In the west, the Ouchi clan defeated the Niko clan and dominated China and Kyushu in the name of the Omamori Shogun.

And Hosokawa Haruhoto, who already dominates the shogunate, has gained more than him.

Originally, after being appointed as the Ukyo Doctor and able to control the shogunate, as long as the Muromachi shogunate was still in place, the benefits that Hosokawa Harumoto could control and share with his retainers had reached the ceiling.

Then, the Hosokawa clan gradually rebelled due to the conflict of interests, and Hosokawa Harumoto was finally defeated by his retainer Miyoshi Nagakei, went into decline, and finally perished.

Now it's different, as soon as the banner of the emperor and the general is established, the ambitious Miyoshi Changqing sees a greater opportunity.

The crusade against Ashikaga Yoshiharu, who had fled to Omi Sakamoto, was a great success, and the battle had just been won by a great victory.

Miyoshi Changkei's suggestion now is: "General, it's time to officially open the mansion!" You in Kanto don't want to lose your current status, do you? Honoring His Majesty the Emperor and receiving the official title of Great General, you are now the only one who can stand up like Hojo Tokimune-sama! ”

"Yoshitaka Ouchi......" Hosokawa Harumoto judged, "That guy ......"

"I heard that the crusade against Tsushima Island was defeated!" Miyoshi Changqing shook his head again and again, "Now as long as the interests of Gyeonggi, Shikoku, and Kanto are divided, then you can wait for Ouchi Yoshitaka to ask for help!" By then, he should have understood the reality, right? As long as you are respected as the only great general, what if you are still the general of China's imperial guard? ”

The situation in Dongying is changing rapidly.

Ashikaga Yoshiharu's last fight still fell on the strength disadvantage accumulated over the years. The Kanto powerhouses sat on the mountain and watched the tiger fight, and the Ming Dynasty was far away from them anyway, and Ashikaga Yoshiharu wanted to use the hands of the Ming Dynasty to cut off the Ouchi clan and the Hosokawa clan, which also made them despised.

The essence now is that Ashikaga Yoshiharu is dead, including his youngest son Ashikaga Yoshiteru, who left the name of "Sword Hero General". The Muromachi shogunate died out more than 40 years ahead of schedule.

What Miyoshi Changqing said, Hosokawa Harumoto was also very excited.

It's just that Da Ming is still a sword hanging over his head, and Ouchi Yoshitaka is a strong enemy that must be faced later.

"General, no matter what, you should take advantage of the prestige of Sakamoto after the battle to invite the heroes of all countries to join the alliance! Is there a more righteous name than this to defend against foreign enemies? ”

Hosokawa Harumoto looked at his fiery eyes, then at the other retainers who were also looking forward to it, and finally nodded: "Okay!" That's exactly how it should be! ”

"Your Excellency! Miyoshi Changqing participates! ”

All of a sudden, the retainers visited one after another.

This is not a visit, but to sign up in person, that is, to declare loyalty—in the name of honoring him as the new shogun.

From a retainer of a mere heroic man to a retainer of the shogun, it is different.

Hosokawa Harumoto's biggest advantage is that he is near Gyeonggi, where Kyoto is.

Similarly, from the very beginning, he claimed to be the emperor and the righteousness was exhausted.

No matter how the emperor's lineage declines today, he is still the source of the legal system after all, and he has a role to play.

Kyoto's alliance against the Ming Dynasty began, and it was the first to gain the recognition of the now reigning Emperor Chihito, with some twists and turns, but not much.

This twist and turn is due to the fact that when Chihito held the enthronement ceremony, Yoshitaka Ouchi alone made a huge donation of 2,200 yuan.

Zhiren buried his father and practiced Zuo, and the money he could use was only 600 yuan, and he was forced into exile due to the war that year. It wasn't until ten years later, thanks to Yoshitaka Ouchi's donation, that he held the enthronement ceremony.

Now he also knows that Yoshitaka Ouchi is also strong, what if he recognizes Hosokawa Harumoto's authority, and Ouchi Yoshitaka defeats Hosokawa Harumoto in the future?

However, the situation is stronger than people, Yoshitaka Ouchi is far away for the time being, and Hosokawa Harumoto is very close.

Fortunately, soon, news came from the west that made Hosokawa Harumoto overjoyed.

"What you said is true?"

"This is a letter signed by Lord Tao, Lord Naito, and Lord Sugi, don't you believe it?"

Hosokawa Harumoto is unbelievable, is it really destiny?

The three very important retainers of the Ouchi clan sent him a very important message together: Ouchi Yoshitaka has fallen, and he is afraid that he will eventually be defeated by the Ming Dynasty. He has no intention of competing for power, and he still has the idea of coveting comfort, so ......

It can be said that it hit it off.

Hosokawa Harumoto calculated, the Huimeng book sent to the west by his side should not have arrived so soon, so it can be seen that their decision was before hearing that Ashikaga Yoshiharu was dead and seeing the Huimengshu.

