Akashi Nagayuki, or Akashi Masafu, is a retainer of the Akamatsu family and the lord of Harima Ebeji Castle.

The Akashi clan has always been known for its waka songs, and Akashi Nagayuki is proficient in the cold spring school of waka and has a high attainment. Akashi Nagayuki even taught Kanhaku Konoe Waka and was a rare romantic figure at that time.

Later, in the fourth year of Eiroku, he defeated Urakami Muramune in Mukogawara, and for a time Takeshi was shocked. At that time, Hosokawa Takakuni and Urakamimura Mune went to Luo, and 20,000 troops confronted Hosokawa Harumoto's Miyoshi Gencho (Miyoshi Chokei his father) 15,000 people, and Hosokawa Takakuni's side initially had the advantage.

But Urakami Munene invited his old boss Akamatsu Haruma out at this time, hoping that Akamatsu Harumasa would help him do things together. However, Akamatsu Harumasa had already communicated with the Sakai prince at the time, Ashikaga Yoshinoi.

On the day of the decisive battle, the political power of Akamatsu Harushi appeared behind Urakami Village Munesei and shouted loudly, "Justice belongs to Hosokawa Rokuro Temple!" The enemy is in Muko Kawara! ", and then rushed towards Urakami Mura Zongshi is sudden. Urakami Muneshi was suddenly defeated, and Akashi Nagayuki was responsible for this battle.

After the war, Hosokawa Takakuni and Urakamimura Mune fought for death, and Hosokawa Harumoto sat firmly in the position of overlord of Kinai.

In addition, it has to be said that Akashi Nagayuki is Kuroda's father-in-law, that is, this is Kuroda Kanbei's maternal grandfather. Sometimes I have to sigh that people now are mixed with friends, and people at that time were really in the circle of relatives, and this kind of family network is really strong!

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The location of Harima Province is south of Tamba, on the northern shore of the Seto Inland Sea. Bishzen to the west and Settsu to the east, it is the main traffic point of Sanyo Road and the gateway to and from Sanyo Road.

When it comes to Harima, probably the first thing that comes to most people's minds is Kuroda Kanbei. Bigwigs who are a little familiar with Harima may also know about Kodera, Urakami, Bessho and the like. But what Kira wants to say is that Harima's boss is actually the little-known Akamatsu family.

The Akamatsu family is one of the three management and four positions, leading the protection of the three kingdoms of Bizen, Misaku, and Harima, and even killed the general Ashikaga Yoshikyo (Cargi Rebellion) back then, which can be said to have caused a wave of big news.

At that time, Ashikaga Yoshikyo set out to "cut down the feudal domain" and weaken these old daimyo by creating "Goke riots". As a result, Ashikaga Yoshikyo actively wooed the concubines and second sons of these guardian daimyos, hoping to set off civil strife in the other party's family.

The head of the Akamatsu family, Akamatsu Mitsusuke, couldn't stand it anymore, so he invited Ashikaga Yoshikyo to his mansion as a guest, accompanied by the leader Hosokawa Mochiyuki, Yamana Mochitoyo, Hatakeyama Mochinaga, Isshiki Kyokin, Hosokawa Mochitsune, Ouchi Mochiyo, Kyogoku Takashu, Yamana Xigui, Hosokawa Mochimura, Akamatsu Sadamura and other guardian daimyos, in addition to the official family of the main family Masanjo Minoya entourage, it can be said that the big guys gathered.

While watching the ape music, Akamatsu Mitsuyo threw the cup, and suddenly hundreds of "school swordsmen" rushed out, and one of them, named An Ji Yuki, even won the head of Ashikaga Yoshikyo. There were also a few unlucky people among the other guardian daimyo who were affected, such as Yamana Kiki, who rose up to resist, was hacked to death on the spot, and Hosokawa Mochiharu was cut off an arm. Several of Kyogoku Taka, Daichi Momoyo, were seriously wounded and died a few days later.

Although the Akamatsu family's move was indeed in the headlines, it offended almost all the guardian daimyo at that time. The shogunate immediately organized a crusade army, and in the end, the Akamatsu family was defeated and directly destroyed.

