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Mikawa Butterfly Chapter 20 The Great Kanto Earthquake

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    Because no one disturbed him, he slept deeply. When he woke up, it was already bright outside the window. When he walked out of the house, he found out that he slept until noon and ate vegetarian food in the monastery. Speaking of which, these monks ate more than he did.  Even better, a kind of pasta called Xuanton from Tang Dynasty is even more delicious than rice.  In the afternoon, Yamamoto Kansuke returned from Saijo Castle. The 800 standing ashigaru who came with him were divided into two teams. One team was stationed in Saijo Castle to guard the Kira family's home castle, and the other team sealed off the castle town that was in chaos last night. Some of them were really happy last night.  People were arrested on the spot, and the old underground people in the town took the initiative to identify and pick out these unidentified people one by one.  After interrogation, it was found that except for the three local residents who took advantage of the fire, the remaining 28 people were all from Suruga and Toe. It is said that the rebellion was an impromptu action when they saw the castle town burning.  Fortunately, their actions of setting fires everywhere and inciting riots soon met with spontaneous resistance from the townspeople. The two sides broke out into conflicts and injured each other. Later, they were captured by the standing ashigaru brought by Yamamoto Kansuke. After preliminary statistics, thirty-three houses collapsed in the castle town due to the earthquake.  25 buildings were burned down, 18 people died, and 100 people were injured. The damage caused was more than a thousand dollars, which can be said to be a heavy loss.  Fortunately, the Kira family rebuilt Saijo Castle a few years ago. The new castle was so strong and beautiful that no damage was caused. Kira Manshomaru was violently shaken in the middle of the night, but except for being slightly frightened, it did not hurt him at all. The samurai and family members living in Saijo Castle  Except for a few unlucky guys who accidentally fell and got injured, everyone was safe and sound.  Later, Yamamoto Kansuke asked Kira Manshomaru to deal with the arsonists last night. The handling of this kind of case was just a routine inquiry. The result of the trial had already come out. He just asked him to take out the house governor's monogram and seal it. The result of the handling was also  Unsurprisingly, they were always merciless to those who had committed great evils. They were all pulled out of the city and beheaded. Their heads were nailed to wooden stakes and stuck in the streets of Atsutian to "show their heads."  I felt that the samurai of this era were really cruel. About thirty of them were killed under the supervision of Kansuke Yamamoto. Kira Manshomaru was also invited to watch the beheading. Outside the city, many townspeople came to watch the beheading. There was no trace of them.  He looked fearful and frightened, just like watching the excitement on the street. This cold-blooded atmosphere of the times made him very uncomfortable. He went to the Mixiang Anguo Zen Temple to chant sutras for half a day before being invited out by Yamamoto Kansuke.  "Isshiki Nagato Mamoru, Yamaoka Awaji Mamoru, Ohuchi Tajima Mamoru, Jukai Damsho Shaotada, Takahashi Dewa Mamoru, Ogasawara Yazu Mamoru, Ogasawara An Yun Mamoru, and Ehara Tanba Mamoru have entered the city." "Yes." Kira Manshomaru nodded.  , these people are all close confidants of the Kira family, it is not surprising at all that they came here at this time.  "According to rumors, this earthquake originated from Kanto and the Kai area. Suruga suffered more damage than the main family. The Imagawa family's preparations for going to Mikawa Kingdom should be put on hold first!" Kansuke Yamamoto said that according to the rumors, it was basically  It can be determined that it is close to the actual situation.  Although Yamamoto Kansuke serves the Kira family in Mikawa, he has always maintained connections in Suruga. Kira Mansomaru and the late former family governor Kira Yoshihiro are very clear about this.  When he was living in Suruga, he was taken in as a boarder by Asahina Motonaga. In fact, he was a retainer and the direct son of Asahina Nobunaga, who also served as the tutor of the Motobashi. This relationship was maintained until Yamamoto Kansuke became an official of the Kira family.  It is precisely because of his deep relationship with the Suruga Asahina family, especially when Asahina Nobuyuki inherited the position of family governor after the battle of Azozaka last year, that it was further strengthened. Historically, Asahina Nobuyuki relied on this relationship with Kansuke Yamamoto.  Only after the death of Imagawa Yoshimoto in the war did he quickly fall in love with the Takeda family. This shows that the countries in Pan-East Asia have roughly the same understanding of interpersonal relationships.  Kira Mansomaru knew these old things, but he also knew that his master craftsman had not been in Suruga for six or seven years in vain, and it was not surprising that he had his own connections. The two returned to Saijo surrounded by horse warriors.  When he entered the castle town, a group of people wearing tš­maru and array hats, with flags bearing the crest of the Ashikaga Nibiki family behind their backs, appeared in front of him holding three long-handled ashigaru.  Their actions were uniform. Under the leadership of a samurai wearing red uniforms, they quickly blocked the street passages along the road. Their reactions were quick and their actions were neat and tidy. The sloppy and undisciplined ashigaru he had seen before, including Kira,  Everyone including Wansongmaru was shocked.  "Is this the secret weapon that the master has prepared for five years? Eight hundred of them are always available! What a huge wealth!" Kira Mansomaru's interest was also a little moved when he saw a samurai wearing black uniforms who looked very powerful.  , he drove his mount to walk slowly over, and asked condescendingly: "What is the name of this samurai?" This samurai was tall and majestic, holding a sickle spear and very powerful. When he saw Kansuke Yamamoto riding with him surrounded by  A child on a fine horse came over to ask him, and immediately knelt down and said, "My name is?Watanabe Takatsuna, meet Oyakata-sama!  " "Watanabe?  Kira Mansatsumaru was stunned for a moment, and carefully looked at this strong warrior who was less than thirty years old, "Is your ancestor Tsuna Watanabe, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Minamoto Yorimitsu, who was born in the Saga Gen clan?"  "    "yes!  "Watanabe Takazuna buried his head much deeper. "The family crest has three stars. Your ancestor was Watanabe Michizuna who served as a minister during the Rokuonin Ashikaga Yoshimitsu era and was subordinate to the family's ancestor, Kira Toshi of Ryumonji Temple?  " Kira Manshomaru looked the samurai up and down with a slightly surprised tone, making Watanabe Takazuna even more embarrassed and unable to raise his head: "Yes!  " "Why do I, a samurai from the Minamoto clan, want to be a member of the Matsudaira clan who came from an official family?  " "The family ancestor Fan Gang was the second son of Duke Daogang. Because he was not qualified to inherit the family business, he moved to Urabe Village, Nedian County, Mikawa Kingdom. It happened that Matsudaira Nobumitsu went to Nedian County, and the family ancestor took advantage of the opportunity to become an official.  The Matsudaira family is here.  "This short sentence sums up the situation of their family. The Watanabe family is really bad at it. It can't even be registered in the Matsudaira family. No wonder they will join the Ikuifa to fight against the Matsudaira family in the future. "  I see, then from now on, you, Watanabe Takazuna, work hard to serve your family!  The Watanabe family of the Genji family makes their name famous again!  "Kira Mansomaru nodded slightly to Watanabe Takazuna, then turned his horse and slowly left. Not far away, he heard Watanabe Takazuna shouting from behind: "I, Watanabe Takazuna, swear allegiance to Lord Oyakata to the death.  !  " Yamamoto Kansuke, who was deliberately dragging behind, also slowly woke up and said to Kira Mansomaru with great joy: "Your Majesty, the master of the hall, is becoming more and more skillful. From now on, I, Kansuke, no longer have to worry about the future of my family.  " "Master, don't be joking. I, Wansongmaru, know how capable I am. I just used the reputation of my Kira family and it has nothing to do with me.  " Kira Mansomaru shook his head and laughed. How much does relying on the family's prestige have to do with him? If it weren't for the Kira family's governor wearing tiger skin, who would care what a nine-year-old child said? Of course he knows how attractive the famous Wu family is to the Wu family.  and influence. During the Spring Festival, many wealthy families from the Mikawa Kingdom come to visit the city. Even the governor of the Shimo-Kira family wants to pay homage to the Kira family. The imperial court and the shogunate will also send people to congratulate them. People from Owari Kingdom who are close to Nishi-Mikawa will visit them along the way.  Businessmen who do business must also give a generous gift. Those rural servants who have no chance to visit the Kira family even stretch their necks to see the governor of the Kira family. However, because the Kira family has always had Kamiro as the leader of the shogunate, it leads to confusion.  The position of the head-taker is to serve the public, so many samurai may not have seen their lords throughout their lives. This is one of the reasons why the Matsudaira family was able to develop like a fish in water in Nishi Mikawa. There were no tigers or monkeys in the mountains to dominate. Later, Kira Mansatsumaru became the king.  His father, Yoshihiro Kira, served in Kyoto for a few years and served the Ashikaga Shogun's family for a few years. The Imagawa clan led the Suruga army to attack Hikima-sho, which belonged to the Kira family's territory in Saitoe.  Many relatives of the clan died in battles. Although the Kira family's Hikima-shuang was preserved because of Kira Yoshihiro's request to the Imagawa clan, with the decline of the Kira clan, it was annexed by the Imagawa clan within a few years.  With the decline of the shogunate and the support for the Kira family, and the rapid deterioration of the political situation at home and abroad in Mikawa, Kira Yoshihiro changed his long-term stay in Shangluo to stay in Luo for two or three months every three years, and then returned home.  More than thirty years have passed, and the samurai of Mikawa Kingdom have gradually become accustomed to the fact that the governor of the Kira family is in charge of Mikawa Kingdom all year round. PS: In the 18th year of Astronomy, the Great Kanto Earthquake is indeed a fact. It is recorded in detail in "Myohoji Chronicle" and released by Hojo Ujiyasu.  The "Official Amnesty Order" pardoned all taxes and other matters. Many walled cities in Kanto were destroyed by the earthquake and rebuilt after the disaster. Because the impact and intensity cannot be compared with the Ming'an earthquake, it is initially estimated that the earthquake was around magnitude 7.
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