"In my opinion, why don't you reopen the Mutsu Town Guard Mansion and let Tsugawa Soji serve as the general of the Town Guard Mansion?" Mibuchi Qingren looked at the faces of everyone in the hall and said tentatively.

"Reopen the Mutsu Castle?" Mibuchi Qingren's words made everyone in the hall let out an exclamation.

The Mutsu Town Guard Office has been abolished for many years, not that it can't be reopened, but it's just that the General of the Mutsu Town Guard is really not something that ordinary people can appoint.

Not to mention the fact that the last few Mutsu town guards were inaugurated, two of them were Kitabatake Akiya, and the other was Ashikaga Son. Even if he was the last shogun of the town, it was Naoyoshi Ashikaga who was known as the "deputy general".

Therefore, there is an unwritten saying that only the "family governor" of Kiyowa Genji can hold this position. To tell the truth, the general of the town guard is only equivalent to the rank of four or five officials, which is not too high. However, because of the weight of the position (full responsibility for the military affairs of the land of Ou), it is regarded as the glory of the samurai.

And since the beginning of the source Jingji, the source of the Qing and Genji Gen Manchu, the source of the source of the Shinshin, the source of the Yorishi, and the source of the Yi family have all served as the general of the town guard. Therefore, the general of the town guard has become synonymous with the governor of the Qinghe Gen clan.

In this case, if Tsugawa Soji is rashly allowed to serve as the shogun of the town guard, not to mention whether Tsugawa Soji is qualified, I am afraid that other daimyo who claim to be from the Genji clan will start to hold a grudge against the shogunate.

Sure enough, not long after Mibuchi Haruka finished speaking, Ashikaga Yoshiharu, who was sitting on the side, spoke out against it, "The matter of the general of the town guard is a big matter, although the Tsugawa family is from the Mino Toki clan, and it can be regarded as the Seiwa Genji lineage, but the current situation, I'm afraid it is not enough for the shogunate to make such a decision!" ”

"It's just that, apart from the shogun of the town, the shogunate doesn't have any good positions to give to the Tsugawa family!" Mibuchi had no choice but to continue to speak.

After listening to Mibuchi Qingren's words, everyone in the hall fell into deep thought again. Yes, what can the shogunate do today besides these?

While everyone was pondering, a young man sitting next to Ashikaga Yoshito suddenly spoke, "The Great Imperial Palace, Lord Shogun, in the opinion of your subordinates, why not let Tsugawa Soji take the position of Governor?" ”

"Leader?" Ashikaga Yoshiharu was stunned for a moment, and then said with joy and sorrow, "Although the leader of the management is respectable, he will definitely be able to satisfy Dewa, but wouldn't this offend Hosokawa Harumoto?" ”

Although Ashikaga Yoshiharu had a bad relationship with the Hosokawa clan several times and fled to Omi for a long time, he still hoped to reconcile with Hosokawa Harumoto as the leader. Because only in this way can Ashikaga Yoshiharu and his son return to Kyoto smoothly.

The subordinate officer of the steward, like the guardian and guardian of the superintendent, is the deputy official of the steward, and if there is no steward or the steward is absent, he can exercise the power of the steward. The steward is the highest position to assist the general in handling government affairs, and the abbreviation of "chief steward" was formerly known as deacon. Generally speaking, the three families of Hosokawa, Spo, and Hatakeyama alternately hold positions, and now they suddenly raise Tsugawa Soji to such a high position, I am afraid that it will cause an uproar again!

"The shogunate and the Hosokawa clan are like fire and water, and they cannot be compatible. In that case, why care about Hosokawa Harumoto's face? ”

"Moreover, after the rise of the Miyoshi clan, Hosokawa Harumoto's rule over Kinai has gradually weakened, and it can be expected that there will be a break between Miyoshi and Hosokawa within a few years! Although today's move will be a bad deal with Hosokawa Harumoto, isn't it a kind of goodwill for the Miyoshi clan in the future? ”

"After all, the enemy of the enemy is a friend, and I think that the shogunate should not continue to maintain a relationship with Hosokawa Haruhoto, but should instead support the Miyoshi clan!" The words of the old man are not at all like the words that a young man can say, but they happen to calm everyone present!

