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Mikawa Butterfly Chapter 530 Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine

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    On the fifth day of the first lunar month, when the imperial envoys came to Edo Castle to meet with Ashikaga Yoshi, the composition of the envoy was unusual. The leader of the delegation was Konoe Maekyu, the left minister of Kanshiba, followed by the two right Konoe.  A delegation of envoys composed of General Kuaga T身ken, the three lords of H身dai Nagon, Imade Kawa Seikiki, the three lords of H身naka Nagon, Nakain Tsutsumi, and the 4th lord of Sakonoe H身ki, Kanshudera Harutoyo rushed to Edo Castle to announce the decree.  The presence of such luxurious court envoys on such a grand occasion frightened the Kanto samurai. Ever since the Kamakura shogunate and the early Northern and Southern Dynasties, the palace shoguns had left the throne. In the past few hundred years, such a large number of ministers had not appeared in Kanto for a long time, including  In the past, when the Kamakura and Furukawa princes ascended the throne, they only sent one of the three senior princes of the Habayashi family to congratulate them.  Especially those rustic warriors from all over the Kanto region. Their families have never seen a high-ranking official for generations. He is still one of the chief ministers of the current imperial court, starting with the elder of the Fuji clan, Guan Baizuo, minister Konoe Maekyu, and the elder of the Tsinghua clan, the elder Genji.  His Majesty the Right General Kuaga Tsuken, Nagada Nagon who was born in the Qinghua family, Imedekawa Haruyuki, Ashikaga Yoshitoki's sworn brother Nachu Nagon Chuin Michiru, and the elder brother-in-law of the current first prince, Prince Seihito, advised Harutoyo to build the temple.  .  Among the above people, except for the family who recommended building the temple, who are relatively distant and were sent by Prince Seihito to plating gold and reap benefits, the others are all serious "Yoshitoki Party". In recent years, Ashikaga Yoshitoki has supported them in opening commercial houses.  Doing business, sending them a lot of food and money to support them in holding frequent singing parties, tea parties and other banquets in Kyoto, in order to keep these big families active in Kyoto and give the court great influence.  Although these ministers do not usually do much, their most important job is to study literature, music, historical records, Cuju, tea ceremony and other artistic hobbies, but in fact these ministers group plays a very important role.  Kyoto culture is the most advanced leader, and the core of Kyoto culture is Gongqing culture. They are the improvers of Japanese culture and the advocates of new culture.  As top cultural figures and excellent diplomatic envoys, ministers can easily reach any hostile area and act as diplomatic mediators. Their role is somewhat similar to that of the shogunate's diplomatic envoys, but the difference is that they are not from the samurai family and do not have to worry about being tabooed.  Secondly, the ministers and several major temples in the Kinai jointly hold the supreme say in Kyoto's public opinion. These ministers can give many people unexpected benefits by blowing the wind in the court.  Ashikaga Yoshitoki has benefited from the positive comments from the Kinai public opinion. In recent years, Rokkaku Yoshiken, Asai Hisamasa, Hieizan Enryakuji Temple and even Miyoshi Nagakei have all been coveting Sakamoto's fat piece. If it were not for the support of a good reputation in the Kinai  These companies were very worried when they took over Sakamoto by force. Maybe this territory would be divided up by these companies.  Konoe came here specifically to support his sworn brother Ashikaga Yoshitoki. At the banquet that day, he announced the latest appointment of the imperial court. Ashikaga Yoshitoki was promoted to the third position and resigned as Sabei Governor.  Granted the title of Cun Da Na Yan, the general of the garrison is like Yuan, and the format changes from the general of the garrison to the general of the garrison automatically.  "Congratulations! His Highness Kimikata has been declared the first Shogun!" Namioka Sobo looked proud. Ashikaga Yoshitoki was promoted and he followed suit. With his family background in the Kitahata family, his promotion speed was much faster than that of ordinary samurai.  The original 4th lower right Konoe Major General was promoted to the 4th senior right Konoe Lieutenant General.  Also promoted were Yamamoto Tokiyuki, who was far away in Kinai, who was promoted to Sado Mamoru, the fifth rank, and Sanada Yukitaka, who was promoted to Shobute, the fifth rank.  Hosokawa Fujitaka was promoted to the rank of four Daisukes of the Ministry of War, and the names of many samurai in his family became official official positions personally conferred by the imperial court. This was also the greatest support the imperial court gave to the Ashikaga family.  "There are countless things that can be done. The only thing the general has announced is the Shogun Palace in Kyoto. It would be better for General Yu to keep a low profile." Ashikaga Yoshitoki smiled softly and avoided Namioka's proposal. There was only one general in the history of the garrison.  