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Three Rivers Butterfly Chapter 585 White Flag Versus White Flag

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    More than ten days later, news of Ashikaga Yoshitoki raising his troops in Kamakura reached Kyoto, and the Kinai samurai fell into a state of temporary silence. They were horrified to discover that the dragon in Kanto could be so terrifying when it was angry. Participants in Kamakura  The sworn army has as many as 230,000 horsemen, more than 25,000 cavalry troops, and more than 15,000 iron artillery troops. There is constant traffic of packhorses and boats, and the army and supplies are countless.  The public opinion in Kinai then exclaimed how they had been deceived. Over the years, there have been voices criticizing Ashikagagi Toki for being a tortoise, but his current behavior is not that of a tortoise. With just one order, so many troops have been recruited, which is far more than what the outside world has guessed.  Not 100,000 or 150,000 cavalry, but a full 230,000 cavalry. Whether he had held back for many years had ulterior motives or was a sign of loyalty was no longer important. What was important was that he had soldiers, money and food, and his strength was so powerful that people were desperate.  On April 16, the twelfth year of Eiroku (1569), which was the eighteenth day after the troops were raised in Kanto, in front of the Ishikimizu Hachimangu Shrine in Kyoto, two internal ministers, Sakonoe General Ashikaga Yoshiaki, worshiped their ancestors.  Thousands of samurai from all walks of life gathered outside Shimizu Hachimangu Shrine, including Western countries, Kyushu, and Shikoku, waiting quietly for the ceremony to begin.  "Look! His Highness K身kata has invited out the Imperial White Flag of the Tomochiin-den!" "The Imperial White Flag! The Imperial White Flag of the Ashikaga Shogun's family! So excited!" The samurai from Saikuni, Kyushu and even Kinai cheered. The influence of the Ashikaga family in Saigoku  Extraordinarily powerful, the Ashikaga family's imperial white flag means as much to the Western samurai as the two imperial white flags erected in Kamakura during the Minamoto period.  Minamoto Yoritomo＊s imperial white flag is the glory of the Kamakura samurai. The Kamakura regiment that mounted this imperial white flag during the Jokyu Rebellion left a very deep impression on the Kinai samurai.  Taro Hachiman＊s Imperial White Flag is even more earth-shattering.  The Kinai samurai was so frightened that his legs became weak and he felt invincible.  Therefore, Ashikaga Yoshiaki wants to invite the Ashikaga family's imperial white flag to fight against Kanto.  The Ashikaga family originated from Shimono Ashikaga-so and was revived in the Mikawa Kingdom. When Ashikaga Takauji raised his troops, they relied on samurai from Saigoku and Kyushu. The Battle of Tatarahama was the first battle in which Ashikaga Takauji regrouped after defeating Kyushu.  Then an army of 200,000 soldiers was raised from the Western Kingdom of Kyushu and fought back to Kyoto. All the Kinai warriors participated in the formation and made great achievements in battle.  Therefore, this flag has a very strong influence on the samurai of the Western Kingdom, but its influence on the Eastern Kingdom is very limited. This time Ashikaga Yoshiaki chose to invite this imperial white flag.  To a large extent, the influence of the two flags in Kanto will be weakened. At least it will allow the samurai to comfort themselves that you have it and I have it, so that military morale and morale will not fall to the bottom before the battle.  That's what fighting is like. Discipline training is one thing, and military morale is another. Even an elite regiment that has been tempered for thousands of years has ups and downs in morale, not to mention the 180,000 troops from Shikoku, Kyushu, Shikoku, and Kinai.  What a hodgepodge, there are countless intrigues among the famous people from all over the world. It is unreliable to expect their consciousness, loyalty and bravery, if there is no orthodox nominal rule at this moment.  That means nothing can be accomplished with a piece of loose sand.  When a group of chaotic warriors with different origins gather together and form an alliance under a certain name to fight against powerful enemies.  A commander with a great reputation is needed, and Shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki is the most suitable and only candidate. However, what this general has said and done recently does not seem to be authentic.  The rumors of brother-murder and mother-murder had an irreparable negative impact on his image. The deposed emperor during the ban caused him to lose a lot of popularity in the Kinai, and his positive influence on the far country was even more weakened, making people feel pitiful.  , at this time, just using the title of general can no longer suppress the various daimyo people, but the shogunate still has to live, and the Minamoto no Yoshiki in Kanto still has to fight. You can't imitate the ostrich and stick your head in the sand and pretend not to see it.  How to do it?  The first way Ashikaga Yoshiaki thought of was to ask the emperor to issue a decree. Even if it was vetoed by Oda Nobunaga, the emperor in Kyoto could issue an decree, and the emperor in Sakamoto could also announce it in the lower house. We cannot let the emperor and the emperor's decrees always  Fighting would only weaken the emperor's authority, and fall into Minamoto no Yoshitoki's tricks. Seeing that the puppet show was not going to work, after much deliberation, there was only one way to go to Ishikimizu Hachimangu Shrine.  