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Sanhe Butterfly Chapter 545 The Order of Nothingness

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    Kosuidera Castle in Shiba County, the heart of the Mutsu Kingdom, was originally the castle where the Oshu Shiba clan lived for generations. There is also the Shiwa Imperial Palace of Shiba Quannao in the castle. At this moment, this city serves as the base camp of the Oshu Crusade Army, and people from the Kanto region are stationed outside the city.  40,000 troops from all over Mutsu and Mutsu, as well as 12,000 levied warriors, gathered here. The huge army stationed here brought a lot of inconvenience to the samurai in the city. Shiba Senzhi was blocked in Shiwa.  In the Imperial Palace, you have to find a way to even go out for a walk and stretch your muscles.  As a relatively weak national lord in the central region, the construction level of Komizudera Castle is not as good as that of Kaizu Castle in Shinano Province. The narrow castle is sparse and backward, and the houses in the castle town are all thatched houses. There are no residents walking in the town.  One is clean and tidy, and the black clothes smeared on his face are so dirty that the original color cannot be seen. From a distance, it seems that every town citizen he meets on the street looks the same.  The Echigo samurai were very unhappy when they first came here. After living a good life, it was inconvenient to go to the poor countryside. Not to mention that there was no shochu in the pub, and even the sake that was usually used in the shrine was not available.  Some residents of the town brewed a very unpleasant sake, but the supply was limited. Even searching the castle town could not find enough wine for 40,000 people to drink.  There was nothing to drink and nothing decent to eat. Only samurai could enjoy the rice, pickled radish root and miso soup. Peasants and soldiers only had brown rice multi-grain rice balls with pickled radish. In summer, when the products are abundant, you can also get some kombu and seafood.  After eating pickled radish for half a month, the warriors complained endlessly and said that they couldn't live this life. Even remembering the bitterness and thinking about the sweetness could not really return to the bitter days of more than ten years ago.  Gaoshui Temple Castle is really in a bad state, and a traveler arriving here for the first time probably won¡¯t be able to destroy it.  Relating to the legendary imperial residence of the Oshu Shiba clan, Oshu today is like the Echigo country before Ashikaga Yoshi's current Tohoku country more than ten years ago.  A series of adjectives such as poverty, stubbornness and paranoia can be applied to them. Kosuidera Castle is not an excellent city, and Mutsu Country is not a rich land.  Since the beginning of summer, the Oshu War has been getting more intense. Uesugi Teruhora personally led an army of 40,000 people out to attack Harumasa in the south of Sanhe Castle. On the way north, Oshu servants swarmed up. In the blink of an eye, 40,000 troops were killed.  The number reached 60,000, and the peak of the army made the people of Oshu tremble and chilled Nanbu Harumasa who was huddled in Sanhe Castle.  Kindaichi Castle, three kilometers away from Sanhe Castle, is where Uesugi Kenshin¡¯s main formation is located.  Hojo Tsunari, still wearing his military uniform, hit the table with a horsewhip and said: "His Majesty's royal teachings urge us to destroy the Nanbu family as soon as possible. The endless war and the coming heavy snow are extremely detrimental to us. We  We must make a decision early. " Yuki Haruaki said: "The Oshu war has indeed dragged on for too long. It is time to end this endless siege as soon as possible. If it doesn't take more than a month, I will still have to return to the garrison to stand by.  , we will have to besiege the city again when the flowers bloom in spring next year. Three or five months have passed without any results, and siegeing the city year after year is not an option. " Faga Gaoding glanced at the corner of the evaluation room.  A group of Oshu samurai sitting upright: "It can't be said that it has no effect at all! At least the lord of Kuucho Castle, Kunohe Sakon, will oversee the administration of Masami, Kuohe Mikichi, the lord of Oura Castle, Ukyo Ryo, Nobu, and the lord of Ichino Castle.  The samurai families such as the Military Department's Dafu Zhenglian, Shichinohe Kaguo of Shichinohe Castle, and Kushihiki Kiyochaga of Kushiyin Castle have already surrendered. ""The Southern Daishan doctor is ignorant of the truth and tries to use his family's territory to resist the divine power of His Highness. This is what he took.  The way to death! We, the Oshu warriors, have always been grateful to the shogunate. Today, we are fortunate to see tens of thousands of tiger warriors led by Guan Lingden, which makes us more confident in obeying His Majesty's orders. "Oura Nobunobu is young and handsome.  .  He generously admitted that he only surrendered after seeing how powerful Kanto Gongfang was. He had a "ciluo" naked mentality of the weak obeying the strong, and he did not forget to add a few high-sounding words to cover it up.  