On November 17 of the 11th year of Eiroku (1568), Kyoto Ouchi was solemn and solemn, today is the day of the year-end court, and the two courtesies at the beginning of the year are rare events in the court.

In fact, the ministers at the court meeting did not have much to do, nothing more than to praise the emperor and rule, the world Qingming Sea was peaceful, the ministers dragged the words to praise the beauty of the times, the court is better is that the samurai are not very peaceful, Kyoto has been a little unpeaceful recently, fortunately, His Royal Highness the General has returned again, so that everything can be restored to normal, anyway, it is to change the way to praise Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and the praise of the eyebrows and smiles is very useful, and he turned his face and whispered to the attendants to write down the names of these ministers, and they will take a good look at it in the future.

Pull out Guan Bai only allowed to keep an inner view of the guard Qianjiu, sitting next to the current Guan Bai Nijo Harura, his right hand side is Nijo Harura's eldest son Kujo Kaneko, this two of them sang and harmonized nothing to sarcastically mock him, but there is no secretary in the Guan family who can help, and the party in the DPRK is no longer at the peak of the year.

In the face of Nijo Harura's aggressiveness, Konoe Maeku had to choose to retreat, and the mourning period in the past few months was almost in the form of hibernation, since Ashikaga Yoshiaki gained power, political opponent Nijo Harura suddenly raised his head to attack him, and gradually Konoe Maehisa, the brother-in-law of the former general, has become a yellow flower yesterday, and the proudest Ashikaga Yoshitoki is far away in Kanto, and he has lost his last foothold.

Behind the curtain, the Emperor handed over the edict of promotion with his chamberlain, and the courtiers knew that the most exciting time of the year had arrived. Nijo Harura stood up with the edict in his hands and stood at the foot of the steps. Raise your voice and say, "Announce the pardon." The source courtier Ashikaga left horse head Yoshiaki, moved the three big names, and it was appropriate to be the general of Zhengyi! ”

Hearing this, the ministers smiled happily, showing such an expression, every year the court pardon is the courtiers first communicate and report to the emperor, and then the emperor forms a pardon and issues it, although this cumbersome ceremony is a bit of a superfluous move, but this is the rules and regulations formed for thousands of years. The formation of conventions and rules that cannot be scrapped lightly.

The ministers turned sideways to send their blessings to the new shogun, Ashikaga Yoshiaki was not modest at all, proudly holding the wat board to greet the Quartet, turned his face sideways and happened to see the persuasion temple Harumi coming over, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to His Royal Highness the General on his promotion to Yaxiang, you are already a righteous general, and you can order the samurai of the world to guard the world for the imperial court." ”

Ashikaga Yoshiaki said proudly: "Under Yu's rule, the world will definitely be more peaceful, and sweeping through Kinai doesn't mean that Yu's martial arts are extraordinary?" Hehehe......"

The proud generals are swearing that their authority exists, and the ministers are doubly flattering. Nijo Harura's mind was also used on Ashikaga Yoshiaki's side, imagining the dream of Sekihaku and the shogun joining forces to dominate the imperial court. Just like the situation when Ashikaga Yoshiteru and Konoe Maejiu joined forces more than ten years ago, this is also what he used to envy and hate, but he didn't want feng shui to take turns and it was his turn to enjoy it.

"Fujiwara courtiers Sanjo public announcement, it is appropriate to appoint the five lower attendants, Fujiwara courtiers are five subordinate attendants to Saionji Miyi, and it is appropriate to appoint the four lower left guards to the lieutenant generals......" Thinking of the beautiful prospects, I can't help but be a little distracted, and read absentmindedly: "When the source courtiers are the three great Nayan, and the general of the town guard is Ashikaga Yoshishi, it is appropriate to serve as the two right guard generals and the right Maryu imperial supervisor ......"

Nijo Harira didn't react when he read this, but the ministers in the court reacted one after another, their expressions were embarrassed and froze and they didn't know how to flatter the general in front of them, Ashikaga Yoshiaki held the wat board and trembled all over, and said angrily: "Nani? How can it be the right guard general, how can it be the right Maliao imperial eunuch! This must be a mistake! Wrong! ”

"Ahh How can it be ......" Nijo Harura shook his hand in horror and was about to drop the edict, and when he was about to get rid of it, he remembered that this was the emperor's edict and could not be discarded, so embarrassed to hold it and didn't know what to do, the ministers looked at the emperor of Masakincho in horror in the curtain, but they didn't know what this person was trying to write in his heart.

