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Three Rivers Butterfly Chapter 212 The Court¡¯s Reward

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    As the peace between the shogunate and the Miyoshi family was reached, the imperial court rewarded meritorious deeds. First of all, Konoe Haritsugu, who presided over the collegial meritorious service, was transferred to the second left minister, Guan Shiro, and it was confirmed that he would be promoted to the first one at the end of the year.  But the imperial court gave great recognition to Konoe Haritsugu.  In a sense, Konoe Haritsugu was the biggest winner in this war, because his two sworn brothers Ashikaga Yoshito and Kira Yoshitoki performed outstandingly. The shogunate they represented achieved an epic victory.  The marriage relationship between the Konoe family and Ashikaga Yoshit¨­, as well as the marriage contract between Yoshitoki Kira and the daughter of the Konoe family, it is not surprising that the imperial court reciprocated the favor and increased the influence of the Konoe family.  Then came Ashikaga Yoshit¨­, the shogunate official who was finally promoted to an official rank. After serving as a counselor for many years, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General of the Left and to the rank of three H¨­dai Nagon and the Right Konoe General. The authority and status of the shogunate were fully recognized by the imperial court. At least he was able to die.  His father Ashikaga Yoshiharu had the same official rank when he was alive, which is also a sign of the increasing authority of the shogunate.  Then the next person to be rewarded was Kira Yoshitomo, the greatest contributor to the consensus, who was promoted to the fourth rank of Zuohei Guardsman. At the young age of only twelve years old, he was promoted to the fourth rank of lower rank, and he could already keep up with the promotion speed of the direct lineage of the minister's family.  , of course, this also aroused the envy and jealousy of many people. Not only was his reputation in the shogunate soaring, but his reputation in the court was also rising steadily, becoming a well-known martial artist in the country.  When the shogunate wanted to come up with something to reward Kiragi, but they were short of money, and they had been thinking of setting up a direct military force if they had some money. Ashikaga Yoshito immediately said that after a few years, Kiragi Toki would be given the honorary post.  As a deputy general, perhaps he felt a little guilty because of such empty promises.  Later, he was allowed to use the Ashikaga Nibiki family's crest seal, which is the same as the Ashikaga shogun's family.  This is equivalent to the shogunate fully recognizing the special status of the Ashikaga family.  After the war, the Kira family was in a state of chaos.  The excess number of wounded soldiers filled all the medical centers in Kyoto, and the Kira family urgently transferred doctors from Sakamoto to help treat the wounded soldiers. In addition to the 30,000 kan gold given by Miyoshi Nagakei, the Kira army also received military training from these three battles.  During the random arrests, 5,200 complete sets of armor and weapons, more than 3,800 well-made long handles, and 533 Aushu war horses were obtained, equivalent to about 45,000 guans.  To reward meritorious ministers.  The Kira family simply used all the ransom money from the Miyoshi family to reward the three armies. The 30,000 gu gold was evenly distributed among about 6,300 people, with an average of less than 5 gu each person. If you exclude the samurai who got more  For one portion, each ashigaru can get 3 sen of money. Even if the money is small, it is enough to make them feel satisfied.  The best 2,000 sets of armor and weapons obtained were selected and sealed, so that the Kira family's inventory of complete sets of weapons and equipment totaled 7,000. These weapons only need to be taken out to dry, and then repainted with matching paint.  color can continue to be used.  The amount of weapons and equipment is also a benchmark for measuring the military strength of a samurai family. The Kira family is a powerful daimyo who does not need to bring their own weapons and equipment as long as they have enough elite soldiers.  Then a terrifying army can be raised, and other equipment will be handed over to Biwaya for sale. Ordinary merchants and daimyo cannot afford this large amount of equipment. Kinai daimyo such as the Rokkaku family have no urgent need to expand their army and purchase it.  The only one left is the Mihaoshi family, whose vitality is severely damaged.  As soon as this batch of equipment was launched, it was packed up and eaten by the royal merchants of the Sanhao family. For this, they did not hesitate to pay a high price of 32,000 guan, so that the pension would be there, and none of the 32,000 guan would be kept.  All the money was left to be shared by the widows of more than 2,700 people who died in the war. On average, each widow of the deceased could receive ten guan. The samurai who died in the war could also receive an additional pension ranging from 20 to 30 guan.  Such a high proportion of pension is even higher than the reward for a living person. There is not a single voice of opposition in the entire Kira family. Everyone is from the countryside and it is not easy to serve as soldiers for the lord. If you die on the battlefield for no reason.  , the wife, children, and children at home have no place to live. The best outcome is to remarry someone else, the worse outcome is to be self-reliant and struggle below the poverty line, and the worse outcome is to have the family destroyed.  