Chapter 373: Righteousness Returns to Luo
In the third year of Yonglu, November 20th. Under the unstoppable offensive of the Oda and Asai coalition forces, the Rokkaku family, which was troubled internally and externally, soon collapsed. From then on, the hegemony of the Rokkaku family in the Minami Omi half of the country turned into a dream of Nan Ke. At the same time, the prestige of the Owari Oda clan spread throughout several countries in Kinai, and the Miyoshi trio who occupied Gyeonggi felt unprecedented pressure.
It is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift. Rokkaku Yoshiken and Rokkaku Yoshiji father and son have regretted it since they took the initiative to give up their original Guanyin Temple Castle. The retainers and countrymen lords of Kitaise, Minami Omi, and Iga have successively fallen to the Oda family, and even Shinto Kenmori, Goto Takaharu, Nagahara Shigeyasu, Hirai Dingwu, Aochi Shigetsuna, Nagata Keihiro and other important ministers have taken the initiative to surrender to the Oda and Asai coalition forces, making Rokkaku Yoshiken, Rokkaku Yoshiji father and son counterattack Minami Omi less and less, and now they can only continue to lie dormant in the deep mountains of Koga, Iga and other places.
At the same time, Ashikaga Yoshiaki's Hosokawa Fujitaka and Akechi Mitsuhide (who secretly ordered Akechi Mitsuhide to leave the Oda family at the right time after the change of Eiroku and expand his influence in the Gyeonggi area as much as possible) and others under the command of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, the head of the shogun's family, waved the banner of Ashikaga Yoshiaki to persuade and mediate the countrymen and lords in the Gyeonggi area to change the direction of the wind and "abandon darkness and turn to light". However, it is not too clear whether it will be under the military gate of the Ashikaga clan or under the military gate of the Oda family, which is in full prestige. When playing triumphant songs along the way, most people will always ignore these seemingly unimportant issues intentionally or unintentionally.
Oda Nobunaga, while quickly pacifying Minami Omi, immediately issued a very strict order - a one-money order. It is strictly forbidden for the Oda and Asai coalition forces to carry out random fishing and human hunting without permission, and it is not allowed to rape ** women, and if there is a violator, there will be no forgiveness.
Not only that, Oda Nobunaga also ordered the Oda Army to clean up the main streets of Minami-Omi, and even the corpses that were unattended were cleaned up by the Oda Army.
Just when Oda Nobunaga was about to invade Kyoto with victory, Takeda Shingen was not idle. Since the Takeda family and the Oda family redrew the boundaries of the Mikawa country, they quickly transferred their retainers to the important towns in the Higashi-Mikawa districts, further strengthening their control over the Higashi-Mikawa prefectures, and attempting to turn the Higashi-Mikawa prefectures into a bridgehead for sending troops to Shangluo.
Takeda Shingensen shogun Kawade Yoshinori (Kawade Castle Lord), Takagi Zenemon Lieutenant, Suganuma Dingtada (Forty Cavalry Lords, Northern Shiraku Prefecture Wealthy Family, Tamine Castle Lord, Mountain Family Tripartite, also known as Tamine Dingzhong, Tian Feng Dingyoshi), Nagashino Masada (Thirty Cavalry Lord, Southern Shiraku-gun Wealthy Family, Tamine Suganuma Clan, Okusankawa People, Mountain Family Tripartite Public, Nagashino Castle Lord, also known as Suganuma Masada, Suganuma Masada, Suganuma Masadada), Okuhira Sadano (One Hundred and Fifty Riding Great Body Lord, Okusankawa People, Mountain Family Tripartite People, Shojo Castle Lord, Tashiro Castle Lord, also known as Okuhei Dingneng, Sakute Zhenneng, Sakute Dingneng), Suganuma Dingying (Noda Suganuma clan, Okumikawa people, Noda Castle lord) and other wealthy clans of the Higashi-Mikawa Kingdom who had previously voluntarily submitted to the Takeda family were organized into the Mikawa Ancestors, and Oi Toramasa from one of the clans served as the head of the Mikawa Ancestors, and sat in the most important strategic stronghold of Higashi-Mikawa - Yoshida Castle.
