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Mikawa Butterfly Chapter 511 Oshu Kira

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    At the time of the military meeting, Imagawa Tsuruhime came to Edo Castle with Manzhumaru. Looking at his sad sister-in-law and young and ignorant nephew, Kira Yoshitoki felt very unhappy. The relationship between the brothers was not very close.  It could not block the family affection flowing in the blood. Kira Yoshishi promised to Imagawa Tsuruhime that he would seek justice for his brother and take back the territory belonging to Manzhumaru.  Imagawa Tsuruhime is very grateful for his promise. Nothing is more important to her than preserving the reputation and status of her late husband. Keeping all this can ensure that her son Manzhumaru can obtain a decent status belonging to a famous family in the future. From Kira Yoshitoki  Judging from his statement, the death of Kira Yi'an did not change the status of the Mikawa Kira family in his heart, and he would give no less.  Kira Yoshitoki arranged for the mother and son to live in an annex in Edo Castle, and specially arranged for a maid to be responsible for daily living. The treatment was based on a standard. He could understand the nervousness of the mother and son who came all the way to Edo Castle alone.  Interested, Imagawa Tsuruhime's brother Imagawa is really trapped in Kakegawa Castle and cannot save himself. If he doesn't take refuge with Kiragi in Kanto, he may face the embarrassing situation of sleeping on the streets.  Watching Imagawa Tsuruhime dressed in plain black clothes and taking Manzhumaru, who was just over three years old, bow to him and leave. There was still a deep sadness in her lonely figure that could not be resolved. Kira Yoshiki felt a wave of sadness in his heart.  With unknown anger, he groaned and said: "Send an envoy to Kyoto with gold, silver, pearls and jade to contact Guanbai Palace and His Highness Gongfang, and inform them of the Mikawa Kira family's extermination, the imperial court's decree to conquer the enemies of the enemy, and the shogunate's expedition order.  I have to invite one, and I will make Matsudaira Ieyasu pay the price with blood! "As the name suggests, the court refers to a samurai as an enemy.  The distant ones are like the Pingjiangmen of the Huanwu Ping family, who came from a large family, and the more recent ones are like the rebellious Nanmu Zhengcheng of the Southern Dynasties. They are all of this type.  It is said that in recent years, a man claiming to be a descendant of the Kusunoki clan, Masatora Kusunoki, has been operating near Kyoto and asked the court to pardon Masashige Kusunoki, a traitor in the Southern Dynasties. This surprised many samurai in the shogunate for a long time.  While preparing to attack the Furukawa Imperial Palace, Kira Yoshitsune summoned several powerful warriors from the Musashi Kingdom in Edo Castle. He greatly appreciated their obedience and gave them gold, pearls and fine clothes to commend the Musashi people for abandoning the dark side and supporting the shogunate. During this period, he saw several powerful warriors from the Musashi Kingdom.  A samurai with a special status, among whom is Yoriyasu Kira, the current leader of Kira Oshu.  In the newly opened imperial palace of Edo Castle Honmaru, a middle-aged man with a weathered face and a young boy were sitting respectfully on their knees.  They were Kira Yoriyasu and his adopted son Kira Shimao. The two father and son were sitting in a separate room with stiff expressions as they welcomed the young man and offered him refreshments. From time to time, their eyes were peering into the corridor outside the door.  When he saw Kiragi wearing a pure white hunting coat with two patterns and a black hat on his head and holding a folding fan, surrounded by several people with minor surnames, he quickly bowed and saluted: "Kirazaemon Monsaku and the Inuko clan  I pay my respects to His Highness Gongfang. I wish His Highness good health and long-lasting military fortune! "There is no need to be polite to Shitian-dian. You and I are from the same clan," Ji Liangyi said with a smile as he sat down cross-legged.  "You and I have not been together for more than two hundred years since the separation of the Northern and Southern Dynasties! Speaking of which, our ancestor Ryumenji Temple adopted his second son to the Oshu Kira family as the heir to the family governor during the Rokuonin era. When it comes to blood relations, you and I are better than  Nishijo Kira and Tojo Kira are even closer! " "Yes! During the reign of the great ancestor Lai Zhigong, Wuji adopted Lai Shigong as his son-in-law, and more than a hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye.  Recalling the infinite glory of his ancestors in the past, Yai Yasu couldn't help but sigh: "My Kira family has been in decline for more than two hundred years since the Kan'an Disturbance. We have long forgotten the glory of our ancestors in the Kamakura period But thanks to His Highness Kōkata's appearance,  Save the declining family fortune of the Kira family again!” The Kira family is also known as the Mikawa Ashikaga family, and in the Kamakura period, it was also called the Ashikaga family’s Mikawa party. These are names that can be shared, but the Kira family is not just one family.  name.  Initially, the Ashikaga Yoshi clan, the guardian of Mikawa, divided into two Kira clans in Mikawa. The first one was the Kira Cho clan, the ancestor of Kira Yoshi.  The second one is Kira Yoshitsugu. The two families were originally called Nishijo Kira and Tojo Kira.  The ancestors of the Kira Yoshitoki branch emerged from the Kira Mitsuru clan, a powerful clan of the Ashikaga family. During the Kamakura period, they received the highly valuable Echizen guardianship, becoming the second powerful samurai family besides the Ashikaga clan to obtain the Kamakura guardianship.  , and took this opportunity to gain the title of Ashikaga Utsusaburo, and to keep pace with the Owari Ashikaga family founded by his father-in-law, Ashikaga Taiji, who had deposed his direct descendant, the Shiba family.  The Tojo Kira family was much worse off than the Ashikaga family, and their influence in the Mikawa Kingdom was completely suppressed. For two consecutive generations, they were just the territory of the Tojo territory, until the Kira Keke family obtained land from the Kamakura shogunate.  The position of head of Fujitani Village in Adachi County, Austria was later passed down to the Kira Sada family, who moved the family out of Mikawa Country and renamed it the Kira family of Oshu.  As soon as Tojo Kira left, the original territory was vacated and fell into the hands of the Ashikaga family. It was not until the end of Kamakura that the Kira family raised troops to follow Ashikaga Takauji to destroy the shogunate. In the subsequent uprising and disturbance, AshikagaThe Ashikaga family was in conflict with Ashikaga Naoyoshi. The Ashikaga family who stayed in Mikawa and the Kira family who went to Oshu were unfortunate enough to join Ashikaga Naoyoshi's companions and became unlucky ghosts.  At that time, the name of the Ashikaga family was banned and downgraded to the Mikawa Kira family. The two sons of the Mikawa Kira family's governor, Kira Mitsurugi, were forcibly separated by Ashikaga Takauji. The eldest son, Kira Mitsada, inherited the clan and was once again called the Saijo Kira family.  His younger brother Kira Tsuyoshi started another family called the Tojo Kira family. Because there was a Kira Yoshitsugu family before Tojo Castle, that's why there is a theory of former Tojo and later Tojo.  Kira Yoshishi laughed heartily and said: "There is no need to flatter Yu in the Makita Palace. Yu is tired of hearing such flattery on weekdays. Today we will only talk about old friendship and not talk about those disturbing topics. This time I can see my relatives in Kanto."  I am very happy. I have not been in contact with each other for hundreds of years, but I still want to get closer in the future." Kira Yoriyasu was overjoyed and quickly bowed to express his thanks. The first meeting went so smoothly, which was completely beyond his imagination. In fact, the Kira family in Oshu was mixed.  They are much worse than the Mikawa Kira family. Not to mention the incredible Kira Yoshito who just revitalized the name of the Ashikaga family. Let’s just say that the Oshu Kira family has been declining in the past two hundred years.  The leader was demoted to one of the four leaders in Oshu, and then he was demoted to the point where he couldn't survive in Oshu and was forced to join the Kanto government.  