The turmoil in the small country of Hida was only the beginning of a series of shocks in the world before the official promulgation of the "Laws of the Martial Family". The subsequent reaction was more drastic than expected.

The first large-scale clashes came from the Northeast.

Yoshitaka Osaki, who claims to be the "bloodline of the old Oshu Exploration Question", had agreed to all the conditions when he met at Toshoji Temple in Sendai, but after returning to the territory, he suddenly repented for some reason, rejecting the process of "returning from the imperial grace" and "giving the imperial favor", declaring that "the land has been passed down from the ancestors for thousands of years and does not need to be recognized by anyone."

In the definition of the Heite shogunate, this is "like rebellion".

Hadahide immediately ordered Yoshimitsu to go to the Ou organization to crusade.

But a few days later, I received news from another source, and Yoshitaka Osaki said in a letter: "The previous statement was completely persecuted by the retainers, and it was not my intention. ”

Seeing the righteous light asserted: "As the master, he will be forced to come here by his retainers, it can be seen that he has no ability to govern, and the local people don't know what the chaos is now, and they must send troops to intervene!" ”

So he personally took the 5,000-banner army to Aizu, but he was not in a hurry to attack, but ordered Ashina, Mogami, and Tsugaru to serve as temporary generals, and each gathered the surrounding troops, totaling 35,000 people, to encircle and suppress the "thief army". At the same time, let the princes of Hokuriku and Kanto mobilize in advance and serve as reserves.

The rest of the process is a bit hilarious.

Yoshitaka Osaki, who was considered the "culprit", did not participate in the battle, but only fled from the city in a hurry with a few cronies, found his sister-in-law Mogami Yoshimitsu, and took the initiative to "surrender".

However, the "thief army" did not stop because of this, but continued to expand in numbers.

From this point of view, it seems that the nature is no longer a "daimyo rebellion", but more like a painting style of "one national people".

As we all know, the degree of centralization in the Northeast is very low, and the retainers of the princes are basically not officialized, and they are still local tyrants and landlords who own their own property and can operate independently. So here the line between "retainers" and "countrymen" is blurred.

Of course, either way, it seems to be vulnerable in the face of a large-scale crusade.

Who would have thought of the continuous evolutionary process that followed?

Kitaji Tsugaru fought bravely and skillfully, and it only took three days to break through two cities in a row, opening the door to the Osaki family's territory. However, Anton and Nanfang who were assigned under their command were not very convinced by this "nouveau riche general".

In particular, Nanbu Nobunao considered himself the old head of the Tsugaru family, and he could not accept the reversal of the relationship between the upper and lower levels, and showed a very uncooperative attitude. It just so happened that the southern retainer Jiuhe Zhengshi had already had different intentions, and deliberately fanned the flames in the middle and made the matter bigger.

Tsugaru didn't have the first attack because of the old treacherous cunning, but Iwanari Hidemitsu, who was sent by Heate Yoshimitsu to be a military prisoner, was a samurai who didn't know how to change at a glance, and recorded what he saw and heard truthfully.

Nanbu Nobunao is a keen person, and he felt the danger before the end of the battle, and complained to Yoshimitsu Hirate, saying that Kunohe Masashi and Tsugaru Nobu had colluded privately and for no reason, and that there might be an unknown scheme. After realizing the facts, Jiuhe also hurriedly reported some illegal acts of Nanbu Shinnao.

The two argued face-to-face, and Anton Aiji also stirred up the situation in it. Tsugaru reluctantly said to Hidemichi Iwanari: "In this situation, it is impossible to continue fighting. The latter indicates understanding.

Something similar happened on the Southern Front. The commander-in-chief was held by the old man of the Ashina family, Jin Shangshengbei, and Date Terumune was deeply ashamed to live under him, and did not wait for the order of the large army to assemble, and first led 5,000 troops to attack in advance in an attempt to prove himself, but he was ambushed and suffered a crushing defeat, and he did not know whether he was alive or dead.

As a result, the Kokutoku clan under Date was greatly shaken, and many people who were already dissatisfied with tactics such as "land seizure" and "sword hunting" turned to join the ranks of the "chaotic party" and work together to resist the rule of the new shogunate.

