Chapter 274: Years of Waiting
Seeing that the three of them had completely accepted the killing of the shogun, and were thinking about the details, they couldn't help but feel very satisfied, and the problem that Iwanari Yutong just said seemed to be difficult to solve, but in front of Matsunaga Hide, it was not a problem at all.
Matsunaga Shu couldn't help but think that he and the other four of them would send an army of 2,000 together, and the total army under Ashikaga Yoshiki was less than 20% of his own, and Nijo Castle was in disrepair, and the outer wall was damaged in many places, plus he was prepared to attack and was unprepared, he would definitely succeed in one blow, I am afraid that it would not take an hour to end the battle, and in such a short time, far away more than ten miles, how could Kakukei in the Ichisunori Temple receive the news and flee in advance.
At that time, by virtue of his agreement with the Ichibanji Temple, the Ichisaiji Jueqing will be unable to escape.
What Matsunaga Shu relied on was to act secretly, and Ashikaga Yoshiki would never have thought that someone would dare to do something to him, otherwise Matsunaga Hide would never dare to be so careless.
However, a wise man must make a mistake, even if he calculated, he did not calculate two things, one is that he did not notice that Ashikaga Yoshiteru has a close attendant named Hosokawa Fujitaka by his side, and this close attendant is much better than him in terms of wisdom, and the other thing is that he also did not calculate that the Oda family department will be stationed in Kyoto between Nijo Castle and Ichijoji Temple with a hundred elite Ashigaru under his command.
In the past three days, Matsunaga Shu and Miyoshi have each led 500 ashigaru men to assemble secretly in accordance with regulations. Ashikaga Yoshiteru, who was in Nijo Castle, was unaware of the impending danger.
In the dilapidated assessment room of Nijo Castle, Ashikaga Yoshiteru was holding the regular meeting as usual, because the Ashikaga shogunate had been in decay for many years, and Ashikaga Yoshiteru, as the general of the Seiyi, had to socialize frequently, so there was simply not enough money to recruit more samurai to become retainers.
Now. It is already a miracle that Ashikaga Yoshiteru can still raise 300 ashigaru.
In the assessment room, except for Ashikaga Yoshiteru, there were only six samurai sitting in his hands, although these six people were neatly dressed. However, it is clearly visible. The clothes on their bodies have been washed and turned white, and the status of these warriors is not low, and the lowest Liang Tian Zhengsheng is also a general.
It stands to reason that in their capacity, get a good dress to wear on their body. It's not a difficult thing, but since they came out of the public house, this money has never been paid, although there is no worry about food and clothing, but. If you want to sell a decent outfit, you need to bite the bullet.
And the shogunes of the public family lived such a hard life, and they could unswervingly follow the Ashikaga family, all because they had a belief in their hearts. The belief is that the Ashikaga family will one day be revived.
I have to say that Ashikaga Yoshiteru is still very diligent, if it weren't for his too strong character, although the Ashikaga shogunate has no hope of revival, but self-preservation must be more than enough.
There are two things to announce at the Ashikaga Yoshiteru meeting today, one is that he has now also experienced the disadvantages of having too few retainers. Not to mention anything else, it's not enough to garrison the territory. Not to mention sending his retainers to contact the forces that are willing to support him.
So, after some thought. Ashikaga Yoshiki decided to promote Hosokawa Fujitaka, who had followed him for many years and was from a famous family, from his close attendant to a retainer, and this was also his final decision after thinking about it.
Hosokawa Fujitaka as a close attendant, the actual amount of money he actually gets every year is less than 30 yuan, and after he was promoted to become a retainer, he will have to pay at least 40 yuan a year, which invisibly has an extra ten yuan, which makes Ashikaga Yoshiki feel a little painful, now every penny of the family has to be spent on the blade, and it must not be wasted, every penny saved, then the hope of the revival of the family will be greater, so this is also a decision that he thought about for a long time before finally making a painful decision.
In the assessment room, Hosokawa Fujitaka knelt respectfully in the middle of the assessment room, only to see Ashikaga Yoshiki stand up and say solemnly: "Hosokawa Fujitaka!" ”
"The subordinates are here, please give instructions to the lord." I only heard Hosokawa Fujitaka hurriedly replied respectfully, before this, he had already known that the lord was going to promote himself to a retainer, so he felt a little excited, now he is in his thirties, but he is still a close servant, with his age, plus his current identity, it is enough to make the world laugh off his big teeth. …,
However, Hosokawa Fujitaka didn't care about this, because he clearly knew the situation of the Ashikaga family now, so he didn't blame the lord for not promoting himself.
But as a samurai, he didn't want to be an upright samurai, that was a lie, and when he learned two days ago that the lord would soon be promoted to ashigaru, he was still very excited.
Ashikaga Yoshiki nodded, and said: "For more than ten years, you have contributed a lot to the family, and you have no regrets, I have also seen these in my eyes, in recognition of your contributions to the family in the past ten years, I now appoint you as the head of the ashigaru, and the ...... of Yuroku"
Speaking of this, Ashikaga Yoshiki gritted his teeth before he spoke again: "Yulu Wuguan." ”
Although it is impossible for this monthly five-run Yulu to be sent to his own hands without a penny, however, Hosokawa Fujitaka still feels very excited, and now he has become a head of the ashigaru, and he can be regarded as an upright samurai, although in other forces, this is nothing at all, and even this scene, in this land, is staged almost every day, but, in the Ashikaga family, it has been at least five years, and no samurai has been appointed, or promoted, and under such conditions, The lord can also appoint himself as a head of the ashigaru, which fully proves his ability.
Thinking of this, I only heard Hosokawa Fujitaka say excitedly: "Thank you to the lord, my subordinates will swear allegiance to the lord and the Ashikaga family." ”
After hearing this, Ashikaga Yoshiteru nodded with satisfaction, Hosokawa Fujitaka's loyalty, he was clear, otherwise, when the family was a little more generous, it would not be possible to be the first to change his identity.
Hosokawa Fujitaka is now in his thirties, and it is inappropriate to describe a samurai who is still a close attendant at his age, and it should be said that until now, it is unique, and with his loyalty, he was only appointed as the head of Ashigaru, and Ashikaga Yoshiki was a little unhappy.
After Hosokawa Fujitaka became a famous family, not only did he not show off in the slightest, but he was introverted to make people think that he was just a samurai from an ordinary martial artist, which is also what Ashikaga Yoshiki appreciates the most.
After a while, after the retainers present congratulated Hosokawa Fujitaka, the assessment room was quiet again