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Three Rivers Butterfly Chapter 570: Pandemic

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    The deep night was an end for the Miyoshi family, but it was far from the end for Hattori Bouchou. In the middle of the night, he stood alone with an umbrella in the devastated Nijo Imperial Palace, watching dozens of ninjas wearing raincoats raining in the rain.  Digging out corpses, seeing the imperial palace that was still beautiful a few hours ago turned into ruins, the shogunate was killed in one day, even a hard-hearted person would be moved by it.  "It's so miserable! It's so miserable" Chief Hattori silently stared at the ninjas placing the bodies of the deceased in the puddles one by one, and sighed secretly: "It's so cruel that even I, the chief, can't stand it, Muromachi  It's such a pity that the two-hundred-year-old foundation of the shogunate was destroyed in the hands of that idiot who killed his brother and killed the king! "The shogunate is over, this is what every samurai thought after seeing the ruins, no matter how glorious the Muromachi shogunate was.  , all ended at the moment of the death of Ashikaga Yoshiki. No matter how much ability Ashikaga Yoshiaki has to regain his reputation in the future, it will not be able to cover up the notoriety of his brother-killing and regicide. His reputation is over, and his descendants have lost their legitimacy. He has already  Losing the basic virtues required to be a general.  This is indeed the case. When the Miyoshi family discovered that the body in the Nijo Imperial Palace was missing early the next morning, everyone knew that they had been severely tricked. Ashikaga Yoshiaki became furious and filmed himself on the bed.  After struggling on the tatami for a long time, I finally couldn't bear the symptoms of cold, fever and headache. Apart from lying in bed and coughing non-stop, there was no other way.  Matsunagahide also fell ill. He was more dedicated than Miyoshi and the other three. He did not choose to hide despite the heavy rain, so he enjoyed Ashikaga Yoshiaki's sympathy. Originally, this was a good opportunity to get close to Ashikaga Yoshiaki, but he  His son, Matsunaga, stabbed Dalouzi and had to directly bear the reputation of "assassinating" the general. The bad situation made it difficult for him to stay in bed and rest at ease.  At the same time, the tragedy of Nijo Imperial Palace finally spread. Hattori Baochang used the developed intelligence network to quickly report that Ashikaga Yoshiaki led his army to attack Nijo Imperial Palace yesterday in an attempt to usurp the position of general.  He personally forced his biological brother Ashikaga Yoshiteru to death, and watched helplessly as the news of his mother Keijuin's suicide spread.  What¡¯s even better is that this is not a rumor, but a real fact. The corpses of Ashikaga Yoshiteru, his mother Keijuin, his side chamber attendants, and family members, including hundreds of people, are all buried in Kyoto¡¯s Sokokuji Pagoda Kogenyuan.  , the abbot of Xiangguo Temple personally went to Guangyuan Yuan to perform a water and land ceremony for the deceased General Zhengyi.  further proves the authenticity of this incident.  When the dizzy Miyoshi family realized that something was wrong and prepared to refute the rumors, Emperor Masachikamachi of Ouchi in Kyoto issued an edict to express condolences to the poor Ashikaga Yoshiteru and his widow Kenko Konoe.  Led by Wei Qianjiu, hundreds of civil and military officials went to Guangyuan Yard to mourn the passing general.  Probably because of the heart of Chunba Tehan, the opinions of the ministers in Kyoto were surprisingly united this time. Even Konoe Maekyu's political opponent Nijo Haruyoshi did not choose to give him eye drops at this time.  After all, the shogunate has brought countless benefits to the court in the past twenty years. Emperor Masachimachi does not have to imitate his father, Emperor Nara, to sell letters to support his family, and the dignified Shodanagon does not have to sell fresh vegetables from his own garden on the streets.  On the one hand, the life was comfortable and comfortable, but more importantly, the dignity of the ministers was finally preserved.  