Yoshikawa Moto arrogantly glanced at the people from the Western Kingdom who had come with him. He ignored Urakami Munokage as if they were nothing. Seeing the expressions of the Urakami warriors who dared not speak, he snorted and turned to the side and whispered: "This is the shogunate."  General, that evil man? His white hands don't look like the legendary killer" Kobayakawa Takakage coughed and reminded: "Be careful! Brother, please be careful!" "That's right!  Yes! Be careful Hehe!" Yoshikawa Motoharu touched his head, smiled innocently at his nephew Mouri Terumoto, quickly put away his proud little tail, and inadvertently looked to the other side and said, "Look, that's our boss.  Familiar people!" Kobayakawa Takakage had also noticed a group of samurai staring at them with unkind expressions. He looked over carefully and whispered, "Well, that's Otomo!The great Otomo Hachiroden!  He should be presiding over the war against the Ryuzoji family on the front line, but why did he come to Kyoto? Is he also going to wade into this muddy water?  " "We also have to wade in this muddy water" Yoshikawa Motoharu found that his voice was a bit loud, so he quickly laughed and said: "The weather is good today!  Um!  It's just that the water in the Kamo River is a bit muddy" Suida Yuanqing said blankly: "Really?  But I found that the water in Kamo River is very clear!  " Yoshikawa Motoharu was so embarrassed by his idiot brother that he couldn't hold back a word for a long time. He hummed and said nothing. He eagerly hoped that his nephew Mouri Terumoto would step down. He looked up and saw that his good nephew was holding his chin with one hand and thinking deeply.  : "Did the Jindai appointed by the Otomo family turn out to be His Highness Otomo Chisada?  It＊s really hard to describe the situation of this trip!  " "What are you afraid of!  Yoshikawa Motoharu grinned and said, "If it doesn't work, just think of it as a trip!"  " Kobayakawa Takakage chuckled and said: "Bringing 20,000 troops to Kyoto is a bit expensive!  § The Mori family and the Otomo family have been fighting fiercely for the control of Kitakyushu in recent years. This time, the powerful families of the two families gathered in Kyoto at the same time, which is somewhat of a tit for tat. There is also a conflict with the fierce competition in Bechu.  The Urakami family, as well as the rebellious revival army that was defeated twice, the famous Nizi family loyal minister Yukimori Yamanaka and others in the Western Kingdom, Mouri Terumoto frowned and said: "Kono Sakyo-dono.  His Highness Miyoshi Jingzhao also came.  There are many powerful enemies!  " "Hey!  Kobayakawa Takakage said in a fuss: "How can we fight like this?"  Will he be stabbed in the back by his allies?  What a vexing question!  " Yoshikawa Motoharu's precious son. Yoshikawa Motounaga stood beside Mouri Terumoto and whispered: "We can also stab our allies!  " "Then this joint battle can still be fought?  Don't forget what His Highness Gonggang said, what the Kanto guy started was the White Flag Rebellion, not the Itsukushima battle we fought.  " What the Maori family is talking about is precisely the news in Kanto. This is the topic of greatest concern to the whole world. Even the eminent monks in the temple who don't care about everything are busy taking out their small notebooks to write down a bunch of rumors, such as the Kinai Five  Ashikaga family temple sects such as Shandai Demeishin are particularly concerned about this war, followed by major sects such as Nandu Beiling, including Koyasan and Jiaoou Gokokuji Temple, who are also secretly paying attention and even placing bets themselves.  , human nature is always inclined to take risks. Ashikaga Yoshitoki hung three royal white flags in front of Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine, marking the complete opposition between Kyoto Ashikaga and Kanto Ashikaga. Ashikaga Yoshiaki came to Ishikimizu Hachimangu Shrine in a panic and had no choice but to do so. Kyoto  The minister called this chaos the White Flag Rebellion, and not only the high-ranking officials in Kyoto, but also the generals of the imperial palace in the imperial palace, and even the Nanman missionaries traveling in the Kinei area knew about it.  Knowing that 230,000 Kanto cavalry were raising their troops in front of Tsuruoka Hachiman Palace, the warriors from all over the world who hurriedly went to Luo felt very conflicted. The 180,000 cavalry seemed to be much more prosperous than the Onin Rebellion, but if you count carefully, you will find that,  Of these 180,000 cavalry, 60,000 are sponsored by the Oda Army, 20,000 are from the Miyoshi Army, 20,000 are from the Maori Army, and 15,000 are from the Otomo family. Others include the Ryuzoji clan, the Kono clan, the Urakami clan, and the others.  The military strength of Nizi's revival ranged from 5,000 to 7,000. On the other hand, the powerful Shimazu clan of Southern Kyushu only sent 2,000 troops, which could only be compared with the soy sauce clans such as Tosa Ichijo clan and Nagasogabe clan.  