Since Takeda Katsuyori himself came to Kyoto and offered his relatives as hostages, there was no longer any obstacle in Suruga's affairs.

Katsuyama Nobusada, Anayama Nobuyoshi and others still have to shout and resist for personal interests for a while, but they are obviously unable to fight the overall situation, and can only seek compensation in private.

The Imagawa clan nominally resumed his duties as a guardian of Suruga, returned to his hometown of Sunpu Castle after a five-six absence, and rediscovered his childhood memories, and was in tears of excitement for a while.

It's a pity that this is not achieved by one's own strength, but by relying on others.

The first major event he did when he returned to Sunfu Castle was to solemnly announce that his daughter, who was nearly seven years old, would marry the six-year-old son of the Heite family, "Umewakamaru", and pass on the family name.

And the biological son will exist as a famous poet and a nobleman.

This decision made everyone quite satisfied.

The last loyal ministers of the Imagawa family, as well as the local tyrants and landlords in Suruga who still remembered their old feelings, although they couldn't help but feel a little sad, but they generally felt that this was the best way to preserve their status, and praised the clan for their "mastery of Mingzhi".

Even the young son who was deprived of his inheritance rights and called "Ryuo Maru" had a relieved expression when he heard the news, and there was no anger or disappointment at all.

Probably because of the years of following his father, he has gradually resisted and feared the life of the samurai, and instead placed his feelings in the poems and songs far from power.

The only thing that may be the most uncomfortable is Imagawa Shin himself.

After all, his father was killed in battle because of the deception of Hirate Honhide, and later suffered from the rebellion of Tokugawa Ieyasu. It's really hard to bend your knees to these two people now.

A middle-aged man who is almost forty years old and has experienced ups and downs, no matter what his mood is, his performance must always be passable. He simply entrusted the affairs of the country to the retainers and the "Kazuki" sent by Kyoto, and with his own son, he devoted himself to culture and art.

Not only can you dispel depression, but you can also completely show a deferential posture, killing two birds with one stone.

Heite arranged for Naotora Ii to take her own son Umewakamaru to Sunpu Castle at the same time, and it was natural for her to serve as a superintendent and assistant as a mother, so it was as if a "female lord" was arranged for Suruga.

Anyway, this is not the first time for the Imagawa family. The mother of the former lord Jun Yiyuan, Mrs. "Shouguini", had been in control of the political situation for a long time, and the results were quite good.

So there is nothing surprising about the acceptance of another female leader.

On the other hand, it is equivalent to a flat hand to build a fair and honest palace outside the field of vision of the lady of the main room, which is really the envy of men all over the world.

It's a pity that there are not many women who have the ability to take on national politics.

……

Hokuriku's Kenshin Uesugi expressed his strong displeasure with Takeda's submission, calling him a "gutsless rat" and seemingly completely oblivious to what had happened last year.

The Echigo army spent some time pacifying the hidden dangers in the east and suppressing the ambitions of the Yangbei people, and then after attacking Echichu in the spring, they sent troops to attack Noto in early July. Advancing by land and water, the strategy of combining virtual and real, and striking the east and the west was used, effectively dividing the tie army.

As a result, although Shima Kiyoko was isolated and outnumbered, he barely supported it for a month and a half with a garrison of only 1,000 people, and waited for reinforcements from Kawada Naga and Honda Tadakatsu, so that the invading enemy returned in vain.

This is the third consecutive unsuccessful westward expansion of Uesugi Kenshin, and the momentum seems to be gradually weakening.

On the other hand, the Hojo clan also seems to be disapproving of Takeda Katsuyori.

Faced with the invitation to meet him in Luo, he quickly replied in the negative.

A letter was sent to Kyoto with a respectful but highly confident letterhead, which read, "Hojo Sagami, Lord of Kanpashu, and Lieutenant General Heyou, Lord of."

Obviously, the two sides are placed on a roughly equal footing.

Then he also said, "Due to the abundance of thieves in Anfang, Shimono, Changlu and other places, the matter has not yet been completed, and I can't take time out to come to Beijing to pay homage to the imperial court, please forgive me." ”

It is clear to say "to visit the imperial court" instead of "to accept words during the visit".

