In the twenty-sixth year of Akihiro, in 1948, a murder and suicide attempt occurred in Asakusa, Edo. Mitsuko Urawa, a married woman who works at a snack bar in Asakusa, Edo, raises three daughters. Because her husband is addicted to gambling and does not do his job and feels hopeless about life, Mitsuko, who has no future, decides to die with her three children. On the night of April 6, the 26th year of Zhaoguang, Chongzi asked her three daughters (8, 4 and 2 years old) to drink fish soup mixed with rodenticide, and then strangled the three unconscious daughters to death. After the incident, Hotsuko himself committed suicide by drinking a bowl of fish soup, but failed because the rodenticide was not a lethal poison. So, Chongzi went to the local police station and turned himself in. The local procuratorate prosecuted Mitsuko for homicide, and the Edo District Court immediately accepted the case, and the chief judge of the criminal case was Takeshi Ushiyama and other judges of the court. Three months later, on July 2, the Urawa District Court sentenced Mitsuko, who had been charged with homicide, to three years in prison, with a three-year reprieve. The local procuratorate did not protest against this verdict, so it can be said that the homicide case has been officially closed.

However, the Diet Legal Affairs Committee found that the sentence imposed by the court in this case was too lenient, so it summoned the presiding judge, Takeshi Ushiyama, various important members of the court, and the parties involved in the case, Mitsuko Urawa and the husband of Mitsuko Urawa, to conduct an investigation. The name of the inquiry by Congress is the "power of inquiry into national affairs" granted to Congress in the amendment to the Constitution, that is, "Congress may investigate the affairs of the State and may require witnesses to testify or give testimony and record for this purpose". After several weeks of investigation, the Diet issued a report that found that the court staff in this case, led by Niu Yamayi, failed to uphold the fairness of the law and considered too many human matters during the trial, so the sentence for Urawa Mitsuko was too lenient.

However, the congressional investigation has provoked an outcry from the legal profession. They are determined to defend the independence of the Court and are determined not to allow the hand of Congress to reach into the Court. At a press conference, then Supreme Court Justice Atom Shui bitterly complained about the encroachment of the legislative power of the National Assembly on the judicial power, "If the trial of the court needs the Congress to determine right and wrong, then the independence of the court and the restraint of the judicial power on the legislative power will not be lost." ”

The Urawa Mitsuko case was an opportunity to engage in a fierce debate in the national community over the dispute between the two theories of "independent power" and "auxiliary power" in the "national political investigation power". The debate lasted for months, and it was not until Masaaki Hatakeyama, a well-known legal scholar who worked at Shanghai High School at the time, made his famous statement at a press conference, that public opinion gradually moved in favor of the courts.

"Nearly 400 years ago, my ancestor, Mr. Hatakeyama, and several other great sages established the separation of powers in Sakai Town. In the hundreds of years since, our country has not suffered major upheavals because of the mutual restraint of the government, the Congress, and the courts, and no one can act arbitrarily, thus avoiding the danger of perverse actions. ”

"Although I don't know if this congressional investigation is well-intentioned or has other intentions, it is in fact infringing on the authority of the courts, undermining our system, and turning back the clock on history. If we can't contain it at the source, it's hard to imagine what will happen next. Do you want to see the birth of a behemoth that controls both legislative and judicial power? Do you want to go back to the era when the big men were dictatorial and dictatorial? Do you want to go back hundreds or even thousands of years ago, when the cycle of chaos never ended? Are you worthy of the sages who exhausted their energy for the separation of powers, and the rainy autumn and red leaves that created all this? ”

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And the rain and autumn red leaves in his mouth are rushing back to Maple Mountain Castle from Sakai Town at this moment. Because he understands that it is useless to plan for the separation of powers or anything, everything is based on the fact that he wants to defeat the Miyoshi family, take Sakai Town, and ensure the safety of the merchants here.

Imai Munehisa and the others had already planned a route to deliver supplies to Akihei - the caravan from Sakai Town would pass through the Ishiyama Imperial Workshop in the territory of Honganji Temple and then arrive at Maple Leaf Mountain Castle, instead of going along the line of Wakae Castle, in order to avoid the eyes and ears of Miyoshi Yoshiken. After their communication and coordination, Honganji is willing to give Yuqiu, who has no grievances, a parallel convenience, to deal with the Miyoshi family who have a grudge against them.

And Hatakeyama Takamasa also promised that after returning to Tetori Castle, he would immediately send his cronies to inform the various small wealthy clans in Hanoi, and he would also raise his arms and call on the wealthy clans in Hanoi to unite and drive out the Miyoshi family. And he himself is willing to do Yu Qiuping a favor: he will once again gather Kii's roots and threaten Kishiwada Castle in Izumi Province from the south to put pressure on the Miyoshi family.

"You don't have to do so much." Yu Qiuping was very embarrassed after receiving the promise of Hatakeyama Takamasa at that time, "After all, this time it is not your wish, and the Hatakeyama family is not allowed to live in Hanoi, and the old system is not restored, but it is to be replaced by a new system." ”

"As long as you have the heart to let the whole world return to the discipline again," Hatakeyama Takamasa did not say much to Yu Qiuping, but said lightly but firmly: "I will accompany you to the end." ”

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After Yu Qiuping arrived at Maple Mountain City, his subordinates, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately greeted him. However, before they could speak, the smile on Yu Qiuping's face already said it all.

