At its peak, the Bessho clan controlled the eight counties of Higashi-Harima (Misao-gun, Akashi-gun, Kako-gun, Innan-gun, Kasai-gun, Kato-gun, Tako-gun, and Jinto-gun), which was already more than 20 years ago, and since the death of Bessho Noriharu, the Bessho clan and many other families have inevitably declined, and the Bessho clan is resolutely independent between the Date family and the Miyoshi family, and on the one hand, it is opposed to the Miyoshi family, and on the other hand, the relationship with the Date family is not harmonious. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

On the surface, there seems to be a lot of harmony between the Date family and the Bessho family, and there has not been a single skirmish in the past three or four years, but the Date family's encroachment on the Bessho family's land has not stopped for a moment, and in the past three or four years, the Bessho family, which originally controlled the land of the eight counties, has only one castle, Miki Castle, left. With the decline of the Miyoshi family and the rise of Honganji, the Bessho family is in the land of right and wrong between the Date family and Honganji, and under the encroachment of the Date family, they have to grasp the last straw.

After Bessho Yasuharu sent Honda Masanobu away, he received a letter from Date Masaki from Himeji Castle. The content of the letter is that Date Masaki is going to hold a meeting at Himeji Castle and orders him to go to Himeji Castle as soon as possible. The letter also stated that Miki Castle was an important fortress leading to Kinai, that he had a vendetta with the Ikeda family, and that he served as a guide for the Date army when it attacked Settsu Province.

After receiving the letter, Bessho Yasuharu shuddered. You must know that he had just said goodbye to the messenger of Honganji, and as soon as the front foot sent him away, the back foot sent a letter ordering him to go to Himeji Castle to pay homage, and this matter revealed strange everywhere, which made her think about it a lot.

The letter said that because he lived close to Settsu and was familiar with the geography of Settsu, it seemed to be just an excuse. At the same time, he guided several generals who had been summoned to Okayama Castle and were killed, which made him even more afraid. If his conspiracy with Honganji had been revealed, there would be only one way to die.

After the old father Bessho learned the details, he was also anxious, on the one hand, he was entangled with the same as Bessho Anji about whether there would be an accident when he went to Himeji Castle, and on the other hand, he was thinking about the unbounded words that Honda Masashi said when he came.

Bessho said, "It's still too late to flee to Honganji Temple and join Honganji Temple, and if Honganji can't do it, you can also go to Tanba Hatanoya." However, if you leave alone, I am afraid that the life under the fence will be very difficult. ”

Bessho Anji patted his neck and said in frustration: "I think what Date wants is my head, if my head can be exchanged for the survival of my clan, I am willing to sacrifice, I'm afraid Date wants more than just my head, this is what worries people." ”

The war is imminent, no one will be willing to be cut off again, especially when going to Luo, any force that is suspected of colluding with the enemy will be ruthlessly uprooted, even if they are willing to pay a heavy price, there is no objection in their hearts, and everyone understands the truth that they would rather kill mistakes than let them go.

Bessho understood that his son's words were not wrong, and he was thinking about whether Miki Castle would be able to hold on as expected, and he suddenly said: "Although the words spoken by the messenger of Honganji Temple today are mixed and seem to have no clue, but if they are combined with this letter, it is a hint that we have a truth, and there may be a glimmer of life if we can only resist it." ”

Bessho Anzhi frowned, thoughtful. There was a thoughtful look on his face, but there was no trace of shock, obviously he had also considered the reason for resisting, and just wanted to say it from the mouth of the old father, once he said it, he was afraid that the other retainers would not agree, but it was very different from other places, at least he could persuade his younger brothers to stand with him. He said quietly: "If our Miki City rises up to resist, those tribal ministers who originally belonged to us will probably not send troops to fight with us, and the final number of warriors who can be recruited will not exceed a thousand, and it will not be easy to hold Miki City under thousands of troops." ”

He also knew that once he raised a counter-flag, it would inevitably attract the wrath of tens of thousands of troops in Himeji Castle, which was close at hand, and the terror of thousands of troops could instantly drown out the courage that he had so hard to muster. He was thinking about it, and he thought it was an extremely dangerous bet. If Date Masaki really wanted to do this, it would be easy to destroy thousands of people, and even with the support of Honganji, it would be difficult to resist the wrath of the Date family.

The father and son of the other office and the other place regretted their miscalculation. They felt that it was a foolish act to conspire with Honganji in order to preserve their family name.

