on the other hand, they will disobey and even openly confront each other in the details. ”

His words speak to the point.

The people of Awa, Sanuki and other places tend to be feudal rather than centralized in terms of "ideology", or more "retro", advocating traditional authority rather than new political power. There are complex reasons for the uneven development of culture, which cannot be changed by one or two generations of heroes.

Therefore, although Miyoshi Changji is stupid and cruel, obsessed with eagle hunting, neglects government affairs, promotes favored ministers at will, and easily offends monks, there are still many people who maintain a sense of identity with him.

Hiteshu closed his eyes and pretended to think for a while, and said to Iwanari Tomoto, Honda Masanobu, Horio Yoshiharu and others: "It is impossible to let Miyoshi Nagaji continue to be the guardian of Awa, and the best ending is to become a monk!" Sanuki can still be handed over to the Shihe family except for the three western counties, whether to change his surname back to Sankan himself. ”

All the ministers said yes. In my heart, I secretly thought that the Lord of the Punishment Department wanted to serve as Awa's guardian himself.

In terms of military and economic strength, he certainly has no problem in taking charge of Apo.

But there is still a big problem with politics.

is already the guardian of the two countries of Awaji Kii and the guardian of Izumi, Ashikaga Yoshiaki will not give him more titles easily, and if he really wants it, he has to exchange it for political interests.

But Hite's proposal was unexpected: "Before Miyoshi, Awa's management responsibilities belonged to the Hosokawa family (not the lineage of the leader, but another branch). Hosokawa Mayuki is actually the descendant of the guardian, but it was only because his mother remarried that it was counted as a three-good one......"

Shinyuki Hosokawa was the son of Hosokawa Mochitaka, a cousin of the shogunate governor Harukawa Harumoto, who nominally ruled over Awa, Sanuki and other places. Yoshiken Miyoshi killed Hosokawa Mochitaka and took his wife, so Hosokawa Shinyuki became the stepson of the Miyoshi family.

Listening to the meaning of Hite's words, it seems that he intends to use this person as a signboard to calm the hearts of the people of Shikoku.

Of course, Hosokawa Shinyuki's talent is much better than Miyoshi Nagaji, and he will not do anything that hurts others and himself like Miyoshi Nagaji. However, he does not dare to compliment in terms of temperament, and has the "reputation" of "treating wealth as life, retribution, and sanctimoniousness" in a small area.

This candidate should be acceptable for the Miyoshi family, it is better to be half of his own people, than to sit back and watch the country of Apo being swallowed by whales.

The local wealthy families of Shikoku have no reason to raise their opinions. The Hosokawa family is older than the Miyoshi family, and it can be said that the "traditional jurisprudence" of this place is fully respected.

The extreme old-fashioned school may rejoice.

But what is in the interest of the tycoon?

Iwanari Yutong cautiously asked, "According to the will of the lord...... Could it be that Hosokawa Mayuki needs to pay certain conditions to become a guardian? ”

"That's exactly what I thought." Heishou nodded as a matter of course, "I have also discussed it with the masters of the Shingon Sect and the Ichijo Sect before, and since the matter was caused by the temple incident, it is natural to make amends to the victims. The destroyed temples in Awa will be rebuilt, and their right to 'no loss or import' must be reaffirmed. ”

The so-called temple shrine has the authority to "not lose or enter", and its presence in the Warring States period is very delicate. If the daimyo declines, it will expand infinitely, and the daimyo is powerful, which is equivalent to waste paper.

Miyoshi's family has been hit one after another and is close to collapse. If, as Hirate Hatsuhide, he pushes a Hosokawa Shinyuki who has little merit other than his origin, then the authority of Awa's guardianship will be extremely weak in the future, and the temple will expand and develop unscrupulously.

The Shingon Sect and the Ichijo Sect will definitely be very satisfied, and their losses must be doubled back.

However, it is still the same sentence - what is the interest of the equalizer?

Honda Masanobu had a flash of inspiration and asked, "Could it be that my family's administration in Kii has been supported?" ”

"Hehe......" Hirata Honhide laughed a few times, "The land inspection will be carried out in Kii from next month, for a total of four months, with the purpose of checking the land account books of the three counties of Nagusa, Arita and Hidaka, as well as the western part of Naga County and the northwestern part of Mulou County. There are 23 monasteries in the area, including Shingon and Iljo sects, and they will all take the initiative to cooperate. ”

Only then did the retainers understand that a deal had been reached in private.

Instead of forcibly seizing the territory on Shikoku Island, he used it as a bargaining chip in exchange for the condition of seizing land in the area where he had the title of guardian. This is tantamount to rejecting fame and only caring about profit.

There is no need to go to Kyoto to apply to the shogunate at all.

There are seven prefectures in Kii, including two prefectures, Kaibe and Ito, plus the eastern half of Naga-gun, and most of the territory of Mulou-gun.

Those are the unshakable core interests of religious forces such as the Ichijo sect, the Shingon sect, and the Kumano Sanzan sect, and there is no need to reach out for the time being.

It's just that the current incomplete land inspection is enough to achieve quite satisfactory gains, and being a man is more important than just enough, so why be too greedy?

In ancient times, there was a teaching of the elders in the East, called "make a fortune with a muffled voice", which is the best.

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