Chapter 334: The Heir's Visit
In the third year of Yonglu, on the twenty-sixth day of the first month. At the same time that Ota Shimasa and Namba Kenji were both on their way to the new territory with their retainers and dependents, the former heir of the regent Sekihaku Konoe came to Kanto again.
"Bo Lu Gong (Guan Bai's other name) has really been seen for a long time!" As soon as Asadai heard that the former heir of Konoe had come to Kanto again, he immediately ordered Toshimitsu and other retainers to send troops to escort him to the castle of Kawagoe Castle along the way, while Asadachi personally greeted the former heir of Konoe outside Kawagoe Castle.
"The Fujiwara Town Mansion is too exciting, and the rest is just a minister, why do you want to send hundreds of armor soldiers to escort you along the way?" The former heir of the guard looked at the Uesugi army guarding beside him all the way, and he was a little frightened.
"Xia Guan has only recaptured the ancestral old territory of Sagami Country, and has not stabilized the local situation, so in order to prevent the attack of thieves, he sent troops to escort Bo Lu Gong, which is what Xia Guan should do." Chao Ding said after smiling.
"I heard that the Fujiwara Town Palace has a new son, and after consulting with the ministers of the court, His Majesty wants to give Ling Lang the fifth position, and how about serving as the Mutsu Commander after serving on his behalf?" Before the former heir of Konoe entered Heyue Castle, he told a powerful news.
"What?! It's not good······" After listening to the words of Konoe's former heir, Asada was a little overwhelmed.
"It's okay, it's okay, the Fujiwara Town Mansion has done so many things for the imperial court, so that Ling Lang's appointment to an official position is not enough to worry about. By the way, Yu Xin has a daughter, I wonder if he can marry Fujiwara Town Palace? Konoe said softly as he walked over to Asada's side.
"This ······ After all, the Konoe family is a five-regent family, and the Uesugi family has been transformed from a public family to a samurai family for a long time, so I don't know if Uesugi Danmasa agrees to this matter. Asadaki did not rush to answer the former heir of Konoe, because the matter was a big deal, not a trivial matter.
"Yu will give Fujiwara Town Hall enough time to think about it, and Yu still has important matters to discuss with Fujiwara Town Hall at the moment." Konoe's former heir knew that he had said too abruptly, and he was not in a hurry to wait for a reply.
"Thank you Bo Lu Gong for your understanding." Chao Ding smiled awkwardly.
"The daimyo and national lords of the two countries of Okuba have not kept the imperial court in their hearts for a long time, only the Fujiwara Town Palace has always done its best for the imperial court, and these imperial courts have seen it. There are still some things to say after entering the city. That's when Konoe's former heir realized that it was outside the castle and not inside the castle.
"Yes, let the lower officials lead the way." Asadachi then took Konoe's former heir to Kawagoe Castle Honmaru's Ohiromari.
"Fujiwara Town Palace, Your Majesty has appointed you as an observer of the Tokaido Province, and you can be in charge of the administration and military affairs of fifteen countries, including Iga, Ise, Sagami, Kai, Owari, Enoe, Mikawa, Suruga, Musashi, Izu, Shima, Anbo, Hitachi, Kamiso, and Shimoso. From then on, you have the righteous name of crusading against all the daimyo of Tokaido, just like the Jiedu envoy of the Tang Kingdom. "Konoe's former heir handed the decree to the court.
"Tokaido Observer?! Wasn't this official position abolished in the first year of Hirohito? How ······ again" Chaoding didn't understand what the court meant.
"The Ashikaga Shogun's family has long had a lot of complaints about the Fujiwara Town Palace, and if the Fujiwara Town Palace wants to lead the army to Shangluo and stabilize the situation in the world, the position of Observation Envoy must be reactivated, and you and Uesugi Dan Main Hall will hold it. At present, the two of you are the only ones in the whole world who still care more about the imperial court and contact the imperial court from time to time, hoping that the imperial court can issue a decree to give the name of righteousness. Now, as long as both of you are in the position of observer, then there is no need to ask for the imperial court's decree from time to time in the future. Although Ashikaga Yoshiteru was the brother-in-law of Konoe's former heir, Ashikaga Yoshiteru was bent on restoring the power of the shogunate and was very dissatisfied with the Asada's attempt to destroy the Kanto Imperial Supporters. If it weren't for the former heir of the guard pinching the court, otherwise the court would have been an enemy a long time ago.
"Is it wrong for the Uesugi family to stabilize the eastern country for the Ashikaga shogun's family? The Kanto Princes have rebelled repeatedly, which time did the Uesugi family not send troops to help? Yoshiki is really ······" Asadaki was really a little speechless about Ashikaga Yoshiteru.
"Yoshiki has had a very poor relationship with the Miyoshi family in recent years, and Mitsuki (Miyoshi Chikuzen Mamoru, that is, Miyoshi Changqing) is now terminally ill since he lost his two most powerful younger brothers, Miyoshi Shishu and Tokawa Ichiku, as well as his sister-in-law." Konoe's former heir shook his head helplessly.
"Once Sanzhu goes, then Yihui Gong will be in danger!" Asadaki immediately thought of the ending of Ashikaga Yoshiteru afterward.
"The Miyoshi Sanjo and Matsunaga Danmasa have been visiting Mitsuki's Jucheng recently, and it is very likely that they want to do something unfavorable to Yoshiki." Konoe's former heir was also helpless about this, because he was powerless to reverse the situation, so he could only inform the Asama of the news as soon as possible.
"By the way, the lower officials still want to ask Bolu to do something." It was not easy for the court to wait for the arrival of the former heir of Konoe, and he always had to ask him for something.
"What's the matter? If only Yu could do it. "Konoe's former heir didn't refuse.