In order to survive, and at the same time to continue to preserve the land left by their ancestors, it was necessary to have a keen insight to choose the strong and participate in the battle, which was the survival place of the local wealthy families at that time. In fact, in order to resist the invasion of Miyoshi Shikyu, Bessho father and son took refuge in Date Masahiro. As a result, the weather of this war determined the final victory, and a heavy snowfall not only caused Miyoshi to retire from the army, but also made the father and son of Bessho think that God blessed them, not the help of the Date family, and the reinforcements of the Date family after the war were really not friendly. In the last war, the Date family swallowed their anger and adopted a completely different strategy in Higashi-Harima than in other places, using a step-by-step encroachment to acquire the land of the other family.

However, the strategy of the Bessho family was wrong from the beginning, and they should have completely surrendered to the Date family back then, although they would lose some of their territory, but they would not be left with only the lonely Miki Castle like now, and they would not be in such a dilemma as they are now. If you take a wrong step, you can only make up for the mistakes you made back then and embark on what you think is the right path. Originally, he thought of conspiring with Honganji in private, thinking that in this way, whether Date or Honganji won, the Bessho people of Higashi-Harima would continue to survive. Where did I expect it to backfire, but it was still noticed by Zhengheng.

Bessho said suddenly: "In this matter, just because our Bessho clan is really lonely and difficult to support, only by asking Honganji to come and help us defend together, can we have a glimmer of life, and we must hope that Honganji will not abandon us and make peace with the Date family." ”

Bessho's words indicate that he has decided to fight back, but he still needs the support of Honganji. He didn't have absolute certainty of defending Miki Castle, although Miki Castle was a fortified castle in Harima Country, could it be that Tatsuno Castle, Imperial Castle, and Zhiyan Castle were not fortified castles, and they were not uprooted by the Date Army one by one. Although the Bessho family thinks that they are more famous than the Date family, it is possible that Izumo's Niko, Tsuna's Ouchi, Tajima's Yamana, Tango's Isshiki, Bizen's Urakami, and even Aki's Mori are all much more noble than the Fujiwara clan's side gate tributaries like the Date family, and they are not all defeated at his hands.

But even so, if they are killed, they still can't do it. Maybe if you rise up and resist, you will have a chance to live. After Honganji's victory in the Great War of Kinai, he turned to a battle to the death against the Date family, and the Bessho clan, who were the first to rebel against the Date family, will bring new glory. However, once they fail, they also know that not only will the territory be confiscated by Ida, but even the family will become captives, and true love is a very obvious thing. Therefore, he had to arrange a place for them to flee beforehand.

Bessho Anji knew that his father seemed to have made up his mind, but he was still hesitant in his heart, and he suddenly made a suggestion, saying, "The messenger of Honganji Temple has just left, and it's still too late for us to go and catch up, maybe it's still too late, right?" ”

Bessho shook his head, he was old, he didn't do what Bessho Anji said, and decided to chase after the messenger of Honganji, once the people of the Date family noticed it, then the next step was not a letter, but an army that came to arrest their father and son. After thinking for a while, he said: "This matter has to be considered in the long run, and we can delay it as long as we can, and at the same time secretly send an envoy to Yueshui City to ask for an envoy from Honganji Temple, and tell him that at least substantial assistance must be provided, otherwise we will not put up a flag." ”

Bessho Anji nodded and responded, "That's exactly the reason. But even if the flag is not raised, how should the family respond, and should they arrange for them to flee first? ”

Besho shook his head and replied: "It's not in a hurry now, let's see." He knew that if he did this, he would be immediately noticed by Date's spies, who were standing at the head of Miki Castle with a dilemma, waiting for the movement from Himeji Castle and Koshisui Castle, but they didn't know what to do.

The hesitation of the father and son of Miki Castle Bessho, but the owner of Himeji Castle, Date Masahiro, who was close at hand, attracted a messenger who came by boat, an old friend of Date Masahiro, and Hosokawa Fujitaka, the envoy of Ashikaga Yoshiki who came to meet with him several times.