Devoted men and women from all walks of life in Kyoto, ministers, samurai, monks, cultural figures, etc. who had received great favors from the shogunate spontaneously came to Guangyuan Temple to pay their respects to the deceased General Zhengyi. Someone once wrote a eulogy: "Your reputation as a general is all over the world, and you are the hero of all directions."  . His fortune was ruined when he died in the war. " Ashikaga Yoshiteru received the ordination name Kogenin Ryozan Doen, which was regarded as a less than perfect end to his life.  In the process of condolences, more and more samurai came from all over the world. It was inevitable that some people would ridicule Ashikaga Yoshiaki's evil deeds, internally and externally. He could only let it go and did not dare to take any countermeasures. He was more concerned about straightening things out.  The current chaos must be ended as soon as possible due to the "turmoil" caused by the incident at Nijo Imperial Palace.  This "turmoil" was called the Eiroku Great Rebellion, and it was nothing like Ashikaga Yoshiaki's understatement.  He could not cover up such a big thing as Ashikaga Yoshiteru's murder. With the death of the real general in Nijo Imperial Palace, the situation in Kyoto immediately became confusing.  After all, this is not the Kaji Rebellion more than 120 years ago. The Muromachi shogunate in the Ashikaga Yoshitaka era was extremely powerful. Even if the general died, there were still three leaders who jointly elected Ashikaga Yoshitaka's legitimate son as the general.  Interludes cannot change the fact that the shogunate is still as stable as a mountain.  ¡°More than a hundred years ago, after all, it was the past. After all, we had experienced the Onin Rebellion, the Minggao Coup, the Battle of Funaokayama, and the embarrassment of the two superimposed forces of Jiangzhou Daeshu and Sakai Daeshu.  The shogunate keeps changing like a revolving lantern. From the general taking back the water that was thrown out when the general went back on his word, to the shogunate administrator deposing the general for his own selfish purposes, it all shows that the shogunate is declining at a meteoric speed.?.  An important sign of the decline of the shogunate is the great weakening of its control over local territories.  Many territories have not appointed guardians since the end of the Yingren Rebellion. The vacancy of guardians for eight or ninety years means that the Xudu territory lacks orthodox and legal authority. At this time, if the general is killed again, it will be difficult to repeat.  At that time, several leaders consulted with the shogunate ministers and a few powerful guards, and the matter of supporting the general was successfully completed.  Suddenly, the people of Kyoto discovered that the shogunate was having difficulty giving birth, not because the shogunate could not find a suitable heir, but because the suitable heir had just participated in the vicious murder of his brother. People could not accept a general with serious moral flaws. Such a general  It cannot make the warriors in the world feel at ease, let alone the attitude of the giant dragon in Kanto.  Faced with this unfavorable situation, Ashikaga Yoshiaki felt very anxious. The original plan was for Ashikaga Yoshiki to take the initiative to recognize him as his adopted son, then smoothly take over as general and send his brother to a temple to "live in seclusion", but he did not want to cause trouble.  It was painful to have such a big evil happen, but things still had to be done. As soon as he recovered from his serious illness, he hurriedly went to the court to apply for the general to conquer the barbarians.  Maekyu, the close guard of Guanbai, refused his request without hesitation. The reason was that the court could not accept his new general who killed his brother and regicide. Not to mention that General Zhengyi could not give it to him, even Zuo Ma Tou could not be given to him.  This was a red slap on Ashikaga Yoshiaki's face in front of Manchu Wenwu, which made him immediately remember that his sister-in-law was the daughter of the Konoe family, and the bastard Konoe Maeku married Ashikaga Yoshiaki.  Shi's sister hated Wu Jiwu and hated him too.  "Konoe has not given me face for a long time, so I will find a way to oust Guan Bai from power.  So Ashikaga Yoshiaki went to Nijo Haruyang and told him his plan. Nijo Haruyang had long wanted to take back the position of Sekiro, so the two hit it off and launched an attack in the imperial court and Kyoto. Ashikaga Yoshiaki surrounded the Konoe Imperial Palace and slandered him.  