The Muromachi period is a division of the medieval era of Toei history, and its name is derived from the Muromachi of the shogunate in Kyoto. Experienced 16 generations of generals, 237 years. Inherited from the Kamakura period and from the Tsuchimoyama period to Kai'an.

In 1336 (the first year of Engen, the third year of the establishment of the martial arts), the Ashikaga clan established a samurai regime in Muromachi, Kyoto. In the 10th month of the 3rd year of Meitoku (1392), Emperor Go-Kameyama of the Southern Dynasty visited Kyoto and performed a ceremonial ceremony to Emperor Go-Komatsu of the Northern Dynasty, granting artifacts to realize the unity of the two dynasties.

In this way, the Muromachi shogunate became a unified government that ruled the whole country. During the Muromachi period, a powerful guardian daimyo held important positions such as "stewardship" and assisted the shogun.

During the Toei Muromachi period, the shogunate was administratively governed by the prime minister of the Ashikaga Shogunate. It has a "management leader" to assist the general, and it is generally served by the three clans of Spo, Tokugawa, and Yagyu under the Ashikaga clan in turn, which is called the "three management leaders". Under the control, there are waiters, inquiry offices, government offices and other institutions, and the waiters are the most important.

The contemporary steward is Kazuo Yagyu of the Yagyu clan, and the head of the chamberlain is Tokugawa Ryunobu of the Tokugawa family.

Ashikaga Yoshikyo, Kazuo Yagyu, Tokugawa Ryunobu, Haruko Spo, and Yagyu Senbei brothers and sisters gathered in the secret room of the Shogun's Mansion at this time to discuss the follow-up military action.

Tokugawa Ryushin is Chinese New Year's Eve two years old, burly and handsome. He is resourceful and strong in martial arts, and has faintly become the leader of the young generation of Dongying heroes, and he is also the dream lover of countless Dongying girls.

Haruko Spo is a widow of twenty-eight or nineteen, and her loose kimono outlines her attractive figure. A pair of big watery eyes, implying autumn waves, charming and moving.

"Yukiko, is there any news of Dugu Xiaotian?" Kazuo Yanagi asked in a deep voice.

Yanagi Yukiko looked haggard and said in a low voice: "Father, two days have passed, and today is the last day of the agreed rendezvous with Dugu Shaoxia, and there is no news of Dugu Shaoxia yet,"

Tokugawa Ryunobu glanced at Yukiko Yanagi in surprise, and was shocked. Yukiko Yanagi is the lady of the sky in Dongying and has always been proud. I love her, and last year I asked the Yanagi family to marry, but she refused. Now it seems that Yanagi Yukiko has a lot of affection for this Dugu Xiaotian from the Ming Dynasty.

Spo Haruko giggled when she heard this, "This Dugu smile is really amazing, and I am really more and more curious about him if we can make the first beauty in Dongying favor him." ”

Ashikaga Yoshikyo's face sank, "Master of the Spo family, now is the time for the shogunate to live and die, please be solemn." ”

Spo Haruko was startled, and quickly restrained her smile and bowed her head silently.

Yagyu Kazuo sighed, bowed to Ashikaga Yoshiyo, and said, "General, it is an established fact that Portugal sent a fleet to support the return of Takeo to Tibet. Although we do not know the disposition of the Portuguese forces, our current army is not large enough to defeat their coalition forces. ”

Ashikaga Yoshikyo nodded, "Portugal is eyeing the East, I immediately sent a letter to the two daimyos, Miyamoto and Toyota, asking them to send troops to support us. ”

"The head of the Yanagi family, the head of the Tokugawa family, in your opinion, how many more troops do we need to expand before we can defeat the Guizang Takeo and the Portuguese coalition army?" Ashikaga Yoshikyo was silent for a long time and asked in a deep voice.

Yanagi Kazuo didn't answer, frowning and pondering.

Tokugawa Ryushin stepped forward, "General, I have led the army in the past two years, and I have fought with these two forces, and the pirate regiment of Takeo Guizang is loosely disciplined, and its combat effectiveness is not as good as ours, so there is nothing to fear. However, the firearms and gun formations used by the regular army of Portugal were very powerful, and the gap between us and them was quite large. ”

Tokugawa Ryunobu frowned tightly and continued: "We have exchanged fire with the 3,000 regular troops of the Portuguese army, and the 20,000 elite men and horses on our side have not taken advantage. If the Portuguese musket team numbered more than 10,000, the strength would be terrifying. ”

"Senbei, can you roughly judge how many musketeers there are in the Portuguese army?" Tokugawa Ryushin asked in a deep voice.