Don't ask why there are so few people in the Shimazu family. If you ask them, they won't tell you. Shimazu has been writing the words "I'll make soy sauce" on his forehead for a long time, and his state is like sleepwalking.  He looked sluggish, seemed to be dozing off, and seemed indifferent. Yoshikawa Motoharu, who was looking around, secretly guessed that he probably participated in night activities in Kyoto. Anyway, he liked the prosperity of Kyoto, such as the women in the Whale House, and so on.  No matter how you look at it, there are only so many soldiers in the Onshimazu family anyway. Regardless of whether he is unhappy or not, giving two thousand is considered as giving the general face. If you don't give face, not even a big soldier will come. Does the general dare to issue a crusade order?  Don't dare. The man in Kanto is sharpening his sword and waiting to kill people. How dare he attack a small Satsuma Shimazu clan at this juncture? The consequence of this is that everyone is making small calculations, and those who send more troops start to regret it.  There were a lot of people here, and those who sent few troops were worried that if there was a real fight, the big guys would be squeezed into the front row and die. Instead, Xiao Jiujiu, who each fought on his own, put aside Ashikaga Yoshiaki's stern speech. Idiots are a rare breed these days. As long as they are more than two  At the age of fifteen, few people believe Ashikaga Yoshiaki's words that are full of loopholes. It has already come. It is probably difficult to turn around and leave at this time. After thinking about it, the small wealthy family decided to wait and see what happens.  The daimyo were thinking about how to fight this battle. They couldn't have a group of people go to Kyoto for a meeting and be beaten down by the Bando samurai without any solution.p; When they were willing to accept the emperor's decree and come to Beijing to protect the shogunate, wasn't it because the Kanto man was too powerful and too domineering, and he couldn't tolerate even a grain of sand in his eyes? Just look at his actions before and after the Oshu War, Oda  , Mouri, Miyoshi, and Otomo should not be able to get good results. If they spit out the territory that they have worked hard for generations to gain without fighting, they will probably be poked in the back by generations of retainers until they die. From then on, they will become synonymous with idiots and losers. However,  how to spell?  have no idea.  The samurai of the Western Kingdom are struggling with how to fight, and Ashikaga Yoshiaki is struggling with how disgusting Minamoto is. These days, there are only one or two who dare to kill the general, and there are a large group of people who dare to exile the general, but they slap the general in front of the world.  , probably Kanto's Ashikaga Yoshitoki, who was so bold and reckless.  Hatred, the first time I experienced the feeling of hatred. In the past, I just hated and feared Ashikaga Yoshiaki. Ever since he announced that he would raise troops to attack the general in Kyoto, the seeds of hatred have quietly taken root and sprouted. In Ashikaga Yoshiaki's view.  The general's face is more important than anything else.  You can exile me and kill me but you cannot insult me.  This is why Ashikaga Yoshiteru chose to stay in Nijo Imperial Palace and died heroically.  Yuan Yi was not honest at all. He exposed everything about him in front of everyone in the world. He called him a man who killed his brother and his mother in an attempt to usurp the throne. Then he took out his subjugation order and said that the general had no right to deprive him of his Miao name.  , but Minamoto no Yoshitoki still decided to save face for the general's crusade before breaking out. He declared that his generation would not use the Miao character and would use Minamoto no Yoshi, and let his son continue to use the Ashikaga Miao character.  This was a backhand slap that hit Ashikaga Yoshiaki's right cheek right in the middle of the target.  The Ashikaga family is a hero that has not been seen in a century. The powerful Lienzhong who was given the Ashikaga Miao character by Ashikaga Yoshiteru was deprived of the right to use the Miao character. This should be a huge blow to Minamoto Yoshimoto, and of course it is also a huge blow to the trust of the shogunate.  It's a pity that people can switch courtiers' surnames at any time.  Not only did he easily expose Ashikaga Yoshiaki's "ingenious tricks" that he was proud of, but he also ridiculed Ashikaga Yoshiaki for being so stupid that he learned to use the name of the general to punish a meritorious delinquent without even wiping the poop out of his crotch.  The powerful disciples were not happy to be slapped by him, so they had to slap themselves in the face to feel at ease.  This is the first slap.  If the family flag is deprived, it will be deprived, and it will not be allowed to be used as an advantage.  I took out the Minamoto family's Sasa Ry迂kan and used it. Ashikaga Yoshiaki probably didn't expect that there was an imperial white flag in Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine. He certainly didn't know that Hachiman Taro's imperial white flag was also in his hands. He must have known it for more than ten years.  Former Ashikaga Yoshiki once wrote a flag seal for Minamoto Yoshitoki, but he didn't expect that the flag seal could also turn into a white flag. This slap hit Ashikaga Yoshiaki's face, and probably half of his face swelled. This was the second slap.  