Chapter 68: The Great Fire of Kyoto
"Your Majesty, are you doubting the sincerity of Emperor Daming?"
"No, it's not!" Emperor Komatsu shuddered for a moment, and said a little cowardly: "It's just that I haven't seen the Holy Decree of Emperor Daming, and I am really a little worried!" ”
"You don't have to worry about this, the lower officials think that the Ming Emperor is rich all over the world, with golden mouths and jade teeth, how can he go back on his word?"
"Besides, aren't North Korea's Li Chenggui and his two sons Li Fangguo and Li Fanggan all doing well? Lee Sung-gye is the lord of North Korea, and Lee Fang-guo has also been the king of North Korea! ”
Emperor Komatsu held his head and did not speak.
"Your Majesty," Shibukawa Mitsuyori turned his head to look at the door, got up lightly and walked beside Komatsu, and whispered, "You don't have time left!" ”
"What do you mean?"
"Ashikaga Yoshimitsu has decided to do it, I guess it's just two days!"
"Why?" Emperor Komatsu said with some astonishment.
"The Ming army will soon be in the city, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu doesn't run now, waiting to find death?"
"That," Emperor Komatsu hesitated when he heard this.
Although a decision has been made a long time ago, but when it comes to the end, Emperor Komatsu is a little reluctant, if he really votes, he will no longer be the emperor, and he needs to look up to the emperor at all times, and even his life will be in danger at every turn; Although he is still a puppet, he can at least have the honor of the emperor, a luxurious palace, beautiful women, gorgeous clothes, sweet wine, and countless delicacies......
Thinking of this, Emperor Komatsu couldn't help but moisten his eyes, and tears rushed out of his eyes and flowed down his cheeks.
Seeing Emperor Komatsu crying, Shibukawa couldn't help but feel a little tired, when has it been, and why are you still twisting and pinching like this?
Don't you know that I'm dancing on the tip of a knife right now? Don't you know that I'm all for your good?
After a while, Emperor Komatsu wiped his tears and looked at Shibukawa Mitsuyori, only to find that the other party had a gloomy expression and was staring at him with a special, animal-like gaze, and Emperor Komatsu couldn't help but shudder.
"Your Majesty, can you still hold back now?"
"I, I ......"
At this time, a hurried knock sounded on the door: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! ”
"What's wrong?"
Emperor Komatsu was frightened, and immediately jumped up and said astringently, "What's wrong?" What happened? ”
The door opened, and a chamberlain walked in, kneeling down and said, "Your Majesty, Your Excellency the Minister of the Interior has suddenly surrounded the palace, and the palace guards will not stop you, Your Excellency...... Your Excellency is already coming this way! ”
What the? Ashikaga Yoshimitsu is here?
Listening to the waiter's breathless voice, the expressions of the two people in the room changed greatly, and they couldn't help but look at each other, and at the same time pointed at each other and said, "You, betray me?" ”
"Bang bang! Bang Bang Bang! ”
There was a burst of applause, and two people appeared behind the waiter, and the leader applauded while walking, and looked at the two with a smile on his face: "Haha!" Hahaha! All right! All right! What an eye-opener for me! ”
"Inner University...... Uncle...... Uncle, I'm ...... I was wrong! ”
Shibukawa fell to his knees, his teeth "gurgling", and he said tremblingly.
And Emperor Komatsu on the other side was not much better, his face was pale, trembling all over, and finally slowly knelt on the ground: "Minister of the Interior...... The Imperial Father...... Spare your life! ”
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu lowered his head slightly, looked at the two people kneeling on the ground, and suddenly sneered: "Xingcheng, arrest these two people for me and interrogate them severely!" ”
"Yes! But," Fukuyama Kosei hurriedly agreed, but quickly reacted and said, "The emperor ......"
"There is no emperor here," Ashikaga Yoshimitsu turned around and walked outside, and an indifferent voice came with the wind: "Wakoku, there will be a new emperor soon, here is all the rebellion of Wakoku, and I only need to confess, remember, you only need half an hour!" ”
"Uncle! No! ”
"Imperial Father! No! ”
Shibukawa Mitsuyori and Emperor Komatsu were frightened and hurriedly shouted loudly.
Fukuyama Yukinari saluted Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's back, then turned his head and said viciously: "Come on, arrest the two of them, and serve the big punishment!" ”
"No!"
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On the night of August 30 in the ninth year of Jianwen, the emperor Komatsu of the Japanese kingdom suddenly contracted a serious problem and died around the time of the son, and his son Prince Shihito succeeded to the throne overnight; And Shibukawa Manyori, an important minister of the Wa State, was suspected of collaborating with the enemy, and he was beheaded all over the house, and the chickens and dogs were not left.
It's just that what makes Ashikaga Yoshimitsu feel that the fly in the ointment is that when he arrested the Ming State spy Koji, there was a little accident, and Koji seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and he had prepared a large amount of fire oil in the kitchen.
Before Fukuda Yukinari rushed in, he lit the oil of fire, and the fire was so fierce that it soon spread throughout Shibukawa Prefecture.
The fire in Shibukawa Prefecture burned until dawn, and its fire burned the sky of Kyoto red, and also intensified the panic of the nobles and people of Kyoto!
The next day, the nobles of Kyoto fled with their families, but the defenders of the city gate did not stop them.
That night, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu withdrew from the north gate of Kyoto with all the men of the Imperial Family, and withdrew along the Wakasa Mountains to Echizen, Kaga, and other places......
Because Ashikaga Yoshimitsu has been transferring troops out of the city in the name of reinforcing Yamashiro Province, not many people know about his retreat.
But by the next morning, when news of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's retreat spread, the remaining garrison army was almost scattered, and the whole of Kyoto was immediately in a state of anarchy.
For a time, the nobles and big families in Kyoto fled from the city with their families, and a large number of ordinary people followed them.
After they left, Kyoto became a paradise for the poor, refugees (refugees from Kyushu), ruffians, and hooligans.
So, soon, Kyoto turned into a hell on earth.
The mansions of the nobility were looted and burned; Shops on the street were smashed open, and goods were looted on the spot; The streets and alleys were full of mobs with machetes and clubs, and they were like wild beasts, staring at everything that could be plundered, including women, especially beautiful and noble women......
In the end, they set their sights on the splendid and luxurious palace......
On September 3, the ninth year of Jianwen, Sheng Yong and Shao Yun finally arrived outside the city of Kyoto, and the sky over Kyoto was shrouded in thick smoke, and the crowd of people fleeing was endless......
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Ashikaga Yoshimitsu made careful arrangements for the retreat, and all the troops did not know the next order until they arrived at the intended location, and from late August, the troops in Kyoto retreated in batches in the direction of Wakasa.
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was the last to retreat, most of his cavalry, and a small number of men from the Imperial family, so he moved very quickly, and he arrived in Wakasa Province two days later, and at this moment Wakasa Province was facing an attack from the sea.
Fortunately, the Ming army that attacked Wakasa was mainly the Korean army, and its combat effectiveness was not strong, so the Japanese army was able to resist.
However, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu stayed in Wakasa Province for only one day before ordering the entire army to retreat and go to Echizen Province.
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On September 5, the Ming army entered the city of Kyoto.
On September 8, the Ming army occupied Wakasa Province.
On September 15, the Hatakeyama Manjia, who was in charge of the defense of the mountain, surrendered to Qu Neng.
On September 23, Qu Neng and Sheng Yong met in Kyoto.
On the same day, Sheng Yong sent a good news to the Beijing Division, in which Sheng Yong expressed his dissatisfaction with the Military Intelligence Bureau.
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