The Mikawa Kira family is led by Kira Mitsuyoshi.  Being able to abandon the dark side in time and regain the understanding of the shogunate is already a great blessing among misfortunes. The stubborn Oshu Kira family is led by the Kira Sada family.  Standing firmly in the camp of the Southern Dynasties, the second generation general Ashikaga Yoshiki once issued a royal letter, ordering Ishibashi Tomoyoshi to attack the Kira family. At that time, the Oshu Kira family was defined as a major crime of rebellion. It can be seen that this was the case at that time.  How miserable this family is.  During the chat, Kiragi also mentioned the deeds of the rioters. He thought that the Kira family was really optimistic about the second general Ashikaga Naoyoshi, but this man was really incompetent and forced some generals to suffer a huge defeat.  Losing, the Kira clan not only gave up their dream of exclusive control but also came to nothing.  By the way, he also invested more than half of his family fortune and became a bereaved dog.  Looking back at the old enemy Shiba, he was already far behind. Shiba Gaoying became more and more prosperous and even got a few guardians. His legitimate son Shiba Yishou established the dominance of the third shogunate and led the pen. The regret and depression in his heart  You don't need to think about it to know how big it is, so later the Kira family bowed to the Shiba family, and it was very frustrating when the two sides married each other's daughters to maintain unity. During the Kamakura period, the Kira family got along better than the Shiba family.  The Kira family is filled with endless depression over the disastrous failure of the Guanyin Disruption.  For two hundred years, he has always thought about reviving his reputation. This dream has been successful in the hands of Yoshitoki Kira. This is what Yoriyasu Kira is most excited about. The revitalization of his family means that he is a phoenix in trouble.  It can also soar into the sky.  This is what it means to do what one likes. In the following speech, Yoriyasu Kira deliberately talked about the devastation of the past hundred years, lamenting: "The life of the next generation in Oshu is miserable! The governor of the house does not even have a decent new shirt every year.  No. The whole family was struggling on the line of life and death Fortunately, they survived in the end! " Kira Yoshito smiled as he listened to him tell the story of the migration of the Oshu Kira family to Kanto. The rebellion of the Southern Dynasty was in Kamakura.  Under the protection of Fang, he escaped the sanctions of the shogunate. Oshu Kira, who lost power, entered the Kamakura Kōkō and continued to survive as the Kamakura Kōkō became Furukawa Kōkō.  The Oshu Kira family cannot enjoy the family status granted by the shogunate to the royal family, but the Kamakura Crown Prince said it doesn’t matter and we can have it if the shogunate has it.  Treating the Oshu Kira family like a Kanto imperial family and dismounting others, its implication is to tell the world that I, the Kamakura shogunate, are the ones who want to be shoguns.  The behavior of Duke Guandong can no longer be described as Sima Zhao’s heart.  Their clan is like a middle-aged boy who keeps jumping up and down in front of his family, as if telling his father that he is the head of the family. Of course, his behavior will be angered and disgusted by the Ashikaga Shogun family, and he will enjoy it forever.  The rebellion was caused by Ashikaga Yoshitaka's determination to overthrow the Kamakura Duke.  Although luckily the Ashikaga Shige family escaped from Kamakura Kōgata's family and established the Furukawa Imperial Palace in Shimonosu Province's Furukawa Township to continue the struggle, the influence of Kanto Kōkata was far less powerful than before.  He killed countless samurai. If Ashikaga Yoshitaka hadn't been killed by Akamatsu Mitsuyo the following year, the Kamakura clan would really have died.  