He deprived the Kwantung public of his official duties, thinking that this would expose his legal control over the Kwantung martial arts family. However, he did not expect that he could still be the backbone of the Kwantung family without the title of Kwantung general, and he was once again the backbone of the Kwantung family.  Making the unforgivable mistake of kicking Minamoto Yoshitoki out of the Ashikaga family system, allowing him to raise troops with the same status as the General of the Conquering Yi, this will lead to a fatal consequence. From then on, the East Kingdom  The samurai no longer listened to the shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki.  Even if Minamoto no Yoshiki is defeated and commits suicide one day like the Ashikaga Mochi clan, as long as his descendants are still around, they will continue to raise troops and rebel in the name of the pillars of the samurai family, and the shogunate will once again fall into a distressing cycle of chaos and be unable to extricate itself. Repeatedly  What his ancestors did more than a hundred years ago.  Of course, this is just his fantasy, some private thoughts that cannot be expressed in words. Apart from him, probably no samurai will believe that the shogunate can defeat and kill Minamoto no Yoshi. Among the various voices coming from Kinai,  There are many people who sympathize with Minamoto no Yoshitoki, including Hatakeyama Takamasa, Tsutsui Junkei and others.  "Only 180,000 people, too few! Why would Hatakeyama Takamasa refuse Yu's call? Even if I was given the command, he would still refuse, just because Oda Nobunaga is the deputy general? This won't work, we must find a way  !" Ashikaga Yoshiaki turned around and whispered something to his attendant, who hurried to Oda Nobunaga and whispered in his ear.  Oda Nobunaga raised his brows, nodded with a smile and said: "His Majesty K身kata has finally made some progress. I replied to His Highness K身k身 that you don't have to worry about Takaya-den. At this moment, His Highness should have been exiled to Jiji by Yusa Nobuyoshi and Anmi Clan.  Iwasha has left, and the new governor of the Kawachi Hatakeyama family is Hatakeyama Akiaka. His Highness Akigata is an acquaintance of His Highness K身kata. He will convince the people of Yamato to cooperate with the shogunate's decision as soon as possible. " Hatakeyama Akihiko is Ashikaga Yoshiaki.  Half of his close confidants, he was the first samurai to be bestowed with the Miao name after the shogun ascended the throne. Oda Nobunaga was able to successfully marshal the Anmi clan and Yusa Shinji because he had the card of Arihatakeyama Akidaka in his hand.  The reason is that one is the popular man in front of the general, and the other is the stubborn old fighter. If you think about it carefully, you will know who to choose.  On the other hand, Hatakeyama Takamasa has been too troublesome in recent years. He has tried his best to fight against the Miyoshi family for twenty years, but he has not even succeeded in fighting.They haven't even given birth to a son, but their daughter is still so young. This makes the Hatakeyama retainers worry that one day this fighter will fight him to death. Losing the family property will be a trouble. Instead of doing this, they should take this opportunity to take care of this  The guy is exiled and everyone can accept an honest new governor.  This is an evil deal. Oda Nobunaga needs the stability of Kinai, Yusa Shinji and Anmi clan need to control the real power in the family. The Hatakeyama retainers group longs for a family governor who thinks normally, behaves according to rules, and can give birth to healthy heirs. Frequent  The war has long exhausted the people of Hanoi. It is even more tiring to continue to fight when they cannot win or reap any benefits.  Ashikaga Yoshitoki's eloquent speech finally came to an end, and he finally said plausibly: " Sir! Look at this Ashikaga Imperial White Flag, how much splendor and glory it has brought to us. Back then, the Imperial White Flag of Tojiin was flying this flag.  When the white flag enters Luo, I, Yoshiaki, will use this imperial white flag to attack Minamoto no Yoshi. The ancestors of the Ashikaga family will protect us! Namu Hachiman Daibodhisattva, bless my Ashikaga family's military fortune!  !§ The Western Samurai clapped three times, bowed respectfully and prayed: ※Namu Hachiman Bodhisattva!§ There was no excitement and no loud shouts. The whole process was as dull as a glass of water, although Ashikaga Yoshiaki＊s speech was wonderful and full of flowers.  He throws out clich谷s as if they are free. He has studied culture in Yishengyuan for more than 20 years and has this literary talent. However, he always consciously avoids talking about loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness at some critical moments, which makes the scene very strange.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster! PS: I would like to thank my book friends Dark Ruthless, liushuiwu, Hattori Masashige, and Heart Floating for their rewards. Recently, Wu Mei＊s energy has not been very good. She frequently stays up late and her eyes are very tired.  The coding speed has dropped sharply, and I am really unable to explode. It is already very difficult to work on 10,000 words, so I am sorry.
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