Seeing this, Takeda Katsuyori was furious on the surface, and repeatedly scolded the Hojo family for "the frog at the bottom of the well is arrogant, and the eyes of a leaf are like a night lang", but in fact, the joy blossomed, and he hurriedly and secretly prepared for the battle.

However, at the same time, there are many daimyo who expect the Heite family to send troops, and it is not certain who will be the first to take their turn.

Not to mention anything else, let's just say that the speed and degree of loyalty of Kyushu Otomo Sorin, which is actually no less than Takeda, is not so outstanding just because of the long distance.

The family is about to be blown up, and they are desperately in need of reinforcements, which is much worse than Takeda Katsuyori.

There is also a Bizen Ukita Nao, who is also caught in the encirclement and suppression of Maori and Asai, and even the people of Tanba and Tango countries.

It is said that the Hirate family has no old friendship with him, and it is not decided whether to help or not.

However, the geographical location of the Uki family is very special, and it is stuck in the central throat of the entire Kansai area, so it is naturally a good nail to use, and it is a pity to give it up easily.

In addition, on the island of Shikoku, the Kono family in the northern part of Iyo, which is part of the Maori sphere of influence, and if it becomes hostile, it will put strategic pressure on the Seto Inland Sea business district, which is the core of the Hirate family, and it must also be dealt with.

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Soldiers are needed everywhere, and Kyoto is very lively.

The last shogunate ruler, Hosokawa Fujitaka, led all the remaining Ashikaga retainers to publicly switch to the Hirate family, which can almost be seen as the end of the Muromachi period.

With his status and ability, he was of course entitled to preferential treatment, and was immediately awarded 10,000 stone Zhixing and included in the list of important ministers, and the other ministers were all counted as his courtiers.

The three-year-old child left behind by Ashikaga Yoshiaki was also taught by him.

Hosokawa Fujitaka's first task was to thoroughly investigate the land ownership of the Yamashiro Kingdom, and strive to return the legal territories of the ministers and temples to Zhao and restore the property to its owner.

This matter was finally fulfilled, and with the impact of Takeda's submission, the work efficiency of the imperial court suddenly accelerated.

On June 26, he entered the tie and made a show from "on the fourth position, the right to accept the words, and the left guards to the lieutenant general" to "from the three, the right to speak to the great".

On July 15, he was appointed "General of the Left Guards".

On July 27, he entered the "three positives, and the right to speak and the left guard general is the original".

In this way, he equaled the runaway general Ashikaga Yoshiaki and became one of the two highest-ranking samurai in the kingdom of Tenshi, which was enough to protest.

The reason why he did not make an exception and was directly promoted to the "two ministers of the interior" was not because the imperial court did not allow it - in fact, many ministers felt that it was feasible, but that he felt that there was no need for it.

There is another thing that he values more, and that is-

Change the yuan!

When today's Emperor Zizheng is the emperor of the town, he only ascended the throne at the age of no confusion, and now although he is close to the sixtieth birthday, his body is still very healthy, which is obviously a rare longevity.

However, in the twenty years of his reign, he has used four era names, all of which were caused by the change of the samurai regime. In particular, the distinction between "Koji" and "Eiroku" was once a key point of contention between Miyoshi Chokei and Ashikaga Yoshiaki, which caused a lot of confusion.

After Ashikaga Yoshiaki was reinstated, he adopted the "Motokame" to keep a narrative, and there was an ongoing conflict between the shogunate and the imperial court due to some problems such as funding and bad luck, and the imperial family and ministers did not like this era name very much.

Now, it just so happens that our public lord took the initiative to run out of Kyoto, and his prestige plummeted, leaving a two- or three-year-old child who could not serve as a director, which was a rare opportunity.

If it is said that the initiative to implement the reform of the yuan, the prestige of the tie may be a little worse.

But it is just right to conform to the hearts of the people and take advantage of the situation.

It didn't take much effort for Kyoto to reach a consensus on "changing the Yuan Tensho".

A new era in every sense of the word has arrived.