Hearing Fujiwara's quantum comfort, Emperor Chihito was a little relieved, nodded, and responded: "That's right?" ”

Emperor Chihito was not the only one who was messed up by rumors, but also Miyoshi Chokei of Akutagawa Mountain Castle. He was now furious in the conference room of Akutagawa Yamajo, and the army that was supposed to go to the disaster relief was now clashing with the mob in Kyoto, and it was even rumored that the emperor would be replaced, as if the mob were all loyal servants who defended the emperor, but he had become the rebel thief who everyone spurned.

There was a muffled thud, accompanied by a scream that was trying to suppress it, and the next moment, a crisp cracking sound came from the conference room in Akutagawa Yamashiro. Iwanari Yutong covered his head with his hands, and the skin on his forehead exposed between his fingers was dark and blue. As soon as he put it down, he could see that a huge tumor had just grown on his forehead. Beneath his feet were splinters of stone.

was smashed on the head, but Iwasari Youtong, who has always been very arrogant, didn't even dare to cry out for pain. Only pressed the sore spot, and kneeled honestly. But the blow on his head was really heavy enough, and although there was no blood, there was a gold star shining in front of him.

Miyoshi Changqing looked at Iwacheng Youtong with eyes that hated iron and steel, and roared angrily: "I asked you to take the troops, I went to fight the fire, you are good, you actually fought with a group of mobs, you don't want to think about your identity, the emperor came forward to mediate, you even ignored it, do you think you are the boss, you are the second, huh?!" ”

Iwacheng Youtong trembled, hurriedly put down his hand, knelt even lower, the tumor on his forehead flashed, just looking at his bared teeth. It must have hurt terribly. But he didn't dare to reply. What Miyoshi Changqing said is true. Miyoshi Changqing, who is angry, once he is a little careless, the head on his neck has to move. Now I still have to put it away, as long as I have scolded enough, I have beaten enough, Sanhao Changqing's anger has subsided, and I can come out again after going home and thinking about it behind closed doors for a while.

These were the original words that Matsunaga Xiu persuaded him before leaving. Since Iwanari Tomotsu was angry with Miyoshi Minoru in Harima, he has always wanted to make meritorious contributions when he returned to Akutagawa Mountain Castle, and Kyoto was on fire, and Iwanari Tomotsu actively asked for help, Miyoshi Nagakei originally wanted to let Matsunaga show go, but in the end he still let Iwanari Tomotsu get the task of going to Kyoto, but he didn't expect that his eagerness not only did not help him in any way, but brought countless troubles to Miyoshi Changqing.

Not to mention the second war in Kyoto, the emperor should have immediately stepped down the stairs to mediate. You can get rid of some of the blame, and in the end, you can kick all the blame on the mob. But Iwanari didn't know which nerve was wrong. Ignoring the emperor's mediation, rumors spread that Miyoshi Chokei was going to replace the emperor. The mob, who had been thinking of taking a handful of money and leaving, found a moral high ground and became loyal ministers and righteous men who guarded the emperor, and at the same time turned the Miyoshi regime represented by Miyoshi Chokei into a chaotic minister and thief.

How did this not make Miyoshi Nagakei angry, and immediately sent Matsunaga Shu to Kyoto to replace Iwanari Tomoto, and escorted Iwanari Tomotsu back, it was an escort, not a pick-up, it can be seen how bad Miyoshi Nagakei is in now.

Miyoshi Changqing scolded for a while, and finally calmed down some of his anger, sat back in his position angrily, looked at the ministers around and said: "What is the situation now, you want to have a safe plan, first, to quell the fire in Kyoto as soon as possible, and second, to make the court believe that this fire was deliberately framed." ”

Now there are only a few people in the venue who dare to talk to Miyoshi Nagakei in a rage, and Miyoshi Minoru who was sitting in the second seat didn't look at Iwanari Yutong who was kneeling in the middle, and said: "Brother, the situation is delicate now, the emperor's affairs can be put aside, the most important thing is to quell the fire in Kyoto as soon as possible, and who ambushed Hinata Mamoru in the end, this matter must be investigated immediately, if it really can't be investigated clearly, then you have to find a scapegoat to come out and take the blame." ”

The source of everything is that Miyoshi Changyi was ambushed in the name of revenge, but with the follow-up fire and the appearance of the mob, the initiator of this incident fled to an unknown place. Miyoshi Changqing nodded slightly and said, "You go on!" ”

