Chapter 61: The Change of Yonglu (Part II)
On May 21, news came from Beijing: Miyoshi family rebelled, and the general Ashikaga Yoshiki committed suicide!
I finally breathed a sigh of relief when I heard the news, and then asked the messenger about the whole thing. Under his report, I roughly sorted out the context of the whole incident and understood the truth about the Yonglu changes in history.
On May 19, under the planning of Matsunaga Hide, the three Miyoshi who served as Miyoshi Yoshitsugu's assistants sent troops to Kyoto, surrounded the Nijo Imperial Palace, forced the shogun Yoshiki to agree to marry his sister to Miyoshi Yoshitsugu, and appointed Yoshitsugu as the shogunate's governor. In that case, the Miyoshi family would once again regain the title of ruler of after the death of the previous governor, Miyoshi Nagakei.
Naturally, Ashikaga Yoshiteru, who was determined to restore the authority of the shogunate, would not agree to such a request. In desperation, Iwanari Tomomitsu, the head of Yamashiro Province, who commanded the army this time, ordered an attack on the Nijo Imperial Palace to further persecute the shogun Yoshiki. Yoshiki ordered to resist, but after all, he was outnumbered and surrounded by the Miyoshi family's forces in the assessment room.
However, Iwanari Tomotsu had no intention of harming the shogun, he just wanted to force the shogun Yoshiki to agree to the Miyoshi family's demands, and if he didn't agree, he would drive the shogun out of Kyoto again.
Anyway, Shogun Yoshiki has been kicked out of Kyoto several times since he was born; When he wanders outside, he must be able to understand his status, so he has to cooperate with the Miyoshi family!
What he didn't expect was that this time the general Yoshiteru would be determined to stay in Kyoto.
From the early years of Eiroku to the present, he has been operating in Kyoto for several years, accumulating a large number of contacts and prestige. If he fled again, the prestige of the shogunate and the shogun himself would be greatly damaged, and it would almost never be possible to make up for it. For him, this is another game, if he can hold his ground, then the Miyoshi family will have to back down in the end, and then he will gain higher prestige and greater appeal in Kinai like the previous two times.
Yoshiki was not wrong to think so, Iwasari Yutong really didn't dare to kill the general in the face of the world's condemnation. The Miyoshi family army surrounded General Yoshiki for nearly two hours, and they never dared to attack, nor did they dare to set fire to the house. Moreover, as soon as they got closer, they were immediately beheaded by the general, and more than a hundred people died before and after, for which the general even cut several famous knives.
But General Yoshiki forgot that this time it was Miyoshi and three people who sent troops, but there was still a Matsunaga show hidden behind. Moreover, the main general of the Miyoshi family this time is not Iwanari Yutsu, but Miyoshi Yoshitsu, who is only sixteen years old, and Matsunaga Hide's son Matsunaga.
At present, Matsunaga Shu and Miyoshi Sanren get along very well, but Matsunaga Shu has his own calculations. This time, it was the three people of Miyoshi who sent troops, and they naturally did not dare to hurt General Yoshiki. However, if he secretly murdered the general, the three of Miyoshi would bear notoriety, and their prestige would be greatly damaged, and they would no longer be able to stay in the center of the Miyoshi family. And he can be like Miyoshi Changqing did before his death, and once again indulge in Miyoshi's family alone. After that, he attacked the Tsutsui family and snatched out and supported the Yamato country, Kakukei, so that he could obtain the title of righteousness and the position of the leader of the dynasty, so that the Matsunaga family could truly replace the position of the Miyoshi family.
Therefore, he sent his son Matsunaga to participate in the operation, and secretly provoked the young and vigorous Miyoshi Yoshitsugu to order an attack on the shogun. And shoot rockets into the house. The general was outnumbered, wounded and retreated into the inner room, leaving a farewell sentence and calmly seppuku. Those who died together were the deacon of the political office, Settsu Harumon, the father and son of Chiyomaru of the Settsu department, the Imperial Offerings, the Shinji Clan's Odate Lu Oku Sho Harumitsu and his younger brother Osu Iyo Mori Harudada, the Imperial Offerings, the head of the Hatakeyama clan, the head of the Hatakeyama clan, and many others.
In addition, Matsunaga Shu also arranged for his retainer Hirata and Izumi Mamoru to deal with Zhou Song, another younger brother of the shogun, who served as the abbot of Rokuen Temple. Hirata and Izumi Mamoru also faithfully carried out his order, allowing the little surname to lure out and kill Zhou Song, and then kill the little surname to kill the mouth. As a result, Kakukei, the Ichi-in-in of Yamato Province, became the only most orthodox successor to the Ashikaga family.
However, what he didn't expect was that although he succeeded in isolating Jueqing in Yamato Province, before the three of Miyoshi withdrew from the center, Jueqing was rescued from Yamato Province by the general's royal offerings, Ichishiki Fujinaga, Hosokawa Fujitaka, Hitoki Yoshimasa, Mibuchi Fujiei, etc., with the help of Rokkaku Yoshikaku, and hiding in Wada Castle, one of the Omi wealthy clans and one of the fifty-three families of Koga.