While chatting for an hour, Yoshiki Kira noticed that the young man behind Yoriyasu Kira remained silent, so he asked with a smile: "This is the legitimate son of Makita-den! What is his name?" Yoriyasu Kira said: "This is  My adopted son, Kira Tomo, was originally the second son of the Horikoshi Imagawa family, Hori Sadatomo. I had no children to inherit the family line at my age, so I accepted the invitation of Hojo Sagami to raise an adopted son from the Horikoshi Imagawa family. " "  It turns out that he is the legitimate son of the Horikoshi Imagawa family, and your ancestor Toshinori was a great samurai!He was still the son-in-law of Duke Jun in the temple.  "Kira Yoshitsune was very kind to this Kira clan member who came from Horikoshi Imagawa clan. The Horikoshi clan named Imagawa clan has always had a bad relationship with the clan Suruga Imagawa clan. Even now, the Kira clan's elder brother Horikoshi Sadanobu is still fighting for independence, and he has been out of the family.  He had to treat this sect kindly for various reasons. The allusion mentioned by Kira Yoshi was actually that after the Mikawa Kira family was split into two parts by Ashikaga Takauji, Kira Toshiji, the second generation head of Saijo Kira, became Imagawa Sadase.  Ryotoshi's son-in-law, Kira Toshi's ordination name is Ryumonjiden, just like Ashikaga Yoshimitsu's ordination name is Rokuen-in. The samurai try to avoid mentioning the names of their deceased sages out of the habit of keeping tabs on their lords. Unlike ancient China.  The point is that the samurai family has always been proud to use the names of their ancestors. The usage of tsuji is to use the two characters of the first generation ancestor's name as the tongzi for generations. For example, the first ancestor of Kanin-ryu is Shodai Nagon Fujiwara Kōsan.  , the general character used by the successive family governors of the Sanjo family, Saionji family, and Tokudaiji family since then is the word "公実", and it is a high-end way of distinguishing seniority from generation to generation. The usage of the samurai family is relatively rough.  These are the direct descendants of the Wu family passed down from generation to generation. The benefits of this were obvious in the feudal era. As long as you reported where you came from, the Miao surname and official position, the other party could immediately know which family you were a child of, even if it was two children.  Samurai who have never met each other can also use a series of special proofs such as the Miao character to verify that the two parties are close relatives. This is a bit similar to the ancient Chinese slang for meeting the same clan of the Musashi Kingdom.  Yasuo went smoothly. When Kira Yoshihiro learned that he only had a small piece of territory in Mita Village, Kuragi County, Musashi Country, and his life was very difficult, he could only rely on the support of the Hojo family to maintain his food and clothing level, so he gave Kira Yoriyasu a unique distinction with a stroke of his pen.  As the governor of the Musashi Kira family, he enjoys the rank of 20,000 koku. There is no shortage of seasonal fruits, vegetables, meat and eggs. He is given gold, silver and silk worth 5,000 kanmon on the spot. The Kira clan is transferred to Edo Castle to serve.  Everyone participates in government affairs, and his position is to serve as a senior follower of rituals. In this way, the 20,000 koku and various benefits received by Kira Yoriyasu become a family income, and the share received by the Kira clan as a senior follower of the dynasty  The salary is salary. On the way out of the Edo Imperial Palace, Kira Yoriyasu could hardly close his mouth with laughter Faced with the fierce power of the people of Kanto, Kira Yoshitoki's strategy was also launched rapidly at the same time.  The one being transferred was the famous Otaku clan in the Hitachi Kingdom. The Otatsuki Sadakuni and many of his clans were spread throughout the entire Minami Hitachi Kingdom. The Minami Hitachi Thirty-Three Halls had a very powerful influence. Even the Hitachi Satake family could not suppress these.  Just because the eldest brother was not strong enough and was involved in various internal disputes, Kira Yoshitsune contacted the great lord Sadakuni and planned to persuade him to join the Kira family's camp against Nakatada Riku.  Oda Ujiharu and Edo Tadamichi, as well as the Hitachi overlord Satake Yoshiaki, first started with Sano Masatsuna. This unscrupulous samurai family had already been on the line of the Ashikaga family.  