At this time, Date Masamune was already fifteen years old, and he was not a young master. But the problem is that his father Huizong is alive and dead, and he can't determine whether he really died for a while, and he doesn't know whether he should let the young master inherit the family business immediately. The two factions of the Date family and the important ministers could not reach an agreement, so the crusade could only be delayed.

Jin Shang Shengbei was originally full of ambition to show his strength, but before he could fire a single shot, because of the behavior of his pig teammates, he fell into passivity, and after consulting with the military supervisor Kato Yoshiaki, he was forced to give up the plan to march in a big way, and slowly move forward step by step, in order to avoid following in the footsteps of Date Terumune.

Only Yoshimitsu Mogami in the middle lane is smoother.

He knew that Daihoji, Onodera, Tozawa and other generations had a grudge against him, and he would not obediently obey orders, so he let all these people "guard the grain and grass" in the back, and only took the elite directly under him, plus the Kasai and Shiraishi families, who had a good relationship with him, a total of 3,000 people came to fight against the 5,000 people of the "thief army".

The only bad thing is that Kasai Harunobu, as the old enemy of the Osaki family, raped and plundered in the territory of the Osaki family, bullied the people, and did all kinds of evil. In particular, the act of ordering soldiers to set fire to the unripe crops in the fields was so frustrating that it actually provoked more revolt from the villagers.

But it's still a small thing. In this era, not many people will run for the treatment of ordinary people.

The overseer Takigawa Kazutada quietly recorded that "the Kasai army fought bravely and was not afraid of rain and arrows; But after victory, he took a mess and looked like an evil ghost", and I didn't think it was big news worth reporting urgently.

Mogami Yoshimitsu took a total of four troublemakers and killed thousands of rebels, but the progress of the north and south roads was not smooth, and it was impossible to go deep alone.

This was also recognized by Takigawa Kazutada.

As a result of these variables, the Osaki Rebellion, which was supposed to be an instant settlement, lasted for two months and was not suppressed, but showed signs of intensifying.

Seeing this, Yoshimitsu Hirate planned to lead the soldiers of the flag and the Kwantung and Hokuriku coalition forces to go down in person, but he did not take into account the problem of time, and before he was about to leave, heavy snow suddenly fell in Aizu, Sendai, Yonezawa and other places, and the road was closed and impassable. Even some of the harbors are covered with thin ice, making it difficult for ships to approach.

The second generation, who has not encountered any obstacles since Yuanfu, can only sigh and feel deeply ashamed.

To solve the problem, it will inevitably be until the next spring, when the ice and snow melt!

It was impossible to take into account the responsibilities of the princes until the end of the war, so they could only temporarily pass on an order saying that "victory should be the first priority, and the rest should be left to be judged later."

For this reason, Yoshimitsu Hirate decided not to go home for the New Year, and stayed in Kanto, concentrating on preparing for a snow before shame.

Some time earlier, Iwanari Tomotsu and Nakamura Kazuji had successfully incorporated the territories of Musashi, Shimoso, and Shimono regions under the direct jurisdiction of the shogunate, and carried out preliminary land inspections and sword hunting, and now they are busy counting the Koshin vacated by the Takeda transfer seal, and although they have not participated in the war, they are still busy day and night.

The daimyo who ruled the area in the past had a deep trace of centralization, and it was relatively easy for the shogunate to take over.

Yoshimitsu Hirate was stationed at Kawagoe Castle and visited the town of Edo Port, which is being rebuilt, and met with representatives of local merchants and monks, playing an active role.

Here he felt the vastness and fertility of the Kanto Plain, as well as the great potential for commerce, as well as the local cultural identity of the place where the people were widespread. Although it was tormented by huge wars in the past few years, it is now full of life.