Subsequently, Takeda Shingen also transferred his retainer Ushito Toramitsu (formerly Takeda Yoshinobu supplementary servant) to Ushikubo Castle in Hohan County and possessed 5,000 koku Zhiyukichi, and Mieda Torakichi (Ashigaru Daisho) was transferred to Kamigo Castle in Hohan County with 15,000 koku Zhiyukidi; Katsutsuno Masataka (the elders of the Pedigree family) was transferred to Nagasawayama Castle in Hohan County and had 8,000 stone Zhixingdi, Hagiwara Masaaki (formerly Itagaki Nobukata and Ritsu, Takeda family members) was transferred to Nakayama Castle in Atsumi County and had 5,000 stone Zhixingdi, and Oi Toramasa (a member of the Takeda family, the last son of Oi Nobunda, and the eldest daughter of Oi Nobuta was the mother of Takeda Shingen) was transferred to Yoshida Castle in Atsumi County with 15,000 stone Zhixing.
On November 23, when it was learned that Rokkaku Yoshiken and Rokkaku Yoshiharu were defeated and that the Oda and Asai coalition forces were about to send troops to Kamiraku, Miyoshi and the three of them lost their fighting spirit and immediately abandoned Kyoto, which had no danger to defend. Senator Takakura Eixiang (Takakura Eike second man) fled to Osaka via Hachiman, and the then Sekihaku Konoe knew that Ashikaga Yoshiaki would not spare himself after entering Kyoto, so he immediately followed in the footsteps of Takakura Eixiang and fled to Osaka. On November 26, Oda Nobunaga and Ashikaga Yoshiaki entered Kyoto and set up a formation at Shimizu. After Oda Nobunaga entered Kyoto, he also ordered Sugaya Naga Yorishi to establish the Rakuchu legal system, and sent troops to guard the palace and maintain law and order in the Kyoto area. However, just after the Oda and Asai coalition forces in Kamiraku, part of the Tokugawa army led by Matsudaira Nobuichi clashed with part of the Oda army, and after Oda Nobunaga's ruling, Matsudaira Nobuichi led the Tokugawa army back to Mikawa Province.
At this time, Hosokawa Akimoto on the Miyoshi side, Miyoshi Nagaitsu, Miyoshi Masayasu and others led more than 3,000 troops to defend Akutagawa Castle; Shinohara, Nagabo, led an army of more than 2,500 troops to garrison Yueshui Castle and Takiyama Castle; Iwanari Youtong led an army of more than 2,000 to defend the castle of Shenglong Temple; Miyoshi Yasucho led an army of more than 2,500 to defend Gaoya Castle; Ashikaga Yoshiei and his father Ashikaga Yoshito, Hosokawa Shinyuki, and Miyoshi Nagaharu led more than 3,000 troops to defend the castle of Tomita Pumonji Temple.
After Oda Nobunaga led his army into Kyoto, he set up the main camp at Tofukuji Temple, and on the 28th, he sent his retainers Shibata Katsuie, Beeya Yorūtaka, Mori Kasei, and Sakai Masashi as the vanguard to lead an army of more than 10,000 troops across the Katsura River to attack Katsuryuji Castle, which was defended by Miyoshi Iwanari Tomotsu. In the face of the attack of the Oda army, Iwasari Yutong did not intend to be trapped in the lonely city, and then sent troops out of the city to start a field battle with the Oda army, but was broken by the four generals of Oda, and more than 50 well-known samurai under his command were captured. After this battle, Iwanari Tomotsu knew that he was invincible, so he surrendered to the Oda army in Kaijo the next day.
Subsequently, Miyoshi Yasunaga had no choice but to abandon Takaya Castle after learning that Iwanari Tomotsu had surrendered to Kaejo, and Iimori Castle immediately surrendered to the Oda Army in Kaejo, and when Hatakeyama Takamasa came to see Ashikaga Yoshiaki to surrender, Ashikaga Yoshiaki also gave him back Takaya Castle, which originally belonged to Hatakeyama Takamasa. On November 30, the Oda Army set fire to Kawabe-gun and Muko-gun in Settsu Province.
