A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

Chapter 8 8. The Warring States Period is Cruel and Really Everyday

The Yamauchi army's vigorous efforts did not break through the Shirakawa family's diehard elements in Honmaru. Before sunset, all armies withdrew like a tide from the city that had been destroyed by the war. Apart from some remaining on guard, there was no concern that hundreds of remaining troops from Honmaru would be defeated and recapture the outer city.

That night, the family sent warriors carrying flags into the city for the first time to negotiate, but the specific results are unknown.

But after Xiaopingtai returned to the camp, he saw his villagers and even the warriors who shouldn't go into battle at all packing their packages. Especially the village chief's family member, who clearly sees humans and animals as harmless and who is better at cooking than fighting, is folding and packing an expensive-looking kosho (women's clothing!), the kind made of silk The brilliance is quite dazzling under the light of the bonfire. For several others, there were paintings, calligraphy, porcelain, and even Go boards and pots in their bags.

Mmp, Xiaoheita felt regretful, Ninomaru is full of samurai houses! At that time, the war was in turmoil, and everything he grabbed was his own. How could he be so stupid and pretend to be dead? I risked my life and fought hard on the city wall, and all of you fishermen have made a fortune.

When I turned around to look at the village chief, I saw that this man was actually bringing a little girl of thirteen or fourteen years old who was still crying. etc! Your daughter is staying well at home. If you look closer, you will see that you have kidnapped everyone’s daughter. You are in your mid-thirties and you still go to catch such a little girl, you are such a beast!

I won’t say anything about old cows eating young grass. Can you please stop looking so lewd in public? It's a war, please be serious, okay?

Looking at the lucky draw, each one happily carried the package, hugged the little girl (that word is a forbidden word), and purred. Mrs. Xiaoping slapped her forehead hard: "Mrs. Xiaoping! Mrs. Xiaoping! Why are you so stupid that you missed such a good opportunity to make a fortune!" With tears of regret, he spent the whole night half-conscious and half-awake. .

On the second day, a sedan was carried out of the city, and several maids helped a girl in gorgeous clothes who was obviously only thirteen or fourteen years old to enter the shogunate. This was obviously Shirakawa's princess (Hime).

"She will soon become Yamauchi Yoshiharu's little wife, right?" Koheta thought so, but she couldn't envy her other than muttering a few words, just take a look.

An hour later, the main gate of Honmaru opened, and about a hundred old, weak, women and children and dozens of injured samurai Ashigaru also left the city. It means both receiving treatment and placement, but also being a hostage.

At noon, two warriors in white linings and two warriors with swords came out of the city. On the road outside the city gate, two warriors sat peacefully on the straw mat, each drinking a plate of wine.

Then the older samurai quickly wrote something on the paper with a pen. The young warrior echoed: "Fifty years of life are like a dream; like dew or lightning, you should observe it like this."

Soon the two of them drank several plates of wine each, and without any urging, they committed seppuku without hesitation. The two warriors who followed them quickly explained their mistakes. The head was quickly presented to the shogunate. As expected, it was the Daimyo Shirakawa and the young master.

In the afternoon, everyone in the city lined up to leave the city and surrender. When they saw the straw mat covered with blood, some covered their faces and cried, some sighed, some remained silent, and some cried loudly. Several samurai, old and young, also committed suicide at the place where Shirakawa committed seppuku at noon.

The remaining people hugged a five or six-year-old boy and knelt on the ground some distance away from the shogunate. He bowed his head and walked on his knees to show his surrender and prayer to Yamauchi Yoshiji.

At this time, Yamauchi Yoshiharu must show his tolerance and kindness. He showed mercy to the young son of Shirakawa and allowed him to go to Songli Temple in Shannai territory to become a monk, and had his hair shaved on the spot. Basically all the samurai or ashigaru in the city surrendered, and the Shirakawa family was completely destroyed.

The samurai will see if Yamauchi Yoshiharu is willing to use it, and those who are willing to use it can earn a little salary. If you don't want to sign up, then I'm sorry, please find another job or go back to your hometown to work in farming. The ronin industry is also very promising.

Then, of course, there were rewards based on merit. Hosokawa Saime ranked first because of her downhill spear and Ejiri's Ichiban ride. He was granted the title of 500 Guan of a certain county in Jiangjiri, and enjoyed the reputation of father and son sharing the same fortune.

Others have to give you swords, horses, gold and sentiments. Yes, they just give you a letter of thanks and a little condolence money. Otherwise, there are so many fierce generals under Nagao Kagetora, and some people took twenty or thirty blood-stained tokens. If all of them were given as land rewards, you might not be able to give Nagao Kagetora all of Japan. Promoted to be a samurai upon meritorious deeds, opening one's mouth only to be rewarded with a few hundred stones of knowledge and practice. This is the plot of a mindless novel.

And what about Koheita, Hosokawa's lucky general? Summoned by Hosokawa, he was asked to be his ashigaru and stay in Ejiri to guard. And gave him the Five Guanwen. That's right, Xiao Pingtai made two first contributions for him and braved the hail of bullets, which was worth the five Guanwen.

Koheita declined Ashigaru's call, and Hosokawa Kainyo did her best. He also asked someone to bring a table of rice as a gift to Koheita, and then sent him away.

Cruel? Not cruel, this is the daily life of Japan during the Warring States Period.

Bosses, please rest assured that the manuscript must be more than 150,000 words!

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