Tao Longfang and they directly shook out the bottom line of Ouchi Yoshitaka in the letter: this guy actually has the idea of changing the land of the silver mountain and several countries to a stable place!

"A godsend, General!"

The retainers immediately spoke one after another.

"Let's invite Ouchi-sama to Kyoto to discuss the plan to defend against the enemy."

"The Chinese countries are the interests of Tao Longfang and their retainers, so they don't have to get involved!"

"With these heroes who are willing to fight to the death against the enemy, where the righteousness lies, the general and the heroes of the Kanto region should help. Shogun, this is your best chance to build up your prestige, and stand up as resolutely as Hojo-sama did! ”

"If Yoshitaka Ouchi can also be willing to surrender, the world is decided!"

In the midst of the chaos, Hosokawa Harumoto was filled with great joy and excitement.

At least at this moment, the shogun's position seemed to be within reach, and his "only" strong enemy was so easily depressed by defeat.

"That's right!" Hosokawa Harumoto was arrogant, "Let me carry out the will of the emperor and make the name of this great general worthy of all countries!" ”

To the west, in front of Yoshitaka Ouchi, the retainers fell silent.

The news that the Muromachi shogun was defeated and died was very powerful.

And Hosokawa Harumoto was appointed by Chihito, and he was allowed to become the general of the Emperor, and he had the power to set up guards and land.

The word "Emperor" has been removed, and the word "Emperor" has been approved by the Emperor.

Now, the new shogun has asked the countries to guard the alliance in Beijing and discuss the plan to defend against the enemy, how to choose Ouchi Yoshitaka, who still has the self-title of the imperial shogun?

What about Maori dollars? What about Takahisa Shimazu?

"Maybe it's an opportunity." Yoshitaka Ouchi muttered in a low voice, as if talking to himself, "The Imperial Coalition is on the front line, and it is ...... on this condition."

He looked at Sagara Taketomi: "Maybe...... Discuss with Hosokawa Harumoto first, their reinforcements are on the way to Kyushu, and first deal with Mori Moto, a possible traitor? I moved to Yamashiro, Yoshida-gun, Aki ......"

Tao Longfang lowered his head, and there was a hint of disdain in his eyes.

From Zhou Fang to Anyi, how far away is it from the front line?

He finally asked: "Ouchi-sama, if Hosokawa Harumoto's status is recognized, then do the Shimazu family and the Kyushu families still respect our military orders?" ”

"Guijiu has already made an inmarriage with me, so it doesn't matter."

Under the change of the situation, Ouchi Yoshitaka felt that the burden on his shoulders was lighter, so he recovered a little bit of vigor: "Even if the Ming army resists the Ming army, even if the Gyeonggi and Kwantung rebels come, they will naturally fight together under the order of you, the general general, this is a condition for me to recognize his status!" In addition, their more help should be food and water army. Iwami Ginzan is here, and Hosokawa Harumoto is now in need of money! ”

Tao Longfang nodded when he heard this, and stopped talking.

How could the newly established shogunate allow a superhero like Yoshitaka Ouchi to exist in the local area?

Rather, his old retainers were all usable men.

Now, let's be flexible as the situation changes.

In any case, due to the imminent attack of the Ming army, no one can shake him, the general general!

……

During the period when the Ming army appeared outside the coastline of Dongying Island, Dongying seemed to be twisted into a rope because of the pressure brought by the Ming Dynasty.

With a new shogunate that was nominally recognized everywhere, it began to be instigated by the new shogunate to requisition the rebel army, food, and weapons, and prepare to go to Kyushu and China to defend against the enemy.

In the tacit understanding between Tao Longfang and Hosokawa Harumoto, the rebels who went there were all dispatched by the imperial guard generals who were more familiar with the situation there, and they were essentially arranged by Tao Longfang.

The Maori dollar is even more difficult.

He was already feeling a great crisis.

Kobayakawa Shohei looked at his solemn expression and couldn't help but ask anxiously: "The movements of Iwami, Izumo, Bigo and Zhou Fang are not very right. Lord Yuan, do they really want to do it to us first? ”

"Hosokawa Harumoto......" Mori Moto said quietly, "how did the situation become like this so quickly......"

"What should we do?" Seeing his reaction, Kobayakawa Shohei was even more worried, "When will Daming attack?" ”

Mao Liyuan shook his head: "I can't wait for them." My head, I am afraid, is the first sacrifice. ”

Then he sneered again: "This idiot Yoshitaka Ouchi is probably the next sacrifice after the defeat of the Ming army in Hosokawa Haruhoto's plan." The new shogunate, how could it allow Iwami Ginzan to be completely uncontrolled? ”

“…… Is that the end of it? ”

"No!" Mao Liyuan gritted his teeth, "No matter what, you have to hold on." By the time autumn comes, the Ming army will definitely arrive! It's all stupid, do you think you can calmly get rid of me first, and you can still defeat the Ming army in time? They think that I, a dignified man with the number one wise general in the West, why did I make such a decision, and it is so easy to erase? ”

In the past few months when the situation in Dongying has changed dramatically, Yan Chunsheng has already set off from Gyeongsang Road.