But no matter how you calculate it, it is a loss. This is also the reason why in the Warring States Period, there were desperate battles. Ashigaru could not be focused on anything. When fighting, the first thing to think about was how to survive. People are selfish and they are afraid of themselves.  If you die, your whole family will be gone, so run slower when charging, stay back when fighting, turn around and run when encountering headwinds, and finally become the culprit of the destruction of a thousand-mile embankment to an anthill.  The biggest effect of high pensions is to allow these people to charge bravely without fear that their wives and children will not be left behind after their death. Even if your wife remarries someone else, your sons will inherit your bloodline when they grow up. Sons of warriors can be allowed to recover.  It doesn't matter if the farmer doesn't have the Miao character in his family name.  These grieving widows will soon welcome their new husbands. The newly recruited samurai and ronin come from Kinai, Omi and Mikawa Kingdom. As long as they pass the strict review of the Kira family Mononomibi,After being incorporated into the reserve team and receiving three months of training, they will be eligible to be the first to marry. The temptation of being able to marry is too great. You must know that during the Warring States Period, ordinary people rarely had the possibility of getting married before the age of 26.  Having a wife becomes the motivation for farmers to strive for.  These widows not only satisfy their desire to marry, but the adopted sons of the widows can also solve the problem of heirs for these bachelors. The Wu family also has a competition for the inheritance of the family business, which does not matter among the farmers. It is better to have ready-made wives and children.  Being alone is much stronger.  It has become a rule within the Kira family that the widows of those who died in war remarry and be accepted by new samurai. The original intention of this rule is to take care of the families of the victims and guard against being plundered and bullied by ambushes and bandits wandering in the countryside. This policy is regarded by the Kinai as a great good governance.  Many famous names, including the Rokkaku family, followed suit. Of course, the Kira family, the initiator, had the best reputation. After all, he was the only one willing to pay a high pension.  The shogunate and the Miyoshi family both stopped. Only Rokkaku Yoshiken clamored to continue revenge and went to the shogunate to discuss revenge with Ashikaga Yoshitoshi. It was best to defeat the Miyoshi. Even if it didn't work, he would take back the claustrophobic Hosokawa Harumoto, but  Can Ashikaga Yoshito agree?  In name, Hosokawa Harumoto is one of the conditions for peace talks.  In fact, it was Ashikaga Yoshito who kicked him out in order to let Rokkaku Yoshiken continue to cause trouble for the Miyoshi family and share the excess pressure on the shogunate.  So faced with Rokkaku Yoshihide's proposal.  Ashikaga Yoshito kept complaining.  There were no soldiers or food, and the people who had just finished the battle were not ready to start a war rashly. When they couldn't get the answer they wanted, Rokkaku Yoshihide could only leave angrily.  He also found Takamasa Hatakeyama of the Hatakeyama family in Kawachi and wanted to persuade him to join him in the great cause of resisting the Miyoshi family, but he was rejected on the spot. Rokkaku Yoshihide couldn't understand it and asked: "Why did Takaya-den refuse? Miyoshi Nagakei  To make peace with the shogunate, we must attack other countries in Kinei. Tamba must be the first, and Hanoi will also be among them. What's more, Takaya-den went to war with Miyoshi Chokei last year and was already hated by him. If Takaya  If you can't prepare early, it will be too late to regret later" "Don't tell me this! I was deceived and I'm very sad now. Don't say anything to me!" Hatakeyama Takamasa covered his head and ignored him!  The rhetoric almost made Rokkaku Yoshihide go crazy.  "Takaya-don just said that he was deceived? What's going on?" "Because His Highness K¨­kata deceived me! This was what Matsunaga Danshoden of the Miyoshi family told me" Hatakeyama Takamasa finally found a suitable person.  The object of complaint.  Then Balabala spewed out Matsunaga Hide's persuasion and a bunch of complaints.  "What? Takayadou believed what Matsunagahide said?" "What? What he said is right, why don't I believe him?" Hatakeyama Takamasa looked at him suspiciously.  My heart says you are not stupid.  "You red deer! Look what I'm doing! You're stupid and you suspect that others are as stupid as you?" Rokkaku Yixian looked like he was spitting on this guy's face. Fortunately, he had good self-control and tolerated it. At first glance, he still thought  He found it incredible. First of all, he dared to believe what Sanhao Changqing's close confidants said. No matter how true the words were, he could only say that this guy was stupid.  He didn't expect the shogunate to be so smart, and the promise of being a leader was indeed quite tempting. If it weren't for his brother-in-law and nephew, even Rokkaku Yoshiken would have to consider whether he could help this guy.  .  It seemed that Hatakeyama Takamasa was easy to deceive. Rokkaku Yoshiken thought of how to deceive him again, so he said without conscience: "That guy Hosokawa Harumoto is locked up, and now the new leader of the shogunate is  Your former lackey, Hosokawa Utsusuna, of the Hatakeyama family, if you defeat Miyoshi Nagakei, the position of leader will really be yours." Rokkaku Yoshiken said with a heartbroken expression: "So, Your Highness.  