Kiryu Suketsuna, a sect member, served as a ashigaru general in the Ueno Corps under Kira Yoshiki. Kiryu Suketsuna was middle-aged and childless and faced the crisis of extinct heirs.  A second son from Sano Masatsuna was specially appointed as the heir to the Kiryu family's family governor.  The fetters of this relationship made the Sano family naturally gravitate towards the Kira family, especially when they received gold and silver gifts worth 500 Kanbun Yongle gold brought by the Kira family envoys.  Sano Masatsuna immediately happily accepted the plan to switch to the camp, and led his own army to turn around and leave the Furukawa Imperial Palace and return to his home to rebel.  Another target of transfer was the governor of the Nasu family, Nasu Suin. I have to say that the people of the Kanto Kingdom, or the samurai of the Warring States Period, were really unscrupulous. At the beginning, Nasu Suin, who was in the anti-Kira alliance, clamored to support Ashikaga Fujimasa.  Against Kira, Ozeki Takamasu, Ohtawara Tsunakiyo, and Fukuhara Shitaka of the Nasu family repeatedly stopped him, claiming that they were determined to stand in the pro-Kira camp.  As a result, it didn't take long for another 180-degree turn. Most of the Nasu Seven Knights who were pro-Kira turned against Kira. Nasu Ziyin, the original anti-Kira vanguard, also had a change of attitude, especially after seeing Asayama.  The secret envoy appointed by Japan quickly agreed on the decision to evacuate the Furukawa Imperial Palace and return to Shimono Country. As for the life and death of the Kwantung Allied Forces, he had little to do with him. He wanted to go back and launch a raid on the territories of several uncles.  The attitude of the Chinese people is so interesting. They will support what they think is good for them, and if they think it is harmful to them, they will oppose it. This kind of consideration is usually selfish and disregards the overall situation, so we often encounter some Chinese people.  They look like wallflowers and chameleons, with their cat faces and dog faces constantly changing, creating a strange scene.  This set of survival rules is a unique culture of the Warring States Period. Although it is very unethical, it is useful most of the time. As long as you don't encounter powerful daimyo or the interference of the higher-level imperial shogunate, it won't be a big deal. Kira Yoshitoki is targeting them.  ofHe dared to do it only because of his temper. He wanted these warriors to be as loyal and brave as they were in the battle of Yuecheng more than a hundred years ago, but he had no off-board moves to use.  A group of people in the country who used to be pro-Satake and anti-Hojo all followed Satake Yoshiaki's camp and changed to the anti-Kira side. What's more, the Utsunomiya family lineage Yoshiadao Yoshiada proposed an astonishing plan. He actually planned to  Unite the Sagami Hojo clan to fight against the domineering Kira family. Of course, this proposal was opposed by many Kanto samurai families including Satake Yoshiaki during the implementation process. Many middle and low-level samurai families also have a life-or-death feud with the Hojo family for killing their fathers and brothers.  It is still very difficult to make life-and-death enemies suddenly become allies.  For example, Satomi Yoshihiro, who did not participate in the Kanto Allied Forces, is a potential opponent. The hatred between the Satomi family and the Hojo family is definitely deeper than that of most samurai families in the Furukawa Imperial Palace. The only one who can stabilize one end is probably the Kira family.  The Ota clan, and Yuki Haruto who was replaced by the heir of the Oyama family, but Yuki Haruto himself did not seem to be eager for revenge, but was busy organizing the Kanto coalition for Ashikaga Fujimasa. At this moment, the power wanted to overwhelm his adoptive father Yoshitsune.  Brother's life-and-death hatred.  The other direction is the puppeted Utsunomiya Hirotsuna. Utsunomiya Hirotsuna’s wife is the daughter of Satake Yoshiaki, and the generation of retainers has changed from being pro-Kira to anti-Kira. Hōga Couture must be obeyed at home.  The important minister of the generation, Yoshiga Coutata, was under the command and influence of his father-in-law Yoshiaki Satake outside the home. As a house governor with ideals and ambitions, it must have been very frustrating.  