He harbored the criminals who killed the general and took people by force.  They killed Ashikaga Yoshiteru themselves, and then shouted slanderous words to catch the thief.  Of course, no criminals could be caught. A large group of samurai went around the Konoe Palace without arresting anyone, but they did not forget to seize the gold and silver jewelry of the Konoe family and pay them as "arrow money".  The amount of "yamo" amounting to 20,000 kusen was donated by Ashikaga Yoshitoki over the years and the profit from the Konoe family's business house. It was just robbed by a group of rude samurai.  Konoe was so angry that he was shaking all over.  He never expected that Ashikaga Yoshiaki would be so vicious. What was even worse was that his father, Konoe Ike, was so angry that he was so angry that this gang of thugs broke into the house and collected gold, silver and jewelry as "yamo money".  He suffered a stroke and died after spending three difficult nights at home. This blood debt was once again recorded on Ashikaga Yoshiaki.  Ashikaga Yoshiaki has decided to clean up the relationship left by his brother Ashikaga Yoshiki. He will not care about how many relatives the Konoe family has with him, and will take advantage of the funeral at Konoe's house.  Allied with Nijo Haruyoshi to join him, he made false accusations against the shogunate and slandered the general, forcing Konoe Maekyu, who kept a filial piety at home, to resign as the left minister of Sekipaku. Nijo Haruyoshi also took the opportunity to serve as Sekipaku again.  Then Ashikaga Yoshiaki gave up his name on the grounds that the word "autumn" was unlucky, and Nijo Haruyoshi personally presided over the Yuanfu ceremony, officially changing his name to Ashikaga Yoshiaki. Asakura Yoshikage was invited to serve as the hairdresser and crowning official, officially indicating that he was about to succeed.  The ambition of the general Zhengyi, when he completed this complex set of procedures.  It was already the end of June, and at this time, public opinion in Kyoto became increasingly unfavorable to Ashikaga Yoshiaki.  Public opinion in Kinai, from the imperial ministers to the common people, all believed that Ashikaga Yoshiaki killed his brother. This public opinion atmosphere quickly spread to the world, which was very unfavorable to Ashikaga Yoshiaki who was about to ascend the throne.  ,During this process.  The Sanhao family has had a very bad influence.  They came up with a crooked trick to support the generals in Shangluo. The Yonglu rebellion caused such a big turmoil. Of course, the blame must be placed on the Sanhao family, even under such circumstances.  The Miyoshi family also dared to bully and destroy the commercial order in Kyoto, extort and extort wealthy merchants at will, and even set off troops to rob merchants in Kyoto. They were like a group of bandits and thugs who swaggered through the city in Kyoto. These were all crucial to Ashikaga Yoshiaki's reputation.  adverse effects.  In the final analysis, this was a civil strife caused by the upper echelons of the Miyoshi family. The turmoil that affected the entire class left several important ministers of the Miyoshi family with no time to restrain the lawless low-level samurai. Anyway, the Konoe Maekyu family dared to rob, so why were they afraid of what the ministers of Kyoto would do?  For a time, a group of demons danced wildly, creating a chaotic atmosphere and causing unspeakable misery.  The offensive and defensive alliance between the Miyoshi trio and Matsunagahide had a falling out over who should be responsible for the Yongroku rebellion. At first glance, this seemed like a weird nonsense, but in fact both sides realized that the matter was too big.  It's easy to deal with. There must be a murderer to kill a general. Wasn't it because Akamatsu Mitsuyo killed Ashikaga Yoshitsune that he was killed by a group of daimyo who were like wolves and tigers?  Both parties feel that they have little responsibility, and the three good people and the three people expressed their support.??I don¡¯t know anything, so don¡¯t blame me. Matsunaga Hide was wronged. The general committed suicide and he didn¡¯t even touch him. It makes no sense to blame him. As for his son Matsunaga¡¯s fault, he was also dismissed.  of cleanliness.  So the situation became even more bizarre. Both sides said that they were right, so someone had to be responsible for the Eiroku rebellion. Ashikaga Yoshiaki would not admit that he killed his brother and mother even if he was beaten to death, so what should we do?  