After some conversation with Shinohara, Nagabo, and the head of the Chosamune, the three parties initialed some articles and set the rules for the peace. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

According to the oath, Shinohara Nagabo, on behalf of the Miyoshi family, presented a belated congratulatory gift to the current princess, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, as a sign of obedience. At the same time, he handed over the map books of many old domains, acknowledging that these domains were occupied by Oda and Ashikaga. Among them, Settsu, Izumi, Yamashiro, Yamato, Hanoi, Tamba, and Awaji are mentioned, and the land involved is extremely extensive.

Theoretically, the Miyoshi family of Shikoku is just a separate family, and the real master family is the Miyoshi Yoshitsugu. It is not necessary to obtain the consent of Shinohara-nagabo for the occupation of the above-mentioned land. But now that the prestige of the main family is declining, the division of the family is more valued, and it is somewhat political significance to come up with such a formalistic process.

On behalf of Ashikaga and Oda, Hirate Honhide verbally recognized the legal status of the Awa Miyoshi family, and specifically emphasized that the other party did not participate in the conspiracy to kill the previous general, Ashikaga Yoshiteru, and did not need to bear too much responsibility for this. In the future, as long as we try to draw a clear line with the "traitors" and do not make any new mistakes, we will not attract the shogunate's crusade.

In addition, the appointment of the Tosa guardian was officially passed on to the head of Chosō's department, and it also included three ceremonial utensils: a white umbrella bag, a felt saddle cover, and a painted toilet. Since then, he has officially been mistakenly recognized as a daimyo with status and status, and is no longer just a member of the country under the command of the national secretary. This was important for him to further unify Tosa, and even reach out to Iyo and Awa.

Of course, the relatives of Changzong and my department were happy, and there was an undisguised villain-like look on their faces. This Tosa countryman was rarely magnanimous, and sent a patchwork of 500 guan gifts, and asked Heide Hakuhide to bring it to Kyoto and present it to the wise and martial arts princess.

Heide didn't get any gifts himself—that's because Tosa really didn't have anything to offer. But Changzong sent his second son over as an adopted son, and the significance of this move is far greater than any generous gift. If you can tie this powerful wealthy family with 7,000 mercenaries to your chariot, it will be equivalent to a great increase in strength.

Just in terms of military strength, the tie is not necessarily much stronger than the head of the Changzong department. But he was Oda Nobunaga's sister-in-law and retainer, and with the shogunate standing on the platform behind him (as evidenced by the commission to pass the Tosa Guardian's imperial book), the height was completely different. Therefore, the ambitious Changzong and my relatives are willing to make a posture of clinging.

As soon as the tripartite peace document was signed, copies were sent to Kyoto and Gifu Castle for the "big shots" to review.

It is conceivable that Ashikaga Yoshiaki is quite excited about the whole thing. The "puppet princess" Ashikaga Yoshiei died halfway through, and Ashikaga Yoshisuke, who might become a "puppet princess", was also ordered to commit suicide, and the number of people who might question the inheritance of the shogunate was suddenly reduced by several people. The only thing left is the unclear "Yoshiki Orphan" in Nobunaga's hand.

So he responded quickly, writing three letters in one day, expressing his joy and excitement. In the letter, he praised him several times, describing him as the pillar of the world's righteousness.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the feelings in this may be sincere for a few and a half points, but deliberately exaggerating like this is undoubtedly to pull over and separate the relationship between the Oda family.

So the other big guy isn't too happy with that.

On the one hand, the pacification of Awaji Island was a very powerful guarantee for Oda Nobunaga's commercial interests, and the subsequent attack on Sanuki could also be regarded as a buffer for the safety of the sea, which was good for the Oda family; But on the other hand, in the process of raiding, Hirate Honhide raised the signboard of the Ashikaga family, so the final victory in turn strengthened the authority of the shogunate, which Nobunaga did not want to see.

So Nobunaga's final reply was a simple sentence: "Got it, hard work." ”

There was neither praise nor criticism, and this reaction was expected in advance.

In addition to these political and commercial factors, the two bigwigs didn't have much to do with the affairs on Shikoku Island, so they didn't question whether it was a war or a peace at all.

Instead, it was the Maori family, a temporary ally hundreds of miles away, who protested against the "unilateral peace". What about Oda Mori, who said that he would fight against Otomo, Urakami, and Miyoshi together? Why did you negotiate peace after only half a year of fighting?

In response, Hirata wrote unceremoniously in response: "It is precisely because Murakami Takeshi, who was originally subordinate to the Maori family, suddenly defected and caused serious damage to our navy, so there is no spare strength to continue fighting with Shinohara Nagabo." ”

Then the Maori family was dumbfounded.

This matter is indeed caused by the insufficient binding force of the Maori family on the affiliated wealthy families, and there is no room for refutation.

Murakami's defection made Mori lose the ability to fight across the sea in a short period of time, and he would not be able to control Shikoku for a while, so he did not consider their factors when he negotiated peace.

Unable to reach out, and morally not superior, the only thing the Maori family could do was to refuse to pay the "compensation" they had agreed before. But the tie shows don't really care much about their money.

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After more than half a year of busyness, the war can finally come to an end.