This kind of lively vitality is a little worrying. Yoshimitsu even took the initiative to write a letter to his father, Honhide, proposing, "If the governance of the shogunate is centered on Kinai, then Kanto should pay special attention. It is not permissible to allow the existence of powerful external daimyos, and it is also necessary to avoid excessive expansion of the authority of the acting officials. ”

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In February of the following year, Yoshimitsu Hirate made a comeback, leading 30,000 Shogunate guards and banners, and 30,000 Eastern Allied troops to march into Okuwa, ordering the local princes to be only responsible for ensuring food and grass, and not to send troops without permission (so as not to become pig teammates).

Tokugawa Ieyasu, Oda Nobutada, Uesugi Keikatsu, Satake Yoshishige, Honda Tadakatsu, Shima Kiyoko and others accompanied him.

This time, the 12 counties in the Luzhong region were surrounded by water, and the camp was carried out step by step, which took two months, killed 23 rebel leaders, eliminated the rebels and rebels as many as 10,000 people, and quelled this turmoil with complex causes with a ruthless sword.

Afterwards, Yoshitaka Osaki insisted that he had no courage to oppose the shogunate, and that he was completely coerced by his retainers. But it was clear that this statement could not bring understanding, and all his lands were confiscated, and only 500 stone Zhixing was sent to Kyoto for retirement.

Among the heroes of Okuha, Mogami Yoshimitsu was rewarded with an increase of 20,000 koku in his territory as one of the few positive examples. Although Tsugaru is the letter and Jin Shang Shengbei does not have much credit, at least the attitude is desirable, and they give verbal praise and give each a hundred taels of gold.

In order to express their personal grievances, the two monarchs and ministers of Nanbu Shinao and Kunohe Masashi completely disregarded the overall situation, and actually caused contradictions at the critical moment of the war, which is suitable for the treatment of "noisy and successful". The former cut off half of the land, and the latter was demoted to a concubine and cut off the name of his family.

Date Terumune's death was confirmed. This guy also doesn't know how to cause disasters in general, although a death still can't exonerate him. The widow Yoshihime and the orphan Masamune visited Yoshimitsu Hirate, begged for forgiveness, and only gave a meager punishment of a quarter of the reduction, but still retained the 300,000 koku territory.

However, the "Japanese daimyō" such as Tamura, Shirakawa, and Kurokawa, which had originally belonged to Date, were all withdrawn as direct ministers of the shogunate and moved to various parts of the Kanto region. In fact, the power of the Date family is equivalent to halving.

The rest of the princes who have no merit can keep their original titles.

- That's how it was arranged.

After a series of punishment orders, about 450,000 stone of land was set aside in Ouyu, and it was not decided how to use it for the time being.

However, before Yoshimitsu got up and returned to, there was a large-scale upheaval, caused by the fact that the local tyrants and landlords who were half-samurai and half-rich peasants generally resisted the decree of land seizure, sword hunting, and the separation of Shinong, and initiated the "One Attack of the Countrymen". Especially the small lords such as Asari, Onodera, and Tozawa have always had a low degree of centralization, and they can't control their retainers at all when they make trouble.

Fortunately, they still have a bit of memory, and they have not forgotten the lesson in front of them, so they quickly closed their doors and stayed in the city, and sent messengers to ask the shogunate army for help, so as to avoid being dragged into the rebels.

Several other larger forces are also experiencing problems. However, Mogami Yoshimitsu, Anton Aiji, and Tsugaru Noshin all have the ability to solve it on their own. Including fifteen-year-old Date Masamune also personally went into battle and won the victory after a hard battle.

The most difficult was in the southern part of Nobunao, where the army was stretched thin due to the reduction of the territory, and the retainers were generally dissatisfied. He, the former overlord of the Northern Olympics, was reduced to the extent that he was blocked in the city by a crowd and cut off food and water, but fortunately he survived with the help of the shogunate army.

After such a consumption of seventy-seven-eighty-eight, Hirate Yoshimitsu actually delayed in the Northeast for nearly a year, and still did not dare to say that the aftermath was completely eliminated. It's a bit hard to ride a tiger.

From then on, he did not dare to despise this "poor mountain and bad water" environment.

Hirate Honhide wrote to his son and came up with an idea: "Vacate about 800,000 koku of land and transfer the Tokugawa family to Ou." ”