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Emperor Shokincho, whose real name was Fang Hito, succeeded to the throne in 1557 after the death of his father, Emperor Gonara. Speaking of which, he, the emperor, is quite aggrieved, for the simple reason that the imperial family has no money...... As a result, the Emperor Shokincho could not even hold a succession ceremony.

Hawkers, we all know that in ancient times, these emperors and other professions, succession was very troublesome, and it was necessary to hold a ceremony, worship the heavens and worship the earth, and at the same time notify the following ancestors. This ritual is very cumbersome and expensive, but it is a ritual that must be held. If it is not held, then it is not a real succession to the throne.

Emperor Shokincho, who unfortunately belonged to the poor emperor who had no money for the ceremony, succeeded to the throne in 1557, but it was not until 1560 that the succession ceremony was held due to the financial assistance of Mori Motosho and others. However, due to limited funds, the succession ceremony of Emperor Shokincho had to be simplified.

However, it was not only Emperor Masakincho who was pitiful, but his father, Emperor Nara, succeeded to the throne for 10 years before receiving financial assistance from the Hojo, Ouchi, and Imagawa families to hold the succession ceremony. Then Emperor Nara's father, Emperor Go-Kashiwahara, was only 21 years after his accession to the throne to get funds to hold a succession ceremony, and what was even worse was that his father, Emperor Gotogomon, was able to hold a funeral after 43 days because he had no money.

Belch...... This corpse attracts flies, right? Ahem, it's a corpse. I don't know if Emperor Goto Gomon knows it underground, so he won't be angry and cheat the corpse? Well, obviously not, maybe when he sees his son and grandson again, he will be subjected to domestic violence. After all, now that the court has fallen into this situation, it is he who caused it.

Because in 1466, when the shogunate had a dispute over the succession, if the emperor had been able to stand in front of the stage, he might have been able to prevent the disaster that would have occurred later. After all, although the imperial court at that time was only seized by the shogunate, there was still prestige or something. It's a pity that in addition to showing off his escape skills, this Goto Gomon Emperor only shows off his presence when he is a hostage of the Totoshi army.

Yes, the Onin Rebellion, which opened the Warring States period and led the whole of Japan into troubled times, happened during the reign of Emperor Goto Gomon. From then on, the emperor and his ministers were plundered by local forces, and the imperial court completely lost all sources of funds.

On the temporary high platform in front of the Imperial Palace, Emperor Shokincho looked at the troops below and was extremely intoxicated. He knew that the shouts of this army were only because of Oda Nobunaga's request, and he also knew that the master of this army was Oda Nobunaga next to him and not himself.

However, he just couldn't help but indulge in it, because ...... I don't know how long it has been, or maybe he hasn't experienced this pleasure at all since he was a child. That feeling, no matter how beautiful a woman or beautiful poetry is, can make him so comfortable. How so? It's like eating Mai Xuan, and you can't stop at all!

Seeing the appearance of Emperor Masakincho, Oda Nobunaga had a smile on his face, and it was clear that Emperor Masakincho's expression was one of the things he wanted to achieve. Strengthen the closeness with the imperial court, so that the emperor can realize the benefits of his control of power. Then when a situation arises that is unfavorable to the Oda family, the emperor and the imperial court will naturally be on his side.

On the other hand, Ashikaga Yoshiaki's face is not very good-looking. In his eyes, Oda Nobunaga was demonstrating against him. "Oda Nobunaga, just wait, I will definitely let you know how miserable the end is for going against the shogunate!" Ashikaga Yoshiaki thought indignantly in his heart.

In other words, he can't think about it carefully, if he can be a puppet with peace of mind, wouldn't life be very good? Well, not everyone is willing to be a puppet, and not everyone does not have their own dreams. Even if the hope of realizing the dream is very slim, what if it comes true?

It's just a pity that no one saw Ashikaga Yoshiaki's unhappy face. Emperor Shokincho and Oda Nobunaga were talking about the great joy of each other, while the eyes of the others were also focused on the 50,000 army in front of them.

"The strength of the Oda family seems to be stronger than imagined......" Uesugi Kennobu, Takeda Katsuyori, Yoshikawa Motoharu and the others thought in shock as they looked at the army in front of them. Although they have analyzed that the Oda family is strong from a lot of intelligence, no one can say how strong it is. But now, to put it mildly, the fifty thousand troops, and the neatness of the procession, the march, and the equipment that amazed everyone, are enough to express a lot of things.