"Is the time finally coming! Now is the time! Konoe bowed his head for a long time and said loudly: "Your Majesty Shengming, the Kwantung General Yuan courtier's righteous loyalty to the country is an example in the world, and he has been praised by His Majesty Zeng Chrysostom, and today he was promoted by the edict, presumably he should be grateful, and the minister Fujiwara was willing to convey the edict to the distant country for a long time. ”

The Emperor said slowly: "Played by Quasi-Fujiwara Qing." ”

"No! Never! Nijo Harura hurriedly came out of the column and knelt on the ground, pleading: "Your Majesty Shengming, since ancient times, the right guard general has been held by the secretary of state, since the beginning of the Kamakura shogunate, the source of the two Lai Dynasty Gongshu right guard generals, this position is either held by our ministers, or as the special position of the general of the Zhengyi, the right Maryu Imperial Supervisor is also the position of the general of the Zhengyi!" ”

Konoe sneered for a long time, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty is so benevolent and virtuous! How can Guan Baidian explain that the promotion of official positions is by no means child's play, how can the edict announced in front of the court and the princes be fake, and does Guan Baidian still have any questions? ”

"This ......" Nijo Harura was choked and speechless for a long time, anxious like an ant on a hot pot but helpless, Konoe saw that he didn't even read the edict for a long time, so he asked: "Your Majesty, Guan Baidian is unwell, so the minister will temporarily announce the following appointment on behalf of Guan Baidian!" ”

"Played by Quasi-Fujiwara."

Konoe had been stunned by the stunned gaze of the two Harira, and snatched the edict and slowly recited: "The Yuan courtiers and the middle court are the three great masters, and it is appropriate to be the two great ......."

The astonishing changes in the court made Ashikaga Yoshiaki feel humiliated, if it weren't for the fact that he was a general at the critical moment of raising hope, he was not considered a high-ranking minister who had just been promoted to the three big names, and he didn't dare to easily break the rules of the year-end court, but he was afraid that he would be going crazy on the spot just now.

Holding back the anger in his heart, he hurriedly returned to the Nijo Imperial Palace and began to get hysterical, smashing the only few pieces of porcelain to stir up the palace all over the ground, and also whipped a few unlucky little surnames by the way, still scolding in anger: "Konoe Maehisa this bastard is simply hateful! Dare to help the villain of Ashikaga Yoshitomi. Doesn't he know that he and I are brothers-in-law? How dare you do this to me. This is a shameful betrayal! Absolutely unforgivable betrayal! ”

Akechi Mitsuhide stood outside the door and listened to the ping-pong in the room. Mixed with a lot of ugly scolding, he couldn't help but shake his head secretly, Oda Nobunaga walked over and asked strangely, "Your Highness, what's wrong?" ”

"I don't know, I guess I encountered some troubles at the court meeting." Wise Mitsuhide said helplessly: "His Royal Highness is not very good-tempered, please take care of one or two more in the Shangsuke Palace." ”

Oda Nobunaga slapped his shoulder and laughed: "The latest edict at today's court meeting, I, Nobunaga, have been promoted to the fourth position and are on a par with the main hall of Uesugi Dan. ”

was slapped violently and almost made a fool of himself, and Akechi Mitsuhide pressed the unhappiness in his heart. He said with a smile: "Then I have to congratulate Oda Dan Main Hall for being promoted." ”

Perhaps under the influence of the newly sealed official, Oda Nobunaga was in a particularly good mood, and he patted Akechi Mitsuhide again, and said: "Mitsuhide is not doing well in the shogunate, why don't you go to the main family to serve the public?" The same is to serve the shogunate, you don't have to work hard to be a close minister in front of the general, sweep Gyeonggi like this family and make a name for yourself, wouldn't it be wonderful to be a big name in the future! ”

Wise Guangxiu's eyes lit up, and he bowed down and said, "Thank you for the invitation to the main hall, and I, Guangxiu, also have great respect for the main hall." It's just that His Royal Highness is there......"

"Hahaha...... I've got to show off like a tiger! Oda Nobunaga let out a long laugh, regardless of the look of the little names in the imperial palace towards him. The third time, he patted Akechi Mitsuhide's shoulder and said loudly: "Your Royal Highness, don't worry there, everything is solved by the family, Mitsuhide will go to the residence of the main family of the Honnoji Temple tomorrow!" ”

"Yes! Then Your Majesty will go back and prepare, and officially meet the lord tomorrow! Akechi Mitsuhide bowed and retreated, dodging Oda Nobunaga's fourth slap, forcibly resisting the malice in his heart and turned away, quickly hiding with a faint disgust in his eyes at an angle that Oda Nobunaga could not see.

Facts have proved that although Oda Nobunaga's character is not very good, but if he dares to pack a ticket, he will definitely be able to achieve it, and Akechi Mitsuhide switched to the camp to join the Oda family, he doesn't know what method Oda Nobunaga used to negotiate with Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and he didn't care about his selfish methods at all in his heart.

Konoe packed up the next day, and left Kyoto with his wife Ashikaga Katsuhime and children, as well as more than 100 retainers and maids, leaving only some side branches and retainers to take care of the family, and it was clear that he was going to go to Edo to build the ideal shogunate in his mind.

