Yamashina Yanji is a well-known polymath, versatile, with a hundred skills, from literature, music, rituals to Keju, Shuanglu, medicine, and pills. Among them, music and medicine are regarded as family heirlooms, and other knowledge is learned from different masters and craftsmen.

In addition, he is especially good at dealing with the samurai of various countries, has a wide range of contacts, and has a considerable degree of financial statistical calculation ability, which can be called a rare genius in the public secretary world.

His son, Yamashina, on the contrary, only specialized in medicine and did not inherit such a variety of skills. However, this is a very high attainment, and it is said that it can be discussed with Qu Naase Michizo.

Of course, these miscellaneous skills are actually insignificant, and in this era of samurai power, the most important thing for ministers to survive and even prosper is to maintain a balanced political acumen on thin ice.

In this regard, Yamako's words are obviously inferior to his father's.

Speaking of which, the Yamanko clan and Honganji are still quite related, so the eldest lady of the Ishiyama Ichikozong married into the Hitete family as the adopted daughter of the Yamanko clan, so everyone also formed a relationship with the family...... Thinking about it this way, it seems that the various in-laws are not worry-free!

——On September 16, when he received a reply that he heard that the imperial court had promised to give him the position of "the fifth subordinate punishment department daisuke", Hirashou was full of can't help but think wildly.

No matter what happens to this person in the future, at least the current thing is still very reliable, and after taking the money, the problem was solved within five days.

It is said that it is not customary to move from "from the five lower punishment department shofuke" to the "main five lower punishment department daisuke" as it is today—the specific disagreement is clear to those who are familiar with the etiquette of the imperial court, and the country samurai from Owari said that they did not understand.

The reason why I would rather give more money than be so willful is a small temptation.

The ministers made concessions so quickly, confirming the guess in the heart of the tie.

It stands to reason that the appointment of the official positions of the samurai in the world should theoretically be handled by the shogun, and the local powerful faction communicates with Kyoto in private, which is a somewhat taboo thing. There was a gap between Minamoto Yoshitsune and Minamoto Yoritomo, and Nitta Yoshisada drew a line with Ashikaga Son, and in stories like these, there is a bridge of "privately accepting the appointment of the imperial court".

None of the people who came out to mix were stupid and sweet White Lotus, and the ministers did this just to pull one faction to fight another faction and maintain the balance, and the powerful samurai who accepted the appointment obviously also had the mentality of "not hesitating to be used by others in order to gain fame".

As everyone knows, the Muromachi shogunate has been in decline for a long time, and its power has been on the sidelines, and it has no real power to manage the daimyo of the world. For example, when Nobunaga was in power, he often talked and laughed with the ministers and officials, but Ashikaga Yoshiaki didn't dare to say half a word. However, in recent years, the shogunate has been slightly prosperous, and now the imperial court is taking advantage of the fact that the general himself is away from the country and privately engages in such small actions, and its intentions are worth pondering.

It seems that it is true, as Yamashina said, that the centralization process carried out by Ashikaga Yoshiaki near Kyoto really offended many people, and even touched the interests of the imperial family of the ministers, and suffered the envy of the old forces. Previously, he may have watched Takeda Shingen's aggressiveness, and the future of all parties was uncertain, and he didn't dare to act rashly. Now that I heard that Takeda Shingen was finished, and the overall situation would not change, I couldn't help but be ready to move.

Therefore, the samurai regime in the central area is very difficult, the territory is not very big, but the interests are intertwined and inextricably linked, like a mess that is intertwined and mixed together.

After the "Hiei Mountain Fire" incident at the beginning of the year, the imperial court was very cold to the tie Tsunohide, but in a few months, the situation changed drastically.

If the situation continues to develop like this, it may be able to rise all the way up and be elevated to a high position as a tool to counterbalance the shogunate!

The judgment of Tieshou Honhide is that Ashikaga Yoshinori is notorious in name, and there is no need to be too jealous of his feelings, and he can communicate with the imperial court at will in private; But he is still a general after all, and he must still be respected in terms of procedures, and the official appointment must wait for the general to return from the expedition.

That is to say, "Sugarcoat and eat, and the shells will be returned".

With such a thought, Pingshou Fanxiu gave a vague reply to the imperial court, and after a few days of deliberation with his quasi-in-law Yamako, he was full of words but refused to take practical action.

Yamanza's words are really not sensitive, and he has taken on such a hot job without vigilance, and in the face of all kinds of vague hints and other sounds, he always looks half-understood, which makes people angry.

After a few days of idle talking, after nightfall on September 20, news came back from the north: the general had won a great victory in his own expedition, killed countless enemies, and was invincible.

This made Hite's jaw almost drop, and he read the information four times, and asked carefully before he had to accept the reality.

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After all, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and even if the shogunate army is weak, it is not impossible to win if you are lucky...... The problem is that it has only taken more than ten days to achieve a great victory that "Asakura Yoshikei binds himself and asks him to surrender", which is really unbelievable and incredible.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki has always been good at playing with intrigue and trickery, and if he can control an army of more than 10,000 people with considerable combat power, he may ...... Maybe...... Is the Muromachi shogunate really in sight?

