The Astronomical Rebellion split the originally powerful Date family in two, and on the surface, it seems that this is caused by the disagreement between Date Harumune and Date Mune's father and son, but in fact, there may be something else.

Before the outbreak of the Astronomical Rebellion, Date Sect gave up the position of family governor to Date Harune, so in fact, the governor of the Date family at that time was Date Harune, and Date Sect had already lived in seclusion. However, even after living in seclusion, the head of the Date family will continue to control the affairs of the family, which is equivalent to being the controller behind the scenes.

After Date Harumune succeeded to the throne of the family, he was naturally high-spirited and wanted to do a big job, but he was constrained by the already reclusive Date sect everywhere, which made the relationship between father and son very tense.

In addition, most of the retainers of the Date family are quite dissatisfied with Date Zong, and after gaining the support of most of the retainers, Date Harumune's desire to completely control the power of the family naturally breeds.

Although Date Sect has a high reputation in the Ou region, most of the people who buy it are other subordinate people and in-laws, and most of the retainers in the family are very dissatisfied with Date Sect.

For example, the "Dust and Mustard Collection", a law of division of the country issued by Date Mune, contains many regulations that are unacceptable to the Retainers of the Date family, such as the "collection system of the House Service and the Section Money" and "Military Service", which greatly limit the "due rights" of the retainers and thus strengthen the power of the Date family. But this damaged the rights and interests of the Retainers of the Date family, which naturally made many retainers very dissatisfied.

In addition, Date Sect has used troops abroad many times, but it has not brought anything substantial, such as the Date family's sphere of influence remains the same. For the retainers of the Date family, we have been tired and tired of military service for most of the day, and we go out to fight with you Date Zong on the crotch of our heads, and there is no benefit to the end, how can we not be emotional?

After all, the Date family's sphere of influence has not increased, so naturally the retainers will not be able to get the seal of Zhixing, and over time, the retainers of the Date family are increasingly dissatisfied with Date Sect. Under such circumstances, the retainers naturally longed for a new lord to lead everyone, and Date Harumune naturally received the support of many retainers.

In fact, this was indeed the case in the Astronomical Rebellion, where there were only a few important ministers of the Date family who joined the Date sect, but there were dozens of people in the Date Harushi sect. The powerful clans of the Date family, such as the Koliangchuan family, Nitta Keitsuna, and Shiraishi Zongzuna, as well as the powerful clans of the Date family, such as the Kuwazu clan, the Nakano clan, and the Makino clan, all sided with the Date Harumune.

It can be said that without the support of so many retainers, Date Harumune would not be able to be the opponent of Date Mune.

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Inside the Shiraishi Castle Castle T

Even though Date Harumune was now at a disadvantage in the battle with Date Sect, the Date family retainers in the castle tower did not feel any panic, and some of them even discussed it in a low voice with a smile on their faces, as if they did not take the pressure brought by Date Sect into account.

However, there are also some retainers who have a slightly worried look in their eyes, of course, they are not worried about Date Zong, but the Tsugawa family!

"The lord has arrived!" Suddenly, a small surname standing in the castle tower opened his throat and shouted loudly, and Date Harumune's figure suddenly appeared inside the castle tower.

After seeing Date Harumune enter the castle tower, dozens of retainers in the hall immediately bowed to Date Sect.

Date Harumune is just 27 years old this year, which is the most spiritual age for men, a pair of tiger eyes are bright, and he is wearing a very particular hunting clothes, and the clothes are embroidered with the Suzaku pattern of the Date family (it seems that the Suzaku pattern of the Date family is Date Mino, that is, when Shizongmaru succeeded to Uesugi Dingshi, it was given to the Date family for use), and he resolutely looked like a "young" young hero.

Date Harumune first looked around at the retainers, and then gently brushed the folds on his body with his hands, for these daimyo in the Ou region, hunting clothes are generally rarely worn, if it weren't for the visit of Kyoto's envoy today, Date Harumune would not have taken out this set of hunting clothes that had been treasured for many years.

"My lord, can you tell me why Lord Xiyuan Temple came here?" Before Date Harumi could speak, a retainer of the Date family couldn't help but ask.

Date Harumuni showed a smile at this time, then looked at the retainer, and said with a smile, "Yagoro, the inquest is specially reported by the lord." ”

"Annunciation?" Date genealogy generation Nakatsugawa Yagoro said with a puzzled expression, "What a joy?" ”

"The imperial court has ordered the family to continue to serve as Doctor Zuojing, hahahaha!" Date Harumunu still didn't hold back, and couldn't help but laugh!

"Wow! Terrible! ”

"It's worthy of the lord!" After hearing Date Harumune's words, the retainers in the palace fell into great joy and excitement. Although the relationship between Date Harumune and Date was not good, like Date Harune, Date Harunzong also relied on and even respected the imperial court and the shogunate.

Therefore, Date Harumi is still extremely happy that he can continue to serve as Doctor Zuojing, and whether the retainers are sincere or not, they also have to consider Date Harumune's feelings, and it is also excellent to be a melon-eating crowd appropriately.

After a while, when the atmosphere in the hall had calmed down a little, Date Harumuni then spoke, "Speaking of which, there is more than one happy event to be announced by this family!" ”

"Just last night, the envoy sent by the family to Kurokawa City sent a letter to report that the Ashina family has already intended to assist the family in fighting against my father, so that our chances of victory will be much greater!" Date Harumuni said excitedly.

"What!"

"There is such a thing!"

"That's great, with the help of the Ashina family, while the strength of the reclusive lord (Date Sect) is weakened, our chances of winning will be greatly increased!" The surrounding retainers immediately talked about it.

If it was a happy thing for Date Harumune to continue his position as Doctor Sakyo just now, then the news that the Ashina family intended to break away from Date Harumune to help Date Harumune's side undoubtedly made the people present boil!

Ever since Date Harumune was forced to abandon Nishiyama Castle and come to White Rock Castle, rumors have spread in the territory that Date Harumun will be defeated by Date Harumune. It can be said that everyone in the Date Harushi Sect has a layer of haze on their heads.

But now after hearing that the Ashina family, who is a powerful name of the Southern Michi, is going to help his side, he is undoubtedly giving everyone present a dose of stimulant! All of a sudden, almost everyone seemed to see the dawn of victory.

Previously, Date Harumune's advantage was the support of many retainers, and Date Sect relied on the many subordinates and in-laws of the Date family. And now that such a powerful force as the Ashina family is going to turn to support Date Haruzong, won't the advantage of Date Sect be lost?

In this way, the balance of victory has begun to tilt in favor of Date Harune's side!