A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

The main combatant, Shimazu Yoshihiro, took the responsibility for the defeat and cut him off with a single blow without hesitation. He was so knowledgeable that it made it difficult for the shogunate to deal harshly with the Shimazu family.

In the end, the Shimadzu's territories in Higo, Okuma, Hyuga and other countries were greatly reduced, leaving only Satsuma, two Okuma counties, and one Hyuga county. At the same time, Satsuma also specially set aside 10,000 kan for Ijuin Tadō, which was aligned with the Shimadzu's. Ping, the official title is Falcon Head.

Whether the world is generally peaceful or not depends on Oyu's message.

Now why Ashikaga Yoshihide returned to Shinshu Mountain? It is normal to say that Uesugi Kenshin, who originally died of a hemorrhage at the age of 49 in history, was able to rule the sixty-six countries of the world at the center of the shogunate because of Kanto Zhenping. How long did he live? for several years.

Although in the end, he suffered a cerebral hemorrhage due to excessive drinking and was unable to be rescued, so he kicked his legs for a while. But it was a lucky move for him. After Ashikaga Yoshihide matured and was able to basically eliminate Ashikaga Yoshihide's political influence, Uesugi Kenshin kicked his legs a little bit, which saved a lot of trouble and paved the way for Ashikaga Yoshihide to fully support the government. Leveled the road.

The only trouble is that Echigo is in charge of the Uesugi family's huge territory of the Three Kingdoms (Echigo, Echichu, and Sado), and the heir is still a child in his early ten years. In order to demonstrate the power of the shogunate and stabilize the world and the hearts of the daimyo, Ashikaga Yoshihide He personally gave this "younger brother" Yuanfu and named him Uesugi Yoshikage, but he did not let the boy return to his country and become a feudal lord.

Instead, the three generals who were closest to the shogunate, Kawada Nagauchi, Takemata Keizuna, and Amanza Kagemochi, temporarily handled the state affairs as family elders, leaving Uesugi Yoshikage by his side to take care of him.

It was only a few years ago that Uesugi Yoshikage returned to his country and joined the feudal clan. Now it was because the daughter of Uesugi Yoshikage and Uesugi Kenshin (Uesugi Ken|Masonna) gave birth to an heir. As the first relative of the shogunate to a feudal lord, Ashikaga Yoshihide naturally wanted to show his attention.

On the one hand, he congratulates his little brother for having a child, and on the other hand, he also wants to inspect the Kanto Ou Kingdoms.

Previously, the shogunate was very strict in dealing with the issue of the heirs of the 125,000 kankan daimyo Hojo clan in Harima. The Hojo clan died without heirs in the prime of life. Legally, there was no one to inherit the huge territory of Harima country. The Hojo clan's father Imagawa Ujiki and Oishi Uteru went to Luo to request Ashikaga Yoshihide to appoint another successor.

This is a great opportunity to split up the Hojo clan. How could the shogunate let this opportunity pass? Originally, the opinion of the Hojo family was to use Hojo's direct younger brother, Ota Ujifusa, as his heir. However, Ota's family was a direct brother of the Hojo family and had the same blood relationship. The second thing is Kunyori Naga-kun. If a baby of several years old is brought here, it will be a real disaster if this baby dies again given the medical level of these days.

After a discussion with the shogunate, Gu Niantianxia initially decided that if the Hojo clan were to be destroyed immediately, it would probably frighten the world's famous people, and they might do something outrageous. Therefore, the Hojo clan's request was accepted, and the Ota clan changed its name to the Hojo clan, becoming the adopted son of the Hojo clan and inheriting the Harima Hojo clan.

But this is only one of them. In view of the fact that the Hojo clan has no experience in governing such a large territory, the shogunate was "merciful" and separated the Hojo families in order to prevent riots in Harima country.

The five direct uncles of the Hojo clan, Oishi Uteru, Fujita clan, Imagawa clanki, Yotoji Yao, and Hojo clan nobu, all became independent daimyo. Each of them was granted a title of 10,000 kan, which immediately cut off 50,000 kan from the Hojo clan's territory. .

Even though they are still a family now, two generations later, brothers will become cousins. The human heart is separated from the belly and cannot move around often. Who knows what it will be like when the time comes.

Such a family succession, which is similar to a favor order, will naturally make the foreign daimyo wary.

When I heard that Ashikaga Yoshihide was coming to Kasugayama Castle, all the great names of the Eastern Kingdom came running to pay their respects. Of course, they were all here to congratulate the leader of the Uesugi clan on their successor. Under the laws of the shogunate, the daimyo needed reasonable reasons and applications to leave their territory now.

However, when it comes to Dongguo, most people are quite obedient due to the fact that the Yamauchi family has been in business for a long time and has a long-standing reputation. In particular, Ota Masakai, the lord of the Sagami Odawara clan, Uesugi Yoshinori, the lord of the Musashi Matsuyama clan, and Ashikaga Yorijun, the lord of the Shimotsou-Furukawa clan, all relied on the prestige of the Yamauchi clan to secure their territory, and now they all continue as shogunate descendants. , naturally loyal.

It turns out that the great names of Ou, such as Mogami Yoshimitsu of Dewa and Date Masamune of Rikuzen, all came to pay homage to Ashikaga Yoshihide, and even Mogami Yoshimitsu gave his daughter to Ashikaga. Yoshihide served as a concubine, but the shogunate was still wary of these outsiders.

Therefore, after the Ashina clan of Aizu was destroyed, the shogunate strongly refuted the territorial claims of the Satake clan and the Date clan to Aizu. Instead, it arranged for the Isshiki clan, who was born in the Yamauchi clan, to enter the country and grant Aizu 50,000 kan.

In addition, the son of Kanai Hideharu, who died in the decisive battle of Shitarahara Sou, will be granted the title of Aizu Wakamatsu with 25,000 kan, as the main presence to monitor the Ou daimyo.

Previously, there was a commotion in the Imperial family of the Nanbu clan, and the shogunate suppressed the Oura clan and the Kunohe clan who had raised troops, and transferred the Iwase family to the Mutsu Kunohe clan with 31,000 kan. The two cooperated, one in the south and one in the north, just to monitor the daimyo of Ou.

Date Masamune regretted that he had destroyed his father, otherwise he could have followed Mogami Yoshimitsu's example and gave Ashikaga Yoshihide a sister or something. Now he came here as a bachelor, and they were giving gifts of their daughter and souvenirs. Only he gave a liter of amber and a screen, which looked particularly different.

Even though the Date family now only has a territory of 89,000 or 90,000 kusen, at that time, the Date family was also a big name in Ou, with genuine Mutsu Mamoru and Mutsu Guardian. If it hadn't been for an astronomical chaos, half of Ou would have been within the Date family's sphere of influence as far as the eye could see.

Ashikaga Yoshihide actually thought about the possibility of transferring the Date family's title to the family, but he decided not to do so after the advice of the ministers. Now when I see him, I just comfort them with gentle words and chat with them.

Even if there are several side chambers suddenly added to the harem, the young people don't know whether they know how to restrain themselves.