Yanagi Senbei was silent for a moment, and then hesitated: "The Portuguese warship, one full force is about 1,500-2,000 people, and there are three warships pursuing us this time, if the Portuguese still hides half of the troops, it may be around 10,000 people." I'm not sure about this, it's best to wait for Brother Dugu to come back and confirm further. ”

When Ashikaga Yoshinori and Yagyu Kazuo heard this, they looked at each other worriedly and did not answer.

Tokugawa Ryushin bowed his head and was silent, and after a while, he bowed down and said, "General, we need at least 140,000 troops to be sure of victory." ”

Ashikaga Yoshikyo sighed, "Ryushin, the maximum number of troops that the two daimyo can support us is 30,000, and another 10,000 in Muromachi is already the limit, and we can prepare at most 120,000 troops to go on the expedition, you should understand the current situation." ”

Yagyu Kazuo looked at the teacup on the table, stunned. He slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air and said in a deep voice: "General, it is not enough to rely on our local forces. In today's plan, the minister thought that he could only borrow 50,000 troops from the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty to support him in order to defeat the coalition army of Wuxiong and Portugal. ”

Ashikaga Yoshikyo happily said: "The head of the Yagyu family is far-sighted and reasonable. The Yanagi brothers and sisters have already been invited to establish a good connection with Daming and pave the way. ”

"Qianbingwei, Xuezi, hard work, hurry up and discuss with the secret envoy of the Ming Dynasty, and prepare to ask for reinforcements from the garrison on the southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty."

Yanagi Senbei and Yanagi Yukiko glanced at each other, and Yanagi Senbei smiled bitterly. Yanagi Yukiko pulled the corner of Yanagi Senbei's clothes and bowed her head and said nothing.

Everyone in the secret room was surprised to see the expressions of the two brothers and sisters. Tokugawa Ryushin said sincerely: "Senbei, it is related to the rise and fall of the shogunate, and you have a great responsibility and cannot shirk it. Miss Yukiko, even if this matter requires a certain amount of sacrifice, our major families will support you. ”

Yanagi Yukiko's face turned red when she heard this, and she bit her lip lightly, "Tokugawa family master, that's not what you mean, we ......"

Liu Sheng Qianbei gritted his teeth, "General, the heads of the family, before coming back, Emperor Xuande made it very clear to us in person, Dugu Xiaotian alone can be worth 100,000 soldiers and horses, and he will not send a soldier of the Daming Water Division to Dongying to participate in the war!" ”

"Eight Tooth Road! This black-hearted emperor! Ashikaga Yoshikyo couldn't help but curse, stood up, and paced back and forth in the secret room. Kazuo Yagyu and Tokugawa Ryunobu were also full of sadness, and their faces were pale.

Spo Haruko's hands trembled, she was sitting on the precarious, with a solemn face, and there was no half of the demonic state at this time.

"General, don't worry, there is still room for a turn in this matter!" Seeing that everyone was anxious, Yanagi Senbei hurriedly interjected.

"Senbei, what do you have a plan?" Ashikaga Yoshikyo's eyes lit up and he shouted softly.

Yanagi Qianbei saw everyone's anxious eyes looking at him together, and he smiled slightly: "General, the Central Plains has a saying that generals are outside, and military orders are not affected!" You guys should understand. ”

Hearing this, Ashikaga Shogun and the three heads of the family were silent for a moment. Ashikaga Yoshikyo laughed, "Head of the Yagyu family, among all your sons, Senbei is the best, I understand." ”

Tokugawa Ryushin hesitated for a moment and reminded: "General, Xiaoxia is a master in the world, and it is not so easy to impress Dugu Xiaotian. ”

Yanagi Kazuo also nodded in agreement, "General, the head of the Tokugawa family is right, this matter is related to the life and death of tens of thousands of Ming soldiers, and Dugu Xiaotian will definitely be very cautious." Money, women, power, these usual means, it is difficult to envelop him. ”

Ashikaga Yoshikyo smiled slightly and shook his head, "Senbei, tell me your way." ”

Yanagi Senbei secretly glanced at Yanagi Yukiko, Yukiko was smart, and faintly guessed her brother's intentions, she lowered her head and said nothing. Senbei didn't say anything when he saw his sister, and a stone fell to the ground in his heart.

"Tell the general and the heads of the family, Dugu Xiaotian has great affection for my sister, as long as our Yanagi family and him form a family, this matter will definitely be feasible." Yagyu Senbei said respectfully.