"Kibei, what do you think of this unit compared to the family's Red Reserve Army?" Katsuyori Takeda asked in a low voice with a serious expression.

Hearing this, Muto Kibei pondered for a moment and responded, "Although there are only 5,000 people in the Akabei family, each of them is a carefully selected true samurai. In terms of personal combat effectiveness, no matter how the Oda family trained these people, it was impossible to compare with the main family. After all, no matter how rich the Oda family was, it was impossible to afford to support 50,000 samurai. Not to mention the cavalry of 1,000 people in the Red Reserve Army. ”

"Hmm......" Takeda Katsuyori nodded, and then said with a serious expression, "Even so, since the Oda family can take out these 50,000 people, they may take out another 50,000 people." It is said that this time the Oda family went to Luo, and the total number of troops reached 100,000! If all of them are such troops......"

Takeda Katsuyori said worriedly, he also had to worry, although he admired Oda Yoshinobu very much, but it was just a personal preference. If there was a conflict between the Oda family and the Takeda family, then the spear in Takeda Katsuyori's hand would definitely stab at Oda Yoshinobu without hesitation. And this worry of his is very likely to happen, because Takeda Shingen no longer believes in the covenant with the Oda family, otherwise he would not have sent Muto Kibei to test it this time.

"Yes, and most importantly, we haven't counted the Oda family's retainers' banners! All these people combined, there are at least about 5,000 people! Kibei Muto said with a serious expression.

At the same time, Uesugi Kenshin, Yoshikawa Motoharu, Shimazu Yoshihiro and countless other forces who saw this scene were comparing their own troops with the army in front of them. And the conclusion they got was basically the same as that of Muto Kibei, that is, in addition to numbers, they still had an advantage. But that's all when it's not considered a flag unit. And...... They all ignored the Shinigami under the command of Oda Yoshinobu.

But this is also normal, after all, the Grim Reaper still belong to more swordsman troops, and the achievements in the war, to be honest, have not really faced it, and I really can't judge how strong it is.

Just when everyone was immersed in the shock brought by the 50,000-strong army, a somewhat harsh but very loud voice sounded on the high platform, "Now! Quiet for all! I respectfully invite His Majesty the Emperor to speak......"

Everyone looked, but found that on the side of the high platform, there was a short figure standing on the very edge, and the voice was made by him.

"Tsk, this monkey, I haven't seen you for a long time, and your voice is almost as loud as a horn." Oda Yoshinobu looked at the figure and whispered a strange smile. He didn't even need to look at people, just by this voice, he knew that it was Kinoshita Hideyoshi's boy. Hawkers, in fact, it's not hard to guess, because in the entire Oda family, there is only one guy with such a big voice and such a short voice.

Speaking of which, the person who spoke on the side of the imperial court was originally Yamashina Yanji, but just now, Emperor Masakimachi, who was in a happy mood, didn't want to say a few words himself, and Oda Nobunaga naturally wouldn't refuse.

Immediately, under the attention of more than 100,000 people, Emperor Shokincho coughed twice and began to speak, this was the first time he spoke in front of more than 100,000 people, to be honest, he was so nervous that he couldn't say it. But...... After all, he is the emperor~ Everyone didn't care if he was nervous, and even most people didn't care what he was talking about, the only attention was just that the emperor of Masakincho actually spoke!

Well, the emperor is a descendant of Amaterasu and has ruled all of Japan as the son of God since the first Emperor Jimmu. Therefore, in the eyes of the vast majority of civilians, the emperor is a god. How did God not get excited when God spoke to them?

And this excitement lasted until the representatives of the shogunate, Hosokawa Fujitaka and Oda Nobunaga, finished speaking, and the song and dance troupe led by Ah Kuni took the high stage to begin the performance, and they recovered from their shock and joy.

However, the common people were not shocked by the speech of Emperor Shokincho, and although they were also surprised by the closeness of the Oda family and the imperial court, it was clear that they cared more about the relationship between the Oda family and the shogunate.

"It seems that the rumors are true...... An irreparable rift has already appeared between the Oda family and Ashikaga Yoshiaki...... "Everyone thought to themselves, and at the same time made up their minds that they must investigate the matter properly.

After all, in this era, the emperor may be the supreme ruler, but it is the samurai shogunate that really rules the world!

(To be continued.) )