The Oda army then set up a formation in the area of Yamazaki on December 1, and the first formation was placed in the area of Tenjin Mountain, and under the pressure of the Oda army, Hosokawa Akimoto, Miyoshi Nagaitsu and Miyoshi Masaysu abandoned Akutagawa Castle at night, and Shinohara Nagabo's castle troops in Koshisui Castle and Takiyama also retreated, and Oda Nobunaga welcomed Ashikaga Yoshiaki into Akutagawa Castle.
Immediately after that, the Oda and Asai coalition forces began to sweep through Settsu Province as if possessed by gods and Buddhas, and then sent 50,000 troops to attack Ikeda Castle on December 5, which had not yet surrendered, and Mizuno Tadamasa's retainer Kajigawa Heizaemon and Oda Nobunaga's Horse Valley, and the Oda Residence Hayato rushed into the outer structure of the castle first, as a result, Kajigawa Heizaemon was killed by the Ikeda army, and Uozori Hayabusa was seriously injured and carried back to the Oda army by his command Ashigaru, and then the Oda army suspended its attack on Ikeda Castle. Ikeda Katsumasa caused the Oda army to lose more than a dozen well-known samurai and more than 100 casualties, but the Oda army also invaded Ikeda Castle's Sannomaru, and Oda Nobunaga then set fire to the castle town of Ikeda Castle. Just after Ikeda Katsumasa Kaikatsu surrendered, the lords of Settsu Province played their best trick - the castle head changed the Great King Banner, and quickly abandoned the Miyoshi family to become the outer retainers of the Oda family.
Miyoshi Yoshitsugu of Kawachi Province and Matsunaga Shu of Yamato Province were at the time hostile to the three of Miyoshi, and after Oda Nobunaga and Ashikaga Yoshiaki Kamiroku, they also immediately sent an envoy to apologize in the hope of being able to join, but Ashikaga Yoshiaki expressed his reluctance to accept them, but only after Oda Nobunaga's repeated persuasion did he agree to the surrender of the two. Takaharu, a wealthy clan of the Yamato country, had no choice but to surrender to Ashikaga Yoshiaki after seeing the three of Miyoshi retreating one after another.
Under the sweep of more than 50,000 Oda and Asai coalition forces, the power of the Miyoshi family was like falling leaves in the autumn wind, and the Miyoshi family had to retreat to the eastern four countries with the Ashikaga Yoshiei plan. The defeat of the Miyoshi family in various parts of Gyeonggi caused rumors in the Gyeonggi area to be full of soldiers, and the intermittent nationalist lords of Hequan and Hanoi quickly surrendered. In less than a month, Oda Nobunaga set off a storm in the Gyeonggi area. Yamashiro, Kawachi, Izumi, Yamato, Settsu and other countries swept all the way, and the lords of the countrymen everywhere all looked forward to surrendering, and the Oda army was now like a snowball, constantly expanding, and it was getting bigger and bigger, so big that it made his opponent feel desperate. With the support of the Asai family and the immobility of the Asakura family and the Wakasa Takeda family, the entire Gyeonggi offense and defense were transposed in an instant, and the situation became one-sided.
Ashikaga Yoshiaki did not expect that the situation would develop so smoothly, and originally thought that the lords of the countrymen and the Miyoshi family in various parts of Gyeonggi would resist desperately, and even if he was very confident and optimistic, it would take nearly half a year to conquer the Gyeonggi countries, especially the Miyoshi family, which is the most difficult bone to gnaw.