Hosokawa Fujitaka came to ask Date Masahiro to send troops to attack Settsu. Who made the difficulty of Horyuji Temple make the forces that originally agreed to Ashikaga Yoshiteru attack to attack Ishiyama Honganji hesitate again, Ashikaga Yoshiteru, who was anxious to gray countless hairs, thought of Date Masahiro, and heard that Date Masahiro gathered people in Harima Country, so he proposed to let Date Masahiro send troops to attack Ishiyama Honganji Temple first, although Akechi Mitsuhide knew that this matter was difficult to do, but he was also a clever woman who was difficult to cook without rice, so he had to die as a live horse doctor, Hosokawa Fujitaka once again assumed the identity of an envoy, He also carried an order that Date Masahiro had brought with him when he first came to meet Date Masahiro, and that Date Masahiro should serve as the shogun's vice-general.

Masahiro didn't meet Ashikaga Yoshiteru, nor did he meet Akechi Mitsuhide once, but he met Hosokawa Fujitaka a lot, and he took some time out of his busy schedule to summon Hosokawa Fujitaka and asked, "How is Hosokawa-kun lately?" ”

Hosokawa Fujitaka and Date Masahiro are also old friends, he heard the inquiry, but did not respond, but bowed directly: "I heard that the Western Kingdom has recently gathered soldiers and horses in Harima, this is a proclamation handed over to you by the general of Seiyi, and I also ask your lord to clear the world for the sake of the people of Li, support Ashikaga, and save the people of Li." ”

Hosokawa Fujitaka knew that once Date Masahiro greeted, he was afraid that he would bypass people, and the main topic would not be able to be expanded, so he directly asked straight to the point, which made Masahiro quite unable to get off the stage. Shoei's position in the shogunate was the Western Exploration Theme, which managed the two provinces of San'in and Sanyo, that is, the Chinese Exploration Topic, and during the Warring States Period, Ouchi Yoshixing of the Zhou Defense was replaced, and later held by Date Masatoshi after he rejected the deputy general. His official position in the imperial court was Dazai Daiji, and Hosokawa Fujitaka called the Western Kingdom Exploration Topic, not Dazai Daiji, which is enough to explain everything.

Masahiro took the proclamation from the hands of his attendants, and looked down from above: "The shogunate's vice-general, Fujiwara courtier, Date Masahiro, would like to announce to the world with great righteousness: Honganji usurped the unscrupulous forces and deceived the heavens and the earth, destroyed the country and killed the king; defile Kyoto and mutilate living beings; Wolves are unkind, and sins are accumulated! Today, under the secret edict of the general, a large number of volunteers are gathered, vowing to sweep the world and kill the murderers. Wangxing righteous teachers, venting public anger; Support Ashikaga and save the people! "There was also a vacant place at the end, apparently a place for him to put his seal.

Zhengheng smiled, his face full of mocking smiles, and said disdainfully: "Vice Admiral of the Shogunate, such a high position, Hosokawa-kun, when we first met four or five years ago, you also sold me the position of Vice Admiral, and the reason now is no different from the reason back then. ”

Hosokawa Fujitaka didn't know why Mashiro would say such words, he was already ready to be rejected, and he knew that it was really impossible to tie up a tyrant just by virtue of his position as a shogun's vice-general.

Zheng Heng looked at the inscription in his hand and said, "But this inscription is quite well written, I will seriously consider it, as long as the shogun can open up the situation in Settsu, we will inevitably follow up, and it is not impossible to meet Ishiyama Honganji when the time comes?" ”

Hosokawa Fujitaka knew that this was just a postponement of Zhengheng, but since he had already talked about this, he had nothing to say, and when the two were about to enter the extremely boring greeting time, Hattori Masari hurried over and fell to his knees.

Hosokawa Fujitaka is also a person in the eyes of the world, knowing that this is the internal matter of the Date family, it is not good to stay on the spot, so he wants to leave, but Zhengheng waved his hand and said: "Say, let Hosokawa-kun also listen to what happened to make you so nervous." ”

Hattori Masanari said: "My lord, the big thing is not good, the father and son of Miki Castle Bessho rebelled against their own family and raised troops independently. ”

According to the Taige Ambition, the following should be answered like this:

"What do you say? How dare others rebel against me! ”

"It is said that when Bessho-sama held a meeting in the castle, the retainers begged him to rebel with his death, so he had to issue a declaration of independence on the spot! The intention of rebellion is not clear! ”

“…… That's not true, is it!? Otherwise, he would betray me...... It's incredible...... Hmph, since this is already the case, it is even more unforgivable. Command the generals of the family! This family will do their best to crusade against other places of peace! ”

Here's what's really going on:

Zhengheng said "oh" and said indifferently: "Got it." (To be continued.) )