Chapter 169: Just don't mention the Ming Dynasty
If Date Masahiro is compared to a butterfly, then he flapped his wings, and then the butterfly effect will appear quickly, and a violent storm will soon affect the situation of the entire Ming Dynasty. If he is still preparing for China'www.biquge.info s struggle, it is useless to break his wings. If there were no two moths, Mao Haifeng and Red Lady, even if he was equipped with bird wings, he would not want to affect the big country on the other side of the sea. The choice of the future is very important, Zheng Heng doesn't know how much the evil wolf he released has caused a big shock in the Ming Dynasty, and he doesn't know if it will come back, he is still doing his own business step by step. So for Zhengheng, he only seizes the day.
Lay out now so that you can maximize your own benefits in the future.
Zhengheng first released the news that he was going to form the Shikoku Army, and he also wanted to include all the forces in Hanoi, Izumi, Kii and other places that had recently surrendered, which was like throwing a stone on the calm and waveless water, the purpose was to make this pool of water more turbid and the undercurrent surged.
Masahiro believes that the most important thing is to stabilize the hearts of the people in, and this people's heart does not refer to the opinions of ordinary people, but to the ideas of the land-owning landlords. However, Kii, Tanba, and Omi, which have not been hit by major blows, still maintain a certain amount of power, and Tanba and Omi have just been defeated by the military attack of the Date family, and the people of the two places are still apprehensive, so only the hearts of the people of Kii are left. Masahiro didn't know what the popular sentiment was in Kii, but the roots of Hatakeyama, Neraiji, and Saga Suzuki were all Kii countries, and as long as they were all included in the Shikoku Army, the discontent of Kii would be greatly weakened.
Zheng Heng believes that if they agree, they will have to leave their original territory and let him knead them, and if they don't agree, then they will expose their true colors and give him the right to send troops to fight against them. It's like hitting a snake with a seven-inch part, and everything must be mastered in order to be effective in one fell swoop.
Shoheng sent an envoy to inform the various families in Kii about the formation of the Shikoku Legion, and he wanted to see if the matter could provoke the necessary reaction, and at the same time, he did not stop in secret, and the bribery showed no sign of stopping.
The messenger of Masahiro arrived at the Nagayashi Castle, where Hatakeyama Takamasa temporarily lived, and the literal meaning of the serval is a lake with a lot of grass growing near the Nagayashi Castle, facing the lake, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and if you want to get out of the city, you have to take a boat, which can be said to be an easy castle to defend and difficult to attack. Relying on the sturdy Nagayashi Castle, Hatakeyama Takamasa stopped the defeat and stabilized his position.
The envoy's request, Hatakeyama Takamasa was taken aback when he heard it, and uneasy emotions welled up in his heart, he didn't know what to do? Refusal, or agreement, lingered in his heart, but he did not refuse in person, and still met with the messenger of the Date family.
Hatakeyama Takamasa was extremely courteous to the envoy, expressing his humility with the most sincere and humble words, following the envoy's meaning to the other party's words, of course, his purpose was only to spy on the movements of the political balance, and also wanted to know how determined the political balance was.
I didn't expect Hatakeyama Takamasa to be so humble, which surprised the envoy deeply, so he told Masahiro about the formation of the Shikoku Legion, and also told him that Masahiro intended to let Hatakeyama Takamasa take the vanguard of the Shikoku Legion, and I don't know what Hatakeyama Takamasa wanted?
Hatakeyama Takamasa was shocked, he already knew a thing or two about the news of the formation of the Four Nations Legion, but he didn't expect that Zhengheng would deliberately let him take the position of vanguard, this was to force him to leave the stronghold, and he had the intention to refute it, but he was powerless to object.
Hatakeyama Takamasa had to shirk the time on the grounds of the retainers' deliberations, and he respectfully gave a salute and sent the envoy down to the castle to rest, with a bitter smile on the corner of his mouth. In fact, before the envoy arrived just now, he had already pondered why Zhengheng sent the envoy.
In the eyes of Hatakeyama Takamasa, Masahiro is a sinister and cunning person, and he sent an envoy to inform him of the Shikoku Legion just to transfer him out of his stronghold so that he can deal with it calmly, but he knows that if he reacts too much, he will definitely give Masahiro a reason to hit him.
Hatakeyama Takamasa's eyebrows trembled vigorously, he firmly believed that he had figured out Masahiro's mind, first deceived him with rhetoric, then transferred the army away from the stronghold, and then lured him into his own territory to get rid of him, so as to take over his stronghold, it must be like this.