Kusunoki Zhenghu slapped his thigh even more, and even ignored his image, "Fujitaka is very good, if he canonizes Tsugawa Soji as the governing generation, although he will continue to have a bad relationship with Hosokawa Harumoto, but it is undoubtedly a message of goodwill to the Miyoshi clan!" With the Miyoshi clan as the head of the Miyoshi clan, I think I should be able to understand the deep meaning of the shogunate. ”

"Not bad! In the past, Miyoshi Gencho died at the hands of Hosokawa Harumoto, and it is impossible for Miyoshi Changqing to sit idly by and watch his father's revenge not be avenged! What is lacking may just be an opportunity to send troops? If this is the case, why don't the shogunate cooperate with Miyoshi Chokei, so that it will be of great benefit to the return of the Grand Imperial Palace and the Shogun to Kyoto in the future! "It was Hosokawa Mototsune who spoke as the guardian of the Izumi family.

Miyoshi Motocho is the governor of the Awa Miyoshi clan, and in the infighting between Hosokawa Takakuni and Hosokawa Harumoto, Hosokawa Harumoto and Hosokawa Takakuni confronted him. In the end, he defeated Hosokawa Takakuni and successfully established Hosokawa Harumoto as the leader.

At this time, although Hosokawa Harumoto was nominally in charge, in fact, the power in the Kinai region was in the hands of the Miyoshi clan. Speaking of which, Miyoshi Genchang is also a person who has no dreams, and he is not tough at all when the Miyoshi clan is in power.

When Hosokawa Haruhoto wanted to "cut" Miyoshi Gencho in order to regain power, Miyoshi Gencho did not resist, but cut out the family as a monk, trying to make Hosokawa Harumoto stop.

However, Hosokawa Harumoto still ordered Miyoshi Sozo and Kisawa Nagamasa to kill Miyoshi Gencho, and Miyoshi Soji and the two of them then lured the monks of Honganji Temple to besiege Miyoshi Gencho, who sent his wife (wife and son) back to Awa, and he committed suicide at Kenhonji Temple in Kaimachi at the age of thirty-two. Until he died, Miyoshi Motocho didn't think about resisting, and he didn't know what he thought.

After the death of Miyoshi Motocho, Miyoshi Chokei, who was only ten years old, inherited the position of governor of the Miyoshi clan. And after losing the head of Miyoshi, the Miyoshi clan also collapsed, so Miyoshi Changqing could only temporarily choose to be subordinate to Hosokawa Harumoto and wait for the opportunity.

Until a few years ago, Miyoshi Chokei began to prepare for a break with Hosokawa Haruhoto and began to attack other forces in Kinai, but the two sides of Hosokawa Miyoshi did not fight hard.

Half an hour ago, Hosokawa Mototsune's second son completed the Motofu ceremony under the auspices of Ashikaga Yoshito, and the name of Motofu was Hosokawa Fujitaka. And Hosokawa Fujitaka is the same young man who sat next to Ashikaga Yoshito and spoke before.

Hosokawa Fujitaka's father was originally a member of Harumu Mibuchi and was deeply favored by Ashikaga Yoshiharu. Hosokawa Fujitaka's mother once served Ashikaga Yoshiharu, so later when he met with the general Ashikaga Yoshiharu, Ashikaga Yoshiharu directly asked Hosokawa Fujitaka as Hosokawa Mototsune's adopted son.

And Hosokawa Mototsune and Mibuchi Haruhin are also biological brothers, both of their fathers are the former head Hosokawa Motoyu, and later Mibuchi Haruhin inherited the Mibuchi clan of his stepmother's family.

Therefore, Hosokawa Fujitaka's words basically represent the meaning of Mibuchi Haruhina and Hosokawa Mototsune, the two important ministers around Ashikaga Yoshiharu, and it is naturally impossible for Hosokawa Mototsune and Mibuchi Haruhina to speak out against their son's speech.

As for Kusunoki Masato, it's all because he thinks what Hosokawa Fujitaka said is very reasonable.

"In that case, let Tsugawa Soji take the position of the leader over there!" Perhaps Ashikaga Yoshiharu also wanted to return to Kyoto as soon as possible, so he finally listened to the advice of his retainers.