"The lower officials want to apply for official positions in the eastern kingdom for some of their retainers, and it is best to be a national guard. Xia Guan wanted to ask Bo Lu Gong to be able to go up to heaven to listen. After saying that, Asadaki handed a list to Konoe's former heir.
"Hiroyoshi Namba, Usami Takatsu, Toshimitsu Anazawa, Hideharu Kano, Asayaki Koyama, Takaaki Tamura, Yoshiyin Soma, Mitsumi Suda. Fujiwara Town Palace, you came up and proposed eight people, this is a bit difficult to do! "Konoe's former heir was embarrassed by this, and it would be enough if the court made an application for an official position of two people, and eight people were proposed at once.
"These eight people are all for the imperial court to crusade against the rebellious flat side, and in addition, 5,000 stone from Mizuoka, Osunagawa, Akaishi and other places in Dewa Yuri County are used as the imperial court's imperial materials. It's very convenient to be there along the coast. There are also 3,000 Yongle money, please bring it to Your Majesty by Bo Lugong. Asadachi saw that Konoe's former heir could not ensure that he would be able to fulfill his request, so he had to launch a money offensive.
"Fujiwara Zhenfu is really a loyal and good general who has always considered the imperial court, and as for applying for an official position, it is up to Yu." The former heir of the Konoe saw that Chaoding waved his big hand, and readily agreed.
"Is Bo Lu going to Echigo next? Gong Qianxin has not seen Bo Lu Gong for a long time. Chao Ding thought of Qianxin, and he hadn't been promoted to an official position for a long time.
"Yes. His Majesty promoted Uesugi Danmasa to the rank of Sandansho and concurrently served as an observer of Hokuriku Province, and was in charge of the administration and military affairs of the seven kingdoms of Wakasa, Echizen, Kaga, Noto, Echichu, Echigo, and Sado. Konoe's former heir then informed Asadachi of Kenshin's upcoming official position.
"That's really good, Xiaguan also wants to go to Echigo, just in time to be able to walk with Bo Lugong." Chaoding couldn't let Kenshin come to see him, and it just so happened that he hadn't gone to congratulate Kenshin Echigo on his peace again before the New Year.
"Then without further ado, let's leave for Echigo tomorrow." Konoe's former heir doesn't mind having one more person or a bunch of people with him.
Shortly after Asada's concurrent position as Tokaido Observer, Shingen Takeda, who was at Mikawada Hara Castle, learned of the incident, and he summoned his military advisor Kansuke Yamamoto and important ministers such as Masanobu Takasaka, Nobuyoru Takeda, and Nobumi Kawawa to discuss the matter.
"Elder brother, the Fujiwara Town Government is now in a high position, and it holds the name of righteousness, and it will be disadvantageous if the family takes the initiative to fight with it." Nobuyoru Takeda doesn't think it's a wise choice to go to war with the Uesugi family right now.
"Well, now that the front of our army is directly aimed at Okazaki Castle, Mikawa and half of the country are already in the pocket of our family. For the time being, there will be no enemies or battles with the Uesugi family. "Takeda Shingen doesn't plan to fight on two fronts, and at the moment, he hasn't even completely captured the Mikawa country, so how can he fight with the Uesugi family, who has a lot of soldiers.
"My lord, right now, the Fujiwara town government is sending troops to invade the two countries of Okuba, and it can almost be said that it is smooth sailing, and the famous samurai families of Oshu, the Kasai family, the Osaki family, etc., have been destroyed one after another. Now among the two countries of Okuba, the only ones who can fight with the Uesugi family are the Hiyama Anto family and the southern family. Kansuke Yamamoto was shocked to learn that the Kasai family and the Osaki family had been destroyed.
"I'm afraid that the two of them won't be enemies of the Uesugi family for long. The Fujiwara town government has swept through the two countries of Ou without personally going into battle, and the strength of the Uesugi family is no longer what it used to be. In addition, there are still thousands of Uesugi troops stationed on the border of Sagami Province, and if the family makes a rash move, these forces will immediately attack Izu or Suruga. "Takeda Shingen's biggest concern is that the Asadaku will send troops to attack Izu and Suruga.
"My lord, then I have to quickly incite the former retainers of the Hojo family, so that the Fujiwara Town Mansion can't care about each other." Kansuke Yamamoto immediately came up with a plan.
"Hitachi's Edo family was destroyed by the Uesugi family not long ago, and if there is an outbreak in Sagami at this moment, then the Fujiwara town government will not be able to take care of a small Tokugawa family." Takeda Shingen nodded.
"The minister will immediately arrange this matter." Kansuke Yamamoto then retired.
"My lord, can this plan succeed in containing the Fujiwara Town Government? It is said that he transferred the old Ota Saemonzo of his family's pen family to the Northern Hitachi Territory with 100,000 stone and served as the guardian of Hitachi, I am afraid that with this person, the Fujiwara Town Government will not worry about Hitachi One Country. Takasaka was a little worried about whether Yamamoto's strategy would succeed.
"Yes, sir. The Fujiwara town government also married his niece to Muto Kibei, and gave her a territory of tens of thousands of koku and inherited the Koyama family, a famous Kanto family, who was also in charge of monitoring the Oda family, and it would be difficult for Oda Sanuki Mamoru to make a move in a short period of time. Takeda Nobuyoru is also a little worried about the future of the Takeda family.
"Don't worry, the old man still believes in the ability to help." Shingen Takeda still has a lot of trust in Kansuke Yamamoto, and he needs to attack Mikawa quickly at the moment, and then have enough time to recuperate and prepare for the upcoming decisive battle with the Uesugi family. Once the Uesugi clan were defeated in the decisive battle, the Takeda clan would be able to capture the land of Sagami Ichikoku and the four prefectures of Okushinano in a short period of time.