After a night's sleep, he woke up in the early hours of the next morning, washed up, finished breakfast, and passed the time in a nearby Buddhist temple for a while, and saw a more detailed report.

Three written submissions from different departments were submitted to corroborate each other.

It's only a little bit clearer that things are going on.

Generally speaking, the Asakura family is indeed a very cohesive collective, although under the coercion and temptation of Takeda Shingen, they reluctantly formed a group to attack Omi, but as soon as they saw that the general situation was not good, they dispersed like chickens and dogs, forming three gangs, shirking each other's charges and blaming endlessly.

The first group was the forces that continued to support the orphans of the previous shogun (now known as "Takekemaru"), and they all returned to Ichijo Valley Castle. Although this adopted son was forcibly pushed over by Ashikaga Yoshiaki, after all, it was a formal procedure, and it was justified. In fact, the people who were in power were Yuzhu Jinggu, Maebo Yoshitsugu, Tomita Nagashibo and others.

These are basically the "oppositionists" who were dissatisfied with Asakura Yoshikei in the former Asakura family.

At that time, Ashikaga Yoshiaki forcibly pushed his nephew over as an adopted son, and took advantage of the situation to support these oppositionists, with the intention of dividing and conquering them and dismantling Asakura Yoshikage's dominance.

Unexpectedly, it was still Takeda Shinxuan's chess master, who could persuade these people to temporarily put aside their prejudices and reluctantly work together.

It can be regarded as Ashikaga Yoshiaki lifting a stone to shoot himself in the foot.

The second gang was Asakura Yoshikei, who took advantage of the chaos to get out of the sight of his retainers and rode alone to Kitanosho Castle, and won the support of Asakura Keigami and other retainers to occupy the territory of the three northern counties of Echizen Province.

This should be regarded as a counterattack by the "old forces".

Asakura Yoshikage, how to say that as a genuine family governor, there are more or less some people who support it, not to mention that Ashikaga Yoshiaki obviously has bad intentions to engage in a conspiracy to divide and disintegrate, and the people of the Asakura family will definitely resist desperately.

They didn't like each other at all, for the sake of Takeda Shingen's empty check, they pinched their noses and cooperated for half a year, and when they encountered a severe test, they scolded and dispersed.

There is also a third group, a small group of people with a core of Ichimen Asakura Keiken, who has withdrawn to Tsuruga County, and it seems that they are not of the same mind as the other two parties.

When Ashikaga Yoshiaki personally marched to Echizen, Aakura Keiken of Tsuruga immediately surrendered, claiming that "the contemptible people have always disapproved of hooking up with Takeda, and they have always insisted that allegiance to the shogunate is the only right way. Now we can finally set things right! ”

This is clearly nonsense.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki also knew that this was nonsense.

Asakura Keiken also knew that Ashikaga Yoshiaki knew that this was nonsense.

But Ashikaga Yoshiaki still pretended to believe it.

Asakura Keiken also pretended not to know that Ashikaga Yoshiaki was pretending.

After performing a heart-wrenching and heart-wrenching scene, Ashikaga Yoshiaki verbally promised, "If the Echizen country is pacified, it is most appropriate for Keikenden to inherit the family business." ”

Then they marched together.

Although the two major factions opposite the Chaocang family are full of contradictions, they also know the truth of the cold lips and teeth, and they have reached a minimum agreement.

According to information that Hirate saw about 5,000 to 10,000 people, the Ichijoya army arrived near a temple called "Otaniji" on the morning of September 17 to prepare for battle, and an hour and a half later the shogunate army also came nearby and launched an attack. However, the army of Kitanozhuang was about 4,000 to 8,000 people, but it was delayed for a long time, and it was late in the evening of the same day.

The final result of the battle was the victory of the shogunate army, the death or surrender of the enemy leaders, and only a few remnants fled to the countryside without a trace.

In terms of numbers, the Asakura side collapsed on the whole line, and the Ashikaga side also seems to have suffered considerable losses.

But the process of the joint battle is subject to different opinions.

The official tone was that Isshiki Fujinaga, Odate Yoshimi and others were ineffective in fighting, so that the shogunate army was at a disadvantage in the morning, and at noon Ashikaga Yoshiaki reprimanded the incompetent generals and went to the front line to boost morale and reversed it in one fell swoop.

There is also a speculation that I don't know if it is reasonable: Ashikaga Yoshiaki made a mistake in the formation, was stopped by someone and rushed to the main formation, and the main general took the lead in escaping and caused chaos, all relying on Kinoshita Hideyoshi to stabilize the position, and wise Mitsuhide to oppose the enemy with 2,000 soldiers, Shibata Katsuie sent his nephew to lead reinforcements to the scene in time, only to turn defeat into victory, and afterwards the general was angry to cover up his embarrassed posture, and blamed his retainers.

It is impossible to tell which is right and which is wrong, and it is impossible to tell the difference between a tie and a show.

Anyway, there is no way to fake the victory of the shogunate, and the truth may not be so important.

At this moment, can there be any other thoughts than to congratulate the triumph of the princess?

So Hirate Higahide waited in Kyoto with peace of mind.

Unexpectedly, only two days later, before the shogunate army had returned, an envoy arrived first and made a very surprising commission......