Ashikaga Yoshiaki was not in the mood to grieve for the loss of a tiger general, and the sudden attack of the emperor of Shokin-cho was too accurate, just to seize the moment when Ashikaga Yoshiaki had not yet fully grasped the imperial court, and the Ashikaga Yoshiaki was annoyed and ashamed, and Nijo Harura was caught off guard, and the consequences were of course unimaginable, which was a very bad signal to the world, although Ashikaga Yoshiaki was the general of the expedition, the imperial court still supported Ashikaga Yoshiaki to exercise the real power of the general.

From ancient times to the present, he has seen the strange thing that the general lives under the public, this time the court played Ashikaga Yoshiaki fiercely, followed by rumors among the people of Kinai, most of the various versions are saying that Ashikaga Yoshiaki's evil deeds were retaliated against, if it weren't for his killing of his brother and killing the king, he would not have been punished like this, in short, Ashikaga Yoshiaki was wrong.

Oda Nobunaga was also furious when he learned the truth, and invited Nijo Harura and his henchmen to hold a closed-door meeting in the Nijo Imperial Palace.

The difficult group should focus on the unchangeable words of Emperor Chrysostom of Shokincho, and the promotion of Ashikaga Yoshishi as the two right guard generals and the right Maryu imperial supervisor was a great blow to the shogunate, which was tantamount to openly creating two opposing systems within the samurai faction, and it would be a disaster if a pro-Kanto emperor was allowed to take power.

Nijo Harura looked sad and helpless, his Guan Bai to tell the truth about the emperor's hijacking power is not strong after all, compared to the glory of the Heian era Seki Daiko to control the government, the party faction of the Nijo faction is not full of wings at the beginning of the establishment, there are still many neutral wall-riding factions in the imperial court, and when the emperor suddenly expresses his support for Ashikaga Yoshishi, it is equivalent to a thorn in the heart of the shogunate, so that the domination system of Nijo Harura, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and Oda Nobunaga has major flaws.

Oda Nobunaga pondered for a long time, and suddenly said, "What if I wait to ask His Majesty the Emperor to abdicate?" ”

"This is a great rebellion!" Nijo Harura looked at the most powerful man in Kinai in horror, shook his head again and again, and said: "The emperor is a rare virtuous monarch today, and he will definitely be punished by the gods and Buddhas for his reckless abolition!" ”

Nijo Harura is an authentic minister, and his attitude towards the emperor and the imperial court is naturally different from that of the samurai, but Ashikaga Yoshiaki has no such concerns, and asks with an expectant face: "Nobunaga Hall can talk about it and see how to control it." ”

Oda Nobunaga's eyes narrowed, and he said in a cold voice: "If Your Majesty remembers correctly, the palace of Prince Seihito, the emperor of the current emperor, was held last year, and he was highly anticipated as the only prince of His Majesty...... If I respectfully ask His Majesty the Emperor to abdicate and support Prince Seihito to ascend the throne, so that His Majesty the young Emperor can reuse His Highness Sekihaku and His Royal Highness Gongfang, this problem will naturally be dissolved, right? ”

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly froze, and Nijo Harura looked at Oda Nobunaga dumbfounded, and turned his face sideways to see Ashikaga Yoshiaki who seemed to be very excited, and his heart was filled with bitterness: "Yu seems to have gotten on a thief ship, is there still a chance to get off the ship at this time?" ”

Thinking with his heels, he also knows that he has no chance to get off the boat, Oda Nobunaga's ruthless and resolute temperament is difficult to guarantee whether he will attack him, the most important thing is that the eldest son of Nijo Harura Kujo Kanetaka is also in the hall to observe, this is a perfect double insurance, it can ensure that Nijo Harura is useless, and his son can abolish him as a father at any time, thinking about it, Nijo Harura still retreated.

"It's a good plan, but this matter can only be carried out with the support of Prince Seihito! It's a pity that we don't have the opportunity to enter and exit the forbidden area, so how can we act if we can't see Prince Seihito? Ashikaga Yoshiaki looked at Oda Nobunaga in distress, and the latter turned his gaze to the silent Nijo Harura, who only knew about the intricate relationships in the imperial court.

Nijo Harura thought about it, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "There is a way!" Yu knows a secret news, Prince Chengren accepted the daughter of the Xiu Temple family Ah Cha Bureau as the crown princess, according to internal legends, Ah Cha Bureau is very favored, already pregnant with Prince Chengren's child, and the elder brother of the Ah Tea Bureau is the right Lieutenant General of the Persuasion Temple, Qingfeng Dian, his father is the Persuasion Temple of the Great Na Qingxiu Palace, as long as the young Qingfeng Hall is wooed, there is a way to open up the joint of the Great Inner and contact Prince Chengren. ”

Ashikaga Yoshiaki excitedly slapped the case, and raised his voice a lot: "Without further ado, then act as soon as possible!" Yu must unite these forces in Kinai as soon as possible, so that he can slowly deal with that guy in Ashikaga Yoshitoki! (To be continued......)

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