Ozeki Gaozou laughed and said: "Ukyo Ryo's words are wrong! His Highness K¨­kata is not only strong in soldiers and horses, but also has the power to rule in Kant¨­. The warriors of the East Kingdom must be in Hokuriku Kant¨­ or Dewa Mutsu.  Unconditional obedience. The Nanbu Daisen-den¡¯s attempt to separate Northern Mutsu is in conflict with His Majesty Komikata. The attack on the Nanbu Daisen-den is due to his disobedience to orders, not His Majesty¡¯s intention to humiliate the Oshu samurai.¡± ¡°That¡¯s it.  I've learned a lesson." Oura Nobu nodded with joy as if he suddenly realized it. Unfortunately, all the samurai here were well aware of his naughty tricks. Most of us laughed in disapproval.  , Oshu people do not believe in loyalty in their bones. The reason is caused by history.  The people of Oshu, especially those in northern Mutsu, have always had a very weak sense of identification with the shogunate. The relatives of the Nanbu clan are almost the remnants of the Southern Dynasty. They overthrew the Kamakura shogunate with the prince of the Southern Dynasty, and then followed Nitta Yosada and Kitahata.  The Sou family attacked Ashikaga Takauji, and the Kanto clan followed the Kira Sada family in fighting against the Tokugawa family.Several big stewards were sent to lead the family.  It can be said that the fundamental purpose of the Muromachi shogunate in successively sending the Nihonmatsu Hatakeyama clan, the Shimonmatsu Ishibashi clan, the Oshu Shiba clan, the Osaki clan and his branch Mogami clan was to suppress the remnants of the Southern Dynasties in the Dewamutsu Kingdom, such as the ones in front of us.  The Nanbu clan that we were dealing with had been harboring the Namiooka Kitahata family, a remnant of the Southern Dynasty. Another example was that among the Nanbu clan's relatives there was a Hachinohe clan, who changed their Miao name to the Nitta clan, and the current family governor was named Nitta Soma-suke.  This group of people didn't have much respect for the shogunate. They only wanted to spend money to buy a name for the samurai family in Luoluo. Talking about those names was completely useless. It was better to just show their fists as big as sand bowls to scare them.  , If you are afraid, I will hit you if you are not afraid. If you know the rules, I will hit you if you do not know the rules. It is very violent but also very effective.  The Namioka Kitahata family is the authentic bandit leader of the remnant party of the Southern Dynasty. The ministers in the imperial court still want to give them a few idle positions to appease the remnant party and stop causing trouble. The Namioka Kitahata family really has no ability to continue to cause trouble. In the fifth year of Eiroku, the Kawahara Imperial Palace  When the revolution broke out, Namioka Guyun was assassinated by his uncle Namioka Guanyin, and his younger brother Namioka Rongbo killed his uncle Namioka Guanyin in revenge.  The family members of the family drew their swords at each other and killed each other. Just like Haruhisa Nizi's handling of the Shingu Party led to the decline of the Nizi family, the Namioka Kitahata family also declined in this incident.  Fortunately, there was still one person in the Namioka family who left home early to create his own team, and that was Lieutenant General Namioka Sofou, the three senators Ukonoe Hoshi.  At this moment, Nangang Rongfan was also sitting in the evaluation room.  Beside him is his thirteen-year-old nephew Langang Tongcun. The child listens carefully to the conversation of the adult warriors with his eyes wide open. For the young governor who has just served in the Yuan Dynasty and is still inexperienced, he can participate in this kind of scale a few more times.  The assessment will be a very good training opportunity.  Satake Yoshitaka snorted coldly: "The Southern Grand Dining Hall is stubborn and consciously defends Sanhe Castle until it snows to have a chance of winning. But he doesn't know that today is no better than in the past. His Highness Gongfang has obtained several gates from Nanman merchants.  The powerful artillery can blast open the Otemon of Sanhe Castle with only a few hits. By then, he will have no chance to surrender." Listening to him mentioning the artillery that he was proud of, the people of Oshu were divided into two completely different groups.  Expressions, many people in the Minamimutsu Kingdom had been severely repaired by the Shogunate of Ashikaga Yoshitoki, especially when they attacked Ishinomaki Castle Kasai Harunobu a few years ago. Many people in the Oshu Kingdom saw with their own eyes the spray of water from the large sailboat.  The fire and smoke destroyed Minamimutsu's famous fortress in a few strokes.  The people of Hokuritsu Province didn¡¯t seem to believe his boast, but they didn¡¯t believe it and didn¡¯t dare to speak out.  In the past two years, the arrogant Echigo samurai and Kanto samurai have used the Oshu plains as their racecourse, leading tens of thousands of horsemen to rampage in their territory, but the news of rebels is like a shark smelling blood.  