"Such an exaggerated plan, Your Highness actually succeeded?" Shigeharu Takenaka sighed in an almost unimaginable tone, "Divide the power into three parts, and give one to the merchants. This is really an unprecedented and unprecedented, unprecedented move. His Royal Highness's deviant behavior is probably not even comparable to the Oda Palace. ”

"Then what is Your Highness's plan for the future?" Amano Jingde asked with a gloomy face: "How can I take back the power to let it out?" The merchant and the Hatakeyama family have tasted the sweetness and will not give in easily. His Highness's move is still too hasty. ”

"Everything is for the lives of the Yuqiu family and these tens of thousands of people, we are embattled, and we are also forced to be helpless." Yu Qiuping sighed helplessly. Although he has a lot of expectations for this system in his heart, he may be able to create miracles. However, when communicating with the subordinates of these ideological traditions, he could only show a helpless look, "If we don't cooperate with the merchants of Sakai Town and Ishiyama Town, we won't even survive December, let alone any future." ”

"That's what Momiji said." Sena Shiyi is very supportive of Yu Qiuping's approach, "It's good now, we don't even have to pay the money, and we will pay it back on credit until we have the treasury." Now the Mitsubishi caravan's money can be used for business! ”

"But Your Highness, even so, we are still at a disadvantage in the face of the Miyoshi family." Shigeharu Takenaka said to Yu Qiuping with a solemn face, "We are just avoiding falling into a crisis due to food shortages now. But if there are no reinforcements, the Miyoshi family will still have nearly double the strength advantage for us. ”

"When the Nanhanoi Hao clan in the Miyoshi family army withdraws from the army, the Miyoshi army will lose one percent. And when His Highness Hatakeyama's roots approached Kishiwada Castle, they had to lose one percent less. When Yu Qiuping said this, he turned his head and smiled evilly, "Besides, it's not like I don't have any reinforcements." ”

"Your Highness, how are you going to explain to the Oda Palace?" Amano Keitoku reminded again, "Doing such a deviant thing and ceding the power of the Yuqiu family to others may make the Oda Hall very unhappy." ”

"I have already sent someone to explain to my lord. I also had to do it as a last resort to defend Maple Mountain Castle, all for the sake of the Oda family's great cause. Yu Qiuping pretended to sigh helplessly, shook his head and said, "The lord must be able to understand it." If he didn't understand, he would have sent reinforcements! ”

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On December 3rd, the goods from Sakai Town were successively transported to Maple Leaf Mountain Castle. In order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, Munekazu Tsuda personally led the team to come. A large number of grain, building materials, medicinal materials, and ordnance raw materials drove into the castle town of Maple Mountain Castle in truckloads, and the number even exceeded the sum of the previous times.

Due to the risk of being discovered by the Miyoshi family when transporting goods to Maple Mountain Castle, Tsuda Munekazu tried to bring as many goods as possible each time to avoid long nights.

After getting the raw materials, Maple Mountain City, which had been suspended for half a month, took action again. People rushed to repair their houses, hoping to build houses to protect them from the cold before the coldest weather arrived. The herbs were delivered in time, and the disease in Maple Mountain City was also contained. And the arrival of the food also made Maple Leaf Mountain Castle and Tokiwa Bei, who only had 2 days of rations left, breathe a sigh of relief. Lan Xiang Huadu's military industry department also worked overtime to start building guns, iron cannons, and spears, and Chang Panbei's training after a few days of training also began again.

In the afternoon of the same day, on a hill northeast of Iimoriyama Castle, rain and autumn were waiting in the wilderness. After a while, a faint black spot began to appear at the end of the line of sight. After a while, you can see an army of nearly 3,000 people emerging from the white snow, led by none other than Kinoshita Hideyoshi and Akechi Mitsuhide. They were led by the Oda family's men and horses who stayed in Kyoto.

"Looking forward to the stars and the moon, it can be regarded as waiting for you." When Yu Qiuping saw the two of them coming, he immediately stepped forward to give each of them a bear hug, "If you don't come, I guess you will have to withdraw in disgrace." ”

However, after being embraced by Yu Qiuping, Akechi Mitsuhide turned very embarrassed, pushed Yu Qiuping away slightly, and said: "We are allies, and Hongye is my friend, so we should help each other." Wise Mitsuo's performance made Yu Qiuping secretly wonder in his heart, could it be that this violated etiquette? Isn't it normal for samurai to give each other a hug? Or wise Mitsuhide takes etiquette very seriously.

Kinoshita Hideyoshi didn't care, and patted Yuqiu Ping's back very excitedly: "Hehe, we are all poor people who were left in by the lord!" If we don't support each other, how can we live this life? When one day we are beaten in Kyoto, you must come to the rescue of Momiji! ”

The performance of these two people is really a city man and a country man, and what Oda Nobunaga said is true.

"You came to support me, did you get the consent of the Gongfang Palace?" Yu Qiuping glanced at Kinoshita Hideyoshi and Akechi Mitsuhide, and asked knowingly.

"Naturally, there isn't." Kinoshita Hideyoshi laughed a few times and said, "The general has decided that he will die and will not be saved, and I will not listen to him." The red leaves have disobeyed twice, and I can't leave too much behind! ”

"But we can't stay here for too long, otherwise the Gongfang Hall may infiltrate the area under our control, and it will be a big problem." Kinoshita Hideyoshi did not forget to add.

"Of course, am I willing to keep you for a long time?" Yu Qiuping laughed when he heard this, "You eat me here and use mine, I don't have enough money, I wish I would send you back quickly after the war!" ”