Once, that was the general of the Southern Dynasties during the Northern and Southern Dynasties era.  The two famous people were from the Nayan Beihaofang family, and this person was the ancestor of the Nangang family.  Ashikaga Yoshitoki did not want to have a bustling farce in Edo, which was announced by the general of the garrison, and add trouble to the general of the conquest of barbarians Ashikaga Yoshiki in Kyoto. That was a bad attitude that clearly wanted to break up with the shogunate, and even more  It was a slap in the face to the loyal minister and good general that he had maintained for many years. Of course, he really needed this general to be announced as a strong hint to the Kanto warrior family. Without this intention, he would not have asked for this general of the garrison.  The ministers were sitting together drinking tea and chatting. The young Kanshuji Harutoyo was coaxed by Nangokang's room to talk about the samurai from Kanto.  The young and energetic Kuga Tongken couldn't help but join in and chat happily. The overall atmosphere when the ministers gathered together was very harmonious. Compared with the Wu family's empty-headed testing of each other, many utilitarian factors were eliminated.  "In any case, this is also the second general in the shogunate. When Yoshitoki was promoted to the rank of sub-prime minister, it was the second highest official position in the Wu family!"????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Isn't the high rank of the Imperial Guard? I think that the Zuohei Governor is quite good, and I'm worried that His Majesty the General will have other ideas when he learns of I's official position." Ashikaga Yoshitoki gave him a worried look.  I feel that the imperial court gave this appointment a little hastily. The status of the Sahei Governor in the Ashikaga family is not low. Ashikaga Takauji has been in this position for many years and has a great influence. In his own opinion, he can be used until the second position.  Konoe Maekyu said with a smile on his face: "Yoshitoki probably doesn't know yet! His Highness the Shogun was promoted to a right minister earlier. Kuze's right minister has retired, and Yoshitoki's uncle Nakainden has been promoted to two chamberlain ministers."  "Oh! So that's it! Congratulations to His Highness the General and Totsumi." Ashikaga Yoshiki has been promoted to a right minister and is already a very popular minister. Unless he can wait another ten or eight years until Konoe Maekyu retires.  Maybe he can become a left minister. Ashikaga Yoshitoki felt that this was probably the stimulation and encouragement given by the court to Ashikaga Yoshiteru after he lost his beloved son. He hoped that he could get over the shock of his son's death as soon as possible and contribute more to protecting Kyoto.  Big power.  Kuga Harumichi served as the right minister for several years and it was time for Cain to retire. If he did not retire, he would not be able to make room for his legitimate son Kuga Tsurugi to continue to be promoted. In this connection, the extra ministers were given the title of "industriousness".  He worked hard for decades to fight for the expected rewards from various places for the imperial court. Of course, this was also a factor in selling well to Ashikaga Yoshitoki.  If the royal teachings announced by the shogunate are just a prelude, the appointment by the imperial court is equivalent to a final decision on the appointment of the Kanto public. The dual recognition and strong support of the imperial shogunate made many samurai of the eight Kanto kingdoms recognize the iron-clad  The fact is that Ashikaga Yoshitoki's background is too deep.  It's not something that country warriors like them can play with.  Combined with the recent rumors about the evil deeds of Ashikaga Fujimasa, and the impact of several big thorns in Kanto being reduced and reformed, the resistance forces in various parts of Kanto have moved closer to the new Kanto government. Ashikaga Yoshitoki has no regard for these insignificant trumpets.  The Chinese people are still very tolerant and will basically grant permission for security measures as long as the circumstances are not egregious.  Influenced by the promotion of Ashikaga Yoshitoki to the rank of Shoudainagon and the garrison general, Odawara Castle, which was isolated on the western border of Sagami, was shaken. Looking at the whole Kanto, the Hojo family was the only samurai family that resisted the Ashikaga family.  Even a fool will know that he will definitely kneel down if he spends so much time, not to mention that Takeda Shingen is sharpening his sword and aiming at Izu Country at any time to "respond" to Ashikaga Yoshitoki's call to launch an attack.  Most of the 20,000 troops in the city came from the two countries of Sagami and Izu, and a small number came from the people of Musashi, Shimosu, and Kamosu who had retreated into Odawara Castle. So many samurai who were not direct descendants of the Hojo family saw their territories confiscated, and the retainers group  He was separated and reorganized into the Kanto Public Service Agency for selection and recruitment. He had no idea how his wife, children, and children were doing.  