After that, a surviving boy of the Akamatsu family, called Akamatsu Masanori, was able to restore his former territory. However, at this time, the former retainers of the Urakami clan and the Bessho clan had gradually grown and reached the point where they were able to compete with the Akamatsu family.

When Akamatsu Masanori died, the young Akamatsu Yoshimura would not be able to suppress the Urakami family at all. In the end, the head of the Urakami family, Urakami Mune, thought that "the time has come" and set off a counter-flag. After defeating Akamatsu Yoshimura, he put him under house arrest, and then directly killed Akamatsu Yoshimura.

As soon as Akamatsu Yoshimura died, the real power of the Akamatsu family actually fell into the hands of Urakami Muramune, and the successor Akamatsu Masamura (later Akamatsu Harumasa) had little power. Fortunately, there are still retainers such as the Kotera family at home, and the Akamatsu family has not completely reduced to salted fish.

Later, during the civil strife in Hosokawa, Akamatsu Harumasa successfully counterattacked and overthrew Urakami Muramune. Just as Akamatsu Harumasa was preparing to make a big move and regain his former power, the ** boss of the mountain next door, Niko's family, came to do something again, and directly drove Akamatsu Harumasa to Awaji.

Later, relying on the support of the shogunate, Akamatsu Harumasa fought hard with the Niko family, and finally expelled the Niko family's forces from Harima and recaptured the territory. But at this time, Akamatsu Harumasa had missed the best opportunity, or the Akamatsu family was destined to be cold.

In the twenty-third year of astronomy, the Miyoshi family next door attacked Harima, the Bessho family was defeated, the city was lost, and the eastern part of Harima was suppressed by the Miyoshi family. At the same time, the positions of Misaku and Bizen Guardian were also granted by the shogunate to Niko Haruha, which instantly made the Akamatsu family cry and had no place to cry.

At this time, the Tsugawa family entered Harima strongly, and the head of the Akamatsu family, Akamatsu Harimasa, was so frightened that he ran directly from Jucheng Zhiyancheng to Miki Castle, hoping to be able to throw himself into the arms of the Tsukawa family.

At this time, in Miki Castle, the lords of the large and small wealthy families in Harima gathered together. Everyone's face was covered with a layer of hesitation and hesitation, and no one could take this Tsugawa family, who had entered Harima strongly, lightly.

"The lord has arrived!"

With a close chanter, Soharu Tsugawa walked in from the outside wearing a light blue hunting suit. When Tsugawa Soji sat down, the wealthy people in the hall saluted Tsugawa Soji one after another.

"I've seen Tsugawaden!"

"Hmm." Soji Tsugawa nodded, and then glanced at Sanada Yutaka who was sitting beside him, who immediately understood, turned to face the people in the hall and said loudly, "I am very pleased that you can come to Miki Castle!" ”

"But didn't you all come empty-handed?" Sanada asked with a smile.

As soon as the words fell, a samurai in his thirties among the people of the country said loudly, "Sanada-sama said that he laughed, since he came to ask to see Tsugawaden, how dare he come empty-handed!" ”

"In Shimokoji, the retainer Kuroda Mino is a gift from the family, and I invite Tsugawa Hall to take a look!" As he spoke, Kuroda knelt down and handed a gift slip to the floor in front of him.

Seeing Kuroda like this, the rest of the people also came out one after another and handed over the gift lists from each family.

After Soji Tsugawa took these gift lists, he just looked at them casually, and then replied expressionlessly, "The things you gave me will be accepted by my family, but my family still has doubts, and I ask you to solve your doubts for my family!" ”

"Please also ask Tsugawaden to make it clear!"

Soji Tsugawa took out a cypress fan pinned to his waist, weighed it in his hand a few times, and then squinted at the people in the hall and said, "The people of Harima are gathered here now, is this to show the family the unity of the people of Harima, and the unanimous xenophobia?" Or do they all want to submit to their own family and serve their own family? ”