Miyoshi Shishu said: "This scapegoat cannot be identified as the remnant of Akutagawa, nor can he look for too small forces, which will not help now, and some people will say that we want to cover up, so we either don't choose, or we can only choose those forces that people can't say for any reason, such as the former leader Hosokawa Harumoto, who has been against us, the shogunate hiding in Sakamoto, and the Rokkaku Yoshiken of Kannonji Castle, and of course, Date Masaki, who just fought with us." ”

After a pause, Miyoshi Shixiu continued: "These forces, the first two are weak, it is easy to say, but the strength of the latter two, if you compare them with us one by one, is indeed relatively thin, but if our army wants to achieve victory in a short time, it is impossible for the whole army to fight together, and at the same time, it is necessary to preserve a mobile force ready to extinguish the restlessness in the territory at any time, so that victory is uncertain." Moreover, the sporadic distribution of the army, and then regrouping, is quite consuming events, if there is a third party waiting for the opportunity to attack, even if our army is undefeated, it will not be able to fight bloody battles in seconds, which is also a great disadvantage for us. ”

Miyoshi Changqing also understood what Miyoshi Shixiu meant, and he urged Miyoshi Shixiu to continue with his eyes.

Miyoshi Shikyu continued: "Now I have to choose one of the Rokkaku Yoshiken and Date Masaki of Kannonji Castle as a scapegoat, and although I am emotionally inclined to the latter, from the perspective of my family's actual interests, it is better to regard the former as an enemy, and in one fell swoop to drag the former governor and the shogunate into the water, and the responsibility for the Kyoto fire will be borne by them, so that the blame for us will be greatly reduced. "The battle of Miki Castle is the greatest undefeated shame of Miyoshi Minoru.

Miyoshi Changqing nodded slightly, he also admitted that Miyoshi Shixiu's proposal was the best way, but he was sure that there was a good chance that this incident was from Date Masahiro, a crazy young and vigorous bastard.

Emperor Chihito was fifty-eight years old, and he felt that his body was visibly weakened. There are no specific symptoms. It's just that it's been languishing. Although it is not life-threatening for a while. But there was no sign of recovery, and his health deteriorated. Most of his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather had returned to heaven at his age, and he felt that life was no longer fun, but now the royal family and the court were undergoing such sudden changes when his body was decaying, so that he did not want to leave early for a while.

As a father and a descendant of the Emperor's lineage, Emperor Chihito always hoped that the Imperial Family and the Imperial Court would not be cut off from him, even after the Onin War. The royal family and the imperial court are declining day by day, and they are still able to survive.

The fact that Emperor Chihito's 58-year-old health was even more depressed was that he wanted to become a monk in order to maintain the support of the people for the imperial family, but it was too rash to think that this would be the opposite of his wishes. Therefore, he was in a dilemma, and he inevitably resented Miyoshi Changqingsheng. He suspected that his own sins were the cause of his own sin, and he was worried.

March 12th. The cherry blossoms are in full bloom, and the wind and sun are beautiful. A day that makes you feel good. Emperor Chihito, who lived in the Kyoto Imperial Palace, was increasingly emaciated, but he did not have the usual idea of going to the backyard of the palace to admire the cherry blossoms, and he was now sitting in the small palace northeast of the Zichen Palace, listening to the nagging words of the ministers under his command, but there was no substance, and he was dizzy to listen to it, but he had to listen to it. Looking at the ministers who sat down with sad faces, Emperor Chihito suddenly felt desolate and cold, and all thoughts were lost.

Sitting at the end of the seat, Yamashina Yanji looked up at the figure behind the thin curtain, his background was originally not qualified to participate in the imperial meeting, it is really the imperial court in recent years There is a shortage of people, plus he is also a rare man of action among the ministers, from before Nobunaga's birth, he has maintained close contact with the Katsuhata Oda clan, and has been hospitalized by Oda Nobuhide, after his efforts, Oda Nobuhide even offered 4,000 yuan to the imperial court in the twelfth year of astronomy, and has been able to maintain a certain amount of donations over the years.