But how to smash the conspiracy of political balance, Hatakeyama Takamasa can be said to have no clue, whether it is the strength of the army, or the size of the territory, it is among the heaven and the earth. Therefore, there are only two paths in front of him, either obey the political balance and lead the neck to death; Either take decisive action, unite the army, and fight hard.
Hatakeyama Takamasa thinks that he has seen through the intentions of the political balance and wants to crush the conspiracy of the political balance, and it is difficult for him to succeed with the strength of his family, so he can only ask for support from all the people who can be turned to for help, and pray that they will join him in resisting the attack of the political balance.
There is no hope of asking for help from Honganji, since Honganji Xianru was ruined and died of death, the Honganji clan withdrew from Ishiyama Honganji, and now it is even more under the fence, looking at Date Masahiro's face and acting, not daring to do anything against the Date family. Even if there are still people in Honganji who are careful, even the head of Honganji has no military power, and since he has always become a tool for Honganji to seek personal power, it is an impossible task to call on everyone to cause trouble.
What's more, Hatakeyama Takamasa took refuge in Honganji back then, not out of his own heart, but just because he wanted to rely on the strong to strengthen himself, and it was also out of selfishness, so naturally he didn't make friends with the monks in Honganji, and it was impossible to believe the surviving Honganji monks. Who knows if they will sell him in the blink of an eye, if the Date family knows his thoughts, not only will his situation not improve, but it will be even more difficult, and he will not be able to keep Changsu Castle.
The first person who thought of Takamasa Hatakeyama was Suzuki Shigei, the leader of the Saga clan. There is a saying in Kii that Saga is good at using new weapons, as long as Saga joins, the battle will be won, and Saga will go into battle and the enemy will be defeated.
Suzuki Shigei is the leader of the Saga group, and the relationship between the Saga Suzuki group and the Saga group was not harmonious, but last year, the Saga Sangu suffered heavy losses in the battle of Neraiji, and Suzuki Shigei seized the territory of the Saga Sangu in one fell swoop and became the leader of the Saga group. After Neraiji expressed obedience, Suzuki Shigei withdrew from Izumi Province, Hatakeyama Takamasa retreated to Nagayashi Castle, and the three larger forces no longer treated the Date family in a confrontational manner, Izumi and Kawachi fell into the hands of the Date family, and the Kii border tended to be calm.
It is impossible to restore the roots in a short period of time, not to mention that at the mouth of the root temple, the castle built by the Date family has been strengthened for a winter.
Genraiji Temple had to bow his head, and Hatakeyama Takamasa retreated to Nagayashi Castle, losing the stronghold of Hanoi Province, and the losses were quite large. However, Saga deliberately annexed the territory of the three groups of Saga, and on both sides of the Kinogawa estuary, Tonosato, Sagazhuang, Miyako, Nakago, and Nango all fell into his hands, and his strength did not decrease but increased.
The Zaga people are unified, Suzuki Chongyi's strength has risen sharply, and the saddest thing in life is that the white-haired person sends the black-haired person. It is quite difficult to cultivate a qualified heir in the troubled times of the Warring States, and he has just achieved something, and he wants to retire and live a reclusive life with peace of mind. Who would have thought that there would be unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and suddenly heard bad news, he had to come back to power and take the helm for the Zaga people in this stormy time.
Although Suzuki Shigehide's death was said to be from Honda Masanobu's plan, but in the end he died at the door of the Date family, not to mention that Honganji Xianru had been preaching that he was killed by the Date family, and it was impossible for Suzuki Shigei not to hold a grudge.
Hatakeyama Takamasa was afraid that he would go out of Nagasu Castle and be slaughtered by Zhengheng casually with an excuse. Then with Hatakeyama Takamasa's idea, Suzuki Shigei is even more dangerous, and now Suzuki Shigei's heir is only the youngest son Suzuki Yoshikane, who is only twenty years old. Suzuki Shigei can be said to be a major event of the family and the country, and there is a slight crisis, how can he control a group of ambitious people in the Saga crowd with only his young son.
Hatakeyama Takamasa wrote a sincere letter and handed it over to his younger brother Hatakeyama Masano and sent it to Suzuki Shigei's hands, and asked Hatakeyama Masano to tell Suzuki Shigei in person, Hatakeyama Takamasa's uneasiness, of course, also hinted that if the Saga people got into trouble, Hatakeyama Takamasa would only be the main Saga people.
Hatakeyama Takamasa's feelings are sincere, Suzuki rejoiced in reading Hatakeyama Takamasa's handwriting, listened to Hatakeyama Masaka's words, and did not agree on the spot, he knew Hatakeyama Takamasa's worries, but in fact, he was also worried. With the status of the samurai and the nobility of his bloodline, it is actually very easy for Hatakeyama Takamasa to survive in the new regime, as long as he is willing to give up all external things. But Suzuki can't do it, and the Saga people are an alliance of forces on the north and south banks of the Kino River.