From the beginning of the first year of Motogame (1568) to August, Hirate and his naval forces had fought a total of four noteworthy battles, capturing about 2,000 or 3,000 enemy troops and burning 450 enemy ships. Sixteen or seven hundred of their own soldiers were also killed.

The most direct result of these battles was the basic acquisition of the Awaji Province and the three prefectures of Nishi-Sanuki, which together amounted to about 100,000 koku. Half of it is the "security blockage" given to the descendant, and the other half is the net income. There are more than 20 wealthy families of all sizes newly recruited, including Ataka Nobuyasu and Suga Dacho in Awaji, and Kagawa no View in Sanuki. Suga Naga's battle was meritorious, and Honhide planned to recommend him to Nobunaga's account, and the rest of the people were organized into two branches: "Awaji New Senzan" and "Sanuki Shinsenzhong".

After the peace was reached, the peasant troops of Shinohara's Nagabo and Nagamune's relatives were quickly disbanded, while the soldiers under the command of Hiratade Honhide were evacuated in batches.

The first to set off was Kii Saga, who couldn't sit still and left long before the peace was actually reached. After settlement, there were a total of 3,000 mercenaries, who fought for more than two months, and the fee was about 4,600 yuan. Considering their combat effectiveness and the high proportion of iron artillery, the price seems cheap.

Hirate Hatsuhide personally met with Shigehide Suzuki, the representative of the heterogene, and first tried to persuade him to offer a territory in lieu of a bounty, in an attempt to include the heterogeneous in the retainer sequence, but was unexpectedly refused.

Then Fan Xiu was not in a hurry, and did not insist, but generously gave 5,000 yuan of silver, and declared, "Fraction is a little bit of my heart for Your Excellency!" ”

When Suzuki Shigehide heard this, he was very happy, and he bowed down to express his gratitude, and then took a dozen or so subordinates, carrying money bags, and strode away.

At this time, Hiteshu gave a look, and Honda was confident in understanding, and nodded secretly, indicating that the plan would definitely go smoothly.

The 5,000 yuan of silver is actually the first step in a conspiracy.

Although Tie Fan Xiu is not short of money, he will not give a "tip" of 400 yuan for no reason. This money was used to provoke contradictions within the Saga Party.

Shigehide Suzuki, a man who was brave and good at fighting but had little political acumen, would definitely take out the 400 "tips" and squander them with his relatives and friends, without thinking of compensating the wounded or dividing them equally according to merit.

But the Saga Party is not his Suzuki family's final say, but a coalition of dozens of wealthy families, and dozens of wealthy families who are not very wealthy and need to come out as mercenaries. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Hirate hopes to trigger internal conflicts, so as to intervene and slowly cultivate the strength to get close to the Hite.

Now, as the daimyo of the possession of a country, this kind of thing does not have to be handled personally, and it is fully handed over to Honda Masanobu and others.

Since the heterogeneity, the subordinate national armies have also returned to farming. At present, there are more than 6,000 "new senators" from Mikawa, Izumi, Awaji, and Sanuki under the command of Hiratei, and it seems that they are also strong, but the actual quality is uneven.

This group of people went to war out of "feudal obligations", and generally did not receive additional rewards, let alone territorial rewards, so their desire to fight was not very good. Only a very small number of people who are particularly motivated and willing to take the initiative to transform into genealogical retainers are expected to gain further power and status. For example, Dr. Yasuda Terada, who has always been brave in battle.

Then there are Sasa Narumasa and Hirate Hideyi as Yoriki, and Miyoshi Naganobu and Matsuyama Shigeharu who are nominally Yoriki. They also received permission to withdraw their troops, but whether or not to give a reward depends on Nobunaga's intentions.

Coming down, it was Yoshitaka Kuki, who had been sent over to help temporarily, and only after repeatedly parading and confirming that the Murakami Navy had left a long way before he offered to return to Shima Bay to recuperate. This move can be regarded as benevolent and righteous, and Hisho Tsunosu has no position to order him to stay.

As soon as he left like this, coupled with the fact that Suga Dacho was going to be taken and recommended to Nobunaga, the rest of the navy army would not be the same. Fan Xiu ordered Anzhai Nobuyasu to be the general of the navy, the temporary commander, with this person's background and ability enough to be qualified for this position. In addition, he specially instructed Izumi's Awawa Shinbei to be the deputy general of the water army to maintain balance. However, the sum of these people in the mind of Fan Xiu is not comparable to the eight Portuguese warships equipped with cannons.

In the end, what was left behind was 1,800 people from the banner and the spectrum of troops, which were professional soldiers who had spent a lot of effort and carefully maintained, so they had the ability to leave the country to fight for a long time, and the combat was stronger than that of ordinary peasant soldiers.

After making the necessary arrangements to stay behind, Hisho and his subordinates boarded the ship and returned.

He was to return to Izumi first, and then possibly to Kyoto and Gifu Castle to report to Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Oda Nobunaga. And please tell me what to do with the 100,000 stone of land that has been laid down.

After that, the specific rewards of the soldiers will be officially issued.

So when Fan Xiu goes, he can feel the hot gaze behind him.