It was based on this judgment that he sent an emissary to contact Utsunomiya Hirozuna. The young governor was very surprised that the Kira family's emissary found him. As expected, he was very interested in the proposal to withdraw from the Kanto Allied Forces, but  After much deliberation, he finally declined the Kira family's proposal. His concern was that Hoga Couture played an important role in the stability of the Utsunomiya family's political situation. Once he fell out with him, it would be like ruining the good situation he had worked so hard to obtain. The best result would be to become a supporter of the Kira family.  A puppet governor.  Utsunomiya Hirotsuna's maneuvering ended in failure, which did not expose the Kira family's tactics. Utsunomiya Hirotsuna had his own concerns, which did not affect his judgment that he was not optimistic about the behavior of the Kanto people's coalition forces. He was also willing to  His private contact with the Kira family's emissary was exposed, so it was easy for the clever Faga Couture to strengthen the monitoring and vigilance of the family governor. He cared more about his freedom and superior life than revealing the whereabouts of the Kira family's emissary, and put  It's nothing to hide this news and betray the Kwantung Allied Forces.  This failure did not discourage the Kira family's secret envoy. After confirming that Utsunomiya Hirotsuna would not reveal his secrets, he secretly found Mibu Tsunao and Minagawa Toshimune who had objections to Hoga Couture's monopoly of power. These two families were  The rebellious minister of the Utsunomiya family had long thought of counterattacking to seize the helm of the Utsunomiya family. The plan to mobilize the two families to withdraw and rebel was very successful. He only gave them some gold and silver and agreed on a time with the two families to retreat home.  The Date clan, the Ashina clan, the Iwaki clan, and the Shirakawa Yuki clan in the Mutsu Kingdom had no intention of reconciling them at all. Among the four samurai families, the Date clan was the most resolute in their anti-Kira attitude, followed by the Date clan who was anti-Kira.  The Ashina Mori clan, a powerful ally and supporter of relatives, and the Iwaki Shigetaka who had successively married the anti-Kira Date clan and the Satake clan, and the Shirakawa Yuki clan, the only one who could be called soy sauce, were surrounded by them and had already formed a marriage alliance.  Allies simply cannot rebel.  At this point in the strategy, almost all the available forces have been used. Kira Yoshitoki sneered as he admired the growing number of Kanto allied forces outside the Furukawa Imperial Palace, and ordered Yukitaka Sanada to lead ten thousand troops to join the Edo Castle formation.  He also ordered Ota Shimasa and Narita Choyasu to lead 6,000 Musashi soldiers to Nissagami Country to support Uesugi Teruhora.  The Musashi Kingdom has been mobilizing large-scale military forces one after another, making the atmosphere in the Kanto region increasingly strange and subtle. The people of the Kanto Kingdom gathered outside the Furukawa Imperial Palace were also aware of this. Yoshiaki Sasaki tried to urge Ashikaga Fujimasa to take advantage of the opportunity of high morale.  Send troops as soon as possible, but this idiot only thinks about eating, drinking, having fun, and having sex. It is really difficult for him to send troops with 45,000 troops to fight against Musashi.  Even though Yoshiaki Satake had such a big reputation, there was nothing he could do, and the remaining people of the Kanto Kingdom were even more unable to urge him. Forty-five thousand troops gathered together to "defend" the Furukawa Imperial Palace.  Bit by bit, as the autumn harvest, the most important time of the year, gradually approaches, the Chinese people will inevitably become anxious and impatient.  Date Terumune sat in the camp outside Furukawa Imperial Palace in a daze all morning. It was not until lunch time that he realized that he had not moved for so long. He sighed to himself: "It is a waste of time for me to come here! Why are you so gullible?  What should I do now that I can’t retreat due to the rhetoric of Mr. Furukawa?”
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