Yamashina Yanji suddenly noticed that there was one less person among the ministers, and he didn't feel strange, and asked a young man beside him in a low voice: "General, where is the right mansion?" In the imperial court, where everything depends on bloodline and origin, Yamashina Yanji, who is forty-eight years old, has to express respect for an ignorant young man.

The ignorant boy is the son of the right minister Kikutei Gonghiko, when he was nine years old, he was appointed as the general of the three left guards, and now he is only sixteen years old. ”

At the same time, Kikutei Gonghiko pushed away the reciter who was supposed to be reported regardless of etiquette, and ran straight in, and the noble princess who Kikutei Kimihiko tried his best to maintain on weekdays was gone, a little as brisk as it is now, and it can even be said that there is some excitement.

Since the death of Konoe Uezen, the Minister of Taisei has been vacant, and at the age of nineteen, Konoe Maehisa, who was already in the position of the Left Minister, ran in without style, frowned, and said, "Youfu, I don't know why you are so alarmed?" ”

Kikutei Gonghiko stepped forward and knelt in front of the thin curtain, looked at the figure behind him, took a breath, and said in a calm voice again: "Your Majesty, today a merchant in Jiegang suddenly visited the minister, the minister originally did not want to see, the merchant promised to be the Fujiwara fish celebrity Miao Zi Date from the five royal merchants who came to visit the minister, and he came with him with five stone rice grain for disaster relief. ”

As soon as Kikutei Gonghiko spoke, the small palace was silent, and all the ministers were speechless in shock, he liked the current atmosphere very much, he climbed to the position of the right minister with his efforts, but he was not able to contribute a little money to the court and the royal family like those action factions among the ministers, and he has always admired and regretted it, and now he has received such a generous enthusiasm from Date Masada, how not to work hard to speak for him.

With all the ministers and Emperor Chihito still digesting his words, Kikutei Gonghiko once again burst out of the greater good, and stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Bizheng Shaobi ordered this merchant to send five hundred stone of rice grain, and asked for disaster relief in the name of the imperial family and the imperial court. ”

Emperor Chihito heard the words of Kikutei Gonghiko, where could he still sit still, his fingers trembled involuntarily, and said, "Really?!" The words were full of trills, and they seemed extremely excited, now that the royal family and the imperial court are in turmoil, as long as they can take out food to provide disaster relief, they can stabilize the situation, at least maintain the situation of the royal family and the imperial court.

Seeing that the atmosphere was high, Kikutei Gonghiko said again: "Your Majesty, when the minister came, I wondered whether to go to the Prince of Naqiu or Her Royal Highness the Queen to come forward and inspect the people, and then set up three or four porridge shacks on several main streets to help the people and boost people's hearts. ”

Konoe said, "Why don't you open a few more?" ”

Juting Gongyan shook his head and said: "Zuofu, now the domestic mob in Shancheng has not been calmed, the roads outside Shancheng are not quiet, bandits are rampant, and it is not easy for Bizheng Shaobi to transport five hundred stone of grain, if you open a few more and cut off the food, what should you do?" ”

After a pause, Juting Gonghiko continued: "Your Majesty, it is really difficult for a strong man to let Bizheng Shaobi transport relief food to Beijing alone, although the distant water cannot save the near fire, but as long as the imperial court can honestly invite the virtuous people from all over the world, it is obvious that they can also get some materials, so as to survive the current crisis situation." ”

Emperor Zhiren nodded, as if he had made up his mind, and said: "What the Right Mansion said is reasonable, wait a while for the Right Mansion to make a charter, and the ministers will discuss it, this matter must be properly handled, and there must be no more mistakes, and the Imperial Court will be maintained in this move." ”

Kikutei Gonghiko hurriedly responded: "Yes, Your Majesty." ”

Although Minister Zuo Qianwei was unwilling for a long time, he had no choice but to kneel on the ground with everyone and bid farewell to Emperor Chihito.

Out of the small palace, Kikutei Gonghiko nodded to Kikutei Qingji, and let him follow him to Kikute's mansion, located in a bleak mansion not far from the Kyoto Imperial Palace, two women, one old and one young, were respectfully waiting for the arrival of the two.

After getting into the house, Juting Gongyan said to Juting Qingji: "Qingji, you are sixteen years old, but you have already sat in the position of a general, and you can clearly see what the situation is today, it is the peak of the martial arts, if you want to maintain your status in the court, or even enter another one, you must have foreign aid." (To be continued......)