Just fight!  Whoever has the bigger fist is right, whoever loses takes the blame, it¡¯s that simple.  Obviously, the Miyoshi trio who had the advantage in strength were stronger. Even though they were attacked by Akechi Mitsuhide's troops and suffered heavy losses, they still had an absolute advantage. What's more important was that the Tanba people, who had caught wind of the news, set off a new round of rebellion.  Naito Munekatsu took the Tanba people back to their hometown to guard their lair, but the people of Yamato have never been very honest. Tsutsui Junkei's several attacks on Nobukiyama Castle also prevented Matsunagahide from using his full strength.  The more important point is that the family governor Miyoshi Yoshitsugu is not optimistic about Matsunagahide, and prefers the Miyoshi trio of the same clan. Therefore, Matsunagahide and his son were gradually excluded from the circle of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and they were burdened with making plans and busy work.  For a long time, I thought that with one of my first achievements, I could become an important minister of the shogunate. It was not a dream to enjoy wealth and prosperity at my fingertips. However, I didn't want it to happen. When the three good people who I despised the most made a fool of myself, Matsunaga Hide simply felt like dying.  Yes.  Miyoshi Changitsu successfully persuaded Ashikaga Yoshiaki.  Ask him to contact Nijo Haruyoshi to apply for a decree from the shogunate to conquer the imperial enemy. He pointed out Matsunagahide and Matsunagamichi and his son as the "culprits" of the Eiroku Rebellion. He was the one who planned Shangluo, and he was the one who attacked the Nijo Imperial Palace.  He was the one who killed the general, and he was the one who prepared to kidnap Ashikaga Yoshiaki in order to conquer all the heroes in the world.  Ashikaga Yoshiaki Hidemei Kammu was kept in the dark from the beginning to the end, Miyoshi and the three others were fooled by his conspiracy, Miyoshi Yoshitsugi was fooled by him, in short, the Miyoshi family was clean from top to bottom.  The bad thing is that the father and son, Matsunagahide and Matsunagatoshi, including the deaths of Miyoshi Yoshihiro, Anzai Toyasu, and Miyoshi Nagakei, were all planned by him. Miyoshi Yoshihide was unwilling to retreat because he was bewitched by Matsunagahide. Miyoshi  It's all his fault for the family's decline.  Anyway, it will come to the cost of scratching the mouth, and the general direction is generally the way to arrange for how to arrange it in the permanent show. After a few days, several versions have evolved.  Basically, Matsushita Nagasaki had pus on his soles and sores on his head. From the day his mother gave birth to him, she was so disgusted that she wanted to throw him into a smelly ditch and drown him. The reason why he survived was because he was adopted by the abbot of the temple. When he grew up, he became an adult.  Burn the temple down.  He joined Miyoshi's family, betrayed his colleagues and framed his boss, and then rose through the ranks. Finally, he became the son-in-law of Miyoshi Changqing through cunning tricks. He began to extend his claws to the entire prefecture to do evil, even killing two generations of the Miyoshi family's two superintendents and one member of the family.  This time, he targeted the innocent shogunate again. He poisoned and assassinated Ashikaga Yoshichichi and assassinated Ashikaga Yoshiteru. They were all planned and executed by him. He did this in the hope of becoming a leader one day.  This rumor is not high-grade and lacks connotation. A discerning person will quickly find many flaws in the rumor. However, it cannot stand up to the gossip mentality of Kinai public opinion that loves to hear sensational events. Back then, it actively cooperated with Hattori Ninja to draw a bad image of Miyoshi Nagakei. Of course, this time  He will not miss an opportunity to smear Matsuhisa.  The working people needed entertainment. The more secrets about the palace, the more curious they became, so random folk rumors spread quietly.  Konoe Maekyu simply stayed at home on the pretext of mourning, retaining only the false title of a naikan given by the imperial court and working at home. This was the result of Emperor Masachikamachi's determined obstruction.  