He didn¡¯t deceive Takaya-den! It was indeed Takaya-den who mistook Matsunagahide! You must know that Matsunagahide was a close confidant of Miyoshi Chokei, and his words must have had ulterior motives!  "Takaya-don was deceived by the Miyoshi family!" "What? I was deceived by Matsunagata? Did I misunderstand His Highness?" As soon as Hatakeyama Takamasa heard that Ashikaga Yoshito had not lied to him.  Unable to calm down, when the shogunate and His Highness needed him most, he chose to sit on the sidelines and missed the best opportunity to help the shogunate. He felt so guilty and regretful in his heart, and even more hated Matsunaga Hide for deceiving him.  "Damn Miyoshi Nagakei, damn Matsunagahide! I, Takamasa, will remember you!" After venting the anger that had been pent up for many days, Hatakeyama Takamasa immediately called his retainers and said that he would send an envoy to Kyoto to apologize to the shogunate, and he was busy all day long.  After a long while, he remembered that Rokkaku Yixian was still waiting patiently, and asked hurriedly: "What should we do now?" "Don't worry! Sanhao Changqing is a very difficult enemy to deal with. What Gao Wudian has to do is to convince everyone firstI all support you.  Rokkaku Yoshihide continued: "Once Sanzhu captures Danbo, he will turn around and invade his former enemy Hanoi. Presumably the Hanoi people still remember the battle of the Relic Temple?"  Speaking of which, the people of Hanoi have a life-and-death feud with the Samhao family. With the character of Samhao who is determined to retaliate for a long time, he will definitely take revenge!  " Hatakeyama Takamasa became excited, waved his arms and said loudly: "Yes!  So true!  Sanhao Changqing will not let us go!  It¡¯s absolutely impossible not to fight Sanhao¡¯s family!  " "And the descendants of the Hatakeyama family must not be willing to lose their power, right?  Even if Sanzhu surrenders and maintains security, he will inevitably be forced into the Sanhao family's retainers to intervene in all affairs in the country and cut off power. How can it be more stable than the position of the family elders inherited from the previous generation?  Please be sure to make this clear to Mamoru Yasumi, Tange Bichu and Yusa Kawauchi. As long as you say this, they will definitely support Takaya-den's decision!  " Hatakeyama Takamasa patted his chest and promised: "No!  I, Gao Zheng, understand!  Please rest assured, Kyozoden, I, the Hatakeyama family, are united and determined to overthrow Miyoshi and help the shogunate!  "    "snort!  Isn¡¯t it a little late to shout this slogan now?  Rokkaku Yoshihide cursed and continued with a smile: "The next step is to find a strong ally, such as the Rokkaku family where I, Yoshihide, belong. My father, Sada Norai, is the head of the shogunate, so Mansongin was established.  After all the hard work, who would have thought that Sanhao Changqing would take away the leader today? I really can't bear it!  Therefore, I, Yixian, am willing to defeat Sanzhu with the final ally of Gaowugian. In the future, the leader will return to Gaowugian. I, Yixian, will serve as the leader. Wouldn't everyone be happy if you and I equally divide Sanzhu's territory?  "    "yes!  Divide Sanzuku's territory equally among Settsu, Izumi and Tanbathat's right!  There are also Awaji, Awa, and Sanuki!  As long as these countries are divided up, our Hatakeyama family can restore the glory of our ancestors!  Hahaha" Hatakeyama Takamasa was attracted by the beautiful picture he painted, and couldn't help but start to lust. "Ahem!  "Rokkaku Yoshiken almost spit out his blood. It's unreasonable to attack Miyoshi's family. He, Hatakeyama Takamasa, dared to plan the territory of Shikoku, so he quickly interrupted: "Anyway, Takayadian just finished a battle last year. We need  Recuperate and recuperate, and Sanzhu is hiding in Settsu and cannot go out. This year is not a good opportunity to send troops. We will wait until next year. What I have to do before that is recuperate and recuperate, build the city, train the army, and prepare for the next year's deployment.  Prepare!  "    "Um!  I, Gao Zheng, understand!  Please rest assured, Kyozoden, I, the Hatakeyama family, will definitely be able to do it!  "Hatakeyama Takamasa thought it was reasonable, so he hurriedly left with these strategies. Rokkaku Yoshiken stood up and left Takaya Castle with a smile on his face, but sneered in his heart: "Fortunately, Hatakeyama Takamasa is a fool, so he gave me the strategy.  Chance!  Everyone in the world says that I am a fool. I am a heroic figure of the righteous generation. How can I be compared to the likes of Hisamasa Asai and Harumichi Hatano?  snort!  Sanhao Changqing, just wait!  ¡± Not to mention that although his head is not easy to use, his execution ability is really strong. He solved the problem of the Hanoi people in less than half a month. For this reason, Tange Bichu Mori Tomorrow even went to Kitaki to do the work of the local people.  , and the Tsutsui family of Yamato who cooperated last year were also brought in. The Hatakeyama family and the Tsutsui family became allies to watch each other. In the future, they can mobilize the people of Yamato. It is not clear what price the Hatakeyama family paid for this.  When he returned to Sakamoto Castle, Shiga and Takashima counties had already had a good harvest when he was fighting the war. Due to the timely fertilization and weeding, this year's grain output increased by more than 30% on average compared to previous years. Basically, Kira Yoshitoki's direct leaders  It is a high-yield area in the plains, so the income from the autumn harvest is also extremely large (to be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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