Crowds of people swarmed out, and the Wu family who did not believe in evil would either turn into withered bones in the grave, or they would curse a few words and then retreat into the city when they were not paying attention.  In fact, the people of Mutsu Province had long been frightened by the Kanto Ashikaga clan. Nanbu Harumasa had long wanted to surrender, but Ashikaga Yoshitoki was unwilling to let him surrender safely.  He had to hand over half of his land before being allowed to surrender. The reason for beating him was also very high-sounding. He did not attend the inauguration ceremony of the Kanto Lord. In recent years, he had repeatedly bullied the Oshu Shiba family, who were also neighbors.  Teaching is a no-no.  This has violated the laws and regulations of the martial arts family, and you deserve to be hit.  Of course, these reasons cannot make the southern Qingzheng and a spectrum.  Their defense letters were delivered one after another to distant Edo Castle and further away Kyoto, in an attempt to bypass the Kanto government and ask Ashikaga Yoshiki to mediate in exchange for peace. This smart move made Ashikaga Yoshiki  Very angry.  As long as Ashikaga Yoshitoki is not afraid of his letter of complaint, even if Nanbu Harumasa's letter of complaint is sent to the Nijo Imperial Palace, it will not have much effect. Ashikaga Yoshiteru is worried about Ashikaga Yoshitoki not to jump out and cause trouble. The defense of Kyoto still relies on Sakamoto.  The deterrence of the Sanhao family made the Sanhao family dare not act rashly, so how could they fall out with him at this juncture?  Ashikaga Yoshitoki was very disgusted with this kind of smart samurai. When he learned that he was complaining everywhere, he issued an edict to Kanto Yuou's imperial teacher. The effect was that Minami Harumasa, a native of Oshu, had repeatedly disrespected the government, and the Kanto Shogunate had reason to suspect  He had the intention of causing rebellion, so he ordered the Utsunomiya clan to transfer the feudal title to Luzhong to replace the original Nanbu clan leader in the land of Luzhong.  This move is called pulling fire from under the cauldron. What the Nanfang clan is proud of is the control over the land of three households in the mainland for more than three hundred years. Since he is disobedient, he will take away the land of the three households and replace it with someone else. The so-called imperial power  This is what it means to be kind and fenggong. The reward needs to be exchanged for fenggong. Heaven will not drop the reward into their mouths.  This is like when a long-term worker receives a reward from a landlord, he has to provide services to the landlord. If he does a good job, he will increase the reward for the long-term worker. If he does not do well, he will reduce the reward for the long-term worker. Even worse, he will simply kick the long-term worker away and replace him with another long-term worker.  It's one thing to come and work. If the landowner can't reward the long-term workers for their good work, they will be united by the long-term workers.When the landlords were fired, many imperial families were kicked out in the former, and the Kamakura shogunate was kicked out in the latter. This is the core of the contractual relationship in the feudal system.  The Nanbu clan is about to be kicked out by Ashikaga Yoshitoki. Don't mention to him the status of the royal family in the Kamakura period or the Nanbu clan, the son of Kagami Tokami. It's meaningless to use clich¨¦s from hundreds of years ago to lie to yourself. Ashikaga Yoshitoki  Shi will not sympathize with them just because they are out of reach. No matter how powerful their ancestors are, they cannot be used as alchemy tickets. There is no such thing as a death-free gold medal in the Wu family society.  Uesugi Kenshin's attitude toward the Nanbu clan was mainly punishment and supplemented by appeasement. It wasn't that his head was opened up and he learned to be more black, but that Ashikaga Yoshi had discussed with him his opinion on how to deal with Oshu, and he had to give Oshu a beating once.  The Chinese people have borne in mind for hundreds of years that purely using power to suppress will not have the effect of using force to deter. The best way is to combine the two methods.  It has a good effect on dealing with the local snakes in Yuao and Austria.  Silently chanting sutras over and over again, only faith can calm his mind and enter a state of no thoughts, no thoughts, no waves.  Behind Uesugi Kenshin is a flag with the word "Bi". This flag seal is used to replace his commonly used "Nagao Taira Sankage Tiger" flag seal. It is matched with the bamboo sparrow pattern of the Kanto steward family and the Gosan Kiri given by Ashikaga Yoshitoki.  The flags and seals are used at the same time. The main pattern is still the bamboo bird pattern, and the secondary pattern is the two sets of flags and seals.  A firm believer in the Shingon sect and the Buddhist war god Bishamonten, Uesugi Kenshin's whole person's temperament was somewhat majestic and sacred. He opened his eyes and asked in a low voice: "How long will it take for the artillery to be delivered?" Honjo Minoru pressed her brows tiredly.  