Wei was also forced to resign from his official position, and within a few days he left Kyoto with more than a hundred relatives and went to Kanto.  Konoe Maekaku was busy taking care of his father¡¯s future and did not leave.  The ministers of the Chi-Ashikaga Yoshitoki faction were severely damaged. Most of the ministers were either forced into seclusion or resigned voluntarily. Those who refused to resign were given a reason to be dismissed. For example, Konoe Maekyu's brothers, the two brothers H¨­dai Nagon, Ukonoe Admiral, and  The elder of the Genji family has a strong connection with me for a long time.  On the grounds that he was framed by Nijo Haruyoshi for being a chamberlain, he forced the Emperor to issue an imperial edict to take away all Kuagatsuken's reputation and release him from Kyoto.  For a time, Kyoto was stirred up by the storm, and the whole court complained about it. Among them, Emperor Masachimachi was particularly dissatisfied. Kyoto, which was in good condition, was killed by the Miyoshi family, a group of warriors from four countries, and the whole city was stirred up.  Ashikaga Yoshiteru, a good figure in the imperial court, was killed and replaced by a arrogant Ashikaga Yoshiaki who thought he was very arrogant. In just over a month, he deposed many high-ranking ministers one after another. He simply did not regard the imperial court as a human being.  Emperor Masachikamachi believes that first of all, the main culprit in creating Kyoto is the Miyoshi family. Without this family, there would be no Ashikaga Yoshiaki. Secondly, it is the political alliance between Ashikaga Yoshiaki and Nijo Haruyoshi, who are domineering and irrational.  The imperial court carried out a large-scale purge and ostracized ministers who were not from one's own side, which affected people's hearts.The panic is too much.  For this reason, Emperor Masachikamachi was determined to do something. After conferring the official position of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, the fifth Shimozu horse head, he asked him to calm down the chaos in Kyoto as soon as possible, especially the troubled Miyoshi family, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki  Akira didn't care much at first, as the emperor's opinions were worthless in the eyes of the general, but the dissatisfaction of his political ally Nijo Haruyoshi could not be ignored.  Nijo Haruyoshi is also gradually dissatisfied with the current chaos in Kyoto. It is enough for him to have the dignified governor of the Gosei family and a bunch of mud-legged people from Shikoku as ministers.  After drinking and talking happily, if word spreads about it, his innocent face will be completely ruined.  At first, he acquiesced to the Miyoshi family to cause trouble in Kyoto, which was an opportunity to use military deterrence to force the imperial court to submit. Otherwise, it would be so easy for Konoe Maekyu to resign and live in seclusion. Tianwen lost the position of Guanbai in the last years because he lacked the support of military power. He learned from the pain.  There is antecedent reason why these three good families were tacitly allowed to cause chaos.  Now that the great purge in the imperial court has come to an end, it is natural to promote courtiers and ministers who are close to Kujo's lineage. His legitimate son Kujo Kanetaka was promoted to the two great generals, H¨­dai Nagon and Sakonoe, completing the ladder-like penetration of power from top to bottom. This is no longer the case.  The Miyoshi family who needed to cause trouble continued to cause trouble in Kyoto. When the imperial court gradually conveyed this voice to Ashikaga Yoshiaki, he was forced to seriously consider how to deal with the Miyoshi family in civil strife.  In fact, Ashikaga Yoshiaki gradually couldn't stand the arrogance of the Miyoshi trio. More importantly, he sympathized with Matsunagahide. Matsunagahide even took the blame for his reputation of killing his brother and regicide. It was rumored that Matsunagahide planned and carried out the K¨­ro massacre.  The series of events involving the general just happened to reduce the negative impact of the pressure on Ashikaga Yoshiaki and give him a short respite. Although he has been held hostage and controlled by the three of them these days, he is still somewhat grateful to this master of taking the blame.
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