The feeling of fighting for the Hojo family but leaving his wife and children torn apart and destroyed was simply more painful than cutting their heads with a knife.  These Japanese people resolutely demanded to leave Odawara Castle, and if they were not allowed to leave, they clamored to go back. The matter became so big that a mutiny almost broke out. In the end, Hojo Ujiyasu came forward to temporarily appease the mutinous samurai with his high prestige, but the matter ended up being  If it happened, you can't pretend it didn't happen, and the people who were born in Sagami Izu also feel sad for it.  There is only one Odawara Castle left in Sagami Country.  The closest route to Izu Kingdom is by sea transportation. However, since Ashikaga Yoshitoki moved to Edo Castle, the number of naval forces of the Ashikaga family in Sagami Bay increased at a geometric rate immediately.  The sailors joined the Ashikaga family without saying a word. When they learned that their sailors had deserted their masters, they almost made Satomi Yoshihiro angry to death.  With the growth of the navy and the construction of a port near Edo Castle, the construction docks worked day and night to build Kansune and Anzha ships. In just a few months, all the shipbuilding timber prepared by shipwrights from all over the Kanto were collected.  .  Reluctantly building more than a hundred new ships and adding newly attached naval forces, they soon gathered more than 200 ships to become the Kanto Tianzi No. 1 navy.  The Hojo family's Sagami navy couldn't defeat them. If they couldn't protect the waterway, they couldn't deliver information and supplies to Odawara Castle. Over time, Odawara Castle became an isolated "artificial desert", which was equivalent to animals living in isolation that would soon be destroyed by natural enemies.  Targeted and easily killed, this is almost the case with the Hojo clan in Odawara Castle.  Being surrounded by enemies on all sides with no way out is a huge crisis facing the Hojo family. This is even more dangerous than the night battle in Kagotsu fifteen years ago.  Even if the Ashikaga family did not use the posture of a lion fighting a rabbit with all their strength, Hojo Ujiyasu was forced to do nothing by advancing with the castle. The most powerful right-hand man, Hojo Tsunari, became a prisoner, and his son, Hojo Ushige, could not follow  Both talent and strength are slightly inferior to Hojo Tsunari.  This has cut off the Hojo family's war.The possibility of a beautiful counterattack.  Under such dire circumstances, Hojo Ushimasa decided to send Hojo Genan as an envoy to Edo Castle, and personally met with Ashikaga Yoshitoki to express his willingness to open the city and ask for surrender. This diplomatic action was different from the ones mentioned repeatedly in the past few months.  "Sudding for peace", even an alliance under the castle, is not the result Ashikaga Yoshitoki wants, and this time it is precisely that he really wants to "beg for surrender" to Ashikaga Yoshitoki.  Facing Hojo Genan's pleading, Ashikaga Yoshitoki replied calmly: "Immediately surrender the city, lift the military service and only allow to retain three thousand soldiers, and I will give the Hojo clan Izu a national security in accordance with the original conditions."  I don＊t want to talk about the ownership of Sagami Country. Odawara Castle must be given up. I don＊t want such a strong city to remain in the hands of the Hojo family. " Hojo Genan raised his beard in anger and said tremblingly: "  This this is not possible! My lord has repeatedly asked us to keep Odawara Castle. This is the territory that my Sagami Hojo clan has worked hard for for generations!" Ashikaga Yoshitoki sneered: "It turns out that Hojo Sagami Mamoru has always been in love with Odawara Castle!  Yeah! Well, I will grant his request, and the whole city of Odawara will be sealed off, and the seal of the Izu Kingdom will be reduced. " "Why do you insist on forcing me, the Hojo clan, to surrender?"  Hojo Genan clasped his hands together and said with a sad face: "Please leave a way for my Hojo family to survive, Your Highness K身kata. From now on, we will always be loyal to His Highness K身k身ta. If we violate our oath, we are willing to be punished and killed by the gods and Buddhas."  !§ Ashikaga Yoshitoki laughed at his statement. The so-called oath must have been true to every word, and his descendants may have a strong will to betray him.  Relying on oaths and sending petitions to temples and shrines to rule is fragile. No one can guarantee how long this system, which is purely supported by blood and kinship, will last before it collapses.  For example, the miserable situation of the Muromachi shogunate is closely related to the imperfect system. The system of control and guardianship created by Ashikaga Takauji has been proven to be a product of failure. Ashikaga Yoshitoki used  Another system is gradually improving the new system, in which the public has absolute military strength and land advantages.  "Loyalty and bravery are commendable and we really can't let the world think that I am too stingy. Let's do this! I'll give you two choices for the Hojo family. The Higashi Sagami Hanguo Anguo Castle is Tamana Castle. Or the Izu Ichikoku Castle is Nirayama Castle. According to the two  The choice of the one will give the Hojo family an aggressive mission. The Higashi Sagami Hankoku will go to the Oyamada clan in Kai County, and the Izu Ikoku will go to the Suruga Ikoku. " "Isn't there a better choice?" Hojo Gen'an frowned.  He scratched his head. He didn't dare to take these two options at will. If he didn't accept any of them, the Hojo family would be trapped.  He was not stupid, and of course he could see that the Takeda family wanted to use them to deal with the Centipede when Ashikaga Yoshihiro came.  "If you transfer the title and leave here, you can go to Kanto Shimono Country or Hitachi Country. You can choose any of the 100,000 stone grids. But you won't be willing to accept the credit if you don't get it!" Ashikaga Yoshitoki really wanted to laugh out loud.  , the thinking of the Hojo family is still stuck in the thinking of the Warring States Daimyo. One hundred thousand stone grids were enough to be the chief family elder in the past few years.  It＊s just that the expansion has been too fast in recent years, so the standard has been continuously raised to 100,000 dan to qualify as a family elder.  And among the new members of the family, they are also outstanding and powerful warriors. For example, after the Satake clan's title was reduced, the Hitachi Satake clan still had more than 150,000 koku, which was enough to serve as the patriarch of the clan. The Utsunomiya and Nasu clans before the reduction of their titles were also ten.  Wanshige, after the reduction of the title, was reduced to a new minister of the new genpu generation of about 70,000 shi.  "This" Hojo Genan thought hard for a long time but still had no solution, and finally said bravely: "I still need to think about it, and I will give you an accurate answer to His Highness in a few days!"  The weather is sunny on the 15th of the first lunar month.  The sun was shining brightly, and several days of good weather had melted a lot of snow on the roads.  As soon as it dawned on this day, a huge team appeared on the land of Kamakura. Kamakura is located in the west of the Miura Peninsula and is also known as the capital of samurai. The word Kamakura is enough to represent all the meanings of samurai. The samurai family is in the ascendant.  I have witnessed a drama of tragedy and joy here several times.  It represents the centuries-old glory and endless splendor of the Kamakura shogunate, and also represents the merits of countless samurai with their blood. The direct line of Minamoto Yoritomo is extinct here, and the line of the Hojo Tokuso family is extinct here.  The last hope of the Nitta family was extinguished in the hands of Kamakura Lord Ashikaga Moto. This ancient city no longer needs to be described with too many gorgeous words.  Riding a horse on the streets of Kamakura, the ancient capital, gives you a different feeling. The quiet ancient city with towering ancient trees exudes a peaceful atmosphere, and you pass through the makeup slope and enter the central area of ??the city.  While strolling around, you can see temples of all sizes. Listening to the melodious bells in the ancient temples and the occasional chanting of morning prayers, you will not feel how barbaric and brutal this city was back then.  The inauguration ceremony is held in KamalaTsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine on Komachi Avenue to the east of Kurefu. When I visited Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine a few days ago, I found that the scenery in front of me was completely modern. It can be clearly noticed that many of the facilities in Hachimangu Shrine are newly built.  Ashikaga Yoshitoki, who was full of reverence, was greatly disappointed.  After Hachimangu Shrine's explanation, he learned that this ancient capital had been attacked by a fire thirty-five years ago. This war, known as the Battle of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu or the Battle of Dayei-Kamakura, brought Kamakura to the end.  The two sides in this battle were Hojo Ujitsuna and Satomi Yoshitoyo. The two sides had a major conflict over the expansion of the Fusui Peninsula, and Hojo Ujizuna joined forces with Furukawa and Ashikaga Takaki to fight against Koyumi Ashikaga Yoshiaki.  and triggered a surprise battle.  The Satomi family led the Bosui navy to raid Kamakura Prefecture, and the continuous fire enveloped half of Kamakura. It is unknown how many ancient temples and temples were burned in this battle. Hojo Ujitsuna raised funds to repair the damage.  Kamakura gave this dilapidated city a chance to revitalize.  What＊s even more interesting is that the two sides had a heated argument over their qualifications to restore Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine after the battle. In the end, it was Hojo Uzuna and Tsuna who came first to win the opportunity. Ashikaga, who is the master of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine.  As a result, Yoshiaki lost his prestige and had no choice but to follow Satomi Yoshitoyo and retreat to the Fusui Peninsula with a face.
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