He replied: "If everything goes well, we can arrive within three days." He is only fifty-five years old and already has white hair like an old man in his sixties.  In contrast, the Kakizaki Keie who are the same age are still bright and energetic. In recent years, in order to appease the Echigo people and integrate into the Ashikaga family system as soon as possible, they have worked hard and look older than the Kakizaki Keie who don't have to worry about conquering.  "Thank you for your hard work for a few more days, I will launch a general attack in three days." Three days later, 60,000 troops were arrayed outside Sanhu City. All the horse teams in the formation were ordered to dismount and walk. The horses were afraid of the sound of artillery fire.  It was arranged to be properly disposed of in the back row.  Such a careful arrangement was also based on the lessons learned from the previous times. A few stupid generals placed the cavalry next to the artillery.  As a result, the cavalry team exploded when the cannon went off. Some warriors who were caught off guard were thrown off their horses and trampled to death by their mounts on the spot. It would be better if they broke their legs and arms and were completely disabled. Some unlucky ones broke their necks and died on the spot. After many hard trainings,  The young mounted warrior did not die on the battlefield but was kicked to death by his own horse.  This huge accident taught the samurai a vivid lesson: never get close to it if you don't know how to play.  The nine-and-a-half-pound snake cannon imported from England was extremely powerful. The cannon's roar was like thunder, shocking the birds within a few miles. They were frightened and dared not fall down for a long time. Excluding several unloaded calibration shots, the live ammunition attack only required one shot.  The cannon destroyed the Otemon gate of Sanhe Castle.  Under the influence of the huge force, the nine-pound lead shot was pushed out at a terrifying speed, turning into a meteor that was difficult to see with the naked eye and smashing open the big hand door.  Several more earthen fences were smashed into pieces one after another and embedded straight into the earthen fence surrounding Honmaru.  The people of Oshu who were watching were shocked. The iron cannon was something they had seen in kind from the Kwantung Army a few years ago. Such a big artillery would scare them all to death. The timid samurai would really  They were so frightened that they fainted, and several of them had weak legs and smelled of urine. The best performer, Oura Nobubu, was so frightened that his face turned pale and his mouth was dumbfounded. The Kanto samurai despised them for their poor performance.  Years of dealing with Oshu people made them realize that Oshu people always like to use some strange arguments. It seems that they always feel that they are more tenacious in the bitter cold north than those living in the warm south. This kind of argument makes Kanto very popular.  The samurai felt disgusted and fought like this because of their tenacity. A battle involving thousands of people throughout the year would be considered powerful. In the past hundred years or so in Kanto, there have been countless joint battles with thousands of people. I really don¡¯t know where their sense of superiority lies.  .  The best way to crush the sense of superiority is to speak with facts and let these arrogant guys understand that they have been too far behind the times for hundreds of years. Just look at the food, clothing and weapons of the Kwantung Legion. You will know that they  Using a low-quality bamboo bow with a range of no more than ten meters, a bamboo-breaking gun, rotten body pills, and hidden brown rice balls were so backward. The blast of the cannon shattered their self-confidence and what little persistence they had.  The Nanbu clan in Sannohe Castle was also frightened on the spot, watching helplessly as the Kwantung Legion broke open the broken city gate and swarmed in. Seeing that the situation was not good, Nanbu Harumasa begged for surrender to the Kwantung Legion, and was willing to commit seppuku in exchange for a clan.  For the peace of the family, Uesugi Kenshin agreed to his request and refused his invitation to watch him commit suicide. It was a bit perverted to let others watch him commit suicide. Uesugi KenshinHe has killed many samurai but that doesn't mean he is a pervert.  Nanbu Harumasa sacrificed his life to win the surrender of all the Nanbu clan, and the Ichinohe, Shinohe, Liuhe, Shichihe, Hachihe, Ninehe, Northern, Southern, and Eastern clans also lost the will to resist.  They opened the city one after another to welcome the entry of the Kanto Allied Forces. Uesugi Kenshin still arranged for the Nanbu clan according to the request to reduce the seal a few years ago. From the Nanbu clan, all the resisting samurai families were reduced in half and transferred to Hirosaki, the northernmost part of Mutsu country.  , the Nanbu clan, the overlord of northern Oshu, surrendered, marking peace across the board in Oshu.  