Abandoning the Saga people, Suzuki Shigeyi has nothing to do with his body, and there is only a dead end. Hatakeyama Takamasa's proposal made Suzuki Shigei's heart moved, he knew that the Date family was going to form the Shikoku Legion, and he wanted to include them together, not to "learn" the wind, in fact, his eyeliner in Kyoto told him that this matter should be true, and soon a bridgehead of the Shikoku Army would be established in Izumi, so there was actually not much time left for them.
Once the Shikoku Army is formed, the Date family's soldiers and horses will continue to pour into Izumi Province, and if you want to repeat it at that time, I am afraid that the large army gathered in Izumi Province will immediately flock to Kii Province, which is a conspiracy against the forces of Kii Province.
The situation has become so bad that it is impossible to maneuver, and judging from the current situation, most of the forces in Kii have fallen into the trap dug by Date Masaki, and all the other forces have to make a war and a choice except for the Neraiji Temple, which has not yet recovered.
Suzuki Shigei felt that it was tricky, and it was difficult to find a countermeasure in his eagerness, and he wanted to resist to the end, but he knew that with the strength of the Saka people, he wanted to use half of Kii Province and the Date family, which occupied more than 20 countries, to fight for his own death. If he doesn't resist, as Hatakeyama Takamasa said, Suzuki is serious about his own life, he doesn't believe in Masahiro's character, and he is afraid that if he goes out of Sagazhuang, he will be booby-trapped by Masahiro by various means, and then encroach on his territory and women.
It's hard to choose!
After a long time, Suzuki Shigeyi finally made a choice, in fact, he didn't have many choices to choose, and he didn't want to die to carry it to the end. He summoned Hatakeyama Masano and told Hatakeyama Takamasa for him, Hatakeyama Takamasa is a member of the Ashikaga clan, and his status is noble, and the Saga people are the only ones who obey him.
Hatakeyama Takamasa wanted Suzuki Shigei to make the first bird, and Suzuki Shigei was not stupid and clearly told Hatakeyama Takamasa. It's okay to get started, but according to his status, Hatakeyama Takamasa is more suitable than him, and this leading thing still has to be done by Hatakeyama Takamasa, who was born in the Ashikaga clan. Whoever takes the lead will have to be hit by the Date family's focus first, and the first battle will be fought on whose territory, regardless of victory or defeat, that territory will be scorched into a scorched earth, of course, it's better to say that it is victorious. Once he fails, the leader will naturally be responsible for the rebellion, and the one who follows may still have a chance of life, even if he can't survive by himself, he won't be killed without being left behind.
Hatakeyama Takamasa got Suzuki's reply, scolding Suzuki Shigei's shamelessness, Suzuki Shigei's worry, Hatakeyama Takamasa was also worried that once the Shikoku Army was formed, a large number of soldiers and horses would gather in Izumi, and even if he wanted to make trouble, no one would be willing to follow.
After thinking about it, Hatakeyama Takamasa still didn't dare to make a decision, but he still quietly sent eyeliner to infiltrate Kyoto, and of course he didn't forget to strengthen his armaments, and once Date Masahiro made a move, he would immediately start an incident.
Hatakeyama Takamasa didn't want to wait for death, so he strengthened his armaments and arranged eyeliner at the same time, and he also wrote a letter and sent it to Suruga. The Kawachi Hatakeyama clan of Hatakeyama Takamasa is the Hatakeyama clan, and the Hatakeyama clan is from the lineage of Ashikaga Yoshishi and eldest son Yoshijun, and is a family of the Ashikaga clan. Imagawa Yoshimoto came from the Ashikaga clan's royal family, the Kira family, which was a relative of the Ashikaga shogun's family and had the right to inherit the Ashikaga clan, while the other Ashikaga clans led by the Spo family and the Hatakeyama family had a special status.
In his letter, Hatakeyama Takamasa praised Imagawa Yoshimasa as the pillar of Genji's samurai family, and asked him to go to Loku as soon as possible, and when the time came, Hatakeyama Takamasa would contact the opposition forces in Kinai to be Imagawa Yoshimoto's internal response, and he would do his best to help Imagawa Yoshimoto seize the world.
Hatakeyama Takamasa wrote to Imagawa Yoshimasa just to ask for moral support, he knew that Imagawa Yoshimato was powerless to help him out of trouble even if he had the heart, and he knew that once the matter of forming the Shikoku Army was over, he would have to make a final decision. (To be continued.) )