It happened in July. At this point, Matsunaga Hide's feet inevitably jumped. However, as the so-called disaster is not a single line, the blows to Matsunaga Xiu followed:
On August 2, Matsunaga Hide's own brother and the guardian of Tanba Province, Naito Munemori (Matsunaga Nagayori) was killed by Ogino Naomasa (later the important minister of the Dan** Tano family, "Red Oni" Akai Naomasa) in Kuroda Castle.
In October, Awa Kuni, one of the three of Miyoshi, served as Miyoshi Yasucho, contacted the late Miyoshi Yoshiken's important minister, Miyoshi Nagahara's Gomi service Shinohara, and brought out the long-forgotten Ashikaga Yoshikini (later the fourteenth shogun Ashikaga Yoshiei), whose father was the younger brother of the twelfth shogun Ashikaga Yoshiharu, known as the "Sakai Prince", and when Yoshiki and Zhou Song died and Yoshiaki did not know where to go, he became the lifesaver of the Miyoshi family. Only by relying on him can the Miyoshi family once again gain the title of ruling Kinai, and even clear the notoriety of killing the thirteenth shogun Ashikaga Yoshiteru. Matsunaga Shu tried to fight with the Miyoshi Trio for control of his righteous relatives, but he was unsuccessful, and instead broke with the Miyoshi Trio. He had no choice but to attack the Tsutsui family at the end of November in an attempt to find out Yoshiaki's whereabouts from the Tsutsui family.
However, in December, the righteous relatives of the so-called Awa Gongfang issued imperial letters all over the country, reprimanding Matsunaga Shu for killing the former shogun and calling on everyone to crusade against Matsunaga Hide. Obviously, this was the instigation of the Miyoshi three, but it made the final conclusion to the great rebellion of Eiroku, and suddenly turned Matsunaga Shu into a public enemy of Kinai. As a result, it was almost time to replace the Miyoshi family to rule the tragedy of Matsunaga Shu in Kinai......
Historically, this has been roughly the case.
Although I assisted the Tsutsui family in regaining control of half of Yamato Province, things did not deviate too much, and the Miyoshi Sanren still sent troops, and Shogun Yoshiki was indeed killed. Then, due to the great increase in the power of the Tsutsui family, it is even more impossible for Matsunaga Shu to get Juekei.
In this case, the Miyoshi family will inevitably have civil strife and then weaken itself, and the rest of history will develop roughly according to its original trajectory, and I can still rely on the foresight from the future generations to strengthen my own strength and influence in this troubled era.
However, while I was rejoicing, a sadness arose in my heart at the same time. Yihui gave me a good impression, and he also gave me a five-three tong subtext. In terms of personal ability and quality, he is also a figure worthy of appreciation and admiration. It is precisely because of his grand ambition and strong surname that he finally died a heroic death.
If he had become a general before the Onin Rebellion, he might have been able to make a difference. Although it is unlikely to be comparable to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and others, it will at least compete with the previous three...... It's a pity that these are troubled times.
"Is Ishiya-sama alright?" With a sigh, I continued to ask.
"Lord Ishitani's family is fine, and several other adults have been rescued!" Courier report.
"Oh, tell me, who are they?" I had some anticipation.
In history, after the incident, the retainers of the general's family scattered and fled, except for Hosokawa Fujitaka and others who planned to rescue Jueqing, most of them found another place to send food. Atsukawa and Ishitani Yorichen took refuge with Nagamune's family, Matsui Yukan and his nephew Matsui Yasuyuki took refuge with Nobunaga, Goshozhong and Iga guardian Nishiki Yoshimasa went to the Rokkaku family, and Akechi Mitsuhide returned to his mother's Wakasa Takeda family...... Well, this, he still doesn't think about it for the time being.
"Lord of the Castle, there are the Imperial Offerings, the Shinji Lords, the Igsunes, the Ise Sadachi-sama, the Imperial Offerings, the Okamito, the Hattori Chiefs, and the Iga Hattori Chiefs......"
Oh, Yoshimasa Nishiki. Although he is the so-called guardian of Iga, he has long since lost his family business; There is also Hattori Baochang, who is the head of the Hattori family, one of the three Iga families, and his sister-in-law, who later defected to the Tokugawa family, Hattori Masanari...... At present, they are losing power, and if it goes well, with these two people, they can control Iga Province.
"What else? Keep talking! I urged.
"There are also two monks, one is Master Matsui Yukan, the shogunate family, and the other is about ten years old, it is said that he is a master of Kinkakuji Temple, the law name is not clear, but several adults are very respectful to him......"
Kinkakuji Temple is the official name of Rokuenji Temple. Then, ten years old, with a secret name and a lot of respect, the identity of that person was almost on the verge of being revealed.
Ishiya Yoshijin actually rescued Zhou Song, the younger brother of the general Ashikaga Yoshiteru and the abbot of Shikayuan Temple?!
Really, should I say that he is troublesome, or is he a little too capable?
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