If there is no skin left, the hair will be attached. The Oshu Nanbu clan's arch-enemy, the Queen Anton, was also frightened. After seeing Nanbu Harumasa's turmoil for several years, he still committed seppuku and was punished by having his seal reduced by half and transferred to Hirosaki. Anton loved  Ji is already aware of the treatment he may encounter in the future. He hesitated for so long and cooperated with his arch-enemy Nanbu Harumasa to fight against Kant¨­ Gongfang. It was for the sake of the Anton family's hard-earned wealth.  Nanbu Harumasa committed suicide because of the little money he had, and he could not keep that wealth until his death. Anton Aiji felt that he would not end well if he continued to cause trouble. Maybe Nanbu Harumasa's today will be his Anton Aiji's tomorrow.  After thinking about it, he felt that although reducing the seal was painful, it was much better than reducing the seal after being killed. On the tenth day of Kaicheng's surrender in Sanhu City, Anton Aiji made the most difficult decision in his life.  The city surrendered.  The Minato Anton family and the Hiyama Anton family, which are divided into two parts of the Anton family, each had their seals reduced by half. Anton Aiji's younger brother, Anton Shigeru, became a monk on the grounds of being weak and requested the Kanto General Palace to allow his brother Anton Aiji to transfer the Minato family and the Anton family.  The Hiyama Anton family was merged into one. This was the only way the two brothers discussed to ensure that the stone height remained at 150,000 koku.  Ashikaga Yoshitoki quickly issued the permission order. It would be foolish to continue to dwell on trivial matters to this extent. The merger of the two Anton families is their own business. Besides, the merger is only ten years old.  Seventy thousand dan is not too much, and it is really not a big problem compared to the Nanfang family who still has 200,000 dan after the seal reduction.  The surrender of the Anton family means that clowns like Yuri Twelve Heads will lose their support, and their accomplices, Rokugo, are also members of the National Autonomous Alliance.  The unconvinced family was wiped out on the spot by the Kwantung Army who came after hearing the news. The whole process of changing the seal and removing the seal went quickly and it was not too smooth. There was no need to bother to comfort the small country people. If they didn't, the couple would hit them with iron cannons, arrows and siege hammers.  City Gate, this simple and crude tactic is absolutely effective against small countrymen.  Among the messy small country lords who had their titles reduced, only a few of them had the climate. The Asari clan and the Tozawa clan saw the opportunity and quickly took refuge early and successfully escaped the guillotine of the reduction. By this time, the entire Dewa Kingdom and Mutsu Kingdom  All the national lords of the country will be included in the jurisdiction of the Kanto Shogunate, and they will be placed under the jurisdiction of the foreign lords to bear the corresponding tax, tax and service burdens, just like Date Terubune.  There was heavy snowfall in Miku in late October. The snowfall this winter was relatively late. It was a warm winter that was rare in decades. If it weren't for Ashikaga Yoshi, we wouldn't have dared to send out troops to fight at the risk of snowfall. We were stuck.  The perfect opportunity is that the half-year siege of the city has already devoured the food reserves in the hands of the Mutsu people. Taking the opportunity to blast the city gates with artillery to make them realize the absolute gap is the most likely to eliminate the will of resistance of the Nanbu clan.  The 60,000-strong army circled most of the circle in Oshu Yushu, and then dismissed the Oshu people on the spot, and brought the Kanto Army back to the Mutsu garrison before the snowfall to stand by. Ashikaga Yoshitoki took the main formation and returned to Edo by boat one step ahead.  The city overwintered, leaving Uesugi Kenshin to stay in Oshu to calm people's hearts.  Before leaving, Ashikaga Yoshitoki issued an order to keep the East Kingdom quiet: "Today we are in the quiet place of the East Kingdom, and we are waiting for you. The two prefectures of Kanto, Hokuriku, and Uao are in agreement with each other, and the ritual of mutual separation has been heard.  When summoned, the pursuit can be carried out, and the enemy can attack each other first. The two sides can stop the bow and arrow, and be cautious and considerate. There should be no objections to the ceremony. If someone violates the clan, he or she can be successful or failed. " "General meaning.  Is it to tell the lord of Kanto Yu Aokuni that he has ambitions to expand his territory or something like that? It is better to clean up and go to bed early. If he thinks too much and does something wrong and violates the order of peace and quiet, it is not a plank that is raised high and dropped gently. The purpose of reducing the seal this time is  It is to beat the people of Yuao Kingdom to let them know who is the master of the Eastern Kingdom and learn to respect the shogunate. Next time if they disobey, it will not be as simple as beating, but to use a tachi to cut their heads.  PS: Bow and thank book friend Hattori Masashige for the reward.
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