His special operations unit has less than 200 people in total.

They went on five ships and did not go to Tsushima.

"It's not far from Higashiei Oshima in front, except for one larger Oki Island, and only the Noto Peninsula and Sado Island further east."

Li Yuan introduced Yan Chunsheng to a map in front of him.

Zong Qingkang has already bowed down to Daming, and Daming at least knows a lot of geographical information about Dongying. Coupled with the fact that the merchant ships have been going for many years, Yan Chunsheng looked at Yutu and nodded: "Passing by this Oki Island, kill it, replenish it, and let them send us to this Wakasa." It's closer to what they call Kyoto, and behind it is our world! ”

“…… The road is long, and I am afraid that the road is prone to heavy storms. ”

"If that's the case, it's fate." Yan Chunsheng didn't care, "Lao Tzu has enough in this life, and he has a son." What, are you afraid? ”

Li Yuan looked at him and laughed: "Master, I have a younger brother." ”

"Good!" Yan Chunsheng patted him on the shoulder, "That's fine." Don't worry, if my life is not hard, in Huguang, Chicheng, and Hetao, I don't know how many times I will die! ”

None of the five ships were warships, they looked like merchant ships.

But on the five boats, in addition to the boatmen who are familiar with the route to the bay port city north of Toei Kyoto, there are more than 170 men dressed as Toei ronin samurai.

They did not all carry muskets, they went deep behind enemy lines, lacked ammunition supplies, and were useless when they ran out.

But that doesn't really matter. Yan Chunsheng only selected more than 170 people, who is not a terrifying killing god?

Even if it is also a cold weapon, their martial arts, archery, physical strength, and tacit understanding are beyond the reach of ordinary people.

The boat was sailing on the sea, Yan Chunsheng and Li Yuan were indeed gambling on their lives.

In their opinion, the most dangerous thing is the sea journey before landing.

really got to the shore, there were only more than 100 people, where was it difficult to hide their whereabouts?

Before the main force of the Ming Dynasty launched an offensive, a demon god special combat team was about to start from Wakasa, northeast of Kyoto, and go to Kyoto and Kanto, and randomly roll call.

Now Yan Chunsheng didn't know that Hosokawa Harumoto had just been recognized as the new shogun of the shogunate, and he was trying to balance the interests of the heroes of various countries.

At the time of the old and the new, there are many contradictions that need to be mediated and try to establish his own authority.

And at this time, this phenomenon is about to appear in the rear: some powerful people, even city lords, generals, and daimyos, were suddenly attacked and killed by ronin samurai who appeared out of nowhere. The people who shot were all swordsmen and archers, and some were directly blown up by gunpowder that they didn't know where to collect.

That's in the future, and for now, everyone is still willing to try: Can Hosokawa Harumoto admit that the essence of the current protection of the kingdoms is to divide the princes, establish an order that everyone is satisfied with, and protect everyone's common interests under the threat of the Ming Dynasty?

An Yi's Maori Yuan has already fallen into a bitter battle, but he is indeed worthy of the reputation of the first wise general in the West.

In essence, if it weren't for "bad luck", in front of Maori Yuan, what Ouchi Yoshitaka, Hosokawa Harumoto, Niko Haruhisa, and Tao Takafang These momentary heroes are really not enough to see.

But there was no if.

Mao Liyuan did not regret it, he could only sigh at the destiny of heaven.

"Before fate, the power of heroes is so small......"

He held out until the early autumn, but under the encirclement of the Ouchi army and the shogunate army, his strength was really far from the same.

This time, Mao Li Yuan did not create his own hegemony in the western country, but hated the mountain castle.

He didn't know that at the moment of his death, Yan Chunsheng had just landed in Wakasa, and after listening to some of the latest news, his eyes looked in the direction of the southwest.

"Master, the emperor is like a puppet, and there are no many people to protect him, or ......"

Yan Chunsheng shook his head when he heard this: "I shot and killed a lord of the country, and my father died on the battlefield because of this." This time, let's talk about the number of lives. Besides, we are going to create chaos for a long time, and we don't want to be too closely watched in the first place. As soon as Hosokawa Harumoto sat in his position, their lord died, although the chaos would be big, but he was going crazy. ”

Looking at the people behind him, Yan Chunsheng said: "You come here with Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu can bring more back if he can." Walk! ”

More than 100 people disappeared into the night and began to act.

On Tsushima Island, Xia Yan looked at the direction where the flag was fluttering, and whispered: "The wind direction has begun to change......

It's autumn, and although it's lonely in the sea, the wind direction has changed after all.

On the Ryukyu side, Tang Shunzhi also said: "Admiral Yan, it's autumn, and the Oriental Sea Division can set off first!" ”

Yan Shifan was overjoyed when he heard this: "I've been waiting for a long time!" ”

(End of chapter)