While Oda Nobunaga was stranded at Akutagawa Castle, envoys from various quarters also sent treasures one after another, such as the famous Matsushima teapot and Augume eggplant presented by Imai Munehisa, among which there was also the armor that Minamoto Yoshitsune wore in Ichinoya. The lord of Takatsuki Castle in Settsu Province, Irie Harukei, and Ibaraki Shigeto, the lord of Ibaraki Castle, also surrendered one after another, and Itami Honko, the lord of Itami Castle, had contacts with Ashikaga Yoshiaki when he was still in Echizen Province, so when Oda Nobunaga and Ashikaga Yoshiaki marched into Settsu, they immediately expressed their surrender. After Ashikaga Yoshiei, the general of the Shogun Ashikaga who was supported by the Miyoshi trio, fell ill and died during the retreat, Shinohara, Nagabo, and Miyoshi Nagaharu crossed the sea with Miyoshi Nagaharu and Hosokawa Shinyuki and retreated to Awa Province.
After Oda Nobunaga and Ashikaga Yoshiaki defeated the Miyoshi Three, Ashikaga Yoshiaki redistributed the territory of in the Akutagawa Castle Formation. Originally, Ashikaga Yoshiaki wanted Oda Nobunaga to rule the five provinces of Kinai, but Oda Nobunaga was only willing to receive Sakai Town in Izumi Province and Otsu and Kusatsu in Omi Province. As a result, Takaya Castle was owned by Hatakeyama Takamasa, Wakae Castle was held by Miyoshi Yoshitsu, half of Kawachi was held by Yamato Province and Izumi Province, Shiki Castle was still handed over to Matsunaga Shu, and Settsu Province was divided into three, with Wada Yumasa as the lord of Akutagawa Castle and Itami Castle Lord Itami Shinko, Ikeda Castle Lord Ikeda Katsumasa as the guardian of Settsu San, Itami Koko's 30,000-stone territory and Ikeda Katsumasa's 20,000-stone territory both received the Andu Paperwork, and Hosokawa Fujitaka received Katsuryuji Castle.
On November 20, Ashikaga Yoshiaki was officially promoted to the rank of Shogun of the Imperial Court. Oda Nobunaga, who learned of this, immediately sent many generous gifts, and at the same time held an inauguration ceremony for Ashikaga Yoshiaki in Hosokawa's official residence. Grateful Ashikaga Yoshiaki immediately gave Oda Nobunaga a sword, sake glasses and other items.
At the same time, in order to reduce the pressure on Tsunaga Hide, so that he could successfully pacify Yamato Ichikoku, Oda Nobunaga sent his retainer Sakuma Nobumori and others to lead more than 18,000 troops to assist Matsunaga Hide. Ashikaga Yoshiaki saw that Oda Nobunaga was in the face, and also sent shoguns Hosokawa Fujitaka and Wada Yumasa to lead more than 5,000 troops to support Matsunaga Hide's re-attack on Higashi-Yamato. Subsequently, the combined forces of Oda and Ashikaga quickly captured Tsutsui Castle, Toyota Castle, Heijo Castle and other places with lightning and flint, and even Koriyama Castle surrendered to Matsunaga Hide, and Yamato Ichikoku almost became the world of Matsunaga Hide. And Tsutsui Shunkei, who was defeated like a mountain, had no choice but to go to Naokuni Akiyama, a wealthy clan deep in the mountains.
Just after Ashikaga Yoshiaki successfully succeeded to the post of Shogun of Seiji, Konoe Maehisa, who served as Sekihaku, was regarded as a "traitor" of the same party, plus the former Sekihaku Nijo Harura fell into the ground, and as a result, Yoshiaki asked the imperial court to remove and expel the former long time from Kyoto, and then Nijo Haruyo, who was pro-Oda and Ashikaga Yoshiaki, succeeded to the post of Sekihaku, and most of the ministers and courtiers in the court said that it was Konoe Maehisa conspiracy that allowed Ashikaga Yoshiei to be able to successfully get the general's announcement. The court and the royal family made wrong judgments only after being deceived, and the officials were also coerced, not out of their original intentions.
After Konoe was relieved of his post as Sekihaku, he moved from Kyoto to live in the Shimokan of Kuroi Castle with the help of Naomasa Akai, a wealthy clan in Tamba Province, and then moved to Ishiyama Honganji Temple in Settsu Province with the help of the 11th Honganji Hideru. At this time, the eldest son of Xianru was taught to be his adopted son.